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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
LEAGUE ACCEPTS
/ WILSON OFFER TO
ACT AS MEDIATOR
Presidents Acceptance of
Armenian Responsibility
Brings Cheer to Members
of Council.
Day the Associated Press.l }

GENEVA, Dec. LA letter to Pres
ldent Wilson, accepting his offer to
act as mediator In Armenia was he
ing drafted by the council of the
league Of nations here today. Mr..
Wilson's note, which was received
this morning, was read to members of
the council at 10: 80 O'Clock and was
received with marks of livelest sat-
isfaction.
President Wilson's acceptance Gre
ated q great iuIpfession when IL was
announced today.
Poor old Europe will feel less
abandoned" was the remark MADE
by a. member OF the French delega-
ton while discussing the matter. Inc
news gave the assembly great relief,
as the Armenian questif8Il had pecoIne
a bugbear OF the assembly.
There is much speculation as 70
what form the mediation of Armenia
will take, "A. j. Bhlfour, a leader or
the British delegation, renarkeu 70
the assembly the other day, that N
order to negotiate it would be neces-
sary to offer Mustapha kemai, cmeI
of the Turkish nationalists, some
thing-either money or territ0ry77---7.
and this remark Is recalied IN con-
nection with Mr.. Wilson's known OPP
position to the disposition mace oA
SONS parts of the territory of Tur-
key by the Sevres treaty
Greeks May Pay
Prediction is made here that, lrt
the end the Greeks may pay tns
price for saving what remains q
the Armenian people. ~
president Wilson's action IS q pig
step toward a solution of one OF the
most serious problems before the as,
Cecil characterized the American pres
ident's acceptance.
THAT is wonderful news" he de-
clared, when the information was
given him. 'It brings relief to all OF
us who are trying to find q way W
help the Armenians out of the ditfl-
Gully. Mr.. Wilson's acceptance ~
,cor1ln1e ndatfs asi vsglt ~ nf tlie E.etlS.
traditions OF the us 81. WHICH AaVe.
always been a friend of Armenia ana
taken the lead in alleviating her SUI
"The decision Of President Wilson
Is NOT in any sense political, from
nv point of view, and can not give
announcement to all those who wish
to see the u. S. in the league. 1t
is simply natural development OF
an old, humanitarian policy"
DR.. F'ridtjof Nansen, who had been
one of the first to become interested
in Armenia, and is a member of the
committee considering developments
in that country, was rather inclined
to pessimism yesterday. When ne
heard the news today, however, ne
bearned with joys I'VE have found
the man." he cried, "and the rest
will be easy"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
REEVES FUNERAL
SET FOR FRIDAY

Funeral services for George 4.
Reeves, slain Shelby county jaiIer.
will be held from the chapel OF
Thompson Bros. at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon. and at 2:30 services viii
be conducted at the First Methodist
church by Rev Charles Wesley Web
dell, the pastor Friends of the family
are invited to attend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

Him at Bethlehem, nearly 1920 years
ago.
Think 1t over Goodfellows. Get
a punch. Not only send in sub
scription yourself, but do little
work in the missionary line. But
tonholc some friend and II he has not
contributed explain the work of the
Santa Claus club and then asl, for
"a douation.
Remember the address Is The
Goodfellows' Santa Claus club, The
News Scimitar,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

full scrutiny of the occupants, de-
cided that they were not the ones
he was looking for.
Details of the shooting of Jailer
Reeves We're exchanged for ihfor-
nation from Memphis as to how the
chase was progressing. ..-
Ihe newspaper men then proceed
ed into Tunica to wire back to Mem
phis for news Of the bandits.
After they had departed for the
city the officers again became sus-
picious. The posse Immediately pro-
ceeded to round up the neWspaper
men again.
by this time the reporter from The
News Scimitar, and the other men
IN, the car, were at the sheriff's Of
flee inquiring for news of the BAN
dts. 1t was here that Sheriff Cox
and his deputies found them, but
the newspaper men proved their in
nocence by calling their respective
city editors on the telephone.
Camera Saves En-.
The Cannon car was then turned
back over the Delta highway in the
direction of Memphis!
The big Cadillac. however was
still identified as the bandit car and
at almost every little village on the
highway 1t was halted by armed
posses.
The News Scimitar reporter was
carrying a camera. and this. in the
majority Of instances, identified the
occupants as everything but ban
dts.
While well on the home stretch
and about mile north of Lakeview,
the front right tire of the Cannon
car RECEIVED puncture. Three of the
occupants walked back to I.akeview
to telephone into Memphis for a serv-
ice car. AS they walked into the
general store at Lakeview they were
met by the proprietor and a six
shooter.
The proprietor said later that he
was ready to start tho fireworks inn
mediately had the newspaper men
and Cannon acted suspiCiously.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
Former KGiserin
RepOrted No Worse
BY the Associated Press.l

DOORN, Holland, Dec. Augusta
Victoria, former German empress,
who has been in serious condition
from heart attack for several days
past, was apparently no worse this
morning. 1t was annouXced that she
had passed a quiet night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. L. Miss
Ellie Ferguson. a young Atlanta
woman who claims to have driven
an ambulance in France during
the world war. was indicted by
the federal grand jury on a
charge of illicit distilling.
The still was concealed in a
carefully prepared dugout, SINH
lar to those on battlefields, and
was located in a pasture near
the womalts home on Howell
roa6, north of Atlanta. according
to prohibition officers. :
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
FATE OF CHILDISH FAITH. IS IN YOUR
HANDS THIS CHRISTMAS, GOODFELEOWS

kiddie
forwarding this check the
you ire a Goodfelow
feeling il
woudb be j c NJ city
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

oa our VINO are dear This reply Of thanks be n
ln read address
santa Claus club We only here about IS months pleas
-hre In incoing 81 this Christmas lund )
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
HOLD 'LENDON
FOR MURDER Of
GEORGE REEVES
Charge Senatobia, Mss, Lad
Gave Pistols to Bandits
Who Slew JaiIor-E!is At
toFney Objects.

T. E. McLendon, of ,Senatobia,
Miss, is in tine county Sail await
ing trial for the murder of George
7. Reeves, Shelby county jailer,
whose death resulted Tuesday morn
ing a few minutes after he was shot
by Clyde, A. Hamilton. The gun
with which Reeves was killed is be-
lieved to have heen given Hamilton
and, his two murder pals. Aida i.
Shaw and Edward b. Kelly, by Nc
Lendon.
The formal charge against the
Senatobia man is first degree mur-
Eder the extreme penalty for which
Is death in the electric chair.
McLendon is brother-in- law of
Joseph Hatton, known to his three
confederates as Red" Hatton, the
fourth member of the Hamilton
gang. Detectives can not. under
stand how Hatton came to be left
out Of what they firmly believe was
a planned plot to effect the escape
Eof the quartet. Hamilton was seen
to wink at Shaw. as to indicate
the door of the Jail, through which
the murderers passed practically
over the body of Jailer Reeves.
| The arrest of McLendon was SEN
sational. 1t was effected in the cor
ridor on the second floor of police
headquarters within sight of Judge
II. n. Barker, of city court, while
court was IN session.
McLendon had appeared on a
charge OF operating an automobile
| with wrong license numbers. II was
as he passed out of the court that
| ~ II
arrested him
Realizing that it was for no minor
offense, from the tone OF the detec-
tive, who seized McLendon's asrn to
| prevent any attempt to escape, Mr.
| Lendon's attorney, w. B. Rosenfield,
made q frantic effort to have his man
| released
Attorney Interferes.
you can't take this man." and
Rosenfield snatched at Foppiano's 8
arm.
Foppiano warned the lawyer that
\ he veKlg NE feSeed to uaE IA lantsa n
he offered further trouble. Rosenfitld
| followed McLendon and Foppiano to
| the lower floor OF the headquarters
building, where Detective Inspector
w. T. Griffin joined them. Rosen-
| field continued to object until Nc
Lendon was ushered into Lieut.. Paul
| Waggener's office, where he was
photographed and his Bertillon meas
urements taken.
Rosenfield was not permitted to
| talk to McLendon, and within 10
minutes McLendon was placed in a
| cell.
| Rosenfield's next action was to OBJ
| tain a writ of habeas corpus for Nc
Lendons release. This Judge A. B.
| Pittman, of Third circuit court,
granted. but he issued bench war
rant for McLendon on first degree
murder charge. f ....r
Before dark Tuesday McLendon
had been transferred to county jail
McLendon recent was granted q
pardon from Mississippi state prison,
where he served six months for
handling stolen automobiles.
Inspector Griffin charges that Nc
Lendon handed the murder trio their
guns while in conference with them
at the county jail.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
RECTOR EMERITUS DIES.

NEW YORK. Dec 1.--Monsignor
Thomas F, Taafe, rector emeritus OF
st. Patrick's church, Brooklyn. died
early today at the church rectory.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
sYSEsl w j. S;Is
MEMPHIS METEoRoLoeX.

MEMPHIS METEoRoLoGY.
Twenty-four hours TO noon Dec. 1.
1920: ~
Temperature
-Four. Ery bulb. Wet bulb. Hum'y.
7 pm. yes'day A 4s %
Noon today =. 81 4s 81
Maximum -. As n
Minimum go. 10
Sun sets today, 4;49 pm: rises to-
morrcw, S.: ST am. Moon rises, l1:i7
pm. tonight. Precipitation none.
Tennessee-Fair; colder.
Mississippi-Fair.
Arkansas-Fair; warmer.
Alabama,--Fair
Kentucky-Falr; colder, v
Loulsiana--Falr; warmer
Oklahoma-Fair; warmer.
North and Scdth Carolina, GeorRin
and Florida--Fair,
East and West Texas-Fair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
Hamilton Wounded Here.

Hamilton had wound in his left
knee, Sheriff Smith said. This
proves that Jailer Reeves hit him in
the battle here Tuesday at the Jail.
His body will leave Winona We'd
nesday at the same time his pals
are taken away by officers.
News of the shooting first
reached Memphis over railroad
wires. Flashes were given the Of
flee Of Sheriff Perry, police station
and the newspapers.
Authorities planned to leave i'm
mediately for Winona, Sheriff Perry
will be in charge. Inspector of De-
tectives Griffin said that absolute
secrecy would be maintained as to
where the men will be taken. Shaw
and Kelly were placed in solitary
confinement on their arrest by Smith
and Glenn and a guard was thrown
about the Winona Jail.
Smith declared he had been in
structed to bring the men to Mem
phis Wednesday afternoon. Police
here gave up plans of a special train
shortly after the noon hour and in
tended to leave early Wednesday
night. Preparations were under wav
in the sheriff's office to get to WI
mona at once.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

no ullIlChlty was experienced IN
capturing Shaw and Kelly. both OF
whom were in coal car during the
flring. They were not ARMED.
one Of the two men taken con-
fessed, according to Sheriff Smith,
from the Jail here. This statement,
the sheriff added, said that the dead
gunman fired the shot which ended
Reeves life.
Both Shaw and Kelly will be
charged with murder in the first de-
grees Attorney General Sam o.
Bates announced, when definite in
formation reached his office that the
men had been apprehended. r. l..
McLendon, police character, now is
confined In the Jail on a warrant
charging him with murder growing
out Of Reeves death.
Mary Dodd, 1T-year- old telephone
operator of Winona, first saw the
bandits and tipped officers Of their
presence. The trio had gone to the
home Of her father, H. r. Dodd, and
asked for u drink of water. Miss
Dodd had been reading descriptions
of the escaped tHto in newspapers
when knock came at her door.
She answered She recognized
Hamilton. But she coolly furnished
the men with water. Then she tele-
phoned Sheriff Smith and Marshal
FGlenn when the three departed.
Hasten to Yards.
Hurrying to the railway yards,
Smith aEd Glenn came ON. Hamilton
las he was boarding q cos4 csr His
companions already ware aboard.
The officers skAd the men what
they were doing and who they were,
adding a question about the killing OF
Reeves. Hamilton exclaimed that
they knew nothing about the occur
renee here.
I'VE will search yor, anyway" de-
clared Smith, as he grabbed Hamil-
ton.
reached for = his front trousers
pocket, pulling a pistol barrel up.
The sheriff and Glenn drew and as
Hamilton. squared away with his
pistol. Smith fired twice. Hamilton
fell.
1t was then that Hamilton dupli
Gated his feat of Tuesday when, ly-
ling prone, he fired single shot
which brought Reeves death. Hamil-
| ton fired once. Sheriff Smith said
| he could not say whether this shot
was directed at Glenn or himself.
Bottf officers were together and
within -four feet Of the dying yegg-
man. The bullet did not touch
| either.
| 49,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
HIGHS TO OPEN
BASKET SEASON
WITH ALUMNI S
Saturday Set A. Date for
Getaway Game Of
Drive.
BY .ALlBI AL,

Rock Island high school basket
ball squad will open its season on
Saturday in the "Y" gym with the
annual alumni game. With but one
veteran back from the tri-city
championship team Of last year
Coach Kimmel will have hard
time to build up strong five from
the green material that is on hand.
On New Years eve. the islanders
will play at Wyoming instead OF
at Toulon as previously stated.
The game with Wyoming was
scheduled to give the local team
some training before the home
games start in Janaury.
Largo Squad Out.
Ever since the class tournament
closed last week the coach has had
a large squad of men out every
night for long drills. At the for
ward positions, Biehl. Davenport
and Duncan are showing up in fair
form. Captain Rosenkranz will
probably Jump center or will play
a forward II Henke plays.
Henke is only eligible until the
middle Of January and it is not
known whether he will play at all.
At guard. Hall. Edwards and
Schaefer are all likely candidates,
Alumni Team Doubtful
Just who will start for the alum
nj is uncertain at present. The
grads are expecting an easy time
and anticipate winning with little
effort. The high team, although
lacking in experience, has lots Of
fight and might turn the tables.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
UPLIFTING HARD
ssR1ES KNOX SHOWS
cALrBER OFTOSSERS
Especial to The Arv,s

Especial to The Argus.)
A,;s'esourg. ILL.,, Dec. i4.-By de-
~. kipon college at Ripon Sat-
~ sy night, 10 to II, and losing by
~. 10 to % in a game the night
=. wy At Wisconsin, Knox college
III, demonstrated it has a basket
team which will be a hard
49, s'ton for all opponents this
css ma. The team returned to town
asy night with the fire Of vic
- sao new determination in their
n, snd have started up their
workouts again at a faster
~ eoell Of Knox, Canton high
d ~. eid fine work in representing
~ new material on the Purnles'
making three goals In the
'nsln game. Timmerwilke was
SS, With plus his last year form,
p ~, starring no less At guard
~ bro at forward. LudVick
q. upheld his right to be a first
- .. man by his strong game in
ne northern contests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14

serve.
Seldom Extended Limit.
He stands out as a peerless
champion. In the minds of some
because his mediocre opponents
made him appear SO. OF course it
is to Leonard's credit that he has
never had to take it But could he
stand up under hard punching if he
had to? II he had existed in the
old days, good as he is, he would
have had to. And is he the hardest
punching lightweight we have ever
seen? Not by a jugful, l say"
Leonard Is a furnishing hitter.
No doubt about that. But he doesn't
seem to have the deadly wallop Of
the old-time champions For in
stance, yelling was knocked down
three times in the 18th round and
once in the 1t4h. Leonard crashed
over his hardest blows on the point
OF the jaw when yelling was
going yet, he couldn't score a
clean knockout and the bout was
finally stopped.
Couldn't Stop Richie.
1T was the same with Willie
Richie in Newark. Richie, who
had long since seen his best days
was dropped several times when
pafuro deoerted him and left him
helpless. But he always got up and
he was erect when the bout was
finally halted.
How many scores Of raps has
Leonard driven against Johnny
Dundee's jaw? And has he ever
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
SISLER RECORD
AT Bat IS .407
Ofacisl Records for 1870 Give St
Louis Browns Star S57 Hts
IRIS Speaker Is Second

Chicago, Dec. 14-(United Press)
Premier stick honors in the
American league 90 to George H.
Sisler of St. Louis, who batted .407
in 1854 games, according to the on
cial batting averages given out
here today. Sisler also hung up q
record for number Of hits made
257.
Just what Charlie Comiskey's &C
ton in suspending alleged crooked
ball players on his club did to his
pennant winning chances next
year can be seen in the fact that
three Of them batted 1888 or better.
Speaker Second.
iris Speaker OF Cleveland was
next to Sisler with .SSS. Babe Ruth
finished fifth: Joe Jackson Of the
the White Sox was fourth. The
Bambino swatted .376 70 "a total
of IT, hits and 15S runs. Ruth in
addition to acquiring home run
honors was second in whining hon
ors. The home run king famed 80
times.
r. ]. Niehaus of Cleveland. led
the SKATERS. He batted .444 for
Is games. Ty Cobb averaged .a3A.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
HOPPE TO INSIST
ON PLAYING ONLY
ONE TITLE MATCH

New York. Dec. 14.-As essential
condition on which Willie Hoppe.
billiard champion. will consent to
play against Edouard Hofemans,
the Belgian expert. 10 that they play
only one match, ct 1872 hAlk line, 1t
was announced today.
Horemans insists on two matches.
one at 1871 and the other at 1872.
claiming this 10 the only true test
CT supremacy. They also are 1t
variance Tn financial arrangements.
Hoppe holding out for 60 per cent
of the receipts. win or lose. and
Horemans wishing . division allow
Ing the winner 60 Per cent and the
loser 40 per cont
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14

had the italian near to the knock
out:
Leonard is not in a class with
Joe Cans as hitting champion. Do
you suppose that Joe would have
failed to put yelling away clean
once he had him going? Cans
knockdowns were usually knock
outs. Frank Erne went down but
once when Cans took the title away
from him in a round at Fort Erie.
Lavigne Better Puncher.
kid Lavigne was another WON
derful hitter. He didn't put his man
down a half dozen times before win
ming out. He whipped Jack Ever
hardt with one punch in the Gath
round that sent Jack spinning into
the arms of the referee, who stopped
it then and there. And remember,
when he knocked out Dick Burge,
the Englishman, who outweighed
him II pounds? One punch did it in
the 18th.
But to get back to Cans. There
never was q hitter like the Old
Master There never were two
tougher near champions than Dial
Hawkins and Willie Fitzgerald.
Both could hit as hard as Leonard
ever thought of punching. Hawkins
had Cans down and almost out in
the third. But Joe Just managed
to scramble to his feet and catch
Dial wide open with a hook on the
jaw. 1t ended things right there.
Fitzgerald was also finished with
one punch after putting up a stub
born battle for 10 rounds.
TOO bad there aren't some Haw-
kins and F1tzgeralds to test Leon
ards real ability today"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
GORGE GIPP, FOOTBALL STAR, DIES
'TERRIN ON JOB
TO SHOW WARES
IN ORPE BOUT
Davenport Clash Thur,dav
Promises Fistic Thrills
For Fans.
BIZ Bruce COPRLArn.

Nike McNulty and sammy Term
his widely hsralded weltsrweixht.
arrived today IN Davenport for maj
touches In preparation for the Ter
RIM Thorpe bout ThurSday night at
the Burtis theatre, Davenport, un-
der the auspices Of the american
Legion.
This Is TERMS nrst appearance
in . trt-city ring and he sure looks
a. Il he can step. There u always
something Characteristic with Ill
these good Hebrew fighters. They
are all grand fighters. In 20 years
time some Of the worlds greatest
boxers have been boys Of TERMS
type.
Glad - Get ChazeA
Sammy 10 anxious to win from
Thorpe az soon as possible, he says.
and thus become . tri-city favorite.
McNulty has tried for six months
to get Terrin on before one Of the
tri-city clubs, but it was only re-
Gently that he came to terms with
the Davenport club. Rock Island
could have had the Terrin- Thorpe
match had the promoters been
awake to the situation.
Terrin is regarded throughout the
northwest as the leading candidate
for the worlds welterweight hon.
ors and is out Thursday night 10
demonstrate his claim in his bout
with Harvey Thorpe. one of the
best of the weller near-champs.
Thorpe is an old master when it
comes to ringcraft- He has defeat
ed some Of the best.
Boys Real Fighters.
Both boys will use practically the
same style Of attack. Terrin is a
tough, boring-in scrapper, who sets
furious pace at the opening bell
and never Stacks up until the fin
ish. Widespread Newspaper re-
ports accredit him with being as
fast as q bantam, with the punch
ing power Of . middleweight. His
long string Of victories-1 in all
attest to his prowess.
There is no end OF speculation
and rivalry over the semi-fnal bout
Of the same card between Battling
johnson of Moline and Jack Racer
of Davenport. The latter has gain
ed scores Of admirers since beating
Frankie Schoerbroeck Of Rock Is
land several weeks ago. This
should be battle from start to
| finish.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14
JOHN R. GENTRY
LDPACER DIES
Once Held Worlds Championship
Would HAvo Been - Years Old
Jan. 1EDeath Peaceful

Nashville. Dec. 14.-John R.
Gentry, 2:o0k, once pacing cham
pion of the world, is dead of old
age. Had the horse lived until Jan.
l, he would have been 81 years old.
John R. Gentry. for many years
known a. the little red horse" was
owned by the E. H. Hartman es-
tate and mad spent his last year in
luxurious quarters at the Tennes-
see state fair grounds.
He was sired by Ashland Wilkes
and his dam was by Wedgewood.
He set his record at Portland,
Maine. on Sept. 4, 1896. =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14

The Argus has contracted
with the Thompson Feature
Service for the Rock Island
rights to Ed Hughes wonderfu
sporting cartoons and his vivid,
colorful word.pictures Of the
most sensational sporting men
and affairs both past and pres.
ent Since Bob Edgren Of the
New York Evening World, re-
tired from the daily newspaper
field two years ago. Hughes has
been regarded ~ the worlds
premier sporting cartoonist.
His sketches and stories will
speak for themselves. They
will 9ppear on this page three
days . week. Be sure and read
them all