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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
FURNITURE MEN
ELECT YEARLY OFFICERS

At one OF the best attended meetings
In the history OF the local Furniture
Dealers association the following we're
elected officers of the association for
1919.
David Lee was chosen as president on
both the Red and Blue tickets Mr..
Lee Is president and manager or the
Lee Furniture Manufacturing company.
He helped organize the Retail FuTili-
ture Dealers association of Memphis,
and was also a big factor In the organ
igation OF the state association ak years
ago. He was the first president Of the
local association and was reelected the
second year, but resigned when ten
dered the office Of president of the state
association and the vice presidency OF
the national association a few years ago,
Fred Reed. of the BlshOp-Reed Fur
niture company, on tho Red ticket, was
elected first president. G, &. Scott,
of Scott-Kelly Furniture company, on
the Blue ticket, was elected second vice
Dave Frank, OF the Mutual Furniture
company, was elected without opposi-
ton as treasurer. ]. r. Herbert was
reappointed as secretary, The follow
ing were elected as directors: Fred De-
muth, of Demuth Furniture company
(Blue), Mr.. Graves, OF Graves 4 Graves
CBlue), r. j. Beasley, of 7. j. Beas-
ley Furniture company (Red), II, W,
Finnie, of Goldsmith's Uted), j, G.,
Hunt, Of Hunt Bros. Furniture com
pany tRed).
Plans were outlined for the conven-
ton Of all the furniture men Of this
state, which will convene here In June.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
MOORE POLISHES
Off JIMMY WALSH
Pal Teaches Briton a Few
Things in Mitt Game.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 15.-Just
why Pal Moore, the Memphis bantam
weight, has been polishing off all com
ers and how he managed to whale the
pride of England, Jimmy Wilde, was
demonstrated here last night at the
Hermitage Athletic club, when Pal rave
English Jimmy Walsh, of Boston, a neat
beating in eight rounds. Billy Hack,
of Memphis. refereed and awarded the
Pal didn't cut loose until the late
rounds Of the fight. In the seventh and
eighth cantos Moore proceeded to lam
hast the Briton with all he had, ana
swept Walsh off. his feet. Had the
fight gone another round Walsh would
undoubtedly have been knocked out.
Pal bad him groggy II the late rounds
flying the distress signal from all masts,
Pal made, a punching bag out OF
walsh's midsection and sent in punch
after punch to the Englishman's bread
basket, each blow making his opponent
vince, Walsh game back strong at
flashes Of class, but Pal showed at ali
times that he was Jimmy's master.
During the first few rounds of the fight
pal tried hard to penetrate walsh's de-
Tense, but couldn't break through the
barrier the E%nglishman set up, Walsh
fighting on the defensive the greater
Walsh made his best showing In the
sixth stanza, when he stood toe to toe
and slugged with Pal, but neither fight
err suffered any damage. Pals margin
over Walsh was so wide that there was
no doubt Of the decision Of the referee.
phis. where he will train a couple OF
DAYS before meeting, Johnny Richie,
a Chicago bantam, Monday night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
FOR
VETERANS SLACKENS

One hundred and twenty-nine re-
turned soldiers, sailors and marines APP
piled for Jobs at the United states EN- "a
ployment service during the week ended
Feb. ID. within that period 1870 were
referred TO employers and 80 reported
they had been put to work.
As a result OF the unusually large
number Of applications for Jobs this
week. 1874 returned soldiers, sailors and
marines are now on the waiting list al
the United States employment service.
Included In this list are ~ young men
who went from school into the military
service and have never worked, They
are classified as apprentices. and all
are anxious to learn some good trade,
Memphis employers are being urged
again to report Immediately to the led
eral employment service all Opportuni-
ties for returned soldlprs, sailors and
marines. The list ~ occupations filed
by the returned fighters show that
nearly every craft is represented In the
ranks OF the applicants
The list OF Jobs wanted by soldiers,
sailors and marines on the waiting list
are the following
one auto mechanic, two bakers. two
b~Iacksmiths, one boilermaker, five book.
keepers, one cashier, one civil engineer,
80 clerical (OffiCe), three cooks, one
electrician, two engineers, five farm
laborers, two farm managers, two fire
men, six laboters, three mechanics, one
painter, two plumbers, eeVen porterH,
one rodman, four travelling statesmen, 10
city statesmen, one shipping clerk, i've
store clerks. one teamster, IL truck
drivers. Total, 100.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
Carpenter Only Wants a Million
And o. Half TO Come to- u. S.

see the great Willard in combat with
Dempsey. However, / am q son Of
France, and my first duty is to my dear
country, Please send me two more
magnetos to use on my car. With best
wishes for your continued success, | am
your sincere friend"
One From Vienna.
The second letter Ia from Vienne and
addressed to that distinguished young
promoter, Monsieur Dan Mcketriek,
who came back from France with n dec
Grafton. Vienne says he offered Car
pentier 1000, 900 francs to come to
America to give flying exhibitions, to
race auto cars and meet all coners IN
the ring. The French champion, how
ever, asked 1,500, 900 francs, but Vienne
could not at present see that sum.
pentier in Paris, lie feels that Carpeh-
tiers success Ia in a measure due to the
opportunity he gave him, and says that
he Is ure that when Carpenter Ia de-
modified he will pilot his American
tour. Vienne has already formulated
plans for the tour, which will be under
the joint direction of ,Nienne and
Messrs. McKetrick and Pollok.
Vienne says that boxing in France
is about to be renewed. And although
Carpenter Is still in the army he Ia
available for bouts in France, on
March ! the ban VIII be nited, ana vi
enn is trying to arrange an interna-
tional match for the light heavyweight
championship Of the world between Car
pentier and Battling Levinsky, of Amer
lea. lie has offered Leyinsky a guar
antee with the privilege Of % per cent
and round trip expenses for two to go
to France. Nienne also says that box
ing will enjoy a wonderful revival In the
Paris ring. There will be many new
corners to seek honors in the f%istiGe art.
During the war boxing has been q part
Of the regular training of the French
soldiers, and It is expected that the
F%renchInen will be able TO hold their
own with the best in America in all
classes. Their will be q great opportu-
nifty for Americans In Paris.
The public Is eagerly awaiting the
lifting Of the ban, and great crowds are
expected. The craze for boxing has
Travelled all over France, Vlenne says
that 1t is unlikely that Carpenter will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15

Mobile, which has been reiuvouated
ana additional capital inserted into the
~stronghoN Of the team, has had Sunday
ball for some time, and this IL the one
reason why the Bears have been able
to keep their heads above the water.
The crowds are slim at best, hut ON
Sunday, when all the sh%tpbutlders are
laying off and piuinE for somewhere TO
go, they all flock out TO the hall yard
and pass through tho turnstiles. During
the week they're all busy making ships,
but they doll up In Their best. toys
On Sunday, and with n bail game
scheduled, they think OF nothing else
except going out, Tho Sunday receipts
thus put the club up In tho big world
and keep the wolf from tho door,
Birmingham and Atlanta alone re
main out of the Sunday baseball ring,
and 1t is difficult to understand why
such a ~wideawake metropolis like At
lanta should be denied the game on
Sunday, Everything else is wide open
the movies, bathing pools, skating
Kinks and the like are patronised III
orally by the Atlantans. But baseball.
this wicked practice cannot be COM
doned. Birmingham is In the same
boat with the Atlantans, and nothing
goes on Sunday. Some of these days
these two cities are going to he re-
prevent the greatest health-giving.
MISUNDERSTANDING sport Of them all from
being played on Sunday.
The Southern Is expected to be made
stronger by the addition Of the new
Sunday ball cities, Tho game Is due to
this season, and it looks as II tho
Dixie major lis to get away Of the
right foot when the bell rings the first
of May.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
Sunday Baseball Makes Gains in Dixie;
Six Cities Will Haze Game Seven Days
Memphis, Nashville, Little Rock, New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga to PLAY All the
Week-Alanta ad Birmingham Still Standing Pat.

terrific fight by the club magnates and
ians, who nave long been Clamoring
for baseball on the sabbath day. During
the campaign to secure Sunday ball In
Nashville, the players, managers n
fans were arrested, but nothing ever
catne OF it, and now the game is played
without molestation from anybody.
In Chattanooga, which heretofore has
had no Sunday bali, It Is understood
that Capt. Sammy Strang Nicklln. who
has taken over tho team for a thVee~
year period of make-or-break, will see
to 1t that Sunday ball is played, The
Chattanooga club owners heretofore
have not permitted the game on Sun
day, despite the fact that the fans al
ways wanted it, and they would have
had no trouble from the law had they
desired to play. But the club has
changed hands now and Capt. Strang,
who has been in the army, sees no
harm In the game on Sunday, and II
1t understood that he is planning to
give the ~Chattanoogans as many Sun
day games as he can get this year.
Strang is up against the proposition
Of making money this year, FOR the
club faces n stiff deficit, and 1t is up
TO him to make the team a paying
proposition, With Sunday ball he can
do it,, Without the game all seven
days, he'll have a hard row to hoe to
keep out Of tho red-ink side OF the
ledger.
In Little Rock, where turbulent poll
tics always holds sway, Sunday base
ball has not been definitely settled, but
highly optimistic reports come from
Robert Alien, Sir. who Ia leading the
campaign for the game over there. AL
len believes there will be no trouble In
staging games on Sunday this year, and
II he can do nothing else he will try
to use the Camp Pike grounds, which
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
Offered 5000, 900 But French
Champion Spurns Such
Small Change.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-One million
francs ($2OO, OOO) is being dangled before
the eyes Of Georges Carpenter, the
French champion, as bait to bring him
to America. The news arrived yester-
day from two sources, one In n letter
TO Michel Feldlne, inventor of the Lau-
raine magnetic, and the other in a let
ter from Theodore Vienne, the million
aire French sportsman and the premier
promoter Of France. The French boxer
Is holding out for a million and a hall,
and 1t Is likely that the half portion
a mere bagatelle to the affluent Nienne
will be Forthcoming. In fact, Il Is al
most certain that Carpenter will arrive
to be at the ringside to challenge the
winner when Willard and Dempsey
clash for the worlds championship,
Carpenters first letter-or rather a
translation 1--WE are not strong on the
Partisan llngo) is addressed to Michel
Feldine, Of 1865 Broadway, M. Feldine
was in France before the war started,
and was one OF Carpenters admirers.
He came to America In 1916 under au-
thorizatioh from the French government
to design a magnetic that would be
strictly antiboche. Hence the develop
fnent of the Lauraine, which went to
France for use on army trucks. Here
is Carpenters letter to MIR. Feldine:
''Permit me, my dear friend, to thank
YOU from my heart for the magnificent
magnetic you so kindly forward me Tor
use on my machine. when it arrived !
Induced my CHIEF to permit me to install
It, and | was delighted with the results.
In my last flights over the boche lines
It rendered wonderful service, 1t gave
me much confidence. remember how
your magnetic won the Grand PriX,
at is no doubt very wonderful. am
going to do much flying, and expect
continued success, 1t is impossible at
present to do much, il any, boxing, as
I am still in the army and can not say
| when ! will be released. l have one
great offer to go to your wonderful
| america, ehd hope to accept in time to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR LIEUT.. w. A. WHITE

A memorial service will he held at
the Evergreen Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon at z o'clock to COM
memorate the death of the late Lieut.,
William A. white, observer In the 9lst
squadron, who was killed in aerial COM
bat on the western front in November.
The memorial Is 10 be n testimonial
of the esteem and love in which Lieut.,
White was held by his comrades OF
the Business Mems Bible class. Lieut.,
White was an active member of this
class, as well as Of the Evergreen con
gregation.
The pastor, Rev. J.. b, Carpenter,
and Rev. II, S. %Spragins, of the First
Methodist church. and Joe Fowler will
take part in the service,
Appropriate vocal numbers will be
rendered by Mrs. June II. Rudisin and
Mra- J. "A. Scott.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
MUDDY RUEL SIGNS.

Herold Ruel, better known as Muddy
in this section of the baseball woods,
has signed his 1919 contract with the
New York Yanks and Manager Miller
Higgins has notified the former Mem
phis maskman that he is counting on
him doing the bulk of the receiving
for the Yanks this season.
Muddy was recently given his uncon
ditional release from Uncle Sans
league, after having served on this side
of the water for several months. Man
ager Hug says he will be surprised as
well as shocked If Muddy fails to de-
liver in the role of first catcher for this
years Yankees.
Memphis admirers of the crack little
receiver have no fears that Muddy will
fail to come through, for he has the
goods, and now that he Is to be given
his belated chance, he'll show Ray
Schalk that the crack Chicago baekstop
is not the only catcher in the American
league.
Slim Sallee is through with baseball
and has left the game prone, fiat and
gasping for breath. The lengthy pitcher
sage he can make more money in the
steel league than for performing for the
Giants, and after vainly trying to win
the slim one back, Manager McGraw
has told him to. take his little steel
league and jump in the river with 1t.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
CREATOREHASBIG
ARTIST COMPANY
Grand Opera Troupe Will Be
Here Three Days This
Week.

An extraordinary musical event Is
announced to take place at the New
Lyric theater on Thursday. Friday and
saturday. After the treaf0re grand on
era company had started on it's 20
weeks tour, New Orleans. the first citv
IN the United States TO have it's own
season Of grand opera. was So impressed
with The reports Of the success Of the
company that il raised a ~arant q
$4,000 10 induce the company to 90
there.
Coming after a time when grand op-
era, gTaudly performed, had to be neg
lecled, such an artistic event will be
hailed with delight.
This is the second season Of the Cree
atore grand opera company. The or
gantzation was In the Fast last year
and everywhere was received with APP
plause. Creatore recruited from Boston,
the Metropolitan and the Chicago grand
opera and thus obtained a roster OF
principals second To none. Not only
does the Creatore grand opera company
include 20 principals, but there are 40
operate Ch0risSsrs. = superb corps de
hallet-nO grand opera Is complete with
out its ballet danCcrs-an orchestra OF
30 special instrumautalists and a con
siderable number NJ extra artists avail
able for the big presentations Of spec
taculaT grand opera. In a word. the
CTeatOre grand opera company is today
the best representative in America OF
English, French and italian MASTER
pieces of grand opera which Is visiting
the music loving cities OF the United
States and Canada.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
MOTORCYCLE MEN
MEET HEREF q

The Harley-Davidson Motor company,
Of Milwaukee, wis, has selected Mem
phis as one Of the centers where a
large sales conference VIII be held dur
ing February for the benefit of it's
dealers In surrounding territory. Feb.
81 and % have been selected as the
conference dates, and the meeting place
will be the Hotel Chisca,
1t is customary for the Harley-DaVid-
son company to conduct a series of
dealers sales conferences every winter.
1t affords an opportunity for dealers
to get the latest selling plans from the
factory as well as enabling them to
renew acquaintances with their fellow
dealers in nearby towns.
The year 1919 will probably be the
biggest season the motorcycle indus
try has ever seen, and the Harley-Da-
wilson company Is making extensive
plans so that its dealers VIII get their
share-of the business,
The conference in Memphis will be
in charge of two special representa-
tives of the sales department from the
Harley-Davidson factory, F, B. Redger
and F. I. Egloff. A large number of
dealers have already written the fac
tory stating that they would attend,
and arrangements are being mad to
handle a large gathering. The w. F.
Beck Motorcycle company, SS6 Monroe
avenue, is the local agency.
The new Harley-Davldson medium
weight sport model motorcycle will be
shown to the public for the first time
ct the Memphis dealers conference,
This new model has been in the max
ing for nearly three years, but was
never put into production for, during
the war, the government was taking
the entire output of the big Milwaukee
factories.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15

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register = oiliSe OF 0helpy county lsh-
heHSee' s.cuflhs the pay menu 70 Coa
lltnn'a Mortease ana trust
OF shOVo, eVlaeuced ,n1S ~ notes OF szu
eact, .dated sept ~, iPl't me llrst
becoming due n payable on Oct ~
1877, ana one note earh month there's
after until all shall have been paid.
ana heating interest from date until
paid as the rate OF 3 per cent, per an
mum default having been made In the
payment at maturity OF said notes dua
June q, 1918, and thereafter, and same
remaining still unpaid, and the owner
and hOlde Of the Indebtedness secured
by said trust deed having exercised
the option given to it in said trust
deed, and all or the Indebtedness se-
cured by said trust Iced having become
due and CoileCtible as provided therein,
and same remaining still unpaid. tho
undersigned trustee, at the request OF
the owner and holder of said unpaid
Indebtedness, will. on
SATURDAY, MARCH S. 1919,
within legal hours. at the southwest
or Adams avenue entrance of The Shell
by county courthouse, in Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
C. MS WCTORS
over JACKSON
Even Up Account by Trimming
Opponents So to 10.

The c. H. s.. basketball team evened
their account with the Jackson quintet
yesterday, when they defeated the
score was 35 to 10. When Central High
recently went to Jackson to play them,
they were defeated by the Jacksons BY
a score of Il to IS. The gam was
played yesterday in the c. II. s. sym
nasium.
and passing goals Of Capt. Long, who
played forward, and Cooper Litton, who
played center, Capt, Long was the
star of the game for c. Fl. s., and has
the reputation OF being one of the best
forwards in the city.
Murray, who played guard.
The game Was refereed by r. W.
Tapp, of the Y. NJ. C. A. A large crowd
was present.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15

Nashville, Chattanooga. Mobile, New
Orleans and Little Rock will give their
fans the great national game on sun
day. Only Birmingham and Atlanta
will remain out Of the fold.
This will be a big step forward since
last season, n will add much to the.
league, from a standpoint of patronage
and attendance, for in the South the
Sunday crowds are what put the clubs
on Easy street, and without it some OF
the cities have a hard time making
their receipts tally with their expenses,
In some OF the Southern league towns,
hard fights have been made by the
club owners and the fans to secure the
game on Sundays, and in some cases
they have been successful, while in
others the fight has been lost and the
game may be only played six days in
the week.
Memphis has had Sunday ball for a
number of years, and the park Is al
was crowded to the limit on the first
day Of the week, Some Of the
graybeards sought to kill the game on
Sunday here, but were unsuccessful,
and 1t Is now patronized by the best
people In Memphis, who see no more
harm In sitting at a ball park watch
ing a ball game than driving an auto
mobile, attending moving picture shows
and playing cards. The game on Sun
day is on a rock-bottom foundation in
Memphis.
over in our sister city, Nashville,
Sunday ball is also a fixture, after a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
TWO CARS STOLEN,

Automobiles stolen Friday night and
Saturday, as listed with the police and
detective departments, were; j. M,
Connahle, Of the Southern Motor COM
pany, living at 1914 Peabody avenue,
car taken from the Hotel Chisca Or.
Mann, car taken from the Lanier Gar
dens.
Automobiles recovered by the police
and detectives were: Car belonging to
j. M. Connable, found by Patrolmen
Workman and Norman; car belonging
to Or. Mann found by Detectives Bell
and Williams at the end Of Foster
avenuA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
A. SCHEDULE
AT LAST ADOPTED

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE American
association schedule drafted at a re-
cent meeting of the club owners in
Chicago has been adopted by q mali
vote of five to two, President Hickey
and Toledo clubs balleted against the
adoption.
The season will open April %, the
date the major leagues start opera
tions, with Milwaukee playing at Louis
vile, Kansas City at Columbus, Minne-
apolis at Toledo and st. Paul at In
d~ianapolis. The season will close Sep
TENDER Is.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
DUCOTE TO AUBURN.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 15.-"Moon" Du-
cote, famous football PLAYER and star
Of the victory of the Naval Reserve
team over the undefeated Pittsburgh
eleven last fall, will return to Auburn
for the football season. This announce
men was made here from Spring Hill
college, where Ducote has been in
charge Of the agricultural station. He
Is keeping in good physical condition,
anticipating his return to the Auburn
Tigers, where he intends to spend one
more year, completing. studies that
were interrupted when he Joined the
naval reserve forces,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15

tire stair Of last years arbltrators
would be anxious to retain their Jobs,
out this Is not the case.
Il had been the Intention Of President
John D. Martin, Of the Southern, to
nave the four veteran umplres Of last
yea-Dan Pfennlnaer, Bill Brennan,
Billy Carpenter and Jack kerln-as
urnplrss- n chiefs. with four base m
pires made up of wounded soldier ball
players. But 10 and behold only one
OF the veteran quartet has sent In his
contract-Dan Pfenninger. Dan Is
already signed for the season, but 5ren-
nan, kerln and Carpenter are still
among the missing.
Whether they will get In line or
whether they desire to again perform
In the Dixie major is unknown, but the
fact remains that they are taking their
own sweet time about signing II they
mean to sign at all.
Unless the league president hears
from the three umpires shortly, he will
make other plans, fer he Is anxious to
complete his staff OF umplres as soon
as possible,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-15
YE ToWNE GOSSIP.
With Profuse Apologies to X. c, B.

IN THE mornings mail today.
CAME 4 small box.
ADDRESSED TO US.
WE OPENED it carefully.
THINKING MAYBE it was.
AN INTERNAL machine.
OR SOMETHING.
THE HANDWRITING was familiar
AND WE wondered.
AS WE opened it.
WHAT IT could be.
IT WAS a valentine,
ONE STEM Of forget-me-nots.
AND IT came from.
AN OLD sweetheart.
WHO DOESN'T know.
WE'RE MARRIED, and I.
DON'T KNOW whether to.
TELL MY wife about it.
.
OR NOT, for she is like.
OTHER WIVES and maybe.
SHE'D FAIL to look at 1t.
THE WAY We did.
BUT l think I'll take.
A CHANCE and II there's;
NO SPORTING Spotlight,
MONDAY YOU'LL know.
l LOST,
7 THANK vou