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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-10-25
TAJNA VYROBA kORALKY
Ser:f pozatylSal rSt "mssicka-
rI'' ma farmach v South
Euclid.

V pristehovaleckych kru-
zfch V okoli st. Clair Ave-, o.
perovali posledni cas- paserove,
prodavajici silnou whisku do
maci vyroby. Policie vyslala
po stopach paSerd detektiva
Conroye, jenz po delsim, pa
+rani zjisti, re dotcen6 tajne
lihovary nachazejf Sc kdes V
South Euclid. Conroy prestro-
jill Sc tudiz Ia farmare a V
South Euclid vyhledal 81 "a
m6sJnani u kterehos amer. ze-
m6delce a pfi tom pilne pa
tral po meslckarlch. Vyslidil
je konecne ma farmach blize
AVIAN Bliss Road a "a vypo-
moci Serifovych pomocnikG, ia
koz federalnich detektivIl
Dodnikl vcera V poledne ma
fanny ty najezd, "a kterezto
yypravy skonfiskovano bylo
85 gallonu ter3tve whisky, Sc
desat beden hrozinek, dev6t
m6d6nych kotlu ma varenl ko-
falky a jine pomdcky nutne ku
vyrob6 lihovych napoju. Nej-
vetSi konfiskace byla ma farmG
bratri Picelu, s nimiz zarove1 I
pozatykani dalSi domn6ll me.
sickafi Antonin Carney, AL
Cagore a Josef Bezjak. Diva
tajni lihovarnici z sousedni
fanny uprchli, zanechavse
/ vSecky sv6 koralecni aparaty
ma pospas detektivum. Mime
! to We staji ma farme bratrl Pi
celu naleZeno a3i "a $1,000
kradenych pry svrSku z New
Yorku pochazejlcfch, a ze ze
leznicnich kar Nickel Plate
drahy vyvletenych. Zabavent
zbozi pozustava latek, bot ;
ruznych prepychovych predm'
I'll. Zbozi to bylo trestnl w
pravou do Clevelandu rovn6;
pfivezeno a dnes budou vSich
n vyseuvedeni domneli m6siC
kari pohnani pred municipaln
a pozdeii pred disriktni souC
federalni. Jakymsi prostrednl
KEN a hlavnim paserem zatc'
nych mesickaru byl 29lety V
Bezjak, G44 vych. 1852 ul., jen'
whisku re South Euclid pr,
podomni drobny rozprodej d,
Clevelandu privazel.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-10-25
PRlSTi TYDEN BUDE PRY
CUkRU DOST.

Mestsky potravni komisaT
DR.. Rouche opakuje svou pred
poved re priSti tyden skonci
nedo3tatek cukru V Clevelandu
Bude pry cukru ma jisto dosta
tex a to cukru repneho, ohai-
skeho. Clevelandsti velkoob-
chodnici objednali jiz n6kolik
zeleznicnich nakladu cukru q
Fremont u Findley a prvnl do
tCena zasilka ocitne Sc na$era
m6st6 V n6kolika dnech. takzel
blda cukr pomine. DR.. Rou-
che sd6luje dale, ze bude
cukr velkoobchodniky groceri-
stun po II a pul centech pro-
davan a ii snad budou prodava
ii jej po la pdl centech, neb
ga % centa dv6 libry.
VCera rozprodany V trznici
ma zapadni stran6 diva zelezni-
chi vozy brambor po $1.50
buSl, tedy "a ceny velkoob-
chodni. Mesto objednalo dali
81 A kary brambor Z Michiga-
nu a rozproda ie pris.f tyden
"a tutGz cenu V jinych NEST
skych Ctvrtich.
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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-10-25
IWSSl [tt] !WSSl
SOUDCE PROTI PIKETAM.

V Bergerovych ocelarnach V
Canton, o., panuje stavka ko-
vod6lnikG rovn6z iiz pajy ty-
den a posledni cas- opakuii Sc
u zmin6n6 tovarny srazky me-
ri piketami a stavkujicimi. To-
Varnik Berger zi5kal vcera Il
krajskeho soudu zakaz, die ne
hoz sjavkari nesm6ii obt6zo-
vat stavkokaze do prace spell
ci a nesmi Jim nadavat skebu.
Kdo by tax uGinil, ma byti zat
cen a soudn6 pokutovan. Ber-
ger slozil $4,000 zaruky, ably
vyzadany zakaz byl finantne
opfen.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-10-25
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UPOz0R NENf!
SCHUZE
AGITACNiHO
VYBORU
RADU {. s. P. S.
bude Sc konati
v nedeli, 26. rijna

$3.50 hodin dopoledne
V Ceske Narodni SIM.
VSichni bratri, kteri ma o.
nen vybor cd svych RadI
byli zvoleni, Sc zadaji, ably
Sc urcite dostavili, nebot'
bude to schuze ustavujici,
kde provedena bude volba
lrednik1 a soucasne bude
vytcen smer dalsl agitacni
cinnosti onoho vyboru.
Tudlz, bratfi, kazdy ma sve
mlsto, tax ably S praci mohlo
Sc okamzite zapocit.
S bratrskym pozdravem
"a Velkorad 6. S. P. S.
statu Ohio,
Vac. Honcik, pred.
Alois Huml, tai.
N - - w.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
PARIS HEARS BOCHE
LEADERS BEATEN

PARIS Ian O. tHavas)The Ebertschedemann government IN
the extremists having gained e upper
hand ae ngunary fighting acrordo the latest German
received here. 8s -, J.
revolutionary has been proclaimed composed OF
Independent Socialists.
reported to have gone over to
the hold the principal points In Berlin
other Germany the advces nd
provinces Bavaria reported
to involved.
Gustav Noske the OF the German government
capital attempt
the
tive elements Is expected
Berlin fighting reported to been
Independent Socialists be the head Of the
Ledebour, Herr Lebmann and Herr Tick
Dr. ebkneht the leader the Spartacans continuing his
presumably effort install Of his own
ChoosngN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
USED IN
BATTLES AT BERLIN

AMSTERDAM, Jan. Severe fighting, in which artillery was
central telegraph
flee The Spartacans renewed their attempts to seize the
Is declared Berlin dispatches the andesbad but
driven back with the loss so killed and As wounded.
These the to be
small. Chaos prevails the government offices.
The has been concentrating troops Berlin and
dam and Anha railroad stations the andenburg gate and the
railway office.
minister told
the increasing volunteers offering
buildings all Berlin
that obtained 100000
when they captured the government printing office
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
TROUBLE
ONACCOUNT LIQUOR
Oscar Owens, Trying to Get
Melchoir Out Gets Himself
in Serious Predicament.

Oacar owens, I'nited States soldier
OF Fort sin, Okla, has been arrested
on a charge OF violating tho liquor law
M, result Of q trial IN city court
Thursday, when Ike MelChoir, MuTell
place, was fined $50 and bound over
to the state on similar charge,
Officers headed by I'D Pass, assist.
ant chief OF police, searched Melchoir's
homo Wednesday and found approx j.
mately nine cases Of liquor, II is
claimed Mrlchoir denied that the
liquor belonged to him, Owens as
sumod ownership Of the whisky and
Judge Fitzhugh immediately ordered
that a warrant I've issued charging the
soldier with violating the liquor law.
According to the testimony, Owens
roomcd with MclChoir previously TO on
terinE service. lie gtated the trunk
found in Mclchoir's bathroom contain
ing several eases Of whisky, belonged
10 him. and that ii was there before
he became a soldier. owens also stated
that suitcasrs packed with liquor found
near the trunk. had been brought hy
him to the home Wednesday morning
at II O'Clock
Judge FltHNuEh'e inquiry aa 70 why
the soIlier bought the whisky and what
he intended to do with 1t was answered
by Owens, who said:
Judge, I'm supposed to he back at
camp Thursday and T bought the liquor
to take back to the boys, We all made
up money with which / was to buy
whisky. | had the liquor in the trunk,
locked with a key which | carry. before
went to tho army. / intended TO
carry II all back to the boys"
Chiet Pass told Judge l'itzhugh that
he intended to take up the question Of
owens declared intentions of carrying
liquor to Camp sin with the command
ing officer of the soldiers camp
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
TATE-BAUGH CASE ENDS
IN VERDICT FOR DEFENSE

The suit OF Mrs Gladys Tate against
J, q, Baugh, former sheriff Of Goa
homa county, Miss, resulted Thursday
in a verdict for the defendant The
jury In federal court which tried the
case reached Its verdict Thursday morn
ing after 1t had reported to Judge Nc
Can earlier in the day that 1t was
hupclessly hung
Mrs, Tate sued for 100000 damages
ns result Of the death of her hus.
band, X. l.. Tate Of Joncstown, Miss.
at the hands Of George Anderson, town
marshall and supposed deputy sheriff
The case was begun Monday morning,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
z PREMIERS
CONFER WITH
j. S. ENJOYS
ClemenCeau and VenizeIoS Are
in Conference With Ameri-
can Delegates to Allied
Peace Council at Paris.

PARIS, Jan. o. Premier Clemenceali
OF France and Premier Nenizeloa OF
Greece were In conference this morn-
ing with the American delegation Co
the peace conference
A French protocol giving detailed pro
gram ot the procedure Of the peace coa~
ference has been submitted 70 thA
American and other delegations by
whom II NOW Is under consideration,
official announcement was made to.i
day that the council OF ministers haf
approved the nominations as French
representatives In tho peace cougressi
Georges Clempnceau, the premier:
stephen Pichon. foreign minister; LouiH
klota finance minister; Andre Tardtou,
French high commissioner 20 the United
States; Jules CanbOn. former amhassa-
tor at Berlin,
paut nutastn, French ambassador co
Switzerland viii be secretary Of the
French IpLutiou
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

LONDON, Jan. 9--Telegrams dated in Berlin at $50
o'clock Wednesday morning and transmitted by the Copenhagen
correspondent the Exchange Telegraph company say that
negotiations between the government composed OF majority
socialists and Spartacans appealed to the working people to
meet Wednesday in order complete the victory OF the pro-
letariat"
They have ordered the troops in nearly all the gasons in
Germany to against Berlin and they are arriving there
on motor cars state of siege is added will be declared
in Berlin The Spartacans control the railroads Berlin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

The Spartacus group. the dispatches
show. has proclaimed general strike
for Jan. 10 The Spartacans declare
they win prevent the elections to the
national assembly by all possible means.
1t is asserted their seizure OF the
central railway offices In Berlin after
the government troops In charge had
surrendered has placeY the entire rail-
way system Of Germany in their hands.
The imperial printing office In Berlin
likewise is reported to be in their pos
session.
Tho Potsdam division, with an equip
ment of machine guns, is reported
moving on Berlin. Outside the capital
tho messages state, the Boshevik
movement Ia weak, the bulk Of the
people disapproving Il.
Both Chancellor Ebert and Philip
Scheidemann, TIE majority socialist
leader. are endeavorinc to persuade the
people OF Berlin TO stand by the pres
ent government, Addressing large
crowds before the chancellor's palace,
they bitterly denounced the insane
policy and rascally behavior" OF the
Spartacans. and promised to meet the
danger with firm determination.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
WILSON EXPLAINS AIMS
OF NEAR EAST RELIEF

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.--Cleveland II.
Dodge, national treasurer for the Amer
lean committee for relief in the near
East, toay received a reply to his cable
TO President Wilson regarding an ap-
preparation by congress of 500. 900 900
{ relief work in Europe. Mr.. Dodge S
s. ,tSani %aS; Wilson. N,rat Mansion
Pa. y, France:
"TifS campaign for $50 oOO, 900 for re-
lief and rehabilitation in the near East,
to which you called upon the people
Of America to subscribe Jan. 12 to 10,
Is being vigorously pushed. Drive opens
next Sunday. Your request to congress
for 500, 100000 interpreted by public to
mean that this campaign is unneces-
Sary. II you want us to proceed. a
definite, urgent statement from you by
cable absolutely necessary to success.
IiopinE you can do this
"CLEVELAND II. DODGE"
The presidents reply was as follows:
Cleveland II. Dodge, SO John St, New
York:
The appropriation asked of congress
for handling food relief Is not intended
in any way to take the place of the
subscription being asked for relief and
'ehabilitation In the near East. I hope
that this subscription win not In any
way be interrupted or reduced. The
need is immediate and very great.
WOODROW WILSON"
The campaign for near East relief
begins Sunday in Memphis and Shelby
county. and the goal set is $50 900.
Pastors Of churches viii make special
talks on this important subject Sun
day and campaign workers will meet
fer the active campa Ign Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
SAYS WIFE is BIGAMIST:
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Charging his wife with bigamy, declar-
ing that she has another husband in
| Tennessee who Is still alive and has
L never been divorced, J. T. Bottomlee
inhas filed suit in circuit court here for
Hthverce from Desda Bottomlee. The
coretitton states that when he married
Tie defendant she posed as a widow,
soolthough he charges she knew at the
theme her first husband. John Butcher,
theas alive near Memphis. After he
the earned that her husband was alive In
chuennessee. 1t is averrea. Bottomlee
~ iates he left his wife and refused to
NyAtge with her
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

Memphis Officers
Sent Back OUerSedS
Will Be Returned

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. tspD-
W. H. Fltyhugh, Memphis attorney,
representing Lieut. Robert Townes,
lH North Bellevue, Memphis who
Is on the high seas with Lieut. N.
Il, Carter, Jr.. 1875 Central avenue.
Memphis, returning 10 France to
answer charges because they came
hNck 10 the states on a ship other
than which they had been assigned,
Is IN Washington today comforting
with Senator McKellar and Repre-
sentative Fisher In an effort to have
Townes sent back to this country.
Secretary Baker has assured Sen
ntor MCkellar he win rcsrind the
order under which the Young OF
fioers were sent back TO France,
and have them returned to this
country for whatever investigation
the circumstances may warrant 1t
probably viii he 30 days. however
before they can reach this country
Attorney FitShugh has pointed out
that Lieut. Townes' presence is
necessary to assist In settling up
the affairs OF the estate Of his
brother, Charles Townes, recent
victim Of Influenza.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
WASHINGTON HAS ONLY
MEAGER BERLIN NEWS

WASHINGTON. Jan, 9.--Meager Of
ficial advices concerning the riots In
Berlin have reached the state depart
ment They gave no details, But pic
turc the situation as serious.
The war department had no adviees
from Brig Gen. Harries and other army
officers IN Berlin in connection with
the execution OF the arnhstice terms,
and neither department had anything
TO confirm an unofficial report which
was brought to their attention that
Gen. Harries had raised the American
flag over the hotel where he was stop
ping and later lad lowered 1t because
of threats from the mob.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
E6 SS Iss.-S&S
SsIsEi 8; ]: 4! .EEss

Tennessee--Fair, not much change In
temperature.
Mississippi--Fair, frost and freezing
temperature,
Arkansas--Fair. little change in tenn
perature.
Alabama--Fair, frost and freezing
temperature.
Kentucky--Fair, somewhat colder.
Iouisiana--Fair freezing nearly to
coast; heavy frost
Oklahoma and West Texas--Fair, lit
tie change in temperature.
East TeNas-Fair, freezing nearly 20
coast; heavy frost on coast.
South Carolna--Falr, colder
Georgia---Fnlr, colder In southwest:
frost and freezing temperature
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

streets in that section have been
Jammed all day by masses oi people.
who from time to time fled mady into
the streets and sheltcring doorways to
escape the rain Of bullets from both
sides.
The shooting reached considera bic
proportions three times during the af-
ternoon, but the casualties appear to
have been few
The Ebert cabinet has been In ses-
sion nearly all day. with Cautincy
(kautsky0. Herr Breitschefd, Wilhelm
Dittman and Oscar Cohen, independent
socialist. Tho government insisted that
II would not consider any proposals
from the independents until tho gov
ernment buildings and newspaper plants
were vacated by the Spartacans. Tho
conference was resumed late this eve
ming with additional representatives.
called revolutionary forernen,' com.
posed OF foremen in the factories Of
greater. Berlin. under the leadership of
Georg Ledeboir
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
ORDER STORM WARNING
ON ATLANTIC COAST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Storm warn
ings displayed on the Atlantic coast
today were ordered changed TO north
west from Cape Hatteras to New York
and northwest storm warnings were orr
dered from Bridgeport, Conn, to Port
land
Winds will shift to the northwest
this afternoon and tonight and probably
will reach gale force, attended by snow
flurrles and much colder weather.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
TWO ENGINEER UNITS
COMING HOME SOON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Practically
all companies of the 37th and the re-
naming companies of the goth engi-
neers, not included in the war depart
ment announcements, have been as
signed to early convoy home. These,
with other units on todays list, COM
are:
Regimental headquarters, First bat
TALON headquarters and companies A,
B, c. D, Il and r OF the 37th engineers;
headquarters, First battalion medical
detachment, First. Second, Third and
hospital No &C; 18th, 14Sth, 657th and
636th aero squadrons; First, Third,
Fourth, l17th,. 80sth, 314th and 3l5th
trench mortar batteries, cement mill
companies 1874 and 227.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
PLANT DAMAGED WHEN
DYNAMITE BLOWS UP

TUNNELTON, Pa, Jan. 9,---This city
and towns for miles around were Sc
verely shaken and windows shattered
when 1000 pounds of dynamite exploded
at the G. K. McAbee Powder company's
plant at Salisbury. three miles from
here. last night. Two main buildings
of the powder plant were destroyed by
fire which followed the explosion. A
watchman and fireman, the only per-
sons in the plant at the time, were
blown from the building by the blast,
Hundreds OF persons here and in
nearby towns rushed panic stricken
from their homes after the explosion.
The plant was situated in thinly set
tied district aud 1t was not until early
today that the cause of the shock was
learned No estimate was obtainable
here of the damage
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
RESUMES CHEESE MAKING

BRISTOL. Tenn, Jan. 2. (spl.)---
The Mill Point Cooperative Cheese
factory, at MIN Point. Sullivan county,
ia now In operation. On the openenig
day 100 pounds Of chees was manu-
featured from the same number OF gall
Ions OF milk, Miss Idema Latture is
manager OF tho new plant. The new
enterprise community affair, ~ men
holding the stock Of the firm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
DANIELS AND BAKER
DISCUSS BIG WALK0UT

WASHINGTON, Jan, 9.--Secretaries
Daniels and Baker called into confer
ence today representatives of the rail-
road administration and shipping board
to consider the New York harbor strike
situation 1t was intimated that some
definite action might be expected soon.
Reports were current before the con-
ference, called for noon, that either the
navy or the war department would take
over operations Of all habor facilities.
War labor board officers said the
board could no nothing until favorable
situation developed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09

LONDON Jan 9Negoiation between the
revolving Berlin
Copenhagen dispatches
leaders appeared
Berlin streets spasmod fighting took place
the city.
The that Field Marshal ndenburg
coming Berlin followed by report Ludendor
his back Germany from Sweden refuge
Liz
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
MAYOR DECIDES TO
LIMIT VISITORS HOURS

Mayor Monteverde has decided 70
close his office in the future to visitors
during the afternoon 40 as to have
moro time 10 confer with the commits.
sioners and transact official business
All persons desiring to see him must
call between the hours Of a. M, and
noon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
POPLAR BLUFF AND SAINT
BUTLER COUNTY VOTE DRY

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, Jan. o.
Poplar Bluff and Saint. Butler county
were voted dry In local option election
Bluff was 225 and in the county COL,
During the campaign many petitions
were received from dry territory, in
cluding border counties In Arkansas,
urging that this county made impos-
sible the enforcement of their dry laws
because OF bootlegging system said to
have headquarters here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
WAITER rs SLAIN,

pADUCAH. Ky. Jan. .. (Spl)-Steve
Treantes, restaurant employe. was
found shot n death on the sidewalk at
Sixth and Elizabeth streets here early
IN the morning by a passerby; Tresntes
had henc dead some time. He left his
place of employment last night at IL,
No motive for the killing Is known and
no Slew has been found
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
OIL PLANT DESTROYED
BY DYNAMITE BLAST

JOHNSTOWN. Ia, Jan. 9.--.Fire. fol-
lowed by explosions, destroyed the plant
Of the q. II. MCAhec Oil and Powder
company, at Tunnclton, Pa, last night,
according to word received here this
morning More than 1000 pounds of
dynamite blew up. the report said. No
details rs 10 whether there was loss OF
life were available
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
RUM0R LORD CECIL
WILL REPLACE EARL

PARIS, Jan. 9.-Thc earl of Reading
win not return to Washington AS Brit-
ish high commissioner and special an-
bassudor 10 the United States. accord
ing to ,oudon dispatch TO the Echo
DO Paris. It is said that Lord Robert
state for foreign affairs viii succeed
him,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
SHELDON BETTER

CARBONDALE, m, Jan. 9.-Georsc
r. Sheldon, of New York, former treas
urer of the Republican national COM
mittce, who was injured at Dowell, H.,
yesterday while inspecting a coal mine
vas much improved In the hospital
here today. II was reported at the hos
we're, his condition was not considered
serious.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
NEW ORLEANS STREET
RAILWAY IS BROKE

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.--At meet
ing of the directors of the New Orleans
Railway and Light company today IL
was decided to ask for federal receiv-
ership for the company. The "abnor
mai operating expenses" and excessive
awards Of the war labor board" in the
matter of adjustment OF salaries were
among the reasons assigned for the
action
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
HUNS OPEN NEGOTIATIONS
WITH POLES TO STOP WAR

PARIS. Jan O. (HavasO THE Ger
man government has opened negota-
tions with the Poles. who have invaded
the province Of Posen, according to the
Frankfort Gazette. which says there
are hopes that an understanding that
VIII end the fighting viii be reAched.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
PUT OFF CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.--House and
senate confcrees who were to meet to-
day in an effort TO break their dead
lock or the oil leasing bill postponed
their conference until Monday because
OF the absence Of several members.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
IS NAMED DEPUTY,

SEDALIA, Mo, Jan. 9--John ".
Swanger, former Republican secretary
of state for Missouri. has been ap-
pointed state deputy OF the, Modern
Woodmen of America for Texas. with
Headquarters at Dallas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
SCHOOLS DEMORALIzED.

COTTON PLANT. Ark, Jan 9. tSpl)
The public schools here are demoral-
lied on account of sickness among the
pupils and teachers There has been
no fatalities yet among the student
body. The open weather prevailing
may soon change the situation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
REFUSE TO RUSH BILL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. BY a vote
of S to 3 the house rules committee to-
day refused to report a rule giving priv
ieged status to the bill appropriating
500, 000, 900 requested by President VIII
son for European relief work.