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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
Colder, Is Forecast
And HaLLelujdh!
A Sunshiny Sunday

Colder weather for Memphis and vi
cinity is predicted by the local office
Of the weather bureau, with continue =
tion of present cloudy skies and pos
siby an occasional shower Sunday,
however, should bring with it clear skies
and a drop in temperature.
A low barometer area which was
central Saturday morning over the
state of Tennessee will be followed by
drop in temperature and the fair
weather which Memphians have been
longing for for almost the entire month
Of October
Rainfall during the month just end
October since the establishment of the
weather bureau. The total rainfall dur
ing the month was 10.l7 inches or 749
inches above the normal for the month.
Figures announced at noon Friday
showed that all previous records had
been broken but an additional raiHfall
during the afternoon and night added
so inches to the already high record,
bringing the total for the month to 1917
inches
Weather officials as we'll as citizens
generally are expressing the hope that
the fair weather predicted for Sunday
with the drop in temperature will con-
tinue beyond the one-day period that
has been the rule throughout October.
The official forecast for Memphis and
vicinity is
CLOUDY and colder tonight; Sunday.
fair"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
ACTIVITY STOPPED BY
/ INJUNCTION SECURED

INplANAPoLIs Nov. From the
zqne Of most aHivity in connection
With the strike of approximately 10000
bituminous coal MIXERS, headquarters
w the tinted Minerl OF America here
ias been transformer in the last q
hours to perhaps the most lethargic.
The lack OF activty4 howeyer, Is not
aue to disinterest IL he strike but is
the result of the sweeping provisions
oi the restraining order issued yester-
dav by federal Judge anderson, eom
peiling the miners officllls 70 refrain
from taking any part In tondncting or
encouraging the strike OF the miners
which, according to dispatches. has
been carried out almost 10 man among
the union soft coal workeTs OF the
country.
Miners leaders at headquarters thus
far. apparently, have obeyed the re-
Etraining order to the lettef, Thev not
only decline to give out statanents and
reports concerning the strike but VIII
not discuss their plans for combating
the action Of the government In the
courts, and unless the restraining or
der is violated by some OF these against
whom II is directed, miners headquar-
tern probably will remain quietly at Least
until the governments Injunction prd1
ceedings again come up in the federa
court Nov. s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
ALLEGE SUGAR PRICE
FIXED HURTS SOUTH

Protest against the so-called ''rank
discrimination" against the people Of
the South by the povcrnmcnt in fixing
prices for cane sugar In the East,
North and West and leaving the mar
ket open in the gouth, was wired by
the board Of directors Of the Chamber
Of Commerce to Washington Saturday
morning # Is said that all manufaC.
turers who use sugar ard all consum-
ers in the South are put to a grave
disadvantage because Of the situation
complained against Consumers OF SUI
gar in other sections can get 1t at the
fixed price of tGl2 cents while Southern
users win have to pay whatever the re-
finer wants to ask This makes II i'm
possible. 1t is stated, for Southern candy
and other manufacturers using sugar
to compete with manufacturers in 9TH
err sections.
The Southern sugar market WAS left
open upon the theory that 1t was IN
the cane sugar belt and prices would
naturally seek a lower Level. But the
Chamber of Commerce board. with the
chambers OF other Southern cities, hold
that this Is an entirely erroneous view.
They demand equalization OF sugar
prices ia all sections Of the country
The protest from Memphis went to
Senators McKelar and Shields and
Congressman Fisher. ASKING them to
take II up with the proper government
hftrGau
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
FREY'S VICTIM
returns AND IS
SENT TO HOME

The lS-year-old girl whom Jack Frey
is accused OF having criminally assault
ed. was taken into custody Saturday
morning about 10 o'clock, and was rc-
leased aboIt two hours later, after q
|eonference with Sam og Bates. states
Iattorney, and his assistants, Nv, +, Nc
Lain and John Ifxby She was, not
ordered placed nntler bond, as her state
rtleflts ~ the officials In the states at
teffaeY's office convinced theSu that she
VIII be on hand when the case against
Frey Is called on Novp10,
1}le girl spent Friday night With Mrs
Augustllss u Mcnamara nee Mary
Thompson, the girl Allen Mcnamara
was fnund guilty. of cfiminAlly assault
ing. and who married Aliens brother,
Gus, Friday In Hernandez Miss. 1t was
her intention to return TO her home Sat-
nresy Sl,s s,!,g1 WgornniTlg' r she saic
by head Of the Juvenile court. and Dep
uty. Sheriff d. H. King gottthe 1S-year-
old girl at the McNamara home
The whereabouts Of the i6.year- old
girl whom Fuller Longieyais accused eI
having crlminally assaulted, still Is a
mystery The lS-yeaf-old girl said SHE
had not seen her FOR week. The for
n1er also is q states witness against
But Tie apprehension and subsequent
I'release of the 18- year-old girl probably
sets at rest any further talk regarding
the prosecution against Gus Mcnamara
and B& g. Stegalis who were arrested
Friday on an auto theft charge, anG
who were ordered held for the Office Of
the state attorney.
Ilurnors that were prevalent Saturday
morning to the effect that the 1S-yeAr.
old girl would marry Frey were dis
counted by MIR. Bates He was, so 4iFn-
pressed with the stand the girl took,
and With her apparent sineeritygto pros
lsecute Frey for the alleged crinillal asr
sa9iit thlt no effQrt was made to detHin
her ~ q state 4 sgsEllessS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
GUS M'NAMARA
WEDS BROTHERS
ASSAULT VICTIM

Mary Thompson. the l7-ycar-old girl,
whom Allen Mcnamara WAS found
guilty Of Criminally assaulting, was
married Friday IN lIcrnando. Miss, to
Augustus j, McNamara, brother ot
Allen But the bridegroom IS spending
his honeymoon in jail, held on four
charges Of auto theft, and with the
additional charge threatening him Of
tampering with states witness,
Gus Mcnamara WHs lodged In the
city prison at $40 O'clock Friday az
ternoon, following his arrest at tho
home Of his parents, MIR. and Mrs II.
H. Mcnamara, 912 Mc1,enore avenue.
His bride Of few hours was with
him at the tine,
Accompanied by his mother, aud
Dewey Finley aud the Thompson girl
Mcnamara drove to fernando. They
returned man and wife and went to
the Mcnamara home.
While officers Of the states attor-
ney's office were hunting Gus McNa-
mara on charge that he spirited out
OF town the girl whom lack Frey l9
accused OF having criminally assaulted,
Mary Thompson, now his wife and
the girl whom Fuller Longley is charged
with having criminally assaulted, po-
llcemen and detectives from central
headquarters, working independently,
were seeking Gus Mcnamara on
charges Of larceny OF automobiles
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
POLICE POWERLESS
AGAINST RAIDS Of
HALLOWEEN MOBS

Memphis was subjected TO one OF the
most disorderly Halloween celebra lions
in the history OF the city, reports from
the police and the Memphis Street
railway indicate, The police were pow
eslNss against the many gangs OF
YOUTHS, and even men, who moved
swiftly from one part Of the city Ia
anotller, leaving path of broken win.
doNs, shattered street lights and stalled
stfeet cars,
ilFequired five hours for wrecking
afRN from the street car company to
etilr Its rails of distractions left by
VAC celebrators, They started to work
shortly after midnight when the revelry
Af tue alleged jokers had spent itself,
ard Finished work just as the first
Ntffaks OF dawn brushed away tAe
lflyness
They were train wreckers. not jok,
ffasf Il. w. Ford, EeLeral superlntend-
Nflf gof the street railway, said Satur-
8Y morning. at Is n marvel that
siAle OF our cars We're not wrecked with
lnus INJURY or death to the passen-
N&fs. Only the watchfulness of the car
eWs prevented serious accidents
ali ears We're forced TO observe n
~ slow schedule Much delay ensued
sEi{en the crew were forced to alight and
atioye distractions. In several cases
1e services Of five men were required
iN lift debris from the tracks, On the
halspa avenue line gang Of men
liShced heavy logs on the track and
t4lfn set fire to them,
eyeral cars were derailsd when iron
MS jammed between the frogs on
1l{lSes. When car crews allghted 20
Heinoye rubbish from the tracks the
.Sbdals cut the trolley ropes,
Btreet car service on all lines south
SMX Calhoun avenue was discontinued
Ifer O'Clock Friday night, Persons
3fF&ng IN that district were forced to
~ Hak long distances to reach their
HNhes. Windows in many cars were
ttered by flying missiles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
Big CLOUDBURST HITS
PINE BLUFF In NIGHT

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Nov. /. (Spl) -
The business section of Pine Bluff was
flooded by an unprecedented rainfall
which began at 8 o'clock last night and
damage estimated at $4,000 was done
to business houses on Main Pine and
Walnut streets by the water. which
turned Third avenue and adjoining
streets into a lake.
Business men and employers rushed TO
their stores and began to remove stocks
from the floor to higher places. Total
rainfall for the past q hours was 3f4
inches and most OF II fell In a period OF
about 30 minutes last night
Wooden blocks from the Walnut
street pavement were washed away by
the thousands and Uttered other streets
stopped up storm sewers and increased
the flood The water was several fee.
deep at Third s.nd Main streets. and
,strVt car traffic was suspended for
be Reache Miss r.
lrs. J.. A. Smallwood.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
COOPER,
GIRL IN PATTON
CASE, ARRESTED

Marion Cooper, the woman In the
criminal assault case against Walter
Patton, alias Paddy Mack" was ar
rested Saturday morning.
A court order that Marion Cooper
may be put under bond as material
witness for the state in the criminal
assault trial of Walter Patton, was
asked Of Judge A, 8. Pittman, of Third
division, circuit court, by Sam Q, Bates,
states attorney.
1t is understood that Miss Cooper
does not wish to press the charges
against Patton. In fact, She said at
noon Saturday that she didn't care to
go into the case because of the undesir-
able notoriety which would accom-
pany it.
+ Miss Cooper said she arrived in Mem
phis only Saturday morning from Hot
Springs. She had business here to at
tend to, and she intended to leave some
IN Hot Springs Is very Ill, she said, and
that was the occasion for her going
into the telegraph office,
Patton, recently tried and convicted
of assault and battery with intent to
commit criminal assault on l4-year old
Hazel Bray, and sentenced Friday to 10
to Fl years in the state penitentiary,
criminally assaulted Marion Cooper
some time before the Bray affair.
But when the case was called for
trial the Cooper woman had disap-
peared Rumors had it that she had
gone to Hot Springs, Ark. Authorities,
however, were unable to locate her
Theodore HUM, county detective. and
w. II. McLain, assistant states attor-
ney, arrested the Cooper woman Satur-
day morning about II O'Clock IN the
Western Union Telegraph office, at
Main street and Monroe avenue.
McLain and HUM were returning
from trip TO South Memphis in an
effort to find the lS-year old girl who
Is the states chief reliance in the Grim
inal assault case against Jack Frey,
They were unsuccessful in their search
and were driving north on Main street,
returning to the office of the states
attorney, when HUM suddenly gripped
Mr.. McLain, who was driving the ma
chine and said
"Quick, Mac. turn around There
goes Marion Cooper" Hum had seen
the woman at the time she appeared
before the grand jury and obtained the
indictment of Patton, whom she charged
at that time not only criminally as
saulted her, but forced her to perform
an unspeakable act Of degeneracy
Mr.. McI.ain wheeled the car, and he
and Hum came upon the woman and a
male companion in the telegraph office,
She at first objected to accompanying
them to the courthouse. but after COM
municating with Sam o. Bates, states
attorney, BY telephone, the officers not
only took the Cooper woman, but her
companion as well.
An effort will be made Saturday att
ernoon to ascertain why the Cooper
woman fled from the city after pre-
ferring the serious charges against Pat
ton,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
BRYAN MAY NAME
WATCHERS FOR
CITY ELECTION

The question of the appointment OF
official watchers for the two tickets AT
the coming election has not hetn de
cided
Judge Puryear. chairman Of the olec.
tion commission, said Saturday that his
Interpretation Of the law doGa not pre-
vide for the appointment of watcher,
except for the two political parties il
the state, That is probably true. nj.
though in the interest of tatr play, the
board may be induced 10 strlm a ptint
and permit watchers for both tickets IN
each precinct,
The law says (acts OF 1905, page 9lSl
There may be four watch, RS for each
voting place, two for the majority par
ty In the state and two Cor the mlnorl.
ty party The law further states that
the watchers are to he appointed hN
the chairman of The executive commit
tee OF each party In the county and
that the official character nf the watch.
ers is to be certified to the Judges OF
the election, not to the election com.
miysipners
Is it possible, thersfa,e that T., s
Bryan, as chairman Of the Shelby coai
nv Democratic executive committee
may be asked IN the interest OF a fat
election 10 appoint and certify twt
watchers for each polling place,
The CHAIRMAN of the Republican com
mittee would have the same privilege
although II there is Republican coun-
ty committee In existence, no one re-
members when it was elected.
The law Is that the watchers may
watch the ballots as they are cHuntcd
and watch the tally sheet while Il is
being written up. but that thew must
not interfere with the judges or othor
officers.
1t has been rumored that many OF
the polling places have been located
some distance from the usual voting
places, but Judge Puryeur, chairman Of
they will be near the usual locations
unless 1t Is impossible to rent suitable
places.
The election board will announce the
location of the polling places for next
Thursday election on MondaF, II NJ
J. Anderson and H. O. True reatn home
Sunday. The locations have been se-
lected already by M. Plough, employed
by the board for that purpose. who also
has the contract for the erection Of the
tooths, bit Judge Puryear, chairman,
Of the board, said Saturday that the
locations will not he approved until a
personal inspection has been made by
the commissioners themselves.
The locations viii be as close as
possible to the usual polling places,
said Judge puryear, but there are nc
vacant houses in Memphis and few va.
cant stores, and we have to rent such
places as It is possible to secure.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
JEWS MEET SUNDAY
TO PLAN HOSPITAL
$35o,0oO Non -SeCtarian In
5titution Will Be Erected
for Tri- States.

! Jewish citizens Of Memphis and The
! tri.states Will gather at the popar
| avenue temple az O'Clock Sunday All
terhooh Tor what Is expected to be the
most important gathering OF the Jew
ish people ever held In this section OF
the south, AS result of this meeting,
2 campaign viii be launched to raise Il
iund Of $3.50, 600 for the erection In
Memphis Of Jewish hospital which
VIII be non-s sectarian In lts service 10
the people Of the Memphis territory
In addition to the many hundreds who
constitute the Jewry of Memphis. many
Jewish leaders In the community OF
Mississippi. Arkansas and West Ten
nessee have notified the committee In
charge that they will be in attendance
at the meeting.
The committee announces that the
mass meeting win begin at ; O'clock
Elias Gates. general chairman OF the
campaign, viii call the meeting to order
The following viii deliver l5-minute adj
dresses sam steinberg, Israel Peres.
Joseph Meyers of Helena, Ark. pres.
dent Of the Jewish congregation of
that city; Dr Harry Merfeld, rabbi
Of the Jewish congregation Of Green
Vile Miss; )r. Leonard Rothstein,
rabbi OF the congregation at Pine
Bluff Ark Charles j Haase, chair
man Of the finance committee OF the
raise the necessary funds DR. w, II.
Fneshribcr win bring tho meeting to
close
FolowInG the mass meeting c. i
lIaase, chairman Of the finance commit
tee. announces there will be a meeting
Of the teams which viii solicit subscrip-
tions during the campaign, All members
Of these teams are asked to remain in
the temple auditorium at the close OF
the regular meeting,
The committee announces that there
will be no solicitation Of funds at the
mass meeting
AS a result of Sundays mass meeting
the committee in charge OF the cam
paign hopes there win come deter
mlnation on the part OF the Jewish
men and women of Memphis and the
three states to make the campaign a
quick success II has been pointed out
that there il no Jewish hospital in the
territory between st, Louis and New
Orleans, In fact In the entire South
west, The funds secured in the pres
eut campaign win be used to erect I'm
Memphis hospital modern and ade-
quate IN every respect, which will be a
credit to the Jewish people Of this sec-
ton and a vital human service factor
to all people,
The present campaign Is born OF
long cherished dream on the part OF
Jewish leaders In this section that in
Memphis there should be q great huild-
ing and a splendid organization fathered
by the Jewish people, which. in the
name OF humanity, could day after day
and year after year perform a service
Of mercy and vital help TO all people,
That the campaign which win begin
actively on Monday has the solid sup
port Of the Jewish people Of Memphis
aud her adjacent territory, is evidenced
hy the enthusia site attendance at the
.,4.. tts.g, tsFbt t,l,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01

Twenty four hours to noon, Nov. /,
1919
mperature---
Hour Dry Bulb Wet Bulb. Humid Y
PIN. yes day. ~ 70 81
Z am. today. 67 65 ~
Noon today . so so 100
Maximum temperature, rs; minimum
81 Sun sets today. sos pm. Rises to-
morrow, 6;22 am. Moon sets 1851 am.
tonight. Precipitation, LIS inches.
Tennessee--Cioudy and colder, rain in
east; Sunday fair, colder IN central and
east.
ssissippi--Showers and cooler; Sun
day fair, cooler in south.
Arkansas-Fair, colder. probably frost,
heavy in northwest, freezing in ex-
treme northwest; colder in extreme east
Sunday, rising temperature in noyth-
west.
Alabama--Shower and cooler.
Kentucky-Partlyc cloudy in west, rain
in east, colder: Sunday fair.
Lousiana--Rain in southeast, cloudy
In north and west, colder.
Oklahoma Fair heavy frost, freezing
in north and west followed by rising
temperature.
East Texas--Generally fair. colder,
frost in north and possibly southwest,
freezing in extreme northwest,
\ West Texas-Fair, colder in south
sast. probable frost in north.
North Carolina-Rain, except fair in
nsrtheast, colder
Eouth Carolina--partly cloudy in
soAth, showers and cooler in north,
G&prgia-S Showers, cooler in north and
Genital. {
Flohda-Fair. except showers in ex
tremf fnorth.
K%sas--Fair. rising temperature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
Coal DiUersiOn
Bosses TO Work
In Eight Cities

WASH NGTNN Nov. ! -.G,nforcemcnt
Of the cna, diversion order issued ves.
terdav by Fuel Administrator Garfield
will he in the hands Of regional coal
committees TO he set up in eight cities
by regional directors Of the railroad ad !.
n,lnistraton. These committees wiz
work under central committee In
eshiugtor
Director general Hines announced to-
day that in alloting coal for CONNER
cial purposes, the committees would
give preference to consumers without
n reserve supply whose needs are urg-
ent
Each regional committee will include
a representative Of Dr Garfield The
cities in which these committees will
be set up are Atlanta, New York Bos-
ton, Philadelphia. Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
St Louis and Chicago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01

DECLARE OVER 100000 MINERS ARE OUT
Baker advocates
$4,000, 900 More
For Muscle Shoals

WASHINGTON, Nov. t.-An add.
large the Muscle Shoals, Ala, nitrate
plant and equip Il for extensive produc.
ton Of nitrate and eynamlde for use In
making explosives has been recommend
ed TO congress by Secretary Baker,
A bin TO carry out the recommenda
tlons was drawn Up TODAY by Chairman
Kahn, Of the house military commit
tee, and action Will be sought at the
present session OF congress.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
VIRGINIA SENATOR
GROWING WEAKER

CHARLOTTESNILLE Va, Nov. | -
Although Senator Martin spent a restful
night and was able TO take some nour-
shment this morning. there was little
change for the better in his general con-
dition His pulse was 70 his physician
said, Senator Martins brother am
nounced the senator had reached the
limit Of his recuperative ability No
callers are permitted to see him,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01

b 81 HI : + +. Il ~ II Il l.. :
erai fuel administration in regard 70
the present situation. All the records
OF the local office we're forwarded TO
washington when the state fuel admin
istrator 5 work was terminated he said.
The local situation lis just the same
as 1t was before, so far as local dealers
are concerned. but official instruction
from the government was expected dur
ing the day.
Dealers maintain that they have
enough coal To supply the domestic de-
Jnand until Jan. under normal condi-
tons fheY4say that the people are not
seti0usiy alarmed 1T the situation. and
they are confident MAT thes people zoi
Memphis will not suffer for the lack sof
coal. Nv f
Il The prices fixed BY the government
at the mines are somewhat less tfissn
the dealers here have been paying, II
is said, but until the stock of coal now
on hand is exhausted no reduction In
the retail price here Is anticipated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
KILLS FlANCEE AND SELF
USING HIGH EXPLOSIVE

CHATElt THIERRY, Nov l. tBy the
Associated Press Thirty pounds
of melanite set off by detonator. was
neral and his fiaRcee to end their
lives here yesterday. Thumeral, an
employe OF the explosives depot at
Mezy, near here, was charged with
the theft Of hams from stores destined
for war prisoners and was to appear Ia
court today to answer to the Charge,
r'''N e.N'o ~it -'as nloaN ~sads IN n
shack where Tunerel and his fiancee
met. Tue explosion which followed vas
heard for mics and destroyed property
within radius Of 100 yards
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01

and that circumstance as much as any
other has compelled the executive
branch Of the government to fall back
on wartime laws to protect the nation
against the disaster Of a diminished
coal supply Self preservation Is the
branch of the government feels that
there are enough statutes but only
enough constitutional powers to en-
able it to stand between single class
that controls the production Of the nee
essaries OF life and the welfare Of an
entire nation.
Copyright 1919, by David Lswrence)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
MEMPHIS TROOPS
READY. IF CALLED

Companies L and NJ Of the Fourth
Tennessee infantry are hereby or
dercd to report In fun uniform sun
day morning, Nov. >, at the armory
at s o'clock, TO be issued O. ID.
clothing and fun equipment, so that
they may be ready to move on a few
hours notice.
All guardsmen who fail to obey
this order will be Immediately ar
rested court -martialed and dealt
with as seen fit,
CAPT. G. l., JONES.
CAPT ABE WALDAUER,
BY order of Maj. Robert J, Moss,
commanding Third Battalion Fourth
Tenn. Inf T. N. G,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
COAL ADMINISTRATION
HAS NOT RESUMED

i No move had been made here Satur-
day morning to revive the fuel admin
istration and local coal dealers had re-
ceived no instructions or information
from the government other than the
press dispatches carried in the news
papers.
Frank Anderscrb former fuel admin
istrator, said Sal rday that he had re-
celyed no commE ication from the fed