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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
$4,000 B0LSHEvIKI ARE
CAPTURED, PARIS HEARS

PARIS Aug. %. (By the Associated
Press. 1.-THE number Of Russian soviet
prisoners captured in the Polish coun-
ter offensive will amount to $4,000, &C
cording to Warsaw advices to the
French foreign office today
Most of the 35, 900 prisoners already
counted were captured in the territory
northwest of Warsaw, including the
Danzig corridor. by the army under
command of the French General Bill
lotte. who formerly was chief Of staff
10 General Lyautey, resident French
> governor of Morocco. This army now
Is most effective and is composed of
German tarined men of Posen,
Another Polish army under COM
mand of the French General Henry is
striking toward Bialystok from War
saw, cutting off the Bolshevik retreat.
The soviet armies which threatened
to capture Warsaw appear to be on the
eve of complete disaster, says the War
ysaw correspondent of the Matin. He
Poland will be the grave of three
fourths Of the Bolshevik army" The
correspondent declares the Bolshevik
soon will be forced into a hurried gem
eral retreat. and that discipline has
broken down in their ranks.
A third Polish column under Presi-
dent Pilsudski already has passed
Brest -Litovsk, cutting off the Bolshevik
Gallcian army.
The French foreign office announced
today that Gen. Weygand now is chief
of the Polish staff with full power,
and that most of the 1000 French Of
ficers in Poland are actually participat-
ing in the fighting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
THOMPSON PUTS "0KEH"
ON STUFF RATIFICATION

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 2S.-Gov-
ernor Roberts, in a formal statement
last night, declared he had been IN
formed by Attorney General FRANK M.
Thompson that the action OF the TWO
houses of the legislature constitutes a
ratification of the amendment and tnat
he would countenance no act intended
to nullify the ratification and the VIII
of the majority by the minority either
bv flight and abandonment OF Official
duty upon the part of the members or
otherwise, -, -,
II will exercise and bring to bear all
the legal and legitimate powers Of the
office OF governor to consummate in an
orderly and legal manner the certifi-
cation of the action OF the Legislature to
the proper federal officials he declared
The governors statement was de-
voted almost entirely to a review OF the
suffrage situation, so far as Tennessee
was concerned since the legislature
last year granted partial suffrage to
women of the state and detailed his
action with regard to the. Nineteenth
amendment. Quoting the suffrage planks
included in the Democratic national and
state platforms, he declared he had
stated clearly and positively in his pub
lie addresses during his campaign for
denomination for governor, that he
was standing on the state platform in
its entirety.
II shall very much regret II any con-
duct Of mine shall forfeit the good will
of any of my fr' nds, whose support
and good wishes nave merited and re-
ceived my appreciation" the statement
concluded. but ] must first keep my
word and fulfill my conception OF my
official duty to merit the true friend
shin and respect Of all men and this
shall continue to do
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
Freedom For Egypt
To Be Negotiated,
Says London Times

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Negotiations in
cident to the recognition of the indie
pendence Of Egypt by Great Britain will
take place between this country and the
world powers as soon as final agree
meent is signed by the Egyptian and
British governments, says the London
Times. The final convention will be
submitted for confirmation to the Brit
bly,.
The Times adds that details will be
worked out for treaty Of alliance
which II is hoped will be negotiated as
soon as the Egyptian delegation here
returns home and reports the agree
ment to its country.
lined by the newspaper, include a guar
antee by Great Britain OF Egypts in
tegrity against outside aggression. The
different ministries will be discontinued
but officials will be appointed to take
over and carry out the operations Of
house debt commission and look after
British officials who may be retained
in the Egyptian service, or appointed in
the future, will be responsible to Egyp-
tian heads of departments. For the
present, Egyptian foreign diplomatic
agents probably will be confined to
countries where Egypt has commercial
interests and British representatives
will act elsewhere for her Legisla-
ton affecting foreigners may be We
toed by the high commissioner.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
SOCIAL WELFARE
LAWS DISCUSSED
-
Drafts of Bills Covering Vital
Statistics and Diseases
Considered.

ST, LOUIS, Aug 23.--Social welfare
legislation was considered at the ma :
tional conference of commissioners on
uniform state laws, in session here TO-
day. Reports submitted by the COM
mittees on vital statistics and occn-
pational diseases acts, advocated prompt
ratification by the conference Of tenta.
tive drafts OF laws covering these sub
jects. in order to get them before the
several states for action and meet what
was asserted to be an urgent need
The legislation proposed by the form
er committee would create in each state
the office of registrar OF vital statis-
ties on whom would devoiye the re-
sponsibility OF obtaining the registra-
| ton of all births and deaths.
Adequate vital statistics" 1t Is said,
are essential in order to Properly safe.
guard the youth Of the land under child
labor statutes, and In order TO properly
administer workInen's compensationai
acts, occupational disease acts or other
legislation having to do with the thealth
of the community"
They are also necessary for universal
military service laws, the report states,
adding that ours IL the only country
where the government has to take q
mans word as TO whether he is within
the age limits OF the drafts"
While the act submitted with the re-
port calls for COMPREHENSIVE deleiss i ~
corporated which II explains. safeguards
against needless publicity for al par
ties concerned. ID cases Of illegitimacy.
Thirty three states and the District
Of Columbia already nvve good birth
registration laws, according to the re-
The proposed occupatlonalg diseases
act would plaza the same liabilky on
the employer, Mhs3. the Ds.arae& 81
work is Responsible for sd s ~ II
of the employs as where ~ &lse = y
compensate personal injury OF acci-
danf NJ N "a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
RENTERS UNION HAS
FIRST CASE IN COURT

The first suit between landlord and
tenant in which the recently organized
Memphis Renters Protective association
appeared, was tried Monday In Justice
Frank w. Davis court. The case was
taken under advisement until Tuesday,
with the recommendation that parties
TO the suit attempt to compromise.
The suit was for possession of bun
galow at 1888 College street for non.
payment Of rent. According TO the evil
dence. L. c. Boillot leased the house
furnished until Oct. 4, 1890. from Mrs.
NJ. O. McCrary. now living at Vicks-
burg Miss Last July Mrs McCrary
arranged with Mr.. Boillot to take out
the furniture and substitute similar
furniture belonging to J. NJ Nichols.
who IL was understood, had bought the
house from Mrs, McCrary and was NOV
ing here from Arkansas, and did not
want to put his furniture in storage
until the expiration Of the lease. Mr..
Boiliot allowed the furniture of Mrs.
McCrary to be taken out with the I'M
Outstanding that Mr.. Nichols furniture
was to be moved in the same after
noon. but Mr. Nichols furniture never
arrived. Eollot ref scd to pay the rent
for the month Of August until the house
was furnished as provided for in his
lCAge
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23

Nothing win be done. so far as the
city government is concerned, in re-
gard to the ultimatum of the Mem
phis Gas and Electric Company stat
ing that it would discontinue extern
sion service, until Walter p. Arm
strong. city attorney, returns to Mem
phis about Sept /, according TO an
nouncement by Mayor Paine Monday,
The mayor returned to Memphis Sun
day from Nashville where he spent
two weeks assisting suffragists in their
fight for ratification of the Nineteenth
amendment.
A conference was held Monday be-
tween a delegation from the Cham
Der Of Commerce, but the mayor very
frankly declared that he would take
no steps whatever in the matter until
Mr. Armstrong returns. The situa-
ton was discussed at length with the
mayor and various phases OF the prop
osition were gone into in detail.
ut is a very serious and important
matter" Mayor Paine said, "and
do not feel that / should go ahead
and take any steps in the matter while
Mr.. Armstrong is awsv, He is thor
hiy familiar with the entire mat
ter while l have been so busy at Nash
vile that ! have been unable to go
into 1t until 1 reached my office Mon
when the time comes the city viii
do everything possible to guarantee to
the people of Memphis adequate and
efficient service. but just what meth
cd will be adopted or what action the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
NASHVILLE CARS RUN
in SPITE OF STRIKE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 23-Despit
the strike of union conductors and mo-
tormen called early Sunday. cars were
running this morning on all the lines
of the Nashville Railway and Light
company the service being about 70
per cent of normal.
The day opened with no signs of dis
order in evidence except the jeerng OF
car operators by union sympathizers.
Officials OF tho company have decided
to stop all car service at o'clock pm.
until the situation becomes more set
tied In accordance with the policy,
Mayor William Gupton last night issued
q statement urging stores and factories
to close at O'clock in order that their
employees may ride home.
The strike was not unexpected. The
past week the company officials an
nounced that the union had formally
asked for closed shop and 25 per
cent wage increase for the ensuing year.
The same day the company posted new
schedules of pay amounting to about
121a per cent, The company announced
that the demand for closed shop was
refused. Union leaders, however, say
now that no demand for a closed shop
is included in the contract sought by
the union men. Not all the car men
are members of the union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
POLICE HUNTING THREE
NEGRO HOLDUP men

According to police no arrests have
been made Of any of the three negroes
who shot and attempted to hold up Il.
P. Gregory, Of Kansas City, early Sun
day in South Memphis. Gregory had
Just alighted from a train and was
walking down the track when he was
accosted by the negroes, who ordered
him to throw up his hands. Gregory
turned and ran, whereupon the negroes
fired three shots In his direction, one
OF which took effect in his right leg
II is thought by the police that tho
three negroes are the same who have
been operating In South Memphis for
the past few days.
Henry Allen. 81 west Georgia ave
nue.. reported to the police that three
rcCroes stopped him and relieved him Of
$500 in cash and diamond ring Mrs.
sam Rosenthal, South Parkway and
Rayburn boulegar also reported TO the
police that three negroes bearing the
same description as the ones that held
up Allen and also shot Gregory, entered
her store and held her up with pistol
and took 1925 I'm cash. j. Looner, a
customer, was struck on the head with
a pistol by one OF the highwaymen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
BOY OF 10, HANGING
TO CAR, IS INJURED

Sam Gibson, S37 Louise street, 10
years of age, is in serious condition
at the General hospital, following an
accident Sunday night at about IL
streets, when he was struck by a Linden
avenue car.
According to the hospital officials.
young Gibson jumped on street car
after the doors had been closed and
was riding on the side and did not see
the Linden avenue car coming in the
opposite direction. He was knocked
off and dragged for several feet. He
suffered multiple decorations on the left
shoulder and hip.
AS a result of this accident Chief Of
Police Burney Monday issued orders
TO all police officers to arrest any per-
son caught riding on sides Of street
cara
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
TRIAL BY JURY IS
DEMANDED BY PONZI
List of Investors Includes
Persons of All Glasses.

BOSTON, Aug. pa list of investors
in the Ponzi postal coupon scheme
persons who trusted the ability of the
overnight financier to make riches for
them in a month or two-looked like a
cross section of the community when 1t
was printed today. All walks of life
were there-men and women of the
professions, of business and Of labor.
1t is estimated that 10000 in all placed
their money in the scheme which now
is in receivership.
The list runs the gamut from judge
to office boy. Former liquor dealers
turned to Ponzi in the hope of recoup-
ing their broken fortunes wealthy
spinster was there, building contrac-
tor, business men of high standing, a
sporting promoter, soldiers, real estate
dealers, manufacturers, police inspectors
and the ordinary laborer in large num-
bers. In the Italian quarter especially,
his investors were legion.
Denial that Ponzi is bankrupt was
made in a petition filed in the federal
district court by Daniel v. McIsaacs,
his counsel. The petition demands that
a trial by jury be ordered to determine
the issue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
Americans Cinch
y Athletic EDents
In 1920 OLynipiGd

ANTWERP, Aug. 23.--(By the Assoc
ciated Press. 1.-The Olympic athletic
events in the stadium closed this AFTER
noon with the American athletes so fai
in the lead In the point of scoring that
| they were the winners by large
margin. The closing contests were
held in the rain with only handful o.
spectators present
Following are the final unotficia
scores of the stadium athletics, the
field and track events America, BIC
points, Finland, 1906; Sweden, 80; Eng
land, go. France, IS; Italy, rs; south
Africa, "a; Canada, 10; Norway. 10
Denmark. 8; Esthopia, 10; New zealand
s.; Belgium, 5; Australia, 3; Czecho-
Slovakia, 3; Holland 2; Luxembourg, 4
Although it haEnot yet been officially
announced. 1t is understood that capt
Hedge Loveland. Of the Norwegian army
has been confirmed as the winner oil
the decathlon with Brutus X. Hamilton
OF the University Of Missouri, In sec
| ond place.
1.-THE final heat OF the individual cross
| country run OF barely 10 fllometeri
was won by Nurini, Finland, IN
| minutes, Is seconds. Bachman, sweden
was second Bumathinen, Finland
third; Wilson England tg, nnd f Gopa,iioS
| In the team cross country run at tn
| same distance Finland, with 10 points
was first England, with Fl points wa
second; Sweden, with % points, third
America, with SO points, fourth; France
with 40 points, fifth, and Belgium, VIII
| so points. sixth
The 1900 metre relay race, next u
| the last stadium event, was won by
| England with South Africa second
| France third, America fourth ana Swe'
| den fifth. Sweden protested the race
claiming IL was started from WRONG
point of track The olympic committed
Is considering the protest.
George S. SCHUYLER, Los Angeles 4. G.
]. II, Meredith, New York A. c.; George
| S. Bretnall. Cornell College, Ia, and
| Frank j. Shea, Y. S. navy. The time
of the winning team was three minutes
| 22ia seconds.
their own. Eacn nation entering jtht
team events was permitted one team
| of from 16 to "a gymnasts. In add
| ton there were events for individual
experts in which each nation compel
| ing was permitted to enter six men
America entered only the individual
| events.
There were events for gymnast!
trained according TO the system adopted
| by the European gymnastic federation
and for those trained under the Swed'
ish system. Each OF these events pro.
vided for team work with and with
out apparatus, each team being al
| lowed one hour demonstration. The in
| dividual events included work at free
| exercise with apparatus and trials or
horizontal bar. parallel bars, the rings
and the horses"
| Canada forfeited to England in the
water polo elimination contest yester'
| day Welfisch of Brazil qualified fol
the finals in the mems event, standing
| third with IL Dnints
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
Police Seek Blacks !
Who Killed Youth
And Attacked Girl

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 90.
(Spl)-The entire detective force has
been at work since Saturday night in
an effort to apprehend the two negroes
charged with the murder of Abe Baron,
10, and attempted criminal assault on
his companion, Miss Jennie Hartman,
of Americas, Ga, but so far have been
unable to throw any more light on the
tragedy, other than the account given
by the young woman, who says that
while out automobile riding with Baron.
that they were accosted-in a lonely
spot and the young man was shot by
one of the negroes, who dragged her
from the car and attempted to assault
her. Her screams and the noise of an
approaching automobile frightened them
away.
II is said reward of 81 1893 has been
offered by Baron's father, wealthy iron
manufacturer Several pieces Of Jew
elry and some money were found around
the scene of the crime Sunday by peo-
pie who visited the spot
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
COX CONCENTRATES
ON G. 0. P. WARCHEST
Plans to Elaborate of Charges
in Weeks Speeches.

DAYTON, o., Aug. 23.--Gov Cox to-
day was preparing his next move In
attacking Republican campaign finance
ing II was being planned for delivery
during speeches this week by the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate and prom
Used TO add fuel to the controversy
opened wide by the governors charges
that minimum Republican fund OF
$4,000, 600 was being amasSed.
Gov Cox was here to attend to per-
sonal affairs and rest prior to his next
speaking trip, which will cali him 10
the farthest point yet of his campaign.
He Is to speak next Wednesday after
noon at Princeton, Ind. in the evening
at Evansville. Ind. Thursday night at
Pittsburgh. Friday night at New Hav-
en-, Conn. and Saturday at New York.
He will remain at New York over next
Sunday to confer with Democratic lead
ers, returning 10 Columbus to fill other
speaking dates and prepare for hts
September swing" through the West.
The Republican campaign fund and
the league OF nations are scheduled 10
feature the governors immediate adj
crosses. Although Withholding Gomez
ment for the time being on the denial
OF Senator Harding Of the sl5,eO0,0 900
fund charge, Gov. Cox has given as
surances Of producing proof In Ohio
alone he has stated that 100000 was
raised quickly by the Republicans, and,
in another instance, he said that $4,000
was subscribed without difficulty
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23

the extent permitted by its constitution
and 1t seems that no good reason can
be given for the haste manifested by
those favoring the ratification of this
amendment. Other states asked that
the matter be left to the several states.
and that Tennessee, by it's action, should
not impose on them a law objected to
by their people.
ut is our purpose to remain outside
the borders of the state for a reasona :
BILE time until the people Of the state
may have an opportunity to express
themselves in the premises, and we,
therefore, urge that in the several coun-
ties of >the state the people assemble
in mass meetings on Saturday next, be-
ing the 2Sth day of August, 1920, and by
proper resolution indicate their will in
the matter, by which action members OF
the legislature, who we think the not
correctly representing the sentiments zen ,S OF
goyernor of the state may be advised
of the wishes of the people, and ad-
monished- of the necessity OF conforming
to their wishes as may be Indicated az
said meetings"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
Thirty one Teachers Lost.

A total of 2s teachers in the white
schools who were in service last year
VIII not be present at the beginning OF
the 1920-1921 session. OF this number
IL have married, five are on leave of
absence, one is dead and 10 have re-
signed for various reasons. Three of
the negro teachers have resigned, max
ing the total for the entire system 81.
There are approximately $50 teachers
in the entire system.
Discussing the matter Monday, Prof.
Wharton S. Jones. superintendent OF
schools, declared that the percentage Is
unusually small. He is highly gratified
over prospects for the coming term and
says he will have no difficulty In fill
ing all places made vacant.
We have a large number of aid
teachers who have served their ap-
premiership as such and we propose
to promote them wherever it can be
consistently done and the many new
teachers that we have elected will re-
place, the aid teachers who are pro-
NOTED.
There have been only three or four
teachers who have left the service be-
cause Of larger salaries in business po-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23
DR.. BOGGS, FORMER
LOCAL PASTOR, DIES

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug 90, (SplJ
The Rev. william Ellison Boggs, not
ed pastor died Friday at Johns Hop.
kins hospital, having become patient
Il that institution on May is, Surviv.
Tag Or. Boggs are Il rec sens. Or. q. II
Boggs, of Georgia Institute Of Tech
nology; L. II. Boggs, special assistant
encouragement, and DR.. Thomas Il
Boggs, associate professor OF clinlca
medicine at Johns Hopkins hospital, and
a daughter. Miss NJ. A. Boggs, Of
Waynesville, n. c.
During the yellow fever epidemic Of
1878, Or. Boggs was pastor Of the Sec
Ond Presbyterian church Of Memphis
Tenn. He also held pastorates at Co.
lumbia, s c., Atlanta, Ga, and Jack
sonvile, Fla.
The funeral ceremony and burial viii
be at Waynesville, n. C.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-23

Polish forces Sunday night were en-
deavoring to cut off the retreat of four
Russian. soviet armies or force them
into German territory. On the ex-
IRENE Polish left the soviet cavalry was
defeated and driven out of Soldau and
the regions occupied by the Russians
in the north Vistula area between
Thorn and Flock.
Polish forces captured the town of
Grudusk. about IL miles north of
Ciechanow. and cut off the retreat of
Bolshevik forces northwest and north
of this city by the way of Mlawa and
Przasnysz
The 18th Polish division. which has
been attacking Ciechanow. has met
desperate resistance on the part of
enemy attachments covering the re-
treat of the fourth soviet army, which
last week advanced along the Prus-
Polish lines alopg the Vistula river.
After capturing Ciechanow, the Poles
advanced rapidly northward and sue
ceeded in cutting the only direct line
railroad running eastward from the
The R3iish infantry division alone
took 5,OOd prisoners and Is guns.
The sotiet forces, which have been
menacing Lemberg from the east and
the south. have commenced to retreat
under pressure due, the statement
says, to the continued Polish advance
along the entire central and northern
fronts. At one time General Budenny,
-the soviet cavalry leader, was within
nine miles of Lemberg, but has been
thrown back in full retreat. Twenty
two cannon were taken during the adj
vance on the central front under the
personal command of President Pilsud-
ski the Poles occupying Zambrov and
Masowizeck, southeast of Lomza, and
crossing the line of the Norew south Of
Bialystok, 120 miles northeast of War
saw. The Russian retreat continues in
the general direction of Grodno and
eastward
The Polish forces have been re-
grouped into two armies for pursuit of
the Russians, the northern army under
Gen. Halter and the center army under
President Pilsudski The latter gturn-
ing movement continues under the best
conditions. The Poles have counted
more than $4,000 prisoners and 200 can
non.
Gen. Haller's forces have reached the
line from Mlawa to Przasynz and his
right wing is moving toward 0stralenka,
% miles southwest of Lomza. Gen.
'Pilsudski's army has reached the line
from Ostrov to Briansk and is continu-
ing the pursuit toward Lomza and
Bialystok, it's right wing having cap
tured 7Brest -Litovsk
Gen. Budenny, with soviet cavalry
around Lemberg. is Fastening north,
!, seeking to strike the Polls rear, now
ESQ miles distant,