Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 14, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
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| SHERMAN-the Athens of Tens
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THE WEATHER.
Tonight and Sunday
elctidy.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, OCTOBER 14, 1916-SATURDAY EVENING.
50c Per Month—$5 Per Year When Paid is Adnaca
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BY GILMORE
IS REVERSED
Awiflaled I iru Disimich]
Fort Worth, To*..
Oct. 14,—The
court of rlrtl appeals today reversed
the injunction procured hy t\ K. Gil-
more of Wills Point, candidate for
railroad commissioner to. succeed the
title Judge Wllifaims. which (Yrevenieii
Iho sinio democratic executive com
mine from putting Hit* mime of
Charles II. Hurd lesion. who wa* up
pointed hy (tor. Ferguson to fill the
hncxplrctl term, on the Imllot. Tire In-
junction also prerented Secretary of
Hlnlc McKay from i •edifying
llur-
illcslon's mi me. (iilinoro coulcntla tic
voters should write in (lie name of
Ihf- enmliiliite on live olliclul ballot.
NEW IHKECTOIt.
Kvslchi Ehrlcil ut M"el mg
('Immlicr of Commerce.
MEXICO BEHER
SAYS WILSON
Ansoriutiil Press Dispatch)
I .t>mi II III itch, Oct.
H.- President
Wijsnn In n letter to (iovernor Whit-
man, tniide pithlie. today. dotSared the
emergency which caused Hit* sending
of-1 lie militia to I he hoi tier, “unhap-
pily/still exist," lie added. however.
tlnil lie Ik'IIcvisI eondilioiis In North-
Unit
oru Mexico are Improving and
"hi -the near future" It will probably
ho-possible" to do more Hum hits been
done lo relieve the embarrassments
SHIPPERS IRE ® “ *
rot ini suirs
Associated Press Dispatch)
Washington. -Oct. 14.—Hiirrleime
warnings ot shipping in the liulf of
Mexico were sent out today by the
weather bureau. Tlie storm, which
Is believed lo lie the one which swept
over lint I mulsh Wesl Indies early in
the week, was today reported moving
toward the Yucatan channel In the
path of shipping.
which the organized militia regiments
tin re necessarily suffered.
The hoard of directors of the Sher-
man Chamber of Commerce have
i levied a new director to take the
plnee of Colonel Jules Muehert, who
Is on the Mexican border -with Hie
Texas National Hoard and who re-
signed Ims-hukc he felt that a man
should lie elected who Is liere and
i mild Is1 m the Job. This Is the sort
of a man Colonel Muehert Is. He
never shirks at doing Ills full* part of
ilie work and Is always ready to help
any enterprise, hut he Is not willing to
!>e a "dummy" on any part of th.-
ground and therefore when lie found
Hint there Is no Idling how long lie
will Ih> on the Isirder with Uncle
Sam's l«iys. hi' asked that some one
tie put In Ills place heVe and Ike Kx-
•feln has tiecn elected n memher of
Hie hoard mid those who know him.
iind'Who h* It. that <hs-: hot know Ike
Kxsteln, know Hint a rattling good se-
lection was made.
Those present at the meellltg held
eslerdav were M. 0, Kverhcart, W.
Itrents, D. S, Thompson. (’. IV-1 hir-
in'ter. Joe F. Filer. C. It. It. Smith.
\. I,. Randoll o. t). Me Reynolds. Will
ls*s!le mid Secretary .1. F,. Surratt.
D. S. Thom|»son. chairman of the
llimttee rommltlee. submitbsl an audit
of the Insiks prepared by it. C. Slagle
The ami It showed that all collections
have liei'ii projierl.v accounted for mnl
nil vouchers projierly disbursed. Tlv
report gave an Itemized account of
collections and expenditures, list of
menilH'rs and the amount each has
I mi Id.
D. s. Thompson recommended that
I he Chamber of Commerce assist III''
I.miles' Civic I>ngue In the entertain-
iin'iil of Texas Federation of Women's
Clubs. io meet in 8 her tun n the second
week In November, anti for Hits neon-
• ten Hayden Head, chairman of the
music eommlitoc. Ims contracted with
Hie Metropolitan Musical Bureau, of
New York, for Salvador!1 de Slefano
a harpist of iiitemaHomil reputation,
and for Royal Dmlmun. one of the
great harllones of today.
Telegram' were read from Texas
industrial Traffic fragile and from
the Ft*. Worth Chnmber of Commerce
’n (lie matter of rul'way rale regain
Hon. and id.hnve representatives pres
opt at the stale eonferenee In Dnllns
« n Tuesday, the 17th.
'The secretary was insl rueled to gel
in 1 mich with sIiIuists of Sherman
and arrange for representation al Hits
stale conference.
On molloii hv D.,S. Thompson, see
ended hy J. F. Filer. Secretary Stir
rail v.'as InsUncled lo lake two weeks
mention, lime for this lo lie ncrmigcd
as sooij III the future as possible.
Secretary Surratt has heen eonilnu
ally oil the lob for the past fifteen-
months. putting In full time every
day. and working both day and night
during the Inst several months. Mr.
.Surratt announces that lie plans In
vneml a good pari of flits lime in
\’siting 111 Sherman and Grayson
county.
"Pnrlug the fifteen months 1 have
l-eeit here." said Mr. Surratt. "I have
heeii tied down s*>‘ close to Hie office
that I have not had nn optiortunltv
of getting out and getting acquainted
with the iieonle. and I want to use a
good part of Hits lime In getting no-
onainled. Mv good friend R. T. Rob-
ertson has offered me a job of driving
a (earn to a walking harrow, while
I am not hUliUng a Job unite so stren-
uous as this, I rit* want to get oul
and get lietter neounluted with more
of the |teoplo 111 the county,"
Art Museum Directors.
Holi'oit. Mleh.. Oct. 14,-—Detroit will
entertain next week the second
meeting of the newly formed associa-
tion of Art Museum Directors, the
first meeting of whieh was held In
r 'I i lea go lasj, July. The objects of
the association are to facilitate the
assembling of exhibitions, the- estab-
lishment of uniform Insurance and
evoress rales and the arrangement of
ot her detnlls V hb>ti will reduce Hie
cost of art exhibitions and insure
a greater variety. The art museums
In New York. Chicago, Minneapolis.
Boston, Cleveland, Toledo and a num-
ber of other cities have affiliated with
the new asaociation.
REVIEW OF WEEK
IN GRAIN MARKET
DECLINE OF I*AST SEVERAL DAYS
IIAI) BEEN WIPED OUT
THIS MORNING,
Associated Press DispatchI
Chicago, Oct, 14,—Submarine hos-
IItitles have taken first place In the
ultentIon of the wheat trade and have
caused prices during the Inst week to
average decidedly lower. However,
all Imt le to IVie of the severe de-
cline which took place on Monday bail
been wlpetl oul when Hie market o|ieii-
<sl this morning.
Refore Hie I 53 liogan her exploits
this side of Hie Atlantic wheat
prh-es Mere plainly on the up-grade.
Pence ramora.hnd IsTa denied and the
Argentine flrouglit was growing
worse and worse from day to day.
All this miis temporarily forgnlleii
when dealers were suddenly confront
isl by ben's of nliolesale desiruetion of
shipping. However rrenvrr;, from the
sliis-k of the unprecedented happening
off Nantucket liegau utmost, at om-e
and was Interrupted ,to a serious ex-
tent only once afterward when deal,
ei-s learned that Great Rritaili hud
purchased lK.'SIOJSm bushels in Aus-
tralia. ........ I
Misunderstandings of the purpose
of the British government were not
’veil eleared up until yesterday when
word came from \Vlnni]K‘g that the
purpose of Hie British purchase in
Australia was to luiibl up Idg reserves
of wheat in Croat Britain where the
government had taken over the entire
business of the importation of wheal,
but with no Intent of stopping the uo-
(pilrement of supplies hi the United
Stall's and Canada.
Price changes in other grains have
been small, corn gaining n little ami
oats falling off.
Provisions have ranged moderately
higher with lard yesterday touching
the topmost poini for many years.
"Flivvers” in Speed (onlest.
A sHtH-inti rl Pi t'»n Dispatch J »
Dallas. Texas. Oct-. 14 —One Inter
stale game, which Is also an luter-sec-
llon contest. Is featured «>n the Texas
fiNiibull card for today, when Louis-
iana State Cnlverslty of Baton Rouge
nusds Texas Agricultural & Mechani-
cal College of College Station on neu-
tral ground ut On Ives ton this afternoon.'
for the first important game of Hie
Texas Aggies’ schedule. II will tie the
•first time in many years the Louisiana
organization has played Hie Texas
Farmers.
As a part of the o|iening exercises
of the State Fair of Texas, Trinity
University of Wnxnhnchle, which us
ually produces one of the fastpst teams
of the smaller colleges, will meet Bay-
lor University of Waco here this af-
ternoon. The Baylor Baptists are re-
garded as strong contenders for the
stale championship.
Southwestern University Mill lake
on Daniel Baker College at George
town today.
Detroit. Mb li.. Oel. 14.—Al Inst Hi'1
humble "fllv" is to have its day. Ai
the fair grounds here tomorrow a se-
ries of races M ill lie held to determine
Hie Ford Interstate spcisl champion
ships. Wisconsin, Minnesota. Ohio,
Illinois. Iowa. Indiana. Michigan and
possibly one or two oilier states will
is1 represented. From each of these
states have been received entries
from Ford owners who Itelleve they
have the s|iecdle*t little buzz-buggies
Unit ever buzzed along Hie pike, if
I heir iM-liefs are siihstntlated by the
results Of tomorrow's races they will
slmro in the distribution of the $2,000
prize money held up for Hie contests.
Centennial of Evangelicalism.
\Yilliams|sirt. Pa., Oct. 14.—Lenders
of the F.vangeHcal elnireh. Including the
several Idshops and many prominent
representatives of the clergy and laity,
are assembling here to take part in a
celebration of the centennial of the
holding of the first eonferenee of the
denomlmiHon. It was In Hi’s county
that this first conference was held just
n hundred years ago. The official
celebration of the anniversary will l>c
gin here tomorrow and continue over
several days. The participants in the
celebration will include large delega-
tions from Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Illinois and Iowa. in
wtik'h states the Evangelical Church
has its largest memlierships.
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State Fair Opens at Dallas.
Dallas, Texas. Oct. 14.—During Hie
next two weeks Dallas will lie the
Mecca for thousands of visitors from
ali over the Southwest u'ho annually
attend thty Texas State Fair. The fair
was formally opened today with a large
crowd and the largest display in ev
cry deiuirlnient ever known on opening
day. Horses, cuttle and other live
Stock exceed in nniidwr and excellems<
any previous fair, while in the ngrl
cultural, mneliiiiery and domestic art
halls the displays nre better and more
varied than last year. For the open-
ing day an WderosUiig program of ml-
and ceremonies was arrauged.
LOUISIANA STATE
VS. TFXAS AGGIES
PRESIDENT AMERICAN LEAGUE
SAYS ADMISSION FEE MUST
BE LOWER.
Aswi.ilnl Press Dispatch)
its go
dust of
FKATl RE FOOTBALL CARD FOB
TEXAS TODAY SCHEDULED
FOR GAIAESTON.
Ollier Games in Snulli.
Stunclnlr-' Dispatch)
Atlanta. On., Get. 14.—Southern
football teams which have exhibited
an apiinrently powerful offensive
against weaker elevens during the
olM'iilng Meeks of the season today
were gxp*K'ted to have both offensive
and defensive ability tested.
interest miis added to the day's
schedule also by a iiuiiiIht of Inter-
sectional contests. In the east. North
Carolina Mils to meet Harvard at Cam-
bridge M ldle Washington and Ish* and
Rutgers clnsheij at New Brunswick. N.
J. Other games Included Louisiana
Stale University vs. Texas A. & M. at
Galveston and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute vs. West Virginia at Charles-
ton W. Ya.
Other contests scheduled included:
Tulaiie vs. Sprlnglilll. New Orleans.
Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky State at
Lexlugtou.
George Tech vs. Davidson al Allan
In.
Second Kapliu Trial In .Begin.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Oct. 14.—The sec-
ond trial of David Kaplan, charged
with complicity hi the dynamiting of
(lie Iats Angeles Times building six
years ago. is sebedubsl to begin In the
superior court here. Monday, in the
previous trial Iasi May the jury was
unable lo agree on a verdict. It was
reported at the lime that the jurors
stood seven for conviction and five
for acquittal. The trial lasted more
than n month.
Kaplun is siieeiHeall.v eluirged with
the murder of Charles Hngerty, whose
body miis identified more certainly
than that of other victims of H^e ex-
plosion that wreekejj tlM1 Times build-
ing here Oof. t. inid’’ It was on this
same charge that James It. McNamara
received a senti'iiee of life Imprison-
ment in and Mathew A.
Schmidt, convicted Dec. 2!) last, mus
given a similar sentence. John .T.
McNamara, former socretnry-treusnror
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
who miis charged jointly with James
B. McNamara, was allowed to plead
guilty to causing an explosion at ’the
Llewellyn Iron Works. Dee. 24, 1010.
ami mus sentenced to fifteen years at
San Qiitntin. The McNamaras mom1
nre serving their terms.
Jerry Travers a Bridegroom.
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Newlmrg, N. Y., flct. 14.—Guests
suffh'lcnt in mimlier to fill pages of a
golfers' “Who's Who" came to NeM’-
burg today lo attend the M'eddlng of
Jerome Dunslan Travers and Miss
Doris Tiffany, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Tiffany of
this place. Both bride and bride-
groom nre widely known In golf cir-
cles. Mr. Travers, whose home Is at
^loutelair. N^ptea''four-time winner
of the ehnmiildnsldp of
the United Stales and one of the three
amateurs who lui v* held the open
A It lo. Miss Tiffany is a sister of
Oilman Tiffany, one of the best known
of the metropolitan golfers. The
MUHlding Iain's place early this evening
nt the First Presbyterian church and
Is lo tie foHoxved hy a “recepUou at the
t Powetton Club.
New York. Oct. 14—Exorbitant
prices for nduitsshai to future world’s
sorted liasetiail games Mill not lie tol-
erated. ilis-lares It. B. Johnson, presi-
dent of the American league.
"The worlds series as conductiyt at
pi-escnt," satcl Mr Johnson tieforq leav-
ing ve-sferday for Chicago, "llinmtens
to jeuisirdizi' the fair name of the game
in public opinion. jVc euu never s1#n<l
for that. Uas«<4iall is clean: must lie
kept clean. Year hy year prices have
advanced until nnu- the world's serkyt*
has nssnnusF a mercenary character ‘
M'liieh Mas never Intended and should
riexer Is- tolerated. There Is some
lious<■cleaning io In- done mid
ing to start where the most
discontent has gatliensl.
"I haw tatkml with m.v colleagues
of the American Ixaigue amt I think
they fully appreciate hy (mint. I think
I can safely promise fandom on lie-
half of the American League Hint u
scale of prhx's more Just to the purse
of ttie great general public which slip-
Ikmis tiie giii'ie will prevail in the fu-
ture.
“Far lietter no worlds series al all
than fain loin should Is- plucked. The
man u-hn sits day by day through Hie
championship race should not lie
croM'disl out of his point of vantage
alien the greater championship arises
just because some one of greater fi-
nancial ability Is Milling to pay the
Increase.
"The world's series must again lie
made the institution of the real sup-
porter of the game, not a silk stocking
event: and It must he done right away.
“If there remain among the club
owners any Mho place the financial re-
turns above the sportmanslilp they Mill
have to get oul.
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SEN. BEIL DISAPPROVES
GOURT MARTIAL VERDICT
Associated Press
San Franelsvo, Oct. 14.—Major Gen.
J. Franklin Bill. U. 8. A. eoramaudev
of the westernrtmwil. dlsapf.yov
court martial which recently m'qidtlcd
Lieut, Uoloncl Ogden J. Rafferty, re-
Rivals, But Not Enimies, After First Battle.
STRONG ATTACK
HAVE RETAKEN TRENCHES AND
PART OF THE Y1IJLAGE OF
AKLAIN COURT.
g twsr wwiwzi9)te"a»^.isiriaiH8ve
fi<OBIWdO»l HVOOKl VN,fc!AW.vr<fR *t Af,'»ifi.2M!-80Slt>H,MANAOete.}
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“Roliliie" of the RvbVis of Brooklyn, mtierwise Manager Wilbert Robin-
son offthe l'.isw^ljJn Nt, iounl liCagne Bnscliatl Club, lK'tiuant winners In
their 'league, was not .lowneost by the victory of the Boston American
Txmgue Club In Hie first game of the world series at Braves' Field. Boston.
He ruslied over before liny one else to congratulate Bill Carrlgan. man-
ager of the M'lnners.
BIG AUTOMOBILE RACE
IS ON IN CHICAGO
Associated Press Dispatch]
Chicago. Oct. 14.—Fifteen thousand
dollars In prizes Mill be distributed to
those of ttie twenty-one aultmiobile,
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ed today Hie findings of the general ’lrirers who come within the prize list
of the great American automobile rare
which is staged at the Si>eedwny "Tfl-
Hred. of a < harge of Impropl'r relations 'hiv. The rare Is over a distance of
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with the wife of n fellow officer,
Gen. Bell, ill his revleu said that
“the uneontroverted evidence suhmit-
tod by the prosecution and defense
demonstrated the existence of a situa-
tion which in the mind ot the review-
ing authorities is incompatible with
the inaoreneb of the accused.
The result of General Bell’s disap-
proval is to deny Colonel Rafferty the
vindication of an acquittal, lint it docs
not affect fits rank or pay In the army,
nor does it o|ien the May to u re-trial.
WILL MAKE DECISION
MONDAY IN WATSON CASE
Associated Press Dispatch)
Waco, Tex., Oct. 14 -Wlion court
adjourned today Judge Monroe, who
has been hearing the change of venue
application by T. R. Watson, the
Teague banker, charged with the mur-
der of former state bunking commis-
sioner, nfuioimced he Mould decide
Monday Mhethcr Hie ease would be
transferred.
Supreme Court Conference.
New Y'ork, Get 14. AVith pleas for
the election of President Wilson, John
M. Parker, progressive V'nndidKte for
vice president, delivered an address to-
day al a reception given aim hy mem- J
liers of the National i Progressive'
party. "I'm not, a .demoonit," lie said,
“but 1 believe the thanks on the nation
are due Woodrow Wilson fiir Mhat he
has accomplished in the shape of pro
gresslve legislation that brought untold
happiness ami prosperity tq^our |h'o-
ple."
Associated Press Dispatch)
Washington. Oct. J4.—The supreme
court justices today held their first
private weekly eonferenee of the new
fall term, preliminary to the handing
dmvii uf decisions, probably next
Monday of eases bold over from last
summer.
The court Is expected to begin hear-
ings Monday of cases involving consti-
tutionality In the Ohio. Michigan and
South Dakota “blue sky" laws.
For .Military Training.
Associated t*rrs» Dispatch)
Chicago, Oct. 14.—Six' Chicago citi-
zens have 'contributed $5.txiz each to
ward a fund to lie used in furthering
the cause of universal military train-
ing, it was announced today. The $30.-
doo was raised in a few minutes at a
meeting yesterday, it is planned lo
raise $250,000.
ss-:--——
lliiniane Seriety In Meet.
Cincinnati. O.. Get, 14.—The fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of auti-
cruelty work in America is to be Cele-
brated in Cluehnmti during Hie eoni-
ifig u-eek in eonneetion with the an-
nual meeting of Hie American Humane
association. i>elegnt0s from all over
the United Slules and Canada nre ar
riving to attend Hie sessions, wldeli
Mill begin Monday and eontlauo until
Thufuday.'
♦ COTTON CONSUMED +
+ DURING SEPTEMBER. ♦
♦ —-— *
♦ Washington, Oct. 14.—Colton. ♦
♦ eotisnim'd in ttie United States +
♦ during September amounted to *
+ 520,000 liates ootuporet! with ♦
♦ 498.0(H) btiles a year ago. +
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
250 miles. The drivers M'ho will lake
pMredn tlw raee are iiesta, De Pa iBht.
Aitken, Rlckenbacker. Klein, D'Alene,
Henderson, Galvin, Hughes. lanvls,
Rawlings, Hurl, Henning. Buzsrie, Wil-
cox, Gable, Milton, Muiford, Vail,
Cliereolet and Osiwclg.
Restn Is picked by Chicagoans to
Min the big race in view of (he fact Hint
lie lias won every event. stiigisMiTThts
cit.v during the current year. (
PARKER PLEADS TOR
WILSON’S ELECTION
SAYS SOCIALIST PARTY
IS THE PARTY OF PEACE
Associated Pens Dispatch)
San Francisco, Oct. 14.—"The Social-
ist party is the only party of peace,
said Allan 1,. Benson, socialist candi-
date for president of the United States
in n signs'll liere last night,
Mr. Benson criticised President Wil-
son for signing tlio Hay Chnmheriarn
military hill.
He also attacked Hie candidacy of
Charles K. Hughes... accusing Hie re-
publican nominee of being “linked wttli
capitalists."
BABIES’ HEALTH CONFERENCE.
Associated Press Dispatch]
There Were More Titan Three llim-
'dred Bailies Examined Here.
Following Is the report on the
Babies' Health CiHifereiiee of tile It.
It. V. Fair\ Babies Registered, total
302. \
Wednesday Afternoon ..........50
Thursday miming
Thursday aftt'iaioou
Friday nioruliig
Friday afternij
Saturday mom
itig ....
nqon ...
■rnhig ..
45
54
47
57
43
..302
Total
. The following firms generously do-
nated : :
Marks Rroj*., decorations for aulo
National Rifle Too
mient.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Jacksonville, Fla.
14. Crack
Hie Xation-
shots assembled here/ for
at Rifle tournamentAvhich Iwgan yes
teriluy Wit 11 nuitili/s In Mlih'h W. II.
Kieliards of N’fw/llnven. Conn., won
the historic I .eeclj cup with Hie re-
nin rknble score of 104 out of a possi
hie 105, had only one event • ’before
them today. Tin/ Evans skirmish ser
vhv match -Hie fvent of the day was
nviuiclcd IihwihTv Id vltmv 11fl t*1 i if ilkS
hoxvvrfy to sliow tint
of teams entered! as yesterday's match
mus for indivldujila. \
l.oresKS Bride of Swiss Dijilomat.
Cineimmti, 0..|0ct. 14. An tuterna
thmal romance \rea»4Kal Its eiilmimi
Hon today iu thi rereunniy at St.
Paul's Kpiseopal 4'athedral in this
city which made \ ‘Aliss KUznbeth
Schoepf, dnugliter of the mlHionalre
head of the Clnolnrta\i traction sys-
tem, the bride of i)r. C-harktv Paul
Huliseher, secretary of the BwiasJcga-
tlott at Washington. The '.veitilhig
look place in the presenre of a notable
company of society pcoplf- The bride
groom laid ns ills l>est man Count
Raoul d'Adtieimir of Washington.
Rice 40, Austin College 0.
Houston, Texas, Oct. 14.- With see
oml string men in every position on
thft team at one time or another, Rice
defeated Ansi hi College on Hire Field,
40 to 0.
Austin made first down but three,
times,..twice by strtdght football, once
by a forward |w»ss. The visitors show
ml (to consistent ability to gain gunning
Tlie most siiectaeuiar feat of the
game resulted from an attempted for
M-nrd pass hy Austin M-hieh Delle Vail
of Hire Intcreepjeu in : ;n
era and. siptirmlug out from the midst,
ran 65 yards for a touchUoM u.
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and pnisu- bags.
i'aladle Company, paiier liags.
Null's Drab Store, express on
package.
Grijjsmf Telephone Company, for
l wo phones.
HurihviokC-Filter Company, use of
two pair scales and drnyage.
Hannah Fima I Company and Texas
Nursery Compan?. for plants.
Slate University, charts, literature
and Hie tireless and clltelent help of
Miss (I. Blodgett and Miss Van
i (oroti.
The Oflieinlj Board of Hie Baptist
Chttre.il,‘ for (jie use of tlie building.
The chairmen of the different com
niHtees wisii to thank every one xvlio
ImVe assisted In any way for their
eO-otxTtilimi In helping to make (lie
eonferenee a sth-cess.
Tlie nurses of the Sherman Hospital
and I he Si. Vincent sanitarium, who
so ably assisted, in tlie examinations:
the physicians, \tehlhrts and »)ieei«l-
ists who so generously gave of their
lime, thus noi only Insuring Hie suc-
cess of this department of the Red
River Valley Fair, hut helping in the
greatest of all/movements, tlie con-
servation of humanity.'
Mesdaroes \Y. II. Lucas. 8. Fulton.
K. c. Hunter. /)’. W. Crowder. Frank
I hit.sell. W. R. Hoard. C. Williams,
A. R. Ferguson, W. B. I swing, Geo.
Case, A. MoElrenth, W. W. Rogers,
t it ni / IhIiii
FRENCH S rEAMERS SUNK
Auxiliary Cruiser Sent Down and One
Thousand French and Serbian Nob
„ diers Reported Drowned—
King Takes Command.
bid
Associated Press DUpnlek]
Parts, Oct. 14, N<K>n,—The GenoaQ4
lieUvensl a strong attack last night on
Ahlaineourt, south of the river Somme
and re ix-cupicd |iart of the village at
Meil as 1 reaches northeast of It. It waa
officially announced here today. The
French immislUltely laimehed a coun-
ter uttack.
North of the Somme the French made
progress on Mulnsslse ridge north of
Boucha vogues.
Siiluiiarine Sighted.
Associate Prr„ tospairni
New York, Get. 14.—When Ihe White
star fretghter Bovic sighted a west-
MHid bound suhmarlne iu the Atlantic
yesterday morning, she Mas ai»par-
ently In pursuit of a Danish passenger
ship, Ihe llellif Olaf, according to ob-
servers on the deck of Hu* Bovic, which
arrived here.
For Relief of Orphans.
Associated Press DiapatcM
New York, Oct. 14.—A fund of $130,*
(Kki.noo Mill ho necessary to put Into
effect the plans of the American So-
ciety for Tlie Reltef of French war or-
Phans. This enterprise, Incorporated
yesterday. ts described as the most gi-
gantic philanthropy ever undertaken.
It Is proposed to raise this vast stun
in the United States. Leaders in bus-
iness, "finance and society are promot-
ing the movement. v,
The directors annbuneeti tori ay that
thp attempt to care for the war or-
phans of France, already reported to
number 200.000. is Intended as an ex-
pression of America’s gratitude, to that
country for her aid In the founding of
this republic nt the time of the Ameri-
can revolution and of this country’s
sympathy for the suffering the present
Mtir has brought upon France.
Not only does tlie organization pro-
peae to give immediate aid to the
French orphans, but it exacts to care
for (hem at least fifteen years, If neces-
sary. • ,
Keep Up Kearrh.
issue fated Press OlupalcS]
Nom' York. Oct. 14.—The largest fleet
of steamships that lias left this port
since the submarine raid off Nantucket
last Sunday is due to sail today, while
United States destroyers are hunting
along the North Atlantic coast for a
secret bgse fur German submarines.
A southwest gale swept the coast
as tlie destroyers maintained their
search Incoming and outgoing ships
pursued zig zng courses far off their
usual routes to elude the IT-83 which
for all they know might still be lurk-
ing off Nantucket.
Rush Order by Allies,
Associated Ptess Dispatch]
Youngstown, O., Get. 14 —The Wil-
liam Tod company of this city has re-
ceived a rush order from tbo allies for
eight Inch forgings amount to $2,000,-
000, according to an announcement
made here.
#!
French Steamers Sunk.
Associated frees Dispatch]
Berlin. Oel. 11.—The small French
steamer Rigel, built as submarine de-
stroyer. was sunk in the Mediterra-
nean on October 2 by two torpedoes
fired by a German submarine. It waa
ollieiulb announced today. German
submarines on October 4, the state-
ment adds, mnk the French auxiliary
cruiser Gallia. with approximately
thirteen hundred French and Serbian
soldiers aboard. About one thousand
were drowned. The toss of the Gallia
miis reported by Parts last week.
King In Take Command.
Associated Press Dispatch)
It. O. Tatum,’John Marshall. A.
Hanford. H. ‘Lucas. D. W. (iullek, B.
R. Webb. Miss Fay Miller. Mesdiunes
Hammond. Mnyheu'. Hannah. Davis.
Vernon Brou'ii, o. Woodrou’. Haiziip.
Michael, Mincheu W. Wharton. <\
Haiziip. Pool, C. Hopson. Walter
Jones. W. Tolbert, F. Loving. B. L.
Jones., Jobe, W. L. Brown, T. Wil-
liams. L. M. Smith. <\ A. Shook, Cart-
wright, Mrs. Henderson,. MeRory, But-
ter, Brown, Allen, Opel, Lillis. JSaiin
tiers. Lovenmn. NeMm^'YT^eki
Bucharest. Get. 14.-King Ferdinand
of Rumania, it was announced, will
personaiiy take supreme command of
(lie Russian and Rumanian armies,
ronsideralde Russian reinforeementa
are expcs’ted to arrive in Rumania.
Wilson’s Birthday.
Russell. Misses Oorldn^N. Rjw»./A
Boyd. Stephens, M. Waljaee, G. Cor-
nell. W. Jobes. G. Davis, Dixie Imo
ThimipsOn. J. Wallace, S. t Pitts, L.
Adumsect. M. D. I/'slie. C. I^inkford.
M. Russell. Mesdames Dick Cole, Hil-
ger. Brown, Engliah, J. Revelle,
(Siguedl
' W. II. LUCAS. Chairman.
Valley Fair, 1916.
m
Babies Healtli Conference, Red River was bom at
T/mg Brnneh, N. J„ Get. 14.—Thtt
was a red-letter day at Shadow Lawn,
the summer home of the President
and Mrs. Wllsoq. Officially, It wax
designated as “Pennsylvania day,"
Having been set aside hy the president
fOr/JBie reception of a large party Of
IVMwplvnnin Democrats who opine
over to | sty their respects. Unofficial-
ly. it wqa. “Mrs. Wilson's day ” in the
presideuthll family el trie and house-
hold. The (lay was the anniversary
of Mrs. Wilson’s birth and
were the rememi1
received from
throughout i
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