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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
ACTION AT NASHVILLE
INAUGURATES BIG STRlKE {

NASHVILLE Tenn, March li.--
Twelve hundred railway clerical men,
members OF the Railway Clerks union,
and employees Of the Nashville, ChHtta-
nooga & 81. Louis railway, walked out
here at 10 O'Clock today, alleging un-
fair treatment of the union by A. r.
Ottarson, federal auditor OF the rail-
road administration,
At 1920 o'clock 1t was learned au-
thorltatiyely that the walkout applies
% tho entife Nashville tina attaueuEw "
st, Louis syRteIn -sasss FIsfl
In a statement Issued today, W. u.
Mappther federal manager Of the read.
says that C. y. Jackson, chairman OF
the brotherhood, called on him yes-
terday afternoon and demanded as a
condition precedent to the determina-
tion Of certain small grievances that
Auditor Ottarson he dismissed, The
complaint was that the auditor was un-
fair to the clerks and an enemy to
their organization. The basis OF the
claim, according to Mr. Mapother, was
the auditors Interpretation OF wage
order promulgated by the United States
railroad administration. Mr. Mapoth-
er's reply to the demand was That
it was wholly unreasonable and he
pointed out that there was a proper
legal procedure provided Tor the fair
determination Of grievances Mr.. Ma
pother says he refused TO grant the
brotherhood's demand for the dismissal
OF Ottarson and later was informed
that the walkout would OCCUR,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
TENNESSEE TROOPS
ARRIVE FROM BREST

NEW YORK, March ll,--With S5 Of
ficers and 2,G74 troops Of tho 27th di-
vision--former New York state national
guardsmen--the steamship Mount Yer
non arrived here today from Brest The
vessel brought altogether 3fSi troops,
including u large number Of casuals and
96 nurses, together with seven officers
and Sl3 men sick or wounded,
Casual companies aboard included tho
following; Numbers 997, of virginia;
l4O4, Of Arkansas, and ltli, Of Ten
neSsee
The steamship Ohtoan also arrived
today from Bordeaux with 1927 troops,
q majority Of them of the 5iSth infantry
of the S7th division Cnatlonal army men
Of Arkansas, Louisiana aud MlsslsSlppil
machine gun company, companies G,
g, II, *, l. and NJ, and a sanitary
detachment and the headquarters Of the
Second battalion, these to he distributed
among Camps pix sherman and Dodge,
one officer and five men of the SIth
divisions 312th sanitary train on board
viii go to Camp Dix.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
WOMEN'S BOOTS TO.
+. HIT PURSES HARD
$40 for Stylish Pair of Fall
Boots, and Hubby Will
Have to Foot Bill.

Friend husband will have to dig deep
next fall if the wife is TO continue to
wear the kind OF shoes her esthetic
soul desires, Womens boots for fall in
the bettSr grades, with wood Louis
heels eight to eight and half inches,
in button style, and eight and half
to nine inches, in lace, must retail at
from SIS to $50 the pair, according to a
paper on the Trend of Styles and
Prices" by Harry Vinsonhaler. OF st,
Louis, president of the Vinsonhaler Shoe
company read to the Tuesday morn
ing session of the Tri-State Retail Shoe
Dealers association convention.
An increase in the cost of manufac-
turing women's footwear of from 60 to
80 per cent is given as the cause for
the startling advance. e. y
Brown and black footwear will be the
best sellers to women, Mr.. VinsonhaleI
predicted. This is because brown and
black shoes will 60 good with the vari-
Gus shades which will, be affected by
the ladies in their fail gowns. Gray
shoes will also enjoy a popular demand
for the reason that gray can very
properly be worn with blue, particularly
with the lighter shades. Smoke ane
taupe grays are about the only one;
Military Heel Goes.
The military heel will not be as pop.
Clar next fall as it was in the autumn
of 1918, probably reflecting the ten
dency of even the more deadly of the
species to go back TO the quiet ways O.
peace.
Whether women will prefer boots o.
low cut footwear for the meianchol.
days Of the drifting leaves is a moo
question, Mr. Vinsonhaler said. II dc
pends upon how. high the skirts are Il
be and the god Of high decision VIII
determines this matter will not decid
| until May or June.
The opihtUu in he shoe trade isstha
| If the feminine skirt fixed at four I
six inches off the ground becomes pop
ular and is accepted by the better dress
ers. there Will be a large demand 10
| low cut footwear, such as Colonials an
| Oxfordh. But on the other hand, II tn
| fashion gods decree that the skirt shal
be to 10 inches above terra firma
| the sale Of boots will increase, No tw
| of the great New York shoe buyers
| Mr.. Vinsonhaler said hold the sam
| opinion as to whether the skirt will b
| up or down. The merchants are toll
| to do their own guessing.
1t Is argued that as the women ar
1 going in heavily now for low cuts
| which they will wear through the sprin
| and summer, they may have wearled 9
| displaying the clockings of their stock
| ings by fall and desire TO go In 10
fancy hangths Of shoe leather ,o.
The manufacturers gare much Wor
| ried over this question: viii tn
| women be willing to pay the price the
must pay for high-grade boots, in tn
! fall" Some waR said they wouldn't b
willing, but they would. g
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
FORD WILL EMPLOY
200, 900 IN NEW YORK

DETROIT. Mich. March 1l.---Plans Of
Henry Ford for new company to pro-
duce a lower-priced automobile than
any az present marketed. contemplate
when In fun operation, the motor man
ufaeturer said TO day on his return from
Los AnPeles.
Mr. Ford stated that the new cor
poratlon will In no way interfere with
the present Ford Motor company. and
that he had no intention Of relinquish-
Ing control OF the ma ajority stock OF the
old company. A year may be required
to perfect the organization and pro-
duction plans OF the new company,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
new YORK'S HARBOR
STRIKE may SPREAD

NEW YORK. March f1.-with many
OF the great trans Atlantic steamship
lines here tied up by the strike Of long
shoremen which was called yesterday
in support of the striking harbor work
ers, threats were made today by the
Marine Workers Affiliation to renew
the strike against the railroad admin
istration, based on the alleged violation
of some of the terms OF the recent
settlement.
That the federal government might
intervene and operate privately owned
boats lin order to keep the port open
to foreign commerce was considered a
possibility by many shipping men here.
Officials Of the Longshoremen' g
union, who claimed that 10000 Of their
members already are on strike, said
today that the strike might eventually
spread to include 10000 workers.
A number of large liners, ready to
sail for Europe. were still in port today
unable to proceed for lack Of coal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11

world Tor century to come.
Most important of all the departments
of what will be the peace of Versailles
is the decision with respect to Ger"
many. This decision as to the frontiers
is as follows:
Germany will hereafter stop at the
Rhine and at the old western frontier
OF Poland preceding the first partition
of 1872. In addition, Germany will lose
the Danish speaking populations OF
Schleswig and the Polish speaking pop
ulation of Upper Siesia. BY contrast,
she will probably acquire the purely
German regions of Austria, the old
provinces which were victims Of the
Hapsburg empire when it began its
process of expansion many centuries
ago.
Expressed In statistics, Germany
square miles Of territory. with a
population Of between 1900 900 and
100000 and will acquire between
10000 and 10000 square miles, with
a population Of 7.ooo,o 600. This means
that Germany will In any event
suffer a net loss Of 10000 square
miles OF territory and upward Of
square miles. her area before the
war, which was slightly In excess
OF that Of France, she will have
about $4,000 square miles: and ln-
stead Of population Of 670oo,0o0.
a population OF eo,ooo,ooo. concelv.
ably the Rhenish. republic which Is
to be created on the left bank OF
the Rhine may ultimately return to
Germany.
But even with this ultimate accre,
ton Germany will still be smaller II
area than Spain, but the measure o.
her loss is not expressed in square
miles She will lose the great iroF
deposits OF Lorraine and the coal dis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
PARADE OF J0BLESS IN
BUFFALO Is FORBIDDEN

BUFFALO, N, Y, March 1l,--There
were no indications today that an at
tempt would be made 10 hold the parade
OF unemployed. for which the city
authorities yesterday refused to issue a
permit There was nothing in the situ-
alton. Mayor Buck said. that would
Justify a call for troops and no re-
quest had been sent to Albany for as
si9tance.
Federal employment agencies estI-
mate the unemployed IN Buffalo az not
OF these, II was said drew high wages
alt winter and are in no pressing need
OF funds
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11

trict OF the Saar outright to France,
She win also lose her highly indus
trialized iron districts OF Upper ST.
lesia TO Poland. Thus, while the re-
duction Of her area u comparatively
small, the, reduction OF her Industrial
resources IL enormous.
On Military Side.
on the military and naval side. Ger.
many is to be compelled not only to
abandon her claim TO her war heet,
which has already been surrendered
destroy warships which are building.
destroy all her, submar ne plants and
In addition agree to maintain an army
IN excess OF 100000, asscontrasted with
standing army Of nearly 800 600 when
the war broke out Rigid proIvis'ons, y,
German Industrial plants to guard
against rearmament, recreation OF sub
marine and airplane fleets and the &C
cumulation OF poison gases in consid-
cradle amounts.
In sum total. this means that Ger,
| many, having already surrendered most
of her heavy artillery and now deprived
OF her fleets and her instruments OF
| war, forbidden to maintain conscrip'
army, pushed behind the Rhine on the
west and the Vistua on the east VIII
be reduced to condition which will
kmake new German attack upon the
western world unlikely for at least a
| quarter OF a century, and steps have
been taken to provide for the creation
Of a Rhenish republic, that when sucl
| an attach comes, II It does, its first fury
win be borne not in the French and
Belgian Industrial districts but in the
! German speaking regions OF tht
Rhenish republic.
AS the congress OF Vienna undertook
to protect Europe against France after
| the Napoleonic wars the congress o.
| Versailles Is now seeking to protect
Continued on Page 6, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
JUDGE M'FARLAND'S
RESIDENCE DAMAGED

Combustion in clothes closet at
the home OF Judge L. B. Mcfarland.
1903 Union avenue before dawn Tues
NAy developed a dangerous fire that
fNrced members of the household to
hurry to the porches with but scant
protection from the chilly air.
The fire had worked its way over. a
considerable portion OF the home by
the time call was sent in for the
firemen. II required several crews of
Chief Fitzmorris' men two hours to
drench the flames from the walls and
ceilings OF the house. The damage was
estimated as about $1,50o
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
LEADERS SHIFTED
|. TO REPUBLICANS
IN LOCAL FIGHT
Bob Church, Assisted by True
and Quinn, Seem Main Re-
lance to Defeat Charter
. With East Tennessee Aid.

Republican members of the legislative
committees visiting Memphis Tuesday
left the impression with those who
talked with them that there would be
a united effort on the part OF the Re-
publican organization in Tennessee to
defeat the city manager bill for Mem
phis when the general assembly recon
Eenes. in Nashville Monday
The fight against the bill will be in
the house, The three Shelby county
senators are for the bill. and as it is
local measure with no division in the
delegation it will pass without diff
ficulty In the house there are 28 Re-
publican members and an effort is be-
Ing made to corral and vote them as a
unit against the bill. Six Of the eight
members OF the house delegation are
for the bill and there will be very few
defectlons among the Democrats who
are already on record as compelling
members to abide by their platform
| pledges
The fight to defeat the bill is gener-
| ally regarded as hopeless and an effort
is now being made to prevent its pass
age through lack of constitutional
majority.
It is admitted that the Republican
!
| the chief reliance OF the local oppo-
nents Of the bill, That the leadership
| in the fight against the measure has
! been turned over to the Republicans
was first indicated when Bob Church
was received into the bosom of the city
administration last week and as testi-
monial OF the harmonious relations was
| permitted to name two members of the
detective force, Church being strong
! with his party is expected to bring in
fluence to bear against the bill princi'
pally,from the eastern end OF the state
where the Republicans predominate.
The danger that the opponents of Iht
| bill apparently have not considered !;
that in turning the fight over t
Church, Quinn, True and other Repub
licans, they may precipitate part!
lineup on purely local bill with thu
Republicans on one side and the Demo
Gratis on the other, in which event thu
bill would pass Overwhelmingly. as ther'
are 4 Democrats in the house and 2
Republicans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
BEN M'FERRIN WILL BE
ARKANSAS DEPUTY HEAD

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March II,
(Spl Following adoption Of reso-
luton introduced in the senate at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon to go into
secret session and elect, by secret bal
lot, a president pro TEN, the Pace
Davis faction In the senate defeated
the administration in electing Senator
Ben D. McFerrin, Of Harrison, over
Seuator Albert j. Walls of hono&e
The session lasted until 10 o'clock last
nigh, Senator McForrin being elected
on the 18th ballot, after Senator Town
send, Of Pike. and senator Collins, of
Drew, dropped from the race.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
MISSISSIPPI FLYER ON
FLIGHT TO FLORIDA

AMERICUS. Ca. March ll.--Mai,
Ralph =. Cousins, commanding officer
al Payne field, West Point, Miss, ar
rived here last night on flight to
Florida points He was accompanied
by Lieut.. Foster G, strong They made
the distance Of $40 miles. stopping at
Montgomery in about five hours The
flyers left here today for Carlstrom field
at ARCADIA, Fla,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
REDUCTION OF FORCE AT
PARK FIELD TEMPORARY

WASHINGTON. March II. tSpl)--
Senator McKellar and Congressman
Fisher were advised this morning that
the reduction in the personnel at Park
field is but Temporary and does not In
any way effect the intention Of the war
department to acquire this property. It
was explained to them that Park field
is to be used as the preliminary train
ing Of flvers and that work OF this char
acter win be suspended until after the
new army appropriation bin has been
passed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
HAYES CONFERS WITH
MAYOR AND FATHERS

w j. Bill Hayes, ex.chier Of police,
is a constant visitor to the city han
these days Tuesday Hayes appeared
at the office Of the mayor and was
escorted into the mayors private sane
torium by G, b Quinn, commissioner,
Some time back Quinn and Hayes
We're thought to be the best Of friends,
that is, prior to Jan. I. Then Hayes
was slated to be appointed city claim
agent, but Quinn blocked the deal on
TIE ground that he would not, vote for
"A man OF llayes' character Again poll.
ties has brought them together,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
ALABAMA AFFECTED.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, March 1.-THE
entire clerical force Of the local office
of the Nashville, Chattanooga and st
Louis railway went on strike THIS morn
ing in keeping with an order which
was said to effect the entire system,
No business whatever was handled, the
striking men locking tho offices and
throwing away the keys.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
DANIELS TALKS WITH
PLANE $50 MILES OFF

WASHINGTON, March 11,-secretary
Daniels talked today BY radio telephone
with. Ensign Harry Fagenwater in a
navy flying boat en- route from Wash
ington to Hampton Roads. Communi-
cation was established at distance OF
more than $50 miles, by far the long
est transmission of radio telephone
signals with an airplane in flight ever
achieved.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
DOOM OF MILITARY GERMANY is SEALED
Double Censor
Of Cables Ends

WASHINGTON, March H.
Double censorship Of cablegrams is
abolished under the terms of an
agreement between the United
States and Great Britain made
public today.
The two countries agree that
hereafter cable communication
through the territory of either
country win be subject only to the
censorship of the country in which
theSmesage originates.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
ALLIES W Gut HUN ARMY
DOWys LESS THAN TOTAL
TINY SWHzERLAND'S FORCE

PARIS, March II ,AMilital
ence as, the result of the adop
night of the military terms 2
will go into the peace treaty.
ing reduction OF the German
100000 men, with 1000 officers
voluntary system for II years
Germany's military strength +
Switzerland has in her army
other provisions in the military sAflal
limit the arms and munitions Germany
may possess to a quantity suftAGlNA
for 100000 mem and all the refnalnae q
must be delivered over or destrqy "a
The German forts along the Rhine ass
must be destroyed. The imperial Nen
eral staff is abolished, as the resnl
Of reducing the force.
Discussion OF the subject was %
sume6 by the supreme council yesfM
day, the basis for the debate beial
Marshal lochs report on Prefnf4
Lloyd Georges proposal to reduce ihf
many's armed force from 2i00,O00 &
had been suggested, to 140, 600 men aM'
to substitute voluntary for compulaaf
service.
Marshal Foch favored the cnAh6e, y
the conseription plan providing ~
zoe, 900 men serving one-year term
would have given Germany a traifiei
army of 2O00,000 men in ten Yeas
Against this. Mr., Lloyd George pFp
posed to fix the enlistment term a
IL years Marshal Foch embodied tff
in his report which proposed an axfl
of $4,000 men. but the council tinAif
adopted an amendment further reduc
ing this figure to 100000.
One of Premier Lloyd Georges NAL
purposes in substituting voluntaf
service for the conscription system wa
to pave the way for the disappearatie
of the conscription system througllo
Europe, as 1t was believed the effee
of the abolition of the system In. Ger
many would be that the other EuropcA
countries generally would follow I
thus ending the menace of large stand
| ing armies and their provocation !
warfare.
The council already has adopted a
| naval terms OF the treaty except e
few reserved provisions, which III
be discussed today.
Draft Ready Soon.
The progress made with the work 4
| framing the peace treaty insufAM IA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
SCHOOLS FOR FOREIGNERS

w l.. Wolf naturalization examiner,
department Of labor. is IA the city In
interest Of night schools for foreigners.
Memphis mas three OF these schools,
with about Is pupils enrolled and with
the cooperation and assistance OF Prot.
Highsaw, of Vocation high school,, Il y
safe to predict that there win be
schools opened In locations where they
are most needed and that as soon as
foreigners in the city learn this they
win take advantage Of them. While
there are fewer foreigners here than
in some cities. It is absolutely neees-
sary 10 teach them English In order
that they may be capable OF making
good American citizens,
Prof Highsaw Is arranging aegarden
class for the school u
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
YANKS WITH CANADIAN
ARMY REACH AMERICA

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE steam
ship Adriatic, which arrived here from
liverpool today brought 209 steerage
passengers. most Of them Americans
who had been discharged from the
Canadian expedtionary forces. Many
Of them were negroes WHO had en-
listed in the Canadian army before
the United states entered the war,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
PERSHING WILL INSPECT
YANK UNITS IN C0BLENZ

COBLENZ, March II. CBy the AS
soclated Press Gen Pershing will ar
rive in Coblenz Wednesday by way Of
Luxemburg on an inspection trip which
will take him over virtually all the
area occupied by the American Third
army lie will review and inspect the
six divisions Of the army ot occupation,
including the Forty second utainbow)
division which will begin entraining for
Antwerp and home April /,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
EXEMPTION ON INCOME
TAXES is EXTENDED

CHICAGO, March 11.--An important
extension Of the exemption provisions
Of the income tax law Is contained in
a ruling by Commissioners Roper, made
public here today. II Is that the exemp-
lion for wife or children covers the
whole year 1918. even II the wife were
wed or the child born, on the last day
of the year
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11

German disarmament as they
hese terms provide for sweep
establishment down to
the army to be recruited by the
The effect of this is to limit
less than the number OF men
completion Of the task by March 20.
The first rough draft will be In readi-
ness when President Wilson arrives
in France Thursday, and the revision
will be concluded before the 2Oth, II
is the present purpose Of the peace
conferences to cali the Germans TO
Versailles soon after March 70, prob
ably from March % to March 20 FIhe
document then will be delivered to the
German delegates and In case they are
not prepared to sign It at once, they
will be given the opportunity to re-
turn TO Germany to consider II and
return for the formal signing at YER
SO illeS.
This plan ohyiates necessity Of hold
| ing sessions for debate at versailles
and restricts functions to be conducted
with the Germans to the delivery OF
the document and their reurn for its
| signature OF such other action as they
desire to take. 1t is known definitely
Count Won Bernstorff former, German
| amba ssador to the U. S., viii not be
| one OF the German delegates at Ner-
! sailes 49,
The presence Of Premier Lloyd
1 George in Paris IL permitting OF daily
/ conferences OF the premiers OF the pow
/ ers as sort of steering committee
] 10 direct the course Of the main work
4 OF the conference. The session THIS
i morning was attended by Premiers
/ lfsleInenceau and Lloyd George and Col
/ House representing President Wilson
i Premier Orlando, .of Italy, viii Join
i the other premiers tomorrow and when
President Wilson arrives, it ls expected
shese conferences OF the government
Ehsads gradually will take the place OF
THE council Of the great powers, which
Experience mas shown to give too much
4 tirne to. speeches, The conferences OF
RIhe premiers, on the other hand, are
providing an effective executive or,
fsRaniaati0n for the rapid discharge oi
Il business. This rapidity insures the
4 1drAftinE OF the peace within the limit
II liked, d week from next Tuesday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
KENLY RELIEVED OF
BIG AVIATION POST

wAsHIN,GToNi March Mai
aeronautics, was relieved Of that post
today, and in his permanent grade Of
colonel, was ordered to report to the
chief Of field artillery for duty, Brig,
Gen VIM Mitchell will be detailed to
command the army aviation service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
NEW ENGLAND GUARD TO
SAIL EARLY IN APRIL

r WASHINGTON, March 11,--Gen,
Pershing cabled the war department
today that the 18th New England
guard division) would embark from
Brest for Boston in the first half Of
April aboard the following transports:
Agamemnon, Mount Vernon, Amerfra,
Won Steuben, Kroonland, George Wash
ington and President Grant