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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
.YUDENITCH REINFORCED
BY VOLUNTEER UNITS

STOCKHOLM. Oct. 17.-Gen. Yuden-
itch, whose Northwestern Russian
army is marching on Petrograd has
been reinforced by troops commanded
by Prince Peter Lieven and volunteers
from Archangel, who now form the
vanguard Of the advance on the former
Russian capital, according to a Helsing
fors dispatch to the Dagbladet.
CA London dispatch received last
Saturday stated that Prince Peter
Lieven was experimenting the co-or.
dination of forces commanded by Col
&valoff- Bermondt n Gen. Won del
Goltz, which have been fighting in anC
around Riga for several days.)
Esthonian forces are reported not tC
have advanced materially but no fur.
Their advances by the Russo German
troops along the southern coast Of the
Gulf OF Finland have ben made. Thu
defeat OF the Bolsheviki before Petro-
grad is said to have been due to &
lack OF discipline, as they have plenty
cf ammunition and guns. The Bolshe
Vik front has been broken at severa
places and the soviet reserves are in.
sufficient to check the advance Of the
Yudenitch forces.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1T.-With the
introduction of a resolution by the cap
jtal group giving its views as to the
right of collective bargaining a spirit
Of Cancellation was manifest today in
the national industrial conference.
l.. Il. SHEPPARD, head of the railroad
conductors brotherhood, said he saw
in the resolution a sincere effort at a
closer cooperation between labor and
capital in the meeting and declared in
his opinion the gathering was lust get
ling down 10 business
Announcing the impotence manifested
Nv the labor group Thursday had now
given way to Il Willingness to wait any
N asonable length of time, Mr.. Sheppard
said his group saw every prospect of
n harmonious adjustment of the differ
tDces existing between the right and
left wings of the conference rs a result
of the employers resolution.
The resolution by the capital group,
Nhich Chairman Harry a. Wheeler said
had been assented to by IL of the IA
members present. follows:
"Resolved, that, without in any way
limiting the right Of a wageearner to
refrain from joining any association or
to deal directly with his employer as
bes chooses, the right of wageearners in
private. as distinguished from govern
inent employment, TO organize in trad
and labor unions, In shop industrial
councils, or other lawful form Of asset
alton. to bargain collectively, to be rep
EreSentcd by representatives. OF their own
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
MARION KNOX MUST
ANSWER DRUG CHARGE

Marion c. Knox. arrested several
weeks ago by officials of the internal
revenue department on charges Of vio-
lating the Harrison antinarcotic law,
was 10 be given a preliminary hearing
Friday afternoon at 9 O'Clock before
George II. Poole, United States com
missioner.
Knox was arrested with Or. w. p.
Berry, Nv whom he had been employed,
He gave bond for his appearance at the
preliminary hearing, but did not APP
pear and his bond was ordered for
feited, Officers Of the United States
marshal's office made several inef
fectual efforts to apprehend Knox, 1t
WA stated at the custom house Friday
that his father had persuaded him to
surrender To the federal authorities,
DR.. Berry was held to await the action
OF the federal grand jury when ar
raigned some time ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
ReWards Must Be
Ample Before Our
Police Get Busy

1.onnie Willis is a stereotyper en-
ployed by The News Scimitar. Tuesday
night he was in his room In the JET
fersoA hotel, on Main street, and some
one entered the room and carried away
a watch valued at about $40. Willis went
to the police station to make complaint
and ASH the police to get his watch for
him. He isn't certain to whom 1t was
that he talked, but there were two men,
he says, in the office Of the chief OF
detectives, and when he asked them to
help find his watch he was told it would
cost him s2h
II is understood to be the policy that
the reward offered in order to get re-
suits must be equal to or in excess OF
the pawn shop value Of the goods in or
der TO protect the brokers from loss in
CURED by the discovery OF stolen goods.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
GRENADA, MISS, HAS
FINE FAIR EXHIBITS

Grenada. Miss, has one of the best
community fairs he has seen this sea-
son, Joe Mette, poultry director of the
Chamber Of Commerce farm bureau, de.
clared Saturday on his return from thai
city. Mr.. Mette judged the poultry and
farm exhibits at the fair, finding them
of the highest class.
What Mr.. Mette declares TO have
been the most unique exhibit he ever
saw at a fair of any kind was made
by a farmer of the Grenada vicinity.
This consisted of a persimmon tree In
fruit, in the branches Of which was
chained a live possum. At the base
of this tree were a pile of sweet pota-
toes and a hoNn' dog, with his head up
barking. The dog acted his part with
such forceful realism that it became
necessary to take him out, his barking
created such a din.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
ERNEST MILLER
TELLS POLICEMEN
TO COME ACROSS
PatroImen and Officers Must
Contribute to Williams
Campaign Fund # They Ex-
peCt to Keep Jobs.

Ernest Miller, the city's busy claim
agent, who has been the confidential
adviser of Mayor Monteverde through
out his administration although his pay
comes out of the city treasury, Is about
to get into the political spotlight again.
Among Miller's other onePous duties
is that of acting as the ex-officio chief
OF police, when something comes up
That such a high-class man as Joe Bur
ney can not handle.
Miller Tuesday morning, while the
patrolmen were gathering to go out on
the day watch, notified them that every
policeman who has not done so. is ex-
pected to cough up part Of his salary
for the Williams campaign fund. t is
said that $40 was mentioned as the
nj sun expected of patrolmen,
but no limit was placed on the amounts
over that which the loyalty of the po-
licemen might induce them to contrib
ute.
There is an old, almost unforgotten
law, which Is supposed to, prohibit mem
bers of the police and fire department.
from being assessed for campaign pur-
poses.
OF course it will be claimed that
this is not an assessment, merely a re-
quest. Similar demands had been made
by Miller previously of the policemen
on other r~eliefs,
The most recent demand came soon
after a conference which ]. j. Will
liams. and several of his advisers had
with Mayor Monteverde. Possibly they
told him that campaign funds were
coming in mighty slow, and suggested
that the police might be induced to
contribute, At any rate, Mr.. Miller will
see to it that they do.
1t Is also said that although the en-
tire police department has been in the
fight for Williams up to its respective
necks, ever since the campaign started,
the men have been given another warn
ing that every possible vote for the
Williams ticket must be registered be-
fore Friday night.
Comparatively few negro men are be-
ing registered by the police. They
haven't paid their poll taxes, and there
who ply unlawful vacations in the old
downtown wards, are still being regis
tered in droves.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
NELSONLEW|S
SUIT NEARS END
Verdict Probably Late Friday
Judgment in Present
Litigation Final.

The Nelson Lewis $50, 600 damage suits
against the NaEoo & Mississippi Valley
and Illinois Central Railroad companies.
on trial in the third division Of the cir
cult court, probably viii go to the Jury
Friday afternoon. mr.. r. II. Nelson ana
Or. A. G, Lewis were crossing the tracks
Of the Ya2oo e. Mississippi Valley rail-
road in South Memphis, when a train
hit the automobile in which they We're
riding. Nelson was killed and Dr.
Lewis injured, The accident occurred
In l9l5,
suits for damages were filed by r. A
Hurt. Of Jackson, Tenn administrator
for the estate of Or. Nelson, and By
Dr. Lewis In his own behalf, Mr. Hurt
asked for $50, 900 and Or, Lewis for $40
00O
The cases were tried twice and arc
now being tried the third time, At thu
first trial the jury awarded MT Hurt,
the administrator. II $4,000 verdict.
which Judge PitAInan set aside. The
administrator took the case to the court
Of civil appeals and to h supreme
court, with the result that the supreme
court held that Judge Pittman erred,
Following tho direction OF the higher
court. tho cases were again submitted
to a jury in the circuit court last win
ter with the result that the jury re-
turned another verdict In favor or
plaintiffs, Mr.. Hurt getting a judgment
Tor $40, 900. Judge Pittman again set
the verdict aside
The case Of Dr. Lewis went the satne
route as the Nelson case, Or. Lewis
being awarded Il Judgment for $4,000 by
the first trial and 81, 800 at the second
trial,
Judge Pitlman can not set the YER
diets aside for the third time under the
laws OF the state of Tennessee and
the Judgments rendered by the pres
ent jury must stand,
A big array of legal talent Is appear
ing in the case, Luke II. Wright, T
Roauc Waring and W II. Borsie, Of
the firm Of Wright, Miles, Wartng n
Walker, are appearing for Mr. Hurt.
and Charles NJ. Bryan and A. II. kor.
trccht for Or. Lewis. Sivley. Evans &
McCadden are attorneys for the rail-
rnndA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
SIR HERBERT TO
HEAD BIC PARTY
Of COTTON MEN
Visitors From World Cotton
Conference Will Spend Sat-
day in MemphiS-Dine at
County Club and ChiSCa.

Sir A, Herbert Dixon. of England.
who has just been elected president OF
the world cotton conference at New Orr
leans, will head the party of over 800
delegates to the conference who will
be the guests of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Cotton exchange OF
Memphis Saturday.
1t Is anticipated. also, by Hugh Hum
phreys, of the joint entertainment COM
mittee, that other officers of the as
sociation will be in the party. These
include the following; Rufus r, Wilson,
general secretary. Boston; Frank Mas
mll, assistant secretary, England; Sir
James Hope Simpson, treasurer for Eu-
ropean members; w. Irving Bullard, OF
Boston, treasurer for the United States.
Vtce-presidents: Fuller Il. Galloway,
LAGRANGE, Ga, for the United States;
Edward b. Orme and John Smithers,
for England; George Badern, France;
Count Jean de Hemptinne, Belgium
Herman BUTLER, Switzerland, and Glor-
gio Myths, Italy.
The visitors, among whom will be
some of the most eminent spinners, cot
ton bankers, factors, merchants and
growers in the world. will be escorted to
Memphis by l.. X. Salisbury, president
Of the Delta and Pine Land company,
Mr.. Salisbury is entertaining the dele
gates at this company's famous planta-
ton at Scott, Miss, Friday, They will
leave the plantation during the after
noon and arrive at Memphis Friday
night.
A large delegation of local cotton and
other business men will meet the Wis
itors Saturday morning and take them
to the plant OF the Memphis Terminal
corporation In a special train, which
will leave the Union depot at S:3e
o'clock.
A luncheon will be given at the Coun.
try club at 1890 PM, and in order *
get the visitors out there in time, The
train will leave the terminal at /.
O'Clock for the club.
The largest feature Of the entertain
ment will be given at night when the
| guests will be entertained at a ban
quet at the Hotel Chisca. This Wi.
begin at s O'Clock. 1t is possible MIR
Humphreys will act as t~oastmasteT
and Caruthers Ewing will be the CHIEF
speaker for Memphis. Sir Herbert
Dixon will also be asked TO address the
diners.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
Idlers Must Leave.

one hundred and sixty-three men re-
ported in response to the summons Fri
day morning. OF this number IS were
excused for legitimate reasons, such as
over age, not householders or free
holders, previous Jury service in a year.
county or government employees, not
citizens, or physical disability,
This left remaining 1875 veniremen TO
be examined, They were provided with
seats In the corridor, outside the court
room, by order of Judge J, ED Richards,
In order to give them seats, Judge
Richards ordered every bench In his
courtroom ~odlnarily devoted to specta-
tors, Ia be moved into the hall.
This order robbed the idlers In the
courtroom Of their seats, but the judge
held they had no business there, eveu
though they could not be removed legal
~. Few remained to hear the examlna
ton. Tho determination Of their seats
took them about their various inn
aglnary tasks.
one more Juror was obtained Friday
just before noon, making three IN all
George Boiler, 293 High street, station
airy engineer, qualified Mr.. Davis ac-
copied him,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
Boy Scouts Take
An Interest In
The Webster Fund

"A good turn a day was tho motto
that prompted the C~hickRsaw council,
Boy Scouts Of America. ta send a con
tributinu to Tho News Sclmitar fund
for Mrs, O, r. Webster, widow Of the
slain deputy Unitod states marshal
NJ, ]. and Marshall j. B0uidin, Jr,
Clarksdale, Miss, each sent n check for
S. Tor the fund.
Ono OF tho contributors writes 81
am u poor man and Il poor letter writer,
but | have been thinking what a shame
Il Is for u hig paper like The News
SClmitar to appeal for help in so worthy
u cause and receive only $1,000 II Web
ater had been n hootlegger, gambler or
crook hts friends would have contributed
500, 600
Persona desiring to contribute 10 this
fund may send check or cash to Tho
News SCimitar and the donation will be
acknowledge and turned over to Mrs,
webster. Contributions received thus
far are as follows;
Previously acknowledged .,...,.Si, 2i9, s.
w. A, Slgler, M%lllugton, Tenn. 500
TSoop No. II, Boy Scouts Of
America NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
NJ. ]. Bouldin. Clarksdale, Miss, 500
Marshall J. Bouldin, Jr., Clar&s-
dale, MISS, .,.,,.N.,.,r..',, b,On
r. NJ, Bates Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Total ,277SS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
MRS. v. A. DOCKERy
ENTERS INTO REST
Lingering Illness Is Fatal to
the Wife of Planter and
Capitalist. "

A victim to a lingering Illness, Mrs.
Hughla Rice Dockery, 80 years old,
wife OF william Albert Dockery, proni-
nent planter and local capitalist, quietly
passed away at the family home, "A
North Bellevue boulevard, at b o'clock
Friday morning. Her death was not
unexpected and all the members OF the
immediate family were at her bed
side wien she peacefully passed away,
Mrs. Dockcry was Miss Hughla Rice,
OF fernando, Miss. before her mar
riage, She was the daughter Of DR.,
Joseph Rice, a leading practitioner OF
North Mississippi.
Beside her husband, one daughter,
Miss Frances Dockery, and a son,
Joseph Rice Dockery, survive. Funeral
arrangements had not been completed
Friday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
TWO INJURED WHEN
CARS ARE DERAlLED

James NJ, Craven, engineer, 5S6 Jack
son avenue. was seriously injured, and
Vernon II. Moore, 775 Jackson avenue,
was slightly hurt when several cars OF
the Memphis-Paris accommodation on
the Louisville & Nashville railroad Were
derailed Thursday morning at Cobb's
switch, near Brownsville, Tenn.
The derailment was due to the ZOOS
euing OF some of the running gear or
the tender checking the wheels and
throwing the tender and several cars
off the track. Fortunately none Of the
cars overturned and passengers injuries
were confined to scares and shake
ups.
Craven was taken to st. Joseph's hos
pital, where he was found to be SUI
fering fgrom a mashed foot and bruises
about the body. Later he was removed
to his home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
CLOTHING THIEVES GET
RAlMENT FOR WINTER

About $500 worth of clothing and
tailor shop of Harry Kabakoff, 30z
South Main street, 1t was discovered
Friday morning when the establishment
was opened for business.
The Burglars gained entrance to the
shop by forcing a heavy rear door. APP
parently one OF the thieves was injur-
ed in the attack on the barrier as II
showed traces of blood in several places
The loot consisted of suits, overcoats
and bolts of cloth. Detectives Bishop
and Joyce Investigated the robbery. II
is believed the thieves used an automo.
bile in carrying the stolen property
away,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
MCE&fHS$yE ySHFYS1H
sIs1 !::AgIsaER


Memphis. Tenn, oct. II, 1919.
-Temperature-
Hour. Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humid'y.
z pm. yes'day 90 81 9
Z am today. 81 ~ -
Maximum temperature, II; minimum,
81. sun sets today at 6;23 pm; rises
tomorrow at los am, Moon rises at
2ll am. tonight. Precipitation ,Ol inch.
Tennessee-Fair and cooler, probaDie
frost in exposed places.
Mississ!ppi-Partly cloudy. cooler In
south and central.
Arkansas -- Fair, colder except IN
northwest, frost in extreme north,
warmer Saturday.
Automatically cloudy, cooler In
central and south.
KentuCky--Fair. cooler with frosh:
slowly rising temperature Saturday.
Louisiana-Cloudy. local showers in
extreme southwest, colder; Saturday
generally fair.
Oklahoma-Fair and warmer,
East Texas-Fair, cooler in south
east. warmer In extreme northwest.
West Texas-Fair. warmer except in
southwest, 4s
North and South Enthusiastically
cloudy, cooler,
Georgla-Partly cloudy, cooler,
Florida--P roba bic showers. cooler In
extreme north,
kansas-Fair and warmer,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
BENJAMIN STRAUCH WINS
SCHOLARSHIP AT HARVARD

Benjamin Strauch, 252 Nor4tse Main
street. graduate in the collegiate de-
partment OF Harvard with the class Of
1917, now a second year law student,
has been awarded the faculty scholar
ship by the Harvard law school.
These scholarships, carrying tuition
for the year, are awarded to a limited
number who have been In school at
least one year, preference being given
TO members Of the third year class.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
ASK MORATORIUM LIMIT
EXTENSION AS NEEDED

SAN SALVADOR, Oct, thanking
institutions OF this city have asked the
government to extend the moratorium,
the time limit Of which expires July
IS, 1920. In the event the government
does not do this the banks are said TO
have declared II would be necessary
for them to call all loans and cancel
credits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
ARKANsAN HoNORED,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 17,-Formu-
agencies In states where o~vertaxation
Is alleged, was ON the program today
Of the convention here Of the National
Association u Fire Insurance agents.
u, ". Alien. Of lielcna, Ark, was elect
ed chairman Of the legislative commit
Tee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
STEADY UNDERTONE IN
AUTO THEFT MARKET

W. L. Brimm. $50 North Parkway, re-
ported to the police Thursday night that
his automobile was stolen from the east
side Of Court square. Mr.. Brimm
parked his car about 9 o'clock and when
he returned a short time later 1t was
gone.
his automobile was stolen from a down.
town street some time Thursday night,
There ia no cleW.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17

REFUSES U. S. POST.

RIO JANEIRO, Oct. 17.-AntoniC
Onlynthe de Magazines, former foreign
minister and former minister to France
who had been mentioned In connection
with the post of ambassador to Wash;
ington TO succeed Dimicio de Cana
transferred to the Enthusiastically al
London, has declined to accept appoint.
ment TO the post at Washington, it was
Learned today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
TAX ADS AND HOTEL BILLS

BERrfN, Oct. II. (By Associated
P~ress.)--It has been decided by the tax
commission to impose a 10 per cent tax
on advertisements and hotel lodging
bills. The rate for the levy on luxuries
has not as yet been fixed, but that on
the turnover of business concerns has
been adjusted at one and one-half per
cent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
WILL HONOR LANSING.

NEW YORK, oct llmThG honorary
ferred upon Robert Lansing, secfagar
of state, by the University of theestatc
OF New York at tonight's session Of the
annual convocation. Mr.. Lansing will
be the principal speaker Of the eyon-
Ing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
POULTRY ASSOCIATION
TO MEET ON SATURDYA

The Shelby County Poultry ~associa-
ton will have a general business meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce in
room A on Saturday. Joe Mette, poui-
try director of the chambers farm bu-
reau. urges all members to attend the
meeting.
pr. L. R.\Lloyd will address the as
ISOLATION on the value of organization.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
T BAPTIST DEAD.

AMERICUS, Ca, Oct, 17.-Dr. Lans.
ing Burrows, aged n, who, for more
than 80 years, was secretary of the
Southern Baptist convention, and one OF
the leading ministers of that denomina-
ton in the country, died at a hospita
here today of bronchial pneumonia.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
SENATE VOTES FOR new
REPORT UPON COTTON

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-without de-
bate or a record cote the senate today
adopted the house joint resolution
authorizing the secretary of agriculture
to issue on Nov. . a supplementary cot
ton estimate as for Oct. 25 next.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
FLYING PARSON% REACHES ROCK Island
REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT

Ii you are not registered in the ward and precinct Il
which you live. you cannot vote. Voters who did not register
in August or who have since moved must register before Fri
day night at 9 o'clock.
The places of registration aud ward boundaries arc shown
in the map printed in The News Scimtar Wednesday. Any
information as to location will be supplied ii voters phone to
Main 296l, Citizens league headquarters,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
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GIRLS SLAYER HANGED.

CHICAGO, Oct. 17,--Thomas Fitzger-
aid, who on July % murdered Janet
Wilkinson, aged six, was hanged to-
day. He said he killed her because she
screamed when he took her into his
room to give her candy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
Weather Forecast

Fair and cooler, with
frost probable in ex-
posed places.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-01
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HOMES MAKE GOOD CITIZENS
To Own Ones Own Honre Means Ao-
qa.,ement of Certain Standing
in the Community.

Hes n home owner and a taxpay-
err" IS the best recommendation any
man can have in his own community.
II gives him a standing forthwith not
SO much rs "A person Of some financial
Importance, but as n dependable. sub
stantal and sef-rcspecting citizen,
wisely rcgardful OF his own and his
family's happiness and best interests,
and at the same time an asset to the
neighhorhaod In which he lives. So
universal is the home-loving instinct
that 1t might almost be said there IS
something wrong morally with the man
or woman who does not care 10 own
Il home; and that Is why the malcon-
tents. the habitual Industrial disturb
ers and the socially FESTIVE that In
fliet themselves on all countries are Of
the clement that Is very largely with
our home ties.
Unless all signs fail. this Is to be
the great Af~erican BODYBUILDING
year. Stimulated by the governments
urgent advice TO own n home fer your
childrens sake" and by the injunction
that during the war Ii was patriotic
not 10 build. now we can best show
our patriotism by building, there has
been a tremendous revival in the sen
timent for home ownership. The In
dicatons are that the unhappy classes
Of renters and bearders Will be great
~ depleted before the end of 1919,
md that there will be many thousands
OF additional families entered unon
the life of happiness and eontentment
Il BE- found only In the home.
The price of building materials to-
day is not high. as compared with
prices Of other commodities. and the
community that does not add mate
rally 10 its total Of homes this year
IS likely 10 be rated as lacking in pa
trinfism us well rs good business Judg-
ment.