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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Allies CONTROL
MILD IN TURKEY
Occupation of Constantinople
Continues Without Pro-
test From Sultan.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March ls. tBy
the Associated Press. 1.-The second day
Of the interallied occupation OF Con-
stantlnople, carried out on Tuesday by
large forces from the imposing war
tieet in the Bosphorus, passed with en-
tire calm, the Turkish police cooper
ating in keeping order. The ferry and
telephone services have been resumed.
only small detachments of allied SOL
dicrs are visible in the streets and about
the public buildings.
The French and the Italians had only
small forces here, and they are far
less active than the British troops,
which are excellently organized and
took the city over with the precision
OF clockwork
Among the prisoners taken were Es-
sad Pasha, nationalist leader, and Mo
manned Pasha, who was minister OF
war just before the great war opened
and has been theGhief organizer OF the
propaganda for an American mandate
Allied military occupation OF Con
stantinople was forced upon the allies
by the growing power of Mustaphs
Kennel over the sultan government, the
only element of authority In Turkey
favorable to acceptance Of allied peacS
terms. according to officials here The
maneuver was not regarded, however
as an attempt at permanent settlement
Dul ratner as IN line Win Ihe plAnS y
Turkish adjustmenr drawn up In Lon
don by the amhASsad0fs' conference
lr The allied Algh cogl1nlssApnhF her
| has issued statement declaring tia
the allies have no Intention Of destroy
ing the authority OF the sultan. blu
wish 10 strengthen his power II ais
says the allies will adhere to their in
tention not to deprive the Turks o
Constantinople, but that they may b.
compelled to modify their decision |
massacres and disorder continue
The Turkish newspapers and the for
eign office are so heavily censored tina
it is impossible to obtain the authori
tative Turkish view of the situation
Turks with whom the correspondent
spoke, however, were free in declaring
their opinion that Constantinople wa
about to repeat the history Of Cairo
that the British would remain in Tur
key as they had In Egypt. Meanwhil,
the French and English newspaper
here are featuring Paris and Londol
dispatches which allege the expectanc.
that the United States will assume re
sponsibility in restoring order In tn
Near East,
The general opinion expressed amonI
Americans here in touch with Nea
East conditions is that the occupation
was prompted more by political thai
humane motives,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
S55,OOO GARAGE
WIEL BE BUILT

Contract has been let and work will
start within the next day or so on a
$4,000 garage to be located at Wash
ington avenue and Fourth street. ac-
cording to announcement Thursday by
John K Zent, part owner in the COM
pany.
The building will be of brick and con-
crete construction. Dimensions called
for by architects plans are 300 feet by
$50 feet depth. Storage, washing and
the supply Of oils and gasoline win form
the service offered by this company. Mr.
Zent declared the building would have
a minimum capacity of 200 cars.
Associated with Mr.. Zent in the prof.
ect is Ike Gronauer. The Moore con
tracing company will erect the buila-'
ing. .N.
one feature which is pointed out by
the hackers is that only is posts will
be placed In the entire building The
roof will be a truss affair thus elm
mating chances for damage to automo-
biles stored by collision with supports,
A washing system with which cars can
be cleaned without moving them from
their regular parking place will be in
stalled.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
EBERT REGAINS12OWER In GERMANY Y
Do You KnOW HOIU
Man Looks When He
Looks Suspicious?

How does a man look. when he looks
suspicious2
This ancient police riddle. so long
fraught with mysticism, has had its
veil OF mystery torn rudely away, so
that all the world may see. The an
swer Is:
A man looks suspicious when he looks
like Perry Toliver looks
Detectives Carpenter and Long
cleared the mystery. They saw Perry,
unknown TO them. strolling down Main
street He looks suspicious" said
Carpenter to Long, They crossed to
Perry.
Well boy We got you,' Long said
Perry.
Perry gave up, He spilled the whole
story.
Boss. All knowed Ah'd nevah git
through Memphis, ef All come dis yeah
way. Well, Ah'm set ter go back and
scribe de rest OBJ nah time at Winopa." ="
For Perry. the sleuths by diplomatic
handling developed, was wanted at
Winona Miss, where he had broken
out OF the county Jail while he was
awaiting trial on burglary charge.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
BURks $ SOUNDS
FLS , WARNING
River Expected to Pass So.
Foot Mark.

Flood warning was sounded Thursday
by the weather bureau, which reported
35 feet or more would be the stage about
the middle OF next week Water was
standing 27.S feet on the gauge Thurs
day and rising at rate of more than
two feetNdaily. Just how much more
water there will be in the stream aft
er flood stage is passed depends entirely
upon rains that fall in the next few
dats the weather bureau says.
Officials in the United States engi-
neer's office say revetment work has
been partially halted by high waters
and it is expected all work will cease
in short time
Imminent high waters are not likely
to damage the river bank at the river
and rail terminal, engineers declare.
Thirty-five feet win cover Mud island
and flood the Arkansas banks at Hope
field point, 1t will also flood lands to
the big levees, and farmers having cat
tie between the banks and the levees
are warned to remove them before next
week
Just how much above the 35-foot
stage the river win go has not been
forecaSted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Corporal Got
:378 Hun ScdLpS

OTTAWA March 1s--Corporal Fran
els Pegahmagabow. one OF more than
1000 Canadians who volunteered for
service with the Canadian expedition
airy force. is credited with the "scalps'
Of 37s Germans in a report submitted
To the house ef commons by Arthur
Meghen. minister OF the interior
Corporal Pegahmagabow, who halls
from Parry Sound was one of a large
number OF indian crac% shots who We're
detailed as snipers, He received the
military medal with two bars for his
exploits.
Mr.. Meighens report cites numerous
instances of gallantry on the part OF
the Indian contingent, which numbered
more than 35 per cent Of the total male
indian population OF military age One
Indian John Campbell. Travelled 5000
miles by canoe. train and steamer to
reach Napcouver so he could enlist.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
-
JEWELER GOES
TO BIRMINGHAM
Hopes to Identify His Stolen
Diamonds.

Ben s. Polskee. ieweler. 2OS South
Main street. arrived in birmingham,
Ala, Thursday seeking to identify
diamonds worth $4,000, which he hoped
were part of the loot stolen from his
store on the night of Feb. 2S.
Polskee's trip to Birmingham fol-
lowed the recent of telegram from
the Birmingham chief of police to G.
Jake Gwaltney, chief of Memphis de,
tectives. The Alabama chief wired
that prominent Jewish citizen was
under arrest, with $4,000 worth Of
diamonds in his possession, and gem
eial descriptions exchanged by wire,
sagsaed to point TO similarity to the
gzems taken from Polskee.
III Polskee was held up in his store and
yrobbed of diamonds worth $22,700, by
two highwaymen, one of whom he
claimed was a jew. Chief Gwaltney
was waiting Thursday for word from
Polskee as TO the Identification of the
diamonds
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
CITY ONCE MORE
DODGES ISSUE ON
JUVENILE COURT
Fourteen Year-0Id Negro Set
Free When Habeas Corpus
Action Comes Up Before
Judge Pittman for Hearing.

The city Of Memphis lodged the issue
OF the constitutionality of the juvenile
court law again Thursday in hearing
on writ of habeas corpus seeking the
release of negro boy, Alvin Lee Craw-
lord. II was further disclosed during
the trial Of the case that inmates of the
county industrial school are "farmed'
out and traded for by persons not con-
nected with the school
Alvin Lee Crawford. a 14-year- -old
negro boy, was taken into the custody
OF the juvenile court in.-191S charged
with using horse and buggy without
the owners consent. He,was sentenced
by Judge Ben Powell to 80 days at the
county Industrial school
According to the testimony adduced
at the hearing Thursday, he has been
in custody since that time. During the
summer of 1919 Squire T. T. Mcdonald
OF Cohierville "swapped" another negro
for Crawford, turning another boy over
to the school in exchange for Craw-
ford Since the summer of 1919, Craw-
ford has lived with Squire Mcdonald
and performed labor for his board and
lodging without any additional pay.
Squire Mcdonald testified that he had
bought the boy clothing but had not
sent him to any school.
Judge Al. b. Pittman, before whom,
the writ of habeasf corpus was heard
tody of the juvenile court and from
Squire Mcdonald and that he be
turned over to his mother, Minnie Har-
ris.
The woman testified that she had
made repeated efforts to secure the
boys release from custody, but had
been unable ITO get any satisfactory an
swer from the authorities, despite the
fact that she had employed a lawyer tc
take the matter up for her.
Robert L. Moore, assistant city attor-
ney, agreed in court that the boy was
being illegally restrained and that the
| city did not care to go into the consti-
tutionality Of the juvenile court law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18

= Just what is the purpose of these rev.
elatlons Of letters year ago. but bear
ing on the situation today, can not
be discovered from the Hoover sup
porters, but other revelations are prom
Used. Before long.it will be disclosed.
That Herbert Hoover is not "an Eng
Hshman, as the Hearst press has
branded him. but, on the other hand,
fought the British more bitterly than
anybody at Paris and at one time
threatened a complete exposure Of his
negotiations with the British over food
matters unless pledges which Mr.. Hoo
Yer considered had been given by Great
Britain We're Kept -
Friend of Farmer.
That Herbert Hoover is not the foe
of the farmers, but that he Is their
friend and that he had nothing to do
with the fixing of the price of wheat,
which act was the work of the commits
sion appointed by President Wilson and
which was entirelySAndependent of Mr..
Hoover's control or Influence.
That Herbert Hoover does not ap-
prove of the seven years of Wilson ad
ministration, especially its domestic
polices and especially its postoffice de-
pertinent and other=-branches of the
government.
And, finally, it is averred that Mr..
HooEer is more closely identified with
the Republican than Democratic point
of view.
Now it must be clearly understood
that Mr.. Hoover is not defining his
political affiliations or inclinatlons. He
has naiyely asked What is going to be
the difference this year between the
Republican and Democratic platforms
shall wait and see which is progress
sive and which is reactionary."
But the politicians in both parties
don't like that, and insist upon know
ing what Mr.. Hoover thought or did
in the past. So the record is being un-
folded.
The unpublished letter. is a more eff
fective argument than any member of
the Republican party in the senate has
made for disassociation by the United
States from European entangiements.
Mr. Hoover wrote his Views to Presi-
dent Wilson in Paris in April 1919
long before he could be suspected of
guHning for any nomination, He said
In part;
II feel strongly that any continual
tienADf.. tho United states in such an
liiedrelationship would initiate against
fae efficiency Of the league OF nations.
] My reasons are as follows: First-these
cofnmissions are primarily to secure the
cnforeementsto of reDaration and other
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
DEATH SUDDENLY
CLAIMS MRS. MOORE

Mrs. Nina Priest Moore died suddenly
Thursday at the family residence. 9OJ
Estival place. She had just eaten
breakfast and apparently was feeling
as well as she had for several days. al
though her family had been more or
less concerned over her lndispositioh
The deceased was the wife OF John
w. Moore, associated with the shoe de-
partment at Gerber's since residing in
Memphis. She came here from Milan,
Tenn. had been teaching a large class
in music Besides her husband she IS
survived by two sons Milton, assocll,-
ated with local cotton firm; Maxwell,
in Castle Heights academy, and one
daughter Mary. A sister. Mrs. Il. N.
Stone, resides in Milan,
Funeral arrangements have not been
made, awaiting the arrival OF relatives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Woman StrdngIed
To Death; Body Is
Hidden In Trunk

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, March 1S--
The body of Mrs Anna Evans, 20 Years
old, was found in a trunk Wednesday
night at the home here of her sister
Mrs. Albert Powell. An autopsy by
Deputy Coroner Costello disclosed the
fact that the woman had been stran-
gled to death, after which the body
had been forced into the trunk
about noon Wednesday Word was re-
ceived from New York last, night that a
man held there had confessed to stran-
Cling his wife and had admitted that
he was Evans,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
TREATY CLAUSE ON
NATIONAL HONORIS'
KILLED IN SENATE
Reservation BY Senator Reed
Vi Missouri Finds DistavpF
Effort Made for Final Vote
Before Week End.

WASHINGTON. March IS. ResumlnN
consideration Of pending reservations
TO the peace treaty the senate soon
after meeting today rejected, As to III,
g reservation presented by senator
Reed, Democrat, Missouri, which would
reserve 70 the United States for deA
cison questions affecting sits national
honor or It's vitaA interests"
The senate then defeated another res4
ervation by Senator Reed providing
that the United States would refuse t0
ASSUME any obligation TO employ ita
military or naval forces. its resources
or any form Of economic Discrimination
under any article of the league coven-
ant
Efforts Of William j. Bryan 70 per-
suade the Democrats TO accept tho best
compromise they could obtain on the
reservations submitted by the Repub-
licans, so that the treaty might be rai.
flied before the presidential election,
gave added uncertainty 10 the 0utcpn1Os
despite the almost solid alignment 0
the minority yesterday against the Lenk
root reservation TO declare this c0iEnA
trys policy toward further EuropcaF
wars
About a dozen reservations remain u
be acted upon, but all are concerned
with minor questions unlikely TO pre-
woke much speechmaking. Debate has
been limited by agreement TO IL min
utes for each speaker on each resef-
Vation
The Republican irreconcilables. cons4 q
bining with the Democrats. overturned
on the senate floor Wednesday the plan
Of Republican leaders to attach to thR
peace treaty general declaration Df
, American policy toward future Euro
pean vars.
The declaratory reservation which
| would pledge the United States to rN1
| gard with grave concern" amy thfTi{X
| TO Europe's peace or freedom, WAS
voted down, 25 to 80, after the irrec0n q
| cilables had tried in vain to amend X \
| Intended as an offset to the resorvn-
| ton denying the obligations Of article
| 10. the proposal had been expected by
! the Republican leaders TO attract many
| Democratic votes. but on the roll cali
only two senator's on the Democratlc
side supported it,
| Disposition OF the reservation was re-
garded as clearing up the last doubtful
issue OF the treaty fight. and the leaders
! Immediately made plans to bring vote
on ratification by Friday. BY unanl4
nous consent II was agreed 10 limit
speeches on all other pending reservN-
| tions to rs minutes. and to continue
/ Thursdays session into the evening IL
necessary to put the ratification reSoe
| luton intp final form. About dozen
/ reservations remain 10 be voted on.
| but II Is generally conceded that none
of them win be adopted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Rise IN TOMBlGBEE
FLOODS LARGE AREA

sol OLUNBUS. Miss. AIaPch 1e--The
9ombigbee river has reached Che flood
stage. Miles of country in Che upper
river district are inundated and back
waters cover hundreds of acres of land
in the Columbus district. the StreaH
is out of its banks in the lower river
sections and extensive damage from
Ngh water has slreadS resulted Re
ports kaoA the Aberdeen section are
to the effect thss heavy rains are still
falling in the upper rive9 bAsin aAd
fustheV Vises sse expected in toe loser
river BASIN
Gattlemen haSe @oSke6 iSy anN night
Vem0vine five etock from the loWlarels
and il Is Scared many will b0 lost
Highways leading from sDlameWs ia
sbe eesA are under wStee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18

flon. His prosecution. together with
that OF other leaders Of the reactianarN
movement. Ii said 20 have been ordered
by President Ebert
The Won I.uettwitz party. under cover
OF the Spartacan movement. is endeavs
oring to form coalition ministry. m
cluding independent socialists Ac-
cordlng TO this plan Lieut.. .-Gen Bar
thold ven Deimliug, who was one Of the
active commanders on the NerdAn'
front. Is slated to be chancellor
The Spartacan movement was re-
ported continuing In the suburbs Or
Berlin. but the impression WAS that its.
strength was being exaggerated ny the
military element which was using the
menace as weapon In dealings with
the other parties Ia an effort 10 force.
them to permit its cooperation In TIM
formation or new ministry.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Soviet Republics
Formed By Huns

TSSE HAGUE. March 1e.--Soviet re-
publics have been formed OF I6rtmund
N Westphalia and at Gera IS miles
southwest OF Leipsic. according to dis
patches received hep. At th@ latter
place which was Formerly Che Capitsl
Of the Nrncipallty of Reuss- SGhseiz
said
In the fighting az DresdeH - persons
have ASen killed aad 495 wounsledg re-
PORTS state and the cieH Is ISOLATED 4rom
chs ea9t ~ ede0rssn 80
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Grand Duchess
Olga, OF Russia,
Lives In BOrc0r

WASHINGTON. March 1s.--Grand
Duchess Olga, sister of the late Car
Nicholas Of Russia. has been found by
American Red EtOss workers living in
p hoScaY near NOyOsOssisk South Rus
sia, IL was announced today at the
headquarters of the American Red
Cross here.
The grand duchess, according to the
announcement, Is one of three surviv-
ing members of the house Of Roman
off. She was found "toiling among
fellow refugees from che territory re-
Gently conquered by che Bolsheviki,
though herself clad in rags and CRATE
full for any food and clothing she could
find ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Harvard Professor
To Address Teachers

Dr Albert Bushnell Hart. head of
the department OF history of Harvard
university, viii be one Of the principal
speakers at the annual convention of
the West Tennessee Teachers associa-
tion, which win convene here April /,
Or. Hart. Friday. accepted an invita-
ton TO speak before the teachers. A
telegram from him was received by
]. l.. Highsaw. president of the asso-
citation and principal OF Crockett Noca-
tional high school,
DIR. Hart will speak April ! or . He
Is one of the foremost historians in the
country and Is well known In politics.
He was leader OF the Massachusetts,
delegation at the Republican national
convention In Chicago in 1872. and was
a supporter OF Col Roosevelt; He also
is author Of the American Nation" se-
ries of histories, standard on Amer
iean history.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Ebert Regime
Faces NelU Crisis

WASHINGTON. March is.-The col-
lapse Of the military revolution IN dev-
many, In the opinion OF officials here.
has left the Ebert government with an
even greater problem on its hands. thai
OF controlling the workmen's movement,
started to checkmate the militarists
Reports Of the formation Of soviets HI
number Of places have been received
and while the exact extent of this
movement Is not known, some OBSERVE
ers here feel that the general stSske
may nrove a double edged sword.
Official Washington Is discussing how
far the allies should go in lending moral
support 10 the Ebert government al this
time and whether, hecarse Of the pres
many, demands for the punishment of
those guilty " war crimes and for In
demnlty for the destruction OF the Ger
man fleet at Seapa Flow should hn
pressed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Advertisers Urged
To Boost Memphis

town publications are urged to use
their space for pictures OF Memphis and
statements concerning the city in a
circular letter which has been forward
ed to all manufacturers large wholesale
dealers and Industries. Chamber of
Commerce officials argue that money
spent for advertising OF individual bus
mess interests in those publications is
OF little value and that much OF the
money is wasted.
More service can be rendered the
letter argues. II advertisers keep Mem
phis prominently and favorably before
the world and advertise their personal
interests in Memphis publications
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
TO FORM COUNTY
c. OF c. IN COPIAH

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss, March
1S. tSpl.)--There is movement on
foot in the county to organize d coun-
ty chamber of commerce and citizens
Of Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst, Call
man. Wesson, Georgetown and the ball
ance OF the county viii be asked TO
meet at the courthouse at an early
date for the purpose Of organizing this
business mans club. 1t is pointed out
that Copah county is the. best county,
to make a living in in the state and
has had less advertising than any
county in the state.
1t is proposed to put on an extensive
publicity campaign to attract the
Northern people to this county as
homeseekers. 1t is thought the meet
ing will be largely attended and ample
funds subscribed to finance the cause.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
Zambr0ni Still In
Serious Condition

Victor Zambronl, motorcop who NJ
loted his motorcycle into telegraph
pole TO avoid hitting Mrs. Fred Hansen.
still in serious condition at ST. No.
sephs hospital Zanlbroni Is rational
only portion of the time since hs$
accident and only relatives are per-
mitted to visit him.
Zambroni's skull struck with terrifiE
force on telephone pole when his niA y
chine was swerved to avoid running
duHR Avs iaansN dsl North Ltutllai)
street, near jefferson. Tuesday alter
noon. The officer was making 33 miles
an hour. in pursuit Of speeder, when
capped injury, thanks to Zambroni's sac
rifice N
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
DISCUSS COMBINATION
OF TWO TRADE PAPERS

Combination OF THE Merchant" Of
fetal publication of the Cotton States
Merchants association with the
Chamber OF Commerce Journal" Of
fetal organ of the Memphis Chamber
Of Commerce, were discussed Thursday
at a meeting of the executive board Of
the merchants association.
Publication of The Merchant" was
suspended last April, but resumption Of
publication has been under discussion
some time. It has been suggested,
however. that combination OF the two
organs would be advantageous to the
Chamber Of Commerce and the mer-
chants also.
II the fusion is made the circulation
OF the journal will be increased from
1000 to 5000 and its field also will be
greatly expanded as II will go to every
member OF the merchants association
The 5000 members are scattered in all
states throughout the Middle South.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
LUMBERMEN TO VOTE
ON MEMBERSHIP CHANGE

4 proposed amendment to the con-
stitUtion which would affect member
"hip IN the I.umhermens club OF
Meu,0his probably viii be voted on az
Me fortri@htlr 'uncheon to be- held by
tho club at the Hotel Gayoso Satur-
day The prouosed Charge has been
drafted by George a. Ehemann. y. D,
Anderson ard ". ". Allen. Jr
I've executive board of the club Nlct
WeiNesaiv Gfterseoa ~ headeua rteys
" the ciuh IN the i'hSmsasr ~ Com
merce building. hut only discussed
Questions which will Ne sonsidsrsd %,
tlAn meeting SATURDAY