Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-EITHTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 8, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SHERMAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 8, 1919—SATURDAY EVENING.
JAPS MAKE
STATEMENT
AS TO CHINA
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PARIS, Feb. 8.—Many important matters were before the Supreme War Council yesterday,
prising the Council were the great powers and military commanders of all fronts, when it met to___
sider primarily the extension of the armistice with Germany, which expires Feb. 17. Reports were
made by the military high commands on subjects of demobilization and the relative force of powers
to be maintained in occupied regions. The Versailles Military Council also submitted its report as to
the military forces available for the disturbed regions of Turkey. •
WORK NEARLY COMPLETED.
Assfitiated Press Dispatc h |
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PARIS, Feb. 8—The Peace Conference Commission of the Society of Nations expect to finish its
work at the session which began this morning. At* a long session last night the committee completed
two-thirds of the draft of the project. t
INQUIRIES ARE MADE.
Aiimrinltd Pretit Dispatch |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Inquiries have been sent by the State Department to Great Britain,
France and Italy regarding the British import embargo, the French Cartel system and the Italian system
of Government supervision of purchases- all of which have an effect on American industries.
•■UprnST
Paris. Fiiilay, Feb. 7 -Baron Mak-
ino, senior Japanese delegate to tin*
peace conference, made public today
a statement as to .lapan's iiosition at
the conference. After outlining the
main facts in the history of tlie past
twenty yeST* since tlie Cliina-Japanese
war, descyilting Germany's efforts to.
establish herself In The Far Kuat and
giving in some detail, the claims of
Jupau to Pacific Inland groups local-
(Hi north of the equator the statement
says: ______
“Germany sought to stir tip ill-will
ju the Far Fast after the penetration
of Manchuria by tlie Japanese rail-
way under the rigid granted bv the
Portsmouth troift.v. She also made
the most of the more or less serious
(mistake made by tadli Japan and
Chinn in tlie eourwi of thete diplomat-
ic and eommereial relations.’-’
After outlining the successive sur-
renders by Japan in tlie Interests of
lienee after the tldnese war and the
waiving of all money indemnity f“l-*
lowing tlie war with Hnssia, the state-
ment comes up to tlie taking of Tsing-
Tao from Germany after Germany
had refused to accept tlie ultimatum
ef August. UH4. under which, Japan
demanded that Germany vacate Tsing-
Tao.
“Japan is now pledged to'return to
China tliis hsriior and iH»rt built with
Gentian money, togetlier with tlie ter-
Kverjr returaed soldier and sailor is
urged to register on the Welcome
Uroiie Roll, Sherman Chapter of till’
Red Cross at the Y. M. C. A.
We want to know you.
We want to keep your names one
file for future reference. -
But above all. we want your names
to g<> down in tlie history of our town
and county us those who answered the
’world cull when freedom was men-
aced.
Won t you tome and register that
km name may Is* left off of this “Hon-
or Holl,” so that, •
The composition of the cabinet appears to be the principal problem com-! >Itni'-v of K*t°-Chnu. which China will
- ' r 1 receive eighty years so. iier titan jute
GERMAN ASSEMBLY NEWS.
AMtnt iatnf Pro* Dispatch! . ^ ^ _ ... ,i —*—
H| WEIMAR, Feb. 8.
manding the attention of the new German lawmakers meeting here in national assembly. The original j‘<.<rid possibly have seemed it.” Hie
proposition was to form a ministry of fifteen members, seven of whom should be Majority Socialists i Mate-ment continues, “otherwise, the
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tour Lcntrists and tour Democrats, the majority Socialists, however, now are contending that they should
be certain tq have a majority which the Independent Socialists canhot disturb by any political maneuver.
HOG CLUB BOYS
ANH GIRLS MEET
AT VAN ALSTVNE
| PROMINENT TRAVELING |
j MAN IN SHERMAN]
i. V kyh ■ , j
Memhers of the Continental State
Bank junior Hog Club of Van Al-
stvne will hold a show and exhibit of
pure bred pigs ut Van Alstyne Mon-
day. • A full quota oT pure-bred hogs
will lie shown; and an interesting pro
gram ha* been arranged, including a
lunch nt the noon hour to he- provided
by the trade* day committee. A big
iitfemianee of farmers and others in-
terested from all parts of the county
is expected, and Van Alstyne Is mak-
i Alexander iaiwrenee, national pres-
ident of'tlie Travelers’ protective As-
sociation, arrived in tills city this af-
ternoon from Philadelphia, und will lie
tendered an informal reception at the
f^mimerc ial (Hah room* at f o’clock,
fjlowed by n banquet al the Binkley
tHatel at K o’clock, at which -00 or
mute are expected to he present. Both
Hie reception and tin- banquet will la*
informal, and ladies wit! I>e present.
Tickets for I lie banquet were repitrt-
ed-to-be selling fast this moruillg.
Mr. Lawrence arrived in Denison at
11:05 o’clock tiiis meriting, neeotn-
punied from St. Louis by F.«l Mulke.v
sift this city, one of Hie national div
rieturs of tlie T. P. A. To Mr. Mnlkey
is to he glvhn the credit for bringing
Mr. Lawrence1 to Texas, Hi* is one of
th(> most influential meuiher* of the
until mil asm* latli.n an I prevailed o*w
Mr. Lawrence to make his visit t.o
Sherman, Dallas, Fort Worth. Waco.
imrm**............
Mr. I.‘iwreiee will visit in Texas.
A ccimnlttpc from Post K.. T. 1’. A..
of tliis city, went to Denison tiiis
morning to moot Mr. Law rente, and
accompany hint to Sherman,
'entertainment for nil. A itnroiter of
i.f person* will attend from Sherman.
Tlie Continental State Bank of Van
Alstyne. which has fostered and fi- W||s UwMhH, hv R. F. jH
uauoctl for the boys and girls of that ether members being B. It Gray. \V.
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purer htetrYpi. lias announced that p,.rf Akers and John K- Surratt. At
fifteen of the pigs to la* shown will 'Denison, a luncheon was tendered the
-.visiting national president, hy Deni-
la* placed with tin* first fifteen new mnim'ss men. .after which till*
members. 4 tlte e|»b who euroti, the' imdy^ftSliernp. arriving here
hank furnishing the money with which
live hew memliers will buy their pigs.
Any Iro.v or girl in the Van Alstyne
tenimunity ten years of age or more
may apply for membership in the club.
The pigs are now about five months
old and will lie sold for $25 eart-ii, reg-
Ist ratio*,f puis'rs to lie furnished.
The hoy* and girls of Van Alstyne!
are said to be taking much interest in
Hie Img dub work, which has Ikhui in
progress for’llte pnst two years.
DEPORTING
BOLSHEVIST
. Ismdon. Feb. 8.~-The government is ________________
quietly arresting and deporting “unde-i Chinn and ask onlv friendlv fo-opera
treaty of 1915 under which tills resto-
■Halien Is to lie made contained no se-
,ret dames and no agrcienient en-
tered into in September. 1918. I'egard-
'ing future Cbino-Japnnese -co-opera-
tlcn in Shantung contains no stipula-
tion which is more or less than a just
and mutually helpful settlement of
outstanding questions.
•These documents, with all • their
clauses, have lw*cn laid before tlie
powers, including America. Japan j
does not seek more Minn a fair divis-
ion in this work of development. IV,*
realise that a great change lias taken
place in tin* dealings between tin* na-
tions to be represented In tlie league
of nations. If thniptniKtie is to be of
ianv value Ity rules must prohibit self-
ish aggression, exploitation and dis-
himinntion. We seek no territory in
Subscription Rotes on Fife Two.
In years to come whin,'our children
read
Of all that our men have done
Towards winning this war for their
brother-man,
They may see your tonne as one
Who was \Vrrnhg to go or willing to
stay,
W ha (Never the order might la*.
And they’ll know you did a man s full
part, a-
Wbe thei* here or (per tlie sea.
Registration hours from 5? to 5 ev-
ery afternoon. Room No. 1 upstairs Ht
tlie Y. M. C. A.
tion and tlie maintenance of peaceful
relations."
* liable" aliens who ate believed to be
Bolshevist propagandists in Great
Britain, according to the Daily Sketch,
ST; CITIZENSHIP LUNCHEON
lug M. Socrtus. a Russian violinist,
who tins been touring South Whies,
and Who is alleged to have been inter-
spt'rslng his recitals with Bolshevist
propaganda work. 6
Gcvemor Signs Bills.
4**oikited Pres* Dispatch 1
Austin, Fi ll. 8—tioicrurr Hobby to
day signed the MIL permitting the tak-
ing g| depositions by oral exuniltm-
Hons in civil cases. Die bin requiring
Judges to Select juries instead of
bailiffs or deputies, approved tlie
This re*pluti(,li nmhoiixing an investiga-
tion of Ihv Btate .Highway * tbqiart-
Tkeht, jthe tVsolutlon asking 4he Sec-re-
Tary of War to have tin* Thirty-Sixth
Division disembark at GaieT-fnii and
the lesotntimt to print the State Ran
ger investigation in tlie Senate Jour
mil.
AT “Y” WILL BE LARGELY
ATTENDED, LOOKS LIKE
On account ef the large number of
Sherman c itizens who desire to attend
the luncheon which will lie held at tlie
Y, M. <’. A. building Monday evening,
the -'committee'"in charge of arrange-
ments. of whlcli W ill Taylor is chair-
man instead of Will Leslie, us stated
yesterday, were preparing tills mdrn-
ing to led I tin- limcUeyii Ui the gym-
.inisimn of the building instead of tin'
assembly m in on the second floor.
Indii at ions are that Sherman people
genet ally are very much interested
iincl that them will be a large -mitu-
ber. in attendance in response To the
call issued by the rojnmRteo.
Tlie following have registered slncv
the last report:
Josie D. Klnspy. Inf. Private Hdqrs.
Co., 86 Regiment. IS Division. Home
address 1715 South Kirn St. Disclmrg-
ed Jam 51. I»l». _______
Huliert F. Meador, Ciaiks and Kuk- ]M.0pIc
evs. Private. Collinsville. R. F. 1>. 1.
Sept, (t, 1918. Discharged Jan.
1919.
Aaron 1.. Richardson. F. A. private.
Battery C. 156th Regiment. 34th Di-
vision. South Harrlson Ave, HK$. Over-
seas 3 moutlis. July 55, 1918, Jan. 55,
1919.
Paul Douglas Bishop. C. S. avin-
Hion, Plano. Texas. Served overseas 5
months. Discimeged Jan. 19. 1919. •
Ernest \V. Beatty. Inf. Private. Co.
M. 90tit Division. South Elm St.. 1435.
Served oversea* Argonne Forest and
S,t. Mlhiet. Discharged Jan. 3. 1919.
Matthew P. Cannon, private*. Bat-
ten* B. 159th Regiment. 74fh Division.
SlArnmn. Texas, Route 5. Overseas.
Discharged Jan. 22, 1919.
Harry Lee* Johnson. 59 Co., Depot
Brigade, Camp Travis. Horbe address.
1105 N, Porter St.
James B. Coker. F. A. Private. Bat,
150th Regiment. 38th Division. Over-
seas. No engagements. Jan. 22, 1917.
.1. F. Heudri' ks. 2nd Lieut.. Ord.
I)epf.. Sheffield Detachment. Entered
service Sept. 22. 1917. Discharged
'Jan. 31, 1919.
Iso Lillis.. 420 N Grand Ave., EVA-
private. Bat. I'1. 427th Regiment, Fort
Sill. Okla, Mav 28. 1918, Jan. 50. 1919.
Virgil Aston. 1503 E. Chaffin, tremli
artillery, 2nd Lieut.. Bat. A. 1st Ar-
my. Camp Morris. Ya.. May VI. lid”,
Jan. 51. 1919, -
('has. Latlirop.* 1519 E. College.
,’anti-aircraft machine-gun' Bn. 144.
I private. Co. B. Camp Travis, Camp
i Beauregard, La.. June. 1918, Jan. 50.
1919.
D. L. Bray. 110 S. Burkett, Am.
T«dn. No. 18. Sirgt.. Cactus Dtv..
Camp-'/iacltary. Taylor. Ky.; July 50.
1918. Jan. 51. 1919.
Ervin G. Jolmson. '5’7 S. Walnut.
’Sherman; Motor Trans. Corps, private.
C, 50. Caiiip MBlvry.- Ti*xifs. Sept, lv
1918. Dec. 9. 1918.
Dr. A. M. McElhannon. Mediettl
Ci rps. Surgical Group f'- Gamp
Oglethorpe, Camp Crane, Pa-7 HepD
1. 1918: Dec. to. 1918.
"j Carl Leslie. 1118 So. Travis: Inf
1st Lieut. 5th Bn.. 159th D. B„ Cjimp
from Nice, Francs', Jan. 17t-:V*l9. that
he fejiayiiig a wonderful trip visiting
the Interi-sihSJf’T'irtes'-of-.k'r*ucs*. He
spent’ some time* in rite Imantiful aud
historic city of Nantes. Of his trip lie
writes: “1 went to Ken lies ill the af-
ternoon and took the nigh, train to
Paris, arriving a it a. ut. After reg-
isterlng witIrilic provoat marshal aud
at the HiHet ill* Louvre I set out to see
tin* siglits. The hotel is righ near the
Ltmvre and faces down the Avenue ile
IHIpera and at Hie other end is the
grand opera, a magnlfietetd building
of wonderful arcliitiHture. Between
the hotel and.Jin* Seine ia.tlie Rue
Uivoli. I walked down the Rue Ri-
voii by tlie Jardins des Tulleriis to
tlie Place d'Etolle. where the noted L’-
crowded as near a* can la* placed eap-
tnred gtuis on Held piece*., From the
Concorde I went out L'Avenue des
Cliamps Ely*ee*. which is also lined
oil both *idi*s with captured cannon, to
Hie Place irEtoile, wher the noted L'-
Arc de Triumphe de i’Etolle is. Here 1
crowed to the left toward the Palais
de Trocailero and crossed till* Seine
and stood under the Eiffel Tower. 1
Visited tlie Hotel de Ville. Notre
IPame. tlie Church of the Madeline, the
Louvre,, the Grand and Petit Palais
and tlie Royal Palais. I went Into the
church when* on. Good Friday the
German shell struck anil killed 88
At night I went to tlie “Fol-
lies" and saw gay Purls. The next
day I visited tin* Hotel des Invalides
and ell tidied to the top of dome over
Napoleon's tomb. I did what few do,
As stated t-efenv tin* ■purpose-‘“t/schary Tavlor. Ky.; Jan. 5. 1918;
this lUncliei h is to-determine Hu* best l|(M, ,2 ipi'm -- ' V
wav in which Sherman people may | MeI,w(p stiimett.
PACKERS CONTRIBUTED
TO COLQUITT CAMPAIGN
of $5 u plate will In- charged for flic
tmnqwt. Business uieti, wouteti and
Sherman citizens generally are in-
vited. Dress suits are not required nor
desired,
Mr. I.MwrPUci* expressed himself
well pleased with tlie receptiotewtiicli
t he droct rec eived in Sherman and Den-
ison. tin*.first two lilies in which lie
stopped.
The followtng addittilliai reserva-
tions bare Ikhsi made for the luncheon:
Frank Koto) National Steam Laun-
dry; II. J. R.vlant, Packing House
Market: Frank tWrtWsbii, Sherman
Plumbing do.
disi-haigi* tlteir oiiligntions to their re
turning soldiers anil other* who have
been in the servin'. It is fostered by
all of yie civic and public-spirited br-
ganitsatldiis -of tin city, and, a rqpre- „„„„
statative gathering PfV^ierman 'n'si- j rrtsual. Aerial
mrii, —AVtaiiiru. A till inior--
ested is expected. Rolrert G. Berhmalt.
war work secvef*t'.v of the Y. M. J . A..
will be .present and explain Ids ideas
in regard to reniljnstniont work for
the soldiers. The, cooperation of the
ejtizoHship w-iil he asked iti carrying
out a policy of readjustment in the
bent interest of the soldiers lind tlie
citizens themselviv.
Tin* Red Gross Indies were again
busy today, and hail little difficulty
in disposing of tickets for tlie innclt-
,0011. -
, Washington, tD. C., Fob. 8.—Political
campaign nmtrihutions and legislative
netivitie* of tin* five Idg moat |looking
eiiinerns were Inquiml into - dufihg
cross-Txamifuitliai of HeNiry Vis-def.
emiiisel for Swift A (Mi, 10* Francis J.
Heney. liefore the Senate Agricultural
Goiuinlttee, which is cimsldering legis-
lation for the regulation of the meat
industry.
Mr, Veed'er testified hi* eotrfpnnr
had eontrllmted to tin* campaign funds
of former Representative Taggart of
Kansas In 1915. and of Representative
Rodenhurg of Illinois in 1912, After
the committee had adjourned, how-
ever, Mr. Veeder Issued a statement
saying that the $250 ci)iitiihution re-
ferred to In connection With Mr Rnd-
(‘iilierg's campaign luiil been paid to
n committee "working in tiehulf of the
iRodenlierg’s primary lajv in llli-
noi*. and had uot Iiecn for Rodenberg’s
own tanuwlgn.
The witness also told tlie eommlt-
tr-e that a dona tion was made in 1R10
to the campaign fund of O. It. Col-
quitt, who became Governor of Texas
the following yeur.
IP v
W. ^ E. Crutchfield,
Gtutchfich|,,Groccry Co.: II. Winkler,
Peoples Stele; M. 4„Jsifftts,'* Texas
Electric Railway ('o. <2i: Knowles S.
W ill is'slii*, I.eslie-Hunter Hardware |
Co.: 1. Levy, Ix*vy Bros.: F. T. Glasif-1 ,<V|, s -Martin
‘•H-k......Glasscock Drug Co. : Clinton1 1 'trn,t’ Ml'" ' ""
4’ltt‘Tps. Sherman Manufacturing Co.;
G. G. Mayhew. Texas Nursery: II. E.
Ilall, Texas Nursery Co.; C. L. Knapp,
Sitertnuu Sljuiglitcring and Rendering
Go.; Earnest Endny. Embry & son.
Grocery: J. E. Taylor, Taylor’*"Groc-
ery Co.: U. G. Plner, T. & p.
,, , . .... . Fn'igktHttak*; Gi s; Roberts, Roberts,
Mr. Lawrence Is president of one of, s.inf„n] & Tavlor: R. A. O'Hara,
ALEX AM)ER LAWRENCE.
-Wade Clark. Tulsa. Okla.. inf.. T’ri
rate. Co. (}. Ft. Sheridan. Ill: Av’stin
Ci liege. Camn MeArthm ". Aug. 1918:
Dec. 15. 1918.
James 'W. .lories. A. S. S. Corps. 198
Photographer. «794tit
Go. South Crockett street, home ad-
dress. Entered service June. 6. 1917-
Discharged Jan. 53. 1919.
.John P. Wheat. Jr., Aviation Ser-
vise. Rank. 1st; class private. Aeronati-
tical serviiH*. Tlonn* address. 3.15
South Elm. Entered Feb. 2. 1918. Dis-
cluirged Jan. 17, 1919.
James Edward Bigg*. Tank Corps
Service*: 2nd T.ieut., Atlj. 30$th Bn.
Home addri'f'S, '«» South Travis.
Entered Aug. 1917. Discharged Jan.
191!!.
Lee C. Rountree. -Air Service. 2nd
tieut. I.ives at* 9*5(1 Soutii Travis
M.-' Entered service Nov. 19. 1919.
hanred Jan. 1919.
Joe Rwaim, Motor Transport Ser-
vice, 1st Lieut., rank. Hdq. Garage
Home address. Gift North Travis. - En-
tered service A m il ‘11. 1918. Dis-
charged I tec. .1918.
Hphvv g. Gqft'orn. Oil. Corps. Ni-
trate Plant No. 1. Home aiMvess. 102'*-
-South Walnut. Entered service April
f4
MU ■
the big manufacturing plants of l’liil-
adelplda. anil is natiinmily known.
At the Hampiet at the Uinkley Hotel
O'Hara (Srocer.v Go.: Hen Smith,- I’hoe-
tiix Elevator Go.: Kehi Smith, Phoe-
nix Elevator Go.: G. C. lamkford
this evening. John Marshall will pro-, T^nkfonl Liuuher Go.; J, A. Hunlawav
side a* toastmaster. Mr. l.awrem-o <-.lsh (;r(X.(,vv cip. I.evis Hall Hall
will .remain in Sherman until Sunday ’Durnituri* Go.: Edgar Peveto. Knigiit-
afte rnet it. and wfil speak at. Travis .JVyeto I-’uniiture Go. : lOdgar Reeves,
Street Methodist church at-the llJ.jfnight-Bevi'to G,ni: Rolierts Electric
o’clock hour Sunday morning, it waafCn.: G. L. Pool. Shevmati Overall Mum
announced tills morning. He will go ufaeturing Go.: J. M. Toting, J. M,
fti Dallas from here.
> A nnmlier of State officers from
JLp.ltston. Dallas and other Texas
cities are in Sherman today to meet
tlie distinguished visitor and ammi-
panv him *o their respective olties.
■ Tickets liiay lie secured for the ban-
quet tonight from any one of the fol-
lowing memliers of the ticket commit-
tee: J. J. Hovye. John Pinkerton. Wal-
ter Akers niut J. D. Tong, or at the
iChumber of CoBHuertH*. An admission
V*
Young Auto ami Machine Shop: W. M,
Elennning, Flemming Auto Go.; R. J.
Marshall. Grayson Motor'Go,; .1. c.
Korioth, Korloth Plnmliiug Go.; ,lia> F.
Ft ter. Hardwieke-Etter Go.; James
Riggs. Hardwieke-Etter Go.: R. A.
Baxter. D. R. Lyon Lqinlier (Ho.; S. K.
l’eneoek. Frisco Freight Office; M. G.
Dorchester-H. A T. G. Freight Office:
,T. G. Dannei, Duuiiel Pndertaking
Go.: W. K. Taylor; J. G. Pyle, Sher-
man High School.
■
Detroit. Midi.. Fell. ,S.
Williams. 19 years old. 995 Shertitiiff
avenue, siiet out of his turn in the
game of Kelly pool iu a Chene street
pi oI room Wodhenlay tilglit. , His
frinids threw hini 0111 the door and] Disehnrgivl Jan. 8. 1919.
Ive fell into tiie arms of Patrolman |
Clarence Lime. Then he was arrested
and after- sjamdiiie the night, in jail,
taken on q disturbing tiie peace eluyge.
into police court, where he was fined
$5.
CART. WAKEFIELD LONDON STRIKE
WRITES OF FRANCE! GROWS REITER
, I *
Captain John T Wakefield writes Auwtpted f>te«» J)kyatc*J
Swink. Colo., Feb. 8.—Mrs. Ol-
ive Smith, armed with a big revol-
ver, held up her husband and six
other men with whom he had been
playing poker, lined them against
„ - . . . | i the wall and took all their money,
explored the entire Inmb of Napoleou. j h|,,j ,1)sf |(X)(( thp ,,,
I entered the guards’ quarters. *<<t | Authorities refused to issue a war-
one of them to take me through. He
gathered up about a dozen keys, each
one about a foot long ami probably
wieghthg about a pound apiece. W«
spent two hours and a half .In pa»
sages, stairways and dungeons, and I
saw tlie whole tiling from dotue to
-Gasket. .The casket is still protected
by sand hags. 1 entered Paris from
tlie nin th, going to Gone MontiMirnnssft
anil left by Gone de Lyon.. From Paris
to Nils* yon ride cm tlie.Paris. Lyon
'and Mediterranean railway. On the
way to Nils* you go down the Rhone
valley and to your, left rise the French
Alps, green in foliage at ,tlio foot and
all snow-capped at the top. From
Marseille on your right close up to
tlie track is tlie Mediterranean. Nice
is wonderful,* l do not think there H
anything in America to compare with
At. The cari* arid pains with which ev-
erything seems to have boon planned
Is Remarkable. Every structure is
built, with more or less beauty and ar-
chitecture. You stand on the lirmue-
imili* and Look to right and left aud
tlio nmuntivins with tlwRii* spots of
stone buildings are beydpd descrip-
tion and tin* Mediterranean rolls in
with a soft and steady purr, not like
the Gulf of Mexico's roughness. The
life is very gov now, since the war is
over at its height,' it is just cIorp
enough to la* under tin* influence of
Monte Carlo's'extravagants*. although
all France (teems to in* under it now.
Certainly, 1 have never seen anything
ns bountiful .nor any place as gay.
Paris does not exceed it. < >n the road
to Monte Carlo from tin* heights yon
cam see tlui-lsluiul of Corsica. U is a
wonder mere Naiadeons do not grow
here. At Monte Carlo when the gam-
bling begins at 10 p. m. all in uniform
must leave. After tin* disappointment
of not getting into the ‘•mightiest bat-
tle in history’’ 4 had fell that I would
like to go into tin* Army of Oeeitpa-
Iion and was recommended hy Gen-
eral Stephens, but L.hnye decided to
rejoin my regiment on receipt or ft
message iha't they have orders to sail,
and will feturn witli tlu*m. .for liofne.
and tlie cotton inill business looks
better to me now than even the Army
trf Occupation.”
AVERTS LYNCHING
ON TROLLEY WIRE
London. Feb. 8—Sir Alb-**-? Htnfi.ie,-.
president of the Btiarl of Tr.uh. r.n-
fiouneed ut 2220 o'clock tlii- morniug
that an agreement with union execu-
tives had been reached and tluit rail- A
way servlis* would la* resumed as
soon as possible.^—This aunotuieement
fi Unwed a conference in which Sir
Albert. Sir Edward Short, aecretary
for home' affairs, and oilier govern-
ment orttcials discussed the situntiou
with exis-utives of the National Eaton
k»f Railway Men and repres*mtatlves
of Hie nniimgcuicnts of tlie under-
Brotmd railways. Tlie conference
lasted tiiri ttgli the whole evening.
Acting Sis'ret ar.v Hudson of the
rinIons subsequently declared that he
was satisfiis! with tin* agreement
whieli had been reaehe(L He said that
ai i nslitC'd n presentatives would tie
appointed hy tin* union to care for tlie
physical need* of tlie men, pending
arrangements which will he made in
preparation for the establishment of
an eight hour day. He said he expected
tluit tnla* trains would be running
normally -at noon today.
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! WOMAN HOLDS IP
HUBBY IN POKER.
rant for her arrest or attempt to
obtain return of money.
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CALVIN OPPOSES CHANGE
IN GRADES FOR COTTON
Washington, Feb. 8—Tlie bill by
Senator Smith of Soutii Garollna
which proposes to restrict cotton de-
liveries to five grades was opposed at
a conference of Senator* and Repre-
sentatives from the cotton grmviug
states last night hy E. a. Calvin of
Houston. Washington - representa-
tive of . the marketing bureau of the
Fpriuers’ Union. His speeeli followed
the proposnl of Senator KV*hy of Ar-
kansas tluit- the Mil he indorsed,
whereupon Mr. Galvin simke against
.changing the grades.
Tin* meeting niimcd a committee to
make further inquiry anicrng the heads
of tin* State Farmers' Eldons with
tlie purposejM ascertaining their
views. The meeting went on record In
favor of bidding cot tun for a lietter
prim* and for a reduction of the acrc-
ngo. . i
Another caldrgmm was dim*tcd to
bo sent to Prealderit Wilson, urging
removal of tlie emhorgo against the
free movement of cotton to Eurojierfn
counfriea, and Senator Smith of South
Carolina, clutirman. was asked to ar-
range a mcctjng for the Southern rep-
resentatives with the President upon
ills return week after next.
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HALF BLOOD CREEKS
THREATEN TO DO AWAY
WITH FULL BLOODS
Norfolk. Vu.. Fell, s Timely action
by a petty ulWeer prevented angry en-
listed men of the navy from electro-
cuting a negro whom they suspected
i.r having slashed a comrade with n
razor. The fight occurred on a crowd an,|
til trolley ear. E. J. Hahsn. an en-
listed unin. nttempteil to force the ne-
gro to occupy tin* “Jim Crow" section
of the ear and a free-for-all fight ro-
se 1 ted. Suiters seized a negro suspect-
ed of cut ting ntid were endeavoring
to lift him tip to Hie trolley wire
wlicn. tin* (K’tty iitticer iittervened. The
men were persuaded to let tin* police
Imnille the situation.
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Oklahoma City, Felt. 8~Major
Charles F. Barrett, acting adjutant
general, conferred with Governor Roll- *
Prison, regavdiug a.. felegiaiii ractived..
by tlie governin' from Henryetta.
which informed him of threatened
trouble between mixed Uhd full blood
Greek Indians. The adjutant gen-
eral's department is investigating the
matter. The- telegram, which was
signed “Greek Indians, by Mr. Sulsa,”
follows:
“I have been holding meetings at
Hickory grounds off and on for the
interests of my poor Greek trilie and
now our lives are in great danger.
Mobs headed by-rowed blood Indians
made open threats to do away with
tin* fuli hliKiils.
“Mobs are in tin* town of Weloetka ,
Okmulgee. They declared wo
would be killed so we ti'lcgra plied
Washington and we were instructed
to call on yott • and demaml proteetioti
al oni-e.”
Dallas Man Found Dead.
Gliiie ha* .appointed a government
commission to study the eqtintry’s
water jaiwer* availnlde for hydroelec-
tric development.
VAST TERRORIST CONSPIRACY TO FORCE '
STRIKES ALL OVER EUROPE DISCOVERED
Three Flyers Killed.
A ■ikyciatal Press Difpatt h]
l’ensneola. Florida. Fell. 8 Tbi’cv
naval flyers. Ensigns Damte Rvih
ledge of Rollins, Louisiana. David
Mingel of Tyrotie. l’eiinsylvania; and
Ralph MeGormiek of East Bost-*ni
Xla'sneluisetts. were killed last nf'nt
when their hydroplane fell 59ti lit
into the bay and was demolished. Res-
cuers found the bodies of tho three
men flouting among tlie wreckage.
Soldiers Leave France.
El Paso, Tex.. Fc* S-4j7 L Mift.....
roiiur. said to i«* an ltaDSJTT^miwii'
liiitue is in Itallas, was- found dead at
a local iiotel yesterday. JusH(*e Denv-
er held mi inquest.'deciding death
bine uf natural eanses.
is.VM'iaUrl PrfXs Dispatch]
Washington, Fob. S—
Kansas and five transports bringing l .whleii Mr. Taft will speak on this
.-»;(» officers and nearly 8.009 inen were
BERNE, Feb. 8. (By Wireless via lsnuton)—A vast terrotest
eonspiracy to fnmeit” strikes throughout F.ui'ope is exposed by the
Muet rher Pest today. - M Kadowski, leader of the Ukraine Soviet,
is said to have received $35,000,000 to appoint agents and spread
strike propaganda all over th** European continents preliminary to
an universal revolution.
.^s-- - -T' ■ ' ■ . *v
today as having sailed from Francs'.
L-cnard Knocked Out.
Sacramento, Gal.. Feb. 8 - Renny
I.eoiiard. cliauipibn _ lightweight
knocked out “Wildcat” I^onard of
tlds city in' Hw* last round of a four
round bout here last night..
EX PRESIDENT TAFT
W11-1, BE HEBE IN APRI
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Dr, T. S. Gtyec of Austin College# I
is in receipt of u letter from the 1
Ivceutn bureau on whose circuit -
Sherman Hull is included giving *
iissuraiK-t* of Hie appearsnie lien* t
in April of ex-President William !
H. Taft. Tin- date for Mr. Taft’*
appearance here lias riot lic'cn as-
signed, tint will la* announced in
tin* near future'. As Sherman is
Hit* only city in North Texas in
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tour, one of the biggest attend- t
announced by the War Department 1 aners ever accommodated Ht Sher- }
man Hall is anticipated. Miss |
! Marie Van Gastc*!, Belghm refu- I
! l’cc. appear* at Sherriian Hall the
| 2titli of, this mouth,, It was an- t
I novmet*d this morning, to toil the
stmy of Germm mielly In. itivadr
I t*d Relgimu.
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