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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-22
Putting on Last Straw.

I'm wondering how many read about the idiotic
strike of the drivers of provision wagons in New
York =? These receiving high wages
ranging from $40 to $50 the week. but, led by
clever bolshevists, large number of them demand
ed wage which high s245.50 per week!
Fortunately there enough of the intelligent
workers IN that line who refused quit their jobs
and continued at their posts of duty, give fairly
good service. Several of the smaller dealers
who had been doing extremely large traffic.
forced out of business and their doors closed.
And all this in highly enlightened country.-Thorn
in p. B. Post.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
SOUTHERN TABLOIDS

Representative Wood. republican. has
introduced a resolution to grant am
nesty to Charles A. McNaly, a private
I'm the army, who recently was sem
fenced. to six months Imprisonment
after being found guilty of painting
the German colors on the statue erected
by the Daughters of Confederacy at
Andersonville, Ga. to Henry Wirz, com
mander of the. prison located there in
the Civil war"
Pasturage facilities In southern and
southeastern states have been offered
to western stock raisers through the de-
partment of agriculture by the southern
settlement and development organiza-
ton.
Col. T. H. Rees. United states enpi-
neer in charge of the southeastern divi-
sion, has received from the republic of
France the decoration OF the Legion
OF Honor. The presentation was through
the French naval commission at Sa-
vafrnah, Ga.
George H, C. Johnson, found guilty
last Saturday of the murder of his wife
at Cedar. Miss, on June rs. was sem
fenced 10 life imprisonment. An APP
court.
Signora Lutgarda Fenero, a Cuban
woman, was found dead In a boarding
house at New Orleans, from asphyxia-
tion. Four gas Jets in the room in
which the body was found had been
opened. Advices from Mobile stated the
dead woman was the wife of the Cuban
consul al. that place.
AZ q meeting of citizens of Atlanta
called by Mayor Key. Ii was unanimous
ly decided to invite the United Con-
federate Veterans to hold their next
annual reunion in that city. The def
mite date was not decided upon,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
CASE
ON WEDNESDAY
Next Chapter in Street Car
Litigation at Knoxville
tomorrow.
WAS c,MTINUED HERE
Whether leceivers Shall Con-
/. troll Power Property Point
NW Involved.

Hearing n the case of the Com
mercial Trst Company VS.. the Chat
tanooga Rilway and Light Com
pany, the Maryland Trust Company
and the chattanooga Railways Com
pany WILDE had before Judge e. T.
Sanford, of the federal court, in
Knoxville Wednesday, the hearing
beginnint at o'clock. The case was
original set for settlement here
during Ae last session of federal
court. tut was continued in order
that tb Maryland Trust company
NAV represent at the hearing. The
case WIS therefore ordered continued
until lily 81 and later to July %.
Thepoint at issue is whether or
not tb receiyership of Percy Warner
and Jim Graham, receivers, shall ex-
tend yer the entire properties of the
Chattanooga Railway and Light COM
panyor only over the railway depart
men The receivers have at various
tiny fled statements claiming that
the have been greatly hampered in
tho work because accounts of the
raRay department are so intermin-
glt with those of the lighting de-
p$tment of the company as to make
tF receivership of one impossible
vthout the other.
Deputy Clerk George e. Gresham
awarded all files in the case to
knoxville Monday afternoon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
NICK BUSH HAS SERVED
LAST DAY WITH CITY
WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY
w. H. HACKETT.
Pressure Being Brought to
Bear to Prevent Change.
Other Changes.

Nick =. Bush, captain Of deteC lives.
has probably spent his last day in the
service of the department to which
he has been such valuable asset.
Mr.. Bush IL at present taking his
vacation and will not return until he
Is relieved by w. II. Hackett, who is
to succeed him. With their captain
will go two OF the detective depart
ment's best men, Marion Perkins and
Joe Paridiso. Detective Perkins has
asked that he be changed from the
detective department and IL is ru-
mored that he will be made captain
under the new chief, w. L. Baker.
1t is stated that Detective Paridiso
will be let out of the department. en-
tirely.
In the passing of these three men
the detective department will be
badly crippled and 1t Is seriously
doubted II three men can be found
who can fill the places of Nick Bush.
Marion Perkins and Joe Paridiso.
The police records show that some Of
the most important cases ever worked
up by the police department were by
Joe Paradise and Marion Perkins
working together under orders from
their captain. Nick P. Bush. A
strong rumor Is to the effect that
two other valuable members of the
detective department will go out with
the incoming of Capt. Hackett.
1t was stated. Tuesday by a close
friend of Commissioner of Police and
Fire +. ID. Heron that every pressure
as being brought to bear to prevent
him making the change whereby Nick
Bush and some of his valuable men
leave the detective department. THE
CITY," stated this man, will be Sc
riously crippled in its detective de-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
SESSION
COURT IMPORTANT One
BENNIE WISE ARRAIGNED
ON GRAVE CHARGE.
S. r. Dubro Charged With
Buying a Store With a
$4,000 Bad Check.

Benny Wise, son of South Chat
tanooga merchant, was placed on
trial in the criminal court Tuesday
afternoon on serious charges made
against him by Flonie Bell Frazier,
young girl not yet 10 years of age.
The charges the child makes against
Wise are degenerate in detail and not
fit for publication. The child claims
she was sent to Wise's store by her
mother, and while there Wise made
the attack on her. She Immediately
returned home and told her mother,
who had Wise arrested. He was
promptly indicted by the grand jury.
The defendant is represented by T..
Pope Shepherd.
Another case which was heard
during the afternoon was that of S.
r. Dubro, charged with obtaining
goods under false pretenses. The
prosecutor in the case is A. w.
Moore Moore charges that Dubro
bought his store on Carter street and
gave him $4,000 check in payment.
When the check was presented at the
bank it came back marked mo
funds"
Moore later filed bill in chancery
court and through this channel got
his store back, but only, he charges,
after Dubro had disposed of a lot of
his stock. Moore then went before
the grand jury and Dubro was in
dicted. The defendant Is represented
by T. Pope Shepherd and the prose-
cutor by Ford & Bryan. The cases
of Dubro and Wise consumed the en-
tire afternoon session of the court.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
FRAZIER WILL SUBMIT
PROPOSED SWITCH LATER
NEGROES WOULD BUILD
ON GARDENHIRE TRACT.
Huffaker Thinks Failure to
Use for White School Would
Cause Suit.

Commissioner Fred Frazier failed
to submit to the board of commits
sioners this afternoon, the proposal
of the Community Betterment league.
composed of colored citizens of the
city agree to build the Howard High
city agree to build the Howard Hogh
school on the Gardenhire site in lieu
of the new Wyatt High school. This
afternoon the commissioner stated
that he would not bring the matter
up at this time, but would, in justice
to those making the proposal, Submit
It at some later time, probably next
Tuesday.
Discussion of the proposal by peo-
pie on the streets and elsewhere dis
closed the fact that while some peo-
pie favor the exchange, a great
many do not. Commissioner H. d.
Huffaker, in talking over the matter
this afternoon, said that IL such
action was taken by the city it would
most certainly engage the city In a
lawsuit. stating that it was fully I'M
derstood when the purchase was
made that the new Wyatt High
school would be placed there.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
WIFE TELLS TROUBLES
Mrs. Joe May Seeks Visitor at Police
Matron's Office.

Mrs. Joe May, 2O7 Fannin street,
appeared in the police court matron's
Office Tuesday with sad and lengthy
story Of the derelictions of her hus-
band, an employee of the Simpson Co.
Mrs. May stated that she had
spent the night with friends in North
chattanooga, because she was afraid
to return to. her husband who, she
claimed, was drinking when she last
saw him. For some time there has
been trouble in the May household,
owing, the wife asserts, to the ..+s-
bands fondness for liquor and other
women. Last night, May, with
view to restoring conjugal harmony
.suggested that his wife accompany
him to the movies" She accepted
the invitation, and the two pro-
dressed as far as the down town dis
ttrict together. There May left his
wife at the show, promising to return
for her. When Mrs. May emerged
from the show her husband was no
where to be seen. She finally found
him on Whiteside street, and they
started home together
Mrs. May asserts that they had not
gone far before her husband pulled
cut a bottle of whisky. He then
began to call for his gun, which she
was carrying in her handbag. In
taking the pistol away from her, she
says, he threatened to kill her, and
severely twisted her arm. She ran
and finally meeting a policeman on
the Hotel Patten corner, told her
troubles to him. He led her to the
rolice court, where she asked to haze
hcr husband arrested. The police
are searching for May, but have not
as yet located him.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
ENGLAND STANDS SIDE
BY SIDE WITH FRANCE
READY TO REPEL FUTURE
INVASION BY GERMANY.
House of Commons Ratifies
Defense Pact by Vote
of 1853 to 4,

London, July 22.-England today
formally stands side by side with
France to repel any future German
invasion, the house of commons hav-
ing unanimously passed the Anglo
French treaty bill. 1t now remains
for the French chamber and the
United States senate to adopt ratiii-
cation measures to make the triple
defensive alliance" complete. To Eng
land also goes the first honors of
giving official approval to the peace
treaty with Germany.
When brought up in the house of
commons Monday night, bill rec
ommending the ratification of the
pact was passed by 1853 to votes.
An attempt to interject the Irish
question in the debate failed.
The proposed trial of the ex-kaiser
was also brought up, which led the
premier to say, in reply to a query,
that he knew of no neutral country
that wanted to be the seats of the
trial
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
ALL LEONARD WOOD CLUB
NEEDS NOW Is MEMBERS
LITTLEToN, cHIvINGToN,
HUDIBURG ORGANIZE.
cadd. Springfield and Others
Did Not Even Know Of
Meeting.

Ex- Mayor ]. M. Littleton, J. L.
Chivington and w. N. Hudiburg met
at the Hotel Patten Monday after
noon and organized what they term
the Leonard Wood Central Republi-
can Club of Tennessee. They elected
Littleton president and j. A. Gadd,
secretary. Following this the trio pro-
ceeded to elect most of the promi-
nent republicans Of the county as
members without the formality of
asking the latters consent. Appar-
emily none of these were even aware
that a meeting had been held until
reading the account OF the affair in
a morning paper.
j. Ansell Gadd, who was honored
with the position of secretary with
out his knowledge or consent, stated
Tuesday that he knew nothing what
ever about the matter except what he
read in morning paper. He stated
as did all other republicans honored
with membership who could be
reached Tuesday, that he was not
present, and was in utter ignorance
even that a meeting was to be held.
IL Is generally customary to have a
secretary of an organization present
at its meetings.
III. Clay Evans. who was reported
in a morning paper to have been
present, denied that he participated
in an election of officers for the
Leonard Wood Central Republican
Glib.
County Register Willard SPRING
Held, who was listed in morning
paper as among those present at the
initial meeting of the club, not only
denied that he was present but more
over that he had even discussed such
an organization. "The first knew
of It," said the county register, was
when ! read a morning paper"
Commissioner Emil Wassman said |
he was not present. ]. Fl. Anderson,
Newell Sanders, and others listed |
were not there.
George H. Patten, whom a morning |
paper stated categorically was pres |
ent, also denied Tuesday that he |
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
Prices at MarkethOuse Practically
Same as Those at Grocery Stores
Matchmaker Ware That More Gardens Are Being Op
Grated This Summer Than Ever Before.

The prices of green vegetables sold
in the markethouse were found Mon
day to be practically the same as In
the downtown grocery stores. Upon
Investigation very little difference
was noticeable between prices OF ar
tlcles sold in the market and those
sold on the outside. Vegetables were
found everywhere to be much cheaper
this year than they were last This.
of course. is due TO the fact that this
year has been n much better one for
gardens than 1918.
It had been thought by some OF
the grocerymen that this year there
were not as many community gar
dens as before and that this had hurt
the market to some extent. How
ever, Marketmaster Ware declares
that there are more gardens this year
than ever before. Mr.. Ware also
stated that last year the supply at
the market was jeopardized by the
sending of a large bulk OF the gar
den crops from this section to the
camp at Fort Oglethorpe. He also
pointed out that this year a number
Of young men who were in the army
last summer have returned home and
taken up their work again on the
farm.
In speaking of the conditions of
the gardens Mt the present time in
this section Mr.. Ware said that rain
is greatly needed.
In discussing the proposition made
by Frank Mcdonald, of the Red
stores, to have the city purchase
canned meats to help solve the high
cost of living problem, Mr.. Ware de-
clared that the people in the city
wouldn't purchase canned meat I'M
less 1t was forced on them, and that
IL the grocers stocked up on II they
couldn't sell over half a dozen cans.
The prices of some of the com
at the markethouse were
found to be as follows on Monday:
Green beans, from 5 to 10 cents
pound.
Potatoes cents n pound
Tomatoes. cents a pound (three or
four medium sized ones will weigh a
pound.
Squash 5 cents pound
Corn from 30 to 40 cents dozen
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
BUSINESS IMPROVING
WITH RAILROADS NOW
SHIPMENTS OF COAL AND
LUMBER INCREASING.
No Acute Car Shortage Is
Likely, Says Southern
Transportation Chief.

Business with the railroads has
improved wonderfully during the past
month or. more. declared w. S. An
drews, general superintendent OF
transportation for the Southern rail-
way system, lines west, who spent
Tuesday in Chattanooga. The trans
portation chief will leave the city for
Birmingham on a regular inspection
tour Tuesday night. According to
Mr.. Andrews, shipments of lumber
and coal have increased materially
during the past few weeks. The de-
mand for coal has suddenly become
great as the fear of a shortage be-
came general, and both domestic and
industrial consumers have FASTENED
to lay in their winter supply.
The immense shipments of lum-
Der indicate that building boom is
In progress in pretty nearly all Sec
tons of the country. In addition to
these two movements, the transport
tation of grain to the elevators and
flour mills will begin early in Au-
gust. While government estimates
place the wheat crop as larger than
ever recorded before, an acute short
age of cars Is not likely, according
to Mr.. Andrews. During the war the
volume of business handled by the
railroad lines of the country was
about $50 per cent. larger than nor
NAL pointed out the transportation
superintendent, but no acute car
shortage was felt in any section of
the country, due to the excellent
work of the transportation depart
ment of the federal railroad admin
istration.
The cars were distributed over the
country at points most needed and
no road was allowed to gather in
and hoard the rolling stock. The
same plan will be followed by the
administration in handling the great
spring wheat crop Of the northwest
which is maturing.
The freight cars are in very good
according to- the superin-
and while as many have not
been constructed during government
ownership as is usual, a number of
new cars have been released. The
cost of building freight cars has
scared within the past few months.
Box cars could formerly be built for
about $500. Today the average car
,ostS $4,000
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
SWIFTLY AND SURELY
JUSTICE WHEELS GRIND
CRIMINAL COURT IN BUSY
SESSION.
Number of Defendants Plead
Guilty to Various Charges
Tuesday Morning.

swiftly and surely are the wheels OF
justice revolving In the criminal court,
and Just as swiftly and surely are flag
rant transsressors OF the laws being
ground out OF their liberty and into
the various institutions OF the state
and county which are maintained for
khose who treat the laws of the country
VIE rco"'oss ahaoHon.
80 tightly had the coils OF justice
pos"lu elI.lse.Nos auo~. "a humDt. OF
DEFENDANTS in the criminal court Tues
day morning that they stepped to the
bar OF Justice and pleaded guilty. James
FRUIT, young white boy, yet in his
teens. admitted stealing suit OF
clothes from man and while the pros
ecutor was willing TO give the young
fellow another chance, Judge Mercy
nolds felt that ms long as Pruitt had no
mother or father and was alone in the
world and could neither read nor write
the reformatory was the best place for
MIN. The judge told the young man
that he was sorry to have TO take such
steps. but at the state reformatory he
would be taught to read and write and
also learn q trade, The judge gave the
young defendant some sound advice
which seemed to be greatly appreciated.
Man of Many Aliases.
Ed Anderson, alias Ed Mckee. alias
Ebb Mckee, was arraigned on as many
charges as he had aliases. Anderson was
charged with felonious assault in two
cases and also with carrying a pistol.
the latter being the cause OF the two
assaults. Anderson's case was an az
gravated one, he seeming to have as
saulted two people without provoca-
ton. However. he will mediate a long
while before he assaults any one else,
as he was sentenced to the workhouse
in one assault case for six months and
was fined $50 and costs, and in the
other was sentenced to thirty days and
lined $40 and costs. In the pistol case
he was fined $50 and costs and sem
fenced to thirty days. He was repre-
sented by Judge W. w Draper
Legal Come Back.
John j. Lively staged a legal come
back" in the case OF Lincoln Mann.
Mr. Lively has for the past year been
following the profession of CONNER
cial tourist However, he has for two
weeks been taking his vacation and
tuesday morning found him up to his
old habits and back in the criminal
court. Judge McReynolds spied Mr.
Lively and appointed him to represent
Lincoln Mann, who had no lawyer Mr..
Lively succeeded in getting his client
turned loose on the charge of stealing
a pair of pants.
Arthur Siger was given a sentence
Of from one to five years on the charge
OF robbery. Sliger, together with Earl
Evans, was charged with breaking into
the depot in East Chattanooga and
stealing lot of hose. They were ar
rested by Detectives Joe Paradise and
Tom Gillespie Just as they were at
tempting to pawn the stolen goods. |
Evans. who is a minor, was turned over
to guardian. who told the court he |
would look after him. Sam Seymour
the young men.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22

or 20 cents half a dozen.
Peaches. so cents, for gallon basket.
Cabbage, 3 cents n pound.
Cucumbers. 20 cents dozen.
Mustard green's, 10 cents pound.
Okra. Is cents pound.
The prices found at one OF the gro
Gerry stores downtown Monday are:
Potatoes. cents a pound.
Snowflake corn. so cents dozen.
Sweet corn. 40 cents a dozen.
Cabbage. 10 cents head.
Beans, 8 la cents a pound, or three
pounds for 20 cents.
Tomatoes from 5 to 10 cents a pound.
Squash, three pounds for % cents.
Head lettuce. Is cents a head, two
for rs cents.
Home grown lettuce. 10 cents head,
and curl lettuce cents head.
In most instances all OF the green
vegetables are cheaper than they were
last year. For example beans sold for
about Is cents pound last year and
they are on the market now from to
10 cents. Last year these were whole
sailed at from So to $3.50 a bushel and
this year Mt from rs cents to $l.50 a
bushel. Tomatoes are said to be twice
as cheap this season.
II seems that where the housewife
really hits the high prices is in pur-
'uasing meats. Mr.. Ware declared
Monday that he had never seen pork
chops as high as they are right at the
present time. 1t is the opinion OF the
meat market men that the high prices
are being held up by the large whole
sale concerns. He suggested that II
the housewives OF Chattanooga would
set aside two days out OF the week as
'meatless" days this would soon bring
the prices of meat down. However, he
declared that the prices OF green vege-
tables and other commodities are COM
Ing down now and that a good house
wife manager could get up her meals
now. He suggested that
Instead of purchasing canned goods at
high prices. that now is the time for
the housewives to can their vegetables.
such as beans and potatoes. The recipe
that Ir. Ware has given out to those
nquiring at the market for a recipe for
canning beans. which Is said to be an
excellent one, Is as follows:
Five quarts of beans. broken upl One
light half-pound of brown sugar. One
pint OF vinegar. Put in clear water
md boil forty-five minutes. Let cool
ids tightly
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
WRESTLING PARSoN
PUTS ON CAMPAIGN

With the American Forces in
Germany, July ga. T.. Cor
respondence. )-Chaplain F.. S.
Currie. of the Second division.
has become known among the
American forces on the Rhine
as THE wrestling parson" in
his church campaign
which he inaugurated recent
ly among the soldiers. Chap
lain Currie has been putting
on an exhibition in Leutesdorf
every night the last few weeks
and each man he throws prom
Uses to induce five other SOL
diers to accompany him to
church the Sunday following
the wrestling match.
The contests have been held
in Leutesdorf playhouse and
Chaplain Currie has been taxi
ing on different men from the
Third battalion of the Sixth
marines each night. Reports
to the chaplain's office OF the
Second division say Chaplain
Currie has been winning rs
per cent. of the matches.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
TRIAL BAND CONCERT
To Be Given on Courthouse Law
Tuesday Evenino

To Be Given on Courthouse Lawn
tuesday Evening.
Inere nave been a number of re-
quests from Chattanoogans who desire
that some band concerts be given on
the courthouse lawn. For this reason
a trial concert will be given there TINS
evening and If the demand appears 10
be great enough, arrangements will be
made Tor these concerts to be given
at least once a week on the lawn. /,
K. summers, leader of the ll7th intan-
try band, will furnish the music this
evening and the community singing
Will be lead by Waiter A. Smith. The
following program will be rendered:
March. Home Again" (Losey).
Fox Trot I'm Say She Does" (Jolson)
selection of favorite opera melodies
arranged by Toban1.
Alcoholic Blues" (Von TilzerJ.
Waltz song. I'm Forever Blowing
Bubbles (Kellette).
Cornet Solo-Otto ]. Milliken.
Singing.
FOX Trot, "Hindustan" (Weeks).
Overture, Morning, Noon and Night"
(Suppe).
The Barnyard Blues" (request).
selection, Aida" (VerdD.
Spanish Serenade, La Paloma"
(Yradier).
"BealI Street Blues,