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The Appeal., 1915-05-08

There has been shown at Starland
this week a photo-play under the title
Of "The New Governor It original.
ly bore the title of 'eThe Niger" But
owing to the strenuous effort Of rep
resentat1ves OF the National Associa,
ton Tor the Advancement of Colored
People, VIZ: DR.. Waldo Turner,
Messrs. Jose H. Sherwood, o. C. Hall,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

The machinery for the well 20 be
dug in Milford is now on the ground
and the derrick is now being con-
structed and work viii be pushed
rapidly until same is completed
Mir. Guy Tucker is the foreman on
the job and he informed the News
man Wednesday that he would be
ready to begin digging the Wen by
Monday. The force Will work day
and night until the required amount
of water is obtained which the con-
tractor thinks will require about 30
Milford News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26
THE CROWN SCORES
IN NOTED TRIAL
DAMAGING EVIDENCE Is OFFER
ED BY GOVERNMENT
AGAINST SMITH
Evidence Continues to Show that
He Planned His Marriages
for Financial
Gain.

LONDON. June 26.-The crown
scored today with ii surprise witness
against George Joseph Smith, accus-
ed OF killing three of his six wives
by drowning them in bath tubs.
William Haines of Rlackmoor swore
that after the nude body was re
moved from the bath tub he found
a quantity of a Woman's hair. His
testimony was presented by the
crown to support the theory that
Smith drowned the three victims.
A Blackmoor undertaken swore
that Smith came to him to arrange
for the funeral of Alice Burnham.
More damaging evidence was Of
fered by the crown at this after
noon $ session. An insurance in
weston testified that in October,
1913, Smith invested some life in
surance with him, and told him
that in January, 1914, he would
have another $500 to invest. The
Burnham woman was found dead on
December -. 1913, and her will
brought Smith exactly 81 500. The
investors testimony closed the Alice
Burnham case and the crown began
introducing evidence in the case of
Margaret Elizabeth Lofty, the pris-
cner's sixth wife who was found dead
in bath tub while on their honey
mon to lIighgate. This was on De
cember II, 1914, after she had will
ed Smith $500. Under the name
of John Lloyd, Smith. according to
Scotland Yard detectives who inves-
tigated the case, was married to the
Lofty woman three months after
the death of his fifth wife.
Mrs. Emma Heiss testified than
the prisoner attempted to rent a
room at her lodging house. She did
not like his looks and refused to lei
him have a room. She swore that
he asked about room with bath
He later took rooms elsewhere al
Highgate.
Another witness testified that the
sixth wife made her will the morn
ing after the wedding leaving So
500 to Smith.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26
\ Try-Out Race.

BOSTON. Mass, June Eft con-
Paul Jones worlds record OF A IA
% for the mile will be smashed to
smithereens today on the Harvard
stadium track Abel KiYiat, the di-
minutive middle-1istance runner Of
the lrish-A American club Of New York
is out after Jones title. Hundreds
of New York admirers OF the doughty
little athlete have accompanied him
here to watch his attempt. kiyiat
will appear in the tryouts held to
pick athletes to represent the east
in the track and field championships
TO be held at the Panama-Pacific eN-
position, August 6 and I.
kyiat is generally concede to be
the classiest miller in the east today.
The Harvard track IS declared to be
the fastest in tie world With this
combination many believe Jones'
mark will be eclipsed
Critics who saw kiyiat's great
running at the Harvard Stadium in
1912 declare he would have won the
worlds championship then but fer
forgetfulness on his part
iliyiat was running i'll the 1900
metre race i'll the olympic trrouts.
Officials have arranged for Kiyiat
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26
OPEN SWITCH
CAUSES WRECK
WY LIMITED CRASHED INTO
BOX CAR AND ENGINE ON
\ SIDING
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE
Engineer Scott Pilots Big Mo2,n
Through Box Car Loaded With
Cement in Absolute
Safety.

The Katy Limited southbouul
train due at 1850 was wrecked
here this morning when an open
switch turned the incoming fast
train into an open switch and It
crashed into string of box cars
and engine that had S1dc-tracked TO-
il to pass Box cars We're spIintereG.
heavy iron rods We're snapped in two.
dr.W-heads jerked out and rails were
twisted out of place. but strange 10
say none of the passengers or train
crew sustained injuries worth men
tiouine. with a possible exception Of
Fireman Plat. who jumped from
the engine about the time it struck
the omen switch. and his injuries coz
4ist Of only a few Slight scratches
received in a fail on the cinders
The passenger train WIS in charge
gineef Jerry Scott at the throttle and
O, + Plat as fireman. The escape
from serious injury Of passengers AMI
train crew is due, perhaps, to the
prompt action OF Engineer Scott.
who remained at his post Of duty
in lace of threatened danger and
applied the emergency brakes after
shifting Off steam. When the en-
gIne came to halt Scott still held
his seat and it was the only SAT"
spot on the engine since the great
mogul had plowed its way through
box ear loaded with cement and
bumped into the tender OF the en-
CINE ahead The cab of the passen-
ger engine teIescoped the tender be
hind il. but the engineers seat wac
not reached and Scott craWlel
through a window without so much
as scratch,
Fireman Platt was first 10 notice
the olren switch, The passenger
train was not then four cars length
away. lie called to the engineer ami
Jumped from the engine. On the sid
ms, not two cars length from the
open switch stood engine NO. 50"
With a box car loadec with cement
between it and the onrushing traie
and Two box cars and a flat car on
The other side of it, On the freight
engine were Engineer Karl Eerhatt
and Fireman Hudson Click, who sa "
the train take the siding and jumped
from their cab and ran out OF the
way Of flying timbers.
Notwithstanding the fact that
brakes were set on the train it crash
ed into the freight cars with terrific
force, the big mogul blowing its way
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

completely through the car loaded
With cement. The flat car IN front
Iot the freight engine and two hoy
cars was knocked off its trucks and
loaded neatly upon the box car next
10 1t cutting its way through the
-iolh&S OF the box car. The loose ce-
ment filled the air until one could
not tell what damage had been done
ioi some i've or ten minutes. When
me cement had settled so one could
see II was ascertained that two box
cars, flat car and the passenger
engine had been completely wrecked
the track had been torn up for a con
siderable distance and trucks turn
Jed under a baggage car ard freight
!eneine tender
While the wreck is a bad one from
the destruction of property view
point the delay in traffice will not
be more than four hours. The main
In" is comparatively free from
Wreckase. The mail car. passenger
coaches, diner and sleeper are prac-
tjcaIIy unhurt and may proceed as
soon as the track is cleared and a
new engine is ready to take the train
on, The train is scheduled to leave
this afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
The passengers in the coaches, the
sleeper and the diner received a dis
tinct. shock when Engineer Scott ap-.
piled the emergency brakes, and
again We're shocked when the train
hit the box car. Several ladies and
small children were thrown violent
iy 10 the floor OF the car and were
terribly frightened. but none were in
jured sufficiently to take notice Of
1t, Immediate concern was felt by
the passengers for the members Of
the train crew further up towards
the front, and the men hurried on.
to make investigation II was learn
ed that all were safe. so the passen-
gers voted thanks to Engineer Scott
who safely piloted the engine on its
hazardous trip. 1t vas a bit odd
that the passenger engine held it,
course and remained upright after
il left the track, because trucks and
way in proiusion to say nothing Of
the parts Of box cars in its path.
Debris VAS piled high in front of the
big mogul when it was brought to
ii -tandstil
Only few dishes We're broken III
the diner though the shock was pref
~ severe Lunch had not beeu an
bounced and there were no guests in
the diner at the time.
The news 2f the wreck spread like
wild fire over the city and within a
short time there was a large crowd
assembled at the scene to see what
havoc had been wrought. It was
eYeat sight to see the big mogul
broken in the middle from the force
ut the crash, and others marveled
al The manner in which the flat cars
and box cars were telescoped. The
estimate Of the damage can not be
made at this time
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26
Model School Pupil.

CARRINGTON.N y. d, June 2b.-
Floyd Dierd0rn Is today cited as an
exemplary school pupil He has
lust completed the eighth grade and
during his eight years attendance,
has neither been tardy nor absent
He was presented with pennant,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

Mrs. w A. Coud OF Denver Colo,
who has been spending the past
month with her sister. Mrs ", c,
White, and her nieees, Mesdamea
Murphy and Massey, leaves tomor~
row for her Colorado home - Mtdlo-
THAN Argus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

DENVER, Colo. June 26,--OVer-
land Tracks leading race, The Colo
RADIO Derby, for 3-year-olds. was to
be run today. A big field hes nc"n
entered for the event which pays tine
winner $4,000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

The three-year-old son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Joe Wardlaw was operated on
at the WaXahachie sanitarium the
latter part of last week. The Mt
tie fellow is improving right along
and was brought home today.
Italy News Herald,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

". f.. LutZ raised a patch of pearl
white onions this year at his nome
in the eastern part of town that VIII
ayerage a pound each. They are as
big as u saucer and pretty AS PIC
ture. Almost everything in the fruit
and vegetable line can be raised right
here at home. Hurrah for Ellis
county.--Italy News-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

Mrs, J V. Wood and children
left Tuesday for Colorado Springs,
Colo, where they viii spend some
time. They We're accompanied as
ford News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

ia Phi golf teams left New York to-
day on the college Golfers Special
to the Exposition Stop-oyers Will
be made at Chicago, Denver. Colo
RADIO Springs and Salt Lake City,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

Robert Reed of Fort Worth has
been given the place at the OIL m'ii
held by his deceased brother, so We
learn and will move here with his
family in a few days to take up MS
duties as superintendent of the Italy
oil mill. They will live in the Bowen
house in West 7nd.-ltaly News
Herald
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26
Atlantic \. &. Races

NEW YORK, June 26.-The sec
ond Of the Saturday races orraheed
by the Atlantic Yateh club attracted
a large crowd OF yatchmen 10 TIE
lower bay. The races today we're
open to yachts Of class NJ and below.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

Sam Witherspoon, while WORKING
al Ben Garvins thresher on w. A
Shiflet's farm, was struck just above
the lett ankle by a wheel on bro
ken shaft and badly hurt.-Midlo-
THAN Argus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26
Eastern Golfers on 10 Coast.

NEW YORK, June 26.--The first
train with the eastern golfers who
will compete in the trans-continental
and Pacific coast tour OF the Inter-
collegiate, Alumnae and Alpha Del
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

Mrs. A. NJ Browning has gone to
Cornish, Okla, where she will visit
relatives for several weeks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

Miss Thelma Fuller, an expert
ereed telephone operator OF Pene~
lope, has accepted a position with
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

NEW YORK, June 26.--The an
nual Block Island races Of the New
York Athletic club starts today, with
sailing craft scheduled for this morn
ing and motor boats IN the after
noon. The course is hundred
miles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

When Governor John Marshall Sla-
ton OF Georgia committed the sen
tence of Leo NJ, Frank to life inn
prisonment, he issued statement
in which he said 1t meant he must
live in obscurity the rest OF his days.
He said:
Feeling as do about this case
| would be- 4 aaMdersf II u allowed
this man to hang. 1t means that
must live in obscurity the rest OF my
days, but | would rather be ploUing
in a field than to feel for the rest
OF my life that had that man IS blood
on my hands"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

miles.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
CLAIM HICKS IS
MAN Who CARVED
ISHI SATURDAY
Continued on page twoj

Thomas Hicks, said to have been
dishenorably discharged from the 25th
Infantry two years ago, was arrested
late yesterday charged with threaten
ing to carve two Japanese That
charge was dropped today when an
other Japanese named Ishi identified
Hicks as the man who slaShed lshi's
face near the Opera House Saturday
night, and new charge. that of as
sault with a dangerous weapon, was
substituted against the alleged former
colored soldier .~.... f." e.. ..-.
After the cutting on Saturday night
lshi was unable to give a description
Of his assailant He said he thought
ii was Porto Rican. When Captain of
Detectives ..icDuffie arrested Hicks on
complaint of two Japanese, he noticed
two small blood spots showing on
Hicks undershirt where exposed at
the neck, above the outer shirt. which
was unbuttoned at the neck Hicks
was then stripped and McDuffie re
ports that the prisoners Suspenders,
trousers and unGershirt were blood,
stained and a kniie was taken off
Hicks which also had blood stains on
IT, Hicks was then taken to a local
saritarium where Ishi is employed and
there the Japanese positively identi-
fed him as Ishis assailant.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
Ollie JAMES IS
CERTAIN SUGAR
DUTY NOT NEEDED
Hawaii Can Prosper More Than
Mainland With it on Free
List, Says Senator

That Hawaii is the only place he
ever visited where the people can
actually live without working is what
Ollie James, senator from Kentucky,
who visited Honolulu with the last
Congressional party, told the Wash
ington Post upon his arrival in the
national capital.
Everywhere in Hawaii good things
to eat grow with little or no cultiva-
tion," the senator is quoted as saying.
"All the people have to do is to pull
the vegetables and fruit and eat"
Hawaii is exceedingly prosperous,
and | am more than ever convinced
from what ] saw that tariff on sugar
is Got needed" the senator continued.
THE Hawaiians are getting $95 ton
for sugar, and in many instances the
yield is as much as nine tons to the
acre. Under such conditions the Ha,
waiian farmers, even with free sugar,
prosper many times more abundantly
than our farmers in Kentucky and
other states, and see no reason why
the millions of sugar consumers in
this country should be forced to pay
tax that is not in the least needed.
4 shall vote to fortify Honolulu in
the strongest possible manner" said
the senator, "and l feel sure that all
the members of the congressional
party take the same view"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
THINK I|)NGLEY
HAS PERFECTED
SHIPP|NGDE
Belief lis That Marketing Sup
erintendent Has Arranged
for Handling Pines

II A. T. Longley, superintendent OF
the Territorial Marketing Division, adj
hered to a schedule which he outlined
before leaving Honolulu recently, he
has perfected arrangements with
steamship companies operating ves-
sells between here and the mainland
to insure the safe opening of an east
ern market for pineapples grown by
the small farmers on Oahu.
It was reported at the office of the
division today that Mr.. Longley will
return to Honolulu in the steamer Mat
sonia August IL. The announcement
that Mr.. Longfey went to Chicago
shortly after arriving in San Fran
cisco also was made.
Prior to leaving Honolulu, Mr.. Long
ley told the Star-B Bulletin that after
opening branch of the local market
in San Francisco he would confer with
the various steamship companies with
the idea of having them equip their
vessels with more ventilators so that
a larger number of crates of fresh
pineapples could be shipped out of Ho-
nolulu in each steamer.
IL lie cOulplctcu IucSc dIIdH6CLuChto,
he said, he would go to Chicago and
open q market for the pineapples
grown by the small farmers on this
island not contracted for at the can.
neries.
The information that Mr.. Longley
has been to Chicago tends to the be-
lief that the transportation arrange
ments have been made and that the
market has been created.
While in Chicago, Mr.. Longley in
tended to confer with large packing
concern that recently informed the lo-
cal division that, iffthe fruit could be
grown, it would purchase from local
small farmers in 1916 from $50,000 to
100000 worth of roselle. The roselle.
which is a native of Mexico, may be
made into an excellent jam or jelly. 1t
is being cultivated to some extent on
Maui.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
CAPTAIN MORTON
ON MYSTERIOUS
TRIP TO Orient
Former Commander of Liner
Mongolia is on Way to Far
East on Secret Mission

Captain Henry f. Morton, former
commander of the Pacific Mail liner
Mongolia, who is well known in Ho-
nolulu, will arrive here Friday on the
lTenyo Maru, bound for the Orient on
a mysterious secret mission.
II is hazarded that Captain Morton
may be on a mission connected with
the proposed transfer of several Pa
cific Mail liners to the proposed Chi,
nese-American shipping syndicate, for
{ it is known that besides standing high
with the Pacific. Mail authorities, he is
exceedingly close to influential Chi
nese financiers.
Captain Morton formerly was in the
British navy. Resigning from the Pa
cific Mail service two years ago, he
became commander of the private
yacht of the Due de Montpensier The
latter is brother of the Due d'Orleans,
pretender to the throne of France and
uncle of former King Manuel of Portu-
cal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
SAYS JAPAN WILL
GIVE MARSHALLS
OVER TO VICTORS
Residents on Islands Do Not
Believe Japanese Naval Base
VIII Be Built There

Though various incidents occurring
in the last few months, tending 10
substantiate the belief that Japan Is
planning to make naval bases of the
Caroline and Marshall islands, in the
South Pacific, interviews with resi-
dents of the islands, who were in Ho-
Eolulu yesterday as passengers on the
Mongolia, do not indicate that such
action is likely.
That the Japanese have wireless
stations erected at three strategic
points on the two groups Of islands,
and also have the islands practically
under military control, was stated by
e. Petersen. one of the proprietors OF
the Jaluit Gesellschaft.
These stations are for military pur.
poses only" said Mr. Petersen few
minutes before the Mongolia left last
evening for San Francisco, "and are
Continued on page twoI
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
indictments in
EASTLAID CASE
HOLD OFFICIALS
Captain, Engineer and Others
Charged With Criminal
CareleSSnesS

CAssociated Press by Fed. Wireless. ]
CHICAGO, H., Aug. II. - Captain
Peterson, Engineer Ericsson and four
officers and the owner Of the company
which operated the steamer EastIand
were Indicted today for manslaughter.
The charges against them are Of Grim
.inaI carelessness and responsibility for
the sinking Of the big excursion steam
er and the loss Of more than 1900
lives.
The indictments charge that they
knew the vessel was unseaworthy, that
they permitted her to be overloaded,
that the engineer was incompetent, the
crew insufficient, and the water bal
last tanks empty, allowing the vessel
to list when she began to move out
from the dock.
SaIvagers are still unable to lift the
Eastland from the Chicago river. As
fast as the water 10 pumped out of
her hull it flows back in.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-11
honolulu MANS PEACE PLAN
BROACHD TO MANY NATIONS
Or. Schurn1ann Writes to Bel
ligerents and heutrals; Ans
Wers MAKE Him Confident OF
Creating Impression; Ex-
poets to Be Called to Wash
ington to- Discuss Proposal

To be the dethor OF peace plans
which are iIitended to bring about the
end OF the great European war and
which are now under consideration by
the president Of the United States.
the rulers Of nye other neutral coun-
tries, and By rulers of some of the
belligerent u bns, is the unique dis
tincttOn that $ come to q citizen OF
Honolulu.
DIR. f. H. SeInrniann OF the Schur-
mann fnstftute or Nature Cure and
0steopathy. Isl he author Of the. plans.
and at the pre- .ent moment he is ex-
pecting daily receive a call from
President Wil6o| to come to Washing
ton. fcf q furthtf discussion of them.
Dr. Schurmank is q native OF Essen.
Germany. His Dry reads like chap
ter from boo OF fiction.
Several weeh8 previous to the out
break OF the W[r the doctor suffered
an attack Of difhthefia. which being
considered By nIfending physicians as
mere sore thlbat. vas not taken in
hand for treaffI5eht until several days
had passed. The doctor was at last
obliged to go up TO Tantaius for pro-
longed rest and here on the mountain
complete cure was thought to have
been effected. Accordingly he return
ed TO the city
The day Il returned 10 the city, :
says d. Schufnann, Il learned for the
first time that Germany had declared
war upon Russia. Ny first thought
was TO serve the Fatherland, and ac-
cordingly went to the German consul
here and offered my services, which
we're accepted Plans were already
begun for starting to the front when I
suffered a sudden stroke Of paralysis
and was rendered blind and ALPHABETICALLY
unable to moves
1t was in this condition OF paralysis,
brought on presumably By the poison
from the tliRhtf1ria toxins which were
already in his Hood, that the doctor
found himself = the very moment