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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
TIP. A. BOOSTERS FINISH
BIG MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The big membership drive of Post A.,
+. p. A., is being ended temporarily
Saturday night, after a three days Am
paign during which nearly 90 new
names were placed on the membership
lists, 49,,
National officers from st, Louis aided
the committees of the local post in their
work. 1t Is intended to keep the work
up throughout the year and TO bring
the membership up to not less than bQO'
In addresses al a luncheon held In the
post club rooms at room Saturday, the
national and state officers present told
of the growth of the order in the state
and nation. The Travellers Protective
association carried on its rolls. without
any additional charge, every member
who served in the army during the war,
being one of h few organizations that
did so.
son, was among the visitors at the
lunch. Robt. Bass, former national
president, gave a short talk, as did j.
i. Adcock, OF Knoxville, state presi-
dent, who Is a member of the largest
post In the state; II s. Logan, OF st;
Louis, national secretary, and several
other visitors. 1t was stated that the
national organization Is in a flourish~
ing condition, although N,475 in bene
fits was paid out during each day oil
1919 r
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
DEATHS.

Mrs. Celeste Abercrombie Mhoon, 81,
March 20; lobar pneumonia.
Edmund Cole Conser, Jr., 4, 2060 Carr,
March 20; colitis, intestinal ~intoxica-
tionA secondary meningitis.
May Hin, 16, Presbyterian hospital,
Mrs. Sallie S, Jones, 2S, Baptist hos
pitaL March Is; peritonitis, appendi-
Mrs. Josie Florence Afford, 80, 1853
Nelly Bry; p%eritonitis,
Mrs. Annie B. Williams, 70, 500 Tate
March 81; lobar pneumonia, influenza.
Lucille Hall Woodall, %. 901 Delaware,
Mrs. johnnie W, Wilson. rs, St
Joseph's hospital, March 20; empyema,
Mrs. Bertha Goodman Mayer, 81, Bap.
fist hospital. March IS, chronic nephri.
tbs, cancer of liver.
ora Lee Mccormick, 80, General hos
pital, March 20; typhoid fever.
Mrs. Ida Treadwell, 81, st; Joseph's
hospital, March 10; patient entered hos
pital in unconscious condition.
Ralph Jones, 2S. st, Joseph's hospital,
March 16 typhoid fever,
James Edward Smith, %, So Jones,
March 10; Rneumosn9iSa'1 in naSs March y.
| typhoid fever,
Miss Willie Ida Legg. So, Presby-
terrain hospital, March 20; septic cal
| lutitis.
wick, March 10; lobar pneumonia.
Marie Gatland, II, residence not
shown, March 81; septic endocarditis.
Ora HENDERSON. A, residence not
| shown, March 20; pulmonary tubercu-
losis, chronic parenchymatous nephritis;
Lee Campbell, age not given, General
hospital, March 10; a%mputation Of leg,
o, g. Terry, %, $50 Simpson, March
II: acute gastritis.
Sidney Johnson, 81, General hospital
March is; starvation and senility.
Ophelia Rochon, 80, 95S Grove, March
90; hemorrhage of brain, paralysis,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
EPISCOPALIANS TO
RAISE ONE MILLION
Plans Made for Endowment
Campaign for University Of
South at sewanee.

The campaign to raise $1,000, 900 as
a permanent endowment fund for the
University Of the South at Sewanee
will be formally launched some time
during April. probably during the few
days just preceding Holy week.
This was decided upon Saturday at
a luncheon at Hotel Gayoso, Over which
Bishop Gailor presided, and which was
attended by q number of leading men
Of the Episcopal parishes Of Memphis
and by several visitors from Nashville.
Bishop Gailor outlined briefly the
need Of more substantial support for
the university, which was established
90 years ago, as a center OF religious
and moral culture, which should enable
the young men of the South, just as
the Civil war was becoming a GER
tainty, TO secure training which would
better fit them for lives of usefulness
to their fellow men.
Now, said the bishop, the great
struggle for world righteousness has
just ended, and the need for keeping
ALIVE the traditions and the work OF
the university is more evident than
ever.
1t is planned to perfect the state
organization which has already. beer
formed and to hold a number OF pre-
liminary meetings, so that when the
campaign is actually begun in the q
states In which 1t viii be carried on
the money may be raised within q
short period.
The quota assigned to Tennessee is
small, only $3.50, 900. memphis and
Nashville will each be asked to raise
$50, 900. The remainder will be ap.
portioned to the rest of the state.
Bishop Gailor will be assisted II
Memphis by Frank Hayden, as chair,
man of the local committee. Among
the men attending the, luncheon Sat,
urday were Vernon S. Topper, STATE
chairman; w. ]. Miner, campaign di
rector, and Leland Rankin, state pub
licity chairman, all Of Nashville.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
M'RAE SAYS BROMCH
DODGES REAL ISSUES

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March %. (SpL)
Thomas c. McRae, Of Prescott, for
mer congressman, in a letter 10 Gov.
Brough charged the governor with
lodging the Issue In replying to the
first letter from Mr.. MeHae, urging
that the governor veto all appropria-
ton bills and ]reCOnyene the leEsla-
ture, with Instructions to the legisla-
ture to make the appropriations and
anticipated revenues meet.
II decline to be diverted by you to
such questions as the limit upon legis-
latiye sessions said the letter, h
legislators should be paid; how appro-
priation bills should be proposed; the
building Of roads and submission OF a
constitution"
He said the governor had declined
to veto the appropriations, and said
that apparently the only things to do
was to have the rate Of taxation in
creased.
You mistake my position when you
say that l have suggested such a course
10 you" continued his letter, for /
am unalterably opposed to an extra
session except TO prevent the creation
Of debts, and not at all unless limited
TO revenue and appropriation bills, leav-
ing the general assembly free to do
as II thinks best as to those"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
Ad Mems Support
To Be Sought For
City'S Celebration

Support Of the Advertisers club Of
Memphis will be sought for the Mem
pitts and Shelby county centennial eele-
bration May 2l-23, when the club meets
in regular session for breakfast at Hotel
Gayoso Tuesday moCping at 1880 o'clock.
II, r, Chears, chairman of the pub
licity committee, win address the ad-
Vertisers.
Permanent organization for the cele-
bration WAS effected Friday afternoon,
when the charter. as received from the
secretary of state, was read and &C
cepted. b. A, Bogy was elected presi-
dent, Frank N. Fisher vice. president,
j.. o. Bailey secretary and Henry C..
Loeb treasurer. The entire personnel
of the executive committee, with Bogy
as chairman, was retained In the per-
manent organization,
Ii was decided that hereafter the
executive committee will meet every
Tuesday and Friday at 1 O'Clock at
Headquarters, "a North Second street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
HOGS BIG FACTOR
IN MISSISSIPPI
Shipments of Killing and Auc-
ton Sales of Breeding
Stock Next Week.

One Of the heaviest cooperative hog
shipments ever handled out Of Mis-
sissippi Is anticipated by the Illinois
Central for next week, according to
c. Haydock, development agent for the
railroad. 4 shipment Of 10 carloads
from Lafayette county alone has al
ready been arranged for, is cars OF
which will be shipped out OF Oxford.
There viii be three carloads out OF
Coffeeville, Yalobusha county. as well
cry, Holmes and other counties,
The Mississippi shipments will be
handled by the Illinois Central live
stock special, which leaves Canton,
Miss, every Tuesday and reaches the
National stockyards at st, Louis In 80
hours, making II unnecessary to un-
load the stock for feed and water.
Cooperative hog shipments have
proved very successful In mississippi
and have been an important factor In
promoting the raising Of hogs in the
state, according 10 l.. J.. Park, agrl-
cultural agent for the Illinois Central
On March II, MI. Park says, Yalo-
busha county sent out Il cooperative
shipment OF seven cars of hogs, WHICH
netted the growers OF the hogs Is cents
per pound after all shipping expenses
had been deducted. This county has
shipped out 25 cars Of hogs since Dec.
1, he says.
On one shipping day this month $50
wagons loaded with hogs were counted
in a line which extended from the
stockyards entirely across the town Of
C~offeeville, Mr.. Park says, The returns
from the sale OF the hogs we're widely
distributed among the farmers of the
county, no n man having more thar
20 hogs in this shipment.
And next week also will see tw,
sales of hogs In Mississippi, where thu
most aristocratic hog blood In tn,
world will go on the auction block. on
Tuesday T. G. James will have a sal,
at his Pine Crest farm, near Charles
ton, OF fancy gifts and sows bred t.
Scissors and his other fancy Durocs
while on the day following there vii
be q sale at Enochs' farm at Fern
wood,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
OPPOSITION TO CITY
MANAGER BILL AT WORK

Whether or not a large delegation
will go to Nashville Sunday night to
represent the city administration and
the opposition to the city manager bill
seems problematical.
Mayor Monteverde and Commissioner
Mason will, of course, be there, as will
Capt. G. 4. Fitzhugh and Judge Dave
Puryear, who have taken great interest
in the fight ever since 1t began. From
among the labor organizations 1t Is said
that M, T. Burton, representing the
local typographical union, will attend
the committee hearing on the bill, as
will also Paul Croce, of the tailors'
union. Mr.. Croce is a former president
Of the state federation of labor.
1t is supposed that the principal legal
argument before the committee viii be
made by Capt. Fitzhugh and that a
number of other speakers will attempt
to show that the voters of Memphis
are not in fact in favor of the bill.
A strong delegation of business men,
headed by r. r. Ellis, chairman of the
committee of 400, will be in Nashville
Monday to work for the passage of the
bill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
DONATIONS ASKED
FOR LABOR BUREAU
Soldier and Sailor Relief Work
Here Depends Upon Aid 3
of Citizens.

Letters asking for contributions Of $50
zach to be used in the maintenance
" the Memphis bureau for the re-em-
,loyment Of discharged soldiers and
sailors, were mailed Saturday TO en-
oloyers IN Memphis by the Chamber
81 Commerce committee, headed by
June Rudisill. which was named TO
saise $500 to finance the bureau un-
II the government makes further ap-
preparations.
The reduced allowance by the gov
inner for the support Of its employ
nent service here viii not permit of
he continued extension OF the ser
yfce, and local business men are eX-
pected TO fiji the patriotic need by vol
antary subscriptions. The intention OF
he government to shift this RESPONSE
bility to private citizens is announced
IN a letter from Col. Arthur Woods, OF
the wal department, l n a letter received
acre by F. d. Beneke, OF the employ
ment service.
The reduction by the government Of
its employment service allowance for
Memphis from 81, 200 monthly to $500
became effective Saturday,
Col. Woods letter In part follows;
There appears to have arisen a mis-
understanding Of the purpose OF the
committee on employment
Of soldiers and sailors and war workers,
organized by the council OF national de-
Tense, and a mistaken belief that the
committee is taking over the work OF
The United States employment service
because OF the curtatlment OF its tleld
organization necessitated by lack oil
funds.
1T should be made plain to the couh-
try at large that the committee Is q
temporary body and that 1t and the
government departments and boards
represented in the committee, Will not
attempt to create n substitute employ
ment service or In any way take over
the functions OF the United States EN-
ployment service.
NfThe committee intends 10 give Thu
fullest support to the work OF th'
United States employment service ant
to encourage towns and cities, through
public and private contributions, L
carry on the bureaus for returning sol
aiers and sailors and local employment
offices, which tho service Itself VIII b.
unable to finance until congress- appro
briates the necessary money.
Bureaus for returning soldiers ah'
sailors must be maintained and IN
creased and all public and private et
forts in every community TO assist sol
Siiers and sailors TO suitable employ
ment must be co-ordlnated and cen
traliZed through those bureaus.
Welfare organizations and nan
commercial. civic and other %Voluntar.
bodies already are working througI
them, but this unity or effort must b
complete and all-embrncing II the EN-
ployment problem is TO be satisfactory
solved
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
Boys OUer There Back Wilson
In His Plan for Peace League

and perhaps ask II there was any
change at the front, n walk away
with dOwncast looks which bore every
evidence Of lost hope.
But how different after Chateau
Thierry and ST. MihieI, when the Amer
lean forces went into action. Each
morning would find a crowd waiting IN
the hut for the papers, And then ]
must mount the platform and read the
reports from France. Faces frightened,
training took new life. There was a
feeling that each man wanted to hurry
and finish, In order to get back and
help. All this change from hopelessness
to a feeling Of assured success, becausC
Of the presence OF the Americans at the
front and a demonstration Of their
fighting valor.
strated Immediately around me in a
training camp. The world saw the Ell
feet on the front lines.
Yes, America turned the tide and side
by side with their ~rejuvenated allies
they followed II to the end
Now the people OF Europe and-the
the 1000, 900 Americans over here still
in uniform-look to the people at
home to finish the job by insuring the
OF another horror OF the
| kind. These men are looking further
ahead than this generation, They hard
ly expect a recurrence possible during
their lifetime. Blu they do mo- want
| the generations to come-their SONS
10 undergo the horrors they have I'M
dergone.
The league of nations was at first
treated as an ideal-an American ideal.
But they have a way Of bringing ideals
to earth and clothing them with COM
mon sense and thus make them prac-
teal. That Is what Mr.. Wilson has
lone with mis- league" and Great Brit
ain and France and Italy and all the al
lies are not only convinced, but enthu'
slastic in its support, and they look to
Mr.. Wilson-with the American people
behind him-to insure Its successful OPP
Grafton,
There isn't an American on this side
whose heart doesn't swell with pride at
the important place his country holds
in the eyes Of the world. 1t b beer
the custom OF the people of California
Florida, the Rockies and other favored
sections OF the states to speak OF theil
particular section in Gods country
A Los Angeles boy used this phrase
when l asked him a few days ago where
he was from, A Chicago boy in the
group promptly answered:
"You reach Gods country as soon as
you pass the Statue of Liberty COINS
West" And Los Angeles and Chicago
Immediately elapsed hands. +,
Let our people back there Keep y
Gods country and hold up the hands
of our great pTesident-who Is Gods ser
want in the great task of making tn
whole World = place where peace ant
good will may reign-"God's world"
sneak for our boys over here" II
saving we want the fight finished 50
we can come back to Gods country
Let congress spend its time and lonl
speeches on something less important
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
SUES TO CLEAR TITLE.

]. u. Holmes and Phil NJ. Canale, at
torneys for Michael kallaher, Saturday
filed a bill IN chaneery " behalf OF their
company, former lessees OF the Lotus
building, on Jefferson avenue; the Bank
OF Commerce and Trust company,
trustee, and S, Burchart and J, 2.
O'Leary. II Is sought to remove as a
cloud on the title 10 the property, the
a9-year lease formerly held by the JEFF
ferson Building company and forfeited
by IL when II failed to pay certain
rentals and delinquent taxes on the
property, state and county and city,
amounting to 100000,
The taxes were paid by Mr., kallaher
and the property recently sold TO the Q,
X. Storage company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR BAKERS VISIT
Parade to Escort Secretary
and Gen. March to Good
wyn Institute.

Final arrangements for the reception
OF Secretary Of Wal Baker inc Gen.
Peyton March, chief Of staff, when
they arrive in Memphis Tuesday night
at Grand Central station, were made
at n meeting OF the general entertain
ment committee at 1880 O'Clock at the
Chamber of Commerce. l.. T. Nc
Gaughran is general chairman.
Reports were heard from the men
heading the organizations TO partici-
pate In the parade, which will be con-
Quoted when Secretary Baker and Gen.
Goodwin Institute, where Secretary
Baker will speak at s O'Clock. II. u.
Grow, chief sCoutmaster, reported that
the Boy Scouts, with their drum corps,
will be In line on time. Capt. Eugene
HaEelhurst OF Company l. and Capt,
Wilson Moore o. Company NJ, Fourth
Tennessee national guard, reported that
their organizations would also be as
sembled at the station, prepared to
act AS escort, Others. reporting were
Arthur ]. Shea. of the public safety
committee G, w. Metcalf, Jr,, chair
man OF the music committee Mai,
staff: l.. II. Mcknight, of the stage
reception committee. and Jack w.
Gates, OF the depot reception commit
tee.
The parade will be something of a
military pageant, with the two com
panies OF national guard and Boy Scouts
with their drum corps, The guests
and the reception committee will ride
In automobiles.
Senator X. u. Mcclellan will preside
on the stage and will introduce Secre.
tary Baker. Mayor Monteverde win be
expected to make the address OF wei.
come. but II he should fail to appear
Congressman Hubert Fisher has agreed
to make the address,
The general public is cordially In.
vited TO hear Secretary Baker, and 6
special invitation Is given TO the won,
on OF Memphis because OF their splen,
did record FOR war work. ]. Nj. Beley
president OF the Traffic and Trans,
portation club, has called members L
turn out for the speechmaking in full
~ It was mainly and originally through
the efforts of the club that Secretary
Baker was persuaded to include Mem,
phis in his itinerary,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
az REV, r, 0, FULLER,

The campaign committee on social
activities In Memphis is on the eve
Of launching a campaign to raise $780,
900 TO be spent for the social uplift
Of the negroes Of the city. The plan
appears to be to establish some CELL
trail agency, independent of any sec
tartan relations, to be supported by all
of the people with branch agencies.
north and south, to reach the children
of the residence sections. White and
colored will cooperate in these move
ments, it is said.
Rev. r. O. Fuller and wife went to
Milan Saturday to be present at the
installation of Rev. s. u. Middleton as
pastor of the church at Milan,
-
When you have notes for this col
umn call Memphis phone 2346, or Cum
berland Walnut 1868. Notices sent in
during the day will appear the next day
unless they reach the office by 1880
a. M.
Prof. ]. r. Gloster will fiji the pull
pit at the First Baptist church, st,
Paul avenue, Sunday morning.
Rev. w. r Vernon went to Humboldt
TO deliver an address Friday night.
line central CIVIC committee nClQ an
important conference with the general
welfare committee of the i~nterdenoml-
national alliance Saturday morning,
A number Of the leading negro WON :
en- Of the city met at Church's audi
torium Friday afternoon and organized
q woman's civic league,
Tho negro ministers interdenomina-
tiOpa1 alliance has hepu called for a
special meeting Monday at IL o'clock
at Zion hall. Business of Importance
will be presented for action by the
general welfare committee.
The revival held at the Metropolitan
church by Rev. A. NJ. Townsend, pastor,
| assisted by Pr. w, =. Ellington, OF
| Nashville, closed Friday night, The
| meeting was a success, and severaI
| were added to the church,
Chaplain H. Q. Voolfolk, OF Washing.
ton, II, c.. is in the city, having just
returned from overseas where he saw
service in connection with the SSlst
l heavy artillery regiment. He wa:
| shown the city by DR.. Guy L. viii
liams,
The datersch0iastic athletic assocla,
ton Il planning activities for the APP.
preaching season, Howe, LeMoyne
| Kortrecht and the University Of IVES
Tennessee will be interested.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
DANGER OF FLOOD
Is PASSING RAPIDLY

Indications are for continued fair
weather on the watersheds of the Ohio,
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. from
which the river here gets most of its
rapid rises, hence there is little danger
OF the present high water going far
above the danger mark, according to S,
G. Emery, local forecaster.
II is possible hat 3s feet will be
reached here the latter part OF next
week. y the OFFICIAL prediction II be;
weather like that for the past five days
will mean nearer 81 thar 3s feet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
LUMBER MAN DIES.

IRRELEVANT, Tenn, March %. (spl)
james A, Webb. aged 50, died at his
home in this city OF cancer after a
few weeks illness, The deceased was
a member Of the Bryant. e. Webb Lum-
Der company Of this city, He is sur
vived by his widow and one son, Cor
don Webb, and three daughters, Mrs.
J. / Jones, OF Milan, and Mrs, j. V.
Walker and Miss Tommie Webb, OF
this city, and two brothers, II. +. Webb,
OF Milan, and Haywood Webb, OF Him
ton. Okla, and one sister, Mrs. l.. ID.
Lawler, Of Milan. His remains were In
tered In the City cemetery after
funeral SERVICES conducted by his pas
tor, Elder l.. II. Riley.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
COVERS BOTTOMS
AT HICKMAN; STILL RISES

HICKMAN, Ky, March 90. (Spl.)-
The Mississippi river is still rising very
rapidly here at about the rate of an
inch an hour and from present indica-
tons will rise for several days yet.
However, the clear weather of the past
few days Is very encouraging and un-
less there are more rains 1t Is hoped
the river viii not get over 40 or 49M
feet. II there We're no levees this would
be considered high water. The water is
now over the upper bottoms above
Hickman, several feet deep il some
places, but that is the lowest section
in this part of the country and is un-
protected by levee. However, many Of
the lowlands are becoming inundated
and before the crest Is reached all land
outside of the levee will be flooded.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
PENNELL FUNERAL.

Funeral services for the late Joseph
w. Pencil, president of the Pennell
Bros. Carriage & Wagon supply COM
pany, who died at his home, 5S2 Lin
den avenue Friday evening at the age
of 81 years, will be held from the res,
idence Sunday afternoon at 5 O'Clock.
Mr., Pennell died after an illness of
several months, of heart trouble. He
had been identified for more than 25
years with business concerns in Mem
phis and was well known among bust
ness men.
Mr., Pencil is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Percy Westmoreland Pencil, one
son, Lacy M, and two daughters, Miss
Bette Clay and Mary Louise Pennell.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
PUPILS HAD
SLEEPING SICKNESS

Harry High and Merrill Reeves, pu-
pills at Guthrie school, aged about H.,
fell asleep while In school Friday and
could not be aroused, The boys had 10
be taken home. and It was believed
they we're victims Of sleeping sickness,
but both were seen on the street Sat
urday morning.
Another boy at Guthrie school, some
what younger, also fell asleep In school
and was Awakened with great diff
Guilty but he was able TO walk home,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
BAD NEGRO L

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March %, tSpl)
Archie Fields, a notorious negro, was
shot to death on a Missouri Pacific
train Just below Dumas Friday evening
by an officer, name unknown. Fields
started trouble as SOC as he got on
the rain and had the officer down In
the aisle, When Deputy L, S. Marshal
Gray attempted to pull him off, Fields
drew a gun and was In the act Of
firing, but quick action of the other
officer saved the marsnals life. The
body was brought here to be prepared
for huriul