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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-03

The Bolshevik in Berlin found ref
uge in a brewery after capturing it.
This Is supposed to be one Of the
greatest ~Bolshevik victories of the
present war or armistice or peace or
whatever it is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-03

Here is a good way to clean out
the hot air furnace: Burn two or
three tin cans in the furnace each
week and you will be surprised to see
how the SCOT disappears from the in
side of the furnace and pipe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-03
For Red Cross Workers.

Often one is asked to use sewing
machine with which she is Unfamiliar,
especially nowadays with the Red
Cross sewing: and 1t is puzziing to
rethread it, if the thread runs out.
Just before the thread leaves the
empty spool. tie the end to the end of
the thread from the fresh spool. Then
draw the thread down to the eye of
the needle, where the knot will stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-03

Dear Mrs. Thompson: When a girl
Is invited TO a party, upon leaving
should she thank the mother OF the
girl who is giving it or the girl her
self? II. II.
She should thank both the mother
and the girl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
STRIKING MOTHER
CHARGED TO MAN
7. Malone Trial Airs Family
Difference Over Sale Of
City Real Estate.

Honor ny father and thy mother that
~ a may b l3ng n the land which
ne Lord. thy cod, hath given thee.
This o-ommandsnt with an earthly
promise will be Invoked IN the case N
X Malone, ~ and married, AZ vel
= n state law o. assault and battery.
me state proves beyond a reasonable
doubt that Malone. an only son q
Robert = Malone, former county regis
Ter ana wealthy citizen Of Caplevtlla,
actually struck his mother, Mrs. NJ. r..
Malone, In the face with his fist.
The case II on trial ~ Second criml-
MAJ court before Judge Tom Harsh.
John Bxby, assistant states attorney,
assisted by p. W. Lanier, Is prosecuting
the case for the state, while Harry T.
Holman Ia defending X. T. Malone and
seeking 70 prove that the young man
was justified In Directing to the sale Of
certain lands by the mother.
The son will declare that the mother
taking advantage Of his father and
selling on valuable city property while
the father vas mentally unbalanced
The mother declared on the stand that
the father Waa not mentally unbalanced,
but merely suffering from nervous
breakdown.
The state closed with the testimony
Of Mrs, Malone, the mother. she stated
that she was 81 years old and mad lived
In Shelby county all her life. She sald
that her son came into the kitchen
where she was on Jan. ~ Ike a raVlnB
maniac and closed the door behind nun.
" You are taking advantage OF papa
mental condition and are selling OF az
the city property, she testlIled r.
said. You ars robbing my poor a.tls
children; you are rich, " she, declared
he continued. He hen struck her on
the cheek with his fist. she testified.
More than ~ women wero sworn III
M witnesses,
Tense. -
lie denied that he struck his mother
Intentionally, Hs said ne was ehtIeat.
ing his mother not to sell OIL any more
Of the land when she slapped At nun.
lie attempted to ward OF me DloI
and In so doing, his hand was iOrceo
against his mothers face,
he declared thai his mother a tried
10 ruin him ever since he wa q young
and that he believed she a De-
mentally unbalanced.
Malone said he objected 70 the SUE
Of his fathers property because his
I was in q bad mental state and
old and felt II was not right. lie accused
his mother OF selling off all the CITY
possible In order TO convert
II into caAh and Liberty bonds TO leave
10 a girl named for her. lie toid tne
Jury he warned his mother that " shs
didn't quit selling property no "oulu
40 into tho courts ana have inc sS'e'
His mother caused him to he divorced
from his first wife, he claimed, anpa
he also denied emphatically that he had
been unfalthful to his first wife,
The Malones gwn six or seven nun
dred acres Of land near CapleVilie' VIII
nesHes testified.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
McCdrter Enables
Police To Comply
With His Request

Alleged to have been making efforts
TO steal one OF the city's automobiles
parked on Main street near Linden
avenue late Wednesday afternoon, r.
g, McCarter, II years old, Snowman,
Atlanta, Ga, was arrested by Police
man Dinkman, The car had been left
by Clyde link, Of the license inspec-
tors office, and Dinkman told Judge
Fitzhugh that McCarter vas endeav-
oring to start the car, and that a
woman was apparently waiting for him
farther down Main street,
McCarter was about to get away with
the explanation that he had seated
himself In the car to walt for the girl
to transact some business In a nearby
hotel, when Hulet Smith, chief Of de-
tectlves' office and asked that a tele-
Of police, recognized McCarter.
They told the court that McCarter
had been reported q loiterer and that
a few nights ago he entered the de-
tective's office and asked that a tele-
gram be sent his father, asking money.
According to Mr.. Pass, McCarter said
Tel my father | an in Jail and need
money badly"
The assistant chief of police explained
that at such u contemplate request
for assistance. they ardently elected
McCarter from the office.
The police and detectives are now
ready to send the telegram for Nc
Carter, as Judge Fitzhugh fined him
$25 for lettering and held him for the
state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
MISS, CARS TO
RUN BY COURTS ORDER

JACKSON. Miss, April 3-The Jack
son Light and Traction company Tues
day evening was ordered by Federal
Judge Holmes to operation OF
Its cars, and n c~o-receiver to serve
with Receiver II. f.. Hineman was APP
pointed.
on quo warranto proceedings in the
Circuit court Of Kinds county today,
O decree was issued declaring the COM
pany had forfeited It's charter because
Of non compliance with the city'B con-
tract. A trustee will be appointed to-
morrow.
Hearing OF quo warranto proceedings
against the Jackson Light and Trac-
ton company, In which the city seeks
to make the company show cause for
Increase In light and power rates,
charges violation Of the corporations
charter began Tuesday morning. Off
calls Of the company announced that
II the city won It's suit, light and power
service automatically will be discon-
tinued.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
CONFERENCE
or JEWISH LEADERS,

DR.. w. II. F~ineshriber, rabbi OF the
Poplar avenue temple. is in Cincinnati
attending the conference Of Jewish rab-
bis Of the nation and also the Tooth
observance Of the birth Of Rabbi Isaac
M. Wise, which are being held In that
city this week. More than $50 reli-
gious leaders are in attendance.
The celebration OF the birth Of Rabbi
Wise will also be marked by the COM
pletion Of plans for the campaign to
raise 5000, 900 annually In subscriptions
for the maintenance Of the Institutions
founded by this noted leader more than
half q century ago. These institutions
now include some Of the largest re-
llgiOus schools in the United States,
all Of which are operated under the
supervision OF the Union Of American
Hebrew congregations.
The drive In Memphis to obtain the
city's quota OF $3.50 is progressing
quite satisfactorily, $500 having been
realized. Chairman Ben Goodman, 4
South Front, Is local treasurer of the
campaign, to whom donations may be
sent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
1870 PAINTERS RETURN
TO WORK AFTER STRIKE

Two-thltds Of MI the master painters
Of tho city have signed the new con-
tract giving the union painters a wage
increase from s2ta to rs cents per hour.
according to NJ, II. Miller, business
manager Of Local No 40, Painters and
Decorators OF America. Only 20 to
"a men are still striking, the remainder,
about 1870, according to Mr.. Miller, hav-
Ing gone back to work for the % master
painters who signed up.
None OF the 10 master painters in
the Builders exchange, who declared
they would not sign without consent
Of their organization, has yet signed,
Mr.. Miller states,
Tho master painters Of the Builders
exchange take the attitude that tho
union has not even been courteous In
lls dealings with them, II was stated
Thursday morning by A. q, Field, sec
Rotary Of the exchange. The new
agreement has never been discussed
by tho Builders exchange with the
painters, Mir, Field said, The members
Of tho exchange cannot sign the agree
ment, according to the bylaws Of the
organization, he declared, unless thu
exchange 10 lnstructs. This It has not
done,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
Liquor Billed AS
Music Did Not
Haze Right Tune

In CARRYING n wooden box that was
well filled In his arms a clerk at the
office OF the American Railway ES-
press company observed that the PACK
age was marked Three Tons o. mus W
and one plano motor" The unsle OF
the noise that emanated from the pox
appeared to the ears OF the clerk as
being rather sloBhy-sorter like the
"hum" OF u hot water bag, he said.
Furthermore, the clerk had often lis.
tened to music, he told his boss, put
had never enjoyed Its aroma before,
aiIch as apparently was given out by
the three rolls on the interior OF the
The boss, being a mar Of more ma
ture years, and also once, haVinH q
considerable number Of acdualntanees
whose working jackets were OF n sim
liar color as their night shlrts-snowy
white-drew near to the box himself,
II don't know the tunes those rolls
in that box are supposed TO play, the
boss aaid, but | would venture they
run something like Comm Through
the Rye, or My Old Kentucky Home,
sent by Samuel Hardy, Abbeyille. La,
and was billed Automatic Piano Co,
I3G South Second street, Memphis,
The United States mnrshars Office
WAS notified and MIR, Carrigan, OF the
federal force, followed the box when
Il was delivered to the piano company.
Vince Maconl, manager OF the piano
company, was out at the time and q
student clerk, who works after school
hours, signed for the box without open
Ing II,
Then Mr.. CarriEan informed all con-
oerned that the box contained three
Jugs OF whisky and one jug that had
enjoyed being In hat fix, but now n
broken d0relict,
That's how Mr.. Maconi happened to
appear In the police court Thursday,
charged with violating the liquor law,
lie brought along the clerk and an
| other piano tuner, None Of them had
ever heard Of Samuel Hardy and had
| not expected IA box from the South,
| All his music, Mr.. Maconi declared,
came from the North.
only one man OF the Maconl shop
was missing and the trial was con-
tlnued until he could be located and
interviewed In regard to his knowledge
of the package.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
PEACE ENJOYS TO
SEE DEVASTATED ZONE

PARIS, April 3. .(By the Associated
Press 1.-THE French government has
invited all delegates to the peace con
ference to visit the devastated regions
Of Northern France Sunday, II Is
planned to take the delegates to the
former battle zone on a train which
will leave Paris Saturday night, going
to Lens, Arras and other cities In the
coal and manufacturing centers which
suffered from the war.
Members OF the American delegation
will 20, but 1t IL as yet unknown
whether President Wilson will be one
OF the party.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
COL. cox WILL INSPECT
STATE MILITARY SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, April 3, (Spl)-Col.
assigned to make the annual inspec-
ton Of educational institutions In Ten
nessce, having military training as part
OF their curriculum. The institutions
to be inspected are. Tennessee univer-
sity, Tennessee Military institute, Chat
tanooga university and Chattanooga
high school sewanee Military institute,
Military academy, Branham and Hughes
Military academy, Tennessee Agricul-
tural school, Nashville public schools.
Vanderbilt university, Peabody college,
Castle Heights Military academy. the
Normal school Mt Murfreesboro, Union
university, Memphis public schools and
Presbyterian university, Clarksvillc,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
DlCKEY WILLING TO
DO MORE SERVICE

Florian Dickey, Of Bartlett, Tenn,
who saw strenuous service In France
with the 115th field artillery, has re-
turned to his home.
Dickey made a splendid record He
volunteered loon after the United
States entered the war when he was
less than 81 years Of age and before
the draft act was passed. He fought
In someso of the biggest battles on the
front, was gassed once and forced to
remain In the base hospital for a month,
and was wounded In the shoulder by
a shell fragment, another fragment
from the same shell killing his horse,
In another engagement Dickey's first
lieutenant fell mortally wounded by his
side.
Dickey says he is ready to return to
France II the allies are forced to re-
open the wal through the machina-
tions Of the Germans or the Russian
Bolsheviki. He weighed 121 pounds
when he entered the service and now
tips the scale at 100.
Dickey is a nephew Of Squire C. @.
GOwan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
LUMBERMEN WANT
TO REMAIN OUTSIDE

Vigorous protest against the inclu-
sion Of their plants and yards in North
Memphis In the extension Of the city
limits, was made to the Chamber Of
Commerce and City club city limits com
mittees at a meeting of the commit
tees at the chamber Thursday morning
at $50 o'clock. The protestants were
s. b. Anderson. OF Anderson ully
company; Fl. j. NJ. Jorgensen, of Jor-
gensen-B Bennett Manufacturing Co., and
w. II. Russo, OF Russo Burgess Co.
Members OF the two committees pres
ent when the protest was made are
as follows: G. Of &C, A.. Price,
chairman; f. r. King, Willard Nail,
w. w. Fischer, and B., l.. Mallory
City Club. s. Akers and c.. c. Han
son.
The meeting Of the committees was
held for the purpose Of formulating a
report to a meeting OF the board OF
directors Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
which will he held FIioay afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
HlNDENBURG LINE
HERO BACK AT HOME

First Lieut. Moss E Penn. Of the
18th machine gun battalion, 3Oth d.
vision, has returned to Memphis after
six months service at the front, In
which he fought with the British at
tween CAinbrnt and ST. Quentin,
lieut. Penn had tho honor of par
tlclpating IN the assaults Of the a0th
division which shattered the famous
HlndenburR line between Camhrai ana
ST, Quentin, He was u reporter on
tho Commercial Appeal before cnlistlng
In the First Tennessee IA a private
and going 60 France He was In the
army rs months, 10 OF which were
Helena, Ark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
HEARING ON FREIGHT
RATES Is STILL ON

The evidence of the railroads In pre-
Henting their contentious on rates from
New orleans and Louisiana points to
interior points In Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska before the rate hearing OF
the interstate commerce commission at
the Hotel Gayoso, had not been COM
pleted Thursday, The various class and
commodity rates were being discussed
In detail, with the effect proposed
rates would have OF other sections,
The railroads are not expected to
complete their case before Saturday and
II was considered not unlikely that the
hearing on the rates In which Mem
phis shippers are interested would 20
over until next week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
BUREAUS FUND
OF 100000 ASSURED

Complete success Of the effort to oh.
tain subscriptions for 500, 900 to main
tain the Chamber Of Commerce farm
bureau for three years, including 1919,
has been reported by Or, TAFT Butler.
Dr, Buffers report was made at the
meeting Wednesday afternoon M chair
mar Of tho committee named to raise
tho subscriptions. More than $40, 900
OF the $780, 900 necessary TO cover the
first year IL already IN the bank, he
said, and S2b, 900 OF tho $40, 900 sum
for each eubsequent year has been sub
acribed, These amounts, he declared,
could he collected, along with $40, 900
more, az the money was needed the
first OF 1890 and 1921.
A total Of GA firms and individuals
subscribed to the farm bureau fund
OF these i22 subscribed 500 or more;
1917 rave $50 or more, and 325 gave
s2b or more,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
UNION PAINTERS STRIKE.

JACKSON, Miss, April 3. (Spl)-
Union painters Went on a strike yester-
day afternoon following a conference
on the reply of the contractors who
had been asked for a new schedule. The
mands and the painters struck. The
demands consist largely of a half-holi-
day Saturday with full pay, and agree
ments with reference to out-of-town
work. s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
D G RACE.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, April 3.
(Spl)-Private Ward Luna, United
States marine corps, who recently an
nounced himself n candidate for the
state senate of Mississippi from this
district, composed of Tippah and Union
counties, has arrived home from ser
vice in Virginia and has already opened
his active anvas among the voters
OF the district, the only other candidate
for the place being Hon, Fred b. Smith,
of Ripley.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
TENDERS RESIGNATION.

In n letter. to Bolton Smith, presl-
dent of the Memphis Rotary club, John
j, Hotlin, recently appointed as chair
many Of the Victory liberty loan organi.
cation Of Shelby county, has rendered
hls resignation ~ chairman Of tho en-
tertainmont committee OF the club, to
take effect Mt once,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
RETURNS FROM A N

JACKSON. Miss, April 4 tspl)-
Lieut. Thos, Fowlkos, returning from
the lighting front In France where no
served with the S7th division, spent a
few hours with old college friends hero
yesterday on route to his home In
pyershurE lie has unstinted praise TOR
the American d~oughhoy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03

charge of violating the federal food law
In the manufacture of Illicit liquor, and
was fined $500. BY agreement with the
district attorney the fine was paid and
Jail sentence was not imposed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-03
100000 TROOPS OF
FRANCE DEMOBILlZED

PARIS, April S,--French troops to the
number Of s, 100, 900 will have been de.
mobllised by April s, according to
LUeuro,
This leaves 2,1o0, 600 men stlil under
arms In the French army,
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-13
farm
NEAR Town
Southern Mineral Co, Acquires Trac,
Of sos Acre. o. Little
River.

H. H. Mallory has sold to the Sou.
thern Mineral Company, of which E
". Rawn and Rodman Meacham are
the executive officers, a farm of 305
acres lying two miles east of town
on the east fork Of Little River ad.
joining the Mckee farm. 1t extends
from to river to within short dis.
tance of the RusseIlville pike. 1t is
the purpose of the new owners C
convert the tract into an up-to-date
stock farm for breeding registered
Duroc-Jersey hogs. Jersey cattle and
Southdown sheep. They get immed.
late possession, including half of the
growing crops and have already let
the contract for a silo, and other ne.
cessary buildings will be put up.
They already have herd of 1OC
Durocs ON their farm at Mexico, Ky.
upon which they have a flourspal
mine, and it is planned to stock the
farm without delay The tract Of
land was formerly known as the
Boatwright place and was bought by
Mr.. Mallory some years ago from f
W.. c. Edwards. Only part of the
land was under cultivation this year
in wheat, corn and tobacco.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-13
REPUBLICANS
TRIP TO AGREE
ON PACT
HOLD CONFERENCES ON COM.
PROMISE RESERVATION
PROGRAM
NOW READY FOR THE BATTLE
Ratification Fight viii Open IN Sen
ate Monday and May Con-
tinue For Weeks.
NOW READY FOR THE BATTLE

Washington, Sept. 12.-With sub
mission of the foreign relations com
rnittee's minority report, the peacs
treaty, with it's covenant FOR league
Of nations, was made ready for the
ratification battle to be waged aboai
it in the senate.
BY general, agreement this will not
begin until Monday. Meanwhile
however, the Republicans, claiming
enough votes to prevent ratification
without reservations, were urged BY
Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela
tons committee to stay o nthe jot
until final disposition is made of the
treaty, weeks hence, perhaps,
With as little formality as that at
tending the presentation yesterday
Of majority report, Senator Hitch
cock, leader of the administration
forces, today submitted the minority
report signed by all Democratic mem
bers of the committee except Sena.
tor Fields of Tennessee, who stood
out for reservations to the league
covenant.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-13
THE FOOTBALL
SEASON OPENS
Ffish School Is Whipping Into Form
Fine and Winning
Team.

Fan is here and with it the foot,
ball season. sei
On the gridifcn Of the High Schoo
every afternoon, forty or more can
didates are working for places or
the High School team. Coach O. X
Radford, former High School star
has charge of the team at present anC
viii probably guide their destinies
through the whole season. He states
that there is wealth of good mate
rial, and that prospects for winning
team are excellent.
Among the veterans who are al
present in school are Rollo Cantrell
captain of this years team, John
Dabney and Lyle Croft, backfeld
men, Hunter Wood, .Jr., end, and Joe
Steele, backfeld.
Quite a number of new men are
making good showing and vii
give some of the old-timers run for
their places. William Hooe bids fai1
to make someone hustle for the job
of quarterback. Lewis Campbell, Tom
Wood, and William Ellis are fine
prospects for line men, and Virgi.
Hanberry, and Ed Acre are among
the new material for backfield men
The season opens with a game with
Princeton High School on the 9th
of September. Mayfield, Clarksville
and two or three other teams will be
played on the home lot. Robert Neb.
lett is managing the team and vii
make the full schedule public in the
next few days.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-13
CHILD KILLED
IN RUDAWAY
Ennis Meacham and Family In Fa-
tai Accident Yesterday
Morning.

NJ. and Mrs. Ellis Meacham anC
little child, figured in runaway ac
cident early yesterday morning while
driving on the Russellville pike few
miles east of town. A bolt came out
of one of the shafts, causing the
horse hitched to the buggy to rur
away, throwing the occupants out
The baby, about eight months old
was so badly injured that death re-
suited at II o'clock. Mrs. Meachan'
was severely bruised and prostrated
by the shock. Mr.. Meacham escaped
with slight injuries. He is son of
David Meacham, farmer living il
that vicinity.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-13
AND
SAILORS READY
GOVERNOR COOLIDGE TAKES
CHARGE AND ASKS MA
TIoN's BACKING
SIX REGIMENTS ARE MoBILIzED
Death Toll k..shs. Seven and Many
Are Reported Injured
In Clashes.
SIX REGIMENTS ARE MoBILIzED

Boston,, Sept. 12.-The sixth and
seventh deaths growing out of strike
disturbances occurred late last night
when Richard D, Reemts, a striking
policeman, who was shot, succumbed
to his wounds, and Robert Lallie, wis
was shot during a riot in South Ros
ton last night, died at the city hos
pital -
The death toll in lawlessness reach
ed five when Henry Groat, 20 years
old, was shot and instantly killed
during a raid by state guardsmen or
dice game in the Jamaica Plair
section. Two other men were wound
ed in the raid.
With Governor Coolidge, as com
mandef-in-chief of the states forces
in complete charge of the situation
the city tonight took on warlike
appearance.
Six machine guns were mounted al
police headquarters and troopers
wearing Ntin hats" by order of Adp
Gen. Stevens, patrolled the streets
The order followed injury to severa
soldiers by firing missiles.