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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
.INDICT YOUNG
HUSBAND WHO
SHOT AGENT

H. G. Werkhoven, arrested ~ po-
lice when he is said, to have shot
and wounded Bernie Shipp, special
agent, when he found his wife e~ir
Shipp's arms, was indicted Friday
by the grand jury on. a charge or
carrying a pistol. No indictment or
not true bill in the assault to MUIR
q, Sc was returned. -,
Werkhoven, it is said, followed his
wife from their home and saw her
meet Shipp and have supper with
him. Later they are said to have
gone to a South Main street room
ing house, where they registered as
man and wife. Waiting a few min
utes WerkhovenA went into the room
ing house and kicked in the door to
the room which his wife and Shipp
occupied. Finding them embracing
each other. Werkhoven, declared
that he fired twice at Shipp. Both
bullets took effect. inflicting pain
full though not serious wounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
HUNGER STRIKE OFF

CORK, Nov. 12. (By the Associated
Press. 1.-The hunger strike Of the
nine Irish prisoners in the Cork Jail
was called off today, the oath day
Of the strike.
The condition of the nine Irish
hunger strikers in the Cork Jail was
described asa "shockingly low" this
morning
Bishop Cohalan Of Cork, in a LETT
ter made public today in which he
voiced b strong appeal that TIE
strike be called off Immediately, ca.
pressed belief that it was still pos .
sible to nurse the men back to
health. 49, r.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney's strike
Accomplished the purpose of attract
ing world attention" he adds. "The
nation got value for his life, but the
continuance OF the present strike is
only o. waste
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
GIRLS WORD
{ FhL!. - 70
( : ,JaNv|NCE !
JURY
R. E. Greer, Autoist Accused
of Criminal Assault on High
School Campus, Set Free by
Verdict.

we, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty of charges preferred"
Read in First criminal court FRI
day morning, that brief but perfume
, tory statement freed r. II. Greer,
printer and auto salesman, of alle-
cations that he criTNinally assaulted
16-year-old Mary Bickerstaff.
The jury had been deliberating all
night and returned the verdict after
two hours consultation Friday
morning.
Proceedings were those of a regu-
lar court trial. Without display of
emotion, lacking in features that Oft
times are attendant on such crimi-
nal proceedings the case of Greer
came to an abrupt end quickly and
favoring the defendant.
Greer, as per custom, thanked the
Jurors Then he walked from the
courtroom, conversing with his at
torney, Judge Dave b. Puryear, in
the same Unconditional manner that
characterized his attitude during the
hearing which opened Tuesday. He
had no statement to make to news
| paper reporters other than that Of
fered through his attorney:
I'VE won. / was vindicated."
Miss Bickerstaff was not in the
courtroom when the jury Knocked on
the door. She was not present when
Judge J. Ed Richards officially ap-
nounced Greer's acquittal $50 say
you all, gentlemen"
Court proceedings in yet another
case had been interrupted when the
jury announced ready to report. The
customary deputies, several county
officials and possibly a half dozen
inquisitive visitors plus principals In
the case on trial were all who graced
the courtroom.
| Testimony concluded THURSDAY
afternoon and about dark Greer's
Lfatei went into the hands of the Jury
Orenin~ Tuesday the Jury was Sc.
lected late the next afternoon. The
stae rested after placing Miss Bick.
erstaff as the chief witness Thursday
at noon adjournment.
| The defense closed late Thursday
afternoon. Arguments by Assistant
Attorney General Shea and Judge
Dave b. Puryear for the defense
consumed but a short time. Like.
wise Judge Richards charge to tht
| jury was not long.
A. goodt portien OF the Afternoon
Twas taken up with testimony giver
IVY ~ - toAity NllUs Ills was vi
a professional nature. Dr. J. L
Morgan, who examined the girl or
the morning after the alleged of.
fense. testified earlier in the day
\ that he found no physical evidence
Of the offense charged.
Greer on the stand entered EN-.
lphatic denial to the charges. The
defense took an alibi course. He
declared that he was at an auto
shop on Marshall avenue at the time
the crime was said to have beer
committed. LSser he said he went
to the Lucy Brihkley hospital or
Union avenue, where he waited fol
a nurse. Detectives Joe Hewitt and
Jimmy Taylor, who arrested Greer
said he told them of this last on
gagement shortly after he had beer
arrested.
Judge Puryear introduced a mum
ber of character witnesses for the
defendant. Greer testified that he
was q printer b. trade, but that he
had been In the auto business fol
a number of years.
The case opened Tuesday after
noon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
CHARGE
GRAFTLOOPHOLES
IN SHIP SYSTEM

NEW YORK, Nov. IL. (By Inter-
national News Service )--Sufficient
testimony Of lax business methods,
leaving loopholes for graft and in
efficiency in the conduct OF the
American government built mer-
chant marine, has been adduced TO
show the need of dverhauling the
shipping board, 1t was declared by
the congressional probers before re-
suming their Investigation today.
Unless a system of bookkeeping
and accounting Is installed to per-
NIT a daily balance or books it will
be impossible to know what ships
are making or losing money It was
declared, unless there is a purchas-
ing agent for all government owned
ships there was likelihood of graft
in supplying vessels for voyages;
unless shipping companies are pre-
vented from giving preference to
their own ships over vessels leased
from the government. the govern
ment vessels will be handicapped in
showing profit or in building up
trade routes; and unless there il
greater coordination and better
personnel In direction of shipping
board departments the present con-
ditions, described by Commander
Abner b. Clements, assistant 10
, Chairman Admiral Benson, of the
shipping. board, as chaotic, will not
be remedied, the probers declared.
/ Representative Israel NJ. Foster,
of Ohio, Republican. and Henry j.
Steele, of Pennsylvania, Democrats,
have sought to bring out by their
cross examination of witnesses that
such waste as has occurred in the
ship building and operation pro-
grams have resulted from the emer-
genCy Of the situation, and the alb
normal conditions under which work
had TO be carried out
Representative joseph Walsh, OF
Massachusetts,, chairman OF the
probers has led the attack, seeking
TO uncover every phase of careless
ness, bad judgment or lack Of CO.
ordination in the governments ship
ping program.
The first witness today before the
( committee was John Il. Meehan,
deputy chief investigator for the
board. He testified:
/ AnegiatiVns OF padding the pay
roll by ship-building contractors
were made in a score of cases. In
~ d GOO cases have been invesu-
gated, involving charges Of disluy
Jat, and graft. The majority of
| IL ese cases had to do with graft"
Meehan said the number of allega-
| tions as to over charging by con-
tractors decreased as the work of
the investigating department pro-
ceeded. He said he personally had
caused six indictments for criminal
practices.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
LEAGUE VILE WIN.
|. EVENTUALLY, SAYS
SENATOR WILLIAMS
Was Too AItruistiC to Appeal
to Average Voter-SCotfs
at Idea Of New Party.
Speaks at Goodwin. y
BY JAMES G. eABELLE.

TOO much surprise need not be
manifested over the late political up
heaval. AS Emerson has said in his
Essay on Compensation: "A pendu-
lum goes just so far in one direction,
and then just as surely and inevitably
does 1t return" Thus declared Sem
ator John Sharp Williams, as he sat
in his sons law office in the Union
and Planters Bank building chatting
over affairs with friends, ruddy
color in his cheeks, the joint effect
of Memphis winds and perfect health.
"The league Of nations issue was
too altruistic to appeal to the aver
age voter. To many it was merely a
vague abstraction that found no echo
in their selfish natures. But 1t will
win 1t can not help but win Slow
ly, but surely the pendulum win re-
turn and the rebound will be as great
as this overturn has BEEN We can
afford to wait, for the triumph will
be all the more complete when 1t
does come.
During the late campaign Democ-
racy was united on a supreme moral
issue, our opponents, on the contrary,
were united on but two issues:
Hatred Of Wilson and fear of the
Democrats gaining power. Now thar
this unity is gone we will see a
fight before which the famed Kill
kenny fight was tame in comparison:
with Johnson, Borah and the rest OF
the Death Brigade on one side, and
Taft, Root, Hoover and Nicholas
Butler Murray on the other, the bat
tie will be interesting to onlookers
on the side lines. Even. now knives
are being whetted and ere long the
battle viii be fast. funny and furi-
Uus--funny for the placid Democratic
onlookers. ,.,...
There were many contributing
causes for the defeat of the league
to give them all would require the
space of an entire encyclopedia, once
In Cleveland's second administration
when I was defending him with all
the vim and vigor in my possession
Private John Allen said | should
write n life of Cleveland. Greatly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
BITTER DISPUTE
IN PROSPECT F0R
GENEVA MEETING

PARIS, Nov IL. (By the Assoc
ciated Press )-The French govern
ment is unalterablv opposed to the
admission of Germany to the league
Of nations at this time, 1t was stated
at the foreign office today. Some
drastic action" would be a conse-
uuence if the league voted to admit
Germany, itNwas intimated.
The foreign office said there had
been conversations with Great
Britain on the subject and that the
British, who had been inclined to
favor German membership in the
league, now had accepted the
French viewpoint, allowing the
matter to rest for the present.
Inasmuch as Germany has not ap-
piled for league membership, it is
considered UNLIKELY there will be any
effort with promise of success to get
the assembly in Geneva to act favor
ably on the question Of Germany
admission at this time. ----
The French hold that Germany
must prove her intention to fultih the
terms Of the peace treaty and live
peaceably with her neighbors before
seeking membership, and they con-
tend there has not yet been time foI
them to become conVihced regarding
Germany's attitude alSng these lines
The possibility of the admission OF
Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria Is re-
Earded In different lioht by the
French, who have indicated they are
not opposed to membership for these
nations, as it is considered they have
shown good faith.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
MERCURY DROPS
10 degrees HERE
SINCE THURSDAY

A drop of 16 degrees in the tenn
perature was registered in Memphis
from Thursday morning at Z o'clock
until Friday morning at the same
hour. The temperature Friday morn
ing reached its lowest stage when
it touched the 26-deEree mark.
Thursday the lowest degree reached
was az above.
Memphis Friday ranked fourth in
the lowest temperature reached
south Of the Mason Dixon line. A
still further drop Friday night is
predicted by the local weather bu-
reau.
Amarillo, Tex, registered the low
est temperature with 20 degrees
above; Oklahoma City. Okla, ranked
second with 20 degrees above, while
Louisville, Ky, registered "a degrees
above.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
POOLrOOn, Patrons
GiUe Generously
To WidOW's Fund
-copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Patrons of r. A. Edwards pool
room, 6 S. Second street, have gen.
erously responded to the appeal for
funds for the widow of Will Prescott,
chauffeur, killed while watching a
game Of pool In the Edwards estah4
lishment. When Prescott was shot
Down he left a widow and five chill
sdren without funds for the winter
The collection taken up in the Ed
wards poolroom amounts to $160,75
and was sent to- The News Scimitar
with the information that more
would follow. Previous to this $96
had been collected.
The names of the donors are:
Chas. Owens, So: Glen Powers, IS;
L. F., Renoult, $5; cash, So; r. e
Renoult, IS; cash, $40; Gus Powell
$40; Jake Sauer, IS; j. c., Morgan
81; j. v. Robinson, 81; H. Hanagup
81; u. A. Braswell ST. J. ]. Murphy
So; T.. j. Malone, So; cash, 81; w. r.
Ferguson, So; j. w. King, 81 d. M
Hemingway, 81: ]. o. Buehl, 81;
George Kehoe, 81; w. B. Rooney, 81;
A, W Bohannan, 81; r. c. Hargrove
81; Chas. Pontius, So G. L. ester
So; Louis Foppiano, $3.50; William
Maher, 81; e. Kastner, 81; Ceyforth
81; Griffith, 81: J. G. Bennett. 81;
T.. Foppiano, 81; G. p. Oracle, 81: r.
A. Edwards, $40; Il. B. Lake. $5;
Louis r. Jones, So; cash, csc; cash
81; Z. Rodgers, 81; ], w. Messick
81; A. r. Tosch, 81; H. ]. Reiner, IS;
II. M. Hall, 81; J. Lewis, 81; Jack
Welloughby, So: F. M. Dumble, a$1
cash, So; A. II. Matthew'S 81; cash
81: J. w. g., 81; II. G. Hunt, 81;
John Donovan, So; J. b. Booth, 81
Rocco GakSano, 81; cash, hs1; John
B. Hopkins, S. b. e. Buffaloe, 81;
Sam Nathan, 50; George Petty, 81;
+. NJ. c., 81; w. Goldman, 81; r. B.
Power, 81; r. Keeth, 81; cash, 81;
Howard, 81; Jim. go: cash, 81; w. q
Gahr, $5; j. P. Cannon, SO. Total
$160.75.
The total now on hand amounts tc
$256.75.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
Garrett Denies
Being Intoxicated

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Repre-
sentative Garrett of Tennessee, who
was arrested Tuesday night after his
automobile had struck young wom-
an, denied in a formal statement to-
day that he was intoxicated as
charged by the police. At the same
time he made public letters from
Representatives Wingo of Arkansas
and Flood of Virginia to the District
of Columbia authorities, in which
they stated that they had seen Mr..
Garrett a short time before the ac-
cident, and that he not only was
not intoxicated but that there was
no evidence that he had been drink
ing.
Mr. Garrett said a misty rain and
wet streets were responsible for the
accident, which so unnerved him he
found he, was unable to drive his
car to the hospital with the young
woman and her companion after the
accident occurred
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
Eight Americans
Protect 10000

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 12.
Rev. DIR. Ernest Yarrow, a mis-
sionary stationed in Turkish Ar
menia, telegraphs from the Cau-
caeus that eight Americans at
Kars are protecting 10000 orphans
and the stores there. Refugees
to the number of $4,000 have
reached Alexandropol, panic
stricken.
The Georgia national guard and
the mobilized Georgian army,
says the dispatch. now number
$4,000 men. The constituent as
sembly has decided to maintain
its war footing, apparently con-
templating assisting the Armen-
ians who are struggling against
the Turks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
.MacSwiney's Widow
VIII Come To u. S.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18th
committee of one hundred investi-
eating the Irish question announced
today that II had accepted the offer
of Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of
the late lord mayor of Cork, to come
to the United States to testify In the
hearings which the committee plans
to begin Nov IL. Mrs. MacSwiney.
the committee said, had been asked
to reach the United States II possible
not later than Dec. 9.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
Three Children
Burned To Death
Trapped In Bed

LOWELL, MASS, Nov. IL. (By
International News Service. -
The three children of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Deormis were burned
to death in { yr beds early to-
day. White q little ones were
trapped in the burning house
alone the mother was returning
from a dance and the father had
left the house to escort her
home. The father had remained
home during the evening to look
after the "klddies." The cause
of the fire y unknown.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
TEXAS LEAGUE IS
RATED CLASS A

KANSAS CITY, Nov. l2.-The Ma
tional Association Of Minor League
Baseball clubs in executive session
here today voted to advance the Texas
league from class = to class A, ac-
cordinE to ]. II. Farrell. secretar" Of
the association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
FARMFRs no oRGANIzE.

c.. w. Watson, market expert OF
the Chamber of Commerce. will 80
to Dyersburg Saturday to aid the
farmers of that community in orr
ganlzing a county council OF agri-
culture
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
AUSTRIA APPLIES TO
LEAGUE FOR ADMISSION

GENEVA. Switzerland, Nov. ~.
(By the Associated Press.)--The
| secretariat of the league of nations
today received Austria's formal APP
plicahon for admission to the league.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
BANKER A VISITOR.

Dave Solomon, vice president OF
the Security Bank and Trust corn-
pany, Helena, Ark, was visiting
Memphis Friday on business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12

Sun sets today 4:57 pm. Rises to-
morrow 6:32 am. Moon sets $40
pm. tonight. Precipitation, none,
Tennessee.-Fair; cold.
Mississippi--Fair; colder.
Arkansas.--Fdfr; colder.
Alabama.--Fair: colder.
Kentucky. Fair; cold.
Douisiana.-Fair; freezing.
oklahom0-Cloudy; warmer.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida--Fair; colder.
East and West Texas.--Cloudy;
colder.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12
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Twenty-four hours to noon, Nov
10. 1920:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-12

-Temperature--
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-30
ERRORS IN THE GAS
FRANCHISE ARTICLE

The Star is informed that it made
scme errors in the article Saturday
about the gas company's franchise.
City Clerk Sistrunk says that he
called on the gas company twice for
the money due for it's franchise, and
each time the manager asked for
more time, saying he had barely mon
ey enough to meet imminent expenses
Mr.. Sistrunk was then informed that
a member of the council has given the
gas company to understand that it
might have more time, after which he
did not think it was in the scope Of
his duties to press the matter.
Mr.. Wilkes, local manager of the
company, says that he could have
paid the money at any time by bor-
rowing, but in view of the fact that
expenses steadily exceeded the rev.
enue, he asked for grace, hoping to
get far enough ahead some time to
pay out of the receipts. In this he
acted only as many other business
men.
We made bobble ourself in saying
the council should grant new fran
! chise, for this can only be done by the
citizens by vote, but as a member of
the council told US that such policy
would be followed we have a slight
excuse-only a slight one. as we very
we'll knew if we had stopped to think
that the council can't grant a fran
chise on its own authority.
However, the main facts remain
The gas company is operating without
a franchise, it's expenses exceed its
revenues, and it should be given q
new franchise with authority tc
charge enough for gas to at least
break even. Electric current has in
creased in price sc 2-3 per cent, wa
ter 25 per cent, food and clothing 81
to a hundred per cent, and we cam
expect a gas company to furnish ga:
at cost or less.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-30
POLES FACE HARDSHIPS
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Warsaw, March 3O.-Bolshevism is
not the only enemy with which the
Polish army has had to contend this
winter on the eastern front, gray
wolves being unusually numerous.
Americans who have returned to
Warsaw from the vicinity of Dvinsk
reported that some weeks ago two
mounted Polish soldiers went out on
a patrol between the lines at a time
when the snow was several feet thick,
and never came back. Later the skel-
etons of the soldiers were found near
the bones of the two horses. Both
pistols were empty, and nearby were
the frozen bodies of seven wolves,
shot to death in the fight the soldiers
made for their lives.
Packs in this section of the country
this winter have been running from
fifteen to forty wolves, and the AMI
mails are reported as being unusually
ravenous.
Many Polish soldiers have been in
capacitated by the freezing of hands
and feet. Polish officers told the Am
ericans that in one division on the
northern front more than SO soldiers
had their feet frozen, 90 of them so
severely that amputation was neces-
ScrV,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-30
nR. WILLIAM BUCK
HAS RESIGNED

Jacksonville, March 29.-Dr. Will
lam J. Buck, assistant state health
officer, has rendered his resignation to
the State Board of Health to become
effective April l. DIR. Buck resigns to
become surgeon for the American Cy-
anamide Company. of New York,
which has extensive phosphate inter-
ests at Brewster, where he will be
stationed.
DIR. Buck is one of the most we'll
known of the younger surgeons in
Florida, having been in practice at
Gainesville before entering service.
Fe was stationed on the Mexican bor-
der for six months and was overseas
year as a ieutenant-colonel III
charge of the base hospital at Le-
Mans. The State Board of Health ac-
cepted his resignation with regret,
DR.. Ralph n. Greene, state health of
ficer, declared in making the an,
nOuncement. His successor has not
been appointed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-30
WOULD HOLD THEIR WIVES
CAssociated Press)

Warsaw, March 29.-Aviators of
the Russian bolshevik army have been
warned that their wives or near rel
atives will be held at hostages if they
fail to return from a flight. according
to a story told to the Poles by one
Russian flyer who came down within
the Polish lines near Dvinsk. The
Russian aviator denied that his own
landing was premeditated and assert
ed that he loved his wife too much to
leave her as a hostage. He said the
order resulted from discovery by the
bolshevik commanders that a number
of their flyers had planned to desert
ard use their planes to seek refuge
in Poland. The plane used by the
bolshevik was of an obsolete type
built in France early in the war and
had seen hard usage.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-30
ENLISTMENTS OPEN
FOR THE AIR SERVICE
Rows vour chance is here!

Boys, your chance Is here!
You can now enlist in the air serv-
ice for period of one or three years.
Just think. chance to learn trade
il. it's youth: Airplane mechanic. air
pilot. You will never have such
chance again. You know yourself
that the airplane is the coming thing,
so get in on the ground floor and learn
while you earn. The army recruiting
office is on the third floor of the post
office building. Call around before it
is too late. The army only wants 1900
men, so you better hurry.
The following qualifications are nee
esary for enlistment: Lighter than
air (balloon and airship) fabric and
ccrdage workers.; instrument repair
ers, engine mechanics, riggers and gas
men. For heavier than air (airplane)
airplane mechanics, engine mechanics,
machinists, auto repairmen and cleo
tricians. High school graduates will
also be accepted without the above
qualifications. Men accepted are not
expected to be expert in any of the
above qualifications, but are supposed
to have some knowledge of one of the
above qualifications. Do not forget
the number 301 postoffice' building
Ocala, Fla.