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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
REDS CLAIM MANY
VILLAGES TAKEN
NEAR BIALYST0K
Moscow Statement Says
Heavy Fighting in Progress
on Galician and Crimean'
Fronts.

LONDON. Aug. s1.--Russiar Boisha
eviki forces. fighting against Polish
forces north OF Brest- -Litovsk. have oez
cupied number of villages from 10 to
20 miles southeast Of Bialystok, says
wireless dispatch from Moscow re-
celved here today, quoting an official
statement issued there yesterday.
Heavy fighting which is declared 10
be favorable TO the soviet armies. con-
tinues in the vicinity of Lemberg and
Przemysl, in Galicia, while In the Oriek-
hoy region Of the Crinfea the Bolsh-
eviki have been successful. It is said.
Farther north. near Vladimir Vol
hynsk, SOVIET troops have occupied the
town OF Bielz and number OF villages
north OF there. In the neighborhood OF
Brest- -LitQvsk, where the BoIsheyiiri
claimed Yesterday to have captured
several towns from the Poles, only local
fighting Is going on, the statement de-
cares.
Anti -Boishevik forces landed in the
province of Kuban. east OF the sea of
Azov, by Gen. Baron Wrangel, have
been completely annihilated." says 4
statement Issued here late last night
by NJ. Kameneff, head of the Russian
Bolshevik trade delegation in this city,
This statement was based on a teie-
gram NJ. Kameneff received from Mos
COW earlier in the evening"
After defeating Gen. WrangeFs
forces'' the statement continued.
tions surrounded them and by a night
raid destroyed their headquarters In
the northern part Of the government of
Turida, Gen. Wrangers army Is COM
pletely beaten. He now holds only
Crimaa "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

opportunities in the South. Equipped
with letters to friends in Memphis, he
left Huronblythe, Ontario, and crossing
the border at Port Huron, travelled by
railroad to Cincinnati With traffic
uncertain by land and with adventure
reckoning him. he boarded steamer
on the ONO, Coming through cairo,
he landed In Memphis.
Did Odd Jobs.
In Memphis he visited friends and
did odd work until 1872, when he began
the building OF a successful mercantile
business. Entering the firm Of II. b.
Eggers & Co. at 2 Union Avenue. he
vas instrumental In forming policies
Of that. concern, In 1872, this company
banded general line of produce, which
later was reduced to the exclusive
handling of flour, meal and feedstuffs.
In 1850 the firm became entirely un-
der the managership and ownership OF
Mr. Reid and the name of the owner
Continued on Page l2, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
Miss Beg9s Quits
AS Deputy Clerk

Tuesday was the last day at the
courthouse for Miss Anna I. Beggs, who
for n number of years has been deputy
clerk and master of chancery, in charge
OF courtroom work. Miss Beggs' resig-
nation, which was handed to David Fen
tress, clerk and master, before he left
for the American Bar association meet
ing in st. Louis, becomes effective
Sept. l.
Attorneys who practice in chancery
court will learn with genuine regret OF
Miss Beggs' resignation, because they
have been accustomed to depend upon
her for many courtesies in the chan
Gerry courts. Her unfailing good humor
her efficiency and her knowledge OF
chancery work made her valuable in the
clerk and masters office. Particular
ly was Miss Beggs' efficiency appre-
ciated by the two chancellors, +. II
Heiskell and Israel H Peres.
Miss Beggs' grandfather, Capt. George
Mallory, spent AZ years of his life in
the office of the clerk and master OF
chancery in the old Shelby county
courthouse He died in 1906.
A successor to Miss Beggs has not
been named. The appointment prob
ably will be made when David Fentress
returns from Northern Michigan, where
he is spending his vacation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

Leading a yearling calf nine miles
over country road and selling 1t to ?
farmer is the way Charles Walter
Thompson, now president of the Ma
tional City bank, earned his first dol
lar. He was 10 years old at the time
and he says that the calf was one of
the most cantankerous critters that
ever navigated on four legs Foreign
to this yearlng were all polite urgings
or tender enreaties, its one aim in life
being going any direction instead of
that which young Thompson wanted II
to. Al
Mr., Thompson was born in Middle
ton, Tenn, March 6, 1855. When IN
school and still later until he attained
his majority, his one great ambition
was to win the postmastership at Mid
dleton. He never realized IT,
At 21 he became general valet in a
grocery store at Ripley, Miss, where
he was voted salary OF SO a month.
Board cost him $40, the reduction be-
ing granted in consideration of his get
ting up at o'clock in the morning and
building all fires. Four months served
to teach him the rudiments of the mer-
camille business, after which he be-
came affiliated with L. d. Hines q
Co, merchants, at Ripley Here he
remained for 10 years.
He organized the Memphis Queens
ware company in 1895 and after about
Is years in this business sold out, later
becoming chairman Of the county com
mission, succeeding Thomas b. King.
After whirl at politics he entered the
banking business where he is today.
Thompson is a believer in the saying
that "the way to a mans heart is
through his stomach" and his greatest
and most regular hobby is to place him
self on the exterior Of generous help
ings of a chicken dkaaer.
Educational institutions are the great
est things needed by Memphis people,
he says, and to them he would vote a
million dollars. The father of twins,
he is happy and satisfied with his ca
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
JOHN REID RI So Is AFTER 4
48 .s.S IN BUSINESS

Rounding out two ~ eight
years Of active bus, g .emphis,
the doors Of the wholes$p luce busi-
ness OF John Reid, Fro street and
Gayoso avenue, will close Wednesday
morning. the owner retiring to enjoy the
declining years of his life with the
satisfaction and the knowledge OF
task well done.
Watching Memphis develop from the
time nitching posts and camping
grounds occupied the present site of the
postoffice. Mr.. Reid has had an ex-
perience that is hardly duplicated by
any man in active life here today, He
has been successful and at the age OF
II years is leaving the rush of COM
mercialism to the younger generation
while he retires to his home, 963 Ray
burn boulevard.
Mr. Reid came to Memphis in oc-
tober, 1865. Leaving his home IN Scot
land at an early age. he joined the
western tide of migration TO Canada.
Here after a few years he heard Of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
GOV. ROBERTS AND
ALT TAYLOR MAY
HAVE OPPOSITION
Men Dissatisfied With Both
Candidates Plan Conven-
tion to Pick Independent to
Enter Race.

Word comes out of Nashville, the hot
bed, of politics, that convention short
~ is to be called for the purpose of
nominating candidate to make the
race against Gov Roberts, the Demo-
cratic nominee, and ALI Taylor. the Re-
publican nominee. The candidate will
make the race as an Independent and
will appeal especially to the element Aof
both parties that is dissatisfied with
the. methods followed in securing the
ratification of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment to the federal constitution
permitting women to vote.
The movement has not attained the
momentum OF a ull-fledged campaign,
but the ground work is being carried on
with assurance that the voters of the
state, even II they are for woman suf-
frage, do not indorse ratification by
the extraordinary session of the legis-
lature in violation Of the state consti-
tuition. The methods of the suffragists
likewise are to be made the object OF
attack and 1t is proposed that candi-
dateE be selected who can go on the
hustings and make the most of the
charges of bribery, CORRUPTION and gen.
eral reports of scandal In connection
with influencing votes for suffrage and
q pai I'm OF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
ITALY is ASKED TO USE
INFLUENCE FOR MAYOR

ROME, Aug 31.--Premier Glolitti has
received a telegram from Sean O'Ceal-
laigh, delegate of the Irish republic in
Rome, urging him to bring to bear the
influence Of the Italian government and
people in favor of Terence MacSwiney,
lord mayor of Cork, who is believed to
be near death in Brixton prison, Lon
don, as the result of hunger strike.
Pope Benedict has received many
kilograms, letters and addresses from
Irish bishops, fclergyman and civilians
describing the situation in Ireland and
asking him to intercede for that coun-
try with the British government.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
ENJOYS ARE
DIRTY AND DlSGUSTED

BREST- LITOVSk. Poland. Aug a
CBy the Associated Press Tired dirtY
and disguised, NJ Domski NJ Grahski
and several other members Of the Pol
ish peace delegation arrived here from,
Mnsk last midnight and were received
by Prince Sapieha. the Polish foreign
minister.
Prince Sapieha told the correspondent
the delegates remaining in MinsIl would
he recalled Immediately as ii had been
definitely decided TO go to a neutral
city from Warsaw. The foreign min.
lister said that had he known sooner
Of the ndgnities suffered by the Polish
delegates they would have been recalled
long ago
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
PAVING CONTRACTS
TO BE AWARDED

Contracts for paving North and South
Third street and parts of Poplar and
Vance avenues were to be awarded at
the regular meeting of the city COM
mission Tuesday. Bids on this work
were opened at the last session of the
commission and were held over for one
week for investigation by the engineer
ing department,
f. G. Proutt, recently selected as
chairman of the Memphis water COM
mission, was to he formally elected az
the Tuesday session to succeed T. j.
Wexford, resigned.
With these two exceptions no other
matters of importance were scheduled
to come before the commission.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
SECURE STOP ORDER
UPON GROCERY STORE

A stop order restraining the Banks
Grocery company and j. NJ Scruggs
from continuing a building which they
have started at Main street and Nettle-
ton avenue, was issued Tuesday by
Chancellor Israel II. Peres, on applica
tion of the Currie McGraw Building
company The petition for the stop or
der and temporary dnjunction was filed
by Attorneys McKelar, Kyser a. Allen.
The hearing Is made returnable on Sep
tember S.
The building company alleged in their
bill that when they purchased property
at Main and Nettleton, there was
restriction In the title which forbade
erection OF any other than brick or
concrete warehouse bpilding with a
basement. They alleetd that the de-
PENDANTS now are proceeding with the
erection Of a one-story frame, without
basement, adjoining them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

Mr.. Smith was one Of number OF
applicants for the place and after much
correspondence he was advised TO come
TO Memphis for conference. There
Is every indication that he win be re-
tained as he has heen highly recon-
mended as an expert in recreation and
community work
The city recreation work Is on the
eve OF complete reorganization Both
the white and negro departments viii
Ideas Of the new director An en-.
poyes of the negro recreation depart-
ment have been discharged effective
Sept !. and the community centers
have been closed temporarily. This
\wnk among the negroes will however
Wv thoroughly reorganized as soon az
tine new director takes charge
= n Wtlllngham, chairman OF the
park commission. who has hepn away
tho greater part Of the summer, Will
reach Memphis "Wednesday aud will
preside at the conference during the
,fternoon between city officials and Mi
smith Tuesday Mr. Smith was taken
over the city on a preliminary Inspec-
tion by 1. NJ. DeSaussure, secretary,
and G. w Davis, superintendent Of
the city park department
The park commission has under con-
sideration plans that will put Memphis
10 the forefront In recreation and cont
munity work. Not only has an ambl4
tious program for the recreation DEPART
ment been outlined. but for the entire
park department. Among things con !
templated is the erection OF an open-
air auditorium In one of the city parks.
preferably Overton or Riverside. The
Memphis Chamber OF Commerce. II is
understood. have appealed to the PARK
commission for such structure with
the idea of establishing summer opera
season in Memphis. The en-air audit
torium would also be available during
summer months for other gatherings
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
HeiresS Mdrries
Former Chauffeur

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,, Aug. 31.-Miss
Marion Nugent, daughter Of Joseph Nu
gent, millionaire horse and mule dealer
here. was married to Samuel T,
Marion Nugent, daughter of Josephs MI
gent family, at Belleville, yesterday. It
became known today S;rohm was dis
charged several months ago when Nu-
gent learned of the growing friendship
between the couple Miss Nugent Is
20 years old and Strohm 90
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
Relief Promised
From Heat WGUe

Relief by Wednesday morning from
the heat wave OF the past several days
was promised by the government print
er. Meteorologlst Scott, Tuesday. Fair
and cooler, read the Y. s. weather btiI-
letin for Wednesday. The card also
predicted probable thunderstorms Tues
day night and Forecaster Scott said
autoists had better put up their TOPS
II they started for spin.
The reading at o'clock Tuesday
was rs with slight rise by noon.
The river continued 10 fall, decrease
OF Z OF a foot being registered the -
hours preceding o'clock Tuesday. The
gauge read 1873 feet.
Despite slow telegraph service Fore
caster Scott and j. ID. Blagden put the
river, weather and cotton region bulle-
tins TO press on time Tuesday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
PEACE DELEGATES WILL
CONSULT GOVERNMENTS

LONDON, Aug. 81 (By the Associ-
ated Press Representatives Of both
the soviet and the Polish peace delega-
tiOns at Minsk have been sent to their
respective capitals To consult their gov
ernmentS regarding any proposed trans.
fer Of the negotiations to arother place,
according 10 a wireless dispatch re-
cclvcd here today from Moscow.
The Bolsheviki delegates had suggest
ed EsthOnta, the message notes, and the
Polish delegates proposed Riga
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS
GO TO HOLLY SPRINGS

Thirty extension agents and diveFsifi-
cation experts Tuesday left for the exc
after the close Monday night of the
convention Of American Agricultural
Engineers, Southern section, held at
Chamber OF Commerce. The men. all
delegates to the local meeting wera
to inspect the plant at Holly Springs
stanley +. Morse. New orleans, was
named president Of the society Monday
right at the final session. He sue
ceeds h r. Gross. OF Mississippi A.
and NJ. college, Starkvllle. James Aren't
son, OF Memphis was selected vice
president, and Charles Seitz. of Blacks
burg, Va. secretary
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

The Republican national committee,
the treasurer said, has allowed money
to meet currency bills as contributions
were coming in very slowly. He Of
fered figures showing about a quarter
of a million dollars of the amount al
ready contributed is still outstanding in
unpaid pledges. His statement of cash
receipts and disbursements listed $3.50,
600 as borrowed. The national commit
tee has loaned 100000 to the congress
to the senatorial campaign committee,
he said. The state committee of Maine
has borrowed $4,000, Indiana 81 900,
North Carolina $1,000 and Maryland $5,-
900. The national committee has $155.-
1851 on hand
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
POLE-RED PEACE
POWWOW PAUSES

WARSAW. Aug. 3t.--Peace negotIa-
tions between the Polish and Russian
rupted, according 10 n wireless dispatch
received here MOST OF the Polish dele
gates have left MinsS for Brest- -Litovsk,
while the Bolshejik representatives
have gone to Moscow, both sides plan
ming TO resume the conference within
week, probably at Riga.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
|MacSWiney CIings
TO Life, But Death
Is Expected Soon

LONDON. Aug, S1.-Terence Mac
Swiney. lord mayor of Cork, who has
beer on hunger strike since Aug
IL, was still alive this morning, but
his sister, Mary, who visited him, said
he was growing weaker and that 1.-THE
end may come at any moment"
MacSwiney spent a restful night and
his sister remained near Brixton prison.
where he is confined, throughout the
night, thinking she might be called for
An official who saw MacSwiney early
today described his condition as being
like that of man on a precipice,"
adding that "the slightest breeze might
blow him over at any time."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
TOT IN HOSPITAL;
MAN BLAMES DAD,
HE EXPLAINS ACTS
Auto Crash Occurs on Null
berry Street and Tiny Girl
Is Badly Iniured-Truck
and TaxiCab in Collision.

Two -yearsold Mary Groves is at st.
Josephs hospital, suffering from a frac-
tured skull. the result OF an, accident
Monday afternoon as she was riding In
the 'front.' seat of big automobile with
her father. Benjamin H. Groves ehauf-
feur for the 7s4 Taxicab company. Mary
was dashed against the windshield OF
The big auto when a collision occurred
between the machine and motor truck
driven by c. w Schoultz, 25 Victor
place. The accident happened In front
OF s4S Mulberry street. about 100 feet
from Vance avenue. The girls head
was severely cut by the windshield
glass and an operation was performed
late Monday by Dr. f. e. Francis to
relieve the fracture OF the skull!
Groves, distracted by the accident to
his little daughter, was severely CEN
sured Tuesday by Schoults. who de-
clared that he had sworn out war
rant for Groves arrest. inquiry at all
city magistrates offices failed TO dis
close issuance OF stleh warrant Prin-
cipal criticism of Groves by Schoulta
was because Groves did not take his
daughter to the hospital, but drove
three passengers in his taxicab to the
Union depot. toward which he was pro-
ceeding when the accident occurred.
Bystanders had TO lift the child out OF
Groves car, bleeding and crying ac-
cording to Schoults. The baby was
taken to the hospital by Schoults' son,
&c. j. Schoults.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
Meetings Encouraging.

1t is understood that the mass meet
ings held in several important, county
seats in Middle Tennessee last Satur-
day were sufficiently encouraging TO
warrant the assumption that a candi-
date on an independent ticket would
poll a large vote. Some believe such a
candidate could be elected.
While no candidate has been centered
upon at this time a number of availa-
bles have been discussed One of the
first mentioned was Seth Walker, the
speaker of the house, who made
spectacular but unsuccessful fight
against adopting the suffrage amkhd-
ment. Walker made strong fight and
demonstrated the qualities of leader
'hip that are imperative in a campaign
that seeks to throw traditions to the
winds, but H. is not believed that he
would agree to enter the race against
toy. Roberts unless the breach between
them has widened considerably since
Walker shivered his lance against the
administration forces and lost. .t.,..
But Walker Is a good speaker, and
knowing the ins and outs Of the fight
there is no doubt that he would make
strong candidate for the independ-
ents If he could be induced to make
the race. He is young man, a good
lawyer with a bright future, but it
is understood that his ambitions do not
run to politics.
IL SO ndppens tnat tne 'leauAlS news
papers in East and Middle Tennessee
made a strong fight on the suffrage
amendment. and in some counties the
members Of the legislature who, voted
| for ratification have come in. for ex-
coriation at the hands of their constit-
uents, y. a
The situation 5does not prevail in
West Tennessee. Only III n few coun-
| ties--Fayette and Haywood are typical
examples-is the antsuffrage senti-
ment quantity to be reckoned with in
the apnroaChing election
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

Eleven states. Mr.. Upham, said, have
failed to raise enough money to care
for their expenses and the difference
has been forwarded to them by the ma
tional committee. In two other states
Nevada and New Hampshire-all
money raised in the state has been spent
for the state campaign. Nevada raised
$90O.S6 and New Hampshire $1,686S2
The II states which received help
from national headquarters, with the
amounts are;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
G. O. P. TREASURER !
DENIES ON OATH
CHARGES OF COX

ShiCAGo Aug 31.-Denal had
d OF or ordered made the
cities charged by speech
was made today by Fred W.
i national committee in testimony before
e investigating campaign Chairman
$800O,OOO ' " ~ A' ~
The first time in the newspapers the
uy after the Cox speech said
my office made list
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
HOLD REVIVAL IN TENT,

A tent meeting and revival at Wood
lawn and Bethel, which started last
Sunday, is being largely attended. tn"
service is conducted by Rev, 4. j. Val
icry. aided by Prof. w. D. Foster. of
Olivet, H., song evangelist There are
two services a day at pm ana f;So
pm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
LETVIA AGREES TO LET
ENJOYS MEET AT RIA

WARSAW, Aug. 81. (By the Asso-
ciated Press )-Letvia has agreed 10
permit Poland and soviet Russia TO
transfer the Minsk peace conference to
Riga This was done on request Of the
Poles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
HEAD OF
RECREATION WORK
REACHES MEMPHIS

w g. Smith, of municipal
Oakland reached
members Memphis
held Wednesday which be
MIR Smith will he employed
the city OF Memphis Upon orders
mission abolished Aug and the
commission
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31
Might Defeat Roberts.

Political observers do not believe that
an Independent candidate would have
chance of election, Notwithstanding the
support of the leading daily papers and
many of the politicians in the other
sections of the state, though they ad-
NIT that such movement might prove
disastrous to the prospects of Gov
Roberts success which now appear to
be bright
A candidate on the Independent ticket
might result in the election of a Re%
publican governor. Gov. Roberts might
increase the normal Democratic major
ity, but there would be little hope for
the third candidate. The independent
candidate might appeal TO the Demo
cratic opponents of suffrage and he
might also take away from Taylor the
union labor vote that will go to Rob-
erts. The women, however, will vote
in force and their strength will be suf-
ficient to overcome whatever reflections
that may arise in either of the two
PARTIES.
Gov. Roberts friends are confident
that he has made his cause stronger by
standing by the platform pledges of
his party and that whatever he may
lose will be more than made up by the
accession of new friends who in the
outset were not convinced of his whole
hearted desire for ratification. ..-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

Aside from politics. what
does Gov think nG Harding. and
what does Harding think III
Gov?
Two newspaper editors, two
Officials, two neighbOrs, two
Ohioans. two candidates. rep
resenting the two great parties,
will tell tho readers OF Tho
News Scimitar what they think
o; each other.
These two remarkable esti.
mates of one another written
in the first person by the cam
didateS themselves, will appear
shortly in Tho News Scimitar.
Watch for them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-31

sun Sets today 6;2S pm; rises tomor-
row 5:33 am. Moon rises 1882 pm. to-
night. Precipitation, none.
Tennessee-Thunder showers.
Mississlppi-Fair, cooler.
Arkansas-Showers cooler.
Alabama-Fair.
Kentucky-Thunder showers.
Louisiana-Fair.
Oklahoma-Showers.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida-Fair.
East Texas-Showers.
West Texas-Unsettled.