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The Adair County news., 1919-01-22
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Practically every phase Of American
life felt the dominating influence of
war throughout the year 1918.
In the field Of national legislation
woman's suffrage and nationwide pro-
hibition were urged as war measures.
The woman's suffrage amendment
was defeated in the senate October l,
after having passed the house. A
nationwide prohibition measure, to
become effective June 80, 1919, was
enacted by congress and approved by
the president November o. On Sep
TENDER 6 President Wilson had or
dered the manufacture of malt liquor
stopped on December 1, as a food
conservation measure.
The government, early In the year,
began to tighten its control over indus
try and business for the purpose Of
furthering war efforts and protecting
the public. On January 16, to relieve a
serious coal shortage which threatened
to delay the shipment of war supplies
to France, Fuel Administrator Garfield
ordered general shutdown Of indus
try and business I'm all states east of
the Mississippi river for period OF
five days and ten succeeding Mondays.
On Februafy 13 the order for heatleSs
Mondays was rescinded.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-22
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Labor unrest, resulting in many
strikes, threatened to seriously ham,
per the governments war preparations
early in the year but through a spirit
Of cooperation shown by both labor
and capital the danger was averted and
there was little labor trouble during
the greater part of the year.
During the early days of the year
disaffectiOn appeared among the work
ers In the shipyards and by February
II the situation had assumed a serious
aspect with strikes in effect in five
yards. By February 16 the strike had
spread still further in spite of an ad-
vance in wages announced by the Ia
Dor adjustment board.
On February II, President Wilson,
in a letter to William L. Hutcheson,
head of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, concerning the
ship carpenters strike, denied the right
of labor to strike at that critical juno
ture. "Will you cooperate or win you
obstructp the president asked The
workmen responded to the presidents
appeal and the strike was declared off.
At the same time Secretary Of Labor
Wilson announced the personnel of a
national board Of labor, to be COM
posed of representatives Of both labor
and capital. On February "a this board
opened conference for the purpose of
establishing basis for the settlement
Of disputes during the war. Former
President William 81. Taft, chosen by
the employers, and Frank P. Walsh,
selected by the labor organizations, al
ternated as chairman. This confer
ence, on March 20, reached an agree
ment providing that all labor disputes
arising during the war should be sub
mitted to,a board Of mediation. This
agreement was adhered TO by both en-
pioyers and employees and compara-
The Adair County news., 1919-01-22
NEUROLOGY

Death took q heavy toll among men
and women prominent in public life
during the year 1918. The list in
cludes the following:
January Is, United States Senator
James n. Brady of Idaho; January IA.
Mai. A. 2. Gardner, former congress
man from Massachusetts,, who re-
signed to enter the army; January 80,
United States Senator William Hughes
of New Jersey.
February 2, John L. Sullivan, former
heavyweight champion, at West Abing-
ton, Mass. February 10, Abdul Hamid.
former sultan of Turkey; February
IA, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. former Brit
ish ambassador TO America.
March 6, John Redmond. Irish Va
tiOnalist leader, at London; March 9.
George Won L. Meyer, former cabinet
member and diplomat, at Boston
April IL, United States Senator
R. F. Broussard of Louisiana; April II.
United States Senator William Josf
Stone Of Missouri.
May IA, James Gordon Bennett, pro-
prietor of the New York Herald. at
Paris.
June 3, Ramon NJ. Valdez, president
of Panama; June 4, Charles Warren
Fairbanks, former vice president, at
Indianapolis.
July 8, Mohammed V, sultan Of Tur-
key; viscount Rhondda, British food
controller, and United States Senator
BENJAMIN R. Tillman Of South Caro-
lima; July 81, Gustav Kobbe. American
author and critic.
August 8, Max Rosenthal, famo1a
artist. at Philadelphia; August L,
Anna Held, famous actress, at New
York; August ii, United States Sena-
tor Jacob II. Gallinger Of NeW Hamp
shire; August %, United States sena-
tor Ollie NJ. James Of Kentucky.
September II, Cardinal John ". Ear
ley, archbishop Of New York; Septen-
Der Is, John Ireland, Catholic arch
bishop of st. Paul.
October IS, Charles Lecocc, French
composer.
November 4. Mrs. Russell Sage, Wild
ow Of famous fnancier, at New York:
DIR. Andrew White, noted educator and
diplomat; November 8, Robert J. Cob
| lier, editor and publisher; November
Is. Gen. b. G. King, soldier and au-
thor, in New York; November 10, Dr..
@. R. Van Hise, president Of University
Of Wisconsin; Joseph +. Smith, pres;-
dent of Mormon church
December 2, Edmond Rostand. ia
nous French playwright and poet
Copyright, 1913 By Mcclure Nswspaper
Syndicatel
The Adair County news., 1919-01-22

Congress increased the safeguards
thrown about war industries by pass
ing the Sabotage" bill, carrying pen
alties of $4,000 fine and 30 years i'm
prisonment for destruction OF war ma
terials or, interference with war indus
tries. President Wilson signed this
measure on April 20. The government
also prosecuted vigorously many per-
sons accused of violation Of the espion-
age act. On August II, 100 members
of the /. w. w. were convicted Of dis
loyalty in the federal court at Chicago.
after a trial lasting several months.
Government control of the railroads
was followed during this year by gov
eminent control of all telegraph and
telephone lines. Congress on July Ii
authorized the president to take con-
troll of the wires and the government
assumed control on July 81. On No
vember II, the government also took
control of all Atlantic cable lines.
The first general election since the
United States entered the war was
held on November 5. The Republicans
won both houses of congress, the SEN
ate by a majority Of two and the
house by margin Of more than forty.
During September, October and No
vember the entire country was swept
by a serious epidemic Of Spanish in
fiuenza. Thousands Of soldiers in the
army camps and other thousands Of
civilians succumbsd thereto and to
pneumonia. - saGa;1REs
The country was surprised on No
vember % by the resignation Of Will
liam G. McAdoo as secretary Of the
treasury and director general of the
railroads. Representative Carter Glass
of Virginia was named to succeed Mr..
McAdoo as secretary Of the treasury
December 5.
On November % Governor Stephens
Of California committed to life impris-
Onment the death sentence of Thomas
]. Mooney, convicted in connection
with the death of ten persons from a
/ bomb explosion in San Francisco dur.
ing a preparedness parade July %,
| 1916.
Plan for making the United States
navy second to that Of no other cOun
try for 1925 were disclosed to congress
by Rear Admiral Badger, chairman OF
the executive committee of the general
board Of the navy December II.
The Adair County news., 1919-01-22
lively few strikes occurred during tn
remainder of the year.
DISASTERS

Fires, railroad accidents and explo-
sions took a heavy toll Of human Hfs
on land during the year 1918 while the
elements combined with the torpedoes
Of the German U-boats to send thou
sands Of innocent persons, including
women and children, to their death nc
sea.
Fifty-two children met death In q
fire which destroyed a convent at Mon
treal, Canada, February IA. February
"a the liner Florizel, bound from St
Johns, N. F., to New York, was
wrecked by a blizzard near Cape Race
and 90 lives were lost.
Seventy inmates Of an insane asylum
at Norman. Okla, were killed In FIRE
which destroyed that institution April
Ii.
On May 1 the Savannah liner City Of
Athens was sunk In a collision with q
French cruiser off the Delaware coast
and Sc lives were lost. On May Is
nearly a hundred persons were killed
by explosions in the Aetna Chemical
plant near Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sixty-three persons, including WELL
known circus performers, persisted
when q circus train was wrecked at
Gary, Ind, June %. Fifty persons were
killed by the collapse Of building at
Sioux City, Ia, June 20.
A small factory explosion in England
killed so persons July and on the fol-
lowing day an explosion In a munitions
plant near Syracuse, N. Y, killed 10
Eighty-1ve merrymakers persisted
when an excursion boat sank in the
Illinois river July 5. A hundred per
sons were killed in a collision between
two trains near Nashville, Tenn,
July 9. --ts.sSs;E Z - sE,
A tornado swept part of Minnesota
August p, killing 80 persons at Tyler
and Connors. ---/
On October 6 the United States trans
| port Otranto was sunk in collision on
the Irish coast and 450 persons lest
their lives. Four hundred were lost
when the British mail boat Leinster
was torpedoed and sunk October 10.
A series of terrific explosions in a
shell-loading plant at Morgan, N. J.,
on October 8 killed "a persons and de-
stroyed vast amount of property. A
severe earthquake which caused the
death Of $50 persons was reported in
Porto Rico October IL. Great forest
fires ragged in northeastern Minnesota
during October. Many towns were de-
stroyed and about 1000 lives were lost.
On October % the steamship Princess
Sophia was wrecked on the Alaskan
coast and 343 were lost.
Ninety-eight persons were killed No
vember 1 in a wreck on the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit lines. On November q,
about 1,500 persons were reported
killed by the explosion of German mu-
milton trains en- route from Belgium to
Germany.
One of the most unusual cases in
maritime history was that of the
United States navy collier Cyclops,
which disappeared at sea while bound
from the West Indies to an American
Atlantic port. Announcement was
made April IA that the boat, with 293
persons on board, was a month over
due. Not a single trace of the boat
or its passengers and crew was ever
found, and the fate of the vessel is a
complete mystery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
WARM WELCOME
FOR RETURNING
~" SECRETARIES
Dinner at Hotel GayOSo viii
Be Followed by Special
Church Services Enjoyable
Program for Friday.

Proud of the splendid records Of the
100 or more men from Memphis and
surrounding territory who gave up their
work at home and left their families.
often at great sacrifice, to engage In
the work OF the army " NJ. G. A. dur
ing the war, the people Of Memphis
will gather at the First Methodist
church Thursday evening at S;l5 O'Clock
TO extend a hearty welcome home to the
returned secretaries, Some of the most
distinguished army Y, NJ, c, A. secre-
taries in the country will come to Mem
phis to appear on the program, which Is
being given under the auspices of the
local association.
The welcome home celebration will
continue through Friday aud the gem
eral public Is invited to attend all ses-
sions.
At 8 o'clock Thursday evening a din
ner will be given for the returned sec
~retarieS at the Hotel Gayoso.
The secretaries win go from 4he din
ner to the First Methodist church,
where at S:15 o'clock a meeting to
which the general public is invited viii
be held. Since the army Y. NJ, c. A
secretaries represented the churches in
the army throughout-the war, II is
hoped that the members Of all the local
churches will turn out and give the
secretaries an enthusiastic welcome.
A splendid program has been arranged
for the occasion. Judge Duke KIM
address on '''The Spirit OF the Y. NJ. C.
A. in Army Service" Or, John II. Cliff
ford, of New York, will speak on THE
American Doughbey as the ~ Man
Knew Him" A service of praise and
prayer viii be conducted by the Rev.
Ben Cox, pastor Of Central Baptist
church. Music will be rendered by the
Cantral Mala nuartat and nv tha church
choir. The welcome home address will
be delivered by the Rev. II. s. Spragins.
The program for Friday follows:
FRIDAY MORNING.
Second session, First Methodist
5 s;m.-Devotional. Dr., sewell. VII
son, Ark.
$3.50 a.m.-General topic, THE Contri-
button of the Y. M. C. A. Program to
the Efficiency Of the American Army
and Navy" DR.. Walter M, White pre-
siding.
The Canteen service-Mrs, Mary Fur
bish, Rev. A, o. Utley.
The Social Program-Percy Sholars
Walter M. Hunter.
The Educational Program-Dr, Som,
merville, Prof. Deeen.
The Religious Program-Dr. Powell
DR., Grove.
Noon-Luncheon at the Chamber o
Commerce for secretaries and board : %
directors of the local Y. M. G.. A.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Automobile ride through the city.
FRIDAY NIGHT,
Closing session.
Address, Reconstruction" Henry G
Hart.
Address. "Inter-raclal Problems" DR.
Edgar Minis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
ADJUSTMENTS
Loew's Lyceum.


:, The new vaudeville bill for the last
haf OF he week, comprising five varied
acts, opens at Loew's Lyceum today
n will run through Saturdays night
performances.
Comedy and catchy songs abound in
"A Seashore Filtration" which James
Mahoney and Ruth Rogers present.
Hunter, Chick and Hunter are three
male vocalists who inject humor into
their harmony, and Norman and Jean
cite are sensational acrobats. Jack
Howard and Kit Jenkins, presenting
"On the Sidewalks of New York" a
musical novelty, and the Morton Broth
ers, fancy paper tearers and masters
OF the ~harmonica, complete the pro-
gram.
one Thing at a Time o'Day.' star
ring Bert Lytell, Is a film comedy that
will be a big treat for the Riddles. The
riotuous scenes are conferred around
"Carstock's Consolidated Shows a
circus, and there are clowns, acr6bats,
funny policemen, with all the sldeshow
features, including the bearded lady.
the fat lady, the skinny man and 9TH
ers. 1t is a comedy throughout, but
wov into the plot Is a beautiful love
theme that Is well worth while. AS
Lytell Is considered one Of the funniest
men on the screen, he Is admirably
suited for the leading role.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
PLAY IN
TITLE FLIGHT Of
COLONIAL TOURNEY
Round Matches To Be
Completed by Saturday.
Two Former Title Holders
Come Together in the Draw

Sixteen golfers faced play In the
championship flight Thursday, following
me completion Of division matches
wednesday IN the invitation tourney at
The Colonial Country club
Two eN-tttle holders are pairedt to-
gether In the Buckingham Wood malcn.
buckingham is the lately dethroned
Shrine champion and Wood is a former
city king, Wood attached his title be-
fore The war set In and has not devoted
charge.
Another affair worth while Ia that be.
tween Jack Wenzler, state and city
the youthful champ is 0expacted TO
emerge the victor, WenEler Is In the
rarest form Of his sprighty existence
and unless unexpected upsets arise is
picked to ride through the field In his
accustomed fashion.
Steig Beaten.
One OF the closest matches in the first
division was when Mack buckingham
stopped c. X. Steig, l up In 10 holes,
after Steig had been second low In the
qualifying round. E. ". Perkins had a
Sousn lime with Courtney Lewis also,
out managed to slip by / up.
All matches OF the first round must
be completed by Saturday at which
point second round battles begin.
Pairings in the championship flight
and in the second flight follow: -
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS.
Jack Wenxler vs.. i. NJ. Smith
r. NJ, Metcalf VS.. L. w. Perkins,
J. y. Maury VS.. Nate Sawrie. .
J, e, Maury Va. Nate Sawrie,
Percy Clark vs., c, o. Pfeil
=; M. Buckingham VS.. L, A. Wood.
Geo. Strickfaden VS.. Ramsey Potts.
y, z .Gaut VS.. A. c. Hutchinson.
1 NORMAN kHltV Uu 70 DaVAnV
SECOND FLIGHT.
= Zimmermann W.. w p. Markle.
"a, j Hunter vs., Courtney Lewis.
.. NJ. White VS. NJ. B. Plummer.
Geo; Jones VS.. Arson Evans, ,
=. Is. Steig VS.. A. c, Ever. y
Earl King VS.. A, r, white.
j. IL, Bray VS.. G. W. Newborn.
4; r. Schuyler vs.. Guy $. Turner.
The scores Of the first division
matches completed Wednesday were:
FIRST DIVISION,
Jack Wenzler defeated H. thinner
7 M. Smith defeated W. p. Markle.
R. NJ, Metcalf defeated M. ]. Hunter,
ga.
e. W, Perkins defeated Courtney
]. 3. Maury defeated b. NJ. White,
Nate sawie defeated NJ. b. Plummer,
P. c. Clark defeated Geo. Jones,
2 up.
G, o. Pfeil defeated Arson Evans by
draw.
J. NJ. Buckingham defeated G. X.
Steig, l up. 10 holes.
Il. A. Wood defeated A, c. Ever. 81.
Geo. Strickfaden defeated Earl King,
49,.
Ramsey Potts defeated A. r, White,
AS.
d, G. Gaut defeated ]. II. Bray, b-4.
A. c. Hutchinson defeated Geo. New
born, 2 up.
Norman Kelly defeated r. r. Schuy-
Ter, default.
j. p. Parker defeated Guy s. Turner.
3 UP
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
Blood Stains May
Make Trouble For
Archie Bottoms

Archie Bottoms, who Is charged with
the murder of George r, C~ashion, both
whisky runners, whose body was found
on Island 81, will be given a preliminary
hearing at Ripley Friday afternoon. He
is now In the custody OF Sheriff ]. s,
Coughland OF Lauderdale, county in
which county the crime was committed,
according to news from Ripley.
Sheriff Coughlan and Sheriff G. N.
Voltz of Upton county, who iA%esti-
gated the shooting, found Cashfon's
motor boat at Island 81. The seat Of
the craft was stained with blood and
bloody finger prints we're found on the
side.
Mrs. Robert Craig, wife Of a fisher
mar residing on the island, told the
officers that Bottoms had gone to her
house on the night of the murder and
offered to sell her some whisky, which
he said was the property of Cashion,
She said there was blood on Bottoms
shirt.
Bottoms admits that he took CASH
ions whisky but denies that he killed
him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
MoUing Pictures
Strand.

II comments are to be taken' as a
criterion. then '"The Miracle Man,V
which Is playing to capacity audiences
both matinees and nights at the Strand,
rs n OF the most wonderful photo
listener may stand just outside the
lobby Of the Strand at any time dur
Ing the afternoon or night and hear
OF the most interesting praise
of the most interesting praise re-
Thousands already have seen 1.-THE
Miracle Man" and IL Is safe to venture
a prediction that all previous records
at the Strand will be broken before the
week Is over. Praised by both critics
and prominent citizens as a wonderful
picture, THE Miracle Man" is only
serving to sustain the reputation II has
earned In other big cities where It has
been or IL being shown. Performances
are at every hour and 80 minutes, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
GIRLS, COLLEGE OPENS.

BROOKHAvEN, Miss, Sept. II (Spl.)
The session OF 19t9-1920 of Whitworth
college began Wednesday morning.
Sept. 10, with q large attendance from
all over the state. For the past three
daygS every train coming into the city
has brought les quota of young ladies'
who came TO enter the college. The m
Gently decided upon by the trustees OF
the college at u meeting In Jackson,
will enable Or. w. I. Cooper, the pres
ident, to make many improvements
along all lines and to place Whitworth
at the head Of the list OF colleges for
the education of the young ladies' OF the
state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
Majestic.

No other superpicture OF recent
months has created such a flood Of dis
cussion. 1t Is said, especially among
feminine audiences as has Florence
Reeds new Offering, THE Woman I'm
der Oath" Miss Reeds popularity,
both as stage and screen star, foupd
OF Men and more recently In Her
Code of Honor In The Woman I'm.
der Oath,'. this remarkable emotional
Is said TO enact the strongest
dramatic role Of her remarkable screen
career. In It she Is called upon to dc.
eide whether 70 withhold o secret, and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11

so ave her only sisters reputation, or
TO speak of what she knows and there
by save a stranger from capital punish
ment. The offering is, Of special In
terest to women In that 1t deals In
vivid fashion with a phase OF woman's
activity which Is at the present mo-
ment exercising the minds Of thousands
of the fair sex. 1.-THE Woman Under
oath to the Majestic theater for
three days, beginning today,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11

Bessie Barriscale will be featured to-
day at the Princess theater in her
latest release. Her Purchase Price, !"
in which this charming and altogether
entertaining across Is given a role best
suited to her ability and particular style
OF acting. The setting for q part of
Her Purchase Price takes one to a
strange CLINE where the intensely In
tcresting drama OF this woman's life
is enacted. The added feature will be
a short comedy reel. For Friday and
Saturday the star win be Molly King In
Suspense
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
OrpheuIn.

Wherever smart dancers congregate
to trip the light fantastic, Ernest
Evans at the Orpheum this week Is
known. There are few Of the so-called
society dancers who have really enjoy
ed so much social hospitality as has
Mr.. Evans. There are few OF the So
called ballroom dancers who have real
Y graced so many bathrooms as mas Mr..
Evans, and there are few modern dane
ers Of any claim whatsoever, who have
gained SO great a following or SO much
popular favor as has Mr.. Evans, Vaude-
vile and Mr.. Evans are good friends.
too. From time to time he m to
the two-a-day and each time with n
new production and usually he Is sup
ported by one or more comedy dancing
girls. This e he has a quartet OF
charmers, One is a d~anseuse, another
a %soloist, the third a violinist and the
fourth a pianist and the quintet pre-
sent six numbers In a. SPECIAL set that
is tasty although elaborate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11

Are you good at guessingF OF
every thousand persons who see
this play less than 10 will solve
the puzzle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-11
TO BUILD CHURCH.

HICKMAN, KY, Sept. II. (Spl.)-The
little village of Crystal, Tenn. a few
miles south of Hickman. will build at
once a combination church and lodge
hall, W. j. Shaw. contractor, of this
city, to do the work. 1t will cost SO, 500,
made Of brick veneer and concrete. The
first story story will be used as church
and the second story as a lodge. and
will be the incest building In that sec
ton.
The Washington times., 1919-12-23
GARRICk.

"PICCADILLY JIM may not be an
other Seventeen" for Gregory Kelly;
out "Piccadilly Jim" is, notwithstand-
ins' a thoroughly entertaining COM
coy. Ihere's plenty OF laughable-
at dialogue. there's a bit of melo-
drama that thrills, there's a sweet
little love story, and there are liberal
prinklings of pure farce that draw
continuous chuckles.
NO, It's not a record d-breakine mas
terpiece, but it's a mighty delightful
way OF passing a couple of hours or
Jo-this "Plccadilly Jim" of p. G..
"odehouse and Guy Bolton.