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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
YAz00 COUNTY MAY
LOSE FARM AGENT

YAEOO CITY, Miss. Nov. ,. tSplD-
After about six weeks II exceptionally
successful work In Yaaoo county. County
Agent w Il Ritch has received an
offer from an ArNansas county at a
saary which he is very much Temple I
70 accept The last session OF the
laGoo county board OF supcry isors
abolished the office Of the county home
demonstration agent. effective the first
OF the coming year and It looks very
much now as II .a2oo county. which
has lcd-the state in progressive farming
and stock raising Is to he without a
corps Of field workers who have built
up the countys reputation.
Whether or not the office OF county
home demonstration agent will remain
abolished is dependent upon the new
board of supervisors which takes charge
OF the affairs of tho county jan l. The
matter Of retaining MIR, Ritch viii prob
ably so before the session OF the hoard
next Monday, and taking the abolish
ing OF the home demonstration office
as an indication " their attitude to-
ward the work If the county agents, II
is probable that the board will not meet
the salary which Mr., RitCh has been
offered in Arkansas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
CAST NO SLUR AT
LABOR, SAYS SHANNON

In a newspaper advertisement. the ].
~ Williams committee sought to show
that Charles f. shannon. candidate for
commissioner Of finance. revenues and
accounts. on the Citizens league ticket,
had cast a slur al labor In an address
Friday at a meeting of women voters
Mr.. shannon has enliyened the cam
paign by his merry cups at the eN-
pense OF several Of the Williams con.
didateS, in an entirely good -natured
way. He denies that he either by in
huendo or otherwise, on that coca sion
or any other cast any reflection upon
organized labor He could not very
well do so, as he worked with his hands
himself as boy and youth and is
Horace johnson, the representative
OF organized labor on the Citizens
league ticket contradicts the Williams
statement. in signed newspaper adj
vertisement
Mr.. Shannon, in denying the charge.
says this:
with references TO the ad in Sum
days Commercial Appeal stating that
had criticized labor, the charge is alb
Solutely untrue
The quotation from my speech is
substantially correct, but does not state
all that J said in coHnection with drug
quote
only part is for the purpose Of mis-
representation
What ! really said was this Mr.,
Williams, astute politician that he il.
waited until the Citizens ticket was
announced and its platform published
then he went out amongst the drug
gists and harness makers for some
business men to offset, II possible, the
effect Of support by the business in .
tereSts,' Here follows the part inten.
ttonally omitted: Now compare man
for man as to their qualifications for
the offices Of commissioners. We have
selected men who are qualified for
technical positions
Il entertain no feeling toward mon
because they are druggists or harness
makers. Any statement to the contrary
is absurd and ridiculous The point
that emphasized was these men knew
nothing of engineering or accounting.
II these men were Offering themselves
for positions in the General hospital and
the city's harness shop, | would vote
for them.
The ad shows my initials as c. b.
although thousands Of ads show my cor
rect initials to be G.. r.
Accuracy iS entirely foreign to the
opposition, Mr.. Williams stated at
Wills park a few nights ago that 7
was born in Canada and that he would
like to see my naturalization papers
He knows better now"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
BACON AT YAZ00 is
SOLD AT COST PRICE

YAZOO CITY. Miss. Nov. 3-Begin-
ming today Yazoo city buyers Of
groceries are to have the advantage OF
4 city market handling army supplies
in the combating of the high cost OF
living Mayor T II. Csmphcll today
received carload Of bacon and the
supply has been placed on sale at cost
price to the city.
The mayor has also ordered a car Of
various canned goods and an amount q
such other supplies MS overalls and
blankets. He has not been notified
from New orleans that this last order
has been filled but as soon as 1t ar
rives Il is to be placed on sale with the
bacon and the public notified. Pur-
chPses OF the bacon are limited to one
l9-pound tin to the purchaser.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03

pldla $3.50 r.-l.--,r..t.,t.'sst lDt OOH
Beginning with the early summer, how
ever, there has been big increase Ia
strike agitation. This has not been
confined to any particular classes, but
ranges from ragpickers to diamond cut
terss although the greatest number for
the period this year during which com
plete statistics are available Is shown
to have been in the metal trades. The
order in which other lines Of industry
We're effected being: Clothing, build
ing trades, textiles, shipbuilding, min.
ing, food handlers, papermakers, street
railways, railroads, teamsters, long
shoremen, iron and steel, printing, cooks
and walters.
Although the average number OF per-
sons involved in strikes for the last few
years, during which statistics have been
collected. ranges close to 500 it is rec
ognized that this year will see great
increase The steel strike has called
out nearly 100000 and the miners strike
fully as many more and the general
average also has been raised by such
strikes as that of the railroad machin-
lists, New York street car men and the
longshoremen at the various port cities.
Causes assigned for the strikes, as
shown by statistics, show that in fully
two thirds of all cases reported dis
turbancos were due to questions of
wages or hours, while in one third the
question of union recognition or the
closed shop was involved
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
PLANS TO FLY FAR TO
SAVE TOT; CHILDDIES

ST. PAUL. MINI, Nov. 3.-Just as
he completed arrangements for flying
to Pawnee, Okla, from here with a
physician specialist in children's dis
eases, John Havlin, wealthy oil opera =
tor of Pawnee, received word late last
night that his infant son, John Havlin.
Jr., had died.
Mr.. Havlin, here on business. receiv-
ed a telephone call that his son had
become seriously ill and that only an
operation could have his life. Physi-
clans at Pawnee said they could not
save the child, so Mr.. Havlin obtained
specialist here and arranged to fly
to the Oklahoma town, about LOO miles
by air, with the physician. When word
came that his son had died he abandon
ed his plans,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
CAPITAL WORRIED
OVER SLOW DRIFT
TOLABOR WARE ARE
All Officials Feeling Under
current Of Apprehension.
Foreign Diplomats Watch
Governments Fight.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,
especial Correspondent Of The New
GnIraaIAnnA

A
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3,--President
wilson is getting better in health,
congress is still dawdling along on the
peace treaty, the international labor
conference IS debating in French and
English. abstract problems affecting the
labor situation throughout the World.
and the entire power Of the government
OF the United States Is being cxerted
TO make the leaders of the coal strike
obey the injunction of the courts
against the carrying out OF the strike
order.
That might be a surface picture of
the national capital nowadays. but it
would hardly reveal the criss- crosses of
purpose, the mixed ambitions, the CON
fused programs of party and the gen
eral undertone of apprehension over the
way the United States is slowly drifting
into an era of industrial warfare.
Take the international labor confer
ence for example. The provisions OF
the peace treaty calling such a confer
ence are being severely attacked IN the
United States senate. Two separate and
distinct courses of opposition are to be
found-those who think such an inter-
national concert of labor means disad-
vantage to employers and those who
think 1t means a loss to American labor
OF all the rights it now enjoys.
Both cannot be right, Ambiguous Ian
guage, or rather failure on the part
oftthe peace conference at Paris to say
definitely how an international con-
clave would affect internal questions
like labor except by moral influence OF
the most general character, has left the
whole thing rather vague, England had
to do something to satisfy the craving
of her labor classes for recognition.
So did France, The international labor
conference was the best suggestion that
could be offered in answer to the rising
clamor of the proletariat.
, Both Sides Fearful.
But just as the japanese do not for
a moment believe it possible for them
in the present stage of their economic
development to adopt the eight hour
day so do certain American labor lead
ers fear that in an international gath
ering the already advanced position of
American labor might have to be toned
down to meet foreign standards. Usual
ly the argument winds up with the as
sertion that the international labor con-
ference only recommends" anyway to
the individual governments and peoples
and is only debating society after all
TO give labor forum and place to ex-
change views in a public way rather
than through the secret plots and con-
spiracies that moan Bolshevism.
The curious thing about the situation
here is that while the international
labor conference is in session interest
of the delegates is fastened on what
the government does about the coal
talk with you about that than the
league Of nations. 1t is not merely be-
cause a coal strike means suffering for
Europe through a diminished export,
but every time labor rises up and defies
a government, the method by which
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
FLYING PARS0N is GUEST
OF HIS ALMA MATER

WAKEFOREST, n. c., Nov a.
Lieut. Belvin W. Maynard, the flying
parson," was the guest of the faculty
and student body of Wakeforest college
today and students OF Meredith col
lege, at Raleigh, a Baptist school for
young women, came here on special
train to participate in the reception.
Lieut.. Maynard. who flew to Raleigh
Saturday from Mineola, n Y. came
from the state capital in his airplane
and while here was expected to ar
range to re-enter college to resume
his studies for the ministry. From
Wakeforest he will 60 to Clinton, where
a. home coming celebration in his honor
has been arranged by citizens of his
home county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
LAB0RERS WILL MEET
IN MADRID IN DECEMBER

MADRID, Nov. "A general con-
gress of laborers will be held in Madrid
some time in December to consider
wages and working hours The con-
gress also will discuss the possibility
of an International congress of laborer3
which it is proposed to hold in Madrid
at a later date.
Some Of the leading banks of Spain
have completed the organization of
new central bank which viii have its
headquarters in Madrid The new bank
has capital of 200. 900, 900 pesetas. Its
object Is to develop business enter
prise. The African Spanish league has
opened a campaign to educate Spanish
public opinion on the Moroccan ques-
ton and to bring about the cession of
Tangiers to Spain.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
C0TT0NSEED PRICES
VARY IN KENTUCKY

HICKMAN, KY, Nov. 8. (Spt)-Cot.
tonseed sold Saturday at wide range
Of prices in various nearby markets
At Hickman the maximum price was
slS; at Union City Tenn, S14.5O: al
Chocktsw Planting company's gin AL
Markham Station, SlS20, and at by
ersburg, SIG.
1t will be remembered that few
years ago the seed was worth almost
nothing in comparison, selling at $3.50
and 50 hundred pounds. The differ
ence between prices paid on Saturday
was greater than the entire purchase
price ten years ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
BACKBONE OF N. Y.
DOCK STRIKE BROKEN

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The backbone
Of the lo6sshOremen's strike was be-
ieved to have been broken this morn
Ing when the fun force OF men en-
ployed on the Chelsea piers returned
TO work The Chelsea district. where
the piers Of the White Star, Red Star
and French lines arc located, has been
regarded by shipping men as the strate-
glc center Of the strike aud The ma
joTitN OF the radical element among
the strikers has been employed there
When the Stevedores whistles sound
ed this morning gangs Of men filed
through the gates and were imInedl-
stely put 10 work. At the headuuar-
ters OF the International Iongshore.
mems association 1t was announced Al
strikers had decided to return to work
wherever they were needed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
RHODES SCHOLARS IN
MISSISSIPPI CHOSEN

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, Nov
3. (Spl,)--R c. Beckett. secretary OF
the Rhodes Scholarship committee for
Mississippi, has Just announced that the
committee has selected Bryan Eng
land, of West Point, and Lewis NJ.
Jiggetts, of Canton, as the two Rhodes
scholars from Mississippi.
England is selected for the year 1918
and is due to enter upon his course at
oxford in January, 1920, while Jiggetts
is for the year 1919 and will take UP
his residence at oxford in October,
1920.
The alternates selected were w. A.
Alexander, Of Ripley. for 1918, and
Benjamin o. Van Hook, of Biloxi,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
TO VISIT SYRIA,

HICKMAN, Ky, Nov. 3. (Spl y
Frank Barkett, wife and daughter, and
Little Frank Barkett formerly bust
ness men Of Hickman, will leave this
week for Washington to secure pass
ports. and from there go to New York
to sail for France; from there to Judi
dit, Margeone, Syria, where they will
visit relatives whom they have not seen
for more than ten years. They viii be
gone about six months; in fact. their
passports are issued for only that pc
Rod. Many Of their people suffered
greatly during the war, due to domino
ton of Turks,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
ANGLO AMERICANS BUY
BIG HUN DIAMOND MINES

LONDON, Nov, "a dispatch to tho
Exchange Telegraph company from
johannesburg reports the purchase by
an Anglo American com panN for
Gl.0O0,0 600 Of all Germanys private and
state interests In the diamond fields Of
what was formerly German Southwest
Africa.
Some protests are expressed over
what Is called the secrecy Of the
deal and allegations are made that the
purchase was effected through undue
influence In nOliticAl nuarters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
South Lauderdale Street

Chas. ". Ambrose, proprietor paperhanging
establishment. 1863 s, Lauderdale St. says II
nave been painter for the last twenty-five years,
and inhaling the fumes of turpentine and white
lead, ] think poisoned my system and brought on
trouble with my kidneys My main complaint was
"a too frequent action of my kidneys. and the Sc
crelions were highly colored My back ached all
the time and on several occasions | had to lay off
work on account of this misery. Doans Kidney
Pills rid me entirely of my trouble and | have
never had any return OF it since that time.
cant recommend this remedy too highly .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
VIEW OPTIMISTIC.

MADRID, Nov "A more optimistic
view Of the lockout situation in BARGE
Iona Is being taken by the authorities,
as the employers and workers have
consented to form an arbitration com.
mittee, Pressure has been brought to
bear by prominent citizens in an en-
deavor to have the employers change
their attitude
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
LABOR BUREAU Of
STATISTICS WILL
GATHER ALL DATA
Effort Will Be Made to Get at
Cause of Present State Of
Unrest in America and to
Find Some Remedy.
BY cHAS, S. HAYDEN,
(Staft Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. with great
strikes spreading in all directions, the
bureau of labor statistics, department of
iabor' is bending effort to collect and
taoulate information, soon to be pub
ilShed IN a labor review, which is ex-
pected to shed considerable Tight on the
causes of industrial unrest Although
the actual figures for the present quar-
yer are not yet available il is recor-
LEU HLu tnat a large increase will be
SHOWN both in the number Cf strikes
called and the number OF men in
lived, IN faot II is suggested that
tnere are more men now out on strikes
siiah We're called out during the entire
II months In any of the last three years
II Delhg roughly and unofficially esti-
mated that, not counting the coal min
ers, there are between 500. 600 and
strikes. VI
Unfortunately the bureau of labor
statistics Is without funds TO inyesti
gaze the various strikes as they occur
ana Tor the most part is compelled TO
rely on labor journals and newspapers
ior the Information il collects The eff
tort Is made to follow up such strikes
.edIn the causes, numueI of men in
vowed and other information which
might be of value through direct in
quirles, sent by mail In many in.
sIancesa however, no reply is received
10 these Inquiries and thus many strikes
known 70 have occurred must be ex-
GUIDED in compiling certain kinds of
data
Although II is known that the under
lying cause of a number OF strikes
winch occurred before this country en-
Tered the world war and Immediately
IhHFnAffnr Huug -
uirectly traceable in but few in
stances, After this country was drawn
INTO The conflict and had organized its
FORCES for conducting prosecutions un-
uer the espionage .act that character of
strikes died out. Since the war there
mas been revival of strikes which APP
pear to be due to propaganda, but this
appears due more to soviet or Bolsh
eVlck influence than sympathy for Ger
many The growth of l. w. w senti-
ment within the ranks which have here
totore been considered conservative la
Dor unions is deemed by department Of
tlcials to be fully as much responsible
Tor strikes row in progress as the high
cost of living the cause attributed BY
union officials in most instances
tabulation issued by the bureau last
June shows the total number of strikes
the year before this country entered
the war was 3,67S, the number of lock-
outs I've, giving a total Tor the year of
3.7S6. During the succeeding year the
total was increased to 1859 of which
l2S were lockouts, while during 1918.
the second year of the war, the total
again dropped, being but 32S5. Up un.
" this fall the statistics collected in
Dictated a still greater drop and had the
average continued for the year ,as
shown by records of the first six months
the total number of strikes would have
been less than $500. As illustrative OF
this a comparison is given for the first
three months of 1918 and 1A1n.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
SNOW IN FRANCE.

PARIS. Nov, 3. CHavas Snow again
fell in various parts Of France yester-
day, The fall in Paris was especially
heavy and was accompanied by in
tense cold, The Ardenncs and Pyrcnees
are covered the snow at one place
reaching a depth Of three feet Mar
settles also is suffering under the Sc
we're cold wave.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
FIRST FROST FALLS.

BLACK ROCK, Ark, Nov, 4. (Spl)-
The first frost Of the season was seer
here Sunday morning. 1t was not 3
heavy one but enough TO be noticeable.
For the last three weeks ii has been
warm and rainy here. There has been
very little or no cotton gathering done
by tho farmers. Tha cotton has be-
come dirty, yellow and damaged. while
the corn has blown down and rotted in
the field,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
KNOXVILLE POLICEMEN
SURRENDER CHARTER

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Nov 3.-Knox-
vile policemen, by a majority of to
union charter Policemen here were the
first in the country to affiliate their
organization with the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor. Today's move came as
the result of criticism of the police in
connection with disorders week ago
connected with a street car strike.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
GEORGIA TOWN QUIET
AFTER NEGRO LYNCHINC

MACON, Ca. Nov 3.-Macoh was
quiet today following the lynehing
shortly after midnight OF Paul Jones,
a negro who attacked a white woman
last night on the outskirts of the city.
Jones was captured by sheriffs posse
which later was forced to surrender the
prisoner to a mob 81 several hundred
men. The negro was riddled with bull
let's and the body burned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
RESUME CAMP PROBE

CAMP SHERMAN, O., Nov. S.--ln.
vestigation Of the construction Of Camp
sherman was resumed here today by
the congressional subcommittee which
heard testimony in Columbus last week.
Thirty witnesses were expected 70 he
examined here before the committee
concludes its investigation,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
D1sMANTL1NG FORTRESS.

GENEVA, Nov 5.--The Germans
have started dismantling the fortress
AT Istein, on the Rhine about eight
miles north of 5sales. The work is be-
ing conducted under the supervision pf
allied officers. The fortress was
equipped with long-range guns com
mandIng both tho German and Swiss
shores of the Rhine for long dis
lance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
CASTOR Avenue

Thomas Clarke, proprietor teaming business,
1888 CASTOR Ave-, says: Il noticed my kidneys
didn't act properly and by spells my back would
ache think was OVERRIDING myself working too
hard and that is what brought my complaint.
Often would get dizzy and my condition
pretty bad. knew | would have to do something
to check this trouble. and as Doans Kidney Pills
were recommended so highly, | got supply.
took them as directed and they toned up my sys-
ten and | nave never felt better
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
Memphis People Tell How
East Georgia Street

Mrs. s. NJ. Gallagher, $3.50 e. Georgia ST., says:
My health was all run down and | was as ner-
could be. | couldn't sit still and In six
weeks time don't believe slept two hours stead
lily. My Kidneys we're in bad condition and had
pains in my head. Mornings my back was weak,
and now and then | had dizzy spells, | was adj
vised to try Doans Kidney Pills and in short
time ] got relief from this complaint and | felt
better generally. / have frequently recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
Mississippi Avenue

Mrs, ]. S. Weaver 722 Mississippi Ave. says:
My kidneys weak and dsordered and felt
dull and langud. Upon a friends advice | began
taking Doans Kidney Pills and they soon relieved
me Of the trouble and put me in good condition
again" Statement given June 20, 1850
Hasn't Suffered Since.
On April 26 1918, Mrs. Weaver said. The
cure Doans Kidney Pills gave me some years ago
is still permanent | am glad to again recon-
mend this remedy"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
Sixth Street

Mrs. W. A. Brown, $50 Sixth St, says: II
have suffered from kidney complaint nearly all
my life got so bad | could hardly move be-
cause of the pains, which felt as II someone had
stabbed me in the back. My head ached most
of the time | had no ambition, and | was in
pretty bad shape was reading OF DOan's Kid
ney Pills. so | got supply at the Chelsea Drug
Co, They fixed me up in good shape and ! have
had no return of the trouble since"
Evening star., 1919-09-21

well bear in mind DR.. Eliot's statement: zone
; Of the permanent satisfactions Of life comes
from doing skillfully and well piece Of work
that Is well worth doing"