Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED 1*71.
if irs news
THE DEMOCRAT
TELLS it.
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
| Members of the Associated Press
j SHERMAN—the Athens of Texas
THE WEATHER.
Tonight and FificDy fair and
rooter.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, OCTOBER 5, 1916—THURSDAY EVENING.
50c Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid in Adrian.
SECOND DAY OF FAIR
FINDS BIG CROWD HERE
People are Enjoying Exhibits and
Attractions-Some Awards
Have Been Made.
The so-otd day of the Red ' River
Vnllej- rati' tit Sherman tins seen a
large n ur'ter of people come to town.
The rurrl dlstrtet* around Sherman
were well represented, |»eop)p being
here from every part nf the county.
Oklahoma furnfehod it* quota of
visitors today, every- tnternrhan ear
from PeniMon bringing people from
Okiabi'ma. wbo earn. Into the state
and county by woy of (lie Gate City.
Home Ominit I'fly found ninny for
mer Sbermntdtes shaking bands with
the h.oine folks and quite a number
of dinners parties were given today
In hhnor of visitors.
Every attraetlen and every exhibit
ha i beep visited by hundreds of peo-
ple. The manufacturers' display In
the tabernacle building on South
Travis street has tieen the meeea of
all v bn esnte hen'. It Is one of the
greatesr displays ever seen In Sher-
man. I icing practically, a manufactur-
ing city In miniature, where the raw
material Is converted Into the finished
<<rodnets In a number of different
lines. The tabernacle will he open at
night until 10 o'clock and the Baptist
Symphony Orchestra will play a
program each evening until closing.
The Better Babies’ Show Is another
attractive place ami bus been visited
at Uk* same place.
I'lH-ii their arrival in Sherman, the
editors and those With them will l>e
taken In charge by a nxrptlon com-
mittee and shown through the John-
ny J. Jones shows] After the 12
o'clock luncheon all will then go to
Kidd-Key, where Ralph Leopold, the
maid pianist, assisted by u number of
musical stars of the first magnitude,
will give a program for their enter-
tainment. Then comes the banquet by
the manufacturers. At this stage of
the game an Interesting event will
take place. Or. T. A. Wharton, pas-
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
who Is popular among the press
gang of Sherman and whereever else
he is known, will present, on tiehalf
of tbe management of the Rial River
Valley Fair association, a Bible to
Major llcury. Bill*, editor of the Den-
ison Herald. Some time since the
Major’s Itlhle was swiped from his
desk ill the Hernhl office, and since
that, time lie has been repining the
loss. For the reason of conspicuous
service on the battlefield of the lx>rd,
the Her River Valley Fair people de-
cided to replace tlie stolen book.
This reporter lias I icon permitted to
look at the lllhle purchased for the
Major, and it is one that lie can use.
' tm York. Oct, 5.- -Representatives
of too I ’lilted States forestry ter vice
and of several national organisations
Interested In the conservation of wild
fowl.and game have united in an ef-
fort to have Mg game in the national
l«rkw and forests throughout the
country protected by the federal gov-
ernment.
Under Hip present law the states
have full control of,the game, oven In
the national parks and forests. No
federal regulations- for tlie protection
Of game can tic enforced until the re-
spective states transmit their preroga-
tives to tin' United States government.
The object of n conference hold here
yesterday was to bring about such
legislation. It was decided that the
enactment of I lie Chambertnln-Hay-
dcu Idll now before congress, without
the house amendment to It, would he
the ties! way to accomplish that re-
sult.
Those Interested in the preservation
of big game life say the west lias been
wasteful of Its resources In this par,
ticulnr atid that no western state can
show an annual deer kill of 15.000 as
does Maine or of 10.000 as does New
’York, where the killing Is restricted.
hv hundreds. Tlie babies an' Irreslst | A|l of the chapters are marked in
ihle and when one visits this show one plain figures and in the trout of the
lime. In the basement of the First l««>k Is a table showing where the
Baptist church, there Is no question
al out the second and third visits.
different chapters may lie found. In
tins back of the lunik all of the hard
In all of the detriments judges words are printed and pronounced
arc hard at work placing the award* and their meaning stated, and another
and it will take until tomorrow ninth!
to . omplete this task.
Mrs. Vadeu anil Her (iirls.
Mrs. Frank C. Vnden and her can-
ning club girls and those interested In
ibe culinary department work In
Creason county are making a fine
*s|iewlng sit the Mr and they have
won tfielr way Into Hu* hearts of Hie
<« "pie on account of the good work
they are doing. Incidentally. It may
,v slat•*! thnt they are already In high
I’m or with the newspaper men of the
Rial River Valley. The Democrat had
a took nt the urogram for that dinner
|1 morrow, which has heretofore been
auiumie-cd ns a luncheon. Whnl is
Wally Is going lo lie Is an old-fash-
ioned country dinner, patterned after
I lie time when people cooked well
noil, had plenty of cook. Right here
we 'want to step off to one side long
enough to cay that Hie editor that
ml'ses that dinner Is going to^nlss Hie
Is at thing he luis had ii chance .at for
a long time and we are talking advis-
edly.
Parade Awards.
The following premiums have ben
awarded on , various sections Of th"
parade. Others will be given as soon
sis the committees complete their work :
Best decorated automobile—The Bet-
ter Babies far. Par and driver fur-
nished by the Roberts Electric Ho. of
Sherman: decorated by Mrs. Tom F.
Newell, assisted by Miss Maude Grib
h> and Miss RtlHI flUnimnte. The
il ssiral log material was furnished by
Muftis Brothers,
Marks Brothers car was awarded
second prlr.e.
Elks’ club ear won third prize.
The liesi decorated carriage or Inig-
gv—Miss Dorothy Scott was given
first prize, whose hnggy was decorat-
ed In pink and while.
The most unique farm wagon or
onto—First prize to Brown A .lerger.
It F. D. No 15, Shormnn.
The second pri.e went to Dorscv
Vnden, west of Sherman.
For the best decorated and most
' unique float—First prize to Modern
Woodmen of America. second to
Woodmen Circle No. 500. and third to
Woodmen of the World.
For the large*! njtrndnneo In line
of march- First prize to Woodmen
circle No, 500. second to Woodmen of
the World and third to Woodmen
Circle, No. 77.
Prize Drill Contest.
First Prize—Sherman Grove. Wood-
man Circle. No. f®0, Hattie Hills,
i apt PH'j score. .
Second Prize Grove Woodman
Circle. No. 37. Madid. Okja. Hattie
Fmitlls, Cnpt. 05 score.
Third Prize—W, O. W.. B 21. Deni-
son, Texas. Sidney Meade, Gnpt. 82
score.
table Is iirinted showing In which
laioka "f the Bible ant located the va-
rious sulijccts. For Instance, |f the
Major wants to refer to the Prodigal
Sou, he will not have to call up some
preacher to find out what chapter anil
hook it is in. but by referring tq the
hack of Ids Bible, Jt will tell him.
Other stories are ns painty set our,
and with a little practice we are sure
Major Ellis will soon become an ex
|K»rt with his new Bible.
Sherman people have made every
preparation to show the editors and
llielr families and friends a good
lime, and the hots' is ex presses 1 that
every one of the nowsputier men may
!«• here tomorrow.
Dallas. Tex., Oct. 5.—Republicans
of Texas probably will enjoin the State
Democratic executive” committee from
placing auy candidate for railroad com-
missioner. on the ballot according to
George F. Uoekhold, vice chairman of
the stau- republican executive commit-
tee can nmotiiate a candidal* in case
of a vacancy caused by death but £*n
orfly. raewtmeiitt'
Program of Rental.
Rcciltu given by mealier* of (he
K hid-Key Conservatory at the taber-
nacle at -1 :.’!0 o’clock, complimen-
tary to the editors visiting the R. R.
v Fair.
Soloists -Mr. Ralph Leopold, con-
cert pianist: Miss Ethel Rader, dra-
matic soprdno; Miss Myrtle Powell,
contra alto: Mr. Louis Verse), piano:
Prelude In E Minor.... .Mendelssohn
Sonette dc Pctrnren. No. 123....Liszt
Paplllon (Butterfly I ..........Olsen
“Te Kuleidlo” from o|K>rn Gloeonda
h.v.............. . .Pnnehlelli
My Star ..... Rogers
’’Last Rose of Summer" from oiiern
"Martha.”............. Flotow
<H.v special roquets.)
Miss Ethel Rader.
Ntx'luruo for the left hand .......
..................... Soria bine
Spleldiwe (Musle-lio.v) ........Sutler
Valse. “Tc Bal"..........Rubinstein
Flower duet. ‘‘Every Flower’’ front
opera "Mme. Butterfly” ...Puccini
Misses Ethel Rader and \|.vrtle
Powell.
Tomorrow Pres* Day.
Tomorrow Is Press Day at the Red
River Valley Fair at Sherman, and
as nearly every editor and newspaper
man in the 1Jod River Valley has
written >to E. Hunter, chairman of
the press committee of the Fair, that
lie will t»e here with either Ills wife,
sister iw-sweetheart, or lady friend. It
is expected that at least a hundred
newspaper visitors will lie on hand.
Mrs. Frank ('. Vadcn, enmity dem-
in<t ration agent, is making prptmrn-
llons, assisted by her canning dub
girls, to soryc Itmeheon to the editors
and their wives and friends at noon
'I’hls will be served in the hnsement of
Travis Street Methofljst olmreh.
Sherman manufacturers will also
serve ft banquet at 0:30 or 0 o'clock
Poultry Show.
The poultry show is one of the
classiest ever seen In Sherman. Sam
McAfee has charge of the show room
and Harry 'Miller and Charlie Mel-
ton are judging the birds.
Those wlto exhibited arc:
S. M. McAfee, Sherman, white
Wyandotte*.
Gus B. Carlson. Barred Plymouth
rocks.
Mrs. Bob Thompson, nowe. white
Holland- turkeys.
Miss Lucy Horendbrf. Howe, Japan
esc Bantams.
Walter Hamilton, Sherman. Buff
Orpingtons.
Sirs. Jennie Carter, Pottsboro. three
varieties of turkey*—White Holland.
NiirraeiinseH and Bourbon Reds.
J. E. Dyer, Sadler, Durk Cornish
chickens.
P. L. Bfltt, Shenuan. White Leg--
horns.
Mrs. N. W. Wilkerson. Denison,
Black Langulmns.
Mrs. Fay Bell. R. F. D. No. 3.
Denison. Buff Plymouth Rocks and
Buff I-oghorns.
located
below
Anting (he Exhibits.
The culinary department is
on South Travis street, just
Lamar. There are three divisions,
under the direction of Mrs. W, A.
Harvey and Mrs. " Dick (VBannon,
bilntly. In charge of the general ex
hlhlts: Mrs. Frank C. Vadeii, In
charge of the girls’ canning club ill
vision: Mrs. j, L. Landrum of ,the
state department of agrthriiture bud
Mrs. A. L. Riding of Roekporf, Tex.,
lolntiy. in charge of the home eco-
nomics division. Those exhibits rep-
resent a veritable store house of
(Continued on page four.)
EFFORT TO PROTECT iTHIRTY-fOUR STATES
PRESIDENT WILL DEDICATE GREAT DAM.
WILD GAME AND FOWL
THOSE INTERESTED IN PRESERV-
ING BIG GAME LIFE SAY
WEST IS WASTEFUL.
Associated IV#** Dispatch)
I
(RE ASKED FDR
BY ALL PARTIES
Associated Press vispaiati
TO ELECT GOVERNOR
msJmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
ELECTION THIS YEAR DIFFERS
NOTICEABLY FROM THOSE
OF 101*: AND 1811.
Washington. D. C., Get. 5.—Itt
thirty-four state* a governor and all,
or nearly all, the elective *»•, / oi-
tieers ure lo be chosen in the Vet Ion*
which take place four wee from
next Tuesday. The election*' '*i dif-
fer m likeably from those of *" 1912
and lull. Inasmuch as tin disappear-*
anee of Hpj Progressives a* an .organ-
ized party leaves the repubYwabs and
ilemm iats to fight for the state of-
ficers a* was the ease before the
birth of the so-called third 'party.
The prohibition and socialist parties
have named candidates for the princi-
pal ottlccs in many of the states, and
In, sonic of the slates there are spy
epil uilno* tickets In the field. In
all of t|i<vE*tatcs. howevei It is re-
garded S’* a practical certainty that
the new governor* and other principal
officers wUf !*• eitlier democrats or
republicans.
Following ore the republican and
democratic pF* militates for governor lu
the thirty-fbur states wliere guberna-
torial elections will be held:
Arlzon- Republican, Tom Campbell:
democrat. Ctsage W. P. Hunt, (In-
cumbent.)
Arkansas — Republican, Wallat'e
Townsend; democrat, C. H. Brough.
Colorado—Republican, George A.
Carlson (bieurulient i; democrat. .Til-
lius C. Gunter.
Connecticut Republican, Marcus H.
Holcomb tineumlient) i democrat,
Morris B. Beardsley
Delaware-Republican, Jolm G.
Townsend :| democrat, James 8.
Hughes, fe'
Florida—S^cfniblican. George A. Al-
len: democrat.: W. V. Knoit,
Idaho—Republican. D. W. Pavls;
democrat, Moses Alexander (Ineiuu-
Elepb&Ht Butte dam. vvbicli will be
formally dedicated by President Wil-
son Oct. 14. is tjge largest Irrigation
dam built underpin- direction of the
United States R$e(amalion Service.
and the largest? mass of masonry In
the world. It te 1,250 feet long with
xepulillciin,
democrat,
icrat. j
cpnbllcan,
I detiuwrat.
Frank
Edward
O.
F
Janies
John A.,
P.
M.
Gilmore t.ets Injunction.
Fort Worth, 'lex., oct. a.—c. E. Gil-
more of Wills Point, an avowed candi-
date for the vacancy in the railroad
commission, secured a temporary In-
junction today against the state demo-
cratic cxis'itllve Committee mnning :i
candidate. The Injunction also pr*-
vents Secretary McKay certifying the
name of any candidate got on the bal-
lot. Tlie hearing was set for next
Tuesday.
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bent.)
Illinois
Lowden:
Duane (d
Indiana
Goodrich;
Adair.
Iowa—Republican, W. L. Harding;
democrat. E. T. Meredith.
Kansas-—Wepubliesiit. Arthur Capper
(incumbent 1* democrat, W. c. Lan>
don. , S%
Massaehnsetts dieptwHj'an. Samuel
W.,i McCnll t tneUinlient)’• democrat.
I rcdrrick W Men-Held. L
Michigan -rltci^jllctub Alb-. E.’
Steeper: (Wwi-rdW-mvIU F SWOT
Minnesota—Republican, John A. A.
Burnquist (Incumbent); democrat.
Cyrus M. King.
Missouri — Republican. John
Swaneer: democrat, Frederick
Gardiner.
Montana—Republican, Frank
EdWards; democrat. Samuel V.
art (Incumbent.)
Nebraska-Republican, Abraham L
Sutton', democrat. Keith Neville.
New Hampshire—Republican, Hen-
a maximum width of 215 feet at the
ba*«, tattering to a width of 18 feet
nt the crest, which ts 304.5 feet above
bedrock. The crest is used as a road-
way.
The structure contains <510.000 cubic
yards of si one and rubble concrete.
.The ’’lake” formed by tlie dam. which
stores only the flood waters of the
Rio Grande, wlll^be 45 mill's long,
with an average width of- « miles,
and an average depth of 00 #cct. It
will have 200 miles of shore Rne and
a storage capacity of K02.2flfi.000.0o0
gallons or enough to covey ‘JM42.292
acres of lam) to a depth of one foot-
at tout fwiee the capacity of the lake
behind the Roosevelt dam In Arizona
and four times Jhe .capacity of the
storage reservoir liehlnd, the famous
irrigation dam at Assouan in Egypt.
TUI* would la* enough water to cover
the state of T min ware to the depth of
two feet or the state of Connecticut to
the depth °f ten Inches.
The dam. which will cost $10,000,-
’HXi, is destined to reclaim nearly 200,-
000 acres of fertile land In the valley
of the Rio Grande. In New Mexico
and Texas, and 30.000 acres of land
tn old Mexico. Construction was be-
gun in 1910 and completed, so far as
the laying of stone is concerned, on
March 1 of this year. The dressing
of the structure and the clearing
away of buildings and other impedb
menfs will he finished in time for
the dedication by the president on
Ort. I t.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
IN SESSION IN TERREL
itKiclatrd Press Dispatch)
Terrell. Tex., Oct. 5.—In an ad
dress before the annual reunion of
the Confederate Veterans of Texas to-
day, Claude Weaver, postmaster of
Oklahoma City and former congress-
man from Oklahoma honored Presi-
dent Wilson “who has preserved
peace for bis country through these
dark days." Mr. Weaver congratulut
ed the member* of the state Confed-
erate organization on Ix'lng present at
today’s meeting and to lx* alive to
see “the full meridian of the prosper-
ity we adore.”
“Our country Is today the one great
nation on the earth where the dove
with the olive leaf can find rest on
the sole of her foot,” he said. "All
honor to the patient, wise, firm, jusr
aqd humane man who has preserved
the iieaco of Ills country. All honor
to Woodrow Wilson." he said.
“You have lived long enough to
see this fortunate, Jills auspicious
day,” he told the veterans, “and to
see your country, once torn by civil
feuds and drenched with brothers
hi04Xl welded into a* indlssolvahle
union of Indestructible stales."
■4-
USE WASTE TAN DARK
TO REPUCE RAG STOCK
isioriated Press Dlspait\)
Washington, Oct, 5.—Waste Item-
lock tan bark remaining after the tan-
nio Is extracted Is being used by a
number of mills to replace between 20
and 30 ix>r cent of expensive rag stock
ordinarily used In the manufacture of
felt rixifing by a method developed in
the laboratories of the federal for-
est servlt'e. Heretofore the waste hark
was used only as fuel and its value
was only sixty cents a ton. The nxif-
ing containing tan bark is said to lie
as good as that made only of rags and
the forest, service believes it will ef-
fect a considerable saving..in'cost. ""
A g<xxi quality of wail paper and
wall board also has been developed
from tan bark waste tey the forest pro-
ducts laboratory, According to the
1909 eensus. more than 698,000 tons
of hemlock hark were produced yearly
la the United States.
F.
I>.
J.
Stew-
ry W. Keyes; democrat, John -
Hutchins,
New Jersey— -Republican, Walter
Edge; democrat, H. Otto Wittpenn.
New Mexico—Republican Holm
Bursum: democrat, F,. C. de Baca.
New York Republican, Charles
Whitman (incumbent); democrat.
Samuel S. Senbury.
North Carolina—Republican. Frank
A. Ltnney; democrat, AT. W. Bickett.
North Dakota—Republican, Lynn
Frazier; democrat. D. H. McArthur.
Ohio—Republican, Frank B. Willis
(incumbent); denrncrat, James M.
Cox.
Rhode Island—Republican, R. Llv-
-ingston. Rocekmnn (Incumbent): dem-
ocrat. Allison P. Munroe.
South Carolina—Democrat, Richard
I. Manning (incumbent-)
South Dakota—Republican, Peter
Xorbeek: democrat, F, D. Morcom..
Tennessee - Republican, John W.
Overall: democrat. Tom C. Rye (in-
cumbent. )
Texas—Republican, R. B. Creager;
democrat, James E. Ferguson, (in-
cumbent.)
Utah Republican, Nophi Morris:
democrat, Simon Bamberger.
Vermont -Hepnbllchn, Horace F.
Graham; democrat, William B. Mayo.
Washington—Republican, Henry Mc-
Bride: democrat. Ernest Lister, (in-
cumbent.)
West;.....Virginia—Republican. Ira E.
Robinson: democrat. John J. Corn-
well.
Wisconsin— Republican, Emnnucl L.
Philipp (ifteumbent) ; democrat. Burt
Williams.
Illinois Regiment Gets Home.
Chicago, Oct. 5.—The first infantry
regiment of the Illinois National
Guard, which was mustered out of the
federal service after having seen, duty
on tlie Mexican border, returned to
regimental headquarters here today.
The second infantry will arrive from
Springfield tomorrow.
DANKS.CIOSED IN MEXICO
lRElIi||E|TO REOPEN
Associated Press Dispatch)
Washington, Oct. 5,—The Banco
NaeionalC and the Bank of London and
Mexico City, the two Mexico City
banks which closed their d<x>rs recent-
ly because of Gen. Carranza'* decree
requiring more adequate specie re
serves and redemption of outstanding
notes in specie, have re opened for
business under survelllam# of a gov-
ernment examiner, according to advices
recelvc<l lu official quarters here to-
day.' They will he required to redeem
any of-thelr notes on presentation and
will I s' givt'n until November 15 to In-
crease their reserves to one hundred
per cent of outstanding Issues.
Several smaller banks are said to
have given up tlteir concessions be-
cause they have been unable to itt-
WILSON’WELL PLEASED i
■■with . wfstkhnTripU;
■
Associated Press Dispatch J
Jefferson, Iowa,
Oct 5.—Greatly
pleased with his receptions in the mid-
dle west. President Wilson reached
here early (inlay on the last lap of his
journey to Omaha, where he is due at
It :40 o'clock this morning to make two
speeches and review a parade. He
planned during the morning to adhere
to ltls policy of refusing to make cam-
paign speeches en route, but to. appear
at every stop and shake hands with the
people.
On his trip yesterday and last night
the president stopped at several places
visited recently by Mr. Hughes. Dem-
ocratic leaders gave him information
that apparently greatly cheered him.
Encouraging political data also was
supplied the president last night when
FRENCH CLAIM
PARIS SAYS WAR MATERIAL
W AS CAPTURED ON THE
SOMME FRONT.
DN MACEDONIAN FRONT
Sofia Reports fhat Bulgarian Troop*
Have Been Successful In Halting
Attemptrd Advance* of the En-
tente Force*.
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY.
(By the Associated Press.)
The Franeh made further progroaa
tn tin* region of Morval on the Somme
front Iasi night, capturing some war
material, the Paris war office declared
today.
Sofia reports that- Bulgarian troops
have lux'll successful In halting at-
tempted advances of the entente forces
in sevpra I sectors of the Uacdoniaa
front. .
Sentenced to Death.
Usocsated Press Dttpatck]
Loudon. Oct. 5.—The death senteneo
has boj>n passed on Essad Pasha, for-
mer provisional president of Albania
in Constantinople, say* a Rules dis-
patch. I lo was convicted In , court
mnrtlal of consrdrlng against Turkey
and declaring war. >
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JAPAN’S FAIR EXHIBIT
WAS FINANCIAL FAILURE
Associated Press Dispatch1
crease their reserves sufficiently. The j hp stoppw1 for an h<nlr ln chl(.ag0 an(,
oises of the Banco Naclanale and the 1 with Senator Walsh, iu charge
Bank of London and Mexico, "bl°b ()f democratic western headquarters.
are owned In In France and England
are the subject of a protest from the
French and British embassies now
ponding before the state department.
PURE FOOD EXPERTS
INVESTIGATE THE CLAM
The president plans to leave Omaha
tonight for Long Branch, N. J., where
he will arrive Saturday lu time to ad-
dress Independent voters In the after-
noon.
f*»«oc«ited Press Dtspatchl
Washington, Oct. 5.—Investigation
of clam has tier 11 undertaken by the
pure food experts of t lie department
of agriculture, Dr. Carl L. Alsbcrg,
chief of the bureau of chemistry, who
is directing the inquiry, said today
that scientists believe the elutu to lie
even rm>re subject to pollution than
the oyster, which now is imnsidered
virtually free, from disease as the re-
sult of Interstate shipment regulations
Instituted by the department. The
clam is more or less mysterious to
federal investigators. Little is known
regarding its so-called habits, Most of
the dams consumed itt this country
are taken from waters close to shore
during the summer and fall when the
danger of pollution from sewage is
greatest.
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«•♦ + ♦♦♦ + ♦ + + ♦•* + ♦♦*
+ +
+ UPSHUR COUNTY MOB .. ♦
♦ LYNCHED A NEGRO. +
♦ —— - ♦
+ Gilmer. Texas, Oet 5.—Will +
♦ Sixmeer, u negro, was lynched ♦
+ last night near Graceton. Upshur ♦
+ county where his body wns found +
♦ hanging to a tfee -riddled ‘with +
+ bullets this morning. ' Spencer, it +
♦ is.said, fought a pistol duel with +,
♦ Constable Harrlll when the latter ♦
+ tried to serve .a writ of attach- ♦
+ meat on him. Darrin was slight- ♦
ly wounded. It is supposed the ♦
♦ negro was taken from jail last *
♦ night by a mob of citizens after ♦
♦ hlg arrest. ♦
* +
♦ ♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦;« * + ♦♦♦ + + ♦♦♦♦♦ + «
*+♦++♦♦♦♦++♦♦♦*♦+
♦ 4
♦ CIVILIAN MURDERED ♦
+ PLEADING WITH VILLA. ♦
+ 4
♦ El Paso, Oct. 5.- Among the ♦
+ civilians murdered by Villa on +
+ entering Cusihulrlftcblc, acctird- +
♦ lug to an eye witness of the fight +
+ who arrived today, was Caesar +
+ Sala, an? Italian by birth but +
♦ now a naturalized citizen of +
+ Mexico, who was the only person ♦
+ of. foreign origin to escape +
♦ from Santa Isabel, during the +
+ massacre there. ♦
+ Sala. who had a store ip Utisi-,.♦
+ hnirinchie, said the refugee, went .+
♦ to Villa to urge him to prevent ♦
+ Ibe assault of young women by ♦
♦ the bandits.- then terrorizing the ♦
+ town. Villa’s answer* to Sstln’s ♦
+ pleadings- was a bullet. -♦
+ Bala escaped death at Sunlit, +
♦ Vsnlxd through being struck +
♦ setisoless with tn- of n re <*•
+ volver by Pablo Lope..
♦ ........" *
PICTURE OF ROOSEVELT
WILL ADORN BALLOT
Associated Press Dispatch)
Lansing. Mich.. Oct. 5.—Although
Tlieodore Roosevelt’s picture will
adorn the progressive colnmn of the
general election Tullot- tn Michigan
this fall, there will lie no candidate
for president In the progressive col-
umn. Henry U. PaRingill of Lansing
will lx* on the ballot as 4‘nndldate for
governor, having received one vote at
the August primary. The Roosevelt
Vignette ap(x‘ared un the ballot four
years ago and Hie secretary of state
say* he has no legal right to have
the Vignette removed.
CHINESE GIRL TO MARRY
AN AMERICAN MAN
ASK BOND REDUCTION
IN BLACKMAIL CASES
4*«ocioted Press Dispatch]
Associated Press Dispatch)
Associated Press macatral
San Diego, Cal., Oet. 5.—Inter mar-
riage between whites nod Orientals bo-
tug forbidden in California, Miss Daisy I (low and glass magnesite.
Joe, aged 21, the daughter of a wealthy I -—♦
Chinese merchant of San Francisco,
Sun Francisco, Oet. 5.—Reduction
iu transcontinental freight rates by the
Southern Pacifh', Santa Fe and West-
ern Pacific railways were announced
today, to become effective November
24. The changra. it was explained,
were the result of a periodic traffic
adjustment
The rate on oleo oil and oled stear-
ines in packages, minimum shipment
36.(500 pounds, will be reduced to $1.25
per 100 pounds.
lied uct Ions were also announced
lu packing house products, brick tad
cement. Iron and steel forms and
moulds for 4'onerete construction, wla-
V-'
Ran Francisco. Oct. 5.—“Japan
Beautiful” at the. Panama-Pacific Ex-
position, although an artistic triumph,
was itii a financial success and but
tor the action taken by a number of
oValthy loenl Japanese, It bccam*
(knt)wn today, the burden of a $100,000
deficit would have fallen heavily on
a number of small investora—Japa-
nese wage earners, who pht ln all of
their -savings that their country might
make a good showing nt the expo-
sition.
George Shima, a wealthy Japanese^
known locally as the “Potato King,**
suggested that the wealthier stock-
holders slmuld make up the deficit
and he persoually contributed $16,-
000, At tin* close of the meeting It
was announced all the smaller stock-
holders would tie pa hi of in full
witihn two weeks.
----4- s-. . 44
m
mm
Uhk-ago, Oct. 5.—Buda God man and
Homer T. French, ln custody of tha
federal authorities In connection with
the Hllog4*d million dollar blackmail
syndicate, were expected to obtain their
release t4xlay on bond of $10,000 cash.
Their attorney appeared before the
United States commissioner yesterda
, :erday
and obtained a reduction of the bond*
from the $25,000 originally asked by
the government, to $10,000. He told
the commissioner he knew his clients
would be arrested on state warrants
the moment they were freed by th*
federal officials.
-—----
FBEIGHT RATES REDUCES
BY NUMBER OF NABS
Assisi ST- LOUIS COLLEGE FIRE
TWO BIOTBERS MISSING
were euroute tislay to Ens4'nada
Lower California, by steamer to have
a wedding ceremony pt'rformed at the
Mexieau port. The girl’s father and
a Lo* Angeles attorney are accompany-
ing the 4‘ottple.
Associated Press
Dispatch]
Goes h> Alaska to Marry.
tMOftatrd Press Pi»jiatoX)
Chicago, Oct. 5.—Miss Lillie Haydeu tci s eoUegehere tiidny
of Batavia, Ills., eu route to Alaska,
tbdav, where she will become the bride
4>f George Hnth. a banker at Skngwuy.
formerly lived tn Chicago. The* Cere-
'eepv win he iiertormed at an. altar
ai 1kg 1001 of snow topped moun-
tain* on the trail to the gold fields of
the Yukon
m
m®, l»ll
St. Ia>uls, oct, 5.—Fir* today dq-
sttoyed the main building of the six-
story structure of the Christian Broth-
Alt 1
accounted for, but two of th* ;
Brother Connate, age<l 98 and
Clemens, 72, are believed
peri*he<l. An assistant nn
jumped from 1
was seriously I
sels In the
brother*.
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