Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 124, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1922 Page: 2 of 8
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SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
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(iOV. RUSSELL - PRESIDENT OF
IN MIDST OF! A.ULUMNE 1923 MANAGER WRECKS THEATER
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PUTTING IT UP TO TINSMITH
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DAMAGE mi
Mr. Fijjit Want* to Know Why Stovo-
pip* I* Always Adjusted to
Such Small Dimension*.
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DENISON MERCHANTS ITT
ON WINDOW DISPLAY CONTEST
’REVIVAL IN PROGRESS AT
EAST SHERMAN BAPTIST.
DENIES CHARGES MADE ItV FOR
MI.K STENOGRAPHER—SHE
11.1.1 S ROMANTIC STORY.
PAT HOOKS OF ITASCA SHOT
THRO! Oil THE l-KG W HEN
PISTOL GOES OFF.
DALLAS TEAM AND BORNS MAN
DM.LAS ALSO ACQUIRER JACK ADJOINING III II.DINGS DAMAGED
Di-nismi. Texas, |iw, 7,-The iN-ni- K,-r >’ Krann, evaiip-lini from
_ I'boii It. t.til Merchants Amnrtiitiftu ha*"1' Fori Worth Scuiirniry. opened a ....
One of the unsolved tnvsterle* of Srrang.-il a vvInrt.IV .llsplay eontest •<> '_*'il1 '>*<-'Ttn* on W.slnowlay night at
even,In v life 1* why 8t..vepl,,o man I be »»•!,« daring .he Grays, mi r.mnty,Last Shernmi: Baptist church.. whl.h
will always make a stovepipe WO Poultry »»<■ Shows. Member*!"1'* lyrgely attended on that first oe-
Kmall. Give him the old pipe ns a “f
pattern ami he will send a new jTt.ve
(hat ean't he put oh. even with a shoe
horn, remarks a New York Son writer.
the Advertising LTuh of Sherman eesion.
have lieen asked P* net as judges, thej The Key. Mr. Evans is tsdug assist*
windows lieitig judged on the following ,si l,y Miss Mildred Benhrook, soloist,
liasis: Sales value of whitlow, 50 |**r anil Billy Jtife. ,horist**r, in these serv-
ADAMS OF SEATTI-E IJiAGl'E,
IT IS REPORTED
W HEN JANITOR STRIKES MATCH
IN KANSAS ( ITV.
Dallas. Texas. Dee. 7—Walter Mor- Br ,1“ lrnl,<M Tr,»s
tw, veteran Texas lavigue tdnyer, and Kansas City. Mo,. Dee. 7. Gas early
termer preshlent of the Texas loop today Wrecked the Dorle Theatre and
Pi/ the Ai'oi iatrd Pins Dr. 7*. S. Ctvoe of Austin College was
ttxferd. Miss., lKv. 7.—Miss Fraiui* j advised ia a telephone message rcceiv-
Birkl.ead. a star witness yesterday in]1''* Wednesday of tlie injury of Bat
her F'ltm.ltOO damage suit against I..-*-jof Das, a. premium! business vl|j mnnUK,. .),„ ] team in the damaged adjoining laiildings in the yam-1
\I. 1C ii m*iI, of M j' | l,,J s*<L(»n. hii<| |>tosi<lci)t I/»u^hd next wiisVin, urcnrrljni; ,<r Hm* ImsinoKS <1 i^trict lion*,
wdl |H. r, sailed to the witness stand l,h" A"*"» ‘ vlmmi1 A-smlation
. , , . t unuonni eim id rceeived here la»'“; The explosion necurred w hen It.diert
" hen tlie trial is rcauuiol in federal j l,,.,!),!,.,,] ", iVf,-, *'■ 't*'" 11*'s *' *T ''ednesilav from Konlsville, Kentucky, j Davis, janitor, striak a mateh and ig-
tetir! lids morning Is'fore Judge E. l:.^ B | j* J!,' \v-is't •, I In V,' \\ , ' "hr re of ft. dais of (he j-lub are ending, nil's! gas,,from lettkipg |di,es. Davis
| for treatment.' The'hullel' I's-tiet rnte,|' hesetmll meet | xya-seriously burned. Damage was es-l
Jack Adams, manager last season ofiDmated at $75,000.
Ileluies.
Miss Birkliead, who repeated her
charges ji, .jetail was under direet ex-
aminntion for nearly three hours at
tin: afternoon session of the o|« aing
day of the trial.
Governor Russell preceded tlie young
woman on the stand and denied all (he
charges contained in Miss Birkheads
petition-'’1’ lie declared in reply to a
ipiestion Dy iier counsel that he had not
slated in the presence of former Gov-
ernor Then G. l’.ilbo of Mississippi that
lie was responsible for her alleged ill-
ness, c.r that he laid requested .Mr. Bil-
im to make an effort to have the mat-
ter settled. Mr. Bilbo lias been asked
to apts-nr ns a witness.
In her direct testimony Miss Birk-
head told of her alleged rclfKlons with
tlie Governor while she was employed
ns his stenographer during tlie guber-
natorial campaign in 15*18.
‘The Governor appeared interesIJng
and lie told me he loved me,” she snigj.
“Each time I saw him he appeared
more interesting. He toki me he was
going to get « divorce.”
‘‘He never left the office without
kissing me food-hye,” she testified.
She denied a statement, of the Gov-
ernor that she had made charges
ugiilnst the superintendent of a State
tuberculosis institutloa similar to those
In (night against the Governor. She de-
clared she had been approach*,! by
men purporting to represent, (lie Gov-
ernor who made her an offer of mon-
ey to sign a letter which would in ef-
f'H't have absolved the Governor from
auy wrong doing. She refused lo sign,
she stated.
Governor Unwell testified lie had af
no time authorized any payment lo
Miss Birkhea.l other'*than the payment
of her salary while In his employ, and
that lie knew of no money having
Is en offered her for such purposes its
she alleged.
Gives Story of Life.
A small crowd was in attendance
When the trial was resumed today of
the damage suit Instituted liy Miss
Francis Dirkheud against Governor
ltussell. Miss Birkliead resumed Ihe
witness stand* ■ '— — «.«*« ~—
„„ ... , ■ •’ u*' "<ml ber for firewood. There are so many
‘ 1 Ulf> !H n and „f these applicants that I have to turn
10 on nticrfl OH flJlei'Cil (,> huvn I.OOW _____, - ..
tin* fleshy pjirf Of tin* loft u|t|**r
ami in tin* ku«*<». from whore It
way removed.
A ineNKji*?e rondveil Thiirsthiv \\;i< to
iIih fWiti Hint .Mr. Hooks sjR'iit n t <mi
fortirHh* nielli Wednesday. I »r, <'|vee*
went to Dallas Thors lay to attend the! - ----------
meeling of the T I. A A. hut phoned |‘KOMINENT 111 KIN ESN
Piofcs. ional to Wish
ihe Seattle Coast I-engip- elnh, has
Iteen secured tv Dallas in a trade wit lit
the Bittsliurgli Nationals, to whom1
Xdanis had been trailed for I tins* plsy-j nt A„„<.,n,.A~l7^n^
, rs. it is reported from Seattle . | S||M niiir., ....... 7. M:„.
Donald Smith, professional golfer and
holder of tlie BIL‘1 inetinpolitim ehiim-
pbmi of the Atlantic lunsl, lias olilain-
ed a license In wed Airs. I.nuls Ilar-
FJJjlt I,ad a bandage around his
flngc-r when tic got to the ofllce tlie
other morning and explained tlint u*
hud vulnly tried to adjust a piece of
stovepipe that was too small.
“If It had been an Inch too large
It would have been all rigid,” lie said,
‘‘for It rested on the stove and could
not come oir. But that tinsmith be-
lieved !n a snng fit, and he made the
pipe so small that I had to send It
back after working with It for half
(tin hour and cutting my finger.”
Two other men In the nftlce said
they had similar experiences the lad
week and no one could offer an ex-
planation of the thusness of the
stovepipe.
cent: attention getting value, 'Si |ier ices, which arc- to continue throu.cn
cent; originality IS )ier cent ; appro-! the next two weeks,
pri,lioness to tlie season and oeeastoiu Services will he held each night at
to |M*r cent. _ j 7 :!!0 o'clock, preceded by special prayer
___ «- ---meeting at 7 o'clm k, and tlie public
Ask your grcs.r for Sehcpp's Cuke.j"'11 ,M‘ welcome at all times.
u'J.'ltfe.l H is hoped to hove large crowds
____________ : present every night, and the memher-
s,hept»‘ Butter-nut Cakes, 1«e. js,,iP ,,f '•‘‘ureli is working toward
nl'Ttfe.i « nd.
MAN OF DALLAS IS DEAD.
tho infonn.itimi t<» tlie mllcgf* lu-n*.
Mr. I looks, Imm hiiso of his nefive in-
lerest in tlie a I lairs ol the inhere, and, | ,:,||„s 'iVxas, Dec. 7.—J. C. Weaver, jvc'.v. Sau Francisco siH-iely woman
part leu hilly iitlileiic aetjUties, is held . , , . k
in high esteem by Austin College s. 1 V"nunMmingT ---------
dents ......... never met him. -naeliuiery ......... of Dallas for I lie las.
The lice kangaroo secured us a mas- 'M V*‘I"S- ,1U-,J M"l,U‘nJ-v
• •of roo»*ntly ;it tin* coIIol'i* \\:is mmicd
WcmIiiomIii y
ni^lit nImnit 10:.’W> oVlfK*k :it liis Ilium*,
Miners May S(ril»e.
Py th* Atincial+d First
I.<*ndvlil«\ Colli.. I k'(*.
7.—<('omplete
NludeutH.
NEW YORKERS BURNING WOOD
Builders, It Is Said, Are Being Be-
sieged by Householders Asking
for Old Lumber.
for a wage Increase from- 50 to $4
1st day made by Umween first and tint
miner* yesterday.
If It Is Rheumatism or I.mvt'ago you
arc suffering with go lo Keith'* Drug
Store, get you a bottle of StaHey's
Rheumatic Remedy and If not
fled, return empty but lie and get, your
fl.00 hack. Manufactured by Sfnrfff
Drug Company, Tyler, Texas. otPttc
by the students ' Bat ', nut of affes-tion-'1-1 * n,>;|nom street,
ate regard for Mr. Hooks. His injury] '■ "wiver was apparently in good{jniralysis of mining activith's in six of
was tlie cause of min li iinieerii among: l;i aliF* 'Aislnesday afleviioon. and Ills, I.eadville's zin , lead and iron mines,
deutli c ame as a surprise to members j is thionleiietl as a result of a demand
of bis family and business associates
and friends. He was 57 years edd and
;wur president of tlie Briggs-Weaver
Machinery Company, which lie organiz
,<si in l.StMt.
-Mr. Weaver was horn in Maryland
in 18.77, and came to IkalTn» from Bal-
timore, where he was engaged In the
„ ...... . . iimehinery manufacuiring business. He
Houseliolderg a ull parts of New ......... -
... . v. as widely known as a scientific me-
York, according to the observations of- , . , , .
policemen, are collecting a great deal | '‘""^l •rnglntsi and was active R»
rrf firewood this fall. This |8 taken w ) <“p "ui'ding up of Texas and the South-
Indie, ite that many of them are on- "T »«“">•-
tlclpatlng a coal shortage during the i , Sll,'vnlllK l,ta " 11 ROn
coming winter. flvi‘ daughters, residing In Dallas.
In backyard sections everywhere It
Is a common sight to see the male
members of tlie family busily engaged
In splitting hoards and lumber Into
kindling wood. This firewood, ns a
kousehuldcr^cxpreased It, Is not in-
tended to supplant coal, but to help
save it.
‘‘At this time last year,” a builder
said, “I used to give wood away occa-
sionally when I was tearing down or
repairing old buildings. I used to
hang out u sign reading, ‘Wood given
away free fof the asking.’ My only
Remarkable Family.
Marcus Aurelius bus just celebrated
his eighty-second birthday and the
seventy-third year of tils notable ca-
reer as fisherman on Lake Huron. All
of tlie brothers and sisters of Marcus
have not survived to join In the cela-
I,ration, but If they hail all been there
tlie list of tkose present would In-
clude Julius Caesar Hitchcock, Benja-
min Franklin Hitchcock. Cyremis IVu
mark Hitchcock, Theodore Wt / ngton
Hitchcock, Euphemla Ophelia Hitch-
cock, Dlodema Rnsettn Hitchcock, ife-
llssa Hitchcock, James Alexander
Hitchcock, Apollus Napoleon Hitch-
cock and Samuel Lake Hitchcock.
“Old Marc,” as he Is familiarly
termed by those who choose r»-ignore
Ids share In the family roll of fame,
has never missed a season on the luke
since he was nln«* years old; has
saved 14 people from drowning; was
a champion figure skater, and states
that he will be on the Ice- agalu tills
winter.
T
Schepps' Fruit Cake for Christmas. Order the best-
, Ti23-tft‘.
-Schepps' Cake.
n'Jfi-tfc.
Storage Battery
Sales and Service
also
Service on any Make of
Battery
Free liispeciion and Water
TARKER BROS, BAT-
TERY CO.
Travis and Jones HI.
1‘hooe HilH
X
THREE REAL BARGAINS
I Sludebfikor Special, like new*.
1 Buick 6-5 Passenger, new paint, cord tires.
1 Ford Coupe, Sock Wheel, 5 good tires, runs fine.
Wood i Auto Co
TEN CONVICTS ON STRIKE •
ARE I*( Y IN THE DUNGEON
/’[/ Ihe Associated Press
San tjiientin, Calif., Dec, 7.—A strike
of- in convicts si'rviiig sentene**s in tlie
penitentiary Itegitn Tuesday wlien they
refused to work, bad failed to find 15, |
expected recruits today hut. the orig-
inal strikers remained firm. They are
in vtie dungeon on bread nuii water fare.
Warden Johnston said the ten eon-
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HIHHi
uouy iree n»r me asking, xiy only ^filled lo Ihe ilNIlgeoii could “unlock
stipulation was that persons applying themselves” any time they would agree
“ “* ’ ’ —-......... " ~ “— *" ’ ■ ordinary labors in the prison
for It should cart It away for them-
selves. It may surprise you when I
tell you that my wood often went beg-
ging. It Is quite different this year.
1 do not have to hang out a sign;
every day I am bcslepea by inen.
to nr. operation alleged lo have been
performed in that, city. Counsel for
Governor T.’nssell had the young wom-
an tell of her early life, ‘she told of
a visit to her brother In Texas. Site
declared she xrent lo Kan Antonio,
where she attended school for tele-
phone operators. Front Kan Antonio
to lent sail, 1 twins, xvliero she was as-
signed to a position,
s Miss Birkliead denied that she was
Rttilly of any Impropriety while in Tex-
ns. She was questioned as to several al-
leued escapades, but declared that such
charges were untrue.
most of them away. * <
“I am sure that this demand for fire-
wood means flint much more wood Is
going to be burned in fires this winter
thun In the past."
CONGRESSMAN MANN’S
WIDOW GETS HIS ESTATE
P\J the Associated Press
Chicago, Ills., Dec. 7,— Mrs. KiiVniatO.
Mann, widow of the late Codfcresnmnn
to t|o
yard.
FINDING OF DEAD BODY
I'OINTS. TO BLACK HAND WAR
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By the J ssoriated Press
Chicago. Ills., l*ec. 7.—An investiga-
tion was being conducted by police to-
day into tlie murder of Joseph Alborbo.
whose body, slashed by a haethet was
found in tlie rear of his store In the
Italian quarter, early today by Ills
wife. Police believe ids death marked
the re-opening of a black hand war iu
the district.
REMOVAL SALE
- i OF
High Grade Shoes
Sale Stgfrts Tomorrow Closes Dec. 13th,
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NO REFUNDS
Actress III.
By the Associated Press
Los Angeles, Calif., Dee, 7.
Edna
Grayson County
1 Medical Association
Elects Officers
f*
The annual election of officers of
the Grayson Chhnty Medical Assoeia
Uoh was held at a meeting of members
of the Association at the Y. M. C. A.
in Sherman Tuesday evening. . Dr.
Paul Gunliy of Khermnn was elected
president, Dr. D. K. Jamison of Deni-
son, vice president, Dr. AY. A. lan>,
secretary-treasurer. Dr. James Rut-'
ledge and Dr. It. E. Trnlly. sentries,
There was n large attendance at
the meeting. Dr. O. C. Aiders of Sher-
man read a paper on “Sinusitis.” and
Dr. AYilhur Carter rend a paper an
“Anncsthesiit, and Throat Operation.”
The next meeting will be held in
Denison the first Tuesday in January.
MAN WHO SURRENDERS
AFTER 19 YEARS, FREE
Xty the Antociated Prcta
Danville, Ills., Dee. 7.—John T. Car-
rington, who returned from Colorado
recently after 19 years of fugitive life,
was a free man today with »■ renewed
determination to “show the world.”
• Tuesday night he was noqnitted 1...
a jury In the District Court of a charge
of murder in connection with the death
of his sisler-in-law here ia 1003.
Upon notice then that he would litre
to stand trial he fled from the city
and had not been heard of until
month ago, when he unceremoniously
returned, sKiting that he wished
clear hia name for (lie sake of Ida
two boys, mere toddling lads, when
the mother died.
kVisliiu, MBIDW OI UH5 1 SI 11* l. OIlKrrNSJItM J *tw vain., •- - ^'UU
James R. Mann, who died severtil days Purvianetv screen actress, leading wn-
ago in Washington, xvili inherit. Ids >“»'> *'<>■• Charlie Chaplin, is ill with
entire estate, with an estimated value j Pleurisy, according to an announee-
of $20(},0()0, aetjirdlng to ids will to tie(lml,‘ from her home,
filed for probate this week, George AV.
Miller, attorney
nouneed.
Ihe family an- pny It—try it, Kehepps' cake.
n‘23 tie
Growing girls’ strap and lace Ox-
fords in one color, brown #nd
black kid and calf leather, also
two-color Sports. *
ALL CASH SALES
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MISSES’ AND
YOUTHS’
We have in this sale several dif-
ferent numbers in black and
brown kid and calf leather, also
patent leather with mouse color
kid tops.
100 '1° Pure Georgia Sugar Cane
More nutritious and wholesome than sugar.
Just the purg juice of sugar cane—nothing
added and nothing taken away. A wonder-
ful food for growing children.
Order a can of KATKF.NA from
your grocer today
Packed by •*
ALABAMA-CEORGIA SYRUP COMPANY
PLUS>
S E R V I C E
, We have moved down stairs, and in order to demonstrate our new line of High Grade Shoes
will offer 10 per cent to 20vper cent off on each purchase. (Cantilever Shoes not includ-
■ ed.) Every article Guaranteed to be a good value*
Montgomery, Ala.
Jackaonville, Fla.
Bantams Matched
By ltie Associated Press
Milwaukee, Wig., Dec, 7. — Joey
F-angcir, Imntamwelglit, will meet Joe
Lynch of New York, bantamweight
(hgmpion, here tonight i
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COLONIALS
MEN AND BOYS
Rh-
One style in black dull Kid. Pa-
tent vamp with brown Suede
back. Three styles in black
satin (Skinners’s), also four
numbers in bronze kid, brown
and blitck satin with tie and
v? vl.
LADIES’HOUSE i
SLIPPERS
AN IDEAL GIFT
Quilted Satins, Felts
and Moccasins—In your
size .... ...95c to $2.25
Ladiefc’ Silk and' Silk
.
and Wool Hosiery.
Brown
Kid and Calf
Latest styles and Best
straps.
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and Black
Leather,
Qualities in All Shoes in this Sale
Purchased for this Fall and Win-
ter Selling.
THE RIGHT KIND FOR GROWN-UPS.
SHERMAN, TEXAS
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FOOTWEAR FOR CHILDREN.
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120 n. travis Scarbrough^ Shoe Store
OUR PRICES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOW, SO THIS SALE IS A REAL TREAT.
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