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Some Fine Cotton.

A reporter OF this paper was at
tracted by goodly number of far
mers gathered around the display OF
seed cotton exhibited by c. E. Schus-
ter in front of the Guaranty State
Bank Saturday. The cotton proved
TO be the celebrated Lone Star va
riety and was discovered by ID. A.
Saunders of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry in q field of Jackson cotton
near Smithville, Texas, in 1905. Mr..
Schuster first secured few bushels
of this seed last year and it proved
so satisfactory he planted almost his
entire crop of cotton in Lone Star
this year and was much gratified
with results for he got little bet
ter than half bale to the acre,
while other varieties only produced
about a third on his farm. We
learned that Joe Daniels. two miles
south of Waxahachic, planted thirty
acres OF the Lone Star and got
twenty-five bales. and that Getz
Floyd on the Getzendaner farm near
Howard made fifty-five bales on
seventy-five acres. This cotton has
large bolls and extra long line. rang
ing this year from 81 to IL per cent.
MIR. Schuster stated that he recent
ly got 491 pound bale out of 1920
pounds of seed cotton, which is
4014 per cent. Another good quail
ity about the Lon Star cotton is
Ii is claimed to be o drouth resister
having long tap root that keeps
the plant growing after other vari-
cites have long since withered and
gone. The bureau of agriculture of
the United States unhesitatingly
says The Lone Star is Indoubted-
ly the best variety POW available for
general planting in the Texas black
land belt"
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LOCALS


For feed and fuel phone Brod-
cad 4 Kennedy. Old phone IS. u
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PROHIBITION ASSOCIATION
ORG iSsIaED AT TRINITc

Mr s " Grathwen the southern
secretary of the intercollegiate Pre-
hlbiton association. visited Trinity
University Saturday. November IL,
and assisted in the organization of
the local association.
The following officers were elect
ed Beatty Smith. president; Kate
Salmon Prince. vice president Her
bert Henderson. secretary-treasurer
and W. /. Cunningham. reporter for
the association.
There Is quite good deal OF in
terest being manifested on the part
Of the students IN The work OF the
prohibition association. The Trini-
~ representative won first place last
wear ard a strenuous effort IS to be
made to pat ort winner this wear
also REPORTER.
Wsxahachis. Texas. Nov IS. 1915.
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Gives Evening Dance.

Miss Norrine Ussery gave an in
formal dance Friday night at tn,
Elks' club. honoring her class anC
their friends. The programs were
very attractive in two tones o.
brown. Sixty couples were present
many OF the guests coming from
Hillsboro, Dallas and Fort Worth
The last leaf of the program carried
a personal expression OF thanks from
Miss Ussery TO the Elks club fol
their generosity in extending the
hall to her. The grand march wa:
led by Ozro Cheatham and Miss Dess
Terry of Oklahoma City. Miss Us
sery has met with good success in
Wayahaehie, having fine class dur
ing the three weeks term.
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Rogers Hote, Arrivals.

n T. B. Caldwell and wife. Dial,
las; Miss T. Caldwell. Dallas; Mis-,
+ Johnson, Dallas. |. Jolesch En-
mis-; \. T. Caldwell. Dallas. Miss A
Martin, Pluto; c. NJ. Bond, Ennis
Burr Norton. Dallas: J. F. Adams
Atlanta, Ca; L. r. Rosenbaum, st
Louis; W. c. Allen. San Antonio;
5. f. coolgin. Dallas; Roy D. Bar.
mum, FL paso; r. B. Smatherman
FL Paso; ]. A. Eason aud wife
Grand Prairie Miss Laura Hughes
Dallas; Miss Ruth Carter. Dallas,
Marion Fooshee, Dallas: Rember-
Watson. Dallas; Wayne Mcknight
Arlington; II. G Marks. New York
G. F Wade. aRrdwell; Al Dunlap
Fort Worth; c. II. verschoyle and
Wife DALLAS
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The Kind Of printing that pleases
n the ]. T. fuckers. at Daily Light
office
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Subscribe for the Daily Light.
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Personal MENTION.

Chas. Davis Is In Dallas today

Chas. Dayis Is in Dallas today
Miss Traglor is visiting at Dallas
today.
c. NJ. Bond of Ennis was here
Sunday.
I. Jolesch OF Ennis was here yes
terday.
Mrs. j. Lea Cannon is visiting
al Dallas today
Wayne Mcknight of Arlington
was here last night.
Ed waltman of Greanville spent
yesterday in the city.
Mrs. A. w. Meadows visited her
mother at Arlington Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] Bass Williams
visited the Cotton Palace Sunday.
A. b. Stephenson of Greenvilie
was visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. " c. strong of Fort Worth
Is visiting her son. Lawrence Strong.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed Woodruff visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs Emil HAMLET
az Italy Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Anderson have
returned from visit to relatives at
Cameron and Austin.
Meesrs. W. A. Parks, A. Wicker
and II. N. Peters went to Delias to-
day to take the shriners' degree.
MIR. and Mrs. K. e. Bruton re-
turned last night from Waco where
they attended the Cotton Palace.
Mrs. c. A. Tunnel and little
daughter Elizabeth. are spending a
few days at Whitney this week. the
guests OF relatives.
Mrs. Carroll Todd returned yester-
day afternoon from two weeks
visit to Waco. Mr. Todd spent Sat
urday and Sunday there, returning
with her
Mrs. Hattie Boesch and little
daughter. Margaret Ann. of Whit
ney are guests OF Mrs. p B. Row
land in the city this week.
Exline Martin. who Is attending
A. & NJ College and who attended
the football game at Waco Satur-
day. came up Sunday to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Martin.
Mrs w i. Harding left this
morning for Sherman where she goes
az delegate to the meeting Of the
state federation of wcmen's clubs.
She. was accompanied as far rs Dali
las By Miss Beatrice
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NEGRO sA0OT|sT FIRED
1T BLACK NEAR PALMER
WELL AIMED LOAD OF SHOT
DID NVr TRAVEL FAST
ENOUGH TO no DAMAGE.
Only One Shot Took Effect and That
Was Fiatsenrd Against Hack
os Runaway's Head A. He
Made Getaway.
cIsvs Young. eolored. i. held il

Clsvs Young, ooiored. IL held In
jail ~ . result of a shooting bee
staged near Palmer Saturday night.
Young used shot gun and fired on
Sam Hunter. but Hunter developed
into spfinter OF world fame and Il
II claimed he outran all the shots
but one which fiattened itself against
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Jack Kidd Of Ennis II here today

greeting friends Jack represents
Kenner q Erwin at Ennis and last
week made one deal for them which
involved i.40o bales Of cotton. He
bought that number OF bales Of cot
ton from John Boren, gin man
there. paying 1910 for same. which
totaled the gum OF s1s5.010.
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HAR.rA ARRESTED NEGRO
fsoOTLEGGER SATURDAY

Deputy Sheriff Walter Hargus
picked np negro known as "Coun-
Try" at Ennis Saturday night on a
charge Of Bookkeeping and land
ed the black in jail here.
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On account % the bad weather the
band concert to have been given at
Trinity University tonight has been
postponed until later date.
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ID r. Sloat, who lives near town,
returned last night from an ex-
tended stay in Florida and South
America. He was engaged on a
ship between San Augustine and
Buenos Aires. making several trips
He stopped over in Oklahoma for a
visit with his brother and while
there figured in runaway in when
he suffered broken hip and was
laid up in the hospital for several
weeks. He says he will remain al
home and will probably attend
school here after Christmas.
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r Rogers received a box OF
Green beans from c. l.. Pollock a
former citizen OF TIE Rocket com
mupitv. but now Of Hidalgo county.
'Texas. Mr.. Pollock writes he VIII
make forty bushels Of beans to the
acre and that his general crops we're
rood He Is we'll pleased with MS
new home and Gays his family is en-
Toying good health.
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Yesterday closed the conference
year at the Methodist church. KEY.
W. r.. Andrews. the pastor. preach
ed n jubilee sermon for the loeai
church at II o'clock. At night the
pulpit was filled by Presiding Elder
bishop. Tomorrow the delegates lot
the Central Texas conference will
begin arriving AT night sermon
will be delivered by Rec. c. G. Chap
peIi pastor of S. NJ. U. church at
Dallas.
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On account OF the bad weather the
band concert to have bean given at
Trinity iaiversity tonight has been
postponed ustil a lator date.
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Rent a few rooms and receive a
nice income from them. The Daily
Light want column can rent them
fgv ~ou. ~
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his hend.
Only the one shot was fired and
little or no damage was done, but
arrest followed and Young awaits
developments Ii the county jail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-29
s,sven,on as an Enainser.

Robert Louis Stevensons old friend,
the Rev. Archibald Bisset, wns minis
ter OF Ratio for over forty years. Mr..
Bssets intimacy with Stevenson be-
longed 10 his early Edinburgh days"
when he was trying TO become an au-
thor despite paternal opposition, and
Mr.. Bisset used TO teh how the elder
Stevenson. having got his reluctant son
safely anchored in his Office one day,
gave him problem to solve regarding
bridge pressure and went of to meet
ing Louis cast his eyes over the task,
pulled Lewes' Life of Goethe" out Of
his pocket and applied himself to that.
"Well, Louis" said the father on his
return, "have you worked out that cal
culation?'
NO. was the bored reply II knew
that nothing depended on my doing it;
haven't the slightest curiosity as to
what the pressure would be; tell me
and will take it Oh your authority"
The lighthouse engineer looked at his
son and then remarked slowly, II think
you'd better go home!"--Maucheste
Guardian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-29
TRA|NM[N LEAVE
CONFtRENC CE IN
DEADLOCK
Demand Paise While Waiting for
Court Ruling
M sAAS $1,000, 600 PR MONTH
Railroad Managers Refuse to Grant
Raise Until Court Has Passed -.
on the Law.
M sAAS $1,000, 600 PR MONTH

New York, Dec. 29.-The much
heralder conference between the Ma
tional Conference Committee of Rail
ways and the heads of the four big
brotherhoods ended in a deadlock
yesterday. The employees insisted that
the increase in their pay under the
Adamson eight-hour law should be
given to them from Jan. l until such
time as the Supreme Court should
pass under the laws constitutionality.
and regardless of what that decision
might be. The railway heals insisted
with equal frmness that no increase
should be paid until the court had
acted, although they agreed that if the
law were upheld, the increase should
be retroactive.
The amount of money at stake is
$5,000,000 a month. The conference
was held at the Grand Central termi-
nal and lasted an hour and half AT
ter the disagreement other conferen-
ces which were to have been held this
week and next, looking TO a settlement
of problems incident to the applica-
tion of the Adamson law, were de-
clared off.
The brotherhood leaders in opening
the conference, declared that any set
tlement must be prefaced by an agree,
ment by the railroads that the Adam
son eight hour law go into effect Jan.
/. regardless of the suits pending
against It, The railroad representa-
tives replied that they had made an
agreement with the Attorney General
by which the operation of the law
was suspended until the Supreme
Court handed down its decision as to
the acts validity. The brotherhood
heads furthermore specified that the
law must be constructed as they in
terpreted it. When the union chiefs
met the adamant refusal of the rail-
road managers they said they were
through negotiating and walked from
the room, two of them going down
stairs and purchasing tickets for their
homes.
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PREPARATIONS FOR No-LlcENsE
Meeting for Men and One for Women
to Be Held Sunday.

North Adams, Dec. 29,-Plans for
the enforcement OF the liquor laws I'M
der no-license are already taking form
and an organization that will cover
practically every section of the city
is being perfected. The first step
will be the holding of two community
services Sunday night. One service
for men will be held in the Congrega-
tional church and Rev T. f. Bus.
field, the pastor, will preside. The
speakers will include Rev. j. F.. Bis
grove of the Methodist church, Rev.
NJ T.. Mott of st. Johns Episcopal
church and Rev G. NJ Gerrish of the
Universalist church. At the meeting
for women which Is to be held in the
First Baptist church, Mrs. katherine
H. Millard will preside and the ad.
dress of the evening will be by Rev.
j. Foster Wilcox. the pastor, on 10,
these 80 years" 1t is expected that
at the mems meeting those present
will be asked to enroll their names as
men favoring law enforcement and
the women will be asked TO take
blanks and have them filled out and
signed by men of their acquaintance
who are willing to assist in the en-
forcement of the liquor law
1t is expected that q formal scheme
OF organization and operation will be
developed from these meetings and
that by the time the no-license regime
comes into being. May /. there will
be strong and well-equipped society
that will spare neither effort nor ex-
pense, according to those back of the
plan. in seeing the law vigorously and
strickly enforced. II became current
yesterday that an effort would be
made TO have the neighboring town Of
Clarksburg go for license at the com
ing town-meeting There has never
been a licensed saloon in that town
and it Is oettain that any attempt to
have the place go to the wet col.
umne will meet with vigorous opposi-
ton. The place is so small that but
one saloon could be licensed there in
any event.
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HELP THE HUNGARY
Benefit at Opera House for War
Sufferers.

For the benefit of the Jewish and
Albanian starving benefit perform
ances will be given at the Benning-
ton opera house on Sunday, Decem-
her 31st, at p. m. and s p. m.
The five-reel feature picture 'Jaf-
ferry" will be produced. 1t is a
dramatization Of the best seller" of
that name and may be called the n
ternational Film Cos. best produc-
tion. There will also be a comedy
feature in two reels. The admission
to all parts of the house will be ten
cents, IL any person desires TO con-
tribute more to the war sufferers, 1t
will be gratefully received. The
opera house contributes the services
Of pianist and Donnelly's full or
chestra their services, free of charge
at the afternoon performance. while
at the evening performance Randles
orchestra of six persons give their
services With out charge.
Our holidays are almost over but
can we not all make some little can
tribution to assuage the pangs of
hunger among those who must die, If
we do not help them. We ask 1t in
the name of humanity.
Julius l.. Weichman.
Local Treasurer.
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ONLY $50 CHILDREN AT WORK
Inspector Reports 27,3t4 Males and
5,549 Females in Plants.

Montpelier, Dec. 26.-The biennial
report of the state factory inspector
Allan Calhoun of Middlebury, Just
made public, says that there are only
$50 minors under 16, employed in the
different industries of the state. The
report says that 1884 males and
5,549 females are employed in Yer
mont's industries.
Much attention has been given says
the inspector, to the proper safe
guarding Of machinery, but it has
been found that many employees re.
move the safety devices which the
employers have furnished. He sug-
gests that each shop should have
safety committee Of employees. say
ing:
st has come to be realized that the
prevention of industrial accidents de-
pends largely upon the care exercis-
ed by the employees as a whole and
that is why every mechanical estab-
lishment should have its safety com
mittee."
The inspector declares that he has
found pronounced improvement in
the sanitary conditions in factories
throughout the state, but makes a
suggestion for more stringent sanl.
tary laws. He urges that the re-
quirements for fire escapes be the
same for Industrial plants as for the
schools. theaers. and public halls; he
wants elevator guards required by
law and would require that all doors
open outward.
Another piece Of legislation recon-
mended is that proper machinery be
installed in the granite and stone in.
dustries to remove as far as possible
the dust nuisance. as a measure pro
tecting the wOrkmen from disease and
consumptive trouble.
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BRITISH STOPPED.
2 BY WEATHER NOT
BY GERMAN
Somme Offensive Slowed Down
By Storm
FRENCH STRAIN Vt State .,s,.... l's'.''
French Line on the Western Front
Has Been Shortened and British
Line Heightened.

London, Dec. 29,-The continuation
OF the British offensive along the
Somme front is impossible so long as
the present weather lasts, so Maj-Gen
Frederick B. Maurice, chief director
of military operations at the British
war office so informed the Associat
ed Press yesterday. Il told you
some time ago." he said, that our
offensive would not cease during the
winter, but it must be apparent from
the daily reports that no real battle
has been offered in that sector since
October In the first place We I'M
derestimated the effect of the shelling
on the terrain.
THE country over which the ad-
vance will have to be made is thickly
sprinkled with shell holes filled with
water. Also, never having held the
same line in any other winter, we
underestimated the effect of the fog
in the valley of the Somme. There
have been frequent frosts, not severe
enough to harden the ground, but
sufficient to form fogs, making artil-
lery observation fire practically use
less and also preventing the drying
OF the ground.
"The French arrived at the same
decision and transferred their atten
tion to Verdun, with results which
you know. We may be able to re-
sumo in March, as we found the
ground at Neuve Chapelle in fairly
good shape in March, 1915, although
1t had cen very bad during the win.
ter. Unable to continue the offensive
for the present, we have done the
next best thing. The taking over of
section of the French line has kept
US busy during the past 10 days. The
operation has been successful and
will be glad to tell you the exact ex-
tent Of the line taken over when am
sure the Germans know the point of
Junction.
"In Rumania the 1st Rumanian
army, which has borne the brunt OF
the fighting, has been entirely with
drawn and is now reforming in Mol.
davia, while its place has been taken
by the Russians. In Dobrudja the
line has been moved back in align
ment with the battle front north of
the Danube. In this region both our
allies and the enemy are suffering
from adverse weather conditions"
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NEW YEAR EXCURSION
G. M. c. viii Have Sleiehride and
Snow Shoe Hike.

The second annual winter excur-
sion Of the local section of the Green
Mountain club viii ltake place next
Monday. 1t is planned to make the
first part of the trip in large sleighs,
going as far as Woodford City and
from there hiking over Hagar Clear.
ing and down the Long Trail through
He'll Hollow on snow shoes to the
club camp. Sleighs will be at the
camp to take the party home. This
will be full day trip and the morn
ing start will be made at $50 sharp.
Each member is expected to bring
lunch and should notify DR.. f. S.
Pratt, George A. Mathers or j. Ii
Griswold not later than Saturday
night If they are planning to go on
the excursion. The sleighs are to
start from the corner of Main and
Valentine streets. The expense will
not be over 75c.
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Father of Enalish Poetry.

The first English bard to attain last
ing fame was Godfrey Chaucer, who
was born in London about 1910. "Tho
father of English poetry" was tho
son Of a vintner named John Chau
GER and in his youth served the king
as II soldier and was taken prisoner by
the French. The English king paid
$50 for his ransom, which was quite n
high price for poet. Chaucer's most
celebrated work, THE Canterbury
Tales" was written between 1873 and
400 It consists of series of tales
supposed to have been told by com
pany of pilgrims to the shrine of ST.
Thomas "A Beckett at Canterbury, and
in its pages we get such pictures Of
English life and ways of thought as
arc found nowhere else
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-29
MANY CASES OF SCARLET FEVER
Northern and Southern Parts of State
Hit by Epidemic

Burlington, Dec. 27.-Secretary C.
F. Dalton of the state board of health
states that there are two small epi-
denies of scarlet fever in the extreme
northern and southern parts of the
state. The cases have been light as a
rule but there have been three fatali
ties and several severe cases.
In some localities the epidemic Is
considered serious. The schools in
Montgomery and Johnson were closed
earlier than usual for the Christmas
vacation and all Christmas exercises
in the schools and churches were
abandoned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-29
M. wARoLAw COMMISSIONED
Former st. Albans Man Lieutenant
of Royal Welsh Fusiiers

st. Adams, Dec. 27.--Lieut. James
NJ. Wardlaw of the Royal Welsh Fusil-
iers, r. A., who has been taking an Of
ficers' training course in England, has
received his commission and has left
with his command for the British
fighting front in France.
Lieut. Wardlaw, former resident
of this city, enlisted in the 18th bat
talon, Canadian Infantry, practically
at the outbreak of the war. He has
seen service in France and Belgium.
He distinguished himself for gallantry
in the st. Elos battle last spring and
was decorated with the military med
al. Later he returned to England to
take an officers training course.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-29
SUPPORT FROM NORWAY
Laor Party Sends Message to
President Wilson.

The Norwegian labor party, says a
Reuter- dispatch from Christiania, has
sent President Wilson the following
message: THE Norwegian social
democracy, numbering third part Of
the Norwegian electors, expresses
sympathy with President Wilson's en-
ergetic labor for the conclusion of the
war OF barbarity and the establish
ment of a lasting peace"
The Norwegian peace union has re-
solved to send the Norwegian govern
ment a declaration urging the govern
ment to support every well-founded
effort to attain lasting peace based
on respect for international rights
aud the independence OF nations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-29
OIL WELLS MADE USELESS
Great Destruction in Rumania by
British Military Mission

Speaking yesterday at a meeting OF
the Rumanian consolidated oil fields
corporation at London. William w.
Rutherford member Of Parliament
from the West Derby division of Liv-
erpool, said that probably the value
of the old fields destroyed by the al
lies in the Rumanian retreat amount
ed to S30,00O,0O0. 1t was wholesale
destruction, he remarked, carried on
by British military mission acting
under the instruction of head quart
ers. This work, he added, rendered
the property and the stock utterly use
less to the foe. The oil wells of Ger
man companies met similar fate, he
said 80 49,