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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
BERGMAN FOUND
GUILTY BY COURT
Convicted on Three Counts,
Pleads Guilty to Two.
Others Dismissed.

Waving a jury and agreeing that the
Indictment against him was satisfac
tory, despite the fact that former At
torney General Hunter Wilson had
failed to sign it, Bob Bergman, facing
12 counts, went to trial Thursday in
First criminal court on charges of hav-
ing operated a gaming house and vio-
lation of the liquor law, and was found
guilty on three charges. He will make
motion before Judge Richards for a
new trial.
Bergman pleaded guilty to two
counts of violating the liquor law and
was fined $50 and costs in each case
and upon recommendation of Attorney
General Bates the remaining indct-
ments against him, covering a period
extending back to 1911, were nolle
pressed upon payment of costs.
Ed Pass, assistant chief of police,
the Rev. C. H. Williamson and George
Morris were the witnesses.
Or. Williamson testified that Mr..
Morris, Assistant Chief Pass, United
States Marshal Stanley Trezevant and
himself went to Berrymans place, south
OF Riverside park, in July, 1918. on
arriving there, he said he and Mr.
Morris went inside while the marshal
and assistant chief of police remained
outside.
Il found an exceedingly busy place."
DR.. Williamson said. There were many
automobiles in front of the place; /
think l counted IS or 20 cars and there
were others in the yard"
He added they got to Berryman's
place about $50 O'Clock pm, In one
room. he said, he observed persons
shooting craps on a pool table, saw
money exchanged and was sure it was
gambling. He narrated that he went
into another room, where there was a
piano There was dancing in this place
and he saw women there, some girls
that he judged not to be over Is or
t6 years of age. The men and women
were drunk and in maudlin state of
intoxication, he declared.
ut was a regular bawdy house scene,
your honor" the witness said, turning
to the judge.
DR.. Williamson said he and Mr. Nor
ris went into another room. where Ber-
ryman was dispensing liquor Mr. Nor
rs bought bottle and paid for it and
turned the liquor over to him, which
he later destroyed he testified. He
said the liquor was branded Sunny
brook
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
ASSERT PEACE
TO Be SIGNED
EARLY IN JUNE
With Russian Question Out of
Way Council Turns Its At
tentiOn to Steps for Actual
League of Nations.

peace will be signed early in June at
the latest according to the most trust
worthy information, says Marcel Hutin
in the Echo de Paris today
With replies from the various Rus
conference being awaited, the
supreme council of the peace con-
ference met at 1890 o'clock today.
Meanwhile the joint allied commission
Is being made up, although no names
have been announced.
All the members of the council were
present when the meeting began,
Having disposed of the Russian ques-
tion for the moment, the supreme Coun-
ell today turned to the principal object
of its work, the establishment of a
league of nations
This question promises to command
virtually the undivided attention of the
delegates until their action regarding
Russia shows results one way or an
other. AS the Russian delegates are
not expected at Princes islands until
Feb. 10, this means that nearly the
whole attention of the congress will be
turned to the league of nations until
President Wilson's departure for Amer
lea.
Out of the Russion negotiations it
Is hoped that some unanimous agree
ment will be reached that will bring
representatives of that country into
further sessions at Paris. Delegates of
all the associated governments have
expressed the opinion that a secure
peace can hardly be considered to have
been made while Russia remains on
fire
1t is regarded as quite significant in
circles surrounding the peace congress
that it should be announced that the
first plan for league of nations to
be considered comes from Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain. This
is quite in Consonance with what has
been known in very small circle
close to the American delegates that
President Wilson plans to have Euro
pean ideas come before the congress
in advance of his own.
American officials explain that Mr.
Wilson'S purpose is not only out of def
erence to European nations which have
sacrificed SO much in the war or out
of Difference to the views of European
statesmen, but that there is a tech
nical advantage in reserving American
plans until all others have been fully
discussed, when they may be brought
forward, probably to form a bridge by
which disagreements that may have de-
veloped may be dispelled.
Mr.. Wilson has told his colleagues
that he has no personal pride OF au-
thorship in the plan for the league
and is quite ready to place himself
Continued on Page 7, Calumn %
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
COAL ZONE RULES
END FEBRUARY |.
State Fuel Administration in
Statement Declares Prices
Fair in Tennessee.

NASHNtlI.E, Tenn, Ian %, (Spl)--
w Il Mycr state fuel administrator,
announced here today that all zone and
price regulations ON coal and coke, eX-
ccpt Pennsylvania anthracite, would be
suspended Feb. /. Mir, Myer stated
that the state fuel administration had
no control over the price Of coal at the
mines mouth.
In discussing the suspension order
and the coal situation. MIR. Mycr said;
THE present profit allowed the re-
tail coal dealers in Tennessee is fair
both to the consumer and the dealer,
There IS nothing in the situation which
demands that the retail coal dealer be
allowed "A larger profit than he gets at
present l. therefore. reserve the right
to reinst4te control of the margins OF
profit for the retail coal dealers In
Tennessee after Feb, !. i'm case Condi-
tions arise which render it necessary
All coal zone regulations will be abro-
gated ON Feb. /, and coal from any
mine can move to all points desired,
as In the past
Among the reasons which prompted
WASHINGTON to take the above steps
was the fact that the stocks of bttumin-
Gus coal throuGhuut the country are
sufficient to provide consumers with
hitumiuuus coal and coke for the win
ter season even If the mild weather
thus Tar should be succeeded by
period of severe weather. The average
stocks of bitumlnuUS coal for the coun-
try on the LIST day Of January approM-
mated seven weeks supply the stor-
age ON hand in the regions most re,
note from the mines being sufficient
for 70 weeks The fuel administration
called special attention to the fact that
the prices established under the pro-
visions of the Lever act have been
maximum prices, based on the cost OF
production rather than on quality Of
coal and that in the return to normal
n different relation between prices IN
the several fields based as in normal
times on quality of coal. may fairly he
expected to obtain.
'''The fuel administration also stated
that in the light Of the sn-called wash
ington waCs agreement of octoher,
1917. whereby il was agreed to continue
the wage scale then agreed upon dur
ing the war, but not beyond April !,
1920 the wages Of the mine workers
should not now be reduced aud It Is
expected that whatever prices nre asked
or secured for bituminous coal between
now and the promulgation OF peace WI.
he based upon the present wage scale'.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
MANY WOMEN LOSE
THEIR WAR POSITIONS

Memphis women who entered Offices
factories and stores to fill the vacancies
created by the departure Of men for
the army and navy training camps are
being turned adrift or are suffering
sharp reduction in wages now that the
bows are coming back from war ac-
cording to Mrs Maud 7. Craven, in
charge of the women's division Of the
United states employment service.
The women are not complaining, how
ever. They realize for the most part
that their employment was for the du
ration of the war, vet many were driven
to work through necessity and not
solely through patriotic impulse These
women are seeking new positions In
which they may become permanent
wage carners
An sorts OF opportunities for women
nre needed at the United States en-
noyment service The applicants range
all the way through the classes from
unskilled women seeking manual labor
to the skilled stenographers and book
keepers capable Of earning SIS per
month and up The women for So called
medium priced office work predominate
in the list
Comparative reports issued by the
United States employment service show
that following the signing Of the armi-
stiCe and up to Dec. 81 the demand
for female labor throughout the nation
suffered a marked decrease Beginning
with the week Of Dec 81, however, both
demand and supply showed an upward
trend throughout the country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
PLAN FOR LEAGUE
Of NATIONS WILL
Be ALLIED UNITY
No One Scheme Thus Far Pro-
posed Will Be Adopted, But
Best Parts of All Ideas Are
To Be Combined.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
The News Scimtars Special CORE

Spondent.
PARIS. Jan 93.-WheneVer the plan
of the league of nations is formally
promulgated by the peace conference,
II will not be the American nor the
plan of the British, the Italians, French
or the Japanese, but will he the result
OF the unanimous agreement OF NE i've
great powers, emhodying IDEAS and pro-
poSals gathered from the best plans
offered by all
The American public can expect to
see such "A comprehensive outline of the
general principle Of the league OF ma
tiOnS announced within ten days or two
weeks. The progress Of the informal
conferences is already so far advanced
that il is fully believed by the men
working thereon, that they will be
ready within a fortnight to submit a
world plan, which, while not perfectly
destroying war, will be the best instru-
mentality to which all will agree at the
outset, as the starting point toward an
ideal international code morality.
Fundamentally it can be said it will
provide for compulsory investigation OF
all disputes of all characters with pro-
vision forhidding the beginning of hos
tilites while arbitration or other
processes for amiCable settlement Of
fered by mediators are being exhausted,
and provisions for lOcal2atOn of a con-
flict in case one occurs, represents one
principle on which everybody is agreed.
Nothing Novel.
1t is probable that nothing novel viii
appear in the JOINT plan when an
nounCed, because everything anybody
has ever said or written ON the sub
ject has been studied here and the
ideas appropriated. An interesting
thing Is the manner in which the par
ticipating statesmen have tried to sink
the pride of authorship as well as the
sensitiveness of the respective nation
alities by standing behind such plan
as will be issued, claiming it to be the
unanimous agreement of the great
powers rather than a special project of
any one.
The conference indeed has very wise
ly adopted this rule of action on many
other problems. avoiding the appear
ance of differences and reducing the
amount of friction which inevitably
would otherwise grow out Of accentua-
tions. jealousies or concessions to the
point Of view Of one power or another.
So much does national sensitiveness
mean in this atmosphere that some OBJ
servers of long residence here caution
Americans against the excessive exhu.
berance of Anglo American co-opera
ton lest ii be misunderstood in such
quarters as the Italian as a combna
ton against them.
As matter of fact, the growth of
the English and American understand
ing Is one of the great accomplishments
Continued on Page 3, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
BOLSHEVIK ARMY
SUFFERS DEFEAT
IN NORTH RUSSIA
Governor of Capitals Told to Give Up City
Without FightH Enemy Launches
Big Drive Upon 1t.

LONDON Jan. 2}-Lcoo Trotzky, the Russian minister of
has ordered Znoyc the Boevk governor Of Petrograd
surrender that city without fight ii attacked by the
Northern Russian forces.
Fshonian officials claim that the defeat OF the Boshcvists
after the capture OF Nava amounted complete accord
ing lIelSingsiors dispatch the Daily Mail Esthonan
advance guards within Is miles OF Pcograd but it is
said be impossible for the .shoniar attack Petrogad
without outside help
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
LIVE STOCK MEN ARE
TO SELECT MEET PLACE

DENVER Jan. q A number Of ad-
dresses, consideration Of committee re-
ports and resolutions, the election of
officers and the selection of the next
meeting place Were expected to occupy
the closing session today of the TWEEN q
ty-scCOnd annual convention of the
American National Livestock associa
ton
Marion SAMSON, of Fort Worth, Tex
manager Of the Eleventh federal re-
serve district, was to talk on the work
Of the cattle loan agencies of the war
finance corporation.
Judge S, S. Cowan, of Fort worth,
Tex, attorney for the association. was
on the program for an address on fed :
eral control Of railroads.
El PasO's was the only formal invi-
tation asking for the next meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
B0LSHEVIKI B0MBARD
POSITIONS OF YANKS

ARCHANGEIn Jan % (Ry the AS
sOrjated rrcss lolshcvlll troops are
heavily shclling the rarthest south posi-
tions Of the American and Russian
armies at l'sC padenga, on the Waga
river, 30 miles south Of Shoukursk
They also are showing considerable ac-
tivity west ut Shcukursk on the Tania
river. II has been impossible to deter
mine whether the attack will develop on
a greater scale. The enemy has mobll-
i2ed the peasants in the vicinity OF
Nilsk and apparently is prepared for n
general offensive in the Shenkursk
sector
Sunday the enemy, under cover Of
heavy hombardment, attacked with in
fautry the American and Russia posi-
ttonS at 'st Padcnga, The allied out
post withdrew, but the Bolshevik attack
ON the main positions was repulsed with
heavy losses
There has been no infantry action
since, though there has been constant
rain OF shells on the village, The Amer
lean army In vigorously replying
Monday flying In a temperature of
| 10 degrees below zero, one American
cured direct, hits on important BelshA-
The fighting Iis going on in eorH-
| clear weather, but the tempera ture ls
so low that It is difficult for the in
| fahtrymen to remain In the open any
| length Of time,
| The Bolshevild also are shellng the
| American positions on the Nologda rail-
way. with the exception Of few days
early in January, when the allied forces
attempted to improve their positions
southwest on the kadish railroad and
on the Omega sector, the offensive on
the ArchangcI front for several months
has been in the hands of the Bolshevik,
They are boasline that In the vicinity
of kadish they win drive the allies
t,,t. a in
Along the Murkmausk railway front
the Russian and allied troops yester-
day raided the village Of Rugorzorka, 50
miles southeast of Soroka, where they
either killed or captured all the Boil
shevlk garrison They took no rifles
and other equipment and numerous
documents They allied forces did not
suffer a single casualty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
g4-ES ssssssn-.. gSSs
sIg!ts!..E SsSXX, ~! S!SIS lSlEsRs

Tennessee-Cloudy in west, probably
rain in east colder; Friday partly
cloudy.
Mississippi-Partly cloudy and cooler;
Friday fair
Arkansas--Fair, somewhat colder ex-
cept in northwest; Friday fair, warmer
in northwest.
>, Alabama-Partly cloudy and cooler;
Friday fair
Kentucky-Cloudy in west, probably
rain in east, colder; Friday partly
cloudy.
Louisiana-Generally fair, except
cloudy in southeast, somewhat colder
Friday generally fair.
, Oklahoma-Fair, slightly warmer in
northwest; Friday warmer.
East Texas-Generally rair, somewhat
colder in SOUTH Friday warmer in
northwest
West TeXas-Fair. warmer In Pan
handle; Friday warmer IN north, little
change in south.
Florida-Cloudy in northwest and
probably rain in peninsula, cooler; Fri
lay fair, cooler in peninsula
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
SENAT0BIA GRAND JURY
RETURNS 9 TRUE BILLS

SGNATOBlA, Miss, Jan. 90 (Spl)-
The grand jury returned into open
court today nine true bills, five Of them
being for murder. The grand Jury re-
turned a bill against W. II, u. Nc
county convict manager at the time,
whipped convict SO hard that he died
4 few days later. Robert Montgomery
and Dewitt Holloman, young white men
from Sarah, were indicted, charged with
grand larceny, it being alleged that
Sarah public gin. The case of Lewis
Middleton, charged with murder, was
nol-prossed today by the district at
torney Ollie Jackson, charged with
murder was ordered sent to the state
asylum, The grand jury is still in ses-
sion and it will not finish its labors
until the last OF the week. Court will
he In session two weeks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
NEW YORK NATIONAL
GUARD ORDERED HOME

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--Practicaly
the complete strength Of the 27th di-
vision (New York national guard about
25 600 men, has been ordered assembled
for early convoy home from France A
daN shows that it will be the first com
batant division to come home as a
unit,
1t was announced Tuesday that the
eth, Both and 37th divisions had been
ordered to prepare for embarkation and
II Is understood the assembling of the
9th as unit means that the same
course will be followed in returning the
other two,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
BURIED IN ELMWOOD.

Funeral services for the late George
Heard Eddeman, aged "A, who died
Tuesday morning of heart trouble, after
a three weeks illness, were held Thurs
days morning from the home Of his son,
w. R. Eddleman, on Lamar avenue.
The Rev. H. s. Spragins officiating.
Burial was in Elmwood
Mr.. Eddleman, who was known in
business circles assa truss manufac-
turer, had resided in Memphis for the
past 30 years. Besides his son he is
survived by eight grandchildren, G.. H.,
r. w, Roxeaola. j. w. Mary, w. R.,
Jr., Margaret and Malone Eddleman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
MORE AVIATORS FOR
WELLINGTON FIELD

Capt. Edwin L. Newbold, of the L. S.
air service, who has been stationed at
the air service depot at Long Island,
has been ordered to Park field. Mil
lington. Capt. Newbold has not ar
rived as yet, but is expected within
the next few days.
Second Lieut.. George W. Rogers, who
has been on duty at Washington, has
also been assigned to Park field and
three days.
Propellors fop the De Haviland planes
at Park field have not arrived as yet,
but are expected every day, and when
they show up the big planes will be put
into action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
]. D. BARKSDALE DIES

]. Donoho Barksdale, aged 50, former
Memphis business man, and for several
years part owner and manager of a
big plantation near Natchez, Miss, died
at his home there Wednesday afternoon
of pneumonia which followed influenza.
The body will be brought to Memphis
Friday morning for interment here.
Mr.. Barksdale was born and reared
In Memphis and was associated with
his brother, w. R. Barksdale, of Mem
nhis, in the operation of the plantatio
His widow and three children, who sur
vive him, are all confined to their home
with influenza,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
STORY DID NOT FIT.

Boarding the lion in his den was the
proverbial act of Ed Grimes, negro, ~,
Dickson Tenn, who admitted that he
stole II f. Gees automobile from in
front Of the Orpheum theater ON
Wednesday night and returned it to
the police station Thursday morning
with the remark: Here's a stolen auto
| found, boss"
Detective Bell and Patrolman Ernest
Oliver suspecting the truth cndeavorcd
to get him to talk. II is too excited to
talk, sab, wait jest a minute the
negro said. He later admitted taking
the machine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
MAJORITY SOCIALISTS
SHOW BIG PLURALITY

BASEL Jan. 23--Reports from all the
% Glectoral districts in Germany re-
turning the fun number Of i21 mem
bers Of the national assembly, show the
majority socialists having plurality
in the assembly with 1864 votes. The
next highest number Of members was
returned by the Christian peoples par
ty, the former Centrists, who will have
8S members, The distribution of the
members by parties is as follows:
Majority socialists 1854, Christian peo-
pies party SO, democrats II, German
national party "a, minority socialists "a,
German peoples party %, Guelfs L. Ba :
varian peasants league 4, Wurttem-
burg bOurgeoise party 2. peasants and
workmen's democratic league / total
421
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
UNION CITY BOY DIES
IN HAITI ON MISSION

UNION CITY, Tenn. Jan 20. (Spl)
William Walker. of this city, received
this morning a telegram from the war
department that his son, W. y. Walker,
who has been in the service of the gov
eminent for some time and who had
gone on some particular mission to the
republic of Haiti for war purposes, had
died of pneumonia and that his body
States and forwarded to this place.
He leaves a father, mother, one
grown sister Miss Mary. and several
other brothers and sisters, host OF
relatives and friends. He was % years
old and a member OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian church of this city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23

The Rolshclik forces in Northern
Russia have suffered a severe defeat,
according to advlces received here by
the Exchange Telegram company from
Copenhagen
revolts have been reported from many
parts of tine country and that the Boil
shevt> commander ordered his troops 10
surrender the town of Sinovef without
a fight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23

The Rev. George w. Kemper. DID, of
Richmond, Va, newly elected pastor
Of the local McLemore Avenue Chris
tan church, is scheduled to arrive in
Memphis Saturday morning and will
preach his inaugural sermon Sunday.
He has been pastor Of the church since
Nov. l. but illness kept him in Rich
mond.
He was pastor Of the Hanover Ave
nue. Christian church in Richmond for
eight years. During his residence in
that city he was noted for his4 zeal
among workmen in the various hops
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
MISSISSIPPI FLYER IS
KILLED, ANOTHER HURT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan. ga
Lieut.. j r. Whitesides. of Okoloua,
Miss was instantly killed, and Lieut..
W W Ferguson, OF Oklathe, Miss,
fatally injured here today when an air
plane In which they were giving an ex-
hibitson got out of control and dived
ontola small island in the bay here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
SCHUBERT STILL HELD

Max Schubert, Chicago. alias Max the
Count. charged with being a fugitive
from justice, win be taken back to
Galesburg, H., by County Sheriff ].
Wheeler as soon as reGuisiton papers
arrive from Nashville Tenn
Schubert is alleged to have passed
worthless 1908 check at Galesburg He
has not made bond and will probably
remain in custody until taken In charge
by Sheriff Wheeler.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
RETURNS FROM FRONT.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Jan, %. (Spl)
j Earle Xehner, son Of Mr., and Mrs.
David Zehner, has returned from over
sea service Earle enjoys the distinc-
ton OF being among the first $4,000 to
go overseas with the T.. S. army, He
was II years Of age when he enlisted
May 3, 1917, and was on the western
front from April s to Oct. II, 1915 He
wears the Il. A. r. insignia and also
gold star.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
PORTUGAL FEARS LOSS
OF AFRICAN COLONIES

PARIS, Jan. 23.-Portuguese circles
in this city are greatly concerned over
fear especially that their possessions in
Africa, forming the third largest colo
nial empire on that continent, may
come into question and that some Euro
pean state may point out that Portu-
gal being in a state of anarchy, Is unfit
to rule other peoples
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
BIG STRIKE OF N. Y.
GARMENT WORKERS ENDS

NEW YORK. Jan. 23-Ending of the
three months strike Of $4,000 garment
workers, engaged in making mems and
boys clothing and the granting of a
44hour week was announced today at
the headquarters of he Amalgamated
Garment Workers of America. Mean
while the strike which began late Tues
day of $4,000 ladies' waist and dress
makers, who also demand a 44-hour
week was still in nrogress