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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
Ak Swinging Affair
Lands Participants
In Hospital And Jail

AM AK q. -, tIis as Fthe la 4
prop" in q melodrama, presented be-
fore dawn Friday at Waldorf ayenue
and Miller place with negroes serving
as the actors, according to Policemen
Ham and Taylor, will never recover
from the effects of the ardent use to
which it was subjected. or the actors
Arthur Hunter is dead and America
Hunter is unaware that she Is a
patient in the Memphis General hos
pital Suffering from fractured skull
and mauled head. she was uncon-
scious Friday, Halle Moore, negro, who
served well as heavy" man. is In a
cell charged with malicious assault
America and Arthur lived on their
farm at Caplevillc. Tenn. Following a
disagreement Thursday, America came
to Memphis and went to the home of
her sister, Everly Moore, living at Wal
dorf avenue and Miller place. Then she
had Arthur placed under a peace bond.
That night Arthur, taking along an ak,
went to the house where America was
staying and Everly's husband gave him
room for the night. Arthur then went
to Americas room. and when she re-
fused to go back to him, he swung the
ak on her head several times, so police
say.
Halle Moore, according to Ham and
Taylor, entered the scene. He wrenched
the AK from Arthur and swung 1t sew
eral times on Arthur's head Arthur
died Friday morning in the hospital.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
DRAFT Of LEAGUE
SEEMS SCERTA|NO Of
EARLY AMENDMENT
Lawrence Proves That Agree
ment as Drawn Was Only
Regarded as Tentative and
Changes Practically Sure.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
The News ScImItar's Special Corr


spondent.
WASHINGTON, March Most ev-
erybody here now expects to see the
covenant of the league of nations
amended upon President Wilson's re-
turn to Paris. Cablegrams from Paris
indicating clearly that some of the
British delegates believe certain modi-
flcations ought to be made are in line
with conservative opinion here, which
never took seriously the report that
President Wilson was uncompromising-
ly against amendment.
The fact that the American mission
is quoted by the Paris correspondent
as believing there will be no change
means merely an unwiIlingness to say
anything contrary to the supposed po-
sition of the president as reported
abroad.
1t is quite probable, however, that
when Mr.. Wilson gets to Paris he will
find a considerable sentiment for care
ful revision Of the document, Anyone
who saw how hastily the special COM
mlttee of IA, headed by President Will
son, worked to get the draft done In
time to permit Mr.. Wilson to carry 1t
nhCh' W AIneTlCa Coulu NOT out nave
the impression that it was only tenta-
tive draft. The foreign delegates all
recognized the Importance OF getting
American sentiment behind the league.
They assisted in making~it possible for
the president to take something back
to America, and for league OF ma
tions made in months time the re-
suit can not be regarded as so very
far afield, though the antiquities were
bound to excite criticism and will un-
questionaby be cleared up in the next
few weeks.
Certainly the British government
would never accept the document in its
present form, and nobody believed II
would when Mr.. Wilson left for Amer
lea. The understanding also was that
Continued on Page 13, Column 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07

Gas was turned on Friday at a few
OF tho hospitals and places where there
was the most urgent need for It, All
hands Of the company now are busily
engaged IN seeing that tho principal
mains are being eruptiod OF air and Ia
restoring service to patrons Tho bulk
of the city should have service by Sat-
urday night
The restoration Of the gas service
involves even more detail than the cut
ting off according to Who explanation
OF Guy Turner, manager Of production
for the Memphis Gas and Electric COM
pany II will be necessary before the
gas is again turned into the mains to
dig down 10 tho end OF each district
main, Of which there are five. and
purge II OF all afr. Then II will he
necessary for meter expert to visit
the residence or office OF each con-
out the gas. No consumer viii be au-
thortZed to resume use OF the gas until
his stove or lamp has been tested by
the meter expert. This Is very nsces-
sary precaution. as gas and air form
nm explosive mixture, and II Is pos
sible for serious explosion to result
when match Is applied to such q
mixture, The gas company wants TO
forestall such accidents by having ita
meter men make the tests at each
place before the consumers resume the
use Of gas,
Consumers generally are warned not
to attempt to turn on their meters and
test out the gas themselves. The gas
can not be urned back ino the mains
until It Is known that every meter haMI
bppn turned off
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
DIXIE MACHINE GUN
UNITS REACH N. Y

NEW YORK, March A@t The Is off,
GERS and 66l men Of ths S3sth machine
gun battalion; IS officers and 5S5 men
OF the 33bth machtes gun battalion; 10
officers and s47 nen of the S34th ma
chine gun battalion, all Of the S7th di-
vision tiiait0hal army troops Of Ar
kansas, louisiana and MississippD,
were among Ire 4,400 troops arriving
here today hhOarda the steamer Nom
golis from Ft2nc4
About 1000 Of bhe men aboard the
vessel Were conyaieeclng from sickness
or wounds. H
Other troops includedN,ir addition TO
units from the Northwestern states. the
meteorological detachment signal corps,
S0ist aero squadron, 4s2d aerial con-
struction squadron, 467th and 46Sth en-
gineer pontoon trains, 40lst pontoon
park and the 10th antiaifcraft sector
together with 149 casual officers of va
rious branches of the service,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
MAY |, ELIMIT FOR
OLD STYLE CONTRACTS


WASHINGTON, March L. No obJec-
ton will be made by the bureau OF
markets to bona fide cotton sales or
purchases under old style contracts for
the sole purpose of lquidating actually
existing long or short interests, pro-
Vided such liquidation is accomplished
not later than May /, 1919, after which
date all transactions must be new style
contracts, as provided in the law APP
proved March I,
Firms having such outstanding in
terests on March would be required
to report their positions at once and
to make daily reports of the number
of bales sold or bought until their out
standing old-style contracts are filled,
Call transactions must comply with
the new-tyle contracts as fixed by the
law.
Conferences between Charles j.
Brand. chief of the bureau Judge Ora
ham, cotton futures attorney for the
treasury department, and other Off
cials have resulted In an infotmal opn-
ion, which was expressed today as fol-
lows:
THE question as TO whether or not
there can be trading In old style con-
tracts, In liquidation OF outstanding con-
tracts entered into prior to March d,
IL open to serious doubt from legal
standpoint. As practical matter, we
sympathize with the trade in Its situa-
ton brought about by making the
amendment effective with approval of
the act, instead OF later, as originally
contemplated.
In the circumstances no objection
will be made to bona fide sales or pur-
chases Of old-style contracts for the
sole purpose Of liquidation Of actually
existing long or short interests, pro-
vided such liquidation is accomplished
not later than May /, 1919. on and
after which date all sales or purchases
on exchanges must be new-stylo con-
tracts
IN order that the treasury depart
ment may be constantly advised Of the
situation 1t viii be necessary for each
firm having any outstanding interest
on March 4 to report either directly or
through the clearing house to the cot
ton futures attorney at once its exact
position in each month and to report
for each day the number Of bales sold
or bought In reduction of such out
standing interest. until all outstanding
old style contracts have been entirely
liquidated,
with reference to call transactions,
an examination OF the act fails to dis
close any language upon which the gov
ernment would be warranted In basing
the ruling that new trades may he
executed In old-style contracts pur-
sUAnt to call transactions -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
TAKES
PLACE Of MEETING
Commissioner Circulating Re.
quest for Referendum on
City Manager Bill.

At the daily conference of the city
officials, corporation lawyers, politicians
and job hunters 1t was decided to
abandon the much heralded mass meet
ing to protest against the city manager
bill which will be introduced and sup
ported by 8 of the II members of the
Shelby delegation in the Legislature. The
two members who will not support the
bill are Representative Hanover, of
Binghamton, the mayors selection, and
Representative Galella associated with
counsel for the street railway and tele.
phone companies. The remainder OF
the delegation win stand by its pledge
to pass the biIl. AaE,siB
4 take tlls ies OF the mass meet.
.tig u was decided to circulate a petit
ton asking the people to sustain the
mayor and commissioners and the two
members OF the legislature In violating
their pledge. A goodly number OF
names are said to have been attached
TO the petition on the assurance that
''it costs nothing"
The burden of the swan song of the
petition carried around by Commission
er Miller is that the people want a ref
erendum. This is, Of course, pure cam
outage as the legislative delegation was
elected on platform pledging it to
the city manager plan and the mem
bers present at the time they were
nominated, including Hanover and Ga
leila. also pledged themselves individu
ally to support the measure. It was
upon this platform and personal pledge
that the delegation was elected with.
out opposition
Mayor Monteverde and Commission
ers Mason and Miller wrote in their
own platform this pledge: I'VE pledge
ourselves unreservedly to the city man.
ager plan Of government as proposed
by the business mems committee and
agree to enact and support legislation
to that end"
The outstanding fact is that these mer
were elected upon platform pledgine
them to do a given thing and that they
have repudiated the pledge They
signed document committing them.
selves to measure and now are seek.
ing some sort of public expression 4
sustain their contention that ii was "a
scrap Of paper
The city administration, backed b,
the corporate interests, Is endeavOrinf
to perpetuate itself in office. Under tht
present charter the mayor receive.
$4,000, and the commissioners So, 600
Under the proposed charter the mem
bers Of the council would receive onl.
5000 year.
OF course no one in Memphis, will
The exception of the mayor and com
missioners, who are about the last I,
discover anything except an opportunit,
to throw some business in the direction
of their private enterprises, believes
any one of them could ever be elected
to any office. But II they should b,
elected the pay would be small anC
the charter would absolutely prohib
them from playing politics.
If the new charter were in effect anC
Commissioner Miller were circulating
petition in behalf of the city admins
tratfon as he is now doing he woulS
be liable to removal from office ant
his pay would be stopped.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
MORE TROOPS GO OVER
TO SIDE OF RADICALS

LONDON, March "A German wire
less dispatch received here states that
In addition to the volunteer marine dl-
vision and portion OF the republican
militia, parts Of the Second guards regl-
ments and the guards fuslleer regl-
ment went over to the Spartacans
Wednesday.
owing to the strike of printers and
compositors, the Wolff bureau is said
to be unable TO circulate its printed
bulletins.
A Berlin dispatch to the Mail sent
from there Wednesday midnight assert =
ed 1t was reported IN government cir
reached at Weimar, the strike might
Cnd to-day
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
1888 FOREIGN MEDALS
AWARDED TO YANkS

PARIS, March 7.--Foreign medals TO
the number of 1888 had been awarded
to members of the American expedi-
tionary force up to Feb. 26, according
and Stripes, Of this number 5000 were
French war crosses, 61 medals of the
Legion OF Honor, 124 the military medal
and 9S the Honneur des Epidemies.
The British decorations totaled SIS, in
cluding 154 military crosses and 25l
military medals. Belgium decorated 81
Italy five.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07

been H. The weather cleared today
and the sea was smooth
Having placed himself under the or
ders Of Rear Admiral Grayson, his per-
sonai physician. President Wilson did
not arise until o'clock yesterday The
president had long promenade on the
decks of the George Washington yes
terday afternoon with Mrs Wilson and
Read Admiral Grayson He showed no
effects OF his recent hard work except
traces Of the fatigue which were ap-
parent when he sailed eastward from
New York.
Last night the president was much
refreshed by reason Of his let-down IN
work, and he will continue his regimen
OF quiet for several days, postponing
until the last part Of the voyage mat
ters awaiting his attention
Last evening the president saw him-
self as the public frequently sees him
lin moving pictures taken of him on
the occasion Of his recent visit to Bos-
ton, The George Washington yesterday
nlado good speed through the mist and
a driving rain.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
NEW FACES, WHITE
AND BLACK, ON FORCE

During the past month Mayor Monte
verde and Commissioner Miller placed
l3 patrolmen and four detectives on
the force There really are only Is
additional men, as the two negro de-
tectives Freeman Gates and Mathew
Thornton, were named following the re-
tirement Of AL Hurst and Jim Mahon
veteran members Of the force, The
other two detectives are Hoyle, REIN
stated and assigned to special work,
and Dixon, formerly with S. II. Treze-
want, United States marshal, who is
assigned to special work out of the
mayors office, The patrolmen receive
$50 and the detectives 500.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
FUND NEARs GOAL.

to be collected In the campaign to raise
$4,000 with which TO purchase the pres
ent property used by the Bethany
Training home. on Chelsea avertNe, ac-
cording to a report made by A. J. Val
lery, the superintendent. Only a few
days remain in which to complete the
tions may mail checks TO Mrs. r. r.
Lindsey. treasurer. 1895 Dorothy place,
or to Mr.. Vallery, 90l Chelsea avenue.
The directors wish to extend thanks TO
those who have so generously con-
tributed to the campaign. &a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
CHINESE PIRATES AGAIN
ACTIVE OFF SHANTUNG

TOXIC, March Chinese pirates are
reported active off the coast OF Shan
tung. A Japanese sailor who was
found swimming In the sea and brought
back 10 Japan. said he was one OF the
crew of who sailed in coasting
schooner from Tsngtau. OFF the Shan
tung coast three strange junks drew
rapidly alongside and 30 pirates armed
with pistols and swords boarded the
schooner. looted the vessel and put the
crew to the sword. The only survivor
jumped overheard and kept afloat I'M
I'll rescued.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
APPEALS FOR TOWNS.

BRUSSE S. March deputy
Minaudy Of the Belgian chamber, has
sent petition 10 Brand Whitlock,
Ar"~'can minister, for transmission to
President Wilson. appealing to Ameri-
rar " 'nerosity for the towns Of Herve
and Battice, IN the Liege region which
furnished the first victims OF German
atrocities IN 1914, These two towns arc
declared 10 have been the greatest SUI
terers " BelEium.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
HUNS REFUSE PLAN AND 4,
:, MAKE C0UNTER-OFFER

PARIS, March 7.-Germany has re-
fused the proposition for the use of her
merchant ships by the allies, made to
her delegates at Spa, the armistice
commissions headquarters.
The counter proposition Is made by
The Germans that they will release the
German shipping desired in return for
a definite assurance that enough food
VIII be sent into Germany to enable
the government to Withstand the Bolsh-
eyik movement,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
NAVAL AWARD BOARD
ON WAR HONOR NAMED

WASHINGTON, March Appoint
ment Of board Of award TO consider
the cases OF all officers recommended
to receive medals or crosses for dis
tinguished service in the war was an
nounced today by Secretary Daniels
The board is headed by Rear Admiral
Austin M, knight and includes in its
personnel Rear Admirals M. T. Endi-
colt, Charles ]. Badger and Dewitt
Coffman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
LANGLEY ON TRIAL.

The jury In the case Of Harry Lang
ley is celebrating over a charge that
Langley violated the four mile liquor
law,
fendant was Robert Walker II, oper-
ator at the police station, who testified
that the police department sent him to
a place on Gayoso avenue to buy whls-
ky as evidence to catch Langley. The
boy testified that he paid Langley for
two half pints OF whisky and got the
liquor The trial is in the First crim-
InaI court
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
ROBBERS GET $4,000
AMID BRIGHT LIGHTS

NEW YORK. March 7,--Robbers, OPP
Grating in brightly lighted corridor OF
the Adams Express company building on
lower Broadway, robbed a brokers' mes
senger of $50. 900 worth of Liberty bonds
and other securities today, The mes
senger boy was said to have been
severely beaten.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
UPHOLD APPLE RATES.

WASHINGTON, March 7-ExIsting
freight rates on apples in carloads from
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas arc not
unreasonable or preferential to Arkan,
sas and Colorado growing districts, the
Interstate commerce commission held
atoday In dismissing complaint filed
by the public utilities commission Of
Kansas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
EAST rs EASY.

How the swindler gets by In the large
Eastern cities was graphically brought
out at Thursdays luncheon OF the Re
tail Credit man at the Hotel Gayoso
Stunts are piled off by artists In the
crooked game and gotten by with
which would cost a Memphis credit mar
his job according to authentic expert
ences narrated. The luncheon was a
get-acquainted meeting, the member
ship having become so large that the
members have TO renew acquaintance
with one another ever so often
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
PERSIAN GIVES DINNER
TO LANSING AND WIFE

PARIS, March 7-Mirza AH-Kuli
Khan, Persian charge d'affaires at
Washington, gave dinner last evening
in honor of Secretary Of State and Mrs.
malek, Persian minister OF foreign af-
fairs. Many distinguished guests were
present lncleding former American
Ambassador and Mrs w. G. Sharp, Col.
and Mrs. House. Gen. Pershing, Gen.
Bliss and many Perslans who were in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
Forced Use of Coke.

Inference may be drawn from a state-
ment made by Mr.. Turner that The
News Sclmitars campaign for better
gas began to bear fruit a week ago.
We haven't used a pound OF coal In
week" Mr. Turner said In reply to
a question, I'VE have been using coke
and Oil"
BY this statement Mr. Turner inno-
Gently admitted the truth of the dis
closures Of The News Scimitar that
the gas company had been using coal
In the manufacture of gas when IL
should have used coke.
The breakdown was caused, accord
ing to his explanation because the
widely expressed disgust Of the con-
sumers at the quality Of gas which
they were getting had inspired the OPP
orators Of the gas generator TO push
II away beyond its capacity. This re-
suited, he said. in clogging the pipes
leading from the generator to the
mains with SCOT and oil refuse, which
prevented the gas from passing through
and compelled the plant to shut down
until these pipes could be cleansed.
Tie plant has been overworked for
long time, Mr.. Turner said and eff
forts have been made to push II be-
yond its capacity. The company has
been unfortunate he said, in its efforts
to secure apparatus to increase the ca
DaCitV of the plant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
AMERICAN OFFICER TO
AID BRITISH AGAIN

WASHINGTON, March Rear Ad-
miral Joseph Strauss, commanding the
return to England to cooperate with
the British naval forces in the work OF
removing the. North sea barrage, Sec
retary Daniels announced today. The
greater part Of this bararge was set by
American layers and the mines used
were nlanufactured In this country
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
SCHIEDMANN TENDERS
RESIGNATION TO EBERT

AMSTERDAM, March 7.-Chancenor
Scheidemann has handed his resignation
tQ President Ebert to enable the presi-
ident to have free hand to deal with
the present situation. according to the
Zeitung Am Mittag OF Berlin. Ebert
declined to accept the resignation and
requested Scheidemann and the cabinet
to remain In office
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
LINER LANDS TROOPS.

BOSTON. March 1.-THE White Star
liner Yedic returned $500 soldiers TO
home esores here todaJ. most of them
prisoners at German camps, where they
were taken in 1917 from the raider
Moewe, which had sunk their vessel
the steamer Esmeralds-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
SIX WANT TO FIGHT

Six more red booded Americans have
been accepted by the marines at their
local recruiting office for active service
They are Alfred IT. Cox, 6i7 South Iau-
derdale street; Allen Cox, Fort Smith,
Ark; Clark Handiey and William A..
Ellis, Little Rock, Ark, Fred w.
Grimes, Dauphine, Ala. and Elmer j..
Gilbert Ferndale. Ark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
BRITAIN WILL LIFT
BARS ON MATERIALS

LONDON, March Tit Is not posi-
BILE to remove all restrictions on inn
ports from foreign countries into the
United Kingdom, but raw materials
will be free from restrictions, w. c.
Bridgeman nder-secretary for the
board Of trade, announced In the house
OF commons today,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
CAPT. HARRY FREED.

Mllt Harry. captain OF the Liberty,
who was arrested recently when whisky
was found on his boat, was not indicted
Friday when the bill of indictment was
presented TO the grand jury, The
charge of violating the liquor law
against Capt Harry was ignored.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
BISHOP A0SS' CONDITION
PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED

MUSKoGEE, Okla, March THE
is critically i'll at his, home here, Is
practically unchanged today. His ply
sician reports no material change and
a fairly restful night, but holds out
little hope for the recovery Of the
bishop,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
HUN TROOPS RECAPTURE
RIGA: BOLSHEVIKl BEATEN

LONDON, March 7.-German troops
on the Baltic coast have severely de.
feated the Bolsheviki and have recap
tured Riga. according to a report re-
ceived by the Telegraph.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
Dies After Being
Asleep I3 Days

PITTSBURG, Kan, March t.
A. G. Coleman. a Kansas city
Southern shop empoye, who had
been almost continuously asleep for
l3 days, died at a hospital here last
night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
GEN. BUCK CHANGED,

WASHINGTON, March Mai Cen.
Beaumont Buck was ordered today
from Camp Macarthur. Tex, to CONS
mand Camp Meade, Md.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
Why High Bills.

Just why the gas bills Of the patrons
of the Memphis Gas and Electric COM
pany have often been twice and three
times as large as normal, was care
fully explained to The News Scimitar
Friday morning by Guy S. Turner. man
lContinucd on Page II. Column -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07

The countess OF Rothes Is one of tho
many British nobewumen who devoted
their time TO war hospital work during
the late war. Lady Rothes 10 the wife
Of the nineteenth holder Of the title.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, with prob
ably rain Saturday;
somewhat warmer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-07

CONTINUED on Page 10, Column 81