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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Anthrax Found In
Shaving Brushes

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 22-Dis-
covery of the deadly anthrax infection
in a lot of shaving brushes made in
New York city and distributed in part
from Chicago, was reported to the
United States public health service by
DR.. c.. st. Clair Drake, director of
health for Illinois. 81
The infected brushes have been dis
tributed in 16 states it is said. They
include Kentucky, Virginia, Oklahoma,
Texas Missouri, Florida and Arkansas.
Health authorities of these states have
been notified.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

Boils, pimples. sores and other skin
troubles usually denote impure blood.
People with red. iron-saturated blood
generally have clear, healthy skin. good
compilations rosy checks, and feel as
we'll as they look.
II your blood is bad, weak In iron. the
experience Of this Whitfield county
Georgia. man should interest you. Mr..
Frank Armstrong writes from varnells
Station;
II wish to say that have taken Ziron
Iron Tonic and never have regretted one
cent OF the money that | spent for II.
Ziron certainly helped me a lot.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Tried To PalUn A
"Stage" Gun To Get
Real Coin; Fined

Robert Henry. negro employee at the
Daisy theater on eBal street. when tried
In police court on charge OF carrying
concealed weapons. said that he was in
charge OF the stage arsenal, and that
ne was carrying the pistol to the near
est pawn shop to get some money. He
said that the pistol he was CARVING Was
stage property. Tho nrrestinr officer
asked him whether real ammunition
was also stage property and when Rob.
n could not answer, he was bound over
O the state
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
IS CONVERTED AT TENT
MEETING IN KENYON

EWBERN, Tenn, Sept. %. (spl.)-
Rev. Hardy Neal, pastor of the New
bern circuit. has just closed a successful
union revival at Kenton, Tenn. The
series Of meetings were in session for
two weeks under large tent, and the
local denominations, including the Cum
berland Presbyterians, Presbyterians
Y. s.. A, Methodists and Progressive
Christians were united in the revival,
The meeting resulted in rs conversions
and over SO additions to- the church
Rev: Mr.. Neal is now engaged in a
meeting at Rutherford, Tenn. He was
transferred from the Arkansas foncer-
ence early last spring to succeed Rev.
w. u. Sewell, who was sent to Cuba
as foreign missionary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
CHARGE NEGROES WITH
HIGHWAY ROBBERY

"squint" MCGUIRE, alias Slim Jones,
40 years old. negro laborer, of Orange
Mound. and l.. Brods, alias Bear, .,
40 years old, negro laborer, Is Spots
wood avenue, We're arrested Tuesday
afternoon. by officers Ledbetter and
Turner arG charged with highway rob
of e. L. Fsrr 1922 Overton Park avenue,
appeared as prosecutor. 1t is alleged
that the negroes held up Farr and re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
IAPS SENTENCED FOR
STEALING NAVY PLANS

TOXIC, Sept. 22.-Two Japanese have
been sentenced to 10 years imprson-
ment on conviction Of an attempt to
sell documents stolen from the Yoko-
suka naval station to Americans, ac-
cordinA to newspapers here.
The theft of important documents
dealing with naval plans from the
trunk Of a lieutenant in the naval
school of gunnery, at Yokosuka, was re-
ported in Toxic dispatch July 10. A
message from Toxic July 90 said a
naval lieutenant had committed hari
kari In connection, according to the
newspapers, with the disappearance of
these documents.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Senator Johnson's Attitude.

But Senator johnson is not disposed
to let well enough alone. Either he be.
lieves that Southern California can be
converted to his viewpoint on the league
or he sincerely believes he should cam
paign throughout California and drive
home the interpretations of Senator
Harding's position which he himself
holds.
Anyway. they say they do not want
Senator johnson to speak in Southern
California. Somebody arranged a meet
ing for Los Angeles next Saturday night
to follow that of Gov. Cox. Perhaps 1t
was the instruction of the Republican
national committee or perhaps Senator
johnson was permitted to speak where
he pleased in California.
But the truth is the Republicans in
this vicinity have appealed to the Re-
publican national committee to keep
johnson out Of Southern California. Ell
mer Dover, regional director on the
Pacific coast for the Republican ma
t1onal committee, has been in Los An
geles the last few days checking up
on the situation, and it is understood
that he mas advised will Hays it might
be more discreet to ask Senator John
son not to speak about the league in
Los Angeles, or better yet, not to CONG
into the section at all.
Dover has been told that as things
now stand the situation from Repub-
lican viewpoint is excellent and that, II
the league issue does not drive Re-
publicans into war inside the party.
the majority in Southern California will
be upward of 100000.
Johnson's Coming Resented.
Many staunch league supporters re-
sent Johnson's coming, and, II he at
lacks the league, there is almost GER
tam to be mass meeting by friends
OF the league as an answering DEM
onstration.
This is exactly what the Cox-R oose-
welt supporters would like to see hap
pen, for anything that disturbs serene
situation will benefit the Democrats,
whose candidate Is outspokenly for the
league and has lately said he would
accept any compromise reservation that
might be agreed upon in the senate.
Some Republicans of prominence told
the writer they would not dare to pre-
dict what would happen in California
II Senator Johnson aroused the voters
OF the southern part of the state on
the league issue. 1t seems hardly pos
sible for Gov. Cox to acquire enough
strength to carry Southern California.
but, If he cuts down the expected large
majority which Los Angeles might 9TH
erwise give Harding, and If the con-
tlnued effect of Cox's speeches in san
Francisco is to regain the Democratic
vote in Northern California. the stats
might yet turn another somersauit,
It was the Hughes visit to Los An
geles which started a feud and gave
the state to Wilson in 1915. The. is
sue then was progressivism Southern
California was solidly behind Johnson
and resented Hughes attitude toward
their hero. This time the issue is the
league of nations and Southern Cali
fornia has shown by its primary vote
that It disagrees with johnson.
To inject the league issue in South
ern California" said a Republican of
great influence here, sis to deliberate
" invite Republican disaster and de-
Copyright. 1920, by David Lawrence.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
WOMAN KILLED.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept 22-Miss
killed. and M. G. Harmon CITY fire
man, had his skull fractured last night
when their auto overturned near Fort
Worth. Another couple on the back
seat OF the car was uninjured. Dim
lights on the machine prevented Har-
mon, who was driving. from seeing a
turn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

moved from his person some money and
valuables -
After being placed on the police
docket, the two negroes were taken in
charge by Detectives Carter and York,
who say that they are, two OF the five
negroes that Monday night entered and
robbed the store OF ]. j, duncan. at
Castella avenue and the Frisco railroad
Duncan was beaten by the negroes who
made their escape
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
CELEBRATE SUFFRAGE.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 22-Suf-
fragists of Knoxville last might BAN
quoted East Tennessee members OF the
state Legislature fwho assisted IN max
ing Tennessee the perfect 36th"
Among speakers were Senators Houk
and Patton, Representative Harry Burn,
whose vote decided the ratification is
sue; Gen. l.. D. Tyson, Mrs Sam Phil
lips, of Memphis, and Mrs. George Fort
Milton, of Chattanooga
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
400 ENROLL IN HIGH
SCHOOL AT NEWBERN

NEWBERN, Tenn, Sept. %. (splJ-
More than 400, pupils have enrolled in
ia registered in high school courses,
The faculty for the school is composed
OF 9. R. Mullins, superintendent; Huron
Baton, Miss Eudelle Mum, high school;
Miss Golden Stockton, intermediate and
primary; eighth grade, Mrs. Fl. ]. Swim
land; sixth grade, Mrs. Jas. M King:
nth grade, Miss Annie Cannon; fourth
grade, Mrs. John Abbott; third grade,
MISS Lera Roney; second grade, Miss
Mossle Crenshaw; first grade, Mrs. Lula
Sozart' MIS-. Florine Hamilton has
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
BOLIVAR WILL HAVE
CITY MAIL DELIVERY

BOLIVAR, Tenn, Sept. %. (spl.)-
Through the influence of Congressman
Hubert F. Fisher, Knox Tate, postmas-
ter here, has been successful in getting
the postoffice department to establish
village delivery for the town of Boil,
ivar.
The patrons of the local postofflce fee
very much elated over the new free de.
rter,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

A few Of the broken pieces Of win
dow weights, showing their size in
comparison with a mans hand, and re-
production of the anarchists circular.
Officials tracking down the perpe-
traitors of the anvil street bomb outrage
are trying to learn where the window
weights used in the bomb were pur-
chased. These weights were, broken up
before being put in the internal ma
chine. These murderous chunks OF
iron. killed and manned scores and
Clipped pieces out of the walls Of build
ings. The circular shown above is
one of those dropped into mail box
four blocks from the scene OF the ex-
plosion. 1t is the same type as the
ones found by officials after the May
day riots.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
POLES START DRIVE
ON NORTHEAST FRONT

LONDON, Sept 22-Polish forces
have begun an offensive in the region
of .Grodno, on the Northeast Polish
front, according to an official statement
issued yesterday in Moscow and received
here by wireless.
The statement declares that Poles
have advanced along a front 33 miles
in length, large numbers of troops be-
ing engaged Fierce fighting is pro-
ceeding,s Ii is said
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Chinese End Lines
To Defeat Famine

HONOLULU, Sept. 22.-Chinese in
the famine-ridden province of Shantung
are poisoning entire families to avoid
slow death by starvation, according to
Toxic cable advices 10 the Nippu Jill,
japanese language newspaper here. A
hundred million dollar fund Is needed to
save the people in tne starving dis
tricts, the advces added.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
FRANCE TO PAY IN FULL.

every dollar Of the $3.50 900, 900 loan due
in New York Oct. Is, M. Francois
Marsal minister of finance, officially
announced to the cabinet council today.
This sum is Frances share of the $500,
100000 A9glo- French loan floated in
the United states during the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Negro Candidate
Holds Progressive
Convention Alone

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Sept. %
John w. Fowler, Of Oakland. negro,
Progressive candidate for assembly
man form the Thirty ninth district.
held state Progressive convention
all by himself here yesterday as
the only person who qualified as
progressive party delegate at the
August primary.
After calling the convention to
order Fowler appointed commit
tees, delivered keynote speech in
dorsing Harding and Coolidge and
Samuel Shortridge (Republican can
didate for United States senator),
appointed himself chairman of the
Progressive state central COMMITTEES
and adjourned the convention.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
NEW BANK AT ASHLAND.

ASHLAND, Miss, Sept. 22. (spl)-
Plans have been made for organizing
a new bank in Ashland. II is to be a
Benton county organization, formed to
further the interest OF the country peo-
pie, Far value OF the stock is limited
to $1,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA

To DhINE UUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula Is
printed on every label showing it is
Quinine and, Iron in tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out the malaria,
the Iron, builds up the system. Coo.
adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
FAMED ITALIAN DEAD.

NAPLES, Sept. Ex-senator Ginis-
trelll, a famous Italian sportsman. Is
dead, according to announcement here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
FOR LEAGUE, SAYS
DAVID LAWRENCE
Expert Declares State, Nor
! maIly Republican, May Fur
nish Another Surprise If
Johnson UpsetS Situation.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of the News.
SclnnltaRl

NSpoSfot SVUNCapOUQGUI OF kVC NGWo-
SANTA BARBARA, Cal. Sept "a
California furnished a surprise four
years ago. Itmay furnish another this
year II Senator johnson chooses to up
set a Situation which today looks like
majority of at least 100000 for Sena-
tor Harding.
To understand the mixup it must
first be stated that normally South
ern California furnishes the heavy Re-
publican vote to overcome the Demo-
cratic strength in San Francisco and
Northern California.
But this year Northern California, es-
pecially with its Irish vote in San
Francisco, has listened to the argu-
ments. of Hiram Johnson and press
of nations, while Southern California
has been strongly in favor of the league.
and the majority of the newspapers of
influence have taken that attitude.
Thus Senator johnson, who has
always Away been popular in southernS Cali.
Hoover in the May primaries because
Southern California is for the league,
When Senator Harding was nomi-
mated Southern California was disap-
pointed. It wanted Hoover. When Sen
ator Harding first announced his views
on the league and men like Taft and
Hoover expressed themselves as salts
fled, the friends Of the league of ma
tons In Los Angeles and vicinity also
were satisfied. When Senator Harding
began to show signs of accepting Sem
ator Johnson's ideas on the league ques-
ton. an undercurrent of dissatisfac-
ton developed but the~Republican news
papers accepted the situation with evil
dences of discomfort and restiveness
They are for the time being sub
merging the issue, but are hopeful that
Senator Harding will yet take more
sympathetic attitude toward the league
ALI would be we'll If the situation ran
on without the raising of new causes
for controversy inside the Republican
party
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07
Robbers Get Away With
Sd5.GOO Loot.

Atlanta, Ga, April 5-The biggest
genuine robbery Atlanta has had in
years is today puzzling the police and
detective departments. The Chamber
lain-J Johrson-DuBose department
tore was looted, the safe dynamited
and clear getaway made sometime
between closing of business Satur-
day and opening today. When the au-
thorities do not know.
The theft aggregates, not includ-
ing about $4,000 of Liberty Bonds
not yet accounted for, to about $50,
600. The cash and valuables, includ-
ing lot of jewelry reported to be
worth $4,000 was locked in a large
building vault on the third floor of
the Whitehall street building.
The police department believes the
robbers entered the building late
Saturday night or Sunday morning
by scaling a water pipe from an ad-
joining building. Others, however,
are of the opinion that it was wholly
an "inside job" that the robbers en-
tered the store during business hours,
hid themselves, and were locked in
when the store was closed Saturday
night, did their work Saturday night,
and made their escape through a
back window in the store, which was
found open this morning, but which
usually is locked on the inside.
The door OF the large vault was
cut with electric drills and blowpipes
and the small safes on the inside were
dynamited. From them were taken
jewelry valued at from $4,000 to
$25, 900, cash amounting to $4,000,
and other valuables not estimated.
Checks totalling more than $15, 900
were strewn about the floor some dis
tance from the safe, and about $1OO
in pennies discarded by the robbers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07
Capt. Kit Dalton of Jesse
lanes Fame is Dead.

Memphis, Tenn, Apr. 3.-Captain
exit" Dalton said to have been the
last surviving member of QuantrelPs
band of guerillas of civil war fame,
and credited with having been a close
associate of Frank and Jesse James,
died at his home here today. He was
TT years old.
Dalton recently wrote a book tell
ing intimately of the exploits OF the
James and other adventurous bands
which operated in the south and
southeast after the war between the
states. For several years, it is related,
a price of $4,000 was set upon his
head by the governors of five states,
but he never was captured. Instead,
he with Frank James is said to have
surrendered and stood trial for the
robbery of a train near Franklin,
Ky., under a tacit understanding that
charges pending in other states would
stand or fall on the result of that
trial. He was acquitted. The other
charges were dropped and he later
removed to Memphis where he has
lived for more than 80 years.
During the early years of the war
Dalton was a member of Forests
cavalry but later joined Quantrell.
While with Gen. Forests command,
he won the rank of captain.
Captain Dalton was native OF Lo-
gan County, Kentucky.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07

Cling congregations in the erection OF
well-appointed church houses and the
development of their Sunday Schools.
Why Good Houses Are Needed.
The accompanying illustration shows
typical one-room church building and
also an exterior view and floor plans
of a modern, well-appointed church
building, calculated to take care of all
the needs of church organization and
costing no more than the one-room
building.
This proposed building has many
things in its favor as compared with
the one.room structure, aside from its
attractive appearance. First, it is
more durable, being so constructed as
to resist wind and storm. Second, it
is easily heated in the winter its vesti-
bule cutting out the cold wind from
the entrance, while by reason Of the
building having several departments 1t
is nee6ful to heat only the department.
being used on those occasions when
only a small gathering is had. Then
the auditorium in the center is shielded
from the extreme weather by the de-
partments surrounding it, though in
the summer these surrounding depart
ments can be opened up, giving abun-
dant ventilation. Again the new build
ing offers admirable quarters for the
several departments and classes Of the
Sunday School, thus making the teach
ing of the Bible much easier task.
Then the social life of the congrega
tion can be greatly promoted by the
better building. in that it affords ample
quarters for church receptions, ban.
uuets and other affairs of this nature,
enabling the church to give the young
people adequate social activities under
wholesome environments.
This and manySother approved types
of country churches are being en-
ployed now in every Southern state,
and a more efficient church work is
being done wherever such building has
been erected, it is declared. Sufficient
varieties of plans have been prepared
to serve the needs Of any particular
community.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07
japanese Become More OF
Menace to West Coast.

Cleveland, O., Apr. 3.-Japanese
birth rate in California is so high and
their standard of living so low that
any immigration policy rather than
exclusion will result in the ultimate
destruction of the American popula-
tion in the west, if not the whole
United States, V. S. McClatchy, pub
Usher of the Sacramento Bee assert
ed today in a luncheon address be-
fore the city club.
"The japanese have neither the
ability, the desire nor the power un-
der their government to become citi-
zens of this country" Mr.. McClatchy
said.
They are unassimilable. They do
not care for citizenship. Their gov
ernment expects japanese in this
country to remain loyal to the coun-
try of their fathers and they are 10y
al to Japan"
The chief objection to the Japan
ese is not racial antipathy but the
knowledge that their economic ad-
vantages make it hopeless for the
white race to compete with them, Mr..
McClatchy explained.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07
TWO AND A HALF MILLION NEW
CHRISTIANS ARE SOUGHT.

Baptists of the eighteen states In
the territory of the Southern Baptist
Convention are now in the first stages
of the campaign that is aimed to win
at least two and half million new
converts to Christ in the homeland dur
ing the next five years. This Is an
average Of 100000 new converts for
each year Of the rs Million Campaign
and esr.y returns from the evangelistic
efforts Indicate the goal will be
reached. -..-,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07
BAPTISTS TO CELEBRATE 75th
ANNIVERSARY OF CONVENTION

When the Southern Baptist Conven.
ton assemblies in Washington, D. c.,
May u, it will be the seventy-fifth an
niversary of the founding of that body
and will be known as the Victory Con.
vention, by reason of the fact that it
will celebrate the successful conclu.
sion of the rs Million Campaign The
local committee in Washington is
making plans to entertain 10000 dele
gates and visitors.
By reason of the fact that the future
program of the denomination along all
general lines will be formulated at this
time, it is expected the meeting will
be one of the most important in the
history of the denomination in the
South.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-07
Ten Young People Lose Their
Lives at Harper's Ferry.

Mccormick, S. c., Apl. 5.-While
out on pleasure trip yesterday af-
ternoon, travelling in two automobile
es and crossing Savannah River at
Harper's Ferry, six miles west of
townsville from Abbeville county,
IS. c., to Ebert county, Georgia, ten
out of eleven persons in the party
were drowned in the Savannah River.
The party of young people were on
their way from South Carolina to
Georgia and had started across Sa-
vannah River on the fiat at Harper's
Ferry when the post holding the ca
bic by which the fiat was operated
gave way allowing the fiat to drift
down the river until it struck rock
and capsized.
Those reported drowned are:
Albert Sutherland, Is years old.
Miss Alice Meschine, Is years of
age and her brother, Charlie Mes
chine, 10 years old.
Lester Walters and his wife, young
couple who had been married only six
weeks.
Little Inez Manning, aged 9 years,
and her sister, Miss Annie Manning,
16 years of age, and their brother,
Robert Manning, aged %.
Miss Alice Bradshaw, age is and
her sister, Miss Lucy Bradshaw, aged
Is. The only person in the party who
was saved being Thomas Bradshaw,
brother of Miss Allie and Lucy
Bradshaw.
1t is stated that the high waters
of Savannah River and strong cur
rents against the fiat loaded with
the party and two automobiles in
which they were travelling caused the
post to which the cable was fastened
to give way with such fatal result.
All Of the drowned are from prom
inent families residing in and around
the town of Lownesville, in Abbeville
county, and as soon as the matter
was reported the whole countryside
turned into a searching party trying
to recoved the bodies of those drown
ed.
On account of the swollen river
none of the bodies had been recov-
cred up to 8 o'clock this afternoon.