The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-22
LOCAL FLASHES

Lieutenant Chas. G. Day has been the
guest of the manager of the Hotel
Fatten for several days. Lieutenant
Day is the former manager of the Sem
mole Hotel at Jacksonville, Fla.
Company Reorganized
The Womble Storage company has re-
organized with capital stock of $4,000.
Free road service will be inaugurated
and an electro chemical expert from
the north has been secured.
G. W. Burchfield is president Of the
company. The other officers are Chas.
l.. Carter, vice president; D. D. Burch-
field, secretary. and H. c. Cleghorn,
treasurer
Gen. Thompson Resting
Gen. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Thompson
are at Monteagle for a few days taxi
ing much needed rest. The general
spent Monday in Chattanooga and re-
turned to Monteagle where he will re-
main until next Friday, going to Nash
vile to be present at the meeting of
the supreme court on Saturday at
which time the opinion of the court will
be handed down in the suffrage case.
Trying Contest Case
Judge Joe V. Williams spent Monday
and Tuesday at Benton, where he is
trying contest between democrat
and republican for seat in the
Folk county court. At the election the
vote of both candidates was the same,
but the democrat claimed to have re-
ceived three votes which were not
counted. Judge Williams is represent
ing the democratic applicant. He will
return to Chattanooga tonight.
Eight Gallons Whskey
]. o. Riddle, a resident of the West
Side was arrested yesterday morning
by deputies Billy Smeh and John Gill
lespie on charge of storing whiskey
The officers were tipped off that We
hicle had been seen to drive up to Rid
dies house and leave a suspicious look
ing package, and when the officers in
vestigated they found eight gallons of
moonshine liquor. Riddle made bond
for his appearance.
Loyal Wife
The wife Of Henry McWhorter, col
ored, who is serving a life sentence for
the murder of Private F. L. Sweeney,
appeared at the office of the criminal
court clerk Tuesday morning and paid
the costs in the case Of her husband. |
This step was taken for the reason that |
after McWhorter' has served two years |
the wife will make application for |
pardon and before this can be done the |
costs in the case must be all paid. |
was one of the three ne |
groes who chased Sweeney through |
1annery Flats, later Shooting him to |
death.
Inheritance Tax Due
The state of Tennessee in relation to
J. B, Thomson. state comptroller filed
4 bill in the chancery court Tuesday
against the Chattanooga Savings Bank
executors of the estate of Mary l..
Riden. A number of heirs of the estate
we're also named defendants. The suit
seeks to collect an inheritance tax
which the state claims is due. The
,uit was filed through D. B. Vance, Jr.
Premium Sued For
Sol Moyses and Company filed suit in
he chancery court Tuesday morning
Lzainst Mrs. Florence Timothy, admin
stratrix of the estate of NJ A. Tim
THY and Mrs. Lillis B. Donovan, adj
triX OF the estate of J. L. DON
wan. The bill seeks to collect S166,67
'remium on a bond. which, it is
harged, was made by the deceased
Donovan as the administrator of the
state of NJ A. Timothy The suit was
lied through $. J. McAllester.
Circuit court clerk Nance Sheriff. is
aking his vacation.
TWO Small Fires, 1921
Damage to the extent of about 500
vas done at the Mahoney Grocery COM
any Monday. There was also a small
ire at the Majestic hotel. but this was
without any damage be-
1g done.
Found Badly Cut.
Walter Pryor. colored, was found on
he Wauhatche pike at an early hour
tuesday, morning suffering from bad
nift wounds. Warn's ambulance was
allied and removed him to Erlanger
ospital, where he received medical at
ention.
Negro Held Up
Vivian Curtis. colored, was held up
IOndaV night bV tall blnCL -
ashed on the face with a razor and
obbed of 5 cents in change. She was
aken to the Erlanger hospital in a cab
} have her face dressed.