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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
DEPUTY POINTS TO
DANGER IN PEACE

PARIS. Feb. 17--Unier the caption,
Let Us Be Just to America" Deputy
Maurice Damour makes in lie Journal
n strong protest against the nation
alism as exasperatink as II is ridicu-
lous, Of certain Of my fellow country.
men, which, II allowed to go unchecked
Is likely to ALLEVIATE our most devoted
and most trusty friends,
There are" he continues, French
people who keep repeating to our
friends that II the armistice Is con
cluded on bad terms, II the German
troops return with colors flying, II
their defeat is not sufficiently brought
home to the Germans, it is because
our practical, rssolute realism clashes
with American idealsm. They declare
this Is the same idealism which is pre-
venting I.enlne and Trot2ky and the
BolsheviH generally IRON being
crushed, which makes tile work of the
eminent diplomats assembled in the
Ouai d'Ofsay so incoherent and which
Is Keeping In the background the dueS"
tons Of indernnites, rtpntAtt1", -.".
territory.
ut IS time" adds M. Damour, ITO
put stop to this babble, which is Gre
ating q serious misunderstanding be
tween America and FTance-tWo coun-
tries which have everything to gain by
a closer and closer union
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
FRENCH TO SHOW
AMERICA PLANES

PARIS, Feb. lion March a
French aviation mission will leave for
the United States with the object OF
demonstrating the degree of efficiency
French airplanes have attained. The
mission win take with ii five Of the
fastest machines that have been
turned out. OF various makes.
One of the planes Is fitted with a
closed cabin for the use of the Ameri-
cans who have been invited to accom-
pany the mission, which will have five
OF the noted French aces as pilOts for
the machin es
The itinerary Of the mission covers
New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles
and New Orleans, with return to New
York, the various stages being covered
by air. The mission will take with 1t
collection OF paintings and photo
graphs illustrating air episodes of the
war. These pictures will be put on eN-
hibition.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
]. N. PARKER HAS
CERTIFICATE PLAN
He Would Systematize Cotton
Production-Gov. Pleasant
= Says Hold Crop.

. !. 3 N " "
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17.--Adoptinn
Of certificate plan of checking up cot
ton on hand and amounts needed for fu-
ture consumption similar to the system
used for sugar during the war was
urged upon delegates from cottongrow-
ing states by John M. Parker, state
food administrator. at the opening seS-
sion here today of the two days confer
ence called by Gov. r. G. Pleasant of
Louisiana, for consideration of ques-
tionS of reducing cotton acreage and
holding the present crop for higher
prices. Although there was no govern
or present outside of Louisiana, prac-
tically all cotton growing states were
represented by delegations Of bankers,
merchants, planters and farmers
Action on Mr., Parker's certificate
proposition will be taken following re-
port Of a special committee to be ap-
pointed by Gov Pleasant. who was
made permanent chairman OF the
meeting.
Gov. Pleasant, in his opening address,
declared the South was facing a severe
crisis, and that unless the 1919 cotton
acreage was materially decreased and
present stocks held for higher prices,
there would be acute financial suffering
among the cotton growersl and the
South in general. If the world does not
want or win not take our cotton now
at remunerative prices.' He said. I'VE
must hold the same until the world is
not only willing but eager to take the
staple at prices which will allow us a
fair profit for our labors and invest
ments. 1t Is necessary that we decrease
our acreage at least one-third of nor
| NAL and is is furthermore advisable
that the cotton interests Of the world
at large be notified of our determna-
| ton to hold the present crop and curtail
| the next to the end that We shall oh
| tain remuncrative prices for both"
w. b. Thompson. of New Orleans
president of the board Of port commits
| sloners. and Clarence Ouslew, assistant
secretary OF agriculture, also spoke az
the opening session. Both urged action
| along the lines indicated by Gov. Pleas
ant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
RUSSIA BEING
DISCUSSED BY
PARIS COUNCIL
Action To Be Taken Now That
Time for Prinkipo Confer
enCe Has Expired Impera-
tive So EnOvys Get Busy.

PARIS, ~ H. CBy the Associated
Press. ATTENTION of the delegates 10
the peace conference will focus on Rus
sra today, the supreme council having
decided that as the time allowed for
acceptance of the invitation to the
Prinkipo conference has expired some
thing else must be done.
winston Spencer Churchill, of Great
Britain, has proposed that the invita-
tion be renewed, and that some Of the
conditions that made the first invita-
ton unacceptable to most of the diff
ferent Russian factions be omitted II
the supreme council accepts this posi-
tion, as seems possible, it probably will
not insist that the conference be held
at Prinkipo island. 1t is possible that
instead OF general meeting of the rep
resentatives Of Russian factors, direct
I negotiations may be initiated or com
missions will be appointed to get into
touch with the opposing clements there
1t Is scarcely expected special COM
missions Of the peace conference which
are studying questions confided to
them will be able to submit reports to
the full conference this week, but il
Is hoped that some OF these reports
will be ready for revision by the su-
preme council which is still acting as
a medium between the commissions
and the conference.
The committee of the interallied
been interviewing statesmen in search
of support for President Wilson's plan
to give women representation in the
conference, and in the league Of ma
tions, has gained a success in the es-
timation of its members Satisfactory
assurances have been given by Presi-
dent Poincare and Jules Cambon,i one
! of the French delegates to the peace
: conference and by Foreign Minister
Hyams, of Belgium. Premier Clemen-
ceau, in addition, has promised to sup
port bill giving women the right Of
municipal suffrage, which Is now pend
ing in the French chamber of depu-
ties.
Lieut., Sir Mark Sykes, who
came here with the British delegation
to the peace conference, Is dead, fol-
lowing an attack of influenza.
Lieut.. Col, Sir Sykes was born March
16 1879. He served with the British
army In the South African campaign
and later was in command of various
regiments in England, He wrote q
number Of books and was Il contributor
to journals and reviews. 81 tEsf
The Temps yesterday gave the date
on which NPresident- Wilson is expected
to arrive in France after his visit C
the United States. 1t Is March 10, the
newspaper says.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
MISS ESSSW ~N@SN LIZ EBl
sT - g w I Z: Z ne N q r.

Tennessee warmer in central
and east.
Mssisslppi--Partly cloudy in north,
probably local rains in south; slightly
warmer In east,
Arkansas-Cloudy
AIaba a--Partly cloudy slightly
warmer
Kentuck ky--Geuerally fair. slightly
warmer, "a
Louisiana-cloudy local lains Tues
day rain in south.
East Texas--Cloudy. probably rain IN
southeast.
West Texas--Fair, warmer IN west,
Kansas s--Fair becoming unsettled
Tuesday; moderate temperature,
Georgia, North and South Carolina
Fair, somewhat warmer,
Florida - Fair, slightly warmer in
north. probably frost in central and in
terror northeasti Tuesday slightly
warmer,
Vmginia--Cloudy, probably snow or
rain In north, partly cloudy in south.
slightly warmer,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
DR.. LUMSDEN APPEARS
BEFORE HOUSE PR0BERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17--Dr. L. j.,
Lumsden, assistant surgeon general oS
the public health service. appeared to-
day before the house agriculture com
Hittee, to urge passage OF the bill
providing for the cooperation of the
federal government with the states In
promoting improved health conditions
in rural districts.
The bill carries an annual appro-
priation Of $3.50, 900 to be divided equal
" among the various states and $3.50. =
600 additional for the year ending June
30, next, to be divided on a population
basis. The latter appropriation will be
increased $250,000 a year until a con-
tinual appropriation Of 100000 a
year is reached
Or. w. S. Rankin, health officer Of
North Carolina, also urged adoption OF
the bill, saying state boards are un-
sble at present to cope unaided with
the situation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
NEGRO TROOPS OF 92D
DIVISION REACH u. S.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE steamship
Rotterdam arrived hero from Brest to-
day with 21S6 troops, including 1;
the vessel were Of the 92d (negro) divi-
sion, and the 4lst division Northwest
ern states).
The steamship Dante Alleghieri ar
rived with 1883 troops, including the
61st regiment coast artillery corps com
plete, and three officers and 3S men oi
the U.SS. Scorpion. who were at Con-
stantinople during the war.
The Sixaola brought AZ casual Off
GERS and men, 10 OF whom were sick OF
wounded
Civilian passengers on the Rotterdam
included Z. S. Senator Robert l.. Over
of Oklahoma
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
ORDINANCE PROPOSED
TO END "SKIP-ST0PS'

An ordinance which has for its pur-
pose the elimina tion Of the skip-stoI
Esystem now in force upon all lines OF
the Memphis Street Railway company,
/ has been drawn and will be presented
to the city commissioners Tuesday for
consideration and first passage,
The ordnance proposes to enforce the
on all lines and imposes mo sl 4 penalty ben upon
the employees of the company who re-
fuse TO make a stop each 100 yards
where a person indicates that he or she
wishes to board the car or alight from
it. In cases where there are street in
the intersection may be passed For
violations of the ordinance a penalty
Of $40 and not more than $50 Is made
annllnn hle
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
NOTED, INVENTOR DIES
SUDDENLY ON STREET

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. t7--Iouis Ed
ward Levy, inventor and scientist, died
suddenly on the street here today He
was a pioneer in the engraving industry
and was the inventor Of a process OF
photo chemical engraving whereby
newspapers were enabled to print half
tore pictures direct from the stereotype
plate,
MI Levy was founder and president
of the Association for the Relief and
Protection Of Jewish Immigrants and
was a member OF many scientific or
ganlzations. He was q native Of Ho-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
FRANK SlM0NDS GIVEN
DECORATION BY FRANCE

Frank n, SImonds. special writer for
The News Scimitar on the war and
one Of the foremost OF contemporary
historians has been decorated knight
of the French Legion of Honor, The
honor was bestowed upon him Satur-
day night at a dinner at the Circle
Volnay, in Paris, at which Herbert
Hoover, director general of the inter
principal speaker The honor OF being
decorated commander Of the Legion OF
Honor was also bestowed upon Gen
Charles q. Dawes, chief Of the Ameri-
can purchasing service.
AIR. Sinonds, who is New York
writer and historian, IL now in France
covering the big happenings Of the
peace conference, his articles being a
regular feature Of The News Soimitsr.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
HAZEN is AGAIN ON
TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE

Fay e, Hazen. travelling salesman,
Who shot and killed b. r. Sims while
the latter was seated in Pullman
sleeping car at the Union station in
company with Hazen's wife, went 10
trial on charge of murder in the first
degree Monday in First criminal court.
Hazen was tried in the same court for
the same offense last year, but the
jury failed to agree.
Ha2en is also defendant in a $50. 600
damage suit in circuit court for the kill
ing This action was brought by Sims
wife.
Goins & Magevny and n. T. Holman
are representing Hazen. while District
Attorney s. O. Bates is aided in the
prosecution by Martin RoYd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
FIRE DOES DAMAGE TO
HOME OF S. B. ANDERSON

Fire originating in second floor
room. presumably from detective cleo
trio wiring, in the home of S. b. An
in in a. a fair way TO destroy the dWelIing
when seen by chauffeur who was
passing. Not delaying to knock he
bounded into the dining room, where
the family was at breakfast, and gave
the alarm.
Crews Of the Nos. 7 and II engines,
and the No. 1 truck company quickly
arrived and, although the house is be-
yond the city limits, laid lines to check
The flames, A crew from the insur-
ance patrol was but few minutes be-
hind the firemen and afforded protec-
ton TO the costly furnishings Of the
home.
The loss was estimated by the fire
men As being about $1,000
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
SEATTLE SHIPYARDS
WILL REOPEN GATES

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 1E--Stee'
and wooden shipyards in Seattle and
Tacoma will reopen their gates Wednes-
day morning, re-employing men who
apply at the gates, and paying the
scale of wages prevailing prior to the
strike of more than 10000 metal
trades workers in the two cities on
Jan. o. Approximately 50 contract
shops. also closed by the strike, Of
ficially said they would resume work at
the same time.
The employers statement denied an
attempt would be made to run the
yards on the open shop basis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
WILLIAMS REPLIES TO
CHARGES OF BANKER

WASHINGTON, Feb i7.--1ohn Skel-
ton Williams, comptroller of the cur
reucy, at an executive session today Of
the senate banking and currency com
mittee, which Is considering hts nom
inatlon for reappointment replied to
charges made against him by Wade
Cooper, Washington banker, that he
had attempted 10 terrorize bankers
from appearing in opposition to his
nomination.
He also defendsd himself against
otAet charges made by the local bank
or who alleged that bank examiners
had treated his bank unfairly Prior
to Mr. Willianis taking tho stand. Mr,
Cooper completed his statement before
the comIrittea
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
HEAD OF LOEW CIRCUIT
OF THEATERS IN CITY

Marcus Loew, head of the Loew cir
cult Of vaudeville and picture thesters,
companied BY T. A Schiller, general
Southern representa- tive. is IN Memphis
on business relative to plans looking to
the construction of a new theater here.
Several conferences with local capital
and propertX holders were scheduled for
tthe day. and II is probable that an an
nouncement will be made shortly as TO
the location for the new theater.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17

EXPOSE HANDS
AS TOCHARTER
II Gives People Too Much
Power Over Franchises of
Present and Future Utilities
to Suit Old Crowd.
PREFER THEIR STATE
RATE AND TAX BOARD
Old Corporation Politicians
Simply Use Referendum
as Dust in Eyes of People.
Politicians Like Their Jobs.

The voters of Memphis are beginning
to recognize the connection between the
opponents OF the proposed amendment
to the city charter and the advocates
of the measure now pending taking
away for the people all authority over
public service corporations and con-
ferring it upon the proposed public util-
tiles commission.
The amendment to the charter gives
the people the widest possible latitude
in the regulation of public utilities II
the city manager bill Is passed the
authority of the public utilities COM
mission would be nulified, IL the bill
should pass, so far as Memphis Is con-
Cerned.
If the city manager amendment is
defeated and the public utilities bill is
passed, as now seems very likely the
old corporation crowd will have what
they have sought for the past 10 years,
and that is to take the rate fixing and
service requirement away from the peo-
pie Of Memphis and confer it upon a
board at Nashville.
In the event the charter amendment
is passed 1t will become part of the
fundamental law of the city,
No Twilight Zone.
The legislature then can pass any
law it likes but the people of Mem
phis viii have the right to deal with
the street railway company and the
gas company; the telephone company
when it gets out of Mr. Burlesons am
pie bosom and any other public ser
vice corporation that hereafter comes
into Memphis.
There is none Of Mr. Bryan's twilight
zone of demarkation between the OPP
ponents of the city manager bill and
the corporation representatives who
would like to have a board of three
men In Nashville pass upon requests
for Increased fare, increased rates and
other requests that would not stand
the test of light nor of public approval
This corporation crowd, unfortunately
for the good points IN the proposed
charter amendment have made some
headway by making a burrah over the
absence Of a referendum. But they
never get far without having their
hand exposed. %fe4
Corporation Control Bill.
The people already are beginning to
realize that the clamor is not for the
referendum, but is an attempt to de-
feat the bill and every reasonable per-
son understands that the referendum
was omitted only because of the very
(ContinUed n1 papa o Column psl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
EPISCOPAL BISHOP
OF VIRGINIA DEAD

, RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 17.-The Rt
Rev. Robert A. Gibson, d. D.. bishop
died today at his home here. He had
been in feeble health in recent years
and had suffered several hemorrhages
since Saturday. Bishop Gibson was
born in Petersburg, Va, July 8, 1886
and was educated at the Episcopal high
school and the Virginia Theological
seminary. He was rector of Christ
church, Of Cincinnati when he was
elected bishop in 1897.
Bishop Gibson was Confederate vet
eran,. having been a member of the
Rockbridge battery, First Virginia ar
tillery, army Of Northern Virginia.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
MAJ. BATTLE MALONE
TO ADDRESS MEDICS

Surgery on the Firing Line" will be
the topic which Mai. Battle Ma
lone, recently returned. from the war
zone viii discuss Tuesday night before
the Memphis and Shelby County Med
ica society at its meeting in tho court
house Other talks are included In the
program, which will be followed by a
discussion
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
-
BISHOP HOSS BETTER
BUT DEATH IS NEAR

MUSKOGEE, okla. Feb. 17.-Bishop
Il. Il. Hoss, prominent churchman. who
was stricken with apopleXy Friday
Years, is slightly improved this morn
ing, but his physicians hold no. hope
for his ultimate recovery, The bishop
is II years old, and each succeeding
apoplectic stroke has left him appre-
ciably weaker. Since the loss Of his
wife who died six months ago. his
health has gradually declined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
SEVENTEEN CASKS
Of LIQUOR SEIZED
Came in on Steamer Liberty
From Cairo Marked for
"C'ville, Mo-"

Seventeen casks of whisky, which,
had it got past the Memphis liquor
ferrets, would have brought its peddlers
nearly $4,000, were found Monday at
noon in the cargo of the steamer Lib
ery, plying between Memphis and
Cairo. Ili. The find was made by Chief
of Detective Hulet Smith and men OF
his bureau,
II required three trips of potor
truck to deliver the whisky from the
wharf to police headquarters.
1t was unofficially reported at the CEN
i tral police office that men of the crew
Aof the Liberty claimed the booze had
been shipped from Cairo to Caruthers-
I Vile. Mo, and was brought on past that
landing by mistake.
on the heads of the casks was writ
ten in blue chalk, &c. T. Merz Co.,
t"yille, No"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION
INTRODUCED AGAIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17,--Another
resolution providing for the submission
was introduced today BY Senator Jonas,
Of Washington, and referred to the
woman suffrage committee.
The resolution is identical with the
one recently rejected in the senate and
its champions probably will make no ef-
fort to bring It up for action before the
next session OF congress.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
TRlPLETS STARTED
ON RIGHT TRACK

Isaac, Jacob and Rebecca are Biblical
names given to triplets born to Elias
and Pearl Duffie Broaden negroes, re-
siding at S39 Alamo avenue
According to the records Of the reg
istrar Of vital statistics, there are hun
dreds Of twins born to one set of trip
let's, In fact, trplets do not appear In
Memphis and vicinity more than once IN
five years. and at times there are no
triulets born in decade.
The Broadens are hard-working ne
yroes. They are farmers, and Elias
says he Is going to make farmers %
the two boys and houseworker Of the
girl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
ASK $1O,OOO,OOO DAMAGES
FROM TRACTOR CONCERN

which idea was extensively used In tho
manufacture Of tanks IN the world war,
Partdy claims no was working on hla
invention In 1892, but became III and
was unable to get II patented, About
20 years later he obtained his patent,
but during the time from 1892 and tho
time he received his patent papers, the
Holt company began using his inven-
tion.
The woman has half interest In the
patent. The case win be heard in Poo
ria.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb. NJ, Suit for
$1,000 900 damage was filed IN the Unit
cd, States district court here today
against the Holt Manufacturing COM
pany Of Peoria. charging infringement
OF rights, The complainants are Chas
Paridy, Bellevlle Anna McLathic, St.
Louis Mo, and Ferdinand LOther
Belleville. This is the largest suit ever
filed In this district
The suit sets forth that Paridy in
1892 invented the caterpillar tractor,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC IN
0P0RTO RE-ESTABL ISHED

LISBON, Feb. 17.---An official state
ment issued by the government an
nounces the re-establshmeM of the
authority of the republic in Oporto.
which had been the center of the mon
archist movement. The members of the
monarchist government have been ar
rested and their troops either have sur
rendered or been dispersed.
=
A London dispatch Feb. IA said that
adviees had been received by the Portu-
guese legation there that Oporto had
heen captured and the monarchist
leader. Pavia Couceiro, arrested The
monarchist movement broke out in
Northern Portugal on Jan. II and the
fighting was confined mostly to the re-
gion of Northern Portugal about Oporto.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17

BERLIN, Feb H. (By the Associated Press )Spartacan
troops from nearby towns marched into Gesenkchen in West
phaa early Sunday and overpowered the local military and
police forces portion of which went the Spartacan
The punderng of the city followed
The doors OF houses blown with hand grenades and
much booty secured by the Spartacans.
The Gesenkrchen banks and the city treasury had been
warned in time, and saved their funds.
The radng Spartacans from Rattungen and Watten
scheid
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17

CITY Or BAVARIA
AND WESTPHALIAN
MINE TOWN HELD

COPENHAGEN. Feb 1.-The telephone telegraph and
newspaper offices Nuremberg Bayarahave been occupied by
Sparacans, according to reports received here
The outbreak in Nuremberg followed all attempt by the
government forces dperse procession OF Snartacans who
protesting against the reorganization OF the Bavaan army
Shots said to have been fired from the barracks into the
crowd which took into its hands and stormed
army headquarters and seized the telephone telegraph and
newspaper offices.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
APPROVE $75O,00O,O0O
R. R. OPERATION FUND

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-An appro-
priation Of $3.50, coo. 000 for the operation
Of railroads under government control
was approved today by the house ap-
rector General McAdoo asked for that
amount TO be added to the $500, 900 900
revolving fund provided for in the orig
inaJ control act