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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
DIXIE COLLEGES FAVOR
NO RESERVATIONS AT ALL

ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. li--Reports to-
day from ~ universities and colleges
throughout the South. which participate
ed In the intercollegiate referendum,
showed large plurality for ratification
without amendment or reservation 0f
the peace treaty with its entwined
league OF nations covenant. Those ia
Soring reservations with a compromise
OF the reservations offered by the OPP
posing sides came next
The vote against ratification in any
form was small. as was the vote on ii
proposal to postpone action on the
league OF nations until after peace had
been established Views of the stu
dents and faculty members were d.
vided In about the same proportion.
Among the institutions that had re-
ported today were the universities OF
North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia,
Furman Tulane, Vanderbilt and the
North Carolina A. and f. college, Trim
lty, Davidson, Sophie Newcombe coli
lege for women. Salem college for wom-
en- and William and Mary
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14

Gustav Noske, the minister of de-
tense, has been appointed commander
in-ehief for the greater Berlin district
and Brandenburg province. Street pa
rades. meetings and demonstrations Of
az Kinds have been prohibited.
While the number of dead was an
nounced as 10 early last evening, T.
seems probable that the fatalities will
exceed this total. Some of the wound
ed lay In the Tiergarten for a consid-
efable time after the shooting, al
though many were carried to hos
pitals,
Tonight Noske's troops placed riflemen
with q barbed wire Gordon throughout
the downtown streets The reichstag
square was given a reinforced patrol.
The Wilhelmstrasse was barred to all
traffic and the government building was
virtually accessible, except to those
employed there. The Unter den Lin
den entrance to the Hotel Adlon was
closed and darkened. The members
OF the assembly were not molested as
they left the reichstag building after
ad,ournment-yas taken.
The mobE ganized by extremists as
a protest against the industrial coun-
ciIs bill now before the reichstag, be-
gan to gather in the morning, BY noon
every street leading to the Tiergarten
was crowded with masses Of people car
rying. red flags and placards.
EAhllCipdLitB d deTIlOHStTdLlOn De1OTc
the reichstag building, the authorities
had surrounded the building with public
security guards and machine gunners
who barred approach to the edifice. As
time passed the crowd was Joined by
striking tram employees and soon in
flammatory speeches were begun by
agitators
When the reichstag convened at 3
O'Clock the crowd surrounding the build
ing was estimated at 10000 and new
delegations of working people carrying
red flags and banners inscribed with
the words "All Power to the Soviet
continued to arrive. Troop reinforce
ments In huge motor trucks were added
TO the guards on duty, but only one ar
rest had been made since noon. The
man taken into custody Is said to have
shouted Down with Noske!'
Attempts were made by the guards
to quietly disperse the mob, but 1t was
needless OF warnings. AT last the mob,
regardless of the machine gunners and
other defenders of the building, made a
rush against the police lines. trying to
dlsarn the guards and disable the ma
chine guns. gt. g5
When it was seen the mob could not
be checked in any other way, fire was
opened on It. The shooting was at close
range and the front of the building was
Uttered with dead and wounded. The
most severe casualties were inflicted on
the crowd which approached from the
Simonstrasse side of the structure. Or
der was soon restored.
The reichstag continued its sitting
Until 5 0'elock at which time 1t was
announced 10 bodies of persons killed 10
the fight had been brought into the
court building.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
24-F00T RIVER is
CERTAIN FOR HERE

s stage slightly above "a feet, to
reach Memphis Saturday or Sunday.
ernment river bulletin. The gauge
wednesday morning read 21.2 feet, a
rise OF 1.9 feet in "a hours. slightly less
than the corresponding period just pre-
Vously. Reports from upper sections
Of the Ohio, Tennessee and entirely
along the Cumberland show fall. Cairo
reported rise of IL feet. also some
what smaller than Tuesday morning.
Weather predictions issued by the
bureau Indicate no change In tempera-
ture with partly cloudy conditions but
no especial signs of rain. At O'clock
wednesday the mercury reading was
IS. six degrees colder than the morn
ing before.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14

They are described by Mr.. Cullen as
magnificent speciments and viii give
the Zoo five elk, The herd has only
one male, but Mr.. Cullen recently has
communicated with government au-
thprities relative to securing additions
IRON United States reservation, prob
ably the one in Yellowstone National
park. He declares the animals on the
Lee place are about six years old.
Fencing Of Il tract along the north
drive in Overton. lying just east of the
Zoo, will be completed about the end OF
the week, Some i 800 feet of wire has
been strung, forming All inclosure into
which the deer and elk will be turned.
There are some deer running on the
Lee place. but their owners reserve tho
right to retain these
In communicating with the govern
ment men on the subject of additional
elk, Mr., Cullen also sought information
about buffalo. lie is desirous OF se-
curing several females. The local herd
now consists of one female and three
males. So far he has had no reply.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
CAR CO.
GOT S2,5OO,OOO
IN YEAROF 1878
Annual Report Shows Greatest
Prosperity and Will Be Used
as Basis for Restoring s.
Cent Fares.

The Memphis street railway for the
year ended Dec 81, 1919. received in
excess Of $500 600 from operating, with
i've and half months at cents and
SIX and half months at 6 cents fare
This developed from the annual re-
port OF the company to which w. =
Armstrong, city attorney, and Ross W
harris, city expert on appraisal, have
received access in compliance with the
utilities commission order.
on this showing Of tremendous re-
ceipts is based the strong hope Of re-
storing the scent fare and possibly
later reducing the fare to a point below
the contract scent rate. The company
secured the abrogation of that contract
and Memphis later certainly will take
the same advantage Of that abrogation
in securing lower rates that the com
pany took IN securing higher rates
The Memphis street railway win at
tempt TO prove to the Tennessee pub
lie utilities commission at the hearing
on the regulation OF the street car
fares. which will begin at Nashville
Thursday, that the company Is en-
titled to an per cent return on its
actual investment in the street rail-
way properties.
Attorneys for the company also will
attempt to show from the figures Of
j. II. Perkins, the expert who repre-
sented the street railway interests in
making the appraisal OF the property
that they should be allowed valuation
OF approximately Si2. 100000.
But II is extremely doubtful II the
members of the state commission will
accept Mr. Perkins figures, which in
clude nearly $4,000. 900 for what the ex-
perts now term superseded property,
3therwise, the original cost Of old rails,
old horse drawn street cars. old ma
chinery and so forth, all OF which was
Junked years ago.
A reasonable allowance for such
costs was made in the report of the
appraisal in which all three of the ex-
perts, Mr.. Perkins. Albert s. Rlchey,
for the state commission. and Ross w.
Harris, for the city OF Memphis, agreed
Their agreed figures ON the actual
physical value Of the property at first
cost, which included overhead charges
during construction, cost q. !. financing
and worksng capital Employed. was
80 306 042
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
WIDOW WLLED ENTIRE
BUCHANAN ESTATE

The will of Arthur S. Buchanan, law.
yer. who died on Dec. 25, 1919, was ad :
mitted to probate by Judge +. NJ.
Guthrie Wednesday morning. The en-.
tire estate, amounting to approximate
~ $4,000, is left to the widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Buchanan, and she also
has been named rs administrative The
will was dated March IL, 1907.
The netition asking the admission Of
the will to probate recltes that the
property left bv Mr.. Buchanan included
shares OF stock In various enterprises
amounting to approximately 10000:
personal prororty valued at about 81, 500,
and cash So 700.
Mrs. Buchanan's bond was fixed al
800 000 which she made and filed in
qualifying as administratrix of the es-
tate of her husband.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
SWEETIE WILLIAMS
QUINN SLEUTH FREE

"Sweetie" Williams. former negro de -
! tective under Charles b, Quinn, fire
and rolice commissioner. was freed
| Wednesday morning on charge Of as
I Sault To- murder when jury in di .
| vision two OF criminal court returned
| a directed verdict Of not guilty.
Williams shot Charley Shields. for
| mer southern league baseball player.
| The verdict in Williams case was given
upon recommendation Of the states at
| torney's office
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
BIRMINGHAM TEACHERS
WILL JOIN UNION

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Ian. IA Three
hundred city school teachers with the
announced intention Of affiliatlng with
the American Federation Of Labor.
have organized the Birmingham Fed =
GRAFTON Of Teachers with view to
fighting for higher salaries and better
working conditions,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
CONSCIENCE BRINGS
SlLVERWARE BACK

Conscience proved jockey for tho
thief who robbed the home Of II s.
Fielding, 1924 Fountain court, Monday
night. The thief mailed his loot, which
consisted Of 2S pieces of silver-saIad
forks. oyster forks, gravy ladies' and
iced tea spoons-io Police Chief Joe
Burney Tuesday. In special delivery
package.
Now the Thieves association will be
short on silver when 1t holds its annual
formal banquet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
gf S IS
Bernard L. COhn
General Manager
NeWs Scintitdr

Effective Immediately Bernard l..
Coin, who for the last five wears has
conducted the business affairs OF The
News ScimitRr as business manager,
now becomes general manager Of this
paper, according 20 announcement by
the board OF directors Wednesday.
Mr.. Cohn first became identified with
The News Scimitar In the capacity Of
Sunday editor and dramatic critic.
Later he went into the business office
as advertising solicitor Promotions
followed quickly. From solicitor he was
made advertising manager and when a
vacancy occurred in the business man
agershlp Mr.. Cohn was elected for that
responsible post
His new position places the entire
management Of the paper In his care,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
BEACH NAMED CHIEF
OF ARMY ENGINEERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Col Ian
sing II. Beach was nominated today to
be chief of army engineers.
Col. Beach succeeds Maj Gen. Will
liam NJ. Black, retired. He was ap-
pointed to West Point from Iowa in
1878 and reached his present rank in
1913
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
NEGRO CUTS THROAT
OF STREET CAR MAN

MOBILE. Ala. Jan. u. tSpl)--H T.
Nash. street ear conductor. 25. who
came here eight months ago from Bond,
Miss. was killed by an unidentified ne
gro cary today on a street car. The
killing followed dispute over change
The negro escaped Nash's throG: was
clt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
ANNOUNCE LOAN PRICES.

NEW YORK. Ian. III. p. Morgan
& co. and the Guaranty Trust company,
fiscal agents for the Belgian govern
ment. announced TO-DAY the suhscription
prices on the new SOS O00 on0 Belgian 6
per cent note loan. The fve-year notes
are offered at 95% and the one-ycar
notes at %.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
HUNGARIAN TREATY
DELIVERY THURSDAY

PARIS, Jan. i4.-~The treaty OF peace
with Hungary viii be delivered to the
Hungarian delegates at the foreign Of
flee at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
The ceremony will not lie public
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
COAL VESSEL ASHORE.

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE shipping
board steamer Quoque, coal laden, is
ashore on the reef at Garysfort light,
SO miles south of Miami, according to a
wireless message received here today
Assistance has been sent from Key
West and this port.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
SENATE PROBERS
GIVEN DETAILS OF
BANDIT TORTURES

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 14G. E. Blalock, formerly
the head of American colony and the first witness today
before the committee investigating the Mexican sita
on told of the murder of five Americans by Mexcans and the
conditions which resulted in the abandonment Of the property
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
TROOPS FIRE ON
CITIZENS IN RIOT
KILLING SEVERAL

BERLIN JAM H. (By the Associated Press -The govern
ment last night proclaimed martial law all sections of Germany
following the mob demonstration yesterday afternoon which
least persons killed and many others were wounded by
machine fire from guards front of the rechsag building
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
More Friends Pay
Honor To Life Of
> PdtrOLnlan Saint

Friends Of Patrolman Guy Saint. who
was killed last week by negro bur-
glar have not forgotten his unseflsh
devotion to duty, While Guy Saint has
passed to his reward. they are endeav-
oring to show their respect and affec-
tion for the service the officer rem
dered the city during his life, by sub
scriblng to a fund TO go TO his
widow.
The Guy Saint fund was started by
the boys OF tee Bluff City Engraving
Co, who got together $29, which they
sent to The News Scimitar. with a re-
quest that II be used as starter Tor
the fund, and that publication be made,
so that other friends Of the dead Of
ficer might have a chance to contribute.
J. Bernard Masino who runs a cigar
stand in the Gehring hotel, read where
the Bluff City boys had started the
funl He knew Guy Saint personally.
To know Saint was To Ike him. So
Bernard wrote ont his check fer s.
and mailed II to The News Scimitar,
June n Rudisil also read about the
fund He was familiar with Saints
good record as a police officer So he
mailed check for $40.
The Saint funds to date stands:
Rluff city Engraving Co, en-
ployeg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .S2A.nV
j. Bernard Masino ....,,..,,....., 500
June II. Rudisill ...,...,.....,... 1000
The News Scimitar gladly win re-
ceive other contributions 20 this worthy
cause. and will publish the names OF
the donors to the Guy Saint fund.
Mr.. Rudlslrs letter follows;
"Pleasr find lnclosed my check for
$40. which please pass to the relief
fund you Gave started for the family
of Patrolman Saint, who lost his life
In che discharge OF his duties"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
PARLEZ-VOUZ FRANCAIS?

Of
TO
popularity In decades
A FRENCH.
a in Of
to getaw
uordo oppo
a T.,
knowl o
Washington
nout i
ouma for
fFil legiby TO shinCton
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-14
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy, with
little change in tenn
perature probable,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07

Ardmore to take part in that rum
less, champaigneless expression OF the
feelings of victorious soldiery Of
few years ago.
But there's something that persists
in coming to my mind and | guess
I'll have to say il before | can finish
this letter. I have no doubt that II Will
be a big day and one of JOY but am
sure in some minds there will be
thoughts of such men as George An
derson and Walter Drew and many
others who have the wooden cross for
their part in this day. ! know you
boys will not forget them and they
will be in place in our hearts along
with the rejoicing. We have the wine
of the cup while the drgs go to thm'
See somehow that they are remem-
bered [ am sure 1t is unnecessary TO
call your attention to it; but l can
not keep back fearful thought
when | think of their part in the
glory of it all. On the 11th of No
vember, as | go through these old
streets and see the cradle of Texas
independence | know l shall have IN
mind that later fight for liberty IN
which we had the honor and privi-
lege TO take part"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07

On the 10th Of October, 1918, the
S43rd Field Artillery of which l was
a member, moved into reserve at Ro-
ches-sur-Rognon. On arrival in this
area the regiment was scheduled 10
relieve the Goth Field Artillery in the
Toul sector, but was later designated
for service in the Meuse-Argonne
offensive. to relieve the 10th Field
Artillery, whose p. c. was at Mont
faucon. We were daily informed of
the negotiations and events leading
up to the signing of the armistice re-
ceiving by wireless the official bulle-
tins. Early in the morning OF the
day. the 11th of November, news came
from official sources confirming the
signing of the armistice, the usual
routine was suspended and the cele-
bration began. The stars and stripes
and the tri-color were placed on the
steeple OF the church and by IL o'clock
a large crowd, both American and
French, had gathered on the streets
between the town hall and the church
ready to join the demonstration when
the bells would ring announcing IL
O'Clock and the cessation of hostil-
tiles Loud and prolonged cheering
almost drowned out the sound of the
bells, continuing long after the last
gun had been fired along the western
front. In the afternoon, everyone at
tended a football game, returning home
happy and planning what We should
do when we got home" instead of
IF we get home" as had been our
won't.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07

and like the most of French towns,
1t was very muddy one. IL is about
l5 kilometers from Barbecue. | was
the sergeant in charge of the 36th
division post office. and ON the day
of all days, | accompanied the mail
TO Barbecue. When reached the
depot at Bar-le-Duc the French peo-
pie We're garthered around a bulle-
tin, talking in loud tones saying. "fini
lie guerre, tout de suite" This was the
first that l had heard that the armis-
tice would be put into effect at II
o'clock ON that day
1t was about a. m. when | heard
the news, we loaded the mail and left
at once for division headquarters. On
reaching there l at once told the boys
what | had heard. They all laughed at
me and none of them believed thai
the firing would cease. l remember
that about 1856 six or eight of the
detachment had gathered around and
were talking and wondering if they
did quit, just how long 1t would be
before we would start home. When it
only lacked minute until eleven
they walked to the back door looking
at their wrist watches and sure
enough the firing ceased. 1t became
so still that II was nearly unbearable,
after listening TO the shells so long.
There was not much rejoicing, the
only demonstration | remember was
about so French children marching
with torches and blowing horns They
would stop at the corners and make
little speech, then they would all
yell together, "fini le guerre," and al
nearby cafe l could hear few
French soldiers singing Madeleine.
j. C. CROSBY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07

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thanks for your great medicines. You
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Hundreds of such letters expressing
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but at once take Lydia L. Pinkham's
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07
ROY LOGGANS.

v here was l on November II,
1918? That day started early for me
as | went on watch on the big wire
less station at 12 o'clock in the morn
ing We were resting at Conde. a
little town about IL kilometres from
the front lines, where we had been
since coming off the front October
29th. At 2:20 l heard the general
call for all stations to receive, then
came the momentous message:
ITO all allied Armies: Hostilities will
cease at the eleventh hour, French
time. Advance no further than lines
established at that hour.
"(Signed) Foch."
I could not wait to receive the
remainder of the message, giving
conditions and particulars, as l had
to tell the boys, so | left Eddie Oliver
on watch and went to the building
where the company was sleeping. They
all came out of their hunks when
told them it was all over. and the
cook was so glad that he agreed
to give us hot cakes for breakfast
and as a result we had a good break
fast served to us as fast as the cakes
could be cooked.
The French people did not be-
leve US, but waited until they re-
ceived the LA Petit Journal" and
even then they seemed unable to
realize that their four and one-half
wars NJ war and suffering were at
an end. Our boys did very little cele-
brating as they all were busy in writ
| ing letters or cabegrams to those
at home to let them know that we
were still on the Job.
f. c. LONDON,
] II =
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07

La guerre est fini!' the news sped
like the wind through our base hos
pital IA at Nevers, and every other
town in France.
The fete began, the flaring torches
swiftly led the way for the long pro-
cession, and everybody joined in THE
Marseillaise," and Hail, the Gangs
All Here" Our work had been sue
cessful. Every one who took part
on the extreme western sector with
the First Army Corps remembers es-
pecially Halloween night. The artil l.
lery which had been preparing for
weeks had opened up about 2 a. IN.
with one of the greatest and most
sublime barrages of gas shells ever
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07
corpl. opr. lilth f. $. Bn.

November IL, 1918. found our de-
tachment OF the lllth Ammunition
Train at the village OF Waly, in the
Conde area, some miles from Verdun.
We were just reaoy to go back TO the
front, were under orders TO go to
Metz but armisticc rumors had been
in the air for several days and we
were expecting change AT o'clock
Monday morning a French courier
brought word to the people with whom
ws were staying. saying positively that
the armistice had been signed. Of
flcial news, however, did not reach
us until u few minutes before IL
o'clock and confirmation OF the news
was had almost Immediately when
the sound of firing ceased. The chang
| ing expression on the faces of men
made an interesting study, Drawn,
tense features relaxed. the day became
a season OF rejoicing, with Intervals
of sadness as the men thought OF
| friends whom they had buried around
! St. Etienne. Home seemed someway
| to be much nearer as the men began
describing scenes which they knew
were being enacted In their own home
towns In celebration OF the event.
Wine and champagne flowed rather
freely. in spite Of hundred per
cent increase in price, but strange TO
say there was not one case of drunk
enness in our village the entire day
tMMfTT r. REID.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07

November 1lth, 1918, was cool
fall day midst the deep sand and tall
pines where Camp Jackson stood near
the city of Columbia, South Carolina.
In one portion Of this camp Field Ar
tillery requirements were being trained
while in the other portion were locat-
ed three Field Artillery regiments
who were under overseas orders and
waiting anxiously for their oppor-
tunity. The 73rd Field Artillery, with
Col. NJ c. Randol, one of the highest
type Of regular army officers. in COM
mand, was one of these regiments and
/ was under his command.
All of the members of this regiment
had been training furiousy at the