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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
ONE MAN IN Jury
BOX To TRY FREY
s.. P. Goldfarb Accepted by
Both Sides-New Venire
of 75O Summoned.
BY BOB HILDERRAND

A start toward filling the jury box
an the Frey trial was made "Wednesday
morning. One juror was accepted, and
took his seat.
Sampson p. Goldfarb, a realty man.
who lives at 26 Morechal Court. Adams
avenue and Manassas street, was the
man accepted by both the state and
defense. His cross s-examination by
Ralph Davis, attorney for the defend
ant, was more than usually brief.
Ninety veniremen were qualified for
examination out of the special veniro
Of 300 which was ordered to report
Wednesday morning by Judge ]. Ed
! Richards, of First division criminal
court. where John Frey is being tried
for alleged criminal assault on an 1S-
year-old girl. Mr.. Goldfarb was the
eighth venireman examined. He was
accepted at 1885 o'clock.
Determined to get a Jury to try Frey
in the shortest possible space of time,
Judge Richards notified the jury COM
missioners to bring down the jury
baro. deputy sheriff, to turn the box
upside down, and thus draw every
available name contained therein. These
he ordered as a special venire to re-
port Friday morning. About 725 names
will be included6%ft the call
A touch of pathos was added to the
sombre surroundings Of the courtroom
in the Frey case just before. noon
Wednesday, when the mother of Allen
/ Mcnamara entered and took her seat
alongside the defendant and the Frey
family. 1t was in this same courtroom
that her 23-year- old son was found
guilty of criminal assault conviction
which means his death in the electric
chair--just six days before.
Mrs. McNamara was seated just as a
4 new venireman took the stand for ex-
animation. The first question which
w. T. McLain, assistant states attor-
jney. asked the venireman was, do you
believe in the death penalty in proper
cases. when the evidence justifies it?"
The Venireman answered in the affirm
atiye. Tears welled up into\ Mrs. Nc
Namara's 8 eyes, and stole down across
her furrowed cheeks--cheeks marked
and furrowed since her boy went on
trial and was condemned to death. She
looks 10 years older than the day Allen
Mcnamara entered the courtroom on
Sept. II as defendant fighting for his
life
George Acosta, farmer, Lucy. looked
for a time Wednesday as though he
would be the second juror in the box
His cross examination lasted % min
utes, and he qualified on every point
But after frequent conferences with
Frey and his sister, Mr.. Davis exercised
the defendants third peremptory chal-
lenge, in excusing Mr.. Acosta.
Fixed opinion in other veniremen
formed the main reason for the disquali-
fication of about 20 other men who were
examined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
RAIN KEEPS MANY
VOTERS At HOME
Supplemental Registration
Starts Slowly Some Books
Not Ready Until Noon.


The supplemental registration OF yot-
ers for the coming city election which
began Wednesday morning, started
slowly and only n few hundred names
had been added to the lists at noon.
There was the usual delay in getting
the books In the hands of the regis
trars n dozen or more wards being
without books when the hour for open
ing the registration arrived. However
messengers were sent for them and by
noon It was reported that all the books
had been delivered.
A list OF the places of registration
with a map showing the ward and pre-
cinct boundaries is printed In this issue
of The News Scimitar for the iniorma-
ton of voters.
A heavy registration Is Anticipated
possibly as many as 10000 additional
names. The total registration last
August was $1,000.
Voters who have moved, or who did
not register in August, have until Fri
day night to qualify.
While the law Is that voters must
give their ages, hundreds Of the women
who registered In August, merely stated
that they we're "over q" or had their
ages given as "2l plus" A question
could be raised In such cases possibly.
and the voter might be challenged, but
the members OF the election commission
have stated that so far as they are
concerned no such question will be
raised
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
PACKERS GOLFERS
FILLED WITH AID
RAILROADS ALLOW
Expert Points Out How Whole
SalerS Driven Out of BuSi-
ness by Discriminatory
Rates.

The. big packing corporations have
gained 20 per cent of the wholesale gro
dery business over large areas of the
country since the war largely through
preferential service given their ship
ments by the railroads. asserted Lewis
H. Haney, Phi d.. director of the bu-
reau Of research and publicity for the
southern Wholesale Grocers' associa-
tion, the first witness called in the
hearing of the wholesale grocers' COM
plant against railroads, before EXamin-
er Bartel, of the interstate commerce
commission, at the Hotel Gayoso We'd
neSday morning
The present unfair practices of the
railroads seriously threaten the very ex-
istence of the 1000 wholesale grocors
of the United States, now doing busi-
ness of approximately s., 500. 900 900, and
tend toward a speedy monopoly OF the
grocery business by few great packing
corporations, according to DIR. Haney.
This case is considered one of the
most important hearings that has been
brought before the interstate commerce
commission In several years, and is at
tracing attention all over the coun-
try
The various interests, involved are
represented by some of the best legal
talent in the country. Over 1,700 whole
sale grocery firms, located in 80 states
are named as complainants and over
2,400 transportation companies are
named as defendants.
Edgar Watkins, of Atlanta. Of the law
firm of Watkins, Harwel e. Watkins
attorneys for the wholesale grocers,
opened the case for the complainanta
in brief statement, the formal COM
plant having been submitted to the ex-
aminer in writing Mr.. watkins was
formerly an examiner for the inter
state commerce commission conduCting
the first hearing in the Memphis-Ar-
kansas rate case at Memphis in 1915,
This case is still pending before the
pommissiOn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15

The map above shows the ward
boundaries in black lines, the election
precincts in each ward, by dotted lines,
Most of the wards have two election
precincts, and several Of the larger
wards have three.
Men or women who wish to vote in
the city election must be registered in
the ward or precinct in which they
live. Voters who registered last Au-
gust, who have since moved, must Sc
cure transfer from the registrars
where they first registered. and then
must register in the ward and precinct
in which they now live.
The registration books are open be-
tween o'clock a ,ln and . o'clock pm.
daily until Friday night No registra-
tion paper of date prior to August, 1918,
is valid for voting.
Location of the registration in each
precinct, follows:
First Ward, Precinct 1--350 N.sMain
S@, Hefhert $ strse; Precinct 2--2T0 N.
Main St, Schlesinger's store.
Second Ward, Precinct 1-292 n
Main St, Renkert's Drug store. Pre-
cinet 2-l3S NJ Main St, 1saac's Bool,
store.
Third Ward, Precinct 1--Corner
Fourth and jefferson, Jefferson Auto
Repair shop. Precinct Corner Sec
ond and jefferson.
Fourth Ward, Precinct IA S. Second
st. Precinct 2-136 s. Second St.
Fifth Ward, Precinct Third and
Beale, Battier's Drug store Precinct
2-Vance and Third ST., Taylor's Drug
store.
Sixth Ward, Precinct 1--2aS s. Main
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
THREE AlRMEN READY
TO START AT MlNE0LA

MlNEOLS ~ ". Oct. 15.--with
Lieut.. Maynard already off from San
Francisco on his return trip to Mineola
In the army. service transcontinental
race, three n the flyers who completed
the first half OF the journey here were
ready to hop off for San Francisco to-
day II weather permitted
Two of the three Maj Carl Spatz and
Lieut.. G., H. Kiel, who flew nip and tuck
across the continent from San Fran
cisco, had expressed themselves as not
anxious to make the return trip. When
brother airmen observed the strenuous
preparations tile two were making for
getaway. however, II was laughlngly re-
marked that their earlier statements
probably had been strategic" They
appeared to be 'jockeying for the lead
and q lively race within a race Is pre-
dieted.
Capt, lowell II. Smith. whose unoffi-
eial flying tine was lowest Of all the
flyers In the first half of the race, but
who was penalized four hours for a
forced landing near Cleveland, also was
ready tiis morning 10 start on the
home bound flight A fourth flyer.
Lieut. M u, Queens, was eligible to
start today. but expressed the opinion
he would not be able to get his plane in
shape before tomorrow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
WITNESSES SWEAR
MRS. MOORE HAD
Them SIGN WILL
W. H. Miller Denies That
Papers Which Gaggs Gave
Have Contained Will for
Benefit of School.

That Mrs. Charlotte Blood Moore,
widow wiz Of 1he late William R, Moore,
wholesale dry goods merchant, left a
will and that the will was duly signed
and witnessed by two witnesses, NJ +.
kook and Miss p, M. Scott, was the
testimony of William C. Gaggs, who
claimed he presented the will to W.
II, Miller nephew in-law of Mrs. Hen
rietta Urquhart. sister of Mrs. Moore
in the Hotel Gayoso. This proof was
backed up by Mr., Kook and Miss Scott
who closed the testimony for the day
in the hearing of the case in First
chancery court late Tuesday.
w. Fl. Miller denied on the stand that
he was handed the will of the widow
OF the late William r, Moore by W. c.
Gaggs in the Hotel Gayoso the day
after the death of Mrs, Moore. Both
men were distant relatives of Mrs.
Moore
Mr.. Miller stated that Mr.. Gaggs did
hand him a bundle of papers in the
hotel on the date mentioned and 1t was
supposed to be the will, but he testi-
fled that upon further scrutiny the pa
pers were found not to include the docu-
ment Mr.. Gaggs testified on Tuesday
was the will
A. G. Jett swore he wrote the will
it was witnessed by Miss Scott and Mr..
Koch, and that he told T. o. Ninton
about the will.
Later on the stand Mr.. Ninton cor
roborated this part of Mr., Jetts testi-
mony and said that suggestion had
been made of indcting W. H. Miller
on the charge of suppressing the will.
Mr. Vinton also said that was in
formed of the existence of the viii by
the public administrator in Chicago.
The estate of Mrs. Moore, variously
estimated at from 100000 to 100000
was administered by petition of Mrs,
Moore's two sisters, Mrs. Urquhart and
Mrs. c. w. Schultz. Mr.. Miller was
made administrator of the estate and
the two sisters were bequeathed the
bulk of the big estate.
The William r. Moore School of Tech
nology, the foundation of which was
laid by Mrs, Moore's husband, 1t is
claimed by petitioners, is the chief
beneficiary of the will they say Mrs.
Moore left and which was either de-
stroyed suppressed or lost.
The lawsuit is filed in an effort to
establish the will and have it executed
as, it is claimed, Mrs. Moore desired
it should be-
An unsigned and unexecuted draft of
a will by Mrs Charlotte Blood Moore,
which the defense claimed was found
in one of Mrs. Moore's trunks after
her death, was produced in chancery
Continued on Page Is. Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15

preeir Ct s-valce and East, Felrs
market.
Nineteenth Ward, Precinct 400 n
Waldran, Carlin's Drug store Pre-
cinct 2--SS7 Poplar Ave-, Kraffts bak
cry. Precinct a--927 Madison Ave, Ise-
mans store
Twentieth wara. Precinct 1--wat-
kns and Poplar Precinct 2--Ever-
green and Poplar. Coxs Drug store.
| Twenty first Ward. Precinct 1--Jack
son and Decatur, Heninemann's store
Precinct 2-Breedlove and Chelsea
twenty second ward, Precinct l.
Chelsea and Seventh, McMahan's store
Twenty-thlrd Ward, Precinct l-33S
| Poplar Ave, Duncer's Drug store, Pre-
cinct 2-OrlCaise and Madison,
| Twenty-foufth Ward, Precinct l.
Twenty-fIfthf Ward, Precinct l-Mis.
sissipnf and Walker Ave. Precinct D.
Olive and Laui &kdsle h s.
Tweaty.siyfr 2Nt'ard Cummings
Twenty seventh Ward. Precinct l.
| 709 Dunlap ST., McCarver's store, Pre-
cinct Chelsea and Oak, Cooks store
Twenty-eghth Ward, Precinct l--56'
Cox Ave,
| Twenty Ward Precinct 1--2l6t
| Young Ave, Peacock's,
| Thirtieth Ward. Precinct 1--Centra
and Barksdale, tent.
Thirty first Ward, Precinct 1--si'
Cooper Ave Precinct 2-l669 Lamar
Blvd. Klpatrick's Drug store,
Thirty second Ward, Precinct lila
mar and Bellevue, Sawyer's market
| Precinct 2-7l5 Neptune,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
Gompers Has Breakdown;
Ordered to Stay in Bed

WASHINGTON, Oct 15.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor is confined to his
home here in state of nervous ex-
haustion. His temperature this morn
ing was 10l degrees and his physician
has ordered him TO remain in bed. An
nouncement of MIR. Gompers' break
down was mada by his secretary when
the national Industrial conference con-
vened today. He issued the following
statement:
"Mr Gompers returned home from
the industrial conference last evening
very exhausted and went Immediately
to bed. His physicians DR.. Henry Par
ker, was called in. He found Mr..
Gompers in a state of nervous exhaus-
tion with a temperature of lOl. The
doctor said that it would be absolutely
necessary for Mr.. Gompers to remain
in bed"
Mr.. Gompers illness results. labor
leaders said, from months of unremit-
ting work at home and abroad in con
nection with the peace treaty, the in
ternational labor congress<at Amster-
dam and the steel strike. The veteran
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15

! St. Precinct 2-15f Calhoun avenue,
DeSoto hotel
Seventh Ward, Precinct 1--G52 Linden
avenue, Namists Grocery. Precinct p
t54 Vance Ave, Sheelys Drug store.
Eighth Ward. Precinct High and
Robeson, Henderson Drug store. Pre-
cinct 3-Hill and Concord, Carlin's
store.
Ninth Ward, Precinct 1--56S Auction
Ave, Memphis Boiler works. Precinct
Fifth and Looney.
Tenth Ward, Precinct 1-242 Il. Geor-
gia Ave. residence. Precinct 2--Iowa
and Florida, Jehrs store
Eleventh Ward, Precinct 1--Orleans
and st. Paul, Red Cross pharmacy
Precinct Corner Calhoun and Missis.
sippi, Walsh's grocery.
Twelfth Ward Precinct 1--Corne,
| Illinois and Louisiana, Arettas grocery
Thirteenth, Ward, Precinct l-1SO GIL.
bert, Tripp's grocery. Precinct 2--a2
| Mcf.eFnore Ave. Precinct 3--S4i Olive
! Fourteenth Ward, Precinct i--Missis-
sippi and Walker Ave. KilpatriclS's S
| Precinct Mississippi and McLemort
| Ave, Suburban Drug store.
Fifteenth Ward, Precinct i--463 La.
| mar Blvd, Chamberlain's.
Sixteenth Ward, Precinct 1-McLear
| and Peabody, tent. Precinct 2-Willett
| and Peabody, tent
Seventeenth Ward, Precinct is S
| 1dlewlld, residence. Precinct CLAY.
brook and Madison, Sheehans Drug
| store
Eighteenth Ward, Precinct Belle.
! vue and Linden, Lanier's Drug store
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15

labor leader was stricken when he
reached his home last night after de
llvering an attack in the industrial con
ference on the u. s. Steel corporation
for its refusal to deal with the steel
strike committee. His friends recalled
that the day was the first anniversary
Of the death Of his daughter and they
said this fact probably aggravated his
condition
Those who heard Mr. Gompers' impas =
stoned address realized he was labor
ing under tremendous strain and the
announcement OF his Illness did not
come as a surprise.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor, was
elected chairman of the labor group in
the conference today to act for Mr
Gompers Labor leaders said II Mr.
Gompers' illness proved so serious as
10 make it impossible for him to dis
charge the duties of president Of the
federation for any considerable time
the executive council Of the federation
would be called to elect temporary
succ It was said James Duncan
first vice-president of the federation
probably would be designated to act
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
FALL
BEFORE RUSSIANS
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Northwestern Army Only SIS
Miles AWay-Red Forces in
Retreat --Denikine Wins Big
Victory Also.

STOCKHOLM, Oct, t5,-The North.
western Russian army Is reported 20
nave pushed some 35 miles beyond
hamburg, and TO be within 20 miles OF
Gatehina, which Is only 30 miles south
west of Petrosrad. The taking Of 800
prisoners and nine guns from the 5ol.
sheViki Is announced Confidence Is
expressed among thsF officers that Pc.
troarad will fall before this attack.
The red army Is blowing up the roads
everywhere while retreatIra,
At hamburg both officers and men
taken prisoners are declared TO have
been pleased at being captured. Among
the prisoners was a BoIsheVlk commits
sary.
LONDON, Oct. t5.-oen. penikne's
anti Bolshevlk army has captured the
important city OF oret, together with
thousands Of prisoners and enormous
quantities OF material, II Is announced
IN adVlces received here today.
Two batteries OF Bolshevlk artillery
fell into Gen, penlklne's hands.
While Orel Is 23S miles south Of Mos
COW, possession OF the city will give
Gen. Deniklne q secure hold on vast
stretches OF territory In Old Russia,
AS the place Is one or the most I'M
portant railway centers south Of the
present Russian capital
With Gen. Denikines Cossack army
advancing from the south and the
northwestern Russian forces almost
within striking distance of Petrograd,
the soviet government Of Russia ap-
pears to be facing crisis. BolshevilS
headquarters at PetrogrRd were closed
last Thursday, according to a dispatch
to the Daily NAH from Reval.
The Northwestern Russian army has
apparently crashed through the Bolshe-
| Wiki ovee d wide front. Pskoy has been
captured and II Ii believed that the
| forces under Gen. Yudenitch also have
| taken the important town on Luga
| about So miles southwest Of Petrograd
The capture OF hamburg, rs miles from
| Petrograd, reported Monday, and latest
dispatches Indicate the line OF advance
to be nearly 1876 miles in length.
On the south the Denlkine troops ap-
pear to have approached quite near the
town of Tula, which Is considered the
key to Moscow from that side, A dis
| patch received here says that II Tula
falls to the Cossacqs the BolshevilS
commissaries will flee into TurkeStan,
taking advantage Of gap between the
Denikine and Kolchak forces In the
Nolga valley,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15

Tennessee - Showers probable; not
much change in temperature.
Mississippi-Partly cloudy in south;
probable showers in north.
Arkansas - Cloudy, probable rain;
colder in north.
Alabama-Partly cloudy in south;
probable showers in north.
Louisiana - Partly cloudy, probably
rain in north.
Oklahoma - Cloudy, probable rain;
colder
East Texas-Partly cloudy, scattered
showers.
west Texas-Partly cloudy, probable
showers and colder in Panhandle.
North and South Carolina - Partly
cloudy.
Georgia--Part!y cloudy in south.prob-
ably showers in north.
Florida fair except prob
able showers in south.
kansas-Rain and cooler.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
WILSON CONTINUES
TO MAKE PROGRESS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.--President
Wilson had good nights rest and con-
tinues to show improvement despite II
slight headache, said a bulletin today
by his physicians.
The bulletin issued at 1855 am, fol-
lows:
1.-The president had good night S
rest. enjoyed his breakfast. and aside
from Il slight headache continues to
make improvement. The condition
which caused the restlessness Of Mon
day night, and about which DR. Fowler
was consulted, gave no trouble during
the night"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
PRESIDENT WILL KEEP
CONFERENCE ON JOB
BULLETINl !

WASHINGTON, Oct. t5.-Etforts by
the employers group at the Industrial
conference 10 force to an immediate Is.
sue labor's proposal that the steel strike
be arbItrated failed today, the labor
group and all OF the public group except
Ebert n. Gary voting to postpone action
until tomorrow. The conference ad &.
Iourned until 2'3o pm. tomorrow when
the arbitration resolution viii be
brought to vote.
WASHINGTON, Oct. t5.--President
Wilson will not sanction adjournment OF
the national Industrial conference here
until It has exhausted every possible
means Of finding a solution of the pres
ent industrial situation, White House
officials said today.
Despite his illness, the president was
understood to have been informed Of the
tense situation In tho conference result
ing from the controversy over labor q
proposal for arbitration OF tho steel
strike. He was said to feel that this
should not endager the ultimate success
Of the conference,
Further efforts 10 reach an agree
merit were made OF group meetings Of
the conference delegates this morning.
The specific subject discussed was post -
ponement Of consideration Of the steel
strike arbitration resolution until an
agreement EOuu De TtdCneu on INC
fundamental issue7 of shop and indus
trial councils as tho means OF arbltra-
ting all Industrial disputes,
The movement for n postpouement
OF the steel strike issue was initiated
by members OF the group representing
the public and 1t has the approval OF
Secretary Lane, conference chairman.
Gavin McNab, of San Francisco, a
public representative, was prepared to
again propose when the conference re-
convened that the steel strike resolu-
ton be referred back to the commit
tee Of Is with instructions 10 begin
work at once on an arbitration plan
along the lines Of the proposal made
Thursday by Secretary Wilson. This
would provide for joint industrial coun-
ellis in the first instance with the right
of appeal to general council and
eventually to an umpire to be appointed
by the president.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-15
MORE ARRESTS IN
GARY BOMB PLOT;
ACTIVITY SECRET

GARY, Ind, Oct. l5.--More than a
dozen men were arrested here during the
night by military intelligence authori-
ties. and were to be questioned today W
connection with the investigation into
alleged radical activities, including
bomb and antigOvcrnmcnt plots 1t also
Is said army intelligence agents have In
their possession list Of several hum
dred alleged radicals, among whom
number are believed to be leaders In the
radical movement Military intelligence
authorities are said to have obtaned
clews regarding radical activities mere
even before Mai Gen. Leonard Wood
commander Of the central army depart
ment, declared military control after
the situation growing out of the steel
strike got beyond state officials
Several men. including Anton GorsN.
who was said 10 be under surveillance "a
connection with explosion of u bomb IN
the Chicago postoffiCe in SeptembeL
1918, were questioned yesterday and
II was stated Alexander lvanoff, be-
leVed to be maker Of the SO bombs sent
from New York to prominent men
throughout the country last June, was
being sought,
That the situation In Gary itself Is
believed to be under control by the fed
eral soldiers here was evidenced by Gen.
Wood granting permission for the first
outdoor mass meeting today since ne
assumed command here. The meeting
was to be addressed by John Fttzpat-
rick, chairman Of the national commit
tee for organization of steel workesry;
Edward N0ckels. secretary OF the Chf4
cago Federation of Labor, and john
Walker, former president OF the nli-
nois Federation of Labor.
OF the many reports that spread
through the veil of secrecy thrown spout
their activities by the military and
tna u
raids -on alleged red headquarters and
meeting places and surveillance, 81 sus.
pected persons, one, that widespread
plot against military environments had
been discovered, was denied officially
by Col Mapes, commanding troops here.
Intelligence officers conducting the
raids on places suspected In the red
plots were interested in the finding OF
racial propaganda printed In German
and large silk German flag.