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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
PRESIDENT I'LL;
ORDERED TO BED;
PLANS CANCELLED
Wilson Returns From Cruise
Suffering From DySentery
and Invitations to SoIonS to
Call Are Passed Up.

WASHINGTON, July 2t,-Presldent
wilson returned to Washington early
today from a weekend cruise to Hamp-
ton Roads and was Immediately ordered
TO bed by his personal physician. Rear
Admiral Cary 4. Grayson. who an
nounced the . president was suffering
from dysentery.
Admiral Grayson said the presidents )
condition was not serious, but that he
probably would be unable to receive
callers before the end of the week En.
gagements which Mr., Wilson had with
a number of Republican senator's to dis
Cuss the peace treaty and the league OF
nations were Cancelled
The president had been complaining
OF feeling badly FOR several days. and
when he started down the Potomac
Saturday night on the Mayflower II
was supposed that he was suffering
from slight attack of indigestion
Senators who were to have called at
the White House today were Edge New
Jersey; Norris, Nebraska; Cummins
Iowa, and Calder, New York
while Senator Norris name was on
the list of engagements for today, there
were published reports that he had de-
clined the presidents invitation. The
senator. however, refused to discuss
these reports further than to say that
any publication on the subject was uu-
authorized by him.
Senator Norris did not visit the
white House at IL am, the hour at
which he had been asked to call, and
White House attaches who communi-
Gated with his office announce that the
president had been forced TO cancel his
appointments for the day, were told
mat the senator had written u note to
the president, 1t was said at the White
House that the note had not been re-
celNed there at that time
President Wilson today asked the
senate foreign relations committee TO
approve appointment of an American
member OF the reparations commission
provided for under the peace treaty, to
act Professionally pneding senate action
on the Versailles document. The com e
mittee debated the request for more
than an hour without acting.
The president wrote that he had made
the request because he considered II
''of so much Importance to the business
interests OF the country" that the Unit.
ca Shtes. be represented on the com.
mi ssiNn.
Senator Williams, Democrat, Missls.
sippi, offered Il resolution declaring tht
committee willing to approve such an
appointment. but Chairman Lodge and
other Republican members opposed 1t,
While Senator Knox. Republican, Penn.
sylvanla, and Harding, Republican,
Ohio. offered substitutes that would
declare the committee without authority
In the matter. None of the proposals
came to vote.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
AWAIT MEX|CO'S
REPLY TO PROTEST
U. S. Without Official Word
About Attack Upon Sailors
Near Tampico.

WASHINGTON, July 2l-Urgent
representations, made TO Mexico city
by the state department as the result
of the attack on American sailors III
a small boat from the monitor Chey-
enne near Tampico, July 8, We're ex-
pected by officials here to bring prompt
Meantime further detsfj6 The at
tack were awaited BY bon the navy
and stale departments.
No reply had been. received today
from the commander of the cruiser To-
peka, at Tampico, who was instructed
by. Secretary Daniels Saturday to make
full report, This report was expected
to develop the character of the band
which held up and robbed the sailors
while they were on official duty.
First accounts of the incident re-
ferred to the assailants as bandits,
but in the light of previous informa-
ton that CarranZa forces had been in
complete control of the Tampico dis
trict for some time, officials desired
further information.
Secretary Daniels said today no part
of the Pacific fleet, now en- route to
the west coast, would be diverted to
Mexican waters, adding that If addi-
tional forces were needed they would
be drawn from the Atlantic fleet. Three
American warships now are on duty
at or near Tampico. They were the
CRUISER Iupehd, INC SuuuOdl IdSlllle
and the Cheyenne.
The Mexican government through its
embassy here has informed the state
department that it would ''omit no ef-
forts in the prosecution and punish
ment of those responsible" for the mur-
der of John w. Correll an American
citizen, and the attack on his wife in
the Tampico district last month.
The message from the Mexican gov
ernment, made public by Acting Sec
retary of State Phillips, said:
THE Mexican government will omit
no efforts in the prosecution and pun
ishment of those responsible for crime
so odious, in the clearing up Of which
it will exhaust all means at its dis
posal"
The attack on the Correll family oc.
CURED near Colonia, about 30 miles
from Tampico, late in June. His assail-
ants, reported to have numbered about
So also maltreated his wife and slightly
wounded his son. Gov. Robertson, OF
Oklahoma, of which state Correll was
native, recently addressed Communi-
cations to President Wilson, the state
department and the Oklahoma delega-
tion in congress, urging that some ac-
tion be taken in regard to the Correl
affair and other attacks on Americans
in Mexico. ..-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
LIQUOR
STOCKS ATTACKED
@--w-~
Plan to Make It Unlawful to
Possess Booze Causes
Row in House.

WASHINGTON, July 7l.-~An effort
to have provision in the bill making,
1t unlawful for person to possess
liquors in his own dwelling was ex-
pected to be the storm center of ds-
bate today In the house when consid-
GRAFTON Of prohibition enforcement leg
islation was resumed Members who
announced they would attempt to have
the bin amended with this point IN
view declared the measure as framed
permitted boarding ny wealthy per-
sons thousands of wnom are said to
have stored In their nomes enough
wines and whisky to last them q life
time
other members were said to feel that
the "drys" had gone about as far as
II was wise to go. TO make the legis-
lation too drastic would only bring It
into contempt and thereby defeat the
ends to which the prohibitionistS were
working they believe.
Stil others object to the action of
the majority In rushing through the
bill as they see no need for haste In
view OF the delay that Is bound to en-
sue before the senate Is ready to take
up the bill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
sIalsy AYNV|EA ASIS II EsFSl

Tennessee-Partly cloudy with thun-
dershowers probable; cooler in extreme
west.
Missssippi-Local showers and thun-
derstorms probable.
Arkansas-Generally fair.
Alabama-Local showers probable.
-Thundershowers; Tuesday
fair, cooler.
Louisana-Partly cloudy in east, To-
cal showers in west; Tuesday partly
cloudy, local showers in south.
Oklahoma-Fair.
East Texas-Partly tcloudy, probably
local showers in south!
West Texas-Generally fair except
probably showers In extreme west
warmer in Panhandle Tuesday.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia and Florida--Cloudy, showery
weather probable Tuesday; no change
in temperature.
Kansas-Fair, cooler In extreme
southeast: warmer in west Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21

does not surrender sovereignty by mem
bership In the league. The senator also
denied that the league involved en-
tangling. alliances, saying the league was
an alliance for defensive purposes
only.n
Replying to Senator Knox's PROPOSAL
Tor alseparation of the league from the
tre3sT Senator Poinerene ssid the
leagte constituted machinery by which
the terms OF peace are TO be carried
out" He said he did not understand
that Senator Root has even to this day
changed his view as to the necessity
for the formation OF the league of ma
tions"
The Monroe doctrine In the final COW
enant, Mr., Pomerene said, In amply
safeguarded to meet Mr.. Roots obiec-
tion, He asked why Mr. Root favored
article 10 in March and raised OBJ
jectlons to 1t in June,
Mr.. Pomerene also cited statements
in recent years by Republican Leader
Lodge in favor Of concerted world ac-
ton to maintain peace and continues
THE treaty before the senate does
not go as far as the distinguished SEN
ator from Massachusetts was willing
to go in 1916
Many OF those who criticised the
league have no remedy to propose
Many others present suggestions which
to u greater or less degree would jeap-
ardize the chances OF ratification and
postpone the day for the rehabilitation
of the world"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
TR|UMV|RATE NOW
CONTROLS VIENNA
Bella Kun Overthrown and
Plans Are Made for
Reign of Terror.

VIENNA, July 81. (By the Associated
Press. lit was n triumvlrate Of radi-
cal leaders that replaced Bella Kun at
the head of the Budapest soviet gov
ernment, according to dispatches to
Vienna newspapers. The three men
composing the new government are
Varga, former minister of social pro-
lection: Moses Alpary and Tibor Siam
uely
The new government, according to
the reports received here, ordered Hab-
rich, commander OF the city, known
as a moderate" to turn over the city
to them. Volunteers for the terror
troops, have been called for by their
leader who formerly was Bella kun's
bodyguard.
The governing trIumvIrate, 1t is said,
are convinced that the allies are either
too weak or unwilling to intervene forcI-
bly,, Bella kun's red army" is de-
clared to be breaking up Money is
depreciatlng in value rapidly and food
conditions are said to be unbearable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
WILL HONOR BISHOP
GAIL0R ON THURSDAY

Special services in honor of Bishop
Thos, +. Gailor viii be held in MANY Of
the EPISCOPAL churches of Tennessee
Thursday, which Is known in the Epis-
copal calendar as St. James day,
1t was on that church festival day,
rs years ago that Bishop Gailor was
consecrated as bishop OF the diocese of
Tennessee.
A special service will he held Thurs
day morning at st. Mary's cathedral at
10 O'Clock III celebration of st. James
day and also in commemoration of the
bishops conservation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
COlUs Craze In
Mild Content On
Dry Mud Island

HaIt a dozen or moro mild-eyed CON
tented cows Monday eagerly grazed on
Mud island In the Mississippi river be-
fore tho Mcmphis leyee M ouoa-
tion OF jurisdiction or exercise Of au
thority has yet been raised over the
succulent heritage growing in wild pro-
fusion on the obstruction in the river
Projects Of planting war gardens, cot.
ton or watermelons have been super
seeded by some thrifty COW owners and
no effort, so far as noted, has been
made to prevent the use Of the land as
a pasture.
AS the tinkle OF bells around the necks
OF kline mingles with the swish OF the
river, the cute little tail OF the island
Ike the Rhyme OF the Ancient Mariner.
fixes the eye of the observer on the
river and levee and in the language Of
a negro roustabout. If it continues to
grow. may soon jine onto Beale street ="
Perhaps 1t could be used as exercis-
ing ground for negro detectives barred
from shooting white folks In the bust
ness district
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
JOHN FRlCK MAY
SEEK STATE OFFICE

John Frick. who has been a deputy
inspector OF the state pure food and
drugs department for number OF
years, may be an applicant for appoint
ment asT commissioner OF that depart
ment when the term of DR.. Harry Es-
kew expires next January.
He will not ask the appointment II
DIR. Eskew is to be a candidate, but
in case Gov. Roberts makes 1t known
that he does not intend to reappoint
the present commissioner he will file
his application.
Mr.. Frick served with the govern
ment sanitary forces in Cuba during
the Spanish war, and since then has
been with the state department In
Tennessee. being stationed in Memphis
most Of the time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
CHAS. M. VANCE DIES.

The body OF Charles M. Vance, who
had many acquaintances In Memphis,
who married Miss Ella Thomas here
years ago, and who died at his home
in Los Angeles Cal. several weeks
ago. will be brought to Memphis for
interment in Elmwood cemetery. The
body will arrive in Memphis Tuesday
morning. and services will be held In
Elmwood. to which his friends are In
vited. His widow, Mrs. Ella Thomas
Vance. is accompanying the body here
One son. Heber Vance. also survives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
LODGE and BORAH
ARE CHARGED With
WRONG STATISTICS

WASHINGTON July 2l.-Senate debate the peace
treaty and the league Of nations renewed today
with sharp controversy between Senators Williams Demo
Mississippi and Lodge Massachusetts, and Borah Idaho
Republicans, the Shantung settlement Senator Williams
charged that the Republicans in recent addresses had submitted
statistics regarding Shantung but both denied
this and Mr. Lodge reiterated that while Japan terri
toa control only Shanng ports the German railroad and
the entire province.
The Idaho senator asserted that the practical effect OF the
Shantung provision to deliver both political and economic
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
RATHER AND FOSTER
HELD TO GRAND JURY

II. c. Rather, garage operator, and
c. A, Foster, auto mechanic were
each held to await the action of the
grand jury Monday morning by Acting
Judge Galella in city court. The charges
against Rather and Foster are larceny
and receiving stolen property, growing
out OF the theft of a Cadillac automo-
bile from T, s. Mercer on April 15 Fos-
ter was arrested in Paducah, Ky, last
week and returned to Memphis
The testimony that Officers Hagan
and Griffin of the police department
found parts of MercerS automobile at
Rathcr's garage and other parts at
Fosters residence, and Identification
was made by Mr., Mercer Foster, In
his testimony asserted that the car
was taken to his residence during his
absence and that Rather as his en-
ployer, instructed him to transfer va
rious parts of the car to another Cadil
lac car at Rather's garage,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
RAILWAY
RECEIPTS STILL
SHORT Of NEEDS
Next Quarterly Report, Due
This Week, Will Show Rev.
enues Not Sufficient for
Interest.

The quarterly report of the receivers
OF the Memphis Street railway prob
ably will be filed in the federal court
this week, The report will show that
tho Increase of one cent in fares il
producing only about IL per cent In
crease In revenues. instead of the 20
per cent which would result II the same
number of people rode at scent as
rode at five-cent fares.
That condition, IL was stated In the
hearing at Nashville, has been the usual
experience in other cities where six
cent fare has been in effect for some
time, The receivers do not attempt
TO analy2c the cause for this apparent
discrepancy. but apparently the only
way in which It can he accounted for
Ia that about &c per cent OF the people
who formerly rode on the street cars,
are walking or using some other form
of transportation,
The receipts thus far this year have
not been sufficient the report will show,
for the payment Of the July interest
on the Company's $4,000. 900 of out
standing bonds, although the January
interest which had been defaulted when
the company went into the reCeivership.
has been paid.
The question of labor costs win have
to be figured on again soon,
The Company's contract with the mo-
tormen and conductors, members OF
the street car mems union, expires
during August The wages now being
paid are those fixed by the government
war board and were ordered TO be in
effect for the duration of the war. No
formal request for advanced wages has
yet been made by the men. but II Is
understood that they win ask for
considerable advance when the new
contract is made, The relations be-
tween the employees and the receivers
and the other operating officials are
amtcable and no trouble Is anticipated
In arriving at an agreement, although.
during the recevership, II may not be
possible to arrange another contract.
Work has been begun upon the inven-
tory called for by the three appraisers
who will place valuation on the street
railway property. under orders OF the
state public utilities commission, and
when that work has been completed, It
Is expected that the actual work of
the appraisal will he begun,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
10000 STRIKERS BACK
ON PACKING PLANT JOBS

CHICAGO, July 21.-Ten thousand
employees Of the five big packers who
have been on a strike several days re-
turned to work this morning after the
employers had complied with the de-
mands OF the men that all police and
special guards be withdrawn from the
various plants.
The men announced that they will
demand an increase OF 30 per cent in
wages through Federal Judge Samuel
Alschuler. who is acting as arbitrator
between the packers and their EN-
ployes. Eighty thousand stock Yards
employers are involved, including work
ers at Kansas City, st. Joseph. ST.
Louis, Omaha, Milwaukee, ST. Paul,
Denver and other cities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
CITY CLUB COMMITTEE
FOR PROBE OF H. c. l..

Charged with the duty OF Investigate
ing the high cost OF living in Memphis
from every angle, a committee OF is
was named by the governing board OF
the city club at a meeting Monday
noon. The committee members repre-
sent several professions and different
kinds Of business and is headed by 8.
g. Hodges, of tho American Snuff Co.
Other members are l.. II. Bejach,
lawyer; Columbus Bierce, cotton man;
II, s. Brown, school principals; A. L.
Dahney, engineer; A. II. Davant. rail-
road man, Dan +. Elliotte. lawyer; John
W. Farley, lawyer; John H. Hines,
lumherman; George A. Macon, business
college man; Milton b. Rose. LAWYER;
T. A Witherspoon furniture man: Rev.
\. NJ. Lowry, d. D.; c. N. Churchill,
real estate man, and w. r. Cleveland.
wholesale dry goods merchant.
G. G. Hanson, president OF the club,
presided over the meeting at which
the committee was selected
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
INJUNCTION IS GRANTED
ON NEW BILL OF LADlNG

The United States district court has
granted preliminary Injunction re-
straining the interstate commerce COM
mission from putting into effect the new
form bill of lading which all shippers
had been ordered to use after Sept 8,
according to a telegram received by
James S. Davanat, commissioner for
the Memphis Freight bureau, Monday
morning.
Uncertainty as to what form of the
bill of lading is to be used and when
change, II any, is to be made, has
caused a great deal of confusion among
shippers since the commission ordered
change in the form last Anril
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
JAMES RIVER RISING
AT VIRGINIA CAPITAL

RICHMOND, Va, July 21.-with the
wharves along the water front here sub
merged and many streets inundated, the
James river at Richmond passed the
flood stage, which is 10 feet at a. m.
today, and was still rising rapidly when
reading was taken at s a. m.
A crest of 11.50 feet is expected this
afternoon. Reports from Columbia and
other upriver points show stage OF
20 feet. A week Of rainfall in this sec
tion of the state has done great in
jury to crops and caused property dam
age as the result of high water.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21


Sunday nights. After a conference be-
tween Secretary Baker and the local
governing authorities, the army pro-
Vcst guard was restored to duty.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The capi-
intermittent -fioting during which bands
of soldiers, sailors and marines visited
terror upon negroes in retaliation for
the series of negro attacks on white
women and the long series of daylight
holdups which have taken place in this
city,
While the police stood apparently
powerless, the uniformed men seized
and beat negroes at points all along
Pennsylvania avenue between the capt.
tol and the White House and when
they had finished for the night let ii
be known that they intended to meet
again tonight ito finish up the job"
The trouble came to a focus Satur-
day when the sixth attack on white
women within four weeks on the streets
was reported The last woman at
tackled was the wife of a sailor, The
assailant got away from the police and
the service men determined Saturday
night to take matters into their own
hands. They marched through the
southwest section driving negroes in
terror to their homes, where they bar
ricaded themselves Those caught were
beaten, and a negro who had been
questioned by the police concerning the
attack on the sailors wife narrowly
escaped being lynched.
Things finally quieted down about
midnight. and police patrols were
doubled in that section and instructed
to round up any lettering negroes. The
negroes promptly retaliated when one
of their number shot and seriously
wounded a policeman who questioned
him as he was lettering about the en-
trance to an alley The negro escaped.
This famed the flames, and all day
yesterday the word was being passed
around among soldiers, sailors and ma
rines to assemble on pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sunday evening for the "clean up
Accordingly, last night the service men
appeared in little bands and began
healing out beatings to negroes wher-
ever they appeared.
One who shouted at the marchers
from trolley car was dragged off and
knocked insensible, another was laid
out within 100 yards of the entrance
of the White House. All up and down
the avenue there were similar encoun-
ters in which the negroes finally fled
in terror.
Police and small provost guard at
tempted interference and arrested about
10 of the white men, The general ac-
tivity of the bands stopped early this
marines were forced TO return to their
quarters because their leaves had ex-
pired
When they retired for the night the
service men declared they would rally
forth again this evening and invited
any white men who wished to join
them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
ENGLAND WOULD CARE
FOR COTTON SPINNERS

LONDON, July 21.-A member of par
lament asked the government repre-
sentatives the other day what steps, il
any, had been taken "to prevent the
exploitation Of the Lancashire spinners
by the cotton export corporations now
being formed In the United States with
the object Of controlling the raw cot
ton exports to Great Britain"
The parliamentary secretary to the
British board Of trade replied that cor
porations In the United States were out
side the jurisdiction of the British gov
eminent but that the government was
fully alive to the Importance of extend
ing the cotton growing areas within the
British empire. He added that the cot
tor growing committee appointed In
1917 was making a Systematic survey Of
the cotton growing possibilities within
the empire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
JAPS STILL STRIVE FOR
RACE EQUALITY Pulley

Japanese claim for recognition of ra- =
cial equality in the peace conference
apparently has not discouraged those
who are working In support of the prn-
ciple Though the racial indiscrimina-
tion league which was organized In
Japan about six months ago The or
ganzatiUn has now been made perma-
nent, and it's plan is to resubmit the
proposal every year at the sittings OF
the league Of nations council.
The organization is now at work
upon drafts OF proposals which will be
submitted to the first sitting of the
council at Washington An effort is be-
ing made to secure support for the next
attempt from both the Chinese and the
people OF India by circulation OF propa-
panda in those countries
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
THREE HURT WHEN AUTO
GOES OVER EMBANkMEM

NEW ALBANY. Miss, July "a. (Spll
John Robertson. wel-known bridge
contractor was seriously injured and
Miss Ruhey Thyfer and Miss Katerine
Houston painfully hurt at midnight
when Mr. Rohertson's automobile went
over the 50-foot embankment near the
new Coal creek bridge, Capt Parks
and his wife, who were in the car,
were unhurt
MIR. Robertson was taken to Menu
phis. The two young ladies are being
cared for in local hospital.