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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-21

No man should go into politics
without learning to discount whas
the opposition says about him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-21

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
,ag the following prices for countri
reduce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-21

line Will take the place of the old
MaIamute Trail and instead OF lis
tening for the postnan-s whistle as
most persons do, the Alaskan folk
will strain their ears for the whirl
of a 200 horse power motor high up
in the air
Earl l.. Byers an Alaskan capt.
talist. made a bid for the aeroplane
service contract that was acceptable
TO the government; and he's trying
hard to get the aerog.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-21

WANTED-To exchange six-room
house in San Angelo for property
in or near Waxahachie. or IL or near
sinai town In Ellis county. Phone
f4~ or write 791. Waxahach.e. 4
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-21
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Or. James Headache Powders re-
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package.

yon take DR.. James Headache
Powder and in just few molnentA
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and suyest relief for headache, whether
dull, throbbing, splitting or nerve.
raekina. send someone to the drug
store and get dime package now.
Quit suiferine--it's TO needless. b
sure YOU get DIR. James Headache
Puwdess-then thsrs viii bs 10 diasps
polntmeut
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-21
METHODIST PAGEANT
GIVEN At COLISEUM

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 2i.---Tne pa
gennt OF Mcthodism, perturbation
OF Methodist history. was presented
last night at,thc colisuem before a
crowd estimated III 5000 persons
From the opening prayer by bishop
Edwin d. Mouzon to the closing tab
ieau when the entire company sang
praise God from Whom All Bless
ings Flow the vast audience re-
manned in rapt attention through
tragic scenes, humorous episodes
and inspiring moments. The dra-
matte events OF the early days OF
Mothodism, together with the artistic
symbolism representing It's modern
day achievements. were applauded
By representatives Of every church
and belief.
The historical value, as we'll as tho
interest in the presentation Itself,
was augmented BY thu accuracy OF
the reproduction of the Incidents
presented The costumes. the man
nerisms, the music and even the
words OF the actors themselves, were
taken exactly from the times repre-
sented. Such faithfulness to details.
such as when collection was taken
up at the first church meeting,
caused storms of applause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
DOUBLE IN 2 YEARS
Huge War Profits for the Fam
Gus House of Morgan.
Two Per Cent on All Munitions
Purchased Here.
COMMISSION ON ALL LOANS
Banking Profit on Sale of For
eign Owned Securities.
No One Has Made Money Like
This in Amy Country.
COMMISSION ON ALL LOANS

New York, Aug. 1.-TWO years of
war has doubled the wealth of the
house of Morgan
According to the completed apprais-
al just made. the estate of the late
j. r. Morgan was worth $73,149,0O0, of
which $53, 6S4,91S went to the present
j. p. Morgan
The present head of the Morgan
firm has made as much money since
the war started, according to undis-
puted evidence as the old head of the
house made during his whole career
as the recognized financial and in
dustrial leader of these United States.
In the first place, under its con-
tract with the British government
the Morgan firm has received com
mission of per cent on all munitions
and supplies purchased. Those pur-
thases during 1915 and 1916 will foot
up not less than $4,000, 100000.
Banking Commission.
Then the Morgan firm has received
a banking commission on all loans
placed for foreign governments
These loans now aggregate sl.ooO,-
100000. Then there has been com
missions for the Morgan firm in sell
ing for the British government the
hundreds and hundreds of millions OF
the foreign owned American securl-
ties. Then there has been comm1s-
sions and interest on call loans ana
interest and commission for STABILIZE
ing exchange; that is, for buying
when sterling went down and selling
when the movement was upward
In brief, as the most conservative
estimate heard this week, the present
]. P. Morgan has, within the past two
short years, already more that doubled
his own personal fortune, basing the
figures on the S53.6S4.0O0 which was
left him by his father. No one mas
ever made money like that in this or
any other country.
That the unprecedented prosperity
now being enjoyed by the country is
no longer dependent upon war orders
has been pointed out time and time
again by such authorities as E. H.
Gary. chairman of the United States
Steel corporation; Howard Elliott,
president of the New Haven; R. S.
Lovett. chairman of the Union Pacific.
Nevertheless, Wall street does not
seem able to forget how back in the
early spring of 1915, the war orders
placed by the allies raised this country
industrially from the slough of des-
pond" starting a bull stock market
such as had never before been wit
messed.
Orders running into hundreds of
millions came pouring in for automo-
biles. harness, medical supplies, mules,
horses. powder copper, rifles, large
and small guns, boats, raw and finish
ed steel
So far the new orders just placed
have totaled s90.000,000. Last weeks
estimates place the new buying move
ment at S35O.OOO.OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
STEAL U. S. ORDERS?
Charge England Intercepts Cables
From Russia-Propose New Cable.

Petrograd. Aug. 12.-For the pur-
pose of bringing about closer relations
between Russia and the United States
American Ambassador Francis has APP
preached the Russian government
with the suggestion that a direct cable
be laid between Russia and America
Russian officials generally look with
favor on the suggestion and favor
lowering of the cable rates for press
messages between the two countries.
U. S. Firms Complainants.
Washington, Aug. 12.-Charges that
Great Britain has been actually steal
ing American trade by Withholding
cabled orders sent from Russia to this
country have been under investigation
by the state department, it was learn
ed today. Thus far the department
has been unable to prove the charges
are true. The protests came from
American firms. They claimed that
orders cabled from Russia have been
held up by British authorities and
some times turned over to the British
firms, who in turn submitted bids to
the Russian concerns.
State department officials regard
the situation-if proved-as perhaps
the most fragrant interference in
American rights thus far.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
THEY MUST DRINK
Soda Fountains Come Into Own
at Augusta.
Brass Rail-Eyery Thing There
But the Souses.

Augusta, Kan, Aug. 12-Soda foun-
tafns here have come into their own
And why shouldn't they? Makers of
boom towns always have to have
something to drink. And with Kansas
a prohibition state the men who have
flocked here in connection with the
oil developments have turned to soft
drinks
With temperatures around a hun
dred for six weeks, local drug stores
FOUND the demand for iced drinks so
great that they are moving out their
old drug store fixtures to make room
for more fountains, more tables, and
more booths. Two and three soda
squirts" are on duty in each place
during the day and at night their
forces are more than doubled.
You got to stand in line half an
hour at night to get a COKE" ex-
planned one hotel clerk.
Some of the fountains are fixed up
mirrors, booths along the walls, etc.
It's all there but the druaks and they
would be if the soft drinks were re-
placed with thirst quenchers with a
kick" in them.
Town Is damned Tight.
Augusta is as peaceful as any vii
lage. The lid is on tight" this same
hotel clerk corfided land every ar
rest means conviction with regu-
lar fire.
Streets are damned with autos. all
kinds and Sizes Sidetracks are crowd
ed with building material.
Rents compare with those of great
city. And at that it's hard to find a
house. Hotel rates equal those of
Kansas City.
Men, women and children stand in
line for half an hour to get their mail
at the general delivery. Incoming and
outgoing trains are crowded like COM
muters' specials. cot in big tent
costs laborer quarter.
Sidewalks are damned with men,
all talking oil-all talking of the lat
est cut in crude. Big oil men talk in
figures of hundreds of thousands
while everyone seems to havc money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
BITTEN BY RATTLEsNaKE.
Farmer, Working Alone, Drew Out
Poison With Cactus Poultice.

Liberal, Kan, Aug. 12.-While cut
ting cedar posts on his claim near
kule Normb Robbins, formerly OF this
city. was bitten by rattlesnake. He
did not notice the rattle of the SER
pent as it sounded so much like a
locust of which there are many in that
locality, and he did not see it until it
sprang toward him as he sat down on
a rock to sharpen his Ok.
1t caught him on the left hand and
swelling commenced right away. He
was alone and about mile from the
house when he was bitten, so he cut
a flat cactus in two and applied it to
the wound, changing the applice. ion
every twenty minutes. By keeping this
up for four days and nights. he sue
ceeded in drawing out the poison and
the wound entirely healed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
THEY ARE MARRIED NOW
Love Tangle Which Lasted Six Days
Is Slaughtered Out.

In six short days John O'Meare
eloped with Eva Calderwood, was ar
rested in Kansas City for beating a
beard bill in Topeka, was brought
back and placed in the Shawnee coun-
ty jail, paid the. board bill, was re-
leased from Jail and married the girl
with whom he eloped.
The wedding took place at the
office of the probate judge. Hugh
Mcfarland performed the ceremony.
The mother of Eva Ca1derwood de-
MED, after the elopement, that
O'Meara had know the girl. He told
the county attorney in the presence of
her father that he had known her and
kept company with her for eight
months.
I'VE intended to be married in Kan
sas City if we stayed overnight" said
O'Meara, but we had neither a chance
to stay over night nor get married I
was arrested soon after we got there"
O'Meara was brought back by Rob-
ert Tasker, acting deputy sheriff, and
the girl remained in Kansas City with
relatives. O'Meara is 22 years of age
ard the girl is 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Above is the picture of fifty Little
Brothers taken at the time of their
departure for the Big Brothers"
camp at Maple Hill, this week and
next. The camp has been running
since last Tuesday and the enjoyment
has been on the increase ever since
according to Earl Longer, camp direc-
tor
Following is the skeleton plan" of
day in the Little Brothers camp.
500 a. m.-Rising.
6:15 a. m.-Morning dip.
$50 a. m.-Breakfast.
7:00-General clean up of camp
and tent inspection.
500 a. m.-Baseball, tennis or other
games on the hill.
900 a. m.-Morning swim.
1000 a. m.-Fishing, boating, etc.
1900 n. Might games in shade
and rest before dinner.
1900 m.-Dinner.
1880 q. m.-Clean up and work.
100 p. might games in shade.
1880 p. m.-Fishing and boating.
800 p. m.-Games on the hill.
400 p. m.-Afternoon swim.
600 p. m.-Supper.
$50 p. m.-Genera1 cleanup.
1900 p. m.-gameS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

500 3. m.-Campfire and stories
told by Director Longer. zone of tire
best parts of the day" according to the
little brothers.
800 p. m.-Evening devotion.
$3.50 p. m.-Everything quiet.
Eight hours and a half of the Lit
tie Brothers day are given to sleep.
About fourteen are given to enjoyment
and one and a half given over to work.
Work includes cleaning up their
tents, washing their individual dishes,
fetching wood for the cook, catching
fish. Most of the work is play but the
little brothers get paid for it in camp
money. They are paid at the rate of
90 cents an hour. And they are
obliged to pay ten cents in camp
money for each meal. So it is incum-
bent upon each Little Brother to make
himself useful around the camp to
the extent of thirty cents in the cur
rency of the camp. No effort is made
to insist on the little brothers doing
chores. The appetites of the little fell
lows is the only spur needed.
Many of the big Brothers whose
generosity has made the camp possible
are planning to motor to the camp
Sunday to observe their small proteges
at play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
GETTING RID
OF THE GAS

Mr.. w. Rand, 31S East Fifth street,
says: THE gas that was giving me
great deal of trouble is gone and I
feel greatly relieved. / can now do
days work with ease, due to the use
of Hazlett's Wild Cherry Compound.
1t has proven to be a great medicine
with me. I think for ones stomach
and kidneys it is a wonderful medi-
cine A dose at night insures a pleas
ant day tomorrow. 1t cleans the stofn-
ach of the gas. the liver of the surplus
bile and regulates the kidneys, leaving
the system free of the many little
COMPOSITIONS that are now causing you
unpleasant days and nights. Hazletts
Wild Cherry will soon dismiss your
constipation and the fear of appen-
dicitis will be banished from your
mind as well as the pain in your sid .
You would do well to try a few
doses of the crude herbs They are
in harmony with nature. Nothing but
good could possibly come by their use.
A c. Klingaman & Co., 40 E. Sixth
street. will sell for a few days three
one dollar packages for one dollar.
Same will be mailed to you.-Adver-
tisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
GIRL DIED IN BAGGAGE CAR.
Victim of White Plague Failed tc
Reach Home From Arizona.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 12.-Death in
tercepted the return of 20-year old
Eleanor Framed from the barren
plains of Arizona to her home at For
restville, Wis, as Rock Island train
carrying her drew into Wichita yards.
She died of tuberculosis on a cot in a
baggage car.
AS temperature grew excessive in
Arizona where the young woman was
receiving treatment she grew home
sick for the trees of the lake country
and the breezes from Green Bay below
her home.
She had been in Arizona for two
years in search of health. And when
physicians decided last month that
she would not get WELL it was her de-
sire to hurry back to see her home and
her brothers. The longing for home
had been responsible for the relapse,
physicians believed. Accompanied h
her mother, Mrs. Gustavius Framed,
the trip back was begun last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
SHERIFF is REAL sLEUTH.
Rocks County Officials in Disguise
Surprised Party of Crapshooters.

Plainville, Kan, Aug. 12.-Rooks
county has the old fashioned sheriff
who DISCUSSES himself and plays ''Ole
Sleuth,'' landing the lawbreakers in
jail. Last week he rounded up a crowd
of gamblers at Plainville, having
dropped on to the players by means
of a costume described by the Stock
ton Record as blue overalls. a jump
er that had by frequent washings lost
most of its color, wearing a pair of
huge black goggles under an old palm
leah hat and carrying a bundle OF
clothing lin a gunnysack under his
arm"
His deputy was attired in similar
fashion and they were successful in
posing as 'boes'' or I. w. VS. until
the evidence they wanted was secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

wards the organization of the Young
Mems Republican club or a First
Voters club for Shawnee county. J.
N. Dolley was selected as chairman of
committee which will take up this
matter.
Numerous speeches We're made tell
ing of the solidity of the Republican
party in its stand for Hughes for presi-
dent. A. W. Smith, ]. n. Dolley and
c. E. Carroll, nominee for state sena-
tor in Wabaunsee county, made talks
along this line.
Another meeting will be held by the
club August "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
WALT MASON ON LONG TOUR.
Bard of Emporia Eating Dust on Way
to Colorado

Hutchinson, Kan. Aug. 12.-Walt
Mason, known to millions through
his optimistic verse and rhymes, nut
to only few hundred personally,
stopped in Hutchinson enroute to
Colorado points. With a party of
friends the bard of Emporia, is
making a cross country tour to the
mountains. Mr.. and Mrs. Mason and
daughter, Mary, c. c. Mason. of SEN
eca, and Otto Simpson, of Emporia,
are making the trip.
81 have picked up enough dust to
make a farm today" said Mason, who
is short, with curly hair and a twinkle
in his eyes. also 1 need some sleep
for we are leaving at daylight" He
went for a short walk along Main
street about midnight, the car arriving
late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
FIRST VOTERS CLUE
Ono VIII Be Formed by the Shawnee
County Organization.

Members of the Shawnee county Re-
publican club held a meeting last
Thursday night at Lincoln Post hall.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for the
big Hughes meeting in Topeka, Sep
TENDER 2. p. H. Coney was selected as
chairman. A committee was appointed
to arrange for the Hughes meeting.
1t is made up of James A Troutman,
chairman; ]. w. Gibbons. A. d. Bauer,
DIR. F. ]. Ernest. John A Alexander,
w. R. Kuykendall and Ralph Squfres
Preliminary steps were taken to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

In Topeka Saturday and Sunday
they will conduct special Salvation
Army services in Salvation Army hall
At IL o'clock Sunday morning Briga-
der Pebbles will speak on The Fin
inshed Work" Sunday night he will
speak on the Tragedy of the Back
slider"
The services in Topeka will be Brig
adler and Mrs. Pebbles farewell to
this state. They leave soon for Iowa
and Nebraska, where they will engage
ia Salvation Army work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
WORKED FIVE MILES OF ROAD
Cottonwood Falls and Bazaar Men
Improved Highway Between Towns.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Aug. 12.-
With motor cars loaded with picks,
shovels, rakes and other road working
implements a score of men from this
city and Bazaar started from their re-
spective towns and thoroly worked the
5-mile stretch of road between. In
the party of good road boosters were
business men, county officials, mer-
chants and farmers.
Each party starting from their own
town worked until they had Joined
near the center of the smile stretch.
In addition to their hand tools the
Bazaar men had horses and road
scra pers to aid in the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
POMONA PIONEER is DEAD.
Frank Scott Fought for South in Civil
War-In Several Months.

frank SCOlC FOuShG IOr SOutn IN CIVIL
War-IlI Several Months.
Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 12.-F'rank J.
Scott of Pomona, rs years old, is
dead at his home in Pomona He
had been ill for several months
Cap" Scott, as he was Familiarity
known belonged to the old Southern
school of gentlemen. He was a native
of Virginia When the war between the
North and South broke out he volun-
teered his services to the Southland
and served as a captain in the Con-
federate army. After the war he
moved to the new west and settled in
Kansas. For about twenty years he
lived in this county. For several
years he lived just southwest of LIE
Loup.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
VETERAN MINISTER is DEAD.
Wichita Preacher Attended Four Flu
nerals a week for Several Years.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE Rev.
W. A Cain, aged IA, who, for fifty
years. had been a Baptist minister. is
dead here. He served in the Civil war
and was active in G.. A. R. circles.
During the last years of his life he
attended on an average of four fu-
nerals every week. He came to Wich-
tia from Abilene, Kan, eight years
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
Fortune to Day Laborer.

Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 12.-Burton
Harris. day laborer, stopped pushing
his wheelbarow long enough one day
this week to sign for a telegram. The
message told him that wealthy uncle
had left him 100000. Harris's home is
ia Los Angeles Calf. The message
also told him that another 5000, 900
had been left to Harris mother and
sister
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
REUNION AT JEWELL CITY.
Many Special Attractions Brought
Crowd to Annual Onfine

Jewell City. Kan, Aug. 12.-Ths an
rual Old Settlers reunion for August
brought a weeks festivities to town.
The special days were up to standard
in every way, big crowds, free at
fractions, baseball, band music, picnic
dinners, speeches, general sociability
and good order.
The master of ceremonies for all
these was the old pioneer harness
maker, Fred James and his assistants,
officers of reunion and city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Last night some excitement was causei
by a difficulty between DIR. DeObert, the
dentist, and West Sixth street horsecar
conductor named Deleen-
It appears that the doctor requested
the conductor to pull down a curtain MS tue
sun was hurting his eyes The conductor
pretended not to hear him and some WORKS
followed. IN which both the conductor and
the doctor thought themselves insulted
rough and tumble fight ensued in which
both were badly bruised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
TAKES SCHOOL HONORS

Holton, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE eighth
grade commencement exercises of
Jackson county were held here last
week. The class of 1916 was an eX-
ira large one, numbering 1877 men,
berS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
SHAW TO SPEAK IN KANSAS.

Former Secretary of Treasury VIII
Give Address at Leavenworth.
Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 12.-Leslie
M. Shaw. former secretary of the
treasury, will speak on Republican
Day" at the Chautauqua here August
%, it was announced here today. Shaw
will make two other addresses in Kan
sas. the places to be designated by the
Republican state committee.