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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
W. sisLaERs

Tennessee--Fair and warmer.
Mississlppi-Fair, warmer.
rkansas--Increasing cloudiness and
warmer; Sunday cloudy,
Alabama-Fair, warmer.
Kentucky-Falr and warmer,
Loulslana--Falr warmer; Sunday in-
creasing cloudiness.
Oklahoma--Cloudy. cooler In west
Sunday.
East Texas-Ealr, warmer Sunday
increasing cloudiness,
West Texas-Fair, cooler In north
west: Sunday cloudy. cooler except In
southeast.
North and South Carolina--Falr,
slightly warmer in central and west,
Georgia-Falr, slightly warmer,
Florida-Fair, slightly warmer IN
central and southeast.
Kansaa--Generslly fair, somewhat
cooler Sunday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
WILSON REFUSES TO
ACT IN PHONE STRIKE

PARIS, April 1s.-President Wilson
this morning cabled Secretary Tumulty,
declining a request he had received
from New England governors to inter-
vene In the telephone strike In New
England. The president said he felt
he could not act intelligently at this
distance.
BOSTON, Mass, April 19.-Assistant
Postmaster General Koons, chairman
'of the wire control board, told repre-
sentatives of the striking telephone
workers today that he saw no reason
why the strike could not be settled
within a few hours. He said he had
fun power from Postmaster General
Bnrleson to adjust the difficulty.
WASHINGTON. April 19.-Assistant
Postmaster-Gener Koons left for Bos-
ton late last night to participate In
conferences looking to a settlement OF
the New England telephone strike. His
presence was deemed necessary in con-
nection with -the proposal to be laid
before the strikers, which Mayor Peters
carried to Boston from Postmaster
General Burleson. The nature of the
proposal has not been made PUBLIC here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
SECOND PLANE LANDS
SAFELY, LONDON HEARS

LONDON, April 1s.--ft was reported
in London this morning that Lancaster
Parker, aviator who flew from East
Church yesterday soon after Mai. Wood
left and who had not been heard from
overnight, has landed safely, Maj.
Woods alrplane, which fell into the Irish
sea last night, has been towed into
Holyhead, according 10 the Daily Mall.
The machine was uniniured, The ma
chine was tOwed into port by the de-
strOyer Paisley.
"A dispatch to the Evening News from
was Off tho island OF Anglesey last eve
ming he discovered that something for
which he could not account had hap
pened TO his machine. He finally de-
cided TO come down and dropped into
the sea, clear OF rocks, immediately on
striking the surface the alrplane began
to sink nose downward, Destroyers
rescued the alrmen,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
BRITISH AIRMAN
AND PLANE HAVE
i. NARROW ESCAPE
Maj. Wood and Navigator URiniured When
Forced Landing Is Made Upon
Surface of Irish Sea.

LIMERICK, April io--Maj, J. c. P Wood, the British
Aviator who left East Church. England yesterday afternoon in
his aipane for this city, fell into the Irish last night Maj
Wood and Capt C, c Wyle his navigator unnjured
The accident occurred Hoyhead to which place Nav-
gator Wye for assistance 1t is believed the machine
be saved No details of the accident have been received here
the news of Maj Woods falling into the having been
ceived hv telephone from Curraqh.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19

We know Germany must recognize
the loss OF Alsace- Lorraine. the separa-
tion, at least temporarily, Of the Saar
coal region. OF the surrender of the
northern half of Schleswig and nearly,
II not all, Of the Polish districts OF West
Prussia, Posen and Silesia. The fate
Of Danzig remains problematical The
only real change In territorial condi-
tions from those which / sketched six
weeks ago lies in the suppression OF
the Rhenish republic.
As to Preparations 1t has been an
nounced In all the French papers that
the French solution which would place
the cost Of the war---that is, the costs
of rebuilding the devastated areas In
France and BELGIUM, replacing the
ships of the allies sunk by submarines
and Of bearing pension charges-are
to be borne by Germany Many fig
ures have been. cited as an estipate,
but none seem to be exact. The sum
Of five billion dollars Is to be paid i'm
mediately; that is. within two years.
Thereafter, according to very intri-
cate and complicated system of COM
(ContInued on Mage IA Column al
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
PLANTATION OWNERS
WANT NEGROES BACK

Plantatiee Owners in Mississippi and
Arkansas &c prepared to employ 1000
Of the Southern negroes now out Of
work in Chicago who want to come
home for square meal, and whom
Chicago authorities are very anxious
to have headed toward Dixie without
loss Of time, according to w. H. Hay
ley secretary of the Chamber Of Com
merce.
/, Joe Mosby, OF Paris, Tenn, negro
employment expert, win act for the
Chamber of Commerce to expedite the
repatriation of the homesick negroes
Mosby is expected to visit Memphis
early next week to confer with Mr..
Hayley and ]. D. BarbeeS superintend-
emf OF the local United States employ
snent service. He will then go 10 Chi
cago and see what can be done-there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
LANE MOORE JAILED
ON FORGERY CHARGE

w. Lane Moore, rs years old, charged
with forgery, arrested In New Orleans.
was delivered TO the central police of
flee Friday night by Detective Jonn
Foppiano
Moore gave his address as the Pea
body hotel He Was one Of the largest
persons ever handled by tho Memphis
police, weighing some 800 pounds.
The mammoth prisoner is charged
with having passed forged checks to
tho amount Of $3.50 on the National
City bank, OF Mammoth, purported TO
have been signed by y, G. Hlnds, presi-
ance company,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
PASSES GARY FLYING
AT TERRIFIC SPEED

GARY. Ind, April 1o.--Thousands OF
Persons here saw Capt. White, de-
Boribed as going like a streak" lily
over this city at about 10 o'clock this
morning. He was flying high above
the smoke clouds Of the steel mills, but
even at that altitude It was apparent
that he was flying at terrific rate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19

Woods machine will be repaired at
Holyhead II II is not badly damaged,
II was stated today by W, q, Kemp,
manager for the airplane company
which constructed Il, He had not yes
been advised OF the extent Of repairs
necessary, but Y Il we're. possible, the
at once 40 that Wood might start on
his transatlantic flight as early as
Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
ARMY FLYER TRIES
CHICACO-N. Y. TRIP

CHICAGO, April 19,--Capt, F. n.
White, an army aviator, left the ground
At $3.50 o'clock this morning from Ash
burn field for a nonstop flight to Now
York.
Capt. white. with his assistant, II.
NJ, Bhafer a civilian, flew to Chicago
from Dayton, o., yesterday In De
plane, He hopes to land at the Mineola
field this afternoon.
Several attempts at a nonstop Chi
cago- New York flight have been made,
but none has succeeded.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
American Snuff Company Sub
SCFibeS Quarter Million.
Big Cotton Concerns and
Others Take Big Amounts.
BIG BOND PLEDGES
MADE SATURDAY.


Organization after organization, big
business concerns and manufacturers,
wholesalers, retailers and individuals
crowded Liberty Victory loan headuuar-
ters all day Saturday. and before the
afternoon had half worn away Joe r.
Hyde, sales director, gave 1t as his
opinion that half Shelby county's quota
of S9,654,5OO would be pledged by the
time the campaign opens at O'Clock
Monday morning.
This does not mean, however. that all
this amount will haye been actually
subscribed and does not mean that
there will be any the less work to do
py every one of the workers, But IL
does mean that the campaign will be
given splendid impetus at the outset
ana assures the county organization
mat only one week instead of three will
pc needed TO raise the quota.
ChaTmen in the city and county viii
oe given their final instructions at a
mass meeting at the Goodwin Institute
saturday, and the final edge will be put
on the machinery to begin work bright
and early Monday morning. The public
Is invited to attend the meeting. The
meeting will last one hour, commencing
at o'clock, but will be important, ac.
oording John j. Heflin, chairman for
the county. Mrs. Hugh s. Hayley,
chairman for the women's activity in
the county, and Mrs. John w. Mcclure.
mead or workers among the women In
the city, urge all chairlnen and conn
mltteemen to attend the meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
KYSER rs SLATED.

The bill giving the park commission,
separate attorney passed the legisla-
tura and became n law on the closing
day Of the assembly. w. D. Kyser
probably will be named for the job.
The city attorney was handling all
legal business for the park board
When the park commission was
created It had a separate attorney,
James II. Malone being the counsel.
Later the work was turned over to
the city attorney
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
BAMBERG SCENE OF
COMMUNIST UPRISING

BERLIN CVla Copenhagen), April 10
-Bamberg, which has been tho seat OF
the Bavarian government Of Premier
Hoffman, was the scene yesterday OF q
strong communist uprising, according to
the vossische Zeltunk. The communists
occupied the central railway station,
tho former royal residence and all the
military barracks In Bamberg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
Big Buyers Busy.

Cheers greeted the announcement
shortly before noon at loan heAduuar-
ters that a message had been received
from Martin J. Condon president az
the American Snuff company, that his
concern would pledge itself to buy $780,
600 worth Of bonds. This is the largest
single subscription yet received. This
came on the heels Of the announcement
from the cotton committee that thew
already had 40 per cent Of their quota
OF 100000 raised, without going out at
all fol-. subscriptions. That this divi-
sion Will be well over its quota by the
time the campaign opens Monday is as
snred, according TO r. B. Barton and
others of the cot&n committee.
Lumbermen and manufacturers both
held meetings Saturday and the life
Insurance men also expect to have their
quota pledged by the time business
closes for the week. Hardware dealers
and retailers are predicting that their
quotas will be ready for merely the
signing on Monday. These organiza-
tions, with the bank officials and capi-
talists and wholesale grocers, who have
already exceeded their quota, bring up
the amounts already pledged, together
with numerous outside concerns sub
scriptions and a host of individual and
lodge pledges to a total approaching
half the quota, according to rough es-
Inmates made by the sales forces Sat-
urday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
I ZERNlN NABBED
ING TO CROSS LINE

n BEn In (yia Copenhagen), Aprii 10.
troT Hungarian foreign minister, was ar
rested Wednesday by the German Aus
trian authorities at Feldkirch, few
miles east Of theftSwiss frontier, at
Buchs, when, he attempted to cross the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
TOTAL OF l,769,999
SOLDIERS DISCHARGED

of decentralization was announced by
the war department today as follows
Total discharges, 1,769, ,sss; officers re-
signed or discharged, 96,S12; total
troops ordered demobiliZed, $4,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
FIVE POLICEMEN SLAIN
IN VIENNA Rl0TING

lpENHAGEN, April 19.-Five po-
2 were killed and 40 wounded
demonstrators and bystanders
Sed during the disturbances in
# "a ursday, when crowd of
81 ympathizers attempted to
Ystrian parliament building,
M, Vienna advices received
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
NAKE UP BIG
OVID OF RIOTERS

I'll 1.-THE crowd which
"a storm the parliament
was made up Of unem-
aged on by Bolshevik agi-
number of the windows
# were broken, as was the
W3milar attempt was made
&Sst few days after the
~Hle republic last Noven-
! lstraturs were eventually
soops and the police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
Charge for Transfers.

The bill apparently had the supporti
OF all the corporate interests connected
with the American Cities company, the
holding corporation for the Memphis
Street railway and seven or eight 9TH
er railway systems. Those influences
were acting not for the interests of the
people OF Tennessee but in the interests
Of the corporations, which sought to
avoid the contracts and regulations fntol
which they had entered with the cities
In which they operate.
The petition filed In the United States
court by the receivers recites at great
length the financial condition of the4
company; the poor service which was
given for the past two years and the
high cost Of material and wages: but
not what tho company has collected
from Memphis patrons and paid out
as interest on water In stocks and
bonds.
The officials and receivers OF the
company evidently hope that there IL
luck in odd numbers. They filed two
petitions with the city commission but
dropped them when II was found that
there was an opportunity of securingi
the proposed fare increases through the
operation OF the public utilities bill. |
under which they are now making |
their third effort to secure a seven cent /
fare, with an extra cent added for
transfers. and extra fare on the Raleigh
Springs line to points beyond Bingham
ton,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
Opposition May Be Too late.

1t is stated by tho mayor and cons
missioners that they will seek to op~
pose the granting OF the proposed seven
cent fare, on the grounds that the
state law cannot abroEate the contract
0t the Memphis street Railway COM
'pany, which provides for five-eent
fare with transfers. Henry j. Livings-
ton. city attorney, has given It as his
opinion that such contention may
he maintained
The record shows, however, that al.
though The News soimitar and some
ether newspapers OF the state opposed
the passage Of the law, the present,
city administration did nothing TO pre-
vent its passage. The mayor and the
commissioners spent much time in
Nashville In connection with their fight
against the city manager bin, which
they were adj pledged to support. but
were deaf to the rights OF the people
In the matter OF the public utilities
bin, although It was pointed out again
and again that the passage OF the bill,
would take >the control Of all public
ulllLlIea out OF the hands OF the city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
Weather Forecast

Fair, with warmer
weather.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23
BENEFACTRESs is HIS HEIR
Mexican Miner Left 1000 to Woman
Who Loaned Him 500
Many Years Ago.

Piedmont, W. Va.-Charles Mont
gomcry. who died some time ago in
Canalea. Mexico, after years spent in
mining. left his entire estate TO Flor
ence Renshaw, now Mrs. Bowden, OF
Piedmont, w. Va, granddaughter OF
the woman with whom Montgomery
lodged when a boy. The estate
amounts to $4,000 in cash.
Montgomery, it appears. after spend
ing his youth in Piedmont, w. Va
went to Mexico and prospered. In
1898 he returned to the United States
and attended the Chicago exposition.
Losing his money, he returned to his
old home in West Vlrginia. almost pen
niless. There he found his old friend
dead, but from her granddaughter &C
cepted a loan of 500, money she had
saved from teaching school. Ten
wears later Montgomery sent Mrs.
Bowden $500 in cash 10 repay the loan
with interest, and now he has given
his entire estate to the woman who
onre did him a kindness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23
MOB KILLS SAx0NY OFFICIAL
Minister of Wsr Neuring Hurled Into
the Elbe and Shot to Death
Five Killed in Dresden.

Copenhagen, April 14.-Herr Neur-
ing, war minister in the government of
Saxony, was killed at Dresden by dis
gruntled soldiers 10 whom the minis
ter had refused a hearing. The war
ministry was stormed by demonstra-
tors, who dragged out Herr Neuring
and threw him into the ElUe, where he
was shot and killed as he tried to swim
to the bank.
Wounded patients in the Dresden
hospitals, says the Dresden dispatch.
collected In the morning In the Thea
ter square to protest against an order
issued by Herr Mourning to the effect
that the wounded In future should re-
ceive only peace-time pay.
A state of siege has been pro-
claimed In Dresden.
Five persons were killed in the dis
orders, but eventually the demonstra-
tors dispersed when the minister of
worship promised a deputation that
all the demands of the soldiers should
be granted-old rates of pay and ade-
quate food rations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23
WAS MEASURED FOR COFFIN
Maryland Man Got Well After That
and Lived for Hall a Century.

Cumberland, Md.-Page ]. Smith,
for years president of local jewelry
company, is dead at the age of eighty
years. He was born in Montpelier,
Vt, and came to Cumberland during
the civil war. 1t was here that he
met Miss Sarah Dorothy Ways, a girl
whose volunteer duty it was to see to
the care and feeding of the Union
soldiers in hospitals at this point.
Miss Ways afterward became Mrs.
Smith.
IT was also in the old church hos
pital here during the Civil war that he
was measured for coffin, to be buried
the next morning. His illness at that
time was of such a nature that for a
time he was lying as in trance, and
he was in this condition when an Off
Ger. making the rounds with the under
taker, had him measured for a coffin
and ordered that he be taken out for
burial next morning.
Mr.. Smith, however, rallied from his
illness, became quite well, and at the
close of the war decided to make Cum
berland his home, where he has lived
for over fifty years after being meas
ured for his coffin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23

He would dash up to the house in his
big touring car, walk boldly up to the
front door and effect an entrance. If
the doors were locked he used a skele-
ton key, and then took his time in
sacking the place.
When Wilson's room was searched
suit case containing several thou
sand dollars worth of jewels was
found. Sweet-scented letters from so
ciety buds of Los Angeles, CAL, Chi
eago, Nashville, Tenn. st. Louis, Mo-,
and numerous southern cities also
were found. Several contained ac-
ceptances of proposals of marriage.
The Dallas police have sent out
word to other cities where the "gen-
tleman burglar" had been. But there
are charges of a more serious nature
being arranged. Department of justice
officials declare that they will confront
Wilson with half dozen white slavery
charges.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23
SECRETARY BAKER IN PARIS
No Draft Men to Stay In Germany
Talks Of Disposition Of Govern
ment Property.

Paris. April 16.-Amerlcan troops
10 the number of 275.OO0 are return
Ing To the United States from Europe
during the present month. Newton D..
Baker, secretary of war, said on his
arrival in Paris from Brest.
In May, he added, the number will
fall TO 100000 because of lack of
transports, but in June the number
probably will rise TO 100000, which
VIII he maintained as the monthly
rate until all of the 100000 men still
here are returned.
The secretary said that IL any
agreement should he reached by which
American troops would participate in
the defense of the Rhine indefinitely.
undoubtedly the only soldiers used
would be those who volunteered for
such service.
Mr.. Baker said he was In France ia
participate in the work of the Amer
lean liquidation committee. He ex-
poets 10 20 to Coblenz and the former
fighting front with General Pershing
and to return 10 the United States
within ten days.
The secretary of war declared that
no decision had yet been reached as
Ia what disposition would be made Of
the docks, warehouses and other per.
manent Improvements constructed In
France by the United States govern
ment He said that large quantities
of captured guns and other war ma.
terial would be taken to the United
States as trophies Much American
heavy artillery equipment also will b,
returned, but no decision has yet beer
made as to the disposal of automobiles
and motortruckS
Belgium. the secretary said, Is t,
get large quantities of cotton goods
and foodstuffs from the American
army.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23
VICTORY FLEET
BACK FROM WAR
Armada of 1903 Fighting Ships
Returns From Service in
European Waters.
GIVEN IMPOSING RECEPTION
Led by FIotilla of Destroyers, Amer
ica's Battlers Steam Into New
York Harbor-Joins the Pa
cific Squadron.

New York, April 15.-The Atlantic
fleet, comprising in ships and tonnage
the greater part of the Victory Ar
mazda" ordered here to give 10000
sailors and marines vacation on
home shores, steamed into New York
harbor.
With its arrival the greatest as
semblage of war craft ever seen in an
American port-103 vessels-rode at
anchor in the North river and almost
Immediately launches started shore
ward with the first contingent of Off
GERS and men on leave.
Preceded by flotilla of so destroy
ers, IS superdreadnaughts the
teeth" of the fighting fieet-entered
Ambrose channel shortly before noon,
the Mississippi. Oklahoma and Wyom-
ing leading, and close in their wake
the Pennsylvania, flying the flag of Adj
miral Mayo, commander of the fleet
and ranking officer of the units as
sembled here from two oceans.
As the fleet came into port, division
after division was met by squadrons
of naval airplanes, their wings flash
ing in the brilliant spring sunshine,
their engines humming a noisy greet
Ing as they looped and swoOped above
the slowly steaming watercraft.
OF the dreadnaughts the New York,
Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming, Florida
and Delaware saw service with Rear
Admiral Rodman as division of the
British grand fleet operating in the
North sea, while the Utah, Nevada
and Oklahoma cruised in continental
waters throughout the war; The Penn
sylvania was used as Admiral Mayo's
flagship and the Arizona reached Eu-
rope Just after the armistice was
signed. while the Mississippi and North
Dakota were on duty in American wa
tiers.
Arriving at their anchorages, the
units of the Atlantic fleet Joined the
cruisers of the Pacific squadron.
which reached port last week in COM
mand of Admiral Caperton.