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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
THIRTEEN ARE
UNDER ARREST
As Result Wrecking of Knox
County Jail Saturday Night
by Mob.
QUIET REIGNS IN CITY

Knoxville, Sept. 2.-(Special.)-
Twelve men and one woman, all
white, have been lodged in the county
Jail as result OF the wholesale
roundup of leaders in the assault on
the county jail here and breaking into
and looting numerous hardware
stores during the rioting.
Trials of suspects are set for
Thursday afternoon. The police are
making an effort to recover revoly ers,
shotguns and other property taken
from stores.
Estimate Of Damage.
The loss is now estimated at In ex-
cess of $4,000
Work Of repairing the Jail began
this morning.
Dynamite is believed to have been
used to demolish the wall of the front
room on the west of the Jail. None
of the escaped prisoners have yet
been apprehended. Although a search
throughout East Tennessee is being
made
Memphis, Union City and Jackson
national guardsmen left for their
homes last night. The remainder of
the troops here from over the state
uiV itaNih6 'iiohS llit 'lttNt ana
the last special train Is expected to
leave tonight.
Gen. e. r. Sweeney stated that the
| situation Is now satisfactory. The
Memphis colonel has been highly
praised for the splendid way in which
he met the crisis. Had it not been
for the way in which he handled the
situation the riots would have been
will remain on duty, this being their
home. -
May Remove Prisoners.
Some prisoners at the Knox county
Jail may be sent to Nashville an,
Chattanooga for safe-keeping. Gov.
A. Ik Roberts Baotjfied Sheriff w. II
|, Cats thae Id sp4kft do 50 ii neces-
sary. Sheriff Cate states that ii, view
OF the fact that cells of white pris-
oners were destroyed he may have
to send the prisoners elsewhere until
the jail can be repaired. Repairs be-
gan on the Jail today. Speed and not
cost is the considera ton in repair
ing the Jail, says Judge George M.
Trotter. 1--WE must make room for
the members of the mob who were
80 anxious to get in the Jail Satur-
day night"
Knoxville, SEPT. 2.-Rioting In
Knoxville has been quelled and ma
tional guardsmen are returning to
their homes over Tennessee. No more
trouble is anticipated by Adjt.- Gen.
e. b. Sweeney. Thirteen men have
been arrested in connection with the
wrecking of the county jail by a
mob Saturday night, which sought
Maurice Mayes. negro. charged with
the murder of a white woman.
Police are making an effort to re-
cover loot taken from stores.
None of the escaped prisoners has
yet been apprehended
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
MEXICAN BAND
FIRES ON PLANE
100 Shots Poured Into Amer
lean Machine While on
Scouting Trip. Il
ONE OF SERIES ATTACKS
Although Bleeding Profusely,
Capt. McNabb Lands Ship.
Aid Summoned.

Laredo, Tex, Sept. 2.-Capt.
David B. McNabb, of the Eighth
United States aero squadron,
was shot in the head and seri-
ously wounded early today
when a band Of Mexicans fred
more than 100 shots at an army
plane while he and Lieut.. John
son, his mechanician, were
scouting in the vicinity of San
Isabel creek, eighteen miles
northwest of Laredo.
According to report made at
army headquarters, Capt. Nc
Nabb and Lieut.. Johnson were
flying at low altitude on scout
duty when a band of twenty-five
Mexicans on the Mexican side of
the border opened fire on them.
They poured volley after volley
into the plane.
Capt McNabb headed his machine
upward in an effort to escape the
fusillade OF shots, but was struck
back OF the ear by one OF the bullets
before he could guide his plane out
of range of the Mexican bullets.
Although bleeding profusely, Capt.
McNabb managed to make q safe
landing near the Leyendecker- Null
Tally farm. After rendering first aid.
Lieut.. johnson reported the attacl
to the military commander at For
Mcintosh, who ordered an army Off
Ger to the Mutually farm via airplane
Reports have been current for the
past week or so of attacks on Ameri-
can aviators by Mexicans, who FREQ
from the Mexican side of the border.
but until today the American flyers
have escaped injury.
A report of the attack today has
been forwarded to the proper au-
thorities at Washington.
Six Planes More on Duty.
Eagle Pass, Tex, Sept. 2.-Six air.
/ planes of the Nineteenth aero squad :
ron arrived here early today for duty
along the Rio Erande. g.s ~ q .
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
AUSTRIA'S FATE
LEFT TO LEAGUE
Society Of Nations Must De-
eide If Union With Germany
Is to Be Permitted.
WEARY WITH DISCUSSION

Paris, Saturday. Aug. 3o.-(A. P.)-
Delayed 1.-The Austrian peace
treaty is now virtually completed by
the supreme council for submission
to the Austrian pIenipotentiarie
leaves the future of Austria virtually
largely in the hands of the league of
nations. The league. that is, will be
able to decide whether Austria shall
be permitted to join Germany, and as
France is opposed to such union, as
are switzerland and many of the
countries, there would appear to be
little chance of Austria securing
permission to terminate her existence
as a separate state, should she so de-
sire in future.
There seems to be a general feel
ing Of dissatisfaction in peace con-
ference circles with the treaty, which
was adapted from the German treaty
and does not fit such small power
very well. The council. however, had
agreed today on virtually all Sec
tons Of the treaty. because there is
general WEAKNESS with discussion.
Under the terms Of the treaty vi
emma with its 100000 inhabitants
seemed doomed to lapse into COM
parative commercial insignficance, as
there is a population of only 100000
within the country outside the city to
support the capital, while with Jugo-
Slavia, Czecho- Slovakia and Hun
gary existing as separate powers, VII
emma can hardly hope to recover the
business formerly drawn from their
territories. If the internationaliza-
ton Of Fiume were provided for, as
Is expected by many quarters, 1t is
pointed out by members of the peace
that Auskria,,s sslgNpk ~
comm erciaf IA tefeSts y otiu thereby
be protected to some extent but the
territory contributory to the capital
and must inevitably relapse into a
residential city with relatively slight
business experience. 1t is likewise
pointed out by members of the con-
ference that even were Austria to
be Joined eventually with Germany
the future Of Vienna as a great city
would not be assured, as 1t would fail
thus to acquire additional tributary
territory and would be subjected to
the sharp competition of German
cities with better transportation ia
cilities.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Palmer Accused Of Being
German Intermediary
Senator Frelinghuysen Makes
Sensational Charge Against
U. S. Attorney General.

Washington, Sept. ATTY. Gen.
Palmer was an intermediary for Ger
man agents, Senator Frelinghuysen
of New Jersey, charged in the senate
this afternoon.
Senator Frelinghuysen was an
swering charges made by the at
torney- general on Saturday, declar-
ing that the senator from New Jersey
was pro- German.
Il opposed the confirmation Of Mr..
Palmer because he was an inter
mediary between the president and
German agents, willing and anxious
to have the Lusitania affair continued
and anxious to secure the shipment
of cotton into Germany" Senator
Frelinghuysen said.
"He is more Prussian than the
Prussians.
II denounce the Prussians and their
ways, and no one of their disciples
can intimidate me-"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
10 SEND BERLIN
EMPHATIC ! NOTE
Representation Of Austria in
Reichsrath in Contradiction
Of Versailles Treaty. !.
FWo WEEKS TO COMPLY
Failpre 70 Suppress Prov
sam VIII Mean Further o.
cupatipn Of Left Bank Of
Rhine.

Parts, Sept. q (Havas. y
The supreme council of the
peace conference decided today
10 send d note in forceful terms
10 1.-THE German government
bointinY out the contradiction
With the Versailles treaty of the
provision in the new German
constitution providing for the
representation \of Austria in the
German reichsrath. The coun-
iii demands the suppression of
he article within a fortnight,
Declaring that otherwise the al
les will be compelled to under
Exc a further occupation of the
Eft bank of the Rhine.
Tho article objected to is Article LXI
I the German constitution. as in con-
|hct with Article Xxx of the German
leace treaty forbidding German inter-
krence in Austrian affairs.
Article Xxx OF the Versailles treaty
eads: ~
Germany acknowledges and will re-
beet strictly tho Independence OF AUS
Fla. within the frontiers which may
b fixed In a treaty between the state
nd he principal allied and associated
Buyers: she agrees that this independ-
hce shall be inalienable. except with
be consent Of the council of het1eague
fnations."
THE text Of the paragraph in the Ger
Ian constitution referred TO has not
ben received In this country II APP
6afe, however, that the clause applied
b alt <he territories pfgGermafl- speak
n Peoples IN Europe and. therefore.
B Gergnan- Austria with the effect of
Fovidir1g thatasAustrnA might have a
ertairs number Of Representatives in
he parliament proportionate to the
Lusrinn pofulat ton.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Market Street Joyriders
Cause Traffic Congestion
Officers Report That One Car
Covered Two Blocks
for Hours.

Traffic officers on Market street are
registering complaints about auto
mobiles which promenade between
afternoons.
One of the officers said that he
kept tab on one car Monday and 1t
went up and down Market street for
two hours and a half-up and down,
up and down and then some.
1t was explained that promenaders
made it hard to keep the street open
and In spite OF the efforts of the Of
ficers the corners have frequently
been blocked for several minutes.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02

trafflc. pooling of equipment, Joint use
OF terminals and other matters.
For seven years. under the bill. vol
untary combinations of the carriers in
conformance with the boards plan
would be permitted. II not voluntarily
combined in seven years, the board
could require compulsory consolidation
under federal charter and based upon
actual physical valuation.
Broader Authority over Rates.
The bill also provides for regulation
Of railroad stock and bond issues by
the interstate commerce commission
and for increased rate making powers.
Government approval of new lines or
extensions would be required. Division
OF companies traffic and earnings also
Is authorized by the bill under author
ity or the commission which would be
empowered to require connections be-
tween water and rail carriers.
Broader authority over rates Is given
the commission, which is clothed with
"full authority to remove any unjust
discrimination against interstate and
foreign commerce." with power to in
quire into intrastate rates affecting in
terstate commerce, in cooperation with
state commissions. In closing up re-
lations of the government and railroads
under the government control act, the
bill provides that advances of capital
made by the railroads shall be evil
denced" by bonds payable in five years
at per cent. interest and other in
debtedness by demand notes at per
cent.
Alternative for Government Owner
ship.
The subcommittee bill, Senator
Cummins told the senate in his ex-
PLANTATION, is an alternative for gov
eminent ownership.
Unless we have something sim
liar to the committees plan nut into
immediate effect" he said, govern
ment ownership of the railroads will
be only a question OF time"
The proposed concentration Of rail-
roads into regional systems by re-
incorporation based upon actual
physical valuation, Senator Cummins
declared, appeared the best response
at this time to the demand for con-
solidation. The bills plan, he said,
will retain competition among the
carriers, remove and prevent over
capitalization and also provide ade-
quate but not excessive rates.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
President Declares Interest
In New Era Movement
Writes Letter ENDORSING Pur-
pose Of Service and En-
lightenment.

Lake Geneva, Wis, Sept. I'm a
message read to the Presbyterian New
Era conference this morning, President
Wilson, an elder in the church. de-
clared himself deeply interested" in
the character and purposes Of the New
Era movement, which is designed to
formulate a five-year program for the
organization to meet new conditions
and problems.
THAT the church should devote itself
to these great purposes Of service and
enlightenment is an evidence. 1t seems
TO me, of it's true Interpretation of the
spirit of the gospel and of its vitality
as an instrument of high public service
in the nation" the message said.
1t was read by DR.. VIM. Hiram
Foulkes, general secretary of the New
Era movement and received by the del
egates with applause.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Rather Pessimistic Report
Of Cotton Crop Conditions
Scarcity of Labor, Boil Weevil
and Unfavorable Weather
Contribute to Results.

Atlanta, Sept 2.-(Special.)-A
cording to crop reports of the Amer
lean Cotton association, which has
Just been issued, the condition of the
growing cotton crop on Aug. rs was
$50 per cent. 1.-THE crop is two
to four weeks late and has diseased
root system. 1t Is sappy and unable
to stand reverses, extremely poorly
fruited, shedding and showing rapid
deterioration and premature opening.
Insect damage has been record-break-
ing and boil weevil damage Is the
largest ever known. In addition to
this the hol! worm, army worm and
red spider have done serious damage.
There is serious damage also from
boil rot. Labor is extremely short
and unsatisfactory. The gathering of
even the record breaking small crop
which Is now a certainty, will be
most serious problem under most
favorable weather conditions. Delay
in gathering will be serious and viii
result in cotton standing on the field
unpicked, causing crop to grade low.
With adverse weather conditions
loss on account of extreme labor con-
ditions will be enormous, resulting in
largest percentage of off grades
of any crop ever gathered.
Acreage abandonment will be
9 Ia per cent. This is the largest
amount ever recorded. the farmers
being forced on account of the great
scarcity of labor and the record
breaking adverse seasons, to abandon
this amount acreage. This will
show the largest reduction in the
yield probably ever recorded. No re-
duction has been made in our con-
dition report for abandonment. nor
will the department of agriculture
show any deduction for acreage
abandonment until the end of the
season."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Solve Fiurne Problem by
City Becoming Buffer State
Paris Journal So Quotes a
Prominent Italian in
Interview,

Paris. Sept. 2.-(Havas.)-The FL
ume problem will be solved by an
agreement that the city shall become
a buffer state with an extended
hinterlaud. according to an interview
with a prominent Italian which is
printed in the Journal today. The ar
ticle declares Fiume will be under a
regime that will assure the Italian
character of the city being governed
by a council composed Of two Italians,
two Jugo- Slavs and one citizen of
Fiume. The city Of lara, it is said
will he made free.
Italy, according to the interview
will renounce her sovereignty over
the territory Of Tibesti, in the central
part of the Sahara desert, but will
receive concessions from the French
in Heraklia, Asia Minor. where there
h coal field, and in Anatolia-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
SALVATION ARMY WILL
NOT ERECT HOME NOW
CHAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS UN-
SUCCESSFUL.
Building to Be Rented-Elks
Offer of Site
Stands.

Salvation Army officials announced
Tuesday that the campaign launched
here recently for funds sufficient to
build a Salvation Army home in
Chattanooga was unsuccessful and
that not enough money for the pur-
pose was realized. The organization
intends to temporarily rent a three
story building to serve for its purpose
until another campaign Is inaugu-
rated. which will probably be next
spring.
The Elks' offer to furnish site
for the home still holds good, stated
Charles Ref, of the committee, Tues
day. He said that all funds now on
hand would be kept until next spring.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
|FEUSTON SETS
| UP GOOD ALlBl
Prisoner Cant in From Louis.
| vile Night Robin Cooper
| Was Murdered.
REASONS FOR HIS ARREST
Owns Car Which Answered
Description Of One Seen in
Front of Cooper's Home.

Nashville, Sept. 2.-There were
small card parties at the Cooper
home in Belle Meade Park every
night of last week prior to the muir
der of Robin J. Cooper on Thursday
night, according to q statement made
today by Maude Perkins, negro house
girl In the Cooper home. A small
party on Sunday night, the woman
said, was followed by other parties
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. At the last party, held the
night before the tragedy. five per-
sons were present playing cards.
That the killing might have grown
out of a social game of cards has
previously been suggested, but what
the result of the investigation of that
possible theory by the police has been
is not known. The latest line of in
vestigation which the police are
known to be pursuing Is into the
financial condition of Mr.. Cooper at
the time of his death. An officer has
been specially assigned to this inves-
tigation.
; Nashville, Sept. 2.-That j. F..
Feuston, Al, arrested last night on
the charge of violating the Reed
and who was questioned
by the police regarding the murder
of Robin ]. Cooper, was on the train
coming from Louisville to Nashville
Thursday night, when Cooper was
murdered and his body thrown into
Richland creek, has been developed
by an investigation of his move
ments.
Feuston and Miss Casey Jordan
were arrested last night near his
bungalow home on Concrete boule-
ward, leading off from the Harding
road, shortly after they are alleged
to have reached the city from point
in Kentucky with $50 quarts Of liquor
In the automobile. ......
That Feuston was on train that
reached Nashville at II o'clock Thurs
day night was the statement this
Of Detective Henry McCar-
yer, one of the officers making the
arrest. Some suspicion is said to
have pointed toward Feuston because
he owned q car of the same make
as ear seen near the intersection of
avenue and Harding road
ThuHsday might,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Law 10 Be Invoked
Against All .Profiteers
Gov. Roberts Calls Conference
of County and District
Attorneys General.

Nashville, Sept. 2.-(Special.)-
Gov. Roberts today issued a call for
the meeting Of the attorneys general
and their assistants to take active
steps toward lowering the high cost
of living in Tennessee the meeting is
called for Saturday and will be held
at the state capitol. The question Of
profiteering not only in foodstuffs but
in all lines, including rents as well,
will come up for consideration. There
are ample laws to meet the situation
and these will be discussed by w. H.
Swiggart, assistant to States Atty
Gen. Frank M. Thompson.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Marked Improvement in
State Health Condition

Washington, Sept 2-(Special)-
That progress is being made by Ten
nessee In the Improvement OF health
conditions. is evidenced by the public
health service reports in Chattanooga
and vicinity containing a population OF
10000 There has not been one single
case OF typhoid fever this summer. ac-
cording to the records of the govern
fnent. Huntsville. Ala. at one
time had a death ratio that was greater
than that OF the city OF Chicago.
According to officials OF the public
health service this year there has been
only one case of typhoid In Huntsville
and vicinity. Il Ia said.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Prince Becomes Socialist
Agitator, 1t Is Reported
Carol Announces Himself as
Candidate for Rumanian
Parliament.

London, Sept. 1t is reported that
Prince Carol, who recently received
his rights to the royal mansion, has
now become a socialist, and will be a
candidate for the Rumanian parlia-
ment on the socialist ticket, said a
dispatch from Vienna today. The
prince is said to have gone so far
as to instigate socialistic agitation
among the Rumanian troops.
The successor to the Rumanian
throne is now Prince Nicholas,
brother to Carol
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
LOST FOR A THEORY

Nashville, Sept. a. F.
Feuston, suspected of being a
bootlegger. was released this
morning by local officers after
being quizzed at police head
quarters. A woman acquaint-
ance of Feuston, Miss Casey
Jordan, was also questioned
closely and released.
I'VE have investigated and
found Feuston was not in the
city when Cooper was killed."
said a detective this morning.
Having secured proof of
Feuston's innocence of any
connection with the killing, of
ficers were left without a
plausible theory upon which TO
work today.
When asked this morning
what theory the officers would
proceed on today, Chief of De
tectives Robert Sidebottom was
unable to say.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
PEACE TERMS FRAMED
FOR AUSTRIA PRESENTED

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE revised
text Of the peace terms framed
for Austria's acceptance by
the peace conference was
handed to the Austrian pleni-
potentiary at st. German this
afternoon. stf 4
The treaty was presented to
the Austrian delegates by
Paul Dutasta, general secretary
of the peace conference. He
also handed them the allied re-
ply to the Austrian counter
proposals and a covering letter
reiterating that Austria had
precipitated the war by an
ultimatum unacceptable to
Serbia.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
AvIAToRS WERE FLYING
ON AMERICAN SIDE

San Antonio, Tex. Sept. g.
The American aviator who was
shot today near Laredo by
Mexicans was flying on the
American side OF the border
when the shots were fired, ac-
cording to the report of the
matter, received today by the
department of justice officials.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
III. s. OFFICER WOUNDED BY BANDITS
ARGENTINA BUYING HERE
Report Shows She is Now Ono OF Our
AfLf Largest Customers

I Largest Customers.
washington. Sept. 2.--Argentina now
Is among the eight largest customers
OF the United States. Statistics made
public today show that trade between
the two countries during the twelve
months ending June 80 amounted TO
1904. 900. 900. Countries which exceed
Argentina In export and import COM
merce with the United States are the
British Isles. Canada. France. Japan.
Cuba, Italy and Belgium.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
SUFFRAGE BILL SLATED
Before Alabama Senate "Untll Dis.
posed Of"

Montgomery, Ala. Sept. 1.-The
Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment
to the United States Constitution was
set as a special order for 8 o'clock this
afternoon by the Alabama senate until
disposed off,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
APPRECIATES SERVICES
Leading Citizens OF Knoxville Thank
AdIutant- General Sweeney and
Col Caruthers

CUT OdTutTCTss
Knoxville, Sept. Especial. Gen.
e. h. Sweeney of Nashville. and Col.
Ewing Carutheis. of Memphis. were to-
day informed by a delegation of Lead
ing citizens that the Tennessee national
guard had saved the day in Knoxville.
They were extended the thanks Of the
good element of the city.