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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
Afraid of Negroes.

Negro switchmen have been employed
in railroad yards here since lS91. Inc
regular switching crew consists OF ell
gincer. fireman, switch foreman, u
white hclper and a negro helper. The
svitchmcn have walked out, they as
sert, because of danger to their lives
AS a result of the increased bolStcrouS,
ness of negro sWitchmen, 1t Is alleged
many Of the negroes carry weapons
and are more ready 10 use them thah
formerly.
| Railway company are operating tues
day. according to the allegations or
the swttChmen.
Following is a statement issued by
Chairman Tucker Tuesday;
I'VE. as individuals nave become
aggrieved over being forced to work
viii incomnetent and unreliable ne
eroes. The officials have acknowledged
fine incompetence Of the negroes as
switChmcn by their acts since the
trouble has arisen.
O two different occasions they nave
placed four-negro crews with engines
| and instructed the engineers to disrc-
! gard all signals they gave in moving
cars through the Yards. They have
further shown this fact by not placing
more than two or three engines at
work when they have l9a@negro switch
men showing up at work daily Tor the
. 'rhe officials further cited section
II Of our rules and regulations, regard
ing our attitude in calling on walker
n Hines. direCtor-general of railroads.
Ia return we cite general order No. y,
where an elnploye or employees feeling
| they have a grievance may appeal to
| their superiors and must be given "A
hearing ,
"The railroad officials have refused
to do so, inasmuch as myself and a
| committee have waited upon Mr., Clin
and other officials and asked for a
hearing since being locked out This
has been refused, which Is a violation
of the order.
"The railroads have tried to draw
the y. h. r., of which w all are
members. into this affair. As this has
been taken as an individual movement.
| Mr.. Lee, president, has refused TO take
| any action whatever until order No. u
has been complied with.
1--WE also take exception to the act
Of company officials-in comparison 70
our own, elsewhere, about seven
weeks ago, a delegation OF negro
switchmen were received by the au-
thorities at Chicago, who entertained
We are informed, their pleas for pro-
motions as engine foremen. With ref
erence to our seniority in service, we
must say the committee, composed OF
Bruce Reed, w. A, Garrison and j,
W. Ellis and myself, have had from
IS to 20 years experience in the rail-
road game"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
RETURNED SOLDIER
FINDS DIFFICULTY
IN OBTAINING JOB

others in the positions they had been
led to believe would be returned to
them, have a just cause for complaint.
They are not interested IN promises of
past tense; they are out Of work. They
want a job, and they want it now. II
Is M TO the Memnhis employers geneT-
ally TO zee that they get II, If not their
cid job, another.
The troubles the enlisted man finds
In his endeavoTs to Teadapt himself TO
business life after months in the army,
months in which he was absolutely out
Of touch with everything nonmilitary.
are experienced to "A certain extent by
the commissioned soldier, although in a
somewhat different manner While the
commissioned officer returning to civil
life may have, and does Rpssess as a
general rule, IA technical or commercial
experience that assures his position Ia
the business world, there are some who
undoubtedly will return to take up po-
sitious almost mental in their contrast
to what they had in the service.
Take, for instance. the case of the
boOkkreper who, through close applics-
ton to duty and studies, obtained a
commission While in the service he
gave commands hat others executed.
The insignia on his shoulders called for
iecuFnttion from enlisted men. He WAS
saiuted, looked IN to. But when he re-
turns to civil life he forsakes the uni
form for a business suit and the husi-
ness world who knew him, not as the
soldier. but as the hookkeeper, recog-
ni2os him only AS a subordinate, IN
stead Of giving oNiers he is again TAX
ing them, His is a condition foreign
to the enlisted man. a situation, how
ever, that must be dealt with dslicately,
but effectively.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
CLAIMS SHOT
IN SELF-DEFENSE

Maud Kline. on trial for the murder
OF Ike Kahn, pHtrolmau, on Nov. is,
viii plead unsuitable homicide on the
glound that Kahn kicked her and
threatened her at the tine Of the shoot
ing, according to her attorney, clarence
Friedman.
Friedman said Tuesday that Kahn
gave "A party to low characters at his
room on South Second street near Beale
avenue, and 1t was at this party, defeud-
ant viii declare. that the assault took
place, which caused the shooting
The jury completed late Monday Is
rs follows: n. f. Sledge. j O. rren-
shaw, A. S. Burton, j t. MoCaplin, y.
z Townsend, W r. Moore, J. W. :,
Mooney, j. II. BRYANT, u. G. Jennings,
T NJ. Ford, l. Nj Funk and w. l.,
Harrison.
Many persons being examined to serve
ON this jury openly told Judge Richards
that they would not convict a Woman
Gus SHverberg, who roon,ed with Ike
Kahn at 20S South Second. where the
tragedy took place, witnessed the shoot
Ing He said that he was VI the room
when Kahn came In with some girls,
and that Kahn played on a little organ
In n of the ooms, Later. he said,
Maud Kline came and knocked on the
window and he let her In.
When she faced Kahn she asked him
who the girls were in the other room
and Kahn told her II was none Of her
business. She then made an effort to
enter the room, according to the tes-
timOnN, and Kahn INTERVIEWED. holding
hts hands against her to prevent her
entering, Silverhcrg said Maud Kline
then quickly drew II pistol from u muff
aud shot Kahn,
Joe Kahn, employe of loew's Lyoeum
thCatcr, brother uf Ike Kahn. testified
that he attended W parties given by
| hts brother but never SAN any drIukiDr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
PASSING THE BUCK.

The day of passing the buck by
Southern league umpires is fast draw
ing to a close. The handlers of the in
dictator who have hesitated In making
some sort Of a decision on a mean play
will have to break away from the habit
and call every play as he sees It and
call It quick.
Southern tandom on many occasions
have seen plays come UP which neither
umpire would care TO decide. The base
umpire would call on the plate umpire
to decide It. The plate umpire would
pass the buck to the base umpire. Each
would try to wish it off on the other.
There will be ar umpire in chief in
every game who Will decide any play
the base umpire calls on him to decide.
President John Martin, Of the South
ern, Is going to correct the evil Of pass.
ing the buck by umpires. He hasn't
worked the plan out completely as yet,
but he has promised that there will be
relief for this condition which has long
been an eyesore.
The days Of passing the buck are over
for SunIand umpires.
With many youngsters coming into
the league this season, here's a bet that
there isn't a single complaint against
playing in the South by the few class
A athletes on the various teams.
Kid Gleason, new White SoX pilot,
got his nickname when he entered base
ball at the tender age of l6.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14

done to cure the baby leagues OF the
many His which beset them.
The minors have long been IN a peg
ojno attitude, and It has avaiIed them
nothing. They now have tired OF
pleading for very necessary REFORMS
which will make It possible for the
smaller circuits to live and prosper IN
stead OF merely scraping by and many
times droppInu a bio sum of money.
President John o.. Martin Of the
Southern Is on the ground at Gotham,
along with other league presidents rep
resentine minors all over the country.
The minor magnates are going to press
their claims as never before. They are
| going to strike at this psychological
moment, and It seems quite certain that
| the efforts of the smaller league mag
mates Is going to avail them much.
This weeks meetings are going to be
eventful and the minor baseball or
CARNATIONS are expecting to profit con-
| siderably therefrom.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
MORE E AND S T

There's going TO be more pep and
hustle in ball games all over the coun-
try this season than ever before, and
even the sand lotters will add an extra
dash of pepper to their pastiming. The
reason is that the Southern league
clubs will be constantly IN Il hunt for
talent among the semipros, and any
youth who shows an inclination to emu
late Ty Cobb or Joe Jackson will be
grabbed quick.
Even the c~ollegians are going to be
paid a lot of attention by the profess
SIGNAL leagues this year, for on the col
lege diamonds every year are innumer-
able youths who will have no trouble
in qualifying Tor the Dixie major this
year, with the new seven-player rule
in effect,
With the price of cheese steadily as
cendine along with all the rest OF life's
necessities, Jess Willard should be able
to sell himself for as much money as
he'd get In tackiinq Jacques Dempsey.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
BRIBERY CHARGE ON
TOP OF BOOZE CHARGE

Bullet Smith. chief OF detective, and
Ed Pass. assistant chief Of police. have
in their possession an affidavit sworn
to by Owens, who charges bribery
against Ike Melchoir and +. W. Reagan.
Following directions Of the attorney
general, Chief Smith and Pass arrested
the two men late Monday.
The bribery charge has developed
from statements made by Owens in
city court, when Melchoir was ar
raiEned on a charge Of violatin" tho
LIQUOR law Officers produced evidence
that they found a trunk and two suit
cases containing liquor i'm Mclchoir's
home, owens, then a star witness for
Meichoir, swore that the liquor be
longed to him. He was held for the
state and Melchoir vas also held for
the state and fined $50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
E. ]. Brady.

NATCHEZ, Miss, Jan. II. (Spl)-
After an illness Of less than a week
company, died at his home here. MIR.
Brady was one Of the best known and
most prominent business men Of the
city and his loss is greatly felt. He
was a member of the Elks, u. 6. r., and
a number of other organizations The
funeral was held in New Orleans, his
former home, on Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
BASKETEERS MEET
TO FORM LEAGUE
Final Effort to Be Made To-
night at "Y."

A meeting is to be held at the Y. M.
c. A. tonight at 7:3O O'Clock for the
purpose of forming a City Basketball
league.
It is quite likely that a four team
league will be formed. West Tonnes
see Normal school, Central high, Uni
Versity of Tennessee and Y. Nj. c. A.
are anxious to start. There have been
other organizations expressing their in
tentions of taking berths in the league,
but We're not present at the last meet
ing. There Is still a chance for the
organizations to join the league.
A silver loving cup will be given to
the winner of the p%ennant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
LOOkOuts Head List In Giving Ball
>> Players TO the Service of Uncle Sam
HERE ARE STARS IN SOUTHERNS SERVICE FLAG.

MEMPHIS-Slattery, Edngten, Hobbs, Manda, BIodgctt,
Fowlkes, ThWeatt.
NEW Observation-Disclosures, SChepner, Knaupp, Nixon.
LITTLE ROCK-BTOttem, Boman, Ledbettcr, Kennedy. Bacon.
BiRMlNGHAM-Ellis Sheehan, Atcnberg, Glazner, Coffindaff-
err, Montegut, Debus.
MOBILE-Bowden Jaynes, Pope, Fulton, Ching, Pond, Govn,
Reed, TutWiler.
ATLANTA-sheehan, Moore, l.. Thrasher, ]. Thrasher.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Johnson, Bacon, CashiOn, Perry
man, Gleason, DeMoe, Enright, Stevenson, MuHigan, Christenberry.
NASHNILLE-Sreet Decatur, Burke, OBrien, Hoyt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
President Lee Expected.

Chairman Tucker emphatically denied
the allegation that the Il. X. 7. mad
advised the striking trainmen to re-
turn to work. Instead, he stated thAl
the present controversy and was keep
ing hands off, President Lee, of CIeyee-
land, Ohio, chief Of the national y. Il.
r, is expected in Memphis Within a
few hours to review tho situation, i.
one switchman declared IueSday II
was expected The walkout would spread
to New Orleans by Tuesday night,
where. although no negro firemen are
employed. the switchmen are expected
TO walk out In sympathy,
Louisville, KY, and Jackson; MISS:
~telegraphed Chairman Tucker Tuesday
asking his advice on whether to walk
out ut His s reply advised them to act
on their own initiative, not to go out
unless they saw fit, Reports say how
ever, the switehmen at Amory, Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
BANKS MAKE FEW
DIRECTORS CHANGES

National banks and several Of the
other state institutions had their an
nual election Of directors Tuesday, but
few changes were made. Most banks
made none whatever,
At the National city ., A, Fisher
was added to the board. while the
Guaranty Trust company added ELIAS
GateS. The only new name In the Man
haitian Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany list Mas Mitchell Rosenthal, who
u short while ago was selected to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of w.
II. Bates.
Following the election of directors
most Of the banks had meetings for the
purpose of choosing officers, but no
| lmnortMnl ChAnERA Merh contaminated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting n
trunk several years ago. Doctors said
my only hope Of cure was an operation.
Trusses did me no good. Finally / got
hold OF something that quickly I'M
Completely cured me. Years have
passed and the rupture has never re-
turned, although ] an doing hard work
AZ u carpenter. There WA no opera
ton, no lost time. no trouble. have
nothing to sell, but VIII give fun In
formation about how you may find a
complete cure without operation, II YOU
write to me, Eugene NJ. Pullen, Car
penter, 991E Maroellus avenue, Manas-
0uan N. J. Better cut out this notice
and show II to any others who are rup-
tured-you may w q life or at least
stop the misery OF rupture and the
worry and danger Of an operation.
adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
MILK TOO THIN.

-Four alleged violators Of the pure
food law paid fines %totaiinE saj in city
court Monday, They are r J. Briegt,
dairynan. fined $50; Hugh ellis, dairy
man, SO; 2. Cappordales, SIS. and Tony
Angelo. $40 Capordales and Angelo
are restaurant projectors,
c. L. Hicks, city milk inspector, pre-
ferred charges that they were selling
milk under the standard.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
Leander Robertson.

BATESV1LLE, Miss, Jan. ID. (SplD
I-Leander Robertson, a Well-known
of his daughter, Mrs. s. Lewis, Mon
day morning after a lingering illness
of several months, The remains will
be inferred in the family burying ground
at Chapeltown Tuesday morning, be-
side those. of his wife who died several
years ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
TY1e%Nea0D
Herman Land.

BATESNILLE, Miss, Jan. IA. (Spl)
Herman Land, a former citizen of
B~atesville, died in a hospital in Mem
phis Saturday from influenza, after a
short illness, and the remains were
brought here yesterday and the inter
ment was had in the local cemetery with
Masonic honors. His wife was buried
here Monday, dying Of the same disease.
He leaves five small children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
YOU KNOW rs, AL.

Steamer AL Demaree, the demon car
%toonist, desires to manage the Chicks.
al Is through as a member of the New
York Giants, and has applied to Thomas
r. Watkins, of the Tribe, for the job.
AL would be very acceptable to Chick
fandom If he were chosen, but as stated
before in these eruptions, Cy Barger,
another gentleman about as handsome
as Steamer Al, has already nailed down
the job. If Cy wasn't available, then,
maybe-but what's the use. You're
Just a little late, AL.
Some of Pants Rowland's enemies are
circulating the report that he is going
to manage the Cincinnati Reds next
season,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14

The Memphis Chicks and Birmingham
Barons were tied for third place honors
for Southern league patriotism, each
club having given seven men to the
%country's cause. The Chicks did not
hesitate to get in the service and short
ly after the drafting began, a number
of the Tribesmen were wearing the
spangles Of Uncle Sam. The Chicks
who were in the service of the United
States were Joe Slattery, first base
man; Smoky Hobbs, shortstop; Guy
Ellington, a first basenan; Carl Man
da, a third baseman; Tom BlOdgett. a
pitcher; Fowlkes, a pitcher, and Bill
Thweatt, a pitcher. Dolly Stark, vet
Gran utility man Of the Chicks, is in
y, M. c. A. work in France.
The Barons in the service were Ellis,
Sheehan, Altenberg, GlaZner, Coffin
Gaffer, Montegut, Debus. Manager
Wordsworth was also in the Y. NJ. c.
A. army work,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
Of So Stars in Southern Serv-
ice Flag, Chattanooga Has
M Next With 10.
BY 0 PlouE,

br 6OB PIGUE,
~ OUTHERN LEAGUE clubs
have nobly one their bit in
S the world war, but to the
NEFA Chattanooga Lookouts goes
EA the palm for having given
NJ more men to the service Of
NJ Uncle Sam than any other
ny team.
49, The Chattanoogans, though
wobbly in the pocketbook, are all there
when it m to patriotism, as is evil
dent from the table alongside, which
shows that the Lookouts lead the
Southern league when it to sup
plying fighting men for the nation in
its task of wiping up the earth with
the Hun.
Eleven players were given the world
Var by the Chattanooga club, which
is the high water mark for the Sun
land major, n very probably the
largest number of men given by any
other minor league aggregation in the
country. The Lookouts flocked to the
war like flies around a molasses bar
rel, and out of il men playing on the
team II went to war, This record is
one of which Chattanooga, as well as
the entire league, may be proud, and
reflects glory on the entire o%rganiza-
tion.
Chattanooga gave to the cause Mar
-'t N'ANN SSSA SNhAii'IAg / =
man, Gleason, Demoe, Enright, Steven
son. Mulligan and Christenberry.
Mobile Bears Next.
The Mobile Bears are next in the
list, the Bay City club having given
10 men to the service Of Uncle Sam.
The manager of the Bears, Patsy Fla
herty, the veteran major league left
handler, also entered the service.
Pat, though over the draft & by
many years is a full FLOODED Irishman
and couldn't 'stanG around and see a
fight without getting into it, so he
enlisted. This makes 10 men from
the Mobile team.
The Mobile service flag, with its 10
stars, counting Manager Flaherty, falls
but n short of the high water mark
set by the Chattanooga Lookouts.
The Bears in the service were Mana
| ger Flaherty, Bowden, Jaynes, Pope,
Fulton, Ching, Pond, Golvin, Reed and
Tutwiler.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
Must Look to Gate.

"The minor leagues nave got to look
TO the gate in future for their receipts
and in order to draw the fans we must
have players of merit, The day is past
when just as soon as we develop a
minor league star we must perforce
lose him by draft or sale. II has been
proved conclusively in recent seasons
that there is no money in developing
and selling baseball players. The fan
is the man who pays the bills, and I'M
less we cater to him and give him
reasonably high class ball he will not
attend the games, How car we do
this if our best players are taken away
from us each season."
Another minor league veteran, the
president of a league, said:
The minors buy three times as many
players from the majors in dollar each
season as the majors do from, the
minors. 1t frequently happens that a
big league club will draft n or more
players from one of my teams and attei
a short trial turn them back to a riVal
club thereby weakening one and
strengthening the other without regard
to conditions in our league. These are
Just a few of the injustices OF the dratt
at the present time. Unless the dratl
is lifted or revised ] am afraid thar We
have come to the parting of the ways.
Joe Tinker, who is a member OF the
minor league committee, which is try
fhg to procure reforms from the major
leagues, was insistent hat the draft
ing must be lifted.
Heretofore the minor leagues nave
asked, and when they have been turned
Gown, they took it gracefully" sale
Tinker. This time we will ask, and Il
the request is turned down, we Will de-
mand."
Tinker intimated that the nationa
association of minor leagues wOule
break from the major leagues II tht
request for emancipation from the draft
Is turned down. He admitted, however
that the major leagues have shown g
4 conciliatory attitude to the minol
\ leagues. He said the national commits
sion agreed to limit the number O
players that could be drafted to on'
from each minor league club and als(
expressed a willingness to reduce thu
number of players a big league clul
could let out under optional agreemen
from eight to two. This, however, II
not satisfactory to the minors, WHIT
want to have all drafts and optiona
agreements eliminated from baseball
The few major league magnates VIII
were among the early arrivals refused
to discuss the situation other than t
saw that the matter would be givel
careful study, and that minor Lacquer
would have an opportunity to exploit
their alleged grievances when they pre-
sent their case to a joint commute
composed OF National and American
league representatives and the nationa
commission. This conference probabl
will be held on Friday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
OSSIFER

"officer Shoots Man With Booze
Headline. Oh, death, where Is thy
sting?
E~M-managers of the Cards, Browns,
Reds and White SoX are thinking of
forming an association.
The Chicks would like to apply for
admission, having had as many man
ayers as any team on record.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14

The Little Rockers wearing Uncle
Sans khaki We're Brottem. BOman,
Ledbetter, Kennedy and Bacon.
New Orleans and Atlanta were tied
for fifth place with four each id the
service. Charley Frank, Atlanta man
ager. served his country via the army
Y, M. c.. A., being stationed at Camp
Gordon. In addition to Frank, Sammy
Mayer, Atlanta outfielder. was also In
the work. The Crackers in the service
were Shcehan, Moore, l.. Thrasher and
!. Thrasher.
The New Orleanians were Dillinger,
Schepner, knapp and Nixon.
Many in Shipyards.
In addition to these SO players who
actually were In the fighting forces Of
their country. there were n number
of Southern league athletes who were
employed in %shipyaTds, who We're doing
their bit in that way. owing to the
fact that they had dependents who
could not live on the army pay. There
were at least Is men who formerly were
work in shipyards, among the number
being Mike Hauser, former : Memphis
catcher: Leon Dohard. eX-ChiCk short
stop; Bill Brennan, Southern league
umpire; SCotty Chestnut. Southern
league umpire; Roy Fentress, Memphis
pitcher, Tommy Long and others too
numerous to mention here,
Fifty-three stars in the Southern
league service flag, which should for
ever silence the cry OF slackers at Dixie
major ball players.
It's a record of which the league is
justly proud.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
STRUCK BY AUTO.

T.. u. Steiger. Marked Tree, Ark, was
slightly injured Monday night when
struck by an automobile said to he
driven by Eugene Martinelh. chauf-
fetr for the $40 Taxi company, near
the corner Of Vance avenue and Main
street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
G.. F. Woodruff.

CONWAY, Ark, Jan II, CSpI)-G.
f. Woodruff, who resides at Needs
Creek. died on Monday morning from
pneumonia, following an attack Of In
f~luenza. Interment followed Monday ar
ternoon. Mr.. Woodruff, who was A.
years Of age, is survived by his widow
and several children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-14
AUTO THIEVES GET
COMMISSIONERS CAR

Automobile thieves Monday night
stole the automobile of c. W. Miller.
commissioner Of fire n police, who
was at d. Canale's home.
The car was found deserted at South
Wellington street and Aston avenue.