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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

that on Oct. Is, as the U-boat was ,
making up the United States coast he
jumped into the sea. He said he
grabbed a piece OF wreckage and swan
two miles to a point near Cape Henry
lighthouse, where he was found by a
soldier and taken to Fort Story. Va,
Lieut.. L. H. Zegler, trial Judge advo-
cate, questioned Mace at length as to
mathematics. The government claims
he is unacquainted with higher mathe-
matics for a man to design .~airplanes
and motors. Mace was unable to an
swer many Of the questions, but said
he knew enough mathematics so that
with his practical experience as marine
machinist, he was able to make mathe-
NAUTICAL drawings of machinery and to
design I~airplanes. He said he had been
employed as a marine machinist at the
Ingersoll Milling company, Rockford,
Ill; at the Cramp Shipyards, Philadel-
phia, and at the Fore River yards OF
the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation.
His cross examination will be resumed
Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
GIVES ORDERS FOR
RAILS "UNDER PROTEST"

WASHINGTON, May 2A-Although
doing SO under protest" and with em-
phatic dlsapproval Of the prices and
the name in which they have been
established, Director General OF Rail-
roads Hines announced last night he
had awarded to six manufacturers con
tracts for supplying zoo, zoe tons Of open
hearth steel rails at a uniform price
of st7 per ton.
The companies to which the orders
go are the Carnegie Steel company, the
Illinois Steel company and the Tennes-
see Coal n Iron company, all sub
salaries OF the U. s, Steel corporation
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
the Bethlehem STEELE company and the
Lackawanna Steel company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
S. |. WALKER is LAID
TO REST IN ELMW00D

Funeral services for the late Sidney
L. Walker, aged IS, who died at his
home, 20S6 Cowden avenue, at 1895
o'clock Saturday morning, were held
from the family residence Saturday af-
ternoon, the Rev. b. b. Ramage, of st.
Luke's Episcopal church, officiating.
Many friends attended the services. In
terment was in Elmwood cemetery.
Mr.. Walker died after an illness of
more than a year, the result of a
stroke of paralysis suffered several
years ago. He had made Memphis his
home for the past 20 years, coming
here from New Orleans, For many
years he was in the offices of the
Memphis Stone and Gravel company.
Surviving Fre his widow, Mrs, Flea
nor Brown Walker, and four children,
Mrs, John II. Rawlings, Mrs. John N.
Foote, Miss Sarah s. Walker and
Thomas F, Walker. Mr.. Walker was
the son of the late Mai. Thomas #.
Walker, a Confederate veteran.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
TWO YOUTHFUL SLAYERS
WILL N0T BE TRIED

NEW YORK. May 24.-Filippa Gam
bino, IA years old, who shot and killed
Tomasso Troia, a boarder al her home.
who, she said had betrayed her, viii
not be tried for murder. The district
attorneys office that the in
dictment against her will be dismissed
and that she win be turned over to
the children's court on q charge OF
Juvenile delinquency. The same dispo-
sition will be made OF the case OF
William Links, Of the same age, who
was charged with the murder of Hy-
man Plotkin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
DRAFT SLACKERS TO GET
REFUND FROM u. S.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Men who
were called In the draft and failed for
any reason to respond and who were
restored to duty upon reporting to a
camp as men willing to serve" will
have refunded to them the money de-
Quoted from their pay to reimburse the
government for the rewards paid for
their apprehension. In making this an
anouncement today, the war department
directed that all Inquiries regarding re-
endorsement be sent to the director of
finance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
DENoUNCES A

HELENA. Ark, May "a. (Spl)-City
Alderman solomon Ia In recent Of AZ
anonymous letter asking that Official
action be taken against alleged craps
shooting institutions in Helena, The
letter went on to ray there were nu.
merous craps games going on In the
city and that negroes who frequent the
places are kept without funds with
which to support their families.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
HAIL IN ALABAMA.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May "a. (Spl.)-
A heavy hailstorm fell in the northern
and northwestern parts Of Madison
County and southern part Of Lincoln
county, Tennessee, yesterday. Some
weather was so cold that some Of the
larger hailstones remained on the
ground several hours.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
FRAT TO N RAKER

NEW YORK, May 24.-Membery Of
the Phi Cana Delta fraternity will give
a dinner here tonight at which Secreta-
ry. of War Baker viii be the guest and
principal speaker. The dinner, one Of
a chain Of 30 dinners to be held stimuli
~taneously in as many cities ~throughout
the country is part of the fraternityls
projected memorial to 100 members who
were killed In the. war. It is proposed
to erect a memorial hall.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
DIRIGIBlE LANDS UPON
ROOF OF BUILDING

CLEVELAND, o.. May 24.-For the
first time in history Of flying in Amer
lea q vehicle Of the air was brought
to q convenient stop In the heart of
landed on top Of a prominent hotel here
last evening to permit two of its five
passengers to alight, The 160- foot
'dirigible, the "A, landed on a specially
constructed platform 80 feet squar
The landing a made after seven at
tennis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
Physician Makes
Call In Plane

BEAVER CITY, Neb., May a.
Using an ~airplane he recently pur-
chased for use in making long pro-
fessional calls, Or. F. A. Brewster,
Of Beaver City, left here yesterday
AFTERNOON to perform a surgical
operation on a patient at Herndon,
kas., arriving at the latter place, a
distance of IS miles. In so minutes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
HIGH DIVER KILLED.

PETERSBURG, Va, May s4.-Law-
renee Blake q RaltimnGS more S,.own as
n carnival company playing here, fell
from the top OF a 65-foot ladder at
the performance last night. He was
rushed to the hospital and died on the
nnarnflnr fahla-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
AGUILAR COMING TO Tt. 9.

MEXICO CITY, May 24.-Gen. Cam
dido Aguilar. former secretary Of for
eign affairs. will leave soon for the
United States on an official mission.
Nothing regarding the object Of his
trip was made public but it is reported
unofficially 1t win be in connection with
pending petroleum legislation in Mexi-
70.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
Law Examinations

The next examinations Nor law
licenses in the state Of Tennessee
will be held July 10 and II In Nash
vile, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Mem
phls and Lebanon. Those who ex-
pect TO take these examinations
may secure the necessary informa-
ton regarding the same by writing
the secretary Of the State Board OF
Law Examiners, X. /. Moore, at
Memphis, Tenn, The president Is
Mr., w. @. M. Thomas, at ChAtta-
nooga, and the vice. president, Judge
F. T. Fancher, Sparta, Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
CHARGE ARRIVES.

WASHINGTON, May 24-Ronald
act as counsellor and charge OF the
British embassy during the existence OF
the vacancy caused by Lord Readings
retirement and during the absence on
leave OF Colville Barclay, who Is re-
turning TO England with his family.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
HOME B~URGLARIzED.

While the members of the household
were absent early Friday night, bur-
glars, using a skeleton key, entered the
home Of j. A. Stackhouse, ss3 North
Seventh street, through the front door.
Three gold watches and several articles
x wearing apparel were stolen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
PLANES PATRON WOODS.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, May 24.-Airplane
patrol of forest reserves in San Diego
county has been begun by army avia-
tors from North Island. The patrol
planes are equipped with radio appa-
ratus and carry bombs filled with fire
extinguishing chemicals.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
MISS ANNA Lore STRAUSS.

Miss Anna Lord Strauss, beautiful
daughter Of Albert Strauss, of the u.
s. war trade board, has won q trip in
ar airplane by winning a Victory loan
contest. She sold $3.50, 600 worth Of Vic
tory bonds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
CHIEF TO PAY
VISIT TO ENGLAND

PARIS, May "a. (Havas,)- Or. Epi-
taoio Pessoa, president-elect OF Brazil,
VIII leave on May % for England, where
sail for America from Brest on Iuna d.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
GIRL WILL RECOVER.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, May "a. (Spl.)-
Miss Julia Slaughter. who was, In the
auto struck by an Iron Mountain train
nounced today. "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
Too Many Securities.

The world today is glutted with
government securities, which include
poth bonds and the medium of circula-
ZION known as currency, and the sooner
We pegin n process OF reducing both
the sooner can we figure on a lower
From the standpoint Of the student
OF economics It Is absolutely futile for
peace industry to wait longer for pre-
war commodity prices, and everything
should be lone to encourage the rec
sumption of peace business, which alone
can accomplish what we all desire,
III other words, the production NJ
new wealth Ia absolutely essential for
tho reduction Of costs. The normal
way TO reduce the price Of wheat IA
through the farms producing a large
quantity. That Is to say, we must
place the emphasis on a greater pro-
ouction rather h a upon consumption
OF commodities, while In the field of
governmental securities the opposite Ia
the end to be accomplished"
Mr.. Arnold calls attention to the fact
that increasing loans and deposits in
equal amounts, without limitations
shows no added strength to an %institlI.
ton n may prove even dangerous.
a within the power to paw are
and reflect, probably, a
healthy state Of affairs, but Mr.. Arnold
points out that In Europe government
nave been made beyond
their ability to pay within a stated be-
Rod. He calls attention also To the
fact that much Of the governmental
borrowing has been for Destruction
than construction, and Therefore
much OF tho money in these loans has
been spent for things which produce
no wealth and have no earning power.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
To Rehabilitate Europe.

Mr.. Arnold suggests that the United
States use the interest paid BY foreign
countries on their loans for a ''rehabiii-
tation FUND to be spent In Europe,
which would mean that FOR the perIod
OF time required for the rebuilding ot
Europe we would be lending our funds
without interest. ~
Il think II is generally admitted "
says Mr.. Arnold, that the greatest in
vestment we, Ms a country, have ever
made was when we RENTED China the
amount OF the Boxer indemnity. This
has brought about an understanding be-
tween China and America and a rela-
ton OF friendship which could not have
been accomplished In 30 short a time
in any other way. A contribution slch
as am suggesting would forever eliml-
nat the charge OF dollar diplomacy in
our international life, but even aside
from tho harvest which we would be
likely TO reap In friendship, Iyam con-
fident that In the long run it would
prove profitable even in dollars and
cents
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
FIGHT ONPENROSE
BY PROGRESS|VES
HAS COLLAPSED
Borah and Johnson Unable to
Defeat Pennsylvania for
Chairman Of Senate FL
nance Committee.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
The News Selmltar's Special corrs.
spondent.)

WASHINGTON, May "a. What
promised to be a real fight between
progressives and conservatives in the
republican party has collapsed. sena-
tor Penrose viii be chairman Of the
finance committee after all. And the
reason for the collapse is simply mathe-
matieali there are more conservatives
than progressives. Ergo, any fight at
TINS time would simply divide the party
ana play into the hands Of the COM
mon enemy-the Democrats,
senators Borah and johnson have
peen leading the fight and when IL
comes to a Show down. they may
nor vote for Penrose, but that would
.ot AFFECT the final tally because, while
tne Republicans have only a majority
o. Two with which to organize lie sen-
ate, there Will be enough Democratic
senators away from Washington 10 give
ne republicans a clear field TO do as
they please with committee selections.
ana, besides, the Democrats have no
WISH TO spoil the plan to make Mr..
Lehrose chairman OF anything. They
believe Mr.. Penrose constitutes the best
issue they can possibly have for the
charge thai. they intend making in the
next campaign concerning the Influence
~ control OF the Republican party.
The evening world., 1919-10-15
CITY BUYS SITES
FOR NEW PIERS ON
STATEN ISLAND
Will Spend S2i,ooo,ooo on
Project Despite Free Offer
by Private Investors.

It became known to-day that
New York City has taken title TO
eight parcels OF water front and up
land between Tompkinsville and
Stapleton, s. l., on which It purposes
to build twelve piers. Title passed
Saturday pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the Sinking Fund Com
mission Sept 70.
The city's action would indicate
that II intends to proceed with the
piers and lease them largely to spec
ulators, in spite OF the offer made by
Newman Erb and other financiers
TO build eight piers and give them to
the city at the expiration of forty
years.
The land to which title has been
taken Is subject to condemnation pro-
ceedings, so IL will not be known un-
I'll later how much the municipality
will have TO pay Real estate men
place the total at about $4,000, 900.
TO this must be added the cost of
the piers, which will be $4,000, 900,
and other expenses aggregating at
least 100000 more.
Title was taken to the following
property:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tract
at Clifton, 1900 feet water front;
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tract at
Tompkinsville, 1000 feet water front;
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
tract, 500 feet; Thompson Bros tract,
100 feet; Eddy Estate, 200 feet; Jay
burg Bros. 500 feet; 1. T. williams
Company. $500 feet, and Brady Bros,
100 feet All except that owned by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lies be-
tween Stapleton and Tompkinsville.
Each pier will accommodate four
ships. AS space rents at from 5000
to $500 n day for each ship, the les
sees will have gross profits OF more
than S1.000,000 a year. They will
pay the city IN per cent. of the cost
Of the piers rs rental.
The evening world., 1919-10-15

Mrs. WRyburn Critically III.
Mrs. Marguerite X. wayburn. wife
OF Ned Wayburn. theatrical producer,
is critically Ill OF acute indigestion at
Mrs. Alston's sanltarlum in West 6lst
Street. Her physician believes an op-
eration will be necessary
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
Visioning-th Next War.

A French savant gives it as his view that the
next great war will be marked by dreadful
slaughter of human beings. Many millions will
be annhilated he says, and civilization will dis
appear. This he predicates on the adaptation
of science to warfare. Hertzian waves are to be
controlled and turned into agencies of destruc-
ton of such potency as will surpass anything
ever dreamed of by man.
Let US consider. Each war has been fol-
lowed by similar prophesies, supported by the
activity Of inventive genius stimulated during
the conflict to produce means of offense or de-
Tense. In peace times the duel is carried OH by
the professionals, who take one side or the
other. When war comes, though, what is the
result? In the late European upheaval, the loss
of life was very heavy, but in proportion to the
number Of men engaged it did not exceed the
toll taken in number of lesser wars. Novel
as airplanes, submarines, poison gases, and
other things of a horrible nature, while the de-
velopment of the ordinary arms was such that
prior to the experience it had been freely pre-
dicted that annihilation awaited the clas,ng
armies.
Prophesying is dangerous pastime, and
particularly so in connection with war, its one
redeeming feature being that only few care to
record and preserve the predictions. Those who
live to see the next war will very likely note
! the employment of variety Of inventions no,
now familiar, but they also will probably see
employed the tactics and strategy that has come
down through the ages, and which was old III
| the days of Hannibal. "The one who gets there
first with the most men" is the one who usually
comes off victor, other things being equal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
'MeVELVET g..
MaT>>''I'sll
BY Arthur BROOKS Baker MmEA MgWy
LUTHER DRAKE.
By Arthur Brooks Baker

Some people like to gaily set their revenues
adrift. They view with light and careless scorn
the exercise of thrift They say that future care
may simply hustle for ITSELF that they decline
to practice conservation of their pelf. The coins
they get they freely spend in hectic haste and
zest and peaceful comfort is thing with which
they're seldom best.
To neutralize their influence we need some
brakes and checks, or we'd surpass our proper
speed and dislocate our necks. To store and
guard the money which we sedu1ously make we
have the trusty Merchants bank, whose head is
Luther Drake, wherein to keep us in the path
of rectitude and right, the root of frequent evil
can be all locked up at night.
He cultivates his customers with manner
warm and bland, for courtesy is aces in the
Bankers careful hard. The money does not
differ by a hair or by mile, but there's world
of meaning in handshake or smile. The
man who lends you courage to serenely hoe
your row is doing twice as much as if he mere
ly lent the dough
So while the other institutions climb the hill
uptown, he jollies his depositors and keeps
them coming down; for real estate is higher
than the price of steak and eggs quotations
being lower for the old-fashioned human legs.
From this example of success in practical
finance, let inspiration perk you up to cultivate
your chance.
Next Subject: Charles Tanning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
Home Rule for ireland.

The statement made to the House of Com
mons by the premier contains the future of
Ireland. Lloyd George merely declares the
obvious when he announces that Great Britain
can not afford to have Ireland secede. This
has been very plain for long time. Whether
the plan for \ government, with two parlia-
ments, one for Ulster and one for the rest of
the land, will .quiet the commotion stirred up
by Sim Fein without further concession or
sterner application Of government authority can
not be said at this moment. Something of the
temper Of the Irish has been displayed within
the last few months and yet that may be as
easily alayed as aroused, if only it be made
plain to the people that their real interest is
being served.
The premier also lays down trusm that
no form of home rule will meet the approval
of all. Directors will arise, and the provisions
Of the government for the security of the whole
will meet the opposition of some at all times.
1t is probably true, though, that the proposed
experiment Of establishing home rule on the
basis of states rights will go far in the drec-
ton of peaceful and permanent solution Of
what has been England's greatest problem for
many years.
When Ulster and the others have control of
their own affairs, and meet with the Imperial
Parliament only to legislate for the United
Kingdom or the empire much of the bitterness
that now marks the relations between the
politicians, II not the people will no longer have
reason to exist II may even be discovered
that these differences are more apparent than
real, and in the end way to union under a
single Irish parliament will appear.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
OPTIMISTIC MR.. PALMER.

Nearly everybody would like to share in the
attorney generals optimism as to the cost OF
living, and at the same time the regular family
check signers will poise the pen and pause mo-
ment to wonder how he gets that way. Since Au-
gust he says prices on food have been "main-
tanned practically stationary" just as the air
plane soaring high in the air seems practically
stationary" to the beholder on the surface. While
Mr.. Palmer INDUCES his optimism and points
with pride to the record he is making, citing
isolated and widely scattered instances Of
prosecution Of prohteering the Department Of
Labor sends out month after month = report
indicating the steady uplift of the price level.
Prices on foodstuffs have not been stationary
at any time within the last three months, nor
has there been anything to justify the con-
clusion that the activity of the government has
been effective in the way Of securing eonces-
sons to the consumer. With one part of the
attorney generals statement we are in full &C.
cord. His statement that greater production
must precede general scaling down of the cost
of living is correct. Unless we produce the
goods we have nothing to divide. Working
short hours for high wages will not meet the
demand for the product of labor. Whenever
the people of the country will turn from spend
ing to producing the relief will be in sight
Sporadic boycotts and an occasional seizure of
proiteers stock will not make enough diff
ference to materially help.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
Passing the Buck on Coal.

Consumers of soft coal hereabouts get a
Christmas gift in the way of an announcement
from the coal dealers that the IA per cent in
crease in miners wages is to be added to the
selling price of fuel. Such move might have
been looked for, in spite of the Garfield an
nouncement that the wage advance could be abb
sorbed by the operators. Setting up that the
resignation of DR.. Garfield as fuel administrator
and the Secret agreement between the presi-
dent and the miners does away with this pro-
vision, the coal men are preparing to pass the
buck to the consumer once again. 1t is great
game where it is played right. Here is a
chance for Attorney General Palmer to make
good on his talk about enforcing the law Fuel
still is under federal control and fairness to
the public demands that that control be properly
exercised
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
STEPPING STONES.

Rev william Frederick Field. instructor
of public speaking at CREIGHTON university,
who recently published a book OF poems
entitled after Hours" has written new
poem and sends II to The Bee for pub
iication. A number Of his poems have
been published In periodicals.. including the
Literary Digest.
You say you know me through and
through
So like an omen book I lie,
My failinss all so plain to you,
Well, dearest, this Is my reply:
As books are writ tits so they stay,
Sometimes men change then may not
T. too, have read myself Alright.
The pages do not please so well:
I've made the Old Year's scanning light
Upon old sins and errors dwell sy
I've paid for some Of these In tears
What others cost me, who can tell7
The Old Years been my tutor wise,
His counses will not be In vain.
Think you l mean to close mine eyes
And blunder as before again?
Our faults are stepping stones, whereby
We sleeper, nobler heights attain.
WILLIAM FREDERICK FIELD.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-24
For Girls to Make
||3 Homecraft w
For Your Christmas Party.
BY Carolyn Sherwin Bailey.

The Christmas party table ought
to be the most beautiful decorated
one Of the whole year. You NAV
have an attractive scheme of deco
ration, carry it out yourself, and at
slight cost. Make some large snow
balls of cotton batting, wrapping a
small gift in each. Cover these with
white crepe paper, dust them with
frost powder to make them sparkle,
and pile them in the center of the
table. Buy some of the little card
board holders for sweets known as
ice cups. Paint these with water
colors in holly red and green, and
fill them with sugar almonds, which
look like tiny snowballs. Place one