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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
LEGLESS MAN TRIES TO
SAVE DROWNING BATHER

BALTIMORE, Md July % (By In
ternational News Service) Seized with
cramps while bathing IN the Patapsco
river, Louis Fried. 81 years old, Of New
York City. was drowned Charles Zim-
norman, a legless man, seated on a
pier watching the young New Yorker,
plunged overheard and attempted a
rescue. He located the body, but be-
cause Of his physical handicap thinner
man was unable to bring II TO the sur
face The legless man shouted for
assistance and the body was recovered,
Fried was said to have been engaged
to marry Miss Sarah Sobel. of New
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
Continued Cool,
SCOTS Forecast

Partly cloudy Tuesday night and
Wedne sday with continued cool is the
prediction OF the weather bureau.
The Mississippi river will fall grad
ually in this district for several days.
The river stage Tuesday morning was
1876 feet. indicating n fan Of half a
foot during the last "a hours.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
ARRESTS OF FOUR
UNCOVER ALLEGED
AUTO THIEF GANG

With the detective and
other well taken
Tuesday automobile
thieves Griffin result of the
police
VIII Durham, detective, and receiving
stolen Lloyd Southern with
esng stolen and forgery connection with the alleged cang
q IT, T.
Oliver dealer secondhand with larceny
cevng H. Wright Lauderdale street
charged with larceny receiving stolen property.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
sIsEs .XYEA ;7SEiEfF|
Twonty-four hours to noon July Of:

sun sets today 7.07 pm. rises to-
morrow SOC am. Moon sets 1907 am
tonight. Precipitation, none.
Tennessee-Partly cloudy, probably
showers In extreme west.
Mississlppi-Paruy cloudy probably
local showers.
Arkansas-G Generally cloudy
Kentucky--Fair.
North and South Carolina and Geor-
gia-Fair.
Florida and Automatically cloudy,
probably local showers
fundamentally cloudy, thunder
showers In southeast.
Oklahoma-Ge cloudy
East Texas-Generally cloudy. thun-
dershowers In northeast.
West Texas-Partly cloudy, showers
in Panhandle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

It has a one-piece main
frame. So there is no
racking nor vibration
none Of the twisting
which is so destructive.
The motor Is set cross.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
self and a few others.
Cordially Yours,
EDWARD CLARE HARDING.
PERMANENT ADDRESS, MEX
ICO, MO.
MRS.. CARROLL-FR0ST
TO Be BURIED FRIDAY

Mrs. Georgia Carroll-Frost, VINO
died Monday night at her home in
Boston, Mass, will be buried in Mex
leo Friday afternoon Immediately
after the arrival of the noon Wabash
train. The Rev. j. H. Hughes, pastor
of the Baptist Church, will conduct
short services at the grave. The body
will be taken directly from the train
to the cemetery
Mrs. Frost was eighty-three years
old, and her death was caused by a
complication of the diseases of old
age. She has been in poor health
some time, and about two months ago
wrote a letter to n of her friends
telling her that she did not expect to
live long and that she had made ar
rangements for her burial.
During the many years she was q
resident of Mexico Mrs. Frost was one
of the leaders in progressive move
ments of all binds. She was one of
the first in this locality to see and
help satisfy the needs of the women
along intellectual lines, and she was
instrumental in forming clubs and so.
cieties for the betterment of the COM
munity. She was one of the organ
izers of the Mexico chapter of the
Kings Daughters and was active in
the work.
Mrs. Frost has been away from
Mexico for a good many years, but
those of her acquaintance who are
still living here speak very highly of
her and of her many good works and
are grieved to hear of the end of her
admirable life. She leaves only one
child, Mrs. W. S. Houston, with whom
she made her home. Mr.. Houston ac-
companied tehbody of his mother-ln-
law to Merico, but his wife was not
able to ONE.
The Ledger joins in extending sym
pathy to the bereaved ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
H. H. MePHEETERs TO LEAVE.
Columbia Man Will be Special Insur-
ance Agent in st. Louis.
columbia Missourian.)

Harold NJ. McPheeters, for nine
years district manager Of the North
western Mutual Insurance Company
in Columbia, will leave Columbia per-
manently within the next month to be.
come special agent for the same COM
pany in st. Louis. There he will spec
ialize in the handling of insurance to
cover inheritance taxes and corpora
ton insurance.
Mr.. McPheeters' former home was
in Mexico. During his residence in
Columbia he has been active in civic
matters. He has served on the board
Of directors Of the Boone County Red
Cross, the Charity Organization So
ciety and during the war was county
chairman for the Y. NJ. C. A. drive
for funds. ell was, until a short time
ago, head of the Boy Scouts organ
ization and at present is superintep-
dent of the Presbyterian Sunday
school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

improved in health and has already
built up a nice practice. Lewis Nc
Kee, who is fat and sassy, picked
me up in his car and we saw Morris
Jesse, Clip Woodward and Mrs. OLE
Toalson (ree Threlkeld.) Morris is
in a good shoe store; Clip is in a sail-
itarium at present but has been work
ing and is now improving rapidly and
Mrs. T~oalson, in addition to her fari-
lily duties, is directing a choir and
doing special singing occasionally.
Crville Tucker is also in Colorado
Springs and getting along fine but /
aid not get to see him.
My next date is ~Blytheville, Ark,
where l expect to meet several people
from the vicinity Of Mexico and Fulton
From there I go to Michigan City,
Ind, and while that close to Chicago,
| hope to be able to see my brothers
VIII and Orpheus, who live there.
Will has charge of the examining de-
partment of the entire Sherwood
Music School which has about n
thousand branches in this country AMI
Orpheus is still practicing law.
While | am writing, allow me to
make a statement which | hope will
clear the atmosphere somewhat in re-
lation to my work. People ask re,
"What Evangelist are you with" In
reply I will say that l have never
teamed with an Evangelist. Those
vi no are familiar with EvangeliGtic
work know that for some years past
The tendency has been for churches to
hold their meetings without an Evan
gelist, the only outside help being a
Song Evangelist. Because of this ten
doncy and because it pays better and
because Of several other desirable f2a-
lures, l have so far sung for Pastors
almost entirely. At present there
are some indications that the Evange-
list is again coming into his own.
If such be the case and | find the right
man, | may team with one At
present, | make some pretty long
Jumps, the one to Idaho for instance
Others which might be noted are
Jacksonville, Fla, to Dcs Moines, Ia;
Unionyille, Mo-, to Tonowanda, N. Y;
Kas, to Valdosta, Georgia;
Tonowanda, N. Y, to Macon, Go;
Valdosta, Ga, to Springfield, ILL.,, and
too numerous to mention. For
those who do not know, it might be
mentioned that it costs money ard
los Of it to make these long jumps
and THAT THE CHURCHES PAY IT
I DON'T.
| trust that this letter will prove
Of interest to the OLDER residents Of
Mexico like Charlie Head and your. 9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
]. o. STEWART WEEDS HERE.
Son Of Abe Stewart Marries Fulton
Girl Thursday Morning.

James Oscar Stewart, Of Moberly,
and Mrs. Elinor Gengrieh, of Fulton,
were married in Mexico Thursday
morning by the Rev. C. A. Mitchell.
They left Immediately for Moberly
where they will make their home.
Mr.. Stewart is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Stewart and was born and
reared, near Rowena. He Is now en-
ployed by the Wabash and American
Railway Express Company. His bride
is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Ebersole, of Fulton. Both are we'll
known young people and have many
friends in their home communities.
The Ledger joins in extending be.
wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

If you have trouble with your d.
gestion you should adopt a diet suited
to your age and occupation, eat slowly,
masticate your food thoroughly.
When c~onstipated take Chamberlain's
Tablets. They not only move the
bowels but strengthen the digestion
and create a healthy appetite. They
are easy to take and most agreeable
in effect. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

had influenza followed by pneumonia
which caused his death soon after it
had developed. The funeral was
held at $50. o'clock Sunday after.
noon. from, the Baptist Church. The
Rev. J. H. Hughes conducted the
services.
A mother and father and FIVE broth.
era survive this young many, one OF
the brothers being q twin. The Led
ger joins In, extending deep sympathy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
You Can stop, That Cough.

Do not imagine that because you
have tried various remedies without
any permanent benefit that your
cough is incurable. Bear in mind that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
clred others, lots Of them, why not you.
Read What Mrs. J. L. Jones, New
Kensington, Pa, says of this remedy.
"About a year ago I contracted q
severe cold that settled on my lungs
and caused a terrible dry hacking
cough that alarmed as well MS annoy
ed me. Upon the advice Of a druggist
/ bought b bottle Of C~hamberlain's
Cough Remedy and il relieved me al
most Immediately" Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

MISS Nellie Sewers while regret.
ting a recent fall which broke her leg,
says it might have been worse. Sup
pose it had been a shoulder, then she
couldn't shimmy at all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
TELLS or MEETING
PEOPLE FROM HOME

Edward Clare Harding, Staging
evangelist, who travels all over the
United States doing his work, has
written, for the benefit of Ledge
readers, some things that will be o.
interest to those who are interested
in knowing about persons from here
who have gone to other parts Of the
country to make their homes.
Friend MITCHELL
Pursuant to your request that |
write you some Of the things which
might be Of interest to the readers OF
the Ledger, l am jotting down a few
things in connection with my ecert
engagement in Idaho.
l jumped from Indiana to l2aho
where l sang in a meeting at Rupert
and also at Burley. At Rupert, rs
in a great many places. / found people
who knew someone who lived in Mex
ico Init found no actual former res
dents of Mexico. At Rurlev I met
Gov, niIla,5 SON Of "Cpso billiard
now of Mexico. Carl is in the plumb
ing business and did approximately
$4,000 worth of business in the
aonths last year. Carl's father in
law, CW, Strain, is in the poultry and
produce business there. Mr.. Lewis, &
brother of James and George Lewis,
has a good position with a lumber
yard there, He has recently COM
rletcd q fine residence in the best sec
ion of tho town.
Both Barley and Rupert are NV
towns not oycr fourteen year old.
They are located on n Of the many
reclamation projects Of the West, this
enc being known as the Minidoka Pro
ct. The project is located in a desert
surrounded by mountains, the voter
being furnished by a dam built across
Snake River. BY this means electric.
Ity is furnished both The towns ana
the farms at a very reasonable rate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
Ills Of Wnmen.

Many women suffer m~iserably from
constipation, causing headache, ner-
vousness and sallow complexion. They
will find that Chamberlain's Tablets
invariably bring relief. These tablets
are easy to take and pleasant in eff
ect. They only cost a quarter. Adv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs J.. A Glanaen and
daughter, Miss Mildred GlspdOn, left
Monday for Hot Springs, Ark, whore
they will stay for some time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

Miss Lola Powell has returned from
jefferson City where she visited over
the weekend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01
YOUNG MAN DIES SUNDAY.
Roy Lee Hatfield, 49,. Suceumbs to
Pneumonia and Influenza.

Roy Lee Hatfield, 10 years old Ron
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hatfield, died
at II o'clock Sunday morning. He
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-01

to the bsrssyed meplbersss ~ tAa fsu-
lily.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Slayer of Girl Named
By Spirit, Says Circle
Omaha Spiritualists Claim to
Have Solved Mysterious Auto
mobile Murder
.Srcciu{ Cnrrcataondco

OMAHA, Neb, Jan. 22.-Omaha
spiritualists, through psychic com
munication, are attempting to solve the
most mysterious murder with which
the Omaha police ever have struggled.
Tuesday night a group Of persons,
headed by Thomas Magarrell, secretary
of the international Spiritualist Union,
claim to have secured the name of the
murderer from the spirit of the mur-
dered girl.
Three months ago the body Of a girl
was found beside an automobile road
near Omaha. Although thousands
viewed the body, 1t was never identi-
fed, and no trace of the murderer was
discovered. Police believe the body
was thrown from a passing automobile,
Last night six prominent spiritual
lists held a circle in a room in which h
the girls body had been kept for a
week while efforts to identify it we're
being made According to Mrs Mary
Munson, one Of the six, she got into
communication with the spirit Of the
dead girl and announced the name Of
the murderer and the fact that he is
now in Tampico, Mexico The name
Of the man was not made public.
"Thcre was an agreement by st least
three of the circle that there were
three men and one woman in the party
that killed the girl" said DR.. Magyar
rell after the seance "A car could be
seen leaving Omaha and going north
Returning, one Of the women was miss
ing
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Worry Drives Aged Man.
To Kill Five and Self
Neighbors Find Body Will, Those
of Son, Daughtcr-in-Law
and Three Children

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 22.-W Worry
over deal in real estate is believed to
have caused william Spindler, seventy
years old, to Kill his son, his son 5
wife and their three children and end
his own life at the Spindler home in
Harlan, east Of Fort Wayne. The
bodies were found last night by Mrs
John Wertz, daughter of Spindlcr
who became alarmed at the non-ap-
pearance of the family and with neigh
bors broke the lock on the Spindlcr
home and found the bodies lndca-
tions were that the crime WAS commit
ted early Wednesday morning
The dead are william Spindlcr. sew
enty; his son, Christ Spindlcr, thirty
one; Mrs. Spindlcr, twcnty-nine, and
their three children, Hcrschel, six;
Marian, four, and Blaine, eighteen
months.
The elder spindler left note for hi,
daughter, Mrs. Wertz, stating "To-
night ends it all with myself and Christ
and his family. | have more Of bur
den than l can carry"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Jersey to Test s'Dry'' Law
In U. S. Supreme Court
Suit May Be Consolidated With
That of Rhode Island and
Arguments Heard Jointly

Thomas F. McCran, Attorney General
Of New Jersey, will sue in the United
states Supreme Court to test the
validity Of the prohibition amendment
This was decided at a conference in
Jersey City yesterday of Governor Ed
ward l. Edwards with Mr.. McCran and
John Milton, Corporation Counsel of
Jersey City. A statement issued after
the conference says:
There was handed to Mr. McCran
by the Governor q formal request to
proceed in the name of the state in
whatever litigation was necessary to
have determined whether or not the
Eighteenth Amendment constitutes an
invasion of the right of New Jersey as
a sovereign state and is a violation OF
the Constitution.
"As a result of the discussion it was
determined upon by the Attorney
General and the Governor that original
suit should be instituted in the Su-
preme Court of the United States and
that suit should be consolidated if pos
slble with the Rhode Island case, SC
as to have the two cases argued at the
same time. The question presented in
the Rhode Island suit will be raised also
BY New jersey"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
$4,000 Asked
For Fight on
Influenza Here
DR.. Copeland Denies Epi-
demic Exists: Says Money
Will BE Used to Combat
Spread of Spanish Malady

Dr. Royal s. Copeland. Commissioner
~ Health, will go before the Board Of
Estimate to-day and ask that body to
vote his department an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 to be used in
combating influenza here.
I'VE do this" explained DR.. Cope
land, mot because we are in the midst
of an epidemic, but because we wish to
prevent influenza from becoming epi-
demic here. An epidemic RACES in Chi
cago, which has but one-third Of New
York City's population, and it seems
the part of wisdom to make provision
for any possible invasion of our COM
munity by the disease"
The upward trend of influenza in the
greater city was recorded at the Board
OF Health Yesterday Commissioner
Copeland. while optimistic declared
that advices which reached him up
until early last aight indicated that
when official figures for the preceding
tWenty-four hours are compiled at 10
O'Clock this morning they Will record
more than 1000 new cases of influenza.
67l New Cases Here
AZ 10 O'Clock Yesterday morning, the
official compilation deadline, 671 new
cases Of influenza had been reported to
health officials. Figures for the day
before We're 462. New pneumonia cases
reported al 10 4. N. totalled 131, show
ing decrease Of forty from figures for
the day before. Deaths from influenza
jumped TO fifteen yesterday an increase
OF four over the preceding day. Pneu-
Hpot he
for the day of seven.
DR.. Copeland, who counseled plenty
Of sleep, simple food, exercise and
common-sense sanitary precautions, de-
clared that he found the situation en-.
couraging here. He found comfort in
the fact that the cases of influenza
developing here still continue TO be Of
q type much milder tnan that which
swept the city during the last epidemic
He called attention to the charts, which
show that despite the prevalence of in
1iuenza the death rate this year from
both influenza and pneumonia com bined
is not higher than that of norma
year, 1917. Secondary pneumonia is
developing in fewer of the new in.
Auenza cases, he added.
More Nurses Needed
"Nurses,' said Dr. Copeland, "stil'
iSlidlH oSHlCc. W Z WdNL more 10 cal
up here and register willingness tc
respond for service if we need them
All the hospitals, both public and pri-
vate. are ready for any emergency.
should say that we have available fo,
use to-day about $4,000 beds. No such
condition prevailed in the last epidemic
There is no need for pessimism
The disease is less virulent and j.
spreading gradually, not by jumps"
A conference with the ambulance
board yesterday showed. said DR.. Cope
land, that that body had one hundred
ambulances ready for use. The Won
ems Motor Corps also has number
Of vehicles available for emergency
he added.
He warned against the treating of in
huenza at home. Call a doctor i'm
medately if the patient shows the
common Influenza symptoms" he urged
The Pelham Bay Naval Hospital, witt
5000 beds, is available for use if neces
sary, Dr. Copeland said. Former vic
tins Of influenza enjoy only degree
of immunity" the Health COMMISSIONS
declared.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Claessens Denounces
"American Republic"

III the government rests upon
thievery and fraud" Smart's transcrip-
ton read, you might just as well refer
to this nation as the United States of
thieves"
Later on Claessens was quoted 8,
saying:
you have absolutely no right 70
speak Of the American republic. There
is no American republic. It Is merely
one huge institution based on fraud.
II men and women cannot get their bal
lots counted what is the sense of the
whole thing? Some day the Russians
Will have TO send missionaries to the
United States for the purpose of bring
ing in decency here"
The opposition of the Socialists at
torneys 10 the evidence introduced
reached its most violent moment when
Mr.. Hillquit rose to protest against the
testimony of Ezra L. Kaufman, special
policeman of Rochester.
Kaufman, when summoned to tb.
stand, produced Il Pamphlet, bound in
fiery red and printed in Yiddish. He
said he obtained this at 476 Clinton
Avenue North, Rochester, from one
Samuel Miller.
Mr.. Stanchfield, who was conducting
the direct examination, no sooner
asked what he had said TO Miller than
Mr.. Hillquit interposed an objection.
he held that such testimony was not
binding on the accused Assemblymen.
A bitter legal argument followed,
during the course Of which Dir Hill
quit reminded Louis N. Martin, chair-
man Of the committee, that his clients
had been promised fair trial
Assemblyman Maurice Bloch, .
member of the committee, thereupon
arose and said
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Transferred by Searchlight

HALIFAX, N. s., Jan. 22.-The trans
fer of the passengers from the disabled
transport Powhatan to the steamship
serious mishap under the blaze of
powerful scarchlights from United
States destroyers and other ships that
were standing by, according to a wire
less message received here tonight
The task, however, was difficult, al
though the weather was mider and
the sea calmcr than ii had been for
many days.
With the arrival Of more favorable
weather conditions Captain Randall of
the Powhatan signalled to the steamer
Lady Laurer that he thought it ad-
vsable to again attempt the transfer
of the passengers to the Northern Pa
ciic. The tow was halted and prepar-
ations were made for the task, although
it was almost dark. The Powhatan's
boats were swung out and the destroy
ers were sgnailed to come in closer
to the disabled ship and play then
scarchlights on the gangways and the
ships boats.
1t was after o'clock before the
first boat load of passengers left the
side of the Powhatan for the Northern
Pacific, which was standing off some
distance from the distressed transport
The fact that his passengers were
suffering from cold and exposure
the improvement in weather condi-
tions, it was stated, prompted Captain
Randall to undertake the risk of effect
ing the transfer by night.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Russian Mission
Coming to U. S.

NOVOROSSISK, Jan. 10
(Delayed).-A special mission
from Southern Russia, headed by
the Under Secretary of the In
terror, p P. Gronsky, will depart
for America soon. The special
task of the mission will be to es-
tablish political relations with the
United States.
The mission also will take up
the work Of reestablishing eco
nomic relations between Southern
Russia and America in respect to
export and import. The members
of the mission will be specialists
thoroughly acquainted with eco
nomic, political and military ques-
tions.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Woods Promotion
Opposed by Baker
Var Secretary Is Against
Bill Calling for Rank
of Lieutenant General
NeW York Tribune
JF0shiu otO1, Buren,i


WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood, senior Of that rank
IN the army, will not be promoted to
the rank of lieutenant general if the
Secretary of War can prevent it. Repre-
sentative Dyer, of Missouri, introduced
bill some time ago to promote Cen
eral Wood. 1t went to tho Military
Affairs Committee and, as is usual in
such cases, was transmitted to the War
Department by the committee chairman.
Representative Julius Kahn, of Cali
fornla. Here is the answer Mr.. Kahn
received to-day from Secretary Baker:
Receipt is acknowledged Of your
letter of January a. enclosing a copy
OF a bill which provides for the pro-
motion of the senior major general on
the active list Of the army (Major Cen
eral Wood) to the grade of lieutenant
general.
General Wood is one of a number Of
officers of the regular army Of long
and distinguished service. / recommend
that the proposed bill be not passed."