Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 125, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 18, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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Not Irf to Subscribers: The only per-
sona authorised to collect :'Ub«eriptloua
for The Sherman Democrat are J. C.
Hamilton, Circulation Manager, ami
John D. A«e, Collector.
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OF
HER MOTHER'S NAME
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california millionaire mining oper-
ator defendant in $500,000 suit-
grow sout of alleged Remark
following willing of man
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, thought to be his son.
A m,< I nit* (J I'rcHM Ulhpatcbi
l/is Angeles. Cat.. Dec. IS— Five
hundred thousand dollar* for the "via-
ideation" on 1(1)0 mime* of her mother
niul brother. both dead, wan asked In
a au'.t 1'iUil in thi' Superior Court here
agJunU Joseph U (Urotl*. niolionaliv
milting operator. Of Los .\ngelcs and
Murie'.ttu. Xcv.. by hi* daughter, Mrs.
\ujnis Saucer,
The suit wan lamed on talleged
It mark m Olrutix. after Ids alleged
ni..n Uu« and klliiiiK <>t" George L.
0.rotix. ai Marietta la>il spring, that
tl.e latter won "not his ton."
MrV . Saiwer's uttorihy. Karl New-
>Ut«e. ujmounced his Intention to ask
a grand jury investigation of The kill- j
Inu ol O urge li. (Bronx. although a
conn r' jury wan said to have exou-
elated the elder luau.
Another hoii ot tlic mlllonalre,'
!/c.uiH Daniel Clmux. «hii arrested
x)v_,
I i-ie Novtluhcr 17 h'.st «u a charge of
Living attempted to rv i)f tie* selec- j
live drat I In 11* 17. Ki ilvril nlllivrn *i W
the arrest was nnid^ onv informal Ion
given tliem months before by <i .sirge j
1. Chouv I .onis !Mnlel OtroiiN de-
>>i sl the charge. IVwlIajt n b? uring. j
he is free ou hail of $."<> . Ijirnisbed
th«-t father. I
Possible Member Of The
Harding Cabinet
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ITS EMPLOYES
kn.co.jm
agent and w^e at
anna, collin county,
are put under arrest
MeKinney, Tex.. Dee. is.-* Deputy
Sheriff Harry White, • aei-onipniiled
hy Hoy A. Uavlli of Pallas. special
agent for the American Railway Ex-
press Co., went up to Anna Thursday
afternoon and secured merchandise
amounting to some 3*KM'■ and took In
eustody J. S. McNeil and his wife
Ooldia McNeil. The former was
agent for the Houston & Texas Central
at Anna. They were brought back to ;
MeKinney. where four complaints
charging forgery anil one of tlicit oi ;
over fifty dollars were filed. 'I hey
were later released oji bond.
The items found in their home and
now in the hands of the Sheriff ioii
sisted of two large floor rugs, >i\ pairs
of shoes, a number of pairs ol Indies
silk hose, silverware, |>ocket knives,
and trinkets. The rugs were p'ii-j
chased from Sears. Itoelmek Co. at
Dallas, under fictitious names aim I
shlpiMMl to Anna, according to Mr. ^
Curvln. It is alle/ed that upon tlic
arrival of the ugs in Anna. Mrs. Me-!
Neil would sign up for them and her
husband being the express agent
well as ticket agent and
would turn the rugs over to
^ Mi* Jan* Add sum*, of Chicago, wlw
W in Wa«htnKton a.i a member of the
Committee appointed to investigate
! condition* In Ireland. Miss Addams
is most prominently mentioned for a
poult-Ion in the Harding Cabinet
j should a portfolio be offered to a
woman. ' ... :'%f " S.
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LEADERS ON 00T0
SIDES OF LEAGUE
MANY FAMOUS OPERA AND MO-
VIE 8TARA KEPKESRNTKI) ON
j SHOW PR0OIIAM. ' |
': Jji (Contrlb<rt i.^ >i; .
Tin- Cray mm Telephone CoiniMiiy'a
Employes' Association held thotr
Christmas entertainment In the Ling
building Friday evening. More than
one hundred employes and memliers of
their families were present and tliu
affair was a most enjoyable one fn«
all present.
The long h H in the telephone"
building was filled with tables, with
flower pots sfcartonwl at regular iw.
tervals,' attriietlve baskets of fruit
and big plates of turkey and other,
eatables.
Mr. Shock Toastmaster.
c. A. shock, general manager of the
company, aeted a« toastmnster. ann
after dinner brief talks were ina<l<?
by several of the employes and visi-
ter*. Following this a real theatrical
performance was given on a ftta#**
which had been built at the far. eno
of the hall. First was a grand opera
number in which Miss Ix>ta Flenniken
represented Anna Case. W. I* WebO.
Caruso; Miss Clemon Wright. Call!
Cure!, and W. K. Hnrney. John Mc-
Cormack. After this number, which
proved a big hit. H. T. Huley apis'are«
as the well known comedian, Monsetur
j Screech K. Mr. llale.v pulled off se*-
I eral Jokes and sang two songs whlen
! greatly entertained the crowd. After
this number farce comedy was pre
seated In which the following motto*
picture "tar* took ^art: v
Mary Plekfurd. "The Kiit at I^rge"
—Cladys Miller.
Vivian Martin. "The Ijidy in Dis-
tress"—Eva Rous. .Jw jf
I/'wis Cody, "Her rie^"—J. r
rax ton. t jf ''
lionise Fender.. "Maid, dUt of QucS-
tlon"—Tearl Barrier.
Tbeda Bara. "Tlie rnouestloimhle
Vn mp-^BCUTftTf r?Hh> ltta.
Peruny May Perllne, "Topsy, «
Yap"—Delia Riddle.
After the comedy a negro mlnstrei
apiieared and entertained the crowd
for some time. The "colored gentle-
men" were Claud Burney, Jack Beeves
and Chad Shock, and for "Illy, whiles'
Jeff Sutherland, Henry Horn and
Charlie Bailey appeared. The gran3
finale was a song lilt prewnted by tlie
entire company.
TORINO
>;iil
200 PEI
Turkey and Other
pfetx! With
and
■ ifphlie up a *
' ,)1 Iutereal to
lispl
'«—- f)nnli
IfMl NwifH
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mm
Managers, operators and members of
their tautlliea, salesmen, ^tuekiiohlera
and frfeuda of the; Kherinan tlverall
Manufacturing. Coiniwiiy to, the. num-
Iter of 200 or mtiro gathered together
at the annual ChrliAnws banquet toll*
dered .Operators of .the company by
the luanagemcul. lb the company
cafeteria bulging, on Houth Cnakett
atreet Frhlay eveulng, «rhere two hours
of good fellowship wen> enjoyed. ' In
connection with ticf turkey Imuquct
which was served, talks w^re . made
by repreaentgitlvea of the various
groups prcaent, reflecting the spirit of
co-o|s>ratlon. g(sal will ami jK-rsoiiai
Interest betweeti these groups; their
appreciation of this spirit during the
twst year, ami their optimistic regard
for what the coming year holds forth
with Hie continued n nlfestatlon of
this spirit.
Four tables, cfoaely altuated. were
.'trrnngeil down the entire length of the
< a fetor la building, appropriately d«H?o-
rat«l .for tile oetaslon with Mis and
garlands, reflecting the BpU'll of Chrlal-
mastide. Around tia- walla of the build-
ing. ChrlatmgH festo<iiis trailed, over
easement* iutcrsiMfaed with n«<l Chrlat*
mas India. ^ I'ottwi ferns formed Hie
table '^hiwat Ions, The Christmas
tree, wlikb was fo play an important
l art ,oYi the eveulug^jiraKram. ia«-u-
pml a pfacO*iiT*Hie henn of file tiltilea.
Program Openrtl With Reading.
A negro dialect reading by Mrs.
Kellx Drake, "G<sl Cave Me ii Sign."
opened tb evening's program, preced-
ing the Iwmpiet.
Dr. F .F. Brown offered the invoca-
tion.
The menu of the lianuuet aervefl iu-
«*on, of the A. B.
is chairman of
: Th# ii Alter of
v*iioh**ale
iributtHl to
tlie ShernirtU
l ing territory
l*ool And the
fa during V
out thai the
to give info'tnatlon
lni$'{*«de, and to
t)|e retail trade oi the
posit lot i of Kherman
tug ami Jol«)l
F]iiglnemeii Ask Protertion.
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operator
her. Tin
Aki«m i;ii( il prc'k" pt«p*t<^b|
Million Dec. IS— In another set i
of conferences today I "resident -elect j
11; •*< I i ritr heard advice en the two sub-J
c'i'ts which for the present bulk larg i
est in his mind, the choice of a en Id-'
net nnd the formulation of a plan for
world pei ce.
On ih" proposi.l for nn Associn'ioti
( f \aMi>ns, which has taken more defi-
nite form ii* ;i ,visnlt of his consultn
lions here, lie again conferred with
! AssoclntM ProHH DlfipntcliI
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Salem. Oregon. Deo. IH.-— Engine
| men of tlie Southern Pacific railroad
whose nerves are shaken by reckless
! automobile drivers who race the trains
for crossings, are attempting to have
a law passed by the next Legislature;
j that will comppel motorists to ex or i
(*}se some precaution for their iiwii j
protection. Their desires a re preaMit • |
'ed in a letter received today by Cov'{
Olcott.
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Senator .Ijiiucs A. I{e«'d of Missouri
[icino'-rai. who has !teen it hitter oppo-
nent of many of President Wilson's
nigs were found concealed in a lot
near the home. Mrs. McNeil has
indicted for forgery by the receni
giand Jury, which led to the finding
of the stolen property and the arrest
of tin' two at Anna.
American Ship on Rocks.
Prcm Uinpatrh
I,onion. Dec. Is- -The American
steamer Kdgar F- Luekenbach has
gone ashore half a mile south of St.
Catherine jsilnt. the
tVemity of the, f sle
A Central News dis-
is close ill on
southernmost c\
of Wight, says n
Ncrto Question Aired.
i f,(«'«ii>() (*i#n f)i |>irfra]
Washington, Dee. 18. 4Charges that!
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many negroes In the Southern States
are not permitted to vote will be
.politic* and wh«> ti d. a leading part j aired hy the census committete iu con-
in the fight of Senate irreeoueibibles j siderlng the reapportionment, bill, it
against the Versailles I/cngne. Sena j was announced tislay by Clw.irmaM
' i
tor I feed came to Marion last night at Siegol.
Mr, Harding's llivltation and the talk
hejjuu th n was continued today
j Another hi tie* I'resideiit-idect's ap-
j|ointiieut list was Dr. Nicholas Mur-
ray |!utlr>r of New York, a student ot
interniHmal law and an advocate ef
i a 11 tie,11 ion of the Versailles treaty
with reservations. Dr. Butler's call
'ihai was arranged at Mr. Harding's
iC'i'iest t i i|s(ais« a jK-ace plan.
llany M. Daugherty. piv-conventlofi
nian.iger for Senator Harding and
( the weather.
AKno«^tat«d Pr«vi Dtsrmtch 1
Washiiigtoii, Dee. 18.—Kast
Texan—Tonight cloudy, warmer
in sotrth portion; Huuday linnet-
tied; colder in north portion.
West Texas —Tonight and
Sunday cloudy, probably snow
In Panhandle, colder In the
Panhandle tonight nd In north
portion Sunday.
Oklahoma—Tonight and Sun-
day cloudy, probably snow:
colder in northwest portion to-
night; colder Sunday.
Arkansas—Tonight and Sun-
day unsettled; colder Sunday.
I /in I sin nil —Ton I gli t Cloudy,
warmer in eHst ami south por-t
tlons; Sunday pro'iably unset-
tled, colder In northwest * por-
tion.
r. 1
ed to refer the matter to a
to study th.< advisability of :Ue publl
cation, and all detail* icgartling It. C.
J#. Pool, fames Blnkiey, Joe Jauvea and
L. I, MeClain were affoUttMl on if
till* committee.
Create Salon Managers Division.
The coiinnlttt}!' nu'i'tlng frhlay de^
ciiiwl on the creation of a aales inuim-
ger's division 'Of tlie Chamher ■; of
Commeri«. and elected a* offlcerv, L.
U MiK'lalu. president, and $ Jhiuoji
Blnklcy, aeorctarj'. | The division will
meet twice cmll month tind dlwuss
matters of iutereal to ttelea mn mgcra.
Tlic first mevUiig will la* lield ou /an-
uary 11,
The naitter of holding «t an earty
ibite bnliquet fur Traveling men,
manufacturers and jobls'r* of Sher-
man. to provide uu opportnnPy lor
these (ii ^et together and dlacnaa >uat
tet« of cftt«i w
ed. Ted Briep trtla appointed chair
man of a
Iwmiuct. with McClaiu. tieoige
committer to arrange the SJd'tJSlmake a att
Stewart, W. W. ttodgera ahd Walter
Axers memlK>n« of the committee.
volcano in chile is
in eruption and turbi0
river is disappearing
A««oclfttr<l Prt-KK Dlapaietl)
Santiago, Chile. Dw, —A dis-
patch from Pncon, in the produce of
Valdlvla, says that the volCana Vil-
la rein Is discharging flame and lava
and that the earth tremor* In that Ire-.
glon continue.
^The Turldo river, east of I^ike Vlk
larhn, Is emptying Into a great earth
fissure, from which columns of steam
arc reported to ls Issuing.
Advice* are lacking from the Cor-
dilleni region on the Argentine fnm-
tler. where there are numerous small
village*.
Klllcen I'oslomcff Robbed.
Awoclatrrt Prp N ti.'Ktmteh 1 .
Kille^n, Tex*. Dec. in—Of fleers to-
1 day were without a clue to tlie Ideti-
'' ti'ty of two robber* who looted the
! j isistortlce lie re last night and got
■ nwity with alaiut *2.01K in iswtage.
I thrift stamps, war saving Mtam|m and
leash.
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the
I -incc the ('liteago convention one of lit:'
l.lovds reporl. A < ennui >e - u , ,,
• . . , . ^A llt #lf. c iwKt nih lsrrs. :iml Snuitor Flnrry
• fi t a • 11 ill W\i% VO^Sfl is III fill
I' 1 . . , | j X. Ni'ic if Indiana. In charge of the
Ihe weather is calm. '"'v. %
Vi.rriiwii Hepubllcan S|s>akers Ftureau during
mist I- hanging over uu- rau-oso (
" . New cani| aign. were callers whose con-
[ fcrenees were understiMid to cfmeern
ihiiie' apjHtlnlnient * and other ipies-
j lions if jkiIIcles j'Ijj well i.s the iwac
' plaiis. Both have been mentioned as
possible cabinet members, but Mr.
New's friends have indicated that lie
prefers to ie)uilii In tlie Senate.
channel.
York for
rocks.
l.< hanging over the
The ship sailed from
Hotterdam on December
i
(ii elk Wants Match.
-h Prfss UUpatch]
San Francisco. Dee. IS.. Jim I.on-
dos. tiieek wrcstlinu champion, has
$1.ooo posted here tislay.for a two-
liours match with -V.d "Stranglei
lii'wls. J<s> StH'her. Wladek Zbyszko
or Earl Caddoek. Londos said he was
particularly anxious to meet
Assembly Adjourns.
AftftOctaU'd Prffc* Iilxpnloh)
t 'ml
Cenevn, Iiec, lS^~-The first assent-'
blv <if the T/eagne of Nations, which
has Im^mi in session here since Noveni-]
dock, who defeated him here last Mon-J^ adjourneil lts ses ions at 0:30j
day. . ^ this evening.
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GREAT ALASKAN GLACIER IS ONE OP THE INTERESTING SIGHTS POR TOURISTS *
American tourist* find the great glacier on the Srikino River near Wrangall, Alaska, a moat interesting
spectacle. U. S. aviators who recently flew to Alaska from Mtneola, L. I., landed near this glacier.
dltlon* at','pi principal, emi;
centers abroad. • ■
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Joy tb v"
iMwtateil Prtt* Uitvolrh
: Chicago, III., Deo. IS. The Cultel
States hallway l^ibor Hoard iuiilded
down a lecl*loii tmlay Interpreting ttir
R ah Cummin* Tra usimr tat Ion Act to
menu that the board doe* not have
Jurisdiction over any Intcrurhnn of
electric limn, $' - v ■:
Appoabc front employe* Of varlcii*
electric lines asking the hoard to Hcnr
their grievance* were dented.
The ileclaion affetit* every electric
interarban in the country, and many
city tranapoytatlott station* owned hy
Intcrurhnn companies. •
Argument* lu the ease were beam
several months ago. Momlwrs of the
board stated thai II was their hellei
regardless of wliielnrtdc won. tlie mat-
ter would be appealed to the t'nlten
State* Supreme Court for Interpreta-
tion of the Transportation Act,
vessels bearing names
of saints have hard time
l—ocktod Prw
Havana. I***'. IS- Report* from tb t
steamer San Pal do, a Pulted Frnl.
Company liner, which went aground nt
the enlranee of Havana luirls r la*t
Tucwlay evrnlng, show the veseel 1* In
a precarious position, ft I* aald her
bntr"Ka« been pk-ri-ed and she la slow-
ly sinking. TIw crew of the San Pablo
Is «<MI! on Isiard, but a launch from
the Culwu cruiser Cuba Is standing by
fo render assistance should a severe
storm liegin <
A peenliar i-olm-ideilt has f*>en point-
ed wit in connection with the strand-
ing of the San Pablo, several Vessel*
have been wrecked on the jagged rc ka
where tlM San Pablo It belleml to be
pounding Ifr pie«-e*. and It I* declar-
ed that all these, vessel* have Isirne
the hames of saints, l hie of them, the
San Aitfoul k, wfi* sunk *ome year* ag-i.
n ud her wreckafe may still he
■ clear day* ^
'. W'i&t r '
invocation t
Anthem -Hall
I" of IVact..
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flaxapbone I)uet.~.r^
jm
Vocal ffliet--I>ive'
liiw Abnev, Mr.
Solo Th it Beautiful I,
I? Mr. Joe
vuthcin- -llarkt
'Jklly Voices....
Choir
Christmas Car
Choir and
Lovingly 'Ml tlie Sweet
Udlea'
tMo—Thflte Wore Shepherd*....
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p Urn. Clyde, Jona* 7
Offertory—Geau Ibimblno i (li
r Jeaual ; Plct ro
cbriatiuH* Greeting* By the
An them- In Old; I'M . Jfoltc
1 ■■ rMr
BenwllctIon :p:.; - K
tost I tide-Christ mas Kre
Mrs. u J. U -ynclds. Organist
t'hoir IJ4rector.
aw
•l* U W'Zm '
m
MPPiwi
Wmrm^k
negro spirited awat
m from independence
Imlepen^pnee. Kan*.. I)ec IS—Tiro
companies of State guardsnien arrtv-<:^
ed here early today flr^m Lawn>n<
and to<ai||j||iiji'::^ Indeiwndance," .
Shortly after 0 o'clock this morula".
lief ore the city stirred. NoWe Crecn.
negro. two daya ago as
Ihe alayer of a white merclMint lauaed
threats of lynching and brought alsiut
a race clash, waa spirited from tMKlitfc 1^
Jail and rusiied from the town In an
Mutomoblle. Green was in custody
odicers from Nowata, Okla.
rcaiMSMwPI
Dtapatctil
Pari*. Iiec. 18—The
patch boat Har-I^-Duc
the nlg|it of
Doro, and It Is believed
her* «,f her crew were
dispatch.
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