PAGE TEN.
THE NEWS SCIMITAR.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1S1.
Open Evenings Until Xmas
Exquisite Diamonds
Beautifully Mounted, Convincingly Priced
Deferred Payments If Preferred.
Ins! One Service the Best Possible.
Graves-Dix, Inc.
PIAMl ND MERCHANTS
GOLD AND SILVERSMITHS
Successor to W. C. Graves & Bro.
11 KuK 1 II MAIN' ST.
OPPOSITE PORTER BLDG.
Open Evenings Until Xmas"""
CONSTANCE
TALMADGE
The Girl With the Charm, in
"MRS.
LEFFINGWELL'S BOOTS"
This picture is MISS TALMADGE 'S host, it be
ing one that suits hor in every way, and will more
than please anyone looking for real entertain
ment. f
NEW MAJESTIC NO. 1 (Next to Hotel Gayoso)
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY, LAST 2 DAYS
Coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday
THEDA BARA in "WHEN A WOMAN SINS"
THE TALK OF AMERICA TODAY
"The Woman the Germans Shot"
csUI? wK ' SPi IB
BOY "SPARKS" IN BAD;
U. S. SPIKES HIS RADIO
NASHVIM.K. Tenn., Dec, 17. (8pl.)
P'rcy W. Cullum, 14-year-old son of
Mr and Mrs. O. W. Cullum, ni t.iken
before United Stairs Mannar- Amis,
where ho signed r pledge nut to use his
wireless telegraph station iiajMln until
the ban against private stations Is re
moved by the government.
For leveral months electrical pinna
and operation! around Nashville have
been affected by some "mysterious In
fluence" which could not he located. A
few weeks ago Hie lad rigged up a sta
tion on top of his father's barn and
hud been sending messages "right and
toft." About six weeks ago he sent his
address through the air and It was
picked up at New i irleans. He suld:
"Whoever catches this, write to Percy
Cullum, HUFi Seventeenth avenue. South
Nashville, Tenn " This furnished the
government a clew, and it was not lomr
before chief Investigator of the depart
ment fit justice, j. m, Towier, had lo
cated the wireless The bo said that
he -had no irlea that the messages were
Suing beyond the roof of the barn.
GUPTON'S RESIGNATION
IS DEMANDED BY UNIONS
NASHVILLE, Tenn , Iiec 17, tSpl )
The sheet metal workers, garment
Workers and leather workers' organisa
tions have passed resolutions demand
ing the immediate resignation of Mayor
Qupton, of Nashville This practically
makes the demand of the labor organ
isations for Mayor tiiipton's resignation
unanimous. The demand for the may
or's resignation was caused by his re
moval from the city board of education
of state Senator Allien H Hilt, prom
inent labor leader In Xashulle and fa
ther of the free textbook system in (he
city schools.
It is rumored that a ma.ss meeting
will he held within the next feyv days
at Which a petition demanding a recall
of the mayor will he circulated.
RETAIL COAL DEALERS
PERFECJJJRGANIZATION
NASHVILI.K, Tenn , lire IT iSpIl
The Tennessee Ketall foal Healers' as
sociation was organised in Naslvlllu
Monday, when dealers from cverv sec
tion of the state assembled Hooper
Love, of Nashville, was ele. ted presi
dent ; .1 It Barnes, or Chattanooga,
first vice-president; C r Roth, Knnx
YlllB, second vice-president ; A. D, An
drews. Nashville. Secretary, and Al
len Henderson, treasurer. It was stated
by visitors from the National associa
tion that retailers in Tennessee were
working on a smaller margin of profit
than dealers In any state In the I'nloti
1
Or "THE CAVELL CASE"
Featuring
JULIA ARTHUR
This is the true life's storv and trade death of
MISS EDITH CAVELL, the Kiijrlirfi Red Cross
nurse, who was stood ivp apainst a wall and shot
hvjhe Huns, show-inn in every detail the daily
nfe tit' this most wonderful girl.
MAJESTIC NO. 2 (Opp. Hotel Gayoso)
TODAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Admission 20c, Children 10c
Old Majestic No. 1 (Bet. Union & Monroe) Today
GAIL KANE in "The Dare Devil"
A comedy-drama of a girl who would not be dared.
Coming Wednesday and Thursday
Miss Corinne Griffith in "Miss Ambition"
MEMPHIS NEGROES
j SHOW THEIR COURAGE
Memphis negroes, with Companies A
and M Math infantry, displayed cow
age when brought face to fare with
the Huns In Ihc last offensive of the
Americans, judging by ti. casualty lists
I of recent days
j Most f the negroes were draftees.
mi since may, IMT, The names
of approximately 10 or tnem have been
published Within the Inst four or five
days.
he;ile Webb, wife r -cpt " Sam
webb, Jr., reported as severely wound
I several dfn mo. balleves it should
" ' nry w ebb She res das at 7JI
Ml.) str.e, He wrote her two weeks
and I i l! w"u";1'''1 In Hi" shouldei
and aim Many other negroes are also
Upholding the clr s honor.
FIVE JAP FREIGHTERS
. TO BE GIVEN TO U. S.
m
BEATTLK, Wash.. Dec. IT Klve
Japanese steel freighters of from s.OOo
to 10, MM tons capacity each will be
delivered to the United States shipping
hoard at Seattle during January by the
Trans-Oceanic company, according to
advices received here today. The ves
sels are the product of Hie Kawaskl
Shipyards at Kobe, fabricated of steel
furnished by the American government
under the war time agreement of sup.
plying steel In return for the completed
tonnage.
The seventh Japanese liner turned
over to the shipping board will be the
Kastorllng, due here I lee. Cti.
FIRE THREATENS TOWN
BUT IS FINALLY PUT OUT
BURLINGTON, N. C, Dec, 17 Klre
here today threatened destruction of
Hie business section of the city At
II o'clock the flames hail wrecked
buildings occupied by the M, I' Smith
Furniture company, in which the fire
originated, the Hurllngtnn Hardware
company and the Mct'lellan r and lu
cent store, and had spread to other
structures, A fire englfle sent from
Greensboro turned over on the way
and other apparatus was sent by Iraiii
The fire was brought under control
after damage estimated at lUO.OOO bad
been dons.
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard
But the old-fashioned mustard
plaster burned and blistered while it
acted. Get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musterole does if. It is a clean,
white ointment, made with oil of mus
tard. It is scientifically prepared, so
that it works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tenderest skin.
Gently massage Musterole in with the
finger-tips. See now quickly it bring re
lief how speedily the pain rlisapni ars.
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron
chitis, tonsilitis. croup, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges
tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
pains and aches of the back or joints!
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, , hi!
fclains, frosted fee;, colds of the cheSst
(it often prevents pneumonia).
30c and 60c jars; hoepiial bize $2.50.
AUTO DEALERS PLAN
CLOSED SHOP SUNDAYS
The Memphis Automobile Dealers'
association has launched a plan look,
ng i,, a,,t the keeping of all then
Places ,,f business closed on Sunday
rhe association, which numbers anVons
Its members the leading automobile
nealera of this section ot the country
1 ''", "'at such a tribvemenl win have
healthy effect nn the automobile
business in general, aocordlng to Owes
Lilly, president of the organisation
Justirtabl, emergency service will be
given patmns as heretofore, although
", honstrstlng will be discontinued
and show and salesrooms will he closed
Km. rgencj road service will B0 Le
provided for by the association.
FLYING OFFICERS AT
FORT WORTH GOING HOME
TORT WORTH, Tex. Dec. 17 Hy
ing officers stationed at llarron field.
one of the tlnee l'nlted states avlallon
fields about Fort Worth, began receiv
ing tncir uiscnarges today and are
leaving for their homes. Twcntv-two
w ere i . leased t,ia .
When these officers leave TOO cadets
am unocrs will lie kept at the flelo
until all are commissioned t'hrlstmas
leaves have been granted the flyers
from Dec. :i to Jan. 3 and a special
car nas been chartered to take the
smears to . I.ouls to spend the holl
days
THINKS VALUE OF
COTTON WILL RISE
L, K. Salsbury, Back From Big
Conference in East, Has
Faith in Future.
RUMOR HOLLAND WILL
GET CLOSER TO ENTENTE
I'AKIH, Pec 17 (HavaS.) There is
an importsnt movement under way li
Dutch commercial, political nn.l fliian
Clsl circles, according to a dispute
from The Hague to the Matin, tndl
.11 :pc that thn I ,. i ...., . li...
and will nssumiva new direction, based
on cioscr relations wttn the entente na
lions
ins leader or the 1 'utch la-onofntcnl
league. In a speech at Harlem, declared
rimy rvcurnisMl tnst ttie rl
Scheldt should he Internntlonallied
COMMISSIONER HALE IS
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
reported to he seriously til with Influ
enss at his home In Whitehaven.
John Brown, chairman or the county
commission, is also in m Columbia,
tiers he went to he nr tnc death bed
oi nis moiner Me yvns stricken will
Influenga while there
Luther Jones, anolper commissioner
is convalescing at his home In Brtf,
tins-
FRONTIER ILLUMINATED
GENEVA, DM IT -The frontier of
r ration na vox hnntering on swUltr
html w.is Illuminated with irrrat hM
ftrai IM1 Itllhl In hotior "f the nrnval
in r th iht l I'restdrnt iiMor. At re
sorts like I'lvian- M;ins there wa
damiiiK on h larK poale for the f trst
um sinca ina Dcainniua oi iho war.
!f cotton interests can Ween their
hokltnc nr another 30 da-. - prlce.s
should he much nearer the real value
of initon and the market ready for
nearly alt the crop, q
This is the opinion .a K Sudbury.
IT-'Hident Of the Chamber of Commerce,
gathered at the Southern Commercial
ongreM meeting in ualtlmore, from
Which he hafl Just returned.
"It aeems to he the general idea of
men from nil over the .south and Kast.
who were gathered In Baltimore, that
the steady Tncreaae In '.jottorna ia bound
to stabilize the cotton market." Treat
ment Salsbury stilted, ".here ia an un
limited di-mand in Europe for cotton
and with sufficient ahipa to carry the
crop, prlcea are bound to be right. The
European mills denianc will be o
urgent that American Hpmnera will be
compelled to pay the price or be left
out.
"There wtu a general air of nptimlam
about the convention mat augurs well
for the future in the ;wuth. Kveryone
seemed confident thai netter price and
better market condition! will prevail
and t hat financial itringeacy is a thing
unthought of."
President Salsbury tielieves that the
International Cotton convention to meet
probably next October will be. held In
Memphis. He was namea aa a mem
bei of the committee to select a meet
ing place The committee will meet in
Washington In January to decide the
matter.
This convention, should it be held in
Memphis, will bring to tho city men
from all over the world who are Inter
ested in every phase of the growing,
marketing ami manufacturing of cot
ton ana cotton products.
Father's Attitude
Toward Son May
Influence Jurors
Tom Bishop's attitude toward his
10-vear-old son may have largely to do
with his conviction or acquittal at the
hands of a federal jury. Bishop was on
trial In t'nited States district court
Tuesday charged with violating the
need liquor amendment
After Hlshnn s arrest at fieaaant
View- bv l'nlted States deputy marshals
he disappeared and was not found until
several days later at hts home in Ca
ruthersvllle. Mo. His son, who was on
the boat where Bishop igas arrested,
was left In the hands of the deputies.
The district attorney declares that
Bishop made no inquiry about his son
for nearly a month Bishop's attorney
leclared that this was because the boy
was held under bond as a witness.
Ilishon admits thai wrnsky was on
his boat, but declared it was a consign
ment that he was taklnr to Lake Provi
dence, Iji Kd Jordan, a negro who was
with Bishop on the host, was indicteu
jointly yvith Bishop. Jordan is now in
the 1. nued states army.
The case weutitn the jury at noon
The hearings of T II. Elder and
ryril Oursler were to have come up in
federal court Tuesday afternoon, bidet-
charged yiih stealing automobile
tires from an Interstate shipment.
burster is alleged to have retarded the
delivery of l'nlted States mail through
assaulting Coopsr Taylor, a mail car
rier.
A. (irandl. charged with receiving
goods stolen from an interstate ship
ment, and Henrv llonschilt. charged
with violating the Reed liquor amend
ment, were convicted by juries In fed
eral court Monday. Motions for new
trials were made In each case and will
he argued Saturday
NAVY NEEDS 200,000
MEN FOR YEAR 1919
VSHINlTON. Dec. 17. Two hun
dred thousand men must be recruited
into the nsv.v next year to take the
place of those demobilised, ('apt H.
l.amng. chief or the bureau of naviga
tion, made this estimate todav when
asking the house navsl sfatrs commit
tee Tor an appropriation of iz,imiii,iuiii
to coyer transnortation and recruiting
expenses for 1 920.
HOLDS LIQUOR MAY BE
BROUGHT INT00KLAH0MA
OKLAHOMA CITY, okln., Dec 17.
In reversing a decision of the county
ourt of Harmon county, the Oklahoma
supreme court today decided that the
Ferguson "bone dry" law, paased by the
1!HT legislature does not prohibit bring
ing into the state legally acquired liquor
for personal uses,
rhe court held that t he wording of
the Ferguson act which prohibit re-
eiving contraband liquor directh or
Indiredh from a common or other car
rier" does not operate as h;r against
bringing liquor Into Oklahoma for
purely personal uses. Federal enforce
ment measures, however, are not modi
fled by the court's decision,
CONSIDERS SUCCESSOR
TO COTTRELL'S OFFICE
Officers, committees and directors of
the newly reorganised Chamber of
Commerce, farm development bureau
were to have been chosen at a meet
ing of the general committee In charge
of the bureau at the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday afternoon. A number
of applications for the position of agri
cultural expert, to be vacated Jan 1 by
M M, Got t re 11, were to have been con
sidered A campaign to raise $80,000 to operate
the bureau for three years, was also to
have been authorized. Further de
tails of the plan will come before the
financial committee at a meeting Wed
nesday afternoon.
TOURIST COACH BURNS;
13 PERSONS MISSING
WIKNIPBG, Man.. Pec, 17. Advices
received here today tell of the destruc
t Ion by fire of a tourist coach on rt
Canadian Pacific train which left here
at 9:10 p.m. yesterday for Toronto, and
Sa that li passengers aboard the
coach are missing.
The fire, it wa Indicated, started In
a berth occupied by a family party R,nd
quickly spread to the rest of the coach,
other cars on the train escaped
damage.
Fine Cigars for Xmas.
Tademn, Julia Marlowe and Extra at
Samelson'n in special Xmas boxes, a 11
sites Order them now. adv
TWO WEEKS' FREEDOM IS
TOO MUCH FOR TOMMY
Tommy Hawks, negro, .17, with six
aliases, was released from the peniten
tiary at Nashville lee. I, after four
years of labor He arrived In Memphis
Saturday and Monday was arrested on
S charge of snatching a pox-krthonk
from Mrs W U. McMillan. 777 Saxon
avenue.
Mrs McMtllan. about dusk, was ap
proaching Court avenue on Main street
when Hawks Is alleged to have grabbed
her purse containing 112 Deputy Sher
iff Stewart, of Heaaley, Ark . a witness,
overtook the fleeing negro a block away!
The purse was recovered and tlo
negro Tuesday morning was held to
I he grand jury.
THREE SHIPS BRING IN
RETURNING TROOPS
NBW YOltK. Pec. 17 The Hritish
steamships Vrlnses Juliana and Carn
nia. bringing small contingents of
American military and naval men and
civilians from K.ngland and France, ar
rived today On the former were sev
eral groups of armv and navy aviators.
The t'aronla's passengers were largely
American, Canadian and Australian of
ficers. Among them were Naval Ueuta
J. II. Kulcher, of Frisco. N. c , Rnd
F I, Muller. of Oakland. Cal. who
spent 4r days as prisoners alxxird the
" " , inn, iii.ni!
The troop ship Maul, from Brest with
oiiivrre anu men oa soaxd.
also arrived.
Our Eighty-Fourth Xmas.
Armstrongs.
A Well Chosen Gift is Never Forgo tten
Particularly if it happens to be an unusually comfortable overstuffed chair, beautiful table or extremely
artistic standing lainj). Our store is full (if everything desirable for the home.
ONLY SVEN MOKE DAYS BEFORE XMAS.
Ko. 64a Overstuffed
t'li.iir, upholstered in
tapestry, $38.50.
No, 5070-5 Overstuffed
Chair, upholstered in
tapestry, $41.50.
W e have a most com
plete line of Morris
Chairs and comfortahle
rockers in Reed Fibre,
Oak or Mahogany.
The Tathe Pathephone.
This model, $140.00.
No. 5070. Overstuffed Davenport, upholstered in greenish grav velour.
Price '.$98.00
No. 5070. Overstuffed Rocker. Price $52.50
No. 507Q. Overstuffed Chair. Price $52.50
Xo. OX Standing Tnlav
Lamps and blue Silk
shade, $25.00.
Mahogany and Blue
Velvet Standing Pamp,
with blue and gold
shade, $49.00.
While in our store
ask to se our fine dis
play of domestic and
Oriental Rugs.
We carv one of the
largest rug stocks in
the South, and buy only
the best patterns and
weaves.
Vflv m
if
A useful gift for a man
of useful occupation.
u it, n ,i t SUGGESTIONS FOR XMAS. v 1fv, 0 ,
llcar the Pathephone No. dOo. White Oak roll
before you buy your Yuletide Greeting Candlesticks and candle, each $1.50 top Desk. 50-in long.
Christmas phonograph. No. 1614. Antique Mahogany Tilt-Top Table $14.00 Price $49.00.
1'athe's records last a No. 1621. Antique Mahoganv Magazine Stand $19.00 v .t
lifetime No. 2500 A. Mahoganv Smoking Stand $1.50 0- Roll top Desfej
Let us play for you No. 70-39. Child's Costumcr $2.75 Made of whlte oak' o" '
the latest hits of the Brass Pencil Holders for desks $1.75 and $2.25 '" $ 85.00.
season. No. 41. Ivorv Desk Set $9.75 ,n,
Pathephones from $32.50 Mahoganv Book Blocks "...$5.00 Aa 101" Flat t0P Desk'
to $225.00. Oval Mahogany Picture Frames $3.50 $26.00.
Records from $75c to No. 82l. Mahoganv Telephone Set and chair $7.50
$4.00. No. 201. Floor Reading Lamp $6.00
Write for Our NeW No. 20 Who lesale Furniture Catalogue.
Armstrong Furniture Co.
Founded .1835. 59 and 61 N. Main St. Memphis.
MASON AND PASHBY
RETURNJR0M tAbi
Finance Qbmmlsstoner Mason and
City Clerk Pashhy nave reiurura irm
a trip In the East, including w asntng
ton, Philadelphia, New Tors, Cincin
nati and Baltimore
rho i.i, utanl Bast seeking bidders
lor the $750,000 short term notea which j
the city proposes to sell In anticipation
of the 11119 city taxes.
Commissioner Mason says that they
were assured that bids would he made
at a loyvcr figure than those of last
year, in which event the city will save
several thousand dollars. The notes
last year were sold at a 0 per cent
rats of interest.
Mason further states that bond buy
ers express themselves as pleased yvith
Memphis bonds because of the safety
In the investments, but they recom
mended that the city safeguard its
bonds by larger sinking funds.
CONFAB BETWEEN CITY -
AND S0L0NS DEFERRED
The conference between city com
missioners and the Shelby county leg
islative delegation, set for Tuesday to
consider local legislation and discuss
the proposed city manager plan of gov
ernment for Memphis, has been post
poned until Wednesday at 10 a. m.
Frank D. Fuller, senator-elect and
chairman of the delegation, informed
Mayor Monteverde Tuesday that he
nss unable to get the delegation to
gether Tuesday.
Have to Hurry, Ladies,
and oYder his Xmas cigars from Sam
clson He wants Tademn. F.xtrn or
.tulla Marlowe, .loin Hod Cross today.
CITY PAYMASTER WILL '
SPREAD JOYJiVEDNESDAY
AH city employes wno draw salaries
bv the month instead or twice a month,
will be paid nil Wednesday by ( Ity
Paymaster Pave Wells in order that
they may me v." ',': ., I
This incomes in,
luvenlle court attaches, city hospital
n ployes and others The firemen , are
not Included as they now draw their
salaries twice a month, but they W 111
be paid off before Christmas In lime to
make Christmas purchases.
BANK STOCK
FOR SALE
Twenty-four shares Union
ft Planters Bank ft Trust
Co. stock, $185. Rosalie
Shirt Co., 180 Jefferson avenue.
United States Food Administration License No. G-15809.
BSMa
Many Gifts
for Men
at Our CiRar Dept.
This department la in charge
of Mr. J, L, Camp, a thoroughly
experienced cigar and tobacco
man, who Is In position to offer
really valuable assistance to
women customers who wish to
buy gifts. Kvery popular and
good brand of cigars in all
"colors." Boxes of 10 to 100
cigars each. Brands that men
respect, such as Garcia Grande,
C. H. S., Marshall Forwsrd,
Rex Roy, etc.
Fine pipes, cigar holders, etc.
ripe tobaccos In fancy Jars
and packages.
Golden Harvest"
(Black)
FRUIT CAKE
A mighty fine cake made by us
In our own bakery of best
Ingredients. In two and three
pound sizes, packed in tin
boxes. Price only gOc pound.
(Appreciated as gifts, too.)
Dairy Far m'm
SAUSAGE
For Your
Breakfast
There is no other sau
sage to equal this made
'way up In Wisconsin on
Mllo Jones' Dairy Farm.
Made of young pigs of
a tender less and delicacy
of navor unsurpassed.
We are Memphis dis
tributors and get ship
three times a
week.
Loose, Vc lb.
l ink. IWc lb.
Dining Room and
Lunch Counter
for Christmas shoppers
In order to take csre of many
patrons who cannot get home
for their evening meal, we will,
until after Xmas, keep this de
partment open until 8 p. m.,
serving a special menu from 5
to 8 o'clock.
All day long our cafe menu
and service Is first class. We
use nothing in our own kitchens
that we would not send to our
own homes. And our biscuits
are the sure enough, old-fashioned
kind.
Fancy Baskets
of Fruit
$1.00 to $10.00
W specialize In the padtinf? of
baskets of sfancy fruits intend
ed for Rifts, and ran have them
cost you any amount you desig
nate. Pint e orders nqy for
Monday or Tuesday delivery.
(No deliveries made on Christ
mas day.)
Place Your Orders Now for Xmas Turkeys Bakery Goods
Wheat-Fed Missouri Turkeys.
(Kiilly Dressed and Drawn, to be delivered
Dec. 24th.)
We have arranged for these fine birds to come
from the Missouri wheat fields, but the quantity
we can get Is limited to 150 turkeys, Vhlch wlil
mean that we cannot supply all our customers.
Those who order first will get them. Delivery
(each turkey fully dressed and drawn), will he
made Dec 54, as store will be closed Chrlstmss
and no deliveries made that day. (None shipped
outside of city.)
These turkeys are higher priced than the ordi
nary kind, of course, but price will he reasonable,
quality considered.
Fine Cakes and Pies.1
(Place your Xmas orders not Into,- Than
. Saturday.)
Tlease let us have your order now for Christmas
Cakes and Pies. It is the only way we can avoid
disappointing you.
Lady Baltimore Cakes. J 1 .00 each.
Irfirge ,1-layer cakes, TT.c each.
Small 3-layer cakes. ISc each
(White. Caramel, Chocolate and Coconut )
Angel Food, 3Bc; Iarpe size, fir,c.
Fine large pies, Sic each.
(Coconut, Mince and Apple )
Crust made of pure wheat flour
Pies and cakes will be delivered Monday or
Tuesday.
A FINE LINE OF FANCY FRUITS FOR XMAS.
Ve have a choice assortment of fruit every clay, but are making special effort '
now on account of your Christmas needs. S special effort
ArPLES Extra Eanry Apples and at Special I'rices.
Fancy Box Apples, such as delicious Xewtons, TMnnins Wine Sins
Jonathans. WJnter Bananas. Arkansas Blacks, York Imperials, et?;
Qrspa Fruit
10c snd 15c each.
. Bsnsnas, Oranges,
Kumousts
Fresh pineapples
Malaga & Emperor Grspet
1
1
Wine Saps. 4.00 box; York Imperials. (tt.TU box!
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