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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

John !. Dean. Sergeant. Company Il,
10th Infantry: ID. :. &. for heroSm
in action near MontbIainville. France.
September -. 1918. Although
wounded in the lung by machine
gun bullet. he refused to be evacu-
ated. Upon his platoon reaching its
objective, he consolidated the new
position and repulsed a strong
counter attack with heavy losses to
the enemy. He then reported to his
battalion commander.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

ester Carson. private. CIearhrld. Pa,
Company l.. MN Infantry. -. :. G..
in action at FiSm"tic, France, Au
gust II. l9lN. After II runner had
been killed in trying to carry II mes
sage from FiSmcttc to Fismes, Pri-
vatc Carson volunteered aud success
fully delivered II duplicate message
over the same route through heavy
artillery and machine gun fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

Roland Kerr. sergeant. 1927 WyaIusing
avenue. Philadelphia, Company NJ.
111th Infantry: u. =. &. for hcrosm
in action near Fismette. France.
August II. 1918. He volunteered to
carry a severely wounded officer to
dressing station across a bridge sub
jected to intense enemy fire. With
three other soldiers he started across
the bridge with the wounded man.
One stretcher bearer was killed and
another wounded. Corporal Kerr
continued alone with his charge. and
after reaching the dressing station
returned and rescued the wounded
strctcher bearer on the bridge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

mCnt to three other soldiers. Though
weakened by loss Of blood aud the
intense pain. he refused treatment
until the others had been property
taken care Of.
g q g
Patrick +. McGarry. private. of Dur
yea. Pa, Battery Il, l09h +. \. ::
II. :. 4. in action near FiNmcS.
France. September l., 1918. Sociug
II wounded cnmrade lying in an open
field swept by sever" enemy bar
rage. he went t" his rescue and was
mortality wounded.
q q q
D0miniek /eit0. private, Company NJ,
lllth Infantry: u. :. G.. in nrti"n
near fiSm"ttc. France. August ~ IT,.
l9lS. Three times he volunteered and
carried wounded comrades to th"
dressing station Each trip was
mad" with great personal danger On
August | whiI" assisting thr"" other
men T." carry seriously wounded
conrad" to tn" aid station. on" "(
the party was killed and the other
two were driven from the road by in
tens" machine gun fire. /cito. how
ever. alone carried the wounded mau
to shelter. from which h" was cvacu
atcd that night II" was killed the
newt day in the advance line of at
tack
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

Walter {. Sweeney. colonel, chief Of
staff. Colonel Sweeney as chief of
staff distinguished himself $" many
times during the fighting Of the Iron
Division that General Pershing gave
him y. :. &. He proved tn be II
fearless soldier and hid several mar
row escapes. lie is a regular army
officer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15
Capt. THOMAS BAILEY

mainly responsible for tho heavy re
pulse Of til" enemy. Later in the
action he rushed forward under heavy
rifle aud HuIitank fire and led tanks
ON enemy machine gun nests and sue
c""d"d in reducing these StrongholdS.
g g q
William shane. corporal. of Pittsburgh.
Pa. Company l.. ll1th Infantry. u.
:. g., in action near La thrnc
I"ndu. France. Drt"hcr |. lglS See
ing tn" commanding officer of an
adiar"nt unit fail woundrd he left
his place of safety and bravcd the
imt"u>" fir" t" III" side Of the officer.
Af'"r struggle he managed +" drag
til" officer to II place of safety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

John w. Thompson. sergeant, 6
Company, 11Nh Infantry. On Au-
gust 10, Thompson company was in
action west of Fismette. A German
machine gun WAS playing havoc with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

Allan s. Dayton, first lieutenant, 10Tth
Field Artillery. Heroism in action
near Fismes, France, September g.
1918. Lieutenant Dayton led patrol
out of the infantry lines in order to
adjust the artillery fire on machine
guns which were holding up the ad
vance. 1t was found necessary to ad
vance about half a mile beyond the
front lines across open ground swept
by machine gun fire, but undaunted,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
PROOF IS
SURE, SAYS DAVIS
Attorney Declares He Will
Submit Evidence in U. s.
Court Hearing.

Evidence that a bride was proffered
and accepted by "a man named Taylor, -
as he expressed il In the United States
district court, will be shown in federal
court Tuesday, declared Ralph Davis,
attorney, Monday.
Davis sprang a sensation two weeks
ago When he accused a man, who. he
said, was a former officer Of the court,
OF taking $3.50 to allow a boatload OF
whisky TO land in Memphis Christmas
night. 1918. Although not stated by
the lawyer, 1t is said that he referred
to Tyree Taylor, former chief deputy
under Stanley II. Trezevant, United
States marshal, who was suspended
while the recent liquor inquiry was UNI
der way in federal court.
Judge John r. Mccall Monday sus-
pended sentence upon Jesse, alias Sport
Hilburn and Allen ], Mcnamara. con-
victed on a charge OF violating the Reed
amendment and Tuesday will hear what
Mr., Davis has 10 say. Mr.. Davis would
not discuss the case Monday further
than to say, as he did at the time the
two boys were up for motion for new
trial, that he had the evidence that the
bribe was proffered. accepted and that
later the men were arrested after hay
ing been promised that they were to be
allowed to get through with the
liquor. They were arrested by s., c,
Rutland, at thai time a deputy United
States marshal. Mr.. Davis pleaded that
the young men should be given mercy
because they had good past records and
were led into violation Of the law, not
realizing the gravity Of their %offense
and we're led to believe that the offense
was winked at by officers of the law
from the ease with which liquor ship
ments were gotten in and through
Memphis.
The defense was set UP that the
boat destination was New Orleans, not
Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
RIVER PLANS ARE
BEFORE COMMISSION

Plans for continued work BY the gov
eminent in the improvement Of the
Memphis harbor for navigation and ex-
tension Of activity at Robinson CrusOe's
island, above Memphis, as well as revet-
ment work at Porter lake, below Mem
phts, and other contemplated govern
ment projects were the subjects OF dis
cussion at a meeting OF the Mississippi
river commission in st. Louis Monday.
Maj. John II. Hodges, in charge OF
the Memphis district, and Col. A. A.
Naldron. OF the dredging district. are
in st. Louis with plans for improvement
in this section. These plans In detail
will not be made public until approved
by the commission and submitted to
the engineers department In Washing
ton.
Appropriation for river work is being
held up in the congress- following the
action of President Wilson I'm vetoing
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
There is no evidence that any OF the
recommendations for river and harbor
work. insofar as the Memphis districts
are concerned, will be lowered when
the measure Is passed again.
Clearing Of the Memphis harbor by
government dredge boats is going for
ware as rapidly as the falling river will
permit. Removal OF the mud deposit
from the levee is also being accelerated,
although the stage of the river is rap
idly becoming a serious factor,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deaths

.BRADF0RD-At st. Joseph's hos
pital. Monday morning. July IA, 1919, al
$3.50 o'clock, Alice Quigg, aged 81 years
wife Of Charles L. Bradford, mother OF
Harry =. Bradford and Paul s. Brad
ford, who were killed in France. sister
OF Mrs. j.. G. Brent, Mrs. Frances God.
man, Miss Mary and Sam Quigg.
Funeral win take place from resi-
dence, No. 1853 Jones street, tomorrow
Tuesday morning at 8 O'Clock. High
mass at ST. Mary's church at $3.50
o'clock. Friends are invited. Interment
In Calvary cemetery. (~Vicksburg, Miss.
papers please eopy.)
WHALEN-At residence, No. IS
Huling avenue, Monday morning, July
~, 1919. at 1870 O'Clock. Mrs. Mary
Whalen, mother Of Mrs, Henry st. John
and William e. Whalen, grandmother
Of Elizabeth and George Ryan and Mrs.
j. l.. Carrigan, aged rs years.
Funeral WIN take place from the resi-
dence tomorrow Tuesday, morning at
. o'clock. Requiem mass at st. Pat
rick's church at $3.50 o'clock. Friends
invited. lnterment in Calvary m
teTy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
TWO INJURED WHEN
AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE

Harry Cole, deputy criminal court
clerk, his wife, his 2-year-old daughter
and his cousin, Miss Mary Douglass,
had a narrow escape from death Satur-
day afternoon. when Coles touring car
turned turtle Just off Summer avenue
after being struck by a Ford driven by
Elmer Ulroy, cooper. with the Chicka-
saw Cooperage company. Coles daugh-
ter received a broken arm and facture
OF the collarbone. Mrs. Cole suffered
severely from nervous shock.
The Coles were driving TO Arlington.
Tenn, where Mr.. Coles family lives.
They just had turned off Summer ave-
nue. to cross TO the Raleigh road. when
Ulrey stopped his car. Cole swung the
big car around the corner, when sud
denly Ulrey seemed to lose control and
his Ford jumped forward, hitting the
Cole car IN the rear and overturning
II into n ditch along the roadside. The
occupants were spilled out.
The little girl was rushed 10 the
CARLY Ramsay hospital, where she was
resting easily Monday, Miss Douglass
and Harry Cole were not injured.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14

for engineering, printing, advertising,
clerical services, court costs, prop
erty damages, grading. pavement. fOun-
dalton, curbs, cutters, changes in sew
ers and water pipes or drains, or new
ones, and all items authorized to be en-
braced in the cost OF constructing said
Improvement as defined in Chapter 24i
OF the acts Of the general assembly Of
the state OF Tennessee for the year 1913.
where they may be actually ex-
pended thereon, and an unitemized
charge OF 10 per cent Of all construction
cost. and all other items that are or
nay be properly chargeable to said
street improvement: the remaining one-
third portion of such proper cost to be
borne by the city Of Memphis out OF
any FUNDS set apart for general street
improvements.
Section T. Be it further ordained,
Ihat the city clerk be, and is hereby.
directed to publish a notice Of the adop-
Ton OF this ordinance three times in
some daily newspaper Of general cir
culation published in the city Of Mem
phis, which said notice shall contain
a statement Of the estimated cost of
every item authorized herein to be ex-
pended in said improvement, and no
ITEM not so embraced in said estimate
shall De assessed as a part Of the cost
OF the Improvement, exceDt the 10 per
cent charge for the general supervision.
~ uhlteinlzed expense OF the city,
winch shall In all cases be in such es-
Innate and embraced in the assessment
against the AUDITING property without
being ltemized or set out In detail, and
the approximate assessment against
the abutting property per front foot
and said notice shall notify all persons
whose property will be affected by said
Improvement to appear before the board
q commissioners not later than ten
days from the last dave or nuhIicattnn
where their protests, II any there be
against the confirmation of this ordi-
nance will be heard and determined.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
That all ordinances and parts of ordi-.
nanees in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6, Be 1t further ordained
That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage, the public
welfare requiring Il,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
TRUSTEES SALE,

Default having been made in the
payment Of the debts and obligations
secured TO he paid in certain warranty
deed with lien retained. executed the
18th day Of August, 1918, by L. l.
Oliver, to the undersigned as trustee,
flee of the Register OF Shelby County.
Tennessee, in Book 575, Page 315. and
the owner Of the debt secured having
requested the undersigned to advertise
and sell the property secured by said
instrument, this is to give notice, that
we will. on
FRIDAY, JULY rs, 1919,
commencing at II o'clock noon, Mt the
Memphis, Shelby County. Tennessee,
and Mt the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to sell Mt public out.
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property,
to-wit:
situated in Shelby County, Tenres-
see. as follows Lot 1909 OF the Hill
crest subdivision as ner plat Of record
In Plat Book 6, Page rs Of the Registers
office of Shelby County, Tenn, and
more particularly described as follows:
Said lot No. 100 fronts fifty (sN( feet
on the west side of Hudson street by
a depth of one hundred. forty-nine and
six-tenths G49.6) feet between parallel
lines,
All right and equity of redemption.
homestead and dover waived in said
instrument. and the title is believed to
only as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO,
Trustee.
LAMAR HEISKEt.L, Attorney,
This June 10. 1917.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
HEAVY OATS RECEIPTS
IN MEMPHIS MONDAY

One Of the largest days receints OF
grain and hay in the history OF Mem
port at the Merchants exchange they
were II cars OF corn, lis OF oats and 20
OF hay. Estimated total value of the
slz cars Of feedstuffs was close to $500
600. which does not include q lot OF
miscellaneous items OF feed, such as
bran, shorts, alfalfa meal and such.
Nobody In the trade could recall such
heavy receipts Of oats for one day, and
II means that lots OF the demand which
has been accommodating can now be sat
isfied,. although prices are very high
and they will not be affected, unless
receipts continue heavy, which is not
expected.
The prevailing cost OF best grade OF
oats sacked and in dray lots IL around
"a to % cents a bushel. Corn is selling
IN similar lots at $2.15 to 32.20 a bushei.
Hay has recently shown n little decline.
due to coming OF the new crop In
large quantities, but is far from cheap,
jobbing at $40 to $45 a ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
SON OF C0NFUCIUS IS
IN PARIS ON BUSINESS

PARIS, July liking Slang Koo,
direct descendant in the seventh fifth
generation from C~onfucius. and presi-
dent OF the provincial council of Shan
tung province, IL among the we'll
known Chinese who have recently ar
rived In Paris to urge a reconsidera-
ton Of the conference decision to turn
Shantung province over to the Jap
anese.
Mr.. Kong speaks English and, like all
The other members and attaches Of the
clothes.
He is most eloquent in his plea for a
restoration to China Immediately of the
historic province which Germany
wrested away from 1t by force. China's
sacred mountain. Tai-shan. and the
home Of Confucius, make this province
more sacred to Chinese than any other
portion of the republic.
We thought German imperialism had
been driven out OF China" Mr.. Kong
said IN a recent talk to newspaper
men; but 1t has only been supplanted
by the imperialism OF Japan, which Is
even a greater menace to China"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
WILLIAMS RESUMES
TESTIMONY FOR S0L0NS

WASHINGTON, July John Skel-
ton William today resumed before the
senate banking committee his answer
to statements made In opposition to his
confirmation as comptroller OF the cur
rency. He followed John Poole, presi-
dent OF the Federal National bank Of
this city, who said he appeared to con-
firm the statement last week by Frank
j, Hogan, counsel for the Riggs Ma
tional bank, Of Washington, that Mr..
Williams refused TO approve the federal
bank for government deposits while
Hogan remained a director Of the in
stitution.
Poole testified that after the comp
troller refused to approve his bank as
a depository for the Emergency Fleet
corporation funds, William p. Ramey,
of the Commercial National bank, Of
this city, assured him that II the fed
eral deposited 500, 900 in the Chatham
Phoenix National bank, of New York.
It would receive $500, 900 Of the fleet
corporation deposits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14

that the cost OF said Improvement shall
pc poTne as follows: The property own
eTs or the lots and parcels OF land
abutting on said Roland street, as
herelnbefore set out. are to pay two
thlFds or the cost Of this improvement,
anu me property AUDITING on said RO-
idHa street, as herein above set out,
y bound, and a lien is hereby declared
70 De IN effect from and after the date
OF the confirmation of this ordinance
upon The same to secure the payment
OF lis pro rata share of the proper
cost OF said improvement, including all
costs Tor engineering, printing, adver-
Using, clerical services, court costs.
property damages, grading, pavement.
foundation curbs, cutters, changes in
sewers and water pipes or drains, or
new ones, and all items authorized to
be embraced in the cost Of construct
ing said improvement as defined in
chapter 244 Of the acts of the general
assembly Of the state Of Tennessee for
the year 1913. where tlpny may be ac-
tually expended thereon, and an I'M
itemized charge Of 10 per cent of all
construction cost, and all other items
mat are or may be properly charge
able to said street Improvement; the
remaining one-third portion of such
cost to be borne by the city of Mem
phis out Of n funds set apart for
general street improvements.
section 4. BE 1t further ordained,
that the city clerk be, and is hereby,
directed to publish a notice of the
adoption Of this ordinance three times
in some daily newspaper of general cir
culation published in the city of Mem
phis, which said notice shall contain
a statement of the estimated cost of
every item authorized herein to be
expended in said improvement, and no
item not so embraced in said estimate
shall be assessed as a part Of the cost
OF the improvement, except the 10 per
cent charge for the general supervision,
an unttemized expense of the city,
which shall In all cases be in such
estimate and embraced in the assess
ment against the abutting property
without being itemized or set out in
detail, and the approximate assessment
against the abutting property per front
foot, and said notice shall notify all
persons whose property will be affected
by said improvement to appear before
the board of commissioners not later
than 10 days from the last date of
publication, where their protests, if any
there be, against the confirmation of
this ordinance will be heard and de-
termined.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
that all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed. '.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage, the public
welfare requiring it.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

SHELBY COUNTY. TENNESSEE,
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
BONDS.
Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned at the office Of the county
chairman in the courthouse in the city
Of Memphis, Tennessee, until II o'clock,
noon. Friday, July IS, 1919, for the pur-
chase of the following bonds OF Sheioy
County, Tennessee: q,
one Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars $3.50. 0O0l of General Liability
Coupon Bonds in the denomination ~
One Thousand Dollars each, authorized
by Chapter 292 Of what is known as
the Private Acts of the General AS
sembly of the State of Tennessee TOT
the year 1919, as amended by Chapter
sos Of said acts, and further pursuant
to a resolution of the Quarterly County
Court Of Shelby County, Tennessee, au,
thorizing the issuance and sale OF a
bonds.
Bonds Dear interest at the rate Of
four fifty. four s~eventy-five or five per
provide a bid of par, and are dated
July 1, 1919, and mature 40 years after
date Of issuance. Interest payable semi
annually, July / and January l.
Both principal and interest payable
In lawful money of the United States
City at the option of the holder.
The bonds may be registered as to
principal only. in the name of the
holder.
No bid will be entertained which
names a price less than par and ac-
crued interest to date of delivery, free
from all charges for fees, brokerage,
etc.
The County of Shelby and the I'M
dersigned retain the right to reject
any and all bids.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check upon some Memphis
bank in the sum of Three Thousand
Dollars payable TO the order of Shelby
County, as evidence of good faith on
the part of the bidder.
The check of the successful bid
der will be retained as and for liquI-
dated damages in the event of the fail
ure of such bidder to accept and pay
for the bonds.
Checks will be Immediately returned
to the unsuccessful bidders, after
awarding the bonds.
Said bonds will be sold by sealed bids
only, publicly opened at the time and
place above noted.
The legality of these bonds, when
sold and delivered pursuant to the
terms above mentioned, will be ap-
proved by Mr.. John c. Thomson, attor-
ney OF New York City,
For further information apply to the
Chairman of the County Court, Mem
phis, Tennessee,
J. F. HOUSTON
e. e. STRONG
MAX ALLEN
R, L. BARTELS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
SEVEN OF 20 FORMRE
POLICEMEN REINSTATED

With the reappointment of George n
Satchtield to the automobile squad OF
The central police office Monday. seven
OF the 20 members OF the police depart
ment summary dismissed since June
rs by G. b, Quinn have been reinstated,
according to officials Of the police de-
partment. Others who have beer given
back their jobs are Policemen Briggs
Linson, Bowers, Coyne. Hall and Nc
Gaia.
AS a result of the 'in and out" meth -
DDS employed by the new commissioner
OF police, nerves OF the members OF the
department are kept in tension, won
only to be put back on the force again.
Outsiders are wondering whether
they are any blood oaths OF allegi-
ance or promises or political consulta-
tons that are required before the Jobs
OF ~disoharRed policemen are returned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
.EX-C0UNTY OFFICER ON
TRIAL AS MANS SLAYER

BAY MINETTE, Ala. July 1A.-sim
Andrews, former deputy sheriff OF
Baldwin county, indicted with 26 9TH
ers for the lynchinF of Frank Foukal, in
the Baldwin county Jail on the morning
OF June 20, went to trial here TODAY
charged with murder In the first degree.
Judge A. ". Gamble, OF the circuit
court, is presiding,
Although Andrews has made an al
legged confession of his part in the
lynehing when Foukal was shot 10
death while he slept in his cell, the de-
PENDANT entered Il plea OF not guilty bv
reason Of insanity. ~
A feature in connection with the in
dictments in that OF Rudolph Pierce, A
former master OF the bay steamer Mag
nolia, who was indicted on the charge
o. conspiracy, who went insane Thurs
day and shot his nine-year.ol III sons
leg off. Pierce is In the county jail
awaiting transportation to an insane
asylum,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
SERBS CARRYING
OFF RUMANlAN PROPERTY

GENEVA. July 1.-THE Rumanian
bureau at Berne announces that the
Serbian forces which have been occupy
ing the city of Temosvar, ~ miles
northwest OF Belgrade, are evacuating
the place, taking with them everything
OF value, including 40 locomotives, 1900
railroad cars, machinery from factories,
animals and household articles,
The bureau states that the population
Of the city is making an indignant pro-
test against the action OF the Serhians,
The Rumanian government, accord
ing to the bureau. has declined another
offer from Nikolai Lenlnc, Bolshevik
premier OF Russia, for the arrange
ment OF an alliance between Rumania
and Russia,