Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 36, Ed. 1 Monday, September 6, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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ISetiton llnrlior. Mich.. Sept. (V-J^ck Demittey, boavjheelght «*lutJiii i« ii of
(bo world, today staked the crown lie won from Joss WlUard fwrtcoy mouths
ago at Toledo on Ids luinl UK ling prwfiw ln a ti'n rouud. nd decision l>out„
with Mil lie Miskc, St. Maul claimant. of the Pennsylvania. tls+ir iHjmy*.--
IH mp-H'v was the favorite, but with every pfospec^ of Jjjhard fight'. So
c'iuIiilt'Ut of the fight, with Mlske of his ability to stick the limit, that Ik? is
IsMtliig fwstjf that tin- blow that sent the "giant Willanl to 11 V floor sewn
times in fbe first round, could not jUop the challenger ami that he would Is*
<>n his feet and lighting when the lust
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Maddoek, the Coast flash, easily won
the Hhi meter finals at Antwerp, lie
doesn't look tired after his effort
COTTON BELT
HEALTH TRAIN
HERE SEPT, 18
STATE DEPARTMENT CO-OPERAT-
ING IN FIGHT ON MALA-
RIAL MOSQIITO.
A ■: it trial at Pie** Dispatch
Austin. Texas, Sept. (>-~ln order to
siccus* fully eoinhat the mosquito in
Tevas. tin* Cotton Itelt Kailroad ami
Sl!it<' I >:>pa i'lment of Ifi-alth have (!<■-
ci(l«-i| in rO'opi>r;tti' In an anti-malaria
111 mpaiyri 1. The I'ottmi Mil' s Inallli
< a r, whhli will inrliiilr moilrl screen-
i nij ili'iimnst rat Ion I illustrates the life
ryclr (>l the niosi|ui!o ami enI'l'.v along
lie It 17111?.- —
\ Dempsey apparently was In as perfeet
condition as flit the Fourth of July at
Toledo last year. lu the (tally work-
out lie has exhibited every sign of
having regained the ijuickness of eye
and that work shows uo 111 effects ou
the fourteen months of idleness.
Mbtko was in excellent form and
while he doe# dot have the challeng-
er's fleet ness of f«s t. Ills friends point
out, that he Is the only man who ever
fought Dempsey ten rounds wTTTl?tlTt
Iwlng knoekefl off his feet. He was
hetti'v today than at any time In-fore,
they stated. Like Detupmey. Miske has
had a long rest from the ring, having
had but one fight in the last fourteen
months. • • :
Itoth^ men in age. weight, height,
ami reach are fairly well matched.
Demim'V" Is lit! yearn ohl ami Mlske is
1*7. Both <'\p *<-t to enter the T*liig at
ii«j-4>oiMuliv . J*euuwcy i* 0 feet
iuehes tall, and the clutllenger is oj "
fourth inch h>ss. Tlie ehniuploh has a
reach of f8 luvhes, as compared with
Miske's 77. They ;have met twice hc-
lore. fighting ^teii rounds Ht St.'
Maul. May .1. 101M. to no dei-lslmr. and
six rounds at Mhlladelplila on N'ovem-
lu r Us. of the same year.' wftlV'the
same result. Promoter Pir?:simmous
today expects every one of the 18,000
arena seats to he sold.
The big circle was V> per cent sold
yesterday, he said, twenty-four hours
before the block of unreserved seats
went on sale. With all seats sold
Fltzslmmons said the fight receipts
were approximately !<17.">.<hki to Jf'JOil,-
otki.
Dempsey has a guarantee of no |>er
i-cirf of the reii'lpts if they are enough
to exceed $." o,*nmi and Miske's Uo p«!r
i cut.
Thousands of fighting inns began
pouring into the twin cities of Men-
ton- II?nbor and St. Joseph at day
breals to<Ja.v, swelling the number of
arrivals which flowed in every gate on
Saturday and Sunday.
CAPT POOL SECURES
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FRANK HOLT.
Through the efforts of R. M. Carter of the Central High Kchool and members Of the staff of the City Y. M. C.
A.. Sherman High School football sipiad members will have a jm^-seasou training ewnip for the first time this year
Announcement of this fact was made Saturday. Fmler flic direction oi Coach Mullikin. Hie players will leave Wed-
m'Stla.v for Lyon's Fann. adjoining Club l^ake, west of Sherman, where they wilt remain ten days liefore the opening
of school, conditioning for the gridiron season. The expenses of the eaiup are being I tome by a former Sherman
cltlxeu who Is intoreshsl in High Ekihol.iublcilcs. The name of tbV-nmn .was not madr- putilic.
season.
ip, Ibemr south ou .Trarfs to
i ton ; west on Houston to
south on Crockett to Cherry;
cherry to Travis; uorth on Tr v
Houston; ««st on Hounton to W«l
and north ou Walnut to
Preceding the lutmi was a car
en by Cephus Jolly, ls>grlug
of the Central Tradi* Council,
[«^|&^tWh«ls of tin* parade,
Kverldge. S. and D,rC. Moore. I
•mi'Se^end^was the
wttl *ef m to^-^HtfrililR^1]A']~nt«d'fliMt ot the parade.
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CHIEF OF POLICE
FESTIVITIES ( HAN(JEI) TO _
C ARPENTERS' HALL ON
ACCOUNT OK THE RAIN.
A lease has been closed by Captain
It. F. Mool. Jr.. commanding Troop K.
r th Texas Cavalry. T. for ttie
hum and inljoining property in the
iioo hliK'k on West Lamar, streef. ad-
Joining the Most <>uk Creek bridge, to
be used as stables and storage barn
ii supply of State Moard of Health for the thirty-two head of horses
lit •■•ra l tire on ma ml la. «ill Im> nserl for! widely the troop expect to receive with-
ii n o'lncaf ional lour during Sepreniber, | In a few weeks' time. The lease wax
itinerary will bejclovcd with W. It.' Mrents nml Mrs.
Sept. !>. | Forrest Moore, owners of the property.
Sept. II, Tlu> present building will be put In
Police Chief Frank Reeee/tnjrfnreo
and poured out alxHJt 12 gallons <rf
Chwk hi-cjp at 11:20 o'elock Sunday
morning at the home of J. It. Conkley.
a negro, on F ast. Mullmrcy street.
The chief stANal that this {tartlcular
"brew" was clearer I halt the usual and
apparently had passed the fermenting
stage. The case will be heard before*
Police Judge J. M. Lwlie Tuesday
morning.
The action in the Police Court wi'l
likely close the case, as It has never
been* determined whether Chock con-
travenes tin* - per cent red Ion of
• lie Federal law. although it Was stat-
ed Monday that same time agi a per-
son was .'"'Ht to the penltentbiry for
a year and a day for making Chock.
The thirsts of the hundreds In Sher-
man Monday were quenched in anoth-
er way, but not by the chock route.*
l^si Forrest, clujlinian of the
Labor jmy ptyii^, Ht*tinl this
afteruoou that ^opvu«s;ount of the
nun, the pit-nil- at < M Settlers'
Park bud to Is' called off, and
curertuinuient J will lie provided
at Carpentera' Hall, to which alt
are invited. < a
Harding to Speak.
Anioriatcd Pttrs Dispatch,
Auocinh'A l'rt*s Di*pat< h
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RACE TO PEAK
A *o<:iatc(t Pre** Dispatch
Minnesota State Fair, Sept. 0.—La-
l or nnd nirrbiiltutv Were the Labpr
Day dlwi'UNHloii h 'n> by Onvernor Cox
of Ohio, nnd he declared that Interests
of both would be sPrved by the stic-
c«*ss of (be league of Nntlmis. Mens-
ures to increase farm productions,
acreage ami labor supplies were advo-
cated by tho Democratic presidential
nominee. Ife als<i phslges himself to
increase salaries of the poatal ,em*'
ployes. The address at the State
Fair was the first of three scheduled
hero today. Numerous reception*
were also arranged.
Colorado Springs, Sept. 0—Thous-
ands of sightseers journeyed to Pike's
Peak early this morning to, wituoas
the finish of the automobile ami air-
platie "race to the summit. Eighteen
cars and four air planes are to take
part .
liurglury at Ccllna.
A burglary was committ^if at Ce
Flag,
and with suitable decoratlops ou
float, represented the tlgun* of Jusl
Marching itt twoa, ami carrying Iwn-
nera identifying their unions.
bera of tin- various building trade or-
gunlxntlons, railroad organlwitlons anil
crafts followed. Retail Clerks,
jMtd';. < '<>reut Workers and l«undry
Workers were given pla<s*s at
trout o< the columUi Y'l'heb foil
Stork Killed by Lightning.
Ardmore. Okia., Sept. tv — Senator j Una. Collin .County, Sunday night by
Harding, ({"publican uotniiice for tin
presidency, will speak ill the Mkla-
liouia State Fair at Oklahoma City,
lu Octotwr. according to the aiinoum*e-
ment here today by Ilames llammon.
itepulilican committeeman from (>lda-
lioma, who returned this ntortdirg
from a conference with Senator Hard:
lug at Marion.
some unknown person, the total haul
lieing three Watches and two rings, in-
formation of which was received by
local poliis" authorities Monday.
Suspicion rested iiJioiPn person pre-
viously charged with, an offense lu
Sherman, but when the local officers
Itifervlew cd hi in l «' showed a cleat!
bill of health.
Paris. Texas, Sept. d---Flve mules
and horses belongluu to t'. C. Caldwell,
a young farmer a mile west of Clil-
eota, near lied River, were klllctl by
lightning ri few <lays ago. Farmers of
the nelghlsirhood tnade up a purse of
$400 to partly reimburse Mr. Caldwell
for h<M Jose. ^ ._w-.
Miners FlgblSng.
Itlrmlngham, Ala., Kept. 0—A, Lynn,
non-union mirier, was shot to death,
P. 11. Frawleh, union uitntfr, was
wouiuhsl, and several others suffered
slight Injuries In a general luix-up at
the plant at Ointown. Jefferson
County, last night, according to re-
)N rfs received here.
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"cpt. t.'if. MittstuirK : Sept.
Sep!. 'J"-'. Tyler: Sept.
:'S. ;.t. l!4, Trinidad: Sept.
Sept. L't;. Corsicana: Sept.
:t : Sept. _*s. Mcrtciis : Sept.
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Wo:!i,. T«'X., Sept. (J Presbi-
r by ('l:,«iruii.n M. II. Wolfe, of
lie e\" I'tlvo 'fUJiuiiff« { -of the
Democrats beran it.s pre-con-
n s's-i< n this morning, taklnu
up llr.it the i;nnva"s of tlie'recent run-
off pr luary for liovertior. Lieutenant
Oov it mid \.->o. fate Justice of the
Supreme ''e;t !.
Hifvj Rain at [Hiiiison.
<<>«!'Iit In11 at once to be used as
stables. An addition will be made to
enlarge It to the size needed to care
for the horses to be cared for and the
feed and other cavalry material to )>e
stored. Living ipiarters will also be
| provided for the caretakers who will
j be employed to look after thv animals.
I The bringing «>f horses here for the
i local Cavalry troop will mean the ex-
penditure of a considerable sum of
money annually by the government in
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niuiiifcTinncp and sustenance of the
animals. The feed for the animcls
will be bought in Car load lots, while
with the horses will be brought to
Sherman, several experienced caretak-
ers for the animals.
After the horses are received the
local troop members expect to receive
rgnlar cafair)' mounted drill.
A heavy rain fell in Inmisoh %trly
this morning/ prenntlng that city
from sending a large number of labor-
ing people to Sherman to participate
lu the labor Day parade here.
Wage Raise Announced.
Press Dispatch j
I Fort -Worth. Tex., Sept. A new
wage Scale by which plasterers will
receive $12 a day ami cement finish
ers $11 a day, effective Ibs-endier 1st
was announced here today. This is
a raise of $'. for each.
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Champmn Jack I empsey ami his sparring partner BUI fTate photo*raptn*d al Dempsey'" training Camp at
Rentnm Hdfbor, Michigan. The <hami <"n hr preparing for bis mutch with Billy Mlske, which takes place today,
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Sept, 6th.
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ewrpentera ami iol M<ra, paiutera i
decoratora. piuium rs. railway ttirnieu,
elerVs. ^lUK'liinlata, bfacksmlths, nmln-
tcimnct* t f way men, jnul IaW>rera;
barlwr«i, garment workers, theatrical
and stu/ffl I'uuiloyes, InwLcurriers iiiidT
t-ommon hi bonus, wo,
t > Oarment Wor^tera Altrartlve.
Members of the Oarment Workers'
Fnion, mostly women, wore white
skirts ami demln coats of work suits.
... were attired In dendn
suits; and i«Inters inarched lu the
couventiouai white overall*.
legend* of the Carpenter*.
Practically every unit of the « pa-
rade inirM signs calling attention
to their iwrtlcular craft. "You ludpad
us to build out homes; we helped you
to build your*. ' l^t's all help the
hoiueteas build tht•lra.«, waa the read-
ing on a particularly appropriate sign
tarried by the arpenter*. Tim car-
penters also declared by another sign
that "We helped build Sherman from
a town to a city." Also: '"21 year* of
biNMttlng for fhernian, and we are still
ou the Job."
Floats were carried in I he Hue of
parade by a nnmhor of Industrial and
retail house*. Children 'followed ill
large munliera the Sherman Overall
Manufacturing Company float '!■> to
snatch miniature "Intcrtirbati Special"
garment* which were thrown from the
fhiat. A score or more of the auto-
mobiles followed lu the wake of the
marchcrs.
Cloudy Weather; Heavy Rain.
Dismal cloudy weather, threatened
the parade early Monday morning.
However, this feature of tlie celebra-
tion was carried through without
hitch and completed la-fore any rain
fell. At noon. It was raining Itard,
giving Indication of interfering with
the plaits for the plcnb: celebration at
Old Settler*' Park Monday evening.
S|* aklng scheduled to ts'glii al
the park pavilion at 2 o'clock. M. <\
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tpftttetud Vice
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road, started In
boy. lie sa>s lie
hi* overtime
24 bourn, lie
spare moments.
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Sevier, president of the . Sherman
Trade* Council, was to deliver the ad
dress of welcome, which would la- re-
sponded to by W, L. Thomas of llenl-
*0U. Others who wotdd sp« ak Includ-
ed !>. J, HeH or DeuJaou and Hlmnty
O'llagan of tlrnt city.
AthlHb' games are scheduled to
take plfli-e at ti o'clock ami a balloon
ascension and parachute leap at 0
o'clock. At h;.Ki o'clock, J. A. Car-
lisle wilt speak.
In a large tent on the . picnic
grounds at o'clock, the wta illug
bout lietweeti Tliad lUsikoul of. Sher-
nimi arid 'Smith of Denlson is s«-h<Hl-
tde<l to take placc. furnishing the prin-
cipal amuaement card for the evening.
, Leo Forrest, swretary of the On*
tral Trades Council. said Monday
morning: "While laboring people are
sp<msoring this celebration, we InvK.
tlie general public to rake part witn
ua. We extend a cordll Invitation t«
all to celebrate with U*.9
liMlior Day waa «d>servtal uniformly
In Sherman l y Jjjw closing of all re-
tail store* with the exception of drug
stores and confection*rl0H; City ad-
min 1st rati ve office* and some of the
county office* were cloecd. The day
was not observed in the district
court*, however, which ground out a
criminal docket.
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DENIES THAT COAL MEN WERE
ASSESSED IM.tKHi; SRC (RED
ONLY <20,MM.
A isnrlnteS thrll Dispatch
to i
C ~ Replying
charges by Governor Cox that an nt
tempt had lieen made to leyy a Re-
publican camfsiign asuessuieiit of P*).-
<MX on certain coal operators, J, K.
Derring, named by the Governor |ja
one of the principals in a atuteiuent
made jndilb' t«a!ay mid: t
"We never hWd any such meeting*
«f* Governor Cox dea*1*lls>d. The com-
mittee. of which ! was chairman wet,
but we never assembled the commit-
tee alone in tlie auditorium hotel.
Generally the committee met tn my of-
fice ami generally It was i who had
to run around to the coal men and
pry money out of them. We raised l e-
tween $l*U fiO and $20,000 and turned
It over to Fred Cpham, treasurer of
the Itcpnbllcan Vfttional Committee,''
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Kansas City Oliserve* Day.
AS oclated, Pr«l0 Dispatch
Kansas City. Mo„ Sept. 0.—A
In which provision had been
10,000 marching nml political
by Lieut, Col. Tlieodore
Robin* of the Republican
Spee«ft Bureau, were the
events of the Irfilior Day
program In Kan* s Cily,
Associated
Fort Worth,
nor Hobby, Demns ratle
V .NelT, R. A.
Minnie Flaher Ctin
veston. are here today"!
dresses In A Jubilee of the _
honor of tmffrage. Tills jubilee 1
preparatory to
vent Ion.
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