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Newark post., 1919-12-10
Methodist

Last Sunday morning Rev. Frank
Herson delivered q sermon on the
"Permanent Christ" and his evening
service was The Man Who Adjourned
the Meeting"
On Wednesday afternoon the Junior
Epworth League will hold its usual
meeting. There will also be a meet
ing Of the Probationers' class. Tn,
evening will be devoted TO the mid
week prayer meeting.
On Friday afternoon the Women's
Home Missionary Society will meet
1t The home OF Mrs. ssooert Gallaher
The subject for next Sunday even,
ing's service will be ~--.e Man Who
Got What He Gave"
Newark post., 1919-12-10
THE M. MEGARY & SON co.
And Now for the Christmas Gift!
Christmas Cabinet

Thanked daily is the giver Of Sellers
Kitchen Cabinet. Surely no more lsetu..
more appreciated gift could be made .
wife or mother. Here is Christmas III,
that will be used daily and many TINES
day. gift that will save countless S.aps
and lessen greatly the drudgery Of The
kitchen.
You know, too, when you give Sell
ers Cabinet you give the very best y92 can
buy. In no other can you obtain 50 ~.a-r
new and exclusive features. They a..re
have the ant-proof casters. the base s-s,s
extender and the very convenler. a2.o-
matte lowering -four bin. All cabinets ara
made Of oak and all have genuine p.ree-
lain sliding top.
These cabinets come in two sizes. Tr-
Kitchen Special. ~ inches VIDE and -
inches high. and the Mastercrat.. : n
ches vide and 20 inches high. TIE a.
pointments Of both cabinets are -re sane
The Kitchen Special is $500 ne-.
The Mastercraft is $4,000 re..
They can also be had in white. .~=~
and blue enamel.
Why not suggest one as 3 'c.33' ~rss
ert 10 wife or mother?
Newark post., 1919-12-10
Plans Discussed At
Reunion of Members

Sigma Phi Epsilon will be the frs
Of the Delaware College f-aternities
TO build q chapter house on the COZ
!ege campus. The proposed new
home for the chapter vii. cost $50
900. and ground will be broken for it
next month and il is hoped TO finish by
the time college opens in September
Al reunion Of the active chapter
members and the alumni members O
lie Fraternity. te?d at the Hotel op
Pont, Wilmington. Saturday night,
n'lns were discussed for raising fund
with which to build the proposed
Chapte- House, Those members pres
eIt made an excellent start as they
subscribed $500 Saturday night. The
plans for the proposed frat" house
prepared by Day and Klauder. Of Phil
adeiphla, The college architects. we~c
sPptUvta.
Se:ss a. years ago q special cor,
n,ityee 'rp. sensng the trustees AMI
a'umnu> Of Delaware College, mads
an investigation of the frat Ques
~. The decision reached. which was
spr~oyed by the board OF trustees
was that all frat" houses built in the
tu.lre must be On the college campus
This means that eventually all the
''frats" will have their home on the
cGllege ground
The Sigma Phi Epsilon has alread.
selected the ste for is proposed
t-.!dlng. which is i4sc south Of the
ess:-tn erd Of Mechanical Hall near
the ~'''c-o5i2e entrance % Frazer
Fiel1 The chap:er has some money
Newark post., 1919-12-10

Feb. 7-Nuhlenburg. al Mullen
burg.
Feb. I2-Gettysburg Al Gettys-
burg, pending.
Feb. l3-D:ckinson at Carlisle
lpen6.ng-1
Feb. I4-Franklin and Marshall,
at Lancaster. lpending.)
Feb. 1S-University Of Pennsyl-
vania, al Philadelphia.
Feb. l9-E. P. l., al Newark.
Feb 20 and 23-Open-
Feb. 27-Swarthuore, a. Newark.
Newark post., 1919-12-10
Dance A Splendid Success

The Continental Fibre Company
band played host on Tuesday even
ing at dance in the New Century
Club. Music was furnished by the
Continental Fibre and Cecilton
bands, and selected numbers BY
the members Of the Mandolin
club. About three hundred were
in attendance and the evening
was voted a pronounced success.
Newark post., 1919-12-10
Bake and Bazaar

4 bake and bazaar will be held in
the new home of Clifford Willis on
Main street on Saturday afternoon,
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the NJ. E. Church, between
the hours of 2 and 6.
Fancy articles, suitable for Christ
mas gifts will be for sale.
Newark post., 1919-12-10

floor there viii. ne d4r>...9.r o-,',
for ten men On tz= s-,,.s y =.
there will be sleep.:.r --s~..~- -
men. study room. 1rsss.-.
showers and isYa'org On i. :
floor there will be -z~.,e- 9. -,
rooms. louog;ng ro1m. ~.~,.-,
and library, r. the -sse-7a,, =.
will be z meeting ro.r s.-~.
etc.
Newark post., 1919-12-10
Head of Christiana

The Sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per, which was postponed last Sun
day on account of the weather, will be
he!Q this Sunday at the usual hour
IG:45.
Newark post., 1919-12-10

Customer-"Bor, q: .rs,s,
two scrambled eggs. cozes. a-3,,.
bread"
Waiter. an EX-So.6,e--"H.,;.,
the mud, TWO squads. csc,5v ,su
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
WILSON, ARK, SUFFERS 100000 FIRE
Harrison Tries In
Vain To Secure
Sugar LdIU Votes

WASHINGTON, Del. 1S.--Sugar legls-
lation received another setback in the
senate today, when advocates Of the
bin to extend federal sugar control and
licensing during 1920 were unable, be
cause Of protracted opposition debate,
Ia bring to a vote the house amend
mments broadening the powers proposed
for the United States sugar equalization
board
Senator Harrison, Democrat, Missis-
sippf, again sought senate concurrence
In house amendments to the bill when
the senate convened. hoping for vote
before the railroad bill came up Sena :
tor Ransdell, Democrat. Louisiana, led
the fight against the house amendments
in the debate that followed which pre-
vented A vote. He declared that the
bill, proposed to 'fnflict awful punish
ment" on the sugar industry alone. The
senator held the floor during the entire
hour and a half allotted by UNANIMOUS
| consent for consideration of the bill
Managers Of the sugar bill planned to
| send il to conference and were doubt
| full of its enactment before the proposed
| holiday recess Of congress
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, In
Herrupted Senator Ransdell go present
flate trade statistics giving Cuban sugar
quotations which indicated falling
market, he said, with a crop more than
sufficient for American demands by
| February.
The sugar legislation, Senator Gay,
| Democrat, Louisiana, asserted mao
| stiffened Cuban quotations and would
| forced the sugar board to buy at famine
prices If enacted He also predicted
normal conditions Feb, /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
PRISONERS STRIKE;
GROUND TOO WET
Those Who Refuse to Go Back
to Work Now on Bread
and Water.

81 Strikes by I. w VS., hunger strikes,
&1ntroduced into England by the British
@suffragettes, and all other freak strikes,
Swere laid in the shade Thursday morn
ling when &c prisoners working roads
at Armour's camp, near Bolton, threw
down pick and shovel and refused TO
work. claiming that the ground was too
wet
Armour, when the men quit called
for Superintendent Kearney at the
workhouse and when the superintend-
ent issued the royal ukase that all in
surgents would be placed on bread
and water diet throughout the Christ
mas holidays, all but seven Of the men
returned to shoveling dirt. The seven
insurgents are four white drug addicts
and three negroes. The seven were re-
turned to the workhouse where they
win be placed in solitary confinement
on a diet of bread and water until they
agree to resume work, Kearney hopes
they will give in before Christmas day.
Armour told Kearney that the ground
was not so wet that the men could
not. work. The county commissioners
took the matter up with County At
torney r. Lee Bartels, Mr. Bartels
warned them against whipping as that
is not permitted by law, but told them
they could put them on the bread and
water diet until they agreed to return
to work,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
FATE Of |. ". ".
IN JURY'S HANDS
No Information Available to
Indicate Verdict in
Trial.

KANSAS CITY, Dec ts--No Infor.
nation was available early today to In.
dIcate whether the Jury celebrating
the case Of 80 members OF tho indus,
trial Workers Of the Word, on trial In
the Kansas City, kans,, federai court
charged with violation OF the espionage
act In 1917, had reached verdict.
Under the instructions of Judge John
c, Pollock, delivered last night upon
completion Of the case. the jury will
return sealed verdict, IL one has been
reached when court Conyenes today.
The Instructions given to the jury
made II possible for them to bring in
conviction on one Of the four counts
Of the indictment, on all Of the counts,
or to convict some Of the defendants
upon one Of the counts and some upon
another
The counts are as follows
Conspiracy to interfere with tho
enforcement and hinder the execution
OF criminal laws, particularly those
made for the successful prosecution OF
the war.
2-Conspiracv to violate the espionage
act by scattering radical literature ad e
Vocating the overthrow of the laws Of
the government and by various speeches
against the government
3-~COnspracy to defeat the draft by
putting forth arguments and appeals
urging Young men not to enlist In the
army or offer themselves for military
service.
4-Conspracy to defeat the food and
fuel act by interfering with production
of food and fuel and hindering trans
portation by the use Of sabotage and
argument
Conviction on the first count which is
very long and contains several specific
instances, means a finding that the J.
W, W as an organization Is disloynL
according to federal officials. who
added that upon the Nry's finding de-
pended the ! W. VS. probable right
TO continue use OF the mails.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
CITY FACES A
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Short Time Notes May Be Is.
sued to Meet the
Emergency.

with the city's bank balance prac-
tCally wiped out and certain taxes
stil unpaid but not available, the city
government viii have TO devise some
plan to meet current expenses,
Henry j, Livingston, city attorney.
has taken the matter up With walter
Armstrong. who win take the office
Of city attorney under the new city
administration on Jan |, 1t Ia under
stood MIR, Livingston recommended to
MIR Armstrong TINT the city return to
the old system Of ovcrdrafts 1t may
he that the city win issue short-tme
notes TO meet present requirements as
has been done for some time
It was rumored around city hail
Thursday that the city's checks had
been turned down bV the banks he
cause Of no funds and that the city
had to order the monthly pay checks
hold up. Both the bank and Mayor
Monteverde denied this, the mayor say
ing that Dave Wells was busily en-
gagged In making ont checks for the
flremen and policcmen and that they,
as well as other city employees, would
be paid at once In order to have time
to make their Christmas purchases.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
40 LOAN SHARKS
MUST FACE TRIAL
State Attorney Ends Temper
izing, Will Go to Bat Dur.
ing Next Week,

The criminal courts will take advau-
tage Of the holiday lull to rid the cat
endars Of more than 80 usury eases
against local loan companies The en-.
tire week, with the exception of Christ
mas day will he used in the trial o.
these cases in the two divisions of the
court,
y. O, Bates states attorney, in TIT
with attorneys for local loan companies.
charged with praCtCing usury, told
them Thursday in the second division
or the criminal court that he had par
leyed with them long enough and that
no more negotiations would be per
mitted
Mr. Bates told the ATTORNEYS that
every one OF the cases would be brought
TO trial next week, no matter what the
result OF each individual trial miRhNhc.
only one case of this character has
been tried since the recent crusade
against the loan sharks was begun. and
II resulted IN n mistrtal
Several weeks ago the states attur
ncy offered to try one ease aud appeal
II to the supreme court IN a statement
OF Facts 0S a test case. rhc Idea was
to let the higher tribunal aaN whether
the loans were real Tomas and usury
charged, or whether the companies
merely were purchasing suiarics within
the law
The loan companies, through their at
torneys refused to agree to the tost
| case proposition, saying they would
rather try all cases In the courts, Mr.
Bates then took UP their challenge, and
seven cnscs against A. L. McWhitc, OF
the Shelby Brokerage company were
accordingly transferred from the secono
| division to the first for trial Judge
Richards will begin trying these cases
Friday and will continue trying usury
cases throughout next week IN an ef-
fort to dispose Of more than 80 OF them
| now awaiting trial
II. y Holman and others are repre-
sonting the alleged loan sharks,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
AN ALL-TENNESSEE
CREW FOR HUGE
BATTLER ASSURED
Gov. A. H. Roberts and Capt.
R. H. Leigh End Tour With
Memphis Visit Capt. Leigh
viii Speak on Submarine.

With the arrival Of Gov. 4. II. Rob-
erts of Tennessee and Capt. r, II. Leigh,
U. $, navy who win command the
worlds greatest and most powerful
fighting machine. the recruiting drive
in this state will come to an end in
Capt Leigh Is immediately connected
Herewith. While Capt Leigh will re-
turn to his duties In Washington, d. c.,
at head of the bureau of navigation
until the Tennessee is placed in COM
mission, Feb. Is, 1920, his interest in
the work viii continue, and his efforts
to man the Tennessee with an all-Teu-
nessee crew will not be found lacking
Capt. Leigh arrived in company with
Gov. Roberts Thursday morning They
were escorted to the Hotel Chisca by
q delegation Of representatives from
the Chamber of Commerce and the diff
ferent clubs and organizations about
town. At the Chamber Of Commerce a
luncheon was enjoyed at 1890 pm,
GOV. Roberts, cant. Leigh and Lieut.. :
Commander q. NJ Weichelt, who is we'll
known in Memphla. will speak.
In the evening at the Court Avenue
Presbyterian chi ch the above named
will speak, Gov, ,soberts will introduce
the officers OF 4 navy. Capt Leigh
will tell " the ntisuLmarine opera
tions in the wa zone in the world
greatest war lA III Leigh speaks with
q force which III proven both enter.
tanning and fnstriifStfvc. anu lever II lis
10 add touch OF hutnor to his Zines"
The captain was there. he knows what
he Is talking about when he tells you
Of the operations Of the German sub
marines and their havoc with allied
shipping before our entrance into the
war and before Capt. Leigh took 10
England the listening devices which
were developed by naval experts in this
country
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
OFFICIAL PROBE INTO
ARSENAL FIRE ON

DOVER, ~ j.. Dec. 18.--Causes Of
the spectacular fire which swept over
part OF the Picatinny arsenal follow
ing an explosion in the research lab
oratory late last night were made the
subject Of an official investigation By
army officials today.
The fire destroyed four buildings en-
failing a loss estimated as high as one
million dollars. Five men were injured.
one possibly fatally but 80 far as could
be ascertained there was no loss Of
life, The plant was said to be deserted
ut the time, save for guards.
The explosion rocked buildings in this
town and was heard 10 miles away.
Maj O. L. Miles, in charge Of the plant,
summoned volunteer firemen from Wal
ton and Rockaway and marines from
the nearby barracks at Lake Denmark.
The work Of fighting the fire was made
hazardous by exploding shells. and it
was several hours before the flames
we're brought under control.
Private Oliver Mccormick Of Akron,
Ohio, one of the men injured BY the ex-
plosion. died early today at the Dover
| General hospital Paul Green OF Bos
ton and Ralph Luce and +. 3 Butler,
whose addresses are unavailable are
reported TO be in critical condition.
All the men were quartered at the ma =
rine barracks at the arsenal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
COL. E. H.R. GREEN
ADOPTS ORPHANS

NEW YORK, Dec lS-eCOl t. II. II.
Green, son of ltctty Green continues to
play the role Of benefnCtOr In adopting
French war orphans. His ninth charge,
Mile, Jennie Turpaud, who is ~ years
old, has gone to Wilkesharre, Pa, 10
begin her American education at the
Wilhesharre Technical school The
other orphans are at various schools
In the vicinity Of New York
Mile, Jennie, whose father was Roger
Turpaud a poilu killed in the early
part Of the war after receiving every
decoration possible for gallantry ar
rived in New York recently from
France.
Although Col Geen was waiting at the
pier with his automobile to carry the
little girl to the Waldorf she had mis-
laid her passports. and therefore was
forced TO go to Ellis Island. The colonel
spent the greater part Of the day be-
fore he could straighten out the tangle
with immigration officials, and then
Mile Jenrie was whisked away to the
hotel
ON the trip to the hotel in Col.
Green's limousine Mile Jennie sat back
IN the uNurously upholstered seat,
clappcd her hands and kept up a chat
ter In French. Although the colonel
couldn't understand everything his lit
tie charge said. he fairly beamed he
cause Of her happiness.
Mile Jennie is exceptionally bright
and eventually will become happy
American citizen. When her studies are
completed at the WiIkesbarre school she
Miss Anna OlCott, principal OF the
WUkcsbarre institution, who also Met
Mile Jennie at the pier, will be m
charge Of the little French lass
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
Go Into By-WdyS
To Finish Campaign
On Tuberculosis

Reach those people who have yet not
had "a chance to contribute. Is the plea
advanced Thursday by workers inter
ested In the Shelby County Tuberculosis
associations $o2, 600 campaign The to-
tai fund now reported Is 500 ,4057O
We must he NJ and doing" said t.
A. Garrison, Chicago worker, who is
here In interest Of the campaign Thurs
day "Thc subscriptions are coming In
slowly but with a little added energy
VIII put the campaign over by Satur
day. Some Of the divisions have not
yet reported but We shortly expect to
roll the total sum past $40 900, from
where the sailing will be comparatively
easy"
Wednesday saw several subscriptions
from parties who have not Yet been
approached by any division workers.
one check for $50 was handed to the
Chamber Of Commerce Red Cross
christmas Seal team. Mrs. s. G. Ma
ior Is chairman Of this team and has
nv co-workers Mrs George Wellons and
Mrs, Randolph Chears one check for
S25 was handed seal sales team wed To-
nesdav, the recipient this time being
Mrs, Frank Cochran, whose team Is sta
toned at Manhattan Savings Bank and
Trust company,
Workers In the campaign ana in the
seal sales Thurgday stressed the idea
Of donations to women engaged In sell
ing the Christmas seals Their plea
was for those Memphians who have
not contributed to give to tho ladies IN
charge at the various booths placed
about the city.
The seal sale Wednesday brought IN
s67l.72 The largest division renort was
from Mrs X. p, Woodson, chairman of
the woman's division who recorded
s341 Mrs. A. G. Refer, stationed ut
Loew's Lyceum. in charge Of the Mac
Cabees team, reported second best total
In Wednesdays sales Mrs Refer. Nc
cording to headquarters, Is proving her
self mn unusually hard working sales
woman
John e calhoun "Wednesday night
made II four minute talk before n labor
meeting Mt Carpenters hail other
four minute takers are being Secured
to aid In the campaign
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18

} Gillette, who is said to have n vito
! esidinE here, was head office man for
the Wilson company and was one m
SIN men who were forced To Jump from
windows to CSuare the flames None
of the six, according to details received
here. were seriously injured and all es-
caDed with severe shaking up
The Store building was a two-story
brick structure with the hotel rooms
on the second floor The Wtson fire
department, ai5ed by volunteers, fought
the flames and succeeded in prevCntiog
tho spread beyond the store and hotel.
although for a time II was feared the
poStoffiCe and bank, adjoiring the store
building, were doomed The contents
Of the postoffice and bank, during he
progress Of the fire, were removed. but
the strenuous efforts of the fire fight
ers succeeded in prventing the flames
from reaching these structures,
wire from Little Rock. received
Thursday afternoon, stated that
the total loss in the fire at Wilson
would reach $4,000, with u total Of
$l09. GOO In insurance. Tho manager OF
the Wilson company sta ed to The
News Scimitar correspondent at VIII
| son that he was unable as yet to de-
| termine the exact total loss but that
| 500 600 would be a very low estimate,
The ROE Lee Wilson company is
| ore of the largest concerns dealing IN
lumber and plantation products in the
| South, The commissary burned fur
nished supplies to more than 5000 per
sons, II, r., Lee Wilson. the president
Of the concern, resides in Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
NEW TAX LAWS TO
REVIVE INDUSTRY
IN TENNESSEE
Gov. Roberts Believes That
People Will Approve Them
When They Understand
Methods and Results. -

II am satisfied that when the busl-
ness men and all property owners in
the state thoroughly understand the
principles and the method Of working
out the new assessment and taxation
laws, that they will be almost univer-
sally approved" said Gov. A. H. Rob
erts Thursday morning, soon after his
arrival from Nashville,
While individual property owners,
said the governor, who for years have
been paying far less than others own
lbg similar property, are assessed on
the real value OF their land, will, OF
course, make strong objection, the laws
will in shoir ykDrking out, benefit a
great majority Of the people, 1t is q
fact that In some counties the assess
ment has been absurdly low, and In
such counties the state appraisers have
made heavy average increases, but on
the whole, the increases will be found
70 have been equalized.
THE result will be that we soon Shall
have the lowest tax rate in the history
Of Tennessee, and yet through the tax
alton Of property that has heretofore
partially or wholly escaped taxation,
the state will receive sufficient reve-
nue. for its needs.
with low tax rate, outside capital
vii be attracted for development Of our
industries and the establishment of new
industries. The same rule will apply
as to county and municipal tax rates,
all of which should be reduced in line
with the decrease In the state tax
rate"
Gov. Roberts Is here especially In the
interest Of the naval recruiting cam
paign 70 enlist 1850 young Tennes-
scans az members of the crew OF the
new battleship Tennessee, the largest
dreadnough in the navy
GOV. Roberts and Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels together worked out this
plan and the campaign in the state fol
enlisting the men needed Is now on
Gov. Roberts accompanied Capt. r. II
Leigh, L. S. NJ and his aides to Mem
phis to lend his influence in the re-
cruittng campaign,
The governor and Capt. Leigh and the
other naval officers in the party were
guests Thursday noon at the weekly
forum luncheon at the Chamber oil
Commerce.
Scores of the governors friends called
on him Thursday morning although he
said that his visit has no political sig.
nlficance whatever. He may remain
in Memphis until Friday night
During the morning Gov. Roberts hat
a short visit with Gov. Frank O. Low.
| den, who is also stopping at the Hote
Chisca. The two governors have beer
personal friends for long time.
Gov. Lowden's rooms were as crowded
as those of Gov. Roberts Throughout
the morning, Gov. Lowden, whose dis.
| tinguished career is well known, has 6
warm handclasp and great persona
magnetism, and made some hundreds
Of new friends during his short stay II
Memphis. Many Of his neighbors from
| across the river In Arkansas. where ht
| owns n number of plantations were ir
| the city to greet him Thursday.