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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23

many months"
| Both darcy and O'Sullivan, his
companion who has managed darcy
ever since he began fighting as a
were reticent regard
ling the methods they used In leaving
Australia, but it has been learned
that they shipped as stowaways on
the steamer Hattie Luckenbach Oc-
tober 81 at Newcastle.
They remained aboard this vessel
until it reached Chile, where they left
lit and became members of the crew
of the tanker Gushing. Although
they listed as helpers neither Of them
did any hard work. They were as
we'll taken care of as If they had
been passengers on big ocean lin
er.
Darcy is particularly anxious to
meet Mike Gibbons His wishes Will
be respected in this direction, it was
intimated, but nothing has been done
to get any matches so far. Tex
Rickard will not be his manager.
Texas has been having trouble get
ting a lease on Madison Square Gar
den for bouts which he has in mind,
but he believes he will have lease
and the necessary boxing club IL
cense in few days.
If necessary Rickard will erect an
arena of his own, he told newspaper
men. He does not intend that darcy
shall be exhibited in boxing bouts by
any one except himself Rickard has
teen in correspondence With darcy
since December IA when the Aus
tralian champion sent him cable
from Panama telling him to meet
the Cushing about December 22-
This message asked that Rickard
keep all plans secret.
The Australian is mild manner
cd, blue-eyed and stockily built man.
He doesn't wear the trademark OF
the ordinary boxer, that OF the
smashed cauliflower ear.
darcy has a pair of massive fists
and huge shoulders. He began life
as a blacksmith, he told the United
Press. When he was 16 years old
he began taking part in boxing
tournaments. AS his skill increased
he became the featherweight cham
zion of Australia and then gradual
ed into the lightweight and welter-
weight classes. winning his way
through them.
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CITY OF T0RRE0N
TAKEN BY VILLA
v0ST IMP P0RTANT RAILWAY CENTER IN NORTH.
ERN MEXICO NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE
VIILISTAS-SLIGHT RESISTANCE OFFERED.

December 23ToTreon
. uorticrn O'Clock yes,c,,
eauon with feeble carly taks
nor, the which a few hours
fall and transmitted The
consider certain reports
silence Of Mexican consulate
ia this stroke has attained power
,wercan punitive expedition
through
details OF the Villa victory Villa
d withdrawn
Vllisas the
ak Coahuila metropolis through
daybreak They resistance and
he city vlistas said have numbered
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23

an award filed with the United
States district court today by the
federal arbitration board
The switchmen demanded rate
CT one and half pay for over time
OF thirteen railways In the east and
middle west. The award today was
fer an increase in pay from Decem-
ber 23. 1916 to the same date in
1917. of five cents an hour for con-
ductors and helpers and the granting
Oh the eight-hour day with a prorata
of pay for over time.
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kris KR|NGLE SCORNS AEROPLANES
SUBMARINES AND AUTOMOBILES

ing TO get all around 20 everybody in
one night.
~ was talking to Mars about II
the other day and he offered 90 buiid
me a giant ncroplane and zeppelin
and motor truck for land work and
n submarine a hundred times bigger
than any ever built.
"Msrs was very kind about IL aud
I appreciated his offer. hut I'm an
old fashioned duffcr In way and I
didn't like To give mp the sleigh and
reindeer, 80 just put up these little
barns and filled them with slcighs
and baby reindeer aud the children
are going to help me tomorrow
night"
"But. santa Claus" said the re
porter. .'do YOU mean that YOU won't
get around 20 all the places YOUR
self?''
"Oh. no, I don't mean that" said
Santa quickly. "I'Il 20 every place,
Just a. usual; hut the youngsters
win do all the heavy work. Their
slciehs will carry most Of the pack
ages. I'll wait ON all the roofs and
the young chaps will scoot zap and
down the chinnneys with the gifts .
Just then the Northern Lights
went out and II was day. There was
an awful commotion In the big barn
and all of sudden the sliding doors
rolled back and out scampeicd the
little Santa Clauses, whooping and
yelling and tun,bIing over one an
sherl
We'll. said Santa Claus, jumping
up, .you can easily see I've got my
hands fun now"
And the ropnrter, realizing that
Santa and the little fellows crowding
around him faced a hard days
work. ne shook hands with Santa,
said goodbye TO the hopping, skip
jing little Santas and hurried away.
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was proposed by Congressman Wood
yesterday to ascertain whether any
high government officials or their
relatives proflted by the Wall Street
upset attendant upon Lansing's two
interpretative statements ard Presi-
uent Wilson's peace note. II was
stated that exceptional care will be
taken hereafter to guard against
leaks of any advance information
from Washington that might tend
to cause prices to fluctuate.
Administration men admitted that
they were much concerned over the
tip on Secretary Lansing's state
ments and the presidents peace note
that Is alleged to have reached Wall
street ahead of publication.
The information concerning the
note was given In the strictest conf
dence to newspaper men Wednesday
morning, Shortly afterward the
news was more or less known In
Wall street. Because of this the
government plans to weed out any
newspaper men or any one posing
as newspaper men who may have
been serving as ''tipeters'' for the
street
The government also realizes that
the utmost caution was not taken
In making the announcement Four
men not in the newspaper business
were In Lansing's conference. room
when he pledged the reporters to
secrecy and gave them the informa-
tion. The whole note problem was
more or less an open secret. The
peace note passed through several
hands in the state department be-
fore 1t was put on the cables Mon
day night and. Tuesday morning
Then 1t was sent to the public print.
or. when the information concern.
ing the note was given Dewspapei
men no attempt was made to lock
the doors and there was no bar
against visitors. Lansing's ~verge oi
war" warning In the statement was
elected by the newspaper mer
questioning the secretary, though
whether this had been planned In ad.
vance is not known.
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LES DARCY, AUSTRALIAN FIGHT
Err. REACHES NEW YORK ON
TANK STEAMER.
LOOKING FOR MATCH
Declares That He Wants to Make
Cleanup in America and Then
Join the British
Army.
BY H. c. Hamilton.

NEW YORK. December 23-Les
darcy has arrived.
The Australian middleweight and
heayyweight champion landed at the
Battery early today and went imme-
diately to the Broztell hotel where
he retired from the sight of sport
Ing writer's ami newspaper men COM
pletely.
As Lester Dawson stoker,
darcy came to New York on the
Standard Oil tank steamer Cushing.
Tin 0'Sullivan accompanied him,
acting as his manager, and will ar
range the affairs of the fighter un-
u an American manager can be Sc
cured. Tex Riekard had the right
Of way today and he alone was al
loved aboard the steamer to well
come the champion. Orders had gone
out from the Standard Oil headquar-
lers that no one save Rickard could
get aboard the steamer, but movie"
and newspaper men swarmed about
me tug w. L. Bealzell which brought
aAcy. ashore when he reached the
Battery The immigration authori-
'lss waived the customary examina-
ton
The first thing | want to do in
america is to make cleanup" the
boxer said, then ! am going to
hsht for Great Britain. / do not
want anyone to consider me shirk-
Tor leaving Australia. Just as
so0h as | meet several good Ameri-
@n boxers and have earned what
olslder sufficient funds to support
ny lather, mother and sisters in com
iOf' ! am going to Canada or Eng
aat and enlist.
There isn't lots of money to be
nsae In the boxing game in Aus
4aiia' | have had lots of fights but
aa'e not made very much money.
y parents are not rich. They need
4Vaey and | am boxer enough to
''h money for them, and l want to
sure they have enough to support
4sn while | am away. ! want to
- Tue army and will do it before
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
JUDGE TO PLAY SANTA CLAUS
IN THE CHILDREN'S COURT

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-For children
whose Christmas Eve was shattered
by quarreIing parents, Judge Stelk
Of the Court Of Domestic Relations
tomorrow will set up a big Christmas
tree decorated with cfanberries and
popcorn and SACHS OF candy In his
court room. The judge will play
Santa Claus to all children whose
parents have been in his court with
domestic troubles this year.
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BY GEORGE MARTIN.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. }

AT THE NORTH POLE, Dec. 2ss.
--(Via Wirelsss) 1T was pitch dark
when the United Press man got here
to see Santa Claus this year, and
he had to ring The sleigh-bells at the
main entrance Of santa's big silver
barn a long time before anybody an
swered. Finally big, cheery voice
inside called out:
'ffci!U, t.STs! why don't YOU turn
on the hghts:'
where are they?" the reporter
called back.
why said Santa with chuckle,
as he rolled back one Of the big,
black marble doors and stepped ont.
they're where the Northern Lights
ought to be; in this gold and silver
box fastened to the North Pole ov-
er here" So saying he switched
them on, and say, weren't they beau
ties.
Maybe you've seen the Northern
Lights; great, glowing shafts OF pur-
pie and crimson and white, all laced
and woven with the softest hues
and tints you ever saw.
~ was bit worn out getting
ready for the trip" said santa as he
turned around and shook hands,
'sand was just getting little nap.
Won't you sit down. We walked
over to a big frosted snow bench In
front of the barn.
Things were a lot different than
they were when the reporter was up
here last year. The gigantic silver
barn with the hundred reindeer, the
heavy sets of spun gold harness and
the Christmas sleigh that a regiment
OF soldiers could walk around in,
were there. And the mountains of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
W0MEN FIGHT
DRESDEN POLICE
SERIOUS FOOD RIOTS REPORTED TO HAVE OC-
CURED IN GERMAN CITY EARLY IN THE
WEEK-POLICE ATTACKED BY WOMEN.

2aserous Dresden in which
dmi
In
today.
On seriously
which
of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
NEW ENGLAND SAYS ARABIA
WAS NOT A TROOP SHIP

WASHINGTON, December 23.-
Contradicting the German contention
that the steamer Arabia was u Brit
ish transport, the British goy-
crnment advised the state de-
partment today that the Arabia was
not In the admiralty service,
nor had she ever been in such SER
vice. England did say, however.
that the Arabia carried government
passengers '.boolked as ordinary
packet passengers In the defense OF
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
lMER|CAN STEAMER KANSAS
IS DAMAGED BY A MINE

"AShiNGTON, Dec. 23. The
ean steamer Kansas struck a
- ana her bow was badly dam
according TO Lloyd's report
49, al''ted to the state department
The message gave no date
named the place.
:. me same message also told Of the
=, OF three British ships and
"' Norwegian ships.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
FORT WORTH TO HAvEN
FIRST MUNICIPAL TREE

FORT WORTH, Texas. Dec. 23.
Fort Worth's first anpual munich
ral Christmas tree celebration will
be staged tomorrow evening at o
o'clock.
A huge Christmas tree, a massed
choir OF several hundred chilsIren's
voices and addresses by Mayer Tyra
and w. ID. Davis, maypr-elect, viii
be the principal features.
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toys and dolls and siesis and all
kinds OF presents were scattered
around the North Pole as far as
you could see In all directions. The
reporter knew that pretty soon the
hundreds OF little Santa Claus chill
dren. each one looking like Tom
Thumb edition of Santa himself,
would come rolling and fumbling ont
Of the barn and go scuttling around
over the hills of gifts, putting the
right labels on each one.
All that was here last year. This
year there was something more. All
around the big silver barn there were
hundreds Of little barns and every
one Of them built OF hammered gold
and green marble. And in each Of
them was little polished steel sleigh
and fifty teams OF baby reindeer.
II sec what you are looking at
said Santa Claus. ''and I suppose
you're wondering what the idiea is.'
OF course the reporter was wonder
ing so Santa explained:
1--WE been trying To do too much
aii by myself. The world IL grow
ing too last, there are so many more
little boys and girls and grown ups
than there used to be and am get
ting SO old that ] had to get some
body 10 help me or else give up try
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
GOOD FELLOWS" WILL
FILL EMPTY STOCKINGS

DURANT, Okla. Dec. 23.--The
"'Good Fellows of Durant will stage
a municipal Christmas tree here to-
night as n part OF their provision for
= merry Christmas for the poor and
needy OF the city.
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CHRISTMAS WEATHER.

= WASHINGTON, Dec. "a .
. Old Santa true to form may =
= be ushercd In Christmas eve =
. with a bombardment OF the ele- =
. ments. Rip roaring snow and =
. wind storms are the promising Z
. outlook for the greater psrt OF
= the United States. according to =
. the government weather man.
. bad weather generally =
. throughout the country" was =
= the announcement The ,,outh,
= however, will spend rainy =
. Christmas. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
BIG CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL
IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2s.-san
Francisco will officially celebrate
Christmas tomorrow night with a
pageant which will outrival anything
that has ever been attempted here
during the YuIetidc. The city super
sisors will be in, charge OF the affair
which Will be staged In the Civic
Center, n front Of the city hall.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
DALLAS PLANS TO STAGE
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE.

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 23.--DaIlas
Monday night, when thousands Of
citizens will gather at the municipal
tree. The latter, nm immense cedar,
has been illuminated with thousands
Of tiny electric bulbs,
A masseti chorus OF children will
sing, and addresses will be delivered
by Mayor Lindsley and local speak
crs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
COTTON OPENED STRONG
AND GAINED FEW POINTS

NEW YORK. December 23.
Prices were strong at the opening
of the cotton exchane today. July
was up II points at 17.o4 and Octo-
her was up "a points at 1916.
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DENVER READY TO CELEBRATE
FIRST COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 23.-Fifteen
thousand people are expected to pack
the city auditorium tomorrow night
to celebrate Denvcr's first commune
ty Christas. Extensive plans have
been made for the affair and the
entire city will play Santa Claus to
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the government"

the government"
There were NO Asiatic working
soldiers aboard, the note said.
Germany had admitted sinking
the ship, claiming that Asiatic work
ing soldiers were aboard. She
claimed that the submarine conl-
mander believed the ship was :
transport In view Of the fact that
size was not following the ortlinary
course OF stenmers.
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

= Our thoughts go out this Hol-
. iday Season to each of our I
= friends; to wish them Prosper
, ity in their undertakings, wis
: dom for the work, peace for the =
. pathway, friends for the fire.
. side and strength to the last.
. ENTERPRISE PUBISHING co. Z
b 0 o . o . . . . . ~>~<> . I
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LANSING WILL WELCOME
A THOROUGH PROBE
CHARGE THAT INFORMATION ON
STATEMENTS LEAKED OUT
MAY BE INVESTIGATED.
Claimed That Certain Wall Street
Operators Had Advance Informa-
tion As To the Wilson
Peace Note.

WASHINGTON. december 2s. -
Administration men today said that
Secretary Lansing will welcome a
congressional investigation which
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-23
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ABROAD
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LAND
Denver's kiddies.

Denyer's kiddies.
The program viii consist OF a
musical and literary entertainment
and the distribution of gifts to about
10000 Children from an immense
Christmas tree placed upon the stage
OF the auditorium.
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MAKE PARTIAL GRANT
sW|TCHMEh's DEMANDS
sWiTl fgMEN'S UNION WINS PAR
TIAL VICTORY FOR IN
CREASE IN WAGES.
Conductors and Helpers Are Grant
ell An Increase Of Five Cents
An Hour From December
d, 1915, for Year.

NEW YORK, December 23.-The
partial granting OF demands of the
Switchmen's Union of North America
for an eight-hour day was made in
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Some people are interesting only
when they are rattling the bones oi
the past.
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Want ads are good INVESTMENTS
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-26
Topics Of the Times

The scrap in Iowa is about as sharp
and unceasing as the struggle for Doua-
mont; but it isn't as bloody.
Fairbanks, Root and Burton have al
ready opened headquarters in Chicago.
Waiting for the early worms to come
wrigGling in.
Cosson headquarters report large
gains in northwestern Iowa for that
candidate, The Cosson strength should
logically receive very large accessions
between now and primary day. Inc
voters are coming to the cross roads.
The Houston Post commenting upon
the lynching at Waco recently con-
dennis it as strongly as the northern
papers. The Post is showing Texas
the way to induce and retain the north
ern immigration it SO much desires.
Northerners will not live under mob
law.
There was never more need OF
thoughtful voting than in the coming
primary from the standpoint Of citi-
zenship and politics. They ought TO
mean the same thing.
The Charles City Press predicts that
Meredith will hear from the enemies
he made in the Connolly Meredith
contest Probably, but those familiar
with the cohesiveness of the demo-
cratic party will assume that he Will
hear that they are all going to vote for
him.
Well, as it turns out Mr.. Healy did
more good than harm, whatever mis-
motive was. Why not let il so at that
for the time being?
If nobody gets a percentage Of 30
per cent can you imagine state con-
vention nominating Harding to go up
against NJ eredith?
incidentally if you intend to vote
June ). make certain THAI you are
properly registered in your precinct.
\ Fort Dodge democrat Of promi-
neEce Is reported as estimating that
10000 democrats will vote in repub-
lican primaries for Mr. Harding and
expects him to be nominated by those
Democratic votes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-26

vote than he deserves. He will prob
ably get the 35 per cent necessary to
the nomination Of any candidate: but
that is not enough to nominate him.
That is only little over one third Of
the vote.
The nomination of Harding rests
with the temperance vote, with the
vote that is for law enforcemen with
the vote that seeks to afford a COM
munity the right to make its own
roads Of the material it sees fit to use.
The wet vote and the reactionary vote
are solid for Harding-his appeal has
been made to these elements-but they
are insufficient to nominate him if the
progressive and dry voters turn from
a candidate who can not be nominated
and vote for the one who can be NOM
inated-CoSson.
That is about the only plain way
out. There is little to be gained by at
tempting to shift the responsibility
from the voter to the candidate at this
day in the afternoon. Vote for Cos
son if you want a dry administration
in Iowa The showdown is up to the
individual voters now It depends upon
them whether Harding and reaction
wins and dry and progressive
republican party must go into the cleo
ton campaign with a wet and reac-
tionary standard bearer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-26
the KIND OF CITIZEN.

A man over near Iowa City yester-
day sold fifty six head of cattle for an
average price Of s5o6 Those were
fine cattle and it requires a man of
brains and energy to bpeed and sell
cattle at S526 a head. Those are the
they?
Well. on the same date an Iowa
newspaper published a picture and a
sketch of very successful bank
president, one Of the oldest in the
state. She happens to be a woman.
who has been head of that bank for
energy 20 bring a bank along. 1t re-
quires integrity and con fidence of the
community TO maintain a private bank
for that is the kind Of bank she runs
with a capital Of 100000. Is she the
kind of citizen we want in Iowa en-
dowed with full citizenship.
Hers is the same story as that we
tell proudly of our successful men.
The family came TO the state poor the
father got a job at $50 q month and
his wife-present presiden Of the
bank Of Ocheydan. got another at SO
week. The family says that much Of
the success attending it was due to the
mothers keen eXecutlvesnip and fore
sight.
Seems like she. with her large prop
erty and acknowledged ability and
known integrity ought TO have as
much TO say about Iowa public at
fairs ru the ballot box as Somebody's
hired man who came from South Caro-
lima last year.
The first British settlement Of Aus
tralia was in 1888, when eleven ships,
containing $50 convicts. sailed into
RotaDy hay and u0loaied
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-26
Mr.. BROCKWAY'S LETTER.

Hon. James NJ. Brockway, former
legislator and prominent republican
has addressed an open letter TO Allen
and Cosson pleading with them to meet
with a sufficient number of their
friends and supporters looking to the
elimination Of one or the other candi-
dacy. Mr.. Brockway jumps to the con-
clusion that neither Of them can be
nominated if both are in the primary
contest and sugges IS that it would be
much more honorable for one Of them
10 withdraw than TO contribute to tho
nomination of Harding. He says that
are not nearly so concerned which of
you gentlemen should be nominated as
we are that Harding should be de-
feated.''
Mr.. Brockway's suggestion would be
a way out but it takes UP a task that
strong men laid down. How far it is
likely to get is problematical and it is
rather late in the afternoon before the
primary. If the candidates and their
supporters might come together in an
arrangement that would afford the
progressive and dry forces a single
candidate it would relieve a great
many voters who are standing between
duty and friendship But an elimina-
ton conference is always pregnan,
with possibilities that look both ways
Mr.. Brockway has fallen into the
common error OF over estimation Of
Hardings strength and seems to in.
cline to split the Allen and Cosson vot.
fifty fifty. But common observation Il
that Cosson will run far ahead d
! Allen. He seems TO have very dis.
tinct advantage over Allen. And it il
also evident that this conceded fact Il
| having it's effect ON those who put tn
| welfare Of the state and the part.
above consideration and demand o
any candidate and is steadily increas
ing Cosson's strength. The battle 4
between cosson and Harding.
] Harding Is to get q much large