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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-15
Stock Farm To Trade
For Memphis or
Shelby County Property

SSI acres. in Clay county, Miss, all
level land. COO acres fine rich creek
bottom, about $50 to 200 acres in
cultivation, about 600 acres open.
Has been used as pasture for sew
eral years. Several tenant houses
and barns. only half a mile from
railroad station, IS miles west OF
West Point. VIII trade this for
Memphis property, smaller farm in
Shelby county. or will consider
small farm near some good town as
part payment,
40 acres. 60 miles aouth Of Memphis;
splendidly improved. lI-room resi-
dence, water and lights, big barn.
loaded with all kinds OF feed. big
silo, filled; about SIS acres in woods
and balance in cultivation; SO acres
wheat and oats in now, 40 head Of
good cattle, IL or more hogs. 40
chickens. Is geese. all work stock.
two tractors, thresher, c%ultivators,
wood saw, gasoline engines, harves-
rers and a world OF all kinds OF
up-to-date farm machinery and
tools, Possession al once. Half a
mile from railroad station and fine
little city. viii trade all or part
for city property,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-15
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New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Ten Billion
Indemnity, Is
Berlin Plea
Continued from pase sns)

weeks ago to compel Germany to with
draw her troops from the Ruhr Val
ley Marshal Foch has already in
structed rench officers to proceed to
Cassel and confer with the Germans on
the conditions under which the French
evacuation shall take place. Arrange
ments are 10 be made at Cassel for
the gradual reoccupation of Frankfort
and the rest Of the invaded district
as the French forces withdraw
The French action was taken i'm
mediately upon receipt of word from
General Nollet, president of the Inter
Allied Commission of Control, that
the German police forces in the Ruhr
had been reduced almost to the limit
set by the protocol of August 10. 1919.
General Nollet reports that the
operations Of the Reichswehr in the
Ruhr Valley are over and there is
every reason to expect that investiga-
ton will show that the Germans have
comphed, or will comply, within very
short time, with all the Allied de-
mands. Therefore. without waiting
for official certitication of the report
that Germany has carried out her in
structions. Marshal Foch has gone
ahead with prepara tons for the evacu-
alton.
Thus while the French and British
governments are discussing means of
making Germany keep her engage-
ments, France has given proof that She
had no lmperialistic designs on the oc-
cupied German towns.
Not great deal of optimism exists
IN we'll informed French circles over
the outcome of the discussions to be
held tomorrow by the French and
British Premiers near Folkestone 1t
IS felt that the problems involved are
not only difficult, but almost insoluble.
II ia believed the French Premier will
induce Lloyd George to recognize
Frances claim of priority in the pay
ment Of reparations money by Ger
many but doubt is expressed whetne~
IT will be possible to reach decisio
as to the amount Germany shall pay.
The French delegates refuse to meet
the Germans at Spa unless Great Brit
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

throttling process must cease. Tho
city Is tired Of being held mn hv
squabbles between employers and EN-.
pioyees; We do not care how thew
settle their difficulties, but we object
to being punished for them.
Many Committees Planned
IN place of the committee for the
protection of the rights Of the nub.
nc IN the transportation of goods wo
haves created citizens transformation
committee. which is to be composed
Oh the executives of commercial or
CARNATIONS and the chairmen and ,,;ca-
charmen of committees. This co,,nci1
has power to add to its membership
as NAV seem advisable It's function Is
tnat OF organization and control.
nder this transportation council
VIII De committees appointed to deal
with various phases of the situation
Inc operating committee has been an
pointed, with Colonel Frederic 4. Woii-
tor as chairman. We shall have otba~
committees, such as committee on
mittee, and the like
THE functions of these committoes
are executive. Each of them will have
one or more bureaus composing its
organization.
1T is our purpose to construct an
organization which will be permaient
and which can be called upon at anv
time. We hope that the present emer.
gency will soon be passed, but it is
our purpose to protect the interests Of
the public and of every business man
IN the city against unlawful or unfair
interference"
Evidence of Boycott
Mr.. Lincoln said last night that the
situation with regard to the trucking
OF freight has been acute ever since
April 25, while between March IL and
April Is the steamship lines were to
all lntents and purposes out of busi-
ness. Mr. Lincoln said there was evi-
nence of an organized boycott of all
lines employing non-union longshore-
men.
The union truckmen, that is, the
trucking corporations, will not instruct
their men to haul freight to and from
the coastwise piers where there is a
strike. They say there is no agree
ment, but the fact remains that they
will not order their men to 90 TO the
piers.
In some cases where merchants
have employed non union truckmen the
union delegate has told them that if
they continue doing so a complete en-
barge will be put m goods from those
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
England Drifts Toward
Civil War, Says Writer
ord Northcliffe's Staff Man al
Dinner Here Discusses Irish
Situation Danger

angland is drifting toward a modi-
ID form of civil war as a result of
e Irish question, declared Major Eve
7n Wrench. member of the staff of
-afd Northclife English newspaper
F0sr. last night at a dinner in the
'iOel Vanderbilt rendered him by the
issociatiou of Foreign Press Core
pondenr- Major Wrench added that
rery tuglisAman is desperately anx-
ous 20 lind some way out of the Irish
e.tion and that the rank and file of
parties in England are unanimous
nst Ireland should get any kind of
elf government providing she remains
the British Empire.
The Home Rule Bill now before
arilament | am sure will pass" he
continued. Ulster has accepted it and
nat is great step forward A great
zeal is talked about the Irish Repub-
ic., Ireland dominates the Atlantic
,eapoeard OF Scotland. England and
Wales from strategic standpoint and
ne average elector in England thinks
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Girl Says Father Hurled
Her Into Niagara Gorge
Parent and Eighty ear-Old Child
Live After Fall of
$50 Feet

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, May IA
Although they fell $50 feet into the
Niagara gorge this afternoon, Thomas
Meroczk, forty-hve years old, and his
eight-year- old daughter were still alive
tonight in local hospital. The two
were walking on the brow of the cliff
when the girl slipped. The father
tried to save her, but both went over
the brink and fell to the jagged rocks
oetow. They will die, physicians said.
At the hospital late tonight the girl
told detectives her father threw her
over the bank and then jumped after
her. Meroczak, when questioned,
changed his story and said that two
men threw the girl over and then threw
him after her.
Friends of the Meroczaks said the
father has been worrying over fnan-
cial troubles and the recent death of
his wife
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Polish Victories
Bring Renewal
OF Peace Talk
Premier Sk.llski Suggests
Names of Several Towns
Re Submitted to Reds as
Place for the Farley
Bolsheviki Repuls e d
Fierce Fighting Continues
in Kiev Region, With Rus.
slams Using More Artillery

WARSAW. May Ia BY The Assoc;-
.,sd Pressl.-On the heels of the vic
arr Of the Poles and Ukrainians in thu
Yt~sine. peace talk has been resumed
!. diplomatic circles and in the news
espers in Poland,
Meanwhile, fighting continues in tn.
5iev region the latest communious
srnouncing that attempts by the Boil
sssviki to oust the Poles from the
brideehead area were repulsed after
ferce lighting. Battle for possession
q the territory east Of kiev has been
,Oinc on for three days. At last ac-
rasn1s the Bolsheviki were using more
artillery than they had previously EN-
pleysd.
Referring to the possibility of the
apening OF negotiations with the
Soviet government, Premier Skulski
ssid to-day before the Diets FOREIGN
afsrs Commission that. in view Of
,heir victories. the Poles ought to sub.
NIT the names of several towns for
ise proposed conference which did NOT
ms,erialize in April, owing TO disagree
meuts between the Poles and Bolshev-
X. chiefly over Borisov as the meet
Ing place, He intimated that if sew
srsl towns were suggested the Bol-
sheviki might see fit to reopen com
munications leading 10 formal mes
sages regarding peace.
The Ukralnlan successes and the
mace talk have not helped the money
market, as had been hoped, the mark
dropping to its lowest point TO-DAY,
s0s 10 the dollar. In three days the
mark dropped from 1876, it's fall beinr
attributed 10 various causes, such as
speculation. lack of material for ex-
port, demand for foreign goods and
ne difficulties encountered by the fac
,ories in resuming work owing to the
eek Of machinery. which was taken by
he Germans during the war.
Moscow Wireless Station Resumes
LONDON. May 14.-The Central
News announces that the Moscow wire
sss station has recommended opera
ions after some days of silence. and
ne first message was received in
Revsl. Esthonia, last night.
It is understood, the Central News
ssys, that the stoppage was due to
:rict military censorship established
i1 consequence of the Polish successes
p the Ukraine.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

ties was tying up the cjty's trade com
pletely.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

Tics was tying up the city's trade com
pletely
Business Life Throttled
Inc organization by business men
OF trucking service, which viii be
Independent of the labor difficulties
"hlch have torn the old system into
small and impotent units, will be ex-
tended to cover all branches of trans
portation. This announcement was
made by Alfred K. Marling, of the
Merchants Association, yesterday.
sMr Marling said the transportation
position Of New York is grave in the
extereme,' so grave that it had become
necessary for the independent truck
ing scheme TO De widely extended. The
movement, he said, has nothing to do
with the question of union or nom
union labor. It is rather an insistence
thae every man who wishes to work
shall have an opportunity to do so.
Present arbitrary restrictions, he said,
were "throttling the business life OF
New York"
We confidently expect the active
ana earnest support of the entire city
Mr Marling said. Few persons under
stand the real situation. The prices
Of foodstuffs have increased beyond
all reason. variety of reasons can
be offered in explanation, but surely
part OF 1T is due to the fact that
strikes are preventing food from be-
ing delivered from the farm to the
market. 1t is said that millions of dol
lars worth of produce have rotted on
our piers.
millions of dollars worth have gone
to waste in Southern fields, and this
is still going on, We are on the verge
of famine of -four, which may de-
prive the city of bread. A short time
ago the supply Of coal diminished until
the city would have been plunged into
darkness had not coal been brought
in by devious and unusual ways. This
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

back to the Easter Rebellion of 1915.
can feel for the eiector. even thouyn
am half Irish. when they think of
this time in discussing the Irish ques-
ton"
Among those present at the dinner
were the British and French Consul
Generals, Maurice Casenare, French
High Commissioner and the represen-
tatlves of the London Times" "The
DAILY Telegraph THE Daily News"
lie Matin." of Paris. and other leading
foreign papers.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

am and France have reached an agree
ment previously on the sum which the
German government shall be asked to
remit, and it is not improbable that the
settlement Of this question will have to
be deferred until all the Allies can
meet in conference between now and
the Spa session.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

only 25 per cent Of normal. and build
ing operations in the suburbs had al
most entirely ceased. Such materials
as are coming into the city, he esaid,
were being sold at ruinous prices at
auction.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

concerns. We have also had a situa-
tor, where certain persons have been
biacklisted so that they can get no
trucking performed whatever. In some
cases notice Is given to the steamship
lines that they must not handle this
business on their ships.
Potatoes Sent Elsewhere
AS a result of this, food and vere-
table production is being curtailed to
q. large degree, and the consuming pub
lic is being penalized Growers Of
potatoes in Florida were advised this
Eear by the trade here not to use the
elyde Line for carrying their product
until they were advised to do 80. The
agent of the Clyde Line, however, as
sured the growers that their goods
would move. The first steamer that
the line sent up carried large con-
signment of potatoes. They were very
scarce and the price was high-$20 q
barrel Wholesale
The regular truckmen were asked
10 get those potatoes. They told their
ennloyers there was strike at the
sock, and while they we're perfectly
gl'iine to bring the goods they were
afraid it would involve labor strike,
aud that would tie up everything.
Appeal WAS made to Local Union
2o2, which controlled the situation
Representations were made to this loca /
that great emergency existed owing
10 the food shortage and that the peo-
pie of the city would suffer if the pota-
toes could not be unloaded They said
1t could not be done
wv hen they were asked why, they re-
piled that the Clyde Line was employ
IN unfair labor 1t was suggest
ed that privately employed truckmen
might do the work and the potatoes
could be handled by porters
"The union said the porters were
all union men and would refuse to
handle unfair goods The result was
that the consignees had to hire
lighters to take the goods from the
Clyde Steamship Company's dock and
send them to other markets. In this
way, 1900 barrels were transferred
that could not be landed in New York
at any pier"
Building Materials Scarce
Samuel B. Donnelly, secretary of the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton, said yesterday that building
operations had slowed down consider
ably during the last few days, be-
cause of the inability of the builders
to obtain the necessary materials. The
present shipments of building ma
terlals into the city. he said. were
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Prince Barely Escapes Death
Bank Gives Way Under Auto
Wheel on Ravine Road

LONDON, May lathe Prince OF
Wales had a narrow escape to-day at
Greymouth, New Zealand, while mo-
torlng on a narrow, dangerous road
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

skirting ravine in Butler Gorge. ac-
cording to q dispatch to the Central
News.
At one point the rear wheel Of the
Princes motor car actually hung over
the gorge and the earth gave way
The motor car. however, quickly re
covered. The Prince did not turn Z
hair. the dispatch adds.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

SYDNEY. New South Wales. MAJ
1.-The Labor Council. after heated
debate, too day decided not to partic.-
pate in the welcome TO the Prince O.
Nales on his forthcoming visit to Ne,v
South Wales.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Roads Seek
l25 Millions
10 End Tieup

tcontinued from page oncl
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Nassau and John Streets

Nassau and John Streets
Cockcroft Building
WE have loaned $4,000 on first nortear.
on this property, 51xl01, sixteen storie.
high.
We consider the mortgage less than two
thirds of the value
We offer shares in any amount in this
mortgage in the form of our popular First
Mortgage Certificates.
They net the investor 51S % and are guaran-
teed as to principal and interest by the Bond
and Mortgage Guarantee Company
Such guaranteed mortgage investment
paying such rate of interest is not often
available
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
176 Broadway, New York
us Rsmsen ST., Brooklyn
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-11
PAGE "

got to be driven to work. That's the point we've
to remember. 1t would never do for the workers
to have the call on money the way the bosses
have Wage slaves are driven to work by the
whip Of starvation"
marked
"But the workers are beginning to talk about
ending capitalism" said Bill. "The more they talk
about it, the more convinced they are it must
he done; and the sooner they do it and establish
Communism the better" The Socialist Uon-
don).
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-11
SATURDAY, DEC. II, 1920.

ting a small, reasonable and fair profit the more
labor awakens up to the position. Then there's
the small capitalists They see big capital about
to swallow them up, and they shout out for an
examination of profits and want what is called
reasonable profit"
"And the workers have got nothing to do with
it?"
"Of course not. The worker only gets enough
to pay the capitalists from whom he gets food,
clothing, and shelter. Big or small profits, it
makes no difference to their ecohomic position.
The workers are wage slaves, and slaves have
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-11
The Only Way Out
By Jane B. Lee.

The American bourgeoiise is hard put to it try
ing to explain the nationwide phenomenon Of
unemployment It advances such stupid reasons
as failure to ratify the Peace Treaty, decline in
markets, defaton, etc., etc, Of course the capital
st class can i'll afford to disclose the truth in the
light of which it stands condemned. Let U.S. there
fore, delve little deeper in our effort to unearth
the real cause.
Private ownership in the means of production
inevitably leads to the concentration of wealth
among an ever-decreasng few. 1t creates trusts
and syndicates, the aggregate investments of
which run into millions of dollars, enabling the
introduction of the most improved methods of pro-
ductiOn This increases the rate of production, at
the same time decreasing the number of workers
IN proportion to the increment of production,
thereby lessenng the purchasing power and over
stocking markets, condition known as "over-
production"
Industrial stagnation at home, with capital ever
on the lookout for more profits, results in mad
race after foreign markets. Competition and
rivalry. among different nations, cutting each
others throats for commercial supremacy, ends
in imperialistic wars.
Y The Aftermath OF War.
The war of 1914-191S with its ten million Kill
led twenty million crpped, its direct expenditure
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-11

Of $37O 100000 900 the H. S. alone paying out over
thirty-two billion, its ruthless wrecking of prop
erty amounting to more hundres of billions
this orgy of destruction has left the larger part OF
Europe PROSTATE. With industry paralyzed, starv-
alton, epidemics, an alarming death-rate remain
the heritage of the European workers today
The United States, one of the richest countries
on earth in natural resources, prior to the war
supplied Europe with the raw material which,
transformed into finished product, was exported
to America. Devastated Europe does not seem
good risk to American finance-capital, hence it
hesitates to add in raw material to the already
colossal war liabilities incurred by Europe
This logical and inevitable consequence of the
very organization of capitalist production, Of
which the world war is but an exaggerated form,
and unemployment mere incident, cannot GER
tainly be dealt with by the class which profits
by 1.-THE bourgeosie
Aim To Break Labor Morale.
Sabotaging industry by shutting down mills
and factories, the aim and object of the industrial
autocrats is to break the stamina and morale OF
labor, and by slow starvation compel submission
to the tyrants' terms But hunger, bread lines
co,,r kitchnuc cY,,nohc nf chs ritv do alxua
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-11
The Aftermath Of War.

The war of 1914-191Sk with its ten million Kill
led twenty million cripped, its direct expenditure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
He FEARS HIMSELF
Murderer of Former Fiancee
Asks to Stay in Jail.
Ossweiler Refuses Bonds
Afraid of Suicide. f.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. s.-Fear that
he might take his own life if he were
released under bond, Theodore E.
Ossweiler, Jr, murderer Of his former
fiancee. Miss CAROLINE Cunningham,
"a. caused Ossweiler>to. request that he
be kept locked up for several days.
You'd better kee2 me in jail .
OssweileT told his attorny, P. D
Gardner and officials of the city mar
shars office. Pm afraid / would go
crazy and kill myself
Young Ossweiler. cashief of a bank
at Schultz, Kan, shot Miss Cunning
ham as she was entering st. Mary S
cathedral hefe Sunday morning with
her mother and sister, Ossweiler was
a rejected sutton.
When arraigned, Ossweiler's bond
was fixed at $4,000, the highest in
any murder case in the history of the
county.
The slayer's father. Theodore Oss-
weller Sr.. Andale, Kan. capitalist
advised county auth orities to keep his
son in Jail for a while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
PAYS THEM ALI.
Ponzi Has Already Returned
SS,5OO,OOO to Clients.
''Bushel Basket Millionaire"
Says He'll Have Fortune.

Boston, Aug. 3.-The line of anxious
note holders in the $50 per cent in 80
days" investment proposition of
Charles Ponzi, who claims to have
made millions by foreign exchange
deals, began to form outside the offices
of his Securities Exchange company
long before daylight today, clamoring
for the return of their money.
The first claimant appeared at the
rear entrance in Pi Alley formerly the
old -BeH-in- Hand" bar at a. M
He had a note for $1,000 which. under
the terms of Ponzi's agreement was to
have returned a profit of $500 if held
for maturity. The investor said he
had decided to pass up the profit and
on hand by o'clock and as the usual
opening hour of 8 approached the line
grew rapidly.
Many of those in line were from
other New England cities where the
Securities Exchange company has
maintained branch offices. Managers
of some of the branch offices had an
nounced that forty-eight hours no.
tice was required before money could
be withdrawn, explaining that the de-
lay was necessary in order that funds
might be obtained from the head Of
flee in Boston and investors in many
cases preferred to take a day off and
come to Boston for their money rather
than wait.
Most of the early arrivals said they
were holders of --unmatured notes.
Ponzi in a statement again asserted
that his business was solvent and that
he was prepared to meet all demands.
He estimated that up to last night he
had paid out about $3.500,000 since the
run began. He asserted that he would
have millions left" after meeting all
obligations and that he was still con-
sidering the offer of a New York
banker whom he did not name to buy
his business.
Edwin I. Pride. the auditor appoint
led by United States Attorney Gala
CHER to investigate Ponzi's accounts.
said it would require several days to
complete work on the books. Mr..
Pride announced he had found no in
dication of criminality as far as his
investigation had gone.