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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
FIRST SESSION OF
66THCONGRESSlS
BEGUN PROMPTLY
Former Peace Records Are
Smashed When Secretary
Submits Estimates Showing
Billions viii Be Spent.


WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Sixty
sixth congress met TODAY in ia first
rAsn,or soss,,, ,,.hi,,, -. ...s =
iNea'"i Sessioh "hlph was sApeeteu 10
continue until just before tho presi-
Dental election next fall, There was q
and hohse when the kavels 0f Vice
President Marshall and Speaker uillett
iell promptly at noon.
N accordance with an Rreelaent
reached between Republicafi A&sf 9eino-
cratic leaders before the sessi9a obened,
the usual formality Of apRQi4ifing a
committee to notify the prasIat ti4 that
congress was In session was gt @3Ansed
with because Of the presldRn8N Iliness,
A formal communication on ffea ton
was drafted and dspsAlc al II MsEAad,
The record billion dollar rekses Of
orulhary peace times fas,qu INTO the
past to-day when ecretANE tNNR. pre-
sentinR the annual estlmeikK nroposed
appropriations Of nractictRl M B. 0siD 900, :
900 for conducting the u2Niff t14ike ac-
tivitieS of the governnfA1if slaR the
fiscal year 1921 AccorainN 4u these
flglireEh will cost more thAf fite times
rs much, to conduct the lses Nine af-
fairs, of4goyernment ass I'D In the
year iulfnEdiately precediNE ,.e world
war III
The greatest ir,dividuAI &afsAllates for
expenditures. Of COURSE, Ile army
and the navy. The yeafi rest on
the war debt, however, II 500 900,
which sNrl alone IA greaf han all
the appropriations f0r ri .rposes
whAkapAp 0f MrIE sssbS ~ A isri 5ngress.
- ii AZ t1l 8stiiT3ffks fy the
Snfedictions Ahade oh ME- gkI6f' sM con-
gresss aurfnK eonsfdsfaff6if 6f ne wWF
tax bills, that. the present generation
would not see the government conducted
at an expense OF teas than 1900 900 900
a year
The estimated appropria tlons for the
PRINCIPAL gorernment departments were
presented as follows;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
FIRST NEWBERRY
CONSP|RATOR SAYS
THAT HE'S GUILTY
Grand Rapids Printer Appears
in Court to Admit Charges
and Is Freed on Bond Of
$1,000.

GRAND. RAPIDS, Mich, Dec, n
William ", Rice, local printer, one Of
the moro than 1870 men Indicted by the
federal grand Jury here on charges
growing out Of the investigation of the
campaign OF u, s, Senator Truman H.
NeWbsrry, last year, appeared before
Judge Sessions in United states dis
lrict court and pleaded guilty to the
charge OF conspiracy In the campaign,
He was released on bend of $1,000,
First arrests by federal officers Of
some OF the iS3 men named with Sena.
tor Ne~berry In the Indictments re
turned by the grand jury here late Sat
urday IN charges growing out Of in
vesttgation OF the Newberry campaign
last year, were expected today. Papers
Tor the arrests We're being prepared as
rapidly as possible and Special Assist
ant Attorney General Frank {, Daley
was expected 10 return today from In
dianabolts' to help speed the work.
Further announcements OF names of
those indicted had not been made up to
this morning and II was indicated early
today that these would not come until
arrests were made Bench warrants
have been issued by Judge Sessions,
Coincident with the news that the
indictments had been returned the
names q only II mon indicted were
States Senator Hewberry IL A. Hop
kins, of st. ClGr Mich, chief legisls
tive clerk OF the United states senate,
John ;, Newberry, brother Of the sem
Iator Detroit, Paul H. King, Of Detroit;
Allan X Templeton, OF Detroit, presl :
dent Of the Newberry campaign COM
mitteeS F'rederici, Smith, Detroit, man.
aser Of the Newberr. estate. Charles A
Floyd, Detroit Mart Mckee, Detroit,
Judd yelland, EsoAnaba, Mich, Milton
Oakman. Detroit, formely county clork OF
Wayne county and Harry O. Turner,
Detroit Judge Sessions Indicated the
evidence before the grand jury disclosed
the fraudulent expenditure Of between
$500, 600 and 81, 900 900 IN connection with
the election
The extreme penalty which may be
imposed under the indictments is a
fine OF $4,000 and two years tmprson-
mcnt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
FIRST KANSAS COAL is
MINED BY VOLUNTEERS

rJTTSBURG. Kan., Dec kansas
coal, mined by volunteer workers was
on the way to furnace and stove by
noon today. Crews OF workers were
started from ,Pittsburg at f030
O'Clock this morning to man two steam
shovel strip pits The first workmen
to go from the military camp estab-
lished in Pittsburg were members OF
the. American Legion, from Wichita
A train was run. from Pittsburg to a
shovel plant near Pittsburg and an
other plant at Gross. north of Null
berry, carrying the workmen and
troops as safety escort.
A train carrying hundreds OF work
nten volunteering to produce coal for
Kansas and several companies of the
Fourth regiment of the Kansas Ma
tional guard arrived In Pittsburg at 10
o'clock over the Santa Fe, from Topeka
The train was delayed several hours at
Humboldt BY a derailment, reported to
have been caused by an open switch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
Gas Co. Loses >
Again In Try
To Raise Rate

Again the Memphis Gas & Electric
Co, has lost in a trial to raise rates
The plea first was for what the com
pany claimed was 25 per cent in
crease, but joker OF ready to-serve
charges ran the raise to 200 per cent
for small users. Messrs. Welch & Han
nah oyer the vote Of 3. A, Enloe turn
ed down the original petition Mon
day the company filed motion to re-
open the case and get the raise as an
emergency proposition, This the COM
mission denied. The company now can
present further proof il 1t so desires,
but no raise will be made on the facts
now before the commission. II. J. Liv-
ingston represented the people and l..
?. Miles the corporation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
HUNDREDS MOURN
MISS CUTRER'S DEATH

Hundreds Of friends were deeply
grieved to learn OF the death OF Miss
Dorothy Cutrer, daughter of Mrs.
James Cutrer, at her home 1877 Eve
lyn street, where the funeral service was
held at o'clock Monday afternoon.
Miss Cutrer -gas a beautiful and low
able young girl, who had innumerable
friends She had suffered for some time
with heart trouble. which han caused
the members Of her family and friends
much anxiety. growing gradually worse
until death brought a blessed relief
from her sufferings.
Besides her mother, Miss Cutrer Is
survived by her sisters. Mrs. D. o.
Menasco, OF whitehaven; Mrs. W. H.
jackson, Mrs. L. b. Postelwaite, Mrs
Wesley Strehl. and Miss Hazel Cutrer.
and one brother. Erie J. Cutrer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
MOTHER SEEKS SON.

Mrs. Louise Rothacker of Bank and
Freeman streets, Cincinnati, is In Mem
phis looking for her son, Raymond, az,
who was hnoman for the Western
Union Telegraph company, when she
last heard from him In 1904 He then
was In Kansas City and she In s..
Louis. The Cincinnati address will
reach Mrs Rothacker should Raymond
chance to see this item. Mrs Roth
acker is stopping at the Hotel Chsca
whils in Mem phis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

prqNimation to impartial treatment
Jenkins and the Mexican governml
knows the absence Of such treatment
the reason for the American request
Already Occurred.
'"rhc MeNican government mainta|
that II can not grant the request OF
tnited states for jenkins release
the reason that under international u
no diplomatic Intervention Is npprou
ate unless a denial OF Justice has
CURED, and because the Mexican "a
eFnment Is not In position to demd
Jenkins release IN view of the sepal
tion of the executive and judicial nd
ers under the Mexican form Of govej
input and the independence offthe stl
courts, by one OF which Jenkins Is I'D
The succinct answer to this content
is, as everyone knows, that q denial
justice has already taken place, d
also because the Mexican constltut
specifically gives the federal tribun
jurisdiction of all cases concerning a
lomatio agents and consular officers,
tine United States is not TO be dril
by such subtle arguments into a defel
of lts request for the release Of Mr.. VI
| Nns 1t Is for Mexicot to show ca
| for his detention, not for the 'Unt
States TO plead fop his llheratl
stripped Of eNtraneods matter, "
| which the Mexican note Of Nova
| deavors 10 clothe il. the naked I
| Jenkins stands forth; Jenkins, aN
states consular agent. accredited I
government OF Mexico, IL impfls
for rendering false judicial testim
| In connection with the abduction
| which he was the victim. This is
| substance of the Mexican note.
MY government Is pleased to Lei
that the Imprisonment OF jenkins stal
on this single and well defined grou
and that the reported statements 4
| Mexican authorities had caused the
IpriSonment of jenkins because OF col
sion with his abductors and rebel
against the state are not seriously
gnrded by your government.
"tn whose interest, then, Is the cha
Of false swearing brought against I
kins? HIS adbuctors? He Is In eql
the complainant In the case OF HIS
| duction, not the defendant az the NJ
| iQan government now makes him Out
| be The Mexican government is pro
outing the victim instead Of the Y
petrators Of the crime, While the o
| laws who endangered his life and Ii
away large part OF his fortune en-
their freedom. the Mexican authorii
now deprive Jenkins of his libel
| Moreover, the ground expressed for
imprisonment or jenkins, namely, 4
| he Is supposed TO be responsible for
crime Of rendering false judicial tel
mony' must be taken--and my COVE
ment directs special attention to
| point--as merely an expression of on
ion on the part Of the Mexican govel
lmcnt as It is entirely unsupported
| evidence.
"There Is not produced, any Of
testimony rendered by him, or any
tracts from such testimony tending
| show the correctness Of this opinion. Z
Mexican government can not expect
| United States to accept In the gri
| circumstances OF this case such a b
| unsupported statement as o valid
cuse for the Imprisonment Of an Am
lean consular officer, particularly
view of the fact that the investigat
| OF the case by the representative OF
United States IN Mexico, 80 far as
has proceeded, falls utterly to supr
! this oninion of your government.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
SMALL SHOT ENTERS.

With number of small shot buried
in his hip and side. Lamson Lockett
20 Portagevilie, Mo-, is at the Baptist
Memorial hospital. where he was taken
sunday after his arrival on a Frisco
train, Lockett shot himself while
bunting near his home. He toppled
from stump and his shotgun was dis
charged accidentally His condition is
not serious
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
ST0CKYARD LABORERS
:. GIVEN WAGE BOOST

CHICAGO. Dec. 1-unskillsd labor
ers employed by stockyards packing
firms In Chicago, Kansas City, Sc.
Louis, Denver, Omaha and other west
ern cities are granted an increase in
wages Of about 10 per cent by an award
made today by Federal Judge Samuel
Alschuer arbitrator. The increases
are effective beginning today and az
feet about rs per cent Of packing house
employees.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
NOVEMBER BUILDING Z
SHOWS BIG jump

An increase in the valuation of build
ing permits issued in November OF this
year over the same month last year
amounting to s157,sSn, Is shown In the
monthly record Of Dan C. Newton
building Inspector
The total valuation OF permits issued
in November, 1918 was only s33T, 100
while the value OF those issued last
month was S495, 900.
Value OF permits Issued during the
first II months Of this year was So
$4,000. while the value OF those issued
for corresponding period Of last year
was only 1855, ,oi3. showing . gain Of
S4,s52,i67. l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
THINK ORDER REVEALS
RETURN OF ROADS

LOUISVILLE Ky, Dec, WHAT Is
regarded as a most significant order,
indicating definite return OF the rail
roads TO private management, was re-
ceived by Louisville railroad agents to-
day from the railroad administration
disseminating with certain exceptions.
effective today, universal interline way
billing, which was made effective by
the government May l. 1918
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
Jenkins Harassed.

ION the contrary the investigate
gives the government Of the Unf@
States every reason to believe that N
Jenkins has not knowingly given al
false testimony In respect Of vi
points In his case; although he has bes
harassed by Mexican authorities
give such testimony even while NiH
In the hospital too weak and exhaust
to make them as a result OF his tired
ment by the abductors. and while
knew evidence was being ohtair3
against him through intimidation
witnesses. So stands the single, unsuI
ported and, my government believa
utterly unfounded ground alleged l
Jenkins Imprisonment.
what conclusion is to he draj
Afrom such reply Of the Mexican goverI
ment other than there has been
studied effort on the part of the Mel
lean authorities to ensnare Jenkins
the intrieacies Of legal proceedings
alleging the commission OF technical d
fenses. and by bringing unsupportI
charges against him for a purpose:
the first place, to divert the attentil
Of the American public and the And
lean government, and, indeed, Of Mel
leans themselves, from the actual 81
uation, namely, that Puebla, the cal
ital of the state of Puebls, and perhaa
the second largest city in Mexico,
without adequate protection from ouI
laws who infest the Immediate neigj
horhood and who were accustonlj
openly and freely to visit the, city witt
out hindrance. that by the failure
furnish adequate protection in this d
trict the Mexican authorities had
through their negligence made posd
Bile the abduction of jenkins, and IN
In harmony with such an attitude
the part OF the Mexican authorftiI
they have failed to carry out the duI
and obligations incumbent upon theI
to apprehend and punish the bandiI
concerned In the crime Of which Jet
kins was the victim And In the SCI
ond place II apnearS to have been I,
purpose of the Mexican government
assume wilful indifference TO IN
feelings of the American people thI
have been aroused to the point OF
dignation by the exposure, hardship
and physical suffering endured by Jei
kins during his abduction and his SUI
sequent treatment at the hands
Mexican authorities
"In view of the considerations whis}
have been set forth and in view part
cularly Of the belief of my governme
that the charge against jenkins OF III
liherate false swearing is unfoundel
the government Of the United Stat5
must renew its request for the immI
date release of Consular Agent JenkhI
from further Imprisonment.
(Signedl LANSINu.@
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
DIPHTHERIA DECREASES,

The diphtheria situation both in the
ally in the past week, according to
health authorities, Only six new cases
were reported to the city health de-
partment Sunday and Monday up untll
noon,
The Whitehaven school, which WAS
closed last week on account OF the
malady, was reopened Monday by or
ders of Dr. T. G. Graves, superintend-
ent Of the county board OF health.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
Pushes Kidnapping
Charges Against
Mrs. Irene Wade

Stil another chapter was added Ia
the legal battle over little siS-year
Earl Brewer Wade. when Herman Gold
berger. member of the law firm ot
Geldberger, LeVe \ TNIrnhan, Monday
made a motion in First criminal court
asking Judge Richards specially go
charge the grand jury Tuesday.on Kid
naping; explaining 20 the Judge that
the boy has been taken from I'M iuris-
dlction OF the Juvenile court by Its
mother, Mrs. Irene Wade.
Goldberger Is attorney for Jeff Wade.
father Of the boy. He told the cu,,Ft
that he had been informed that tht
child had been taken trom the resi-
dence OF Mrs, V. r. Ryrn& SS4 Ray
burn boulevard. where II was probatod
by the Juvenile court and carried TO
New Mexico,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
BUCKINGHAM STILL Low.

The condition OF Miles S. Bucking7
ham, local banker and financier, whose
life has been hanginr In the balance
for several days, was reported Monday
60 still be very low.
Hopes for his recovery have been
abandoned He has been IN for 10 days
At his home. 712 Vance avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
A. R. wooLLEN VERY ILL.

A. H. Woollen, who has been desper-
ately i'll for the past two weeks at the
Gartly Ramsay hospital, was reported
to be worse Monday afternoon and
sinking rapidly Very little hope was
entertained for his recovery, Mr.. Wool
len is secretary and treasurer Of the
Phoenix Cotton Oil company and one
OF the best known business men in the
CITY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

WASHINGTON Dec Renewing its request for the
mediate release Of Consular Agent William o. Jenkins, npr
oned Pueba the latest American note to Mexico made
here today aagns the Mexican governments conduct in
terms and chaacterzes studied attempt to ensnare
American consular agent in the ntrcacies of legal poceed
No utnatum served and indication given
what the American governments would be Jenkins
not immediately released.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
ACID NOT FATAL.

Both out of danger was the report
Monday from the General hospital,
where Mrs, Kate Mcbride, 80, 723 Wall
nut street, and Mrs. Lotta Anderson.
%, b27 Diana street, were taken Sun
day after they had taken carbol'c acid,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

Temperature----- ----
Hour. Dry Bulb, Wet Bulb, Humidy.
pm. yes'dty. Is II ~
I am. today .. 80 35 60
Noon today go, 56 ~ 90
Maximum Temperature a. minimum,
3S, Sun sets today $40 pm. Rises to-
morrow 6.5l am, Moon sets 1919 am
tonight. Precipitation. none.
Tennessee---Fair, continued cool.
ssissippi---Generally fair. somewhat
warmes
misunderstanding cloudness, cold
or In northwest, rain in north
labama-Generaly fair, somewhat
warmer
Kcutucky--Partly cloudy, stationary
temperature.
Louisiana,-Fair. somewhat warmer.
Oklahoma Cloudy. probable rain
turning to snow, colder: cold wave with
temperat ture 10 TO 20 degrees In north
and 90 to rs In south
East rexas--Cloudy. probable rain.
colder.
West Texas--Cloudy. probable snow
In north colder In north with cold wave
and temperature OF to II degrees.
North and South Csrolina--,Fair, con-
tinued cool frost.
Georgia--Fair, rising temperature in
south
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
Us. RENEWS DEZlAND FOR RELEASE
OF JENKINS, HELD BY CARRANZI
MEXICO'S ACTION
ARRAIGNED BUT NO
ULTIMATUM GIVEN

Ell PASo, Texas, Dec, Ian unveried report was q
rent here today that William O. Jenkins consular agent
Pueba had been liberated from jail Andres G. Garcia
general for Mexico here said he had heard the report but
verficaton had been received
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

Fam weather with
'anlled eoeI tenn
The St. Mary banner., 1919-04-26
JUST HURT
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Couldn't Sit. Stand or Lie With
Any Comfort. Sister-in-LaW
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Cardui Does World
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Holland Texas-Mrs. Mamie Mes
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| was especially bothered with a
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The St. Mary banner., 1919-04-26
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The St. Mary banner., 1919-04-26
NEW ORLEANS MAN HAD BROTH
Err IN FRENCH ARMY AND
GERMAN ARMY.
TWO ARE PRISONERS OF WAR
Frenchman Writes Louisiana Brother
TO Come Over and See Whole
Family That He Has Not
See n For Years.
New Orleans

New Orleans
Wherever the god of war happened
around Charles Lipse during the pas.
four years he was always humping
into a long-lost brother who was in
hard luck, according to letter re-
ceived from Charles by his brother,
August Lipse who is a mechanic en-
ployed in the garage at police head
quarters.
Charles, sixteen ears ago, served
six weeks in the German army and
didn't like it. So he deserted and
went to France. AT Nancy he estaD-
lished foundry. When the war
broke out the French government
took the foundry to make ammun:-
ton and Charles Joined the French
army. He went through the Verdun
fight and came out of it with a wound
ed hand and that put him in the hos
pital for six weeks. When he recov-
cred he went along with the Ameri-
can forces into Germany
At Metz, where some German
troops were located at the time Of
the armistice, Charles saw familiar
face among the German prisoners.
Hello, Joe," said Charlie. How
things is?"
"Wie Cents" replied Joe. Things
is verde ut rotten. I'm a prisoner"
You're lucky guy" said Charlie.
you might be dead already
II was a brother he hadn't seen
for years.
At Metz, Charlie was relieved CT
line duty and sent back to Nancy to
run the munition factory which used
to belong to him. Here he saw an
other familiar face.
Say, listen" he said, "all the
time I am finding brothers. Is it or
is it not Emile Lipse?"
Sure, that's me, Charlie. What
you doing here?"
I'm your boss. Get a hustle on
and show me something"
1t was his youngest brother, cap
tured by the French and set to work
IN his own brothers factory.
Come on over and see me and
meet the whole darned family" he
writes to August.