Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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BASEMENT SALE
BEGINS TOMORROW—Rl'NS TEN DAYS
S.iOOO.OO worth of goods from ;i!l purls of
llic store placed in the Basement to he sold at.
Hiii Ben prices which means "Bargains."
Sale begins promptly al 7 o'clock tomorrow
morning. You'll he surprised at such wonder-
ful Bargains.
Big Ben Half llonr specials every day of the
sale.
f/o *S4 -
Mo'N>
\
Blir Ben Half Hour Specials
Friday.
lo t<> 10:J'50 a. m. ? 11 f : io j». in.
At litis i .t'f h>- r
w v will >vil 1 <» At i i> i - I-;:;'' i.' -ir
pieces full .yard v.. vv;;j | ()
wide Bleached
Domestic o u r
leader at S !.
a; 11' yards i!)c
limit 10 yi-rdtf.
jit•«•••- of bt.s? 1 0C
and 1 _ «; Vi-c>s
at s
yards for . . 5f)c
BFJMLm
1 FOR COOP GOODS
Store Open Ti'i 10 O'Cloek Saturdays.
♦ ♦
AMONG THE MOVIES. ♦
♦ <»
At I lie <»em.
The Hum is showing tod a}* A
Film Johnnie" a big comedy by the ;
K<*ycomedians and "Mario" a'
: > roil (ho two reel dramatic feature;
presenting a Sicilian tragedy. This!
hi one of the strongest features vet |
produced by the Broncho players
and a treat in motion pictures
awaits you. Tomorrow the Gem will
j-.how a bit: four-part detective play
in the title of "The Floor Above."
This is a big feature and the Gem
will keep it over and run it until
Saturday night so that those who
will not have a chance to see it on
Friday max Saturday. "Our Mutual
Girl" by Reliance is al o being
shown at the Gem today.
\t the Empire.
The Empire is snowing another
big feature picture piay today. This.
is by the Gold Seal star pla;«-'
< r. in the title of "Discord and iiar-j
mony." The production is a big
dramatic feature in three reels und-
one of the best yet turned over to-
the screen from this big feature;
play company. Tomorrow the Km -1
pire will show "When God Wills.";
an Eclair two reel drama and "The!
Senator's Bill" a Rex comedy. On j
next Tuesday the Empire will sli"u j
the second chapter of the big fit-!
teen reel production of "Zingo"
one of the greatest feature pictures1
ever produced.
At the Queen.
The Queen is showing today
ike/a Liar Ship-wrecked" car
toon and "Madura an! Pau'id-
a. a -pli' it" 1 by the Paiho «.om-
pany. ami * "l"l Idler.'" a Vita ten; ph
Uvo ml drama.k- Pature. Tomoi-
row til.- '.jijr.'ii wi11 .-how a biy
threr> reel f«-aiure ia tin- title (■!'
"Tile L.I - t ( ; i 1»):— t 1 ' 11 prodm ' <1 i
by the Miller Pros. 101 ranch - i i;
Elsie Albert P. a by Early ami hau-j
dreds of Indians.
At the Divie.
"i Li«' Dixie e- sho.\ iuy a motion
picture program today of three
reels. "The Doctor's Trust" a
I -
|j Uie.graph drama; "Kant y Ska tiny
'a Selig educational and "Whiffles
Picks a Partner" Pa! in- coim-dy.
Tomorrow t h• program at the Dixie
will be "A Passowr Miracle"
Kalcm two reel dram;: and "The
Silver 8nuft* Pox"'a Vii.agraph dra-
ma. Saturday the Dixie will s'meo.
I "The Home of .Mv>tery" a. bur
four i ■ el .-'-ensa ! ioiia i feature' by the
Electie company.
Elaborate Preparations l-ei::^ Made
to P'v-crvi' the !>.«> After the
Old Fashioned English
Way.
Trinity Euiersiiv i. planning to
celebrate in elaborate .style the old-
fashioned English May Day. The
faculty has declared a holiday for
Friday May 1. and the event is the
talk of the school at present.. .J. P.
Graham director of music has been
appointed general chairman for the
Big Shipment Garden Seeds
A deferred shipment jusl arrived—bean seed
in package and hulk large sunflower seed bunch
I>111ter beans. Shipment o! crushed oals for chick
Iced—I lie finest Iced in the world to start little
chicks on.
P. P. SMITH 4 COMPANY
n^3oJ|
SOUTH ROGERS STREET
Old Phone 115 New Phone 30
Strawberries
Strawberries
in
Fresh shipment every clay from now on as
long as they last. For breakfast try a jar of
our "Del Monte" preserves or a glass of Ikeclt
Nut Jelly—in all flavors. Phone us your or-
ders we can supply you in anything that's good
lo eat.
Both Phones 45.
C. E. YOUNGBLOOD !
Both Phones 45.
committees which arc
I working out details. of tin
| program. * It i- .planned to
i have an inter-da — track a • 1
I field meet in the morning but
•only a few of Ii:• • r«^ulate.-n track
| events will l:e >: In place ot j
Mlie usual c-.ents. Men humorous
| features as the i h re. de; ! race
potato race wli11 arrow race ob-
stacle race and ja.-k rabbit chase
will be carried out Th>' real track
events will con i <o : yard 1" -
| yard L'•')-yard. una: :<-r and h;:.If
f I'ni 1 e dashes. I.'! >ar ! hurdle :
j broad and high jn . 'I he morn-
iug's pro-rata will d with a ba :
i ball .ra'nie bet-a e<m ! lie -enior eke--
| and the faculty. Ail of rhese evens j
! will be stayed on Yoakum athletic!
• filed.
| In the a f; eniooii tee "U>- wilij
J shift to Chautauqua Park. where j
I the pros;ram will strict iy in a.-I
I cord wiih the KngiUh May day fi-te. j
' Fir-i will i-oRii' the elaborate . ite-
I monies attendant no the crowning
of the Mav quern then for the
i
• amu-'•teent of ! !:■• • queen arions |
id;i'k-. tableaux. and athletic con-j
;<• -' v. ;!! c.e:i«ir around the Aiav '
; . ' t
; p.i ■. ; ne lie- nitorm.on program j
j wjn (-!(> .■• with the : icing ol' a hu-}
a: r.erpt from Shake-m are'-;
• "Midsummer NiV.ht'Dreani" by ;
j nn.'inner- of ; •• -1 ■: rtrneiu of pub j
j lie ? pea kin-'. Tee k olid a y will (dose ;
! wjrli a pi'-nic '-upper for .indents
' and faculty The 11.wir-p&oide are
i especially urged and invi; ■ .1 to be;
me- < nt both morning and after-
i noon as the program is a very elab- :
. oratt <?:>•• .mi will be well worth the
! seeing
A t re< en? chapel service the fol-
low Jul: -t admit- wore elected to
pIon the afternoon program:
| Que* n ef May. ; "online Pennington:
' court chancellor to crown the
: a a. l.'nipiire;. !/••■: courl fouls.
'■'.:a r i's Watson John Whitehurst;
i heralds Will llurtou. Joe Hugo!.
STATE MILIl IS
CALLED 18 SERVICE
j ;
HU !i rOMlWMIS < \\|||'()K\I \
<a \iii» >ini;ijij/i h on in 1:
HOKDF.K.
I i
Troops Ordered Out by Governor
1 .Jtdmson in Jlesponse to Tele-
grams from Residents of
San l>iego.
IIy t h'■ l'niti-d Press.
Los Ange'le:-. Cul. April !'•!.
Four companies ol' live Xaiionai
<Juard !!!"«• mobolizmi hen- l'or bor
j ■:]eV dui v.
\! Saa Dieuo i o companies oi
•! roast arl iilery and a company o!'
! the naval re.--.-i \ c\. v ere urdend em
i at •» <-•'«. i o - -:; to guard the San Diego
water wori- - -1• 111. which is along
j lilt' .M<.'\icaa bonier.
I Governor !ohn«oa ordered out
i these troops in response to many
j telegrams asking tor the prote.-
i.ion of the system.
EDITOR IS ftflRESTED
PUNT IS SEIZED
< ON M»:\l< \\S TO taki:
I I' Alois \<.AINST
AMKKK A.
j the i)js|ijitc!) of (ienera!
j < ai raii/.it t<» Washington Every-
thing Reported (Juict at
El I'ilMU.
l»y the United Press.
{ J-JI I 'a so Tex. April l:.;.—livery -
thing is quiet here in 101 Paso de-
spite the dispatch pent by General
Carranza to President W ilson that
I the rnitcd States would he compell-
ed to light a united Mexico unle •.
| they deviated in their present plans.
| The under current of feeling here i.-
j tense.
| l-Jriiio Frances editor of El Li-
| bre a Huertatista organ who call-
ed upon the Mo\icans to take up
arms and defend their country
against the rnitcd States has been
arrested and his plant seized.
Six hundred Mexicans now citi-
zens of tin.' United Stales met and
tiered their services to the United
States.
Pirates Often at Home.
Pittsburg April i.'u.—Thousands
of loyaP western Pennsylvanians
gave the Pirates the glad salves to-
day when the team took the field
tor the opening contest on the home
grounds. They faced St. l^nns
for the second series of the season
with that team having opened on
April 14th In St. Louis. Following
custom honored and traditional—
Mayor Armstrong tossed out the
first ball. Hans Wagner premier
ehort stop a id capUin was given an
ovation when he took his position.
statis or mi:\ i< w sin \ no\
at !$!•:<;iv\is<. or Toim s
COM-'KHKNCKS.
0|»|M>si<ion of Oemi-al (anaii/.a. t"
Sfizinv of Vera Crux Oivos
A S|M'('( .
By the Associated Pro-si.
Washington Ai»ri 1 2o.—When |
('resident Wilson began important J
conferences today looking to tiie ;
outlining of the administration's ;
policy the situation was summed up
briefly as follows:
American Charge O'Shaughiiessey
at. Mexico City had been given his
passports.
't welve Americans had been kill-
ed and fifty wounded in the two
days' lighting at Vera Cruz which
gave the Americans possession of
:ihe entire city.
Cem-ral Carranza chief of the
i-oiistiiutionalists addressed a note
'to the American government resent -
ling the seizure of Vera Cruz. Car-
ranza characterizes the seizure as
an hostile- act toward the entire
Mexican nation in violation of the
| national sovereignty and "invites"
the adminisirat ion to v. ithdraw.
Hold Police Dog Trials.
Feranton I'a.. April -'A. -The
feature oi' tin.'. Ant hraeite Kennel
Association of America's dog show
which opened here today was to he
tin1 series of police dog's trials. For
the best German police dogs shown
a. handsome silver cup is offered by
tie Siranton police force and val-
ued at $1 no.
Other prizes in other classes will
he money prizes loving cups vases.
! trays inkstands and jewelry. Th •
REFUGE SI EHBISSY
\t>\ k i:s i i:om mi;\h o en \ nay
tjiknj u\ i s \k»: in t.i: \\ i:
I) Wt-KII.
j.Mohs Arc I • tilting in (he Streets for
Anti-Ano i i< an Demonstrations
—The Situation Is
Acute.
15 y the Associated Press.
Washington April j'riv.s'e
advices reaching here i.rom s' uivt >
jof untjuestionetl authoruv m Mc -
ico City disclose- the tact t'.ei! the
jlives of Americans there an- in
(grave danger. Governmem of: h.iata
jnave been notified. 1: was said
that mobs were form in/.: for anti-
American demonstrations and that
some Americans had already been
menaced on the streets it was al-
iso stated that the Americans were
concentrating at the embassy for
I mutual protection.
RAILROAD SWITCHES SHE
UI fi.'l 1st 11LU Ul I LULIIflLt
I
| Mnchim-rj in Shop;. :t .r-
gras ami Telegraph iiisii unem ^
\Ko Destroyed—Hailed *>>
Americans.
Dy the Associated Press.
Eagle Pa.^H Tex. April 2'\. Four
(federals returned to Fiedra.s .\e-i
| ^ra.s today and destroyed the ra *i -;
i road shop machinery and telegraph
J instruments but when they ap-
| preached th•» international bridge
j hearing packages they were ordered j
j back by tlie American patrol. Thoy
departed after dynamiting the rail-
road switches..
MIKE BUTTLE VICTIMS
TO BE SUED FRIDAY
■\uto Tourists We re I'licl I'poii liy
Mliu- Guards but Uncalled I'nln-
jurcd—Knew \utiuiiK <>•
Trouble.
By tlio United Press.
Trinidad Colo. April 2:!. Nine-
teen victims ot tUe Ludlow battl*
' ill be hurircl :«t "Trini»I;i»i Krida: . j
Mi have boon ideat it'i• I. J<
h'dward Evans a staff man of the !.<
Jcnver Kxpres-. v. i;- deported <
.sudor an oro.or from General ('!■;: i- 4
-o in a i n od' at Lad !<>■.-. unr.vv i!i" t*< •: .;
-ross flag and is assisting in the re- |
;<• i v i.irk. • i relic! p'u^v left ^
'n autoinobih )..■• ! a!;»i;^ th-j <
road east uv nf Mn:.' iuia-rds fired
ijjon it and i:;ili! :;i men i n f.<-■«! a
can on the <_ r. The oc» tipanis were!
found to I" J. K. Levis and wife
Mrs. W A Levis* of Ko well New j
Moxico. Tliey were auu» tourists I
it!?*1 know n<i! Iii'.jg of the war in
the mine do-trlc. Tney were not in- '/
jurod by the hniietn.
THAT WAS Tilt-; i>!.i f. A!! Vl!'>\
MAi>i: HI SKNATOK BOKAif
THIS A! TITiVOON.
SoilMi'' < "<»!11lili11<*<1 I v< >!.!»( J 1.0 -
omimliii; Ap|M'»l><i;>li»K
M. n'.'j l . ISi'ilu Am. fit aim
<)lit <>\ M e \ i • < .
By the Associated Press.
V.';i "i ina ' tn. April The s*'ii
I ate eon mitt< t todtv fa. -essay rec-
j ciiU" i«• *i(i 'li i'.e biii ::|m Mi !5'j
i the five hundred ti:-. do"
| aj..ivetl for b Presid n; Wii es i ■
j be used in bringing Amen - <e:t. :
I of Mexico. 'i !: h• -'.iJt.i • • -
i <)].'■ .--j
j ' * I:i for1 *1 -' I • 1 • ■
j at. war witis M»
j ator Borah t .
j The trea.su r.- ' <:v
I eri ng \s ar . • 1 .
rn/rfs p; • i r: "
3 b!j':'3
from ii wmm
i
I
!>«•( l«tl < s i><> Nut N ' .j \ri!ls
He 1V«»i<•< i iii'_; Them—
IVdcraK <iua«d Ihn-
liiissy.
liy file rnited Pro^.
; -New Vi'iu _ ■. A t»i* i v a I •
j message ; • > ved here today Mat.-.*
' tlaaL i! lit ria • i-; laki i: all i
lit to the American:- ia tie M«w-
; ico Cny embassy away from tin-
; Aiiici leans and j>i. •» 1 a regiment <
i federals about it as a guard iluerta
.declared that arias \\< v- • ■..r nci <:< :
by Americans a- .. ■ - proi »-et in.
them.
ivMi;uu.o o\ \ i:\js in
i <n;< j: AT ! ? PASO
i —
By tiie I'alt! d P.?
| U I 'a.so. IV.\a • A; . ii :: : Din
|the fart thai the dur.-.t itntmnaN: 1
h i v a . n.> a > • >; .1 ;».t •
i ounds oi ansa a nil am dm- In r to-
d ;> and ha\ • oi .• .• d i..." 1
t |
; cartridges whs eh an enruato tie
jprohibition of arms shnuu. nt order
i u cut into ei Iec 1 li.-r it? 111c.
1)1 \<»N S < ?! \i»».L.
; 1:\o:j . Cimpel April -1.—Farm-!
| - rarc v» r> busy with their crop.
!U'V. Harris or Ws: uhachie till- '
jt;} U<v. I. 1 liglitow cr's appoint-'
Ui«*nt here Sunday morning.
! l)rs. I'arnell and (.lough and Mr.
j t-cco. i5. Wt i ot Wax a hac hie will
Ising lor lis Saturday wglu. We !
'are glad that they are coming. !
j !u\cry body co:;u- out and show them
|that they are welcome.
i'iileague at this place is grow-
ing and the people are taking in-
terest in it.
I Mamie i'iynu i.-: on the sick i
list.
Miss Fva and Mr. Claude ("alvm j
jen'rrutiiu d a o: injir triends j
last Mondav login w i;h games. ;
Those pr« sent were Misses Dee and
1'inkie liargroves Maggie Spurloek j
ol J.iethel( Louise. Clark and Flor-j
ence Sprinkle; Messrs. Lomiie j
1 iiori.ton Tilma Sprinkle tell is and ;
Farm t Hargroves and F.llis Moore. j|
All reported a line time. i
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jarrett vis-j
ited Mr. and Mrs. (J. W. Petty Sun- n
■lay. j
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carleton |
vudted Mr. W. 1*. Clark and tain- jl
ily Saturday and Sunday. |i
Messrs. W. J. Thornton Herman 1
Carleton It. F. Terry Lonnie Thorn- |
ton and Flits Moore attended the •
hig Woodmen meeting in Palmer :
Saturday nig at.
Miss Dee Hargroves visited Miss
Kittie liancock Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Tnompson
and I1]llis Moore visited Mr. W. W. j
Thompson and family Sunday and
in the evening also visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. 11. Brooks.
Mr. Charlie Flynn visited Mr.
Montie Williams Saturday night.
Mrs. C. H. Petty and daughter
and Miss Lorenia Wall of Waxa-
hachie visited Mr. and Mrs. I). M.
Petty Monday.
Cash Produce & Groc. Supply Co.
11:1 North
p..! Pilled (dienus -
r II■uraiiiii" slkvli
. • Table IVaihes
v// : am CaliCornK. Hums
v ' -iii California Apn«o s
\nu riian Standard (irauulatcd
2> 'war tor $1.00 witli tfVfe pounds I'ancy
iStrrv «»
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FRESH SHIPMENT CANDIES- J
Jiisl opened rind we can please your sweet j
i.asie if you like j^ood (landies and Uiocokiics. |
Fresh Salted Peanuts. J
I
Evans' Confectionery j
* HOTEL BLOCK j
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I STRAWBERRIES ARE FINE—
♦
* Fresh Ionia loos as good as Ilu- season af-
* lords. And oliuT good linings !o c.t.
* Lot us !;e your Grocer.
* (Jl'ALIT V --- - SERVICE
: WARD & KIRSH
« SI CCIISSOKS TO W.YIU) lJUOti.
* Both Phone's 770-771 New 31
* ^ €» *
*7*^
tree rree rree
i.unchc.m served free Thursday. Fridav and
Saturday.
I m i .oik. is invited and ur^ed In conic.
A pri/i will lie i^i'ven each tu'iiius; at G
uYloek.
W. H. HARRISON
(Il.li I'iloM. Mis. rill mill !)l \ i:\\ rHOXKOt
♦ 9 f 9 t v « « 9 ^ f V> O
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t Kl-\(i KOMAS—
* 1311ic Louisiana Cane Syrup in ijuarls iiaif
» Dillons :in<I gallons. None purrr or liciltT. Dun-'
* lull's <.omtlry iiuiiu' Made 1'iirc Sugar (..uu1 Syrup
* ni quarts hall gallons and gallons—Mads.' on
* Hie ('arm.
*
♦ Parker McCormick Co.
♦ Successors to Phi miner and Middleton.
♦ Old Phones 826 and 827 New Phone 19
******
Rudolph Furniture Co. uXSU
TIIIS 1> THK MONTH
H( \ I'Olil'K Fl'KM-
Tl ISK
ami It! IK1I-I'M S is >lf
t(lg0 fllr h.
W ar an !».«««
exllll)it f M ^
nitur«~. c(»;iif^rtabh - ^
beautiful: k'ru* T"af N
stand thcNveararnHMro'l
door use 'or v--°iho lows*
prices arc al«J>» lne
Sickness Business Reverses
who 'la' inSo!'0nS tome uaexpcc lodly. The nw"
iJy will h(' ij 7 prolect himself ;i»<l his
Security col WlJlSa"<i "le sieves of adst^fV.
tle arrangement of°»o»r'w'6"""10 SaVl"8 l'ros»H'ri!-v aBd
]). .. 5 Ur nan ces on a staple basis.
JiivosliJoiVn'!lkin{i vvijl us- Wo invile Hie
:i'"l i';u !' . °1"' ifJiahililv business rrn^
ft ion you desire °UI' '° giu' fllt' c°'(pt'
The Guaranty Stat© Bank
"Guaranty Fund Bank"
Capital Stock $150000.00.
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Ownby, W. A. Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1914, newspaper, April 23, 1914; Waxahachie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1076826/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .