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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
ALLIES TELL HUNS
ECONOMIC STATUS
IS ALL OWN FAULT
German Appeal for Mitigation
of "Hard" Terms Refused
Point Blank in Reply Given
to Count Rantzau.

PARIS, May 80 -~Gcrmany'S economic
status under the terms Of the peace
treaty is the result OF ner own behavior,
particularly through the ruthless sub
marine warfare, the allied and aSSOCl-
ated council informed Count Won Brock
dorff- -Rantzau, in answer 70 his note on
the economic questions, The allied an
swer, which was made public today
with the text OF tho German note, is
negative. II points out thl4 the Ger
man plea is exaggerated hNa Ignores
the fundamental oonslderattkats Wllich
led 10 the imposition or tha terms
The loss to world shipping through
the German submarine campaign, II Is
declared In reply, was nearly $4,000, 600
tons The allies propose to make Ger
many repay only 4,O00, 900 tons, Re-
sponsibility for this shortage In ship,
ping is placed directly on Germany and
the German share IN replacing 1t II
called very moderate"
In answer to the German plea that
Germany win be called upon to feed
1000 600 persons, II II declared the
peace treaty takes 6000,QOO out of Ger
man control 1t IL added German agrl-
culture is in better shape that that Of
Poland, Belgium and northern France,
where the fighting was heaviest. the
Germans complained they would lose
certain necessary commodities. The
dlllfu reply ih lIhl Nitl many ''ll W. -
port these goods.
Germany. 1t is asserted, DESTROYED
the Lens coal fields, and the coal fields
taken from her IN payment for the
destruction wrought still leaves her
sufficient sources Of fuel The Germans
complained that the German popula
tion would suffer under the treaty,
which was described AZ death sen
tenCe," The reply points out that all
countries are suffering as a result of
the war and there Ia no reason why
Germany, which was responsible for
tho war should not suffer German
figures as to the loss In population duc
to the blockade and speculation as to
what will happen to the population IN
the future are declared to be talaci-
GUS There VIII be every opportunity
for Germany to make her position in
the world both stable and prosperous.
Germany 1t IL pointed out, has not
suffered from piagc and devastation
and there viii be a saving from reduc-
tiun Of arlnuments and the size Of her
army and In turning or the armament
making population 10 works of peace.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
VESSEL SIGHTS
HAWkER'S PLANE?
Gable Ship Sees Red Light ON
Monday Night, She
Reports.

LONDON, May %. (By the Associated
Press 1.-The cable ship Faraday re-
ports that 1t sighted the red light Of
an airplane during the early hours OF
Monday at 50 degrees 2S minutes north
latitude and 80 degrees west longitude,
approximately midway between Eng
land and Newfoundland, and in the
course of which would have been fol-
lowed by Harry G. Hawker in his at
tempted flight between the American
continent and Ireland.
1t is announced by the daily Mail 1t
intends, in the event Harry O. Hawker
and ,Ideutenant-Co Commander Mackenzie
Grieve lost their lives in attempting 10
fly across the Atlantic, to devote G19,-
900 to their next of kin in the porpor-
tons Hawker and Grieve had already
agreed to divide the prize. This dis
position will not interfere with the con-
test, which is still open.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
TEN KNOWN DEAD
IN PLANT BLAST
Several of Fourteen Badly
Injured Expected to Die
From Hurts.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, May "a
Thc nst OF G,Au III the Dougas starch
works explosion here last night now
numbers 10. Two additional bodies
were recovered today and two unidenti-
fled men died during the night. The
list Of injured in the hospitals num-
bers IA and it is believed many Of them
will die. Scores of those who received
minor injuries were removed to their
homes and it will be impossible to
ascertain for days the total number of
injured. The loss is estimated as high
as So, 900 600
At the plant this morning the Of
ficials would advance no theory rs TO
the cause of the explosion, but work
men insist that it was caused by dust.
There were 106 employees in the fac
tory when the explosion occurred at
the day force of 400 had left for home.
The detonation was heard for 80 miles,
and so severe was the conclusion that
persons were Jared from their chairs
many blocks away.
The explosion is thought to have been
due to mill dust although the engineer
Of the plant believed that his boiler
had exploded hurting him from the
factory.
In addition to the employees injured
at the plant, more than so citizens were
injured by flying glass and falling
through the streets.
The injured were rushed to hospitals
and homes as rapidly as volunteers with
automobiles could be mustered.
With the fire raging, cries were heard
coming from the drying room of the
plant, but firemen were unable to cut
their way in. Several discharged over
seas soldiers aided in the rescue work.
Explosions from the oil rooms scat
tered the burning wreckage and fire
men were hard pressed to prevent the
spread Of flames to nearby industries,
Men covered with starch were taken
from the ruins by their comrades and
| many thrilling rescues were made. Some
| victims were stark mad and did not
know what had happened. One work
man, his head covered with his own
blood insisted that he was not hurt
and that his rescuers should allow him
to 60 back into the fire where 1t was
warm.
Water mains were cut by the force
Of the explosion, making the work of
the firemen harder because of the lack
| Of water.
Every window in the central part of
| the city was broken. Chimneys caved
| In on families at the supper table and
guests in the dining rooms of hotels
cago travelling man dining at the Mag.
nus hotel had his nose cut almost Off
by broken glass.
The front of the city hall and the
Y. NJ C. A. building were shattered
Ticket sellers in moving picture thea
ters were injured by falling glass -
The Red Cross established first alo
stations near the wrecked plant and did
all possible for the injured.
Frank Sodoman was taken out OF the
plant alive. His legs were blown off
He begged the crowd to kill him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
BOMB DAMAGES U. 5.
LEGATION IN San JOSE

WASHINGTON, May 23.--An at
tempt was made to uemolish the Amer
ican legation building at San Jose, Cos
ia Rica, Monday night by bomb, ac-
cording to advices today to the state
department
The bomb was placed near the en-
trance to the legation reception room.
but its explosion caused only slight
damage and no one was injured. The
state department announced that 1t
had ordered an investigation, The le-
cation Is In charge Of the American
consul, Benjamin T. Chase.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
Magnificent Fireworks.

The closing event of Thursdays pro-
gram, the fireworks display, was wit
messed by many thousands from every
point Of vantage near the river front
between Union and jefferson avenues.
Crowds thronged in the open spaces IN
the parks along the bluff, In the vim
dows of the buildings along Front street
and on the roofs and packed the space
along the levee at tho waters edge.
The displays were set Off from harges
moored in front Of the wharf The pro-
gram promised by j. Gordon Saunders,
who furnished the display, was carried
out in every detail.
The realistic displays showing the
battle OF Chateau Thierry. the discov-
cry of the Mississippi river by DeSoto,
the naval battle of Jutland and The
"Rlossoming Of the Century Plant
each covered a space moro than 400
feet in length and more than so feet
in height The display continued for
an hour and included rs set pieces and
innumcrahe bursts OF rockets, star
shells and other aerial combinations,
The community dancing. whicu
Thursday night followed the fireworks
display, was feature OF the evening
program. More than 500 couples danced
In The open space around Court square
uutil long after midnight to the music
Of four bands. which alternated SO that
the dancers did not have to stop for
an instant The dances will he con-
tinued Friday and Saturday night un
der the Chaperunagc Of Mrs sam II.
Phillips and members of her commits
tee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
"a: Z. li:l.E.R

Tennessee - Showers and thunder
storms probable; not much change IN
temperature.
Mississippi = Probably showers in
north, fair in south; not much change
in temperature.
Arkansas = Unsettled. probably local
showers.
Alahama--Probably showers in north.
fair in south; not much change in tenn
perature.
Kentucky - Showers Iand thunder
storms probable not much change in
temperature.
Louisiana - Partly cloudy: Saturday
unsettled, probably scattered thunder
showers
Oklahoma Cloudy, probably local
showers In central and east.
East Texas-Unsettled, probably local
showers
West Texas - Partly cloudy local
showers in southeast Saturday gener-
ally fair.
North and South Carolina-Fair, not
much change in temperature.
Georgia-7Fair except probably show
ers In north.
Florida-Generally fair.
Kansas Partly cloudy and unsettled;
probably local thundershowers In south
eRSt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
HUNS DOWNFALL
SLOWLY PIERCING
MINDS OF BOCHE
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS.


by SPECIAL Clble 70 The News Nclmltar1
PARIS MAY N.-B Bernhard right when he told his
countrvmcn that our will be for world power OF down
fall" This is fact Which slowly very slowly, is penetrating
the German mind aud is revealed alike in German propaganda
and German official communications.
In few days since the peace terms were Delivered
there has unfolding wonderful picture OF the German MIND
1t is now perfectly clear that German policy had two divisions
There was possibility OF military victory held firmly up to
July Is of year which the German terms were to be
of sticst including huge territorial anneNaons ana SUI
Deudous ndcnntics In the second place the were not
won then through the sklul of Mr. Wilson and his tour
teen points Germany escape serious consequences from
defeat and, having crippled British shipping ana asnt1 1
French and Bcgan industry her old place the world
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
At TO GRADUATE.

PApUCAH, Ky. May 90 CSplN-
Forty-thrce young men and women who
have completed the fun four year high
school course will be graduated from
Paducah high school the night Of June
5 The commencement address will he
delivered by Or J. s. DiCkey, of the
Business University OF Bowling Green,
Ky. Class day exercises at which the
class win, prophecy, grouches and the
like will be read, viii be held Monday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
FATALLY BURNED
OVER CHARCOAL STOVE

PINE BLUFF. Ark, May 20. tSplD--
Mrs Robert Martin, aged 35 years. wife
Of II &. Martin, cotton buyer for r. J
Collier & SON was fatally burned
Thursday afternoon at her home, when
her clothes caught fire from char
coal stove upon which she was heating
irous
Only'two small children we're present,
whose screams alarmed neighhors, who
came and found the victim unconscious
with nearly all her clothing burned from
her body II Is believed that her apron
caught on fire
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23

PINE BLUFF. Ark, May %. (Spl)--
About 3 O'Clock Thursday evening Ed
Morris a negro, shot and killed Andrew
White, aged about ~ years, at the plant
of the Arkansas oak Flooring company.
White was wcll-known negro who
was held in esteem by the white people
Of the city, He is survived by his wife
and several children. The killing was
the result of quarrel over family af-
fairs Morris was taken in custody by
John Toney and Julian Cross. employees
OF the Arkansas Flooring company, and
taken TO the sheriff and locked up in
fail.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
WEATHER AGAIN HOLDS
UP NAVAL SEAPLANE

WASHINGTON. MAY 2S.-Weather
conditions at Ponta Delgada still were
unfayorable for resumption of the
trans-A tlantic flight by the seaplane
NC-4, Admiral Jackson early today no.
tilted the navy department. His mes
sage said the sea still was rough and
rain squalls were expected within the
next II or IS hours.
The weather forecast for the Azores
Lisbon route of the NC-4 received from
Admiral jackson said the weather
probably would become much better
by Saturday morning"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
FACES NARCOTIC CHARGE.

Charged with violating the state mar
cotic law, DR.. G, A. McAllister, physi-
okla. was to be arraigned late Fri
day afternoon in the police court. He
was arrested late Thursday by Detec-
tives Hoyle and Larry Long. who al
legged they found an illegal quantity Of
habit forming drugs In his possession.
According to the detectives. he also
may be Investigated by the federal
authorities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
TABLETS MADE HERE.

The bronze tablets which were placed
upon the DeSoto memorial during the
Centennial celebration and the tablet
which marks the site OF Fort Assump-
ton, were the work Of Memphis firm
to designs furnished by the committees
by the Memphis Brass Valve works.
There are more than thousand let
ters on the four DeSoto tablets. Each
letter has to be placed upon a wooden
matrix, into which the metal is then
cast, when such tablets are manutac-
tnra6
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23

The memorial monument OF rough
granite. erected in DeSoto park. for
merly Jackson Mound park, to mark the
locality from which the great Spanish
explorer first viewed the Mississippi
river and the site of the village of
Chisca, the chief of the Chickasaw tribe
of Indians, bears four bronze tablets.
The first on the face of the monument
bears these words:
when first visited by the white man
this spot was the site Of the fortress
OF Chisca, the chief Of the Indian tribe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
MIssIsSIPPlAN ONE OF
~ FIVE MEN GIVEN CROSS

WASHINGTON, May 23,--Fiye en-
listed men of the navy medical corps
who served with the marines at Belleau
wood, have been awarded the Croix de
Guerre with stars by the French gov
ernment for especially heroic conduct
II is announced at the navy department
All of the sailors whose names follow.
the citation said, showed extreme
bravery in caring for wounded while
under heavy fire:
George f. Horne, Lake Como, Miss.
Roy ]. Isreall Allentown, Pa. Thayer
H. Clark, Poteau. Okla; Raymond @.
Stone. washington, r. l., and Percy v.
Temnleton. Round Lake. N. Y.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
SENATE PASSES BIG
APPROPRIATION BILL

WASHINGTON, May 23,-The senate
today passed without debate or amend
ment the deficiency appropriation bill.
adopted yesterday by the house, carry
ing Si5 oo0,0 600 for war risk allotments
to families of soldiers and sailors and
for dependents of Civil war veterans.
The measure now goes to the presi
dent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23

park commissioners, Robert Galloway.
j. r. Willingham and ,Dr Il. F Turner,
and dedicated to the use and pleasure
Of he citizens Of Memphis in perpetu-
ity This memorial stone has been
erected to commemorate its interesting
traditions and historic associations"
Upon the fourth tablet Is inscribed.
"fhe Chisca mound was utilized in
1868, during the Civil war, as an artil-
lery redoubt and magazine. inside the
great federal fortress Fort Pickering,
covering the site Of the first Fort Pick
ering. and the top of the mound was
excavated for that purpose"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
RETAIL FOOD PRICES FOR
APRIL. SHOW INCREASE

WASHINGTON, May 93-Retait
prices for food in the United states
during April were 3 per cent less than
the high mark reached last December,
according to a statement today by the
bureau of labor statistics. Prices dur
Ing the months, however showed am
advance of per cent over those IN
March
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
SHERMAN WOULD TAKE
LEAGUE FROM TREATY

WASHINGTON. May pa resolu-
ton declaring it the sense of the senate
that the covenant OF the league of ma
tions be separated from the peace
treaty when it is submitted for rati-
ficaton was introduced in the senate
today by Senator Sherman, Republican,
Of Illinois.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
BRONZE TABLET MARKS
OLD FORT ASSUMPTION

During the historical program OF
Thursday, one of the most interesting
features was the ceremony marking the
dedication of tablet to mark the
site of old Fort Assumption. which is
believed to have been near the Tennes-
see end of the'JAT. Harahan bridge
A bronze tablet was placed on the
bridge BY the members Of the Tennes-
see Society of Colonial Danes, by a
committee Of which Mrs. c, n, Grosve-
ner was chairman, The tablet bears
this inscription:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23

which inhabited this region, whose
principal village stood short distance
eastward The nearby eminences are
mounds which were constructed by
aboriginal Inhabitants and arc OF un-
known antiquity"
Upon another face the inscription on
the tablet reads:
Near this spot fernando DeSoto
discovered the Mississippi river in May,
15i1."
The third tablet inscription contains
the dedication, as follows
This park comprising eleven acres,
was purchased In 1919 by the board Vt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
Many Soldiers in Line.

The parade was long one, nearly
zoo floats and trucks IN line A notice.
able thing in connection with the pa
rade was the large number OF soldiers
In uniform who rode upon some of the
trucks, indicating the number of re-
turned soldiers who have rc-cutcred III
dustrtal and commercial life In Mem
phis
Tho Illuminated pageant to be given
Friday night win he the elimination OF
the historical events which have marked
the celebration The general story of
the. history Of Memphis and Of this
territory, which IL embodied In the 80
scenes OF tho pageant was outlined by
Mrs Annah Robinson Watson, under
the title The Blossomlng of the Cen
tury Plant" The scenes will be dis
played upon large floats, beginning
with the little caravel in which Colum-
bus made his voyage TO the shores OF
the new world, ana showing In sue
cesstre groups the village Of the Chick
asaws upon the river bluffs, the ar
rival Of fernando DeSoto, the coming
Of laSale and BienVile, the later ar
rival of Don Manuel Gayoso, and still
later the taking owe? OF the new ter
rltury between the great rivers by
Guon, aud the other of the earlier
pioneers, Davy Crockett, Capt Isaac
| Shelby and their contemporaries
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23

Established on this, the fourth Chick
asaw bluff, by the French, under com
mand of Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieeur
DeBienvillc, to control the valley, of the
Mississippi for King Louis XIV" Au-
gust, 1889. ,
Marked by the, Tennessee Society Of
Colonial DANES Of America,
MAY, 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
1,189 YANKS ARRIVE.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May 23.--
The transport DeKalb, with ll89 Of
fcers and men, 966 Of whom were sick
or wounded. arrived today from Bor-
deaux. Other troops aboard included
three officers and II men of the 3llth
field hospital and casuals.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
Line Of March.

The naming Of Memphis will be por-
trayed on float upon which the prom
inent characters in the group win be
Andrew Jackson, John Overton and
James Winchester. This float viii mark
the beginning of the modern era the
beginning of Memphis first 100 years
OF history, and will be followed by
scenes IN the Ctty's history, the first
marriage, the period of war days, with
Cen Nathan Bedford FORESTS dash
into the city the days Of the recent
war allcgorica floats representing King
Cotton, Divcrsification, a final pano-
rama Of patriotism and the last float
showing In glowing light and color the
hlossOmiug of the century plant,
This parade will start at the stroke
OF $50 o'clock Friday night and will
move south on Main street from En-
change avenue to PontotoC avenue, east
on POntotOC avenue to Mulberry street.
north on Mulberry street to Beale ave-
nue.. cast on Beale avenue to Second
street, north on Second street to Mon
roe avenue, east on Monroe, Marshall
and Union avenues to Forrest park.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
FARMER KILLS WIFE AND
HIMESLF NEAR EASTP0RT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May "a Marion
Padgett, an aged and wealthy farmer.
shot and killed his wife and himself
near Eastport late yesterday, according
to reports received here today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
PRINCES VISIT ARRANGED.

LONDON, May 23.--The prince of
Wales will visit Canada probably in
August, formally to open the new par
liament building in Ottawa.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
Weather Forecast

Showers and prob
able thunderstorms, is
prediction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
NEGRO KILLS WORKMAN.

TOTAL .,.........,,1.'. = 20, iNo,V'V
A late telegram from Nashville gives
the grand total to date as s27, ,53s $50.
Washington Journal., 1919-10-10

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