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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, MAY 21, 1917—MONDAY EVENING.
50c Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid in Adiaace.
NORTH TEXAS
THE GERMAN FRONT
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London, .May .21*—General .Haig
and Fetain are again pushing forward
with their offensive in Northern
Granee. General Haig, bit by bit, is
farting the Germans to give ground,
yesterday's operations netting British
gains along the eight mile front. The
French, under Petain, persue the ad-
vance intended to flank the Germans
not o( salient positions projecting to-
i ward the Rheoms. ,
' To Iavesti|ate Secret Ord*r,
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Dallas, May 21,—The United Stales
I grand jury empaiineled here today was
directed to investigate the activities
■ of the Farmers and Laborers’ Protee-
1 dve Association of America, which
|ls alleged to have organized a society
la Texas is fight txmscripticn.
Won’t Th Cotton.
iuotsIM Fmi Ditpttuk)
Washington, May 21.—An attempt
by Representative Moore of Pennsyl-
vania te amend the war tax bill so as
to tax cotton $2.54 per bale was ruled
t " «
out of order.
Radroadi to Blame.
ttwOM Nw SlIMlOl
Washington, May 21.—The report of
the Federal Trade commission today
Mames the Mtundnus coal shortage on
the railroads, but says the producers
boosted prices by taking advantage of
the ear scarcity.
Two Nunes Killed.
tuwUM Prut Dispute*)
New York, May 21—Two American
nurses, members of an ambulance unit
on Ita way for service in France, were
killed yesterday on board an Ameri-
can steamship when pieces
of a shell fired h.v a naval gun crew In
practice, rlcocbetteil from the water's
surface and scattered aiming a group
of nu.rses and surgeons. A third nurse
was seriously wounded.
The nurses were Edith Ayres and
Helen Woods, both of Chicago. The
steamer returned to port this morning
With flags at half mast, bringing their
bodies.
Flyers Hocking te Chicago.
ilwcMM frill Ditpatckt
Chicago, May 21.—One hundred and
thirty member* of the aviation schisil
at Memphis, Tenu.. which has been
abandoned arrived here today in com-
mand of Cupt. A. M. Cliristie.
Tliey will report in the morning at-
Ashburu where the new signal corps
aviation school of the United .States
army Is now iwraienautly established.
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chasers and a fourth was used as a
recruiting office. A one-pound gun
was fired at Intervals and stops were
uiude at every statton.
Sugar Scarce.
guocisttd frui Of,pule* |
Washington, May 21—With the
world’s stock of sugar telng rapidly
depleted the Department of Agricul-
ture today apiieulcd to manufacturers
and farmers to increase the produetiou
of sugar.
Rioting at Lisbon.
ioociulcd freii Oitpalck)
Lisbon, via I’arls, May 21. 4:80 a-
in.—'Tlie scarcity of bread nud pota-
toes has <*aUsed uil outbreak of rioting
here. Mobs attacked several stores hut
ordered was restored by the police.
Sailors Buying Bonds.
iMoctafed frui Dilute*:
Creat take*. 111., May 21—Sailors
at tlie United States naval training
station hero probably will buy alipnt
$1,000,000 worth of liberty bouds.
Captain W. A. Moffett, commandant.
announced today. Under tlie plan of-
fend. w ill lie suggested to each recruit
that be purchase u $100 IhhkI in favor
of his mother or some other member
of his family. arrangement having
been made for installment of $2.85 a
luoutli.
Slackers Coming and Going.
jMuciutud trta impole*)
Spokane, Wash., May 21.—American
citizens of eonscrlptlve age are cross-
ing the liorder Into Canada in large
iiumliars according to Immigration In-
spector Richardson here. He said
Here was also an equal movement, of
youmi Canadians iuta4tds«mudf&^g£4F!
Get*nan Lines Captured.
diio-iatrit nett Vltpalck]
Paris. May 21—Several lines of
German trenches In the Champagne
near Moronvllleres were captured last
night by the French, the Avar office an-
nounces.
Wants Daylight Saving Bill.
dMoctoled Prttt OUpan*)
New York, May 21—M. M. Murks,
president of the Borough of Manhat-
tan. and head of the National Day-
light Saving Association, went to
Washington today to urge President
Wilson to Include in his legislative
war program the daylight saving hill.
Mr. Marks in a statement said that
if the measure is enacted into law It
will mean the saving of at least one
million tons of coal hi this country
this summer and “will aid materially
in many wiys in conserving re-
sources."
Germany Makes Eyes at Spain.
IiiocmM Prttt DdpatcAJ
Amsterdam, vl* London, May 21.
7:07 a. m.—According to a Berlin de-
spatch the German under secretary for
foreign affair*, told a Spanish news-
paperman that Germany's note on ttffi
sinking of the Spanish steamer Pa-
tricio was handed to the Spanish am-
bassador on Saturday. The character
of the note was Intimated by the un-
der secretary as declaring that Ger-
many was actuated by a desire for
the friendliness feelings to exist be-
tween Germany and Spain.
The official said that the sluking of
Spanish ships should be blamed on
England because that country hud de-
layed the departure of the vessels from
English port*. He said that Ger-
many Spain to be strong and was
prepared to encourage her development
after the war hy every possible means.
He added that plans had lieen made to
organise steamship lines between Ham-
burg and Spanish ports and that Ger-
many had also organized a company
to buy Spain’s whole fruit crop.
Socialist Freed by Mob.
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t'lmux De Fonda, Switzerland, via
Paris. May 21, .4:55 a. m.-—Paul
Grata-, n socialist national councillor,
.was freed from Jail yesterday by a
mob of syui)>athizers after he hud
been sentenced to eight days' impris-
onment hy a court martial. Grata
Svas convicted of lltel in connection
With hii article which Hpisured ill Ills
newspaper, ta Sentluelle.
■t
Cbaux de Fonds is nine miles from
Neuchatel hih! hi one of the prluciiml
centers of the watchmaking Industry In
Europe. Its population in 1901 was
30.388.
DIPLOMAS TO
28 GIRLS
GRADUATING EXERCISES WERE
WELL ATTENDED AT THE
•COLLEGE AUDITORIUM.
Twenty eight young talies composed
the graduating class which finished
from North Texas Female College
this morning. Anuunl commencement
exercises were held in the college
chu|iel at 10 o'clock this morning.
with the large auditorium completely
tilled with trleuds of the graduates.
The program was opened with pruy-
cr hy the Rev. J. F. Pierce, pastor of
the Travis Street Methodist church,
followed hy the class address, deliver-
ed hy Miss Jewell Wurtsbuugh. Other
numbers which followed were: Piano
solo hy Miss Nannie Pauline Lusher,
reading by Miss Ode Stinnett, vocal
solo by Miss Myrtle Powell.
Tlie Hon. Cecil Smith of this city
delivered the address to tlie graduate*,
after which diplomas and certificates
were delivered to tin- following: lier-
luloue ('ortncr, Katherine Easterline.
Claire Edrington. Johnnie Mae Eng-
land, Valerie Fleming, Moliie Jim (ill-
ley, Clarice Kwh. Grace Patton. Marla
Taylor, Jewell Wurtsbaugli, diplomas:
Dorothy Achenbach. piano; Bonnie
Adams, art: Josephine Evans, Virginia
Hubbard, (hie Stinnett. expression:
Rlae Hunter, Myrtle Powell. Eleanor
Thomas, voice: Marjorie tanore Cas-
sell, Eugenia Evans. Allene Hawkins.
Ruth Jacobsen, Marjorie Leaehiniui-
Pauline Lusher, Gertrude Mandel-
stumm. Louise Marsh, Gertrude Por-
ter. Gladys Swain, Jewell War ti-
lls ugl>. piano.
Bit era laureate Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon was rte-
llveyed by-thc Her. Robert Schuler of
Paris at Travis Street Methodist
church Sunday morning at the church
hour. The large auditorium was rmn-
pletely filled, the middle tied of scat*
lielng reserve I for the young ladle*
completing the college course. The
church was beautifully decorated with
palms and the class flower, the daisy.
The Rev. Schuler’s sermon was
unique, yet fitting as a baecalanreate
sermon. Forcefully and eloquently ho
appealed to the young ladies of the
class for stronger, more Christian-like
homes. By numerous Illustrations the
Rev. Schuler brought home the point
that It was impossible for the college*
and universities of the country to
make successful men and women of
the material sent them, unless these
men and women had received the fun-
damentals of right living in the homes
from which they came. In his char-
acteristic way he strongly scored the
mothers and fathers of the land, who
were resjionslhle for the loosening in-
fluence of the home, and indicted the
many Influences that now crowd out
the place the home formerly held.
Rev. Schuler is one of the most
fearless anil forceful men in the south-
ern Methodist ministry today.
An excellent musical program was
carried out In connection with the
sermon. The choir was composed of
young* loilies from Kidd-Key Conserve
tory. with the Misses Em ilia Freeman
Ethel Raider and Myrtle Powell as
soloists, and Miss Mildred Dickermah,
organist.'
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ FRENCH GOT WORST +
♦ OF TORPEDO BOAT ♦
♦ ENGAGEMENT MAY 2tt ♦
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♦ Berlin, May 21.—The French *
♦ were worsted In a torpedo boat ♦
i+ engagement off the coast of ♦
J ♦ Flanders' the admiralty an- ♦
[♦ noinieed today. The engagement +
♦ was on May 20. “Enemy boat +
♦ being repeatedly bit,” It Is assert: 4
♦ ed. • ♦
+ + + + + + + + ♦ + + + + + + + •»
splendid automobile ride given on last
Friday morning through the courtesy
of the Sherman Chamber of Com-
merce. with .1. Clyde Jones chairman
of the committee of arrangements.
Aland thirty guests were included
In the party and the route for the ride
(Deluded.the Fottsboro and Preston
Bend communities and return by way
of Denison, where they were, enter-
tained by J. MSr-MMdeu in I lie delight-
ful rest room of Ills liig depart illicit
store. Here they were given a cordial
wdeome to the city of Jienisisi by
Rev. J. E. Morris of that city, which was
responded to liy Rev. K. L, Eager of
the P.nard of Directors of the College.
Delicious refreshment* were served
ami flowers were given to each of the
fair honorees.
The party left Bftermnn aland 10
o'clock and returned to this city In
tlie lute afternoon, having enjoyed ev-
ery minute of the tour and each young
lady expressed iu no small measure
her appreciation of tin- courtesy of
the Chamber f Commerce heads which
■nude this pleasure pi&dlile.
DR. FLACK WELL
RECEIVED AT
GRACE PRESBY
OSCAR KULLE
TALKS FOR THE
Kidd-Key Aluumac Meets.
Saturday at 12 iijt’lock tlie Alumnae
of Kidd-Key ffiet in the college par-
lors and held their annual business
meeting. With Air*. Beatrice Kikle
presiding, tlie.^nimites of the last
meeting were grail li.v the secretary-
treasurer. Mrs* Myrtle Brailfield Car
ver, after which several matters of
importance vvOrc acted upon. It was
decided to use tlie surplus funds for
the next year'll) purchase victrolu rec-
ords to lie tiesA ifi clinp*J to assist in
higher mui
standing of
was also aia
attend to the
year, of the
uienfs of tbei
order to kppp
immediate to]
■will ljc arrail;
J*standard and ittlder-
ipera. A committee
|>y tin* president to
throughout the
gs and aeliieve-
Association in
bu< members in
'iiJHr work. It
' uext meet in?
French Steamer Stuik.
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Paris. May 21, 5 a. m.—Tlie French
steamer Colbert, which was torjicdoed
in tho Mediterranean April 3 was on
her way to Kalonlkl when she was
sunk. The ship was struck hy a tor-
pedo below the water line and the en-
gine room wan Immediately flooded.
The Colbert sank In five minutes.
Navy Rereroiting Train.
JnoniaiM Prttt PUfatcaj
Chicago. May 21—A special navy
recruiting train was, run over the ele-
vated railway* of Chicago today. Oiie
ear was modelled after the battleship
Pennsylvania, two others carried mod-
els of submarines and of snhmarine
s.'
Italians Capture Positions.
Attociatea Prttt Dttpa leftl
Rome. May 21-.—The Italians have
captured the hill between Palliovu and
Brltovo on the Julan front, and ex-
tended their positions on the Vodlce
front.
IRELAND MAY NOW
HAVE HER CHANCE
AT HOME RULE
1/in don, May 21—Premier Lloyd
George "fiiinouncwd today that he gov-
ernment proposes to summon Imme-
diately a representative body of Irish
men to submit to British parliament
a constitution for the future goveru-
hient of Trelnnd,
Senior Banquet.
* tasf Friday evening the Senior
class of the college banqueted at the
Binkley Hotel In (he private (lining
room where the long, perfectly laid
table was beautiful hi baskets of
American Beauty rose swith place fa-
vors of the single flower. The menu
consisted of nine d|eltClous courses be-
tween the serving of which witty and
spicy hoists were given. Miss l Me
Stinnett, acting as toast mistress, car-
ried the evening's program through In
a swift, merry, untiring manner. Miss
Majorle Henchman toasted the pres-
ident of the Bailor class. Miss Clarice
Koch, who graciously responded. Miss
Clare Edrington gave a toast to "Our
Tomorrows,” after which Mis* Stin-
nett railed qpon Miss Virginia Hub-
bard,-who paid a splendid tribute to
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kidd. Mr. Kidd
responding. Toasts were also given 1o
the absent members. Misses Louise
Marsh and Miss Marie Taylor. Miss
Josephine Evans expressed the sentl1
aueuts of all the girls in her toast to
“Our Alma Mater.”
At the conclusion of the banquet.
Miss Bonnie Adams, as valedictorian
of the class, presented each of her
classmates with a clever gift sugges
tive of the personalities of the one to
whom It was gH'en.
Entertain Seniors.
Probably one'of the most enjoyable
entertainments given for the Sailor
class of Kidd-Key college was the
of the aluimiae to have as honor guests
all the members possible from the
class of 1898 and from thence forward
the Association will entertain mem-
bers of certain classes a* honorees.
with, of course, all the other members
present too .
At the suggestion of the nominaling
couinditee and with the approval of
all. Miss Mary Speer was elected
president of the Association for tlie
coming year. Miss Dorothy Achenbach
will he vice president and Miss Gladys
Cornell secretary-treasurer.
Upon adjournment, the ladies repair-
ed to the Binkley Hotel, where a six
course luncheon was served in the
small dining room. Heretofore the an-
nual gathering has been observed with
an elaborate banquet, but through re-
sjiect for the late president, Airs. L.
A. Kidd-Key. only an Informal lunch-
eon was served on this occasion.
At the conclusion of the first
course. Mrs. Kikle extended a cordial
welcome to the college president, the
hoard of directors, the faculty mem-
bers, the out-going class and the mem-
tars of the Mary Nash Alumnae, who
were especially invited guests. Re*
sponses tu (Ids address eatue from Ed-
win Kidd, president of the school; 'I'-
ll. Cole, representative of the direc-
tors; Professor Powel of the faculty,
and Miss,Clarice Kis h of the Senior
class. During the course of the lunch-
eon, Mrs, Ernest Jones of the Mary
Nash Alimme paid a high tribute to
the memory of Mrs. Lucy A. Kidd-
Key. which was fittingly resimnded to
hy Mrs. Myrtle Bradfield Carver.
At the conclusion of the luncheon
the melody of An Id Lang Syne, with
appropriate words of the Alma Mater,
was sung by the entire body, this lift-
ing an old and almost sacred custom
of the association. The words to the
song were compos«*d several years ago
hy Mr*. St ret her of this city find each
year it is rendered a* a final farewell
Plates were murker! at the long
beautifully laid (aide for probably
fifty guests. Triple baskets of fra
grant sweet peas served as decorations
with clusters of the chosen flower ns
place favors. Sweet pea cards mark
i*l places for: Mrs. Beatrice Kikle.
Mrs. T. U. Cole. Mlses Helen Math-
ews. Gladys Cornell. Leslie Magee.
Veda Group. Jewel Wurtsbaugli. Cla
rice Koch, Catherine Easterling, Her-,
mione Cot nor. Until Jacobson. Odo
Sjignctt. Johnnie May England, Grain
Patton, Bonnie Adams. Dorothy Ach-
enbach, Valerie Fleming, Claire Ed-
rington, Malde Colbert; Mines. Brent
Woyils Pace. Stinnett, Weems. Bul-
lock. Maud Sowell Brown, Myrtle
Bradfield Carver, Laura B. Johnson.
Taliaferro: Dr. S|wites; Miss Bess
Eubank; Mrs. Ernest .tones. Mrs.
Geo. Case, Professor Powell, Misses
■Chfirlyn Edwards, Thelma White. Alary
Speer: Mines. Virginia Newman. Fin-
ley. Edwin Kidd; Misses Spencer
Tarrant. Kate Gibson: Hildebrand,
Mattie Shearer: Mayor T. U. Cole.
Mmes. Hayden Head. Ray Dorchester,
Rufe Hall: Mr. Kidd.
Y1 [AMOVE
Dr. Ebenozer Flack of Scranton, Pi.,
a commissioner to the General Assem-
bly of the Presbyterian Church, U. S-
A., now in session at Dallas, came to
Sherman hy invitation to preach at
Grace Presbyterian church Simony. He
delivered a fine sermon tatli forenoon
and night. The following U a sum-
mary of the forenoon sermon:
Murk 5:41: “Whosoever shall coni-
istflthee to go a mile; go with him
twain.”
Count Tolstoi took those words with
absolute literalness and declared that
there should In* no law courts, no
jails, no urmies. no police, no resis-
tance to evil. There are four ways
to deal with the unfriendly spirit (at
Vindictive Vengeance, (hi Retributive
Vengeance, (o) Disdainful Scorn, (d)
The Two Mile Spirit—which says I
will love liim and try to do him good.
In n sentence our tard gave a great,
upd beautiful principle to gilide the
lives of His disciples. In ancient
times and oriental lands a system of
couriershlp existed. The lost could in-
sist on any iiersmi in the neighborhood
going with him part of tlie road to
help him out of Ids difficulty. Persons
could lie compelled to bear messages
and letters. Simmj was comtielled to
hear tlie cross of our Lord. The
thought Is—show the cheerful spirit
under tlie pressure, lei your philan-
thropy absorb your convenience. The
beauty of life is found in the second
mile. Being compelled to go the mile,
we are to bring to it the temper anil
disposition which will make no Intr
den of the compulsion. lids is the
secret of a happy life—willingness for
love's sake to go beyond the strict, ob-
ligation. '
It is hard for most of us to meet lb, ;
fUs right spirit these controlling forces’
of life which we cannot escape and
which force on us disagreeable tasks--
a Divine conscription as it w’ere, and
we are bound to go. We turn the com-
pulsion into a blessing when we ore
willing for Christ’s sake to go beyond
the strict requirements of the ease, to
endure ha nines} joyfully as a good
soldier of Jesus Christ, to accept the
task cheerfully as a part of the Alas-
ter’s will. The things we do for love’s
sake make life beautiful and Christ-
like. It is the maximum iu piety aud
service that we should aim at:
1. Two Mile Business Employers
and Employees.
Employers complain that their em-
ployees care nothing for their interests
and are only concerned to put In the
time and get away. Employees to a
no less extent, complain that employ-
ers are exacting and heartless, care
only for dividends aud with a ruth-
lessness that brooks uo .interference
demand their pound''of flesh. Tlie two
mile spirit in employees matched by a
two mile spirit on the part of their
employers would make a different
world.
2. Two Mile Homes.
To some, housekeeping is a drudgery.
others develop an interest in their
work and turn it into a fine art; giv-
ing attention to little details and
adorning everythingwith artistic taste
and thus lift their work into the ar-
tistic realm. Tlie one mile of hard
compulsion, which gives the minimum
of duty .required, will never make a
happy borne. It is the more than need-
ful, the surplus of tenderness that,
makes a happy home.
3. Two Mile Students and Teachers.
Faithful educators can testify to the
necessity of that spirit that will not
he satisfied with skimping, skipping or
dropping tho assigned task, the spirit
that goes hoy'Hid the assigned task;
tluit delights in tlie second mile.
4. Two Mile Citizens.
We arc living iu a sad but wonder
ful period of the world's history. For
almost three years the great nations of
’.he earth have Ihsui plunged hi ; the
horrors and barbarities of war. Democ
'raeies and autocracies are iu a death
grip. And now in these last days, after
a patience and forbearance that have
probably never teen surpassed or even
matched, our nation has been -gulled to
buckle on its armor ami tlpfend Itself
against a strong and ruthless foe. Our
people come to this hour of iMgstiny
with no bitterness, no spirit of hide in
their hearts, and m» song of bate on
their lip-*. As citizens of this great
republic and as members of the great
Presbyterian eliureh. which has had
so much to do in declaring, maintain-
ing anil defending the principles of
justice, equality and liberty, in this
hour of testing, our loyalty and pa-
triotism must te worthy of those who
have gone before and whose sufferings
and death have made possible for us
our splendid heritage. At such, time
there can te no divided allegiance,
that man must te looked upon as guil-
ty of an unpardonable treason who
1 have read with much interest aud
aprobatiou the many expressions favor-
ing the raising of funds for tlie Inter-
national Committee of the Army and
Navy Y. M. C. A. and 1 wish to con-
gratulate Sherman and every other
community that does its share to pro-
vide funds for this worthy cause.
During some sixteen years hi tho
navy I have had ample opportunity to
see and study the work of the Army
and Navy Y. M. G. A. iu action at
close range. I have seen it in the
Held iu the Philippines with the army.
1 have seen it in operation at perma-
nent poses such as Fori McKinley,
near Manila and at Ilo-llo, P. I., and
other places. I have been a member
of tlie Army and Navy X. M. C. A. my-
self for several years and come iu
close touch with the work, sjiecially at
naval stations, such as Olongnpo, Ca-
vite anil Manila iu tile Philippines, also
at 8au Francisco, Vallejo, Bremerton
and Brooklyn. N. A'., at tlie.se places
and many more the Association is do-
ing a splendid work that should it
cease would be a calamity to the eU-
lisled men of both tlie army and navy.
The secretaries are highly trained
men and men who enter this wmrk do
so not. for the salary there is iu it, but
lieoause they are eager and willing to
serve their fellow man. They are train-
ed to business efficiency in order to
conserve the funds and the Association
and yet get the maximum service, and
they are trained to Christian service,
air at post* and stations they are of-
ten the only one available to conduct
religious services.
In addition to the temporal com-
forts ami enjoyments, furnished hy the
A., thousands of young men
l if rued from waywardness
narrow- and honorable path hy
the tireless efforts of Uie V. M. C. A
secretaries.
The navy department lias long rec-
ognized, officially. tlie good ■ services
rendered tlie men by the Y. M. C. A
and have granted them special privi-
leges in order to facilitate their work.
It is a most worthy cause and an
institution where your contributions
will be efficiently handled and exiiend-
ed to the best interests of the purpose
intended.
Respectfully,
OSCAR ,J.KULLE.
»oi Ui n un •
to tlie iKir
DOUBLE TRAGEDY:
II
PART OF COUlflY
SUNDAY P. M.
JOE MOREIIEAD SHOOTS WIFE
AND SELF. FOLIA)WING
CHURCH SERVICES.
HAD BEEN SEPEXATED
ABOUT THREE WEEKS
When Wife Refused to Make Up He
Ended the Whole Affair—Both
Bodies Burled at Locust
This Afternoon.
Three Found Guilty.
New York, May 21.—Captain Franz
Rintelen of the Gentian navy, David
Lamar and Henry B. Martin were
found guilty here last night by a
jury in the Federal Court on charges
of having conspired in 1915 to dis-
rupt the munitions traffic between
this country and the entente allies.
The jury disagreed as to four other
defendants. ^_
Killed by Train.
Hurls, Texas, May 21—t.- L. Mor-
gan of Pecan Gap was struck fey a
train at 12 o'clock Saturday night
while returning in an automobile from
a lodge meeting at Cooper and receiv-
ed injuries from which he died a few
minutes after being brought to a san-
itarium here.
puts the Interests of an enemy country
before' tlie interests of. the one in
which lie holds citizenship, or whose
laws and clthsenship he is sworn to
respect and support. Whatever the
sympathies preceding tlds hour, our
citizens, are united in a loyalty and
enthusiastic patriotism that lias shown
them ready to meet the discomforts
and make the sacrifices and face death
itfti'lf. if need lie,.in this grave hour.
Must it not la- increasingly evident in
these days of the downfall of antocra
cies, (hat God’s hand is in great move
meets for the common iieople, that out
of it all must result the overthrow or
selfish diplomacy and that the secur-
ity aud peace of nations can be main
tallied only as righteousness is made
a guiding principle. Have we not in
this a call to >c two mile patriotism.
5. Two Mile Ministers ami Church
Members.
To some tho Christian life Is a hard
task, a heavy burden and tl.ey’rcdnce
it to the lowest terms and render the
least service. They go grudgingly with
Christ as short a distance as they dare
and turn hack at the .first elisnee. But
two mile Christian go beyond any such
short distance and i»etty limitsdiito the
second mile and teyond. . They give a
maximum of service putting their
hearts iu tlielr work, make it their de-
light to do the Father’s will. ' .
The demand that is made uihju us In
every sphere of life is to go beyond the
mere ldttec of legal requirements into a
surplus of abundant enthusiastic ser-
vice.
A double killing took place about
twenty-six miles northwest of Sher-
man, off the raiirad, Sunday afternoon
nbout 1 o’clock.
Joe Morehead, a well nown farmer,
about 38 years of age, shot and In-
stantly killed his wife, Mrs. Nettle
Morehead, about 35 years old, tfhd tben
killed himself.
Several people, at a distance of
nparly a quarter of a mile, witnessed
the double tragedy.
It Is stated that Morehead and his
wife hud been separated for about three
weeks, and that Saturday, and several
days previous to that day, he had seen
her and begged her to make up, but
she refused to return to him. Sun-
day she attended church at the Mills
Spring School house, about a mile
north of Locust, and ire went to the
service also. After the church was
over Mrs Morehead started to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sid C»x,
about half a mile from the school
house, where the meeting had been
held. Those who saw Morehead ap-
proach his wife heard her ask him not
to follow her, hut he went along, walk-
ing slightly behind her, aud others
going that way hung back. When the
couple had proceeded about half of
the distance between the school house
and the home of Mrs. Moorehead’s
daughter, and while the. two were
facing and seemed to te talking earn-
estly, Moorohead was seen to quickly
draw a pistol aud shoot his wife. Two
bullets from a 38-calibre pistol pene-
trated her breast iu the regions of
her heart and she evidently was in-
stantly killed. Moorebead (hen turned
the pistol on himself and shot himself
twice through the breast and once
through the mouth
The parties who witnessed the shoot-
ing from a distance hurried to the
scene, to find both Mr. and Mrs. More-
head dead.
Both had been married before, and
Mrs. Morehead. who was Mrs. Nettie
Fulmer before her marriage to Mr.
Morehead about a year ago, had six
children by her former marriage, four
of whom are grown. Mr. Morehead has
I twee children hy his former marriage.
Mrs Morehead owned a good farm
near where the trngeAly occurred.
Both were buried at the burying
ground near Locust this afternoon.
Two Burned to Death.
Hillsboro, Texas, May 21.—County
Tax Collector R. B. (Bob) Martin
died Sunday morning at 6 o’clock from
the effect of burns received last night
when he tried to rescue his 14-year-old
son Brooks, from his burning resi-
dent*.- The stun was burned to death,
the incarcerated remains not being
fouiii’i until this morning.
Judge Sam Hardwicke Dead.
Abilene, Texas, May 20.—Judge Sam-
uel P. Hardwicke, well-known lawyer
anil floor leader at. several state jhv-
liticii couventiops, died at his home
here this morning at 8:55 o'clock.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. All members of the Im-
mediate family were at the bedside
when the end came. He was a brother
to Mrs. Percy V. Penny backer.
+ Votes for Churth Union. +
+ +
+ Dallas, May 21.—The Preshy- 4*
+ terian church In the United States +
+ of America voted unanimously +
+ for reunion with the Presbyter- +
+ ian church in the United States. ♦
+ The Northern and southern ♦
4* branches have teen separated 4*
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