Sherman Daily Democrat. (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTIETH YEAR, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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THIRTIETH YEAR
FRIDAY
SIE1MAN.
An Important Easter
Demonstration
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY .^ijv
'A-Off AH Silk DresMt-!4
PplO-OAY we inaugurate a sale of 100 Silk Dresses.
jgflffij We desire to give special emphasis to this sale,
because it is the greatest selection of new styles in
Massaline, Pongees, Taffetas, and Foulard Silk Dresses,
at the greatest money saving prices we have ever made.
It is therefore to your interest not to delay buying as you K
have everything to gain by purchasing now. This ad
means much to you—Read it carefully. Every item is fash-
ion's latest offering.
ALL TAFFETA SILK DRESSES......U OFF REGULAR FRICK
ALL PONGEE SILK DRESSES. . .____U OFF REGULAR PRICE
ALL MKSHALINK SILK DRESSES.... U OFF REGULAR PRICK
ALL FOULARD SILK DRESSES......14 OFF REGULAJR PRICK
Our Big Window reflects the spirit of Oil* Special Dorsum
Event. Come early for heat selection*, all size* and all the desir-
able shade*. • t
THIS HALE 18 FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY.
OVER PATH OF
THE TORNADO
IN THE WAKE OF A STORM THAT
SWEPT THROUGH FOUR
STATES.
PROPERTY LOSS $100,000
While the Deatli Estimates are
Somewhat Reduced the Number of
Injured Seems to Re at l.<‘a*t ISO
Greater Thau First Thought.
$12.50 Silk Drcsse* for 89.38
$15.00 Silk Dresses *11.25
$16.50 Silk Dresses *12.38
$17.50 Silk Dresses *13.12
$18.50 Silk Dresses *13.88
$20.00 Silk Dresses *15.00
$22.50 Silk Dresses *16.88
$25.00 Silk Dresses *18.75
$27.50 Silk Dresses *20.63
$30.00 Silk Dresses *22.50
TO INSTALL OFFICERS.
1/ora I R. P. O. Elks to Hold Annual
Installation Tonight.
EGG HUNTS
Places Where They Will Re
Conducted.
The eggs hunts will be held at the
following places conducted by the
respective chairman and large assist-
ing committees: ,, .....
No. 1.-—Mrs. Baxter, chairman,
ift the grovo first block east of the
•Jefferson school.
No. 2.—Mrs. Livingston, chair-
man. on her own lawn, N. Elm
street.
No. 3.—Mrs. Daisy McLynn, chair-
man, on Rev. Hervey Dobbs’ lawn,
V\\ Houston street.
No. 4.—Mrs. Wandelohr, chair-
man, on her own lawn, S. Crockett
street
No. 5.—Mrs. Will Ely, chairman,
on Capt. Roberts’ vacant lot In the
900 block, S. Crockett street.
Well Known Pitcher Read.
Cleveland, O., April 14,— Addle
Joss, aged 31 years, one of Cleve-
land’s pitchers, died early today of
tubercular meningitis. He was
stricken during the training trip.
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EASTER FLOWERS.
Easter lilies, home grown, per-
fect in flower, foliage and height;
roses, carnations, cal las, sweet peas,
hyacinths, etc. H. O. Hannah & Son
l4-2t
Evpry member of the Civic
League is requested to dye some eggs
and send them to the committee
nearest her by tomorrow, Saturday,
noon. it
This evening at the Elks’ home,
corner of Houston and Walnut
streets, the locul lodge, B. P. O.
Elk*, will bold their annual instal-
lation of officers. The following are
the officers to be installed; Charles
Batsell, exalted ruler; Will Leslie,
esteemed leading knight; Geo. F.
Chapman, esteemed loyal knight;
Guy H. Rolison, esteemed lecturing
knight; R. M. Hutt, secretary; Clias.
A. Turner, treasurer; E. Arnoldi. Jr.;
Tyler; A. A. Fielder, trustee.
In addition to the Installation cl
officers Roy E. Smith, secretary, an-
nounces that the usual course of
business will be pursued and sev-
eral matters will be considered. Sev-
eral applications will be voted on
and matters “For the Good and Ad-
vancement of the Order" discussed.
DEATH OF LITTLE BOY
Haymona Plummet', Aged Eleven,
From Coalgato, Okla. «
Raymond Plunimer, aged eleven
years, son of .R. R. Plummer of Coal-
gate, Okla., died this morning at
an early hour. The body was car-
ried to Coalgate by the father this
afternoon.
When brought to Sherman the
little fellow was suffering from an
acute attack of appendicitis and on
Wednesday underwent an operation.
Genuine MrMester nut and lump
screened coal. Phones CIO. Scott
A McKown’s Gin. * d&w-tf
When You Buy
mA*ti
North Star
Refrigerator
YqJ are getting one that has been thoroughly tried and
tested by hundreds of the people of this vicinity.
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NORTH STAR REFRIGERATORS have been sold in Sherman
for the past eleven years. Your neighbors, some of them, no
doubt, are using North Star Refrigerator* and will tell you how
good they are.
You can get one of almost any shape or size that you can
think of.
The prices on North Star Refrigerators have always been very
reasonable and this year we have them priced lower than ever
before. Come in tomorrow and let us show you.
Leslie;Taylor Hdw. Co.
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Kansas City, Mo., April 14.—Al-
though the weather was fair last
night throughout the tornado-swept
districts of Kansas, Oklahoma, West,
ern Missouri and Northern Arkan-
sas, the major portion of the tele-
phone and telegraph wires still were
down and only meager reports of the
death and destruction wrought by
the storm yesterday are obtainable.
It will be several days before a com-
plete list can be obtained.
It now appears that at least nine-
teen persons were killed. The names
of twelve of the dead are known.
Four deaths reported from Meeker,
Ok., and three from Plummersvllle,
Ok., are without names,
The Hat of Injured will number
more than 100. Several who were
reported killed last bight proved to-
day to be seriously Injured.
The monetary loss In Kansas
alone la thought to be In excess of
$600,000. It is thought the dam-
age In other sections visited by the.
storm will bring the total to more
than $1,000,000.
1.1*1 of Identified Iteml.
The identified dead:
Frank Hammond, Fred Kern, .Jen-
nie Brown, all of Rig Heart, Ok.
Mrs. Joseph SulPvan, Ethel Wheel-
er (negro) of Lawrence, Kan.
Miss Geraldine Melsenheimer,
Miss Elliot,, Robinson, Kan.
Mrs. Fred Stone, Reserve, Kan.
Jane PeUon, 7 years old, Hia-
watha, Kan.
I. B. Rosenbaum, Germantown,
Kan.
Mrs. Almeda Shelley, Joplin, Mo.
Infant child of E. D. Halters, Che-
cotah,,Ok.
MlsS Eva Stroud, Mountalnburg,
Ark.
Big Heart Suffer* Worst.
Of all the stricken cities, Big
Heart, Ok,7 suffered the greatest
damage. Three persons were killed
there, sixty injured, thirty-eight fa-
tally.
At first It was reported eight were
killed there. All the injured from
Big Heart were taken to Tulsa, on
a relief train, and they are now In
hospitals there. / Little of the town
was left standing.
Lawrence, Kan., sustained the
largest property loss of any Kansas
town, It being estimated at $200,00.
Seventy-four residences were wreck-
ed and the street and electric lights
put out of business. The city is still
dark. J. D. Bowerspck, a former
congressman, was the heaviest in-
dividual loser, his loss being $30,-
000.
In Brown county, Kansas, the tor-
nado hugged the ground and resi-
dents are losers of more than $300,-
000 worth of property.
The tornado swept a clean path
fifteen miles long and three-quarters
of a mile wide in that section. Es-
kridge’s loss is placed at $75,000.
Miss Eva Stroud, who lost her life
at Mountainsburg, Ark., was killed
while she lay In bed. The house in
which she slept was wrecked.
Ciidahy-llrcwer.
Fire At Polo Park
loss Is $100,
mn
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New York, Apr. 14.—The doubl
deck grand stand and left field part
of center bleacher# at the Polo
Grounds, were destroyed before the
fire- was controlled early today The
Giants will use the American League
park temporarily.,The low Is $100,
000.
Extension Of A
Steamship Line D. S. TROOPS SLOP THE FIliHT
New Orleans, Apr. 14. -The three
million dollars steamship line be-
tween St. Igiuis and New Orleans,
may be extended to Rio Janeiro. Dr.
Eugnlo Dama. Brazilian represen-
tative to the United States, and two
Brasilian congresatiien. will arrive
April 21, to investigate a feasible
extension. \
ATTHESEATOF
GOVERNMENT
GERMAN AMBASSADOR WHO
WANTED TO Ql PT l-ONG
AGO STEPS DOWN.
BRYAN DRAWS A PARALLEL
lie Think* That. Martin nnd Aldrich
Are Two of a Kind—The Direct
Election of Senator* Hn* Walk-
Over in the House,
Washington. April 14.--The resig-
nation of David Jayne.Hill, as am-
bassador to Germany, effective July
first, was announced today at the
White House. The letter to the
president recall’s Hill’s expressed
desire to retire when Tuft became
president. Taft A«ked* Htti ta re-
main.
A* llryan See* .Martin.
Lincoln, Neb., April 14,—Bryan in
the Commoner today satvs the “Sen-
ate Democrats have put an Aldrich
democrat In charge oi the organiza-
tion. Senator Martin of Virginia
voted eighteen times with Aldrich,:
more than any other save the two
from Louisiana. He is to the demo-
cratic party what. Aldrich was to his.
The selection Is the first unfortun-
ate step of the session.”
Direct Election.
Washington, Apr, 14.—Duly six-
teen members of the hause cared to
stand up and be counted against the
resolution providing through consti-
tutional amendment for the popular
election of senators when that meas-
ure was placed on Its passage yester-
day afternoon after a debate whose
limits were extended by the demo-
cratic leaders from four hours to six
out of consideration for republicans
who Insisted on making extender
speeches. Those voting for the res-
olution numbered 2f»fi. But one dem-
acrat, McDermott of Chicago, flgur
ed In the opposition, th# most not-
able members of which were former
Speaker Cannon, Minority Leader
Mann, the stand-pat High Priest
Fordney of Michigan and Republican
Whip Dwight of New York.
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AT THE CHURCHES.
BULLETS ACROSS THE LINE AND
AMKHH'AN CITIZENS A HE
' KILLED.
If
The Mexican Federal Garrison Wa*
Completely Homed, Foot and
Hor*e, nod the Itehcl* Now Hold
the Town.
Washington, Apr. 14.—Three
j thousand Mexican insurrecto* ;
are today threatening Juarez, |
) Mexico. Authorities there are
i preparing for an attack. Accord- |
I lag to a dispatch to the state
!- department the revolutionists j
outnumber the federal* four to j
j one and'control the railroads
! and telegraph lines to the ■
] south.
Red Wolf City. Calif, April , 14 —
License was granted to Edward I.
Cudahy, sou of the late Michael
Cudahy to marry Miss Leonore
Brewer of Hill county, California.
The wedding will be at San Muto
April 25th and thetr residence at
Chicago.
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Coming to Sherman.
('oiiMiderlng Bad Weather Congrega-
tion* Were Largo,
Mr. Clarence Magee, tenor, ha*
been booked for a number of out-of-
town dates for late In April and early
In May. • His first appearance will
be in Waco. Friday evening, April
14, when he will sing the tenor solo
In Stainer’s “Crucifixion" with the
Oratorio Society of Baylor college.
Later he goes to Dallas to sing in
“Elijah" during the festival season
there of the Russian Symphony Or-
chestra. Still later dates follow In
Sherman, Denton, Denison and Okla-
homa City.-—Houston Chronicle,
Let Us Cook Your Easter Dinner.
We have prepared Baked Chicken,
Brown Bread and White Bread, de-
licious home-made Cake*, Easter
Eggs, Easter Rabbit* and Easter
Candy.
Call on us at Wetenkamp’s Music
Store, Saturday afternoon.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN
LADIES’ AID SOCIETY.
al4-1t
The Junior League of the Frank-
lin building will hold an al fresco
lee cream fete, on th* night of May
Sth. lb will imobaldy bp bold on
the high school lawn. It
Another successful day In revival
work is reported try the Real pastors
to have been had at the various
churches where the meetings are in
progress, yesterday. These services
will continue until next Sunday.
At the Travis Street Methodist
Church yesterday and last, night two
good services were held. In the ev-
ening, the pastor, Rev, .1. L. Morris,
preached a deep spiritual sermon and
following his appeal* for prayer
three raised their hands. There
were no additions at the evening
services. Rev. Morris is preparing
for a great young people's service to
be held tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock at the church and Invites
all of the young people to attend, a*
well as the older persons.
A good congregation was in at-
tendance at the First Baptist church
and there were two professions and
two additions at the night services.
Rev Smith, the .pastor, announce*
services again for the evening
Rev. J. A. Caraway, pastor of the
East Sherman Baptist church report*
a good sized congregation consider-
ing the bad weather. At the evening
service there were two professions
and one addition to the church.
At the Central Christian church a
fairly good sized congregation waa
in attendance last night and the ser-
vice was a highly Interesting one.
Services will be held again this ev-
ening.
Rev. J. „R. Atehley, pastor of the
Key .Memorial Methodist church, re-
ports one addition and one conver-
sion at the sorvice_ last night. He
alar* announces «eTvices for this ev-
ening.
Agua Prieta. Mexico, April 14,
(via Douglas, Ariz.)—During a bat-
tle, which lasted all yesterday after-
noon and resulted In the capture of
this city by the rebels commanded
by "Red" Lopez. American troops
crossed the border and stopped the
fighting.
This action was taken after three
men had been killed and several
wounded In’ Douglas and the contin-
ued firing was endangering the live*
of Americans on United States ter-
ritory.
Douglas was under constant fire
three hours.
Thousands of Americans rushed to
the International line hut as the fir-
ing continued, they had to seek shel-
ter behind mlobe buildings and In
ditches.
About fifteen minutes qftet tie
firing on the town began, the cuar*
tel, the headquarter* of the oomnjis-
sarlc, was blown up. It is no* known
whether a rehgl bullet struck the
magazine at th$* eommlssarlo henil-
hu aft era. where dynnmlte was re-
cently stored or the federal* blew up
the magazine to prevent the rebeln
getting supplies.
The rebel* arrived unexpectedly.
They came on the train enptureJ at
Fronteras earlier In the day.
The federal garrison of slxfy-flve
is indicated by the fierce fighting.
The rebels attacked Agua Prieta
from the west. After detraining just
below the town they marched to the
west of the Nacazcra railroad
track nnd theft, with short rushes,
took shelter behind the railroad em-
bankments. resting their rifles over
the rails as they shot into the town.
Rebel* in Control,
! Douglas, Arlz., Apr, it -The Mex-
ican Insurrectos under "Red” Lopez
are completely In tontrol of Agua
P&eta ns result of a battle In which
two Americans were killed and sev-
eral wounded while standing at 'he
International boundary watching the
battle. The battle stopped when
Capt. G-auJot of First United States
cavalry led forty troops across the
border nnd Induced the Mex'cans to
quit fifing The federal* have evac-
uated the garrison.
How Long Do Animals Live?
Dr Chalmer* Mitchell in making In
’ertlgutloiiH inti) the longevity of iln-
animal kingdom asscris that only man
kind, whale*. elephant*, eagle* and
parrot* live to be |«N> year* old In a
recent lecture In the Koval Institution
In London Dr Mitchell presented a
schedule of the average prospects of
life In lower orders of bird* anil nal
mills, of which a number of til* tabu
lotions are reprinted here:
Average
year*
Elephant ......... to
Whale ......... tun
Eagle ........... lie
Parrot ..... no
OWI .......................................... 1*!
Oratig nutting. chtrrtpanitee, gorilla...... "n
niilnoreroe...... re
(’row ami raven......... t»
Mon*, tlgera. bear*...................
Horse, deer ............................
Cottle, sheep ................... ...........
Squirrel . ................................
Goose, duck . ..............................
Canary ............................
Cut ......................................
('onsldefllfg llie food of the inilmul
kingdom. Itr Mitchell say* that mint
consume* hi* weight of food In nlnitit
six week*. The lion cut* lit*-,weight
of meat every *ixty days. In the main
the more highly organized animal* are
the longer If veil, a* the doctor Know*
In eonipuriiig Dm chimpanzee, with
seventy years, to mini's 100 year* nnd
to the twenty-lire year life la the low
er order* of ii|k-h.
You have to-da
buy your Euter toggery at •
lowing price list illustrates the f
Easter Ssle prices:
MEN'S "STERLING” SUIT)*.
$8.60 Men's "Sterling"
s«»«...........87.65
$10.00 Men’s "Sterling”
8»‘«...........80.00
$12.50 Men's "Sterling"
...........811.85
$15.60 Men's "Sterling”
..........813.50
$18,00 Men's "Sterling”
..........816.20
$20,00 Men's “Sterling"
t ■ ■
..........818.00
$22.50 Men's "Sterling"
Suit* ..........820.25
ROYS'
Newest f
$3.00
$3.50 1
44.00
$5.00
$6.00 Boys'
$7,50 Boys' Suit*.
$8.50 Boys' Suits...
$10.00 Boys' SuRs...,
$12.50 Boys' Suits.
,$15.00 Boys’ Suits.
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Save Your Duplicate Sales ChecH
Von may hold n prize number—-I*t prize, *25.00;
2nd prize, *15,00; ilrd prize, *10.00 IN CASH. Yon
not only ntnnd a cliam-c to win one c#*h prise, but It
poshlldc for you to win nil throe prize*.
CONTEST CLOSES, SATURDAY A rill I, 22.
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Mildred Ley Camp, Attention,
Ttfc member* of our enmp will
please call on Comrade J. W. Finley
at the court house and contribute as
liberally as you can, to pay our (lues
to the State and National Reunion
of Confederates. Any comrade who
expects to go to the Reunion at Lit-
tle Rock, will please report to me
promptly, as It will be my duty to
appoint three delegates and three
alternate* from *ur camp. Office
with J. R. Cole, West Side Square.
J. p. WIVING,
First Lieutenant Commanding, Mil-
dred Lee Camp.
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If the 'weather Is bad Saturday,
the egg nunts will be held M.x.day
at 3:30. R
The C
Faster window" Saturday
die's. Cake, bread, enndy, <
will be on sale. They wtl
to have your patronage.
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Why spend *1.60 for compound
lnrds (four-fifths cooking oil) whet*
80 cents does the same amount tqi
usage with White Rose Cooking oil?
Free urn Ivory to any part of the i
city, Call W. D. Wharton, old
phone 681 f22-tl
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Mnlarta Cnu*e* lx>*a of Appetite.
Tho Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC, drives
out malaria and builds up the ays- ’
tern. For grown people and children,
50c. 3-eod
Pumps
Prime Favor
IA ME FASHION bn* set tho
*t*nip of approval on
them for I HI I, and wo are
ready to fill your every
want for *prlng.
Oxford*—the Mure *lgti of spring
—are here from the "JOHN
KELLY" factory in beautiful style*.
Make your *eleetbni early before
*lzo* are broken.
$3,00
to
$4.00
i
MALONE-PIERCE COMPANY
THE SHOE MEN
There will be a groat lot of beau-
tiful dyed eggs at the different lots
tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon. It
The prize eggs, painted by Pro
Rittmeyer, are beauties, and we
worth hunting. U
Genuine MeAlester nut and lump
screened coal. Phones 610. Scott
& McKown's Gin. d&w-tf
Who will be tiro fortunate- one#
find the prize eggs at the’BtUffetr egg
rvwrrt ewe cum raws r » W»
hunts Saturday afternoon?
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