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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
SQuire's Relative
Gets Boss job
At Higher Pay

Another example Of the policy adopt
ed by the city administration for the
saving OF the taxpayers money came to
light Saturday, when news leaked out
that W, y, whitehead, superintendent
Of the south crematory at 800 q month,
had been discharged Walter MaingRul
got the job at n salary of Sl26 a month,
Maingault formerly was city gas in
spector He is the son-ln-law Of Squire
Frank w. Davis, a member Of the eoun-
ty court, BY a coincidence Davis
usually votes with the so-callod Mon
teverde faction in the county court,
whitehead got q letter from Gino
Plerotti on Aug. / informing him that
his services were no longer needed He
says he has been eompllmented by DR.
j. L. Andrews city superintendent OF
health on the manner In which he ran
the crematory.
But with city taxes boosted 40 cents
per- hundred this year, the adminstra-
tion evidently feels that 1t can afford
the extra SIS n month for Maingault.
The letter that Whitehead got stated
that Edgar Harris would succeed him
But something evidently went wrong,
AS Maingault got the job,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
ALL MEMPHIS SH0FNEN OUT ON STRIKE
Blame Negroes For
Big Chicago Fire;
5000 Homeless

CHICAGO. Aug. Am inoendiary
fire which the police declare was start
ed by negroes early today swept
through the district bounded by West
$50. West 46th, South Lineolnsett and
South Hermitage avenue, Destroying
100 homes of Polish and Lithuanian
employees Of the stockyards and caus-
ing a property loss OF more than $780,
900. Three persons are missing and
a score were injured,
Three thousand men, women and
children have been rendered homeless
by the fire and the bad feeling be-
tween the whites and negroes greatly
aggravated. State troops were sent to
the scene of the fire to disperse the
crowds and prevent q renewal Of race
riots. A number Of witnesses have
been found by the police who say they
saw several automobiles OF negroes
With burning torches In ahe district
shortly before the fire was discovered,
The fire broke out in three different
sections of the district al the same
time, according to the police. Tele-
phone wires in the district went out a
few moments after the blaze started
Several residents declare they saw me-
groes feelings efrom the scene, A num-
ber of shots were fired at negroes in
automobiles who. It IL said were at
tempting to escape after the fires were
started. One negro was Hnid to have
geen wounded but was carried away by
his companions.
Fire Chief O'Connor after hasty
investigation declared that the fires
were undoubtedly Of inoendiary origin
and evidently started by throwing gaso-
line on the outside Of the buildings
and applying a lighted torch or
matches. Fire Attorney Harry Donnel-
ly gave the police the names OF IL
persons who declare they saw negroes
In the dist ict bearing burning torches
and cutting telephone wires.
The situation In other sections of the
danger zone of the South Side was re-
ported satisfactory TO the authorities,
although there were q number OF minor
disturbances
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
sls.! w &siSIs lEl:Rg

Tennessec-Fair.
Mississippi--Fair in north, showers
probable In south.
Arkansas-Partly cloudy
Alabama--Fair in north, showers
probable In south
kentucky-Fair; warmer Sunday.
Louisiana and Oklahoma - Partly
cloudy.
East Texas-Generally fair.
West Texas--Generally fair except
showers probable in extreme west.
North enthusiastically fair.
South Carolina and Georgia---Partly
cloudy, probable showers.
Florida--Generally fair except prob
able showers In north.
Kansas-Partly cloudy, warmer in
northeast Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

ing reduction in currency circulation:
The committee OF three, appointed
to consider means OF reducing living
expenditures and report to the presi-
The. national officers of the Order
Of Railway Conductors conferred
with President Wilson regarding I'M
creased wages and the cost OF living.
The house interstate commerce com
migtee reported favorably a resolution
directing the federal trade commission
to investigate the high cost Of shoes.
Resolutions and bills designed to all
ieyiate conditions of living were IN
troduced in both houses Of congress-.
OF the important Developments, how
ever the request Of President Wilson
consider wage requests of the. railroad
workers and to study economic copdi-
ti6nh was hy far the most unexpected.
Alaqfity With which tise house COM
piled with tie Teqsi ess ~ y. = ~ NJ pE s5Ls
the deep impression nladA on members
Of congress by pleas for relief from al
parts of the country.
This was the first time that congress
ever was asked by the chief executive
to order the interstate commerce COM
mission to advance rates Mr., wilson 3
letter, addressed to Chairmen Esch and
Cummins, of the house and senate in
terstate commerce committees, virtually
transfers to the floor of congress the
question of whether there shall be an
increase. in transportation charges, long
forecast by the steadily growing deficit
arising from the the failure OF railroad
income to equal the government guar
antee.
Discussion of the traffic situation be-
fore congressional committees recently
has led to several suggestions that con-
gress shall prescribe a basis for rate
making. This, it has been suggested
would be done by the passage OF a law
requiring the interstate commerce COM
mission to adjust rates, from time to
time, In accordance with fluctuations
in operating expenses, SO that investors
would be assured Of a fair return on
their money.
Net operating income of the roads
under federal control amounted to ap-
proximately $51, 300, 900 in June, leaving
a deficit Of $4,000, 000 compared with
one-twelfth Of the guaranteed annual
rental and a deficit of $30,500,000 as
compared with the average income In
June of the three-year test period on
which the annual rental was based
For the first six months Of the calen-
dar year, the deficit amounted to more
than $296,000,000, compared with one
come was less than l per cent Of the
SIS, ,00O, 900, 900 of railroad property ta-
ken over by the government. Director
General Hines declared the falling off
in freight business continued to be an
important factor in the deficit, combined
with increases in rates which have been
on much lower percentage than In
creases in wages and prices Of mate
rials.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

without a record vote the senate to-
dey adopted resolution requesting the
senate banking committee TO report
whether legislation to reduce the
amount Of currency Ia circulation was W
advisable as means Of reducing the
cost OF living. The resolution which
was sponsored by Senator Myers, Dem-
ocrat, Montana, had been under de-
bate for two days.
Government Ownership OF the rail-
roads e proposed II bila intrqdaced
crat, Tennessee. The measure ernbodies
the plan which has been indorFed by
the four brotherhoods and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, which was
presented to congressional committees
recently by Glenn e. Plumb.
In q statement accompanying the
measure, Representative Sims said its
enactment .wovld establish haupony
betweem kan nnla'ic interests the
long S11st step ITO tovSfd sSlsihs | tie e @ high cost
Of living problem by lowering trans
Under the bill operating control of
the railroads would be vested in a
directorate Oh 10, five appointed by the
president, FIVE by operating, officials
and five by employees Holders of four
would issue for the purchase of the
lines and the employees would share
equally in the earnings of the roads,
With their proposed five weeks re-
cess abandoned at the request of Presi-
dent Wilson, who asked that they re-
main In session to consider new labor
crisis, precipitated by the demands Of
railroad employees for increased wages,
members Of the house today set about
rearranging plans to meet the unex-
pected developments.
1t was expected that agreement would
be reached today on plan to permit
members to go home under a. three
day continuous recess program, their
when the administration plans for low
ering living costs are presented, prob
ably late next week.
The vote to abandon the recess was
not recorded and was almost unani-
NOUS Representative Blanton, Texas,
voiced the only opposition on the floor
and this was due, he said to the fact
the railway brotherhoods arc trying to
hold up. the. country for about the
seventh time"
In his message to the house Presi-
dent Wilson suggested that II the COM
mission as proposed Ia created the act
should make the decisions Of that body
mandatory upon the rate-making body
and provide. when necessary, Increased
rates to cover any recommended in
creases in wages and the cost of op-
Grating the railroads, His request was
new step in railroad legislation.
Other developments yesterday In the
efforts, of the government to reduce
the high cost Of living were:
The senate again discussed in
creased living costs but postponed ac-
ton on the Myers resolution propos-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
NEWS
Of WALKOUT

DECATUR. H., Aug. 2.--Ali shopmer
az the Wabash shops went on strike
here at 3 o'clock this morning. Il Is
estimated that between | 400 and 1900
men are out.
RALEIGH, N. c., AUG. 2.-eetween
five and six hundred shop employees Of
the eeaboard Airline and the Norfolk
Southern went on a strike for higher
wages last NIGHT, Labor leaders said
that allied craftsmen at other points In
North Carolina would quit as soon as
they could be communicated with.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. Aug. 2--Two
thousand employees, Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad shops here, went on
strike late yesterday, Boilermakers and
helpers, car repalrers and helpers, ma.
chInIsts and Tin filters are out.
DALLAS. Tex, Aug. 2.--Reports from
Marshall, Tyler Ennis and cIeburne,
where large railroad shops are located,
indicate the order Issued for general
strike OF railroad shopmen, has not yet
been obeyed.
MOBILE. Ala, Aug. 2.--shopmen Of
the Mobile and Ohio, louisville and
Southern railway are expected to strike
within 4S hours, according to informa'
tIon given out In Mobile.
KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. 2.-Up TO
last midnight no trains had left Key
West since Friday morning because OF
the strike OF railroad shopmen, which
II was said here, had tied up the Florl.
da East Coast railway.
- 1-----
BLOOMINGTON, H., aug. 2--Slxteen
hundred employees Of the Chicago a Al.
ton railroad shops here struck today.
All except two departments are at
fected.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 2--Freloht
traffic on the Chicago, Rock Island a
Pacific railroad Into and out Of Fort
Worth was suspended today because Of
the strike Of 800 shopmen. All repair
work here has ceased,
M'ALEsTER, Okla, Aug. 2.--Rook
island shops at HalleyVllle, division
point, closed today, 500 men refusing
to report for work. The 90 M, X, & r.
shopmen In this city are still at work.
pEs MONIES, iowa, Aug. 2s--Ap.
proxim4tsiy 7o0sFailWsg shepHien IN the
Rock Island yards at Valley junction,
near here, went on strike today.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, AUG, 2.--Eioht
hundred employees OF the Southern rail-.
way shops here walked out this morn.
inc In response to the strike call
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
JAPS RIOTING OWING
TO HIGH FOOD COST

TOXIC. Aug. 9, (By the Associated
creasing cost Of living, with the price
Of rice soaring daily, labor unrest Is
spreading in Japan Numerous strikes
have occurred In Toxic, Yokohama,
Osaka and Nageya, in which women
have participated
Virtually all the newspapers are max :
ing bitter attacks upon the government
for failure 10 regulate the cost OF ne
cesAitiss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
Maryland Opens Battle
Against Food Profiteers

BALTIMORE, Aug. maryland and
Baltimore public officials today began
to take active steps to prosecute food
profiteers.
Attorney General Ritchie will enforce
the 30-dAy cold storage provision He
believes this win result in the public
the Imprisonment or filming OF persons
who sell such storage goods in violation
Of the law will aid the situation,
The grand jury Of Baltimore city to-
day took up the question Of prosecuting
profiteere,
bis decision to go the limit and to place
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

At the Frisco shops In South Mem.
phis between $50 and 800 shoppen ID
not 20 to work Saturday morning in
resporsN to the national action by their
fellows, A score or more men at the
Harvard yards operated by the Frisco
railroad across the river in Arkansas
were ouL Saturday morning, Later in
the day the men at the Yale yarsa OPP
Grated by the same road walked out,
Missouri Pacific. Union Railway and
Southern Railway employees walked out
Saturday afternoon: titing up practical
" all the shop work on railroads in and
around Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
PLAN COALITION.

PARIS, Aug. q (Havas )-Dr Kari
Renner, German Austrian chancellor,
and Herr Frantz, Austrian conservative
with view of establishing between the
parties of the left and the conserva-
tives and liberals coalition intended
TO check Bolshevism the Petit Partisan
says 1t learns from reliable sources.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
DANGER OF RACE RIOT
IN ALABAMA PASSES

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug 2.-sher-
iff c. d. Cox Of Clark county reported
this morning that everything had been
restored TO normal at Whatley, where
race riot threatened Friday night
and three men@were injured,
Sheriff Cox said that he and his dep
uties were at the scene OF the disorder
AL night and that he expected no fur
ther outbreak.
The trouble Is said to have started
when five negroes attacked a young
white man. Friday afternoon and in the
melee that followed two white men
ana one negro were shot, but not seri-
ously wounded. Charlie Chapman, a
white man, received bullet in his hip
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
AUTO THEFTS INCREASE
DURING MONTH PAST

Automobile thieves were buster dur
ing July than June, according to the
records at the central police station.
The thieves were also more success
full In getting away with the goods
during the month just gone, than the
mobiles reported stolen in Memphis
during June and records at. headquar-
ters credit rs Of them as nAving been
found, For the month Just ended 127
cars were stolen and u have been
tagEed as having been recovered.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
TENNESSEAN'S MURDER

LEXINGTON, Ky. Aug. 2. tspllr-
Sheriff Bass, OF Hamilton county, Ten
nessee. left Louisville today with Hem
ry Smith, Chattanooga negro. who
was held charged with the murder OF ".
j. Carlston, wealthy contractor. IN
the garage of his estate at Signal
Mountain. s
He would not tell where he was going
with the prisoner, saying he feared
mob violence. He said that Carlston
had suffered from the hallucination
that he would be killed in his home, SO
he slept in his garage. He was found
beaten to death. A motorist noticed an
odor and found the body on a ledge,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
BULLET BOUNCED OFF
"BEAN" OF NEGRESS

Holding her hands 10 the back of
her head where there was visible quite
lump, Irene King, negress, living. In
the rear OF 467 Union avenue, Friday
night bolted into the General hospital
moaning plteously that she not be all
lowed TO die.
irene said that her husband Joe
King, with whom she had quarrel at
their home, had jus shot her with =
big pistol. Then she displayed where q
bullet had struck squarely on the back
Of her head and apparently had bounced
Off.
The lump was treated with arnica and
Irene returned ehome, much relieved by
the Information impaired to her thai
there was not u chance on earth for
her to succumb to the wound
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
Predict Every System
In U. S. Will Feel Strike

Union men say, however, that II will be
fully IL hours before the strike be-
comes complete and they expect freight
and passenger traffic will be tied ".
In the absence OF n. L. Winchell, re-
gional director OF railroads for the
Southeast. who is In Washington, the
only Information that could be obtained
from administration headquarters here
was that so few federal managers OF
railroads who Rad sent in reports that
little could be told about the situ-.
alton.
The strike, part OF nation-wide
movement for higher wages and q ma,
tlonnt working agreement between the
Miho1a and THE INilroad adhatni3 tlops
already affects or will In 1e hours
affect, 16 railroads Ia the Southeast,
strike leaders said This includes the
Southern. the Seaboard Nashville.
Chattanooga q 81. Louis, and other
large systems under federal manage
mpnt tA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
JEWISH MASSACRE AT
ODESSA is REPORTED

LONDON. Aug. 2--Semiofficial Po-
lsh sources have received reports that
Cen Gregorieff's troops, which are
occupying Odessa, surrounded the Jew
ish quarter and hegan a massacre
which lasted three days and nights.
mand, It Is stated, carried out the
massacre. The Jews of Ukraine and
Bessarabia have proclaimed a mourn
ing period of IA days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
EAST ASSERTS STRIKE
ORDER is DlSREGARDED

NEW YORK, Aug, 2--The strike OF
railroad shopmen called by the Feder-
ated Shopmen's union, has met with
little response in the Eastern region,
according to an unoff Nial statement
given out at the officers Of the re-
gional director OF railroads. No official
comment will be made pending the re-
turn from Washington Of the director.
A. T. Hardin, who Is In conference at
the capitol with other officials OF the
railroad administration.
tInoffloially IL was stated that the
strike had been generally dlsregarded
and the claim made at union headquar-
ters In Chicago nat walkout had oc-
CURED in Boston was denied. The
Eastern region is the largest OF the
seven into which the country was de
vided by the railroad administration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

WASHINGTON Aug. 2.--Senator Cummins chairman Of
the senate interstate committee and other members
Of that body believe demands made by railroad employees for
increased wages the high cost of living will hasten
action by congress legislation establishing national policy
with respect to the railroads.
Both the and house committees have been working
such legislation for time and presentation of tena-
tive bill this month is expected Chairman Cunmins and other
members of the committee met informally today to
discuss the railroad situation but decision was reached 1t
was said that all of the impressed with the gravity
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
EVEN W0RKH0USE Is
UNSAFE FROM THIEVES

Automobile thieves visited the Shelby
county worRhouse about 3 o'clock Sat-
urday morning and drove away with
the six passenger touring car belonging
TO Thomas Hooker, OF the workhouse
force Inmates OF the institution heard
the thieves starting the car, but the
alarm came too late
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

More than 400 negroes Of the maln~
tenance OF way departments Of all the
railroads entering Memphis laid down
their tools Saturday at noon,
Meetings Of the Missouri Pacific shop
men and other railroad organizations are
called for Saturd " night and the strike
by that time IL likely to include switch
men and other railroad organizations.
Word came from Atlanta Saturday
afternoon that Il. L. Wincbel regional
director Of railroads for this section,
has declared that the railroads can
stand strike Of the shopmen for a.
short time, but that protracted sea-
son OF inactivity on the part OF the
workmen would seriously impede traffic
on all roads and ultimately stop IT,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
MISSING GIRL BACK.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2--Returnlng
unescorted To her apartment in the
Fairmont hotel today, after having been
absent throughout the night a-year old
Virginia Byington. daughter Of a New
York manufacturer, ended an alleged
kidnapping mystery s'hich had busied
every policeman In the city
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
HUNTER RAlNE GOES
BACK TO NEW YORK

C. Hunter Raine. sentenced Friday 70
one to ten years In the state peniten-
tlary, Will not remain in Memphis
pending the hearing of his appeal to the
supreme court 1t Is understood that
he will return to New York city.
The. Raine appeal will come before
the high court next April or May.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
PREDICT TRAIN SERVICE
IN SOUTH WILL STOP

ATLANTA. Ga, Aug, 1.-The strike
of railroad shopmen In the Southeastern
states, which union leaders said would
involve 10000 employees, has not inter-
fered to any great extent with move
ment OF trains as far as can be learned
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
RECEIVERS LOST MONEY.

Traffic Officer George Satchfied
found ady's black leather handbag
on street car Saturday morning which
contained nearly 31e0 In cash and valu-
able papers. II proved to be the prop
erty OF Mrs. J Fl. Reilly, $50 East
McLemore avenue, and was returned
70 her,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
ROADS CAN BE RUN
BUT FEW DAYS If
MEN DON'T RETURN

The nationwide strike of railroad shopmen hit Memphis
Saturday ana before mdaftenoon $500 employed by the
Illinois Central railroad in the Nonconnah shops and the Me-
Lemore shops decided work. following
conference Just after the hour Later meeting in
progress at Italian hall consider further action in the effort
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
NATIONAL POLICY
ON RAILROADS IS
THOUGHT POSSIBLE
RUI.LETIN.

DES MONIES, Aug 2Gov. w. L. Harding today started
campaign reduce the high cost Of living Iowa by sending
orders all county attorneys here Friday discuss
ways and means of fighting proeers The governors action
followed announcement night that he would every
means to reduce the cost Of living"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

all available funds at the disposal Of the
strong committee to probe the whole
situation.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 2.--Ohio and
Michigan have pledged cooperation In
the food price Investigations which
have been launched in both states.
Attorney General John G. Price, OF
Ohio; Assistant Attorneys General s.
gan, at a conference, not only pledged
this cooperation, but expressed the
hope that the entire group of Central
West states may join hand in hand in
the investigation, it was announced to-
day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
Weather Forecast

Far, with very little
change in teinpera-
ture probable.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-23
MEDALS FOR WOMEN WORKERS IN LOAN

The treasurer of the War Fund Committee has 2,OOO, 900 medals made from the metal of captured German guns. They will be given to the wom- en workers in the Victory Loan drive.
 To the women of Cochise county comes the call to rally once again to the support of a drive-the Victory Loan which begins April 21. The call Is issued by Mrs. Sam H. Kyle. the county chairman, who is anxious to impress the urgency upon the women. It is to be regretted that the signing of the armistice brought so great an apathy upon the heretofore energetic and enthusiastic workers. If they thought about it at all, they must have reasoned that the postwar work was to be accomplished by magic and needed no further escort from humans. In contrast to this some what prevalent idea, comes the call to take up again the work which has been allowed to lag.
 Women workers will be needed for the Victory Loan drive. Still the same important factor in putting it over the top, they must work with the same energy that has character
 ized their efforts in the past Tn tn