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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
JAPS. TO INSIST
ON FIRM STAND
Imperial Cabinet Is to Ex-
clude Manchuria and Mon
golia From Consortium.

TOXIC, Aug 25. (By the Associated
Press) 1t is reported that at It's meet r
ing Thursday the imperial cabinet, up
holding the opinions advanced by the
military element In the government. de-
cided TO insist upon the exclusion Of
Manchurla and Mongolia from the con -
sortium by which the United States,
Great Britain France and Japan will
assume a dominant position in the H.
nances Of China. II is said that nego-
tiattons will be resumed with the powers
on that basis
The Asahi Shimbun says that Vis-
count uchida, foreign minister, spoke
In favor Of Japan's unconditional en-
trance into the consortlum explaining
that II Manchuria and Mongoliae were
excluded from the scope OF the agree
ment II might be interpreted as show
ing Japanese designs upon China and
might obstruct loans which are urgent .
ly needed by China. He Is reported to
have expressed the belief that such an
impression would be lnimica to the in
terests Of Japan and might place the
nation In a position OF complete sola =
tion. adding that on the contrary ia
pans unconditional adherence would
remove suspicious on the part OF China
and the powers concerning Japan 4
supposed aggressiveness as a result OF
the acquisition Of important interests.
II Is understood that leading bankers
now are urging the acceptance Of the
American proposal, but the military
groups fear to jeopardlze special po-
litical interests In Manchuria and Mon
gOlla,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
Cops! Catch This
Motor Bandit; DOings
Three Miles Hourly

In these days of rapid transit and
the ascendency Of the automobile thief,
ii is nothing unusual for ones next
door neighbor to inform one that the
reason he came home on the street
stolen from its parking place down
town. But there's one person in Shelby
county, working these lines. who re-
Gently displayed more nerve than judg-
ment
This person identity unknown at
present. swiped a cotton road scarifier
which belongs to. the Shelby county
commission. road department, The We
hicle, almost as tbig as the courthouse
almost not qMte--is capable OF max
ing the terrific speed OF three miles
an hour.
Workmen abandoned the scarifier on
the Horn Lake road recently, for the
noon hour lunch. Along came Helpful
Willie and started on his meteoric
career OF joy riding at three miles per
But Helpful Willie didn't go far. He
may have thought the scarifier was a
tank for he esssayed an eight-foot en1-
bankment, off the road. He got the
20-ton mass down. but he couldn't re-
member where the stop button was.
AS a result, the huge vehicle smashed
into king elm. shaking the big tree
to it's roots. Then the scarifier I'M
ended, and so remained, until the coun-
ty commission arranged to have 1t
dragged back onto the road. and to Dan
Shea's boiler works. In Memphis. where
repairs will cost the county from $500
to $500.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
WOMEN SHOULD Be
GIVEN VOTES IN
STATE PRIMARIES
That Is Opinion Of Tee!nah!eesssseeee'S S
Governor, A. H. Roberts.
Sees Danger in Heavy Reg
iStration Of Women.

II Tennessee is TO be made safe for
democracy, IN political way, more OF
me women in the middle and western
divisions OF the state viii have to awake
TO the Importance OF registering aud
That Is the opinion OF Gov. A. H.
Roberts who is spending Monday In
Gov Roberts believes also that wom-
en- should have Just as ful an onpor-
luntty for the franchise as can be given
them, and although the constitution
prohibits their participation in county
or state elections, he does not see why
they may not take part IN the primary
elections for the nominations for such
offices.
II have not decided yet to call an
extra session of the legislature" said
GOV, Roberts, while chatting with a
group OF friends Monday morning, but
should | do so, | believe II law permit
ting women TO vote In all primary
elections, Tor lhe nomination Of state
hIN county officials, should be passed y
The governor also said that he was
informed that during the recent 10 days
biennial registration, many thousands
OF women IN East Tennessee registered,
while II II reported that the registra
ton OF the newly enfrnnch.sed citizens
Tennessee
III the good ladies' OF East Tennes-
see vote In the next presidential elec,
tion as do most Of their husbands and
brothers remarked the governor, that
section which comes down In presiden-
tial years with $4,000 TO 10000 Repub-
llcan majority, might double that fig
ure. IL such majority were not off
set In the Democratic sections OF the
state, that would mean n Republican
majority In Tennessee | am anxious,
OF course, TO see the figures Of the
recent registration for that reason, II
the reports | have heard are correct.
there Is need of nrousing more active
interest among the women In the Demo
cratic sections OF the state"
Gov, Roberts expressed qualification
at the report OF the large registration
OF women In Memphis. Speaking Of the
suffrage bill, recently upheld by the
supreme court, he said that the change
Of two words in the act would have
placed poll tax upon women voters,
as was evidently the intention Of the
legislature, The wording Of the act
mentions poll tax assessed against
them" II the words had been ITO be
assessed against them" Gov, Roberts
believes the courts would have held
that the poll tax should be collected
from women as well as from men a,
"A prerequisite TO uaRttnr a ballot
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
AlRMEN AND SOLDIERS
HUNT MISSING AVIAT0RS

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25.--Army ayi-
ators from Rockwell field and troops
from Fort Rosecrans resumed today
the search for Lieuts, Cecil Connolly
and Frederick Waterhouse. army avi-
ators detailed to Mexican border patrol
duty who have been missing since
last Wednesday with orders to find
them dead or alive.
The aviators were expected to devote
their attention to the stretch Of broken
desert lying between camp. in San
Diego county, and San Felipe, near
the head of the Gulf OF California. be-
tween which points an American, EN-
ployed at mine 40 miles south OF
camp, reported he had seen an airpane
In flight Wednesday.
Two detachments Of troops, carrying
complete iield equipment and six days
rations. have been ordered to prosecute
the search southwark from the border
A third detachment under command OF
Capt. @. Q. Crank, medical corps
equipped with motor trucks and carry.
ing gasoline and food for Il days. pro
ceeded southwark yesterday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25

The bandit was slain at a point Is
miles south OF Candelaria, In Navarette
canyon,
I'VE got what we believed to be con.
flmation Of the reports of the killing
OF Jesus Renteria by Lieut. r. IA, Coop.
er,' Maj Ysncy said. "Mexicans on
me lrail told us Of the report and oth-
ers near Coyame confirmed Il"
First reports Of the killing of Rem
terra were brought to the border last
night by Lieut. Harold q Peterson, one
OF the American aviators held by the
bandit for ransom
Maj. Hancey also confirmed the state.
ment made by Lieut., Peterson that a
night patrol OF American troops came
upon q large patrol Of Carran2a troops
near Coyame Saturday night while
pursuing Apolino Renterla, brother Of
the bandit leader, and the pursuit was
abandoned. The American patrol re-
turned to the camp OF the expeditionary
troops Tor conference, Al this con-
Terence Maj. Yancey said a decision
was reached to withdraw Sunday as the
Americans had been unable to locate
the hot trail
Three hundred and seventy-five
American cavalrymen. who last Tues
day entered Mexico in pursuit OF the
bandits who held Lieutenants Harold c.
som, were back on American soil to-
day, following abandonment OF the
chase yesterday, The troops today 70.
sumed patrol OF the border.
fTeavy rains yesterday which oblit-
| Grated the trails Of the bandits, brought
| a. decision TO abandon the chase after
contact had been made with Carranza
4 troops, The troops, after riding for
hours In heavy rAinstorm, began at
IL o'clock last night to cross the river
| at Rocky Ford, seven miles from Rul-
dosa, The main column was delayed
/ Tor two hours because Of the storm.
| The cavalry slept under roofs last
| night for the first time since last Mon
| day when the expedition was formed,
| During the six days the American punt
| tive expedition was below the border
four bandits were killed by the troops
| and another by airmen, while nine BAN
dts are reported TO have been cap
tured at Coyame by Carranza soldiers,
The captured bandits are said 10 have
been members OF the Jesus Renteria
baHd which captured Lieutenants PEI
NfSon and Davis,
4 Lieutenants George X. Rice and u L.
Boqnet, American army, aeiators who
were repofted missing below the Kio
Grande yesterday after they had left
Royce field for Mexico 70 reconnolter
| for the punitive expedition, were To-
Gated last night at Terlinqua, Ten,
They had become lost In the rain
storm and made forced landing, Nell
| ther flyer was injured
The cavalry troops came out Of Mex
| leo In excellent condition and without
| casualties, after five days OF hard rid
ing,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
HqUen't Paid Poll
Tax? Uncle Jerry
Will Be After You

A total OF 17lTi poll taxes for 1918
have been paid. with approximately IT,.
900 delinquent, according to tabulations
made by Jerome " Richards, poll tax
assessor and collector.
MIR. Richards said Monday that he
would go over the registration books at
once and ascertain from the registration
names of men who have not paid 1918
poll taxes and at once begin Earnlsh-
ment proceedings against them. Mr.
Richards will have first to ascertain
whether or not persons who have reg
istered aud have not paid poll taxes are
within the poll tax ages Persons he
yond so may vote without paying poll
taxes, and youths who were not OF age
when taxes arc levied, but became y
by election day, may vote without poll
tax receipts,
There Is no way to tell who Is eligi-
Bile to vote wlth,ut paying pc" taxes
except by coNylng the registration
books" Mr.. Richards said To vote this
year 1918 poll taves are necessary,
Poll taxes for 1919 win be due Sept. !
and dellnuuent Dec |
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
GARBAGE MOVING
SYSTEM CHANGED
-
Street Department in Charge
Sept. May Improve.
Cant Be Worse,

The collection OF garbage in the city
OR rather In many cases, the non.
collection OF garhsge--wll be switched
on Sept | from the health departs
ment Of the city to the department Of
streets, bridges and sewers,
Garbage collections In the city have
been rotten--in two ways The failure
TO collect garbage from some homes
has not been a matter Of days. but of
weeks The condition which resulted
from this failure actually has been a
menace TO the health OF citizens, The
neglect to collect caused the garbage
to rot, and the resultant odor became
almost intolerable, Telephone calls, in
AT least one case, have proved abso-
lutey unavailing as a remedy.
The department of health Is under
the general supervision OF the mayor
Of Memphis.
Just what improvement in the collec-
ttou service viii he made by the switch
Of departments, remains TO he seen. No
official announcement of the change
has been made from the city hall The
garbage situation has been odoriferous
enough in official nostrils, without
causing additional comment by giving
out announcements that attempts
would be made to remedy the collec-
tions But the impending change
leaked out Monday. Perhaps II, was
a faint whiff from the article most af-
fected-anyway. the reporter smelled It
nIt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
STATE TO PROTECT
USURY VICTIMS
-
Garnishments No Longer viii
Be Served From Magis-
trates' Courts.

In order to prevent suits against vic
Tins OF loan sharks In Memphis, O. II.
Perry, sheriff, and W 7. Mclain, acting
states attorney have fixed on plan
whereby all Rarnlshments made against
such victims shall be served by the
sheriff Instead OF by magistrates.
Sheriff Perry said that on account OF
the proximity OF his office to that Of
the states attorney, he thought this
system would be best, and will accord
Hgly suggest TO all magistrates that
such garnishments he handled through
his office. This will enable the sheriff
to furnish the states attorney with In
formation to proceed against tho loan
sharks.
Numerous suits have been filed
against certain loan offices IN Mem.
phis by railroad men, complaining that
In many instances the loan companies
are grossly guilty OF usury, charging
anywhere from 100 to 200 pcr cent In.
terest. In these suits the attorneys are
not only claiming usury in violation Of
the law, but declare the terms of the
loans force the railroad men to assign
their monthly salaries to pay the loans
and interest due.
Judge Ed Richards Of the First criml-
nal court asks that every victim OF loan
sharks report the matter to the states
attorney, so the matter may be brought
before the grand jury. Loan sharks
may be fined $40 and costs OF court
for each offense.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
ESCAPED MURDERER OF
WOMAN RECAPTURED

FRANKFORT, KY, Aug. 25.-Prlson
officials today announced that Joseph
Vending, convicted slayer OF Alma
Keilner IN louisville 10 years ago. who
escaped from the state reformatory here
Friday, was captured on the streets Of
Frankfort last night by policeman
Vending was armed with knife and
pistol. He resisted arrest, but was
dubbed into submission, He said he
had left his place OF concealment In
the hills near Frankfort and was on his
way to Louisville. when the policeman
recognized him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
MISSISSIPPI CLEARS
DECKS FOR PRIMARY

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 25.--'The sec
ond primary for election OF governor
and lieutenant governor and other Of
ficers will be held tomorrow, the first
primary having been held three weeks
ago.
The race for the gubernatorial NOM
nation, which is equivalent TO cleo
ton, has been narrowed down to i
contest between Lieut.. Gov. Lee M.
Russell, who Is generally understood to
represent the so-called Vardaman fac
ton, and Oscar G. Johnston the anti
Vardaman candidate.
Keen interest is manifest in the race
for the governoship. The contest has
been fraught with clashes between sup
porters of both sides, precipitating a
personal conflict in the state capitol
several days ago in which the present
governor Of the state. Theodore G.
Bilbo, and Assistant Attorney General
Dent were the principals. Many coun-
ty officers also will be chosen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
.L|KENS ENGLAND
TO H|GHWAYMAN
Folk Thus Describes British
Legal Position in Egypt
and Calls It Robbery.

WASHINGTON, Aug. q, l.lkening
Great Brltaln's legal position IN Egypt
TO that Of "A highwayman, Joseph w.
Folk, counsel for the Egyptian peace
delegation, told the senate foreign. re-
latiens committee today that the Yer
robbery or Egyptian Independence.
Having. occupied Egypt after con-
structlon OF the SueE canal under the
preteHt OF protecting the Egyptians
Tsom from, rebels Mr. Fols said "a Great re-,
government and now proposed under
the, treaty 70 reduce her 10 = subject
nation" The treaty ne said, would
make Egypt's grievance against Great
Britain an Internal question so that II
could not be dealt with by the league
OF nations.
"The people OF Egypt" the witness
declared, want league OF nations
which viii protect their independence
and not destroy H. They ask YOU not
TO deny them that determination
for which more than a million Egyp-
tians fought In the war lust ended"
The delegation sent to me Paris con
ference BY the Egyptian representative
assembly. Mr., Folk said, was held In
virtual imprisonment and was not
permitted TO even send a representa-
tive to the United states. He declared
the .protectorate claimed by Great
OF protectorate that a hghwayman
would claim over your pocketbook,
Withdrawal OF the United states
from the league OF nations within two
years unless all member nations abolish
conscrlptlon is proposed in bill intro
duced today by Representative Jones
Republican, Washington The measure
also provides that the American rep
resentatives shall not consent to any
decision involving or requiring us to
use military or naval forces
unless expressly authorized or directed
by congress"
Another provision in the bill la that
tho American delegates to the league
shall be elected by the people for a
term OF four years. Their salaries
would be $4,000 annually and no per
son under 80 years OF age would be
ellpihlA To election
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
HINES TO GIVE
WAGE DECISION
Wilson Cancels Engagements
to Talk Over Shopmen's
Salaries With Aide.

WASHINGTON, Aug. rs. President
Wilson Cancelled several engagements
today In order to confer with Directors
General Hines and representatives Of
the railroad shopmen, who are demand
Ing a rs per cent increase in wages.
Director General Hines was expected
to reach a decision In the wage contro-
versy today and 1t was indicated that It
would be communicated to the snop-
mems representatives at the White
House conference.
The general belief was that the men
would be granted an increase, but there
was no indication as TO what the
amount would be,
Director General Hines decision on
wage demands recently presented by
railroad shopmen was expected to be
made and announced today, Mr., Hines
was In conference during the day with
officials of the railway employees de-
partment of the American Federation Of
a hhr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
Los ANGELES CUT OFF
BY TRAINMEN STRIKE

LOS ANGELES. Aug. ga large
number OF the 3,t10 men employed in
the Southern Pacific shops here Joined
the strike of trainmen today and start
ed a parade through the business dis
trict OF the city. Railroad officials said
all the men had left
Traffic on the four railroads enter
ing Los Angeles virtually was para
lyzed today by the strike of trainmen
who quit their posts last week In sym
pathy with the platform men of the
Pacific Electric company, which oper-
ates intefurban. systems in Southern
California, r,
The strike situation was further com
plcated' today by the switchmen and
brakemen of the Southern Pacific rail-
road at Indio, Cal. walking out in sym
pathy with the members OF the brother
hoods in other Southern California
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
ITALIAN DREADN0UGHT
PAYS VISIT TO BOSTON

BOSTON, Aug, 25 Rear Admiral
Hugo Contz. of the italian navy and
officers OF his flagship, the dreadnought
Conte di Cavour, were welcomed TO this
city today. The battleship arrived In the
lower harbor yesterday. Most Of the
day was occupied with official calls,
The battleship win remain here week.
After a barge, from the battleship
Utah had taken off the officers OF the
Conte dl Cavour, Gen. Guglielmotti, OF
the Italian embassy tumbed into the
water when he fell from a rope ladder
on which he was climbing to the dock
al the army supply base The crew OF
the barge pulled him to safety
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
UKRANIAN SUCCESSES
NEAR KIEV REPORTED

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 25.--A dispatch
from Berisina, government of Minsk,
says an airplane has reached there
from KamenetZ- Pdolsky bringing ad-
vices that Gen. Petlura's Ukrainian
troops have occupied Kiev, taken the
Volhynia and the government of Kiev,
The advices add that Ukralnian armies
are approaching the Dnieper river along
the entire line
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
get ME A BIBLE" IS
CRY FROM PRISON CELL

Purchasing Bible while confined to
a cell'in Central police station is prob
ably 1.-The most unusual happening
around the station for some time. @,
s. Miller, McLemore avenue, who is
being held for investigation, called a
trustysto his cell Monday morning and
gave him 81 with which to buy a
Bible.
The surprised negro took the money
and saw that the Bible was bought for
the unusual guest The negro declared
he had seen all kinds of men in there
and had been asked to do many things
but that this was his first request fol
a Bible When Miller was placed In
jail he had 50 to his credit but since
Aug % he had spent all but So. Two
OF these last few dollars were spent on
the holy book.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
SLOW BUSINESS! ONLY
SCORE ARE ARRESTED

Despite the warning given to auto
bile drivers and iowners and the num-
two weeks in, a campaign by the police
department against automobile ordi-
nance xiolatSrs score of negligent
drivers were placed on the police docket
before noon Monday
Farfeits ranging from SO to $50 are
required upon arrest OF The law viola
tors for their appearance in city court
Once being arraigned in city court no
mercy is being shown in any of these
cases, declared officials. Chief Joe Bur-
ney at roll call Monday impressed upon
every officer of THE force that IL was
his duty as well as the special officers
to make every arrest possible for these
violations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
HUNS REFUSE TO ASK
ALLIES INTO SlLESlA

PARIS, Aug, 25.--Germany has de-
clined to invite allied troops to police
Silesia before they have that right un-
der the treaty, which stirulates that
they are to safeguard the plebiscitt
there
The Silesian situation is unsatisfac-
tory and the Germans are reported tc
be bringing about a recrudescenee ol
the recent reign Of terror in that prov
fnce
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
SHERIFF FINDS GAMES
ON POLICE BEATS

Sheriff Perry and his deputies on
their customary Saturday night raids
gathered in Is white men and II ne
groes on charges OF gaming.
The first place visited at Main and
Calhoun, formerly occupied by Winters
Il Neut2ell. Eleven white men who are
believed TO have given fictitious names,
were arrested. At McLemore and
Rayburn seven white men were taken
in on the same charge. AT both places
poker games were flourishing
Fourteen negroes were arrested on
Thomas avenue for craps shooting. The
officials caught the blacks rolling the
dice.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
BOB WlLR0Y BACK
ON DETECTIVE FORCE

Well, well, we'll
Just look who's on the police force,
Regla detective, too
Who? You'd never guess.
Nobody In the world but Bob Wlroy,
former county detective, ex-deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Mike G. Tate. also
owner of ne i173 Taxi company, Adams
avenue, near Main street
"Dh, a week ago or two." was the
reply OF Hulet Smith. deteetiye chief
when asked Monday morning how long
Wilroy had been at work as a sleuth
Why Mebbe you know
All the reporter can guess Is that
another election, in which Mayor Mon
,teverde is vitality affected. will be her.
in two months, and they do say Bob
is a regular little devll at the polling
placee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
REBELS DEFEATED.

dor, Aug. 25-Honduran Revolutionary
forces have been defeated and scattered
with loss OF many killed wounded and
missing by government troops In the
neighborhood Of Santa Rosa, near the
Guatemalan frontier. according to an
official Honduran dispatch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
BRITISH HEIR TO THRONE
VISITS CITY OF TORONTO

TORONTO. Aug. 26.-The prince Of
at Rosedale As he left his train he
was greeted by Lieut.. Gov. Hendrie.
Premier Hearst, of ontario; Mayor
Church. OF Toronto; Brig, Gen, Gum
and other officials. A battery manned
by artillery veterans of Sanctuary wood,
Vinlk ridge and Cambrai fired nc royal
salute across the Don valley