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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

The Yoleta club of Shaw met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Chamberlain,
nearly full membership and several
additional guests being present. After a
social hour a miscellaneous program
was given and an elaborate luncheon
was served by the hostess assisted by
Mrs. McAllistcr, Miss Wells and bliss
Matthews. A most enjoyable time was
spent by all present. The club will
meet on May Sth with Mrs. Kizer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

Mr. and Mrs Earl Anderson mo.
tored to Portland during the past week
TO attend the "air circus.
Mrs. Armin Steiner and her son,
Karl, were Portland visitors this week,
going down TO see the air circus. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson and
Miss L. Davis were Portland visitors
this week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
WOMAN SOUGHT AS
BROWNS SLAYER
IN MANY CITIES
Beatrice VeSter Wanted Fol-
lowing Story Told by An
other Girl Regarding Cir
CumStantiaI Evidence,

MOUNT 4 9LEMENS, Mich, Dec. 90
Police in ci.res throughout the Central
West were today searching for Beatrice
vester, for whom a warrant charging
the murder OF j. Stanley Brown week
ago, was issued, yesterday.
A man whose WINE was withheld by
officers here, y .iso being sought, as
a result OF iu sinformation gained
by the police Tending to show that two
persons were implicated In the killing
of Brown, whose bullet rlddled body was
found in his automobile three miles
from this city.
Dolly Bennett who was detained in
Sandusky, O., Saturday; Herrick Ken
dali, taxi driver, and Gladys Summit,
all former acquaintance OF Brown
who were held as material witnesses
were released last night. The warrant
issued for the Vester woman was based
on the story told Officers by Miss Sum
nit the suspected woman's roommate
in Battle Greek.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
WOMAN no SURRENDER
CHICAGO PAPER SAYS

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.--Cecil Beatrice
Vester for whose arrest on charge
OF having murdered J, Stanley Brown
at Mount Clemens, Mich, a warrant
was taken out yesterday, has been To-
Gated by reporters and will surrender
to Mount Clemens authorities some time
today, the Herald and Examiner an
rounced today. Mrs. Vester denied she
was implicated in the killing OF Brown.
The newspaper recently solved two
murder mysteries,
The newspaper did not reveal the
whereabouts Of Mrs. Vester, but said
her trail was picked up in Chicago, and
that she was with her grandmother
when found
Mrs Vester admitted friendship with
Brown, according to the Herald and
Examiner, and had been to several
parties at his home.
But Mr.. Brown never paid any par
ticular attention to me or courted me
in any manner" Mrs. Vester was
quoted as saying.
She said the last time she saw Brown
was three weeks ago yesterday accord =
ing to the alleged statement. Brown
was killed week ago
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
City Farm Sells
One Cotton Bale
And Seed For $672

Growing cotton within the city linn
It's Of Memphis has proven paying
proposition during the past season--
at least II 80 appears TO Thomas T.
Rhea, who raises cotton during the
SUMMER months and sells coal during
the winter, thus breaking the usual
combination OF coal and ice.
Mr. Rhea, who during the past sea
son cultivated "a acres IN cotton just
south OF Central avenue has gathered
about II bales ana sold them, He
claims n record Tor one bale, having
Just sold II and the seed therefrom Tor
$672bO The lint brought so cents n
pound and the seeo SS,75 husheI, the
latter having been contracted for early
In the fall Had he waited until re-
Gently the price would perhaps have
been higher for the seed, ms demand
la unprecedented for anything OF long
staple character,
The cotton way not the first picking
and the staple WAS | 6-i6 inches In
length, Mr. Rhea Is specializing on
long staple and says that Judging by
demand for the seed there will be cotv
ton In many backyards OF Memphis
during the coming season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
MARKET EXPERT
TO PICK SITE
Mayor Invites Government
Man to Assist Local
Committeeman.

The most advantageous location for
the municipal market house end curb
market being planned by the Joint mar
ket committee of the Chamber of Com
merce and other organizations of the
city interested in civic development, will
be determined by M. +. Kirby, in charge
of the department OF city marketing
and distribution, the United States bu
reau of markets, Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Kirby has been invited by both
the local market committee and ]. Row
lett Paine, mayor elect. to come to
Memphis, look over the situation and
give the committee the benefit Of his
expert advice, A meeting of the com
mittee has been called for Jan. - by
S. G. Hodges chairman, to hear an ad
dress by Mr.. Kirby who will arrive in
Memphis from Washington on that date
In the meantime, C. W. Watson, mar
ket director OF the Chamber of Com
merce farm bureau, will prepare a map
of the city determining the centers OF
heaviest population, so that Mr. Kirby
may use this in selecting a site for
the market, The qualifications for n
site must be accessibility to the largest
number of the inhabitants of the city.
Mr.. Paine has announced the inten-
ton OF making the market committee
headed by Mr., Hodges permanent and
1t will act as an advisory body during
his administration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
Not EUen A Boat
TO Stake Oft Lots
Sold In Michigan

If little Willie or Mamie comes home
from the movies and proudly displays
q ticket showing he or she has won a
fine lot in Michigan, without it cost
ing cent-beware!
In the next day or two you may see
smiling, suave agent OF a land com
pany call on you and explain that the
cost to you will be about $40 for a
fire summer resort lot.
Before you invest, read what the
scounty clerk In the abstract office Of
Wexford county, Cadillac, Mich, has
to say about one scheme which is be-
ing worked:
These lots in the addition are not
worth 25 cen.s lrfece. as they are 10.
Gated seveJA; rites from the city, and
quite way back from the lake. and
arc only accessible by boat. There Is
no regular boat line operating on our
lakes and there are only one or two
sumner resort cottages within radius
OF three or four miles from the loca-
ton of these lots"
Joe B. Burney chief Of police re-
ceived a complaint from a Memphis
woman regarding the scheme He
turned the letter over to newspaper
men for publication, thinking that
spreading the news was the quickest
And most effective way of stopping the
scheme
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
REPUBLICANS ARE
IN COORDINATION
State Body Substitutes This
Phrase for Harmony,
Talk Not Used.


Tennessee Republicans have talked
harmony for rs years, but used so little
of it that at the Nashville gathering
OF the state committee Monday they
substituted for it coordination In the
nope of preventing one-third Of the
personnel from straining breechings
while others frightened traces Harry
Anderson was there, and of course, the
colonel addressed some remarks to
Newell Sanders, but they ~asf'e lssssh he
form OF the eggs of the dove instead OF
Harry's past habit Of putting snake
eggs in the sands of Newelfs range.
Harry publicly apologized for all the
bad things he had said about Newell.
The list was so long that he did not
have time to specify, so he Jumped
them. Harry probably would not be
averse to being the nominee for gov
ernor.
Others mentioned at the meeting for
that offering on the altar were Judge j,
w. Ross of Savannah, Lee Brock of
Nashville, Newell Sanders of Chatta-
nooga and John J. Gore of Gainesboro.
Judge Ross, who has no trouble be-
ing elected chancellor in a Democratic
district, probably had more advance
backing than any other prospective can
didate, but no one was able to get him
TO say that he would accept the nomi-
nation 1t would be hard to divorce
him from his bench, Dwhere he gives such
satisfaction, and from the frequent fol-
lowing of his and Tom Longs pack
after foxes in the many Madison county
ranges.
When John w. Farley, chief Lowden
fugleman for Tennessee, got home
Tuesday it looked to him like the I'LL
nois governors stock was higher. Mr..
Farley probably wilIbe delegate to the
national convention from the state at
large.
Other Memphians there were c. e.
Barbour, w II. Barker, ]. @, Eaton, s.
Il. Murray c. b. Quinn, H. o, True, r.
r. Cameron, Pete Dauriac, c, II. King
and G. Tom Taylor, of Crenshaw, Miss,
Union City and Memphis, Tenn, and
Missouri
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
UNION PAINTERS HOLD
THE ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual election OF the Painters
Local No. 40 held Monday night resulted
In the selection OF w Il. Kemp for pres.
ident; Des Moore, vice president; George
Pardue, financial secretary: c. IL,
Hogue, recording secretary. j. r. Nc
Cullough, treasurer: w. H. Moray con-
A Pitts, trustee Mr.. Kemp and M
Pitts were selected as delegates to the
Trades and Labor council and Messrs
Kemn Pitts and Pardue as delegates
10 the Building Trades council. a. L.
Shassere was elected business agent
to succeed NJ, H. Miller Mr. Pardues
re- election started him on his eighth
term as financial secretary of the union
During the year 1919 the membership
OF the union has increased about 20
nor cent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
WOMAN MB|BED
POISONOUS DRINK
INQUIRY DEVELOPS
Death Of Bertha RandIe
Causes Investigation Which
Points Toward Alcoholic
Poisoning.

Police Tuesday afternoon we're an
ueaVorlng TO put together several clews
when they said would throw light on
the mysterious death Monday afternoon
az $50 O'Clock of Mrs Bertha Randle,
so Vance avenue, waitress at Tann-
SEN 8, who suctumbed, physicians de-
clare, from effects Of poison.
detectives Bishop and Joyce were
searehlng at Don for II. l. Randle hus-
Dand OF the Inflated woman, who. they
SAID was due to arrive at 11:15 am
from Chattanooga, where he went sun
day, several hours prior to his wifes
becoming ILL., They were-to question
him regarding two bottles found on the
premises at the RaI,dle home and taken
TO the police station by Jack Ward,
motorcycle officer
According to Bishop and joyce, Ran
Ole and his wife drank some Jamaica
singer Sunday afternoon. Randle left
at 5 o'clock for Chattanooga. A tele-
gram according to Mrs. Emma Hughey
mother Of Mrs. Randle who also resides
az ~ Vance, reached him and he left
Chattanooga for Memphis on a train
that was to arrive here Tuesday fore
noon.
BY mistake two bottles OF Jamaica
ginger connected with another case
were sent to F. A. Mantel. city chemist
by Hulet Smith chief of detectives
Tuesday for ANALYSIS. When the mis-
for rd,who produced two bottles, say
ihg tney. were the ones he fund III the
RaEd'e home. ThereE ras VT enough
fluid in either to permit a6lysis Ward
said the dead woman. was a friend of
his and that he Was going to investigate
lhe case. lie was suspended by Chief
Smith Tuesday forenoon. but an hour
later reinstated by Chief Of Police Joe
Burnev
A roomer upstairs in the house where
the Randles lived declared Mrs. Randle
came home about 8 o'clock Sunday
night This roomer declared the woman
was in company with three men, one in
soldiers uniform
Mrs. Randle was discovered sick by
her mother at an early hour Monday
morning. DIR, D. X. Sauls was called,
About noon Mrs. Rande complained
ments, according to her mother, Mrs.
Randle became completely blind. DR..
Sauls declared he could not state wheth-
or or not death was due to wood alco-
hol
A nan questioned BY. officers TUESDAY
Home Sunday afternoon. He saw the
tnan and the wife and their 4-year-old
Gnughter, officers alleged, leave the
Vance avenue house together This
man. he told the police, later saw Mrs.
Randle at Jannsen's He also saw her
O'clock, at the RaHdle residence. Where
the couple went before he saw the wom-
afl IN the restaurant he did not know.
Mrs. Randle is survived by her hus-
band, daughter, mother, one sister, Mrs.
SADIE Harris, who live here, and an
other brother and sister The family
tame here from Birmingham about five
ior six years ago, They have been mar
ried eight years Randle Is employed
by medical company in Chattanooga.
4 No funeral arrangement had been made
Tuesdaylatr noon. The body was in the
Undertaking parlors of Thompson Bros.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
MAJ GEN. BARRY,
RETIRED, IS DEAD.
-
Ufaemic Poisoning Causes
Death of Former
..N Commander.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20,--Maj Gen,
Thomas II Barry retired, former COM
mahder Of the Central Department and
tho Department of the East, died at
the Walter Reed hospital here at 2;4S
am, today, after an Illness OF three
weeks, tfraemic poisoning was the dl.
rect cause OF death.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed. but II was an
nounced the body would be sent TO
New York for burial
Gen, Barry was "a years old and was
retired from the army last Oct, u, At
which time he was commander OF the
central department with headquarters
at Chicago, Before that he organized
and trained the Ssth national army d.
vision ut Camp Grant. Rockford, Ill.,
y After blS retirement the general
came 20 Washington with Mrs Barry
and was on retired duty here until
taken III, His wife and his son, John,
were at his bedside when he died
Gen. Barry was born in New York
and graduated from the military aeed-
envy In 1877 He served as Adiutant-
general Of the Eighth army CORPS and
Department. q the Pacific p the Philip
1900 and was chief Of staff, division Of
the. Philippines from November, 1900,
to July 1901
In 1907 Gen Barry was given com
fnand Of the army of Cuban qualification
and ON his return to the United States
with his troops In 1909 he was appoint
ed commander OF the department Of
California. In 1910 he was made SUI
perintendent OF the military academy.
and later was assigned to command the
department OF the east lie also served
~ commander OF the department OF the
Philippines and was commander OF the
central department from 1915 20 1911,
when he was heat TO Camp Grant
with other divisional commanders,
Gen. Barry was sent to the western
front for a tour OF inspection after the
United States entered the war and on
his return made strenuous efforts to
obtain an active divisional command at
the front, He was examined physical
ly ut the time and indications OF the
condition that brought about his death
were discovered by the surgeons, al
though the general himself was not In
formed of the fact
Because OF his physical condition.
however, he was not held to be avail.
able for front line duty, and when his
division went overseas he was reas-
signed to command the central depart.
mcnt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
SIXTEENTH WARD
REALTY VALUES
ABOUT DOUBLED
State Appraisers Figures
Seem To Be About in Line
With Current Cash Values
as New Law Requires.

Increases made In tho realty yalua-
tionR In the Sixteenth ward by the state
appraisers win he about double the
present assessment, The increases made
In improvements In some cases will
run considerably higher than that, but
the sixteenth ward Is considered the
city's finest residential ward and there
are many handsome and expensive
homes there
The largest increase made on any sin =
gle piece OF property In the ward Is
on the 20 acres owned by Mary M
kimbrough, on the west sidt OF Will
lett street, between Union anG Pea
body avenncs, The tract, assessed as
acreage = this year at $50 900 for the
land and $4,000 for the improvements
Is appraised at $2lS,000 OF which SIS, 900
Is for the house and improvements. Yet
this seems not out of line with other
valuations in that nelghborhood
Lots on Union, near Cleveland, gen
orally assessed this year around S25 to
$50, are raised to 'ib and $50 II front
foot
on Pine, lots assessed at SIS to 500
are increased to $50 q foot.
on Carr, near Bellevue, lots assessed
at $50 front foot are raised to $40
on Linden, lots assessed ut $40 to
$50 front foot are raised to s25 to
$40,
The handsome II, j. Darncll resi-
dence on Union near Watkins, now
owned by L. NJ Stratton, assessed this
year at $2sSb0, ~ raised 70 $4,000 for
the lot, which has 900 feet frontage,
and $4,000 for the house or a total Of
$50, 600.
NJ j. Condons place, 163 feet on Pea
body, assessed nj 10000, Is raised to
$40, $780, being $4,000 for the improve
nents and $50 foot for the land,
The appraisal in all the wards and
civil districts has been made by real
estate men familiar with values and
the state appraisers have also had the
assistance Of the men from the tax
assessors office. Apparently in this
ward, as in other city wards the APP
prasal finally made IL very close to the
actual cash values which are exactly
what the new state law requires
The state appraisers scarcely viii be
able to finish the city wards until close
to Jan. 10, for they have about 10 wards
yet in which the appraisal has not been
-.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
PREDICTS FURTHER
RAILROAD CONTROL

The announcement of an increase in
Wages and the granting of better work
ing conditions for railway clerks and for
employees of the maintenance-of-wa de-
partment of the railroads is only a
matter of few days, in the opinion of
]. Cohen, editor of the Labor Review,
of Memphis, who has just returned from
Washington, where he spent three
weeks as a representative of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor of Tennessee
and of the Machinists' union in the
labor negotiations at Washington
Agreement on the wage issue of the
railway clerks was reached some time
ago, according TO Mr. Cohen, but con-
sideration of the matter of the return
of the railroads to private control and
other big issues in which labor is in
terested caused the announcement to
be delayed
That the Cummns bill will be de-
feated, Mr.. Cohen is confident, and
contrary to the general opinion, he
says that the railroads will not be re =
turned to the owners on March T. Ac-
cording to the opinion OF Mr. Cohen,
President Wilson and the members Of
his cabinet, as well as Mr.. McAdoo and
other well-informed men on the rail-
road situation. are strongly impressed
with the proposal that the government
retain control OF the railroads for two
years, as suggested by the American
Federation of Labor leaders. In order
that federal control may have fair
trial under normal conditions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
GRAND JURY WILL
BE GIVEN FACTS
FOR INDICTMENTS

WASHINGTON, Dec 3o-Evidence gathered by the de-
pamen of justice relative the alleged leak in decisions of the
United States supreme will be submitted federal grand
jury here in January announced today the department Of
Justice
The governments practically complete officials said
The of evidence obtained disclosed except that
officials predicted it would be conclusive
Charges that there had been advance information the de-
csions of the court In the Southern Pacific oil land and the
prohibition through which certain made large
Wall street have been under investigation by the department for
two weeks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
ADMIRAL PLLSBURY.
RETIRED, DROPS DEAD

WASHINGTON. Dec, 30,--Rear Ad-
miral John r. pillsbury, retired.
dropped dead at his home here TODAY,
Admiral Pillsbury was born in Massa
chusetts In 1916 and received a presi-
dental appointment to the naval acad-
envy IN 1852. He was retired for age
with ~ years sea service to his credit
In 1908. having attained the rank Of
rear admiral the same year.
Among his shore assignments, Ad-
miral Pillsbury served as chief OF the
bureau Of navigation and as mem
Der Of the general board, He also was
attached to the photographic office and
made extensive observations OF the gulf
stream with instruments OF his own
invention AS commander OF the coast
survey steamer Blake.
During the Spanish war Admiral
Pillsbury commanded the dynamite
cruiser Nesuvius, off Santiago. Cuba.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
JAMES ( GRAHAM
Will BUILD PLANT
-
Dudley Street Property Sold
for $4,000 to Reorgan-
lied Firm.

The James & Graham Wagon COM
pany which is now in process of re-
organization, will build new plant
during the early soring on property
which it has purchased on Dudley
street The property is 140 feet by sos >
feet. The purchase price was $l4,600.
The building now occupied by the
James'& Graham company will be en- :
tirely taken over for use as a ware
house by the William X, Moore Dry
Goods company as soon as practicable.
A portion Of the building is now being
used by the dry goods firm.
George r. James. head of the VIM.
r. Moore Dry Goods company, and for
wears head OF the James & Graham
Wagon company, stated Tuesday that
tie actual transfer of the property on
Dudley street was concluded Monday
and that the plan of the reurganized
James g. Graham company was build
a new plant on this property during the
spring of 1920,
Mr.. James purchased the lot on bud
ley street a number of years ago, hay
ing in mind the erection of a plant
for the wagon company. The stress Of
otner business caused him to reach n
Cecislon, whereby he would Withdraw
from active connection with the wagon
company and, as a consequence, ten
dtred the business to a number OF men
who had been employed ny the wagon
company for a number OF years.
These men began during the summer
arrangements for reorganization and
these plans have progressed sstisfac-
tcrily, it is stated Mr. James will re-
tain some stock in the reorganized com
Ianv but will not be actively associated
In the management of the concern.
Along with these plans were formu-
lated additional plans whereby the VIM.
r. Moore company would utilize the
present warehouse of the wagon CON
lany as a warehouse. A portion Of
the building has already been taken
over and the remainder will be turned
over as soon as possible,
Detailed plans for the building Of a
new plant by the James e. Graham
company have not been perfected out
it is their plan to building during the
Sprinp
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
IsEsl w y .As.ISla! ERE

Tennessee-Fair, colder by Wednes-
day night.
Mississippi-Fair, no change in tenn
perature.
Arkansas-Fair and warmer.
Alabama-Fair.
Kentueky-Fa,r, colder.
1ouisiana--Fair warmer.
oklahoma-Fa warmer in east and
south.
East Texas-Fair, warmer,
West Texas-Fair, colder in pan
handle.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Fair, stationary temperature
Florida--Fair, warmer, except in ex-
IRENE portion.
Kansas-Unsettled and colder.