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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06

Coleman seconded the nomination. Jus
tice Heard's bono for 5000 was ac-
cepted and he took his seat as chair
a
Miss Charl o. Williams, superintend-
ent of education Of the county, was
reelected by reclamation, the court
increasing her salary from $2,400 to
$4,000 a year on motion of Justice
Guthrie. Miss Williams was nominated
by c. G.. Gowan, of Bartlett.
Guthrie Changes Jobs.
j. ]. McNulty, of Memphis, nomi-
mated by Justice Broens, and j. s..
Houston, of Baskerville, nominated by
Justice Max Allen, were unanimously
elected as members of the auditing
committee.
Justice Guthrie resigned as member
of the budget committee, and L. Jeter
was named to succeed him. Justice A.
A. Arnold is the other member. st.
George Richardson was unanimously
re7elected county surveyor and Jake
Smith was elected constable for the
grand jury to succeed r. Jack Jacob,
who declined to stand for reelection.
j, e, Holmes, former chairman of the
county commission, and author of the
legislative bill giving the county the
right to select a bank as custodian for
the county's funds; James A. Heard,
| SAiu llU VI bllC iOulAAS IouIit ak ".
Lee Bartels, county attorney, Were
named as a committee to receive bids
from banks for handling the county
funds. =,
Bids will be opened next Monday for
this fund, each bank being required to
make two bids, one for Custodianship
of the FUND with bona from a surety
company and one with a personal bond.
The court will decide which bond to
accept. The bond required was fixed at
5000, 900 by the magistrates.
Will Get Interest.
County Attorney r. Lee Bartels ex-
planned to the court hat the funds
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
ARK S CHECK.

A clever thief at Grand Central sta
ton removed Il. II. Parks pocketbook
containing a $345 check. Parks report
ed to the police Monday that he was
unaware of his loss until he reached
for his money to buy a ticket.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
CARDINAL MERCER
COMING TO AMERICA

BRUSSELS, Jan. 6.-Cardinal Mer'
cier will 90 to America soon, 1t is an
nounced by the newspapers.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Auto as Birth Gift
Turns Mt0NestEgg
Steerage Father RaHes
Ford Presented to Him
After Arriual of Stork

Acting on the theory that it would be
many years before wee Frances could
drive a fiivver, and having an eye for
cash that would draw interest Will
lam F. Ashley, a Scotsman in the steer
age of the Cunard liner Mauretania
yesterday disposed of Ford touring
car that had been given to his infant
daughter on the run from Southampton
In the saloon accommodations of the
feet liner were SOB travellers, bur
dened with money and suffering from
ennui. The spirit of Yuletide was ram
pant from stem to stern. In short, it
was an ideal time and an ideal place
for poor BARN to come into the
world, and the stork favored the mother
Of Frances Ashley at midnight last
Monday.
Some one in the saloon lounge
wanted the ships surgeon just about
the time he had returned from his last
visit to Mrs. Ashley. He told of the
birth in the steerage, and before the
infant daughter of the Astleys was
twenty hours old the folk of the saloon
had parted with s700 as q Christmas
gift for the newest passenger.
room was F. L. Klingensmith, the
major domo of Henry Ford in London
He had given his bit to Frances. but
he thought he could do more. Yes. a
Ford car free on board Detroit was the
proper thing, so he wrote an order fo1
it and sent it to the proud father from
the Highlands
Mr.. Ashley was grateful, Of course
but the more he thought of it the less
tangible the order appeared to him
Then some bright mind from Glasgow
suggested that it would be fitting and
proper to raffie the fivver for Frances
1t would bring more on paper than it
would otherwise, thought the sage from
Glasgow, and the gift of Mr. Klingen.
smith was put upon the market.
1t brought S1,301, and the Ashley fam.
lily will leave the Mauretania this morn.
ing about $4,000 richer than whom tho,
left Heotland.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
1euton 'SteeIKings'
Guilty Of PiHage
Three Brothers Exiled,
Fined and Imprisoned
for Rauages in France

AMlENS, Dec. 25.-A court martial
has sentenced the German officer
Robert Rocking. administrator of
mines at Karlsruhe, to ten years. con-
finement, fifteen years of exile and -
fine Of $2,o0O,0O0 upon his conviction
on charge of organizing the pillagc
of factories in Eastern France. 1t was
testified at his trial that he collected
machinery and other material from
the factories and blow it up in Novem-
Der, 1918. His brothers, Herman and
Ludwig, were given similar sentence by
default.
The Rocking brothers arc known
as German "steel kings" Herman
Rocking, president Of a steel associ.
alton, was at Treves as member OF
the German armistice commission, for
which reason he was not arrested. The
other brother, Ludwig. went to Yer
saillcs as a member of the peace dele
cation, and consequently was covered
by diplomatic immunity.
The evidence presented by the prose
cution was to show that the brothers
had Systematically destroyed the French
metal working plants at Brey, Niche
vile, Longwy and other places, trans
porting within two years. time millions
of tons Of material to their factory al
Karlsruhe, including quantities of un-
damaged material, to make the opera.
tion of what remained of the French
plants the next thing to impossible.
Robert Rocking in his defense
pleaded that he had acted by order OF
the German government, but testimony
was given to show that his action was
on his personal initiative.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Former Maid Gets
$250,0O0 Bequest
rs Years. Seruice in
Household Brings Re.
aCGrd at Mistress's Death
Special Correspondence

BOSTON, Dec. 25.-A few years
ago a housemaid; to- day wealthy
woman in the Roxbury section of Bos-
ton and owner of the home in which
she formerly worked. This is the
christmas fortune of Miss Agnes Nc
Nevin, as $250,000 has been beoueathed
to her by her late employer, Miss Mary
C. knight.
Twenty-Five years ago slip of a
girl knocked at the door of the big resi-
dence at 46 Perrin Street, Roxbury, and
timidly applied for a chance to do
housework or any odd jobs that might
be open to her. The girl said her name
was Agnes McNevin. The butler, who
answered the doorbell, took the message
to Mrs. knight, and as luck would have
1T she had been looking for maid fol
months.
So the girl was engaged and soon
won regular place in the house by he,
diligent attention to duty She grad
ually rose to the position Of house
keeper After the death of Mr.. Knight
in 1908 Miss McNevin became a com
panion to the widow.
AS time passed Mrs. Knight depend
cd more and more upon the counsel
and advice Of the girl. 1t is reported
Miss McNevin denied herself several
opportunities of getting married in
order that she might better serve he1
mistress.
In October of this year Mrs. Knight
died. In recognition Of loyal service
and companionship Miss McNevin was
made chief beneficiary in the will.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Observation-Disclosures
Frontier Fight Ends
Preliminary Armistice Ready To
Be Signed; Baltic Border
States Speed League Plan

DORPAT, Dec. 25.-It was officially
announced last night that the Estho-
MAN and Bolshevk delegates in con-
ference here had reached an agreement
on the questions of frontiers and mill
tary guarantees. 1t was stated thev
would probably sign what was desig-
rated as a preliminary armisticc
during the night
The possibility of ar agreement be-
gan to develop Tuesday, when the CON
ferees decided to submit to Joint
committee the work of drafting a final
proposal that would be acceptable to
both sides after the question of from
tiers and military terms had, it was
understood, been decided upon in prin-
ciple.
RIGA, Dec. 23-As the result of
conferences held here it has been de-
cided to hold q meeting at Helsingfors
the first week in January. at which all
the Baltic border states will be rep
resented, for the purpose of expediting
the formation of league of the states
bordering on Russia. The question of
these states jointly making terms with
the Bolsheviki will also be thrashed d
out at this conference.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Labor to Fight Return
OF Roads if Provisions <
To Stop Strikes Prevail
u. S. May Sell 103 Ships
Taken Ouer From Germany
Stipulation Would Be Made That New Owners
Fly the American Flag; Six Liners Whose
Status Is Undetermined Excluded From List

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.--The Ship
ping Board has under consideration the
sale Of all former German passenger
ships, with the stipulation that the
vessels be run under the American
flag, it was announced tonight.
These vessels, taken over by the gov
ernment during the war, total 1903, ag-
gregating approximately 250,O00 dead
weight tons. No price has been fixed,
but $3.50 ton is suggested as a proba-
BILE valuation by high officials.
The six ex-German liners held by the
Shipping Board pending the final de-
termination of their status are not in
cluded among the vessels which may
be offered for sale.
While no announcement has been
made by the board of change in pol
icy with regard to the present program
for the establishment of passenger
lines to all parts of the world, officials
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Santa Brings Real
Dinner to Wilson
President, in Bed, H.
lo,Ued for First Time
to Eat What He Wants
Netp York Tribune
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Presdent
Wilson's Christmas was a quiet one.
but for the first time since he has
been confined to the White House DR..
Cary T. Grayson lifted the bars and
permitted the patient to enjoy most of
the good things that mark the season.
The President had plenty Of turkey
and trimmings, and while he ate his
Christmas dinner in bed. the bright
sunlight of still winter dav streamed d
in a nearby window. For more than
about the White House grounds in the
crisp air, and his appetite, when he
finally was taken indoors, was keen.
Hundreds of gifts from personal
friends and relatives came to the White
House yesterday and to-day The Pres
ident's children, many of his political
acquaintances and the friends he has
made on his trips through the country
all remembered him and Mrs. Wilson
and there were many wishes for an
early recovery.
w Whlte House and no holiday visitors,
but the President entered into the
spirit of the day just as much as his
strength would permit, remembering
his physicians instructions that he
should not overdo it.
The three children of Francis P
Garvan, the Alien Property Custodian,
brought bouquets to the White House
office to-day for the President and DR..
Grayson took them over later to a
smiling President
In the afternoon Mrs. Wilson, &C
companied by Admiral Grayson, dis
tributed presents to children living
along the road the Presidential auto
mobile takes when the President goes
10 golf at the Country Club of Virginia
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Nine i'm Swiss
Village Killed
By Avalanches
Huge Snowslides Strike
Sanatorium, Hotel and
Pension in Mountain
Resort, Causing Terror

GENEVA, Dec. 25.-The avalanches
which occurred at the mountain resort
of Davos yesterday caused terror
among residents and visitors and re-
suited in a number of deaths in the
village itself.
One huge, powdery avalanche swept
down upon sanatorium, smashing
doors and windows on the first and
second stories, killing a Russian wo-
man and her nurse and seriously in
juring several others. Many were i'm
prisoned in the upper floors throughout
the night. 1t is considered remarkable
that the sanatorium did not collapse,
as the walls were badly damaged
Another avalanche fell on the Hotel
Excelsior, killing two employees and
doing much damage.
A third avalanche almost overwhelmed
the Pension Germania. Five dead have
been taken from this building, but it
is feared that others are buried under
the wreckage.
One French invalid child had re-
markable escape when the building was
destroyed. Though the room in which
the child lay was almost filled with
snow the cot was untouched.
SIX ayalanches swept down within an
hour, all leaving their natural beds
from the Schiahorn Mountain. over
hanging Navos, and carrying down tele-
graph and telephone wires. This is the
first time the avalanches have taken
this route. Happily they occurred in
the afternoon, when most of the resi-
dents were out of doors. 1t is re-
ported that one avalanche passed with
in ten yards of a party Of American
and English skiers.
1t will take several days to clear the
roads Many Christmas festivities were
Cancelled and winter sports have been
temporarily suspended at Davos. where
the trains are blocked.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26

freely discussed the possibility of the
boards abandoning passenger service.
The decision of the board not to
permit the use of liquor on govern
ment-owned ships is expected by ship
ping experts here to make competition
with privately owned vessels prac-
tically impossible. The latter, being
able to serve intoxicants outside of the
threemile limit, have considerable ad-
vantage in passenger traffic, it is con-
sidered.
Although the six liners allocated to
the recently ordered New York-South
America line are included in the
group of vessels to be put on the mar
ket, they will not be sold if service to
South America would be thereby cut
off.
All proposals for the purchase of the
ships, it was said. will be carefully
considered with regard to the line or
service in which the ships are to be
operated.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Gov. Edwards
Sees Victory
For Beer Bill
Predicts Measure That Also
Will Legalize Light Wines
i'll Jersey Will Pass Soon
After Legislature Meets

Governor-elect Edward l. Edwards,
in an interview at his home in Jersey
City yesterday with a representative
of The Tribune, declared he was con-
tldent the proposed bill legalizing the
manufacture and sale Of light wines
and beers in New Jersey would be
passed by the state Legislature soon
after he assumed Office on January /.
He said he would sign it when it
reached TIE Executive chamber
Mr.. Edwards also declared that SIM
ultaneously with the introduction of
the light wine and beer bill in the
Legislature he would direct tho etatc
Attorney General to bring suit to con-
test the constitutionality of the Fed
eral bone-dry amendment and the
Volstead act. The Governor elect said
both were in violation of state rights.
"New Jersey in enacting such law,
will be we'll within it's rights" said the
Governor-elect. "It will, of course,
merely provide for the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beers in
this state, so that it will deal solely
with intrastate traffic in these bcv-
erages,"
Held Notwithstanding
"What will be the alcoholic content
permitted in the light wines?" the
Governor elect was asked
Owe hold that light wines and beers
are not intoxicating, so that there VIII
be no need Of specifying" said Mr..
Edwards.
The Governor elect said the measure
bo
would not discuss its proposed provi-
sions in detail until it had been drafted
The Tribune can announce authori-
tatively, however, that the measure will
continue the present Department of En-
else and license the sale Of light wines
and beers, as at present, and will per-
nit the sale of whisky, brandy and
other intoxicating beverages for medic
inal, sacramental and scientific pur-
poses. 1t also will contain penalty
clauses for infractions of the proposed
law.
Legislature "Wet," He Says
Governor-elect Edwards, a Democrat
was elected on an out-and-out "wet"
platform by majority of nearly 1000,
overturning a normal Republican ma
jority of $4,000.
When it was called to his attention
that the Legislature was Republican
and that the conception in many quar-
ters outside of New Jersey was that
both the Senate and Assembly were
"dry." Mr.. Edwards said:
"The majority Of the Legislature is
for the proposed legislation. The AS
semblymen from Atlantic, Passaic,
Hudson and Essex counties-so called
wet ounties-number thirty-one,
which in itself is a majority. And the
sentiment in the Senate parallels the
feeling on the question in the AS
sembly."
The proposed light wines and beer
bill is being whipped into shape by a
committee headed by Mr.. Edwards and
including the following legislators:
Thomas Brown, of Middlesex, minority
leader Of the Senate, and Assemblyman
Hugh C. Barrett, of Essex. The fourth
member of the committee is John Mil
ton, Corporation Counsel of Jersey
City.
Mr.. Edwards is a banker and made
his fight for election against SEEM
ing certain defeat on the wet" issue,
promising that if elected he would
work for the passage Of light wine
and beer bill and would use every
legal means to preserve, as he put it,
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Grown Prince at Ameroncen
Frederick Attends Christmas
Party Given by Ex.kaiser

AMERONGEN, Dec. 25 (By The As
sociated Press).-The former German
Crown Prince Frederick reached here
second Christmas in exits.
j. B. Kan, Secretary OF General A.
fairs Of the Dutch governments; Bur
gomaster Pereboom, OF Wieringen.
members of the Won Bentinck family
and some of the Amcrongen function
aries were the guests at a banquet this
evening in the great hall of the Ben
tinck castle. This was the climax of a
celebration arranged by the former
Emperor personally. A huge Christ
mas tree was erected in the hall, and
from this tina former ruler distzibuted
R1ftA
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Clocks to Save French Coal
Time To Be Changed to Con-
serve Fuel for Lighting

PARIS, Dec. 25-The newspapers an
nounce that the government has de-
cided on new measures to remedy the
coal crisis.
One Of the proposed measures is for
turning the clocks ahead an hour, for
the purpose of conserving fuel used
for illuminating purposes.
Another project will greatly restrict
lighting in the large cities. particularly
In paf5a
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Hippopotami Get Shiyers
Leak Causes DeIuge, Extinguish-
ing Fires i'm the Zoo

The hippopotami's bathtub in the
elephant house at the New York
Geological Park in The Bronx snrang
q leak last night and let 5000 gallons
of water into the cellar.
The fires were extingushed and $45,-
600 worth of tropical beasts inc uding
Trotzky, the Bolshevist offspring Of
Antony and Cleopatra, pygmy hippo
potami, began to do an involuntary
shimmy.
Fire Chief Thomas J. Hayes, in
charge Of The Bronx, responded to the
frenzied appeals Zoo officials with
fire engine, which was set to work
pumping out the cellar.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
Thirsty Texans Turned
Back at Mexican Border
One-Day Passports Are Refused
Seekers of Christmas Cheer:
Prices .Jump in Ell Paso

Ell PASO. Tex. Dec. 25.-Hundreds
Of Ell Paso citizens end tourists who
planned to visit Juarez. Mexico, to-day
where liquors of all kinds can be
bought, were turned back at the Inter-
national Bridge, between the two cities.
No temporary oneday passports we're
issued, and the only persons allowed to
cross the Rio Grande were those hold
ing permanent passports, giving per-
mission to enter Mexico ON Sundays
and holidays.
Whisky and tequila. a Mexican drink.
could be had at prices varying from SIS
to SIS quart here from "bootleggers"
if the seeker was known to be "all
right" Prices on the contraband liquor
had risen sharply in price the last few
days because of four deaths due to
shooting ARRAYS connected with whisky
smuggling.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26

"N1r. and Mrs. -" is the
title of Briggs's clever new series
Of comic pages which will ap-
pear regularly in the Sunday
Tribune beginning Dec. 2Sth.
Briggs has drawn married life
as it feels. Order from your
newsdealer in advance to-day
for next Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26

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Continued on neTt page
New-York tribune., 1919-12-26
w E A T H E r

Cloudy and warmer to-day: fair to-
morrow, increasing south and
southeast winds.
Full Report on Page 1S
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-06-06
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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-06-06

girl and sleuth in "The Turn of The
Wheel" as ranch girl in 1.-The He'll
Cat" and as queen of the Alaskan
dance halls in Shadows" Miss Far
rar welcomed the opportunity to
transplant her world of admirers to
picturesque Spain and thence to the
underworld of the French capitol in
scenes, frequently thrilling and al
ways interesting, of the most power
full screen drama that has yet been
provided for her.
Intensely dramatic is the role of
Dolores de Cardova, one of Geraldine
Farrar's own choosing. A member of
family that has carried on a feud
with the strong Eustudillo tribe from
the days of the Cross and the Cres-
cent, constant conflict has ever been
a part of Dolores life--a life teeming
with situations only to which Geral-
dine Farrar could do full justice.
One of the merry jewellers at the
annual Easter carnival at Lerida,
Spain-an event splendidly simulated
by Hugo BALM, Goldwyn's art direc-
tor-Dolores meets handsome
stranger and chats with him to the
annoyance of one Pedro Toral, a dis
tant cousin, who has long sought her
hand in marriage. Jealous because
Of her Irritation with the other, Toral
orders her brother, Jose, to take her
away. The brother resents Toral's
interference and the Two come to
blows. While the revelry is at its
height, Toral follows Jose to de-
serted alley, pounces upon him and
stabs him to death.
Sucpecting that the cavalier, who
won Dolores favor, is Juan Estudillo
arch enemy of the de Cordovas, Toral
conceives a scheme Whereby Studil-
lo--the stranger is really he's char
ged with the murder Of her brother
Urged on by Toral, Dolores takes the
blood VOW to avenge the crime. Fear.
ing that Dolores will see through the
plot, Toral has not informed her that
the handsome stranger is Juan Estu
dillo. Later she leaves Paris tc
seek out the slayer. There, amid the
law-defyirg Apaches, comes smash
ing china, IN which Toral himself i.
revealed as being the murderer.