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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-07-09

Ing Chinese soldiers at million men
a year, and if China were using 10
ner cent of her population In that
var, 1t would take fifty years to de-
s,roy her first armies, and in that
! criod two further Chinese forces of
iity million would grow up to con,
front their enemy.-Basil Mathews in
iii, British Review Of Reviews.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
NEW ORGANIZATION.
PLANS TO FOSTER
HOME BUILDING

CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.--The national
irdustrial congress OF building and
ronstruction. formed here has It's
steering committee working TO pro-
mote a building campaign through
out the country and materially ue-
crease the existlA9 shortage of homes.
Representatives If building mate
rial producers, builders, architects,
building trades workmen and con-
tractors decided to form the con-
greas nj conference organized oy
representatives OF the various inter
eats involved. The steering commit
tae decided to begin immediately 70
form local committees who Will 90
ali in their power to increaEe home
onsSRuction in their various cities
rae avowed purpose Of the con-
aSesa is to bring together every ele-
ment concerned in building, incluo-
in9 contracts, material men, archi.
,ects and labor and get them all
working in harmony.
Another meeting n the congress
was called for January. Il. M. Craig,
secretary Of the building construc..
ton employers OF Chicago, declared
there was need for speed, and that
action should be begun at once,
since< building material Is cheaper
than IL has been for O year, Many
contractors said the car shortage was
largely to blame for the decrease
| in building and there was q general
price discussion.
At meetings yesterday lumber. and
building supply dealers promised re-
auctions of 10 per cent. III every one
would get on the wagon"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
VIII Lay SanitOriuRl
Corner Stone Sunday

The cornerstone of the Hopeville
tuberculosis sanitoridm, at HopeYllle,
Tenn. will be laid Sunday. Uct. ,.
according to announcement made by
+. NJ. Birmingham, reprcsentins the
Lions club OF Memphis. rhis or
"a 1iNation has been fostering The
move ment since its inception. 'Ehe
LayAc q Bowler band will furnish
music. both sacred and PATRIOTS.
John r. Kinnie will lead a chorus Of
singers the audience will be asked lo
join in the community singing.
J. +. Holmes, chairman of the
Lions club committee, will be in
charge of the ceremonies which will
start at $3.50 pm. II. J, NJ Jorgensen,
president OF the club, will be chair
man OF the reception committee. DR..
c. III. Williamson will deliver the in
vocation and w. h. Cleveland. mGm-
Der OF the club, who first suggested
fostering the movement. will make
an address. The speaker of honor
will be DR.. Henry Boswell. superln-
tendent OF the Mississippi state SAM
forum, of Sanitorium, Miss. An
nOunccmcnt OF the ceremonies will
be made at all Of the county schools,
by arrangement with Miss Charl Will
liams. Announcements will also lie
made az all churches.
II is announced that all wisn,ng 10
attend will find fine roads all the
way. The buildings are four and a
half miles southeast of the end of
the Lamar car line, on the Pigeon
ROost road
The following organizations have
been asked TO prepare roster, to-
Gether with a short sketch Of the
work done, which viii be placed IN
the corner stone: Rotary club, XII
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
Special Train Run
On Passenger Time
Brings Fair Stock

Live stock exhibitors are more than
pleased with the transportation serv-
ice they received in getting their
stock TO the fair, and the facilities
provided for unloading and handling
Ii upon arrival.
sixty five cars OF exhibits were
brouEhtN here from Nashville on a
special train operated By the NJ. G. q
ST. l.. railroad, running ON passenger
schedule. This, they say. was the
fastest and most careful service that
they have received on the fair circuit
this season.
John c. Ryan, general agent for the
N. G. a st. L.. IA arranging for IA
special train to carry the fine live
stock, race horses and other exhibits
at the close of the Tri-State fair to
Chattanooga. This will also be by a
through train operated on passenger
schedule. The special will leave hers
Saturday night ind arrive at Chat
tanooga Sunday afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
1878 BABY CROP
SEES'NEW RECORD
Mortality Rate Declines and
Big Cities Show Great
Improvement.

NEW YORK. Sept 2S--Ameriea's
baby crop In 1919 was a nov record
says tie American Child Hygiene
association.
An annual preliminary report on
vital statistics by that organization.
covering data from 269 cities With
an aggregate population of Si,00o,oo0
shows the infant mortality rate de-
clined 10 the encouraging figure or
81 deaths per 1000 babies" saving
OF nearly 1000 babies over the 1919
rate, and 1000 fewer deaths than in
1917
In the cities covered bv the report
$4,000 births were recorded, while
In the entire country il Is estimated
there are 100000 newcomers an
naally. All of the cities included
have populations OF 10000 or more,
Babies seemed % thrive well III
some OF the larger cities, where form
erly the death rate was very high,
Among the - cities Of more than
100000 population reported, ten were
below the average for the 269 and the
Death rate for the group was 50, two
points below the general average.
One of these was Pittsburgh, the
~
lis. Buffalo with lo7. Kansas CITY,
Mo-. with 1903 and Jersey City y.
j.. with l02 were the others.
Houston Texas, was the best baby
raising ground among the cities OF
more than 100 GOO, and less than 250,-
900 with a mark OF 81. Berkeley, CAL.
had baby mortality rate of ~,
while Brookline Mass, with a popu-
lation OF less than 10000 led all the
rest with the healthy percentage of
40.
New York city registered So, 81.
Louis scored as. Los Angeles ana
san Francisco 81 and e.. respectively.
MINNEAPOLIS 6l and Seattle IS,
III Paso. Texas, had the worst
showing with 2i5. burlington. Vt.
was next with l5o. III rase, however.
Is not in a birth registration area,
according to the report,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
Will Celebrate
Arntistice Day Here

Members Of the old Battery "a,
li4th field artillery. met Tuesday
night at the Chamber of Commerce
and discussed measures for a biz
celebration OF Armistice day. OH Nog
n. II was decided to lay the mat
ter before the three posts Of the
American Legion. The committee alb
pointed Is composed Of Walter Chanl-
Ter. Abraham ID. waidauer and fed
le', s. Fielding.
II il hoped 10 have a general re-
un!on Of world war veterans, and ~
the evening to present victory med
ala at GOODWIN institute, to be fol-
lowed by d lecture on tbc Mouse Ar
gonne offensive by Lieut., Col. Will
liam j. Bacon. Other features will
be added.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
OPERATE ON GIRL
WHO HAS EXTRA RIB

GOSHEN, Ind, Sept. 70, (By Inter-
national News Service. Magdaline
Green, daughter OF Fred Green. u
wealthy resident OF Llgonier,. has re-
covered from an operation for the re-
moval of AN extra rib. After q long
illness with mysterious ailment,
the girl was removed to a hospital at
South Bend, where an X-ray exnmi-
nation revealed that she had Ii ribs
instead OF ~ on the right side. The
offending rib was removed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
EFFECT OF COAST -
GUNS TO BE TESTED

WASHINGTON Sept. 29.---De-
structive effect of the nations coast
defense guns against an armored
warship viii be tested for the first
time In an experimental lombard
ment OF the old battleship Massachu-
setts. The Massachusetts, will be
turned over to the war department
about November TO be used as a
target for the 12-inch coast guns
and mortars at Pensacola. Fla.
Although the Massachusetts was
constructed nearly 20 years ago, her
lS-lnch armor approximates that OF
the latest battleships, being excep-
tionally heavy for ships of that
period, and thus affording a good
subject for the test The ship will
be anchored in shallow water at IL
range of about three miles. it was
said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
S HOURS KANSAS TIME
FOR CRIME AND TRIAL

EMPORIA, Kan, Sept. 29.~-Ftve
hours after they attempted to hold
up Thomas Kelley. cashier OF the
Neosho Rapids, Kas.. State bank to-
day. two men who gave their names
as Zones" and Smith" were on the
way to the state penitgntiary to serve
indeterminate sentences Of 10 70 70
years each.
The al cmpted robbery took place
al am. when Cashier Kelley ar
rived az the bank The robbers. I'M
able 10 open the vault, picked up
SIS In pennies. locked Kelley in the
Building and fled. They were ar
rested at O'Clock, taken into court
and sentenced at II and at noon
stated for the penitentiary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
JURY ACQUITS MAN
WHO KILLED THREE

oRANGEBURG. s. c.. Sept. ca
Carlos Corbett, farmer residing near
here, was acquitted by a jury here
late last night of the murder of
Brvan Falley, one of three men whom
Corbett shot 10 death near his home
last March.
Ccrbett was remanded tn jail pend
ing disposition of indictments cover
ing the other two killings.
-Four men. alleged To be intoNicat-
ed. stopped their automobile in front
of Corbett's home ON the day OF the
killing and set fire to dead brush,
1t was testified. and when he inter-
fered. fled in the car Later, it was
said, they returned and Corbett
armed himself and fired. killing three
of them. The other feisned death
and escaped. leaving the automobile
In the road.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
GIRL BROWNS WHEN
CAR FALLS SIXTY FEET

MUSKOGEE. Okla, Sept. 29.--Miss
Margaret Rose. 20. was drowned and
Harry Foltz was seriously injured
last night when the motor car in
which they were riding plunged 60
feet off the Kansas Oklahoma & Gulf
railroad bridge into the Arkansas
river, five miles northeast of here.
Miss Laura Pickering who was
driving the car. and Charles Fowl
another passenger, were not injured
Eowf lives in Dustin. okla, and the
homes Of the other three are in
MuSkugpp
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29

wants club, Vicitan club. City Tub.
Chamber of Commerce, knights of
Columbus, Elks, Trades and Labo.
council, Nineteenth Century cub.
Shelby County tuberculosis society,
Memphis and Shelby County Medical
society, Builders exchange. Lumber
mems club. Layne & Bowler club. Re-
tail Credit Mems association, Alem"
phis Association of Credit Men, Cot
ton States Merchants association
and Shelby County Parent Teachers
Association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
Pocket Still Latest
For Carolina Folk

AsHEVtLLE, n. c., Sept. 29,--
4 pocket still is the latest device
captured by federal prohibition
officers. Agents working out Of
the local office recently captured
such miniature still near Sa-
luda. Tho whole outfit was so
small the officers put II in their
pockets and brought. IL TO the
ely for exhibition purposes. Tho
officers called it parlor sim. 1t
Is of about one table glass ca
pacfty and manufactured an ar
ticle for home consumption II
was said by officers th2t the still
was complete 10 the smallest de-
tail.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
LONG ARMY RECORD.

JUNCTION CITY, kan. Sept. 20
(By International News Service. -
After 81 wears in the government
service, 80 years of which was with
the army and Il years in the civil
service. James Leblanc, Of this city.
was retired. Leblanc enlisted 81 years
ago, and was retired with the rank
known. He then entered the civil
service and has been with the army
clerical work. He retired on account
of age,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
WILL VOTE AT 90.

NEwBURYPORT, Mass, Sept 20.
(By International News Service, -
Mrs. Edna Allen, 90, has just regis
tered to vote in the coming primaries
Can a woman keep a secret? Well,
Mrs. Allen is telling no one how she
intends to vote.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29

stock raising also was commended.
Bartlett showed improvement in the
new school over the old. Capleville,
fourth prize winner and winner Of
the 1919 prize cup, displayed the
strength that comes from organized
community effort, judges found. Ne.
shoba's prize amounted to 500, and
the community also got the 500 low
ing cup given by the Shelby County
Cooperative Marketing association.
Cordova drew sS5 as second prize;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29

Bartlett got SIS; capleville drew $50;
Messick got $50: Whitehaven, $40,
while George r. James school, Mill
ington, Raleigh. Collierville and Rose
mark finished in the order named.
Judges were Prof. Fain, Of Geor-
gia; Mr.. Smith of Mississippi; Miss
Rice, of Mississippi. and Mss Jones.
Of Kentucky.
The exhibits, the judges declared,
showed wonderful progress in com
munity activities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29

This exhibit won the first prize
from a field of II communities.
Judges declared that Neshoba showed
a we'll balanced booth, products of
wonderful quality and great variety.
A sand table showed the community
advantages.
Cordova took second prize for COM
muntty exhibits, while Bartlett was
third. Cordoya showed progress In
soil building, judges found Their
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29

A Beautiful story of a
boys genius and~a mothers
love. Beginning in the
clamor OF New York's East
Side and ending in a burst
of sentiment and dramatic
beauty. With much Of the
comedy-of potash and PERL
mutter" and with the heart
appeal of 1.-THE Music Mas
ter"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
All Engineers and
 Bremen on Three
 Roads Strike Today

Pittsburg, Pa., May 12.- Passenger and freight engineers and firemen of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie rail- roads, in session here tonight, voted almost unanimously, to go on strike at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 About 1000 members of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers attended the meeting, held behind closed doors.
 After the meeting a representative of the men said rising vote on the strike question was taken and the response was practically unanimous in favor of the walkout tomorrow morning.
 Members of the brotherhood who attended the session declared that 5000 passenger and freight firemens and engineers would be affected by the strike.
 They said that the men favored q walkout because at the beginning of the railroaders' strike April II. the engineers and firemen were told the federal railroad labor board wonld take some action on their wage de- mands within thirty days. The time has expired, the men said, and aa the board has not announced it's de-' cision the workers decided to walk out ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
.5O,OOQ ACRES OF JEFFERSON LAND IS
 TWICE PLANTED
Rains Have Put Crops Two Weeks Late, Say
 Agents

Fully 50,OOO acres of Jefferson county farm land has been re-planted this spring, County Agents Thiebault and Thomas said yesterday.
 Rains of nearly two inches early Wednesday morning and of .62 inch es yesterday will make other re- delay crops, they declared.
 Acreage which already has been replanted because of the incessant rainfall is fully one-fourth of the farm land in the county and is per haps a greater percentage than has ever been replanted in single year heretofore.
 Yesterdays rains, he declared, will mean that little more work will be done for the balance of the week. The crops, they estimate, are ap- proximately two weeks behind.
 Yesterdays rains came at time when the farmers were just recover ing from rains of week or 10 days ago and when the prospects for great improvement were better than they have been in some time.
 Planters yesterday said the rains of early Wednesday would cause con- siderable washing, make much re- planting necessary and increase the bother of rapidly growing grass.
 The rains will cause only a local rise in the river, it was stated last night. Altho it rained considerably at points above Pine Bluff and the rain was general in this section there is little danger of high water, it was said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
46 Germans are
 on First Allied
 List for Trials

Berlin, May 12.-Firty- Germans ranking from an army corps com mander to a private, figure on the Allies first specified list of war crim- inals to be arraigned in the Leipsic supreme court.
 Prominent among them are Prince Ernst of Saxony and General von Bu- low, commander of the second army corps who with subordinate officers are accused of cruelties in the Namur district of Belgium.
 General von Kirchbash and Colonel von Seydlitz will be tried for alleged cruelties in Poland and the we'll known submarine commander, Arm auld De La Perribre, for torpedoing Italian vessels. Three other subma- rine commanders, Neumann von Hos titz, Werner and Patzig will be tried on the charge of torpedoing English hospital ships.
 General Stenger of the infantry stands charged with ordering that prisoners and wounded taken by his brigade be put to death. Other otfl- cers and privates are accused or ln- human treatment of British prisoners in camps. ., General Kruska is practically charged with spreading typhus among prisoners in the Cassel camp. while an army surgeon. pr. Oscar Michel son is accused of causing the death of sick and wounded in his charge by systematic i'll treatment. Gen. eral von Owen, former governor or Metz, will be tried for atrocities al- legged to have been committed ny troops under his command in the vll- lages of eastern France.
 It is said here that the submarine commanders mentioned in the forego- | ing left Germany some time ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
FREIGHT T!E:-UP IS WORST SINCE 1917
 AT BIG TERMINALS
Shortage of Men and Motive Power is Blamed for
 Present Condition

Washington May Congestion of freight in the principal railroad terminals, probably the worst since the hard winter of 1917, is beginning to be felt in business and commer- clal lines all over the country.
 Appeals for relief pouring into Washington to the interstate com merce commission, the railroad ad- ministration and to congress picture the big railroad gateways choked with thousands, of loaded freight cars un- able to move because of shortage of men and motive power. Altho the situation has been showing local ef- fleets the last two weeks it is now being shown in it's nationwide as- poets and the appeals for relief com ing to Washington contain predc- tlons that unless the jam is broken it will be reflected more than ever in decreased production, slowing down of industry and probably tre- mendous labor turnover.
 Latest reports compiled here by the committee on car service, American Railroad association, whose principal duty IS to see that cars are supplied to sections in greatest need of them and to keep them moving, show 235,- 900 cars tied up or delayed in transit Of this number 85s000 are at june tions, with no labor to transfer them April 16 the total number of cars tied up was 288,000. Much of these was attributed by railroad people to the recent strike.
 There is pressing need today fol 82,411 cars to take care of the most urgent demands, railroad men declar. ed, altho they say this shows re. duction of approximately 10000 ovel April reports.
 Illustrating the imperative demand for coal, the car service committed was advised today that there was nc coal at Saginaw, Mich., for the Sagi- naw gas works, and orders were i'm mediately issued to get coal there in hurry. Other cities sent simi- lar appeals.
 The most serious conditions prevail at the gateways blocked as seldom before with thousands of cars, most. ly loaded with coal and foodstuffs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
MEXICAN CAPITAL GAVE UP WITHOUT
 SHOT BEING FIRED
Gonzalez Forces Entered First Then ObregOn With
 10000 Men
FEW MEN REMAINED
 LOYAL TO CARRANZA
Oregon to Prevent Bloodshed; Se Up Liberal Government With Friendly Policy Towards
 the U. $.

Mexico City, May 12.--The Carranza government evacuated Mexico City Friday morning and the advanced forces of the revolutionists led by General Pablo Gonzales entered the capital that afternoon. General Ava TO Obregon followed Sunday morning at the head of 10000 troops.
 The occupation of the Mexican capi- tai was effected with perfect order and there was no shooting in connec- ton with the change in government.
 Carranza government officials were forced to abandon the city when they learned that 10000 revolutionist troops were marching on the town. Less than 10000 troops at the capital are reported to have remained loyal to the Carranza government
 General Obregon, interviewed by an Associated Press representative at Tacubaya, a suburb of Mexico City, declared that Mexican revolutionist officers had been given strict orders to prevent bloodshed as far as pos- sible. He said the liberal constitu- tionalist leaders plan to set up gov ernment to be guided along constitu- tional methods. The rebel leader said it was also planned to hold free elec- tions and to adopt friendly policy towards the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
Favor Enactment
 of Federal Law
 Against Lynching

St. Louis, May 12.-Resolutions de, manding that the republican national convention adopt plank favoring en- actment of a national anti-lynching law, were adopted today at the gene ral conference of the African Metho- dist Episcopal church, in session, here.
 It also was voted to demand that the party's platform contain blanks for national legislation guaranteelng negroes in all states suffrage; TOT ao. olition of "Jim Crow" cars and agaihs' segregation laws. .,, ..o
 The conference reconsidered the renort of the committee on episco- pacy and denied to make South Amer, district. instead of a separate dlo, cese. This will reduce the number of new bishops to be elected from SIN to five, it was explained.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-13
STUDENTS BODY FOUND.

Little Rock, May 12.-The body of Oscar F. Vaught, Little Rock college student, who has been missing since 3:30 last Sunday afternoon when he started to swim across the Arkansas river, was found floating down the river near the Missouri Pacific rail- road bridge Wednesday morning about 6 o'clock by w. 8. Brooks. Vaught, in company with party of seven stu dents, tramped to the river Sunday afternoon. While they were resting, Taught took off his clothes and plung- ed in, intending to swim across and back. Members of the party stated he was swimming strongly when they last saw him, but after they took a short tramp through the woods, he had not returned. Searching parties were sent out soon after. Vaught's father, w. w. Vaught, is farmer living near Three Brothers, in Baxter county. He also has sister in Okla homa.