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GOV. ROBERTS ASK DANIELS THIRD VENIRE FOR
HERETO ATTEND ARnllT F1IIMF fM TRIAL
TRI-STATE FAIR 7m m ORDERED BY JUDGE
Governor Bilbo Expected to
Arrive During the Day to
See Wonderful Exhibits;
Brough Detained.
CHILDREN'S DAY BRINGS
-OUT MANY LITTLE ONES
Judging of Pig Club Boys' En
tries, to End Series of Mem
orable Exhibitions of Live
Stock Shows. -
FRIDAY'S PROGRAM.
Children's day.
Governors' daj'.
Rotary day.
Boys and Girls' Club day.'
9 a.m. Gates open. . . .
10 a.m. Judging of pip club ex
hibits, swine arena.
11 a.m. Midway shows open.
2 p.m. Harness races and Woos
ter's thoroughbreds with women
Jockeys.
S p.m. Band concert and vaude
ville in front of grand stand.
a p.m. Daylight fireworks for
children.
3 p.m. Hawaiian sextet in Wom
an's building.
4 p.m. Live stock parade In front
of grand stand. .
8 p.m. Band concert and vaude
ville in front of grand stand. '
9 p.m. Fireworks in front of
grand stand.- a
Admission Children IS cents,
adults 60 cents, no war tax. Grand
stand 26 cents. ,
, Children have . the right of way at
the Tri-State fair Friday, and thou
sands of them are taking it. The county
schools gave a holiday, permitting; the
children of Shelby county- to have the
full day to enjoy the' countless wonders
j whloh the fair offers to youthful as
'well as adult eyes.-,-
Gov. A. H. Roberts arrfved from
f Nashville on an early mornlnv train to
attend the fair In the afternoon, as the
- guest of tho association, this being
'. governors as woL.aju children's day.
It was hoped By ;"Uiii" member of the
.association to have the governors of
eacn or -tne ir-ststes present, but flov.
Eilbo had not arrived from MisslssiDDt
i ' In the forenoon, and Gov. Brought of
ArKangait, wired that he was unable to
? attend the fair this year.
Entertainment of the governors was
, left with the Rotary club, the Rotarlans
sharing the dedication 'of Friday with
the children and the states' executives.
A committee of Rotarlans. .headed by R.
R. Elite, met Gov, Roberts and Ar
ranged to give htm a luncheon at the
Tennessee club in the round room,, at
12:30 t.m. lihose Invited to attend
this luncheon included Bishop Thomas
F. Gailor, W. C. Johnsdn. .John W.
McChire, Rowlett Paine and George
Morris, managing editor or ;rne jnows
scimitar.
?JIidway Delights AIL.
The children are receiving priceless
Instruction In. the resources .of their
: ("Continued on Page 22, Colunmn 1.)
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CRIMINAL TRIALS
One Became III Other Recalled
- Past Dealings With Rogers.
Judge Sets Further Pro
ceedings Off Till Monday.
The trial of Walter Patton, alias
"Pady Mack," and "Sleepy" John Itoa-,
era, charged with attempting to assault
14-year-old Hasel Bray on Aug. 3, was
postponed until Monday morning by
Judge Tom Harsh of the Second crim
inal court when only a few of the 300
veniremen summoned for the day ap
peared for examination, not time enough
having elapsed to secure service on all
of them. J ,
Two Jurors abandoned' their seats In
the Jury box Friday when H. B. Baker,
tir.; of Brunswick, was excused on ac
count of illness and his aee. and B. U.
Bradshaw, of Oakvllle, was allowed to
disqualify himself when herald he re
membered that he had had dealings with
niepy' John Kogers.
The trial started Friday with 10 Jurors
ani will begin Monday with only eigni.
Bradshaw while being examined Wed
nesday suddenly halted proceedings by
asking John Rogers if lie hadn't met
him somewhere. Rogers said that he
did not think ft. The venireman then
qualified. Friday, when another ve
nireman was being examined, Bradshaw
against halted proceedings and told the
Judge that he recognized Rogers as be
ing a man with whom he had had deal
ings and therefore thought that the
dealings prejudiced him. He did not
sny what the dealings were but was
. excusea.
Mr. Baker was taken ill Thursday and
was excused Friday o -recommendation
of Dr. N. S. Graves,-, superintendent of
the county board of health.
' The defense has exhausted 12 tier
emptory challenges while the state has
used up four. -Ten
veniremen were examined .by
noon, all being challenged for cause
save one, an oi mem disqualifying on
Doing questionea oy juage Harsh.
WILL TEST AUTO TAX ON
DEMONSTRATION CARS
Expressing the belief that the state
" jiiauiniK n umawiui iu use a aeaj
tha H ilAninnatKutlnn mtwru....... in
stand up, W, Percy Biggs, attorney for
o. iving, auiuinoune salesman, witl
tost its validity in the oircuit court.
King was fined 111 in city court Thurs-
wiciuimi v,i m t;unrga ui using
dealer' HcetiM for nurtmneti nthar l.
. demonstration. The case was appealed
oy Mr. Kiggs. ine result win
watched by other automobile aatesm
here as many have been arrested on
similar charge,
Tl JURORS LOST
N MACK-ROGERS
nrm nuimni
Report of Landing of Marines
at Trau Brings Official Sen
atorial Demand for Infor
mation From Secretary.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Secretary
Daniels was atked In a. resolution by
Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsyl
vania, adopted today by the senate, to
report whether American marines were
landed at Trau, Dalmatia, to cempel Its
evacuation by Italian forcea as reported
in press dispatches from Copenhaged
and Paris.1
NITTl' AND TITTONI TO
DECLARE THEIR POLICY
PARIS, Sept. 2. Premier Nlttl and
Foreign Mlnlttor Tlttonl will make d'
derations of tneir policy in tn cnam-
ser or deputies tomorrow ana asK tot a
vote of confidence in the government,
ccordlno ta a dlsoatch to the Temps
from Rome. The entire ministry will
attend the seialon, the dispatch adds.
ITALIAN ADVANCE HELD
UP BY U.S. SAILORS
PARIS. Sent 26. American naval
forces hsve taken a hand In the swiftly
moving sventa along the eastern shore
ef the Adriatic, according to advlcea
from Copenhagen. United States de
stroyers, sppearlngj off ths port of
Trau, when Italian soldier attempted
to force their way Into the town,
brouaht the attack to a audden stop,
the Italians retreating hastily. It is
said, one Italian armorea car, wun
It crew of an officer and tnree pri
vates fell Into the hands ef the Jugo
Slave who were defending the place
but the prlaonars wars taken over by
American marines ana transferred to
an Italian ship, Serbian troops arrived
at Trau soon after the marines were
put sshore end the town wae turned
over to them by the) marines who re
turned to tneir amps, accoroing io re
port. .
The crown council of Italy met yes
terday under the presidency of King
victor. tmminuu ana ins d nei ie ex
pressed that the council has before It
a reply from rrestaenx wueon to n
Italian proposals Intended to settle the
orablem ef ths dlsoasttlon of Flume.
Advices from Rome do not Indicate
the nature ef the. reply but In Italian
circles nere n le aara inai in pro
eoiala were relected bv Mr. Wllser)
whe also threatened an economic boy
cott If Italy persisted In holding Flume
In defiance ef the allied powers. Amer
ican delegate her would not discuss
the report. u .
The D'Annunalo forcer at Flume are
said to have extended their lines back
of the city so as to include high ground
strategically necessary for the defense
ot the city, me city or bushsk, wnicn
Is really a part of Fiutn, is to be taker,
over by Capt. D'Annunslo. At present
Sussak Is occupied by the queen's brl
cade of the Italian army, which has not
joined the insurgents. Comparatively
good order prevails in he city, it is
The political situation is apparently
near a crisis, according to report, the
advocates of the annexation of Flume
including some ot the more powerful
elements.
Bibulous Butcher
Fires At Chauffeur
, Bumps Into "Law"
Friends of C, A. Doyle, Madison ave
nue butcher, say he Is a good man
when sober, but Deputy Sheriffs Oos
wirk and Barboro declare he is a wild.
wild man when he la drunk.
Here's a story related by Deputy
Ooswick, who with Barboro, captured
Poyle and placed him behind the Jail
bars on charges of disorderly conduct
and carrying a pistol.
A nhone message came to Goswick
that a man had run amuck and was
shooting things up out on Poplar pike,
near White station. He got Into his
little flivver and picking up Barboro
on the way sped to the scene ot the
shooting. t
When they arrived at the place de-
scriviea in tne phone message tney
found a deserted Yellow Taxi and latter
found the chauffeur. The chauffeur
told the deputies that Doyle hired the
car for a ride and when he got out
on ths pike, while under the influence
oi uquor, urea rive anois at mm ana
ran mm away irom ine car.
Coming Into town. Uoswtck says
somebody halted himself and Barboro
and warned them if they did not eitherJ
oeai it or slow up ne wouta snooi- out
the automobile llehts. They arrested
the man, who proved to be Doyle, and
on searching him found a .38 -caliber
pistol, tney say.
TRAVELING MEN WILL
QAPTUREfAIR SATURDAY
Traveling men will have their dav at
the fair Saturday and the Nfemphls
Travelers, hosts for the day, have
planned for a day filled with entertain
ment,
All members of any of the commercial
travelers' organizations, whether they
live in Memphis or are visiters, are ex
pected to register at the Chamber of
Commerce, first floor beginning at 8
o'clock. They will be furnished with
cards and badges, tne cams to be pre
sented at the fair grounds gates with
their membership cards, to obtain ad
mission.
There will be a parade at 11 o'clock
starting from the Chamber of Com
merce, and a luncheon at noon, after
which the remainder of the day and
evening will be Bnent at the fair.
An informal dance ts to be held for
the traveling men KWdny night at the
Hotel Chlsoa, membership cards being
the only requirement lor admittance.
GIRL SEEKS PARENTS.
Never Eying seen her parents, but
believing She was born. In Memphis,
Miss uiadys Htroud, 18 years old, or St.
Louis, in a letter to the Dolica deoart-
Lment here, asks aid In finding her
mmnvr kiiu miner. .
The Stroud girl sayn she was adopted
when a baby by Mrs. Frank Stroud. 6214
Washington avenue. St. JLouls. but that
her foster parent refuses tn tell her of
her parents, tne gin states sne has
heard tint her father is living in Mem
phis.
BANK BILL FAVORED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Tha senate
banking committee today ordered fa
vorably reported the house bill author
islng Increased bank loans upon com-
jjiuuiuvve
Special List of 500 Men Pre-
pared for Summons Monday
No Talesmeji Qualify Friday
Baby DisturbsjCourt.
Despairing of getting a Jury to try
Allen J. McNatnara on . a charge of
criminal assault from the 86 men who
reported out of the special venire of
500 ordered fcr Friday morning, Judge
i. m xucnaras, ot me first criminal
court, ordered a third special venire
Jridoy. TU's special list also called for
600 men, and was ordered returniahla
on next Monday morning.
urs-gaie oi us veniremen re
ported in tho First criminal court Fri
day morning for examination , as
Jurors. But examining by Judge Rich
ards showed tnat 3a of those men were
disqualified because they either were
over age an! claimed exemption, or
were not householders or freeholders,
or else they had net lived long enough
in ine siate to quality. in aadltlon,
four of five of the lot were excused by
mutual consent. This left 6 mon for
examtnaton.
Among the special veniremen sum
moned for Friday was W. J. Hayes,
former chief of nolica. He ium nut
called fpr examtnaton during the morn-
uiK srasion.
A fine of 325 was ordered entered bv
Judge Richards against each of the
men on whom service had been ob
tained, and who ailed to report. Mike
M. Cohen, deputy criminal court clerk,
was ordered to see that this 2t was
collected,
Baby Disturbs Court.
Durinr the Qualification nf veniremen.
and the examtnaton which followed,
the McNamars. baby, Annie Laurie,
gave conclusive proof that she had
been to the Tri-State fair recently.
She tightly trrasned . red tov balloon
and a multi-colored feather tickler. But
she was banished for a time from the
courtroom, when she grew petulant,
and burst Into the dampest of Infan
tile, weeps. Her father, the defend
ant, was unable to quiet her, and Judge
mcnaros oraerea ine cnna s motner to
take her outside, until she quieted
down.
J. M, Armour, farmer. Brunswick.
was the first venireman called for ex
amination. He disqualified when he
siatea tnat ne naa a nxea opinion.
t. H. McOwen, A. L, Brndon..O. B.
Morrison, W. P. Battle and H, M. Deal,
also bad fix id optniens.
w. r . cowan, travellnar nhotntranner.
730. Polk avenue, disqualified for the
same reason. R,. R. iitev Bight
general' yardmaster for the rT C and
Y. ft M. V. railroads, stated) that Mc
Namara's brother worked for him as a
caller. He said he had a very positive
opinion as to the guilt or Innocence
ot Alien, j. j. wood. HinKhamton.
carpenter, also had an opinion.
Morris Linnian was dlsaualined be-
cause he did not believe in the death
penalty.
Tne examination or h. m. Hea m con
sumed almost an hour of the morning
session. He first declared he had fixed
opinions regarding the death penalty.
He was challenged thrice by Ralph
Davis. Twice , Judge Richards over
ruled the attorney's challenges when
the venireman stated that he thoSeht
he might set aside those opinions. The
last time, however, Mr. Davis wag sua
talned and Beale was discharged.
Court then adjourned until the art
craoon session, . . ;
INSPECTION OF PARK
FIELD WILL BE MADE
Park Field Aviation school will be In
spected Saturday by 5. party, of hlsh
army officers, and a subcommittee of
the military affairs committee of the
house, as a final sten before the nur-
vnase or tne ground by ine reaerai gov
ernment.
Members of the party will arrive Sat
urday morning at 9 o'clock, and will
first be escorted to the Hotel Chlsoa.
where theyiwlll take autos for Park
field. The members of the committee
are Congressman Hubert F. Fisher, of
the Memphis district, with Represents
tives Crago, Hull of Iowa, Laguardla
and Fields. The army officers Include
Lieut.-Gen. Robert Bullard and nine
other officers of high rank,, including
Gen. Menoher, chief of the air ser
vice, a
W. C. Johnson, chairman of the avia
tion committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, and other members of his com
mittee, will meet the visitors at their
train, and escort tnem to the hotel and
accompany them to Park field. Ma
Lovell. commandant of Park field, with
one or two aides, will also meet the
party.
If the inspection of the field la com
pleted In time, the entire party will be
taken nn a brief tour over the citv and
to the Tri-State fair.. They will prob
ably also be entertained at an informal
dinner Saturday night before lhelf-ie-
parture for camp Fine.
FLORIDAUCETO
KILLED BY NEGRO
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Sept. 2.
Charles F. Turknett, policeman, died
tooay or wounas receiven snortiy arter
midnight in a pistol duel with Claude
Howell, negro, whom he was sttmnt-
Ing to arrest. Howell escaped hut was
round tonay hiding. in the home of
neero near the scene of the shootinr.
He was suffering from a broken wrist
which was struck by a bullet fired by
the policeman, and alFO was shot in the
sine.
The grand Jury, now In session to In
vestlgato the recent lynching of two
negroes, here, wan instructed by the
court to take tin Howen s case imme
dlately with a view to bringing about a
speeay trial or tne negro.
Memphis, Pept. 2, 1919.
-temperature-
Hour. Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humld'v
7 p.m. yes'day 89 2 66
7 a.rn. today.. 68 fig 1ft!)
Noon today... 74 64 68
Maximum temperature. 74; minimum,
58. Sun sets today, 1:53; rises tomor
row, 6:61. Moon sets 8:06 p.m. today.
No precipitation.
Tennessee Fair; slightly warmer in
extreme west; warmer Saturday.
Mississippi Generally fair; slightly
warmer Saturday.
Arkansas Cloudy; warmer In west
and central portions; Saturday, partly
cloudy,
Alabama Generally fair; slightly
warmer Saturday.
Kentucky Fair and warmer.
Louisiana Unsettled In north, partly
cloudy in south.
Oklahoma Partly cloudy; warmer In
east.
East Texas Generally cloudy,
LAWRENCE
FULL PARTICULARS
ABOUT COLLAPSE
BY DAVID
Special Correspondent
ON BOARD PRESIDENT
WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 26.- President Wilson has broken down.
The strain of seven years of official burden has at last got the
better of him. His physician, Admiral Cary T. Graysoi totfay
compelled, the president to cancel the remainder of his seakiV
trip and go back to the White House. ,'
The president insisted on fulfilling his speaking engage
ments, but his nervousness was of 6uch a character that it was
deemed best not to let him leave the train.
The correspondents on the train have i
susnected for several ilavs that some
thing was Wrong. Usually Mrs. Wilson
is all smiles. Tne worried look on her
face In the last few days has been tnex-
piamabie, but today s announcement
tells the story.
Early this morning Dr. Grayson was
awakened to go to the bedside of the
president, who couldn't sleep.
l lie mgnt berore ne naa also oeen
restless and sleepless. His last speech"
at Pueblo was a masterpiece of elo
quence, but It was noticeable that the
president spoke in a low voice ana
without his usual power. As he talked
of the visit he 'had paid to a French
cemetery where American soldiera were
buried and spoke of the promise made
tnat there should never ne anotner sucn
war if human Ingenuity could prevent
It, men and women tn the audience
wept. There was tears in ths eyer of
Mrs. Wilson, and It save one the Im
pression as she looked anxiously at the
president (hat she feared he might
break down durinc his sueech.
Was Despondent. i
The president has evidently been de
spondent. Many of his speeches .have
referred to the sacrifices of the war
and the scenes of destruction in Kirrope.
He has again and again exalted the no
bility of death ror a great cause snn
has on one occasion said he would glad
ly die himself to bring about peace on
the world. This moody strain has been
noticeable not Infrequently on tnls trip.
The fact is, the president has put his
heart and soul Into the fiaht for the
league of nations and has worn Himself
out.
Dr. Grayson said he believed It was
the reaction from the European con
ference, where the president worked
day and night, sometimes until past
mianignt. He raugiu a coin, too, in
Europe from which he does not seem
to have recovered and I have noticed
an occasional cough, it has been neces
sary again and again to cancel auto
mobile rides In various cities.
What the president needs ta at com
plot mental, and pb,virat rust. Jle wlll
get the latter by strict order of his
physician but wun tne intensity ot tne
president In the fight for ths Jeagu
of nations and the approaching confer
ence between capital and labor aa well
as the visits of the king and queen
of 'Belgium, Cardinal Mercier, the prince
of Wales and other notables, it is doubt
ful whether Mr. Wilson will be able
to rid himself of worry about the many
tasks wlvlch are, set for him in Octo
ber. On the other hand If the presi
dent Is to make a complete recovery,
a cessation of work of all sort is neces
sary. .
Used Up Reserve.
If It were not for the suddeness of
the decision today one would have re
garded the president's illness as simply
another , cold or indisposition of the
kind he had been occasionally troubled
with but from which he has usually
PRESIDENT CANCELS LOCAL
BULLETIN.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL TRAIN, Sept, J. Resting
quietly In his private ' car, President
Wilson was described aa feellna slightly
better thle afternoon. Although he was
up when the train left Wichita, Kat.,
Dr. Orayeon persuaded him to He down
during the afternoon. It was declared
his condition was sot at all critical.
WICHITA, Kan., Sept. M. Worn out
by more than three weeke of speech,
making for the peace treaty, Presldsnt
Wilson today cancelled the remainder
ef his epeaklng datee and decided to re
turn at enoe to Waehlngten. Although
it was eatf there was nothing critical
about the preeldent'a condition. Dr.
Grayson, hit physician, declared a
nervoua reaction affecting Ms digestive
organs made suspension ef his trip Im
perative. .- - i
Mr. Wilton was III meat ef last night
and the deoielon to return at ones to
the capital was reached just before hit
train arrived In Wichita. The president
hlmtelf wanted to continue his speaking
program, but Dr, Grayeen would not
permit It.
Leaving Wichita at 11 o'clock today,
after a atop ef about two hour, tht
presidential apeelal will reach Washing
ton Sunday morning. It will go by
way ef Kansas city and St. Leula.
Secretary Tumulty Issued the follow
ing statement:
"The president' has exerted himself
so constantly and ha been under such
a strain during the last year and hat
so spent himself without reserve on this
trip that It has brought on a nervous
reaction In his digestive organs.
. "Dr.. Grayson therefore, Insists upon
the cancellation of his remaining ap
pointmcnts and his immediate return
to Washington, notwithstanding the
president's earnest desire to complete
his engagements."
Although outwardly ths president had
appeared to be standing well the hard
ordeal of more thaji three weeks of
travel and speech-making, It became
known todav that ror some dava he had
suffered from headache. Hg also htt
ben much fatigued by the confinement
of his speclHl train. Interrupted only
by brief stops, which have been spent
mostly In riding through crowds and
speaking to audiences so large lis to re
quire all his exertion to make his voice
heard. i
Mr. Wilson . has made nearly 40
speeches since he left Washington,
Sept. 3, and has spent all but about
half a doaen nights on the train. Five
addresses remained on his uncompleted
schedule. After the two today he was
to have spoken In Littie flock and
Memphis tomorrow, and In Louisville
Monday morning, returning to Wash
ington on Tuesday,
Parades OrdeaU. '
tt was declared by members of the
president's party that one of the or
deals which s?emed to be most trying
on his nerves has been the automobile
parades throaigh the cities he has vis
ited. He has traveled many miles stand
ing in his ar and waving hla hst in
response to the cheers of welcome. This
lealun ot lite trip also apparently has
GIVES
LAWRENCE 1
of The News Scimitar, -j
WILSON'S SPECIAL TRAIN.
recovered. Bui It has been evident, that
the president has been runnlnav' n re
serve strength for the last twf Jeeks.
He has complained of heads a ho
i"uch that vfstrrday afternooul , train
was stopped between stations llo
. - , mo pruHident and M s", Wil
son took a long walk accomp M,A by
inn aocrvt service men The tvMdjnt
spent an hour tramping counti r Ji'ade
gut dldn t appear to be very mcn, Bet
ter. f. .
The decision to stop the trip alto
gether was taken over the presidents
protest, particularly because he feared
a wrong impression might ensue, but
members of his party assured aim that
he had presented his case completely,
and that he could add little more In
the next six speeches. Incidentally the
last news which the president got from
Washington was of a decidedly? on
couraglng character, and should have
stimulated him. Word came for In
stance, last night from Senator Axhursl,
of Arirona, that he would suojiort the
peace treaty without amendwat or
reservation and this was deemvd sig
nificant in view of recent stories thut
the Arisona senator was to . lead a
group of eight insurgents In the Demo
cratic ranks. . ..j,. v
Report Tide Turning ? ? .
Senators Simmons and Overman, Of
North Carolina; Koblnson, of Arkansas,
and Vanco McCormlck had sent mes
sages to the Wilson train saying the
tide was turning at Washington. All
of this should have cheered up the
president, but It didn't.
" There is nothing on which to base an
Impression of an alarming character,
that Is the president hits developed no
symptoms that might Indicate a long
Illness, but anyone oan Judge whst are
the possible stfscla on a man Juft CO
years of see who has been weighed
down by the cares of tits Mexican (rou
ble at the outset of his administration,
the neutrality problems from the out
break of the war In 1914 until the 1 'tilt
ed (States entered; the many.tojt hours
of vlgltant rea4IWMiO0iilWulii .able
concerning -war operations-, and finally
(he unparalleled strain of the Paris
Hlnce the president's return from Eu
rope in July he, has beep, conferring
with senators almost constantly on the
league of nations, and has worked on
the high cost of living problem at tho
same time. To take a speaking trip
after such a series of cares Is a ellinax
that would tax the strength of the av
erage man in robust health.
The big question Is whether Mr. Wil
son's breakdown means he has burned
up most of his energy, and that If lie
is to complete hla present term he will
be compelled to lead a less active life,
or whether with that remarkable power
of reotiperatlon which the president has
often shown In the past, he way meath
er the storm that has just beset him
In the most critical moment of his pub
lic career.
(Copyright, 1919, by David Lawrence.)
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been .very tiring to Mrs. Wilson also,
w'io has accompanied him wherever he
went and who, during the last few
days, has shown evidence ot being
anxious for the strain to end.
In order to avoid the crowds (he
president has mado several minor shifts
In his schedule. At San Diego, last
Frldiiy, he went aboard his train Im
mediately after the Informal dinner
given In his hmor Instead of remain
ing for the plght and when he reached
Los Angeles the next day he tried in
vain to slip quietly to his hotel for a
Hunday's rest.
Later in the day, at Los Angeles, he
srranged to take the air In a brief au
toomoDlle ride by sending out person
ally and hiring a taxtuab instead of us
ing the conspicuous flag-draped car
that had been provided for his use.
In a number of other cases ulnce then
the president has tried to curtail his
program and has seised every oppor
tunity to ge a moment's relaxation. His
train was stepped for more than an
hour yesterday after leaving Pueblo,
while Mr. and Mrs. Wilson took a long
walk along a dusty country road by
the Arkansas river.
Has Indigestion.
The details of the president's Indis-
fiosltlon were not revealed, but It wis
ndlcated that he had-a slight tdflch
of Indigestion. Dr. Grayson thought It
would pass away quickly If Mr. Wilson
remained quietly in bed, but he said he
would Insist upon absolute rest.
Hlnce the trip begun the president has
also been suffering from a slight cough
which several times has caused his
voice to break while he was speaking.
To one audience he laughingly remarked
that it was "the remains of a Paris
cold,',' but both he and Dr. Grayson
have treated it lightly, The real cause
of his Indisposition, It was said, was
the nervous strain of tils arduous pro
gram, which was one of the most stren
uous ever undertaken by a president.
Although the presldentlsl special was
due to resch Wichita st 7 o'clock this
morning; the arrival was delayed until
9. as has been the esse In all cities
where n earlier arrival has been sched
uled. Shortly before 9 o'clock the train
s sidetracked on the outskirts of the
city end It was a half hour later that
tuv oeclsion to suspend the trip was
announced in Secretary Tumulty's
statement.
Assistant Secretary Brahsnry went by
motor to the Wichita station, a mile
away, tn tell the local reception com
mittee that the president could not
have the train. On the way to the
streets were lined by thousands who
hod gathered along the route of the
scheduled automobile ride In the busi
ness section.
TIPTON COUNTY PUSHES
' BAPTIST CAMPAIGN
COVINGTON.. Tenn.. Kept. 26. (Hoi.)
The Baptist campaign In Tipton
county le being pushed diligently by
W. L Owen, the publicity director of
Big Iiatchle association, and plans sre
on foot to select organisers, boosters
and teams ror all churches or the
county. Speeches will be made by lay
men at various churches on Sunday.
Ames9 Bull and Parsons' Cow
Are Angus Grand Champions
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Senior and Orand Champion Aberdeen Angus cow, Queen Mllly of Sun Dane
III,,'' owned by 0. C. Parsons, ef Rutherford, Ala.
junior ang urana vnampton Aoeraeen
owned py wmssf'iantation, urena junction, i enn.
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j 8ATCRDAVS 1'HI-STATE FAIR PIUjKAS
Automobile Day. '
Travelers' Pay. ... ,
f a.m. Gates open."
11 a.m. Midway Hhows open.
3 p.m. Rand conceit and vaudeville tn front of grand gland,
'i p.in. Automobile races start. .
p.m. Hawaiian Sextet In Woman's bnllrilnit.
Admission to cents; no war lax. Grand stand, 23 rents.
WILSONATLAST
OF FIGHT PLANS
Centers His Warning Upon
Lodge's Opposition to Ar
ticle 10 and What Such
Action Would Mean.
DY DAVID LAWTIKNCK.
Ths News Bcimltar'e Special Corre.
spondent,
ON BOAKD PHKSIDUNT WILSON'S
SPKCIAL TRAIN, Kept. 56 President
Wilson has at Inst told the country
what he would do If tho senate Insisted
upon changing the meaning of the
treaty by means of "reservations." He
did not, In his speech at Cheyenne,
ray ho would regard all reservations as
a disapproval of the treaty of peace,
but he went doflnltely on record In
saying he would be obliged to regard
(lie Lodge reservation on Article to sa
a rejection of the treaty. That menus,
he added, the necessity of negotiating
a separate peace with Germany us the
other powers, Air. Wilson declares, will
soon have ratified the present treaty
and nut it into operation.
For several days the president has
been approaching this climax; lie has
been reading tli newspaper accounts
of the senate activities and has Insisted
to his audiences that many of the men
who sre favoring "reservations" are
hlEh-uiltided men. hut that they did
nut realise nor fully understand what
would be tho consequence of their ac
tion. The president's denunciation nf the
proposed reservation to Article 10 nas
unsparing. After reading Its text, where
by It is suggested th::t the United
Mutes would assume no obligation to
preserve the Uerrllorlal integrity of any
nations and would be exempt from ell
action except In thofe cases wherein
the consress nilirhl direct, tho urosi-
dnt declared that Btich a reservation
meant that America made no general
promise, but left It to other nations to
guess at what she would do.
"We won't loin II now, but-- occa
sionally," Is what the president said
America wouia mean ny sucn a reser
vation. "Wo won't co-operate now, but
from time to time, we may co-opera-ale
'
The president made It very clear
that such a course would involve un
certainty and would tuke (rum beneath
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ARMY AND NAVY TO
RACE IN BALLOONS
f-T. LOUIS, Sept. S.-Th balloon
race between the army and navy, which
Is to start from hore hit" today, bids
fair to furnish a record flight, according
to experts, owing to tho luck or re
strictlons placed upon tila contestants,
The flight will not be a -non-stop af
fair, but the contestant may land at
plf-asure ani as often as lliey desire,
the only regulation Imposed being that
they lumiot take oa gas eflor th start.
' Kacii tlds will be represented by a
team o three balloons. They will be
Identified - by banners, the army bal
loons cirrvlng white banners with red
letters telling the nvlutlon field who
iny represent, wmie the ruy will nave
white signs with blue lotterinu.s The
fir -it balloon is schedule J la start at
:U5 p. in.
INFORMS IONS
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Poland Photos
engui ouu, sm riantstion auyerien,
Big British R. H.
v Strike Ordered;
Conference Fails
LONDON. Sent. 2li Th miihHn..
between the railroad men's representa
tives and the government for an at
tempted adjustment nf differences on
tho wage question todilv resulted In fall,
ure and a strike on the rnMnwds haa
been ordered to take effect tonight at
midnight.
The strike will affect probably more
than 6110,000 men,
I The government hns srranged to have
the iriails curried by - airplanes and to
have large motor cars from the gov
ernment services muds available for the
conveyance of supplies to the Inlgo
lowim wnun will ne seriously arrwled.
The locomotive engineers have an
nounced they would Juln in the strike
but It is staled tho government has ar
ranged to have many men who drove
engines during the war inn lie runs on
tne principal train service routes.
The official announcement from
Downing street on the breakdown of
the negotiations with the railway men
read:
"The conference failed to arrive nt
an agreement and a strike will take
place tonight."
OHIO STRIKERS MAY
INVADE SISTER STATE
OOLTJMHUfl. O,, Kept. 36. Upon re
ceipt today of a telegram from Gov.
Cornwell. of West Vlnrinla wivhiir timt
8.000 men from Hteubenvllle and other
Ohio towns nearby are reported to lie
planning to cross the Ohio linn Into
Hunrock county, West Virginia, for the
Purpose of compelling workers to quit
their places, Gov. Cox "loday wired
Sheriff Maker, of Jefferson county, to
ue his Iwst offices in order to .prevent
any possibility of conflict between clti
sens nf Ohio and West Virginia. ,
In his telegram to (iov. Cox, Gov.
Cornwell said such an Invasion of West
Virginia by Ohio strikers "will tie re
garded n:i an attack upon the sov
ereignty of West Virginia."
ASK WEST VIRGINIANS
TO ATTEND MEETING
KTBCBENVILLK, fi Sept. J6. -Local
alcel strikers will hold a mass meeting
at the courthouse here tonight at which
workmen from tho Welrton Hteel com
pany mills at welrton, w. Va., near
here, have been Invited to attend. Union
lenders have announced that If Welrton
men do not turn out at this meeting
local strikers will parade to Welrton
the first of the weuk to hold a meet
ing. DEUPREE HEADS FIRE
PREVENTION COMMITTEE
T. W. Deupree was named Friday by
Walter B. Bell, fire prevention com
missioner, as chairman of the committee
which will have charge of Inspections
end report ror lire .prevention asy,
Oct 0, In Memphis.
Mr. Deupree will have his headquar
ters nt tho C'hamlwr of Commerce. He
will appoint 30 soiie chairmen, each to
lie assisted by LI others, to secure re
ports of the condition of premises
throughout the city, the cleanliness of
alleys and waste places and other de
tailed Information which will indicate
tho unnecessary tire risk In Memphis.
He will be assisted by members of the
fire department and the Hoy Scouts, as
well as by the volunteer inspectors.
"Half the alleys In Memphis are dan
gerous fire traps," said Mr. Bell Fri
day. "I went throunh several of them
today and found them filled with In
flammable trash. People forget that
every fire Is the same slxe when It
starts. Cellars, garrets and back rooms
n( stores must all be cleaned up, and we
hope to have a general clean-up day
throughout Tennessee on Oct. 9."
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GOiVlPERS EXPLAINS
iniuiT ipo r
ilUUHl IdoUL
IN STE STRIKE
American Federation of Labor
Head Says Right of Men to
Have Voice in Fixing Con
ditions atStake.
IS SECOND WITNESS IN
SENATE INVESTIGATION
Chance To Be Heard Denied
Men With Brutality, Leader
, Asserts Defends Foreign
Birth of Union Strikers.
BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON. Seot. M. After hear
ing Samuel Oomoers far mm , k n
three hours, ths sensta committee te
dsy sbandoned Ite plane to examine to
morrow wiiuam z. Foeter, aeoretary ef
the eteelwerkera' committee, whe has
been attacked In tht houie as a radical
and an I. W, W.
WASHINGTON, Sept. !6.-The right
of the employes to have some voice in
determining the condition under which
they work is the paramount Issue In
the strike of steel workers, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of ljibor, told the senate
investigating committee today, Api
pearlng as the second witness for la-
bor, Mr. Gompers whs fti.it asked by
Chairman Kenyon to define the Issues
In the controversy,
"The right to be heard Is what the
steel workers are asking above all else."
Gompers snlir, "The right to speak with
their employers through their own rep
resentatives, to have some voice In .
determining conditions under which
they work.
"The right of workers to association
has boen denieddenied with all the
power and influence and wealth of the
steel corporation denied by brutal and
unwarrantable means.
"It has been suld that most of the
men taking part in this strike are of
foreign birth and not naturalised citl
ans. That may be and no doubt Is
true. The largest proportion of steel '
corporation employes are of foreign
birth, but these men were brought hers
by the companies,"
Judge Ulbert H. Gary, chairman of
the board of directors of the I'. S.
Steel corporation, has wired his ea
ueptanoa of President Wilson's invita
tion to participate in the Industrial
conference here Oct. I.
MAY CALL STRIKE UPON
BETHLEHEM WORKS
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Sent. 26 A strike
of workius at the lletliiehcm Steel com
pany's plant, numbering between 40,(U0
and 50,000 men, effective next Monday
morning, Is probable, according to lit--tlinittious
from W. Z Foster, seeretsry
traasurer of tho national commutes for
organising the Iron and steeiworkers,
us the result of the refusnl of K. G.
Grace, president of the ilethleliein com
pany, to meet tne stoelworkers com
mittee, The strike, if called. Is expected to
JTeatly augment the numbers of men
die In IhlH district, mid thus swell the
ranks or the steel strikers in tne nation
wide walkout directed nt plants all over
the country.
The strike situation In the Pittsburgh
district today showed little charge with
quiet reignlpg. lOmpluyers continue to
report men returning to work dally and
production on the Increase. Union lead-,
ers declare that tho walkout is becom
ing mom effective with additional men
joining tho strike each day. . ,
Fund For Webster
Family Receives
Decided Impetus
Contributions to the fund for Mrs.'
O. H Webster, widow of the deputy.
United Ktstes rnarshat who was slain,
a week ago, received a decided impetus
Friday from the people who began to
roallxc what it meant to the community
to lose an officer who would not com
promise wilh the lawless element.
Webster left no funds. He had noth
ing of consequence of this world's
goods, but he left a heritage of courage
and honenty and uprightness that never
can be tuken away from he two little
boys.
Tho first totter to arrive Friday was
from the Memphis Law Enforcement
league. It reads; "The governing board
of the Law Knforcement league of this
city has Instructed me to isend you the
Inclosed check for I'iO a a contribu
tion to the fund to aid Mrs. O. R. Web
ster and her little ones. Will you kindly '
transmit this amount to her? Mr. Web
ster lost his life because of the strict
performance of his duty as an officer
of the law, and this fact should appeal
to all ta -abiding cltlsens of our com
munity nod cause them to aid the de-r
pendent ones left by him." The letter
was signed by H. B. Hart, secretary.
M. G. Mouth with his donation of
1 1 5 writes: "I hope you will boost thle
fund to tfi.000, thereby showing the
crooked officials that there are real
friends even to honest men."
T. U. Hicks, cashier of the Citlsena
Bank, of Tunica, Miss., Inclosing a
check for t!0 and another for 2.S, ;
the balance Webster had on deposit, ,
says; "The writer knew Mr. Webster .
and Is glad to be in position to make
this contribution."
W. G. Jaquess, of Tunica, Miss., col-;,
lected 135 from the clttieus of that.,
place and sent a cashier's check for
that amount for Mrs. Webster. ;
Persons desiring (o donate to tho.
fund may send checks or money which
will be acknowledged and transmitted
to Mrs. Webster. The contributions re
ceived thus far are as follows:
Previously acknowledged J157 50'
Law Knforcement League 50.00'.
M. G. South 15.00
Cttisena Hank, Tunica, Miss. 10.00
O. K. Webster's balance In Cltl
sens Bunk. Tunica, Mlsa J.S
S. U l)e A Hons E 00
Mr. and .Mrs. Hugh Wynne 60.00
C. M. Hve 6.00
H. L. Matthews 5. On
Cltlsens of Tunica, Mlas. ......... SE.OO
Total
I335.5S
The citiaens of Tunica, Miss., who '
suhsorilied to the J36 fund were: C. H.
Block, B. L. Kussell, Alden Smith. W. P.
Warfleld, H. L. Whltttngton. W. O.
Jaquess, I. D. HUtt. Joe Simon. M. J.
Alexander. F. J. Barlow, J. L. Sv- '
age. F. M. Dyer, H. D. Dyer, James
Porter, B. T. Shenard, J. M. Owens,
Mrs. J. T. Owens, M. G. Burrow, Albert
Coopwood, W: W. Hlckey. E. C. Strait,
H. C. Green, K. J. Williams, W. E. ..
Mullins. K. H. Kennedy, J. H. Donnell, ,
C. L. Oocke, W. H. Houston. L G. Os
walt, W. L. Bankaton, W. R. Slgler,
W. E. Simpson. J. B. Perkins, C. V.
Moore and U. D. Perry.
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