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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
||RAvT REQUEST
| DOOMED men
-,o PRISONERS IN SING SING
,svrD To BIZ EXECUTED
AHEAD DATE SET.
||RRY OUT WISHES
=. Tn Three Days of Life in Order
!. Snare Their Families the Pail
Of Christmas Funerals.
Executed at Dawn.

0sslNING, ". Y, Dec. 19.-Stan.
Mjllstein, aged 10. and Charles
|s,nrow. aged 20, gave up three
AVS Of life in which something
,rbt have intervened to save them
nd to spare their families the pail
4 Christmas funerals, went calmly
their death in the electric chair
4 lawn this morning.
The double execution was set for
saay The men asked that they
usht be permitted 10 die today.
NIIlstein was the youngest prison
| syer sent TO death in the Sing
| sg prison. Warden William II.
Mover, staying with his grim duty
,sdsr the law, witnessed the exc
rlon. Former Warden Osborne and
srner Acting Warden Kirchway al
nys left the prison on these oc-
asOrs.
| Out in the prison office and un-
nsvn to Kumrow his father sat
Non 3 o'clock In the morning until
4 execution was over. The elder
|Iunrow travelled all day and night
D / day coach from Buffalo in hopes
seeing his son before he died.
|hs privilege was denied him by the
rtson authorities. The old man sat
Ssntly among the witnesses waiting
NIB the prison officials until the
lM Of the electrocution. He
saiehed them pass out n single file
blind the dapper littie executioner
III The white-haired keeper of the
Fkaa house, His eyes followed them
u the door grimly but he said not
/ word He was sitting in the same
(Esltlon when the little group re-
|aIned. Only once during the lonely
Pei from 3 O'Clock until the hour of
as execution did the boys father
|ss.k and then 1t was to utter a plea
asi he be permitted to see his son.
Just want to see him a minute,
~ aminute," he said. His mother
nearly crazy over this, and l
nt ! just can't go back to her
Faicut some word from him."
The guards were sorry but their
Eaers were from the warden and
ay could do nothing.
iae boys voice called out "good
N everybody" Young Millstein
yen stepped into the death cham
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THREATEN TO
CLASH 1T JUAREz
OF GENERAL COMA
DURAN WERE ORDERED DIS
ARMED BY GONZALES.
Entire Garrison Marched to the Quar-
ters Occupied by Comaduran's
Men and Demanded Their
Arms.

Ell. PASO. Texas. December 19.--
An armed clash OF rival factions OF
the Mexican government soldiers was
Threatened at Juarez last night when
General Gonzales ordered the fol-
lowers of General Comaduran dis
armed. The entire garrison march
Ied to the quarters occupied by Gen.
|cral comaduran's men and wher
taken by surprise detachment oi
|170 men gave up their arms.
This action followed the flight ol
General Comaduran to the American
side yesterday. General Murgia
who has assumed supreme control
appointed Comaduran commander al
Juarez.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
MORE ARGUMENT
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. f0.-The ex-
listing National Guard system as re,
organized under the recent national
defense act has not had sufficient
trial but has shown remarkable de-
velopment 10 date, Secretary of War
Baker testified before the house
military affairs committee today.
In event Of ultimate failure Baker
favors some system OF volunteer,
either universal service or n selectiye
transcription
Had the National Guard been
sent into Mexico they would have
destroyed themselves and their
mounts In attempting the forced
march made by Pershing's regu-
lars" Gen. Scott told the senate sub.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
SOLDIERS NAY &c TRIED
| FOR sEN0|AG R0Uh0 ROBIN
OHIO MILITLAMEN PROTEST
AGAINST FURTHER STAY ON
BORDER AND CAMPS.

Ell PASO, Texas. Dec. 19.--By or
ders OF General Bell a. vigorous in
vestigation is under way to deter
mine whether discipline will be ad-
ministered to $50 members Of the
Eighth Ohio infantry for signing a
round robin" protest addressed to
Ohio newspapers against further
stay on the border, against camp con-
ditions and food.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
POLICEMAN KILLED TRYING
TO PROTECT YOUNG GIRL
SHOT TO DEATH WHILE SAVING
GIRL FROM ATTENTION OF
STREET MASHER.

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Edward J..
Mulvihill, patrolman, was shot to
death last night while he was trying
TO save girl from the unwelcome
attentions of an Italian known as
Louis, the Masher," The slayer es-
capped. Mulvihill is the eighteenth
policeman shot ON duty here during
the last two years.
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committee ON military affairs today.
Universal military training Is not
only practicable but Is necessity,
according to George +. Chamberlain.
chairman of the committee on mill
tary affairs.
''If the United States navy, at pres
ent without battle cruisers, should be
drawn into war and still be without
them, American commerce would be
swept from the seas and the navy
destroyed" Captain Sims told the
house naval committee today. "Great
Britain now commands the seas he
cause her battle cruisers are moro
numerous and superior to those Of
Germany" Captain Sims told the
COMMITTEES.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
OKLAHOMA MAN FINDS
HIS LONG LOST PANTS

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 40. Hay
den of Tulsa. Okla, saw his pants
walking down Main street this af-
ternoon and promptly had 'em ar
rested. In them were Charles Car
ner, said to have recently escaped
from the Missouri state prison. With
him was Lee Bredwell of For,
Worth.
Garner and Bredwell we're charged
with robbery and assault to murder
A few nights ago Hayden was hi
over the head with piece OF gas
pipe and his pants were swiped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
STOCKS MOUNT UPWARD
WHILE COTTON DECLINES
COTTON sLUMPED TWO DOLLARS
AND A HALF A BALE ON
NEW YORK MARKET. fF

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.--Prices ad-
vanced on the stock exchange and
on the curb today while cotton broke
two and a half dollars bale on the
exchange in anticipation OF flat re-
fusal by Premier Loyd-George to
consider Germany's peace proposals.
At noon May cotton was down 90
points at 1913 cents pound.
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FI!lGERAlD SAYS NATION
WILL ULTIMATELY So DRY
URGES THAT THE GOVERNMENT
PREPARE TO REPLACE THE
LOSS IN LIQUOR TAXES.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.--That
the entire nation ultimately will go
dry and the government must imme-
diately begin the consideration of the
work of replacing the 1927, 900, 600
liquor tax, was declaration in the
house today OF Congressman Fitz-
gerald. chairman of the house appro-
priations committee
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YOUNG WOMAN RECEIVES
$4,000 IS HEART BALM
MISS RICH3RDsON AWARDED
JUDGMENT IN BREACH
or PROMISE SUIT.

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 10. - Miss
Matte M. Richardson was today
given verdict for $4,000 In her
half million dollar breach of pro-
mise suit against Henry Denison,
her wealthy octogenarian third cous-
In. The jury reached an agreement
late last night and the verdict was
opened today.
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/. .~>>~>~>>~es~s~~'
INCREASED RATES TO TEXAS
POINTS HELD UNJUsTlFIABI.E

WASHINGTON. Dec. iss-The In
tcrstate commerce commission today
declared unjustifiable the increase of
five and half cents per hundred on
wheat. rye. oats and flour from
points in Wyoming and Colorado to
Galveston and other Gulf points OF
export.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
SLIGHT DROP IN COTTON
ON TODAY'S MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.--A drop OF
six to twenty-four points was regis
tered by cotton at the opening of the
exchange today The prices ranged
from 1910 for January to 1901 for
July.
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. <~~>~~~~~~ss>s~ =

> RIO DE JANElRO. Dec. 10. =
= Chief OF Police Aurelino Leal .
. declared himself today in favor =
, Of Deputy Barroso's bill restrict
. Ing the admission TO Brazil OF Z
> n.utilated European war veter- Z
, ans. In his opinion. the chief =
> says. such invalid persons. be 9
, sides being useless. are noxious .
, and unsuited TO he wcountries .
, as an element OF work and pro- .
, duction." .
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holidays a resolution for the inves-
tigaticn of thc-news print paper silt
uation, Congressman Bailey OF Penn
sylsania stated today. giving as his
authority promises from Chairman
Henry of the rules committee.
A number of resolutions of this
character ",asa been introduced in
congress.
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NATIONAL GUaR0 RELIEF
DILL Is REPORTED OUT
CARRlEs APPROPRIATION OF a..
e50,00O FOR FAMILIES OF
MILITIANlIGN.

WASHINGTON, December H.
Chairman Fitzgerald Of the house APP
preparations committee today report
ed out an urgent deficiency bill
totaling s4.678,52o. containing s4,-
100000 for relief OF dependents OF
national guardsmen. This is just
half of what was left by the war
department.
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. LONDON. Dec. Is.-Thou-
. sands OF women and children,
. unanie 10 perform other war 4
. works are daily oombing the
> misty hills OF scotland and the 4
. Irish west coast for. moss for
, ahsorbsnt dressings. Recently I
, they ffrcd an order for 10000 4
, bandages. The moss is wrapped
. in cotton eause and applied to 4
, open wounds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
CATEGORICAL REFUSAL OF
GERMANS'S PEACE OFFER

PETROGRAD, December 19.--The
council of the empire today declared
unanimously in favor of categorical
refusal of the allies to enter peace
negotiations with Germany.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
BOARD Is APPOINTED TO
SELECT ARMOR PLANT SITE

WASHINGTON, Dee. 19.--Admiral
Fletcher. Commander Clark and
Rubin B. Backenhaus. a civil engi-
neer at the Boston navy yard. were
today appointed by Secretary Daniels
as board to select a site fr the
proposed government armor plant.
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LONDON. Dec. 19.--Loyds' ship
ping agency announces that the
Spanish steamer Arson has been
sunk.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-19
BOTTOM DROPS OUT
Or WAR STOCKS
slIsECH OF IOYD-GEORGE SENT
PRICES DOWN ON THE
STOCK EXCHANGE.
Steel Common Was Hammered Down
More Than Five Points.
Near Panic ON the
Exchange.

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.--A bull
movement started on the stock ex-
change when Loyd-George's meek
and moose statement cast Its spell
over the tickers, but came to an abb
rupt end In general break In prices
this afternoon. Traders saw in the
latter part OF the premier's speech
that the door is still open for peace
negotiations. The bottom fairly
dropped out OF war stocks at 2:15
when steel common was hammered
down to 100 5-8 which was off more
than points. Industrial alcohol
dropped nearly ten points to lo9 3-4.
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PARIS, Dec. 19.-The official
communication given out today In
regard to the campaign on the Mace
donian front says no important
events occurred yesterday in that
theater OF war.
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CCNARD LINER PANNONIA
SAFELY FLOATED TO-DAY

LONDON. Dec. 19.-The Cunard
liner Pannonia was safely floated
today after going aground in fog.
The vessel was apparently uninjured
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NEWS PRINT SITUATION
MAY Be INVESTIGATED
A RESOLUTION FOR PROBE TO
BE OFFERED SOON AFTER
THE HOLIDAYS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The
house rules committee will report
out Immediately after the Christmas
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Senate Meets Secretly.
PARIS, December 19.--The SEN
ate met today in secret session
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Next to salvation. probably the
greater institution is suspendefs.
Read the ight--get all the news.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19
MRS. ZAUGG'S
Services Sunday at 10 4. NJ. - Burial
Win Be at Ce~ntralia.

Funeral services Mrs. Adaresta
Zaugg were held at the home Sun
day, Oct. IS, 1916, at 1000 a. m. The
remains were taken to Centralia,
where amidst a host OF -iends a short
services were held at the cemetery.
Adaresta Hunt Zaugg, wife Of Cod
frey Zaugg, died of congestion of the
brain Friday, at 8 a. n, at their hone
on North Wade street in Mexico.
Adaresta Hunt, born Dec. z, 1850,
was the daughter Of Enoeh and Hqr-
riett Newell Cook Hunt, who came 70
Missouri in 1888 from Weymouth.
Mass. These parents with their chill
dren lived first in Hannibal, and .ater
settled inD Monroe County within a
quarter-miie of the present site Of
Strother. A brother Of Mrs. Zaugg,
Zachariah Bates Hunt, Of Santa Fe,
passed away April of this year. She
was the youngest of ten children.
Only one, Mrs. Angelina Conger, Of
Seattle, Washington. still lives.
In 1879 the family moved to Cen
~tralia, where in September, 1889,
Adaresta Hunt and Godfrey Zaurg
were married. Of this union theie
were five children. Lorain, a dauga
ter, died at the age Of fourteen years.
Frederick Cook Zaugg is now a resi-
dent Of Colorado Springs, Colo, and
Miss Harriet has a position with
Ragsdale-H Holmes Clothiers and Out
filters Of C~entralia. Mrs. S. L. Bob
ison, Of this city, a daughter, also
survives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zaugg have been resi-
dents Of this city for five years.
Nieces and nephews Of the deceased
in this vicinity are Luke and Ar.ie
Hunt, Mrs. J. 3. Wisdom, Mrs. r. Il.
Hooton, VIM. Jackman, Mrs. Paul St
Yrain, Miss Lizzie Hunt, Mrs. Byron
Wilkerson, Roger Hunt, and Mrs.
Charles WiIkerson.
In Centralia are Oryille and Misses
Elsie and Katie Hunt, Mrs. julius
Hunt and J. c. Hunt.
Mrs. Zaugg, Of Colonial lineage, pos
sessed the sterling qualities of the ear
ly pioneers Of u country. She was .
devoted wife and mother and friend.
and Of thoroughly devoted Christian
character. While she had been in fail
ing health, for two years, her final H.
ness was only Of four days duration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19

Mr.. a. +. Brace. Of Laddonia, is
helping his son. T. A. Brace, build Il
new house. - Mr.. r. N. Gray sold a
COW and calf 20 Jim Fennewald. OF
Martinsburg, Saturday for $50. -
Several from this community attend
ed the MartinsbuTg and the Mexico
Carnivals. Mr.. Wilbur Clark, Of near
Thompson, spent the weekend with
homefolks. Mr.. Clarence Barnes
sold a load of hogs to jim Diggs last
week. - Mrs. G. H. Dubray and two
daughters, Velma and Ramona, spent
Friday and Saturday with Mrs. Ar
thur Barnes. - Mr.. Ray Parsons, Of
Olney, and Mr.. Bonnie Barnes, If
Middletown, spent the weekend with
their uncle, G. L. Williams and family.
Miss Marguerite Wright was the
guest Of homefolks in Mexico Sat
urday and Sunday. - Miss Olivia
Gray, Of Farber, spent a few days with
her brother, R. n. Gray, the past
week. - Mr.. William Clark returned
TO Centralia Sunday, where he is teach
ing the Pleasant Green school. This
makes his second month of teaching
Mr.. B. F. Quick and family, Mr.. John
and Louie Schmidt and families, Nh.
Frank German and family. Mr.. jim
Clark and family visited Mr.. Ledwig
Schmidt Sunday. - Several in this
community are looking for hired
hands, among them R. N. Gray.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19
ADVANCE DUE TO MAKE
NEW RECORD ON RVERl
Engineer on Ohio Boat Declares His
Old Time Health Has Returned
Through Tanlae.
GAINING WEIGHT RAPIDLY
"PlI Gladly Recommend This Remedy
as a Wonderful Medicine" Mr..
William Franklin Asserts.

S. LOUIS, Mo, Oct Is. = "TanlaC
has done for ne what everything else
failed to do" was the tribute paid the
Master Medicine recently, by Richard
Williams, engineer on the boat "Ad-
vance," which plies on the Ohio.
"For several years have suffered
from stomach trouble" he said. "In-
digestion bothered me and my stomach
was usually in a soured condition. My
appetite was poor and was troubled
with constipation. Even the lightest
foods caused severe pains in my stom-
ach and made me feel uncomfortable,
| wouldn't eat at times, fearing the
pains that always followed my meals.
'I've taken one bottle of Tanlac now
and feel just as ! used to feel before
my trouble began. Tanlae has plac-
ed my stomach in such good condition
that | can eat most anything now. I'm
gaining weight, also. I'll gladly rec
ommend Tanlac as a wonderful med
icine."
Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is es-
pecially beneficial for stomach, liver
and kidney trouble, catarrhal COM
plants, rheumatism, nervousness,
~sleeplessness, loss of appetite and the
like.
Tanlac is now being specially intro
duced and explained in Mexico by the
Buekner Drug Store. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19

note books: Lena Smith, Liberty;
Jessie Turner, Stauffer; Russell Selb,
DulS; Louise f. Halter, Sneed; Flos-
sic Haislip, Hurdle; Minnie Williams,
Friendship.
The maps and drawings made an ex-
cellent display, and a very creditable
showing, both for the pupils who drew
them and for their teachers.
Unfortunately, three good maps were
received from Macedonia too late to
enter in the contest. One, of Audrain,
by Ed Barnes, looked like a winner.
/ did not get the names Of those who
drew the other two.
A picture, the head of an Indian
girl, drawn by Wretha Stuart of Ma
pie Grove, attracted much attention
and received very favorable common
dation. | wish also to mention in par
ticular an amusing caricature drawn
by Francis Robinson, Of Liberty.
Tuesday Miss Mary Rainey, the
teacher at Jesse, loaded her forty pu-
pills on a hay frame and brought them
to attend the Carnival. All had a
good time, and especially was that
true of Miss Mary when she began TO
round them up to go home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19
EASTERN d "
WESTERN PIKE.


Mrs. Joe Biggs spent ths week WITH
her daughter, Miss Maude, at Haldin
College. Miss Maude will attend the
General Baptist Association n Lib.
erty Nc. While in Liberty she will
be the guest of President Green's
daughter Of William Jewell and will
sing before the Association. She also
will visit friends in Kansas City. -
Ezra Beshears not long since cut a
bee tree from which he 10. 81 lbs.
of honey and left enough too, TO win
ter the ! ees. 49, A couple VI Mormon
miss ror'ts were traversing western
Pike last week. They viii hold a 5
n'ght5 neeting at Prairie Lane school
hAus' sCre time next week. - Her
man klaft is still sowing wheat be-
fore quitting he expects to put in so
acres. - Another bunch of farmers of
Iowa piloted by Nm. Moberly, were
investigating land values in Prairie
View vicinity last week. - William
Shannon, Jr., of Idaho Falls, SAYS his
brother, John, and family are pleased
with that State. He, William, has 800
acres there and is foreman in the
shipping department of a wholesale
grocery firm. He reports W. L. Shat
tuck as making his third race for Rep
resentative. Mr.. Shattuck, he saws.
will win again beyond a doubt. - Mrs,
Dick Smith, daughter, Miss Idah. son.
DELPHI and wife and little daugh-
ter, Fontella, paid their daugh-
ter and sister, Mrs. A. B. Shattuck' a
visit Sunday week. Miss Ida cL.at1f-
Toured from Laddonia in their new
Maxwell. - Oslo Keithly has resign
ed with the Union Telegraph Co. as
manager. We regret to lose Oslo. but
feel that we have a good man in our
new manager, Mr.. Howard, of Van
dalia. - The Western Pike Reading
Circle, composed of the following
teachers, A.. B. Shattuck, Miss Mamie
Newland, Mrs. Scheely and Roy Fer
guson, will meet with Miss Mable
Newland next Monday night. - Mar
ried, in Mexico, last Thursday, Cover
nor Doyle and Miss Mae Tovelace.
Here's our hand
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19
H~EDGEDALE LETTER.

70! ruin Rouse n PupliS)
Roy Barkely got apples from Gather
Berry Monday. - George Downs had
a SICK horse Saturday night. - Hedge
DALE dismissed school Wednesday. -
Mr. Fisher and Frank Sicily cut cane
this week, - Elmer Helwig cut cans
Tor George Downs Monday. John
Crooks and Ray Cornett are hauling
gravel for the foundation for a barn.
= J. r. Shook sold a span Of mules to
R. R. Buckner last week. Mr.. Shook
says he got a fancy price" for them.
Dr.. Cornett has bought a good steer
from Mr.. Sunwalts. - Frank Skellv
s putting in new concrete walks.
F. +. Witchie gathered apples from
the Mason orchard Tuesday. He also
hauled coal from Rush Hill. Frank
Skelly hauled coal this week. - Tom
Workman is painting his house.
Albert Doeblin is repairing his house.
Mrs. c. A.. Mollett visited her
daughter, Mrs. H.C, Beckman, last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Erdel and family,
Mr.. Raymond, Leroy and Miss Ruth
Rouse spent Monday evening at the
+ r. Witchie home. - Everyone en-
loyed the street fair last week.
Mr. Clayton and Raymond Shook and
Misses Elsie Witchie and Elva Kircher
were in Mexico Tuesday evening.
Miss Ruth Rouse was in Mexico We'd
nesday. Mr., and Mrs. Roy Barklev
and family were in Mexico Thursday
and Friday with Mr.. Barkley's moth
er. - There will be a short program
and pie supper at Hedgedale toward
the first Of November. The a
date will be given Iater.-F. F. Witch
le sold two calves to Charley Martin
Monday. There were no services at
Littleby Sunday. - Rev. Hendricks
spent Sunday with F. F. Witchie. -
Mrs: Louis Kircher took the prize on
the best apple pie at the street fair.
Mr.. Louis Kircher took the first prize
on the wheat. Mrs. George Erdel
took first prize on the apple ielly. -
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Beckman spent
Sunday with Louis Kircher.