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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
COTTON ACREAGE
FORCES ACTIVE

On Tuesday afternoon at 2,15 O'Clock
a general meeting OF the Memphis Cot
ton exchange will be held, at which time
the committee on reduction of acreage
will make its report as to what has Al
ready been accomplished and plans for
the future. Other subjects Of general
interest to the cotton trade will be
given consideration, included among
which will be employment OF returning
soldiers, a more uniform quoting OF
grade differences at the ten designated
cotton markets and the advisability Of
grade and weight OF cotton!
The acreage reduction committee, con-
sisting OF J. p. Norfleet. chairman; w
II. Withers, H. A. Ramsey, Richard b.
Barton and Leon Sternberger has been
busiiy engaged in the work OF pushing
propaganda for the cutting Of cotton
acreage and increase In production Of
food crops, several OF Its members haV-
ing attended the conference in New Or
leans. II contemplates continuing its
work and during the week plans TO fur
ther its organization by having commit
tees named for every district in Shelby
county, whose duty will be to see that
the reduction takes definite form.
In connection with the cutting down
Of cotton the movement includes the
effort to have more food and feed crops
grown. On, Saturday at the Chamber
OI 1OtIT1tFDG was Helu 10
outline this work. DR.. II. A. Morgan,
dean of the College of Agriculture OF
Tennessee and director of the state ex-
pertinent stations. and G. A. Keffer, d.
rector of experiment stations, were
present as representatives OF Gov. Rob-
erts, who has taken keen interest in the
movement regarded as so important to
the general welfare. Representatives OF
local cotton and banking circles, to-
gether with the farm development bu-
reau of the Chamber of Commerce were
also present. The conference was pre-
llmlnary In character. but indicated
that there Is going to be every possible
effort made to- make no mistakes II they
can possibly be avoided.
The keynote Of the meeting was that
by having the state become more in.
dependent as to its homo necessities
big step toward helping to better the
price OF cotton, now and for the future,
will have been accomplished.
Announcements will be made shortly
rs TO concrete uiass"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
PLAN TO
ABOLISH BUREAUS

kilograms protesting against the
diScontinuanee OF the United States EN-
Payment service at time when un-
employment Is spreading over the ooun-
try and the military forces are yet to
be- demobilized have been sent to SEN
ators Mcclellan and Shields and Repre-
sentative Fisher by a score or more of
Memphis commercial organizations and
Individual employers
News from Washington that the fed. :.
eral employment service may be abol-
ished April ! game as great surprise
70 scores Of Memphis employers who
are relying upon the service to provide
the labor they require
1T would be suicide to discontinue
the service at this time" said l.. X
srlsbury, president Of the Memphis
Chamber Of Commerce,
The United States employment serv-
Ice Is the only governmental agency
seeking to find jobs for returned SOL
diers, sailors and marines, and for labor
returning from war. During the war
the service directed 2,5oo, 900 persons to
wal. work and since nostilities ceased,
In the face Of industrial stagnation, the
service has placed men and women in
employment at the rate Of 100000 per
week.
Two offices of the United States en-
Memphis, the main office being at 103-
LOS South Court avenue and one for
negroes at SsS Beale avenue. The
Memphis offices are finding employ
ment for more than 100 persons per
day
One of the most important phases Of
the employment service work at this
time is TO find jobs for returned SOL
diers, sailors and marines, A separate
bureau for returned fighters recently
was established in cooperation with
the Chamber OF Commerce.
Private employment agencies are
working hard to bring about the abol-
ishm snt of the government service. In
Memphis certain agencies actually are
charging soldiers, sailors and marines
rs per cent Of three months wages as
commission for directing them to en-
ployment.
Among those who have tesgraphed
protests against the discontinuance OF
the United States employment service
are L. K, Salisbury. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce; l.. b. Lovett,
president Of the Merchants exchange;
y. NJ. Crawford, vice.president Of the
president lof the Memphis Employers
association. II. ]. M. Jorgensen, presi-
dent Of the Lumbermens club Of
Memphis o. L, Biggs, business agent.
Qf the Carpenters union; ]. d. Barbee.
chairman OF the community labor
hoard for the sixth zone of Tennessee
r, N. Fisher, president OF the Patter-
son Transfer company; @. ]. Haase,
chairman OF the Chamber Of Commerce
chairman Of the Chamber Of Commerce
committee on soldier employment; the
Rry- Block Mercantile company. B.
LowenstAflr Il Bros, the John Gerber
company. H. q. T0of q Co., A. r. Tay-1
tdY 3 CO. and others
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
REED \
ATTACKS LEAGUE
Democratic Solon Is First to
Back Up G. o. P.
90. Assaults.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Support for
the Republican attacks in the senate
upon the proposed league of nations
came from the Democratic side today.
when Senator Reed, Of Missouri, Dem
ocrat, delivered a prepared address In
denunciation Of the league.
Free American government, Senator
Reed declared, would, through the
league, be largely displaced by gov
ernment controlled by European mon
archs and Asiatlc despots," He sup
ported the charge Of Senator Borah, Of
Idaho, Republican, that the league
would abrogate the Monroe doctrine,
involve America in all world conflicts
and compel submission OF vital Ameri-
cs.n questions to foreign tribunal.
England, Senator Reed asserted, yir-
tually would dominate the league and
on all questions, he insisted, the United
states would be overwhelmingly out
voted.
Denouncing the league as a move-
ment Of internationalism, Senator Reed
asserted that "the fangs" OF Bolshevism
were plainly visible in the league con-
stitution,
The provision requiring Americans to
fight foreign wars, he said, was mon
strous"
The league charter, Senator Reed also
declared, plainly conflicted with the
American constitution, but he said he
would reserve discussion of that point
until some future time.
Shall we surrender with pen what
Washington gained by his swordf'
asked Senator Reed, "EhalI we repu-
date the nationalism under which we
have become the first people OF the
earth for the doubtful experiment OF in
ternationalism? Shall we make our gov
ernment Of the people, by the people
and for the people, government partly
by the people and partly by kings and
eTnperors?
THE answer is involved In the ac-
ceptance or rejection of the proposed
constitution of the league of nations A
situation so tragic demands the atten-
tion. of every loyal citizen Of the re-
public. D
America entered this war complete
sovereign. She acknowledged no mas
ter. She was the arbiter of her own
destiny A victor In the war shall she
nevertheless emerge a mere constituent
state of a league dominated by EurS-
pean monarchies and Asiatic despots?
Shall our nationalism be stricken down
and for 1t substituted an internation-
alism? Shall our indenendant~A- A-El7S "
racy come under II tbs1b
whole or In. part, II
or foreign Bolshevil 10y
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
CLEMENCEAU TIRED
AND WILL NOT SEE
ANYBODY FORDAY
Physician Finds Wounded Pre-
mier Fatigued After Strenu-
GUS Day Of Receiving Forty
Persons Friday.

PARIS, Feb, 32.--"Premier Clemen-
ceive no one today" said DIR, Cautra,
Of the medical staff attending Premier
Clemenceau after the examination OF
the premier shortly after o'clock this
morning.
He is absolutely forbidden 70 talk, ;.
DR.. Cautra added. His Temperature
Is S7.l & 49Scentigrade) and HIS pulse y
The doctors statement was under
stood to be synopsis OF the official
bulletin which at this hour, $3.50, had
not yet been issued.
Alexandra MillerRnd. former minis
ter OF war, was ono OF Premier Glenn
enceau's earliest visitors today.
The premier" said NJ. Millersnd,
after his vislt, ''is rather more tired
today. You know he was a naughty
boy yesterday and overexerted himself.
However. his condition Is generally
satisfactory,
NJ Clemenceau was able to rest well
during the night and seemingly suf-
fered no adverse effects from his eIer-
tions Yesterday which caused consider
able anxiety to physicians and family.
During the day he saw no less than 40
persons which the doctors considered
excessive for man OF his age with a
bullet in his back, but M Clemenceau
Is an arbitrary gentleman wing does ex"
actly as he pleases
All the physicians agreed that the
action Of the prenller's lungs should be
reduced as much as possible, as move
ment causes the edges OF the wound to
rub against each other,
The only way OF effecting this was
an injection OF morphine which no. one
cared to propose to the premier, fore
seeing how he would receive the sug-
gestion. At last Or. Laubry yolunv
teered, says the Petit Journal. He ap-
pealed to the premier as a brother
doctor" but M. Clemenceau sprang up,
seized the physician by the shoulders
and shouted;
What, what, morphine. morphinel
You want to finish me? Are you In the
pay Of the Bolshevikl?"
Or. Laubry threw up his hands and
said
"There you are We want to give
your chest rest and you nearly burst
It,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
DANIELS TALKS, TO go.
PRESIDENT ON OCEAN

The distance radio telephone
equipment had been set UP when Mr..
Daniels reached his office. With Rear
Admiral Griffin, chief of the bureau of
steam engineering, and Commander
Hooper, the radio expert Of the bureau,
supervising the experiment. the secre-
tary,,s regular desk telephone instru
ment was connected up through the
telegraph wires to the transmitting sta
tion at the sea coast, n where his voice
was projected BY RADIO waves to- the
aerialsS0f the GBcrEe WAsnington
Mr. Daniels opened his message by
stating that 1t was the secretary OF the
navy talking and that the message was
for the president. Whether Mr.. Wilson
was personally at the receiving instru-
meme on the ship or not, did not de-
velop here. The secretary said that a
great welcome awaited the president In
Boston and again in Washington when
he reached the capital Mr. Daniels re-
peated his sentences several times 20
make sure that he was understood.
Goodbye" the secrBtary said into the
instrument u will see you Tuesday:
goodbye"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
MOOSE CARNIVAL WILL
OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT

The victory jubilee celebration Of the
Memphis lodge OF Moose opens Satur-
day night at Main street and Butler
avenue, The large tent attractions and
kinds are in position and mosk
auspicious opening Is anticipated.
The proceeds derived from all sources
OF the carnival viii 60 toward the build
Ing fund of Memphis lodge No. i51
Loyal Order OF Moose, of which fund
Israel H. Peres is treasurer.
Julian Rothschild, dictator of the local
Moose lodge, the other officers and the
various committees have worked tnces~
sanity TO make the celebration sue.
cess They have received the hearty
support and cooperation of the busis
ness interests and OF the citizens oil
Memphis In their endeavor to provide
suitable homo for the lodge M
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22

Rabbi William III. Fineshrtber got to
the meat IN the coconut Saturday
when he declared that he had been in
kluenced quite as much In favor OF the
ny Ilafla Ger Nh hecatse AZ tiie natnes
virtue Of the measure itself.
He is In thorough accord with the
Right Rev. Thomas r. Gailor, bishop
OF the diocese Of Tennessee, who gave
out an interview Friday, giving his
DIR. Fineshriber and Bishop Gailor are
some Of the ''politicians' 50 often re-
ferred to by the corporation interests as
opposing Mayor Monteverde and Com
mlssioners Miller and Mason In the re-
quotation of their platform pledge,
a platform. Furthermore they ONT
build fences so high that he can't jump
them, But he, like Monteverde, Mason
and Miller, usually winds sup in the
grasp Of the corporate interests.
The spectacle OF the. city administra-
ton .surrendering Its rights to the cor
porations is one Of the most nauseating
political spectacles to which the people
Of Memphis have been treated since
Ashcroft was made to surrender the
electric light franchise to the corpora
tlons under threat of having the city
placed in the hands of receiver as a
bankrupt and irresponsible municipality.
Some OF the eminent lawyers who are
at present busying themselves In an at
tempt to discredit the city manager bill
with its municipal control over public
utilities drew the bill they used to club
Ashcroft into submission.
So far as can be ascertained the city
administration has permitted the utii-
ties bill to pass the legislature without
so much as whimper. Without pro-
test they have approved by their silence
the removal of all Jurisdiction from
then, In the matter of regulation OF
utilities.
1t is understood that a corporation
representative has suggested to the city
administration the advisahility OF send
ing to the governor a request to veto
the measure they furthered in passage
by making no protest Not sBVen the
corporations e1. .Dect the city aaulinistra-
tion to lay down so comDletely It was
not in the bargain and, besides, the in
terests can get better results by work
ing both sides OF the street
Under the provisions Of the utilities
bill every contract the city has with
tho public service utilities Is abrogated;
the contract the city has with the street
car company for scent fare and II
tickets for 50 cents Is annulled; the
contract the city has With the lighting
company, both gas and electric, Is an
nulled; the fixed price for telephone
service that the city has with the two
companies 10 annulled. In fixing rates
Of fare, OF cursent and In all other mat.
Continued on Page q. Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-secretary
Daniels transmitted telephone greet
ing to President Wilson today by naval
radio. From his desk at the navy de-
partment the secretary's voice was car
ried to the transport George Washing
ton, nearly 800 miles off the Atlantic
coast.
AS the George Washington Is not
equipped for long distance radio tele-
phone transmission, Mr.. Daniels talked
without receiving a direct reply and
acknowledgment Of the greeting came
by radio telegraph.
The presidents ship was reported In
position estimated at less than 800
miles off the coast at l o'clock this
morning. She was in smooth seas and,
with her convoy the armored cruiser
North Carolina, was making 1914 knots
an hour through good water This
should bring the ship into Boston har-
Dor early Monday, as she Is logging 400
miles day. Probably speed win be
slowed down Sunday night to bring the
transport into the harbor after day
light. II.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
SEEK
VENGEANCE IN
RACING AUTOS
Killing Of Premier and
WOunding Of Other Minis
terS Is Followed by DiSor-
derS Equal 10 Civil War.

LONDON, Feb. 29.-The troubles in
Munich took a still more serious turn
yesterday afternoon, according to a
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. Church bells be-
gan ringing 10000 workmen from the
suburbs marched into the center Of the
city and a short time later violent fir
ing was heard, II Ia said The mob Is
reported 10 have begun pundering
shops, The dispatch charaCteriLes the
conditions now prevailing In Munich
as virtually those OF civil war,
Hundreds OF civilians started TO flee
from Munich, the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent adds, but this movement
was stopped when the Spartacans oc-
cupted the railway terminus,
The reports received from this source
state that the Dictatorship OF the work e
men VIII be proclaimed and predict
that the killing OF Premier Eisner and
the wounding Of Minister Of the In
terror Auer will be avenged In most
irighttul manner, Automobiles filled
with armed Spartacans are reported
rushing through the streets Of Munich,
The advices state that Herr Ross
naupter the minister OF war. was not
Killed las reports IRON Welmar~ had
stated, but was wounded during the
shooting In the diet and attoTward
paced under arrest by the Spartacaus,
Prince Still There.
Prince Joachim, youngest son OF for
fner Emperor William. Ii said, con-
trary 70 previous reports, to be still
The attempted assassination OF Herr
terror, is Interpreted as an act of re-
Venge for the killing Of Premier Eisner,
according TO adyices from various Ger
man sources The men were bitter op-
ponents. Herr Auer Is a majority So
oialtst minister and had been looked
upon as man likely TO dlsplace Herr
Eisner as premier, The latter was the
idol Of tho ultra-radie was a staunch
defender Of the soldiers and worlSmen's s
council, and was uncompromisingly for
the national assembly.
The political situation in Munich has
been drifting rapidly 70 the point OF an
explosion, and the ultra-radcals, who
comprise the Independent Socialists and
the Spartacans, are suspected Of uniting
In final desperate attempt TO save
THAR palitlcAl control e,sse.., .s
:. The lmrhediate sdjg,hsrsSnt Of the
9syariap diet after the, sngeting. was
ther sessions would asgrayato tho sit
uation,
Claim 0esel Slain.
According 10 an Evening News dis
patch from Berlin, Deputy Oesel, who
is a Catholic economist, WAS instantly
KILLED during the shooting In tho Mu-
nich diet (othcr advices have report
ed that Deputy Oesel was wounded,
Herr Cares, q representative OF the
wlar office, the News advises state, was
wWamdAd by tho second shot fired, un-
der soretary Iahrsls also was
Wqulided,
.HeIT Unterleitner, the minister of
nucini affairs, according to this account,
WAS wounded at the time Premier Els
ner was killed he being the promier's u
companion, -, ,..
Count Aroo Valley, who shot Premier
EIsnsr waa killed by the naval guard,
AIrpt diRpatches reported Count
tioA. I The count ls said % have been
a ypsing stadent, gT
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
HOSPITAL SlnlICE
STANDARDIZATION
CONFERENCEPL PLEA
Arkansas and Tennessee Doc
tors and Nurses Hear Noted
Physicians Views on Bet.
tering Institutions.

Complete and immediate standard
i2ation of hospital service, laboratory
diagnosis instead Of perfunctory bed
size examinations and mutual cooper.
alton between patient and hospital at
tache were urged at q conference OF
hospital superintendents, nurses and
physicians at the Chamber OF Commerce.
Saturday.
The conference was called at the in
stance Of the American College OF
Surgeons national institution with a
membership Of more than 1000, Dele~
gates from Tennessee and Arkansas
were in attendance.
We've reached the period" declared
Or John A. Hornshy of Washington,
p G, who spoke on The Hospital and
OF cases ceases to be a mere bedside
affair. The doctor who limited his
examination of patients condition 10
a mere bedside diagnosis did slis best,
but most Of the time he guessed wrong.
Consider the case of a patient who is
neither well nor sick. Perhaps he has
a fever. II, instead of bedside dag
nosis, he Is given laboratory dlagno-
sis, a Vidal test may show typhus. We
Will know, then, that we are doing. We
cease drifting, The patient Is accord
ingly given proper treatment, ,.r.
Frankness in informing patient OF
his condition was urged by DR.. Horns
by, ''The patient has the right to know
the nature and extent of his ailment
and his chances Of recovery. II his all
ment has been pronounced as appendi-
be informed ed whether every VT scientific
aid in the diagnosis of his case has been
reached, or whether his condition, has
been determined with knife diagnosis.
II know Of one hospital where the
peIcehtase VI osses ~ Mnpcuu!cIL.s W.
Eases luns as nlsh S Le' ny walss ,u.
70 be operated, no.. on IN that u per cent M
chance? The only way to find out an
instltntlons EFFICIENCY In thls respecl
Is TO keep records on each ana every
patient admitted TO the ho4pitai 80 thal
an honest, intelligent answer can be
"fSe' Dr. Hornsby declared that the beu.
field for practice ls in prosperous COM
munities.
Where there Is a Icy Of sickness
there Is also poverty. 1t IL all tommy
rot 70 say that doctors more pros
porous person with paah IN hie big
toe will consult q physician nine tlynea'
out Of ten, and nine ttrhe out 4i teis
hs has the money to pay trsatligsht.'
srs TSs sGasEFaS ssFnsSss 7 i tgSs eSsr n TSns'
cant be leaders In matters Of sanita-
tion what are they here forg'
J.. "A hospital, he said, must be some
thing, more IN a community than,
health center Of the community, and
the doctors ought to be deeply con-
cerned.
DR., John B. Bowman, of Chicago
director of the college, who was on the
morning, and the. evening sessions, de-,
cared that great changes in hospital
management and treatment Of patients
have been brought, about by the war.
Hospitals OF today" he insisted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY
NAMES NEW OFFICIALS

Officers for the coming year have
been elected by the board Of directors
OF the Shelby County Tuberculosis
society as follows President Bishop
T, r. Gailor; vice presidents, Yates
Wexford, c, G. Smith. the Rev. A, 3,
Curry and Dr. w. r. Pride, and med
ical director, Or. william Krauss
The organization voted to change its
name from the Memphis and Shelby
County Antituberculosis society In ac-
cordance with the desire Of the National
Tuberculosis society,
Other officers named by the society
include Mrs. Shubael Beasley, execu
tive secretary Mrs, Laura Neblett field
secretary. and the following elected to
fiji vacancies on the board Of directors:
Mrs. Ed Gerber Miss Charl o. Williams,
Miss Leora Pellette, Mrs. J. r. Paine.
Educational wdek will be the chief oh
jective of the society during the coming
year In cooperation with the Red Cross
and county school authorities,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22

Tennessee--Rain In east, rain or
snow and colder In west; Sunday fair
In west, clearing in east. colder.
Mississippi-Fai and colder
Arkansas-Fair, colder.
Alabama Clearing and colder; Sun
day fair, colder.
Kentucky Snow in west, rain turn
ing to snow in east; Sunday generally
fair, colder.
Louisiana--Fair somewhat colder.
Oklahoma-Fair. colder.
East Texas--Fair, colder, frost near
ly to coast.
West Texas--Fair.
North and South Carolina--Rain;
Sunday probably clearing, colder In
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
RED CROSS SEEKING
ADDRESSES OF FOUR

Addresses Of four persons, for whom
the Red Cross has important infor-
nation, are sought by the home serv-
ice section. The records received by
local Red Cross officials from the war
department do not indicate whether
any information concerning the where
abouts Of the following, may be tele-
phoned to the local offices, Main S729:
Mable Bradford. Farce Campbell, Ophe-
liza Alien and Mary Barnes, whose ad-
dress Is given as IL East Fifteenth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22


The Polish question is one of the most
intricate and at the same time one OF
the most vital which confronts the
peace conference Russia is chaos be-
yond the capacity OF the allies to deal
with. They have recognized this and
practically have abandoned Russia to
Bolshevism. Nothing seems more GER
tain than that Bolshevik Russia and
Germany will ultimately draw together
and that the vast resources Of Russia
will be ordered and organized by Ger
state is placed between the Germans
and the Bolsheviks.
To make strong Poland, 1t is essen
tial not only that the Poles Of Austria
and of Russia should be united, but
that there should be also included in
the frontiers Of the new state four or
five millions Poles OF Germany, and that
this new state should have the old
Polish port OF Dantzic on the Baltic.
But the creation Of such Polish state
is clearly undesirable for the Bolshe-