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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-16
Price Regulations Left to
City and County Officials

1t is now more than probable. ac-
cordtng to letter received Monday by
j. w. Abel, former county food admin
istrator. from DR.. Morgan, state food
administrator during the war. that
food administrators throughout Tennes-
see will make no effort to fix food and
clothing prices. leaving the matter en-
tirely up to city and county officials.
The letter from Dr. Morgan said that
in his opinion city and county officials
could do more to regulate prices under
the recently found common law of the
state than could the food adminstra-
tors. and for that reason it was deemed
best to leave the matter up to them.
The common law, quoted extensively
by w. H. Swiggart. Jr., assistant at
torney- general for Tennessee, in a re-
port made to Gov. II. A. Roberts on
the food situation, implies that the va
rious attorneys general of the state can
take legal proceedings in regulating
food prices. The district attorneys are
requested to give careful consideration
to the food situation and take such
steps as to them may seem proper for
the protection of the public against un-
fair and unreasonable profits on the
neCessaries of life,
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SHIPS CAUGHT
IN GULF STORM
Shipping Board Vessels Re-
port Distress and Disaster.
Some Weather Winds.
CREWS PICKED UP AT SEA

Savannah, Ga, Sept. 16.--Reports
of distress and disaster began to
come in via wireless from the ships
caught In the storm area this morn
ing to the Savannah district offices
OF the division of operations, United
States shipping board. These were
chiefly from shipping board vessels
under operation of the local offices.
The Calno reported arriving in
Charleston last night with fourteen
men, whom she picked up adrift
from an unknown English ship. She
reported having been aground and in
imminent peril, losing lifeboat and
generally had a bad passage. She
was ell route from Mobile to Ant
werp, via Norfolk, with lumber.
The Kuwa wirelcssed that she is
aground ten miles south of Mama
nilla, Cuba. The Lake Pepin was
ordered to her rescue.
During the storm the Lake Pepin
was reported aground off the Dry
Tortugas, but since reported she
weathered the storm in Manzanilla
The revenue cutter Itasca, which
left here yesterday to search for the
missing members of the crew of the
steamer Barnstable lost at sea Sat
urday night twenty miles off Tybee
while en- route to Havana, reported
by wireless today the rescue of one
man from the rigging of the ship
which has been located. 1t is feared
the other eleven men are lost.
Other survivors of the crew took
to small boat and landed here sew
eral days ago.
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SIDELIGHTS ON
ClTYS FOOD SALE

One eager purchaser dropped, bag
OF rice and when informed that she
could pick up part of it, as it was not
hurt, she replied that she had not paid
Tor 1t. and calmly went her way.
patient little woman was on hand
about the time the sale opened, and
although she managed to secure what
she wanted. she waited part of the
morning before she got to pay for her
articles.
Several people were heard to remark
that many purchasers were a BILE to get
what they wanted. but had hard
time in paying for it.
The faithful clerks were unable TO
handle the situation, so great was the
rush.
While it will not be possible to es-
innate the amount Of food which was
bought and not paid for until the sale
mas been checked, an opinion was ex-
pressed that it would run to a consid-
cradle amount.
III Commissioner Wassman, who has
been In close touch with the situation.
thinks 1t advisable to make future or
ders, they will be promptly made. He
VIII probably let me hear from him
later in the day." said Mayor A w.
Chambliss this morning with rega rd
1000 supplies by the city
Assistant Postmaster John c., Shell
ton and two other officials of the post
office department were sent to the
markethouse by Postmaster Howell to
assist in the sale. so great was the de-
mand for the food and the work falling
on those in charge.
If l had known the crowd was to
contain crooks | would have placed the
entire lot under lock and key and have
had everybody call for what they
want" said Commissioner Wassman
this morning when he was making an
effort to check over the receipts with
view of determining how much was
stolen from the tables. IT'S too bad
the good folks of the world have to suf-
fer because of the mean work of low
down crooks" he added, as he diligently
stacked in neat piles legal currency
turned in by the purchasers.
How on earth am | to get all these
things home" was the wistfu cry of
many a lady this morning when, after
the rush of purchasing was over and
che had found that in her market bas-
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me PAYS UP
]. .|.0N SHORTAGE
Former TreaSurer's Indebted
ness to City Being Re-
duced Materially.
TAX RATE OF $2.25 LIKELY

Matters in the municipal depart.
ment of finance are running smoothly
according to Mayor A. w. Cham
bliss. who has now been in charge
Tor just two months. Several paving
bond issues authorized by the forme,
administration, but which have beer
delayed in issuance, have now been
gotten in shape and the bonds de-
ilVered to the satisfaction of the pur-
chasers.
Treasurer Rosamond has familiar
lied himself with his Office and trans
fers of all funds have been completed
and everything found in satisfactory
shape. Special Auditor Petersen has
furnished the mayor with a definite
report of the discrepancy in the ac-
counts of former Treasurer J. Milt
Payne. showing the figures to be
$l.453.92, and already sS24.50 of this
amount has been paid in, leaving a
small balance of $629.42, which the
mayor is assured will be paid in with
In the next few days, thus finally
disposing of a matter which has re-
mained unsettled ever since former
Treasurer Payne was succeeded by
j. c. Hibbetts.
Attention is now being given by the
mayor more especially to the figures
for the new budget. the new school
fund law, which appropriates 20 per
cent. of the city revenues to educa
tional purposes, presenting a serious
question of finance. In order Jhat the
other departments may have even as
much as last year, and some require
more, so per cent. inofease in the
levy seems necessary, the total as
sessment being about the same. This
would make tax rate of $225 and
Mayor Chambliss and his associates
are working to see If this cannot be
reduced.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-16
GOMPERS AT WASHINGTON
Stays at Helm of Labor Ship in In
dustrial Crisis.

Washington, Sept 16.-Samucl
Gompers, the veteran president OF the
American Federation of Labor, in
tends to remain in Washington at
the helm of organized labor's ship
in the two industrial crises facing
tine nation-the Boston police strike
and the nationwide strike of steel
workers, scheduled for next Monday.
When asked this afternoon whether
he would 20 to Pittsburgh to attend
the meeting there tomorrow for the
national committee for the organiza-
tion of steel and iron workers, at
which uith"r plans would be laid for
the strike, or il he would go to Bos-
ton to take charge of the strike Of
policemen and perhaps to exert his
influence to prevent a general sym
pathetic strike in the Hub City, Com
pers announced definitely that he
would not go to Pittsburgh and that
AT present he did not plan to go to
Boston.
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Smith Will Be Released
On Payment of Ransom

Washington. Sept. 16.-The release of
j. M Smith, an American. .who was
captured when Mexican bandits held UP
a train for Santa Euala Saturday, will
be erected today upon the payment OF
so,oOo ransom, according to advces to
the state department this afternoon.
Arrangements for the exchange were
completed Sunday with the leader of
the bandit band. 1t was stated an ef-
fort was made by the Carranza au-
thorities to secure the release of the
American at that time, but failed. be-
cause of the activity of troops, Def
nlte arrangements then We're made for
the transaction al noon today.
II. Monson, Swede, who was taken
prisoner at the same time. was re-
leased and returned to Chihuahua with
the bandits message that the Ameri.
can would he freed upon payment of
Sb:ooo. Smith is employed by the Potosi
Mining company. Chihuahua.
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Conference to Discuss
Welfare and Social Work

On Wednesday. Sept. a. there is
to be held in Cleveland a one day
meeting, district conference on So
cial and welfare work
The conference will discuss such
subjects as child welfare, public
health, Red Cross. delinquency and
poverty, and other subjects that are
vital to public interest and com
munity progress.
These subjects will be discussed by
competent speakers, representing va
rious state orga nizations, state de-
partments, and organizations doing
welfare work in Tennessee.
The following are some of the
speakers; American Red Cross. Joe
Logan, Atlanta; Tennessee Children's
Home society, Mrs. Claude Sullivan
Nashville University of Tennessee
w. A. Scheenfeld Knoxville; state
board aof CHARITIES. C. c. Menzler
Nashville; public health, ]. p. Kranz
Nashville.
Delegates from ten adjoining coun-
ties will be in attendance.
The meeting will be held Mt the
First Baptist church, beginning at
$3.50 am. pm. and 7:3o pm. DR..
Thomas s. Russell is chairman.
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Man Under Death Sentence
Escapes From Asylum

Columbia, s. G, Sept. 1G.-Thurston
=. Vaughn, former superintendent Of
the South Carolina Odd Fellows Or
phanage at Greenvile, who was sem
fenced to die in the electric chair for
criminal assault committed upon girl
inmates of the fpme IN 1911, escaped
from the state hospital for the insane
here today. This is second time Vaughn
has escaped. Following his sentence of
death he escaped from the GreenviIle
Jail and was later found in Baltimore.
He then pleaded insanity and was sent
to the state hospital Recently a COM
mission adjudged him insane.
feW days ago a court order issued
IN Greenville authorized his removal to
GreenVille for a series of sanity tests
if found to be sane he would be ordered
resentenced to the electric chnir.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-16
3 BABES BORN
DURING STORM
Hurricane Leaves Thousands
HomeIess-RaiIWay Tracks
Twisted and Torn.
BODIES WASHED ASHORE
Bridges Destroyed, Traffic
Jammed-Cattle Left in
Treetops.
BODIES WASHED ASHORE

Houston, Tex. Sept 16.-Dr w, V.
RhinehGart, engaged in relief work
at Sinton, Tex. today declared that
the number killed by the tornado
which swept the gulf section of Texas
Sunday will greatly exceed the early
estimates of 200 killed at Corpus
Christi, Port Aransas and Portland,
According to Rhineheart, Cart
Allen, of Sinton. reported he had
counted 200 bodies that had been
washed across the bay.
Mayor Boone, of Corpus Christi.
today sent message to w. G. Choate
general manager of the Brownsville
railway, placing the number killed
In excess of 200 and stating that
more than 5000 are homeless at Cor
pus Christi
The Spohn ship at Corpus Christi,
was entirely destroyed, according to
reports reaching here which stated
, that the water ran eight feet high in
the streets of the town.
Babes Born During Storm.
Corpus Christi. Sept 16.--Three
women who sought refuge from the
storm in the federal building Sun
day night became mothers while the
hurricane was at its height. They
were attended by physicians who
were amonr the 100 or 80 people who
sought safety there. Reports today
were that all We're doing nicely at
hospitals where they were removed
when the storm abated.
A launch in charge Of Charles Me-
Manus, of the local United States en-
ployment service, left here shortly
before noon today for Rockport In an
effort to learn the fate of that town,
The launch will also stop at Port
Aransas.
Airplanes to Garry Supplies.
San Antonio. Tex, Sept. 16.--
Seven scout airplanes were ordered
from Kelly field to Corpus Christi
today and If they can find suitable
landing field larger planes will be
sent later to carry supplies from
stalled relief trains to the stricken
city. The scout planes also will en-
deavor to get news from Rockport,
which is cut off from all communica-
ton.
Tracks Twisted Like Corkscrews.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 16.--Near Cor
pus Christi, where the railroad tracks
were washed away, they We're twisted
into the shape of a corkscrew one
half to two miles in length. Huge
bridge timbers weighing thousands of
pounds, bales of cotton, parts of
houses and their furnishings, cattle,
rabbits etc, were thrown into the
tops of trees by the waves at this
point and left there as the water went
down.
The San Antonio, tTvaIde & Gulf
railroad west from Odem, has been
washed out and bridges on the gulf
coast line south from there have tied
up all traffic except the gulf coast
north to Houston.
Practically the entire country be-
tween Odem and Corpus Christi was
a raging sea all Sunday night and
every low point is still flooded with
water.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-16
First Baptist Members
Admit Truth of Charges
"He Hit the Nail On the Head" Was Comment
of One Leading Worker.

According to statements made by
three prominent members of the First
, Baptist church, DR.. Harold Major "hit
the nail on the head in his criticisms
OF the congregation from the pulpit
Sunday morning. His heart to- heart
talk with the members of the congre-
cation seems to have been taken in
the spirit in which it was delivered
and resentment has resulted.
While one of the prominent and in
f1uential members stated that he
thought that such a talk would have
been more effective If it had been
delivered when DR.. Major first came
here, he admitted that what the min
lister said was true. He remarked
further, however, that he believed
that pastor could make the atmos-
phere in a church what it should
be If he tried very hard.
Another member remarked, when
asked to give his opinion on the talk
of the pastor last Sunday Il think
1t was rather an unwise and neryy
statement for Dr. Major to make on
the eve of his departure, But what
he said is true, the people in the
church don't care any more for the
members than they do for the people
on the outside, I've always felt that
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-16
Calls Women ProverbiaI
Sinners Against Health

New York, Sept 16.-Women were
described as "proverbial sinners against
health" and warned to get rid of the
idea that because they were women
they were entitled to special considera-
ton by men, in an address delivered
Monday by DR.. Anna l.. Brown, of New
York. at the opening session of the
international conference of women ply
sicians, conducted under the auspices Of
the national board of the Y. w. G. A.
DR. Brown is n member of the national
board and the organizer of the con-
ference, which has attracted delegates
from almost every country in the world,
with the exception of Germany and her
former allies and Russia
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way. These remarks came from a
very prominent and ell-known busi-
ness man.
Il think it was all right in the spirit
it was given. 1t is true that our
church lacked the sympathetic CO.
operation for one another and mem
bers have been too quick to criticize
one another when there was no cause
for it. There are some who haven't
been quite as loyal as they should"
said a third member. This member
stated that the only criticism he had
heard since DR.. Majors talk Sunday
was from some who said tha it was
part of a pastors duty to be sympa-
thetic and to cultivate the right kind
of atmosphere as we'll as that of the
members.
At the meeting of the general COM
mittee appointed by the echurch to
select a. pastor to succeed DR.. Major
the following members were appointed
on subcommittee to obtain the
names of various pastors and present
them to- the general committee for
consideration, This commmittee is
Charles F. Hood, chairman; w. B.
Hudson, Butcher Blair, A. H. Chap
man and G. M. Smart.
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JAP TROOPS IN TROUBLE

serious Affair" Admitted by COL Kari
Toxic, Aug. ,-(Correspondence Of
the A. PJ-Reports are current that
what the newspapers call "scrious
analr has occurred among the troops
OF the Matsuyama regiment.
interviewed by a correspondent of the
Asahi. Col. kari. chief of STAFF Of the
fiith army division in Hiroshima. ad-
lnltted the correctness of the report and
stated the authorities are investigating
IL appears some li0 prvates were in
volved
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Woman and Husband
Held on Murder Charge

Jackson, Miss, Sept 16.-At a pre-
iminary hearing held in Starkville.
Mrs. 0. l.. Smith, charged with the
fatal shooting of S. j. Wallace, promi-
nent Oklibbeha county citizen last Sat
urday afternoon, was bound over to
await the action of the grand Jury.
her bond being fed at $4,000. Murder
was the charge. Her husband was
charged with being an accessory. and
his bond also fixed at 5000. Evidence
at the preliminary hearing did not bring
out the cause of the shooting and a
dying statement known to have been
made by Wallace has not been made
public by ATTORNEYS
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Date Fixed for Hearing
| Knoxville Mob Cases

: Knoxville, Sept. 16.-(Special)-
Oct. is the date fixed for the hear
ing of nearly forty cases involving
the storming of the Knox county Jail
in an effort to get Maurice Mays, Il
negro charged with the murder of
Mrs. BERTHE Lindsey, and otherwise
participating in the recent riots.
The date was set by Judge Nell
son in criminal court today. Felony
cases will be first taken up.
Atty.-Gen. Mynatt says the alleged
rioters will be vigorously prosecuted
and given full penalty. Cases will
be heard jointly, as it would take
twelve months to hold them sepa-
rately, says Judge Nelson.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-16
Shelters to Be Arranged
For All Traffic Officers

traffic policemen this winter, Commits
sioner Heron announces that he in
tends to place over traffic policemen's
positions on all downtown streets,
large pieces of canvass, same to be
stretched on wires overhead
This will serve to keep of the rain
and snow this winter, the commits
sioner said. and next summer the
same arrangement will assist in keep
ing off the hot sun.
In various cities throughout the
country, in which are included Knox
vile and Nashville, booths for po-
licemen have been erected, equipped
with fans in the summer and stoves
in the winter.
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cause.
The fire was discovered shortly be.
fore o'clock last night, an hour q
more after all the workmen had lef,
the building.
The building was a temporary
structure, and it is said that it will
not be rebuilt. 1t will be necessary
however, to replace a large part OF
the electrical equipment.
The ]. G. White Engineering cor
poration Is agent for the United
States government in the construc-
tion of the mammoth power house at
nitrate plant No. 2. One of the two
largest turbines in the world has re-
Gently been installed by it at this
Dlant
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THREATS OF WHITECAPS
Linton Expects Some Excitement When
Nonunion Teachers Go To Mnrk


Nonunion Teachers Go to Work.
Linton Ind. Sept. 16.-With threats
OF whltecapping, ku-klux tactics and
use of the historic rail flying in the
streets here, Linton today awaited the
outcome of attempts of eighteen non
union township schoolteachers to 90 n
work in spite of reports that union
pIckets would bar their way.
Today's difficulty had its inception some
time ago when former teachers organ
lzed to demand more pay Trustee
James Roach recruited nonunion teach
ers for eighteen of the TWENTY-FIVE
township buildings. At a meeting last
evening the nonorganized teachers an
hounced that they favored the union,
but they favored holding their iohs
more and that they intended taking up
their duties Immediately. Then 1t was
that the rumors filled the air that school
patrons intended taking matters into
their own hands il pickets persisted in
pioketng. "
The state militia was called to Linton
recently to quell disorders arising from
strike of telephone operators.
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Over 5000 Homeless.


One report in circulation today, but
as yet unconirmed, was that 100
bodies, most of them recognized as
residents of Corpus Christi, had been
taken from Il reef near Portland on
Nueces hay, upon which Corpus
Christi is situated. More than 5000
persons were made homeless by the
storm and the problem of taking care
of them was one officials faced when
they began the day. However, with
the coming of relief trains it was
expected by night most of those made
destitute by the storm would be taken
care of.
Considerable anxiety was expressed
regarding the fate of the launch
Waldo, with fifteen persons on board.
which left Corpus Christi Saturday
afternoon on a fishing excursion.
Since the storm no word has been re-
ceived from the party, which in
cludes four women.
Fears are entertained that a heavy
casualty list will be reported from
surrounding towns, several of which
were directly in the path of the storm.
The storm sent n tidal wave ten feet
high over the business and north
beach districts.
House boats. fishing craft and
wreckaGe of every conceivable char
acter were piled in the streets by the
waters
RELIEF HEADQUARTERS.
Sinton, Tex, Sept. t6.-Sinton
is acting as the relief headquar-
ters for the entire surrounding
bay shore territory, where al
ready seventy bodies have been
found.
Forty bodies were found at
West Port, twenty-five at White
Point, four or five below oder,
and several at Portland. No one
was killed at Snton, but property
damage was high.
Bodies are being held at ranch
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MoHAMMEoANs PROTEST
Charge BuIgsrians With Torturina vi
IananS

Saloniki, Sept. 16.-Mohammedans in
eastern -ThraCe have addressed a memo
rial to the peace conference at Paris,
energetically protesting against oppres-
slVe measures taken against them by
the Bulgarians, who. it is charged,
have been torturng Mohammedans. 1t
is said that if the conference decides
that Bulgarias control is retained in
Thrace the Mohammedans will leave
the country. Several Mohammedan viii
lagos have been reported destroyed and
the Greek government has sent all pos
stbe help to the region
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Relief Trains Stalled:
AirplaneS Go To Assist
5000 Homeless Texans
NEED UNDERTAKES

Houston, Tex, Sept. 16.--
I'VE need only undertakers at
Portland"
This grim message received
here today from Mayor Amer
man, of Portland, a small town
on the gulf coast, told in force
ful manner of the devastation
wrought by the hurricane.
Portland suffered the heaviest
loss of life, seventy five bodies
being washed ashore at one
place and forty five at another,
according to reports here.
Doctors, nurses, undertakers.
food. clothing and money were
sent from here today to Corpus
Christi. Rockport, Portland.
Fort Aransas and Aransas
pass. The relief work is be-
ing directed from Sinton.
twenty-five miles southeast of
Corpus Christi, which is the
nearest a train can get to the
stricken district.