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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-28

count of the sixteen-hour law? An
swer this question yes" or no"
Answer-Yes.
Special issue No. IL: Can the de-
PENDANT railroad company in the or
binary course of its business run It's
freight trains from Hampstead to
Mexia via Nelleva cutoff without
risk of having to tie-up on account Of
the sixteen-hour law? You will an
swer this question yes" or no"
Answer--Yes.
Special issue No. IL: ca When
the contract sued on was made, did
the terms division headquarters" OF
headquarters OF division" mean and
include in the railroad business d.
vision superintendent and his assis-
tants and their clerical force, anil
train dispatchers with their chiefs,
and machine shops and round house,
with their crews. and train divis-
lions? Answer this question yes" or
mo"
AnSwer-Yes.
(b) Ii you answer the above -ques-
Ition mo" then state what those
terms did mean and include.
Of YOU answer subdivision "a"
yes" you need not answer this ad-
ditional question:
Signed: +. l.. HAWKINS.
Judge of the 40th Judicial District
of Texas
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John Crumley Died. Wednesday.

John r. Crumley, who was strick-
en- with paralysis two weeks ago,
died at his home, sos South Dallas
street, at $3.50 p. m. Wednesday af-
ter twenty-four hours unconscious
ness. While yet conscious Mr.. Crum-
ley realized that he was going to
die.
John Randolph Crumley was born
in Eufala, Ala. August 4, 1856. and
came to Ennis in 1879 and had re-
sided here for the past SO years.
He engaged in bookkeeping ana
various clerical positions and the
past few years had been local agent
for the Fort Worth Record. He was
kind and charitable in disposition
and had many friends who are griev-
ing at his death.
He is survived by his faithful
wife, a son. Ross Crumley. and a
daughter. Mrs. James George, all OF
Ennis.-News.
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The proposed levees are to extehd
from the county line up the river
The total length will be about four
teen miles and the height ten rect
retaining 1900 acres OF land. rms
is, in fact, but part OF dlstric'
of twenty-eight miles, extending 20
Red Oak creek in Ellis county. IN
der the statute it was necessary 10
act separately in Dallas and Ell'S
counties.
A preliminary meeting already mas
been held to provide for a similar
district protecting land on the east
side of the river Property owners
present at that meeting voted unanl-
mously to go ahead with the project
and authorized preliminary steps.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-28
NOTED CROOK IN JOLIET
AFTER YEARS OF IMMUNITY

CHICAGO. January 2S.-John
|Strosnider. big Lem" in the under
world, and known chiefly in Chicago
as the man who swindled DR.. Will
liam T. Kirby out OF $4,000 and
drove the Kirby Savings bank into
the hands OF a receiver, is now in the
penitentiary at Joliet
For the first time in twenty years
of operation as a wire Taper" fake
fight and race promoter. and seller
of fake mining stocks, Strosnider
found himself inside a penitentiary,
with prospect of from one to TWEEN
ty years.
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne.
who convicted Strosnider. spirited
him away from his attorneys and put
him aboard a train for Joliet with
two detectives and Parole Agent
Frank Stretton. yesterday afternoon.
At $3.50 O'Clock Strosnider was re-
eeived in the penitentiary and plac-
ed in a solitary cell.
Strosnider appealed his first con-
victlon and fought ii all the way to
the United States supreme court.
Only last week his appeal was de-
MED and the order entered for his
Incarceration.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-28
TEXAS TRAINING GROUND
FOR THE Bis LEAGUES

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 28.-Giants
at Marlin.
White Sox at Mineral Wells.
Tigers at Waxahachie.
Browns at Palestine.
Cardinals at San Antonio.
That's what the National and
American leagues think of the
southwest's climate, scenery and gen.
eral training advantages.
Five of the g big league clubs
are going to do their spring con-
ditioning in Texas. They will bring
200 or more players to their camps
with them Tho Cincinnati Reds
were unable to get the Texas site
they wanted, but as close to it as
they could. They are going to train
at Shreveport, La. Houston might
have entertained the New York
Yanks but the local Texas league
management decided 1t wanted the
baseball park for its own club.
The five clubs will play scores of
exhibition games, many Of them with
Texas league teams.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-28

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetaoie ~
pound would cure it. 1t helped 80 i.
the Change of Life and the tuiig -,
when got home l did not need y, ~ - :.
| took the Pinkham remedies u''. a,4l
tumor was gone, the doctor saia' : a.
have not felt it since. l tell ess u
how was cured. If this ie'se .. -
help others you are welcome y s,sr,s,
Mrs. E. H. BEAN, 625 Joseph =
Nashville, Tenn. II. cs-.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetao.e -
pound, a pure remedy contain ~ f.s.-
extraetive properties of good g. g. RS
toned roots and herbs. meets the - 80
of woman's system at this criue~
OF her life. Try il. xour
If there is any symptom ~ ne %
case which puzzles you, Mad;eiue
the Lydia f. Pinkham u
Co., Lynn, Mass.
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FULTON GETS CHANCE To
SHOW WHAT HE'S GOT.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-Bar-
ring accidents, peevish promoters
and other justly famous slips 'twixt
cups aud lips. Fred Fulton, Mime
sofa giant, will mix here tonight with
Perky Flynn over the twenty round
route. II is Fulton's first genuine
opportunity 10 show what he's GOT
II he can scramble Perky into de-
Feat. he'll probably get that long
deferred chance 10 commit assault
and battery on Jess Willard. the
hansan who holds tight to the heavy
title.
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ed and the Jury instructed.

1.-THE case was submitted on twelve
issues and it will probably take the
jury at least a day to consider the
evidence and the charge of the court
"Our informant, who is interesiei
in the case, thinks we will finally Va
the case whatever the verdict OF the
present jury is, but that both sides
think they have a case and are hope
full of finally winning.
1--WE are now in position 10 size
our readers the decision in the c2s'
as soon as it is reached and we viii
do so al any cost.
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NO HEADACHE Or
NEURALGIA PAIN
Get a 10 cent package of Dr.
James Headache Powders
and don't suffer.

When your head aches you sins,
must have relief or you win 90 Mil
It's needless to suffer when Won "a,
take a remedy like DR.. James Head.
ache Powders and relieve the pain and
neuralgia at once. Send someone "a
the drug store now for a dime paekac.
of DR.. James Headache Powder,
Don't suffer! In few moments van
viii feel fne-headache pone-no nor,
neuralgia pain.
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Chambers Greek overflows.

FORRESTON, Texas, Jan. %
Chambers creek is out OF banks W
account of excessive rains. ms Is
the first overflow since the leVees
were built in the drainage dlS'Il'"
No breaks are expected.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-28

reasonable piompiness and dispatch.
and discharge its duties to the pub
lie as a common carrier IN that re-
spoct without moving its train divis-
ion point from Ennis to Mexia? An
swcr this question yes" or no"
Answer
Special issue No. 8: Can the de-
fendant railroad company operate its
trains rGning between Fort Worth
and Mexia and points farther south
and handle it's interstate freight with
reasonable promptuess and dispatch
and discharge its duties to the pub
lie as "a common carrier in that re-
spect without moving the office OF
It's division superintendent and its
train dispatchers from Ennis to
Mexia? Answer this question yes
OF mo"
Auswer--Nes.
Special issue No. 8 Can defend
ant railroad company by making an
additional terminal at Mexia and run
ming its freight trains containing in
terstate freight through from Fort
Worth 10 Mexia, from Mexia 10
Hampstead. and from Hampstead 10
handle its said interstate
freight between Fort Worth and Ca
weston more efficiently and transport
the same more quickly You viii an
swer this question yes" or mo. +"
Answer No.
Special issue no. 6: If an addi-
tional terminal division were estab-
lshed at MeMa would it enable the
defendant railroad company to han
die its interstate freight between
Fort Worth and Galveston more eff
aud transport the same more
TO have the superintendent
and dispatchers' offices located at
NIexia? Answer this question yes"
or no"
Answer--No.
Special issue No. Z: Could the de-
PENDANT railroad company at the
same cost to it handle its interstate
freight from Fort Worth to Calves
ton more efficiently and transport
the same more quickly by having its
crew run through from Fort Worth
to Mexia than TO have one crew car
~ IL from Fort Worth to Ennis an1
crew carry it from Ennis to
Mexia? You will answer this ques-
ton yes or no"
Answer-No.
Special issue No. s: Could the de-
PENDANT railroad company more eff
GENTLY compete with other carriers Of
business between Fort
Worth and Galveston by hauling its
interstate business through from
Fort Worth to Mexia. from Mexia to
Hampstead and from Hampstead to
Galveston? Answer this question
Eyes" or no"
nswer-No.
Special issue No. 8: Could the de-
PENDANT railroad company more ef-
ficiently compete with other carriers
OF interstate business between Fort
Worth and Galveston by locating its
superintendent and dispatchers' of
fices at Mexia? Answer this ques-
ton yes" or no"
Answer--No.
Special issue No. 10: Can the de-
fendaut railroad company in the or
binary course of its business run It's
freight trains from Hampstead to En-
mis- by Nelleva cutoff without risk
of having to tie-up enroute on ac-
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SHOOTS AT DOG AND
HITS HIMSELF.

Q CHICKASHA, Okla, Jan. 2S. =
Q j. Lee Tuck, a member OF the '
. Chickasha police force. acciden- =
. tally shot himself while at =
Q tempting to shoot dog afflict- =
. ed with hydrophobia. Mr.. Tuck .
. was chasing the dog in motor =
. car. attempting to shoot the dog =
Q and steer the machine at the =
. same time. His revolver was =
O DETECTED and the bullet took eff .
. feet in his right leg, making a =
. dangerous wound.
a a a a q q q Q Q O q
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HOW MRS. BEAN
met The CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
Of Life by Lydia E. PinkhamS
Vegetable Compound
Nashville, Tenn.-"When was gOss
through the Change of Life | had

NOR as ldI
child's head. Ins
doctor said it Vs
three years coming "
and gave me ms 9 +
cine for it UNI
was called avs!
from the city " y.
5 ON e ii m G. =.
course l could 10 .
go to him then !. I
my sister.in-laT l 'oa
me that she tho9s'
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CITY Of ENNIS WINS
FIRST FALL IN THE
BIC LEGAL BATTLE.
lcontInued 80 - D.


ed by the machine shops and round
houses az Ennis? Answer th.s ga
zion yes" or "uo"
Answer-Yos
tal Had said railroad company at
the time this suit was filed taken
any steps 10 carry cut that plan tif
any or made any preparations to do
so? Answer this question Eyes" or
no"
Answer-Nes.
Gf YOU answer subdivision "a"
in the affirmative then you viii al
so answer Subdivision d. but {
YOU answer subdivision "a in the
negative you viii omit an answer 20
subdivision "bD
Special issue Ma. .: Defendant
railroad company pleads that it must
move its division superintendent ana
train dispatchcrs to Mexia. and must
make certain changes IN its train di-
visions, said changes TO consist Of
having certain of its trains which
now stop at Ennis rs a division point
to abandon that practice and in fu-
ture stop at MeXia as a division IN
order that defendant railroad com
many ear be able 10 comply with the
sixteen-hour law That law. so far
as material here, commands rail
road companies engaged in inter
state commerce not 10 require nor
permit their trainmen operating their
trains to remain on duty more than
sixteen hours continuously. and that
when any such trainman has been on
duty sixteen consecutive hours lie
must be relieved from duty and Civ.
en- at least ten consecutive hours off
duty The law does not apply in case
of casualty or unavoidable accident,
or the acts Of God, nor when an eN-
oessive service is made necessary by
cqusr>whicN~as. not known to the
railroad compahyJ its officers or
agents. at the time an employe let
q terminal. and which could not have
been foreseen.
Having the foregoing explanation
in mind, you will answer the follow
ing questions
Can defendant railroad company
operate it's trains carrying inter-
state freight between Ennis and
Mexa and points south without NOV
ing its superintendent and dispatch
crs 10 Mexia or changing its train
division point from ennis TO MeNia
for such trains, and in the ordinary
course OF its business reasonably dis
charge its public duties as a common
carrier and comply with the act of
congress known as the siXteea-hour
law? Answer this question yes" or
INC"
Answer Yes
Special issue No, s. Can the de
fendant railroad company operate its
trains running between Fort Worth
and MeXa and points farther south,
and handle it's interstate freight with
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-28

Thomas Mott Osborne. the reform
warden of Sing Sing. is on trial in
Westchester county. New York. on
charges in connection with his man
agement OF the prison. His friends
say that a political. ring. interested
in contracts al the prison. instigat-
ed the indictment OF the grand jury.
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The Mexia News printed the FOL-
Owing Wednesday:
"A phone message from Waxa-
haehie this afternoon says the rail-
road case went TO the jury at I:39
p. m, after arguments had been clos
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Killed BY Electric shock.

SHAWNEE, Ok, in. rs. - fA
Moran, age Is, was instantly hllsr
by a shock from an electro ns.'
socket at the Shawnee Indian sehOOA
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FARMER GIVES VIEWS
ON MARKETING LAW


written on the subject of the Texas
Warehouse Law by the girners, Of
flee farmers, political farmers and
everyone else, I thought | would give
the views OF an actual farmer.
For sixty years have been iden-
titled In some way with cotton rails
ing. I have witnessed all the changes
in handling 1t, from the old horse
or mule powor handled gin and tall
wooden screw press with rope tied
bales, up to the present modern sys-
tenn Of today. Thirty years ago |
was cotton buyer. Twenty years
ago ! was in the gin business for
three years, and since that time
have been exclusively farmer. so
you will readily see that ought
to know something OF the cotton bus
mess.
Now ! will say that this warehouse
law embodies two features, the good
and the bad.
will now, from a farmers stand
point, notice tho good feature Of the
bill-first and really the only good
feature connected with It. 1t gives
a number Of political farmers lu-
crative jobs. There is, for instance,
Hon. F. G. Weinert, who, am re-
liably inormed, il not worth over
$500. 900 or 100000. 1t gives him,
believe, $4,000 per year and travel
ing expenses; that will help him to
keep the wolf from the door Then,
there is Hon. Peter Radford. All
know of him is what political dope
I got from him from the Farmers
Union headquarters in 1914. From
the fact that it came from Farmers
Union, l suppose he Is farmer and
needs his little stipend.
Nice Salary and Expenses.
Then. there is the Hon. d. M. Cam
cron, who has been junketing all
over the United States at a hand
some salary and expenses, travelling
to find out what kind of bagging
he will make the farmers use next
season. If 1t was not for the ware
house law he might not have a job.
Then there is that ex-private Sec
rotary Ct have forgotten his name)
who might be without job.
Then there are a few lawyers,
whose clients perhaps, are scarce,
who ere feeding at the taxpayers
trough that contains 100000 APP
preparation, together with horde of
inspectors, detectives. smellers and
clerks, all eating out of the same
trough. We know it gives them an
easy living and puts them in a po-
sition to render very effective polit-
zeal service, some by controlling the
German vote, some the Farmers
Union vote and some any old float
ing votes that may be scattered
around on account OF Burmeister's
bill being vetoed. OF course, it is
at tho expense of the taxpayers and
farmers; but they are so we'll used
to such little stunts they don't care
for It,
Even Negro Knows.
Now, l think have given the
only good feature connected with
the law, for there is not negro far
mer in Texas, / care not how igno-
rant, who does not know that in a
financial way 1t is not worth loo a
year to all the. farmers of Texas
combined
Tho snmpling and buying Of cot
ton is just the same as 1t has always
been, and. with all that vast machin-
cry put in operation to ameliorate
the condition Of the poor downtrod-
den farmers. there Is not one Of them
helping to run the thing.
Now for some Of the bad features
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ate a few OF tnem. vi L WeIc "
tako all OF them up they would
crowd out all your advertisements
Our political farmers Say the gin
ner ner must take one pound of
cotton out OF my bale in three sam
ples. and each OF those little wads
is put up in q little paper bag or
box and sealed up. Now, suppose
Texas makes 100000 bales, that is
100000 pounds OF lint cotton, 81
600 bales, at $50 per bale, is $4OO,-
600 clear loss TO the farmer! Then
the ginner has to charge 25c per
bale extra to pay for extra expense
of making bond and buying those
beautiful little paper bags or boxes
to put our samples in. That amounts
to another million, which makes ST.
100000, dead expense to the farmer
Keep Them as Curios.
Now as for those samples, ! have
never seen but two Of them. These
! keep as curios. l showed them to
Senator X. l.. Warren. He asked me
IL he made any mistake when he as
serted on the floor of the senate that,
IL that bill became law it would
cost the farmers of Texas a million
dollars. told him he had been too
conservative. One of our prominent
bankers was in the meeting OF bank
farmers in Dallas that Endorsed the
warehouse law in toto. Seeing their
action in The Dallas News. ! went
into the bank to get some informa-
ton on the subject. / asked him
wherein 1t would benefit the far
mers. "Oh," he said, you will get
your cotton classed for you" l
asked him If the legislature passed a
law to compel the cotton buyer to
buy by that class, and he wilted on
the spot.
In the early season, I never sam
pie any cotton to sell 1t, but later.
after there is any weather damage
in the field, then l sample both sides
Of the bale. but never take sample
until it is weighed in the ware
house.
Now, IL the Hon. Cameron found
the kind Of bagging he is going to
make the farmers use next year and
cover the bales entirely over with,
/ suppose we shall have to incur an
other expense Of S4,000,000, and
there Is not patient in the asylum
at Terrell but that has sense enough
to know that such thing Is a Use
less expense
Loss for the Farmer.
A few days ago / was watching the
compress In operation and the bag
ging on the bales cover it entirely
up, SO what will we do with that
excess bagging? The spinner don't
need 1t and the farmer will have to
bear the loss!
I have yet to talk to the farmer
who Is in favor OF the law; and if
that great statesman that called an
extra session to pass law had left
II to q vote OF the farmers they
would have buried 1t so deep that
o. B. could never dig 1t out. Oh,
personal liberty, where hast thou
fled! Dost thou only apply to
booze! Wilt thou not allow me to
run my own private business in my
own way? l think il is time for
the farmers to rise In their might
and say to every candidate for the
legislature next year: If you don't
pledge yourself to vote to repea, that
Infamous political monstrosity called
the permanent warehouse and mark
citing law. you will never get my
vote. We are tired Of having the
politicians run our business, and pro-
pose to run II ourselves"
d. T. WEDDINGTON.
Terrell, Texas.
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This much may oe said for the
crouch; he doesn't make boring
you a speciality.
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Liverpool.
Chicago Grain.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
produce today:
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08

PEKING, June 7.-The republic can cabinet upon the official pro- nouncement being made of the death of President Yuan immediate ly declared Vice President Lai Yuen Hung, who resigned when Yuan accepted the crown and who has since been incarcerated by order of the deceased Yuan, President ct China.
 Lai Yuen Hung had however pre-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08
FORT VAUX REGARDED AS
 CRUCIAL POINT VERDUN

German people would rise above this difficulty un- til the abundant crops were harv- ested when there would be more than enough for all. He appealed to the patriotic spirit of the Germans to remain unaffected by what he termed the food shortage.
 Hollweg said that since last he spoke no peace suggestions had been made. Peace suggestions by Germany would be merely futile evil before our war crazed ene- mies".
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08
ROBERTSON SUCCEED KITCHENER
Active Offensive On East And West Fronts Now
CHINA HAS A NEW
 PRESIDENT IN LAI

viously assumed the reins of gov ernment and the proclamation of the cabinet was a formality merely. The cabinet is in sympathy with the new president and had refused to accept his resignation on the occa- sion of it's being rendered when Yuan wanted to be emperor.
 Lai is supposed to be favorable to the southern rebels.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08

DUBLIN, June "A court mar tial is now proceeding against Cap. tain Bowen Coldthurst who is charged with incapacity and mu- tinous action.
 Coldthurst is charged with shoot ing Editor Skeffington, Thomas Dixon and pr. Fred M'Intyre. It is charged that hc shot them in cola blood without orders from his supe- rior officers and without directions
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08
RO0SEvELT'S NANE IS
 CHEERED FOR AN HOUR

Hughes will get double the combin-
 ed votes of the favorite sons ana will certainly be nominated. The latter claim however that their vote will triple that of Hughes. Informal details of the negotiations stin pending with the Progressives are not indicative of a settlement. AL aska's delegates are split, Gilmore supporting Hughes and Shackleford
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08

CHICAGO, June 7.-The republi- cans met at II o'clock today with Senator Harding temporary Chair man and delivering the keynote speech after which the national committee opened hearings upon the platform.
 Senator Borah announced his withdrawal from the race for pres;- dency. Hitchcock claims that
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-08

from the court martial.
 Coldthurst will probably be jail ed and then cashiered from the army.
 This is the second time that this captcin has been in disgrace since the war broke out and only e1orm- ous social influence has saved him being dismissed the service before; as it was he received a stinging rebuke from General French and