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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
WOMAN TELLS Of
CAROLINA KILLING

HICKORY, n. c.. NOV. 25.-The
arrest of two women. an alleged eye
witness version given by one Of them
of the killing of Glenn Lppard.
whose body was found in Burke
county woods near here, Sunday, Inj
exhumation Of the body constituted
latest developments in the investiga-
ton of Lippard's death
The women arrested we're Lou
Lynn and Minnie Young According
TO Solicitor Huffman, Miss Lynn told
him and Chief Of Police Lentz that
Lippard was KILLED Saturday night
during a poker game with Cecil and
Dock Hefncr and Long Young, three
Of the five men held IN jail nj Nor
canton. Solicitor Huffman said ne
had evidence to corroboratc tie
woman's story.
According to huffman Miss Lynn
said the other woman was no. pres
cnt when Lippard was killed, and
that Baxter lIildebrand or, William
Tallant. the other two men ileld in
connection with the affair also were
absent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
RY A. GoopEELLOW.

The Goodfeliow- Santa CLAUS club
had the greatest year IN its history,
closing with the Christmas Of 1919.
The club made good its deternina-
ton to see that no child in the city
of Memphis and the surrounding ter
ritory. wherever 1t was possible to
reached missed visit fron Santa
Claus.
The total receipts for last year
amounted to $1A019,9G. or this
amount s6,745.S6 was spent for toys
and clothing. which was the largest
individual item. The club spent for
groceries. candy, cakes, nuts and
fruits s4,789l5. In cash and railroad
tickets. hospital bills, medicines and
for the funeral of one poor unfortun-
nate. the club spent s359.50. For post
age. including express and parcel post
charges for packages sent out OF
town, the club spent slS9.io. For
printing, baskets, bags and Tags the
club spent $2S0.75. The GoodfetloWs
snent s207.90 for coal.
After providing toys, fruits. nuts,
candy and clothing for The childr"n.
and dinners for the destitute on
Christmas day and other |elet
there remained balance Of Si,yl $50.
The, GoodfelioN docs not keep
money in the banh. Tho donations
that come 20 him arc intended TO
bring jos W the children, help 70
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
VOICE OF PEOPLE
IN THANKSGIVING
RISES OVER CITY.
Ministers Lead Congregations
in Rendering Praise and
Thanks to Almighty for
Many Blessings Of Year. \

ut must be a source OF real Joy 10
our Heavenly Father when Ills chill
dren come before Him solely TO give
thanks declared DIR II. E. George,
general secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A..
Thursday morning. in a Thanksgiving
day sermon before the united con-
gregations OF the five Christian
churches OF Memphis at the Linden
Avenue Christian church. DR.. George
took as his subject Gratitude" I'm
gratitude" the speaker said, ''is one
of tie commonest sins committed by
Christian people"
Special services in observance OF
Thanksgiving Gay were held in the
churches throughout the city, with
the attendance unusually large at
most of the churches. In several in
stances number of congregations.
united for q union service. DR.. G. C..
Grimes. the new pastor Of St. Johns
Methodist church, delivered the ser-
mon at n union meeting of all tho
Methodists churches, held in First
Methodist church. Rev. j, III. Wright.
pastor OF Boulevard Baptist church,
was the speaker at the union service
~ all Baptist congregations at tho,
First Baptist church. DR.. c. II. Will
hanson. pastor of First Presbyterian
church. preached a Thanksgiving SER
mon. at the Alabama Street Presby-
terian church, attended by members
Of his church, the Alabama street
church and tho Associate Reformed
PRESBYTERIAN church. At the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church Rev. w. L, Car
son. co. pastor. delivered the sermon.
A number Of other churches conduct
ed services either Thursday morning
or "wednesday night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
FAMILIES FLEE
AS HOMES BURN;
$4,000 DAMAGE:
Nelly BLY, Street Blaze Rem
deTS Three Families Homes
less on Thanksgiving Day.
Firemen Do Good Work.

Three Memphis families returned
thanks that their lives were spared
over Thanksgiving day dinner boards
other than their own.
Their homes on Nelly bly, street
were almost completely destroyed at
1880 Wednesday night by fire. The
damage probably will exceed $4,000.
Fifty residences In the neighbor-
hood were threatened by the flames
and score of families awakened
children from dreams OF Turkey day
teasts TO prepare them for hasty
departures. Flremen, however, held
the flames to four structures.
One man was severely burned
about the arms and is now at Rap-
tist Memorial hospital. lie is q. &.
Newman, l046 Nelly Bly, street. in
whose homo the fire originated. Ha
was burned while attempting to save
his property.
The other homes burned belonged
TO J. D. Hill, 1850 Nelly Bly street.
a. Ferguson. 1912 Nelly BLY, street:
nome under construction al iO5g
Nelly Bly, street.
The Newman residence and that OF
a. Ferguson were beyond saving
when firemcn reached tho scene. The
Hlli home and residence under con
struction were on fire, but these were
saved By fast work OF firemen.
streams were thrown also on other
homes III the neighborhood, and ~
ilght tanning Wind for time thr. at
ened homes Cor blocks around.
Families in the homes on fire wero
forced TO flee in scanty attire New
man was burned in an attempt tx
stop the flames prior to the arrival
OF fifcmen.i The alarm was late
In being turned in. IL is said. Firemen
found flames mounting high in the
air when they arrived.
These fires followed the burning
Of a boxcar OF cottonseed cake on the
tracks Of the Illinois Central Belt linz
directly east Of the fairgrounds. Ths
! fire held up train traffic until an
early hour Thursday morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
JAKE SMILES AS
COURT WALLOPS
HIM As VAGRANT
TuCkerman Had $500
BanraII, But Judge Barker
Assesses $25 Fine in New
Cop War.

A spanking sport model automo-
bile. plus $1,000 cash in the pocket
With which TO pay a forfeit for ap-
pearance in court, is not sufficient
evidence to prove a man is not n
vagrant when he fails to show other
visible means of support" This
was the finding of City Judge Baik-
er. when Jake Tuckerman, debonaire
and smiling, was arraigned in court
Wednesday afternoon.
Tuckermah, attired in a suit OF
expensive English woollens, &ounged
against the clerks desk and had lit
tie TO say while Col. w. j. Bacon, his
attorney, argued the vagrancy charge
with the court.
Judge Barker held Tuckecnlan was
a vagrant and assessed s25 fine.
Tnckerman was arrested Tuesday
night on Monroe avenue. Just east of
Main street. as he drove up to the
curb in his car He was met by
Detective Inspector Will Griffin and
Capt. Walter Hoyle, who sent him to
Headquarters in the patrol. Tucker
man made the statement then that
he had $4,000 in his pocket, and Chief
Griffin fixed his bail at $3.50. just
1929 more than the usual amount
The only time Tuckerman lost his
reserve was at the first minute Of
his arrest, when he remarked. Why
are you always picking on me?"
Judge Barker supplied the answer.
More than half . score of 'vags"
were arraigned Wednesday and this
was but start, police say. Three
others, arrested at the same time
Tuckerman was taken from his eX-
pens4e car to the police patrol, were
arraigned with him& r
They were f. l.. McVea, Lonnie
Crawley and w. l.. Dunavant All
were picked up on Monroe avenue.
Crawley's case was continued, while
McVea was dismissed. Dunavant
was fined $25.
Detective Inspector Griffin has
personally taken the reins of the
vagrancy situation in Memphis, and
promises war on loiterers, which he
has already begun, as activities in
court Wednesday proved.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
Launch Triple Offensive
Against Chicago Thugs

of gamblers convicted within the past
two days have ranged as high as 5000
where $25 was the customary fine
week ago.
Mayor Thompson it was announc-
ed today. is planning q conference of
state legislators and city aldermen to
discuss the enactment OF more dras-
tic laws to punish gambling. gun tot
ing and banditrY in general.
Federal officials entered into the
drive against bootlegging through tho
issuing Of injunctious by Judge Lam
dis ut the request OF District At
torncy Clyne. closing eight of the
most notorious cabarets in the city.
State officials 1oincd with the city
when Attorney General L. j. Brund
age began suitsfunder the abatement
clause of the Volstead act to close
73 saloons in Chicago and vicinity
for the period Of one year.
Preparations were being made to-
day 10 rush prosecution Of 81 alleged
Ylolators Of the prohibition laws who
were indicted By the grand jury ycsT
teroay.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
CAPTURE BURGLAR
4RED HANDED AS
crime DECREASES
Take Police Character in War
ren'S Grocery Store-Find.
Him Well Supplied With
BurgIar Tools.

c.. G, Boardman, 20, well-known
police character, was caught late
Wednesday night in a grocery store
at Second street and Poplar avenue,
in the act of robbing the place. y
Burglar tools were found in his
pockets.
The arrest was made by Emer-
gency Patrolmen Sloan and Terry
who answered a call sent by G. b.
Warren. Warren telephoned that he
had seen Il mau entering the store.
Boardman is changed with house
breaking and larceny. -
Crime in Memphis was on the de-
crease Thursday. according to the
police bulletin, which showed but five
robberies for Wednesday night.
Travellers checks amounting to
$3.50 were stolen from S. c. Rhodes,
Adler apartments. y negro be-
lieved TO have committed the robbery
is said to have a glass eye.
A negro is reported to have ram
sacked the home of Annie Hall. 1907
carnegie place. Nothing was taken.
Police are continuing to arrest va
grants found lettering on downtown
streets.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
PLANES LINE UP
FOR BIG TROPHY
DASH TURKEY DAY

MINEOL.A, n. Y. Nov. 25.-Flying
at the rate of approximately 100
miles an hour, over the 14o-mile
course. a yervillc Packard machine,
piloted lyts tsI4ieuts @. c. afoslsv. wns
believed on unofficial checkings to
be the winner OF the race for the
Pulitzer trophy today
Lieut.. Moseley covered the four
laps of the triangular course in A
minutes. 1857 seconds. unofficial
time. When he landed, some of the
entrants were still racing, hut indi-
cations pointed to Lieut.. MoseleyS
record as unsurpassable by the
planes still in flight.
Two of the racers came to 5rioi
through a head-on collision on the
ground just before the time for the
race to start
Lieut.. o. c. Kelly, landing from n
trial flight. crashed his machine INTO
q plane piloted by Naval Lieut.. j. +
Wolfer WoIfer suffered slight in
iuries. Lieut.. Kelly lost two teeth
MINEOLA. y. Y. Nov. 25.-Propel-
lers of A high-speed airplanes famed
the air over Mitchell field into vari-
Gus cross currents early today In final
preparation for the toe the mark
order scheduled to be given ut II
O'Clock. officially starting the dash
Cor honors in the Pulitzer trophy
race Every piece of metal had been
FURNISHED, the wings officially
'preened" and inspected, and the en-
gines tuned so that their spins made
only harmonious music in the mecha-
nician's ears.
Arrangements were made TO have
seven planes start at a time. seven
succeeding racers being kept con-
stantly IN readiness to lineup imme-
diatcly following their predecessors
The triangular course Of Z, II and l5-
mile legs is 1872 miles in length, each
entrant being required TO circum
navigate the triangle four times.
The race was eventful in that Il
marked the first time for army and
navy pilots t. vic with each other
! C1r aerial supremacy.
Flames of American. French, ltal-
ian, Belgian and German make were
entered, as well Us various types Of
machines from the United State
tnrDp and navy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
WOMAN HIT BY
AUTO RECOVERING

Mrs. L. II. Ashford. Au!on. Tenn"
sister Of MIS-. w. WfAllisOn, Of High
land avenue. received broken collar
hone late Wednesdaf afternoon when
strnck by an automobile near her
home.
Mrs. Ashford had just aiighted
from her sisters car when struck,
The machine was speeding and failed
ia stop. the occupants glanCing back
and then speeding away, No one got
the license number.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
TYPHOID STRIKES
IRELAND; TERROR
PLOT |NT|MATED
Sim Fein Blamed for Epi-
demic at Skibberreen Be-
Iieved Of Criminal Origin.
Seven Dead, Forty Afflicted
(By international News Service.)

10y international news 0STNlCe'J
LONDON, Nov. 24.-An epidemic of
typhoid fever. which, it is repurted,
bnay be Of criminal origin, has bro
ken out at Skibberreen, Ireland. Ad-
|Eices from Skibberreen today said
seven deaths have resulted and Az
persons are afflicted.
1Note-The British authorities re-
Gently declared that part of the Irish
Rerror.@t program included the spread
Eof typhoid germs among the human
population and the 'inoculation of cat
|tle with glanders.)
That immediate peace in Ireland is
|not in sight was the Interpretation
Epiaced today upon official announce
bneat in~the house of commons nota-
eDly the Statement of Sir, Hamar
|1reenwood, chief secretary for Ire
Band, who defended the activities of
4 he British troops and black and tan
policemen. The Irish secretary APP
|pealed to the house of coWmons to
support the military police in their
respective campaigns against the
|sSinn Feiners.
While the government had previ-
|uusIy announced that disciplinary
measures had been established In Ire
Land to check reprsals 1t was adj
United today that the reprisals
against Irish republicans for the
death of British soldiers and consta-
bles probably- would continue.
The British government is making
3. strong appeal to the public to sup
bort its Irish policy. Documents,
(which were said to have been gap
|tured from Sim Feiners, are being
lnade public support the charge that
fne Irish planned to extend their Vlo-
|lence to England, Government Off
|tials charge that England was to be
the seat Of a great campaign OF ter
|iorism within u few months. includ-
|ing inccndiarisIn, assassinations ana
|the dynamiting Of property.
H Raids by British troops and the
black and, tans continue throughout
ireland and. jails throughout the en-
hire country are rapidly filling 10
|byerflowing.
Two Roman Ctholic priests were
|arrested ae Carrick- on Shannon;
More than so persons We're arrested
lin military raids at Athlone.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
NEGRO SPEEDS BY
STREET CAR; THEN
RES|STS ARREST

jack Bridgewatcr, Benicaiovn ne
gro, speeding In a large automohilo.
nearly struck the small dausutcr ot
James Alexander, wG)l-known Mem
uh.a contractor. 1868 Vinton avenue,
aa she stepped from a street car at
Main street am UVcr'ou avenue OH
Thursday aftcrHnpn.
Charges OF disordcrly odaGur'.
passing street car with opvn
gates, running car with "Gt-cut
open. speeding, ana carrying but nue
license plate were placed against tnc
negro. He resisted PatrolmCn Fui,er
ana KllinSsworth when they ar
rested him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
WILSON ASKED #
HE WILL MEDIATE
. TURKISH TROUBLE
Smaller Nations Would Name
Four Council Members.
Present Work Of Commit
tees Only Preliminary.
tey the Associated Press J

GENEVA, Nov. 25.--The eounciE~ot
the league Of nations today cabled
President Wilson. at the same time
that messages Of the same purpart
were sent to the various powers. ask
ing whether he will accept the role I
mediator between Mustapha kenal
Pasha, the Turkish nationalist .tader
and the Armenians.
-
GENEVA. Nov. 25.--Committee
meetings again featured today's ses-
sion of the assembly of the league OF
nations. Several Of these bodies,
charged with examination of projects
laid before tho assembly and the
preparation OF reports. are believed
to have nearly completed work, and
1t Is expected that debate on theU
conclusions may begin IN u few days.
Distinct lines of cleavage seem 70
be making their appearance at the
meeting of the assembly, delegates
| from the smaller nations insisting
that the countries they represent
should play an influential role in the
work of the assembly and the 1oua-
| Gil of the league. Scandinavian and
| South American representatives are
| prominent in the conversations oc-
curing at sessions OF the assembly,
and it is expected their leaders are
! planning TO take papt IN the debates
which will begin soon.
ITonorio Pueyrredon, foreign min !
ister to Argentina. and one OF that
nations representatives, Is one OF the
| leaders in demanding that smaller
nations should elect four members ot
| the council of the league, and he
| seems TO have the support OF A MINI
Der OF influential delegations. Swe-
den. Norway and Denmark evidently
purpose to take theIfloor Of the as
sembly and fight for amendments 70
the covenant of the league In add
! ton. several nations have taken de-
cided views regarding the economic
b,ackade, the international court and
mandates. The proceedings OF the
assembly, which are at present really
being carried on By the committees
/ may be considered as merely prellm'
mary to1ts real work, which VII be-
i gin when tho committees submit theil
reports and debate btRinS, x e (.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
By international News servloe.)


CHICAGO, Nov. 25.--Faced by a
triple offensive against them gamb-
lers, bootleggers and criminals OF
high and low degree in Chicago found
little cause for rejoicing today. Fed
eral, state and city officials have
joined in one of the most vigorous
and comprehensive cleanup drives in
the historyto the city.
Cells IN the various police stations
are crowded with suspects taken in
q series of raids against gamblers
s0ad gunner. Moro than $50 prison
Fers were taken in raids that extended
10 almost every section OF the city.
County officials, cooperating with
the city law enforcement forces,
raided resorts in q score of suburbs
Raids conducted during tho night
were n sequal 10 the big raids Of
saturday and SUNDAY in which 500
gamblers were taken into custody.
simultaneously with the drive
against crime by the police, Judges
of the city courts began TO increase
the punishment of offenders. Fines
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
HOLD MAN AS
HOTEL ROBBER

CHARGED with being ono uf q clique
of men who have been systcmatjcally
tobbtnc Memphis hotels. t."li'e ar
rested johnny Ward Wpdnc1l1v riah:
In connection with tacft nf c'o,h-
ing from the Peabody hotel. Wa"d
maintains he Is not guilty, Police
say stolen overcpat was found un-
der Wards mattress.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
Americans Moving
TO Mexico, He Says

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.--Thc move
ment of American pleasure seekers to
Cuba has been diverted to Mexico.
DR.. Medrono, acting Mexican consul
here. declared a rush of travellers
seeking passport vises followed the
recent election, the consul declared,
adding that many OF the travellers eX-
pect TO enter business in the south
ern republic.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25

10y International News SerNlce.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Greek
election was won by the Constantine
royalists over the forces of Premier
Venizelos, due to propaganda fl
nanced by the widow of William 3.
Leeds, who recently married Prince
Christopher of Greece, according to
V. Varsadakia, former Greek consul in
New York.
A meeting Of Greek Venizelist ad-
herents at Greek church here al
most broke up in riot when Deme-
trius Theophilates, head of the Greek
royalists in America, was found to
be present Policemen rescued the
royalist, who was spat upon and
douSed with water
A resolution was adopted asserting
that the Greeks iii America" pro-
test that the restoration of Con-
stAntine would be against the vital
interests OF the nation"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
MACSWlNEY'S WIFE AND
DAUGHTER SAL. FOR v IS,

1IjBENSToWi I. s. rs.
1Iurfel MacSwineys widow Of LORD.
AfsV Vor Ference MacSwiHey Of Cork
ma Mary MacSwiney, his sister, who
IRE journeying to the United states
Ia testify before the committee OF
one hundred investigating the Irish
ouestion, embarked quietly on. the
steamer Celtic today. Few people
acre aware that they were sailing.
81 Thcy were accompanied on the
fsnder which took them to the Gel
IN by Mrs. MaeSwiney's brother-in-
l8w and Mrs. MacCurtain. widow Of
Lord Mayor MacCurtain of Cork,
#1ayor MacSwiney's predecessor, who
LAS murdered in March last.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
Here's Another
COpUert To Ads

(By international News SerViee.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--Maj.-
Gen. George O. Squirer, chief sig
nal officer of the army, is very
much impressed with tho value
of tho magazine and daily ncws-
paper as advertising mediums.
During tho year quantities Of
Photographic matter was declared
in his annual report to be surplus
Ind placed on sGlc TO the general
public through advertisements
placed in magazines and newspa-
pcrS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
BY GAS
FUMES WHILE He
Is, IN BATHTUB

G. W. Chambers, s95 Park ave-
nue.. was overcome by fumes from
an instantaneous gas heater In INC
bathroom at his home at about ,
o'clock Thursday morning.
When Mr.. Chambers failed to re-
turn to his room members OF the
household forced open the door OF
the bathroom. They found Cham
bers' unconscious form in the bath
tub
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
|lSORDERS BREAK OUT
AT NIGHT IN DUBLIN

8{By international News Service)
8LONDON, Nov. 25.-Disorders
sroke out in Dublin during the night
Il connection with raids by soldiers
md the ''blacll and tan" police, and
|ome of the policemen and soldiers
eere reported to have been killed,
.ccording to an unconfirmed dispatch
Eeoeived by the Central News.
(Note--The Central News tele'
,ram, when had been sent from
Dublin, did not give any figures as
20 casualties, but it was pointed out
nat the figures might have been de-
lted by the British Censor.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
Willie Walls As
Chill Wind BLOUS

shiecring and growing, Deputy
Sheriff w. L. ("Willie HartS Cos
wick, known as the doad-eyo> of
Sheriff Perrys staff because Of his
ability with "sil gun" was the sole
occupant of the sheriff's office
Thursday. And GoswiGk was real
mad. Twas q chilly morn and here's
why he was mad:
Wednesday afternoon Goswick
went to u garage on Court avenue
to serve attachment papers. He
blithely stepped from his Ford,
across the sidewalk and into the
garage office. Goswick left his
brand new oVercoat on the front seat.
When he retdrned--
Overcoat was missing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.

sheen of sArer and glitter Of glass
Whern the rich man dimes IN state
soft footed servants that swiftly pass
with food on rare Old plate,
80 children grace the lonely board
His heart is Ike a stone,
lie has given his life TO a golden hoard
And now he dimes alone.
Tie farmhouse rinss with Children's mil
Then grandma softly calls,
And all troop 10 the table, where
\ sudden silence fails,
Then grandpa lifts his voi'r IN thanks.
And VIXEN the grace Is said,
with laughter gay and childish pranks
The Joyous meal tx spread
Now once again the ship is free.
Aud Wild waves toss no more.
tis Thanksgiving day upon the sea,
The angry storm is DER
They break q forty hour fast
Those sailors bold and bluff.
With grataful hearts they dine az last,
on lohScousc and plum duff
No storisd fame tcr1pt- me today.
Where organs moan aloud
Dear Father though I long TO pray.
But not there with the crowd
! walk anarl among the hills,
Meath cloud and linden tree,
Then kueel upon a messy stone
And thus give thanks to Thea