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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
FIGHT REFEREE A

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Jack Nc
Guigan. the noted fight referee and
promoter, was committed to the State
Hospital for the Insane, at Norristown,
by Judge Roberts, in common pleas
court today,
Over a year ago Michigan suffered
a nervous collapse, due to financial
conditions Of the National Athletic club.
which McGuigan organized a decade ago
and which he conducted until a year
ago. He was compelled to retire from
the club and this so preyed upon his
mind that he was sent to the Philadel-
phia hospital. He was discharged about
a month Ago.. but his condition became
such that his family and brothers, on
advice Of physicians, decided 1t would
be best to send him to Norristown.
McGuigan was a big man in Phila-
delphia boxing and probably did more
to promote the sport here than any
one else. He handled hundreds Of
boxers, refereed many big fights
throughout the country and was re-
garded as one of the leading lights in
the fistic game.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
G K TO HEAD N. L.

While on the discussion Of league
presidents, the p~residentless National
league will elect someone to ~ the
cancy caused by the resignation Of
President John Kinley Tener, sometime
ago. Several prominent baseball men
have been mentioned for the job. but
the most likely candidate for the hon
ors is Branch Hickey, a major ! the
United States army, now IN france
and president Of the st, Louis CARD
inals. 49,.
hickey is a baseball man with but
few EQUALS, and his selection for the
important position would be far from an
unwise move on the part OF the Ma
tiOnal magnates. Hickey, while not &C,
tiyely seeking the office, is understood
to he i'm an acceptable mood ana II
chosen, would be glad TO serve.
Five votes are necessary 10 eiect
and reports have it that Hickey mas
been pledged the support of Charles
Wceqhman, of the Chicago Cubs; Har-
w w Hempstead. of the New \ orK
Giants. percy Haughton, of the Boston
pra ves. Charles II. Ebbets, OF Brook-
~ and I. c, Jones, representative OF
r. 81 Louis Cardinal club at the all
meeting.
Baseball may be dead, as some crepe
hammers may believe, but the taot r.
mains that In New Orleans reeenty'
FANS sat up at the gates all n'aht mere
iv N he certain Of securing a seat Ior
! oame for the championship OF NE"
Orleans,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
OVER "GAS" IS
DISMISSED BY JUDGE

In a quarrel over the conservation of
gasoline In keeping with the govern
ment's wishes, Warren Nichols, negro,
and his wife, Mamie, sol Mill avenue,
are laid up with numerous bruises from
a hammer and an iron water kettle,
which they welded on each other.
Officers We're called to the scene by
the noise and found the two putnmci-
ing each other. Nichols Contcndcd his
wife should use kerosene instead Of
gasoline to clean her clothes, Mamie
thought otherwise. They were ar
rested and charged with disordcrIy con-
duet,
""Tain't no use TO buy gas ledge,
When coal oil does jes' AZ we'll" Nichols
told Judge Fftzhugh,
well, | think you're both slightly
in the right, replied Judge Fit1hugh,
hut difference Of opinion Is what
makes the world 60 around, between
| you two it sure does whirl. III have
| to dismiss both of you,'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
SPURNS LAWYER:
TO DEFEND SELF

W. VI, Winters, who has been con.
fined IN jail for several weeks, charged
with passing fraudulent checks on the
Chisca and Peabody hotels, refused to
procure "A lawyer when his case was
called for trial in the First criminal
court Wednesday afternoon.
Judge Richards, however, named W.
S. Dugger as Winters counsel, and
postponed the cases against him for
two weeks. in order that the attorney
might famiIiarize himself with the
charges against his client. Winters
refused to accept the services Of the
public defender,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
JACK DEMPSEY
STOPS LEWNSKY
Submarine Destroyer Sends
New Yorker Down and Out.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Jack
Dempsey, the heavyweight, knocked out
Battling Levinsky, OF New York, here
last night in the third round Of what
was to have been a s%ix-round bout.
Dempsey, who was the aggressor
throughout, stopped Levinsky with a
right hook to the jaw. The blow sent
the New Yorker down for the count
and he had to be assisted to his COR
ner by his seconds, 1t was the first
time that Levinsky was ever knocked
out.
In the first two rounds Dempsey
followed his opponent all over the ring
to try and connec with a hard blow
and every time he landed his blows
seemed to shake Levinsky from head
to foot. In the second round Dempsey
had the New York boxer out from a
series OF hard body punches which made
him close in and hold on until the bell
came to his rescue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
MEMPHlAN FALLS
ON FIELD OF GLORY

Private Bcrtram II. Yancey, Company
y, $500 infantry, 91st division, was
killed in action in France Sept. %, ac-
cording to word sent his mother, Mrs.
NJ. Il. Nancey, 1904 Mississippi avenue,
by the war department. His name APP
pears in Thursdays casualty list.
Mrs, Yancey has nor learned the de
tails Of the death of her son and Is eX-
peCting a letter from the commander of
his company or from n chaplain relat-
Ing how her hero fell, lie was % years
old and enlisted in California last
March.
He had been in California for some
time before enlisting, being engaged In
the fruit business there. Besides his
mother, he Is survived by three sisters,
the Misses Eddie D., Vera and Tonne
iancey, who reside at home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
JACKSON GETS READY.

JACKSON, Tenn. Nov. T. (Spl)-In
preparation for the game with Castle
Heights on next Saturday at Highland
park, Coach Sharp Ezell, OF the Union
university S. A. r, C, football team,
arranged a scrimmage with Jackson
high school football squad. Develop
ments of the afternoon. while indicat-
ing that the team needs some drilling
in order to perfect formations. indi-
vidual work is UP to the standard.
1t will be a surprise II Union does not
cross Castle Heights goal oftener thar
did the Normal lads on last Saturday
at Memphis. A snapper batk field
never appeared in Union togs than lined
up against the high school boys. The
Vne is heavy, well balanced and fast.
Union plans to be In the finest trim
possible for the Lebanon boys and send
them home with some new lessons in
the gridiron pastime.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
EASTERN SlLESIA IN
CONTROL OF GERMANS

AMSTERDAM, Nov. According to
Vienna advices Eastern SilesIa, almost
TO the frontier, has been placed under
the administration Of a German peo-
pies council. CraCow newspapers. Ie-
leiNed here, say that the Czech COM
mander at Prague has ordered the
Czech commanders in StlcsIa to regard
Silesia as Il Czech state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
HEINE OPTIMISTIC.

.Jules Hcinemann, who is the Whole
nroSessional baseball works in New Or
leans, believes baseball will be baGK
with bells on in 1919. Jules Is Dusty
engaged in handling a football team
in Pelicanville, but stopped long enough
to spout the following optimistic words
relative to b~asebalrs return:
~ am simply waiting to see what
the prime movers Of the game, intend 70
do" said the Pelican president. II
has been my belief all along that base.
hal could operate next year, but OF
course there are nan obstacles to be
overcome and a great many reforms
NAV be worked out. ! hin that when
baseball does come back 1t Will be a
better game than ever, The game may
have needed a vacation of this sort in
order that everyone interested in 1t
could take stock Of the needs OF the
sport. o,,,h-
are going right ahead with their plans
for next year. Dur shortstop, Walter
Rarbare, was drafted by the Pittsburgh
club and I understand that the Pirates
have already been in correspondence
with him in regard to reporting next
spring. Barbara is now employed In
government work at Mobile"
And Pete Herman, the bantam cham
MON. yelled kamerad when he saw he
was about to get matched with Pal
Moore.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
DEFEATED.

JACKSON. Miss, Nov. :. (SplD-ln-
complete returns received here indicate
that both constitutional amendments
voted ON by the people Of the state
TUESDAY were defeated, one would
have changed the minimum age or
gubernatorial candidates from st to 30
wears. while the other would have
amended the law relating to the basis
Of taxation, making the basis variable
according to the class of property as
sessed, instead Of general, as at pres
ant
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
TWO MEN TANKS AID
YANKS IN ADVANCE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
rhAN'E Nov, :. (By the Associated
nut manned by Americans, PLAYED an
important part in the offensive Of Fri
day and Saturday. Working with the
infantry the tanks captured two vi
lagos and several hundred prisoners.
ana oNerrame the resistance Of numcr-
Gus GermAn maChine gun nests.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
FOX HUNTERS READY.

CENTERVILLE, Ala. Nov. AN
arrangements have been perfected for
the annual meeting OF the Alabama Fox
Hunters association, which is to open
Nov. IS at Gary Springs, near here, and
last three days. j. Marvin Moore, Of
Marion, president OF the association,
announces an abundance of foxes for
the seasons run. Maj. NJ. u. Smith, Of
Prattville, will be master OF hounds and
James Brown, Of Centerville. director
of the hunt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07

United States. The boys in the army
wanted baseball and that's why I'm
here.
ma the men Just as Keen Tor base
and il certainly helps to keep their
minds off the serious work ahead for
them. Officers know the value OF this,
and they tell me that frequently be
fore they lead their men over the top
they purposely start a discussion among
the men regarding baseball oil baseball
players.
My ambition to stage a world series
in Paris or somewhere nearer the fight
ing lines didn't materialize, but we
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
FLU BAN LIFTED.

CHARLESTON. s, C.. Nov, 7.-Ooing
into effect midnight oct 8, the in
flnenza epidemic quarantine imposed
upon this city by the local board OF
health comes TO an end at II o'clock
tonight. No new cases of influenza
24-hour period up to noon today. I'm
official figures for Charleston show a
total Of J,9lS cases reported and 236
deathS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
NO YALE FOOTBALL.

NEW YORK, Nov. Reports that
Yale university would have no football
team this season were confirmed here
yesterday by Lieut.. r. X. Hoehler, di-
rector OF athletics for the students
army training corps.
What though the Germans failed to
swat,
And drive the enemy pell nell.
What though they failed to win by shot
And shell
Though shot and shell are growing
slack.
They are a flock Of cunning birds.
They still possess a fearful stack
OF words.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
COURT POSTPONED.

NATCHEZ, Miss. Nov, T. tSplD--
Because of influenza prevailing in the
county, Judge r. f.. Jackson has post
poued the first two weeks Of circuit
court and court with not convene until
Nov. 25. The docket is unusually light
and few criminal cases will he heard,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07

And All Hotels and Railroad Station News Stands.
TIE NEWS SCIMITAR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
Pal 10 the original Joy-kLller with
Pete, for II II wasn't for Pal, Pete
would have nothing TO worry about.

Pal was so anxious to meet Pete
that he wa about to leave the port
Of embarkation and hurry down to
New Orleans Just for the privilege OF
mussins up the side stepping cham
piOn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
BRITISH CHE MICAL MAR
COMPTROLLER Is DEAD

LONDON, Nov. 7.-Lieut-Co Col, Harri-
son, controller of the entire department
of chemical warfare. is dead. following
an attack of pneumonia. He Joined the
army as n private In May, 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
WILSON H0N0RED BY
FOUR SPANISH CITIES

MADRID. Nov. 7-Presidcnt Wilson
has been made an honorary citizen OF
Barcelona. C%artaEena, Cadiz and Tor
tosa. These and other cities IN Spain
arc naming a street or a public square
after the American president,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
FIELD AVIATOR
KILLED BY PROPELLER

ABERDEEN, Miss, Nov. Lieut..
John J.. Murray was instantly killed
at Payne field Wednesday when he was
struck by the propeller of an aIrplane
brought to Aberdeen to be prepared for
burial.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
SHIP TONNAGE OUTPUT
GREATER THAN LOSSES

LONDON. Nov. THE admiralty an
nouuccs that the output OF world ton
mage in the last quarter exceeded the
LOSSES from all causes by nearly half a
million gross tons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
SCRIBE RESIGNS.

Richard Il. Niesc, Jr., Memphis news
paper man and formerly connected with
other newspapers throughout the
South, has accepted the position OF as
sIstant manager Of Loew's Lyceum
theater.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
PROF. PALMER DIES.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. AR
thur Iiubbell Palmer. aged 80. pro-
fessOr of German language and ~litera-
turc Mt Yale university since 1891. died
at his home hnre.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
ANY BETTER THAN o N

Pete Herman, bantam champion. gives
as an excuse for side stepping Pal
Moore that he has been engaged to
paint a ship and could not get In the
proper condition in time, He's about
as good an alIbIer as he Is a side.
stopper,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
Johnny EUers and Soldiers Haze Picked
Site In Berlin for Next Worlds Series

have enough baseball to keep the boys
satisfied.
when I came overseas ! expected. of
course, to find that athletic entertain
ments were popular, but ! confess !
am amazed at tho extent Ot his popu-
larity. Every spare minute they have.
if the weather permits, they are en-
gagged in some outdoor sport, Base
ball, wrestling, boxing, tennis. running;
Jumping, walking, medicine bah and
eveu ping pong claim their attention.
and the result is that there is not as
fine a body Of athletes in the world as
Uncle Sans warriors. Champions? III
wager l can pick a team Of all-around
athletes from the United States army
today that can defeat any other aG-
gregation Of men possible to collect.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
COL. BASS DEAD.

new YORK. Nov. Col. Edgar
Wales Bass, lisa, retired. at ole
time professor Of mathematics at the
United States Military academy. died
at his home hera
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
HUNS QUIT VIENNA.

AMSTERDAM. Nov. THE German
military mission has left Vienna, ac-
cording to advices from the Austrian
Cnpital.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
Equipment Supplied.

One of the best things the knights
and the Y, NJ. c. A. did in their vast
war activities was to supply the great
amount Of baseball equipment, which
daylight hour. It's az important as
the work done by the Y, W, c, A, and
the supplies sent by the Jewish Wei
fare Board. the American Library Asso-
citation and the Salvation Army. Every
person in America ought to support
these organizations in their drive for
$40. 500. 90, which they need to continue
their work.
our soldiers are planning athletic
contests for the time when they get
into Berlin. Maps of the German me-
tropolis are available here, and some
of the soldiers and / have already Sc
leCted parks, parade and drill grounds
where the American national game will
be plaved-within the next few months,
too, let us hope.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07

Coach A. r. Kennedy and Capt. and
Fulhack Meeks will not be with Camp
Funston's football team, which sets
the camps chance for a championship
service team back a little.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
PASS BILL TO ALLOW
WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON. Nov. THE house of
commons has passed on third reading
the bill permitting womcn to sit in
parliament.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
AUGIE DEFENDS TITLE,

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Augie Kieck
hefer. of Chicago, defended his title as
three-cushion billiard champion last
night, won the first block Of a 15O-point
match from Charles McCourt, of Cleve-
land. 80 to 30. The play went only a
innings.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07

Jack" Gsbby Grimes. coach cof the
Lehigh university lacrosse team, died
in Canada after a brief illness. He
was AZ years old.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07

Bernie Boland, the fourth member Of
the Detroit Tigers to enter the navy,
is engaged knocking the dust Off kitch.
en- utensils at Camp Boone.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
FAMOUS INFIELDER SAYS
BASEBALL PROVIDES
BEST MEANS OF HELPING
OUR BOYS.
BY JOHNNY E

PARIS, by mail)-One point which
the united var work campaign
ought to make clear to the American
public is that when the American SOL
der isn't busy fighting he is putting
energy and pep inIo his recreation
pursuits, He's a hard fighter in battle
and a strenuous contestant in games.
He's hard to beat in either.
APPLY Illustrating this. is the story
told Of a party Of "Yanks" who, re-
lieved from the fighting lines, were Ell
route to a village where they could rest
a few days. While waiting for motor
trucks, they started a game of base
ball, getting the equipment from a
convenient Knights of Columbus build
ing, In a few minutes 5000 young
Americans were excited spectators.
With them the recent battle with the
Hun was history. They had licked him
and that was enough.
Maintains Morale.
This is what helps to maintain morale,
and the need for baseball and other
forms Of recreation Is clearly recog-
nized by the X. Of {. in their war relief
activities, That is why the Knights
have sent overseas so many men nota-
bic in the athletic world. They are
needed to direct sports.
| modestly ask to be listed as a no
table" because of my long connection
with Big League" baseball in the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-07
DEMPSEY SCORES AGAIN.

Jack Dempsey, the Submarine De-
stroyer, added another knockout VIC
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07

Clarence Cary is visiting At the
home of his parents AIr and Mrs
y = Cary, on the north bluff. He has
a ten day furlough from Camp Grant
az Rockford
Pete Brennan was removed 10 -
Nary's Hospital in In sale Thurs
day He has pneumonia
George Dimmick ami soa are con
fined 10 their home with he in
tluenza
James Mitchell. while riding his
horse Wednesday. was thrown from
il and dragged for several feet. He
received numerous bruises and cuts
Ray Wheeler was 4 business caller
in Ottawa Wednesday
Mrs George Myers visited with
friends in Peru Wednesday
Mrs. Frank Leach auI daughter
We're la Sale shoppers Wednesday
Mrs. William DALEY Mrs NJ. fitz
gerald. John Lilies, Mrs George Lewis
Mrs Leon Toombs. Elmer Lilies and
Martin and John Waters We're busi
ness callers AT the county seat Wed
nesday.
l.. W Hess and joe Hathaway o
Ottawa We're among the outottoWT
people who attended HE dance II
Ctica.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07
EFFICIENT HELP NEEDED
IN STATE INSTITUTIONS

Springfield. Dec Efficient man.
agement OF state institutions in Hi.
nois has been sacrificed in the effort
TO speed up the war program and
beat autocracy.
Such is the answer o. A. i. Bowen
superintendent OF state charities, to
charges Of neglect in the conduct Of
the state institutions made by Chi.
cago officials
Mr. Bowen declares the department
has realized all along that conditions
were not normal In the institutions.
But he offered as an excuse the fact
that the call for military men from
Illinois has so depleted the help in
these institutions no Improvement
could be made The attention Of the
war department TO the situation has
been called time and again without
result, Mr. Bowen said And under
the handicap, he declared, everything
possible has been and is being dona
tor the inmates.
/ As for threatened investigation,
Mr. Bowen said he and all state Of
IfLcials connected with the welfare de
lpartment welcomed IT, They can
prove conclusiyely, he believes, that
the conditions are as charged through
40 fault Of their own
II IS admitted that state charitable
institutions near Chicago, Elgin and
Rock Island and elsewhere in the
state have been in desperate
( stralghts since last spring. But what
is needed, Mr.. Bowen insists, is more
efficient help And as long as this
4 cannot be obtained and the labor
agencies continue in apathy to the
departments requets and demands fol
labor both professional and otherwise
no corrections can be expected, Mr.
Bowen believes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07
Utica and Vicinity

WiIliam Morrissey who is attending
college in A.chisou, Kan, is visitins
a. the home Of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W. \ Morrissey. during the holi
days.
The dance given in Liberty Hal.
Wednesday proved . bic success. All
Who attended had an excellent time.
Rosenke Orchestra furnished tine
music. Dancing from 9 until ; \
dance will be held there every
Wednesday night
The Daughters OF Isabelle "
Starved Rock Court No sos held 4
picnic dinner in the Knights OF Co
!umbus Hal after speuling social
twa hours, The following officers
were elected
Grand regent Mrs Anna Gardner
vice regent Miss Marie Clear
Prophecies Catherine Sheedy
Historian Mrs. irna Flynn.
Financial secretary MIS-. Mary
Waters.
Treasurer Miss Catherine Francis
M0uitor-Niss Mary Fitzgerald.
! Seutinel-Nliss Mayme Clancy
/ Urganist- Miss Mildred Morrissey
( Trustees for three years Mrs. VI
| Condrou and Miss Y Waldrou.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07
How a Salesman Suffered.

r. J. Porter. Sterling Col, writes:
For six months | suffered with q
painful weak back, AS a travelling
salesman had to stoop frequently to
pick up my grips, which grew to
dread, as the pain when | straight
ened up was awful. Numerous rene
dies failed to reach my case | was
induced TO try Foley Kidney Pills
Relief vas Immediate. Say, they are
great Any one afflicted as | was
should try bottle or two Of Foley
Kidney Pills" Good for pain In the
back, rheumatic pains, aching joints
sore muscles.
w. D. Duncan, Druggist. ottawa. Ill
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07
PUTS SIDNEY IN HIGH PLACE
First Good Prose Writer in Our Ian.
9uage, Said Halam, and Other
Critics Agree With Him.

Tie very name of Sidney's Area
Ola is aromatic in the imagination
and its traditional place in our lltera-
lurc is unquestoned, writes George W.
Curtis. In our day it is little read,
nor Is II very interesting story But
under its quaint and courty concet its
tone is so pure and lofty it's courtesy.
and appreciation ~ women so hearty
and honorable; it has SO fine moral
atmosphere, such noble thoughts, such
stately and beautiful descriptions, that
10 read IT is like conversing with n
hero. SO there Is no better reading
than the Defense of poesy,' that
hymn Of loyalty to intellectual beauty.
Hallam well calls Sidney "the first
good prose writer" in our language,
aud scarcely had he finished in his
Defense an exquisite criticism OF
English poetry to that time than the
full choir OF Elzabethah poets burst
ifito
Tile songs that fill
Tile spacious times OF great Elizabeth
With sounds that - stlll