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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
MINISTER'S Of
| MISSISSIPPI TO
|. MEET IN GRENADA
Conference To Be First Ever
Held in State Where Pastors
of All Denominations Meet
at Single Gathering.

GRENADA. Miss, March 3. CSpll-
For the first time in the history of the
state, so far as it is known. ministers
from the several Protestant denomina-
| tons throughout North Mississippi will
gather in a single meeting, when the
three-day Pastors conference for the
northern part Of the state meets in
Grenada March $40.
The general purpose of the conference
is TO face and meet the whole task of
the Protestant CHRISTIAN churches in
America for aggressive missionary and
i benevolent activities in all the world.
The needs of the world and the world
program of the lnterchurch World
movement will be considered in the
wight of the foreign and home mission
surveys made by the movement
throughout the world during the last
year
Outstanding leaders of the various
/ denominations will join with leaders
of the cooperative organization in pre-
senting the facts obtained from the
i UNCONVENTIONAL and general sources All
of these will be visualized by charts,
| maps and stereopticon slides
In order to enable the speakers to
present the subjects in the most tell
ing manner, all who are on the pro-
gram have been given a special course
| of training. The speakers training con
ference was held in New York on Feb.
/ 10, where they gathered for their final
instructions and the details for the flu
| lure plans of the 1nterchurch World
movement.
Returned missionaries in this country
on their furloughs will describe the
need for increased evangelistic forces
| in the countries in which they have
been stationed by their respective de-
| nominations.
It is the plan of the leaders of the
Interchurch World movement to fur
nish each pastor who attends the state
conference with a bound volume of the
surveys made by the movement This
| volume will include the surveys of for
| eign and home mission work, educa-
tional institutions, ministerial pensions
hospitals and homes for the aged and
| orphans and with 32-page booklet and
other literature will supply the min
Il ictarc with Sermon material
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
HIGHWAY MEET.

FAYETTEVILLE, Arb. March 8,
tSpLl-'rhe national board Of directors
OF the Mississippi River Scenic highway
met in ST Louis on the 9th c. 2.
Browning. secretary OF the local cham
Der OF commerce. and state director and
secretary Of the scenic highway, at
tended the meeting and reports the
work along the line progressing nicely.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
Executive Committee

Members of the executive committee, which has
charge of the preliminary organization, sale of
stock, ETC., were chosen jointly by the hotel com
pany and the convention division of the Chamber
of Commerce, the latter in this way showing its
active interest. They are:
JOHN #. WALSH,
North Memphis Savings Bank.
l. d. BLOCK,
Bry-Block Mercantile Co.
C. c. REED Reed & Duecker.
]. A. ISELE, Arlington Hotel.
HENRY CRAFT. Attorney-at-Law.
H. r. CHEARS
Chears Floor & Screen Co.
DIR. E. E. GEORGE, Central Y. NJ. c. A.
E. W, FORD, Memphis Street Railway.
H. ]. NJ. JORGENSEN,
Jorgensen- Bennett Mfg. Co.
T. B. HOOKER,
Myers Hooker, Insurance
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
Use This Blank For
Your Subscription

MR.. j. r. WALSH, President,
. Tri. State Hotel Building Company,
Memphis. Tenn,
Tie undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees
the Tri-State Hotel Building Company that he win
and pay
of the capital stock of the said corporation, at
10000 per share
Subscrintions to be payable in nstalments fol-
lows April LIST 25fo July lst 2S9e Sept LIST 25?o: Nov
lst 259t. but of subscription shall he
able until much 100000 Of the capital stock has
been subscribed and authorized by charter amendment
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Subscriber.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
THIS is A FOUR-SQUAR]
BUSINESS PROPOSITION

The TState Hotel Building Company after full conference
Chamber of Commerce has bought the old Arlington Hotel
street giving frontage Of O2 feet Main street, with depth
On that se-the best hotel site in Memphis-convenent to
the brick will be built In exterior appearance and interior
It will contain not less than 438 guest
The architects preliminary plans have been approved The
This will be provided by the sale of $4,000 OF stock
bonds running Is years at low rate of interest.
An operating company with capital of not less than $25O
by A. and Martin lsele hotel who have uccesst
They have signed for the operating company for
The operating company will pay annually all nsuranc
of the bond issue will be paid by them annually into
bonds within Is years
IN ADDITION they will guarantee to pay per cent ann
carrying out this contract will be given.
The investors the stock will therefore be guaranteed
the bonds having been paid the stock will be worth double its
worth at 81 0OOO which them actual cash half tn
This is straighout business proposition, aside from
alton any any way interested in Memphis
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-11-24

|acHye farm bursauss . counties hav.-
inv enuntv aosnta. sand 6 isaht AZ
conntis. inelndine Us si6 already Or
eanissd that can have farm bureaus
n. merely roinr ont and orranixinr
the,n. md that the membarship in.
manv.nf the cnntiea could be- doubled
without puttinr a ! drive. "a Also
explained that apnroximately $1,000
a tha 75.O00l farraa 3in North DAKOTA
are located in4thess IS countless.
GordonsW. Randlett. director az the
.rnsr;,nsnt station Z tba A%rr;cnltnrsi
colIeoa. nrasided n Tie meetinr. Fol-
inu;nr l,,nche0n.a ! Ceres Hall. The foI-
iowine co,,nrittess we're annointed.
ana the -afternoon VA spent 81 the
co,n,nittaea a CONFEDERATION 81 tina dif-
ssrart NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them
$3.50 s'
The Committee
Constitution and Bylaws: J. N.
Rasmussen, Ramsey county, chair
man; f. H. Pile. Towner county; n.
M. Crawford, Richland county; =. =.
Ha,slev. Dickey county, and Andrews
Windinrland,. GrgRs. county.
Nominations: HR. Reed, Cass
county, chairman; r. F. Haase, Kid
der county; A. Busgison, Ward
county: j. "A. Harris, Walsh county,
|, and NIX, Wicks, Eddy county.
Resolutions: ]. "a. Coffey, Suits
man county, chairman; Mrs. Glen
Cassidy, Stark county; H. K. Holder
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last evening, at which apartial report
Iof the committees was heard and q
general discussion of tho work was
INDUCED in, but because Of the impor-
lance Of laying . firm and comprehen-
sive foundation for so vital an organ
ization, it was decided to have q hold
over meeting at the extension divi-
sion offices today for further discus
sion and final report Of the commit
tees. It was decided, however, that
as soon as the state federation can be
formed and officers elected, applica-
ton will be made for affilietion with
the American Farm Bureau fedora
ton.
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IN thrasthsir farm bursaus organisa-
Hons within two years. ,5
/ rollowt6e Dr. IAdd,s G. GSunnsMs
.Gavs SSsSsEY eomprShensivs and de.
tailed account 81 the organisation ct
|th6 American Farm Bureau fedora
Etion q which be u N officer. of
tho work tho federation has accom-
Eplisheda and Sths program Of work that
~ outlined for tho future.
a Real FarIner1 Organization
.sThe American Farm Bureau fed
GRAFTON is : real farmers organize
ton composed Of Intelligent, think
IND men such @ are gathered here
today Mr. Gunnells said in part
1.-THE officers Of tho federation must
Ebe real farmers, and ~ IL Is : nom
political organization, when IN offic-
ersm the federation becomes . car,di-
date for . political office he must
resign from the office he holds in the
|farmers' organisation. This does not
mean that the farmers cannot elect
their representatives to office and
seek favorable. legislation. They can
do that and what we want u for the
farmers bureau to become strong
enough 80 that when they express
themselves on any subject It will have
weight enough to command atten-
ton. When more states send men like
pr. Ladd TO the senate the prospects
for agriculture viii be much bright
er. ~
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FEDERATION IIARl BUREAUS
PERFECTED I0Rlc N|0RK on
BUSINESS BASIS As OTHERS

can EARN BnrSln fed ktton 10 IN
EYhstigate TN price andmakketinR
eonditioAssofWh tbEsC.E Gunnslls,
assistant sacretafy 8 thu American
fsdhstinns,a II. Fuller, stats
leader ofscounty agsntgWork, III III
delegates expressed themselves @
enthusiastically IN favor <of organising
the county farm bureaus into q state
federation, affiliating with the Am
|erican Farm Bureau federation, and
putting OF . statewide drive for mem-
bers, in order . OBSCURE relief from
present conditions where agricultural
products, especially the products Of
this state, are selling 1t i!ess than tho
cost Of production.
Dr.. Ladd TellsSSf Work Done
Dr. Ladd outlined briefly the work
that was accomplished atSthe meet
ing Of the Committee Of Seventeen
in Chicago recently, and m the Ia
yestigations in future trading II
wheat and its effect on prices, that
are now being made. He declared
himself as content that the market
ing conditions that now confront The
farmers 81 the country can best be
solved BY Organization, cooperation
and the pooling Of all commodities
in each section % be- sold thru CO.
operative selling agencies. d.. Ladd
discussed the cost Of distribution and
marketing under the present System,
and advocated the organisation Of
farm bureaus Il tenable the farmers
themselves to control marketing con-
Fditions.
these organizations cannot 30 e.
fected nor this work accomplished
over night" Dr.. Ladd stated, but
by the interest that is being taker,
by the farmers and with the organ
nations that are being perfected, I do
predict that the farmers viii b sell
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Evening star., 1920-06-26
IN AMATEUR LEAGUES

Southern and Union Station had a
close, contest in the Terminal League
yesterday, the former getting the de-
cision,,S to Z. Kirkland led both teams
with the stick. hammering out triple
and double.
In the Treasury League, Annex No.
l smothered the Public Debt team un-
der a count of II to 2.
Navy outbatted the Aggies in the
Colored Departmental League, but the
hits at more timely periods, winning
handily, IA to s.
Congress Heights and Boiling Field
teams of the Potomac League played
first-class ball, the former getting the
verdict, 3 to 2. Langon pitched well
Aviators got to him for two runs,
just one shy OF tie-up. .s
Alexander carried the Finance boys
to an easy win over War Risk in the
Departmental, League. He didn't al
low the latter q hit. the score being
Is to 0. Lansdale also pitched well.
but his opponents work on the mound
was brilliant enough to overshadow
everything else in connection with the
game.
Main Building put it all over the
Selective Service boys in the War In
terbureau League. winning by the
score of 10 to 2. Garrett pitched well
for the winners.
The Government League furnished
tight battle. the Navy boys defeat
ing Bureau by the score of s to 5.
Hudson's work on the mound was fine.
He held the Bureaus to five safe
blows.
A regular batting bee developed in
the Navy Yard League when Zone
No. S and No. l clashed, the former
getting the verdict by the score of II
to 13. Canvin and Kirby led the hit
ting, each chalking up four safeties.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
JUVENILE TENNIS HALTS
Play in D. C. Title Event to Be
Resumed Monday-Fred Haas
Does Well.

Juniors, boys and girls. who re-
main in the District title tennis
events being played on the Columbia
Country Club courts will not resume
tourney competition until Monday
morning. Many of the junior rack
eters will play in Suburban League
matches this afternoon. Freddy Haas,
District boys champion. featured yes
terday's play by winning in that class
and in the junior event. Summaries:
Junior singles second round-Banville de-
feated Lurton, 6-3, 7-5; Burke defea ted
Dunlap, 90. 2-6. 6-1: Edwards defeated
Dudley. -. 2-6. 6-1; Taylor defeated
Third round-Burke defeated BanrilIe, Ct,
6-1 Edwards defeated Taylor. 6-3. 6-2
Haas defeated Hillman. 2-6, 60. Ct ;
Fowler defeated Baldwin. 3-6. SIS. SIS.
Boys singles. second round-Campbell de-
feated R. johnson, g., IL.
Third round-Hicks defeated Callan. 6.e.
e. Camel defeated King. 6-3. 6-3; Phil
lips defeated Thurteil. 6-4. 6Ll; Shelton de,
sss soranss4 dsfe.ed nss
soft. by default Haas defeated Rixey. 81,
6Is, st; sickler defeated Shoemaker. s-S
Is, 6-3.
Fourth round-campben defeated Hicks,
6-3, 6-1; Phillips defeated Shelton. 7-5.
So Hoffman defeated H. Nordlinger. 6-s,
Girls singles. second ronnd-Helen Sinclair
defeated Margaret Lynch by default; Marion
Hannah defeated Winifred Faunce, by default.
Junior doubles, first found-Burke and Nord-
linger defeated Shah and Lurton e., 6-1
Taylor and Mackall defeated Jeffress and
Boys doubles. first ro,nd-H. Nordlinger
and King defeated Dobkin and Wade, by de-
fault Campbell and Sickler defeated Nee and
defeated H. Nordlinger and King. 4-6, 6-3.
6-4; Thurteli and Goodman defeated Dever-
eux and Shelton. 6-3, 6-3.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
IN BLIND PIG TOURNEY

The winners in the blind pig tour
ney. held Wednesday at the Recrea-
tion alleys, have been announced as
follows:
ed the list with a score of 591. The
others finished in this order: Mrs.
Demaree and Mr.. Riley. $50; Mrs. An
derson and Mr.. Williams. 587; Miss
Ouaites and Mr.. Demaree. 575; Miss
Eckhardt and Mr.. Blake. SO: Mrs.
Malcolm and Mr.. McEy1y' cf;y,s Ss4 SSs' MISS MISS
owens and Mr.. Anderson, 663; Miss
Riilie Williams and Mr.. 1nscoe, 562
Miss weinberg and Mr.. ibson, 80!
Mrs Iseman and Mr.. Lindsay. 56l
Miss FORMER and Mr.. Boss, soy; MISS
MIS- Alderman and Mr.. Jacobs ?s: s?s:
Duffy and Mr.. George. 547. A.. e.,.
In the intercity tourney the 1oi-
lowing. with their scores, were given
out as the winners in the diHereHS
classes:
sins,es-Ernest Litzau. 3s5; A. Lucas ses: ses
G.. Raymond Nsx 4ork' 1sck Williams, Vii s5s: W O.
Cornelius. ssi; al works. 35s;: c. k,l1urn
Baltimores 352 De Chester. New ,e 1o.A' sIbeu So.
Do,ibies-Aeton and Chae9nWas; W:;,sts0bssm. a0i 7oo
Joiiifte and Oehier. sos: Brewer and wosss: ssa
6ss5 ). Mathews and Peterson. Baifim1re, oos; ~
Henry and steer, Baltimore. 6e2 Gaat haes Row. au
iav s7a: jHoiiorai and O'Neile. 6s7: Mdritz and
DunnocE, baltimore. 667. cor,h;n.
Teams = Gems, .s37; Baltimore s1se scmolRn Ra.
ton. i11s Baltimore ~: s Grand Centrais, sss;
Center Markst oafe. 1.e2s; Casinos: 90 .so2
Psstimes. $40; Plaza No. 2, Baltimore i'''' ;
Baltimore Alleys Baii%SEeL @: Lucas 1000; Dun
mock, baltimore, 1.044; Htzau. 1'o4i' "''''eA'
holm. !. .O4O.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
T|LDEN TO BATTLE
BRITISH NET STAR
American Is Favored to Win
Over Kingscote, Davis Cup
Team Member, Today.

| WIMBLEDON, England, June %
Chief interest today in the British
tennis championship tourney centers
| in the match between William T. TIL
den, the American star. and A. r. r
| kingscote, one of Great Britain's best
players and who has been named as
a member of its Davis cup team. TIL
den is favored to win.
X. MOTIFS Williams will meet the
winner of the match between Theo-
| dore Michel Mayrogardato, another
brlush Davis event team member,
and Norton of South Africa.
In the next round of the mems dou-
bles Tilden and William NJ. Johnston
Will be opposed by the South African
pair. Charles WinsIow and Louis Ray
mond.
Americans SuccessfuI
yesterday American players, with
the exception of those in the mixed
doubles. won all their matches.
William M Johnston of California,
who is out of the running for the
singles. and William T. Tilden of
Philadelphia. who won from the Brit
ish expert, J. c. Parke, combined their
skill in the doubles. and in a brilliant
match defeated Andre Colbert and Will
liam M. Laurentz of the French Davis
cup team, 60, SO, 4-6, 81.
The match was the most magnif-
cent spectacle ever seen at Wimble-
don. Colbert and Laurentz declared
after it was over that they had never
stood up to such fierce hitting. The
verdict of the tennis sharps was that
the, ordeal was the greatest ever ex-
perienced on a tennis court anywhere
in the world.
King and Queen Present.
King George, Queen Mary, the Duke,
of York and Princess Mary again wera
interested spectators, coming especial
ly to see the doubles event. Former
King Manuel Of Portugal and Arthur
]. Ba1four also were in the stands.
Williams by defeating the brilliant
young French player, ]. Brugnon. and
Charles s. Garland by his victory
over A S. Drew, the English player,
have won their way into the last
eight for the singles championship.
In the third round of the woman's
singles Miss Ryan of California beat
Mrs. Beamish of England, 81. 6-4.
In the second round of the mixed
doubles Garland paired with Mrs.
Franklin Mallory (Molla BjurstedD'
lost to the Australian. Gerald L. Pat :,
terson, and Mile. Suzanne Lenglen' of
France, 60, 13.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
THREE GRIFFS IN FIRST TEN
A. L. HlTTERS; SISLER TOPS

CHICAGO, June 26.-'Babe" Ruth,
the New York slugger, today has
eighty seven games in which to wal
lop out eight home runs to shatter
the record Of twenty-nine established
by himself last season when a mem
ber- of the Boston Americans. In his
remarkable drive toward q new world
record Ruth crashed out his twentieth
homer Wednesday, driving a ball off
Pitcher Shocker in st. Louis into the
right-fie1d bleachers, and yesterday
added two more in the game with
Boston, giving him a total of twenty
two. He is sixth in batting, with an
average Of 1855, according to aver
ages, including games of Wednesday
released today. -
George Sisler, the st. Louis star,
who Is leading the American League,
boosted hrs average to .416-etght
points within a week. iris Speaker OF
Cleveland managed to cling to second
place with 1884, Speaker tops the
league in scoring, having counted
fifty-seven runs in f1fty-eight games.
Ruth has crossed the plate f1fty-five
times in f1fty-four games.
Rice Of Washington is running
away with honors in base stealing.
He has stolen twenty-five. while
Bobby Roth. his teammate. is n in
line with nineteen. Sisler is third
with ffteen.
Other leading batters: Johnson.
Cleveland. $50: Milan. Washington.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
CREAM OF u. s. ATHLETES
IN OLYMPIC TESTS TODAY

best marks of any of the sectional
trials. OF the more than 200 men en-
tered. the first three in each of the
nineteen events will be sent to Har-
ward July II to compete in the ma
tional trials.
Several national champions are
among the 200 athletes to compete:
Arlie Mucks, former University Of
Wisconsin star. holder of the discus
title: Murphy of Notre Dame, high
jump champion: Frank Foss. who
holds the worlds record of 13 feet
3 9-1S inches in the pole vault; Floyd
Smart Gtle holder for the broad
jump, and Howard Grew Of Drake
University. joint holder of the worlds
100-yard record. at .09 3-5-
- Stars at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. June 2s.-Forty.
one star athletes, comprising collie.
gians and members of the Amateur
Athletic Union, contest here today in
the Olympic tests. Competitors from
Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Missis-
sippi, Georgia and Louisiana are en-
tered.
100 Trying at Pasadena.
PASADENA, Calf, June 25.-Nearly
100 of the VESTS most prominent ath-
1etes competed today in the Olym.
pic games western tfyoutS.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
sWEETsER PLAYS WARD.
Yale and Williams Golfers il
Match for College Title.

GLEN COVE. n. Y. June 26.-Jesse
w. Sweetser, Yale, and James Ward.
Williams. are fighting it out in the
thirty -six-hole final for the intercol-
legiate golf title on the links of the
Nassau Country Club today. In the
semi-finals yesterday Sweetser de-
feated j. Simpson Dean, Princeton.
2 and 1, while Ward beat S. A. Moss,
Princeton. up.
In defeating Dean, Sweetser played
the most brilliant golf seen here dur
ing the championship. He went out
in 35 and played the next eight holes
so steadily that all he would have
needed at the finish would have been
a for a II. Dean never played
better, travelling at practically 73
pace.
Dean had put out A. L. Walker, jr.,
Columbia, 1919 champion, in the third
round, and 4.
Evening star., 1920-06-26
SHAW, BACKMF FORM,
HANDSMACKzNEN1 18TH
CONSECUTIVE REVERSE
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


r. He did II
yesterday spectacular that the hope he WI"
become
the campaign
Sunday did reflect
before the
bued and halted the proceedings Shaw naa o
because
had treated the alien rrs in even harsher manner
anna eleven safetleS
But Jim the goods YESTERDAY He Wild as the ye passes s
would indicate
had his ball hopping and his bending
coupled good
bat the Mackmen who
sixteenth
Evening star., 1920-06-26

PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-Olympic
aspirants from the eastern section Of
the United States from Maine to the
Carolinas and as far west as Ohio
competed in the preliminary track
and field tryouts today at Frank
lin Field. Four champions of the A.
E. F.. who made records in France.
Earl Eby. in the 400 meters; George
A. Bronder, jr.. javelin throw; Patrick
J. Ryan, hammer throw. and F. H.
Prem, hop, step and jump. wero
among the contestants Another fea-
ture was the attempt of Ted Meredith,
former University Of Pennsylvania
star. and winner in the 1912 Olympfcs,
to gain a place on the team. >, ~
The finals in the boxing tryouts TO
determine who shall represent the
middle Atlantic district in the ma
tional tryouts at New York will be
held tonight
200 Competing at Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 26.-The cream of
the college and club athletes OF the
middle west make their bid for places
on the American Olympic team today
lin nineteen events at Stagg Field at
the University of ChiSago. Holders or
former holders of titles will contest
in every event and officials early to-
day said they looked for some OF the
Evening star., 1920-06-26
GATEAU's PIGEON FIRST.
Wins 5oO-Mile Race, Averaging
773.63 Yards Per Minute.

A bird belonging to George Gateau
won the 500 mile event of the Nerth-
western Racing Pigeon Club of the
International Federation. The pi-
geons were liberated at Gainesville
Ga. Owing to unfavorable weather
conditions none was able to make the
journey the day of liberation. Gateau's
bird being timed in at 1922 the next
morning. Following are the first re-
turns to each loft. showing owner and
speed per yards per minute attained:
Geo. J. Gateau, 1888; Victory loft,
1898; w. o. Norwood. 772.55: Geo. N.
Schmitt. 771.S0; A. S. Johnstone, 733.49;
f. H. Willis. 1889; w. s. Hixson,
704.63;. F. J. Voith. 675.2S: Manor loft.
625.S9; Earnest Rotts,- second day re-
port.
Diploma .. winners were: Geo. ].
Gateau, first: Victory loft, seeond:
average speed, Victory loft; Percent
age, Geo. N. Schmitt, with nine re-
turns out of ten entries.