Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 21, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE WEATHER.
Tonight partly cloudy. Thun-
day unsettled and raider.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 21, 1917—WEDNESDAY EVENING.
50c Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid in Adriaen.
NEW YORK TENEMENT
More Than a Thousand Attend
Mass Meeting and 5,000 Tried
to Get in Hall
Associated Press Diwatcfi]
New York, Feb. 21.—The Co-
rnell of the New York tenements
have taken the food situation in
their own hands and planned a
series of public demonstrations to
convince the mayor and city offic-
ials that something must be done
to reduce prices. One of the wild-
est protest meetings the city has
ever known broke up early today
after making arrangements for a
great parade of women and chil-
dren to march all day through Wall
Street and at night through Fifth
Avenue.
An appeal was sent to President
Wilson and a committee was ap-
pointed to demand that the city
appropriate $1,000,000 to be
used immediately for buying and
distributing food among the poor
at cost. Impassioned speakers
called upon the poor of the Ea$t
Side to organize and pledged the
financial support of the Hebrew
Trades Union. The capitalists were
blamed for the high cost of food
on the ground that they were
amassing wealth by sending food
to Europe.
Mass meetings and demonstra-
tions continued today. The police
were on the alert to prevent a fresh
outbreak of rioting such as put
many push cart venders out of
business on Monday and Tuesday.
Mayor Mitchel, who was absent
when several hundred women
tried to force their way into his
office yesterday, promised to re-
ceive a committee today if it came
quietly.
A thousand or more women at-
tended last night’s mass meeting
and at least 5,000 more fought to
get into the hall. Two hours
elapsed before there was order
enough for the'transaction of busi-
ness. The following appeal to the
president was carried with a
shout:
“We, the housewives of the City
of New York, mothers and wives of
workmen, desire to call your at-
tention, Mr. President, to the fact
that, in the midst of plenty, we and
our families *re facing starvation.
“The rise in the cost of living
lias been so great and uncalled for
that even now we are compelled
to deny ouTselves and our children
the necessaries of life.
“We pay for our needs out
of the wages of our husbands and
the American standard of living
r*>
cannot be maintained when pota-
toes are seven cents a pound,
bread six cents, cabbage twenty
cents, onions 18 centsr and so
forth.
“We call to you, Mr. President,
in this crisis that we are facing, to
recommend to congress or other
authority, measures for relief."
As yet no date has been set for
BASEBALL IN SHERMAN
Everything Moving Along Smoothly
and President Hell Has Keen No-
tified That a Team Will
Be Financed.
At n meeting of the temporary ex-
ecutive committee of the Sherman
Bum-IniII i-luli appointed by the organ-
ization lust Friday night to take the
initial steps in reorganization for tin-
years of D>17, Secretary A. B. Saul
was instructed to call President Bell
of tile Western Association over long
distance telephone today and state
definitely that Sln-ruiau would remain
in tin* Western Association and that a
team would la- tiuanml through the
routing seasou.
Tin* committee also went on record
us recommending to the directors of
the dub that no attempt lie made to
play Suuduy huselnill at tin* downtown
park In case one was secured. Eugene
Cherry in making* the motion that
such a recommendation lie given stilt
ed -flint lie did not lielievo it to the
la-st interest of organized baseball lo-
i-HlIy and the town in general to agi-
tate such a quest ion, in view of the
strong opposition expresses! by the
Slu-rmau Pastors’ Association and
many other*. The motion was second-
ed by S. L. Talley.
The committee 1ms as yet been un-
able to Induce tin- projs-r sort of per-
son to head the dub for tlie coming
season, hut are still lasting their
lines and hoi* to announce an ac-
ceptance within n day or no. As an
added Inducement to the presidency
of tin- dull the president will be re-
lieved of all work in regard to financ-
ing the dull and will la- free to handle
only executive work.
IS HUNTED
AtKKtati* m*• Dtspatch)
iiuiuinoud, Iud., Felt. 21.—Detec-
tives today arc searching for the mur-
derer of a man whose tasty was found
lust night with a bullet wound in the
back of the head. The body was
found in a tldd several miles from
lucre and is that of a good looking
young man, dud in garments from
which the tailor's markings had been
toru .
A farmer driving along the roa-l
noticed the track of an automobile
led to one side of the roadway and n
trail as If something had been drugged
along the ground from the machine
across a ditch and through a wire
fence to some bushes, lie investlgat
ed and found the laaly.
DOLLS WITH FACES OF
THOSE MADE BY WAR
IS THE VERY LATEST
FAIR WOMAN HAS
BEINTHESTYLE
JUST LOOK WHAT IT WOULD
COST TO LENGTHEN
I1KK SKIRTS.
AND THEN WHAT WOULD
THE POOP. SHOE MAN DO
COMMITTEE TO
MOVEMENT STARTED IN SHER-
MAN WILL SPREAD OVER
THE ENTIRE COUNT*.
High Boots (live Her an Added
Touch of Beauty, an Expert Says,
But He Doesn't Say How Uie
Pocketbook is “Touched.”
TO MAINTAIN HOADS
ALREADY BUILT HERE
Call Has Been Issued for a Meeting
in Sherman, Feb. 27, at Winch
Time Permanent Step* Will
4 Be Taken.
Annotated Prci Dispatch]
Philadelphia. Feb. 21.—Every Inch
added to tin- length of women's dress-
es means a los of $10,000,000 a year
to tin* sins- business, according to A.
I), Anderson of Boston, who last night
told tile delegates to the convention of
tin- Pennsylvania Retail .Sins* Dealers’
Association they should co-operate
-with the designers and keep the
short skirt hi fashion.
“When, we have short skirts we <-au
make lovely high Iniots that are pleas-
ing to .women and give her an added
touch of Is-imty” said Mr. Anderson.
"Such shoes are costly, but this Is a
prc-tqs-rous country and women who
can afford expensive gowns will not
hesitate to pay $20 for boots, provided
they get style and quality. Tills is
true oP the shop girl, too, In like
ratio. -This year the skirts are to be
ti, 7 aid R Inches from the ground,
which means that shoes or boots are
to Ik- High."
LATE SINKINGS
inocttitrft Press DispatchI
London, Fell. 21, 10:02 n. m.—
Lloyd’s announces that the British
sailing ship Centurion has In-on sunk.
Her crew was landed.. The Centurion
was a vessel of 1,828 tons, built in
(ilasgow in 1801. Sin* was lust rojKirt-
ed ns having sailed for Loudon from
Pensacola on Dec. .31.
Associated Press Dispatch)
Berlin, Feb.21, by Wireless to Say-
ville.—A large number of hostile ves*
sets, among them ap Italian transport
crowded with men, have Ihh-ii sunk in
the barred zone in the Mediterranean
during the past, few days, the Overseas
News Agency announces.
Associated Press Dtspatchl
Berlin, Feb. 21.—Other ships sunk by
submarines are enumerated by the news
agency as follows:
"Two armed steamers of it,000 and
4.500 tons respectively, with impor-
tant cargoes for Salouiki.
“Italian steamer Oceana, 4,200 tons.
"French steamer Moventaux, 3,200
tons.
"French sailing vessel Aphrodite 000
tons with iron for Italy.
••The newspapers." observes the
agency, “note that the real submarine
successes undoubtedly have been much
larger, as the majority of the sub-
marines have not yet reported. Pi ad-
dition the paralysis of neutral naviga-
tion must Ik- taken into consideration.
SHIPSNM
Avenue. The organizers say they
Paris. Feb. 21.—Dolls resembling
In form and feature in-rsoUs who de-
sire to baud down to posterity as
faithful a portrait of themselves ns
possible have la-eomh a great fad in
Paris. It liegim with the carieaturiijg
of cclebrites in the form of dolls with
heads formed to accentuate the char-
acteristic features of the original.
Now all sorts of people ure having
themselves portifayed hi tills new
fashion. The facial resemblance Is
not only reproduced as perfectly as
IHissihle. but the (lolls are dressed in
material approaching as nearly ns
possible that of the original's clothing.
expect to h^ve several hundred
thousand women and children in
line. A movement has been
started to call a strike of school
children living in the tenements on
the grounds that the high cost of
the parade on Wall Street and Fifth living makes it necessary for all
children old enough to go to work
Associated Press Dispatch]
New York, Feb. 21.—Shippers who
had hoped to send goods to Europe by
the big ateamahlps of the American
Line sailing from this port received
definite assurance today that the
company hud no immediate intention
of send out its vessels. This informa-
tion was derived from a notice that
the owners intended to discharge the
cargo of the steamship St. Louis.
whU-h has l»een lying liei-e loaded
sloes the beginning of the new sub-
marine warfare.
The greater part of the crews of the
St. Louis and of the three other
American liners, New York, St Paul
and Kroonland, have been paid off.
The newly appointed good road
committee of the Sherman Chamber
of Commerce 1ms hud its first meet-
ing. and organized with Judge J. A.
L. Wolfe as president. The other
members of the committee are J. A.
Akers, Paul Bean, F. Edwards, Sam
Gladney. W. L. Hay, J. It MeElroy, P.
It. Markham, B. Forrest Moore, (ieorge
T.‘ Bishop, J. It. McKee, Jim Roberts,
Allen Shaw, W. \V. Dodgers, L. M.
Tuck and Jake Wfingarteii.
Various talks Were made by those
present In regard to the necessity of
making plans for the upkeep of the
344 miles of piked roads now in Gray-
son county.
It was pointed out that the roads
firs! built around Sherman and Den-
ison have greatly deteriorated on ac-
count of not being kept in proper re-
pair. and that it is as important that
a regular system of maintenance for
public roads us it is for a railroad. In
this connection it whs stated that as
sism as a railroad js built there is a
section gang put in cifarge of each
separate division, and that the road is
never allowed to run down, but that
Work is done every day. George T.
Bishop and other speakers stated that
the same system should Ik- followed
in reference to keeping up.the roads
of tlie county as Is followed by the
railroads In keeping the railroad
tracks in proper repair.
Judge Wolfe, chairman of tlie com-
mittee. stated thut tin- road matters
Were countv-wlde propositions, and
should Ik* looked at. in this light, and
that, the people from the ei-tlre county
were interested in seeing a proper sys-
tem of maintenance worked out.
\V. L, Hay was appointed as chair-
man of a sub-committee to send a let-
ter to every city, town and trading
I*>lnt in the county, asking that each
appoint one delegate to meet in Sher-
man on Tuesday, the 27th instant, for
the purpose of forming a county-wide
organization whose business it will be
1o eo-oiierate with the county commis-
sioners in the matter of Iho permanent
upkeep of tlie roads of the county.
It was the belief of all those pres-
ent that tin- county court would wel •
come such cooperation from a com-
mittee composed of representatives
from ail parts of (he county, and also
that many other county-wide prob-
lems could lie handled through such a
|K*rmaueiit county-wide organization.
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
THOSE DETAINED
CONSULS. GOVERNMENT AGENTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE
AT ZURICH.
HAD ANXIOUS WEEK
GETTING OUT OF THERE
First lo Arrive Say They Were Treat-
ed Fine by Germane, ami Only
Complaint Seems tu Be at
the Delay.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Zurich, via Paris, Feb. 21. 4:40 a.
m.—A score of United States consuls
and government agents, with their
fumilies. readied Zurich last night
after liaviug S)s-nt a more or less
anxious week awaiting iH-rmlsslon to
leave Germany. The arrivals consist-
ed of 4« persons who had gradually
assembled in Munich from which
town they departed yesterday* morn-
ing after the bulk of their baggage
and papers had been examined.
The party arrived in two sections,
tlie first warming praising tlu-lr treat-
ment by the Germans and the second
containing members who complained
bitterly over the enforced delay In
their departure and also of having
hud t| leave behind them papers
which the German authorities desired
to submit to a more rigid censorship.
The majority of the travelers, how-
ever, reported that they had received
studiously courteous treatment and
<lc Wired that the drlngeut regulations
enforced were nothing more than what
was to be expected in view of the
situation. In several instances tin-
arrivals told of special favors that
had been shown them during tlie last
week. As far ns could lie learned
none of tlie party had any information
about the fate of tlie Yarrowdale
prisoners and knew only of contra-
dictory German press reports.
Left behind in Munich or elsewhere
are Consul General H. W. Hnrris of
Frankfort, who is ill with inflamma-
tion of tlie lungs and has been given
u special assurance by the German
authorities that he can go lo Copen-
hagen when lie is able; Consul John
q. Wood, Chemnitz, who is awaiting
instructions from Washington ns to a
new jH>«t; Consul C. Inness Brown,
Mannheim, also awaiting instructions:
Vice Consul W. Bruco Wallace. Mag
daburg and Vice1 Consul Ernest Hu-
tenmami. Stuttgart, botli left behind
ill in Munich.
The majority of tlie consuls who
have arrived hero will go to Berne
tomorrow or soon thereafter (o await
instructions from Washington.
TOBACCO IS SCARCE
IN BERLIN AND RATIONS
WILL BE CUT DOWN
ILLEGAL ACTS BY GERMANY
ARE GROWING EVERY DAY
Norwegin Steamer Dolbeatis is
One of the Latest—Two
Americans Aboard
FIFTH WARD ORCHESTRA
A Popular Musical Organization ill
East Sherman—All Members
are H ell Known.
Second Austin College Alumnus to
Receive One is J. 0. Mosely, Now
of Tulsa, Okia.
Registrar Thurman Stewart of
Austin College lias- received a letter
from J. O. Mosely, member of tlie
graduating class from ’Austin Col-
lege in 1»12. who finished with an A. B-
degree, stating that lie has had the
good fortune to successfully puss tlie
examinations ami l'is-elve an appoint-
ment for a Rhodes scholarship to Ox-
ford University,. England. Mr. Mosely
will probably enter Oxford in tlie fall
of the present year.
Tills will he gratifying news to tlie
iminy/'frTemls of Mr. Mosely in Sher-
man as well as to Austin College. It
is tlie second time in recent, years that
such an honor has been conferred up-
on an alumnus of tin- school, and
kpeaks very high for tlie character of
Austin College. Clyde Eagleton. who
took his A. B. degree from Austin Col-
lege in 191(1 ids M. A., degree in 1911
a ml tits it. A. 'degree from Princeton
In 1914, is attending Oxford at present.
- -Since leaving Austin College. Mr.
Mosely has taught a year in tlie normal
eollpjfe at Durant, and 1ms attended
Oklahoma State University. At present
lie is principal of tlie preprator.v de-
partment of Henry Kendall College,
Tulsa, Okia.
Both Austin College and Mr. Mose-
Assocbitctl Press Dispatch]
Berlin. Fell. 21.—There is such n
scarcity of tobacco in Trieste that it
has been decided to issue tobacco
tickets. None will be allowed to
women.
PRINT PAPER
PRICES WILL GO
Among the most popular musical
organizations in Sherman is the Fifth
Ward Orchestra.
Tlie young men who compose it are
all well known, and are what Is term-
ed “natural musicians.” Being gifted
with a musical turn it was easy In-
deed for each of them to improve
With study and training, anil the re-
sult is that lids is one of the best ‘or-
chestras in North Texas.
Tlie regular meeting place is up-
stairs at tlie Fifth Ward Fire Station,
corner of Uhuflin and Willow streets,
where the members practice on Mon-
day and Friday nights, and It lius be-
come the delight to quite a number of
gather with them to hear the music,
tuid to mix and mingle with them, and
alos with-the fire hoys who cotu-
jhiso the station's crew, and a part of
.whom are members of tlie orchestra.
Those who compose tlie orchestra
are:
Ell Boatman, cornet.
Harold Burk, cornet.
Neal Gibson, comet.
Stanley Hunt, cornet.
I .eland Smith, clarinet.
Aubrey Smith, piccolo.
(Veil Aides, trombone,
Aaron Turley, melophmie.
Charlie Smith, double buss violin.
T. E. Vouch, trap drums.
Mrs. Edith Walker, piano.
Ed Holmes, violin.
PRESIDENT WILL
Associated Press Dispatch]
Washington, Feb. 21.—Sinking
by gunfire by a German submarine
of the Norwegian steamer Dal-
beatie with two Americans aboard
was added today to the state de-
partment’s list of Germany’s illegal
acts which are slowly accumulat-
ing and testing the patience of the
government.
Consul Frost reported from
Queenstown that after the ship
was sunk last Saturday the men
were rescued, but their lives were
endangered from shell fire before
the crew had gotten away in
boats, and by drifting about at sea
for nearly 18 hours.
After the cabinet meeting late
yesterday there was no indication
that President Wilson had made
known what his next step will be
or when it will be taken. At die
state department it was stated the
situation remained as serious as it
cotild be without war.
Real interest was displayed in
the British embassy’s announce-
ment that between Feb. I and 14
less than one per cent of the ves-
sels entered or leaving British ports
had been sunk.
IN FEW DAYS
Associated press Dispatch]
Washington, Feb. 21— President
Wilson has virtually decided to apiiear
before i-oiigress prior to adjournment
March 4, anil ask for additional au-
thority to protect American seamen
and ships against tlie Germi a sub-
marine menace. Indications are that
he will make an address lute this
week or early next.
Tlie president, lias decided what he
will tell congress, but it lias not yet
been made public. Officials generally
believe- thut sooner or lateiaurms will
lie furnished American ships. It is
emphasized that when the president
appears in congress he will not ask
for a declaration of war.
It is understood that the adminis-
tration ultimately expects to break
with Austria.
PLYMOUTH PORT CLOSED
* TO ALL SHIPS SAVE
THOSE OF THE ALLIES
Associated Press Dispatch!
tzmilou. Fob. 21, 2:13 a. m.—It la
otllriully announced JJmt the iiort of
Plymouth lias been closed until further
notice to all ships except those of th»
allies. All other vessels entering the
hnrixir are punishable under the de-
fense of tlie realm regulations and
liable to detention.
Plymouth is one Great Britain's
most important naval liases and the
sito of a great arsenal and huge
dock yard.
WOMEN WAR WORKERS
GETTING TO BE RENDS
AT CIGARETTE SMOKING
Associated Press Despatch1
New York, Feb. 21..-The Federal
graiid jury investigation of the price
of news print paper, it- was announced
today, will be resumed here next Mon-
day, irrespective of the arrangements
being made in Washington for an amic-
able settlement of the dispute betweeu1
publishers and manufacturers.
ly are to be congratulated upon the lat-
ter’s success us a i.ai: ' ’av- ," ir a
scholarship In probablj^Jhe oldest and
the best known university in the world.
Universal Military Training.
Associated Press Dispatch)
Washington, Feb. 21—President Wil-
son is said to be studying measures
aimed to briug about universal mili-
tary training, and it is understood he
is anxious to find some plan he efcu
support, it is also understood that
while not endorsing either the senate
military committee bill nor one pre-
liared by tlie war department, he be-
lieves in the general prnk-ipUm in-
volved.
Np Pay Yet.
Associated Press DupatcM
■ Washington, Feb. 21,-Tlie Senate
Foreign Relations committee has de-
cided tliut the long pending treaty to
comixmsate Colombia for the portion
of tlie Panama Canal could uot be rat-
iflwl at tills session. The decision was
reached after President Wilson s letter
urging the ratification had been read.
More Ships Sunk.
Associated Press Dispatch]
pa rls. Ft-b. 21.—Sinking of the fol-
lowing vessels have lieeu .officially an-
nounced : The Minas, Feb. 1«: tlie
n-h. 18; the Glssepul. Feb.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Lomlim. Feb. 21.—Cigarette smok-
ing has lieoume so universal among
women war workers that some of the
louden suburban railways have de-
cided to reserve ladles’ smoking com*
pttmueiits on certain trains.
FAMOUS GERMAN ATTORNEY
IS FOREVER BARRED FROM
PRACTICE IN THAT COUNTRY
Uioctatrii Press Lhspatchl
Berlin. Feb. 21.—In line with simi-
lar steps that have Ik-ou taken since
tlie arrest and double conviction of
Dr. Karl Liebkneeht on. the charge of
attempted treason, division 1, 11, and
ill of the superior court of Berlin
have debarred him from practicing
before them. The step follow* his ex-
clusion from tlie bar association.
FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA
BY AIR WITHIN TEN YEARS
IS NOW PREDICTED
Associated Press Dispatch]
Delhi, India. Feb. 21.—From Rag-
land to India by air within the next
ten years was prophesied by Lord
Montagu of Beaulieu, hi an address
on the future of aviation as revealed
to him through his connection with
the air board in England. Lord
Moutagu said he expected hr are
mails and passengers carried over
this route of from 8,000 to 6,000 taUea
in from three to five days thaw
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