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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
SUNDAYS BATTLE BIG
B0LSHEVIK DEFEAT

LONDON, April 7,---An official state
ment issued by the British war office
on the fighting Saturday south of Arch
angel, says;
After night bombardment the
enemy attacked near Rredn MekhrenKA
s.h,ff 1Fhss alapuleed with theAvys leses
Eheiny dead are lying thick around the
blockhouses A battalion commander,
ha ndjutant and 100 men were cap
tured. We had no casualties.
The British government hopes TO be
relief force for Northern Russia on
Wednesday, says the Mail, which adds
that the appeal for volunteers is meet
ing with gratifying response.
There has been an Improvement IN
conditions at Kandal laksha, at the base
of the kola peninsula on the white
seaside, II Is announced In an official
dispatch from Murmansk under date or
April b.
A rising Of the Films, Karelians and
Bolshevild had been planned on large
scale, the account states, but the an
nounCements that reinforcements for
the allied troops were on the way and
that other military preparations had
been taken to meet the situation have
overawed the leaders for the time
being,
The leaders Of the Finnish legion
(among which, according to recent Lon
don reports, detection had been
threatened) have signed an agreement
to the effect that they will In the future
comply with the wishes OF the COM
manding officer This, says the dis
patch, does not imply that the danger
has completely passed, but II Is step
In the right direction
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
BAKER DEPARTS
FOR FRENCH PORT
New U. S. Envoy and Fifteen
Solons Also Aboard Great
Liner Leviathan.

NEW YORK, April T. Secretary Of
War Baker, Hugh C. Wallace, of Ia
coma, Wash, the new United States
ambassador to France, Is members OF
the house military affairs committee,
and Warren Pershlng, the 9-year-old
son of Gen Pershing, accompanied by
his guardian, Sergt. Vel2. were pas
sengers aboard the steamship Levia-
than. which sailed from here at noon
today for France.
Secretary Baker Is going abroad to
attend meetings Of the allied liquida
tion commission in Paris and Tours
for settling payments between Eng
land, France and the United States for
war materials. He will be in France
only week or 10 days.
The congressional delegation aboard
the big liner was headed by former
Chairman $, II. Dent, of Alabama, and
was accompanied by representatives Of
the general staff OF the United States
army. Representative julius Kahn, Of
California. the new chairman OF the
committee, Is already in France.
Mr. Dent said the representatives
would make an inspection tour Of
American camps and military bases In
will also investigate, he said, the mill
tary mail service, registration of Amer
lean soldiers graves, the school sys
tenn now in operation by the American
eXpeditionary force and the records of
the various divisions participating IN
the important engagements OF the war,
Ambassador Wallace was accom-.
panied by his secretary and Mrs. Wal
lace.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
WOMAN IS BOUND
BY NEGRO WHILE
He ROBS HOUSE
Mrs. /. R. Simpson, With silk
Hose and Towel as Gag, Al
most SuffoCateS-POIiCe
Have No CIeW.

Using silk stockings and towels as
fetters and gags, a negro burglar Sat
urday night bound and muffled Mrs. l..
r Simpson, 25S Jones street, stretched
her on the floor OF her room and ran
sacked the house in search for money
and valuable Before Mrs. Simpson, who
had tainted. regalned consciousness the
negro had departed. She was badly
frightened and half strangled when her
feeble means and flounderings were
heard by others in the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson occupy the house
jointly with Nj. and Mrs r. j. lrby.
The two women Of the household sat
on the front porch Saturday night wait
ing for their husbands. Mrs. Simpson
left the porch first and went to her
room
AS she switched on the lights a
heavv-eet negro reached out and cupped
his hand over her mouth. Mrs. Simpson
tainted from fright. When she recov-
cred, her hand had been tied behind
her and her feet trussed at the ankles
with her own stockings. She was near
strangiing from a towel that had been
drawn into her mouth and tied at the
back Of her head. Every drawer in the
room, and trunk tray, had been turned
on the floor.
''ho nepro was gone
Unable to cry out Mrs, Simpson rolled
al'u uutnptd against the door until MIR
and Mrs. Irby, the former having just
lc'''''ned homo, heard her.
When released Mrs Simpson was In
such a bad condition from need of air
that 1t was some minutes before she
could explain her predscament.
Policemen Oliver and Robinson an.
swered the alarm from the central po-
lice office, but could find no trace ol
the black burglar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
Col. ArnlidOn Should
Write And Tell HOlU
He Was Repudidted

Col Sam Arlnidon. who has been
writing to Memphians about his high
standing in wichita, Kan, ought to
write one more letter, He ought to
write to his Memphis antCharter
friends and tell them that he has been
verwhelmingly repudlated by the vot-
ers of Wichita.
In an election last week every candi-
date for councilman pledged to con-
tinuc the city manager form Of gov
ernment was reelected and Wichita
win continue along the same lines Of
efficient government that the city man
ager plan bestowed upon the city
Col Sam waXcd wroth a few weeks
ago when someone asked who is Col
Sam Arnidon?' In order that there
might he no mistake concerning his
high standing as citizen and a poiU-
clan he wrote the description Of HIM
self and had IT printed in the Memphis
papers He said that an election was
approaching and he was going to see
to 1t that the city manager govern
ment was sent to the scrap heap.
Col Sam was veXed because the city
manager plan Is business govern
ment and men are chosen for efficiency
and col. Sam being a politician was
without a job. Sam Mcdonald returned
from Kansas city Monday morning and
reported that the city manager ad-
vocates captured the Wichita govern
ment by an overwhelming majority and
thus gave it their approval
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
CITY HAIL FORCES
TRY TO SAVE FACE
Certain of Defeat for Poll Tax
Collector, Coleman Nomi-
mates Richards.

After an Intellectual effort to groom a
man who could defeat Jerome Richards
for poll tax collector to succeed Miss
Douglass, the city administration went
over to the Crump forces and aided in
electing Richards to the office by ac-
clamation. In fact, so strong did they
come over that George B. Coleman. ad-
ministration floor leader, nominated
Richards before his real supporters had
a chance to get the floor
Richards was elected to the office for
term of two years. beginning July 5,
the date Miss Dougless' term expires
When Richards announced for the
position, Mayor Monteverde chose Dave
Wells, city paymaster and purchasing
mayor said that he would like to throw
his strength to Richards, but did not
propose to be for anybody that Crump
was for. You will see who controls the
county court when the election is held, -
he said, and they all see.
The mayor, when he saw that Wells
could muster not over five votes, then
sought to get Mrs. Casaretto, widow OF
the late Tony Casaretto, former Gus
todian of the courthouse and popular
with the solons, to become a candidate,
and failed. He also sought to get viii
Miller, chief clerk in the county chair
mans office to enter the race as ad =
ministration candidate, but Miller re-
fused.
Saturday it was reported that w A.
Taylor was printing himself to get into
the race and that certain parties sought
to kill a quorum of the court Monday
proved that such efforts were without
quCCeRS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
Crooks Did Not
Get Opportunity
To See Parade

The Memphis police and detective de-
partments. while having strenuous day
Of it. maintained clean record, and
nothing transpired to mar the day that
could have been charged to the fault OF
the men IN blue and brass,
The police were assisted by 100 fire
men in uniform in holding the lines AZ
street intersections, while Boy Scouts
lent valiant aid.
Thieves and pickpockets, from re-
ports filed at police headquarters, failed
to reap a harvest During SUNDAY and
up until nearly noon Monday, not sin.
gle report of pickpockets having &C.
complished any successful work had
been made This is due to the fact that
every known thief and pickpocket had
been picked up and detained in cells
during the day.
Eleven known pickpoekets and thieves,
nine of them negroes, were combed IRON
the streets by detectives and police (
men Friday and saturday and Kept In
detention until Monday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
BERLIN WITHOUT ANY
REAL MUNICH DETAILS

BERLIN, April T. (By the Associated
Press )--rhere has been no definite
news here concerning the situation IN
Munich since the reports were received
Of the early exciting occurrences, From
such news as has reached Berlin, how
ever II seems probable a soviet govern
ment has not yet been proclaimed in
any way TINT can be regarded as Official
Or bAttdtsYtg sassat ~ saf n
TIE proponents Of thesplan met With.
strong opposition IN two quarters, The
Bavarian diet, II Ia true, can hardly
meet Tuesday, as had been the pro-
gram because II Ia not assured of the
support Of the troops in Munich
The proponents of the soviet idea,
however, have met with great opposi-
ton on the part OF the hourgeoisie, OF
the one hand, and peasants on the other
hand. The peasants hold the trump
card in their control Of the supply OF
fuodstuffs, which they have declared
they would refuse tu deliver in case q
soviet government were proclaimed.
The unexpected opposition to the es-
tablishment at present OF the soviet
form of government manifested by Ba-
varias most radical independent, Or.
Levin has not been without its effect,
as he wielda great influence IN certain
radical circles. The peasants league
likewise IL opposing the plan with In
creasing vigor and 1t Is both politically
and economically strong factor IN
Bavarian life.
The rumor, spread broadcast yester-
day, that the government might move
to hamburg, In Northern Bavaria, has
been officially denied.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
WOODBRIDGE HELD
GUILTY KILLING
NURSES BY AUTO
Verdict Ends Sensational
Week of TriaIJWith Sen
tenCe Of Six Months in
WorkhOuSe.

Baxter Woolrdige, 80, prominent
young Memphis man, who has been on
trial for the past week in First criminal
court on a charge of manslaughter,
growing out Of the death of Miss Eva
Harvel and Miss Lucille Maxwell,
student nurses, was convicted satuF-T
'Tfie penafty was fixed al six nonthe'
in the workhouse when tie Jury reached
its agreement at 2:15 o'clock, Their
shouts from the jury room could be
heard all over the courthouse.
1t was alleged that Woodbridge, while
In drunken condition did on Sunday,
Jan. 25, Of this year. drive his auto
mobile at fast and reckless rate of
speed down Second street, and at the
Intersection of that thoroughfare and
Madison avenue reClllessly ran his car
into three young women as they were
crossing the street, killingttwo and in
juring third
S o. Bates, states attorney, as
sisted by W. r. McLain, assistant
states attorney, sought to prove that
Woodbridge was drunk on Jan. g. the
Sunday night he ran down and fatally
injured the two young women: that he
was on the wrong side of the street and
was driving at an illegal and reckless
rate of speed regardless of human life
Clyde Going, Phil NJ Canale and j,
made a splendid defense. They sought
to overturn the theory Of the state that
the defendant was drunk by putting
witnesses on the stand, including the
father, mother and brothers Of Woold-
ridge, as well as friends, who were with
him when he drove his car over the
young women.
The defense further sought to prove
by testimony of medical experts that
Woodbridge was suffering from "acute
psyohosis" and not the effect of alco-
hol at the time of the tragedy, and
that the occurrence had tendency to
place him in such mental and physical
condition that the ordinary layman
would believe he was a drunken man.
In order to end the case this week, a
night session was held Friday.
Woodbridge is defendant also in two
damage suits in circuit court, one for
$780, 900 filed by the administrator of the
estate of Miss Harvell, and the other
for $25, 900 filed by administrator Of the
estate OF Miss Maxwell. Holmes e.
Canale are attorneys for defense in both
cases.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
SAY SLUSH FUND
BEING RAISED TO
FIGHT CITY BILL
John C. MCLemOTe Reported
at Head of Administration
Committee Seeking $2,500
to Combat Manager Bill.

John c. Mcl.omore. county court
clerk is said to be the head of a COM
mittee Of city ADMINISTRATION officials
charged with the, duty Of raising a
slush fund with which to fight the city
manager hill when It comes to vote
In the house Wednesday.
The Information came from citizen
who was asked by McLemoro to help
raise The money.
The Eianner In which McLemore ex-
poets TO spend the money Is a matter
ot conjecture, It was stated by him
that Vt was TO he for campaign eX-
penses. Campaign expenses is an elias
tic term
Every person who has been in Nash
Vile fighting the city manager bill is
on the pay roll In some capacity Not
single disinterested citizen has taken
the trouble 10 go to Nashville to inter
pose an objection TO the measure which
the city administration and the legisla-
tive delegation are pledged to support,
Since they are all on the city, county
or state pay roll and are receiving full
pay for the time they are in Nashville
and rendering no service to the city that
pays them, the purpose Of campaign
fund Is open for construction
McI.emore IL known as a smooth
artist in campaign, He was elected
last August by reason OF the failure Of
the then city administration to indorse
q candidate, The present contest Ia the
first time he has ever been known to
interest himself In any movement not
to his personal advantage.
The city delegation that has spent
most OF the past month in Nashville
comprises Mayor Monteverde, Commits
sioners Quinn and Mason, i, II, Miller,
city claim agent Lawrence Monteyerde'
public defender, II. Q, True. Republican
election commissioner; John c, McLe-
more, county court clerk II, r, Parham.
back tax collector, and numerous other
smaller froy on the pay roll OF the
city and county,
Members Of the county court have
been solicited for funds to help In the
fight against the bill and it is said that
the city employees have been asked TO
chip In with their share,
The city administration holds n club
| over the heads Of the city employees for
| the reason that none OF the appoint
ments due to have been made ON Jan
| !, have been announced, They have
been postponed purposely, II ia believed
for no other reason than to whtp the
Iemploges tptp llnA with. ScoAtplhtatlpt'
fand ihfluehce IN the figKt'oSeF the cits
| charter bill
The persons solicited Saturday wert
told that the Monteverde crowd wa,
compelled TO have $500 by Saturday
night. Just what part of II was DO
| mated voluntarily and what raised 9th
erwise has not been revealed. II Is gen
orally believed In view of the rcNtva
of bootleggng that there Is another
source of revenue which McLcmore anC
his committee have not touched, bu
that has not been overlooked,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
WRITING EXPERT GIVES
TESTIMONY AT TRIAL

LONDON, April 7.-Wilford NJ. Webb,
handwriting expert Of the British
war office, testifying today at the re-
sumption Of the court martial of Capt.
f. G. Chamberlain, of San Antonio,
Tex, in connection with his reported
aerial exploits on the British front last
summer, expressed the belief that the
document offered by Chamberlain to
corroborate his claims were forgeries.
He did not charge, however, that the
forgeries were committed by Chamber
lain, but pointed out what he believed
to be the similarity between the hand
writing of the accused American Off
Ger and that Of the signatures pur-
porting to be those of officers writing
to substsntiate Chamberlaln's story.
Mr.. Webb said the same character
istics of misspeling simple words ap-
peared In reports supposed to be writ
ten by four different officers The name
Chamberlain, he testified. was con-
sistently misspelled
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
5,S24 MEN OF 18TH
DIVISION REACH U. S.

BOSTON, April THE troopship
Agamemnon, with 5S24 officers and
doughboys. arrived from France today.
Her first message to the waiting thou
sands of welcomers was we have no
sick or wounded" Nearly all the men
are Of the 26th (New England) division.
The Agamemnon is the third of a
fleet OF transports bringing the 26th
division troops to this city, Mai Gen
Clement A. F. Flagler commander Of
the 42d (RainbowJ division, returned
on the Agamemnon
Because the 10sd infantry of the 26th
division, which is Included among the
units on the Agamemnon, met with
such heavy casualties overseas, more
than half the present membership con-
sists Of replacements from many sec
tions of the country. on that account
40 officers and 9 099 men eventually will
be sent TO camps other than Camp
Devens for rehabilitation. They will
be permitted to remain at peyens until
after the parade OF the Goth division
In Boston, II they wish. but II they
prefer, will be forwarded Immediately
to other demobilization centers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
MAN KILLS WOMAN
AND IS SLAIN BY
HER AGED FATHER

HELM, Ala. April William
Parker merchant of Fruithurst, II
miles northeast Of Ileflin, and his wife
are dead and Richard Hooper, Mrs.
Parkers father, is in the lleflin Jail
as the result Of double tragedy which
occurred in front Of the Fruithurst
pOatoffco Saturday.
Parker, 1t Is said, shot his wife twice,
killing her instantly Hooper, who had
brought parkers wife and child to
Fruthurst In II buggy then leaped
from the buggy and cut Parker's throat
with pocket knife Parker staggered
into his store next to the postoffice
and dropped dead,
1t IL said Parker and his wife had
separated because of illeged III treat
ment Of Mrs, Parker by her husband.
When Mrs. Parker and her father ar
rived In town, Parker, II is said, lifted
the baby from the buggy and then shot
his wife. They had been married three
years Mrs. Parker was only ~ years
old Her father Is 80 years old,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07

The tragedy OF the situation is re-
vealed in the case Of M. Clemenceau.
Those who have seen him most re-
Gently say that he has the appearance
OF hunted tiger, Today he finds him
self deserted by every one of his allies,
fighting single e-handed to save France
from that future German attack which
every Frenchman believes will come if
Frances present allies desert her
Exactly as one year ago Clemenceau
fought the Germans for France and
the world. he Is now trying to save
France, this time from her allies, II
not from her enemies
In the meantime there has been a
complete change in the situation. The
actual leadership in the Paris confer
ence and in the big Four has passed
from President Wilson to Lloyd George
1t is owing to the intervention OF the
British prime minister that the Polish
solution arrived at by experts month
ago, has been abolished. 1t is owing
to the intervention Of the British prime
minister, supported by Mr.. Wilson, that
the Paris conference IS now endeavor-
ing to get into communication with
the Bolshevists and to make terms and
achieve accommodation with anarchy.
With the conference of four, which
Is now going forward. Mr. wilson is
insisting upon examination of every
question that arises without regard to
any other consideration than the mar
rowest possible application of the IA
points. Mr.. Lloyd George is at times
aiding MIR. Wilson; at times support
ing Monsieur Clemenceau, and at all
times, with a genius which will be ap-
preciated by every Englishman, con-
tributing to reduce the conference at
Tn- -t1 Cd NJ nor q N ln
archy.
Tiger Is Fighting.
And In all this the great, brave old
man, Clemenceau, who has lived
through two German wars, is striving
as the last act of his life to preserve
for his country the barriers to the
northward against the German. He Is
Continual ON Page L. Column 2l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
MAD DOGS REPORTED:
POLICE PLAN WARFARE

Mad dogs are almost an epidemic In
Memphis -Four reports NJ CANNES sup
posed to be afflicted with rabies were
received within few hours Monday.
but no report Of person having been
bitten was recorded.
Chief Burney, OF police, announced
Saturday that, beginning April 10 ev-
cry day would he button dav for Fido
and all other NUTS. In other words,
on April 10 policemen and special men
will start Distributing dog buttons
throughout the streets and pub'ic
grounds and vacant lots, where stray
dogs can feed on them.
chief Burney Monday warned dog
owners that II will be dangerous for
their pets to be unmuzzled or allowed
to run loose after Wednesday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
HUNGARlANS PROPOSE
CONFERENCE WITH ALLIES

BUDAPEST, April 7. (By the Asso-
ciated Press THE hungarian govern-
tian Smuts, who was sent here by the
peace conference At Paris, that confer
ences he held at Vienna or Prague be-
tween representative OF CZecho- -Slova-
ka, Rumuna. German Austria, Hun
gary and Jugo-Slavia regarding the
boundaries and economic questions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
WILSON IMPROVED,
BUT STAYS IN ROOM

PARIS, April President Wilson's
condition was improved this morning.
but by the direction Of Rear Admiral
Grayson. his physician, the president
will remain in his room today attend
ing no meetings.
Apparently the presidents cold is IN
the last stages of the wearing off proc
ess He hopes to be able to resume
work on Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
HOFFMAN TN BERLIN AS
REVOLUTION OCCURS

LONDON, April "A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph says that when
the soviet republic was proclaimed In
Bavaria, Herr Hoffman was in Ber-
lin He hurried back to Munich but
arrived too hate. The Bavarian troops,
the dispatch adds, declared they would
not move a finger for him.
In few days Bavaria will be in
the throes OF civil war" the corre-
spordent continued "as 1t is stated that
the peasants Of various districts are
preparing to march on Munich"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
PROBE BORDER PLOT.

GALVESTON. Tex. April 7.--Cus.
toms officials are conducting investi-
cations into what they believe IS n
plot for smuggling Intoxicating liquor
into the United States from Mexico,
following the seizure Of sliiff load Of
spirits near Texas city The liquor
had been taken from vessel which
had recently arrived from 1ampico, Of
Ncals said Three arrests have been
made and others are expected
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
MUNICH TROOPS EXPRESS
SYMPATHY WITH SOVIET.

MUNICH, April Z, tBy the Associated
Press, THE troops here express SYM
pathy with the soviet cause. They
have declared their intention. however,
to maintain neutrality and to prevent
riotng They win not protect the diet
building, which Is armed with machine
guns,
At all public gatherings enthusiasm
ls shown In favor of the soviet idea
and for determination with the RUS
sian and Hungarian proletariat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
NAVY WITHOUT NEWS
OF PRESIDENTS RETURN

WASHINGTON, April lin connec-
ton with reports from France of plans
for the presidents return home navy
officials said today no orders had been
received In regard to the transport
George Washington, but that the yes
sci was undergoing her usual clean
up at New York preparatory to sail
ing for Brest on April 10. This would
put her on the other side in time to
start back with the president on board
by MAY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-07
NOW
DEPARTING FROM
NORTHLITHUAN|A
Red Forces Sustain SevereSt
Losses in Battle as Troops
Mutiny in Several Towns, Is
Official Report.

STOCKHOLM April 7,--Bolshevik
Northern Llthuana after severe fight
ing in which they have lost heavily
BolshevlI soldiers have mutincd at sew.
eral places, according to an official
statement issued by the Lithuanian
press bureau at kuvno.