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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20
WOMAN HIDES FROM BANDIIs
IN AN ABANDONED MINE

I'll. PAso, Texas. March 20.--
Mrs wallace Rogers Of Detroit,
Mich. arrived here yesterday with
her Is months old infant and roid
how she he'd hidden with her baby
for two days in the shaft Of an
abandoned mine near Cananea fgom
Mexican bandits
Mrs. Rogers husband is interest
cd In mining property near Cana
nca. but was away from home when
The little colony fed on the approach
Of the bandits
THE whole country around where
| was living, said Mrs. Rogers.
was filled With abandoned mines.
the shafts of some Of which had
been sunk 1000 feet or more Most
OF the American men We're away
when We heard the approach OF the
bandits. We fled TO enc OF the
abandoned mines, carrying whatever
iND1 NC tUNtU NAdAtA W. RttN - hff@
men took my baby and we crawled
down an abandoned shaft by rope
ladder until we reached the 1000
foot level Here We remained for
twenty-four hours.
Finally. as We heard nc shooting,
one Of the men yentured TO the sur
face. lie reported everything quiet
and we returned home. We had
hardly gotten there. however, when
we again heard that the bandits
we're coming. This time we went
down 60 the 500 foot level, where
We remained another day We were
in a little room about ten fee'
square. We had no lights Of any
kind aud had only a couple oi
cans of condensed milk TO feed m,
habs We just sat there on the floo.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20

afternoon.
Mrs. S. II. Moses and Mrs. Hollie
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo
Parten visited Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Moses at Ray Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Elkins gave the
young people party Saturday night.
A large crowd vas present. several
coming out from Waxahachie.
Mr. and Mrs d. o. Freeman OF
Royce and NJ. and Mrs. Felix Jones
of Waxahachie were visiting at Mr..
and Mrs. w. f. Jones Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Vantreese and
sons. Brice Burgess and daughters,
Misses Cecil Heath and Eugene
Smith. and Messrs. Clyde Price. Dee
Matthews and Andrew Thomas of
Tennessee. were all at V. l.. Van
treese's SUNDAY afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20

VI you will read the Daily Light
will pick up enough bargains in that
section of the paper within a year
to pay for the Daily Light subserip-
ton over and over again. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20

IN the blackncas and prayed. ~ las'
Ne could stand il no longer ! thinN
We would have all gone mad II wa
had stayed there any longer. We
up into The suushine. There
was no sign Of the bandits and We
made our way safely to cananea'
here we got train"
Mrs. Rogers declared that the
aIezicnn bandits not only had no
,s.pec, for the American flag. but
tina. Il actually melted them to OUT
tap.s The oniy flag that offered
any protection at all, she said. was
the British flag.
There vas young Englishman
who committed suicide where
was SHE said "'rhe Mexicans
thoneht he was an American aud
they hurredly dug a shallow hols
and we're going to put him away
vitb ont ceremony when the officer
in command overheard some one say
\ wish We knew where his mother
Is so We could notify her. She Is
somewhere In England, but ] do not
know where
"rhe officer stopped the hurai
and asked If the suicide was an Eng
when he learned that he
was. he ordered the body preserved
ard tried for four days TO get a
teueh with an English consul
Another refugee who reached here
today had Travelled 200 miles thra
Mexico on a motorcycle in searsn
ef safety. He was employed on the
20. r" ranch In eastern Chihuahua.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20

Cotton, good middling ....... l2.ab
Gotten, strict middling 10
Cotton. middling ..11.90
Corn, new, per bushel ...... Csc
Wheat per bushel, No. 2. S1.15
Oats. per bushel, bulk ...... .42c
Alfalfa hay, per ton lO.Ou
Prairie hay, per ton 7.O0
Johnson grass hay .......s... 600
Sorghum hay :. ............ lou
Maize T.. heads $500
Chickens, friers, pound 10c to u lac
Cream, butterfat, per pound CSC
Eggs, per dozen ............ lac
Country butter. per pound -. .25c
Hens, per pound ......... lie
Sweet potatoes. yams. .75c
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20
CENTRAL TEXAS LEAGUE
MAGNATEs IN CONFERENCE
PLANS ARE BEING MATtkED
ron six To EIGHT TOWN
LEAGUE THIS YEAR.
Exhibition Game Here This AFTER
noon Brings Large Crowd of
Central Texas League
Fans to Town.

Twenty or more base ball fans are
here this afternoon from Terrell.
corsicana. Ennis and Mexia to join
j. y conference for the purpose of
re-organizing the Central Texas
league on n safe and sound baGis
Kaufman is the only town of the
circuit that has not sent q delega-
tin. At this meeting will be deter
rlined the fate OF the Central Texas
le9gue. Last year the league got
ava TO a good start. bait the split
season caused slump which abga-
lutoly demoralizcd base ball aud the
league blew up before the end of the
second lap. The plan this season is
10 organize so the various towns
my nut out teams of about oqual
strength on a moderate salary limit
and that the salary limit clauses
snail not be violated.
Organization was perfected by the
election of Earl A. Brown as presi-
cent. f.. NJ Wilkerscn of Corsican2
nc vice president and Roy Connally
q Waxahachie as secretary. After
tic election OF officers the delegates
began q discussion of the mode of
procedure, whereupon Ennis and
Moxia announced that they were
ready TO put teams in the field. Mr..
Eubanks of Cors.cana said be did
no' know that Corsicapa would come
IL to the circuit again this year, but
that there was probability that they
would II certain things be climinat-
Ca. First he said Corsicana was OPP
posed 10 a split season. He found
the delegates agreed on this tc q
nan, and 4 motion was voted that
the season would not be split ana
not run over sixty games.
The matter OF salary limit was
considered and it was decided that
the salary limit should remain $3.50
per month, exclusive of the manager.
4
clauses be enforced to the letter.
The meeting is still in progress
and the delegates seem determined to
meet the requirements and put out
teams that would live UP to the ey
laws and play grade OF baseball
that will DC self supporting
Il. T.. Stollonwerk of Terrell de-
cared that Terrell had started into
the eirctlt with an understanding
that il would BE- a permanent thing.
HAD constructed park and made
Ready &c keep team in the fl".l
a..i hence !. 4 not want the league 10
80 by 0oaGit
The following delegates are here
TO attend the meeting:
A. l.. Burge, Ennis; j. c. Castel-
law, Ennis; s. n Forrest, Mexia; w.
Il. Mckinney, Mexia; Gene Sinclair,
Mexia; G. w. Perkins, Mexia; j T..
lMcMurray. Ennis; J. S Eubank, Cor
sicana; Emmett Wilkerson. Corsi-
Ieana; Walter Salm. Corsicana; ROY
Bass. Mexia: w. C. Wilson, Mexia;
Bonner Hickman, MeXia; Roy Aiken,
Mexia. Bee simmons, MeXia; c. r..
Schuster. Waxahachie; b. +. Stolen
Iwerk, Terrell. b. NJ Childers, Tes-
rel; C. Norton, Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20

II We manage 70 live one day -
A time we may survive many years
L is living in the future that wears
so many Of us out-Los Angeles
Times.
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Notice.

When YOU have a society Item for
The Daily Light call Miss Matte
Phone number 620. 1t
takes some time TO get all the de-
tails OF earh social function and the
of this paper will APP
preciate it If YOU will assist by Civ
ing her the particulars as early as
possible
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-20

HOT SPRINGS, March 20.-Hank
Day, veteran umpire. is in mid-sea-
son form. A rookie took violent
exceptions to one of his decisions,
started toward Day and then stop
ped half way, and yelled for Hank
to come over.
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ADDITIONAL SPORTS.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 20
Steve O'Neill. the Indians veteran
back stopper. proved his class in
Sundays game with the New Or
leans Pelicans by cutting down four
runners who tried to steal second.
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Liverpool.
Chicago Grain.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
produce today:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
A JUST RIGHT CANDIDATE

Judge Webster of Ionia was cal
Ter in town last week on probate work
and incidentally mixed little pleas
ure with business in calling on some
of his long time friends here for a
few moments social pastime. Natur-
ally the question of his candidancy
for Probate Judge was brought up,
and the usual hearty support was ac-
corded him. Ionia county is certain
ly to be congratulated on having so
efficient Judge of Probate, along
with all which Judge Webster is such
a likeable fellow that his work as
Probate Judge ingratiates him into
the hearts and minds of the people
of Ionia county to very remarkable
degree. q
A year ago Mr.. Whistler was select
ed as president of the Michigan As
ISOLATION of judges. This was a dis
tinct recognition of his work. A state
officer who has been in nearly every
probate Office in the state has said
that the records of no probate office
are better kept than those of Ionia
county. This is a result Of hard,
persistent, painstaking. work. What
more could we ask? Let's show our
appreciation of this kind of service
by giving Mr.. Webster at the coming
election an even larger majority than
we ever have before.-Wave-Tim
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
SMYRNA

Mrs. Z. w. Condor left Wednesday
morning for Milwaukee. She accom-
panied Mr.. Condon's sister, Mrs. Geo.
Keller, there for treatment for rheu-
matism.
Mrs. Ed. Insley, Mrs. Barry and
Howard Insley were in Grand Rapids
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed. Condor is now able TO sit
in chair on the porch for a short
time.
George Frost and family expect to
return soon to their home in Florida
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Frost and lit
tie daughter of Moseley were Sunday
guests of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Frost.
Mrs. Allan Seymoure and baby ar
rived here last Sunday and are board
ing with Mrs. Ed. Insley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Compton were
in Lowell Saturday and Sunday, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Purdy and son,
CIV were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Purdy's brother, r. B. Davis and fam
lily near Moseley.
Clifford Insley left Sunday for
Wellston, where Mr.. Harrington Sc
cured a position for him on the big
dam now being built near there on
the Manistee river. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Insley accompanied him as far as
Grand Rapids and spent the afternoon
with Allan Short and family.
Mrs. Ellen Beedy went to Lansing
last Friday and returned Saturday
evening, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Mead and two chill
dren, Wayne and Amber, who will
visit here couple of months.
We understand that George Hop
POUCH and wife will move back to
Smyrna in about three weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Cook will move into the
Snyder house, formerly the Chas.
Mead property.
Loren Purdy of Grand Rapids Wis
tied his grandmother, Helen Purdy,
Sunday.
Born, September 10, to Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Axel Nelson of Mcbride, big
boy, who will answer to the name of
Arlo F.. Mrs. Nelson was formerly
Miss Edith Percival, and a former
teacher in our schools.
The next Cleaner meeting will be
held Thursday evening, October 8,
instead of October Ia at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benedict Tower. f..
Tenwick will be with us. He carries
a message to all of us from the SUI
preme arbor. Each member Is re-
quested to be present. Sandwiches,
doughnuts and coffee will be served
after the meeting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
MUST CONTROL SENATE

The hardest job before the Repub-
lican party in November is the total
elimination of the Democratic ma
jority in the United States senate.
Indications are that the Republicans
will elect a president and a good ma
jority in the House of Representa-
tives, but without control of the SEN
ate the administration will be depriv-
I'd of the power to put its most i'm
)ortaaf policies into action. AS the
late now stands it has fifty-five
lnocrats and forty Republicans.
ere isyone Vacancy to be filled by
,oubli{an from Maine elected Mon
making forty-one Republicans
IN Gov. Feinald takes his seat.
ere are SO hold-over senator's Tin
ding sFernald, who is to fill an I'M
pired term), of whom SO are Demo-
ats and 35 Republicans, the Demo-
ats thus having the advantage of IL
majority at the beginnin: of the racs.
IF the 33 seats to. be filed at this
lection 16 are nov occupied by Re-
.blicans and IL by Democrats. To
,ntrol the Senate the Republicans
Gust elect % of the SO senator's, and
his would give but an even division
( AZ to AZ, the vice president being
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
ASHLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sheard and
daughter, Eleanor, of Spencer, Mr..
and Mrs. Lou Emmons and Mrs. Lee
titia Emmons were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heavener of Detroit
tok dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Hall Saturday.
Miss Lillian Emmons, who has been
sick the past week, is gaining.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the fair at Grand Rapids
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. H. s. Ellis and son,
Victor, were supper guests of Ernest
Hart of Oakfield Monday evening.
The Sunday guests at Geo. Smiths
were Mr.. and Mrs, Ed. Bigler of Nc
Cords, Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Smith and
family and Mrs. Orley Emmons and
son, Lyle, and Glenn Smith.
Mrs. Ralph Hall visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Jones of Oakfield Center
Thursday.
Mrs. Heavener and children Of De-
troit, who have been visiting here, re-
tarned to her home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Godfrey and
Ray Macarthur spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
MrArthur of Kent City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Young spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
formers sister near Cedar Springs.
Mrs. Latitia Emmons is visiting
relatives in Spencer township this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Clark of Colo
RADIO have been visiting their niece,
Mrs. Ralph Hall, the past week.
The Ladies Aid will hold a poverty
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
POLITICAL JOTTINGS

If plans ito get villa" are abandoned
villa should reciprocate and refrain
from organizing expeditions ito get"
American citizens.
The fact that Mr.. Wilson could en-
dorse this Pork Congress shows that
he isn't seasick, anyway.
Mr.. Pinchot also seems of the opin-
ion that God Hates Gutter.
The man who quotes the Baltimore
platform is regarded as a political
archeologlst
'He kept the country out OF war;"
but he robbed it of its peace.
Up In Maine they are now rhyming
Hughes with Moose. And there is rea-
son as well as rhyme connecting the
two words.
victory" Mr.. Fairbanks told Okla
homa Republicans, surely will perch
on our banner" But Champ Clark tied
it up in a heater and more compact
bundle when he said: "They licked hell
out of u.s."
Members OF President Wilson's cabi-
net are ready to do anything to reflect
their chief, except resign.
Writes former Princeton man: AT
first we called him w. W.; then we
made 1t 4. w. W."
That one term plank In the Demo
cratic platform of 1912-it is more than
likely to hold, after all.
When President Wilson called upon
the Mexican commissioners at New
London he revived old presidents, but
did he wave the Stars and Stripes?
A man in Washington has made a
bust OF the President, thus anticipat-
ing Mr.. Hughes by several weeks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27

1t is good American doctrine that
Mr.. Hughes breaches when he urges
the fostering of all new enterprises
and the support of those we already
have. To protect the American wage
scale and uphold the American stan
dard of living is the doctrine of COM
mon sense.
In his speech at Portland, Me-, Sep
TENDER z, Mr.. Hughes said:
"Our good friends on the other
side Of this campaign apparently
think the American people do not I'm
derstand the causes of the artificial
prosperity that is now being enjoyed.
My friends, if you would know what
the condition is likely to be at the
conclusion of the war you must as
certain by searching your memory
what the condition was before the
war broke out, under the tariff
which was passed by a Democratic
administration. A tariff for. revenue
only, my friends, is not an American
tariff and cannot develop and main
tain American prosperity.
II propose that we shall so adjust
our tariff duties that we shall make
possible new enterprises, foster our
economic independence and make pos
sible the success of every enterprise
where the American wage scale is
higher to such degree that we can
not compete in our production with
goods where there is a lower wage
scale. Let US protect American la
Dor. That ought not to be a parti-
san doctrine. That is good American
doctrine. That is nothing but COM
mon sense applied to one of the most
subjects of the day."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27

q. L. BeardsIee in the new barn Fri
dav evening, September 20. Fines
wifi be imposed by the presiding
Judge on all who wear white collars,
patent leather shoes, jewelry or any
other fnery. A prize will be. given
the best dressed couple for the oc-
casion. Supper will consist OF brown
and white bread, baked beans, seal
loped potatoes, pumpkin pie, molasses
cake, pickles, doughnuts and Gomez.
Come one and all with your glad rags
and the pleasure will be yours.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27

The campaign this rail- Dy the IL
quor interests to keep Michigan from
becoming dry will be a campaign not
SO much against the prohibition
amendment, but more so-called
"home rule" This much of the plans
by vets for the impending struggle
between the drys and the saloon
forces has been edivulged by Patsy
Mcnamara, of Manistee, one of the
wet leaders in the upper peninsula
and proprietor of one of the most
dispensaries. The wet headquarters
in Detroit have advised their workers
in the counties, Mr.. Mcnamara has
announced to devote their time to the
so-called "home rule" and let the pro-
hibition amendment take care of it
self.
1--WE have seen," said Mr.. McNa-
mara, "that it is especially futile to
attempt to stop the passage of the
prohibition amendment in Michigan.
Accordingly we have been instructed
to devote our attention to the counter
amendment for "home rule" If the
prohibition amendment fails to get
enough votes, and "home rule" pass
es, we win. If prohibition passes and
home rule does not get a majority,
we lose. If both pass, we will have
things tied up in ball and it will be
taken to the supreme court to untan-
gle the mess. / have been told that
IL both amendments passed, the court
would be likely to rule in favor of the
one which carried by the biggest ma
jority. But while the court was de-
Gliding the matter we probably would
be able to continue business.
"What we propose to do it to tell
the voters to vote yes on home rule
and let the prohibition amendment go
to the devil. And we'll go to the
straits with a majority of 1000 for
home rule"
Since learning of the above plans
mapped out by the vets, the drys
have expanded their plans and will
conduct a double battle. Their big
gest effort will be to get out a ma
jority vote eyes" in favor of the pro-
hibition amendment to make Michigan
dry, but at the same time, it has been
announced, they will conduct an ag-
gressive educational campaign to get
voters to vote mo" against the So
called "home rule" amendment. If
the so-called "home rule" amendment
is not defeated, the drys say, it will
set Michigan back so years in the
matter of liquor legislation and con-
troll
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
BIG CROP OF APPLES
Is LOOKED FOR

Luther Hall, who owns the famous
Northern Spy orchard on the State
road. four miles north of Ionia, is
hooking forward to the harvest of q
$4,000 crop of apples next month.
The present appearance of the or
chard, The Hall orchard OF about 70
acres. and the N. b. Hayes orchard
Of 40 acres of Northern Spy apples in
Northplains, have for several years
been under observation by the ma
tional horticultural department at
Washington, and are recognized as of
the very highest class. To these
might be approximately related the
large and splendid orchard Of B: +.
which already carload lots of North
ern Spys and other varieties have
been shipped, and where the trees
are fairly grooming under the weight
of their tremendous loads Of fine
fruit.
They do not oppose the centraliza-
~ l. 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
REGARDING THE BEAN CROP

1t. is estimated that there will be
less than 100000 bushels of beans
available in the United States this
year, against 100000 last year,
and So beans may be a possibility be-
fore the winter is over. Michigan
bean men will have no competition,
because of the short crops in Cali
fornia, Colorado and New York.
The Michigan Bean association
voted in favor of SIS per bushel for
beans, beginning October /, with an
in crease of from 10 cents to 10 cents
=. month thereafter to cover storage
and transportation. These prices
may be increased and to regulate the
market a committee was named, con-
sisting of A. b. Cook, of Shiawassee
county; c. M. King, Montcalm coun-
ty; Amos Welch, Ionia county; John
Pullam, Saginaw county, and w. E.
Billiard and A. T. Dean, of Kent coun-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-27
SINFUL MUTILATloN
OF FAMOUS SPEECH

We notice that the editor of the
Democratic campaign book. made up
Of samples Of Woodrow Wilson's Wit
and Wisdom" has tempered with one
specimen speech by emitting the
phrase "too proud to fight"
This smacks Of lese majestic. to say
the least. i"A
The only possible excuse for this sin
OF omission that we can think Of is
that there may also be times when a
naughty handbook compiler Is too
proud to print