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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
SIMS IS CRITICISED
BY ADMIRAL WILSON
DECLARES ADMIRAL RUNeLED IN
THE HANDLING OF FORCE
OF pEsTRoYERs.
FLETCHER is SUPPORTED
Says Officer Removed BY Sims Had
insufficient Number of Vessels
For Convoy and Mileage
Was Wasted

Washington.-Vice Admiral Sims
employment o. American destroyer
forces in European waters during the
first year OF thls country's participa-
ton in the war was severely criticised
by Admiral Henry B. Wilson, com
mander Of the Atlantic fleet, in testi
mony before the naval board investi
eating Rear Admiral William B.
Fletcher's removal from the Brest
commanded by Admiral Sims
Baslng Of all destroyers used in
conveying American troops and sup
ply transports into French ports on
Queenstown instead of Brest up to
the spring of 1918, Admiral Wilson
declared, meant that the destroyers
worked only one way" and wasted
mileage" in the long trip back to
Queenstown for refueling. II orig.
inally based on Brest, he declared,
these destroyers could have worked
both ways" conveying transports
out as well as into the French ports,
and thus made to render their masi'
mum service, as was demonstrated
some eight months later, he added,
when this plan was permitted,
Disagreeing with the testimony Of
Capt. Byron c. Long, Sims aide for
operations at London, who said Ad-
miral Fletcher request that destroy.
ers be based ON Brest was denied be-
cause of a lack of oiling facilities
there, Admiral Wilson declared that
at the time he succeeded Fletcher ia.
cilities at Brest were adequate fol-
quite a large force"
Admiral Wilson declared the five
converted yachts, which, 1t was testi-
fled, had been the only force available
for outward convoy Of transports dur
ing Admiral Fletcher's command at
Brest, were worthless" for that serv.
ice.
Capt. N. C. Twining, counsel for AID.
miral Sims, questioned the witness
competency to pass judgment upon
the adequacy of Admiral Fletcher's
| force when you were not acquainted
N detail with what he had to do with
It,"
'"I need no Details" replied Admiral
Wilson. 81 know that he had to es-
cort troop ships to sea and that he
had only worthless force to do II
with. There is no question under
heaven about his forces having been
inadequate, because l had to suffer
under the same thing for months"
Testifying that he took three staff
officers and a considerable office
force with him to Brest Admiral vii.
son declared he found practically
nothing to work with" in the Brest
organization when he got there.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
TOLEDO CAR STRIKE ENDS
Court Orders Higher Fares and In.
creased Waees-latter viii Be
Retroactive to April I.

Toledo, O.-With a working agree
nent between the Toledo Railways &
Light Company and its car operators
signed. service which has been sus
pended by a strike has been resumed.
The announcement was made by
Frank r. Coates, president OF the trac
tisn company, following an order In
United States district court which
provided for resumption OF service
As soon as the men could be notified,
Judge John NJ Killits fixed the rate
Of fare at seven cents and two cents
aDr transfers and the wage scale at
sc, sc and so cents.
The court order is indefinite as ia
ne time 1t shall be operative and
q fixed so that either the city or COM
pany may ask for modification. No
GATE was set for hearing from either
faction.
The carmen, who struck when coun.
eIlmen failed to ratify an agreement
entered into by the men, the company
and Mayor Cornell Schrieber, will re-
ceive pay from the time they were
fdle retroactive to April 1, under the
advanced scale. The court ordered
the company to pay the increase.
The carmen met and rescinded the
strike action.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Have Cried Their Eyes Out.

"The City Of the Blind" the Arme-
mans and Syrlans call Aleppo in Syria.
for nowhere else in the Orient today
Is the percentage Of blindness so high.
Every sixth person on the street is af-
fected with eye disease. These Arme-
mans and Svrians. the oculists say. In
the years If terror and suffering inst
passed under Turkish oppression. have
literally "cried their eyes out"
Trachoma Is found in all degrees OF
severity among infants few months
old, and advanced cases among chill
dren from three 10 six Such n condl-
tion exists nowhere else except In
such lands as Egypt and India, and
nowhere there is II so severe as In
AIeppo AT present.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
RELIEF FOR SERVICE
MEN IS APPROVED
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COM.
MITTEE TAKES FAVORABLE
ACTION ON QUESTION.
TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS
Not Known What Form Legislation
Will Take, But Subcommittees
viii Prepare Plans for Ac-
ton Before Recess.

Neutrality-suspicious. relief legisla-
ton, win probable provision Tor
cash bonus, funds for which would be
raised by sale or luxuries taxes, was
approved by the house ways and
means committee by vote of 10 to 6.
Details Of the bill to be recommended
will be worked out by subcommittees.
Members of the committee hope to
obtain final action by the house before
the contemplated recess for the ma
tional political conventions, but they
express doubt when action by the SEN
ate could be had at this session.
Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts,,
the republican leader after a confer
ence with other senate republicans as
to future legislation in the senate, said
he thought it would include a bill to
give a money bonus to former service
men, with provisions for a special tax
to raise the necessary funds, The pro-
gram approved by the house commit
tee declares against any bond issue IL
is understood to have been submitted
by Representative Longworth, and
was discussed at great length in execs-
tive session.
While the exact form OF The legisia-
ton was not decided upon committee
discussion was said to have indicated
approval e plan extending voea-
tional education as an alternative to
the cash bonus. These two plans are
part OF the American Legions pro-
gram. Its other selected plan OF gov
eminent aid to soldiers and sailors for
building homes or obtaining owner
ship OF farms were said by some mem-
bers Of the committee to be worked
out by legislation before the recess.
Spokesman for the committee said
It was planned to have the final draft
Of the legislation ready for submis-
sion to the house within fortnight.
AS no decision was made as to the
amount of the bonus or the cost OF
other plans that might be adopted. IL
was said that no estimate Of the funds
needed could be made at this time. IL
also was said that there had been no
decision as to whether the bonus
would be paid In q lump sum or be
graduated according to the length OF
service OF each individual.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
LEAGUE COUNCIL TO MEET
Conference to Be Held In Rome-Many
important Questions VIII Be Up
for Discussion.

Washington.-A full and important
program will confront the council OF
the league of nations when II assem-
bles in Rome April 27. Included in
the matters scheduled to be discuss
ed, It was learned here are such oues-
tions as the approval of the temporary
organization already effected of the
secretariat of the league; the method
of financing that body and its &C
counting; regulation Of admission OF
new states; repatriation Of German
and Austrian prisoners Of war now In
Siberia traffic in women and chh-
dren: disposition OF the work OF the
Washington labor conference; adop-
ton OF rules of procedure, and finally.
to draw plans for the organization OF
the international supreme court.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
STRIKE Dec AIRED ILLEGAL
President Brotherhood Of Railway
Tralnmen Will Use Every Effort
to Fill tho Places.

Chicago.-Treatins their contracts
as "a scrap of paper" switcnmen con
tinued to desert their posts In an IL
legal strike which threatens to throw
10000 men out of employment and
seriously affect the entire country.
For the first time in labor history
a great labor union has Joined hands
with q railroad company to break a
strike OF its own members. The strike
in the Chicago railway yards has been
declared illegal and unauthorized by
William G. Lee, president OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen,
who declares that every effort Will
be made to get the men back at their
work Immediately.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
DANISH MOB CRIES
DOWN WITH KING
LED BY RADICALS, 10000 HOLD
DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT
OF PALACE.
THE SITUATION is GRAVE
Trouble Was Precipitated by Xmas
Dismissal of Cabinet Headed by
Premier Zahe--Peop,e De-
mand a Re- ubic.

Copenhagen.-A huge mob. esti
mated at more than 10000, staged a
great demonstration In front OF the
royal palace hore, shouting Down
with the king!" Give US a republic!
and sung the Marseillaise. Pol ce ana
soldiers guarding the palace were un
able to cope with the mob.
The demonstrators were led by rad
ical workmen and Socialists, who
have been active in working for re
public since King Christian dismissed
the cabinet of Premier Zahle.
Members OF the town council Joined
in the demonstration. Earlier in the
day they had memorialized the king
urging formation of a cabinet salts
factory to the Socialists.
King Christian was In conference
with his new min stry, headed by OF
Liebe. 1t was admitted the situation
was grave.
The Danish king precipitated the
present cris's last Monday when ne
dismissed the cabinet headed by Pre-
mier Zahle. Tho action was unpre
cedented in modern Danish history
and Socialists Immediately demanded
reinstatement OF the ministry Oh
threat Of a general strike.
King Christian refused and troops
were called into the city to guart
the ROYAL palace.
Dismissal OF the cabinet was attrib
rted 70 rs failure to attain success
in the Danish German plebiscite vot
ing in the second zone. The zon'
voted to remain German and the kinS
blamed his ministry.
Socialists have threatened to pro
claim republic ever since the troubi'
started
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
STRIKE CLOSES ST0CKYARDS
$4,000 Men Laid OFF Because of Strike
Of Switehmen-Blizzard Helps
to Cause Tieup.

Chicago.-Fifty thousand stockyard
employees will be thrown out of work
at once as the result of the strike OF
switchmen in the Chicago railroad
yards, the packers announced. Five
thousand we're laid off when they re-
ported for work Monday, and the 9TH
ers will follow as soon as the small
receipts of animals on hand are taken
care Of. Only $500 catt.e, 900 hogs
and 500 sheep reached the stockyards,
as compared to receipts of 10000 hogs
alone year ago.
An embargo on all express ship
ments was placed by the American
Railway Express Company. Officials
said the blizzard. combined with the
switchmens strike, had made it i'm
possible to move cars in the local
yards.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
CITY vLADIVOSTOK
OCCUPIED BY JAPS
THE RUSSIAN FLAG HAS BEEN
REMOVED FROM ALL GOVERN
MENT BUILDINGS.
OFFICIALS ARE DEPORTED
Took Only Eight Hours to Rout TIE
Russians, Many Of Whom Fled to
the HilIs-U. S. Soldiers
Had Left.

Observation-Disclosures troops occu
pied Vladivostok, after eight hours Of
severe fighting in all parts Of the city.
The Japanese imperial flag is flying
IN the place OF the Russian ensign
from all government buildings.
Some OF the officials OF the revolu.
tionary regime have already been ar
rested and deported Russians have
been disarmed.
Throughout the night the Japanese
fought with rifles, machine guns, gre
nades and small artillery in all por
tions OF the city. Their incessant fir
ing met little opposition as the Rus.
SLAMS were taken by surprise, the Jap
anese moves towards occupation hav
ing been unexpected by the party in
power.
Many Russians escaped into the hill
country behind the city, whence they
had come two months ago, when the
sii-Russian government of Admiral
Kolchak fell before the attacks of a
revolutionary army.
The japanese launched their attack
IN the Korean quarter. which they oc'
cupied. Later they marched Korean
and Russian troops. tied with ropes,
through many streets of the city.
The last OF the American expedi
tionary force. under Brig. Gen. VIM
8. Graves, left vladivostok on April l.
A few hours subsequent to Their de.
parture a proclamation was posted
throughout the city stating Japanes
troops would not evacuate Siberia al
the present time. The proclamation
warned all inhabitants against any
unfriendly attitude on the part Of the
Russian population. The tenseness
Of the situation had increased hourly
since that time until the clash.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Moroccan Spanish Jews.

One ~ those historic hits stranger
than fiction. and one which contains
the note If poetic Justice too often
lacking In ordinary experience. is the
recent Inauguration Of an effort upon
the nart 81 Spain 70 nationallze and
rehahiliiate u Jews NJ Morocco. The
king Of Spail mself is ut the head
Of the movement being chief Of the
honorary presidents and heins sec
onded hy many ~ the most prominent
statesmen Of an parties. After three
centuries Of ostracssm the Jews are to
BE- officially Invited to return. as Il
were. and TO resume thei- position In
the evolution ~ he lann.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
LIKED HIS BATH
Rabbit Seemed to Enjoy Power.
full Electric Shock.
Experiment Recently Made Shows
Great Possibilities in This Form
of Treatment for Toning Up
the Nervous System.

II Is almost sure death TO step upon
the third rail Of an electric road TOR
he who does II will get a shock Of al
least FOO volts. But you can jump on
third rail and stand on II with both
feet and feel nothing. You must, how.
ever jump off with both feet or YOU
will get the shock. The reason is that
when both feet are on the rail there is
no circuit
Watching two boys amusing them
selves by jumping on and or third
rail on Long Island recently. II Germs
hack, editor Of the Electrical Expert.
menter. wondered what would happen
II he were 10 stand on the pole of a
very powerful Tesla coil He went 10
where there is one of the electrical
testing laboratories where there Is one
of the most powerful high frequency
machines In the country, giving 5O0.
600 volts and using 90 kilowatts, This
machine throws streams of electric
lliE NlA w NFNNI lFFl lOltEs tIN u'iNV
Of which can he heard several blocks
away Mr.. GernShack wanted TO stand
on the metal plate of the high" term
inal of the transformer, hut the man.
ayers would not let him. for fear of an
accident. He had with him. however,
live rabbit and they LEI him put the
bunny on that perilous spot.
AT first" writes Mr.. Gernshack in
the Electrical EXperimenter. ''he was
much frightened and jumped Off the
plate at about five kilowatts. Long
sparks had shot out from his nose and
above his eyes and at the ends Of the
ears. So the writer wetted the plat
form with water, because he thought
that sparks might he jumping into
the rabbits belly and legs which in
sulated the fur part Of his body, giving
rise TO singing sparks. An improve
mpnt was seen Immediately. The
rabbit now held perfectly still for
about 20 seconds. taking the full charge
Of 20 kilowatts at ks0.OO0 volts. Long
spark streamers. four or Ave feet long,
shot from hrer' rabbits nose, ears and
hack, and. curious to note. immediate
~ above the eyes. and after that the
rabbit took the full charge, never NOV
ing once for 20 seconds at time
After a while the rabbit seemed to en-
Joy the performance, and right after
his seance he was ms lively as ever,
eating big carrot at once"
Mr. Gernshack points out that there
Isl practical value in this experiment,
for a charge of electricity such as the
one described gives dry hath which
removes every particle Of dead skin,
dust and dirt and hurls them far from
the body. Such electric baths also
soften hardened arteries, tone up the
nervous system and make the old
feel younger and The young younger
and more aggressive"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
BIG BLIZZARD HTS CHICAGO
Instead Of Dlsp' aging Easter FInery,
People Had to Wrap Up In Heavy
Winter Garments.

Chicago.--A binding blizzard usher
ed in the Easter festival in the middle
west. Needless to say, no one paraded
the streets to display Easter finery.
Those who ven'ured out were clad in
their heaviest winter apparel and had
great difficulty in seeing five feet
ahead Of them because OF the blindins
snow.
Snow began falling at o'clock In
the morning and famed by a stiff
wind, continued Until late this after
noon. Five inches Of slushy snow
covered Chicago.
Street traffic and trains from the
east and west were impeded by snow
drifts.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
MYSTERY FINALLY SOLVED
Body of Miillonaire's Daughter Found
Floating in Lake Michigan After
Lapse Of Months.

Chicago.-The body Of Jeanne de
Kay, the 20-year-oid daughter OF John
deKay, millionaire globe trotter, now
living in Switzerland, was found
floating in Lake Michigan. The posi-.
tive identification Of the body as that
of the young heiress by Mrs. Gertrude
Howe Britton, Of Hull House, where
the girl stayed as the protege Of Miss
Jane Adams. dispelled the mystery
of her disappearance on December so,
and brought to an end worldwide
search.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
STRAWBERRY CROP IS SAFE
Warm Winds Saved Louisiana Berry
Crop from Expected Dis
astrous Freeze.

New Orleans.-A strong, warm,
southerly wind came up Unexpectedly
and moderated the cold to such an ex'
tent that the strawberry crop was rot
damaged, according to reports reach
ing the local weather bureau from
Hammond and Amite, in the berry
growing section. Serious damage was
expected to result from predicted
frosts.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Wants Hard Coal Raise.

New York.-The new wage agree
ment of the b;tuminous mine workers
disposed OF, John l.. Lewis, interna-
tional president OF the United Mine
Workers, turned his attention TO the
negotiations of a new contract for the
anthracite miners.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Release Bed Cross workers.

Neutrality-suspicious. Of all Ameri-
can Red Cross workers held prisoner
n Siberia ~ the BolsheviM, with the
exception Of Alexander C Tueedie of
New York. vas reported to national
headquarters.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Woman for u. S. ssnate.

washington.-siisI Anne Nartin
chose a rainy Easter Sunday to toss
her bonnet into the pol tical ring. n
a statement issued Sunday she an
noanced her intention 70 run for the
r. ihlican senatorial nomination in
Nevada.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
vanderIln a Lecturer.

Cambridge appointment Of
Frank A Vanderbilt, former president
Of The National City Bank Of New
York, as lecturer on business econom-
ics at the Harvard Graduate School
Of Business Administration, was an
nounced.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Paper Makers Want More.

New York.--American and Canadian
news print manufacturers conferred
here with representatives OF paper
and pulp makers unions, which have
asked wage increases Of rs to IS per
cent after May /. when the present
agreement expires.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Troors 70 MayfleId.

I.eitchfield. Ky.-Apparenuy fearing
a recurrence Of recent night riding,
state Adjutant General Deweese has
ordered the Eaitchfield machine gun
company. a state organization, to May
field where a tobacco chute was burn
ed March 81.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Air Medical Corps.

washington.-CIeation OF a special
aviation medical service" in the
army medical corps is expected to ma.
teriaiiy reduce fatalities among flyers
on active service. according to an Of
fetal announcement
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09

New Orleans. La.-Consederate Dec
Grafton Day was observed here for the
first time without the customary pa
Yade OF Confederate veterans ad
vsnced age and scarcity o. numbers
making the cancellation advisable.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Poles In Victory.

Warsaw.-Polish successes are re-
ported along the Slutzk river. where
a Bolshevik attack has been repulsed.
Gen. Litowski's forces captured 300
Bolshevik, four guns and much am
munition and other material.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Tremendous Profits.

New York.--Net income OF the Uni
ted States Rubber Company, for 1919,
after providing fer denrec atom OF
riarts ard adequate reserves for fed
eral. Canadian and British taxes,
amounted to 21.3s6,Os9.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
pi.s Pacific Fll71t.

washington. ~ Secretary banie-s
ia'a tae seaate navel committee that
81 hoped that 'in two years OF less We
win have a machine Tar has i'owr
hcrnss The TarIlLc.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Women Picket Embassy.

Wtshington.-Effcr,s Of the state
department to have the Washington
police authorities brsah rB tie pick
etf-r of tha British emhssy b women
favorable 10 an Irish republic failed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
on. Tenaue Enouala.

Baker Ho's many languages does
panr wife sIeak?
Brfyd,-tireat gems man isn't
rhai She SAYS Co me language enoughi
London Iit-BitS
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
ps,tuoaI Fatifies.

Lisbon. Fortusal.-Tha senate and
chamber 81 deputies ratified the treaty
~ Versailles The miHistry Of foreign
affairs Immediately dispatched a cou-
rier to Paris with the ratification.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
Hsass Ls7loa Service.

Indiauarois- Gerald J. Murphy Of
Rutland. ". mas been appointed G
rector - fhetservice division CT IL
An.eriran Iel Ion.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
sin Er.ed From Ice.

ST. John. " B.-The American
sseamer D'Egent which has been In
ul.sonei IL the ice i the Northum
bsrland Straits al Naater. has beer
freed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
co,l prices Increased.

ST. Louis.-Price Increases ranging
from five to IS cents a ton were an
nounced BY local retail coal dealers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09

Memphis.-Tha validity Of the les
lslatfve act removing the disabilities
Of coveTtUre from married women and
granting them the FfEht 10 maaag
heir oN1 property was upheld by
CHANCELLOR F. II. Heisken
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-04
DRIVE ON POLL
TAXES MONDAY
Richards Completing Plans
for Wholesale Garnish-
ment on That Day.

Plans now are being worked out for
a big garnishment offensive by .Je-
rome F. Richards, poll tax collec-
taxes will be started Monday.
More than 5000 men are delinquent
on their 1919 poll taxes. Ignorance
that their 1919 tax has not been paid
lieve they paid their 1919 tax because
they paid tax In 1919. when it was
the 1918 poll tax they paid. The 1919
tax did not come due until Septem-
her l, 1919, and could not have been
paid before that date. 1t is the tax
necessary for one to have II he votes
at the coming county, state and presi-
Dental elections.
One prominent merchant of Airing
ton brought a list of people in his
neighborhood who had not paid 1919
poll taxes to Mr.. Richards office
Thursday. He requested Mr.. Richards
not to garnishee any of those whose
names were on the list until a 15-day
period had elapsed, saying he per
sonally would see them and urge them
TO pay up and avoid garnishment
The request was granted, Mr.. klch-
ards saying, Il don't want to be hard
on anyone about garnishment pro-
oeedings. / am glad to withhold gar
nishment for any reasonable period
when ! have some assurance that the
time"
Any person who owes 1919 tax can
avoid garnishment by calling at the
poll tax office in the courthouse, and
paying up before deputy with gar
nishment papers reaches his place OF
business.
The cost of poll tax is $235. The
money collected goes to the schools.
Garnishment proceedings will make
each individuals poll tax cost several
dollars extra,