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D E AT NE S S

Perfect hearing 10 n
being restored in eve.
condition of deafness Of
defective hearing from
causes such as Catarrhal
Deafness, Relaxed or
Sunken Drums, Thickened
Drums, Roaring and Hiss.
ing Sounds, Perforated,
Wholly or DarfiolIV na.
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ATLANTA coTToNsEE1 PRODUCTS

Corrected BY Atlanta Commercial Exchange)
Crude oil basis prime. tank
lots :. -. -. -. -. $40. 90 nominal
C. s. meal, per cent am
monia, 100-ton lots >. .... 81 90 $50. 90
O. S. meal Ga. common
rate point, 100-ton lots -. 40. 90 81 90
Cottonseed bulls. sacked,
car lots new go. .... 100 49, so
Cottonseed hulls, loose, car
lots tnew 800. .... 49,. 1000 1900
Linters, frs tcut. high-grade lots, 4@6c.
Linters, clean, mill rum 2@3c.
Linters. No e. 1m1Mc
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SPOT COTTON MARKE7

SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, "a. SOC.
New York, quiet, 25.50c.
New Orleans. steady, pc.
Philadelphia, steady, 25.75c.
Norfolk, steady, Csc.
Savannah, steady, 24.75c.
Ut. Louis, steady, 24c.
Houston, steady, 23c.
Memphis, steady, Csc.
Augusta, steady new, 23.75c.
Little Rock, steady, 25.5Oc.
Dallas, steady, %. Csc.
Mobile, steady, 23c.
Charleston, steady, 24.50c.
Wilmington, steady, 24.50c.
Boston. steady, 26c.
Galveston, steady, 23.75c.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
&Santa spot cotton 90. -. %. ...24.50c
receipts sssss's.ss.s's Id
Ynipnents 80. ''s'... 81
Ftocks .......'.....,..l IL, 3o2
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET

extras, 5Sc; creamery standards, 4hc; firsts,
54@56c; seconds, 44@47c.
Eggs-Ordinaries, 49@52c; firsts, 65@
55ac.
Cheese-Twins, 25ac; young Americas,
Live Poultry-Fowls, 26@34c; ducks, 3sc:
geese 23c; springs. 30c; turkeys, 45c; roost
Potatoes-45 cars; Wisconsin and Mime.
sofa (per 100 lbs.), $1.S5G2.OO.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-Cattle: Receipts,
I3;oOo; market opening very dull; few early
sales; choice steers, slow at $17.O0@1S. 90;
other OF sd grades, weaker kosher cows, $3.50
medium cows, $6Oo@s.25; bologna bulls,
Sc: O0@675; veal calves mostly $1,000
Sai6S Lover feeders very draggy Re
Hogs-Receipts, 21,0OO. uneven, mostly
4Oc to Coo lower than yesterdays average;
top. $1,000, bulk, light and butchers, SIS. %
@lo'90; bulk packing sows, $14.OO@14.3o;
pigs, SOC to 75c lower.
Sheep-Receipts, $1,000; extremely slow;
lambs Csc to SOC lower; strictly choice west
ems offered at $10.35; choice natives, $12.75
to city butchers; bulk natives, 81 .50m12 %;
sheep, weak to 25c lower; fat native ewes.
largely S5.00T5.5O; feeding ewes, lower; best
feeding lambs around $1,000.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Sept 30.-Cattle:
Receipts $500, including no Texans. Mar
ket steady; native beef steers, $15.756
1880; yearlings, steers and heifers, $1.50@
1850; cows. Sc. 25G11200; stockers and feed
ers, $8.00@9.0; calves, $16.75@17.60; can
ners and cutters, $3.50@6.0O.
Hogs-Receipts LOCO; market COARSE low
er. Mixed and butchers, SIS. 40@16.00; good
and heavy, $15.25615.70: roughs, $12.5O@
400; light, $15.50@ 1900; pigs, $4,000
1850; bulk, $1540@15.70.
Sheep-Receipts, 1905 market steady;
clipped ewes, s5.50@7.50; lambs, $11.50@
1900; Gamers and choppers, $1.50@5.50.
LOUISVILLE, KY Sept. 30-Cattle: Re
ceipts, 300; slow; steady Heavy steers
$12OOl4.0O; beef steers, S7.50M11 so; heif
ers, s6.00@10.O0; cows, 81 00@1O.0; feeders
81. 0GI10.5; stockers, S5.0M9.0
pounds up, $15.75; 12O to 165 pounds, $1,000
pigs, $9.50M11 90: throwouts, $1O.75, down
Sheep-ReceiDts, 600; lower; lambs
| $3.50; sheep, $3.50, down.
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GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-General selling In
small lots turned the wheat market down.
ward today after an initial show of strength.
Opening prices varied from unchanged fig
ures to 1 cent higher.
Wheat closed heavy, ~ to Csc net
lower.
Big receipts and failure of frost to ex-
tend as far east as had been predicted gave
an advantage to bears in the corn market.
The opening was half cent lower to l cent
advance.
Corn closed unsettled at prices varying
from 512 net decline to 1ac advance.
oats sagged in sympathy with corn, start
ing a shade off to &c.
Lower quotations on hogs and grain had a
depressing effect on provisions.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices IL
the exchange today:
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COTTON
AND GRAIN EXCHANGE


The following were the opening, highest,
&bwest close and previous close quota
FINS on the American Cotton and Gratis
>1change of New YORK.:
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METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-COpper, weak;
eiectrolytic, spot and nearby, lS@1S&.; fu-
lures, nominal; iron, steady and unchanged;
tin, easy, spot and nearby, $43 90; futures,
S43 .25; antimony, 1925; lead, weak, spot,
$7.50@7.75; zinc, easy; East st. Louis
spot, $7.50@7.70.
At London, standard copper, spot, 81
froIytic. SPOT i1s bounds: futnr 1a et 91e
pounds; tin, spot, 268 pounds IS; futures,
274 pounds IS; lead, spot, "a pounds los;
futures, 81 pounds Is Cd; zinc, spot, 40
pounds 15s; futures. Al pounds los,
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ME woRLEANs SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-Spot cotton
pteady and unchanged. Sales on the spot
B6!s to arrive 700. Low middling. 1900;
sniddling, $500; good middling, 1928. Re-
Eeipta 53O7: stock 2O5 4S9.
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KAUFF AND TONEY
SLATED TO APPEAR
IN BASEBALL PROBE

CONTINUED from Page ~
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

TOBACCO factory wants statesmen; $4,000
monthly and expenses for the right man.
Experience unnecessary, as we give COM
nIeta instructions. Piedmont Tobacco Co..
M-I7 Danville Va.
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WONDERFUL sellers, magnificent new
maps showing recent changes. New cotton
calculators and other popular fast sellers.
Big profits, low prices. Southern Map Co.,
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MAGICAL GOODS, novelties, lodestone,
herbs, cards. dice, hooks. Catalog
free. O. Smythe Co., New ark, Mo.
SAW mills. shinglt mills. corn mills, water
wheels, engines DeLoach Co.. $40. At
ANITA, Ga.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

The following were the ruling n-ices In tn
Exchange today:
Tone, steady, middling, 23c, steady.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
MEXIGOS SUPPLY
OF PETROLEUM
BIGGER THAN OURS
Mexican Department of In
duStry Claims Potential
Production Is 100000
Barrels Daily.

! LAREDO, Tex-Mexico's supply OF
petroleum. If Torked thoroughly. ="
would be greater than the entire pro-
duction OF the United States, accord
ing to the Mexican department OF in
dustry and commerce, as quoted by the
Mexico city newspaper Excelsior.
The potential production Of Mexico
S /practicaily 1000, 600 barrels daily
the newspaper continues. and the ex-
p~ortation Of petroleum last year was 50
per cent greater than the previous
year" The value OF that exported last
year was Si5,SS1. 42i, on which a tax
Of 81, 200, 900 was collected, the, paper
adds.
From January to November, 1919, q
new wells were %s"hrought In" from 43
drillings in Mexico's oil fields, the news
paper says, and these wells have a pc.
tential production Of 462,557 barrels
daily.
The Excelsior also reported new min
ing activity in the state of, Chihuahua,
'dus to the absence Of the bandit,
Villa, from that state" Many new To-
cations are announced, and the old To-
cations are being worked with prospects
for a great year Of prosperity, chiefly
on account OF the high price OF sill
|ver.'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
.SHANGHAFEARS
BOLSHENG SPREAD
Refugees From Siberia Flock
ing in Great Numbers
to China.

SHANGHAI.-Fear OF Bolsheyism en-
tertained by employers in Shanghai is
a factor which is making more difficult
the hard lot of the hundreds of Rus
sian refugees who have been fleeing
in increasing numbers out Of Siberia
into China.
The growing colony Of these Russian
refugees, whose numbers swelled after
the Siberian capital Of Omsk fell into
the hands of the Bolsheviki, has be-
come a\problem in, the city of Shangs
hal, one handicap upon their efforts
to. obtain employment has been the
reluctance of employers to give work
to- persons from Siberia believed to
nave been exposed to the Bolshevik
Infection. 1H
Members of the colony here which
numbers several hundreds have estab-
ltshed a school where English Is being
taught to the newcomers Al first one
or two of the colony itself acted as
instructors. After h few weeks volun-
teer teachers came forward and classes
are now being held day. and night in,
the shabby and cramped quarters pro-
vided at No. 73 Range Road. Another
undertaking in the colony is a COM
munity food, kitchen.
Unwillingness n the part of many of
the Russian newcomers to recognize
the Kolchak administration as the gov
eminent OF Russia has kept many from
registering at the Russian consulate,
which, tits stated, can extend aid only
to regularly registered Russian citi-
ZenS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
FOrger
4 For Excitement

LONDON-James. Walter Evers, '2e.
formerly a clerk at the admiralty,
pleaded guilty to forging and cashinG
naval postal drafts worth $7,100. Plead
ing for leniency, Evers said:
During the greater part Of my In
l have been afflicted with an extra
ordinarYNlust for excitement and thrills'
While this longing, for excitement has
often led me into dangerous and trour
Slesome adventures, it has never mada
me commit a criminal offense until
now / swear when \ conceived thts
scheme my main thought was the ex4
citement. l left off going to postof-
fees because | found myself going into
them mechanically and getting nc thrill
of excitement in handling forged draft
over the counter. l had 200 more draft
in my pocket" ~
Evers was sentenced to eight months
Imprisonment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
0UUA BOARD HELPS
POLICE GET CROOKS

CHESTER, Pa.-Chester's depart
ment of public safety has found a quick
way to get at the crooks. 1t is the
"ouija board" and there are some
members OF the police force who ao-
tually pin q lot Of faith to this won-
'derful device for gathering information.
More than n year ago a Chester man
lost his gold watch. Let us see what
'ouija' says about it," suggested a cop
one night, The board was brought out
and gave the address Of u local pawn
shop, The next morning the watch was
located and restored to its owner Ale
police say,
As a matter of fact, the "ouija
board" and its reported achievements
have created a stir among the negroes
down in Bethel court, according to the
police. Many of these blacks came
from the South and are super supersti-
tious. The "devilish contraption,' as
they style it, Is said to be having some
effect upon those who have br6pensi-
ties to steal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
THE RIO GRANDE
Bellies NAME;
+. NOT BIG RIVER
Stream Which Divides Latin
and Anglo America Made
Smaller by Gigantic Con.
StruCtion of Elephant Butte

Ell EPASO. Tex-Despite its natne.
the Rio GrAnde is not a big river " Thh
stream that divides Anglo-Saxon Amer
lea from Latin-America is a ''mlghty.
turbulent flood only in song and story
especially since the construction or
me Elephant Butte dam. in New Mexi-
co, about 100 miles north Of El Psso.
Ihis dam. which is the largest In tar
United states, with a capacity Of 2 1904
OO0-acre feet, has DETECTED as m,irh
as 1,l5S, 600 acre feet of the river'A
waters at one time. This water {As
oeen kept in storage in the dam by the
united states reclamation service, 10
De used J the irrigation of the lands
constituting the Rio Grande project,
which, extends from San Marciaf. New
Mexico, to a point SO miles southafsi
North Of San Marcial. the maximum
flood depth of the river is about nm
teetL South of this point. for several
hundred miles down the river, its av-
erage depth is not much more than
At El Paso, where the bed OF m
river Is narrow and where as a con
sequence the channel ought to be deep
er, the depth of the river is ~sCarceiy
ever owe three feet. The following
figures are taken from the records 81
the reclamation service records:
In JdnudTyt 1918, the average Qeptd
was | foot; in February, / and . feel:
March, 2 feet; April. 2 to 8 feet; NAV
2 to 3 feet; June, ~ feet July, 2 to
8 feet; August, q tot feet: Septembef.
2 to 3 feet; october, ] to 2 feet; Novem-
Der, TO 2 feet; December, | foot, Had
It not been for the water DETECTED 81
the Elephant Butte dam, the average
depth of the water at EI Paso would
have been between 5 ana 8 feet, recla-
nation officials estimated. The widfI
of the river at FL Paso is about I'D
feet.
The Rio Grande. K1wever. has bedn
on a few rampages in the past. AboVs
six miles north of Ei Paso, there ara
still standing houses the brick walls 81
which distinctly show a water lind
about six feet above the floor levei.
Such a water fine in the open spaces
where the houses Vare situated would
mean a depth of probably 10 feet h
the nsrrows at Ell Paso, During Tho
Texas floods in September, 1919, d
depth Of from so to 60 feet is said q
have been reached by the Rio Grande
In certain narrow portions of it's bed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
SUES LID. TILTER.

EVANSVILLE. Ind.zBlaming her in
the prohibition law, Mrs Anna Hoff-
ner sued Henry F. Deig, former saloon
keeper, at Armstrong, Ind, for $40, 900.
Mrs, Hoffner charges in her petition
that Deig sold gliquor to three men,
who became intoxicated, and, while rid
ing in an automobile, ran into her
wagon.
She claims she is permanently dis
abled IS a result of the collision.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
CARRIES OFF BRIDE IN
PLANE; QUICK ROMANCE

CHICAGo-'1ie flew right in and
married, then he flew right out again -
Such was > the brief elimination Of
tho oil. Miss Grayce Tishman,
a Chicago girl. IND Fart Nutter, pilot
Of 4 Chicago cleysland air mail plane
Nutttr hurriedly got u preacher. mar
ri9d Miss Tishpan, and at dawn took
the air for Cleveland again.
~ wish We could have an aerial
honeymoon, but regulations won't per-
nit - he satt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
CHURCHILL SEES
QUICK RECOVERY
Optimistic Over Outlook for
E%ngland's Rehabilitation
After War Ravages.

SUNDERLAND, Eng,-An optimistic
statement regarding the trend Of af-
fairs in tltis country was made by Win.
ston Churchill, secretary of state for
war, in n speech here. Mr., Churchill
said,
our export trade is growing month
by month in value and in volume, Or
ders are flowing into almost all the
great industries, not only from the
home market. but from overseas.
Our expenditure is Diminishing rap.
idly. The expenditure df the depart
mentS which / control will be less by
the enormous sum Of G400, 000, 900 at the
Fnd OF the year than Il was at the
end of last year. The revenue also
shows steady expansion.
we are on the hiEh road TO recoV-
cry from the injuries and the retarda.
ton OF the war &nd 10 consolidation Of
the great position won by The prowess
Of our soldiers IN the field. But there
Is one condition. we must all work
together during the period OF recon-
%struCtiOn. Vs. s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
"WHISTLING WELL"
PUZZLE TO BIOLOGISTS

MEADE, Kan.IGeologists are unable
to explain the mysterious actions of
what is known as the 'iwhistling well"
recently drilled on the farm Of Fred
Dahm, ten miles east of here.
During fair weather the air is drawn
down a hole, which is 1850 feet deep,
with sufficient suction TO cause a whis-
Ting sound, while prior to a, storm the
air current is reversed and rushes from
the we'll. 81
The well has come to be known as
"Dahm's Natural Barometer"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
HI HENRY Is, DEAD.

NEW YORK.-Col, Hiyam F. "Hi'
Henry, of pld-time minstrel fame
died LAST week az his home, No. 2.
Col. Henry vas a Civil wal veteran
He had his minstrel company
back in the eighties: He toured the
country in a special train, He was q
celebrated cornetist.
Same time ago he~retirad from the
stage, and up to his death was inter
ested in mining and real estate enter.
prises. He is survived by a widow
who was DR.. Anna Locke, OF this city
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
HUNS PURGE

BERLlN.-The German school libra
ries are to be "cleansed," that is, OK
pcrts Will soon begin TO eliminate any
thing that is contrary to the spirit Of.
the new time All books that are
c~hauvinistic, monarchistic, militaristic,
B%ysantinish, natiOnalistic and anti
semitic win be ruthlessly removed. A
committee has been formed 10 begin the
work Immediately.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
A-MINUTE CLUB"
BOOSTS PRODUCTION

,, LIVERPoOL.-"Save%a- Minute Club
has been started at one Of the large
North Of England factories, whose en-
ployes receive a weekly prize for the
best l00-word letter as to how the
writer has saved a minute In the execu-
ton Of work. There is keen COMPETE
ton among the employees, who not only
save several minutes daily but increase
the production of the factory
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
$4,000 PEARLS TAKEN
FROM MAIL TO PARIS

PARIS.-Pearls worth more than
$50, 600 francs 1886, 900 normally have
disappeared, mys~teriously in the mails
between Madrid and Paris, the Matin
asserts. They were sent by registered
mail TO M. de Nries, a jeweler in the
ened 1t was found that one of the four
packages Il contained had been opened
and the pearl necklace taken from it,
and the box wrapped and sealed again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

} Mrs. Robert l.. Jordan first vice
president.
Mrs, Roscoe Browne, second Vice
president ,
secretary.
Mrs. AR. Hudson, corresponding Soc
rotary,
Mrs. w. t. Holt treasurer.
Among the club directors Are~num-
bered: Mesdames d. h, Puryear. II. NJ.
Cathey. Austin Ttntail, w w. Sim
mons, II, + Turner, II. q. Yiningham.
Douglas DarnCll, W. Il. Batnes, Ram
dolph Chears, Harry Anderson and
Misses lNtitia Riley aud Mary Love,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Underground Lines L.
In London Handle
4,OOO,O 900 Each Dan

LONDON $50 London's underground
railways transport 1000, 900 passengers
dally, 1t was stated by Sir Albert stan
ley in an address as chairman of a
meeting of subway workers.. The We
hries controlled by the roads make a
total journey every day equal to 20 cir
cpats of the earth. The gross revenue
each month Is l.000. 600 pounds sterlinr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
TEN MEN ADRIFT ON sea-.
IN COLD, STORMY NIGHT

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. IA motor
a containing ten men\ was cast
ashore at Atlantic Highlands after be-
ing tossed about all night on lower
Raritqn bay. They started out on a
fishing "trip and the engine OF the boat
went dead" Only constant bailing
kept the boat from sWamping in the
heavy seas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
REFUSES 100000;
h KEEP POSTERS OFF CARS

PARIS.-The paris municipal council
turned down~4 plan OF an American
to post advertisements on street cars
and ~omnibuses, although it was esti-
mated that this would bring in 500, 900
a year to the city. The council held
that even If this was aone IN other cit
les, Paris must preserve it's originality.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
TO AID u. S.
IS DENIED CITIZENSHIP

PATERSON. n. J.-Because she re-
fused to buy al savings stamps or
to give support to the American Red
cross during the war, Mimi Bavar, Of
this city. a German alien, had her an
plication for citizenship denied by
Judge William Watson. This is the
first time in many years that a woman
has applied for citizenship in "Fassalc
county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
DEER PoACHING FEARED.

CALUMET, Mich,-% is looks nj
present, the deer season VIII he closed
In some upper peninsula Of Michigan
counties next fall and open in others,
Naturally, II is argued, the deer nopu-
lations in the. counties permitting hunt
ing win suffer through invasion ut
hunters from closed counties and those
from lower Michigan, and outside Of
the state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
ASTR0LOGER SEES GOOD
TIMES COMING IN MAY

astrologer, foresees that about May
there will be a turn for the better in
financial and economic affairs, with
the result that the country will soon be
prosperous and contented again. q.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
IRISH BIDDiES
CERTAINLY CAN LAY

DUBLIN.-In the egg-laying compel
titien for 1919 under the auspices OF
the Irish department of agriculture, sos
pullets took part and produced SIS, 124
Eggs (an- average of 1SO eggs per pull
3 pence for each fowl.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
AIRMEN TO COMPETE.

ALQND0N.-Scveral aeronautlc exhi-
mtfons and flying meets of note are
being planned for 1920, Among them
are the flying meeting to he held May
~ and ~ at Juvisy, e Paris. the
Pan-American Aeronautical congress. AT
Havana. Feb q to March |, and the
British Aircraft exhibition 10 be held
at OLYMPIA. In london. next MlIY.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
NEW MEXICAN GUNS FAIL

JtARE2, MeXico-Recent tests OF
Mexican-made guns of neavy caliber at
Mexico City brought unsuccessful re-
eul's, according to apparently reliable
Information received here. The heavy
guns were Manufactured at the gov
eminent munitions works and tine tests
were made under supervision OF the
Mexican wal department. y
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
DUTCH TO BUILD
BIG AIRDROME

LONDQN.-Two large international
alrdromes are to be constructed BY
The Dutch government, one in The
hague and the other In Amsterdam, Il
i stated in a dispatch received here,
me cost OF the venture will~be more
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

Maxwell Chalmers factories were run
ming at normal production under their
0wn gasoline developed power.
NAll departments were going full
speed.
The interesting industrial film shown
at the Commodore gave a realistic view
OF the details of this development. One
single motor, for example, operated two
b00-ton presses, which stamp the fen
der. Two trucks, lacked up, operated
q bells from the rear wheels to a driy-
ing shaft and ran the big turret lathes.
One motor operated a gigantic Ferris
wheel on the assembly lines. SO the
mammoth works, throughout, were kept
going day and night.
The pay envelopes OF the 10000 work.
men. representing SO, 900 dependents,
were kept full and 1000 dealers were
protected as to regular shipment OF
their cars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
PAY OF PRESIDENT OF
MEXICO Is INCREASED

MEXICO C~ITY-The 1920 budget, as
approved by President CSrranza, pro
vides for an increase in the presidents
salary from 1877 to 200 pesos a day. 1t
Is explained that this will. not benefit
President Carranza, who viii continae
expires, but the increased pay will be
drawn by his successor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
GERMAN OFFICIAL
AGENTS IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY-The advance guard
OF German official agents in Mexico
mas arrived. George Schmidt, desig~
mated as consul general, and S. Wolfe,
commercial attache, have both taken
their posts and have outlined a program
OF commercial activity in this rennhIic.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
PRINCE OF WALES TO
-, VISIT AUSTRALIA

PORTSMOUTH, EngEThe bsttleship
Reuown has been fiaing out here 10
carry tho Prince Of Wales on his Aus
tralian trip. Additional cabin space
has been made and a steam laundry
installed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
SWISS CONFISCATE
BOLSHEVIKI DOPE

GENEVA, Switzerland-Large nnm-
bers Of Bolshevist pamphlets, urging a
revolution in Switzerland in the hope
that it might spread to n%eighborlng
fcpuntries, have been confiscated by the
government.