Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-EITHTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 5, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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| WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Sunday generally
eloudy.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
THK DEMOCRAT has been pub-
tidied continuously longer than
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, APRIL 5, 1919-SATURDAY EVENING.
Subscriptions Rates on Page Tw«„
ROWE TALKS ON
H|| LEAGUE
<»»ociu!r<J Press Dispatch 1
Philadelphia. ApjJI 5.—Failure* of
the Unite*! Stales to ratify I lie League
of Nations covenant woahl cause tills
country to lose the leadership of. the
Western Hemisphere. L. N. Rowe, As-
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, de-
'claret! today in an address at the
Vnlversity of Pennsylvania.
“The fact that the United Slates
entered .the Kuro)N*au war free from
all selfish |iur|s>s(*s has had a pro-
found effect oh I a* tin-American two*
pley.” Ur. Uowe said. "They have re-
garded it as a demonstration of the
iilelalstu iif ffi'c American people ami
of their willingness to make every
“Y” CAMPAIGN
GREAT SUCCESS!
SUBSCRIPTIONS WKN’T over
THE Till' ANT) SEVERAL HUN-
DRED MORE FOR GOOD
MEASURE—WORK TO CON-
TINUE FOR MORE
MEMitERS.
Gen. Hunger Must Surrender
I
- Success! The full realization of the
meaning of .that word was had by the
worker* in the meinliership and re-
organisation campaign in Itelndf of tin*
Sherman Y. M. U. A. when they met
for tin* last time at Hie association
building at 0:30 o'clock Friday eve-
ning for tin* purpose of making their
.final reports on work accomplished,
sacrifice in furtherance of those idftals.f «Tn»n the reports were made it was re-
"Tlic United States lips llnjscfore
entered into the negotiations at Paris
at a time when she is enjoying tile
confidence of the nations of this1 con-
tinent to a degree which lias hot ex-
i*led 8111**0 the promulgation of the
vealed that the campaign lias gone I
over tlie top and that then* was an!
oversuhscripliou of $007.20* tin1 goal of
$10.<MN> having been reached and |
passed in the allotted time of five!
short days. The campaign opened last!
Monroe Doctrine. {’you our national.Monday,
attitude toward the settlement will do-j There was a general wafting of tv-
p*nd in targe measure whether this j lieltations and ctiugratulations when
growing feeling of confidence shall
l.c strengthened or whether It will he
thrown back the old feeling of aloof-
ness and distrust.
“B is a noteworthy fact, and one
carrying with it peculiar significance
llmt without exception the people of
Central and South America arc eager
to join the league and we must not
flatter ourselves that they will blind-
ly follow the leadership of the United
States iti case our decision Is adverse
in tin* league In fact, our failure to
ratify the covenant (Would strengthen
tin* suspicion which inis »> long pre-
vailed in many sections of Central and
South America tluit notwithstanding
tii«* assurances of presidenta-anri secre-
taries of state, there exists iu the
ltilmi* of self-seeking groups In tin*
United States a plan to use the Mon-
roe lioetriiie a* a means to control the
destinies and influence the policies of
La Hi i-America. „■■■'.
"In short, if the United States fails
to support the idea of a league of na-
tions she will thereby not only indulge
in a fruitless .attempt to isointe herself
from F.nrojH*, 1ml will also lose bet po-
s'dien of leadership Tin: republics of
Lntiu-Amerieu show no' luatmt* iu
joining with Hie couuirics of Europe
for the maintenance of world |K*acc.
We Would therefore find ourselves iu
tin* position of hu'ing entered a great
world conflict of Uurnpcuti origin and
of far-reaching Kimqieuu couacijuqpee*,
of having. Imm-uum* of our unselfish
purpose* I wen able to lead tin* world
toward a settlement which gave prom-
ise of a durable peace and of refusing
at the last moment to assume the re-
H|«insll'ililles and performing tin* mis-
sion which that position of leadership
imposed.”
PRESIDENT
WILSON IS
STILL SICK
SHERMAN BASEBALL......
TEAMS TAKE TWO BOOB
GAMES ON FRIDAY
IRVIN S. COBB
HAPSBURG’S
BANISHED
itiwoi'ialfd Press Despatch]
Varis, April 3.—Pceshlwtt TVilaori
slept until b o'clock IJili morning ami.
no bulletin was issued by Rear Ad-
miral Grayson, bis physician. Al-
though he did pot get to sleep until
tale iu the evening it was announced
tills morning tluit lie lutd passed a
satisfactory night.
FORMER JUDGE ADVOCATE
POINTS TO EVILS IN THE
PRESENT ARMY SYSTEM
New York, April 5—Lieut. Col.
laxdlc Kincaid, former .lodge Advo-
cate of tile Twenty-Seveiitli Division,
ill a statement issued lien* last
night reciting what he considers some
of the evils of the present military
system, made.nil attack, on the
French pqlstm farms, charging brutal
treatment of American soldiers held
there for minor offenses.
“Little Information lias reached this
Hountry regarding military prisoners
U Franc** ami the so-called prison
farms.” the’ statement said. “Vet tin*
conditions in those Institutions tieggar
<Iesert|itloti. I know one official re-
port regarding prison farm No. I’,
slew'd by Lieut. Col. .1. May hew
AA’nimv right, Inspector of tin* Twenty*.
Seventh Division, a man Who Is very
familiar with i»*nal conditions iu
New York Stale, in which the Colonel
stii'es that American boya■ technically
guilty of ahsotict* without leave lie-
cause they had missed a train ' in
l’arls. were drilled in a field iu front
of machine gnus, where men were
called to attention and knocked to tlie
ground by rriicatwJ blows in the face.
“As early as August, 1018, tlie con-
dition of the prisoners in France was
.complained of. hut statements of pris-
oners incnrceralcd then* in November
a ml i icccml*er. 11)IS, showed that tin*
conditions wore still laid. Filially, as a
result of repeated complaints. disci-
plinary action against several officer*
and e. j nniiicprawisitloned officers
itf prison einiip No. 2 was commenced.
What tlie result 1ms been 1 don’)
know.”
AUSTIN MAN WAS FIRST
AMERICAN IN BERLIN
Associated Press Dispatch]
Austin. Tex.. April 8.—The distinc-
tion of Mug the first Texan to enter
Berlin, as well as one of tile first
luilf dozen officers. is claimed for
’ Lieutenant Leon Honfleld of Austin.
Lieutenant Snnfield was eliosen af-
ter the signing of flu* armistice as one
of four officers for the special work-
in Germany, and wlnVn (hey readied
Berlin only two other American offi-
cers were there, according to his letter. Jcook,
the full success of tin* campaign be-
came evident. President Pool first
thanked all who had contributed to
make a success Of the campaign. “We
have? got their money, now," lie snUi,
"hut we also want their undivided
support in making this great institu-
tion accomplish the work It lias set
out to do. li'f believe that with tills
support we can accomplish much, and
next year we will not have to face the
criticisms wo have this year.”
A’ rising vote of thanks was extend-
ed to flic local newspaper representa-
tives wilo were present for die assist-
ance given during tin* campaign. Mrs.
Jiellen, wbp lias had charge of pro-1
paring and serving flu* luncheon* wa* ~ *
given a rising vote „f thanks. Sere-; A*'"' Dispatch]
tarj U'wia rend figures prepared by c.qienliagi'li. April 3.-The German-
Mrs. Ilcllen ■showing that during tie-1Austrian national assembly lias puss-
week, 713 |iersons bare Im*»*h seryed ,sI ,|„, mp introduced on March 27 ban-
luneheon al the Hssodnlion, including jshblg members of-the llapslmrg fam-
rotuninl koUHith au«I tHoir fiunliiosjnv uti(l coiifiwnlintr their proiH*rty,
who wm* iho of tin* Y. M. (\ A. j ju timliiiK to VioiiMi OHhm*
Thursday, Tlie total expense attached j ],jHs doing away with pertain titles
to tills service was sflsii.p-J. or *ImhiI |,*f nobility and aboil-Img capital pun-
k’l-'i et'nfs |s*r.plate: tH Ibis amountishnieul except under martial law also
the aesbclnfinii will he refunded $83-7.7 jhave bee# passed.
ilOt-Sf war work fund* t» paf H>‘'{ Russian and Finulsb prisoners of
cost of feeding :*if soldiers during Hiejwur mid civilians *rf those uatioualities
welt. ■ -— - j wjio have been Interned ate free by an-
Tbe Indies committee was heartily jot her measure which has been approv-
tlmnked for Its Work in the campaign. *.*t,
“Bice.” tlie eisik and her Jnushand. ns-
Berryman in Wadilnctcm Slur.
The new war—the war for food—mutt be won,. *aya the
National War Garden Commission, of Washington, just as cer-
tainly as the war against autocracy had to be won. Plan your
victory garden and help feed yourself, is the message of the Com-
mission, which will send you a new garden book for a two-cent
stamp to pay the postage. Send your request to the Commission
at Washington, as the supply is limited.
wore not fur-
I-
•1stnut Au tin* kitchen,
gotten. ?
On met ion by Stanley Roberts,
chairman of tlie soliciting committee.
President Uari Pisd. who hue praetl-
enlly left his own Imsim*** during, the
week and given ids enlire time to the
campaign, nits given a. rising Vote of
thanks.
After tlie regular reports for tlie
evening had been made, siiowihg n to-
tal membership of 7<>1 for the assoeia-
tion, K. S. Loving ww* called to the
phone and given .another membefahlp.
A Permam-nt Memiiersliip Committee.
Talks were made by several of ill"
campaign . workers. ('•. A. Shock sur-
prise.l tin* workers by'suggesting Hmjj*'
the eani|wiign continue for a dh.v or
two. .lie staled that he lmd just Rot-
ten started, and that there arc man.*
ls*opie who have not h***n seen by any
committee. At this point. Mr. Ia*wts
that while this is proh-
fhfy trile, that 111*’*** ta**»plc .Wilt lie
taken care of by a p*n’maneut n*°ni-
liership commit I**1. of which " IU
Taylor is ahairraan and T.'0. JllOi'kcr
and Dick Reynolds membera. The
card* ts'arlttg the names of prospective
membera will l«* gone over catvfuily.
SO that those who have joined will
not In* sattcheil again. The rnemiwr-
sliip wnunltl*** will meet with tlx*
executive committee of tin* association
Tuesday at noon for the purpose of
re-assigning cards. It is planned, for
tlie meml'ership committee to do oil
follow up Work. It other words, tlie
effect is to continue I tie campaign
twelve months in tlie year.
Mr, Taylor, chairman of, the per-
manent membership eommiitee, asked
for tlie CO-oporatf* of all memla i s.
Be said thist every wcmlmr of the
assm'latiou slionld smim.ut least, tine
new member during the year, and
that by tlie **n«! of the year the as-
sociation should have not less titan
1,000 memliers.
Pis'sideut Pool in responding to Mr.
Shock's suggestion to continue tin*
campaign said that it xvonld la* neces-
sary to enlarge tlie building if tin*
campaign was .continued any longer
with tin* same success.
The Final Reports,
One hundred ninety-seven member-
ships were secured by tlie committees
on tin* Iasi day's drive. Tom Hopson's
rommittep led in the npuiher seemed,
reporting forty-six. T. G. Blocker’s
eommittp** woo a close second with
forty-1 wo. .Tolin liannell’s committee
rcportwl thirty. Rev. .1. F. Pierce
made a partial ;eport for tlie pastor*’
committee, which showed sixteen
Member* secured during the day. The
•Junior i'oys reported five aud lie*
senior boys one, the lot ter reisirt.
however, living only partial. Hick
Reynolds’ committee reported three.
Tlie subscription committee reported
$1.1.70 in subscriptions and member-
ships. reporting fifty-four member-
ships.
The total cash for tin* day amount-
ed to $2,120.2,7.
Several,of the reports made las'
evening wen* only partial reports, and
there will in* a number of addition's
few
GOV.
HOBBY SIGNS
IMPORTANT
BILL
A8*ocifitrsI Prcxs Dispatch)
»M'o,drill bid which aMishelTa^um-1U*ht r,,,l",,,,iv' wh,<"
tier of Stale departmeni's and lanirds
and places their administration in tile
lmuds <if a boa id of tlire** to he ap-
jMiinted hr Governor 1 lobby xvas sign-
ed by the governor today. Tin* law
becomes effective Jiine lli next.
132ND
ARTILLERY
NEARING
HOME
TROTZKY HAS
ORDERED FLEET
TO STRIKE
IstocUtfed. Press iiispah h\
l.oiidon. April .7,—Leon Trotsky, Hie
iiolsbeviki minister of war and ma-
rlin'. has ordered Hie Russian Baltic
flis*t to put to sei and attack tile al-
lies, threatening to have all the crews
shot if the? dtapbey tin* order, says the
Mali. .
LOCAL ELECTRICIANS
AFFECTED BY ORDER
isreal lltimhen for the Texas Power
& T .1 glit < ’ewfpa a*-- rtMmixed ordera.vci}-
Jerday In leave their'work until such
time as the trouhlo between Italia*
electricians and tin* I in I bis Power &
company tlie
I Dallas elceirieians assort to lie identi-
cal with the Texas Power & Light
Uoittpati.v. is settled. Four linemen in
Shopman are effected. Tiiey are B. F.
HarmOn,. R F. McAfee, II. C. Wilson
and A. L. Watson.
It is generally lielioved that, tlie
Balias trouble will spread until it
affw's all shops, rafiyoad* and other
Associated Press Dispatch)
New Orleans, April .7. Tlie 132nd
Field Artillery. Thirty, s:\rh Bivisiou.
enroute to camii B*iwit*. is here and is
exjieeted
itay.
to arrive at Houston Sun-
Coniparison of Forres.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Washing!on. April .7.—Figures
lliO latest .status of the military force*
of Kurope! General March announced
today, show tluit the Ueatral IVnvers
forces as miw organized constitute
about 1,7 jut cent of their forces wlien
Mi** armistice was signed, while the
allied forces were still organized to
Comprise 7.7 per cent of I heir total
st length On November 11.
Poles to Use Danzig.
Associated Press Dispatch]
place* using electricity furnished J>y
tln* Texas Power & Light Company.
Arrliaiigrl 8 it tuition, v
Assocififffl Picas Dispatf'h]
Wnshincy on, April 5.- -Dedlnring
that the Afeliangel situation from a
military viewisdut was Well-in .hand.
General Marcli today said it is incred-
ible that the Allied force's ti»re can
lie driven into the sea by anybody, lie-
im’ aPnoHKeed Unit (lie-War ilepartmenf's
plan was to have tin* American forces
mit of that iH'itioii of Russia by tin*
end of June.
No Middlemen Profits.
Associated Press Dispatch)
Niiernian Imseball teams yestenlay
won too games.
Al Austin College Athletic Park
hernian High School crossed bats
with McKinney High School and
came off victor by a .count of 7 to 4.
Tin* game was a good exhibition, hut
wit ingot special features. The hatter-
ies fiji Sliernmn wen* Bennis and
Touchstone and for McKinney, Kerby,
Talbot mid Uriffln.
Kolb McKinney mid Sherman High
Schottbr claim tin* ciutauplot)ship for
Nortti Texiis in basket ball. It was er-
roneously • stated jeftloiday that Mc-
Kinney bad tied Sherman twice and
(i**f«-aied Sbeman oace. white as a
matter of fact, each team lias won
one game from the other.
Sherman won tlie first gaine. score
-til to !), played here. McKinney won
second game, in McKinney, score 20
to ti. Tin* tiual score-5,7 to 20- in
Sherman's favor. Sherman 1ms nc-
oeptiHl McKinney's challenge, aa it Is
their tin* to play here.
At Denton, the Austin College Kan-
garoos won their third straight game
for the season, defeating Deutoti Nor-
mal by a score of 1 to <•■ Rainey
was in tlie le vJor tin* Kangaroos,
and Jesse, S\ustln College's
regular catcher, behind tin*
plate. Three , bunched errors
in Hie eighth inning allowed
AnsMn to win. The same teams ave
playing at Benton today.
The next gnines by Austin Colh'ge
will Ik* played hen* next Thursday
and Friday with 1 Mirant Normal.
MEXICAN BOY THANKS
OFFICERS FOR CONVICTION
! 1
Assactatcd Press Dispatch]
Laredo, Tex.. April 5.—Five year*
ago Krnesto I.all franco, a young Mexi-
can cowboy, was oolivh ie,l of the
killing of a woman and sentenced to a,
term in the State penitentiary at
Huntsville. Now lie lias l'eaela'd the
conclusion that it was a very good,
thing for him. Several days ago Dis-
trict Attorney Jehu A. Tails received
the following letter from Lortfraheo:
"Honorable Sir:—It is very satis-
factory to me to write these lines
which are to explain my gratitude. 1
address your worthy self because you
are one of those who merit thanks. 1
am grateful to those who represent the
laws of* Hie town of lau-edo. From that
town: I was sent to Hits institution
that 1 might reform, that I might re-
ceive tin* lesson which every vago-
bond should receive. Although niy les-
sons ar** not yet eoiieluded, still
with those already learned 1 la*lieve
myself to be s'mwwhn t improved.
M itb sineeritv k declare lliat I liave
received a benefit and that, far from
hating tin* worthy persons there who
sent me here. I am deeply grateful to
them, very grateful. Gentlemen, I lost
tit** last words which my father
’Should have given mi* in the hour of
ids death-i i did not receive his
benediction. My worthy mother be-
came worse off because of the lack of
uiy father and m.v personal absence;
But nil this docs not inspire hate in
me-r I repeat 1 am grateful for the
great benefits which I have received
and still *snrtiuuu to? receive. My great
desire is thatlii ill** future I may
have an opportunity 1° manifest to
tin* society of the town of Laredo my
gratitmle.
1 offer your worthy self iny most
sincere tlianks and retnatli,
Yours truly.
BUN i;STO I -A Fit A NCO,
Irvin S. Cobb, author and humoriat,
has been made a chevalier of the
French Legion of Honor.
Berlin. April .7. The-city authori-
ties unanimously adopted a -Socialist
molutioii providing for Hie dislriim-
tion Of tin* incomiug food supplies from
the entente uat ion* , uiid*>r Central
authorities. This action will exelud**
has middlemen. private profiteering and
the poorer classes to obtain
Paris. April 3.—Marshall Foch
tclegrapiteil the allied governments enable
that the right of Hie allies to use Daii-ifood. (lie pinch of hunger nml eonse-
zig as a port for tlie.remrn to Poland qiient mortality having ineeii more s*-
t( Polish troops in France 1ms been vere than »*Vsewht*r**.
formally uifficlij in the conference with
PICTURE OF 133RD WILL
BE SHOWN HERE ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Ueruiau representat ives.
No State Church.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Iloldjiig Out for Fiiune.
Associated Press Dispatch]
PilVis. April 5,— No decision lias bocii
reai-iied as, vet. tint it is obvious that
The commission on the Italian 'delegates feel they must
follow the will of tlie Italian people”
said Salvatore Rnrzilai. former min-
Italian
Paris. April 5.
the txmstiiution of Hie German Nn-
tiouiil Assemldy has adopted a clause ................
stipulating that there shall be no State i Ister' without 'portfolio• iu tlie
church, a dispatch from W'elmer says.
Sunday is umiutained as a legal holi-
day. ___ . ’
Ralnlmw Division Soon.
AVashington, April 5.—Under the
present plan tlie entire Forty-Second
division sin mid lie In tills country* hy
tlie end of April. General March an-
nounced today. The'Afar Department
is anxious tiiat tlie country should
see a* much as possible of tills extra-
ordinary ifhit, lie adtlcd..
In line w ith, their policy to give to
(lie people of Sherman always the best
that there is in pictures. Hcnry’Jones,
proprietor^ aud Most* Weinstein, man-
ager, of tin* Washington Theatre,
have secured lot a showing at 'flu*
AA'nshiiifrton Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week -a film taken at'Dallas
last Saturday -timviieg tin* home eom-
lug of the 133rd Field Artillery.
This picture will is* of special in-
terest to Shcrtuan is-opli*, since large
numliers went to Dallas to welcome
Battery B of flic Ukiil. (if course, those
who wore iu Dullas- will want to se*>
tliemselves. and tin* Sherman delega-
tion gcnrally in the picture. while
those who were not fortunate enough
go will of course welcome tlie op-
Famntis Ulieniist Dead.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Lmnbui. April 5.-Sir William
Urookes,- the famous chemist and phy-
sicist, died liere yesterday.
COMMUNITY
COUNCILS OF
AGRICULTURE
An important work iu organizing a
number of tin* rural communities of
Grayson county for community better
mwit was done lief** 'Hits week- hy
County Agent ('. C. Morris, assisted liy
G. AV. Ortns. district agricultural
agent, aud Miss Alum Murwin.
women's district agent. Roth Mr
Brins and Alls* Murwin work out. <»!
College station, and have charge of
the eotinfy agent*' wort in seventeer
central North Texas counties.
Community Councils of Agrienlturf
is the name given to the local organ
ization perfected. Tlie purpose o'
the eouueils will Im> to adilress Itsel1
to any program -Hint works f.fr tin
betterment of the rural eoutimnilty
Organizations were completed at font
places in Hie county, full sets of of
tieers lH*ing selected ffir each c*mnt*H
Cherry Moiind was visit***! Monda*
night. Ataynt seventy-five wen* iires
ent at this inceting. and tdl were en
thuslastlc idiout the organisation. -'Or
Tuesday night. Celtic was visited ant'
a eotiiicll organized. About fifty
wore present at this meeting. It war
the intention to visit Dixie AA'odiiosdiiy
Gordonville yvns visited Tlin'jsdn*
night, hut rain prevented. However
uigi't. alumt 100 or more citizens of.
that eommunity attending the nu*et
ing. and an excellent couneil lieinr
organized. Preston Rend w«« or'mn
ized Friday night with about fifty
pres<>ut.
J
Hog Prices Rise Above $20,
Chicago, 111.. April
passed tin* $20 mark
3.—Hog price*
upward hound
cabinet, ami one of the Italian peace
delegates today when asked if the Ital-
ians would leave tlie |leave VtIldecenec
if fh Jiied Flump.
JEWISH RELIEF WORK.
Tin* councils will In* given ever'
assistance in preparing ihe'r ' pro-
gram*. etc., liy Hie riftal oi'ganiz'itlm
department of A. & M College, work-
ing through the county agent.
“T liave never seen farmers so <*n
thusiastie about their epinmmiifio
and agricultural programs as Graysor
county farmers are thfcf year." sail’
Mr. (Arms fids morning. "I find that
Mr. Morris, your county agent. ba-
ilie friendship .a tit! eotlfideinx* o!
practically every farther in tlie comi-
ty.- He is working steadily and b
aeiomtdlshlng a gix>at deal of good.”
•Tin* foMucit* already orguiiizwl hni
those Jitat w ill he organized will is
visited regularly'- by Mr Morris, Mr*
F. C. A'aden, Miss Gleason and Mr
•Arms and Miss Murwin. Mr, Brno
expects to • visit Grayson county a*
least once every month. lie inis spent
the entire week liy■■ GrayjW ' eiandy
and states fiiat lie is gienfiy please*
wffb brcnl eiinrtttiohs.
Btliet'i'sof the respective Community
Council* of .Agriculture anil Ibuiu
Economies are:
Cherry Mound.
II. M. 1 teem, president: AY eh Crav
en. vice pix'sldettt: MBs Eula Sliel
Icy. secretary and treasurer; Prof. II.
S. Deem,' Miss* Evmie Stniiey* Tmnmit
(Vise. Program Committee: Bscar
to go will of course
portunity of seeing the picture nndi Smiley. Mrs, H I.. Lynch. Mrs. M. J
obtaining some UU*a of the weleOni*'| Shilling, MemliersiPo I'oiiimiltee.
that was given lo the artillerymen. I Celtic.
The film litis been secured for «| G. \V. Holloway. president: Pan'
limited showing of two day*. thid j Frwuois. v.ioo president: 1. (j. Poin-
iargp crowd* arc eSeppejei on l»>th: dexter. s«x-h'tiiry. and treasurer: Mrs
davs. jJ. Dillard, Paul Francis, (letg Hollo
1 Mr. .Ton***' rectify sold ids interewt way. Program Committee: lia Dillard.
||tn Hi,' Gem Tbealre to ids p»|tner:jL. J. Mpris'on. Herli Yeuvy, AliUliber
I The eampaign for futids for this
I work to.be put on in G,rayson couti-
I ty during tlie week b(*gjnuing April
| 7til, is to is* nonseetnritlli.
i Tlie Jews imyt* always ’been lilt- !
I eral in ttieir support (if all charl- !
| talile. Red Cross and all war work. !
! They need your aid now in Hie ]
| shape of liberal contributions for !
1 the help of their destitute brethren 1
today, when they were quoted at $20.10 j j„ tlw, war swept regions of East- !
m*s till lid red at tin* Stock Yards. The | t(,ni K„ row and Asia Minor. From I
highest war time price was $21 laffilj |)llvN „f thp tUlitwl States come !
made within the next few day*.
The worker* present responded fall. During the winter price* dropped ! ' reports of cities and stales going
( Mr. I -owls’ sug- slightly under $18, but liave been ad-; tl,., with liberal mtbocrii*
wliolc-Ue'irtedly to
RC*tlon that a song lie sung, army
song leader*' cards Iming passed
around. “America" anil several other
songs were sung.
Rev. J. F. Pierce pronounced tin* advance was ascribed
benediction for the evening.
over the top with liberal sUhserip* I
vaneed sinet* tlie (kiveriimi'ut mini-(| tiiins
mum price guarantee was taken off : '•
nearly a month ago. At the United
States Bureau of Market* tills* recent
IL C. Houston, and is now devoting
tils- entire time with his manager.
Mo-o Weinstein. Id unking the AA'ash-
ingf<m Tlieatre one of Hie foremost,
public shows- in North Texas in the
mat'er of showing uo-io-dato picture’,
of interest to the public.
GETS $4H.39n FOR
BLACK TOM DAMAGE
strip Committee.
Gordon ville.
Ham ltariles, Pn»sjdent: Ham Mi Ad
inns, Vice l’residimt: Mr*. Haiti
Harm's, secretary' and tveasurer: Dr.
McKinney, Hill Ftntey. M1M Rnl'.1
HtOadman. I’nigram -Coonnittee : J. \V
Crain. E. W. Finlcv, Airs. MoHtay
Membership Cominitti***.
lTestim Bend.
.J. AY. Kennedy. Pivsidenl : J. AY
, ¥Vi ueet t*' A jet* ITesidenr: Airs. .T. AV
Jersey City. N. .T.. April 5 ~A ver Kennedy, secretary ami treasurer:
diet a\varding H413.:«K) for damage'! Mrs. J. It Meadows. Miss Gladys
arising out of Hie iMsastrous Hlaek1 Soldo. G. R. Relic. Program Commit
Tom island explosion In New York|tee; Mrs. D. L. .Jackson, IL T„ Jack*
1! harbor ill July. 11)10. was given -hy; son. J. F. Brennan,
Yes. Uafalo, the other half ims to
live on what the better half is able lo
■fi It s**-*-** —-
to heavy de-
mand coupled witli tin* fact that the
winter run of bogs was largely ship-
ped out during tlie winter, leaving
the *upp(y comparatively light until
the new run of hogs begin in May or
June.
Memberslil!
J. F.
wa* taken off j Grayson county, and especinllT I {the Hnnreme Court liere in favor o*; Committee,
j Hherm.'in must do her duty. Pri*si- I j p,. H, Howell, Hon & Co., New York j
I dent AVilxnh says. "Give until it I jnKmv refiner* against, t-lie _ la-high : Austin. Tex.. April ,7.—^Restoration
hurts." Nathan Strauss says, “(live
until it makes you feel good." Lot
ns help our neighbor* with lilicrul I
donations.
HAYDON W. HEAD; I
if passenger train setfiee to pre-war
basis will la* the subject of a hearing
to lie had before the railroad com-
mission mi Tuesday. April 22. Tills
______ " . _ of.'Cliairihan
defendant hearing was postponed from April $
‘ AHlson Mayfiel*!.
A’allev railroad. The Howell, firm
lost sugar stored in Lehigh ware-
houses here.
The railroad contended tlie five
which followed tlie explosion on prop- because of the absence,
f ertv now ow-ned try ' the
-® spread to the warehouses.
GOOD ROADS
MEETING HERE
NEXT TUESDAY
ie*’
come Iiefore the county good rood*
meeting in Sherman Tuesday will is*
rhe r**iM>rt of the comuiitte*- on roads
iml bond* appointed at the last
meeting. ' This report will embrace
information on whut road* if npy
-houid lie re-snrfaeed. " wliich ones
should In* built of (smerete, and the
.amount of bonds that, shouM.iJ*!,»4«i:.
sued.
At the Inst meeting. Commissioner
U.- P. FoWIer- pf file STStF---Btjfimoy
Ih'partment Indicated that if the i*c<>-
pic of Grn.vwn Kmnty noted a $2.-
DfNLOOt) boad Issue, issue the bond* a*
•leededr work ont a cumpn-heirslve plan
tor building concrete roads acrose the
county from north to south and from
-*nst to west, re-surface the r**malnder
if tin* roads, eonm'et up the iooae end*
—Unit liy following out such a pro-
mini, tin* iieople of ike county can
;et State and Federal aid to the
i mount of $700,000 to $1,000,000.
Tin* principal streaker at next
Tuesday's tweting will he Judge Ad-
rian 1‘ooi of El Paso, chairman of tb *
roml roads committee of the State
Legislature. While Judge of El Paso
■minty. Judge Pool gave ifo hi* county
t splendid system of roads, in addi-
Ton to giving to it one of the finest
•mnity buildings in the state.
Tin* meeting Is to be held as usual
it the Chamber of Commerce audi-
orium, beginning at 2 o'clock.
POOL HALLS IN TEXAS
ARE SINGING SWAN SONG
issnctatid Press Dispatch]
Dallas. Texas. April 5.—Pool rooms
n Texas arc doing rutlier a rushing
msiness now to tlie rather mournful
iccompaiiiament of the “swan *ong.”
VA'itlr tlie State law enacted hy tlie
rhlrty-SiX'th I-egislaturc tss-oming vf-
'ective on May 1, prohibiting all
locket billiards thereafter, enthnsi-
ists of tlie gain*' are putting in extra
licks.
The law prohibits playing even in
lie home. Y, M. C. A. and dub*.
,rhe re a fee is charged for the use of
allies. Champions of the law have
minted out that tlie bill was passed
arlely to eliminate had iufiuenee on
the growing youth of Texa* and the
widency to gnmirlc on the games.
MENTOKEEP
CLOTHING
Issociated Press DGpatra]
AVashington, April ,7,—Every enlist-
'd man on discharge, the* war tlepart-
nont anuounceti tmlay, will be allow-
'd to retain as ids -iieraongt property
in* following articles of uniform
qiilpment:
Overseas cap (for men witli oversea*
crvlce. hat for others)," olive drab
blrt: woolen coat mid ornaments;
A'onion breeches; one pair shoe*, one
mir ieggius. one waist licit, one sliek-
r. and overcoat, two suits underwear,
'our )ultra stocking*, one i«iir gloves,
an* toilet set. one barracks ling, gas
mtsk and helmet (for overseas men
mly.)
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DOZEN POISON MURDERS
ARE COMMITTED IN TEXAS
Issue idled Press Dispatch]
Austin. Texas, April 5.—Tluit thdfe
lian a dozen poison tmmlei> are com-
Aiitted in Texas each year i* shown
fy the fact timt the State food and ‘
Img department finds evidence of
Htison iii that many human stomach*
vldeli are sninuittcil for the examiua-
ion each year.
Tlie department has no history of
uiy rare pojtP»>n liaving been used and
aryelniiii**. ,niposetitic ' tublcta and
■urbolic acid arc most frequently
useii.
Recalls**, of jbe.fact., timt unless eir-
•mnstaiices jidfflt to poisoning a stom-
tcli is not sent in for exaniinufiou, a
dgh |H>m>utagr of these, examined are
oiind to contain poison,
WOMAN IS CHIEF OF
TEXAS BUREAU OF LABOR
Ismciaicd Press Dispatch] -
Austin. Tev., Ajiril ,7.—Mrs. Claude
Be A'an Watts of Dallas lias been ap-
mlntcd chief of flu* Texas Bureau of
iatbor, and A. 1.. Garrett of Austin is
Appointed chief deputy of tin* bureau,
loth tl«*se positions were created un-
ier a law passeil by Hie 36th Legisla-
ture. j
Mrs. AA’afts lias imen civil*! welfare
nspect*»r for tlie bureau for aliout a
.ear, aud Mr. Garrett was chief tn-
qH'clor. There are several more ap-
miutments to la* made under the new
law. s
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
VOTE TAX ON THEMSELVES
tssociatrd press Disoatch]
Austin. Tek.. April 5.—The blanket
tax of $8.,7P per capita voted by stu-
ients of the University of Texas uj>-
m tliemselves will total for the year
IMS-10 $t0.(KH> in rouutl uumlwrs.
l’aymenf of this tax «'iitltles the
dutlent to a biNik which admits him to
ill tin* athletic contests and oratorical
-veuts. concert* of the Gita* Club and
'aunt, Serves us a subscription to the
Daffy Texan iiad the Umghotn Maga-
zine, and furnishes money for athletic
supplies and equipment.
This tax is optional aud the payment
of it entirely voluntary. It is estimate*]
that 73 per cnit of the atudenta pay it.
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