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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
$40 FROM NEGRESS
SHOULD BE EXHIBIT A

Clarence Banks, negro, charged with
larceny from the person, was acquitted
in second criminal court in a peculiar
way. II was alleged thar Banks took
$40 from Catherine Brown, negro won-
an, while she slept. However, the state s
proof showed that while Clarence was
guilty OF hotsebreAking and the larceny
OF ieweifv from the woman. there was
no nroof that he got the $40 as charged
in the indictment and the jury promptly
acquitted him. Herman Goldberger was
Banks attorney.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
WITNESSES BACK UP
ACCUSATION AGAINST
ALLEN J. M'NAMARA
BY BOB HlLDEHRAND.

Although of age and wife for "a years it took all
of the resolution which Mrs W. Rodgers could to
repeat in the eph which she said she heard Allen j.
Mcnamara utter he struggled with 7year-old Mary
the Wolf river bridge New Raleigh road on the evening
of Aug g. when he is alleged have crminay assaulted the
girl
Mrs Rodgers testified that she Mcnamara and the girl
disappear sight cump of bushes the north
end the bridge they struggled and fought the
bridge and back She heard she said and sound
though person uteng the had been choked into
silence Her testimony, in its entirety substanation OF
testimony of the girl VICTIM delivered Monday but
could testify the alleged assault the act OF de-
generacy the girl said Mcnamara attempted usuccessy to
force To
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
SEVERAL INJURED
IN STRIKE RIOT
NEAR T0BUFFALO
One Man Reported Wounded
by Bullet When Cars to
Plants Carrying Mill Work
erS Are Stoned.

BUFFALO. n, Y. oct Several
men were slightly hurt and one was
reported wounded by u bullet from a
revolver this morning when crowd
Of 900 men held up trolley cars be-
tween the city line and Iackawanna,
Ties and blocks Of concrete piled on
the tracks, held up the first car and
ultimately blocked six cars carrying
workmen to the laCkawanna Steel
company, one of the three local plants
closed by the strike.
E'usillades of rocks met the cars as
they came to standStil The workmen
fought back and several OF them, ac-
cording to police information, used re-
volvers, A detail of police hurried to
the scene In an automobile and quickly
put the rioters to flight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Economical Handling,

Barges laden with freight destined
for Memphis or points for which Mem.
phls win serve as distributing point
will be tied up at the wharf Of the
commission and trailers will be swung
aboard the barge by machinery. The
freight viii be loaded directly onto the
trailer and 1t win then be pulled up
an incline to the warehouse where a
number OF the trailers will be attached
to q tractor and distributed to what
over section of the warehouse they FIRE
destined The number OF trailers avail
able viii be sufficiently large to per-
NIT them to stand loaded until cars
or trucks are ready to receive the
freight previously loaded.
In cases where cars are ready 70 re-
oeive the freight the trailers VIII he
carried into the cars and unloaded or
to trucks for city delivery, as the case
may be This practice win reduce the
number OF times the freight IL handled
to two, thereby reducing the expense OF
handling.
For handling outgoing freight gravity
conyeyors win be provided especially
suited for the handling of cotton and
cottonseed products as members OF the
commission believe that these commod-
tiles will form the bulk of shipments
from Memphis.
The warehouse will be SO improved
and constructed that II will be an easy
matter to enlarge II from time to time
as necessity arhses ut minimum OK
penSe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
SAYS WIFE DROVE HIM
AWAY FROM THE HOUSE

Alleging that his wife drove him from
his home in April, 1917, after they had
been married two years and that soon
thereafter she left Memphis for Mis-
souri,. Mark Moss Tuesday filed suit for
divorce against Cornelia Moss, alleging
abandonment as tho cause OF action. A..
Y. Pearson Is his attorney. The suit
was filed In circuit court.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
TWO Thousand
Pass Through
For Reunion

More than 1000 people from Texas.
Oklahoma and Arkansas passed through
Memphis Sunday and Monday on their
way to Atlanta to attend the, Confed-
crate reunion In session there this week.
The Frisco railroad operated four special
trains to handle the reunion crowds,
tho last leaving Memphis Monday night.
There was about l2j people in the
Memphis delegation. which left here
Monday on special through train over
the Frisco. In addition to the special
trains. all the Frisco regular passenger
trains carried extra equipment. Many
local people went on the regular trains
in advance Of the Memphis special The
Frisco railroad handles the bulk Of the
hnsinesa TO atlanta.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
NO CHANGES NOTED IN
YOUNGSTOWN DISTRICT

YOUNGSTOWN, O.. oct. mo
change In the tieup of Youngstown
men who amply for repair and upkeep
work are being taken back by the COM
panies, but company officials stated
they were unable to gather a sufficient
force to begin production.
Additional men have been made idle
by reason of their market being cut
here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
BOLSHEVIK LOSS OF
DVINSK is CONFIRMED

STOCKHOLM, Oct An intercepted
Russian Bolshevik wireless message
from Moscow confirms the report that
the Bolsheviki have been forced to
abandon the-town Of Dvinsk, between
old Russia and Poland, says tele-
gram received here from Reval. The
Red troops evacuated the place after
they had been defeated in violent fight
ing
penhagen Oct. 9 stated that Polish
forces had carried the Notifications of
Dviask after two days of hard fight
ing and had all the city with the ex-
ception on a portion south of the
Dvina river in their possession.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
HEROES OF FIRST
and THIRD GAMES
+. OCCUPYING MOUND
10 II H. II. "
ChgO C)OOOOOO OOOO
Herr
cincy OO00OOOOOOO II
Reuther and Rariden

REDLAND FIELD, CINCINNATI Oct With the
Cincinnati Reds, National league champions determined
odays game and the worlds 1919 baseball championship
and the Chicago White Sox American league pnnan winners
equally determined defeat their rivals and thus off final
defeat the sixth game of the series started here this afternoon
under almost ideal weather conditions and Before crowd that
lit is believed the greatest witnessing baseball contest
in this city.
The batteries announced for tcday's game
For Chicago, Kerr and Schak for Cincinnati Rcuher and
Rariden
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
FUND FOR mrs. WEBSTER
GROWS WITH DONATIONS
FROM GENEROUS PUBLIC

Donations from appreciative people
who take q practical method Of demon
strating their regard for an honest and
courageous officer increased the fund
for Mrs Q, r, Webster, widow of the
deputy United States marshal, who was
slain several weeks ago, Tuesday to
81 0SS, 80.
Webster left his wife and two little
boys Without funds, He was quick to
resent the approach of any one who
suggested anything irregular and for
weeks before his death II was the prac-
ttce OF certain element to taunt him
when he appeared on Monroe avenue
near Main street He asked the United
States marshal and the district attorney
what he should do about IT, and they
counseled him to do nothing. Finally
the limit of endurance was reached and
his courage cost him his life.
Persons wishing TO make contribu.
ton TO the fund for Mrs. Webster, who
has two small children, may send cash
or check To The News Scimitar, and II
will be acknowledged and turned over
to her, Donations received thus far are
O folInr,e.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Want Fair Division.

Milton j. Anderson, the other Demo-
cratic member of the board said that
he has been out of the city for two
months and had not conferred with 9TH
err members of the board, but that
speaking for himself he would merely
say that election crooks. who have
sometimes served in the past. will GER
tainly not be appointed, and that he
will see that all candidates get square
deal.
Leslie M. Stratton, manager of the
Citizens league campaign, and Louis j
Moss, j. j. Williams manager. will both
ask the election commissioners to name
me- selected by them and for faiI
division of the election officers between
supporters of the two tickets, so botf
have stated.
Election officers will not be named
until 10 days before the election.
The last Legislature passed the law re
ferred to by Judge Puryear, under which
men, or women, for that matter, whC
are appointed as judges, clerks or Of
ficers OF election, must either serve
or be subject 10 Indictment and heav.
fine II convicted Of wilfully refusing t
obey the order Of the election board.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
TAKES BOY TO SCHOOL
LONG DISTANCE BY AIR

MINEOLA, y. y. Oct. Mrs. Scy-
mour y. j, Cox and her son, seymour;
Jr., aged l. and Aviator Block arrived
here from Binghamton, \, Y, by air
plane today, completing an aerial trip
from Houston Tex. The boy Is 10 at
tend school at Highland -on the Hud-
a0n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
CODY vANDY's BOSS,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 7.--,Iosepn
Cody. tackle, has been elected captain
of the Vanderbilt football team, sue
ceeding Beasley, who has left college.
This Is Codys fourth year Of college
football.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

1t was MIS-. Rodgers and her husbandi
who called Sheriff Perry to the rescue
Of the girl, after the girl had appealed
TO Mrs. Rodgers.
Ralph Davis, attorney for Allen Nc
Namara, grilled Mrs. Rodgers in
cross examinationw hich lasted an
hour and half. She stuck TO her
story without wayering from the tacts,
as she had stated them on direct ex-
animation. Mr.. Davis attempted TO dis
credit her testimony by questions based
along the line of Mrs Rodgers testl-
mony in the Frey habeas corpus hear
ing, but was stopped when she denied
she said their car was parked at GER
tain spot.
Ralph Davis Knocked Down.
Mrs. Rodgers, who is large, stout
woman, hit Davis hard wallop with
her fist, and sent the peppery, red
haired attorney spinning back onto the
chair of a newspaper reporter covering
1 the case. But for the chair, the
lawyer might have been floored, for the
two fists Of the, witness were swung
in most approved ring style.
The blows landed after Davis had
elected to take the role of the girl
victim to the alleged assault, ana nau
asked Mrs, Rodgers ID illustrat y<the
.asaxaet manner in which Allen McNa-
mara Ind hold Of the girl, on the bridge ,;
behind the blows that sent the at
torTey Keeling set the spectators to
lauRtlinn loudly, and Judge j. Ed Rlch-
ards was smiling broadly, even as ne
swung his gavel for silence ana oroer,
which soon was restored.
Mrs. Rodgers recited that she spled
the couple I'll the bridge from where
she was seated at the spring, short
distance from the south end of the
bridge. while her husband was in boat
on the Wolf river, hauling in set hooks
and lines he had placed few days pc
fore. They were FLUSHING she said
Oaths Answer to Pleas.
.she began to shame him, and to
tell him about his sweet little oaoy
He cursed her. She reminded him oil
the mothers. He used powerful oatns
ID il necessary that | repeat thoseE
Mrs, Rodgers was assured that 1t was
necessary for her to repeat me eHac'
language if she could remember It,.
IHe was knocking her and cursint
her. And then they went into clumi
~ bushes at the end Of the bridge.
don't know what he did to her, but
heard her plead, Allen, take me home.
r,hey muttered along on the brldg'
then. and came back across 1t hal
aIIe told her he'd throw her into tn
riSer. He grabbed her. Her clothes
we're practically over her head III
reached down and grabbed her clothe
and raised them like that"
Mrs. Rodgers said the girl remon
strated with Mcnamara as he wa
CONTINUED on Page ~, Column y 4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
N. CA FORCED TO LAND.

ATLANTIC CITY, n, j., oct. The
giant navy airplane n. ca met with
4 slight mishap on its flight today from
Rockaway. l.. l., 20 Philadelphia, and
was forced to descend here, A leaking
oil tank caused the trouble.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
VOTERS HAVE ONE
MORE CHANCE TO
REGISTER NAMES
Supplemental Registration
Will Begin Oct. 15-TotaI
Registration May Be Above
30,000-16,O0O Paid.

Although there is still decided lack
OF interest in the coming city election,
there is every indication that there will
be a much larger vote November 6,
than would be indicated by any signs
that are at present evident to the naked
eye.
There Is a total registration of men
and women, white and black, now OF
2l,577.
There will be supplemental regis
tration, beginning Oct. Is, and lasting
three days.
Judging by the activity of several
women's organizations. not connected
with any political alignment, and also
from the evident work of the women's
committees of the two tickets for city
officers, there will be not less than
5000 more women registered That
number may be increased by several
thousand
The poll tax collectors office could
not give the total poll tax payments
Tuesday, but estimates are that slight
ly over $4,000 have been paid in the
city. That would indicate a male vote
on Nov of around 10000.
There win possibly be a total regis
tration Of men and women above 3d.
600 The total vote, If that is the case
will certainly be $4,000, and the women
will without question hold the balance
of power
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
MAI. GALLOWAY DIES.

ATLANTA. Ga. Oct - Mai Frank
f.. Galloway, aged IS. well-known
lawyer and former president Of the Al
lanta Baseball association, died sud.
denly at his home here today OF heart
failure
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Williams Has Age.

Great importance has been placed In
the past on the political alignments and
preferences of the election commission
ers, us a factor in Memphis elections.
Without violating any condolences, II
may be here stated that the Shelby
county election commissioners all three
are friendly to the ticket headed by
~. j. Williams. That Is conceded by
every politician who knows. The mem
beers OF the board, however, say they
do not propose to countenance, any un-
fair or fraudulent election practices and
] that .ihn,SHln propose TO give each side
Ii fair deAf.
Beyond saying that candidates on
either ticket in the c0.ning city cleo
ton will get square deal, D. B, Pur-
year, chairman of the county election
commission, would not commit himself
Tuesday.
Probably in view of the fact that
election commissioners can now com
pei those appointed as election officers
to serve, we will act on our own in
formation in making these appoint
ments," said Judge Puryear. THAT is
while candidates or their campaign
managers may submit lists Of those
they wish appointed, we shall not con-
fine our choice to such lists, but will
use our own Judgment"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

John Collins. ROush singled to Risberg
hut GrOh was caught by overrunning
third, Risberg to weaver. Roushs hit
was over toward the second sack No
runs, two hits. no errors,
Second Inning.
First Hal(-Felsch sent long fly al
most TO the bleachers but Neale got
under aud captured IT, Kopf took Gan
dis bounce and tossed to Daubert for
the putout Risberg hoisted to Neale.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Second Half-punCan was safe when
Risberg fumbled his easy grounder. kopf
walked Nesle forced Duncan AT third,
Kerr TO Weaverl Neale attempted 10
sacrifice but Kerr make a quick throw
to third, Rariden forced Neale, ED Col
Inns to Rlsberg, Kopf taking third,
Reuther bounced one TO Kerr, who threw
to first for the putout. No runs, no
hits, ole error,
Third Inning.
First Half-Schak walked Kerr sac
rificed, Groh to Rath. j. Collins sent
a high fly to Roush In short left center.
Duncan made great running catch
and captured Il, Collins liner in left
| center. No runs, no hits, no errors,
Second Half--Rath proved easy, u,
Collins taking his grounder and toss-
Ing It to Gandil, paubert singled %
right Groh struck.A Daubert stole
second Roush was Il. II Kerr's
twisters and trotted 10 ~ Duncan
doubled to right center bringing In Dau-
bert and Roush 1t was mighty wal
lop Felsch ran way back and caught
, kopfs long fly. To runs, two hits, no
J errors
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Weather Forecast

Fair weather, little
change in temperature
probable
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22
RIoorous Mourning.

"Germany's week Of mourning over
the harshness Of our peace terms was
vigorously observed-nit," said Major
Frederick Palmer, the famous war cor
respondent.
There's a story about the week OF
mourning from Berlin. A Berlinese
assistant theater manager said to the
manager:
ais our burlesque going to observe
the week of mourning, bossf
Vigorously, sir, vigorously, the
boss replied.
"'Close DOWNS that the ideaT said
the assistant.
"'CIose down nothingP said the
boss. Wen put all tie chorus girls
iD black silk stockings"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22
Real Estate Tra11fers.

The following real estate tran
sfers were entered for record in the
Registers office for the week end
ing Aug. 10th, 1919.
A. L. Buxton and wife to Roy IL
Hall acres lth district 5000.
Joe Freels to Knoxville Table
and Chair Co, Is acres 9Th district
$75.
S. p. Swain ct al to T. Weide-
man acres 9th district $500.
Geo. w. Hawn ct al to Joseph
and Steve Smartz $50 acres 7th
district 5000.
S. H. Jestes Clerk to Joseph
Gorluski 100 acres district $500.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22

ed States and other countries have
a great problem in the transporta
ton necessity. People have to trav'
ell, freight has to move, and mall
| has to be delivered. Mo one indus
try is so powerful in its reaction up
on the nations prosperity.
All of these countries have suf'
fered severely from strikes and 9th
-er iimilar industrial conflicts. The
United States is just now entering
into another railroad situation,
which may evolve into stoppage
Of all wheels-a situation scarcely
to be faced in any emergency.
The laborers on these transporta-
tion systems are allied, they know
their power and they are for get
ting their demands regardless. The
public wants them to receive good
wages and profitable employment.
The public wants them to be fairly
treated. but the public also has
some rights.
In the present manner of dealing
with such crises, is there any power
in this country which can decide
the justice or wrong of the claims
of these powerful labor organiza,
tions, and regulate them. Big bust
ness and big labor should be sub
iect to government control in a
more or less modest degree.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22
SOMETHING MORE THAN PLAY
Crippled Soldier Pleasantly Surprised
at Result Of Work at Which He
Amused Himself.

How ring got wounded soldier
"a new occupation in life is told by
the federal board for vocational edu-
cation, which is helping the handi-
capped men Of the army, navy and ma
rine corps get back into the work-a-
day world.
A veteran Of Belleau wood called
upon the board. His left leg gone, he
appeared Iistless and without hope.
He sat talking to the adviser, now and
then slowly turning ring on his
finger. The adviser, to get the mans
confidence, asked to see the ring.
The man suddenly became animated.
81 made that" he said. Hammered
1t out of silver myself, and engraved
those figures on the outside. Nothing
but some playing of mine," he added.
The adviser looked at the ring, noted
the engraving, and said
How would you like to learn en-
graving?"
"Doing this?' said the soldier, fin
gering his ring. "Say, this amt work
its just play"
Lets have try at it," replied the
adviser.
The federal board sent the man to
learn engraving, and in few months
he qualified for a good job In jew
elry store.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22
Chinese COLLEGE Girls.

The most picturesque school in Nam
king is Ginling college, recently
opened institution, operated by five
boards, presided over by a faculty of
eight and including Is girls. AS this
is only the second year Of operation,
1S is goodly number. Last year
there were hardly enough girls to go
around. The college is housed for
the present in charming old "gung
gwan" or official residence belonging
to the estate of Ii Hung Chang, and
once. occupied by one Of his relatives.
For Chinese women to come into such
an inheritance, even by renting 1t, is
enough to make anyone enthusiastic.
Only two years of college work are
done at present, but a years work is
being added over autumn, so that 1t
will soon tax the eight teachers to
keep the class work up to the high
standard that has been decided upon.
Christian Herald.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22
Government By Brotherhoods.

The demands of the railroad
workers are serious enough to alarm
all Americans. The question is not
who shall own the railrodes but
rather, is Congress the slave of the
Brotherhoods?
Threatening to cite up railroads
so tight that they Will never run a.
gain" unless the demands of the wor
kers are imme diately granted the
railroad workers have assumed own
ership over the United States. That
the government purchase the rail-
roads for $40, ZOO, 100000 IN bonds
is not new plan, but to do so and
turn the property over to the EN-
ployees to run, while the people
guarantee the bonds, is an appalling
exhibition of cheek.
For the past three years the -Four
Brotherhoods have arrogantly pre-
sumed to dictate as they pleased. If
it is to continue for all time the peo
pie can save money by adjourning
Congress without pay. Before any
railroad plan can be worked out one
highly essential fact must be estab
lished, namely whether the sover
eign power of the United States is
vested in government and the Amer
lean people OF in the railroad broth
erhoods.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Paerons and friends of the
Wartburg School:
Coming to you as q stranger and
having some things in mind about
which I shall be pleased to have
your opinion in connection to build
ing up a modern school may / ask
that you take an hour from nine to
ten o'clock a. m. on Aug 25th for
the opening of the school.
Let the parents, the Ministers
and friends feel specially urged to
be present On this occasion and get
acquainted by informally discuss
ing several matters looking to the
best year that we can bling by
uniting heart and hand for the up
lift Of elch and every pupil.
Thanding you in advance We are
Very sincerely,
Board of Education and Teachers
By G. c.. JUSTTS, Principal.