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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
Old Line Republicans Carried
Doytona Precinct our to Three,
First Time in History of City
George E. Gay, 422: w. L. Van Duzer.
70, DIR. F. c. Whitaker, II.

George E. Gay, 42s; w. L. Van Duzer
70; Dr. F. c. Whitaker. II.
For. secretary of state-H. Clay
Crawford, $40; B. E. Dyson, AGA.
For attorney general Rivers II. Blu
rofd, 623; William NJ. Gober, 254.
For comptroller Ernest Amos. CAS-:
W. H. Northup, 22l; James T. Nc
Carthy. So.
For state treasurer. c. Luning
$50; r. E. Hunt. 244; II. L. Ewing, 81.
For state superintendent Of pubic
instruction N. Sheats. 63S; J. f.
Junkin. 35S.
For commissioner of agriculture
w A. McTae. 594. Newell B. Huh,
222 NJ. N. Porter. 81.
For Justice of the Supreme court
w. II. ellis. 571: Thomas F. West. SIS;
IF. W. Marsh. 222; N. b. X. Pettingin.
253; Z. r. Axtell, 95.
For railroad commissioner-A. S.
Wells. $50; George G. Crom. 222; S. c.
Baird. 80; George G. AicDougal. %
For member house of representa-
tives Howard G. Putnam. s2s; Mur-
ray Sans, 5s3; d. E. Lyon, 14s: ]. Ii.
Donneily. 1874
For county judge. Lee McCrory.
704.
For sherif-Lee Morris, 500; NJ. A.
Galbreath. 623.
For clerk of the Circuit court
Sam'l D. Jordan, 696.
For county assessor of taxes r. L.
Smith. 1874
For tax collector-D r. Smith, TAI
For county superintendent of public
instruction r. NJ. Sheppard. 72l
For county surveyors B. Wilson
2; c. NJ. Rogers, 5; Mcbride, 25.
For county commissioner-E. M.
Carpenter fDist. No. ID, 5s7: Isaac A
Stewart tDist No. p, 5s3; R. !.
Bishop tDist. No. 81. SIC; c. L. yining
spiat 81 u, $3.50 G c Beck Dist
For members of the county board Of
public instruction " w Gould tDist.
No. II, SAC; S. E. Lemmon tDist. No
.. 5s4; H. T. Mcclellan dist, No. 81,
s:s, Harriet al. Longdon tDist. No. 81,
1s1.
For justice of the peace, District
No. Charles L. Beers. 6S2, ]. Fitch
Walker, 1876
For constable. District No. st. Q.
Milton. SO; W J. Johnson, 179.
Proposed constitutional amend
ment-Amendment Of Section 6 of Ar
ticle TX. relating to taxation and n
nance-For. l24; against. 5S3.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

-
ORLANDO. Nov <--tspeein1 q y.
DAILY News .Afier the turha,r~a
<eessc # Tuesday aisht a ouore whuu
tao white men ard = namhes a -
gross ~ere killed.. Al i aai~t il TITS
soNamauity Ex-sersiee zs>r potrelIs1
~ii the rsssls Leading into osiande -
assb'' folioxiax run,or thai nsnny
HssfeeS from the ~ezt side e ne
cosniy acre psaaniax upoa imvsaknw
TIE city Il ls nax beiiexcd that 10
rusnoF ~ss vishosf to~nd>sion - -
zrves ~ere net stirring frou tkeir
ae'Hss In the eouaanunitv. Il i hard
70 sieiarHnins just ho~ many neesocs
wsre k.siesa. but otnci@is give the nam-
Der ~ ak
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

un.ernationai News service,

Vnternafionai News Scrxicc.1
NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-The uu.
precedented Republican victory is
growing hourly. Senator Hard
ing has 4o4 electoral votes Of the
college Only once before has
this been surpassed, in 1912. when
Wilson got ass against Taft.
Harding carried a6 states. while
the Republicans elected 26 gov
ernors, leaving at home such
Democratic veterans as Champ
Clark and Senator George Cham
berIaln.
The Republicans elected one
congressman from Texas, carrying
several Texas towns.
Cox has f27 eieetorsi votes. The
popular plurality of Harding to-
day is estimated around seven
million votes.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
WILSON NAMES HIS
/, OF n. COMMITTEE
MEMBER FOR DISPUTE
UNITED Press.l

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4-The Pres
ident today named Abram Elkus. of
New York the American member of
the League of Nations commission TO
settle the Aaland Islands dispute be-
tween Sweden and Finland, it was an
nouneed by the State department.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
MARION TO cELEsRATE

MARION. Nov 4s--tsardsns will do
little work now on his Association Of
Nations. s-cordirs 60 those close tc
him. II % certain he intends to cali
no formal conference before his IN
sugurstion. said an ofhessI state
nsent at headquarters. u IS said no
politics will be considered and NO
visitors received next month All
Marion intends to turn out tonight
for big ceIebration.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
ONLY WOMAN MEMsER

(intsrnstionai News SerVice.l
MuSkO6EE. Nov a-The only wo
man member of Congress- will repre-
sent the Second district Of Oklahoma,
according to almost complete returns
today. She is Mrs. Alice Robertson,
opposing Congressman sHstines, Dem
ocrat. Hardina carried the state.
Republicans elected q senator and
three members of Congress.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
okLAHoAA REE.LaLIcAN
oKLAHoaiA cITX okla.. WOW.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Nov. ~.
Oklahoma has joined the Republican
ranks for the first time since state
hood. Returns from 2.eoc out Of 2.ss5
precincts gave Harding isad Of asia
8. w. Merreid. Republican, is leading
Scott Ferris, Democrat, BY 1000 II
is indicated the Democrats lost four
seats in Congress.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

CHICAGO. Ncs- 4.--eryan to-
day suggested that as result Of
the election that President Viii
son resign Immediately. allowing
Vice e-presidcnt Msrshaii TO as
sumo the office.
He said Marshall ought %
name Senator Harding IS secre-
try of state and then resign when
Congress meets in December. al
lowing Fiarding 10 start carrying
out his program immediately.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

WASHINGTON. Nov s-An xes-
eEnment restrictions over szxzr are
removed by the signature u Press-
dent Wilson. TO the prsclamzi5on pto-
vlding for revocation. Nosssnber n.
Of aceases held - whalesaierx. re-
liners. exporters and importers
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
CLARK coNcEoEs DEFEAT
tUnIted Press.

MONTGOMERY CITY. Mo- Nov. Z.
Champ Clark, enspeaker of the
House and once a presidential possi-
hiiity. was defeated for re- election By
500 votes, II is indicated Clark con
cedes the election Of 7. w. tfukriede,
his opponent.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
FARMER JUMPED OFF
FAST MOVING CAR;
KILLED IN the FALL
tintsrnational News Service }

ATLANTA. Nov. A. Benjamin
Fouts. 45 years of age. prominent
farmer OF Gainesville. jumped from
fast moving Hemphill avenue street
car last night and was killed His
dat SIS det
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
N. Y. GovERNoR REPUsLlcAN

international News SrrvtCe.1
NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-AlmoSt com
plete returns give Miller, Republican
for governor. lead over $4,000. prse
ticsily assuring his ei-ction. Tam
many does not eoueede his election.
however.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

BERLIN. Nov. the G<ruan He~nk
j. unanimous IL sayit4g TIE Asherie4n
s.icssion Is not . victory for Harding
but severe defeat tor wlI<o1ssns
They see gain for 1efmaay Is be14x
nov free from WISCONSIN.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
ROBERTS DEFEATED

NASHVILLE. Nov. with three
Counties missing, Hardins's plurslst,
is estimated at 10000 All Taylor.
Republican, 10 estimated 5000 votes
ahead Of Governor Roberta
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

/ tThe Associates Pressl
OHio-Later returns from Ohio
increase Hsrdngs lead. Noon re-
turns show $4,000 lead with an except
ono Republican Congressman elected.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS

UNITED Press-l
MUSkOGEE, Okla, Nov 4.--For the
second time a woman will be member
of Congress in Washington. Demo
crafts concede the election of Miss
Alice Robertson, es, former anti suf-
fraoe workers.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
SCOTLAND STILL WET

GLASGOW, Nov. 5.-incompiete re
turns of Scotland's first prohibition
showed 146 voting areas remaining
wet, ~ dry ard % voting limited pro
hibitien. "Pussyfootr Johnson was
among the American workers Eiding
the Scottish workers
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
BOND AMENDMENT FAILS

t!nterns.ional News service.l
PENSACOLA, Nov. 4.-The pro.
posed amendment to bond the state
for twenty million for good roads was
defeated, according to revised returns
today.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
THE MOVIES
y ahiished by the Daily News as
a1formasion for Its Readers.l
CRYSTAL

CRYSTAL !.
Perfect Woman. Constance /.
+ Ts lmaage: kiss Ale Quick" a /.
= q de Cook comedy, the famous
y HI opodrome clown. i.
LYRIC
Jennie. Be Good" Mary Miles .
! N nter. A Fresh Start" Mer- /.
\. ID ces1esis
II -i-i-l-ss .lf~ss. :. lls.l IL
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
FIRST SHIP IN Ny.
WITHhc GERMAN CREW
SINCE START Of War

NkN ft,i.k Sex fA lsfaaaa
sssssbaat sasp zith > tesnaa ersr
afFivaa asf. spslaf 81 rs 6sss E.1sn
SINCE fsfS
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
ST. PETE REPUBLICAN


ST PETERSBURG. Fla, Nov. A.
For the first time in the history OF any
Florida town, st. Petersburg went Re-
publican by 27a.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
IRISH VILLAGE is
PRACTICALLY ALL
DESTROYED IN RAID

Nt tl1A SOS fse village ~
fiean - mts uwra4ssl os here
ass gsaet y aefn ea lasf niens
Is ssrmas5 ns@n Tne raid uss ln
reur fr sAe n4Eeer of fzasszssr
Ka1'eAsf s ils aefaf lfssa s.satshe-
sEe ds2 se sezel
Is ee sFeass soste2 ~ sEe s~fz
faf Tb raers -sarn=l
f taan Is ea Msssr fs@ssx aT-
iax as ~ eaHe kfs 4eass sssz ~
eseag. as Sass tseis hernsas hsrses
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
HARDING CARRIES NEW MEXICO

BOSWELL. New Mexico, Nov. A.
With returns Of more than half the
counties tabulated, the indications are
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
ANTI ALIEN law FOH
CALIFORNIA RECEIVED
QUIETLY ~ JzpS.

TOXIC Nov The passake ol
the anti-alien laaa iaw lu California
wss Ie efvsd -nletie hmus heat
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

3 51rauath Tagore is raising
sone1 ~ his university in India.
/ pcr11s p hiz university. He is the
J NJ n Arst class educating story.
| ere Il a condensed:
Al einrIse an old man with an iron
. ,ce,et etRrts along 4 pebbly beach.
G ne pettle on that beach win turn
q > iren tFacelot to gold If he can
d ID 10 ONE pebble. He picks up
q i pe1blo pffer another. fifty. hum
d "a. ssd With esch touches the iron
D acalel ~ iOaks Nothing happens.
. u be soea On al day picking up
= bhles aHd touching the bracelet.
s. So tlae Hight dies out he happens
q hok II the bracelet and finds 1t has
q eed 10 gold Hut he doesn't know
u ~ particular pebble caused the
n esfermation. II was picked up aud
q pxn away after he HAD CEASED
~ TAY ATTENTION Then it was
q Npg dark. te0 late TO go back and
=, 10 over again.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
1900. The total vote IS expected !.
reach 10000.
NEW ORLEANS ron cox

NEW ORLEANS FOR COX
lunite6 prexs.l
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4-Retsrns
from ali bat one precinct here asxe
Cox 3z75i. Harding eo.os5. Returns
from the state are sIow bus HARD
ing has won II parishes and possibly
two more cox's majority. however.
Is unsssaiisbIe.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

A great failure is often the max
ing man and nation. Germany
show signs OF making something out
OF tie greatest failure in history
Anne fcan business men. for their
own welfare, ought to watch what
Germ any is doing.
Wien Germany uses ton of coal
she axes cut every valuable by pro-
duct In the coal before putting 1t on
the rate, so that the coal costs prac-
teal nothing.
w waste half our coal in unbuned
ashe and lost heat. Germany pro-
pose to change coal into electric
poae at the mines, saving transpor
tatiot and cutting down the cost o.
posat For short distance electric
force travels cheaply on wires.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

At the Biltmore hotel. in New York
City. by way of moral uplift, univer-
sity and prison graduates. society
'eade 5 and outcasts will get together
and tile boys win be invited to come
and here viii be prize fights, knock
down !. bloody noses and perhaps
knocl outs. So the encouragement
read recently.
Cor I'd yon imagine more complete
Continued on Page Four
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

- - @@+A att Vi US. AT Hf5t we
- = we'll snd obserye closely. then
~ beeoms 'naechanical. pick up our
~ - and drop them without paying
al &ttention. And. as the darkness
f Ne have grown old. and it is
~ late to 81 back. We realize that
q ne time We had the chance, but
~ mt see II, That's q good story
hal h the greatest power III the
Vol u. II Is, of course, imagination.
Pc ku klux rode out in a Florida
tow = five hundred. ell masked in
viii q, carrying flaming cross and
ean iers reading. I'VE were here yes
tsFt sy; We are here forever"
= lese Ku Klux are led by an I'M
peri q Wizard. The idea is to fright
en- he negroes. and it works per-
fect :. They lock themselves up in
thst houses while the Imperial Wizard
gom BY.
y ley know perfectly well that good
1FH F-day. common place Colonel
In nons rides behind the mask of
ne aaperisi Wizard, but that doesn't
niak any difference.
II xnfae mask, the wfzafa sstse
nd the mystery do the work and the
plo ed man stays indoors shiyerins
St It was on the banks of the Nile
flanu sd11sis NJ xoare aya and .. i,
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04

tn German plan viii let labor
aliart in the management and the
profit The Plumb plan would have
done that for our railroads. The
natio that first escapes from the
dead ming effect Of the wage system.
gives workingmea real interest in
the usiness not swindling, unreal
inter II OF the don't YOU want to buy
some of our preferred stock" order
wi solve the question of production
The broad ax., 1920-01-03
linda Pronr.a.lnn.

The first auto man service IN the
Orient has been introduced In Madras,
India.
The broad ax., 1920-01-03

IL carnegie shared IN s1moSt
uniQue honor with the Empress N
Rle u having 4 planet named afbR
m during his lifetime. Two Of the
1afkahls family q minor planets
etusted between the orbits Of Jupiter
md Mars were named Carnegie and
leonias-Weslminster Gazette.
The broad ax., 1920-01-03

AprsAistoEie race that lived IN Nsz-
- eontnr1ss before Cortss ever n.
EixOa there 70 crush tie power q ths
AEtse kingdo3, vas q eiyiIlSed people
Who were flooded out u exiStsncs by
q aollgs that gWept ths valley o. Hsxr
-. - relics pieked up near ths eapi-
tRl ety prove. and some writer's assert
eAat Nexieo was the site q TIE begin-
ning Ct man and that u was IN this
Va1lay that Noah set forth for HIS -
aEy tguR q ths flooded world
The broad ax., 1920-01-03
Accidental Fortune.

Blotting paper was discovered BY &C
eident. Silver sand was originally
used, but IN a paper factory q woman
once accidentally forgot to put On the
skiing. The proprietor picked up q
piece Of the paper, but was annoyed 10
fnd that It was soaking up the ink
He at once entertained the idea that
the paper would be useful for -dEy-
ing"
The broad ax., 1920-01-03
No Msre FL Of Anger.

: Anna, becoming very angry, BIT her
smaller sister. Her mother. hearing
ne little child CRY, went 70 see what
was the trouble. When she found
out she reprOached Anna and asked
her over what she had become angry.
AEna replied: Il wasn't angry. that
vas righteous Indignation" -C Chicago
American.
The broad ax., 1920-01-03

ne Garden q TIE Gods q q trasl
e land. about 800 acres h extent. nsaR
Colorado GpElnu. Colo. Il abounds -
weird and flntast1c plnnaeies q ri
and Whits sandst0ne. sons q them
more than 800 fest hieh. Among TIE
CHEZ features are TIE cathSdraI
spires. ths Balanced rex. ote Tho
GatsWly q ths garden eonslsh5 q two
enormous masses az rcd sandstonA
go feet high, sufRcienfIy far apart
for ths roadway to pass between
thsm
The broad ax., 1920-01-03

A Ilttia glEl had q twin brother Gnd
slstsK. New. - Was used % TIE eat
haviRg kltbsns and 0nly one IL tie
kitten family being kept 50 whsn
her father brought tie twins down b
sh0R her ne gazsd e them earnestly
for q small space Of tine. then said
DADDY. I mink we'd better keep that
eneIP Pointing. g shs thought -
tie prsttisE onsI
The broad ax., 1920-01-03

Thers was tfmo when Holland for.
beds ne sale q oranges and earrots.
oEaags Waa he color q re stldt-
hol6sE's family. and when TIE dame-
eratie feeling agafnst this family Wag
q "a height ths fruit o. oraass eolsr
vas taboo
The broad ax., 1920-01-03
Scientific Research

Philip. who had received as q birth
day present a beautiful new misero-
scope. presently astounded the cook
with the exclamation: Hey, cook
lend me q fea, win your I'll give It
back to you in three minutesI"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
GIRL RESCUED
FROM RICH CHINk
Wealthy Fugitive Sought for
Bringing Woman From
Orient.

san FRANCISCO, GAIA raid rem
inisCent Of the old days of Chinatown
was staged in the Oriental quarter re-
gently by Detectives Henry kalmbaCh
and Frank Lord and resulted in the
rescue Of Quot Ping, a beautiful young
Chinese slave girl from a den in Bart
lett alley The girl was sent to the
Juvenile Detention Home and the po-
lice are now seeking "A wealthy Chi
nese who Is said to have brought the
girl TO this country last September and
to have kept her since IN close con-
finement in the Bartlett alley house.
The raid of Detectives Kalmbach and
Lord was the result of secret informa-
ton which was given them. Armed
with a search warrant, they went to
the Bartlett alley address. Their ap-
proaeh was noticed by the girl from
an upper window. She Immediately
locked all Of the doors,
Unable to gain. entrance, Detective
kalmbach secured a tall ladder, placed
It against the side wall Of the building
and climbed To an upper window. with
the butt aOf his revolver he broke the
pane, Unmatched the sash and climbed
in.
After a systematic search Of the
premises he finally located the girl
hiding in the bed of n Chinese woman
caretaker in the basement. This woman
disClaimed ALI knowledge that the girl
was In the house. The pretty Oriental
slave girl was badly frightened, not
knowing the purport of the detectives
visit, Her fears were Gained, however,
when their mission was explained.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Y. W. c. A. WILL MAINTAIN
HOSTESS HOUSE ON RHINE

COBLENZ,-Work eat the Y. W. c..
a. Hostess house in Coblenz has in
creased so much that a larger hotel
has been taken over, according to a
cable just received at national head
quarters Of the Young Women's Chris
tan association in New York. The
Hostess house is being maintained in
Coblenz at the request of Pierrepont
B, Noyes, American commissioned Of
the interallied Rhineland high COM
mission, who feels that it would be a
great loss to the women connected
with the commission If the Hostess
house should cease to function.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Actress JdiLS
Her>O Old Friend

PARlS-Mlle. Martha Regnier, ac-
tress, is the victim Of the theft of her
ring. worth so, 600, at the hands Of her
friend from childhood Georges Va
nor, son of the critic.
Nanor made his morning call upon
Mile. Regnier who, beihg in her bath,
had him ushered into her boudoir UNI
til she dressed. When she entered the
room she looked for the ring she had
left on the table. Finding it gone, she
chaffingly chai ged Vanor with having
taken It, which he Indignantly denied.
Though Mile. Regnier's fame has
been made as u player of ingenue
parts, she took the %precaution of tele-
phoning the police before going out for
a walk with Nanor.
Vanor was arrested at the Hotel
Chatham and confessed the robbery,
saying a jeweler in the Rue Lafayette
had given him $500 for the jewel. Mile.
Regnier recovered the ring and with
drew from the prosecution. but as Va
nor was found to be wearing several
decorations to which he was not emit
tied, he is now held for that o%ffense,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
WAR PIGEONS TO
GET PERMANENT HOME

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.-Becauso Of
the service to the United States, seven
homing pigeons. veterans OF the world
war. are to receive a permanent homo
The seven birds are the survivors Of
q squad Of SO. belonging TO Thomas
Jones, a county employe here, who do
mated their services to the government
the day the United States proclaimed
war on Germany.
All seven birds have received honor.
able discharge from the A. +. f. head
quarters at Brest, France. nuckshut.
one Of the pigeons, is marked by a ma
chine gun bullet which pierced its wing
He was fired at by a German airplanr
which wac pursuing him while carrying
a message from the front line trenches
10 general headquarters back Of the
lines.
The birds will be housed In the tower
of the Hcnncpin county courthouse.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
SHOOTS FATHER TO
RESCUE MOTHER
Girl Says Man Intended to
Murder Wife and End
Own Life.

ANNAPOLIS. N'a-Rgroyertus from
a state az hyster34 eaffrlealI, go ~c-
igte the story Of the affair. Me- ltutu
jefferson. IS wears olt, or PASSPORT
a ytlare lust -.r1ss SPA Cro.s from
this civ. told the conditions under
which she was forred u shoot her ft'.-
er who is now iu A dangerous C.uai-
ton in the Emergency hospital, An
napoIis. with "A bullet wound directly
above his heart.
Ny father declared his intention ~
kiling uCther ami then shooting HIM
self" Miss jefferson said. "IIc has
made similar threats on previous occa-
slors when he did not appoar 70 be
himself"
She said nothing unusual had oc-
CURED until lust before IL pm, when
they were preparing to retire Then
her father told her that she might be-
prepared for something awful
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Fighting PrOfiteerS
In England Makes
Living Cost Go Up

LONpON-Twcnty- four convictions
obtained before the 1000 anti-profiteer-
ing tribunals set up throughout Eng
land have cost more thas l,OOO pounds
sterling each. II was declared by Capt
WedEw0od Bonn. in the house ~ com
mons. during discussion Of y proposal
To extend the prufiteoriug act for an
other period OF six months.
Capt. Bonn summarized the results
Of the act. during Its first six months
Of life, by stating,
Nineteen hundred committees have
been appointed, 1885 casoS have been
heard-one case per committee, "a con-
y]ictions have been , obtained; 20. 900
pounds sterling has been spent. And
the cost 81 living has gone up
supporters Of the bill argued that six
months had not given the administra-
tors Of the lavs fair opportunity Of dem
onStrating its worth.
The proposed extension Of six months
WAS voted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
PIGEONS SMUCCLE
DRUG OVER BORDER

u ROCHESTER,, N. "A flock Of car
rier pigeons Is now Infringing drugs to
recent apostles of J, Barleycorn, the
police have been told.
4 The pigeon man is said 10 be In
touch with a Canadian who lives not
Tar from Toronto, The man ships a
coop OF carrier pigeons 10 his Canadian
friend, who in turn loads the birds
for passage across Lake Ontario into
THE United States. 1t Is claimed that
during the past week no less than 40
pigeons have arrived at their home
stations. and that attached TO a leg on
each bird was AIN ounce OF cocaine,
"worth $i2 an ounce at Wholesale
Since the prohibition era has dnwned
in Geneva and vicinity. many persons
have observed that something has been
obtained by certain characters stronger
Than hard cider.