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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
BRITISH TROOPS
) AWAIT TROUBLE
ON FUNERAL TRIP

QUEENSTOWN, Dot. 2e. (By the
Associ ated Press. 1.-The body Of Ter
ence MacSwiney, the late lord mayor
of Cork, was landed here today from
the steamer Baltimore. 1t was re-
Seived by the Urban council and
thousands Of the city's inhabitants.
A draft of armed troops was present.
HOLYHEAD, Wales, Oct. 20. (By
The Associated Press. when day
broke this morning over the Irish
sea- the steamer Baltimore, bearing
he body of Terence Mac&winey, lord
mayor of Cork, who died Monday in
HriXton prison, London. was steam
ing southwark off the Welsh head
lands on its way to that city. AT
The same hour the relatives of Mac
SWiney, who refused to board the
special steamer provided to take
them and the lord mayors body to
Cork, were ON their way to Dub
Tin almost directly across the mar
cow strait which divides Albion from
Erin. The relatives left HoIyhead at
2320 O'clock little more than an
hour after the Baltimore disappeared
In the darkness which shrouded the
coast.
Shipment of MacSWiney's body di-
rect to Cork was preceded by vio-
.ent scene in which blows were
struck and members of the lord
mayors family were dragged from
their railway coach at the Holyhead
railway station. They refused to con-
sent to the governments plan to
lake the body to Cork instead of
Dublin, and it was only after they
Continued on Page II. Columne 1.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
CARKUFF DENIES
He CUT PRINCIPAL

Charged with assault to murder
Prof. S. l.. Ragsdale, Guthrie school
principal, T. +. Carkuff, mechanic.
L7S Kney street, was arrested
Thursday, but later released on bond
TO appear Friday afternoon before
Judge Barker in city court,
Carkuff is charged with assaulting
the school principal with knife and
woundins him.
Carkuff said he struck Prof. Rags
dale with his fist but denied Nhav-
ing a knife or cutting Ragsdale. He
declared that there were heavy welts
on the legs of his 10-year-Old boy,
Johnnie, inflicted by the school prin-
Cipal when he whipped the boy for
whstling.
Carkuff declared the principal
struck him first with board when
he went to the school to demonstrate
about whipping the boy.
Prof. Ragsdale was severely cut
during the fight at the school. Had
the wound in his neck been a quarter
inch deeper, it would have severed
his jugular vein.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
OPPOSING PARTY
PILOTS EXPRESS
CLASHING CLAIMS
Signs Enthusiastically
Democratic, White
Says In Forecast

NEW YORK. Oct o9-Georgc
White, chairman Of the Democratic
national committee today made -
forecast OF election results.
THE general political situation at
campaign Ot 1920 is fun Of signs
which point Enthusiastically to Demo.
'Cratic success" ne said.
Gov. Cox and Mir. Roosevelt vii!
carry The border states Ot MARYLAND.
West Virginia. Kentucky. MissoUri
and Oklahoma. In addition tu the
Southern states. They viii carry
Ohio ag1d Indiana. On the Atlantic
seab"ard ~ New York and Massa.
Chusetts and Rhode island. due :" an
eleventh hour shift the situation II
improving every minute. and We
feel certain that We will! carry New
Jersey. Connecticut and New lIamrS
shire.
I'm tho West, rchort> from Mor.
taha. Colorado. ArizOna. Idaho, New
Mexico. Washington. Nevada. South
Dakota and Utah are shat they are
certainly Democratic ana Wc beiieVS
We will carry Nebraska, California
and North Dakota. IL Minnesota.
Oregon and Wiscont!n cIy prospects
are hourly Improving, and Il great
swing toward HS iS or it Kansas
Illinois and even in iowa
The Republicans are femural:2esi
from the Canadian border tu the
gulf. and from che Atlantic. 10 The
Pacific. Their forces are in tuH re.
treat everywhere"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
GOOD RECEPTION
FOR ROBERTS At
WELLINGTON MEET

Gov. A. II. Roberts, Senator X. D.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Mccormack,
chairman Of the Woman's Democratic
committee Of Shelby county were the
principal speakers at large and en-
thusiaStic gathering of voters in the
auditorium of the Millington high
school Thursday night.
Gov. Roberts and Senator Nickel
lar each made st:ong appeals to the
voters for their support of the entire
Democratic ticket from the candi-
dates for president and vice-presi-
dent down to the candidate for the
lowest office on the ticket. They were
given a hearty response by the audi
once, composed largely of women
Who manifested unusual zeal for the
success of ta4e Democratic ticket.
Mrs. Mccormack appealed to the
women to show their loyalty to the
men who gave them the ballot by
casting their first vote solidly for
the Democratic nominee. She said
that when she was in the East Re-
publican leaders had said to her that
they were going to break the solid
South and were going to use Tenes-
see as an opening wedge. She said
sho regarded this as a direct Chal
ienge to the newly enfranChised
women of the South and appealed to
them to meet the challenge with a
vote for the Democratic nominee.
The meeting followed a meeting OF
(hs Parent Teachers associations of
The northern part ~ the county at
the Millington school Thursday At.
ternoon. which was addressed by
Mrs. Mccormack. Col. W. !. Bacon
and several of the Democratic iegis-
Istive candidates. The women showed
keen interest in tho coming election
and announced that they had estab.
Iished schools for voters in the var.
ions neiGhborhoods Of that district.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
VOTERS TO MARK
UNUSUALLY LONG
OFFICIAL BALLOT

Lessons taught the newly enfran-
chised women voters ON marking
,hoir balIo,, ,ra ,ir,a,,. ,,. ,n,.
,' '''''' "'e ''i'''F' ~ say ''''
"ast for I'VE women viii bo called
upon TO mark ballot next Tuesday
containing one of the pest.,ists Of
r,rro, a,o. ,.,asI H,'.,,,.i.
''''''' '''' "d''u'u 10 Meii''IIs
voter
IheTe are Is candidates qualified
before IN" election commission, anG
barrinH something unforeseen at the
moment, IN" 10 names VIII go ON tn"
otfl'laI ballot. In voting for pr"si-
d'ht the voters viii bo called upon
to mark their chol"" tor president
opp"sit" ~" names - electors, IN
5tehd OF for In" candidates them
selves. This Will ad! to 'h" ""nfn-
Sluh, AS the ".''i"r- '-'N" rot been
D"f"r' the idllir the mvhEht hay
luE h"Cu Ut'-'mpt'H hN thu tive
l".diu@ rHudidat as.
Thct" "i'l n" 80 presidential "lrr~
tors names pH the urk'1. L. each
for the Democrats. Republicans and
Socialists. Tines. via y" grouped
a'".rdlng {" p'"H "hirt will
greatly farlil'a'c Ho marking ~ 'hc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
RECALL PETITIONS
TO Be FURNISHED
VOTERS TUESDAY
Papers and Notary To Be Sta
toned at Each Precinct
Election Day-MeanwhiIe
Court Action Waits.

Recall petitions against Mayor
Paine and Commissioners Edgar, AL
len, Shannon and Johnson, will be
placed in close proximity to each vot
ing booth next Tuesday with a no.
tary public in attendance to ac-
knowledge each signature. Men and
women who appear at the respective
polling places Will be given an oppor-
tunity to sign the recall petitions
and inasmuch as they will be in pos
session of their registration papers
and poll tax receipts. hackers of the
recall believe that the city admins
traton viii have no ground what
ever upon which to throw out the
names thus attached.
THE city administration has de-
clared it's Willingness and readiness
to go before the people in an cleo
ton" said James +. BiCkers, attorn-
ey, Friday, and as We have until
next Thursday to file amended pc
titions we have decided to place the
petitions at each precinct IN the city
on election day -.
MANY people who wanted to sign
but did not do so before will thus
be given anFopportunity to do 50
and we feel certain that we will con-
vince the city commission of the sin
cerity of the movement and the de-
sire Of the majority of Memphis vot-
trs for another set of officials.
I'VE have the organization already
in shape for carrying this plan into
effect. 1t has been approved by the
committee and by other men who
are in sympathy with the movement.
There will be no court action until
after the amended petitions are filed
but we can bring the mandamus pro-
ceedings any time within a year,
There will be court fight eventu-
ally, IL it is necessary, but we are
confident that we will get more than
a sufficient number of signatures on
Tuesday to justify a recall election
without the several thousand which
we filed some time ago, and which
the city clerk threw out by some
manner as yet unexplained"
Members of the recall committee
and many others who have not here
tofore been connected with the move
sRent Rave volunteered their services
I'll MI, Bitkers sfhee, Pashoss certts
fled that there was an insufficient
number of signatures on the pc
titions filed.
They are extremely optimistic as
to the final outcome and predict that
after the election Tuesday many men
prominent in political affairs will
come out openly in favor Of the
movement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
Three Hi5h1vaymen
Flash Guns; Take
Coin And Watches

Ihr"" Eoung Waite mcn. driving .
.faFgc Touring rar. heid upL 4 It,,-
TON representative Of the Insers,u
Watch ComIauy, at LSMaster s,r.oI
and CaI uvSr1e, early Friday no,n-
ing
St"1'ns r''"ivcTs in Hunton's face
tn" three men forced him tO turn
over s6i IN money and watches ya'-
ued ~ about s20H
They icaped into their automobile
and disappeared quickly. TIun,pu
summoned police. VITO have mot ,y-
Gated the nlEnWaS mru.
They are believed hy pollrc ia Bo
the same parties who held M Tho
proprietor of a drug store at Thumas
street ana Chelsea avenue late We'd
nesday night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
LONE BANDIT GETS
S4,0OOfROM BANK
IN AR7ES|A, MISS
Locks Cashier in Vault and
Escapes With Cash--Posses
Under Direction Of Sheriff
West on Trail.

COLUMBUS. Miss. Oct. 29.-
Holding DIP Cashier McIlwain at
point Of revolver. later locking him
in the vault, an unidentified bandit
this morning robbed the State Bank
of Artesia, near here. OF about $4,000
in cash. lie made his escape before
discovery Of the theft by bank Gus
toners who came in a little later to
find the cashier locked in the vault.
Several posses under the direction
of Sheriff West are conducting a
search of the surrounding territory.
but no arrests have been made.
According to Cashier McIwain the
bandit was about 35 years of age,
stockily. built and was very gray,
Artesia is only a short distance
from Wier, where the bank was rob-
bed of several thousand dollars about
three months ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
KING PAUL.
10, MADE
KING Of GREECE

ATHENS, Oct. 29.-Prince Paul,
younger brother of the late King
Alexander was proclaimed king by
the Greek parliament late yesterday.
Earlier in the session ADMIRAL p.
Coundouriotis was elected regent.
Prince Paul was born in this city
Dec. J., 1901 and is not. marriesh
Since his father, former King Con-
stantine, left Greece, Prince Paul has
been with him in Switzerland.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
MORE ARRESTS NEAR
IN GIN BURNING CASE

BIRMi%L;TtAM. Ala.. oct. 2s.-Mort
arrests are TIA he made In the eases
involving the posting Of gins in tul-
man. Marshall ana other counties.
according 10 {. W. Austin, chief Of
the state enforcement department. fle
says infortnatton Eccured by his ds-
sistauts Is that u large number 81
persons are involved IN the plot. and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
GENERAL STRIKE IS
URGED IN ALABAMA
Impeachment Of Governor Is
Asked by Labor Leaders.

HEIINfNGIiAM. Ala. ut. -
Resolutions ealing Tor sencra'
strike ~ Alabama we're introduced IN
the convention Df the State Fedora
ton # Labor here tn0ay.
Many other resolutions EsEe Intro
duced among them beiNg one ra'liUg
for The impeachment oE Coy kilhy.
for sending troops into the nintNg
fields An were referred 10 81 CU!n-
mittec
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
TWO KILLED IN FRISCO
WRECK NEAR BONO, ARK.
Several Passengers Injured
When Train Is Derailed.

.RONESBORO, Ark, Oct. 99---Two
knen were killed. one seriously in.
Iured and several passengers bruised
when Frisco fast train No. lO6 from
Memphis "a Little Rock was wrec ked
St PauFs switch near Bono.
The dead are: John Heilner, en-
sineeF, and A. l.. Far0uahson, road
master. Fireman George Mitchell,
was severely injured.
The wreck occurred at tho switch
where it is thought was left partially
open.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
- < FIRST PRIZE
BY FLORENCE RAY KILLER
.,.s.,,'.,'..,. ..t..
Central High School.

BY FLORENCE RAY KILLER
Central High School.
Why do | love America?
Why Is IL so dear to me?
Because, fOrsOoth it is my home,
Land of the brave, the free.
Why do l love its deep blue skies?
Why do love its sod?
II is "A sacred spot to me,
Truly IA gift from God.
Yea, gift from our God above,
With not one thing amiss-
Flowers, trees, birds, and u breeze
Sweet as II mothers kiss.
But cen besides Dame Natures charm,
Our country has Il store
or other blessings, better far
Which bring it TO the fore.
Our buildings tall, our stately homes,
Our institutions free,
These are the things our country dear
Preserves for you and me.
We have Il goOdly president,
\ perfect government;
There is no class distinction here
And I'LL should be content.
Our motto golden, gIittCrs true,
u Pluribns Unum;
Twill shine forever in the stars,
And beam beneath the SUM-
"One composed Of many" wonder wOr,I>
Our battle cry, our creed
Let enemies Of this beware
And BolshcVists take heed.
There is vet another reason,
We mentioned not before
Here we can worship as we will,
And the Lord, Our God, adore.
Indicative 60 one and all,
~ how our mOttO's planned,
Is liberty, with torch afIamc.
VIII" stanChiy guards tho land.
W." - 10Y" America
For what II means tv n,,>-
The red % hope. 'hc blue of faith.
The white 81 liberty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
ONE SIDED LOVE
AFFAIR LEADS TO
DOUBLE SHOOTING
Girl Wounded When Father
Shoots Circuit Court Clerk
at Mariana, Ark.-Ver-
SionS of Tragedy Differ.

MARIANNA. Ark, Oct. 90. (Spl) y
K. Guy Apple circuit court clerk OF
Lee county is dead, and Miss Esther
Horne, a deputy clerk. Is slightly
wounded. as a result Of love tangle
between the pair which eliminated
in the shooting of both by j. A. Horne.
fatGer OF the girl. The father shot
his dlughter accidentally.
Thee are two versions to the shoot
ing that of Horne and that of Guy
apple, made before he died at 1880
Friday morning Horne's story. aC-
cordinE Ia officials. is that his daugh-
ter confessed that she had been inti-
mate with Apple, and that the latter
had promised to marry her, but had
put off the wedding. Horne declared
he shot Apple with the latter's own
pistol, seized from drawer In APP
pies desk in the courthouse. when
his daughter appealed to the father
for help. and the father saw Apple
struggling with the girl
Apples version was that the girl
was in love with him. and had en-
deavored TO persuade him TO marry
her. but that he had put her off dip
lomatlcally, for the reason that she
was an excellent deputy clerk and
he did not wish to lose her services.
The girl brought pistol under a
shawl when she arrived at the cir
cult court clerks office Thursday
lust after lunch, Apple said in a
statement made a few hours before
he died. The girl told him he would
marry her or she would kill him.
Apple said. lie knocked the pistol
from her hand, and as they struggled
Tor possession of the weapon, her
father rushed into the vault and fired
i've shots, one OF which struck Apple
In the abdomen. penetrating tho
stomach. a second shot struck Miss
Horne in the right groin and lodged
IN her back. Three shots went wild.
Versions Differ.
Horne contends that the shooting
occurred In the main office, while
Apples version was that the shoot
ing happened inside the vault. One
1f the bullets which went wild was
found in a partition in the main Of
flee, outside the vault, bearing out
1 Sfernt'g statefnenl
Il hsuy Apple had served two terms
as circuit court clerk and was tfle
| regular Democratic nominee for re-
election next Tuesday. Horne is the
manager OF the abstract department
OF the local law firm, Daggett & Dag
gett
Apple had lived in Mariana for
ID years, coming here from Lonoke
county. lie was SO years OF age.
and served for five years as chief
deputy upder the then Sheriff NJ.
II. Ford. Apple had married Ford's
daughter, but they were divorced
seven or eight years ago. They have
one child. a son aged 10. who lives
with his mother in Mariana.
Horne declared thnf bt9 dauUhtat.
told him and her mother at the sup
per table Wednesday that she and
Guy Apple had been intimate. and
that Apple had promised to marry
her last SUNDAY, but had put off
the wedding unt!l Monday. He again
delayed the wedding by various pre-
texts and excuses finally telling her
that he did not intend 10 marry her.
Horne said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
Horne Surrenders.

After the shooting, Horne walked
into the office of Sheriff Arthur Cot
ter and told that official: i've shot
that d Scoundrcl"
sheriff Cutter rushed into the cir
cut court clerks office. where he
came upon Apple, leaning against
table, Apple told the sheriff, "Fve
die"
Apple was rushed 60 the office OF
o physician. where an operation was
performed in 'ho hope of saving his
life. Miss Horne, AZ first thought
seriously injured was removed to her
home, where the bullet was taken
from her back, where il had lodged
after tearing through from her groin.
Apple rctaiNed consciousness up 80
30 minutes Of the time uf his death,
which occurred at 1880 Friday MORN
ing. "a
That Mis- Horne was iusistcut that
he marry her ana that he finally told
her that he couldn't afford -. marry
hcr because th"y would nuS IL, happy
Nas Apples statement fIe contend
ed that Miss Horne, unaccompanied,
came - his office Thursday aftee
lunch. and that he saW something
clasped I'm her hand and concealed
partly under her shawl Il was an
automatic pistol 10 was then that
she told him. Apple, said, that ho
either would marry her or she would
Kin him The struggle for the
weapon, which was followed by tho
fatal shooting. came Immediately af-
terward, Apple said.
The weapon which Horne claimed
Apple was clasping as he rushed into
the office had one shell under ca
pacity in the magazine, but the
weapon bore no evidence of having
been recently discharged.
Funeral services for Apple were
set for O'Clock Friday afternoon in
Mariana. His body will be sent To
Lonoke Saturday morning. and SER
vices will he held there Saturday af-
ternoUn. Horne Is free, having bsen
released ON his own TecoGnizance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
Calls to Father.

Horne admitted that he put a pis-
tol In his pocket, officials say, for
the reason that he feared he might
have trouble with Apple. 1t was Just
after noon Thursday when Horne and
his daughter went TO Apples office.
Horne declared he had business there
and that Apple aided him i'm looking
up certain documents. Horne's du-
ties I'm the abstract department made
him almost a daily visitor at the
circuit court clerks office. He
stated that he intended TO sit down
and have a little talk with Apple
after he had finished looking up the
records, and that he was perusing
them in the vault whey he heard
his daughter call out. STomc here
quick, daddy"
Horne sahl he rushed from the
vault into the main office. and saw
Apple with his left hand graspiug
the clothing of MissAIorue. and with
pistol gripped IN his right hand.
Horne shot five times he admitted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
Weather Forecast

Fair, with frost prob
able, followed by ris-
ing temperature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-29
new COMBINATION
IS NECESSARY TO
GAIN COX VICTORY
League Of Nations Issue Pull
ing Strength for Democrats
But Not Fast Enough,
Lawrence Says.
6Y DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Correspondent Of Tho
News Scilnitar)

(Ths is the first CT a series of
three articles forecastng the trend
of next Tuesdays electoral vote for
president and analyzing the situation
In three fourths of the states Of the
union. visited by the writer during
the last two months.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-16
Don't Stay Run Down

If you have been indiscreet in eat,
ing, living habits, or your system taxed
by overworlS, and you have become all
run down, don't stay that way, il is
dangerous, as You are in d condition to
take on many other more serious dis.
eases. Build yourself up again by sim.
ply taking from 10 to 20 drops of SEW
EN- BARkS in q little water after each
meal, and watch how quickly you will
regain your normal health again.
People beyond the age of middle life
cannot stand what they used to, and
have to be more discreet in all of their
modes of living. The majority of such
people need to take occasionally good
stomach and liver regulator, for it is
an indisputable fact that by keeping
the liver active and the digestive or.
gans cleansed and in proper working
order, old age can be deferred and life
prolonged far beyond that enjoyed by
the average person. To attain this
there is no better remedy than SEVEN
BARkS, which has for many, many
years faithfully and successfully served
the public.
If your system gets run down, take
warning, or you will be sorry when it's
too late. Take plenty of exercise, fresh
air, keep good hours, eat moderately
of the right kind of food, and tone up
your stomach, liver and kidneys by
taking SEVEN BARkS. For sale by
so cents per bottle.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-16
WHEN MET LINCOLN
Interesting Account of the Inspiring
Event in the Life of the Publisher
of the Baltimore American.

After more than fifty years, the
name that inspires Americans most is
that of Abraham Lincoln. You have
only to attend Republican meeting
this year to find that out, and YOU
may also discover that the Democrats
are also using the name of Lincoln to
score their best points and reach the
inner thoughts and aspirations of their
audiences This universal appeal of
Lincoln is one of the great. splendid
things of the age and it will last
through all ages because he was an in
spiration and an expression of human.
ity,
Those who saw Lincoln cherish il as
the finest experience of their lives. |
can readily understand the feeling, be-
cause it was my good fortune to sec
him several times, but the first time
made the deepest impression, perhaps
because was only twenty-five, Just
the age for deep impressions
After the fall of Port Hudson and
the restoration of Louisiana the Nine
teenth Army Corps, 70 which be
longed, was ordered TO Deep Bottom,
near Richmond. Va. We had not been
there forty eight hours when Early
made his detour to flank the Union
army and make a dash for Washing.
ton, which was unprotected. We EN-
barked on everything in the shape Of
a boat we could get. and went down
the James and up the Potomac and
landed AZ the navy yard The news
was exciting Early was at Harper's
Ferry and Mosby was reported within
fifteen or twenty miles of Washington.
We landed just in time, Dwight's
division, some twenty-five Thousand
strong After coffee and bareback we
were on the march from the navy yard |
through Washington proper We were
soon on Pennsylvania avenue in the /
heart of the capital. and we were
Young and full Of our importance as
soldiers called TO defend that capital /
md our president.
As we neared the treasury depart |
nent, word was sent to the command 4
ng officer that President Lincoln /
would review us as We passed the /
White House. A thrill ran through the
whole line and everybody stiifened up I
md looked his best
Surely enough. as We neared the