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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
j. S.AGENTSKEE
CLOSE TAB UPON
n. Y. BOLSHEVIKI
Spread of Movement Reported
as AIarming-SeCre Len
inc Trotzky Aides Bring Big
Propaganda Fund Over.

NEW YORK. Jan. 7-Iustice depart
ment agents In New York who have
been watching German suspects I'm this
city have been assigned to the work OF
frustrating the activities Of five arouns
OF BolshevIki which have established
headquarters here, ii Is announced The
! spread Of BOlsheVism was admitted to
have become alarming.
Coincidentally, Alfred l.. Becker, dep
uty state encouragement, declared
that his department has unearthed evil
dence that secret agents Of Lenine
and Trot2y have reached this city with
"A fund Of nearly $500, 600 for propa o.
ganda purposes.
These agents, Il was said. nave been
circulating in workshops and factories,
holding secret meetings, which Culmi-
mated Yesterday In the opening session
OF a threc-day convention in the labor
lyCeum building.
The prime purpose Of this convention
IL said to be to absorb into the Boil
shevik movement In this and other
cities members Of the Industrial Work.
ers Of the World. anarchists and radical
socialists. Efforts also are being made
TO gain an affillRtlon with the Workers
International Industrial union, the
workers Defense union and groups
working for the release from prison Of
Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman
aud other political prisoners"
Plans Of the %agitators also are said to
include a program for weaving away
from the American Federation Of Labor
90 unions throughout the country who
are to be urged to organize "working-
mems councils under the Lenine,
Trotzky plan.
At the offices Of the department Of
justice it was admitted that a card
index OF 1000 red" agitators in this
city, Chicago. Philadelphia, Detroit,
Boston and other places, has been COM
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
EXPERTS WILL PASS
ON RABBITS POINTS

Judges have been selected for the
Tri-State Pigeon and Rabbit Breeders
association show. to take place on the
sixth floor Of the Chamber of Com
merce building Jan. 2S, The judges are:
Rabbits, c, c. Rittenbur. A, c. Lewis,
Mrs. George Pipes; pigeons, c. F. Pom
zonie, Hugh White, c, F. Jamison.
The members of the association will
hold a meeting Tuesday evening at s
O'Clock In the Chamber of Commerce
building to make plans for the show.
The public IL invited to attend and 1t
Is hoped that many visitors viii be
present, as the members want to in
terest as many persons as possible in
the advantages that are to be derived
from the raising OF pigeons and rab-
bits.
A. c. Seelbinder, the secretary-treas
urer of the association, who has been
breeding show pigeons and edible
good profits to be made in raising
pigeons and rabbits. The individual
may raise them for his own table and
thus reduce the butcher bill. or he
may sell them and get the cash. Seel-
binder says, Squads, he states, may
be sold In Memphis at an average price
OF above 90 cents a pound, and II
shipped to Chicago win bring so to 30
centH a pound, Rabbits for the table
will bring 30 cents a pound.
II sold for breeding or show pur-
poses, however, either the pigeons or
the rabbits may be exchanged for per-
fectly valid g~reenbacks a%ggregating s.
to sis. w.
Joe Mette, director of the poultry
division of the farm development bu-
reau, is a member Of the association
and is taking a great deal of interest
In Il. He will serve as superintendent
of the show.
Mr.. Mette will assist the other men,
bers In Keeping alive the interest in
the raising OF pigeons and IA bbits for
food which was revived and quickened
BY the severe food demands and high
food prices Of our inst months in the
world war. Wv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
PADEREWSKI SAYS
BOLSHEVISM MUST GO

WARSAW, Jan. Z. (By the Associated
tress' In commenting on what he
termed the slowness Of the allies 70
help the Poles stem the tide of Bol.
sneViSm, lgnace Jan P~aderewski. who
4 suggested as the first president Of
NE republic Of Poland, denounced the
bolshevist movement here, AS he smoke
cTowds outside the hotel windows we're
SUI cheering, singing the national an
mem and calling for him, although it
was . O'Clock In the morning and Mad
aine Paderewski was plaintively insist.
ing that her husband take some rest.
SAYING he had been speaking continu.
ously for 20 hours.
The Bolshevist idea Is to kill all
users OF the toothbrush" he said. III
this War is to help mankind, Bolsheyism
must be downed. Otherwise il was a
war Of hypocrisy, "
.The inevitable result of BoIsheyism
VIII be a return to the barbaric era in
RUSSIAN and Eastern Central Eurone,
u Poland 10 not helped to create A
barrier against IT, then liberty and ius-
tioe % mo exist, Unhappily, the allies
are disguised with the idea OF more
war, even though 1t be in their own de-
Tense, in their own interest, for the
preservation Of civilization"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
TIE EXHAUSTED
| BUSINESS MAN

~ men ny Ieedlng them on
metallic iron. The old forms of metallic
IRON must go through a digestive process
10 transform them into organic iron
NuNatod lron--hefore they are ready 10
be taken up and assimilatcd hv tho h,i.
man system, Notwithstanding ali that
has been said and written on this sur.
1ect. by well-known physlcians, thou
SANDS or people still insist in dosing
themselves with metallic iron sinnlv. I
suppose, because It costs n few cents
less. | strongly advise readers IN ali
cases to get n physicians presentation
for organic iron--NuXated 1~ron-or n
you don't want 20 go 10 this trouble
then purchase only Nuxated Iron in its
original packages and see that this par
ticular name (Nuxated Iron) appears on
the package. II you have taken prep-
antions such as Nux and Iron and
other similar iron products and failed
TO ret results, remember that such
products are an entirely different thing
from Nuxated Iron"
Manufacturer Mote. Nuxatsd Trn, which I'M,
becn used by Dr. sullivan and othOy with such
s~urprtsing fesultA. and which Is prescribed and
recommended above ny physiciana, IL nt 40
rrst rNnehy, hut ma whirh Ia we'll known "a
druggists everywhere. unliks the older incrrsntc
iron products. Il Ia sssily assinilAAd and doe,
not ininre the testh. make than black nor ursel
the stomach. The manufacturers guarantees rnc.
nessfal and entirely satisfactory results 10 ever,
purchaser or they will rfund your money. II
10 dispensed hy all good draETistA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
CIVIL SERVICE REVIVAL

G, w, Miller, police commissioner. has
announced that IN future all applicants
for positions on the fire and police forces
must pass the physical and mental
tests before the Civil service commission
before they viii he given Jobs and com
ply in every way with the Civil service
law.
The commission viii meet Wednes-
day OF next week to pass on the april
cations Of men seeking jobs in the
two departments. The commission Is
composed OF Henry n. Bauer, Paul O.
Croce and j. W. Shepherd. James
Coates, private secretary TO the mayor,
is secretary OF the body.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
TO CARE FOR WOUNDED
LANDED IN new YORK

Mothers of Memphis boys wounded in
battle or taken III, and who are arriv-
ing at New York aboard transports,
win have the opportunity to get In
direot touch with them when they land,
as a result of an arrangement of the
war committee Of the New York South
eru society.
Word Of this arrangement was con
veyed to +. W. Brode, from his neice,
Mrs. Leroy Broun, las West nth
street. New York city. Mrs. Broun was
formerly Miss Dee Simmons, of Mem
pitts
Mrs. Broun will receive kilograms
rror, MerNphis mothers who have sons
in New York IN or wounded. She has
been selected as chairman for the state
Of Tennessee and friends and relatives
Of IN or wounded soldiers from all over
the state may communicate with her.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
list

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Two arm,
casualty lists, made public here TODAY.
contain a total Of POI names, divided,
Killed in action 30, died from wounds
IS, died accident and other causes s.
died or disease so, wounded severely 2i,
missing in action 46.
Included In the list:
TENNESSEE.
Killed in action: Private Paul E. Mas
sey, Bristol.
Died from wounds: Priyates Rober;
NJ. Stevens, Fruitvale; Wallace l.. Ha-
gan Chattanooga; Paul Masters, Er-
win.
Died Of disease: Privates James NJ
Sharps, Jr., a North Tucker street
Memphis; Hubert X. Holland, r, F ID,
), box 20f, Memphis; Calvin NJ. Wheel
or, Cleveland; William Il. Oliver, Pu-
lasIi.
Killed in action, previously reported
missing: Lieut.. Chester II. Kennedy,
~McMinnville.
Wounded severely, previously report -
ed missing; Privates on Ellis. Clinton:
Cleburn Gibson, Polk.
Wounded, degree undetermined, pre-
Niously- reported missing: Private Jas.
Cash, r. F. d. 2, Georgetown.
Sick in hospital, previously reported
missing: Private William Ward, r, f,
D., ?, Bullsgap.
returned 10 duty, previously reported
missing: Private Thomas H. Sturdi-
want, K. F. D. 2, Mercer.
MISSISSIPPI.
Died of disease: P~rivates .Jodie I,
Turnage, r. f. D. ., Benton. lanes
N. Westbrooks, Treblock; Jim Woods,
Money; Thomas j, Nixon, Shubuata.
Richard Pettis, Natchez.
Wounded slightly, previously reported
missing: Private Floyd h. Walker, Ack.
erman
ARKANSAS.
Killed in action: Private Herbert
SIngley, Harrisburg.
Died from wounds; Private Will T.
Anderson, Augusta.
Died Of disease: Privates John A.
shields, Greenwood; Charley Simms, r.
F., y. 5, Pine Bluff.
Wounded severely: Private Luther IL
Dtckey, Augusta.
Missing In action: Privates Rudy
Myers, X, +. D. 6, Paragould; William
A., Sawyers, Tyronza.
Wounded severely, previously report.
ed missing: Private Claude White.
Patmos. o'
Returned to duty, previously reported
missing; Private William q. Ford,
ALABAMA.
Killed IN action: Private Eugene
Died of wounds: Private Noah c
Berry, r. +. D. /. Collbran.
Died Of disease; Privates Willie
Thomas, Birmingham; Walter f. Mead
Missing in action: Private Henry
Dunson, Canoe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
MISSISSIPPI FARMERS
WELCOME BIG SNOW

MERIDIAN, Miss. Jan. :. (spl)-
FARMERS are jubilant over the recent
snowfall, and declare that the SNOW
deposits needed lime and softens The
earth. The year Of snawfall is gener-
aniy followed by a bumper crop, farmers
farmers say that crop destroying in.
sects have been killed and they hone
the boil weevil has suffered along win
the others, although this pest has n
knsck OF hiding himself under the snow
and making the winter through.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
BRISTOL AVIATOR HURT
IN 3,700-FOOT TUMBLE

BRISTOL, Tenn. Jan. : Z T.
Lieut.. Samuel McChesney. Of this civ
vas seriously Injured when an airplant
fell 3 300 feet In France. according to
news reaching relatives here. The pilot
was instantly killed and it is regarded
as remarkable that McChcsaey cscapeG
son OF Lei NJ McChesney, who liyes
lear Bristol,
The accident occurred since the align.
ing Of the armistice, and It is thought
that MCChesney was doing ohsorvatInr
duty with the army of occupation A.
the time when the fall occurred.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
A HAD TRUE AIM

Here Is a coincidence almost without
a parallel. A c~anvasSer for a maya
zine approached j. T. watson, 33S La
Clede avenue, Memphis. seeking sub
| scriptions for his journal. Watson told
him he would subscribe for the maya
| zine il the solicitor would send a pack
age of smoking tobacco TO a soldier in
France.
There were 1000. 900 buddies in France
at the time and the tobacco was sent
| there to be given a soldier without
| naming who the soldier was TO be, II
was turned over to Austin NJ, Coates,
| Of the aero service, a Memphis man,
| and Mr., Coates wrote TO Mr.. Watson,
thanking him for the gift. Austin
| Coates is a brother of Jim Coates, sec
rotary to Mayor M~onteYerde.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Jan, T. CSpl.O-
Fourteen cars OF a ~westbound freight
train on the Southern railroad jumped
the track near Limrock and went into a
ditch. Nobody raj hurt, but the wreck
delayed traffic several hours and
caused passenger trains to transfer and
turn back,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
ROTARIANs

MERIDIAN. Miss, Jan. :. tSpll-
Secretary Hilary NJ Quin. OF the Me-
ridian notary club, governor OF Thir-
teenth district, composed Of Mississippi.
Louisiana and Arkansas, has called at
tention to the district convention at
Alexandria, La, Feb. II and is.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

yesterdays Democratic municipal pri-
mary. defeating Municipal Judge VIM.
f Woodruff by a majority Of ca votes.
The Democratic nomination is consid-
cred equivalent 10 election iu this city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
Fair Assessed Valuation.

Chancellor Heiskell said that Attor-
ney Stickley asked for the receiver, but
later he Chancellor HeiskelN, in a con-
ference with L. B. LeMaster, president
Of the Jefferson Building company, and
Mr.. Stickley, decided to hold up the
matter of a receiver when Mr.. LeMas-
ter told him that the building was a
poor paying investment. and he did not
think a receiver would be any more able
to get sufficient rentals to pay the
taxes than the company itself, or the
haIlaher estate. as the rentals would
not justify 1t.
During the administration of Mayor
Lttty an effort was made to have the
city taxes on the property reduced, but
without success.
Mr.. Stickley says he believes that the
kallaher heirs viii pay the taxes rather
than have the building and lot sold UNI
der the hammer.
In some quarters there are sugges-
tons Of compromise, but assessing Of
ficials state that the valuation paced
upon the property is fair and that the
reviewing boards have held it to be so,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

To Cure HabituaI Constipation
Take "LA%-FOS WITH PEPSIN" for
two or three weeks. \ Liquid Tonic
Laxative. Pleasant to Take. SOC. 1t
Regulates. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
B%RIOKHoUsE NoMINATEp.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Ian. Z. tSpl)
Ben D.. Briekhouse. state labor CONF
missioner, was nominated for mayor in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

Without iron IN our blood your food
Z merely passes through the body. some.
thing like corn through an old mill with
rollers 80 wide apart that the mill can't
grind. ' ~"" !
For want OF iron you NAV be an old
man at thirty, duh OF intellect. poor in
memory, nervous, irritable and all run.
down. while at fifty or sixty, with
plenty OF iron in your blood YOU NAV
still be young in feeling, full OF life.
your whole being trimming over with
Vim and energy. ~
A proof OF this take the case OF For.
rner United States Senator and Vice
Presidential Nominee Charles A. TownA,
who at past IS is still a veritable noun
tain Of tireless energy, Senator Towne
says: 4 have found Nuxated Iron Of
the greatest benefit as a tonic and reg
ulatiye -Henceforth ! shall not be WITH =
out II. ] am In a position 10 testify for
the benefit Of others to the remarkable
and immediate ~helpfulness OF this rem
edy, and l unhesitatingiy recommend
Nuxated Iron to all who feel the need
OF renewed energy and the regularity
Of bodily functions
Then there is Former Health Com
mission William r. Kerr, OF Chicago,
who Is p st the three score year mark
but still vigorous, active, full OF life,
vim and energy. Former Health Com.
missioner Kerr says he believes his own
personal activity today Ia largely due to
his use Of Nuxated Iron and that he be-
lieves It ought TO be prescribed by ev-
cry physician and used In every hos
pitai IN the country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
THE .
run. DOWN.
BUSINESS
Wo

But IN my opinion
you can't make these
strong, vigorous, sue
cessfuL sturdy, iron
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
BUILDING
MAY CO FOR TAX
Property Owes Public Some
$22, Paid
Since 1911.

The Lotus building. at jefferson ave-
nue ara l.vceum alley. consisting Of a
It-stotf' glass reinforced concrete
structure. and 2 lot on which it Is situ-
aled' measuring 9I.9ONI12 feet. viii
either be sold before Jan. 90 to satisfy
a judgment for taxes. or a compromise
WIN be, reached whereby the taxes will
pc paid, according to Robert II. Stick
ley; attorney representing the state rev.
The Jefferson Building company.
lessee Of the property, which il owned
ny the hallaher estate. is in arrears in
taxes n the sum Of $22, 430.21 extending
from the year 1912 to 1918, inclusive.
| not a cent of taxes has been paid to
The state and county since 1911, nor has
interest OF penalties been paid. The de-
lnUuent state and county taxes run
from lgl2 to 1918, inclusive. and aggre-
gate ~, 36g: II, exclusive OF interest and
penalties. The city taxes run from 1914
to 1918, inclusive, and amounts TO So
1881, exclusive Of interest and penal
ties. Added to this is the 'front.' foot
assessment taxes due Aug. 3, 1918,
amounting to $3l3.93. making a grand
t@laI Que IN K OF $22, 431.21, which
the state and county and city are seek
Ing to recover.
Judgment Held Up.
The state revenue agent brought suit
IN Chancery court several years age to
recover these taxes. Chancellor Heis-
kelI, OF part one Of the chancery court,
recently decided In favor Of the contest
ants, the state n county and city, the
suit being against the Jefferson Build
ing company, which concern leased the
property for 80 years, assuming the
taxes The Jefferson Building COM
pany recently forfeited the lease, being
unable to pay the rental and taxes on
the income from the building, 1t is said.
The property then reverted to the Kali
laher estate. The tax lien, however, is
against the property itself irrespective
of ownership.
1t was then sought to have the court
name a receiver for the property to
AVOID a tax sale with a view Of having
the receiver operate the property and
pay the delinquent taxes, but the APP
When Il was represented to the chan
cellor by Attorney Stickley and L. B..
keMaster, president of the jefferson
Building company, that the rentals
would not be sufficient to pay the
Chancellor Heiskell said that he had
assured Mr.. Stickley that he was will
ing to give an order for the sale Of the
property at any time to satisfy the tax
judgment, but Mr.. Stickley said he pre-
ferred to make q settlement.
The order Of sale OF the property and
the appointment OF a receiver was also
deferred when the United States gov
eminent closed a tentative deal with
the Jefferson Building company for a
lease to use the building as a convalesc-
ing hospital. That was before the armi-
stice was signed. However, later. the
government decided not to locate the
hospital in Memphis, and the matter OF
collecting the taxes was brought up
again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

ptoou not only makes a man
q physical and mental weak
ing, nervous, irritable. easI-
~. fatigued, but it utterly
robs him OF that virile force.
that stamina and strength OF
viii which are so necessary
70 success and power In ey-
cry walk OF life, II NAV also
transform q beautiful. sweet.
tempered woman into one
who 10 cross. nervous and ir.
ritable. ] have strongly EN-
phssi1ed the great necessity
OF physicians making blood
examinations OF their weak.
AnAemic, down patients
Thousands OF persons no on
year after year suffering
from physical weakness and
q highly nervous condition
due to lack OF sufficient
Iron In their red blood cor.
puscles without ever real.
isine the real and true
cause Of their trouble.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
Who Should Take Nuxated
Iron and Why Thew
ShouldTakeI
Physician Explains--Gives
Practical Advice On What
10 Do To Help Build Up
Your Strength, Power and
Endurance And Increase
The Red Blood Corpuscles.

Comm on the
use Of Nuxated Iron
as a tonic, strength
and blood builder,
Dr.. James Francis
Sullivan, merry
Evening star., 1919-03-27
ISSUES OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
Mr.. Babson Takes Over Publication
Pending New APPROPRIATION.

The Official Bulletin will not suspend
when the appropriation for its publica-
tion runs out. Roger w. Babson, direc
tor of the information and education
service of the Department of Labor, an
nonnced last night that he will take
over the publication of the Bulletin.
Ever since the formation OF the COM
;rittec on public Information the Bulle-
lin has published changes, contracts
and other da ia OF n war nature, with
rulings and orders emanating from the
various government departments.
Mr.. Babson, in his announcement,
said that in his opinion it would be a
great mistake to have a. break in the
publication of the Bulletin between
March 81 and the time when Congress
again provides funds for its continu-
ance.
Il have consented to take over and
continue it with the profit or loss con-
nected Herewith" he announced. He
has for many years been tho publisher
Of charts relating to comparative fluc-
tuation Of prices in securities
Evening star., 1919-03-27
364 OFFICES KEPT OPEN
IN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

The federal employment service has
announced that. to date. it has been
definitely ascertained that 364 of the
$50 local Offices Of the service will be
kept in operation until Congress ap-
proprIates funds. 1t was stated that
sufficient pledges have been made by
legislation, voluntary contributions or
by assurances from welfare organ
izations to keep the full quota of Of
fees running.
Jobs were found during the week
ending March Is for 12.211 discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines, and for
57,174 civilians. A total of 109,663
persons registered with the service
for assistance in securing work and
92,643 applications for male help
were received.
Evening star., 1919-03-27

Skelton Williams as controller Of the
currency. He sent to Secretary Glass
yesterday q long letter in which he
been legally appointed. and warning
the Secretary that II the legal re-
Quirements are not complied with
long and costly litigation will result.
that in the absence Of recess ap-
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Films Given Japanese Prince.

The State Department announced to-
day that it had presented to Prince
Yorthito Fushimi Of Japan the mo-
tion picture films taken Of the prince
and his party during the visit to the
United States last summer. The prince
spent some time in this country last
fall en- route home from England
where he conferred Japanese dec
grafton on King George.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Gen. Beaumont Buck in the City.

Mai. Gen. Beaumont b. Buck. COM
manding Camp Macarthur. Waco,
Tex, is on visit to this city to con,
fer with War Department officials re.
garding plans for accelerating rft
cruiting for the reorganized ARMY.
He. has had interviews with Gen. Me-
Intyre, acting chief of staff, and Gen.
Harris. the adjutant general
Evening star., 1919-03-27

pointment by President Wilson the
office Of controller Is vacant under
the law and that 1t Is specifically
provided that the deputy controller
should serve in such q contingency.
Miss S. Letta Elsie Marty. who has
been appointed public school inspect
,or in Toronto. has the distinction of
being the nrst woman in Canada to
all such q position.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
REVIEWS FIGHT ON WILLIAMS.
Mr.. McFadden Writes Secretary
Glass That Appointment Is Illegal.

Representative L. T. McFadden Of
Pennsylvania has renewed his fight
with the Treasury Department over
the continuance in office of John