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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
GAS COMPANY TO
RENEW EFFORT TO
GET HIGHER RATE
Will File Petition Soon With
State Utilities Commission,
January II Already Set for
Hearing at Nashville.

The Memphis Gas and Electric COM
pany before the end OF the month will
flle a new petition with the Tennessee
public utilities commission, seeking for
the third time this year to secure an IN
crease in gas rates.
Notice that the petition will be filed
has been given the state commission
and the city attorney and tentatively
Jan. II has been set for a preliminary
hearing. Mr., Livingston will reinquish
his office the first of the year and viii
be succeeded as city attorney by w, 2,
iArmaarong. Ar whose appointment already
mas been announced Mr. Armstrong
has gone over the status Of the gas
rate with Mr., Livingston already.
!, The gas rate hearing probably will
be the first one taken up by the state
utilities commission. After that will
come the big street railway fare case,
and the telephone rates win be taken
All of which indicates that AIr. Ann
strong Is likely TO be u mighty Busy
lawyer fer some time after the first
Of the year
The new city commissioners and the
mayor will decide whether additional
counsel viii be employed in these pub-
lie utility cases to assist Mr. Armstrong
II Is highly probable that Mr. Livings+
ton will be asked to assist in the hear
ings, as he is familiar with every de-
tail of them.
The Memphis Gas and Electric com
pany will ask for the same increase
which it asked last July, flat 25 per
cent raise and the additional SO cents
service charge on every bill. IT will try
to show from the result Of operations up
to the close of this year that 1t still
is losing money in the gas department.
Horace johnson, who win be the COM
missioner of public utilities after the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
French Orphans
Thank Policemen
Their BenefdctOrS

Police were proud at rollcaH Thurs
day morning, when Sergt. Cornelius ],
lIough, acting in place Of Capt. Mike
Kehoe, III for the day, read to them n
translation of letter received from the
two French orphans whom the cops
adopted during the war.
The policemen have been contributing
nickels and dimes to the French orphan
fund, and their two charges were Emile
and Gustave Bajoue, whose father died
in the blud uniform of France while bat
Ting under the tri-Color. against the
PruSsian hordes,
The letter follows;
MY Dear Benefactors; We beg to
acknowledge yours of Nov 20, which we
received with great pleasure. The win
ter is here and our good mother is go
ing to buy each Of US a pair of over
shoes which will be of great benefit TO
us during the snow,
once more, our dear benefactors, In
the name Of my dear mother and little
brother Emile, and myself | herewith
close my letter aad embrace you affec-
tionately. our dear friends
YOUR TWO LITTLE PROTEGES." +"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

the same amount. And these buildings
alreAdy have this coal on hand. and viii
be able to operate under normal condi-
ti0ns, II was claimed, without drawing
upon the general sunnly for coal,
Through q far sighted policy. Menu
phis business concerns put In heavy
stocks nf coal early IN anticipation Of
just such crisis as has occurred They
prepared for the emergency and now
have the coal TO keep their places of
business open, The reserve stock Of
coal on hand IN the city has At all Tines
been sufficient 10 meet the needs, and
now that the emergency is over the
local merchants see no reason why the
business interests should be further
handicapped and the public, put to un-
necessary inconvenience when there ~
nothing to be gained thereby,
There were 200 cars of coal In Men,
phis Thursday morning for allotment,
az compared with t27 on Wednesday,
In Arkansas. where II. G, Couch, fed.
eral fuel administrators Is In personal
charge OF the situation, II was pointed
out that all restrictions on the use OF
wood. gas and fuel oil we're Immediately
removed Wednesday night as soon as
tho settlement OF the strike was an
nounced
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
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Memphis, Tenn, Dec, II, 1918
-T'emperature--
Hour Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb, Humidy.
! pm. YES day 25 9l 81
J am, today. - 20 al
Noon today 45 IS So
Maximum temperature, 20 minimum,
%, sun sets today at 4;49 pm; sun
rises tomorrow at 6;5g am, moon rises
at S:54 pm. Precipitation, none.
TennesSee--Cl Cloudy. probable rain in
east rising temperature
ssissippi-Cloudy and warmer
Arkansas-Partly cloudy, warmer fol-
&owed by probably unsettled weather
Alabama CLOUDY. warmer, probable
rain in east and south
Kentucky Cloudy, becoming unset
tied Friday, warmer,
Louisiana--Partly cloudy warmer.
Oklahoma Probably unsettled. warm
er in east and south, colder in north
and west
East TeNaS--Cloudy, warmer.
West Texas--Partly cloudy in souths
unsettled in north. colder IN ranhandle
warmer in southeast,
North Carolina-Increasing cloudiness
and warmer, followed by rain.
South Carolina and Georgia Rainy
rising temperature
Florida--Iocal rains.
Kansas--Increasin cloudiness FOL-
lowed by unsettled weather, colder in
north and west
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
APPRAISERS At
WORK IN FOURTH
WARD THURSDAY
W. NN HuHINS~t
Valuation for State Assess
ment Purposes Will Prob
ably Be Largely Increased
Most Valuable in City.

Appraisers for the state who are fix
ing values in Memphis for the state
and county assessment for 1920 are at
work Thursday on the realty valuation
in the Fourth ward, in which some of
the most valuable real estate and build
ings IN the business district are To-
Gated
The representatives Of the state boaro
have already checked up such sales as
have been made in the ward for the
past two years, which, however, have
been few, and are taking testimony from
real estate men as to present cash
values. Values in the Third ward, as
to property on Main street, are re-
ported to have been doubled in most
instances, and increased three times the
former assessment in others. There Is
scarcely ward in the city in which
the appraisal has been made in which
the values generally have not been
In the Twenty y-seventh ward. which
lies in the northern section, and Is a
strictly residence ward, the state ap-
praisers have in many instances not
increased the land assessment fixed
this year for state and county pur-
poses but have In nearly every in
stance doubled the appraisal on houses
ward, as q rule, is appraised at a rate
OF from SIS to $50 a front foot
Some examples follow, taken at ram
dom from the figures fixed by the ap-
praisers.
Ida Wener, Thoma street, 40-foot
front. assessed is sSgl1, rstcreased to
81 900. S4s4~
= D. w McLemore. Thomas street, so
foot front, assessed at $500; increased
to 49, 600
@, r. Plnkston, Park street, 100 feet,
asSessfl'ent $3.50; increased to 81 500,
J. G.. Cubbins, Woodlawn street, 200
feet assessed at S1,S0O; increased to
S,100,
Ura Hinllle, Ayres street 1917 feet, as
ses7ed at $3.50; increased to $4,000
Mary DWyer. jackson avenue, 100 feet,
assessed at $1,000: increased to $1,000
Some examples of the increases made
IN the Third ward. on property on North
Main, include the building known as
the Fisher building, on the northwest
corner of Main and Madison, increased
from 100000 to 100000; the building
occupied by the Bry- Block company is
tentatively increased from S125,000 to
s2S5 600: the Lowenstein building from
sltG,500 to about 100000
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
MOTHER BATTLES FLAMES
BUT CHILD is DEAD

The deadly open CRATE has claimed
another Victim. Sammie Scruggs, aged
years and 6 months, died at 10 o'clock
Wednesday night, from burns received
when his clothing caught fire Wednes-
day afternoon, at the home of his par
ents, Mr., and Mrs C, S Scruggs. Ed
wards avenue.
the flames with her bare bands, when
she spied her babys clothing burning
DESPITE her efforts, the child was so
badly burned before she cxtingulshed
the flames tina doctors, on examination,
pronounced thu injuries fatal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
ASK BEER RULING
/. BY-HICH COURT

WASHINGTON, Dec 11.-Interpteta-
ton of the wartime prohibition act to
determine whether the n1anutpcture OF
sall beers, or only those that are intoxi-
eating, are prohibited by that act, was
asked Of the supreme court today in ar
2umerts on government appeals from
federal court DEGREES dismissing indict-
ments against the American Brewing
company in New Orleans, and the
STANDARD Brewery of Baltimore. Both
companies have manufactured beer con-
5taining 2.T5 per cent of alcohol and have
scontended such beer was not intoxicat-
ling.
Because Of conflicting decisions in the
federal courts in New York, st. Louis
and elsewhere. the arguments today at
tracted widespread interest Owing to
The constitutionality of both the war
time act and the prohibitions enforce
'ments law. attorneys interested IA the
proceedings expected the eosrt to de-
eide all the appeals at one time and
before the Christmas recess.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
FATE Of HUNDREDS
UNKNOWN IN THREE
SOUTHERN STATES
Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia Visited by Floods.
Fourteen Known Dead and
Scores Cut Off From Help.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 11.-Floods re-
sulting from the heavy rains Of Sunday
fnd Monday generally were receding
llroughout Mississippi, Alabama and
ieorgla today but anxiety was felt as
the fate of hundreds of persons
Pausht by the high waters. Fourteen
known dead have been reported. to
bate, but this probably win be lin,
creased by later reports. 1t is esti-
mated property damage resulting from
l-le high waters will mount to several
million dollars, The known dead are
Atlanta, three white persons; Mont
somery two white farmers, three me-
groes; Hattiesburg, Miss, two white
persons; Meridian, one negro.
Most serious conditions reported to-
flay existed in southern and central
Alabama. Hundreds Of persons, in
|hluding lis negro convicts and 10 white
guards, are marooned along the Talla-
'poosa river, northeast of Montgomery.
|Wetumpka. Prattville and other towns
swept by flood waters from the Chat
Fahoochee river, however, reported i'm
proved conditions today
In Mississippi more than 1000 per-
.sons, mostly negroes, were driven from
! heir homes at Hattiesburg. when the
Leaf river overflowed last night, caus-
ing heavy property damage in the city
and surrounding country At Merid-
fan, Enterprise and Laurel and Basic
City, portions of the towns were mum
Hated, causing considerable damage and
Suffering. Railroad traffic in the east
'ern part of the state was almost com
jpletely suspended.
/ IksEonditions at Columbus and West
Point, principal points in Georgia, af-
Hfected by the floods of the Chatta-
Ahoochee, We're improved today. At both
3points the river exceeded its previous
1high mark made in 1885. Reports from
West Point stated that supplies were
3reaching the east side of the town in
Sufficient quantities. but conditions on
| he west side Of the river, cut off by
the carrying away Of the big highway
bridge, were not SO satisfactory. Eff
Forts we're being made to care for the
zsesidents there by means Of barges and
aoats,
ID The, high waters we're receding at Co
Nhmbus but score of industries forced
p close by the shutting off of the
7tydro-electric power, still were idle to-
Day, It was estimated that more than
3 3, 900 persons were made idle by the
Hood.
Reports from Augusta, Ga, stated the
FLYER therehad reached 3S feet, but Sc
Bious conditions were not anticipate
Sdntil d stage on So feet was reached
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
WAR IS NOT YET
OVER BETWEEN
AL. MAGNATES
Serious Complications Likely
TO Arise Following Coup Of
Ban Johnson President Of
American League.

NEW YORK, Dec. li.--Uncertairtv
heigns in big league baseball circles
here today following the adjourned an
|pual meetings Of the American and
National leagues last night. Legal
complications in the American league
Pave indirectly involved the senior or
|sanization and there are several inter-
|lOcking arrangements which may be
lleld up indefinitely unless the tangle in
.the junior league can be Strengthened
|out before the approach of the play
|ing season.
Although the American league elected
|a new board Of directors favorable to
the policies Of President 3. B. johnson
|and refused to consider the election Of
hn executive in the latter's place by a
vote, Of five to three the minority, con
|slsting of the New York, Boston and
Chicago clubs plan to continue their
bitter legal battle to oust Johnson. So
many suits and injunctions are pilng
|up that II is almost impossible to fol-
Aow the legal aspects Of The affair. 1t
/ s understood that strong efforts will
be made during the next few days to
bring the warning factions in the Amer
lean league together upon some sort of
b. harmony basis, but the owners of the
minority clubs, which are also the veal
1thiest in the league, declare that there
Rean be no compromise under any cir
Eunstances.
II this attitude is maintained the re-
|sult may have far-reachlng effect
|upon professional baseball. If the
minority faction can prove in court
II heir contention that certain actions Of
Itlle league officers and their supporting
1csubs as unconstitutional, it may itl-
Validate arrangements and agreements
affecting other organizations other
lthan the American league. Several
Imoves Involving both major leagues
lawait action including the election of
Ia new chairman Of the national com
Emission TO succeed Garry Hermann, a
drafting agreement with the minor
leagues and simultaneous opening and
ielosing dates for the 1920 schedule OF
lt5a games. .s-.,1.-
Both meetings adjourned late yes
erdsy subject to the call Of the chair
iman but there was no intimation today
when orAwhere they would reconvene
president johnson refused to state what
action would be taken in this direction
land the National league having cleared
up an routine matters probably Will
await further developments before at
tempting to hold the Joint meeting
proposed yesterday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
YOUNG WOMAN CAUSES
ARREST ALLEGED F0RGER

water. 25. SO4 North Decatur street,
was jailed late Wednesday afternoon
by Detectives Bishop and Joyee/ He
Is charged with having forged the name
Of II, NJ. Kennedy to a check for $32. so
and having collected from the Guaranty
Bank and Trust company.
Tarwater issued q check on the Bank
of Seviervile, Seviervile. Tenn, and
presented II with Kenneys Endorsement
on Nov. 20 When he went In again
Wednesday with another check q young
woman clerk recognized him, and In
formed Frank Omberg, president of the
bank. He called Joyce and Bishop. who
arrested Tarwater.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
HAzEN WILL BE TRIED
AGAIN FOR MURDER

Fay Il. Hazen, who was convicted OF
murder in the first degree in the First
criminal court and sentenced to the
state penitentiary for life, and whose
case was reversed by the state supreme
court, will be tried again in January,
Several other murder cases win be set
toy be tried early In the spring of 1920.
Hazen is not subject to the death pen
,nif,ed The crime of nsnrdar dnring tba
time of the effectiveness of the Bowers
act, abolishing capital punishment Ha-
zen killed Ben h Sinrns while Simms
was in sleeping car at the Union depot
with Mrs Hagen. Hazen pleaded self
deI6nse
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
GENERAL OPERATION
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. ll,--,,enerHl
operation Of bltumlDous coal mines OF
the country which have been Idle for
nearly six weeks as Il result Of the
strike Of miners on oct 81, is predicted
for tomorrow, CnHl will he moving
rapidly by the first Of next week in
the opinion of operators here. OFFICIALS
Of the United Mine Workers Of America,
who last night sent kilograms to the
Of the action 6f the inincrs general
committee here yesterday IN accepting
President Wilson's proposal to return
to work, today we're confident there
would he no DELAY on the part of the
members Of the union IN rcsuming WORT,
The telcgrnms OF last tight, which
instructed the men TO return to the
mines Immediately were supplemented
today by circular prepared by inter-
national Officials Of the union explain
ing in detail the basis on which the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
YOUNG LAWYER TO BE
MAYORS SECRETARY

clifford Davis, young lawyer. viii ba
appointed by Rowlett Paine as his secs
retary, Immediately after he assumes
office, Nj Paine has not made the
announcements. but Mr.. Davis, when
the report became public, admitted that
he had accepted the offer made him.
AR, DAYS came 10 Memphis short
time ago from Mississippi. after gradu-
atinS from the State university He
served the government at Muscle Shoals
as an employe of the United States Air
Ni'rates corporation during the war,
h"irg hcapa citated for military service.
Besides acting as secretary to the
mayor he viii give considerable OF his
time to assisting the city attorney In
the claims department The office of
city claim agent Is TO be abolished
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
CHICKASAW BANKERS
TRIAL IN JANUARY

George r. Neuhardt. former president
of the defanct ChiclSRsaw Bank and
Trust company, viii be tried in the
criminal court Of Shelby county on Jan,
19 on l. indictments charging him With
fraudulent breach of trust and receiving
deposits In Il bank, knowing same to be
insolvent
The charges grew out Of the closing of
the bank. Neuhardt was tried in the
federal court and convicted OF using the
mails to defraud. but the United States
court of civil appeals reversed the case,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
LINER IN OCEAN CRASH
COMING INTO PORT

HALIFAX. \. s, Dec. l1,-Messages
from the British steamer Carmania,
wrich collided with the steamer Mary
land, Shout 500 miles off this port yes
terday, indicated she would make port
under her own steam sometime tomor-
row. The Carmania, which has large
number of Americans aboard, reported
her damage was above the waterline
and that she was in no danger The
Maryland proceeded on her course from
Baltimore to Lapdon,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
THANKS
HEAD OF MINERS

WASHINGTON, Dee, il,--Presldent
Wilson today telegraphed Acting rresi-
dent Lewis OF the coal miners union
his appreciation of the patriotic ac.
ton taken BY the miners representa-
tlves yesterday at indianRnolis,
The telegram follows;
May ! not express TO YOU and
through you. 10 the other officers o.
your organization my appreciation o.
the patriotic action witch you took AT
indianapolis Yesterday We must al
work. together to see to II that \ sci.
tlemcnt Just and fair to everyone Is
reached without degy
lSlgnedI WOODROW WILSON
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
INJURED, TAKEN HOME.

Injuries received by S. Lousky, S2f
South Pauline street. We're not suffic.
iently dangerous to warrant his retcn
ton at the Baptist Memorial hospital,
where he was takea Wednesday. fol.
lowing q crash between the Connecticut
Pie company %agon which he was driv-
ing and Carroll Taxicab company car,
driven by Robert Coil. SO l.ousky was
taken 70 bis home after the accident
He suffered Injuries to his back and
ribs. PatrolInen Dodson and Turner ar
rested Coil on charge Of reckless driY-
ing
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

representatives leading
city Thursday morning the headquarters the Memphis Asso
eated appeal committee
Washington Atlanta the immediate modca
limiting the business the regional
fuel committee for this city.
Flowers the association send
kilograms presenting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
VILLA L00TS TOWN
and TAKES HOSTAGES

EAGLE PASS. Tex. Dec. 1i.--In re.
prisal for the recent execution of Gen.
telipe Angeles 400 Villista4 early Tues
day attacked the town OF Muzquis, state
Of Coahuiia, lootlng the stores and sei2-
ing several prominent citizens for hos
tages according TO information received
here today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

strike was settled and reiterntIns the
Instructions to resume work lnmedlate-
locals
Reports this morning told pf the res
dtHl'n ms early as last night OF some of
tile miners N nearby fields and IN
bther instances of some OF the men
reporting for worls today II was point
ed out, however, that In most cases
teicgrams directing an end Of the strike
were not received by locals until this
their members before tho majority will
again enter the mines
The mine operate on their part
promise 10 bend all energies toward re-
sumption OF normal operation and prom
lae, If the miners report promptly
movement Of coal from the mines will
heoNme gencrnl within q very few DAYS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
MEMPHIS ASKS coal ORDER AL TERED
Plan To Extend
Air Mail Service
To City Of Atlanta

WASHINGTON. Dee. li.-Extension
Of the airplanc mail service TO Atlanta
Is planned within the next year. As
ststant Postmaster General Praeger to-
day told the house postoffice commit
tee. The Atlanta service will be an
extension of the New York Washington
service, Mall between New York and
Atlanta would be speeded up bv I2
or IL hours, he said.
Mr. Praeger appeared before the COM
mittee to request an appropriation of
$S,000,000 for continuing and extending
the airplsne mail service. The COM
mittee deferred action until 1t COM
pletes hearings on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
All Are Pleased.

Al sides in the controversy lust end.
ed we're highly satisfied to-day with the
agreement reached by the general cons
mlttee of the miners IN their session
here yesterday The mluers were es-
peclallN pleased with the idea of ap-
poIntment OF a commission composed Of
one miner. one operator and third
member not affiliated with either side
to investigate wages and coal prices
and fix both at figures which they deem
reasonable, This commission, under the
plan. win be appointed by the presi-
dent, the miners In the meantime -
receive an advance of n par cent In
wages over the scale pala prior to the
strike,
Tho federal grand jury investigations
OF charges Of violation Of the Lever aet
and antitrust laws, scheduled to start
lust Monday. hut postponed until Dec,
II, win proceed when the jurors appear
next Wednesday according TO the best
information available The probe Will
be nation wide In it's extent, It is de-
cared. and wlll' Involve both operators
and miners. n
The charges Of contempt against mina
workers officials, which It Is believed
viii he dropped, are set for hearing next
tuesday morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

CLAIM HUNS GIVING IN
BEFORE ALLIED DEMAND

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE German reply to
the supreme councils note demanding
the signing Of the peace protocol has
been received In Paris and this after
noon was undergoing translation BY the
German delegation, according to the
lntransigeant. The newspaper declares
that the reply is substantially caplt-
ulation on the Scapa Flow question
and proposal to discuss other points
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
TEXAS TOWN AFLAME;;
CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE

TEXARKANA, Ark. Dec. 11.-An
urgent call for the Texarkana fire de
from DeKalb. Tex, 40 miles west Of
her1, where II was. reported a fire
threatens the destruction Of the town
The entire business district twas re-
ported In flames. Fire fighting appa-
ratus was rushed TO DeKalb from this
city,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
THERE ARE MANY MEN
SERVANTS IN ENGLAND

PRESTON, Eng, Dec, II l.--Scarcity of
girls for domestic service in Preston
and Mid Lancashire districts where In
dustrial employment offers more re
muneration, has resulted In men house
servants being enpIosed In considerable
numbers Many OF them are ex-service
men.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
VOLUNTEER WORKERS AND
. GUARDSMEN TO LEAVE

p 'JEFFERSON CITY, Mo- Dee H.
Volunteer workers In the mines seized
by the state In Barton county and ma.
tIonal guardsmcn sent there will be re
turned to their homes today