Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-EITHTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Thursday fair.
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lished roiitinuansly longer than
any other newspaper in Lrayaoo
Co—Established, Daily 1881, Week-
ly 1879. by «. O. and E. C. Hunter.
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, MARCH 26, 1919—WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Subscription Rates on Pafe Two,
V'»-V'1 • >• U‘-\l>- ,i.,tt\
FOWLER SHOWS
HOW STATE AND
FEDERAL AID
MAY BE HAD
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.
Associated Press Disiwtch. . ’ ,
Washington, March 26.—A message to the White House today from the American
Peace Delegation at Paris, said greater progress toward peace was being made than
appeared on the surface.
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TAKES SOLEMN OATH.
Aaaodated Picaa Diapatch)
Berlin, March 26.—“I take solemn oath that the government will
not surrender to the enemy one inch of German territory, either East or
West,” said Dr. Chiffer, minister of finance in the new cabinet, address-
ing a crowd in front of the Chancellor’s palace, according to the Tages
Zeitung.
REPORT DENIED.
Assruiatcd Press Dispatch]
Addressing it large and reprebenta
live crowd of Grayson comity citizens
in mass meeting at the Sherman
n Chamber of Commerce auditorium
j I Tuesday af ernoon. C. S. Fowler of
| San Antonio, mendier of (the State
j Highway Commission, iminted out
[ how Grayson county may- expect to
I receive from $7tt0.000 to $1,000,000
I ; State anti Federal aid for lier caiili-
| nal htyfhways should (lie county vote
a $2.0f>0.000 road imnd issue. While
tills umoitut of aid would not be
forthcoming in a Jump sunt, -it would
he available, Mr. Fowler showed, at
whatever times the comity was ready
for it and ciuld it with the
county's, own money. At least $200.-
OOO fonld lie eX|«*eted front the de-
partment as the initial installment of
aid. and several sueli installments
could I** exisvted .from time to time
a* file eouitty wn>. ready to stsmd its
own money. This time of spending
the eruilty's own money should lie
lengthened out to cover n period of
front two to five years, as it would
not lie wise to spend so huge an
atnoUtH in one lump and at one time.
The bonds voted by the county' need
not he sold until tile county is ready
to use the pro'isst. from them, thus
| saving large stuns in interest pa.v-
Copenhagen, March 26.—The .Commander of the French troops in
Budapest denies the report that his soldiers have been disarmed by Com- mem's1:
munists, according to a wireless dispatch from the Hungarian capital. JJ2^n?m!TtiV inn™
_________' .Chamber of Omnntci-oe, presided, Mr.
I Creager said that the matter of road
i building is file most imi*ortant mat-
ter before Grayson county people to-
! day. The greatest question in regard
to our rotMtehclt^b—Of inafntenanee.
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CHILDRED KILLED IN STAMPEDE.
A Mandated Preaa DtapafcTiJ
Berlin, March 26.—Seventy children are dead and twenty injured[it
seriously as a result of a stampede during a juvenile entertainment at ^ {JJww‘S*0™ pTmu
Gleiwitz, Silessia, today. The children rushed toward the exits when
some one raised a cry of fire.
I
PRESS INVESTIGATED.
Associated Press Dispatch ]
Paris, March 26.—It is learned today that the Government had op-
ened an inquiry into the manner in which the French press has been able
to keep so closely in touch with the doing of the Supreme Council.
(OHMI MCATION INTERRUPTED.
A**uciated Picmm Dispatch \
Berlin, March 26—Communication
lietween Vienna and Budapest lias been1
interrupted throngli the capture by the
t'zeeho-Hlovahs of (lie town of Kaab,
on the Danube about midway between
the two cities, it Is reported here.
did not believe a reception for
would justify risking t tie live,,
citizens of Dublin.
TO JOIN CENTRAL FOWER&
A stitnalrit Press Dispatch}
POOL HALL OWNERS
TO FIGHT NEW LAW
Reported Assassination.
Anaodatrd i'reau Dispatch]
Herne. .March 2<1—According to an
unconfirmed rumor reaching Prague
from Budapest, former Premier Kn-
ndvi of Hungary has been nssasslnaf- Ai-~* Goldstein of the
Balke-Collender company
Dot his, March to—Pool hall owners
of Texas are seeking an injunction to
prevent the enforcement of the |hioI
hall closing law on the grounds that
it is unconstitutional, according to
Hrutiswiek-
here. Mem-
bers of the Texas Billiard Association,
representing the mnj.irt.y of Texas
pool hall owners, ltayy!. pledged them-
selves to furnish all money necessary
tInis makimr one emiiDrehensive treaty Thins. Tuesday, March to—The na-j <0 jjjjhf the law. Mr. Goldstein says,
in whleh Let-manv will lie linked with conimlttia* of the American Etheridge, McCormick & Bromberg.
Paris, Marrh 26.—A serious effort is -
being made in highest quarters to join Labor to Protest,
together all |s are treaties with Ger-, Associated press Dispatchj
many, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria,!
...Federation of la 1km- has decided to
placat'd tlie walls of France with an
appeal to workers and, Jq public open
generally, A protest will Ik- made
against armed intervention in "Russia,
the incomplete character of the inter-
national labor charter and “the ab-
I settee of guarantees in the league of
nations covenant, which docs not
fulfill tho t omliriofi* set- forth by
I President Wilson’s ‘fourteen points,'
Paris, Marrh 26.—Germany Is deter- j, |s sai(|
mined to stick close to President Wil-j
the other Central Powers as their re-
sponsible head, it became known to-
il if. While sueh siep would cause
j -ane delay the Britisli and American
leaders feel it would save time in the
end. completing the worli on all peace
treaties. .. . .. :
BERNSTORFF LIVES INTERVIEW.
Assacihtcd Press Dispatch]
one of the most prominent legal firms
in tlie State, will represent the inter-
ests of the pool halls, if tlie injunction
is granted ' it, is said that tin- ease
will he carried through all the courts
in Texas and an effort made to get
it into the Flitted States courts, if nec-
essary. '________
PLANS TO GO FORWARD-
BRIDGE AT PRESTON BEND
ion’s program in making peace with
the Allies, Count Von Bemstorff,
former German ambassador to the
I nited State*, declared in an inter-
view given to Berlin correspondents for
the Temps. The armistice of Nov. 11
was signed when all the powers inter-
ested hid accepted the program of
peace proposed by President Wilson,
Voil Bernstorff added.
Conferences Resumed.
Assoc la ted Press Dtspalih]
Paris. March 2d-~Presidcnt' Wilson
Hut? si rabies Deported.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Denison. Tex.. March 26.—Tentative
plans for tlie formation of a $100,000
- , • ■ , , • . . company for the purpose of building
Chicago., March 25—Forty undeslr-' „tw] hr,dge ,K.r(l** Hed River at
aide aliens from the northwest are on, rr(>st(,n hsv<. formed. Pur-
tl»ik wav to Ellis Island todnv for d<*-| 811tt!,t* to Instruction from si mass moot-
portatiOD- Tho car in which held in the riiamW*r of Commerce
it 1 it*hk dpi' hetnff tmnsfiM’rcd acro>sV ... *• ......... t..i»____ /«
rooms some tiiiuv^Lgo. Julian C. Field.
and Premiers Lioyd Georg,*, ..........- u,v 11111 rs|,!lls "» -rt,nr,is
aliens ate being transferred across
j tlie country was shifted about rail--
road yards hero for several hours* (])(j lw,.,(j(,n (lf the. „ro1K)sed bridge,
last-night, although no explanation! w,iHl lll()
was given for the precauttion. fa*o P.
Rtisseil. immigration inspector. of.f^p
Seattle, was in charge, with four dep-i
cent! and Orlando will resume at tlie
Paris “White House" today their se-
ries of conferences which 1K expected
to (*011(111110 until the most important
questions which have been delaying
tlie work of the peace conference are
cleared tip. The differences of opinion
which have developed situs* tlie return
of Mr. Wilson to Paris art* being eon
aldered fully and frankly and a de-
termined effort is being made in the
interest of an early peace to reach an
agreement on broad lines.
French in the I'kraine.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Influenza Returns.
lamdon, March 26— Secretary of
War .Winston Churchill. told tiro
House of Commons that, tlie last feu
months the rkrejne had been disas-
trous for the Frt noli, .which had gone
some distance from the coast, encoun-
tering forces and hostility from the1
people. lie said General Denekine's
army is fighting desperately for the
world’s (civilisation. Great Britain’s
policy was to give it
civil engineer, lias made a survey of
UHtscd bridge,
with the exception of soundings' for
the piers. Pending the formation of
compiu'i.V ' fiiisttW' have been
j named' to prepare blanks and receive
I subscript ions to tin* company. These
trustees are B. .T. Lindsay of this citv.
W. N. Willis Of Kingston. A. Y.
Creager of Sherman. W. Y. Wiley and
Rufus Rayburn of Woodville.
It is pro|tosed to sell the stock in
the adjacent towns that will be Item*-
fitted bv the pronoaed bridge. Mach
maSntei|«i)ie fnud out of the general
fund having been done a Way with* or
HltKOrlMsi liy the county road bond is
sue. Tin* only-other souree of nialn-
tenanee ftttul is derived from automo-
bile license, which amounts to about
$t.”>Ort a year. These two funds are
entirely inadequate. Tidrt.v-fivc per
reiit will care for the upkeep of both
dt'** and gravel roads. Mr. Creager
pointed out hotfie of the road questions
liefnre the people of tlie eoutrty at
the present ,tiiue. He said that coun-
ties adjacent to Grayson and ail
over Texas are eomjng to life and
vo* I tig road Imnd ismes. Collin coun-
ty recently voted a $3:500.000 bond is-
sue end i'lano district $450,000. Hunt
conntv last- Saturday voted for $2,000.-
000 wortlt of bonds, the proposition
Carrying sixteen to one. Rockwall
fwiwtjr. with a voting impulation of
1.000 voted fav(ratily for a $800:000
issue, tints hmiding each voter to the
extent of $S00.
Grayson countv. Mr. Creager said,
has heretofore set the pace in North
Texas in the matter of good roads.
Mr. Creager called upon .Iniian
’•"(did eeuntv engineer, to explain tlie
situation as pertains to Grayson coun-
ty's good rents, "Grayson county
finds herself." said Mr. Feild. “with
J a ii|>' '>\ inv* 'ebv $2,000,1*00 worth - of
h»r«i surfaced roads rapidly going to
nieces because they are not designed
for the nnnstmllv heavy traffic they
are receiving. We must do something
and do it quickly,.. Opc of-dbe ttrin -i
nal things to decide is what kind of
road* we want as our trunk tine
highways from county line to oqnuty
line, wle-t kind nf roads wo want as
oiir "f*ariti'ffaT IttcRwitj1* (•dtiiiSPfitig tlie
several towns and cities of the
coitnty, and wluit kind we want as our
tribii ary Or district roads.
“We have got to have real hard
surfaced roads for our trunk lines or
else spend more money tuaiittaining
file other kind of road titan onr origi-
nal investment- in a .hard, surfaced
road won I I be” Mr. Feild pointed out
He also -aid that then* is not enough
tUoncy to maintain the present grav(*l
roads, yet it is proposed id add gieat-
,er miieiige to flte iiresent system bv
tlm'dtTOt'iiur'of new bond districts.
AYe want State and Federal aid, but
must have ouv own money first."
Jt*dge Steed Tlianhs S|K*aher.
.Tibtie Dayton B. Steed was called
ttp( ti to introdiKs* Mr. Fowler. In Ids'
remarks. Judge Steed expressed the
warm appreciation of tlie people of
Grayson county for Mr. Fowler’s in-
terests in our road pi'oililenis in com-
ing half a thousand
these problems with
.it
has made that state as far filmed as' he made ns straight as possible, fVittlAITTPpy F TA
It is, Gut her wondciful system of. though they split farms apart: | kil I la IV
jlard surfac’d roods. ami it is notl voting road Ismds enough should Ik*
Culifnnila-e diiuato that annually I raised for future needs. , . *
Hi * ha t ,Slate thmiK.iiids of At tie- ciijuiiqiiion of Ml bowler-i
:ulilr*,^«:. ;i rising vote »)f tlirtiiUj* wiis
extended to liim for his interest lit
Grayson county road pi-oblenis. *ltowu
by itis trip to this city from Sim An-
tonio.
Committees Appointed.
That a road I adding program of
:-na\iv fit ihnh diatv Jhiiukaiids
tourlKts. hut1 lied hard surfaced roaiK
affordlug opportunity for sight s(s*lng
ntld ont-of-door activity. Texas will
have as many winter tourist* as
California \Vben Texas obtains hard
surfaced roads. These visitors in
California -mow* than pay for tliat
BE GIVEN WARM
GREETING HOME
state’s god road* system every year, - county-wide proportions is to be fir*
and California could easily - tear tip ranged at no distant date in Grayson
her -roads annually and j«p tlinn down I county was assured by aerion taken
(gain with rite, money liroiiglit into-jut the conclusion of Mr. Fowler s ad-
the state, by autoambilo tourists. j dress. On motion by Judge Dayton 1>
“Another rCtnij) front good roads is ttfped. three snlecommittis's to, work
that tliat einues 'direct to every auto-iwifli the eoinmittee of which A. Y.
notiile owner in tin* saving of gas. I Creager is j hairumn were apitoinled.
ires and wear anil tear or upkeep on j The principal one of these sub-emu
his m-’chitu*. ft has t>(s*ii shown that t mittees is that on Bonds and Roads
the life of an average ear used on “f which Col. R. S. legate was named
liftToads fh Wit four years, and that ns chairman and II. L. Hay as vice
hi- average is doubted when tlie ear j chairiMin. Nineteen other citizens,
is used on hard surfaced roads. This! representative of every section of
means n saving itt wear and tear of the county were appointed
$125 a year to tin* owner of a $t.(100
nit this
cointnit’fee, ns foliowcr Wl H Witclie!'
Bells; Guy Hamilton, Whitewright.:
Dave Taylor. Pilot Grove; R. S. Kill
5n- ton. Van Alstym ; John 1’mphtvss,
j Van AI sty tie; II. M. Carson,, Gunter
1.1. P. Davis, Dorchester: A. J. Scoit
war. wible an soiled $100 saved
'ires anil fuel ttinkes abonl $250
rear saved tier thousand dollars
vested in a car |>i*r year.
A Saving to Farmers. , ,
"The cost of transporting ordinary Tioga t M ill Pelphrey. Ci*llinsviile. i.
farm proituee over dirt
over dirt roads has
hecu shown to average .'to cents per
ton per mile." said Mr. Fowler, "while
this ce-t is otf to.' 15 cents on hard
surfaced roads. If 10 tons are ltanl-
ml over a given road in Grayson
’•minty tier day. this is a saving of $20
for eaeli mile hauled, and if 500 tons
's tjie average daily haul between
Sherman anil Denison, a saving of ap-
oroximately $.'!0.(MS| a year in trans-
portation cos* will he effected bv th *
’•onstructioii of a eonerete or hitum!-
iions road between these two cities.
K. Sloam, Whiteshoro; Ben Oglesby.
Gordonivlle: Will Gardm-i-, Hager-
man; Frank Thompson. Hmve; C. T.
Fns'tnan. Sherman; J. N. Nutt. Etliei:
Hunter Williams. Sonthmayd: C, D
Terry, Sadler; IV. A. Gann atid Merit
Caraway. This committee will rec-
ommend ways and means for carrying
out a road building program iti Gray-
son county and will report hack t-
the general committee of which A. Y
Creager is elm Irma it.
Ben I*\ Oaf ford, Julian Feild am’
Dayton ti. Steed were appointed a
j IRi.liUll I ». mtvi g ut it n|i|ionif >
"Why, i& a private corporation wjisj<'f,minittee to draft resolutions- to hi
engaged in hauling tliat amount o’
’’•'iftle he*weep- Stiertnan and Denison,
• hov would find it tnore eeonnniiea'l to
liuild n concrete road every year and
'ear it up af the end of (lie year t >
haul their prothtefS on. Stteli a rqn ij Hoi
would pay for itself in -two year’s
time."
State Road Building Program.
Discussing the slate rrant Inrilding
program. Mr. Fowler said that tlie nit-1
tlomil govcrnnieuf laid set aside two,
hundred million dollars to lie expend-1
ed iti highway qnn struct ion, Texas!
ge,ts twelve of these hundred million.-.j
getting a bigger share than any other I
state in the union. New York is sec-
ond. getting about nine million. With
in tlie next three months about $qd,-
600.000 for good roads purposes w-ilT
be voted upon in Texas counties.
Twenty-one million is available , to
Texas counties ihrough tlie 'State
Highway Department during the next
eighteen months, A $75,000,000 bond
issue will lie submitted to the voters
of tlie slate in November, the proceeds
to tie spent during tlie next four or
five years.
“Tlie automobile licenses fees of
tlie state will pay for the interest and
sinking fund of this issue if’dt is
voted." said Mr. Fowler, “without
taking away the'maintenance fund lie
cause wifli more good roads the num-
ber of automobiles will greatly in-
crease." Mr. Fowler predicted that
the fees collected by the "Tite will
increase, from the present - $1,000,000
to at leftst $10,000,000 within the ugxt
five years.' Half of this sum will go
to the maintenance fund,and half of
if for flic construction of reads. If
sent to tlie Director Generals of Rail
roads requesting a reduction ii>
freight rate* on road building nta
teriais.
The following committee on legisbi
i was appointed: Judge J. A. 1.
Wiilfi* Ben F. Gafford. Judge Jef
XV, Hassell. John T. Suggs and. W
L. Hay.
GRAND OPERA
HERE MONDAY
Grand opera makes its lieinning oi
next Monday evening when VcriliT
stirring opera. "Alda" is p resell ted b>
the Creatore Grand Gpera Company
at tlie Sherman Oporu House. Maestri
Gnisepta* Creature personally direct
ing. The selection of this opera wm
made at a meeting held in the dim*
tors rooms at tin* Mi & I’. Bank Tues
day afternoon when Mary Byron, Jr.
manager of tlie Creatore Company, tnei
with tin* following local grand open
committee: Mesdauies Kdwin Kidd
W. F. I’atty, IV. ft; Brents, Hcnrj
Bone, Reid Markham, Barlow Roberts
T. D. Joiner. George‘Case, H. XV
Head, Silas Hare and Misses Raj
Moore and Bess Knlianks: atilt Messrs
S. XV. Gladney, 1’ R. Markham, H. P
Abney, H. IV. Head, XV. XV. Rodgers
and ivlwiii Kidd, who have interested
themselves in tin* initial proditetim
of. grand opera in Slieftiiatii I-ltigagC
ntents have just been completed by th«
Creatore Grand Opera Company,, hi
New Orleans, Fort Worth and Dallas
the bonds are voted- the i nterest.aiid aiuIjSlLt'l'Jnftll.js fort uua t ’ - to seen ti- ih
sinking fund will not only be eared
for. but the maintenanee fond will he
increased and tlie bonds will not cost
a voWai* in aiteitioiiai taxation.
“When Grayson county gets il«
erds*-county blgltwavs tbeix* will lie
five i.-iot’— Vehicles where there is nov**
one in the county. The time is not
far ili-tact when there Will he a -re;s
«t»<i|e hard .gurfam* highway; .Within
tlie next ninety days all lint three
"entities between Grayson county and
Corpus Christ! will vote upon bond
issues for tin* "cnstruetiim of perntli-
ne'** libriiwa vs.”
limited engagement wifli so notable ,r
company. It is tin* first time that
grand opera has been offered in anj
but the larger cities in tin* Southwest
anil speaks high for tlie standing ot
Sherman in a iull.uiai Hint iinisit-a
way.
Tickets fot'dhe productinii of “Aida’’
will he p'laeeil on sale Thursday nioru
ing, it was stated tliis moinltig. Ii
is anticipated that large numbers' ot
music lovers of Sherman and adjoin-
ing towns will avail themselves of tin
opportunity of seeing this noted pro
jdttction, and that one of the largest
Mr. Fowler spoke very kindle of
the, patrol system of maintenanee or
upkeep sueh as Grayson enmity inis
tmt wbieli is. Ineffiv-tivi* bemutse of
'the lack of upkeep funds. Ff :i mini-
audiences ever assembled at the Slier
tuati opera IttnTse will lie present ot
next Monday evening.
The Story of “Aida.”
"Aida” is: one of the most sjiectaett
tv bond issue is voted at least $100.-jlar works in the realm of tnusiea!
000 a year slum'll lie set nsUto for j drama, its.scenes shift from a paliK i
tin* upkeep of all roads. hall to the interior ot an Kg.iptian
('(ion!? Must I‘et I’p Money. temple. From tliat scene the action
Mi*. Fowler said Hint the only way; ~°’’s t“ the gorgeous!? aptmiuted boa
to get State and Federal aid is to tint, doire of an T.g.vptjan
up the (*0111115* money, and tlie onlv j Ntli* sceiu
wav to do tills is bv tin* voting of ,
bonds. State aid will be given tofvo.v the proper illusion, flu* River Nile
designated highways, tint will release ! must ),w pictured running Jhrotigh a
rot: my 'money Inf tributary roads. | "row* nf licavy tropical foliage..- rite
wliivli must look‘out for tiietnselves, wbolc seem* is-illuminated m illi a P*’1
far as the State is emteerhed. 1,, : fed stage nmou V dlowmg
Alt frineds and relative* "t
Battery F, who desire to take ailvati
tage of a special $2 rate to Dallas on
next Friday and go to that city t>
meet tlie boys 8n their arrival there
are requested to notify Miss Kliza-
beth Meredith at tlie Binkley Hotid.
or else attend a meeting which will
Ik* held'at tlie Chamber.o< Commerce
anditorinm Thursday evening at whleh ,
time a definite announcement in re-
gard to the arrival of tlie battery at
Dallas is ex|ieetisi to lie made. This
rate is given liy the Texas FJeefrie
Railway Company on condition that
•it least 200 make the trip on a spec-
ial train. Tltosif who go will lie per-
mitted to return oft any car leaving
Dallas Friday.
Ai tin* meeting held last night
more titan sixty signified their inten-
tion of making the trip Friday, and
it is expected that Htere will he little
dlilhailty in securing the 200 needed
to nlitain tlie special rate. Those who
“tend Thursday night’s meeting are
'xpdetciJMo come prepared to purchase
rhotr tickets. ' At this time, ft. G.
Pinet*. local agent for the T. k P„
vlll have a definite annotineement re-
tarding the arrival of Battery E at
Dallas.
Plans to Entertain Battery.
Plans to entertain Battery E on its
rrival in this city possibly the last
•f next week were further perfected
ast evening. The place of the sup-
ier to lie given the bo.vs by (heir
notliers, sister and sweethearts, has
teen changed to Kidd-Key j dining
'tall, tills ball being the only nvailahle
tali of sufficient size and with the
lecessary accommodations and eon-
onicncos for the occasion. About .TOO
nen will In? served with, home cooked
food, prepared and served liy their
not tiers, sisters, wives and friends.
Hu* supper wWt be private tn tin* (*x-
’ent that it is given to the men by
heir immediate families.
Fill low Ing the supper, at Elks’ club
rooms, there will Ik* a pulilie recvptlon
.iviflt musical program.
Several additional (nmuiitte»> chair*
nen were mi an si by Mrs. Kate Wakc-
ield last evening. On suggestion liy
diaries Clark, a isimmittee to re-
nember with flower* all homes In
he city that have suffered bereave-
ment of a son or other member dur-
ing the war was appointed, the foi-
owing being named: Dr. T. A. Whar-
on, Charles Clark, Mrs, Harnp P.
Abney and Mrs. Tom Newell.
Limits. Jint Jones, LeGrand Woods.
iVilsiin. Thiirm* and Isiyd Corbett
wri* appuinted to make arrangements
for Hie military parade tliat will fea-
ure (lie return of tlie Battery E boys
to this city.
Mrs. J. I*. Wheat was asked to he
responsible for the present of plenty
if candied yams at the supper; Mrs.
11- G.'Finer, punch; and Sirs. John
Nall will act as chairman on street
lecora lions, soliciting the eo-
nieration of all merchants in
lisplaying flags and hunting
at tin* arrival home of the
battery. Mrs. Egliert will have charge
if arrangements for securing home
icriiiuniodatious for members of tin*
battery who dri not live in Sherman
tnd who will stay here overnight; M.
1. Loft us, chairman of transiKirtation
mnngements; Miss Gladys Meredith,
welcome badges.
M. (-. F.verhearf has offered t i
furnislt all pickles necessary for tlie
mlpper, and George Stewart will do-
uce lettuce.
If is probuhii* that att artillery cltlh
will lie organized in Grayson county
*oon after tin* arrival home of Bat-
ery K. with Sherman as headquarters
and all former artillerymen in Gray-
■um county eligible fur memliership.
"V >*n Egyptian i'rinccss. The
ivhieif follows often makes
Ofjor breaks the opera, in order to coti-
town will lie allotted a certain propor- j* primarily interested In* said in jn-j nV(.„ must be pb'iity wide
tion of the stock. diciously placing the State’s money to mnst follow tin* most 'direct route
“The priqiONcd bridge is to afford -t | (|„, best ..advantage, and if Grayson' cut* ins off tin* needless mile
crossing of lied River for one of the] mnitify is'i-ple arc ready to show Hu'j euMinif out the bonds, A
win •
to involve any British troops
London. March IT— (Corrcsponilome
nf the Associated Press.)- -Tlie return
epidemic of Influenza finds England
so short of doctors and nurses that,
according to reports front various
parts of tlie country, there nrp not
enough even to give casual attention
to patients. The strain on the medi-
cal men who are trying to wiie with .Mrs. Mamie Bowman, wife of Rcg-
*'*e enfercency is so severe tliat inald Bowman, died at tlie family
there Is danger of many of them home at No, 1000 North East street at
MRS. MAMIE BOWMAN.
i
AVIfe of Reginald f. Bowman Died
Family Home.
breaking down, especially in tlie north 6;,To o’clock this morning following a
north and south highways tliat
hp built in Oklahoma with the pro-
support btit nnt;^ls 'ilp Wf, ta“d iss7‘
tXLsns, l*IH, will, lie voted on liy tin* people
•>*■ ilet state at an election to he iield
May 6. In tliis connection the follow-
ing dis|iutoh from Oklahoma City is
encouraging to flu* promoters of tin*
enterprise: :
"Governor Robertson todav signed
Oklahoma's $5<).ooo.ooo road bond bill.
It will Ik* voted on at a s|ieeinl elec-
tion May 6, unless the Governor dy.
cities to change the date.
'Tlie bonds provided in the hill are
25-year issues, not more than $50,000.
State Highway Itcpartmeiit that
this
miles to discuss j ovffiq. to conqiFv Avith the state’s ‘ yc-j scene comes another vast tialhyay and
us. Mr. Fowler)qiUremruts the higlnvavs on whleli itid j the opera ndscs With a sceue inwbk-1
in In-! s ......i... „i.”,mdJ Aida and her lover dte together in a
vault. It is a double scene in which
aiid'the priests above the vault perform re
farmer' dgh’"s.rites while tlie hern and heroine
thpy: m-'t be 'advm^ to ii* linnl'icnr- sing the farewell duct. "Thera
»rc williuar to tholr own monoy f.lvl*»iiwny ^nttfiur iUnvusrb his:srtnies. nm(h‘ ('s|»o<*i}uly for tuo < ivn
farm, as sttch a highway will increase! *‘"t ''°1",|l,:'nv w,il '‘''ham cil by
in fa(.t. | typical Egyptian costumes tor rheprili-
!-md nqieiples-and a sumptuously gownwIVaT
of England, witere the epidemic is
raging with unusual violence.
P<K*enti<m Postponed.
Associated Press Dispotrhl
l ‘ . .
Dublin. March 2fi -Tlie executive
eommlftee of tin* Sinn Fein party is-
sued nn official statement late last
I, «lf night announcing f/iat the publjq re
I.', oopDon pinnned fof Prof. Edwaril
De Valera, who ,«t«aii)ed from an
long period of ill health. Besides her
husband. Mrs. Bowman is survived by
two small cliildren. Ella and Irvine;
also her father, D. F. Laratierth of
Fairwood, Okla. Mr. Lamherth was
notified tins morning of his daughter’s
death and funeral services will nor
•Ik* held until his arrival. possibly
..[Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman had made
their home in Sherman for several
English prison, ini/ February 4. has. ,rears. Mr. Bowurih l* one nf the nm-
' lieert abandoned,,-,, The statement «>x- iuieto**s of the Central Cafe. Tin* f«m-
14aitied that Prof^ho Vnlera had ily will ,have tlie sympathy of all in
JOHN ELLIS IS NOT FOR
W. W. RODGERS FOR MAYOR
In (lie report of the pniccedings of
i meeting of the city commission Mon-
lay evening,, among other things, ap-
K*ari*d a statement ptirporliiig to
luote me as saying I would support
\lr. W. XV. Rodgers for mayor at tlie
city election on April 1. and intimat-
ing tlirft 1 had nothing to dn with
bringing out Mr. J. B. Wilson ns a
•ttiuliilate for ma.vor. I desire to state
that I circulated aiid secured 63 sig-
natures to the petition for Mr. Wilson
for mayor: furthermore that l signet
fids petition myself and |hut 1 intend
to support this ticket.
JOHN ELLIS.
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Heat Your Lemons.
they will have no trouble in securing ,
both State and Federal aid on theirf jpe value of his nronerty:
cardinal Jilghwityn. I sttch a farmer will then have land on
Mr. Fowler spoke iit part as follows: 1 both sides of such a road instead of •
“.Nothing gives me greater pleasure'Lid one side. $tK«*ditig and overleo1 "Alda' was (-(imposed ’ill “71 by
than In meet with 1 he business mbit! ing of henvy trtteks must ho done! \ ciali at the request of tlie Klu*iiiv. of
of a ooiumeitity; and by business men j away with If the roads arc to hold-up! 1-lg.vpt. w bo wislual to celebrate flic,
I mean fanners, too, because they ! under ordinary traffic conditions. j opening of the new Grand Opera
are busbies* men, and discuss "with j The spoil ker said that flu* hi*st type j House at ('itiro lie asked the ccter
them road building. It is ope of the j of road, mineral ccmi’til. being one of 11 rated composer to chose an Egyptian
most imuortatif matters before the! them, is being built for heavy traffic j shbjeet. The “Story originated from tlie
pom de of any comimoiity. A liard in California. Illinois and -other j 1k*u .ot - Marietta Bey, the famous
Ktirfaeed road through a town will do I States. Ho said (iterc .must tie cheap-! Egyptologist, ■
■- , ... ..,1 -.j. i tuore to develop tiuit town within 'the I e-r cement and if the mills continnci Tin* story is tliat Aida, tlie daughter
t*Kl ot winch may be floated the n(,xt f„„- wars than a railroad would , to hold for fancy prin*s he favors of Amonasiu. the King of Ethiopia, has
three years of the proposed road- f1o p,.0pio who travel through your'sf-**e hum. o«*»«*<l end operated milis.jbeep ciftituml and is a slave at the
town ct a roil read do not stop, and using convict labor, if doomed best. He '"curt of the Egyptian King at Mem*
generally sis* the i crv worst portion j refet rial to tin* heavy traffic fr im . phis. She is attached to the retinu,*
of your town, while those who- travel * 1,eon Springs to Saji Antonio and that “f Am(tj*.rts. the Kings daughter. She
through in antotnoliile* over your | liaril - surface road had lieen subject" ijand Ilhadumcs, a ^amg soldier, fall in
roads stun, travel 'through the best to terrific traffic and holds well:! love: with each other. lihadames tie-
tioriimr cf tlie town and have an ove j tba* ..we tausf 'mild for tlie future i comes itivested ivitli tlie leadership ot
portunity to meet Whh aaid ’^fffVw' flf^lneeds and bTtitd well. As to Federal \ * he army which is to right the revolt-
people of tlie town. TheiimpresKionintid Stale itid lie kaid that nerhans ing Etbiopian.--.
whieH one gets of a town or city in
When using lemons heat then) thor-
oughly in tin* iiyen. You will be sur-
prisisl to -see how much more juice
tlteru will in* than when they ate not
boated. When making pies, grate the
vi’llow outside off before heating.
Lemoufi may lie kept for some time if
put in a glass Jar filled with water
ai«l sealed. Keep in cold place.
building program.
“Governor Robertson expects little
opposition to tho amendment at the
election, since lie Was elected on a
platform call ing for the project.”
sent word to thehouiraittee tliat hej their hereavettient.
.
I * All parties desirous of atfciiil-
I Ing. the m*iu>*lon of Battery E
I at Dfllla* wilt please notifv Miss
1^ EliznlH'th Meredith at Binkley
f Hotel.
\
«-*-la1*...... - ’ ■ -
traveling through that place on »
itrain is a very different one front the
uni* lie receives in travelling through
in a ear.
“It is not California climate that
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the entities that had already built U'cris discovers Aida's attachment
some good roads may get mow* funds! for 1 lie hero, with whom she Is also In
tlmit counties tliat had not;-that State(love,
and Federal Inspection of all mads ”'**
Rlix'thafles returns
m
triuntphaht;
would lie made where such funds an* luinging many prisoners, among
approprtated'i that tlie roads should 'whom is Atuonusro. Alda's father.
Fharoh releases all prisoners exivpt
Aiumiasro.' who is to be hostage, and
Ik'sIowk the hand Of his daughter on
Rliudamctp -
, Amoiiiisrn then VK'rsundcS liis daugh-
ter to fly with him to Ethiopia.
Rlmdatncs. in order to win Aida and
iat the same time to MCKpe with the
distasteful match with Amnerls, con-
sents tn desert ids army and fly with
them. Amnerls overhears the jdot.
and with Jlmt information tries to in-
duce Rhadames to marry her. Enable
to aoripapMsh this. s]ie daRouneea him
hi the pt’i|**tliood and tin* erstwhile
hero is ciHtdiMnneiE to Ik* buried alive.
As In* Is about to take ills last gasp of
breath fie discovers Alda concealed lir
tlie vault and together they die.
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