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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, MAY 9, 1917—WEDNESDAY EVENING.
50c Per Month—$5 Por Year When Paid in Atom.
America’s Richest Soldier Swearing In.
THE LEADERS AT WHITE HOUSE
Associated Tress Dispatch.
* Washington, May
9.—President Wilson
this afternoon began taking congress into his
confidence in the administration’s plans by sum-
moning thirty leaders to the White House.
In the matter of securing a $1,000,000,000
appropriation for merchant ships he also con-
ferred with several senators on the appropria-
tions committee. Before going to the White
House committee he discussed putting the new
appropriation on the $2,800,000,000 army and
navy deficiency bill, which has already been
passed by the house.
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May Abandon College Athletics.
A.tw itted Dm ptipuicM
siouers.
German Resolution.
.banquets ami public meetings that the
1 distinguished visitors will have little
lime for either sight seeing or sleep-
(‘hlcago, Slay 9.—Middle western awaited the urrival ill New York
universities aud colleges prolmbly will t|,|M afternoon of Marshal Joffre, M.
lie obliged to abuudou athletics in the. V|viHni, French minister of Justice, and
1017-1018 seasou, according lo reports other members of the French eowinis-
received by Chicago alumni of the in-
stitution*. Every higher educational
institution lu the section 1ms con-
tributed Its quota of men to the uu-
tioual service, a large per ceutage en-
rolling for tralniutt in the officers re-
serve camp*. Others have joined
American or French ambulance con-
tingents, rot tirue i to the farms or have
gone to Industrial plauts for war ser-
vice. tg!.. . , , :««>
Cliicsgo Clerks Drill.
timitated Pnn Dispatch)
Chicago, May 9,—Clerks and others
d floriated Prill Dispatch)
Amsterdam, via Iiomton, May 0.—The
following resolution in regard to the
distinction made by President Wilson
beleeii the Orman nation and its rulers
was passed at a meeting In Posen of
the imperial league of Orman towns
which .claims to represent five and a
half million Germans:
•‘In a fearful struggle for its lawful
rights against a world of enemies the
employed in downtown Chicago are to!Orman people stand with closed ranks
be giveu au opportunity to get raili-(behind Its Kaiser ami government. It
tary training without losing time from has greeted with Joyful satisfaction the
their work uuder a plan evolved by j proclamation of unrestricted tl-boat
a group of business men and which la warfare which alms at protecting Ger-
to lie put into Operation soou. The huwr against the unlawful starvation
jiark commissioners have agreed to policy of Brltatn's sea power. Phe
allow drilling In,Grant Park, Chicago's league declares further that the Ger-
dowutowu park, and drill sergeauts arc'niau people does not desire to have
to tie located there to give traliliug to'the friendship pressed upon it of a
directed tol post It dally in their post-
offices.
A weekly bulletin also is planned
especially for Issuance to weekly news-
pa liers. Edward 8. Rochester, former
editor of a Washington newspaper is
editor of the Official Bulletin.
Food Maxims.
Iiiortnlid Prill DUpatchl
London, April 29.—(Corres|ioudence
of the Associated Press.)—Maxims
given wide distribution by the food
economy department of the food min-
istry Include the following:
"Rich iieople who make their din-
ner of lobster aud salad are good i»u-
triots. The rich man who cats neck
of mutton ami bread is not.”
“The woman who wastes a crust of
bread wastes u bullet."
“Eat slowly aud you need eat less.
Five iieople out of ten are digging their
graves with their teeth.”
“The dust bin swallows the food
of millions."
all who come.
Large Locomotive Purchase.
Assonant Prill i/UfHMcftl
Washington. May 0.—Negotiations'
looking to the purchase of more than ]
$100,000,000 worth of railway loco-1
motives, cars, rails aud other equip-
ment lu the United States, will Ik; one
of the main purposes of the Italian
war commission which Is expected to
reach this country lu about
weeks, it was learned today,
railways, which are government owned
and operated are rejairted to Ik; suf-
gnveriiuient like that of North America,
which lias done nothing to combat and
overthrow Britain's inhumane aud
liliglmate starvation plan.”
Want Big Ships.
Associated Ptiu Dispatch'.
Manchester. April 26 (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.)—A
committee of shipping experts here has
three Copied * report against the building
i. in! of small ships in preference to big ones
lift nil I! 4 _m0 a At..- —»..—.....»------- The
to offset the submarine (lunger,
report says.
. .. . .I# i .... I “Comparing ships of 2,000 tons and
.......a*#—< —>i««»
and 8.075 tons of cargo respectively
ami taking the North Atlantic ]»assagc
as a basis we should Ik> required to
since most industrial plants formerly |
supplying the roads now are making
munitions. A large |«rt of the $100,- j
000,000 already loaned by the United
States to Italy also is likely to be
speut lu this manner.
Railroad Hearing.
Associated Prill Dispatch J
Washington. May 0.—Hearings be-
fore the Interstate Commerce commis-
sion on the application of all the rail-
roads iu the country for a general flf-
cent per cent advance in freight fates
were continued today with executive*
of the southesteru lines still on the
stand. Representatives of six south-
eastern lines were heard yesterday and
there were a ntiiubr of others on hand
today ready to testify, t was expect-
ed that they would complete their ar-
guments this morning after which rep-
resentatives of western roads were to
be heard.
Joffre at Philadelphia.
ftMOCMte* Prill DUpatahl
Philadelphia, May 0—All Philadel-
phia paid homage today to Marshal
Joffre, former Premier Viviaui and
other members of tilt* French war com-
mission Although the stay of the dis-
tinguished Frenchmen in this city was
reduced from 22 to 5 hours because of
the traffic delays In the west, it was
planned to carry out virtually the en
tire program which had been arranged
in their honor. *
Upon its arrival iu the city about 1)
o'clock, tile party was met at the rail-
road station by the mayor and an of-
ficial reception committee. The distin-
guished visitors were first taken to
lucleiieiidenee Hall, where iu the Decla-
ration chamber of the historic struc-
ture the principles of democracy were
to be re-dedicated with impressive
ceremonies.
Vlvitnl. Joffre and the members of(
the French mission arrived in Phila-
delphia at 0 o'clock this morning and
under escort they at once began a
whirlwind lour to view the points of
historic Interest in the ctly, beginning
at Indepeudeucet Hall, the shrine of
lilierty.
Cheering crowds were everywhere,
uud the face of Gen. Joffre beamed
with Joy as, bareheaded, he bowed his
acknowledgements of the homage paid
to lilui.
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♦ ♦
♦ JOIN THK GRAYSON *
♦ COUNTY LIVE STOCK 4
+ ASSOCIATION. 4
4 4
♦ 1 wish to call tile attention of ♦
♦ every lire stock man aud farmer +
+ to the fact that we now have the *
4 "livest" live stock association In 4
♦ Texas. A# Is published else- 4
4 where. We will meet next Satur- 4
4 day In Denison. We exjiect to car- 4
♦ ry the meeting from community to 4
♦ community,'thus affording all ♦
4 proof that we are hiterested iu *
4 developing the livestock industry. 4
♦ The advantages of the organize- 4
♦ tlou are many. We can have u 4
4 better system of breeding, a bet- +
♦ ter system of feeding, a better sys- 4
♦ ein of buying and selling, etc. The 4
4 charter inemlfers liu laying the +
♦ foundation sills for this associa- 4
4 tlon were very careful than the +
+ plans mean a success from the 4
+ beginning. Therefore I urge that *
♦ every farmer and stock man at- 4
♦ tend these meetings. I am sure 4
♦ Ilmt if you attend one you will ♦
♦ attend the next one. +
♦ Yours for more and I letter stock, 4
♦ C. C. MORRIS, *
+ ' County Agent. 4
♦ ♦
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ISHERMAN GEIa
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Arrest for Conspiracy.
it*octatid Pnn Dispatch)
San Francisco, May 9.—Albert
YVehde. arrested In Honolulu, is en-
route toduy to Chicago In the* custody
of a Uulted States deputy marshal.
Wohde admitted his complicity iu a
plot to seize Interned German steam-
ers lu the Dutch Hast Indies two years
ago aud use them in a plan to cause
a revolt In India, United States Dis-
trict Attorney oJbn W. Preston said
last night. _
The plan was, Wehde is said to have
confessed, to loud the vessels with
ammunition and rifles smuggled out
of the United States. Wehde will an^
ewer a cospiracy charge lu Chicago.
Germany Makes Denial.
luaviated Prut Dispatch)
Loudon. May 9.—The denial by the
German legation at The Hague, as re-
ported in u Reuter's dispatch that the
American tank steHUier lleaUltoii was
sunk by a German submarine con-
cludes with au Insinuation that the
vessel was In the British _pr«)llblted
zone when It was lost. This Is against
the statements of the eaptaln and
members of tlie crew who survived the
sinking of the ship. They testified
that the Healdtou was sunk without
warniug by a submarine off Tersehell-
iug, lu the so-called German safety
zone.
build each year 2,460 of the smaller
ships hut only 185 of Hie larger.
“The smaller ships would cost 111
000,000 pounds and the larger only
40,000,000 pounds. The srnull shli»s
would use 1.555.000 tons of steel aud
575,000 tons of llmlier and would con-
sume 6,750,000 tons of coal on the out-
ward voyage per year. The larger
ships would absorb 1.080,000 tons of
steel aud 382.000 tons of liuilier and
consume only 1,560,000 tons of coal.
The numlier of men employed iu the
jfeulFdTiig of the ships, would be 635.-
000 for the smaller ships and 285,000
would account for 45.000 men for the
small ships as against 10.500 men for
for the larger. Moreover the larger
ships would require 60,000 fewer mar
lucre.
“Against the percentage of losses
both Jn number of ships aud iu cargo
carrying capacity will be greater with
small ships than large and the former
will’ produce greuter congestion in
ports.
“The policy of the small ships there
fore is uli wrong. All our ship-build-
ing energies should be directed to-
wards butldlug the largest ships our
various yards, can effectually handle.’’
Jpffre and Party In New York.
dim mated Prell Dispatch)
New York, May A program so
11 filled with receptions, entertainments,
MARSHALL FIELD, 3d
stated he is joint heir to property
worth nearly $400,000,000. He thus be-
comes the richest soldier In the service
of his country, but he was
fight for Ids country. It has been enough to Join hs a private.
Marshall Field, third, grandson and
heir of the Chicago merchant, 1ms
Joined the First Illinois Cavalry to
RETAIL MERCHANTS ARE
IN SESSION AT FORT
WORTH—FIRE LOSS GREAT
/
May
Fort Worth. Texas,
dressing tne convent
tuil Merchants’ As*
here today,' bn the Wbject
Prevention and Taxation,'
utkm of
somtlou of
9.—Ad-
the Re-
Texas
of “Fire
T. F.
China and the War.
Associated Plan Dispatch)
Peking. May 0— Premier Tuan Chi
Jui and the entire cabinet addressed a
secret session of parliament today und
urged the adoption of a resolution de-
claring war aguiust Germany. The
resolution was referred to the stand
lag committee for consideration on
Thursday. ( j V.
Battle Waxes Warm,
Associated Prpn Dispatch)
-Tlie French last
Baker, chief insiiector of the State
Fire Insurance Commission declared
that, property destroyed by fire repre-
sents money, time and labor irretriev-
ably lost and that no amount of in-
surance can restore the materials, call
back the time, or restore the energy
that goes into a burned building.
Mr. Baker said (hat the fire loss in
Texas in 1010 was approximately
twenty million dollars, a per capita
loss of $5 and a loss of $20 per family.
One-half of this waste, he added, was
due to preventable causes.
“Our carelessness and neglect,”’ he
declared, “ure draining our resources
to the extent of $25,000 per ddy.
Carefulness, explained the speaker,
would cut insurance rates iu two, leave
tlie insurance companies iu better po-
sition amt benefit the public generally.
Mr. Buker devoted a considerable
part of Iris address to showing that
fire waste in this country is nil im-
portant factor in the high cost of
living. He mude uu appeal to grocers
and handlers of food products to do
everything in their power to eliminate
fire waste of foods. Any merchant
failing to show tills sort of patriot-
ism. would, he said, be "nothing short
of a slacker.”
"Fire unrestrained is always the
enemy of tlie human race,” he con-
cluded,” but fire in war time is
traitor iu camp, an enemy in our
trenches.
“I venture to say that if the pres-
ent fire loss in the German empire of
35 cents per capita should jump to
$2.56 per capita, tlie rate iu the
United States, the Teutons would lie
conquered people lu less than six
mouths.”
F
THE CHRISTIAK
CHURCH FOR ’18
Special to the Democrat:
Austin, Tex, May 9.—At today’s
session of the State Convention of the
Christian Churches of Texas, Sherman
was selected as the next meeting place,
and will therefore be host to the 1918
convention.
Dr. Geo. F. Cuthrell, pastor of the
Central Christian church at Shennan,
was elected a member of the State
Board.
Faris, May 0, noon
night captured first. flue
trendies over a front of
ters of a mile northeast of Chevreux.
near Craonnc, tlie war office announces.
aUrueros, May 6, in an attempt to ob
tain $50,000 iu the express cur. No
German I passengers were killed,
three quar-
Germeny Regains and Then Loses.
Associated mil DUpatch)
London. May 0, 1:45 p. m.—Part of
the ground lost in the Frtesnoy. on
the Arras battle field, wus regained by
the Britisli lust night, it is announced
officially.
Official Bulletin.
AiioctateA Pren Dispatch)
Washington, May 0.—Beginning to-
morrow the government will Issue a
daily uewsimper giving news and an-
nouncements of all departments relat-
ing to war preparations. Tlie publi-
cation known as “The Official Bulle-
tin" will be issued under the direction
of the committee on public information
and will be mailed to all newspapers,
commercial organizations or | others
requesting It Postmasters have been
Entente Defeated.
Associated Prut Dispatch)
Berlin, May 9.—German and Bul-
garian troops administered a severe de-
feat U[s»n the entente forces lu Mace-
donia, it is officially announced.
Mexicans Killed.
Anodatcd Pren Dltpatch)
Iai refln. May. 9.—Fourteen were
killed and scores were injured In a
troops train wreck near Quercturo,
Mexico Sunday, so arrivals today say.
They also brought the report that 30
soldiers were killed aud 40 Injured
when bandits dynamited a train near
Wheat Goes Up.
Associated Prut DispatchI
Chicago, May 9.—May wheat sold
from $3.67 to $3.11; per bushel at the
aliening of the market here today.
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♦ CLARENCE OUSLEY WUA
4 BE IN SHERMAN I t*
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MORROW AFTERNOON. 4
Kansas Ctty, May 9—Sherman, Tex-
I as, received thousands of dollars’ worth
of free advertising at the session of
the national city planning conference
I because of having been the latest re-
ported city in the United States to
have contracted with George E. Kess-
ler for a city plan. Mr. Kessler hltn-
j self wus received with a great ovation
when he spoke upon the Kansas City
j parks, liarkways and boulevard sys-
tem. Kansas City people feel that he
has made their town famous through-
out the land because of the wonderful
maimer iu which he has adapted na-
ture here to pleasure and utilitarian
I purposes.
G. B. Dealey, vice president and gwv
I oral manager of the Dallas News, also
I came iu for an unusual share of hon-
I ors. At luncheon 2,000 voices sang an
improvised song lu his honor and
hailed him as a colonel. In introducing
him as the presiding officer, President
Olmstead of Cambridge, Mass, declar-
ed that The Dallas News had earned a
national reputation as an exponent of
those things worth living for and that
its influence In this direction extended
far beyond the eonflnes of the South-
patriotic | west. Tlie delegation from Texas, how-
ever feels somewhat lonesome when
they learn from the authorities present
that 232 cities have city plan commis-
sions and are actively prosecuting
work, not one of which Is in the lame
Star state. Even stricken France, it
was shown, already is preparing defi-
nite plans for the reconstruction of ltd
destroyed cities.
The Texas delegation also feeia
somewhat discouraged when authori-
ties like those from New York, under
whose jurisdiction $200,000,000 is
siient aunually in street corrections
and similar replanning work, declare
all of those immense amount of money
could have been saved if a city plan
bad been prepared when New York was
100,000 population and the plan bad
been consistently carried out
Not a town or city in Texas today ia
doing this, which means that Immense
That everybody may know from 4 ainounts of mo„ey annually are going
which homes men have gone forth 4 t0 wagta 0ne hundred and fifty au-
to serve their country in the *|tolnobilw t.arried the delegates over
YOUR HOME
OR Y0URS7I
■4
4
4
4 Navy, and as an inspiration to 4
4 others to follow, there has just 4
4 been issued from the press of the 4
4 U. 8. Navy Publicity Bureau, a 4
4 card with the following inscrip- 4
AVIATOR INSTRUCTOR
AND STUDENT KILLED
IN 3,500 FOOT FALL
tiou:
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4
Aitoctated Pren DltpalcAl
Newport News, May 9.—Victor Curl-
strom, a prominent- aviator-instructor
of the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical
Station, here and Carey B. Eppes, lo-
cal aviator student, were killed today
when the machine fell 3,500 feet.
Judge Hway Be Practicing Law.
Fort Worth, Texas, May 9.—Judge
James W. Swakne, who lias been judge
of the Seventeenth District court, (lur-
ing the last eight years, says he is
now’’ out Of politics. He has resumed
(lie practice of law.
Chickens Bum.
A MAN FROM THIS HOUSE
IS NOW SERVING HIS COUN-
TRY AT THE FRONT IN THE
UNITED STATES NAVY.
In the upper corner of the 4
4 card appears the impressive seal 4|
4 of the Navy, while below a space 4
4 for the signature of the command- 4
4 Lug officer. ♦
4 The cards are now being mall- 4|
4 ed, first to all of the apprentice 4
4 seamen at the Naval Training 4]
4 stations and they will eventually 41
4 reach every man iu the service. 4
4 After being signed and dlstribu- 4
4 ted they are to lie mailed home 4
4 and placed in the window of the 4
4 house as a mark of honor as well 41
4 as a constant reminder of duty to 4
4 the young man who still hesitates 4
4 in the face of the country's call 4
4 for men. 4
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EGG DEALERS HAVE
BEEN ORDERED TO
APPEAR AT WASHINGTON!^
the 139 miles of Kansas City boule-
vards ami through its 1,989 acres of
purks, which have cost approximately
$15,000,000.
It Is little short of wonderful to
witness the transformation of the res-
idence sections abutting these im-
provements and to be assured by the
mayor uud other creditable authorities
that the enhancement of values of such
residence sections abutting these Im-
provements are several times more
than sufficient to pay tor these fab-
provements. In other words, Kansas
City has eaten its pie, but yet still
has It, which is possible lu few other
things.
For Medium-Shed Cities.
An appeal for the medium-sized city
instead of the metropolis was voiced
by Mr. Dealey in remarks before the
conference. Mr. Dealey declared lie
would rather have four or five cities
of 300,000 population In Texas than a
metropolis of 2,000,000 people.
"It’s not the biggest, but the best
town, that counts,” he declared. “Ev-
ery town has a part it is ashamed to
show visitors. No matter how strong
you are you can apt pass the army
tests with a weak back. A city Is no
stronger than Its back.”
The war’s effect on city planning was
outlined by George B. Ford of New
York, a member of the American In-
AtioctateA mil Dltpatch)
Hon. Clarence Ousley of the 4
extension department of the A. &
4 M. College, will speak in Sber-
4 man tomorrow at 2:30 at the 4
4 court house.
4 Ladies, too, are Invited to hear
4 Mr. Ousley, who Is a good speak-14
4 er and will both edify and enter- 4
4 tain. +
4 He makes the tour to urge the 4
4 people about the conservation of 4
4 food, and agricultural methods 4
4 that will help at, his particular 4
4 time. ♦
4 ♦
Fort Worth, Tex., May 9.—Fire at
1164 May street destroyed an Incuba-
tor and a number of lice chicks entail-
ing a loss of aiKiut $75. Tlie >fire de-
partment was called out to extinguish
the blaze, which was caused by a de-
fective heat apparatus.
Killed By Automobile.
RoekiHirt, Tex.. May 9.—Andrew So-
renson, Jr., of Rockiwrt was killed fat
an auto accident near Kyle Monday
night. Other occupants of the car
were unhurt, ___
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“Tlie remarkable Increase tu the
common use of airplanes and dirigible
Washington,' May 9—Egg dealers In I balloons In Europe today makes ob-
Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklu-1 V1°UH their rapid commercial and
homo have lieen ordered to appear I pleasure use following the conflict,
before the department of agriculture I ke said.
Ntereopticon Lecture.
4
I. ♦’
At 8 p, m. tonight at the First ♦
Presbyterian churdi. by Rev. T. *
Ludlow, telling of medical condl- 4
lions unit needs lit China. Every- 4
liody welcome. Schools and col- 4
leges especially Invited. +
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to answer charges of shipping impure]
eggs in Interstate coiumeree, as a re-'
suit of un Investigation last winter.
Hour Advances.
Aiiociated Prill Dispatch)
Chcngo, May9—Bakers' flour ad-
vanced fifty cents a barret yesterday
and today is quoted at $15.50 a barrel
for jipring patent flour. Family
| City zoning was explained before the
conference by the Hon. Lawson Purdy,
president of the department of taxes
and assessments of New York City.
Regulation of buildings as to height,
bulk aud size by public authority
comes under the zoning actlvtttes, it
Was explained, and Mr. Purdy pointed
out that general welfare demands that
jwe zqne our cities to protect th«
homes, life and property values.
A luncheon at which 2,000 persons
brand# remained unchanged at $15.60. | (were served was tendered the dele-
gates in Convention Hall, followed by a
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Robbers Are Frustrated.
McAlester, Ok., May 9.—An attempt
on the part of five meu to rob the gen-
eral store of J. YV. Huntley at Calvin
yesterday resulted lu an exchange of
shots lietweeu a posse of citizens and
the robbers. The robbers made their
escape aud uo one-was hurt. Two sus-
pects were arrested later and are held
pending an Investigation. The Hunt-
ley store was robbed of several hun-
dred dollars’ worth of goods recently.
muiileiiwl parade displayIng-the vari-
ous departments of the city administra-
tion.
Blancett to Haag Jam 8.
Associated Prtn DtuMekl
Santa Fe. N, M„ May 9—Judge B. Hi
Abbott of the district court
sentenced Elbert W.
day Harbor, Wash., c
dering Clyde D. Armour of Sioux
la., to be hanged on June 8.
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