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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Italians Change.


Now, by contrast, italy has associ-
ated herself with Great Britain and
France. but before the wal Italy was
economically as well as politically pene-
trated by Germans. There was no
profound bitterness between the Ger
mans and Italians, even during the
present war, and there exists for the
future no real basis ror Jealousy now
that Italy has achieved refrigeration
of the Austrian-Italian population,
Italy's present sympathies are unques-
tionably with Great Britain and France,
but ltaly's commercial interests in the
future even more than in the past will
be with the central powers as a re-
suit OF geographical conditions, 1t is
possible to exaggerate the Italian dan
ger, but it is hardly possible to exag-
gerate it if the conference at Paris
fails to give Italy that Dalmatian prize
promised her at the moment when she
came into the war by both Great Brit
ain and France, and exactly this is
threatened through the influence of
sPresident Wilson.
1t comes down, after all, to this;
That Germany has abolished Russia,
and not simply abolished her but pre-
pared the way for future German
economic, political and perhaps ever
military predominanee in that vase area
which was once the Romanoff empire.
She has saved for her own influence
out of the wreck Of Austria fractions
which were alone of very great i'm
portance. She will have added thou
sands of square mpes of territory and
six or seven millions of people to her
population as a result of the unsuccess-
full war. since it is clear now to every
body that a union of Austrian Ger
many with Northern Germany is no
longer to be prevented. She has as
sured herself a population OF nearly
so, DOC, 900, almost entirely German, In
closing most of the Bohemian state
which, however politically independent,
must for all time be economically de-
pendent upon Germany for access to
the open markets Of the world.
Now the only absolute force left In
the face of this aggrandized Germany
is France, with a population OF thirty
nine millions, with her industrial re-
gions ruined, with her transportation
system over all the northern regions
abolished, with a colossal debt and with
a sacrifice In life alone as a consequence
OF the war which exceeds three million
lives. Obviously, it is beyond the re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Poor Coal Supplants Coke,

The plant Of the gas company was
constructed for the conversion OF coke
and oil into gas, and would not sue
cessfully handle the new combination Of
coal and poor coke, The company evil
IDENTIFY knew this. for It had begun g
eraI months before October to construct
a new plant. designed to convert coal
into gas. The company had gone up
into West Kentucky and purchased a
coal mine. which It claims produces a
good quality Of gas coal, to serve this
coal gas plant perpetually.
Good quality oven coke for making
gas was selling in April, 1917, when we
declared war on Germany, at about
$3.50 the ton, T.. O.. b. Memphis. 1t
began to advance shortly after we got
into action against the Huns and
climbed steadily until October, 1918,
when II reached the maximum figure Of
$3.50 a ton. These were prices fixed
by the fuel administration, which took
the coal and coke markets in hand in
August Of last year.
The price Of the right coke remained
at $3.50 a ton until about Feb. ! when
the fuel administration released its hold
and then it began to decline. Good
coke IL now selling at about WV 10
5000 the ton, r. O, b., Memphis,
Had the gas company continued to
buy coke of the proper quality from
the time it stopped last October to
the present time 1t would have cost
about $25, 900 additional. is Is roughly
estimated. Whether this would have
meant an actual loss in cost Of opera
tIon the gas company alone a tell,
and It probably wont,
when It was using the normal amount
Of coke the gas company o about
$50 tons a week,
The question naturally arises at this
point: Has the gas company begun
to use the better coke and drop poor
coke and coal since the better coke
began to 40 DOWN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Gas Now Worst Ever.

This question was answered Sunday
in thousands of homes. The weak and
spluttering substance that came through
1.-THE a meters would not burn. 1t
was an exasperating fight to cook meals,
to heat water, to do anything requir-
ing gas, all day Sunday with the weak
stuff that came through the meters.
It was fun Of air and smelled of sui
phur. Very often it would not burn
on the jet at all, except for spasmodic
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03


She has been in a large measure dis
armed, it is true. but with the cessa-
ton of hostilities she finds herself de-
prived Of eapon for which she has
no use and still supplied with imple-
ments of peace, for which she has I'M
mediate useAwhile France, for example,
finds herself greatly increased in mill
tary weapons. no longer of value, but
still lacking in all the machinery OF
agriculture and of production. The
greatest single danger that one fears
at Paris now is lest the peoples who
have fought the war shall be deceived
now by the idea that the league OF
nations covenant, which is really only
a rough sketch, is not only a treaty
of itself, but the guarantee of the pres
ervation Of peace in the future, OBJ
viously it is now nothing but q col
lection of words, not even yet adopted
by any official body in any of the allied
countries or by the peace conference
itself.
To understand the problem of peace,
the real problem of peace with Ger
many, it is necessary to go back Tor
a moment to the situation of Europe
and Of the rest of the world in July,
1914, when Germany launched her great
attack upon civilization for the pur-
pose of achieving world domination. At
that time Europe was more or less
evenly divided into two great alliances,
the triple alliance of Germany, Austria
and Italy, and the triple entente OF
France, Russia and Great Britain, 10
witch Russia and france opiy wexc
actual allies, -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Balance of Power.

This was the balance of power. The
oretically, 10th groups were so nearly
equal in strength that neither could
venture to risk war, with at least half
a chance of defeat,
But now, after four and half years
of war, what is the situation? Russia,
the greatest military force in the triple
entente, has disappeared in chaos, but
such elements of power and organl-
cation as exist still in that chaos are
in the main friendly to Germany and
ready to cooperate with Germany, The
triple entente of 1914, then, has not
only lost Russia, but has seen Russia
in some measure change sides and be-
come an enemy, with her vast potential
not unlikely to become Ger
mar assets in the future.
To balance the downfall of Russia we
have the collapse of Austria; but Aus
tria was never one-tenth as important
a factor in the triple alliance as Rus
STA was in the triple entente, and al
ready we see the Germans Of Austria
seeking to unite themselves with Ger.
many, and it is patent that some SINH
lar alliance will be sought by the Hun
garians as a result OF changes to be
made in Hungarian territory through
the liberation of the Slavs and Ruman-
ians. Thus more than twenty millions
of Austrian subjects will remain asso-
ciated with Germany, and ii was pre-
cisely this element which supplied the
main aid Germany could obtain from
her Hapsburg associate. Germany has
uhus saved almost half of Austria, while
the allies have not only lost all of
Russia, but have seen Russia marching
toward a new alignment with Ger
many.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
City Joins Fight.

The News Sclmitar and SO after the
Consolidated Gas and Electric company
to force that corporation to carry out
the provisions of Its charter in giving
the city an adequate gas supply at
proper rate charges.
The mayor and commissioners an
nounoed Monday THAI they would SEE
Just how well the concern IL doing ant
whether or not the people Of Memphis
are getting a square deal.
The gas consumers will bo impor-
tuned to bring their gas bills for the
past month, the corresponding months
l\of last year and other months In order
that the city viii know II there have
been any ~oVercharges, BY this method
the city claims the company can not
come into the commission when isolated
cases are cited with the plea that the
meter in that instance was working
poorly,
The mayor said that II necessary tho
services OF the city attorney would be
used to see that the people are pro-
tected,
The following advertisement viii ap-
pear in all Memphis papers Monday
signed by Mayor Mouteverde n the
city commission:
MR. GAS CONSUMER,
TN It's efforts to remedy the present
gas situation the city Of Memphis needs
your cooperation. The city IL advised
hat not only are the people Of Mem
phls receiving an inadequate supply
and an inferior quality Of gas, hut That
I'm addition to these evils the consumers
Of gas are being required to pay bllls
for gas from 80 to 100 per cent more
than their average bills for correspond
ing months of previous years.
'"The mayor and commissioners Of tho
| city Of Memphis now ask all ga CON
sumers who have received bills when
are exorbitant compared with bills FOR
corresponding months in other years,
to mail or bring these bills, attaching
thereto such additional data as they can
give, and deliver the statements and
data to the mayors office at the city
hall, where they will find a special
aren't of the city who has charge OF this
particular matter,
'"rhe mayor and commissioners ask
hat this data be furnished as provided
herein from various consumers not later
than Monday, March 10, 1872
As certain as 1t IL that the consumer
ia having for far more gas than he Is
getting, 1t Is doubtful whether on PROOF
alone OF comparative bills the courts
would order a recovery. However, II
the city should buy a testing machine
which will prove conclusively the per
cent of heating and lighting quality In
the gas the company could be enjoined
from collecting any sum from consum-
ers in excess OF the real light and heat
yalup
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Matter of Cost,

The thousands OF consumers OF gas IN
Memphis have been forced to plod for
many weary months a vast treAdmill Of
retrenchmcnt, erected by the Memphis
Gas and Electric company, They have
paid thousands OF dollars for Il good
quality OF gas and have been denied gas
and given In Its stead air and sulphur;
they have breathed into their bronchial
tubes fumes Of sulphur and suffered
greatly thereby, perhaps some OF them
have died; they have gone without
meals and they have eaten soggy, half
raw food; they have had to forego their
daily or weekly additions, all that this
great treadmill might be kept moving
smoothly along and grind down the ex-
penses Of the Memphis Gas and Electric
company,
Memphians were plunged into the or
deal Of weak, poisonous gas, which has
exasperated them almost to the point OF
frenzy, when the price of coke, which
the gas company, in combination with
oil, was using to manufacture water
gas, reached q price of $l26O a ton F,
D. Il. Memphis last October. The gas
ompany stopped buying coke-the high
quality oven coke which 1t formerly used
and began to use coal, which II Ia said
TO have mixed with a poor quality OF
ms coke.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Weather Forecast

Fair and warmer;
Tuesday threatening
with probably rain.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
Livingston Invited.

ject to a separate Tine.
Livingston Invited.
Judge Fitzhugh said, Like all others,
| have become mighty tired OF condi-
tons that gas consumers of Memphis
are contending with, so | had a bench
warrant issued for Mr., Steig, as repre-
sentative of the Memphis Gas and Elcc-
tric company, charging violations of
sectiony 1851, | have asked MIR. Henry
Livingston, city attorney, TO be pres
ent Tuesday, when ! will call the case
in the police court, II 1t develops that
the gas company can be handled legally
through the provisions of the city ordi-
nance and the initial case results In a
fine. this warrant against Mr.. Stetg,
general superintendent Of the gas COM
pany, Is just the beginning,
THE ordinance specifies that each
day is n separate oftense and that each
officer and director Of the gas company
is responsible, and can be subjected to
Separate fines 7@'
Judge Fitzhugh told VIII Logan, chief
police court clerk, 10 Issue the warrant
and turn II over to Joe Burney, chief OF
police, without delay.
Attorneys who heard Of Judge Fitz-
hugh's action and hurried to have a look
at the ordinance, after its perusal, held
to the opinion that 1t was going TO prove
n sticker and tho gas company would
have to present n marvellous shock
squad II they succeeded in getting he
decision,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

Violations Of that provision of the or
dinanCe carries a fine Of from VI to Soo
for each and every offense. Each otti-
Ger and director Of the gas company Ia
responsible, and each of them is sub
ject to a separate fine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09
Augusta Man One of Heads
Of Adirondack Electric
Power Co. In New HAMPSHIRE

The following Is taken from the
Glen falls On & Times;
At the annual meeting Of the Adj
runnack Electric Power Corporation
nead yesterday II Saratoga Springs.
Charles z. winock ana Wilson =.
Shaw, Of Pitlsburg. Pa. and Walter
s. Wyman Of Augusta Ne. were r.
elected directors for q term If three
yea-s each.
Al a subsequent meeting IF the
board Of directors the following Of
hcers were eIeC!ed Pralden-. Elmer
j. Wes1- Elens Fans. first wee pres
ldenI. Roger ". 5ahson. Of Welles-
ley. Mass, Second wee presld dent.
Cornelius .. Scu-.v IF Pit-sburg
Pa: genera manager ana treasurer
Walter 5. WvmaU If Augusta. Ne
secretary ana Assistant treasurer
James ". Seq. Gems Falls.
The executive COMMITTEES made u
II Francis : Fro bingham. IF Bos-
ton. Mass. chairman. Waiter :
Wvnal. Corneiisus =. ScuIlr AMI
Roger ". Baosnn. Eec-era-v. Was re-
elecIed.
, that last April the ,orpora-;on c1m-
pleLee The nigh Ienlon TRANSMISSION
line from Amsterdam 70 Utica WHICH
tnr the first tine -uterrouneCted all
parts Of the cumpa1y's system win
a net work Of high tension wire
This system cnmpr-sas the entire
territory from albany west =
Oneida and Canas1ota anu north 70
Lake George
The company Ii 1uing business n
practically all paris IF the terri
tory.
The benefits following rms IN
proved system are making them
selves apparent BON N improved
SERVICE and earn1nEE DespIte the
ending Of the war and tins cur-alI-
mert IF many Of t1e WHY ACTIVITIES
n The district Others ara increasing
their demands SO thai s1ealv busl-
ness Is assured with increasing de-
nAnds On the facilities If -tls COM
pErv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09
SkOWHECAN

Somerset law cases come Up for a.
gumenT II the law court TINS week
and Judge Fred 2. Lawrence and z
r Merrill eft COR Portland vesser-
day These TWO officials are attorneys
ID The case Of Fred Repelu Us. Pelel
Debs- both u THIS town. Il being q
seduction case II which the daughter
Of RepeT-, Is concerned. Al the hear
ing hello n the supreme court here
last January a verdict Was returned
for the plaintiff II the sum Of $4,000
The CASE was taken 70 the law court,
reasons tur setting the verdict ASIDE
being given IN the following words
Because IL Is against me evidence
because II IL manlfestlv against -at
weight Of evidence: because II Il
against the law; because The damaxes
are excessive Y is not expected ina.
any other Somerset COUNTY cases Wi
come Up for argument al The term O.
law court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09
FACTS AND FIGURES
ABOUT ARSHP R-34

The a-rzhlp E-34. Just aur the
most important navigator Of The a-r
before the public. weighs with us TO-
al load, about 81 tons or ia. ear
pounds. The New York Sun gives
the following statistics Of the airship
ana IL TIP from england TO Amer
ica:
Let- East Fortune. Scotland-i.s s
A. II. c. III. II. July .
Made Fast at Roosevelt Field. :.
T-a.5s New York time. 1.54 c. NJ.
tt. Jury 6.
Distance -ravelled-S.1So sea
niles.
Time from Land to Land-5s
hours.
Total Tine from start 70 Finish
19s hours. u minutes
Ships Oncers Including Com
mandsr -Four.
Observers and Other Orieers-
Seven.
Eng,nesrs-Eleven.
RlEEe-s-S1x
Wireless Operators-Tvo.
Total Personnel AboA-d-Th1rry.
Gasoline Car-lHd-4.SD0 gallons
(S5.3nn pounds
Gasoline Capac1ty-5.-51 gallons
Oil Car-led-2.o-n pounds.
Water (ha Ilas13-s 900 pounds
Crew and BaggaE-s.0BD pounds
Spare Par-s-55D pounds.
Drinking Water-3on pounds
Total Weight Car-7ed-52. 70
pounds
Weight ~ DiriEible Aione-so ooo
pounds.
Combined Weight q Load and Dir
iElhIe-112-2n pUunGs.
I,enE-h-6Sa5 feet. 2s feet longer
than the Singer Building Is nlgn.
0iarnerer--s.e feet.
Capacity-2oo e.ooe cubic fest Of
Nitrogen gas.
Motnrs-Ffve Sunbeam Bsort en-
g1nes. .5e horse power each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09
plTTSFIElD

Nr. ana Mrs Lem Bean Of Con-
frey, MINI, are guests of Mr. and
Ms Leslie G. Ponier.
Miss Lar Whiting. who has heen
teaching IN New York the past year.
Is N town To pass the summer with
her mother, Mrs. Waltsr =. Taylor
81 her home On Somerset avenue
Miss Ettzmae Berdeen was n
Unity Tuesday. the gnest If friends.
Eugene Penney and Ira Patten were
n Wa1erviile Tuesday on business
Zimivi Carlton Of Canpello. Mass.
IS in town. the guest Of Mrs. Ira
Clark at the Waverlev. He VIII 70
70 Troy, whsre ne Will make an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
Mr. ana Mrs. NJ = Nessrvey Of
Madison. who have been visiting n
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Morris. returned 10 their home Tues
day.
Rev. e. z. Harms has gone to Cas-
tine. where ne viii attend the SUN
me- school for school superin1endents.
Mrs Edna Wakefield. who has been
visiting her parents, M and Mrs
Fred Thompson, II Eart,and. return
= 10 her home II Portland TUESDAY
MISS Helen Harris left Tuesday
Tor WaIsrvllls. where she VIII be the
guest Of friends for a few DAYS
Few. 4 NJ. Ford YVES N Water
vile Monday 70 attend a nesting Of
the Educational Board of the Maine
Baptist Association.
Edward Barrett Is N RoCkland TINS
week attending the Maine Optlcal
Convention.
Mrs Iona CayCng Of Gulitord. who
las oeen the guest af Miss Henrietta
MOTHS al The nome of her parents.
returned home Tuesday.
Corp. Guy Q. Powell of 5atte-y s.
Third q 3 z. 4. has returned from
overseas and Is being given a hearty
Welcome by his many friends.
Fer and Mrs. Leroy W Coons If
Have hill. Mass. are IN town. guests
u III ana Mrs. " L Pushor al
their home on Park street. MI and
-aTs. Coons have many friends mere
who ars always glad To- give them Z
hearty welcome.
Miss Helen Poolsr IL n North An
son, q guest Of Mrs Jack Borige-.
The Dexter A A baseball team VIII
meet the Plttsheld a A. team al
Aunnewsu deld Saturday a14e-ooun.
July l.. n vnaI Is e-ec1sd To De
one IF The fastest games yet seen here
1a4s year The batteries VIII oe For
Dexter, auckland and Wiloes: for
Pittsnelu. 5risk ana -aupner.
3. S. Mathews ana BYRON Sanford
were business callers n SkowheEar
q Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09

NYES CCHyER-Earl Currier.
whc has been in Portland for sewer
al weelIs. has returned hume.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Henderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Henderson
paaeed the day Thursday nj North
part On fishing trip. They scf n
Enoa csfch-
i Mrs O. q Ciuugh has returrsd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09

Few people realize what an 81
mort perfect condition prevails along
n large part OF the great wall OF
China. The bricks Of the parapcf ars
as firm as ever and their edEes have
stood the severe climatic conditions Of
North China with scarcely q break
no explained IN Popular Necn1rfca
MaEzxine. The paving along the top
of rhe wall II 80 smooth that one may
ride OVER IN with bicycle. ana tne
rTraf granite block witaa which II 10
fnred are smooth and as closely nffed
a. when put N raace Uvr two thpu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-09

-,'on vlE1t al Orient. Fer niecs
ICON PANIED her home.
4 a Horne passed SUNDAY q.
Last Pond.
Craze crunnst vas caller !, -h,s
7lace Sunday.
r : oeH-lr passed The DAY Sunday
T'-ait1nE his mother
Ernest Anderson was IN AuruEra
Monday On BUSINESS.
= = Dev1r Of augusta has soId The
zlfomonIle winch ne recer-Iv pur-
o1Ased II Boston 70 Ernest Ander-
so1.
-lav Henderson Is 70 help ~ Z
51rnton Of SkowheEaa with MS hay
Ir-
INTERIM ana Mrs. Clayton
-lsnurv entertained a. their home
IT as~. Jul- 9Th M and Mrs
Caarles Hutchinson. Mr. and Mrs.
T@-iace PlIlsburv and daughter FL
-s- and Mrs. Leila PlIlaaurv If Wat
ellie and Mr. and Mrs. Ealnn Pills
S~%@A N-@A4+Al VI 6SIlUL-
-r. and Mrs. Louis Means passed
re Fourth with friends ana rela-
-.~as n 5rnIthheld.
LIS Harriet Greene passed the
fourth with her brother. James and
-.nly II Lake George
l-r- and Mrs Fred Robertson en-
-s--a-ned al their home the Fourth
~. Robertson brother and family
x Shawnut, also their son Ariin
mo has 1us1 returned from Ger
--1EnT, ana Hazel Blake and Tom
n Cormlsr Of WaferviIie. Mr. anc
Mrs.. Robertsons children were a..
r4t one al home
Tom O. Cormier and Harry Rob
s--son LEFT SATURDAY. morning for
Hartford Conn. where they have Sc
-Ire4d employment
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hughes n
1tassa chuserts are visiting Mrs
hughes parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Woods.
Ar- and Mrs. Harry Otis Of Ben.
-nn and VIII Wood Of Taterv-iIls
PASSED SUNDAY with their parents
-ir. and Mrs George Wood.