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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
P|TTMAN UPHELD
SHER|FF'S ACTS
Scheme to Stuff Boxes in
Beale Ave. Section
Foiled by Perry.

Broad smiles wreathed the face OF
the four white men and the bunch OF
negro men and women, mostly women
Thursday night when Sheriff Perry
finally agreed In tho habeas corpus
case OF the alleged election crooks that
the danger of preaching the peace WAS
over and all present IN the Third cir
cult seeking their freedom by writs OF
habeas corpus were allowed TO 20, The
sheriff, however, did not agree to their
release until the polls closed at pm.
Sheriff Perry and his attorneys, Lois
Seiach and w. T. MoIIain, represent
ing the states attorneys office, held
that the supreme courts decision In
tho Riechman case and Judge Gallo
ways decision In the IlInmie Reynolds
case gave the sheriff, the highest law
enforcing officer In the county, the
right to hold any person threatening TO
break peace until all danger Of breach
ing the peace was passed and Judge
Pittman upheld their contention
The sheriff at first opposed the re-
lease OF A. Grandl Lee Holder Joe
Raffanti and Joe Bargiacchi until after
all the ballot boxes had been opened
and counted and were safe In the cleo
tIon commissioners office. but later
agreed that IL the Judge would com
nand the men 10 keep away from the
polls until the boxes had been removed
to the commissioners office he would
not stand In their way OF freedom any
longer, The mon promised and we're
released. All the negro women present
were released.
Three negro women. held for viola
ton OK tho election laws, who failed to
answer ID the names they gave when
arrested, were not brought up from the
Jail, These women were arrested
Ia the first precinct OF the Fifth
ward. one as Il repeater and two
having iii theii possession fiote raEig.
tration papers and poll tax receipts
than they were entitled TO- They were
Minnie Green, Birdie Blair and Stella
Williams
Judge pittman paid splendid tribute
to Sheriff Perry. He said that II was
his opinion that the sheriff was q
courageous man and one who sought
only the enforcement of the law and
the keeping OF order.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
TALENT" LACKED NERVE
TO BACK JOE WILLIAMS

Betting upon the ultimate outcome
of the mayoralty campaign In Memphis
was lighter and more scattered this
year than In former campaign. Despite
Joe Williams by his warmest admirers
most Of whom belong TO the betting
fraternity--there was noticeable un-
willingness to risk real money on the
contest
In the main williams supporters quail
flied their bets in such 4 way that
even staunch followers OF the Citizens
ticket were also ieary of placing much
ut stake. The Williams faction In
sisted that bets should be decided by
the vote at the polls and not by an
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
Mcnamara Up
For NeW Trial;
Frey Case Monday

Motion for a new trial viii be ar
gusd in the Mcnamara case In the
First criminal court Saturday.
MeNamara was conyicted OF assault
upon young girl. which conviction
carries with II death In the electric
chair
Tho trial OF Jack Frey. who was with
Mcnamara when the assault was made
and is also charged with assaultirg
First criminal court Monday, A special
venire Of 400 men has been summoned
for that case.
Motion for new trial In the case
of Lorenzo Young, convicted In Sec +
ond criminal court on q charge OF mur~
dering Sergt. John Brlnkley, win be
argued Saturday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07

court action that might follow. This
was to protect them in case the in
eligibility Of their candidate was es-
tablished by law
But the strong representation Of the
Williams party In the election machln.
cry throughout the city vas too i'm :
portant an item for the Paine men TO
overlook. Evidently expecting false
counts, by means OF the lopsided sltua-
ton, they passed up The proposition.
Five. 10, IS and Is dollar bets were
numerous. Many were laid at $50 and
S100, but only n few SCARED to $500. No
81 900 bet was announced.
II is estimated by conservative poll
ticlans that not more than $4,000
changed hands ON the result.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07

Memphis. Tenn. Nov. 7.

Memphis. Tenn, Nov. 7.
~s --------- remperature---------
Hour. Dry Rulb. Wet Bulb. Humid'v
I pm. yes day 6s SO 70
7 am. today. ~ $S 9s
Noon today :. 10 AS OIL
Maximum temperature, 70: minimum,
%. Sun sets today, SOL pm. rises to-
morrow, 6:2S am. Moon rises, ASA
pm. tonight, Precipitation, .01 inches.
=
Tennessee Cloudy. somewhat cooler.
Mississippi-Local showers, slighfy
cooler in north and west; Saturday
partly cloudy.
Arkansas cloudy.
Automatically cloudy, probable To-
col showers in interior, slightly cooler
IN north.
Kentuckv--Unsettled and somewhat
cooler; Saturday partly cloudy.
N Loutsiana--Generally cloudy, slightly
cooler.
Oklahona--CIoudy In east, rain in
vest warmer in south
East Texas--Probable rain, warmer In
northwest.
West Tezas--occasional rains, slight
III warmer In north
North Caroiina--Genersly cloudy.
probable light rains In interior, slightly
cooler in west.
Probable rain, warmer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
ENTIRE PAINE TICKET AND SCARBOROUGH
co THROUGH LARGELY BY VOTES Of WOMEN

tax assessor was given the endorsement
of the voters, ana he won over John
q. Corbett, who was avowedly the VIII
Hams candidate, by 1900 majority. Mr..
Scarborough ran as an independent, as
the Citizens league made no nominal
ton for that office Mr.. Scarborough
made remarkable race, receiving
about 10000 votes.
So much for the results. A few de-
tails as 10 the vote In the wards are
given In another column. Some slight
comment on the campaign seems ap-
propriate
This election was a contest between
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Continued or page ~, column 4)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
MOON UNLIKE WILLIAMS
ECLIPSE ONLY PARTIAL

A small eclipse OF the moon was
scheduled Friday afternoon according
to announcement az the office of the
weather bureau, The eclipse was not
to be total and was to begin at 4:ss
o'clock, erding at 80 o'clock, Owing
to tho fact that the eclipse occurs dur
ing the daytime and also due TO the
fact that the moon will be obscured hy
clouds, local astronomers do not believe
n view Of the eclipse win be possible
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
ARKANSAS. SHERIFF
KILLED BY NEGRO

MAGNOLIA, Ark, Nov. 7.--B. Il.
Greer. sheriff Of Columbia county, was
shot and instantly killed by a negro,
said to be Ed Jameson. about four miles
northwest of town, shortly after noon
today, Posses ere seeking the negro,
TO Investigate a report that tho negro
had killed his wife.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07

The president, Senator itehcock
said, expressed his very strong ap.
provaI' OF what had been done to date
ana agreed that no compromise would
be offered unless deadlock was reach
90 ON resolution Of ratification
Senator Hitchcock outlined his pre-
gram rs first an endeaVor 90 defeat the
reservations reported by the foreign re
lattons committee and, II that failed
20 vote down the resolution OF ratifica.
ton containing them, His next move
would be to present a resolution ol
ratification and should deadlock en-
sue, to attempt compromise with RE-
publican opponents
Senator Hitchcock said II resolu.
ton OF ratification containing the com
mittee reservations were adopted that
would settle the fight so far NJ tht
senate was concerned, but that the
president could 'pigeonhole' the treaty
lie declined TO speculate rs to the
probable course OF the president should
the committee resolution prevail,
The whole reservation program was
considered at n conference of Demo.
cratic senators last night, but no de-
cision was reached. Mr.. Hitchcock ex-
peGted TO give the president the views
OF the senators as developed at the
conference.
The meeting with Senator Hitchcock
was the first personal conference the
president had arranged since he was
compelled by Illness to abandon his
western tour in the interest of the
treaty.
Sena tor Hitchcock was with the presi-
deut for half an hour. Mr., Wilson re.
eetved him proppcd up In bed. Senator
Hitchcock said the president showed
keen interest throughout tho conference
and expressed his judgments and opIn.
ions energotically.
The senator outlined the plan to be
followed in consideration of tho com,
mittee reservations and the president
gave general approval
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
PRESIDENT AGREES TO RESERVATIONS
TELLS HITCHCOCK
CHANGE MUST NOT
NULLIFY LEAGUE

WASHINGTON Nov president Wilson todav told
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska administration leader in the sem
ate treaty fight that he would be entirely satisfied with any
reservations supporters OF the treaty might feel justified
cepng provided they did nuy the league of nations
nant and designed for the purpose of interpreting the
of the treaty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
HUGO HAssE DEAD.

BERLIN, Nov 2. lBy Associated
Press. )--Hugo Hagse. president of the
independent socialist party, died this
morning from wounds received Oct. &
when he was shot three times when
entering the Relchstag building.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
Praises Work Done.

He was laudatory Of the success we
have achieved so far" the senator said,
"and expressed the hope that we would
be able TO work out some settlement be-
tween the reservation senators and
those who favor unqualified acceptance
Of the treaty, whereby We could meet on
common ground"
Senator Hitchcock explained to the
president the present status OF the
treaty and gave II as his ,ay3nion the
Republican, could seSuF4 .Aafptiop ii
the cOfunllttee reservations while sht
senate SUE in the cnmrl$ttnt 4 af this
whole, as only majority votdtwas re-
qnired.
"our intention then" the senator
said, "il the reservations still are IN
their present form, ID to oppose the
resolution of ratification, Some Demo-
Gratis, OF course probably will not line
up with US on that. but am confident
we have enough votes to defeat such a
resolution of ratification, because two
thirds win be required.
I'VE will then offer a resolution OF
ratification ourselves which may be de-
feated."
The senator was asked what the next
move would be, and replied that would
be She point at which compromise
might be effected
Senator Hitchcock did not go over the
committee reservations with the prest-
font In detail, but will send copy Of
them 10 Mr., Wilson, who will study
them AT his leisure.
THE senator said he found the president
much improved In health but that the
lines In his face showed that he had en-"
dured great suffering during his Illness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
Weather. Forecast

Cloudy, with some
what cooler tempera-
ture by Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16

These passes authorize their holders
to arrest any girl they fancy for the
use Of the soldiery. Sixty-two girls
of all classes were arrested like this
and thrown to the Bolshevist troops
Those who struggled were killed quite
early. The rest, when used and
finished, were mutilated and thrown
dead and dying into the two small
rivers flowing through Ekaterinodar.
Here is matter, as one contemner
Of the new dispensation remarks, for
George Bernard Shaw and the
whole tribe of deniers of abomina-
ton and sprawlers before sovietry''
to mediate upon religiously. The
Old Man of the Mountains, who
founded the sect Of the Assassins
claimed mandate from on high to
kill, but not even his followers
deemed it duty to torture their
victims.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
The Coming Tower

Miss Agnes Stack, chief operator of
the Orchard exchange, testified that
1t Is the more inexperienced telephone
girls who are assigned to night duty
who do most Of the resigning. "The
girl Of to-day" she said, thinks more
Of her evenings than she does Of her
advancement" What Miss Stack
meant to say Is true; it was true Of
the girl of yesterday and 1t is likely
to be true Of the girl Of tomorrow.
But words do not mean the same
thing to all Of US, and our interpreta-
tion and, we believe, the girl's-is
that her evenings are her advance
ment. The percentage Of telephone
girls between eighteen and twenty
three who do not regard marriage as
practically their only hope Of advance
ment Is, our guess is, low.
And looking forward to receiving from
$22 to $24 a week, which is a super
visor's guerdon, isn't so attractive a
gamble, to a young woman of from
eighteen to twenty-three, as marriage.
Undoubtedly telephone conversations
are too long--the duration of call
has increased 25 per cent in year.
And the 1nconsiderate Public is to
blame. The business man tails his
secretary to get Mr.. Blooie on the tele-
phone. But the secretary gets Mr..
Blooie's secretary, and the waste is
enormous; thus:
"Mr. Blooie, please"
zone moment" (Operotor switches to
Mr.. Blooie's eachangc).
"Mr. Blooie?"
"Who wants him ?"
"Mr. Gazish."
"Mr. Gazish on the telephone" (From
Blooie's secretary to Blooie.)
(Which Mr.. Gazish ?" (Blooio to his
secretary)
(Which Mr.. Gazish" (Blooie's secrs-
tary to Gazish's secreta,y.)
"Mr. W. X. Gazish."
"Mr. w. K. Gazsh." (Btooie's score
ta,y to Blooie.)
"All right. Tell him to wait a
second"
"Just a moment, please. Here's Mr..
Blooic."
Thirty seconds elapse.
Hello. Mr.. Gazish?' (Blooic to Ga
sish's sccretary.)
Gust a moment, please. Mr.. Gazish,
here's Mr.. Blooie."
"Hcllo. Who is this"
"This is Rlooie. Did you want me 90
eyes. Hello, Blooie"
The conversation is on
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
for the Jews. That this measure
was more than a paper concession is
attested by the presence of four

for the Jews. That this measure
was more than a paper concession Is
attested by the presence of four
Jews in the Cabinet of Hrushevsky
and Vinnichenko. On the other
hand. the Ukrainian pogroms were
conducted by a brigand chieftain
named Zeleny, who was prominent in
Bolshevik circles until he discovered
that he would make more profit by
going into business on his own ac-
count. He may claim to be an as
sociate Of Petlura, but there is no
evidence that the latter has recog-
nized the connection.
The contrary is more likely, in
fact. In an order Of the day, pro-
mulgated on August 20 last, General
Petlura, after paying tribute to the
loyalty of the Jewish population Of
the Ukraine and charging their per-
secution to the brigand bands let
loose on the country by the Boil
sheviki, said:
"Our chivalrous troops cannot
remain Indifferent in face Of
the tragic fate Of the Jews. He who
becomes an accompIice to such crimes
Is a traitor and an enemy of our
country, and he must be placed be-
yond the pale of human society.
I expressly order you to drive
away with your arms all who incitc
you to pogroms and bring them be-
fore the courts as enemies Of the
state. Most severe penalties
of the law will be inflicted on all
those found guilty.
The efforts of the Ukrainian gov
ernment to suppress persecution of
the Jews and it's candor in admitting
the facts were acknowledged last
October in letter by Mr.. Israel
Zangwill to the Ukrainian peace
delegation.
1t may be difficult to learn about
the state of things In South Russia !;
impossible it is not. OF course,
formulating South Russian policy
is different matter, especially if it
implies action that might be dis
agreeable to the Bolsheviki, which
some agents of the State Department
have shown SO great desire to cod
die.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
E.nver, King of the Kurds

Enver Pasha, the most melo-
dramatic of modern Turks, has
reached the summit of his ambition.
H has just joined the diminishing
union of monarchs. He is a king
in his own right, having just been
crowned by the wild Kurds, the
most lawless and predatory of the
Islamic groups assembled under the
former Turkish sultanate.
Enver married into the Sultan's
family at the time when he was
one of the heroes Of the Young Turk
revolution. He became member
of the Young Turk triumvirate
which carried Turkey into the
World War on Germany's side and
led her to the greatest of her mill
tary disasters. He has tasted
power, and abused it. He has also
been an exile, condemned to death,
and with a price set on his head.
Now, through another turn in his
spectacular career, he has mounted
throne-and that in the twilight
period in which so many thrones
have tottered and been dismantled.
Enver is queer product-a a
veneered Tartar, with the rudimen.
tary Tartar characteristics showing
through. He was educated in Ber-
lin and studied war with the Ger
man General Staff. But he was
equally failure when he tried to
Moltkeize the Bulgarians and when
he ventured to apply the celebrated
Gamma theory of Count Schlieffen
in his Caucasus campaign against
4 the Russians. He is a crude sol
dier and an untutored statesman
Yet he ought to please the Kurds
Has he not the blood Of tens OF
thousands of Armcnians on his
hands? The Kurds, hereditary
enemies of the Armenians, ought tc
love him for that.
His emergence in Kurdistan ant
his elevation to kingship NEAR
more trouble in the distracted eau
casus borderland. He is a fanatic
and a bitter enemy Of the Entente
He will do what he can to preven
d pacific distribution of the Otto
man Inheritance. His kingly honors
may not last long. But he can b.
expected to die with his boots OF
and his finger at the trigger of tn
ever ready pistol with which, as :
Young Turk reformcr, he fought hi
way to notoriety and power.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Still Dry

The Supreme Courts opinion af-
firming the validity Of the wartime
prohibition act deals only with the
question directly involved. The pro-
hibition provisions were to run until
the peace status had been restored
and, thereafter, until the end of the
process of rehabilitation. 1t was
almost impossible for the court to
hold that the war has been ended in
legal sense. No treaty of peace
has been ratified and gone into eff
feet. The government is still en-
forcing war legislation on a large
scale, and is even asking, in certain
cases, that the life Of such emer-
gency legislation be extended.
President Wilson has said in
various communications to Con-
gress that the purpose Of wartime
prohibition has been long ago ac-
complished. He advised Congress to
repeal the law. He vetoed the Vol
stead act because it provided for
a more rigid enforcement of the
wartime prohibition statute. But
these declarations as to the passing
of the emergency to meet which
wartime prohibition was adopted
are not the equivalent Of procla-
nation that the war is over. They
cannot be accepted as terminating
the life Of the emergency act. The
courts unanimous opinion clearly
demonstrates the unsoundness Of
such an assumption.
Wartime prohibition must con
tinue, accordingly, until peace Is
legally proclaimed and demobiliza-
tion is finished, in spite of any and
all doubts as to the laws real value
as a promoter of war efficiency,
The constitutionahty Of the Vol
stead law is still to be passed on.
That law, however, didn't create a
state of prohibition. 1t merely pro
vided machinery for enforcing a
non-alcoholic regime which, SO far
as the wartime measure is con
cerned, has now an interchangeable
legal warrant.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Disregard the President

The latest from the White House,
that the President "has no compro-
mise or concession of any kind in
his mind" explains why Senator
Hitchcock, when in New York last
week, wrote one speech and de-
Iivered another; also why the Ad-
ministration Senators, when asked
on Saturday to show the stuff Of
compromise they limited they were
ready to offer, suddenly became
silent and had nothing to say.
The President won't let his SEN
ate supporters do as they wish. He
has ring-nosed them. They knew he
would jerk them painfully back if
they dared to travel their own path.
So they feared to propose anything
Stunned Senator Hitchcock weak
ly tries to torture out of the White
House declaration the inference
that the President does not mean
he will decline compromise
merely that he has none to offer.
Here is distinction rather than
difference. If the President has
any notion of accepting anything
short of unconditional ratification
he successfully screens the fact.
The deadlock responsibility is
with the President. OF this no
person has further reason for doubt.
LET me rule he says, cor | will
: ruin" He hoists the black flag and
would scuttlc the league ship.
Public opinion, constituting &C
curately the Presidential utterance
regretfully abandons the hope of
modifying stubbornness more in
durated than anything Andrew
Johnson ever displayed.
But there is possible gain in ac-
cepting the Presidents unreason as
an irremovable condition and there
fore in ceasing, as useless, further
appeal to him. This clears the way
10 consideration or secondary re-
sponsibility-such responsibility as
isswith the Senator'S who heretofore
have acted as the telephone ordered.
Are they willing, with regard to
ratification, to be henceforwarCl
American rather than Administra-
tion Senators?
If they are, there is basis for
hope. Otherwise, the outlook is dark,
except for the small group captained
by Senator Borah.
The country wishes the treaty to
be ratified and disposed of. 1t sees
that eighty Senators have voted for
some form of ratification and per-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Ukrainian Pogrcn,s

Secretary l4ansing's statement Of
Wednesday to representatives of the
American Jewish Congress who
called to protest against the Ukrain-
ian pogroms may be regarded as a
melancholy confession of the Admin
istration's lack of policy in South
Russia. Divested Of it's elaborate
phraseology, the statement comes
down to an admission Of helplessness
and ignorance.
What the Secretary said, in effect,
was something like this: "You
gentlemen say excuses are being
committed in the Ukraine. We have
heard so, but don't know for certain,
there being much shooting in that
neighborhood, SO as to make a trip
for one Of our we'll known Russian
Investigators rather hazardous. To
tell the truth, we don't know any
thing about the Ukraine beyond the
fact that it is very difficult to know
anything. But, as usual, we mean
we'll"
The Secretary complains that eve
have no one to whom we can send a
protest" This must be mortifying,
indeed, for an Administration with
a well known foible for sending pro-
tests. But is it asking too much
from the State Department to ex-
pect it should be in the position tc
secure reliable information from one
of the largest and most important
countries of Europe, after it has had
two years since Brest-Litovsk to pre-
pare for the emergency? The
Ukraine IS not q closed land. Allied
military officers and newspaper cor
respondents have been and are still
there, both with General Petlura, the
Ukralnlan commander in chief, and
with the forces of Denikine.
Referring to the leaders Of the
Ckralnlan armles, the Secretary said
1T IS difficult" to find out whether
they belong to the Bolsheviki or tc
the reactionaries Perhaps it is
difficult; perhaps it is worth while
to find out just the same. But is it
really so difficult? Petlura, gen.
eralissimo Of the Ukrainian director.
ate, has been fighting the Bolsheviki
with varying success, ever since he
IN December, 1918, overthrew al
kiev the pro-German Hetman Sko.
ropadski. The Ukrainian director.
ate stands for nationalistic-demo.
cratic peasant republic. Bolsheviki
may call Petlura reactionary; they
certainly do not call him comrade.
Nor is it impossible to gather
something about the stand of the
Ukrainian directorate on the Jewish
question. One of the first acts OF
that government was to proclaim
full religious and political equality