The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-04
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PARIS.--New and substantial credits
Tor the relief and reconstruction OF
Central European countries. including
Austria and Hungary. have been ar
ranged by the governments of Great
Britain, Denmark, Holland Norway,
sweden and switzerland. 1t Is an
nounced by the tnterna tional committee
for relief credits.
CHlCAGO.--Wiliam c. Redueld,
former secretary OF commerce, de-
Ctared In an address here that the
BOjshcvist government OF Russia was
ON the verge OF collapse, and was seek
ing to drag the United States down
with It,
ON.--Announcement was made
IN the house Of commons by Cecil b
Harnsworth. under secretary for for
eign affairs, that the BolsheVik forces
were expected to withdraw shortly from
Enzell IN Persia. on the Caspian sea,
which they occupied recently,
PARlS.--The Bolshevik are continu.
TO dispatches, At the Same time Tr'
heran is in direct negotiation with the
Moscow government to obtain with
drawai OF the BoshevikL
NEW YORK.-Prof James II. Hy-
SibH AhNONhNt OF spiritual meaning, anu
recognized leader in America IN tHt
| research Of the supernatural, has sut-
| fered a hemmorhage OF tho brain
which has affected his speech. His i'll
ness prevented him from appearing as
a witness in "A suit brought by A
| Henry Graves against the American
| Institute for Physical Research.
| PHlLADELPHIA.-According to Sec.
rotary Van Dyke OF the Democratic
state committee at Harrisburg, otticia
| returns OF the vote cast at the recent
| gates at large, with five counties miss
| ing, show that two of the Bonniwci
| candidates are among the II yeader,
for the l. places in the big delegation.
TOKIo.-Ueut Ferrari, the Italian
aviator who several days ago FIN
tshed an airplane flight here from Rome
| said the machine in which he arrived
was the same In which he started from
the Italian capital. He added that i
he was able to procure new plane h
would be glad to attempt a ttgh
across the Pacific ocean.
CHICAGO-The speech by which tn
name OF Gov. Frank O, Lowden. O
Illinois, will be presented 10 the Re
lnation will be OF only ten minutes
duration, II was announced at the gov
| ernor's headquarters Representativ,
| William A. Kodenhurg, Of Illinois, Wi
make the speech.
! WORKERS, n Y.--The persisttnc
with which members OF Yonkers cham
Der OF commerce smoke at it's meet
ings and dinners over the continue
protest Of S3year-old John {. Have
meyer, patriarch OF the Havemeye
family Of sugar refners, has cause
him to resign,
| CARACAS, Venezuela Much interes
Is being eVinced here at present 4
pretoleum concessions in NeneZueia
Representatives of number OF larg
corporations from all parts of In
world are in Caracas. actively compel
ing fof new concessions, and many q
these are before congress for consid
eiGtion.
NEW YORK,-Dr. Charles Augusta
Stoddard, author and clergyman. die
at his home here after short Hines,
He was 81 years old. Or. Stoddard wa
editor and part owner OF the New Yor
Observer for many years, He was III
author of numerous books OF travel.
RICHMOND, va.-wn. Turner. pc
gro, alleged slayer of T. Morgan Moore
Iof Alexandria, was bound over to tn
federal grand jury by United State
Commissioner Melvin Flegenheimer
LA GRANGE, Ga,-Prof, w. +
Thompson, of savannah, was electe
president OF La Grange college, TO sue
ceed Miss Daisy Davies. He was a
one time head of Marvin college /
Kentucky.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capper, Re