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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
DYKES ON RIVER
WASHED AWAY
Water Flows Through Big
Levee Gap-Plans for
Rebuilding Begun.

One Of the two dykes constructed by
the United states engineers above
Memphis in an effort 70 turn the cur
rent Of Mississippi rive in such a man
ner as to divert ID toward Mudisland
and tend to restore former harbor lines,
has been washed out BY the high water
Of the past few days.
The washout occurred on the lower
dyke, and a portion OF the levee be-
tween geo and 800 feet In length has
completely washed away, permitting the
river to flow through the aperture, fol-
lowing the trend Of the current prior to
the construction OF the dyke
The river Wednesday had reached a
stage OF 26.4 feet, a rise OF O.e during
the past "a hours. S. C. Emery, local
forecaster. stated Wednesday morning
that the river might possibly reach
stage Of 80 feet. The official fore
cast, however Is that the river will pass
the 20-foot stage by next Saturday
Mr.. Emery does not believe that the
river will rise much, II any. beyond the
sa-foot stage, and in any event not
more than 80 feet unless. OF course,
there is a change in conditions above
Memphis
The present stage OF the river has
so far had little effect on the levee
gangs working above Memphis, but IT
was stated Wednesday that the stage
OF the river had very possibly affected
the gangs working in the White river
district. The stoppage OF work. how
ever, Is only temporary and will not
materially delay the work that Is being
done.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
PRICES REDUCED FOR
METROPOLITAN TENOR

At the reduced price of admission a
crowded house should greet Paul Alt
house, Metropolitan tenor. who win give
song recital at the Court Avenue
Presbyterian church Friday evening.
Nov Z, under the management of the
Cortese brothers. A great treat Is In
store for Memphis music lovers. ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Angelo Corteso who Is
familiar with the successes OF this great
American tenor.
Tho admission price of 81 so is con-
sidered quite moderate for such cele-
brated artist
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
THIRD STREET WILL
Be OPENED AT ONCE

The ordinance providing for the OPEN
ing OF Third street from Union to Call
honn avenue has passed on final read
Ing, and the work will be begun imme-
diately.
This is the most important piece of
really constructive work undertaken
by the city administration since it's
election last year. Third street now
stops at Union avenue. BY cutting 1t
through to Beale avenue thorough
fare will be provided north and south
which will relieve the traffic conges-
tlon on Main and Second streets. and
will eventually provide new business
street.
The plan has been advocated BY mem
bers of the Memphis Real Estate assoc
citation for more than three years, but
no action could be secured until ie-
Gently
The cost will be approximately s125,-
600 and will be pro rated between the
city and owners of adjacent property
from Adams avenue south, under the
provisions OF a law passed by the last
Legislature, making some changes in the
old front foot paving law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
THIRTY APPLY FOR
CARS OF SEIZED COAL

At the conclusion of the meeting
Wednesday afternoon of the Memphis
district operating committed, which is
handling the local coal situation, about
80 applications for coal received from
Memphis concerns, including the gas
and electric company and several local
coal dealers, were forwarded TO the
regional fuel committee at Atlanta, and
1t was expected that awards would be
made during the day,
There were 349 cars of coal held by
the railroads in the Memphis yards
Wednesday morning
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
CAPLEvlLLE METH0DlSTS
EXTEND CAMPAIGN

The community OF Caplevllle has
raised locally more than $4,000 Of tho
$4,000 planned TO be secured for the
erection OF new church edlfice. In
addition 10 going ahead with the solicit
tation for the fund In Vaplevile itself
opportunity is being given to outside
friends Of the congregation to contri-
butte, according to q communication by
], II, Thomas, chairman OF the finance
committee
The town Of Capleville has always
led In public enterprises and notwith-
standing the fact that so many calls
have been made on the public spirited
citizens OF late, the pastor, the Rev.
George u. Cobb, ana members OF the
committee, believe their project has
some claim for public support
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
GET READY
FOR FLU"
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free
From Colds by Taking
oalotabs, the Nausea.
less Calomel Tablets
That Are Delight.
full, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advls.
Ing their friends TO keep their systems
purified and their ORGANS IN perfect
working order as 4 protection against
The return Of Influenza. They know that
4 clogged up system and lazy liver
favor colds, Influenza and serious com.
nlications
To cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Caiotah at bedtime with a ewallow Of
water-that's all, No salts. no nausea,
no gripping, no slckening after effects
Next morning your cold has vanished.
your liver Is active, your system Is
purified and refreshed and you are
feeling fine with hearty appetite for
breakfast, Eat what YOU please--.no
danger,
CAIotabs are sold onN in original
scaled packages, price thirty-fiv cents,
Every druggist lie authorized TO refund
YOUR money II you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs, adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
SEEKS BANKRUPTCY.

Declaring his liabilities to be SS,57s. Is
and his assets TO be S. 40 Il, j. Bieber
a merchant OF Greentield, ,weakley
county, Tenn, filed voluntary petition
In bankruptcy IN the United states dis
trict court Wednesday morning.
Only two Memphis firms are listed
as creditors and they are for very small
amounts. The majority OF Bieber' 3
creditors are firms In 81, Louis, Chi
cago and New York The case was
referred to referee IN bankruptcy for
investigation and ADJUDICATION.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
~ Ihee aI W
B. H. Lombard.

CLARKSnALE. Miss, Nov. s, lSpl)
Tho funeral services OF II, III. LON
bard, who died at the horne OF his
daughter, Mrs, Creishton, In BronNviile
n, y. early Monday morning win be
held here In the horne OF his sister,
Mrs, Il, q. Wingfield, Wednesday, after
noon at o'clock, the interncnt TO oc-
cur Immediately afterwards IN the
Grange cemetery under the auspices OF
the klk's lodge. The remains Of Mr,
lombard were laid by the side OF those
OF his wife, who died here during the
sprn,ner OF the present year
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
DODGE" GOOD NAME
FOR NEW POLICE CARS

Police emergency officers will hereaft-
or ride In fast Dodge cars, Commits
sioner Quinn was authorised by the
city commission Tuesday TO buy two
cars, NJ private purchase, advertisement
for over four weeks having failed 70 Sc
cure bids for such cars as the depart
mRnt needs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
WHOLE FAMILIES
FREED FROM COLDS
Half q Century Breaking Colds
Is Behind DR., Kings
New Discovery.

From the little tots TO grandma,
everyone in the family can use this So
years-ths-standard remedy in perfect
safety. and confident Of beneficial re.
suits
Tncessant coughing. dsagreeAble
srippe. stubborn cold promptly checked,
Ne phlegm dissipated, the congestion
sasseued
Same high quality today as always.
Dr. Kings New Discovery lives up to
as time-tested reputation COO and sL2O
i bottle,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
26 RIOTERS ENTER
PLEAS OF GUILTY
Phillips County Court to Give
Negroes Benefit of Second
Degree Murder.

HELENA, Ark, Nov. 5.-Twenty-six
negroes, charged with first degree muir
der in connection with negro disturb
ances near Elaine early in October, en-
tered pleas Of guilty of second degree
murder when arralgned in the Phillips
county circuit court here today and
were sentenced by Judge J. M jackson
to serve terms OF five years each IN
the state penitentiary.
Eleven negroes have been convicted
OF first degree murder in connection
with the Elaine trouble and several ad-
ditional murder cases remain to be
tried, John u. Miller, prosecuting at
torney. has announced that he expects
all eases growing out of the Elaine
pleted this week
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
NASHVILLE PRINTERS
ARE BACK AT WORK

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 5,--The 81
newspaper printers who walked out of
local composition rooms last week are
practically all back at work this morn
ing and. according 10 officials of the
local union, negotiations for additional
compensation win be resumed where
they were broken off the local officers
being assisted by II, l. Campbell
Souther representative Of the Inter-
national Typographical union,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05

sale that spells ECONOMY great big boxcar letters Right
the when they wanth the the
awhen the need for good vceabe is
here's sale of handsome stylish dependable dollars and
dollars sthan they made sell for
Through fortunate and timely purchase from New Yos best
makers these wonderful lots consisting of than
less wholesale
of different styles select fromstunnng
kerseys polo cloth and novelty weaveoose and beed models
of them lined with fine scoas worth
from o $500 at $2o.85 and $4450
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
IN CHAIR S SHADOW.

Emanuel HAWKING Negro charged
with the murder OF John Gilliland, an
other negro, viii go on the stand We'd
nesday In his own defense. First de-
gree murder in case OF conviction viii
be death in the electric chair.
John Bell is representing Hawkins and
John Exhy assistant states attorney,
IL prosecutinp the case
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
W1 igIsIgEE BID
Smith Comfort.

Ct.ARKspALE, Miss,, Nov, .. (spl.)
Howard Houston Smith and Miss
Ruby Comfort arrived In Clarksdsiee
TUESDAY morning from Duncan ana
shortly afterwards were married ~ the
Methodist parsonage. Rev &c. Nash
Rroyles, the Methodist pastor Off
eiatIng ShorAly following the ceremony
die young couple departed for Duncan,
where they win make their future
home
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
Stomach ills

permanently disappear after drin,tinv|
the celebrated Shivar Mineral watea,|
Positively guaranteed by money bact|
Offer Tastes fine; costs q trifle. De.
livered anywhere by our MemphIs|
agents, Oliver Finnie Co. Phone them|
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
Walton Lection.

CLARKSpAIE, Miss, Nov, 5. CSplo
MIR and Mrs. G. w, Lection were no
titled yesterday Of tho sectet marriage
of their daughter, Miss Lola Lection, N
South Mississippi on Aug, ~ to Pat
Walton, large property holder. OF TINS
section The young couple VIII return
TO Clarksdale about Nov. 10,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
SUFFRAGE RATIFIED.

AUGUSTA, Ne, Nov. S,--The amend
ment TO the federal constitution giving
women the right TO vote was ratified
the senate, The vote was 70 to s..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
The Results Of Constipation

Voslsnsss. aAllow skin, waste matter In
ne body. Correct this undermining
eyii with Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
FEEL good every day. Keep the system
9fe hpiiie adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
The Election

Win take place tomorrow. Vote early
and smoke Samelson's Extra Cigars
Real lie quality for &c. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
For CITY Assessor

Vote for r c. Scarborough tomorrow,
only candidate not opposed by Citizens
league, adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
PLOT TO
. STEAL PLANES TO
SELL TO MEXICO

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Dec. l9.-With
lieutenant In the air service in the
stoCkade at Kelly field, near San An
tonic and former lieutenant In the
air service held by the federal authOri-
Ties at Houston, high officials Of the
Southern department OF the army he
'iieve they have uncovered a plot, pos
sibly with wide ramifcationS. to steal
airplanes from the service Of the United
States and sell them TO the CarranZa
government in Mexico. Lieut. George
p, Sharkey is the officer held at Kelly
field and NJ. G. Robinson, the former
lieutenant held by the federal authori
ties at Houston.
T"chricallv the men are charged only
with stealing 4 motor and other parts
OF an arpiaIe at Ellington field, hous-
ton, where Lieut.. Sharkey was in ser
vice. Sharkey It is said at Southern
department headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston, has admitted his part in the
affair and has expressed willingness ia
testify against Robinson. whom h
claims was the leader In the plot Rob
inson, according to the information Of
otflcers at southern department head
quarters has not Yet been indicted by
the federal grand jury at Houston.
The plot was to obtain and sell to
the Carranza government IS airplanes
at $4,000 each, according to the story
said to have been told military intelN-
gence officers and agents of the de-
partment of justice by Lieut.. Sharkey,
who is said TO have repOrte1 that "oN.
inson came to him and told him Car
rama would pay $l50,U0u Ior 10 al
planes.
Robinson attempted to build the first
plane, but did not have a motor and
several other parts and took up with
Lieut., Sharkey the matter of obtaining
nose parts at Ellington field, accord
ing TO the story Lieut.. Sharkey is said
to have told. Robinson accompanied
Lieut.. Sharkey when the two took the
motor and other missing parts, accord
ing to this story.
The first plane had been constructed
and was ready for shipment when the
plan went awry, an agent of the de-
partment of justice who has worked
with military intelligence officers on
the case. said today.
The plane was Grated and loaded onto
wagon for transportation to the rail
road station at Houston, Lieut.. Shar-
Key hiding under the canvas wagon
cover according to this story. A civ
iiian who Is said to have known the
driver, hailed him and bounced onto
tne mysterious load for a ride. He sat
down on Liout. SharKcy and wondered
what an air service lieutenant was do
ing under the wagon canvas, and his
curiosity led to the investigation which
brought the arrests, this officer stated.
Because OF the seriousness of the
case and the small personnel from
which TO pick court martial at Filing
ton field, Lieut.. Sharkey was brought
to. Kelly field for confinement and
trial, It was said at Southern depart
ment headquarters today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
MEMORIAL SERVICE
HELD FOR SOLDIERS

JACKSON. Tenn, Dec. 10. (Spl)--
Memorial services in honor Of SerGt
George +. Miller, former Jacksonlah
who made tho supreme sacrifice or
oct "a. 1915, from wounds received
while his division was making lhc
death struggle with the Wanted Hin
dcnburg line at Bellecourt, France
on Sept 80, 1918, were held in the
Dixie theater at Paris, Tenn, last sun
day afternoon and the dstingusher
service cross presented TO his father
l., q, Miller, by Mai II. |. landers OF
Nashville,
The medal was a post.mortem pre-
sentation for exceptional valor displayed
by Sergt Miller at Bellecourt, France
Ola Sept 20, when he, after sending
two subordinate soldiers to carry Nh
important message TO the rear Of tho
line under open shell fire. and these
two soldiers were killed, volunteered
to take message himself and received
five wounds while bearing the message
which later resulted IN his death Scrgt
Miller enlisted in the army at Overs
burg in July, 1917, and was transferred
overseas in May, 1913. His brother, L.
l. Miller of this city, was in the Ar
gonne forest on the same morning that
he was fatally wounded,
L. G. Miller formerly lived in Jack
son with his family, but moved to
Dyersburg a few years ago and later
to Paris, An unusually large assembly
Of the Paris citizenship witnessed the
presentation of the distinguished serV-
ice cross Sunday. Mai Landers gave
a very fitting CulOgy to the hOnOrcd
soldier in connection with the prcsen-
tation Of the medal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
TELLS Of GREAT
WASTE IN TIRES
Army Captain Says $50,
100000 Worth Was AL
lowed to Run.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Automobile
tires worth more than $S5,0OO,OOO.
thrown In a pile many feet deep, and
covering more than an acre OF ground,
were ruined through exposure to the
weather at the motor transport corps
base at Verneuil. France, Capt, Robert
CIendenng, an officer at the camp yes
tcrday told Il home committee inNestl-
eating war department expenditures
during the war
No coverings Of any kind We're placed
over the tires for more than 10 months,
Capt Clendening declared, although
there were many canvass tarpaulins
scattered around the camp or being used
for less important purposes.
Approximately 500 motorcycles, aft
err being placed in perfect repair for
use by the A. Il, r., were parked at
the same camp and allowed to stand
exposed to the weather for months,
until they became useless piles Of junk
other witnesses told the committee,
Automobiles, including passenger
cars of various kinds and hundreds Of
trucks, were thrown into piles along
the railroad tracks until the Junk
piles covered acres, Earl Tromley, of
Detroit formerly sergeant IN the tank
corps, asserted. The former sergeant
expressed the belief that no inspection
was made Of the cars before they were
discarded and that many of them could
have been placed in perfect repair for
less than $50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
81 MORE RADICALS
REACH ELLIS ISLAND

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Ellis islands
soviet colony" was increased yester-
day by 81 anarchists, I. W W, com
munists and Federation of Russian
workers brought from Western states
on q special train for deportation The
total now in the colony. which includes
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk
man Is said to be las.
Department Of justice agents termed
the, train the Anarchist Special" The
undesirables came from Seattle. San
Francisco, st. Louis, Chicago and Pitts
burgh
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
"AMERICAN PRESS" TO
BE LAUNCHED TUESDAY

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. i9.--The
American Press, a ship named in recog-
milton Of the services Of the American
newspapers during the war will he
launched at the Hog island plant of
the American International Shipbuld-
ing corporation next Tuesday. The
sponsor win be Miss Elizabeth G.
Stone daughter of Melville e, Stone,
general manager Of The Associated
Press.
The ship will be the seventy seventh
to be launched at this plant and ia u
steel cargo carrying vessel OF 7S2a
deadweieht tons, with Il length Of i0l
feet and 81 feet beam.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
|BeMunQ
Years

You were taught at school
that your body undergoes a
complete change Of structure
every seven years.
This tearing down and build
ling up process of body tissue
continues without a moments
pause throughout life.
And when a man gets into a
physical condition that the It's
sues keep breaking down and
wasting away faster than Ma
ture can replace them, right
then he begins to grow odd.
This doesn't necessarily
mean, however, that he has
reached an advanced age.
Thousands upon thousands Of
people begin to break down,
their vital organs giving evil
dence Of fast approaching de-
cay, long before they reach
middle age simply because
they fail to give Nature, at
the proper time, the needed
help to rebuild.
Ifyou are beginning to show
the slightest sign of a physical
'1et-down''- if you are losing
your old time pep vim and
vigor if high tension energy
and nervous strain are begin
ming to tell on you--it's a sure
sign that you are growing "old"
too old foryouryears. You've
reached that stage where your
vital forces need rebuilding.
Dom make the serious mistake
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
THEFT AS WELL AS
CRUELTY CHARGED NOW

NEW YORK, Dec. ia charge
that Capt. Karl w. Deter, in charge
OF criminal investigation work at Le-
mans, had taken half OF 500 francs
stolen from him while a prisoner at
the barracks OF the 30Sth military police
company was made here by Murray
r, Phillips Of this city, crippled for life
BY l Swounds received at Chateau
Theirry and in other battles,
Phillips, formerly regimental sergeant
in the American ambulance service
made this charge while testifying at
capt. Detzcr's court martial on Gov
ernor's island on charges of brutality
TO members of the American expedition
airy forces arrested by Deter.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
LODGE SLATED FOR
G. O. P. EXECUTIVE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Tentatiye
plans have been made to have Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachu
setts as temporary aud permanent
chairman Of the Republican national
convention. There had been some tail,
among the leaders of former Senator
Elihu Root for temporary chairman but
1t is understood that the plan of having
one man for both places, first used I'm
1908, will be continued in 1920.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
BALKANS STILL AT WAR.

PARIS. Dec. 19.--Fierce fighting by
the Montenegro people against tho
Serbian occupation occurred around
Cettinje between Dec / and Dec. T.,
it is declared in an official communiGue
today from the foreign ministry OF the
Montenegrin government, the seat OF
which Ia In a suburb OF Paris
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
DENEKINE HELPLESS.

BERNIE, Dec. 10. (By the Associated
Press )-Advices received here by the
Ukrainian mission concerning the prog
ress of the forces of Gen. Petlura
against the, army Of Gen. Denikine, tho
anti -Bolshevik leaders in South Russia,
led to the belief among the members OF
the mission that Denikine's situation is
almost homeless
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
FIVE DIE IN RIOT

BOMBAY VIA LondOn) Dee. 49,
Five persons were killed and numbers Of
others wounded at Pondicherry, capital
Of the French possessions In India, in
connection with riot in the course Of
an election held TO choose French
deput%, Police officers fired upon the
crowd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
PRINT PAPER UP.

OTTAWA, Dec. 19-The price of news
print paper in Canada is to be raised the
$50 per ton {. o. b. mill Jan, /, according
to an announcement made today by Pa
per Controller Pringle. The price now
being paid by the Canadian newspapers
is 1853 per ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
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TWO BOSTONIANS BURN

BOSTON, Dec. t9,--Fire in the Alb
bottsford. an exclusive apartment hotel
in the Back Bay district, caused the
death of two persons and drove nearly
50 others to the street in zero tempera.
ture AGre.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
WOULD UNITE HUNS

BERLIN, Dec. 19.--The Prussian state
assembly by vote OF 21O to 80 has
adopted a resolution in favor Of cen
tralized German state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19

Druggists refund money IL PAz6 ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protuding Piles. Stops ir.
ritation; Soothes and Heals. You can
get restful sleep after the first appli-
cation. Price soc adv
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-17

On saturday, OCT. II, a speaker
came to Barbourville. He was taken
charge Of by one Of the leading
Democrats Of the county, who Is also
prominent In the educational circles
of the county. This Democratic cdu-
Gator took up Q collection for his
speaker aud paid IL over to him, and
got him up to speak. But our edit
GATOR was much chagrined when Lis
speaker introduced himself by say
ing that MIR. Black, the head of the
Democratic ticket, was good man.
but that his feelings we're for MIR.
Morrow. Some of the educators
friends were looking for him later In
the day. but he could not be fund
In the town.