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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-05

return to burn copies Of the presidents
speech. An overseas veteran was lait
out by a blow over the head, whil'
Miss Minna Bodenhelm, of New York
was thrown to the pavement, The pc.
lice finally quelled the disturbance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-05

James as Jane Doe"
The release of the women was fol-
lowed by a fight between a new parade
Of ~suffragists and a mob Of soldiers,
sailors and civilians who received re-
ports that the s~uffragists intended to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-05

Reed amendment. six months and $3.50,
and Tom Nesbitt, negro, six months
and $3.50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-05
SIX ~SUFFRAGISTS NABBED
TRYING TO SEE WILSON

NEW YORK. March Six women,
members OF the National Womens
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-05
$500
Electric
.0ron
Free

With every The FREE"
Sewing Machine sold this
week we will give a
Dover Never urn-Out
$500 Electric Iron.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
BOY
SCOUTS
Fl
THIS SCOUT ALWAYS THERE"

Scout Francis Coon, the standard
bearer who carries the troop flag of
Carbondale, Pa, Troop No. 2. is fifteen
years old. 3 feet 10 inches high and
weighs 47h pounds.
The scout is not discouraged because
Of his small stature, for he says he
grows little every once In a WHILE"
He has no reason to be discouraged,
for his record in war work for Uncle
Sam is one which any scout might
envy. In the second Liberty loan cam
paign. he sold eight bonds. In the
third. 13 bonds. and in the fourth, PIT
bonds. He has used 81 red postcards,
making War Savings stamp sales to
the amount Of about $500.
During the black walnut census, he
found four trees. One Of these was
eight miles from his home, another is
and the last two 25 and 35 miles re-
spectively. He went five miles to spot
another. which he remembered having
seen, but when he arrived at the spot
found that the tree had been cut down.
When asked to describe his method
of selling Liberty bonds, he said: II
get hold of a fellow I think ought to
buy bond and hang onto his coat tail
until he does"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
Soldiers Bring French Brides.

Paris.-Passport officers at the
American embassy are working night
and day providing papers for the
French brides of American soldiers
who are about to leave for the United
States. Many of the brides are accom-
panied by their khaki-clad husbands,
some bringing their mothers with them
and many are alone. In the daily queue
at the embassy are French girls from
nearly all the provinces. There are
large girls and small girls, beautiful
girls and plain girls, simple country
girls unassumingly gowned and girls in
the rakish hats and short skirts OF the
Paris boulevards.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
Ex-kaiser Gets News.

ACCOMMODATIONS OF Germany's de
cIsion to accept the peace terms, in
Guiding the clause providing for the
delivery of the former German em-
peror to the allies has reached the
castle Exactly how the former EN-
peror was affected by the tldings can
not be aseertnined, but the attitude Of
members of his party gives rise TO the
belief that the news was consider
able shock. When a correspondent
tulked with attendants they declared
the news was already known at the
castle They made the most scathing
criticisms of. the German National As
sembly for its action. Evidently they
had held to the hope that some way
would he found for the former EN-
peror to return to Germany. Now.
however, it apparently is realized that
he is exiled forever from his country.
The former monarch resumed his Gus
tomary log saving at the usual hour
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
BOY SCOUT DoINGs.

A boy scout In Plainfield, Conn.,.
did his daily good turn" by going
each morning and evening to milk the
cows for a neighbor who was Ill.
In Providence, r. l., Boy Scout
Troop No. 81 earned over $40 and
then bought yarn for the Red Cross
to be knitted for the soldiers and
sailors.
In appreciation Of services rendered
to the city of New London, Conn, by
scouts In street cleaning campaign.
Mayor e. Frank Morgan presented 81
scouts with medals bearing the seal
of the city.
The Covington, KY. board of edu-
cation has passed a resolution that
the Boy Scouts of America is to be
given precedence over all other or
ganization work with boys which may
be developed in connection with the
public schools of that city.
The boy scouts of Quincy, Mass,
have a headquarters containing 4,545
square feet of building space and 68.-
900 square feet of land to keep in
condition. The scouts sweep, scrub and
oil the floors, wash windows, dust,
keep the grounds in good condition.
run errands, do clerical work and all
kinds of chores.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
4sYouno TEDDY FOR SCOUTS.

Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt adj
dressed the members Of the national
council of the Boy Scouts OF America
IN their convention at the Hotel Com
modore IN New York city and ex-
planned the result Of the military train
Ing upon the men OF the nation. em-
phnslzIng the three most beneficial ef-
fects produced.
The training served to democratizs
and Americanlze, and lastly was OF
n grent educational value. In his ap-
peal to returned officers and men he
declared that every man so trnined
should, as a matter OF duty, be will
Ing to bestow that advantage upon the
coming generation by Offering his serv-
Ices as leader Of boys.
In so doing these men Will render
a further patriotic service to their
country.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
New Drastic Liquor Law.

Washington.-A straight clear-cut
bill for enforcement of wartime prohi-
bition has been reported out by the
House Judiciary committee. Decision
to separate the war time from the con-
stitutional prohibition amendment
measure-said to be the most drastic
liquor bill ever presented to Congress
was reached after an al-day session.
A proposal that two distinct bills be
drafted was rejected but it was
brought up again and was pending
when a motion to adjourn abruptly
ended the discussion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
Food Riots in Germany.

Berlin.-Police and soldiers who in
tsrvened in food riots in the northern
suburbs of Berlin exchanged shots
with mobs of men and women, but
there were no casualties. a number
Of shops were plundered. Reports
from Mannheim say that eleven per
sons were killed and thirty-seven
wounded during the rioting there. Two
hundred persOns We're arrested.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
SCOUTING HELPS THE COURT.

In sending contribution to Edward
II. Butler, editor of Buffalo Evening
News, for the maintenance of boy
scout work, United States Attorney
Stephen t. Lockwood said:
II wish to state that am strong for
the boy scouts. II everybody In the
city of Buffalo could be physically
strong, mentally awake and morally
straight, L would have the opportunity
of dismIsslng the federal grand jury.
to go home and mediate In my garden
for q, few weeks
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
western Newspaper Union rew. service.
WESTERN

WESTERN
The Mexico City newspapers esti-
mate that the governments deficit this
year will be less than 100000 pesos
and that the financial situation is i'm
proving daily. The government has
authorized expenditures of 7,45S, ,269
pesos for the War Department and H.
340,109 pesos for military supplies.
Selection of jury to hear the evil
dence in the trial of William H.
clone Starr Dietz, former football
coach and Indian motion picture actor,
on charges of false registration under
the draft law and Justification of his
draft questionnaire, has been started
In the United States District Court at
Spokane.
The federal government failed in a
decision filed in the United States Dis
trict Court in Los Angeles to set aside
mineral locations on 160 acres of rich
oil-bearing land in Kern county, filed
by L. B. McMurtry for several individ-
ual oil operators, and which the gov
ernment alleged We're secured Illegally
and by fraud by McMurtry.
Manila is in the throes of a street
car strike Acting Governor Yeater re-
fused the request of labor organiza-
tions to remove the constabulary
guards, who are assisting the traction
company in maintaining service Man
lila officials declare agitators are seek
ing to oust foreign capital because of
alleged opposition of labor.
Burlington passenger train No. 6,
from Lincoln to Chicago. ran five miles
without an engineer when Engineer
James Edgar Johnson of Lincoln fell
from the cab a mile east of Waverly
after being hit by a mail crane. The
train ran from Waverly to Greenwood
before the engineer was missed. Fire
man Karl J. Zimmerman stopped the
train at Greenwood and ran the engins
back to Waverly. There the engineer
was found dead beside the tracks.
Establishment of branch of the In
terror Department in some Western
state with several of the department
bureaus removed there from Washing
ton, was proposed in bill introduced
by Representative Mays Dem) o
Utah. His measure would appropriate
S1,0o0,00O for the branch headquarters
which would house the general land of
flee, the geological survey, the bureau
of mines, the reclamation service, th'
Indian bureau and the national parl
and forest services.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
GENERAL

saying he was safe in this country
again" and that the missing vessel was
in a German port. The navy records
show that Otis Ramsey of Columbia
was seaman on the Cyclops and he is
listed as lost at sea" with the ship.
Officials think the message a hoax,
but as they expect to solve the mystery
some day, they are carefully looking
up every clew.
Commencement exercises in Wool
sci Hall, in New Haven, were those
of Yale University's 219th year. Thir-
teen honorary degrees and 598 degrees
for work in courses were given.
The Lower House of the Ohio Legis-
lature have adopted resolution ask
ing Governor Cox to stop the Willard
Dempsey heavyweight championship
prize fight to be held at Toledo, July
4th.
Samuel Gompers was reelected pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, in convention at Atlantic City,
and his salary raised from $500 to
$4,000. Mr.. Gompers in a speech said
the selection was American labor's an
SNtl W It's anu oppontntS.
Full confessions are expected by the
police from Antony Kunski, build
ing contractor, and Miss Frances
Mann, arrested in connection with a
S500,000 "fire-bug' ring, which is al
legged to have been responsible for
more than POO fires in Chicago and in
surrounding towns in Illinois, Mich-
gan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. The
police believe Kunski to be the
brains of the arson gang. James
Kabulis also is under arrest as an al
legged member of the gang.
bombing airplane piloted by Lieut..
Col. H. B. Claggett struck and killed
two children and injured another in
landing al Franklin field in Boston
Capt William II. Chandler, observer
of the machine was slightly hurt The
plane, one of seven which arrived from
Albany, y. Y. on the last leg of Il
flight from Dallas Texas, was
wrecked.
Governor Lowden of Illinois signed
the search and seizure" bill, passed
by the Fifty-first General Assembly
and designed to enforce prohibition in
dry territory
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
MOBS RULE
IN BERLIN
STREETS SWEPT BY RIOTERS,
LooTiNG AND WREckING
STORES.
TROOPS STORM CROWDS
AGiTAToRS BLAMED FOR NEW
OUTBREAKS IN HUN
CITIES.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service,
Berlin, June 26.-The streets of Ber-
lin were scenes of rioting and plunder-
ing lasr night and this morning. In
cited by speeches from agitatOrs in
Alexander Platz, mobs attacked and
robbed pedestrians and maltreated iso-
lated soldiers. Troops sent TO Alexan-
der Platz were fired on by crowds in
the streets and from the roofs of build
ings They finally succeeded in clear
Ing the streets.
Elsewhere in the city bands of ma
rauders robbed shops and attacked cit
izens, rifling their pockets. The neigh
borhood of the Stettin railroad station
was notably disorderly. Street cars
were held up while rioters searched
the passengers pockets and stole wom-
ems rings Here, also, soldiers were
beaten and shots were fired from roofs
and windows and the soldiers returned
the fire.
After daylight this morning the city
was quieter. but at noon the police an
pealed for troops. as the crowds were
gathering once more Four thousand
NoIhsrs III inc SIbJS htIpSS WI ueiir-
valid railroad had struck. Troops have
occupied the Goerlltz and Stettin sta
tions, which are still being used by the
public
Hermann Mueller. the new foreign
minister, the TagebIatt says, has de-
clined 10 go TO Versailles TO sign the
peace treaty Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg. it is added, has resigned the
chief command OF the army.
London.-President Ebert Of Ger
many, Premier Bauer and all the min
listers have issued II proclamation to
the German people, according 10 a
wireless message from Berlin, an
nouncing the conclusion of peace and
urging as the first pressing need the
bending of all efforts TO its fulfill
ment. "As far as it Is possible TO
carry IL out" says the proclamation,
"the treaty must he carried out
II declares faithful loyalty 10 those
threatened with separation from the
empire and promises 20 lntercede IN
/ their behalf. las we would iuhsrcc1te
/ for ourselves" II concludes hy ex-
norting the people to realize the weed
/ Of work and faithfuness TO duty for
the redemption of the country.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
WASHINGTON

AS ii ItSulL VI SuiICSoLui plJtIalloi
of the aerial mail service between Chi
cago and Cleveland, the Postoffice De
partment, it was announced, is CON
sidering extension in the fall of the
service from Chicago to Omaha,
which would mean a total reduction in
train mail time between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of approximately
twenty-four hours.
The United States food administra-
ton announced that the licenses of C.
H Wayne of Reynold, Ill, had been re-
voked until further notice for violating
the section of the food control act,
which makes it unlawful to hoard
grain and certain other commodities.
Mr.. Wayne is alleged to have stored
grain for speculative purposes at
time when a corn shortage existed.
A forest fire near Canyon Ferry,
which burned out Helena's light and
power lines, leaving the city in dark
ness and without street cars for many
hours, has been put under control.
Total casualties of the American ex-
peditionary forces reported to date was
announced by the War Department as
2S9,016, including: Killed in action Gin
Guiding 3S1 lost at seal, 33,754. Died
of wounds, 1850. Died of disease, 3D.
396 Died from accidents and other
causes, 4,942. Total deaths, 1862.
Wounded in action, 210,9S4. Missing
in action (not including prisoners re-
leased or returned), 2,370
An increase of approximately $780,,
100000 in the S276,000000 appropria-
ried in the sundry civil appropriation
bill, was urged by Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board, at the beginning of
hearings on the measure before the
Senate appropriations committee. Mr..
Hurley said if the increase We're not
granted, the government would lose
heavily in disposing of ships now un
der construction, Unemployment of
men in the shipyards also would result,
he said.
Without a record vote, the Senate
adopted committee amendments to the
army appropriation bill providing for
an average army of 100000 men for
the year beginning July l. The bill as
passed by the House provided for an
army of 100000 and Secretary Baker
had recommended that the total be
placed at 100000 Officers and men.
A measure providing for indiscrim-
mate search of private homes for in
toxicating liquor after prohibition goes
into effect was voted down by the
House Judiciary Committee at Wash
jDgton-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22

swift gait Interference was too far
away to- hinder JOYCE, and he shot foi
goal from almost the extreme outer
corner and the hall sailed through GO
ing under the bar with but a few scant
inches to spart and the enemy goal
keeper safely out Of reach Of the ball.
The shot was easily one Of the incest
placed shots witnessed in soccer circles
this season, and even though fortune
favored the Y, NJ. is in havingNa well
placed kick to help Joyce it does not
detract from the value of Joyce's ex-
cellent goal shot. The second goal
came when Colbert kicked the ball to
the goal and Montedonioo failed to hold
the ball dropping it through his own
goal The playing of II, O'Brien, Joyce
and Walsh featured for the winners,
while Long, Shepperson and Turner
shared in the feature honors for the
Wade Flour boys,
GoalsL-Joyce, II. Colbert,
The second game showed both clubs
with strong lineups. The Royals
sc emed to have improved wonderfully
and received some excellent work from
their backfield in the first half, which
tent. The Smart Millinery team more
than evened the count in the second
half when they crowded the Royal
Roofing boys from the first whistle and
kept the bali on the enemy territory
almost continuously. Good backfield
work again helped the Royals in this
half however, the ball was rushed toe
often against them, as their forward
lines seemed to not be able to hold
the fast pace set by the Millinery boys
in this half Brooks shot the only goa
for the two clubs when he kicked q
nice goal from short range which bare
" cleared the goal corner about twr
feet House, Finley and Busby playet
well for the losers, while Houghs' goal
keeping again came in for praise fol
the Smart Millinery, together witt
some good defensive work by Brooks
Gin and Crutchfield
Goal--Brooks, Decentralization
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
GRAIN MARKETS
Liberal Receipts and Pros
poets for Continuance Has
Early Depressing Effect.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Liberal receipts,
together with prospects of larger
movement Of the crop in the near flu
ture, had bearish influence today on
the corn market. Opening quotations,
which ranged from the same as Satur-
days finish TO 2ac lower, with Janu-
airy $lS5la to S1.36 and May $i.3S1& to
S.33A. were followed by a moderate
general sag, and then something of a
rally
Subsequently talk of export demand
for wheat TO go to France gave relativ
firmness to corn, The close was steady
at the same as Saturdays finish to nc
lower, with January 81 .S6Ia@l36% and
May $l339s al S6%.
Oats were dun and easier with corn.
After opening unchanged to sc up in
Guiding May at s21sc to S2ssc, the mar
ket declined to below Saturdays close
and then scored a little upturn.
Provisions showed firmness
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
MEETS DUNDEE JAN. 16.

Leonard's first big fight of the New
Year will occur ut New Haven, Conn.
on Jan. i6, Johnny Dundee will be
Benny's opponent, and the boys AT
scheduled TO so 20 rounds to u deci"ion
Leonard will receive a purse Of $4,000
as his share Of the gate, while Dundee
viii get $4,000.
Leonard recently met Dundee and
gave him a trimming, and said h" had
rothing to fear when he meets the
classy little wop ncNt mouth, lie has
q hard punch, according to Benny and
II should b. q battle throughout but
the champion states that he is conf
dent thai has the goods to come
away with w. referees decision Ac-
c0rding to Hilly Gibson Leonard's man
agcr the min should draw one % the
biggest houses In the history Of light
weight bouts.
Dundee has appeared in Memphis,
. meeting Joe AEevedo here many months
ago, and at that time he impressed
local boxing fans as being one OF the
real headliners among the mitt brigade.
He carries hard punch, also speed
and cleverness and has most everything
that goes to make n top notCher, In
meeting Leonard he will take on the
very best that the lightweight division
has had to offer in the history Of the
boxing game and 1t promises to be a
great bout throughout
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
MOORE AND LEWIS,

1t may be interesting to watch the
developments of Moore's managerial sit
uation. At the present time he is sail
ing ahead without a pilot, but at the
present time also he Is looking to Nate
Lewis for assistance when needed Nate
Is in London with, Griffiths, but nc
doubt has one eye peeled toward Moore
With nothing to balk his efforts it is
an even money bet that Lewis again
lands Moore for the Walsh Lewis stable
Pal had been a member Of this com
bination, under verbal agreement, and
had jumped the traces while Walsh was
negotiating with Dominick Tortorich for
a championship bout in New Orleans
1t was claimed by Pal that Tommy
had employed unsatisfactory methods
the same consisting in an alleged at
tempt to book Joe Burman in place OF
Moore for Herman. Tortorich had orig
inally sent out this report lUFder his
own signature, but Walsh denies it.
Nevertheless Moore imbibed the bitter
statistics, and, with a running start
dove out Of reach.
He asked Haack to take the lob. and
when Bill became acclimated he dis
covered that he, too had been lost in
the shuttle
Instead of getting sore at the kid for
his speedy decision, Hack passed II
up without comment, He had agreed t.
the proposition, not because he hat
sought It, but because Moore had made
the request
Had he gone ahead he would have
lost money on the deal since the fight
game has marched along at a brisk pace
through 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
DOW. JONES SUMMARY

NEW YORK, Dec 22.--Supreme court
meets at noon, after rendering deci-
sions adjourns until Jan. S.
Canada to revert to peace basis Jan.
!; restrictions under war measures act
to be removed
Saturdays bank statements show re-
discounts at federal reserve bank were
reduced about $40, 900, 900.
Cummins railroad bill passes senate
with no change in antstrike and other
important features. Congress adjourns
until Jan. 5.
Despite statement attributed to B. M.
Baruch that president is opposed to any
plan of action, except ratification Of
treaty as 1t now stands, senators pre-
dict agreement about Jan Is.
Bituminous coal operators strongly
against commission appointed by Pres
ident Wilson to determine wage in
creases, if any, to the miners, and meet
in Cleveland tomorrow. \
Twenty industrials averaging l04. SO,
off .OS; 20 rails, averaging 1876, up 80.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22

=
The Kupferschmidts barely won out
IN the first game staged by the Chicka
saw league at Russwood park Sunday
afternoon. when they defeated the c,
X. c, team, l to 0. In the second game
Floyd's team defeated the jefferson
Cleaners, 2 to 0.
The first game showed a steady I'M
provement in the lineup of the c. B c.
boys, and they may have won
the game had their forward line
been up to the usual standard Epps
was the outstanding star OF this game,
with one Of the best performances OF
Bookkeeping for the G.. 3. C. team ever
witnessed on local soccer lots, W. Best
ana Moore also played good soccer for
the G. b, c., while Leslie, Dohognc, w
Gavin and w. Duff played we'll for the
kupferschmidts, The c, B. C. boys
proved nervous when the ball was in
the mouth of the enemy goal, and this
hurt their chances to win, II 1t did not
eliminate any chance they had With
the excellent Bookkeeping OF Epps II
seemed almost impossible for the Kup.
ferschmidts to get anything by The
game was holly contested and any,
body's game throughout,
Goals--G. Duff Referee, Brotherton
The second game was IN hard fought
affair also. with the Candy boys the
winner, due to a logged determination
Both clubs took the field short of play
ers and the Floyds were better able to
handle the situation than the Jerrer-
sons, who do not seem to be playing
prominent in their lineup in recent
games,
Goals-Senior and unknown. Referee
Brothertun