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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
i. 5. EXHIBITS TO
SHOW FARMER'S
GREAT WAR WORK
Agricultural Department Did
Broad Work to Increase
Food Production During
Recent Conflict.

American food production played a
glorious and important part in the great
war. While hunger stalked within the
enemy countries and craving stomachs
overruled' minds that logic could not
convince, Veritabe flood OF food was
poured from the rich producing areas
OF the United states into the stores OF
the American army and the forces OF,
the associated powers. Thus the Amer
lean farmer backed the American
Fighter,
And the American farmer was backed
by the United States department OF
agriculture, which not long ago was
described by President Wilson as the
greatest practical and scientific agri-
cultural organization In the world
From the very beginning OF Americas
participation in the war 1t strove for
maximum production In this country,
and now IL redirecting its efforts to-
ward the peace thine aid of balanced
and prosperous farming, IL works In
CO operation with the state agricultural
colleges and other agencies to help the
American farmer fill the food basket,
not only OF this country, but of large
part Of the world.
The magnitude and scope of the work
of the department of agriculture is indi-
Gated In the exhibits that are to be
shown at the Tri-State fair, Sept. 2O-27.
The exhibits are sent by the depart-
ment for the primary purpose OF
making farmers better acquainted with
it's work, and showing them how they
can make use of the investigationai
work that Is going on In Washington
and other places. City residents, too,
will find much to interest them, for
the work of the department of agri-
culture IL wide. IL strives not only for
more wheat and corn and cotton and
beef and pork and wool, but II conducts
activities that are of immense impor-
tanCe to every American citizen, whether
in city or country. For instance, the
department of agriculture administers
the federal aid road act, which Is re-
garded as embodying the greatest step
ever taken by any country for better
highways, and part OF Its exhibits will
show Its activities in this field, 1t en-
forces the federal food and drugs act,
which protects the table Of every Amer
lean family, and the meat inspection
law, which keeps faulty meats out Of
interstate commerce, The Department.
forest service supervises the operation
of the national forests, the great wood
lands that are conserving this coun-
try's timber supply and offer vacation
resources every year TO increasing num-
bers Of thousands. Its weather bureau
day whether there will be rain or sun
shine next day, gives warning of floods,
storms and frosts. and lately has been
of great assistance In the transAt-
lantic flights by aircraft, These are
merely instances of the work of the de-
partment of agriculture that should
come into the acquaintance of every
American.
To list everything that will be in
cluded in the department of agriculture
exhibit would mean the cataloging OF
hundreds of items.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
UNCLE SAM NEARLY.
TOOK COUNTERFEIT
Secret Service Agent Made
Test to See How Good
Bill Looked.

Investigation of the activities OF
the person or persons making and pass
ing the counterfeit $40 bills which have
made their appearance in Memphis
during the past few days Is being
pushed by federal secret service agents
a large number of the bills have been
Tturned over to the authorities and the
consensus of opinion among officials
Is that the work Is that Of an expert
the counterfeit bill being very clever
piece of work.
The work is almost Identical with
series Of bills floated In Memphis
concede that, in counterfeiting as in
other lines of criminal endeavor there
are certain distinguishing marks about
the work Of a crook that do not appear
in similar efforts of another crook
These bills are strikingly like these
uttered some years ago by a negro
now a. prosperous merchant in near
by Arkansas town. The hat and hand
bag of the negro who tried to buy a
ticket at the depot were recovered
Two negroes also have been located
who know him.. His early apprehen-
sion Is likely and with 1t the raveling
of the system.
One Of the bills was rendered at the
postoffice during the past week in pay
ment for an order of government food
stuffs and would have been accepted
had not the man rendering 1t been
afterward called the attention of the
3 postoffice authorities to the fact that
the bill was a counterfeit. He had
rendered the bill in payment for his
order In order to see II 1t would be
detected4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
DAM ADDS VIM TO
FEDERAL FOOD SALE
Several Cases Augment Stock
Offered to Fight Cost of
Living.

( A comparatively small quantity Of
assorted flavors of jam was add
ed to Memphis allotment of govern
ment foodstuffs now being sold through
the postoffice department. according 70
advices reaching Postmaster C.~ w.
Metcalf, Jr., late Friday. The jam Is
said to be of extra quality and Is sold
only In case lots, each containing "a
cans. Orders are coming in steadily for
former army food supplies and the
stock is diminishing daily.
Full details as to the manner of
distribution are expected by the post
master during the coming week and
several plans that will materially as-
sist in the distribution Of the foodstuffs
upon arrival in Memphis are in contem-
plation.
Despite the fact that postage must
be paid in addition to the price paid
the government for the foodstuffs the
final cost to the consumer Is consid-
erably below retail prices as the gov
ernment is sacrificing its supply AT
prices less than the original cost to the
government, A tentative plan that will
further reduce the ultimate cost, es-
placed orders and who do not own their
own cars, Is also being worked out by
the postmaster and announ ement oi
conaplete plans win be made within 9
short time
Meanwlsile the sale OF the fo6dstuffs
| viii becOntinued as long as any OF the
| supplies allotted TO Memphis remain
Several Of the commodities have al
ready been exhausted but there is vel
a plentiful supply Of numerous articles
Of first-class food available and per-
sons calling at the postoffice may make
out their orders for any quantity they
| desire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
IS CARS OFT IN
ELG|N ROAD RACE
Mulford Rules Favorite in
Road Grind Of 301 Miles
Before Start.

ELGIN, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-With Ralph
Mulford, the ranking favorite, 10 cars
were sent away at 1901 pm. today in
the seventh renewal OF the Elgin road
race OF 301 miles. The. course was
over a dangerous country road S1a
miles long.
The last minute Withdrawals were
Percy Ford and Arthur Morris, whose
cars could not be made ready for the
event.
Cliff Durant, OF San Frinelsco, one
Of the. favorites of the race and win
ner OF the Santa Monica road race,
turned over three times with his ma :
chine while speeding around one OF the
treacherous turns and miraoulously es =
capped serious injury. A cut over his
eye due to a flying rock was his only
mark OF the spill. His car was so bad
y damaged. however, that he withdrew
from the race.
Mulford began burning up the track
from the start. He covered the first
six laps-49is miles, In $3.50, Tom
Alley, who was pressing Mulford, COW
cred the same distance a minute and
10 seconds slower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
TRAIL OF AUTO SLAYER
BELIEVED WARNER

While no arrest had been made Satur-
day Of any person suspected OF having
driven the automobile that crushed to-
death Frank Cole, 4 years old. Wednes-
day afternoon, at seventh street and
Greenlaw avenue, Hulet Smith, chief OF
detectives, Saturday afternoon said he
was confident that the trip made to
Mississippi by Detective Griffin Friday
would bring results. Griffin returned
Saturday. after4ollowlng clew which
led him to Wynall town few miles
from this city, As three different num-
bers were taken by persons who viewed
the accident, and the death car de-
scribed as. two OF three different makes
OF automobiles, the detectives are some
what baffled In their work
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
!. S. COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE FIGHTS
FOR SAFE ROADS

Suggested general highway traffit
regulations. accompanied by, an inter
pretative bulletin, are now being sent
out by the tens OF thousands as part
Of the campaign inaugurated by the
United States council OF national de-
fense through its highway transport
committee to the end that the number
of accidents on the highways be de-
creased,
Police records in cities throughout
the country, especially in recent months,
emphasize the vital need for concerted
action looking to the safety OF life and
limb and intelligent study along the
lines OF simple and easily understood
highway regulations.
The view Of experts who have given
the subject Of traffic regulations ex-
tended study Is that uniformity, es-
pecially as to the fundamentals In traf-
fic regulation, Is necessary II success
In combating this evil Is TO be In pro-
portion to the need for the same.
The council of national defense be-
lleyes it is possible, through the adop-
ton very generally by municipalities OF
the suggested regulations which IL Is
distributing to the public, to reduce to
a most gratifying extent the number OF
accidents growing out of the rapidly
increasing number of motor vehicles on
the highways.
Already, following the issuance of q
preliminary statement TO the effect that
this nationwide campaign was to be
undertaken, gratifying response has
been had from individuals, state Off
GERS, civic and other organizations, and
comment In the public prints has been
to such an extent and of such COM
mandatory character as to convince the
council OF national defense that the step
IA Rrl, la fol fiNu Ia N nat M n
one
The key to the solution OF the prob
lem Of how best to protect those tray
cling on the highways, especially In the
cities and towns, both pedestrians and
drivers OF vehicles, Is through educa
tion of the public. Once the Standard
cation of highway traffic regulations is
brought about through cooperation by
authorities in the principal cities OF the
country, this education of the public
as to the need for observation Of rules
laid down In these regulations, 1t Is
believed, may fairly quickly be brought
about.
The regulations being distributed by
the council through its highways trans
port committee stress the necessity for
caution being exercised at crossings
roadway intersections, and functions
where most accidents occur. This eau.
ton implies extreme care on the part
OF drivers and constant watchfulness
upon the part OF both drivers and pedes-
trians
These suggested regulations and the
bulletin interpreting the same are go
ing and will continue to go out to may
ors, chiefs of police, commercial, ro-
tary and other clubs, insurance com
panies, governors. secretaries OF state
highway commissioners. highway en-
gineers, colleges, universities, motor
assoclations, traffic associations. road
associations, newspapers, trade Jour
nails, magazines, house organs and in
dtyiduaIs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23

Mai Gen, Joseph T, Dickman, COM
mander of the Southern department.
left last night for San Antonio after
completing an inspection OF the border
and famillarizing himself with details
Of the punitive expedition. Before leav-
ing the general said an effort would
be made to pay the bandits the $500
remaining Of the ransom money for
the aviatOrs, though he did not say
just how this would be done.
Rumors Of further bandit captures
and bombing OF bandit strohgholds,
which found circulation at various
times yesterday, proved unfounqed but
the possibility of using bombs IN wip-
ing out the bandits developed with the
arrival of aerial bombs for experimental
purposes and an announcement that
these might be used II a bandit force
should be found in any considerable
numbers,
No Information came from the expe-
dictionary forces yesterday except word
brought here by aviators that the pur-
suit Of the bapdits still was being
conducted, Reports that the forces
would be withdrawn at an early date
had no foundation, Gen. Dickman say
ing the expedition would remain In
Mexico az long as they were following
hot rtall,
There was no explanation OF the re-
scindng OF an order for additional
troops to support the punitive expedi-
tioh,
Beyond the Big Bend border in the
bad lands OF Mexico, a United States
army airplane piloted by Lieut.. Col.
II, Il, Royce, with the Associated Press
correspondent acting as observer,
erossed\ the border late yesterday on
a scout flight over the oIinga dis
trict.
Pack trains were seen on trails lead
ing from the river settlements, carry.
ing Supplies to the American troops In
the field and motor truck trains were
seen on the American roads leading TO
river supply stations, A few Mexi-
can troops were observed In the Dim
ga dlstrict their movements being to-
ward the south from 0jlnga.
AirInen flew up the Conchos river
yesterday, looking for the wrecked
plane OF Peterson and Davis, They
win try to salvage the machine guns
and Instruments from the plane and
may Try TO carry fresh meat In small
| quantities ut q time TO the troops II
| none ID uhtalnable below the border,
| American troops are taking every
| preoaution 10 prevent an ambush that
lmight prove another trap like that AZ
/ Cafrisal, At the time OF the Pershlng
expedition The troops sleep and stand
| guard In rotation TO prevent surprise
| attacks at night. An advance guard
is thrown out TO prevent surprise att
tuckH.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
CITY CANDIDATES
ATTEMPT TO LURE
VOTES Of WOMEN
Strength Of Suffrage Vote
Will Be Divided and Both
Tickets win Have Women'S
Committees.

Instead of votes for women, the ac-
tive interest Of candidates in the com
ing election Is likely to be in votes Of
women
Candidates on both tickets thus far
In the field, and In any other ticket
that may be entered, are already ac-
lively seeking the support OF the new
women voters.
The citizens ticket has stolen "A
march on their opponents by appoint
Ing a woman vice chairman Of the
campaign committee and of the wom-
ems executive committee. but ], j.
Williams has intimated that when his
campaign IL opened women will be
given a share In the work. lie hastened
to declare himself In sympathy with
q resolution passed by the Memphis
Equal Suffrage league almost before
the Ink WAS dry on II.
Mrs Samuel ], Ellis, vice. chairman
OF the citizens ticket campaign com
mittee, has not yet appointed the
members OF the women's executive
committee ot Is, OF which she also
viii be chairman. She has tentatively
selected the list, but It will not be
submitted TO j, II. Paine. candidate
for mayor, or to the other candidates
before Monday or Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
CAPT. HAYS TO TALK ON
PREVENTABLE DISEASES

The record Of the percentage OF pre-
ventable diseases among approximately
the second million drafted men OF the
American army gives Memphis bad
showing, according to figures just Issued
by the public health department Out OF
81 cities OF population OF 10000 to
500 900, only five cities show greater
percentage than Memphis being Co
iumbus, o.; Dallas, Houston and Fort
Worth, Tex, and Birmingham, Ala
Memphis shows percentage OF 1926 per
| 900 examined
The department Of health says this
army record is a good one, In that the
men drawn to the army from the cities
represent by and large every walk Of life
and are brought from all conditions, of
living.
TO combat this evil Memphis is to be-
stir itself at meeting Wednesday
night at o'clock, In the Second criminal
courtroom, when the various civic or
ganizations and the city nealth depart
ment officials will hear Capt. George A.
Hays, official Of the public health serv-
| ice. advise the best method OF organic
ing against the fight.
Recently the congress appropriated
| 81, ,000, 900 to be expended In the United
States in fight against special dis
eases. OF this sum, Tennessee will get
$40, 600. Capt. Hays has been assigned
to the state Of Tennessee, his duties be-
| ing TO organize for the fight In every
large city In the ca''''- anwealth,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
GUNSHOTS END
WORDS Of BANTER

Suffering from numerous gunshot
wounds about the limbs and body, In
flioted by an unknown assailant with
shotgun late Friday night, s. w
Rogers. 20 years old, 30 North Auburn
dale street, an office employe Of the
Simonds Manufacturing company 200
Madison avenue, Saturday lay at his
home considerably weakened from loss
of blood but with apparent certain
chances OF recovery.
Rogers said Saturday night that he
did not know who II was who tried to
He told Detective John Long that to-
gether with Herman styles, cashier
for Wilson and company, meat pack
ers, 80 South Sront street, Earl Bailey
IS years old, 2bs North Mclean boule-
ward and young girl friend, he had
started for a dance on the Horn Lake
road, Finding that the dance had been
stopped they motored back toward
Memphis. They stopped near the Illi-
nois Central railroad overhead bridge
to view the scene OF recent accident
when another automobile came along
Rogers told Detective Long II was a
big touring car with white wheels
A banterlng remark was made by
someone In the car, and sharp an
swer returned, Several words passed,
according to Rogers, the other car
having stopped about so PAGES away
He said that he got out Of his car and
started toward the other automobile
but meant no harm He was within 80
or 40 steps of II when someone raised
up a shotgun and fired at him.
He toppled and fell to the road and
the other car raced away in the dark
ness. Rogers was placed In the auto
mobile by his companions and brought
to Memphis They went to- the office
OF Dr. G. A. Coors, 2g3 south Third
street, where his wounds were treated.
He had been shot in the side lower
part Of the back, legs, ankles and
hands
Rogers was then taken home by his
frlenda.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
PROF|TEER FIGHT
UP TO SENATE
Amendments to Lever Bill Are
Adopted by House and
Go to Solons.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-With the
adoption of amendments extending the
Lever. food control act to peace times
and broadening its scope to include
clothing and other necessities, the next
move in the fight to lower the high cost
Of living is UP to the senate, to which
the measure goes.
Adoption late yesterday of the amend
nents to the Lever act as reported out
by the agriculture committee.
Without amendment and with prac-
tically no opposition, the house late
yesterday voted to amend the Lever act
to extend its provisions to include cloth
ing, containers of food, feed or fertil-
izers, fuel oil and implements used in
production of necessities. and to penal
ize profiteers by a $1,000 fine or two
years imprisonment @
Proposal to make the act apply to
profiteering in house and room rents,
adopted by the house In committee OF
the whole, we're stricken out in the final
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
"FLU' CASES REPORTED
SAID TO BE SPORADIC

Influenza is back again in Memphis,
but DR.. J. l.. Andrews superintendent
OF the city health department, believes
two cases reported Saturday are only
another epidemic OF the disease that
came over Memphis last fall and win
ter.
DR.. w. p, Moore Saturday reported
two cases. but said they were OF mild
type, one of the patients having en-
tirely recovered. He asked the depart
ment to permit him to take down the
quarantine sign from the recovered
one. One convalescent patient Is on
Rayburn boulevard and the recovered
patient resides on North Sixth street
Whether or not influenza win again
visit this section is a pure gamble, DR..
little Of the malady," he said. ''and
all we can DO is TO be ready to combat /
II, should 1t return"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
GRACE HELD WINNER
IN CHARLESTON RACE

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 23.--Aft-
er the subcommittee on canvass had
sat from pm. last night until early
this morning, passing on n challenged
committee few minutes later JeS acted
on the report Of the subcommittee and
declared John p. Grace nominee for
mayor of Charleston over Tristram T.
Hyde, whose formal lead In the primary
Tuesday OF one vote was lost in the
counting of challenged votes, Mr.. Grace
was awarded a, 14-vote majority. the
official total being:
Grace, 3.446; Hyde. 3432.
AS to other municipal offices the
counting of challenged ballots did not
affect results already announced large
ly in favor OF the Grace ticket. Nom
ination in the Democratic primary Is
equivalent to election.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
WATSON SEEKS 70
HELP: PAPERS GET
CHEAPER PULP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S,-.As a stop
toward conserving the decreasing sup
ply of American pulp wood used in
the manufacture OF newsprint paper.
senator Watson, Republican, Indiana,
today introduced resolution authoriz-
ing the secretary Of agriculture to
make survey and preliminary lnveNt-
CATION OF the nations available pulp
wood timber supply. The secretary also
would be directed to make recommen-
datons for pulp wood utilization The
sum OF 100000 Is asked TO carry on
the survey and investigation,
"Two-thirds Of the newspriht paper
used by American newspapersN Sena-
tor Watson said In introducing tho res
olutlon, lis imported or Is manufac-
tured from wood or pulp imported from
Canada; one-thlrd Is made In the
United States from wood grown IN
the United States, The former pro-
portion Is steadily increasing, the lat
tire Is steadily decreasing.
Nearly all OF the American news
print manufacturing industry Is located
In the northeastern states-haIf OF il
In New York" the senator continued,
but In the Pacific North west.~Wash :
ing, oregon and part OF California
and the inland empire OF Northwestern
Montana and Northern Idaho are great
forests that have been no more than
touched by tho few pulp mills In that
section of the country
The senator told the senate that In
Alaska are enormous areas OF forests
the annual growth Of which would sup
ply pulp for half OF the newsprlnt
paper used In the United States but no
| pulp mills are there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
B0LSHEvIKl REPORT NEW
SUCCESSES IN FIGHTING

LONDON, Aug. ga Bolsheyiki
wireless communication received here
last evening says:
I'VE captured 1000 prisoners, ,-includ
ing men from enemy Astrakhan regi-
ment; together with machine guns In
the fighting northeast OF Lapshnskaya.
Two enemy regiments were shattered A
group consisting entirely of officers
was annihilated. 400 being killed and 100
captured.
"The report that two Of our battle
ships were sunk at Kronstadt IL untrue.
One battleship was slightly damaged
Two thousand Industrial establiah4 :
ments have been nationaiizetl by the
soviet. This Ia 50 per cent OF the total
of such establishments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23
RIVER COMMISSION
EASILY SATISFIED

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. %. (Spl.) J
The statement of Memphis river men
that the harbor there is in deplorable
condition which was filed with Gen.
Taylor. acting chief OF engineers. by
Representative Fisher, are denied by
Chairman Med. Townsend, of the Mis-
gram today. This set forth that the
harbor was In good condition." and
asserted that the river men are satis-
fled,
Acting on this Mr. Fisher has wired
to Mayor Monteverde asking for exact
data and upon receipt Of this will again
gineers. 1t has been suggested that
unless action follows such a showing
that Senator McKellaF win be urged
to reopen his fight f6r the entire re-
organization Of the Mississippi river
commission. AM