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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
STRIKE CONTINUES TO
SPREAD THROUGH NATION

CHICAGO, Aug, 5.--The strike OF
Federated Railroad Shopmen, which
started last Friday, continued to spread
today and according to officials here OF
the district council, directing the walk
out a complete tie-up of the railroads
of the country will result in few days
unless their demands for higher wages
are met at once.
While the Chicago district is the cell
ter Of strike, reports fro1h Northwest
Southwest Southeast, Ohio, Indiana and
as far west as Colorado, show that the
shopmen continued to join the walkout.
In number of instance, however, looal
unions voted to remain at work until
the order to strike came from officials
OF the grand lodge in the regular way,
The days claims Of further strikes
as made by the district council Off
eials were eoncurred in, by the grand
lodge officers, They predicted a com
plete tie-up Of the railroads unless tbs
men yielded to the plea to return Il
work pending action by tho grand loag'
l0fficiaiss who are now presenting. tn,
demands to Director General Of Rail.
roads Hines at washington.
In this section grand lodge Officers
| have begun tour of principal head.
quarters here. r. H. Ashton. reglona
director Of railroads, ID that traffic
thus far had not been nnperiled by the
SlIlke, anu THAT ne eNpeCltu IL SPECIFY
return of the men now out.
II understand the men have been or.
dered back by the officials in Wash.
ington." he said, 'and the strike flbn
the first has lacked their grand lodge
sanction. 1t is only being conducted
| by those guilty of disobeying."
A tie-up of freight traffic ina the
Central West as result of the strike
of shopmen was the prediction las
night of L. W, Weaver, president of tht
Chicago council of the Federated Rail
way Shopmen's union. He said tha
total ,of 250,000 shopnfen were now OF
strike and that before Wednesday nigh
rs per cent Of the members would b
| out.
Reports received at union offices an
nounced the walkout of 5000 men EN-
ployed in the New York Central shop
at Beach Grove, suburb of fndanap
oils Additional shops on the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific lines were re
ported closed down because shopmel
had left their work.
S. G. Strickland, federal manager Q
the Northwestern railroad, last nigh
said that the strike of shopmen ha
considerably hampered freight move
ment in many divisions and that nearl
all repair work had stopped in Chicago
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
POLICE WILL KEEP
NO MORE LIQUOR

No more booze will be kept at cen
tral police headquarters, This edict
: has gone forth from Police Chief Joe
Burney and in future all seizures made
by the police department will be turned
over to county authorities without de-
lay.
Tho issuance Of this order was oc-
casioned by the recent publication OF
section OF the state law prpViding
that all liquor seized by the polt J shall
be turned over to the state authorities
within five days after Its seizure.
This section the state law was re-
Gently publisher by The News Scimital
and on Monday all liquors In possession
of the police was transferred into tho
hands Of the state officials.
Hereafter all liquor seized viii bt
Immediately turned over, Chief BurneS
having issued an order that no intoxi'
cants are to be held at Headquarters
for even the fiye-day limit allowed by
la axy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
SAYS BEN SOUTH
WAS DRIVER; NONE
OTHER ARRESTED

Bennie South chauffeur the who drove the carload
Of rowdes who attacked and attempted abduct Hazel Bray
Sunday morning according to her statement His description
in the hands of the police and he is being sought
Hopes the attending sister St Joephs hospital
much stronger Tuesday for the complete Of Miss
Hazel Bray victim of the automobile thugs than any time
since she received at the hospital The pretty little brown
eyed girls the hands of band of oerers and
police characters Sunday could only be compared that of an
Armenian maiden in the hands of Kurd brigands u
Miss Bray snatched up from busy corner amidst
the thongs vending their way church Sunday morning and
wickedy maeated her captors sped through Memphis
in touring
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
Splendid New Field.

The Central church of st. Louis, to
which DR.. Cox has been called, was
founded a few years ago by Dr w. j.
Williamson, prominent minister of
St Louis, with the view 10 undertaking
n mission work in the downtown sec
tioh Of the city such as Dr. Cox has
evolved in Memphis. The present
church is in the residence sect h of
the city, but 1t was planned to open
n downtown branch, Dr. Williamson
died suddenly before his plans were
worked out, Dr. Allison, who sue
ceeded him, resigned a short time ago
and members of the congregation IA
miliar with Dr. Coxs work here in
yited him to fil the pulpit one sun
day
DR.. Cox preached there on July 20,
and his visit was followed by an ur-
gent call to tire pastorate. Should Dr.
Cox decide to accept II Is planned to
dispose of the church in the residence
section and buy or lease a theater
building centrally located in the bust
ness district The building that Is be-
ing considered has q seating capacity
Of 1900. His work there will follow
the same lines as the work he has es-
tablighed here,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
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GRAIN BREAKS BADLY
MAY CUT WHEAT PRICE

CHICAGO, Aug. Decentralization
seized tSs gran ana forG provision sion trade
Sh cents bushel in some cases and
pork $3.50 a barrel. Exertme breaks
were to $l,39 for May delivery OF corn
and $4450 for September delivery Of
pork.
The reason for the collapse OF values
was the possibility that the price OF
wheat to consumer might be slashed
at once by the government as a radical
measure against high cost of living. In
the excitement attending the develop
ments in the corn market. prices fell
kc between trades. The descent did
not cease until corn had reached a
ieEei o. % Svt.s tho ,at Iushei ,I peaU" a une
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
CLAIM NEW MINISTRY
HAS FALLEN ALREADY

BERLIN, Aug. s. (By the Associated
Press) The PeidIl cabinet OF Hun
gary has already retired from office,
according TO a Vienna dispatch to the
Mittag Post, because II was not ae-
corded recognition by the entente pow
ers, The dispatch says q new minis
try composed Of working men, citizens
and peasant leaders, will be created,
the first duty OF which viii be to re-
wise all soviet regulations,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
RUMANIANS REPORTED
TO BE KILtING MANY

PARIS, Aug. 5-Telegrams from
American officials at Budapest state
that Rumanan troops upon entering
budapest yesterday started plunderlng
in the suburbs Fifteen or 20 civilians
were killed by the Rumanians during
the day, It Is added,
The American reports said the Ru-
manians we're demanding hostages and
threatened to kill five hostagesN for
Budapest
Some members Of the new Hungarian
ministry, the kilograms state, have
been arrested by the Rumanians who
have mounted machine guns In various
parts Of the city and demobilized the
local police The city Is absolutely
under military control.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05

the men say they had motor boat and
sufficient gasoline to take them where
they wanted TO 20 and were going TO
leave Memphlesafter dark Sunday,
one Of the men wanted by the police
procured bed Mt a rooming house
within block of Main street and Mad
isun avenue shortly before O'clock
Sunday afternoon and got up and de-
parted before dark. about five minutes
before policemen who were on his trail
arrived
While scores OF reports have been
flashed to the offices of the police de-
partment and detective mureau TO the
effect that four fugitives had been seen
at various places In Memphis, no defl.
mite trace Of any Of the quartet has
been obtained since Sunday afternoon
or early that night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
LIST OF MERCHANTS.

For the benefit Of Memphis business
men interested in foreign trade, j. A.
Osoinach, assistant secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce. announces that
the chamber has on file list of the
principal merchants and brokers in Cuba
zuela and the u. S. of Colombia. This
list was furnished the chamber by the
United Steamship company, Of New Or
leans and Galveston.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05


Hour Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humld'y
7.p,m. yes day 92 II 30
4 a m today !. so rs ~
Noon today 81 Is "a
Maximum, 93. Minimum, 79
Sun sets today 1859 p. M Rises to-
morrow 6;13 a. m, Moon sets l32 to-
night, Precipitation. inches.
Tennessee Generally fair, not much
change in temperature.
Nississippi-Partly cloudy.
Arkansas--Partly cloudy.
Alabama-P Partly cloudy.
Kentucky Generally fair
Loulsiana--Partly cloudy, probably
showers in southeast.
Oklahoma.-Partly cloudy
East and West Texas Partly cloudy.
North Carolina-Generaly fair
South Carolina and Georgia-Proba- =
BILE showers.
Florida Generally fair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
AUT0IST WHO RAN DOWN
FIREMAN is INDICTED

w L. Livingston, who ran down and
fatally injured Edward ]. Frazier, 3f3
High street, city fireman, while the
latter was alighting from a street car
on July q, was indicted for manslaugh-
ter by the Shelby county grand jury
Tuesday
Frazier died few days later from
Lhn lnlurles receiYed In the accident
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
AUSTRIA TO DELIVER
ANSWER WEDNESDAY

PARIS, Aug. g. DR. Karl Renner,
ss peaee desEaon ana med 81 en
Secretary Dutasta, of e peace con-
ference, today that Austria's counter
proposals to the peace terms would be
handed over tomorrow, within the pre-
scribed time for their presentation,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
TRANSPORT ARRIVES

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The transport
Finland arrived today from Brest with
10S officers and 3,475 troops including
the Second ammunition train, Fourth
machine gun battalion 346th service
battalion, Second engineers and Third
corps headquarters troop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
w. L. HARDIN LANDS.

Mrs. G. A. Vaughn and Mrs. H. w
Beeland, Of this city. have received
word OF the safe arrival from France
of their son and brother. w. L. Har.
din MIR Hardin was with the chs
has seen about 16 mouths active sers
vice He will be home in the very neal
future
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
OVERS JOIN STRIKE.

PATTERSON, n. j., Aug Sup
am immediate 44-hour week and a II
per cent increase in pay, 1900 dyers
employed by the Weldman Silk Dyeins
company went on strike here today. II
is estimated that $4,000 silk weavers
are idle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
10000 RUMAN|ANS
ENTER BUDAPEST
Infantry, Cavalry an~ Artil.
lery March Into City
With Pomp,

BUDAPEST, Aug. 5.--Thirty thou
sand Rumanian troops including in
fantiy, cavalry and artillery, entered
the city today with n blare OF trump
cts. The Rumanlan forces, led by Gen.
Marghnsou, passed through Andrassy
and other streets
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
TESTIMONY ENDS In
FORD'S LIBEL SUIT

MOUNT CLEMoNs. Mich, Aug. a.
Judge Tucker, by rigorous excision Of
testimony and cooperation OF counsel
in Henry Ford's libel suit against the
Chicago Tribune brought testimony in
the case TO an end today The jury
should have the case next Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
WILL BUILD WAREHOUSE

The ~Coca-Cola Bottling company
Tuesday procured a building permit
from Dan c. Newton, building super :
intendent of the city, to erect a brick
warehouse at Fourth street and Wash
ington avenue. The structure will cost
approximately $4,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
UNION CHIEF AND
HINES CONFER ON
DEMANDS OF MEN

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The metal trades department
Of the American Federation of Labor will make demands
congress and the president this month that be taken
to reduce the high cost Of living James OConne chairman Of
til department. said Membership of the metal crafts exceeds
100000 QConnel said
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05

Similar demands from the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen now
are before the director general Mean
time the 100000 shopmen over the coun
try are formally voting on whether
strike shall be called to enforce de-
mands made last January that their
wages be increased rs per cent. Pend
ing the outcome of this strike vote the
thousands of shopnen now out on an
unauthorized strike were expected by
union officials to return to work.
President Wilson was told by the shop
employees union representatives in a
conference late yesterday that all rail-
road employees were opposed to the pro-
posal of Director General Hines trans
mitted to congress by the president
4 Action by congress in authorizing a
special body to consider the wage ques-
tions, the union officials held, would
not furnish the speed. relief made nee
essary by the rising cost of living.
Demand Charge.
Organized labor was before the nation
today with a demand that private capi-
tai be retired rom railroad operation
and that there be substituted tripar-
tite control of the railroad properties by
the. public, the operating management
sented in q statement signed by the
engineers. firemen, conductors and the
American Federation Of Labor, was
recognized today in washington as the
most far-reaehing proposal yet placed
before the nation during its reconstruc-
ton period
Officials refused to predict its out
come. Tomorrow it will be formally
laid before the house interstate com
merce committee by Warren s. Stone
grand chief of the Brotherhood of IIo-
comotiye Engineers; Frank Morrison
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor, and Glenn Il. Plumb g9 ERA
counsel for the organized railway en-
1 ployes of America.
The proposal, in the words of its
authors, marks the step by which
organized labor passes from the de-
inands for wage increases to demands
that the system of profits in industi
be overhauled"
In eliminating private capital from
the railroads, tie labor plan not onlS
proposes, but demands that the present
private owners be reimbursed with gov.
ernment bonds for every honest dollal
that they have III )ested' that the pub.
lie, the operating arrangements ant
labor share equally in corporations t
take over the railroads, and that il
all revenues in excess of the guarantee
to private capital the operators anC
employees share one-half and the publ,
receive the other half "either by in,
creasing the means for service, with
out increasing fixed charges or by re
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
SECOND TO PARADE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. The famous
Second division viii be paraded in New
York city Friday under decision an
nouneed today by the war department
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
.reetS ln a tourlnp car.

That there were five and possibly
six men implicated in the abduction and
attempted criminal assault or possibly
murder Of Miss Bray, men busy on the
case at the Central police office
averred Tuesday that they had posi-
tive evidence,
The name of the man who was known,
so the detectives claim, to have driven
the automobile that carried MISS Bray
from Second street ana Jackson ave-
nue. ana raced to Seventh street aud
Vollentne avenue, where the battered
girl jumped or was pushed from the
ear had up until Tuesday not been
given for publicity by the police aud
detectives
According to Hulet smith, chief OF
@ytectives, Miss Bray, from her cot
ri the ST. Josenh'a hospital late Mon
day, named every man who Is accused
OF being In the automobile,
A. general alarm has been sent out
to Bring in the men named below, and
every available man Of the delectN,
and police dopartments are on the hun'
for them day aud night
Descriptions of Men.
Walter Patton, alias Paddy Mack,
10 years old, feet 7 inches, weigh
1870 pounds, thin hatehet face, dark
hair and eyes, fair complexion,
John Rodgers, alias sleepy John,
20 to 80 years old, b feet 10 inches,
weight l65 pounds, bad teeth, brown
hair, laughs long and loud, So mueh
so that II is said he IL often refused
admission to places Of amusement
Elmer Wells, alias Little Red, :.
alias "Scd. hy," % years old s feet 2
inches ITO or ii5 pounds; red hair, and
blue eyes
They hang around billiard rooms
work as chauffeurs and consort with
the lower class Of bootleggers and WON
en- OF the street, according to the police
end detectives, to whom they are wei
Known one cf their fayorlte haunts
according to the men Of the central 20.
lice office, has been Main street and
Monroe avenue
only John Myers, who Miss Bray Il
cre( led by the police with saying was
In The car, and Eugene Martinelli, ac
cused OF being In the car by eyewit.
nesses to the abduction and assault OF
Hthe girl, Tuesday were under arerst
Others Of the band were expected to be
annrehandp1 hourly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05

WASHINGTON Aug 5.-Demands of 100000 railway
clerks freight handlers express and station employees that their
be increased unless something 8as done materially
reduce e of living considered today conference
between Director General Hines and Forester grand pres
dent of the brotherhood of tfl-se employees.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
$1,000 Reward Offered.

Five thousand dollars has been placed
at the disposal Of Sam o. Bates, states
attorney, by the Chamber OF Commerce
to be used In "apprehondIng and con-
NiCting the criminals" who fiendiShly
assaulted Miss Hazel Bray, The assist
anCe OF the entire membership Of the
chamber was offered along with the
81, 900 for the purpose Of bringing to
justice the ruffians who were said by
the chamber to represent organized
lawlessness."
According to fIulet Smith chief of
detectives, Hazel Bray, victim Of the
drunken ruffians attack Sunday morn
ing has positively stated that Bennle
South was the driver Of the car. South
is ssald 10 be known by the police and
Is being diligently sought, South Is
said to closely resemble Eugene Mar
tinelli, who Is being held In connection
with the outrage II was indicated
Tuesday that Martinellfs defense in po-
lice court Wednesday viii be that Of
mistaken identity He has framed an
alibl, II is said by Ralph Davis, his at
torney,
According TO Hulet Smith and men
Of his STAFF, they ar6 confident that
South, Myers Rodgers, Wells and Pat
ton will be proven guilty, They hold
to 1t, that eugene Martlnelli, who Is
under arrest IL a victim Of mistaken
identity tand several eyewitnnesses mis-
took South for Martinelli His mother
has been almost constantly at his eel
door since he was taken to the Centra
police station carlY SUNDAY night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
STaLsiE W III s iRE
MEMPHIS METEoRoLoGY.

"a hours to noon Aug. 5, 1919:
-----Temperatur
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
Her Mind Clearing.

Az Miss Brays mind is becoming
more clear she is furnishing more de-
tailed descriptions Of the men who were
in the car Tuesday morning she de-
clared that there were five men in the
car. II Martineli was not one OF the
quintet and the four men being sought
are apprehended, they, with Johnny
Myers now held, would make the num-
Der Of men, at least, coincide with the
story Of the attack as related by the
victim.
Not only are Memphis and the suburbs
being combed by Chief Burney's {and
Chief Smiths police and detectives, but
complete descriptions of the four fugl-
tives Tuesday were sent TO all adjacent
towns L nd larger cities throughout the
country The members OF the police de
partment and detective bureau are vie
ing with each other In their efforts to
obtain the credit Of haggng the kid
napers OF Miss Hazel Bray. Scores of
leads have been followed without re-
suits since a definite line was procured
on the four men still at large, who are
wanted on the accusa Cons OF maitreat-
ing the girl,
The ben generally are well dressed
md prOnD,p1
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
Returned to Scene.

Various person who we're in the vi
cinity of Seventh street and Noen.
tine avenue, including Mrs, X u. Rog-
ers, whose husband owns the grocery at
that corner and who administered to
Miss Bray, awaiting the arrival OF the
ambulance, told a reporter for The News
Smitar that there were five men In
the big totring car from which the
girl either jumped or was hurled at
that corner
According TO the little boy who lives
near the scene some of the occupants
OF the car returned to the corner tive
hours lster, and were shaved at 9
barber shop block away from where
Miss Bray was dashed to the sidewalk
culbing. The lad said he overheard
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05

ducing the cost of the service which the
machinery in service then can render.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
NETAL WORKERS JOIN living COST FTGHT
Weather Forecast

Generally fair with
stationary tempera-
ture.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05

NEWS
Of WALKOUT

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 5.-shop en-.
ployes Of the Terminal railway COM
pany today Joined the strike OF shop
men Of seVen railroads here. The fear
rs been expressed that the action Of
tie terminal employees may cripple pas
senaer service,
The Tomahawk., 1919-10-09

a1d won't run Again-so tAeRv1 ~
aey's idea Of big diplomatic podtjoa
gone for good. Well. Sydney and youE
Aunt Amelia are terribly: disappoint-
ed. and they say they've been thinking
for years that this town isn't really flt
to live in-.for a gentleman Sydney
says-and it is getting rather big and
dirty. So they've sold their house and
decided to go abroad to live perma-
nently; there's villa near Florence
they've often talked Of buying. And
they want father to let them have their
share Of the estate now, instead Of
waiting for him to leave it to them in
his will"
"Well, suppose that's fair enough"
George said. ''That is. in case he in.
tended to leave them a certain amount
in his WILL"
"Of course that's understood.
George. Father explained his will to
US long ago; a third to them, and a
third to Brother George, and third
to u.s.
Her son made a simple calculation
in his mind. Uncle George was q
bachelor, and probably would never
marry; Sydney and Amelia were child
less. The Majors only grandchild ap-
peared to remaiI. the eventual heir Of
the entire property, no matter If the
Major did turn over to Sydney third
of it now. "Well, suppose It's grand
fathers own affair. He can do it OF
not, just as he likes. I don't see why
he'd mind much"
HE seemed rather confused and
panied about it." Isabel said. II think
they oughtn't to urge 1t. George says
that the estate won't stand taking out