Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXXX.—NO. 38.
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SHERMAN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY,
OF ITALY AND
MANY LUES ARE LOST
Territory Between Florence and Modera
Suffered Most Severely—Every Build-
ing in Fivizzano Damaged and
Hundreds are in Ruins
<nt*tt f'rfii DlxfOlck]
Koine. Sept. 8— Scores of lives are believed to have beeu hut lu.the dis-
trict nortli of Florence which wtis severely shaken by an earthquake yesterday
morning. Am reports from the stricken region come in oyer faltering tele-
gnipii HM'l linos. Hi" evt"nt ♦«-!■ |ii ulin) m
there i,-< n possibility the damage djine may be much more werloits than was at
fir*! l* lIeV0^l.
The territory violently <llsl urbed seems to be Idwnigo-tduiped with Florence
hi lite southern apex and Modern* at the northern end. It extends along the
niriirian coast and runs over the Ap-J. - '
penliics eastward for upwards of 100
I'ifli In this district.there are inany(
in pulons towns .and no tidings have;
ns yet been received from many of
I hem. ^
4 Ruildiugs Crumble.
There is every imlication that the
shork u.is a severe one. and reports
from cities in the earthquake /.One
show tb;«t hnildlngs crumbled beneath
the slmiu of the convulsion of the
en rib.
At l'i\izz!ilio, a town of 17.ikmi in-
haliiiunis. near Carrara, almost every
building was damaged and many were
completely destroyed. Among the col-
laiisid structures is the postothoo. in
Hie ruius of whieli Is the «kntirt staff.
Solicra. In the province of Maassa
Miritt iina. and Monti, nearby, were
partially destroyed. Uivesano. Forid
and Moutignoio are reported, while in
Marina and Carrara many structures
HOT PRIMARY
ELECTION ON IN
GEORGIA TODAY
THREE (AMHDATKS CONTEST-
ING IIOKE SMITH JOR OF
I . S. SENATOR.
3 PRISONERS
MAKE ASSAULT .WATER
ON VIC SMITH BADE
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ASSISTANT JAILER BADIA BEAT- L. T. AND
EN WHEN HE .GIVES PRIS I ip
ONERS BREAKFAST.
RESCUED BY SHERIFF MAY ASH BUI
r ' Trr ^ Tv- 3fc'
f i
Negro Cook Helps Smith as He Comparatively Sinall_ Amount Wjild
Fought the Three Men t'ntU As-
sistance Arrives—Pete Wilson,
Charley lllair and Lee Har-
ris Involved in the Affair,
Ansaulted by three prisoners in lhe
County Jail When lie o]iencd the door
of their runway to give them their
breakfast Wednesday morning at
about S o'clock. Vic Smith, assistant
jailor. Mi seven 1,\ beatcu about t he
(iladney
Cfood
|Hn jftrtentrions T
Nigh imitative at Present Time
-Is a Matter In Which Peo-
ple ShouBJlWie Initiative.
A bond l#uw> for the City of Kher- With the expectatlu of • being
man for an extension of the wateerand until the first of Uie year and of
sewer facilities of the city will in- jtlng most, of the Isla:
formally discussed by the City Com-
mission Tuesday night and thin pro-
posal Jiuix -laktL. concrete shane
I lit Itiin MtM l> * ! ■■ f 11 jr\M 4 li m <>Un •< Mi>
iting most of (lie 'islands In the West
Indies group on the trip. Kd^N ^Mul
ttio p
rtuety t
tpcet*-
people of the city are
as to the argent meeds
face and head with heavy padlocks in <)n wj,en
the hand* of the men. and may be in fUjjv jnform
a serious condition ms a result of Ids j„ reaped
experience. | Tl|<l miltr,;r .^resented to the
He was taken to St. Vincent * ' eotawlssiou by L T. A*d|*Wft who
tariun after lie tug rescued( from his . , t,H. U(^tp <*,„ newer ex-
assaHants by Sheriff Boyd Craig fcnd u>|ts, f u ,
Jailor Ross Stark/ where his wounds
were dressed. IL« was reporte<l .-arly i . " " iif/i{?L -.1
.Wednesday afternoon as resting well. • tht*s dfher se«-
His wounds consisted of abrasions of 4 '}*' , ...
the skin of the fair and sc-alp, with a -Mb"v, , b>*
Kreat deal of hlofMl low. His skull ^trn< fed >'ti the• north side, he staTlfd,
was not fractured. It is thought. I " ifOU"' se#W eonne«Mhi-
Assistant Jailor Smith, with Ibib 1 « al W< "w ■* attempt
Taylor, negro cook at the Jail, had Ml,l'h construction without the oony«-
gone to the entranco of the runway in V'rM<,p nnnied.
' lu thst connectbi®. Commissioner
A saocia trd
Pre Dmpntrh
tlie
have collapsed. At Vlnreggio
rlniri It of
ill Castel Franco di Sot to th<
of a church was. shattered.
l'aide prevails at Lueea as a ivsnlt
of ihe cataclysm, and from (Javluami
ami I.lmcstre e< nie rejwirts of lives be-
inir lost. At Villa Franca In Lijnigl-
iniii. an entire family was burled in
Ihe rmns1' of their llome, and the vil-
lage of A'ijsrelta w;'is entirely destroyed.
S«'i*ioiiH damage was done in the Frlg-^
itiino district, where boii«t1s eolbinscd,
anil al Frasslneroi Where a nnmbe.r of
Innises felt.' IMcve[M*|ngo and Sant'
Andrea were badly damaged, "but the
iniinber*'of victims has not been ascor.-
I a i lied.
Kinu Virlor at Pisa.
Axwialcrl I'rrxs Olupnlch
Pisa. Italy, Sept. s Kintf Victor Km-
manuel. with Ids suite, who came to
this oily immediately after he received
news of ihe oarthi|uako in this vicin-
ity. went this morning to visit districts
in Tuscany, which were affected by
I lie shock.
Atlanta. <Ja., Sept. 8.—One of. the
largest votes ever cast lu Georgia was
predicted for today's State wide
St. Paul was destroyed and J Jlemocratlc primary election in which
celling | a T'nlted States Senator. Governor.
eight Congressmen.' numerous 14>j{isla-
t< rs and other State offices were to
in- nominated.
There were fMilr candidates for the
seat of Putted.''States Senator H< ke
Smith. Reside* tlie incumlicut they
are Gov. llorse.V. Thomas K. Watsoti,
nutiior and pitbllsher. and John It.
Cooper. Mm con lawyer.
Tlie league of .Vatlons IssUe lias
been Injeeted in the senatorial cam-
paign to the extent that Senator
Smith's vote for the Lodge rewrva-
tions lias been cited by his opponents,
while Watson is nn outspoken critic
of the I.eamie and also of the Wilson
administration mnl had his publica-
tions barred from the mails during the
war. <%>oper lias a "wrl" plank In his
platform, liorsey is said to favor the
League of Nations with possibly mi-
nor reservations.
Former 1'nited States Senator
Hardwlck. Clifford Walker, former
■St a t e Altorjiey General; John \.
Hohler, former Speaker of the Georgia
Mouse, and W. It. ISrown, Atlanta
attorney, seek gu'wrnatorlal honors.
Watson and Hardwlck am being
opposed by numerous Georgia posts of
Ihe American legion who have de-
nounced their war records. Support-
ers of the two candidates claim that
number* of former service men are
siipisirllng them. The fact that Hard-
wlck acted as counsel for Ludwig C.
A. K Martens, pelf-stylcd "Soviet Am-
bassailoi*'' to tlu* Ciilted State* during
the Senate investigation of his nets,
has boon cited frequently during the
campaign.
Women can not vote In the primary
according to a' ruling of the subcom-
mittee of the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.
Democratic nomination In Georgia-
is regarded as equivalent to election.
HEAVY RAINS
DAMAGE CATTLE
RANGES OF TEX.
A * Hfuitcd Prem DitpiUch]
l oll Worth. Texas. Sept. S.~ Kain
lias begun to damage the cattle range,
aciording to the weekly report from
I lie Inspector of the Texas ('utile Itais-
iiu' Association in Fort Worth, re
eel veil today. The grass is bis-oniing
rank and Hie first freere will ruin it1,
it is claiai'-d. iV.-I joying t!i«• wint'-r
paniure. However, tlie . report says.
I lie car shortage has been relieved and
'|e,as laisers are able i<> get (heir
cii 11 lc to market.
BOBBY JEWELL, WELL
KNOWN AVIATOR, IS
MARRIED IN BONHAM
front-of the cells to give Pete Wilson,
bee Hargls and "Charley Hlalr, the
BMW who -made the as'sault, tlTelr
breakfast. It was Mr. Smith's inten-
tion to unlock Ihe runway door, pi ace
the trays inside the runway, and tlieu
unlock and work the lever, from tlie
outside of the runway doors, which
releases the individual cell doors, al-
lowing the men lii the runway to get
their trays.
Wilson Drops on Smith,
Lon McKown jMilnted-ttWt tbe need of
a better water supply, whldl met the
approval of a*f ^wesent.the two pro-
lKS>als of water rttid sewer go together.
The opinion of City Manager El-
llngson was asked as to the probable
cost aud he roughly estimated that It
would lie somewtiere lietween *lt¥i,.
<>00 and $3^,000. This would take
care of IxSth propositions and would
provide a plentiful water supply and
key. sales representative
ney Milling Company of
tiwury for wt
whb-h port he will sail the UfWer part
of the w H'k for Cul«, <arriving in
Havana Monday morning. * v V
The present trip of MrJMulkey** In
not the first that he iws 'made to the
island noiuhb<df of the 't'nlted States,
introducing a Sherman mauufactured
prcslitct. The Oladuey Milling eora>
patiy i« 4evel«iplpg # good market for
It* flour a Cnha and other islands of
the group duo largely to its Initiative
In sending a personal reptcsentatlve
and to the MaJesmanshlp of this rep-
resentative. Mr. Mulkcy. ,
Will Visit Porto Rico.
L.Mft liBJW atatod Jicfoi* leaving
that he eflfcetod to visit Porto ith-o
and several Islands of the group which
he had never visited on ati.v of his
previous trips, enlarging the market In
the island* for the Sherman made
product Which he sella. The Weat In-
dies have always afforded an axeel-
[tett! market for flour from tlie United
States. Mr. Mnl key states, as only sugar
eane H and one or two other tropical
products, 1 intftHllng tobacco, are
The west wing of the building where an adecpuite sewerage system for tho] grown, and the Inlahd* must look to
ports for It* staple tood-' pro-
Tbe local mt'lllng company rep-
Kmutaor Harding at St. Paul.
Atmoriatrd Pre** Dispatch
Sr. Paul. Minn.. Sept. M. - Senatoi
Harding ami his party were greeted
by a delegation of Republicans ami
other citizens when their siteclal train
pulled in shortly after o'clock this
morning. After nn informal reception
at the de|Nit, the ICepuhlican candi-
date rode in an automobile parade tp
the State Fair Grounds,
the assault occurred t*as still dark, and
it was difllcult for the jailor to see
plainly insid^ the dark runway. When
he opened the runway door, a bucket
of water was dashed In bis face from
above the door and one of the three
men, Pete Wilson, dropped down from
a canvass hammock which , he had
made and strung Inside the runway,
just above the door. Smith was over-
powered by Wllsop, who weighs •prob-
ably 200 pounds, mih) holding the. jail-
or he stepped outside the runway and
worked the lever which released . tlw
cell doois of Hingis and itlair. All
three of the men then attacked Smith,
beating him alsmt the face with the
two heavy padlocks used to secure the
cell levers.
Taylor. Ihe negro cook. Immediately
gave the assaulted jailor bis assistance
and probably prevented him from re-
ceiving worse injuries than he did
sustain. "Smith himself. although
weakened from a recent illness, suc-
ceeded in punishing his assailants with
a number of blows, and prevented them
from securing hLs keys, which would
have allowed the three men to gain
their freedom from the building.
Cook (iave the Alarm.
Taylor gave the alarm, hollering for
help. The noise of the SyUffle and
Taylor's cries were hear*I by Sheriff
lioyd t'ralg. who was lu his residence
quarters at the jail, and by Jailor
Ross Htark. who had gone across the
streets to his home for breakfast. I.oth
officers reached Smith at about the
same time aud covered Wilson, Hargiss
and Itlair with theft guns. 'Hie men
gave in without further resistance.
Blood marks In .front of tho runway
door, where the assault occurred, and
a trail of blood leading through the
jail corridors from the second floor.
Indicated to those who visited the jail
Wednesday morning the seriousness
of the fight.
While Mr. Smlrh was taken to St.
Vincent's Sanitarium for treatment.ail
three of the prisoners involved in the
affair required medical treatment,
having the abrasions which they re-
ceived III the Unlit dressed at the jail
by a physician.
The consequence* of the assault
would have been very sorloiis for
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cjty for some time to come.
The plan outlined would provide
sewerage for th* entire city, which
would give an ini|s-tuM to immediate
it WOiS
building operation!).
matter that is wflj one of the preiss-
ing need* of th« city, when so many
people air clamoring for house# and
cannot get accommodated. >u«
This matter, however, is up to >the
people ms Commissioners McKown and
Ilohlen made plain Tuesday night, and
they thought the issue would be sub-
mitted if the people showed an incli-
nation to vote thedwnds.
City Clerk linnks informed the eom-
inlsshm that the city had n margin of
about #'<20.000 as to bond Issuing, to
keep within the regulations of the
State law.
ROOSEVELT
RIDES IN AIR
TO SPEAKING
stated, a
ty, when so many
its 1m
mmm
resented hy Mr. Mplkey is developing
a fglr share of this IsitAness. • f|*$5si
Deals With Itinterterft*^ .
** Mnlkey droits Ulrt^Hwith the
large importinK wholesalers.''- 'When
atfked If he' had any difficulty dealing
with the meMfnnt* of thS Islands he-
city were
which fixed
.«r:
rTTT&jl
b1
ggagggEw A*,;
City
jKirteil to
egtis*' ' or langtluge dlffertmces, he
statist that practically atl of the Igrg-
er merchants sp«>ak English fluently.
All or the larger cities of the Inland*
ate connected hy rail, making travel a*
easy as it hi In th^ States. ' ,
Mr. Mulkey id the Republican pom!-
hee for the offii-e of State (Comptroller,
and will of course lie absent from the
State when the general election is held
In November'. He said before leaving
that he would leave bin campaign lu
the hands of;his friends, confident
that they would accord him the same
support, whether with them or tem-
porarily absent.
A *ociale6 Prrtt Ditpatch] «
Okmulgee. Okla., Sept. H—Four
army airplanes, piloted by local
aviators, left this city early this
morning for Vlnlta to meet Lieu-
tenant Colonel Theodore Roose-
velt, and bring him to Okmulg<>c
tliis afternoon.
•Roosevelt, who Is campaigning
for Senator Harding, spoke at.
Vlnlta this morning aud will-
speak at Tulsa tonight. Ho
Is accompanied by Uaymoud Itob-
bins.
JUL UQHOR
i is )■■
FROM I. S. MVY
Sen tell to Umpire.
ittociateA Prrm Dispatch
Fort Worth, Texas. 8<-pt. 8— Paul
Seiitell, dean of Texas league um-
pires, left last night for Abilene
where he will officiate ih the pennant
series between Abilene and Hanger of
the West Texas League. President
Morris also is attending the series,
Mliich ojssied (inlay.
AasoolatoO Prass Dlfip&tch]
irltous
and
Washington, Kept 8~-Spi
liquors re«*iveil their final
(Kiiaplete ilivorce today from the
Pnited States Navy in an order
made public today by the Rureau
of Medicine and Surgery prohibit-
ing their use on naval vessels for
medicinal purposes. Not only are
medical supply depots prohibited
from Issuing whiskey except to
hospital*, imt when their present
supplies have be<-niuo exhausted,
the order states, "no further pur-
chases will ls« made and whiskey
will lie stricken from the supply
table of the medical department
of the navy," It is estimated tho
supply oil hand will last not mora
than two or three weeks.
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•well, a \m1| known yountr
!Iii•- cil\'. and Miss Marga-
I' itoiiham. were united in
I ; lie home of tlie bride's
I'.'i'iliani Sunday aftern«,a n.
•Cil I! Ford officiating
■ (.•reiiionv Mr. ;
'I to Sherman
a: a brief time here left
■ ii trip. Mr. Jewell
in Kansas t'ity. lii-
n.' to Sherman sev-
I Hiring liis resi-
le" ell hax Ik'cii en
otiMiiereial aviation
( ov. Cox in .Montana.
A iior lntrd Pies* Dinpatrh
Havre. Mont.. Sept. S.—Co\,
.1 lenioerat ic presidential candidate,
got his first glimpse of Montana ami
the far West today when he entered
this State on his western campaign
(••nr. lie left Minot. \. I)., j-arly to-
| day and will sjs-ak thi« aftermsm here
n! Mis. j "ud tonight at «'<r«-at Falls, Mont,
and at' I — '• 1 —
: te
: lie-'
''III' III'
; T.V I. <
fore
« HI.:- :
I ere >
"III the <
and lias
ill t he cif v.
(sr
made
numerous
( o.iiitr\ t lull.
S
AiMeiitl' d Pi f)i*potch
l'ort Wiirth. Texas. Sept. H- With a
number of Southern cities and clubs
represented, the se<imil annual invita-
tion tournament 'of the Itlver Crest
Country t'luo began here today. It
will continue fbt?r- days. Cups will
l i «wnrdird Saturday afternoon to the
winners, •,- ■ ■. r; -i
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MKET TO RAISK TEXAS"
SHARK OF DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN FINDS.
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AuMKdtN f'r« pn I > lf>p I < h I
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept., S.-
1"resided over by J. A. Kemp of
Wichita Falls, a committee of
Democrats conferred here today
relative to raising a $20,000
Cox (Roosevelt campaign fund in
Texas. District ami <>iounty
chairmen Uho are to be .named
will la* permitted to Select pre-
cinct chairmen. The Texas quo-
ta has l een underwritten by H.
A. Wrow of Austin.
SECRETARY DANIELS ON A TOUR.
B.
insjs (lion tour
pairs hail been mad
on Ihe bridge* -
Cherry, Weat
mar streets; that
placed in washes along ttoe I
different sei-llons of the
Oiat drain tt
cleaned out in
Six building
toy Improvements
l^.^//W^ |B| !■■■■
In*cs, one of. plumbing, three
trlcal. two of gas setvlc* InstallatioB.
four ot water service insUUJatioos n "
" fit mlscellstieous hiapoctlons.
ven deep wedls ran «a average of
houEs(, ab tlio ffairview pumping
K^.^lpa ^ the f-jKouth wermau!
fat .mvm Operated nn avrrnge of
hours, the fori* pump making (H
pgea. | \.$r,
Miss Cunningham, the city food In-
siiettor, reported twenty raiaeeilamsma
ius|S'ctlons ofor th« week. Groceries
scored an average at 73, hamburg
stands 7fl, markets 77, bakeries 78 and
restaurants 71. The highest score
made was s!> by a market, aud the
lowest 01 % l y a grocery.
COTTON GINNED
MAD OF 1919
BY MANY BALES
At undated Pre** D liuatch
Washington, Sept. 8.—Cotton ginned
prior to Sent, 1 amoHntisl to
running halwi, Including 31,148 round
bales, the Census Rureau announced
today In Us first ginning re| ort of the
season.- ^ '
tinned to fh«pt. l last yejr amount-
ed to 142.62SV running bales. Including
1,118 round bales and 38 bales of Sea
Island, filnncd by States this year
to Sept. 1, including Texas, 344,010.
Moses
Manchester, N. II., Sept. 8—Senator
(ieorge H- Moses, opponent of the lea-
gue of Nations aud woman suffrage,
was renominated by the Republicans
In yesterday's primary by a plurality
mhbMHBB lit mm
of alsMit 12,000 over
N.
notify
Kpnuldlng, former State Food Admlh
lstrator, according to returns at iiand
today. The total vote waa approxi-
mately 4."i,00o.
Outsider Wins Derby.
MNteM fKM Dupatchl
Doncaster. Kligtaadr S«|pit S~-Th<- St
liCger Stakes of t0,r>00 run here today,
was won by an outsider, Caligula,
owned hy P. <>. Ooeuldas, quoted in
this morning's betting at 2.* to 1.
ICE PBICKS NOT
( OVKRRB) BY LEVER
ACT. HWS OFFICIAL*
"H1 .
't Wit
l. Q
Secretary of
Sitka, Alaska.
the Navy, in overalls and Jumpcpr, ma kes
. [«...
Am cIaU4 Proas Dtspstcb I ,
I Port Worm, TBIis. Sept. ft—
Pnited States District Attorney
Taylor announced today that the
Ice price investigations and
prosecutions In North Texas had
lieen abandoned by him upon ad-
vice from HI#Attorney (leneral'a
office at Washington, that Ice
fCfees ar« got, the
I-ever Act. All cases agaimtf)
I djaltra^tfcwfore, were dro| |MMl,
explained Taylor. . t
■ Ua ii s.iilw ■>> — m
ph i
they were able
fund."
•"There are I
Republicans lu
were these f
Mr. Woodford 1
bad nothing to do
"There was _
0syl>>ig County. \
«11 lot ii Hheet Introdi
IIPHHiH
shows the goglj
Ohio was only
Iwi , air, tl
Ing," repitedr i
Mr. Hie
reeling -it,
argivg j
-ly'v - ''■Nl
-k-1
said Mr. Ppham and C.
field workers to meet last
that a letter stated that Mr,
was delegated to raise more
000, the original qnota in
MCClnrc quoted O. A.
;Wl||po assisted him.
ing that Taylor had toid
that be wanted to
la Ufa atone. Mr.
actually raised
gtidilfl
mlttee obtained I
000 in tht Statt! of
$0,015.78 bad law
A -dUmm«i by
Governor Cox's
something, about
leadstaf, t>rought
reply that the
news" to him. lie told
ifeat Mr. Oallahcr. head
tlve Committee
aske«i for militia to
strikes last fall. Neither
thai Mr. Ijullaher was
ment for violating the I
United stateSp-jDIstrkt
Charles dyne announced
information
campaign expenses had
ted by K. fit, Moore.
tlve at the Senatorial
Cfimmlttee of csmpatgu
Kenyon said he waa noi
noum-e what action might be
this information.
Perjury to Bo
Mr. Clyne said
jury In the
ueeses at the
he brouglit •: Mv j
ment of Justice
tembd the cotnmlttee
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