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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
AT PISTOL POINT,
ROBBERS KEEP Up
CAREER Of F.,GR|ME

Twelve holdups on Memphis
streets within "a hours have been re-
ported to police by the victims.
Dan McHugh, 1856 Walker ave-
nue., was halted. ordered to pat up
his, hands, and then robbed Of q
small amount OF currency Tuesday
might The holdup occurred on Ray
burn avenue in the railroad subway.
Police are looking for two negroes
Two Blacks held up Sam Reuben,
stortkeeper at 500 South Fourth
street. at As Tuesday evening in
his store, One negro held a pistol
went through his pockets, taking a
$500 bankroll -. -.
THE overall highwaymen," so
called because they work in overalls,
held up Albert Marble, negro, 416
Long street, Tuesday evening, re-
iievfng Rim of $27. ..'rt1t =. =.
Ada Moore, 1929 South Fourth
street, was slugged when she an
swered her doorbell Tuesday night.
When she opened the door a negro
began asking her questions. Sud
denly helstruck her with his fist. He
took IS from her. IL
Two negroes who held up Albert
Pritchard, 405 Walker avenue, Tues
day evening, were frightened away
by pedestrians before they could
rob him.
Seven holdups were reported to
police Monday night, and ward men
on duty at night have been ordered
to redouble their efforts to apprehend
the highwaymen. No one has been
arrested, "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
.INCEND|ARY GANG
CAUSES31ST FIRE
IN PENNSYLVANIA

UNIONT0WN, Pa, Dec. 15.--Fire
Fariy today destroyed the plant OF
the; Fairchance Lumber company, at
Fairchance. six miles from here, with
an estimated loss Of $4,000. State
police patrolling the district believe
II is another aetnafsthe gang of in
cendiaries who have been operating
IN Fayette county for the past few
months. 4. .g--te
State police, who were hurried to
the scene, said the fre was cleverly
Pianned. 1t started a short time
. after the night watchmaT had left
his post for home and when high
wind was blowing over the, mountain
crest. The fire started in the plan
ing mul, where, according to the au-
thorities, there was not an electric
wire or a fire of any kind.
Today's fire is the 31st in the coke
region in the past few months, a
number being school houses. .
A man now under arrest mas con-
fessed to starting three Of them and
state police are searching for his ac-
completes, The man, in his confes
sion, said he was a member of an
alleged arson ring, with headquar-
ters in Przemysl, Hungary. Declar-
ing that the ring had agents
throughout the United States whose
duty 1t, was to destroy the existing
order so that a new world "free
from disease and all other ills OF
mankind might be formed"
Monday of this week armed men
Were sent to guard the home of Mrs,
Mary Miller, aged mother of the dis
trict attorney of Fayette county. She
had received a written threat that
her home would be destroyed If she
failed to vacate it.
Yesterday state police were put
on duty at a theater here where the
annual institute of Fayette county
teachers opened. They will remain
there until the close Of the season,
Saturday. Rumors were prevalent
that the teachers -nau received
threats. The institute has 625 men,
bers.
Property loss to date aggregate
about half q, million dollars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Chorus Girl Loses
Seasons Savings
After Taking Bath

Anita Trevor, member of the
chorus of the Creatore Grand Opera
company lost her seasons savings
Tuesday. amounting to $430, and was
so prostrated she was unable to sing
Tuesday night.
Miss Trevor carried the money
around in her bosom. Tuesday she
bathed at the hotel where she was
staying She laid the purse down
while bathing, forgetting to take II
up again upon leaving the bathroom.
When she discovered her loss she
fastened to the bathroom but the
money was gone The hotel authori-
ties were notified but search proved
unaVailing.
Miss Trevor is native of Dalma-
tia and had planned to send money
home for Christmas to relatives who
have suffered greatly in the late war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
FAIR SEX PLAYS
IMPORTANT PART
IN GENEVA MEET
As Subj Delegates, Secretaries
and Stenos, Women Lend
Color to Conferences Of
World League.


GENEVA, Dec. 15.-Feminism has
made heavy inroads into the league
of nations despite that many of the
nation members have not approved
suffrage.
In the center of the assembly hall
on the bench of the Swedish delega-
ton sits Mrs. Bugge- Wicksell. sub
stitute delegate. Although not called
upon to address a plenary session Of
the assembly. she works as hard as
any of the male delegates. taking
notes and following the proceedings
with the greatest interest. She was
particularly interested in the debate
upon the white slave" traffic yes
terday Beside Mrs. Bugge- Wicksell
sits a pretty young g1ri, her secre-
tary.
The Norwegian delegation has an
other woman substitute.
On the French bench, beside M.
Hanotaux, sits young woman sec
retary. She makes copious notes
and engages in long whispered con-
versations with NJ Hanotaux, M.
Bourgeious and NJ. Viviani.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Like Rue de la Paix.

Behind the rostrum occupied by
President Paul Hymans are six girls
-stenographers and secretaries.
Their dresses lend about the only
color to the daily meetings and two
of them wear skirts short enough for
the Rue de Ia PaiX,
Along the sides of the hall are per-
haps 40 more women stenographers.
The corridors OF the league of ma
tions headquarters and the Hotel des
Delegations, where each nation has
an office, are full OF women stenogra-
pliers and clerks. They are mostly
French and English with a few scat
tered Belgians and Swiss. All of them
speak both French and English. AT
the headquarters OF the international
labor bureau, women outnumber men.
Most of the girls seem to be hav-
ing the time OF their lives in Geneva.
Their only complaint Is that at
dances given by the league secre-
tariat there are not nearly enough
men to go around.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
STORM CAUSES BIG
LOSS ON LAKE SHORE
Summer Resorts Near Chicago
Hardest Hit.

CHICAGO. Dec 15-Reports OF
damage from Chicago and Lake
Michigan points today indicate that
the loss from the storm which swept
over this section Monday night and
yesterday may run into hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. Wind, which
at times attained a velocity of "A
miles an hour. did the greatest dam
age. Summer resorts along the east
ern short of Lake Michigan suffered
severely.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
BY A cooDFELLow.

quite the saddest thing imagin-
able at any time, but especially
Christmas, Goodfellows, is the for
gotten child. The place where the
forgotten child lives is a place OF
poverty.
Fancy If you can, Christmas eve
IN the home and neighborhood of the
forgotten child. Dim street lights,
placed at occasional intervals, only
add to the miserable SURROUNDINGS
where reside the poor, the flotsam
and riff-raff of humanity. Picture
If you can the forgotten child, per-
chance little girl II years of age,
as she wanders Christmas eve home
ward through these streets,
She has spent the afternoon and
evening, very likely, gazing longing
ly into shop windows at the wonder
full maze of toys, at the presents
which she hopes for, but realizes are
not for her. Too, she has seen Santa
Claus But the forgotten child
knows that Old Saint Nick is busy
man. He is not to visit her chin
nev that night.
Beautiful dollieS with eyes that
open and shut, with golden hair,
pretty little dishes with beautiful
flowers painted on them. dresses and
the whatnot OF Yuletide gifts, the
forgotten child has seen them all.
Visions run through her mind. May
be Santa might bring her Just one
Of these things.
A mother kisses her as she comes
in. To bed, a wan little girl, await
ing hopes that the ragged stocking
she has hung to the mantlepiece
will not go missed.
But as the morning light streams
into the face of the forgotten child
and she slowly opens her. eyes. there
is not treasure trove to greet her ex-
pectancy. Only an empty. stocking
and cold, barren room.
Into her face come the pitiful
light Of shattered faith as she
clasps 'that empty stocking, her
body shaking with convulsive sobs.
How many in Memphis will be for
gotten children this Christmas? I
can tell you. Hundreds and hun
dreds II you miss this appeal. There
is one way In which to eliminate the
forgotten child. Enlist with the
Goodfellows- Santa Claus club.
Send that check now.
Although Christmas is not my
holiday believe in helping to fos-
ter q better outlook for the needy for
the coming year. lnclosed find IS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
'SEENT SANTA"
MAkESPLEAFOR
FORGOTTEN CHILD
Empty Stocking, Shattered
Faith to Bring Sadness This
Christmas in Many Mem
phis Homes.

I Dear Goodfellows-I am a
widow, unable to get steady
work because. of ill health. I
have one little girl, II years old.
In years past she has known
Christmas as other children do.
This year l fear she will be miss
ed unless you can remember her.
II she misses Christmas my heart
and hers will be broken.
MRS. SADIE w.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
COPS CAPTURE
PANE ESMASHER;;
!. HE CONFESSES

Police believe they have in Gus
tody the worst member of gang
of window smashers who have been
working nightly in Memphis for
weeks. 80" g.. N.
]. P. Hopkins, negro, confessed to
detectives Tuesday night that he is
member of gang of blacks who
have been. robbing uptown store
show windows. Hopkins was arrested
on minor charge, 4.4, ..... g
The negro, following his confess
sion, took detectives to several stores
which he admitted having robbed By
the window smashing method.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
LIQUOR WORTH
$1,000 CAPTURED

Red liquor, valued at more than
$1,000 was confiscated Tuesday
night by police when Mike Baldridge,
10, 332 East Butler avenue, was ar
rested ana charged with violating
the liauor law. The liquor was found
in several leather grips. The grips
had arrived on a southbound I'LL
nois Central train, and police p say
Baldridge was about to claim owner
ship OF them. Baldridge refutes this.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Here's "Cornten" Cast
For Wednesday Night

The cast announced for Carmen"
Wednesday night at the Lyric by
the Creatore company is.
Don Jose, corporal of dragons.
............. Salvatore Sciarretu
Escamillo, a toreodor. ............
Greek Evans
Zuniga, captain Of Dragons.
Nino Rulsi
Morales, an officer.
Vito Moscato
Carmen. ....... .Henriette Wakefield
Micaela, a village maiden. ..,.....
.....,............. AllCe 1esleTl
Frasquite, companion of Carmen.
................. Adrianna Zanella
Mercedes, companion of Carmen.
Sybil Conklip
FL Doncario, smuggler ...........
.............. Fernando Ambrosi
Ell Remedado smuggler ..........
............. Giuseppi Martelottl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Avoids Colds.

Signor Sciarretti is a very aba
stenious liver. He drinks and eats
very little; especially on the day
he is to sing. He sleeps until 2
pm. the day he is to make his ap-
pearance and then has a very light
collation. until after the pefformA
ance, after which he dimes lightly
and retires. He has a preparation,
recommended by his physician. with
which he sprays his throat repeated
ly during the performance so as to
preserve the evenness OF his tones
This preparation. by the way, is the
same that Caruso uses while giving
his performances.
Our voices must be handled like
babies" the signor said with wry
grimace and q clutch at his throat.
I'VE must be so very particular and.
yet we must not be too careful and
so weaken the chords. / know one
tenor that never went out unless
heavily wrapped and his throat fair
" swathed. Once, in spite of his
care, he caught severe cold. His
chords had been cosseted so much
that they could not sand the strain
and he lost his voice. A singers
tragedy. l seep golden mean, tho
result is that / have taken cold, and.
although 1t has not been pleasant,
still emerged with my voice as good
as before Yes, a singers life is
not aNbed of roses"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Warming To Small
Gulf Craft Issued

NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. 15.-
Advisory small craft warnings for
the Texas coast from Sabine to Vel
asco were issued by Dr. l. M. Cline,
district forecaster for the local
weather bureau here eaAy today.
Fresh northwest winds subsiding by
Thursday morning were predicted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15

The value of the country's important
farm crops this year is $9,14S,519. 900,
compared with $14.OS7, 1896, 900, their
value last year, the department of agri-
culture has announced. These. values,
based on prices paid to farmers ON
Dec 1, represent about 80 per cent of
the value of all farm crops.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Carpenters OlUn
Story In Thursday
NeWs Scinlitdr

Georges Carpenter, French
heavyweight, tells his own story
in Thursdays News, Scimitar of
how he intends beating Jack
Dempsey when they meet next
summer for the heavyweight
championship of the world
Dempsey and Carpenter met in
this country recently, and the
Frenchman tells of his impress
sions of the man who he will soon
meet in an international battle.
WATCH FOR THURSDAYS
NEWS SCIMITAR.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
WILLARD RE. ELECTED.

NEW YORK, Dec. l5.-Daniel willard
was reelected president of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad company at the
annual meeting Of. the board Of dEec-
tors here yesterday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
FINAL ESTIMATES
CHIEF FARM CROPS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.--Final esti-
mates of crop production and value for
this year have been announced by the
department of agriculture as follows:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
MANDATES OCCUPY
CENTER OF STAGE
!. BEFORE ASSEMBLY
Delegates to Debate Question
Following Stormy Commit
tee Sessions-May Go Back
to Allied Council.
(5y the Associated Press.)

GENEVA, Dec. 15.--Discussion of
the question of mandates on the
floor of the assembly Of the league
-of nations seemed today to be proba-
Bile and it was expected there would
be an animated debate, before the
SUBJECT was disposed of. When ac-
-tual debate might begin. was not in
dicated, but statements OF. delegates
to the assembly reflected the view
that before the end Of the present
meeting the whole question would be
fully. considered. .... ....
A subcommittee, which has been
considering the question of mandates,
held stormy sessions yesterday and
Monday Some of the members, in
Guiding G. ]. Doherty of Canada, and
Dr. Nansen, of Norway, pushing for
action, while others appeared indif-
ferent. 1T appears that the council
or the league has encountered diff
culties in securing satisfactory re-
plies from the supreme allied coun-
Gil and from the mandatory powers
concerning the terms of mandates
and the boundaries of territories
placed under the supervision of va
rious nations. In addition the coun-
ell of the league is said to have de-
layed the giving of information re-
quested in relation to other matters.
Need Information.
There is a. strong current of opin-
ion in the assembly that the man
dates under which the powers fix
their own terms are not properly
mandates, and there are indications
the question may be thrown back
upon. the supreme allied council. IL
sufficient information has not been
secured before Thursday night. The
committee in charge of the matter
holds that 1t must have this informa-
ton before 1t can make an intelligent
report.
The assembly which has been dis
posing of only one subject a day
since Monday, tried today to make
better progress. On the program was
the task Of electing new members to
the league, the choosing of four new
elective members of the council, and
the disposing of questions regarding
the white slave" traffic and the
opium trade, which was left over
from yesterdays session.
1t appeared that Austria would
probably De admitted to the league
without opposition, and that Bulgaria
would also be accorded membership.
n her case, however, France, 1t was
said, would probably refuse to vote.
1t seemed probable that Brazil would
again be given place on the couh-
ell, and that a similar honor would
be given Spain. China had many
supporters as a successor TO Greece.
and 1t appeared Norway would re-
place Belgium. There were many
delegates, however, who are expect.
ed to support Belgium when the
election took place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
2W,I1bAIAHEEaR;9 ri HEa;9

MEMPHIS METEoRoLoGY.
Twenty four hours to noon. Dec.
2 loon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
Dislikes schoenberg.

&-nc!d schoenberg is my net
aversion" ovarnued the signor. aEIe
Is q man with skin. However. ia
could not secure hearing as a COM
poser along Conventional lines, 81
he adopts the most bizarre extremes
and Is proclaimed the prophet ~ a
new cult Which is lust as narrow.
bigoted and intolerant as all nav
cults usually are. 1t is claimed snat
Schoenberg Is a wonderful tone coli
orist. Just as well say thaa a man
who whitewashes barn fs an In
spirational artist.
AT present there is too great 4
divorce between music arS pubiin
life. II is looked upon as d hskury
Tor occasions instead og necessity
Of our existence brightened aau
beaatifying our lives j have Always
contended that when people know
and love music and art thar their
lives viii be lifted In beyond the
petty things OF life. and. as 4 result,
we'n have less crime, less squalur
and its attendant evils. Music is the
panacea Of much Of our present dis
tress"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15
MORE MUSIC NEED
OF WHOLE WORLD,
singer ASSERTS
Signor Sciaretti, Noted Tenor
Who Sings Part Of Don Jose
Wednesday Night, AID.
vanCeS Unique Views.
BY JAMES oA5ELLE.

Il have a theory that wars win b,
no more and the traditional period OF
the Hon and the lamb lying down
ogether-without the lamb being m.
side the lion--wiil be ushered 10
when music is as much a part ot
our daily life as our clothing ane
food--which IL should be. Then, ia.
deed, will light and beauty be ev.
erywhere."
The speaker was Salvatore sciar.
retti. the Don Jose OF Garment
which will be produced wednesday
night Besides being a singer, Sig.
nor Sciarretti Is also a man OF ar
fairs. q wide reader and a keen OBJ
server of current events. He pye-
diets that the changes which have
taken place in the last few years
are merely the prelude to more and
greater changes in the near future.
1T is not alone music that ia
changing" he declared, though thai
Is = transformation. too. A GER
tais iass of composers who have
despaired of gaining recognition by
Legitimate means are turning to- the
bizarre, fantastic and grotesque 70
gain q hearing and a little brief
notoriety. OF course they are MOI
the only ones" Signor Sciarretti
added hastily. There are artists
that are turning out work that would
shame a school child They classify
1t with pretentious names; hold for.
midable exhibitions and band them
selves together In guilds like the
ass they. .clothe themselves IN q
lions skin and then cali nul tr the
world, Behold how great I am"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-15

Although Christmas is not my
holiday, / believe in helping to fos-
ter q better outlook for the needy for
the coming year. Inclosed find IS
for the GoodfeIlows' fund
- "CHING'S FRIEND"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-03
TO RUSH IMMIGRANTS THRU.
New Commissioners on Ellis Island to
Abolish Unnecessary Delays.

10y Associated 1reSS.
New York. Aug. 3.-The slogan of
Ellis Island immigration officials
hcnceforth is to be: Speed the in
coming suest-poitely." This, deci-
sion was recently announced by
Frederick A. Wallis. newly appointed
commissioner of immigration. after
he had played the role of an immi-
grant for one night and had passed
long and tiresome hours on the island
waiting for a barge for New York.
SO convinced is Commissioner Wal
lis that immigrants are being need
iessly detained on Ellis Island otter
they have been passed into this coun-
try by immigration officials and that
Sther reformes are ugently needed
that he intends to move to the island
from his New York home and devote
both days and nights to his new
work.
Officials of the Island, according
to Mr.. Wallis, are adherents of the
theory that an immigrants time is
worth nothing at all.
II am trying" Mr.. Wallis said. Ito
break UP the bad habit of OBTAINING
Immigrants on Ellis Island after they
have been admitted to the country.
Ever since | took up my new duties
| I have noticed great flocks of weary
Immigrants sitting for hours in the
crowded railroad rooms Of the island.
these rooms who had been there all
day long. having been passed by our
inspectors early in the morning.
Last night / became an 'immi-
grant myself-and took my place on
one of the benches in the railroad
froom. IT was long time before an
attendant announced that a barge
had come to take us to the railroad
station. / fell in with a group that
was going to Weenawken to take a
train and some of them told me they
had spent a long and tiresome day in
| the crowded rooms"
| In the work of getting the timmi
grant thru and out Of New York
swiftly. Commissioner Wallis WIZ
enlist the aid of the railroad compa-
MES.
immigration, ne explained no
| longer pours itself out into New
York City, or into the crowded met
ropolitan centers OF the east. 1t now
/ flows across this big country to
smaller towns; to the mines or mills.
1t is highly important for us of the
| immigration service and those work.
ing with us-the railroad people, for
example--to recognize this increas-
ing tendency and to make as good an
impression as possible on the incom-
ing worwers"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-03
practicable cargo carriers.

practicable cargo carriers
Because of the bad record of some
of the vessels operators have con-
demned them all. officials declare,
whereas. the records of those now
in operation show very creditable
performances. One wooden ship out of
six round trips across the Atlantic. at
sea 800 days and in port an equal
number. was laid up for repairs only
% days.
To date 532 wooden and composite
ships, aggregating 1.94s. $50 dead
weight tons, consisting Of 322 cargo
ships, one tanker, lis finished hulls,
ten sailing craft, Sc bulls converted
into barges and 20 standard barges,
have been delivered TO the board. A
total Of ia of these vessels, aggre-
eating 397,2S5 lightweight tons, has
been sold and - totalling 44,546 tons
have been lost at sea.
The total cost Of the construction
Of this fleet. estimated by the board
at $40 a lightweight ton, was ap-
proximately 1888, 5000. Sale Of the
100000 tons now held by the board
at $50 a ton would yield $4,000, 900.
Those already sold brought about
S2S000,000 so that If the 46 remaining
In the governments possession are
disposed of to private owners the to-
tai loss thru the wooden ship ven
ture would be something like $780,
| 900, 900.