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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
RED0UBLES EFFORT TO
BAR MEXICAN PLANS

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Efforls 10
prevent the smuggling of arms and am
munition into Mexico from the United
states are TO be redoubled This was
made known today at the state depart
ment after publication Of proclama.
ton signed by the president on .luly
IL restoring to the state department
control over shipments Of munitions ic
the southern republic which was IN
vested In the war trade board dIr!n?
the war.
President Wilson, In his proclamation,
referred TO conditions of domestic yi3-
ience In Me&eo promoted by tho use
of arms or munitions of war produced
In the United States" and warned IA
izers Of this country that any viola ton
II the laws passed by congress in 1912
and 1917 regulating shipments of nAlni-
tions would be vigorously enforced
Deportation of implements of war t.
Mexico without. specific license has beer
prohibited for several years and the war
board section Of the state department
in new regulations regarding licenses
for exports made public today, reiterat-
ed that no munitions of var or their
ingredients or the machinery for theiI
manufacture could be exported to the
southern republic without individual H.
censes for each shipment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
FIRST AERIAL MAIL
STRIKE IS SETTLED

WARRINGTON. July o. Announce
ment was made today a. the postolfice
department that the lirst strlee Of avi-
ators IN history had been settled, After
a con ierence between Second Assistant
Postmaster General Praeger and rep
resentative of the air mali plane pilots,
il was said thar the strike was the
result Of misunderstanding
six aviators who refused yesterday to
take the air with mail planes from New
York for Washington and Belefont Pa
and from the latter city TO Cleveland,
have been relnstated, 1t was announced
They were dismissed from the service
yesterday. The two pilots whose dis
inissal led to the strike have not been
reinstated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
REGISTRATION SET
BY ACT FOR AUG. L
Papers Dated Prior to 1919
Not Good--1918 Poll Tax
Receipts Needed.

Monday, Aug II, WI be the start
OF the registration In Memphis. despite
numerous published accounts that the
date would be Aug, 10,
This was the announcement Satur-
day morning OF Judge y, B Puryear,
chairman of the Shelby county election
commission
The registration will last for o days,
exclusive OF the Sunday that inter-
venes.
Registration dates are fixed by law
as the second Monday IN August every
two years, The act so fixing the regis
tration date was passed IN 1895, thus
making the odd years registration
years.
A supplemental registration will be
held 20 days before the November cleo
ton, This also is provided In the law
Of 1896.
No poll tax receipt is required for
registration. Every voter Is required to
register every two years, II he desires
to vote But he does not need to have
u poll tax receipt on registration day.
However, when II comes voting time
certificates are necessary II he be
under so years OF age, But the poll
tax must have been paid at least 30
days before the election.
All returned soldiers are urged to
register, regardless OF their poll tax
status. The 1918 poll tax is the one
that II ls necessary to have In order
to vote at the next November cleo
tion. according to Judge Puryear
Judge PuryeRr has written to Frank
NJ. Thompson. attorney general OF Ten
nessee, to find out whether soldiers
must have poll tax receipts, He wrote
early, so that IN case a poll tax receipt
Ia deemed necessary for service man
to vote, ample time before the 30-day
limit before election Ia reached may bo
given.
The 1919 poll tax, which may be paid
now, does not become delinquent until
March, next year.
Now, since the supreme court de
cision on suffrage women, In order
to vote, must register but will not
he compelled to pay poll taxes,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
PRESIDENT SENDS
LETTER TO LODGE
UPON RESOLUTION
WhitehouSe IntimateS Note Is
Not refusal of Anything"
But Text Is Not Made Pub
lie by Wilson. ./s

WASHINGTON, duly 26-Presldent
W Nllson has written a letter TO Senator
Lodge, chairman ot the foreign relnA
TONS comm ,ttec, dealing with q resolu-
ilon r''cently adopted by the senate
White House offIsials said the letter
was not y refusal OF anything, "
Inc reAolutlon referred 10 IN the
letter was supposed TO be khat af the
commlttee askiiig. Cor Nj ~ ~ i
used BY tbs WI lRnss2
peRes Il ss: ss1ItsFs ISSls -,
be made n, ter aScSsSs MSusS
Senate In ~ eaSd CAV ~ the
Waite Hons l,t no i, ,kamSnts in,e s' we're ere
,manicsiion, nsns a ssn Lodge with the com
President Wilson's advisers satf to-
written by former PresIdeit TAFT to
hartman Hays, OF the Reea blicen ma !
tional committee, and sevatA senator's
regarding reservations to We peace
treaty, the president nad concluded that
Mr. TAFT did not write for publication.
They said the president believed Mr..
Taft was making an honest effort to
bring about n settlement OF the league
CONTROVERSY and that he had no idea
that what he wrote would be published.
Snn'e OF the presidents, advisors let
II ~ known today that they depreoate
In the action OF some senator's who
have visited the White House in plac-
inr their own Interpretations IN state
ments for publication upon what the
president had said TO them on the
peace treaty and the league covenant.
With view to discussing the general
treaty sttua ion the president Planned
TO go 20 the. capital today to confer
with Senator Hitchcock, ranking Demo-
crat on the foreign relations commit
tee, and other Democratic senator's
IT was indicated today that the pres
ident was considering the advisabilIty
OF making some sort OF a statement
regarding hts Views about proposed
reservations 10 the treaty. Il was said
such statement might be made be-
fore Mr.. Wilson left on his trip west,
The president anparently has I'D.
vanced the date Of his departure from
Washington, 80 It was said at the
White House Today that he would de-
liver numerous speeches before he
reacl ed San Francisco on August ~,
to review the Pacific fleet 1t was
expected that the first speech would
be delivered in some city in the Middle
West.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26

NEW YORK, July 26--End OF The
strike Of 40 900 marine workers. which
has tied up shipping in Atlantic and
gulf ports for tho last three weeks. was
announced here today by Gustav II,
Brown, general secretary OF tho later
national Seamen's union, VINO added
that ships would be moving by this aft
ernoon. .rr.
THE men, Secretary Brown stated,
were satisfied" with the terms OF set
tlement. which include an increase OF
sl5 a month per man for all except coal
passers. who receive a $40 increase.
latest reports from local unions all
over the country, he said, showed unan-
imity in favor of waving the demands
for an eight-hour day at sea and a
"closed shop in order to end the
strike.
The right OF the unions to have their
delegates passed through the piers and
allowed to 20 aboard the vessels OF the
American Steamship association was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
MALARIA FIGHT IN
DELTA PROGRESSES
Elimination of Mosquito and
Breeding Places Needed
Says DR.. Fricks.

Great work is being done in the Mis-
slsslppi delta in the fight against ma :
lara, according to DR. L. D Frlcks, in
charge OF the campaign against the
material mosquito in the South.
~ is Just as important to Memphis to
eradicate the mosquito in the delta,
winch is Memphis commercial terri
tory, as It Is to clean up in Memphis
clared.
AT the request of DR.. ]. L. Andrews.
superintendent of the city health de-
partment and DR.. T. G.. Graves, super
intendent of the county board of health,
DR.; Fricks has brought W. L. Strom-
gust. an engineer OF much eXperier ce
IN the campaign against malaria to
Memphis to aid them in the local work.
The campaign in Memphis is pro-
crossing rapidly since the rainy spell
has passed. the officials say. During
the heavy rains, oiling was practically
of no avail.
The work in the delta is under the
supervision OF j. A. LaPrince, engineer,
who cleaned up the canal zone Of ma
laria under Gen. w. c. Gorgas.
DR., Fricks warns city residents
about leaving water stand in rain bar
rels and cans He says he has learned
that the anapheles mosquito, which
breeds malaria, propagate at times in
such containers. And even when they
do not, he says the colex mosquito will
breed. These mosquitoes do not inocu-
late persons with disease but are there
with the bite
1t Is pointed out by the department
that the malaria mosquito breeds in
water barrels and cans in the back
yards as rapidly as In the ponds and
swamps and to do effective work In de-
stroying them, water in barrels and
cans should not be allowed In the
city.
Persons who decide to do away with
ter in the containers before emptying
them. allowing the water to remain In
the container fer more than a. hours
This kills the wiggle tails Otherwise
the Young win develap after the water
~ efnptied.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
sZslslE ~ ASiSlslERs

Tennessee-Partly cloudy, probable
thunder showers ineast.
Mississippi-Partly cloudy with local
showers probable.
Arxansas--Generaiy fair continued
warm.
Automatically cloudy with local
thunder showers probable.
KenMcky--Fair and continued warm.
Louisiana--Partly cloudy, probably
local showers in (aprtheast.
OlSIahoma-G Generally fair continued
warm.
East Tetas-Generally fair in north,
unsettled IN south.
West Texas-Generally fair.
j North Carolina--Partly cloudy except
probable showefs) in mountains.
South Carolina-Local showers prob
able.
Georgia and F1orida--ocal showers
Kansas--Partly cloudy, probably To-
cal thunder showers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
FOREST FIRE
MENACE Is SERIOUS

SPOKANE, wash, July 26,-z-Forest
fires IN the national forests In West
ern Montana assumed alarming proper
tons Yesterday according 10 reports
received at the federal forest service
headquarters. Conditions IN the ,Jolo,
Missoula, Bitter Root and Selway dis
tricts were said 10 be growing worse.
Most OF tho reports from Northern Ida g
ho showed the situation somewhat i'm
proved
northwest Of Colville, Wash, and "A
logging camp at katg Spur, Idaho,
were destroyed by the fires Dcspltory
strikes Of fire fighters, especially In
the kaniksu forest were said TO have
taken place, supposedly MS Il result Of
q walkout ordered ny the I w, w,
~ q protest against Imprisonment OF
their members herc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
WILL. RECOMMEND FULL
TERM FOR TWO WOMEN

II am going to ask the attorney-gen-
eral TO recommend to the prison au.
ihe29ties at the state penitentiary that
you both be made TO serve your entlrs
five years sentence II the suprems
court afrirms the verdict OF this court,
declared Judge Ed Richards Saturday
when he had oyerruled motion Tor
new trial In another case against Ll-
liam Hollowel and Mabel Jones, con-
ylcted ntwo charges OF shopliftinG.
In the first case the women were sen.
fenced to serve from one TO five years
In the state penitentiary. The second
case, tried Friday. resulted In a guilty
yardict with sentence in the work.
house of ten days.
" lam going N change that sentence
from ten days III the workhouse TO ten
days In the county jail, said the judge.
"fhere would be danger OF the women
escaping from the workhouse, but a.
very remote chance Of their gaining
their freedom from Sheriff Pery's bas-
tile"
Recently the convicted women sought
to escape from the county jail by filing
the bars of their rooms with hack saws
and twisting sheets together TO be used
In letting themselves down. The daring
attempt was discovered In time to pre-
vent its completion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
END OF BIG MARINE
STRIKE ANNOUNCED

conceded by the employers. who had.
however, rejected as impractieahle the
demands for the eight hour day ana
"closed shops" This attitude Of the
emplovers was sustained by the United
States shipping board in drawing UP
the terms OF settlement.
Official announcement OF the END or
the labor controversy was made by Sec
rotary Brown following action taken by
800 members of tho Marine FSremen.
Oilers and Watertenders' union. who
voted to accept the terms, The Cooks
and Stewards association here 69&9 aft
erward voted unanimously to go back to
work. Reports from all the locals OF
the International Seamen's union as 70
the result OF their vote were expected
by o'clock tonight.
Oscar Carlson, general secretary OF
the Marine F'irmen Oilers and Waters
tenders union, declared 'the strike II
over and It will not be more than u
hours before shipping Is restored to
normal"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
Rs 1T OF BALLOT
IN STATE UPHELD
BY HIGHER COURT

NASHVILLE Tenn. July 2e (Spl)-Woman suffrage
stock Tennessee advanced several hundred points today and
the act held to be constitutional and valid and Chancellor
James Newnns decree chancery reversed and the
dismissed.
The opinion of the written by Judge Grafton Green
was not concurred in by Judge Nathan L. Bachman of Chat
ianooga who dsented the grounds that the suffrage act
chapter l9 OF the of 1919 does present constitution
ally valid exercise Of legislative authority for the that it
discriminatory and violative of article X section g. OF the
constitution which deals with the payment of poll in that
the legislature has right to pass any law granting ndvd
uas any rights privileges mmunties exemptions other than
such may be by the law extended any member OF the
community who shall be able to bring himself within the pro-
visions of such law
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
TOWN REPORTED
z FLAME s VICTIM
Telephone Messages Say
Washington village Fell
Before Forest Fire.

Z. ENla ItlgTr, Wash, July 26 --Tela-
phone lAs,6rts received here today told
OF the Burning OF Maohlas, IL mlles
north OF here. by a Forest fire Fire
Anpratuss has been dispatched 10 the
town from here. How much OF the
town has been destroyed could not be
nScertaiuad
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
RUN, FLIGHT RESUMED.

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 26.--Leut.- t.
Col r. s Hartz today resumed his
flight In a Martin bombing plane around
the rim Of the United States. The
plane rose at HIS o. M, on what was
intended TO be a flight of Geo miles to
Cleveland. o. Engine trouble had de-
layed the start four hours
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
]. @. RYAN DECLINES.

j. c. Ryan, general agent for the NJ.
C.. n st. l. railroad, will not be can
didate for city commissioner Mr. Ryan
was urged TO run on the Williams
ticket for police commissioner. Mr.
Ryan said Saturday that he would not
be candidate. 1.-The game would not
be wortA the candle" he said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGf. ACT Constitutional
Find One Tub
TO 100 People

NEW YORK, July ga housing
survey Of a block on East Thirty
third street made for the state re-
construction commission shows one
bath tub In 4S tenement houses In
which live LOO persons.
he bathtub Is the property Of a
safOonkeeper.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
ARGENTINE OATS UP.

BUENOS AIRES, July 26.-The re-
ceipt OF heavy export orders had caused
sharp advance In the price Of oats,
in which there has been little trading
recently Oats closed today at 10h
pesos per 100 kilos 1920 pounds, an in
crease OF, ! peso over the opening.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
STRASBOURC SCENE OF
BLOODY DISORDERS

BERLIN, July 2e. (Ry the Associated
Press) ss)--Disorderly conditions in Stras-
bourg, the capital OF Alsace, are re-
ported In advices received here. aAaEp
culinary conflicts between the French
military and civilians are alleged to
have occurred
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
MARCoNI WINS SUIT.

ANDON, July 26.--An award of
& so, 900 damages was given to the
Marconi company In II suit for breach
Of contract brought against the gov
ornment. The contract was In connec-
tion with the construction of the I'm
perial Wireless system.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
REPEAL OF CANADIAN
RECIPROCITY ACT URGED

WASHINGTON. j = 2s,-Repeal Of
recommended today by the house ways
and means committee. Some Democrats
Joined with the Republicans in voting
for repeal but others said action should
be deferred pending further investiga-
ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
Opinion of Court.

The opinion of the court as set
forth by Judge Green deals with every
phase of the disputed statute and reso-
luton upon which the women of Ten
nessee base their claims for TIM pripi-
lege of voting in municipal and presi-
dental elections.
Dealing first wits; the power of the
Legislature In the exercise of which IT
passed the suffrage statute and the res
olution providing for ballot boxes, etc,
the courts opinion says, 1T is said
that the legislature was without power
to pass such an act under the consti-
tuition of Tennessee, and II is further
said that II such power be conceded the
legislature, II was not exercised In this
instance N a constitutional manner.
I'VE think the question OF the power
Of the Legislature TO pass such law
is absolutely an open question in this
state and is not touched BY any previous
decision Of this court, !"
Here the opinion sets forth the pro-
visions of the constitution bearing upon
the question Of the ballot and elections,
namely, article l, section s, article a.,
section i, article 8, section 2; article g.
sections and 4; also section IA Of the
same article, and article Z, section /,
Continuing the opinion says; From
the foregoing (the articles and sections
of the constitution cited). 1t Is seen that
the constitution provides for the cleo.
sembly and civil officers of the county
or district by male persons Like
wise the governor must be elected by
the voters with the same qualification,
that is to say, male persons. 1t is
provided with respect to the other cleo
tive officers mentioned in the constitu-
tion that they shall be chosen by quail
fled voters,
"The argument for the defendants is
that inasmuch as no provision is made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26

In other words, the exemption Of
women from the payment of poll taxes
and the lack of any mandatory clause
in the suffrage act providing for the
same, is held to be in violation of the
above section of the state constitution
according to Judge Bachman's dissent
ing opinion.
That women cannot participate in
all elections Is because OF the inhibl-
tions OF the constitution. In those cleo
tons in which they may vote their
rights, qualifications and privileges
should be the same as other voters, no
more no less" concludes Judge Bach
mans opinion sr.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
Wilson's Obligation.

On the other hand, 1t is Mr., Wilson's
obligation to clarity doubtful phr&Ihol-
ogy and meet objections such as are
made by Senator Capper, OF Kansas
who wants clarifying clause ADDED
saving that article 10 does not super
sede the constitution of the United
States with respect to the war-making
powers of congress.
Brazil has the same constitutional
difficulty, and an explanatory para
graph would not be objected to by the
European powers, they have already
been informed at Paris of these con-
sthutional provisions which must be
fulfilled before American aid could be
given under article 10 to resist exter-
nal aggression against countries which
have signed the league covenant.
OF course the president could ac-
cept reservations and bring about q
| quick ratification of the treaty. But
| he seems to be positive that this
would In effect destroy the league
and make II as innocuous as the Hague
conventions which contained almost as
many reservations as agreements and
| failed therefore to be regarded as bind
| ing by everybody concerned.
attacking the president for falling TO
submit the special French treaty at
| the same time that he addressed con-
| gress. BY the language of artile OF
| iRAe French treaty. Mr. Wilson was
| plainly obligated to submit the two
| documents at the same time. His
| friends say he construes 'at the same
| time to be any day before the Ver-
\ sailles treaty is UP for final vote.
Word comes from the White House
| that the president would submit the
| French pact to the senate after he
returned from his Western trip in be-
| half OF the league and peace treaty.
As forecast already in these col
| umns, Mr.. Wilson must and will take
| the issue to the country. but before
| he does so, definition of the position
\ Of both sides on reservations and
Interpretations" can be looked for.
| This should develop in another week.
| Copyright, 1919, by The News Sclm-
itar)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
Democrats Together.

As for the Democrats and PRESIDENT
Wilson. they are standing together
Talk there has been of personal an
tipathy between the leader OF the party
and the individual senator's, but the
Democrats are working together even
better as minority party in the sen
ate than when they had majority.
But even the Democrats are sulter-
ing with public opinion outside OF
Washington, JUDGING by reports which
reach here. The country y repL PR eSfIteg rf,ino
as seeing no objection to clarliyimg
those clauses which are uoubtfully
nhrased or amblguously worded. nor
can the president offer any obpection
ultimately to interpretations. But tns
line must soon be drawn between cidrl-
fving language and obstructive reserVa'
The point at which an interpretatilso,h
becomes an amendment is not so dlll-
cult to ascertain as 1t mlgnt seem,
Language saying exactly what IS meant
by the Monroe doctrine, when Is AZ
ready mentioned in the treaty. "ouio oe
a clarifying Interpretation
anguage saying the United STATES
would be bound only 10 years by article
10, which guarantees the boundaries
fixed by the treaty of peace, would be
limiting reservation tantamount ~
AZ amendment The consent OF the
other powers would be accepted as
Nallu. Inc tUuHCtS dtO
mowers would want to negotiate further
concerning fundamental reservations
President Wilson has told Senators thls
would delay American ratiticatioh Oh
the peace treaty indefinitely. :,
50 the situation in q nutshell seems
TO be that, while the Republicans may
he busy trying to agree on program
that will seem to get them out OF
political hole, such as Mr.. TAFT de,
scribes, it is a Republican dilemma and
NOT a Wilson problem
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
PRESIDENT ELECTED.

HELSlNGFORS, July 26.--The Fin
nish diet has elected Prof. X. J. St1hl-
berl president Of the republic,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy, with
little change in tenn
perature.