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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

We used to think we would hA'
to own a railroad, but we have col'
cluded to stay in the printing 0'f'
ness until we can make enough "
buy a farm.-Quinlan Journal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Our merchants arc wearing smii-
ing faces today. A good crowd 2 is
in town. and trade has been brisk
since morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

II is the farmers business ana
not ours If he keeps on holding his
cotton and finally sells it for less
than twelve cents.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Phone 4S6 will get the printer
right now. Estimates cheerfdly CIV
en-. j. T. Tucker. job printer. ''thats
all."-(Acy) Z
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Paving taxes this year is bitter
pill but it will not get any sweetef
by waiting. See George Smith to-
day and settle up,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15
Cold Weather Aches and Pains.

Many aches and pains, sore mus
Giles. stiff joints and much rheuma-
tisn attributed TO cold weather
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

AS long as the backbone, sparerib
and country sausage season lasts
we are not bothering ourselves
about strawberry ,shortcake.<
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Huerta is dead and Pancho Villa
ought to be.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Nearly everybody agrees that
what the country needs is a bigger
navy. a bigger army and no war
Pittsburg Gazette.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

You should make it point never
to miss attending church on the
third Sunday OF a new year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15
Liverpool.
Chicago Grain.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
produce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

In the game of matrimony the
voupe man always feels safer when
he holds the girls hand.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

The man who doesn't vote has no
right 10 euss the government.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

At last tho war has come to az
end We refer to the war out al
FL Paso.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15
Found a Sure Thing.

I. B. Wixon, Farmers NILS /"
Y, has used Chamberlain lapi'~
for years for disorders OF the SUM
ach and liver and says, "Chalh'''
lain,s Tablets are the best nav
49, e,oros eod.ady
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

West Main street has good
pavement oil the way out. and goou
sidewalks except in a few PLACES.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Poor snow
your family has for good health dur
ing the winter months or at any time
II your plumbing and ventilation
isn't in good condition. Beware OF
sewer gas in the home ard have your
plumbing sattended to at once. = If
vorr pipes. freezesor burst or steam
heat or hot watG plant isn't work
ms. right you waft an expert plumb
or to fix il at once. We are ready
for any eniergeney.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Possess your souls IN patience,
The allies viii begin. their spring
drive In the course OF two or three
months.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

We think II would be advisable
for Americans down In Mexico 10
adopt the "safety-frst" idea ana
get out.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Some people think they are rea-
sonable when they are only scold-
ing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-15

Speaking about efficiency in wal
castor oil is some blockade rui'A''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-07

Patience and perseverance are such
good things that it's a mistake to use
your entire supply on your golf game
NO Longer Menace to Humans.
Anthrax as an animal disease has
been carefully studied of recent years,
but Its occasional appearance among
human beings has never attracted any
attention until recently. Although It
| Is described in most medical text books
many physicians are not familiar with
its symptoms. This ignorance of the
disease is the chief source Of danger.
With preventive measures and cures
that have been perfected within the
last few years there 4 20 reason wig
Z e zaaAAa Is fe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-07
Proplnaulty Breeds plseontsnt.

"A wise philosopher mas said that no
two persons, unless they are a man
and woman violently in love, can live
intimately together for ten years
without hating each other. The un-
conscious defect Of ones character,
his little whims and crochets. his pet
theories or his darling hobbies, are
sometimes the instrument Of slow tor.
tare b which 6 nan murders his
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-07
p.rhap. that's Why Hes Boss.

Everybody in our office has the
grip except the boss" says T. Bone
Rayer. "a typhus plague might come
along and sweep down the whole force.
and the boss wouldn't be two minutes
late the next morning. kansas City
Star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-07

IN bet you kissed every girl you
svar met" said Pansie. as she sur
vsysd Percy over the table after the
show. We'll. hardly thatl1 exclaimed
TIE one battered. some get Away
$500. - NJ
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-07
Carrier Pigeon swift.

Flying with a strong wind, the car
rier pigeon covers 1,6Oo yards a min
ute.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
WILLIAMS GETS FIRST
RANK AMONG TENNIS
PLAYERS FOR SEASON


New York, Dec. 11-R. Norris Will
liams I'd, National singles champion,
is the ranking lawn tennis player of
the country, according to the official
lists made public here Saturday by
the ranking committee of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Assecs=-
ton.
William M. Johnston Of San Fran
cisco, 1915 title holder and runner
up to Williams this season, is placed
second, with George M. Church, third;
r. Lindley Murray, fourth, and Ichiya
Kumagae, the Japanese player, fifth
Maurice e. Mclaughlin, ex-Nation-
al champion and famous Davis cup
contestant, is not ranked among the
first 100 through lack of data, and
for the first time since 1909 his
name does not appear in the singles
review, except as an addendum to the
records of the ranked tennis expert
This is due in part to the request
of DR.. Sumner Hardy, president of
the Pacific States Association, that
where California players did not COM
pete frequently enough to furnish
complete data for comparative pur-
poses, their names should be omitted
from the ranking lists.
Mclaughlin, coupled with Ward
Dawson, is placed second in the dou-
bles pairing ranking, however, be-
ing preceded by W. NJ. Johnston 6nA
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
FRED MOAKLEY, OLD
CORNELL TRAINER, is So

I John Francis Moakley, the famous
Cornell track and cross-country coach,
celebrates his, fifty-third birthday to-
day. Jacks runners captured the in
tercollegiate cross-country champion
ship again last month, again demon
that Moakley is the most sue
cessful Of coaches Of hill and dale
men. Monkeys red runners have
seldom failed to take the trophy back
to Ithaca since Jack turned out his
first varsity cross-country team away
back in 80. He has spent thirty-six
of his fifty-three years as runner and
coach of runners: His first fame was
gained in Boston, and for a dozen
years he actively competed in the
Hub. He has spent eighteen years
in the service of Cornell, and early
this year signed a new contract for
ten years. Next to Pop" Courtney
he is the greatest of Cornell heroes.
and it is as much to the devotion and
admiration of the students as to wiz
ardry Of training that his success has
been due.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
LEAGUE MAY GIVE
M'GRAW ,REBUKE
FOR HIS REMARKS

New York, Dec. 11-While it is
unlikely that the National League
will give out anything officially on
John McGraw.s remarks concerning
the. game which won the National
League championship for Brooklyn,
the matter. is a lively issue in the
National League. The writer has
heard on good authority that the
league intends to hand John some-
thing" However, if it does, Nc
Graw is not the one who will stand
by and take it peacefully. He is not
the kind who takes slaps on the
wrist in private
Charley Ebbets already has taken
steps to amend the National League
constitution SO that clubs may carry
% players instead of 21. Such an
increase is almost certain to be adopt
ed, though a certain coterie, headed
by Baker Of Philadelphia, will make
a fight to retain the Fl limit. Hempt
stead Of New York is in favor of re-
storing the old rs limit, but is will
ing to compromise on 20 or %.
Dreyfuss wants McGraw punished
for tampering with Al Mamaux.
while Mrs. Britton of the Cardinals
has crow to pick with Charley
Weeghman of Chicago for SAYING he
would like to have certain Cardinals.
including the sensational youngster.
Hornsby, on his team. incidentally
it is almost a certainty that during
the week Weeghman will announce
that Frank Chance will again lead
the Cubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
ANNIVERSARIES !,
IS. OF RING BATTLES

John T. Hagan. better known under
his ring name of Young Jack O'Brien.
uas born in Philadelphia % years ago
today. He is the, kid brother of Jo-
seph F. Hagan, illustrous in ring an
nails as philadelphia Jack o Brien.'
Young Jack has been fighting profess
sionally for five years and before that
was the '125 pound amateur champion
Of the Middle Atlantic states. AL
though he has had the advantage OF
the counsel and training of his broth
er, Young Jack hasn't shed any great
samotlnt' of luster on the name Of
SO'Brien Old Jack, was one of the
widest and trickiest ring generals the
game has ever had He claimed the
heavyweight championship when JEFF
fries retired, and fought 20-round
draw with Tommy Burns in Los AN
geles about 10 years ago, but In a sub
sequent meeting in the same city the
Canadian defeated him. Old Jack was
afterwards knocked out by Stanley
Ketchel and Sam Langford. Young
Jack show. d great promise when he
began fighting and Philadelphia, fans
believed that he was a coming, cham
pion. at ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
FRED TONEY FOOLED
CINCINNATI FOLKS BY
HAVING POOR SEASON

Fred Toney, the elongated twirler
Of the Reds and their main depen-
dence In the box the past two seasons,
passes his twenty-seyenth milestone
today Sir Frederick was born in
Atlanta on Dec. II, 1889. and was first
heard of In professional baseball cir
c1es IN 1908. when he got job with
Winchester in the Blue Grass League.
He pitched for the Kentucky team
three seasons, and landed in the big
show with the Cubs in 1911. He
was used very little in Chicago, and
in the spring of 1912 was optionally
released TO Louisville: The Cubs re-
called him in mfd-season, but soon
turned him back to the Colonies.
In 1914 Toney won twenty-one
games, losing fifteen. in the American
Association. and was drafted by the
Dodgers, hut was turned over to the
Reds Fred had been knocked about
from pillar to post without having
a. chance to show his goods in the big
show, but his confidence in himself
was undiminished. and last year he
made great showing with the Reds.
With 1.67 average of runs scored
against him. he stood second in the
National Leagueti 1915. This year
his work was rather disappointing to
the RedbHgs. his average<dbeing 2.2s.
while he won fourteen and lost sew
Nnteen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
RICHARD EXPECTS
TO OBTAIN LEASE
OF GARDEN TO-DAY

New York. Dec. 11-While waiting
for the contract he mailed to Georges
Carpenter to reach the French
champion, Tex Richard is devoting
considerable attention to Madison
Square Garden, with particular ref
erence to a lease of that structure.
Richard will meet officials of the
New York Life Insurance Co. this
afternoon and probably receive re-
Spouse to his bid for the control of
the amusement feature of the Garden
for a term Of years.
II a lease, is granted to Richard and
McCracken,% it will not take affect for
80 days, at which time the deeds will
be turned over to- the purchasers.
AS the case granted to the Madi-
son Show Co. still contains the OBJ
jectionable IS days revocation clause.
there is small chance of that organi-
cation receiving license from the
Boxing Commission
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
STRIKE. Of MINOR LEAGUE
PLAYERS CONFRONTS M0CULS
Bushers Will Go Out If Demands Are Not Granted
Next Spring. s

on good authority that this is the
action they will take in case Of a
strike.
The American Association officials
will confer with the international
Leaguers today about the proposed
post-season series. Tt is planned to
limit the season to 112 games and
play long post-season series. Each
club, if the project goes through,
will be asked to put up $500 before
Aug. 1, and. this pool of $4,000 will
be part of the post-season series
At the end of last season the own
ers of the Montreal club decided to
get rid of their franchise, but it now
seems that Sam Lichtenhein, the
President, has been persuaded to try
it for another year, for it is predicted
that the minor league have more
prosperous season in store next year.
If Montreal sAdoes quit, an effort will
probably be made to place another
team in Jersey City, which has been
an International League, stronghold in,
former years. President hBarrows Is
strongly in favor Of getting Jersey
City back into the league.
The International League plans to,
open its season next Spring on April
II, the same date as the major league
openings. .4-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11

New York. Dec. 1.-THE threaten,
ed strike OF the minor league; base
ball players is the most absorbing
topic to be discussed at the meeting
of the International League, which
opens today at the Hotel Imperial
It is practically settled, according to
the edict Of President David l. F'u1tz
of the Players Fraternity that the
minor leaguers will refuse to sign
ltheir contracts next Spring unless the
demands for the elimination of the
lobjectionable disability clause and for
travelling expenses are granted
II According to the attitude of many
of the minor league. club owners a
baseball strike would be welcomed
rather than dreaded For B the last
two or three seasons the minor
league clubs, or most Of them, have
been operated at a41oss The players
are the only ones who reaped any
benefit through the struggle with the
Federal League, and If they now as
Sun1e a dictatoria1 position it is very
probable that the minor leagues will
accept the challenge and refuse to
open their parks next summer This
alternative solution Of the problem
was thoroughly discussed by the
minor league men at the. recent meet
ing in New Orleans, and it is stated
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
PITCHER REULBACH is
APPROACHING END OF
GREAT DIAMOND CAREER.

Big Ed Ruelbach, the veteran twir1-
ing star who wore a Brave uniform
this year, seems to be approaching
the end Of his remarkable career. Ed
ward is thirty-four years old today.
as he was born in Detroit on Dec. II.
1882. Reulbach made quite a reputa-
ton on school and other amateur
clubs in st. Louis, and in 1903 pitch
ed professional ball at Sedalia, Mo.
He was then college student at
Notre Dame, and, as he had conceal
ed his professional activities under
the name Of Lawson, he was made
captain Of the varsity nine in 1904.
The following year the Cubs
bought his release from Sedalia, and
Ed soon became one of the twirling
stars Of the Chance machine In. 1919
he was traded to Brooklyn, but Mr..
Ebbets released him early in 1918.
and Reulbach worked for the Newark
Feds last year, winning twenty-one
games to ten lost. Ed worked in
twenty-one games for the Braves this
year. winning seven and 1osing-six.
He has been prominent in the PIay-
ers' Fraternity and has also been ac-
tive In the water wagon movement
among the diamond athletes
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11

Cleveland, Dec. 11-Although John
ny Kilbane has posted a forfeit of
$4,000 to bind a match with4Freddie
Welsh, the formers demand that the
lightweight champion make 1873
pounds ringside is an impossible figure
like an advertising scheme on the part
of the featherwefght title holder. Kill
bane is too well acquainted with ring
secrets not to be aware that 1873
pounds ringside is aninpossib1e figure
for Welsh. Kilbane is only talking for
effect as long as he maintains his
present stand on the weight question.
There would be no merit in beating
Welsh if he were compelled to melt
himself down to a mere shadow and
there is not a chance OF his being
foolish enough to do it, SO that Kill
bane may as well get down to BUSH
ness at once. or confess that he Is not
as ambitious as he would have it be-
lieved. If Welsh were heavy hitter
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
DARCY MAY LAND
IN SIBERIAN PORT
INSTEAD OF CHILE

New York. Dec. 1.-THE mystery of
Les Darcey's disappearance from Aus
tralial is slightly cleared up in a letter
received from w. F. Corbett, a prom
inent sporting writer of Sydney, N. S.
w. According to Corbett, Darcy
may never reach this country, mas
much as Les appears to be headed
for Vladicostok, in Russia, instead Of
Valparaiso. in South America.
Corbett's letter, in part, follows:
Darcy visited 'Snowey Baker at
the Sydney Stadium on; the Wednes-
day before his departure and told him
that there was no foundation for the
report that he proposed leaving clam
destinely for America and also fixed
up the matter Of his expenses to Mel
bourne. while mentioning that he pro-
posed catching the express on the
following Sunday night; but ere that
day arrived he was long distance off
this continent on the broad bosom
Of the great old Pacific, heading for
Vladivostok. possibly, but, as far as
he knew, Iquique, or Valparaiso.
IT say Vladivostok possibly because
certain well-informed people have told
me that it is more than likely the ves-
sell. the name Of which I know, may
make for Russia's naval seaport on
the Japan Sea.
IF she does. goodness knows when
Darcy will reach America if he ever
gets there, At any rate, it is consid-
cred hardly likely that, should the
vessel-an ocean trader, and a fire.
quent tripper between Australia and
other parts of the, world-go direct
to- South America, she may sight that
section of the globe earlier than jan
uary.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
MAGNATES
SAY GOLF PLAYING is
DETRIMENT TO BUSINESS


Hartford, Dec. 11-It's all off. We
have always been led to believe that
golf made better man. 'sharpened their
wits and in other ways fitted them for
undertakings. Consequent
ly, imagine the shock, when we were
informed that the big business inter
ests have under the consideration the
eliminatious of golf players from man
agerial positions. rs :: =
This interesting scrap Of informa-.
ton appearing under Washington
date line in a paper recently went on
- NV that careful observation con-
Quoted for long period had convinced
certain captins Of industry that golf
players were producing less than nom
golf players, and that business has
shown signs of deterioration under the
supervision of habitues of golf links. ,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
Hitting The High Spots

The much discuSsed question of
trading or transferring big league
players near the close of the pennant
race II one of the topics to be thresh-
ed out at the National league meet
ing which starts tomorrow in New
York. This has been talked about in
half hearted way for several years
but it looks now as if some action
might really be taken.
Percy Haughton, president of the
Boston Braves, is the man who will
bring the question before the mag
mates. He wants a rule passed pro-
hibiting the trading or purchasing Of
q player within the league after Aug.
1. There was some criticism last sea-
son because the Giants riddled some
second division teams to get stars
late in the campaign. 1t is claimed
the race for the pennant would be
on better basis if the leading teams
had to fight it out with the same
squads they had prior to Aug. l.. OF
course they could purchase minor
leaguers but these would be in the
nature of an experiment.
Manager Miller Higgins of the St.
Louis Nationals is in New York pre-
pared to trade any player on his club
except Infelder Hornsby and Out
fielder Jack Smith. He has put
Catcher Frank Snyder on the market.
This boy was a wonder in 1915 put
didn't show much last season.
The people who attended the An
nex-Chain contest at Newfield yester-
day were disappointed because the
periods were so short; At the close
of the season the men are well able
to play longer than ten minute ses-
sions. 1t is unfair to the fans to give
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-11
CARPENTER COuLn
DEFEAT WILLARD
SAYS JEANETTE

New York, Dec. 11.-That the speed
and skill of Georges Carpenter, the
heavyweight champion of Europe, who
may box Jess Willard if TEX"
Richard has his way, would enable
him to defeat the American in ten
round bout is tht opinion of Joe"
Jeanette, the negro pugilist, who
fought the Frenchman in Paris in
1914 and won after Is of the most CRU
cling rounds he ever experienced.
That "Joe'' Jeanette is qualified
Judge none can question. He has
seen willard in action but never has
boxed him. He fought Carpenter
once and believes him to be the great
est boxer in the world today. Despite
the fact that Willard is about half a
head taller than the European idol
Jeanette asserts that Carpenter
would make the big fellow 'slook fool
ish'' in ten rounds. In a longer fight,
in which stamina and endurance
would count more than in short
contest, Jeanette would favor Will
lard, however.
Let "Joe'' tell you why himself:
81 frankly believe that Carpenter
is the greatest pugilist in the world
today. He hasn't weak point that
know of, and I tried through Is
rounds Of the hardest milling [ ever
experienced to fnd one. Carpenter
has everything a great pugilfst must
have. He is one Of the hardest hit
ters I ever met. I know that, be-
cause I caught a right hook on the
jaw and knew I'd been hit I went
down for the count of eight, but
pulled myself together again and after
one of the hardest battles in my ca
reer managed to win.
That was in March, 1914, and Car
pentier weighed 174 pounds. I figure
that II Carpenter fought willard here
he'd weigh nearly 1870 pounds. Fur
thermore, there isn't the great differ
ence in height between Willard and
Carpenter some believe. Willard is
6 feet 6 inches In height, but Carpen-
tier must be more than six feet now.
He was 8 feet 1 IL inches when
syed him.
~ lizard couldn't hit Carpenter TN
less he managed to get il. close. Even
then it would be q tough job for him
to connect with the elusive French