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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
BARNES MAKES PUBLIC
$40 FLOUR PLAN DETAILS

NEW YORK, Aug. s-Details OF the
United States Grain Corporations plan
toasell flour at $40 barrel were made
pNDlic today by Julius H. Barnes
United States wheat director Under
the plan restrictions are placed on the
price to be charged NY wholesalers, job
bers and retailers.
The flour will be sold in pound
sacks on basis of $40 in the territory
of West Illinois and Indiana line and
west of the Mississippi from Cairo tc
the Gulf of Mexico, not including the
Pacific coast region, and at $10.25 ir
the remainder of the country. Jobbers
and wholesalers must guarantee to re.
sell to retailers at not more than X
cent additional and retailers are con.
fined to an incrsase of not more thar
$1,25 over the wholesale price for the
original packages and not higher thar
seven cents a pound for broken pack.
ages Of any size.
The grain corporation also announced
that it's weekly purchase at Baltimore
Of wheat flour packed for export was
1881, ,019 barrels at prices ranging from
$3.50 to $10.40 per barrel.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
FIRST DEATH OCCURS
In new YORK STRIKE

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-@The first death
as result of the traction strike, oc-
Cured on the Williamsburg bridge to-
day when a pedestrian was struck by \
motor there truck laden with workers,
A number of women in the truck faint
ed, Traffic congestion throughout
Brooklyn was worse than on the two
preceding days and automobile mis-
haps were many.
: 1t was announced at the offices of
the B. II. T, at 8 a. III. that from 20
to 20 per cent Of the elevated and sub
way trains were running. Two motor
men and double guards were assigned
to each train, under police protection.
Union leaders said the company was
employing strike breakers and mex
perienced men, offering them triple pay
and a daily bonus to work.
A Culver IL train was attacked by
a crowd of strikers az Gravesend and
Eighteenth avenue and the motormen
and guardAlEaere pulled from the train
and rough handled. Receiver Garri-
son ANNOUNCED that II surface cars
were operated they would be manned
with double sets OF crews, two conduc-
tors and two motormen and protected
by four policemen,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
TIPPAH GIVES RUSSELL
ALMOST MAJORITY

RIPLEY, Miss. Aug. 8. (spL)--The
following county officers were nomi-
mated In the first primary: Fred Il,
Smith for state senate, Ellis Eaton for
representative, Lawrence Brody for
floater representative, G.. o. Duncan
for chancery clerk, McEwain for cir
cult clerk, John II. Pearce for supcrin-
tendent Of education, w. M. Meeks for
tax assessor, The following win be
determined in the second primary: Sam
and John Carnal for treasurer, Frank
Rogers and Eli Eubanks for sheriff, j.
l.. Farrow and J. o, Mann for cotton
weigher. -,
or the three soldier boys running for
office in this county only one, McElwain
for circuit clerk, was elected,
The official count In Tippah follows
Russell l,249, johnson 3lS, Longino 1N
Collins 776, Mott 7S9. Frierson 6sS, Cas-
|teel 457, Power 1929, Wilson l,0a2
Rogers 1919, Guess 445, Henry i,0l6,
Scott 874, Myers 49, Buck S19, Lincoln
6s4, Robertson 1,297, Floyd 723, Wilson
1,4SO Dyson 6S7, Horne 1874. Stone 66S
Tate 1924 Fred II. Smith was elected
state senator, Ellis Eaton representa-
tive and Lawrence Brody floater repre-
sentative.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
FOUR NABBED BY NY.
CITY BOMB SLEUTHS

NEW YORK, Aug. S.--Charged with
criminal anarchy under an old section
ef the, penal QRde, four mep were ar
rested todayb by detectives OF the bomb
squad after raid on their apartment
in the Bronx today Much anarchistic
literature and loaded revolver were
found in the flat.
According to the detectives, the four
men, all Firms and three Of them claim
ing to be carpenters, have distributed a
large quantity Of revolutionary propa-
ganda among foreign born working men
in the United States. This literature
urged that violent measures be used to
overthrow the government
The four men had been under obser-
walton four months, the detectives said,
: and were preparing to leave the city
when arrested. Among the papers seized
were number of membership cards in
the I. w. w.
At recent hearing before the joint
executive committee which is investigat-
ing seditious and anarchistic activities
a number Of magazine sprinted in Fin
nish and published by the |. W. w
here and In Chicago were introduced in
evidence They were similar to the Iit-
erature seized today and advocated rev.
olution by force.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
MORAL: DNO'T TRUST A
CRAPS SHOOTER TOO FAR

Not only was craps the medium by
which Roy Tyson. negro, q years old,
s19 Columbus street, driver for the
Tennessee Paper company, i29 South
Front street. lost his employers money,
but 1t also took from him his liberty.
He was arrested late Thursday by De-
tectives Joyce and Bishop and assigned
to cell at the central police station,
charged with fraudulent = breach OF
trust
Tyson is accused Of taking out trucks
OF e. o. d. merchandise from the paper
company warerooms. according to the
detectives, and after receiving the
money, 1t is charged, he would make
his way to the nearest craps game
He dropped $50 Of the company's money
Thursday and according to his alleged
confession, that was his third offense
thereby costing the Tennessee Paper
company total Of S110
AS the negro craps shooter was be-
ing assigned to cell he said:
'Peahs like both me and nah boss
mems shorely dun, loss all ah luck; hit
sho dues, doan hit, boss?"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
$4,000 PACKING
WORKERS STRIKE
Workers Object to Armed
Guards at Plants--Ne-
groes Also Quit.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.--A general strike
of 33.S00 employees at the packing plants
In the Union stockyards began at
o'clock this morning. The action fol-
lowed the decision of the stockyards
labor council last night to call a gen.
eral strike unless the state troops and
police guards were Immediately with
drawn from the plants. The strike was
precipitated by the return of 5000 ne
groes to work yesterday.
j. The dispute, according to labor lead
ers, is over the employment of non-
Union negroes rather than race hatred
Many of the negroes, it Is said, have
refuses to join the unions. The mer
walked out quietly and no disturbances
were reported. 1t is said that severa
thousand of the negro nonunion work.
man remained at their posts.
There was practically no trading In
live stock here today. Even before the
beginning of the strike the buyers fol
the packing houses held off, awaiting
developments.
The first workmen to walk out were
400 pork cutters in the plant of the G
H. Hammond packing company. State
troops were withdrawn from the plants
and mobilized in Dexter pavilion, neal
the entrance of the stockyards fol
emergency duty. More than 1000 po.
licemen and deputy sneriffs remained
on duty In the various plants.
While the thousands of white EN-.
ployes were walking out, large mum
Der of negro men and women applied
for employment.
Two thousand workers in the smaller
packing plants Joined the men EN-.
ployed by Armour & Co., Swift & Co.
Morris & Co., and Wilson & Co., in tn,
walkout. The smaller plants affected
were John Agar company, Brennan
Packing company and the Independent
Packing company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
FOUR B00TLEGGERS
WILL SUSPEND

Sentences will be passed by Judge
John r. Mccall Saturday morning
upon four men who have been con-
victed of violations Of the liquor laws
The names of the men convicted. their
offense and the sentence imposed at
the time Of their conviction are as
follow:
Thomas Bishop, violation of the Reed
amendment six months in the Shelby
county Jail and fine OF $500 and
costs; Samuel Gold. violation of Reed
amendment. six months in the Shelby
and fine of $1,000 and costs; Robert
Bergman, violation Of Reed amend
ment, six months in Jail and $1,000
and costs; Nick Farone selling whisky
without paying tax, six months In Tip
ton county jail and fine Of $3.50 and
costs.
e. X. Bradford, convicted at the
November term Of the federal court
and sentenced to one year and . day
In the Atlanta prison and fine of $3.50,
on q charge Of impersonating q gov
ernment officer, will be sentenced on
Aug. 16.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
Local Shopmen Ignore Request Of Wilson
NEWS
OF WALKOUT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 8. (spl.)
lin reply 20 an open letter addressed
by local business men to 1000 striking
shopmen OF the Missouri Pacific here,
the strikers have adopted a resolution
demanding 70 know what steps the
board o. commerce ever took to reduce
the cost Of living; what steps II has
ever taken 10 check profiteerlna, and
what steps the business men Of Little
Rock have ever taken TO notify the pub.
Tic that L was 10 be called upon TO pay
proflteerlna prices. The business mems
letter censured the strikers for quitting
work without aiVlnG the public due Gen.
slderatlon.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. s.---Respondlnu
TO the appeals OF the heads Of their ma
tIonal organizations, striking railway
shopmen OF the six federated craft, At
mass meeting here today, Voteo 70
leaders said the men would resume work
at once.
NEW YORK, Aug. s--An embargo on
all freight on the New York, New
Haven a Hartford and the Central New
England railroads was announced this
morning,
BRISTOL, Tenn, Aug. 8, tspl0---Ap'
proAlmately $50 motive power workme1
al the Appalachian division Of tNe
Southern railway shops here struck
yesterday
Ell RENO, Ark, Aug. B.--AlI Rock
island shopmen were back at wort'
hero today. following a mass meeting
at the City hall Wednesday night In
which trouble, which was entirely local,
was lrohed out and an agreement
reached tavorina the shopmen.
A strike vote Is now being taken. II
Is expected that the $50 men will again
be out Within few days.
=
MOBILE, Ala., Aug. s.--The Mobile
union Of railway clerks In Mobile ID
not contemplating striking In coulune.
tlon with shopmen VINO walked out
early this week.
| ROANOKE, Va, Aug. s.--Local car
| men OF the Norfolk a Western, who
struck Wednesday, voted yesterday IA
| return to- work today.
| KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. S.--Slxt>
| shopmen employed In the Louisville
| G. Nashville Foundhouso and yards her,
went on strike this morning at Il
| O'clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
VOTE TO STAY
OUT TILL OWN
TERMS MET

Between 800 and 900 striking shop.
men, repreSentatlng all crafts from all
the local railway shops, met In DeSoto
park Friday morning at 10 O'Clock and
by/a unanimous vote decided to ignore
the declaration Of President Wilson to
turn to work and recognize the au-
thorlty OF their national officers 70
act for them, all conferences In regard
to wage Increases must stop. To a
man, the men voted to stay out and
force a settlement on their own terms,
nent or their national officers may
take.
No official communication from the
national officers of the unions had been
received Friday morning, and the ac-
tion was taken on information con-
tained in press dispatches. Several
addresses were made by local officials
Of other labor bodies Of Memphis.
Locaa industries are beginning to feel
the effect of the railroad strike. Sew
eral plants laid off their men Friday
morning and closed down their plants
because they could not get transporta-
ton for their finished products or get
in new supplies Of raw material. Sew
eral hundred men are idle and the num-
her will increase daily if the situation
does not improve.
The Superior Feed company closed
down Thursday night, and notified
about 35 employees not to report Friday
The Edgar Morgan company laid of
about so men Friday, but still is doing
some business. Other plants are under
stood to have cut down their forces
and others adnit that a shutdown will
be forced If the present situation con-
tinues next week, possibly involving
several thousand men. Some of the
plants that are now getting their prod
uet moved expect their transportation
to be- cut off next week If the strike
continues.
The local transportation situation re-
mains practically unchanged Friday
morning, no new embargo modification!
being announced and the movement o.
freight and passenger trains continu
ing about the same as on Thursday
Passenger trains are operated with lit
tie delay, and the sale of tickets Is re-
ported as heavy as under normal con
| ditions.
All roads are accepting freight subject
to delay.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
Quinn AND MILLER
PASS NEGRO BUCK
Each Would Blame Other for
Arrest of White by
Black Man.

When a young man who had un~
ayoidably struck another vehicle with
mis- automobile was presented In the
police court late Thursday afternoon,
1t developed that he had been arrested
by Frank Mercer, negro, who was In
possession of police powers" Mercer
also had arrested white man charged
with being drunk, at Fourth street and
Vance avenue, late that afternoon,
which nearly resulted In a clash be-
tween the negro and men who gathered.
Judge EitZhugh announced from the
bench that no negro police. or detective
would receive credence IN his court eN-
cept in negro cases, and ordered the
dismissal Of the defendant. The man
charged with drunkenness by Mercer
was not registered that way at the
central police office, but detained until
| he had sobered.
C, b. Quinn, police commissioner, on
| learning that Mercer had police pow
ers, Immediately revoked It, According
| to Mr.. Quinn, the negro had been given
| police powers by c. w. Miller, while the
| latter was serving as police commission
er, and the negro had never been en-
ployed or had received pay as police
| man or detective.
Mr.. Miller told reporter for The
News Scimitar:
mo one ever heard Of negro officer
butting into any white PERSONS busi-
ness while was police commissioner. p
"Ths negro Mercer probably was al
| lowed powers or placed under a police
bond at the request Of some Industrial
plant where he was employed as night
Witchmap He certainly was not grant
ed any right to @ake arrests while
was police commissioner, and especially
with white persons.
| "When the negro special officers were
| sworn In, while | was police e6enmis-
sioner | warned them that the very
first time they butted into any white
| persons Businessman, woman or child
they would Immediately be expelled
and their bond as officers revoked.
"You never heard of any negro Of
| ficers mixing into white peoples affairs
while was police commissioner and
you never will
However, If the negro pe given Of
| ficial police powers, no verbal instruc-
tions from the officer who gives II
to him can limit that power.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
PAINE, Shannon,
EDGAR, PROUTT
MAY Be TICKET
One Vacancy To Be Filled Be-
fore Subcommittee Sug-
gests Names to General.
Committee for November.


]. Rowlett Paine for mayor and John
=. Edgar, +. q. Proutt and Charles r.
shannon for three Of the four city COM
nlssloners, are the four best bets Fri
gay upon the report which the sub
copmittee will make next week to the
general committee which is engaged in
selecting a ticket of good men to be
put out for the NovembeTMcity election.
These names do not come from the
subcommittee and, in fact, 1t Is impos-
slDle to get from any member of that
Dody either an affirmative or denial
that these names even are considered.
However, the information that they
have about consented to accept comes
from reliable source.
he vacancy in the list is due prob
ably to the fact that the labor mem-
DerS OF the committee have not agreed
upon who Is to represent them on the
commission.
None Of the men so far mentioned Is
desirous OF any office, ever has been an
o1Ilce seeker or political profiteer.
Mr.; Edgar now is one of the members
avoI' the city terminal commission, but
consented to take that only in an effort
to get the local river terminal out of
politics, which had gotten 1t In a con-
dition where Memphis was about to lose
connection with the federal barge line.
He Is senior member of the Edgar Nor
Nfeeds.
Mr.. Paine for years has been an ac-
tive force in the White Wilson Drew
company
Mr.. Proutt is consulting engineer OF
international standing, especially on
electricity. AS either commissioner OF
Aetreets, bridges and sewers or public
utilities, he would be without a peer in
the government Of any city in the
country.
There are two Charles r. Shannons in
Memphis. One is employed in the arte-
eian water department of the city. The
other Is public accountant, 1t is need
less to state that the accountant Is the
8one Ia be candidate, AS commissioner
pf finance, that department ought to
be run as Is the case in few, II any,
I cities. y
These may or may not be the candi-
dates on the final ticket. but theys ars
most talked OF Friday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
HOOVER CUTS Off
SUPPLIES BEING
SENT BUDAPEST

PARIS, Aug. S.-Herbert Hoover head
of the interalled relief commission, has
stopped all relief supplies on their way
to Budapest taking the position that
he would unwarranted In letting sup
plies reach Hungary while the Ruma-
mans are now deprislng the people Of
foodstuffs,
Members Of the American peace dele
CATION said last evening that there are
no American troops now in Budapest,
and that none VIII be sent there, It
was added the only Americans in the
Hungarian capital are officers and pos
sibly few soldiers engaged In relief
work
The supreme council has sent note
to the Rumanlan authorities begging
them to conform to the conditions of
the entente and not to embarrass by
previous decisions the work of the in
terallied investigating commission sent
TO BudaDest
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
"---s..t.sA sArs--~4SstS~kA
sISlsl GISElER!!
MEMPHIS METEoRoLoGY.

---x----Tcmperature
Hour. by Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humidy
lam today. ~ y 81 81
Maximum temperature 81. Minimum
"A Sun sets today 1855 p. M Rises to-
morrow 6.l5 a. m. a, IN. Moon sets
All tonight Precipitation .O4 inches.
-
Tennessee not much change In
temperature,
Mississippi--Fair In north. probably
showers In south.
Arkansas-Partly cloudy.
Alabama - Fair in north. probably
showers In south
Kentucky--Fair little change in tenn
perature,
Louisiana and Oklahoma 49, Partly
cloudy,
East Texas--Generally fair,
West Texas-Partly cloudy, probably
showers In extreme west.
Kansasr-Fair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
THOUSANDS or POUNDS
OF FOOD CONDEMNED

A total Of 12,115 pounds Of foodstuffs
was condemned by the city chemists
office as unfit for human consumption
during the month OF July. OF this
amount ans pounds OF eggs were
taken off Of the market, which means
1858 dozen, which at 50 cents dozen
means That $l,gis,So worth 81 eggs a was
Other foods condemned follow; Beef,
2,645 pounds; pork S,4zs pounds; ham,
10 pounds vegetables, 800 pounds fruit.
pounds; spare ribs, $40 pounds; sau-
sage, 100 pounds, and brains, so pounds.
A total Of 3,s45 establishments we're in
spected during the month
A total Of $40 dairies were inspected,
two being condemned as insanitary.
Three hundred and seventy eight head
of cattle were inspected, five being
ordered killed for tuberculosis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
NEWS SC|M|TAR
|. GOES TOOLE MISS
| ON MOTOR TRUCKS
Gas Hounds With Papers
Make Trip to Holly Springs
in Running Time of Two
Hours and Is Minutes.

Mississippi reader of The News Scim-
itar now are getting their paper by mo-
tor truck service. On Thursday, owing
to the annullment of Frisco train No.
1923, the Tupelo accommodation, The
News Scimitar, that it's readers be not
deprived of their regular evening pa
per, began and will continue until fur
ther notice, motor service to all points
on the Frisco railroad between Memphis
and Holly Springs.
The News Scimitar truck with Will
bur Davis and Barney Luster, drivers,
left The News Scimitar building at 2:55
Thursday afternoon and proceeded at a
rapid clip into Mississippi by the way
of the Pigeon RooSt road.
The Oakville, Tenn, sack was deliv-
cred to the postmistress Miss Loving,
at 3:13. Capleville was reached 10 min
utes later and the Mineral Wells sack
handed to the postmaster at 3:40
o'clock Olive Branch, Miss, was
reached at 1855 and the run from there
I'd Miller, Miss, was made in Is min
utes. -
Fast Time Made.
over good Marshall county roads the
gas hounds sped delivering the Byhalia
sack of papers to Buster French, agent,
at 4:20. and the Victoria, Red Banks,
and MahoIe were made in quick success
sion.
IL The climb to Holly Springs was made
In schedule time and the agents pa
pers at Holly Springs were handed him
at 5:45 o'clock.
The News Scimitar drivers were be-
sieged for information at all stops and
expressions Of appreciation for prompt
service heard everywhere.
For the benefit of motorists The News
Scimitaf advises the Pigeon Roost road
from the end Of the lamar car line
through Shelby county, DeSoto and Mar
shall counties Is in fine condition, Two
bridges between Mahon nd Holly
Springs require attention and drivers
are warned to be on the lookout for
the bumps Marshall county has under
construction fine rock road into Hol-
| " Springs which should be completed
within the next 80 days Until further
notice The News Scimitar readers out
the Pigeon Roost road will now get
regular motor service until the Tupelo
accommodation is again in service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08

bers and decide them on their merits.
II followed a letter received by the pres-
ident from Chairman Cummins. OF the
senate Interstate commerce committee.
n shich was expressed the opinion Of
the committee that the chief executive
had ample authority to deal with the
situation growing out OF the demands
OF the railroad men without additional
legislation by congress
Aftee. synoptical discussion Of the
shops w wage demands, which were
submltted To the board Of railroad wages
and working conditions last February,
but which were unavoidahly delayed be-
cause other wage matters that had
right Of way were being considered, Mr..
Wilson, IN his letter to Mr., Hines, said:
"It is clearly our duty 20 proceed with
the matter In the hope Of disposing OF
Il" Az the Same time he oppressed the
hope that the railroad administration
cannot deal with any problems affect
ina them except through the duly ehos-
eri officers and committees OF their or
The chief obstaAas to a decision in
,the present case. he wrote, was created
by the men themselves In that they
had gone out on strike and repudiated
the authority OF their officers,
'They should promptly return to
work" he write, "and l hope you VIII
urge upon their representatives the i'm
mediate necessity for their doing So
Mr. Hines Immediately notified the
unions OF the presidents decision, en-
closing a copy OF Mr. Wilson's letter
and announcing that he was ready to
take up the questions involved as soon
as the employees return 10 work"
There still was no Indication to-day
as to how Mr.. Hines would attempt TO
settle the matter should the railway
men agree to call off the strike now
on and those contemplated. Since the
railroad administration is operating at
loss any Increase In wages would have
TO be met by an advance In freight and
passenger rates or through n congress
stonal appropriation. The railroad un-
ions have suggested the latter course.
A Joint resolution declaring that a
state OF anarchy exists In the United
States, authorizing the president to
free interstate luAlls and traffic from
further unlawful interference and TO
adequately protect citizens in their
property rights" was introduced today
BY Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas