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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-16
WHEN RHEUMATIC
PAINS HIT HARD
Have Sloan's Eminent ready for
those sudden rheumatic
twinQes

NON'T let that rheumatic pain
or ache find you without Sloan's
Liniment again. Keep it handy
in the medicine cabinet for immediate
action when needed. II you arc oft Of
it now, get another bottle today, so
you won't suffer any longer than nee
essary when pain or ache attacks YOU.
Apply it sUiihom rubbing - for it
penetrates - giving prompt relif Ct
sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia, lamencss,
soreness. sprains, strains, bruises. Be
prepared = keep it handy.
All druggists - 35c., roc, $1.40.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
REDISTRIBUTION BORDER
LINE FIRST QUESTION

PARIS, March Is (By the Associated
Press )~~One of the first questions to
be considered by the council OF 10, with
President Wilson participating, will be
tho boundary between Poland and Ger.
many The Polish boundary commits
sion, as well as the general territorial
commission, has virtually agreed unan-
lm0usly on this boundary.
While no official announcement has
been made, 1t Is known that DanZig
Ia included in Poland and that the com
missions have agreed upon boundary
which would give Poland stragctic points
which should make her an effective
barrier between Boshevism and West
ern Europe
A sub commission of the committee
on responsibility for the war reported
yesterday that strictly and technically,
criminal prosecutions Of those who
brought about the struggle were
anomalous and unnecessary" accord
Ing to an official communidue issued
last evening. The report added how
ever, that the peace conference might
adopt special measures and even create
special machinery to deal with those
who planned the wa"
The sub"cOmmsson received evidence
which clearly analyZed the facts rela 81
tive to the origin Of the conflict, 1t
was stated.
Another sub commission which has
dealt with violations Of the laws and
customs OF war also submitted its ro-
port and proposed that the powers
should establish high tribunai which
should not, in the exercise OF its Grim
inal jurisdiction, be blocked by con-
sideratons Of rank" The commission,
It was announced, Is considering these
reports.
The British program at the peace
conference Is understood to coutem-
plate the signing Of separate prelim-
mary treaties with the central allies
as soon as possible after Germany Is
disposed of. Next would come the con-
sidsration OF many amendments to the
present constitution Of the league Of
nations, and then the league would be
whipped into permanent shape. The
final peace treaty would follow and
would include the league of nations
plan,
The leading thought among the Brit.
iSh at the present moment seems to
be to strip the preliminary peace terms
Of all unnecessary '1cumbraLCe and
secure the signature OF that document
so that the world can begin to settle
back to normal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
BUILDING TRADES
TO ASK INCREASE
Better Working Conditions
Will Also Be Sought in
Local Conference.

The various building crafts of Mem
phis. represented by the Building
Trades council, are formulating or have
already formulated requests for i'm
proved working conditions, which in
volve both increases in wage scales
and privileges as to hours and meth
DDS Of labor. Several of the crafts
have notified the General Contractors
ASSOCIATION and the Builders exchange
of their desires.
The carpenters ask for 10 cents more
on the hour or rs cents per hour, in
stead of 65 cents, as at present. 1t Is
understood the painters want an in
crease of Sb cents on the hour, or
metal workers are said to be asking
an increase from rs cents to 81 an
hour, together with other concessions
as to working conditions. Steamfitters
are considering a request for an ad-
vance from 81 to SIPS an hour, and
it is expected that the, local brick
layers will ask for an. increase from
S71a cents an hour to 81 an hour.
To meet this situation the contrac-
tors or builders, through the Builders
exchange, have organized a commit
tee, representing the various construc-
ton lines, with the Employers asso,.
citation. the Chamber of Commerce and
the Architects league The committee
has invited the organized crafts maxi
ing the demands to select committee
to meet with it to reach agreements
mutually equitable and to avoid strikes
or lockouts.
The proposition will be acted upon
by the Building Trades council next
Tuesday night According to present
indications, the crafts will agree to the
proposition of the builders and appoint
a committee to confer with their COM
mittee, with an equal hope of the
peaceful adjudication OF demands.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
OTTARSON SUSPENSION
NECESSARY TO PARLEY

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March l5,--The
crisis in the railway clerks strike Is
expected within the next 4s hours, ac-
cording to II, c. de GRAY, grand vice
president Of the brotherhood Of Rail
way Clerks, Mr.. de Gray has sug
gested the temporary suspension of
federal Auditor Ottarson as one of the
means Of bringing the strikers and the
management Of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis together for settle
ment. The clerks have not yet placed
this proposition before Federal Manager
Mapother, who declared he does not
cross his bridges until he comes to
them, when asked II the suspension
OF Mr.. Ottarson would be agreeable to
the management, Railroad business Is
proceeding, officials assert, though the
embargo on live stock and perishable
goods still holds
Representatives OF the Brotherhood Of
Railway Clerks last night sent tele-
gram to Director Gen Walker y. Hines,
asking tho temporary suspension Of
Federal Auditor A. =. Ottarson before
they will enter any mediation proceed -
ings with the railroad management,
This was made public at r. meeting Of
the clerks this morning, at which radi-
cal speeches were made urging that
the suspension OF Federal Manager
Mapother be included in the clerks
demanuA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
ll5TH ARTILLERY AND
lO5TH TRAIN UNIT
TOLAND MARCH q

~ WASHINGTON, March 15.--Repre.
sentative 5yrns, Of Tennessee, was ad-
\ Vised today by the war department that
the 115th field artillery, Including 4s
officers and t,4e1 men, and the 1o5th
ammunition train, Including 22 officers
and ia men, were due to arrive at
Newport News on March %. Both units
are composed of Tennessee natlona,
euardsmen. They sailed from st. Ma
zaire on March 10 on the kouIaen der
Nederlanden,
Gov. Roberts and other Tennessee
state officials, with members OF the
Tennessee delegation In congress, plan
TO 90 to Newport News March 20 when
1900 men composing the 1t4th field ar
tlllery and two machine gun companies
are due to arrive from overseas on the
Finland. The troops after their ar
rival at Newport News will 90 to Nash
Vile for a parade and afterward to
Fort oaIethorpe for Generalization.
These units are composed largely OF
Memphtans who left here either as sep
arate units or as groups of both the
volunteer and the draft systems.
The 114th field artillery Is in COM
nland Of Col. Luke Lea and is almost
entirely 9 m nessee Nlaits 80 II ssssssS
TIE 1f5th field artillery has been In
command of Lieut.. Col w. j, Bacon
: Of Memphis, a large part Of the time
Col. Berry being on other duty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
Whisky Probable Cause.

That in spite OF their declarations
that they were shot while on Beale ave-
nue., detectives are confident that at
least one Of the negroes was wounded
while In the automobile. He is Leonard
Martin, shot through the shoulder. It Is
tin was crouched in a rear seat Of the
car, that was being driven by Slim
Lawson Anderson, negro when the bull
lets began showering In their. midst.
From what police could gather,
slim" jumped from the automobile
when the spark lever was clipped from
the steering wheel by a bullet. Then
Tom Miller who was in the front seat,
guided the car on, while Martin was
crouched In a rear seat.
According to negroes at the New
York cafe, when the bullet-rddled car
arrived there, its occupants told OF
someone having been shot and having
that he was shot when he endeavored
to run when the gunner accosted him
as he emerged from the New York cafe
1t now seems that all of the shooting
was outside Of the cafe
Up until Saturday afternoon Slim.
or Lawson Anderson, had not been seer
by detectives or policemen since the
shooting The last trace Of him was
when he scrambled from the racing
automobile while 1t was going at racing
speed
The leads Of the detectives had mar,
rowed late Saturday to the one that gave
whisky stolen from booteggers by th'
negroes, who had been engaged to hau
II. One report was that some 20 ol
more cases Of whisky had been taker
from the cargos hauled by the ne,
groes' automobile some days ago Hnd
that the white men had been hunting
for them since.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
tUMBERMEN HOPE
FOR STABILITY

The first conference Of representa-
tivos Of the lumber industry with will
lam C. Redfield secretary OF commerce.
under the plan Of the industries board
to stabilize prices of the basic COM
modities AT normal level, will be par
ticipated In by committee from the
American Hardwood Manufacturers' as
sociation. This committee has Just
been named by J, NJ Pritchard, secre-
tRry manager OF the association and
contains the names of two Memphis
lumber manufacturers and three Of 9TH
er cities. Its personnel Is. M, W.
stark. American Column and Lumber
James y, Stark q Co, Inc,
Memphis; II. l.. Jurden, OF Penrod- -Jur-
den Co, Memphis; r. NJ Brown W.
p Brown & Sons Lumber Co, Louis
Vile, Ky. w, E Delaney, Kentucky
Lumber Co, Lexington. Ky, -,
be held in Washington, u. c., at the
Shoreham hotel, next Wednesday. 1t
was arranged by John II. Kirby, OF the
Southern Pine association, who was Sc
leCted to organize the lumber industry
FOR the purpose OF cooperation with
the industries board
The American Hardwood Manufactur
ers' association has gone on record as
vey heartily favorinE the plan to ex-
pedite return OF normal business and
Industrial activity, voluntary through
price agreements on babic construction
commodities. 1t s prepared to cooper
ate fully with the industries board
which IL headed by George W. Peek, OF
Moline, H., and has In its membership
Of seven one Of Memphis leading bust
ness men. George Il, James. Lumber
has advanced materially less than any
other basic commodity and the lumber
manufacturers feel that they would
benefit largely by the great flood OF
building and buying which In certain to
be inaugurated when the country car
be shown that prices have been stsbl-
ICED at the lowest reasonably expected
level
In its conferences with Mr., Redtield
| the American Hardwood Manufactur-
| ers' association win represent the lead
ing manufacturers Of hardwood lumber
in the United States and will practically
speak for the hardwood lumber indus
| try.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
TWO SUSPECTED Of
SLEEPING DISEASE
One Is Returned Soldier and
Other Young Lady-only
One Death Here.

DIR. W. J. Wadlington medical part
ner of Dr. Neumon Taylor, secretary Of
the city health department is treating
a case which he suspects is the strange
malady known as sleeping sickness
This disease Is prevalent in New York
city, Virginia and several Western
states.
The patient is soldier boy, recently
returned from the army. While the
physicians, including Drs. War; and
Taylor who were called in conference
by DIR. Wadlington, are not positive
that the young man is suffering from
the strange malady. the peculiar sleep
ing symptoms have prompted them to
keep the patient under close observa-
ton.
DR.. Taylor is treating a young girl
whom, he believes, has the malady. He
| said Saturday that the patient was i'm
proving rapidly and he entertained
hopes for her recovery.
Allen Bills, whose strange death oc-
| CURED several weeks ago was believed
| to have been a victim OF the sleeping
| sickness. An autopsy did not reveal
| symptoms of any other disease.
The health department has not or
dered any home where the disease IL
| suspected quarantineds and will not, ths
I MA l@el IA 6&ses tnder OH
ifif rove c0ncItisiveIy that ths
4 PATIENTS have the sleeping sickness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
BLOODY CLOTHING.
INDICATE TRAGEDY
Many Holes as If of Bullets
Found-All Identified
tion Marks Removed.

Bullet riddled and possibly nude, the
body Of goodsized man is wanted by
the Memphis police department to clar-
ify mystery that confronts them as
the result of the startling discovery
Saturday of ]. Z. Gober. 672 East
street
While walking along the Southern
railway tracks, near Walnut street and
Vance avenue, Gober observed blood =
stained clothing few feet from the
rails The apparel consisted of a. gray
coat and trousers, top shirt and suit
of underwear. The trousers and un-
derwear displayed, from holes and their
drenching of blood that the wearer
had been wounded five or six times
in the hips and right leg by bullets of
possible large caliber. Two bullets had
entered near the waist line and three
or four between the hips and ankle.
All labels and names of the retail
dealers had been removed from the gar
ments. The laundry marks were too
faint to be deciphered by the detectives
and police at the central police office,
The coat and trousers showed signs of
much service, but the underwear and
sl&at were freshly laundered and clean
with the exception of the blood
Gober telephoned police headquarters
land Policemen Ham and Taylor inves-
tigated, but search of the vicinity
failed to bring any developments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
M. S. LEHMAN IS NAMED
COAL OIL INSPECTOR

Marion S. Lehman, welI-known young
business man, was appointed by Gov,
Roberts Saturday as coal oil inspector
for Shelby county. He will assume his
duties as soon as his commission ar
rives, and expects to give his personal
attention to the duties of the office.
He will succeed the late Gen. Peter
Tracy, whose term would have ex-
pired on April /.
Mr., Lehman for a number of years
has been assistant manager of the
Broadway Coal and Ice company Be-
sides being we'll known in business cir
cles he has taken an active part in
politics anu has been secretary of the
county Democratic executive commit
tee for the past four years. He had
the endorsement OF e. II. Crump, the
members of the committee, nearly all
the members of the Shelby county leg
islative delegation, and other political
leaders of Memphis.
The office pays about $500 year
and the inspector collects fees amount
ing usually to from $4,000 to $4,000
annually which are turned into the
state treasury.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
Mrs. Casaretto Mentioned. "

The mayor and his friends on the
city commission, are also stu trying
desperately to find some means for
defeating Jerome Richards who they
have found has n majority of the coun-
" court with him in his candidacy for
election as poll tax collector. Dave
Wells was started out in that race
but made such a poor showing that
in sporting parlanCc he was scratched"
before the race began.
Now comes the administration, acc-
Cording to latest rumorS, with an ef-
fort to have the widow Of Tony Casa
retto, one of the most popular men
who ever held office in the courthouse,
become a candidate for poll tax col
lector. The pledge breakers argue to
themselves doubtless that II Mr., Casa
rettos old friends In the court could
she would make an ideal administra-
ton candidate In April especially II
they could secure for her the backing
of Squire Arnold
Another rumor has it that the city
administration has tried to induce Miss
Ida Henry to make the race as their
candidate Miss Henry held the office
during the first few years after it was
created and made "A splendid record
there. but she has declined, It is under
stood, 20 enter the race for election
TO another term,
Altogether 1t looks as II the mayor
and his co-laborers in the political field
are rather hard put to it for offices
or promises OF offices-wherewtth to
bolster up their fight against the al
most certain passage OF the clty man
aEer bin. They expect of course, II
they can manage to hold the proposed
mass meeting, to send a good-sized
party Of administration shouters y
Nashville, but they have apparently
been able to corral mighty few vote
| recently
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
MANY CANDIDATES MAY
ENTER MAGISTRATE RACE

Six persons are said to have gotten
into the race in the Fifth magisterial
district to succeed the late Ferdinand
f. Broens r, Jack jacob, constable
from the Fifth district; Fred j. Warner,
former magistrate from the same dis.
trict, and Jim Roper, former city de-
tective, are said to be sure entries,
mer milk Inspector; Tom Dwyer ticket
man at the New Lyric and former
deputy sheriff. and Dan Wolf of the
Memphis Linotype Printing company.
Others may enter the race, it is said.
Others who may get into the race are
Joe Boyle, superintendent of the court
house; w. +, Shea, Leon Schartf, Ma
rion BorPs John Holly and John Larkln.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15

statements on their views to the Sec
retary OF the conference.
President Wilson lost no time IN
pmnging into the problems Of the peace
conference on his arrival here today,
His conference with Premier Lloyd
George at the new presidential rest
dence in the Place des Etats uhls'
which began directly after the presi &.
dent reached his dwelling place, lasted
an hour, while after luncheon the presi-
dent went to Col Houses quarters and
for two hours and half was in con-
ference with PremiCrs Clemenceau and
Lloyd George, Cot House, Andre Tar
dieu and liouis Loucheur, tho French
minister OF reconstruction. This con-
ference brought together all the main
directing forces of the conference, with
tho exception OF Premier Orlando, OF
Italy.
When the discussion ended at $50
o'clock, the president left for the Palace
OF tho Elyseo TO call upon President
pOinCare
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
EcT0R WlNCHELL SAYS
STRIKE MEANS REVOLT

ATLANTA. Ga, March 15.--The. or
ders for all clerks here to quit work in
an effort to aid the N, G. a st. j. em-
ployes to enforce their demand for the
removal of the federal auditor OF that
road were said to have come from
Nashville but whether the general
walkout here would be followed, by
similar action in other Southern cities
where N, c. & st l.. clerks struck
Tuesday could not be learned here,
B. l.. Winchell, regional director,
termed the mems, action almost
government revolt" and said he did
not believe that they realize they are
government employees" He insisted the
clerks should have submitted their
grievance against the auditor to the
labor division Of the United States rail-
road administration. The regional d.,
rector said efforts would be made to I'LL
the places. Practically the only vacan-
cles filled tonight, however, were those
Of baggagemen, ticket sellers and other
passenger station employees Officials
of the roads had taken over those
duties.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
SITUATION SERIOUS AT
CHATTANOOGA, is REPORT

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March It.
The strike of railway clerks and truck
men on the Nashville, Chattanooga &
St Louis railway assumed a threaten
ing phase here last night, when 1t bc.
came known that a number Of special
officers had been commissioned and
sent to Cravens yard In an effort to
protect the men who had taken the
places of strikers. Up to this time
every person who has reported at these
yards, where all trains are made UP for
both sections OF the railroad, have been
frightened away by machnists and
switchmen sympathizers with the
strikers.
While all the places In the uptown
offices and freight depots have been
filled by soldiers, sailors and women, no
relief has been furnished by this fact
because Of the situation at Cravens
yard, which has become a barred
zone" to men willing to take places OF
strikers, all being driven out, including
call boys.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
- ESSs 1fSsyEga
ls!s!..s wy! SSISE EsESI

Tennessee-Showers and thunder
storms, warmer In east.
ississippi--Showers and thunder
storms.
Arkansas--Showers; Sunday showers
In east, cloudy and cooler in west.
Alabama - Showers and thunder
storms,
Kentucky - Showers and thunder
storms, warmer in east.
Louisiana--Cloudy probably showers.
Showers in east, probably
fair and cooler In west; Sunday cooler,
except in northwest.
East Texas-Showers,' cooler In north
Sunday generally fair.
West Texas-Generaly fair, cooler.
North and South Carolina-Rain,
warmer Sunday.
Georgia--Rain, warmer Sunday.
Floridar-Showers
Kansas---Unsettled, probably showers
In east and central; cooler Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
TRANSPORT HITS
! MINE AND SINKS;
NINE LIVES LOST
American Steamer YSeIhaven
Sent to Bottom Friday, AC-
Cording> to LIoyd'S Report.
Thirty-five Land Safely.

LONDON, March 15.--Nlne sailors are
reported drowned in the sinking of the
American naval transport YselhaVen,
which struck a mine at 1;35 O'Clock
Friday morning, according to a report
to Lloyd's. The YselhaVen was bound
from Baltimore to Copenhagen.
Thirty-flVe survivors have been land.
ed at HartlepooI by a British steamer.
The YselhaVen measured 1858 tons
and was built In Rotterdam In 1916
She was taken over by the United
States shipping board after the United
States entered the war. The sinking
OF the YselhaVen probably occurred in
the North sea, as Hartiepool, where the
survivors were taken, Is a port on the
eastern coast of ENGLAND.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
DEEPER MYSTERY
AROUND SHOOTING
Police Yet Unable to Decide
Upon Motive-others May .
Have Been Shot.

Working on two or more separa te
leads. detectives and policemen Satur-
day had hopes of soon clearing UP the
mystery enveioping the shooting OF
four negroes on Beale avenue early FRI
day, In which ones WAS killed and thftR
3MUufided ssri6usly One line that the
detectives were threading out was that
the white men had extremely ultra mo-
tives in chasing the big touring car,
with its load OF negroes. The other
WAS that the shooting was the sequel
of internal strife among bootleggers OF
mixed colors. Should the first theory
prove correct, it is said, mighty start
ling developments are likely.
Negroes who were so prone to aver
to the policemen Immediately after the
shooting that the white men had at
tackled them without cause were diff
cult to locate a few hours afterward
by the detectives, The big six cylinder
doned on Beale avenue NJ the time OF
the. shooting, was taken to police head
quarters late Friday. It's license num-
bers are credited to lawson Anderson,
negro, who, police believe, may be able
to give them some information.
On closer inspection at the central
police office, il was ascertained that
the car had been hit by at least four
bullets. Two had gone entirely through
the rear tonneau, and the back rests
Of the rear and middle or small change
able seats. Had the car contained as
many as four people, much less seven
persons as the negroes explained II
did, detectives say all Of the occupants
could not possibly have been missed
by the bullets. a third bullet struck
the steel sill of the front door at the
drivers side and glanced off. A fourth
bullet punctured the top.
Private hospitals and negro institu-
tions Of the kind are being combed by
men detailed by Chief Burney and
Chief Smith. with the hopes of dis.
covering persons who might have beer
wounded when the automobile was fired
upon.
The three wounded negroes, in the
Memphis General hospital. were not
considered In a critical condition Sat.
urday, although Mike Williams, with
a shattered leg, was yet in bad way
from loss OF blood and chances were
about even for him to recover