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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05

personal affairs, which for more than
eight years have bAen subordinated TO
the public Interest"
Mr., Redfield Is the sixth man 10
leave the cabinet during the six years
Of President Wilson'S administration.
others were Secretary Of state Bryan,
Secretary Of War Garrison, Secretary Of
the Treasury MoAdoo, Attorney Gen. q.
eral Gregory and Attorney oensnal Nc.
Reynolds, who was appointed to the
supreme court,
There was little gossip today as TO
who would be the probable successor
to Mr.. Redfled, SO far as could be
learned, the president had not expressed
any views to his advisors.
Discussing his resignation, Mr.. Red.
field said he had made no plans for
the immediate future, but was oousld.
erlna several business opportunities. He
said that uron leaving office he would
return to New York city, but probably
would not be identified with business
interests with which he was allied be q,
fore coming to Washington,
Secretary Redtleld has been a mem
ber 81 President Wilson's cabinet since
March 4, 1918, ever since President
Wilson took office for his first term,
Previous to that time he served as a
member Of congress, representing the
Fifth New York district In this 62d con &.
gross from 1911 10 1918,
Before his election to congress he
was the Democratic nominee for repre-
sentative In the Eleventh New York dis.
trlct in 1896, being detsated. He was
born at Albany, N, v, In 1853 and had
for years taken an active part In com.
merelal affairs In New York city. He
served as commissioner Of public works
for the borough OF Brooklyn In 1902
1908.
There have been lntimatlons previous.
ly that the secretary was desirous oil
reslgnIno but until today's official an.
nouncement the rumors nemained eth
er uncontirmed or officially denied,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
City CLUB Plans
Organization OF
Research Bureau

The city club Saturday will take up
the discussion Of the advisability Of
establishing the Memphis Bureau Of
Municipal Research, That question will
be the principal one to come before
the club.
The governing board. to which the
matter was referred. will report that
the city club should get squarely be-
hind said bureau with the end in view
OF reviVlng its activities; that the bu-
reau should be reorgansed and in its
operation be Independent OF any civic
or commercial organization
In short. the usefulness of the bu-
reau which was actively at work for
several years, is indorsed by the mem
bers of the governing board and the
club will be asked to take steps for
its immediate reorganization. The bu-
reau Is a chartered institution and owns
some office furniture and needs only
Sufficient amount OF money to pay
expert accountants and other needed
clerical help, TO begin work again.
The city club on Sept 10 will hold
an adjourned session at $3.50 O'clock
at which meeting every member is ex
pected to bring as a guest some man
connected with labor organization In
order that the members of the laboring
classes may become acquainted with
their fellow laborers Of the club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
.MEMPH|AN TOOPEN
DEP EPARTMENT STORE
Henry G. Loeb Will Go to
Clarksdale, Miss, to
Start Business.

Memphis is soon to lose one of her
best business men and Clarksdale,
Miss, to gain thereby one OF the finest
department stores in the lower Missls-
sippi valley. Henry C. Loeb, member
of the executive board of b. Lowenstein
& Bros, Inc, is the Memphian to get
away in the next three months The
store will be opened March /, 1920. No
store OF the kind between Memphis and
New Orleans will outclass it, MIR. Loeb
expects the volume of business for the
first IL months to be between three
quarters and a million dollars
Handsome fixtures are now being
manufactured for the store, and 1t win
take some time for these to be com
pleted and delivered. After this con-
siderable time will be consumed In in
stalling them and equipplng the large
establishment for opening. The pre-
parati6ns will mean In the aggregate
matter of six months.
The building which will house the
store is three stories, facing 80 feet on
the main street of the city.
Mr.. Loeb has organized a company
which has been Incorporated for $225,-
900. 1t will be known as Loeb's. Inc
Mr. Loeb is president of the company
and his son, Louis G. Loeb. secretary
and treasurer. Interested with him in
the company are several of the prom
inent business men and planters of
Clarksdale and vicinity, so that the in
stitution will be essentially Clarks-
dale one.
The president of the company is a
native of Memphis, and has been with
Lowenstein's for the past is years. He
has for years been among the leaders
in this citys business and civic de-
delopment Mr.. Loeb is president of
the Memphis Associated Retailers, a
member of the Auditorium Market
house committee, and director in the
Tri-State Fair association, in which
he has long been an active member.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
NO NTIMATION is
GIVEN REGARDING
MAN FOR VACANCY

WASHINGTON, Sent. 5.--Willtsm C.
Hedtieid, secretary OF commerce, has
rendered his resignation to President
Wilson and II has been accepted, effect.
I'VE Nov, !. This was announced Off.
eially today.
resignation, said he found II necessary
to olive immediate attention TO personal
business affairs, adding that he was
anxious to return TO private llte aftnr
Washington.
Announcement Of Mr. Redfleld's res.
lenatlon did not come as a surprise,
Since his Enforcement with Director,
GENERAL OF Railroads Hines regarding
prices for steel several months ago, It
had been almost common gossip that
he contemplated early retirement from
the Presidents cabinet, Mo inltlma.
ton was given as to mis- probable sue.
cessor,
President Wilson was In Europe
when Mr., Redfletd with the approval
OF the executive set up board 70 agree
upon fair prices for necessities with a
view to Stimulating production, Mr.,
Hines refused to accept the price for
steel agreed upon between the board
and the industry, oontendina that It
was too, high, The controversy finally
was referred to the president at Paris.
No formal announcement Of the result
was made, but soon afterward the
board was dissolved and Mr.. Hines pro.
ceeded 70 buy steel for the railroad ad .
mInistratlon In the open market on
competitive bids.
Mr., Redtleld, however, denied that
his resignation was the rA-"lt q
tlon between himself and other admin
lstratlon officials.
my resignation" he SaId, "ls not
the result OF any quarrel, disagreement,
chaprin or any other unpleasant occur.
renee, but Ia caused solely and entirely
by my desire TO return TO business and
Give my attention once more to my
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
BUTCHERS DEMAND
SABBATH CLOSING
Union Requests Commissioner
Quinn to Enforce Section
SGT of Ordinance.

Enforcement Of the Sabbath closing
ordinance to close all butcher shops in
the city, beginning this coming Sun
day Is being urged upon e. b. Quinn
police commissioner, by the local butch.
ers' union, Confident that they viii
succeed in this the butchers union
according to w. j Raney, the presi.
dent, says he will advertise In the
newspapers that the butcher shops win
be closed and urge housewives to pur-
chase sufficient meats on Saturday to
DO their households through Sunday
rue organized shops. or those EN-
ploylng only union butchers, are will
Sng to observe Sunday closing ny agree
mont But many Of the open shops
are not willing to close on Sunday
Because Of this the union men have
appealed to the police commissioner to
invoke the closing law According TO
y. E Murray, counsel for the union
butchers, Section 597 of Il general ordl-
nance OF the city OF Memphis makes
u mlsdemearor for any shopkeeper
TO Keep his shop open on Sunday, With
the exception only Of confectloners and
Pharmacists. Mr.. Murray claims that
there Is no ordinance which permits
butcher shops to remain open until 10
CLOCK a, m. sundays Tor deliveries, as
they are now doing He also asserts
that II would not be practicable for
the shops to stay open for deliveries
on Sunday, even should this be prop
erly authorized by ordinance, for sales
would be made AZ matter OF course
The tangle about butcher shops in the
city remaining open on sunday morning
until 10 O'Clock was being threshed
out Friday by Longstreet Heiskell
assistant city attorney, so far as the
city Is concerned,
Resolutions sent to the mayor and
city commissioners by union butchers,
which demanded that all butcher shops
be closed were the immediate cause
of the action OF MIR, Helskel, acting
under instructions Of Henry j. Livings-
ton, city attorney,
The city, he says, now has an old
ordinance, which permits butcher shops
to remain open until 10 O'Clock Sun
day morning, for the purpose of de-
livery. but not for selling goods. Mr.
Livingston said Friday that the ordi-
nance was passed at a time when fewer
people had ice boxes, and after pur-
chase on Saturday night. let the
butcher keep their meats in his cooler
until Sunday morning.
Mr. Heskells opinion probably will
govern the action Of the city comm s.
sion, He is expected to make his re-
port Saturday, according 10 Mr.. Liv-
ingSton,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.--President and
parade through the central thorough.
fares OF this city this morning, were
given an ovation by thousands Of peo-
pie who thronQed the streets to see
the president upon his first public ap-
pearance after his arrival here from
indianapolis.
When the president appeared on the
rear platform OF his train at e;25 o'clock,
thousands broke through the military
Gordon and surrounded the train. Po-
lice, secret service men and the sol.
dlers found II difficult TO control the
crowd. The president smiled his ap-
probation. As the paraue passed
cheered the president and Mrs. Wilson
to the echo.
After the column of automobiles had
circled the downtown section, the chief
executive and Mrs. Wilson repaired to
local hotel, a committee of women
entertaining Mrs. Wilson.
The president reached today the real
beginning of his Western speaking tour
In the interest of the peace treaty, the
start of his long swing around the circle
OF states west of the Mississippi Hav-
ing sounded the keynote at Columbus
and Indianapolis, Mr. Wilson planned
to take a brief respite from speech
arduous program that will carry him
into virtually every Western state. Ar
riving in st. Louis early this morning
he arranged to sleep late on his spe-
cial train and then to keep most of
the day free.
Early in the afternoon, however, he
was to attend luncheon at a down
town hotel, where 1t was expected he
would make a. brief talk on the treaty
and in the evening he\was to speak at
tile Coliseum, where in 1916 he was re-
nominated for the presidency.
In Missouri the president found a
situation. as regards, ratification of the
peace treaty without an exact parallel
in any other state In the treaty
ratifying body at Washington the state
is represented by Senator Reed, the
only Democratic senator who has taken
a definite stand for the treaty's rejec-
tion and Senator Spencer, one of the
Republican senators who have de-
clared themselves generally friendlM to
II and have agreed on a set of reseTva-
tions as basis for its acceptance.
In St Louis, Senator Reed recently
made an address bitterly assailing the
treaty and within the next few weeks
Senator johnson, of California, Re-
publican member of the foreign rela-
tions committee. and others, are ex-
pected to address opposition meetings
here. In addition to his address here
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
GIRL WILL BOMB
CITY FROM AIR
Miss Betty Jones Flight on
Saturday Will Be for
Miracle Man"

Cities in France and Germany have
been bombed at the hands of the stern
er sex with things that were not well
come to the recipients but 1t will re-
main for Memphis to be bombed from
the air by one of the fair sex.
Through arrangements made by C. A.
McElravy,- general manager of the
Memphis Enterprises Inc, Miss Betty
Jones, the only feminine employe OF
the general offices here, has agreed to
give Memphis a sample of what might
be done to this city in case of an at
tack.
Saturday afternoon shortly after /
O'clock one of the big planes Of the
Memphis Aerial company will soar
aloft with Miss Jones in the OBJ
servers seat. In the plane will
be 10000 cards announcing the ar
rival of "The Miracle MAN. which be-
gins its engagement at the Strand the
ater Sunday and on 50 of these cards
will be pinned free admissions to the
show house,
The officials OF the aerial company
and the pilot have agreed to fly over
the city and most of the flight will be
at about zoe or 300 feet. The plane will
tonfine its operations to the residence
section and those who would obtain
one or more of the free tickets will
have to engage space on some citizen s
lawn. 80
Miss, Jones says she will not go up
as a regular passenger but will don the
regulation garb Of the air pilots and
do the thing right,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05

~ opposed by Democratic members of
the committee with the exception OF
senator Shields, Of Tennessee Ma
{ yvte was taken on the provision re
CURING acceptance Of the reservations
py Great Britain. France, italy and
Chairman Ladge planned TO begin
work today Of drafting his report but
u was not believed the report could
he IN shape for presentation to the
senate tor at least ten days. The
Democratic members of the committee
VIII be allowed three days thereafter
wbiCh IN Thlfn tbs, TO OFF, iie minority report,
members said, undoubtedly win follow
submission of the reports.
The foreign relations committee to-
day held what Chairman Lodge had
announced would he the last hearing on
the, treaty. Representative OF Italian
socletles and others presented Italys
Representative La Guardia, Republic
an New York, the first witness, said
tne people of Fiume were Italian by
blood tradition and language and
We're anxious to be reunited to Italy
He said he spoke from three years' ex-
perlence as American consular agent
mere ana later service with the Amer
ican army In the same region.
To sustain Italian morale during
the war, Representative La GuardIa
said he had endeavored to interpret
for them point Nine OF the president =
IA points, that relating to self-deter-
mination, He told the Italians, he said
that elf-determination meant for them
restoration of all Italian peoples to
Fiume.
Representative La Guardia said the
president had "blue penciled" the so
called Tardieu compromise regarding
Fiume and that q subsequent agree
ment reached by France, Great Britain
and Italy had been forwarded recently
to Washington for the presidents ap-
proyal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
REDFIELD RESIGNS CABINET POST
ST. LOUIS GIVES
WILSON OVATION

tonight the president is to make one
address in Kansas City tomorrow.
Members of the presidents party do
not expect him, however, to make any
direct reference to the political features
of the situation in Missouri. In a
brief tax from his car at Richmond
md, yesterday, he made it clear that
he does not consider the question a
political one in any respect, saying he
did not appeal for the treaty as a
Democrat. but as an American.
Will Dodge Debates.
In his keynote addresses Yesterday
the president also made plain his in
tention TO take up various features OF
the treaty in an explanatory way dur
ing the trip and to refrain from en-
gaging in a debate about the issues
raised in public discussion of the
treaty heretofore He is not expected
by his advisers to answer specifically
any Of the senate speeches against It,
but takes the position that his strong
est argument is an explanation to the
people OF what the treaty contains.
To the league Of nations, the labor
section, the provision for self deter
mlnation for various territories in Eu-
rope and the reparation system estab-
lished by the treaty he attaches par
ticular Importance. He characterized
the league yesterday as meaning that
American soldiers would not again
have to cross the seas and the labor
section as constituting a Magma Charta
for labor the world over
The fighting temper of the president ]
appeal to the country was apparent in
both his addresses yesterday. Within
three minutes after he began the first
of them at Columbus, he had warmed
up to his task and was putting his
ideas into blunt sentences, punctuated
by vigorous gestures. He was inter
rupted repeatedly by applause and sew
eral times by cheers
At Indianapolis the president called
on the opponents Of the covenant to
produce a plan to secure the peace of
the world, II not willing to accept the
league of nations, 'If 1t is not to be
this arrangement" he said, what ar
rangement do you suggest to secure
the peace of the world? 1t is a case of
put up or shut up. II the gentlemen
who don't like what was done in Paris
think they can do something better,
| beg that they will hold their con-
vention soon, and do 1t now"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
FISHERMEN HAPPY
OVER ROAD PROJECTS

News has reached the angling fra
ternity Of Memphis that a pike Is be-
ing built to and around the Horse Shoe
Fishing club, and Five Lakes, near
Seyppel's landing which will join the
proposed Mariana pike, running to
the Memphis bridge on the Arkansas
side. The report also says concrete
bridges will be built.
This will mean persons holding mem-
bership In the two clubs will soon be
able to reach the fishing places by au-
tomobile at all seasons over the free
bridge instead Of having to go there by
boat or train
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
CARPENTERS STRIKE
TIES UP LITTLE ROCK

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept S. (spl.)
More than quarter Of a million dol
lars worth of construction work here
has been stopped, due to a strike OF
millmen and a refusal of carpenters to
use any lumber sold by local mills.
All mills here with the exception Of
one small one, have been banned BY
the carpenters because of the strike,
due to refusal of mill owners to grant
recognition to the mllmen's union.
Carpenters also refuse to use lumber
shipped here from other placer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
sISIslEs ~ SiiSlSlEssR8
MEMPHIS METEoRoLoGY.

sept b, 1919.
----Temperatur
Hour Dry Bulb Wet Bulb. Humid'y.
pm. yes 'day.7g II 81
am. today. II 60 65
Noon today SIS 73 81
Maximum temperature. S6; minimum.
6S. Sun sets today, 7:22 D. M Rises
tomorro, 6;36 a. m. Moon sets 2:56
a. m. tonight Precipitation none.
Tennessee-Fair, little change in tenn
perature.
Mississippi except thunder
showers probable near coast Saturday.
Enthusiastically fair, slightly
warmer Saturday.
Alabama Fair except thunder
showers probable near coast Saturday.
Kentucky--Fair, warmer
Louisiana--Cloudy in north, OCCASION
al rain in south,
Oklahoma-Generally fair, somewhat
warmer
East Texas-Partly cloudy, probable
rain in southeast.
West Texas--Generaly fair, some
what warmer in north.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Fair,
Florida--Locsl thundershowers except
generally fair in north,
Kansas Generally tair. continued
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
FENT0N AIDS MOSCOW
TO FORM C. OF C.

Business men of Moscow, Tenn, or
ganized a chamber of commerce at a
mass meeting Thursday night with the
assistance of Mark Fenton, industrial
director OF the Memphis chamber. The
mass meeting was held in the open air
on Moscow's main street and the or
ganization perfected, following an afi-
dress by Mr.. Fenton.
Officers were elected. H. NJ. Boswell,
the mayor of the town, was chosen
president; w. H. Morton, vice-presi-
dent, and w. L. Jewell, secretary
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
Booze And Beer
Bagged; Brokers
Bar Is Broken Up

Just walk up to the bar with friend,
call for refreshing schooner of beer
or a glass of your faVorite whisky
in the office OF Albert Mauss, broker,
in the Falls building, Friday morning
About four cases of assorted whiskies
and case of beer were found in the
place, it is alleged, and while the sale
of liquor was not seen by any of the
officers they claim to have found the
glasses and other bar fixtures In the
office.
Chief OF Detectives Hulet Smith,
Sergt Duvall. Dixon and Berryhill made
the arrest upon tip.
Mauss was arrested by the officers
and placed on the docket on a charge
of violating the liquor law He will be
given hearing In city court Satur-
day afterpC--
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
Honor Among Thugs
Myth; McNan,ara's /
Pool Joint Robbed

The poolroom at $50 McLemore ave-
nue.. operated by A, j. Mcnamara. who
is now in the county Jail awaiting trial
on charges of participating in brutal
assault on young girls, was entered
Thursday night and cigars and cigatets
valued at about S25 were taken, ac-
cording to police reports,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
POISON VICTIM BETTER.

Minnie Buckner. is years old, who
was taken to the General hospital
Thursday afternoon after swallowing BIZ
chloride of mercury tablets at her home
on South Third street, was reported
to be improved in condition by attaches
at the hospital Friday morning. She
will recover, 1t was Fs1AaS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05
Boys Must Haze
Gotten Tip And
Run. Girls Pinched


twenty women were arrested Thurs
day night on charges OF running dis
orderly houses or being inmates OF such
houses and not man was found"
The women were allowed to post for
felts ranging from $40 to S25 for their
appearance in the city court Friday
afternoon
Recently an order was issued by the
chief Of police to arrest the women
found In these houses and to bring
In their men companions and place them
on the docket for disorderlY conduct