Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 18, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXXX—NO. 18.
SOLD ARE GIVEN
BE SOU) TO PRIVATE IN
CHAIRMAN BKN-
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POLES HAVE ARMORED FLOTILLA READY
_ TO PUT UP. AGAINST RUSSIAN
CAVALRY AND HOT FIGHT-
> ING IS IMMINENT.
Associated Pit*a Dispatch
Loudon, Aug. 10.—The Russians are pushing tbelr
within a dozen miles of (he capital on the
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Sunday's official statement from Moscow, received today,
fight, for Warsaw
northeast, It is indicated from
.u it k, in six, twelve. 18 and 24 moutlm there-
They report the capture of Radzymiu, in this sector, and the continuation nftt r an(j the remaining 70 per cent in
equal, semi-annual installments over a
Associated Pmm DUpatch ..4 '« ....
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Washington. Aug. 10—Terms on
which the Shipping Board fleet, of
more than 1.20l steel vessels, approxi-
mately 5,000,000 deadweight tons, la to
lie sold to private Interest* tinder the
new merchant fltariite act, wete an-
nounced today by Chairman Benson.
Beds for the vessels will lie enter-
tained, as they stand, the chairman
said, at maximum prices of flOO a
deadweight ton for coal burners and
$170 a deadweight fon for oil burners
built on the Great takes, to $1T5 for
coal burners and $186 for oil burning
vessels of over 10,000 deadweight tons.
Terms of sale call for ten per'cent
of the purchase price in cash upon
delivery, installments of five per cent
period of ten years.
Deferred paymeuts are to carry five
per cent interests. Deduction for de-
preciation is allowed at the rate of six
of the battle along this front, and also near Novo GeorglevBk, to the northeast
of Warsaw. ■'
Armored Flotilla Ready.
Warsaw, Ang. 10. An armored fimrtlla is patrolHng the Vistula- river _ - ^,
tween Warsaw and Thorn to prevent the Russian Bolshevlkl from crossing B^fj-ding°yrur'up*to** he* thtt/of pur
that stream In (he movement to encircle this city. Many of these boats saw chase.
Purchasers of the ships will be re-
quired to deposit all revenues derived
from1 their operation In supervised ac-
counts, from which the deferred In-
stallments are to be paid. After pay-
service along the Pre pita and Dnelper rivers, some having been captured from
the Rolshevlki and moved to the Vistula by railroad.
Soviet Cavalry Is working westward and was reported at several points
west of Warsaw. These horsemen are a source of constant annoyauce, many ment of current Installments, pur*
■ t - chasers are permitted to take from the
detachments following the tactics adopted by Gen. Budenny on the Southern pro{WM|H (>f operation an amount not
Polish frout in raiding districts, endeavoring to drive In behind the Polish | exceeding IS per cent of paid up-in-
stallments as a dividend on the In-
llnes and •spreading consternation among the peasants. Estimates of the num-! vestment. On payment of half of the
lx>r of these raiders vary, but It is reported there are several thousand of purchase price of a vessel, ^he buyer
, will be required to execute a preferred
them, some of whom were infantrymen, who have taken horses from peasants mortgage to the shipping board, after
and moved forward. ' X
Bolshevik Has Cavalry. iSX* except as to maintaining Its
It is known the Bolshevlkl had a cavalry division upon their extreme ^j^gfactory evidence of the finan-
rlght. and It ls this organization that has been making headway and agaiust cial ability tit Ihe buyer to carry out
■, ■ . . , ... .... , . . ... , his contract and proof of his natlorv-
which armored motorboats and other fightng craft are prepared to battle in | will be insisted upon, the chSlr-
the event of the cavalry trying to force the Vistula, severe the Warsaw-( man stated, sale to foreigners Is per*
i. ♦ .. . ,, . mltted under the Jones act only when
Danzig railwny and possible totally Isolate this city from the ontside world. ••gfter diligent efforts," has
Deisits are still thronged and trains leaving the city continue crowded, ! I*1*4'' unable to sell to cltlsens of the
, 'United States, vessels not. deemed nec-
DQt the city of Warsaw Is really quieter than a week ago, officials asserting ^nry to the promotion of an ofttclejat
that most of the panicky persons have left. The racing season having closed I American merchant itjprine.
<* - . 1 ■ * i Purchasers must agree, Chairman
a fortnight ago. horses which were Entered for the various events have nensoh said, to mnlntain such routes
been taken to Posen. That city Is so crowded that the government has start- j ,lllf' services as the board considers de-
Prominent CI
tarn Waco
: That Seeito
er Shows
' f Should
{ judge O. n Webb of this
speaking to a csowd of several
dred persons dw ihe east lawn of
Court Houaa H<{uaro
denominated the |
of Joe Bailey a
defined It as
the smallest n
vldual,* ''Htai
which stands
for the greatest
isdltlcai
Individual
■f^ip|p|lp o(l for
, even to the Indl-
to Democracy,
greatest good
ami even to
Ht number,
Republicanism, which stands for <he
per cent for the second year of the greatest good for the business Interest
* above tlie Individual.
. Mr. H alley'fc Political Idea.
The least govrrnroent,' the better
government. Judge Webb said was the
political idea of Mr. $itley, who, he
said, would repeal one bird of the
laws; but doesn't say what lawn ho
would repeal. **A d this despite the
fact that mow new kinds of business
have grown up lu the last tldrty years
than In all the time before that 1 can
remember, each of which ealls (Or Its
quota of necessary laws to safeguard
the property rlgjrfs created by these
new businesses.
"Will Mr. Bailey repeal these food
laws that we have worked so hard to
obtain these many years?" asked
Judge Webb.
In his si>ceh, Which lasted fur an
hour and a half, and during which he
was frequently applauded. JudjK,
Webb took up in turns some of Uh ar-
guments that have j been advanced
ed requisitioning rooms for various government departments.
sirable.
«L>srssr.
SEVERE FIGHTING IS
' REPORTED AT BELFAST
AND ALSO LONDONDERRY
TO LEAVE PORCH
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
SPEAKS IN NORTH DAKOTA
AND HITS STRAIGHT.
Associated Pre it Dispatch]
Fargo, N. 1 .. Auk. Id-Making ids
first address in North l>akota,
Franklin 1'• Roosevelt, Democratic
candidate for vice president, this
morning declared that the Democratic
party, if elected, pledges Itself to "seek
a solution of the problems that will
servo the best interests of the produc-
ers and the great consuming public."
"I am particularly glad to read that
the 'porch' campaign of the Republi-
cans Is breaking up," Roosevelt said,
"and that Senator Harding has now
consented to make five whole speech-
es.1 The theory of the Democratic
campaign Is, of course, just the con-
trary. our candidates are trying not
merely to carry the campaign to the
country, but to find out what the
country is thinking alxiut.' '
HELD IN WASHINGTON
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington. Aug. 10—Final respects
were paid today by official Washing-
ton to the late Major (general William
('. (iorgas, former surgeon general of
the army, whose death occurred in
liondon. Officers of the Army and
Navy, prominent Government officials
and representatives of various Nations
gathered at the Church of rlhe Kplph- i results were prevented only by poller
AHRodated Prens Dispatch]
Belfast, Ireland, Aug. '10— There
was a renewal of desperate fighting
for the week end, the most serious of
the battles is-ing a desperate fight
among the Soviet military for posses-
sion of the military airplane, which,
having iett Feiuoy with dispatches,
was forced to land in a field between
KUIareny and Tralee. OlHclal account
of the fight states that one soldier
was killed, that four of those who at-
tacked the plane were killed and that
three of the attacking party were
wounded. Another outbreak is report-
ed from liondonderry, where serious
FORMER OFFICIAL WHO
_/{RENDERED SUNDAY
PANDERED SEVEN YEARS
AnonHatcd Pros* Dispatch 1
Fort Worlh. Texas. Aug. 10—Former
County Judge 'font Bledsoe, who sur-
rendered at Abilene Sunday after
wandering for seven, years in foreign
countries, and who will face charges
of forging Taylor County warrants,
escaped from Sheriff Weir near Cor-
don, Texas, in March of 1013 while
the officer was waiting for a train
from Fort Worth.
lie was taking Bledsoe back to Abi-
lene. to face the forgery charg-s.
Dashing into the darkness, Bledsoe
humped into a Damp along the right
of way and the tramp, becoming alarm-
ed. ran also. Sheriff Weir, confused In
the early morning light, chased and
captured the tramp Instead of the
county Judge. The latter In the mean-
time math- ^cm! his* escaj>e and whs
not heard froiit until he voluntarily
surrendered Sunday.
any for funeral services.
Among those who had been selected
as honorary i>all bearers were Secre-
tary Raker, Major General Peyton C.
March, chief of staff, the chief justices
and associate justices of the supreme
court and chairmen of the senate and
house committees on military affairs.
Those chosen to act as military pall
bearers Included General Pershing.
Major Generals Tasker Bliss. Leouard
Wood, Merrlte W. Ireland, Frank
Melntyre, Peter C. Harris. Enoch
Crowder, ,George Squire, Anson Mills
and William Siliert; Rear Admirals W.
C. Brufsted and Cary Grayson, Itrfg.
Generals Isaac W. Liftei and Walter
D. MH 'aw and Surgeon General Cum-
nings of the public health service.
Arrangements had been made for a
military escort from the church to Ar-
lington National Cemetery, consisting
of cavalry. Infantry, tank corps, engi-
neers and coast artillery units.
Interference Saturday night.
Woman 104 l>ie«.
AiiooWei Prut Dispatch!
Chicago, Aug. 1U—Mrs. Anna Bur-
inn, 104 years old, believed to have
been the oldest woman in Chicago,
died last night. She was born In Bo-
hemia. •
agaiust Mr. NcfT, and some of the
statements made against him for Gov-
ernor, and. as- Indicated, discussed st
some length.Mr. Bailey's philosophy of
"individual" government as opposed to
progressive Democracy .
Bolley Opposed to L* ^muto C—if rw
"Why Mr. Ualicy Is opposed to In-
terstate commerce," Judge Webb cx-
clalmcd during Ids discussion of Mr.
Bailey's creed. "He would have ua
get off the railroad at a State line,
walk over or cross a boundary river
In a ferry, and begin our journey
anew on another railroad."
He would have us do away with
milk and food Inspections, laws pro-
hibiting child labor, and many func-
tions of our Federal government which
we lielleV?4" to be Deeded and whole-
somely good In these complex times,
iHM*ause he regards them as socialis-
tic, Judge Webb declared, ,
Touched on Patterson Case.
Judge1 Webb touched on the charges
against Pat M. Neff In connection wllh
the Patterson <*ase, and the fact that
Neff did not use tobacco, oaths and
did not fish on Sunday", which he said
he discussed because "these foolish
things have been urged against our
candidate as reasons for him not be-
ing nominated." He defended the pro-
fessional ethics of Mr. Neff having de-
(Continued on page two.)
THE WEATHER.
Washington. Aug.
Texas —Tonight and
partly cloudy.
16— East
Tuesday
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secretary of
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method of
ve. heaVd of ret."
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plan of organlaatlc
In his letter sefn
the information ai
little to criticise In
jntmgM&Ud
aMMHt sensible m
the
, Citizens' W '
also i receipt of
IkmuelT, aecretai
Industries of M
outline or the
Board of I
Of
Memltors
the Sherman
wore^recentl?
tViiuinw
■1 United Static
ering all pliases of the
question. These qi
lotted on, each member
lowed i certain number
accordance with the MtlMt Of
hevibtt; Tlie reanl
tbe preliminary can
taken by commercial orgni
over the country, show an
iug sentimedt for ami belief
principled of the dpen shop/ ' The
flon was divided in
rate votes might be taken on
ous ramifications, but the rote
question of "the right of o|
o|H>raflon is nu essential part
dividual right of cotitract
each of the parties (i
employees)", which
aid d opposed, ls
F&eaoh of the q
I
|0O tbe question
tlon that
nubile service
lug public see
mi
HnPIW
the ^hik'affleers of the
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£ , '
explicitly prohlblt^l, a vote
In favor and 100 opposftl was <
. A vote of lJVH) In favor nnd 108 op-
posed was cast on the recommenda-
tion that suitable tribunsla should'
created by law to adjudicate dif
ences between employees of publ
service <-orporatlons and their employ-
ers, and that the decisions of such
tribunals should be final ond binding
upon both parties.
-The proposition that "the restriction
of productive effort or of output by
either employer or employee for the
purpose of creating an artlflelat scar-
city of the product or of labor is sn
ury to society" was endorsed by
votes as against .1 against.
Several other propositions I tearing
on employment relations and regula-
tion of employment relations to pub-
lic service corporations received favor-
able majorities In about tbe same pro-
£
Injur]
1,074
John MrGraw to Be Questioned.
Associated Pri$i DUpatck
• • * '>ft- '1 y!v;■y
New York, Aug. 16—Federal Prohi-
bition enforcement agents were order-
ed today to bring John J. McGraw,
manager of the New York (Slants, to
tho tTnlled Stales district attorney's
office to lie questioned concerning a re>
port' credited to blm'during tbe Klavlu
investigation that he had purchased
liquor at The Lambs' Club.
GREENVILLE VISITORS *
TO BE ENTERAINED AT
NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY
Prominent Attorney Dead.
Associated Press pi-pnhh
Houston. Aug. H> Judge Branch
Msstersoii of 'ialvei-'toii. for fifty years
a resident there an.! a prominent mem-
Irer of the Texas Bar. «tie«I this morn-
ing at Denver, Colo., at the age of "o.
according lo advices received by nda-
tiv «s here. Judge Mnslerson's broth-
er, Judge Harris Masterson, died two
weeks ago at his home here.
GERMAN SHIPS IN THE HUDSON RIVER.
m
og Thnrsday lo
dltorial Ai
■iphwiiB
VO* Day"
Columbus,
day prepared to
dflMMtl; the
three more a
to speak here
era tic HtateOonven
eraVle Editorial
"miidfj sl 1
st Canton^ Cite,
The Demo<™tic presidential Candi-
da tes remarks tomorrow to the Ohio
democracy are expects® to outline con-
structive promises, The Governor
considering a definite statement on
a plication ha wotdd
dent, of the general progressive policy
he has snnounced.
In forthcoming addresses, It ls dti*
derstood, that (lov. Cmx will continue
to stress the principal line of attack ha
gave last Saturday In his five speech-
es through Ohio and st^pMMtf^'W.
Va.. supporting the league of nations
against a separate peace with Ger-
charging a "senatorial olig-
archy" with seeking to annex the pres-
idency to their domination and pre-
senting "reactionary republicanism"
against "progressive democracy."
GOV. BROUGH AND OTHER
PROMINENT SPEAKERS ON
> B. T. r. PROGRAKHERE
Mrs. Hugh Thompson has been ap-
pointed chairman of the ladles' com-
mittee to assist In completing ar-
rangements for tbe entertainment of
Greenville business men. who will vis-
it Sherman Wednesday at noon, for
the purpose of advertising this y ar's
Hunt County Fair, which will l>e held
the latter jmrt of this month.
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. J. H. Holt,
Henry Bone and others on the com-
mittee, met Monday morning to make
further arrangements for the luncheon
to be held at the Chamlier of Com-
merce auditorium at noon Wednesday,
in honor of the Greenville visitors.
The service* of Lizzie Bacon have
i>een secured for the preparation and
serving of the meal, which assures its
success. Mrs. Thompson is arranging
for a musical program to he carried
out in connection with the luncheon.
The Chamber of Commerce must
know by, noon Tuesday the number
who expect to attend the luncheon,
nnd for that reason Sherman citizens
who expect to be present should
phone in .their reservations by that
time. " \
X' ,|",ir"""" "um b,c"' i'r*acci «* i"in* •u°tt«a 10v * * "■« *• « ooBfemiM.
on the auto trip. '
Some outstanding men In the Bap-
tist churcli have accepted Invitations
to make addresses la-fore the B. Y. P.
U. Sunday school Institute, which Wp
be held at the First Baptist Church in
this city September 'M to October
according to announcement made *
the church Sunday. ^ / ' 1
Among those why Inivc Imh-u seet
to make addresses during the lustltute
are Governor Charles II. (trough of
Arkansas, Dr, ¥. H* Oronerf secretary
of the Texas Baptist Convention; Dr.
K. C. Routh, editor of the Baptist
Standsrd; Dir. Harvey 'Beauchamp. one
of the general secretaries of the Bap-
tist General (Convention of Nashville;
T. C. (lardnsyr feMrs' aecretary of
the B. Y- P. IKot Tea as. and others.
The faculty cw the Institute will l e
one of the strongest ever assembled for
a aimllar meeting, ll/Jb expected. The
following Itooks will lie taught: The
Sundsy School Normal Manual. What
Itaptlsfs Believe, Training In the Bap-
tist Spirit, Senior B. Y. P. 1J. Manual,
Junior B. Y. P. If. Mauual. and one
other yet td be selected.'
TEXAS WOMAN INJURED
WHEN PENNSYLVANIA
TRAIN NO. 44 IS WRECKED
The German cruiser "Frankfort!! and the destroyer* C-1CW, V-4-3 and H-l«2 anchored In the Hudson at N, T. after
Associated Press Dispatch 4•
; t i M m m r' w^m
i Terre Haute. Ind., Ang. 16,—Twen-
ty-oae jpia Injured when I'ennsylva-
nla train No. 44. eaatbound from Ht
Louis, was wrecked near Bluff City,
III., last night. Among those Injnred
wsa Mrs. Chersle Ocplete of Texss, The
injured wers ukeo to Louis.
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