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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20
Normal school Fund.

Some time prior to Governor
Fergusons Induction into Office the
building OF the West Texas Normal
school AT Canyon City were destroy
ed by fire. There was 100000 fire
insurance on the building and this
money was collected by Governor
Colquitt. and placed at interest in
several banks. When Governor Col
quit retired from Office he turned
this money over to Governor Fer
guson with the accrued interest.
which amounted to something like
$4,000. Governor Ferguson with
drew this money from the banks in
which 1t was then deposited and
placed it in his own bank at Tenn
pie, where it remained for about
twelve months. After the Canyon
city Normal was rebuilt and this
800. 900 paid out upon the build
ing he was asked by member OF
the board of regents of the insti-
ton to pay the interest on the mon
ey for the time that II was depos-
tied in Ills bank, which he refused
te do. want to say to you, my
fellow citizens, that there is only
one name by which to call this
transaction, and will let you name
it This matter needs no comment
before an intelligent audience. re-
cite it to you only as an illustra-
ton of the extremes to which the
head of your state overnment has
gone in his wild dream OF avarice
and corruption"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20
National League

CHICAGO, Ill. July 20.-Poor
base running by Chicago and four
double plays by New York. three of
them started by Catcher Rariden,
cost the Cubs decision in an s 10
6 smuggling match yesterday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Texas League.

GALVESTON, Texas. July 90
Galveston punched four hits with two
errors in the third and defeated
Houston in the opening game of the.
series, to 8.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July 20
Cleveland hit the ball hard, took adj
vantage of Hasselbacher's wildness
and Wits errors and won from Phil
adelphia yesterday, IL to s.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

SHREVEPORT, La, July 20. -
Shreveport rallied in the eighth in
ming Yesterday, tied Waco's run lead
and finally won out in the fourteenth
inning when Kneayes doubled AMI
scored on single by Leverett.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

NEW YORK, July 19.-Despite
the loss of another player. Outfielder
Hugh High, who wrenched an ankle
in falling while coming in fast for
a short fly in the second game, New
York retained its lead by twice de-
feating st. Louis yesterday, S to 0
and 5, to 4.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 20
SHIPPER Conley had the best of Roy
Fentress in hurting duel yesterday
afternoon and the Giants took the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

Phone 486 will get the printer
right now. Estimates cheerfu!ly Civ
en-. ]. T. Tucker, job printer. that's
all. "-(Adv) d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

A good many things can happen
to spoil your plans, and there are
times when it is well to have them
spoiled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20
Western Association.

SIBERIAN. Texas. July 2o.-Sher-
man took the second game OF the Ne
Alester series. shutting the visitors
out. 6 to o
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Chicago
and Washington split even yesterday,
Chicago winning the first, 6 to 3, and
Washington the second, 6 to 2.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

BEAUMONT. Texas. July 90
Beanmort's ninth inning rally fell.
short and San Antonio won yestcI-
day. to 3.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 20.--Boston
batters pounded Williams and Jasper
and won from st. Louis here yes
terday. 10 to /.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

FAIRS, Texas. July 20.--Iu a slow,
featureless game Tulsa defeated the
luckless Survivors. 4 TO ..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

DENIsON. Texas. July 2O.-In .
pitchers battle yesterday honors
went TO Lewis of the Nets. Score.
Muskogee 4. Denison l.
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PITTSBURGH. Pa. July 90
Pittsburgh won a double-header from
Brooklyn here yesterday. l to o aud
2 to l.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

BOSTON, Mass, July 20.--The
Red Sox took double-header from
Detroit yesterday, to and to 5.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20


80 as far tack "a 4. y Davis ed.
nlnistrasion to resite the mis-ruie
aud corruptlon. but all the term i'm
plies can be found ia the short adj
ministratlon OF James r. Ferguson.
Ellis County TAvcs.
And now my friends. wish to
call your attention to the taxes paid
by the Ellis county people. In 1914
there was collected s64.7ss.s.. and
for last year. 1915. under your bus
mess governors administration
there was collected si9s.o4s.02. this
being s5s.?es Os moro than the
taxes collected In the year 1914.
and most OF the taxes collected
last year came from the tax
payers OF Ellis county and not
from the corporations In your coun-
lty. So you see who has 10 help
your business governor run this
state. and promise YOU people OF
Ellis county II am elected gov
ernor I will see that the taxes are
more eaualized and that the burden
OF taxation win not be so heavy up
on the shoulders of you tax payers.
Junketing Trip.
1--WE find that some OF the state
officials and many OF his appointees
attended the worlds fair at San
Francisco at the expense of the tax
payers of Texas. and among the
items of expense. filed on these
trips. are hotel bills aggregating
SO day; tips paid to hotel bell
boys. dining room walters and Pull
man car porters. shoe sinners, laun-
/ dry bills and barber bills And up
on another occasion two automobiles
were bought at the cost OF about $2.-
600 to the tax payers OF Texas by
one OF the governors appointees.
after the attorney general of Texas
had ruled that there was no law
authorizing such purchase. find
that another one OF tho governors
appointees spent about $1,000 for
hotel bills in little more than q
year. and about 1.400 OF this shows
to have been spent in the town In
which he lives, and that the COVER
nor has knowledge of all this waste
full expenditure of the peoples
money. To show you where this all
began / will read you the governors
expense account on his junketing
"trip which he made TO New York
and other cities OF the north and
east, and carried with him one c.
lie. Mcdonald. whose account will
also read you. This is another ex-
lumple of governmental corruption.
This is another evil that will be a
matter of history when ! am your
governor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20

secoad game with the Painters. 10
o.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-01

alone when everybody was hard up. Mr.. Bliss
raised about half million.
Under the Bliss plan local committees were
formed in every town in the country. These
committees did the work of collecting the $40
subscriptions To get these committees Mr..
Bliss made up the biggest mailing list seem
He correspondent with every state chairman and
through these officials got the county chairmen
to draw up lists of possible contributors When
the lists were turned in appeals were made direct
to those the lists. The result is that shortly
before election Mr.. Bliss getting frequently
as much $4,000 in a single days mail
OF course, under this plan contributions were
not limited to $40 nor contributions of a
smaller amount spurned. All were welcomed, but
it required $40 at least to become enrolled
sustaining member.
Whatever may have been the success achieved
by Mr.. Bliss, there persons around Demo
cratic headquarters in New York, just around the
from the Republican shop. who will
ing to bet that Mr.. Marsh would beat Mr.. Bliss
to n fragile in collecting money from the real
''peepul.' Out in Iowa, Mr.. Marsh's home state,
he has a record of being of the greatest
moneyraisers ever seen.
The Marsh plan, soon in full swing. moth
ing more than the good old "every-member-can-
vass" scheme which the churches out in Iowa
sort to when they falling behind in current
expenses or want to make bonfire of the mort
gage Marsh and his young men, some of them
church workers, believed that If it could be
worked successfully Tor cnurcn IL cOuiQ De
worked in the country whole for the Demo
cratic party.
An essential feature of the every-member-can-
vass plan is team work. Anyone who has ever
been waited upon with request to subscribe TO
a church fund to burn the mortgage knows that
not one person but two do the visiting. Confront
ed thus by superior numbers the prospect gener-
ally capitulates. To organize such teams in every
town and hamlet of the United States was the
task which Marsh and his Iowa hustlers set
themselves to do This is the way they did it
The name of a good Democrat in every town
was first secured. Then communication sent
quarters the names of six eight in the
town who would feel 1t an honor to be named as
an auxiliary finance committee of the Democratic
national committee. designating one man on the
list to be appointed chairman.
BY return mail each named got his
credental, a little card bearing the pictures of
Wilson and Marshall. and announcing that the
Democratic national committee had been pleased
to appoint him member of its finance commit
tee with this card went personal letter from
Treasurer Marsh calculated to make the
member of the Democratic finance committee get
busy Here. for example. is paragraph from
Mr. Marsh's letter, which as a whole sounds like
the follow-up campaign of selling patent
81 wish 1 might visit with you face to face and
impress you with the tremendous Importance Of
this work. To my mind 1t Is far reaching We
are absolutely dependent upon 1t for the money
to carry on the campaign: moreover, IT is Inn
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-01

w. & J.; Barton, Colgate; Sutherland,
Pittsburgh; Hogg, Princeton, and
Black of Yale, all have played far be-
yond the average. Each must be con-
sidered when the picking" day ar
rives.
An eighteen-year-old youth named
Henry is one of the leaders in the fight
for tackle choice. He is the 225-pound
W. & J. linesman. Henry has been
smashing lines to ribbons this year and
despite his buck has been under most
of the punts. He is fast, powerful and
fearless.
Among the other tackles who are
notched high are Wheeler of Harvard;
Thornhill of Pittsburgh; Wall and
Farnum of Brown; Horning of Col
gate; Cotton of Dartmouth; Jewett Of
Cornell: Ward of Navy; Jackson of
Chicago; Weimann of Michigan; Ben
nett of Northwestern Koch of Wis
consin; Mathews of Pennsy; Mclean
of Princeton, and Seidel of Pittsburgh
The battle for end positions is a
merry one. 1t involves Higgins of
Penn State of All-American caliber,
year ago; Baston of Minnesota; Brc-
los, Chicago; both Yale wing men;
Harte of Harvard; Carlson of Pitts.
burg; Highley of Princeton; Meyers.
Wisconsin; c. Coolidge, Harvard Mel
sen, Colgate; Whitehill, w. & j.;
Dunno, Michigan.
So, you see, this business of pick
ing eleven men from that crop is CO.
ing to be quite a job.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-01

and the rest or the stage property
rs told by writer in the New York Sum-
Presidential campaigns cost a great deal OF
money The Job of getting this money they call
raising the wind. When the amount required is
between S1,50O,000 and 100000 one can see
that the office of treasurer of national commit
tee is sinecure.
1t was stated publicly the other day by Henry
Morgenthau who as chairman of the Democratic
finance committee was sort of financial over
lord of this end of the game for the Democrats,
that the irreducible minimum of Democratic
needs this year had been placed at 81 100000 -Four
years ago it was $1,1OO,OOO
The Republicans did not make public their
own estimate of expenses. When the campaign
was in its infancy they figured 1t out as about
S1OOOOO0 Later the amount was raised to ST.
100000. And at a still later gathering OF he
publicans to discuss this question certain gentle
men of great political experience Informed young
Mr. Bliss that the high cost of campaigns would
probably make it necessary this year to spend
close to 100000 before November T.
The reason why it costs more now to run
camnaien is because everything is higher. The
cost of printing has tripled, for one thing, cam
paign buttons cost twice as much railroad fares
are higher. And so it goes
When the Republicans were looking around for
someone to raise the wind this year their eyes
fell upon Young Mr. Bliss for good reason
His father was the Republican treasurer in three
national campaigns. After some hesitation Mr.
Bliss took the job, in which he has ever since
displayed the one quality considered prerequi-
site TO a successful Republican treasurer-mod-
esty
Nobody but the campaign managers themselves
eyer heard much of Mr. Bliss around national
headouarters His office was on hoor Deow
the chairman's People who got off there oy mis-
take thought they had wandered into the ofhces
or, big up-to-date mercantile corporation. There
zee many clerks, many adding machines anu
many typewriters.
IT was from these offices. where scarce 1oot-
fall was heard that Treasurer Bliss raked the
country for Republican money, not only In the
form of large subscriptions when he could get
them hut also in the form of $40 subscriptions
TO what he called his sustaining membership tund-
The contributor to this got nice little certincate
showing that he had been enrolled as sustain
ing member of the G. o. P. This was MI Bliss
opular-subscrpton PLAN
The scheme Mr.. Bliss brought out was ue-
velopnent of one tried successfully by Wilham
Barnes when he was head of the state committee
This plan was to invite $40 subscriptions TO
special fund and in return hand out some little
bonorarium Mr. Barnes succeeded In raising
S5oOoo ks this plan in the state of New YORK
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-01
CONTINUE TO MAKE RECORDS
Harness Horse World Has Seen Marks
of One Kind or Another Smashed
During Season.

The harness-horse world has wit
messed many world records of one kind
or another smashed this season. One
is forced to wonder if the limit of
horse flesh will ever be reached.
1t has seemed that it must be by this
time, yet every now and then nag
sets a record for the fourth heat or
something like that-just making it
harder for future hee-haws to break
into the fast-stepping performances,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-01

OW that it's all settled for another
four years, you may be interested to
know how the money was raised to
conduct the worlds greatest political
show. Well, here is the whole story
with everything exposed - secret
passages, family ghosts, mystery. In
trigue, lights, shadows, trapdoors
and the rest of the stage property
Evening star., 1916-10-02
THEFTs REPORTED TO POLICE.
Druggist Loses Narcotics, Handbag
Snatched From Owner.

Burglars early yesterday morning Wis
tied the store of L. Hoyt Lamb. 11th and
East Capitol streets. and stole a supply
Of narcotics valued at SIS. The loot in
cluded cocaine, heroin and morphine,
according to a complaint made to the
police. Many similar thefts have been
committed, in this city since the put
ting into effect of the Harrison drug
law, one provision Of which was in
tended to prevent victims Of narcotics
from getting supplies. 1t is believed
by the police that the thefts were COM
mitted by so-called dope fiends. - ,
A woman, who refused to tell the. .po-
lice her name. was robbed of a mesh-
bag. containing a small sum of money
and several car tickets, last night about
7:30 o'clock. The bag was snatched
from her hand by an unidentified col
ored man at 18th and I streets.
D. J. Condor. Kenois building, report
ed the theft of two barrels Of steam
filters supplies. worth s35, from a
vacant house on street.
The theft of a bicycle. valued at $50
was reported by William Bonini 729
North Capitol street. 1t was taken
Evening star., 1916-10-02

from in front OF the State. War and
Navy building yesterday. -,
Max Kibesky, 230 N street, reported
the loss Of baby carriage. containing
a robe and blanket. The carriage and
contents, he said, disappeared from in
front of lilo 5th street yesterday after
noon.
Frederick Keegan, 1o3 Chaplin street,
Binghamton. N. Y. states that his
pocket waf picked Of gold watch.
railroad ticket and 50 in cash. He was
robbed on a railroad train or in Union
station.
Mrs. Bina Nandersell. 1431 Irving
street. reported the loss of about s35 in
money. The money. she stated. was in
a silver, meshbag that she left on a
table in a restaurant Saturday night.
When she returned it had disappeared.
E. A. Rich, janitor of Greenleaf School
reported that robbers visited the school
building between Saturday night and
this morning and stole three dozen lead
pencils. Entrance was gained with a
duplicate key.
Complaint was made that the show
case in front of Emil Vests store. 43A
7th street, was broken open last night
and robbed of three sweaters.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
SENATOR JAMES p. CLARKE.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, October q
United States Senator James P. Clarke.
president pro tempore of the United
States Senate, died at his home here
yesterday. Senator Clarke suffered a
stroke of apoplexy Friday and never
regained consciousness.
Physicians and members of his fam
lily had minimized the seriousness of
his condition. so that the news of his
death came as shock. His physician
said that Senator Clarke first COM
planned of feeling i'll when he returned
to his home from his law office
Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at the residence here,
followed by interment in a local ceme-
terry. Gov George W. Hays announced
that he will issue a proclamation or
dering all state departments closed
during the funeral.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
FIFTY-THREE PERSONS HURT.
Floor Of Church in Binghamton,
n. z. Collapses During Service.

BnNGHAMTON. N. Y. October O.
F1fty-three persons were injured yes
terday afternoon when the floor Of the
First Presbyterian Church of johnson
City collapsed during the services being
held in connection with the laying OF
the corner stone Seven of this number
are seriously hurt. but it is believed ali
viii recover.
Two hundred and fifty persons were
hurled into the basement. eighteen feet
below, when the floor gave way and IL
was nearly a half hour before all had
been removed. The floor that collapsed
was a temporary one constructed tc
care for the dedication crowd.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
Stern Independent.

Senator Clarke's revolt against the
eight-hour bill was a typical mani
festation of I a stern/ independence
which characterized his attitude
throughout the thirteen years of his
senatorial career. He was many times
the leader in opposition to measures
proposed by his party.
The climax to his independence was
reached when he led the democratic
revolt against the ship purchase bill
which gave new life to the republican
filibuster against the measure and
made its passage impossible. When
the bill was reintroduced during the
recent session. however, with the gov
ernment ownership and operation fea-
lures to which Senator Clarke objected
revised and modified, he supported it.
The Arkansas senator, during the
last session, again surprised his col
ment to the Philippine bill, which
would give absolute Independence to
the islands in four years. The admin
istration indorsed the amendment, and
it was adopted by the Senate. The
House, however, refused to accept it.
Senator Clarke acted for several years
as chairman of the important commit
tee on commerce. He also was the
ranking democratic member of the
foreign relations committee and the
committee on military affairs.
Native Of Mississippi.
Senator Clarke was born in Yazoo
City, Miss, August Is. 1854. He was
educated in the schools and academies
Of his state. and later studied law at
the University of Virginia, graduating
in 1878. He went to Arkansas, and in
1879 began the practice of law In
Helena, Ark.
Senator Clarke entered politics in
1886. and was eletced to the house of
representatives of Arkansas. Two
years later he was elected to the state
senate, serving until 1892.
He was next elected attorney general
of the state. He declined a renomina-
tion, and in 1894 he was elected Cover
nor of Arkansas.
At the close of his service as COVER
nor he moved to Little Rock and con-
tinued the practice of law. In 1903 he
was sent to the Senate to succeed the
late Senator James K. Jones. and was
reelected in 1909 and in 1915.
He was elected president pro tempore
1915. His present term as United
until March 4. 1921.
Senator Clarke was married in Hell
ena, November Is. 1883, to Miss Sallie
Moore. She and a son and two daugh-
ters survive.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
Son Of Late Admiral Farragut Dies.

ASHFIELD, Mass, October 2.-LoyaN
Farragut, son of the late Admiral David
Glasgow Farragut, has died at his sum-
mer home here Of heart disease at the
age Of seventy-three. Mr.. Farragut was
born in Norfolk. Va, and was appointed
to a cadetship at West Point by Presi-
dent Lincoln. After serving for a time
in the army he accepted position with
the New York Central railroad, retir-
ing in 1896. He was his fathers
biographer.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
Ambassador sato in Seattle.

SEATTLE. Wash. October Alma
TO sato. recently appointed Japanese
ambassador to the United States to
succeed Baron Chinda, has arrived from
Japan on the liner Yokohama Maru. Mr..
Sato will remain here two or three days
before proceeding to Washington.
Evening star., 1916-10-02

to Long Branch will be under the aus
pices of the woodrow Wilson Inde-
pendent League. of which Representa-
tive w. S. Kent of California is chair
man. The New York and New Jersey
delegations will travel in special trains.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
Saturday Independent Voters Day

NEW YORK, October president
Wilson has designated next Saturday
as independent voters day at Shadow
Lawn, the democratic national COM
mittee has announced. The pilgrimage
Evening star., 1916-10-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE coRcoRAN SCHOOL OF ART.
Tho day and night classes of the
Corcoran School of Art will reopen
for students on Monday, October 2.
School circular mailed on applica-
tion.
Evening star., 1916-10-02
Panaman President Inaugurated.

PANAMA, Panama, October. 2.-Ra-
mon Valez. president-elect. took office
yesterday at the National Theater The
diplomatic and consular corps were
present Mr.. Harding. the American
minister in the name Of his colleagues,
congratulated Senior Valez
Evening star., 1916-10-02

WASHINGTON IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
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tober 10. 1915. to give all parties in interest
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