Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 96, Ed. 1 Monday, November 15, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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SHERMAN, TEXAS,
of
II. S. DEATH RATE LOWEST
EVER RECOU SMS
THE CENSUS BUREAU
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Only 12.9 Per 1,000 of Population. Show
ing a J)rop of 5.1 Per 1,000
Since 1918 Report
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Associated Pr nn Ilhipatth J. *
Washington, Nov, |£r~Tho 1J>1 ft
death rale lu |te. de&th registration
area of <V)iifiiioittiil TTnifocl States,
embracing HI per eentjj of the* total
population, wax liov\n in statistics
made public today by the Ctnmu Bu-
reau. to Im> the lowest ever recorded.
The rite of lit per cent per 1,000
Of population, showed a drop of 5.1
per 1.000 from the, unusually high
rate of lOIR resulting from the op£
demlc of influensn. ■
The total number of deaths In 1019
whs l,0?10.4.1fl. of which 111.R70 or
10.2 jut c"nt, were caused hy heart
disease, while tuberculoids resu'ted in
300.08Q or O.S per cent. Deaths m-
tr'.buted to pneumonia totalled 105.
2'1N; influcnxa S4.110; ephrPls and
Brght's disease 75.005. and eaneer
and other malignant tiimors 68 551.
Three State*—Deleware. Florida and
Mississippi—were added to ilie regis-
tration area in 1010. making :i to:.ii
of .13 States, the District of Columbia,
and IK registration eities In non-r^gix-
t ration States In the iron,
i m1 ~ • ■"1 * —
DELEGATES RETURN
FROM INVESTIGATION . ..
OF EASTERN PLANTS
SHERMAN BOY IS
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IN HONOR OF IDE
MEN WHO DIED
REV. JAP MANTON PREACHES AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SUN-
DAY NIGHT.
A
HAH LARGE AUDIENCE FORTY ONt
Hiyden W. Head, of the Grayson
Telephone Company, and Carl Zimmer-
man, of the Sherman Overall Manu-
facturing Company, returned Sunday
from Pittsburg, where they attended
(he natloini convention of the Society
id Industrial Engineers, which con-
cluded lis sessions Friday. In speakinc
of the convention and the trip Mon-
day. Mr. Head said •
"The men.Iters of the Sherman pnr-
lv visited a number of large plants in
The industrial cities of Pittsburg.-De-
troit nd Clevelniw. We did not go
through the plants as sight aeervbnt
went into the executive offices, and
there studied methods and plans of
management of these large businesses.
Every member of the party. 1 believe,
got new ideas concerning late indus-
trial methods which I think can be np
plied right here In Sherman in a way
profitable for both employe and em-
ployer.'
There were eight, members in the
Sherman delegation, although but two
r« turned Sunday., Carl Pool, of I he
Sherman Overall Manufacturing Com
I any: Shep Dorset. or the Interstate
Cotton <>11 Refining Company, and
Ulnkley Smith, of the fj. It. It. Smith
Mills, went to New York for a visit;
.1. ('. Paxton of the Grayson Tele-
phone Company, went to Virginia: 11.
K. Haley of the Grayson T"b-phone
Company, went to Tennessee and Jin
Hols^ts visited points in the East.
I>nugher(y Resigns.
GUTHRIE BARRETT RECEIVES A
CHARGE OF SHOT WHEN GUN
ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED.
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Guthrie Barrett, 15 years of age,
was painfully and perhaps seriously
wounded by the accidental discharge
of a shot gun In the hands of a com
luinlon, while hunting rabbit* west of
the city Sunday morning about 11
o'clock. The (Uncharge of the gun
I*41 etrated the fleshy portion of the
light hip, and while tlif wound is not
Regarded by Dr. W. I>. Pop, who oper
a fed, as dangerous to the life of the
youth. It may produce a permanently
crippled lltdb. The 9011th.was report-
ed {is ^«tlng wefl Monrfav at St.
vlncent/s Sanitarium, where he was
operated upon Sunday.
Yo^ng Barrett, who Is the son of
AD*s. Elizabeth Barrett, East Cher-
ry street, had gone hunting Sunday
morning with three companions. The
hoys rode In a wagon to a point near
the Club Ijtke west of Sherman
where they expected to hunt. Young
Barrett climbed out of the wagon and
one of Ills companions was handing
him his gun. with the barrel )H>iiit«Ml
toward him, when It was knocked
against the side of the wagon and
discharged. Th" Isiys carried their In-
jured companion to the home of Mr
Johnson, keeper of the Club Lake,
where medical aid was phoned for
Dr, W. D. I'oe responded and brought
the Injured lad to St. Vincent'a San
ita riti m.
Quirk Trial Assured.
i oortfltM Pre** Dtnpntc*
Austin, Nov. 15.—Oeorge W. Brcck-
enridge was today appointed ' by the
Governor on the Hoard of Regents of
th • f'nlversitv of Texas to succeed
W. H. Dnugherty of Gainesville, re-
si"iied.
Annoclatod Pr M l t«pnt<-h|
Fort Worth. Texas. Nov. 15—A quick
trial for Robert Lowe, negro, who
has twice confessed to annulling a
10-year-old girl at Arlington and lias
twice eseiped mob violence, was prom-
ised today by District Judge Honey,
who has <-alled back Ids grand Jury
for tomorrow morning to Investigate
the case. Officer* have lieen unable to
identify the five armed men who broke
.Into the county Jail Sunday morning
after disarming officers and searched
unswei'ssfiilly for the negro. Ixiwe re-
pudiate! one of his confessions while
a mob was clamoring alsnit Ids cell
door.
Hirding l^caves Brownsville.
Anffoelntert Preps Dlnpatehl
Point Isals-I. Nov. 15- -Preside .t-
elect Harding left for Brownsville by
motor cur in another attempt to get
away from the storm that has totally
wrecked his vaCation.,JUure
Venizelas Claims Big
Victory Greek Election
Aft^ortatnt rrcnf Dlnpitchl
Alliens. Nov. 15—Victory In the
Creek elections held yesterday was
claimed early tills morning by Pre-
mier Yenlzelos. Actual returns, how-
ever. an* as yet meagre.
The Issii" of the campaign was the
return of former Klnc Coustantlne to
his throne, from which he whx de-
l«osed during th" world war. Follow-
ing the death oi King Alexander three
weeks ago. the throne was offered his
younger brother. Prince Paul, who in
answer said only In event the people
decided against CoiHtantlne would he
consider accepting tie Greek gov-
ernment's <>ffer.
Premier Vrnlxelo* led tlie forces op-
posing the return of Const an tine and
it he lias aucceeded in the elections it
in conceded he will have a deriding
\oiee In the selection of the next aov-
erelgu of this country.
Barnes' Case Called.
Associated Pren* iJIspatrhl
Fort Worth. T.'xas. Nov. 15— The
<nse of Homer Barnes, 111 years of
rge, at'cnseil of killing James Acord,
strcs-t car ojjerafor. during an at-
teinpted robls-ry of the ear. was called
for trial this morning. Barne* signed
a confession a few days after the kill-
ing. However, his attorneys will
attack this pit the ground that
Barnes wa temporarily •'insam'" Uind
did not know what he was doing. The
death penalty will lie asked. \
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Chi Half Time.
Mlddeford, Maine. Nov. 15—ifhe
Pepperell and York Cotton Mills, em-
ploying O.fMM) persons. t«shiy luangu-
rate<l a working *clu |M£ of throe
days a w«s-k to fnr*
ther notice. . J? i_
"The Old and Spirii" Was
Subject of Sermon—Great Respon-
sibility Placed on Those Who Were
Permitted to Return Homa.
The auditorluui tlie new Flref
Baptist t'hurch filled to overflow
Ing Suitday evening at the union me-
morial Services of downtown congre-
gations, honoring, the * memory * of
American smdle'Kfc anA sailors who
liahl the snpreme sacrifice during the
late war. .Although'extra chaIN were
placed both, downstairs and upstairs,
a number were ^turned away liecauMe,
sufficient scats could not lie provided
the Immense audience which would
have heard the service.
Former aervlce men occuplc<l a
middle tier of seats, In a liody, and
when their post chaplain. Rev. Jap
Man ton, pastor of (.race Presbyterian
church, who delivered the memorial
sermon, came forward In the pulpit,
rose in n body and saluted him. The
courtesy was plainly unexpected from
Rev. Manton's part.
On the pulpit were Rev. Manton,
pastor of Grace Presbyterian church
Dr. F. F. Brown, pastor of First Bap-
tist church: Rev. Ge«irge F. Cuthrell,
pastor of Central Christian church;
llev. C. A. Spraglns, pastor of Travis
Street. Methodist^ church ; and Dr. T.
A. Wharton, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, the congrega-
tions of all of which took pnrt In the
union aervlce.
"The Old Spirit ami the New."
Rev. Manton. in s|ieakliig on his
theme : "The Old Spirit and the New,'
spoke In part as follows:
"The early stages of the war gave
promise of Its final Issue, lieeause
they found the spirit of the people
united and strong. Can we say the
same of these months of iieai^'V The
answer must largely determine wheth-
er the great hopes of a new and bet-
ter order which sustained us In the
midst of the sacrifices and struggles
of tin* war are to fall or to be ful-
filled. • • * It Is well that we
should make remembrance that we
aCi' standing now on the threshold of
the second stage of the greatest ordeal
which any generation In mir history
has been called to face. Thank God,
our spirit did not fall in the first
stage, which lias passed, that Is, the
war. I'ray God it mav not fall in, the
second slntte which has coine.
A Sprilual War.
"Looking Imck for a moment over
the long years of war, there^*4 a sense
in which we can truly sa; that it
was a war waged against , evil
spirit which has taken poasessio, of u
great nation. * * * More than one
might suppose of the men who Wvnt
to buttle went with a spiritual cdh-
ccpllffti of the task. • • * They were
conscious that a ruthless aggression^
had to be repelled ; they believed that
the claim of military force to domi-
nate the world must be forever
answered and made impossible in Ihc
future. * • • They believed that the
nations were to learn to live together
In a noble brotherhood.
"Many months have passed ulnee
that day. * * • The tremendous up-
heaval of war left behind it universal
restlcsftiess t,and uns^tflement. ' *
The lesson for us, and for our time,
for these falefnl months tl)rough
which we are pa swing. Is that It is not
enough to drive out the evil Hplrlt.
'Ibis lesson must Is* learned or we
shall l>e false to the fallen hofoAi we
profess to honor and revere. There
Is no security until a new and irlgh*
sit id stronger spirit has entered. Till
this has happened the old and evil
spirit, however disguised, will hover
round the d«>or waiting his ' chance.
Are there no signs of Hint danger
now? They are certainly written I0.1
over some of the countries of Ettr^pr
We have seen the old spirit return j
ing, disguised In the el'lira for don|in-[
Ion. not for a Nation, but for a cl^ss,
and bringing with him other sptrlt*
more wicked than himself —robhery.
bloodshed, cruelty, anarchy. We are
not likely In this country to l* &•-
eetved by Mich an open and plafjn re.
turn of the enemy spirit, but.) mv|
friends, are there not even In o*r se-
cure life here In America some signs
of the danger? Listen to some of the
muttering* of the evil spirit wliieh we
can hear as It crouches round the
DETEKMINA1
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That Many
Men of tha
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Geneva/ Nov. 1B.~-Det
E^'^pneate pri
fairs and to lay fltmly the
tlou stones of the League oi
was evident in Gie demeanor of
gates of fortjftotie countries when
tliey convened here today for the first
session of the asaembly of the Iittgue.
Although differences of opinion have
already arisen relative to the Urfualtf
quaatton, the make-up of the com nils-
racial and religious minorities In
Balkan States and the admission of
Germany to the Iit>agae with Dome *>f
her former allle*, tbere was today a*
evident disposition on tlie pat* of all
the delegates to meet every situation
with ftlraeaa and open mind and to
endeavor to rfach dertsioii* which
would be acceptable.
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laaac 4 Wllauu, 38
at lUfermun Hoapltal 1
In* c at 10% o^dock,
wound* :ljpatt«d Hi
rk while Iti a wo«id ,j
Varna by, Okla., in
<a* hi* .home. ,
Mr. WMsoh waa brought to She
by his paiMMi^ ftr. and Mrs. I. H.
son, the lmrty arriving hept^jat
o'clock Monday morning, and * e*
thing that could hi done to
waa ^i|qne, but tha aertoasneaa
the
slo'n of mandates, the pratectlou of wouud and loss of blood uuide all af
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tContinued on page four.)
Men who have been long promlneut
In tlie arena of world isilltlca were
present when Pajl^Hyai.ins, t4 uirs rary
president and forwiar ! clglan foreign
minister, r*U«1 the dieting to ord<%
A. J. Balfour, head of the British del
egatlon, was not able to he present.
South Africa was represented by
Lord Robert Cecil, former British as-
sistant secretary of State for foreign
affairs.
I«ord Robert was only one of the
leading proponents of the league dur-
ing the Versailles P«"aec Conference,
but was not selected by Premier
Lloyd George as one of Great Britain's
representatives. The action of the
union of South Africa In naming him
to act in Isdialf of that British do-
minion was one of the most Interest-
ing developments of the work prelim-
inary to the meeting of the assembly.
Most of the South and Central
American republic- have full delega-
tions In tlie session.
America Not Represented.
The United States was not repre-
sented officially at today's meeting
but throughout the session there wl^
lie present. American "oliserrers," who
will keep Washington fully Informed
of developments. At a minding of the
Council of the League yesterday, ar-
rangements were made for the United
State* to have a representative on the
financial commission, as well as the
commission on economics and man-
dates, slnmld she so desire. Hondu-
ras and Ecuador are the only other
American nations which did not send
delegate* to the meeting of the as-
sembly.
Election of n permanent President
and several vice-presidents and the
appointment of committees was th"
first work to Is* disposed of by the
asxcnihly. It Is Iwlleved the adjourn-
ment will not l e'taken for three or
four weeks.
A definite system of disarmament
and a ,plan for using the economic
blockade against nations that trans-
grenH the orders of the league will
lie among the principal subjects dls-
cussed, in, addition, the plan for an
International court which was framed
at Brussels during last summer will
receive attention. Japan Is not ex-
pected to bring proposals on racial
equality liefore the meeting.
The Result of the presidential elec-
tlon'rIn" the United States has been a
topic of conversation among delegates
here, but there has lieen no hidicatlon
of aiiy effort to get In touch with
either Washington or with President-
elect Harding.
Tlie Rnsslan situation may lie
brought before the meeting, the de-
feat of General Wrangel's force* In
South Russln having brought alsmt n
new phase In the affairs of Russia,
and It seems that recognition of the
'Soviet government, will lie at least,
informally dlscusaed liefore the as-
sembly adjourns.
Subject* to come liefore , the as-
sembty at the Instance of Individual
memls'r nations are several proposed
amendments to the covenant, some of
which aim at Improving the po*ltlou
of the smaller nation wBhln the
licague, while one submitted by Hol-
land. deals with the covenant pro-
fort* unavailing.
Skat In the Rack.
I, 8. Wilson told a "
porter that hta «on wa* *ahot by
white man Snnday uight
H« said "My sou
mjP'7#--' necnpniitou,
and tlie two were on their waj
Mr. Wealdy 1* a short man
son waa tatL;-, They
single file In a path when
man walked up from bahlnd,
Hbotgun over Mr. Weakly'* 1
and shot my son In
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Iowa wa^
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J. Wldlar t
of
ahot took effect in
-htv jfod ip. JP
for Slierman no arreat had been made, (en
I do not know, or have any idea, why jsome member* of
Hie man shot uiy «on."
The body was taken In charge by
John C. Dniiuel and wa* Htilpped to
Yamaby Monday a^fermsm. .'f
Mr. WHson waa a farraor, and I*
survived by hi* wife, Mr*. Llltle Wll-
*on, and two chlldreu. Janie*, . nine
year* of age, and I'earl, two year* old.
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LION TAMKB IS
FOUND ASLEEP IN
CAGE WITH BEAST.
I
Geneva, Nov, 10—An amusing
*tory come* from Constance. Tlie
proprietor of a traveling circus
there notified the police that a
lloiv tamer, who I* addicted lo
drink, wa* missing;- All the cafe*
in the town wen* searched In
vain. Finally, the tamer, whose
name i* timber, wa* found in
the cage of a lion and Hone**,
all three lying together a*leep.
Efforts by frlgbtened employ-
es to ron*e the tamer were met.
with nolay protest* from tb« trio
Eventually tliy were is'rmltted to
sleep on while the employee
watched llic cage nervously, fear-
ing that th? taui'/r would lie at-
tacked' and eaten. After eight
hours Graber awoke, patted the
llo i*, walked out of the cage,
and went home to 111* wife for
breakfast.
The v'lremi proprietor refuse*
to dismiss the tamer tin*use the
animals love him so much.
I
up last night by the
ingsioue. Oaplain Forbe*, who la
suriusl to have fought hi* way to tha
(Manuel in a small boat, in order to
uotify the world of tha plight of hta
craw, sent a wlrelesa message for aid
Immediately upon boarding the Uv-
lngstone.
Captain Forls-s* message I be
first word m-elved aa to the fale of
the steamer that had la-en more than
72 hour* overdue at thl* port Tha
vcfinel mrrled a crew of JtJI men.
Tlie Mvlngatone, with Cnptalu For
les alMwrd. la due to arrive here some
time this morning.
Flr*t Intimation of the Wldtor'a fate
wa* recelviHl here ; Saturday night
when Gaptain William Mesler of the
steamer John Erli-kson reported that
he had sighted the Wldlar drifting
helplessly upon the *hoal* during tha
and
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THE WEATHER.
Asmetat«4 Pmm tilnpnteti I
Washington, Nov. 13—East Tex-
as —Tonight fair, colder, cxcept
In northwcMt portion, freezing
with temperature 30 to .'<2 de-
gree* In sugar ami trucking re-
gion* and 03 to 37 In the lower
Rio Grande valley with front;
Tuesday fair, not so cold In
northwest; light to moderate
northerly winds an the feast.
West ' Texas—'Tonight fair,
colder In southeast portion, freez-
ing : Tuesday fair, not so cold.
Ixmlslaiia -Tonight fair and
colder; i'reejdng nearly to the
coast; temperature* will lie 2S to
32 degree* In sugar and trucking
region*;"Tuesday fair, continued
cold; light to moderate northerly
wind* on the coast, ' , .
Arkansas Tonight fair, cold-
er; bard freeze with temperature
10 to 20 degree* In north and 20
tp 25 degrees in south port Ion ;
Tne*day fair, not *0 <-old In
mirth went portion.
Okl*lioma [ Tonight fair, cold-
er In east portion; Tuesday ffir,
not *o cold.
After Bank Bandits,
Atraclsted Prw tlt*t tcl>l
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. IR-Ofllcera
t«slay are trailing toward Hlllaboro
and Waco the two i mi nd Its who. s at
midnight. were *urprt*i d a* wprk In
Ihi* Continental State Bank at Crow-
ley and fled south In an automobile,
Tlie men *net*l<Mi lh enteifiiit^ tlw
vault and were dl*<i vere«l at work hy
the village blackamlth. who telephoned
the he nk pre*ident. The ringing of
tht* phone, which also extend* through
the bank, frightened the robber* and
tley fled. h-X" ^ ■
Two Safe* Cracked. " ■.
Abilene. Tex., Nov. 10-Yeggmen
ia*t night blew the aafe at the Wich-
ita Valley depot here and camped with
$2,000 In <"hecks ami alamt. 14/100 In
money. The *af« of the J, W-Bm
Company also waa blown and robbed
of flOO in ca*h and a $100 Lllierty
bond, healdea a numlier of cheeka.
How many
v, ft :mm
ha rra aging to
a larva number
expected; It
large number to
our making plana
Therefore we aak
Chamber at Cbmroar^
the time atated. of th ■
plntea to reserve l&t
Chairman C
mlttee on
<#h«r
Mr*. Clinton
eft*, and 1*. V
MtlMettllg
iPnaki'«.thla
aueceaa th*t It waa
about 000 or more
cut. Mat yeara meeting
a 'jftoKWMi! - liyyS
commerce work by
year** Incetlnf i
same taault.
Member* ard aaked to
plate reservation card which
talned In their letter to the
without delay. ^
Mr. Swain atatea that it la
In mailing ont ao large a muttbej of
lettera to overtook some, and that au
member* of the (Chamber, whether re-
celvlng a letter or not. are urged to
phone their reservations. All^
ployea Of firm* which ammuMIMM
the Chamber are conaldered aiimem
tiera Individually, and are nrged
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Sebastol Has Fallen and
iPeoole flee the!
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CONGREGATION BEGIN
WEEK OP PRAYER MONDAY
Member* of the First Preabyteiian
congregation will Monday begin the
olalervance of their annmil week of
prayer. Servlc** of forty mlnntea'
duration will lie held each evening.at
T:00 o'clock In the church. Rev.
A. Whatnn, the pastor, In charge,
morning a^ 0:1« o'clock the ringing
of the church bell will mark the ob-
ecrvance of a brief period of prayer
by lmlivblu.il members of the w
organization* In the
AsmcUM Prm DtspatehJ
Paris, Nov.
en. the Ruaalan Boll
cupied the city laat
to unotAchp Inform*t
the. ' Mmim' \
The Bolahevlkl
ihaatera of the
aula.
General Wrar
staff, and Mr.
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en on board
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