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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
BANKHEAD PRESENTS
GOOD ROADS MEASURE

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec. ?. tSpl)-
United States Senator John II. Bank
head. president Of the United States
Good Roads association. also chairman
Of the committee OF pustoffiCes and
post roads, introduced in the senate
Monday a comprehensive Hill carrying
a $l00, 100000 appropriation for the
building Of national highways and good
roads throughout the nation. This bill
carries with it authority for the des-
ignating Of certain highways through
out the country. The bill has the In
dorsement OF the administration and
government officials, II Is believed
that it will be speedily enacted into
law.
The United States Good Roads assoc
citation heartily indorses Senator Bank
heads bill and Secretary Rountrce has
sent kilograms and resolutions to vari-
GUS senators and congressman, stating
that this association, which has a mem
bership in IS states in the Union,
strongly urges the passage of the same.
II Is expected that the Southern
commercial congress, which viii con
Nene in Baltimore Dec. S-l5, will in
dorse the bill and that the Highway
Industries association, meeting In Chi
Cago Dec, ll-l2, will do likewise. The
American Automobile association in
dOrseS the measure.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
MAY INSPECT SCHOOL

CONWAY. Ark, Dec. 3 CSpl)-The
Commercial club, cooperating with the
state Normal school, will invite the
entire general assembly to make the
trip from Little Rock here for an in
membership of both the house and SEN
ate viii be asked 10 spend the day
here. This plan has practically been
agreed upon, and the invitation will be
issued the two bodies directly after
they are convened In January.
When the general assembly visits the
state Normal the new administration
building. now under construction, will
be In use by the student body, The
general and stock farm, which fur
uishes much Of the supplies used In the
maintenance Of the girls dormitory,
viii be objects Of especial interest 10
the legislators. The farms not only
supply the student body but also re-
LMrm a nLnlLl 10 The acnnoL-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
POPE REFUSES TO ACT
UPON GERMANY'S PLEA

AMSTERDAM. Dec. "A Cologne
dispatch to the Maashode says that in
response to Cardinal Hartmann's re-
quest for rapal Intervention to prevent
he destruction Of Germany. Cardinal
Gasparrl, papal secretary Of state, de-
C)ares that the pope throughout the
a manifested deep sympathy with
the German people and ~unweariedly
begged the heligerents to abandon
their aim of destroying each other,
Equally, under the present circum e
stances the papal secretary continues,
he has repeatedly applied to the leader
" a great belligerent state and ad-
iured him by the precious blood Of the
Redeemcr TO adopt a benevolent atti-
tude toward the armtsttce offer and
the peace negotiations, so that a Just
and honorable peace may he attained. "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the pay
ment Of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid in a certain deed Of
trust, executed the 5th day of Novem-
her, 1918. by P. McCadden and wife.
Mary McCadden. to the undersigned
as Trustee, as same appears of record
in the office OF the Register of Shelby
County, Tennessee, in Book 544, page
"92, and the owner of the debt secured
having requested the undersigned to ad-
vertise and sell the property secured
by said deed Of trust, his is to give
notice, that we will on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918.
commencing at ~ o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner of the Courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby County. - Tennessee.
and at the Adams Avenue entrance
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, Tennes-
see. as follows:
The west half of Lot Four hundred
one GOD on the plan of the City OF
Memphis: Beginning at the intersec-
ton of the north line Of Market Ave-
nue. with the east line of Third Street;
thence north with the east line OF
and one-half 04S1a) feet to an alley:
thence east with said lot seventv-four
and one-fourth GA la feet: thence
south parallel with Third Street one
hundred forty eight and one>half
tlASl2) feet TO Market Avenue: thence
west with said avenue seventy-fo four and
one-fourth "a la feet to the Begin
ming.
/. All right and equity of redemption.
homestead and dover waived in said
deed Of trust, and the title is believed
TO be good but we will sell and con-
vey only as Trustees.
S, J, SHEPHERD,
JOHN c. ADAMS,
Trlstaas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
BOARDS TO COOPERATE
IN ASSISTING SOLDIERS

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 3. (SpI.).-
turning soldiers are to be established
as part Of the work of the commercial
bodies of all Mississippi towns, accord
ing to announcement here by w. h.
Lockwood, local superintendent of the
L. $. employment service. Similar hu-
lcaus are to be established in various
camps and before the soldiers are dis
charged they will he round positions
back home or as near home as pos
Siblc through the cooperation of the
camp and back home bureaus,
An community labor boards in Lock
woods district have been asked to fur
nish him with a list of positions open,
SO the boys in camp may have an idea
Of the opportunities offered them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
381 WAR SERVICE
BOARDS TALK UNION

ATLANTIC CITY. y j., Dec a
Three hundred and e!Rhty-oue war ser
vice commuters which co-oreratcd with
the government in mohttztnG industry
and conserving production to help win
the war, met In scraratc sessions here
today 10 considcr the proposed rlan Of
having a centralized board work out
the problem Of readjustmcut following
the war
The question to be decided Is whether
the war 500 vice committees shall he fed
Grated inlo one to act Independently or
whether II shall I've organized and funC-
toned under tn" laws ~ the chamber
" commerce of the United States, which
called tn" rec instruction congress to
| meet III this city,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
NEW ORLEANS T

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3,-A good de-
mand sprang up in the early trading
in cotton today, apparently being based
IN expectations Of a bulllsh crop esti-
mate from the government next week
In the first half-hour of trading prices
rose 81 to 90 points.
Liquidation appeared and pared the
gain down to II to Is points. A teIe-
gram from the bureau of markets was
construed to mean that there was little
chance Of bollies going on contracts
and prices improved to new high levels,
where they stood 81 to Go points up net
toward moor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
Thief Gets Less
Time Than Buyer
Of Stolen Goods

The conviction and sentence of John
Terrell, alias Slim, who was charged
with stealing two cases Of eggs from
the American Express copany. consti-
lutte an instance where the man who
steals gets a lighter sentence than the
man who purchases the property stolen.
Terrell was convicted by a jury in
the Second criminal court Tuesday on
q plea Of guilty and sentenced to sereye
80 days in the w~orkhouse. Leon Bats
tell, alleged to have purchased the
eggs, was tried and convicted last week
and given a sentence Of 90 days. Terrell
was charged with larceny and Bats
tell with receiving stolen property, The
former admitted his guilt The latter
denied his.
John c. Chasou was attorney for Ter
rel while Ralph Davis represented
Batistelli.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
NJ d W.
Mrs, Frances Kennebrew.

COLUMBUS, Miss, Dec, 3, (SplD-
The funeral Of Mrs, Frances Cunning
ham Rillups keunebrew. who was found
dead In bed at her home on tho High
lands Friday morning, was held sun
by Rev, H. Excel Fry, pastor " the
First Preshy terrain church. who Was as
sisted by Rev. W. L. Buren,. presiding
elder Of the Columbus district OF the
North Mississippi Methodist conference.
Mrs. keunehrew, who was about G5
Years old, was apparently we'll when
she retired Thursday night, and her
death resulted from the bursting Of a
blood vessel.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
ABANDONMENT OF BIG
CONSTRUCTION IN CAMPS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3-Abandon-
ment Of the construction projects or
dered by the war department include;
Training school for officers and en-
listed specialists at Fort Monroe, Va:
officers training school, Camp Gordon.
Ga; officers training school, Camp
Hancock, Ga, all construction work at
North Camp Jackson, S. G, except ac-
Commodations for two artillery bri-
mess buildings, Camp Mcclellan, Ala. ;
delousing plant, Camp Eustis, Va;
Liberty theaters and extensions to eX-
lsting theaters at the following camps:
Bragg, N. C; North Camp Jackson,
$, c.; Wheeler. Ca; Wadsworth, S. c.;
signal corps section, B~eauregard, La.
Mcclellan, Ala. and Hancock, Ga.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

ment of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid in a certain deed OF
trust, executed the 18th day of August,
1919, by Leah A. Wilson, a widow, to
the undersigned as Trustee, as same
appears Of record in the office of the
Register Of Shelby County, Tennessee,
OF the debt secured having requested
the undersigned to advertise and sell
the property secured by said deed Of
trust, this is to give notice, that we
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1918.
commencing at L. o'clock noon. at tba
southwest corner Of the Courthouse,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
U. S. BARK SINKS.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. "A dispatch
received here from Paranagua. Brazil,
reports the sinking Of the American
bark Mary B. Wellington during a
storm, No mention is made of any
casualties.
The Mary B, Wellington, a vessel Of
426 tons, was built in New Bedford,
Mass, in 1883. She was owned by John
G. Martin, Of Ellsworth, Me.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
WOMEN GET VOTE
IN OKLAHOMA STATE

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Dec. s.
Gov. Robert l. Williams issued a
proclamation today officially declaring
that the woman suffrage amendment
voted on in the recent general cleo.
tons, received Il majority of all the
votes cast in the election and is now
a part OF the constitution. An election
law peculiar to Oklahoma makes il
necessary for the governor to officially
proclaim the carrying OF an amend
ment before It can become operative.
regardless of the vote received.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
GRAIN MARKETS
Corn Reacts Some When Buy
erS Accept Profits
er Is Very Good.

CHICAGO, Dec. S,-Profit taking on
the part of recent buyers tended today
TO ease the corr market. Auspicious
weather for curing and Smelling favored
the bears. Opening prices, which ranged
nom SIC off to Iac advance, with De-
cember $l.29 and January SIPS to
$1.2SA, were followed by slight gains
and then a moderate general setback,
Oats averaged lower with corn. After
opening at &sc down to sc advance,
with January 72Nsc to 727sc, the market
underwent a material sag,
Higher quotations on hogs gave
strength to provisions.
-
ST. LOUIS, Dec. S-Corn, steady; No,
6, S1.32; No. 2 white, $l.4t.
Oats, higher; No. ,, Tlac.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
ROUND TIE TICKER
Cotton.

New Orleans-The weather map is
clear, dry n co}d. Looks like con
tlnued dry weather. General comment
Is that good season is being put into
the ground for the next crop.-Shepard
& Gluck.
New York.-Carpenter & Goa
garbled and untHue special in a single
New York newspaper gave Chairman
brand OF the federal cotton control COM
mittee as suggesting closing Of cotton
exchanges. The only basis for this re-
port was a special press dispatch from
Atlanta, but like bad news 1t spread
rapidly and went all over the country
with the result hat tlmid holders OF
spots turned loose and a good many
bulls l%iquidated their holdings.
New Orleans.-The bureau Of mar
kets wires the cotton exchange a
lengthy message, in which it is clearly
intimated that there is very little dan
& G..
New 0rleans.-Still some long cotton
to be liquidated when selling starts no
one wants to buy, as demonstrated yes
terday's close. IL interior refuses To
meet decline contracts may prevent
further decline and cause some Tecov-
ery.-Gluck.
New Or~leans.-Recent bear houses
New York wire bullish, saying Liver
pool buying; larger hedge demand
market looks better, seems we rave a
change,-Clark to Cotter & Turner
New York-Keiffer large seller March,
probably Japs. Weld good buyer. Mar
ket due for upturn-CleVe to totter n
Turner.
New York.-Buying today Of good
character. II spots hold think will ul-
timately sell much higher,-Cotter To
Turner.
New York.-Traders bought what
Japanese broker and hedges sold, eN-
pecting Liverpool buying: all cables
N%seriously delayed acts higher,-Huhbard
to Reese.
New York.-Carolina report sellers
asking extension time for shipping as
holders sitting tight-McEaroy to G
& T.
New York.-Little better demand
here; trade buying after Japs. Selling
stopped.-Hubbard to Reese.
Grain.
Memphis receipts: Corn :. oats Il
and hay Is cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago, 81 600; Omaha,
1000: Kansas City, $4,000, Sioux. city
II, 900; st. Joseph, 10000; st, Louis
5000.
Chica go-Receipts: Wheat, $4,000;
corn. 169, 600, oats, 100000. shipments;
Wheat. $4,000; corn, 22l,OOO; oats
1874, 900.
st. Louis-Receipts: Wheat. 81, 900
corn, II, 900; oats, $4,000. shipments:
Wheat. 1l2,000 corn, $4,000, oats, 5000.
Chicago Sentiment is reported a
shade more bullish. The Hoover Euro
pean estimate is awaited keenly and
new corn crop movement news is de
sired. 4 Washington item Of Dec, l
stated food leaders are asked as to
the guaranteed wheat price. The artt-
Gle shows that the grain corporation
and food administration have no au-
thority to handle the 1919 crop and
claims the wheat price so far is a
constitutional enactment. Tribune eX-
poets the January hog price ruling to-
day and says a lowering of values is
expected. Local reports that short
selling of grain will be stopped are
Wagner & Co.
Chicago - Don't expect corn, oat
bulges to hold; new foreign demand is
for flour, wheat, rye, barley.-king,
Farnum e. Co. to Reese.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
BIRTHS.

Gayle w. and Onettia Crossan Rus
sell, SO Nefler, Nov. 81; girl.
lee r. and Theresa Coleman Camp
bell, 4S9 Trigg, Nov, IS; ooy.
G. q. and Florence Rice, 237 North
Second, Nov. 81; boy.
John II. and Bernice Ellis Craig, 1887
Jackson, Nov. u: girl.
James r. and Rowena Crutcher Coll
Inns. 704 South Parkway, Dec. 1; girl,
Vernon and Julia Cole, ~Binghamton,
Nov. p; boy,
Carey and Mamie Davis, Speedway
subdivision, Nov. IS; boy.
Casper and Mary Roberts Morris, 740
simmons, Nov. %; girl,
Ebert End Matte Lee Cummings, 100
NInnrn MAA Nh. oirl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
new SEED PRICES
ARE MADE PUBLIC

according 10 a ruling announced
Monday night by Paul billiard, cotton
seed representative Of the Tennessee
food administration, prices TO he maid
for seed in this state until further no
tlCe will be 81 a ton In car lots + o h
railroad stations and sos a ton for
wagon seed at stations. This becomes
effective at once.
A price Of SG9, basis car lots (. o. b.
river bank, is established at points ON
the Mississippi river. At points on the
tennessee and other rivers within the
state a delivered price TO mill points
OF SI3 Is announced. The variation in
establishing prices for river seed is de-
slrabIe on account of the difference ex-
isttng in freight rates. Mills are to
return sacks or make satisfactory set
tlement with owners for sacks on river
seed.
The new prices are based upon analy-
sis Of seed ginned Nov. 10, the follow
ing results as to produce yield having
been furnished by the state chemist,
J. W. Sample.
OH, AZ gallons at s1.3I I-4....s54O7I
Meal t3b per cent pro;eIn),
1864. at $50 ................ 27.95l
I HaIIs. 49, iSi at at VA sfs .,.',,""'''. 90 55s
Total so1 200
Manufacturing loss 1926 pounds:
Less spread .,........ $3.50
Less freight ..,......... zoo 20.50
Total 7O.922
Mr.. billiard made the following state
ment regarding the dissatisfaction ex-
pressed by the oil mill people:
"The interests "of the oil mills pur-
chasing Tennessee seed have received
special consideration, in that a working
loss Of 1926 pounds per ton instead OF
100 pounds, as formerly. Is used IA our
calculation, and hulls are valued - Sl3
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03

Mills. KNIGHT
Mills Knight.

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth knight
and Luther Mills, of Poplar Springs,
took place sunday forenoon at Hethct.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
w. h Baker, pastor Of the Methodist
church at sherman. Mr.. Mills is In the
telephone business. The bride is the
accomplished Young daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. Martin .. knight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
IS READY TO MAKE
DELIVERY OF GOODS

The municipal river and rail wharf
is prepared to make deliveries Of goods
shipped into Memphis via United states
government and other barge lines and
handled through the wharves. accord
ing to IT, II. HUH, city engineer.
Mr., HUI says the city has purchased
a $4,000 truck of Sh2 tons for that pur-
pose.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
JITNEYS BUSY AGAIN.

NATCHEZ. Miss. Dec. 3. tSplN-
With the suspension Of street car ser
vice here on all but one line, numerous
Jttneys have been put in operation and
are apparently reapiug a harvest The
suspension OF service by the street ear
company became effective SUNDAY and
up to the present no pan has been Of
fered regarding continuance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
CLARK E-ELECTED

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3,-John F..
Clark has been reelected president of
the New Orleans Cotton exchange for
his third term. Edward S. Butler was
elected vice president, succeeding Chas,
b. Thorn, who has retired from the cot
ton business. All other officers were
collected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
HURT; BRINGS SUIT.

Mrs; w. NJ. Harris flied suit for dam
ages in the sum Of $4,000 in circuit
court Tuesday against Walter Ray, al
Ieging that while she was riding In an
automobile with an escort, Ray, driv-
ing recklessly, ran his car into the one
in which she was a passenger, wreck
ing it and injuring her.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
MAY ESCAPE PENALTY
IF CHECK Is MAILED

II is reported around the courthouse
thai the office Of poll TAX collector was
closed Saturday afternoon, the last day
that taxes could be paid without pet
alties.
Persons who sought to pay their poll
taxes on Saturday afternoon may be
protected, it is said, Il they dated
checks on that day ana mailed them
to the poll tax collector. as they had
right to pay up until midnight Satur-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. Spot cotton
steady, prices weak. Good middIing,
l96Sd, good ordinary, s.i5d: ordinary,
1850. Sales 1000 bales, including 500
American, receipts 5000 bales. including
), 400 American. Futures closed steady.
December. l9.42d January 1S.15d; Feb
ruary, l7.2ld; March, 6 ,43d; April,
Is. 36d.
Future trading in the month Of April
now is permitted.
Contracts closed steady at an ad-
vance of % to a decline Of "a points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
is VICTIM OF HUN.

PONTOTOC, Miss, Dee, 2. CSplD-
News has been received here Of the
death Of Private Tom Pound, who fen
ON the battlefield Of France In october,
The deceased leaves his parents and
several brothers and a sister, His
youngest brother is a captain sttll IN
France. The Pound family is II Of
the best known and respected in the
LOnEyiew communities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
PAY PRIVILEGE TAXES.

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 3, (SplD An
uouncemcnt has been made by Robert
T.. Wilson, state auditor, that the rail
roads have paid their privilege taxes,
amounting to about St05, 000, under pro-
test. Much speculation has been made
by various interests in the state as to
whether the railroad companies being
operated under government ContrOl
would pay the state privilege tax by
Dec. /, as provided by law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
SEALS RECORDS DEC. 10.

COlI'MRUS, Miss. Dec, 8 tSpl)-S.
NJ. Nash, secretary of the Lowndes
county exemption board, has received
instructions to seal his records bee. 10,
and ouestionuAires received after that
date Will not be included in the perma-
n,nt records of the office, This does not
mean. however, that the office will close
thon. AS no definite date for its closing
has hppn fixed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
DEATHS

Louis d. Bonfanti, 81. els South
Main, Dec, !; castro enteritis. chronic
nenhTitis.
Martin S. Miller. so, 6S4 Rozell. Dec.
/; pulmonary tuberculosis.
Chester Morris Butler, 81. 1925 Har-
bert, Dec, :; cerebral thronbus, nephri-
tis,
Mrs. Cassandra T. Smith. 81. 10 North
Somerville, Dec, !, ~cu Utilization Of
heart.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
EXAMINE FOR CARRIERS.

Civilian service examinations for ru-
raj mail carriers will be held at the
federal building Jan 10 and II. That
on Jan. 10 win he for a carrier at
Lucy. shelby county, and that ON Jan.
II for II carrier at fernando, DcSoto
COuutV' Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
CAPTAIN DIES FROM
SHOT: HUNT LIEUTENANT

SAN DIEGO. cal Doc Cant.
Ahram roanet. attached to- the Slst in
tautrN At Camp kchrnct, IL dead from
plstol wounds which he said were In
nioted by Lieut. II T. Perry. also OF
The slHl infantr, The police are search
luE fut Lieut. Perry
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03

MAKKiACE LICENSES

Gertrude Russell to s, F, Eddins,
Florence Smithson to V. o. Pennel.
Emma y. Timms to 3. B.. Afford, Emma
Lucena Johnson to VIII Fields, Floy-
die Lewis to Lee Taylor, Hettie Whit
mire to Willie Jackson, Pearl McDan-
iel to Sylvester Wilson, Sarah Agile to
Jim Ingram, Katie Gin to Oscar Lam
hNrt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
BANK ~CLEARINGS.
SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Raw sugar
steady; centrifugal, rs; fine granu-
lated, 500.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length. OF day, . hours, SO minutes,
Length Of night, IA hours, 4 minutes
sun rises Wednesday at 6:52.
Sun sets Wednesday at i.AS,
Moon sets Wednesday at $50 pm,
First quarter, 10th.
Morning stars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Evening stars, Venus, Mars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
JIM COATES ILL.

jim coates, private secretary 10
Mayur MouteVcrde. IS IN at HIS home
He swooued white using the teto,
phone at a downtown store iate Mon.
JaN and vas taken to his home In an
ambulance. He Is said to be suffering
from nervous breakdown.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
NEGLECTED.; SUES.

Declaring that her husband had not
given her a thing IN the last four
months but neglect n abuse and that
he had deserted her, Mrs. Jesse Arm
stead Tuesday filed suit for divorce in
the circuit court against R. NJ. Arm
stead,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
WlLDERBERGER NAMED
TO CLARKSDAlE OFFICE

WASHINGTON, Dee. 3.-The follow
ing postmasters were nominated today
hy President Wilson, Oscar o, owen,
Moultrie, Ga; William Z. Wilderberger,
~Clarksdale, Miss, Robert II, Smiley,
Hot Springs, Ark David G Wood
worth, kingfisheT, okla.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
CHARGES HUSBAND
KEPT HER COIN; SUES

Alleging that she gave her husband
money to engage in the hotel business
in st. Louis and that rater he sold the
business and deserted her, keeping the
money, Mrs, Rosa G. Coleman Tues
day filed suit for divorce against r. r.
COLEMAN in the %ChancerY court.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
American Savings Bank
and Trust Co.

On Monday, Dec. ?, 1918, our
regular monthly dividend of ?
per cent will be credited to the
accounts of stockholders OF
record NOV. 80, 1918.
F. O. DIXON, Cashier.