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kill with Ross "Desd Quick" Spray as
the smallest. Don't be deceived into
buying old, cheap dope. but get the
thing that kills the insects in your home,
on your plants, and about your poultry.
Sold in Somerville and Moscow. BY
Rhea Drug Co. & Moscow Drug Co. It,
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vail now. believe the people are now
ready to throw off the rusty armor OF
the past and to take up the keen
weapons which alone can win the social
battles Of new age.
R. s. KEEBLER, of the
Memphisbar.
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Mx Fer Years Of DiscOEasiag
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Cave
JPN Despair. Husband
Came b Rssns.

I csETon, Ky.-ln N interesting lssses
ksa SAk place, Mrs. Belts Bullock
WRITES o follows; ~ suffered ioe Ioul
ysmA wlth wOnanly troubles. and during
- tina, I could only sit up iOr a little
vAEa aad could not walk anywhere a
g A tzes, I would have severe palms
h ~ - ade
IL Doctor was called In, and his treat
mana relieved ne ior q while, but ! wa
sssa sonnasd 10 my bed again. Altar
- soshlng seemed to DO me any good.
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RHEA DRUG COMPANY.
A Friend in Need.

For instant relief and speedy cure
use Mississippi" Diarrhoea Cordial.
Price SOC and 25c. adv. IL
Evening star., 1916-12-12

circle this evening from till IL o'clock.
They will have assisting them Mrs.
Thomas F. Bayard. Miss Emily Bissell
of Wilmington. who is their house
guest; Col. and~ Mrs. Charles Carroll
Walcutt. and DR.. and Mrs. Theodore
Richards.
There were a numoer of guests from
Washington at the Bachelors cotillon
at Baltimore last night, when the Bal
timore buds were introduced. Among
those who went over from Washington
were the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo, Jonkheer and Nine. van
Starkenborgh-S gh-Stachouwer. Count van
Rechteren Limpurg, Capt. and Mrs.
Baldwin, Miss Judge. Mrs. Gibson Fab
nestock. Miss Margaret Fahnestock
Miss Edith Oracle, Miss Roberta Wiley
Baron Hardenbroek. Mr.. Graham
Brooks Hodges and Mr.. John V. Nor
gan.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harlow will
entertain at a dance for their daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine Harlow. on Thurs
Evening star., 1916-12-12

Ing at the Shoreham in compliment to
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Booty OF Tyler,
rex. who are spending several days
at Washington.
Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey NJ. Mcpherson
entertained at large tea this after
noon at their residence in 18th street
whose marriage to Mr.. NJ. Bonaparte
swanson will take place Thursday
evening.
Pink carnations and narcissus formed
the decoration in the drawing room
and dining room. Mrs. Mcpherson re-
celved in a gown of white satin. veiled
In kings blue tulle and silver lace.
gown of pink satin. trimmed with
pearls.
Mrs. Charles J. Williamson, Mrs.
Mason Richardson, Mrs. Charles Shaf-
Ter and Mrs. Dashiell presided at the
tea table. and the other members of
the receiving party included Miss Hazel
Cox, Miss Helen Demonet, Miss Aileen
Moran. Miss Dorothy Dashiell. Mrs
Nolan. Mrs. Pierce. Mrs. H. P. Huddle-
son. the Misses Swanson, Mrs. Wendell
Whiting and Mrs. Harry F. Lowe.
Miss Wells is Entertaining at tea
dance at the Hotel Lafayette this aft
ernoon in compliment to her niece, Miss
Isabella Wells, who is>her house guest.
DR.. and Mrs. John Crayke Simpson
will entertain at dinner this evening in
compliment to a number of Baltimore
friends who are coming over for the
occasion.
Senator and Mrs. Salisbury are re-
ceiving the members of the senatorial
Evening star., 1916-12-12

washington for the last few years. will
arrive here next Monday ana viii spend
the season at the Willard. MISS Spang
was a guest of Mr.. and MIS-. zen Eyck
Wendell, at Lakelawn. tneir place at
Cazenovia, N. Y. during the greater
part of the summer.
rb. pr,z,,;an ambassador and Nine
da Cana returned to Washington yes
terday morning from Vlsit 70 New
yorE The Governor Of New York and
Mrs. Whitman will arrive here on
Thursday morning to be guests OF the
amba assador and Nine da CANA for a
few days.
can+>.nd Mrs. John N. Hodges have
@ q their gmasts for several days at their
nuarters at the washington barracks,
Mrs. Hodges parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thonas Alice Coleman of San Antonio,
who arrived at washington today.
Capt. and Mrs Hodges will entertain at
dinner for their gu guests harracks on f'oas oe-
On Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman
will leave for Groton Mass, where they
will be poined by their son, Thomas
Atlee Coleman, jr.. VINO is attending
school there They will take him back
danphterI Miss Elizabeth Coleman, who
is at school at New York, will pass the
HOLIDAYS with Capt. and Mrs. Hodges,
coming to washington on tha 22d.
Can't and Mrs. Mark Bristol are
pnests of Mr.. and Mrs Campbell
Graef at their home in X street.
The solicitor of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Cone johnson enter
tanned informally at dinner last even
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Miss Edith Blair, Miss Minna Blair.
Miss Helen Claxton. Miss Dorothy Ale
shire. Miss Sophie Sweet, Miss At
water. Miss Marie Pearree. the Misses
Delano and Miss Mary Howry. The
decorations were in yellow, the ices
being in the form of yellow roses and
yellow sweetheart roses forming the
centerpiece. The place cards were
The minister of Switzerland, DR. Paul
Ritter, went to New York yesterday to
join Nine. Ritter, who has been there
for several days. They will return to
Washington tomorrow.
Miss Rosalie Spang of Nice, France
who has been spending the winters at
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day evening. December IS. at the Pny.


house.
Mrs. Frederick Brooke entertatped.at
luncheon today at her RESIDENCE in. X
'street in compliment to Mrs. William
Sheldon Of New York. who is making
her home at Washington this wiptef
Miss Nataline Dulles, who is .spepd-
ing the winter here with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster,
and the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing, will leave Washington on Fri
day for her home at Watertown, MY.
for the holidays.
Mrs. John Bassett Moore will give q
reception at the Cosmopolitan Club. New
York. on December 26 to introduce her
daughter, Miss Angela Turner Moore...
The United States ambassador .,at
Paris and Mrs. William G. Sharp gave
an informal tea at their residence"in
Continued on Ninth Page.) ="
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Ing at the Shoreham In compliment to
MI. and Mrs. John L. Booty of Tyler,
Tex. who are spending several days
at Washington.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
SAYS GERMAN TROOPS ARE
"DOPED" WITH ETHER

LONDON, April 6.-"First hand
evidence" that the Germans dope"
their soldiers with ether preliminary
to their furious massed charges is
claimed by the London Chronicle.
The assertion has been made before.
but not so positively and circumstan-
TALLY
Eve do not know" says the
Chronicle, "how the ether is admins
tered, through the mouth or by in
lection, but we find the bodies of
their dead redolent of the drug.
The German officers, too. in these
forlorn and desperate adventures,
take stimulants and drive on their
men to the Slaughter with wild cries.
These are facts known to the au-
thorities.'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
pATRICk'S CHAPEL.

We were visited by a heavy rain
and hail storm on Friday night
which did comfortable damage to
the corn, The grain wasn't hurt
much,
Mrs II. p Gaines and Mrs. Hattie
Lou Bunch spent Thursday with
Mrs. Ellen Gibson. The afternoon
guests were Mrs. ]. C. sullivan, Mrs.
A. T. Miller and Miss Mabel Graham.
We ae glad tc report Miss Frances
Lowell still improving.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Burns spent
Tuesday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Hudson.
Misses Mary and Willie Bunch
spent one afternoon last week with
Miss Frances Lowell.
Mrs, Annie Grimes spent Thurs
day night with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. Miller.
Maude Gibson spent Monday night
with Louise and Mabel Hallam.
Mrs. II. n. Stasgs spent Thursday
with Mrs. Mary Burns
Jack Buckner and Walter Lowell
spent Saturday night with Lonnie
Gibson.
Raymond Cox and J. d, Fleeman
of Sardis spent one night last week
with Charlie and Willie Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. Howard spent
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few days last week with relatives
at Midlothian.
Mrs. Annie Tune spent one day
last week with Mrs. Lucy Bunch.
c. Hudson started planting cot
ton last week but thinks he will
have to plant over since the big
rain
Misses Cora and Dora Washington
were visiting Mrs. Ellen Gibson
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Burns and B.
p. Jones spent Sunday afternoon al
C. Hudsons.
Several from here went to Wax
ahachie Tuesday to see the Giants
and Tigers play ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Blair enter
tanned the young folks with a party
Thursday night.
Mrs. Mandy Beckner called OF
Mrs. J. w. Gibson Friday afternoon
Mrs. ]. N. Howard and Mrs. J
B. Hudson spent Monday with Mrs
c. Hudson.
Most every one went to First Mon
day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
DEBATE AND Defamation
CONTEST ON FRIDAY AIGHl
waxAHACHuE HIGHS EMIL
TO CONTEST FOR The
COUNTY HONoRS.
Milford High VIII Oppose the ioe"'
pchaters-Fiye Contestants
in the Defamation
Contests.

The county contest of the shi'ei
s,,v Interscholastic league Will De
held in the High school auditorium
Friday evening, April Z, at 7:4S.
Tho debate and defamation con-
tests nromise to be unusually inter
est,ng this year. The Waxanachie
High debating team will meet NIL
ford High in contest for county
championship. Milford has oeoa'-
iro toam that is second to none III
this part of the state, in fact NH
ford defeated Hillsboro as ala WaAa-
tocbie hence the two teams are on
an equal footing, judging from ,heir
| record. With such a team as she
has. Milford will give our team 'he
fight of their lives for the county
championship. The Waxahachle
cannot afford to lose in this contest
after having defeated Dawson
Gainesville. Mineral Wells, Hillsporo,
Weatherford and Dallas. Should
orr boys win. they will debate at
Corsicana April IA in the district
| meet. and if successful there they
viii go to Austin in May to take
| pert in the all-state meet.
II should be remembered that
Trinity university offers scholar-
shin for the best debater in the
county. and he will be selected from
among the .debators who meet here
! Saturday. In addition to this Mr..
| Curtin will present handsome silver
! loving cup to the winning debating
team. Then each member OF the
| winning team will receive gold
medal. and the members of the sec
end team will receive bronze medal.
Now will it not mean a great deal
| to our Waxahachie boys, provided
they can secure the scholarship, low
ing cup, and gold medals, but they
cannot do this without your assls-
lance. Milford has promised tt
bring seventy-fiye husky youngsters
to cheer her debating team on &C
| victory. and to offset this influence
| Waxahachie must turn out in mass tC
the support of her own team.
The defamation contest bids fail
to be more interesting than the de
bate. Five schools are represented
in the contest, namely; Ferris, Ret
Oak, Italy, Milford and Waxahachie
Wcxahachie High is represented b.
Irwin Cornwell in the senior and Oil
yer Cliff in the junior defamation
These young man are really excellen
declamers, each having been trained
by some of the best oratory teacher!
in the state, but they will have NJ
easy task if they win in the count,
contest Friday evening. 1t is salt
that all the declamers in the variou;
schools are good ones, especially thu
senior declamer of Italy, Wayne
Thompson. Those who are conpeten
to judge pronounce him the bes
yirng orator in this section of The
state
After having spent a pleasant da.
at the ball game and track meet, VIII.
not come out to the debate. for arr
net mental contests fully as impor
tant as physical? If Waxahachie j
to win first place in defamation ant
debating contests it will be absolute
II necessary to have the support o
tie students Come and bring you
friends and you will not be disar
pointed with the evenings enter
tainment. Admission 25 cents.
4
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las Inst Tuesday putting liquor out
Of the Fair grounds shows that Dali
las county today could be carried
into the prohibition column in a
local option election.
DIR. CoIyln Lectures Tonight.
Dr. ID. Leigh Colvin. national pres
ident of the intercollegiate Prohi-
bition association. is scheduled to
deliver an address tonight at $500
O'Clock AZ the Trinity University au-
ditorium. Or. Colvin's address is to
be the feature of the convention. He
Is a specialist on the economic. gov
ornamental and political phases of
the liquor problem. He knows the
subject thoroughly, having had five
years OF postgraduate work in three
large universities. Columbia, Chica-
go and California, and having taken
more than twice the courses required
for the Doctor of Philosophy de-
gree. His studies in Philosophy.
Administrative Law, Sociology and
Statistics. gives him a broad grasp
of the great problems of the nation.
His extensive study of the actual
working methods of the New York
legislature gave him first hand
knowledge OF the hard facts, how
the LIQUOR traffic dominates politics
and thwarts reform. Or. Colvin is
the author of THE Bicameral Prin-
ciple in the New York Legislature.
His years of travel and observation
throughout the United States and
Europe. and his constant study OF
the liquor and related problems have
made him an authority on this,
which he believes to be the most
vital of public questions.
Or. Colvin has spoken in Pc
American colleges and universities
from Maine to California. He is q
speaker of some ability and he has
proven himself to be an able leader
OF college prohibition men. Every
body is cordially invited and urged
| to attend and hear his address. NJ
admission will be charged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06

ENNIS. Texas. April 6 The En-
mis- Baseball association has been re-
organized and plans viii be made
soon for the ensuing season, which
will open May S.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
SELECTING DELEGATES

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo, Apr.
|6.-When Missouri republicans met
in state convention here today 20
select four delegates at large TO the
national convention in Chicago, one
of the biggest fights in the history OF
the state organization was to be de-
Icided. The fight is on the selection
of the Missouri national committee
man. The forces of Jacob Babler !, I
st. Louis. chairman of the state com
mittee. were pitted against the Her
bert S. Hadley faction. Babler's sup
port ii he decided at the last min
lutte MOTTO seek the national commit
iteemanshfp, will go to Thomas X.
| Neidringhaus, present incumbent.
lHadley is backing Jesse Tolerton.
A "Hadley for vice president
boom also was started. 1t was
Ithought an effort would be made be-
fore the convention adjourned to
rush through an endorsement TO-
Walter S. Dickey OF Kansas city, who
| has senatorial aspirations. All dele
gates will go to Chicago uninstruct-
ed but the majority favor Senate,
Weeks and Charles w. Fairbanks.
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HOUSTON. Texas, april 6.-How-
ard Payne eyened up Tor Monday Z
defeat by defeating Rice Institute
Tuesday afternoon by score OF 3 e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
Accents Call to Marlin Church.

MARLIN, Texas, April 6.-Dr. j,
e. James of Uniontown, Ala, has
accepted the call rendered him by
the session of the First Presbyterian
church of this city and win take
charge of the local congregation in
MAY. He will succeed the Rev w.
Il. Hail, who resigned this pastorato
to accept the passionate of the Cam
eron Presbyterian church.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
Panhandle Merchant Dies suddenly

AhAhILI-U, Texas, April o.
James r. Garrison, a hardware mer-
chant at Panhandle. twenty-eight
miles north of Amarillo, on the San
ia re, dropped dead during the noon
hour yesterday, at his desk. just af-
ter closing a telephone conversation
with Mrs. Garrison, who lives in
Amarillo To ali appearances he
was in the best of health when talk
lns To his family here Mr.. Garri-
son was Tor many years engaged in
school work il central and northern
Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
Woman browns in storm Cellar.

RHoME. Texas. April O.. Mrs.
Mary Richardson, aged IS, was found
dead in her storm cellar Tuesday
morning. During the recent rains
the cellar had filled with water Hav-
ing fruit stored away in the cellar,
she maize an effort 10 save it am
was drowned. She lived alone aud
had been dead several days when
found by neighbors.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
TRINITY PLAYS HOST
FOR COLLEGE VISITORS
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND INTER
ColLEGIaTE PROHIBITION
ASSOCIATION MEET.
DIR. ~. Leigh Coi,in. National Prcsi-
dent of the Association. u Here
and win speak Tonight
AZ Trinity.

rho Texas intercollegiate Prohi-
hilton association is meeting in an
nuai session at Trinity university to-
d-y ana tomorrow, with the Trini-
~ association as hosts Delee .es
are present from twelve college as
sociations which make up the mem
bership OF the state association. The
colleges and universities represent
ed are Southeastern university,
Southern Methodist university, Bay
Tor university. Trinity university,
Peniel university, Texas Christian
university. Austin college, Burieson
college, Daniel Baker. Howard
Payne, Southwestern Baptist Theo-
logical seminary, and others.
The meetings of the association
are held at 1915, $50 and 500
each day. All meetings are open to
the public. At 400 o'clock tofnor-
row afternoon the delegates to the
meeting will be given an auto ride
over the city, and following this an
informal reception at the university.
The annual oratorical contest of the
association viii be the chief point
OF interest besides the addresses by
noted speakers. This contest oc-
ours tomorrow evening. and the win
ner besides receiving $50 in cash
has the honor of representing Texas
in the district contest, the winner
Of which contest completes in the
national contest. Auda Alexander
is the Trinity representative in the
contest. There will be seven con.
tcstants competing for the honor OF
first place.
The first meeting of the associa-
ton was held at 11:15 this morn
ing. After the singing Of America
and a prayer by Rev. Lawler, the
Trinity Mems Glee club gave tive
selections. This was followed by the
address of welcome to the delegates
delivered by Dean j. NJ. Gordon o
Trinity. MIR. Diehl of Brownwoot
made response on behalf of th'
visitors.
The address of the morning wa
given my DR. A, j. Barton, presi
dent of the State Anti-Salool
| league, on the subject THE Rela
/ ton OF the intercollegiate Prohi
bition Association to Prohibition il
Texas. DR. Barton said the prohi
| bition movement has one of IT
strongest supporters in the school
of the country. We are raising u
an army. of active enthusiastic pro
hibition workers in our schools.
DR.. Barton explained the step
necessary to securing state wide pro
hibition, and gave it as his sobe
Judgment that Texas viii go dry il
1917 by at least $4,000 majority
Only three states south of the Ma
son and Dixon line license the sal
of liquor Florida, Louisiana AM
| Texas and we must get Texas Of
the other side the right side OF tn
prohibition question
The things college students ca
do TO assist in the campaign are
/ /. Put a high purpose into tn
campaign, Let every public office
know he must step aside ii he /
against prohibition. ,. Give pub
| licity to the campaign. 3, Get tn
/ faculty and student together for
great mass meeting for prohibition
{. Put pep" into the campaign.
The tide of prohibition is RISING
and college students should be a
the forefront of il. The vote in Dial
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06
Woman win Go to pcnitentiary.

Ell PASO, Texas. April 6.-Mrs.
Agnes Orner, convicted on charge
of murder in connection with the
poisoning of her daughter. Lille.
will be taken to Huntsville prison
Saturday to begin her life sentence
She was tried six times and found
guilty twice during the past five
years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06

Chicago Grain.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
Ing the following prices for country
produce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06

Her-''You ought to have seen
Mabel run the quarter-bile." tt
What did she do it in?" Her
Il don't know what you call the
darned thing. LELAND Stanford
University Chaparral.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06

FERRIS. Texas, April 6.-An al
dienee OF about 1000 persons wit
messed the fastest basketball game
of the season, played here between
the local and Palmer high school
teams OF girls. the visitors winning
by a score OF % to The feature
of the game was the goal throwing
by Coy Harper, she having scored
- points out OF the total made by
Palmer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06

GEORGETOWN, Texas. April 6 -
With Bill Matlock back on third and
Brewer at short. Southwestern got
back 10 the. eld-time form and nos
cd victory from Texas by a 80
score. 1t vas the Methodists' first
victory over Texas in four years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-06

MARLIN. Texas. April CO. f.
Sullivan lefs here last night for En-
mis-, representing the Marlin CONNER
cial club. to meet with the officers
OF the Central Texas Baseball league
TO secure membership for Marlin.
There is one vacancy. Marlin ard
Temple both bidding for this place.
Marlin is now building fine bal'
park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-04
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
WE EAT TOO MUCH MEAT, WHICH
CLOGS KIDNEYS, THEN THE
BACK HURTS.

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels. get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull mis-
cry in the kidney region. severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful In a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
this famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush logged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer initiates. thus ending biad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive.
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink, which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious COM
plications
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots OF lad Salts to folks who be-
lieve In overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t Is only troabie.--Adv.