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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-18
TENANTRy CONDITIONS
APPROACH SERv|TUDE
lNDl SERIAL RELATIONS cont
MISSIONS BRING OUT AS
FOUNDING FACTS.
Wife of Tenant Farmer Tells of
iiardships Endured on
Farm.

DALLAS, Tex, March 1S.-The
Federal Industrial commission con-
ductiug a hearing here expects to
develop the fact that tenantry con-
ditions are approaching the condi-
ton of 5eryitude. w. S. Lobo was
expected to give such testimony. AT
torney Nagel of Kinghsher, Okla
homa, was booked to tell of night
riding in Oklahoma, where tenants
We're dissatisfied over conditions.
DALLAS, Tex, March 13-A
Woman's story OF the lot OF women
on tenant farms of the Southwest
was told at Wednesdays land hear
ing here Of the federal commission
Oh industrial relations The witness
was Mrs. L. 7. Stewart, the mother
81 eleven children. eight of them
living. Mrs. j Borden Hartman
Of the commission questioned her.
The hardships she described were
estimated. according to testimony
of other witnesses who gave econom-
&c aspects OF the question, to he
shared in considerable degree by
women and children OF from SO to
900 families on southwestern
farms, most of them white.
Mrs. Stewart said she was a M
tive of Arkansas, married there a.
IS, and for about ten years there
after resided in Arkansas, then
moving to North Texas. In Arkan-
sas, she said, she worked IN the
fields every year except one in crop
seasons, continuing this work until
nearly the time when children We're
born. Her routine, she said, was to
get breakfast at a, m, work III
the fields until nearly noon, then re-
turn to the house to begin house
hold duties, and take "one day out
a week to do the washing. For
several years she said she made all
her husbands clothing, her own
and her ehildren's. Mrs. Hartman
asked about farm tenant housing
conditions.
Some houses are tolerably de-
cent" replied the witness. Some
are not. | have carried water my
self half a mile from the nearest
well TO the house"
After coming to Texas Mrs. Stew
ard stopped field work, replacing it
with sewing, until she said, her
sewing machine Vas taken away a
few weeks ago to pay debts. she
said she had known many women
who worked as hard. Since the first
of this year, Mrs. Hartman brought
out, the family has not had enough
to eat, and their hogs, their only
remaining food supply, are now on
sale under foreclosure to pay for
debts.
When the hogs were seized, Mrs
Steward said, she was allowed to re-
tain three messes'' for the family
to eat
Don't you worry?' asked Mrs.
Hartman.
Il always say" replied the Wit
ness smiling, that | never let an
more trouble fly over my head than
! can kick off With my heels"
Good philosophy" commented
Mrs. Hartman.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-18
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-18

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They comb at
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-18

They are not trouble proof.
Mishaps come to them. misuse
effects them. much like other tires.
But Coodyears are Fortified
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-18

On February 1st we made
another big reduction. That makes
three in two years, totaling As per
cent. We are giving you. through
mammoth production. the best
tire value ever known.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-18
RALPH GETz[NDAAER
BEFORE j. S. COMMISSION
TELLS OF TENANT FARMERS
CONDITION IN ELLIS
COUNTY.

r. W. Getzendaner, banker aud
land owner, was the first witness
Wednesday before the Industrial
Relations hearing at Dallas. He
has been banker eleven years.
Leaving school. he worked in his
fathers bank in Ellis county He
owns thirty-fiye hundred acr25,
which came through Inheritance. He
is an official OF the Citizens National
Bank OF WaXahacbie.
The third and fourth system
has been in vogue for the extent Of
his memory, or about thirty years
ago. From statements yesterday,
Mr.. Getzendaner said he assumed
that landlords do not permit ten
ants to own live stock. He said III
Ellis county tenants are allowed live
stock. Mr.. Walsh asked him to cor
rect any statements which appear to
be untrue.
Early transportation facilities,
Mr.. Getzendaner said, consisted OF
oxen-drawn wagons, and limited
railways. The extension of rail
ways into North Texas has helped
the cotton industry, he said, The
belief during the reconstruction
period was that cotton could not be
raised proftabiy in North Texas, be
cause Of costly transportation meth
DDS. Today, he said, Ellis county
is the chief cotton producing county
of the world, having raised lsS,o0o
bales in 1912. The value OF that
crop, including the seed was $l3,-
600, 900.
Desire for Schooling.
He assigned as the cause for the
downward movement of farmers the
desire to get the advantage OF good
schools for their children and to
retire in better social environment.
He said retired farmers are not
usually town-builders.
Large estates, he said are being
cut up into small farming tracts,
Under present conditions, he added,
there is little inducement for a man
to acquire large land tracts in Tex
as today. He told of one large E!-
lis county tract having been re-
Gently divided Most of the land
came to present owners through IN
heritance, he said.
Although one occasionally will
find a person who is willing to OBJ
press the weak, he does not thihk
this is generally true of the land
lord and tenant. The superior bar
tering power of the landlord, nc
said, is usually used to fair adj
vantage, but enables the landlord 10
dictate the crop grown.
Doesn't Approve Law.
Commenting upon Governor Fee
guson's land tenant law, Mr.. Getz-
endaner said he did not believe the
law would be OF much good. II
landlord can't get more money from
his tenants one way, he said, ne
could get 1t another. The landlord
could charge rent for the use OF the
house.
Judging from what Mr.. Getzeh-
daner said the Ellis county tenant
farmer Is doing very we'll A ten
ant who has been with Mr.. Geszen-
.daner twenty years made IN 1913
from 100 acres OF cotton and twef-
~ acres OF corn net profit Of So
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
Oldham KnOUs Just What
Fuller Has to Go TrOuqh

Ind the jeers Of the folks back home
all unite TO discourage him and form
a gan that orly q wonderfully stout
heart could stand.
This southern trip 10 no picnic for
the little Detroiter. and Oldham
knows II well. for he himself has
been through the same bitter expert
ence. "Rube- Jumped from the sand
lots OF Pennsylrania to the training
camp OF the PhillIes In 1912. He had
been pitching independent ball
around Pbiladelrhia for a year or
two with success, but the chance 20
scar into the National league came
az a distinct surprise TO him, and he
hardly realized the possibilities OF
his opportunity until he was warm
ing up at Hot Springs. He failed.
however, and the next two years
found him AZ Trenton, In the Tn.
state league. from which he went 10
Providence and thence to the Tigers.
He recalled that failure and the bit,
ter disappointment OF 1912 when he
heard that Fuller was TO get chance
with Detroit. ard he began to plug
for Frankie from the very start. Not
that he II openly singing Fuller's
praise. for that would get neither
anything. It's just Fight 'em.
kid bit OF weIl wishing OF the sort
that makes thirgs q little roster At
night. and the outlook little bright
er OF mornings.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
Pitcher Bhuejackef Games Prize
Food for Squirrels, Says ISd0cs
From Q sfan Correspondent.

l3vernon Tiger infield recruit
Buejack
prize Of baseball
Hot Springs this winter and while there
the first place while Blue
b
his discharge
o defective eyesight
40 miles his Okla
him He pitched for week and
back
OF
he a
tip O a
he York
his
New
doubled
II.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
HUEY LEADS IN
BILLIARD PLAY

CHICAGO. March ia-wiliiam
Huey. Of Chicago. 10 leading the
worlds threecushion billiard tour
nsment today with three victories
and no defeats. q. Moore. OF New
York. is second with four wins and
one defeat Champion Alfred De
oro Ia fourth with two wins and one
defeat.
John DAILY. veteran New Yorker.
is third In the standing by virtue
OF as thrilling a nnish as he ever
put up. Supposedly. hopelessly
beaten. &3 TO rs. at the end OF the
sixty-third inning. DAILY started a
spurt that ended In run OF ~.
which was high for the tourney. and
within one OF De Oro's record.
Today's matches are: Lean-Hah.
man. Capron-Eames. Morin,Kieck-
hefer. and De oro-Eilis.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
WILL LOOK OVER
NEWARK GROUNDS

NEW YORK. March is.-Prest
dent Gilmore. OF the Federal league.
was scheduled for trip to Newark.
". j., today. to look over Harry SIN
clair's Federal league grounds there.
At the conclusion of yesterdays
conference OF the Hotel Biltmore,
in which the Wards. weeghman. SIN
clair and Gilmore took part. II was
announced that methods OF dealing
with jumping players had been the
only subject discussed. Despite this
the rumor that the Kansas City
muddle would be settled by trans
ferring the Indianapolis. instesd Of
the Kansas City franchise to New
ark still held on.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
The Funniest Play / EUer Sa,U
sy LARRY GARDNER. Third e.seman soston Red sox

The funniest play ] ever saw on a
baseball field was q pitcher sliding
clear past third base and spiking .
eoacher. and Al the same time pre-
venting bis team from making what
might have been considered a Sc
rious error.
The play came up in a game be-
tween the Red Sox and 81. Louis
Browns Patsy Donovan was our
manager at the time and he was
coaching AZ third base.
We needed q run. and Bill Bailey
was making II hard for US TO get Il.
We had runner on second base
when q long ny was hit TO right cen
ter.
Donovan sisnalled the runner to
come on after the catch and. as the
outnelder hauled in the ball the
runner sprinted for third. and the
center nelder threw to nail him. X
was evident that the play was going
to be a close one.
Bailey came tearing across to
back UP the third baseman. Just as
he reached the base line his feet
slipped and he fell sliding feet high
In the .air straight at donovan who
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13

OF thar sort Of thing next week than
last. Covering of first by pitchers.
fielding Of hunts by catchers. throw
ing practice for the catchers, and
other more Intricate plays are In
eluded In this special work
One innovation Ia giving the play
ers something besides pool games
and movies to interest them at
night. The long manuscript OF spe-
cial rules handed out the FIRST Of
the week is keeping the whole squad
In mental agony. Each player has
four or fve pages OF closely type
written rules OF the What to do
and what not 20 do. when sort.
and Hughey has issued orders that
they be memorized within short
time. Some star chamber skull prac-
tice will probably be on the pro
gram next week. The idea. which
is similar TO that employed by foot
ball coaches, is an excellent one,
and should add much to the base
ball intelligence Of the team.
The second squad. headed by Jim
Mcclure. left last night for Baton
Rouge. where IL plays today. To
morrow II will go to Convent. as
previously announced, TO play JET.
fersou college. This morning at >
o'clock the FIRST squad left for New
Orleans for q twogame series. Man
aser Jennings Is not yet sure just
how he will use his pitchers. but
the majority Of them are certain OF
short workouts. Stanage. Dauss and
Dubuc win report at New Orleans
today, and Cobb has been ordered
TO report there today. also.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
Good Poker Players On Team Usually
the Good Ball Players, Says Burke
FROM a star Correspondent.

GULFPoRT Miss March i3A ball player who can play stiff
Burke Tiger and Burke record
gambling members a Indeed,
which win do slump than almost anything
m
However the Tigers year Of boys who
Of winning
Il found said night that the players
sit in poker either with they have
with frequently usually the
players on their club The Judgment the taking Of quick sd
door sport the that makes good ball player great on the d
who do
the usually the
brilliant ball players" H. w.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
SPORT CHATTER

The faculty Of Chattanooga univer-
sity has announced the appointment
Of John v. speigei. Of Detroit ~ ath-
letic coach OF the university. speiR-
ei gained distinction ~ star halfback
of the Washington and Jefferson
,i.vsn " y, ,,s taxes sh.,ss ,rs % the ch''-
Joe shusrue. New York light
weight. VIII have to undergo an op-
GRAFTON to save his eyesight. accord
ine TO an announcement from New
York. Specialists who have been
treating the sspirant 20 Freddie
Welsh's title report that they are
unable 90 help him without the use
Of the knife.
Springfield and Peoria. III. bowisrs
are the only ones who have contested
IN the A. y. G. tournament At Peoria
thus far, In the singles T. Albright,
Of Springfield. 40 leading with 5ss. W.
Wyss and y. Diets Of Peoria, lead In
the doubles with . total Of 1.1s7.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
CENTRAL FIVE
GOES To KENT

Coach Buss and his Central high
basketball team left Detroit. at
1890 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
for Grand Rapids. where the Detroit.
ers meet the team Of the Furniture
City Central high. whitmarsh.
Hendrian. Kershner. venzel, String
er. Sullivan and Holton are the men
whom he has selected TO battle for
state honors In this contest Buss
figures that his men are in the best
possible condition. He didn't even
think IL was necessary to put them
through their regular practice. Fri.
day.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13

invariably winding up with q scoop
and a throw that momentarily hAlts
practice while everybody pauses TO
boost a little for the Lad.
Frankie is nghting for q Job. and
he rs sstermined that nobody else Is
going to pull anything he can't do
That Is just the way he goes at II.
and SO Tar as felding and throwing
are concerned. he Is making good
ON HIS determination Whether he
makes the team or not. Fulier's De
troit friends can rest assured that
they never saw the youngster play
ing such splendid bah as be has for
Jennings this month.
After two weeks OF practice IN
Gulfport t--reaily but one for the ma
jority OF the players-it looks as II
the early prediction that batting
prowess would win the open job At
second base was correct On the
basis Of past performances Wit has
the edge there. but the pitchers who
have been working this week have
a hunch that Young may yet turn
out 20 be hitter. They are mot yet
ready. either. to count Fuller out on
strikes. Kavanash has been some
what left out OF the dope-mixins.
He IL here and working hard TO get
into condition. The fans all know
what he can do. If nobody else bet
ter than he II developed this spring
he win be back at second II his
master Il found. he viii not play
regularly. Few believe that he win
be back. His work during the week
has been satisfactory. but not sen
sational There II no way TO tell
whether he win be better this year
than last. Marty, himself. refuses
TO comment on the subject, saying
only that II he can round into the
condition he hopes. he may have
something unexpected to show folks
In inneld practice. Kavanagh has
been playing between short and
third. but this II not significant.
Manager Jennings has kept his
charges hard at work al week at
baseball Not even handball has
come In for as much favor as was
expected. There have been no In
novations In the workouts them
selves Branch Rickeyisms have
been taboo, The morning workouts
have started consistently with
pitching and batting practice, and
wound up with inneid practice for
those who need II. and sliding prsc-
tice for everybody, including the
battery men. Somewhere In the
program In also lot OF fy-ehasing.
In which the pitchers share honors
with the outneIders The afternoon
workouts are along the same lines
Frequently Hughey lines up his
players and drills them In special
plays. although there will be more
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
Ruber Jumped From
Sand Lots to Major
Camp In 1912
NON Q sfafT Correspondent.

oUIFPoRT. Miss. March .Is.--
Dohn Oldham. who possesses the
>nn1sonest head Of red hair in base
1n1l. q pulling hh hardest for
CIunhis Fuller. They are good
lrI>nds. having played independent
D11I a northern Michigan together
~ nh after the league season
ood. but that is not the big reason
~ ~Rube'' n turning bis best
U)r>oe TO Fuller
VIonkie 10 4 sandlotter, picked
~ (he very bottom OF the ladder
~ brought to the very top to battle
>ycfs Of national reputation for a
~ 3 wonderful chance Fuller
1at pescc Of mind n now total
rr1rer 20 him BY day he r. the
|n centsr of the stiiTest workouts
given : youngstcr. although
@1 Peters will deny thnt AZ night
~ nusclcr. The halls he booted.
~ throws the heart-bresking.
attempts % knock the sphere
~ ~ asd the fear Of failure
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
MAYER is NEW
BILLIARD CHAMP

Joseph Mayer. of Philadelphia, In
the new amateur billiard champion
OF these United States. In the finals
Of the national championship. at
Philsdelphis, Friday night. he de-
feated J. r. Poggenburg. Of New
York. by q score OF 400 10 21s. The
match was the closing event OF the
fifteenth annual tournament OF the
National Association Of Amateur
Billiard Players.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
Every Second Base
Candidate Long
On Speed
FULLER is STILL
IN THE RUNNING
Two Squads Play In
Exhibition Games
Today
M HARoLD '. WILCOX.

oULFPORT. Miss. March H.
Ths sscond week OF the euifport en-
cunpmsnt OF 1915 winds up today
v1fh the certainty that Detroit WIN
AVE double play combination
nro,1nd second base OF the sort for
Hhich Manager Jennings has been
I. searching for years. There isn't q
e,ndidafe for the keystone sack sta
IN Who win not. from the stand
polnf Of speed. form nt running
nnfs for DOME Bush when opportu-
nlGies for double killings happen
around.
1hoss 10 pounds that Oscar Wit
~ piled into his homes during the
winter have By no means slowed up
>nof peppery little speed merchant.
"a Marty Kavznagh. who won
~ chancs last year largely because
e his sosed. 10 m fast - ever. Even
oDsedisr. according TO the spring
ocf1ook. h s.Psp- Young. TIE inneld-
g Who burned up the coaSe league
~ yser and frankie FuisG. and
IN are amazing the dopesesss BY
~ snap and dash with which they
- ana get rid OF the ball
Il 3 doubtful n . single training
conp ever held four candidates for
- position who were SO speedy as
~ Tiesr quartet There 10 NOT Q
- q them that does mot get rid OF
~ baIl. once II Is caught. with ex-
~ major league timeiiness- So good
- puller and Young IN this respect
IN if second base were 10 be filled
- this question alone. they would
undoubtsd1y be leading In the race
< Vltf, Young and Fuller are also
1unning 3 neckand-neck race for
G>16ing premiership. Oscar has add
~ % his repertoire OF circus stops
~ catches since the season ended.
"a y covering . wonderful amount
g u6und. Young II living up to
~ reputation m q great fielder and
~ yractice II scooping 'em cleanly
n every part OF his territory.
UEnnkis rulers performances are
~ oort that would bring Dctroiters
~ their feet with yell, could they
o11Gnd the daily workouts at the
~ grounds. In infeld practice. his
1rrn fellows witt and Young. VIM
rlnying usually near the shortstop
Doo1t1on. ana Young and Frankie
oeon6ing close together near the
on6cnd sack fielding station
f. Azker Jimmy burke has announc-
@ fhat he 10 about 10 lift cieanly.
~ WIT has proposed a wager.
1knmy drives q hot one toward safe
)orfltory. with syeli. Oscar usually
nnonaees 5usf 10 nail II. and 70 the
oooompAnimenf Of Burke's invaria-
~. ~You lucky hound" heaves the
Nm % flrsf or second. with simi-
1or challenge. Jimmy lets drive at
x0png who sprints beautifully and
onkes clean pickup and quick
uhip. Then It's Frsnkie's turn. and
~ tiny sandlotter pulls his belt I'm
, notch. quakes q BIT IN anxiety
on4 then dsshes headlong for
Duske's smashing grounder, almost
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
JENNINGS CERTAIN Of
STRONG DOUBLE PLAY
MACHINE THIS SEASON
Low BALL NO ink TO
JACOBSEN. SAYS cAvEr
rro,, a STAR Correspoadsnf .

FROM q stat Correspondent.
GULFPORT, Miss. March IA
Jacobsen has blossomed out As
Ralph Ccmstock's successor as .
manipulation Of ivory balls There
has not yet been . chance TO de-
termine whether he 10 N strong
for the long runs as Comstoek.
but what little welding OF the
cue he has found time for has
revealed him a. q billiard player
above the average.
Pug" Cavet has exploded dis
turblng rumor that had to do with
Jacobsen. II Was reported in
camp that the big outnelder could
not his . low ball. Cayet. who
played at Mobile with Jake" for
three years. says that the latter
dotes on low balls and that no
sort OF Offering pleases him bet
ter.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
TRIO OF TRACK
MEETS TONIGHT

The teams OF Central Eastern and
Northwestern high schools will en-
gage in dual track meets. Saturday
night.
The Ann Arbor high athletes viii
be the guests OF Central, Waite high
OF Toledo comes to the Eastern gym.
and the Northwestern boys win jour.
ney to Pontiac for some sport.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
ARENA TEAM TO
TRY ONCE MORE

The Detroit hockey team lost It's
game with the championship orillia
organization. Friday night. by a . to
! count. The checking OF the arena
boys was exceptionally good. but II
could not stop Mcdonald and Cor
bould OF the OriiIia hockeyists, who
we're largely responsible for the
score of the visitors, The teams
meet again at the arena. Saturday
night.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
TIGERS HAVE NO TIME TO
CRUISE GULF THIS YEAR
From q star Correspondent.

GULFPORT. Miss. March IL.
Manager Jennings Is determined
to permit nothing 10 interfere
with baseball at Gulfport this
spring Some Of the sea-faring
folk Of this port were planning q
halliday cruise out into the Gulf
Of Mexico with the players and
camp followers rs guests OF hon
or. but as soon as the plan was
proposed to Hughey. he declined
with thanks. Practice twice a
day. every day TIL camp Is brok-
en-. was his decree.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
WHOLE TEAM is
UP IN THE AIR

DAYTONA. Fla. March l3.--Base
ball took second place here today
while the superbas few high above
the beach in Miss Ruth Laws aero
plane. Each went UP yesterday and
the Dodgers have declared their In.
tention OF emulating the sea gulls
today.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13

Three hits and ~ times at bat on
Rarr IN innings. 2 hits and 10 times
az bat on smithson In 3: 2 hits and
" times AZ bat OF Boland IN =. 8
hits and ~ times At bat on I.edbet-
ter In 2. Two-base hits--Mortarty.
Jacobson. Burns Three base hit
Neech, Home run--Peters struck
out--By Karr 8. by smithson 4. by
Boland ?, by Ledbetter l. Bases on
balls--On smithson 2. OF Boland !.
Double plsy--smithson, Young and
Burns. Stolen bsse-vitt Sacrifice
hit--Moriarty Left on bases-First
= second Tims-i:io. Umpire
Lynch.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13

was too interested In the welfare Of
the runner 10 see Bailey. Bailey
slid straight into Donovan. spiked
him and brought him down on top
Of himself. Meantime the runner
slid 20 third. the ball took crooked
hop. got past the baseman and hit
Bailey. who recovered IL before the
base runner could start home. and
preveted a score. n IL the only
time on record that pitcher spiked
the coacher. and Il sure was funny.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13
Tigers This for Tmkerto EvstoCh Chance hed Combination

"p EP YOUNG, Coast league graduate who is touted as
the likely recruit for the second base job on the
Detroit team Young is excellent fielder. If he were to
be Judged this department alone, il doubtful IL the
other neld recruits would have chance Whether not
he lands the keystone position depends his hitting
ability.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-13

JACKSONVILLE. Fla.--Manager
Macks erstwhile rockies and regu-
airs had a day OF rest yesterday
because the local Jacksonville team
was not In proper condition TO re
eeive a wolloping.