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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
MOOSER
TO GET POST
OF LANSING
cambridge Colby, Supporter
Of Teddy in 1912. Selected
by Wilson for Cabinet as
Secretary of State.

WASHINGTON. FEB. 25.--eainbrldpe
Colby, Of New York, who was one Of
the leaders IN the Progressive party
under Theodore Roosevelt, will sue
coed Robert Lansing as secretary Of
state. Announcement Of his selection
by President Wilson was made today
at the White House.
The selection Of MIR Colby came as
surprise most officials assuming
that Frank l.. Polk. acting secretary
would be the presidents choice. Ths
first inkllng that the president was 10
appoint someone outside Of his off
cial family came when Mr., Colby visit
ed the White House early today in CONF
pany with Raymond r. Baker, director
Of the mint
MIR Colby was taken TO Soc the press
tdent on the south lawn and a few min
utes later the formal announcement Of
his selection was made, His nomina-
tion is expected TO be sent to the sem
ate within day or two.
ON leaving the White House MIR. Coli
by said
II had long and unhurried confer
ence with the president, which i'm
pressed me with the great confidence
he has reposed III me. | hope l shall
not prove inadequate to these great
duties"
Mr.. Colby said that. pending consid-
GRAFTON Of his nomination by the sem
ate, he did not desire to make fur
Their statement
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
ANOTHER AMERICAN
KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.--Barry Ho-
garty. an American citizen. was kid
mapped by Mexicans at Matimi, Du-
range and is being held Tor ransom,
according 10 information received today
by the state department.
Hogarty was employed as superin-
tendent of the smelter Of American
Metals company at Matiml. The kid
naping was reported By the company
from It's headquarters in New York and
Ii based upon a report received yesttr"
tereV Mex
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
BIG STEAMSHIP LINE
REPORTED AS SOLD

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Sale Of the
Old Dominion Steamship company. or
the stock Of the company now held by
several railroad lines, was reported here
today. Purchasers of the stock are
said to be among those now heavily
interested in the Clyde. Mallory and
other coastwise lines.
Al the office Of the Old Dominion line
ID was said the sale was not yet made.
hut it was admitted negotiations to
that end we're under way. The Old
Dominion line, operating between New
York and Atlantic coast ports, towns and
controls a large fleet OF steamers, five
Of which are passenger and freight
vessels OF more than 1000 tons EACH
in addition to barges, tugs, etc.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
C., |. & W. RY. OPENS
COMMERCIAL OFFICE

W. T. Nanderburgh. recentiv appoint-
ed commercial agent for the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis 4 Western railroad With
headquarters at Memphis. has arrived
to make arrangements for opening Of
fees here March l. Mr. Nanderbprgh
is we'll known here. having formerly
represented the tackawanna railroad
here. He comes here from Chicago,
where he has been located during the,
neriod OF federal control.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
GOOD ROADS BILL
IN MISSISSIPPI
IS SURE To PASS

JACKSON, Miss. Feb. % (Spll--
Prospects for the SIS, 000oO0 bond issue
for good roads were frightened this
morning when Chairman Mitchell of
the house committee on roads, ferries
and bridges favorably reported the
Roberts bill, previously passed ny the
senate,
only one amendment was adopted by
the committee, Section 10 Is so changed
that all Of the privilege tax on motor
vehicles is paid into the state treasury,
instead of so per cent 10 the counties,
as provided IN the senate bill.
Chairman Mitchell expresses the be-
lief that the house will accept the bill
In it's present form. II will probably
be called up for passage before the end
OF the week
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
NEGRO in ClSTERN
SUSPECT MURDER

The body of a dead negro was dis
covered in cistern in a cotton patch
in vacant lot between Lauderdale
and Wellington street near Iowa ave
nue. Wednesday afternoon by negroes
of the neighborhood. Police officers
called to the scene notified the county
morgue to have it removed.
The wife of Joe Benson, negro, who
disappeared some days ago, believes the
body may be that Of her husband. who
had $l96 on dis person when last seen.
4 parapet several feet high above the
surface police maintain, would have
prevented falling in and in consequence
credence is given the murder theory
Benson was employed by the Frisco
railroad
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
Girl, IS, FACES
Jury ON CHARGE
Of KILLING MAN

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Feb. 25.--
Sybll Cochran, 16-year- old girl will be
placed on trial in criminal court here
today on the charge of numbering j.
]. Hale, farmer living near OolteWah,
In the north end of this county, a few
weeks ago, and the case is expected to
be unusually interesting on account of
the circumstances of the killing.
According to officers who investigated
the case, Hale and five other members
Of his household were asleep in the
same room Of a cabin which had been
occupied since their home burned some
time. ago, and during the night 1t Is al
legged, one of the occupants of the room
fired revolver from a bed and killed
the elder Hale in another bed. On ac-
count of remarks said to have been
made by the Cochran girl, and her
boast that she could take care Of her
self with revolver, she was arrested
and accused OF firing the fatal shot.
The girl declares her innocence
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
{. c. NORRIS TO
MANAGE NJ. & D.

MOBILE. Ala, Feb. %. (Spl)--E. G.
Morris, Of Washington, D. c., at the
present time assistant to President
Fairfax Harrison, will succeed r, ".
Taylor as the vice president and gen.
eral manager of operations of the Mo-
bile & Ohio. Accepting to information
received in Mobile.
Mr. Taylor will make his last inspec-
ton of the properties of the Mobile &
Ohio in his official capacity on Thurs
day.
r. V. Taylor, who since the govern
ment took over the railroads has been
the federal manager of the Mobile e.
Ohio and Gulf, Mobile & Northern, will
retire from the railroad business after
Monday and become for the present
connected with the importing business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
COMMUNISTS LEAD IN
ELECTION AT MOSCOW

LONDON Feb. 25.--Of the no depu-
ties chosen in the recent Moscow cleo
ton ESQ were communists. "a We're SYM
pathizers with communism, 81 were
nonpartisan and eight were Menshe-
Wiki, according TO a wireless dispatch
from Moscow
Eighty deputies were women, 20 OF
whom were communists and 10 nonpar-
tisans Nikolai Lonine. BolsheViki pre-
mier. addressed working women and in
vited them to take an active part in
elections and in the political HE Of
the country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
PREDICTS LYNCHING
IN DIXIE WILL END

BOSTON. Feb. %. within few
years there will he no more lynchlng
Of negroes IN the South. Or. Robert r.
Motion, negro head OF Tuskogee insti-
tute, predicted in an address here last
night. The governors OF North Carolina.
Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky have
pledged themselves there will be no
iynchmg in their states while they are
in office. he said.
AS an instance Of what he said WAS
the very gratifying attitude Of the
best people Of the South toward the
negro" DR. Motion said the governor OF
South Carolina recently recognized a
negro committee las brothers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
OPERA HOUSE IS SOLD.

NEWPORT. Ark, Feb. -. (Spl.l-A
real estate deal of considerable interest
this week was that of the sale Of the
opera house by its owner, j.
W. Grubbs, to a stock company Of this
city. who intend converting It into Il
modern picture show and playhouse.
amounting to several
thousand dollars will be made on the
building, The price paid was $4,000,
and the stock company Is composed Of
Ar JAMES. A. c. Wlkerson> Bert T.
SnctSer and Joe l. BeNens.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
RAINS DAMAGE ROADS.

NiNONA, Miss. Feb. % (Spl The
continued rains during the fall and win
ter have made the roads throughout
the county almost imnassable. This
condition has caused the good roads
advocates in the county to get busy, q"
and during this year II is expected that
Montgomery county win build many
miles Of hard surface roHd President
of the Board Of Supervisors n. b. Dot
son Is giving his personal attention TO
Dad rcpait work and tn" highways
will he in first class condition within
% dayg
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25

Memphis, Tenn Feb. %. 1890
--Femperature---
Hour. Dry Bulb We Blh Humid'g
pm. yes'day 81 ~ Sc
am. today. so rs 60
Noon today. "a % ~
Maximum, 80, minimum, 80 sun sets
TODAY $3.50 pan. Rises tomorrow e.SS
am. Moon sets 1918 am. Preciplta-
ton, none
Tcuuessee-Fair. continued cold,
Nrississippi-F Fair. continued cold:
freezing temperature TO coast
Arkansas Fair stationary tempers-
ture.
Alahama-Ea continued cold; freez-
ing temperature to coast.
Kenmcky-Fair. continued cold,
l.ousiana-Fair, probably frost near
ly to coast,
Oklahoma Fair,
East Texas Fair, probably frost near
east coast
West Texas--Fair. cooler in south.
North and South Carolina--Fair
freezing temperature to coast; continued
cold Thursday.
Georgia-Fair freezing temperatures
in extreme south.
Florida Fair and colder cold wave
in central: killing frost in extreme
north. light to heavy in central por@
ton,
Kansas--Partly cloudy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
GRANT REQUIS|TION
ORFORMER MAYOR
OF LITTLE ROCK

MONTGOMERY Ala. Feb. 25.--Gov,
Thomas Il, Kilby today at noon
granted requisition for d. NJ, Pixley,
now held at Decatur Ala. on charge
of grand larceny. He is said to have
formerly been mayor of North Little
Rock, Ark.
An officer from Arkansas has been
in the city since early yesterday wait
ing for action by the governor on the
request OF the governor OF Arkansas
for requisition, but Gov. Kiiby did not
sign the necessary papers until noon
today wshin gto thoroughly consider
the case before taking action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
RECENT AND PREMIER AYE WOUNDED BY ASSASSIN
Took Nine Days
For Wood Alcohol
To Kill This Negro

4 pint % wood alcohol purchased in
Memphis, and drunk in one sitting at
his home IN Earle ARK, proved fatal
to Taylor Collier, negro, 10 years old.
Collier died az Wilson's surgical hos
pital 1903 Pcarce avenue. on Feb. o.
Collier purchased the poison In
Memphis about three weeks ago. He
did not drink Il unth Friday, Feb. H.,
On the lith he was sent to the Mem
phis hospital, his eyesight d,mmng
and his stomach In terrible condition
from the poison He lived nine days,
suffering severe agony
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
Religious Surrey
Plans 10 Be Made
Thursday At Noon

Final plans for the city-wide church
and Sunday school survey are to be
completed Thursday at a joint meeting
and lunch for the general committee Of
laymen and the advisory committee OF
room Of the Y. NC. a. at 1890 pm.
Fixing OF the date for the survey
will be one OF the important matters
decided upon II will probably take at
least 1000 workers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
ASKS PROTECTION.

ONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 2i.-.C'rcu-
lars urging that attacks on non Mos
lem peoples he prevented have been
sent to the provincial authorities by
the ottoman minister Of the Interior,
He bases his appeal on the ground that
such attacks prejudice the good dispo-
sition OF the powers toward Turkey.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
GIRLS SCHOOL HEAD
MURDERED in ROOM

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-Miss Flor
ence Housed, aged so, owner Of the
Huntington Hail school for girls in
South Pasadena, near here, was shot
and killed in her room last night by an
unknown assailant, who then set fire
TO the building.
The fire was discovered by Miss
Housers father, aged 50, who eXtin-
guished the flames.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
$50O,O0O FOR WAR
SUFFERERS IN EAST

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb @5-The
Southern Methods board OF missions
has appropriated $3.50 600 out OF the
centenary fund which is to be immedi
ately available for the physical relief
Of the people IN the European coun
tries devastated by the war, according
to announcement today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
READYVILLE BANK
LOOT WAS $55,OOO

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 21,-Re-
ports received TODAY from Rcadyville.
where the Bank Of Readyyiue was
hurglarized aud robbed early yester-
day are to the effect that the loot Of
the robbers consisted OF 81 0Q0 in
money. bonds and stamps and S5i 600
in notes belonging to the bank and its
pa irons
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
OPEN SHOP MAN MADE
MAYOR OF BEAUMONT

BEAUMONT, Tex, Feb. o. (Spl)--
&. A. Steinhagen, representing the
peoples ticket. defeated Il. J. Diffed-
bacher. labor candidate. for mayor, by
400 majority. with nearly 1000 votes
east. The entire Steinhagen ticket was
elected Lines We're closely drawn be-
tween the two factions during the cam
pain. Diffedbacher based his hopes on
straight labor vote, while Steinhagen
appealed to no class. Labor claimed
that Steinhagen was an open- shop can
didate
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
BIG PLANTS REoPENED.

BERLIN Fab. 25-Great chemical
plants in the lower Main district.
forced to close recently because Of
lack of fuel have resumed operations
AS a result Of deliveries OF American
coal. The cost averages from 100 marks
per hundrcdweight ON the basis OF the
prevailing rate Of exchange. 1t will
be paid for in chemical products More
than is 600 workers viii be affected by
Inc rrnnnning of the nlants
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
COMPROMISE VERDICT.

4 Judgment for $3.50 against the city
of Memphis for personal injuries re
cetvcd by Eliza Bailey was entered
Wednesday morning in circuit court by
consent OF counsel for both parties.
The original suit was Tor $4,000 for in
iuries received when Eliza Bailey
stepped into an uncovered manhole.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
MAJOR KEIFFER RESIGNS.

LITTLT ROCK. Ark. Feb. 25.-The
resignation from the army Of Mai Phil
lin j. Keiffcr. former adiutant at Camp
Pike, has been accepted by the presi-
dent, and Maj Kelffer will receive his
discharge at Camp Pike today. ac-
cording to orders received at the
camp from the war department,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
POLAND WANTS PEACE.

WARSAW. Feb. 25.-Poland is IN
clined to enter peace negotiations with
the Russian soviet government i'm
mediately An official statement 10 this
effect was made Tuesday night by the
foreign affairs commission Of the diet
in explaining the attitude Of the gov
eminent and the diet toward the Boil
sheNik pence propOsals.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
ACCUSED VIOLATING
FEDERAL BIRD LAW

Federal warrants have been issued
against y w. Webb. 1857 Cooper street,
and II. W Butch, $50 Summer avenue.
charging them with violating the mi-
gratory law. it being alleged they killed
a coot out Of season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
DETAILS Of ATTEMPT.
UPON LIVES OF SERB
LEADERS ARE MEAGER

LONDON Feb 25-Prince Regent Alexander Of Serbia.
and Premier Protch have been wounded the result of
unsuccessful attempt assassnae them according dispatch
form Tres the Gornale dIaa forwarded here by the
Central News correspondent Rome Beyond the fact
that prince premier wounded the dispatch
no further details and Of their wounds was
indicated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
BOMB DAMAGES TRAIN.

BARCELONA, Feb. 25.-A bomb was
thrown last night at the express train
bound from this city 10 Madrid in which
the civil governor of Barcelona was
travelling The bomb broke some Of
the car window panes. The governor
was not injured.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
10000 REPATRIATED

PARIS Feb. % tF'rench Wireless
Servicc} One hundred and ninety thou
sand prisoners of war, including As, ll0
officers, have. been repatriated from
French camps since Jan, 20, according
TO an announcement from the French
war office
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
vENIzELos APPEARS.

LONDON. Feb. 25.--Premier Neni-
zelos Of Greece appeared before the al
lied supreme council today 10 present
further argument on the Greek claims
in the Turkish settlement II was de-
eided that the Hungarian treaty should
be taken ip again at an carly date.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
Liberty Bonds
Set Lou Record

NEW YORK. Feb. 25,--Liberty Sis
per cent bonds today made new low
record at $50. They closed yesterday
at $3.50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
Irish Home Rule
Bill Presented

LONDON. Feb, 95.-The government
bill for Irish home rule was presented
in the house Of commons today. The
measure at once received its first read
inc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
Polk to Resign.

After Mr.. Colby has taken office,
Mr. Polk, who has been secretary nd
interim since the resignation OF Mr..
Lansing nearly two weeks ago. 10 ex-
pected TO carry out his intention OF
retiring from the state department. Mr..
Folks health has not been at all good
for more than year and his physl-
clans have advised him to take a long
rest,
should Mr. Polk retire two important
posts In the state department would be
left vacant, that OF under-secretary To
which Mr.. Polk was advanced some
months ago, and OF assistant secretary.
The latter place was held by William
Phillips, newly appointed minister 70
the Netherlands and Luxembourg,
Mr.. Colby who Is a lawyer, was a
member OF the American mission 20
the interailied conference at Paris, ~
November, 1917, Previous 20 tbat tins
he had served a. commissioner o. ths
| United states shipping hoard. betns
appointed IN July. 1915 While com
| missioner he also served as mem
| Der AZ the United States shipping board
| emergency fleet corporation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
Born in st. Louis.

He was born In st. Louis. Dec y:
1850. and holds degrees from several
colleges. His wife. 10 whom he was
married In 1895, was Miss Nathalie
sedgwick, Of Stoekbridge,. Mass, pre-
vious TO her marriage. He has prac~
tired law IN New York since 1882.
From 1901 TO la01 he was member
of the New York assembly. representing
the goth district MFR. Colby Was actiyc-
~ identified with the candidacy OF
Roosevelt for the presidential nomi-
nation in 1919 and wasls one Of the
founders Of the Progressive Nationai
narty IN that same year, having been
In charge 81 the contests to scat sooEe 4
Welt delegates IN the National Repuh-
licau convention that year.
In 1914 and 1916 he vas the Progress
sive partys nominee for United states
senator in New York but was defeated
in the elections.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
EXPERIENCE IN
MATRIMONY Of
NO REAL VALUE
BickartS Each Married Three
Times-BOth Now Seek Dr.
vorCe-Many Fraud Sug-
geStiOnS in Cross Bill.

charging that the filing of petition
cor divorce was prompted solely by
m9rcehary motives and that this action
lonoWed his refusal to TRANSFER to his
@lIe all of his assets, Charles S. BiclI-
arr, president of the National Fruit
Products company, Wednesday morn
lng liled his answer and cross-bill in
the chancery court against his wife,
MIS-. Pauline Harris Bickart
hearing of the writ of ne exeat, which
seeks to, prohibit Bickart's leaving the
jurisdiction OF the chancery court Of
ing,
Charges made in the divorce petition
OF Mrs. Bickart that her husband owned
stocks and bonds and other assets worth
three quarters of a million dollars; that
ne was an habitual drunkard and pos
sessed of an ungovernabe temper and
mat he had on several occasions at
tempted to kill her or assault her with
q deadly weapon and that he had
boosted of his ability to defraud per-
sons in business transactions are de-
Bickart
He admits that Mrs. Pauline Harris
Blckart is his third wife and, that he
married her in Detroit after very
short acquaintance and charges that he
is her third husband, the two previous
IT,
previous to his marriage to her that
she lived with a man in the city Of
Detroit.
Denials of the charges made by Mrs
Bickart are contained throughout Bick-
arts answer while the cross bin charges
Mrs. Bickart with an ungovernable
temper and purely mercenary motives
in filing a divorce petition against him.
No Thought of Flight.
The writ of he exeat was entirely
unnecessary, the answer states, setting
forth that Bickart had no intention
whatever of leaving the jurisdiction of
the Ghancery court and the United
States in order to defraud the govern
ment in its case against the National
Fruit Products company and Bickart.
On the contrary, the cross bill alleges,
Bickart, worried and harassed by his
troubles in business, had invited HIS
wife to accompany him to New Orleans
for one week and that upon his re-
fusal to commit a fraud against the
government by transferring to her all
OF his assets, she became enraged and
filed the petition for divorce. In which
an injunction was asked whereby he
NJ prevented from visiting his home al
Mt1s6 Niilton avenue, aud from the MSS
q aII of his personal funds and Sc
Bic&art ctargsg that instead of beinr
the chaste and virtuous woman he
thought her to be when he married her
he has since discovered that Mrs. Bick
hart who was Mrs Pauline Harris al
the time of her last marriage, had LIVED
in Detroit with her mother father, tive
children and some man, whose name il
not mentioned. She was employed II
u lady's ready to-wear store III Detroi
at the time Of the marriage,
Dissolution of the bonds of matri
mony Isl asked by Bickart in his eros!
bill and no claim is made for the Gus
tody of the two adopted children, thu
bill stating that Mrs. Bickart bent
their own mother has superior RICH
. IN their rIfStodV