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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
HENRY N. WALLACE
OF DETROIT HERE
t.xRoUTE To GULF COAST
COUNTRY WITH PARTN
OF FRIENDS.
T. Head Of the Holding Company sof
the Waxahschie Gas Company
and booster for the Town.

Henry NJ. Wallace OF Detroit
head of the Henry NJ. Wallace Gas
company. holding company for the
Waxahachie Gas company, is spend
ing today in Waxahachie looking
after business Interests. Mr.. wal
Iyce is accompanied south by Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Stephenson of Duluth
and MIR. and Mrs. George Gallup OF
Ann Arbor. who will remain in the
south during the winter. Messrs.
Stephenson and Gallup are capt.
tslists who spend some two or three
months in the south every year.
| Their attention was attracted 10
Waxahachie by reason Of the fact
that the Detroit Tigers would train
here. and they are making their
plans to return to Waxahachie while
the Tigers are in training mere.
The party will go tonight to Temple
and from thore will go on to Corpus
Christi where Mr.. Wallace has oil
| interests.
Mr.. Wallace is a most enthusiastic
booster for Waxahachie and he did
nuch to aid the local Chamber of
Commerce in bringing the Tigers
| here to train next spring. He said
today, ut will be the biggest adj
vertisement Waxahachie Gun have.
doubt if $4,000 expended in judi
eious advertising, would bring Wax
aachie to the attention OF more peo-
pie than this one thing. People in
the north are already asking ques-
lions concerning Waxahachie and
Texas. There will be thousands of
| fans looking Waxahachic way when
the training season opens. Quite 4
few may come south while the team
Is in training and those who can't
come will read every line that is
printed about them. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephenson and Mr.. end Mrs. Gal
| lup expect to remain in Texas until
about April and they will be re
quent visitors during the training
season to Waxahachie. All four arc
enthusiastic fans and would enjoy
seeing a good ball game every day.
Mr.. Wallace said a great many
Detroit people will be coming here
to spend the winter when the min-
eral baths are available. He counts
| says it's resource mny other
towns would give fortunes to have.
MIR. Wallace and party will remain
| in the city until Sunday morning
when they will continue their
journey south.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
STATE PRISONS NOT
OPERATED At Loss
GOVERNOR FERGUSON ANSWERS
CHARGES THAT SYSTEM is
LOSING PROPOSITION.
Declares that the System Has ON
Hand SiSo,OOo Worth of Tn
sold Products-Cotto Crop
Damaged.

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. Cover
nor Ferguson said today that the
operation of the penitentiary system
during the present administration
would have shown handsome profits
had it not been for the storm last
August. This statement was made
in answer 10 charges that the sys-
tenn is losing 100000 a year.
The governor will deliver an adj
dress this afternoon at the dediea-
tory services OF Dallas labor tenn
pie
The state appropriated 100000
for the expenses OF the penitentiary
system IN 1915" said the governor.
AZ the end Of the year we found
that an appropriation OF s5,i0o had
not been spent. In addition We have
SlSo,000 worth OF unsold pro-
duets. Five thousand bales OF cot
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
CHURCH
SOCIAL THURSDAY

On Thursday evening the men,
bers of the Main Street Christian
church had a social meeting which
Notwithstanding the cool and threat
ening weather, was very largely at
tended. The purpose of the occasion
was to have the members become
better acquainted with each other
and to place before them the pro-
gram for the raising of the neces-
sary budget to meet the expenses of
the church for the present year.
The members and some friends of
the church assembled in the main
auditorium WIRE the pastor, in a
few we'll chosen remarks, explained
the object of the occasion, after
which under the leadership of DR..
Parnell, and under the music of the
organ, the entire assembly formed in
o line in twos and marched in the
auditorium in a circle, and in same
manner to the parlors upstairs,
when they all lined up and each
person then clasped in friendly
greeting the hand of each other, and
IL this way everybody met every
body" and good feeling prevailed.
After this each person was handed
SIX slips of paper bearing different
numbers on each of which was writ
ten something that would indicate a
prominent person or character II
was necessary for each person to
swap" his six slips until he had
gotten six alike in number, and then
these six slips told of the charac-
terS which was read aloud by the
holder for Interpretation. After
this some short and spicy talks
were made, and then nice chicken
ard cold tea were served, which
closed very enjoyable occasion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08

ro,,,oes beans. beets, and various
ether vegetable She canned the
surplus and has a supply sufficient
81 rup the family through the winter
roa,hs she has taken ADVANTAGE
of every opportunity to get instruc-
,iou along this line. During the
fhautauqua she did solIe work u"
ser the direction OF Mrs. Landrum
and was very successful.
Mrs. Davis informed a represen-
tative of the Light this morning
that she was delighted with the
prospect OF getting TO work win
the Young girls OF the oo:nty. She
said il was her purpose to attend
Tho aueciaI course at c. |. a, which
closes on the last day OF the present
month. and that she would then
take up the work of organizing the
clubs. She expects to be assisted
in this work BY Miss Carter OF the
A a NJ. extension department ana
qcme Of the club women OF Waxaha-
chic. who have expressed a desire
10 help in the work. Next will come
the preparation of the soil, the
planting and the cultivation of the
crops. all of which will be done un-
der the supervision of the Home
Demonstration agent. In canning
season Mrs. Davis will endeayor to
have her girls keep the III. II. H..
II standard To the high mark, and
dc what she can towards adding the
fifth III" which stands for home.
Mrs. Davis says the growth OF
the home demonstration work has
been something phenomenal. IT
was started in 1910 when only four
counties out of two states took part.
Now II has reached the proportion
of $4,000 members and effort is
being made during the present year
To increase the membership to co.
600. AS has been stated before the
work includes various and sundry
things besides the canning of yege-
tables and as it progresses in Ellis
county the home demonstration
agent will branch out into the other
lines. The first year is usually de-
voted to the culture of tomatoes
and the teaching OF canning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
1T the Queen.

The Queen is showing a special
feature today, Sol Smith Russeils
great play. "A Poor Relative, pre-
senting Thomas Jefferson, Millcent
Evans, Mildred Manning, Edna Fos-
ter and many other stars. A Vita
graph special feature is also being
shown. THE Gypsy Trail. from
Gone TO the Dogs" presenting An
tonic Moreno, Nellie Anderson ana
p star east. On next Wednesday =
local motion picture will be taken
in this city, and the manager of the
Queen theatre requests that every
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08

LOST-A ring with or s keys and
prestolite key. Finder return TO
Preface Hargroves ard receive re-
ward. 2is
ton were destroyed by the storm.
This meant a loss OF about $780,
Geo."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
MONTEnEGR|nS PERISH
WHEN STEAMER IS SUNK

CETTINJE, January S.-Official
dispatches confirm reports that at
least two hundred Montenegrins from
America lost their lives when an
Italian steamer carrying them TO
Montenegrin soil struck a mine yes
terday. Two hundred and twenty
five who were on their way home TO
enlist in the army We're rescued by
fishing vessels
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
EFFORT BEING MADE To
UNsEAT JUDGE EBERT GARY

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-A battle
to unseat Judge Ebert Gary as di-
recting head of the gigantic United
States Steel Corporation is in pre-
nminary progress, according TO ru-
mors circulated in Wall street to-
day. Henry C. Frick, the Pitts
burgh steel magnate, also direc-
tor in the corporation and reported
to hold many other directorates, is
a probable candidate for the chair
manship.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

The Daily Light gives the news
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
ASK FORTY MILLIONS FOR
THE RIVERS AND HARb0RS

WASHINGTON, Jan S.-The
house rivers and harbors committee
today decided to present bill APP
propriating forty million dollars for
continuing present projects and
four million dollars for maintain
ing others that have been complet-
has begun,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08
At the Empire.

A four reel program is being
shown at the Empire theatre today.
The productions are all good ones.
Monday the second chapter of the
Helen Holmes new railroad series,
THE Girl and the Came will be
shown, each number being a COM
plete story.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-08

one who would like to take part in
the picture 10 please leave their
names at that theatre.
Evening star., 1916-12-14
.$28,550,0OO SPENT
/ FOR WAR EACH DAY
.Great Britain's Situation Re-
veaIed by A. Bonar Law
in Commons.
ASKS TWO BILLION CREDIT

LONDON, December IA. 4:27 PM
sAndrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
-exchequer, announced. in the house of
Commons this afternoon, that the daily
average expenditure of Great Britain
I'm the war had risen to f5,710,000
Mr.. Bopar Law said the actual ex-
spenditure had exceeded the estimate
sowing to the increase in munitions and
additional loans to Great Britain's al
-ltes and to her dominions.
In moving vote of credit of G400. .009,-
1000 today, A. Bonar Law decided to con-
fine his speech entirely to the financial side
of the war, and in the absence of Premier
Lloyd George and former Premier AS
quith, owing to illness, it was expected
.the debate would be merely along this
line However, this will not prevent
members of the small group of peace ad-
-vocates from asking questions in an effort
to draw out the government in regard to
Germany's peace proposal, although it
succeed.
~Today's vote of credit is the fourteenth
since the outbreak of the war. bringing
up the total for the present financial year
TO G1,750 O00, 900 and the grand total for
the war to 93,532. .000.0 600
= While there always is a large attend
-ance of members on the day vote of
.interest was shown in todays proceed
eings owing to curiosity as to whether
ANY change would be announced in the
manner of financing the war, and as to
-the reception by the liberals of the new
-chancellors policy.
Evening star., 1916-12-14

on board. At 1o:ls that night they
Wers trrne6 over 70 Col. Baker BY
Capt. Wilson Of the steamer Ids; The
the prisoner Herold proceeded up the
Potomac and, entering Lne Eastern
branch. ran alongside the monitor
Montauk, and at 1:45 In the morning of
April 81 transferred them to that ves-
sci. Booths body was securely sewed
up in a gray blanket. Herold was
placed in double irons and padded
canvas hood with an opening for eat
ing and breathing was put over his
head. On the morning OF April % .
military commission met on the Mon
tauk to oficiaIly identify the remains
Of John wilkes Booth. Among those
who identified the remains were DR..
Fred Nav. Charles Dawson, a clerk at
the National Hotel, and Seaton Mon
roe In reply to question as to
whether ne knew Of any physical pc
culiarity by which he could recognize
the remains. Mr.. Dawson. who had
known him many years. said that at
the function Of the thumb and forefin-
ger Of Booths right hand were the ini-
tfals 81. W. B." He had noticed the
letters when Booth was writing his
name on the hotel register. and had
several times said to him. Booth, what
a fool you were to dlsngure that pretty
hand in such way
After the body had been fully identi-
fed 1t was sewn up in navy blanket
and about o'clock that afternoon was
lowered into a small boat manned by
Evening star., 1916-12-14
OFF FOR LIGHTSHIP TEST.
Capt. King Member of Official Board.
-. Navigation Aid Changed.

Capt. King. inspector in charge of the
local lighthouse district, has gone to
Wilmington, Del, for duty one of
the board that will make the official
tests of a new lightship, No 102, re-
.cently completed at the Pusey & Jones
yard. The vessel is one of a number of
-modern lightships in process of con-
--struction at shipyards throughout the
country for the lighthouse service.
when accepted No. 102 will be assigned
to duty in the New Orleans district,
-where Capt. Benjamin Dorry is the in
-spector in charge.
The lighthouse authorities give notice
-of an important change in an aid to
navigation. to be made. as follows:
Virginia, Chesapeake bay, main channel
-Old Point Comfort light station fog
-signal to be changed about February
r. 1917. to an electrically operated bell,
characteristic as at present, and to be
smoved to the United States engineer
:wharf. nearer the ship channel, and
.about 170 yards 21ea degrees from the
: lighthouse
Evening star., 1916-12-14

two men detailed by Col. Baker. The
ooat was rowed down the Eastern
branch to the arsenal grounds. where
tho body was taken out and placed un-
der guard. At midnight Booths re-
mains were buried inside the old peni-
tentiary building near the main door OF
the warden's residence. After the
grave had been filled in and portion
OF the bricks laid over II the windows
were boarded up and the door locked,
Secretary Stanton taking the key. In
the fall of 1867 the penitentiary build
ing was demolished and. the body was
removed to building known as Ware
house No. ! and placed under the floor
ing.
At the request of Edwin Booth the
remains were delivered to an under
taker on Tuesday. February is. 1863,
and were taken to an undertaking es-
tablishment on F street. They were
placed In a stable in rear of the build
ing. This was the stable in which
Booth had kept his horse. The remains
were subsequently, taken to Baltimore,
where they were inferred beside the
remains of his father. the Elder
Booth" in Greenmount cemetery.
The undertaken. whom l knew well,
told me that there was no doubt about
the identity of the remains.
A. I. MUDD.
Evening star., 1916-12-14
Infantry Units Authorized.

Establishment of infantry units of
the reserve officers training corps has
been authorized by the War Depart
ment in the following institutions:
Georgia Military Academy. College
Park, Ca; New Mexico Military Insti-
tute. Roswell, N. NJ; West Virginia
University, Morgantown, W. Va: Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks
burg. Va: New Hampshire College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Dur
ham. n. H: University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga: Delaware College. New
ark, Del. and Agriculture College of
Utah, Logan, Utah.
Evening star., 1916-12-14

more. whore he engaged In the whole
sale clothing business with his BROTH
ers, under the drm name Of Steiner
In 1855 Mr.. Steiner married Miss
Freda Pels. also Of the Monumental
city. Mrs. Steiner was born in Bremen,
Germany, In 1912. being thirteen years
her husbands Junior. She came to this
country in 1862.
The surviving children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Steiner are Mrs. Fannie Leon and
Mrs. Henry Samek of New York and
Mrs. Norman Luchs and Mrs. Louis
Bush Of this city.
The affair will be the third golden
wedding which has been observed in
the Steiner family.
Evening star., 1916-12-14

their golden wedding anniversary.
Gathered about them will sbe the mem
bers of their family, together with
many friends of this city,. Baltimore
and neighboring cities
+ Mr.. Steiner, who. with Mrs Steiner
and members of their family, is a
member, of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, came to this country In
1S49 from his birthplace, Swingenberg,
Baden, Germany, when twenty years
of age. He now is more than eighty
seven years old.
He first opened a clothing house in
Stanton, Va. later moving to Baiti-
Evening star., 1916-12-14
Commerce Department Changes.

Joseph Marcus. Jacob I. BELOW and
Barney Saul Ravin. have been proba-
tionally appointed as clerks in the CEN
sus bureau at $3.50 each.
John B. Barrett has been transferred
from the Navy Department to the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic commerce
as a clerk at $1,000 and Edward T. Nc
Grath, a clerk at $500. has resigned.
Thomas NJ. Cockrill was. temporarily
appointed as an aid in the bureau, of
standards at $500; Edward ]. Berger, q
laboratory assistant. has resigned.
Howard S. Rappleye was probation
ally appointed as a craftsman in the
coast and geodetic survey at $500.
Evening star., 1916-12-14
Surgeons End Their Sessions.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WA Va
December l4-Dr. William ID. Haggard
Of Nashville. Tenn. was elected presi-
dent of the Southern Surgical and Gsne-
Geological Society at its closing session
here yesterday. The 1917 convention Will
be held in St Augustine. Fla. Other ofi-
GERS elected were: Vice presidents. Dr. j.
Ernest Stokes. Salisbury, y G, and nr.
Francis r. Hagner. Washington; secre-
tary, DR. Herbert A. i.oyate., s,5.elt.h,
n. c.: treasurer, Dr. Legrand Guerry.
Columbia, s {, and member of the coun-
Gil, DIR. Thomas 5. Cullen. Baltimore.
Evening star., 1916-12-14
The Booth Body Question.
} the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The statements Of Frank H. Phipps.
brigadier general, u. 8. A., retired,
printed in The Star Of December s, in
relation to the burial place of John
Wilkes Booth. agree with those con-
tanned in my forthcoming History of
Ford's Theater"
Late in the afternoon of April 26.
1865. Col. Lafayette c. Baker took a
tug and proceeded to Alexandria, Va.
to meet the steamer John c. Ide. on the
way to that city with the remains Of
Booth and the prisoner David Herold
Evening star., 1916-12-14
To West Point From the Ranks

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. December IA
Charles r. Wing, private in the I'd
Wisconsin Infantry. now on Mexican
border service, has received an ap-
pointment to the United States Mill
tary Academy. He Is said to be the
first man ever appointed to West Point
while a private In the United states
Army. During his six months enlist
ment and while a member OF a govern
ment training camp In Michigan wing
made an excellent record. and this led
to his appointment
Evening star., 1916-12-14
TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Steiner Will
Hold Reception Sunday Evening
From z to 10 O'Clock.

At reception Sunday evening from
z to 10 O'Clock Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Steiner, residents of Washington for
the past sixteen years. are to observe
Evening star., 1916-12-14

In a new pipe intended to give a
. cool. dry smoke, the tobacco is loaded
: from the stem side of the bowl, draft
: being supplied by a hole in the top of
the bowl
Evening star., 1916-12-14

A bed that folds into a wall and
Is hidden by a pair of doors is the
idea of a Colorado inventor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Highways Are Important
To Every Section

There is one motor car to every nine
teen families in the United States, and one
to every mile of road.
This fact may not convert the habitual
pedestrian to any large interest in the ma
tional good roads campaign But put the
betterment of highways up to any man
as a military necessity and he will soon
be backing up your arguments with figures
of his own. France, he will probably tell
you, was saved from the invader in Septem
Der, 1914, by her great northern highways,
which were perfectly fitted for the rapid
transportation of her defending army; and
Russia met disaster on her western frontier
partly because there were no passable roads
in that part of the empire.
The recent increasing interest in roads
has many phases Most minds are quickly
impressed with the wonderful scheme for
outlining the entire length of the United
States boundary with great national road
to be built and maintained by the govern
ment for purposes of defense.
This novel idea attracts both by its
practical and its picturesque aspects.
At present the matter most important
to the country at large is the Shackleford
bill which provides for the expenditure of
large sums of federal money upon roads,
and for the creation of state highway
| commission.
The building of the Lincoln highway
IS also creating tremendous amount of in
terest. This great span of 1889 miles will
connect the eastern and the western oceans,
and will pass through 725 cities, towns and
villages. In his annual report, Secretary
Lane pointed out the greater accessibility
to the beauty spots of the United States
made possible through the development OF
good roads.
The enhancement of farm values and
the cheapening of foods as the result of the
easy access of the farmer to markets indi-
cates.the great Importance of good roads as
factor of economics
Not even the habitual pedestrian car
escape vital interest in the development OF
the highways of the country, when he con
siders them from every point of.view.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Tampa Has No Claim
To Exposition

The Tampa Tribune, in a recent edi-
torial regarding the centennial celebration
in 1919, among other things says:
"Pensacola's only claim rests upon its
having been the first to ask for it"
Pensacola was the first to ask for the
centennial because Pensacola is the logical
place for the centennial to be celebrated.
Tampa has absolutely no claim to the
centennial Pensacola has every claim.
Pensacola and its vicinity was the scene
of the greatest events which led to the ces-
sion of Florida by Spain to the United
States.
Pensacola was the seat of the first gov
eminent of Florida, established at Pensa-
cola through the heroism and patriotism of
the great soldier and Democratic states
man, Andrew Jackson.
The first legislative council for the ter
ritory of Florida was held at Pensacola and
the first statutory laws of Florida were
enacted at Pensacola.
The city of Pensacola affords the best
and most interesting evidence of the his
toric past and the superiority and benefi-
cence of American government in Florida.
The Tribune further says:
1t would be out of the question for
an exposition of the scope and extent
proposed to be held in Pensacola.
The Tribune takes much upon itself in
making that statement, which seems to
have been prompted, as did the entire edi-
torial, by spirit of jealousy hardly com
patible with the fair-mindedness which The
Tribune claims. 1t may have been the same
spirit which carefully leaves Pensacola of
to make this statement, the Tribune is
lished init special editions
Whatever it is that moves The Tribune
to made this statement, The Tribune is
wholly wrong.
The centennial can be celebrated here
with more credit to the state than by any
other Florida city. With the widest, deep
est and most beautiful harbor in the state
as the most talked of city in the state, anc
as the city with the brightest future in the
state, The Journal contends and will al
ways contend that the centennial belong:
to Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Florida To Help In
Prison Reform

The charitable and philanthropic citi-
zens of Florida have for many years been
trying to devise plan which would have
for its purpose the betterment of the unfor-
tunate men who populate Our prisons, and
to help and place on their feet those re-
leased from such institutions.
To cope with this problem, Farm
Home is being opened in Bradford County,
Florida, near. Brooklyn, for the purpose of
receiving and helping men whose lives have
been shipwrecked, ending in Imprisonment
Here food, lodging, medical treatment and
work will be furnished until a permanent
position can be secured for each Individual.
In addition to this, a department will be
opened for the wives and children of men in
prison.
Under the leadership of Mrs Maud
Ballington Booth, the worlds foremost
prison worker and reformer, statewide
and we'll organized plan has been inaugur-
ated, which bids fair to- solve this unmaster-
ed problem and thus place a great army of
men on higher plane of living and think
ing.