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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
VILLA HOLDS CAPTIVE
AMERICAN SOLDIER

Ell PASO, Tex March S.--Joseph
Williams, an American employe Of the
American Smelling and Refining com
pany plant at Pedricena. Mexico. is a
captive in the hands of Francisco Villa,
held for s50.000 ransom. according TO
passengers from Southern chihuahua,
who arrived at Juarez, Mexico, opposite
here. Williams served in the world
war and was returning to the United
States for treatment. still suffering
from the effects OF German gas.
He, with NJ, Nasar, an Arabian mer-
chant, was made prisoner by Villa
when the bandit leader directed an at
tack on the north bound Mexico City
Juarez train last THURSDAY morning
near Corralitos. 400 miles south Of El
Paso In fight between Villas men
and the train guard. 10 bandits and 10
of the tram guard were killed and the
remaining SO defenders either wounded
or driven off. The train and sleeping
car conductors we're among the dead,
the latter being killed by q shot from
Villas pistol, passengers said.
After Valnly attempting to open the
express car safe the bandits set fire
to the train. Before leaving, Villa said
trains would not be permitted TO run.
The passengers walked "a ki!ometers
north where they were picked pp by
a train from ,Iiminez.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

ten, 1857 Carruthers. 81. NJ. II. Johnson.
ssT Delaware. sa5; NJ u, Jones', 1870
r0wden. no damagei 3, G. Cox. Sie
Burlington. damage trifiing. Or. III. III
Jacobson, ia North Bellevue, ST5; RI
D. Ryan, 44g North Bellevue. $40: hQise
at rear Ga Robeson. t2s; r. Dortch.
gs2 Monroe, ss5: house at h77ts Suzettes
slight damage: Il. N. Hurdy. gsI JET
ferson, $780, Mrs Fannie Cannon, 1851
East Parkway, $40; house at $50 North
Third. no damage
Defective electric wiring caused 81
damage 20 n house 81 $40 North Ma
nassas street; defective fireplace
caused $50 To the home or &, g. House.
T2S Union: fire from unknown causes
did $50 damage TO a house at TS5
Brunswick. Two grass fire calls were
aaswered--at Poplar and Garland. and
Bellevue and Harbert. Fire az The
home OF Mrs. Annie King 1915 Florida,
was pronounced OF incendiary origin
The department closed it's day BY
answering false alarm at the corner
OF Georgia and Clinton, where a grass
fire had burned itself out.
At 1889 am. downtown departments
again were called 10 the whitaker.
Clark Furniture store by a rekindled
blaxl in mattresses. This was extin-
guished with slight additional loss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
Materials Have Advanced.

All materials required in the making
of shoes have advanced, he stated, from
100 per cent to 400 per cent
Discomfort over the price of shoes, in
the presidents opinion has been fur
tlfered by the retailers negligence Mr..
Sherron suggested to his hearers that
they acquaint themselves with prices OF
merchandies in general and be prepared
to offer argument for the trade
While indications are" he said,
that no lowering in prices will come
meet any emergencies"
More than $50 visitors were registered
when MFR. Sherron raped for order al
the opening of the forenoon session.
According to r. T.. Caradine, secretary.
over 800 win be registered by time for
the banquet Monday night. OF these
about rs are retailers from the tri.,
states. Over 150 representatives OF
shoe houses from over the country are
present
Mayor Rowlett Paine made an ad-
dress of welcome following the invo-
cation by the Rev. II. 0. Hofstead. The
morning session was brief, being given
over to detail work and organization OF
the convention.
Lee Brock, of the Nashville state fair
price commission, was to be another
speaker Monday afternoon. He was to
follow Mr.. Sherron. Also Harry Vim
sonhaler, of st. Louis, was on the pro-
gram to address the meeting, His sub
iect was "Styles For Fall" Advertis-
ing was the subject chosen by John H
Wilson, ST. Louis, while Mortimer
lsaacs, of Helena, Ark, was scheduled
TO talk on the disposition of undesirable
stock.
Inspection of samples began early
About 25 manufacturers have booths
on the meZzanine floor of the Chisca
where everything conceivable in the
way of shoes, boots, spats, rubber foot
wear and leather is to be found. Many
representatives of large Eastern ant
Northern houses buttonholed retailer!
telling them of the styles for the spring
and summer season.
Monday night the feature was to b.
the annual banquet and cabaret. En-
tertainment features are in charge o
Miss Irene Sturla, who has mapped ou
quite a pretentious' program. Secre
tary Caradine, says over 300 will b.
seated The banquet will start at
o'clock. Rabbi w. H. Fineshriber, Ar
thur H. Evans, Of Boston, and Walter
P. Armstrong, city attorney, wer'
among the speakers scheduled. 1t i
quite possible that other shoemen will
discuss things of general interest to thu
trade.
Election of officers, further talks Oh
| the shoe business and closing details 0
the convention are scheduled for Tues
| day,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

the dining room by walters, who de.l
Tended him
The episode apparently was planned
by Joachim. who has the reputation Oh
being a Pan-German extremist 1t II
said he has been virtually barred fronI
other hotels of Berlin where he has at 1
tempted similar outbreaks against fort
eigners.
Many members of the foreign com
missions in Berlin live at the Adlon. and
Joachim recently has been appearing
there nightly. wearing his iron cross
and ordering the orchestra to play
Deutschland Uber Allies" Two former
military officers. Baron Won Platen and
Herr Griehel. accompanied Joachim.
A majority of the guests In the dim
ing room rose when the orchestra
started the air, and Joachims party
began to hurt bottles and other mis-
siIes at the table where the French
party was seated when the members
failed TO rise The waters got Nine
Klein out Of the room during the meiec
but the Germans knocked one of the
walters senseless with a chair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
| KILLED, / HURT
IN PISTOL DUEL
Joe Dickey Is Killed at Lam,
bert, Miss, Jim Clay
Wounded,

LAMBERT, Miss, March s. (Spl.)--
Saturday afternoon about O'Clock Jim
Clay and Joe Dickey, well-known men
of this community, after a few words
began shooting at each other, Clay, was
shot three times, Dickey, who was shot
only once. was Immediately rushed to
the Lambert hospital, but died just as
he reached it. Dickey shot six times
at Clay but only one bullet took effect.
piercing his limb just above the knee.
1t is not considered serious wound.
The cause of the tragedy is not
known, although there has been i'll
feeling existing between the two men
for several months.
Both men were married. Clay having
a wife and several small children. Mr..
Dickey leaves wife and many rela-
tiVes
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
WARMER PREDICTION.

WASHINGTON March S-Nery cold
weather continued today in the South
with freezing temperature into North
eru Florida and traces OF snow as far
south as New Orleans and dobile
In some sections to the northward
the temperatures were the lowest on
record, according to the report OF the
weather bureau
With the exception OF local rains In
the South portions of the East Gulf
states fair weather with rising tenn
perature was forecast for tonight and
Tuesday cast OF the Mississippi river,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
ARE MEN LOSING
MALE HERITAGE?
Cardinal o'Connell Sounds
Warning Against FemiEism.

BOSTON, March s.--Growing weak
ness on the part Of the men OF the
country is developing a sinister fernkn-i
ism, Cardinal O'Connell told q gathers
ing of men at the cathedral Of the
Holy Cross last night. Man, as the
head OF the house. he said, should as
sert his proper authority in the horne
Failure to do this, the cardinal as
serted, leads to a false feminism which,
unless it is curbed in time, WI have
disastrous results for humanity. The
women are becoming masculine, If YOU
please, and the men are becoming Eff
Eliminate. This Is kdisordef."
Cardinal O'Conneil questioned how 4
father could 'look ON aud SEQ his chill
dren, especially the girls, running ram
pant without any consideration for
modesty Headships of the family, he
said. meant that the father should look
after tho morals Of the whole family.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
IRISH FIRE ON
POLICE BARRACKS
Guns, Grenade Attack Beaten
Off Without Loss.

j., LIMERICK, Ireland, March 8.-one
hundred men armed with rifles and
high explosives made an attack last
ing an hour on a police barra cks at
Doom, near here, early this morning.
The police resisted with rifles and hand
prenades and the attackers finally
Withdrew. = None Of the police was In
lured,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
WEATHER MAN
CHANGES HEART

After keeping Memphians shivering
for the nast few days, the weather man
has undergone change Of heart and
indicates fair and warmer temperature
for Tuesday. The temperature Monday
night win he noticeably higher than 1t
has been for the past few days, indi-
cations being that it will not go below
freezing.
Lowest temperature on record was re-
norted from Chattanooga. Macon and
Montgomery Sunday night with killing
frnsts as far south as Jacksonville; Fla.
Memphis was visited by killing frost
Sunday night, also
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
Admit Sales Reports.

The defense admits printing and dis
trihuting stock production and sales re-
ports through r. r. Gadd, manager of
the statistical department, but denies
that such action Is taken to further
maintain or enhance prices. 1t Is de-
MED also that any agreement, oral or
otherwise, has ever been made to main
tain prices of hardwood lUmber on the
present high level.
1t is admitted that the price of hard
wood is abnormally high at the present
time, but the answer explains that
| many other commodities also are abb
normally high because of the post
war demand. 1t is claimed also that
the association has sought action of the
government which would keep prices on
a lower level
Among reasons given for present
high prices are subnormal production
of lumber for several years, labor short
age, car shortage and unprecedented
rains in the South which has made log
ging almost impossible. 1t also is
stated that during the war with Ger
many the manufacture OF many COM
modities, which are made Of hardwood
| lumber, was restricted by the govern
ment and since the signing Of the
armistice demand for those articles has
been increasing steadily Manufacturers
have been unable to meet the demand
because of the subnormal production OF
| lumber mills
The association declares it's existence
| is essential to development of the lum'
| ber industry because there are between
| H. 900 and 5000 mills in the United
States located in variops parts Of the
1 country. The answer states that the
! ASSOCIATION causes discussion, and hopes
| for settlement of. questions of conser-
| vation, waste, grading marketing ant
distribution. It has sought to brin1
about standardization OF all methods
| among its members and to aid them by
collection of information from al
| members which is compiled and dis
| tributed Members of the American
| Hardwood Manufactured association
| represent one third of the hardwood
lumber mills of the country.
1884 Defendants.
paSF. r. Gadd and 1888 members of thu
| association are named as defendants il
j, the suit Gen. l.. c.. Boyle, genera
counsel for the lumbermen,' said Mon
| day that so affidavits of defendant:
would be offered in court. 1t will no
| be necessary for the defendants to ap
pear in court and very little, II any
| oral testimony is expected
The defense is represented by Gen
| Boyle, f. Carroll Todd, law partner o
former Attorney General Thomas w
| Gregory; l.. T. Fitzhugh and Harry B
| Anderson. The last two are Memphians
Others are from Washington.
Renforcements for the gQvernmen
| arrived Sunday night when c. N Ames
assistant attorney general; Henry S
| Mitchell! special assistant to the at
torney general, and B. Easterline,. o
the department of justice, all reached
| Memphis from Washington
The American Hardwood Manufac
turers' association represents 100000,
900 worth of capital invested in tn
lumber industry and an annual cut o
2, 600, ,000, 600 feet of hardwood. Conse
uuently the result of the trial will b.
| felt throughout the country
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
WESTERN LEAGUE.
BARS THE SPLITTER

TULSA. Okla. March S.--The spit
ball and all other freak deliveries were
placed under ban by the Western as
sociation at its adjourned schedule
meeting yesterday.
The schedule of l40 games opens april
90 with Fort Smith at Pawhuska,
Springfield at Drumright, Henryetta at
Okmulgee. Enid at Chickasha.
Double headers will be played on July
4 and also, July ), The season closes
Labor Day with double headers, Spring
field at Drumright, Pawhuska at Fort
Smith, Henryetta at 0kmulgee and
Enid at ChiCkasha.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
Col. NJ. w. Connolly
Submits To Knife

Col NJ w. Connolly. well-known
newspaper man, underwent second
serious operation for kidney and blad-
der trouble Monday at the Baptist hos
pital DR.. Robert Mann performed the
operation
COT Connolly has been in failing health
for several years and is now In very
critical condition
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
NASHVILLIANS PAY
7-CENT FARE TO-DAY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March s. tspl)
--seven-cent car fare was inaugurated
on Nashville street cars this morning.
Tickets at the rate of four 4or a quar-
ter were sold by all conductors, and
90 per cent of the patrons bought tick
ats
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
100 SKELETONS FOUND.

RHEIMS March 3 Nearly q hun
dred skeletons Of those who are on
the great list Of "'misslrg" in the war
have been located q few miles from
here in the advanced trsnch hes near the
canal lock a siaplGnep'a, The bleached
bones were found in shell craters and
also in territory which was left I'm
Scared by the great German shells but
where the thick urderhruah had I'D
den them from yiet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

Memphis, Tenn, March s. 1920.
- 'elupe rA tuTe---
Hour. n-v BIN, Wet Bu'h Humid'v
pm. yes'day. 81 p 40
I am. today. q y IS
Noon today. So 70 60
Maximum temperature. 2S; minimum,
"a. sun sets. 6:02 PM. Rises tomor-
row. s:ig am. Moon rises. 1904 pm.
tonight. Precipitation, none,
Tennessee Arkansas. Kentucky, Nir-
ginia. Florida. Alabama, Mississippi,
oklahoma. West TeXas--Fair; warmer.
Louisiana-Cloudy warmer, probably
rain in south portion.
East Texas-Unsettled warmer.
South and North Carollna-Fair,
slowly rising temperature
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
GOVERNMENT CASE
AGAINST LUMBER
TRADE COMPLETED

government. represented Henry MITCHELL
special Attorney Washington
the Southern Hardwood Manufacturers
citation before Mccall
ped Its against the lumber organization in two hours time To
evidence
alleged support
the competition plan"
responsible
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
POLICE CHARGE LAD FIRED
TWO HOUSES FOUR TINES;
MOTHER AND AUNT SUFFER-

tec Gilmore IL Gilmore 1921 Florida street, had
burning ambition sunday only by the combined Ct
forts Of the chief OF the and tue chief Of police Cecil
admitted Monday chief Fmor that he had set re 70 ms
mothers house three times that when the ~ part
ment proved efficient Mrs Gmoes property n rne
his attention 10 his aunt Florida street setting aIre
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

But, alas for the burning ambition
of Cecil. the fire department checked
his fourth attempt az arson. with q loss
Of about t35--the same that Cecils
mother suffered on each Of the three
incendiary attempts Of her son.
Coal oil gave impetus 90 three Of Ce-
ellis four attempts az burning dwell
ingH, and coal Oh also proved his un-
doing For Il was by tracing three
purchases OF kerosene to Cecil that Po-
lice Sergt Il. c. Rummerle, working
with the fire chief, arrested Cecil on a
charge OF arson Sunday. after the blaze
at the home Of Cecil's aunt, Mrs. An
ME King
Ceeirs Imagination never wavered ~
accounting TO firemen Tor the origin Of
the blaze The first two attempts 10
bura his mothers home were made on
Friday, March 5, az ll6 pm. and a;SS
pm When the fire fighters extln-
guished the two blazes, each time they
found traces Of coal oil, which bad been
poured over the contents OF the house,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
JITNEY WRECK FATAL.

BREMEN, Ind, Mrch Six persons
were killed when "jitneybus' in which
they were riding was struck by New
York Central passenger train at a
crossing here late Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
HUN PRINCE FIGHTS
GUESTS AT DINNER; v
FRANCE IN PROTEST.
Cousin of ExKaser Arresed-Serous Consequences Likely
As Aftermath of Fight In Restaurant, When French
Refuse To Stand When German Anthem Played.

LONDON March sGeneral Nolett head of the French
immediate audience with
against the attack the French
party saturday night by Prince Joachim Albrec
Prussia friends dispatch the Daily Mail from Berlin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
% ALARMS ON SUNDAY
KEEP FIRE LADDLES BUSY

set aside day Of rest but this did not
apply Memphis department members OF which ll
answering the Sabbath Incidentally Fire
Fzmoris that II the fire fighting apparatus
motor half of the end OF the city
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

BERLIN Noske minister defense,
provisional Prince Joachim Abrech Prussia cousin
former Paen
French officer with the neaed mission
Mt Adlon hotel Saturday night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

the fire departmant followed souss
enough afterWard 20 save the houses.
Coal oil aeain was rEstOrted 70 m the
altemlt 10 burn his aunt hcuRe sun
day. And again the fire fighters af.
rived IN time 10 spoil Cecils "boniires|
Police made roundup ot negroes
last Friday, after the second blaze
Emergency Policemen oliver and forh
took one negro before Cecil.
'He looks something Ike the man.
Cecil said But the cops were not con-
WINGED and freed the negro.
Suspects Lad.
Chief Fitzmorris confided to Sergs
Kummerie Sunday, when for fourth
time occurred fire with Cecil az an
interested audience, that he believes
the boy might know more OF the hlAEes
than he had told Sergt KummeFle
commenced checkup on groceries, ard
discovered that the lad had purchases
suspicious quantity OF coal oil nuF=
ing the weekend. according 70 the fire
chief
so CecH was 'pinehed" and turned
over To the custody Of the Juvenile
court The charge against him Is ar
SON
why did you set those houses on
fire." Chief Fitzmorris asked Cecil
II Just don't know" answered Cecil.
I'm dog -Roned II do, either"
| Chief Fitzmorrlg added.
| But Cecil was sure OF one thing. Il
| wasn't because he wanted to see the
| fire engines run He doesn't care par
] tcularly about that sport, he said
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08

rate Of production, stocks on hand and
the price at which the product has been
sold, and they further aver that such
merely because, informed by the knowl
edge % obtained, but acting without
agreement, understanding or concert
action of any Rlnd, the individual mem
bers may ask different prices, higher
or lower as the case may be, from
those that they would have asked if
they had not been thus informed -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
Blames Negro.

"A big negro came IN here with q
coal oil can and poured IL all around
and then set fire TO it," Cecil told the
firemen.
II saw him do II, and he ran into me
and knocked me down" Cecil added, on
the second Intellectual attempt at arson.
Cecil temporarily abandoned the coal
oil on the third attempt TO burH his
mothers home, Saturday. March 9. He
piled hay under the house and touched
II off For the third time the clang of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
Weather Forecast

Generally fair, with
slowly rising tempera-
ture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-16
Fraternalism is
 Held Chief Need
 in U. s. Industry

Chicago, May 15.-More fraternal- ism in industrial and business life was recommended by the Commission on Social Reconstruction of the Unitarian General Conference in report made public today. The Commission was appointed at the recent Unitarian Conference in Baltimore and in it's report has drawn up statement of principles on which it's members be- lieve social reconstruction should De based.
 The statement declared that all con- cerned in industry, the manager, the producer and the consumer are part ners and that the community has a right to insist that the industry be carried on not for the sole benefit of any of the partners but in the inter- est of all. It did not attempt to pres cribe any single form of industrial or ganization. It recommended that the hours of labor should be reduced to the lowest point compatible with the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-16

adequate production but qualified this statement by adding that Gin the present emergency the world needs a maximum production"
 l. The Commission recommended that the right be recognized of both indus try and labor to organize freely and bargain collectively. It asserted that all wage earners have right to a wage sufficient to support their fam lilies in health and comfort. It de clared that much industrial unrest is caused by poverty and that great deal of poverty could be eliminated by better distribution of workers, control of immigration, encourage ment of thrift, encouragement of in- vesting and managing ability and by providing funds for home building.
 Laws were recommended providing for increased taxation of land values, with the purpose of bringing into use lands held for speculative purposes as to promote home building; for the de- velopment~of a graduated inheritance tax and incline taxes and also legisla- tion for, the control of monopoly prices.
 Among the ideals set forth by the Commission were the raising of edu-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-16

cational standards. universal oppor- tunity for education, a campaign against such diseases as tuberculosis, prevention of exploitation of child labor, segregation of the feeble-mind- ed in institutions and social inSur- ance.
 The commlsslon also set forth as an ideal, the creation of machinery by which governments can be democrat ically controlled and made responsive to the public will. 1t also suggested l "world federation of peoples based on mutual abrogation of special con sessions and mutual obligation of gen eral service"
 The report was signed by the fol lowing: c. W. Reese, Chicago, chair man; George R. Dodson, St. Louis,; Earl C. Davis. Lancaster, Pa; c. s. s. Dutton, San Francisco; Arthur Nor gan, Dayton; R. C. Dexter, Atlanta ; and s. ?. Wetherall, Jr., Philadelphia