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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
CONGRESS "OPENS
IN EXTRA SESSION
n LONG AND DRAMATIC SESSION
is IN PROS.
PEcT.
PEACE TREATY OF INTEREST
Its Consideration Promises to De.
veiop Into One Of Hardest Fought
Contests in Congressional History
Republicans In Full Control.

Washington, ID. C.-Attention OF
America and OF the world is turned
upon the new congress--the Sixty
sixth in American history-which has
convened in extraordinary session,
called by President Wilson from
Paris.
The special session is expected 10
open a new and important chapter In
American and world history, with its
long program of action, including con-
sideration OF the peace treaty, the
proposed treaty for the military pro-
lection O. France and vital questions
OF domestic concern.
The opening day will be taken up
with routine business, including or.
ganization OF senate and house by the
republicans, who supplant the demo
Gratis in control for the first time in
eight years.
cummins President Pro Tenn.
President Wilson's message, cabled
from Paris, was prepared for submits.
sion to the congress.
Organization by the republicans
proposes election Of Senator Cum.
Minis, OF Iowa, az spresident pro tenn.
pore OF the senate, and Of Representa-.
tive 'Gillett. OF Massachusetts,. as
speaker. The republicans have a m a
jority of two In the senate and of
about 40 in the house. House com.
mittees will be organized prepare
tory to beginning work Immediately,
but senate committee organization
will be deferred.
Work of congress throughout the
session will be entwined with pre-
nparations for the 1920 presidential
campaign.
Congress expects to turn its atten.
ton Immediately to the seven regular
appropriation bills, including the
large army and navy measures. which
died in the %republicai flibusters last
March. Passage OF these bills will be
followed by consideration of revenue.
railroad shipping, suffrage,
prohibition and other legislation.
Plan Many Inquiries.
The paacA-i-e~ey rs expected to be
submitted next month by President
Wilson in person. Ratification of the
treaty, including the league OF nations,
promises to develop into n OF the
most dramatic and hard fought on.
tests in congressional history. Ad
dresses on peace subjects are expect
led to begin soon In the senate.
Numerous Investigations are plan.
ned by the republicans. principally
into administrative acts during the
war. Many committees. 1t Is expect.
ed. soon will be busy delving into the
affairs of popular interest.
The opening days program as out.
lined contemplated organization of
both branches of the republicans. No
hitch in the house program vas In
prospect, but senate democrats are
. considering objections to the repub.
'lican organization plans with possible
blocking of them for the day at least,
because of cancellation by the repub.
licans Of pairs" for absent members.
Few leaders expect the session
~,opening to end before the regular De
cember session, which, IL Is believed,
will continue until the national party
conventions and possibly be resumed
Immediately thereafter to continue I'm.
til the late fall of 1920.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
NICARAGUA PRESIDENT DEAD.
Executives Political Exploits Made
Him international Figure.

New York.-Gen. Joseph Ssntos
Zelaya, president Of the republic of
Nicaragua for is turbulent years. died
at his home here. after q long illness.
Gen. Zelaya's political daring at home
and abroad. his bold personality. his
rapidly amassed fortune, his ambi
tious effort to set up the United
States Of Central America. Of which
he was to be head. all made him an
international figure.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
WORLDS NEWS IN TABLOIDS

An Athens dispatch says Greek
forces landed at Smyrna. The news
asm.
Belgium's army at present numbers
10000 men and 1900 have been de-
modified, the minister Of war has IN
formed parliament ut Brussels.
General P%ershing, the American com
mander I'm chief, was received by
Grand Duchess Charlotte at LuXem-
burg. The general was accompanied
by several members Of his staff.
The privy council at Tokyo met UNI
der the presidency Of the emperor and
decided upon II partial revision of the
organic system of tle Korean govern
ment.
viii j. Davis, seventy..iNe years old,
veteran Chicago thcatcr manager, died
In his home AT 474O Grand boulevard,
Chicago. Death resulted from hard
ening Of the arteries.
Lloyd Clay, Il negro. alleged to have
attacked a young white oma was
lynched and his body burned by n mob
of between 500 and 1000 persons neal
Nicksburg, Mss.
-Four hundred thousand holshevik
soldiers, completely equipped. plan to
attack IN all fronts, says II Central
News dispatch received ut London
from Copenhagen.
Approval of the reorganization Of
the National Guard ulonG the same
lines as existed before the great war
Was expressed informally by Secretary
Baker nj Washington.
The troops OF Admiral Kolchak have
captured Samara. an important clty
on the VOlga river, the Ukrainian
press bureau at Bprne, Switzerland.
says IL learns from 81 well-informed
source.
A Paris dispatch says the press of
Metz Is united in extending an invita-
ton To NJ. Clemenceau 10 offer himself
as a candidate for the chamber OF
deputies for Metz at the impending
election.
The United States food administra-
ton at New York announced that ow-
ing to the completion of It's relief pro-
gram no further purchases OF straight
wheat flour would be made from the
present crop.
Through the efforts Of n member OF
the federal war labor board the strike
at Madison, Wis, which started on
April |. involving six industrial plants,
was ended at n mass meeting by a
vote of ATS to 30.
Sales of surplus subsistence supplies
held by the army overseas have tOtaled
500, 900, 600, the war department at
Washington announced. The American
relief commission took goods valued at
$10.OOO,0OO, the CzechO-Slovak govern
ment $16,0O0,0OO, Roumania, $4,000
900, and Poland $10,OO0.OOO.
An isolated band of Russian pris-
oners of war, armed and wearing Ba-
varian uniforms and under the com-
nand Of Spartacan leaders, was over
whelmed by Wuerttemberg troops In a
wood near Graefelfing, Bavaria, ac-
cOrding to Switzerland newspaper re-
ports. They were cOurt-martialed and
u men, with the leaders, were con
demned to death and shot In a gravel
pit near Lochansen, 1t Is said.
The council of foreign ministers at
Paris Is considering a plan prepared
by the allied military and naval au-
thOrities to maintain order IN Schles-
wig after the evacuation of that terri
tory by the Germans. 1t is planned to
use an allied naval force stationed at
Flemsburg. In which the United States,
Great Britain and France would join.
Several battalions Of infantry also
would be employed to police the terri
tory.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
Chinese Cabinet Resians.

Paris. May 1.-THE Chinese cabinet
has resigned, but the president has re-
fused to accept the resignation, ac-
cording to a telegram from Picking to
the peace conference. The peace con-
ference at Shanghai between repre-
sentatives- Of northern and southern
China. the telegram adds, has broken
up.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23

Las Palmas. Canary Islands. May Is.
-Four persons were killed In the
earthquakes which shook the island OF
Fu~ertavenura several days ago. The
bulk Of the population of the island
experienced the effects.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
Wilson to stay In Paris.

Paris. May 16.-President Wilson
win remain In Paris until the peace
treaty n signcA bat has made II plain
that thu Germans must not protract
tAslf dlscnssiops beyond June 10, thss
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23

New York, May 16.-Mrs. william
X. Dick, formerly Madeline Force.
whose first marriage was to John
Jacob Aston. q Titanic victim. gave
birth to an. eight and ons-half popna
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23

King OF Air Trip to England.
Brussels, May liking Albert left
the Belgian capital In an airplane for
England.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23

Brig Gen. Smedley ID. Butler, new
commander Of Camp Pontanezen at
Brest, France, photographed at the
camp. General Butler is known as
the Napoleon Of the Marines" He
served In China during the Boxer up
rising, In the .Nlcaraguan campaign.
the Haiti revolt, In the Philippines
and at Vera Cruz. During the Haiti
revolt he was military governor Of
the island.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
BIC CASES READY
FOR u. S. COURT
Civil Litigation Involves Large
Sums-Liquor Charges
To Be Investigated.

While the familiar names of f. A.
Laughter, Bob Bergman. G.. Winfield
Thweat, Dan Rock and others, around
whose names are won't to entwine
charges OF violation Of all the liquor
laws, appear OF the docket Of the May
term OF federal court which opens Mon
day, 1t will probably be the civil docket
which will attract the greatest interest.
John u. Mccall, federal Judge, will
set for hearing Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock a number OF cases, among them
being that Of Matthew Harris against
John A. Riechman, former sheriff.
Harris. a negro, owned d house which
was dynamlted by deputies of Sheriff
Riechman and a general posse In order,
they alleged, TO capture a negro for
whom Harris had been mistaken.
Other suits to be assigned include
that Of Mollie Quirk against the Bank
of Commerce and Trust company, a
new trial having been granted the de-
PENDANT. In the first trial a Judgment
Of 500, 900 was rendered. The plaintiff
seeks $400, 900, claimed as her share
in the will Of the late Patrick Kallaher.
Included in the call also are Mary
Dockery Gooch VS.. Bank OF Commerce
and Trust company ct al; viii Fer
guson VS., L,-H. Ellison; George Ed
wards vs.. Phoenix Cotton Oil company;
United States VS.. Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railrRd ct al; T. II. Gerig VS..
N. W. Callicut ct al; Logan Williams
VS.. l.. q N. railroad. and Mary T.
Owens VI. W. d. Hines, director Of
railways, etc.
There promises TO be sensations when
the federal grand jury begins its in
CURRY Monday. ~Subp0enas numbering
about 800 TO citizens in Memphis and
West Tennessee have been issued,
which call for appearance Monday
morning, Liquor charges and attempts
at bribery on the part Of bootleggers
prevail in the, cases before the Jury.
The term is expected to continue 80
days or more
Alleged violations Of federal statutes
for the past seven months VIII be
probed, charges ranging from violation
OF the Reed amendment to lesser in
fractions OF the criminal code.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
EMPLOYERS ARE
OBSERVING LABOR LAWS

Employees OF labor In Memphis gen.
orally are observing the state labor
laws and the state officials charged
with their enforcement have had little
trouble for several months,
owing to the fine cooperation given
by manufacturers and other employers
OF labor In Memphis, with the agents
OF the state shop and factory depart
ment, we have made scarcely an arrest
In Memphis this year" said Louis l.,
Allen, chief inspector, Saturday. Mr..
Allen has been In the city for several
days, going over the reports,of his dep
utles and making some personal In
vestigation OF labor conditions In Mem
phis. He said that he found that his
deputy for West Tennessee, Theo.
Hoepfner. has the confidence OF manu-
facturers and labor employers generally
and that the recent visit OF Mrs. o. p.
Glenn, deputy in charge OF women and
child labor Investigations, had shown
that conditions are generally good In
Memphis.
Mr., Allen said that the child labor
law Ia being rigidly enforced all over
the state.
His department was placed under the
general control OF the state mine In
speotor. by a recent law, but his term
OF office will not expire for another
year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
Kentucky Handicap
Will Be Run At
Louisville Today

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 2t.-The
Kentucky handicap, with 10000 added,
10 be ruiz today at Churchill Downs,
will decide for the present the cham
pionship Of the older division of horses,
according to turf critics. The leading
performers OF the East and West are
carded 70 meet In this mile and a
quarter contest for 3-year-olds and up
ward.
Much interest was added through the
announcement that Royce Roofs, win
ner Of the Kings County handicap at
Jamaica last Saturday, would 60 TO the
post. with only 1lS pounds up, many
believe he will duplicate his recent per-
formance Of taking the measure Of
Cudgel. Royce Roofs was bought for
S11,6 500 from T. II. Cross. by A. K.
Maeomber, the California turfman, at
Jamaica q few hours before the running
of the Kings County handicap. Others
entered are Cudgel, Exterminator, The
Porter, Reacher, Midway, Freecutter,
Beaverkill, Courtship and Viva America.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
HIGH SCHOOL BULLETIN
HAS TALENTED ARTISTS

The Central high school monthly
Bulletin, which is gaining in circula-
ton and merits, is making q hit not
only with the pupils OF the school, but
with the parents who chance to peruse
the booklet. The editor-in-chief 10
George Shaeffer, who is assisted by a
staff Of young writer's and artists, who,
while barely in their teens, are giving
promise OF O bright future.
a In the humorists' department are
Miss Central and Madam x, two anony-
nous writer's, whose articles are origi-
nal and witty. An article in the last
issue was by Walter Walker on 1.-THE
Near Automobile" and is good for many
a smile.
A young contributor Of poems is Dan
Fl. Powell, whose literary gems are in
dicative Of a bright future. Editorials
by Josephine Lee are featured, and this
writer's editorial on "The Responsible
ity Of Youth" is especially well handled,
Eugenia Strickland evinces an unusual
style In her article, Successful Fall
ures," and others VINO are contributing
to make the Bulletin a thing of inter-
est are Gillette Burgess, Virginia Pitt.
man, Hatheryn Marman, T. K. Robin
son, Capt, Jesse Houck, Edith Suitor,
Cherlane Weathers and others.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
COTTON GOOD IN Pamela
AND TUNICA COUNTIES

The rains have not been heavy
enough in some sections south of Mem
phis to stop the work in the cotton
fields and down In Tunica and Pamela
counties the stand liz said to be fine.
This statement Is made on the au-
thority Of @. Il. Taylor, Of C%rsnshaw.
who is spending a few days in Mem
phis.
ION my places near Crenshaw." said
Mr., Taylor. Saturday nj the Peabody,
I'VE have not missed a day that some
work has not been, done, In low spots
of course, 1t is too wet, but we can
run the plows In some parts OF the
fields every day, and are keeping the
hoe hands busy, Never had a finer
stand Of cotton in my section"
Mr.. Taylor, who formerly lived in
Union City, visited there. early In the
week. He says that farmers In obfon
county have not got IN more than two
thirds of their corn, owing to the wet
weather, but corn In tnat county will
make a good crop with a favorable sea-
son even If planted as late as the mid
die Of June.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
LEGAL NOTICES.


and the owner and holder OF the W
paid Indebtedness secured byNsatd trust
deed, having exercised the option given
In said trust deed, and all Of said IN
paid indebtedness having become I'M
mediately due and payable, as PROVIDED
in said trust deed, and same remain
Ing still unpaid, and at the request
OF the owner and holder OF said un-
paid indebtedness, the undersigned, ),
=. Carthel, as Trustee, (said trusq
deed providing that either OF said U
tees Tuay alone execute any powers
conferred upon said Trustees by satd
trust deed) will on
SATURDAY, MAY 81. 1912.
within legal hours, at the Southwest or
Adams Avenue entrance Of the Shelby
County Courthouse, in Memphis, Tea-
nessee, sell at public outcry, for cashS
the following land situated in the Guy
of Memphis, Shelby County. Tennessee
to-wit:
Lot los Of E. E. Meacham's subd.-
vision of the Bailey G. Turley 75-aCra
tract in Fort Pickering, and beginning
In the north line OF Trigg Avenue l4
feet east OF the northeast corner or
Trigg and Pennsylvania Avenues, FUN
ming thence east with the north line
Of Trigg Avenue 80 feet; thence NORTH
parallel with Pennsylvania Avenue icy
feet to an alley; thence westerly with
said alley 80 feets thence south 100 feet
TO the beginning.
The equity Of redemption, homestead
and dover in said property are waived
IN said trust deed. The title OF SAID
property is believed TO be good. bu.
the undersigned viii sell and convey
as Trustee only.
This May 9Th, 1919.
j. E. CARTHEL, Trustee,
Z. G. Gillispie, Attorney.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
ARCHANGEL FIGHTS
BOLSHEVIk SPIES
American Troops Capture in
Squads Many Agents of
Red Russian Order.

ARCHANGEL, May "a. Correspond
ence OF the Associated Press. )-WNhile
american n other allied troons are
wagtng war against the Bolsheviki on
me noTthern front, another wal Is
continually going on in Archangel-
me war against Bolshevik spies M
Nearly all Of the trouble that has oe-
CURED in Archangel, in the way OF
strikes and h~esitatlng morale on the
part OF some Of the new Russian con-
script troops, can be traced to these
allies occupied Archangei, II was abso-
lutely impracticable to search out,
among the civilian population, all the
B~olsheviki who remained behind,
Many Of the Boishevik soldiers whom
bur forces captured Al the front, in
forced to serve with the Bolshevik de-
spite their objections, volunteered and
were accepted, m Archangel into the
new Russian bAttalions formed here 10
nght with the allies. Some Of these
men were sincere volunteers and are
doing splendid work at the front, A
few others, however, became ringlead-
erB Of Bolshevik propaganda plots
aimed to destroy the fighting morale
OF their comrades.
Also in the territory near the front,
which consists for the most part Of
ANNNNNnl hOAHHENlhl HbN6 DttH ADle 10
come through u lines disguised az
peasants,
II IL a tribute to the allied and Rus
sian intelligence service that the work
OF the agents has been, for the most
part, nipped In the bud.
Realizing h source OF most OF the
labor troubles that have arisen from
time 20 time, the governor-general, Eu-
gen X. Miller, has prohibited strikes
among employed on war ma
teriAls.
Bolsheyik propaganda seems so harm
less to the American troops that junior
officers commanding detaohments along
the Emtaa river In the Kadish sector,
on several occasions, accepted arm
loads Of printed matter from Bolshevik
officers who came across No Mans
Land to parley with them.
The Americans are short on reading
matter down on this sector. which Is
accessible only by sleighs, and the Boil
shevik literature helps to amuse them
these long Arctic nights. Most OF H..
written In the ~flamboyant style appar-
entity by some Russian who formerly
worked for one Of the New York social
istic newspapers calls on the Ameri-
can to come over and Join the happy
Bolshevlk pr~oletartat and lay down
their arms. Much Of the propaganda Is
included IN q weekly newspaper printed
In English at Moscow,
There 10 also a pamphlet, written by
a former English journalist, which at
tempts to prove that the Bolsheviki
treat their prisoners well, instead Of
killing them, as the Americans have
grown to believe from evidence they
have encountered.
In these parleys between American
and Bolsheyik officers, which are
usually on the subject OF exchange Of
prisoners, the Bolshevik salute ours,
although the salute has been abolished
in their own army, .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
STREET CAR WRECKS
POLICE AUTOMOBILE

When a Florida street car, In charge
of Joe Sullivan, motorman, going south
on Main street late Friday afternoon,
turned suddenly into Linden avenue,
as the result Of the automatic switch
falling to operate. an electric police car,
in charge Of George Vaughn and An
drew HurAt, u special policemen, was
caught directly in the path OF the street
car. The shock tolted Vaughn and
Hurst to, the street, both suffering
slight bruises. The upper structure OF
the police car was badly damaged. most
Of It's top on the left side being splin-
tered. A negro prisoner In the cargo
box OF the police car escaped being
hurt. Policemen Robinson and Oliver
went to the scene from the Central
police station and brought In the special
policemen and wrecked van.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
Auditory
T~rapshOOting
Committee Of IL

WASHINGTON, May 24-An ad-
visory committee Of - to govern ma
tional target shooting matches during
1919 was created yesterday by Score.
tary of the Navy Daniels. He named
Gen. George W. wingate, Jas, c. Boyd
and Hickman Winthrop, of New York;
Henry C.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky;
Gen. George F. Elliott, Admiral Charles
P. Plunkett, Gen. Robert X. Evans,
Cen. James A. Drain, of Washington
state; Gen. ]. Clifford R. Foster. Of
Florida; Gen. Ammon B. Critchfield, of
Ohio. and Gen. Fred II. Phillips, Jr.,
OF Tennessee, as members In a state
ment which said that 1t was his desire
to acknowledge ''that the efforts of
these men In the past largely have as
sisted in attaining the present high
standard Of marksmanship in the fight
ing forces"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
L M COURT ADJoURNs,

SELMER Tenn, May "a (Spl)-Thc
circuit court closed Friday afternoon,
There were two cases that attracted
considerable interest, one a suit brought
by 8. S. Smith against the Mobile n
Ohio Railroad company for damages
for loss of crop OF account OF the
railroad company's alleged obstruction
that the company was not liable.
The other case was that Of thesstate
VS.. Drew Archer, indicted for murder
IN the first degree for tho killing OF
X. #. Cross in June. 1917. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty. Archer
Is a young man. He had gone into
the field owned by Cross, a large plan
tation owner, to adjust a matter over
some hogs. Archer carried his gun. A
difficulty ensued and Cross was killed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
MEGRESS SHOTS HER
RIVAL AND ESCAPES

The affections OF Pearl Hicks, ne
greSs, 80 years old. rear 30 Marble
street, and Minnie laekley, negress. el9
North Second street, according TO the
police, centered on the same negro.
Therefore Pearl and Minnie were hos
tile toward each other, Minnie Ia al
legged to have descended on Pearls
home before dawn Friday with a pis-
toll, believing that the negro was there,
When the man-hunter sighted a form
on the front porch of Pearls home, she
took a sightsat II. II was not tho
negro, but Pearl, who received a bullet
through the breast. Policemen James
Taylor and Charles Drummer, Jr., took
Pearl to the General hospital. where II
was said she has q chance TO recover.
Minnie fled and Saturday was still. q
fugitive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
A. n. EGAN AND DR.. WHITE
ADDRESS LUMBERMEN

A. II. Egan, general superintendent
Of the Y, a. M. v, railroad. and the
Rey. Walter M. White were the chief
speakers on the program for the BIZ
weakly meeting of the Lumbermen's
club, which was called at 1890 o'clock
Saturday at the Hotel Gayoso, Mr.,
Egan discussed logging problems in the
delta region, particularly with refer
ence 10 possibilities of getting railroad
equipment TO haul the great number
OF logs which the lnmbermen hope to
bring out Of the woods.
DR.. White, pastor of the Linden Ave-
nue. Christian churen, spoke OF his ex-
periences while in France az a Y. Nj.
c. A. war worker. Important business
matters also we're handled,