The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 73, Ed. 1 Monday, June 29, 1908 Page: 2 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Scanned from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Of course the average tramp would
not appreciate our Bath-tubs he
might even be afraid of them but
for the discriminating houseowner
who wants the best of Plumbing in
his bathroom our outfits are just the
thing to please him. Every detail of
plumbing work attended to and
thoroughly finished. New plumbing
or repairs. Work done promptly
and very reasonably.
f. S. CRONR CO.
Machinist· and Plomber·.
^Dealers In Mill Gin Plumbing and
Wtter Supplies Metal and Oenaeco
Roofing etc. : : : : :
Œbe Bailç Xiobt
PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT
SUNDAY BY
The Enterprise Publishing Co.
PAID UP CAPITAL $20000
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
G. W. McKni^ht. President and Treas-
urer: Ed Cunningham^Vice President: C.
W. KentSecretary. Directors: T. A. Fer
rie Q. W. McKnignt. Ed Cunningham C.
W. Kent Dr. C. W. Simpson.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Month .50
δ»* Months in advance 2.75
ne Year in advance 5.00
Entered at the Waxahachie Postoffice as |
Mail Matter of the Second Class. : : j
Obituaries. resolutions of respect.cards
of thanks—all matter not NEVvS-will be
charged for at the rate of 5 cents per line.
Poetry at double price.
Any erroneous reflection upon the
character standing: or reputation of any
person firm or corporation that may ap-
pear in the columns of the Daily Light
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention of the manage-
ment.
The Enterprise Publishing Company is
in no wise responsible for debts that may
be contracted by employes nor will we
assume payment of such debts under
any circumstances. Every employe of
this office is paid promptly for work
done. This is to protect ourselves and
the selling public -ENTERPRISE PUB-
LISHING COMPANY Per U. W. Mc-
Knight Manager.
TAKING KNAP fll'ItGMKXT.
The governor's swing around the
circle is being conducted on the
camp meeting plan. He is making an
ideal circuit rider in the methods
adopted whatever may be said of
part» of his political gospel. State
policies and laws vitally affecting the
industrial and economic situation
are sanctified by the uplifting o£
hands after the orator has expound-
ed the faith. His Bible is the Acts of
the Thirtieth his text the blood-
sucking trusts. At one place after
arousing the adequate fervor in the
minds of the audience men women
and children he holds up the book
and says: "^11 whom favor blotting
out this sacred volume raise your
hands?" Not a hand goes up. Of
course not. Nobody claims the Acts
of the Thirtieth were ill-advised or
needless. Nobody wants to "wipe 'em
all out." Neither is the momentary-
impulse of a mixed audience under
the influence of a persuasive speaker
any test of the wisdom and value of
statutory law. Nobody is attacking
the governor no one wants to be
conspicuous in' an attitude of un-
friendliness to him at his own meet-
ing. So the people when called to
vote whether they want to burn the
statute books and take to the brush
all keep their hands down but not
necessarily on their pocket-books as
the governor is not collecting that
duty being assigned to C'apt. McDon-
ald and others.
At another place having turned
somewhat from the demnition of
trusts and monopolies to the ravish-
ing beauty and bliss^producing qual-
ity of the laws he save: "Now all
who are with me in keeping these
holy covenants inviolate stand up."
Everybody gets up naturally. To do
otherwise would be like accepting
the negative of a revival proposition
embracing all who want to go to
heaven. Mere respect for the gover-
nor of the state would restrain any
demonstration of lack of good will
in his presence thus putting in his
hands the stump speaker's tradition-
al weapon for trouncing those who
• butt in." The system of polling the
populace makes print in the reports
of the governor's speeches but it
proves nothing pro nor con regard-
ing the actual workings of the pub-
lic policy of which lie stands the
champion it's pretty good politics
but rather poor statesmanship. Sim-
ply because people do not rise up in
meeting and call their governor a
liar it should not be hastily conclud-
ed that all the state's laws are per-
fect and that nobody could suggest
an improvement. — Fort Worth Star.
DEFENDS FULL !
RENDITION LAWj
(Continued from Page 1.)
ic party by redeeming Its platform
pledges.
"During the four months the leg-
islature was in session" he said
"that body passed more laws in the
interest of the common people than
any legislature ever assembled In the
state capitol. The anti-pass law has
caused more talk than all the other
acts of the thirtieth legislature com-
bined. I told you people two years
ago that If I was elected governor 1
would use piy best efforts to redeem
my pledges to the democracy of Tex-
as. From time to time the platforms
of the party had demanded a correc-
tion of the greatest evil in this state
and if the platform demands of 1906
had not been redeemed I would not
be here today making a speech. The
legislature and I would be down at
Austin scuffling over the anti-pass
law. I regard this as the greatest
evil ever stricken down in Texas. Be-
fore the anti-pass law was enacted
this evil was fast reaching for the
Jury box and threatening the judici-
ary itself."
Governor Campbell was quite se-
vere in his denunciation of the pro-
fessional lobbyist. He declared that
when the thirtieth legislature con-
vened it was confronted with one of
the most powerful lobbies that syndi-
cated capital had ever assembled. I
"But the legislature obeyed the peo-
ple and not the lobbyists" said the
governor. "The lobbyists were de-
feated and the interests retired from
the field disgruntled and chagrined.
From that day to this hundreds of
representatives of the obby have
been dragging its slimy body among
the patriotic citizens of Texas mis-
representing the laws enacted by the
legislature in response to the wiU of
the people. While I as your gover- j
nor. and the other state officers are !
busy with our duties and while the
people are busy with the affairs of
life these agents are poisoning the j
minds of the people who are beyond j
the control of the corporations and j
the trusts in this state."
At this juncture the governor
again took occasion to say that the
fight against him is being led by
the corporate interests who desire
to secure control of the governor's
office and of the legislature.
He said he wanted peace but did
not expect peace while he was fight-
ing the battles of the people.
He said there was not a law pass-
ed by the thirtieth legislature that
would militate against the commer-
cial agricultural or industrial enter-
prises of Texas.
After discussing the Robertson in-
surance law the tax laws the buck-
et shop and gambling house laws he
asked every man present who believ-
ed he did right to hold up his hand.
About half this crowd vaised their
hands. He put the negative question
but no one voted. He then turned to
the ladies and asked them to vote on
the proposition that he had done
right. Every one voted in the affirm-
ative.
in discussing tne tun rendition
law the governor said increased val-
uations did not necessarily mean in-
creased taxes. He could not say what
the tax rate would be this year but
guessed that it would be somewhere
in the neighborhood of 7 1-2 cents.
In his speech at Hillsboro Friday
afternoon Governor Campbell ap-
propriated one of the planks in the
platform of Hon. R. R. Williams of
Hopkins county namely the guaran-
tee of state bank deposits. He closed
his speech by declaring in favor of
the proposition and said Texas
would have such a law if the eorpor-
i at ion s did not secure control of the
next legislature.
He called on those who would
back him up in his demand for the
enactment of a law guaranteeing
bank deposits to indicate it by rais-
ing their hand. Of course nearly
ι everybody voted in favor of this
! proposition.
I When Governor Campbell was
through speaking an automobile was
in waiting to convey him to Ennis.
where he spoke at 5 o'clock. He re-
turned to Waxahachle in 'ime to
catch the Katy Flyer for Austin. He
was accompanied on this trip by
Floyd Ferris Rev. J. T. McCIure
J County Attorney Mark Smith. Rob
Goree of Austin and Dr. C. R. Lewis
of Ennis. Mr. Ferris' machine was
' used. The run to Ennis was made
in exactly fifty minutes.
POLITICS IN ENNIS
Candidates for Ix'^i.slature iiu-y Out
lining Their Flat form*.
Ennis Texas. June 29.—Ennis
had all kinds of political speeches
Saturday. The county candidates be-
i gan speaking at the city hall at 2 p.
; m. and Governor Campbell arrived
from Waxahachle by private convey
» nee and began speaking at p. m. j
Hon. Pierre B. Ward of Johnson ^
:onnty spoke In th^interest of his |
candidacy for the state senate from
the tenth district. as did also Hon.
J. R. Blades of Henderson connty j
for *tate comptroller.
The candidates for the· legislature
are all favorable to an amendment
io the anti-pass law restoring the
right of contract except Hon. E. J.
Anderson of Waxahachie who has no
opposition for place No. 1. The can-
didates for place No. 2 are M. M.
Fondren of Maypearl J. VV. Single- j
ton of Waxahachie and W. S. Step-
ter of Palmer. They all pledge them-
selves to vote on the matter of sub-
mission to the people an amend-
ment to the constitution favoring
state-wide prohibition as instruct-
ed by the vote of the people July 25.
II LIST WEIL FOB CLEMENCY
San Anlonio Lawyer Asked lor ComJ
mutation of Death Sentence.
The execution of Monk Gibson
the half-witted negro accomplice of
Felix Powell in the murder of the
Conditt family near Edna took
place at Cuero Saturday afternoon
at 2:46. His last words were a pro-
testation of his innocence.
The last appeal for clemency in
his case was made to Governor
Campbell by Attorney J. O. Terrell
of San Antonio. Mr. Terrell wire\l
the pardon board Friday for a
chance to be heard but the board
had already acted. He then wired the
governor as follows: 1
"To Hon. T. M. Campbell Waxaha-
chie Texas:
"When Monk Gibson was arrested
he weighed 9 2 pounds and did not
look to me to be over 15 years old.
I cannot believe that such a child
conspired with Felix Powell who
was a negro bully and terror. He
probably knew that Powell commit-
ted the murder and was afraid to tell
it. and while he has told many dif-
ferent stories a boy when hung up
by the thumbs and" whipped repeat-
edly is liable to say anything. The
state has tried him twice on differ-
ent theories and has now no clear
theory regarding his case. I believe
a commutation will satisfy justice
and if in error be on the side of
mercy.
"J. O. TERRELL."
This was the first message read
by Governor Campbell after he i
reached the Rogers hotel here Sat-
urday morning and it was consider-
ed along with the other papers in
the case before the governor took
final action in the case.
ARLINGTON (ilKIj KILL·.·; SELF. |
Fired Bullet Through While
Kitting in Interurhan Station.
Rev. J. O. Hearne a Baptist min-
ister who was conducting a revival at
Red Oak received a telephone mes-
sage from his home at Arlington
Saturday stating that his daughter
Miss Rosa Hearne had killed herself
by firing a bullet through her head.
The tragedy occurred in the waiting
room of the Interurhan station at
Arlington. The young lady was
about nineteen years old. Rev.
Hearne had made arrangements to
move hie family to Midlothian this
week.
Prayer Meeting In Ηοπιρν.
Prayer services will be held to-
morrow morning at the following
places:
R. J. Moore 7 a. m. West Frank-
lin street; Wm. Stiles 7 a. bi.{ West
Jefferson street; M. T. Knight 6 a.
m. Kaufman street; Crockett Can-
trell 6:30 a. m. Kaufman street;
Ben S. Leigh G a. m. Kaufman
street; Alvln Kldd 6:30 a. m. Kauf-
man street; J. Lee Penn 7 a. m.
West Marvin avenue; Jim ('aliens
6:30 a. m. West Marvin avenue; C.
L. Kidd 6:30 a. m. East End; C. W.
Gibson 7 a. m. Vickery street; Mrs.
Gillespie 6 a. m. Rousseau street;
Dave Lawrence 6:30 a. m. Dunn
street; Chas. Walters 7 a. m. Dunn
street; L. Y. Cole 6:30 a. m. Dunn
street; G. I. Barksdale 6 a. in. Uni-
versity addition; J. B. Baker 7:30
a. m. University addition;; J. T.
Sullivan 6:30 a. m.. University ad-
dition; Mrs. W. A. Chapman 6:30 a.
m l'niversity addition; T. M. Rock-
ett 7:30 a. m. College street; Gus
Kemble 7 a. m.. College street. E. A.
j DuBose 7:30 a. m. College street;
Y. B. Early 6:30 a. m.. West Main
street; Emerson Owen 6:30 a. m.
j West Main street; Ο. B. Dunaway
6 a. m.. West Main street; Dr. Osce
\ Sweatt 6:30 a. m. West Main street;
1 Mrs. McKlratb. 7 a. m. Williams
street; Geo. Alderman 7 a. m. East
I Marvin avenue; P. Q. Bockett 6:30
! a. m. East Marvin avenue; C. D.
j Pickett 7 a. m. Oldham avenue; T.
.1. McDade 6 a. m. 01<}ham avenue;
i J. M. Phillips 7:30 a. m. Bullard
Heights; Chas. Velts 6:30 a. m.
Bulard Heights; Roger Kennedy 6
a. m Ferris «venue; W. D. Lee 6
a m. Monroe street; S. L. Smiley
6:30 a. m. Monroe street.
A new song at the Empire tonight.
LIBERTY OF
customers. It is absolutely unueces-
•ary (o ke' |> stores open on Sunday.
! have known nitn nil over the eoun-
:i'v wlio are .uccfeding and closing
jn Sunday. Now let us take three
points to'this subject. (1) Your
standing under grace. ( 2 ) Your
growth in grace. (3) Your fruits ο
?race.
"Now. in the first place the law-
says Thou shalt or Thou shalt not.'
Do this and die.' But what does
grace say? Ί entreat you.' 1 implore
you' Ί beg of you.' Ί beseech you.
'! constrain you' These things
ought ye to do.'
"I want you to decide whether
you have accepted Christ and are un-
der grace or under law this morn-
ing. If yo ι are a christian I have no
right to hold you over the fire of hell
for playing cards and dancing and
doing these things but I must show
you what Jesus asks you to do. And
if you say ' I don't care what Jesus
says' I want to say that you are flot
in the fold of Christ and are as sure
for hell as if you were already
there. If you have no thought of
keeping the unsaved out of hell you
are bound for that place yourself.
"Church membership ought to
stand for something and that ought
to mean Ί am living for Christ." If j
society is to give you your laws and j
not the bible you ought to get out !
of the church and join society and j
not the church. Any man who is out
of the church is just as good as a
member of the church who is gamb-
ling dancing going to theatres and
such. If you are doing this don't
burden the church but get out. Why
are people worldly? Because they
are looking out for self and not for
others and they don't care how many
people are lost. They are seeking
happiness but I want to say that
they are the most uncontented people
in the world and we preachers who
are called in to see these people die
know just what their happiness
amounts to You talk about being
loyal to Christ yet I can tell you of
instances among the Chinese where
those people during the Boxer trou-
ble showed more loyalty to Jesus
than many of us christians who say
I can't give up my personal liberty.'
Oil. friends won't we say by the help
if God 1 will not be a stumbling
block.
"Let me ask you if you can grow
In grace at the card table? No card
playing dancing theatre going
christian ever led anybody to Christ
in a meeting. The unsaved know your
reputations and you can't lead them.
Can you grow in grace in the thea-
ter? If what goes on in a theatre is
half as bad as the picture it is not
fit for people to go to see. 1 live in a
hotel and 1 say to you if you could
see what kind of cattle they are that
put up the show 1 don't believe you
would want to see them act. I tell
you they live together worse than
the lower animals and still you pay
your money to watch them in half
their clothes show some piece of fool-
ishness. Then there is the dances.
You say you don't see any harm In
the dance because it is Just music set
to motion. It is mighty funny to me
that you don't move the furniture
out and dance with your own wife
or husband. No. you have to dance
with some one else's wife or hus-
band or someone else's brother or
sister. Mothers you have wine
on your table? If you do you can
expect to have drunken boys and
immoral girls and drunken sons-in-
law. You will be the instrument in
damning souls. How can you live In
adultery with the world and expect
to be of any use to Jesus?
"Now do you invite people to
your home who are foul and un-
clean? If you do your home becomes
just as unclean and foul and hellish
as the worst guest In your house.
Will you allow this thing to be so?
Will you embarrass your other
guests and besmirch their reputation
by asking them to partake of yotft
hospitality in company with these
children of hell? What is the 'Influ-
ence of your homo? Does the love
of Christ constrain you?"
At the close of the sermon people
all over the house were in tears and
when the evangelist asked all who
would cut with the world and live
for Christ to stand hundreds stood
at once.
The Young People's service in the
afternoon was the greatest meeting
oi Its kind yet held and many boys
and girls and young men and young
ladies made profession.
At night the evangelist spoke to
men only on "A Good Fellow." Mr.
Rankin delighted the men by his
singing "Fear Ye Not." Miss Eva
Schinitt as on a former occasion
was applauded for her violin solo.
Messrs. Jolly and Smith also sang
solos which greatly touched the au-
dience.
Iiev. QUI spoke to a crowded house
at the Baptist church and there were
some confessions among the ladles.
A feature of tonight's meeting
will be a reading uy Miss lent- Gates. j
Every service this week It to bave
some special attraction and every ef-
fort will be made to make this the
most successful week of all.
Low Price Refrigerators.
For the balance of this month we
will sell our refrigerator* at a reduc-
tion In price that will be sure to
move them. We have sold this re-
frigerator for eight years a$)4 do not
hesitate to recommend it. The con-
struction of the flues and trap in
this refrigerator makes it the great-
est ice saver on the market. Se« them
at Oldham Hardware Co. ' 74 ί
Greatly licnual Τ·Ι1 Li·· Pafiltti··
Thia company having
filaced in operation a
ante number of direct
through circuit* be
tween the Important
towna in Texaa and
Arkanaaa ia enabled to
offer ita patron* a·
more prompt efficient and oMtpra·
henaive long distance jfrvice than
heretofore. No InteAdlate ata-
liona on thqeek.e.'i-clrNKth'ua inaur-
inr a minimum of interruptlona. A
new line haa iuet been completed
from Bowie to Htaccold-which ia
there met with a line of the Pioneer
Telephone Co. thua fusniehinr a
flrat claaa service to Oklahoma City
Guthrie Λ western Oklahoma poiau.
The Southwestern Tele·
graph 4 Telephone Co.
Live Agents Wanted
Owing to the increased demand for Wayne "30"
Automobiles we have decided to build joo additional
cars of this popular type. These are now coming
through—we can positively make deliveries of the
first fifty in ten days.
Now we can sell every one of these cars in four or five
large cities —as we have been doing. But we have
other ideas other aims.
We are planning to build 6000 cars next year—have
the facilities to do it—and the work is already under
way. That means we'll need a large selling force—
an agent in every town over 5000.
We want these 300 Wayne "30" cars to be the mis-
sionaries which will create a demand for the 6000
we will build next year. See our point?
We want to distribute this season's output—these 300
—over as much territory as possible instead of con-
centrating them in a few metropolitan centers.
Satisfied users are the best advertisements—eveiy Wayne
will do its part in carrying the news of Wayne
quality wherever it goes. Even to those who knew
the earlier Wayne models this 1908 product will
be a revelation and a delight.
We want a personal representative—a man of good stand-
ing—to represent us in your town. Large capital
is not necessary—neither is a garage nor repair shop.
Very little capital but a large amount of energy and
selling ability are the requisites—to the man who
possesses these here is an opportunity of a lifetime
to get in business for himself—one that harf a won-
derful future.
Write today; send references; tell us about yourself; if
satisfactory we will get together quickly. We won't
hold you up on deliveries and we'll stand back of
the product—remember we count on these 300 to
sell 6000; there's the buyer's guarantee—and yours.
Now is the selling season—today. Business has been
great since the sun came out—if you don't share
in the hay-making it's your own fault.
Write—now !
WAYNE "30"
Price $2500—"all but the license"
Wayne "30"—30 H. P. ut the wheel·—107 in. wheel
hn*r «r«f« five lavurioualy: selective eliding gear
trunftomsioa; Si.nj- Botch Magneto—catalog tell· the real
Wayne Automobile Go.
Detroit Mich.
Cot tkia r.i »ot—it wiO act appear agin.
! Fans! Fans!
We have plenty of both Ceiling and Desk
Fans in stock for immediate delivery...
£ Also plenty of New 6-lb Flat Irons
χ for $4.00 each this month only... .
Waxahachie Electric 4 Gas
COMPANY
CHE.ERFUL NEWS.
There is a place in town where 7011 can get clothes
satisfaction. No "if's" "and's" or "but's"—iust
satisfaction or your money back. Every garment
made to individual measurement. If >ou come to us
once you will come to us always. No words
wasted in our ads—we simply want to show vou.
Suits to order #20 $25.00 $27 50. $30.00 or $35.00.
East Side Square. CALVIN BROS.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Ownby, W. A. The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 73, Ed. 1 Monday, June 29, 1908, newspaper, June 29, 1908; Waxahachie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1070956/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .