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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
NICKEL FARES
TO Be ARGUED
Street Railways Petition for
Increased Fares Comes
Up Again Thursday.

Henry j. Livingston, city attorney,
has returned from Chicago with a
transcript Of part of the proceedings
held before the public utilities COM
mission Of Illinois during recent ef-
fort OF the Chicago traction lines to
obtain an increased fare. The request
was denied by the Illinois commission.
The city attorney and his assistant,
Joseph Hanover, will go to Nashville
within a day or two, to prepare for
the resumption Of the hearing Thurs
day, on the petition nj the Memphis
Street Railway company for an increase
in fares from five to seven cents, with
another cent added when transfers are
issued,
The principal points of Mr.. Livings-
tons case for the city, in opposition
to the request OF the receivers of the
the recent hearing before the state rail-
road and public utilities commission.
He made the point that the petition
Is made by the receivers on the ground
that increased fares are made neces-
sary as an emergency measure and that
no emergency, in fact, now exists, due
either to conditions caused by the war
or by local conditions,
He shows by the company's own fl
nancial statements that the receipts
from all sources last year, during war
times, when thousands OF patrons OF
the lines during normal times were in
the army, were $2,03S, 900. and that the
gross receipts on operation, over ex-
pcnses, were $582,000.
He Is prepared to show, he says, from
the reports OF the receivers for the
first three months of the present year,
that revenues are steadily increasing
and should produce an income Of about
s. 800, 900 this year, according to the
receivers figures for the first three
months operation. He will, therefore,
argue that present conditions promise
a fair return on the company's invest
ment, and that increased fares are not
necessary even il the state commission
we're disposed to override the franchise
agreement with the city for perpetual
five-cent fare.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

The policy adopted. It is added, viii
enable the allies TO recognize ana assist
any force In Russia cooperating IN the
struggle. against the soviet rule be-
cause such recognition will be In foree
only until such time as the constituent
assembly decides upon the permanent
form OF government. The regional gov
ernments will then expire automatic"
ally. ,
Kolchak and Gen, Denikine with troops,
but will supply them with arms, muui-
tions, money and food on a larger scale
than hitherto II Is stipulated there
win be no Interference with the races
OF nom Russian states recently erected
from old Russian territory.
The credentials OF the Austrian peace
delegation at st, Germain-en -Laye
have been approved by the credentials
commission OF the peace congress ana
the Austrian delegates have sent their
first note 70 the allied and ASSOCIATED
powers The note has to DO with
Corlnthian affairs.
Dr. Karl Renner the Austrian chan
oellor, made an appeal TO Premier Gie-
menoeau, president Of the peace con-
ference, on Saturday for the expediting
according to a Vienna dispatch today
The chancellor ezpressed fear that In
ternal disorders would result from con-
tinued delay,
It. Ia, prnhahle the presentation OF inc
peace terms to the Austrian delegation
will be delayed until next week, ac-
cordIng to Reuters, Ltd. Delays in
completing the drafts of certain sec
tlons are said to he responsible.
There were indications today In peace
conference circles that the negotiations
for the settlement OF the Italian prob
lem were being resumed after a weeks
Suspension II Is understood that a
strong effort Is helng made TO have the
treaty of London form the basis OF
the settlement a..... 80 .,..,
The German peace delegation today
sent three new notes to the secratariat
II the peace conference. The notes
deal respectively with reparations ana
responsibility, German property IN al
Z, lied countries. and German religious
| missions abroad, .tr. .a.. Sa4.
One OF the notes sent to the secre-
! tariff Of the. psace conference Satur-
! lay by the German delegates, A sent-
/ official German dispatch from Spa says,
| demanded the convocation of CENTER
ence rf labor leaders to decide upon IN
terna tional labor Legislation, The other
note, which related to the German
property In allied countries declared
the decisions OF the allied governments
in deciding upon the fate OF the prop
erty could not be accepted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
SOUTH LEADS NORTH
IN ITS PERCENTAGE

NEW YORK, May 26.-The close to-
day OF the eight day drive OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church for a $40 900, 900
missionary centenary fund brought
confidence to the church leaders that
the final returns would swell the total
far bove the set quota. While the ma
tional campaign closes officially To-Day.
the Individual campaigns OF many Of
the $4,000 Methodist Episcopal churches
throughout the Union have not been
completed and will be carried on for
some days vet
The results tabulated so far show
that the northern branch OF the church
has raised S1,000,000 out Of quota OF
sos 900 900, and this figure is expected
to rise well above $50, 900 900 before the
end Of the day. The southern branch
has done even better proport lonately
with total reported here Of $S0,oo0,oe0
out Of quota OF $85,o00,0 900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
ARKANSAS HIGH COURT
DECIDES APPEAL CASES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May rs. .(Spl,) }
The following opinions were delivered
by the Arkansas supreme court today:
McCulloch. Chief Justice
Johnson county VS.. E. II. Bost, from
Johnson chancery, reversed and judg-
ment entered for appellant. Hart, jus
tice, dissenting.
Wood, Justice:
B. G. Lambrght vs.. Dalla l.. Bales
from Sewer chancery, reversed and re-
manded
Hart. Justice:
Brown & Hackney VS.. W. H. Daubs
from. Dallas circuit, reversed and re-
manded.
j. T. Hanson vs. James G. Brown
from Columbia chancery, reversed and
remanded
Smith. Justice:
Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing
Co. VS.. Tom Iongino. from Craighead
circuit. affirmed.
i. VI. Dickinson VS.. Cypress Greek
NDrainage district, from Desha chancery
-Imoditied and remanded.
Humphreys, Justice:
Hollenberg Music Co. VS.. B. L. Will
Iiama, from Arkansas chancery. af'
firr1ed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
VICTORY TOTAL
|. IS S5,249,9OS,3OO
With Loan Oversubcribed.
Atlanta and Dallas Dis
tricts Are Under.

WASHINGTON, May 26,--Total sub
scriptions to tho fifth, or Victory LIB
erty loan, were announced today by the
treasury az S5,2is, ,90s 900, or an over
subscription Of nearly S7b0,00O,0o =,
The Atlanta and Dallas reserve dis
trlcts failed to obtain their quotas, At
lanta by less than per cent and Dallas
by slightly less than 3 per cent. This
was the first war loan In which any dis
trict failed to subscribe It's quota,
The oversubscription will be refused,
all individual subscriptions over $4,000
being cut down proportionately.
1t was estimatcd officially today there
were i2,00o, 900 subscribers to the loan.
Nearly so per cent OF the total. $2,663,
1854. $50, was taken In subscriptions OF
$40, 900 or less Subscriptions by dis.
tricts, after allowing for ALLEGATION OF
credit from one district to another, fol-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
WHISKY WAR IN
MEMPHIS DRAGS
OFFICIALS IN
Federal, State and City Ser
wants TrembIe- ~. S. Grand
Jury Begins Inquiry--John
J. Carrigan Succeeds Taylor

The federal grand jury Monday i'm
mediately after its organization,
plunged into the investigation of condi-
tlons which led up to the dismissal OF
Tyree Taylor, chief deputy IN the office
Of S. Fl. Tresevant, United States mar, mar
shal. Attaches Of the marshall office
were the first witnesses called just
before the noon recess.
The inquiry by the grand jury Is but
one phase of the war started on whisky
traffickers who have so flagrantly have
violated the law in Memphis for many
months.
Indictments, ousters and dismissals
In state, county and city Offices all are
possible following asearching investi-
cation which has been made by fed
eral officials, findings OF which have
been reported in Washington
The convening of court Monday
morning was the first big attack against
the whisky ring.
The charge Of Judge John L. Mccall
to the federal grand Jury carried
denunciation Of the whisky traffic and
officers who have winked at II. The
grand Jurors apparently took the
judges remarks In earnest for they re-
tired Immediately and began their in
vestigations with examination Of those
supposed to know something regarding
the alleged misdeeds OF officials
Leslie M. Stratton is the foreman OF
the grand jury. The other, members
are W. II. Harrison, Ripley; r. j.. Jor-
dan Central Cigar and Tobacco COM
pany, Memphis; w. r. Adams, Browns
vile; T. w. sherron, snoe dealer. Mem
Rawls, Finley; 5. Z. l'ugh, Halls; W..
J. Jameson. Rossyille; J, r Key, Dan
cyville; J. w. Crews, Macon; j, y
King, Brownsville Jonn Crawford,
Rossville; J. II. English. Brownsville;
Lewis NJ. Bourne, OF Alex Eccles &
Co.; w II. Reid. real estate. and r
@. Walker, Of Gulf Refining Co. OF
Memphis.
The. dismissal of Tyree Tay'or camc
late Saturday night. A brief message
from Washington to Mr.. T-rz'yant
caused him to take action. Later. John
Carrigan, employed In the Unite
States msrshal's office, was selected 10
succeed Tavlor
Taylor although declining to make
any statement for publication following
hs dismissal Is said to have made
statements that his evidence couil
bring In some others hitherto unsus
pected In the ramifications OF the trad
on the well-established whisky market
Of Memphis. He indicated, II Is said,
that other branches of so-called law en-
forcement forces could be brought in
besides the United States marshals
office.
Officials Of the federal departments
refuse to discuss the whisky trading
system until Its workings are laid be-
fore the grand, jury and some action
finally taken.
II has been matter OF common
knowledge about town, however, for six
weeks that q widespread Investigation
was in progress. Since the ending Of
the war the department Of justice has
turned its activities toward the cha sing
of the big men IN the whisky business
instead OF pro- o-Germsns and slackers,
(Continued on PAGE 3, Coumn 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

RUSSIAN LEADERS.
GET RECOGNITION

PARIS May 26The council of four Of the confer
decided conditonay TO recognize the antBoshevE
governments of Admiral Kochak nd Gen Denkne according
10 Reuters agency here.
The conditions for the recognition that regarding the
future Russia these governments agree to convoke and accept
the verdict OF genuine constituent assembly; likewise that the
league OF nations and its consequences affecting the
boundaries of former empire accepted The constituent
assembly is to determine the future form OF government tor
RuSsia. :.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
FORD'S LIBEL SUIT BEGUN;
PRELIMlNARlES ARE OVER

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, May 2s-
After two weeks OF preliminaries the
taking of evidence in the $1,000, 900 libel
suit Of Henry Ford against the Chicago
Daily Tribune began before Judge ].
c. Tucker today.
The alleged libelous editorial Of June
%, 1916. headed Ford is an Ansrch
ist,' was read slowly and with solemn
emphasis by Attorney Alfred ] Mur-
ohy. of counsel for Hr. Ford. The
first witness for the plaintiff was John
], Henkel, manager OF the employment
department Of the Ford Motor com.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

"a The area OF the island is approNl-
mately $500 square miles, and the
population in 1900 was 2S.sS4 T31, with
62,Af7 OF this total Europeans and $685.
4e0 Chinese, Arabs and other races.
The native population is OF the Malay
stock and are distinguished as Java
nese, Sudanese and Madurese, The ma .
tives profess 1slamism as a religion and
are mostly agr1culturlsts, the principal
crops being sugar, coffee, tobacco. rice,
tea, cocoa, nutmegs, pepper, cinchona
and Qninine. The total exports Of the
island In 1904 amounted to over Sl26,-
900. eco and went mostly to the Neither
lands The imports in the same year
totalea approximately sso,o00.Ooo.
java possesses little minerals except
small deposits OF coal. but produces
SOME petroleum, Her wealth lies in the
extrslne fertility ~ her soil, but only
aboik two.fifths OF her area is In cult
vakik II III ug
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
DRINK TAX RETURNS
DELAYED BY PRINTING

WASHINGTON. May 2s.--Delsy IN
the printing OF forms, caused the IN
ternaI revenue bureau to extend today
until June 1o, the time for making tar
returns on bottled soft drinks, motor
vehicles, musical instruments, cam
eras.s sportinf goodsy chewing sum,
firearms, riding garments, furs, pleas
ure boats, dirk knives, toilet sos pt, ina
surs nee, transportation. admissions. In
itiatiena And dues
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
HISTORICAL PARADE
IS AGAIN DEFERRED

For the third time the historical
pageant which was arranged as one
Of the leading spectacles of the Mem
phis centennial celebration, has had to
be. deferred. The centennial commit
tee announced Monday afternoon that
the pageant would not be held Monday
night.
II weather conditions permit, the
parade will be staged Tuesday night
at $40 O'clock
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
YORK ON WAY TO CAMP
TO RESUME HIS "J0B"

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Alvin C.
York, after spending four days in New
York and Washington as the guest of
admiring fellow Tennesseans. during
which time he was the honor person at
banquets, met the secretary of war and
was congratulated by members Of the
house of representa- left late yes
terday for Camp Merritt, ~ j., to re-
sumo his old status as an Ordinary
sergeant in the u. s. A."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
ESTHON|ANS
SKATER BIG
SOVIET LINE
Whole BOIShevik Defense SyS-
tenn on PSkov Broken
Through and 1000 Prison.
erS Taken.

LONDON May a6.-By surprise
attack on Friday night Esthonian forces
broke through the BolSheVIk positions
along the whole Pskov, capturing 1000
prisoners and many cannon and ma.
chine guns, according 10 an official
statement Issued AZ Esthonlon statt
headquarters,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
THIRD VICTIM DIES
IN VIRGINIA FIRE

HoPEWELT., Va, May 26.-Mise.
Grace Williams, ore Of the victims OF
an incendiary fire yesterday at Hope
liam r, Adams and Miss Elizabeth
Rurkett, lost their lives, died today In
o Hopewell hospital.
Another young woman. formerly Miss
Rosa Wood, who was badly injured by
jumping from a second story window,
is expected to recover.
Several arrests have been made,
among them Antonio Iadc and Patsy
Penna, who are charged with having
been implicated in firing the house
which the victims were occupying.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
SERGEANT YORK WILL SEE
MYSTERIOUS" n. Y. SUBWAY

In Manhattan last night one Of York's
Tennessee neiKhbors got into trouble.
Pennsylyania station TO look up train
for Memphis, met up with ,congenial
companions who inveigied him into q
drug STORE and induced him to have a
soda water. Matching coins came into
favor, and before the evenings enter
tainment was concluded CottrAl had
lost SGT most Of his carfare home.
As Cottreil was leaving the night
court where he entered complaint Mag
istrate Tobia advised him to make
tracks" and not stop until he was "un-
der the protection of Sergeant York
once more"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

The volcano Kalut Koloe one Of the IA active volcanoes
on the island of Java Kalu is in eastern Java south of
Surabaya.
Kauks last serious eruption May 23, 1901 when
S1 persons killed The volcano of Gaeonggoen became
very active 1922 and ia villages destroyed and
than 1000 lives lost Much Of the island laid by
eruption earthquakes in August 1888 when the loss of life
was estimated $4,000.
Java is the most populous island Of the Dutch
East Indies 600 miles long and 45 to 125 miles wide
and lies on the great volcanic girdle that fences the
western side of the Pacific ocean The island itself
possesses several other active volcanoes and larger
number of supposedly extinct volcanoes Chief among
these supposedly extinct volcanoes smeru 1202S
feet high Stumbling 1895 feet in height slamat or
Gedeh, 1874 feet, and Merapi 9,469 feet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
DR.. n. A. MORGAN ELECTED
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, MAY 26.--Dr. H.
A. Morgan today was unanimously
elected president OF the University OF
Tennessee by the board Of trustees
He succeeds the late DR. Brown Ayres.
He is now dean of the college of agri-
culture Of the university and state FOOD
adv,ainfatrntnr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

The treasury sub bscribed to 81 ,14o,3 900
The New York district led all others
in individual subscriptions with 2.tS2 ,932
and Chicago was second with 2,2s7 AL
Individual subscribers In the Atlanta
district numbered S20,699, Richmond
district 5o0,o0o st. Louis S67,444 and
Dallas 100000
Allotment Of the oversubscription has
been made on the basis Of 100 per cent
to all subscribers of S50,0o0 or less, 80
per cent to persons subscribing over
$50, 900, and up to 100000, but none to
take less than $4,000, and less per
centaee on all subscriptions up to $780,
OOO, 900, subscribers OF which will re-
oeive ony 42,3s per cent Of the amount
"a gk ad for
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
81 VILLAGES
BURIED UNDER
MOLTEN LAVA

AMSTERDAM, May &C. The volcano of Kalut in
Java has burst into eruption wpng out twenty vii
lagos in the district of Brenga md eleven in the vcin
ty of Bltar and causing deaths estimated at $4,000
according to Central News dispatch received here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
TowNsHEND OUT OF CITY.

J. n Townshend secretary manager
Of the Southern Hardwood Traffic asso-
cia tion, is In New Orleans Monday arr
ranging for the opening OF branch Of.
f,Se vf the association in that city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26
Weather Forecast

Local showers with
little change in tenn
|perature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

CONTINUED on Page 3, coumn 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-30
=AUREL. POINT.

chas. Henry and wife Of Hide
brand, were Sunday visitors Of Rachel
Henry.
| j. /. Jamison, wife and children of
Harmony Grove spent Sunday at
.Chas. Martins.
Chas. Ford has moved to the Jesse
Mercer house at this place.
Mrs. j. =. Henry and sons, Robert
and Stanley. e.+;nt the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Owen Lee
ger of Burton,
Lloyd Hawkins and family, OF
Hagans, were calling on ], A. Snider
and wife the 2Sth.
Mrs. Rella Hibbs is spending a few
days with her parents. j. R. Hall end
wife.
Denune Wade and wife, of Ashta-
bula, Ohio, are here for a visit with
relatives.
Miss Stella Cole and Mr.. Buch-
anan. of Parkersburg, were married
at Morgantown the 26th.
Mrs. Fannie Berry and daughter,
Leonore, of Wyatt, have been hero
for the past week visiting relatives
Ray Stevens, Of Fairmont. spent
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. S, j.
Stevens.
j. H. Henry, of westover, was ners
Dana and Mabel snider and Marie
Henry, of Hildebrand, were guests OF
George Snider and wife the 25th.
Carl Martin and wife, Of WestoveT,
were Sunday visitors here,
Miss Ruth Williams and Misses Gail
and Grace Brand are spending the
holidays at their home here.
Glen Henry and wife spent Christ.
mas with Clarence Stewart and wife.
]. H. Thompson. of Morgantown,
was here last Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. W. snider was calling on
her mother, Mrs S. j. Stevens, the
2Sth.
the mail on ri. No. latter week oil
no service again. Our people have al
most wished for the old time post
office of the past,
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do not look quite so well kept; other
wise there is not much change. There
are dozen steamers accompanying
US, filled with delegateI from various
river cities. The reoge- are all out
On the banks 10 gre" us still. More
over, at night. no matter what the
hour is that we pass a town, 1t is gen.
orally illuminated, and sometimes
whistles and noisy greetings. while
our steamboats, whistle in equally
noisy response, 50 that our sleep is
apt 10 be broken. Seventeen COVER
nors of different states are along in
a boat by themselves, have seen a
good deal of them, however. and It
has been Of real use to me, especially
as regards two or threeNproblems that
are up. At ST I.out there was an
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-30
WENTWORTH IS
Still SELLING
At ONE dollar.
Makers Contribute Their
Share Towards Keeping
Down the High Cost
of Livih g.
"Your Dollar Back" Still
\ Goes in Nd 1v-Worth
Advertisements.


soAe time ago, compelled by eno1
mouslN inch ased col its In productiol |,
advertiSin Ind dist ibution, we nq A.
fled druA eiStS that II would be me- es-
sary az Us secur greater rel drns
fro1 the Nail of NJ srv-W Worth. Two
methods fofthr2i the hssftNs: a higher
nJce to kdrE,rglsts q raiui tion In
X size If Sur Battle, re latter
kovrse ibEolvsf Iays Incl ent to q
Change hEbottNs discs, ec., so wo
took III lhorteN wAy and advanced
tbo nri1a druS1As Dlers who
Sougbt7 at He adTs, mud hp the re-
Kn nT5ce. ost Of b otAbrs ccntin-
TeS43be salS nj 81 oil OF older
stocks
Wher We made tie AecIsion first
stsns wc-e 10 ,(en Ia rHtuSS the size Of
Nary Worth Miles tbsShoDe that
tbe,ebv We cdfId get rack the old
nonplsr dollar pricd ThoN steps
boYs nov nropressed IN the point
wbsre the necessary siEe-changeA are
IN sisbt
" mt chance offe} now to b
somatbIne toward heating down a.
biph cost of living for hhe Immediate
N'o" SSSS SSI., =
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enormous multitude of people out to
see me. The procession was in a
drenching rain, in which stood bare
headed, smiling afEabIy and waving
my drowned hat to those hardy mem
hers Of the crowd who declined to 50
to shelter. At Cairo l was also greet
ed with great enthusiasm, and was
interested to find that there was sti!
extreme bitterness felt over DickeD
description of the town and the ~
pie in Martin Chuzllewit" sixty-fiYe
WOO RIO nnn