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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
RHEUMATISM
Mustarine Subdues the IhfIamnaa- . ton and Eases the Soreness .sz z Quicker Than Anything
 IGg V Else on Earth. agaf

Begys Mustarine;- which is the original mustard plaster and is made of strong, real yellow mustard-no substitutes are
 It's known as the quickest pain killer on earth, for in hundreds of instances earaehe and backache in minutes. a,
 It's a sure, speedy remedy-none bet ter for bronchitis. So pleurfsy, Iumbago, and to draw the inflammation from your sore feet there, is nothing so good. Ycu get real action with Mustarihe-it goes after the pain and kills it right of the reel. Yes, 1t burns, but it won't blis- =ter-it doesn't give agonizing pain slap on the wrist It does give 1t good healthy and get Mustarine always in the yellow
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
One of the Family.

We had beautiful outdoor wedding for our sister on September morning. Elaborate floral arches. altar. etc. had been arranged. Our guests were as- sembled. From out the house came the procession, the minister leading. the bride and bridegroom with their at- tendants, when to the merriment of all, our family dog joined in the process sion. walking along slowly as the rest. and he laid down by the altar during the cereInony.-Chicago Tribune.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
RED CROSS THANKS SCOUTS.

The boy scouts who have so faith fully aided their ''big brothers" in United States General Hospital No. l. in the Bronx, New York City, are happy over letter to them from Field Director Francis P. Nash, in which he says: .r- t..
 "This hospital is to close. and as the Red Cross brings its activities to an end at this post wish to thank your organization for the splendid service you have rendered during the months Of activity here.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
For Fourteen Months iowa Wom- an Has Been Hunting for
 Soldier Boy. "
SHELL SHOCKED IN FRANCE
War Department Gives Harry E. Ross Fine Record for Bravery and
 Goodness In Aetion-suffers
 Lapses of Memory.

Huntington. W. Va.-How a moth er's heart is aching for her soldier son. who has been missing for IA months since he was shell shocked while serving as a dispatch bearer in the battle of Soissons, was revealed here by Mrs. Clark D. Ross of Des Moines. Iowa, who has been searching frantically for her son, Harry, age twenty-one. Mrs. Ross came to Hunt ington a few hours too late to find her son, who had appealed to the local
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
WHAT THE SCOUTS DO.

Boy scouts of ..Vero, Fla. assisted in harvesting the potato crop, as there was a scarcity of labor, working for six weeks in the fields and camping out the entire time. They also assist ed in fighting forest fires
 The St. Paul Housewives league is campaign to have all sol dier uniforms made over into boy scout suits for the soldiers young brothers or into more conventional garments for the young brothers who have no ambition to be scouts.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
Subtle Scheme.

'I have often thought, Mrs. Welfare Worker. that it would be an admirable Idea to get intoxicated, get arrested and thus be able to write up what hap pens lto those members of the worlds upfhTt,,Do+r.s ss5 9tA33 t.%5~' szss5 .!.tit ~ : "WetI?" said the rich lady. 1@ ss''e s17
 Could you supply the necessary H. quor?'-Louisvflle Courier-Journal.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
Oh, Those Darkles.

Upon being asked why he deserted a negro replied: "Well suh, them scrapnell didn't scare me none, and l wasn't much afeared of them ginades but when a white man says them is goin' to shoot garage at me. ma fee" just taken me away from there !"- Los Angeles Times.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06

sU1keEH&g ana two doctors decid ed
 that \ would have
 to : 60 through an operation before \ could get well.
 -. My mother, who had been helped by LydiaE. Pinkham5 Vegetable Com pound, advised mo to try it before sub mitting to an opera tioii. ItrelieVed me .Ez-- Ns0
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
Gets Gold Watch
 For Biggest Lie

New York.-In a contest as to who could tell the biggest He in one minutes time. James Me Intyre of Mcintyre x Heath won gold watch at a testi- monial concert given for Bar ney Pagan. minstrel. in ;Fe Manhattan opera house.
 Mir. Mcintyre said that he knew that "at one time there was an honest lawyer" He had barely finished his sentence when his one-minute time was up. but he got the watch.
 The performance was given bv friends and associates Of Mir. Pagan on the stage. and many who are familiar with his career were in the audience.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
Aunaer Vanished.

While dining with my girl friend one evening her parents had friendly lit- fle quarrel about the traits that their daughter inherited from each, and the
 ather. who was rather an ugly man. said. "Well. beauty from me anyway"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
ALLM0NY KEEPS HIM IN RAGS
Wife, Richly Clad, Opposes ReIease of New York 70 Man From =!
 Debtors Prison.

New York.-ln tatters-his barr feet showing through the holes in his wornout shoes-David Goldhaber. member of New York's famous All mony club," knelt before Justice, Peter A. Hendricks and begged to he freed from debtors prison" that he might go to work and earn the alimony mon- ey The woman. Mrs. GOIdhaber. in n silk dress and wearing furs. asked thai he be kept in jail until he could pro- duce a bond of $500 for back pay ments due her. s>.
 H. Goldhaber has been In jail since March g. and. according to the jus tice's decision. the man may be he'd indefinitely until his wife takes some step to enforce judgment or until he produces the bond demanded. .-.
 In the SaragOssa sea the gulf weed is so densely packed as to impede The
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
lcusleura sooshes ssbv Raehes.

tcutieura soothes Baby Rashest
 That itch and burn with. hot baths of !Cut1cura Soap followed by gentle anointings Of Cutieura Ointment. Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe- cially if little of the fragrant Cutf- cura TaIcum Is dusted on at the fin ish! 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06

And speaking before I thought I chimed in. "I should say not''
 My hunger vanished and felt like following its exampIe.-Chicago Trib, une.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
AIeehoI Eropo csc+,,s

French scientists have obtained IA per cent of sugar and 6O per cent of alcohol from cactus that grows pro- IificaIly in Algeria.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06

Women Aequit Alleged Wife Deserter.
 Kaaamaazoo, Mich.-It took Kalama- zoos first woman jury just 20 minutes to find Joseph Johnston not guilty, of wife desertion> -. t~.se
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
The conseouerce.

He has beenasowing his wild oats."
 : s'That is why he looks1so seedyss-s Baltimore American ] sf51s,a zss
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
Curious Fact.

The people who are most accom- plished do not always accomplish most. Boston Transcript.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06

It Is easier for one wise man to fool a dozen fools than for a dozen fools to fool one wise man.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06
HOW MRS. BOYD, AVOIDED AN
 i 'OPERA

Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from a female trouble which caused me much
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-06

To prevent snow sliding from roofs PennsyIvanian has designed metal roofing with serpent:ne corrugations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
sIsllsi " ASlSISI Ili!s EsRI

Tennessee--prohably rain, somewhat
warmer in west.
Mississippi--Thr weather with
probably rain; rising temperature in in
terror.
Arkansas-Cloudy, probably rain,
warmer; colder in west Friday.
Alabama--Threaten weather with
probably rain; rising temperature in in
terror.
Kentucky-Probab rain or snow,
somewhat warmer.
Louisiana-Cloudy, rain in northwest.
warmer; Friday unsettled, probably
rain, warmer in east.
Oklahoma--Cloudy, probably rain in
east, somewhat colder
East Texas-Cloudy, probably rain in
northeast and on east coast, warmer ex-
cept in northwest; somewhat colder
Friday in northwest
West Texas-Fair, slightly colder in
Panhandle; somewhat colder Friday
North and South enthusiastically
rain, colder.
Georgia-Cloudy with probably rain,
colder in east and south.
Florida-Probably local rains, cooler
in central and northeast.
Kansas-Unsettled, probably light
snow or rain in east, slightly warmer
in extreme east; Friday generally fair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
ROBINS TEST|F|ES
ABOUT RUSSIA
Blames Boasting Posters
About U. 8. Support for
Downfall,

WASHINGTON, March g,--Raymond
hoDins, OF Chicago, former head OF the
American Red Cross In Russia, and one
oI mo 70 whose testimony champions ci
the Bolsheyik government have insisted
should DC heard, testified today before
the senate committee investigating law
less propaganda He said, among other
things, that before Russia failed as an
any, allied and American propaggndists
unwittingly contributed largely to the
aoWniall OF Russian morale and what
Posters were all over Russia" said
Mr., Robins, telling how great the allies
were and how powerful America was
some OF the posters said the United
StiHes would have 10000 airpianes and
4,OJv,O00 men in France. The Russians
reading these declarations said to them.
selves, Well, II all that Is true, we will
go home for q while, ]"
Mr.. Robins described at the outset
OF ms testimony conditions as he found
them when he went to Russia Eyon
during the early part Of the Kerensky
regime, he said, he became conscious
or me fact that 1t was failing because
y did not pay enough attention to az
iairs In outlying districts Of Russia
herenskys civil power, the witness AS
serted, WAS Inefficient and the soviet
control grew UP naturally.
He discussed the economic paralysis
in Russia, saying that It began with the
overthrow Of the czar and increased
down to the Kerensky regime. He gave
as a reason the fact that before the war
Germans were the economic directors
OF Russia and that when they disap.
peared there was no one competent [,
take their places.
MT Robins said that he was anti-Ho.
cialist when he went TO Russia and that
his experiences there had not Changed
his ideas in regard to socialism
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
S,6S9 YANKS BROUGHT
IN 6Y FOUR SHIPS

NEW YoRH, March s.-The transport
Caronia arrived here today from Brest
with 122 officers and 3,7S3 negro troops,
a majority Of them OF the 92d division
national army. The units included the
317th engineers complete; detachment
of the 317th engineer train; the 350th
machine gun battalion complete; Bat
teries Z and F of the 349th field artil-
lery; Company H, of the S67th infantry;
S6sth infantry detachment, and 92d di-
vision detachments Nos. l, 2, 3, and s..
Most of these troops were sent to
Camps Upton and Merritt.
Additional 92d division troops-24 Of
ficers and 709 men of the S5lst machine
gun battalion-arrived on the transport
oriana, which brought altogether 1O5
officers and 922 troops. Organizations
aboard included casuals and civilians.
The steamship Maiden arrived from
St, Nazaire with 81 oasuals.
The Mauretania also arrived today
bringing 1885 troops, of whom more
than $500 were Of the 27th division
Other troops on the Mauretana consist
ed of several hundred casuals and
nurses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
American Proposal Is
Before Peace Enjoys

PARIS, March 6.-The supreme coufi-
eli al. It's session this aftSsnoon Sirst
considered a proposal by the american
delegation to invite the various COM
mittees to draw up articles embodying
their reports with view to the formu-
latlon OF treaty Of peace.
The second question on the program
was discussion OF military and naval re-
ports on the new conditions to be i'm
posed on Germany.
The report OF the commission to de-
termine the responsibility Of the authors
of the war, 1t Is understood, will be
completed tonight and presented to an
early meeting Of the supreme council
Secretary Lansing Is chairman Of the
commission.
The work of none of the peace con-
ference commissions has been guarded
so closely as that of the commission on
responsibility. The commissions re-
port, it is understood, while fixing moral
responsibility, fails to find legal re-
sponsibility because there As no prece-
dent or no law governing the case or
no court existing to try the accused II
legal guilt were found to be evident.
The supreme council, after hearing a
statement by jules Cambon, decided
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06

Fair warning given the Memphis Gas and Electric
company by Judge L. T. Ftzhugh from the police bench
Thursday when he assessed fine of $50 against X Seg
vcepesdent of the company for furnishing inferior gas
consumers through Seg Guy Turner manager of ranuac-
ure and Lovck Miles attorney for the company that the
quality Of gas good by Monday the would do all
in its power to have many possible to
be issued against every executive officer of the
company for every day the poisonous and inferior quality OF
is furnished
Among the best points brought at the trial of Mr.,
Steg the testimony Of Dr. Frank A. Jones and Dr. William
Britt Burns that the gas being furnished deeeous and
harmful 10 the throat bronchial tubes and respiratory organs
of persons.
Guy Turner manager of manufacture for the gas COM
pany stated that present conditions largely due to the
high price of coal and the cheap price received for
In question Steg while he was describing the per
sonne managers and directors of the gas company Judge
Fzhueh asked DO the directors their gas?
The city represented by Henry j. Livingston. city
attorney and Leo Goodman commissioner OF public utilities
both being active in the examining OF the witnesses
When the case against Mr. Stieg called Mr. Miles as
counsel asked that the be read At its conclusion the
attorney contcndd that the warrant should have been against
the company and asked that be thrown out His plea was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06

uShAioously yesterday TO reject the
a &Aas u the minor ppwers with itn-
I'M interests for greater represeTitataa q
oh the financial and economic commits"
si9ns which are about to be formed.
The minor powers, especially those
from South America, followed Brazil In
demanding earlier in the week that the
MINOR powers have the same number
OF members on the commissions as the
great powers. After two days of futile
unofficial conferences, NJ. Cambon laid
the matter before the supreme council.
Brazil was supported by Belgium,
white Greece and Serbia took the op-
poslte view In the discussions, The
supreme council asked the minor pow
ers to name their fivessrepresentative
on the commissions today. The great
powers will have ten representatives.
Members OF the aerial advisory boards
attached to the various peace delega-
tons, met today for the purpose OF es-
tablishing an international aerial COM
mission to deal with various problems
concerned with the navigation OF the
air In times OF peace. II was expected
that only the organization would be
perfected today. Rear Admiral Knapp
and Brig. Gen. Patrick are the Ameri-
can representatives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
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FARM AGENT RESTORED.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, March g..
(Spl)-Responding to the overwhelm-
county for the restoration OF the office
of county farm agent, the board of su :
pervisors Of Tippah has just reversed
its recent ruling discontinuing the ap-
preparation Of funds for the work, and
Reconstructed the office, to become ef-
fectiVe at once, steps being taken to
secure an experienced and efficient
agent. The board Of supervisors, how
ever, declined to hear the appeal of the
girls and women for the restoration Of
home economics demonstration only
one OF the five supervisors voting to
grant the request Of the ladies, though
delegation OF representative women
went in person before the board.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
BETTER TRAINING
FACILITIES URGED
Bible School Head Declares
Church Missionaries Must
Be Well Trained.

Declaring that Southern Methodism
needs definite courses to train mission
airy candidates in technics, philosophy,
forelgn hygiene. etc, President Ed r,
sgs,ciSs 6 t1s ps scaFritt BiHle and Tsaills Z
fore the Methodist Educational associa-
tion IN session at the Hotel Chisca, ad-
Vocated the construction of new uni
versity or the addition of such courses
to the present one. nr. Cook was the
first speaker Of the morning, dealing
with the proposition, How Shall We
Meet the Centenary Call for Trained
leadership"
Centenary leaders," said DR.. Cook,
mean powerful missionaries equipped
with the necessary things for their
work. They should be especially
trained in philosophy, technics. science,
OF the country to which they are des-
tined, before going to new fields"
The call can be answered by two
things: First, the adding of post
graduate course with the required
studies, or by the establishment of a
large missionary university for men
and women, with prescribed course of
two years"
DR.. Cook was one of the five speak
ers under the general topic for discus
sion, Christian Leadership" The other
speakers following him were Prof. H.
l.. Gray, A. B., West Texas conference; (;
Rev. G. c. Jarrell y. D., Emory uni
versity; Rev, R. H. 3onnett d. D.,
secretary OF department of ministerial
supply and religious training, and Prof
]. L. Cuninggim, B. D.. Southern Meth
cdist university.
DR.. farrell, in discussing the Train
ing of Church Leaders" reviewed the
period Of education in past centuries
and the result of uneducated teachers
and ministers. He declared Protestant
ism and democracy must go on, the
one TO make the world safe for democ-
racy and the other to make democracy
safe for the world Drs. Bennett and
Cunninggim spoke on Recruiting
Church Leaders"
The two-day session Of the 80 or
more eminent Southern educators was
to close with the completion Of the
sectional meetings Thursday afternoon
The election officers and reports of
various committees were scheduled for
the afternoon.
Late Wednesday the convention ap-
pointed committee 10 draft a reso-
plan for a league OF nations. and to
wireless it to him at sea. The COM
mbtee was headed by President A. r.
Watkins, M1llsaps college.
President William A. Webb, Lift. D.,
Randolph Macons woman's college, de-
livered a powerful speech Wednesda Y
on the changes of educational stand
ards made by the present commission
on education. He declared that when
the history of the South, since 1866,
shall have been compiled, 1t will admit
of the immense part played by Metho-
dists in education,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
SAILORS LOOK IN
ARMY PISTOLS AS
HOUSE is LOOTED
Eight Negroes in Army Uniforms and Rid,
ing in Automobiles Make Daring Night
Raid on Summer Avenue Home.

Riding up to the home of Peter Sailors
clubhouse,
CLOCK thursday morning with the furry agility salvage
negro bandits known have been eight
way into the house held the
mouse of money and auabs
money Sailors foreman for the American Foundry
pany at Binghamton ~ ' -
When the alarm flashed to the police by
the Sailors city limits The onIv
that the of United States soldiers and car
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
WATER MAY BE PURE
BY FIRST OF WEEK

The ban on drinking water probably
will not be lifted until Monday, accord
ing to the city health department. r.
A. Mantel, city chemist, said that the
flushing of house hydrants is not more
than half through and it probably will
take three days more to complete the
work Until these hydrants are thor
oughly flushed the public in the area of
contaminated water is requested to boil
all drinking water. That area is all
north Of Vance avenue and west OF
Dunlap street.
Mr.. Mantel said Thursday that the
water in the mains seems to have
reached normal but that until the
hydrants are flushed there might be
danger from drinking water without
boiling.
The city chemist took samples late
Wednesday, but examination Of those
taken will not be made until late
Thursday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
REGULATES FREIGHT. ON 4
I COAL OVER I. q N,

WASHINGTON, March S-Freirht
rates on coal moving from mines In
western Kentucky to Cincinnati over
the Louisville & Nashville railroad were
declared unduly prejudicial today by
The commission ordered such rates 10
be fixed at Is cents per net ton more
than rates on coal moving from mines
IN Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee
over the same route and held that any
existing rates exceeding that allowance
world be In violation Of the interstate
commerce. act. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06

where more money was kept they would
Kill him. Sailors was punched with the
butts of the pistols, jerked around and
/ kicked on the legs but held to It that
the robbers had procured all the money
In the house, in spite of the torture to
which he was subjected.
The negroes pushed Sailors back into
the house and admonishing Mrs. Sailors
was dragged from the house again
Taking him to where their cars had
been parked on Summer avenue, they
told him to turn his back and beat
IT, and II he looked back they would
Kill him.. Then they started up the en-
gines of their cars and raced away,
going west on Summer avenue.
Sailors told the police department ne
would pay $50 for the arrest or each and
every member of the band Of black
bandits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
TWO NEGRO DETECTIVES
NOW ON POLICE FORCE

Two negro detectives were placed on
the police force wednesday following
the suspension of AL Hurst and Jim Ma
hon, two of the oldest men in the SER
vice. The men appointed are Freeman
Gates, 632 Polk avenue, and Mathew
Thornton, 5S7 Aston avenue. They
went on duty Wednesday after being
sworn in, getting their badges and
making bonds for carrying pistols. The
new members of the force will receive
Sl0O a month. Patrolmen receive from
$50 to $50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06

- When Mr.. and Mrs. Sailors and Joseph
Edwards, who rooms at the home,
awoke, three Of the negro bandits were
coming in through the front door, hav-
ing used skeleton key. At least four
more were observed stationed on every
side of the house as lookouts.
Before Sailors or Edwards could make
move the negroes had them in the
range OF their pistols and the men were
commanded to put up their hands, A
negro roughly showed Mrs. Sailors, who
was crying Historically, down into a
chair and with a grin, told her II she
moved or as much as groaned, he would
pull the trigger.
The negroes worked rapidly and
quickly had 1926, all the money that
was in the clothing of their victims
and in dresser drawers. Then two of
them escorted Sailors to the back yard
and told him If l.e did not tell them