davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-01
Glad to Contribute.

Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey in his
letter Of Endorsement. inclosing a per-
sonal contribution Of SIS. today said:
Il welcome the chance to send a con-
tribution toward the Christmas greet
ing from the people of Washington to
the Days on the border There are 1900
young men of the District of Columbia
who are doing their countrys duty in
that far-oh section of our land. When
the President called for troops they
came out without hesitation, leaving
friends and families to take part in an
enterprise which involved many hard
ships and personal sacrifices. They are
representatives of this District of
whom the District may well be proud
christmas will mark little more
than half year from the time they
passed in front of the President. with
the cheers of the people of Washington
ringing in their ears, and a little
Christmas remembrance from the peo-
pie of the Capital city. such as The
Star plans to send, will go far toward
showing that there is a deep sentiment
for them in the hearts of the people of
Washing on-somethin more than the
mere temporary excitement aroused by
martial music and the sight of the young
men of Washington leaving for the
front | hope that the response of the
people of Washington will be such as
the honor and dignity of the city
call for and the men on the border
merit.
An example of how prominent BUSH
ness men OF the capital city are inter
ested in the subscription is shown in
the following letter received today
from NJ A Leese, GA 9Th street north
west:
"I note with a great deal of satisfac-
ton the very appropriate movement YOU
have started In raising funds for the
District soldiers Christmas remem-
brance who are now on the border and
us at a great sacrifice to
themselves and families. | am sure such
a worthy movement VIII be followed by
our citizens, who will be glad to Join
with you in raising such a fund, which
will be greatly appreciated by our boys
on the border to be thus remembered by
the citizens from their home town at so
opportune a time. l take pleasure in in
closing YOU a 50 contribution to this
fund"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-01
Sick of Extra Sessions.

He paused for minute. then he said
with emphasis:
II am sick and tired of extra ses-
sions. Since Taft was elected we
have had but one decent vacation. The
country's sick and tired of Congress
being here all the time and members
of the House sit around here SO long
they get good and stupid. That's fact
here I've seen men so frazzled out they
weren't worth a cent
Here he paused again. and then con-
tinued:
There will be ninety-one days in the
coming session. and fourteen OF them
are Sundays That leaves seventy-seven
days. Take fourteen days for holidays
out of that and you have sixty-three
days, and that Is hardly enough time
to get through the regular appropria-
ton bills.
We have an awful lot of important
stuff ahead of US, too There's All this
railroad legislation. That question's
got to be settled. Then there's the vo-
cational education bill. That's i'm
portant Then there's some cOnServa-
ton measures up: and Nolan of Cali
fornia is all-fired active about that
three dollar a-day bill-the minimum
wage for government employees. SO it
looks like We had to get down to work.
Let's everybody work for one day off
at Christmas and day at New Year.
have found only one man who said
he was against the proposition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-01
Thrift and Economy.


''Yuu represent. he continued, ''as
the winners of these prizes, a spirit
which is sweeping over Washington:
and, as Secretary Redfield, head OF the
Department of Commerce, told you
Wednesday night at the Casino. The
alter, YOU represent movement which
is bound to sweep all over the country
"a movement to bring about thrift and
economy. not only in the saving Of
paper. but in the saving of everything
which enters into our daily lives. You
are a little band of pioneers. and it
would not surprise me in the least to
see 'bundle-wrapping contests and pa
per-Saving demonstrations in all the
different cities of the United States
now that you have shown the way.
Better than all. perhaps. YOU repre-
sent all the workers in Washington
stores-the boys and girls and other
young men who competed with you in
the contest and who were present to
watch YOU and to applaud your efforts
and who will certainly show by their
Efforts in paper-savinE III the future
that they learned something which Will
be valuable to them in their daily work.
/ am certain. too, that you eight girls.
boys and young men represent the
desire that is spreading for more
economic use of paper and the other
useful things of life that all handle
every day. for reports are being re-
ceived from all over the city that the
people Of Washington are showing
every day a greater spirit of saving
and economy.
The pictures of the prize winners
will be published in The Star of Sun
day. with a special article. Those who
received prizes today were as follows:
List of Prize Winners.
Miss Coral Whiting, employe of Lans-
burgh & Bro. 1909 Lamont street north
west; s. gold piece.
Miss Bertha Prather, employee Of
Woodward & Lothrop, Inc, Capitol
Heights: $3.50 gold piece.
Miss Madge Lucas, employe of S.
Kann. Sons x Co. 1902 Princess street,
Va: 81 silver piece.
Vernon Quigley. employe of Lans-
burgh x Bro, PIG 18th street southeast;
s5 gold piece In one contest and an
other So gold piece in another contest.
Anthony Russo. employe of Hecht &
CO.. 735 LIST street northwest, $3.50 gold
piece.
William Leadbetter. employee of S.
Kanns, Sons &; Co, 4l42 Conduit road
81 silver piece.
Richard Ackad. employe Of s Kann.
Sous & CO.. 1906 q street northwest; IS
gold piece.
George Babcock, employe of Lans-
burgh &: Bro, Mount Rainier; $3.50 gold
piece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-01
Commerce Club to Aid.

The Commerce Club of the Depart
ment of Commerce also plans to do
something with view to making an
addition to the fund. President George
e Oller of this organization is to dis
cuss the matter with the board Of gov
ernors Of the club to see what steps
can te taken to raise a fund on behalf
of the Department of Commerce en-
ployes.
Heartiest cooperation of the LOO
Boy Scouts in Washington was pledged
today by II. II. Grogan, scout commits
sioner for the District of Column oIa-
who is calling upon all the scout mas
tiers to suggest to their troops ways in
which they can help along this cam
paign for a merry Christmas on the
border.
Roland $. Robbins. manager of
keith's Theater said today that he. in
tends not only to make a personal con-
tribution. but to help as far as he can
in other ways to make this subscrip-
ton a success. Slides calling attention
of the public to this worthy subscrip-
ton are to be run at Keith's Theater
and several of the large moving picture
houses
Nearly 100 men from the Washing
ton navy yard were in the District
mobilization camp at Fort Myer ana
the ma jority of these are doing serv-
ice on the border. Their fellow en-
ployes at the navy yard today started
a systematic canvass among the thou
sands of employees at the yard with the
avowed purpose of making their
subscription the largest toward the
general fund. Committees in the diff
ferent shops are being organized
Capt. Leroy Heron. commanding
Troop B, the newly organized troop OF
the Presidents own. promises that
sixty men of his organization will work
hard during the next week for gen
erous contribution toward the fund.
Capt. Heron will appeal directly TO
the members of his troop at the next
drill Recruiting Sergts. John W.
Thompson and l.. 4. Coolidge. who have
been organizing the Presidents Own
Cavalry Squadron. said that Troop b
could be counted on for a contribution
of at least SIS.
y resolution calling upon all citizens
associations in the District TO support
this campaign for generous Christmas
gifts for each and every one of the
1900 District men in the federal mill
tary service on the border is to be in
troduced at the meeting of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations in the
district huildfDp tpnnrroW night
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
SOLDIERS ARE CASTING
VOTES FOR PRESIDENT
SEVERAL THOUSAND VOTES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN CAST
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Laws Of a Number OF States Permit
Militiamen on the Border to
Vote - Minnesotans
Voted Today.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-Several
thousand votes have already been
cast in next Tuesdays election and
several thousand more votes will be
cast before that day. A greater part
of the soldiers stationed on the bor-
der are taking advantage of Their
own state laws to vote by mail or by
wire.
Today about 1000 Minnesotans
are exercising their right of suffrage
by wire. it was estimated by the
war department. Before Saturday
the various home precincts in North
Dakota will have heard from the
boy. en- the border. Colorado has
about 900 voters on the border
Michigan has 1000. Wisconsin has
5000 and South Dakota ! 900 voters
on the Rio Grande.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
|OR|VE IN OOBRUOJA
HAS BEEN HALTED
FIELD MARSHAL MACKENSEN IS
DECLARED TO BE SHORT
OF FORCES.
Several Regiments We're Sent to the
Aid OF General Falkenhayn.
Rumanians Are Holding
Their Own.

PETROGRAD, November 2. -
Field Marshal Mackensen has halted
his advance in Dobrudja, apparent
ly because of shortage of men, to
protect his long line along the Da-
nube river. Dispatches from Buch-
Arrest state that Mackensen was fore
ed to send several regiments of his
troops from the Pennsylvania front
to the aid of General Falkenhayn
The withdrawal of these forces is
said to have checked the offensive
operations.
Practically everywhere on the
Transylvania front. except south oil
the Red Tower pass, the Rumanians
are holding their own. The Austro
Germans have been checked in their
advance ON Campelung, but are con
tinulng heavy attacks in the Alt val
ley, where the loss of two villages by
the Rumanians was officially con-
ceded yesterday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
VETERAN JUR|sT DIES
At HOME IN WACO
JUDGE J. VI. MCCORMICK OF FED.
ERAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR
FIFTH DISTRICT DEAD.
Was Partially ParalyzesI Five Years
Ago and Had Never Fully Recov-
crsl---Surviveti By several
Children.

WACO. Texas. November 2.-An-
drew +. Mccormick, aged So. Unit
ed States circuit Judge OF the fifth
district, died here this morning. lie
had been partially paralyzed as the
result OF fall five years ago which
prevented his sitting on the bench,
although he never retired.
Judge Mccormick was born in Tex
as and served in the Confederate ar
my during the civil war,
lie was appointed district judge
in 1895 hy President Harrison He
lis survived by the following chill
'dren:
A. p. Mccormick OF Waco, United
States commissioner, j NJ. McCor-
mick OF Dallas. president of the
board of education and chairman ol
the state progressive executive com
mittee; Mrs. } 0. Muse Jr. and
Mrs. Jewel Freeman of Dallas; Mrs
Lucy Carnes and Mrs. Moilie Me
lGnl OF Austin; Mrs. 4. u. Barnes ant
Mrs. Sallie Croxton OF Ada. Okla.
Mrs Lula James OF Post City. Tex
as: and i. B. Mccormick OF Lo'
Angeles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
TRAIN ROBBER GIVEN
Is YEARS IN Pen
CONVICTED OF COM'LiCrTY IN
ROBBERY OF LOUISVILLE AND
NASHVILLE TRAIN.
Dan Mckee Convicted I'm the Evi-.
denes of jefferson Harrison.
Denies That He is
Gnilty.

MONTGOMERY. November e.
Dan Mckee. convicted Of completely
in the robbery OF the Louisville and
Nashville railway in July. 1915. was
today sentenced to twenty-five years
in the state prison.
There is no man on earth who
knows better than / do whether |
am guilty or not" said Mckee in
reply to a question by Judge Cidy-
ton. land l want to say right here
that | am not guilty of the crime
charged.
Mckee was convicted on tho testi-
mony OF Jefferson Harrison. who turn
ed states evidence. Harrison was
said to have been at the head of .
train robbery trust operating in the
lsouthern states
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
FORT vAUX
IS EVACUATED
GERMANS WITHDRAW FROM
LAST FORT HELD BY THEM
ON VERDCN FRONT.
A STRONG POSITION.
The Fort Occupied summit Of Hill
and French Had Been Repuiscd
Repeatedly in Attempting
to Storm II.

BERLIN, Nov. Fort Vaux,
northeast of verdun. has been evac-
uated by the German troops, 1t was
officially announced today.
1.-The artillery engagement on the
east bank of the Meuse yesterday in
creased with great intensity" said
the official statement "The French
directed specially heavy and destruc-
tive fire against Fort Vaux which
had already been evacuated during
night by our troops without given
order and without being disturbed
BY the enemy. The important parts
of the fort were blasted by our troops
before the withdrawal"
Fort Vaux was the last OF the Yer
dun forts remaining in the hands
of the Germans. Fort Doauamont
having been recaptured by the
French in their recent offensive.
United Press dispatches from Yer
dun recently said that Fort Vaus
was surrounded on three sides BY
the French whose artillery was ring
ing in the fortress and southwest ol
the fort, cutting Off the German sup
plies.
Fort vaux was captured by thu
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
MAY REOPEN
SUB QUESTION
THE ENTIRE QUESTION or ARM
ED MERCHANT SHIPS NAY
BE REOPENED.
THE QUESTION Open
II Is Pointed Out That Germany
Has Never Admitted the Right
az Merchantmen 90 Carry
Arms for Defense.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-The re-
opening of the entire armed mer-
chantmen controversy between the
United States government and
Germany is certain III IL
lis proved that the Marina
was armed at the time she was sunk
by a German submarine, a statement
by Secretary Lansing today indi-
Gated,
Whether merchantmen have a
right to arm for defense Is still an
open question between this country
land Germany This question will
be the principle one II negotiations
develop with Germany over the
death of six Americans aboard the
Marina
While this government has main
tanned the right OF merchantmen to
arm for defense Germany has never
admitted it. The question first
arose In the Lusitania sinking. This
government insisted that merchant
men may arm with any gun not over
six iches in caliber. In the discus
sion that arose in the Lusitania ne
gotiations the state department
showed that the Lusitania was arm
led. without recession by this gov
ernment from its position or admis-
sion by Germany that merchantmen
might arm the question was permit
ted to lapse. Secretary Lansing said
the right of merchantmen TO arm
was still a mooted question, Thers
has been no decision on II. Germany
| is expected to maintain that armed
merchantmen were not included II
, her pledges to the United States,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02

Germans June 9th after terrific
battle II occupied strong position
on the summit OF hill The French
were repeatedly repulsed In storm
ina attacks up It's steep sides
The Germans systematically reduc
co the French defenses BY constant
artillery fire until the foft was no
lengcr tenable Evacuation by the
Le.mans came on The 252nd day OF
The great struggle at verdun.
North OF the Somme .rtllery ac-
tivity vas renewed In local actions,
The French offensive ut Rancouri
has brought small advantages fof
the enemy North OF Morva' the one
my attacks were generally repulsed
y ith sansuiaary losses.
In the eastern war theatre on
Prince Leopold's front German troops
have stormed the Russian advance
positions on the left bank OF the
Stochod. Besides heavy losses the
enemy lett 1900 men in German
hands.
In the Carpathians there were
several successful enterprises against
Russian advance positions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
BOY STABBED BN NEGRO
USES BIG BUTCHER KNIFE

AUSTIN. Tex. Nov. Randolph
Gordon CLARK. II years old. was
stabbed TO death by Harvey HUI
bert. a negro. late Tuesday night on
East Sixth street. The negro claims
that gang" OF Halloween rockers
had annoyed him and woman with
whom he was walking, and that he
had stopped it, An eye witness
of the stabbing declared that young
Clark wGs not n member of the gang
that disturbed Hubert. but was the
innocent victim OF the negro's an
ger. A butcher knife was used In
the stabbing. severing one OF Clark 3
ribs. The negro is in Jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
.IRI|N ESCORT bUTCHERED
BY v|L[|STA BANDITS

the fact that he was forced t. land
Carlston established new American
nonstop record, the previous record
being his own flight from Newport
News to New York, distance OF
4l5 miles.
Carlston passed six miles south of
Erie. but when he discovered that
his gasoline tank was leaking he
turned and came back. lie said he
had given up hope OF reaching New
York before night. When he start
ed from Chicago he carried 200 gall
Ions OF gasoline. but when he found
his tank leaking he said he did not
know how much farther he could go
so he turned back and landed here.
Carlston left Erie at O'Clock
headed for Buffalo.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
DALLAS IS LARGEST
CITY IN THE STATE
SPECIAL CENSUS REPORT SHOWS
THE CITY HAS A POPULA-
TION OF 1852
San Antonio Comes Second With q
Population OF 12s.S3f--Area
of Dallas Is f7.3
square Miles.

DALLAS. Texas. Nov. 2.-The
poulation of the city of Dallas. ac-
cording 10 an advance bulletin from
the bureau of the United States de-
partment OF commerce. Is 125.52I,
San Antonio. the next largest city in
the state. has population OF l23.-
s31. according to the bulletin. The
population of Dallas is confined tc
an area of 173 square miles. whils
the population OF San Antonio is IN
an area OF &c square miles.
The population of other ranking
cities July /. 1916. was as follows
Houston l12.303. Fort Worth l04.
5s2 and Waco 1886.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
STARTS CROSS
COUNTRYFl FLIGHT
AVIATOR DEPARTS PROM CHICA-
co WITH 4 PotCH or UNITED
STATES Niii.
NON STOP FLIGHT
Plans to Make Trip fruia Chicago To
New York Without stopping.
Making 100 Miles
an tIour.

CHICAGO, November 2--- Victor
Carlston left here Oh a Curtis BIZ
plane at sos O'Clock this morning
hound for New York city with a
pouch Of United States mail He ex-
nected TO make New York this even
ling without stopping
The weather was ideal for the
Istart and the wind was at the avi-
Iator's back.
The aviator passed over Ham
mond. Ind. at 6:21. Gary az 6;27
land La Port at GAS. He was fly
ing at an altitude of about two thou
sand feet.
carlston passed over Kendalyille,
Indiana. at 1886.
The flight between the two cities
had been attempted before. when
Eugene Ely made an effort to win
the New York Times and Chicago
Evening Posts prize of $4,000 and
la $4,000 prize offered by Clifford
Harmon. He was forced to land af-
ter covering thirty-two miles Ely
was killed some time later.
On May II OF this year Carlston
Established an American nonstop
record when he travelled from New
port News to New York. distance OF
AIS miles.
He passed over Kearsage, JUS
south of Erie. having broken his own
NONSTOP record.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
SUIT FILED AGAINST
WESTERN RAILROADS
THE READS ARE CHARGED WITH
DIVERTING OR MISUSlNG
CARS, CAUSING SHORTAGE.
Mining Companies Have Asked for an
Injunction in the federai
Court-Coal Shipments
Are Delayed.

CHICAGO. Nov. Goal users
here are hoping the steady advance
in the price of coal will be checked
by suits filed in tho federal eou''
today in which the o = 70 ana
other railways ere charged By twen-
ty-eight coal companies of dive nhs
or mispaing coal cars, thereby PEE
venting the rapid shipment of coal
from the mines An Injunction Il
asked.
The plaintiffs sre operators oil
twenty-four mines in Indiana win
an aggregate daily Productive capac-
ity of 27,Ooo tons, vaile only l'ooo
cars a day can be shipped. Because
of lack of cars the mines have been
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
TROLLEY CAR CRASHES
INTO LOADED SCHOOL HACK
THREE GIRLS PERHAPS FATAL
LY INJURED AND SEVENTEEN
OTHERS BADLY HURT.

MUNCIE, Ind, November a.
Three young school girls were badly
and perhaps fatally injured. Peter
Knoth. driver of school hack. was
Iseriously injured and seventeen other
school girls were less seriously hurt
when car on the Portland division
of the Indiana Union Traction line
icrashed into the school hack at Como
near Portland. Indiana. about
lo'clock this morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-02
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS LINED
THE SHEETS To GIVE PIsEs-
IDENT A GREETING.
A busy DAY AHEAD.
Three Mig sl,<eshe~ Were Planned
with Probably short Addresses
at Overflow Mectings--Is
CheessSi By Tratnuscn.
by RoBT. J. BENDER.


NEW YORK, Nov. 2.--Pre~islcmt
Wilson. arriving here to-day for hts
first political campaign drive In Now
York city. WAS greetesi by roar of
cnthpsiNsn, such ~ promised to make
hts Madison Square Garden appears
ance tonight rival of the political
meeting held In the Garden four
years ago when he was cheeretI for
more than AN hour.
The president reached hero at p
o'clock this morning ffom Bnffalo,
where he was chcercd by big diens-
unsts'atlon last night and where IN
received reports from his llcutcnants
that tlse state wossld ~ democrats.
T,ninmen yelled "thive cheers" -
the president arrived and blg
crowd took up the cheering and
echoed II through the station. En-
gineers leaned from their catss,
shook hands with the president. AMI
shouted. 1--WE arc with YOU. Mr..
Presilent.''
The pr~sitient's schedule today
calls for three big speeches In which
he hopes to hammer home political
argument, with perhaps added sd-
dresses ut overflow meetings.
Democratic managers predict that
the president viii have the greMtest
political audience Of the campaign,
aud have made plans accordingly.
Three tloosand extra seats have been
placed In Madison square Garden,
making the seating capacity $4,000.
The president Immediately board
ed the yacht Mayflower and win re-
main there until 1870. Then he
has speech before the Wilson Rusi-
ness Mems League. Tonight he will
make speeches at Madison Square
Garden and Cooper Union.
As ~ part Of the might dcmonstsa-
tion Tsmmany Hall has promised to
turn out thousands OF It's followers
In big parade.