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Former President Sends His Son to War
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8HEEMAN DAILY DEMOCBAT
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, JUNE 9, 1917-SATURDAY EVENING.
50r Par Month—$5 Par Yaar WWa Paid b Adraaca.
LATEST WAR BULLETINS-
Want# Colleges to (to On.
JLitutSalc* Pr»i Dispatch I
Bloomington, Jml., Jum- 9—Presi-
dent Wilscu U to favor• of American
college# uud universities cimtlnuliu.'
their scssLuis, according to « telegram
received from liiui by President W.
I* Bryuu of Indiana University and
made public here today. The telegram
|wus iu reply to one sent by President
Bryan asking the president bis ikjhI-
tien on the question of closing the
schools of the country.
( President Wilson wired us follows:
I "lit reply to your telegram I would
say 1 see jio necessity whatever for
Mis|iending the sessions of colleges
aud universities and thltik I but such
,a suspenstott would be very much
ugutost t|ie public Interest."
Ilnir Would Ik Exempted.
jiluululul Pit** Diepaicht
Washington, Juno 9-Registration
returns from .18 states and the Dis-
trict of Columbia today showed 2.-
(K»,0«1 registered, as compared with
'API3,(527, the census estimate of eli-
gible#, a loss «>f about In |s-r cent, :i
rute which would make the total reg-
istration of all states somewhat less
than nine millions.
Indicated possible exemptions were
58 |s-r emit or 1.4T7.W5. Of those reg-
Isiered 1,1411.181 were white. 519.755
were colored. 199,521 were aliens und
57.051 were alien enemies. These tlg-
ures do not Include aliens and alien
j enemies
1 |»orted.
for servlee in the Atlantic as well ns
co-operate in supplying new ships to
the extent, of her capacity.
Oppose the I’ork Barrel.
Ittcdatea Press IHtvatdh 1
Washington, June 9—The national
emergency may make It more difficult
than ever, If not impossible, to enact
waterworks improvement legislation
at this session of congress.
This secured probable today as a re-
sult of the Increasing opposition to
tho *27.990.000 annual river alnd bur-
hor approprlallon hill under discus-
sion hr tho house.
Opposition is based largely on the
ground Uint the proposed Improve-
ments can wait until peace comes. In
uddltlou many members of congress
an- hostile to what they claim Is
•'isrrk barreP' legislation.
OVER CITY AND
BODV OF THE
KEET BABY IS
OF THE COUNTY NEAR HOME
from West Virginia, not ro-
IVrsliing Meets tin- lihig.
AssmHatct Prttf otwalrk)
London. June 9, 11:15 o. m.—Gen-
eral Pershlug was received tills morn-
ing at Bueklngbuui Palace by King
George.
He wus presented to the King by
Iiord Brooke, commonder of tho
Twelfth Canadian Infantry brigade.
l.crniHiis llavu 5,999,990 Prltaner*.
4i«oetuie« r*w myaiih)
Amsterdam. June 1 —(Cgrres|Kqi-
I deuce of the Associated Press.) —Tho
^Central Powers now hold hear])'
lAhree luillloii prisoner# of war, accord-
ing lo official figures published 111 tier-
ni(iii newspaper#.
Germany lias 1,(599.731 prisoners, in-
cluding 17,174 officers; Austria-Hun-
gary 1.002,055; Bulgaria (57,582 and
Turkey 23,903,% 'total of 2,874,271
prisoners of whom 27.020 are officers
i Want to Be Aviators.
iim-iatcS Press Dispatchi
Fort, 8berhten, 111.. June 9-- Mort
tlmn 500 men uttendlng the reserve or-
fleer#’, training camp here hud slgul
lied toduy their willingness to enter
the aviation service of the United
States army. The call for volunteers
issued from Washington yesterday
statul that 200 men a week for -in
indefinite jierlod would be taken from
the 11 camps throughout the country
for s|K-elal training In aviation.
It is expected that the men chosen
will he those whose youth make them
IteUer fitted for- aviation than for
commanding large bodies of men.
\ Says MfxiflMi Not Recalled.
j Aetovtatetl ITcit Dlipalvhl
Berlin, June (*. 7:55 a. in.— The
VossfccUe Xeltung dentes a report
that Dr. Alma res Harris, the Mexican
charge d‘ affaires, 1ms been recalled
l)r. Harris is returning to Mexico
Imt the paper says his trip Is on pri-
vate business and lie will return
within three months.
During the absence of the diplomat
Mexican uffulrs will he looked after
by the Austrlun* charge d'affaires.
The Mexican military attache will
reunite in Berlin.
More I s>an v
4<«-»ta(cd Press filtrate*)
Washington, June 9—Loan* of
*5,000.000 to Serbia and *75,000,000
lo Great. Britain was uiude today by
the trt-usury.
Federal Indictments.
Animates Press XHatxttcS)
Philadelphia, June 9.—-The federal
graud Jury today Indicted Max Thler-
Ichens for Captain Prlnee Eel tel
Friedrich. Albert Pinched, Mrs. Fisch-
er, (his \vlfe», and Henry K. Koliuer,
nil of Philadelphia, charged with con-
sptruey and smuggling.
German Hrport.
Utuiiaiti Piets Dispatchi
Berlin. June 9.—The British were
iiliable to obtulu any artuntagc in the
fresh fighting last evening on the
banks ot the Yprcs-Gomlnes canal and
Louve Iiowlands In Belgium. It is of-
ficially stated.
More Officers in England.
Isiwuittil Preet Dispatch I
London, June 9.—A further contin-
gent of American officers arrived at
a British port today on a steumer that
brought Balfour.
Sltip BUI oh Way .
iucciul si Piets i) It patch i
WashIngton. .lime 9—Discussion of
the government's priority shipments
hill neared the end hi the senate to-
day und a Dual vote was expected by
tonight. " Although there is consider-
able opposition to the measure, its
i;uK*uge was believed to bo assured.
The bill would authorise the presi-
dent to compel priority of ships for
foodstuffs, fucj uml other necessities
during the war."'”"
WUI Have to Hurry. *•
* metaled Prett Dttpalch]
Washington, June 9—With only a
week left In -w hicb to subscribe to the
liberty loan, subscriptions must come
at tin* rate of flOO.OUO.OUO a day to
make up tne total of *2,000,000,000.
The dally average of subscriptions
lias lieen only *54,000,000. The treas-
ury machinery with Its subsidy fed-
eral reserve bunks and thousands of
rumlficatlon# into the nation's money
store# was set working at top speed
today to ga I her in promises of partlc-
i|.utioii hi the loan.
Balfour at Home.
imitated Press Dispatch)
London. June 9, l :22 p. in.— For-
eign Secretary Balfour arrived at a
British port his morning on bis re
turn trip to America at tho head of
the British mission.
SEVERAL HOUSES BLOWN FROM
BLOCKS AND SHEDS
UNROOFED.
DAMAGE TO CROPS NOT
HEAVY IN COUNTRY
KIDNAPPED ON NIGHT OF MAY
39, FATHER HAS HUNTED
INCESSANTLY.
Church at Hagerman Blown Down
and Man at Sadlrr Sustains a
Broken lifg—Heavy Rain and
Some HaJI Follows Blow.
HEED FOR RANSOM
OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND
The Father Made Many Tripe in An
Effort to Pay the Money, But
Could Not Find Any One
to Pay It To.
Japan
aMoctaied rrest
Needs Material,
Duffiat
tTokio, May 30—(Correspondence of
the Associated Press)—-Japan stands
ready to bulk! Additional ship# for
tho entente power#, but l# badly In
need of materlul of construction. That
1# the situation in this country a# out-
lined by Baron Kenjiro Den. the min-
ister of communications.
It Is believed that Julian will be
'w illing to place some of her merchant
vessels at tho disposal of the entente
Kstcrtnuy Will Form Cabinet.
imitated Press Dispatchi
Amsterdam, Juue 9—A Budapest
dispatch says King Charles bus eu
trusted tin- forinatioii of the new
cabinet to Count Merits Estcrhaay.
British Successful
imitated Press oufMtcfc)
London, dune 9.—The British at-
tacked last night south of the Kouelt-
ez river and entered German posi-
tions on a front of more thun two
miles, it l# officially stated. The
German Hue was pentrated more than
half a mile. Casualties were inflict-
(Continued on page four.)
All Grain Advanced
Last Week-Corn
Made a Record
f litociatarf Press bispadghl
New York, June O.-f-The same ln-
['Tluenees, actual ujid sentimental,
which carried the.dtock list to higher
levels during tho^kdter part of May
were again operative this week, al-
though fhe rise met with a vast
amount o( profit taking. Further
elimination ot the short Interest made
the market more vulnerable to re-
leasing sales but In the main this was
•N
offset by Increased production.
According to gossip current among
commission houses, the west and
northwest contributed largely to the
week’s greater speculative demand.
The encouraging signs resulting
from the country’s response to the call
of the government, unabated activity
In virtuaUy all lines of industry, easy
monetary conditions and the June crop
report, which was favorable as a
whole, constituted the chief factors.
A heavy cloud, carrying rain, wind
aud hai), coming from the north and
west, struck Sherman ami vicinity
about 7:45 o’clock Friday evening, do-
ing minor damage. The storm scut
many people hurrying to storm cel-
lars and l'or several minutes It looked
as though Sbermun was to be visited
by a n-al Kansas cyclone.
The damage consisted mostly In the
uiihranctiing und uprooting of trees,
although u number of houses were re-
|K)rted blown off tlu-lr blocks. Two
large trees that bad stood for years
In a yard on East Houston street was
snapped in two, and hundreds all
over the city were nnbranclied. A
house belonging to Will Estes and also
the home of B. F Stunhill
East Chaffin street were blown off
their Mocks.. Chimneys were blown
down at Brlee Vestal’s residence, and
at C. M. Adams. A house lu the
!*txt block on East l.umur stk-et lost a
porch,
Mr. BtiiuUlIl was damaged about
*290, with no insurance.
The oil sheds of (lie Magnolia Petro-
leum Company, on East Cherry street
were blown down. The top of a ga-
rage at the Charlie Melton home, east
of Bbermau wus blown off. The fence
around the bawtmil )«irk Ju East
Slu-rniau was blovtkj -down in sections.
There was considerable water dam-
age ill the business district. 'J'lie ruin
came In torrents aud many streets
were flooiled foe the time. 'At. Pierce
Hunter's home at Gray’s Hill the
water blew In under the shingles und
damaged the household furniture.
Crops are not believed to'have been
damaged, as the hull was small and
fell for only a few minutes, although
rain was not needed at this time. Re
liorts that some of the surrounding
towns had been Mow away were Un-
founded. It wus impossible to get
telephone connection, however, with
even Denison late lust night, the
wire# everywhere lieing grounded
At Brain 1L Fritz's home, at No
515 Ely street, sixteen persons took
refuge hi a storm cellar which meas-
ures four feet square. Eleven of the
persons were adults, two weighing
over 290 pounds. About thirty people
went to the storm house of Ernest
Fault, neur St. Vincent’s sanitarium,
and all over the city storm cellars
were put Into use by whole neighbor-
hoods.
The Planters’ Gin, recently moved
to a locution near , the Hirge-Forbes
compress was damaged. Four towers
at tbe Falrvlew pump station were
blown down. The tsmit.li hotel neur
tbe Union ilciKit tost no awning, and
an express depot near the station wus
unroofed. A flue on the city ball was
blown through and the hall damaged
by water.
TUB storm bit former Sheriff San
Rich, three miles northwest of town,
und be says his wheat is dumaged ouc-
tbird His house was also badly dam
aged.
The Ruduslll farm was in tbe edge
of tbe storm, aud Utile damage result-
ed.
Tom Shearer, a traveling man, took
i automobile trip around Sherman,
In the country. He says that while
marks of the storm are to be seen
everywhere, little serious duwage was
doue.
Airs. Ben F. Mendel, corner Willow
and Chaffin streets, was injured while
going to a storm cellar last evening,
tripping over a wire and severely
bruising herself.
Reports from Sadler Indicate that
the storm did no damage at that place.
At Pottsboro and Hagerman, however,
there was considerable wind and a
number of houses were reported uu-
roofed. Oren Brown, son of N. P.
Brown of Pottsboro, sustained a brok-
en limb while returning from the
bam to the house during tbe storm, a
piece of timber striking him.
Frgnfc Kidd, Urlng two miles nortli-
Springfield, Missouri, June 9.—The
body of Lloyd Keet, the fourteen
months’ old son of J. Holland Keet,
wealth) banker, was found in a well
on the Crenshaw farm near here to-
day. The baby was stolen from its
crib while (lie parents were at
donee, on the night of May 30.
The next day after Lloyd Keet was
kidnapped the fatlier received infor-
mation that lie could get his baby by
paying $6,000. Later this was raised
to *15,000. He made many long auto-
mobile trips in an effort to meet the
kidnappers and pay tbe ransome, and
eveiy day had hoped to be able to get
his rhild back unharmed.
Former President Taft went down to Fort Myer, Va., the other day to
fbdt his son Charles, who lie had sent to Join tho artillery. The young
man’s act Influenced several of |ils college friends at Yalo to Join him.
VETERANS ARE
west of Sheriuun, reported thut be was
damaged to the extent of about *009,
huving lost a number of flues and a
porch liavlug been bloyu hxwe from
the house. 'rZZ~ -
County Demonstration Agent C. C.
Morris stated this morning that wheat
aud oats tn the path of the storm had
been extensively dumuged, but that
the area of the wind and rate had
been small.
Denison Report.
Denison. Tex., June 9.—Consider-
able damage was done over North
Texas last night by tbe wind, reports
indicating the storm was general. At
Hagerman the Presbyterian church
was blown from Its foundation, an
outhouse was blown through one cor-
ner of the residence of M. T. Smith.
IL C. Drydeu’s garage and a new
Ford car were destroyed, the top of
the warehouse of T. M. Smith was
blown off, the section house was
blown from its blocks and the railroad
wires blown across the tracks and the
residences of Mrs. Fltzhugb, T. II.
Reid and Roseee Egan blown from
foundations. The county road gang
camped nearby was badly damaged.
At PottSboro the old gte of E. T.
Judd was wrecked and timber from
this building blown through the resi-
dence of M|r. B arren. The seed house
at Mr. Judd’s new gte was also
wrecked. Owen Brown was struck
b)‘ mi outhouse while on his wap
from tbe boose to the barn and suf-
fered a broken leg. Jim Bryan lost
a bay burn uml C. W. Thomas had
his barn blown down and » new au
tomobile badly damaged. Tho South
western telephone exchange was dam-
aged by the flue blowing down aud
fulling through the building.
Mill Creek, ^klu., reports damage
aud the Southwestern lines are down
in that place.
In Denison very little damage was
rei«>rted, although the wind was se-
vere for a time. Several telephones
were put out of commission, and It
is reported the. baseball i>ark fenco
went down once more.
HAVE HAD A GREAT REUNION
AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL.
MET WITO OLD SOL-
DIERS OF THE NORTH
ON FIRES IS
WHAT THIS
CITY MAKES
LAST TWO MONTHS HAS BEEN
REMARKABLE. SAYS FIRE
* CHIEF HAMBLEN.
VICTIM OF PELLAGRA TIRES OF
LIFE AND RELIEVES
SUFFERING.
Survived by Her Hoabaud an
Four Children—Had Only Re-
cently Moved to South Sher
Held. -1
Mrs. Eliza Smith, Elm and Hester
streets, was found dead this afternoon,
about 1:45 o’clock, lying face upwards
tn Post Oak creek, at a place about
four blocks from her home.
The discovery of the body was made
by Mrs. Vida Foreman, a niece of Mrs.
Smith, and concluded a search that
lasted for over an hour.
The body was viewed by Justice at
the Peace R. A. McCrary’, who found
a verdict of death by drowning.
Mrs. Smith was the w|fe of Ed
Smith, a helper at tbe Frlaco shops In
North Sherman. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by tour small
children, as follows: James, 12; Eliza,
11, John Edward, 6; Bessie 2. Two
brothers, G. W. Toney and WiU Carter
of this city also survive her.
Tbe dead woman bad beeu iu 111
health for some time kbd at the
time of her death wus being treated
by a local physician for pellagra. It
appears that she had been despondent
over her health, but tbe first intima-
tion of her act came this morning
when she addressed a note to her hus-
band, to the effect that she was unable
to care for the children properly, send-
ing it to the Frisco shops iu North
Sherman by one of the boys. On re-
ceiving tbe note, Mr. smith hurried
home, arriving about 11:30 o’clock.
In the meantime, Mrs. Smith had
dressed the children and sent them to
a neighbor’s and had locked the doors
of the house. She was not found at
the house, arid the search began im-
mediately.
* When found the woman was fully
clothed. She hud the appearance qf
Sherman bus made a remarkable
fire record iu the last two months.
/which, In the opinion of lire Chief - having been dead for probably an hour.
George Hamlin, if continued over a!After being viewed by Justice R. A.
re- McCrary, the body was taken in
tbe1 charge by the John C. Danneli Under-
lYashington Was Swamped by the
Southern Men and Women Who
Dropped in to Mingle With
the Old Timers.
period of at least two years will
suit to a material reduction in ______
fire insurance key rate for the city, j taking company. Funeral aerrlces
During the month of April eight will probably be held Sunday after-
calls were responded to by the Sher-
man fire department. Fuur of these
calls were residence fires, two were
noon aud burial .will be made
West Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was 39 years of
age.
in mercantile establishments, one was The family had recently moved to
u barn and the eighth was a flue at South Sherman from No. 617 East
a. local college. The total loss Is rep-, Richards street
resented at approximately *2.425. -r*‘
During the month of May, butl+ + ,t + + lt4,fr4 + + 4 + + + l|i
FRANK KELL COMING.
Prominent Wlrhita Falls Man Will
Be Here Monday Afternoon.
Frank Kell of Wichita Falls, who
v a# scheduled -to sjieak in Sherman
last week but could not come on ac-
count of Illness, will be here Monday
afternoon, and will speak at 1:30
o’clock at the court house.
Mr. Kell will speak on food con-
servation and distribution pud kin-
dred subjects. r
lie 4s one of the truly great men
of Texas, and all Who can possibly do
so should hear- hbn.
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A writer says that the man who
trusts another educates him. If he
keeps on trusting be will also add to
his stock of knowledge.
Associated Ptsst Dtfpolchj
"Washington, June 9.—Veterans of
the Confederacy were on their way
home today after a reunion unique
among the many they have held.
During their stay iu the nation’s capi-
tal they paraded up Pennsylvania
avenue from the capital to the White
House—the line of march of Grant’s
victorious army—were reviewed by
the president of the United States for
the first time and, as a climax, visited
Gettysburg battlefield, where, with-
out opposition, they wandered “Little
Hound Top,” where the destiny of the
nation was deckled half & century
ago.
Washington was swamped by the
great Inflow of Southerners and Of-
ficials in charge of the entertainment
features, admitted today that they
were unprepared for such a throng,
Inauguration days brought no greater
crowds than those that camq for the
veterans gathering.
The end of the reunion took place
yesterday on the battlefield at Get-
tysburg, where in the presence of
thousands of veterans, including'tbe
Survivors of Pickett’s division, an
equestrian statue of General. Lee was
unveiled, a memorial froth tbe state
of Virginia to the Virginians who had
died on the battlefield. ’
three calls were responded to by the J ^
department and the total loss is esti-
mated at *145. One was a residence
fire, set by sparks from au engine,
one was a barn, and the third was a
barrel of tar belonging to the city.
Not a call has been turned in since
May 16, or for about three weeks.
Mr. Hamblin states that he is of
the opinion that Shgrraan can sustain
this record with tho cooperation of all
property owners in keeping their prop-
erty free from trash and ottier fire
hazads. He states that here has
beeu a good Improvement in this re-
gurd of late, and tlftt no doubt tlm
excellent record Is due iu a large
extent to the elimination of the care-
less element, .aud to tbe education of
the people of the nece?sttv of keeping
their property free from paper and
trash.
♦ IMPORTANT MEETING IS +
♦ CALLED FOR TONIGHT. +
♦ - ♦
♦ The Central Committee, both ♦
♦ commlltemen in town and over •
♦ the county, art requested to ♦
4* meet tonight at the Chamber of ♦
♦ Commerce to make and hear *»■ ♦
♦ ports relative to the Liberty ♦
♦ bond sales. Every member is ♦
+ urged to be present. ♦
♦ ♦
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Dropped Dead.
Paris, Tex., June 9—William Con-
rady, 76 years old, a native of Ger-
many, and who conducted a hotel At
Brookston for several years, dropped
dead while working in his garden east
of Paris. ’
>v^«i.ii/vwvs^veAe»jyws*i
Profit Taking Was
The Order of the Day
As Stocks Advanced
Assedatei Press Dispatch]
Chicago, June 9—Sudden establish-
ment of a maximum price limit ou
corn proved by far the most iinpor-
Memphis, Term., June”9-Accordlng tal*t feature this week in the grain
to reports received today from Kerr-
Stcnn in Tennessee.
Associated Press Dispatch)
villc, Term., 14 miles north of this
trade. Tbe effect, however. Instead of
being sedative as in the case at wheat.
city, two persons were killed and five led to a notable expansion of trading
houses destroyed by a tornado which
swept that section last night
r Several others are missing and it
is feared were killed.
and ot a big bulge In values. As com-
pared with a week ago, corn this
(corning was 6 Vi to 16% higher.
Wheat showed gains og 13 to 26 cents, tabled.
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onto were up % to 2% and provisions
off 12 to 30 cents.
Upward flights of the com market
seemed largely due to tl
*1.65 a bushel, the maximum
by the directors of the
Trade was much above the
which had been curreut
action of the
tho wheat on the
maximum nan
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