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The Washington times., 1919-01-05
Drops Dead AT Grave
He Had Just Finished
Digging For Another

JoHNSTowN. Pa. Jan. g.
John Ream dropped dead just
after he had finished digging a
grave for another.
Ream, who was sixty-eight
years old, became exhausted by
Overtaxing his strength in the
zero weather. Just as he had
completed his work, he staggered
and fell at the foot Of the grave.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
RICHMOND PASTOR HEARS
CALL TO MEMPHIS, TENN.

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 5.-Rev.
George w. Kemper. pastor OF the
COwardln Avenue Christian Church.
here, has accepted a call to McLemore
Christian Church. Memphis, Tenn, and
Will leave within tho next two weeks
to take charge OF the pastorato al that
place.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
8 BRIGABIER GENERALS
ASSIGNED TO CAMPS

Brig. Cen. william J. Nicholson
has been ordered to Camp Upton TO
command the I52d Depot Brigade
Brig. Gen. John A Johnston 70 Camp
Dix to command the I53d Depot
Brigade, snd Brig. Gen. Devore 20
Camp Logan. Tex, to command the
Thirtieth Infantry Brigade.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
BAKER HAS FAITH
IN WORLD LEAGUE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

a6C-l
snea that the suffering and sacrifice
end loss Of war are things to be en-
cnred only when liberty itself is al
lake. and that no man or group Ci
men dares invoke such a weapon as
vas In any other than high and con-
sEerated cause"
In Captains Hands.
Alluding to President Wilson, Baker
continued:
SO far as we in America are con-
oegned, our case is in the hands of our
captain. He stands with head erect in
tie ancient places of the old world,
Wnere other kinds Of treaties used to
be made and represents a great and
free people. It may be that there are
voices in this country which culver
with hesitation, and here and there
fimorous uncertainty, but back OF him
81 chat council chamber are the voices
~ the demOc-acies Of the world, OF
fts men who labor and Of the women
uho sacrifice: he is by the force Of
e. nts The spokesman OF the democ-
rzey Of the world, and the compost
< ons Of this war will be new Magma
CT arta, a new bill Of rights to liberate
ihe children Of the future from the
Burdens OF the past
Undoubtedly the peace conference
wfi have intricate and difficult geo.
graphical and racial questions to de-
clde. Undoubtedly there win be the
hopes and aspirations of peoples to be
fee. and II would conceivably be pos
sikie to make treaties ending this war
the old way, quieting its present
lords, and dealing with each ma
fieiial claim as though it were individ-
IA and Of no community interest, but
We had a world organized in the old
~ in 1914 =
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
Net InsiReere.


''But this league Of civilized peo-
pies now under discussion is not that
sort OF thing u(nsincere). 1t is not
proposed out Of the cabinets of abso-
lutist ministers, but is rather the
passionate demand of the man on the
street, the simple and unsophistieated
who know very little OF the intrigues
and Wiles of statecraft, but know q
very great deal about the suffering
ard sacrifice which war entails. For
ny own part, refuse to be tfmid
about Americas capacity to do the
feW hiugs7 which are needed in a
sex Worsd. decline to distrust our
Esfpesas Or TO shrink from moving
oTFasd beetuse the road seems wide
sd higha than roads we have
HaTesed q herto. / do not know
" lorTs these arrangements can
4 an not welded to any par
Fer ulefhod OF preserving the
p 80 81 tie world . So far
- America Is concerned. our case is
II nc landsaof the captain"
tte7erf7Gg to Americas prepared
e for the discharge, Of her war
izsks Baker said:
ss.,efore q ~ entrance into the war.
ne tfQ.Qstriai resources of the United
states asere largely occupied in the
production Of war materials. SO that
when our own needs came TO be sup-
pied. Il was necessary to take on an
added burden, to create new facilities
AKA 70 make a fresh draft upon the
Nv material and the labor Of the
fountry without disturbing the ar
angetnents upon which Great Britain
ana France had TO depend.
Dependent on United STATES.
And it was one Of the interesting
eonmentaries upon the entire situa-
ton to be able to observe thar al
though there Is much talk of the
Lh'ted states having had TO rely upon
at Britain and France to supply
armies with heavy artillery, never
Aei ess' American Industry did in fact
supply to Great Britain and France
p actically an equivalent to that made
aEallable to Us from them. But in I
spite OF the difficulties presented bv /
ne whole problem, American in
ansrry was able to meet the demands /
fpade upon it, and on the dav the
2 Tmlsttce was signed, our army
a5Eoad was thoroughly equipped with /
= inerican made rifles and machine
-ans,' some heavy artillery had been
shpsed, and the stream Of SUNNY .
y - types OF artillery, ammunition. I
and equipment was beginning at such |
q rate as would have supplied oIyr
own vast forces entirely from our
own resources within a verv few
months"
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
RENoUNcEs CANDIDACY.

Martinez Suarez has officially re-
nounced his presidential candidacy
for San Salvador. a dispatch reaching
the State Department states.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05

Buy War Savings Stamps today and
provide fer your future.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
ADVOCATES JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL HERE
-
Mrs. Walter Gray Believes
System Should Be Used
in Memphis.

Advocacy Of a junior high school sys-
TEN in Memphis, with many other
changes In the curriculum IL made by
Mrs. Walter Gray, member Of the city
board Of education, who was among the
party OF Memphis educators who attend
ed the National Education association
and who has just returned.
Mrs, Gray believes three school build
ings can be erected II they car not be
obtained otherwise, and made into jun
Tor high schools, which viii %cretate an
important change for the good OF the
city. This would make three courses
OF study In the schools-grammar
grades, the Junior and senior high
schools,
Il have always advocated the junior
high school system said Mrs. Gray,
"aud | am more convinced now than
ever that II Is the solution OF our Mem
phis problem. There was scarcely a
speaker OF a session of any department
which did not bring out the develop
ment OF the junior high school system
and there is no doubt that 1t is the
progressive and modern plan.
"Amout three Junior high schools here
would help us to reconstruct our sys-
tenn along the most approved plans, IT
would provide for more individual
needs. cause easter transition to the
high school, mean 4 prevocattonal
course, and would mean promotion by
subjects. II would provide for the in
PRODUCTION Of male teachers at logical
times In a boys life.
"StatistCis now show q steady in
crease OF pupils who continue IN school
through this system. II would better
adjust the puail to the Industrial world
and create an enriched program for va
ricd classes and conditions,
The Junior high school system Is
found In many large cities, Including
cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus. Phil
adelphia, Denver, Grand Rapids
Rochester, Minneapolis, New York, Los
Angeles, Pasadena, Chicago, Detroit,
| Dallas, san Antonio, Chattanooga, un-
| others, both large and small"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
ANNOUNCEMENT
DEATHS

SAYLOR-At residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. e. ]. Fay, 707 North Fourth
street, Sunday evening, March 2, 1910,
at II o'clock, Mrs. Anna c. Saylor,
aged rs years; mother Of e. J. Saylor
and Mrs. Il. j. Fay; sister of Mrs. Lou
Use Bill.
Funeral services will be held at resi-
dence tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. Friends invited. Inter
ment in Elmwood cemetery.
EDWARDS-At residence of parents,
1859 Adams avenue, Monday morning,
March 3. 1919, at 1890 o'clock, Pearce
O., Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. @. Ed
wards, aged 3 years.
Funeral will take place from the par
Tors of John u Collins tomorrow (Tues-
day. morning at. 10 o'clock. Friends in
vited. Interment in Elmwood cemetery,
KAPLAN-At Baptist hospital, Sun
day evening, March 2, 1918, at sos
o'clock, Annie, daughter of Edward and
Nina Kaplan, sister Of Jeanette and
Ike Kaplan. Aged 2S years.
FGlneral will take place from resi-
denoe, S31 jackson avenue, this mon
day. afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends in
Nitp6
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
World Stirred.

THE hearts Of men and women and
children Of the world are stirred now
In n way that has never been known
before, They are not only stirred by
their individual circumstances, but they
are beginning to get a vision Of what
the general circumstances Of the world
are. and there Is for the first time in
history an international sympathy which
Is quick and vital-a sympathy which
does not display Itself merely in the
contact Of governments, but displays
itself in the silent intercourse Of sym
patty between great bodies that con-
stitute great nations, and the signifi-
canoe Of a conference like this Is that
we are expressing In it, and will, | be-
lieve, express in the results of this
conference, our consciousness that we
are servant of this great silent mass
Of people who constitute the United
States, and that as their servants ii is
our business, as 1t IL our privilege, to
find out how WI can best assist In max
ing their lives what they wish them to
be, giving them the opportunities that
they ought to have, assisting by public
counsel in the private affairs Upon
which the happiness Of men depends,
And so | am the more distressed that
| can not take part in these %counsels
because my present business is to un-
derstand what plain men everywhere
want. 1t Is perfectly understood IN
Paris that we are not meeting there as
the masters of anymody-that We are
meeting there as the servants of, | be-
licve II is. about 700, 600 600 people, and
that unless we show that We UNDER
stand the business of servants, we will
not satisfy them and we will not ac-
complish the peace of the world, and
that II we show that we want to serve
any interests but theirs We will have
becomes candidates for the most lasting
discrcdit that will ever attach to men
In history,
And so it is with this profound feel
ing Of the significance Of the things
YOU are undertaking that | bid you well
come, because | believe YOU have come
together in the spirit which | have tried
to indicate, and that we viii together
concert methods Of cooperation and
individual notion which viii really ac-
Complish what we wish to see accom-
plished in steadying and easing and
facilitating the whole labor processes
Of the United states
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
TO AID
RETURNING YANKS
Ministers to Cooperate With
Y. M. G. A. in Work of
Reconstruction.

Active cooperation with the Y. NJ
{, A, IN reconstruction work among re-
turning soldiers, in the work of elimi-
mating the distinction between them and
getting them Into the churches
aud adapting themt to the new work
of the communities, Was decided upon
Monday morning by the Protestant Pas
tors association, which meet in monthly
session in the Y building,
To guide the pastors and churches
and to act as "A sort Of medium, a Com-
mittee Of five pastors waa elected by
the association. They are the Rev.
G, W kempcr, chairman, pastor of the
Mclemore Avenue Christian church;
the Rev, u s. S%praginS, pastor Of the
First Methodist church; the Rev. VIII
liam Grove. Of the ldlewtld Prcsbytcr-
church; the Rev, Troy Beatty, rec
tor OF Grace Episcopal church, and the
Rev. II. 7 Hurt, VI the Union Avenue
Rantist church.
This committee win work with II.
Weinberg. Memphis and Shelby county
Y reconstruction worker, and with j.
X Morrison. Y worker, who has charge
Of the reconstruction work in II coun-
ties Of West Tennessee adjacent to
shelby, Both have been appointed to
this territory as field secretaries Of
the reconstruction period.
Mr. lIolmhcrg distributed community
census cards to each pastor, who will
cauNaSs his community. Mr.. Morrison
viii do the same In his communities,
In efforts to bring about a closer re
|atiunship in the churches, the schools
and the agriculture advocates,
nr T.. r. George, head Of the Mem
phis y NJ. G. A., and his workers We're
present at the meeting 10 enlist the
assistance of the pastors as a medium.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
MRS. JIMMIE JONES Is
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE

Deputies Reese and Goswick went
to the home of Mrs. Jimmie Jones on
Summer venue Sunday in quest of
but young man named Kyle Smith was
arrested with three half pints of liquor
on his person. Not satisfied with the
result of this visit, the deputies made
another trip and found Mrs. Jones at
home, They searched the premises and
found beneath a apple of c%ottonseed 20
perfectly good half pints of real whisky.
Mrs. Jones declared she kneY nothing
Of the liquor being there, but she was
arrested and locked up pending bond.
Jess Shelton, New South Memphis,
was also arrested by the sheriff's force
Sunday and lodged in Jail on a charge
of violating the liquor law. Two half
points of, whisky were found on the
premises.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
FROM WALL STREET
Bulls Resume Activity With
Chief Attention Given to
FavOrite SpeCiaItieS.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The week on
the stock exchange began with a re-
sumption Of builish activity among the
various speCialties which have featured
the trading Of the last month. Early
gains in motor shares and their ac-
cessories ranged from 1 to 3 points,
tobaccos advancing l to > points and
oils and equipments 1 to ~. Rails also
gave promise Of further Improvement,
although dealings in that division were
relatively light. United States Steel
was in steady demand, rising more than
a point, but coppers and ~shippings were
hesitant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
USES RAZOR AND BREAD
KNIFE ON NEGRO VICTIM

First thing that I'D Grove. negro.
South Fourth street. died early Sunday
afternoon when he shouldered open the
door of the. home of Ella Bolton, ne
gress, $40 Linden avenue, and found
John Lott, negro. South Fourth street,
louneing at ease, was TO start welding
his razor.
by the time Johns head and face
were slit IN several places the blade
OF Eds razor was hereft OF its cutting
edge, Then the heavy pop bottle that
Ed used as a hand grenade was
wrecked on Johns head. The latter
was making his exit through the door
when Ed reached a bread knife on the
table, Before his victim could get out
Of range I'd jabhed the long blade into
Johns body,
The negro, bleeding profusely, top
pied to the ground with the bread knife
sticking between his ribs. Patrolmen
Mathis and shouts had him hurried
to the General HOSPITAL, where 1t was
said Monday he is apt to die,
Grove, charged with assault to muir
der, was arrested by Patrolmen Mathis
and Shouts and Is being held waiting
the result Of oI.tt's wounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
GRAIN MARKETS
Corn Stronger on Expectation
That Hog Minimum Will Be
Continued Through March.

hog price minimum of $3.50 would be
maintained during this month tended
today to strengthen the corr market,
opening prices, which ranged from No
Ac higher, with May $1.25mt.26 and
July $l,2lh dl.9l%, were followed by
slight further gains, and then something
of a reaction.
Oats traders were governed by the
changes In corn.
Higher quotations on hogs gave
strength to provisions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
I V STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, March S.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, II 500; 10c higher. Bulk. S171O@
1850; heavy. $l750@17.S5 lights, $17.00
iQ17.40; pigs, $12.00@16.OO
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; no S~outherns;
10c to 15c higher. Prime fed steers,
$18, 0@l9.0 90; dressed beef steers. $1,000
@18.00; Southern stores, nominally $500
@13. 90; cows, $S.00@13,5 80; heifers, $3.50
ola, so; stockers, $S.O6@16.OO; calves,
S7.00014.O0 90.
S h p-R Receipts, 5000; steady.
Lambs. $1S.00@18.6 so; y~earhngs, $15.O GOA
1875 50; %wethers, $12. O0@13.50 ewes, 81. 90
@12.00; stockers, $12.00@17.0 90.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
COTTON MARKETS
DAILY STATEMENT.
NEW WORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The cotton
market opened barely steady today at
a decline of 5 to 20 points in response
to easier cables and Southern selling
orders. May contracts sold at 2O.9ic
and July at 90. 29c. with active months
generally showing net losses of Is to
81 points after the call, but trade in
terests were moderate buyers, while
Liverpool was a good buyer of May, and
prices soon turned firmer on covering,
May rallied to q CSC and July to 2 O,62c
before the end of the first hour, or 10
to IL points above Saturdays closing,
with later fluctuations Irregular.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.

Montgomery - Weather conditions
during December, January and Febru-
airy have prevented farmers from Civ
ing the usual attention and prepare
ton to lands which are to be devoted
to raising cotton, corn and other prod
ucts. Generally speaking, we are about
a month to six weeks behind in farm
work. and unless weather conditions
change In March planting will be de-
layed. The spot cotton situation has
undergone but little change during the
past month. Holders OF hedged cotton
have nearly depleted their stocks, The
demand for urgent shipment was prin-
cipally supplied by holders of hedged
cotton, in many instances buyers SELL
ing to Zach other or swapping grades.
The holding movement by farmers and
merchants for higher prices than are
nov prevailing is as determined as
ever
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
NEW T

NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-The UNI
settled feeling over legislation was
again apparent in cotton today and
1t developed enough selling in the first
half hour OF trading to put prices IA
to 20 points under the close Of last
week. Somewhat better weather con-
ditions in the belt were also against
values.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
DEATHS.

James f. Ball, 2, 1874 Giileas place
March J; bronch pneumonia, influenza.
Miss Dewey Horner, 81, St. Joseph's
hospital, March l; gangrenous appendi-
John B. Wilson, 7 months, 1911 Ad-
ans, March 1; marasmus, pneumonia,
influenza.
Mary Arata, 6S, st. Joseph's hospital
Feb; %; apoplexy, chronic nephritis.
Oliver William Smith, %, 1870 North
Mclean, Feb. %; burns from fire. ~
Alice Royal, &c., Wilson's hospital,
Feb. %; influenza.
Ada Fisher, Al, 637 North Third, Feb.
%; pellagra.
Robert webb, SO, Scott avenue, March
/ pulmonary tuberculosis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, March 3,-Cotton spot
in fair demand; prices weak; good mid
ding. 17.3Od; middling, 16 SD; low mid
ding, 10. SD; good ordinary, 14.l0d; or
binary, 13.57d. Sales 1000 bales, in
Guiding 900 American. Receipts $4,000,
including 26,l0O American. Futures
closed steady; March. l6,39d; April,
l5.39d; May, 1850; July, 12.99d; Sep
tCmbCr II. 39l,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
DIES IN ST. LOUIS.

JONESBORo. Ark, March 3. tSpl)-
George Seivert is dead in the Frisco
hospital in ST Louis where he under
went an operation. lie is survived by
his widow and four children. Funeral
services were held Sunday and inter-
ment WAS At Westlawn cemetery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length of day, II hours 81 minutes.
Length of night, IL hours 20 minutes
u rises Tuesday at 6:26.
Sun sets Tuesday at 5:5S.
Moon sets Tuesday at 1852 pm. ,
First quarter of moon on 9Th.
Evening stars. Venus. Jupiter. Saturn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
MARRIED IN HELENA.

HELENA, Ark, March ;. (Spt)-Miss
Elizabeth Webster. of Poplar Grove,
Ark, and Walker Moore, Of the same
at the Baptist parsonage Sunday, Rev,
7. II. Plemmons, the pastor, perform
ing the ceremony.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
TO SCHOOL BOARD.

C~olI'MRl'S. Miss, March 3 (Snl)-
\ II. kiIpatlick has hcen appointed a
mcmher Of the hoard Of election COM
Wiss.oners for IOwndcs county to in
the vacancy caused by the resignation
ot j r Vaughan, who resigned in or
der 30 enter the race for county tax
assessor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY, March 3.-Butter 1c
up; creamery, 53c; firsts, Sic; seconds,
49c; packing, 31c.
Eggs-1c lower; firsts, 37c.
Poultry-Hens, 26c; ROSTERS, 17@2lc;
broileTs, &c.
Potatoes-Firm, $1.4o@1.70.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Mrs, NJ. NJ. Cozine to- ". D. Deering,
Bertha Harris to Albert Cole, Mrs. Z.
kemnitz to G. NJ. Mohr, Dorothy Dean
Heasley to Joseph T. Williams, Louise
to II: D. Young, Callie Robinson to ].
W. Hill, Mamie Sue Crockett to T. l.
LeMay, Lois Keeton to William w.
Reilly.
Martha Jones to Clark Fields, Ruth
Coleman to Garfield Davis, Leona Burr
ton to Lee Gipson, Norah Robinson I'd
Willie McCree, Lula B.. Porter to Thos.
Fl. Person, Anna Robinson to Willie
Martin, Winnie Caldwell to Belfort Nc
GOwan, Mary Cobion to Bennie Will
liams, Ida May Phillips to Turner Clos
ter, Alice White to e. Young, Bell Moo
dy to Etheridge Brown, Josie McGivins
to Ed Smell, Mary Johnson to John
Thomas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-03

STOLEN-Dark bay mare, about Il
hands high, tail touches ground; and
buggy with no top, one rubber tire on
rear wheel, rest iron. Reward for in
formation. Herman Schaffer, 305 Marsh
miller place, Tel. Main 5236-W,
PARTY who borrowed jewelry from
1857 Vance street Wednesday, the 26th,
is known. Please return same and
avoid trouble and prosecution. No
questions asked. There is 81, 500 re-
ward. Call Phone Main $3.50.
STRAYED-From % N. Belvedere,
one small white female fox terrier;
face black and white; answers to name
"Dimple;" very liberal reward. E. e.
Dix, phones Hem. 1854 W. or Main SO,
LOST = Saturday between Peabody
hotel and Gerber's 3 wal savings
stamps on card bearing name of Annie
l.. Bryant and about $24 in currency,
Finder please return to Jas. s.. Patteson
& Co, Mccall building.
LOST-Gold and platinum link brace
let, set with diamonds and s%apphires.
Big reward. Mrs, Mark H. Brown, 1893
Goodbar.
LOST-1n p~ostoffice Thursday after
noon about 6 o'clock, l pair black
trousers. Call II. 24S0-W. Reward.
LOST-saturday night at Grand Cen
trail Station a string of tecla pearls.
Finder will please phone H. 1880.
L~OST-Bunch OF beys between Fifth
and Seventh SITS, on Mill. Reward. A TO-
News Scimitar.