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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-10-24
LOVE IN COTTAGE

They may talk of love in a cottage,
And bowers of trellised vine
or nature bewitchingly simple,
And milkmaidsi half divine;
They may talk of the pleasure of sleeping
In the shade Of a spreading tree,
And walk In the fields of morning, ~
By the side Of o footstep freel ~,
But give me sly filtration S;lH4ss
By the light of q chandelier HSr9s
With music to play in the pauses, JsHsxS
And nobody very near; w,y.s,S
Or seat on a silken sofa, ss
With glass of pure old wine, !, "a
!; :; : :: :: ::
And mamma too blind to discover ..nsxt
The small white hand in mine. l3Es
Your love in a cottage is hungry, gS&sS
Your vine Is a nest Of files ,Ws.
Your milkmaid shocks the graces, EtI
And simplicity talks of pesi y
You lie down to your shady slumber
And wake with bug in your ear
And your damsel that walks In the morn
ing
Is shod like mountaineer. @m
True love Is at home on a carpet,
And nightly likes his ease
And true love has an eye for dinner,
And starves beneath shady trees.
His wing is the fan of lady.
His foots an invisible thing,
And his arrow is tipped with Jewel
And shot from a silver string.
M p. Willis.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-10-24
LowIy Angle Worm an Aid
in Fertilizing the Soil,
an Authority Declares

That the despised angle worm, which
for ages has been the choice food of
the robin, the terror of Little Miss
Muffets" and the joy of fishermen, has
all this time been working for the
benefit of mankind without any par
ticular credit is an interesting fact
brought to light.
According to Prof. Frank Smith of
the University of Illinois, who is an
authority in this country on angle
worms, most Of the real grounds for
complaint against the angle worm Is
due to an introduced species which is
eOrfIn0rfsfn the northern tier of states.
There are few infected areas, some of
which have their origin traced back
to accidental importation blythe traits.
plantation, Of trees from northern Ilh-
noiss These worms are of large siza
and have the habit Of pulling leaves
and small twigs into the mouths of
their burrows, and together with the
earth brought up by them, they form
the little mounds which make the sur.
face Of lawn quite rough, and hence
they make moving more difficult.
81 Professor Smith states that apart
from the rOughness of the surface of a
lawn, the results of their work is
doubtless beneficial. An earth worm
makes its burrOw from one to three
feet in depth, these burrows providing
means for conveying surface water to
deeper layers. and also for aeratlng
these layers. In this work they have
been important agents in making the
soil fertile through the years.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-10-24
Swallows Feed Almost
Entirely Upon Insects

II you want to free the neighborhood
of mosquitoes, encourage swallows to
make themselves at home. says re-
port of the American Forestry asso-
citation. These birds feed almost en-
tirely upon obnoxious insects and they
will do much toward protecting Or
chards and other trees from insect
pests. No better investment can be
made. therefore, than some houses set
out for martins or other swallows. OF
the blue swallows the purple martin Is
the largest, the male being entirely
blue above and below, while the female
is blue above with gray breast. Swal.
lows are highly migratory. most Of
them spending the winter In South
America.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-10-24
Tobacco Far North.

Tobacco growing at 55 degrees
north latitude would seem nm impossi.
bility in America, but in the Odense
district of Denmark, which lies be.
tween 55 and 80 degrees, the cultiva-
ton Of tobacco has been taken up BY
many farmers since the war.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-10-24
PITH AND POINT
To find work, go to work and

TO md Work, go TO work ana
look for It.
Before taking certain steps
consult dancing master.
A wise barber asks the young
man If he wishes haircut.
A small boys idea of board
of health is six meals a day.
However, the early boom
doesn't always catch the nomina-
tiOn. f
Never place your clock ut the
head Of the stairs; 1t might run
down.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
FOR WADE
CH|LDCONT|NUES
Father Appeals to Circuit
Court-Mother Wins Be-
fore Judge Galella.

The battle over custody of little Earl
Brewer Wade, son Of Jeff and Irene
Wade, recently divorced. continues, the
scene having shifted again from the
juvenile court front to tho circuit Sec
tor.
Late Friday afternoon Goldberger.
Leve & Turnham, attorneys for jeff
Wade, filed petition for writ of GER
tiorari and supersedeas in the Second
circuit court, seeking to have the child
removed from the custody OF Mrs, ",
r. Byrd, 964 Rayburn, to whom the
child was probated by Judge Galella
Friday afternoon, and placed in charge
Of Mrs. w, S. Hyde, in whose GUS
tody the child was when forcibly taken
by the grandmother, Mrs. W. S. Robin
son. Judge Capell signed the fiat or
dering the circuit court clerk to issue
the writ upon petitioner execlGing bond
in the sum of $3.50.
Wade sued his wife, Mrs Irene Wade,
for a divorce. Mrs. Wade filed a cross
bill and was recently granted divorce
in the Fourth circuit court.
Then came the forcible taking of the
child on Nov II. Mrs. Robinson was
arrested on board a train at the Grand
Central station and was charged with
kidnapping The grand jury when pre-
sented with h bill of Indictment charg-
ing the grandmother and mother with
kidnapping the child returned the~bill tc
the attorney general marked void.
The grandmother and mother. were
then cited for contempt OF court for at
tempt to forcibly take the child from
the jurisdiction OF the juvenile court
and were fined $40 each by Juds'
Galella. ss,..ssr 4. a..... n II,
Mrs. Wade then petitioneds the juveint'
nile court for possession Of the child
Instead Of giving her possession OF tht
boy the court probated him 80 Mrs
Byrd. IA,
n. T. Holman is attorney for Mrs
Wade
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22

Memphis, Tenn, Nov 20, 1919.
--Temperature---
Hour, Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb, Humid'y
pm. yes day GO 81 81
am. today, 4S II 81
Noon today .. 80 "a II
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum,
49, Sun sets today, 4,5l pm. Rises
tomorrow, ;43 am. Moon sets, sos
pm. tonight. Precipitation. none.
Tennessee Fair. slightly colder.
Mississppl--Falr, slightly colder in
interior
Arkansas--Fair. little change in tenn
perature,
Alabama-Fsir. slightly colder in
north,
Kentucky--Fair, slightly colder
Louisiana Partly clJudy, little change
in temperature.
Oklahoma-Fair,
East Texas--Generally fair in north.
cloudy In south, probable showers in
southwest and on west coast,
West Texas-Partly cloudy except
fair In Panhandle: probable showers In
Rio Grande valley,
North Carolina-Fair In west, cloudy
In east
South Carolina Fair
Georgia Fair. stationary temperature
Floridar-Fair
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
OLD SUPERSTITION
MAKES E0R SAFETY

Memphis IL funny place and In
good many ways the people here are
funny, They take good many ways
OF displaying this ldiosyncmcy, but after
all It's only sign they are human
Saturday morning electric sign work.
ers were engaged In putting up a dis
play on South Main street Two lad
ders were placed on opposite sides OF
tho sidewalk A scaffold was placed
from one TO the other.
Proceeding down the street, the re-
norter noticed line OF bystanders In
tently watching the ladders. The work
ers went unnoticed. The crowd was
interested In the stream OF people pro
ceeding along the street. The reporter
watched and the first six OF eight
paSsera-hy noticed the ladder. They
proceeded to the outer edge OF the side
walk and around the white Way post
to avoid passing under this omen Of
bad luck.
One Of the half dozen was an aviator
who downed enough planes In France
to become an "ace," The reporter pro-
ceeded on his waM leaving the crowd
to comment, not on the superstition. oh,
no, but on the reverence OF the aver
age Memphian for the unknown. Yes,
the news gatherer took the path 20 the
outside, around the post
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
COTTON OIL MILLS
Use OIL FOR FUEL
Coal Supply Runs Closer.
Office Buildings May
Go to Oil.

Although newspaper reports were re-
ceived in Memphis Saturday from
Washington saying that special order
had been issued by the fuel administra-
tion TO the regional director IN At
lanta permitting delivery OF coal TO cot
agents here had not been Informed OF
the move,
The situation here remained acute
Manufacturers reported that only sew
eral dnNa' supply WAS on hand How
ever, NO iYlRnt WAS cinsed ana AlA Kraal
curtaisnent of work reported Accord.
Ing to well~posted fuel men no material
change IL due for the next several days
unless the weather turns unusually bad.
Eighty cars Of coal Saturday MORN
Ing were on terminal tracks This Is
four cars less than Fridays total.
Many cottonseed mills now are em-
ploying fuel oil, The Standard on COM
pany officials said Saturday that sup.
plies had been furnished these mills In
good quantity 1t was pointed out that
these plants already are supplied with
tanks which they can readily and
easily convey into oil containers.
The fuel oil system apparently Is rap
idly gaining favor with industries OF
every description and other building
owners here saturday morning II, T..
Boardman, building manager at Union
and Planters Bank and Trust company,
said II was his hopes 10 get together
all office building managers In Memphis
within n few days and take up the
matter OF oil system installation. All
office buildings now are supplied with
coal through retailers, Storage per-
mits supply for about two DAYS only
In practically every office hhilding in
Memphis
A. l.. Parker, president Of the Mem
phis Hotel company. Saturday said he
had written the standard oil home Of
flee for particulars as regards the use
of oil as fuel Mr.. Parker stated he
change
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
JACK KLINCK DOES
"SLEUTHINC" BY mail

:. scotland Yard has nothing on Jaci,
hlnck, detective, when II comes to the
lenRth OF Its arm--or the length of the
long arm OF the law which II represents.
hlinck Saturday SOLVED" case tina
s.SSrstGhed .Sns from the United states to
guns once doomed back to New yorE
city, and from there to Memphis
AS result Of Klncks activities
sydney Porter, 22 West Eleventh street
New York city, late lieutenant In the
otates army v made happy SO Is his
mother, Mrs Benjamin G Porter, same
address; But James Whltock, negro,
no longer can lord It over the 'liyer
lins' OF Beale street with a sterling
silver ciRaret case. as he did befor,.
kilnck called on him Saturday morning,
While Lieut.. Porter was at Camn
Romagne, France, last June, the clga .
ret case>. presented to him by his
mother before he left New York 4 wear
before, was stolen from his kit bag. Mrs
Porter had purchased the case AZ Tif-
fany'S, and had her sons name and ad =
dress engraved inside Il.
About two weeks ago. the negro,
Whitock. who also had been in France,
was arrested here when officers found
him at night with piece Of iron plpa
taped to his wrist We was fined $50
In city court on general principles, bco
cause there was no case against him.
He had the cigaret case when he was
arrested. Klinck made note Of the
name, and wrote TO New York. Whit
lock said his captain In France had
given him the case but when Kinck
got a letter from Mrs Porter Saturday
morning II related how Lieut. Porter's
silver cigaret case happened to be In
Memphis. Klinck mailed tho case to
Mrs. Porter Saturday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
NC-4 IS TO VISIT
HICKMAN TUESDAY

HICKMAN, KY, Nov. 22. (Spl)--
The famous NC-4, the first heavier
than air machine to cross the Atlantic
ocean, may be seen at Hickman on
Tuesday, Nov. 25, while en- route to
Memphis ~~rhls monster machine car
ries crew of seven TO ten men.
Unfortunately, Lieut.. Read, who
made the trip across the ocean and
who Is now in charge of the machine,
viii not be able TO stop. In response
to an invitation sent him by Mayor
elect j, O. West, he stated that they
would do the best they could-fly low
and give the people at Hickman good
lew Of the machine IN operation. They
are due to pass here between IL and
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and the en-
tire city will be on the lookout for
them, The NC-4 has wing spread Of
1876 feet. length over all eS feet, with
q A5-foot hull
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
|. |. WATSON BUYS SITE
FOR DEPARTMENT STORE

A deal by which the Lee estate will
sell the building at 129 North Main
street to Loren l.. Watson for a con-
sideration very close to $1,000 900 cash.
was closed SATURDAY.. The deed to the
property will probably be filed at once.
There have been several transfers OF
smaller buildings In that immediate
neighborhood recently, due to the fact
that the new auditorium and market
house will be erected at the corner Of
Main street and Poplar avenue next
year. This sale. however. is the larg-
est vet made although real estate eX-
perts consider that the property at
$lc0 900 Is a bargain
The building has a solid stone front,
and a T5-foot frontage on Main, run
ming back $50 feet and Is four stories
high.
Mr.. Watson has been conducting two
small dry goods and shoe stores in
Memphis for some time. He intends
after partially remodelling the build
ing, to establish there a popular priced
department store His father has a de-
partment store in Atlanta. and prob
ably the two may be able to cooperate
in buying stocks. irving them the ad-
vantage of large purchases. Mr.. Wat
son expects to secure possession of the
building before the first Of the year.
II Is at present rented to Floyd's, candy
manufacturers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
Cashier LOOts Bank
DOdginG Examiner
And Makes Escape

CHICAGO Nov. 22.-The Illinois State
bark Of Crete, ILL.,. today failed to open
and II was announced q warrant charg-
ing embezzlement had been issued for
the missing cashier Gust Kraeke. In
connection with an alleged shortage Of
100000. The bank was capitalized al
S25, 600 and had known assets Of APP
proyimately 100000
THE vault door and the janitor are
left-thats about all" said state bank
examiner after the books, including a
duplicate set in vault to which none
but Kracke was said to have access,
had been gone ovei
Speculation was blamed for Kracke' S
alleged shortage
When the bank examiners went ia
Crete to examine the institution Kracke
according to the examiners, received
them and turned over his books and
keys and unlocked the vault,
''Pm going across the street a minute
just malSA yourselves at hone ht
told them
An hour later the examiners found
they were locked In the b0ilding and
kracke had driven away in his automo-
bile. He has not been heard from since,
so far as Is known.
Crete Is a German American settle
ment Of approximately 1000 persons
There Kracke, was postmaster, police
magistrate, notary public, life and fire
Insurance agent, and described as a
pillar OF his church He is II years
old, married and has 81 seyen-year old
son.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
Nobody Sal1 TWO
Suns; Many SdtU
Sal As Crescent

The annuar eclipse Of the sun by the
moon during the early hours Sf Satur-
day brought many Memphians from
their beds at All earlier hour than many
Of them have been accustomed 70. The
eclipse began shortly before sunrise and
ended few minutes after . o'clock.
To MemphiaRs the sun appeared not
as a complete ring bat as an elongated
crescent THIS was due TO the fact
that Memphis WIS not situated along
the central line OF the eclipse, In reali-
ty the eclipse at one time during the
passage Of the moon between the earth
and the sun did show as a complete
ring, but was visible only to those
properly equipped to see IT,
On one siae the barest rim of tae
sun was visible while on the other was
a broad expanse ef the sun. This was
due also TO the fact that Memphis was
not situated In the central line. To thOs
who looked at the phenomenon TIN ough
smoked glass the sun had the ap.
pearunce Of having large circular spot
over one side of IL,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
RIOTERS
NDEATH CELLS
Leaders of Elaine Disturbance
Arrive at Little Rock Sat
urday Morning.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov a.
Heavily shackled and surrounded by l2
ottieers, the ~ Phillips county negroes
under death sentences for murder dur
ing the recent negro insurrectiun near
Elaine, Ark arrived here early today
ana were Immediately taken to the
state penitentlary
During the morning each was
searched and given some prison clothes
and then locked IN the death cells next
to the death chamber Some Of the me-
groes showed Indications Of fright.
while others were sullen and defiant.
Sheriff " r. Kitchens. IN charge of the
men, said no trouble had been expert
enced during the trip here from Helena.
When the sheriff and his officers left
Helena late yesterday they had 81 pris.
oners Sevtnty.tive Of them with prls-
ON sentences ranging up to u years,
were left at the state convict farm at
Cummins, when the train reached there
early this morning, Virtually MI Of
the rs were insurreetionlsts convicted
on charges OF assault to kill and night
riding or similar charges,
Siy Of the condemned negroes are
under sentence to die Dec. "a and the
other six Jan. 2. II Is considered un-
likely that Gov. G, II. Brough win heed
requests of Northern negro organize-
tions for clemency
The negroes condemned to die are
Ed Ware, Ed Coleman, Ed Hicks
Frank Moore, Paul Hall, Albert Giles
Joe Knox, Frank Hicks. Joe Fox. Al
fred Banks Jr., John Martin and Will
liam Wordlow,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
SERIOUSLY HURT BY CAR;
MOT0RMAN UNM0LESTED

w. H. Madden, 56 cotton buyer, may
die as result Of injuries received Fri
day afternoon at 5;l5 o'clock, when
he was run down by Wellington street
car No. 1874. as he was crossing Main
street from the Peabody hotel corner
at Monroe. Mr. Madden. who was taxi
en- to the Baptist Memorial hospital
In the J. T. Hinton & Son ambulance,
still was in semiconscious condition
SATURDAY morning.
Physicians attending Mr., Madden had
an X-ray photograph made OF the in
jured mans head Friday night. The
injuries sustained were about the head
and the doctors fear that fracture may
he disclosed when the X-ray plate is
developed.
Mr.. Madden is widower, and lives
with his five children at 81 South
Barksdale street Hospital attendants
state that his condition is serious Po-
lice have not arrested the motorman
Of the car which struck Mr. Madden.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
TRASH BARRELS USED
AS CACHE BY THIEVES

Continuing their drive against thieves,
Detectives Bishop and Joyce, who were
instrumental Ia clearing up and ar
resting several motor truck burglars.
Saturday morning arrested Edgar Me-
Cletland, Is, and Eugene Hardison, ~,
negroes, both of rear 66s east street,
on charges OF larceny The negroes
In the past five months have stolen
several hundred dollars worth Of win
dow sash material and glass from their
employer, the Memphis Sash & Door
company, Dudley street,
The plan followed by tho negroes,
both OF whom are laborers at the sash
and door plant, was to secrete what
ever articles they decided to steal In
trash barrels, These barrels were set
outside before the plant closed for the
day. Then the negroes came back In
the night time and carted away their
loot,
Hardison was docketed NJ police head
quarters but because McClelland said
he was only l5 he was taken to the
juvenile court. The negro looked older,
He is at least five feet 10 inches tall.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
Delays In Shipping
Bring Complaint
From Territory

The merchants and manufacturers
division of the Chamber of Commerce
Saturday began sending out conmuni-
cations to merchants in principal towns
in West Tennessee and some points In
North Mississippi in an endeavor to
gather information relative to freight
and express delays and are hopeful that
sentiment thus aroused will result In
relief from an apparent unnecessary
condition by the action of trar sporta-
tion officials generally.
Through the cooperative program Of
the Memphis Travellers association and
the merchants and manufacturers di-
vision the move was started. Frequent
complaints are being received from the
travellers that one of their greatest diff
ficulties is slow freight delivery and
the merchants division In conjunction
with the traffic and transportation di-
vision have undertaken to have these
irregularities corrected bv an appeal 20
the railroad administration.
Even in West Tennessee, within less
than 100 miles from Memphis reports
of undue delay are being received. One
complaint states that 1t took IL days
for a shipment from Memphis to Milan,
Memphis merchandisers realize what a
terrible handicap this is and have set
their minds to have II corrected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
WAR CLOUDS
GATHER Upon
ADRIAT|C SEA
D'AnnunziO Determined to An
mex DaImatia and Make At
tack on Montenegro--Jugo-
SIav Troops Prepare. &

LONDON. Nov. 22.--rhe situation on
the AdTiatic as result Of Gabrielle
D'Annunzo's campaign has reached a
'erlsis, Private advices leave no doubt
that he Is determined to annex Dali
malta and attack Montenegro. The
lugo- Slays are stated to have concen-
traied troops and to be prepared to
resist aggression,
Another reNort says a republican un-
dercurrent directed against the Italian
monarchy exists among D'Annunzio's
forces. II Is not known. however
whether the insurgent poet leader
shares the reported ambition OF this
military element attack the govern
ment
ltsls stated In the advlces that fur
ther aggression by d'AHnunzio will cer-
tatnly precipitate hustillties with the
Jugo- -Slavs, who. however, II IL de-.
clared, will direct their attack against
d'Annunzlo d and not against the Italian
government.
D'Annunxio. II appears, has been
stirred to further efforts by the fact
that the Italian elections were unfa-
vorable to his cause, Many adventure
ers are flocling to his standard, the
reports state, and among certain ele-
ment there seems to he a desire 70
make him president of Italy
Some well-informed quarters believe
he merely desires to annex Dalmatla
for Italy and has no republican allibi-
ton, Whatever his attitude may be
on this question: however, there APP
pears to be no doubt that he has not
abandoned his plans of aggression IN
the AdTiatic
A late report from Rome says the
military party which favora the annex
alton Of Dalmatla has brought such
strong pressure to bear upon the gov-
ernment that the situation Is delicate.
Todays London dispatches supple
ment advlces from Rome, received last
night. which reported the American
embassy actively engaged in watching
the situation, which was reported aa
holding the possibility OF serious devcl-
opment from hour TO hour, aa regard
ed both italy proper and the Dalmatian
coast
Venice, to which Naval Attach
! tons, II only about 7a miles 81
Einme hx the water route and neaNA
| yet bv the land lines
The possibility of move into la-
| triA hy D'Afinungl0 was mentioned In
| recent advlces, IN which ease the pre-
dlction was made that whole divisions
q Italian regulars .vIH Would % likely e
take him TO the borders OF Venetia,
In which Venice lies
ltaiy's internal conditions have been
rendered more uncertain by the recent
elections, which gave the socialists
largely Increased representation and
were accompanied by1lisorders In vari-
ous parts OF the kingdom
The Issue IL sharply drawn between
the nationalist elements, which applaud
D'Annun2lo's Fiune adventure, and the
pacifist socialists who are bitterly
against any move that will be likely
again to involve Italy IN war There
have been hints recently that Jugo-
Slavia Is not likely to remain passive
under further penetration by DAN
mobilization Of her army being sus-
pended