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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Hat Styles To
COUer Widest
Range KnOluf,

hats Tor milady this spring and sum-
mer VIII cover in addition to the head
the widest range in styles ever known.
the latest dictators in fashion saw, The
mode viii range from the flamboyant,
dropping variety to the chic and Gun,
ming toque in design while there will
be no strict color motif, for chapeau
creations win be enlivened by every
known combination and scheme. This
is really the latest from Paris
M. }. Starr. of Brys millinery de-
partment, returned to Memphis Mon
trip to France and the fashion centers.
lie declared Tuesday morning that his
purchases this season. included 225 de-
signs and StyleS--thus assuring those
OF distinct tastes that purchase of
hat means that the next day
the wearer won't see her neighbor step
INTO her car with an identical article
grheing the head
over $4,000, or very material in
crease. over former years, is the sum
expended by Mr.. Starr for European
hats for 1920.
Regarding the economic conditions in
Europe, the present exchange situation
and other matters of which Americans
express very wide opinions as TO diff
ference. Mr.. Starr summed 1t up in one
sentence:
Europe is much better off in every
respect than the United States"
He anticipates a material decrease
in exports from this country This
year is given as a period in which seri-
Gus developments will arrive by Mr..
Starr. While in Great Britain he in
vestigated conditions. In continental
Europe he visited Paris, Monte Carlo,
Nice. Coblenz and other, points. From
all he reports not only prosperity but
a condition that in his eyes makes it
appear that the war is past so years.
Production at present, according to
Mr.. Starr, is 10 per cent of normal
All classes have money and they are
spending it, he declares.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
U. S. TRADE BALANCE
GAINS In JANUARY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2i.--Despite The
foreign exchange situation. the trade
balance In favor or the United States
Increased $3.50 goo in January. fig
ures made public today by the depart
ment Of commerce shows. Both ex-
ports and imports showed an advance.
the value OF goods sent out OF the coun-
try being 1871 900, 600, and that of those
received S474, 900 .000.
The exports compared with $685. .00p-
geo in December, and $623, 900, 900 in
January a year ago. Imports compared
with 1881 600, 900 in December and SaiaH
100000 In January, 1919.
For the seven months of the fiscal
year beginning lfDt July |, exports to-
tailed 1851 ,00O, 00e, and Imports So
Tee. 900 000. leaving a trade balance OF
81, s26. 100000 The trade balance for
the corresponding seven months the
year before was $209s 900, 900.
Gold imports for the seven months
period amounted to S3S. 900, 000 as com
pared with sl4.000.0o0 in 1919. and ex-
ports S3i 10000 against S23. 600, 900
last year Exports OF silver for the
same period amounted to Si29 600 900,
compared with S179.0000 600 in the cor
responding period the year before.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
SAY ALLIES WILL
NOT RECOGNIZE !
SOVIET RUSSIA

LONDON, Feb. Recognition Of
the Russian soviet government by cr-s
tente nations is not contemplated by
the supreme allied council. but trade
relations may be resumed and mutual
engagements relative to aggression
agreed upon as a result OF yesterdays
conversations by the council, according
TO newspapers here.
+ Premier Millerand, of France, Is un-
derstood TO have voiced the fear OF
France that united Russia might be q
serious menace to Western Europe,
while Premiers Lloyd George and Nitti
have taken the view that Russia has
been hrolSen up and II not dangerous.
Reports, therefore, that Premier Mile
rand has agreed to decisions reached by
the council are taken 10 mean that q
middle ground has been found on which
the allies can stand until developments
show true conditions.
Poland III said to have been won uvrr
| TO the British view, but Eumania II
said TO have asked guarantees by tfe
allies relative to the risks involved III
direct negotiations with tho Bolsheyiki.
| Representatives OF the Baltic states
and Finland are also said 10 have been
promised support should there be fur
Their aggression ON the part OF the s0r
Wet government,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Negro DrOIUns His
Daughter, Burns His
House; Kills Self

SENATOBIA, Miss, Feb. a. (SpL)-
After riding over the country for two
days looking for his wife, who had de-
serted him. with the avowed intention
of killing her on sight. Barney Gauldin,
a negro, drowned their girl about 10
years old. in the cistern burned his
dwelling house and went to a nearby
gully where he shot himself through tho
head with his pistol, dying instantly
Barney's body was discovered by the
howls of his faithful hound dog that
had remained at the gully where
Barney's body had lain for two DAYS.
while the officers of the law were try
ing to discover his whereabouts.
Barney lived eight miles east of
Sepatobia on the farm of A. A. Levers,
and this tragedy was brought about by
his infatuation for another woman,
whom his wife had driven from their
home and neighborhood. Barney de-
cared vengeance on his spouse for this
inffaction of his freedom; she fled
from his wrath and then he began his
hunt for her.
X was reported at first that Barney
hadN tied his wife and child to the bed
saturated their bodies and the house
with coal oil and burned them alive,
but the finding of the childs body in
the cistern led the officers on other
lines of search, The wife has not yet
been found. and 1t may be that the
first report that he had burned her to
death in the fire that DESTROYED their
home may be true
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Memphidn Predicts
Drop In Prices To
Farmers In Future

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. PA quick
depression in agricultural prices as the
result OF 'profiteering" in foreign eX-
change was predicted by Dr. TAFT But
Ter, president of the Association of Ag-
rlcultural Workers, in his annual ad-
dress at the opening of the 2lst con-
yention of this organization here to-
day
DR.. Butler, who is editor of the Pro-
gressive Farmer. of Memphis Tenn,
characterized profiteerng in foreign ex-
change as the most damnable form
of profiteering INDUCED in since the
war"
Indications at this time" said DR..
Butler. ''foreshadow more definitely
than ever before in the history of the
country, quick depression in the prices
of farm products The present profit
teering in foreign exchange is doing
more to disrupt the normal progress of
agriculture in this country than any
thing else at this time. Cotton is
not moving because of the low foreign
exchange, and 1t is the same with other
products. Europe will not pay the price
with the present DEPRECATED cur
rency.'
President Buffers address followed
short speeches of welcome by Peter
v. Rice, assistant state commissioner
on agriculture. and Mayor James l..
Key. of Atlanta, who offered the hos
pjtalty of the state and the city to
the agricultural workers. The con-
vention will be in session through
Thursday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
LIQUOR REVOLT ENDS AS
ARMED MEN APPROACH

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The Liquor re-
belllon' in Iron county, in the upper
Michigan peninsula, today apparently
had subsidized in the face of the, APP
proach Of Mai. A. v. Dalrymple, fed
eral prohibition enforcement chief for
the six Central Western states and
a picked. force of Is armed assistants,
reports from there indicated.
Major Dalrympe said he was cloaked
with full permission to handle the sit
uation in his own way He announced
he would ''clean up" the county. arrest
the state, county and Iron River city
officials who had interfered with his
lieutenant in the seizure on Feb. 10 of
'contraband wine, or ''give up my job. F"
The foreign-born element, composing
most Of the population of the section
reported ipsubordinate to the enforce
meHt OF the eighteenth constitutional
amendment, today was reported greatly
excited over reports regarding the pos
sible use Of federal troops and III a
number Of instances white flags, made
from pillow slips, sheets and towels, flew
from windows and house tops Much
homemade wine and other liquors was
reported 10 have been hauled to caves
in the hills on sleds pulled by men,
women and children, or ,secreted in
mine shafts, tunnels and underbrush.
Quantities of it were reported to have
been poured out
Martin s. McDonough, states attor-
ney for Iron county, who assumed re-
sponsibility for the disarning of Major
Dalrymple's assistant, Leo J Grove
and a. small party of state constabes
and taking from them the wine they
Z had confiscated, today was ready, he
said, TO submit speaeeably to any fed
eral arrests. 1t was the action OF Mr.
McDonough. assisted by five county
and Iron River city peace officers, which
led TO reports of the ''rebellion !"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
MONETTEE, ARK. HAS
AN ENOCH ARDEN

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Feb. a. fSpL -
Walter Davis went overseas with the
39th Division on Sept 10, 1917, leaving
behind him his 1S-year-old wife,
Martha who had gone to Camp Beau
regard. alexandria, La, With him. In
the spring OF 1918 she received tele-
gram from the war department notify
ing her that her husband was killed IN
action. The news was printed IN the
Alexandria papers and In the papers
back home In Monetie, Ark, where
they had been married In 1912. when
Martha was a girl OF 10 years,
After "a wear OF mourning she and
Forrest Smith were married at Alex
andria in April. 1919 Smith came 70
Louisville and later sent for his bride,
Then home came Davis from the wars
He was not dead at all. a confusion
OF names led TO the report Last night
he stood OUTSIDE the Smith home here
watching like modern Enoch Arden
and when a policeman asked why. he
told his story, Yes. l got a letter
from Walter when he came back, sob.
bed the girl with two husbands But
Forrest said that II he couldn't have
me no one could ! was afraid, bu'
he's mean to me and I'd be glad tc
have the marriage annulled," Smith
and his wife are under arrest
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
EXPORT OF SUGAR 1919
SHOWS LARGE INCREASE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.--Althougi
there We're general complaints Of Il sur
gar shortage In this country last year
exports Of the commodity during that
time exceeded those of the year before
by more than 1000, GEO. 900 pounds, ac-
cording to department of commerce rec
ords Exports reached total OF LIS
407.67S pounds, compared with 40T 296,-
324 pounds the year before Ss
one explanation of the increase adj
vanced by trade experts of the depart
ment Is that England sent much cane
to the United States to be refined and
reshipped. Exports to that country,
however We're only i25.170. 56f pounds.
whereas France imported 627, $50, TAG
pounds. or nearly half Of the total
Italy took the third largest quantity,
5S,a3t 947 pounds
Relaxation OF restrictions on shin-
mcnts by the allied countries after the
war Is believed to be largely responsible
for the increased exports.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
B|CKART'S FUNDS
TIED Up By WIFE
. SEEKING DIVORCE
Head of Fruit Products Con-
Germ Recently Accused Of
Tax Dodging by U. S. Sued
on Statutory Grounds.

Chas. II. Blckart, Of the National
Fruit Products company, recently ar
rested by the government on charges Of
Irregularities in returning his income
tax reports, was made defendant in a
divorce suit Tuesday by his wife, Mrs.
Pauline Harris Bickart, All funds that
he has on deposit in the Guaranty
Bank & Trust company and the Bank
OF Commerce q Trust company, togeth-
er with all the assets of the National
Fruit Products company are now in
possession Of the chaneery court, and
Bickart and mis- agents are enjoined
from disposing Of or transferring any
Of this properly,
The divorce bill was filed in chancery
court Tuesday and Chancellor r. II.
Heiskel immediately granted the in
JUNCTION. : shortly before O'clock
Bickart reached the sheriff's office in
custody Of Charlie Garibaldi, ehief
deputy sheriff, and ED Bradley, deputy.
Bekprt, under the terms OF the iiT4
junction Is restrained from visiting his
home at 1856 Ninton avenue from mo
Testing or interfering with his wife,
Mrs. Pauline Harris Blckart or their
children Bickarts automobile, a VIM
Ton SiT roa lister, his home and all its
furnishings: securities valued at 800, :
600 which are on deposit with the clerk
of the United States court, all money
or securities which h has at any place
in Shelby county, has been taken
charge of by the court and will be held
pending disposition of the divorce case.
j, c, McEray, of the National Fruit
Products company, is also, en- Joined from
turning over to Bickart any Of the books
or assets of the National Fruit Products
company or from altering them in any
manner.
The Guaranty Bank and Trust COM
pany and the Bank of Commerce and
| Trust company are also enioined from
| turning over to Bickart or his agents
any securities or money that Bickart
may have on deposit with them or in
| safety deposit vaults.
A writ ne eXeat was also issued for
| Bickart. Under the terms OF this writ
| he is enjoined from leaving the juris-
| diction Of the chancery court of Shelby
| county.
| Bickart was arrested last week. by
| Officers of the internal revenue depart
ment of the government on a warrant
| charging him with making false re-
| turns in connection with the income tax
| reports of the National Fruit Products
4 company. He waived preliminary ex-
animation before a United States COM
| missioner and gave as security for his
| appearance before the federal grand
| jury next May securities valued at 800.
900. Under the terms of the injunction
| granted Tuesday Bckart is restrained
from disposing of or transferring the
| ownership of any or all of these securi-
ties.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24

ShuLaniite ShO Nut
ArkGHS0n Gets Burr
Cut Out Of Throat

Alex Presnell, 25 years old, Burdette,
Ark, makes no claim to histrionic dis
tinction, but his action following inhala-
ton. or attempted inhalation, OF a
cookie burr while gathering corn and
the subsequent removal of same from
his windpipe were not unlike Petrova' S
portrayal of THE Shulamite," wherein
she initiates that voluptuous damsel as
well as the Boer who chokes her and.
resembling also, to some degree, the
same imitation by Gertrude Hoffman
at the Orpheum last week or Venita
Gould this week, who stages the scene
between choker and chokee in far-off
Shanghai
'Gasping for air and in considerable in
convenience, Presnell arrived in Mem
phls seeking elief. He was Immediately
taken to the office of Il throat specialist
and after the throat was deadened with
cocaine, tube with a small electric
light in one end was passed into the
windpipe through the mouth and the
burr dislodged and removed by means
of long slender forceps. Presnell
went on his way, happy and in possess
sion of what his companion said was
the largest cookie burr in Arkansas,
now, fortunately for him, in an extra
not intra--tracheal habitat
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
TERRIER HOLDS IS
MATINEE CROWDS
M0toTndn On NeU York Subway Refuses To Run DOUDn
Small Canine Preceding Train Despite Protests From
ANXIOUS Theater-GOerS aboard His Car.

NEW YORK, Feb 24-Theaergoing
gay afternoon while the quarter
49,
As the hour curtains
seconstued committee called
He peerng anxousIy his bewdered
white terrier running between the rail
THE pup can't faster" explained
Square till night" =
At Times train but going
at greatly reduced paceA - - IS
IhOpe he'll fall when daylight street, sighed
the ' So
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Slayer Nursed Blu
Wife Of Victim,

DENVER. Col. Feb. 24z%Nursed by
the wife of the man he killed. Charles
T. Brown is under guard in his room
q local hotel seriously III of in
fluenza
The killing came yesterday when
Edward Bell Rodgers of Green River.
Wyo.. entered the room where Brown
end Mrs Rodgers admit they have been
living several months as man and wife.
Rodgers reached for his pistol. It
caught In his pocket and Brown drew
a gun from beneath his pillow and
shot
II am not sorry" Brown said last
night Il shot to defend myself and
the little woman who has nursed and
cared for me. o."
After shooting Rodgers three times
in the heart Brown calmly laid back
on his bed and awaited the coming Of
officers. He was too III TO be removed
TO jail or TO a hospital and d guard was
placed over him by the police depart
ment. An inauest over Rodgers body
will he held today
Both Brown and Rodgers arc former
service men and both railroad brake
men. Rodgers formerly lived in Amar-
illo Tex. and Albuqueruue n. NJ.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
FAMOUS TREE
is BLOWN DOWN
Turks Alarmed Over Supersti-
ton Regarding Fall,

JERUSALEM. Feb. 2ir-DurinE a
recent suowstorin the famous tree
named El Butini In the garden OF
Gethsemane was blown down. Aecord,
ing 20 tradition this tree would fall
when the Turkish empire fell Twice
1t was bound with iron braces to sup.
port it, The occurrence has Impressed
the population.
In the garden OF Gethsemane have
stood for many years eight olive trees,
tradition dating them back to the time
of Christ Their agesplit trunks Tor u
number Of years have been bound with
bands OF iron and shored M with
stones High prices have been obtained
for the oil obtained from their olives
and goodly prices realized from the sale
of rosaries made from the stones, u
Ia doubtless one OF these trees to which
the Jerusalem dispatch refers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
COFFEE COUNTY TO
PLANT COTTON CROP

MANCHESTER. Tenn, Feb. "a
(Spl)--A large number of Coffee coun-
ty farmers are preparing to plant a
cotton crop this year Arrangements
have been made with II. M. Templeton.
owner of cotton gin at Winchester,
for local market and probably he
will install gin at this place within
the next two years.
Coffee county in former years raised
large amount of cotton. and several
gins were located in the county. 1t Is
thought that the price of raw cotton
win remain at high figure for several
wears, on account of the reduction Of
the acreage in the Southern cotton belt
and the large demand which is eX-
pected both in the home and foreign
markets 1t is estimated that from 500
to / 900 acres will be planted to cotton
in Coffee county during the coming
season
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
500 ENROLL in
K. OF c. WAR SCHOOL

Tuesday night the moro than 500
students enrolled for knights Of Col
umbus war activities school VIII start
work, the opening program having been
carried out in its entirety Monday
night. Twelve studies are now open
and several others will be inauEurated
as soon as conditions permit.
Addresses by Phil NJ Canale, Mayor
Paine. Hardwig Peres and the intro
duction of the faculty by Prof. ], L..
Highsaw. principal OF the Crockett No-
cational high school. featured the open
ing night program. Each took occa
sion to speak to tine men and impress
upon them the excellent opportunity
opened to them through the school.
Regular attendance at the school was
urged by Port. Highsaw who said that
it would count geatly during the
course.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
WILSON PUTS Off
IMMEDIATE ACTION
UPON R. R. BILL
President Directs Department
of Justice to Examine Mea-
sure Before He Signs Or We
toes Congress Law.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 94--President
Wilson win not act Immediately on the
compromise railroad bill passed yes.
terday by the senate. II was announced
at the White House today that the
president had directed that the meas
ure be referred to the department Of
Justice as soon as Il reached the White
House from congress
The executive has 10 days In which
to pass upon the act before IL can be-
come law without hts signature. 1t
Is generally expected he viii be urged
By representatives OF the railroad broth
erhoods and organized labor generally
10 veto the bill because Of its labor and
other provisions,
The railroad men oppose this section.
because II provides for tri-partite labor
boards whereas they desire to return 70
the old method OF negotiation and de-
cision by representatives of the workers
and the railroads.
Unanimously condemned by organized
labor, the railroad bill goes now to the
White House, where direct appeal
may be made by the unions for veto
10 prevent the arbitration provisions
to which they object. going into et-
feet. Several officers declared such
an appeal was necessary TO meet the
Strike talk was open in the hote
lobbies where the union men gathered
though by some Of the higher Officers
IL was dlscountenanced. While claim.
ing that strike call would be 100 pei
cent effective, they expressed belief this
was not the time for such drastic meas
ures, In view OF public disapproval suci
course would command.
President Wilson'S proposal dis
cussed heatedly in secret meetings, may
not be accepted by the union men
according to reliable information. Many
documents bearing on the wage Ques'
ton and the cost OF living have beer
circulated between the White House
railroad administration and the com
mittee meetings OF the Is railroad un'
| ions. None of the unions expected tt
| finish consideration Of the question be-
| fore tonight, while number probably
| will require tomorrow also TO formu
late their reply,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
j. S. AGENT GETS
WARRANTS TO NAB,
WET REBEL CHIEFS
Major DaIrympIe Reaches
Marquette With Armed Men
and viii Take Troops Into
Iron County Tuesday.
BULLETIN.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. a.
u. 3. Hatch, U. S. commissioner,
today refused to issue federal war
rants for the arrest Of six Iron
county officials, charged with con-
splracy to obstruet the prohibition
law, Hatch declared he could not
act without the approval OF Dis.
triet Attorney Walker at Grand
Rapids, Mich, Federal Judge SEES.
slons or Attorney General Palmer.
MARQUETTE, Micha Feb. 24.-Maj
a. V. Dalrymple. federal prohibition d.
rector for the central states arrived In
Marquette early today to apply NtC
United States Commissioner Hatch fol-
warrants for the arrest of six officials
OF Iron county and the village of Iron
River charged with obstructing enforce
ment of the prohibition law.
Sixteen federal agents brought from
Chicago, Milwaukee and other cities Of
the Central states, detrained at Negua-
zee. headquarters of the state constab.
uiary in the upper peninsula, and Maj
Dalrymple will leave Neguanee this
afternoon for Iron River, accompanied
by a troop of state police. The fedora
raiders are scheduled to reach Iror
River at II o'clock tonight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
MAN, Sc, MARRIES y
ll-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Nashville Officials Will Have
Child Divorced.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. a. tSpll-
The marriage of l1year-old Florence
Lambert to Ben b. Zumbro. who gives
his age as So. on Feb. I, has developed
into one OF the most sensational cases
Of this section, one In which the county
Judge, United Charities. prosecuting at
torney, state institution manager. Lewis
Rope, and Gov. Roberts are trying to
untangie and II possible institute Grim
inal proceedings.
The child-wife when questioned said
her mother. Mrs Lula Lambert, forced
her to marry Zumbro. She wrote a
note to the marriage license clerk CIV
ing the child's age as l6 wears and VIII
ingness FOR the marriage license 70 be
issued The wedding was performed.
II is claimed, in n blacksmith shop with
a minister officiating. \ divorce will
be- obtained for the girl who viii be
returned TO the Tennessee Industrial
school.