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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
SAFETY DEPENDS
UPON SUCCESSO Of
LEAGUE, SAYSCOX
Declares Readiustment. Pros
perity and Relief From
n. c. /. Involved in Making
Organization World Force.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. ls,--Na.
tional and international financial and
economic readjustment, as well as the
high cost of living. are bound up in the
success OF the league Of nations, Gov.
Cox, Democratic presidential candidate,
declared here today in addressing n
large public gathering.
"Our safety, our economic readjust-
ment and our prosperity" all are in
Volved In America's making the league
a world force, Gov. Cox asserted. charg-
ing the Republican senate oligarchy'
with responsibility for delay In eco
nomic progress and beiated reduction
OF living, costs. The Democratic cam
via Chicago, and will speak tonight at
the Indiana Democratic editors BAN
quet
The position Of the Democracy Is
definite and affirmative" said Gov.
Cox, charging the reactionary Repub-
lican leaders with being "evasive, am
bigous and hypoocritlcal
With the least possible. delay after
March 4, 1921, our. pledge Is to enter
the league, making such conditions as
are reassuring and helpful he con-
tinued. This viii legally end the war:
1t will help to re-establlsh credits A
call viii be made upon our mineral
wealth and our productive skill. We
win have the ships TO sail every sea
the supply Of life's essentials will be
equal to the demand; living costs will
be reduced. What We would otherwise
be spending for guns and powder and
ships, will be applied to our war debt.
and above all, we will be happy In the
CONSEQUENCES that war is practically
impossible.
'The opposition offers at the very
pest prolonged delay What project
1t has as a substitute for the league
OF nationsf no one knows. or at least
no one has ever attempted to describe
II, or to name It,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
ANDERSON AND BUSBY
LEAD I'm CHlCKASAW

OKOEoNA, Miss, Aug. 10. (spI)--
Following isNt official vote cast in
Chickasaw county in the primary:
Okolona-For supreme judge: Ander-
SON 207, Cook 81 For congress: Bus
byi164, Sisson 72.
son 20, Cook /. For congress: Busby l6,
Sisson 10.
Houston-Supreme Judge: Anderson
2l, Cook 100. For congress: Bnsby 276,
Sisson 140.
Houlka-Supreme judge. Anderson
1O7, Cook So For congress: Busby 92,
Sisson 49,
Van Vleet--Supreme judge, returnk
not counted. For congress- Sisson So,
RMShV &
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
DELEGATES 10
STATE CONVENTION

HARRISBURG, Ark, Aug. 49, (SplD--
The following delegates were elected by
the county convention here to the state
conventions r. r Mardis, r w. Sny =,
der, Eddie Aston, c. J. Mitchell, w. W.
Warren, Mrs w, W Verser Mrs. ]. y.
Coppage, Alternates; Mrs. J. y. Mills,
Jones Leo Held. ]. II, Prilling, II. N
Finn, j W Weight.
The following committeeman were
chosen. Railroad. j II. Pulling; con-
grcssional John w. Scobey! ChanCery,
Aaron McMullen; judicial j. J. Mardis,
senatorial, j. G. Waskum.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
WAGGENER RETURNS
FROM CONVENTION

Predicting many advances in police
Identification work, Paul IL. WagRener,
recently named lieutenant OF police and
who for some years has been Bertillion
expert at local headquarters, Thursday
was back at his desk after trip TO
Minneapolis, where he attended the
convention of the international Identlfi-
cation association, Waggener returned
Wednesday afternoon
An inquiry into Bertilon work and
finger print methods was made at the
convention, Waggener reported by
congrc ssioual authorities, Waggener
in Identification work is assured by
United States authorities. The lieuten
ant visited several Eastern cities while
away and investigated methods en-
ployed In large police Departments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
Arkdnsdn Injured
In Auto Collision

J. B. Floyd Stuttgart, Ark, visiting
relatives at 947 Greenwood street,
was reported as severely but
not fatally injured, by Baptist hospital
attaches after an accident Wednesday
night In which Floyd's auto was run
down by a train. The crash took place
at Railroad avenue and Neptune street
The Arkansan suffered scalp wounds
and cuts about the chest and shoulders,
hospital authorities said Thusrday. 1t
had not been determined. the attaches
said, whether internal hurts were sus-
I .Linlnd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
Technically Wrong
But Also Riqht

1T is, only it isn't called that"
was the comment at the Chamber
OF Commerce Thursday when a
clipping from the Jersey City Jour-
nal was received,
The paper prints a large picture
OF the state capitol, with the infor-
nation that 1.-The above is the state
capitol of Tennessee at Memphis,
where, the suffrage battle is being
waged."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
SEPARATE CONTRACTS
PLANNED BY MINERS

CLEVELAND, Aug. l9.-Miners at
tending conference Of the joint scale
committee pf the central competitive
field--Ohio, Illinois and Western Penn
sylvania-held policy meeting this
morning following failure last night Of
the joint conference to agree on the
miners demands for increased wages
and adjourned sine die after voting
unanimously that miners in each Of the
four states will seek to arrange sup
Elemental and separate agreements
with the operators. This practically
disrupts the central field as a basing
point
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
LABORER RUN
DOWN AND KILLED

Lincoln Johnson, negro laborer. work
ing for the Kelsey Wheel company was
run down and instantly killed Thurs
day shortly after o'clock. by n freight
car being switched on the concerns $
Second street. Officials OF the com
pany said they did not know Johnsons y
address. Police did not investigate but
telephone call was sent TO the sher-
tfCs office for the coroner
Kelsey company officials did not know
hoI long Johnson had been working
for the firm The body was turned over
to Walker e. oates. negro undertakers.
They had no information on johnson,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
Singleton Will Be
Restored To Duty

Patrolman Singleton, relieved Of duty
by order Of Police Chief Joe Burney,
viii be reinstated after a ten day lay
off, the chief-8nnounced Thursday. Sin
gleton was dismissed several days ago,
but no official notice was posted until
Wednesday night.
According to Chief Burney, Single
ton was "sick" at his home when two
uniformed men called to learn his
whereabouts. His record is an excellent
one, the chief said Thursday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

EFT submitted the amendment to the
North Carolina assembly.
Before either OF the legislatures OF
the two Southern states could act,
Charles s. Fairchild, New York, presi-
cent OF the American Constitutional
league, brought proceedings in the Dis
trict Of Columbia supreme court ask
ing that Bainbridge Colby, secretary Of
state, be enioined from issuing proc
amation declaring the amendment rati-
fled, The basis~ Of the suit was the
allegation that ratification by the West
Virginia legislature was accomplished
by fraud and that any action by Ten
nessee would be void In the ground that
the legislature lacked authority under
the constitution to act
Justice Bailey dismissed the proceed
ings on the ground that the court was
without authority TO inquire into the
action of state legislatures in ratifyinR
the amendment and that Il had no au-
thority to pass on the validity OF such
an amendment.
Further efforts Of opponents through
court action to prevent the amendment
becoming effective are expected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
POLES AND REDS LOCKED
IN BITTER STRUGGLE

LONDON. Aug. 19.-Fierce fighting
is continuing in the region of Warsaw
and Novo Georgievsk. the strong fort
ress about 10 miles northwest Of War
saw at the confluence of the Vistula
and Bug rivers, according to Wednes-
days official statement issued by the
soviet government at Moscow.
In thel Crimean sector engagements
are going on with indecisive results.
the statement says.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

Russian soviet forces are evacuating
Brest>Litovsk, the strongly fortified
town on the Bug river, 120 miles east
of Warsaw, according to advices re-
ceived here tonight.
The 57th, 5Sth and Eighth Bolshevik
divisions on the Warsaw front have
been annihilated and thousands of SOW
let soldiers made prisoner, tonight's Of
fetal statement says.
= Soviet prisoners are pouring into
Warsaw in such numbers 1t is becoming
a problem how to care for them.
In their counter attack to relieve
Bolshevik pressure upon Warsaw, the
Poles are 0sing tanks, airplanes, arm
ored trains and artillery in great num-
bers. At Novo Minsk. east of here,
5000 prisoners, seven cannon, hun
dreds of wagons and vast quantities of
supplies have been captured from the
Bolsheviki the statement declares.
The Bolsheviki retreat north and east
of Warsaw where the soviet forces
were closely driven by the Poles, took
the semblance of rout at some places,
the communique reports. On the ex-
treme left of the Polsch line, however,
and in the region of Lembsrg soviet
advances are recorded.
Northwest of Warsaw the Russian
troops, wiz met resistance at Wlock-
lawek. where they had designed to cross
the Vistula, bombarded Wlocklawek for
hours The shells damaging the cathe-
dral and the bishops place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
GRENADA COUNTY VOTE.

GRENADA, Miss, Aug, 10. (Spl)-
The Democratic executive committee
of Grenada county met at the court
house in Grenada this afternoon to
was but about SO per cent of the vote
polled Judge Sam G, Cook carried
eight out of the 10 voting precincts IN
the county and T. u. Sisson carried
seven of them. Cooks majority was
% and Sisson's 80. The committees
figures show the total vote as follows:
For congress, Sisson POI, Busby 25s; fof
judge of the supreme court, Cook 2S1,
Anderson 25S
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
GAETANO HELD TO
STATE BY BARKER

Mike Gaetano, 1876 Exchange avenue,
was ordered held to state late Wednes-
day afternoon by City Judge Barker on
charges of larceny 1t is alleged by
Inspector of Detectives Griffin that the
man took diamond ring. from Miss
Lucy Finley, 500 Madison avenue, and
later sold 1t.
Miss Finley who is a clerk, is named
on police docket as prosecutor. Ac-
cording to the inspector, the man went
TO the store where Miss Finley Is en-
ployeA several days ago and asked TO
see her ring. Despite protests on her
part, Gaetano is alleged to have walked
away with the jewel, which is, valued at
&12b
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
POLES ADVANCING UPON
GRAUDENZ, BERLIN HEARS

BERLIN, Aug. 10 CBy the Associated
Press. 1.-The Poles are advancing on
Graudenz, West Prussia, in full force,
according to a spe cial dipatch to Tho
Nossische 2eitung today. ON the left
wing strong Polish cavalry forces arr
moving against Thorn from the south,
where the Russians are expected to
cross the Vistula. Heavy fighting be-
tween tho Poles and Russians n re-
ported before Goslershausen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
STONE VISITOR
IN CITY THURSDAY

Mai. Lee A. Stone, regional consultant
OF the United States public health SER
vice, with headquarters in Chicago, was
2 visitor in Memphis Thursday Dr..
Stone, as he is better known in Mem
phls, formerly lived in the Bluff City
before becoming connected with the
federal service during the recent world
war, He Is now on a months leave OF
He plans 10 leave Memphis Friday
night.
Maj. Stone has just completed several
books upon matters of public health in :
terest and is Nat present engaged upon
another book which he hopesSto COM
plete within a short time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
CONTINUATION ASKED.

AUSTIN. Texas, Aug. ~. Attorneys
for Fred Douglas. whoSwas given the
death sentence for tht murder Of a
filling station manager, named VIII
liams, at Dallas. will file an applica-
tion to "a communication sent to the
governor today. Douglas was sentenced
to be hanged Aug. 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
PINE BLUFF GETS FIRST
BALE COTTON FOR 1920

PINE BLUFF Ark, Aug. 10, tspl)--
Pine Rufus first bale OF cotton pro.
duced IN this territory arrived here
Wednesday morning by express from
W II and J G. Baird. OF Lake Village,
and consigned to the cotton company Of
the Hammytt Grocery company
The bale weighed 400 pounds, is
classed as middling OF lie staple
The bale will be sold at public auction
Thursday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
POLICE PROBE REPORT
OF STREET SHOOTING

Police Thursday were to investigate
reports of street shooting late Wed
nesday night on Poplar avenue, near
Lauderdale street, in which a patrol
man is said TO have fired his pistol
twice at a fleeing man. Captains re-
ports at headquarters contained no ac-
count of the affair,
Chief of Police Burney declared such
information was news to him but that
would be made Thurs
day Patrolmen Bryant and Crawford
run the Twenty-third ward at night,
Chief Burney said.
Il was said at headquarters that some
men were fighting~tn, the street when
the officers came along. All fled on
sight of the patrolmen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
TWO MEN RECOVERING.

Chances for recovery Of Edward
Boyd and l.. Il. Showers. injured in an
auto accident near Clarksdale. Miss
Monday, are very favorable, according
to reports from the Presbyterian hos
pital Thursday. Boyd suffered severe
injufies but has improved. hospital at
taches said. and unless complications
set in stands good chances to recover.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
TEXAS ASKS STATUS OF
WOMEN AS TO SUFFRAGE

AUSTIN, Tex. Aug 1s.-Queries
concerning the status OF women as vo-
tiers in Texas since the ratification OF
the Nineteenth amendment by the Ten
nessee legislature yesterday are flow
ing to the attorney generals depart
ment today. The attorney-general
said that he would render no opinion
upon this subject until the Tennessee
house took final action and disposed
Of the motion to reconsider the rad-
fication vote.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
Err. BERCDOLL GETS
FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE

NEW YORK, Aug, l9.-Erwin r
5ergdoll, of Philadelphia, has beer
found guilty of desertion from the army
by evading the draft and sentenced to
four years hard labor at Fort Leaven-
worth, it was announced today at Gov
ernor's island.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
POLES CAUSE MINSK
CONFERENCE DELAY

LONDON. Aug 19.-The Russo Pollah
peace negotiations at Minsk were ~
continued Wednesday as agreed, owing
to the fault OF the Polish delegation,
according 70 q message dispatched IRON
erin> soviet foreign minister to Leo
Kamaneff. the soviet representa- i've In
London. At
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
Scott Predict%
ShOUers Friday

Forecaster Scott's vacation and state
ment that Memphis would not have rain
for the dope" sent out says IL will
be fair Thursday with increasing cloudi-
shess and probable showers for Friday.
The river is still rising with a stage
Thursday of 1874 feet, a rise Of IL feet
in "a hours. The stream will continue
tC rise for several days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
Republicans Responsible.

III the league OF nations had been
ratified months ago, exchange would
have been stabilized. Europe could
have started its work OF rehabilitation;
its countries would not have made a
drain upon our food supplies. In fact.
Europe would be buying the things
which we can spare The result Of this
would be self-evident War taxes which
should have been modified or repealed
when the war was over, were not
touched, and the Republican oligarchy
in the senate is directly responsible" T"
Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania,
Gov. Cox declared. was instrumental In
preventing reduction OF war taxes ION
the theory that the people would blame
the executive rather than the congress
slonal administration" for failure to
abolish burdensome taxation.
Much OF the national debt of all
countries Gov Cox said was caused
by the race in armament, adding;
'Tf the world does not proceed q
arm itself to the teeth. II the cost Of
armament is diverted to the payment
of interest and sinking fund on the
bonded debt. when there is more than
a hope that civilization can work its
way out to sound footing financially
and economically, II this is not done
then no one knows what will happen.
''In the face OF these things II IS
hard to believe that the senatorial oil
garchy continues its opposition to the
league for conscientious reasons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
CoLDWATER FOR LoWREY.

COLDWATER, Miss, Aug. 49, (SplO
Following is the result of Tuesdays
primary here: For supreme court judge
Anderson SO, Cook IA. For congress
-Lowrey AZ, Anderson Is. Mahon ~,
Crum 10, Jones 6, owens /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
TIPPAH FOR ANDERSON.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, Aug. 49,
(Spl. )--Complete returns from Tippah
give Anderson for congress 1897, Low
and owen 53
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
REDS FLEEING ON
MOST FRONTS AS
POLES DRIVE ON

WARSAW, AugA TO- (y the Associated
on with exception
ne RUSSIAN soviet forces advancing the
official
night = :
Russian soviet fleeing the
front between the Vsula
with
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
TENANTS UNION FORMED y
IN MEMPHIS 70 BATTLE
WITH RS - ~. PROFITEERS
A tenants unioy

tenants qnioy rganed in Memphis to champion the
legal rights OF SembeTshD
rent whether
industrial SITE. lfee Of
te the rights the all landlords
Of litigation the to the
10 ennennL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
MAsoNs GIVE BARBECUE.

SOMERNlLLE, Tenn, Aug 49, (Spl)
The annual barbecue and Brunswick
stew was given by members OF the To-
cal Masonic lodge to their families We'd
nesday at city park
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
League Grows as Issue.

The question Of the league OF ma
tions therefore becomes increasingly the
issue in this campaign for the very
reason that IL involves our safety, our
economic readjustment and our prosL
perity The air is cearing: the smoke
screen OF hypocrisy thrown out by the
senatorial oligarchy has been pierced,
and every day between now and No
vemher will witness the gradual re-
treat Of the forces OF reaction The
tide Of moral thought Is flowing against
them. There isn't enough money In
the world to stop 1t, and the result,
which | confidently predict, will not
only be n great help to the impaired
agencies OF mankind but II will carry
a lesson that political leaders, present
and future. Will have little trouble IN
understanding"
Reiteratlng his charge OF reaction
Eagains. the Republican leaders, Gov.
''If they should follow their own steps
backward-and they are so used to
moving In that direction that they
would not need a conpass--they would
find that every condition against which
they inveigh is OF their own creation.
They discuss the high cost Of living
without apparently realizing that in a
large measure they are responsible for
the belated settling down Of conditions
which have continued the high living
costs. The demand for foodstuffs has
exceeded the supply Europe has been
compelled to buy because she is not
producing, and production in America
has not moved back into its stride be-
cause things economically are disjointed,
not only here, but everywhere.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
TENNESSEE DELAYS
FIGHT; CAROLINA
REJECTS SUFFRAGE

adjourned at
action yesterday ratifying the
federal suffrage amendment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

RALEIGH n. G., Aug 10The federal suffrage amend
noon today by a of II to A.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

hold meeting tonight to discuss steps ITO the South from
suffrage bills"
Oscar Underwood Alabama and former Pleasant OF
IOuisiana address the meeting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19
fSSSxsB "-NSHzsac--~Kssax
sEs w GSIsElERI

Twenty fourhours to noon, Aug. 49,
-Tenpera ture--
Hour, Dry bulb, Wet hulb Humid'v
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

North and South Carolina. Georgia
and Florida-Cloudy.
East and West Texas-ClQudy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

Sun sets today IA pm. rises tomor-
row 5:54 am. Moon sets 1908 nm. to-
night No precipitation,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-19

Fair, with showers
probable; very little
change.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-09-17
CONTROL OF GARDEN INSECTS
Spraying With Solution of Arsenal,
Of Lead Is Effective for Potato
Bugs or Beetles.

Spraying with arsenate Of lead will
control potato bugs or beetles. This
poison solution is made of one pound
Of arsenate of lead to ten gallons of
water, with little laundry soap added
to make the solution stick to the
leaves. Cucumber, muskmelon and
squash beetles may be controlled by
busting the plants with air-slacked
lime mixed with lead arsenate powder.
When plants of any kind are attacked
by lice Black Leaf 40 Is generally
used. Arsenate Of lead and Black
Leaf 40 can be purchased at any drug
store and they are usually accompa-
MED by directions for their use. Con-
troll Of vegetable insects and diseases
depends much on prompt action as
soon as their presence is noticed.
Spraying and ether methods are nee
essary some time or other every year,
for every plant in the garden is in
fected at some time with either dis
ease or an insect.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-09-17

Poland China pig for which he paid
$3.50. This pig was fed and shown
at the Idaho state fair at Boise this
year. There it won first prize for the
champion pig over all club contestants
in the state, which entitled him to the
$175 free trip to the international
Live Stock Show. 1t next won the
award of first place in the open class
for Poland China sows under six
months of age, in which competition
he defeated the swine breeders of the
whole state of Idaho.
William Stuart's father is not a
breeder of purebred hogs, but simply
raises a good grade of Poland China
pigs for the market. Therefore this
accomplishment by William in the
feeding and developing Of this prize
pig represents what club work Is do
ing all over the country.
The fact that banks throughout the
country are taking an interest in this
work speaks well for the good which
1t is accomplishing.
William is one Of thirty boys from
all sections of the country who will
visit the International this year.