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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

BERLIN Monday Jan. the Associated Press THE
big demonstration
ernmnt Tens thousands followers Ienech
been paadng Inter Linden the
this dispatch is filed Inter Linden
this time no shots have been fired.
The Wthemsasse Inter Linden below the Lepsg
rasse packed full ympah5ers who stand
ing there for two hours be the
prevent the Spacans demonstrating before the offices
Hundreds of youths and other civilians the ranks
carrying rifles Fist fighting has the the Will
their
In order in front the Adon ready
there firing
The Spartaan marchers with
certain factories comprise the of the city fouhs
whole number bedraggled young
The American flag has been hoed
the American Officers belonging the prisoner food commission
living.
The opinion seems general that only miracle
letting before the end OF the day ST..
The Independent cest Die Freihe openly Joined
epknechts Rcd Flag
to the Woknen and soldiers Monday afternoon
sale The call Is signed by The Revolutionary
a Agents Of Greater Ben representa-
to the blood stained Ebert amounts reality to an
invitation to overthrow government.
The Red Norwaer newspaper issued the Vorwaes
by the Boshevk element openly appealed to the soldiers
the government and replace 1t by genuine Socialists
which is the of the
The question
nn hat Chief of Police Echorn
government ordered his removal after
was incompetent and what In American
MS WHe Is well paid clerk the
yeaod daughter has been employed receive his callers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
Home Service Section Of Red
Cross Writes Brilliant Page
in Wars History BY Its
Wonderful Work.
COOPERATION ABROAD
AND AT HOME WINS
Many Families Of Fighters
Personally Ministered by the
Very Heart Of 1.-The Great
est Mother in the World"

Tho zero hour was hut A0 minutes
AWAY when The mail that had arrived
n few hours before was sent IN u
the front line trenches for distribu-
ton among The boys awaiting orders
10 20 over the ton
The army mailman zjr2agged his way
down the long winding ditch that
marked the iumpinp or MACE into mo
nessee Goughboy, n hoy with "A man
sized heart and a man-sized ioh: a
Ma tbnt's nil hc v,aa who had left
BACK Nom" Nome IN God,s rnnntTV in a III.
tie town not a thousand miles from
no that bow about to embark on
the great adventure" the letter the
Ing an water TO lowered Iips he grabbed
for il as a drowning man might reach
Ior gtrpws For the moment tho in.
/fcrno of bursting shells which had
seemed TO center on that particular
trcach faded MS mist before sunlight,
and the uncertain fate that awaited
him ont there i'm that crashing tumult
and on which no had heen idIv specu-
lating heCnme Of small concern flo
had hoard from home
A smile neaccfnl exnectant. snread
over the Young Tennessean's face a.
he rinncd omen the envelope. but his
exnressinn of hlissful contenttnent
handwriting vps unfamiliar Quickly
he scanned its contents gave an aE-
oniged cry and glanced around In a
mlmh dnzed sort of waV. only his
commander was near Without a mo-
ment'S hesitation the hoy ierked the
Officers pistol from it's holster, turned
the weapon on himself and fired
A field worker for the home service
section Of the Red cross in making
his rounds of a Red C,roas hospital.
came across a wRn. handaged little
figure stretched out on a cot.
proLo, Trouh1n
EroDes 1rouple'
"rhcre'a sometbins OH that bows
mind" tho head nurse. told the field
director "IIc shot himself Int he
won't teu nv wNy and il he ia not
rheercd nm a littie hen die -
10 make long STORY short the
field director set to work TO gain the
boy's confidence succeeded, The
letter the bov had received from bach
home had becn written nv "A neighhor(
and II informed the young soldier that
his haby had died The fact that the
boys wtte had not written created =
az 10 the authenticity Of the infof1na :
tton lie rheered the diving soldier as
well AS he could and denarted. Here's
what happcued,
the home service section. was dis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
INSURANCE FIRMS
LICENSES REVOKED
=
Negro Concern Found Vend-
ing Ice Cream.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Jan T. (Spll =
Revocation OF licenses OF two insurance
concerns, the Bankers Life Insurance
company. \of Jonesboro and the Su-
preme Union of Ethiopia. q negro fra
ternal organization, of Pine Bluff.
Memphis and Iludora, was announced
today by State Insurance Commissioner
Bruce Bullion, Irregularities were
charged against the JonesbOro com
panY.
The negro company was charged with
having moved its offices from Pine
Bluff to Memphis. Tenn, contrary to
law, that it is engaging In business In
Tennessee and Oklahoma without au-
thorlty; that II has engaged in such
businesses as promoting town sites,
running ice cream parlors and such,
and is now in grocery and loan business
in Memphis, and that its outstanding
claims are greater than It's assets. AZ
fairs OF the union were ordered liqui-
dated at once
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07


terday when he learned of the death
OF the colonel, to demand confirmation
OF news which had shocked the world,
Informed that, what he had heard was
true, he collapsed in a chair and gave
way to unrestrained emotion
=. IF he's gone-if he's really gone
I'm through, the old friend OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt said There is moth
ing more for me to live for, if Teddy is
never coming by here again Teddy
why Teddy used to sic his dog on me
when he was boy"
New Incident.
The flood of "reminiscences which has
swept Oyster Bay brought to public
notice circumstances which the
townspeople have long been familiar
with, but regarding which the outside
world perhaps has never known. IT is
circumstance which may be said. to
be eloquently characteristic of the gen
tie home life of the Roosevelt family
It was said that it was not until about
four months ago that the Sycamore
Hill house was installed with electric
lights.
Noted visitors from many lands, pri-
vate men of renown alike. with inter-
national missions sent by foreign gov
ernments. have come to the Sycamore
Fin house to find the colonel writing
debating or reading by the light of OF
lamps. Throughout his great home
oil burning lights only were to be found
until few months ago. On the desk
at which the colonel sat in his presi-
Dental chair during White House days
there stood an oil lamp.
1t was neighborly "reminiscences today
which revealed why at last the prece.
dent was shattered at the Roosevelt
homestead and oil surrendered Its place
to the more modern electricity.
"You know" the colonel was quoted
as saving half apologetically, I'VE just
had to put in electric lights. The serv-
ants demanded it,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
CROPS IN MISSISSIPPI
NOT HURT BY BLIZZARD

JACKSON, Miss, Jan T. CSplD-
Passing. Of the most severe blizzard in
recent history left behind little dam -
age to crops in Mississippi, The heavy
snowfall last Thursday, followed by a
light fall early Sunday morning was a
benefit to winter cover crops, experts
say, and the cold weather did not per
sigt long enough to cause any great
suffering among cattle.
Jackson's low temperature mark As
above zero, caused only brief discomfit =
ure. Country roads are In bad condl- :
ton from the heavy snow and hard
freezes OF the past few days, but few
DAYS OF clear weather win put them in
passable condition.
The SHOWS and freezes are expected
to make for larger crops this year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
FRENCH TAKES OFFICE

NATCHIII. Miss. Jan Z CSpL) DIR
y. H. French, recently elected as city
health officer Of Natchez to succeed
Dr. K. D. Sessions. has assumed the
duties of his office, having been sworn
in by Mayor w. G. Benbrook at the
annual meeting Of the city council Mon.
day. The election resulted in no other
changes in the city administration At
this meeting Mayor Benhrook also au-
nounced The appointment of s. II. Low
enburg and G, r. Enele as trustees of
the Natchez hospital, to fiji vacancies
caused by designations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
ARMOUR FIRM CITED
TOANSWER COMPLAINT

WASHINGTON, Jan. Armour &
CO., Chicago packers, today were cited
to appear before the federal trade com
mission Feb. II to answer a formal
complaint that the company has 'for
the past three years concealed it's af-
filiation with and control of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Fertilizer company Of
Richmond, Va
The complaint alleged that through
the concealed control the Richmond
concern acquired certain trade which
Armour & Co. could not acquire were
the facts of the control generally
known.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
FARMERS AT GRENADA
STUDYING TRACTOR

GRENADA, Miss. Jan T. (Spl)
farm gas engine and tractor short
course put on by the extension depart
ment of the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical college began in Gre
NADIA Monday and will continue five
DAYS. Every question pertaining to the
agricultural development OF this section
will be touched upon This school en-
braces all Of the counties north OF Gre
NADIA county on both railroad lines,
Trainloads Of different kinds OF farm
indictments arrived in Grenada on sun
day afternoon. Many farmers took a
hand In the unloading Of the tractors
and pows The farmers seem anxious
to learn as much as possible about the
different implements in order that they
might better understand the working
principles. The school proper did not
begin until Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
ANARCHY RUNS
RIOT IN BOCHE
CAPITAL CITY

COPENHAGEN Jan Berlin in state OF complete anarchy
according the Munich correspondent
telephone
he
All great number Of the public
buildings the radical
Thousands the faction the
respondent crowdng the streets and at several points
firing has begun machine could be heard from
all Berlin
The government to make
effort building the police guards later in the
and take machine there
Dr. Karl ehkneeht the leader has been here
there about the city organizing his troops for the final fight which the
correspondent says expected begin very
Hundreds reported fleeing the city
Adolph Joe the Boshevik mission
Lebknect
omentng Bosheyk revolution According adves received
stronghold of the Spartacan
The Independent
the
Spaacans. These groups proclamation
carng that the final fight the revolution
fought
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
L0NG-L0ST SHIPMENT
FOR ORPHANS IS FOUND

CONWAY, Ark. Jan. :. tSpl)--A gift
Of wearing apparel, assembled by the
Presbyterian congregation in the fall OF
1917 for orphans In the orphanage at
Itasca Tex, has at last been found BY
the church and started on it's way 10
its destination. The package was first
taken to the express office here and
left for the completion Of its address,
In the meantime a drayman called for
consignment Of boots for e. f. Parks
The orphanage package was included
In the lot and carried to Parks store,
where It remained unnoticed until re-
Gently
After the package had been recovered
It was given a second start toward
Texas Parks had previously ordered <
consignment of stock for delivery IN
the winter Tor use in the fall of 1918.
and the inclusion of the gift package
passed without comment until the en-
tire stock was opened.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
FLIP OF COIN ASSURES
RAGLAND AS TREASURER

After it was thought all the changes
had been made in the tickets to be
voted for at the annual election of the
Memphis Cotton exchange Wednesday
a little game OF Tipping a coin removed
one candidate and assured the election
Of another.
T. q. Vinton and S. +. Ragland. pres
idents respectively Of the Bank of Com
merce and the Central-State National
bank, decided that instead >of entering
the contest for treasurer of the eX-
change they would settle the matter in
y shorter way. The result was that
Ragland will be treasurer of the organi-
cation for the ensuing year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
GRILLS REELECTED HEAD
OF DYER COUNTY SCHOOL S

DYERSBURG, Tenn, Jan. Z. (spL)-
The county court for Dyer county met
today and much business was trans
acted. Il, NJ Grills. the incumbent,
was reelected superintendent Of edu-
cation over Miss Dora Bowen, OF Tig.
rett. G. Il. McCorkle, of Newbern was
elected bridge and levee commissioner,
defeating the incumbent, WIN McAfee.
An unusually large percentage Of the
SON county Judge, presided over the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
BURNED TO DEATH.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark Jan. I, tSplD --
Mrs. Dora Arnold. 81, a widow, was
burned to death at the home OF her
father, Henry Rauch. eight miles from
Little Rock, last night, when she at
tempted to save small sum Of money
from the burning home. Her charred
body was found this morning, Rauch
was seriously burned attempting to res
cue her Another daughter Miss Em-
ma Rauch, Is In serious condition
fromi the shock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

obtaining admittanCe cards TO the
When the delegation Of United States
senators and representatives arrives mere
tomorrow and men Of national and IN
ternational fame have assembled to pay
their final tribute to the great Amerl-
can whose body will lie in the Episco-
pal edifice few miles from the
Roosevelt home on Sagamore HUI,
these distinguished visitors will tlnd
oyster Bay people regretting not the
passing OF a world known figure, but
of merely a neighbor, known to all
and beloved for his pure democracy,
as a fellow voter and a fellow wor-
shipper.
Perhaps no more sincere tribute to
Theodore Roosevelt is being paid any
where today than this one accorded
him by oyster Bay neighbors, who
their own story of the former presi-
dent as they knew and loved him.
Tribute Sincere.
The honors which the rulers Of ma
tions are today bestowing upon Col.
Roosevelt in the form of cables meant
little to oyster Bay residents, in COM
parison with their own messages Of
sympathy sent to Mrs. Roosevelt To
these residents the colonel was never
foremost figure in history, even when
he was president and his SonsN were
growing boys. Roosevelt was looked
upon here rather as a. townsman than
as a noted statesman.
Tales without number were recounted
IN solemn recollection today of the
town life of the former president. There
was the old German American trades
man whose store stood as it stands
today, in the heart of the village, when
Teddy" as a boy was accustomed to
pass the little structure each day This
elderly citizen of enemy BIRTH but pos
sessing an Americanism as staunch,
perhaps, as that Of the colonel him
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE
IN GEORGIA UPHELD

WASHINGTON, Jan THE Georgia
railroad commission orders permitting
the Georgia public service corporation
Of Macon to increase its rates for cleo
tric service today were upheld by the
supreme court in deciding an appeal
resulting from the dismissal Of injunc-
tion proceedings brought against the
corporation by the Union Dry Goods
company. which alleged the rates were
excessive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
GRAND JURY RESUMES
PROBE OF LYNCHlNGS

SHEFFIELD. Ala, Jan. THE
grand Jury has resumed its dehbera,
tions and it probably will be several !
days in session before making final
REPORT on its investigation of the Shelf
field lynchings and alleged bad conduct
weeks will likely be required for the
trials of the men under arrest in con-
nection with the lynchings, as special
venire for each case is to be called.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
AVIATORs DELAYED

PINE BLUFF Ark, Jan. Fog and
rain this morning delayed the departure
OF party Of army aviators mapping
postal air route from Lake Charles, La.
to Little Rock, Ark. In the party are
Lieut.. J. G. l.. Howard, mapper; Lieut.
y. r. Wright, pilot. and SerTt r. r.
Nesbit, mechanic. They arrived late
yeEerday evening.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
CONVICT RECAPTURED

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. I. CSpl, -
Willis Hill, who escaped from the
Brushy mountain branch Of the state
penitentiary, was captured here by
deputy sheriffs. Hin has been at liber-
ty since Dec. 49, He was found on n
river steamer on the Tennessee river,
below Knoxville, employed as a fire.
man. When he saw the three Officers
approaching he attempted to hide In
the hold of the boat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
AGED MISSISSIPPIAN is
VICTIM OF PiCKPOCKET

l.. A. Gum, Walnut, Miss, Monday
night was robbed of a check for s149
and s15 in cash by an alluring female,
Gum, an aged man and accustomed
largely to rural ways. ,oId the police
how the woman accosted him as he
was en- route from the Grand Central
station. She led hlm TO rooming
house, he said, accompanied him to a
room and then picked his pocket.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
MAY HOLD NATIONAL
MEMORIAL FOR 7. R.

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Jan. Ma
tiona memorial services for Theodore
Roosevelt may be held in New York
or Washington on some date after the
funeral, It was intimated today by
Capt Archibald Roosevelt in discussing
requests that national honors be ac-
corded to the former president here
tonprrnW
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
SEEK DR.. THOMAS.

Detectives are looking for Dr, Thorn
as, negro, said to be masqueradng as
an eye specialist. who carries persuasi sive
Instruments in the form OF two large
pistols used to extract pay from his
patients Several robberies have been
reported to the police and victims as
sert that DR.. Thomas is the man
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
SOCRATES MAUPIN DIES.

Socrates Maupin, S5, wealthy farmer, Is
dead here. Among his children are
Mrs. w. c. West, Lafollette, Tenn, and
Ewing L. Maupin, Memphis. Socrates
Maupin. Jr, and Lafolette Bayard
MaQpin, sons, formerly lived in Mem
phiS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
WICKERSHAM SEATED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. by a vote
Of 2O4 to Ga the house today adopted
the election committees report seating
James Wickersham, Republican. as
Alaskan delegate in place of Charles
A. Sulzer, Democrat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
YANKS REACH BERLIN

BERLIN. Jan I. (By the Associa ted
Press. Lieut., Arthur Sutton and Pri-
Yates McCauley. Suess and Haston, OF
the United States signal corps, have
arrived in Berlin from Coblenz They
will take photographs of happenings In
Berlin and vicinity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
HIGHWAYMEN GET $50.

White highwaymen, working early
Monday morning, robbed Harry Van
zant, Denver. Col, of $53 on Main street
near Vance avenue. Nanzant told the
police that both men were well dressed
and one wore an eyeglass.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
BATTLE IMMINENTIN BERLIN STREETS
Oyster Bay Mourns
Teddy AS Neighbor
Veteran Residents of Town Where Roosevelt Lived Re-
late Touching Incidents to Show Deep Felt Loss
at Death

N. Y. Jan 7oyster Bay today mourned
Roosevelt, the neighbor.
Roosevelt the boy, youth
man. husband family
with generations of the life this quiet Island vii
with unconscious simplicity
been coming
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
STATE BOARD Of
CONTROL SLATED
FOR SCRAP HEAP
Primary Bill Doomed to Same
Fate - Sentiment Among
Legislators Is for Return Of
Party Management.

Gov, -elect Roberts has made ii plain
that there is to be a thorough recon
state affairs, His apparent disregard
for the ancient traditions at the capital
is a refreshing sensation and welcome
one to the vast majority OF the people,
but ii is causing dismay and is Great {.
ing havoc among those who have lived
out of the public purse for many years,
It may be stated as a foregoue con
clusion that the state board of control
is to be abolished The board is COM
posed of John Denton. Lewis Pope and
Bill Baird There was time when the
private needs OF these gentlemen for Il
lucrative income to meet the high cost
of living would have had weight. But
1t is not true now. The governor. elect
is considering only the needs of the
state. let the pink slips fall where they
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
System Top Heavy.

The state board of control has worked
economy in some respects, but these
have been more than offset by the ad-
ditional expense In others, II has been
found highly unSattsfa aCtory for an Of
fetal at one of the state institutions,
situated In remote section Of the
state, to travel to Nashville for per-
mission to transact some inconsequen-
tial bit Of business. 1t is likely that
the old boards will he re-established
with limitations. The limitation Is that
the governor Is to be in fact where in
the past he has only been nominally an
ex-officto member, Regardless of the
boards and others who make the rec
lamentations, he Is to be the author
Iity to pass on all matters Of conse-
duence
The state wide primary law will be
repealed. 1t has been an unsatistsc-
tory measure and its friends have never
claimed perfection for It, The passage
spf the measure came at time when II
\ was highly necessary to have a primary
law Of some kind The Rye-Lea- Gates
combination had bin that would have
placed the primaries Of both parties iu
their hands and In order to forestal|
this design the present law was hastily
hdra axtrr nd ad
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
Made Own Platforms,

/. The present law caused no end OF
Trouble to the members Of the state
Democratic executive committees. In
sApnlA cases II was necessary for them
N cOnstrue the measure and apply II In
" iranlsf thati seemed fairest to al
The disposition among Democrats ana
Republicans alike Is TO repeal the law
and return the party authority to the
regularly constituted party representa-
tives, The present law practically
eliminated the state committees ana
no provision was made for conventions
or platforms For the first time In the
history OF the state the candidates for
governor made their races on plat.
forms prepared and enunciated by
themselves In Middle and East Ten
nessee, where contests are strong and
a fight is in every election there is Il
great and abiding regard for platform
pledges. Officials who make a race on
a platform and regard 1t as a scrap OF
paper, do not, as n rule, run second
time. and II they do their, platforms
are not regarded seriously. Judge Rob
erts wrote his own platform and he Is
standing on 1t, He promised the people
a change in the system OF handling the
revenue OF the state and he is. going to
put it over without referendum, lie
considers that the people elected him
on his pledge, and the chances are that
he may be a candidate for re- election.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
ALI Wanted Fuller.

The selection Of r. d. Fuller as chair
man of the senate committee on H.
nance. ways and means was Il distinct
compliment 1t Is understood that some
obstacles came In the way OF remaining
Senator Worley, and 1t was considered
that the best way out would be for the
caucus to nominate, Before the eau
Gus II was found that every one was in
agreement upon Senator Fuller, and he
received the appointment, though he
was In no sense an applicant
It is understood that Senator Albert
Il, Hill, of Davidson county, will be
chairman Of the senate committee on
municipal affairs, 1t Is not known who
will have the Craftsmanship in the
house. The Importance Of chairman
ships have been somewhat exaggerated
since Representative Hanover an
nounced that he had things fixed TO
get the Craftsmanship in Re house;
Under the rule any member may call
a bill out Of the committee after q
reasonable length of time, and the old
game Of chairman making way with
pending legislation lives only In the
memory of rotten politics.