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Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-30
Merchants Held Meeting
Many Important Matters Came Up
for Discussion.

The Merchants association held a
meeting in the Columbia hotel last
evening for the purpose Of laying
plans tor the fall work Of the organ
ization. About 50 merchants were
present and arrangements were made
for another meeting to be held in
about two weeks.
The question of securing stabling
facilities for farmers horses during
the winter months was given much
discussion and it Is probable that
definite action will be taken in the
near future, because many merchants
are of the opinion that farmers will
not come to the city during the win
ter II their horses are not cared for.
Another question which came in
for much discussion was the credit
situation.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-30

groups from Crookston will be pres
ent. James Lord, president of the
mining section Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. will deliver his ad-
dress at Central park Immediately
after. the parade. The program Of
sports will be staged in the park aft
er the speeches.
The evenings entertainment will
take the form Of a street dance, to
be held at the corner Of Fifth street
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-30

and Bruce avenue. in the square in
front Of the Masonic temple. A ben
eft is being arranged by the L L, L..
the details Of which have not yet
been disclosed
They started retreat, they said,
All on an August day,
But Foch kept up so close behind
It was g. runaway.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
FLYERS
WIN WINGS"
.
Camp Dick Makes Great Rec
ord During World
War,

DALLAS, Tex, Dee. l3.-More than
5000 flycra have Won their wings
AT Camp Dick, the greatest aviation
concentration camp In the United
States, since last January. rms was
revealed for the first time in Figures
made available by the end OF ihe war,
The Dallas camp, while neither Il
ground school nor II flying school, was
the neck OF the bottle through which
practically all aviDtors who have en-
tered the service since its establish
ment. Ian. 30, 1918, have passed. II
was designed as u place In when the
morale of the aviators could be main
tanned while the men were in transi-
ton from one stage of development TO
another. 49,.
Men came to II from the five chief
ground schools, Princeton, Cornell and
the Texas, Illinois and California uni
versities The length OF their stay de-
pended upOn the room available in the
fIying fields to which they were sent
Az soon ns possible. Unless they could
be sent direct to the advanced flying
fields. they were kept at Camp Dick
to await assignment, Thus the men
were able to keep up their studies IN
a military atmosphere during periods
when they could not he cared for at
the schools.
The success Of the plan is shown by
figures Of the men enrolled. since the
| camps opening there have been reg
istered zoos flying officers, Sgl non
flying officers, ~ medical officers, Is,
O6G flying cadets, two enlisted squad
| rons Of 400 men, a medical detachment
of 90 men and u quartermastcr's de-
tachment Of 10 men The camp, which
was conceived and established by Col.
e. z. StccVhr, ia nov ommanded by
| Capt OTmshy McCammon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the
payment Of the debts and obligations
secured to be paid in a certain deed Of
trust, executed the goth day OF Feb
ruary, 1914, by Mrs. V. V. Bedford and
husband, ]. w. Bedford, to the under
signed as trustee, as same appears of
record In the office of the register of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book 57s.
page 24S, and the owner of the debt
secured having requested the under.
signed to advertise and sell the prop
erty secured by said deed of trust, all
of said Indebtedness having matured
by default in the payment Of a part
thereof, at the option of the wner this
is to give notice that we will, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1918.
Commencing at 12 o'clock noon, at the
s9uth nSts ssesEnser Of the =c ;PHpnsssse
thereof, proceed to sell at public OUT
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property,
to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
as follows:
South twenty-five t25) feet of lot
twenty-four (24) OF ]. w. Cooney's East
End Park Place subdivision. as per plat
Of record in plat book 4, page l49, OF
the registers office of Shelby county,
Tennessee, said south rs feet of lot "a
is more particularly described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the northeast in
eisection OF Charles ven and North
Tucker street as widened. thence north
with the east line of North Tucker
street as widened twenty-five 1851 feet.
thence east one hundred. forty-seyen
go feet; thence, south parallel with
North Tucker stIAet twenty-five (25)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

the He'll Gate bridge job and found that
his company's land had practically
nothing on it but trees. underbrush
and water. That was ins November,
1917. Eight months later that yard
launched its first ship, and now has
under way four others. almost COM
pleted, with contracts for an additional
four. A boat every six weeks is the
program here. Sixteen hulls built else
where are to be equipped with ma
Chinery at this plant.
The same problem confronted an
other large yard which has already
launched I'VE vessels, and has four
more building, with eight more to
come.
Two other yards had less difficulty,
for they were on higher ground. One
Of these, the Mcbride & Law plant,
has already launched two vessels, and
is building two more. A yard along
side will soon launch the first Of two
vessels.
A score or more OF women are used
for the spinning of oakum with which
the ships are calked.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
The Ferris Type.

The Ferris type of wooden ships are,
in strength and seaworthiness, designed
to be little short Of the best steel ships
Of equal tonnage Massive timbers go
into them, and from keel to deck they
are reinforced with steel Strappings,
which combined with a hui thickness
of 28 to 80 inches insures their ability
to resist the heaviest saes, They are
2S1.6 feet over all, with 46 feet beam
and 26 feet depth. All are equipped
with steam engines and modern ship
installations that go into steel vessels,
In a Ferris type vessel there are
about 1000, 900 feet of timber and sew
eral tons of steel, In the keel alone
there are 10, 900 steel fastenings. In
pegging the wooden frames together,
about 200, 900 wooden pins or tree nails
as they are called are used.
Each vessel has 81 frames, no two
of which are of the same dimensions
and shape.
The yards here are very complete.
The Lone Star yard, for instance, even
has its own newspaper which employees
a regular staff.
Housing and caring for the thousands
of workers brought here by the high
wages is one question that has caused
some difficulty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
WORK BY BOY SCOUTS
EXTOLLED EVERYWHERE

CHICAGO, Dec. l3.-The part played
by the Boy Scouts Of America in help
ing win the war by working on farms,
aiding drives for Liberty loans and war
relief organizations and ferreting out
~disloyalists is being eXtolled by
patriotic societies In Chicago and in
other cities,
Imbued with the spirit of the soldier,
the boys, who have been commended
heartily by President Wilson for their
efforts, were a big factor in relieving
labor shortages, and are credited Of
ficially with every twenty-third Liberty
loan subscription.
The English and French scouts like
wise did notable work during the long
a The French scouts did most gall
liant work In guarding and patroling
before the German drive was halted
at the Marine,
In Germany, the scout idea fell VIC
tim Of German military rules and lost
all semhlance of humanity,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
BEAUMONT PLANT
LAUNCHING MANY
SHIPS FOR us

BEAUMONT. Tex. Dec. 13.-The
versatility of Americans probably is no
greater exemplified anywhere than in
the ship yards Of Beaumont and other
gulf points. The ships 10 help bridge
the Atlantic are being built by crews
made up largely Of men who a year ago
we're boOkkeepers, walters, BARRIERS,
farmers, stoCkmen and professional
athletes.
Hog Island may not lay claim to pos
sessing the only American ship yard
located on a spot that a little more
than a year ago was a swamp. Beau
mont has already built and launched
for the Emergency Fleet corporation
half a dozen Ferris type wooden ships,
and has under construction many
others in yards evolved from lowlands
that in prewar days were but breed
ing places for mosquitoes. Beaumont
has other yards hat always have been
high and dry.
In peace times the progress of ship
building here and at other gulf coast
points, would make q story with
romantic phases. AS it Is this great
undertaking has become a common
place, and the people of this city, which
was once noted as a center Of oil pro-
duction in the Southwest, have adapted
themselves as If they never had en-
gagged in other lines Of industry.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
ST. LOUIS PLANS TO
ANNEX ENTIRE COUNTY

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.-St. Louis does
not intend to lose its claim as fourth
city in the United States in point of
population without a fight. The United
States census bureau, IN figures arrived
at by estimates based on the average
yearly population increase from 1900
to 1910, gives st, Louis seventh place,
with Boston, Detroit and Cleveland go
ing ahead. With the unofficial placing
of the cities, Mayor Kiel has started
a movement to have the mex Missouri
legislature provide legal means for st,
Louis to annex st. Louis county, or a
portion of IL.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
FRENCH LABOR GIVES UP
FORMAL WELCOME | A

PARIS, Dec, 10. (Havas) -F French la
Dor will not take part In the ceremonies
of formally welcoming President Will
son to Paris. Premier ~Ciemcnceau in
formed delegates OF the general labor
federation that they would be allowed
to present an address to Mr.. Wilson
only in case the American president
gave his personal permission The
PROJECT therefore has been abandoned
and tho federation has asked It's ad-
herents to join with the people in
cheering Mr., Wilson on his arrival.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
Four Yards Busy.

Before the demand for bottoms be-
came so urgent, there was one small
plant engaged in building fishing ana
Coastwise wooden vessels here. NOW
there are four large ship yards working
on government contracts, n three
smaller private building plants. when
existing contracts are completed, Beau
mont will have contributed lO2, Wv tons
of Ferris type hulla, and will have
equipped more than 400, 900 tons of sim
lar ships built elsewhere, but made
ready for sea here. Other tonnage will
aggregate so, 600 to 10000 tons. This
does not, however. cover the eXpecta-
ton of additional governmental awards.
The first of the larger plants to be
established here grew out Of the Italian
governments desire to have vessels
built in the United States. Henry
piaggio, a wealthy lumber exporter OF
G%ulfport, Miss, secured some OF these
foreign orders, and one of his YARDS
was located here, Others are at Gulf
port, Miss. Orange, Tex, and Pasca-
goula, Miss. " Piaggio built two 5000
ton, five-masted acknowledged ships
here, each with auxiliary power, whlch
are now on the seas Two smaller ships
had already been launched and
equipped by the Rowland e. Nelson
yard and the Tarver "shipbuilding plant.
About this time the government went
into the s%hipbuilding business. and
when it was understood that Southern
pine was to be used for II portion OF
the wooden program, Beaumont be,
| came keenly interested, for Beaumont
is in the center of what is known as
| the long leaf yellow pine region. Beau
| mont and Houston lumber interests OBJ
tanned contracts for Ferris type ships
This plant is known as the Beaumont
S~hipbuilding and Dry Dock company
and is controlled and managed by the
Kirby Bonner-Link lumber interests
one of the largest manufacturers o.
pine lumber in the South, They hat
one mill within a half mile of the new
yard, and other scattered Throughout
East Texas. The little available rive
front land on the Beaumont side wa
quickly secured as the site for tive
more yards, operated by Mcbride s
Law and ]. N. MCCammon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
r. CRENSHAW, Cashie
Stockholders Meeting
of Commerce u
Trust Co.

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of Com
merce and Trust Co, will be held
at the office of the company, No.
10 S. Main street, Memphis Tenn,
Jan. /, 1919, from 10 O'Clock
am. and continuing until II noon,
for the election of directors and
the transaction of such other bust
ness as may be brought before
said meeting.
T. o. .VINTON, President.
Dec. 13, 1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

scale. which 1t would not he in the pub
lie interest to undertake. In the present
condition Of the money market, brought
about by the war
Grcgury'a recommendations propose
legislation to make "A federal warrant
run to any part Of the United states,
80 that indicted individuals can not
escape trial so easily, retirement OF
have served 10 years or more; legisla.
ton TO make II an offenso to send
through tho mail letters threatening
life or property; tightening up Of bank,
ruptCy laws, and legislation making 1t
impossible to sue II corporation IN any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
MISS ELEANOR BLISS.

daughter Of Gen. Tasker II. Bliss will
join him In Paris during the peace con-
ference at Versailles, Bliss Is the mill
tary member Of the United states peace
delegation Their arrival will further
increase the American colony at the
French capital during the conference.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

MARRIAGE

Esther Ausmus to Wayne H, Clark,
Ena Vanderburg to John H. Hough,
Mrs. d, l.. Lee to j. =. Miller.
Minnie Lightle to George Burns, Will
lie Redmond to Allen Robinson, Vera
Richardson to General Lee Stokes. Dora
Archibald to Frank Smith, Jennie Nav
Prior to Ernest Holman, Laura Mister
TO Tom johnson, Lelora McLemore to
Peter T.. Harper, Mollie Scotland to
Charley Cruthers, Ida Woodruff to Nose
Porter, Matte Graham to Albert Jones'.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

DEATHS.

E. G. Maynard, 20, Presbyterian Home
hospital, Dec. 8: pneumonia.
Richard A. Walton, So, st. Joseph's
hospital, Nov. 20; cerebral hemorrhage,
Ida Lewis, age not given, st. Joseph's
hospital, Dec. II; pneumonia, influenza.
Pauline Eugenia Phillips, 3 days, 1SS
toXication.
lizzie Dora Priest, 5 months, Riverside
subdivision, Dec, IL; lilo c%olitis,
Catherine Cobb, &c months. Dec K.
lobar pneumonia. Whooping cnnph "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length of day, . hours, 40 minutes.
Length of night, IA hours, IL min
utes.
Sun rises Saturday at 700.
Sun sets Saturday at 1850.
Moon sets Saturday at 1925 a. m.
Full moon on 18th.
Morning stars, Jupiter, Saturn.
Evening Stars, Venus, Mars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Security Bank and Trust
Company.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1918.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of this bank, to elect directors for
the ensuing year and to transact other
important business, will be held at the
banking house, II South Main street
on tuesday, Jan. IA, 1919, from IL a. m.
to 2 p. m.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
OFFICIALS ELECTED.

HOLLANnALE, Miss. Dec. IL. (SplD
AT a regular municipal election held
here Wednesday the following were
Keith, marshal 7. j. Jones, TORY
Wood, Paul Holland, Grant Hamilton
and II. &. McGee, aldermen,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The Central State National
Bank.

Tho annual meeting of the stock
holders Of this bank for the election of
directors and for SUCH other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing, will be held in the directors room
Of the bank, corner Madison Avenue ana
Second street, Tuesday, the 14th day OF
January, 1919. between the hours OF IL
am. and | pm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
BATES WILL

The win Of w. II. Rates. deceased.
president OF the firm of s. G. Touf q
Co, was admitted to probate Thurs
day. The entire estate is heuueathcd
to his widow, who Is made ~cNocutrix
without bond.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEE SALE
TRUSTEES SALE,

Under and by virtue of the terms Of
a certain trust deed of date July 20,
1918, executed by A. Rascoe and wife,
Mary Rascoe, to H. ]. Livingston, Jr,,
and M. s. McGehee, trustees, embrac-
ing. the land described below, recorded
in book 576, page 6S, in the registers
office OF Shelby county, Tennessee, and
made to secure the payment to A. A.
~Sternberger and Norman M. Byars of
"a notes for $1,000 each Of even date
with said trust deed, maturing monthly
beginning with September l, 1918, and
bearing interest from their date, de-
fault having been made in the payment
at maturity of a number OF said notes
and same remaining still unpaid, and all
of said unpaid notes having become due
deed as provided therein. and same re-
naming still unpaid, and at the re-
quest Of the owners n holders of the
unpaid notes, the undersigned trustees
will, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918,
within legal hours, at the southwest or
Adams avenue entrance of the Shelby
county courthouse, in Memphis, Ten
nessee, sell at public outcry. to the high
est and best bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing property, situated in the Fourth
civil district OF Shelby county, Ten
neSsee:
Lots 10, 20 and q in America subdi-
vision as per plat in plat book 6, page
so, in the registers office of Shelby
county, Tennessee; said land begin
ming in the south margin of Midland
avenue 100 feet east of Hugenot avenue,
and runs thence south 100 feet; thence
east Is feet; thence north 100 feet to
Midland avenue; thence west rs feet
to the beginning.
The equity of redemption, homestead
and dover in said property are waived
in said trust deed. The title to said
property is believed to be good, but the
trustees only
This December 5, 1918.
II. J.. LIVINGSTON, JR.
M. S. MGEHEE.
Trustees.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
BIRTHS.

Robert b. and Alma Smith Gordon
400 South wellington, Nov. q; boy,
Chester R.. and Elizabeth Perry, 967
Eastmoreland, Dec. 6; girl.
I, F. and Ruby Maxwell Chambers.
S76 Nelly Bly, Nov. %. boy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
ANNOUNCEMENT
- -
DEATHS-


SMlTH-At San Antonio. Texas, Mrs.
sophie Smith, formerly Of this CITY,
Funeral will take place from the fu-
neral parlors OF John j., Collins this
friday afternoon at I o'clock, Friends
invited. lnterment private in Elmwood
cemetery.
POWERS-Entered into rest at resi-
dence, 616 Looney Ave, THURSDAY
morning, Dec. IL, 1918, at 3 O'clock
Mary Lillis, wife of T.. c. Powers.
Funeral will take place from resi-
dence tomorrow Saturday morning at
: O'Clock. Requiem mass at st. Brigid's
church at $3.50 O'Clock. Friends in
Nlted. lnterment in Calvary cemetery.
WARREN-Entered Into rest at Cart
ly-Ramsay hospital, Friday norm
ing, Dec. IS, 1918, at 1 o'clock, Cecile,
wife of c, B. Warren, and mother of
Ernest klifton Warren, and daughter
Of George E. Pegram, OK Demopolis,
Ala.
Remains will be forwarded from the
funeral parlors of John J.. Collins to
Demopolis, Ala, this friday after
noon for interment.
BARNETT-Entered INTO rest at
Gartiy- Ramsay hospital. Friday
morning, Dec, 10, 1918, at $40 o'clock,
Miss Icy Barnett. sister OF Mrs. Fred
kriss, Mildred, Leila, a and Joseph
Barnett Of Toledo, Ohio.
Funeral will take place from the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
LCitizens Hinder Work.

The department has been hampered
IN suppressing propaganda, SAID the
committees or associations o citizens,
who, ignorant of or dissatisticd with
the scope OF the federal laws, or 1uris-
diction. have sought to supplement
them by eNtra legal measures OF intim-
idatlon inc punishment. Another ham
pering influence was the dissemination
OF hundreds of u%nfounded reports re-
lating 10 use of poison gas by enemy
agents, ground glass in food and dam
are TO Red Cross supplies,
Referring to antiquities with mem
lists and similar bodies, the attorney
general said:
II has been the policy Of this de-
partmeat that no person should be
J prosecuted or informed solely by reason
OF his membership In any such organ
isation. that guilt is always personal,
and that under no circumstances should
any organization or body Of men be
prosecuted as such"
Less than one per cent Of the enemy
aliens arrested on suspicion and later
paroled have again fallen under sus-
picIon- OF the 5000 enemy aliens APP
plying for permission to complete their
naturalization. which was stopped on
the declaration OF war, reports on more
than 10, 900 have been furnished the
naturalization authorities OF tho depart
Iment OF labor.
Discussing the enforcement OF anti
trust laws, Attorney-Genera Gregory
ssaid:
when natural laws Of trade break
down. as they have done during the
twar In many branches OF trade, direct
kgovernment action with respect to
!prices and methods of distribution may
tbeccme essential in order to prevent
private control of markets, for wher
natural laws Of trade can no longer ht
depended upon to regulate markets the
only choice is between artificial con.
troll imposed by private interests AM
artificial control Imposed by public
agencies. In these circumstances, there
fore, such direct governmental action
ESQ far from running counter TO the pur-
nose Of the Sherman act, is directly II
Tine with IT,"
The attorney-general said the hearing
of pending antitrust cases in the SUI
tprcme court had been postponed on mo
Ition Of the government because the
ldissolu&Qn Of these combinations would
trequire~einancial operations on a larg,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
~SKP~7 .
Tbe ms5ctmttar
Classified Section
DEATHS.
funeral parlors of John j, Collins. Due
notice Of time will be given.

funeral parlors of John j, Collins, Due
notice Of time will be given.
DAVIS-At st. Joseph's hospital,
Thursday evening, Dec. IL, 1918. at 1920
O'Clock, Miss Ruth A. Davis, daughter
Of the late Daniel n Mary Davis,
ILL.,, Mrs, Mary McMillin, of osceola,
Ark, Mrs. d. o. Hunt, of Blytheville,
Of this city.
Funeral will take place from the
funeral parlors of John I. Collins Sun
at st: Patrick's churcn at 2 o'clock.
Friends invited. lnterment in Calvary
cemetery.
WATKINS-At residence, 1881 La
tham street, Thursday afternoon, Dec.
IL, 1918. at 1925 o'clock, Anna Dell
Farrell, wife of c. A. watkins, aged 90
years; daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. J,
Catherine c.. Farrell and Mrs. VIM. M.
Maier.
Funeral will take place from resi-
dence tomorrow Saturday morning at
3 O'Clock. Services 81 st, Patrick's
church at $50 o'clock. Friends invited.
LANIER-At residence, 1871 Vance
avenue, Thursday morning, Dec. II,
1918, at $3.50 O'Clock, James Sykes La
nier. aged 81 years., husband of Belle
Gates Lanier.
Funeral services and interment at
Whiteville, Tenn, Sunday afternoon,
Dec. Is, 1918, at 3 O'Clock. Friends are
invited.
MAMMAL Commerce, Miss,
Thursday afternoon, Dec. u, 1918, j. c.
Martin.
Funeral services and interment at
Germantown, Tenn, this friday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. Friends are in
vited.