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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
SOLONS ATTACK
WILSON'S COLONIAL PLANS
Lodge Declares Reported
Policy Advocated by PreSi-
dent at Paris Is Absolutely
Unbelievable"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. Si.---Repuhllcans
OF the senate today sharply attacked the
plan for dealing with German colonies
and occupied territories of Turkey in
ASIA, which It was announced In Paris
Yesterday had been proposed by Presl-
dent Wilson and accepted In principle
by the supreme council.
Senator Lodge. Republican leader,
aeelared the report of the plan, which
he said would commit the United States
70 cooperation In maintaining order in
the occupied territories, was "abso-
lutely unbelievable and Senator Knox
OF Pennsylvania, asserted that the pro-
posed obligations would involve "a
slHpendous and preposterous under-
Senator Johnson. OF California, de-
nounced the method OF making public
the proceedings at the peace confer
ence and declared he would never vote
Tor treaty that provided for the send
ing Of American troops to Africa or
Asia,
Senator's walsh, Of Montana, and
Lewis, OF Illinois. Democrats. expressed
doubt regarding accuracy of the state
msnts In the dispatches. The latter
declared the reported plan would vio-
late the fundamental principle of self
determination OF peoples, MS applied to
the German colonies, and said he be-
litved the reel agreement was nreely
for their temporary administration by
WV ANobNN VI. Aflttntlas
Knox Starts Row.
Senator Knox raised the question IN
discussing the probable fntlire size az
the American army Senator Lodge said
that apparently the United States was
TO take part IN the management Of the
German colonial possessions and asked
II American troops were to be used
: pSertAinlyl how could we maintain
order othNrwisef" Senator Knox replied,
Ifou can't rule those people by moral
Htiasion"
Reading from dispatches of Amari-,
can correspondents at Paris regarding
proposed interr StionAliElng the German
Possessions, Senator Knox said no 9th
er conclusion could be reached but that
the peace conferences proposes that part
Of the ''truSteeRhip or guardianship"
shall be assumed by the United States,
"If that N true, no army we could
possibly raise and no taxes we could
secure would be sufficient" said Mr.
Knnx n f @ Nf.T
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
NORTHERN PARTY
REFUSES TO MEET
WITH BOLSHEVIKI
Replies Received by Allied Council Indicate
DiSsensiOn on Part of TtDO Separate
SLnU Sc CtiOnS.

PARIS JAM 81 (By the Associated peace confer.
ence so far has had two replies It's invitation
for conference at the Princes islands
the government Of North Russia formally refuses the
Boshevki The Omk Admiral Koha while less
categoric in its reply, expresses strong
Nothing official in connection with the invitation
from the Russian Soviet government.
Rumana has complied with the wishes peace
gardng extensions of territorial occupations by Withdrawing
part Of Bukowina adjacent Rumanan territories dispatch
the Petit Parisen from CZernOwitz.
Whatever forces Turkey garrsonng purpose
there will be American troops them developed today
pointed out that their for this would inappropriate
the United States has a Turkey
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
IRRELEVANT MAY Be
LOADED FOR LIQUOR

Bootleggers began to quake in their
knees Friday with Stanley Trezevant,
United States marshal, en- route home,
supposedly armed with federal aid
against the whisky runners. The mar
shal Ia scheduled to arrive In Mem
phis from Washington and New York
Sunday morning
Reports have been current that
FreZeyants visit to the capital was
In connection with the transfer Of
powerful motorboat from the govern
ment naval training station at Great
Lakes, ILL., Tregevant's return is ex-
pected to make the report a fact or
renounce 1t,
Local authorities believe fast river
launch, equipped to deal with desper-
ate leggers, is the only feasible solu-
ton to the smuggling of liquor into
Memphis. While IN Washington,
Trezevant announced he would come
back prepared to deal more severely
with the leggers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
EDMONDS()N WILL
REFUTE CHARGES
Accedes to Demand of O. H. s.
Students for Apology on
Dance Charges.

w. C. Edmondson, member of the
school board, who has been the sub
ject of much eeneure at the hands OF
Central High school students and rep
resentRtives of the Parent-Teacher as
sociations, was 20 appear before the
student body and faculty Of the school
Friday afternoon to address them on
the charges he recently preferred
against participants OF the dance
there. as
He announced Friday at noon that
he would attend the meeting after
first hesitatlng, he stated, because. Of
what he declared was virtually a print-
ed ultimatum.
A breezy discussion, and possibly
more were expected to occur at the
meeting. The students committee Of
five has demanded that Edmondson
apologize publicly for the alleged fall
ure to prove his charges.
Thursday, Edmondson declared he was
innocent of any wrongful intent toward
the students and members of the Par
ent t-Teacher association who we're Of
the dance. The committee refused +,
accept this statement unless given as
an apology in public.
When the charges were first read a!
Monday nights meeting Of the school
board, students and chaperons of the
dance Immediately resented them,
branding them as false and demanding
that Edmondson prove or apologize.
His charges were that drunkenness
and ruthless disregard for our equip
ment was the moving spirit Of the oc-
casion" The committee appointed by
the student body to investigate the
charges denied all, reported no drunk
ards, no thievery, and no ruthless dis
regard for Ahe equipment,
At the called meeting Of the school
board to probe the charges, Edmond-
son refused to retract his charges in
fun. but announced he was sorry UNI
bragg had been taken by the women. as
he had made no reference to them, nor
to those students who conducted them
selves properly.
This apology is the one the students
have refused to accept. They have de.
manded that Edmondson make full
apology, absolving the school of the
charges.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
PARIS POLICE STOP
]. VEDIlINES FLIGHT

PARIS, Jan 81. ~ ThA police have "a.
fused 10 permit Jules Vedrines, the ayI.
ator, 10 attempt q return flight from
the roof OF the Galleries I4aFayete, on
which he landed In M airplane on Jan
10, After the police announcement the
airplane was taken apart and the pieces
were brought down by elevator,
by landing on the roof OF the GAL
lerles lafayette Nedrnes won a prizo
OF 2b 600 francs for being the first air
man to land on roof Of n house while
In flight, The roof was Sc by 75 feet.
while the alrplane used ny Vedrlnes
was 80 feet In width.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
E5l Ts ssSss-.sEI "a
Ist5lg.E sIs DR.

Tennessee--Partly cloudy, not much
change in temperature.
Missssippi-Partly cloudy, not much
change in temperature,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, moderate tenn
perature.
Alabama Partly cloudy, not much
change in temperature.
Kentucky--Partly cloudy, not much
change in temperature.
Louisiana Cloudy, warmer in west.
Oklahoma--Cloudy. moderate tenn
perature.
East TeXas-Unsettled, probably
showers, moderate temperature.
West Texas--Cloudy. warmer in
southwest; Saturday probably showers
In south.
Georgia, South Carolina and Florida
Partly cloudy, not much change In
temperature.
Kansas--Fair: warmer in south Sat-
urday; increasing cloudiness becoming
unsettled.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
THREE BOUND OVER
FOR WILDCAT STILL

Although attorneys for the plaintiffs
maintained that the city court had no
jurisdiction to assess fines for alleged
violations outside of the city limits,
Bernard Sire and l.. Jockamore, alleged
to have operated a whisky still on
Axle avenue. were fined $50 each and
held for the state by Judge Fitzhugh
Friday. H. A. Michel 6l2 South Main
street, also charged with violating the
liquor law. was given similar fine.
Sire and Jockamore were arrested
Thursday by Ed Pass, assistant chief
of police, and Detectives Berryhill and
Olive. Sire's home was raided and a
complete liquor still was found, The
worm was In perfect condition, the
officers say, while several bottles Of
extract for imitation TON gin, con-
centrated extract for making liquors
at home" were also found. The officers
have some distilled liquor In their pos
session,
Affidavits, which Chief Pass says
were signed by sire and Jockamore,
discriminating Michel with the opera
tion of the distillery, were not allowed
to be read in court by Attorney A. B.
Galloway, representing the accused. At
torney Charles Walsh waived examin-
ing trial for Sire and Jockamore and
stated that his clients fines would be
appealed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
| 100000 ASKED FOR
LITTLE ROCK HIGHWAYS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 81. {. Spl.)
"A bill is being prepared by Pulaski
,ounty legislative delegation for intro
Iuction in the Legislature providing for
he creation of a series of road i'm
Irpvetrent districts In Pulaski county
) baild 140 miles of asphalt macadam
naHs at total cost of sl,500 900. Pay
nShts are ta be distributed over
,e.fod Of rs years, and, It is provided
hat all trunk roads leading from Little
2ock be paved to county lines. This
yill be in addition to the district being
Feated to spend S1,500,000 for the con-
kruction of two bridges across Ar
A1sas river here
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
TWO sPEEDERS FINED.

r. NJ Opatekar. 2S4 Maryland ave-
nue., and y, O. Carpenter. ll37 Linden
avenue, were fined $25 each IN city
court Friday on charges OF violatig
the speed ordinance
The accused we're arrested by Police
Sergt Haynes. Carpenter charged that
Opatckar drove his car into his ma =.
chine near the corner OF Waldran boule.
ward and Union avenue. The collision
occurred Thursday morning
Opatekar received slight decorations
over the face, His oar was wrecked.
It was knocked about 90 feet and turned
over several times from the force OF
the impct, Carpenter was not hurt,
while his Ford was slightly damaged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
INJURIES
70; 8 MISSING
Big Nyack, N. Y, Plant Is
Doomed When Fire Fol
lows Explosion.

NYACK, NJ. Y, Jan 31.-Three per-
sons were reported missing and 20
others had been removed, to hospital
within a short time after explosions
wrecked the plant of the Aniline
Products corporation here today.
An the Victims were employees,
Early reports that several children
in the Nyaek hlgh school, nearby, had
been Killed pf4 45Ad to be untrue al
though several We're cut by glass from
the windows
There we're two explosions, the first
SO heavy that many buildings In the
reighborhood were shaken and dam
aged, e#r&
The plant was doomed by fire, 1t be-
come evident Immediately after the
explosions. 1t was estimated the loss
would exceed $l00, 900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31

Arabia and Mesopotamia are consid-
cred to be examples of this class.
In the case Of peoples insufficiently
developed for government, the
statement explains, dhe league shall
choose the power most suitable to gov
ern, under certain guarantees to be
fixed either by the peace conference or
the league. Professionally the African
and the Far Eastern colonies shall be
left as they are now, In control OF the
powers now occupying them,
AS regards Asiatic Turkey, the state
ment adds, the four great powers are
to undertake its administration at once
and the council Of ten has asked the
Versailles war council to submit re-
port as to the best troops available
for the occupation of this Turkish area
The only government that was con-
tinuing to make formal objection yes
terday afternoon to the compromise
plan of administering the German col
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
POLES PROTEST TO SOVIET
OVER LEGATION ARREST

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-The Polish gov
ernment has sent a strong protest to
the Russian soviet government in con
sequence OF the arrest of the Polish
legation at Moscow and "A Polish prls-
Oners' relief committee which Is in Rus
sia 1t was stated by the soviet gov
ernment that these arrests were re-
prisals for the assassination OF mem
bcrs Of Bolshevlst Red Cross mission
in Poland. The Polish government has
repudated responsibility for the assas-
sinations but has appointed an invesu-
eating committee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
POSTPONE ACTION.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 3t--R Hudson
Burr representing the Florida public
utilities commission, told the senate In
terstate commerce committee today that
the railroad administration has agreed
to POSTPONE for one week the effective
date OF increase in refrigerator car rates
which were to have been effective to-
morrow Florida shippers have been
called to meet In Washington next week
to protest against the increases.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
$50O.000 FOR RELIEF IS
PLAN FOR HOMECOMING

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. St.--Senate
and house leaders have agreed on bill
to appropriate $500,0 for the relief and
care of returned soldiers and sailors.
Its passage today was expected and the
diately.
A joint commission of members of the
house and senate will go to Montana,
Idaho and oregon to attempt to co.
ordinate pending bills in those states so
the soldiers relief committees of the
four states can cooperate In carrying
out the WnIn intended
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
CITY RAll WAYS
MUST REINSTATE MEE

WASHINGTON. Ian 31.-An award
by the war labor board today orders
the Kansas City Railways company TO
restore to duty Mt once It's striking EN-
rloyes under conditions prevailing be-
fore the strike and TO prosecute dI-
gently its application for permission to
increase fares. upon which increased
wages previously awarded by the board
Iqara CODtlpgapt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
LDRlDGE INDICTED ON
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

in each case for the deaths OF Misses
Eva Harvell and Lucille Maxwell, Gen
eral hospital nurses, who were killed
Sunday night at Second street and Mad
ison avenue, when struck by his auto,
was returned against Baxter Wool
bridge. real estate agent, Friday morn
ing by the grand jury.
Woodbridge Is now out on bond of
$4,000 on the two charges and is also
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
LA VERNE IN TROUBLE.

Jean LaVerne. recently indicted by
the grand jury for the theft Of II. a,
Whites automobile. has been charged
by Jack Carter, detective of the Amer
the robbery of several hotel guests at
the Wenger hotel. Cairo, Ill, Clothes
said to he worth about $500 were taken
Detective Carter Is in receipt OF
message from Il. o. Avery, victim
Of Columbus. Ky, who says he win
Immediately swear out a warrant charg-
Ing T.aVerne with the theft of his
clothes
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
TWO AlRPLANE HANGARS
DESTROYED BY FLAMES

NEW YORK, Jan 3l,--Two hangers
were destroyed and the power station
slightly damaged by fire today which
threate for a time to destroy the
naval aviation station at Rockaway
Point. The aviators sayed unchanged
more than so hydroairplanes, IL OF them
from the burning buildings and in
cluding the N, C-1, the worlds largest
air and water cruiser, The blaze start
cd from a blow torch explosion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31

When the supreme council Of the
peace conference meets today, 1t will
have before II the very plain state
ment made by President Wilson at
ticular was Mr.. Wilson to have an
exact record of what he had said that
soon after entering the meeting he
summoned one of his personal stenog-
raphcrs and kept him at his side dur
ing the discussion.
What hs sAid did not appear in the
official communicue, nor has 1t been
disclosed with any official authority,
hut II may be stated that II was a.
clear reatfirmation iof the Il principles
for which the president had previously
9HtsnssS Scssc nestss y Psrafss is 'tTSpss hSasrs,oS
Mr., Wilson told the members OF the
supreme council he would not be a
party to division Of Gefnany's colo
NAL possessions among the powers
which now hold them and then be-
come party to a league OF nations
which, In effect, was guarantee of
their title There are differences that
the president even referred to a peace
Of loot" ..sa
The net result of the past two days
OF discussion on the colonial question,
In the opinion of many Americans, has
and to force clear definition of aims
on all sides.
Accept U. s. View.
The announcement was made in
authoritative quarters yesterday that
the great colonial powers, notably
Great Britain and France, had ac-
cepted In principle. the American
proposal, put forward by President
Wils0n for the league of nations, exl
ercising supervision over the German
colonies and allotting their admins
tration to mandatory powers.
The communication issued last night
makes the official announcement that
satisfactory provisional arrangements
were reached for dealing with the Ger
man colonies, and the occupied terri
tories OF Turkey and Asia" The pro-
visional arrangement to which the
communication refers Is the accept
ance in principle of President Wilson'S
plan of mandatory administering of
the colonies
The reference to the occupied terri
tory of Turkey in Asia indicates that
Mesopotamia, Palestine, Armenia and
Syria are brought within the scope OF
this new policy of dealing with the
colonies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31

onies was Australia, says the Paris edl-
tion Of the Daily Mail today Her dele
gates we're declared to regard the own
ership of New Guinea as vital to the
existence of Australia Premier Glenn
enceau, however, the newspaper adds
promised Australia his fun support in
safeguarding her position.
There is no possibility now, the Daily
Mail declares, Of Australia continuing
her Independent opposition to the plan
One result of the attitude taken by
ltaly in yesterdays discussion, the
Daily Mall states, was the decision that
the mandatory system OF administra-
t!on should only be applied to non-Eu-
ropean territories. Thus the fate OF
the Adriatic coast, the Balkan Austrian
lands and the French territorial claims
against Germany, which include, II
should be noted, the Saar valley, adds
the newspaper, remains for independ-
ent consideration,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
EOUSE DECIDES ON
n ARMY OF 100000

lSWAsHINGTON, Jan. S1.--An army
500, 900 men was unanimously de-
Eided on TODAY by the house military
as the~basis for determin-
|ng the appropriation for a9ny pay
kcr1 the year beginning, next July
Fsammittee members said that the
humber was expected to be the aver
bge fofce during the year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
SITUATION IN EAST
PRUSSIA IS SERIOUS

BASEL, Jan. 3l.--The General An
zeiger's Berlin correspondent says the
situation in East Prussia ls very seri-
Gus. Several Bolshevist divisions are
facing the Eighth army and 100000 are
facing the Tenth army The dispatch
adds 1t is feared the German forces will
be insufficient to effectively resist,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
APPROVE CUT IN
NAVAL PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Jan S1.--Irnan-
nous approval of the administration S
Few three year naval program with
Ehe number of capital ships reduced
from 16 10 TO- because of differences
hmong experts over the value of bat
lie cruisers, was voted today by the
house naval committee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
NEW MILEAGE BOOKS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.--Mileage
scrip books, good for 5000 miles. cost
lng $50, with SE20 additional for war
tax, will be placed on sale Feb. 10,
the railroad administration announced
today They will be good on all gov
ernment controlled railroads and terms
will be the same as those OF $50 and
SIS books now on sale
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
WILL LET PEOPLE
PICK GOVERNMENT

PARIS Jan 31The reached by the allied
colonial question:
vide that territories which sufficiently civilized
sion OF their wishes the form Of their
mited to under the
nations obtaining either national independence living
proectorate Of one other Of the great powers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
CRISIS OVER HUN
COLONIES PASSED

PARIS Jan 81 (By the Associated Press THE
negotiations ermany
MES pasedmomenary early
President Wilson's view prevailed its entirety
quarters there confidence that
been accepted in principle will be worked with which
be acceptable the American viewpont M
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
SAY VILLA MARCHING
TOWARD EAGLE PASS

EAGLE PASS. Tex. Jan. 31-A band
Of troops said to be In command of
Francisco Villa is reported headed to-
ward Piedras Negras. All lights in
Piedras Negras are extinguished at
night as a precaution against raids.
Piedras Negras is just across the Rio
Grande from Eagle Pass.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
GWINNER QUITS BANK; HE
WOULD BE HUN PRESIDENT

BERLIN, Jan. 81. tBy the Associated
tirement Of Arthur Won Gwinner as
managing director OF the Deutsche bank
lends color TO a rumor circulating In
Berlin today that he lis expected to be
elected president Of the German re-
nubllc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31

recollectlons of Mark Twain's one
armed paper hanger with the hives, are
regular patients at the American army
hospital which specializes In treatment
OF affections of the skin.
The pest, for II can scarcely be called
a disease, exceeds Influenza In the sud
denness of Its appearance. but II Yields
to simple treatment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
BOILING sIBLEY ROBBED.

Porch climbing thieves early Friday
morning entered the home of Boiling
Sihley, 1912 Viuton avenue, and re-
moved diamonds valued at $500. No
clew TO the identity Of the thieves
was found by the police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
STACKING CHARGED

Ing held in jail there at the instance
OF federal authorities, who have sworn
out a warrant charging him with fail
ure to register In the first draft OF
1917,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31

The itch Is particularly In evidence in
Paris nowadays, having been brought
here by soldiers from the battle front
II any OF the American delegates to
the peace conference have contracted II,
diplomacy, forblds betrayed OF the fact,
but the parasite is rampant at the head
quarters Of the American mission,
Many attaches who now have animated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
ENJOYS SCRATCHING
BUT NOT WITH PENS

PARIS Jan 3The irritation to arise the peace
conference is what the French call Gale and what known
elsewhere "the, French Itch 1t is annoying but
dangerous aien OF the skin and something like he
year itch which indigenous in almost every country under