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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
Asks Extreme Penalty.

what do they know about the char
acters OF these boys? Didn't that little
girl tell you he treated her Just lovely
the other time he was out with herr
II they don't go u with these boys,
who would they so out with, Nobody;
they couldn't go out, But this girl had
no father and no mother, II is such
girls. without natural protectors. whom
human vultures like the defendant seek,
But this Is one time Mcnamara let
his foot slip, and he's In the clutches
Of the law now, | ask for the extreme
penalty OF the law In this case, The
proof here Is the most horrible l ever
heard. He should receive the extreme
penalty"
Mr.. McLain said he admired the
mother of Allen Mcnamara for sticking
to her boy, But he added that she
knew nothing about the case, and thai
she went to the girl In an effort to ge'
her not to prosecute Allen,
Speaking of Aliens wife, Mr., Mc1lair
| said she had testified 10 nothing tina
redounded against the girl In the case
He got to the testimony Of the doc
| tors, and rocited the medical Findings
as proof OF the goodness Of the girl
and proof that Mcnamara had commit
ted criminal assault.
Then he went to the poolroom oper
ated by Mcnamara, and of the defend
called him up there, "of course, It wa
tho woman pursuing him He didn'
pursue that poor girl" Mr., Mcl4aii
said sarcastlcally. He's a low, de
PRAYED type, and he sought to use he'
Tor his own ends" he declared,
Then he said that hY u statement OF
the witness stand. Mcnamara convicted
himself Of attempted criminal assault
and closed his argument.
Ralph Davis immediately opened TO
the defendant,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
GOLD IS FOUND NEAR
, GREAT SLAVE LAKE

LITTLE CARIBOU ISLAND, Great
Sla We Lake, Canada, Oct, Excite
ment over gold discoveries in this dis
triot are beginning to parallel the rush
in the Copper Lake district, north of
The Pas, Manitoba, nearly 1000 miles
southeast from here. Prospectors, in
Guiding r. H. Wilson, Of Tacoma,
Washington, who have begun mining
operations have seemingly been paying
some attention to stories Of Indians re-
garding "a lost gold mine" in the Cop
per Mine river district to the north.
This region is far north of railroad
lines. Adventures have come here by
canoe and probably will return to civil
lization this winter If dog teams are
available. Mining machinery which is
being installed in one small plant was
transported overland for several hun-
dred miles and some pieces came north
on the backs Of Indian carriers.
1t Is considered improbable that de-
velopment work on a broad scale will
be begun in this region until the AL
berta Great Waterway railroad Is built
from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, on
the Athabasca river. Then 1t is pos
sible that traffic on the Slave and
Peace rivers will be increased,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
Campus. GIANT SUN
IS INFINITELY DISTANT

Campus, the giant Of the solar sys-
tenn, is, according to- a recent calcula e.
ton, $4,000 times rs bright as the sun.
Its diameter Is 1874 times that of the
sun; II is $4,000 times larger In sur
face, and 2.420, 900 times larger In
volume, The distance OF II from us,
according TO this calculation, Is $50 light
years,
suppose says another authority,
that instead OF being at this enor-
distance II were placed In the
ccntor OF the solar system, In lieu OF
the SUM- II would then occupy SIS OF
Venus, and as seen from the earth
would subtend an angle of about 20
degrees OF are. Thus, when Its lower
limb was on our horizon, its upper
would be within 20 degrees OF tbs
zenith, Needless TO say, no life could
exist on earth with such II neighbor, >
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
One Witness Missing.

At the opening Of court, when It was
announced that Brown Duffel could not
be found TO testify, Mr.. Davis again
asked the court TO bring in the 16-year-
old girl Fuller Longley Is charged with
haNln crimtnally assaulted. He wanted
her as a courts witness, He was over
ruled, and then called Mrs. George
Christian, 1879 Kentucky street, an aunt
Of the ~ls-year-old girl Jack Frey is
charged with having criminally as
saulted.
Davis wished Mrs. Christian to testify
10 a telephone conversation she had at
1880 o'clock Saturday morning, Aug. 30.
with the foster mother Of McNamara's
alleged victim. But the court would not
allow 1t in.
It was read into the record, though,
after the jury went out.
II was that the foster mother called
her up, to tell her hat all OF the girls
were at the police station and that she
1.-THE foster mother) was done with Nc
Namara's victim. She had talked with
her n tried to get her to running
around, the witness said the foster
mother told her. 1t was afters this that
the defense closed.
Witnesses who took the stand for the
defense Wednesday afternoon we're Al
len McNamara's mother, his wife, his
brother, Augustus, Jack Frey, now UNI
der indictment on the same charge Mo
Namara rs being tried on, and j. B..
King, uncle Of the girl Mcnamara is
alleged to have crlminally assaulted,
The girl herself. and Sheriff o. H.
Perry also were called back to the
stand by Mr.. Davis, for brief question
ing,
McNsmara's mother and wife each
told of talking with the l7-year-nld
girl the day following the alleged as
sault. Each stated that the girl said
then that Allen had not committed
criminal assault Gus Mcnamara. who
formerly went with the girl, also stated
that she told him the same thing. But
on cross-examination of Gus, Sam o.
Bates, states attorney, developed that
the girl had said Mcnamara had at
tempted to criminally assault her.
Frey told of the trip which the party
made in the automobile the afternoon
Of the day the assaults are said to
have been committed. His story sub
stantiated that told by the defendant,
except on some minor points, Frey
said he bought the pint of whiskey at
Monroe and Wellington, Mcnamara,
during his examination, stated that he
himself had bought II.
Frey, relating about events at the
bridge, told how Sheriff Perry arrived,
and flashed a light on them, Later, he
said. II was not yet dark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
KNIGHTS HONORED
WITH BIG BANQUET

A sumptuous banquet did honor to the
1859 newly knighted members of the
knights of Columbus local council Wed
nesday night. The banquet was served
in the knights new home, $50 members
being seated around the board.
The banquet was opened ard closed
with the singing of america and in
between addresses were made by L. M.
Hall, grand knight of the council; j. J.
Slattery, grand knight elect: Rev. Fa-
Their A. 3, Parker and Mayor +. l.
MonteVerde. Musical numbers were
rendered bv Messrs. Ford and SHARP
and T. F. Kearins. l.
The new officers of the council wifi
be installed the evening Of Oct. % at
the council chamber.
The initiation of the fourth degree
will take place Sunday morning, a class
of $50 to receive their degrees. The
ceremonies will open with a mass al
st. Peters church and close with 6
formal banquet at the Hotel Chisca IL
the evening,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
WHEN YOU WAKE |
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WAT6
Wash Poisons and Toxii
From System Before Putt
ting Food Into
Stomach.

Wash your self on the inside befo
breakfast like you do on the outsid
This Is vastly more important becau
the skin pores do not absorb impui
ties into the blood, causing illness, VIII
the bowel pores do.
For every ounce Of food taken IN
the stomach, nearly an ounce OF wa
material must be carried out OF q
body. II this waste is not eliminat
day by day it quickly ferments a
generates poisons, gases and toxi
which are absorbed or sucked into q
blood stream, through the lymph dug
which should suck only nourishmen|
A splendid health measure Is
drink, before breakfast each day,
glass of hot water with a teaspooni
Of limestone phosphate in IT,, VIII
is a harmless way to wash these IA
sons from the stomach, liver, kidnN
and bowels; thus cleansing, sweete|
ing and f~reshening the alimentary car
before eating more food.
A quarter pound of limestone Pin
phate costs but very little at the dr'
store, but Is sufficient to make anyH
an enthusiast on inside bathing. a4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
Davis Attacks Newspapers.

Mr.. Davis said that he was aware
that the writer's Of newspaper articles
sought TO follow the policy OF their pa
pcrs and that policy was TO color their
writings from q particular viewpoint
'"They know and are advised Of but one
side OF a case, the side OF the attorney.
general" he said, Ne declared thoe
never sought TO get the defendants side
" the case,
In the presentation OF such occur
ances the speaker said the newspaper
writer's sought to make their stories
dramatic and by giving but II side
VI the case naturally eugendered preiu-
dice against the accused In the public
mind
Referring to the charge Mr., Davis
said that there were w distinct
charges embraced In the indictment. ore
of assault and battery with intent to
commit the crime, and the other eharg-
ing the defendant Of being guilty of the
crime itself. This was done. he said,
because the attorney general knew he
| did not nave sufficient evidence to make
the main charge stard,
The speaker said that. he had prac-
tiued criminal law for many years but
| never heard such vile language as fell
' from the lips OF the girl who alleged
she had been wronged by Allen McNa-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
MNAMARAS FATE
SOON WILL BEL
THE JURY'S HANDS
CONTINUED From first Page)

state. He reviewed the case briefly,
and set out high spots as reasons for
a return Of the death penalty.
This has been a long and tedious
case Mr.. McLain began. You're
tired, we're all tired. And for that rea-
son ] won't consume much time In my
argument"
Mcnamara had moved several chairs
closer TO the jury box and listened with
rapt attention while Mr.. McLain spoke.
Mr.. McLain then gave the legal out
line Of what constitutes criminal as
sault. He went into details thoroughly
In an abstract manner
Then he defined the Tennessee law
covering such crimes. He told the jury
a verdict Of guilty Of criminal assault
meant death In the electric chair. He
also said II was within the province Of
the jurors TO make the penalty life i'm
prisonment, or any sentence In the pent-
Tertiary not less than 10 years
On top Of that, he added, there was
a statute which covered the crime Of
assault and battery with intent to COM
NIT criminal assault. The penalty for
this is 10 TO 81 years in the penitentiary.
II is the crime of which Walter Pat
ton, alias Paddy Mack and SLEEPY
John Rogers we're found guilty last
week In the Second division Of the Grim
inal court.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
YANK MOTOR BOATS
DEFEAT BOLSHEVIKI

MEDNEJIA CORA, Russian Lapland,
(via London. Oct. 1.-Two tiny Amer
lean "warcraft" a S0-foot motorboat
from the cruiser Galveston and the "a
foot motorboat from tie Yacht Yankton,
each manned by Yankee iacktars ard
CARRYING machine guns and light artil-
lery have been playing an Important
role in keeping the north end of Lake
Omega clear of the Bolshevik raider
boats while the allied land forces moved
along the shores toward P~etroZavodsk.
These boats, which have been re-
named Atlanta ard Georgia. were
brought nearly 600 miles by rail from
Murmansk and were the first allied
warcraft launched on Lake Omega. Since
then British and Russian craft have
beNn launched.
The Atlanta had a close shave a few
weeks ago in a 1U-minute engagement
with a large Bolshevik steamer which
outranged the Atlanta's guns. Some
Of the shells struck within 10 yards of
the Atlanta which sought safety at
the beach maintaining a running fire,
but the Rolsheviki gave m the chase.
Lake Omega is dotted with bays and
inlsts wherein a constant game OF
hide and seek was played during the
"a hours Of daylight.
The American craft were under the
command OF Lieut., y, G. Woodland, OF
Atlanta, Several American vessels OF
the North Russian squadron have been
at target practice in the North Sea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
MEXICANS LACK SPIRIT
OF UNITED PATRIOTISM

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 9.-The Mexl-
can peoples lack of a spirit of protest
and the absence of public u~nification in
the face of the reported imminence of
armed intervention is a phenomenon
lever before encountered in Mexlco's
history, according to an account of an
interview given to representatives of
the capital city press by Luis CABRERA,
secretary of the treasury, as printed
by the Excelsior.
The secretary blamed the press for
this seeming lack of patriotism but
agreed, in response to the interviewers'
suggestions, that the silence of the
foreign office in regard to interna-
tionai questions might be the cause for
Il e Mexican papers failure to give
this country's attitude sufficient pub
licity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
BAD BREATH
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil. They act gently but firmly on the
bowels and liver, stimulating them to
natural action. clearing the blood, and
purifying the entire system, They do
that which calomel does, without any Of
the bad after effects. Take one or two
every night for a week and note the
pleasing effect loc and 25c q box.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
HURTS GETS $1,000.

A Judgment for 81, 900 was given ]. l..
Hurts In the Second circuit court late
wednesday in his damage suit for per-
sonal injuries against the Memphis
Street Railway company.
Hurts claimed that he was seriously
injured when two street cars collided
ut Main street and Beale avenue OF
Dec. . Of last year. Hurts was a
Messenger on one Of the cars. King &
I q nier represented Krrts, while Me
Kinney Parton appeared for the Street
Railway company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09

mara. He then proceeded to attack III,
young woman's character, saying sh
had a good home with a Mr.. King, but
preferred to live with Mrs. Linderman
l woman whom King thought IA moi
4 Ut person for the girl 20 associate
with. And that caused her TO be taken
before the Juvenile court
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
SISTER SEEKS A. J, HUNT

Anxious to know the Whereabouts OF
her brother. A. j. Hunt, who was a
patient In the Marine hosnital here a
wear ago, Mrs. A. H. Castle, Of Cleve-
land. o, in a letter to the police asks
their aid in locating him, Mrs, Castle
saws her brother was in the hospi al
here In October, 1918, seriously III with
heart trouble, For some time she has
not heard from him. She expresses the
fear AhAt he may have died.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
Mother Breaks Down.

Mr.. McLain said Sheriff Perry and
Mrs w, X, Rodgers had told their
tales and that neither would falsely
swear a man into the electric chair.
He stressed the loathsome disease
with which Mcnamara Is suffering, and
then told of a man so low" who would
do what Mcnamara did and attempt to
do with the girl,
Then Mr.. MeLain launched into a
TRADE against Mcnamara, which made
the tears OF the mother break out
afresh.
Don't let his age make you sympa-
thiLe with him" McLain said. What
chance did that poor little girl have?
His wife and haby-why didn't he
think OF them ut that timer Just mag
Inc Gus Mcnamara, his brother, is going
with the girl, and here along this
defendant and tries to seduce the girl
| with whom his brother is going"
In an appeal to the jurors, he said.
you men are all married. Suppose
one OF these girls were your daughter?
Put yourself MS the possible father Of
these girls, You wouldn't stop to recall
whether the beast was drunk. There
have been things said about how this
wouldn't have happened to these girls
II they hadn't been there, True, II
wouldn't, But remember, they are
working girls, and not bankers daugh-
| tera.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
Vn,,,Ig Gnu vi
OF Pyramid
ssMhat Blessed Relief From the
Suffering of Itching, bleeding
OF ~Protruding Piles"


IL you are suffering droadfully
and cannot wait for the free trial
10 to any drug store and get q
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
Girls Character Unspotted.

Then MIR, McIain asked for the death
penalty IN the Mcnamara case. 81 ask
you to return a verdict OF guilty Of
criminal assault, and that carries with
It the penalty OF death In the electric
chair" he said,
McNamara'si mother broke down at
this point.
Mr.. McLain called the attention of
the jury to the defense OF drunkenness
interposed by the defendant, He de-
clared that under the law drunkenness
a no eXcus
He dwelt on the character OF the
female In criminal assault cases. II the
woman be unchaste, he declared, the
reasonableness Of her being criminally
assaulted Is not as great as that OF
a chaste woman. But he pointed out
that the crime could be committed
against an unchaste oma Then he
called attention to the fact that nc
| evidence had been introduced tending
to show that the 17-year-old girl was
unchaste.
1T made no difference II all Of her
acts we're voluntary on that automo-
bile ride" he said, Even II she rode
with that party voluntarily. when Nc
her, against her will, he was rendered
as guilty as though he had hit her In
the head and dragged her down an alley
and Criminally assaulted her
He dwelt on the attack IN the girls
character, and said that no proof was
offered to show that she was not a
good girl morally.
Then he told OF the girls age, and
spoke of the horrible terms which had
| crept into the record OF the case, and
OF the terrible acts which were alleged.
He vowed that no good girl OF her age
could have thought up those things
and those words unless they had been
enacted and repeated before her.
He dwelt on the orphan girls life,
and Landed her for the fight she had
made during her life, She could have
| taken the easier way he said. III she
we're crooked, would you find her work.
ing as a day laborer at the bag com
pany?'
He stated as his belief that the boys
who took the three girls into the woods
| at New Raleigh road and Wolf river
bridge had lured them there for the
very purpose which they now are under
Indictment charged with having accom-
plished.
MIR. McLAin paid his respects to Jack
Frey, one OF McNamara's companions
who now is under indictment for al
legged criminal assault on an 1s-year-
| old girl, at the same place and the
same time. Frey's testimony bore on,
that OF Mcnamara In the main. He
compared Frey and Mcnamara to tive
poll parrots, repeating the same quo.
tation
lie said Frey slipped up, though, wher
he got McNamara blind drunk OF
Cooper street and not when they got
TO the bridge,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-09
COrns Come Off 1
Like Banana Pee
"Gets 1t" Leaves Toe Smootl
as Your Palm-Never
Fails.

Ever peel off a banana skin? VA
that's the way "Gets-It' peels off an
corn or callus. It's a picnic, Nothlgl
else in the world will do 1t but Gets "a
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-01-03
ID. S. MEDAL AWARDED
GENERALS OF ENTENTE
Honor Conferred BY Pershing on
Numerous Officers For Ser
vices Rendered.

Washington, Dec. 23-General
Pershing notified the war depart
ment that under authority granted
him by the President he had award
ed the distinguished service medal
to the generals commanding the va
rious French, British, Belgian and
Italian armies.
In all decorations were awarded
to 16 French generals, seven British,
two Belgian and three Italian gene
erals.
Granting OF the awards was an
nounced in communique from the
American eXpeditionary forces dated
last Monday. The statement fol-
lows:
Pursuant to authority granted to
me by cablegram, l have awarded,
in the name of the President, the
distinguished service medal to the
allied officers. for exceptionally mer-
itous and distinguished services rem
dered to the American eXpeditionary
forces, and to this cause in which
we have been engaged:
French Major General de
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-01-03

Castelnau, commanding the group OF
the armies of the east; Major Gen
eral d'Esperey, commander-in-chie
OF the allied armies OF the Orient:
General Fayolle, commanding the
armies OF reserve; Major General
Master. commanding the armies OF
the center; Major General Debeney,
commanding the first army; Major
General Gouraud, fourth army; Ma
jor General de Goutte, commanding
the group OF the armies OF Flanders
Major General de Boissoudy, com
manding the French army OF Bel
GUM; Major General Mangin com
II anding the tenth army; Major
General Gerard, commanding the
eighth army; Major General Ber-
thelot, commanding the French
forces in the Orient; Major General
Guillaumat. commanding the fifth
commanding the third army; Major
General Weygand, chief of staff 20
Marshal Foch; Major General Buaat,
chief OF staff TO Marshal Petain.
British army y-Licutenant Cen
eral Horne, commanding first army
General Plumer, commanding sec.
ond army; General Byng. command
ing third army; General Rawlinson
commanding fourth army; General
Birdwood, commanding fifth army;
Lieutenant General Curric, com.
manding Canada corps; Lieutcn.
ant General Lawrence. chief of stan
Belgian army y-Lieutenant Ger
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-01-03
HOW DOCTORS TREAT
COLDS AND GRIPPE

Ask any physician or druggist
and he will tell you that the best and
only effective remedy for a bad cold
sore throat, influenza or la grippe is
what he calls "a brisk calomel
purge which means big dose OF
calomel at bed time. But as the old
style Calomel has some very unpleas-
ant and dangerous qualities physi-
clans and druggists are now recon-
mending the improved nausealess
calOmel, cascd "CalOtabs" which is
purified and refined from the sicken-
ing and dangerous effects and whose
medicinal virtues are vastly i'm
proved.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with swallow OF water that's
all No salts. no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your diet
pleasure or work. Next morning
your cold has vanished and your en-
tire system is purified and re-
freshed
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist guarantees
Calotabs by refunding the price if
you are not delighted ADV.