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H0ME1BITI0N
VOLUME XLI.—NO. 125.
SHERMAN, TEXAS^-FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1922. —EIGHT PAGES
65c PER MONTH.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL ■
MIONS SHOW IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT
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MONTHLY REVIEW BY THE FEDERAL RE
SERVE BANK POINTS OUT THE HIGH
SPOTS THAT INDICATE BETTER
TIMES ARE ON THE WAY
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SNOW AND SLEET
By the Asaoeiated Preaa
|p Dallas, Texas, March 31. -— Relief
froip !ho long winter drouth tliHt
I threatened agriculture and livestock in-
dustry, stimulation of the llvtH |ock ltt-
dustiy. rapid progress in the planting
of the lfl&J cotton iropi larger building
Operations than a y^ir ago a* d a'
brighter unemployment situation, are
noted in the monthly review of busi-
ness aud industrial conditions issued
by the Federal Reserve Bauk of Dal-
las todav, for the Eleventh Federal Re-
serve district.
Timely rains and stmwa*occurhtg in
MOORE GETS 12
YEARS IN THE PEN
AT
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POINT IN
THREE OF ALLEGE^ BANK
ROBBERS ARE CONVICTED
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM-
MISSION CONDEMNED ROAD
TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE TOO
FOR WORK
Two Go On Witness Stand Against
Their Pair-Three Brought
Back Here
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MkWYVT AC ClinuI Awn ipr in^any sections V>f the district dor- Aiyd C'cuig Of this county, to be t lied
BLANKET OF SNOW AND ICfc u lhe „ast ;{0 (lrtVK, have to a large Bonham. The verdict was returned
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COVERS COUNTRY
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WIRE TRAFFIC BLOCKED
Telephone Company's Loss Will
Reach Million and Half
Dollars ............
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-4 Iietrolt, Mich., March . .31—Lower
Michigan today was under a blanket,
of suow aud Ice, communication lines
were cripple.!/ many highways were
ini| a*KjKhie with telephone poles and
wires hhxklug t rathe, and liilertirban
ralivfty atrvice was greatly hampered.
The glaze covered the southern half
of the lower peninsula, while iu the
north, whirl; was all but <nt off from
wtf© communication, a heavy fcUOW-
tail wa« reported. .
The uleet storm which raged all
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extent relieved the long winter drouth
that has threatened serious <*ons«^
quenees t«> the livestock growers and
farmers, a<-eordlng to the statement.
The /livestock Industry has been stim-
ulated by-easier cre<lit conditions, big ti-
er price* for cattle, sheei and hogs
and a marked increase In tJie demand
for stoekers and feeders.
IdcaJ Weather Condition*.
• The planting of the 1922 cotton Crop
ih progressing rapidly, the report stat-
ed, and in many seetions seeding oper-
ations are favored by almost ideal Wea-
ll^Fllidrkdl i oudilion*,. - r
Demand for dry jtowds and farm Im-
plements showVd substantial improve-
ment, according to the wholesale sum-
mary. there being some recession iu
other lines. Retail nade also was less
brisk. Building operations though
somewhat reduced In volume as com-
pared with January are still going
forward ou a larger scale than a year
ago.
labor Situation Improves.
"The la I tor situation continues >o ex-
hibit the results of Occasional efforts
on the part of Jals r leaders and the
public t« adjust difference* and fadll-
tate the return of prosperity," said
the report.
Brisk activity in the hnildiug trades
and a considerable volume of public
project* have absorbed a fair quota of
suitable labor. Farm lalwrr is plen-
tiful but in light demand. _ Railroad
hops and silled- occupation* are still
Twelve years was the sentence im-
posed by the jury at Bonhaui upon J.
Moore, the third and final one of
the alleged Bavenna bank robbers, eaji-
tured in Grayson County by Sheriff
B
P. & N. Y. C. Had Closed Its Own
Shops to Help Break
day yesterday, promised this morning
to colliiuu«V the temperature remain-
ing Just (KkMt the freezing point: It
was the third storm within six weeks
to sweep the atate, and from frag-
military report* the property damage
will be as great a? that caused by Ua ba^is
others. 1 - -•— ■
ottk-lals of the . Michigan Htat*i
Telephone Company safd today flam-
age to Its equipment would amount to
$1.90Q.OOQ> The Western Tnlon ami
Postal Telegraph cm^paiiies also sus-
tained hear > damage.
Farmers also will he hard hit ac-
cording to reports reaching here.
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BEAUMONT
QUESTHMING
ALL EMPLOYES
,\LL WHO BELONG TO Kt: KLtX
KI.AN AKK TO BK DROPPED
PROM ROIXS
Among recent developments that
«ave p'aH a brighter aspw-t upon
the agrictiltural situation are the up-
ward trerd ill the .price of farm pro-
duets and further adjustments In the
prl«« of things the farmer has to buy.
ti>*' reHge IIP
for is rcflecteii in reports we re- f ryt tried, who received S5 years, was
late Thursday afternoon.
The term given Moore was the light-'
est one-iiL-l^-ilai'e impuseil ujs>n the
trio ot ba'iik rolTbi-rs. Moore's convie
tion. however,, was ui>on but one of the
two '•ouiits on which he was indicted
at Boiiham, and Ih tills county the Jury
imposed the maximum jH-nalty. ,Ac-
cording to Sheriff Boyd t'raig, who re-
turned froia *Botiham at ti o'clock
Thursday aftennsm, following comple-
timi of testimony in Moore's trial, the
first count against Moore, " charging
burglary with a high explosive, and
which, carries a miuimuin penalfy of
twenty-five years, was thrown jMtfc by
th > court on atxviunt of a defect, in its
fiadfaur The jury was charged and
found it" verdict-on a j via in cliarge of
burglary. whh*h was the second count,
Mr. Craig states. > '
Three Return to Sherman.
Austin, the uietuls>r of the gang who
turned State's 'evidence at. the trial af-
tf f giving a confessidii here j to Sheriff
Craig, and against whom charges' at
Bonham were dismissed; Austin's wife,
apd F'rancea Bradberry, the second wo
man. returned to Sherman with Sheriff
Craig and Deputy Sheriff Bart Sbipp
in Mr. Craig's car, and spent Thurs-
day night in the tlrayson County jail.
Tltey arc yet to face «har,'*es in <lray-
-«.• i and ' otlin County, the latter ia
cmiiimm-fi< ii with the Weston I ank rob-
bery. The three liieiLeonylcted remain-
ed at Boahaoa andwHI lie held tbeve
until they accept sentence, Mr. Oralg
States. Ttwy are xpe<'ted to do this.
Ask«>d regarding the attitude of the
convicted men during their trials and
upon their conviction. Mr.-Craig said
that they maintained the same attitude
they have show;n during the time they
have been ifi custody here. Gee, the
0/ the UnltpH Pr#9
Washington, March ;*i - The Inter-
state Commerce Commission in its de-
cision today publicly condemned the
Pennsylvania aud New York Central
railroad for paying excessive costs
for rept&ra # f its own equipment at
shoiia other than their own.
This is a victory for the railroad la-
bor unions, which have l>et n charging
that certain railroads have been clos-
ing thcir^iwn shops, aud sending repair
work to other $hqps at increased cost
to break down tlu* union.
Four Rivers Threaten Lowlands
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In South Texas, According to Storm
PmPm|Neches and Sabine are in Ugly Mood
Colorado May Also Cause Trouble—Cattlemen
Told to Be on
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Dick (piils Big League.
By thr Axnoruwh Press —
Chfcilg* 111 ,< March 31 ~fat tie.
Dick Kerr, pitcher for the Chi-
cago White Sox. wh.: has been
holding out, will pia.v ball the
coming season w-itb the City
Hall ulne. a Chicago semi-profes-
slonal team, it was announced
yesterday. The players are city
employes
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By the AjworiutiU. Ptn<* ..
Muiiiia, March .'10 The new vice-
gorrrnor of the Philippines, -Eugene-
Alien Oilajore. arrived today aboard
the Hoaaier Slate and was welcomed
by a large party.
DB WITT MrMCKRAY
TO SriCAK AT SHERMAN
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HALL FK1DAlf NIGHT.
An invitation extended the gen-
eral public to bear an address at
Sherman Hfcil Friday evening by De
Witt McMurray of Dallaa.
Mr. McMurray. writer and speaker
of note, comes here maler the auspices
of Travis Lodge, No. 117, A. F. Sc A.
M. His address will Ik* along the lines
of '•Amcri<aiiiMn."_
Maiy'am! Wants Mooification.
ft th* Associated Pitas
' AnnnjM.li^. Md.. March :tl.—Mary-
land's senate voted yesterday. 15 to 12,
for modification of the Volstead act.
Hy tbe Umt«d Pte
Houston, Texas, Mawh 81.—Four
rivers have swelled to a serious height
Since The" recent ralr .. " tbreatehing
flood damage to lowiainls in South
Texas, the local Weather Bureau an-
nounced in warnings poeted today.
Other rivers are being watched for
flood indications. r
The peak In the rise of the Trinity,
Brazos, Neches'aud Sabine- rivers or«
expected within fiv^ days. , The Colo-
rado may alao cause trouble, aecoctk
iug to the Bureau. Cattle Junei's and
farmers are w arned Jo vrfiich the flood
waters.
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Operators to Blame.
By the Uniu i rt*m —: tt ,
Washln|^« .March 31—Blame
for the nationwide walkout of
coal miners now under way is
chargeable to the operators, Sec-
retary lis vis of the Department
of Lal*>{ today deefared in «t
statement wbVek. in aci-epted here
as lH'lng the olfocial view of the
governnwrnt.
The operators, he said, have
failed to fulfill their contract ob-
ligations to meet the miners iu a
national wage, conference.
onstration to
JOHN LEWIS SAYS COAL MINERS
WILL WALK OUT AT MIDNIGHT
-COURT ORDER IS TOO LATE
My the A*fOCiate4 P>ess
Beaumont*,-1Texas, March 31.—Work
flf questioning Cit.v employes as to their
tueml>ersliip In the Ku Klux Klan with
n view to tliwcbarg|ug all Klausmen
from the* city ^ttVploy bud barely got:
ten under way lure this morning. City
Maui.ger I'eark sntioiinced that the
proceedings would be kept sscret aud
im> aitUouttfelBetH tn:.de until the <|ues-
tioning has been complete*). All ans-
wers are to be in the form of an af-
fidavit.
J • wtfeioit to UHfJli! MJP£
ma 1 e etnp) oyet of t he j i t y was .reach-
«*d vi'sfculav afier a conference be7^
t
yestenlay after a eonferen
<ne« ii city Manager lloark and Mayor
Stidngbagen. following a-statement -by
the Mayor that all members of the
Ku Klux Ulan In the employ of the
e ty will Ik* stricken from the imy roll
anil requesting thai members resign
without being asked. So resignations
have lieeu announced.
C. W. MORSE AND
SONS REFUSE
TO ENTER PLEA
fleeted in rei orts, we receive from ob-
server* throughout the district." said
the report. "There is. still much un
certainty us to the extent to which
the boll weevil menace has been re-
duced bv fiie cold waves."
Recent rains and snows have saved
the whiter wheat crop in the Panhan-
dle. according to the report, while the
drouth lias only been partially broken
in the South Plains section of Texas.
In the extreme southwestern part of
Texas some shrinkage in livestock, oc-
cured as a result of the February
blizzard, necessitating increased feed-
ine More rain Is needed in southwest
Texas and most sections of New Mex-
ico and Arizona.
February insolvencies among com-
mercial firms numbered 207, the same
reported during January, the liabil-
ities of the February failure* being
S5,8S0,14.'l as convpared with $4,:i2tl.
QUI in Jaunary.
OH Prnduetiofi Is Less.
A total of 13,789.ft35 barrels of crude
oil were produced by the various fields
of the district (faring February. 1.156.-
71Ki less than in 'January. However,
February being a short mouth the daily
yield IneTeasisl. The north Texas field
declined considerably in dally average
flow due principally-^* wither coudU
tlona: Activity In the Metis field
was also hamiiered by weather condi-
tions. Fields of the Texas coastal
section increased iu activity. The Hay-
nesville. La., field n'twirbHl an expan-
sion. The daily average flow of the
Midcontinent field again increased, the
decrease in Kansas and Arkansas be-
ing more than offset by the incrcaac in
Texas, fftiuishifta and Oklahoma.
Crude oil prices evidenced a slight
weakness during the mouth.
The output of southern pine mills 111
the eleventh district "fell off co^isider-
llily iturtng the irtrmth thn -production
rate being 23 iht cent ladow normal.
the only one of the three to go on the
stand, it is said the other two were
given -opportunity to change their plea
after Gee's conviction and the impo-
sition of this penalty, but they prefer-
red to fight their cases, with the result
that Brady received .25- years and
Moore 12 years. Neither of the latter
two took the stand, but maintained an
nttitude «f sileuce.
Closes First Chapter.
Conviction of three of tfiese men
elopes the first chapter in pfobably the
most sensational criminal Vase ever
coming to light In Grayson County.
Raiding a two-story resilient on Sears
street in Denlson, for a stolen seven-
passenger car which had been tra<vd
to the private garage in the rear of
the residence. Sheriff Craig and five
deputies uncovered evidence after en-
tering the re«blenee and capturing
four men and two women that pointed
unmlstifkcnbly to connection bf the oc-
cupants of thedipuae with robberies of
banks at Ravt*ntia and Weston, which
hail occurred the same week. Quanti-
ties of. cartridges and guns of various
Put On Saturday
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Fort Worth, Texas, March HI—No
|Wa«*Wiif!t.r erf a mmv&nt th tfifs dis-
trict, i nnipi Isfclg Texas, ' Oklahoma
and Arkansas, is indicated by either
side of rhe c«ml coniroveriy, accord-
ing to a Htateinent here r<Mlay.
Three h^tndrr^l men at the mines of
the Bri<igep< rt Coal Company will go
out in Texas. All other bituminous
miners have bene out since March 17,
1021.
-No plan to continue operations^of
the Bridgeport mine by non-milon la
bor Is contemplated by c^Hcials of
that, comiwny, according to a state-
ment of W. H .John, secretary-treas-
urer of the organization', in a long
60VERN0RNEFF
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STATE RANGERS REPORTED
By the Axsociatfd Vi caa
Austin,: Texas, March *1.--Governor
Pat M. Neff. this morning bad noth-
ing to say regarding the s^'ial ses-
sion of the legislature to jwiss, meas-
rej dealing with flogg ngs that have
recently occurred over the State, aiid
the operations of sit-ret organizations
purporting to enforce the law.
Neither would the Governor answer
direct questions' as to W hether State
Hangers and special agents acting un
By the Anaocintcd Press
Indianapolis, Ind., Marrh
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Toklo. \ Japnu. March 31.—^The uego*
tlatlons lietween Japan-and China for
j the return ol the Siian Tung railroads
",e Ii.i\e la-en succes«rfal]y concluded, a«■-
Kansas. IihIuhIrial ('cart order extend Larding to reiK>rts from Peking
Ing the pre«ent wage agreement be-1 - i. ;
distance conversation wCh the. ,Star- Jder his direction, are investigating the dtl« rtori
Telegram Frlday morning. ' 1 recent' Dallas floggings. i he n
Cnion miners will hold a mass meet- He advised uewspaper men that he stocp w
ings at. Strawn Saturday, which is to would see tbeni at 3 o'clock this after-
be attended by several hundred work-
men from Strawn, Mingus, Thurber
and Lyra.
Deputy Reinstated.
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noon, but did not say whether he would
have anything further to say to them
about lbe special session or the flog-
ging investigations.
twecn operators ami miners in Kansas
for M days nfill not the suspen-
sfron of worli by tuHon miners at mid-
night tonight, according to President
Lewis of the roiled Mine Workers.
By th* Asao:ifit'd Preaa
- SflspHOOhn. of work" hy the Tint!mi's
300,000 uiifbti eoal miueri!, scftefluled
for'tonight, with* mine owners coofi
dent of victory in the fight over wagew
ami working hours. The miners are
equally as optimistic, with the excep-
tion of Illinois, where there is a note
of pessimism,- hut the largest' indus-
tries of the country are generally pre-
pared to withstand complete cessatftm
of coal production over periods ranging
from t?0 to 120 days.
Miners* leaders have issued orders
that there is to be qo violence, and
that sufficient men are to renialn on
duty to guard the mines aud prevent
d i'rioration of property
number of the men expected to
ork in part of the States to
be affected 'Include Oklahoma. 7,000, i
and Texas, 2,400.
Ah the result, it was expected that
withdrawal of all Japanese troops
from the railroads aud the Shan Tung
peninsula would be completed by
Inst of April.
Plan* for the withdrawal of the
troops have been ready for a cows d-
trvabb timv.
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N. Y. CUSTOMS
OFFICIALS ON
MISSING LIST
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Report Denied.
By the Associated Itesa
f.oudon. March 31—In the House of
LEFT ON Cf TTT R CsF.D TO RUN
DOWN SMCtiGlJWS—MAY BE
LOST IN STORM
By the Associated Press t
New \^>rk. March 31.—Twelve men,
including several who are customs of-
ficials for New York, who left thi%
port yesterday on tUe Ctftter Stfrveyor.
used to run down smugglers, are io-
ported missing today.
The party started for Bayville. f^ong
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Two Dead \n Fire.
By tlw t^nttrft Pretw
North Adaukti.
P.
Cii • ■ . Booth Menially HI,
Bi' th . An.tnrmteil Prem
Ix)8 Angeles, Calif., March 31.—-Char-
les v tlpoiti^son of Mrs. Maude Bal
kinds. Including two pistols ideu|lfie<l Ungton liooth,. head of the Volunteers
as ones taken from the Itiivcnna bank of America, was found to l>e mentally
By fhr A viiirintrrf Press ,
New Tork,March 31.—^Deputy i^her
iff Burke was reinstated yesterday
from lib Kiis|M-nsiort for permitting 31.
'lex Bickartl, sjw rts jaomoter, to go jy injured when fire partially destroy-
to a FoUiteei.th «;n. hist Sun lolj. Richmond Hotel here early to-
da> while h« was U pr, ••ii"r iu the |jnv.
t6ni!;s ou trials on charges prcferriMl ^ q
by a l.j vest old girl. "
TO SI BSCRfBERS
when it was robbed, were captured by
tfie Slierfff A~diiy later alidtir foOO In
sTlveFlhoney and bag oT f23 in jieti-
nles was dug up from a shed in ' the
rear of the lifjuse snd identified as 1
the money missing from the Weston ♦
and Ravenna banks, respectively, oth-
er articles taTceii"Tncluded steiM dies,
apparently for ehangiug automobile
engine numbers, and memoranda con1
cerning automobile numbers.
K.ck niiii bordering ou insanity by the
t- Angeles t-'onnty fainacy^ Commis
Kion early tnrtrry: —
MasH., March
Two js'tsoiis were killed and twen*
Lords today Lord Wlnterton. under Island, where they were to take off the
secretary of state for India, denied Vacht Edith, recently seized with
i leportg whleh bad4 ben circulated re- $200,000 worth of liquor aboard. A
ccnily that Lord Reading, the Viceroy brsvy northwest storm was reported
of India, had resigned. ,off Bayville.
Vorr carrier will rail on yon
Saturday, April I, to collect for
your Democrat subscription.
Kindly have the vxact cliaiige
ready. Plcas«> be sure to always
take a receipt.
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A MATTER OF REGRET
DALLAS MAN
SAYS NEFF
IS A "SISST"
DECLARES EXECUTIVE HAS NO!
SAID WHERE HE STANDS
ON KI5- KLUX KLAN- .
ny tb« umtort JSksml_
Dallas, Texas. March 31—In a bit-
ter attack on public officials who re-
fuse to make known their i>ositlon on
the Ku Klux Klan, City Commission-
er Fred Apis l today termed Governor
CONSTABLE
SHOT DEAD
IN BELFAST
PATROL OF SPECIAL POLICE AM-
1*1'SHED IN HILL STREET, V
EWBY, FRIDAY.
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By Asaoeiated Pltss
Belfast. Anarch 81-^A patrol of *p«H'-«
la I police returning from duty today
was ambushed In Hills street, Newry.
Constable AI lee was Shot deiol and
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Wasliliiglon. Mafeh 31. ^ C. * W.
Morse, wealthy sii'v builder, his three
Sony ami eight associates, recently In-
dicted ou charges of conspiracy to de
fraud the Rllippiug Boanl. refused to
plead either guilty or not guilty when
arraigned fafovi* Ytie Shprettfe Court
of the District t'nlay.
ffi,eYr"'aTRorm'yi« I hell f iled demurrers
as a means t^> quash the Indictments,
asserting the charges of^,alleged fraud
were vague and Indefinite. Because of
the alleged vrtgueuwa of the charges.
the defendants said they could not
mnkc any pleading*. 4 ' , f
Eight Inspectors* Appelated. ' ,
By the Associated Press
Fort Worth. Texas. March 31. ~
Klghl new i^attle inspectors were ap
pointed In Texan today by the Federal
Bureau, it was a anon need In a tele-
gram from Washington.' «. -
Confessions Sccurrd.
Despite the attitude of- the<~:gang
members, who exhibited the true crim-
inal characteristic of admitting noth-
ing in the face of even the most IncrTm
inatiug evidemir, Sheriff Craig careful-
ly developed < aeh olaisc of the case' uu
III the identity of the gangsters was
revealed, and i ast criminal recorda un-
covered. This process led to the com-
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< " Waslilngloii, March 31—Sher-
man and vicinity: Friday night
fair; possibly light frost; Satur-
day partly cloudy, warmer.
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t'bnstablo Waring was wounded.
From the I Midpoint of public wnl, it Is to he regret ted that the plntfrirnt ^*t M. Netf as a "Biaay." 1 While the other members of the pa-
jcommittee of the People*' Ticket ^as both unwise' and unfortunate In the i "Anyone who dodges the issues stitl frol were ^pltkiiiR.up Allen ami War-
selection of i«i*ucs upon wtiirh to condiu t the city cani|*aign. Thev inieetefl fefuaea to let the public, know, where Ing they were heavily fired Upon wttK
"r |ifi|3K they stain I on this question is a 'sis- machine guns.
ay." A mad declared. j Two more men were shot- sad Sert-
"Governor Neff is a 'aisay', and I ously wounded it| the atreets of Bel«
have always an id he was. beeause ihhv fast night and a bondi was thrown,
pie do not know yet his'"position on No one was iujii^eii hy. the
the Kit-Klux Klam> -
plete confession, first, of one of the dissever friendships of long standing,
women. Mm. M,wn>. mpthor ,,t , flw- W)nU u,,. votrn „f hLm
into their pialfonn, perhaps unwittingly, b*suc> which have no placc* in a
municipal election, hut which are merely < dcu'ntcd to ereaie ifisw-nsiOu an*^
fUrjiH'iw between friends and neighbors. The Temple of Justine Is never
readied through paths of prejudice. An appeal for political 'preferment
should always, he made t« reason and cmnmoii seusr. hacked up hy per tine n l;
tacts am! figures Ihafveanqot be succcss I idly disputed. When an>- campaign
is pitched and conducted upon such .i plane, not even the most sensitive Governor Neff. in a statement, made ftAnnrt|A mm m mmw
can f«eJ aggrieved at anything said or done. Personalities should always Ih- , a K ut a week ago declared be was If (111 DL DC U A |(|t
omitted, and issues alone discussed, and those issues should lie unquestionably nof a memlwr of the Klan and that he llWVlf kllV iWISlille
related to Ihaf partiM^r4NN||slKtr>* Foreign issues can lie brought in only
through unfair motives. They serve merely to bccloud the real issues ami
year-old son. and later her huslmnd.
admitting tke activities, of the gaiig in
North Texas, including their robberies
of the Ravenna and Weston banks; the
theft of automobiles In Denlson. and
the burglary of a Sherman suburban
grocery store, and detailing their move-
ments Iwfqre coming to DcnisoiSn
laical Temperature.
There wim a range of 12 de-
grees in temperature Thursday.
the maximtuh being 71 and the
"' 11; "-1'
Fatalities Increase^
By Ihw Aattociittrtl Preae -
Washington. March 31.— An increase
I ft coal tulm* fatalities of 31 j>er cent
In February, over the corresponding
month a year ago was announced to-
day by the bureau of mines. Two hun
dred ami ten, lives wefft lost in1 >1m
should be most deeply interests in is the
selection of men of unquestioned integrity, ability ami experience, who are
willing to do their duty to the city by giving of their time and efforts to pro-
mote the welfare, safety and progress of its cltDcns. They should, of course,
lie lawr abiding citizens, and always faVOr the majesty ami maintenance of
the law. The charge of sinister influence, in regard to any man or set of
should never he made or even implied, unless II can 'lie substantiated^ whlclrasiopt <'hind Cove, xr, miles south,
accidents during the month, compared
—O with 100 in February, 1021,
beyond any reasOmiM# doulit. Thai such charges, without any substantial
foundation, have been made In Oils campaign, Ls a matter of regret to alt
good eitizens.
Also many statements have been made In regard to certain transactions
of the city administration which have been clearly shown to be at variance
with farts. — - - ;
The Democrat believes that Sherman citizens are well capable of discern-
ing^the wheat from Mie'chaff, and has therefore made a sincere effort to bring
the real facts to their attention and for their guidance in arriving at a cor-
rect idea of the real situation. Little gllies and good natixred raillery aimed
at The I>emocrat by some who do not exactly agree with our views, have ex-
citod neither animosity nor resentment, and we trUat th*t nothing wo have
said has wounded the feelings of any citizen.
Iiet the voters make up their minds and vote as their conscience dictates.
old not. intend to join lhe
tion.'
organiza-
Storm lit Alabama.
* 1 ' ■ it
Hy L|ie Unlt«Mj Prmwi
Huutsville, AIm.. March 3f.—■-Several
houaea were dainageil by a cyclone
of here, aecordlng to meagre repoi'tS
fw^ivod here this aftiKfrhnoiij
Indict ment« Returned.
Ifjr (H I/iRiJ Prewi
i ! fc//A-:
New York. March 31—Grand Jury
indictments against the American Cot-
ton "Exchange and seven of its mem-
bers were returned today. The charge
was violation of Section 890 of the
Penal Code which forbids "bucket-
ing/' M
GO
SMALL HAUL AT
INTO
IN
&ANK*
*SeiA.'
*
AND SF.CITRE $M
PENNIES—-PASS IT
xAvtT
j."-•" • .'-V
ft if flk# Atsocfatfd Pre**
■ Pones City, Okla . March 31.—Rob-
bers last liight Ixroke into the vault afe
the ^isyusitors' Guaranty State Bant
here and obtaiped approxiinaO^y *150
'.They art' iwl'iev^f to hava
escaped In a motor car which was re-
ported Stolen from a local garage thla
morning. The robbers did not
the saff in the front vault, which con-
tained money, liberty bonds and
itoi*' valuable*, -"h
wm
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