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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

union suits 69c each. II women's long
fleeced kimonos $l.25 each. See ad in
today's journal.
Smith &; Smith have a good trade
in naval oranges today. As & 60 a
doz; fine grape fruit 25cts.: try the
kippered herring, St. John alewives;
home made sausages; best shrimps
IS cts can; potato chips II cts pkg;
a fresh barrel fish today. See ad.
for other prices.
Miller's candy specials, Lisbon
chips assorted flavors, 24c. fb.; van
lila, chocolate and pineapple. opera
caramels, PIC. ID; pop corn brittle.
19c. 10.
Swift & Turner Co., offer today l
ct. heavy aluminium double boiler,
$50 value $119; cup aluminium cof-
fee percolator for 81 80; IA ct. heavy
enamel dish pan, round or oval shape
1925 value for 9sc.; Sx12 tin cake
pan 10c. each, for Csc.
AT Russell & Weston's today doz.
light percale house dresses, new
spring patterns $1.95; SO winter coats
at L. price; $3.50 petticoats fancy
colors 800; all wool dress skirts. all
sizes $495; one lot Bates ginghams,
csc. yd.; % & 33c buck towels, $780,;
fruit of loom cotton, short lengths.
zoe yd.; $3.50 and $500 laces to close
out at, SOC. I'd; one lot Athena cotton
and wool union suits, $2.19; 1925 and
$40 long white kid gloves, Il price;
$500 and $3.50 long white chamois-
cite gloves, IL price; $3.50 black Kid
gloves, sizes 3-4 and 6. SOC; one
heavy tan cotton hose Csc. pr.
At F. f. Davis & Co.'S today,
special lot of mems overalls. covert.
blue check and pin check. 81 each;
big lot underwear at IS per cent dis
count; mems work shirts at 15c.;
quantities Of other money saving OPP
portunities at their big reduction sale
today. For prices see their ad in
fridays and today's Journal.
Chernowsky's store for women are
selling a gre. flannel waist. a regular
sl.49 value for 81 today; black coney
muff, regular price $3.50, special price :
81; a handsome black Siberian mum,
$3.50 value today 50. Last call on
winter garments. Positively the
lowest prices of the season. Now is
~, A:z,o to h,1, For f,,f,,ra needs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08
LOCAL NOTICE

Dance at Maccabee Hall Saturday
evening. Feb. s. Music by Douglass
Orchestra Gents 40c. ladies zoe.
febSd1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

There should not be the least shad
ow of doubt Of the wonderful value
giving which the Il. w. Adams Co.
will offer today in their unique &C
salc.-Adv. i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

Nivaudou's Corona (rice POWDER is
always an extremely fine powder and
a good value at soc; today it is SELL
ing for only sic at =. Z. Bither's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

stripe overalls. double buckle. for to-
day and Monday only. s1.45. Special
lot OF loom fXerS overal!s at the same
price. Today and the coming week
all suits are selling at from 81 to s.
discount.
Plenty Of fresh, fancy native pork
to roast orfry at &c ID. at E. Locke's.
Nice spinach, lettuce, and celery re-
ceived fresh for today. 3 fancy
grapefruit for csc. Mixed nuts at CSC
Id.
s. to $40 saving on every suit or
ovcrcoat purchased at the C. F. Bilo-
deau Co. today. 81 and $40 negli-
gee shirts and all work shirts only
s9c today Special lot of wool toques
for boys at soc.
At II. ]. MerrickS % new silk
serges, and silk poplin dresses, Is to
Al sizes in all the good colors. choice
s10.98. IS new white shirt waists,
choice CSC. Lot Of new sill. shirt
waists at $40 to $3.50 81 winter
coats from 1898 up to $3.50. These
arc all big reductions. S children's
white bearskin coats 81 and s. values.
now s1.3S. 6-S-10 misses fleeced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs. Herbert Ferrin OF Vassalboro.
has been In the city this week visiting
friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

a very good .pecial N shirts is be-
ing offered today by the J. r. Farrell
Co. The lot comprises soft cuff
shirts with or without collar. hand
some variety of patterns. all sizes.
your choice for $l.45. l lot Of blue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

Special lot of good toilet soap fol
10c cake. 3 cakes for Csc at Bowditch-
Webster Co.'S today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

Valentines. all varieties at the
Handy Shop. FebsdAt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08
Saturda ,y
Special Sales
(AdvertisementS,)

f: (Advertisements.)
buyers please note that the values
listed In this column are for this day
0nlY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

union suits sc each. II women's long
fleeced kimonos $l.25 each. See ad in
today'S journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08

Miller's candy specials, Lisbon
chips assorted favors, 24c. fb.; van
lila. chocolate and pineapple, opera
caramels, PIC. ID; pop corn brittle.
19c. 10.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
NEW DEAL IN CITY
POLITICS MAY Be
BROUGHT ABOUT
Organization Free From Par
tiSan Or FaCtionaI Politics
May Be Formed as Result
of Recent Conferences.

Discussion of plans to have an entire
new deal in city politics, through the
movement to place ticket In the field
Tor mayor and commissioners backed by
men men who are not allied with factional
pontics, has not been abandoned.
The movement was started more than
month ago at an informal meeting
attended by a number of business men,
professional men and members of or
ganized labor. Since that time some fur
ther progress has been made and It
rs probable that within the next 10
days another meeting will be held to
perfect an organization.
II Is significant Of the interest that
members Of organized labor are taking
in the movement that more than 40
members of labor unions have sgnified
their intention to become members Of
the proposed central committee. That
fact Is also an indication that the
movement is being indorsed by all
classes of citizens interested in good
government and progressive methods in
the administration OF city affairs In
Memphis, and not by one class alone.
1t Is realized that the greatest trou-
Bile with carrying out the plans will be
that business men as a rule do not care
to become candidates for public Of
flee or to engage in politics. Yet the
result Of leaving the control Of munici.
pal affairs entirely In the hands Of
professional politicians has not been
found to work out well in any Ameri-
can city. Men who are taking the lead
in the present movement hope to form
such a strong organization as will dem.
onstrate that with the right sort OF
candidates a citizens ticket can be
elected next November.
The plans thus far under discussion
contemplate the organization Of cen
trail committee and strong ward and
election precinct clubs, whose first duty
will be to see that every citizen in
each ward registers in the coming bi.
ennial registration which will be held
for 10 days during August,
AS a rule, those citizens classed as
business men pay little attention to reg
istering and as a consequence the pro
fessional ward politicians see that theil
friends and supporters are all registered
while professional men, merchants anf
thousands of members Of organized Ia.
Dor crafts neglect TO register. This y
shown by the fact that although ther,
are probably nearly 25,0e0 voters y
Memphis, not more than 10000 to 1900
votes are cast in most elections.
No names of prospective candidate!
have thus far been discussed IN con
nection with the movement, but II tn,
organization is perfected at the oominl
meeting, the consideration Of candidate!
will next be taken up.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
LIBERAL PREMIUMS TO
MARK MISSISSIPPI FAIR

JACKSON, Miss, July %. (Spl)--
Premiums, purses and special awards
offered by the State fair for the six day
period from Oct. Goth to 25th, inclusive,
will total in value more than 100000 In
practically all departments the pre-
miums have been enlarged in recogni-
tion Of the fact that 1t will cost exhib-
itors more to bring their agricultural
products and live stock to Jackson to be
placed on display.
The State fair is municipality owned,
ana the city of Jackson lost several
thousand dollars last year because Of
its abandonment in the midst Of the
influenza epidemic, but this has neither
discouraged nor deferred the manage
ment from making more elaborate plans
than ever before for the 1919 event.
Practically all of the various depart
ments, especially the agricultural. hor--
ticultural, live stock, juvenile cub and
women's club exhibits, will be under
the supervision OF state and federal ex-
perts who are contributing their ser
vices to the institution, believing that
the State fair is the foremost agency
in the promotion OF MisslssippPs agri-
cultural and industrial progress,
Arrangements are now being made
with the war department for large ex-
hibit of war relics gathered on the bat
tlefields OF France, together with types
of heavy artillery. airplanes and other
equipment used by the American ex-
force.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
Crack Shot Wounded.

The first casualty occurred when Pa
trolman j. c, Bum, who was attempt
ing to place a negro under arrest, was
shot in the shoulder Bum Is reported
to be the best shot on the local police
force and participated in a number of
national matches. Shortly after the pa
trolman was wounded a negro, riding on
the back platform OF n street car opened
fire with an automatic revolver on a
crowd OF white men, women and chill
dren, wounding four OF them, two Sc
riously, before he himself was felled
with seven bullets fired by an officer
who succeeded in boarding the car close
to him. Although each bullet took eff
feet, the negro was said to be not fa-
tally injured.
Later, in another locality, negro who
flourished a revolver In an attempt to
hold up street car, was felled by a
marine using the butt end of his gun
and was fatally shot when he got up
and attempted to escape.
Two negroes were later fatally shot
in the northwest section of the city.
after they had shot and seriously
wounded two white men.
One Of the most seriously injured in
the list Of casualties was Private AL
bert Luck. marine corps, who was shot
in the neck by a negro near the treas
ury building. An unidentified cavalry
man was reported to have been shot
from his horse while patrolling the
street. marine sergeant was shot in
the neck by negro and Patrolnan
Herman Tassn1an was wounded by ne
groes speeding by In an automobile.
Late In the night the negroes dis
persed as mobs and numbers OF them
took possession Of high powered auto
mobiles In which they raced through
the streets pumping bullets from auto
matte weapons al all whites who hap
pened within range. II Is believed that
numerous casualties resulting from this
indiscriminate firing have not been re-
Sorted TO the police. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
MUD LIKELY TO
STAY ON LEVEE
City Hesitates About Spend.
ing Any More Money to
Wash II Off.

Unless the city. authorities decide
Tuesday TO put up some more money
Maj. j. T. Hodges, chief L. s, en-
gineer viii order the hydraulic grader
the local levee will remain. 1t costs
over 500 daily to operate the grader
and SO far little headway has been
made by the United States engineers.
The city already has spent $4,000 In
an effort to keep the mud off the
pires for the use OF the government
grader and unless more money is put up
by the city II will quit work.
The mud has been washed from the
cobblestoues from the foot OF Court
avenue TO point about opposite the
foot Of Union avenue but the river has
reCedcd so rapidly that the mud ac-
cumulatcd again on the levee as the
water went down.
II the river keeps on falling. and IL
looks as thourh 1t would do so far some
timo the grinder would have to be kept
constantly at work to keep the levee
clean. Just what the city is going to
do IL n problem, Tuesday no approach
had been made to Mai. Hodges, who
has charge OF the dredging work in
the canal, He cannot order the grader
to work on the leVee unless the city
guarantees to pay for 1t as the Mis-
slssippi river commission has held that
It's duty is only to keep navigation
in the canal clear and It Is up TO the
city to keep her wharf clean.
The strong probability is that the
city will veto the plan to spend any
more money and that Memphis will
have mud wharf all covered with
nice grass and weeds and Shiny enough
to please any turtles which might want
to embark for trip up or down the
river
Leo Goodman. commissioner OF pub
lie utilities. was not in the city Tues
day and no one else connected with
thing about the new mud wharf or
whether or not any more money Is to
he spent to keep the levee comparatively
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
MRS. JENNIE RHEA
FINALLY SUCCUMBS
Years Illness Proves Fatal
to Gentle and Noble
Woman.

Mrs. Jennie Edmonson Rhea- aged
81 years. died Tuesday morning at 3:4O
o'clock after an illness of nearly a
year, Her death h,,s been imminent
for several days, She ,'aving been un-
conscious since Saturdas, evening. A
very unusual and sad feature in con-
nection with the demise is that a
daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Williamson, is in
the Gartly- Ramsay hospital critically
i'll, and has been for some time.
Mrs Rhea had been a resident OF
Memphis for about 25 years, having
moved here from Somerville, Tenn. She
was native Of Virginia, and married
Capt w. P. Rhea, deceased, while she
was on a visit to relatives in Mem
phis, nearly half century ago.
She was woman of strong character,
devoted member of the Presbyterian
church and charitable by instinct and
practice. After war was declared and
her only son had volunteered his SER
vices, she did much Red Cross knitting
and work, although in failing health,
always saying that she was giving her
all.
The deceased was a sister of w. c.
Edmondson, of Memphis, and of Mrs.
William A. Rhea, of Somerville Tenn,
and the mother of Mrs. Thomas Buford,
Mrs. l.. Y. Williamson and Lieut.. Wal
ter, p Rhea, of Memphis. Many other
relatives reside here and in various Sec
tions OF Tennessee and Virginia.
Funeral services will be held Wednes-
day morning at 10 O'Clock at the resi-
dence, 81 South Tucker street. conduct
ed by the Rev, A, B. Curry, D. D., and
the Rev. William Grove, D. D., with
interment private in Forest hill
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
MILLER RELEASES
MASON'S RELATIVE
G. T, Walker, Father in Law
of Street Commissioner,
Taken Off Payroll.

c. w, Miller, commissioner OF ac-
counts. finance and revenues for the
city Of Memphis. took 4 fling Mt the
practice OF employing relatives Monday
afternoon, when he dictated and had
delivered letter to G. r. Walker.
bookkeeper in the office OF the city
clerk stating that walkers services
would not be needed after Aug |, 1919,
Walker Is the father in-law Of Al
fred ID, Mason, now commissioner OF
streets, bridges and sewers Walker
was put on the city pay rou at 1880
year by Mason, in the finance depart
ment, which Mason controlled at that
time,
In defense OF his position--tha OF
putting his father-in-law TO work. Ma
son declared that he was saving the
city $1,000 a year He contended that
for Sl,S00 year his father In law was
doing work worth TO the city $4,000 a
year
Miller declared Tuesday morning that
he had investigated the work done by
Walker and had decided that, though
Walker might be saving the city ST. 200
year, he couldn't see II that way, for
the reason that he believed Walker was
costing the city $1,000 year. He
based this statement on his belief thai
Walkers work could be done by In
crcasing slightly the work now done by
the other clerks In the city clerks Of
flee
So Mebphis Is being treated to the
thrill not OF saving 81 200 per annum,
but Of saving 81 800,
Yet there is talk that Mayor Frank l..
Monteverde, Commissioner Charles Il,
Quinn and Commission Alfred u. Mason
all may take the play out Of Conmis-
sioner Miller's hands and vote to retain
Mason's father-in law on the city nav
roll at the expense of the taxpayers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
PINE BLUFF BOY TRAINS
FRENCH ATHLETIC TEAM

PINE BLUFF, Ark. July 22, tSpl)--.
Joe Hankins, OF this city who Is
physical instructor for the Y, M, G, A"
Just outside of Paris, writes that he
Is in the biggest athletic school In
France and that he Is training the
French team for the allied Olympic
games.
He writes that the French are very
enthusiastic over American games and
American methods Of training and they
have adopted the methods altogether,
He says that the men trained under
his direction by the American methods
easily eliminated the French cham
pions and broke all French records,
Mr. Hankins Is stationed right beside
the big Pershing stadium that has just
been completed by American engineers,
He says that they made quite a repu-
tation in building this structure on
which the French had worked three
months, completing about IS per cent,
when the Americans took it In hand
and completed the other 65 per cent
in three weeks.
He defends the work OF the Y. NJ,
c. A. in France and has a word to say
about the French peoples admiration
for President Wilson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
IMP PARTIAL COUNCIL
F|TZHUGH'S IDEA
President of @. of @. Will Be
Guided by British Report
in Labor Speech.

The appointment Of council, formed
Jointly OF capital and labor to which
each may bring It's differences for I'm
partial adjudication, will be proposed
by w. II. FltIHugh, president OF the
Chamber OF Commerce In an address
Tuesday afternoon, The address will
be made upon the general topic of the
uniform labor card, which tho Building
Trades Council proposes to inaugurate
Aug. /.
The speech will be delivered on the
sixth floor OF the Chamber Of Com
merce and the public ls invited TO hear
II, The members OF the Memphis EN-
ployers' association and the Builders
Exchange have been especially invited
to hear the speech II will later be re-
peated to the Building Trades Council.
In his recommendation for a council
to palltate troubles between labor and
capital in Memphis Mr. FitzHugh will
follow the principles set forth in the
conditions In Great Britain. This re-
port has been generally indorsed in
the Isles AZ a practical solution of in
dustrial warfare, Mr.. FitgHugh states,
and has also received indorFement in
America. In specc made before
the Chamber OF Commerce Of the. Y,
>. A" In Atlantic City last December,
John u. Rockefeller referred 10 the re-
port az making proposals which would
operate fairly to both labor and capital
In my capacity as nresldent OF the
Chamber OF Commerce ] viii be acting
as mediator and not arbitrator between
capital and labor In Memphis. The In
terest Of the Chamber OF Commerce In
the adjustment OF differences between
capital and labor Is like that Of the
community, We are impartial and only
want them settled fairly and as quickly
as possible. "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
IN GOAT CONTEST

Aroused by the remarkable success
OF the automobile parade staged last
Saturday afternoon by Homer L. HigEs,
director Of the attendance campaign
Of the, Temple Baptist Sunday school
following which an increase of 7S per
cent In attendance was registered over
the same Sunday Of the preceding year
the other Sunday schools OF the city
are planning original stunts to stimu-
late increased attendance at their
schools.
The Berean class Of the Linden Ave-
nue Christian Sunday school has chal-
lenged the rest Of the Sunday school
from the intermediate department up
to an attendance contest. The contest
IL called the goat contest. and the side
that loses will be the goat. The sides
are known as the red and blue. There
was great enthusiasm last Sunday and
the attendance jumped from 1886 for
the same Sunday Of u year ago to 362
Very effective work Is being done in
the school OF the Second Presbyterian
church by the Rev, w, l.. Carson. as
ststant pastor, who Is directing the
campaign, Each department OF the
school Is being visited by Mr. Carson
and the school has adopted the slogan
Everybody at work" This school stood
first in per cent Of gain last Sunday.
registering an increase OF ia per cent
The Alabama Avenue Presbyterian
efforts of it's superintendent, r. b.
Clinton. every member Of the Sunday
school liz being visited either by himself
or other members OF the school and
each one urged to attend Those whom
they think might not come on Sun
day morning, they are going after with
cars. A first, second and third prize
has been offered the Sunday school
pupils bringing In the largest number,
The Central Baptist superintendent
is urging each one to bring one; on ac-
count of 1t being a downtown church.
they cannot canvass the city for their
members. but they are each doing indi-
vldual work.
At the Harris Memorial Methodist.
Superintendent G. II. Shelley Is sending
out personal invitations to those who
are not members of any Sunday school.
these invitations are followed up with
cards of welcome to those who accept
lhn In,,ii ilnnR
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
Detective Killed.

Several Of the injured were reported
fatally hurt this morning and at least
200 rioters were under arrest. The
dead include Detective Sergeant Harry
Wilson, shot through the heart by a
negro girl when he entered a house
from which she was firing indiscrimi-
nately into the street.
Detective Bernard w. Thompson was
seriously wounded by negress in the
same section of the city, Three negro
men are dead and several others are
Three patrolmen were included In the
list of badly wounded.
Although two troops Of cavalry from
Fort Myer had been called out to pa
troll the streets and 400 marines from
Quantico and the Washington marine
barracks had been added to the provost
guard as a precaution, the situation at
times last night was more than the
authorities could cope with.
Reserve squads of police and provost
guards were being rushed through the
streets all night in answer to riot calls.
Army motor trucks were stationed at
the precinct headquarters with a squad
of men armed with automatic rifles as
signed to each More than As riot calls
were turned in at one precinct alone
between the~hours Of and ! and others
responded to almost an equal number.
While there were minor disorders Sat
urday and Sunday night, last night S
rioting was marked by a general pre-
paredness on the part Of the negroes,
who during the day purchased hundreds
of revolvers. Early In the evening they
formed into crowds in their own sec
tions and attacked white men wherever
found.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
HAYLEY WILL REST
ON JERSEY COAST

W II Hayley acting secretary Of
the Chamber of Commerce, expects to
leave Memphis Thursday for Cape May,
n. J., 10 get away from the work and
worries OF business and rest for six
weeks, During his absence, ], A,
Osoinach, assistant secretary, will take
his place as acting secretary.
Mr. Hayley expects to return to Mem
phis Sept. | to launch a publicity cam
paign to bring out a big attendance at
the convention of the Mississippi River
Scenic Highway association at Mem
phis on Sept, 10, This convention will
be for the entire route of the high
way from the source of the Father Of
Waters at Lake Itasca MINI, to its
mouth Mr.. Hayley hopes to have dele
gates here from every community
touched by the highway,
He will also work UP interest In a
meeting OF the membership Of the
southern division Of the highway asso-
citation, which will be held in Vicks-
burg, Miss, at a date prior to the
Memphis meeting