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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-14
Copyright: 1914: BY Harold Macors&4
CHAPTER XVII.


~ HE Black Hundred possessed three sep
arate council chambers, always in prep
aration. Hence, when the one in use
was burned down, they Transferred
their conferences to tie second council cham
Der appointed identically the same as the first.
As inferred, the organization owned con-
siderable wealth, and they leased the build
ings in which they had their council cham
bers leased them for a number Of years, and
refurnished them secretly with trap floors,
DOORS and panels and all that apparatus
necessary to men who are sometimes COM
PEELED to make a quick getaway.
When the Atlantic City att mpt was
turned into a 6asco by Norton's timely ar
himself of this meddling reporter. He knew
too much, in the first place, and in the Sec
ond place Braine wanted to learn whether
the reporter bore a charmed life or was just
ordinarily lucky. He would attempt nothing
delicate, requiring finesse He would simply
waylay Norton and make a commonplace end
Of him. He would disappear, this reporter,
that would be all; and when they found him
he might or might not be recognizable.
So Brains called a conference, and he and
his fellow rogues went over a number of
expediencies, and finally agreed that the best
thing to do would be to send a man to the
newspaper, ostensibly as q reporter looking
for q situation. With this excuse he would
be able to hang around the city room for
three or four days. The idea back Of this
was to waylay Norton on his way to some
assignment which took him to the suburbs.
All this was arranged down tc the small
est detail; and a man whom they were quite
certain Norton had not yet seen was selected
to play the part. He had been a reporter
once, more's the pity; there was no doubt
Of his being able to handle his end of the
game
IL want Norton, want him badly" de-
clared Braine, and woe to you If you let
Of this move"
The man selected to act the reporter hung
his head. Whisky had been the origin Of
his fall from honest living and he was not
calloused not to feel the sting of re-
morse at times.
More" went on Braine "I want Norton
brought to 40. It's little of the beat, and
We can handle him as we please. When we
get rid of this newspaper ferret, there'n be
another to eliminate. But he's q fox, and a
fox must be set to trail him"
And who II that?"
Jones, Jones, Jones!" Numbered Braine.
He's the live WIRE But the reporter first.
Jones depends a lot on him. Take away
this prop and Jones will not b. so sure ct
himself There's man outside al this cir
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
RUSSGUNNERS 5000 IRISH ARE RlUCKY
Proving Themselves Worthy q
Races Best Traditiens.
oro0eea RsisAss YWo laeGaNeeo ~
Witnessed - rkeie ga6Uraaes aN6
Drsvssy ~ the 0setssNssd.

PaeA--INsA0sa .AUAt1Ag BFSAaAaN
haAtsss In Efaaos taAay ~ DFsvia0
tAsassavss vesthy a tAs ,AassE ba-
11tiaas of tAslf raos. Thsrs Aavs bsas
AaAy stories q tAsis sndursncs aAl
Dasek, bat tve relatsl By . trooper q
the Irish lra0osas ~ - takss -
NDicai. ~ l.a rosf 5' a-'f
'TAsrs vas . nAa q 01rs.- ~
the trooper, -vho easylaA Q SAaA -
. farmhouse snAsr Ars. ~ vAsa tAs
retreat cana. Oo< la9t haAinl. Ths
German patrol called and eos1A him
Thefs vefs ouly he two. sas vosAA-
a. against Q dossn uklaAs. BSAiAA
. lassssr a fas11t.ss eAsy ksSe tAs
Gef0aAs - ~, voanlio0 ~ k1ail0
half ot them. The 0ss0aAe nAlo -
and brought . machine gun - tAs
hosss and threatened to DESTROY It.
The two soldiers vses not snmind.
full Of the Kindness shown tAsm by the
owners Of the f3rm. and rstAsr than
bring los on them o. ~ village, tAsy
made q rush out With soos nal tAaa
Of taking Tie gun
"Just over the threshold Of the Soos
they fell dad, their blood bsspattsr
ing the walls of the house.
There wAs young chap oe the
Irish rides. He was kneeling beside
. wounded man Of tho Gloscestefs, I
think. keeping or the Germans, who
were circiing round like carrion birds.
He had been hit himself, but was
samely firing At the enemy a. fast as
his wounded arm would permit We
went to his assistance but they were
both worn out when We reached them
and. greatly to our regret. we had to
leave them to be picked up by the
Red Cross people.
That was hard: but II you tried to
pick up every wounded man you saw
you wouldn't be much use as fighter,
and as we were under urgent orders
to take up . position from which to
cover the retreat, we had no time for
sentiment. They knew that, and they
weren't the men to ask US to risk the
safety Of the army for them.
Never mind the rifleman said.
with . faint smile on . ghastly face.
the sisters will pick US up when its
all over. but II they don't sure. then
we've only got once to die and it's
the grand tight we've had anyhow.
What more could soldiers ask for?
When We came back again one of
them was there stone dead: but his
mate had gone. and whether 1t was
the Germans or the Red Cross people
that got him, wouldn't care to say"
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
FAMINE m BELGIAN TOWNS
land Refuses to Send Any
1h0ro.

LonAon.-A dispatck to the Reuter-
Telegram company says The Belgian
minister to the Netherlands announces
that famine prevails in most parts Of
Belgium which are occupied by the
Germans. It 10 most serious at Brus-
sells, but the shortage Of food 10 also
felt at Namur, Laxemberg, and Hahn
anlt
1 ROTTERDAM dispatch to the Ex.
change Telegraph company says:
General Won der Goltx, the German
commander In Belgium. recently sent
several emissaries to Holland In IN
endeAvor to obtain foodstufls to coun.
teract the famine threatening Brus.
sells.
These emissaries completely failed
In their mission, and the Dutch gov.
ernment II closely watching the export
trade. The emissaries. who are Dutch
men. say Brussels has no salt, yeast
or flour. scarcely any meat, and nc
bread at to eat"
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
seese,sm Of the rvreea

Paris.-The French army doctors
have been amazed 1t the stoicism Of
the Turcos. who are aghting with the
French. These VIVA. battls loving war.
rioes seldom Give way b emotion, no
natter how badly tAay h2ve been hurt,
Whea oae has besa oo0peaIsd to nm.
eefeo de loss u - ara o. . ~ -
usoaIly demands Tie severed NJ =
tz0eAy & ~ pssweR ~
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
.ntsrruptsd III. Lstt,, wri.ins,

London.-Lance Corporal Northcut.
writing his wife, said: The Germans
don't give US much time for letter
writing. This one has been stopped
stx tfmes because the besgafs crept
too close and I had to go oat aA1
eAase them on with the bayoaet -
opes ssttli1g dsWA aaAlA. .t..-4
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
cart GIVE up FOOTBALL
Osseish oss1seso Amaas ths FrsNeh ~
isossosWV In tiss opsss -
TWEEN Oata3oa

Z q - BATH Ffoat Va PaEis.-rho
EfsaeA soldiers wers surprised - -
t1Gar Bsae,sA So4fSAes, aftsr he nag
epaA b tie tfouchss, rstiro DO ~
S1lR. iahats ssvsfal footballs and -
- Uvaay esAso. -l
Oo0s of tie British battalieaa I'D
lnet q large psoDortion Of their n1n-
bses b ~ ssvsrp battles Of IA last
week. ut tie s6St or he - ~ The
Sport was unabatad.
fWo battaIl0ns engaged In . regular
GAtcA, on the result of which some
moAsy changed hands. The players
stripped Oh their tanics and caps. but
retained their footgeAr, which was COW
cred with thick layers Of clay from
tAe tfenches. .-..
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
shereass In olass Eye.

Loadon@There Is . shortage in
glass eyes. the best Of which are
manufactured In Germany. Az they
cannot be obtained from that country
now American manufacturer may
have to be called upon.
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
OOH IN 4 TERROR Jean BERGER HERO
story Of Z Young FrsnolMsaHs
Vtondeffu sM.SaeiNoe.
sAss Twsss Wkiss Aiding ~ Wssa1'
- ~ Ossvs ~ csse1nxe6 Hss
Wesk q alseey.

Anoses, Psanes (Nar.s q Lsefs)-
LSane = ~ aAlitasy hosuaeb hsss ~
ssSW1nG iron severe wosD4D = ~
hsso q go oe ths most wnAssf1l ~
~ q ssaS-aaesiAes of he ~. H. =
len Berger. eighteen year, ~. . ~
vuee . d oooond fseioS8 q OAo'
~. '-' '4' p'7'o4 o.
Dsszw. Who b u xslsstan 6saU1A
savs Isahine q hinssA ~ - sD'
aAD ~ IT. story q ~ ss1sVe.
0se: 4.l. - 44 as .I.
~hg ~ = "a saMsfqees(
- haEa3s q tAs Mana ~ g -
Eisss aSktaag vas ssseeeSS1 9
ss1hks5Gay s1ln iiSAt. BSfEse, vAotA
esaH tAsaseAsA thruusA ssvGsAI ~
Of haA1 A6Aeiag. vas sgusslAo ~ ~
te1at1 ssvsrs1 with TfaeoA Dssoo
- Dss1aa daa(, vhsa - 6ek ~
sW4 sslansa vssAAsA o.. ss,r !, p
He sa.ses1 = sary ~ o1arH4p
SuE ~ - - % . vCaA6e1 -
eAseE. saSa y - a ~ 0saa1
sRp@ Ol1sa 70 DseUsr tAat ~ ND
tAtFsty. Berger oaffse1 his s0sas -
safsty ed rsturnsd with 1ask, -
wine b tAs D,scs whsrs the nngitsA-
man was lyiaS.
BaileeD were whixxing about him ~
this ti0s. He was raising the EngiisA-
mans head to enable him 10 SsiRk
when . bullet took away three flnge1s
Of hfs hand. Although suffering ~
tense pain the French soldier retsised
his hold OF the flask and placed It to
the EnsIishman's lips.
A second bullet entered Berge4s
hack and came out above the groin.
He fell sroening to the ground and the
two men lay side by side. They heard
German soldier calling fesbly for
hslS.
BesEsr and the Englishmsa msa-
ageA - crawl to the side q tAe
wU11os6 German and forced wine 80
wstsr 6own his throat. The eRest e.
hasseeA them and hey fatntsA Whna
they Tscoversd consciousness tAe o.
man wss dead. The night vss fh1 -
vaaee1. They lay on the sso1sa ~
until dawn was heraldsd ~ sAs1eA1ag
sAsss telling that the batt1s ~ HsGi
resumed.
A force Of uhIaas soas -. Dssese
heassd them snd IN oAsse als0oauEsA
md came to the spot. poi4t1as . rsvua-
voe q the men. Asko1 Vhat IVES
wanted. Berger said 10 vaDteA .
drink.
The uhlaa omcer noticed ~ daeA
body Of fsllow countlymaa vitA d
snDty Aask bsssle him etalfne nj owk
story Of nohss ssaf fAsas1l. He WIS -.
fosndly noyel. aAd lDsk ~ u ~
of tie prost1ats nsa. save tAe0r .
drink. salutsA, and sst1rnsd 10 ~
command.
ne wounded lnsa ny IN tie swano
Wills he tlttis r1ssl around tAsn.
TAey CIV tAs- 0efihaAs feef6atink u
IL affefnooa. he ooutlnusd erpss.
uFo vas telling - IL AasalsA o6osr
and b begaa TO show sig1s Of -
nrlua.
Berger. In spite Of his Own ssRse.
inss, partly arasgsd. partly carried
the oMcer toward the lins Of tAs allles
and they were rescued ~ 4 detseA-
ment Of Red Cross nurses. Al thsy
were placed in stretcAses the Ensiish-
man graspeA the hands of the French
man and said:
IF Mve win DO my best to ct
you the v. C. II ever q man deserved
II yoa o."
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
asrvsa u Now ssrb,a.

LoaAoa.]h inangaIatiag the spell.
ing OF Servia ~ Serbia. tie Times .ex.
paaies that the change b In Asferenes
70 ossvisa sentiment which objects "a
~ ' - suggesting Sssv1s, . s1avo.
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
Naek From Senegal Had nee
Eighteen Germans.
Yhsa, lsid ovt Wlth Nine 0sUodFUI
Wsss1s, No pvSs1 4Is ciOassaAa.
Aaopv sNd ceaesat

Chicaeo.-rm not allowed 10 IN
~ Attenuation to the German -
Aisss, vsiAss william q. shsSAseG nso
Pssb - ths CAicaso 1vsainS B0sG
1sa = 20 Aavs any fEisaAs In ~
0asnaa army. yos'A hsttsr tip thso
- ~ q hey go anoag Tie sasa8
. DsdiuDSissl black man With Q
~ sni1s vAo answers 70 tAs na0s
0sb! II. nSy'e 1sttss shoot first -
u.sa =
NJ SEiss1 o.! Ia! u sPits oe ~
snils sad his ivory tssth y oss q
~ nnsA tHthss Den rvs svsg
Known, 1ssaiel y his hone, aaA
OUAr EAy ~ GaEk g tie scs 4
cl1ns. 'T f''tf 'f' ," ''h 30 ~
OsAr LAT ssns - froo ssssgAl
tAnss vsshs ~ With tAessanAs u his
haaee 1Ds1As0 - help ~ ANies
asaiDst ~ 0ae1A1s- No 90 DpiA
Ooh! u. a.J Rastisalar sttsatios foe
. toag slnA H SSaSAt st Aossas q
Dissss.. ~ ~ t1Ack beetItss ~
bsaohk so6sk - aAns. 70 OOH! LII
dtAa't s1nAe - 0ythiag ssteA. u
takss . spscia1 savseiat1vs nardsross
mess - make . ashtsr eonspioaous in
. crowd nks 0oh! Las!
At last there came the battle With
the Germans q the Ourcq, near
Aeaux, where. with ten to one against
them. the men from Africa fought with
bullets. knives, hayonets and lists.
singing like Devils, treating German
bullets and shells - II they were only
mosc..-oCs.
The result was that tho Germans
went away from there and that about
ten o'clock that evening the Ameri.
can ambulance corps In Paris got word
that there was need for them at
Meaux. The American doctors reached
the deserted town about midnight and
were led by An aged peasant straggler
to the church.
It was an Inferno Of pain. Three
hundred and nfty black men were
stretched about ON the stone doofa.
The church Vas like . giant can
Of lAik wi4A human beings for IL
wrfthine wsrms- One doctor notiesd
. thing whsse torn clothes were black
and sti1 With dried blood. He threw
his Light - IT. The thing turned ~
wh1ess - H great syss, showed laes
Who tesla In . hueer smila sAA
sokA:
VW mossisur kindly sivs - q
etgaFsttsy
b vas Ooh! La! The doctors tsok
hin Rlst. He had nine vounAs, all
- md patafsl
-0st stFstcAer" ordered q aDotos.
Dat troulas." aid Ooh! Ia! -Car.
~ - ost In your arms. THE d
peoeaess for the other mem"
Two ambulancs nSn picked him m.
OaestSs tAs 1oof. Ooh! La! said: Now
yoa fsalo~g put me down M give n
. eieaEskta-"
They were not going - obey vatil
Ooh! La! swore In NoAAmnsAaa,
showing that he meant what As saiA.
They they followed orders. they pat
. cigarette between OoA! Lac! apa
and hgAted II. He drew . hAssavs
"pall' to the veey bottom Of hi lungs,
closed his eyes in blissfalAses and
then blew out torrent Of smoke.
"All right" he said '.NoW I'm
ready"
Three hours later Ooh! LAT was in
bed at the American hospital, IN Paris,
sound asleep. He was . favorite OF
the nurses at ooce, until the truth
came out about him. This was that
during the battle he had killed 1s Ger.
mans by bullet or bayonet. Every
one Of Ooh! Las! friends had kept
scores, and they all agreed that Ooh! !
The Glenwood post., 1914-10-24
Nssssan Chief q Giant.

PetrograAs-The tallest Commander
IN tAs Allied armies 10 0raad D1ks
N5cholas. eonnander>tn-chief Of ~
lealsaaA tsessG He neassrss slx tsse
~ 6oAA
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-18

Brant Rock. Dreamwold with its soft
weather worn Cape Cod grays and its
harmony of color and line is always
beautiful. In spring it is delight,
vet left it in all its witchery to spend
my summer in Oregon.
81 recently sent one of my best Jer-
sey bulls, the pick of my herd. with
five heifers, the rounds of the fairs.
They defeated all competitors. have
sent this blue ribbon bull and the prize
! inning heifers to the central Oregon
ranch. | also sent one of my finest
HoIstein bulls and five Holstein helfers
as we'll as prize winning hogs, Chester
White, DurOc and Poland China, to the
ranch am going to send 20 more of
my DreamwoId Jerseys.
81 recently sent 10 of the choicest of
my European trees to see how they
would do in Oregon. You will know
that this was quite an undertaking
when tell you that many of them were
~ years old and | insured them foi
$l5, 600 and paid 5000 freight on them
| hope to be able to demonstrate tha
many of the finer varieties of Euro
pean trees will thrive III Oregon and i.
, | can feel that | will have done gOo(
: service to the state.
, 81 want to cooperate with you
splendid agricultural college in intro
ducing new and beneficial trees to Ore
1 gon and in bringing in good strains o
( livestock.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-18
CALIFORNIA WILL
STOP PORTER TIPPING

I'VE are willing to cut employees
wages one half, or to double the rates
the public is paying, in order to be
Just, but we protest that you and other
public service corporations cannot con-
tinualIy pass the buck to this commits
sion. 1t is up to you to stop these
practices and to pay your men decent
wages.
This was the ultiatum delivered last
week by President Eshelman, of the
California State Railroad Commission
to.Rchmond Dean, general manager Of
| the Pullman Co., in the course of a
spirited argument on tipping.
Commissioner Eshleman and General
Manager Dean found themselves hope
lessly at odds. The general manager
insisted that tipping could not be Aabol-
ished IN the first place, and that even
if it could be there was nothing inher-
emily wrong in it. Such an idea the
Commissioner found "revolting, and
frankly owned that his mind was made
up in advance that the company was
not doing its best to give the public
! the service the Commission was trying
to obtain in this state.
Il believe" said MIR. Dean that
our methods are the only ones by which
we can serve the public best. and that
our employees are fairly paid. "
The hearing before the Railroad
Commission is the result of an inquiry
instituted into the rates charged anC
the service given by the Pullman Com
pany. Numerous complaints of The
service had been made to the commits
sion,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-18
LAWSON TALKS OREGON
WITH FRED L0CkLEY

Fred Lockley, on the staff of the
Oregon journal, came here last week
to talk with Tom Lawson about his OBJ
servations of Oregon. portion OF
MIR. Lawson's interview with the Port
land newspaper man appears below:
"DOn't it strike you that actions
sneak louder than Words Do you know
that in the past So years have seen
most of the world? think | can claim
far knowledge of the United States.
Bearing that in mind. doesn t 1t show
what | think of Oregon when advise
my son-in,law and daughter to locate
here?
"Of course it is habit with those
whose opinions are sought to praise the
locality they may happen to be visit
ing. 1t is the graceful thing to say
something nice; in fact, it would be
darn mean not to. But don't want
my opinion of Oregon to come under
this good natured heading. ! have
backed up my good opinion with my
money. This will be my third long
visit to Oregon. If didn't like Ore
gon | wouldn't be coming back here.
As a matter of fact, after having seen
the beauty spots of the world, ! think
Oregon beats them all for beauty,
pleasure, health and pocket.
Eyes, mean the last. too. You
people have little or no conception OF
your riches, as yet mostly untouched
When / advised my daughter and son.
in-law two years ago to settle in Ore
gon it was because had seen the rest
OF the world and with the world t
pick from / chose Oregon. Their beau
tlful and prosperous ranch near Prime
Vile is good proof of the soundness O
my judgment in picking Oregon as th'
ideal location,
Here from this spot we can Sc,
Mount Hood in all his majesty ant
beauty, and to the northward rise suoV
covered Mount Adams. Biow Us /
the picture like valley. DId you eve
realize that here in Oregon you hav
not one scenic asset, such as has mad
some regions famous, but an mint
variety of wonders? Where will so
find mountains more majestic an
beautiful than the lone, sentinel llk
peaks that rise from the low foOthill
through centrtl Oregon? Hood, Jetier
son, the Three Sisters and the rest O
Lnem, w mere Will Nbu '''N "iioN"'
Crater Lake?
"The Husdou, the St Lawrence an
the Rhine are beautiful but, added
YOUR other scenic attractions, you haN
the majestic Columbia, with It's ow
rugged ganduess, and the beauty of tn
waterfalls along its banks. Then you
wave washed shores, your wondertl
forests, your fishing and hunting. Go
have visited my home at Dreamwol,
near Boston. so you know how beaut
ful it is. left it in all its sprlngtim
beauty ana glory to come to Oregon
That should answer your question as
what ! think of Oregon.
"Dreamwold is the realization of m
boyhood dream To me II will alwaN
be the dearest and most beautiful pla(
on earth. My wife and picked IT OF
and together we made it what IT Il
When | left, there were Ia miles
crimson rambler roses abloom. tC
over IA miles of my Kentucky tenc,
the roses which have been trained owe
the fences. were mass of beauty
The whole farm was fragrant, and ovt
all was the hum of bees as they riote
in the profusion of roses.
From our front porch I'VE can sc
the sparkling sea. ana at night one.
eve sweeps the sea from Lynn
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-18
Parkdale Makes Plans for Fourth

A big Fourth of July is planned by
the people of the Upper Valley. who
will assemble in grove near the Park.
dale store for an all day celebration.
Old time races and other forms of
amusement will be INDUCED in by
young and adult citizens of the upper
region. Good music is promised. A
baseball game will be played to add to
the zest of the occasion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-01
II the Dixie,

fhc Dixie theatre has a good pro
gram to start the week. Grey
Eagles Last Stand is the title OF Il
.tao-rc, dramatic feature by the
.kaiem company. This Is Il Western
production and shows many thrill
my and exciting scenes, the Indians
on the war path. and it's IA two-reel-
.er that all will enjoy. The single
reel today Is Wrong All Around.
AN t,ss&uy comedy, and one of the
funniest sort Tomorrow the Dixie
VIII show When East Met West In
Boston. IN Edison comedy and
The Tango craze. pathe two-ret1
comedy feature. Saturday Of this
week the Dixie has booked THE
Death OF &eiaAa,' =; three-reel
flectlc feature enacted With jap
players.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-01

ing comedy and The industry, tho
exchange man, the exhibitor and the
theatre patron has been waiting AMI
ousiy WiIsl Whetted anticipation. a.
-urcd that they Were to be treated to
comedy unusually appotizing. And
they are. It's 4 rip-roarins srounch-
killer, rife with the clever business
that has made Mr.. Sterling'S CON-
edies the immense success they have
been in the past. \ single reel
drama is also being shown in the
little Of '.ttisen From the Ashes" by
tho Rex players Tomorrow the En-
Miro will show Their Honey Moon "
NeStpr comedy, and "OHd Califor-
MIA" Bison two-ree1 dramatic
feature Thursday the Empire will
have the second chapter OF the Ill
ciIr Love" series and Friday a three
reel feature Tho secret of the
We'll" an Eclair production.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-01
AMONG THE MOVIES,


The Gem Is showing IA two-reel
dramatic feature today in the title
OF The Mysterious Shot" produc-
ton by the Reliance players, feat
uring Dorothy Gish and II. h. Wal
thal i'll the leading roles, supports
ed by an all-star Reliance cast in
one of the most interesting stories
yet told in two reels by the Reii-
ance company The single reel is
The Star Boarder," one Of the ever
pleasing Keystone comedies. Tomor-
rows program at the Gem is to be
"shorty's Sacrifice" a Broncho two
reel drama, and Intercepted Get-a-
Way" a Majestic drama. On Friday
OF this week the Gem will show I'm
Mizzoura, five-reel production by
the Famous Players with Burr Nc
lntosh ~ the leading role.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-01
.R|DGE!L Of R0CkWAlL
OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN
Well known Attorney l. II Candi-
date for Congress from Fifth
District to Succeed Con-
gresham lScaii.

Hon. 7. b. Ridgell OF Rockwell
formally opened his campaign for the
Office Of congressman Of the fifth dis
trict Saturday afternoon at the
court house. A fair sized crowd
was present and at the conclusion of
MIR Ridgells remarks he was tender
ed many congratulatory words on his
speech.
Mr.. Ridgell came out against Ma
tional prohibition and against WON
an's suffrage He said that he faV-
ored the initiative, referendum and
recall, provided the recall did not ap-
ply 20 the judiciary and also proyid-
ed that the initiative and referendum
be operated under proper safe
guards.
The greater part of his speech
was given over to his views of bet
tering the conditions Of the farmers,
he declaring that by warehouse
system, In which cotton could be
stored and certificates which were