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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEE SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made IN thd
payment of the debts and obligationS
secured to be paid in certain warranty
deed with lien retained. executed thu
18th day of August, 1878, by L. II
Oliver, to the undersigned as trusted
as same appears of record in the oil
flee of the Register Of Shelby County.
Tennessee, in Book SIS, Page 315. and
the owner Of the debt secured having
requested the undersigned to advertise
and sell the property secured by said
instrument, this is to give notice, thai
w will, on
FRIDAY, JULY rs. 1919,
commencing at IL o'clock noon, at thS
southwest Corner Of the courthouse.
and at the Adams avenue e~ntranc9
thereof, proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder fol
cash. the following described property
,to-wit:
Situated in Shelby County, Tennest
see, as follows; Lot 1909 of the Hill
crest subdivision as ner plat of record
in Plat Book 6, Page rs Of the Registers
office of Shelby County, Tenn, and
Said lot No. 109 fronts fifty (50l feet
on the west side Of Hudson street bJ
a depth of one hundred, forty-nine and
six-tenths (149.G) feet between parallel
lines.
All right and equity Of redemption.
homestead and dover waived in said
instrument, and the title is believed til
be, good, but we will sell and convey
OILY as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.,
Trustee.
BY s. J.. SHEPHERD, Trust officer.
LAMAR HFISKELL, Attorney.
This June 10. 1919.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FINAL READING
TUESDAY, JULY
8, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A RIVER TERMINAL
COMMISSION.

ESTABLISHING A RIVER TERMINAL
COMMISSION.
Whereas. by virtue OF chapter 4S3
of the private acts of the general as
sembly of the state of Tennessee for
1917 authority is conferred upon the
city of Memphis to construct, own and
operate river terminals and warehouses,
and to appoint by proper ordinance a
board Of not to exceed three members
who shall have direct charge and SUI
perrision, under such regulations as
the board of commissioners may pre-
scribe, of the operations of said river
terminals and warehouses;
And whereas, the city of Memphis
has already acquired and now owns
such river terminals and warehouses,
and now desires to appoint a board to
have direct charge and supervision Of
the operation Of said river terminals
and warehouses as authorized by said
act; therefore,
Section /. Be 1t ordained by tho
Board of Commissioners Of the city of
Memphis, That there shah be and here
by Is established a board to be known
as the river terminal commission Of the
city of Memphis, which shall consist Of
three members who snail be elected by
the board Of commissioners Of the city
of Memphis. At the first election OF
said terminal commissioners one OF
them shall be elected for a term of two
years, one for four years and one for
six years, and at the expiration Of
their respective terms of office, their
successors shall be elected for terms OF
six years. That member elected for
the longest term shah be chairman Of
said board, and hat one elected for the
next longest term shall be ~vice-chalr.
man. At the expiration Of the torn Of
the Ilrst chairman, or In case OF varln.
cy of office Of chairman. the member Of
said commission who shalt act ~ chair.
man shall be designated by the hoard
Of commissioners Of the city Of Mem.
phis.
No member OF the board Of eommiA-
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LIQUOR FLOWS IN
THINNER BUT STILL
COSTLIER STREAM
CONTINUED IRON First Pase.>

fore starting TO deal heavily again. Here
as elsewhere there seemed little ap-
parent concern as to ability to get the
stuff Then again at the almost pro-
hihitive figure Of 500 a case. wholesale.
including general protection but eNCludr
ing what must go 10 some police ser
geauts and patrolmeu in wards where
II is to he retailed. the hip dealers arc
inclined to be considerably more Chary
about getting stocks Of merchandise
confiscaled as they declare the profit
al best Is small.
The $40 figure means s. 50 per quart
and when n takes into consideration
that fact that owing TO the ~eNigencles
Of river and automobile travel with
the bottles wrapped In sacks instead OF
being within the protecting sides Of a
wooden box there nearly always are
several bottles broken In every case or
two, one can understand the plant Of
the poison purveyors that the profit
even at $40 or ti2 a quart may be eaten
up by hreakage.
This condition. il Is said. has given
rise to two. new branches Of the whisky
industry while diminution Of supply
so far as The ultimate topper is con-
Cerned has resulted in the resort to the
usual cheaper fluids containing alcohol,
TiCheuors antisentlC refrtnGeraRt, ia
malCa singer. bay rum, Sloan's tinl-
ment. lemon extract and other beveF-
ages made popular by dry legislation,
the consequences Of nationwide deS-
slCatluu has turned the Inventive genius
Of the small dealer in acid TO new fields
Prescriptions without number, by the
written and spoken word have multi
piled over and over again and many
consumers complain that products arti-
hcially produced have been foisted upon
them by the non too s%crupulous boot
logger
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Irma Mae Schlegel to Walter Bran
denburger, Effie Lee Jones to Wilson
II, Smith, Maude Shore to James Nix,
Ola Evans Jordan to Zachary Taylor
Jolly, Lula Blanche Ivory to John
limbs, Naoma +. Waller TO S. NJ.
Goddard, Mrs. Belle Robertson Dancy
to Luke l.. White, Margaret Cummins
to Charles Ivey.
Alberda Waldrop to Albert MCKEE
berry, Martha Johnson TO Henry Hill
lard, Hannah Payne TO Louis Smith.
Lurinda Quin to Joe Andrews, Jennie
Baker to Charles Williams. Chresie
Chamonce TO Osby Clay, Lucy Mosby to
James Wesley Parks, Teshie Patterson
to Anthony Patterson, Joe Willie to
Charley Sanders, Mamie Scott to J. S.
Price, Lithia Alexander to Bud Sam
pies, Lille Pugh TO Ike Boone.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, JULY
s, 1919.
.ROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO AT
AN

10 provide for the Improvement of
holand street from the south curb
me of~Lamar boulevard to the north
curb line of Southern avenue, by re-.
moving the present road surface and
repairing, draining, curbing and paw
Ing with tar macadam pavement on
concrete foundation, and doing ali
necessary work incidental to such i'm
proVement, pursuant to chapter al
OF the acts of the general assembly
of the state of Tennessee for the
year 1907. and as amended by chap
ter lp9 OF the acts of the general
assembly of the state Of Tennessee
Tor the year 1909, and as further
amended by chapter 244 of the acts
OF the general assembly of the state Of
Tennessee for the Xear 1918, and as
further amended by chapter 765 of
the acts OF. the general assembly OF
the state Of Tennessee for the wear
1919. N"'
whereas, the city engineer. pursuant
to the Instructions, of the mayor and
the board of commissioners, has filed
with the city clerk a report bearing
date Of June 26, 1919. in which it is
estimated that the total cost of the
improvement viii be Approximately
twenty-four thousand. six hundred and
forty-seven and ninety-nine
dredths (s24,647. 800 dollars; therefore
Section /. Re 1t ordained by he
boaru OF commissioners OF the city of
Memphis that Roland street, In the said
city of Memphis, from the south curb
line OF Lamar boulevard on the north
to the north curb line of Southern ave
nue. on the south, a distance of one
thousand, seven hundred and thirty
seven Q,I3O feet, more or less, be
improved by removing the present road
surface.
The street is TO remain it's present
width throughout between property
lines.
Radius curb corners will be installed
at all street corners. The existing drain
pipes and wooden box drains are to
be removed, remodeled or replaced by
concrete culvert as shown on plans and
q concrete culvert of ample Size shall
be built along Irene avenue east from
Roland street, approximately 500 feet,
to provide a suitable and necessary out
let for drainage on Roland street, and
the cost Of said construction shan be
a part Of improvement cost of Roland
street.
The existing sidewalks. where or
dered removed by city engineer, shall
be removed and reconstructed and the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07
COPPER NINE OFFICE
DAMAGED BY BOMB

BUTTE, Mont, July 7.-ETplosion Of
dynamite placed in the entrance Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining comrauy's
pay office early yesterday damaged that
and surrounding buildings in the heart
Of the business district. An iron grating
was blown against a building across the
street. narrowly missing a street car
heavily loaded with miners. Damage
was estimated at S5,eaa,
Windows in half a dozen nearby
stores were shattered but the charge,
thought by the police to have been a
dozen sticks Of dynamite. was not prom
crly placed 10 do great damage 10 the
brick and concrete pay office, which Is
across the street from the Western
Federation Of Miners hail, which was
dynamited In 1914 during q fractional
union controversy. Three men have
been arrested.
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S7,165,790.6S
LIABILITIES.
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of
stockholders OF the Peoples Savings
Bank and Trust Co. will be held at
the office of said company on/Tues-
day, July Sth. 1919, between the
hours of II am, and . pm, for
the purpose of electing directors
to serve for the ensuing fiscal year
and the transaction of any other
business that may be legally
brought up at said meeting.
J. G. BAILEY, Cashier.
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DEATHS.

oliver SILVER, 60, % Nicholas, July 3;
acute nephTitis.
Mary Martin, %, COS Williams, July 3;
dropsy, influenza.
Calvin Butler, 20, General hospital,
June 90; lobar pneumonia,
Lewis Nicklos, 81 Winchester, June
30; Cirrhosis of liver, gunshot wound.
Will Watson, %, Home for Aged and
lnfirm, July 2; tuberculosis.
John Scott, IS, General hospital, July
;; meningitis.
Frank Price, S., tuberculosis hos
pital, June 81; tuberculosis.
Margaret Vaughn. so. S94 South
Fourth. IulY &. malarial fever.
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BIRTHS.

John c. and Annie Kroyer. 1904
Latham, date Of birth and sex not
shown.
John B. and Nellie Walsh Nagoski,
IA West Colorado, June "a; boys
ttwins.1
Lewis r, and Katherine Campbell
Donelson, 100 Peabody. June 29; boy.
William H. and Velma McSwain Kid
well, 922 Kansas, June 20; boy.
James Wesley and Josephine Carpen-
ter, 1912 Jackson, June IS; boy.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
oEATHs


CRUTCHFIELD-At residence, 249
Lewis street, Sunday evening, July 6,
1919. at 1920 o'clock, Mrs. Mabel G:
Orutchfield, aged 81 years, mother OF
Mrs. Hazel Fowler, Mrs. H. f. Greer,
G w, G. s.. b. B. and j. B. Crutch-
field, and the Misses Helen and Dorothy
'Crutchfield.
Funeral services will be held at resi-
dence tomorrow (Tuesdayl morning at
1890 o'clock. Friends of the family
are invited. Interment private In For
est Hin cemetery.
YORK-In Paris, Texas, at 8 pm,
Sunday, July 6, 1919, Jerome B: York.
aged rs years. father of Robert York, of
Memphis; Mrs. Minnie Y, Anderson,
Mrs. Charles Nelson, OF Louisville. and
Mrs. A.. S. Trigg, OF Valiant, Okla,
after an illness Of one week.
Notice of funeral services will be
given later.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07
SCHMIDT, HIGH GUN,
IN SATURDAYS SHOOT

George schmidt, amateur. was high
gun Saturday In the weekly matine,
of tho Memphis Gun club with a marx
Of ~ targets in a 80 batch. II Is
Gibbs, professional, was tied with
Schmidt with the same score. Second
place went 10 Hughes with ~; Buford,
a pro. also was third. Mrs. + J. Hixon,
with ~, led the women shooters. Most
OF the members Of the local colony yero
In TnnicA and only a small entry list
started
Ihn annrt
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Strangers "Wised" Quickly.

Whatever the source Of the slightly
limited volume of the stream Of intoxi-
cants flowing into the Memphis mar
kets there Ia little apparent difficulty in
one getting the stuff providing the price
Is paid, 4 good example of this was
noted Sunday when at the very first
performance OF a vaudeville show at a
local theater one OF the performers APP
parently ''wised" early after his arrival
provoked a storm OF applause by in
terpolating into his act the line, "Yol
can get il for twelve bucks at Monroe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07

At a conference Saturday night be-
tween members Of the tax rate COM
mittee and city officials. c.. c. Pashby,
city clerk, repeated the figures he pre-
scented before the City club Saturday
afternoon, in which he claimed that
there were some inaccuracies in the
committees deductions as TO probable
revenues from sources outside the regu-
lar tax levy He called attention to an
item Of S26S. 900 which he said repre-
scented school funds and other special
funds, which the committee has esti-
mated in its total of S672, 900 of probable
outside revenues, He also asserted
that the May pay rolls show a total of
only about 100 employees, instead Of
], 400. That error was admitted by the
committee, but it was pointed out that
1t has no bearing whatever upon the
question at issue, which Is how much
money the city really needs for an eff
Gent and economical administration OF
city affairs this year. The payrolls in
the engineering department were sub
mitted 10 the auditors who did not
check any Of them over. No audit OF
any department was made. The au-
ditors merely took the figures given
by the city clerk and made their re-
port on those figures, assuming that
Vhau VNFAWa RAn
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LIABILITIES.
OFFICERS.

S, f.. RAGLAND, President.
GEO. r. JAMES. Vice Pres.
r, NJ. SALTER. Vice Pres.
r, T. CRENsHAw. Cashier.
s. P. FORTUNE. Asst. Cashier.
s, c. SHEPHERD, Asst. Cashier.
W. II, FELTUS. Asst. Cashier.
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Stretching a Case,

Sellers Of booze wishing 10 be at least
partly on the sQuar are said to have
resorted to the practice made popular
hitherto in regions more arid than Mem
phis known as stretching a case Ii
is not an unknown fact TO physicists
that hot water will dissolve the glue OF
a label or government stamp. Chemists
are familiar with the fact that two
thirds OF a bottle OF whisky can be
made into a whole bottle as far as APP
pearance is concerned by the addition
Of water and a little gtyceTin TO give
the fluid It's age as revealed In the
bead" A small amount OF car
mel ~coloring which is merely burnt
sugar reduced to uniform consistency,
win give II a fine ripened color,
Violation Of one federal statute has
been Known to give courage to break
another and the removal Of a govern
ment stamp by the glue dissolying
process is a simple affair.
There was revealed not many weeks
ago in a ~neighhoring city a Laboratory
for the work Of stretching cases.
Several tubs Of warm water contained
bottle after bottle Of whisky just
Struggled in. which were undergoing
the process OF label dissolution, A ne
gro helper was caught pouring out a
| portion Of each bottle and filling them
up with water, glycerin and c~oloring
The green stamp carefully soaked OFF
intact was replaced the bottle allowed
to dry and then sold at current prices,
The whisky taken out was put into
other bottles and sold on Saturday
nights around hotels when the short
ness Of the supply made the buyer less
particular about the government label
- -. ~. latt1a
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cost of same included in this improve
ment.
The board Of commissioners reserves
the right, as provided by statute, to do
ali or any part Of said improvement by
AMOR hired by the city Of Memphis and
with materials purchased as other
Ihuhlclpal purchases are made All
advertisements from the street with
IN the limits above mentioned shall be
tle property of the city and no. credit
\ be allowed on the cost of said
street for the value Of said materials.
Inc work of O~verhauling the water
anu sewer mains n connections to
ADJUST them to the new pavement and
accessories shan be included in and
made part of the improvement.
IN assessing the abutting property
Tor the cost of the improvement no
class OF expenditures shall be included
unless there be a corresponding esti-
herein.
The cost of the several items enter
ing into said estimate shall not exceed
by more than 10 per cent the CORE
spending cost of the item constituting
tne engineers estimate, although GUAM
titles and unit prices may vary as may
De within the limits prescribed for the
construction items.
me city engineers estimate of cost
as filed is as follows:
,z PAVEMENT.
I''OO Gu. yds. excavation. at
$3.50 lin. #. No. 4 curb and 'iO''O0
gutter, at $40 ...:...... 3,113,OO
loo In IT, radius curb, at
.O,s N.u 800. ""........, $500
%, base. at s1.25 ....;"...,, 6,o57.5O
1916 50. yds. tar macadam top,
, ,-o Elm. thick, at zoe, ...,:. .3,as2.2o
I'S'O So, #. concrete sidewalk
, removed. at Sc ..,........ $3.50
l'obO 50, TT. concrete sidewalk
replaced, at zoe ........... 1872. 90
100 lin TT, concrete steps, at
So S Gu, #, sin, concrste CON-. 1880
ing, at Coo .............. $3.50
"a SO. d sodding. at Csc. 6S.75
oSS trees removed, at SIS. $500
sou So. IT. Gin. concrete water
table, at Csc ............ 90.0O
sewer NJ. H. covers ad-
jnsted, at IS ............. 1000
100 lin. TT. 4x2O-in. granite
header, at 81 .....e...... 1901 0
DRAINAGE.
40 lin. IT. 3X3-ft. concrete
%culvert; at IS lin. ft....... 3,675.OO
oZo cI. yds. excavation for
culvert,, at 81 ............ $1,000
Sman holes over cutvert,
at $l;25 .-',,....'..~. 1O5.Oo
at $3.50 ..,.".'.,......., $4,000
NO. tnlets, at $50....... $4,000
No. s inlet, at $50 ....... 5000
so lin. TT. 2x3-ft. concrete
c%ulvert, at $3.50 lin, IT,, ~225.Oo
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CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
The NATIONAL CITY BANK
of Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
As Of June 3Oth. 1919.
RESOURCES.

Cash on hand and due from
banks ,,.........,u..,,S SOS. 293. 80
Liberty Loan bonds and Vic
tory notes .....,......., 75,O25. 90
other L, s. bonds ......,... 21O, 900 90
Bonds and securities other
than L. s. ......,,,..,.. 45s, 525.1t
Loans and discounts ..,.... 1893 259. SIS
Overdrafts ................ 242.23
Customers liability account
acceptances ..,........... 5000. 90
Due from L. s. treasurer. 10000. 90
Banking house and fixtures. lis, 900. 90
interest earned but not COL
lected '".""."."""'"... 1o,7O1.e5
Total so, $50, O46.57
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Friday, July IS,
INSTRUCTIONS.

l. Read carefully the pledge before signing II.
2. All papers must be handed in promptly at the expira-
ton of the period designated for that subject. and they cannot
be recalled for any correction or alteration.
3. Any applicant giving or receiving help In any way AZ
shown by undue similarity in papers cannot be granted n o
tficate, and may be prosecuted to the limit Of the law The
fine is not less than $4,000 and may be accompanied by i'm
prisonment. ~
4. Do not take note books, text books or reference hooks
into the examination rooms.
8. Place the number given you on every paper. Do not
write your name on any paper.
3. If you are not eighteen years Of aGe, do not write re-
plies to the examination questions. Your papers will no oraded
T. Direct all inquiries about the report of the examina-
ton to your County superintendent, Do not write to the State
Department.
8. Pin all sheets of your paper on any subject securely
together. The Grading Committee cannot be responsible for
the loss of any part of a paper when this is disregarded
MISS CHARL O, WILLIAMS,
Superintendent,
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Slight Discrepancies.

mated revenue from taxes Of that char
acter alone OF Slice 27 on a tax rate
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DETERMINED ON
HIGH TAX RATE

Continued From FIRST Page.1
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- 1922, 1927
OF cost allowed by statute
over estimate ......,........ 2,O37.O2
- 1922, 407,27
10 per cent statutory unitem-
lied charges for supervision
and general expense ........ 2.240.7 p
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CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
THE CONDITION OF
The Central State
National Bank

RESOURCES.
Loans md discounts. ...... IS, 795, S54.54
Overdrafts ...,......,,... 25l.Jl
United States bonds and
other securities ......,... SO3, sos. n
Interest earned but not
collected s,l16n
Bank building ...,.......... $40. OOO. 90
other real estate owned, &c.. 44,3O3. 46
Cash in vaults and due
from banks and L. s.
treasurer ...,,.......... 1853, $3.50
-----
Total ............."......S7,0 56, 006. IL
Evening star., 1919-03-14
HOURLY SALES or STockA.
II AM. Wl 500 II m........ 1880
1nn.... 632sm 3nm...... 864 200
folk, per basket. 4.5oa5.oo.

folk, per basket. 4.50a5.00.
Arrivals by boat-Live poultry
Chickens. young" large. smooth. pound.
3Sa40: do. young. rough and shaggy.
pound, 2saso: do. young. by express,
ssss ,d d9 S.no o'd avee soo:tsr. ,er pound 2aa2s
s5; do, small pound. IS; do. White
LeGhorn hens, pound, as; ducks, mus
covy and mongrel. old. pound. IS:
ducks. muscovy and mongrei, young.
pound. 60: do. white pekins. young,
pound. an and % Over. pound s ss do. ana amasr ns
poor. pound. S3a34; turkeys, choice
young hens, pound, 4S: do, gobblers,
pound, 42a43; do. old toms. pound. 3Sa
20: DO. crooked breast: poor. pound.
young. pair. s&a4o: guinea fowl. young.
over one and three-quarter pounds,
each, LOO; do. old. each, 60.
Egg@western Maryland and Penn
syfvania, nearby, dozen. 38a39: east
dosen. 3aass; western (ohio). dozen.
38A39; West Virginia, dozen, 38a39;
southern (North Carolina). dozen, STA
38; duck eggs. dozen, 45.
Butter-Creamery. western separator,
one-hAlf pound, extra& 62a63; nrsts,
67a5S: do. prints, one pound, extras,
eoa6l: firsts, Sass; nearby creamery.
extra. 4sa52; dairy prints. Maryland
and Pennsylvanfa, extras, IL: store
packed. hrsts, -; rolls, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. extras. 20: do, West
Virginia. extras. 50; do. Ohio ex-
tra1. -.
Flour quotations, per barrel in ss-
pound sacks carload lots)-Winter
straight, s.boaS.75; spring straight,
1o.1sa1e:6o; re hour. medium to
pounds. a.soa3.7S; city mills winter
patents. lLo6; city mills winter straight.
io.so; dty mills blended patent, 1i-3o;
city mills spring patent. 1L3o.
The above quotations on city mills
nour on Jobbtng prices.
Receipts, e,7S3 barrels, including T.
S57 barrels for export.
Wheat-No sales: STANDARD prices
auoted; red winter No. 1. 3.5S =: No. 2.
l35 4; No. !. ASIA.
Cob corn-Quoted q, White, S.60A
A7E; yellow. y.oea7.3k
Track yellow ooEO-AQ k-AoR-AD-