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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Police Abandon Theory Of
Blackmail in Cooper Case
Bootlegger and Woman Held
for Observation-Disclosures
Saw Murder Car.

Nashville, Sept 2.-Working on the
theory that Robin ]. Cooper. whose
body, with head crushed, was found
| in a creek near his home Saturday
morning, was murdered by an Illicit
liouor dealer, police last night ar
rested j. +. Feuston and Casey Jor-
dan, who are being questioned IN re-
gard to the murder.
Both are being held without bail
and are charged with violating the
Reed amend nent, and with violating
the so called bone-dry laws. Feuston
is also accused of carrying pistol
The arrests indicated that the po-
| lice had abandoned abruptly the
theory on which they said they had
built up a case yesterday--that black
mailers had killed the young lawyer
and had returned to their original
belief that bootleggers had lured
Cooper from his home and put him
to death.
According to the police, Feuston Is
a dealer in liquor of high-grade,
and is thought to have maintained
dealings with members of clubs OF
the sort of which Cooper was menu
her.
The JORDAN woman Is ciulIleu W
be a close acquaintance of Feuston,
living near Nashville.
When arrested, they were In
roadster containing, the police say,
$50 quarts of whisky.
OF all men suspected of illegal
whisky traffic examined by the police
since the murder Feuston is the only
one against whom any charge has
been pqlaced.
Evidence that another automobile
was involved in the tragedy was
given the police by negro farmer.
He said he was driving his team home
Thursday night at about 10 o'clock,
the hour fixed as the time of the muir
der, when he saw some one slowly
back an automobile off the road into
the place where Cooper's automobile
was found thirty three hours later.
Then a man leaped out OF the ma
chine, the negro said, and walked TO
another automobile parked nearby
turned on the lights and sped away.
The first automobile was left with
lights burning, the negro said.
Investigations of the blackmail
theory failed to reveal any woman
connected with the mystery.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
zen. B. G. M'KENZIE
TO OPPOSE JUDGE HULL
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
18TH ENTERS RACE.
Will Make Race for Congress
Against Incumbent II
Friends Wish.

Atty Gen. BENJAMIN G. Mckenzie
of the Eighteenth judicial circuit,
will. at the next election. oppose Con-
gresham Cordell Hull for the Fourth
district nomination.
While Gen. Mckenzie has made no
definite announcement as yet, ne mas
admitted that he Is as willing as
Barkis, and that q big demand Is be-
ing made on him to make the race. 1t
was known that q large number of
friends of the talented attorney-gen-
eral held q meeting on last Saturday
md called on him In an effort to get
Inn to make the race.
While he would not commit him
self definitely, Gen. Mckenzie is said
TO have told his friends that his future
political career was in their hands,
and IL they insisted on his running
against Judge Hull. of course, he was
TOO loyal a democrat not to yield to
the wishes OF his friends.
Gen. McKenzie's popularity has
been proved conclusively. He is often
referred to as the idol Of East Ten
nessee democracy. He is serving as
attorney general in republican dis
trict, and so we'll liked is he, even
among his political opponents. that
twice he has been nominated and
elected encouragement without OPP
position. No man Is better known In
East Tennessee or throughout the
state than Gen. Mckenzie, and By his
gift as a speaker has won the title
as the silver tongued orator of the
East Tennessee mountains. the
friends of Gen. Mckenzie say that he
will prove a formidable competitor
10 the learned lawyer who now rep
resents the Fourth district in the
lower house,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
First Wounded by Negro
SHIPPER From Window
Court Of Inquiry Investigates
Killing Of Lieut.. James
w. PAYNE.

Knoxville, Sept. "A court of in
quiry. presided over by Col. w. B..
McCaskey, instructor inspector of
the Tennessee national guard. was
held yesterday to investigate the
killing of Lieut.. James w. Payne
during the heavy fighting on Vine
avenue early Sunday morning.
Col. McCaskey stated that the ind
ings of the court would be sent to
Washington and nothing could be
released for publication.
Lieut.. Col. p. NJ Gambler. who was
standing in a few feet Of the young
officer when he was struck, stated
that Payne first was wounded in the
chest by negro sniper, who was
firing from a window across the
street.
According to Col. Gamblers state
ment. Lieut.. Payne stepped into a
doorway with him when the first vol
ley was fired by the machine guns,
and was struck by the sniper's bull
let while standing at his side. After
this, he stated, Payne reeled from the
doorway. falling near an electric light
pole, being riddled with machine gun
bullets as he fell. He also stated
that Lieut.. r. N. WINS was in COM
mand of the machine guns and that
Lieut.. Payne had gone ahead of the
guns on mission Of his own and not
to direct the fire of the machine gun
nerS,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Mutmllionaire Following Freedom After
Incarceration on Insanity Charge to Lecture

New York.--John Armstrong Chal-
oner. more Familiarity known as John
/ Chanler. the multimillionaire. the
former husband Of Amelie Rives, and
who was placed In Bloomingdale
many years ago after having been
declared insane, has not only been
pronounced legally sane in this state,
but has announced his determination
to enter upon a career of letters.
Chaloner 10 the brother Of Bob"
Chaloner. who married Lima Cava-
lieri.
His long fight to regain freedom
and the privileges he lost In New
York state when declared insane but
emphasizes all the more wildly that
from his Rugby school days to his
life in New York, his marriage to
Miss Rives, his Incarceration as in
life at Merry Mills. Va, Chaloner
and human wisdom.
A greater part of the time since
his spectacular fight from Blooming
dale he has been an onlooker at the
many seems in the play of life, and
has proved the old saying that the
byStanders see most Of the game.
Out Of the memories Chaloner has
formed his own philosophy--to be d.
vulged this winter in the lectures he
will give-as well as opinions on the
problems Of young men and women.
Throughout his conversation. full
of fiery denunciations, brilliant hu-
NOR and logic, there runs vein of
high idealism that makes 1t all the
more convincing to the listener.
women guard religion" says
Chaloner, while giving vent to his
views and telling of his experiences.
Their very nature fits them for this
work. Women have so much IDEAL
ism that there Is no danger of any
thing happening to the churches.
"Modesty Is another admirable
quality in women. In men it is not
SO praiseworthy.
"Meekness-mentioned in the Bible
as a virtue-is, think, intolerable.
We were never meant to be meek and
lowly. Christ was stole. His ST.
lence under torment was the stoicism
OF the Indian at the stake. His silence
was that Of self-respect.
'If he said turn the other cheek
he also wanted this understood
when thou canst not do otherwise
This was further modified by his
statement that I come not to bring
peace but sword He thrashed the
money lenders and with a weapon he
had brought along, showing that he
intended doing 1t.
HE played the game right through.
a perfect game. And that is what
every man of us should do. There are
many times when hitting the other
fellow would be futile, and there are
times when one must hit out to keep
self-respect.
Every statement OF Christ about
meekness was offset by other state
ments that proved the value of hard
punch when necessary.
"A man was asking me the other
day about some of my ideas. He Is an
atheist. He wanted me to explain how
/ could believe in a God who would
permit me to be locked up when
was sane and had never harmed any
body.
81 told him there were several hy-
potheses I could advance, but the one
that am convinced Is true is that
God put me there for a worthy pur-
pose.
IT had never attempted to write be-
fore ! was sent away from my peo-
pie. There in my cell had time to
think over many opportunities that l
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02

had passed by and plan for future
work. wrote all the time. ! studied
words and their synonyms with view
to Increasing my Vocabulary. reao
constantly. I began several plays"
Strangely enough. while Mr.. Chalo-
ner was relating the story Of his activi-
ties while in Bloomingdale and telling
of the manuscripts he piled up there.
a man entered the room at the Bre-
WORT hotel carrying a very heavy
leather box, which he placed before
the speaker.
'Ah. behold!' said Mr.. Chaloner.
here in the tomb of my muse. We
will open this now. and l can show you
the very manuscripts l was talking
about. When / made my escape from
that asylum l had to leave behind this
cherished box. 1t contains all those
writings of mine. ] haven't seen thiS
since that great day ran off.
Yellow papers, some almost In shreds
and others darkening about the edges
were lifted out-letters. even the old
dictionary which he studied so assidu-
ously to give variety to his English.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Chaloner Gives Advice to Unmarried
Yox,nO Men, YOUNG Women
Young Men.

I Look out! Do not marry be-
fore you are Is under any circum-
stances known to the human imag-
ination.
Because (a) before that age you
don't know what a woman 10,
(b) or what you want.
2. Before you fall in love in
tending to marry try out one or
more young ladies' who are willing
to be tried out. ! mean that you
should play around" and in that
way get an appreciation of what
a treasure a steadfast, good woman
will be in comparison to a fiirt.
8. Sip honey from flower to
flower, but never do harm to any
one-never take the down on the
peach.
4 Play with the soda fountain
characters-and that will hurt no
one. Have legitimate fun without
hurting yourself or the girl.
S. Cultivate a stiff backbone.
The chocolate eclair spine Is OF
little value.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02

Here's play that / started long
ago. ] could never finish It because the
first act of 1t was locked up and |
couldn't get hold of It.
II intend to add many achievements
to my name, and. by the way, | want
to announce that do not intend to al
ter the spelling OF my name again.
'Chaloner' 1t shall be.
Now, this Is not In any way due to
the late unpleasantness that prevailed
In my family. That is all over and for
gotten-buried in the waves OF OBJ
livion.
Il will keep the spelling I chose for
two reasons First because when l
was plain 'Chanler' people used to
write to me spelling 1t Chandler |
got tired OF that d they inserted and
l got to be like the captain In Pima
fore who damned with a big D.
my second reason is that It makes
the name historically interesting. My
family is very old one. dating back
to the Chaloners of Tenby, Wales, who
were mentioned in Burke's Landed
Gentry' "
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
ORIGIN OF MEDICINES

The agents employed for the treat
ment of disease are taken from the
three Kingdoms Of nature, the veg
etable, animal and mineral. Most
medicinal substances are taken from
the vegetable kingdom and consists OF
leaves. flowers, seeds, banks and roots.
The old-fashioned root and herb
remedy, Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, which owes It's
success to the vegetable kingdom,
has constantly grown in popularity
and favor until 1t is now recognized
as the standard remedy for female
ills-(Ad-N
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Navigation Company Lets
Contract for Two Barges
Will Be Constructed by John
Harris and Sons at Knox
vile Yards.

The Tennessee River Navigation
company has awarded to Capt. John
Harris e. Son, at Knoxville, q con-
tract for the construction of two
barges to be used In traffic between
Chattanooga ana Decatur. Ala. The
barges will be the largest ever con-
structed in Knoxville.
Work on the hulls will be done AT
the South Knoxville boat yards and
will cost approximately $500. They
will measure 110x22 feet and will be
feet deep. The contractors state
they will be ready for delivery about
Oct /. and will be used in the ship
ment OF cotton and corn from down
the-river points this fall.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02

been engaged She first met him at
TUFTS college where she studied dem
tistry under him. Mrs. Peterson re-
fused to give her maiden name. but 1t
was said that she was born In Berlin.
came to this country several years ago
and became an American citizen. On
the outbreak OF the war she returned
to Germany. wnere her arrest and con-
viction followed in April. 1917.
The Sierra completer today her
eleventh voyage as a transport and will
be turned over at once to her owners.
She will be sent TO the Pacific coast
to resume her previous service between
Pacific ports and Australia.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02

tion asking congress to appoint a ma
tional commission to deal with all ques-
tions Of the negro. A commission OF
five. three negroes and two white men.
is suggested. to be appointed by the
president. The commission would In
vestigate all propaganda In connection
with matters concerning the race. would
stimulate thrift ana foster friendly re-
lations between the negroes and whites
and laid the government of the United
States In the solution OF all problems
pertaining to the negro race sometimes
called race problems"
Preliminary steps were taken toward
the formation OF a negro trades and
labor council. under the promise Of a
charter from the American Federation
of Labor.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02

NEGROES PASS RESOLUTION
viii Ask for National Commission TO
Deal With Problems.
Richmond, Va, Sept. 2.-Negroes In
mass meeting here adopted resolu-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Young Women.

!. Beware of men.
2. There are good, unselfish,
loyal men In this world.
8. But believe every man to be
the opposite till he proves his
worthiness.
4. II you don't do this. Destiny
may give you a black eye.
s. Careers? Yes. If 1t is one that
you loved before marriage and
can't give up. But never start a
career after marriage. Your hus-
band should support you and your
children.
8. AS long as we have good
women in the world there Is no
danger Of religion dying out, as so
many calamity howlers say now.
7. Women are the high priest
esses of the world. Every man
from the highest to the lowest can
remember his mother teaching him
the prayer. Now l lay me down to
sleep"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
CRITICISM "SPECIOUS"
Oklahoma Senator Deplores Delay Of
Peace Treaty.

Oklahoma Senator Deplores Delay Of
Peace Treaty.
Stony Brook. N. Y, Sept. Char
acterizing criticism of the league of
nations as "specious" and declaring
that the president should not be torn
to pieces in a captious spirit" Senator
Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma, speak
Ing OF a mass meeting OF the league OF
nations association here last night, de-
plored the delay in signing the peace
treaty.
'"fhe delay" he said, might be good
politics. but 1t keeps the world suffering
and prevents America extending her
credit to the markets Of Europe"
Eenator Owen declared the cove
nant's Obligations were moral and
that Article 10 provides for the safe
guarding of political integrity and
makes military autocracy impossible
The promise of democracies." he said,
can be relied upon. even If not perfect
in form"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
WANT BAN OFF THEATERS
Producing Managers Association to Pc
tltlon Methodlsts.

New York. Sept. A resolution urg-
ing the Methodist Episcopal church at
It's general conference in Des Moines
next May to lift the ban off theater go
ing was adopted yesterday by the Pro-
ducing Managers association. con-
vention of dancing masters Saturday
passed resolution asking the confer
ence to remove its prohibition on dane
ing
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
GREAT CROWD AT PARK

to celebrate Labor day. Those who
smoked "Muriels' had a splendid day.
At all dealers. Chaney-Scott Cigar
Co., distributors.-(Adv.)
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
FRENCH SOLDIERS
 HAVE LONG VIGIL

PARIS.-The adventures of two French stragglers, Sergeant Les quern and Private Levesque, who becoming separated from their units after the battle of Charleroi, re- mained in hiding for more than four years in German occupied ter ritory are told in the newspaper La Victoire. In the early days of the war, civilians helped the two soldiers but as the German domina- tion became weightier, they took to the woods
 They made their home in the forest of Sapogne, in the vicinity of Sedan. Their dwelling was a dugout so concealed that it was never discovered although the forest which harbors wild boar and other game was favorite hunting ground for German officers The French stragglers lived on wild animals, hare and other game. One German who ventured into close proximity of their dugout is also buried where he fell.
 They made one attempt to escape in 1915, but on the Dutch frontier they were shot at by the German sentries and the sergeant was wounded, so the two of them re- turned to their forest. The severe winter of 1916 brought them ter rible sufferings. They were showed in and almost starved.
 They owe their lives to an old Belgian poacher and smuggler who, throughout all the years of their adventures, helped them with pro- visions. They are now in a French hospital recovering from the effects of their privations.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
FORMER RIVER CAPTAIN
 NOW IN FISHING TRADE

Completing a voyage of nearly two months during which the little vessel battled with huge seas and roaring gales, the power schooner Apokak, Capt Edward Opsjon, and Eunice, Capt. Wallace Langley, of the kuskokwim Fishing and Trans portation company, arrived Tn Seattle recently from the company's fishing station on kuskokwim Bay, Bering Sea. The little craft brought consignments of salt salmon in barrels and a big shipment of cran- berries from the kuskokwim river flats, which will aid in relieving the shortage of the berries in Seat tle markets, remarks the Seattle Times II have been going to and from Alaska for the past thirty years. buts never experienced such terrific weather as that experienced from the entrance of Unimak Pass
 to Juneau" said Capt. Langley. Bearing Sea was comparatively .alm, but when we had safely navi- gated the Pass, the storm be- .an kicking up his heels and we cer- tainlv got a dusting'
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
Crawling and Salmon Nets, all sizes, at Anderson Bros & Nerland. NATIVES OF ALASKA
 REPORT BIG PROFITS

JUNEAU.-Stores and commer- cial organizations operated by Alas ka natives at three points-Metla- katIa, Klawock and Hydaburg- have proven a success, as evidenced by an audit of their accounts just completed by the Bureau of Edu- caticn.
 With three sources of revenue, store, sawmill and capnery labor contract, the Metlakatla Commer- cial company made a net profit in 1918 of s9,60239 on a capital in- vestment of s21,140. The Klawock Commercial company, operating only store, made a net profit of S3,l30 on capital of s12,700. The Hydaburg Packing company, managing a store and sawmill, net ted s4,104 on an investment of s19,577.
 At klukwan another store is operated by natives.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
A. E. C. PROTECTING
 DOCK AT CHENA

To protect that portion of the Cinema dock on which they have in stalled stiff-leg derrick and hoist, the Alaskan Engineering commission crew is driving piling upstream from the dock. The piling so driven is intended to break the force of and defect the ice at the breakup.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
PLEASURES COST
 HIGHER OUTSIDE
 THAN IN ALASKA

Letters and messages from for mer -Alaskans, now in the States, invariably referred to the high cost of living as represented by rents, cost of food and clothing, etc, and comparison with the prices pre- vailing in the Northland, always proved very conclusively that Iiv- ing conditions in Alaska, in h. terior Alaska for choice, are much preferable to a life anywhere in he States under present conditions
 It now appears, according to a letter from Charley Sellender, that even the places of amusement in the States, whose number is legion, charge a pretty stiff price for ad mission to the Shows, which when added to the high cost of everything else. makes life in the States one long struggle. for Alaskans.
 The average Alaskan is an in veterate theater fiend and perhaps Charley Sellender is just a shade beyond the average, and immediately after he had struck a big city n the States, proceeded to take in all the shows in it. He knows what he is salking about when he says that the price of admission is scan- dalously high, and so, even in this respect Interior Alaska has the States skinned" a mile. Some of the shows and show places were not as good as the show houses in the Interior, he says, but the prices charged to all of them were pretty stiff.
 To add weight to his contention he sends the program put on at the Metropolitan, in Oakland, Cal, on Wednesday, March g. At this picture show Miss Alexandra Car lisle was starring in Booth Tark- ington's comedy entitled The Country Cousin The prices given below include the war tax, rang ing from 20 cents for the highest and cents for the lowest priced seats: Lower floor, s220; balcony, first six rows, s1.65; balcony last six rows, s1.10; gallery, first five rows, 83 cents; gallery last five rows, 5 cents.
 Our own little Coliseum, even when such features as The Birth of Nation and Intolerance" were shown, never attempted to soak" it's patrons to the above extent.
 Charlie Sellender says that while at Oakland, someone touched him for his pocketbook also, This ar ticle was recovered later by the police and returned to him, with all the letters it contained. Alaska, he says, is a good place to stay in taking it by and large.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
GOOD FIND REPORTED
 IN TOLOVANA COUNTRY

According to a report received from Fairbanks this afternoon, Jack McCandles, who was engaged in prospecting on Heine creek, at the head of Livengood, struck excep- tionally good pay recently.
 No details of the richness of the strike. however, have been. received.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09

Trappers are asking the Alaska legislature to repeal the statute penalizing the catching of martens in traps or otherwise, on the ground that the marten is born thief, and will even try and steal the bait left in traps, with the result he is trapped himself and the unfortun- ate owner finds himself in the posi- tion of committing an offense against the law. Eggs of fowl and fish are also destroyed by the mar, ten.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
FIRE AT FAIRBANKS
 DOES LITTLE DAMAGE

The Fairbanks fire department responded to an alarm turned in from Garden Island last night The fire was found to be at Fred Lewis machine shop, and was quickly put out, the damage caused being very slight.
 The blaze was caused by a spark falling on the roof of the building.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09
Department of the Interior Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE

Passengers leaving on the train for any point on the line south of town are required to purchase tickets before entering the train.
 Tickets can be purchased from the station agent, whose office is in the employment office, on the ground floor of the general office building, Alaskan Engineering com mission.
 Tickets will be on sale at any time during office hours. and can be purchased in sufficient time be- fore the departure of the trains.
 Regular trains leave the foot of 4 street on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. at ' a. m.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09

William Watson. former butcher in the employ of the A. E. C., left this morning for Fairbanks.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-09

Eeaana-The Gateway to McKiulsy
 National Park.