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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
BETTER BUSINESS
FOR CHURCHES IS
METHODISTS PLAN
Higher Standards Of EduCa-
ton and Better Support for
Ministers in Service Is
Urged at Conference.

Better busines methods In the organ
l2aton and manner OF handling the af.
lAlrs or the individual churches: higher
standards OF education and training for
candidates for the ministry; more ade-
Quate provision for the support OF the
ministry and especially those In the
SuperRnnuate connection, and the keep
lng intact Of the centenary campaign
organization for use In evangelstie
work; was urged by Prof G.. l., More.
lock. of Martin, Tenn, chairman OF
the M"m"his cNnfercrca board m LAY
activity, Thursday afternoon in his re-
port as lay leat.tr o.. tue conference.
!, ID, Johnson mayor OF Jackson,
Tenn; j, f. Parker, OF Gibson, Tenn.
!. L., Richardson, OF Covlngtou, Tenn
X, II, Parker, Of Friendship, Tenn j.
u, Marmon, Of Memphis, and other
prominent aymen took part In the dis
cussion that followed the report
Or. A. + Watkins, president OF MIL
saps college, Jackson, Miss, will make
the principal address Thursday night,
christian Education being the sub
tect announced. The evening session,
beginning at 74h o'clock, win be de-
voted tn the anniversary Of the confer
ence board OF education, Y. r. OEilvie
Of Brownsville, Tenn, chairman OF tho
board viii preside. Dr, Stonowall An
derson, general secretary ~ the board
Of education for Methodist Episcopal
church, south, who was to have made
the anniversary address Thursday night
found that he could not be present at
that time.
The Memphis conference has under
It's special jurisdiction three schools:
McFerrin training school at Martin,
Tenn; McTyeire training school at Nc
kensie, Tenn, and the Memphis Con
ference Female Institute at Jackson,
Tenn, Each of these institutions have
greatly increased their enrolment this
year and the facilities of the schools
have been enlarged and improved
Mrs. John T. Fisher, Of Memphis, pre-
being conducted through the Wesley
House OF Memphis, Thursday morning
In most interesting address.
The individual reports from the pas
torates of the conference we're com
pleted at the forenoon session Every
department of the church acitivitis was
shown 20 have prospercd and large ac-
cessions to the membership were shown
In nearly all Of the charges, The sta
tlstlcal reports from all Of tho charges
were to have been submitted by noon
Thursday. and tho statistical secre-
taries were busily engaged In compiling
the annual reports, which viii not be
completed untll late In the session,
The conference viii continue until
next Monday when adjournment win be
had after reading of the appointments
FOR the coming year by Bishop Atkins,
Seven new ministers will be examined
for entrance to tle ministry during the
conference,
A. A.Sunday school work occupied the cen
Ter Of attention at the Wednesday eve
ming session.
Three Honors Won.
Three great honors for Sunday
school work have been won In the
Memphis conference this year. announc-
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20

CHICAGO, Nov 20. Regional direc-
tors Of railroads today had a free hand
in dealing with curtailment Of nom
essential industries and unnecessary
passenger traffic and extraordinary eff
forts to conserve and distribute the ma
tons steadily diminishing coal supply
were being made. Under authority
granted by Walker D. Hines, federal
director general Of railroads, after a
two-@ay conference with the seven re-
gional directors, the entire South, east
Of the Mississippi and south OF the OHIO
rivers, except for small area In the
Pocahontas region, today had been
placed on wartime ration basis and
annullment Of trains in addition to the
las already taken off was under con-
sideration,
Other drastic action, looking toward
rtserving the available supply for es-
scntia industries, public utilities and
domestic consumers included stopping
deliveries to all non-essential industries
In Cleveland and deliveries In Omaha,
Neb., only on written application APP
proved by the local coal committee
Except In the West Virginia fields
upon which 1t was announced the rest
OF the country would draw for abso-
lutely necessary requirements, there was
little hope today for increased produc-
ton The majority OF the 425, 900 btu
minous miners who went on strike near
ly three weeks ago maintained their
disposition to disregard the strike re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
JURY DELIBERATES IN
PRISON CRUELTY CASE

The jury in the case OF Ernest Boze-
man. negro. suing the county commits
sioners who held office in 1919 and C.
W. Thomas, superintendent of the work.
house during the same year, for dam
ages amounting to $4,000 are deliberat-
ing over the case.
The case has been on trial for several
days, ]. Il. Holmes and X. Lee Bartels,
county attorney are representing Com
missioner e. w. Hale: Caruthers Ewing,
former Commissioner John B. Duncan
and John Bell the plaintiff.
Bozeman alleged that in 1912 while
a prisoner that he was beaten and lost
a finger from a blow given by one of
the workhouse guards
Judge Pittman directed the Jury to
consider that Commissioners Hale
and Duncan were not liable for the ac-
tons Of the superintendent but said
the jury should decide whether or not
the commissioners should have known
of the alleged actions OF Thomas, the
superintendent. Hayden Mckay, one
member Of the 1912 commission, Is dead.
The other members were John B. Dun.
can, not now on the commission, and Z.
W. Hale. present member.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
MEMPHIS EVANSVILLE
SLEEPER TO GO BACK

According to letter received from
Representative Hubert II, Fisher by w.
n. Hayley, secretary OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. Pullman sleeper service
hetwee- Memphis and Evansville may
soon he re-established for trial Of
two or three months Mr.. Fisher stat
ed that following a visit from Il, III.
Hyman. Of the Evansville chamber Of
commerce, with letters from the Mem
phis Chamber Of Commerce and many
Memrhis business nen. urging the re-
installation of the service he had
called on members Of the railroad adj
mlnlstratlon in Washington and sue
ceeded IN getting promise that the
service would he restored on trial
Memphis and Evansville business men
have Neen trying for some time to have
the Memphis Evansville sleeper put
back on, but the railroad people oh
jeet on the grounds that there was not
enough travel between the two cities
to Justify the regular sleeper
The sleeper was taken off during the
war, when efforts were being made TO
conserve cars
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
F|TzHUGH WILL
EXPLAIN HIS PLAN
Calls Meeting of Automobile
Dealers for Wednesday
at 1890 P. M.

Full details of his plan to raise sus-
talning fund OF 100000 to expand and
increase the service OF the Chamber OF
Commerce to Memphis win be given by
w H. FtsHugh, president OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce, at a meeting OF auto
mobile dealers called for next Wednes-
day at 1890 o'clock on the sixth floor
Of the chamber, The plan will be pre-
sented with a view to securing the opin-
ions OF the automobile dealers as 70
its feasibility and their suggestions as to
possible improvements, They will be
asked also to indorse II, II they find II
good.
The same policy win be followed with
the men representing the other leading
branches OF industry and commerce In
the city.
The plan has to do with the purchase
Of building adjoining the present
chamber. and tho remodeling and COM
binlng Of the two; the employment Of a
good roads secretary; Of statlstician,
OF n publicity secretary and other i'm
proyements which will enable the
chamber to better serve It's members
and to 20 out after now industries for
Memphis with increased advantage.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
OPERATORS OFFER
WAGE INCREASES
-
Lewis, Speaking for Miners,
F, Says Proposal Is Totally
= Inadequate.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-An i'm
crease in wages of Is cents per ton and
20 per cent over the existing day scale.
to become effective Immediately when
the bituminous coal miners return to
work We're offered by the operators at
the meeting today OF the wage scale
committees of the central competitive
bituminous field
In announcing the offer Thomas +.
Brewster chairman OF the operators
wage scale committee, said the opera
tors had proposed the existing working
conditions be continued and that the
contract be operative until March 81,
1929.
John l., Lewis acting president Of the
United Mine Workers OF America, de-
clared the increase was totally made
quate, adding that the miners had not
assumed the offer had been made seri-
ously. The operators. ne said, had pro-
posed increases In the price of miners
supplies which would absorb practically
all the wage advances.
Fuel Administrator Garfield stu
withheld today any action toward q
nation wide restriction Of coal consump-
tion, while subcommittees Of mine
workers and operators continued nego-
tlations for wage scale In the central,
competitive field and a basis Of settle
ment for the miners strike. Steps
taken in localities where the pinch of
coal famine has been felt, have been
the action OF regional coal committees
OF the railroad administration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
Keep Credits Intact.

Another event of the Wednesday
night session was receipt of telegram
from Governor Harding Of the federal
reserve board, who in reply to a query
from the National Farmers union sent
during the day, discounted rumors that
the federal reserve banks are prepar-
ing to withdraw credit to the cotton
planters. His telegram stated there
had been no change In police asto loans
by reserve or member banks on cotton
as security.
The federal reserve board. the mes
sage said, did not believe that reserve
resources should be used directly or
indirectly for speculative purposes or
for facilitating the boarding of commo-
dities for such purposes"
1.-The board has consistently main
tained II continued. 'that the grad
ual and orderly marketing Of crops is
proper policy and believes that the
banks should extend to producers such
accommodation as can be safely made
to carry this policy into effect, thereby
avoiding sales at sacrifice prices, which
usually result from forcing an undue
volume Of commodities on the market
at one time"
Continuance Of safe farming methods
by the cotton farmers was urged, the
American Cotton association indorsed,
and the suggestion made that the farm
er should hold back his cotton for
profitable marketing conditions on cred
its supplied by the federal reserve
banks, on such easy terms as given
speculators, in resolutions by the cot
ton committee, ~ A. Shaw. chairman.
indorsed at the night session.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
FurS And Silks
Go In $500 Haul
On Hdrbert AUe.

Burglars who gained entrance through
a rear door while the family was alb
sent, made a big haul of clothing and
wearing apparel at the home OF Mrs, b
F. Wltsell, 1903 Harbert avenue, be-
tween and 10 O'Clock Wednesday
night, The family renorted the robbery
to the Barksdale police station about
1880 O'Clock, and Patrolmen Crume and
Hewitt checked the loss. 1t amounted
to about $500
Articles stolen included: Hand grip,
ladys brown coat. with fur collar;
dark coat seal scarf mans raincoat,
lady's black fur coat, with mink, col
lar and cuffs: 6 silk shirts suits mans
underwear, small handbag containing
$40 cash and seal scarf: one complete
set sealskin furs valued at $400l !;
lady's brown velour hat, silver chain.
green cameo with initials II. NJ. T., silk
purse, patent leather bag and blue vel
vet bag.
Police incline to the belief that the
thief, used an automobile to haul away
the loot
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
Mrs. Wade Asks
Custody OF Son
She KidRaped

Fl. T. Holman, attorney for Mrs, Irene
Wade, who recently procured a divorce
from her husband. Jeff Wade. late
Wednesday filed a petition in the juve-
nile court asking for the custody of their
6-year- boy Earl Brewer Wade.
Goldberger Leve and Turnham, at
torneys for Wade, will resist the peti-
day,
Mrs. Wade and her mother, Mrs, w
s, Robinson, were fined $40 each for
contempt OF court by Judge Gallella on
a charge Of forcibiy taking the child
from Mrs. Hyde, IN whose care the
court had placed the boy,
An attemnt was made to have the
two women indicted for kidnapping
but the grand jury returned the bills
10 the attorney general marked void.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
COMMANDER READ OF NC-4
TO REACH HERE NOV. rs

NC-4, trans Atlantic seaplane, will ar
rive in Memphis en- route back to the
gulf coast on Nov. o. next Tuesday
according to information received from
Commander Albert C. Read, by the
Chamber of Commerce The great
craft Is due to leave Cairo, H., on the
morning of that day on nonstop flight,
which Commander Read expects to put
him in Memphis by noon.
A. r. Pipkin. acting chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce entertain
ment committee is making plans TO
give a dinner to Comma nder Read and
is other officers and enlisted men OF
his crew and those OF conveying SUBJ
ehasers, when the outfits arrive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20

49, Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 20, 1919.
-Temperature---
Hour. Dry Bulb Wet Bulb. Humid'y.
pm. yes day. SO A Is
Z am. today. 40 35 "a
Noon today -. 56 40 81
Maximum 55; minimum, 4O Sun sets
today at 4;52 pm. Rises tomorrow at
$40 I'm. Noon rises at 5:46 am. Pre-
cipitation, none.
Tenressee--Cloudy and warmer, prob
able rain In west.
Mississippi--Partly cloudy and warm
er, probable local rains.
Arkansas--Partly cloudy, warmer.
probable rain in west.
Automatically and warmer. prob
able local rains.
Kentucky--Cloudy and warmer, prob
able rain In west.
Louisiana-Partly cloudy, warmer in
west.
oSlahoma-Cloudy, probable rain,
colder.
East Texas--Increasing cloudiness,
showers in west
west Texas Showers. colder in Pan
aRndle.
North and South carolina-Falr,
warmer
Gsorgia-Partly cloudy, warmer.
F1orida--Fair.
Kansas-Unsettled, probable rain,
solder.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
ANSWER TO RENKERT
SAYS TAX LEGITIMATE

Alleging that the two drug stores
operated in Memphis by A. Renkert
& co, became the mecca for users OF
Iamalca ginger for beverage purposes
and that 90 rectifiers they prepared
vnst quantities Of lake" end sold u
for beverage purposes, Thomas j.
Walsh assistant United States dis
trict attorney. Wednesday flied the an
swer OF +. y. Craig, collector OF In
ternal revenue for Tennessee, Rnd
James M Robinson. denuty collector,
in the suit Of Carl NJ Renkert, ct al,
VS. u. n Craig, collector OF internal
revenue, OF al
The answer filed with the clerk Of
the United states court declares that
the sum Of s4i42.a4, collected by the
collector OF internal revenue, which
rnrl NJ. Renkert. ct al. are seeking to
recover. was legitmately due the Unit
ed States government,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
DlPHTHERlA EPIDEMIC
CLOSES COUNTY SCHOOL

The Whitehaven school was ordered
closed Thursday by Dir. r, c, Graves.
superintendent Of the county board Of
heplth on nccount OF prevalence OF
diphtheria. Twelve carrier cases were
diagnosed by the county health de-
partment among the pupils. Carrier
cases are considered mild cases and
generally do not confine patients to
their homes, but are considered con-
taglous.
The usual number of cases of diph-
iberia are being reported from various
sections of the county,
The contagion In Memphis, however.
is increasing. Four new cases were
erorted Thursday In the city and a
like number from the county Twenty
three cases have been reported In the
city In the past week. but only four
deat tbs have been reported In the city
during the past few months,
The city and county health boards
are quarantining all cases
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20

The presidents letter Of invitation
follows:
I'm accordance with the suggestion
given me by the public group Of the
recent industrial conference am cali
ing new body together to carry on
this vitality important work and | trust
you will give me the pleasure Of naming
you as one Of It's members.
Guided by the experience of the last
conference, I have thought II advisable
that In this new body there should be
no recognition of distinctive groupa,
but that all of,the new representatives
should have concern that our industries
may be conducted with sueh regard for
justice and fair dealing that the work
man viii feel himself induced to Rut
forth his best efforts: that the employer
will have an encouraging profit, and
that. the. public WIN not suffer at the
hands Of either class II In my hope
that this conference may lay the foun-
dation for the development OF standards
and machinery within our industries by
which these results may be attained.
1T is not expected that you will deal
directly with any condition which ex-
lists today, but that YOU may be for
tunate enough TO find such ways as
VIII avoid the repetition OF these de-
plorahle conditions.
THE conference will meet at a place
TO be hereafter designated In this city
on the first Of December next"
The personnel of tho conference fol-
lows:
Secretary Of Labor Wilson, former
United States Attorney Generals Thos
w, Gregory and George w. Wicker
sham, former Food Administrator Her
bert Hoover. former Secretary of Com
merce Oscar s. Straus; Henry NJ Rob-
inson. Pasadena, Cal; Prof Frank w
Taussg, former chairman of the tariff
commission; former Gov. Samuel w.
Mccall. OF Massachusetts, former Gov
Martin II. Glynn, Of New York; Henry
G, stuart. Of Virginia Dr. w q.
Thompson, Ohio State university, Rich
ard Hooker, Springfield, Mass, George
r, Slade, St Paul; julius Rosenwald
Chicago, owen u. Young New York
StAnleY King. Boston.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
SOLON DEFEAT OF
sPACT MAY HASTEN
TRADE WITH HUNS
Rejection of Treaty by Senate Will Haze In
n direct Result on Steps to Restore
AS World Peace Basis.

AsHlNGTON, Nov. 20Ahough changing
Status OF relations between the United Germany
Iaure to raiy the treaty
oy administration officials indirect
world to -" - ~ " ~ ~
o the trst consequences according
10 ba the fastening Of the negotiations Paris including
OF the verbale which
relations between
ratified the treaty this step was
Tor one thing the action
VII be further for thatre " 49,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
KENTUCKY WOMAN Is
BURNED TO DEATH

PADUCAH. KY, Nov, 20. (Spl.)--
Inent farmer Of Hickman county was
burned to death early this morning
when she entered her burning residence
10 gave household goods She wGs not
tnsse by her husband until the house
had collapsed. Her chatred body was
found in the ruins, Six children also
survive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
100 BALES OF COTTON
BRING 81 PER POUND

JACKSON, Miss. Nov. 2O.--The sale
by George C. O'Donnell. planter, OF
the Louise, Miss, community in Yazoo
county, of 100 bales OF long staple cot
ton at 81 a pound is the largest single
sale of spot cotton on record in the
Mississippi delta country. Including the
cottonseed the total value of the 10V
bales was $75,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
SENDS OUT
IS. o. CALL FOR AID

NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.--"S O. s." calls
were received here by the coast guard
office today from the steamship Ro-
settles Her position was gwen as about
$50 miles east of Sandy Hook.
The Roman left for Marseilles Nov.
IT with general cargo. She is owned
by the United States shipping board
and registers 1.S75 tons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
HEADING MILL BURNS.

ATTALLA. Ala, Nov. eo.--T'hs AttAi-
la Cooperage company's heading plant
has been destroyed, and other por-
tions of the plant are in flames, as
about s o'clock this morning. Several
railroad cars were also destroyed, and
the loss Is expected to total N The
neiEhborhood Of S26,0oa
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
MEM BERSHIP CHAIRMAN
RESIGNS HIS POSITION

Prather Mcdonald has resigned the
chairmanship of the Chamber Of Com
merce membership committee because
Of the press OF bis law practice. 1t is
expected another chairman will be Sc
lected In few days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
ROCK ISLAND ACCEPTS
FREIGHT ON DELAY

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 20, (Spl.) }
1t was announced by the Rock Island
offices here this morning that freight
would be accepted subject to delay due
to threatened traffic Interruptions
caused by the coal shortage
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
NEW INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE CALLED
PRESIDENT NAMES
II LEADERS FOR
CAPITAL SESSION

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2O--President Wilson today ap-
pointed industrial conference and called it into session here
Dec. I Z
The conference will be composed of II including
officials business and former members of the cab
and e governors Of states and it will carry the work
undertaken by the national industrial conference which ounded
on the rock Of collective BARGAINING.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
LUXORA MAY GIVE
. TRI-STATE BODY
NEXT PRESIDENT
Doctors Will Choose Officers
Late Thursday Afternoon.
Interesting Session Is Near
ina Close.

An Arkansan win be elected presi-
dent OF the Trl.state Medical associa-
ton at the closing session late Thurs
day afternoon, The honor win prob
ably 30 either to DIR. Thomas F, Hud-
son, OF LuSora, or to DR. F, ]. Run
yon, Of Little Rock, II was indicated
at the close Of the morning session
that both names will be presented to
the meeting, but that DIR, Hudson
seemed to have the best chance ior
election
No names had been suggested at Q
o'clock for the three presidents,
who come from each Of the states rep
resented In the membership. DR. j. L.,
Andrews viii probably be elected
secretary, and DR. J, A, Vaughan, treas
urer, although both have said that they
preferred to retire, as they have served
the assocla tion for number OF years.
The most interesting paper read at
the morning session from layInan's s
viewpoint was that of DIR. A. q, Ja-
cobs, Memphis. on the care OF infants
during their first year Dr. Jacobs has
made n special study OF the care and
feeding of babies, and advocates the
use Of mothers milk invariably He
asserted that babies fcd at the breast
are less apt 10 contract infantile dts
eases, and'that their health and growth
are always better than that OF babies
artifieially ed IIe advocated the use
OF artificial food In addition 10 the
mothers milk after the babies are five
or six months old.
Papers on surgical subjects were read
by nrs Percy Toomba and Alfred
Moore, and DrA Robert Fagin and
Percy II. Wood also discussed inter-
esting papers
Just before adjournment foF lunch.
DR.. A. l.. Brown. Of Conway, president
Of the Arkansas State Medical associ-
ation invited the members OF the Tre-
State association to attend the meet
Ing OF the Arkansas body early In the
year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, probable
rain; with slightly
warmer weather.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20

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