The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
No Remorse Haunts Him.

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ment OF modesty.
No Remorse Haunts Him.
+No. / try never to think Of the fight
in which ! killed those Germans he
said II don't regret it. |. was doing
my duty, and l am not haunted by re-
morse or any such feeling. ! Just walIr
to close that chapter in my life and
look ahead to better things. Nearly all
the boys did their duty over there, and
now we want to talk about better
things"
But York himself doesn't want to talk
at all, at least to newspaper men. He
couldn't be persuaded to SAY much. ex-
cept IN reply to direct questions. Per-
maps It was because reporters tried to
get him TO talk of his plans for the
future while he vas sitting between
two OF the prettiest young women in
Memphis, but really, il is because York
Is not thinking about himself, but OF
what he can do for his own mountain
people.
After the few words quoted above, in
reply to apother question regarding his
capture 81 the German machine gun
nest he said that he had never told
much about that fight either publicly
or privately.
He is intensely interested in TRYING
to give an opportunity to every noun
tain boy and girl to get a better edu-
cation than he himself received.
That Is why he Is in Memphis.
Would Found School.
He and some of his friends whom
he has interested, including Gov. Rob-
erts and Geo. N. WEIGH, have incor-
porated the York foundation, for the
purpose of building and maintaining a
school at Pail Mall. York's mountain
home in Fentress county.
He could scarcely be persuaded to
talk about even that Tuesday morning.
Il know the needs of my people," he
finally said, both in education and
religion. l hope to be able to build a
school that will be free to every how
and girl | know it's a big job, but /
believe the folks in this country will
help when they know what we need. /
want to have them taught right living,
religion II you call 1t that, as well as
the things that every young man and
young woman ought to know-not col
lege learning, but practical things, how
to farm, how to be healthy, how to
Mrs. York Detained.
Sergt. York had a busy day Tues.
day and he will be kept busy for Inc
next three days, If his friends carry
out all the plans made for him. He
was met by the special reception com
mlttee, l.. M. Stratton, chairman, in
GLIDING five OF six ladies, who We're
greatly disappointed that Mrs. York
did not come to Memphis with her big
husband. He was Mr.. STATIONS guest
at breakfast, with a few members OF
the committee and their wives, He
was introduced to the Cotton States
Merchants convention just before noon;
the honor guest at. the Rotary club
at 1880; enjoyed an auto trip over the
city in the afternoon with a stop at
the Country club, and was to be en-
tertained at night with a brief visit to
the Alaskan roof garden.
Wednesday he will address the Cotton
States Merchants convention at 11:45
a m. and will be entertained at luncheon
afterward by the entertainment COM
mittee, and at night will deliver his
lecture at the New Lyric theater for the |
benefit of the York foundation fund.
Thursday he will go with members OF
the committee and of the county board
Of education to the Geo. r. James
School Of Country Life, near isheryille,
where he will deliver an address,
Sergt. York came to Memphis Tues
day morning from Jackson, accom-
panied by Mayor j. d. johnson and
Benton johnson, of that city, old time
friends Of his.