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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
LIVINGSTON ASKS
TIME FOR REFERENDUM

NASHVILLE Tenn, Sept 70, (Spll
City Attorney Livingston, OF Mem
phis today pleaded for the exclusion Of
Memphis from the proposed telephone
rate case until that city shall have time
either to ratfy or reject Its contract
with the Cumberland Telephone eom-
pany at referendum election TO be
held
The hearing before the state public
utilities comnission Is on the question
of allowing the telephone company to
continue the Burleson rates as prevails
ed during the period In which the CONF
pany was under the control of the gov
The The" telephone company protested
against any delay on the part OF Mem
phis and Mr.. Livingston then asked the
commission to exclude Memphis for a
period of 80 days until data con be
formulated and presented In protest
The commission adjourned before max
ing any decision.
Attorney Livingston and President J,
Fps Brown engaged in heated argu-
ments and several warm passages all
most precipitated an encounter.
Livingston charged that Memphis
had been mlsled, at which Brown
charged that Memphis stand was en-
tirely based on politics. Hot argu-
ments followed in similar wien, but DIFF
ficulty was subsequently avoided.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
TROPICAL STORM STILL OFF COAST
QUOTES LANSING AS opposing PEACE PACT
Former Member Of Peace Mis-
sion Says Cabinet Member
Predicted Senate Defeat If
Treaty Was UnderStOOa.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.--WllIam C..
bullitt, Of Philadelphia, formerly at
taehed TO the American peace mission,
testified before the senate foreign rela-
tlons. committee today that Secretary
Lansing told him In Paris last May
that II "the seEate and the American
people knew what the treaty meant, 1t
would be defeated"
It was near the close Of an extended
examination during which 6ulltt eN-
plained he had been sent to Russia to
investigate conditions, and had later re-
signed from the mission because he was
out OF sympathy with the treaty and
by Senator lodge how the American
delegates stood.
Secretary Lansing Henry White and
Gen. Bliss all expressed vigorous opin-
ions regarding the treaty, he said.
Senator Lodge asked If the opinions
were enthusiastic.
Il regret to say they were not" said
Bullitt.
1t was no secret In Paris, he declared.
that Lansing. White and Bliss objected
vigorously, to numerous provisions Of
, the treaty.
When Senator Lodge said he thought
the, secretary's opinion on Shantung was
known, Bullitt added.
Il think Secretary Lansing was not
at all enthusiastic about the league of
nations"
President Wilson'S original PROPOSE
ton on the league of nations written
on, his own typewriter, was filed with
the senate foreign relations committee
| today by Mr.. Bullitt. The copy was
presented to Bullitt by Col. e. NJ House
and bore the inscription by the. latter,
lin appreciation of your help In the
hour of need"
In answer to question by Senator
Knox, Bulitt said that in Its final
| form the only proposal by the presi-
dent that remained intact was Article
| TO-
Senator Knox wanted to know II
| there was not a feeling of dissatisfac-
/ ton at Paris at the way in which the
American delegations work was han
1 died.
There was little contact between the
top OF the delegation and the experts,
Bullitt said.
While the senate as body was mark.
ing time today awaiting opening Of the
4 final fight Monday when the peace
| treaty with Germany will be taken NJ
for consideration, section by section
the foreign relations committee held q
special session TO hear Mr.. Bullitt
The conferences between the mild
4 and drastic" resrvatlonists we're re
| sulned today with renewed confidence
following the report tnat Democratic
Il senators had given assurances nndifi
lcatioa Of the lodge reservations Ns0ul,
secure considerable Democratic support
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
J. w. Durham
Held On Breach
OF Trust Charge

j. W. Durham, attorney and
former member OF the Tennessee leg
islature, was indicted Tuesday on a
charge of fraudulent breach OF trust.
He has not been arrested, but this may
occur at any time when he viii give
bond
1t Is charged by Mrs, Elizabeth
Richards that Mrs Durham was given a
diamond engagement ring and kodak
In April 1919, when she employed him
as her attorney in her divorce suit.
Since that time, she says he has re-
fused to return them to her, although
she has made persistent demands upon
him to do 30. The divorce decree was
granted last june she alleges, and says
she paid him $50. his fee, for bis SER
vices.
Another suit was filed against Mr..
Durham earlier In the week in which
parties on motion are seeking to force
the attorney to pay money held by him
for them which they allege he refuses
to pay back on demand
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
HURRICANES
PACE SLOWER
REPORTS SAY
BULLETIN.

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept t2.--Wlrds
on the Texas coast are Increasing
northerly and probably will reach gale
proportions on the east and central
coasts, the federal weather bureau here
reported at noon today. The wind
velocity was seven miles and the
barometer 2e.8l at noon, as against
1888 at a, m.
WASHINGTON, Sept l2,-.The trop-
teal hurricane this morning apparently
was central over the north central gulf
probably IN the vicinity OF latitude 81
degrees and longitude SIS degrees, tho
weather bureau announced This would
Indicate the disturbance had advanced
little toward the northwest since last
night and that Its movement was very
slow
Absence OF radio reports prevent "A
further statement at this time 1t was
feared, but hurricane warnings remain
dtsployed on the middle Sulf coast and
storm warnings on the Northeast Texas
coast.
The northeast disturbance Of Thurs
day morning was off tho South New
England coast today in more definite
formation with decided rise IN pressure
to the westward, Northwest storm
warnings have been ordered displayed
between Norfolk and Provincetown,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
COOLIDGE DEF|ES
BOSTON STRIKERS
ASKING Jobs BACK
Massachusetts Governor Calls
Police Who Quit "DeSert-
ers" and Says There viii
Be No Compromise.

BOSTON Sept. 1e.--The government
and laws Of the commonwealth OF Mass
sachusetts cannot be arbitrated Tiis
declaration from the state house today
was In response to an incessant public
demand to know the attitude Of the
state toward the striking policemen and
suggestions of compromise.
THE men are deserters,' said Gov.
Coolidge. This is not strike. These
men were public officials. We cannot
think of anbitrating the government or
the form Of law. There can be no OPP
portunity for any compromise In respect
to either My personal opinion Is that
they, would not be taken back If they
yielded"
The attitude OF the governor was made
known to newspaper men who asked
him flatly where he stood on the ques-
tion of compromise In the face of the
threat of further strikes being voted
tonight.
Applications for reinstatement have
been made by a number of striking
policemen, Superintendent OF Police
Crowley said today.
The death list stood today at seven,
Several of the fatalities were due to
firing by guardsmen into mobs found
breaking windows and looting stores,
while two resulted from efforts Of sol
diers to break up dice games which
were played openly in the streets. An
other of the dead was a striking 20
liceman, shot down by a storekeeper
who feared his place of business was
about to be sacked.
The action of the constituent bodies
of the Central Labor union on the ques-
tion of going out in support of the po-
licemen was being awaited with some
uncertainty Although no statement
was made at the close of the meeting OF
the central body as to the attitude oi
the delegates from the individual or
ganizations which had voted, 1t was
known that number of them already
had given expression Of their sympathy
for the police and some had even an
nounced their willingness to participate
In va general strike II called upon.
Several Of the union meetings are Cx-
pected to be held today and tomorrow
The firemen will vote tonight and the
Telephone Operators union announced
meeting at the same time to consider
matters OF Importance" The outcome
Of the voting is TO be reported to spe-
cial committee Of the central body, and
il was uncertain when the outcome
| would be made known
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
NEW ORLEANS BUREAU
WITHOUT INFORMATION

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. g19,~-The local
weather bureau was Without definite
adVices today regarding the course OF
the tropical hurricane which last night
was bellevd to be headed for the
gulf coast west Of the Mississippi river
The barometer reading here at a. m,
was 1914, u rise OF one point since ]
o'clock this morning, and a fall Of
eight pointa In the last "a hours, A
nine-mlle wind was recorded,
Early reports from Burwood, near the
mouth OF the Mississippi river. showed
barometer reading OF 1852, II fall of
two points during the last IL hours, The
wind velocity there was ls miles,
Storm warnings were continued and
shipping advised to exercise extreme
caution,
The Morgan liner Creole, delayed be-
cause Of the storm WAS reached by
wireless Rt 1890 am today and report
cd she had ridden safely behind the
storm and would arrive at the mouth OF
the mississippi at o'clock today, The
Creole left New York Sept 6 and was
The following warning was issued by
the local weather bureau at =, m,
\ NV Hoist nnrthwest RtprTn warnings OF
| Texas coast west OF Neiabco 10 CorpuI
| Christi Change 10 AottheaEt a,lrn
| warnings Port Arthur 10 Velasco.. The
tropical disturbance IN the gulf vii
cause increasing north winds on Texas
coast during tho next n hours, prob.
ably reaching gale proportions.
The official barometer readings for
the gulf coast at I am, with the rise
or fall during the past IL hours were
announced by the weather bureau as
| follows;
Pensacola, ao,7s. rise OF .O2.
Mobile, 1880. rise OF Ot
New Orleans, 2074, rise OF ,02,
Burwood, 1882, fall OF ,02,
Port Arthur, 2A rs, fall OF ,0A,l
Galveston, 1880, fall OF 02.
Houston. casa rise OF Oa
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
UNCLE SAM GETS
ALL COAL DATA
Every Preparation Being
Made to Make Equitable
Distribution.

There is to be no coal famine this
winter, either on account of lack of
production or through lack of trans
portation. for its proper distribution II
present plans of the United States rail-
road administration prove successful
In order to obtain reliable data in
regard to the fuel requirements of the
various sections of the country, the
director general of railroads lis gather
ing data from all the important cities
in the country in regard to the fuel re-
quirements of the manufacturing plants
and industrial concerns, as well as the
domestic requirements.
Local railroad officials received in
structions from Washington Thursday
to prepare estimates of the coal re-
quirements for Memphis for the com-
ing winter.
With reliable information at hand as
to the requirements of each section of
the country, the federal administration
viii be in n position inteligently to di-
rect. the distribution of coal and ar
range adequate transportation for its
delivery at the proper time.
While there is some talk of a coal
shortage this winter owing to shortage
of production, II Is said that thousands
of cars of coal now block the side
/ tracks in the East waiting for ships
to transport to European countries.
Western shippers have been making
complaints for some time that the rail-
road administration has been diverting
coal cars from Western lines to be
used in the Eastern export trade
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
BRIDAL CRUISE
MAY NOT OCCUR
FOR CAPT. BYRNE
Mrs. Helen Byrne Charges
Ship Building on Madison
Ave-; for Her Lawful HuS-
band to Sail With Another.

The mystery Of the big ship being
built out on Madison avenue opposite
Forrest park was solved Friday morning
when the owners name was made public
in divorce suit filed by his wife in
the circuit court.
Mrs, Helen Byrne, wife of Lewis ],
Byrne, the shipbuilder, declares that her
husband has cheated the court by OBJ
tanning a divorce from, her unuer an
assumed name and without giving her
notice and says she Is now deaolate and
alone IN the world and Is without sup
port,
She is now asking that the court hear
her and give her aid, she wants an
absolute divorce, alimony pendente lite
OF $1,000 and permanent alimony
amounting to $4,000. She also asks that
Byrne be restrained from taking his ship
out OF the state and that an attachment
issue holding the vessel as an aid to
her In paying attorneys fees, etc,
Mrs, Byrne's declaration reads like a
romance. She says she was married
70 defendant In November, 1906 Her
husband was of rowing disposition
with AN especial fondness for the sea,
she AYERS, She followed him witherso-
ever he wandered and was always a
good and dutiful wife. In 1914 he took
for n while he wrote to her and sent
her money, but later he diacontinued tina
correspondence, leaving her without
means OF support
Later still, she saws. she discovered
that he had filed suit FOR divorce against
her under the name of Edward Miles.
an assumed name. hut she was not SO
informed until after he Mad procured the
divorce,
According to tina netition tho defen
cant has conaiderable property. beinn
worth In money stocks and bonds more
| than siO0 .OO6 .Fa
| Later she said she wAs informed tha.
| Byrne had marrled again under tn,
| name of Miles. aud thaf ia Ia now pinui
\ ming 10 eon,nlet x hia Min. talae hlsspRv
| bride and cruise down the Mississippi
/ into the aulf and aaIl "a MI nArta 8
| tho world
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
WILSON SECURING
RESULTS ON TRIP
INTO FAR CITIES
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent OF The News

SCtnIIHTJs
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON S
TRAIN, Sept. 12.-President Wilson
gave Minnesota and the Dakotas an i'm.
preston Of his argument for the league
of nations that had never gained cur
rency in this region before. Thousands
Of persons heard him speak, but multi
tudes read the columns Of publicity CIV
en- to his speeches by the newspapers
without regard to party.
The president made a simple presen-
tation of his case to the farmers as
well as city folk who depend indirectly
upon the export market for their live
lihood. He got an enthusiastic re-
sponse. The street crowds in the fore
noon at st. Paul were small and some
and the street demonstration afterward
rivaled anything the president has got
ten in his whole career
Ten thousand people jammed the st.
Paul auditorium, and, with the kind OF
applause that seems to shake the build
ing itself, cheered again and again in
approval as he asked whether he had
Paris and whether they wanted the
covenant adopted by the senate.
Not so demonstrative were the North
Dakota audiences, but mingling in the
crowds afterward / heard on every side
warm expressions in approval as well
as wonder tnat the covenant had a pos
tive as well as a/negative side that
it was really aimed to preserve peace
and not. to entangle America in war
1t is true that sentiment against the
league had been stirred up in many
quarters here on the theory that Amer
lea would be constantly dragged into
armed conflict. The presidents expla-
nation of the workings of article 10,
showing that the United States could
nnt hn nj IN, arV n C
will in any case because a unanimous
vote was required in the council of the
Continued on Page 10. Column a.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
HIGHER SWITCHING
RATE THREATENED
Railroads Would Lay Perma
nent Higher Burden on
All Shipping.

A substantial increase In switching
charges by all railroads through the
South Is immipent, according to pres
ent plans of the railroads, 1t Is said !;
an increase that will mean quite an
addition to the transportation costs Of
Memphis shippers II it becomes ef-
fective.
officials OF the local lines met Thurs
day at the Hotel Gsyoso to discuss the
matter, but none OF the local officials
would discuss the matter Friday. 1t
is claimed that the switching charges
throughout the South are not remuner-
ative to the railroads, and that present
costs Of switching justifies higher rates
The city OF Memphis has a contract
with the railroads entering the city
fixing the switching rates that the
roads may charge local shippers; en-
tered into In consideration OF certain
privileges granted the railroads by the
city in regard to the extension of tracks
and other CONCESSIONS. When the gov
ernment took over the railroads these
contracts were arbitrarily set aside by
the railroad administration and the
charges substantially raised.
Ii Is the purpose or the Memphis
interests to insist on the restoration
Of its contract with the railroads when
the lines pass back from the control
Of the government, In which case the
lower switching charges specified would
again be restored.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
IsEslg AslsIs lEs5s

Tennessee-Fair. Saturday partly
cloudy, little change In temperatures.
Mississippi-Prob showers except.
fair In extreme north.
Internationally fair
Alabama-Probable showers.
Kentucky--Fair, slightly warmer Sat
urday.
I.ouisiana--Generally fair In north,
probable rain in south
oklahoma--Generally fair, warmer In
north and west
East Texas--Generally fair except
cloudy In southeast with rain PROBABLE
on coast.
West Texas--Generally fair except
showers probable in extreme west.
North and South CRrolina--Partiy
cloudy, probable showers,
Georgia--Cloudy, showers probable.
Florida Generally fair,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
OLD JACK DANIELS
OUT OF HYDRAN 7

Ye gods Imagine man with a
healthy thirst buying what he thought
to be Old Jack Daniels No, I, and
with the first eKpectant swallow find
ing It to be finished product from
one Of the south's deepest arteslan
wells.
This very thing was done and in
more than one case, according to tes-
timony In city court Thursday after-
noon when Lon Sweeney, South Main
street, and II Walton, Hattiesburg,
Miss, we're given hearing on disor-
derly conduct charges
1t was charged the two men used
brown bottles to disguise the color OF
their product, filled the bottles from a
hydrant, pasted labels and stamps on
them and placed them on the market
via the back pocket route,
You boys have worked hard" de-
clared Judge Fitzhugh, and | believe
you both need good long rest-S50
aniegA"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
old TEXT BOOKS
MAY BRIDGE OVER
New State Adopted Publca.
tions Not Yet Here in
Sufficient Numbers.

|" Just what steps will be taken in the
city schools to offset the difficulty
which they face because of a short
age of new textbooks has not yet been
determined, Owing TO delay in the
signing of contracts between publish
ers of the various textbooks and the
state textbook commission the proba-
bilities of a considerable delay in re-
ceipt of the requisite number OF books
Is becoming more evident each day.
A. r. Taylor company, distributors
agents for the official books, is re-
ceiving shipments of books daily, but
beca sse of the late date on which the
contracts were signed the publishers
are unable to deliver the-required num-
Der. For instance, an order for $4,000
books of one kind was sent in by the
A, r. Taylor company and only 1000
OF the books were received.
During the week the store has been
filled to overflowing with parents and
pupils seekin gto obtain the necessary
textbooks, Most of the books for the
primary grades have been received bot
the books used by the high classes
have not been received in sufficient
quantity
Prof Wharton S. Jones, superintend-
ent of the chools, said Friday that II
At became apparent that considerable
period of time would elapse between
| the date of the school opening and the
| receipt of the textbooks he would take
up with the principals Of the various
| schools the question of using the OLD
| textbooks until the new ones were re-
ceived
The patrons Of the A. b. Hill school
| 1t was pointed out, would face a greater
difficulty than those of other schools
\ because of their failure to register ear.
| lier In the week when the children OF
| the other schools were registering. Only
a comparatively few children of the
Hill schol registered early in the weel
as result of action taken at mas:
| meeting last Saturday night in pro.
| test against the action Of the boart
of education in not reinstating w. G
| Deem asp rincipal of the school fol
| lowing his return from France wher,
| he served with the Y. NJ. c. A.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
BOLSHEV|N TAKE
$4,000 KOLCHAK
TROOPS PRISONER
Wireless Dispatch Reaching
London Says Remainder Of
Southern Army Has Sur
rendered to Enemies.

LONDON. Sept. t2.-The remainder ot
Admiral kolehak's southern army In the
region oe Aktlublnsk and Orik, has sur
rendered TO the Boishevlkl, II Is claimed
N BolsheVlk wireless dispatch from
Miscow today. This raises the total Of
Bolshevlk captures from the kolchak
terees within week TO $4,000 men, II
Is declared.
A Bolshevk wireless message yester-
DAY claimed the capture Of nearly 1900
prisoners from the koehak southern
army.
Today's soviet eommunlque also an
| nounces the capture Of number Of
prisoners In the northern Dvina region
(Archargel front). These prisoners, It
is, declared In the official statement, In.
cIhded some British troops.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
LABOR PARTY IS
FORMED IN CITY
BY UNION MEN
Proposes to Affiliate With Ma
tlonaI Party-CondemnS
laWlessneSs in Memphis
and Labor Exploitation.

A local branch of the new National La -
Dor party was launched at a meeting
OF the Trades and Labor council Thurs
day night at Italian hall The cere-
mony of launching consisted OF an in
dorsement by vote OF the members pres
ent OF q report on the party filed by
committee composed OF IT, G. Terlis-
ner' business manager Of the Building
Trades council, and Charles Grey.
This report, after condemnIng the
lack OF law enforcement In Memphis.
with its superabundance OF Bookkeeping.
highway robbery and criminal assaults
deplored the so-caled exploitation OF
abor's political resources in this CITY.
The political strength Of labor, II said
ls divided between all parties. Labor .
representatives are often put on local
tickets without the Endorsement Of la :
Dor and merely as a bait to catch the
labor vote This practice has so dis
gtestGd many lahoring men that they
have begun to refrain from voting at
all committee OF five was named
from the Trades and Labor council to
cooperate with a similar committee
from the Building Trades council, In
the drafting of constitution and local
platform. This committee will meet to
begin Its labors as soon as the Building
Trades council committee has been
ramed. The meeting will probably be
one week from the approaching Sunday.
The Trades and Labor council also
decided to ask the Tennessee Fedora :
tion Of Labor to institute q state
branch Of the Labor party.
The committee Of five named by the
Trades and Labor council Is composed
Of the following II. G. Terllsner, C. II
Scott, J. W, Kelsey, Charles Grey and
A. q. Pope.
In reply to question, Mr.. Terllsne Ell
stated that IL was unlikely the Labor
party would attempt to place ticket
In the current municipal field. I'VE
probably will not have time to do this, >
he said.
Organization Of the Labor party has
now been effected In Illinois. Ohio, New
York, California, Kansas, Indiana and
Connecticut. A national convention has
been called In Chicago on Nov. %.
The national platform defines those
| having right to membership In this
party as any citizen doing useful serv.
| Ice for society and not profiteering.
A committee was appointed with 9
| view OF employing legal counsel by this
year to represent organized labor.