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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
WILSON SLIPS BACK TO WORK AHEAD OF STAFF
STATE IS BEYOND
ANNUAL INCOME
Report of Comptroller Shows
Expense of $1,ooo,oo
Above Receipts.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb, 25. (Spll--
The biennial report John b. Thomson,
state comptroller, made public today,
shows a difference in the receipts and
disbursements OF $1,000 900 in favor Of
the disbursements. Excerpts from the
report follow:
Actual receipts OF the state treasury
for the biennial period of l9l7-lS
amounted to Sl1467 ,4lSS2, while the to-
tai expenditures for the same period
were sl2,637, ,O5455. This does not in
clude the outstanding warrants unpaid,
amounting to 800, 720,37.
The chief items Of expense for the
period named included soldiers pen
slons, $2,195,l107O; schools, S2922,-
6SL07; charitable institutions, $2,O26,-
040.22; interest on state debt, H,143'-
9O0,2S; maintenance OF convicts, $LS22,-
S05,27; paid on state debts, 100000,
The school money was divided as
follows; Common schools, sl,752, 1860;
eaualiSing common schools, S345, ,0S3 90;
high schools, $2l5,7lS7 school libra
rles s2s.S29.i5; state normal schools,
S31S,01l.07; Cookeville Polytechnic
school. $67. .T6A5S; University Of Tennes-
see, $24, s47.55. Total, $S,S52,9SS.OS.
The Inheritance tax collected was
S477, 7,0l4.66. gain over the previous
year OF $1s5,0S74S. -.
The amount collected from this Of
flee for the past two years on account
Of charters and fees amounted to $685.
| 069.54. The amount collected for the
two previous years was. $l39,47l.Sl,
which shows gain Of S95,5sS,OS,
| The amount collected by this office
on account OF fees for filing corporation
| reports for 1918 was $326, ,5SS.0l, Fot
Athe two preceding years II was $lsS,-
2l9,79, which makes gain Of $isS.-
36S.22 in receipts from this depart
ment.
For the past two years the receipts
| of this department amounted to N,04S,-
Isl as compared with $S7O, ,3S2, 03 for the
1 two years previous, This is net in
/ crease for the two years Of Sl72,767s7.
| Under the head Of coal oil inspection
/ the report shows receipts for the years
4 1918 amounted to $3i9,S6S.O2, The
1 receipts for the two previous years
amounted to Sl53, $500, or an increase
for the past two years of $l659sl.a2.
4 The report shows that county trus-
tees for the years 19l7-1s paid into the
state treasury the sum of s4,676,21174,
i as against $S,5l0,069,37 for the two
4 years previous, an increase OF 1860,
llylAh.s7 This Is the largest collection
hY tTnRteea IN the states history
Il III VI u \ NJ VI ttall Dg " II 4
IlActlons by these officials for tie t@s
! years previous were 81, 1S9,24i.2S, which
| shows an increase Of $472,735.67.
| It should be borne in mind, however
that the tax rate for the state In both
| the collections by the trustees and the
county court clerks were so cents in
stead of S5 cents, as had been before
this being in part an explanation of
| the increase from these officials.
The amount paid out in this account
| for the last two years was $26S,974.4l.
For the two years before there was
paid out $3.50, 22767, which shows a
decrease In the amount paid out of
$S1, ,253,24.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
PRESIDENT AGAIN
STATES BELIEF IN
PEOPLES BACKING
Office Force Arrives to Find Executive Hard
at Work Upon Mass of Duties That
Haze Piled Up on Him.

WASHINGTON, Feb 25-Back in the White House after
an absence OF nearly three months President Wilson work.
ing away at his desk this morning when surprised members of
the staff of the executive offices began report His first
without waiting for the office force send telegram to
theodore Burton president of the League of Nations union
New York. reeatng his confidence that the people Of the
United States with practical unanmy would support the league
OF nations Mr. Burton Republican, and former from
OHIO had telegaphed welcome to the president recog
nized leader of the league of nations movement
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
YAZ00 SHIPS CARLOADS
OF HOGS TO MARKETS

YAXOO CITY. Miss, Feb. 25 (Spl) J.
Returns show that n recent car OF hogs
shipped from Yazoo City brought the
cooperative shippers S3,732 Eighty
nine of the hogs weighed totaP of
1880 pounds and brought very good
price OF $l775 per hundred pounds, net :
ting local shippers between $l5.75 and
SIC.
Special shipments were arranged from
three points in the county to enable the
farmers and stookmen to take advan-
tage OF the February government guar
antee, Very good shipments we're made
the latter part Of last week from Ben
TOMS, Eden and Yazoo city. Yazoo hogs
are maintaining record on the ST.
Louis and Natches markets OF ranking
with the best that come TO the markets.
County Agent W. r, Ritch is very
much pleased with the interest being
taken In the shipping OF finished hogs
from this place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
SEEKS 500 MEMBERS

A campaign for 800 members In 80
days" has been launched by the Cot
ton States Merchants association. The
campaign is being directed by u. l..
Ross secretary, from his headquarters
in the Chamber OF Commerce. He is
sending letters to members in the ter
ritory asking that each strive to bring
In new members.
Prompt filing OF income tax returns
before March Is Is urged upon mem
bers. Assistance is offered members in
filing their returns.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
LABOR EXPERTS TAKE
UP BRITISH PLANS

PARIS, Feb. 25-The peace confer
ence commission on international labor
legislation at its meeting today con-
sidered the British articles dealing with
the question of economic penalties In
the event that state fails to carry
out its obligations under the proposed
international labor convention.
Samuel Gompers, who presided, read
message of thanks from Premier
Clemenceau for the resolution adopted
by the commission on the recent at
tempt on the premier's life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
URGE ACTION ON R. R.
ADMINISTRATION BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25,--Enactment
before adjournment by congress Of the
house bill giving the railroad admins
tration S7500O0, 900 for its revolving
fund was vigorously urged today be-
fore the senate appropriations commit
tee by Director General Hines and Sec
retary Glass. They said great disturb
ance in the transportation, commerce
and general business would follow fail
IRE Of the measure.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU
NOW CONVALESCENT

PARIS, Feb. 25.--PremIer Clemen-
ceaus progress is such that he Is now
classified as n convalescent, Latest re-
norts continue to indicate he is improv-
ing and that he win soon return TO
work.
Emile Coffin. the premier's would-be
assassin will he interrogated today by
Capt. Bouchardon, OF the Paris military
court. Several arrests were made yes
terday, those taken into custody having
political inclinations similar to those Of
Coffin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
GULF STORM PREDICTED,

WASHINGTON, Feb. G5--The north
western cold wave today had extended
into the upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys the plains states and the South
west and was moving eastward and
southeastward, 1t will cover Tennessee
and the East Gulf states tonight and
Wednesday and Wednesday night and
Thursday the middle and South At
lantic states, Rain will be general over
the Southern sections tonight and
Wednesday, except that the weather
will be generally fair Wednesday in
Tennessee and the East Gulf states
Cold wave warnings have been issued
for the lower Mississippi valley.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
gulf coast from Bay st. Louis to Car
rabelle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
HEALTH MEN STILL
SAY BOIL WATER
None West of Bellevue and
North of Calhoun Consid-
cred Safe Unboiled.

The city health department advises
the public to continue boiling water in
the area where the water supply was
contaminated last week by the bursting
Of a sewer pipe and collapse Of the, top
Of we'll until the water department
has flushed the mains sufficiently to
bring the test down to from l to 10
colonies of bacteria per cubic cent?
meter, the average that obtained be-
fore the water Became contaminated.
The area in which drinking w@er
should be boiled is bounded on the
north by the city limits, on the south
by Calhoun avenue, on the west by the
river-and on the east by Bellevue boul-
evard.
Examinations made by F. A, Mantel
city chemist, Tuesday morning of sam
pies taken late Monday show consider
able improvement. The worst place
was Washington and Third street
where 750 colonies were found, Wash,
| ington and Orleans comes second will
| 500 colonies, but all other places ranged
| from 200 down to pure water. The
present count Is above the average o,
water used in other cities, Mr.. Mante
said, but the department advises con.
|
until the water department can flush
the mains sufficiently to obtain pure
water.
Some of the bowel trouble reported
since the water became contaminated
is believed to have arisen from the
lime in the water following chlorina-
tion of the mains by the water depart
ment. The lime served as a purgative
and will have no deleterious effects
the department says. However, per.
sons suffering from stomach trouble al
this time WIN do well to take doses Of
castor oil, as this medicine will not hurt
them even il they do not need 1t, ply.
sicians say. Reports from all sources
are to the effect that stomach and
| bowel trouble are rapidly increasing
among those who have drunk unboiled
water from the mains in the contami'
mated area.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
WILL SEND DELEGATES
TO ST. LOUIS MEETING

Delegates will be sent by the Cham
ber OF Commerce to the convention Of
the Mississippi River Scenic Highway
association in Quincy. ILL.,. March IL,
Memphis is interested in the program
for the linking of the North and South
with a highway from ST. Paul MINI,
to New Orleans, La, through Memphis.
w. II. Hayley, secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, believes that
the highway would approachs Memphis
by way Of Cape Girardeau, Mo-;
Blythevile and Osceola, Ark. 1t is said
that the same interests which made
the Lincoln highway are behind this
rnnte.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
MEMPHIS REPORT ON
PINE EXPORTS READ

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 25.-Southerr
lumbermen, members of the Southern
Pine association, in convention here to.
day, at the opening session received
a report from a committee appointed
at Memphis last month to formulate
definite plRfs for the proposed Ameri-
can Pitch Pine Export company.
Necessity for cooperative selling ir
the foreign market will be discussed
by Allen Walker, manager Of the for.
eign trade department OF New York
trust company.
About 600 lumbermen from pine
growing sections OF the South are il
attendance at the convention, which
will continue through Wednesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
MURDER AND H0LDUP
ADDED TO CRIME WAVE

NEW YORK. Feb, 25.--A murder in
Manhattan and a holdup in Brooklyn
we're added early today to the record
Of New York's crime wave" George
II. Robee, a boarding house keeper.
was found murdered IN his room, ap-
parently by thieves who stole several
diamond rings. A young woman was
robbed OF $50 after street thugs at
tackled her and her escort, who ran
away
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
GEORGE WASHINGTON AT
NEW YORK WITH YANKS

NEW YORK, Feb. 25--The steamer
George Washington, which landed
President Wilson and his party in Bos-
ton yesterday arrived here today with
1904 troops. The units aboard included
men from the Idaho national guard,
and detachments from Camps Devens,
Lee, Hancock and Meade: the presi-
Dental and peace commission guard,
and casuals
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
GIRLS SKULL FRACTURED

FORREST CITY. Ark, Feb, 25 (Spl)
-Eloise, the five-year- old child of viii
Vinson, who was kicked in the fore
head by a mule, at the family home, at
Round Pond, Monday, was rushed to
Forrest City with a fractured skull,
where% not two hours after the acci-
dent occurred, the child had undergone
a successful operation. Late reports
are that hopes for the little girls re-
coyery are entertained.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
STORM WARNINGS FOR
GULF PORTS ORDERED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.--Northwest
storm warnings were ordered displayed
today at noon on the gulf coast from
Bay st. Louis, Miss. to Carrabelle. Fla
A disturbance over Southern Mssis-
sippi is moving eastward and winds
will shift to the northwest tonight. be-
coming strong, with rapidly falling
temperature
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
FRACTURES LEG.

FORREST CITY, Ark, Feb 25. (spl
Mrs. Il. NJ. Sanders. age 81. mother
OF Nre j. e. Morris, OF this city, fell
yesterday morning from a chair upon
which she was standing while adjust
ing and fastening a window screen,
fracturing both bones of her right leg
just above the ankle. She was removed
this afternoon to a hospital in Mem
phis,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
SOCIETIES MERGED.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Announce-
ment Of the merger OF the World Is
court league and the New York Peace
society into the League OF Nations Un-
ion was published today by joint
committee OF the two first named or
ganizations DR.. Samuel r. Dutton with
former United States Senator Theodore
r. Burton and four others were elected
officers OF the new body.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
PRAGUE SCENE OF
SEVERE FIGHTING

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.-Severe fight
ing took place all day Saturday in
Prague, the capital of Bohemia, in
which the national guard and students
drove the antigovernment communists
from public buildings which they had
occupied, according to the Lokal An
zeiger of Berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
POLES AND UKRAINIANS
AGREE ON ARMISTICE

WARSAW, Feb. 25. CBy the Asso-
cisted Press.)-The Polish foreign Of
flee has received telegram from Lem
berg, saying an agreement was reached
there Sunday for the cessation of hos
stilities between the Polesss and the
Ukrainlans, beginning at 6 SeloclS Mon
day evening. The agreement can be
denounced by either party on II hours
notice
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
JAPS ASK ARMS.

VLADIVOSToK, Feb. 25. (By the As
sociated Press)--rhe Japanese staff
here has requested Col. Henry y, Steer,
OF the American army, to turn over to
the Japanese the arms, horses and
equipment OF the Cossack troops of Gen.
kalmikoff who mutinied late In Janu-
ary and then surrendered their arms
and horses to the Americans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
ATTEMPT TO KILL
CLEMENCEAU WILL
HAVE BIG EFFECT
SimOnds ShOps That WOunding of Premier
May Intensity Apparent Breach BetIUeen
France and Her Allies.
! BY FRANK H. sIMoNDS.
Especial {


Especial Cable to The News Scmtar)
PARIS Feb 25It is essential recognize that the at
tempted assassination of the French premier will have political
and international consequences very arreacng character
is merely that the conspicuous single figure the
governmental side in the world war; the who the
symbol of victory has been struck down by international
chy but is also that the leading statesman of France has
been stricken at the when in the eyes of his country
he was making determined and necessary efforts for
his countrymen the victory the battlefield.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
WILSON'S SIGNING
Of REVENUE BILL
STARTS BIG DRIVE
Machinery to Collect Six Bill
lions Of Taxes in Operation.
Many New LevieS in Effect
at Once.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--signing Of
the revenue bill by President Wilson on
his special train en- route to Washing
ton last night puts into operation the
machinery for collecting six billions Of
taxes this year, Higher taxes provided
in the new hill so into effect today on
liquor and soft drinks including near
beer and mineral waters and on tobacco
| and so-ealled luxufies
Articles in the luxury" class on
which new taxes so into effect today
include automobiles and motor aoces-
sories, pianos, sporting goods, chewing
gum, cameras, candy, firearms, slot
machines. toilet soaps and art goods.
The tax Is paid by the manufactures.
other features OF the tax bill which
sc into legal effect today. but which
are retroactive, and which consequently
are not practically affected by the time
OF the signing OF the bill, include the
| following
Taxes on incomes, excess profits and
war profits; estates and inhertanees,
and excise taxes on number OF spe-
cial businesses such as brokers, bowl
| ing alleys. insurance companies, the
aters and amusement place proprietors
and liquor dealers, Drastic measures
to prevent the narcotic drug traffic be-
come effective at once,
The soda fountain tax becomes ef-
| fecttve May l, On April I new taxes
| on railroad and steamship tickets, pipe
| lines, insurance. theater admissions and
| club dues, and variety OF stamp taxes
become operative. Levies against the
excess OF value OF 80 called semiluxuries
such as articles OF dress will he made
| after May |. Taxes on products OF
child labor win be imposed in 60 days.
| without awaiting the signature OF the
| bill by the president, the internal rev.
enue bureau has gone ahead preparing
| to administer tho law. Tax return
| forms and regulations are being issued,
and income and profits tax returns
must he filed by March Is,
Board Named Soon.
An advisory tax hoard Of SIX mem
bers will be appointed soon by Inter-
nal Revenue Commissioner Roper TO
hear anneals from taxpayers or rev
lknue 6fffcials concerning the htsrness
of asAesslnetts ,pnd duestlons grDwitls
iIsksft 6f the Aitina W feturye Indt-
cations from last years experience are
that thousands OF cases VIII be sub
initted, N5
II was learrAA today tp,' the 'o''ow-
ing men probably would he asked 10
serve on this hoard, T. s, Adams, a
treasury tax exnert, as chairman; ]. r.,
Sterrett. New York. an accountant Y.
7. Field, former assistant attorney
general Of Massachusetts; S. w.
Cramer. North Carolina cotton manu-
facturer and Luther r Speer former
deputy revenue commissioner. The sixth
member has not been choaen,
Five new deputy revenue commits
sioners also are to be appointed and
the divisions OF the bureau reorganized
Il. c, Keith probably will be reappoint-
ed and c. Il. Hurrey, now supervisor
of business cooperation for the bureau.
probably will be named deputy in charge
OF administrative matters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
WOMAN KILLS YANK.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25--Mrs Rosa
Webber shot and killed her husband.
John Webber, a returned soldier, at
their home here today She told the
police that her husband threatened to
assault her after she insisted that he
get up and go to work
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
SERBIA GETS LOAN.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.--A new
credit OF SIS, 900, 900 for Serbia author
lied by the treasury today raised Ser
bias loans from the United States to
s2T, 900, 600, and loans of all the allies
from the United States to Ss,674,6S7, 900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
ENGLAND DEMANDING
RETURN OF CANNON

LONDON (via MontreaD. Feb. 25-
Great Britain is demanding immediate
return of all British guns captured by
the Germans. This was announced in
the house Of commons by Andrew Bonar
Law, the government spokesman, in
answer to question by Col. c. r.
Burn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
U. s. EXPERT ON JOB.

rsnnast ~ % tbs "a' incai vovernment over % me me
Rockefeller institute has sent DR.. Pow
ell Gardner here to direct the work OF
eradicating the hookworm. A census
taken here shows that fully 40 per cent
Of the population is suffering from the
disease.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
FIRST UNIT OF TH|RT|ETH
DUE TO LAND ON MARCH ;

WASHINGTON Feb 25The unit the Thirtieth division
composed of Tennessee North and South Carolina troops due
Newport News March the bateshp Michigan which sailed
from Feb according available here
day The unit the 105h battery composed
ncers and 181
The battery assigned camps
follows:
Camp Sewer so Camp Gordon five officers 67 Camp
Lee, officer, men.
The Michigan brings company
Yirginians.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
R, R, OFFICIAL DIES.

Ell PAsO, Tex Feb. 2S.--John FIRE.
mont Beals. Of st. Louis. vice-nresi-
dent of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad, died here last night at
the home of his daughter, Mrs J. c.
white Mr. Beals had been in El Paso
for about six weeks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

WilllEton, N D., is the coolest spot
In the United States Tuesday with is
degrees below zero. Other cold spots
are st. Paul with 10 below. Duluth with
u below, Dodge city with below.
Oklahoma city has "a above.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
HOUSE ADOPTS RIVERS
BILL CONFERENCE REPORT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The house
today adopted the conference report on
the rivers and harbors bill, carrying
&33, ,000. 600
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
THREE SHIPS SAIL.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-The cruiser
Frederick and the transports CartaKo
and Sierra are on the way home with
about 1000 troops and nearly 500
nurses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
Weather Forecast

Probably rain; much
colder with cold wave
Wednesday.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-04-16
Z zologicke zahrady.

Pepitek (pred oddelenim
mezku): "Maminko, ktery je
z Mich tatinkem?"
Maminka: "Ale Pepicku, to
bys uz mel vedet. Tatlnkem je
vzdycky ten v6tSf mezek."