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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
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Tennessee-Fair and warmer; Tues
day threatening with probably rain.
Mississippt-Partly cloudy and warm.
err; Tuesday threatening with probably
rain.
Enthusiastically cloudy, warmer ex
cept in northwest; Tuesday colder ex-
cept in southeast.
Automatically cloudy and warmer;
Tuesday threatening with probably
rain.
sKentucky-Fair and warmer; Tuesday
threatening with probably rain.
Louisiana-Fair, warmer; Tuesday
partly cloudy.
oklahoma-Partly cloudy, colder in
north and west; Tuesday much colder,
freezing temperature,
East Texas-Partly cloudy, colder in
northwest; Tuesday probably fair, cold
err except in southeast, probably freez-
ing in northwest.
West Texas-Fair, colder in north
with freezing temperature; much colder
Tuesday.
North. South Carolina and Georgia
Fair. moderate temperature.
yirginia-Fair; Tuesday increasing
cloudiness becoming unsettled, mid
temperature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

Health authorities Monday promised
the water between Vance and Calhoun
avenues and between Dunlap street and
Bellevue boulevard pure for all pur-
poses.
However, water in the area west Of
Dunlap and north of Vance is not pure
yet, and they say that 1t should be
boiled for probably five days yet.
The count Of deleterious bacteria per
cubic centimeter made Monday by +.
A. Mantel, city chemist, shows a great
Improvement, but reveals Il condition
still existing that has caused a great
deal Of comment, That Is that the
water almost at the Auction avenue
main station still Is impure. The count
at Auction avenue and L. & n, rail-
road was Is colonies of bacteria per
cubic centimeter. 1t Is nearly two
weeks since the infection VAS discov-
cred in one of the wells at the Auction
avenue plant, Assurance was given
that the source of infection was walled
off and 1t was thought that with the
large amount of water supposedly pure
being forced from the other wells Of
that plant the mains close to the plant
would be pure long ago.
The worst places reported Monday by
Mr.. Mantel were Main and Beale and
Main and Winchester. each 20; Auction
and L. & n. railroad, IS; Washington
and High, II; Main and Keel, II, and
Main and Madison, 8. Authorities agree
that water below 10 is safe, and hence
the Mondays count shows a great i'm
prOVement.
Tuesday the water department will
begin a systematic flushing of all house
connections, free Of charge either for
service or cost of water to the CON
umer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
ASSAULT
ON WORLD LEAGUE
MAY BEAR FRUIT
Lawrence, DiSseCting Differ
ent Arguments Presented
by Republican Leader,
Shows Several Advanced.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
The News Sclmltar's Special Core
spondent.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Unfortu
nately nobody in the administration but
President Wilson is thoroughly familiar
with what has happened at the Paris
peace conference. so nobody else was in
a position to refute the speech of Sen
ator Lodge. Republican leader, in oppo-
sition to the proposed draft Of a league
Of nations.
Possibly the president will discuss the
subject in his New York speech, but
Mr.. Wilson has heretofore confined him.
self so often to generalities in his pub
lie addresses that it is hardly to be
expected he will a~nalyze MIR. Lodges
objections,
Rather may it be said that The Amer
lean mission in Paris will study it care
fully and see wherein the objections
can be said to be valid or invalid. My
own observations in Paris Of the way
the American mission conducted itself
leads me to believe that when all IS
SAID and done, Senator Lodges speech
viii be useful. Parts of it relgte to
points made by the American delegates
themselves as we'll as the delegates of
other countries in the preliminary dis
cussion and the covenant finally drawn
represents a compromise.
For instance, Senator Lodges vigor-
Gus objection to the idea that immigra-
ton of the league in any way be in
cluded within the jurisdiction of the
league is exactly what the japanese
have been arguing, They are unwilling
to tie themselves in a treaty that will
force them to submit to arbitration or
discussion by a council composed al
most entirely Of the Caucasian race.
Japs Would Protest.
If the paragraph under which the
Massachusetts senator thinks Americas
right to self-preservation by excluding
immigrants who affect her economic
prosperity is infringed upon really cir
cumscribed the freedom of action of
any nation Japan would be the first
to make a protest. Her delegates in
Paris have not forgotten that the Brit
ism empire in Australia and the United
States, two principal members of the
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Unable to Attend.

Il wish that | could promise myself
the pleasure and the profit of taking
part In your deliberations. | find that
nothing deliberate Is permitted me
since my return. | have been trying,
under the guidance OF my secretary,
Mr.. Tumulty, to do a months work
ina week, and ! am hoping that not
all Of 1t has been done badly, but in
asmuch as there is a necessary pres
sure upon my time, / know that you
will excuse me from taking a part IN
your conference, much as should be
profited by doing so.
My pleasant duty is to bid you a
hearty welcome and to express my
qualification that so many executives of
cities and of states have found the
time and the inclination to come to-
gether on the very important matter
we have to discuss.
THE primary duty Of caring for our
people in the intimate matters that we
want to discuss here, OF course, falls
upon the states and upon the munich
palities and the function of the fed
Continued on Page 10, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
BIGGER AVIATION
FIELD IS ASSURED.
Millington Land Will Be
Bought and Used for Army
and Postal Service.

The great United States army avia-
ton field at Millington is to be made
u permanent institution, both as q
| training station for army aviators n
as a station for government air mai
and parcel post service.
The News Scimitar's previous state-
ment to this effect was definitely con-
flrmed Monday at noon by a telegram
received from Senator X. II. Nickel
lar and Representative Hubert Fisher
in Washington, stating that Assistant
Secretary Of War Crowell a author
lied them to announce the permanency
Of Park field, The telegram come to
w. II. Hayley, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce: 1t reads as follows;
We take please in informing you
that Secretary Crowell has notified us
that Park field would be made perma-
uent. and property could be bought un-
der the options given the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The options held rs the Chamber OF
Commerce for the val department are
ON over 5000 acres OF land,
1t is anticipated hat the conversion
of the camp from a temporary to a
permanent institution will result in the
expenditure of large sums Of money,
The government spent over 2,00O.0o0
in establishing the field as 1t now
stands. Permanent buildings will have
to be erected, and the field laid out
in a.,more e~ndurable fashion. Other
buildings and improvements will be
necessary when the anticipated routing
Of the air mail and parcel post service
through Memphis takes place,
Park field was one Of the few emer-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
TROOPS ENTER HALLE;
Ri0TlNG IN PRUSSIA

COPENHAGEN, March 3.-Govern-
ment troops nave entered Halle, Prus-
sian Saxony, which now is quiet, ac-
cording to a report from Berlin. Seri-
Gus food disturbances are reported from
Thorn, West Prussia, Soldiers inter-
vened and a mob tried to storm the
military jail. A number Of persons
were wounded before the troops re-
stored order.
Reports from Munich say the soviet
congress there has chosen a ministry
headed by Herr Segitz. who also will be
minister of foreign affairs and minister
of the interior
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
VICTORY LOAN BILL PASSED.
CONGRESS BUSHES ITS WORK

WASHINGTON. March 3.-With the
Victory Liberty loan bin out Of the way
passage of which early yesterday prac-
tically ended an effort to force an extra
session Of congress in advance of the
presidents return from France, both
branches of congress went to work early
today with the hope Of clearing up a
mass OF bills. few Of which leaders
thought would be put through.
Democratic leaders predicted that
while the army and navy appropriation
measures would not be passed this ses-
sion, they were certain the billlon-dollar
wheat guarantee bill and the general
deficiency appropriation measure, car
rying $3.50, 600, 900 additional for the rail-
road administration, would be enacted
before sine die adjournment at noon to-
morrow.
A speech by Senator Sherman, " lni-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
SUCERMAN'S PRISON
SENTENCE UPHELD

WASHINGTON, March 3,-Without
passing specifically on the constitution
ality of the espionage act, the supreme
court today in effect sustained federal
court DEGREES %convicting Abraham l..
Sugerman, of Minneapolis, under the
act.
Sugerman was sentenced to three
years imprisonment because Of state
ments made in a speech, In dismissing
the proceedings, Justice Brandeis, who
rendered the opinion, held that no con
stitutional questions were involved in
the appeal, and for that reason the
court had no jurisdiction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

nois, Republican, attacking the league Of
nations, was set for today, although
Democratic leaders intimated there
would be no further discussion Of this
subject In the closing hours.
There seemed little chance OF getting
through nearly a dozen bills, including
the agricultural bill, with a rider to re-
peal the daylight saving act, the sundry
civil bill carrying $500, 600, 900 for the
shipping board, omnibus building bills,
and the measure providing for federal
control and regulation OF the meat pack
ing industry, These are only a few Of
the measures that are expected to die
on the calendar.
Hope Virtually was abandoned by sur
frage leaders Of preventing a fIIibuster
on the equal suffrage constitutional
amendment. which Senator Jones, OF
New Mexico, expected to call up il OPP
portunity offered
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
SPARTACANS SEND OUT
PROPAGANDA FOR STRIKE

BERLIN, March 8. (Bg the Associat-
ed Press, )-S~partacan leaders in the
strike district Of Central Germany are
sending out propaganda by trains and
automobiles into districts not yet af-
fected by the strike. "
An unscheduled train, OF which the
Sp~artacans had obtained control, at
tempted to pass the station at Kothen,
but was stopped by station guards, who
opened fire with rifles and machine
guns. One woman was killed and eight
civilian passengers were severely in
jured. y
The Spartacan train crew and the
station master at Halle, a youth 10
years Of ages wore affested
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

The president said he hoped the con-
ference discussion would assume a wide
range including means of restoring la
bor conditions to a normal basis as
soon as possible, land to effecting such
fresh ALLEGATION of labor and industry
ne the circumstances may make neces-
sarv"
Touchinr mon the peace conference,
bo eaid tho conferences Mt Paris re-
aou AL thon,eolyas onlv az servants of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
COUNTY JUDGMENT LAW
UPHELD BY HIGH COURT

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Nalidtty OF
the Arkansas act of 1898 providing that
Judgments already rendered or to he
awarded in the future against any
county in that state shall bear inter
est after passage Of the act was today
upheld by the supreme court in decld-
ing proceedings appealed by the Mis-
souri, and Arkansas Lumber n Mining
company growing out of its failure to
receive interest prescribed by the court
on a judgment against Sebastian county
officials.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
ARKANSAS JUDGE HOLDS
UP CATTLE TICK MONEY

CONWAY, Ark, March 3. tSpl)-In
answer to the stock growers of the
county, Judge j. A.. Lea has definitely
refused to allow any claims against the
fund Of $500 appropriated by the levying
court for the support of tick eradica-
ton, and the stockmen this week are
faced with the alternative OF either
making good the amount from private
funds or accepting the rigid quarantine
which State Supervisor Gregory, of Lit
tie Rock, will impose unless action Is
taken before the middle of the week.
The state quarantine against tick in
tested territory, DIR. Gregory told the
stockmen, forbids the shipment of cat
tie into free areas under any condition.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

Barragcs we're thrown down officially Monday whether
Memphis was to be totally gassed or not, when Judge L. T.
Fitzhugh, OF the porcc court, caused a bench warrant to be
issued against {. X. Steg, general superintendent of the Mem
phis Gas & Electric company, as the result of the inferior quail
iy and alleged deadly nature OF gas being furnished consumers,
The specific charges against Steg is that section lI2l OF
the city ordinance relating To gas companies Is beng violated
daily. The section of the ordinance reads:
"(ias furnished the consumers shall not be less than 10
candlepower at any time, and shall be free from delcter'ous
md h11rifl elrmentS as nractcable."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
DEMOCRATS WITHDRAW
OBJECTIONS TO NEWBERRY

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Democrat-
ic leaders of the senate today with
drew their objection to the receipt of
the credentials of Truman II. New
berry, Republican senator-elect from
Michigan, whose election is being con
tested by Henry Ford, Democrat. They
said Mr.. Newberry was assured of be-
ing seated in the next senate, subject
to probable investigation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
PARK FIELD PURCHASE
IS PROMISED APPROVAL

WASHINGTON. March 2. tSpl)-
Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary
of war, this morning assured Senator
MeKellar and Congressman Fisher that
he would approve the recommendations
Of the commanding officer at Park
field and of the general staff for the
purchase of that property. The gov
eminent will Immediately undertake to
| exercise its option
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
POSSIBLE FALL OF HUN
GOVERNMENT REPORTED

LONDON, March 3, (By the Asso-
ciated ~Press)-The possible fall of the
German government is reported in
numerous special dispatches received
from Berlin, The members of the gov
eminent rave arrived at Berlin to con-
suit with the workmen's council and
a manifesto has been issued. All the
! correspondents report the situation as
grave.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
TEXAS LIABILITY LAW
UPHELD BY COURT

WASHINGTON. March S.-The Texas
employers liability act of 1913 was to-
day declared constitutional by the SUI
preme court in deciding proceedings
brought by Charlie Middleton, t. re-
cover damages for injuries received
while in the employ Of the Texas Power
and Light company, Of Waco
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
0. K. NARCOTIC LAW
ABOUT PRESCRIPTIONS

WASHINGTON, March SIN an in
terpretation of the so-called Harrison
anti narcotic act. the supreme court to-
day declared constitutional the section
prohibiting sales of drugs, except on Of
fetal order forms or physicians pre-
scriptions given in good faith
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
POLES AND UKRAlNIANS
BREAK OFF MEETINGS

WARSAW, March 3. (By the Associ-
ated neutrality-suspicious. at Lemberg
between the interallied mission and the
Poles and UkTainians have been broken
off, it being found impossible to get the
Ukralnians and Poles to agree on a line
of demarcation between their forces.
Hostilities are about to be resumed,
It is reported. The interallied mission
Is expected here today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

sources Of France to hold Germany
again as she did for the greater part
of four years Of war, II Germany shall
have a new accession OF militaristic and
imperialistic ambition.
The brutal truth is that if Ger
many has not undergone a change
Of spirit as a result OF the war. or if
Germany is not put out of the race for
armaments for a considerable period Of
time, France cannot hold the gate as
she did before, unless Great Britain
and the United States are prepared to
guarantee to France the presence on an
open frontier Of considerable armies,
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
PASS UP LEGISLATION
FOR WAR PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Agreement
was reached today by the senate judi
ciary committee to take no action on
legislation to enforce wartime prohibit
ton which becomes effective July !.
The committee decided there was no
chance for passage of the pending bill
at This session.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
ALLIED MISSION AGAIN
FIRED ON BY UKRAlNIANS

WARSAW, March 3. (By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-For the second time a
train bearing members of the inter
allied mission to Poland has been fired
on by the U~krainians, according to an
official telegram received by Premier
Paderewski The shooting occurred on
the route between Lemberg and
Przemysl,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Japs Would Protest.
RKANSAS-MISSISSIPPI
YANKS REACH U. S.

NEW YORK, March "A detach-
ment of 16 officers and 997 men OF
the 34Sth infantry of the S7th division
ARKANSAS, Louisiana, Mississippi ma
tional army and a small sanitary de-
tachment Of the same regiment, were
among the 3,151 troops arriving here
today aboard the transport Siboney.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
PREACHED WRONG
CREED TO PLEASE
MORNING PAPER
Unitarian Minister'S Pro-
nCunCement for City Man
ager Finds Its Way to the
Waste Basket.
DR.. CLARK BELIEVES
IN OBSERVING PLEDGE
Says the City Manager Bill
Should Be Designated 1.-The
Peoples Plan of Governing
Themselves"

Those who have time to glance over
the headlines In the morning paper be-
fore dUshing of to work will recall the
display given some weeks ago 10 a dis
cussion Of certain practices Of the city
manager form of government ny
the Rev, W, t. clark, pastor
Of the Unitarian church. sun
day Dr Clark preached another SER
mon in which he accepted the charter
as n whole, declaring 1t ought to be
called The peoples plan Of govern
ing themselves. and added that every
one who believes in liberty should ac-
Cept the charter The same opportu-
nifty was given the morning paper to
print his further remarks. but the pa
per was as silent as 1t was on the gas
situation until every stove In the city
Of Memphis had ceased to function.
DR.. Clark declares, somewhat signifi-
Cantly, that he ia interested in the
amendment TO the charter because 1t
gives the people the right to recall any
and all members Of the council when
ever they shall fail to keep their pledges
or to work for the best interests OF the
community.
II Is remembered that Mayor Monte
verde and COMMISSIONER Mason and
Miller were elected upon a platform
with this provision, W. pledge our
selves unreservcdly to the city man.
aeer plan OF government as proposed by
the business mems committee and agree
to enact and support legislation to that
end"
Ignoble Surrender.
But after the election the corporate
interests fell The need Of friends at the
city hall and khks psesent officials We're
elected ,oyerf Nlrl9t bpNostioN It WAS
decided oiGt 6SS best way to convert
them was to use Il stick, aud under tle
soothing Influence OF a club they
lapRcd into a state Of coma awakening
only TO find themselves securely en-
meshed in the tentarles OF the octopus.
They were afraid TO give the street
car company an Increase In fare for the
people not only would have run them
| out Of office. hut out of the private
business which has thrtved so phenom-
| ennlly under the paterlidl influence OF
official sanction. SO they did the next
best thing by giving the car company
the referendum It asked for. with the
implied promise that the administration
would help put 1t over. After discov-
ering that the corporate interests and
the city administration, which by that
time were one and the same. combined
could not put it over, the street car
company withdrew the petition. :
Then the gas company came along
and wanted more money for poison
gas, but decided that the best way TO
get it was TO add It to the ~housekeep-
cra' bills, Meanwhile control Of rates
! and service should be diverted to a
Nashville commission without any re-
sistancc from the city authorities. An
Continued on Page TO. Column -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
NEW STRONG HUN
NATION MUST BE
BEATEN BY ALLIES
SimOndS Shows That Paris Council Must
Make 1t Impossible for Germany to
Again OUerrun European Lands
BY FRANK H. sIMoNDS.
Special Cable to The News Scimitar

Especial Gable to The News Seminary
PARIS, March 3-Not i%nfrequeutly in the past month there
has been in Paris an expression of thought that perhaps Ger
many will win the war after all. The reason for this opinion,
must seem very strange to the remoter American audi
ence, may be found in an examination OF progress and condi-
OF the peace conference up to date, and in the present
article am going to try to set forth something OF the view to
be found here as to what must be done it the war is not to be
for it is essential to recognize that we are still at war with
Germany, and that Germany has SO far come practically immune
Out Of the GREAT conflict r.---
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
C.. K. Stieg Charged
With Violation of
Ordinance on Gas
City Judge Fitzhugh Takes Summary Ac-
ton in Issuing Warrant for Arrest and
Says Other Warrants viii FOLLOW.

Gas furnished the consumers
shall not be less than IS candle
power at any time and shall be free
from deleterious and hurtful ele.
ments as practicable, Sec. 1851
city ordinances.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
WATER SAFE IN
MOST Of CITY
South of Vance and East OF
Dunlap Pure Other
Should Be Boiled.

Boil drinking water from city
mains north of Vance avenue and
west OF Dunlap street.
All water south Of Vance avenue
and east Of Dunlap street pro-
nounced pure,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
WILSON PROMISES
GOVERNORS u. S.
WILL AID STA TIES

WASHINGTON, March 3,-Opening the White House
Of governors and mayors on peace-time business and
labor problems today, President Wilson promised that the led
government would consider itself the&erYant OF the states
and would perform its duty guided by suggestions of the con.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

Frank X, Hickman, who was arrest
ed at Muncie, Ind, after holding up and
robbing Henry +. Campbell of $4,000 in
his office in Indianapolis, is believed by
the police to be the same Frank Hook
mar who disappeared from Camp Hum
phrey, Va, a short time ago, taking a
the same captain and the captains
wife.
The Hickman now under arrest de-
MES that he took the army captains
uniform or money. Mrs, Mary Moore,
who was arrested with him, admits she
is the wife of a soldier in France, whom
she says she married on a dare She
says Hickman has treated her more
kindly thar anyone ever treated her
before, lavishing money IN her as II he
had unlimited wealth.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

Gas company can buy all the coke
Il needs TO make gas as formerly n
Il will only pay the advance that
other coke users are compelled to
pay,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
GERMANS RESUME
ASSAULTS ALONG
POLISH FRONTIER
Three Days of Comparative
Quiet Followed by Renewal
of Fighting All Over Border
Line Positions.

POSEN. March 3.-The Germans,
after three days Of comparative quiet,
resumed attacks all along the line upon
the Poles yesterday, according to re-
ports from the Polish-G German frontier.