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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
S%HAGHALIEN POSSESSES
GREAT FISH RESERVES

VLADIvOSTOK, May 21.-Immense
in fisheries, numbering and
coal mining await development in the
sea OF Okhotsk and the island OF Shay
halien. Golos Primorya in an article
pointing out the need for improved
shipping and transportation facilities in
hal northern region says that with
only nine sea-going steamers available,
with an aggregate capacity of 527 tons,
Nikolaevsk, the center of distribution,
exported IS, 900 tons of fish last year.
The crying need Of the idustry is more
ships, according to the newspaper i'll
question.
THE commercial fleet" continues the
paper, must be made ten or twenty
times larger. The coastline Of KAN
chatka with its rich fisheries, the sea
Of Okhotsk as well as the coal produc-
ing regions of Shaghalien use Nike
laevsk as q center for distribution. Tt
meet the requirements a commercial
fleet Of 20, 900 tons is necessary. There
is enough timber available to supply al
Europe, and there Is enough iron tc
supply local needs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
Y.M.G A. WORK IS
YANKS' STIMULUS
Memphis Overseas Director
Tells of Educational Aims =
of Corps in Field.

ATLANTA. Ca, May 81. (spl)-
Thousands of American soldiers will re-
turn OF their homes with broader Wis
ions and greater ability to grapple with
the problems of civil life because of the
educational work being done among the
American eXpeditionary forces IN
France, according to a statement made
by Prof. J. w. Brister, 7. NJ. c. A.
overseas educational director, of Mem
phis, Tenn.
Prof. Brister is Y. NJ. C. A. corps di-
rector of education for the Seventh
corps with headquarters at Wittlich,
and his field embraces the Seventh
corps troops and those of the seth
and 90th divisions.
Il found this a delightful place TO
work, n the educational facilities are
better organized here than any place l
have BEEN writes Prof. Brister.
| The army has conceived an elabor-
ate plan of education, from the primary
classes for illiterates to graduate work
in British and French universities and
never before in the history Of the world
have such educational opportunities
been offered soldiers as are now within
the reach of the American expedltionary
forces.
There are post schools where read
ing, writing n arithmetic and other
common school branches are taught in
afternoon and evening classes, There
are corps and divisional educational
centers where men are detailed exempt
from military service, and given five
hours supervised study daily. There is
the great American Junior college at
Beauve where thousands of ambitious
young Americans are pursuing academ-
ic and vocational studies and there
are the special classes at British and
French universities where other thou.
sands of soldier students have been
assigned.
I'VE have in our field scores of post
schools with many classes for illiterates
and there Is a fair promise Of il~literaoy
being practically eliminated from these
divisions. We also have five or six
central schools-vocataonal high schools
where are offered academic, agricul-
tural, business and technical courses
and in connection Herewith more d.
rect vocational training In such sub
jects as automobile operation and re-
pair, telegraphy, photography, carpen-
try, wood construction and maintenance
and the like"
Prof. Bristler tells Of a ride up the
Rhine with 400 American soldiers on
one of the excursion steamers run by
the Y. M. C. A. and Of selling "Old
Glory" floating over the great port at
Ehrenbreitstein.
ITO me that is the most beautiful
and the most significant place on the
whole Rhine" he writes. 1T appears
to be one of the strongest fortified
tons in all Europes and appears i'm
pregnable. A few months ago it passed
quietly under control of Uncle Sam"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
COLLECTION OF FEES
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

An investigation of the alleged charg-
ing of fees by certain lawyers in the
city for the collection for discharged
soldiers of the $50 bonus offered by the
United States government, is being
made by a committee from the Law
yers' club, headed by Judge H. Dent
Minor. Judge Minor stated Wednes-
day that he will call his committee to-
gether in a few days and outline plans
for ascertaining the truth Of the stu
alton.
The appointment of the committee
was made at a meeting Of the Law
yers' club held Monday afternoon at the
Chamber of Commerce, during which
various members discussed complaints
that are being made on behalf OF the
! so!diers.. From the standpoint of pa
triotism the practice OF collecting fees
was condemned by Capt g. 7. Fft8-
hugh, Abe Waldauer, a veteran Of the
Hath field artillery, n an attorney,
and others. Elias Gates and T. K. Rid
dick discussed the practice from the
legal perspective, holding that mas
much as there was no legal inhibition
against the practice, there was prob
ably no culpability, unless 1t be true
| that some men who are charging fees
have previously stated in the news
papers that they would n the work
without cost. The matter was present.
ed for consideration by w. II. Fitzhugh,
president of the Chamber Of Commerce.
Judge Minors committee Is composed
of Robert Z. King, Wasseu Randolph.
d. W. De Haven ana II. H Barker.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
RAID RESULTS
IN ARRESTS OF TWO

Mrs. Theresa Bozzio, who operates
a grocery store at Frayser station on
the Illinois Central railroad, north OF
Memphis, was arrested Tuesday night
by Deputies Palmer, Gowan n oliver
Perry, Jr., and lodged in Jail on charges
Of violating the liquor law and the four
mile law. Two cases Of bootleg whisky
were confiscated by the officers. Sheriff
Perry asserts that he a whisky pur-
chased from her on several occasions
recently.
Jim Williams, negro boy, in charge
of the liquor, was arrested flrst.
Wednesday morning Mrs. Bozzio was
taken into custody and was placed IN
Jail. Later she was released on bonds
of $3.50 on each charge.
Sheriff Perry says her case viii ais
be presented to the federal grand jury
on a charge of selling liquor without
a federal license. The liquor was
found hidden under a pile of potatoes
In the store.
Mrs. Bozzio was arrested and tried
once before on the same charges, put
the proof was not conclusive and the
cases against her were nolle pressed
on payment of court COSTS. Judge Rich
ards warned her not to be brought In
court again. .
Sheriff Perry says he is satisfied
Mrs. Bozzio has been supplying liquor
to the entire neighborhood around Fray
| ser and understands she has made $2S,-
| QUO in the traffic in the past few years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
HURT IN RUNAWAY.

MARTIN, Tenn, May 81. tSpl.)-
Charles Greer, Of this city, was so Sc
verely injured in a runaway yesterday
that 1t was necessary to amputate his
leg above the knee. ills recovery Is
very doubtful.
Mr., Greer was holding a window sash
on a wagon when a runaway team
came through the street. The tongue
of the wagon of the runaways struck
him on the leg almost severing that
limb. Owing to the noise on the street
Mr., Greer did not hear the approach
Ing team
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
M LACK s T

In emphasizing the business impor-
lance OF the home, iae ate Col.
Roosevelt once observed that more than
ee-fourths of all the money that Is
spent In this country goes for the up.
keep Of u homes, and is paid over the
counters by women, Whether we think
this estimate Ia too large or too small,
there car be no doubt that home-keep-
ing is our greatest business.
II Is also unfortunately true that OF
all forms OF business. keeping
has received least attention at the
hands Of business sytematists. Not one
home in a hundred Is organized on an,
kind OF a business plan worthy OF the
nsme.-Thrtft Magazine. ,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
CREATURE
A PRINCESS
In a Short Film.
From a Movie Adv

From a Movie ADV,
Freddie Hohenzolern says he will take $4,000 for his fur over
coat. We don't blame him. But If anybody wants to buy a fur over
coat We have one we will sell for $3.50.
1t may have been noticed by some of our regular readers that this
column has been rather full Of wheezes lately, grabbed from hnher and
yon. The reason is that we have been having the flu, which for sew.
eral days set our well-known efficiency back about 16 klowatts. Being
fat and lazy" a S Burns Mantle says, the flu struck us rather hard, but
We got out in time to wear our last years Easter hat and take part in
the parade. We we're a little slow about having this fashionable all
ment, but a somebody said; Better late than never"
Benjamin Franklin Holman tells us of his conception of the cham
pon tough-luck guy of the universe friend of his. This man paid
for a $1,000 operation on his wife on Thursday and IN Friday she sued
him for divorce.
In Brest it rains $50 days out of a possible 365 every year, which
leads the Parsons Sun to remark that II must strain even the thrifty
French to lay up something in that locality for q rainy day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
NEW FIRM

A new firm, known as Gaines q Car
Isle, engineers-architects, composed OF
j. Paul Gaines and Louis G., Carlisle,
both of this city, has been organized
with offices in the Falls building.
Mr., Gaines located in Memphis In
1904 and has been connected with some
OF the most important projects in this
territory, while Mr.. Carlisle formeriy
was at the head of the most flourish.
ing architectural business In Vicksburg,
Miss, but has beer located In Mem
phis since the war. During the war
he was flying instructor in the d.
partment OF militaxy-mercnauticaL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
CONTRACTORS LOCK OUT
TWENTY CARPENTERS

Twenty members of the local United
Carpenters and Joiners' union were
discharged from Jobs by three mem
hers sof the General Contractors asso-
citation Monday, according to O. l..
Btggs, business manager OF the union,
The contractors who locked out their
men were among those who had &C
cepted the carpenters demands for an
increase in wages from 65 to rs cents
an hour trade rule working conditions,
Mr., Riggs stated. They were paying
rs cents an hour Saturday when so Of
the union carpenters, working for some
l2 of the members of the contractors
association, went on u strike. Conse-
auently the journeymen employed by
them remained at work.
The lockout, according to Mr.. Biggs.
was forced by the association in an eff
fort to consolidate opposition to the
strikers and make h employment Of
nonunion labor by the contractors In
Memphis belonging to the General assoc
citation general.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
N OF 1912 VINTAGE

Who wants a penny made in 1872?
It Is a copper as big OF its kind as
the typical metropolitan policeman is
Of his species; to be exact, the size OF
a silver half dollar. Mrs. H. r. Thomas,
l1O2 West 21st street, Little Rock, Ark,
has written to the Chamber of Com
merce asking whether Memphis wants
to buy this unique penny for a centen-
NAL feature,
The matter has been referred by W
H. Hayley, secretary of the chamber,
to H. r. Chears, of the Centennia
alv,naittaA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

d II,
II Qbu K,NoQkM:
Q6v K:MoQkon:
OUR OWN BIG-TYPE EDITORIAL.

Among certain tribes of INDIANS it is CUSTOMARY for the women
to take a SECONDARY PLACE.
The men are BRUTES who lie around ALL DAY soaking up the
and smoking the eternal PIPES.
The women have NOT BEEN EMANClPATED. They are slaves to
THE MEN, waiting on them HAND AND FOOT. Is this not a SAD
COMMENTARY on our Wanted CIVILIZATIONS?
The women have to DO ALL THE WORK. They plant the maize
and DO THE FLOWING. They have to SPLIT the wood for the fires.
Do you not consider these men a DISGRACE, even If they are IN
DIANS? 81 m
Don't you think THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED? Don't you
think the WOMEN should be GIVEN THEIR FREEDOM?
Don't you think such a condition is ALL WRONG?
WHAT? You do NOT?
Oh, very we'll!
Old Ed oliver says the mule will be the next thing to be legislated
out of existence. The people seem to be against anything that has
kick in 1t.
Gerald X. Rudolph. managing editor of the Buffalo Enquirer, has
donned the cap and bells and will scnulate on the first page of hi
paper. He calls his new column The Port Side Column" and we haster
to extend our sympathy to him in his never-ending chase for the dali!
wheeze. Rudolph has a mean advantage over most column conductors
He is the boss, and there is no one to edit his outbursts. We sincerel
trust he keeps out Of jail in his new vocation.
SHAMELESS CREATURE.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
CUBA BUYS ORPHANAGE
ID FOR FRENCH WAR TOTS

PARIS, May 81, (Havas.) 1.-THE Cuban
minister of public instruction, acting
for the Cuban Red Cross, has acquired
the historic estate of Epluches, in the
department of the Seine-et-Oise, near
Paris, which will be turned into an
orphanage for French children who lost
their parents during the a The or
phanage, which is expected to take
care Of 200 children, Will be supported
by the Cuban Red Cross.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
SCOTT GETS SIX YEARS.

BRISTOL, Tenn, May 81. (Spl,l-J,
Cabell Scott. confessed embezzler OF
approximately $4,000 or the funds OF
the First National bank here. was SEN
fenced Tuesday In the United States
district court at Greeneville. Tenn, to
servo a term Of six wears In the fed
eYal pEfson at Atlanta. Scott was as
sasAAnA cssnkar AZ tha hsnR.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
NEGRO Is LYNCHED AT
GULFP0RT FOR MURDER

MHESRY, Miss, May 2l.-Shortly
after he had shot and killed j. H. Rog-
ers, white manager of a saw mi1l, Will
Moore, a negro, of Gulfport, Miss, was
caught by a mob and lynched here
Tuesday afternoon,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

The Republicans now control both houses OF congress, and
they should lot us see what great things they are capable of
doing,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
AN UNFORTUNATE MILLIONAIRE

Young Vincent Walsh Mclean. who was struck by an auto
mobile in Washington and killed, leaves behind him the many
millions accumulated by both his grandfathers-McLca and
Walsh.
The boy was only eleven years of age, too young to realize
te great responsibility that awaited him, had he lived to reach
his majority. Had he lived he would have had much, and he
would have been denied much, Success could not have been his
AS We measure success in these days, it consists in amassing a
fortune IN building up a great property. This young scion had
wealth awaiting him beyond the dreams of avarice, and more
than the widest prodgality could spend or waste. He would
have missed the oharacter-building discipline of ~assiduous effort
and the glory Of achievement.
On the other hand he might have done great good in the
world Great wealth does not always spoil those born to it, 1t
is not always come easy, go easy" with them. They manage
1T prudenty, at times, and take full advantage of the oppor-
ttunity IT affords them to do good in the world, and to make
the world better because of their having sojourned in it.
mere nave been many milHon-dollar and multimillion-
dollar babes and some OF these have grown up to be useful and
valuable citizens, and leaders in the fraternity of man.
VI one thing we may be sure; the millions will not assuage
or nolify the pangs OF grief Of the bereaved mother over her
tragic loss. Money does not change human nature to the
extent OF making 1t insensible to suffering. The mother, whether
millionaire or mendicant, is still a mother, and her boy is
part OF herself and cannot be torn away without exquisite sui
iering and poignant pain. Money can buy no anodyne or sub
sttute. The mother heart bleeds alike in luxury and in lack
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

Some of the statesmen Of Europe see in the league of nations
ruin for their countries, American statesmen claim to find ruin
for this country in it. How can both players in a game lose
unless there is a "rake-off'?
Evening star., 1919-10-27
OVER MILLION Affected
BY PROPOSED LOCKOUT


MADRID. October 2s (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-More than a million
persons throughout Spain will be
thrown out Of employment Tuesday.
November 4. If the decision of the
congress Of Spanish employers at Bar
celo1a. declaring for a lockout. is
carried out. In Barcelona alone 200
000 men and women will be affected
by the decision.
Governmental authorities are con-
certed over the situation and are ex-
pected to exert every influence to in
duce the manufacturers to reconsider
their action. It is declared that ifsthe
general lockout Is put Into eject
every factory in Spain OF any intpor-
tance will be closed. Members Of the
employers congress say the decision
was taken as a protest against indus
trial unrest In Spain.
1t seems probable that labor ele-
mef1ts throughout the country will
take some action to meet the situa-
tion, Syndicalists Of the province Of
Catalonia have called a conference at
Barcelona for Saturday of this week
to take action on any decisions of the
employers congress. This call, how
ever. was issued October 21. some
days before announcement was made
Of the decision to call for q lockout
in all parts Of the country.
Evening star., 1919-10-27
''SMALL CHANGE" famine
IS WORRYING FRANCE


By tie Associated Press.
PARIS, October 26.-The small
change" famine in France has been
intensified by the publicity given the
question through the passage of leg
islation making 1t illegal to melt
down silver msney and forbidding its
exportation. Tho public Is now
boarding small change, and retail
business IL greatly Handicapped
through inability to make change.
Some cafes are issuing stamped
paper slips, good only where issued,
For stims Of less than francs. Some
shops and restaurants also are fssu-
ing brass checks of 1 franc denomi-
nation, to serve as change. >fE
Many shops have posted signs an
nouncing to customers that they.
must have their own change If they
desire to make purchases for amounts
of less than 5 francs or for sums
which are not q multiple Of francs.
The government Is firm in its deci-
sion not to issue paper money in De.
nominations of less than francs to
meet the emergency, which II hopes
to relieve shortly by increased issues
of silver. Postage stamps have come
into general circulation as change,
aHd the street railways and subways
are meeting the emergency ~ SWING
tickets as change.
Evening star., 1919-10-27
WILLIAM AMATEUR,
SAYS berlin CRITIC
Vice President Of National
Assembly Views Policies
as Underlined.
By. the Associatsd Presi.

By. the Associated Prest.
BERLIN. October 24.-"wf1iiana II
was conspicuous as an amateur, which
is the real reason why 0ermanys for
eign policies were never clearly de-
fined," Conrad Haussmann, vies presi-
dent Of the national assembly. Informed
the deputies this afternoon in tho course
Of a significant speech in the debate on
the foreign office budget
The democratic leader declared that
the former emperor was responsible for
tho failure to renew the Russian recfp-
rocal treaty and charged him with COM
pietely dominating Caprivi {who sue
ceeded Bismarck) three days after the
second chancellor took Office
"Frederick's Death a Calamity"
Herr Haussmann asserted that the
Premature death of Emperor Frederfck
was asnational calamity, d Ne rad
directed the country's policies in peace
fui channels. He charged that the Gre
alton Of the kingdom Of Poland Wss
hoped to enlist 100000 Poles asainst
Herr: Herr Mse,rer. m,nistss a. & f4.i<n =.
fairs. startled the assembly BY the etate-
ment that the foreign Office archives
SonSdutSu HO OeNnlt0 lH1OfmQtton OF fhA
Polish venture. He said IL was insti-
tuted solely by the military authorifies.
who needed recruits.
In replying to Deputy Cohn. inde.
pendent. who charged tho Soyern-
ment with di1atory policy with ~.
spect to soviet Russia, the minister
declared that SO long as the boisfe.
viki were NEEDING in Germany's in
ternal affairs and preaching world
revolution resumption Of relations
was impossible. The prevailing dis
organization in Russia, he added,
also precluded the possibility of re-
new1ng economic intercourse.
To Hold Russian Prisoners,
The return Of Russian prisoners.
the minister said, had been delayed
because both Poland and Lithuania
refused to permit them to traverse
the1r territories. Germany would de-
cilne to release them until assured
that they would be returned to their
native provinces and not impressed
into the soviet army.
Phfltpp Schefdemann. socialist de-
clared that Carl Kautsky, who has
been investigating the causes Of the
war. was strongly opposed to re-
sumption OF relations with Russia
when he was attached to the foreign
ONCE, during the administration Of
the peoples commissioners. The first
German soviet congress also was op-
posed to 1t.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
LABOR CONFERENCE
CALLED BY WILSON
WILL BE HELD IN WASHINGTON
UNDER TERMS or WORLD
PEACE TREATY.
MEETING TO START OCT. 20
VIII Be Annual Affalr-Four outstand.
ing Sociological Problems To Be
Considerations Delegates
From Each County.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
issued call for an international con
ference in Washington for Oct. 20.
A provision for ouch 9 eenferenc E
was included in the treaty of peace
but in view of present circumstances
the capital may have the spectacle Of
an international labor conference
held in the United States, but minus
American representatives. This viii
hinge entirely on whether or not the
treaty is ratified by this date. The
Senate, by resolution, gave the presi
dent authority to call the conference
but inserted proviso preventing him
from naming any American delegates
unless the peace treaty had been rati
/ fled in the meantime The situation
may, therefore, resolve itself, provid
ing American labor has any great de
sire to be represented in the confer
ence to the application of additional
pressure on the Senate to ratify the
treaty, according to views expressed
today.
Each government represented at the
conference, which rs expected to in
clude a delegate from each govern
ment, with the exception of enemy
countries, which signed the peace
treaty, will have four delegates. One
will represent labor, another capital
and two others the state.
Four outstanding issues are slated
for discussion at the first conference.
They are:
First Universal application Of the
principle of the eight-hour day.
Second Government aid in connec.
ton with the worlds unemployment
situation.
Third Safeguards for women in in
dustry.
Fourth-Protectio of children in
industry-those above IA years of age,
No other proposals are expected to
be taken up at the initial meeting,
but the programmes for the succeed
ing year will include whatever mat
tiers the delegates wish to introduce
for future consideration. But because
the international labor conference
will begin its sessions in few weeks
after the national conference called
for early October TO consider a plan
for the Decentralization Of the rail-
roads" it was suggested that the
Plumb plan may be. introduced for
consideration the ensuing year.
The Department of Labor will act
as the presidents representative in
making arrangements for the confer.
ence.