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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
CONFERENCE POINTS TO
EARLY END or STRIKE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March A.
Harry c. de Grey regional deputy Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, and
NJ II. Murray, member of grand execu-
tive board, have arranged Joint con-
ference between themselves and rep
resentatives of the division of labor OF
the U. S. railway administration, and
c. +. Jackson, general chairman of the
striking clerks on the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & St. Louis railway and indi-
cations point to an early adjustment
of differences. Mr. de Grey considers
that the message Of Director-Gen, w.
D. Hines. opens the way for such an
adjustment and that whatever limita--
tions may have been thrown about
methods for bringing grievances before
adjustment board No. 3, heretofore,
that MIR. Hines message Is clearly an
invitation to the clerks to present their
case to board No. g.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
FARM BOOSTERS ARE
VISITORS IN MEMPHIS

The More Profitable Farming com
mittee," which has been touring Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas to talk improved
agriculture before the group meetings
Of bankers now in progress was In
Northern Arkansas points. The com
mittee comprises II NJ Cottrell, di-
rector OF the Little Rock, Ark, profit
able farming bureau; ". J, Bodman,
secretary OF Little Rock chamber of
commerce; Robert T.. Wait. secretary Of
the Arkansas State Bankers associa-
tion, and G. $. Mccain, manager of the
Little Rocg branch OF the federal re-
serve bank.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
BERLIN MORGUES
FILLED BY DEAD
Recent Spartacan Battles
Leave Huge Number of
Victims.

COPENHAGEN, March 1.-THE
number Of victims of the, latest Spar
tacan disturbance in Berlin, according
to the zeitung Am Mittag, of that city,
is SO great that it is difficult to find
accommodation for the bodies in the
Berlin morgues. The paper reports that
there are 1856 bodies in the morgue in
Hanoverstrasse, of which AZ have not
been identified. The capacity of the
morgue is exhausted.
The newspaper says there is almost
as many dead in the Garrison hospital
while there are 1l5 bodies at the
Friederichshain hospital in Eastern
Berlin. There are 30 dead at the Urban
hospital in Southeastern Berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14

the negroes had spied out jungle
where the whites had considerable
whisky cached and made away with
many cases. Caught making another
raid on the booze, the white men had
pursued the negroes from the isolated
spot to Memphis and many bullets had
been pumped at the fleeing despoilers
OF the booteggers' nest. Bullet marks
on the negroes automobile were either
from guns of different strength and
caliber or else were hits from various
distances. .s...s..
Owners Of the New York cafe, that
caters exclusively to negroes, told
reporter that while some of the negroes
had been in the cafe when the gunmen
openedl hostilities, that none of the
negroes We're hit until they had reached
the exterior.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
REPRESENT LUMBERMEN.

For the purpose Of representing the
Lumbermen's club. Of Memphis, John
w. Mcclure, OF the Belgrade Lumber
company, left Friday for Philadelphia,
Pa. to attend the 9th annual meeting
of the National Wholesale Lumber
Dealers association. which meets in
that city March 10 to 20. Mr.. Mcclure
went early In order to attend to some
business in Chicago before going on to
Philadelphia.
serve with Mr.. Mcclure as delegate
from the Lumbermen's cRI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
NET RATES ON FOREST
PRODUCTS SEEM ASSURED

]. H. Townshend, secretary manager
Of the Southern Hardwood Traffic Is
socation, has returned from Washing
ton, where he conferred with Director
Chambers OF the Southern division OF
the railroad administration, with the
announcement that Mr.. Chambers has
agreed Immediately to establish net
rates on rough forest products asked for
by the hardwood lumber manufacturers,
provided the establishment OF such rates
will not reduce the carriers earning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
MISSISSIPPI AUTHOR
is CHARGED WITH LIBEL

MERIDIAN, Miss, March "a. (Spll
Three affidavits charging criminal
libel were filed here this morning by
County Prosecuting Attorney Cliff
Muller against Guy Jack, of Scooba,
Miss. The charges grew out of a sensa-
tional book written by Jack, reciting
story of the alleged poisoning of an in
sGrance Beneficiary and other alleged
criminal acts of persons around Scooba.
Three affidavits charge false statements
in the book with reference to former
Circuit Judge r. E. Cochran, in allega-
tions that he was a "bribe giver and
taker." and, while attorney for the ip-
surance company bribed the admins
traitor of Kemper county, W. r. Brown.
to withhold suits against the insurance
companies"
Judge Cochran, of Meridian, was
former circuit judge of the district Of
which Kemper county was part.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
SAYS MARRIAGE ILLEGAL.

Declaring that his wife, Bessie Mae
Yarnell was never legally married 10
him, f. S. Ysrnell Friday filed suit in
chAncery court. asking that his mar
rage to her he annuled.
Yarnell said that he was married to
his wife in Columbia s. G., on June
3 1918 At that time, he says, he un-
dcrstood that his wife had gotten a
divorce from her first husband, but
later, he alleges. he has found that
She was never divorced
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
NEW YORK'S HARBOR
STRIKE MAY CLOSE

NEW YORK March 1.-THE action
Of the army navy and shipping board
in accepting the railroad administra-
tlon's wage scale and the report that
the needs Of the government would he
met, II necessary, by communicating
the boats of private owners, indicate
that the harbor strike probably would
be broken today.
Officials Of the Boat Owners associ-
alton issued statement resenting the
governments interference and severely
Condemning the action of the federal
officials In threatening to commander
their boats.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
CrOWd GreetS
Wilson In Paris

PARIS, March 14.-President VIII
SON returning to the peace confer
ence after his trip to the United
States, arrived in Paris shortly after
noon today.
The presidents train coming fro'
Brest, which was expected to
rive here at II o'clock, was an b :,
and a half late. ;,
Although the time Of the
dents arrival had not been :
public, great crowd had 81 ;
at the Invalides station :
o'clock, The station was = I
with flowers and flags am : = st
French regiment was on h, dc
military honors TO the Ans ca
president.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
NO OPINIONS FROM CIVIL
APPEALS CU0RT SATURDAY

J. T.. Sprngbett, deputy clerk Of the
supreme court at Jackson. Tenn, an.
nounced Friday that the court Of civil
appeals would hand down no decisions
Saturday.
The Shelby county chanoery docket
will he taken up Monday,
Judge ID. l.. Lansden, chief Justice Of
the supreme court, has written Mr.,
Springbett that It Is doubtful II the
court will finish with the Middle Ten
ressee docket In time to meet In Jack
son on the second Monday in April, and
the prospects are that It will be some
time later, The Middle Tennessee
pated when the date was tentatively
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
TRANSPORT SAILS;
1879 MEN ABOARD

WASHINGTON, March 1i,--Sailing OF
the transport Susquehanna from st
Nazaire on March II. to arrive at New
York March "a with 5s officers and
1898 men, was announced today by the
war department. The 27th regiment Of
railway engineers complete is on the
transport. Also on the vessel are %
enlisted men, listed as bedfidden, and
II officers and 600 men listed as sick
or wounded, but requiring no special
attention.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
ARKANSAS MONEY MIDDLE
MAY BE STRENGTHENED

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March IA. (Spl)
If the financial muddle can be worked
out Gov Brough will not cali a special
session of the Legislature Should he
call such session, one of the meas
ures he will include in his call is a loan
of 100000 on the Cummins convict
farm, $4,000 of which would be used
for construction of buildings on the
boys industrial school farm at Pine
Bluff Suggestions that the proposed
constitution might be submitted by pc.
tition are being looked into
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
N0SKE REPORTS REVOLT
AS NOW SUPPRESSED

BASEL, Switzerland, March 1.-THE
Berlin insurreetion may be considered
as suppressed, Gustave Noske, minister
of defense, announced In the national
assembly at Weimar yesterday, a Ger
man dispatch reports Only one suburb
remained to be cleared Of the Sparta
cans, the minister stated.
The disarmament of the population
must be hastened, Herr Noske said,
1T Is especially the fault Of certain
newspapers, notably the Freihelt or
Red Flag" he continued, that acts Of
pillage, brigandage and murder have
been committed in Berlin, as they have
been melting the people for months
past. The independent socialists did all
they could to support these disgraceful,
shameless actions"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
PREACHER TO FRANCE.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March a. (Spl)
Joe H. Hankins, Baptist minister and
cotton man Of this city, has been ap-
pointed TO go to France as a special
athletic work secretary for the Young
Mems Christian association, and win
leave for New York March 20. Mr.,
Hankins is familiar with the French
language and has had experience in Y
NJ. e. A work here and in college, and
az he is one OF 100 men selected from
the entire country for this work it Is
an indication Of his high qualifications
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
UNION CARPENTERS OUT.

CONWAY, Ark. March a. (Spl)-
Not to be outdone by New York, Seattle
and other cities caught in the grip of
strikes, union carpenters here are on
strike to prevent the employment on
the same job of nonunion workers. The
strike was declared by +. U. Halter, n
strike was declared when F. U. Halter,
a contractor, used a nonunion car
on Frontaand Oak streets
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
NEGRE AND GOLD AT
CITY CLUB LUNCHEON

Capt. Henri Negre and Rabbi II. r.
Gold will be the main attractions at
the City club luncheon at the Hotel
Gayoso Saturday at 1890 o'clock,
Capt. Negre is sent here by the
French high commission in the interest
of the French war orphans, and Rabbi
Gold, member of the club, Is about
to leave the city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
Show Antagonism.

The Democratic committeeman In
question pointed to the letter as evil
denCe OF Republican disinClinatiOn to
bury political differences for the pres
ent while "A subject as vital as the
league was before the country on
the other hand, 1t is known that many
prominent business men in various
parts Of the country are contributing
funds for the holding Of the mass
meetings to support former President
Taft's position with respect to the
league OF nations. Mr.. Wilson him
self declared on the eve Of his de-
parture for France that no political
party could appropriate the issue and
HIS friends say he ought to have mass
meetings arranged by the national
committees Of both parties as step
toward removing political bitterness
and bringing out nonpartisan and genu-
inc sentiment for or against a proposal
that affects the foreign policy Of the
United States in future generations.
Inasmuch AS the signing Of the final
peace treaty. which viii incorporate the
league of nations covenant, Is likely not
before May, the United States delega-
tion Will he in the position to press
for amendments according AS sentt-
ment for changes becomes pronounced.
Already the discussion In the senate
has indicated the direction in which
amendment Is desired and Immediately
on President Wilson'S arrival in France
It is fully expected that the manifes-
tatlons OF public wishes for amend
ment viii have their effect in the en-
bodiment Of certain notifications.
copyright, 1919. by the New York
Evening Post, Inc)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
FLORIDA MOB BURNS
NEGRO TO DEATH

PENSACOLA. Fla, March l4.--Bud
Johnson. a negro. who, according to
the officers. admitted he had attacked
well-known white woman at Pace
to death near the scene Of his alleged
crime.
The sheriff was taking the negro to
the Jackson county. Florida, Jail when
he was overtaken by the mob John
son then was taken back to the scene
OF his crime and identified by his vic
tim before being burned to death.
After the lynching the mob dispersed
and everything was reported quiet to-
day
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
PLEDGE
BEARS HARD ON
COMMISSIONERS
Campaign Platform and Ser
vice to Corporations lnCom-
patibIe, Hence Solemn
Pledge Discarded.

Every effort Is being made TO relieve
the mayor and city commissioners of
the ignominy that attaches to anyone
who violates a written pledge
Mayor Monteverde and Commissioners
Miller and Mason were elected upon a
platform which pledged them in the
following language: I'VE pledge our.
selves unressVedy to the city manager
plan Of government as proposed BY the
business mems committee, and agree 70
enact and support legislation to that
end"
The candidates foe the legislature
pleuged themselves In this language,
we, the candidates for the legislature
ot IenneSsee, hereby agree, II elected,
that we viii vote for such an amand-
ment 70 the charter Of the city Of Mem.
PMS as hereinafter stated, the purpose
oI sueh amendment 10 be the lntroduo.
uon OF what IL known as the city man.
a9er plan OF government Of such city,"
Ihe mayor and city commissioners
were elected over ticket that pledged
itselt 10 submit the city manager to n
referendum, The legislative delegation
Was elected without opposition.
Inc mayor and city commission. after
election, Joined the corporation inter-
ests OF the city and naturally turned
against the city manager plan, which
they said they would support, because
II provides an initiative, referendum and
recall
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
CAR DRIVER FINED $25.

Jeff Jackson, %, was fined SIS by
Judge l.. T. Fitzhugh Friday morning
on charge of reckless driving Jack
son was charged with hitting Mrs. H.
Schaffer, 124 South Second street, with
his car at Second street and Beale
avenue. Mrs. Schafferr was badly
bruised, but her injuries are not seri-
Gus
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
Mass Meeting Planned.

In order 10 snstalu the broken pledge
crowd in their reputation OF their
pledge, q meeting has been arranged
for the Lyric. theater Wednesday night
city manager bin, This announcement
HaBeh&ing circulated on the stfeetA NJ
day by the publicity aEent OF the Iead-
ere In The opposition fight,
II IL Doubtful N these demonstrations
Will influence the members Of the legis.
iAtuf9 who were elected rf IL pledge to
vote for and support the bin. III ii re-
called that the Davidson county delega-
tion was elected upon pledge to give
Nashville a double platoon system for
firemen, Four OF the six members Of
the house repudiated their pledge, but
the house held them to the pledge and
passed the bill
Tho report is being circulated In
Nashville, according to the best author
ity, that the city manager bill has been
so carefully drawn that the manager
win be outside the custer law, and that
the town will be permitted to run
wide open" The town was never wider
open than II is now, but the council
manager plan would make each and ev-
cry member Of the council responsible
individually and collectively, fer the en-
forcement OF law, An custer suit
against against one member would hold
as well against all members, There
would be no division of responsibility or
authority, The city manager being hired
by the council for an indefinite period,
would not be subject to the present
custer law according to an opinion by
the supreme court in the case against
w. j Hayes, which was reversed on the
ground that he was not elected by the
people.
Every character OF falsehood and mis-
representation Is being circulated
against the bill by those who are SEEK
ing to profit by the existing system.
The Endorsement OF the plan by such
men MS Bishop Gaior. r5r Williamson,
Rabbi Fineshriber, Dr. Clark, T., w.
Porter, Lee Mallory and Bolton Smith,
IL sufficient to brand the campaign as
false
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
CRAWLEY FINED $40.

Lonnie Crawley was fined $40 Friday
morning in police court on "A charge OF
vagrancy and was ordered to keep away
from all poolrooms in the city. Crawlcy
declared he had obtained job since his
arrest,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
WILSON'S DESIRE
TO GET NATIONS
WISH REVEALED
Democrats Make Public Presidents Wish for
Mass Meetings to ShOU Actual Feeling
of People A bout League.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,
The News Scimitar's Special Correspondent.

WASHINGTON March l4.-Presdent Wilson wants the
people OF the United States hold meetings to discuss
the league of nations Any suggestion that he opposes full
discussion is contrary to his wish That in substance is what
Democratic national committeeman who happen to be in
Washington said Mr. Wilson told them the luncheon at the
White House lust before his departure for France
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
SOLDIER IS BURIED.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March "A. CSpl)
The body of Nickel Hlllessheim, who
died at Camp Pike Tuesday. was buried
here Thursday He is survived by Mrs.
John Hldesheim, his mother.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
URGED FOR SENATE,

RTJrE MOUNTAIN, Miss. March ~.
(snl1-A. A. Graham. banker OF TINS
city Is being urged to enter the race
Tor the state senate from Tippah and
Union counties,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
Real Referendum,

They turned against II because It
provides an adequate penalty for the
intraction of civil service rules, IN the
city manager bill were in force the in-
fiuence Of Bob Church nor any other
politician could be secured BY permit
ting him 70 name either negro or white
members OF the police force. Everyone
would be obliged to take the civil sor-
vice, examination and employment would
be determined by the grade made In the
examination.
=, As an Indication Of the desperation OF
the city government and the corpora-
tons TO continue control OF the city, IL
Is observed that Grover n. Mccormick.
a prominent young attorney who was
promised the position OF assistant city
attorney on condition that he would re-
pudiate pledge he made when he was
nominated for the state senate and
say Il lre were a member Of the legisla.
ture he would insist upon referendum
in the city manager bill Mr.. McCor-
mick resigned the nomination when he
went into the army, but has since made
the statement that II he had been elect
ed he would feel bound by hts pledge
and, would vote for the bill as he agreed
m do
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
lat YANKS LANDED,

NEW YORK, March 14-Wlth 147
officers and men, virtually all casuals,
the steamship Suwanee arrived here to-
day from France.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
TOWN HAS BIG FIRE.

PETITCoDIAC, n b.. March IA
Fire today destroyed the entire business
section of this town.
Petitcodiac. situated 66 miles north
OF St. John N. b., produces lumber and
cheese.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
ARE FOR
PRESIDENT AND
8 lions LEAGUE
liar Says Republicans
SNe Done Their Party
reat Damage in FiIibuSter.
Local SubStatiOn in lam.

The proposed league OF nations will
become a part OF the great final treaty
OF peace, in substantially the same form
In which it was submitted to the peace
conference by President Wilson, in the
opinion Of Senator Kenneth d. Nc
kellar.
The senator returned at noon Friday
from Washington and went at once to
his home, where he remained resting
for the greater part of the day
:, am confident that public sentiment
IN favor of the adoption OF the plan for
a league OF nations. substantially AS
submitted by President Wilson, has
been, been rapidly growing since the, adjourn
ment OF the congress, he saidA MANY
more people have been reading Its pro-
visions Eince the discussions In cos
gress began, and while Mr.. Wilson did
endeaVor to curtail criticism Of the
plan by senators and representatives In
the congress, there is no doubt in my
mind that when Il has been discussed
more fully in the peace congress, and
probably amended In some minor par
ticulars, It will be incorporated In the
final peace treaty.
II am also confident that by that
time public sentiment IN this country
VIII have been so aroused that the
treaty, including the provisions for the
proposed league, win be Overwhelmingly
ratified In the senate.
The action Of the 30 odd senator's in
signing their protest against the league
has resulted, not in soldifying senti-
ment against II among the Republicans
but In creating more or less disagree
ment in that party and the result will,
believe, be 70 make the chances for
the election of a Democratic president
next year much brighter than they were
before.
Will Address Assembly.
Sentiment over the country can not
be gauged by that diplayed in Washr
ington, where politics is the great ma
tional game, and where every move
since the war has been political one.
For example, coming down on the train
| met possibly so well-Known Tennes-
scans on their way back from the capt.
tai ! did not find single one of
them who were opposed to the league
of nations, and they included mum
Der of Republicans. Judge r. T. San
| ford, of Knoxville, for example, and
Judge Brown, OF Chattanooga; Judge st
! John, of Bristol and numerous others
Personally, as all my friends know
| | am in favor of the league and am
| prepared to do all In my power to brinR
| its provisions and advantages to the
attention Of the people OF my own state
| and the South"
! Senator McKellar also said that al.
| though owing to the tilibuster by the
Republicans the appropriation bill fol
the Memphis postOffice substation wa;
not passed, the matter is In the bes
! a. shape and will be passed whenever
the extra session Is called II will pro
vide in all about $750,00o for the pro
| posed new building,
The senator win speak before tn
Tennessee general aasetnbl on Marcl
25 He will sprobahlyk be Vi MeniphI
until that date. @f(
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
Weather Forecast

Showers, with prac-
tically no change in
temperature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14

Indeed, they say Mr., Wilson asked
all Democratic national committeeman
to get in touch with all the Republican
national committeeman throughout the
country and cooperate with the state
committees Of both political parties,
for mass meetings to bring out pub
lie opinion on the league OF nations.
One of the Democratic committeeman
declared there had been no publicity
to the request heretofore he felt that
the president should make public ev-
crything said or done at the confer
'once with the committeeman
Owing to the statements OF opponents
Of the league. some OF them Demo
Gratis. that the president Is opposed to
any discussion of change in the league
covenant. the Democratic committee
men who were IN Washington said that
they felt impelled under the Ctrcum-
stances TO take tho responsibility for
disclosing the presidents suggestion to
them at the recent conference. II Mr.
Wilson knew of the campaign Of mis-
representation Of his wishes, these
favor making public his request In
brief 1t Is that in every state, both
political parties shall arrange mass
meetings and shall avoid rs far as pos
sible any parties i'm lineup IN getting
speakers pro and con from the Demo-
Gratis ms well az Republican parties,
These meetings should be held under
the Joint auspices OF the Democratic
and Republican national committees,