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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
SPRING MAKERS
MEET TUESDAY
National Iron Bedspring
Association Holds Con-
venti0n Here.
TO LAST THREE DAYS
Southeastern Mattress Asso-
citation Convenes at
Same Time,

The quarterly convention of the
National Iron Bedspring association,
together with the Southeastern Mat
tress association, will be held in Chat
tanooga this week. The convention
will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday in the assemblyroom of
the Hotel Patten, which will be used
as headquarters. The opening ses-
sion will be held Tuesday morning.
at which time the delegates will
register.
A few of the delegates arrived In
the city this morning and others are
expected on the afternoon and night
trains. About 100 will probably be
in attendance.
The local welcoming committee to
receive the visitors was announced
Monday as follows S. T. and w. f.
Heron, of the Heron Iron Bedstead
company; c. f. Crote, of the Hunt
Spring Bed company; August Carter,
of the Carter Mattress company, and
j. f. Johnson, of the Chattanooga
Mattress company ]. w. Concher,
secretary of the association. of New
York City, is expected to arrive in
the city this evening
Among those who have made res
ervations here for the convention
are: F. c. Buckley. Foster Bros.
Manufacturing company, st. Louis;
A. C. Foster. Utica, N. Y; r. G. Mar
quardt and wife, Milwaukee, Wis: F.
L. Kunkel, Milwaukee, Wis; c. NJ.
Wendover, st. Louis, Mo-; ]. ]. Braz-
nell, st. Louis, Mo-; H. w. Yerxa
and J. G. Williams, Minneapolis,
Mimi. C. P. Holland Birmingham,
Ala; G. A. Steinman, Chicago. ILL.,.
F.. B. Buamgardner and wife, FIT.
Smith, Ark; C. C. Hall, Baltimore,
Nd; r. w. Taylor and wife, Balti-
more, Md. Lyle Marshall, Dallas,
Tex. M. A. Hunt, Cincinnati, o.; S.
Meter, Atlanta, Ga; j. w. Concher,
New York City; J. Fl. Kantnor and
wife, st. Louis, Mo-; w. o. Lathrop
Cincinnati, O.; w. R. Bassick, Bridge
port. Conn; Woodford Shannon,
Louisville, Ky; F. NJ Shot and wife,
Cincinanti, o.; r. F. Liggett. w. M.
Ties, John Trownstine and wife.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
FOOD PROBERS
TO MEET SOON
Chairman J. H. Anderson Re-
turns From Trip to
East.
AUTHORITY UNITE
Kennerly Advises Committee
Cannot Force Witnesses
to Appear.

Chairman James II. Anderson, of
the food probing committee ap-
pointed by Mayor A. w. Chambliss.
announced Monday morning that the
committee would meet some time
this week. probably Thursday, and
fix prices for foodstuffs and clothing
for Chattanooga and Hamilton
county.
Chairman Anderson returned to the
city Sunday from Boston and Wash
ington. and while in the capital city
took occasion to investigate the
legality of food committees fixing
prices. Nothing definite was learned
there, he stated Monday, but upon
his return to Chattanooga found a
letter from District Attorney Ken
herly. In which the district attorney
stated the committee had no legal
authority to compel the attendance
Of witnesses before 1t, but suggested
that wholesalers and retailers be
notified to produce their books and
invoices showing cost prices.
The district attorney said further
that If they saw fit to ignore this re-
quest he would find some other
method to deal with them. Any one
declining to furnish this information
said Gen. Kennerly, will have the
special agents of the department OF
justice on their trail. He promised
the committee every assistance pos
sible.
Fair Price Lists.
Chairman Anderson stated there
would be two price lists arranged for
grocers; first, a delivery price list
and second. a cash and carry price
list. The delivery price list will al
low the grocer more for commodi-
ties which he has to deliver, which
is entirely right, stated Mr.. Ander-
son.
A clothing price list will also be
prepared. he said. This will allow a
margin Of profit for the clothing
man which will not be as large, pee
haps. as the profit now enjoyed
While no uniform price list will he
adopted for clothing, Chairman An
derson states that invoices will be
called for showing cost of clothing
and the retail figure to customers will
he fixed from that.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08

call with the Baptist church in Dali
las, Tex. II is said that the church
in Dallas that the Chattanooga pas
tor goes to take charge OF, is much
larger than the one here, and it there
fore affords DR.. Major a greater field
in which to work.
DIR. Major came to Chattanooga two
years ago from Atlanta, and has won
many friends in this city who look
upon his going with much regret. He
has been considered one of the finest
ministers that ever filed n pulpit in
this city. His sermons. while full of
spirituality, were often messages on
the most vital questions of the day.
In addition to his connection with
the First Baptist church, DR.. Major
has been a member of the Kiwanis
club, in which he has taken an active
interest He was also on the liberty
loan committees during the war that
put Chattanooga over the top" Ave
times.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
ASSESSED COSTS
WITHOUT TRIAL
Is Charge Preferred Against
Constable John Smith
by Negro.
GRAND JURY TO PROBE

The Hamilton county grand jury
will be called on at its next session
to investigate the right OF Constable
John Smith. of the Third civil dis
trict, to collect $21 from a prisoner
whom he had under arrest without
the formality of a trial Gen. George
w. Chamlee stated Monday morning
that the matter would be probed to
the bottom, the matter having been
reported to him.
Smith is charged by residents of
North Chattanooga with collecting
$21 from Pleas Williams, colored. a
reliable servant OF the Walter Hamp-
ton family in North Chattanooga.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
District Office Maritime
Corporation in This City
Chattanooga Selected as the
Headquarters for Tennes-
see and Alabama.

Chattanooga has been selected as
district headquarters for the South
Atlantic Maritime corporation. ac-
cording to information received here.
The announcement was made at a
meeting of the directors of the COM
pany held in Savannah last week.
The exact location Of the of
flee or its personnel have not been
announced. T announcement of
the selection of Chattanooga as head :
quarters for Tennessee and Alabama
came following a two days visit of
Representative Brophy, of the Ship
ping corporation. ~
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08

creek. and thus fix the hour of the
killing. county officers are combing
the bottom OF Richland creek near
the supposed scene OF the killing.
Popular subscriptions to the re-
ward for the arrest and conviction OF
the murderers of Robin J. Cooper
were inaugurated today by the Nash
vile Banner. Rewards aggrcgating
$500 are already outstanding.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
Police Search for Watch
To Give Clue to Crime
Robin Cooper's Watch May
Indicate Hour of
Murder.

Nashville, Sept ga. PD-The
only new development in the search
for the murderers of Robin J. Cooper
is the search now being made by Of
hcers for Mr.. Cooper's watch, which
is missing.
With the idea that the watch
might have been stopped as a result
of the body being thrown in the
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
Heron Knows Nothing Of
Police1nen's Union Here
Commissioner Issues Denial
of Report Force Is AL
L ready Organized.

Commissioner E. d. Heron stated
Monday morning that he had heard
nothing about the organization of a po-
hceman's union here and knew moth
ing Of such union.
He stated, however, that he would
he glad to take the matter up with the
men.
Chief W. L. Becker will take the same
stand in regard to the union as does
Commissioner Heron.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
NJ. J. Harris Promoted to
Local Express Agent
Succeeds G. E. Huddleston
in Charge of Office
Here.

NJ J. Harris has been promoted to
the position of local agent for the
American Railway Express company,
according to announcement made
Saturday. Mr.. Harris succeeds c. f.
Huddleston, whose resignation was
accepted several days ago, in the ca
pacity of agent, Mr., Harris has been
connected with the express company
for some time. He has been sta
toned in Chattanooga almost con-
tinuously since 1903. He was trans
ferred to Jacksonville In 1918 and
later to Atlanta and was then trans
ferred back to Chattanooga.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
Equipment Released From
War Service to Relieve
Passenger Service Expected
to Improve With Demo
biliZation of Army,

Generalization of the army, which
will practically be completed within
the next few weeks, will release rail-
road passenger equipment in part
from the tremendous strain put upon
it since the United States went to
war, according to announcement from
the office of B. E. Winchell, regional
director for the southern region,
United States railroad administra-
ton.
In July, the latest month for which
figures are available, $4,000 soldiers
were moved on the railroads within
the United States. including men re-
turning from overseas, men dis
charged and men moving between
camps. Eleven hundred and seven
ty-three troop trains were operated,
carrying an average of 421 men each
and travelling an average distance Of
603 miles
In addition to the strain Of troop
movements, there was heavy com
mercial travel during the war in con-
nection with military activities, and
families and friends of soldiers moved
about freely going to and from tho
camps. This kept cars constantly in
use and made it imperative that the
railroads bring out every available
piece of equipment. Lines which be-
fore the war had almost reached the
ideal of modern all steel cars were
obliged to put into general service
old and worn equipment usually
used only to ! eet the demands of
excursions anC other special occa-
sions.
In the past fey. weeks, passenger
as well as freight equipment has
shown the effects of ok of attention
during the railroad shipments illegal
strike. While the strike actually was
in progress, the patience OF the trav-
eler was put to n extreme test. In
addition to running without inspec-
ton or repairs, coach,s and sleeperS
were not even cleaned and
many were operated without water
or ice because workers not connected
with the shop crafts LETT their Jobs,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08

same rate as 1919 war savings stamp
certificates with twenty stamps az
fled; that is. $s3,60 for July 1919. in
creasing 30 cents each month. These
can he cashed In sixty days on ten days
notice to the postmaster. Certificates
will be on sale at the postoffice at the
stamp window from am. o pm.
and at Station A from 7 am. to pm.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
NO BLANKETS FOR CITY

Government Salvage Department VIII
Not Sell to Municipalities.
Mayor Chambliss received word Mon
day that the cotton blankets offered
for sale by the salvage department of
the army would not be sold to munich
palities, as was at first directed, but
would be placed on sale through the
various stores to be opened soon by the
war department. Mayor Chambliss
placed an order for two bales Of the
blankets. intending to distribute them
through the associated charities. They
would have cost the city 10 cents each.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
DR.. Harold Major Accepts
Call to Church at Dallas
Pastor of First Baptist Ten
ders Resignation Sun
day Morning.

DIR. Harold Major. who has been
pastor of the First Baptist chruch of
this city for the past two years. ten
dered his resignation to his congre-
cation Sunday morning. DIR. Major
expects to leave Oct /, to accept q
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08

house cars a day and the delay In
forwarding merchandise Is causing
complaint from nearby towns. II re-
lief is not given, will mean that the
business will soon go to other job
bling centers."
Evening star., 1919-04-28
PEASANTS CUT UP STRAW
COOK 1T AND MAKE BREA[
Soldiers Tell Pitiful Tales of Suf
fering in Russia-Stand in Line
Two Days for Bread.

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN RUSSIA. March Correspondence
of the Associated Press)-Russian
soldiers returning from Germany to
their homes in northern Russia find
their fatherland vastly changed since
they went to war. Scores of these SOL
diers are passing through the bolshe-
vik lines and making their way to
the American and other allied out
posts. They tell tales of pitiful suf-
fering from hunger in the villages
through which they passed.
Famine was reigning in Petro-
grad" says one. "The first category
working people of bolshevik sym
pathies) received one pound of oats
daily. The second category received
half-pound. The citizens grind the
oats tn coffee mills, to make flour for
bread. For Christmas the Petrograd
inhabitants received two potatoes for
each person. A slice of bread is sold
for % rubles. There was no tobacco.
People smoked cabbage and nettle
and stand in line sometimes two days
for bread.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
People Grow More Hopeful.

Up to Thursday, however, there was
no killing or attempt at destruction of
property and no clashes between the
radicals and the police had occurred.
The conditions had admittedly become
critical, because of the food shortage,
but when the American supplies began
to come and plans were being perfect
ed to aid the children of Vienna just
as the little ones in Poland and other
countries were aided people became
more hopeful. 1t was announced in
distinct terms by the Hoover commits
sion that the work of relief would be
continued only If peace and order were
maintained.
This notice had a marked effect on
the attitude of the people toward the
street corner agitators. Though hun
cry and suffering from privations of
all kinds. the citizens generally had
remained quiet and when the Ameri-
cans said that relief was dependent
upon good order spirit of resent
ment against the efforts of the Hadi-
Gals was Immediately shown.
On Thursday afternoon the revolu-
tionists attempted to burn the par
lament buildings and a clash took
place between the authorities and a
large mob led by bolshevist agents l
had Just before that personally wit
messed several instances in which the
people themselves silenced the speech
of the agitators. There had been
considerable talk Of a concerted out
break on that day, but just when and
where it would take place nobody
seemed to know.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
REDS ARE LOSING
POWER IN VIENNA
American Food Relief Helps
to Bring Reaction of
Public Opinion.
BY ANTHONY CZARNECkI.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
VIENNA, Austria, by Courier to
Paris, France, April "a (delaye6.-
The closing of holy week and the
dawn of Easter here were marked
by the rise to their highest point and
then failure of the bo1shevist demon
strations. Holy Thursday anad Good
Friday had been appointed by the
radicals as the days on which to
launch their offensive against the
government and the existing order of
things. On the afternoon of Thursday
the bolshevists had reached the climax
of their activities, but then the reac-
tion set in. There was a general re-
vulsfon of public opinion and disap-
proval of the method and aims of the
revolutionists was expressed on all
sides.
Having seen much of the ruin and
misery caused by bolshevist rule in
various places on the outskirts of
surprised to witness here in this
metropolis of the old Austro- Hun
garian empire definite attempt to
create a similar state Of affairs. An
American relief commission, acting
under the orders of Herbert C. Hoo
Sci, h<Id JoSl oSS uh LUZ HiSiiuS ioou
and helping to restore normal condi-
tions in the city when the bolshevist
agitators decided to make their
strongest effort to get control of the
government. For some weeks past
at various intervals there had been
street parades in which red and black
flags were carried On the street
corners and in sthe public squares
meetings were held almost daily.
in which a revolt was urged against
the existing order, using the food
shortage, unemployment and the
needs of invalid soldiers as the basis
of their talk.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-H You Know Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to
feel young-to do this you must
watch your liver and bowels
there's no need of having a saIlow
complexion-dark rings under your
eyes-pimples-a Bilious look in
your face-dull eyes with NO sparkle.
Your doctor will tell you ninety per
cent of all sickness comes from in
active bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards, a well known phy-
sician in Ohio, perfected a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to
act on the liver and bowels, which
he gave to his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, are gentle in
their action yet always effective.
They bring about that exuberauce
of spirit, that natural buoyancy'
which should be enjoyed by every
one, by toning up the liver and
clearing the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color.
1Oc and z5c box.
AL druggists,
Evening star., 1919-04-28
Bolshevists Start Riot.

Just as / was leaving the art mu-
scum l heard rifle and pistol shots
in the direction of the rathaus, or
parliament building. Hurrying to find
out what was happening, l met in
the spacious boulevard leading from
the rathaus a crowd of people run
ming, shouting and acting as though
they were frantic with terror They
came rushing down the center of the
street over the parkway and the side
walks. 1t was clearly useless to try
to stop any of these frightened men
and women and find out the cause
of their flight, and so. avoiding the
mob the best I could. I proceeded in
the direction from which the fugitives
were coming. On coming near the
parliament building I at once found
evidence Of what had happened a few
minutes before. A number of per
sons lay upon the ground in front
of the rathaus. where the bolshevist
mob had attacked the police and SOL
diers. About the same time smoke
began to pour out of the windows
Of the big building, which had been
Evening star., 1919-04-28
Suits That Were Priced Up to 500 at $40
Women's and Misses Nezv Capes and

More styles have in On sale) Con - n
s iii % e; 50U
Evening star., 1919-04-28
American Aid Big Factor.

This constant propaganda by tn
agitators had some effect at time
when the food situation was NOR
serious, but the activities of IL
Americans have done much to cou'
teract the influence of the red orato,
The present government, with the
of influential people in, all walks
life, are striving hard to prevent t.
,agencies of discord. discomfort a.
revolution from succeeding. Accor
ing to the opinion of American an
other officials who remain here an
who have watched the situation fo
some time, the crest Of the agitatio
was reached on Thursday and that tn
danger is over for the present. unles
the peace conference situation O
some unforeseen development shoul
revive the unrest.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
set on fire by the rioters.

More than forty persons. Of whom
eighteen were soldiers and guards,
were wounded and two killed out
right. Two. subsequently died from
their wounds. All these casualties
were inflicted in the space of a few
minutes That the defenders of the
parliament building sought to prevent
firing directly upon the rioters until
these began using their revolvers was
evident from the marks of rifle bull
let's on the adjoining buildings. The
government forces first fred in the
air over the heads of the charging
mob, but when men in their own
ranks began falling they attacked
their assailants in earnest and quick
ly put them to fight.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
Reaction Is Apparent.

The demonstration was ostensibly
arranged to secure proper financial
aid for the unemployed and better
rations. Those who precipitated the
riot were in reality trying to bring
to a climax their long continued ef-
forts to overturn the government.
The fire in the parliament building
was quickly put out. the dead and
wounded were removed from the
street and in less than half an hour
order had been restored. A reaction
against arson and mob violence was
at once apparent. On Good Friday,
instead of there being further trouble
as had been anticipated, the street
corner orators in ats least three
places were roughly handled by the
people, who had determined to assert
themselves.
1t had become plain that the aim of
these street corner orators was to
counteract a fine effect on the people
which the American food relief was
having. These orators said, among
other things, that the American gov
ernment was about to recognize the
bolshevist regime in Russia, that the
American people and soldiers feared
the spread of bolshevism into their
own country and did not wish to fight
it, that some of the American troops
had mutinied and served notice on the
American government that they must
be sent home, that American food and
relief would be furnished in spite of
the announcement to the people that
it would be withheld in case of disor-
der and that If the bolshevists should
rule the only difference would be that
more food would be furnished, that
although the allies won the war. the
Germans, with the aid of the bolshe-
visits. would win in peace and that the
allies were fighting among them
selves. The claim was also made that
bolshevism had spread through the
countries of the allies and that it was
time for the people of Vienna tc
bring Austria into the bolshevis
realm.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
Art Reed
Furniture

What home can afford to be
without several of these
charming pieces-chairs, rock
ers, tables, ETC., to add COM
fort, pleasure and beauty to
the Summer home and its sur
roundings? Few indeed! Let
US scan the list of prices
quoted and see how moderate
thew are.
Evening star., 1919-04-28
GYMNASTICS HIS BUILDER.
French Premier's Rugged Health
Partly Due to Daily Exercises.

PARIS. April 5 Correspondence of
the Associated Press).-Premier Glenn
enceau's wonderful constitution is as
cribed partly to the fact that he de-
votes half an hour every morning to
physical exercises. At o'clock
Edouard Leroy, his gymnastic master,
arrives to put him through a series
of movements demanding the greatest
fexibility in all parts of the body.
For years he has not missed his morn
ing drill except for a few days after
the attempt made to assassinate him.
1t is to this daily exercise that he at
tributes his indefatigable energy.
Evening star., 1919-04-28

One Of the earliest of woman writer's
mentioned by historians was Mary of
France, who. in the thirteenth CEN
tury. versified the old traditionary
-" of America into those, Lays Of
the Romance Language" of which the
-. ...r- .s.,II exists among the
earliest specimens of romantic fiction
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-22
~LATHRoP, MO.

Mesdames Coleman and Atchison
spent Sunday with the Misses Grahum.
....... Robert Lee Jackson of Camp
Funston spent Sunday with his moth
err, Mrs. Harriet Madison. Mr..
U. S. Childress, who has been work
ing in Kansas City, is home on the
sick list. go. Mr.. Merritt McGruder
and daughter, Mrs. Geo. Tillman, were
called to Des Moines on account of
the illness of Mrs. Iva Lyon. They
returned Sunday night, bringing her
two little children with them. Mrs.
Goldie Lyon received word that her
husband was seriously wounded Au.
gust 4.......M Mrs. Geo. Powell, Mrs,
Bell Pierce and Mr.. Sam Mitchell
spent Sunday in Plattsburg &c. Prof.
B. b. Tully has been quite sick.
Mr.. Wesley Whitsett has been on the
sick list but is improving. ...... MI,
Avis Scott of Cameron spent a few
days with his daughter, Mrs Mary Bog.
CESS. go. Mr.. H. w. Hicks received a
letter from her son, Sergt. John Hicks
saying he will be home in April.