The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

ARKADELPH1A, Ark.-In Clark
county up to Nov. II total OF $3.50
bales Of cotton had been ginned TINS
season. This shows gain OF A,lSz
oyer the same period Of last year.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.-Preliminary
meetings of the commissions on ac-
credited schools institutions of higher
education, and the executive commit
tee OF the Association OF Secondary
Schools and. Colleges Of the southern
states are in session here preparing
outlines OF business for the 25th an
nual convention which opens Thursday.
RUSSELLvILLE, Ark--Failure to
obey the command Of hands up given
by the leader of a gang of three men,
who robbed the players in craps
game here Saturday night, cost the life
of Louis Vandergeeten. - years old'
I, one of the players There has been
one arrest. Mob violence is feared
should conclusive evidence be found
against the man under arrest.
PINE BLUFF. Ark.-Dr. c. w. Wat
son, who Sunday was named the pastor
of the Methodist church at Blythe
vile, left here for his new charge. nr.
Watson was presiding elder OF the
Pine Bluff district until the meeting
of the Little Rock conference, which
was held in Camden Nov. II to ~, ana
was transferred to the North Arkansas
conference by Bishop Mouzon for the
cypress purpose of sending him TO
BlytheviIe.
NEwBERN, Tenn. - William O.
Glass managing editor OF the Newbern
Tennessean, which was establishing
years ago. has returned to his post OF
duty at the Tennessean office after
having an operation performed from
an attack of appendicitis.
PINE BLUFF, Ark.-The. steamer
Ralph Hicks with large barge in tow
landed at Pine Bluff from st. Louis
and brought cargo of structural steer
from q St Louis iron company capt
jeff Hicks, the veteran steamboat own
err and pilot, left st. Louis with the
steamer on Nov. 10 and says the trip
was without mlshap and each night the
boat tied up until next morning.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The vote in the
election of Nov. 3 as canvassed by the
county bonds has been received at the
secretary OF states office from all
counties and shows the following to-
tails Cox. 206, 55S Harding, 2l9,S29:
Debs. 2,239: Roberts, 1S5S90; Taylor.
229. 14S; Lindsey 2,1l3; WEIGH ls4.S93;
Campbell, 1879.
FORREST CITY, Ark.-Rev. Jerry
Wallace, rector of the Church OF the
Good Shepherd, will be the orator a.
the lodge OF sorrow that will be held
by the local lodge Of Elks at the I'M
perial theater on Sunday
FORREST CITY, Ark.--Rev. J. II,
O'Bryant, who has been the pastor OF
the Methodist church in this city, mas
been transferred to the First church
at Paragould, and Rev, Mr.. Goode VIII
fill the charge here for the next year.
y, Mr.. O'Bryant's friends in the city are
loath to see him leave this 1leld' put
give him Godspeed in the new.
FoRREsA CITY, Ark.-The local Ro-
tary club, which as a club has been
rather quiet for some time past, was
head Of the organization for the next
year win be S. H. Mann, Jr.
TIPToNvILLE, Tenn. W. L.
Brooks. a white man of this place, had
his right hand cut completely off while
feeding corn to a corn shredder belong
ing to J. L. Peacock. OF the Upton
vile Ice and Water company, OF this
place.
HARDY, Ark.-Sharp county had
ginned $500 bales of cotton prior, TO
Nov l of this year. Prior to Nov. l OF
last year it ginned 1889 bales.
GREENWOOD, MISSION application
of attorneys representing some OF the
creditors, of S. NJ. Jones, of Glendora,
his business was placed in the hands OF
the receivers. Messrs. Jones, Frederic
! and DR.. S. NJ. Smith, of Glendora, were
Aappointed receivers The estate OF MT:
EJones consists OF about II 600 acres OF
s1and, two large stores, about 800 horses
and mules and several hundred bales OF
cotton. Approximately the Indebted
ness is about 100000.
Z NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Banks p, Tur-
ner, of Gibson county, announced ms
Candidacy for speaker of the lower
house of the coming session of the gen
eral assembly Mr.. Turner is farmer
and Is an active factor in political and
agricultural life in Gibson county. lie
is a graduate OF Vanderbilt university
and served in the last session of the
Legislature.
\ BATESVILLE. Ark.-Tilden Hodges,
rs years old. and living at Ham School
4 house in Independence county. Is re-
ported to have picked a bale OF cotton
this season by himself having picked
sas high as 70 pounds in one day, dur
ing the time he was making his record.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-The COM
mission of the Association OF Colleges
and Secondary Schools or the Southern
states, here for four day conference
organized by the election of A. i. Dul
OF Little Rock. Ark, as chairman; Prof,
S. M. Mari, of Austin, Tex, vice chair
man, and Prof Barry Clark, OF Chatt
tanooga, secretary.