Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED 1879.
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IF ITS NEWS
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS IT.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE WEATHER.
Tonight and Saturday fair
SHERMAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 26, 1917—FRIDAY EVENING.
50r Per Moath—$5 Per Year Wbea Paid ia Adraace.
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t
BE LEFT TO THE PEOPLE
? i
Informal Action Taken at Last
Night’s Meeting- Many Were
Heard From
GERMANY MAKES MGER STRIKE
PRISONER IS
NOT EH
“LEAK” PROBE 'FRANCE WILL
WASHINGTON NOT SO SCARRY
AS IT WAS
ittorialed Press rupatctk}
Washington, Jan.
26.—Reports
FIX TO SHOW
TOOK 500 PRISONERS—ALSO AD-
VANCING AGAINST RUSSIANS
IN RIGA REGION.
As a result of the meeting held in
the assembly hall <«f the Sherman
t'hiimher of Commerce last night for
the imr)H>se of dlseiiHsing the autl-
shlnglc regulation in the recently
passed liuilding code ordlnanee, the
city commissioners decided informally
to lot the matter rest until (tie regular
i ity election in April, when the voter
■wlli Is* given an opportunity to ex-
press themselves cm whether or not
they desire the regulation.
Commissioner Lon MeKown ex-
pressed himself as willing to repeal
the ordinance at once should the peo-
ple dWbt) it, hot Commissioner Jim
Hitutuoita thongtit tin* matter aiionid
Ik* given to tile i>eople to vote upon,
as those present at last night's meet-
ing oppi.sing tlnsfordlnaiiee were hard-
ly representative of the entlrdlWiizen-
atilp, .and especially of the small home
littilder, the one who should have the
ultimate vote in the matter. Over
half of those present who opposed the
minding code were carix-iiters, lumber
iaen und others wl»o on first thought
might lose financially hy an ordinance
prohibiting the use* of wooden shingles
us a roofing. There were those pres-
ent. however, who profdsscsl that their
opposition was based solely on the
hardship It would work mi the small
home builder and on the general dis-
couragement it would give to build-
ing. owing to the more exjieusive cost
of the composition lCKifing.
Those who sjsdte for the liuilding
code . Including Commissioners M«-
Kown and Simmons. 4. E. Surratt^ of
Us- Chamber of Commerce and others,
argued that the coat of tin- iompositlon
fireproof roofing was liut a fraction
more than tin* shingle and that with
the added saving in fin* insurance
premiums would in a few years pay
for .itself, that tlie regulation would
not discourage home building and
that the expressions from tlns-se pres-
ent were not representative of the cit-
izenship In general-
There was oratory In plefity.
Every one present desiring to speak
was heard from: many tf the orators
availing themselves of tin* privilege
and siKike numbers of times.
“ The meeting was presided over by
Clinton l’hel|is, chairman of the Iusur-
unce Committee of the Chumlter' of
Commerce, who made it clear that the
Chamber of Commerce was interested
in sec-lng Unit the facts on both side's
were clearly presented and that what-
ever measure is finally adopted would
Ik- such as would work for the tiest lii-
t crest of Sherman as a whole.
Sum liammond, Building liispeetor,
explained the provisions of the or«H-
nanee. Tlie ordinance adopted by
Sherman Is one that ibis been drawn
up by the Slate Fire Insurance Com-
mission ami its adoption requires that
in all new building thn plumbing and
electrical work be done by skilled
mechanics, time some form of non-
enmbustlhle roofing miist lie tisril and
flint! not more than 2.1 ik*r cent of an
old shingle roof 'la* replaced with
shingles iu any one year.
Aeeordhig to .this ordinance there
will lie a reduction in Insurance of ft
cents over the entire city, 2%e on all
old residences and making a total sav-
ing of 17% cents In insurance on each
new residence constructed.
City Commissioner Ism MeKown
lKdnted out that the commission ltad
in on working to bring about a lower-
ing of the key rate in Shermun. He
stall'd that Denison lias a much lower
key rate than Sherman und that the
same Is true of Paris. He told of tlie
work done by the commissioners in
making changes and improvements in
tlie waterworks system and in install-
ing the fire alnrm syystem for the re-
duction of the key rate.
Among tlie speakers opposed to the
adoption of tlie ordinance -were J. B.
Wilson, B. I). Gray ami Hugh Hawley,
• J. B. Wilson Was veity vigorous In
his contentions against the new ordi-
nance, stating aulong other things
that tlie ordlnanee was In favor of the
rich man mid against the pool-man. He
stated the lrtmbermcfi wetAe Interested
although they eonhl sell non-eotnhus-
tllde roofing arid make as much from
it as from shingles. He pointed out
that we always had had fires and al-
ways would have themm. He propiie-
sled that the law will change. If not
now, it will change it .later on. He
n'so stated that the law in Paris
(would lx* repealed.
Ora Ib'lden stated that Insurance
men’ have a selfish interest, for the.
higher the key rate the more money
they are able te collect He stated
that there was no question but_ that
the great and rapid spread of the
Aisoriated Press Dispatch]
London, Jan. 26.—.The first, impor-
tant engagement on the Western front
In several weeks took place last night,
when tlie Germans captured tlie French
trenches on the mile front northwest
of Verdun, taking 500 prsioliers, ac-
cording to the lierllu eia'ms. Paris,
however, says tlie Germans were re-
pulsed except in a small area. Tlie
Germans continue to advance against
tlie Russians in tin* Riga region.
DEPOT AGENT AT BENONINE
KILLED BY KNIFE CUT
A HIS THROAT
Whoelor, Texas, Jan. 20. Herbert
Dawson, the depot ageut. at Beiionlne.
a small town on the Rock Island Rail-
road in tlie southeast corner of Wheel-
er county, was instantly killed Sunday
night about 7 :30 In a knife affray, lie
died from tin- effect of wounds In his
throat.
Edd ('lore was bulged in jail. The
dead man leaves u wife, but no chil-
dren.
Roff, Okla., Jan. 20.—The body of
H. B. Duvrson was burled here Wed-
nesday in East Hill cemetery. Mr.
Dawson was a telegraph operator and
was killed at Benonilie. Texas, last
Sunday .night. He la survived by his
wife, lena Morris Dawson, who was
reared in Roff.
COLLIN COUNTY MAN
DIES IN PANHANDLE WHERE
HE HAD JUST MOVED
Paris fire was due to the shingle
-roof. Also that the shingle roof had
bellied on the hjg fire In Fort Worth
a few yearn ago and that the fin* in
tlie Frisco addition of Sherman, a
Ifiw years ago Imd gotten from under
the control of tlie fire department, de-
stroying seventeen houses, because of
the shingle roof.
J. B. Montgomery, who has a store
in the Frisco addition, spoke up and
verified this statement, saying that
he was there and saw many of the
bouses catch from the roofs.
fine speaker opposed to the ordi-
nance statixl that lie did not care if
tlie insurance rate was reduced $2.00
l**r hundred or-$1.00 |x*r hundred; he
believed that a man should have the
privilege of putting on any kind ol
roof he chose,
Commissioner Simmons statin) that
some one bad asked him what Cap-
tain Lyon would do about ids advocat-
ing tills ordinance und he responded
by saying that, lit* imd ben elected by
the [K-ople and not by tlie lumber
yards. Mr. Simmons also stated that
there bud lxx*n no kick on the 80
cent raisie in carpenters’ wages to
take place February 1, that he was In'
favor of this raise.
It was iminted out, that this raise
would increase the cost of a liuilding
as much or more than the additional
cost from putting on a non combustible
nxif.
The following letter was read from
Eil II. McCuistton, Mayor of Paris, in
r<*gnrd to the shingle roof online ran-
of their cily : ”
„ “Pafie, Tex., Jan. 21. 1917.
“Mr. J, K. Surratt, Secretary Cham-
ber of Commerce, Sherman, Texas.
"Dear Mr. Surratt—The rix-eipt of
your favor under date of January 22*1
is hereby acknowledged, und it affords
me pleasure to lx* able to advise you
that onr building code applies to the
oUtlre corporate limits and no shingle
roof is iiennitted la new construction
and old roofs are entitled to be re-
pul red only to the extent of twenty-
five ix-r cent.
"We regard this step as being one
of the most distinctive that Paris lias
ever taken. Practically the same law
was passed in April. 1610. Following
its passage a bitter fight was waged
by the lumbermen, carpenters and a
few property owners in the city, and
they were successful fh stirring up a
sentiment against It which prompted
(lie council to riqx'al B. If that law
hail remained in effect niy personal
opinion Is that we would never have
had tlie conflagration flint tens so
destructive last, spring.
‘‘Two efforts have been made to re-
peal this ordinance and tlie efforts
have come from tlie same sources
‘Which prompted the fight, on the old
law In 11110. Both of these latter ef-
forts, however, were ineffective. Our
people now, I think, are thoroughly
grounded in tlie lx*lief that this law
is not only intensely practical, but one
Which will be of increasing benefit to
us with every passing year.
"Those who advise you that tin*
shingle roof ordinance is not being
enforced In this city are either igno-
rant of the real facts or venal. Our
liuilding Inspector has given most
careful consideration to tills feature
of our new construction and I know
personally that he has been faithful
in the administration of the ordi-
nance:
“With reference to the question you
ask as to what would lx* the differ-*
enoo in tlie costj of a shingle roof and
a non-coin bust lble roof on a building
costing approximately $1200 is diffi-
cult to answer, for tin* reason that we
allow a very wide range on non-com-
bustible roofs. Metal: rnbberoid, as-
phalt shingles and various other, types
of roofing are permitted anil as these
cost different amounts and even
shingles themselves vary in price ac-
cording to the quality and locality, hi
Which they are sold, makes it ex-
tremely difficult to answer this ques-
tion precisely. Ouf experience lien*,
however, has been llmt it jins not made
any appreciable difference. Tlie peo-
ple no longer think In terms of wood*
en shingles and there is small effort
made hy even those who are most in-
terested in the sale of wood shingles
to stir up (lissnttsfnetlort.
"Since our ordinance lias been pass-
ed, Birmingham: Alabama; Rochester,
New York and a number of other cit-
ies hare made tlie same fight and have
appealed to us for the same character
of Information which we have furnish-
ed you here.
“I bplieve in tlie next very few
years there will hardly be a city in'matter rest until then.
*
WILL BE FED FORCIBLY IF SHE
SHOW'S SIGNS OF
WEAKNESS.
Ji*oc«ue< Press Dispatcht
New York, Jan. 26.—Mrs. Ethel
Byrne’s hunger strike in the workhouse
on Blackwell's Island lias attracted so
much attention that the department of
correction will issue lmreafter semi-
daily bulletins oo tier condition. Mrs.
Byrne who Ix-gan a thirty day sentence
on Monday as a penalty for circulat-
ing birth control propaganda showed
signs of a weakness today and prepar-
ations were made to foqtj her by force
if her condition became serious.
Advocates., of birth control declared
that Mrs. Byrne’s hunger strike Is <,C-
ixmiptlablng ail Hint she intended by
giving prominence to their crusade.
retelling the treasury department to-
day frogi numerous sources were that
sharpers huve beeu selliug at a pre- j (MODIFICATIONS
mluui the newly designed quarters
and half dollars coined in 1616. rep-
resenting that the new coins are rare.
To correct any impression that the
coins aro, rare, officials today author-
ized the statement that 2,220,000
MAKE STOCK
BROKERS FEEL MUCH BET-
TER—RESUME MONDAY.
halves and 62,000 quarters of the new
design were struck off In 1616.
ASKED TO
Strikes Not Forbidden.
Associated Press Dlspatch]
Washington, Jan. 26.—Railroad
strikes and losckouts are not forbid-
den by the terms of a bill to supple
ment the Adamson law which the sen-
ate interstate commerce committee
virtually had completed today. Presi-
dent Wilson had ynggested that a pro-
vision be included to prevent strikes or
lockouts pending investigation of .dif-
ferences.
The new bill, however, would make
it a criminal offense punishable by
heavy flnri for a railroad employe who
has quit work to trespass on railroad
property with a view to preventing by
violence, intimidation or threats the
operation of trains.
Another inqxirtant provision of th£
hill would authorize the president to
take over and iqwrate ‘‘such part of”
a railroad or its equipments as is nec-
essary to move trixips or munitions in
war time, threatened war or Insurrec-
tion.
OLD QUESTION OF FAYING FOR-
MER SLAVES FOB COTTON
ALLEGED THEY OWNED.
Fort Worth. Tex., Jan. 25.—A dream
of years for a new home in the Pan-
handle was consummated only two
weeks ago by George Macy, hut death
at Chlllleothe Wednesday cut short his
brief happiness.
W. T. Many, ills brother, cashier in
the Fort Worth postoffice, left Wed-
nesday night for Cliillieothe.
George Mae.v sold his farm in Col-
lin couny three weeks ago for $123 jx*r
acre and bought a tugger furm at Clill-
I lent he at $J0 per acre. En route to
Ids new home two weeks ago he visited
In Fort Worth, and told of bis plans
for his new Panhandle home,
riuuimonia caused his dentil.
GERMAN VESSEL
SHELLS TOWN ON
ENGLAND’S COAST
(floriated Prett Dlspaicitl
London, Jan. 25.—An unidentified
German vessel last night shelled Suf-
folk Orr the coast of England, hut no
casualties are reported.
PROMINENT EDUCATOR
DROPS DEAD WHILE
DELIVERING ADDRESS
luortafed Prett Dispatch]
Washington, Jan. 20.—Tlie supreme
court 1ms been asked to decide wheth-
er-4i«!,?r«tfl%eWrn.r,e,ft shall pay
gtWjOOO.fKK) to former slaves and their
heirs for cotton picked In slavery
times. Their claims aro presented iu
an appeal by H. N. Johnson of Musko-
gee, Okla., anil other former slaves
and their heirs anil "all others stall*
larly situated.”
The suit is directed agahist Secre-
tary McAdoo as custodian of tlie gov-
ernment funds and recites that the
slaves were held in involuntary servi-
tude and forced to gather the south-
ern states’ crops. They received no
returns for their labor while the gov-
ernment collected the $68,000.<XX) in
taxes on raw’ cotton. An accounting
for tlie labor performed and a pro
rata distribution of the’ money among
those entitled for pay for the lnlxir
are asked. The .District of Columbia
courts dismissed the suit.
Root Agrees With President.
Assoctated Prett Dispatch}
Washington, .Tan. 26.—Kllhu Root’s
avowed sympathy with President Wil-
son’s plan to establish wqrld pence
and Ills denunciation of Germany’s
course in tlie war, expressed In an
address before the National Security
longue's congress of constructive pa-
triotism last night, were still the sub-
ject of considerable informal discus-
sion among delegates today. Mr.
Root’s speech drew from S. Stanwood
Menken, chairman of the congress,
the explanation that the gathering !s
intended to lx* neutral “regardless of
expressions of Individual s|x*akers who
are freo to say what they please.”
Universal military training, advo-
cated by Mr. Root was nlso urged by
many six*akers today, although the
program topics were “Americaniza-
tion” and “Governmental hihI Individ-
ual Efficiency.”
Raymond B. Price of New York
presided at tlie first session and Sen-
ator Fletcher of Florida presided it a
later session.
Mayor Mitehel of New York is to
preside at tonight’s meeting arid a
letter from Theodore Roosevelt will
tie read.
/Modeled Prut Dispatch]
New York, Jan. 28.—Stock brokers
today welcomed the news that the
house rules committee had limited still
further its demands for evidence to be
used- in determining whether any one
profited by a “leak” just before the
publication of President Wilson's
first peace note. The general feel-
ing among brokers is that the new
demand will confine Itself to a request
for information concerning “short
sales,” the only transaetiona which
would figure iu any effort to make
use of knowledge obtained through a
“leak.”
A modification of this kind would
make it unnecessary for stock ex-
change houses to furnish the numes of
thousands of customers whose opera-
tions would be of no interest to the
congressional Investigators. It also
would make it possible for brokers to
get into touch with those clients who
went short heavily on war stocks ami
try to obtain from them permission to
furnish the information desired.
Tlie "leak” inquiry will be resumed
here Monday morning. According to
Chairman Henry of the committee
the Investigators will have everything
they want within five days.
GROWING GIRLS NEED
PLENTY OF EXERCISE
SAYS AN EXPERT
HOTELS WILL BE ENLARGED AND
IMPROVED WHEN THE CRUEL
WAR IS O'ER.
Loss.
WANTED HIS SUSPENDERS
—MAN BROUGHT BACK TO
LIFE BY PULM0TER
Washington, Jan. 26.—Beil Blew-
ett, superintendent of schools at St.
I .on is, dropped deuii of heart trouble
today while addressing the congress of
constructive patriotism In session
here.
Villa Busy.
issoctatcd Prm Dispatch]
El Paso, Jay. 25. Villa has occu-
pied El Valle, abandoned by Persli
ing’s outposts and Is preparing to
move Into asux. Grande when tlie
Americans Withdraw, according to re-
liable information received today.
Discussion Deferred.
undated Prett Dispatch]
Washington, Jan. 25—Pressure of
legislative business today again caused
the senate to defer a discussion of
President Wilson’s peace address.
t i..-- i i,
the country .tliat. will continue its al
lcglance to the Wooden shingle.
"Yours very truly, - -
(Signed) ED H. McCtJLSTION,
"Mayor.” .
W. *A. Tackett called attention to
the' house recently built for John Le-
gate, coating from $2200 to $2-400. oil
Which composition roofing had been
used. The cost of this had only been
$16.25 higher than shingle roofing.
The city commissioners expressed
Associated Frets Dispatch]
Duluth, Jan. 26.—Two days after
lie had been declared dead, but after
Ills resuscitation by a puimotor, Alex
McAluliin today claimed the spspeml-
ers with which lie tried to bang him-
self from tlie police. “I can’t keep
my trousers up without them,” lie ex-
plained.
WACO MAN HANGS HIMSELF
TO LIMB OF TREE—HE
WAS SICK AND DESPONDENT
Waco, Texas, Jan. 26.—Gustav
Schriober, aged 65 years, hanged him
self yesterday afternoon from the limb
of a tree in tlie bed of a creek about
a mile south of Waco. The laxly was
cut down after it had been viewed by
Justice of tlie Peace T. E.' Johnson.
Mr. Schrelber had been in ill health
and despondent for some time, lie has
a son in the German army.
♦++♦+++♦++♦+++*
+ SOLDIER BOYS MAY +
+ SOON BE HERE. +
+ ^ +
+ The Democrat is in receipt o. +
+ the following: +
♦ "It setns to be the eoncen- ♦
+ fliis of opinion of all in this neck +
+ of the woods’ that Co. C or Slier- ♦
♦ man,. Fourth Texas Infantry,- ♦
+ will in the near , future be ♦
♦ marching down old Travis street +
+ headed by a forty-n I tie-piece band +
+ playing ‘Who’d a thought it?’ So +
♦. watch out for us—we’re coming, ♦
♦ home to die? No, we’re just com- +
♦ ing home to eat. ♦
♦ * Boys of co. c. +
♦ The note Is written by a friend ♦
♦ of tlie -Democrat who is a mem- ♦
+ Iter of tlie company, and the ♦
Shipping Sustains Great
Associated Press Dispatch]
Washington, Jan. 26.—Loss to the
world’s merchant shipping In 1910
through war causes exceeded the total
tonnage constructed accoerding to es-
timaetd prepared today by the federal
bureau of navigation. Vessels , sunk
were put at 2.260, or 2.104.553 tonnage
and those built at 2,506 of 1,899,943
tons. Thu net reduction was about
200,000 tons or one and one half per
cent of the world total.
Great Britain led in ship building
with 510 vessels of 019,000 tons. The
T'lilted States was seeoond with 1,213
vessels of 560,000 tons.
The entire world's merchant vessel
tonnage at present, according to an es-
timate by Lloyd’s, is 48,683,000.
BODY OF SOLDIER WHO
WAS DROWNED JAN. 8
FOUND AT CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christ!, Texas, Jan. 26 —The
body of Private Wellington Meyers of
Company A, Second Texas Infantry,
■who was drowned in Corpus Christ!
Bay on Jan. 8, was found here by a
Mexican fisherman two miles south of
Camp Scurry.
Meyers, with three soldier compan-
ions, was In a sailing boat that capsiz-
ed four miles from shore. He and one
of his companions attempted to swim
to the land, but ho failed. The other
three members of tlie party were res-
cued. The body will be shipped to
Gonzales for burial.
COUCH TURNED OVER
TO STATE AUTHORITIES
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 24.—-The
growing girl of the community needs
active recreation as much, If not more
than the boy, and mo-re care should be
taken to provide the right forms of
pi*}’ for her, as the boy is more apt
to seek of his own accord, outdoor
amusements, according to Elbert M.
Vail, playground supervisor of Fort
Worth, hi an interview here. His in-
terview la part follows:
"Games are as imixirtant a part
in her character building as in her
physical development For instance,
a girl Is benefltted in many ways
by playing golf, tenuis, basket ball
and hockey. Mentally they are
obliged, to see, think and act on the
Instant, In any of these games.
“The benefit to the indolent girl or
to a scattered brained one Is beyond
words. She Is compelled to concen-
trate her attention; to be prompt In
availing herself of every opportuni-
ty at the risk of losing her place on
the team, and to realize the criticism
of her fellow players. The splendid
teaching, that of being one of a
body, the playing for the whole team,
the self-restraint that Is imposed by
the training tables, give her What
girls—women generally are deplor-
ably deficient iu—the impersonal at-
titude.
“This sort of thing men seem to
have by nature. It is good for her
to be under orders, to be loyal to tbe
captain, just because she Is captain.
“A good sound sporting spirit is a
good tiling to start life with. Play-
ing the game for ail it is worth, for
the sake , of the game, and not simply
for the sake of winning, and to take
ft boating in the right way, all im-
portant in preparing the girl for the
game of life.
"If a girl is inclined to be boister-
ous or have excessive high spirits, the
games enable her to acquire repose
of manner In all that bubble aud
stir has Its fair outlet In physical
action- Keeping girls active keeps
them normal. They have to usf their
heads ns well jis their bodies in these
games, and when the minds and
Ixxlies'are occupied and happy, they
are not likely to be morbid.”
Lansing Protests.
Associated Press Dispatch}
Washington, Jan. 25.—Secretary
Lansing has protested to Carranza
against the enforcement of the decree
forfeiting mines in wtilch work is not
resumed by Feb. 14.
• Testifying in Rebuttal
Associated Press Dispatch}
New York, Jan. 26.—In anticipation
that after the war ends there will be
'an enormous Influx of tourists to
| France to visit the Invaded dtatricts
'and scenic points beside those who go
there as representatives of foreign In-
dustrial and commercial houses, plans
are being made to spend $100,000,000 ;
In the construction and enlargement of
hotels. This Is set forth In the fourth
installment made public today of the
report of the American Industrial Com-
mission sent to France by the Ameri-
can Manufacturers export Association.
COOKE COUNTY FARMER
KILLED IN RUNAWAY
NEAR CALLISBURG
Gainesville, TeiJk, Jap. 26.—W. R.
Ballard, about 50 years old, waa al-
most instantly killed today at CaUls-
burg, when his horse ran away, throw-
ing him from his buggy. His head
struck a telephone pole, causing injur-
ies from which he died. His wife was
dangerously Injured in the same acci-
dent.
Ballard was a farmer. He is a
brother of County Commissioner Bal-
lard. _ _ _
“SMALL WOMAN” WIFE OF
SITTING BULL, FAMOUS CHIEF,
DEAD FROM BURNT
Attoeiatcd Prett Dispatch}
Fargo, North Dakota, Jan. 26.—Small
Woman, the former wife of Sitting
Bull, the famous Indian chief, is dead
on the Fort Berthold reservation, from
burns received, when fire destroyed
her shack.
Burglar Conferees.
Associated Press Dupaseh} ,
Chicago, Jan. 26.—Adam Prochow-
ski who was arrested in Evansville,
Ind., Wednesday on a charge of bur-
glary was brought back to Chicago last
night and early today confessed that
he recently robbed the homea of 8«v-
eral wealthy residents of the Lake
Shore Drive district, according to
State’s Attorney Maclay Hoyne.
ENGLAND LABOR CONFERENCE
ENDORSES THE PRESIDENTS
PLAN FOR PEACE LEAGUE
4»«uciated Press Dispatch]
Manchester, Eug., Jan. 26.—The
Labor Conference in session here to-
i)ay unanimously endorsed President
Wilson’s plan for an luteruatioual
peace league.
/ E. D. HUNTER.
— . Aft
Pioneer Citizen Passes Away Sudden-
ly at Woodlake.
Associated Press ieispatch]
their willingness to leave the matter I
up to the people and allow this to"tle Wmany friends of the boys here +
voted on at the April election along
with other matters and to let the
♦ hope he has been given the right +
+ tip. +
+♦++++*++*+++++++
Guthrfe, Okla., Jan. 26.—John M.
Couch, accused slayer -of Miss Nellie
M. Dunu and Rowland D. Williams of
Oklahoma City, lias been turned over
to state- authorities by Federal Judge
Cotteral. Judge Cbtteral’s decisiori
followed a preliminary hearing of
Couch on a charge of misuse of the
mails to which ho pleaded g”"*y.
It is understood Cornell will be
taken to Oklahoma City at once to an-
swer the two murder charges.
TWO KILLED San A>wio, Jan. 25 -Dr. b. f.
Berkley, J. D. Jackson, J. W. Yates
and County Attorney Mose Slater, all
of Alpine said Colonel Butler’s repu-
tation was good, when they testified
for the state this afternoon.
More Watchful Waiting.
Associated Press Dispatch 1
Washington, Jan. 25.—President
Wlfcion will continue to let he Mexi-
cans handle their own troubles, Sec-
retary Lansing announced today.
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E. D. Hunter, a pioneer citizen of
this county, passed away suddenly at
his home near Woodlake about 6
o'clock this morning. Mr. Hunter had
been sick but a few days and waa up
and about yesterday, but fBluted while
out walking and was taken to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. B. B. Lof-
tln, and never recovered.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 at Woodlake
and burial will be In West Hill ceme-
tery at 4 p. m., in charge of the Ma-
sonic lodge, of which the deceased was
a member. The Rev. D. K. Porter of
the Methodist church will conduct the
religious services.
Mr. Hunter was about 60 years of
ago and had been a citizen of Gray-
son county for many years. He was
respected and honored by all aa an
honest, upright man, and his death
will be learned with genuine regret.
The Democrat exteuda its sympathy
to the bereaved family.
Mr. Hnnter ia survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. B. B. Loftin of
Woodlake, with whom-he waa making
his home: Miss Eula Hnnter and O.
M. Hunter of Sherman. His wife died
some time ago. The Rev. J. H.. Hun-
ter of Houston and Mrs. Hanna Broom
of Ballinger, a brother and sister of
the deceased, also survive him.
NeMee Masons. >
AH members of Travis Lodge, No.
117, A. F. & A. M„ are requested to
meet tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon
at 3 -o’clock to attend the funeral of
Brother E. D. Hunter. Tbe lodge
will take charge at the cemetery gate
upon arrival of funeral car hum
Woodlake,
D. H. POOLE,
O. THOMPSON,
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