Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 99, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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STRIKE OF RETALIATION
National Farmers Union Sends Out Call
to Local Unions Throughout the
Country—Expect Conference
In St. Louis
Arwootttsd Prt * Dt:tpaU'h ]
Kansas City, Nov. 18—A iiatlou-wlde
producer* strike to combat the falling
prices of fa nu product* wan urged In
u call senl Out today by the National
Farmers' ridOn to Its local unloutt
throughout the couutry.
The call. 111 the form of a resolution
adopt*!'nt^the National convention of
the organisation here, went forward
to scereturte* of local brunches of the
organisation, which represent pr<Minc-
ers of grain, cotton, wool and live
stock. subl numlier 800,000.
'Phe proponed strike was urged In
retaliation for what the convention
lousldeied abnormal deflation In
prk-cs of farm product*, through
which It wan asserted American farm-.
its have been robtied Of one billion
dollar* in reduction value of product*
now on hand.- All farmer* were ap-
jieoled to to hold thin year n produc-
tion from the markets until "profit-
making levels" are restored.
Follows Wheat Strike.
The action of the National Farmer*'
Union wa« in line with a .'whent
strike" called several weeks ago by
ilie Wheat Growers' Association of tii«-
1'lilted States. Delegates asserted a
considerable quantity of this year's
wheat crop was being held off the
market by fanners.
Reduction 6f production tn the fu-
ture was threatened "unless the gripes
nf our products are fairly readjusted
tt the end that we may obtain Just're-
turns for our labors and Investments."
In another resolution approved by the
«(invention.
Official* of the organization pointed
out that member* were not under ob-
ligation to obey the terms of the
Htrike. but expressed the belief that
nuch a movement would be effective.
A conference of representatives of al
farmers' organizations of the country
\Vas called to meet In St. IaiuIs I>e-
cemlier 10 to consider the creation of
a national farm marketing board.
MAY PETERSON,
THIS SWEET SINGE* IS POMING
TO SHERMAN HALL FRI-
:.V^,vv?-r HAY NIGHT.
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HERE FRIDAY
WILL SING AT KIDD-KEY COL-
LEGE—HAH A WONDER
FLL VOICE.
SENATOR HARDING AND
PARTY AT NEW ORLEANS
Afmoclnted Prefts T)i*patelil
New Orleans. Nov. IS—President-
elect Harding came to New Orleans
lodav and has made two forum:
speeches, one "a little talk." and was
the guest of honor at a series of non-
partisan entertainments.
New Orleans and Louisiana received
the President-elect with o| en arms.
Governor Parker meeting him al llat'ii
Itougc, accomiMinylng him until he
leaves the city. 'i
Mr. Harding made a short talk to a
large crowd at the (Mt.v Hall, telling
them how greatly he appreciated I he
hospitality of the Southern people
while In the South.
After the talk Mr. Harding rode at
• he head of an automobile parade and
then returned to the hotel.
At noon he addressed the Chamber
of Commerce and a Per several short
islts he repaired to the steamer for
Ms trip to Panama.
He will not *top on the Mexican
border on hi* voyage to the canal
rone, as lie ha* been urged to do by
Mexican oft'cials.
No otlicLil announcement on the sub-
ject was made either by Mr. Harding
or any of hi* party who are go!nit
with him ot; 111* trip to Cristoval. but
ii is understood that he found it Ini-
imssiblc to arrange for the call at any
port of the ijexlcsn coast without
laying the schedule of the shipping
company's steamer.
The President-elect and his party
will sallr late today on the steamer
Pariamlnii Already one day late In oi •
to Milt tile plans of her dlstln-
a stop on the Mexican borde r
of three-more days
in schedule would
lence to the lln-
Locnl music lovers are evincing
much Interest in the announcement
that MIhs May Peterson, the c harm lit;'
i.nd popular prluut donna of t lie Met'-'
ropolltun opera Company, will appear
in concert at Kidd-Key College on
Monthly evening. Nov. 22.
Miss Peterson 1* reputed to lie one
of the most beautiful and best gowned
women on the concert *tage, and has
teen <riven the sobriquet of "the Gold-
en Girl of the Metropolitan." Her
hair i* golden ; h«>r wide-open luminous
hazel eyes ure like stars; her pearly
white teeth: her shapely handsome
taouth; her most fascinating and con-
(By Jo Rainwater.)
For days you have been reading the
announcement that Marie Rappold will
sing here Friday night—Oils notice
means nothing to you. The writer has
heard Marie liappold for six seasons
lu opera with the Metropolitan and
has been otie of ail'Igodlence of 6,000
people wtyi arose as a issly and de-
manded .the repetition of her arias In
certatu operas during the season.
"She Is not even pretty," one lady
said. Nw* "She Is not pretty; neither
Is SchuAiami Heink. nor Is Caruso a
very beautiful 4 gentleman at /close
range. Lewis Morrison was, consid-
ered ttjte ugliest morfal who ever trod
the English speaklug stage and yet
his "MeflsW' has never listen equalled.
Marie Rftftpold Will Irting to Sher-
man the most dramatic and satisfac-
tory production of vwcal art flirtt has
ever lieen heard hrtfttr- Her Ringing 4*
Niiperh, her wide range Is remarkable
and all students who hear lier • aud
all who wish to sing should hear her—
will virtually yise on tip toe when she
sings "'Vlssl d Arte" from Tosca. ~f
The fact that she open* hfft&^ro-
gram with the Jem-el Song :"ro Jnfust
and gives two arias from the rfjecinl
operas "Manon Lesenrtt" and "Tosci"'
should I* an Incentive to nil lovers of
the finished production of any art, and
Hhermati Hall should be packed to
hear her.
The prediction Is that If she can lie
persuaded to give the "Ave Maria" as
an encore the audience will have
something to carry with It through the
years. Two-thirds of her program Is
made up of EiikIIhIi and French songs,
but It Is the big number* that show
her training, her artistic ability and
her right to be called u prima donna
of the Metropolitan.
tagious sniiljfc—all these make her an l ..
imposing jndjire to gaze upon. ftiiipleuT
with this U a pure, bell-like lyric so-
prano voice of great flexibility and
clarity and 11 wealth of perHonnl cTTRrm
{■ml magnetism.
That Mi*s Peterson has ls>en re-en*
gaged for her fourth consecutive sea
s-«n a* prin«u donna of the Metropoli-
tan Open Company is in itself the
Mghest possible tribute to her great
eitlstiy. In the past few years slit
has become one of the most popular
concert stars before the public today
and tlii* popularity readies frori.
(01 st to const, where she is Invariably
greeted wi'h crowde 1 hoiif-es wherever
she ftpiXMr*. For the coming season
she ha* Is-ei; engaged for 17 return en-
g.vgement* on the Pacific Const. An
artist of gW-at ls'rsonal chflini and
magm<tiHiu she Is a sjwclal favorite
•vitli :lie leading colleges and univer-
sities throughout the country and
during the past season gave M1 con-
certs In these lending isliM^tional ln-
1,1 it utions.
One i* alwavs sure to enjoy a pro-
gram given by MisS Peterson. It con-
t'lln.s fill the variety ih'ccsniir.v for
boftp i• i artistic and a popular success.
There will always be found some of
• hose delightful old iu« loul"*, dear to
the hearts of all of us from childhood
days, and interpreted by Miss Peter-
son as only a great artist of her ex-
ceptional talents and ability can do
iliciu. 'Her -'oniing engagement is
looked .forward to with keen anticipa-
tion.
OF RUMANIA
IS
GROCERY MERCHANTS ASK
SUGAR CO. BE PROSECUTED
AsHoclntPd Pre** Dispatch I
Lucerne, Switz.. Nov. 17— Crown
Prince Charles of Rumania will arrive
here tpmorrow from Bucharest ac-
companied by his mother, Queen Marie,
who I* now In Zurich. It is reported
that the visit of the Crown Prince will
ilead to liisvciigflgomcnt. to Princess
Helena of Greece, daughter of former
King Constant inc. Inasmuch as Princ.-
George of Greece, who is reported to
Is* engaged to Princess Kllxulieth of
Rumania, Is expected here Friday, the
announcement of arrangement of a
double marriage between the houses of
Greece and Rumania 1* expected.
Axmtclstwi Pi
I<oiidou. N1
patch receive
of the R
says:
/•Wrungei'a
great tin
countries. |
England* is
tile Pulted Ht
•I of trade
ala.
and more
Ainerlean go
obstaelea in i
ti ading with Soviet
'4MKbt 9
em countries will be farced
nine the Soviet Javerntoput.
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In favor of a ren
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GENERAL HAWKINS
LAMiK KHTATE
MOHT tO
AMoclated PreM DUpatrtil •*;
New York, Nov, 18,—Bequests m
f2UM,0Up to the Art"or«' Fuarf of Ameri-
ca, and $100,0110 to the American So-
ciety for the l'revention of Cruelty to
Auimuls, are contained In the will,
filed here for prolate, of General
Rush C. ilawklus, ewatKunder of
Hawkins* fw ^Hvff1'
war. Gmt>rnl Hawkins dl«l liere re-
cently.
The residue of the estate, afler de-
ducting bequests of $'2rt,<l00 to the Lou-
don Provincial Antl-Vlvlnectlnn or-
ganisation, $10,000 to the Florence
Crit fen ton J league, and smaller sums
to various individuals, is left to the
Norwich 1'nlversity at Nortlifleld, Ver-
mont.
Throe Negroes Killed.
Asjioclmted Pn>sn Dlx patch]
Amociated Prem DUpatrh
Douglas, Ga„ Nov. IK—Two negro
men and a negro woman, alleged - to
have been Implicated in the killing
yesterday afternoon of Pearly Harper,
a planter of tills county, were shot to
death early today by a mob of more
than 130 men who overpowered Sheriff
Tanner and two deputies who were at-
tempting to g"t the negroes to Fit*
gerald for safe keeping.
COLD AND SLEET
HURT CATTLE IN
WESTERN TEXAS
Antnriatrd "re $ Uinpntih
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 18— Sleet,
rain and snow over most of the Texas
cattle range country for the week end-
ing toila.v hurt stock, but benefited the
pasture, according to the reitorts of
the. Inspectors, received today at the
Texas Cattle Raisers' Association
headquarters, Shipping continues at a
low ebb due to the market, i
Secretary to Ohregon.
hnoriattd Prmit Dinvatrh / /
Chicago, Nov. 1H Itrlagrtler General
James A. Ryan of the second officers'
training camp at Ft. Towuson, Illinois.
I.as left for Mexico to Itecome assistant
secretary to General Oregon, I'resl
dent-elect. General iiytftt was retired
from the army in 1013)/
robbery «f a
Many faVoraW*
bo«t the city
al prominence given I
aald to bavft
police to
brought much
Chief of Police John
receutly reaigned.^
IJberty bonds 4# the
087,40 wet* recoverctl
(suijMiiis. This m'ovefy, with fie
itw.ooo In checks found two
ttflbK by President Jfohm A. carrill of
the iMjnk, comprises thi $
President- Carroll elicited
alon frtlli^ Edwards Roy le, a
James, naming Ida brother,
and m man named J
Fltamprrla said tminy
be amwted Shortly.
was trawl to a barn by
president aftt'r the la Iter said lie had
sought aid from the polioe m vain,
HejalghHl the other three at a foot-
b«n ganurat Stngg Field recently, but
•iii.i w,ii,m> i,.„-t.,..i American federation
m-v
wild the police laughed (ft him when
lie endenvoml to have tl|em arrest
the robbera, til0,
Tlie two men arrested today wera
about to flee to Canada. Chief Fit*
morris annntiae$el to news|iai^rr re-
porters that he would have a "story"
for them three liourn before he made
his arrest -ft.
SECRETARIES
IN SESSION
ereaalnglrfl
pioywent and 1
to
uwl Its aesalon her®
the formulation of a
to safeguard labor's
pMMOt ludnstrlal Uuat
While threata of r«
to undermine coaserrst
tn the organised labor
understood to luive
the aMMlo&a by the Increase In
ploym nt e« naeqdent upon li
readjustment. Although It
known yesterday that direct atepa
c Imlnate radicalism from any eont
In labor council* and to meet the men-
ace of increasing unemployment had
l«een determined updn by the labar
leaders, there has lieen no definite rev-
elation of the weaaurea and
thua far agreed u|>ou. .
SLOANE SUCCEEDS
HOWELLS AS HEAD OF
AMERICAN ACADEMY
Asaoetatsd Prwin PlupatrliJ
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov, lft—With
publicity men from several States aud
commercial s(STetarle« from a hun-
dred Texas towns In attendance, the
annua! convention of the Commercial
Executives' association ls*gan here
this morning. The main problem dla-
cussed today was Increasing niemls*r-
ship. The convention will last three
days.
SHERMAN HI ELEVEN TO
CLASH WITH DENIS0N HI FRI.
Sherman HI will take on their an-
cient rlvaH 'ojf the Gate City Friday.
Sjiecial ears have 1h?cii seen red to
take the student Issly, facnlty and the
bs*al faun. The cars leave at 2:30 p,
in. A large numls>r of the hs-al fana
are exjiected t^i acc(wupnny the team
and help root vf<«r the bs-aN.
The bs>al sq«tau\l* refsirted to ls lu
excellent condition;,and expect their
gsilie to put them \in trim for the
Greenville game 'l^iiinksgivlug.
Jolm Arnold, tin- well known
rooter, will accompany the team
hs-al
IS—Counsel for
whol«sab> grocery companies
Washington, Nov,
some 230
lr. New J'iiigland, New York. PMinsyl-
vania. Delaware and Maryland yester-
day | resented arguments to Attorney
Gem-nil Palmer in support of their |h -
Ition asking that the American and
franklin Sugar Rclinlng Companies
l e prosecuted for violations of war*
t'nie food pric" control legislation.
The grocers asserted that the refiners
forced them to sign contracts to buy
^ngur at 22Vj cents per tsuitid for fall
delivery, "and compelled the consum-
ing public to pay an excessive price,
which Involves many millions Af dol-
lars, for sugar during the past six
months."
Grocers representatives agreed to
furnish the department of justice with
further evidence to substantiate their
i iiilnis.
Stock
• Gainesville, Texas. Nov. IS—Marlon
W. CI Opt on of this city lias sold two
rllng Hereford bulls to Marble
ftoekmen for *l.<H*t. The animals
raised near Galrtesvffle. Ernest
Iso sold a Hoisteln yearling for
a Hnllettsville man. Since the
e stock show held ben* OMIcfi
ha* been aroused lu thor-
k raising.
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Whlct
ernor of 1
AMw«late4 Prm DUpstehl • 11
New York, Not. lS-Wltllam MlllL
gnu Rloane, historian, \ ami \ form**
chancellor of the American Academy
of Aria and Letters, wan elected to
succeed the late William Dean How-
ella, as president of the academy,
here yesterday. No chancellor wac
elected, but It Was Mild the work of
the office probably will tie carried on
by Dr -Nlchnlas Murray butler, presi-
dent of Col Uinlrla Pnlverstly, until an
election li held. Membera of the hoard
of directors were re elected.
Tx>rado Taft, sculptor; Booth Tark-
Ington. author; fTldlde Hassam, paint-
er, and David Jayne Hill, publicist,
were elected to memlierahlp In the
academy, which Is limited to fifty.
t . K
Maaufaftnrem Can Secure Alcohol.
tended by
Benii^t f HI
Thursday
time approxlm
had been made.
! "Tickets for
nlng will toe on i
the time
Flggly-Wlggly, U™
Commerce," g. C.jf
dlnne*'^
add \
New York, Nor. lft—Internal reve-
nue officials In Washington are not
disposed to Interfere with legitimate
business In enforcing tlie prohibition
law, Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer Informed perfumery manufac-
turers at a luncheon here yesterday,
He suggested preparation of a .list of
reputable perfumery manufacturers
and another of those considered doubt*
ful, as a means of co-operating with
the department.
"If I know a njan to be reputable."
Commissioner Kramer said, "I wonld
lot him have all the alcohol he wanta.
All we want to know la that the alco-
hol Is lielng used In accordance with
the law," 1
left, they will he
failed to
desire to «;
that reservation /be
o'clock this
have the platca
to those asking <
KM), the Chamber
Jtrilfe Ramsey
man at B:2T p. m.
M# nd
mlttee of
Kdwards la
fpiMN "Conditions
aiemliersblp meeting.
in
iwli
wl
B
Madrid. Nov. Ift—A
Spain has been called
League of Nations
International mill
Lithuania la pul
Ity of the Mafltfd
Attending to/the
■HBfilfjtl Mp l
MMnMHriM' /df
Spain's contrlbutipn ti
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Building Collapses;
2 Hurt, Many
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Greek Representatives Quit.
IPrlN^ glvlTOhl WmW 99* MlW.TOMy
. THE HALL OF REFORlSATION AT GENEVA
Which consists only of one larf
ftx 15th, the Palace not
of one large haU and where the meeting of the League of Nation* wOl be held on Novent*
being ready for m*
m
i^wWaB
AimmIiM Prmw I>l«pstoh) ; ><
Washington, Nov. 18—Commissioner
Cams boa, BHW^ntatlve Councilo
Komiuon and Secretary Colics of th
Greek legation here t^oday announced
that tliey had snlimlttwl their resigna-
tion sinrje the 'Venlselos government
was defeated In the recent election.
They are scheduled to lMt eariy next
mouth.
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