Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 121, Ed. 1 Monday, December 4, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XLI—NO. 21
SHERMAN. TEXAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1922. —EIGHT PAGES.
65c PER MONTH.
New Orleans Negro Not Confirmed
ELKS HOLD
IN SHERMAN
HUNT HAITI NT (III K( II HCKNE
OF IMPRKKNIYE PROGRAM NUN-
DAY AFTERNOON.
TEXAS PORTS ASK FOR MORE
THAN FOUR MILLIONS FOR .
DEVELOPMENT AND UPKEEP
COTTON MEN
AND banker;
AT MEMPHIS
CONGRESS CONVENES IN A
REGULAR SESSION AS THE
WILL TAKE $1,100,000 FOR THE HOUSTONjrooluNw<naRvuaMmjn’'i SENATE FORMALLY DROPS DYER ANTI-
BEN F. QAFFORD TALKS
Four Membcrt Have Departed During
The Past Year; 28 Names Are Now
On This Roll.
Du the Aaanriated Preae
Washington, Dec. -I.—Appropriations
»f $4,2!M.(Khi x«r development mid
maintenance of IVikh isirts In the
fiscal .v.'tir beginning July 1, 1112.2, are
Hon Hen 1* Gafford. of the locall in estimates submitted to Con
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CHANNEL PROJECT, THIS BEING THE
LARGEST ITEM ON THE ESTI-
MATE FOR STATE
OF SOl'TH.
CONTROL OF INSECTS
LYNCHING BILL*—1,700 APPOINTMENTS
ARE PASSED ON-SOME ARE
BEING CONTESTED
I
on the oifusion of the annual mem-
orial exercises of B. P. O. K. Ijodge
No (Kit of this city, at First Baptist
Chnreh Sunday ufternoon at 3 o’clnek.
In the ahaence ot Hon. .Sidney Samuels,
of Fort Worth, who was expected to
deliver the address.
“This occasion shouhl and will he a
lesson to us," said Mr. Gafford. “In
locking down this list .if departed
In others, It mils to my mlml afresh
acme of the dearest friends anil some
of the finest characters 1 have ever
known. Two of those whom we honor
today were with us at this service a
year ago, and little did they expect
that they would not la* with us ukhIu
this year. Hut they are gone, an 1 there
are some among us today who will
I not
be here a year from uow. f.
i. * * - - tfcfr Jp* ■
Tftient* of Elks.
•llut the tenents of Elks is such
that we are called upon liy these ex-
ercises to so ItvC our lives I lint some-
thing good may la* sail of os when
we are gone. Our order teaches us
to write tlie faults, if any, of our broth
ere upon the sand anil their good deeds
upon the stones.’’
Elkdout, said Mr Gafford ts-cause of
Its treatment ot the dixnbled war vet-
erans has won a plats> in the heait
of American people
Excellent Program.
The service was featured by a parti-
cularly excellent musical program In
both the instrumental anil vocal num-
bers. Prof. George E. Case played
ItHinerell'g "March in E Flat" as the]
processional by which thi* iiiemliers of
the order entered the auditorium and
took seats reserved for them. The o|» n-
tng musleal mtmlier was an instrumen-
The Hone; nl ehnnnei Project, dc-
slgucd to bring Houston into the Gal- i
veston Aflr’wir will require
for the uext fiscal year, which con-
stitutes the hugest item in the Texas
estimates.
Mitehrl and White Matched.
By the Aennriutnl Bren*
New Yolk, Dec. I Ritchie .Mitchell
of Milwaukee mid Charley White of
Chicago, lightweights, have been match-
ed to box 15 rounds here on Dee. 15,
it has been announced by Matchmaker
Frank Flournoy. 1
Pests That Destroy The .Staples Will
He Considered as Well us Ware-
housing and Marketing.
IN GUN BATTLEi
Bu the Annocivted Prtria
Washington. Dec. 4.—Congress dos-
ed a twelve weeks special session au.l
started the regular session today.
Proceedings today were largely rou-
tine, winding up the ukCjitid beginning
the new session which lists until March
IIv the United Press
Mt'UiitliiM. Trim* !>♦*<■. 4.— Hundred*
of cot Idi men. I millers uml luerchniUs
me arri\injr here today to attend the
second annual conference of the Cot-
ton States* C'oiniuissiun. 3.
The Commission during the next I" brief session the Senate for-
three days is exported to draft hills ninlly dropped the Dyer anti-lynching
Bs the Anniented Prrtu I which 11 passed hv the Cotton States’ bill and confirmed about 1.7tgl nomluu-
I I, gislatiires. will change the agrlcul- tlulls, hut the name'of Pierce Butler,
1 Ponca City, Okln.. Dec. 4 It, C. turul policy of the South. St. Pa 41, to be Associate Just Ice bfthe
Thompson, of l.nniout. wasi killed : Sid i Pest Subject Up. Supreme Court was blocked hy ohjeo-
M i 1 limns of Okmulgee and t II. War , 'I’h,. (’oniinission will consider con- iions from Senators La Follette and
mo- of Tonkawn seriously Injured and tnil of ,utlon insect pests, draft an In- Norris.
Hill Harrison, alleged loeal gambler, i fninuil system of warehousing col ton. A statement was filial hy Senators
slightly Injured in a shooting «ft ray ],,,l(j „ m.w system of marketing crops i.n Follette and Norris with the JU-
iiiul soil improvements. dlciarv Committee relative to Butler’*
Each cotton growing State is repre- alleged connection with rallronda and
seated hy three delegates. Henry Wal- 0,her corporations, and also with pol-
Im-e, Secretary of Agriculture, will ad- Hues in Ills home city,
dress the conference tomorrow.
TRAVELING MEN \
OF SHERMAN TO
BE BANQUEHED
— »
ELABORATE PLANS MADE TO EN-
TERTAIN EVANGELS OF TRADE
REPRESENTING THIS CITY.
early today when Williams and anoth-
er man were alleged to have attempted
to hold up a gambling game in a soft
drink establishment in the basement
of a downtown building.
KU KLUX MUST
mmmi
TO THE STATE
1\ S. ATTORNEY GENERAL DAUGH-
ERTY MAKES STATEMENT IN
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS.
MRS. HUCK
By the A**ik'iatrd Pier*
Washington. Dec. 4.--AUrged illegal
PEACE, SHE SAYS
THIS CONDITION MUST COME
LARGELY THROUGH EDUCA-
TION OF THE MASSES.
RUSSIA BACKS
TURKS IN THEIR
STRAITS MAHER
Dyer Bill Dropped.
Senator Underwood, Alabama, on be-
half of the Democrats accepted the
proffer from the Itepuhliouns to drop
the Dyer bill. Senator Underwood said
••we have no nisiloglea to make for our
filibuster We had no dealre to In-
terfere with the transaction of public
business, hut we fel’ that this bill went
no far as to waive public and constitu-
tional rights."
Eldritlgr Confirmed.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
tion of A. II. Eldrldge to lie United
States Marshall for the North Texas
District Court.
The Federal Coal Commission fslled
of confirmation und must re renomi-
nated.
Contests caused the failure of the
confirmation of Walter H. Cobeu, ne-
gro, to he Controller of Customs at
New (liieuns.
HELD CHRISTMAS WEEK
Home Prominent Out-of -Town Speaker*
To A|»pear On Program—Citizen*
Are Also Invited,
WITNESSES TO
FOR KELLER
1 By the Aenacintc-t Preen
By the Annoeiated Pirn
('Ideago. I1N.. Dec. 4.—Winifred Mn-
IIOI8K .JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
TAKEN ACTION IN CANE
AGAINST DAUGHERTY.
nets attributed to the Ku Klux Klim Huek. Cniigiessmsu-at-lnige from: Lausanne Confereuee called to discuss
Lausanne, D,s-. 4.—The closing of
the Dimlmellcs to all warships except
those of Turkey and giving Turkey the
right to fortify the straits were ndvn- I By the Annvr^nted Preen
ciiied hj Foreign Minister Tchltcherin Washington, Deo. 4.—The House Ju-
"f l!us',i'i at .....ay’s meeting of the dielary Committee decided today to ask
tal trio with Prof. Case at the organ,, iq.f„V(, p {l}]- more than a year,
George Rigby a'tlie <olio, Prof. K 1 .Mr Daugherty said, hut has not Iiwmi
able to find a single ease which would
bring the organisation within the juris-
diellon of the Federal government. He
ussureil Senator Walsh that if any
such case arose, the government would
proceed to vigorously pVoserute the of-
lllinols. returns to Washington tumor-] the question of the straffs,
row with the avowed purpose of fight - j Isincl I'asha, leading Turkish dele-
ing for world peace. | gate, asked for absolute Turkish eon-
"I am more concerned alsoit world ,ro| uf ,he MIrilj,Si xvithout demllitar-
poaee than anything else,” Mrs. Hm-kI f/n,j0„
declared. "Already, inv offices all TU( pr,naiiliarv exposition of the
•The Department of 4 list he lias had. Washington are heeoiuiug n sort or (|tll,Ktion Wes „f ,hu
the conduct of the so-called Kn Klux clearing house for those who are inter-
fall within the police power of the
several State-. Attorney General Daugh-
erty Inis informed Senator Walsh. Dem-
ocraj, of Massachusetts, in reply In an
inquiry, and the T'nlWII States has no
jurisdiction over such matters.
tier, violin; Whelpley's "Opus 15, No.
1’’ Is'lug rendered.
A. S. Noble Presides.
A. S. Noble, acting as exalted ruler,
presided over the ritualistic order of
the service. Chaplain Dr. T. A. Wlinr-
ton offered the Invocation. The secre-
tary, Wnltqr .1. Pitts, rend the roll of
honored dean, the list showing four
brothers to have departed during the
year. They were: Hayden W. Head.
Hal Bledsoe, W this Fitch and It. A.
Spear. The entire list contained 26
names.
The remaining musical numbers isnn-
prised a duet hy Miss Aih-eu Sanders
ann J. I). Blister, who sang Ambrose's
“Home Where Dill- Loved Ones Dwell:"
a base solo by Bolivar Hughes, who
sang Rodney's ‘‘Cavalry,’’ and the ren-
dition of Mosarl’s “Gloria" (Twelfth-
Mass) by the Centrnl Presbyterian
Church Quartet. Mrs. Davis, soprano:
Miss Modrull. alto: Mr. Mason, tenor,
and Mr. Hughes, base, with violin and
cello obligato.
The service whs concluded with the
singing of “Auld Lang Syne'' In which
flit audience joined.
fending organlmillon or individuals.
esled in furthering the movement."
Mrs. Huek said she had no definite
program, but believed thill her ni:ii
could best l>c nn-niiiplislicd through
education.
At present Mrs. Hnok Is supporting a|
bill recently Introduced in Congress]
making a declaration of war subject
to a National referendum.
FAMOUS ST
CRITICALLY ILL
AT HER HOME
MADAME SHI MAN IIKINCH SUF-
FERING YYITII BRONCHIOAL
PNEUMONIA.
STEAMSHIP
,10 IS MISSING
By the United Press
New York. Dec. 4.—Madame Shuman
Hclnch, whose condition is serious nl
hei home at Garden City, Long Island,
with brunch lea I pneumonia, was "ex-
tremely grave early today’," according
to Dr. David Bommin, her physician.
Physicians are constantly at the bed
side of the famous singer who has
thrilled hundreds of American audi-
ences, and who during the war was
lovingly called “mother" by hundreds
of thousands of American doughboys.
FEAR EXPRESNED SHIP AND
BARGE WERE SWEPT AWAY
IN STORM.
By the United Prns»
Sault Ste Marie, Mich., Dec. 4.—Fear
was expressed today for the lives of
!h( members of the crew of the steam-
ship Thomas Mnythan and her tow
lmrge, the Tyrone, downbound, which
are several days overdue:
According to reports here the May-
great (towers had not been completed
when the ims-ting was adjourned.
Ex-Preiulor \ enixelos of Greece was
accompanied to the meeting hy four
guards. The detectives are constant-
ly with him now wherever he goes, ow-
ing to fear of an attempt to assassin-
ate him.
The American delegation included
Richard Washburn Child. Joseph C.
Grew, Itm: Admiral Bristol, and See-
re! a ries Relin and Auiory.
Tchiteherin insisted that Turkish
sovereignly could only he gunran!eed
hy the presence of Turkish warships in
I Die straits, while the warships of otli-
ei powers should Is1 prohibited from
I entering them He contended also that
I Turkey should have authority to for-
tify the straits as a means of safe-
guarding her iml-epcmlenee and parti-
cularly for lh" protection of her eup-
| Hot, Constantinople.
His speech caused such a commotion
- in fli»* ranks of the allies that Lord
| Cni-ron rose and rcinnrked Ironically
i that I he conference intended to observe
I the Russians, who i-nine to Lausanne
I representing three countries, were now
tiding as ihe mouthpiece for a fourth,
namely. Turkey. In this he referred to
Russia's representing Georgia and the
Ukraine ns well as Russia herself.
the House for authority to subpoena
witnesses to obtain papers requested hv
Representative Keller in the prosecu-
tion of Id- Impeachment charges
against Attorney General Daugherty.
Keller told the committee today that
he would not lie ready to present evi-
dence in support of his demand for Im-
peachment of Attorney General Daugh-
erty imti! the committee obtained from
the House power to summon and swear
witnesses.
GRANB LODGE ~
MASONS MEET
AT WACO, TEXAS
PROMINENT OFFICERS AND MEM-
HERN OF ORDER GATHER IN-
ANNUAL CONVENTION
By the Aseorlated Pn-nt
Waco, Texas, Dec. 4. — A Grand
Chapter of Royal ltrch Masons con-
vened here today in an annul meeting'
with the Grand High Priest. John A.
Ateheson of Gainesville, presiding.
The Grand Connell met this after-
noon with B. M. Brown of Sterling
City, Grand Master, presiding.
The Grand Isslge will meet tomor-
row in Its eighty-ninth annual convoca-
tion. Grand Master D. F. Johnson of
Brownwood will preside. Many Ma-
sons sre here for the annual convo-
cation.
LOUISIANA FREE STATE
one out-of-town speaker ot promin-
ence will 1st secured by the program
committee for tb« banquet being ar-
ringed by Sheruian manufacturers sad
Jobbers for their out-of-town repreaen-
'aiIves who are expected In Sherman
Christmas week, ar>< l* he given In the
Chumlier of Commerce auditorium on
Thursday evtuing Dm . 2". —This waa
decided ii|mii ut 1meetiug Saturday
night of manufacturers-, joblierii and
traveling men when plads for the ban-
quet were discussed. A ouimUtee to
arrange the program was apj>olnted
and instructed to aecure such a speak-
er for a place on the program.
I’raiglcally all .Sherman manufactur-
ers and Jobbers have sent out cal|a to'
tht-lr out-of-town representatives to bg
in Sheruian the latter part of Christ-
mas .week for conferences on next
year’s outlook, with the home sales of-
fices, piul the banquet to asranged- in / _ ,
hv not of i n* men who represent
Sherman made and Sherman dtotrlbut-*-
ed products In different purta of Tex-
as and other States, in addition, there'
will tie places for Sherman people at*
tin banquet who make reservations un-
til the 2iHI plates lo be laid are taken.
| It was the sentiment of those meet-
ing Saturday night that a program
which would he of iutereat to both tba
visitors present and the local elttoen*
should In- arranged, ami that for thla
reusoti local questions should not havo
plipes on the program to the exclusion
ol ull others of Interest.
The program committee appointed to
composed of M. C. Everheart, Stanley
Roberta, l-esllc Etter, C. A. Sanford,
John Marshall, the Rev. George f.
Cotta-ell. S. C Swain and E. N. Mot-
her.
There was also apisiinted a general
arrangements committee to look afrer
i.thi'i details, avoiding the necessity at,
another general tueetiug. Thin eom-
mltlee la composed of Walter Akers,
Gib Hewitt, W. G. Venable J. I). Tong.
J. II. Kimbrough, and Fred IV. Hud-
son. *
E. N. Mulkey was chairman of Nat-
nrday night's meeting, and Fred W.
Hudson, secretary, Those present In-
cluded Neul Gibson, J. M. Binkley, L.
J- Reynolds, labile Etter, E. N. Mut-
key, J. H. Hobbs, R. V. Fool, 8r„ Gib
Hevvett, W. O Venable, Walter Aker*,
A. J. Woodard. Jim Kimbrough, C. A.
Sanford, J. !*>' Fec'k aud the R*v.
Giairge F. Cuthrell.
/•m
m
m
TO GET HELP
By the AenoriateJ Prenn
Washington. Dee. 4.—The applica-
tion of the Louisiana Farm Bureau
i Rice Growers' Co-operative Associa-
tion of Crowley, Isi.. for an advance
of nel more than $5<)<UMMt was ap-
proved today by the War Finance Cor-
poration. T,h)‘ advance is to be used,
i ecording to the application, for the
financing of the orderly marketing of
rice .
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THE WEATHER.
By the A**oriated Prent l /
| Washington, Dec, 4. — Sher-
| man and vicinity. Monday night
| anti Tuesday, unsettled; colder,
laical Temperature
j There was a range of 12 tie-
grees In local temperature Slm-
; ^ dry; the maximum being 75 de-
grees. and the minimum being
83 degrees,
I t
Nlate Uw Valid.
Bv lhe UMt^d .Jfw*
YVasldiiglofi, Dee. 4.—State laws
than and Tyrone was seen iHHO'jrjiqrs-1 WQh jury services are legal, the Su-
day to leave Fort Williams just IsPtore-^jyteme Court held in effect today when
the storm which wrecked the Maple-1 it dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a
hurst, which swept over the lake. | suit attacking such a statute In South
It Is belle vet i the vessel may have Carolina.
blown on the Canadian shore In Lflkej____
Superior hy the wind Thursday night.
The vessels were owned hy the Gener-
al Transport Ccmpnny of Cleveland.
ENFORCEMENT HILL CUT
By tIie* United Press
Washington, Deo. 4. The
budget for the prohibition en-
forcement bil] was cut to $8,000.-
(HHi, lopping off $250,000 from the
appropriation last year.
* J™* machine ins
USED IN REIDS
By the Anaoriated Preaa
Dublin, Dee. 4.—The provisional Free
S'ate Government is continuing Its
prei autloiis of searching pedestrians
anil occupants of vehicles for concealed
wen|s)iis. National army troops were
on duty In all parts of the city at an
early hour this movi)lng halting pedes-
trian), motor ears and trams.
No one wns allowed to pass with-
out examination and all business men
were searched three times iiefore they
reached their offices.
WORK IS PROGRESSING ON
i “FETE PARI8IENNE” BUILDING
:..|-
,.l
i f
I
work on the Blrge hnllding at Walnut
and Houston streets ill which the three
day “Fete Parlslenne” under the aus
, pices of the Sherman Central Trades
111 'o«n«H Is to la’ helil beginning 1'ues-
I day afFei^oon, was begun early Mon-
day. making th<v.l,uiUding ready for the
earnlval. By TnesiTay noon, the big
bulbling Is ex|a‘cteil to lie completed
on the Interior ns a replica of a Pari-
sian cafe, or cabaret, the scene of the
festival.
The coronation of the Queen of the
! Fete will take place on Tuesday even-
ing. ~
Proposed I .aw Ls Defeated.
By tho United Press
TIMOTHY HEALY TO BE FIRST
GOV.-GEM. IRISH FREE SI4TE
Sank 8te Marie. Michigan. Dec. 4.— ’ By the Annnrtntert Preen | Hotly of BarBer Found.
The steamer Thomas H. Mnythan and London. Dec. 4.—The appointment of, B« the As»nc«>twf f™
lier tow boat Tyrone, reached here to- Timothy Healy. as the first Governor' Brownsville, Texas. Dee. 4. ie
I day after tiring buffeted about Lake, General of the Irish Free Slate. Is re-, body of Felix Cano, 60, a barber her*.
-i . ..
| j Superior by two df the worst storms garded
certainty:
under- was foundi In the Rio Grande
stood the ]iost wns offereil him some' night. He liavl been missing since Nov.
tune ago and that acceptance haa now 126. Foul play was suspected by autbor-
Sy the Annotated Prtnt
Lausanne, Dee. 4.—I.ate return* show
tlie proposed law providing for a levy
on capital in Switzerland waa defeated
by a vote of seven to one.
By the United Press
Dallas, Texas, Dee. 4.—I,' nveonshlnd
whisky prices get bullish don't blame
the manufacturers, consider the rUM
they are taking i
laical officers are new using marhind
guns in their hat ;, ,,n hoot)e opera*
fora. They took ' u an. h babies wltl*
tlicm on a raid t' wik q b, the vicin*
lt> of Corsicana, atal captured a * amp-
le of illlolt distil;) vs.
| WHERE
I
| QUEEN THEATRB-4 -
Harry Care.v In "The * Fox,”
| also a damly Sunshine comedy,
| TRAVIS THEATRE—
Bessie I-pve and Gareth Hnglie*
in "Forget Me Sat," also a 2-
| reel comedy.
WASHINGTON THEATRE-
Roy Gardner in “The Smile
Bandit," Mucurhms In a vaude- i
vkle. also Imrry Senion In "The
OEM THEATRE- *
All-star
also a
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