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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09

When your Kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore. don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and initiate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which re-
moves the body's urinous waste and
stimulates them TO their normal ac-
tivity. The function of the kidneys is
to filter the blood. In "a hours they
strain from 1t 500 grains OF acid and
waste, so We can readily understand
the vital importance Of keeping the
kidneys active.
Drink lots of WATERFOWL can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma-
cist about four ounces Of Jad Salts;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
FORMER CUNMAN'S
WAR RECORD Wins
HIM CITIZENSHIP

ALBANY. N. Y, May Gov.
Smith has restored the privi-
leges of citizenship to Edward
(Mlnk) Eastman, former gang
leader, Of New York City, who had
served a prison term.
The governor said that his action
was influenced by the reccmmen-
dations Of Col. Franklin w. Ward
and Lieut.. Joseph A. A. Kerrigan,
of the 106th infantry regiment of
the 9th division, with which East
man served in the war. Col. Ward
called attention to the fact thar
Eastman had enlisted and that his
record throughout the war has been
exceptional, and his service mas
been honest and faithful"
During the attack on Vierstaat
Ridge, Eastman was wounded and
sent to a casualty clearing station,
where he.remained only three days.
Upon hearing that his regiment was
expected to go into the line again
he escaped from the hospital,
equipped. himself from a salvage
dump. rejolned his company and
was in action throughout the en-
tire Hindenburg line assault.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09

HURRICANE precinct, has died after q
long illness, a victim OF pellagra. He
was go years old and Is survived by u
widow and several children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
MORTGAGES TAXED.

The general public is not aware that
a new act was passed by the legisla-
ture this year placing a 10-cent tax on
the 800 on mortgages on $1,000 or over.
This law became effective on April 16.
A tax on mortgages was embodied
in an act passed by the legislature in
1917, but the act was declared uncon-
.stitutional by the supreme court.
The new tax is payable to the county
court clerk and must be paid to that
official before the mortgage is present
ed to the county register.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09

take a tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast each morning for a
few days and your kidneys will act fine,
This famous salts is made from the
ACID of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the
acids in urine so it no longer is a
source Of irritation, thus ending biad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; can not
injure; makes a delightful effervescent
lthia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keen their
kidneys clean and active. Trv This
also keep up the water drinking. and
no doubt you will wonder what became
of your kidney trouble and backache.
adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
SEVEN BALLOONS ENTER
BIG DRIFTING RACE

WASHINGTON, May s.-Seven free
balloons have been entered in a drift
ing race to test air currents and OBJ
tain other data, which will be held
May 10, starting at Akron, %, under
direction Of the navy department. No
prizes will be given.
A statement issued by the depart
ment said that prevailing winds should
carry the big gas bags 10 the Atlantic
coast somewhere north OF New York.
The naval air station at Akron will
enter one balloon ana the naval super
intendent Of construction another. A
third will be entered by the Akron
chamber Of and a fourth by
former naval air pilots. The other three
will be put in by Akron rubber COM
panies. !
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
GAIN FOOTING
IN HUNGARIAN TOWN

COPENHAGEN. May 9~.-Superior
Czech forces, after a bitter and fluc-
tuating struggle, have gained a fobting
IN the town OF Nagyszecseny, the Hun
garian supreme army command an
nounces, says a message from Budapest
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
TANK TO ST. LOUIS.

The baby tank, which played an i'm
portant part in the Victory loan drive
in Memphis during the past two weeks,
was shipped to st. Louis Thursday
night. The tank was loaded on a flat
car by Its drivers, Sergts. Odwalt and
Robbins. Both men will leave for st.
Louis Friday and later will be sent to
camp as instructors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
SECOND DISTRICT PASSES
BILLION DOLLAR MARK

NEW YORK, May 9.-The billion dol
lar mark has been passed In the Sec
ond federal reserve districts Victory
Liberty loan campaign. An overnight
rain Of $s3, 1S1, 900 brought the total
subscriptions up to $1,033, 2T5, 300 az 10
avn. today. The districts quota IL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
ONE KILLED, SEVEN HURT
IN NAVY YARD BLAST

VALLEJO, Cal, May S.-one mar
was killed and seven injured when an
explosion occurred in burning refuse
at the Mare Island navy yard here
yesterday,
All OF the men were workmen at the
yard. The commandments office an
nounced the explosion was not caused
by q bomb, but possibly by some old
powder that the men had happened
upon and took for refuse.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09

ties, weakness,
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dition. Two of
our best doc
tors failed to
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] heard SO much
a b o u t W h a t
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
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ot hsnrc triad
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
4,eob N ARRIVE.

NEW YORK, May 9.-More than
LOO former national guard officers and
men OF Pennsylvania, comprising now
the 2sth division, arrived here today on
the steamship Mongolia from st. Ma
zaire, which bssught altogether 4,6o5
trooKe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-09
AMERICAN LEGION
MEETING SCENE Of
MILITARY RIVALRY
Between National
Guard and Regular Army
Brought to Front by ReSOIu-
ton Asking Equal Footing.

ST. LOUIS, May e-Feeling between
the national guard and the regular
army today was brought to the front
at the second days session Of the ma
tional caucus Of the American Legion,
composed OF men n women who were
in the military or naval service Of the
government during the war,
Mai. Hamilton Fish. Of New York,
presented a resolution urging that CON
gress place the national guard and
the regular army on an equal footing,
and charges were freely made that ma
tiOnal guard officers In France had
been Disseminated against In favor of
regulars, In addition, efforts were
made by various delegates to restrict
the personnel Of the legion TO men not
in the regular army.
Mai. FIsh's resolution was the out
come Of half a dozen drawn up by DIFF
ferent state delegations on the same
subjects. Some were much more dras-
of tn eassignment of officers in the
Of the assignment OF officers in the
American eXpeditionary forces, while
others simply requested that the con-
yention take some action In the matter
Of alleged discrimination against the
national guard.
In regard TO membership, strong feel
ing against the regulars was evident
among the delegates, but the general
sentiment seemed to be that no final
action should be taken yet In order not
TO affect the many men stiil in France,
but who are not members of the reg
ular army.
Prohibition Up.
Prohibition and employment were
among other questions brought up.
Tho n~TnhIhftipn resolution ffpa1IF nInYI
ed by the committee urges that the
sale Of beer and light wines be con
ttnued until the members Ff the Amer
lean evolutionary force CanNNoice their
opinion in the matter.
The employment resolution Is spon-
sored by Maj Wilbur Wright. OF New
York city, and Maj. William +. Deegan,
also Of New York. II requests congress
TO give federal aid to states and cities
to boom building, and thus Increase
employment.
The tremendous ovation given Lieut.
Col Theodore Roosevelt yesterday de-
layed the caucus business virtually half
a day and Indications are that there
will not be time to finish all the BUSH
ness by TOMORROW night, when the
caucus ends.
Col, Henry d, Lindsey. OF Dallas,
Tex, yesterday was elected. chairman
OF the organization, to serve until the
November convention, Col. Lindsley's
election came only after the delegates
for several hours had tried to force
Lieut. Col, Roosevelt to accept the
nomination.
Lieut.. Col, Roosevelt, In declining Of
flee. said he had been accused of being
"a politician and trying to make q
grandstand play" He declared today
that he had no ambition to be a candi
date for office at the next election, but
members of the New York delegation
In close touch with him said his name
would be put forward and that they
s'thought he would consent
The convention ran much more
smoothly TODAY than yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
HOLD-UP REPORT
IS GIRLS RUSE
Admits to Police Story of Robbins
On Crowded Street Was a
Myth.

Miss Hermosa PomerIeau. 40
Sixth street southwest. last night
admitted TO detectives at police
headquarters that a report she made
Saturday to the effect that she had
been held up and robbed OF $50 by
two colored boys at North Capitoi
street and Rhode Island avenue was
fictitious.
Miss PomerIeau. detectives say. is
an employe OF the War Department
at the Munitions building. and
comes from South Lawrence. Mass.
According to the detectives. Miss
Lawrence owed board bills. aggre-
eating $40, at two boarding huus-s.
One of her creditors threatened to
write the girls parents. informing
them OF the debt. Having promised
the money. and finding herself un-
able to pay the bills. Miss Pomer-
Ieau sought recourse in reporting
she had been robbed.
The scene where the fictitious
hold-up was said to have occurreu
was ill-chosen. the detectives say.
as at the puTported time of the rob
berry. 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
the streets were filled with home
goers and Saturday evening shop
pers.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17

The operators. il was said further
will not at this time at least make
any concessions toward meeting the
miners demands for a six-hour day
and hve-day week. On this point they
are relying in part upon the declara-
ton by Secretary Wilson that thirty
hour week is an impossibility in view
Of the present Industrial condition OF
the country.
With the presentation OF counter
proposals by the mine operators the
lines of dispute will be sharply drawn
as the miners have already submitted
the same demands as those upon
which the strike was called.
Pressure Manifest.
On all sides there is manifest pres
sure for a speedy but successful ter
mination Of the negotiations. So far
the representatives to the conference
are proceeding on the primary basis
of arriving at new agreement for
the Central Competitive Field. So
that no matter how soon this is dis
posed OF. further settlements will have
to be made TO govern the outlying
fields.
Predictions have been made that
the present Washington conference
will extend over several weeks. The
government is strongly opposed to
any delay. and It is stated that pres
sure will be brought to bear upon the
conferees " they show signs of pro-
longing the session.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17

London. Nov. l6.-Did the Course
of the Hapsburgs" cause the suicide
OF Alma Vetsera Steane. the beau
tiful favorite of London. New York
and South American society?
In West-end circles IL was pos.
itively stated today that her moth
er was Baroness Mary vetsera.
morgantic wife OF Prince Rudolf Of
Austria. son and heir OF the late
emperor. Francis Joseph. The
prince. it will be recalled. mysteri-
ously disappeared in 1889. and the
body of the baroness was found In
his shooting box. where he had been
last seen alive.
Emperor Gives s250.000.
II was further revealed that di-
rectly after the baroness. Mrs.
Steane's mother. had either COM
mitted suicide or been shot dead by
her royal lover. Alma and her baby
boy were sent by the late emperor's
orders TO Trieste in the care OF the
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
THREE HURT, ONE MAY
DIE, IN AUTO MISHAP

Three persons were injured. ons
seriously. in automobile ACCIDENT
yesterday.
Harry Eanett. %. Of s52 ] stree
northwest. sustained critical IN,
juries on the head and body. whet
he was struck last night by ar
automobile at Seventh street sns
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
The machine was believed TO hav,
been that of w. r. shaefrer, SO
Penn street northwest.
Esnett was sent to .Emerrenc,
Hospital Physicians at the hospS-
tai said last night that while th,
full extent OF Eanett's injuries havs
not been ascertained. he may hay.
a fractured skull.
Mrs. Helen II. Harger, 15o4 New.
ton street northwest. and q year-oIs
infant were thrown from an auto.
mobile operated by Mrs HarEert
husband. when a taxicab. driver
by Raymond REEVES. 34I Eleventh
street southeast struck the HareeI
car at Sixteenth street and Parh
road northwest. early last night
Mrs. Harger received injuries OF
the head which are said not TO b,
serious. She and the baby ver.
sent to Garfield Hospital
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Married on ''Deathbed"
Is Regaining Health

New York. Nov. I6.-what was
regarded AZ n deathbed marriage
on Friday when William r. Thorn.
81. wealthy manufactured. sore,y
stricken with double pneumonia
and his first cousin. Miss Susan
Thorn Knapp. SO. were wed. today
was hailed az the beginning of a
happy married life likely to last
for some yrars. For the aged
bridegroom. whose doctors thought
there was no hope after Fridays
consultation. today saw such q
marked Improvement that the ply
sicians predicted rompIete recovery.
MIR. Thorn recovered conscious
ness after the physicians consuIta-
tion. and when he learned that the
end was probably near. he, begged
that the dream of his later years,
his cousins agreement to become
his wife. be not denied.
Miss Knapp conferred with other
members of the family and the
Rev. Gustave A. Carsten was sum-
moned to tie the knot.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
GIRL FLEES POLICE;
FORGETS HER CLOTHES

YoLkers. n. Y, Nov. l6.-Roamins
the wilds OF westchester County. ad-
jacent TO Yonkers, Is a young woman
today. according to a report at police
headquarters.
She should be easily identified. as
she left all her clothing behind her at
a hotel. from which she fled through
window when Police Lieut. Dennis
a. Cooper and four detectives made q
raid on the place.
The police arrested seven men and
five other girls.
The police went to the hotel to In
vestigate complaints that liquor was
being sold there.
II was In the excitement OF the rad
that one young woman Is said TO have
fed unclothed through a back window.
disappearing before the police could
stop her The others sobbed and
screamed. but were compelled to ac-
company the police with their men
companions to the station.
Here they gave names which. the
police believe. were fictitious. They
and the men arrested with them were
held for bail.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
WOMAN MISSING
after DRAWING
$500 FROM BANK
D. c. Dancing Instructor
Seeks Aid of Baltimore
Police In Search
WAS TO BUY LAND
Telegrapher Sees Her
Board Train; Mystery
Shrouds Case.

Mystery shrouds the disappear
ance of Mrs. Elizabeth Cain, 1903 X
street northwest. Saturday night
shortly after she had withdrawn
$500 from a bank in Mount Airy, Nd.
Joseph W. Cain. her husband, who
conducts a dancing academy in 1918
New York avenue northwest. last
night sought aid OF the Baltimore
police.
Mrs. Cain was last seen at Cam
den Station. Md. about dusk Satur-
day evening. According to Cain. he
and his wife had decided to pur-
chase some land at Mount Airy, and
sne had gone to that town for the
purpose of transferring the money
there to a Washington bank.
Instead OF transferring the money
Mrs. Cain withdrew it and boarded
a train for Baltimore. a telegrapher
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
revealed. She has not been seen
since.
Mrs Cain is IS years old Cain
declared he could offer no explana-
ton for her disappearance.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
GERMANY FACES A
; WINTER OF DISASTER

Berlin. Nov. lS-GermAny is con-
fronted with an appalling winter. II
will be the winter OF fate" for the
present government and for thousands
upon thousands Of men. women snd
children who. weakened in soul and
body by years Of prtvation. may not
survive the combination Of hunger and
cold.
Present indications are the cold and
food shortage viii be worse than they
have been in any winter even durinE
the war. The shortage OF potatoes
is so acute It threatens to become
catastrophal. Eleven days OF suspen-
sion OF passenger trarhc all over the
nation has improved the situation but
little. Only slight Improvement n
recorded in the distribution OF GOAL
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
DON'T BE FOOLED
BY LOONY LUNA
There Will Be Traffic Error In
Heavens Nov. y and Moon Will
Shine Instead of the Sun.

lf you should look for the sun
"H the morning of November =:
and instead see the moon. don't
I"t your friends call you ''loony."
for old Luna will hold the chief
position in the heavens shortly
after ! o'clock that morning. The
"ciipsc-for that is the reason for
this strange miN-up in the solar
bodies-wiII take place at or soon
after sunrise. Along the Eastern
coast the sun viii rise at o'clock
aud the eclipse will begin Is min
uI"s afterward in the extreme end
."f Florida to one hour after sun
rise in Northern Maine.
In this so-caIled 'annular" eclipse
"f the sun. the black hall Of tire
moon will move entirely into the
disc of the sun.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
FUEL FAMINE
IN TEN DAYS
IS PREDICTED
Most Serious Shortage In
History Looms As Pos
sibikty.
INDUSTRIES CLOSING .
Middle Western States Re-
port Immediate Need
Of Coal.
INDUSTRIES CLOSING

Chicago. Nov. 16.-Unless the coal
strike is settled and miners go back
G" work within the next ten days.
the country will be face to face with
the most serious fuel shortage in
Hs history. 1t was predicted today
by members OF the Central Western
Regional Coal Committee. Since
the strike was eslIed no coal has
been produced bS any OF the big
mines. Output from small produc-
ers. operated by non-union men. is
inconsequentiaI when the needs OF
the entire country are considered.
The supply is being rapidly de-
pleted." said B. J. Rowe. chairman
of the Central Western Committee
I'VE have decided IL is necessary TO
held up deliveries except in cases of
great emergency"
Industries Close.
Industrial plants OF the region
will be in precarious position
within a comparatively short time. 80
he said. The situation is more Sc
rious than commonly supposed. The
people will get most of the coal
CONTINUED on FACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
TREATY RESERVATIONS
OPPOSED BY LEAGUE

The incorporation of reservation
u into the text of the league of
nations covenant was scored in a
statement issued by the Washington
Bureau OF the League to Enforce
Peace last night.
The statement follows a meeting
of the executive committee of the
feag que In which It was decided by
unanimous vote IT would be the
duty Of every senator who believes
in the peaceful settlement OF inter
national disputes to vote against
ratification OF the treaty IL it con-
tains the reservation.
Reservation Is reserves to the
United States the exclusive right to
refer questions affecting its honor
and its vital interests" to arbitra-
tion or to the consideration Of the
Council or Assembly OF the league
of nations.
Among those who attended the
meeting were: A Lawrence Lowell.
president OF Harvard University,
chairman: former President Taft.
president OF the league: Oscar s.
Straus, William C. McAdoo. former
Secretary of the Treasury: Vance
Mccormick. William l. Saunders.
Herbert II. Houston. publisher of
Worlds Work: Talcott williams. Of
Columbia University: Judge wad-
hams. or New York. and william
~. Short. secretary of the league.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
MISSINCSON OF
MILLI0NAIRElS
FOUND, REFORMS
Jordon Mott, Whose Sensa-
tional Elopement Caused
Stir, Now in West.
TRAILED ROUND GLOBE
Father Sent Friend of Boy to
Ask Him to Return;
Lad Refused.

Los Angeles, Nov. l6. - Jordon
Mott Sd. grandson of the
late millionaire founder of the Mott
Iron Works OF New York, whose
sensational elopemert in May. 1912,
with beautiful Mrs. Frances Hewitt
Bovine. a young society matron of
created a stir that became
worldwide. has been located. with
Mrs. Bovine at Avalon. Catalina
Island. according to reports received
here today. Seen on Catalina Island
which lies about thirty miles out of
Los Angeles harbor. Mott was saiu
to have announced that he had re
formed and was devoting himself
to writing.
New York. Nov 16.-Jordon Law
renee Mott Sd proved a shining ex-
ample of what not infreque ntly hap
pens in the case of young man
with too much money to spend and
CONTINUED 0N PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Carried Stone Years,
Is Worth 100000

Omaha. Neb.. Nov. l6.-A luck
stone" carried by John Mihok. Rus
sian laborer. for the past twenty years.
has turned out to be a pigeon-blood
ruby. the largest of Its kind in the
world. weighing twenty-four carats
and valued at more than 100000.
Mihok showed the stone TO a jeweler
who. after examining II. advised that
it be sent to a Chicago gem expert
for inspection.
The stone which had lost some OF
it's lustre through rough USAGE in the
years it had been carried by Mihok
after he brought it here from Russia,
was cut by a Iapidary and was re-
turned to Mihok yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
GIRLS CLOSEUP
IN REAL DRAMA IN
A HOTEL LOBBY.
War Workers. Reunited. Make
Emotional Scene. But Camera
Fails to Catch Il.

"Buddies'' OF the trenches don
their khaki and go on their way;
years later the happy reunion in
the hotel lohby-thus it happens in
reel life.
But the film producers have over
looked the romances OF the pretty
'buddettes" who also went to war
in the dim recesses of stately gov
ernment buildings.
So it remained for Jessie Will
bur and her friend. Beatrice Van de
Bozart to enact a sequel in real
life. replete with dramatic atmos-
phere. hotel lobby and interested
spectators.
When Jessie left her home in the
little village of Woodstock. ". Y.
to come to Washington. girlhood
ties were sundered and there was
a fearful parting. Beatrice lived
next door and they had been friends
since childhood.
Then came the cessation of hos
tilities. consequent release of many
girls from war service. Jessie was
one of them. Undaunted, she OBJ
tanned a position as custodian of
the cigar and newsstand in the Ho-
tel Powhatan. Being a blond and
beautiful. she was popular: also ef-
ficient. and so last week was pro-
NOTED to be director general of the
mail.
Now for the reunion.
Entering the hotel the next morn
ing Jessie paused in anna azement.
There. behind the counter which
she had just vacated, was Beatrice
They fell into each others arms. OF
course. and guests. attracted by the
resounding smack of kisses. Joined
in the celebration-at arms length
Beatrice. too. had been a war
worker. But she did not know
where to find Jessie in the maze
Of government Offices.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
IL Radicals Dare Police
To Arrest Them; In Jail

Omaha. Ne5r.. Nov. IG.-FoIIowin:
q public expression of defiance OF
the police forces BY the W. w
"rGaniZnti"n in this city. who sent
word 20 police headquarters to come
and get them il they dared. a squad
"f police and military descended
upon the Red" headquarters today
and arrested seventeen men who
yvrTe in the midst of a discussion
"f political and CnnomicaI evoIu-
ton and revolution