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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
What Can Be Done
With Educated
But Idle Soldiers

A college boy leaves school for a
short time. The war comes on. He en-
lists or is caught in the draft. He fights
through the war. He returns. He has
a good education. He has learned much
Of the ways of men and the big prob
lens of life.
But-and there's the rub-he hasn't
learned a trade. Some have gone clear
through college and on their effort to
return to civilian life find many, many
doors closed which would swing open
wide had they but learned some arti-
sans craft.
This Is a serious problem that is con-
fronting the United States employment
bureau and records Of Mrs. j. 7. Ware,
in charge Of soldiers employment. at the
bureau, 1903 South Court avenue, will
show It.
Opportunities for unskilled or semi
skilled labor are badly needed. What
are you going to do about II?
Many boys are going to farms to
help In the harvest but many haven't
the money to get where they al make
good money, Again what are you going
to do about it?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Stolen Auto Used
To Rob Store And
Four Are Jailed

Using a stolen touring car as a
bandit chariot, q hand Of negroes, be-
hevsd by police to have been composed
Of four men and six women. Monday
night held up and robbed Mike Kelly,
merchant, Seventh street and Marble
avenue, getting away with $l2s. An
hour later the stolen car occupied by
three negro women and a negro man,
was recovered at Barton street and
Iowa avenue by deputy sheritfs and po-
licemen. The quartet Of negroes was
held Tuesday at the Central Police Of
flee awaiting developments.
L. b. Levitt, cotton dealer. Strath-
more place, shortly after . o'clock Mon
day night, reported TO police headqusr-
tiers that his car had been stolen from
Main street and Beale avenue.
Crowded with negroes, a big touring
car stopped at Kelly's store shortly
after 10 o'clock and purchased gaso-
line. While Kelly wa pumping the
fuel. two Of the negro men jumped from
the car and running In the office took
the money from the cash register. II
was done so quickly that Kelly did
not know what was up until the negroes
with the women giggltng and men
laughing, were under way,
Kelly a to the rea Of his store and
got his pump gun, but by the time he
could get to the door again the auto
mobile had raced from sight.
He ~telephoned the police and a gen
eral alarm was sent out for the bandit
car. A few minutes later II was over
taken by Policemen Robinson and
Brownlee, Of the central office and
Deputy Sheriffs Bradley and Palmer,
The negro man and the three Negro
women were assigned to cells at the
central station and registered on the
secret docket.
Kelly obtained the number OF the
automobile used by the black bandits
and it correspondent, so the police say,
with the number OF the Levitt car.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Deputies Capture
Liquor That Was
Good In Old Times

Sheriff oliver Hazard Perry is con-
templating putting an extra guard on
the Shelby county jail.
Not because the sheriff fears a race
riot or attempt at mob law. No, stree!
There's another reason!
It's six cases ~of-guess?
Six cases of Yannlssee rye, and Old
Joe Blackburn "UCUQ."
The delightful reminder Of the days
OF the mint julep and long toddy was
taken Monday night by Deputy Sheriffs
Dugan and Fullerton. They got the
liquor from the express wagon of a
negro named Ford, who was arrested
in a coal shed behind his residence on
Fourth street near Butler avenue.
AS Tuesday, July the Thirst, is only
m week away, the sheriff feels thai
he would be justified in taking all pre-.
cautions to guard the treasure which
his deputies discovered.
AS for Ford, he is mourning the com
ing drought in a Jail cell.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
STAFF AND RETlNUE OF
VETERANS ANNOUNCED

JACKSON, Miss, June e. tSpll-
Maj,-Gen. W. NJ Wroten, Of Magnolia,
commanding the Mississippi division,
United Confederate Veterans, has an
bounced the following staff Of maids Of
nonor, matrons Of honor and c~hRperons
for the annual reunion to be held at
brookhaven from July 3 TO II, inclu-
Sponsor-Miss Lillian Webb, jackson.
Maids Of Honor-Miss Louise Pen
darris, Magnolia Miss Florence Allen,
Glen Allen; Miss Ethel Moore, Durant.
Miss Fannie Mai Keys, Brookhaven.
Miss Eva hoffman, Brookhaven.
Honorary Matrons OF Honor-Mrs.
Nettie Story Miller, Forest; Mrs. II.
Ia Quin. West Point; Mrs. John Brough-
ton, Lorman.
Matrons Of Honor-Mrs, T. Rodney
Shields, Church Hill, Mrs. John A.
Clark, DeKalb; Mrs. Is. NJ. Storm,
Brookhaven; Mrs. Lorenzo Wilcombe.
Chaperons-Mrs. Josie II. Wilson,
B~rookhaven; Mrs, Owen Brown, Yazoo
City: Mrs. Robert Morton. Brook
haven; Mrs. d, b. Griffin. New Au-
gusta.
The director general Of railroads has
authorized a round trip rate Of M and
one third fares on account Of the re-
union.
Gen. wroten our the reslgna.
ton of Gen. e d. Cavett as commander
of the First brigade, and Col ". G.
White, Of West Point. has been named
to succeed him,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
WALLACE HOME BOUGHT
BY TRIBE OF Ben HUR

As a memorial to the memory of
Gen. Lew Wallace, author of Ben
Hur.' and to the memory of his life.
founder OF the fraternal insurance or,
der. Tribe of Ben Hur, the old Wallace
homestead has been purchased by the
lodge and will be made a permanent
memorial. The home, located in the
heart of the city of Charlottesville,
was about to be cut into town lots
when the lodge made the purchase.
The purchase includes the library OF
the late author, which contains many
priceless volumes and mementoes of
the generals career in Constantinople
and other cities of the orient, where
he was in the diplomatic service. The
library, which Is Just 80 feet square,
is said to be the most costly structure
in the world of its size.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
IS TO INSTALL
LARGE ELKS' LODGE

FORREST CITY, Ark. June "a. (Spll.
At its regular meeting in this city
on TUESDAY evening, Forrest City lodge
No. 1919, B. T. 0, F., will initiate nine
sons Of :. c Armstrong. J, O, Rein
hardt, Sam Jones, Donald Calling, +.
L. Horton, Ned Mallory, W. NJ. Lacey,
Roy NJ. North and Rev. Jerry Wallace.
On Wednesday evening the goat
team of the lodge, composed OF Brian
Frazier, Jimmie Russell, Jas. r. Scott,
Jr,, Grover Wylds, GaZgola Vaccaro, l..
Barnett. goes to Nynne, where 1t will
have charge of the initiatory program
at the installation Of Wynne lodge, b.
P o, E, No. 1869. with 100 charter
members, while the services on this
mel, district grand exalted ruler for
| Arkansas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
COURT CoNvENEs.

HUNTINGDON, Tenn, June "a. tSpl.)
THE July term Of the Carroll county
circuit court convened yesterday.
Judge Thomas II. HARDWOOD and Attor-
ney~General G. c. Sherrod both being
present. The court had previously an
nounced that there would be no regu-
lar term on account Of the late
ness Of the crops and the farmers be-
ing so busy, and no jury cases were
taken up, A few motions were argued
and some noniury cases disposed OF,
The court appointed c. NJ. TONNES,
OF Huntingdon, grand jury foreman, un-
der the new state law. and a jury COM
mission composed Of G. w, Parish, Hun
tingdon: J. Mat Thomas, Mckenzie; $.
l.. Barger, Atwood, and A, NJ. Pinson,
Nala
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
STRIKE
DRAGS INTO THIRD WEEK

The third week of the strike Of the
members Of the Commercial Telegra-
piers union finds the local situation
unchanged. The men who left the
Western Union and the Postal at the
beginning of the strike are still out,
and the two telegraph offices continue
to remain open and do business. The
Postal is accepting messages subject
to delay, 1t was declared at the West
ern Union Tuesday that the strike is
I've so far as the company Is locally
concerned, The only Inconvenience. It
was said, this company is experiencing
is in getting messages to railroad sta
tions where they have no offices. Mes
sages to such stations are received only
at sender's risk. This service was said
to constitute but 2 per cent Of the
Western Unions business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
BAD QUARTERS CAUSE
ARREST OF COUPLE

Held for the United States authori-
ties for further investigation relative
lvey Jones. performer, 80 years old,
and his wife, Nancy Jones. % years
old. 12l East Iowa avenue, we're being
detained Tuesday at the central police
office.
The couple were arrested Monday
night by Detectives Heckle and Brun-
their apartments, According to the de-
tectives, several counterfeit 25-cent
pieces and some plaster Of paris, that
appeared to have served as molds, were
found In the possession of Jones and
his wife.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
COMPLETE FOR
ORPHANS VAUDEVILLE

All preliminary arrangements for the
the lawn Of St Thomas church Thurs.
day night have been completed by the
women in charge OF the affair and an
entertaining program will be rendered.
The vaudeville performance will be
the chief attraction and scores OF the
best Of Memphis talent are being
trained in their roles. The play will
be given under the direction Of Miss
Irene Sturla, Mrs. Marie Greenwood
Worden. Mrs. J.. C. Brent and Mrs.
Sallie Glass Mette.
Every cent derived from the perform
ance will be given to st. Peters or
phanage.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
TO HEAD DRIVE.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, June "a,
(Spl)-A, A. Graham, cashier of the
Bank of Blue Mountain, will direct the
local drive for funds for the Mississippi
Memorial building to be erected in the
state in honor Of the soldiers and sail
ors from the commonwealth in the
world war. A personal canvass Of the
town will he made, and the people will
support the movement, especially since
six Of the gallant boys Of Blue Noun
tain made the supreme sacrifice,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
ARKANSAS COMMISSION
DlSMISSES WIRE SUIT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June "a. (Spl.)
Attorneys for the Arkansas corpora
ton commission yesterday asked dis
missal, without prejudice, Of their suit
filed in chancery court here seeking to
block the increased telephone rates re-
Gently announced by the Southwestern
Bell Telephone company. The request
was granted.
The commission plans to reinstitute
suit when the company is turned back
to it's private owners by the govern
ment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
CAMPAIGN FOR FUND
FOR SOLDIERS IS ON

GREENWOOD, Miss, June "a. (Spl)
The campaign to raise between SIS
900 and SIC, 900 to be distributed among
26S returned Leflore county soldiers
will be continued through this week.
The committees are at work in all parts
Of the county and the hearty response
which is made everywhere to the fund
evidences the appreciation ana esteem
which is felt by the citizens of this
section toward the soldier boys.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
TO ASK SOL0NS
TO MAKE GOOD ROADS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June "a. tSpl.)
1t was learned on good authority yes
terday afternoon that Gov. Broush has
virtually decided to include good road
provisions in his call for a special SEES
sion, and that he will not include a pro>
posal for a geological survey or for re-
submission Of the defeated constitution,
Gov. Brough has gone to Texas to
fill a speaking engagement and will
not return before THURSDAY. at which
time be is eXpected 10 isene the call
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MICCI RECEIVERS.

Fra x Micci, shot in the abdomen by
Lorenzo Young, negro chicken thief.
who also shot two police officers and
killed Sergt. John G.. Brinkley. has re-
covered sufficiently to leave the CARLY
Ramsay hospital. Micci was shot when
he attempted to shoot Young after the
z had shot two policemen In front
Of Micci's store on Poplar venua
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MEMPHIANS LAND.

Reports of the landing at Charleston,
S. c., of four Memphians of the goth
engineers, have been received by rela-
tives. They are Sergt. Paul Rush, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Rush and Albert,
Clifford and Herbert Thompson Of the
A. n. Thompson Lumber company. The
Memphians came over on the transport
DeKalh.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MAJ. JERNIGAN U

Maj. Warren P. Jernigan, for many
field and until lately in charge of the
United States army flying training
corps, has returned to Memphis after
having peer given his honorable dis
charge. He expects to leave for Clarks-
dale, Miss, soon, where he will enter
the automobile business with his broth
err, Lieut.. John A. Jernigan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
FORM e COMPANY.

4 charter for the organization, o.
the Dreadnaught Sales company has
been applied for, the capital stock to
be 800, 900. The concern which has for
its incorporators J.. s. Wilson, Harry
Spears. S. G, Hodges, G. p. Wilson.
in automobile tires. tubes and acces-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
NALL TO TEXAS.

Henry C. Nall, Jr., a well-known
Memphis cotton man, left Tuesday to
visit the oil fields OF B~urkburnett and
Ranger, Tex, in tho interest Of local
capitalists. He will return about the
first Of next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
RED LION SOLDIER
WEEDS FRENCH GIRL
Daughter of Paris Banker Wis
its Yankee in Hospital and
They Fall in Love

Mount Wolf, Pa, April big
Bertha's" raid on Paris won a French
bride for a York county soldier. Ser
geant Howard S. Herman. of Red Lion,
n member of Company +. Three Hun
dred and Sixteenth Infantry, whom COM
rades who have returned from France
give the distinction of being the first
York county Yankee to wed French
girl. He was married to Mile. Juliet
Doste, a daughter of Paris banker,
on January 6. The romance had its in
ception at Cusey, France, where the To-
cal hero's unit had been training prior to
being sent to the front last summer
To escape the air raids made on Paris
the Doste family visited the American
camp at Cusey. Here the pair met for
the first time and. according to reports,
it was a case of love at first sight. After
Herman went to the front and was
wounded in action, Miss Doste visited
him frequently at the hospital.
Sergeant Herman will take advan-
tage of the governments offer to bring
to the States under free transportation
the foreign wives of American soldiers,
and bring her with him when his di-
vision, the Seventy-ninth, arrives here
some time in June. A brother of Ser
seant Herman was killed in action last
September
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
CUMBERLAND VALLEY ITEMS
Memorial Services For
Soldier at Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg, Pa, April Me
mortal services were held yesterday
afternoon for Philip Lucas, who died
of wounds, in France, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Lucas. East Locust
street, in Grace Evangelical Church.
The opening prayer was made by the
Rev. j. Ellis Bell, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, and the SER
mon was delivered by the pastor, the
Rev. D. L, Kepner Appropriate
music was sung by the choir.
The room was decorated in the
National colors and three chairs
were draped in black in memory of
three soldiers of that church, who
made the supreme sacrifice. They
were: Raymond Short, who died in
camp; Philip Lucas who died in
France and Charles Kutz, son of w.
II. Kutz, East Main street, who died
from wounds received, as the result
of an accident, in France, when the
truck he was driving collided with
railroad train.
Private Lucas was the twin brother
of William, who is recovering from
wounds at the United States General
Hospital, No. 81, Carlisle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
New Waynesboro Paper to
Start Business June |

WaynesbOrO, Pa, April 7.-Among
the notable fittings to take place the
coming week will be that OF Walter
T. Todd. who will move into the room
in the Warner block, East Main
street, for sometime occupied by the
local Red Cross Branch. This room
Will be the domicile of the new daily
newspaper to be started here about
June l, and to be styled THE Waynes-
boro Press"
A new outfit of presses, linotypes
and other equipment has been order
ed and now being gotten ready for
shipment. The main room front will
De Tor the offices and the composin &
rooms, a new addition is being erect
eo IN the rear for the pressroom. The
new paper VIII take the place of the
Evening Herald, merged last October
with the other local paper. 1t, as is
learned, will be an independent nom
partisan paper, and will follow gen.
erally the policy for seventeen years
pursued by The Herald and made that
paper a power for good in town and
county.
The enterprise is being financed by
Mr. Todd, in association with Mr..
John IL. link. of Baltimore. Mr.. link
was for several years general mana
ger of the United States Asphalt
company, East Brooklyn, Baltimore,
ana is still connected with that com
pany in consulting capacity. He is
a native of Marietta, Pa, and a grad
uate or the Pennsylvania Soldiers
! orphans School at Scotland.
Mr.. Todd is a native of Easton
talbot county, Maryland. where he
came up in the school of practical
journalism in connection with the
Easton Democrat. later The Star
democrat He came to Waynesboro
in 1908 and for eleven years was gen
eral manager of The Herald Printing
Company.
Ihe editor of the new paper will be
N. Bruce Martin, for more than &c
EARS Iuentlhed with local newspa-
pers as editor and publisher. He
founded the Blue Ridge Zephyr" in
1929. and for the past five years was
editor of The Evening Herald. He is
d writer and journalist of recognized
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
JUDGE DEFINES A
"JAILBIRD"

by committing an offense a
man becomes jailbird, regard
less of whether he is imprisoned
or not" President Judge George
Kunkel said to-day when an at
torney pleaded that prison sem
tence should not be imposed on a
young man who was pleading
guilty to a false pretense charge.
I'VE don't believe punishment
makes them worse than they
were before, and, even if it is
the first offense, when sentence is
suspended it only encourages 9TH
ers to violate the law because
they see that the other fellow
was not sent to jail"
When a former employer of
the defendant testified that he
had confidence in the man and
would look after him, Judge
Kunkel permitted him to enter
bail and be under the custody of
Probation Officer James T. Wal
ters. The defendant, Paul Elder,
pleaded guilty to increasing ex-
press charges on packages which
he delivered, keeping the balance
above the amount due to the
company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
Miss M. Glenn Gottschall
Heads Aids Societies

At the April meeting of the board OF
directors of the Associated Aid Cocieties
Miss NJ Glenn Gottschall was elected
general secretary. Miss Gottschall sue
ceeds John II. McCandless. who six
months ago took up Red Cross work in
Washington.
Miss Gottschall has been connected
with the Associated Aid Societies for
three year and half and took up the
work here after having spent six years
in social service among the southern
mountaineers of the Great Smoky Noun
tains of western North Carolina.
Miss Gottschall will be assisted by
Miss Mary Peiffer as Assistant Secre-
tary of the Children's Work. also Miss
Edith Young and Miss Emma Fulton,
Visitors, and Miss Esther Sheafer, regis
trar.
Miss Gottschall reports that during
March one hundred ninety-six cases
were handled by the Society. This rep
resents Children's, Family and Tran
sient problems. There are four hun
dred fifty-seven children under care,
there were two hundred three office
interviews and three hundred eighteen
visits made to homes during the month.
Special mention was made during the
board meeting of the splendid cooper
alton and helpfulness of the various
Social, Charitable and Religious organiz-
ations of the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
Courthouse Notes

Divorces Grantcd-Divorce de-
crees have been signed in the fol-
lowing cases: Ada NJ. VS.. Henry f..
Gamly; Wallace VS.. Eta Strauser.
In another action permission was
granted to amend a divorce action
brought by Jacob S. against The
esa NJ. Hetrick, naming Henry
pfGrr as correspondent.
Guardian Namcd-The Steelton
Trust Company was named guardian
of Barbara and Theresa Kempi,
minor children of John Kempf, late
of Swatara township.
TO Settle CaSe-It was announced
to the court to-day that a settle
ment may be affected in the equity
supit brought by Mrs. Emma Auar
against s. Fl. Zimmerman, a men,
Der of the county bar.
Attorney RetuInS-H. L. Lark, of
Millersburg, ember of the Dauphin
county bar. who returned recently
from Florida, where he spent the
winter months, was at the court
house to-day.
listed for trial at the common pleas
couf. sessions next week have been
settled it was announced. They are
Troy Collar Company VS.. B. II.
Isaacman; Clara NJ. Books VS.. Har-
risr ulg Railways Company; Clara
NJ. Books VS.. Edward A. Snyder
Continued cases include: Milton
stern VS.. Martin B. Peterson eft AL;
Girard Photograph Company VS..
Oliver +. Baker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
BROKE INTO BUNGALOW

Wayncsboro, Pa, April About
II o'clock Friday night the little red
police light at Center Square gave
several sharp squints and Officers
Byers and Oberholzer at once ran
to the phone booth. The call came
from a resident of Antietam, who
stated that some man had made en-
trance to the bungalow of Dr. A.
Mari Snively in that vicinity. The
officers at once went to the scene
and there located the man, who sim
ply explained that he cought shelter
for the night and did not intend any
harm. He was, however, brought to
the lookup here, where he spent the
night. Saturday morning he ap-
peared before Magistrate Potter,
but DR.. Snively dropped the case
after the unknown man paid the
coStS.I
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
FEVER AND FIRES
WORRY BOROUGH
Mechanicsburg People Greatly
Concerned Over Increase in
Typhoid and Incendiarism

Mcchanicsburg, Pa, April Com
batting typhoid fever which threat
ems to become epidemic, and series
of incendary fires. Mechanicsburg is
doubly afflicted. and making an et-
fort to locate the origin of her trouo-
les.
Indignant citizens are concerned
over the delay in locating the source
of the typhus outbreak, and think
the people should cooperate with
the State Health Department in every
way which will be for the good or
the town, and give information they
may possess, which will lead to its
detection.
DIR. f. E. Campbell. president of
Irving College, publishes a letter in
which he states emphatically that
the truth" of the water situation
should be known. Four persons have
already been victims of the typhoid
fever; two from town and two from
Irving College. while another student
is seriously i'll at her home, where
she was taken in the early stages
of the disease.
II is estimated that between thirty
and forty cases exist at present. with
a number of persons threatened with
the fever.
Owing to the serious condition of
many within sound of the church
bells. janitors yesterday were re-
quested to tap the bells lightly and
ring but n short time.
lncendiar< fires are also the cause
of considerable anxiety, as all of the
contlagrations lately have been of
incendiary origin. 1t has recently
developed, while investigating the
cause of the fire which destroyed sew
eral sh<ls, that an attempt was made
to set fire to the frame building of
the Potts Manufacturing Company,
located on the corner of East Allen
street, and in close proximity to the
main plant. The fire had been built
and the match applied, but after
burning a small hole in the side of
the building, the fire died out. A lot
of partly burned matches were scat
tered about.
An effort is being made to discover
the fire bugs, and it will go hard with
them when brought to justice.