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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
WILSON HAS LAST
SAY; CAN PREVENT
ARMED INVASION
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

49,.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-There is not going to be anv
armed intervention in Mexico this time Congress may pass
asking for of diplomatic relations and
the use OF military and naval forces but under the
constitution OF the United States remains for president to
determine when and how the best of the country will
be served in dealing with foreign affairs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
CANNOT BOOST COAL
PRICE, GARFIELD SAYS

WASHINGTON, Dec 6-Not cent can be added to the
price of coal finance increases in the miners Fuel
Administrator Garfield declared today after reading dis
patches that Gov Cox of Ohio had proposed that miners and
operators that compromise the basis of rs per ad
vance in pay for the
DR.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
Right to Strike.

"On the other hand, the right to strike
is not in any sense an absolute one
indeed, the moral right does not exist
at all in favor of citizens engaged in
certain employments. Here is a great
coal strike where large number Of
men have arrogated unto themselves the
right for the mere sake of a compare
lively small increase In wages to freeze
the world into submission to their de-
mands, throwing hundreds Of thousands
of laborers out of employment for
want Of material with which to work,
and thus were wrecking our entire in
dustrial system"
The governor announced that since
the situation had become acute and
both sides instheir stubbornness and
sefishness have manifested a dispo-
siton to stand out against all entrea-
ties" 1t became his duty to Intervene
and assert the rights Of the public. "To
this end" he declared. II shall employ
all the resources of the state of Ten
nessee in both men and money"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
COAL STRIKE MUST
END, SAYS ROBERTS
AT Knoxville Governor Tells
Miners and Operators That
Public Has Rights.

kNO&VlLLE, Tenn, Dec. 6.-In an
ADDRESS before large assembly of citi-
zens mere this morning Gov, A. II Rob-
erts served notice on both coal oper-
ators and coal miners that the coal
strike In Tennessee must be terminated.
ne Appealed TO them both upon the
ground or self interest and the higher
ground OF patriotic duty to state and
nation, and declared that should they
IAN 10 need this appeal then the notice
is served upon them that / shall forth
with take such steps and employ such
means as may seem best calculated TO
produce the desired results"
:, The governor spoke in Market hall.
the city auditorium, and was heard by
very large audience, including many
miners and operators, as well as inter-
ested citizens from Knoxville and other
points in East Tennessee He was ac-
companied to the city by Attorney
General Frank NJ. Thompson and Adit.-
Gen. - 3. Sweeney. with both of whom
ne was in conference this morning be-
fore the address, and again this after
noon. Several operators and miners
also called upon the governor and. dis.
cussed With him the strike situation ana
the coal supply ID this district. III M phiS
address the governor said:
Governors Plea.
Il deeply regret" said Gov. Roberts
IN MS appeal to the miners and oper-
ators of Tennessee to compose their
differenees and begin the operation of
the mines forthwith, that the time has
come In the development OF the coal
strike now on in Tennessee when | feel
impeHed by a sense of duty to the pub
lie to take an active interest in the op-
Grafton of the coal mines of Tennes-
see The people of Tennessee are now
facing coal famine which not only
threatens great financial loss, but i'm
perlls the health and lives of the peo-
pie. =.
THE coal deposits of Tennessee are
impressed. rneasurably at least with a
public trust and use. and this trust and
use are so vital and necessary to the
very life OF the people themselves that
y constitutes, in my Judgment, such a
forced on behalf of the public
AS governor; / shall not tolerate any
such use of property to be made as
will result in serious injury to the pub
lie. The right to use property is not
absolute, but is relative only, The own
er of gun has no right to use it to the
injury of his fellows. Neither has the
owner OF a coal mine the right to use
his property, or decline to use IL to
the detriment and injury of the public
Notice is hereby served upon them that
they must either exercise their corpor-
ate powers or forfeit their rights to do
SO to the state which conferred them
In other words, they must either mine
coal or exhaust every effort to do so, or
be prepared to answer the state for it's
failure through its courts or military
power as the state may elect,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06

EntiTely apart from the personal con-
ference with the president. demanded
ny the senate for two of it's members
N order that Mr. Wilson might have
me views of the senate, is the question
time. ti''
What Senator Fall, of New Mexico,
may think. about the presidents atti-
' tuue' or what other political opponents
may say, Is one thing, but what is act
ually going to happen is quite another.
The fact is that there is much more
concern in executive quarters over the
shutting down of American industries,
ana the throwing out Of employment Of
thousands OF men because Of the coal
Ftfike, than there is over embarking
on new military campaign below the
Rio Grande
Effors to make the public believe that
i will take only a handful of men to
clean up" Mexico are not deceiving
the army officers as TO the size of the
Job. The American army is more or
less shattered, Demobilization has been
precipltate Congress has cut appro-
priations right and left. The American
air service has gone to pieces,
Other Duties Now.
The regular army is strategically dis
tributed to assist governors OF states
In handling industrial disturbances,
Calls for volunteers would have to be
made, and new appropriations and taxes
decided upon,
But, as said above. there is not GO
ing to be any military intervention just
now. Indeed, there Is no reason to sup
pose that congress really wants more
war
OF course, the presidents refusal to
intervene in Mexico would enable the
Continued on Page lS, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06

The note recalls that making the
treaty effective, means the iumediata
release Of the German prisoners, V
leaves the reply to the German repre-
sentations regarding the claims for the
sinking OF the German fleet at Scapa
Flow to he dealt with in a further spe-
cial note
The note closes by directing Germany
to sign the armlstice protocol. falling
which action the council declares Il
will be constrained to adont measures
Of coercion Of military order.
Awing 10 the Importance Of the note,
paul putasta, the general secretary cf
the peace conference, will personally
hand the note TO Baron Won Lersner, tho
head OF the German mission.
Some speculation Is being indulged In
as to whether the American forces 10
the occupied region would Join In tina
carrying out OF military measures
should Germany refuse to sign the pro-
tocol, 1t is learned however, that this
question has not hecn raised by the al
lies, who assume that as the armistice
is stll IN force the Americans would
take part In any forward movement,
with the British on one side and the
French on the other,
notwithstanding the discussion of
preparations for tho military eventuali-
ty, the impression among the peace
conference delegates Is that Germany
will sign the protocol The view is ta-
ken that the German government hay
ing been waiting for an ultimatum be-
fore Yielding viii accept the sit0ation
now that the ultmatum has been pre-
sented and will sign the protocol under
duress.
Marshal Fochs military program. ac-
cording to the lntransigeant, Is one ap-
proved In June, 1918, by the allied COM
Tnanders, comprising occupation Of the
Rnhr basin and Frankfort The newa-s
paper says that heavy artillery has
been going through Strasbufg ana
across the Rhine since yesterday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
Huns Assertions.

Baron Won Lersner's communication,
which was received by Premier Glenn
enceau Thursday declared the allies
were mlsintormed regarding their com
plalnt that Germany was exceeding by
far the limit the military forces per-
mitted her under the treaty Won
Lersner declared the government had
never sought to conceal the fact that
the creation of detective police forces
and civic guards would be necessary,
and that the German government was
prepared to submit proofs to Gen. Nol-
lett, head OF the entente commission
OF control In Berlin, that these organi-
cations were permissible under the
treaty.
Germany, added the German pleni-
potentiary, was ready to discuss the
question Immediately with the allies
and was not seeking to avoid carrying
out the treaty terms
The text of Premier Clemenceau's
rotO to Won Lersner concerning the ex-
cesslve German armament complained
Cf, which was made public today. shows
that Germany was charged, In addition
10 the formation Of the Relchwehr lm-
pertal defense troops), with organizing
the Sichirheitpolizei tseCurity policel,
and the Zeitlreiwillige emergency vol-
Gntoers). which are declared to be vir-
tually military forces It summons Ger
many to reduce her forcSs strictly to
tho limits Of the treaty,
The council today took under consid-
GRAFTON Germany's express wish that
customs payments on goods entering
Germany by land be made In gold as
had already been done on goods sent
by sea, The decision was postponed
until the peace treaty Is put into force.
1t was explained that the allies de-
clined to accord an advantage to Ger
many, holding It Incompatible with the
delays she was raising regarding tina
putting Of the treaty into force and
with the unfavorahle economic measures
She was practicing, especially her pro-
hibitlon upon importation of numerous
articles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
CHILDREN POUR
OUT THEIR HEARTS
To SANTA CLAUS
Appeals to Saint Nicholas for
a Visit Come From DeSoIate
Homes to GoodfeIIOwS-
Santa Claus Club.

:, Subscriptions received by Goodfellows-
Santa Claus club.
Previously acknowledged ........$ $559. &c
EUnnlOEac ,f Af.nv n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06

the price Of coal which the government
has fixed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
Weather Forecast

Rain and colder, fol-
lowed by clearing
weather Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-06
Other Duties Now.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
USE CARE IN BUYING POISON

When a farmer goes to buy calcium arsenate for boil-weevil poisoning he should look carefully at the label. S should be printed on the label that the material is satisfactory for cotton dust ing, and that the manufacturer speci- fies straight use of the material with out the addition of lime or any other carrier. This is the urgent advice of the boll-weevil specialists of the depart ment of agriculture. If it is negIected. they say, the farmer may get material that either will not control the weevil or that will kill his cotton.
 Poisoning, they continue. will control the weevil, but the whole scheme is seri- ously impaired by careless buying of poison Much of the, supply offered last year was worthless or worse than worth less Many concerns are beginning the manufacture of calcium arsenate, anG there is danger that there will be even larger percentage of unsatisfactory ma terial than last year unless care is ex- ercised in purchasing. As many farm CTS are already making their purchases. or will shortly do so now is the time to exercise such care.
 The farmer should not buy calcium ar senate merely because it is labeled or sold as such, the specialists say, but
 should buy calcium arsenate by specif
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Tractor School

A tractor school for six Alabama coup- ties win be conducted in the week De cember S-15, inclusive. by the Alabama extension service. The counties partjci pating in this school will be Tarladega Clay. Calhoun, St. Clair, Shelby and Coosa. the school itself being conducted at Childersburg, in Ta1ladega county. The details of the affair are being arrangef by M. l.. Nichols, agricultural engineer of the Alabama extension service, in CO., operation with the farm demonstration agents of the six counties interested.
 The idea of the school is to train farm CTS in the proper handling of tractors in their farm work and it will be very prac- tical in it's nature. Particular emphasis will be laid on tractor troubles and their correction, All the leading nanu- lecturers of tractors have been invited to participate in the school ana rraaxe practical demonstrations of their ma chimes. Instruction will be given by the agricultural engineering department of the extension service, and experts of the tractor manufacturers to limited nun ber of farmers, operators ana tracror students who will register for the week course from these six counties
 The entire town of ChiIdersburg will be largely turned over to this school and indications are that goodly crowd of interested people will be present. A pro gramrne for every evening is being pre- pared which will include free moving pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
HOG RAISING A BUSINESS

the pigs that will be raised from the sows bred this fall will not be satisfac- tory. The pigs of this fan will not be ready for year. and untold changes may come about
 Every farmer who is conservative. care ful and painstaking in his hog raisirfs operations is able after a few years of experimentation to determine aproximate- ly the maximum and minimum number of sows that he can maintain on his farm at the greatest net profit When he has accurately ascertained this number he should breed that many sows every year. other conditions being equal In adher- ing to this plan the farmer is. in no sense, a speculator, but is in reality a business man practicing common sense business management Hog raising throughout the localities where pork Is made as a regular and dependable cash crop has proved one of the most reliable farm activities in which the farmer es- gages, and despite market fluctuations and the spasmodic irregularities in prices the prospects, are that pork production will be as profitable in the future as it has been ia the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Stars Shine in the Daytime
rom the Book of Wonders.

From the Book Of Wonders.
 The stars do shine in the day time. If yeu will go down into a deep well or the open shaft of a deep mine and look up at the sky, of which you can see circular patch at the top of the well, you will be able to see the stars in the daytime. The moon also shines in the day time, some part of the earth. At certain times during the month you can notice that the moon rises before the sun sets, and sometimes in the morning you can still see the moon in the sky after the sun is up. Usually you cannot see either the moon or the stars in the daytime because the light froIa t,ie sun is so bright and strong that the light of the stars and moon are lost in the bright ness of the suns rays. When the moon is visible before the sun sets orr after the sun has risen it is because the light of the sun is not so bright and strong at the beginning or close of day light If you are fortunate enough sometime to witness total eclipse of the sun you will be able to see the stars in day time without having to go down into a deep well or mine shart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

cations. It should contain not more than threefourths of 1 per cent of water soluble arsenic pentoXide, on account of danger of burning plants. It should con tain not less than 40 per cent total ar senic. If it contains much less it will not control the weevil. It's density should be between 80 and loo cubic inches to the pound. Otherwise it will not make satisfactory dust cloud and the plants cannot be treated successfully with it.
 In order to be certain that the material is suitable for cotton dusting the farm CT should, as shortly after making pur- chases as possible send samples to the Delta Laboratory of the Bureau of En- tomology at Tallulah, La, for exaIni- nation. In purchases of any size, sam ples should be taken from at least three packages, A safe rule Is to take sam pie for every 10 packages. Each sample should weigh half pound Full infoe- nation as to the source and history of the material should accompany the sam- pies.
 Success in sboll-weevii poisoning, the specialists point out, depends on observ- ance of these precautions. The farmer who is not willing to exercise that meas ure of care would be wise not to attempt poisoning at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Corn Belt Menaced

Ehe European corn borer, which has been in America for about three years is attracting the special attention of east ern and federal entomologists. It is rec ornized as the most serious menace the corn industry of this country has ever faced. The pest is stil coined to a small region near Boston and Albany. N. Y. That it will move west into the corn belt can not be doubted unless immediate ac- ton is taken to check and eventually exterminate it, says L. Haseman of the University of Missouri College of Agri- culture. Congress recently appropriated S350000 to carry on the work of control and New York state also appropriated S75.o00 for the same work
 In the latter part of August a special conference was held in the infested areas of New Yori. and Massa chusetts and < course Of action was planned. The se- riousness Of the pest and it's rapid spread las necessitated much wider campaign of control than first started. and aldi- tional federal aid is to be asked.
 The corn belt is nerhaps-NAi safe. al- though some fear tha, the pest may al- ready have reached if. How long this egion can expect to be safe will depend upon the co-operat tion given the eastern workers and the support they get in establishing an effective battle line in the east Farmers of the middle west should keep in touch with the situation and urge that their representatives at Washington do likewise and stand ready 10 support necessary action in keeping no pest from corn belt.
 The pest is a small boring caterpillar II is ahou, an inch long and as large around as 8 wheat straw, If is pale in color and carries rows of dark spots. The caterpillar bores into the tassel, stock an dear oi thr corn. It also bores into various garden crops. weeds and other plants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

Recent heavy slumps in the hog mar ket, as well as the high prices of corn. have caused hog raisers in various parts of, the country to reduce the number of scws in their herds. according to reports received by the United States department of agriculture. But hog raising the farms should be made stable. regular business. The man beginning to raise hogs. should resolve to follow it year in and year out, regardless of the price he nay obtain for his hogs or the cost of the feed which he converts into pork. Like every other farming activity, pork production has it's ups and downs, but, according to longtime averages the farmer who sticks realizes fair a0d dependable profit.
 One source of failure is that too many follow it as speculation rather than as business They plunge on hogs just as they would gamble on grain futures or on the stock market. Operations of this character are never beneficial for any business. Because of the recent de- cline in the hog market it does not neces- sarily follow that the selling price of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Why Is Gold Called Precious?

T Toil tHc oOCl Gi WOnuCIS.
 God is called che of the precious metals because of its beautiful color. it's luster. and the fact that it does not rust or tarnish when exposed to the air. 1t IS the most ductle (can be stretched out into the thinaest wire). and Is also the most malleable (can be hammered out into ths thinnes sheeD. It, can be ham mered into leaves so thin that light wtu pass through them. Pure gold is so soft that it cannot be used in that form in making gold coins or in making iewelry. Other substances. generally copper. arc added to it to make the gold coins and jewelry hard. sometimes silver is also added to the Scf~ with copper. The gold coins of the United States are made Of nine parts of gold to one of copper The coins of France are the same, while the coins of England are made of II parts of gold 70 one of copper. The gold used for Jewels and watch cases varies from eight or nine to eighteen carats fine.
 Another reason, why gold is called precious metal is that it Is very difficult to dissolve it. None of the acids alone will dissolve gold, and only two of them when mixed together will do it. These are nitric acid ana hydrochloric acid. When those two acids are mixed and gold put Into the mixture the gold will disappear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
By MRS. JOHN C. NOSES

Beef scraps. fish meal or other poultry nutrients which are rich in protein are essential 10 produce a regular and de- pfpGable supply of eggs However, in i suine seet1Qns of the country these mate ! rials ate rarely available on account of tae high transportation costs and the dis , t9nce from production centers Poultry rs.t1ers ir these localities have to utilize substitutes In many districts of the soathwest jack rabbits are used as a valuable poultry feed. Rabbits of this tNEe are Hot desirable as a human food QllfniS terta.n seasons of the year and to many persons, they are al-ays objee- ttonabt. As consequence. their use as iocd for hens is economic and ef- heieN as otherwiae the meat is usually wasted.
 Horse meat. 'also, makes good chick en feed. In some sections where the san itary laws do not prohibit the feeding of horse neat to fowls, extensive pou- try rasers buy old, worn-out dobbins and slaughter them and feed their meat to the poultry This is done on q large scale in parts of California Operators report increased egg yields by the hens as
 consequence of the liberal use a meat in the ration. Several Arizona poultry farmers formely wake a prac- tice of feeding wild burro meat to the hens with attractive and interesting results as come from the feeding of horse meat. These ranchers used to pay the Indians bounties for rounding up wild horses in the mountainous country and killing and transporting the car casses to the poultry plants
 Practically any kind of game. beef or
 fish which are not valuable for human food purposes are highly satisfactory in the poultry dietary. Where fish are
 a a nt line Til ie b frr the fishermen to throw back into the water or else throw away any fish which are not highly desirable for eating. The use of these fish as feed for hens would be quite ideal. and. apparently, there Y splendid opportunity for for some poul trymen to locate commercial plants near popular public fishing grounds. Some ot the Long Island duck farmers. who turn off as many 100000 dueklings year
 make an annual practice of employing fishermen especially to catch fish to feed to the ducks. The fish usually are boiled and supplied to the ducks in a cooked condition, being highly relished and par. ticularly fattening.
 On the average farm where poultry is kept as side line, meat meal and fish scraps are usually little used in the
 ration because, as rue. they are eX-
 tremely expensive compared with the other nutriments commonly furnished the fowls. Many farmers make up for
 this deficiency of protein in the ration
 by the liberal feeding of skim milk.
 Others maintain their hens on farm
 grown grain without the essential sup plementary protein, and as consequence
 suffer a pronounced loss in the yield
 of eggs. It is economy for the general farmer to utilize such high-priced feed
 as beef scraps and fish meal. as generally he feeds only a small amount of this material while its influence on the egg {, yield is markedly perceptible and decd- edly profitable to the producer. Unless