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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
State Convention
Of American Legion
Will Be Held Here

The second annual convention Of the
American Legion. Department of Ten
nessee viii be held at Memphis on
Friday and Saturday, August q and
rs, The constitution and bylaws of
this department provide that each post
of the legion in the department shall
be entitled to five delegates and five
alternates IS post, and to one ad
ditional delegate and alternate for each
20 memberships or major fraction
thereof Of posts in good standing prior
to the date of the state convention.
This convention will probably lie the
most important in the history Of the
legion in Tennessee, as many grave
questions will come before il for de-
cision, An posts have been urged to
send full delegation, as the future
of the legion in Tennessee, and its
destines will probably be shaped at
this convention.
The Southeastern Passenger associa-
tlon mas granted a rate Of ! Is fares
for the round trip to all attending this
convention This rate is on the Certi-
ficate plan from stations in Tennessee
only and only applies II as many as $50
persons attend the convention To get
the benefit of this reduced rate. it will
be necessary for those attending the
convention to secure a certificate from
the station agent where the tickets is
purchased, paying fun fare for the tic
ket to Memphis. If the necessary num-
Der of tickets are sold for the conven-
ton, a return ticket will be sold to the
holders of such certificates for one
third of the regular fare Tickets will
be on sale from August "a to August
2S inclusive. and will be honored for
return to include September /, 1920.
Capt. Walter c. Chandler, Bank Of
Commerce building. Is in charge OF ac-
commodations for visitors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
new SHIP BOARD TO
Be NAMED IN AUGUST

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Appoint-
ment of the new shipping board as
created under the Jones Merchant Ma
rlne bill will be made by President
wilson early in August it was said
last night authoritatively.
Secretary of Interior Payne, former
chairman of the board, who has been
on tour of Alaska with Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, is expected to return
to Washington by the end of the month
and 1t was said he at once would ad-
wise with the president on the selec-
tons to be made. The president mean
while will consult with other high Of
ficials on the appointments.
Under the Jones bill, the new board
is to consist of seven members, two
of whom are to be chosen from At
lantic coast states, two from the Pa
cfic coast and one each from the gulf
region, from the states touching on
the Great Lakes and from the interior
Not more than four of the commits
sioners may be of the same political
party
Chairman Benson, who recently was
appointed and Commissioner Donald
are the only remaining members Of the
old board The reappoiptment of both
is expected, All the nominations, how
ever win be recess appointments,
pending confirmation by the senate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
FIX SPEAKING DATES FOR
ROBERTS IN THE EAST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July "a. (Spl.)
East Tennessee speaking dates OF
Gov A, H. Roberts have been an
nounced as follows:
Dayton, Friday, July 30. 100 pm.
Knoxville, Saturday, July 81, 7:30 pm.
Morristown, Saturday July 81, 1880 p
M; Johnson City, Monday, Aug. .
$3.50 am; Bristol, Monday, Aug. 2
1870 pm, central time; Kingsport
Monday, Aug. 2, 7:3O pm; Greenevile
Tuesday, Aug. 3, $3.50 am; Rogersville
Tuesday, Aug. 3. 80 pm.
A feature of Gov Roberts campaign
in East Tennessee will be a series oil
addresses to be delivered from the real
end of the train upon which he will
travel from Chattanooga. He will take
it presidential style" and will speak
water, Lenoir City, Loudon and other
towns and cities
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Reds Notify Poland
Ready To Negotiate,
Says MOscOU Report

LONDON. July 24.-The soviet gov
eminent of Russia today notified Po-
land that the soviet army command
had been ordered to begin Immediately
negotiations for an armistice, 1t is an
nounced in a wireless dispatch from
Moscow today.
The following telegram was despatch
soviet foreign minister, to Prince
Sapieha, the Polish foreign minister at
Warsaw, at 1:15 o'clock this morning
THE Russian soviet government has
given orders to the supreme command
of the red army to start Immediately
with the Polish military command ne
gotiations for the purpose of concluding
an armistice and preparing for future
peace between the two countries The
Russian command will advise the Po-
lish command as to the place and date
for commencing negotiations between
the military commands Of the two
sides"
Another message, signed by yassileff
and Khvostchinsky, for the chief head
quarters staff and the revolutionary
military council was sent to the higher
military command in Warsaw, marked
very urgent" and saying:
1.-THE supreme command Of the red
army has received the order of the
soviet government to enter into nego-
tiations with the Polish military com
mand on the questions of an armistice
and peace between Russia and Poland.
The supreme command will send rep
resentatives furnished with full powers
to a place which will be indicated to
you by the command of the Russian
front, who will inform you of the place
and the date when the Polish repre-
sentatives will be invited to attend"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
CHARACTER BUILDERS
PLAN BIG PROGRAM

The Character Builder Bible class Is
planning for a big day Sunday. An at
tractive program has been arranged by
both the mems and the womens dvi-
sion, and the teams are putting forth
unusual efforts to get out a big at
tendance. Four hundred men are ex-
pected.
A song service will occupy the first
Is minutes of the program, which will
be followed by prayer by DIR. J. F.
Bigger. There will be a four minute
talk by Robert Young and solo by
Miss Elizabeth Griffin After the
scripture reading by Robert Griffin
Rev. T. W. Lewis, pastor of Madison
Heights Methodist church, will make the
lesson talk. There will also be a quar-
tet by the boys from the Webb school,
with other special music by the class
band
A number of Character Builders are
serving in the volunteer fire depart
ment; Robert Young is captain Of one
relief at the Mclean station Lake
Hays is captain of a relief at Station
No. 3, and others are serving in va
rious capacities at other stations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
LAKES TO-SEA ship
ROUTE IS ADVOCATED

DETROIT, July 24.-Bullding of a di-
rect route from the sea to the Great
Lakes was urged as a necessity to
move the products of the West in
telegram from Senator Miles Poindex-
ter, of Washington, read before the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater
congress.
Increased transportation facilities is
one of the greatest needs of the West"
Senator PoindeXter said. Both during
and since the war, the inability to move
its products expeditiously has worked
as handicap to Western states. Pro-
duction on the farms has been lessened,
Pacific coast lumber mills have been
shut down and cattle have died on
Western ranges because cars could not
be obtained to ship them to market or
bring food to them"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
REDS PASS BOUNDARY
SET BY AMBASSADORS
Reserve Divisions Thrown in
Against Poles by Brussiloff

WARSAW, July "a. (By the. Associ-
ated ress.)-The Bolshevik thrust in
the direction of Sokolka, west of Grod-
no, carried them past the Polish boun-
Diary line set by the council of am
bassadors. Along the railroad in this
region the Poles are reported to be
fighting to stem the momentum Of the
southwesterly drive which is swinging
the reds toward Poland's capital, but in
many places the tired Poles are COM
PEELED to withdraw without much re-
sistance in the face of overwhelming
numbers of fresh Bolshevik troops
Bolshevik reserve divisions assem-
bled by Gen. Brussiloff weeks prior to
the launching of the offensive, are daily
being thrown in all along the northern
front. They are making Roadway
against the scattered Polish lines IN
the open country where both sides
necessarily have thin lines at many
places. owing to the length OF the
front attacked or defended. It is not
warfare like that in France where vir-
tually every inch was protected.
Many spurts and gains are made by
the reds in drives with divisions or De,
tachments between poorly DEFENDED
troops or through a gap between with
drawing or maneuvering troops with
their flanks unprotected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Youth COnfeSseS He
Killed Mother; Sent
Father To GaLLOlUs

TORONTO, July PA self confessed
murderer of his mother--a crime for
which his father was hanged seven years
ago-Arnel Love, %, a Ceylon, Ont,
farmer, is in Jail here today.
During evangelstic services in his
home town Love went forward and de Z,
clared to the evangelist he had dubbed
his mother to death, because she had
reprmanded him for keeping bad com
pany."
Young Love was one of the principal
witnesses against his father, Henry
Love, who was convicted by a jury and
hanged at Owen Sound, ontario, for
the crime seven years ago. While the
evidence against him had been mostly
Circumstantial, on the scaffold the faith
er made what was then believed to be
confession of his guilt.
The son grew up into manhood
prosperous farmer and the tragedy of
his life was apparently buried in the
oblivion of the past until he attended
the evangelistic service. He told the
evangelist, the Rev c. N. Sharpe, that
when his mother reprimanded him he
was angered and killed her with a stick
of wood and hid the body in the cell
lar, where it was found later.
On advice of the evangelist, Love
gave himself UP to the police, who are
investigating his story. In the mean
time, the young farmer, apparently
greatly relieved languishes in Jail in
different to his fate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
RECRUIT JAILED AFTER
ALLEGED MURDER BOAST

LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 24.-Charged
with completely in the murder Of Elijah
Sergent at Whitesburg, Ky. last De-
cember for which his brother, Uriah
Bates, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment, Beckham Bates, a soldier at
Camp Zachary Taylor, was arrested at
the camp and taken today to Whites
burg for trial.
Beckham, who is 10 years old, came
to camp Taylor last Monday and en-
listed in the army He is said to have
boosted at the camp that he killed Ser
gent, and. according to police, this led
10 his arrest Robert another brother
is held on a similar charge and will
stand trial with BeCkham
The murder of Sergent Is alleged to
have arisen over a love affair between
I'riah Bates and Edith Sergent, a
daughter Of the slain man. Uriah oh
famed a marriage license but the girl
father flied suit to revoke it and was
successful Sergent disappeared a short
time afterward, Dec. "a, 1919, and his
Todv was found a week later in the
mountains near Whitesburg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
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MOOSE PLAN BIG OUTING
SUNDAY AT DALE SPRINGS

The outing of Memphis Lodge No.
1853, Loyal Order of Moose, will take
place at Dale Springs Sunday. There
will be an all-day basket picnic, and
elaborate preparations are being made
by the entertainment committee of
which A. w Swarts is chairman. Dane
ing, refreshments, games and many
forms of diversion will be features Au-
tomobiles will meet both the Raleigh
Springs and Binghampton cars from 8
to 70 o'clock Sunday to carry guests
to the springs Admission badges may
be secured at the Moose home on
Court avenue up to II o'clock Satur-
day night. The lodge will have as
their guests many members, their fam
lilies and invited guests.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24

One enterprising market man had a
supply of green apples. These were of
the old fashioned variety that are wont
to cause acute disturbances in the CEN
ter of ones anatomy II consumed in
the original state. However, the supply
was soon disposed Of and the fore
cast for many tables Sunday is apple
pie.
Another farmer has adopted the sys
tenn of bringing canned fruit, jellies and
jams to the market. The prices on
these are lower for the most part
than products of the large canneries.
Children as buyers of produce are
one of the surprises. In many instances
there are as shrewd bargainers as the
older folks and are very careful in Sc
lecting articles they buy. One little
girl Saturday morning made the trip
twice from one end of the wagon line
up to the other in an effort to save
a few pennies on an order Of string
beans.
whether the weather is fair or it's
raining, curb markets are making rec
ords of selling out. The people are de-
handing larger supplies and each
market day sees an increase in the
number Of producers in the lineup.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Sunday School In
Movies Gets Trial

Sunday school in motion pictures will
be tried out as an experiment by the
Unitarian church Sunday morning at
II O'Clock at the Majestic theater, where
the Unitarian congregation holds it's
church services. The object is to teach
ethics and morals by the use of mo-
ton pictures that appeal to the imagi-
nation of both children and grown-ups,
pictures that are clean morally, with
The experiment will be continued
throughout the hot weather Sundays
Booth Tarkington's story 1.-THE Teach
er's Pet" will be the subject shown
Sunday. The very best of music will
be provided, the service opening with
an organ recital by c. r. Hartzell or
ganist for the Majestic. Those who do
not go to church anywhere else are
cordially invited to attend this service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Charge Knoxville
City Physician
Violated Drug Act

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July "a. (Spl)-
Warrants against DR.. A. G. Kyle, city
physician, and Ethel Main, an employee
in his office, were sworn out late Fri
day by an agent of the international
revenue department, alleging violations
of the Harrison narcotics act. Another
warrant will be issued against a drug
store.
It was alleged that the city physician
made out 20 prescriptions in blank form
which were unlawfully issued to drug
addicts by Ethel Main in his absence
from the city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
GIBBONS OBSERVES
HIS seth BIRTHDAY

WESTMINSTER, Md, July 24.-Car-
dinal Gibbons quietly observed the seth
anniversary of his birth yesterday with
Va, and Bishop Corrigan, the cardi-
nails auxiliary, at Baltimore, as the
guests of Robert r. Shriver at the old
Shriver homestead. near Union Mills.
The cardinal celebrated mass in the
private chapel and spent a part of the
day reading kilograms of congratula-
lions from priests, bishops, cardinals
and friends in all parts of the world.
The venerable prelate, who has been
rs years a cardinal and over half a
century a priest, is in the. best Of
health, and in addition to his extern
sive ecclesiastic work takes an active
interest in civic affairs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
WILL TAKE SUNDAY
DINNER TO CHURCH

Members of the Temple Baptist
church will take their dinner with them
when they go to church Sunday and
enjoy a big spread in the new audi
torium now nearing completion, after
in the cript but the temporary floor
has been laid in the auditorium so that
it can be used for the social gathering
and basket dinner.
Addresses will be made by prominent
laymen of the church and an attractive
program Of songs will be rendered. The
team captains for the building fund
campaign will make their reports and
plan further activities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
BISHOP PROTESTS
BELFAST DISORDERS

BELFAST, July 24.-The Most Rev.
Joseph Macrory, bishop of the diocese
of Down and Conner, yesterday sent
a telegram to the chief secretary for
Ireland, saying:
"The condition in Belfast is appalling
this morning. Our Catholic people are
being brutaily driven from their homes.
Unless the men expelled from Queens
island be reinstated and adequately pro-
tected, there is no hope Of peace, and
the ruffians who expelled them will
only be encouraged to adopt similar
tactics in the future"
Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster union
list leader, telegraphed Belfast unionists
as follows:
II earnestly hope that all unlonists
in Belfast will assist the authorities
in putting down the disturbances and
restoring peace"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24

OLttVE sdICS pIftNO III thtC WY
Young and old visit the markets,
silks and satins rustic beside simple
kitchen aprons and high priced auto
mobiles are found parked alongside the
little wagons of children. All are seek
ing lower prices for food and more than
this they are finding them on the diff
fert curb markets.
Occasionally there is man who VEN
lures forth to get Sundays dinner or
der. Often these men have a trouble
some time. 1t would be impolite to
move up ahead of the women and
again It would be a case of get nothing
unless he joins the swarm Of buyers.
At Forrest Park market Saturday one
man tried vainly for Is minutes to get
near the wagons having certain veg
etables. After this he visited another
wagon or two and then in disgust threw
his basket into the hedge of the park
and started on his way to town.
Variety is to be found in the curb
market A few of the offerings Satur-
day included squash, eggplant, green
and ripe tomatoes, lettuce, okra, corn,
onions, new potatoes, beans, peas and
nearly every other kind of garden truck.
Chickens, butter, eggs and In one case
sweet milk and butter milk was sold
by the farmers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Live Wire Fatal
To Dyersburg Nina

DYERSBURG, Tenn, July "a. (Spl)
Jack Hendrix, 10, an employe of the
city light and water department, was
electrocuted late Friday afternoon while
working on an electric light near the
square. Every effort was made to re-
vive him but without avail.
Hendrix was the son of c. Hendrix,
one of the most prominent citizens of
the county. Funeral arrangements
have not vet been perfected
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
ADMITS PLANNING
ALIBI WITH WIFE
AND KILLING HER

VANCOUVER. b. c., July 24.--An in
quest was scheduled to be held today
over the body of Mrs. W. G. Robbins
whose husband, a longshoreman, has
after mortally wounding his wife on
Monday night, the two discussed plan
to make it appear that Mrs. Robbins
had committed suicide but rejected it
''for the sake of the children"
should end his wife's life at once, he
Is alleged to have confessed. Where
upon he fired three shots through her
head and concealed the body in under
brush, but made daily visits to the spot
with flowers until he gave himself up
to the police. The pair had been liv-
ing apart and quarreled during a meet
ing arranged in hopes of effecting a
reconciliation, Robbins told the police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
TO SING IN LONDON

politan Opera company Is considering
a six weeks season In London next
year, 1t was learned in musical circles
here today The proposed trip is to
be made, 1t was said following the
usual week in Atlanta at the close OF
the New York season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
FARMERS ARE WARNED
AGAINST ARMY WORM

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Warning to
farmers in North Carolina, Virginia and
states farther north that the fall army
. worm may damage their crops within
the next few weeks was issued today
by the department of agriculture. The
worm already has done considerable
damage to growing crops in South Caro-
lima and MISSISSIPPI proving especially
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
EDITOR MAY ACCEPT
CALL TO BLUE MOUNTAIN

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, July "a.
(Spl.)-In answer to a call from the
members Of Lowery Memorial Baptist
church at this place, DR.. f. B. Hatcher
of Louisville, KY, who Is now editor
of the Baptist World and one of the
leading preachers Of his faith win come
to Blue Mountain on Sunday to look
over the situation here and to preach
to the local congregation who on last
Sunday unanimously called him to the
passionate of, their church.
If mutual agreement can be had
after he has looked into the situation
it is probable DR.. Hatcher win accept
the charge at an early date.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
COMMITTEE MEETS

A special meeting of the executive
committee of the membership committee
of the Chamber of Commerce, has been
called for Monday at 1890 o'clock.
The meeting was scheduled for last
Tuesday, Monday the membership
committee will be enlarged and reor-
ganization of the zone system for the
membership drive will be effected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
POLICE WRECK TOWN.

LONDON, July 24.-Kilmalloch, 10
miles south of Limerick. was wrecked
by police last night, according to a
Cork dispatch to the Evening News
Several persons were injured. The po-
lice are reported to have fired volleys
in various parts Of the town, while the
citizens were trying to put out fires
which were raging in the houses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
COSMOPOLITAN PICTURE is
PRESENTED AT CURB MARKET
WITH HI COST" HARD HIT
BY C. U. MCDOWELL.


inclined
qualities his There
Memphis
presents cosmopolitan duplicated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Foreign Policy Approved.

1t was apparent that the portions Of
the speech referring to foreign policy
struck deep chords Of approval. I'm
questionably as time has elapsed since
the first presentation of the covenant
of the league of nations, as the weari-
some debate on the Lodge reservations
and the vigorous campaign conducted
by Senators Borah and Johnson has
implanted certain impressions of new
end strange ways for America in her
foreign policy under the league, so 1t
was easy for Senator Harding to touch
the notes of a foreign policy Of McKin-
ley's day, and gain thereby a hearty
response. This was an audience that
seemed tired of present day troubles,
domestic and foreign, and appeared
eager, ever SO eager, to go back to the
old days, If it was only to speak of
normal times in fond "Reminiscences
that might bring realization itself.
1t was backward that Senator Hard
ing looked to get guidance for the flu
ture, back to party traditions and party
principles. And as he denounced by
implicit and sometimes explicit allusion
to the conception of leadership in the
presidency which woodrow Wilson had
introduced, the crowd seemed to grasp
readily the kind of an administration
which Senator Harding was visualiz-
ing.
Senator Harding plainly marked out
as his policy an unceremonious end to
anu HldIlHtf by WnCn
Roosevelt and Wilson sought to domi-
nate congress and those about them.
He promised reversion to the calm
councils of Harrison, of Mckinley of
Taft-all four men incidentally having
derived that inspiration Of the presi-
dency in this mdwestern atmosphere.
Perhaps 1t was the series of para
graphs on labor, perhaps it was the
advocacy of a return to intense ma
tionalism and an interest in world af-
fairs of only the most general and least
entangling kind, perhaps it was the i'm
piled denial to railway employees Of the
weapon of the strike, perhaps it was
the peroration promising fidelity and
honesty-it would be difficult to say
what part pleased the gathering Of
plain folks and politicians, the strate-
giSts and managers; the inspectors so
to speak, of the new candidates per
sonality. But nine-tenths Of them went
away very happy and completely salts
fled that the Republican national con-
vention, whether by intent or accident,
had contributed a STRAIGHTFORWARD,
whole-souled, dignifled and honest can.
didate for the presidency.
copyright, 1920 by David Lawrence. J