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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

President Wilson was represented as
being ready to place himself at the dis
posal Of the senate foreign relations
committee or other committees of con-
g%ss to answer any questions concern
ing the peace treaty and the league OF
nations. which he will present to the
sena@n tomorrow In person While no
definite engagements for the president
had been made early today, he was eN-
pected to confer with members OF the
senate committee and also with cabi-
net officials and others within the next
few days
The president remained in bed late
today, resting after his trip home. Rear
Admiral GraySOn, his personal physi-
clan, said the president was in splendid
health.
Going to his office shortly before II
o'clock, the president summoned Sec
retary Tumulty and they spent some
time mapping out a program OF work.
Most pressing of the many matters be-
fore the president were the annual ap-
preparation bills recently passed by
congress. In considering the agricul
tural bill the executive had before him
many requests that he veto the meas
daylight saving law.
Ignacio Calderon the Bolivian minis
ter, was the first caller at the White
House today. The minister left his
card, but did not see the president.
Soon after entering his office the
president sent word that he would re-
ceive newspaper correspondents tomor,
row at 1915 am. II was not indicated
what the president desired to say but
1t was believed he would explain his
views to the correspondents for their
information and submit to questioning
as was the case when he received the
correspondents at the capitol after his
ratnrv horna in March
The president remained steadily at
work for several hours and was not IN
terrupted. At noon 1t was said that
none of the bills before him had been
signed. 1t was expected, however, that
his signature would be attached to a
number of them before the end OF the
day. ~,
The return OF the president and his
party TO the capital last night was
marked by one Of the greatest demon
strations in point of the number oi
those participating that ever greetec
a president on his return from trlp
District officials familiar with handling
big crowds estimated the throng that
greeted the presidential party at the
Union station and along Pennsylvania
avenue at fully 100000
The ceremonies of welcome were
brief. Responding to an address OF
welcome from the head OF a committee
came home confident that the people
of the United States were for tie
league Of nations. The unexpected wei
come he said, was particularly pleas
ing because he felt It was Immediate
assurances of his feeling.
It was after midnight when Mr., and
Mrs. Wilson reached the White House
Three big army trucks loaded with
trunks and boxes arrived at the White
House before the offices were opened
The boxes contained official papers and
documents relating to the peace nego-
tiations. A large staff OF clerks i'm
medistely set to work putting the docu-
ments in order,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
SELECTING Jury
IN RA|NE HEARING
GOES ON SLOWLY
Examination of 26 Veniremen
Wednesday Morning Fails
to Develop Even One Juror.
Eight Chosen.

Examination of 30 venirAmen Wed
nesday morning failed to deve,op sim
gle juror in the trial of c. Hunter
Raine, former head of the wrecked Mer-
camille bank.
The second special venire of 800 men,
ordered to report Wednesday morning
before Judge Tom Harsh in the Second
criminal court, brought Sc men who
qualified as to property for jury duty.
Service could not be had on the 9TH
ers, some of whom are dead but most
OF whom reside in the country, and
could not be reached in time byI deputy
sherit1s. third special venire of 800
men was ordered Tuesday, to report for
examination Thursday morning.
X. Henry Lake, insurance man, was
disqualified as juror because of his
ACQUAINTANCE with Raine. Lake was
Ihe tlrst venireman summoned Wednes-
day morning.
J. A. Saxby. orchestra leader, told
Judge Harsh that there was no one in
memphis to take his place as band
ieader: This was no excuse, the Judge
held, but Saxby later disqualified be-
cause ne had been a depositor in the
Mercantile bank at the time it failed.
@; r. Smith, auto repair man, 1913
Madison avenue, tried hard to evade
service by presenting a doctors GER
MN 60, saying he looked too healthy,
But Smith disqualified later. He had
formed an opinion.
=, T. Fl. Davis, IL, Binghamton, who has
lived IN Shelby county since 1853, was
disqualified during the midst of his ex-
animation, when he told s. o. Bates,
states attorney, that he lived with his
son-in-law, and was not the head OF the
house.
James Shapiro, Main street merchant.
was the first venireman on whom the
state exhausted peremptory ehal-
lenge, Four of the eight challenges to
which the defense Is entitled, have been
used. The third one Wednesday was
against John II. Clark.
Other veniremen examined Wednes-
day morning included:
j. w. Dickerson, l.. II. Hanna, N. L.
Webb, II. B. Hart, NJ. I. Russom, Jacob
Kohn, c. A, Hassenfratz, 7. C. Wenz-
w H. Hobby, Leroy McEwin, l.. A.
Stubbins, W. II. Godbey, ]. Rowlett
Paine, L. Prince, T. Malone, T. j.
Hauser, Otto Jehl, w. F. Carter, Mar
tin ?. Maier, s. E. Castle and J. F.
Scott.
The defense exhausted its fourth
Castle was the only vehreman in
troduced for examination who declined
to swear to his answers He expressed
his Willing ess to affirm his answers
The eignt jurors so far selected in
the Raine trial are:
A. ]. Rogers. telephone line foreman
$50 South Cox street.
II. D. Bomar, farmer, Arlington,
Tenn.
John Vaughan, farmer, Bartlett, Tenn
John w Pumphrey, cotton man, 1854
Union avenue.
c. S. Robinson, grocery house fore
man, 20S9 Walker avenue.
William d. McWilliams, rental agent,
976 Jefferson avenue
G. r. Young, oil dealer, 7S Washing
ton avenue.
, J. c, Leholt, travelling salesman, 1856
South Firtn street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

Tennessee--Probably local thunder
showers; not much change in tempera-
ture.
ssissippi-Generally fair except
probably showers near coast.
Enthusiastically fair.
Alabama-Local thunder showers
probable.
Kentucky-Probably local thunder
showers; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Louisana-Partly cloudy.
West Texas--Generally fair.
I'LL Oklahoma-Cenerally fair.
East Texas-Partly cloudy in south,
,Eenerally fair in north.
North Carolina-Partly cloudy with
Local showers In interior.
south Carolina and Georgia-Proba-
blV showers.
4 Fqorida--Local thunder storms prob
/ Kansas--Partly cloudy continued
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
RURAL CARRIERS JOBS
ARE OPEN TO WOMEN

The United States civil service COM
mission announces the examination for
Shelby county to ill vacancies on rural
routes for carriers. both men and wom-
en-, to be held Aug. .. The positions
and vacancies that may occur later are
open to women, but only to those who
are unmarried or who are wives Of SOL
diers or sailors now in the service.
Application blanks may be obtained
from the local postoffice or from the
United States civil service commission
In Washington.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
FIVE TRANSPORTS IN;
l0,SS5 YANKS BACK

NEW YORK. July 9.-Five TRANSPORTS
the Nansemond, from Brest; the Ma
rica and Re d'Italia, from MarseilIes.
and the Santa Olivia and Deepwater'
from bordeaux, arrived here today with
3O1 officers and 1854 troops.
Troops aboard the Santa Olivia in
cluded Company c, 536th engineers,
tAlabama), and the Sixth depot service
company, (Tennessee.)
Other units aboard the five vessels
included transportation corps com
panies service and hospital units and
large number of casuals from every
state in the union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
APPROVE NAMING OF
FlUME RIOT COUNCIL

PARIS. July 9. (Havas THE ap-
pointment by the council of five of
committee to investigate disorders be-
tween Italian and French troops In
Fiume meets with the general approval
Of the French press Several newspapers
declare the incidents have been eSag
gerated and misrepresented by num-
ber of Italian newspapers which at
acter.
The Petit Parisien says there is no
truth in the report that the departure
from Paris Of Signor Tittoni. the Italian
foreign minister, was in connection with
the Italo French incidents in the Adri,
atc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
RAIL ROAD MAN CHARGED
WITH RAISING CURRENCY

PADUCAH. KY, July 8. (Spl)--S.
r. Staley, employe of the Illinois Cen
trail shops, was arrested Tuesday after
noon by Rohn II, Sturgill, Louisville
secret service agent, on a federal war
rant charging him with raising fed
eral currency. Staley executed n bond
for $500 for his appearance Wednesday
afternoon for preliminary trial. Staley
was already on $500 bond to apear be-
fore the court in September, charged
with passing counterfeit money, 81 bills
raised to $40
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
MUCH LIQUOR IS FOUND
IN PLUG HORSE CAR

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, July "a
carload of horses" billed from Lex
ington, Ky, to the East Tennessee di-
vision fair here. was seized last night
by federal officers. Two hundred and
fifty gallons Of whisky. three barrels
plug" horses. j. j Ashe. former
liquor dealer and prominent man, and
Sam Locke, negro, were arrested on
charges of violating the bone dry
law
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
AUToIsT IS FINED.

Conyicted OF reckless driving, Dave
Plesofsky, clerk, McLemore avenue
was fined $50 in the police court late
Tuesday by Judge F'itzhugh Plesofsky
was driving an automobile that bowled
over Miss Daisy Nswsum, Rayburu
boulevard, few days ago as she was
stepping from street car, resulting In
severe injuries to her. Witnesses
stated that Plesofsly was running the
automobile about 20 miles an hour.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
SEEKING DlVORCE'0N
GROUNDS OF DESERTlOM

Alleging that he intercepted a letter
written by his wife in 1916 to one Merle
r. Haver, Of Chicago, which writing
was couched in endearing terms; that
he continued to live with his wife not
withstandlng this in order to a'oid IL
scandal, and that his wife ha a)an-
doned him and is now residing in
Bowling Green, KY, A. Y. Adelott Wed
nesday filed suit for divorce in circuit
court against his wife. Mrs. Lila +.
Aydelott. Ralph Davis filed the suit,
II is said In the declaration that the
couple were married In Paris, Tenn,
oct. 21. 1908, and lived together at
2225 Union avenue until June n, 1917.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
ONE SAFE HIT.

II was a lean, lithe-legged mule that
kicked late Tuesday afternoon at Lloyd
Wtndush, dminutive negrob oy, 4 years
old, 921 jefferson avenue The mule 5
aim was good, the hoof hitting the little
black boy square on the forehead. He
was picked up yards away. Believing
that he was dead, his parents ran with
him to the General hospital. There the
surgeons gave the baby first aid. Ter
minutes later he was ready to walk
back home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
WILSON'S i. S. TOUR DELAYED BY MASS OF WORK
Ask League For
EUery Nation

NEW YORK. July "a demand
that all the nations OF the world be
made eligible to the league Of ma
tions was expressed in a resolution
unanimously adopted here today at
the first annual congress of the
Pan American Federation of Labor
by delegates from 10 countries, in
cluding the U. s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
100 Per Cent Usury
Is Alleged Against
Brokerage Company

w. G.. Rogers, attorney, late Tuesday
filed number OF mandatory iniunc-
ton bills agnst tho Shelby brokerage
company and others, Tho bills We're
filed by railroad employees. customers
Of the brokerage firms, who allege that
the concerns charged them usurous rates
Of interest on loans, one plaintiff
claims he was made TO pay $50 In one
vcar for a loan OF $50.
The court Is asked to vacate and an
nul all contracts IN which wages are
assigned to the firm uptil the case may
hr heard on its merits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
PRESIDEr MAY
NOT s. ART TRIP
FOR TWO WEEKS

WASHINGTON, July 9-tPresident Wilson returned to his
desk today after absence OF four months the peace
ference TO find su, OF official business that probably
will be two weeks before he start his OF the country
speaking for the peace treaty and the league nations
Plans for the have been completed but said
at the White House the president probably would time
his schedule reach the Pacific the time of the
rival there OF the newly created Pacific fleet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
YORK TO CENTENARY.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 9.--Sergt
Alvin c. York. world-war hero, today
accepted, through his manager. George
N. WeIch. of the Tennessee public util-
tiles commission. the invitation of tho
centenary exposition at Columbus
Ohio, to be present there on Saturday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
DAVIS MENTIONED
FOR KAISER'S JUDGE

WASHINGTON, July 9-John w.
Davis, American ambassador to Great
Brltain, is understood to have been Sc
lecteo as the American representative
on the permanent court of international
justice which is to be formulated by the
council of the league of nations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
RIA WILL START
RETURN AT ONCE

MINEoLA, N. ", July s,-The 5rit.
iSh diriaIble R.34 will start on its re-
turn flight before daybreak tomorrow.
II was announced positively this after.
noon by Nal. c. n. Scott, her COM
mander. He expects to get away, he
said, between 3 and o'clock
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

MUST NOW DECIDE
CITY TAX RATE
Special Committee viii Take
No Further Action as City
Commission Has Power to
Fix Budget and Rate.

Members Of the tax rate committees
. having made two reports to Mayor
Monteverde and the city commission
| ers, in both OF which they set forth the
| reasons which led them to believe that
every necessary expenditure of the city
can be taken care Of with the revenues
derived from a s. tax rate, supplement
ed as these revenues always are by the
| special collections, and collections OF
delinquent taxes. will take no further
action until the city administration
makes known its decision in the matter.
The ordinance fixing the tax rate at
SEQ has been held for nearly a month.
There seems to be every indication that
IL will be passed next Tuesday, prob
ably just as It WAS originally drawn.
A statement giving the reasons for this
proposed action may be made by the
mayor this week.
II every item included in the proposed
budget published last month is insisted
| upon, it can be assumed that no re-
duction In the proposed rate will be
made.
Big Budget Increases.
The total estimated budget for this
year given in the published estimates
furnished by the city clerk, is Ss,22S.-
! S34
The total budget expenditures for
1918, taken from the same published
notice, are given AS N7S3,4l7.
That is an estimated increase in gem
| eral city expenses this year OF ${40,-
Az.
The published statement shows that
the city began the year 1918 with a
balance, but finished up with an over
drafr Of $bS,33S
The tax rate committee suggested
the proposed expenditures this year
even with half the year past, could. In
their opinion, be scaled down AT least
$500 600 by proper economy in each de-
partment, and the cutting down OF the
force of employees In some departments
They made suggestions as to "A few de
partments, such as Ernest Miler's So
600 claim agent Job, but left the decision
as whole to the mayor and commits
| oil
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
GERMAN ASSEMBLY
RAT|F|ES PEACE
Resolution Formally Uphold
ing Signing of Treaty
Adopted.

WEIMAI, July Q. (via Coblenz) (By
the Associated Press 1.-The resolution
ratifying the~peace treaty was adopted
by the German national assembly to-
day by a vote of 20S to lis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
Ample Revenue Assured.

They also suggested that with an In.
creased total assessment OF 81, ,234, 900
ana increasing revenues from nearly ev-
cry department which collects fees, IL
censes, fines and forfeitures, consider
ably more than 100000 from those
sources night be anticipated
An Increase IN the tax rate on the to.
tai assessment Of $i35 900, 797 OF 20
cents over the amount fixed last year,
which was $iS0, figures out a tax levy
of 2,705, 995, The committee report es.
timated from departmental collections
for the past two years that such col
lections should aggregate at least $780,
600 this year. That, II correct would
make total of $320b,9g
The budget estimate referred to in
cluded $S50,000 money borrowed this
year against collections of taxes. That
must be paid of course, out OF this
years revenues, but any business man
can figure for himself that il should
not he considered in estimating budget
expenditures, but only IN the cash ao-
count AS one OF the liabilities, That
fact the committee pointed out in its
original renort
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
Police Expenses Up.

An examination of the police payroll.
MS shown by the figures furnished bv
the city clerks office, for last wear.
and the payroll for May, of this wear,
indicates one department In which il
appears that economy is not being
practlCed this year, although c. w. Mil
Ter, when he was fire and police COM
missioner, stated early in the year that
ne could pay the increased salaries
fixed for that department. and not in
crease the total expense, because by
employing better men, he could police
the city with a fewer number OF pa
trolmen.
The average number of patrolmen last
year Is given by the city clerks office,
IN the auditors report submitted TO
the tax rate committee. as 1884, The
3s2
The May payroll shows that exclusive
OF the special police, 65 in ALL hired for
the Centennial week. there were 160
patrolmen on the payroll, the monthly
total being $lS.156 That would make
the yearly payroll $l57,S72 for patrol
men alone,
In addition to all other officers of the
police department, including IS detec-
tiyes, there were listed in May admin
istration police and II special police.
The latter list includes several whisky
sleuths
The administration payroll for May
was $2,3l3, and the payroll for the spe~
al Ippn uau
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
Many "Spe cials.

Reference to last years average pay
roll shows that there were that year
20 special men. who drew for the year,
SO,773, and that there were % admin
istration police, not doing regular pa
trol duty, but consisting of clerks,
phone operators, etc" who drew for the
year, $223l3,
No specific reference was made in
the committee report as to these figures
but 1t is shown that the total expense
of the police department last year was
S25l, ,4ib and the budget estimate this
year is $3.50, 900
With reference to the mayors conten-
tion that any difference was made In
the main point at issue by the slight
error as to the total number of EN-
poyes on the city payroll in May and
supplemental report pointed out that
the money expended for all purposes
was the main point at issue.
Referring to the May payroll once
more, the amount paid out by the city
on payroll account that month (elimln-
ating the 65 special Centennial police
mem is given by the city clerks figures
as tabulated by the auditors, as $lO3,-
S96.
Multiplied by T., that seems to indi-
cate that If the May net payroll is an
average one for the year. the total pay
roll in all departments this year will
be Sl,246,752
Total payrolls in all departments, as
shown by the city clerks figures for
last year, were s96l,SlS.
That is an indicated increase this
year in payrolls alone of S2S5,SlS, or
much more than the committee report
suggested might be saved by an eco
nomcal administration of the city's
affairs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
Weather Forecast

Probably local thun-
der showers; station
ary temperature.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20

Wednesday the local bankers and
their wives viii be hosts At "a formal
dance In tho Country club In their
honor. During the afternoon pre-.
ceding this, Mrs, W. y Brown viii
tender the visitors an afternoon tea
on Thursday. there viii b" a lunch
con given In the Country club for
the women Of the conveytion Thozo
are the official parties announced.
Doubtless the dhyr ~ the convrn
ton will bo featured with many
informal and delightful affairs for
these appreciated gucsts
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20

Catherine Croshio Jane wallace.
Ruth clinton Katherine Smith and
rlorlne Werth'fgr managed sale of
HnBdwlrhcs. ices. cakes and candies
South Huuldcr Saturday afternoon,
realizing tho sum or ny dolhfs.
which Will go towards the sum brlng
raised for French and Bclglnu or
rhana by the children ~ tho brock
and Elliot rchool. where theso. five
little girls are pupils
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20

The announcement ~ the engage
mont ana approaching marriage u
Mics Margaret Walsh of HartlcsYlllc
and Mr Thomas Fcnlon shea Of
Tulsa ~ of much interest 'rho wed
dirg w 10 take place In cirly June,
ana VII be- celebrated IN tn" cath
olic church a. l!artlcsNiIr. The
bride eicCi is the daughter ~ MIR
ana Ms Edward T. Walsh ~ thnt
city. and tho groom to.hc is the son
~ Judge and Mrs ] j shea ~ 1901
south Carson. lhi- city NJ shea
served ha first lleuicuuu' with the
FIRST dlyiaipn In France, and wuH
discharged from sctvico the FIRST of
the year.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20

one ~ the very lovely events ~
Saturday was the luncheon given by
Mr., /, u Hlddle In her charming
suite In The ElwOod apartments.
spring flowers N an thctr variety
and fragrance adorned the table ana
filled vase and bowl In IN" several
rooms Mrs Riddles gursis were
Mosdhmes Wniph lockwood Sam
McRirney. Alvin WlohRrds II r..
Hughes, T. I. bartlett. W v Savage.
John Finlhyson, Jr. Ralph Stauftcr
and Misc cook.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20

An event Of interest ana one TO be
remembered pleasantly was the
luncheon given las' Friday by Mr.
j W smith when she mplimcntod
Mcsdamos " It FRANKLIN. T. g ray
lor and J T. rrtddnck ~ Mccloud.
okla, and MrH James Alien ~ Sent
mole, Okla These ladies are visitors
In the home of Mrs y " Younk.
man.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20
.Jndla I1ub I,ntcrtnina.

MomhoTs n thc JhdU Cluh enler-
taincd saturday evening In the home
~ Miss Alpharetu scott In South
Carson at dancing party. having
their young men friends with them
on this very pleasant occasion. Flow
ers from the summer garden adorned
the rooms, and during the evening
delicious refreshments were served.
There were about fifty guests
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-20
hcnlnr Orpnn NcCiinl

Prof Knowles Weaver will prescn,
Miss Jennie Louise moore in her
senior organ recital at Kendall 90.
irRe TS4esdny evening AT 10
o'clock Miss Moore Is tho talented
daughter Of Mrs anc Mrs. X w
Moore OF Sapulpn. This IL amons
the prominent musical events ot the
week In the college and In Of In
torest 10 many friends OF Miss Moore
both In Tulsa and Sapulpa.