Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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SHERMAN, TEXAS, APRIL 24,1917—TUESDAY EVENING
Californian Invents lank for American Army
to Be in Sherman.
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ESTABLISHED 187*.
VF IT’S NEWS
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS IT.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
KESSLER WILL
PUN THE NEW
FAIR PM
(TTY COMMISSION (LOSES DEAL
LAST NIGHT. AND KESS-*
LEB ACCEPTS.
PARK TO BE READY FOR
RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR
School Trusters Need $36,000 More
Money—Fifth Warders Want to
Raise Hop*, and Matter Will
Pass as War Measure. ^
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THg JpQCIATED PRESR?
BifllM
THE WEATHER,
Toni pht cloudy.
fair and colder. .
• ****************♦♦¥♦»»¥¥♦* I
OF THE KAISER?
George E, Kessler, one of the
beat known city plan experts and
landscape architects ii\ the I'nited
States, was employed by the rity
commission last night to replan
Sherman’s park system, prepara-
tory to spmdbir the proceeds of
the $50,0001 hark and auditorium
bond issue recently ye ted. This
eiocs not include the working out
ol i pbm cf growth for, the entire
city. His park architectural work
m-ill <rc»t the city $1,004, Which it
Ah felt is an almost minimum price
to pay fir the services of an ex-
• pert Jibe Mr. Km*leV.
► VP As stated that Mr. Broad-
tml.-whw-ts Mr, Kessler’s assis-
tant, will be In the city next week"'
Itqripflka a, preliminary , survey of
) f lu work to tie done. Mr. Kessler
wHIfAfri an riitlre park System
fog, Sherman, and not alone a
lark site on West Houston
tWdtt The work will be rushed
Rtt'flNL'WSt£
Vest Houston street ready' for
, Red Kivcr Valley Fair in Oc-
[ The employment of Mr. Kess-
r is one of tin- most progressive
pTf» ever made by Sherman. He
the man w he planned Kansas
| ity’s famous park system and he
’ * rarely been employed by eit-
the siie of Sherman.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Rome, Via Paris, Apr. 24. 8:10 a. m.
The Corrlere O'Italia, the clerical
ormni declares that it vs able to con-
firm reimrts published In the Span-
Ish new.-qmpers that tho iinmeiliate
loljowltig of the Herman emperor is
exerting pressure on him to alsiieate.
The ixiper says that at a recent
meeting of the Hohenzolleru family,
one member, ladder Ilian the .rest In-
tlmated that tbe emperor mtgtit save
the situation by following the ex
ninple of Kmiieror Nicholas.
The German monarch-la reimrted to
lime turned pale and after observing
Hint (lie general opinion was agairtst
him left the room muttering “We
shall see.’’
Little Importance is attached to tills
story In Italian political circles. In
this qunrtcrs.it is thought the story
has a German origin and It put out
with the Intention of influencing
opinion.
[“DEESTRH
nor to
BE PLAYED
BY CROCKETT!
50c Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid b Advaac*
Associated PriH Dispatch]
Washington. April 2f._The French
commission to confer on the coopera-
tion of the United States in the pres-
ent war reached .America today, the
State Department announced. At the
head of the commission is Rene Viv-
viani, minister of Justice. Hie other
members are General Joffre, command-
er of the French armies until last
December, now the French govern
ment’s military adviser; Vice Admiral J I’uhiic Much Interested
Chochcprat, Marquis de (hambroun.
m«nber of chamber of deputies; M.
Simon, inspector of finances; M. Hov
elacque. inspector general of public in-
struction and Surgeon Major Dreyfus.
FAMOUS PLAY VWIIJ, BRING |
BACK “GOOD OLD I)AVS”
OF LONG AGO.
FOR BENEFIT OF THE
SCHOOL children!
invented a tank wldeh he believes
ARMY Bill
EXPECTED TO
PASS BY ii
: END OF WEEK
| FRENCH STILL HOLDING GAINS
MADE AND ADVANCING
SOME. f
BRITISH HAKE BIG
TIMET DRIVE ALSO
C. L. Best of San Leandro, Cal., has
letter than used abroad. It carries six rapid fire'ku’iw" and it
is strong rnougb toidimlt *« 18 per cent grade. In the manfuvre here
“ -n is su,.north,, „ half raiment of infantrymen of tbe C'alI-|Twe viUaft8
in Forthcom-1 ^*5? AW "
WUI Be i>_xrr JfitAPTisTT i7n7i«TrrTT7r^ -
Alford to Miss it. | TRA AT SHERMAN HALL
BUMS TO BE
Popular Local Musical Organiza-
tion Will Give Concert
Friday Night.
TO STIR UP
SENT TO BONE
First War Measure.
ably the first ami only war
;eney act ever considered by the
commission of Sherman came be-
(lUt|$sbodj; lost night when citizens
“ the Fifth Ward appeared and
I that-tbe present boundaries ex-
.iig„bog1s ill the city Ik; cluutged so
C’, til low residents of that ward the
rteUkotp one or more porkers to
fqqni.i. the boundaries to reutaln
liritig me flu ration of the present
1 id prevailing high prices for food
.1ffon whs presented slmnltan-
p^ stomd by over 200 residents of
|ard. The request is conditional
• owner of the hogs keeping the
’ the animal in a perfectly clean
unitary condition. The lietltion
ut that the request is made only
le duration of the war with Ger-
anti prevailing high prices for
| and other food products.
II ic t it loti was received favorably
e commission ami wUl probably
|ed iqioit at adjourned meeting
Associated Press Dispatch]
Fillerg<>. Apr. 21.—A crusade to rid
tl«> rity of "hums’* and at the same
lime provide help for farmers' in
"hone dry” states was started here
today. The numde is the result cf
a conference heeween f irry Gleason,
thief justice of the nj uiei|)al court.
John Whitman, superii1 uident of tho
house of correction and Herman Scuct-
tier, chief of police.
Captains of,police disticts today re-
teivtsl Instructions to liegln gathering
hi (he "hums" and started clearing
their districts of such men. Municipal
court judges were instructed to flue
the Indivdluals brought before them
$•> and costs which Is equivalent to
days in the hoii.se of correction.
I here they wilt l,o given treatment to
get the alcohol out of their system
ami at the eml of their terms will be
sent to a "hone dry” commonwealth
where their services can Ik- utilized
in aiding fanners solve the food
problem.
w. b, McDonald hurt.
Announcement is made that the pu-
pils and j nitrons of the David Crockett
school,will present a play on Friday
for "the benefit of the t-h *?• thiS Announeemf>nt i* made that the
ground fund. ’ °° " p #y I ®aptlst Symphony Orchestra, of uhlch
The play promises t to l*> one nf tho I ^tatnand Dittler is conductor,
Itest home talent entertainments th.tl ,nitial reurert, at Sher-
lmve been given In Sherman'C some, SSt ^glrtlft-t5®k *****
::r r.r,^ t; z ss k ,~r»- -«-%
• "rw“ -
a |teri<)d of fifty years ago and the I Prmrram
grandfathers St des JJUns . v„. g .Bobm
1h> presented in its-fullest reality " ", --Seitz
Morton's Orchestra has been secur- t, T , U‘W Ma"tiu8
ed to furnish music for the occasion Kt T™vat»re .............Verdi
»"d “for that old,time fiddling." The ' ’ '°Ur S“,le’’W’ G' Smith
curtain will rise promptly at 8-30 L - ’ Hwmer p- Rainey
I lhl’ l,rW»m has been arranged tol nade_° 10!ln a“d Cell° (luet
nenspajiers imblish an Jntafview with I t»ke care of the “curtain calls” for ftlwi"”...... *....................
Alfrwl U.hmaun, prwirieni of the ls **aci>eot«d that there will be manv of Mis* f1,e,'e Anders, Mr. Geo. Rigby
, them Juauj oria Polonaise “Trlomnltale
Navigation Company, which , 1 b. “Genial Gavotte” ms •
original German' mer-| J*roinnent the program is the* " — .....•••..Tobani
Miunlt,” which will be danced
AGAINST OS
an-
| Associated Prats DispatchJ
London, Apr. 24, 0 a..m.-
Ocean
oimrated the
chant submarines in which he declar-
ed that the Anglo-Saxon races were
plotting the economte domhiatiou of
the world. After asserting that the
Lnlted States was already contem-
plating a poet helium economic war,
Herr Lohmann continues:
1 Ills fact shows that a combina-
tion of the Anglo-Saxon races has laid
down a new world economic founda-
tion—an Anglo-Saxon economic bloc
against whic Europe must arm her
self in time. If President Wilson has
Quully dropped the Mouroe doctrine
we must create such a doctrine for
Europe. Through the aliaudonmeut
of the Mouroe Doctrine the dream of
in the days of ye olden
"Crockett,
time.
The war will he brought vividly to
nnnd in the song. “The Girl I Left
Behind.:’ sang with the old tune by
one who knows how.
Tli^ master who will be in charge
nf the "Deestrict Skule” will.be a re-
rliea of the old district school teacher
of the long ago—50 years and more
There will be old time fiddling in
honor | of the important and
gutshed visitors.
There will be everything funny,
U was first intended to stage the
Play at the David Crockett building.
. % the Waters of Minnetoka..
' I ............ • • - ......Lieurance
•Wm Bull’s
Men and tbe French—Hard Fight-
ing Along the Line—Lecono-
tim and Trains Captured. „
WILL EACH
“ADOPT’ A
NAVY' TAD
J’i
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Associated Press Dispatch]
Great Imkcs, mi.( Apr. 24—In re-
Associated Press Dispatch]
Washington, April 24—Passage ,{
the war army bill by the end of th4
week was forecast today on the
Ming of congress.
General debate on the
tinued in both houses. A vote may bn
reached in tho house Thursday and hi
the senate by Saturday at the »-♦—t
Britwh Gains. /
or cue .Monroe Doctrine the dream of ‘ ‘7.. ,ue ,Jnv"1 Crockett hullding. h , Z ,
the Fnlttsl States of winning over the ''ut M“vfleW, principal of nutlet p ,
Central and South American republics "1'- saw that it conhl
and f«»ii ml in ____i . I not lie tirtMierli- .,.,.1 _____ . . poets, Hampton Abtte.v. .M
I Bond Issue Asked.
I).' HHrrlHgttm. president of the
| school board, appeared before
Mission and asked that an or-
Ualltng for a special high
|f>nd issue of $30,000 lie admlt-
e people, stating that it would
wible to complete aua equip
aihjf now under course of con-
) without the additional bond
hatter wilj. also' bo considered
KJomstVrt' meeting tonight.
[P-KIb slatetl this morning that
y of the $.'10,000 asked for
Bliedal IhjiuI issue was needed
I) the new huilding. and that
| was needed to equip It. At
X) worth of repairs are
the old huilding, including
filiation of fire escapes.
• Petition Presented,
charter petition was pre
the commission last night,
|ion presented last, week hav-
turned down on a technicality,
t asked for an election of of-
rer the proposed charter that
would be voting upqu.
‘ was cut out, and the
_ mdments alone present.*!,
last week when the matter
nted, the princitml cltange
. W. B. McDonald, well known paint
!contractor of this city, was ‘seriously
, htjured about 11 o’clock this morning
at the new high school building on
South Crockett street, when « scaf-
folding on which he was slnudhig some
ten feet from the floor, guve beneath,
hint and he fell to the floor striking
his head. Dr. O. F. Brown attended
the injured man and removed him to
St. Vincent's sanitarium, where he is
reported to bo in a semi-conscious
condition. It is stated (lmt his
skull is fractured and his Injuries and
serious, Mr. McDonald had the eon-
tract on the new high school building.
that would be brought about by the
projtosed amendments would lie the
election of all officers that are now
appointive under the city manager
plan.
The commission adjourned to meet
tonight for the consideration of the pe-
tition. f
The re|K>rt. of City Manager O. J. S.
Elllngson showed the following condi-
tion of the city funds:
BALANCES:
General Fund, $7,071.23.
Cemetery Fund, $2,331.07.
Electric Light Improvement fund,
$7,573.1(1,
Park Improvement fund, $2,521.66.
Sewer Fund. $1,270.26.
Sewer Improvement Fund. $40,700.75.
Sidewalk Irnpvt. Fund) $181.10.
Street Fund, $5,118.05.
Street Irnpvt. Fund, $44,001.38.
IV. W. Fluid, $3,064.80.
W. W. Irnpvt. Fund, $8,014.50. —-
Central and South American republics
and founding a greater America, out-
side of English inflnence has vanish-
ed.’'
1304 JOIN NAVY
FROM NORTH TEXAS
DURING LAST WEEiL
Following ls a list of the applicants
and enlistments for fhe navy at the
recruiting stations in North Texas
district, included in the weekly re-
port up to April 19;
App. Enlist
Violin obligato, Mr. F. Dittler.
b. Deep River (An. old negro melody)
.....................Burleigh
c. The Cuckoo Clock ..........Grant
Mrs. \V. C. Green
Concerto No. IX..........De Berlot
Miss Alleue Sanders.
War March of the Priests (from
Atlialie) ...........Mendelssohn
The orchestra «is composed of the
■ following well known Sherman
disthi- (people;
Personnel of Orchestra.
Ferdinand Dittler. Conductor.
First Violins—Allene Sanders, W
S. Red, Jr., Hazel Friedrick, D. C.
Lorena
Morris Re-
not !*. properly staged there "and do
justice to the play and players, and
sbp secured tl.e Odd Fellows' hall and
s meeting with the hearty co-opera-
tion of the patrons of the school, who
realize that the play is for the bene-
fit of their children and also the In
Sherman public, which always stands l'a"-
four square for anything for the Aten L^1 *
efit of her nubile scho«tu IKUrke.
Cotts, Hamilton Abney,
gensburger.
Second Violins—Roxie Altman,
Katharine Wharton, Earl Rehn.
’Cello—Geo. Rigby.
Contra Bass—S. L. Brown.
Clarinet—August Scheihing, D. K.
nan
Dallas ...... ...........
Wichita Falls “so
Abll*<io .............. 02
Amarillo ............. 40
Waco............... 4(j
Paris .. .....* ........ 54
F’ort Worth ........ 63
Denison..............“ oq
Traveling Party .....35
Sherman.......... 26
Texarkana .... ......... 19
San Angelo.. .. .. .....
of her public schools.
C. P. GREGORY, JR.
Sherman Young Man Has Accepted a
i lace ui (lie Quartermaster's Office.
Buster, Harold
Melophone—W. II. Bush.
Trombone—L. A. Glenn.
Drums and Bells—Mrs.
Brown.
Piano—Ysleta Sanders.
The officers are: C. L. _
president; Miss Ailene Sanders, Con
ccrtmeister; L. A. Glenn, business
manager; Miss Ysleta Sanders, sec-
Pool,
spouse to numerous letters from I Associated pJT/TT'
v<ome„ asking that they be giJ C‘w‘efcl
stitwi
day established an, “Evelyn” depart-1
pXFssrjzs; sr Md-
first young woman to promise to Quentin canal at one noint Forth**
supply a sailor with tobacco, letters, Morth .. .....
mufflers and other Injuries while he I °rt” VU,a*fs 44 eBaucamp and
Is with the fleet, 1.....
r r ”• -'".'“v" ,c4ipcatn 1 ^on4on, April 24, 2:03 p. nc—Tbq
stablished a----- I last night south of the pim
Viliers-Plouleh were raptured.
The positions gained on the French
r™BR0WN' k<
The Greatest Soloist of the Negro jme"t were malnt.in^ ^
ther progress was made east of Mhnthf
Madam Anita Patti Brown, said by “d
musicians the world over to be the I The ,,,
greatest singer the negro race has p,c | ° nn“9 *" W‘*
duced, will be In Sherman, at An. forest defense in the Wolan line siara
April 27. She'comes^ here' under'S ^ U<eS‘ Briflsh'Freneh •**■*»• b«*
auspices of Payne Chapel, A. M E lKan wl‘h the result that while the
Church. '
p, p,te, ^ ,„a to,r“ ” ”*"**«■ •»*
colored physicians, stated today that | 8 °" and *4» issue is for thne la
their white friends desired to hear|doubt. The British are within tone
most important
If too Him
defense munhles here,
this celebrated singer, arrangements 1 „ .
will lie provided for them, an apart- mi,e8 ®f Vilnr* the
toeiit lieiug reserved and that they point of the Wolan line,
will he ghen a cordial welcome. I
The Selma (Ala.) Times of Sunday, denbur&’8
’-Voted Singer aT'.Sclmil '* Unlverauiv' I D,,°ai" ^ C“b™1 WU1
sava: , *nd »nother great German retreat w*j
large audience, Including reme\tMtm. Official reports today say the
British gained ground on a wide front
,P- Gregory, Jr„ son of Mrs.
Frances D. Gregory, No. 625 South I ------- ">»**"*»
2i I Montgomery street, left this morninsr!mallaKPr' Mlss Ysleta Sanders, sec-
19 for Washington, D. C., where he has ac Iretary ’ Mlss Hazel Friedrich, treas-
J0 widetl a position in the quarlertnas-
lOp^rs office of the War Department.
1C Mr. Gregory is a graduate of Sher-
15 man ,High School and has also tuken
10.courses in the Sherman Busiuess Col-
8 »"•"« w h
1 Cleburne
Fire Alarm Fund, $6,106.24.
Fitod,
Total.............711 304
Out of the thousand men allotted
to tho North Tqxits navy district 700
have been enlisted. A11 extension un-
til May 5th has been granted this dis-
trict. Lieutenant Kemp of the Dal-
las recruiting station has directed
Hint every effort be made to go ov
||er that amount In this time. Any-
one wishing to enlist or get Informa
tion on the navy will find the navy
recruiting office in yte Murphy build-
ing, open every day, Sunday's includ-
ed, until 10 p. m„ and Chief Quarter-
master Kutle will treat those who
tall courteously and is able to give
the necessary information. - ~—
Interest and jinking
602.04.
OVERDRAFTS:
Sanitary Fund; $445.40,
R. G. Estes, son of Mr. an<) Mrs. R,
C. Estes of this city, lias joined the
l tilted States navy. He is a fine young son county at the
BKwrir" - ■ *-
A ’' H • I
thoroughly qualified to fill his new I
jioslton. His many friends here will he
glad to learn of his good fortune, both
» securing the position and “in do-
ngjiis hit” for his country and pre-|
diet success for him. 1
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Sherman Lodge No. 45, I. O. O. F„ ini
Charge of New Officers.
The following "officers have l been
installed by Sherman Lodge No. 45, I,
rm .°* <f ‘ J' D' Buster' nol,le wand ;,
Litas. Savage, vice grand ; Bill Elliott. I fociated Press Dispatch]
naraeo; J. Ml Bryant* chaplain • Pnni I .......
Juvenat, R. s. to N. G.; Frank Hare I LBlrminSham. Ala., April 24.—4n ex-
L- S. to N. G.; IV. M Blaylock I r '■ I r' os on ln thp Aetna Explosive Com-
John Sanders, O. O.; R. L. Hall a « fo*ny8 I,lant near here today killed
• Preparations are under way for the thre* Cause unknown. An
entertainment of members of h*h odd ,lves"sntlon has hwn ordered.
iz\ ■ "»
annual memorial j anniversary of her birth
m this city Thurs Iwomans chief alia in lif
look her age,
»™iuav, including some
hundred prominent white citizens who
occupied reserved seats, greeted the
colored prlma donna, Madame Anita
Pqtti Brown in the chapel of Dlukin’s
Hull, Selma University, Friday night,
and in return was treated to one of
the finest recitals witnessed In Selma
ln many years, the white visitors of-
ten leading the applause.”
STllil
[last night sooth of the B>f.—
l>r*1 ™«d. rracbed the St. Quentin
canale at one point further north and
'raptured Beaucampand ViUera-Pfeulch,
pFogrtawd 0ist of Mionthy Bod Mof
Roeux and maintained the positions
gained yesterday.
1 Turkey Drive.
Associated rrtee Dispatchy
London, April 24, 2:02 p. .m—The
Turks in Mesopotamia hare been driven
from their positions between Pamara
and Iztabelat, the war office aa»
Bounces. The British pursuing them
occupied Samara station yesterday cap.
taring 15 locomotives and 225 railway
trucks.
Associated Press Dispatch]
New York, April 24,-The Standard
Oil company today issued a statement
that it knows of uo artificial price eon-
dUlons in the gasoline fields, and de-
clared It has “scrupulously observed
the United States Supreme courts dis-
solution decree.” This was in answer
to the report of the Federal Trade com-
mission today to the senate, in which
it declares the domination of the gaso-
line field by the SUudard Oil Com-
pany is largely reapmaible for high
mh gasoline prices 0|iaat two years.
CHAMP CLARK SAYS
SELECTIVE DRAFT
WILL NEVER PASS
*++♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
T Washington, April 21—In re-*
♦ reiving a delegation from the Na- +
+ tional Security League today. •
+ Speaker Champ Clark said he waa * 1
+ opposed eo the selective draft plan + j
♦ and predicted It.-*" —■
♦ congress.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A*+*.
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