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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
.COAL SHORTAGE
!. SERIOUS HERE
Only Warm Weather Has
Averted Trouble, Says
w. T. G. Berlin.

If Memphis new weather man wants
to gain popularity and at the same time
do the city favor, he will be careful
not to turn off the heat for the next
few days, according to local coal men,
who Wednesday declared that il a cold
wave settled in this territory Memphis
would face extreme hardships in keep
ing warm.
The coal shortage just now is more
serious than at any time during the
past winter, and only the rise in tenn
perature the last few days has averted
trouble, W. T, C. Berlin declared We'd
nesday. The lack of fuel, according to
well-posted fuel men. is due to made
quate service by the railroads, which
have failed to supply cars to the mines.
There, Is no fault with the operators
and miners, he said
One week of warm weather is needed
for Memphis to be in a position any
thing like normal SO far as coal supply
is concerned, Mr.. Berlin said. He hopes
for better accommodations from the
railroads since the change to private
control. Competition will force the
roads TO be up and doing to secure
business, he thinks; so cars will be fur
nished.
Mr.. Berlin could give no estimate of
how the homes Of Memphis were sup
piled with coal Such was impossible,
he stated but once the householder gave
thought toNa coal famine he would rush
to buy whether or not he had single
lump or a couple of tons in his base
ment
Memphis daily importation Of coal
for domestic uses averages between So
and SO cars, Fuel for steam Is being
handled ID fair shape as methods for
ers and other businesses Is more adeg
quate tGan for the ordinary consumer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
SCOUTS READY
FOR BANQUET
Expect TOO in Attendance at
Annual Father and Son
Feast.

Boy Scouts 90 M ssitiss All Will Assemble
Wednesday night at tic Scottish Rite
cathedral for the annual father and
son banquet, the big event OF the Boy
scout year. Last year Boy Scouts and
their fathers to the number OF 700 en-
joyed the feast, and advance reserva-
tons indicate that fully that many will
be present this year. The banquet will
begin at $3.50 pm.
Mayor Paine and Or. w. IL. Fine
shriber will make the principal ad-
dresses, A. l.. Parker, president Of
the executive committee for the Boy
Scouts. win be POSTMASTER, Rev. c. H.
Williamson, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church will deliver the invoca-
ton
Tine Memphis troops have member
ship of about / 100. Each Scout is or
dered to bring a pencil and writing pad.
The troop having the largest number
of its members and their fathers pres
ent will be awarded a prize.
As announced. the numbers on the
program are:
America" entire assembly
Invocation, Rev. c. II. Williamson.
Scout Oath, Boy Scouts.
Banquet adjourn to auditorium.
Song, Pack Up Your Troubles in
Your old Kit Bag entire assembly.
Address of welcome, Scout Ben Wash
ington. Troop 81.
Response Mayor Rowlett Paine.
Address, j. B. MeFerrin, Jr.
Song, Bubbles" entire assembly.
Recitation Father and Son" Scout
William Britton, Troop 20,
Yells, Boy Scouts,
Address, DIT. w. II Fmeshriber.
Song, Smiles" entire assembly,
Music. instrumental. Scout orchestra.
Vocal selection. arranged by Ed r.
Barrow, president Rotary club.
a number of Memphis churches have
observed the event this year, one of
the most enjoyable of which was that
of the Idewild Presbyterian church,
held at the Y. NJ c, A. Tuesday night.
Chancellor Heiskell presided as toast
master.
REV. William Grove pastor of Idle
wild church, made the address OF well
come, which was responded to by DR..
e. f. George. general secretary Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. on the part of the fathers,
who spoke on the responsibilities OF a
father to his son. There were mum
Der of informal talks, by both fathers
and sons,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
- q - -sstsT,xusxO ~ go -
sIsEsls: W. y 1A !! !! ii RE
Tcnperature

-Tcmperaturc--
Hour Dry bulb. Wet bulb Humid Y
7 pm ycs day 50 - ST
I am TO-DAY, 50 - 81
Noon today, "a 81 81
Maximum. Sc, minimum, So sun sets
today t:03 IN. Rises tomorrow GIG
am. Moon rises :53 pm. Precipita-
ton - inch.
Tennessee, kentucky and Virginia
Probably local rains warmer.
Arkausas-Cloudy rain in east por-
ton
Mississippi --Rain.
Alabama Rain warmer
East Texas and Oklahoma loudly,
warmer.
West Texas Fair warmer
Louisiana-Cloudy, rain in cast por-
ton.
North Carolina--Clondy rain except
on coast
Florsda-Rsin and warmer.
! Georgia-Rain, warmer east and soutf
portions a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
To People After All.

So It looks as if the issue win go to
the people after ~al
Mir Wilson, fighting proudly for hi,
conception Of Americanism. wants the
American pcople--noC a bare majority
Of the stnatc--to pass un"n American
foreign policy
II he Is to be repudiated. he wants to
lakes his medicine In an election which
unlike 1918. would be fought out pri-
MARTY on matters of foreign policy.
All Of which sounds good to several
senator's who are equally confident Of
what the American people would say IN
an election But all Of which hardly
helps tine chaos in Europe during Ihc
ncXt year or assures the American peo-
pie an opportunity to say what they
think for instance, of the pOstotfice
department., and express themselves at
the same time in favor Of a policy OF
il tcrnatiunal cooperation.
Copyright, 1920, by David IawrenceD
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
SENATOR ARRIVES
TO BREAK DEADLOCK

CHARLESTON, w. Va. March l0,-
State Senator Jesse A. Bloch. of Wheel
ing, completed his 3,000-mile flying trip
across the continent from California to
Charleston early today in order to vote
on the federal suffrage amendment in
the senate of the West Virginia legis-
lature.
Senate forces favoring ratification
anticipated immediate action upon the
amendment when it convened this aft
ernoon and with Senator Blocks vote
hoped to- break the deadlock which has
existed since the special session OF the
legislature was called.
Advantageous stll We're fighting to
defeat ratification and there was some
talk among them Of contesting the seat
of Senator Raymond 20 lson who is
listed onN the side of the slflragists,
Opponents N ratification claim that
Senator Dodson while representing
Spencer. Roane county. had his resi-
dence and business in Charleston His
supporters assert that his official resi- :
ldence is at Spencer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
NEW ORLEANS FIRE
Loss IS 100000
Blaze Confined to One Block in
Wholesale District-0ri-
gin Uncertain.

NEW ORLEANS. March 1O.-Fire OF
uncertain origin which broke out early
Wednesday morning inNthe plant of the
American Coffee company at 423 South
Peters street practicable destroyed that
plant and the warehouse of Aug E.
Flashpoller company in the rear of the
American Coffee plant on Tchoupitoulas
street and badly damaged the ware
houses of !. c. Morris company, 1928
800 Tchoupitoulas street. and Thoma
street. entailng loss estimated at
500 600
The entire fire department was called
out before the flames were gotten UNI
der control, The conflagration was
confined to the block by South Peters
Tchoupitoulas, Gravier streets and
Natchez place in the heart of the
wholesale district
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
BLYTHEVILLE MILL
BUYS $4,000 ACRES

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. March 10
(Spl 1.-The Creamery Package Manu-.
featuring company Of this city an
nounces the purchase Of 600 acres
of stave timber land near Wilson. Ark,
to supply the factory at this city with
bucket and tub matriel for the ship
ping of creamery products. They will
establish a modern two-knifc staVe
mill at Wilson on land leased for the
branch factory which is to take form at
once and be pushed TO completion Thu
additional timber and plant at Wilson
is made necessary for the big new plant
in fayetteville which is nearing con-
pletion made necessary by the destruc a
ton of the Blytheville plant recently
by fire
The Biytheviile plant will start as
soon as the new machinery arrives
The new order means the employment
Of much additional skilled and common
labor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
FREDA LESSER KILLED :
SELF, AFFIDAVIT SAYS

Los ANGELES. March 1O.--F'reda
Lesser for whose murder Harry s. New
is serving a prison sentence Of from
10 years to life. killed herself, said an
affidavit by Miss EdraN Clancy. News
half sister, made public today The
document set forth what Miss Clancy
termed the truth told by New for the
first time, Its appearance followed by
few hours the filing in appellate
court here of a petition TO obtain a
new trial for New.
THE truth according to the affi-
davit. "is that Miss Lesser shot and
killed herself because New told her he
MAS not going to have anything more
To- do with her after she had told him
she had been unfaithful as his ar
fianced wife" Miss Clancy declared
New asserted he made the statement
because he believed he would die with
in month in the San Quentin prison
lutte mill where he was assigned to
work and he wanted the truth known
before he died.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
RECORD
ATTENDANCE At
LUMBER MEETING

4 record attendance is expected at
the tenth annual convention Of the
Southern Retail Lumber Dealers assoc
citation which opened Wednesday at
the Hotel Chisca. The meeting was
called TO order at II o'clock by j. B.
Webb, who delivered the annual adj
dress. Il. V. Smith, secretary, made his
report and committees to work during
the convention were appointed. The
Rev G. H. Kcmper delivered the invo-,
cation
4 feature VI the convention will be
the Hoo Hoo Nconcatenation "Wednesday
night when several candidates win be
initiated
The first social function will be
banquet at the Chisca at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday evening
The afternoon session was TO open
al o'clock The first speakers on the
program were r. n, Currie and John A.
Vowel Both were to speak on own
Your Home" other speakers on the
afternoon program were;
kurr Barth. of the Barrett company,
win speak on Wood Preservation
r. Reynolds, Of Union City. and n T..
Montgomery, Of Memphis, will discuss
"Stabilizing Prices. W. X. Hall, Of
Fulton, KY, and o. r. Beard of Sharon,
Tenn viii speak ON Ethics" Short
talks win then he made by various
members on Comparative Cost OF Dos
ing Business Then and Now"
"Side Lines win be the subject Of
addresses to be- made Thursday morn
ing by H. &. Canady, of Mayfieid, Ky,
and Charles Lansdell Of Paris, Tenn;
Market Conditions will be discussed
by j r. Fite. of Jackson, Miss, and
Charles Treas, of Aberdeen, Miss one
Of the features of Thursdays program
will be an address on THE National
Retail Lumber Dealers Association by
Douglas MalloCh. poet and contributor
TO the American Lumberman MIR. Mall
ioch ia from chicago
The association is made up of dealers
in pine lumber from Arkansas. Missis-
sinpi. Tennessee and Kentucky The
annual election will be held Thursday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10

When this action IS taken H9 soon ~
a formal order from Irs. Biekart can
be received by mail Bickart viii Ne r..
Iieved Of HIS domestic troubles and also
the $4,000 ne eNeat bond under WHICH
he was placed by Chancellor =, ". HeiH-
keli, and under the terms Of which ne
WAS ordered not % leave the 1urtsdlc-
tion OF the chRncery court
Joseph II NOryiile, attorney repre-
sentlng Mrs. BickaTt in the original
proceedings, denied Wednesday that he
had any Information relative 90 Wttlt-
drawal Of the suit, Associated with
Norvine IN representing Mrs Bickart
was q T Fitzhugh,
when the divorce bin WAS filed, short
iv after Bckart had been arrested In
Memphis by federal authorities and
placed under "a $4,000 bond he was en-
Joined from visiting his home on Yinton
avenue, his money and securities IN Two
banks in Memphis were tied up under
writ Of Injunction and upon hearing
"a ne eXeat writ was issued and Biekart
placed under $40 600 bond not to leave
the, jurisdiction OF the court. This bond
wasNsigned by Milton ], Anderson and
Elias Gates.
only few days after the ne exeat
bond had been made Bickart WAS arr
rested In Connecticut on a federal wars
rant charging him with fraud in con.
nection with his Income tax returns,
A suit was also instituted against him
| in New York by federal authorities and
securities valued at more than SSO0,0NV
were seized and held by the court.
The last accounts received from Com
nectcut were that Blekart's bond had
been fixed at 100000 and that the gov
| ernmeht was considering raising the
bond to 100000 IN order TO prevent
| Rickart from leaving the United States
| He will be returned to Memphis for
| trial. 1t is stated, arid that his case viii
come before the federal grand jury at
| the May term Of court.
Both the original divorce bill filed by
| Mrs. Biciart and the answer and cross
| bill filed by Bickart himself contained
sensational charges. Bickart was
charged with being 4 habitnal drunkard.
that he had threatened her life and that
he was possessed Of money and securities
valued at many hundred thousands q
dallars ~ as
In the answer and cross bin Elckari
charged that his wife had lived with
| some man IN Detroit prior to their mar
riage and that her divorce bin had been
brought following his refusal 10 trans
| fer 10 her the money and securities
which he held, IN order to defraud the
| government
/ Both Mrs Bickart and her husband
1 have been married three times and the
records Of the Shelby county ch&ncefy
| court show that he has only recently
! paid alimony into the court for pre-
vious wife,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
ThieUes Rob Home
OF o. N. KilLOugh
Of Gems And Bonds

wYNNE. Ark, March 10, 1SpL)--
Thieves broke into the residence OF O..
n. Killough here Tuesday night and
got away with $4,000 worth OF Liberty
bonds and jewery They forced their
way through the front door and es-
capped through the rear part OF the
building. No clew TO the thieves has
been obtained.
Before leaving, ths thieves went to
the kitchen and ale hearty meal.
leaving the evidences OF their intrusion
by the greasy plates ON the kitchen
table. The butter evidently tickled
their palates as they took away pound
with them
There has been an epidemic OF THEY
cry in the Wynne neghborhood for the
past few weeks. a number OF residences
having been entered.
Mr.. Kilough was formerly state sena-
tor In Arkansas. lieutenant governor al
one time, and for years president OF the
st. Francis levee board He resides
one mile from Wynne on his farm,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
ROBBED, MURDERED
SEEKING WHISKY

y NEWCASTLE. Pa. March 1O.-Emil
Hadasy. Of Girard. O., was murdered
and robbed of $4,000 in taNicab while
en- route here last night TO buy moon
shine whisky. Alexander Ross. a driver
Of the taxcab, also was robbed Of $500,
according TO the story told to the po-
lice by Ross
Hadasy, according to the police met
two men in Youngstown, O., and ar
ranged with them for the purchase of
the liquor, They engaged Ross to
drive them to this place, but when five
miles away one of the men, according
to- Ross. shot Hadasy. took the money
from his pockets, and threw the body
into "A SnoWdrift.
The men then robbed Ross and forced
him to drive them to Bcssemer. Ross
was detained by the police pending an
investigation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
SEEK COMPROMISE In
Mine WAGE DISPUTE

WASHINGTON. March i0-With all
other questions at issue understood h
be definitely agreed upon, differences
between members of the coal strike set
Element commission as to a fair wage,
level for the 100000 bituminous mine
workers OF the country still remain to
be ironed out, il was learned today be-
fore final formulation of the award
which must be returned by FRIDAY
Realization that final agreement Is i'm
perative 20 prevent collapse of the
entire work OF the commission was said
to have prevented any possibility of "A
split so far and 70 carry assurance that
compromise finally would be reached
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
RECONCILIATION
EFFECTED AFTER
ARREST IN EAST

The divorce bill filed Feb "a by Mrs Pauline Harris Bick
against Charles Bickar president and general manager
the National Fruit Products company under arrest in
Connecticut federal charging irregularities in his
income tax returns will be dismissed With the dismissal of the
original divorce petition the crossb and filed by Bcst
against his wife will also be dismissed Mrs Bickat has joined
husband in Connecticut and reconciliation has been effected
according telegram received from them by the law frm Of
Anderson Crabree Heske who represented Bckart in the
divorce proceedings.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
JnO. d., T., Denies
Paying Salary TO
Dry League Leader

CHICAGO. March i0-Johu - Rock
cfeller, Jr., today emphaticallv denied
the statement Of Louis A, Cuvillier, New
York assemhymsn that he is paying
the state Antlsaloon league supeTN :
terdent Of New York salary.
"The statement Is absolutely false,
Ridiculous, There is no foundation for
It," he declared
Mr., Cuyillicr, who is the author Of
tho RESOLUTION adepted by the assembly
calling for Investigation of tn" Anti
loon leagues activities within the
state. said yesterday that Mr.. Rookie
Weller was paving the league official
sis. 600 per year
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
Third Term Talk.

It revives talk of a third term for
MI. Wilson, who, Intentionally or un-
Intentionally has not taken the least
pains to refute the impression that he
wants to prolong the league controver-
sy as vehicle for another campaign In
his own behalf.
II confirms the viewpoint of Senators
Borah and Johnson, who have argued
all along that the league Involves a
distinct departure in American foreign
policy, and that IL Mr.. Wilson Is right
the covenant should be adopted without
qualification and, if he Is wrong, IL
should be rejected entirely. without GO
ing through the camouf age OF reser-
Vations.
AIR Wilson defines the alternatives
the same way. He sees no middle
ground, It challenges the mild reser.
vatlonlSts" to drop their middle ground.
1t calls them mild nuIlfiers," term
inology that offends that group OF sen
ators which has been zealously trying.
since last November, TO bring about the
ratification Of the treaty
Finally 1t cracks the whin over the
heads Of the Democratic party in the
senate and makes those senators who
are up for reelection next fall stand
firmly by the president, who unuues.
tionably can write into the Democratic
platform all Df article 10. whether he
can get 1t info the treaty or not.
Mr., Bryan says article 10 can not
and should not be made n campaign
issue, but he does not control the Dem
OCratS OF the senate
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
SIX DEAD IN
AIR ACCIDENTS.
One Plane Crashes to Earth,
Another Is Burned.

MIAMI. Fla. March 1o.-Maxwoll
Blanchard. Of Chicago. pilot. and
Charles TOD" Sims, of New York, and
Kenneth Earle, Of Montclair. ~ j.,
mechanicans, we're killed at o'clock
yesterday afternoon when a three scat
aeromarine plane crashed TO earth near
the Hillsborough light, 35 miles north
of Miami
The accident was Witnessed by farm
ers. who hurried TO the scene and
found the machine Il wreck, aud this
occupants dead. The cause Of the ac-
cident has not been determined
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO.

SPRINGFIELD. u. March l0.--An cxr
plosion in the charging room of u
l1ctna Explosive company at Goes Sta
tion. ten miles south of here this
morning resulted in the death Of John
Bowser and Thomas Mehaffy, en-
ployes. SO far as is known they were
the only persons in the building which
was completely wrecked
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
frankie Mason Is
Ready For Bout
With Jimmy Wilde

n SOUTH BEND. Ind. March 10
Frankie Mason, of Fort Wayne, Ind,
his bout with Jimmy Wilde, English
flyweight boxing champion. which will
take place at Toledo o., Friday night.
He reported he was half a pound under
the required weiGht--l0S pounds Ma
son will leave South Bend for Toledo
Thursday afternoon
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
Villa Releases
Kidnaped Texan

III. PASO. Tex, March 10,-Joseph
Williams, OF El Paso. Tex, an employe
sof the American Smelling and Refining
company, captured and held for ran
som by Francisco villa, when the ban
dit wrecked a train on the Mexican
Central railroad Thursday last has
been freed, according to a telegram
from Williams to his employers received
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
ARTHUR NOT KIDNAPPED.

WASHINGTON, March 10.--,lames NJ.
Arthur. manager Of the Mexican Con-
solidated Mining company, has not been
kidnaped by Mexican bandits, but is
safe near Nogaes, Mexico the Amer ,
can consul there reported today to the
state department.
Mrs Arthur, who is in Nogales, Ariz.
telegraphed her father, +. r. Avery, at
Columbus, o., yesterday; saying that
her husband needed 81, 900 and this was
said to have led to the reports that he
I been kidnapped
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
PEACE FOOTING OF
ARMY AGREED UPON

WASHINGTON, March l0-An au-
'horiZed peace time army Of 2S9 ,0O0 zen
listed men and 1880 officers was an
proved today BY the house, which by a
vote Of 70 to - refused to amend the
army reorraniza ton bill so as TO fix
the maximum strength at 226,O0O men
and Il, 200 officers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
COL. M. W. CONNOLLY
STILL IMPROVING

The coTdition Of Col NJ w. Connolly,
veteran newspaper man, continues to
improve. according TO attaches at the
Baptist hospital Cot Connolly was OPP
Grated upon Monday for bladder and
kidney trouble
He has been in bad health for several
Vrar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
Wilson Takes Auto
Ride In Open

WASHINGTON, March 10.--President
Wilson today took his third automo-
bile ride since he was ordered to bed
last October An open car was used
and Mrs. Wilson. Miss Margaret VII
son and Rear Admiral GraYse
personal physician, accompaN MN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
STEAMER BURNS.

FAYAL, Azores, March l0-Thc
American wooden steamer Rrockfield
was set on fire yesterday through the
explosion Of kerosene on board The
flames enveloped the ship, which is be-
iieyed to be total loss The crew was
saved
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
CLAUSE TO REPLACE
PROVISION TEN IN
TREATY ILL TIMED
Republicans Draft Substitute,
Claim Democrats Won Over.
Fail to Gain Enough to As
sure Early Ratification.
HERE IS ARTICLE x,

Here Is article 10 on which the
fate Of the peace treaty again is
suspended--just two compact sen.
fences, set in the midst Of an 3d.
ooo-word document:
The Fuembefs Of the league un-
deFtaioe ko respect and preserve as
nst external aggression the ter.
frltcriai integrity and existing pollt-
icah Independence OF an members
of4he league. In case Of aay such
yagoressioh the council shall advise
BlHpon the. means by which this obi.
.sgatlon Shall be tulfllled.r 49,.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
PLANE CARRIES l6
and BREAKS RECORD

MIAMI. Fla Morch lO,~~Carrving u
Messengers in addition to the pilot and
rnerharician from piuni in the Ra-
homa Islands 70 Miami yesterday. the
HIS Is believed to have established
nop- record for s"anlanc TRANSFORMATION
Rodman Wanamaker was IN the party.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
ARGUMENTS NEAR
END IN FEDERAL I
LUMBER HEARING

Arguments
Judge
John f. leading for the
republic could be stated in
two hours leading for Defense said
the the closed and half
At the debaters schedule and late Wednesday aft
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
KILL POLICEMAN.

WATERFORD, Ireland, March ia
large party Of masked armed men last
night attacked the Higginstown village
barrackr. killing one policeman and
SELLING rifles and ammunition