Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED 1879.
IF irs NEWS
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS IT.
SHEKMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THEi ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE WEATHER.
frost;
Tonight fair, colder;
Thursday fair.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
...... .•-
SHERMAN, TEXAS, MARCH 7,. 1917—WEDNESDAY EVENING.
50r Per Month—$5 Par Year When Paid in Advance.
JAPAN GLAD 10 SEE
Thinks Entrance of United States
Will Help Terminate The
Great War
Annciatti Press Dispatch)
Tokio, Feb. 5.—(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press.)—
Die diplomatic rupture between
the United States and Germany was
welcomed enthusiastically through-
out Japan. The press devoted
columns to telegraphic reports of
the announcement and to^ the
observations of diplomats and
publicists on the situation.
Die interviews given by prom-
inent diplomats and navy officers,
all unnamed, toj the press, unani-
mously agreed that, as the Ameri-
can navy is one of the strongest
in the world, it would be an easy
task to help crush the German
naval power in event of a declar-
ation of war and thereby acceler-
ate the termination of the great
war.
Die Yorodzu called the de-
parture of the United States the
great evolution of the European
war and an epoch making event.
Too much leniency has been
shown Germany by the United
States, said the Asahi.
Admiral Kato, minister of the
navy, in an interview said that if
the American navy took the of-
fensive against the Germans it
would surely stop the menace to
the world’s shipping interests.
Marquis Okuma declared that
the determination of the United
Slates was a cause of great con-
gratulations for the sake of the
world and the peace and happi-
ness of humanity.
Fears that the situation would
affect America’s great importation
of Japanese silk caused a panic in
the Yokohama silk market. Prices
fell abruptly, causing losses esti-
mated at $500,000. The direc-
tors closed the market. Merchants
think the panic not justified by
conditions and Eielieve that Japan
eventually would benefit by com-
plications between the United
States and Germany.
MAHONS OO TO VAN ALSTYNE.
r ---—
l,ofal Cmtn* i Mwi«n< Help With the
. Work and are Well Treated.
TODAY WELL
laist night several Sherman Masons
went to Van Alstyno ami conferred the
Royal ami Select Masters’ degrees at
that, place. They were furnished an
elalmrate supper Immediately upon ar-
rival by the Van Abtyne council. All
report a fine time and royal treatment
in the Van Alstyno members. Those
*vtio went from Sherman were: N. A.
Co*. K. H. Denton. J. F. Carder. A,D.
Denton. W. M. Shaw, J. W. Scott,
Berry Cobb, O. Thompson. Fred Per-
kins. S H. Owens, B. H. Zauk and
George Jenkins. _
4 ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ + ♦♦+♦+♦♦♦*+
♦ *
♦ ALL STATE TROOPS ♦
4 OUT BY APRIL 1. ♦
♦ -- +
♦ San 'Antonio. March 7.—The ♦
♦ Southern Deiwrttnent headquur- +
4 ters have received-order* to “speed ♦
4 up" the return movement ftf State ♦
4 troo|>s from the border so that all ♦
♦ organization tuuy lie home for *
♦ muster out by April 1. About ♦
4 rtOJJOO state troops are still on *
♦ the border, j, ♦
♦ ♦
♦♦+*+♦+♦*♦+♦♦*♦♦
As a result of a cull made by Judge
J. A. L. Wolfe, chairman of the good
roads committee of the Sherman
Chamber of Commerce, twenty-five
citizens from all parts of the county
mot at the Chumber this morning for
the purpose of perfecting a citizens’
organization for devising awys ami
■means for the upkeep of the good
roads system of Grayson county.
Judge J. A. I.. Wolfe preshied e*
chairman, anti after preliminary talks
by IV. L. May and Judge Wolfe, stal-
ing the purpose of the meeting. a
comiuitlee ou organization was ap-
pointed with T. S. Cartwright of
Van Alstyne as chairman. This com-
mittee immediately reported a~S fol-
lows ami the report wjja accepted: _
‘■lion. J. A. L. Wottb; Chairman.
"We, the undersigned committee on
organization' of a central good roads
committer', make the following recom-
mendations :
(1) We recommend lliat a general
eommlltce 1st selected from the entire
county to Is- known :ts the central
good roads committee; that said com-
mittee be composed of one member
from each voting box lu the county.
(2.1 That such general committee,
when organized, select a committee of
two from each commissioner's pro-
duct to lie known as tlie executive
committee, which committee shall con-
sist of the members of the present
citizens’ committee; and that such
executive committee have power to
act when the central committee is
not in session and that It have such
other powers us may lie conferred up-
on tf by the central committee.
(3) That the chairman of this meet-
ing aptsdut a committee of three to
select the member* of the central
committee, and that the chairman of
tlds meeting is* authorised to call a
meeting of the central committee at
some convenient date for the purpose
of organization.
(4) That the central committee,
when organised, lie continued as a
l**rmunpiit committee to act in an ad
visory capacity with the commission-
ers' court for (lie purpose of devising
ways and means for the maintenance
and iqikccp of the g<lod road system of
Grayson county.
"Respectfully submitted.
’’(Signed! T. S. CARTWRIGHT.
The plan for the maintenance of
Grayson comity's good roads system
suggested Ivy Julian C. Felld will en-
tail a yearly expenditure of la-tween
$35,000 anil $10,000. It contemplates
dividing the entire system Into thirty-
three districts, each district compris-
ing about ten miles of the goial roads
system and placed: under the care of
a patrolman, who Will be made solely
responsible for the upkeep of -his dis-
trict. and will la* supplied with all the
necessary wagons, teams and other
equipment.
Mr. Feild out lim'd the above plan
in detail and esqieetally emphasized
4he cost, stating that the people must
la* made acquainted with this phase
lu the upkeep of the g/j veiled roads,
as they were demanding their main-
alliance and at prpsent there was no
provision of any sort for that. Mr
Felld thought, that It wotild require
about an eight cptit tax to meet the
cost of upkeep. The plan Is practi-
cal, being modelled after that used
by the railroads of the country for
tlie maintenance of their track system,
hut the county commissioners can not
provide funds for carrying it out,
hence the necessity of a citizen’s, or
gunizutlou as above outlined to pro
vide for the raising of the necessary
funds and acting In an advisory man-
ner to the commissioners’ court.
Mr. Felld was of the opinion that
It was impractical to attempt to let
each community care for Its separate
EXPEDITION
:
4«Mclat«d Press XUnpaOM
Berlin. Tuesday, March 6, via Lon-
don, 10:7)0 a, m., Mar. 7—The Amur
lean Physician's expedition under t
direction of Dr. Edward F. Nipper
of Cinciimatl. has returned to Its base1
at Dcutsch Eylan, where it will con-
tinue Its work under the direction of
I lie New York committee.
The American physicians unit, op
crating under (lie direction of I lie Ger-
nian-Austrian Aid Society of Chicago,
lias reform'd to Graudenz In response
to instruction from Chicago.
The German military authorities
liuve given a written assurance that
the niends-rs will he ;iermitted to leave
Germany whenever they desire.
The American unit stationed at
Naumburg has discontinued its work
there after donating Its model hos
pital equipment to the municipality.
ADVISED SHIPS
T ‘ fjrf* j i T v
SENATOR MORRIS SHEPPARD
Senator Morris Hheppard, more than
any other tuan. made possible the
great victory of making Washington
City dry. Tlie Texas senator has
worked on that measure for a long
time us well as for imlIon-wide pro-
hibition.. Twenty-five states arc In
the dry list and many yet slate's are
dry in spots many of them large
ones. He will be in the fight for a
dry United States.
Sheppard Is l^t only a great orator,
but a statesman-?lrlio has come through
ami proved liis|rnetnl.
SHIP HEKE FROM
SPECIAL LAW
Uaoi toted Pro I Dispatch]
Washington, March 7.—Some ad-
, ^ .
ministration officials today were urg-
ing mi President Wilson their view
that he may legally arm merchant
shl|»s now without awaiting express
authority which congress might give
if calliHl III ajH-eiat session. They
argued that the old law passed in
1,819, forbidding a merchantman to
fire on "a public armed vessel of a
nation lu amity with the United
StHte*” would not apply to the pres-
ent situation. nie president heard
•these views with keen interest and In-
timated lie was seeking some legnl
means of acting promptly but would
prefer congressional approval.
It appeared quite probable today
that the United Stab's would not
press the Issue created by Austria
Hungary’s notification that, she de-
sires to adopt Germany’s principles on
submarine warfare, Inasmuch as the
communication has a conciliatory tone
and points out that, since Austrian
submarines o|»crate only in tin- Adri
atle and Mediterranean, (lie chances
of their actually violating American
rights are not very great.
Taking All of Them.
litortaled full fxtpalcM]
St. John, N. B, March 7.—Special
military units designed to |ierm!t the
re-enlistment of men previously reject-
ed or Considered ineligible because of
physical and other disabilities, are be-
ing formed in tlie province of Now
Brunswick. One of the new bodies is
a no-called “bautani battalion” com
poaed of residents of this province ami
Nova Soot in, whose small stature kept
them out of regular infantry organi-
zations. .
Factory Col lapses.
I-
tssucsetsa frcii utspata
Philadelphia, March 7.—A'macaroni
factory In the foreign quarter of the
city employing thirty to, forty persons
collapsed today. Police anil firemen
digging In the ruins are unable to de-
termine how many, if arty, employes
were killed
parti of the good roads system: that
the matter was one for the entire
county to undertake so as to get uni-
form results.
Those present at the county roud
meeting were:
O. D. Anderson. Whiteslvoro; J. Tt.
Swindle, A. E. Ragsdale, Collinsville;
R. I,. Rich. Uordmivtlh*: F. M. Fa-hoi*.
Whltewrlglit; T. S. Cartwright, Van
Alstyue; W. L. Hay. J. N. Touchstone,
F. 0. Vaden, Shennan; Ah Sparks,
Pottsboro; Oscar Gunter, Gunter: T,
A. Key, Whites I Kiro; W. J. Rich. Gor-
donvllle; R. H. Mayt Tom Barbee,
Whltewrlglit: II. W. Witcher, Bells
N. C. Ferguson, Bells; Julian C
Felld, Denison: F. P. Phillips, White
wright; J. A. L. Wolfe, J. E. Sur
rat;t, *T- 'V. Blasslngamo, H. H. Cum-
mins, Shefman; Sam Dodson, Howe,
SHEPPARD STARTED IT f
•lunior Texas Senator Worked Uousis-
tenll) to Make the District
’altmi
•f C4*mbia Dry
Territory.
sw
OF TENNESSEE
Associated Press Dispatch I -
CliatlauiKiga.Teun., March 7.—The
gauge of the Tennessee river at 7
o’clock today registered 47.3 and it
still was rising slowly. The observer
predicts that it will reach 48 feet some-
time tonight. The rise last night cut
off another street car line and inter-
rupted railroad traffic.
It is estimated that between 4,000
and (hotto people were driven from
their homes. They all have lieen pro-
vided for without a call from the out-
side.
The river is falling at all up-river
points and no further apprehension
of danger are feared in this direction.
Chattanooga is really nu island today,
being cut off on all sides.
BEST EQUIPPED
ffi VOYAGE
J«*oototcrt Press Dispatch)
New York, March 7.—The
"unarder Carmania, which arrived
ast night from Liverpool, is equip-
ped with the best submarine de-
ense carried by any merchant
vessel that has reached this port.
Die Carmania is the first ship here
to show the smoke screen appar-
atus recently adopted by the Brit-
ish admiralty. .She also carries a
naYal six-inch gun with a range of
eight miles.
By pressure of an electric, but-
ton on the bridge the officer
watch can discharge through
ventilator on each side of the af-
ter-bridge defense clouds of chem-
ical smoke. The Carmania’s gun
is handled by three gunners from
the royal naval rfeserve, one of
whom is always on duty.
Scarcity of tonnage and the un-
certainties of the submarine situa-
tion caused an increase in freight
and insurance rales today. The
International Mercantile Marine
advanced its cotton rate to Genoa
rate by the Cretic sailing about
March 31. to $5 a hundred
pounds. Rates last week were
from $3.25 to $4.00. War risk
insurance rates to the. United
Kingdom, which have been at 6 to
7 per cent, were quoted generally
on
LLOYD GEORGE WILL TAKE
PART IN DEDATE TODAY
l-a-
The Ever Interesting Irish Question
Will be Taken Up In English
Parliament
AGAIN AT WAR
Associated Preu Dispatch)
JSiUi Francisco, Calif., March 7.—Of-
fers of tlie Chinese Peace Society to
arrange a peace parley were scorned
today by the Chinese tongs which
started a war Monday witli the killing
of six Chinese in four coast cities and
shootings in several others.
A memlier of tlie peace society to-
day said he was afraid the peace pro-
posals would receive no consideration
until the Kuey Sings and Hop Sings
had at least made an attempt to even
the score with tlie Bink Kotigs, who
were tlie aggressors Monday.
Becoming Citizens.
Associated Press DispatchJ
Chicago, .Mafeh 7.—Five hundred
aliens took out the first papers last
night. A large group sponsored by the
Polish Y. M. C. A. were sworn In in a
body,
--
JOHN CHUMBLEY.
Youth From Kenturk)Urnn Died in
Sherman Today.
SPRING STYLE
SHOW WILL BE
BEST EVER, IS
John Obumhley, 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chumbley of
Kentqpkytown, died here about ft
Velock tills morning, following a brief
illness. The body was taken in charge
by tin' John c. Dannel undertaking
company and prepared for shipment io
Kentucky town over the Cotton Belt
this afternoon, where interment wilt
take pirns' tomorrow. Tlie ltev, I. E,
Teague of that place will conduct tlie
services.
Y’tMng Chumbley, besides his par-
ents, well known 'people of the Ken-
tucky town community, is survived by
the following sisters and brothers, all
.younger than himself: Helija, Charlie,
Joe, Liles, David and James. The
family have the sympathy of all in
their bereavement.
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+ GERMAN NEWSPAPER IS +
♦ WARM IN THE COLLAR. +
4 4
♦ Berlin. March 7—Dealing, with *
♦ President Wilson’s inaugural ad- ♦
♦ dress, the Lokal Auzeiger says: ♦
♦ "Never before has tlie Washing-*
+ Ion capital been more profanely ♦
♦ desecrated by‘a speech than on- +
+ this occasion. And when Presl- +
♦ dent Wilson states there Is*
♦ nothing that can alter his +
+ thoughts or Intentions, more than ♦
+ a million voices^bhout back across +
+ tlie Atlantic: "No threat of +
♦ armed ships, no declaration of ♦
+ war, will tigaLn ojieri our block- ♦
♦ ade zone to American commerce.” +
+ , *
+ + + *+ + + + -*+ + * + + + +
“Goodness, I just don't, know what
sort of U| spring hat to get," and "Have
you seen the spring suits? I haven't
the slightest, idea what mine will lie
like yet.”
These are some of the questions and
troubles which the ladies of Sherman
a re confronting today, and that's just
Why au up-to-date style show is go-
ing to be put on hi our city this week,
under the auspices of Sherman’s
most progressive and enthusiastic
men and women, headed by the enter-
tainment committee of the Sherman
Civic League to entertain and aid
the people.
Thursday afternoon and night a
brilliant, display, such as was never
♦before seen in tl As city will be wit-
nessed at the Sherman Opera House.
The latest styles, from the wee tot’s
romiiers and "nursery aprons" to the
exquisite bridal trouseau, together
With a complete wedding scene, in-
eluding bride, groom, lionor-maids,
best man, flower girls, ring bearer
etc., will lie exhibited in the most
modern as well as model surroundings
to harmonize with the costumes and
the occasion.
The very latest ideas for furnishing
a modern kitchen,' for Instance, may
be witnessed, and at the same time
dainty and deity 'kitchen maids in.
their prettiest and most serviceable
frocks will attend to their household
duties iu true "matronly” style to the
delight of the public eye.
Just so will the dining room, library
music room and milady’s boudoir and
on io the long brilliantly lighted
dance hall, where the maids and
matrons make merry in tlielr chic
dansnnt frocks, appear iu rapid suc-
cession to tlie extreme satisfaction
of (lie patrons of Sherman's first
style show.
The latest notions in summer picnic
frocks, touring novelties, bathing
suits and mid-summer wear will be
given their special consideration In
this festive display.
Tim first: dress rehearsal, and prob-
ably the only .one, will lie held to-
morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at
3 o'clock at the opera house and
— . Associated PtxSJ Dispatch}
London, March 7. 10:22 a. m.—The
ipros|iei't rhafLloyd-Oeorce would taka
pari in today's debate in the house of
commons on the Irish question and out-
line tlie* government iiositlon townrd
Ireland aroused deep interest, iu the
pmsuHiings, The deflate binges on a
resolution which will lie moved by T. .1*
O'Connor on behalf of tlie Nationalists.
The resolution reads as follow*:
“That, with a view to strengthening
the. bands of the allies iu achieving
recognition of equal rights for small
nations and the principle of nationali-
ty against the opposite German princi-
ple o^ military domination aud gov-
ernment without the consent of the
governed, it is essential without, fur-
ther delay to confer upon Ireland tlio
free institutions long promised to
her.” *
It Is expected that an amendment
recording Hie desire of the house for
a settlement without coercion of any
section of Irish opinion will tie moved
from the government benches and
adopted as Hie official view. John
Londsdale was prepared to explain
the views of the Irish Unionists.
al 8 per cent, with some underwrit-
ers asking ten.
Acording to Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fiske, U. S. N., retired,
the sea-going commerce of the
United States can hope for no real
protection by arming merchant-
men. Die primary defense effort,
he told the trustees of the Ameri-
can Defense Society at a dinner
yesterday, should seek develop-
ment of the power of the United
States on the sea. Officers of the
United States navy, Admiral Fiske
said, were a unit in favor of arm-
ing American merchantmen but it
must be remember that* sub-
marines operating on the surface
Granted Divorce.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Chicago, Mar, 7 Mr*. Helen' CL
lawyer, wife of Ned Sawyer, former
western amateur' giSf champion, was
granted a divorce, it was learned to-
day, at Wheaton last Saturday on
statutory grounds.
AUSTIN COLLEGE DASEBALL.
Schedule is Aimoiniml fop (he
ion, Beginning April 4.
Sea*
i
iu the
Fort Worth, April 9
The following schedule has been an-
nounced by the management of the
Austin College baseball team,
Daniel Baker at Brownwood, April
■4 and 5.
•Simmons College at. Abilene, April
(i and 7.
T. C. U. at
and m.
S. M. U at Sherman, April 1(5 ami
17.
Trinity U. at Sherman, April 23 and
24 (tentative.)
T. C. U. at- Sherman,. April 30,
May 1.
Trinity TT. at Waxnhachle, May 3
and 4.
A. & M. nl College Station, May 5.
Rice Institute at Houston, May 7
and 8.
S. M. U. at Dallas, May !i and 10,
list of those to participate
style show follows:
In the nursery scene will appear
little Doris Baba’ll. Anna Ruudoll,
John McReymdtls, John I’yle. Nina
JRandell, Hayden Head, Jr., and a
number of others.
Tbs kitchen scene, which is under
the direction of Miss Binkley of the
domestic science department of the
Sherman High School, will be one of
the prettiest scenes, and hero Misses
Mary Weems. Kerry Ptncr, Sue Nel-
son. Metta Swafford. Ouidu West.
Ijeota Cnuhpler, Josephine Malone,
Esther Bussey aud Loyd Webb will
appear.
In the cosy little boudoir scene
those who will take part are Misses
Dorothy Kahly, Rake Frances Wilson,
Elisc Crowder, Elizabeth Mathis', Hat-
tie Wharton. Marion Kimball, Gladys,
Holliday, Elizabeth Tuck. Annette
Hardwteke, Lucille Rountree, Gladys
Reeves, Elizabeth Naylor and Dorothy
Gltce.
Misses Noble, Whaley, Margie Bnl
leu, Mary Balk'll. Leachman, Dorothy j*
Aoheubtirlie, Uhlan Murrell, Mar
garot Russell, Alma Hunter, Dixie
I,eo Thompson, Helen Mathews, Surah
Pitts, Agnes Cherry, Luna Dennis,
Ixiuisa Marks, Beatrice Cook and Mrs.
Levis' Hall will preside in the tea
room.
Of course there would lie a sport
smio, and this will be laid In a rep-
resentative country club room. Here
Ml** Dorothy Tates, Elizabeth Living-
Caraway,
Katherine Chapman will display the
latest styles.
Tlie grand finale of the occasion wjll
la- reached with the sixth and last
scene, which will bo (he bridal/party.
It still remains and will u rtf it the
very minute (lie curtain goes up on
this beautiful display, a profound se-
cret as to who the bride will lie. Her
maids arc Misses. 1<aura Bede D»V«e?
geice, Ethel Smith, Pauline Cart,
Julia Hoard,- Pauline Thompson. Dor-
othy Smith, Margie Mattingly, Laura
On rue and. Julia Wallace. Miss Ague*
Cherry will be uinidof honor gu l
Mrs. Will Eubank, ,lr„ matron of
honor; Little Mac Hoard and Ethel
Thompson are to be the-flower girls,
and Master Dick Brown the ring
bearer. | % r
Another pleasing feature of the
style show will lie the solo dances
given by three small students of Miss
Nina Kohler. Little Miss Mac Hoard,
having already won distinction- by her
graceful and rhythmical solo dances.
Will appear iu the Butterfly Dance.
Little Misses Margaret GuHck and
Elizabeth Pittman will give "Humor-
esuqe" and the "8|>anlsh Dance,” r»
sjiectively.
-
were more tlian a match lor me*- j »tda, Dorothy Cote, Gene
. [Gladys Amoldl. Helen Mi
chant ships. : , q. k ^ J y , dt 1 Mary Naylor, Dorothy Sandford aud
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+
+ GOVERNOR PROTESTS ON +
+ COMMITTEE'S DEI-AY. +
4 4
♦ Austin, Mar. 7.-—Over the pro- 4
♦ test of Governor Ferguson, wlto 4
+ demanded that his qj’cnsers “lay +
♦ their cards on the table,” the ♦
♦ committee named trt investigate ♦
+ the charges hrought against him ♦
+ by Representative Davis, today +
♦ postponed taking testimony until +
♦ tomorrow. 4
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4 + 4+ + *f*+ + + + + ♦ + + +
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