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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
SEATTLE SCENE Of |,
GENERAL STRIKE
City Virtually at Standstill as
Big Walkout Is
Staged.

SEATTLE Wash, Feb 6-Seattle's
general strike was called at the sched-
uled time, 10 am today, First reports
from the downtown section said fAionJ
street car men started their cars fog
the barns at 10 o'clock, union elevato1F
In all the large buildings abandon4
their cars and restaurants closed thH Ia
doors when their union cooks and wa#t-
ers left.
Most of the city stores announced
they would remain open as long as their
stocks lasted. They will be unable to
replenish them as ne truck drivers are
striking, Telephone operators remained
at their posts, according to reports.
Seattle expects to have lights tonight
as the strike committee of the Central
Labor council exempted the engineers
in the municipal lighting plants from
the strike 6rder,
Schools may be closed because OF tho
strike Of janitors and engineers, the
superintendent OF schools stated. Nov
ing picture houses will be crippled by
the strike of operators.
Today's walkout was called by the
Seattle Central Labor council as SYM
pathetic move to help shipyard work
ers who, numbering $4,000, struck for
higher pay Jan. II,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
ACCOUNTANT HELD
FOR DEATH OF WOMAN

HOUSTON, Tex. Feb 6,~~Wiliam
Hart an accountant, faces a charge
Of murder In connection w+th the shoot
ing to death last midnight Of Mrs
Harold st Clair Mcconnell, whose hus-
band was member Of the 33d division,
training at Camp Logan. He was
wounded in France and IL now in chi
Cago base hospital.
Hart asserts the woman shot herself
and that the bullet wounded him in
the left hand, Police took charge Of
Jewels which Hart had given Mrs. Me
Connel and notified relatives OF her
husband, who live at Woodstock, H.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
ERNEST MILLER IS
SLATEDFOR CHIEF
May Be Chosen to Succeed
Joe Burney as Head
of Police.

1t is generally understood that F. f.
Miller, city claim agent, and former
personal representative OF the mayor.
will be named Thursday afternoon as
chief of police, 1t IL also understood
that ], b. Burney, the present chief,
will be taken care OF In one Of the
other positions at the disposal of the
city commission. 1t is likely that he
will succeed Miller as city claim agent
or he may become assistant to the
chief, succeeding L. f.. Pass, or in
spector of police
There has been a rumor for somo
time of shakeup In the police depart
ment, and Miller's name has been con-
nected with the rumor before. II has
been said that Miller was not an appli-
cant for the place,
Miller is a close personal friend Of the
mayor and his prospective appointment
has given rise to innumerable rumors.
One Is that the mayor IL going to make
il point to take a personal interest In
the affairs Of the police department.
Chief Burney Is one Of the most cgpa-
liked by the men and the public has
confidence in him, but 1t Is whispered
that G. w Miller, the commissioner
Of fire and police, has practically
shelved him and taken charge 9. the
department. The appointment Of Ernest
Miller might be taken to mean that
the future responsibility of the depart
ment would rest heavier on the mayor
and lighter on Commissioner Miller
than has been the case in the past
The mayor when asked about ap-
pointments Thursday merely replied:
i'Continued in our next" The mayor
aud commissioners have repeatedly said
that the delay in the appointment Of
one year city officials was not hurried
theFp mead for hurry
the commission being In accord. The
rule under the charter Is that heads
of departments must make their noml-
nations within 80 days after Jan ! Of
each year, and failure TO do so will
give other commissioners the right to
nominate for that department and elect
II they can muster sufficient votes
The mayor and comm lssioners say
however, that this rule VIII not be
invoked. all commissioners being In ac-
cord. and therefore there is no need
OF hurry to make appointments
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
the deceased

such a person as you describe, de-
clared the physician in answer to At
torney Holmes question, would he,
without doubt, | should say OF unsound
mind, mental pervert, The symptoms
OF insanity were manifest early In her
teens, and when she reached woman
hood the mental perversion asserted IT.
self, She was decidedly abnormal"
II Is charged by " H. Carroll, Il. B.
Carroll and Andrew M, Carroll, broth
ers, that when their sister died she
was not capable Of making a will; that
she was addicted to the use OF liquor
and cigarets, profanity and mannlsh
ways, and that she showed her mental
alteration In her lavishness and un-
natural affection for Miss DAILY, to
whom she left her property.
With but one exception, DIR. Bunting
was the most important witness put
on the stand in the forenoon session
cross-examined by Attorney ]. W. Can
ada, OF counsel for the defense, later.
Single and Sorry.
Further testimony intended to show
that Miss Carroll spent her money
with lavish hand on her beneficiary
was introduced through Miss Tennle
Dollis. for S5 years in the lingerie de-
partment at Lowenstein's.
Miss DOLLS, who said she Is 65 years
old, had never married and was sorry
OF Ii, testified that Miss Carroll "al-
ways bought nice things at the store
for Norma"
AT one time, shortly before her
DEATH said the witness Miss Annie
came into the store and bought silk
gown. She told me II was for Little
Norma She always called Miss DAILY
Little Norma A few hours later she
returned and bought q more expensive
garment, saying Norma did not like
the first one because 1t was not lacy
Vpid you ever notice her show any
gfsectlcn for Miss Daly?" asked At
torhey Holmes,
.'isn tsShe Beautiful"
II have seen her look at Norma az
though she was perfectly infatuated
near, and said: Isn't she beautiful? I
love every hair on her head. II was
the strangest affection ! have ever
seen"
Miss Doliis admitted that she fire.
quently saw Miss Carroll In the store
under the influence Of whisky. In an
swer to a question on cross -examina-
tion by Attorney Canada,
You know me- and Mr.. Canada
bowed smiling acknowledgement, ''and
l know you. am known all over the
store as Mother or 'Auntle,' as most
everybody calls me. Annie was unfor-
tunate. She needed a mothers care.
| opened my heart and nay home to
her. l even offered to take her to
Florida. II she would go with me, to
the home of wealthy sister or nine,
but she wouldn't go. She told me, when
l asked her why she did not return to
her Uncle Peter Mitchell's home, that
unhappy, dissatisfied over having made
the change from her uncle's home to
that OF the Dalys and seemed to be very
much worried over her finances.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

81 seldom seek to take anybody into
the protection OF my home, but ! had
known Annie all OF her life, Hers was
n most unfortunate, unnappy existence,
and I felt sorry for her"
Throughout the entire recital Of At
torney Holmes Hypothetical question
and the examination OF Miss DOLLS the
defendants In the case, Mrs, Belle DAILY
and, her daughter Miss Norma, ,,oeou-
pied seats behind their counsel listen
Ing to the testimony with the COM
p0sure that has marked their demtanor
since the trial began, Occasionally they
made some whispered comment or sug-
gestton to Attorney Canada. but for the
most part they were, apparently as In
terested as the spectators who stood
about the courtroom.
Numerous checks tending to show
that during 1916 and subsequently until
her death Miss Carroll spent q. great
deal on the personal upkeep and COM
introduced by Attorney Holmes and
submitted to the jury without COMMENT
These checks totaled 81 800.
Miss Carrolls utter disregard for the
value Of money was a Carroll charac'
terlstic, Attorney Canada brought on
Mitchell. aunt of Miss Carroll, In the
hearing of evidence late Wednesday.
Family Trait,
Miss Annie ,,,, wSs always HE. =. sxtrayac ava
spent her money right and left"
THAT was n Carroll characteristic,
wasn't it?" asked j. W, Canada, Of
counsel forpt the defense.
He evidently had In mind the late Col.
another man in the Memphis territory
who could spend money with such ease
as Col Carroll.
1T was" replied Mrs. Mitchell
"Sc that Annie had the same extrava-
gances and generositles that prevailed
In the Carroll familyT
Additional testimony tending to prove
unsound mental and physical condition
of Miss Carroll at the time, he drew the
| will that bequeathed her Sftate 70 her
the assertion thai when Miss Carroll
was IL years old she developed Curya :
ture Of the spine. from which affliction
she gradually grew worse, Like other
relatives who had testified previously
the witness was unable to explain tho
cause OF this affliction.
That her niece frequently called Miss
DAILY on tho telephone and addressed her
In unnatural terms OF endearment, was
another statement of the witness
I've heard her several times, make
calling her precious darling and--oh,
every word In the English language that
could be used to express her affection" y"
Mrs. Mitchell declared that remon-
strances with her niece over her demon
strations Of affection for Miss DAILY
always brought the reply from Miss
Carroll that 1t was her busness, The
witness testified, further, that her niece
had been expelled from Belmont college
at Nashville with two other girls short
ly after she entered the institution.
wasn't 1t for smoking cigarets?'
asked Attorney Canada,
81 don't know" replied tho witness.
"She never told us why she was ex-
PEELED. do know that we were con-
siderably mortified"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
tR. BUNTING SAYS
CARROLL GIRL WAS
OF UNSOUND MIND
Medical Expert in Will Case Says Girl Was
Abnormal as Child and Disposition
Developed As She GreIC

That young who is addicted drink cigarets and
profanity who mannsh clothes talks and like man
and who openly processes mannish sentiments for her own sex
even to the point of making love girl is OF unsound mind
the opinion advanced in the trial OF the CARROLL Daily will
case before Judge Pman OF the Third circuit Thursday
by DR. Richard c. Bunting qualifying expert witness
The specialist called to the stand by the contestants made
the assertion in Hypothetical question detailed
great length by Attorney T. Holmes The question FORTH
without sames but with corresponding dates and details the
general demeanor characteristics habits and conduct Of Miss
Annie NJ Carroll charged by her three brothers in their effort
Ito break will under which they off with SIS each in
favor OF Miss Norma Daily dancing teacher and close chum Of
II.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
LAST MEMBER Of
OLD FAMILY DIES
Mrs. Mary Ashe Sneed Passes
to Final Rest at Home
in Buntyn.

Mrs. Mary Ashe Snced, aged 49, last
surviving grandchild of Col william
Sheppard, of Revolutionary fame, and
widow Of the late Judge John l., T,
Sneed, at one time member Of the state
supreme court, and until short time
before his death, Shelby county chan
celor, died at her home in Buntyn
Thursday morning at 4:30 o'clock after
five weeks illness of heart trouble and
the infrmities Of old age.
In the death OF Mrs. Sneed, the county
lc1es one of its pioneer residents, the
family having moved to Buntyn In 1875
from Fayette county, at which place
the family had first settled about 100
years ago. Mrs Sneed was born in
HillsborO. n. G., at the family home
stead. Long Meadows" one Of the
famous old plantations OF that state.
ried to Jugge Sneed the wedding taxi
ing place In LaGrange. Tenn Judge
Sneed until the time OF his retirement
few years before his death In 1901 .
was one Of the prominent lawyers OF
Men phis and the state.
Mrs, Sneed was one of the most ac-
compished and best educated women
of the state, and during the wears
following the death of her husband de-
voted her life to flowers and books,
but during the last year OF her life
she was bereft of her eyesight to such
an extent that she depended upon her
relatives and friends 10 read the books
she loved so well. Her consideration
for others and her innate womanlness
and kindness won and kept for her
during her long life countless friends
who will mourn her death.
Mrs Sneed leaves no immediate rel
ativcs, nephew, John Sneed Webb. OF
Buntyn, being the onfv D3lrviving
nephew and Miss Cora Ashe. of Mem
Ii I..tt
Mrs, George Harper, Henry Warlrg.
Mrs. Pearl Read Burford, Mrs. Lelia
Price. SidneW and Theodore Read and
the Misses Margaret and Emma Rogers
The funeral services will be held
from the home Friday morning at II
o'clock, Rev. Edmonds Bennett, pastor
Of the Episcopal church OF Buntyne Of
ficiatng Interment win be beside the
body Of her husband in EImwood ceme-
terry.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
RETURNED SOLDIERS TO
AID IN ITALY PARADE

Visiting and discharged officers and
enlisted men of the military forces Of
the United States who are in Memphis
will take part in the Italy day parade.
which will be featured in Memphis Sat-
urday as part Of the move to raise
funds for the relief of Italian war or
phans. Lieut.. Col. A. s. Frost. grand
marshal of the parade, has issued a
call for all such soldiers to report to
Capt Frank Pilotte, United States ma
rine corps, Odd Fellows building. for
assignment to organizations.
Plans for the parade and for the
sale of flags and bronze medals for
the relief of the waf-stricken orphans
are nearing completion and the affair
promises to be most interesting. Com
mittees composed of leading Memphis
women, representing leading charitable,
civic, social and business organizations,
will sell flags and medals.
Business men are requested to dis
play American, Italian and other allied
flags for the day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
CHICAGO PAPER GETS
FORD'S SUIT MOVED

DETROIT, Feb Ga change of venue
froTl Wayne county (Detrolt to some
other county IN Michigan was granted
N circuit court this morning to the
Chicago Daily Tribune in the million
dollar libel suit brought against 1t by
Henry Ford,
Selection Of the place for the trial
Is loft to counsel for both sides, but IN
event OF their inability to agree, it viii
he fixed by Judge Henry A. Mandell
who heard the motion for a change Of
venue
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
SPIGHT CASE APPEALED.

BLUE MOUNTAIN. Miss, Feb. G..
(Spl) l)-Allen Spight, the negro recently
sentenced by the Tippah circuit court
TO hang on Feb 2S for the murder Of
Ira Short. a white farmer, killed sew
eral weeks ago in the upper part OF
the county, has appealed his case
through his attorney, Capt. Thomas
Spight, to the Mississippi supreme
court for final action.
The negro's attorney, who Is now
prepaing the legal papers incidental to
the appeal. states that he believes the
supreme court will hardly deal with
the case before spring. which will OF
course. postpone the execution, even II
the upper tribunal affir1ns the sentence
Of the lower court.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06


PARIS, Feb. GA meeting Of the
supreme interallied war council ywill be
held at the foreign office on Friday to
declde the question as to the strength
OF the forces to be maintained in the
service by the different entente armies.
conditions for a renewal Of the armi-
sidered.
A supreme allied blockade council has
oeen n organized to arrange for relaxa-
tlon OF embargoes upon imports into
enemy countries. Vance, Mccormick,
the American member, has been cho-
sen chairman. The other members are
Lord Robert Cecil and Baron Rother-
mere, for Great Britain; Etenne Gle
mentel, minister Of commerce, for
France, and DR.. Silvio Crespi, minister
of food, for Italy.
The supreme council was engaged
yesterday in receiving from NJ. Kra-
MARI and NJ. Benes a statement of
the claims of the new Czecho-S -Slovak
republic. These delegates asked that
SSzechoo -Sloyakia comprise Bohemia,
Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia and the Ru-
thenian section of Hungary, as well as
outlying regions where the Czecho-
Slovaks are largely in the majority.
Ihls would embrace territory populated
by about 100000 people,
The necessity of giving the new state
an outlet to the sea was emphasized,
it being pointed that a way should be
found northward by the Elbe and Vis-
tula to the North and Baltic seas,
eastward by the Danube to tlfe Black
sea, or southwark through Trieste or
Eiume TO the Adriatic. To this end
the delegates asked for the interna-
tlonaliZation of waterways and railways
giving them these outlets.
The American delegatioMto the peace
conference has received Numerous Pc
titions from committees. municipalities
and representatives of territories under
Ottoman rule, asking to be put under
the protection of the United States or
at least that America shall be the
mandatory country intrusted with their
government
More significant still is the pressure
brought to bear to bring about the
intrusted with the duty Of looking after
Constantinople, the Bosporus and the
Dardanelles, which, it is believed, will
be internationaliZed by the peace con-
ference. Even the great European pow
ers are urging America to accept that
responsibility as she is the only country
which, having no direct interest in the
Near East, can not arouse jealousy,
and enjoys the complete confidence OF
all the peoples of the sections involved
withoAt distinction OF race or religion.
To Objections that American public
ii the government OF other countries,
especially outside the American contt-
nent 1t is asserted. a member Of the
italian delegation has said, ''by partici-
pating in the war and by taking q
leading part in the peace conference
the United States has undertaken such
moral obligations as almost constitu-
tional duties, the fulfillment Of which
becomes a point of honor to any mem
ber of the society of nations"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
BILL PROVIDES SUNDAY
GAMES AT LITTLE ROCK

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 8. (Spl)--
4 hill was introduced in the house last
night to permit sunday baseball in Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith, on approval
by majority Of qualified electors in
those towns in a special election, Rep
resentative Hill introduced bill TO
make the salary Of the jefferson county
Judge 50 400 per annum, Representa-
tive Thompson introduced bill TO
amend the Farrell lake drainage district
measure.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

the former chief OF the Berlin police
deAartment, who was ousted during the
troubles with the Spartacans, will be
stricken from the roll of membership
,of the assembly as his whereabouts is
not known He will be succeeded by
the candidate In his district who re-
ceived the next largest vote.
A provisional government, composed
of five majority socialists. has been pro-
claimed in Bremen. 1t takes the place
of the Bremen government composed
of peoples mandatories" and the
workmen's council
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
RECONCILIATION WORK
CONTINUES AT PARIS

PARIS, Feb G. (By the Associated
Press. positive steps for reconciing
differences between the greater and
lesser nations AZ the peace conference,
which were begun yesterday, are contin-
uing today In addition to winning four
additional places on the commission on
the society OF nations. 1t seems proba-
Bile that the lesser powers also will be
granted adequate representation In the
executive body Of the society as well as
the legislative sections The smaller
powers are insisting on being given
greater voice In the society, and plans
under consideration are being revised
to meet the situation,
When the commission on the society
Of nations meets tonight representatives
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
new SENATE PROBE
OF PROPAGANDA BEGUN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6,-Chairman
Overman called a meeting today OF the
senate propaganda investigating COM
mittee to begin at once the new in
quiry ordered by the senate into law
less propaganda. Albert r. williams, a
writer recently returned from Russia
who was subpoenaed as he was leaving
for New York early today, was the first
witness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
$4,000 MORE YANKS
DEPART FROM FRANCE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.--Departure
from France of five transports with
more than $50 officers and $4,000 men
was announced today by the war de-
nartment. Among the units aboard is
the 6Sth coast artillery regiment, COM
plete, The TRANSPORTS are due to arrive
at New York. BOSTON and Newport
ri rs between Feb. IL and 1S.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

of Poland. Rumana. Greece and
Czecho- Slovakia will be present, to-
gether with those OF China. Brasil, Bel
gium Portugal and Serbia, and the five
great powers. President Wilson ex-
poets to be present every night this.
week as the work Of framing the plan
for the society OF nations Is regarded
by him as of extreme Importance.
The 10 small helligerent nations won
definite recognition from the supreme
council of the peace conference yestsr-
day, which granted tour additional seats
on the commission Of the society OF
nations to lesser countries, This gives
to the small powers nine seats on the
commission which win frame the plan
for the society, and ten seats to the
five great powers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
SWIFT & co. SHOWS
MANY FANCY MEATS

Swift & Co. are maintaining this
week in the cooler Of their Memphis
branch house display Of full assort-
ment OF fancy and miscellaneous meats,
which shows the care exercised in pre-
pairing this class Of meats for the mar
ket. The public Is earnestly requested
TO inspect this display, which will prove
interesting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
IS DIE IN PADUCAH
IN MONTH OF JANUARY

PADUCAH. Ky. Feb. 6. CSplD-For
were reported by Dr. w. ]. Bass, regis
trar, This ia so per cent decrease Of
the death rate which had an average OF
almost 80 for the last three months due
to the influenza and pneumonia cpl
dcmic. With this epidemic almost spent
II ls expected that the rate for Feb
ruary will again be normal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
FIRST SESSION OF NEW
HUN ASSEMBLY OPENED

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6.-Friedrich
Ebert, the. German chancellor, was to
open the first session Of the recently
elected German national assembly at
Meimar at O'Clock this afternoon.
Dispatches from Berlin state that after
the meeting of the body is thus opened
the chair win be taken by the oldest
member of the assembly, probably
Herr Pfannkuch.
AdTices report that many members
for Alsace- Lorraine have presented
themselves for the first sitting OF the
J assembly. The name Of Herr Eichhorn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
SOLDIER IN HOSPITAL.

CONWAY, Ark, Feb. s, (Spl.)-Lieut
Theodore Smith, the. Conway officer
severely wounded in the Argonne for
est fight of Oct. 4, has been removed
from Newport News, Va, to Long
an army base hospital for special treat
ment His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
G. Smith, are with him on Long Island.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
EXPORT BARS DOWN.

e WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Removal en-
tirely Of limitations upon the export Of
many commodities, including clothing,
machinery and rubber tires, to Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Holland was an
nounced today by the war trade board.
Such exports will be licensed freely,
subject only to the condition that prop
er import certificates have been issued.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
NO TIME EXTENSION
FOR FILING RETURNS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-No extern
sion OF the time for filing income and
profits returns beyond March Is will
be made by the treasury, Secretary
Glass said today
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
COUNCIL WILL
/, DECIDE TOTAL
ALLIED FORCE
Meeting Friday Will Fix Num-
Der Of Troops Each Nation
Must Keep in Europe and
Discuss ArmiStiCe Renewal.
BULLETIN.

PARIS, Feb. 6.-The society Of ma.
tions commission Of the peace confer.
enee has virtually covered one-t third Of
this afternoon.