Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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On Sale at Big Bargains
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able to offer Unusual Bargains.
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25c Fancy Ribbon 19c
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Are You Getting It?
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We invite you to inspect the new fall
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FOR BLUE AND (HUY REUNION.
Houston Plans to Invite Remnants
of Both Armies There in 1914.
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 6. — To
urge a reunion of the remnants of
the great armies of >1861-65, both
the blue and the gray, which will
be held at Houston, Tex., in 1914,
Is the mission to Los Angeles of
Ueu. James H. Agen of Houston.
Oen. Agen arrived at the Hotel
Alexandria here yesterday with
Mrs. Agen. He will present the
invitation of Houston to the O. A.
R. encampment next week as a rep-
resentative of the Houston veterans
and the Houston Chamber of Com-
merce.
"I have come as an advance
guard to get ready for a big re
uuln of the blue and the gray at
Houston in 1914,” the general said.
“We will have a big booster del-
egation lor Houston at the 1912 en-
campment,” he said, "but are work-
ing hard even this early for the
event.
"The (1. A. R. encampment has
not been held in the south for many
years and we think the Chances for
Houston ought to be good two
years hence,”
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Ten pound' bucket Swift Premium
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1026. New 100. 4-3t
MONITOR
Lawn Hose
The . best Lawn Hose that you can
buy. Made with three plys of high
grade rubber, and two plys of seam-
less cotton tubing.
This hose will not kink or flatten
when you pull a loop or knot in it.
We have it in live hundred foot coils
and can cut it ill any length pieces
that’s wanted.
We guarantee this hose to give per-
fect service.
We also have other grades of hose
which we sell at very low prices.
See Us lor Lawn Hose and Trimmings
HARDWARE
COMPANY!
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CHILL CAUSES
SUDDEN DEATH
BEAUREGARD POTTS, WELL
KNOWN COLORED PREACHER,
PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT,
Sudden Death of the Father Recalls
tile Tragic Death of the Hon Who
Was Killed by a Posse in Red
River Bottoms Near Detroit.
MURDER PACT
MAN ADMITS HE POISONED WIFE
AND BRAINED ANOTHER
WOMAN’S HUSBAND.
INSPECTOR IS
NOW ON TRIAL
WAS A WOMAN IN THE CASE
A. L. Watson Killed <’. Bailey at
Metcalf, La. and Confessed That
In Murder Compact With Mrs.
Bailey He Poisoned His Wife.
CASE l\ WHICH MAKING A
1 FALSE STATEMENT IS
THE CHARGE
COMMISSIONER ON STAND
Rev. G. Beauregard Potts, a well
known colored Baptist preacher, died
very suddenly at his home on a
farm about 5 miles north of Sher-
man. in the iron Ore settlement,
about 8:30 o’clock last night.
He was in his apparent good
health up to within a very few min-
utes of his death. Yesterday he
worked in his cotton field all day,
not complaining in the least.
Ijast night he was suddenly at-
tacked with a congestive chill and
although Dr. A. N. Prince was
immediately summoned Rev. Potts
died before the physician could
reach him.
Rev. Beauregard Potts’ sudden
death recalls the rficent tragic end-
ing of the career of his son, Leon-
ard Potts, wtio was riddled with
bullets by a posse in the Red river
bottoms near Woodland, a little in-
land settlement north of Detroit,
Red River county, on the after-
noon of August 5, just one month
to the day before his father’s
death.
Leonard Potts, It will be remem-
bered, killed Policeman Tedford In
Dallas on July 22. He escaped and
made his way to Clarksville where
he killed Sheriff Charley Stephens.
He again escaped and was being
sought by the posse when he met
bis death.
Rev. Beauregard Potts was an in-
dustrious. law-abiding citizen and
the boy, I^onard, while he lived in
Grayson county was looked on as a
peaceaible youns negro. In fact, ha
never had any serious trouble until
that which brought him to his
death.
Rev. Beauregard Potts was 50
years old, a native of Grayson
county* having been born In Pres-
ton Bend March 12, 1862. While he
was a hardworking farmer, he was
also an ordained Baptist preacher
and had held services for years In
the old colored thuroh house known
as Honey Run In the vicinity of
where he lived and where his death
occurred- Only recently Rev. Potts
had been preaching at a protracted
meeting being held In the Iron Ore
community and his sermons were
listened to not only by the colored
people but by manv of the white
people of that neighborhood.
Rev. Potts' wife survives him as
do all his children except Leonard,
six boys and one girl. He was a
member of Prince Star lo^ge. No.
196, colored Masons, and of Ouney
lommandery, Knights Templar.
These ordes will have charge or the
burial services which will take
place at Iron Ore cemetery tomor-
row morning at 10 o’clock. The
funeral oration will be delivered bv
Rev. M. M. Mllll,’an. a wai. known
colored preocher of Sherman.
Associated Press Dispatch]
Shreveport, La., Sept. 6.—"When
I raised that axe to strike that
sleeping man 1 said: 'This wilt send
your soul to hell.' That’s where I
belong and the sooner I’m. hanged
the better I’ll be satisfied,” said A.
L. Watson, who in a written con-
fession said he murdered C. C.
Bailey at Metcalf, La. Monday and
confessed that as a result of a dia-
bolical murder compact with Mrs.
Bailey he poisoned his own wife
in Flanagan, Texas, three months
ago.
Mrs. Bailey also confessed and
admits phe attempted to poison her
nusband and that she urged Watson
to Brain Bailey.
Watson has three daughters and
his mother llviug at Jefferson,
Texas.
Mrs. aBiiey has two children.
IS COMING TO SHERMAN
Waldo Hays He Never Told Police
Inspector to Pass up Disorderly
Houses—Another Statement by
Mayor Gaynor.
THIS CITY GETS V, M, C. A. STU-
DEN CONFERENCE.
Will He Held at Austin College and
Delegates will be Here front
Many States.
PLAN STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Sherman Will Spend $500,000 in
Paving Work, Says Mayor Wall.
Hon. John C. Wall, mayor of
Sherman, was at the Oriental yes-
terday and expreseody his gratifica-
tion at the Information obtained
by the city officials and1 citizens of
Sherman who came here Wednesday
to look over the street paving Im-
provements of Dallas.
“Sherman Is going to spend $500,-
000 In street paving improvement
work.” said Mayor Wall, "and it
wag quite .natural that we .should
conio to Dallas to get a few points.
1 believe that when our work Is
completed Sherman will be the beet
paved city of its size in the state.
"Crop conditions are fine in our
section and this promises to be one
of the very beet years we have ever
known.”—Dallas News.
Word has Just biW rdeetVGd that
the Southwestern Student Y. M. C. A,
conference will be held in Sherman
this year. December 21 to 29. This
conference has been held at Hus-
ton, La., for the past ten years, but
through the efforts of Dr. T. S.
Clyce of Austin College and State
Secretary A. Coulter of the Y. M.
tC. A., tills city has been designated
as the meeting place next year.
Upwards of two hundred dele-
gates will be in attendance upon the
conference and they will be from
Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama,
l^ouisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas. .It is an im-
portant step for Sherman in the
right direction and should be a
stepping stone to larger things
.along the same line. For the last
| few years there have been com-
plaints from the delegates of Tex-
as, Oklahoma and other points
where Sherman is nearer, because
of the inaccessibility of Ruston, so
at the conference last year definite
steps were taken to bring the con-
vention to Sherman. Dr. Weather-
ford of Nashville, Tenn., the stu-
dent representative for the South of
the international committee, was
induced to visit this city in the in-
terest of this matter.
The leaders in the educational
and religious life of the United
States will be in attendance upon
the conference as speakers.
The delegates will be eptertaln-
ed at Luckett Hall of Austin Col-
lege and the business sessions will
be held in the auditorium of the
new administration building of the
college. The building Is now un-
der course of construction but is in-
tended to be completed before time
ot tho conference. Those who
have the matter in hand confident-
ly expect that it will be possible to
make this city the meeting place
for this group of men for a number
of yearly conferences. The Young
Men's Business association is de-
sirous of having every courtesy
shown the delegates lit order that
this end may be attained.
DAUGHTER OF REAGAN
DIED THIS MORNING
Associated Press Dispatch)
Jacksonville, Tex., Sept. 6.—Mrs.
W. E. Donley, daughter of the late
Junge John H. Reagan, postmaster
general In President Davis’ cabinet,
died here today.
TEXAS FARMERS FIGHT
Associated Prana Dispatch]
Snyder, Tex., Sept. 6.—W. D.
Huppman, a farmer, and farm
hands in a battle with rattle snakes
killed thirteen when they found
the snakes in a parlrie dog hole to-
day. Then the men took sick and
quit.
“GAN CREATE LIFE
BY CHEMICAL ACTION”
London, Sept. H.—Prof. Schafer's
declaration that life can be created
by chemical action has created wide-
spread discussion and controversy.
■Newspapers throughout the coun-
try comment on the theory
theory of the president of the Brit-
ish association. They compare it
with the epoch-making theories of
Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley
on the evolution of man.
Many clergymen attacketl the idea
that life has a beginning merely
from the action of chemical ele-
ments.
WITH BATTLE SNAKES SAY MANY STATE FIRES
WERE PREVENTABLE NINO
Associated Press Dispatch]
Austin, Tex., Sept. 6.—The state
Insurance board in Its annual report
says out of the 17,693 fires in Tex-
as, 12,641 were preventable. coming from there.
New York, Sept. 6.—Cornelius
G. Hayes, the deposed police in-
spector, made a categorical denial
yesterday of published statements
quoting hint as saying he would
tell on the witness stand at his de-
partmental trial a story that would
cause Commissioner Wialdo to resign
in twenty-four hours.
The statements were said to have
bean made by Hayes to District At-
torney Whitman during the secret
conference he held with the prose-
cutor last Tuesday evening. It was
understood Hayes then had asked
Mr. Whitman to delay presenting to
the jury certain evidence involving
ttie former inspector until after
his trial on the charge of making
a false statement to Mr. Wialdo.
iliayes, summoned to police head-
quarters and ordered officially to
affirm or deny tho statement, to-
gether with other accusations he
was reported to have made against
the commissioner, made a complete
denial. f
Although District Attorney V\ Pit-
man refused today to discuss his
conference with Hayes, it was
learned that the prosecutor was sur-
prised to hear that Hayes had re-
pu ’.'fated some of the statements at-
tributed to him.
lAiuis Ubbey, part owner with
William Shapiro of the murder car
In the Rosenthal case, was called
before the grand jury which in-
dicted Police Lieut. Becker for the
murder of Rosenthal., He denied
having been told ,by Shapiro, it was
learned, who the occupants of the
car were, and professed Ignorance
of any knowledge of the murder
plot.
The Investigation by the commis-
sioner of accounts into alleged
graft levied on owners of news
stands resulted In the arrest of
Benjamin F. Strnuss, an election
district captain, on charge of grand
larceny. According to the evidence
of a witness at the Investigation,
Strauss acted as the agent of an
alderman In the collection of graft.
Mayor Gaynor took a fling at the
hoard of aldermen yesterday after-
noon in a characteristic letter to one
of their number.
"I do not see how 1 can expect
policemen’ to be honest," says the
letter, "when they know that many,
if not most, members of the board
of aldermen are selling licenses for
news stands and the like thorugh-
out the city through go-befweens at
prices from $2,5<>0 down to $25."
Trial on Today.
Associated Prnsfl Disp&tcb]
New York, Sept. 6.—.Rhinelander
Waldo, police commissioner, testify-
ing at the department trial of Police
Inspector Hayes, Ihe deposed police
Inspector, charged with false state-
ments regarding the commissioner,
denied ever having given instruc-
tion to Hayes to refrain from ob-
taining evidence against disorderly
houses.
Tlie commissioner was subjected
to relentless cross examination by
the attorney who sought to intro-
duce Mayor Gaynor's utterances on
the vice problem. In answer to
questions, Waldo said the mayor had
not directed his policy toward vice.
He said the mayor hadn’t instructed
him how to deal with disorderly
houses and said he expected raids
where evidence was obtained, that
hr* knew houses were operated in
Hayes’ district for a year hut "pre-
sumed Hayes was making every ef-
fort to close them." An effort was
made to show Gaynor considered
the social evil as an unconquerable
problem.
New Hair Ornaments
and Kindred Accessories
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An elaborate display, and of such varied assortments, that a
personal Inspection is necessary to fully appreciate the new;
things now on exhibit at the notion counter. A brief mention,
as follows:
Jeweled Combs, Pins and Barrettes.........504 to $2.00
Silver Hair Pins and Barrettes with brilliants and pearl settings,
prices from..............................$1.00 t0 $2.50
Handsome showing of Bandeaux in pearls, sliver and crystals;
prices range from...................... --50 it to $$.OOl
The clilc new Opera Caps with bags to match are worth a spec-
ial trip to see; price, the set............ ........$5.00
The pretty jeweled Kvenlhg Caps occupy a prominent place In
our exhibit of new things; prices...........50^ to $$.001
Pretty Velvet Neck Bands with Jeweled Slides and Ornaments,
at quite a range of prices.
The Newest Things In Bags
Fall 1912, styles are shown In mesh, leather and velvet. ▲
special feature is the duplex safety lock bag, which prevents
the knobs from opening. Come In and examine the very newest
nags shown on the market.
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THREE ARMY OFFICERS
KILLED BY AIRSHIPS
BULL RILLS WOMAN;
BABY GIVES ALUM
Associated Press Dispatch |
Munich, Bavaria, Sept. 6.—Lieu-
tenant Steger of the Bavarian army
was killed today when his biplane
was caught in a storm and dashed
three hundred feet to earth
British Officers Killed.
’ Associated Press Dispatch I
Stevenage, England, Sept. 6.—Two
British army officers, Captain B.
Hamilton and Lieut. Stewart, were
killed' this morning when the wings
of an aeroplane In which they
wete riding collapsed and the ma-
chine fell 250 feet to the ground.
State Bank Call.
AsHoolated Prenn Dispatch 1
Austin, Tex., Sept. 6.—The de-
partment of insurance and banking
today issued a call on state Wanks
for a statement of tlielr condition
on September 4.
ROOSEVELT COMING TO
TEXAS IN OCTOBER
Associated Pres* Dispatch)
Houston, Tex., Sept. 6.—An-
nouncement wiis made here today
by the progressive leaders that
Roosevelt will visit Texas early in
October. »
Fish unil Game Collections.
Associated Press Dispatch |
Galveston. Tex., Sept. 6.—The
annual report of the deputy fish and
game commissioner of Galveston
county shows collections of $12,296.
For Rent
Waco, Tex., Sept. 6.—A child’*
pitiful wall that she was hungry
and her mother wouldn’t give her
anything to eat led to the discov-
ery at noon yesterday of the lifeless
body ot Mrs. Fred Thiele, aged 45,
wife ot a German farmer, who hid
been gored to death by a vicious
hull at her home at Robinson, about
five miles southwest ot Mete.
Yesterday morning lit. Thiele '
and his five oldeat children went to
the field to pick cotton. They bad
no Intimation that anything wags*
wrong until the younger child, *> f;
girl aged 2 % years, who had been dp
left at home, entered the cotton '%
patch and told her father that she
couldn't get anything to eet and
lisped that something was wrong.
Mr. Thiele and his other children
hastened to The house and found
Mrs. Thiele In one corner of a barn;
her body lying partially on a culti;
vator and other farming imple-
ments. She had been gored by A
bull. After the brute had gored the
woman until life was extinct it 4a
believed he picked her up with his
horns and tossed her into the barb.
The body was mangled and' torn, ■ '
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Call for Bank Statements.
Associated Prana Dispatch 1
Washington, Sept. 6.—Comptrol-
ler of the currency today issued a
call for a statement of the condition
of all national banks at the close
of business on September 4.
TAX NOTICE. '
Notice Is hereby given to the tax
payers that 1 am now prepared to
collect and receipt for all taxes dua
the city of Sherman for the year
A. D„ 1912.
N. R. BALTHROP,
s4-3Ot Assessor and Cn'lector.
Four Office Rooms over THE prominent
corner ol Sherman
Watson’s Q. V. S,
NEW YORK POLICEMEN
RESCUE MANY CHILDREN
Aftnociatod Press Dlnpatchl
New York, I9ept. 6.—Sixty-two
persons, forty-eight being children,
were saved from death in burning
tenements by four policemen. Ail
were overcome by smoke and the
policemen carried them half-con-
scious to the street.
URGENT APPEAL SENT
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
Associated Press Dispatch]
WiaBhlngton. „Sept. 6.—‘American
Ambassador Wilson was today in-
structed to urge upon the Mexican
government the dire need of federal
troops in Northern Mexico to protect
Americans. A frautlc appeal is
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