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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
CANADIAN WOOL CLIP
TO GO TO HIGH MARK

WINNIPEG. Man. Nov e White tNa
estimate Is not vet complete for the
wool clip Of Canada for 1919 II is Off
clally stated that It promises to record
the high mark for a decade in the Do
minion. The 1918 outnut was apnroxi-
mately 100000 pounds. The price of
wool this year Is from 40 to 20 cents
per pound In Eastern markets for
~r'des ranging to fine medium comb
ing.
,'revious to the war there was a wool
shortage evident. The war has ac-
centuated the shortage. During the
period of hostilities It is~estimated that
e0,000,000 sheep were slaughtered In
Eurone, reducing the possibilities of the
worlds output 400 900 pounds an
nually.
The price of wool In Canada in 1913
was from - to rs cents. With war in
flated prices of wool there are many
more farmers today in the Dominion
raising sheep The Canadian govern
ment has embarked upon a campaign
to encourage sheep breeding. BY an
1rranCement with cooperative wool
growing ard sheen breeders associa-
tons throughout Canada the Dominion
department OF agricu ture is surviving
wool graders for the purpose Of grading
clips Scientific grading and co-onera-
tive marketing have greatly increased
he farmers profits.
According TO census figures the
sheep population of Canada In 1918 was
: .052.74S This small number shows
the depressing effects of adverse con-
ditions of former wears on the sheep
business. With millions Of acres await
ing settlement. Canada. according to eX-
perts, has room for many more million
sheep.
Surprising TO relate, only 64S,429 sheep
are In the provinces of Manitoba, Sas-
| katchewan, Alberta and British Column
bia. where range in extensive, The re-
| mainder of Canada's sheep are owned
| by the small farmers OF the eastern and
maritime provinces. ontario is first
with a7s,sal, and Quebec next with
959,070.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Painted Women
Vote As They Are
a Ordered To
BY MEMORY M'coRp.

Her hair was q brilliant yellow, a
great mass Of peroxided material that
looked as II 1t once might have been
red, and her eyes were blazing blue,
the shade Of ocean waves at shutdown
Pretty she might have been If sleep had
recently visited her.
There" at election place, 440 Beale
avenue, she appeared as a. ghost, a
vivid nsistent one that trailed around
In silk and velvet.
1T was fierce getting up so early"
she remarked yawning. still ii had
to be done. Bettah be reused up now
kinder early than yanked out for good
little bit later"
''Heah you are, old fellow" she con-
tinued, showing her ballot under the box
tenders nose, land put me down voted
good and proper, so headquarters will
let me alone. My---but I'm sleepy" she
added, passing out.
WHO Is she?" somebody asked, and
the girl woman half turned around
III" she questioned. laughing scorn-
fully well, what's that to your" and
struggling she passed out.
''Maxine--from down In the district
was the remark OF a policeman, kind
OF pretty, amt she?''
She was and SO were others who fol-
lowed--all women of the underworld
Sleepy and tired with their haggard
paint Redeemed faces, they mechanically
cast their votes. Cast them, too, In the
way they had been instructed.
what in the -------- do we care" they
drawled, about 1t anyway, only we
gotta live, amt weH
And we're voting on the man that'l
let us" another one added.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
ENGLISH LINERS QUIT
SWINGING mine FLOATS

LONDON, Nov. Atlantic liners are
no longer swinging out their paravenes
as they approach the British Isles or
continental Europe. Parayenes are
cigar shaped floats swung out from the
sides OF the ship by special davits and
connected with the bow by cables, by
which floating mines are swept up and
held harmless No ship equipped with
this British invention has come TO grief
yet even though II Of course Is not eff
ficacious against n head-on bow.tip COL
lision with n mine or a sideswipe II u
vessel were turning
Liners are still required TO have life
boat drills for passengers when APP
preaching European waters, but the
ship pursers follow these regulations
sparlngly on one day the passengers
are paraded Alphabetically and assigned
10 numbered lifeboats. Roll call COM
pletes the formaiity, all over in ten
minutes, after which the passengers
hear nothing more.
Vessels making port in the English
| channel. the North sea and the Mediter-
ranean arc more cautious. as mines con-
| tinue to be menace In those waters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Citizens League
Counting Every
Vote As 1t Is Cast

Workers for the Citizens league,
three at each voting precinct, are keep
ing accurate count Of every vote that
Is cast.
Each man has small hand counting
machine. Consequently In no ward or
precinct would II be possible to report
a greater number of votes than those
actually cast, without detection.
The perfect organization of the Citi-
zens league in evidence at the polls
Thursday morning was a surprise to
the Williams forces.
Even In the strong Williams wards,
from the First to the Twelfth, there
were double the number Of workers for
Rowlett Paine to those for Williams,
and In number Of them a surprisingly
heavy vote for Paine was reported
early In the day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
PINCH HAS LOST
ALL ITS GLORY

In the first precinct OF the Third
ward, so per cent OF the women had
voted voted by 70 o'clock, as one me, election OF.
women registered here, and four
have voted" he said.
The way the vote has switched to
the residence wards amazed the old
timers, The Acknowledgement did II,
Where o few years ago, when the city
was wide open, the first wards OF
the city were big ones, and early vote
was heavy Thursday they showed as
follows after being open an hour:
Ward one, precinct, l. II; precinct q,
30; ward 2, precinct /, 10; precinct q,
10 ward 3, precinct /, n; precinct @,
20. At II O'Clock, two hours after the
polls opened, the famous first precinct
Of the Fifth ward showed only 70
votes cast.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
SHE DIDN'T KNOW
WILLIAMS WAS DEAD

She was little woman. well past so,
but with rosy cheeks and smile that
made YOU think of mother. She was
not overburdened with furs and femin-
Inc finery but dressed in a fashion that
reminded of stories you have read of
homecoming boy, the kind who by her
attire one can tell makes the best sort
of pies. And she was casting her first
vote.
Just as this little woman entered the
voting place where citizens OF the Ninth
ward, first precinct Thursday are bal
loting, she glanced around Almost
Identical with her glance was the ar
rival OF huge limousine bearing FLAIR
ing Williams banners and decorated
with large wreaths OF flowers,
We'll, | didn't know Williams was
dead yet" remarked the little old lady
as she entered the polling place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
J. Williams Negro
Cook Caught; Tries
To Vote Three Times

Birdie Blair, negress.' 266 Gayoso ave-
nue. who said she cooked for Joe VIII
liams, mayoralty candidate, was arrest
ed, for the third time. The first time
repeating. She was apprenended at the
booth on Beale avenue after she reap
peared In an effort to vote It Is charg
ed for the third time The first time
she was allowed to vote. The second
time she is said to have changed her
clothes and got by with another bal
lot. The third time she reappeared as
she did the first, with hat off When
caught by officers for the Citizens
ticket, she is said to have claimed that
she merely was trying to show others
how to vote.
Charles Garibaldi. chief deputy in the
sheriff's office, with others, took Birdie
In tow and locked her up In the
county jail,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
NEGRO WOMEN LINED
UP IN SIXTH WARD

Two or three score negro women were
lined up at the Second precinct Of the
Sixth ward soon after polls opened
each one carrying conspicuouly in her
hand a Williams instruction card At
10 o'clock each of the u booths at that
precinct was occupied by negro wom-
an, writing the cross mark on the bal
lot opposite the Williams candidates
But out of 80 or 40 ballots that had
been cast by white men, Citizens league
workers estimated that rs votes had
gone TO Paine and his ticket.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
RED CROSS STEPS ASIDE
FOR ELECTION DAY

Even SO important an institution as
the American Red Cross had to step
aside for one day, to let Memphis elect
n mayor and commissioners. The
workers OF the women's division took
a day off from the third annual Red
Cross roll call. and went TO the polls.
But they took their blanks and PEN
ellis with them. and any man without a
Red Cross button pinned on his coat,
stood splendid chance Of being stop
ped at the polls.
Work In the drive will be started with
vengeance again Friday morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

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When you use this harmless powder
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
WILL REBUILD PLANT.

alfalfa, Ala, Nov 6,--Steps viii
be taken at once to rebuild the plant
of the Alfalfa Oil company, which was
almost completely destroyed, by fire
yesterday morning, according to N. h.
Ware, manager of the company. Loss
sustained is estimated at $150,000, only
partly covered by fire. The flames, OF
undetermined origin, destroyed the main
mill with all its machinery. Damage
was also done to several railroad cars
on siding
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
HULET SMITH FIRED"
OUT OF ELECTION BOOTH

Hulet Smith, chief OF detectives. and
two Of the faithful watchdogs for the
Williams ticket in the person of har-
ness cops were fired out of the cleo
ton booth at McLemore avenue and
Cummings street at about IL o'clock
Thursday morning.
Andrew j. Harris, election officer,
told the policemen that they had no
business In the place and when they
were reluctant in obeying Mr.. Harris,
who has been a citizen of Memphis for
years, reiterated his demand with so
much heat that the political police took
ii on the lam
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
BOOTHS SCARCE so
BETTER VOTE EARL Y

The number of booths in three -fourths
of the wards Is so limited in compaIi-
son with the anticipated heavy vote
that unless every voter who can votes
early there will be jam in the poll
ing places in the closing hours
In most of the town wards only
IL booths have been supplied, and that
Is reported to be the number in most
of the wards, even in those with a reg
istratlon of 1900 to over 1000
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
TOURING CARS FOR
WILLIAMS NEGRESSES

The boast that the negro women
would vote for Joe Williams and his
ticket seemed borne out Thursday
morning in the first precinct OF the
Fifth ward. when the dusky bellies were
taken to the polling place, 440 Bealc
avenue. In big touring cars
Bearing big Williams banner. the
cars, every now and then, slipped up
to the curb, and milady stepped forth
The negro chauffeur waited until she,
or sometimes II was they, had voted.
Then the car whizzed her home again.
-Four policeman and deputy sheriff
were on hand at this polling place.
Boosters for both tickets also were
there.
Early In the day the workers for the
Citizens league outnumbered by four
to one the williams workers In the First
ward, and particularly in the second
precinct at which the voting was heavy
at the start.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Lady Eighty-fOur
Years Old Casts
First Vote For Paine

Miss Annie Neel, who Is "a years old,
voted for the first time Thursday
And Miss Neel voted for Rowlett
Paine and the others on the Citizens
league ticket.
Miss Neel lives In the Second precinct
Of the Fifth ward and was among the
first to vote there She came alone,
and walked to the polls in spite Of her
advanced age, and asked no one to aid
her In marking her ballot
Comparatively few white women are
registered in that ward, but a lady
worker there said that Paine should
get at least so votes Of white women,
and that many more men are for him
in that ward than would be supposed,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
SALVATION ARMY GETS
MANY MILITARY MEDALS

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--The distin-
guished service medal for exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished service
was conferred on Commander Evange.
line Booth Of the Salvation Army at one
OF the meetings held today by the
eastern congress OF that organization
here. About 1850 Salvation Army work :
ers who had toiled among the soldiers
In the front line trenches were present.
ed with bronze medals
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Ya-1 noA &ocs 4vsd.a4
"a Ho,smQrAA to ito
~hhboI neltca1 SKI.

A specialist has at last perfected a
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ot cause enlarged pores, blackheads
nd irritations. In fact, while II Is
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j also remedy for complexion
rouhles 1t is guaranteed pure and
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kin and protect the complexion from
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owder is made largely OF an ingred-
ent that skin specialists use In the
reatment of the complexion, And It
eally stays on better than any other
hce powder, or course, saying this.
very one knows we mean the famous
ta-may Powder tFrench Poudre
TAmel. This is the powder that does
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
NEGRO NANNY PUZZLED
BUT VOTES FOR FIVE

"Sho chile. | Amt nevah voted be-
TO, but dey done toll me TO mark n cross
on de first five names, an OATS easy
and dat's what Idone, I" said an old negro
nanny as she walked away from the
with five or six gally dressed negro
women.
ego poor fish, flashed one OF the
girls. "why didn't you ask me? You
probably spoiled your ballot and didn't
vote for all the Williams men,
well, amt learned desc new ways
and done voted anyhow" replied the
old nanny with chuckle of salts
faction r-'" 1nst
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
ATHEY ACCUSED TRYING
TO VOTE IN WRONG WARD

S. b. Athey, 625 Poplar avenue. son
Of a former sheriff and police chief.
was arrested Thursday morning when
trying to cast his vote in the Second
precinct of the Second ward. Election
officers challenged his vote on the
ground that he lives in the Twenty
third ward Athey was released on his
own recognizance pending grand jury
inquiry.
Athey maintains that he was under
the impression that he lived in the Sec
ond ward. He was one of the regis
trars in that ward and registered him
self. The boundary at the eastern limit
of the Second ward is Bayou Gayoso,
several blocks west of where Athey re-
sides.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
SIDELIGHTS ON The ELECTION
ACCUSES DAN SHEA OF
LOOKING AT BALLOTS

Deputy Sheriff Kummerle watcher
at the polling place Of the Second pre-
cinct OF the Second ward. and two burly
policemen very nearly came to blows
early in the voting Thursday morning
when the deputy accused Dan Shea
Williams election officer. OF peeplng at
ballots. most OF them cast by women.
when they were handed in for dropping
into the ballot box. The ballots were
cast but no arrest was made.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
LOUISIANA FOR WILLIAMS.

II has been charged that part Of
DeoSto county, Miss. where Mr., Will
liams lived for six years, was strong
for his election as mayor, but Y was
not known that his supporters 'would
come from so far away as Louisiana.
Among the half dozen Williams auto
mobiles stationed near the second pre-
cinct OF the Sixth ward, on Main near
Talbot, one auto with a Williams ban
ner bore Louisiana number.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
CUTTER ON GUARD.

MOBILE, Ala. Nov. 6.--The coast
guard cutter Tallapoosa, stationed at
the water front here to protect prop
erty from fire during the strike of
marine engineers, which has left the
city without harbor fire protection. The
cutter will maintain night and day
patrol until the strike of engineers is
ended
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
BRITISH LIBERALS HERE,

NEW YORK Nov "a nnrhe- ~
British Liberals arrived here from
Canada TO attend the conference OF
Americas and English Liberals TO be
held at the Hotel Commodore, on Oct.
= and %. Among them were +. w.
Pethick- Lawrence. an conomist and
feminist leader, and Mr.. r. ", Lang
don Davies, ~ A., president OF the
Cambridge union and examiner OF the
Scottish board OF education. There
we're also several writer's.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
WOMEN BUSY AS BEES.

Down IN the southwest and south
portions OF the city where Williams
made his strongest claims, early vot-
ing looked like smash to his caleu-
latlons A fair instance was In the
Thirteenth ward. Second precinct,
where. according to Squire T, W. Davis
a Williams supporter. three women were
voting TO every two men, The men
were divided, but all surface indications
gave Paine 100 per cent OF the women S
vote During the early voting no wom-
an was seen with Williams badge In
the southwest section, while crowds OF
them swarmed about each polling place
wearing Paine badges.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
COULDN'T BULGE JUDGE

Judge James NJ. Greer always honors
the ladies', but he found himself in
the middle of a. bad fix when he ar
rived at the voting place in the Nine
teenth ward.
Half dozen pretty workers for the
Paine ticket Immediately gathered
around him and tried to pursuade him
to vote for the Citizens league, But
as the Judge Is a lifelong friend Of j.
], Williams, and has many time and
oft said he was the best mayor Mem
phs ever had and that political gov
eminent is the only one for any city,
his intention to vote for Mr.. Williams
could not be changed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
sPrELER is HooTED.

In the sixteenth ward, Second pre-
cinct the Williams forces had spieler
dressed In n soldiers uniform making a
speech to the voters. He told them that
Paine was at the legislature but did
not vote for woman suffrage, but he
was for -that--bill" The women
laughed him away from the polls. His
uniform had no service stripe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
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n Mr.. ID. L. Burnes, Of Flowers Ave,
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
NEGRO is CHARGED WITH
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRE

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov 6.-The
fire marshal, after an investigation OF
the fire which damaged the Milne chair
factory to extent of $4,000 yesterday,
caused the arrest of George Mayfield,
negro, on the charge Of being RESPONSE
BILE for the fire.
Robert Sanders, one of the men in
iured in the first died late last night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
NAMED GREEK ENVOY.

ATHENS, Nov, g. tF'rench Wireless
Service. Nicholas Politis, Green min
lister OF foreign affairs, has been APP
pointed Greek representative on the
council of the league of nations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-22
FARMER GIVES OPIN.
ION ON NON.PARTISAN
LEAGUE LEADERS

PARMA, Idaho.-John w. Martin,
a well known farmer living near
Parma, is out with a statement in
which he advocates organization of
farmers along lines similar to that
of bankers, lawyers and business as
sociations, not necessarily for po-
litical purposes, but with economic
ends in view which might, of course,
occasionally take a political turn.
In discussing the subject, Mr.. Martin
throws some interesting side lights
on the Non-partisan league, concern
ing which he appears to have much
inside information. He says:
1.-THE Non-partisan league went too
far in that it became a goat for the
Socialist and other wild dreamers to
ride on, and charged large member
ship fees that went to the Socialist
advocates, who travelled over the
country spreading Trotzy's doc
trines.
"They drove away ten farmers to
every one who stayed with the move
ment until after election.
Attempts at Soviet or communist
systems to abolish private property
have been a failure from the earliest
times. The early Christians tried It
and fell to pieces"