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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17

II was stated this afternecn AZ
the sheriffs office that only one ne
gro was wanted for this crime and
that was John Cook. charged with
attacking a negroes enc night last
week in the vicinity OF the II. 4 T.
C. section house. officer Harry Ros-
ers IL IN Dallas and will probably
bring the negroes back 70 Wexaha-
chic this afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17

One trouble with the we'll known
human race is its tendency to wreck
health before beginning to take care
of II.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17
PER|NTENDENT AMONG DEAD
A. X. Wiesner and Wife Were Instantly Killed
hen the Second Floor of the Building Collaps-
ed-Three Women Were Hurled Across
the Street by the Force of Explosion.

|EXIl February 17Nine
which wrecked
opera other business buildings
kpey destroyed is valued at hundred thousand dollars
h occurred shortly o'clock while
bling attend exhibit given by the Mothers
OF public schools.
Fire Chief Richards
instead of the of
which resulted i'm of
the destruction of four business places valued
b. told the fire chief that terrific shock
It opera
crushing chcdren attending
the benefit the schools.
authorities working the theory that the explosion
the 1t reported shortly after the
i that that the explosion resulted from ignition
wrecked fixtures.
the today failed reveal
il is list will
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17
roDiN's OLDEST STORY.

ST. FAUI.. MINI, Feb. IT,
Because she sweeps every time I
she thinks OF a trolley car. Miss
Rose Mather is today suing the I
ST. Paul City Railway Co.. for I
S22,500 damages. She claims
her condition resulted from her
heins in a street car accident
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17
WAR NEWS oF ONE
YEAR AGO TO-DAY.

Austrian batteries resumed tho
bombardmcnt OF BelErade. Ser
via, The Russian army contin-
ed It's hurried retreat through
East Prussia before the driving
Teutous The allies claimed
and Germany did not deny. i'm
partant western front anecs.sns.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17

/ floor of the Consumers Wholesale
Grocery store, adjoining the opera
house on the west, and that this
explosion brought about the collapse
OF the opera house. Inasmuch as
the fire consumed the adjoining
buildings, the exact origin of the
catastrophe may not be accurately
determined.
! WOMEN BLOWN ACROSS STREET
The crowd for the night exhibit
ton of pictures had just begun to
assemble when the explosion oc-
Cured. Prof. and Mrs. Wiesner and
their little eight-year old girl and
Prof. Bruton, representing the school
faculty; Mrs. Il. Ii. Bass, Mrs. j. w.
Kinchelow, Mrs. q. A. Lyel and Mrs.
John Davis, representing the Moth
ers' club, were inside the opera
house. the exhibit being on the first
floor of the building. The women
were hurled across the street by the
force of the explosion and are Sc
riousIy burned though it is believed
they will recover.
The five Young white men who
were killed were eating supper at
the time i'm the Mecca cafe, TWO
doors east of the opera house, and
the negro who met his death was
cooking i'm the cafe at the time.
Bunk Beyille, seriously injured, was
also an occupant of the cafe.
G. w. Perkins, city secretary en-
tered the opera house at 6:3o O'Clock
and lit the gas stove in order ina,
the building might be comfortabie
for the evening exhibit, and turned
the key over to Professor Brutoh'
the high school instructor in chem-
istry. who later opened the building
and found everything all right. lt Is
certain that the explosion did ho'
loccur ON the first floor of the opera
house.
FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION.
Both the force of the explosion
and the falling of the heavy Walls
of the opera house contributed 70
the destruction of the Mecca care
where six lives were lost, yieidihs
the heaviest toll of any OF the ses
eral buildings that were des'foseu'
Fire quickly followed in the wake
of the explosion and though the iife-
men fought valiantly. assisted ps q
mmber OF citizens, il was 10 O'Clock
herore the flames had been checkeu'
and at midnight the fire was sim
burning, though il was under con-
troll.
| Professor Bruton is single ii'ih'
and all the young men VINO mex
death i'm the restaurant were SIN =
+, addition to their little daughte'
who WAS painfully injured, fro''
and Mrs. Wiesne. are survived os
a son twelve years old. VINO was ""'
at the opera house. The family came
here last summer fro,n Bowie IeNas'
and prof. Wiesner Was serving h>
first term as superintendent OF the
city schools, and was giving efn,neh'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17

The average preacher uses too
many words in making his an
nouneements.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-17

hrt exhibit for the benefit OF
)bIic schools was being given
! Mothers club i'm the vacant
)Cm ON the first floor of the
house building and the crowd
81 begun to gather when the
Floors fell in, crushing to death
|whO did not get away when
Sc of the falling walls was first
(n the opera house building fell
debris was ignited from IL gas
ION, resulting in destruction OF
ksas left of the opera house
Ftting fire 10 four adjoining
Is. The property loss is about
b0.
THE DEAD.
hhuWn ueau are:
b. WEISNER, superintendent
kia schools.
}. Z. B. WEISNER.
f. BRJTON.
AR JOHANSON.
tDE JOHANsON.
p YELDELL.
cox.
/ HIT.
l4IE WOMiCk.
THE INJURED.
children OF MIR. and Mrs.
p escaped from the building
Pieht injuries. The others in
p far accounted for are:
Roy Bass.
Il. y, Lyell.
John Davis.
PROPERTY LOSS.
buildings destroyed are as fol-
opera house, two-story brick.
fnson Il Bass, general mer-
Sc store.
PilttS restaurant.
w. kemp's two-story brick.
|nilding was occupied down.
hy the Farmers State bank.
per floor was occupied by Drs.
Oats and j. vi. Conard, DIR.
(a>S' DIR. u. II. Goolsby and the
ice OF ID. l.. Harp.
oI the disaster spread rapid
'here were many inquiries
le extent of the loss of life.
''Plone pany called in all
"'"oie operators aaA gave in
~" as last as called for. The
wires OF the Western Union
r. our OF commission temper
~" TIE railroad wire of the
ana Texas Central was
into service.
no" the explosion occurred
0eeh definitely determened.
| " uonse, a two-story brick
~ located ON East Commerce
' a very old building and the
some i that the top story
"Apsed Of its own force and
presence Of gas feed pipes
-'iihg resulted in the ex-
| "'at followed Immediately.
''e OF the opinion that there
s's eNplosion on the second
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KIDNEYS, USE SALTS
II Your Back Hurts or Bladder Both
ers, Drink Lots Of Water.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with mild. harmless salts which re-
moves the body's urinous waste and
stimulates them to their normal &C
tivity. The function of the kidneys
is to filter the blood. In twenty-four
hours they strain from it five hundred
grains of acid and waste, SO we can
readily understand the vital impor.
lance Of keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in glass Of wa
ter before breakfast each morning for
a few days and your kidneys will act
fine. This famous salts Is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
neutralize the acids in urine so it no
longer is a source of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; can not In.
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which every one
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drinking,
and no doubt you will wonder what
became of your kidney trouble and
backache--Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
Repairing Fences

A farmer knows that poor fence is con-
slant source Of annoyance. Cattle and hogs will
break through the enclosure, stray into the
neighbors' fields and do damage, or roam on the
highway Only stout and tight fence is effect
i've Hence, farmer keeps his fences in tip-top
shape.
A man who does not keep the fences Of re-
straint and conservatism in good shape is in good
position to lose valuable possessions If a man
lets his imagination run riot he is likely to court
disaster. If man does not watch his business
closely, he will discover some day that profits
have been escaping through holes in the enclos-
ure. If man does not guard his energy, he may
learn when it is too late that he did not keep the
fence of physical condition in repair, and that his
strength has been Slapped. It pays to watch the
fence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
Shake Before Using

Many bottle of medicine is labeled with this
instruction. The ingredients in the bottle are
there. but the patient will not get the benefit
unless he shakes the bottle and thoroughly mixes
the elements.
This observation holds true of many men.
They have all the ingredients Of power, ability,
and imagination, but they have never given them
selves a good shaking to make these factors of
success effective The positive qualities in their
makeup are so much sediment that has settled
to the bottom and needs to be thoroughly mixed
in their personality.
For instance, many young men have the
qualities that make for good craftsmanship, but
instead of shaking themselves into activity they
let power remain dormant as if it were so much
ballast or sediment. Others, by applying them
selves at nights could lay the foundation for adj
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
The "Crevice''

"Just a minute, and We'll look at the
two notes, the one you found in Bru
nell's room In the deserted cottage
and the other which came to me in the
cigarette box meant for Paddington
from Mac Alarney. Then We'll be able
to see how they were worked cut. And
you'll see that though they look ex
tremely meaningless and confusing
they are in reality extremely simple.
AS he spoke. Blaine produced them
from his desk drawer. and spread them
out before him.
Before you examine them" he went
on, "let me explain the musical script
idea on which they are fundamentally
based. in case you are unfamiliar with
It. The sign e. before bar of music
means that music is written in the
treble clef-that is, all the notes fol
lowing 1t are above the Central c on
the piano keyboard. Thus"-here he
drew rapidly on scrap of paper and
passed a scrawled scale over to the
interested operative.
1.-THE dot on the line below the five
lines which are joined together by the
sign of the treble clef is c. The dot
on the space between that and the first
Of the five lines is D. The dot on the
first tine Is E; on the, next space Is
r, and SO forth, in their alphabetical
order on the alternating lines and
spaces. Do you see how easily they
could be used as the letters of words
in cryptogram, by any one of an in
genious turn Of mind? or course, each
bar-that is, each section enclosed by
lines running straight up and down
represents a word. Now for the rest
of it:
Leaving the script music idea aside,
and taking the characters not so rep
resented In the cryptogram, we find
that g. when viewed from the under
side of the paper will look very much
like an English E; like r; like p;
like S, and so forth.
TRY It. Here is the first note, the
one you found. Puzzle out the musical
notes by their alphabetical nomencla-
ture fro mthe key l just gave you on
the scrap of paper there; then hold the
note up to the light, and read the other
letters from the under side Try 1t
with both notes, and tell me what you
find"
Guy took the papers, and wondering
ly spelled out the letters represented
by the musical notes. from the scale
Blaine had given him. Then turning
the pages over, he held them up to
the light, an exclamation of absorbed
interest escaping him.
The great detective watched him In
silence, until at last, with glowing
sense of achievement, Guy read:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

Hawaii is making bricks from lava.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

"'Beat It at once. You are suspect
ed. Detective on trail. Rite old ad
dress. am sending funds as usual
II caught you get life sentence. Pad =
Blaine nodded.
Nov, the other"
Patient still unconscious. Consul.
tation necessary at once to save life.
Should he die advise Reddy what dis
position to make of body. Mac"
The last cryptogram proved the more
easily decipherable, and when the
young operative had read it aloud. he
looked up with a glowing face.
by George, it's q world-beater!
What put you on the right track?"
"The last one. l realized then that
they were afraid the kidnapped man,
Ramon Hamilton, who had been griev-
ously wounded, would die on their
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
Hair Gray? Then
Apply Q-Ban
It Darkens Gray Hair Evenly

II your hair Is gray, streaked with
gray, prematurely or just turning gray
or If your hair is dry, harsh, thin or
falling, simply shampoo hair and scalp
few times with Q-Ban Hair Color Re-
storer. Soon every strand of hair
whether gray or not) becomes even
ly dark, soft, fossy, fluffy, full of life
and health. full and heavy and fas-
cinating, and entire head of hair is SO
beautifully and evenly ~darkened no
one could suspect you had applied
Q-Ban. 1t is absolutely harmless and
no dye, but Q-Ban acts on roots, re-
storing color glands. Sold on money
back guarantee, soc for big bottle
at Fines drug store, Richmond, Ind
Out-of-town folks supplied by mall
Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

tered with hurried circumspection.
There was look Of latent, shocked i'm
portance upon his usually impassive
face, and he carried in his hand a
newspaper which was still damp from
the press.
Il beg your pardon, sir, but thought
you would want to know at once.
There's been murder! Paddington,
the private detective, was found in the
Rhododendron Alley, just off the Mall
in the park, stabbed to the hearth"
Henry Blaine took the paper and
spread it out upon the desk before him,
as Guy Morrow, with a soft, low
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

read the cryptogram, sir, the Lord
knows what would have happened"
And II you hadn't trodden on the
cats tail" Blaine suggested dryly.
Guy glanced at him in sudden, swift
comprehension.
why, look here, sir, / believe you
knew that Emily and her father were
the two mysterious boarders at Mrs.
Quinlan's, all the time! You said II
was significant that you hadn't been
able to trace the number of the taxi
cab in which they had run away from
the neighborhood! There never was q
taxicab In all Ellington which couldn't
be traced by its number! You knew
Of course, that that story Of Mrs. Quin
lan's was fake, and then when told
you Of the two concealed people there,
you habit all doped out! Oh. why
didn't you tell me?'
Because / didn't want you to pre-.
cipitate matters just then, Guy" the
detective responded, kindly. "The
house was watched-they couldn't get
away"
That's good one!" Young Morrow
looked his self-disgust Hire opera.
tives on your staff, sir. and then have
to set others to tail them, and see that
they don't get into trouble! Heavens
what an idiot am! I've fund out one
thing, though, from those cryptic
grams"-he pointed to the cipher notes
on the desk "Musics a cinch! l can
read it already, and I'm going to start
in and learn how to play on something
or other, the first chance get!
There's a fellow next door to Mrs
Quinlans with a clarinet" He paus
ed, and his face sobered as he added
But forgot! I sha'n't be there any
more
Before Blaine could speak. there was
a knock upon the door, and Marsh en-.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
How catarrh is Contracted

Mothers are sometimes so thought
less as to neglect the colds which
their children contract. The Inflamma-
ton of the mucus membrane, at first
acute, becomes chronic catarrh, dis
ease that is seldom cured and that
may prove life's burden. Many per-
sons who have this loathsome disease
will remember having had frequent
colds at the time it was contracted. A
little forethought, bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy judiciously used.
and all this trouble might have been
avoided. Obtainable everywhere.-
Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

hands. and that rather than face the
results of such contingency they
would attempt to obtain some obscure
but experienced medical aid, and in a
way which would give the physician
no mixing Of his patients identity or
whereabouts. therefore sent out that
circular letter to every doctor In III.
ington, warning each one to come to
me In the event of his having received
a mysterious summons. It worked, as
you know, and Doctor Alwyn respond.
ed"
well, II you hadn't been able to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

whistle. turned away. The extra" i'm
parted little more than the secretary's
announcement had done. There was
no know motive for the crime, no clue
to the murderer. When found, the
man had been dead for some hours.
well, sir" observed Guy at last.
when the secretary had withdrawn,
zone by one they're getting away from
us-and by the same route. First
Rockamore, now Paddington!
TO Be Continued
Hawaii is making bricks from lava.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

vancement, but they prefer to let this ingredient
remain unused while they carouse about or waste
away their time.
A good shaking, judiciously administered
may rouse many of us out of our sleepy waiting
for better job and find us wide awake and
open-eyed for the first opportunity that comes
our way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-20
Blood Flows Freely
, In Drunken BraWl

Considerable blood was spilled about
five o'clock Saturday evening when
Oliver Reissbeek and Oscar Bridges, a
painter, engaged in a fist fight at the
corner of 18th and Mill streets. Reiss-
beck was pried loose from Bridges by
Officer Varney and tnen Reissbeck at
tackled the officer viciously and was
only subdued by the officer s club after
about $50 spectators refused to aid the
officer. One man, whose name was not
learned, did attempt to assist the Off
Ger to overpower Ressbeck and re-
ceived a black eye and the others re-
fused to join in.
Reissbeck received a sentence of 20
days in jail this morning in police court
and admitted that he was insanely
drunk and that the details of the fra
cas- were hazy in his mind. He said the
party had two quarts of alconol to
drink and that the booze started the
trouble. The fight began in the shoe
shop of William Porter who was also
arrested. The men then went out on
the street where they attracted large
crowd and the police were called. Off
Ger Varney went on his motorcycle and
arrived at the scene of the fight ahead
of the other officers who arrived later.
A bloody knife was picked up on the
street and it is Thought that Reissbeck
was cut with the knife on the face. 1t
required seven stitches to close cash
in his head, made by the officers club
and four stitches to close the gasn in
his face which was clean cut
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-20
PERSONALS
X x 4 4 4 \ < x 4 = I i + 4 !

Rollin X. Page was in Portland over
Sunday.
Mrs, H. Bartels is in the city from
Macleay,
Rev. L. c. Poor is in the city from
Woodburn.
DR.. w. A. Cox went to Albany this
afternoon,
Miss Geneva Enos was in Albany
over Sunday.
Attorney H. F. McInturff was in Pra-
tum yesterday,
DR.. NJ. J. Butler, of Independence, is
visiting in the city.
Miss Emma Godfrey was Sunday
visitor in Portland.
Miss Dora Patterson was Sunday
visitor in Portland.
n. NJ. Newport, an attorney of New
port, is in the city.
Rollo Drake, of Portland, is in the
city attending to business matters.
Miss Edna Purdy, city treasurer of
Orenco, was in the city visiting her pa
rents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Baker were in
Orcnco over Sunday, the guest of Mrs,
Frank Powers.
Harold Forrest went to Albany yes
tcrday where he will enter the employ
of the Southern Pacific.
Mrs. Harry Meyer and two children,
of Portland, are in the city for a few
days visit with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Ragan are visit
. - =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-20
Salem MarkSmen Make
Good Scores at Traps

The Capital City Rod & Gun club
shot gun experts held a practice shoot
at the 18th street grounds of the club
yesterday to test out their aiming eyes
for he shoot next Sunday when he
independence gun club viii send over
a dozen shooters to try the Salem traps.
The snoot for the Western Trophy is
still undecided but will be shot off next
Sunday. On account of number of
the early shooters being absent lately it
is difficult TO find the leading shoot
ers who have shot at but 20 birds have
high percentages and may count in the
finals if they bring up their missing
runs.
At present James Lewis is probably
the leading man out of those who have
shot most consistently. Lewis has
dropped but four birds out Of 60 shot
at. Anvil Wilson has dropped out OF
80 shot at and Mark Siddall has drop
ped 10 out of So
The scores on yesterdays practice
shoot are rs follows.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-20
HAVE GOOD HEALTH
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla, the Old
Reliable Spring Tonic.

Don't let the idea that you may
feel better in a day or two prevent
you from getting a bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla today from any drug
store and starting at once on the
road to health and strength.
When your blood is impure and
impoverished it lacks vitality, your
digestion is imperfect, your appetite
is poor, and all the functions of your
body are impaired.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is a wonderful
blood tonic. 1t will build you up
quicker than any other medicine. 1t
gives strength to do and power to
endure. 1t is the old standard tried
and true all-the-year-round blood
purifier and enricher, tonic and ap-
petizer. Nothing else acts like it,
for 0nothing else has the same
formula or ingredients. Be sure to
ask for Hoods; insist on having 1t.