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MEMPHIS, TENN, WEDNESDAY .EUNOQ.N, FEHRUAUY li, j)U).
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if. FOR BMINIS
Necessary Repairs and Needed
Improvements and Exten
; sions Recommended by Club
Would CostThat Sum.
Wanld-J2,000,009 In cold cash Ira
mediately. H is the personal opinion of Milton S.
Blnswanger, of Binswanger & Co., Inc.,
who is c hairman of the Rotary club's
school .committee, that the school
buildings attended by 1H.00O youths and
lassies of Memphis need that amount
of repairs to render them up-to-date,
tenable and adequate to modern de
mands. Immediate action by the Shelby coun
. ty delegation, according to Hardwig
1 eres, president of the board of
education, will be asked on the bond
issue.
Mr. Blnswanger also estimated the
Immediately necessary work on the
school buildings, which are classed as
minor repairs, will cost $160,000. This
inculdes repainting of Interiors, rej
placemen of window panes, repair work
on floors, plumbing, etc. Mr. Blnswan
ger emphasizes the urgent need of this
minor work, as plumbing conditions are
cpiuraDie m many of the schools.
Survey Comes Later.
VVV. Rotary committee, according to
4 4 Jfr. Blnswanger, will proceed at once,
J ' probably Thursday, to appoint the coin-
,?.... mittee of three outside who will mitt.
(y.the proposed survey of the schools as
K Joposed by the Rotary committee with
; . ; tneir report Tuesday. One expert, se-
lected from the federal government'
i. Jorces, another from the state's educa
, . atonal forces and a third from a reputed
; . Institution, will be named by this coin
. ; jnlUie. It is hoped to obtain the first
& t at the expense of the authorities.
si The Rotary committee asked $250 to
f . yay me expert Horn the private in-
'frtiutton.
jr vrlhe Kotaiy club their opinion of the
is - necessary repairs, cost, etc. It is not
I " -ewiected they .will begin work until
5 snrine. as several detail, relative tn
"their beginning, work will consume the
. intervening time.
& Mr.' Peres stated Wednesday he Is en--.,
thusiastically backing the action of the
i " -Rotary club committee to obtain the
,? $3,000,000 for repairs on the buildings,
t v It wa indicated by Mr. Peres that the
v ' school board probably would not wait
, f for the report of the proposed survey
committee's estimated cost, but would
' proceed to take the Rotary club's estl
tnate as their, official cost In order to
1iv to have the bill rushed through the
I .als fid City Graft.
Hires ' furnished by Secretary Gar-
of'The ethool board,-show that the
-reused school tax, which will be
. ed from S9 to 60 cents by the legls
Hdire, means an Increased income to
- th board of $148,600, the valuation of
t trie city property- naving Deen placed
it 1918 at $136,000,000.
' jf'This will enable the board to pay the
"VTiiomlsed increase in salary to school
! -teachers, and to wipe out the $61,000
overdraft at their depository.
:, Jst year, the figures show, the schooi
board received from city taxes which
fluctuated from 36 to 87 and 39 cents
f "'a total of $495,000, and from other
J.BOUrces enough to make their total rev-
-nue $646,864. Out of this amount the
' hoard built and paid for the modern
W Roiell school at a cost of slightly more
.than $150,000.
,Jt.The board has no Incentive for flght
jf ing the proposed percentage of their
i revenues awarded the city for collecting
I - their tax. In fact, It was as a result of
an agffement between the board and
JS city offfcials In order to obtain the lat-
ter's consent to the 60-cent tax, that
; the city should receive $3,000 for collect-
, ing the school tax along with the other
, cltv taxes.
.' The school board has not yet made
-t-definite plans for pushing the project
iv for the $2,ooo,uoo bona issue, it win
await first the ofifcial report of the
Rotary club, which can not be received
I , and adopted officially by the school
board until their regular meeting night,
V which will be on February 24. After
that the board will probably appoint a
committee from their ranks to deal with
the proposition.
HEAR RAILWAYS MAY
CLAIM TAX EXEMPTION
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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. U.
' Claims of exemption from taxation on
all materials and supplies used In the
operation of the railroads are to be
made, according to Information reach
ing the Indiana state board of tax com
missioners made public today. The ac
tion may result In the loss to the state
of several hundred thousand dollars In
revenues, it was said.
Indiana officials first received In
formation on the subject through no
tices served on local assessors by rail
road officials. A copy, of the notice
sent to the ttate board by an assessor
reads:
"Will you please call the attention
of your tax representatives to the fact
that material and supplies on hand are
the property of the United States gov
ernment and therefore not subject to
taxation? Where tax reports hereto
fore have been prepared listing such
items the notation 'nonsubject to tax'
should be Inserted, with any further
explanation deemed necessary.
(Signed) "A. H. SMITH,
"Regional Director."
The materials and supplies referred
to include coal, oil, machine shop, iron
and lumber materials.
Bounty-to sell bonds
with city on march 1
The countv court at a special meet
ing Wednesday voted to amend the
auditorium-market house bond resolu-V-
tlon so as to change the date when
. the bonds shall be sold, from July 1
to March 1, so as to conform with the
'date of the sale of the city's half of
the bonds. This action also is taken
. In order to sell the total Issu. $750,000,
$375,000 each by the city and county,
before the government puts on the next
Liberty bond campaign In April. The
bonds will mature In SO years from
March 1, 1919.
Another special meeting will be held
in pass on the change In dateS to make
the call as broad as the resolution
1 amending the original resolution. This
will be done on advice of County At
torney Bartels. ,
ABOLISH FOOD CARDS.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Feb. 12. the
United States custom-house officers
announced today the abolition of the
food card system by which Mexicans
residing on the Mexican side of the
border were allowed to buy limited
quantified of food at retail, on th
American side during the war.
N. 0. JUDGE DIES.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, Feh. 12.-Judge
T. H, Justice, aged 75, for 16 years
Snticcupant of the superior court bench
in North Carolina, died suddenly of
acute Indigestion at a hotel here today.
Me rame hers yesterday from his home
-in Rutherfordton and held court until
ti o'clock last night.
Actress Gives All
Time To Soldiers
MISS MURIEL OSTRICHE.
Miss Muriel Ostriche, one of the most
charging of all the celebrated charm
ing members of the stage women's war
relief, has done splendid work through
out the war. She not only entertains
Boldlers at camp and in the movies,
but nhe entertains them in her home.
At present she is devoting all or her
time to aiding in every possible way
the re-employment of returned soldiers.
DEPMSEIS
Speed King Smashes Two
Marks With All-American
Car.
DAYTON A. Fla.. Feb. 12. Ralnh d
Palma broke the world's record for the
mile and for the kilometer today In
straightaway dashes on Daytona beach.
The time, was announced as fnl
tows ' by officials of the Atrtomobile
Association of America: Mire 24.02,
ajralnst the previous record of 25.40:
kilometer 15.86 seconds, against theJ
previous or i(i.8. bud uurman maae
the-previous records for the mile and
the kilometer here April 23, 1911.
De Palma, who drove an all-American
car with a twin Blx motor of aviation
design, announced he will try for more
new records tomorrow.
The fastest previous automobile rec
ord was made by the late Bob Burman
April 23, 1911, at Daytona Beach, Fla.,
when he ran one mile In 25 4-10 seconds
(25.40) nearly 142 miles per hour. Bur
man's car was a big Blitzen-Benz, kith
a piston displacement of 1,312.27 cubic
Inches, and the record, like De Palma's
was made over a measured mile with
a flying start.
Burman's car was German make, and,
therefore, De Palma had a patrlotio In
terest In breaking it. After delays In
cident to his service in Uncle Sam's
aviation forces, at McCook field, Day
ton, O., he was able to tackle It as his
first work in 1919. De Palma's car is
a Packard special with a piston dis
placement of 904.8 cubic inches, or
more than 400 Inches smaller than the
German car. It has about 260 horse
power as against an estimated 250
horsepower for the Blltzen-Beni;-
In seeking a new world's record, De
Palma sought not only to shatter all
automobile marks, but also to travel
faster than man has ever gone before
on water, land or In the air.
De Palma's car Is something new In
speedy automobiles because it contains
an aviation engine. Moreover, its body
was designed In the light of aviation
experience, and Is a remarkable study
in stream line effects to overcome
"vacuum drag."
M'CRACKEN COUNTY, KY.,
GAINS TAXABLE WEALTH
PADUCAH, Ky., Feb. 12. (Spl.)
McCracken county has a taxable
wealth of $23,800,000 for 1919, an In
crease of $3,500,000 over 1918, accord
ing to the tabulation just completed by
Roy Stewart, county tax commissioner.
The total value of live stock in the
county, including cattle, horses and
swine, is $712,055, as compared to $412,
240 In 1918. The value of poultry has
more than tripled. The value of agri
cultural products shows an Increase of
$638,000, partly due to the high price
paid for tobacco this year. A gain of
152 automobiles over 1918 is shown.
ABOLISH NOTICES FOR
ENTRY INTO MEXICO
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. Feb. 12 Per
sons entering Mexico from -the United
States at this point no longer will be
compelled to file notice with Mexican
consuls 20 days In advance. Announce
ment to this effect was made today by
the Mexican consulate here upon in
structions from the state department at
Mexico City. The 20 days' notice has
been required since the opening of the
war and a similar notice of two weeks
was required of persons Intending to
enter the United States from Mexico.
TEXTILE UNION MAY
JOIN COMMERCE BODY
KNOXV1LLE, Tenn.. Feb. 12. (Spl.)
Textile workers of this city may Join
the board of commerce. The Textile
Workers' union at a meeting heartily
Indorsed the city-wide campaign of the.
noara or commerce to enlarge tne or
ganization and Include within Its mem
bership men of all professions and
trades.
16 OKLAHOMA REALTY
MEN GUILTY OF FRAUD
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.-Roy van
Tress, president of the McAlester,
Okla., Real Estate exchange, and 15
associates, charged with conspiracy to
defraud by the use of the malls in
the sale of Indian lands, were found
guilty by a Jury in the United States
district court here today. The Jury de
liberated seven hours.
BRITISH MINERS TURN
, DOWN NATION'S TERMS
LONDON. Feb. 12. The conference
of the Miners' Federation of Great
Britain, at a meeting at Southport to
day, decided against acceptance of the
terms offered by the government for
a settlement of the demands made by
the federation.
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NEW AUTO RECORD
STATES TO URGE
FOODSTUFF
AND LESS COHON
Safe and Sane Farming Day
Saturday, Feb. 15, Will Be
Observed in Shelby County
and Throughout the South.
More feedstuff for hogs and food,
stuffs for humans as a means ol bring
inR' about a reduction in cotton acreage
will be urged at hundreds of simultane
ous conferences throughout this section
of the South Saturday. Feb. 15.
The date has been set apart by offi
cial proclamation In several states fur
observation as "safe and sane farm
ing day," and it will be celebrated here
with a rousing meeting In the county
courtroom at 10:30 o'clock. In which
farmers from all over the county art
expected to participate.
Originally launched by the Memphis
Cotton Factors' association and th
Cotton exchange, through the assist
ance of Gov. Roberts, the movement to
plant more feedstuffs spread rapidly
from Tennessee throughout the entire
South. Proclamations designating hol
idays on Feb. 15 and Veb. 22 aSySafe
and sane farming days, followed one
another In rapid succession, wkh the
result that the governors of all the
cotton growing states, With the ex
ception of Alabama and Oklahoma, have
acquiesced.
Arrangements have been completed
for simultaneous meetings Saturday
throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Georgia and South Carolina.
Safe and sane farming ay will be ob
served in Texas, Louisiana and North
Carolina Feb. 22. Oklahoma and Ala
bama are expected to reply to telegrams
sent their governors Wednesday by the
Memphis Cotton exchange.
Delegation to New Orleans.
In addition to the local meeting, plans
are under way for sending a delegation
from Memphis to another safe and sane
farming conference in New Orleans Feb.
17 and 18. The personnel of the local
delegation has not been completed, but
it will bs made up of five cotton fac
tors, five cotton buyers, five represen
tatives of the Memphis Clearing House
association and five representatives of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Local cotton factors who have spon
sored the safe and sane farming move
ment since Its inception point out that
the primary purpose of these confer
ences is the growing of more feedstuffs;
that reduction of cotton acreages will
necessarily follow, and that a partial
fiailure of the cotton crop Is necessary
to bring about a good price, on the
theory that 10,000,000 bales will bring In
more money than will 15,000,000 bales,
with a substantial' saving in the cost
of production and picking.
"We believe,', declared J. P. Norfloet,
president of the Cotton .Factors' asso
ciation, "that there should be grown
enough feedstuffs to more than supply
local consumption oats for forage,
peas, corn, surghum sufficient to re
duce the cotton acreage 3i 1-8 per cent,
"If the people of thl section will
grow enough feedstuffs to teen them
selves, the cotton acreage reduction will
take care ot itself."
Indications, according so responses
rrom shethy lartners, are that the meet
ing Saturday will tax the capacity of
the county courtroom.
Small adjacent county seats In the
tri-state territory are evidencing the
keenest interest in the safe and sane
day. Many of them are sending in re
quests to the Memphis Chamber of
Commerce for speakers to come to their
meetings and talk Increased production
of food and feed cropB. Among appli
cants are Brownsville, Covingtori, Oak
land, Tenn.; Blythevllle, Osceola and
Forrest City, Ark.; Holly Springs and
Sardis. Miss.
W. H. Hayley, secretary of the cham
ber, is making every effort to get a good
speaker, either a banker, lawyer or
leading merchant, for each place. He
has already secured the consent or ueo.
R. James, Dr. Talt Butler, Dr. K. R.
Lloyd and Dr. H. O. Hathorn. It is not
known just where Mr. James will speak,
but Dr. Butler will go to Blythevllle. Dr.
Lloyd to Jonesboro and Dr. H. G. Ha
thorn to Hony springs.
OF FLIGHT
IN REAL EFFECT
Monroe Waits Shoots Man
He Had Under Arrest on
' Charge of Robbery.
Ernest Johnson, Monroe Waits and
John Brown, three negroes of Raleigh,
were arrested at Raleigh late Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff Goswtrk and placed
In jail following an altercation between
the three over an alleged robbery.
According to Goswick, Johnson Is al
leged to have robbed the home of Walts
on the Red Fox farm, northwest of Ra
leigh, getting $5 85. Waits procured a
shotgun from D. D. Deaderick, owner of
the farm, Goswick says, and together
with John Brown, took Johnson In
charge and started to Raleigh with him
to turn him over to Justice Tom Parr.
According to Goswick, Johnson started
to run and Waits shot him In the shoul
der. Johnson was placed In the General
hospital, but later was transferred to
the jail when it was found he was only
slightly injured.
The three were taken before Squire
Broens and pleaded not guilty. They
ware bound over. Johnson being charged
with housebreaking and larceny, Walts
with assault with Intent to commit r,iur
der and Brown with being an accessory
to the attempted murder. 1 i
MRS. MARGARETTA KANE
IS DEAD AT AGE OF 84
Mrs. Margaretta Kane, widow of the
late Simon D. Kane and mother of Dr.
Elizabeth Kane, died at her apartments
in the Hotel Gayoso Wednesday morn
ing at 9:20 o'clock, following several
weeks' Illness. Her death was due to
the infirmities of advanced age.
- Mrs. Kane had resided In Memphis
for the past 60 years. Her native state
was Pennsylvania. During her Ion
residence here, Mrs. Kane cultivated
many friends who admired her for her
womanly character and high Ideals. Dr.
Elizabeth Kane is the only Immediate
survivor.
The funeral will take place Thursday
morning from J. W. Norrls' undertaking
parlors, with services at St. Peter's
church at 9:30 o'clock. Interment will
be made in Elmwood.
CARROLL-DALY JURY
IS NOT YET AGREED
Whether Miss Norma Daly, pretty
dancer, will have the estate of Miss
Annie Carroll, which was bequeathed
to her. or it will go to Wlllam H., Kd
B and Andrew M. Carroll, her broth
ers. Is still In the handu of the Jury,
which reported to Judge Pittman at
recess hour Wednesday that It had riot
agreed.
Judge Pittman excused the Jurors
until $ o'clock for lunch.
LAW
FOUR FACTIONS IN
WAR-SWEPT LAND
. AGREE TO CONFER
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PARIS. Feb. 2. iVy tlie Associated rress.)-rrospects
arc brightening for the assembling of at least tour of the Rus
sian factions at the conferences to be beM on the Prince's
islands.
Word has come from the Ukraine that the government of
that former part of Russia will participate in the conference,
and it is reported that the indecision of the government of Gen
Denikine has given way to a desire to join the conference. The
government of Crimea already has accepted the invitation as
has the Russian Bolshevik government.
It is beginning to appear that a ur
ficlent number of other factions will
be In evidence to meet the Bolshevlkl
and the entente and American repre
sentatives to assure the success "of the
conference plan. The success of the
conference, however, is believed to de
pend upon the willingness of the Mos
cow soviet to give certain guaranties,
such as the cessation of hostilities and
the withdrawal of the Bolshevik forces
from the provinces which they have
invaded.
While President Wilson and the al
lied premiers and generals are deeply
engrossed In perfecting the plan for
the creation of a society of nations and
arranging the new terms to be Im
posed upon Germany for a renewal of
the armistice, expiring next Monday,
other subjects of the greatest impor
tance are being prepared for the con
sideration of the peace conference, it
Is expected that the conference will
spend little time discussing them, how
ever, and will pass most of them on
to the society of nations when the
latter has been created and ready to
function.
Foremost on this secondary program
sre the recommendations of the com
mission on International labor legisla
tion. The commission Is one of the few
having an American at its head, and
Samuel Gompera. the chairman, has
been pushing work along at a great
rate, so that it Is expected he will have
a report ready for the conference as
soon as It Is ready to receive It.
There have been difficulties in recon
ciling the divergent views of British
and American Interests, as each Is rad
ical in some respects, and yet conserva
tive in othergj, In the opinion of some,
labor leaders,. It is said the difficulty'
in getting together has risen from the
fact, that there Is no coincidence be
tween their plans. The British are rad
icals where Americana are .cautious,
while the Americans throw conserva
tism to thi winds when considering
matters on hlch the British are care
ful. I
Meetings sVe going on todat. as thev
have almost amtimjously during the
last few daynf between tr-f who have,'
r"?me to x-aruj at tne can or ifrosiaent
Wilson and tfie premiers to deal with
f reat financial! problems arising out Of
he war. Every delegation admits the
gravity of the problems presented and
the absolute necessity for their settle
ment if the world Is to be saved from
universal bankruptcy.
Co-operation Needed.
In no place Is It regarded as so evi
dent that there must be the fullest and
most cordial co-operation between the
nations now represented at the confer
ence than In the effort to restore the
stability of currency, reduce prices to
a reasonable level, get rid of super
fluous Issues of war paper, prevent fur
ther excessive fluctuations of exchange
and regulate the rates of Interest on,
and the amount of, bonds to be Issued.
Already initial Rteps have been taken
to commit the peace conference to the
SIBERIAN R. R. PLAN
ACCEPTED BY U. S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Acting Sec
retary Polk announced at the state de
partment today that the United Blates
now had accepted formally the pro
posal of the Japanese government in
regard to plans for the restoration of
railway traffic In Siberia.
"The purpose of the agreements,"
Mr. Polk's statement said, "is to assist
the Russians .in Siberia In regaining
their normal condition of life and have
been reached upon a definite under
standing that- the railways are to be
operated for the interests of the peo
ple of Siberia. The United States and
Japan have expressedly voiced their
disinterested purpose not to Infringe
on any existing right either of Russia
or where the Chinese Eastern Is con
cerned, of China."
Under the plan, which is already be
ing put into effect, the Siberian rail
way system, which Includes the Chi
nese Eastern railway, Is to be super
vised by an interallied committee, with
a Russian as chairman. In addition
YANKS' TOTAL LOSSES
IN SIBERIA 324 MEN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12 A cable
gram today from the headquarters of
the American expeditionary forces In
France gave the total casualties In
American forces In Siberia up to Feh.
9 as 10 officers and 814 men killed,
died of wounds and disease, wounded
and missing In action.
The total was divided:
Killed In action, two offlcirg, 60 men;
FIRE DESTROYS EVERY
STORE IN FRUITLAND
HUMBOLDT. Tenn.. Feb. 12. (Snl.)
Everv business house In the ltttlo town
of Frultland burned early Tuesday, in
cluding the major portions of Blocks
of goods and store fixtures. The loss
Is probably 125.000. The stores burned
were occupied by G. W. Dedmon, Allen
& Reeves, branches of the Gibson
County bank and the Rank of Trenton,
In Thentnn, the postoffice, undertaking
shop and grist mill of J. C Morrison,
M. O. fruit shed and fruit sheds snd
warehouses belonging to L. R. Duffey
snd Oraddock Stalllngs. of Humboldt,
as well as other buildings, all of which
were constructed of wood. The Insur
ance rate on these wooden buildings
as so hlith that little Insurance It Is
reported, was carried, and the loss Is
almost total.
U. 5. ARMY CHIEFS SEE
PARLIAMENT OPENING
LONDON. Feh. 12. Places were
found yesterday In the royal gallery of
the house of lords for a group of United
States generals, who came to witness
the opening of parliament and the royal
procession. In addressing the company
the marquis of Lincolnshire said:
"I have been commanded bv the kin-.'
as his lord great chamberlain, to offer
to the gallant generals of the United
States army his majesty's warm .wel
come to Westminster palace."
adoption of a great International pool
ing system or dents which shall in
clude all neutral nations whether thev
wish to or not. This will meet with
the most determined resistance from
the American delegates who feel that
America did her full share to the allies
by furnlshlsur troops and almost un
limited supplies of money and material.
They are understood to be quite will
ing to relieve France of the night
mare of German power bv extending
further credits to enable France to re
habilitate her Industries and to enable
France, and Belgium as well, to hold
their own In the world's markets; but
they thoroughly appreciate the fact that
it la beyond their power to commit their
country to participation In any mone
tary credit system with European pow
ers. They also feel that some of these
countries have been derelict Is not Im
posing gs the I'nlted States and Great
Britain did, additional taxes upon their
own people during the war to meet, at
least in part, their obligations Instead
of calculating upon reimbursement from
Indemnities to be collected from the
enemy.
The revival of the spirit of the old
Paris economic coherence which
planned boycotts and after-the-war dis
criminations, is sometimes In evidence
during discussions. It made Its appear
ance in the desire of one country to
lmpse discriminatory duties on enemy
commerce during the consideration of
the plan to make all International
waterways open (or all nations on even
terms. This was regarded ss a viola
tion of one of the "fourteen points,"
but the commiiion dealing with the
subject Is having some difficulty In
passing this paint. However, the gen
eral acceptance of the principle of In
ternational control over such water
ways to the etten at least of pre
scribing rules which shall govern navi
gation and defining the riparian rights
of abutting: nations is said to have
paved the way for ultimate agreement
in tne-commission upei a report wnicn
will orobablv be received with ap
proval by the peace conference or Its
legatee, me society ui neuona, . $
The commlsslen on he leasue of na
tlons ete.rda$ V.tHWhtn! A
pumemis- amendment's t VV "ir
two new articles to me arari, scooruing
to an ornciai announcement, last nignt.
several or tne amendments were re
ferred to a drafting committee.
A proposal to change the allied arml
stice policy and greatly shorten the
armistice periods is understood to lie
before the supreme war council. This
proposal calls for the limiting of the
armistice periods to about ten days, at
the end of which time new terms would
be Imposed on Germany.
WILSON TO SAIL FEB. 16
FOR U. S., CABLE ASSERTS
LONDON. Feh. 12 President Wilson
will sail from Brest for New York Feb?
16, according to neuter a Paris corre
spondent. to Russia, Japan and the I'nlted States.
Great Britain. France. Italy and China
have been asked to be represented.
Technical and economic management
of the railways will be In the hands
of a technical board, the president of
which will be John F. Stevens, who
was head of the American railway
commission sent to Russia In "1917. A
military board wll co-ordinate matters
affecting the military transportation,
arising from the presence in Russia of
military forces of the I'nlted Stales
and the allies.
"The understanding was broached
before the conclusion of the armistice,''
the official statement said, "but the
problem of aiding the people In Si
beria remains the same and has be
come even more urgent. Russian rail
way officials have repeatedly urged the
assistance of Mr. Stevens and ex
pressed their cordial and special desire
that they should be helped. The asso
ciated governments have been unani
mous as to the urgency of the situa
tion." died of wounds, one officer. 14 men;
died of disease, 54 men; died of accl
dent, five men; wounded severely two
officers, 67 men; wounded sllghtlv,
three officers, 30 men; wounded, de
gree undetermined, two officers, 63
men; missing In action, 31 men.
These casualties are being published
Individually In the regular casualty
lists, the war department announced.
ARGENTINA MAY TAKE
OVER TUG BOAT SERVICE
BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 12 As a re
sult of the refusal of the strikers and
employers to accept the government's
offer of mediation In the port strike,
the government Is considering the ad
visability of taking over the tug boat
service. In order to enable trans-Atlantic
steamers to enter aud leave the
port.
Striking seamen offered to return tn
work under condltons ruling before the
strike was declared. The owners and
agents of steamships have refused to
lift the lockout because of this offer
which was made at a conference with
President Irlgoyen. They demand that
the men agree to declare no boycotts
In the future. ,
R. R. COMMISSIONERS
GET SALARY INCREASED
NASHV1LLR. tenn., Feb. 12. (Spl.)
The fight over senate bill No. 116,
the corporations tax bill, ended when
the senate refused to concur In the
house amendment cutting the Increase
of salaries of the members of the rail
road commission from $1,000 per year
to $600 and the house then receded
from lis action on the amendment and
concurred In the senate's action In
leaving the salary Increase for Ihe
three members at $1,000 per year. The
house then passed the measure finally
by a vote of 47 to 41, thus setting the
salaries of the chairman of the com
mission et $4,600 and the two other
cQranustlonera St 14.000 pt ansunu
FORMER NOTED ACTRESS, MAY YOHE
FINDS HAPPINESS AS SCRUBWOMAN
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MAY YOHE.
From an Enulish Indy, bedecked with
costly jewels, tn a scrubwoman, apron
clad, has been tho romantic and star
tling career ot May VoNe.,one-ilih fain-
? Ameriwn.iwnwri! fNMhibteif mains;
wr- ner- varn'tl pons trees (May ,ohe
was a pretty II tits Pennsylvania girl
who chose dancing; as her road to fame.
She In scrubbing floors. In a Seattle
shipbuilding company for $2 per night.
More than thai, aha claims that she Is
happy.
"Heal happiness," she declares,
"comes when one works for the one
she loves. Love Is fur more precious
than diamonds."
This Is the story of why she scrubs
floors. When she met and married
('apt. Stmils I hoy sailed for Soulli
America to lienln life anew. Thev were
there when llu war broke out lit 1 i 1 4 .
('apt. Smuls applied foru commission!
with the British army and received
sufficient encouragement to cause him
to make a trip to the Orient, where he I
Man Ready To
Fly To Europe
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Flight from
the United States to Europe will
he started at nin e. Cnpl. II H. Llps
ner stated toduy, If Secretary of the
Navy Daniels consents to Ihe use
of the mammoth nnvy senpliine NC
I. In response to a telegraphic re
quest for the machine, dipt. I.lps
ner formerly was In charge of the
federal airplane mall service.
"I am ready to start tomorrow
and have two of Ihe best pilots in
the country aviillaliie If the retpicht
Is granted." the cupUiiu said.
"NEW ERA" MOVEMENT TO
CONTINUE FIVE YEARS
ATLANTIC CITY, N. .1.. Feb. 12
The "new era" movement of the l'res-
hyterlun church Is to continue for five
years, it was announced by Dr. Wlllam
H. Roberts, state clerk of the general
assembly. It is hoped, he said, It will
result In realising siOil.tHHI.OOII for nils
sions and benevolences.
Dr. Roberts Is here nllcuding the
semiannual meting of the executive
committee of the general sssemhly.
Ir. J. Frank Smith, moderator of
the genernl assembly, loiluy appointed
the Kev. 11. .swearengen, ot Mt. I'aill
Minn., to fill Ihe vacancy on the execu
tive committee caused by the death of
Dr. Wilbur ( hapmnn.
INTERNED HUNS DRINK TO
KAISER'S RESTORATION
HKKNK, K-h. Vi -Herman officers ln
tprtiprt In Swltxorlitinl celehraterl Ihe
hlrthdav of the former Piuporor t l(u
rrnc, nil of thein drinking to IiIh health,
IiIn early return to (Irroiuny and realor-
Btton to hlH former power. They then
draft1'! n tplenram to AineronKen, which
h Main to have been ho insult insr to thn
entente nation that, the teW'Kniph office
refused to accept it.
HANLON WILL SELL.
si
IT. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 12.- Ed llan-
nf Ul.,,,v f'lti- i.u-mpi- tit UI Irt-
Ion.
I seph's Weslern league baseball fran-
( hlse, was nere lousy ror a coniereiu-e
with local men concerning the sale of
his holdings, lie served notice that
unless St. Joseph Interests arranged t
take u his club he would dispose of
It to of ""'"Mie several places that have
made a, , cation for admittance to tli
leagueA A stock company may be
formed In buy Ihe club.
HUMBOLDT MAN WANTS
STATE HIGHWAY PLACE
HUMBOLDT, Tenn., Feb. 12. (Spl,)
Ex-County Judge W. W. Powers Is an
active candidate for the office of secre
tary of Ihe state highway commission.
He has secured practically unanimous
Indorsements from Humboldt, Trenton,
Rutherford, Kenton and Dyer, In this
county, and Is Indorsed from all sec
tions of West Tennessee.
NEW ORDER FOR STRIKE
IN SAVANNAH ISSUED
SAVANNAH. C.a., Feb. 12. Formal
order for union car men operating on
Savannah Electric company lines was
Issued todsv to strike tomorrow morn
ing. It Is the third strike cnlled within
as many months. Nearly 200 men are
Involved. Recognition of the union is
the sole question at stake. The car
men sre members of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Kali
way Employes ot America.
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1
' 4
had expected Mo be saslgned. F.very
cent that the two had or enuM amt t.
gether was spent on this veyaae, nd
when.- arriving ai Yokohamav Cant.
never he aA epfed TorTnHltarytSiity tie
causa of physical disabilities, they were
peunuvss.
The two managed to get to Seattle
and I .(.'spl. . Smuts easily found work In
a shipbuilding nlant. All went well and
the two were liappy for a lime on the
meager' salary ne earned. Hut then
( apt. Smuts became III, funds ran out,
and In order to pay the doctor and buy
medicine and food May Ynhe decided to
. tine did tne only thing which
men seem to think Is a woman's ioh.
She scrubbed floors from midnight until
morning. Then one day her husband
was pronounced out of danger and the
two of them worked f( time, until
Ihey had enough to psv on a chicken
farm. Her happiness will be complete
when It Is paid for aud producing
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SUCCESSION. Y.
Preacher Declares Aid Fur
nished by East Side Made
Victory Sure.
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 -Success of
Ihe Bolshevik movement In Russia Was
attributed tn aid from Ihe lower east
side of New Yk by liev. 4J. A. Simons,
former head of the Methodist F.plscnpal
church In Russia, testifying today at
the senate judlrliiry subciWnmlltee'H In
quiry Into lawless mtutlou in the
United Slates.
The witness !si said the predomi
nating Influence on Bolshevist propa
ganda here was trio Yiddish clement
of the eaat side. He explained that
he was pot In sympathy with
antlsoinltlc movements and that In
suiting his views meant to cast no
reflection upon Jewish people in gen
eral. Immediately after the Kcrrnsky revo
lution curly In i17, Dr. Simon's said,
sentiment In Russia was proally, but
within a few months when Ihe Bolshe
vik movement developed, a strong pro
German current developed with more
than half the ngltatois Jews, including
many from New York.
The witness said a woman, a mem
ber of his church and a teacher In
Smolney Institute, l'etrograd, head
nuarlers of flip KnlKhev-iuia i,f....A i
overthrew Kerensky, frequently nw
German officers at a council tahie with
Bolshevik leaders. He added that the
unman reported seeing German docu
ments hearing German stamps on the
table and hearing German spoken more
fremient Iv Ih-tn t, l-i
' ; ..-."ninii. i 'i romon
suggested this language might have
I,..,... Vi.liuK .1 ,
.. . .u,f,, iimir.ii ui uerinan.
FREETASSlL
GETS BY SENATE
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb it. (Spl ,)
The senate reconsidered Ihe free pass
bill this morning snd passed that meas
ure by a vote of 18 to 14, after defeat
ing the measure Tuesday afternoon by
a vote of 16 to 13 The companion
measure requiring foreign railways and
transportation lines tn furnish free
transportation of state officials, mem
bers of the legislature, Including clerks
and engrossing clerks, passed also.
henator Bradley Introduced an antl
psss hill.
The house was debating the question
of a lalslatlve recess beginning Feb. 14,
as provided In a joint resolution bv Rep
resentative Wilson when that' hodv
adjourned to attend the presentation of
of the Hooper portrait to the state.
I he general educatlona h i bv Ren-
resentatlve. Walker. Howard. Curr
Orell, Hall and Bond was introduced
In the house; likewise a measure bv
Representative Carr providing: for the
opening of drug stores, undertaking es-
laoiisnniems ann nortsts shops
on Sunday. Senate bill No. 147, requir
ing public funds to be dennslieil in
banks at Interest, where such fund.
are to lie held for more than three
months, passed final reading) In the
house,
Bona houses ad loomed ear! tn t.
'-ad the Hooper portrait presentation.
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wjs ,a...i j r - v s ill
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TRAC
S BOLSHEVIK
CHARTER
BACKED
BY ALL SHELBY
Hanover and Galella Only Op
positionBill Will Not Be
Introduced for Few Days..
Solons Reading Provisions.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. II. (Se.1.1
The Memphis manager bill, which was
expected to be Introduced Tuesday at.
ternoon, failed to make Its appearance)
in either house, and according to irteia
hers of the Hhetbv delegation will lint
be introduced tor sever.il days jet, ail
dependent upon time to, be set, for
the legislative revest
.' names h.ive as , rcen attaches!
o Ois kill, hut tl" J-jl-gatlon from
Shelkr. Iwith in 'he I . and the -Rt,
vi,; snj'i itift k e.iiftire, with (ha
exc,V)n e, Wwift. fjmiover snd Ua-
leiav ice i i!u two mfi-'hers of the en
tire il"!egauo who. at against the
measure
Tw kill, ss p 'n'eil in The Newt
Scimitar of Moods;, emoon. is ke.
Ing widely rirctitai ere, paruuu'vljr
among the solons. . Isk of a mar.
endum as tn Its o-iMMiun le not ca'-'
lug much worry among; Its flvoca.
especially since Gov. (tokens attacti'd
his stgnsture to thev Ttremen s dmii is
platoon hill for Nsshvllle, whlcl vjs
a pjece of mandatory legislation Invelv-
Ing the annual etpendlture or Sie.eon,
without a vote of the people.
REFERENDUM UP TO
COMMITTEE OF 100
The cltisens' committee of 1! declines,
according to R. It. Ellis. Its chairman,
tn ke drawn Into a discussion, "I will
formally present the referendum ques
tion tn the committee of 101) at the
meeting this evening at I o clock In
the banquet hall of the Gayoso hotel."
said K. It. Ellis, chairman of the com
mutes of 12. Wednesday morning "Tit
Inclusion or exclusion of the referen
dum will then he a matter entirely for
their own judgment and desire and we
will abide bv their decision."
Mr. Ellis said he regarded the refer
endum question ss secondary, and as
at present raised snd held alert ny
newspapers and ethers In Memphis, a
factional, partisan political matter.
"Our paramount concern ts and has
keen all along," said Mr. Rills, "In the
creation and Institution of a charter '
for the city of Memphis, which would
permit the city to pull out of the mlra
of factional control, with Us usual ac
companying inefficiency, and establish
us tnuniciimi .government
upon
w!vtl htifrina?n kssUk . Wa
want
ls men of kierheNt chsrsotsr -' and "
ability. We Want to eutahllss I DuM
yatem for city employes which will
free an employe from political obliga
tion aud servitude, and enaMe him to
be concerned in only one thing), the
renderlhg of a servlca to the city. We
want It tn he so that an employe mae
epect and receive reward for faith
fulness, Intelligence and length of ser
vice, snd n the other hand stay eJion
the city's payroll no longer than he
ceases te render a proper service."
Other Cites Like Plan.
The committee, he eays. Is receiv
ing many letters vigorously Indorslnf
the city manager form of government.
One of these Is from orand Rapid.
Mich., and was written nv Christian
Gallmryer, mayor of that city. "In
my opinion, says Gallmeyer, "the
manager form of government Is the
government for any city to adopt. ' f
reei mat it is away line. id or the old
foiiti of euvernmeiit. because It a-tvee
the commissioners at all times a chance
to place responsibility."
The new form of government has
been In Just ir months. Mayor Oall
meyer further eays. snd eipresses the
opinion that success for the city man
ager plan Is assured whenever tha
voters will select the right kind of
men for commissioners.
Springfield, 0., Satisfied.
The secretarv-manaaer of lhA Snrtnv- .
field (O ) chamber of commerce writes
that his rity has Been operated under
the city manager plan of government
fur several years and the "people are
satisfied and would not think of chang
ing kack to the old firm." He, too,
says tlieir "success Is due to the kind
of men who have served on the com
mission.
'We are pretty well satisfied with
the commission-manager form of gov
ernment In Phoenix," the secretary of
tne cnamner or commerce of that city
says In his letter.
Hamlin Palmer, secretary of the
hoard of rlly development of Amartllo,
Tex., says that "as far as I have been
able to discover, this form of city gov
ernment (commission-manager form)
has been so much more satisfactory
thnn the old aldermanlo form, that no
objections have ever neeii raised, ex
cept by a very few reactionaries." Mt.
Palmer's view of Ihe benefits of the
change of government is In "the co
ordination of the business of the city In
Ihe hands of one man, leaving the leg
islative functions In the hands of the
commission. The city charter was
drawn up." he continues, "by a com
mittee of .10 of the leading huslness and
professional men, and In Its four years
of operation there has not been any
Issue developed demanding any chances
to suit the conditions In this city."
The city manager nlan has only been
operating In Norfolk, Va., since Sep
tember. 1018. hut Ihe secretary of the
board of trade of that cltv writes that
"s mnlnrltv nf our people here sre well
pleased with Us oneratlnn. which. It
Is believed, has already resulted tn the
advantage of the city of Norfolk from
many phnes,"
FLU BARSCOURT.
ASHLAND, Miss. Feh. 13. (Spit
The reeular term of the circuit co"ef
hs heen noslnoned on nccount of the
fin. This is the third time court has
failed to sit.
Tennessee Probably rain; warmer tn
east.
Mississippi Cloudy, probably rain.
Arkansas Occasional rain; coUler
Thursday.
Alabama Cloudy, probably rain;
warmer in east.
Kentucky Probably rain, little
change In temperature.
Louisiana Cloudy, local rains, colder
in northwest Thursday. s
Oklahoma Cloud) , probably rain;
colder Thursday.
East Texas Cloudy, probably ruin;
colder Thursday.
West Texas Cloudy, probably rain
or snow In north, colder.
Florida Fair, warmer 'n central and
south; Thursday fair, except rain In
northwest, warmer in south.
South Carolina Generally cloudy;
probably rain Thursday In northwest,
warmer.
Georgia Cloudy, probably rain ex
cept fair in southeast, warmer.
Kansas Unsettled with rain, rArning
to snow flurries in east ToUday;
colder Thursday.
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