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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-20
MASONIC ORPHAN HOME
CONTRACT Is AWARDED.

DALLAS. Tex, April 20.-Con-
tracts We're let yesterday by the
board of trustees of the Masonic
Orphans Home for the erection of
modern freproof school building
at the home in the suburbs of Fort
Worth The trustees met for
lunch at the Southland Hotel and
after considering bids awarded the
building contract to A W. Flint Of
Fort Worth, the heating contract TO
I<iunjson Bros. Of Dallas and the
plumbing contract of Mcdonald
Dleyins company of Fort Worth.
Trustees and officers present at
the meeting yesterday We're the
Hon Arson Rainey and the Hon.
John L. Terrell, Dallas: George W.
Tyler, Bolton; Elmer Benfro. VIII
liam James and Walter Acker Of
Fort Worth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-20

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-20

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-20

Nat Wise of Waco spent SUN
day in the city and assisted the
orchestra with their Easter pro- I
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
POLICE CATCH "DIPS"
Men Who Have Operated for Three
Years Are Apprehended.

HAMMOND, Ind, April p. - The
police OF this city have captured the
street car sandwich dips" who for
three years have terrorized the cities
Of East Chicago. Gary. South Chicago,
Whiting and Hammond by rObbing
pleasure seekers on crowded Sunday
street cars Of a total sum estimated
at $4,000. Those under arrest are
Harry Harris, 1927 Michigan av. !;
Dave BlUme, 1870 Prairie av., both OF
Chicago. A third dip" escaped after
being fired on.
William Diem. 1928 ST. Louis av.,
Chicago and Thomas Sichs of Leban-
on, Ind. gave the police the first clew.
They had both been robbed on a Ham
mOnd Sixty-Third ST. car Then Lewis
Mimic felt his purse containing $50
leave his pocket. Harris stood in
front and Blume behind him. The
dips" jumped from the car and ran
into the arms Of the police. ON the
way to Jail Harris slipped Mimic his
$3.50 and told him 10 keep quiet.
Generally the dips" work with a
pretty girl, who presses in front OF
the victim, and turns around and
smiles at him. The confederate be
hind then shoves the victim toward
her and robs him. One hundred and
forty persons have been robbed here
IN three years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
NEWS OF INDIANA and MICHIGAN
SUFFRAGISTS DISAGREE
LoganspOrt Women Become Divided
Over Motion Picture.

LOGANSPORT, Ind, April "a. -
George Bertha, the Lafayette young
man who is manager of the Grand
motion picture theater here. is the
central figure in a fight between two
factions of suffrage workers. The
Equal Suffrage workers had talked
with Mgr. Bertha about standing spon-
sOr for a film entitled your Girl and
Mine" a plea for equal suffrage.
Later. the leaders of the Franchise
league. composed OF the younger set
of girls, ,sarned about the film and
Of the film here. When announcement
TO this effect was made, the members
OF the Equal Suffrage society went 20
indianapolis and tried to have the Of
flee cancel the film for LOgansport, as
they said they had been considering
the proposition az the time the con-
tract was made with the younger
workers.
The branch manager declined to
cancel the order, but the Equal Stuff
rage members took up the matter with
the New York office and finally can
celed the Logansport presentation of
the film. Then the Franchise league
girls got busy. and late Monday after
noon Mgr. Bertha received word that
the firm would be shown here Friday
under the auspices of the Franchise
league. Unless another change is
made the pictures will be shown Fri
day, and Mgr Bertha is hoping there
will be no hitch, for he has been kept
busy with the rival factions of suf-
frage workers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
STATE LIBRARY kept
ON ECONOMICAL BASIS
Michigan Institution Costs Only
Fraction Of What Other
States Cost.

LANSING. Mich, April 21.-From
reports submitted to the house ways
and means committee it is cleaned
that the Michigan state library. on less
than one-ninth the appropriation given
the Wisconsin library, does practically
the same amount of library extension
work
Michigan's appropriation in 1914
was $4,360 for books, while Wisconsin
set aside $39,736 for the same pur-
poses. Michigan at the same time du-
plicated every item Of work performed
by the wisconsin library, except to
accept books and pictures and TO loan
the same" The Michigan books are
purchased outright.
This year the state librarian asked
for an appropriation Of $500 for this
work The house ways and means
committee sliced this sum down to
So, 900. The senate which passed the
bill as presented has so far refused
to concur in the house amendment
which peeled off the $500.
Now, the state Librarian has agreed
10 the house amendment if the house
ways and means committee will pass
the graded salary bill so that clerks
may be paid what they are worth. The
salaries would run from $500 to
$1,000. the limit no matter how long
the clerk may be employed with the
state.
Nothing has been done so far with
just eight more days left to pass the
bill and agree to the house amend
ment.
"In all my life 1 have never had
such 'teeth-pulling' to get little
money for the library" said Mrs.
Mary Spencer. librarian
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
REGISTRARS HAVE MEET
National Association Hears Papers
Read by Colleagues.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, April 21.-A
three-d day session of the Association
of Registrars of American colleges
began here today.
A session was held of the executive
committee, composed of Pres't George
Foster. registrar of the University OF
Kansas: first Vice Pres't Walter Hum
phries of the Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology; Second Vice Pres't
Frank Dickey of Columbia university,
and Sec'y-Treas. Ezra ellis of Ken
lucky State university.
Among other topics to be discussed
are: Freshman DormitOries," by
Registrar George Cram, Harvard uni
versity: The New Course in Engi-
neering Administration" Registrar
Walter HUMPHREYS; The Department
Of Dramatic Art at Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology" Registrar Ar
thur Tarbell, and The New Plan of
Cooperative instruction at Cfncin-
natl university" by Miss Leila Hart
man of that institution.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
MICHIGAN HOUSE KILLS
EMPLOYEES WAGE BILL
Body Has Passed Upon Several
Labor Measures, But
None Suited.

LANSING. Mich, April 21.-Not 20
spoil its record for 1915, the house
killed another labor measure when
the Ashley constitutional amendment
10 give the state legislature the right
20 pass bills affecting the wages and
hours Of all employees was defeated by
a vote OF 80 to 81 with 81 necessary
10 pass
Fifteen bills were passed on third
reading and three were defeated. one
of those to 90 down, with but one vote
necessary to win. was the Watkins
house measure 10 create a commits
sion 10 investigate the present system
OF public care and relief for poor per-
sons.
The Paul senate bill TO permit Elks'
lodges TO have five directors on each
board of trustees, and 10 permit the
Elks organization 20 own property up
to 100000. was passed. The Flow
fers bill, covering this same subject.
was dropped. The bill being amended
fwill now have TO go 10 the senate for
concurrence.
The House Calendar.
p The house calendar contains "a bills
eon general order. and Il on third
lreading. with over so bills having
K passed the senate and sent TO the
house for immediate action.
championed the amendments TO the
state compensation law. which were
defeated in the house last week de-
clare they Will initiate an amendment
TO the state constitution covering the
compensation law To get around the
difficulty OF having 10 run counter to
an unfriendly legislature each session.
The bill to repeal the act establish
Ing the state sanatOrium at Howell
was defeated by a decisive vote on the
explana ion Of Rep. Snow of kalama-
Zoo. who said he offered the bill 70
ktest out the loyalty of the legislature
ION continuing TO support the institu-
ton at great expense.
( The board of supervisors. he said.
had finally secured a good well Of wa
tier, something at first that seemed an
I impossi bility, with the buildings near
2 ~ all completed. The sanatorium will
NOW be made a permanent state insti-
tuition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
MANGLED UNDER AUTO
LapOrte Man knocked on Motorcycle
and Dragged on Pavement.

LAPORTE. April 21.-Frank Bee
man. % years Old, OF this city was
frightfully injured Tuesday afternoon
when an automobile driven by r r.
Smith dashed into its victim who was
riding a motorcycle Beeman with
his machine was thrown under the
automobile and when he was taken
from under the wreCkage IL was found
that one OF his legs hung by threads
OF flesh while the other was broken.
Flesh was torn from all parts of his
body as he vas dragged on the pave
ment under the car, while internal in
1uries are feared. There is little hope
OF his recovery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
INDIANA'S FIRE LOSS
IN YEAR IS 100000
Annual Report of State Mar
shall LOngIey Reveals EnOr-
nous Loss from Flames.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 21.-Nearly
IS, 900, 900 worth of Indiana property
went up in flame and smoke during
the year 1914. according to the an
nual report of State Fire Marshal W.
+. Longley which was in the hands
of GOV. Ralston today.
Marion county logically suffered the
greatest loss with a total number OF
1850 fires. while VanderbuTgh county
ranked second with 451. Lake county
had 33s and Madison county was a
close fourth with 337.
The report was prepared by John
3. Minor, jr., Roger w Wallace and
Ralph +. Richman. division heads Of
the state fire department and is en-
bellished with illustrations showing
so-called larson plants and fire
traps"
The exact excess in the aggregate
losses from fires during 1914 over
1913 could not be determined because
the year 1914 was the first complete
year Of the fire marshals bureau since
its creation by the legislature. The
cost of operating the department dur
ing 1914 was but $31,664.
Facts From Report.
Interesting facts disclosed by the
report follow
July experienced the greatest num-
Der of fires throughout the state-977,
with a total value of property de-
stroyed of $1,172, 545-which consti-
tutes strong argument for a safer
and saner" Fourth of July celebration
Fires of unknown origin" predom-
mated during the yglr, there being
1,162; sparks from chimneys caused
1882 and defective fiues 1856.
lncendiary fires numbered 166
Thirty-one alleged "firebugs" were
arrested, of whom IL were convicted
and four acquitted; juries disagreed
in three cases and one man was muir
dered before his trial. Other cases
are pending.
Ninety percent of the crooked
fires in Indiana were directly trace
able TO lover insurance" and legisla-
ton to regulate insurance underwent
ing is urged in the report.
The power of the state fire mar
shall TO order the destruction of dill
apidated buildings or walls was upheld
by the state courts
The inspection department made
1906 inspections and over 5000
"hOusecleanings" were ordered to
prevent possible fires by spontaneous
combustion among waste materials
and debris
\ thorough inspection Of motion
picture theaters throughout the state
was accomplished.
A novel recommendation TO utilize
portion Of the idle time of city fire.
men each day for inspection work and
thereby further decrease the demands
for his services as a fire-fghter is
embodied i'm the report.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
n. \. CENTRAL WANTS
STATISTICS CORRECT
Call Attention to Case of Man
Who Lost Pension Because
He MiSStated His Age.

ELKHART, Ind, April 21.-Local
offices of the New York Central rail-
road have been bulletined with a cir
cular letter sent out by Gen. Mgr. d.
C. Moon. in which Mr.. Moon empha-
sizes the necessity of employees fur
nishing the company with correct
personal statistics" He cites an Eek
pensive case" wherein an applicant
for pension relief was turned down,
although he was past the eligible pen
sion age Of seventy years because he
mis-stated his age in his application
for work when he started on his rail
road career All employees are given
the chance of "righting themselves
with the stipulation that they do SO
Immediately.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
FIND CANNON BALL
War Time Relic Dug Up in Gravel Is
Object OF Mystery.

GREENCASTLE. Ind. April 21-
George Landes Of this city. bought a
load OF gravel few days ago, in
which he found an old cannon ball.
IT IS about three inches in diameter
and is solid iron.
No one can account for il other than
some Of the older residents who re-
membered during the civil war a COM
pany of home guards practiced on the
hill north Of the city. and they sup
pose this was one of the balls fired in
practice. as all the shots were fired
in the direction of the creek. Where
the ball has been since the war Is a
mystery, as it does not look as if it
has been in the water all that time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
SHOOTS PEEPING TOMS
One Boy Fatally Wounded by Irate
Owner or Residence

BAY CITY, Mich, April 21.-Leo
Urban. IS years old, was mortally
wounded and Stanley Zielinski 16
years old, was seriously hurt when they
were fired on late Tuesday night by
James Keitlinger, 40 years old, mo-
torman employed by the local street
railway company. Urban has three
bullets from p calibre rife in his
abdomen and lungs. The other boy
sustained a painful flesh wound.
Keitlinger. who was arrested, claims
he had been annoyed by "peeping
Toms and that he laid in wait for
the two victims of tonight's shooting.
At q local hospital it was said Urban
could not recover.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
AUTOMOBILE HITS GIRL
Machine Strikes Young Lady as She
Stoops To Pick Up Hat.

LOGANSPORT, Ind. April 21-The
doing Of a friendly act came near re-
sulting in the death of Miss Alice
LOvejOy. As she walked across the
Eighteenth ST. bridge motorcycle
rider lost his hat and he asked the
girl 10 get il for him. AS she stopped
TO pick up his hat. an automobile
driven by man named Davis of In
dianapolis. came up suddenly and
struck the girl. the wheels passing
over her body. Davis quickly stopped.
placed the girl in the car and took
her TO the office of a physician. who
declared that no bones had been
broken and that he feared no serious
results Miss Lovejoy is reported
resting easier today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR 4 COLD
Saws Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.
Instant relief-no waiting. Your

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages Of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking.
snuffing, blowing, headache. dryness-
No struggling for breath at night
your cold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now Apply
= UttIe of this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nosrrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage Of
the heaG, soothes the inIlamed or
swollen mucous membrane and RELIEF
comes instantly.
IT'S Just fine Don't stay stuffed-up
with q cold or nasty cataIrh.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
Summer
w ash
F abriics

10-yard bolt Longcloth 69c.
Wyman 100 a bolt quality.
36-inch Embroidered Voiles
SIC yard. White with white
floral and coin dot embroidered
designs. The SOC regular
goods.
27-inch Barred Swiss-IOc
yard. 15c regular.
3O-inch French Ginghams,
Csc yard All new plaidS,
checks and stripes; especially
good for chiidren'S wear.
27-inch Tissue Bingham Csc
yard. New summer design in
stripes and plaidS.
Any Csc VoiIe-19c yard.
In new stripes, checks and
floral patterns.
3S-inch Tub Silks 39c yard.
The regular soc. In colored
stripe deSlgnS-tOr blouse or
shirt.
White Pique 19c yard-36-
inch fine summer Skirting ma
terial.
White Plisse 10c yard-5o-
inch-for undergarmentS.
36-inch Rice Cloth 121zc
yard. An 1Sc quality. White
36-inch English Nainsook
1870 yard - Regular tSc
quality.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
cow BECOMES DRUNK
Bossy Acts Queer After Eating Guam
tity of Fermented Corn.

DANVILLE. Ind. April 21.-Ben-
jamin Prether of Avon is a strong
temperance man. but that did not
prevent one OF his favoIite mich COWS
from getting drunk. Ii was a cOmical
sight. Prether noticed the animal
prancing around in the barn lot. doing
all sorts Of antics and could not i'm
agine what was the matter
Ii was milking time and he finally
urged her into a stall and MIXED her.
but was afraid 20 use the milk. Then
he released the COW and she was
"funnier' than ever. He sent for a
veterinary. who said the COW was
drunk IL was learned that she had
been where she could get at a guam
tity of fermented corn A farm hand
remembered he had seen the animal
eating the corn. but thought nothing
OF IT,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
BOYS GO SWIMMING
Columbus Youths Prove Beyond
Doubt That Spring Has Come.

COLUMBUS. Ind. April 21-Four
Columbus boys were the first. They
went swimming in White river Mon
day. They sat along the bank of the
stream a while and talked about
spring being here. Fishing seemed to
be good because several persons came
along with strings of suckers in their
hands. one of the boys began to
banter" the others. They dared him
10 go swimming and said they would
if he did. The boy skinned off his
clothes and dived into the river.
Come on in, the waters fine he
yelled. between chattering teeth. The
others were not 10 be outdone so all
went in swimming and remained until
they felt they had proved that spring
is here
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
DEMANDS CHIEFS ARREST
Humane Society Official Says Police
Head shoots Unknown Dogs.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. April p.
A warrant was asked for the arrest
OF Chief William II. Harrington of
the police department by DR.. Marc
Putnam. secretary of the humane So
ciety.
DR. Putnam charges that Chief
Harrington has violated the new dog
ordinance by not advertising the pos
session of stray dogs before killing
them. Justice Maxwell r. Allen of the
police court said he would issue the
warrant if DR.. Putnam could present
sufficient proofs. She said she would
make a new demand Tuesday morn
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
THREE FIRES IN ALBION
Two Homes and an Clubhouse BE
lieved TO Have Been Kindled.

ALBION, Mich, April 21.-Three
mysterious fires here since midnight
Sunday have damaged property to
the extent of $4,000. The farm house
OF William J. Porr, southwest of Al
bion, burned at O'Clock yesterday
morning with $4,000 loss on building
and contents. The occupants Otto
Phal and family, escaped in their
might clothes. A house in the local
foreign settlement was destroyed at
midnight Sunday night, and fire yes
terday noon in a shed in the rear OF
the Snearly meat market endangered
the business section.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
MUSTN'T ABUSE ROOSTER
Alexandria Man Protests When
lockers Tie Sack To Pet.

ALEXANDRIA, Ind, April 21.-Ru-
dolph Schatz. German proprietor OF
an Alexandria bakery. says anybody
can kick his hound dog around, but
when il comes TO tying a paper filed
with air on the tail OF one OF his
banty rOosters. he just has 10 protest
The residents Of +. John ST. here
realized the baker man was in earn
est for ne hurried up and down the
street declaring ne would shoot the
person who paper sacked his pct.
Schatz said the banty fell. exhauste ed.
in the yard after it had run all over
town.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
EVERYBODY SKATES
Adults and Children Alike Take IN
Fad ut CsreencastIe.

GREENCASTLE, Ind. April 81
The roller skating craze has struck
GrecnCasue. Men. women and chill
dren all are skating II IS estimated
that 600 pairs az skates have been
sold. The university students and even
some members Of the faculty are skat-
ing over the city's cement sidewalks.
Skates can Doe heard at an hours Of
the night. Some 80 10 their meals ON
skates. and some even attended class
g wearing their skates.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
BRIEFS.

RICHMOND.-Be NcNullen
was seriously injured when the auto
mobile which he was driving plunged
over 15-foOt embankment.
RISING SUN.-A reward of $50 has
been offered by Anna ID. Hutchinson
for information as 10 her mother and
sister. who disappeared from here on
Feb. 4.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

John A. Fletcher has resigned as a
justice of the peace Of Concord town
ship. He accepted the nomination
for the office prior to the last election
under protest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

HAMMOND s. Kirlpatriclz Of
Elkhart, supervisor of signals for the
Illinois division of the New York Cen
trail, and his assistant, William Daw-
son of Chicago, were injured when
they were thrown from a motor speed
er at Indiana Harbor. Kirkpatrick was
fatally hurt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

Elkhart's factory baseball league
will be composed Of only four teams
this year, but it's members will be
the pick Of the town"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

and the car passed over him without
injuring him.
GOSHEN When search was made
for John w. BOntrager. rs years ola,
who failed to return home after going
to burn over a marsh on his farm
relatives found his lifeless body. He
had been severely burned.
GREENFIELD.-Ra SittOn. -
years old. former recOrde.- of Han
cock county. died as the result of in
juries received when an explosion Of
natural gas buried him under a brick
wall
JEFFERSONVILLE.-Buelah Price
% years old. of Henryville. who is
confined in the Clark county Jail. at
tempted TO commit suicide by setting
fire TO her bed.
LOGANSPORT.-A mass meeting
has been called for tonight for the
purpose of laying plans for the secur-
ing of the Dixie highway through this
city.
COLDwATER- Harris a
rural mail carrier. injured in a run
away accident last winter. lost his
right leg by amputation.
HILLSDALE.-A change will be
made in the management Of Smith
hotel May / L. W. McClave, man
ager for six years. will go to Mil
waukee.
Joseph +. Braithwaite.
one OF the jurors in the recent Kim
brough murder case was killed by a
fall.
AC.-Information has been
received here that the Grand Rapids
and Indiana railroad has purchased
So acres OF land north of this city for
a demonstration farm.
HASTINGS.-In a raid at Long lake
Deputy Game Warden Yeider arrest
ed Jerome and Morris Farrell. charged
with selling i'm Kalamazoo quantities
OF blue gills which they caught with
nets.
ST. JOSEPH.-Fire destroyed five
cottages at Paw Paw lake, 10 miles
north OF this city with loss CT
$4,000. Volunteer fire fighters from
Watervliet saved a summer hotel.
BATTLE CREEK.-Louis u. Ma
honey. % years old. OF Lansing. was
instantly killed by a Michigan Cen
trail train at Morgan park Mahoney.
intoxicated. fell asleep between the
tracks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

The fire bell at the Central station
is now being used as the curfev
warning at 3 p. m. instead of tn
water pumping station whistle, thu
use Of which has been discontinue
at the request of residents in tn,
vicinity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

CoLpWA TER.-Renjamin r. Fer
guson. the oldest pioneer Of Branch
county. is dead. 81 years ole.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21

ELWCOD.-Whiie playing on the
Union Traction viaduct, George Hires.
five years old. had his escape cut off
by car. With rare presence Of mind
he threN himself fiat between the ties
and the car passed over him without
injuring him.