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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Get all your white votes in be-
fore August 18th, as the color
changes. Also don't forget to regis
ter your votes for the APIECE din
|ner set on August 10Th.
No contestant should become dis
|couraged. You still have time 10
catch up and win by hard work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Mrs. Eliza Whitefield, who lived
several miles south Of town. died
Wednesday morning at 1920 O'Clock
following brief illness. and was
buried this morning at 10 O'Clock at
Forreston. The deceased was we'll
and favorably known throughout
the community in which she lived.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

w. NJ. Yowcll of Harper, Kansas.
is the guest of Carl Tankersley to-
day Mr. Vowel has been attend
ing summer school st State Uni
versity and is enroute to Crisp for
visit to relatives before returning
TO Harper, Kansas. where he will
teach for q second term in a Chris
tian college.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Judge w. NJ. Tidwell left =
morning for Greenville where
will attend the annual meeunsl
the County Judges and Count! y
missioncrs' Association OF Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

c.. Gem and family are spending
z few weeks at Whitesboro and will
be absent from the city about two
weeks. Mr.. Gem has farming in
terests at Whitesboro, which he will
occupy his attention with during his
stay.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Read 10. COINS a. on PAGE 4.
ads 1ls
For feed and fuel phone Broad
head & Kennedy. Old phone 10. u
Big sale on shirts. Reed ad on
page 4. joe cohn. ADJ lls
Ed white. eoiored. was arrested
last night for thief; Of lawn nov
er.
Howard Bell wright.s new novel,
where a Man Is Man." on sale at
curlIn.s today. adv 1921
Mrs. John spalding, who has been
sick the past two or three days, Is
believed to be taking typhoid fever.
trained nurse is with her.
IDEAL SARSAPARILLA works
out liver troubles. flushes the kid
neys, purifies the blood. Good health
fellows. Try one half bottle under
our guarantee. At drug stores. ad II
J. C. Jarrett will begin next week
to rebuild his home on Oldham ave-
nue.. He will build stucco house
this time and expects to have sum-
mer sleeping apartment on the top
with openings on all four sides.
Warren Winters of Colorado City,
who is visiting with relatives at
Rice and Forrcoton, was in the city
yesterday Warren says farming In
the west is much easier than in the
black land belt and that his health
is better.
w. b. Jackson was in Dallas last
night where he attended big ban
quet given to Ford agents at the
Adolphus hotel He says everybody
lad a big time talking shop and
feasting on the good things provid-
ed by the state agents.
w. J. McDuffie received a tele-
gram from his son, Archie, this
morn!ng stating that he had arrived
in New York and thought he would
like fine. Archie has gone to work
for the Westinghouse Construction
company.
George Washington, colored, was
given an examining trial in justice
court Wednesday on a charge of at
tempted criminal assault, and was
held under a $500 bond to await
the action of the grand jury. In de-
fault OF bail he was placed in jail.
C. Gem and family arc spending
few weeks at Whitesboro and will
be absent from the city about two
weeks. Mr.. Gem has farming in
terests at Whitesboro, which he will
occupy his attention with during his
stay.
o
Mrs. Eliza Whitefield, who lived
several miles south of town, died
Wednesday morning at 1920 O'Clock
following brief illness, and was
buried this morning at 10 o'clock at
Forreston. The deceased was we'll
and favorably known throughout
the community in which she lived.
w. NJ. Yowcll of Harper, Kansas,
is the guest of Carl Tankersley to-
day. Mr. Vowel has been attend
ing a summer school 1t State Uni
versity and is enroute to Crisp for
a visit to relatives before returning
TO Harper. Kansas. where he will
teach for second term in Chris
tian college.
Keep Up the Roads.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Good news for men' Read my
ad on page 4. Joe cohn. adv iis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Read 10. cohas a. on page Z.
ads 1ls
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Subscribe for the Daily Light.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

George Washington, colored, was
given an examining trial in justice
court Wednesday on charge of at
tempted criminal assault, and was
held under a $500 bond to await
the action of the grand jury. In de-
fault OF bail he was placed in jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Mrs. John spaIding, who has been
sick the past two or three days, Is
believed to be taking typhoid FEVER
a trained nurse Is with her.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

Howard Bell Wright.s new novel
where a Man Is Man. on sale =,
today. adv III
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

IDEAL SARSAPARILLA works
out liver troubles. flushes the kid
neys. purifies the blood. Good health
fellows. Try one half bottle under
our guarantee. At drug stores. ad II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

For feed and fuel phone Broad
head & Kennedy. Old phone 10. u
o.
Biz sale on shirts. Rerd adj on
maze Zoe cohn. adj lls
%
I'd white colored. was arrested
last night for thief; OF lawn NOW
er.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

j. c. Jarrett will begin next weei.
to rebuild his home on Oldham ave
nue.. He will build a stucco house
this time and expects to have a sum-
mer sleeping apartment on the top
with openings on all four sides.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-10

w. j. McDuffie received a telc-
gram from his son, Archie. this
moraing stating that he had arrived
in New York and thought he would
like fine. Archie has gone to work
for the Westinghouse Construction
company.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
DAVIS BROTHERS COMPANY MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT

of
business the plan of selling "drct you Wholesale
The people showed that they saving
the they could by trading with that
we soon had some others in competition with trying
of this kind of business. xn
We sold low because did big business small
expense Now propose go going
the expense still and here is what
On and after August deliver
dollars any This the expense gives
opportunity closer
buying goods rock bed price
at the store and take home with them small articles they
purchase Do know that the big price
the big cities do deliver article purchased from them? We
would change this for want
friends the burden of paying delivering
The who buy the big bills of pay
delivery of the small article you tdo that?
It much deliver deliver
$500 order Let's put the burden where belongs your
boy to the store call yourself will
money by saving us the expense of delivery
Just watch Tor OF special prices articles you
carry home with when advertisement in the paper
Let get together this proposition and improve business
methods We feel that doing business New Expense
will help us allow of Living great advertisement
a city. Let's boost our city-as well as money.
The farmers tell that they glad change
place they do not like for delivering small articles
city when they purchase from and take their
See it helps all.
Come us-We want your help. We you we'll
and give better service tooc deliveries better ser
vice farmer friends.
Yours Truly,
DAVIS BROS. COMPANY.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14

Our senatorial Redistribution is in dilemma Hon Clements
OF IRWIN who had bill pending making the 10th Senatorial District
OF irwin Ben Hill and Tea committee for
constitutional amendments opposed by the
convention which this city June 22nd which
place Wilcox county the 10th Hill
ties intend we'll and presenting needed piece legislation
why Mr. Clements hand could
the proposition presented by the convention
cular why the formers proposition may people
most interested the Redistribution of the several districts
especially the people the 18th Senatorial
Mr. Clements his district The object that
be served to frequent representation
OF these countless which only furnish each decade
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
coRDELE DENIES RESPONSIBILITY

From the Cordele Dispatch:
Friends of Hugh Dorsey making mistake when they
him community for political performance during the
Woodmens Log Rolling Dorsey himself his friends here
responsible for setting his date the Woomen
such certainly showing the proper for either
host visitors the Woodmen's event.
1t the Woodmen body had invited Hugh Dorsey and
his political address part of the how little
gard for the visitors the candidate have had wedgg himself
In his coming would have been altogether different Somebody
acted with judgment and Hugh Dorsey will
sion into political affair he has the proper appreciation of the
rights of the people of Cordee who have for than nine months
been busy with plans the great
will be here at the time Dorsey wishes to be heard
The local Woodpen have carefully laid plans for
every moment OF the time the days the visiting members
order are here Hugh Dorse show detract
features if he has any show a all
Let the community help the Woodmen Dorsey the
and make him under his power
Dorsey will be the attraction Then he
and hearing such the people always glad give asking
for the Office of governor
Hardman came to suit his occasonand made splendid
impression Consider the difference the should
consent grab off half the last day of program which
been planned to do honor the order Woodmen
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
WE DON'T WANT A MAKE-sHIFT

Three months schooling per year sufficient Legis
aure should turn down promptly effort make the compulsory
school year three months The necency Of the
unfortunately well established Georgia. nothing be added
70 the evidence its short coming After the state has appropriate
ed than million dollars
plant the disposal of the children of
expensive machinery running order supervise and maintain
school system the rural sections the parents
whose monies thus being expended either voluntary
by compuson make of the schools placed disposal
children The school year should be least months
that of provdena keep any child
from the school house during the school year
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14

For more than generation the American Federation and SINH
Tar organizations of labor have baed for the right abtrate
grievances arising between labor and capital healthy
public sentiment among the American public in behalf of
braton The threatened strike of railway employees now
BEING voted by the rank and file of the botehoods involved
promises to be the most far reaching public
fare that has been naugurated in this country
The entire shipping OF the nation is involved, will
agnated farm produce the field
drug the market for the that the railroads may up
he public has direct interest in this greater interest
either the parties to the controversy and the American
may be called demand legislation for compulsory
ton by the Federal Government operation in
number countries and strikes and lock thing past
with those countries.
The American public has been and still largely sympathy
with organized labor their reasonable demands have
Cd the suppout public many been won
W organized labor through the friendly attitude the people
Yards these organized efforts better the conditions working
People Extreme demands and arbitrary enforcement
means that will cripple other industry and make great
body OF innocent "bystaers bear battle may
ers'on OF that favorable come
10 the relief Of the workers. Arbitration ana 6rce will be the
better iAh general welfare Of all labor and
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
WOULD REPEAL TAX
EQUALIZATION ACT

Atlanta, Ga, July l3-Incredi-
bic as it may seem when the state
of Georgia's financial condition is
considered, movement is afoot
among members of the general
assembly of this state to repeal
the tax equalization act The tax
equalization matter will be heard
by the senate and house ways and
means committee sitting jointly
this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Nothing but this tax equa1iza-
ton act, which has compelled the
return of millions of dollars worth
of taxable property that formerly
paid little or no taxes at all, has
saved the state from the necessity
of issuing bonds to meet current
obligations; and for the act to be
repealed, when appropriations are
considerably growing, would re-
suit, according to fnanciers, in fl
nancial ruin ruination for the
state-unless every state institu-
ton and the common schools
were cut far below actual opera
ting expenses.
The tax equalization act was
one of the administration meas
ures of Former Governor John
M. Slaton. 1t will be recalled that
Mr.. Slaton was criticised by his
opponents for the active part he
took in having the tax act prepar-
ed and finally passed. AS
soon, however, as the benefits of
the act were recognized, many of
the governors most rampant crit
les Topped over on his side and
became champions of the act.
Later n when efforts were made
in the legislature to repeal the
act, they were overwhelmingly
defeated.
Now the question comes up
again in the legislature of 1916,
and what that body will do with
it remains to be seen.
Representative H. J. Fullbright
70 Burke county, chairman of the
appropriation. committee of the
house, has scored the rules COM
mittee of the house unrnercirfully
for proposing to help the tax act
repeal by making it special and
continuing order.
Nobody wants to pay taxes,
yet everybody wants appropria-
tiohs," said Mr. Fullbright. "The
state already is having to borrow
money to pay appropriations. If
the tax act is repealed, the legis-
lature might as we'll not meet
to make appropriations at all. I'll
it were not for the act, the taxable !
values of the state last year would |
have, been one hundred and fifty |
million dollars less than what |
they were.
"The members of the 1egisla-
ture who are running for re-elec-
ton may find it very easy tol
promise your tax-dodging consti-
tuents to vote to repeal the tax
act, but you will find it very diff
cult, if you get re-elected,on such
a platform, to secure an appropri-
alton for these same fellows |
if you go ahead and repeal the tax
act" ~
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
STRANGE STORY
OF ROBT. {. LEE

The following taken from an
article in a recent magazine, was
sent us by Mr.. Geo. A. Duck
worth, one of Warren County's
Confederate Veterans, with re-
quest that it be published
Much has been said of Gen.
Robert T. Lee by historians great
and small, but during my last trip
South | came across a man in
Kentucky who told me something
which no historian has ever yet
written as far as | have ever read
or heard Of. 1t is so strange that
any writer who wished himself to
be believed might we'll hesitate
to put it down in black and white.
But | have it from Gen. Lees
granddaughter, Warhe1d Lee, Of
Catlettsburg, and it is that Cen
eral Lee was born fifteen months
after his mother had been laid to
rest in the family tomb at Airing
ton across the Potomac from
| Washington, now the site of the
Arlington National Cemetery.
Such statement as that; without
explanation, would at once brand
itself as false to any man, but Mr..
Lee had an explanation and it is
most interesting. According to
his story, the wife of Henry Lee
Light Horse Harry" was ex-
tremely i'll and growing worse
steadily, a consultation of physi
leans was called. During the con
sultation, or while the physicians
were in the house, Mrs. Lee sank
into Inconsistencies and not be-
ing able to restore her, the ply
sicians pronounced her dead. For
four days she lay in state in the
big porticoed house on the hill
and on the sixth the body was
placed in the family vault an the
estate. On the following day the
sexton entered the vault to lay
some flowers on the casket and
sweep the floor as visitors with
muddy feet had left much dirt.
While sweeping, the sexton heard
faint cry for help and being
much frightened he ran out of the
vault, but once outside he gather
ed his wits and concluded that he
had only imagined he heard the
cry. After some argunaent he
convinced himself that he was
mistaken and he went again in
side and resumed sweeping. He
finished his work and just before
leaving he stepped to the casket
to rearrange the flowers and
again he heard the cry, very faint,
but three times repeated. He was
standing over the glass front and,
looking into the coffin, as badly
frightened as he was, he could see
the lips of the supposed dead wo-
man moving. His professional
sense now overcame all fear and
he at once removed the casket lid
and hurried away to get help to
remove the living woman to the
house. Here she received every
attention as before, but now the
efforts were successful ..and she
recovered to live to a good old
age. Fifteen months after this
strange incident, a son was born
to her who afterwards became
General Robert E. Lee, Com
mander in Chief of the Confeder-
ate armies.
"The Kentucky Lee is rather
remarkable man himself and
bears the scars of seven or eight
wounds received while fighting in
the Confederate army. He enlist
ed before he was Is and stayed
until the end. He is now sixty
seven and has been living in Cat
lettsburg for nearly 40 years.'I-I
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14

Mrs. D. B. Null and grand
daughter, Miss Annie May Null,
of Washington, d. c., are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H
Btightman, on Mckinley Ave.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
DID YOU EVER WANT TO AND COULDN'T?

DID YOU EVER WANT TO AND coULDN,Tq
Want to what? No matter what. Bad to want to
and CAN'T No matter whether he she or it
SAINTS to and can't, it, bad.
Many person, good person, has wanted to
do something worth while and couldn't Cou7d.
mt just because had money. Had spent All
the time for freshness. Money hard earned
gone forevermores Getting older ali time and
less able to earn but RESPONSIBILITIES faci1e
you. It's BAD.
OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT will assist yo,1> TO
save and We pay you hard earned money to save
TRY US.
Ne lead all other banks i'm this portion
Of Georgia in Deposits.
We are doing BIG BUSINESS.
THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
Entered on Honor Roll July, 1912 for supea
Strength. e%##
Deposits. over aHt LIZ MILLION. -
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-14
WHEN YOU WANT

anything in the auto supply line,
it will pay you to call on us before
going elsewhere, for Our stock is
very complete one, and our
prices are such that you can save
money by purchasing of us. Get
cur supply list and check off wha.
you need and we will deliver it to
you.
Fitzgerald Auto Supply Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-25
ID URGE PROBE OF
 COTTON EXCHANGE
Conference Held by Repre- sentatives of Cotton States
 at HefIin's Instance

Washington, February 24-Demo- orats of the House from the cotton growing states held conference at the House office building tonight and determined to urge Congress to inves- tigate the New York cotton exchange to ascertain whether there is bear conspiracy to depress the price of cot- ton. It also was agreed to propose a bill to further regulate cotton ex- changes.
 The conference adopted resolution charging that the New York cotton exchange had "defrauded the pro- lars on the crop of 1915 by unfair manipulation of prices" and authoriz~ ing the chairman, Representative lief lin of Alabama, to appoint a commit tee to draft and introduce in Congress resolution calling for an immediate full and complete investigation of the New York cotton exchange. This com mittee is to be composed of one rep resentative in Congress from each of the cotton growing states.
 The committee also is to draft & bill for the further regulation of the cot ton exchanges of the United States and to submit 1t to the next meeting of the conference, when called for that pur- pose by the chairman.
 The text of the resolution follows:
 Be it resolved that the chairman of this committee be and he is hereby authorized and requested to appoint a committee to be composed of one rep resentative in Congress from each of the cotton growing states to draft and introduce into Congress resolution calling for an immediate, full and com plete investigation of the New York cotton exchange; and,
 ''Be it further resolved that it shall be the duty of said committee to draft bill for the further regulation of the cotton exchanges of the United States and to report the same to this con- vention when it shall be called for that purpose by the chairman"
 Tonight's conference was called at the instance of Representative Heflin, who wrote letters to the governors and commissioners of agriculture of the cotton growing states urging them to present their views as to regulation of the cotton exchanges of the country. He also set forth that complaint had been made to the Attorney General by three members of the House commit. tee on agriculture that there was a conspiracy among operators on the New York cotton exchange to hold down the price of cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-25
Two Women Arrested
 on Advertising Scheme

Two women giving their names as Mrs Britt and Miss Hicks were arrested yes terday afternoon by Detectives Goldstein and Brown on a charge of doing business with licenses and obtaining money by false pretense They were turned over to Mrs Lindley of the welfare depart ment last night.
 It is alleged that these two women have been soliciting funds for the Mothers club and "The Better Baby club" and other organizations, using the funds for their personal use. They of fered to sell advertising space in the book to local merchants. It is alleged that they sold considerable space, but never had the book published. Several merchants made complaints on learning the women had cashed checks given for the above cause for their personal use. The matter was reported to Commissioner Barber, who had the women brought to his office and later they were held pend- ing further investigations.