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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
HEAVY GUARDS PLACED
FOR ANARCHISTS TRIAL

NEW YORK, Oct lt,--Heavy police
guards were placed today within and
about the criminal courts building,
where two alleged anarchists are on
trial following the discovery late yester-
day OF highly incendiary circulars
threatening the lives OF Supreme Court
Justice Weeks, Assistant District Al
tOrnoy Rorke and Detective Sergeant.
Gegan, head of the police bomb squad
Gegan who had the novel experience
last night OF being guarded In his home
by brother policemen, Joined with de-
tectlves and agents Of the United states
department Of justice today In an ef-
fort to run down the authors and circu-
lators OF the dodgers which called on
all workers to "arm and fight back
against the Capitalists"
The homes of Justice Weeks, who Is
trying the case of two alleged anarchist
newspaper editors. and Mr.. Rorke, who
IL directing the prosecution, We're close
ly guarded last night as a result OF the
declaration OF a circular that they may
as well drop their high positions, for
they will have to pay the price for every
worker killed or wounded. Guards also
were placed about public buildings re-
garded as likely targets for anarchisttc
bombs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
STEEL STRIKE PROBE
@ UP TO LABOR MEET

WASHINGTON, Oct l4.--Labor's de-
mand that the nation steel strike
be arbitrated was reported to the ma.
tional industrial conference today by
the steering committee of Is without
recommendations, but with the sugges
tlon that II arbitration Is undertaken
the porposed committee of six be chosen
by the three groups III the conference
from members or nonmembers OF the
conference.
Thomas l.. Chadbourne, chairman OF
the committee. announced that two
groups In the committee opposed the
resolution proposing arbitration, but
that a majority Of all the members Of
the committee favored it.
There was no immediate action on the
report, the conference adiourning for
an hour after there lad been sharp
debate over Interpretation OF the rules
A resolution by Frederick p Fish, Of
Boston chairman OF the national indus
tries conference board. assuring uuor-
organized labor not represented In the
meeting that the conference would not
neglect its interest was adopted
The general committee recommended
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
GAGGSEARSH He .
GAVE miller MRS.
W.R. MOORE WILL
1t Was in Her Own HandWit-
ing, Witnessed by Two Per-
sons and Left Estate to
School Of Technology.

The chief witness for the william r.
Moore School Of Technology. William
Carter Cages, or Chicago, In First chan
Gerry court Tuesday swore positively that
he handed the will of Mrs. Charlotte
Blood Moore y w, H. Miller, of Little
Rock, Ark, administrator of the estate
Of Mrs, Moore IN the HotoR Gayoso In
Memphis wheN he and Mrs. Gaggs
reached Memptlg with the body of Mrs,
Moore.
Mr., Gaggs won't into considerable de-
tail by sweariHK that the viii was holo-
graphic, that h& was familiar with Mrs.
Moere's writing and that 1t was wit
messed by a man named Scott and an
He further swore that he told Mr..
Miller specifically that 1t was Mrs.
Moore's win and that he should be
careful not 10 misplace It. The will,
he said left the estate to the school,
He produced copies OF letters from
himself to Miller referring to the will
and Miller's replies denying that he had
ever received on seen such a will.
The estate valued al more than $500.
( goo was diverted from the William Il,
Moore school OF Technology and the
bulk OF II went to Mrs Henrietta Il
| urquhart and Mrs, Emma A. Schultz.
MRS, Gagga was the principal late
MONDAY ami Tuesday morning Mrs
Moore liyed N her apartments at Chit
cago al the time OF her death and she
and Mr., GagEs gathered together Mrs.
| Mooie's Jewels and papers and brought
the body to Memphis for interment,
Jucge Francis Fentress, former chan
cellor and later appreme court judge,
testified for tho plaintiff, the William
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
CAPT. Z. NEWT ESTES
HOME FROM OVERSEAS


Capt. Y. Newton Estes, after more
than two years service in the army,
reached Memphis Tuesday morning He
was commissioned a captain of artil-
lery, after passing through an officers
training camp, and soon after getting
HIS commission, was sent overseas.
He has served with several artillery
units, both in France and with the
army of occupation In Germany, and
during the few months before his re-
turn he was stationed at Riga, Russia
Capt. Estes only reached the United
States two weeks ago and Is spending
brief leave in Memphis.
No man in the city was better known.
He served as states attorney and was
the central figure in several sensa-
tional political campaigns. After leav-
ing the office of attorney general he
moved to New York where he was
praeticing his profession when the
United States entered the war. He ex-
poets to remain in Memphis for the re-
mainder of the week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14

that sthree committees Of nine members
each, three from each group be appoint
cd to consider the following subjects:
Unemployment. unemployment insur-
ance and immigration; hours OF labor.
wages and women and children in in
dustry and production and Industrial
and vocational training. ~
The general committee retained un-
der its own jurisdiction the following
subjects: ~
Collective bargaining, mediation, cons
citation and arbitration and freedom Of
contract
Only two resolutions were reported
with recommendations for adoption.
They were one by Fuller E. CallawaY,
OF Georgia, providing for encouragement
OF individual initiative and enterprise
and another by l.. f. Loree, Of New
York, providing for an industrial ceii-
sus,
All resolutions heretofore introduced
with the assent of groups. including the
various planks of the statement OF
principles" made by labor and emt
ployers, were referred to subcommittees
Of the committee Of Is and they win
be reported later, N
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
WILSON RESTLESS, BUT
CONDITION IS GOOD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Presideut
Wilson's condition was generally good
this morning. although he did not have
a restful night. bulletin issued by Rear
Admirals Grayson and Stitt and DR..
Sterling Ruffin, of this city, said.
The bulletin, issued at 12:15 PM, fol-
lows:
1.-THE president did not have a restful
night last night. His restlessness was
caused by swelling of the prostate
gland, a condition from which he has
suffered in the past and which has been
intensified more or less by his lying in
bed His general condition, however, is
good. AS noted yesterday, his tefh
perature, pulse, respiration, heart action
and blood pressure are normal"
Rear Admiral Grayson said the swell
ing of the prostate gland was quite
common and no Importance should be
attached to it. 1t is expected that DIR.
Grayson will, however, call in special
ist in order that the president may be
more comfortable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
ARCH BOMB PL0TTER is FACING ARREST
At
GARY UNCOVER
|. v. Y. PLAN

CHICAGO, Oct. t4-Milltary authorl.
ties at Gary, the home Of the big steel
mills, announced today that they hoped
10 have the maker Of the Glmbei and
other bombs which have startled the
country In the past year, under arrest
Within a few hours,
Secret service men said they knew the
name, habits and manufacturing meth
DDS Of the individual who they claimed
has made most OF these bombs,
They announced also that they nae
uncovered plot 10 assasslnate The
mayor Of Gary, discovered great stores
Of dynamite near Gary and traced the
printing Of red circulars TO lndlanapoliss
They said they had arrested the mar,
who blew up an entrance Of the chlcaoe
postotfce year ago,
Premature announcement In Chit
cago paper this morning OF some fea-
lures Of the bomb story, military au-
thorities at Gary said. had partly
thwarted their plans for clearing out
what they had reason to believe WAS ona
Of the central committees OF dynamiters
IN this country.
This story said alexander lvanolf
had been arrested as tho principal bomb
maker Col Mapes. commander OF tho
federal troops at Gary, announced this
forenoon Iyanoff had not been arrest
cd, but authorities were looking for him.
Army intelligence department officials
said Nanoff was the Glmbel bomb
maker
Near the scene Of the explosion Of one
bomb some months ago, these Ruthori-
ties said was found scrap OF a news
paper printed in Chicago. The paper
entire subscription lists were obtained
and the subscribers names studied. Sc
lcCtions were made among these names
as likely to lead to developments. One
such, name was Alexander lvanof,
who, II was noted. was not only sub-
scriber but ~ contributor OF radical ar
ticles
lvanofr lived in Gary II was dis
covered he had moved three times IN
one month, because neighbors professed
to be sCAndalized at the strange men,
each carrying Il suitcase, seen entering
lyanoffs place, lvanoff finally moved
TO Miller, n Gary suburb,
A secret service man took house
from whence he might observe the
lvanoff domicile. This federal agent
disappeared about two weeks ago, The
became of him are unknown, Officials
are conducting widespread search for
him. -
II was discovered lvanoff was man
ufncturer of bombs. Among these bombs
| the officers said, were ae which be
came known throughout the country
| the Gimbel bombs, because th,eHch
sent In wrappings purporting man
| from Glmhel Bros store In NJ
4 These wrappIngs. officers M
\ faxed ahd Gifnhet Bros. had %AN,-..
nogtion other than the forgedE..RE
their name with the plot, TSSsl I,
boitiha were carried to New YofMAROn
Gary In autcases.
lvanoff, the alleged bombmaker, was
an expert electrician employed in u
large. mill near Gary. There he started
| hls bombs, taking them home for the
| finishing work. His plans, officers as
serted, Included finally the destruction
OF the factory where he worked
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
BARGE TO BE LAUNCHED
AT NASHVILLE MONDAY

NASHVILLE Tenn. Oct. Il. (Spl)--
Christened with water from spring
on the estate of President Jackson and
with members of the Ladies' Hermitage
association as sponsors. the second OF
the big steel seagoing oil barges built
bywLhe Nashville Bridge company, will
alp down the days into the waters Of
the Cumberland next Monday at y, m.
The big barge will be christeued 'The
Hermitage" and Miss Mary Frances
Young, daughter of the vice. president OF
the building company, viii smash the
bottle OF spring water across the bow
as the barge takes the water.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
FLYING PARS0N READY
TO START UPON RETURN

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.--Iieut.
Belvin w. Maynard, who blaZed the.
trail from the Atlantic to the Pacific
in the first lap of the army's trans
continental air race, was prepared to
start at l:l2 p. m. today on his return
to Mineola. N. Y, In the same De Havi-
land airplane In which he made his rec
ord-breaking flight.
The only new part the machine re-
quired was tire to replace one which
blew out when he landed here. The
hour set for Lieut.. Maynard's departure
was the earliest possible under the rules
governing the race
Six west bound flyers arrived here
yesterday, four more were within a
days flight Of their western goal to-
day and three others mad crossed the
western boundary Of Nebraska and were
well within the Rocky Mountain coun-
try. =.
MINEOLA, N. ", Oct, 14.-With 12
of So original starters safely across the
continent and preparing to start the
return flight, the first half OF the army
air service transcontinental race be-
tween Mineola and San Francisco en-
tered on its final phase today.
By sundown it was expected that the
would have checked In at the two sea-
board control stations. Only two OF
the Is original San Francisco starters
still in the race remain to check IN
at Mineola, Five already have arrived
and the other eight have been forced
out along the routes by accidents. The
two remaining flyers are Mai J, c.
Bartholf who spent last night at Roch-
ester, N. Y, and Lluet. p. j. Richter,
who stopped over at Cleveland
Contestants who finished the first lap
at Mineola displayed little enthusiasm
for the return flight All were severely
fatigued by the trip east which was
made under trying weather conditions
and several expressed the belief that no
practical purpose would be served by
continuing the race. All stated they
have contemplated starting back II It
Is proved possible to get their planes
repaired within the 96 hours time limit
set by the air service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
Gates NAME, FIVE HOLD-UP MEN
Say $6O,OOO,OOO In
Cotton Damage Can
Be SdUeds Yearly

NEW ORLEANS, Oct lI-Country
damage to cotton aggregating approxi-
mately $6O,OO0.OOO annually can be pre-
vented by warehouses on the farms. at
gins, in interior concentration points
and at ports handling cotton. speakers
declared at the general session today
OF the world cotton conference,
e. A. Calvin. of Houston, Tex, urged
campaign throughout the cotton belt
N the. interest OF warehousiDg, par
tcuiarly on the farm. He stated that
II was his opinion most of the country
damage, equal to about S5 a bale origi-
mated with the grower through exposure
OF cotton to the elements without proper
protection
No one has moral right" Mr. Cal
win said, ito wilfully allow his cotton
to be damaged, There should be legis-
lation to compel the farmer to take
care of his product, As a grower have
allowed my cotton to become damaged
and | should have been punished more
than ] was, for my cotton was worth
much less
THE country damage last year would
have built warehouses all over the
South, II 1t could have been prevented
exceptions to statements that farmers
are in the main responsible for country
damage was taken by many of the
growers present, most OF the defenders
Of the small farmers handling methods
being from Texas.
B. L. Shirley, Texas grower de-
clared cotton was best preserved by
placing II on the ground, rain causing
little damage. He protested against sug-
gestions that platforms be erected by
the farmer. Sheds should be construct.
ed, he said, so that farmers could store
their cotton Immediately after picking
and then sell it direct from the gin.
Among the speakers on the program
was Col. w. B. Thompson, of New Or.
leans, temporary president OF the con
ference, who discussed "Warehousing o.
Cot on"
Meetings OF the eleven classes wer,
set = for this afternoon and discussing
OF the buying and selling OF cotton al
general conference for tonight.
Resolutions from the various classe;
win not be reported until Tuesday. tn,
day of election of officers and adjourn
ment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
MILITARY MEN ACT AS
PALLBEARERS FOR HOUK

Borne by officers. all of whom saw
service in the world war the body of
Capt. Elmer Houk, former Memphis
newspaper man, who died in New
York hospital Sunday night, will be con
signed to its final resting place In Elm
wood cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
The funeral will be conducted from
Calvary church.
The body viii arrive Wednesday
morning. accompanied by ], w. Me9Fick,
brother in law OF Capt. Houk.
All pallbearers are requested to meet
at j. T. Hinton g. Sons undertaking
parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2:g0
O'Clock
The active pallbearers will be Capt
Charles Neely. Col II. B. Anderson,
Capt. Albert q. Riley Capt. William
stanton, capt Thomas Faunteroy Col,
William J. Bacon. Col. Roane Waring
and Col. william l.. Terry.
The honorary pallbearers will be:
Capt. Abe Waldauer. Capt. Andrew
Donelson, Sergt. Harry Light, Capt.
Walter Chandler. Capt. Ray c. Reeves,
Capt Melville Joy and Capt. Dorian
Fleming
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
FLYERS AT
SALDUR0 HELD BACK

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 14,-West-
bound aViators In the transcontinental
duro, Utah, and at control stations just
east of here. have been ordered to re-
main at their controls on account of
rain and heavy fog, 1t was announced
here today. Three were at Salduro this
morning expecting to get away for San
Francisco
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14

In his confession, Smith said Tuesday
morning, Gates implicated H. J. Mar
tin, John Fletcher Franklin and two
other men whose.names are being with
held by the polfc Arrests are hourly
expected, FranklinNwas arrested Mon
Martin has been held by the police
since Sunday afternoon and 1t is be-
lieved his detention was what caused
Gates to confess. Gates, Smith says,
said Martin and Fletcher were waiting
at Darwin with Martins automobile.
1t was there that the men planned to
stop the passenger train by means OF
a red flare, permitting the three men
in the express car to alight. The five
men were to flee in the automobile
with loot from the express car.
Smith said Tuesday that Gates ad-
mitted being the man in the express
Car who wore mask. The two men
who were with Gates are still at large.
Following Franklin's arrest late Mon
day afternoon detectives secured the
city for the remaining confederates.
They continued the hunt throughout
the night, but failed to run them
down.A Alarmed by the~ arrest of three
of the quintet it is believed they have
fled from the city.
Fletcher according to the police reg
lister, Is "a years old and Is employed
as a switch tender. He gave his ad-
dress as 1850 South Wellington street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. II, 1919.
Temperature
Hour. Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humid'y
7pm. yes day so 50 80
am. today. 62 " 81
Noon today !. 65 GA 95
Maximum Temperature, 63; minimum,
so. Sun sets today 627 pm; rises to-
morrow 7;06 a I'M. Moon rises IL :02 y. M
tonight. Precipitation l,96 inches.
Ton iessee--P Probable showers, not
much change in temperature.
Mississippi--Local showers probable.
Arkansas Cloudy, probable, rain.
Alabama Showers probable, warmer
in northeast.
Kentucky-Probable showers, station
ary temperature.
Louisiana--Cioudy, local rains, sta
tionary temperature.
Oklahoma---Cloudy, probable rain;
cooler Wednesday.
East Texas--CloudN probable rain In
east and south
West 1'exas--Partly cloudy, colder
Wednesday in north,
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Probable showers. warmer in inte1or.
Florida -ljenerally fair.
Kansas--unsettled. probable showers;
soaler.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
All Year Round Highway
From st. Paul, Through
Memphis to New Orleans,
Object of Meeting Here.
MUCH BUILDING GOING
ON NOW ALONG HIGHWAY
Truman PierSon, President, to
Preside Over Sessions
Which Open at C. Of C.
Wednesday Morninq.

Truman Pierson, of st. Louis, presi-
dent Of the Mississippi River Scenic
Highway association. led the van Of
delegates to the first annual convention
OF the association, who began to ar
rive in Memphis Tuesday morning from
six states abutting the Father of Waters
from the Gulf of Mexico TO the northern
terminus of the highway at Lake Itasca,
in Minnesota
The convention will be held Wednes-
day at the Chamber of Commerce and
the Hotel ChisCa. D
We expect this convention to put
the Mississippi River Scenic Highway
squarely on its feet" Mr.. Pierson said
shortly after his arrival. Heretofore
we have been building the highway
more or less in theory, but we antici-
pate that more substantial coWtruc-
tion operations than ever before con-
ceived or undertaken on this highway
will be the result 1t VIII complete the
laying of the ground work and the
adequate financing of the project. From
now on our efforts to create enthusiasm
and organize it, should begin to bear
heavy fruit.
"0f course, it will take five years OF
hard work to make the scenic highway a
1856 day hard road but we are well start
ed, he continued. I'VE expect to or
ganize unit of the association In every
town and hamlet along the route from
New Orleans to st Paul These units
will be expected to get county, state
and federal money TO build the sections
which come under their several juris.
dictions. Hs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
LEGION TO WORSHIP

Members Of the American Legion will
be the special guests OF Central Baptlsr
church at the happy Sunday evening
service on next Sunday. ...t
Stereopticon views from the war zone
will he exhibited Col. Bacon will have
something to say about the Legion and
its purposes The Rev. Ben Cox will
preach on "A Good Soldier"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
WILL CANVASS WOMEN.

LONDON, Oct. 14.--Announcemen
was made at h great prohibition mass
meeting held at Glasgow last night that
women throughout Scotland would, bs
canvassed on the question OF prohibit
ton W Il. Johnson. the Antisaoon
league organizer, who has been conduct
ing a prohibition movement In Great
Britain for some time was given a great
reception at the meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
Took 5 Minutes To Get
5 Years For Theft
Of Officers Auto

1t took just about five minutes for
Jack Coppage to appear in court and
get sentence in the penitentiary OF
from one to five years for stealing
Chief Of Detective Smiths automobile
at John Robinsons circus grounds.
He was called for trial in the Second
criminal court and pleaded guilty to
the offense.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
FAMOUS R0BBER QUITS
TUCKER CONVICT FARM

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct. Il. tSpl.)-
Shorty Jacobs, Little Rocks pet
prowler, :" serving two penitentiary SEN
tences--one of u years Imposed here for
a series Of robberies, and another Of
eight wears at Texarkana for robberles
there--escaped from the state convict
farm at Tucler Sunday night, it was
learned here today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
BARNES ASKS LIFTING
OF EMBARGO ON WHEAT

WASHIN TON, Oct. l4.--Juiius
Barnes, director of the United States
Grain corporation, has asked President
Wilson to raise the export and import
embargoes on wheat, the house was IN
formed today by Representative Young,
Republican, of North Dakota. Mr.. Young
introduced bill levying a duty Of %
cents a bushel on wheat imports
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
COPS FIRE ON RIOTERS,

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Oct l4,-Police
clashed with strikers who were stoning
cars loaded with men on their way 10
work in Brier HIN this morning A
striker had leg broken by an officers
bullet. lie was arrested The number
Of men returning TO work is gradually
increasing, it was said by mill officials.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
HAAsE IS WORSE.

BERLIN, Oct IA. (By the Associated
Press )-The condition Of Hugo Haase.
leader of the independent socialists,
wounded last week when fired upon as
he was about to enter meeting of
the national assembly, has become
worse, blood poisoning symptoms hay-
Ing developed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
EMBARGO PLANNED.

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct 14.--An embargo
win be placed on all freight into New
Orleans except that bound for Havana,
because of the longshoremen's strike
there, II was announced here today. II
was expected orders for the embargo
would 60 out today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
STEAMER TOWED IN.

HALIFAX, Oct 1.-THE American
steamship Polar Land, picked up in
mid-Atantic by the steamship Bannack
in a leaking condition, was towed into
this port today by the latter vessel.
Both vessels aretowned by the United
states shipping board.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
FRENCH FLYER STARTS
DASH TO AUSTRALIA

1SSY-LBS- -MOULINEAUX, FRANCE.
Oct. 14.-.Aviator Poulet started at 7.14
Australia He was sighted over Troyes
at . O'Clock. On his first attempt to
start on his flight last Sunday, he met
adverse weather conditions and was
forced to return to- his airdrome here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-14
1000 MEN STRIKE.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Oct. lt--Pack-
mour g. Co, were tied up here today by
a strike of more than 1000 employees. "A
closed shop, recognition of the union
and an increase In wages from H6 2-3
cents to 60 cents an hour are among the
strikers demands