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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30

Tennessee-P Probably fair; Saturday
cloudy; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Mississippi-Local showers probable
stationary temperature.
Arkansas-Generally fair; warmer in
|east Saturday.
Alabama-Local showers probable.
stationary temperature.
Kentucky-Fair; Saturday cloudy: NOT
Pnuch change In temperature.
Louisiana-Partly cloudy.
Okiahoma--Generally fair: Saturday "
Decreasing cloudiHess.
u 1st Texas-Partly cloudy.
West Texas Probably fair. local
lhowess and cooler in Panhandle Sat
|.rsay
,orth Caroiina-Fair.
nth Carolina Partly cloudy; prob
tufSshowers in extreme south.
hsw -gia--Local showers probable.
Hu da-showers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30

France, went to the Picpus cemetery
in the outskirts of Parts this forenoon
and placed q wreath on the tomb OF
LaFayette
Marshal Petain, commander OF the
French army RBNe directions to French
troops near thu places where the Amer
ican dead wa1A Buried, to pay tribute
to their falIeA comrades in arms from
overseas, Tlae marshal notified Cen
read.h Ns fA
4 have lavAed French troops sta.
toned Near american cemeteries to
go and salute their brothers In arms,
fallen for tine kafety OF their land and
the liberty ~ sthe world, Later, when
you have left Eirope, rest assured that
the satre rites wili be rendered them
and with TIE HAme fervor. The re-
membranes Of 1hese valiant men will
endure in our hearts"
BY the time President Wilson ar
rived Mt the Sufeenes cemetery a great
throng had gathered to attend the
exercises. Il Included numerous dis
tinguished idef1hers Of allied official
dom who I'D snne to hear the presl-
q Sent,s ,,,sr,,s sadse I H. rFey itiApte to the
President Wilson was accompanied
by Mrs Wilson, Rear-Admirai Gray
son. Brig. Gen, William w. Harts and
Miss Edith Benham, Mrs Wilson's sec
retary. The weather was ideal for the
outdoor ceremonies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
BLAKSLEE WANTS
RURAL CARRIERS
TO GET MORE PAY
Suggests Pay Based Jointly
on Mileage and Weight Of
Parcel Post Matter Mailed
by Farmers.

A new method Of compensation for
the rural mail carriers whereby they
may increase their earnings by finding
customers In the cities and encourag
lng the farmer to ship his foodstuff TO
mem by parcel post was urged by !
!, hlakslee, fourth assistant postmas
ter-general, before the convention OF
the Tri+State Rural Mail Carriers as.
sociation Friday afternoon.
In his address Mr. Blakslee undertook
TO SHOW the rural carrier that his com .
pehsation should bear relation to the
income from the mail matter carried on
nus route. He proposed that instead OF
me carrier being paid on the mileage
basis alone, as At present. he receive
2 HAT rate on the mileage basis and ad-
oltional compensation based on the
weight OF parcel post packages mailed
by the farmers on his route
fhls method said Mr.. BlAkslee,
would offer Incentive to the carriers
to encourage the farmers to send food
stuffs by parcel post to the markets OF
the cities, and make It profitable for
the carriers TO find customers to whom
the farmers can natl their products
II each OF the $4,000 rural carriers in
the united states carried daily 500
pounds Of parcel post matter, the SER
vice would be self supporting. II would
result IN the hauling OF $4,000 tons Of
80 ~" Ai'ill tlt lalIHh Vl tne COun-
try daily, and would have no little in
tluence on the cost Of living,
Balance Against Farm.
AT present the balance OF trade. 90
70 speak, la against the farmer. on
the average he receives five parcel post
packages to one which he sends out. We
feel that this could be reversed IL the
rural carriers could he interested In
developing trade for the farmers The
present nation wide average for parcel
post packages carried off the farms
by the rural carriers Is but four pounds
per day per farm" he said.
The question Of how carrier NAV
use vehicle to accommodate ton
or two tons of parcel post matter a
day, Is one of good roads. said Mr..
Biakslee. Good roads are one of the
most vital necessities OF the nation to-
DAY he said, the success Of all kinds
OF transportation depends upon the inl-
provement of our highways, no matter
II this transportation be alrplane,
steamship or railway. Our activities
IN the direction OF goods roads should
be multiplied tehfold. Especially in a
community like this. which depends n
great dealfsipon It's waterwhya,. should
the highways be deveiopod, so as 10
make tho waterways accessible TO all
parts OF the rural districts"
MIR. Blakslee advocated highways as
nearly permanent as possible II have
gone on record more than once" he
said. AS favoring tho construction OF
highways as nearly permanent as IL is
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CONTINUED on Pare 16 Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
SECRECYPAST WITH PEOPLE
IN SADDLE, WILSON ASSERTS
PRESIDENT DECLARES
STATESMEN WILL NOT
FIX NATIONS ACTION

PARIS, May 3O.-The day Of secret councils is
past because the people are in the saddle President
Wilson declared in his Memorial day address in the
American cemetery at Suresnes The private councils
OF statesmen, he added will no longer determine the
destinies of nations.
An earnest defense of the league of nations was
prominent note of the presidents address He said
he looked for the time when man who failed to sup
port the league would be as ashamed as the man who
opposed the union of the states after the Civil war
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
SUB CHASER HERE
. HELPED GET HUN
OFF j. S. COAST
All Members Of Crew Saw
Overseas Service, Some on
Subs Others in ChaSers and
DeStroyerS.

Under command of Ensign II. r.
Aiker, the United States Subchaser 3
arrived off the Memphis wharf late
Thursday afternoon and left for St.
Louis Friday afternoon.
on the side Of the little 114-foot
craft is chevron of gold Of the same
proportions as that OF a wound stripe
on soldiers arm. Swarthy-faced men
OF the crew point to that cheVron with
more. pride than anything else they or
the snip possess. 1t means, dear reader.
That the fast, darting craft apparently
little mere than a pleasure boat in
us present state, helped sink a U-boat
II Is the first vessel which has yet
visited Memphis which actually par
tlclpated in brush with the undersea
pirates The subchasers which visited
here recently saw only patrol duty and
never sighted or detected the presence
OF an enemy submersible during the
month they kept watch off the shores
Of the Atlantic
Modest as maiden, one member OF
the crew, who was recently a member
of the crew of the United States sub
marine K-5, which also saw oversea
service would relate little of his own
experience on both sides OF the At
lantic.
Tells Story of Fight.
Didn't do nothing more than my
duty-what | was told to do" said the
sun Drowned COB regarding his own ex-
periences, but pressed regarding the
SC-3's brush with the Hun he give
the narrative as it was told him at
Key West naval station from which
point the Sea came up the river as
advance boat for the antisubmarine
tlotilla soon to come up the river for
st. Louis and visit Memphis on the
return voyage.
With several others OF q similar type
the SC-3 was doing patrol duty off
Cuba when a signal came from one Of
the other boats that the presence Of
a German submarine had been detected
by listening devices. These delicate In
strumeHts are safe below decks with
an antenna dropped and floating astern.
BY wireless phone ana telegraph the
word was flashed to the other MEM
bers of the flotilla A huge arrow on
the bow of the SC-3'c sister ship, on
which the senior officer was, directed
showed the course the Hun was taking.
The SC-3's own listening devices soon
detected the presence of the craft still
submerged. Instantly her arrow was
pointed iE the direction the Hun was
taking and third subchaser Joined in
the pursuit
Chase Grows Warm.
The chase then grew warm. The u
boat in search of prey had increased
its speed. Whether from knowledge it
was pursued or not 1t was, of course,
impossible to tell. for what devices the
submerged Germans had for detecting
the presence of pursuers was not
known. At any rate full speed ahead
was ordered by the commander of the
fleet and for 10 miles or moro the three
little craft, now doing 20 knots or more,
sped. In constant communication and
with the pointing arrows on each di-
recting course when the three arrow
lines would cross a common point, the
chase went on. At or near the point
where the boats would collide If their
courses were unchanged would In all
probability sail the German boat now
aware that she was being
Continued on Page 16, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
POSSE SEEKS NEGRO
ASSAILANT OF WOMAN

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. May 80. (spI)-
A large posse from Knox and aidJoin-
ing counties is hunting for negro
who assaulted Mrs. Bessie Parton, Of
this city. The reward has been in
creased by Sheriff Cate to 5000 and
Saturday Gov. Roberts will be asked
to supplement this sum. A deputy
sheriff has been sent to Chattanooga
to keep lookout there for the negro,
The negro filled Mrs Parton's mouth
with gravel and kicked her after the
assault. Threats of lynching have been
made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
TWO NEW HUN
PEACE NOTES
GIVEN ALLIES
German Property In Allied
Countries, Turkish Public
Debt and Brazilian Ques-
tion Taken Up.

VERSAILLES, May 2O.-Two new
notes were delivered to the secretariat
OF the peace conference by the Ger
man delegates today. At the same time
the Germans handed over French and
English translations of the first sec
uon Of the counter proposals which
were delivered yesterday in German
only. The first note concerned Ger
man property in allied countries. The
second had to do with the Turkish
ton. uio d"eS-
The Sac Paulo question" probably
refers to the Brazilian claim for coffee
Soniiscated at Hamburg and Antwerp
oy the Germans at the beginning of
the war A dispatch from Rio 'Janetro
on May 2, said official advices had
heen received there that the peace con-
Ierenee had decided Germany should
at $35, 000, 900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
SPEAKS ON CRUCIFIXIoN

An interesting feature of the revival
service at the Epworth Methodist
church Friday night Will be the intro
duction OF an electric cross, suspended
above the pulpit, to lend emphasis to
Evangelist Klein's special sermon on
The Cruclfixion."
The evangelist took as his subject
Thursday night Where Docs Hell Be-
gin and why Cannot a Soul Be Saved
Out of Hell?"
Tho Rev. r. p Duckworth, pastor
OF the church, says that the interest
In the revival Is very great and that
people from all parts OF the city are
attending the services.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
CROWDS GATHER EARLY
TO WAIT FOR ARRIVAL

PLYMOUTH, England. May 30
News that the NC-4 had started on
her flight from Lisbon to Plymouth
created much excitement here. Hours
before the plane was expected to ar
rive large crowds gathered on the bluffs
overlooking the harbor, Weather con-
ditions are favorable with a light
breeze
President Wilson has summoned the
ly as possible from Plymouth to Paris.
It Is announced here. He desires them
to attend the aviation conference in
Paris The crew OF the NC-3 and NC-l
will also proceed to Paris after visit
to London, where they will be given an
official reception, and win be pre-
scented to the king,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
REPORT BLACKWELL LED
IN DELIVERY AT JAIL

Word from Paducah, KY, to the
Memphis police department tells of Dan
blackwell. Memphis product, leading a
thrilling Jail delivery there, in which he
and two other dangerous prisoners made
their getaway.
Blackwell, whose name appears often
In the calendar of the local police de-
partment, was captured last February
by the. Memphis detective department
and taken to Paducah, where he was
wanted on two charges of highway rob-
berry
He Is accused of having entered a
garage In Paducah one night last jan
uary, in company with a companion,
and with pistols forced the garage men
to give, them high-powered car. Then
they alleged to have driven. to a saloon,
where they held up the bartender and
customers, stealing money and whisky.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
CALL OFF FLIGHT FOR
DAY; START SATURDAY

BREST, May S0--The United States
steamship George Washington late this
afternoon picked up this wireless mes
sage!
"NC-A landed for today. 1t will con-
tinue tomorrow"
The message was sent by the de-
stroyer Tarbell, hut did not give the
position of the landing The naval Off
cials here are Of the opinion that the
seaplane will remain in the Mondego
river overnight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
DAMAGES SOUGHT
BECAUSE OF ARREST

Declaring that he was slandered. ar
rested without justification, falsely and
maliciously prosecuted and Illegally i'm
prisoned in a calaboose at Collierville,
Tenn. A. S. Noble Friday filed suit
for damages against c, P. Piper, mer-
for the humiliation growing out of ar
rest caused by the defendant. The
suit was filed in circuit court by ]. q,
Reasonover, plaintiffs attorney.
Noble declares that Mr.. Piper ac-
cused him Of stealing a paper from
his store and later had him arrested
by the town marshal Of Collieryille
He claims further that he was locked
In the calaboose but was never in
dicted and the matter was finally
dropped. His arrest was made Dec. /,
1918, he says.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
Expert Testifies
Higher Car Fares
Is Not Necessaru

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 80. (Spl.)
Ross Harris municipal expert from
Madison, Wis, was the star witness
for the city OF Memphis Friday morn
Ing in the hearing OF the Memphis
Street Railway rate Increase before the
Tennessee public utilities commission
Mr.. Harris cited figures to show that
an increase in the price of a car ride
Is not justifiable even under present
conditions His testimony was tech
nical and he dealt largely with figures
He will be followed Friday afternoon
or Saturday by Mayor Frank Monte
verde
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
MISS STIRLING TO
MEET MRS. D. GAUT
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
National Champion Defeats
Mrs. R. Paul Towner 5-4,
While Mrs. Gaut Defeats
Miss Minna BeasIey 6-5.

Miss Alexa Stirling. OF Atlanta, ma
tional woman golf champion, will have
stern opposition Saturday In the finals
to the Southern womans golf cham
pionship at the Memphis Country club,
which begins at o'clotK. This fact has
been slowly dawning on galleries who
have been following the play, and be-
came a certainty Friday when Mrs
Dave Gaut, Of the Memphis Country
club, took 20 for seven holes OF her
match with Miss Mnna Beasley, also
of Memphis, while the Atlanta girl was
carried to the fourteenth green by Mrs.
X. Paul Towner, Of the Colonial Coun-
try club, Memphis, before Miss Stirling
could win, to T.
The champion was off her game. Her
drives outreached Mrs. Towner's from
70 to so yards on every tee, but the
Memphian was using her mashie with
deadly accuracy and was taking but
one putt to the green on the first nine.
Mrs Towner won two holes and halved
five, the beat showing yet made by an
opponent OF the national champion. She
actually had Miss Stirling all square at
the seventh, but from then on Miss
Stirling recovered her game.
Flock of Stymies.
A remarkable flock Of stymes settled
was on In three and Mrs. Towner In
four laid the champion a styme, Miss
stirling took putt endeavoring to cir
Gle Mrs. Towners ball and laid Mrs,
Towner stymie. The Memphian then
took nlblick In courageous attempt
to negotiate 1t, but hit Miss Strings
ball with her own, driving II over the
cup After referring the point to Mrs.
Kenneth Duffield. Southern champion,
who was In the gallery, Miss Stirling
replaced her ball, Both missed their
next puts and Miss Stirling holed out
for six. The card on the match fol-
lows
Miss Stirling-Out-566 555- 454--45.
Mrs. Towner-Out--55S-b b55 $3.50.
Miss Stirling - In -- 666- Sc --- match
ended
Mrs. Towner-In-577-6
Mrs, Dave Gaut. playing with in
creasing power since her defeat Of Mrs
Duffield Thursday, is confident of
making Miss Stirling extend herself in
Saturdays finals Her card was:
OUTFIT 1854 454-44.
1n--477-5-match ended.
The championship match starts at
o clock Saturday afternoon, and fair
weather Is promised. The fairways will
be rather dead, but the greens are bet
ter than any day during the tourna-
ment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
OCCURS IN TORONTO

TORONTO. Ont, May 30.-The sym
pathetic. strike called for today to aid
the striking metal workers went into
effect at 10 o'clock this morning, THE
metal workers went out because their
demand for 44-hour week and a col
fused
Conferences here and at Ottawa, in
which Premier Borden and members OF
his cabinet participated, have anpar-
emily failed to bring about settlement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
PLAN ON FOOT TO USE y
MEMORIAL AS EXHIBIT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 80 (Spl)-
EFFORTS OF the manufacturers Of Nash
the. big soldiers and sailors memorial
building which will be erected on Can
1t is reported.
Gov. Roberts is reported to be in
favor Of the plan, but could not be To-
Gated Tor statement, as he Is out OF
has long been a feature Of the Con-. !.
mercial club Of Nashville, but several
weeks ago the Nashville Manufacturer
association voted to remove and dis
continue the exhibit. As an inducement
to have the exhibit continued ii is now
proposed 10 devote the memorial partly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
EXPECT ALLIES WILL NOT
C2NSIDER PROPOSALS

PARIS, May 30.-Paris nevsps pers
generally agree the allied and asso-
clated powers have answered in ad-
vance pretensions put forth in the Ger
man counter proposals and that they
VIII not consider the proposals. The
newspapers say the counter proposals
are an attempt to escape moral and
Gia1erial consequences of the war and
ElVe the impression Germany is trying
70 open oral negotiations.
~-~- The socialist L'Humanite declares
germany cannot reject responsibility for
the acts OF the imperial regime. 1t says
the Germars dismissed the former gov
SThment in order to gain absolution.
ADDS Germany in 1871 did not stop
Ine ADVANCE of its army because the
perial government.
Inc newspapers generally are in
dlgnant over the clause IN the German
counter proposals refusing to deliver
me former emperor and other persons
charged with responsibility, for the war
clause indicates the friendship Of the
man regime,
Orlando Sees Wilson. u
yittorio Orlando, the Italian pren,,sr
called upon President Wilson this morn .
ing Tor conference over the details
OF the Adriatic settlement. II is under
stood this settlement is rapidly an
preaching final shape. ..,,
The council of four did not meet to-
oay. Peace making activities were sus-
pended for the day, pending the transIa-
ton OF he German proposals, and the
Study OF the Austrian peace terms by
me delegates representing the smaller
Delegations from Clscaucasia and
AzerpaiJsn, Eastern Armenia. were re-
nv.
claims of these countries were laid be-
iore Mr.. Wilson during the interview
The Temps says that an agreement
mas virtually been reached on the Adri-
atlc question, and that President Will
son, who saw the Jugo-Slav delegates
YESTERDAY. has given his consent to the
arrangement, which Premier Orlando,
etlltaly, has accepted. '.'''.' ?
according to the Temps, the essential
points In the agreement are:
F1rst-Fiume. not including the
suburb of Suchak, forms with the re-
r.7n to the west, an Independent state
under the league of nations. This state
will be bounded by italian territory and
contain the railroad from Fiume to
Second-Zara (capital Of Dalmatia)
and Sebenico 60 miles southeast of
Triest on the Adriatic) will be placed
under the sovereignty of Italy, which
renounces any other part of the Dalma-
tian coast and the Hinterland. ~,
Third-1taly will exercise sovereignty
over islands called strategic, namely,
Cherso Q2 miles southwest of Fiume,
belonging to Istria) Lussin (southwest
of Cherso and also Istrian) and Lissa
1913 miles southwest of Spalato in the
Adriatic, belonging to Dalmatia) with
the outlying islands.
Furthermore, says the Temps, the
league of nations grants Italy the man
date. over Albania, where the treaty Of
London assured Italy preponderatinr
influence.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
FRIEDMAN FILES BRIEF

Dr.. Ben Trit oman, convicted in fed
sral cSdrt on a charge of violating the
Z carlson antinarcotic act and whose
Eense was later revoked BY the state
| pare. OF medical examiners, has filed
an additional brief in his damage, suit
against the examining board in F&he
second circuit court. Judge Capell has
the case under advisement and prob
any will decide the case Saturday.
and asserts that his practice and rep,I
tation were injured when the board re-
voked his license.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
SHRINERS CROWD INTO
PADUCAH FOR CEREMONY

PADUCAH, KY, May 30. (Sh)--
With 1000 visiting Shriners from Louis
vile, Memphis. Nashville, Owensboro
and all surrounding smaller points pres
ent, Paducah capitulated today to the
initiation and ceremonial of Risepah
temple. Two hundred and fifty novices
were on the sands this morning. The
downtown streets became so congested
that the police were forced to rope off
intersections to halt traffic, and street
car service downtown was entirely sus-
pended. The celebration is the biggest
Shrine event that West Kentucky has
ever seen and the attendant hilarity
eclipsed all former occasions
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
STORAGE COMPANY TO
REMOVE ITS STOCKS

Coincident with the leasing of the
present storage rooms Of the o. K
South Second street. J. M Walker,
president Of the company, stated Fri
day that steps would be taken at once
to remove all the stored goods from
this location to the new storage rooms
in the Lotus building
The Lotus building recently was
fer company and II provides ample IA
ciities for the storage of all the wares
now located In the Second street prop
erty, which will soon be razed to make
way fer the Loew theater to be erected
there
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
BOLSHEYIKI DRIVE
POLES FROM ROVNO

LONDON, May 3o.-The Bolshev,k,
have driven the Poles from Royno after
fierce fighting. and occupied the town
according TO wireless message from
Moscow today. The Russians Claim 70
have captured large quantity Of mill
east Of Brest- -Litovsk.
The message adds the BoIsheviki can
tured 70 guns at Zdolgunovo and that
they also occupied Alexandria.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
SECOND FIRE CAUSES
LOSS AT FEED PLANT

For the second time within az hours.
fire of unknown origin at $50 o'clock
Friday morning threatened the big plant
q the Superior Feed company. South
Willett street and the Frisco railroad
tracks. The fire Friday started in the
bottom Of a feed bin. Through quick
work of the men Of the Nos. III and
u engine companies, who raced to the
plant, which is beyond the city limits,
the flames were confined to the bin
In which they originated, with loss
of about $1,000.
Fire that started in the milling de-
partment OF the same plant at 5:25
o'clock Wednesday morning, did about
sl,5oo damages before .firemen checked
the flames.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
EXCHANGE MAY MOVE.

Consideration of an offer to move the
headquarters Of the Cotton exchange
from the Exchange building to Front
street, will be made at a called meeting
Of the members, Tuesday afternoon al
2I5 O'Clock
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
TO ASK NEW TRIAL.

Il. i, ketchens, slayer of J. II,
Causey, who was convicted on a charge
OF murder In the first degree with miti-
new trial before Judge Richards Satur-
cay through his attorney, Clarence
FRIEDMAN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
RETURNED TO CONVENT.

Ruth Adele Singleton was sent baclo
to the Convent of the Good Shepherd
late Thursday, when she sought her
freedom before Judge Ed Richards. on
q writ Ct habcas corpus. Charles MI
Bryan appeared as the girls attorney.