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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31

WASHINGTON, July 31.-"My back
Is stiffer than ever for ratification or
the treaty with reservations Senator
Keyes, Republican, OF New Hampshire
said today after conference with Pres
ident Wilson at the White House
Senators Keyes, who was one Of the
signers Of the round robin on the league
of nations circulated by Republican SEN
ators in the closing hours Of the last
congress, told the president he favored
reservations along the lines proposed
by former President Taft, Charles Ev-
ans Hughes and Elihu Root.
Senator New, OF Indiana, a Republi-
can member of the foreign relations
committee, said. after a visit to the
White House today, that he had told
the president it would be utterly I'M.
possible to get the senate to accept
the peace treaty as It stands" and tina,
it would be ratified with reservations
or fail"
Senator New said he told the presi.
dent he was utterly opposed to article
10 of the league OF nations covenant
He added that in reply to the presi.
dents statement that adoption Of reser'
vatons by the senate might set prece'
dent for other nations, he had sale
that the question of reservations was
one for the United States to decide
regardless of the effect on other coun'
tries.
The senate foreign relations commit.
tee was ready today to begin hearings
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31

II Imperative that those whom they rep
resented must demand another Increase
in wages unless the cost. Of living Is
forced down,
In a statement presented to President
Wilson late yesterday, Mr.. Stone de-
clared that despite the recent wage IN
creases members Of the brotherhood
found themselves today actually earning
less money than they did before the
war because OF the great depreciation
In the purchasing power OF the dollar
Attention also was called to the wide.
spread spirit of unrest among all
classes whose wages no longer will pro-
vide adequate fuod, shelter and rat
ment for themselves and famiiiesP
With every postmaster ana carrier
throughout the country acting. AS a
salesman, the war and postoffice de-
partments today got under way lhe
governments plan To help the nation
drive from lNs door the high cost OF
living wolf through the distribution az
cost approximately $12b,00O.OO0 worth OF
surplus army foodstutfs. i.
Under arrangements for the sale OF
the food, made at conference yester'
day OF Secretary Baker, Postmaster
General Burleson and Representatly'
Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, author OF tn'
recent house resolution directing SAT-
and distribution of the food througf
| the parcel post Iwar department OH
ciais we're preparing y price nst cover
| ing the entire available surplus.
| The list will be sent to each OK IN
81, 600 postmasters throughout the coun
| try as well as to all rufal mail carriers
who will inform consumers of the price
and methods of sale and also take or
ders. Payment must he made At th
| time the order Is tlsena for w Men
4 receipt will be gisea VI prder ihat ~
i purchaser may oe ,Wnbursod IN ever
1 the order can not be filled. through ex
haustion OF the supply or for any othe
reason
The army food, which will be avail
able to the public at much lower price
than those prevailing In the. reta
trade, consists chiefly OF canned vege
tables, corned beef, bacon, hashed cor
beef, roast beef and fresh frozen meat
and poultry,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
CONTINUES EFFORT TO
END CARPENTERS STRIKE

The effort to conciliate the differences
between the Carpenters union and the
General Contractors association win not
tSeen the Building Trades council and
the Builders exchange, W. II, Fitz-
Hugh, president Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, said Thursday morning Il
hope to bring the committees of both
sides together for discussion OF their
differences in the next day or two, Mi.
FitzHugh said, my plan has the sane
ton OF both parties TO the dispute"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
JUDGE DIES ON
HOMEWARD TRIP
Heart Failure Claims Texas
Jurist as He Boards Train
in Memphis.

Less than five minutes after he had
boarded a Rock Island train for Nc
Alester, Okla. there to take up. the
home, Judge w NJ. Peck, Of the fif-
teenth Texas judicial district. 2l7 West
Grundy street. Dennison, Teyy dropped
dead in the aisle of coach on the
train shortly after 8 O'Clock Thursday
morning. Passengers seeing the turist
totter and fall, rushed to mis- side. to
render Aid but life was extinct when
they reached him.
Thompson Bros ambulance was sum-
moned and the body was taken to their
parlors and prepared for burial. The
body is being held pending word from
relatives In Denison.
II weas learned that he was returning
home after visit in Greencastle, Ind.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
PLANS
ACTION ON R. r.
UNIONS PROTEST

WASHINGTON, July 3l--Presden Wilson is giving
"deep very thoughtful consideration the high of M
ing announced today at the White House and all
branches o the that might aid in solving the prob
lem are at work.
The president is understood to have been deeply impressed
by the presented him yesterday by Warren s.
Stone chief OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers de-
crbng the unrest the country because OF the decreased
purchasing power of the dollar.
In this connection became known today that the Order
of Railway Tanmen had presented the railroad admnra
ton statement similar that of the engineers setting forth
that the ranmen have increased wages unless immediate
stems were taken TO reduce living costs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
PANTAGES READY
TO BUILD THEATER
Work Of Demolishing Old Van
vleet Building Will Be-
gin at Once.

Work Of demolishing the Hoist build
ing as South Main street, formerly .oc.
cupied by the Van Vleet Mansfield
Drug company, preparatory to the cree
tion of theater for the Pantages The,
ater company, of Seattle, Wash, will
begin at once, according to John q.
Owsley, of that city, who is to be
superintendent OF the building,
Mr.. Owsley, accompanied by B. Mar
Gus Pritceck, architect for Pantages,
and Harry Gilbertsen, contractor. ar
rived in Memphis from Seattle Wednes-
day night.
The theater will he one Of the most
beautiful show houses in the South,
according to Mr.. Owsley 1t will be
absolutely fire e-proof and win cost ap.
proximately $500 The building wiz
be decorated with terra Gotta front
with a spacious entrance and foyer.
Vaudeville acts and moving pictures
will be shown at the new playhouse.
Pantages Is building 10 new theaters
this year and Memphis Is considered
one of it's best fields, Mr.. owsley said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
CLAIM is JAPS SLAIN
AND 18 OTHERS SHOT

TOXIC, July 81. (Hy the Associated
Press).--A second official statement
on the incident at Kwang Chang Tau
places the Japanese losses at 16 Off
GERS and men killed and Is others
wounded
mo previous report of the in
cident referred to has been received.
That mentioned presumably is Kwan-
Cheng- -Tsu, about 100 miles west OF
Kirkin, in Mancl'uria).
The communique alleges that four
japanese, including an officer. were
tortured before death.
It is understood that the foreign Of
flee has instructed the Japanese min
lister at Peking to investigate the cir
cumstances and take steps to obtain
satisfaction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
FARMERS MAKE
MONEY OUT OF TIES

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, July 81
(Spl) Local farmers are taking ad-
vantage Of the great demand for cross
ties, and are turning their surplus tim
ber into ready cash, making them while
there Is a lull in their farm work
Many carloads OF ties have just been
dispatched from the local yards, and
many others are waiting shipment.
The price paid for them Is good, and
the tillers are killing two birds with
one stone, clearing up fresh land and
pieclng out their family budgets.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
R. R. SHOP UNION CHIEFS
PUT OFF STRIKE CALL

WASHINGTON. July 3l.-Represen-
tatives OF the six railroad shop unions
who are In conference here with rail..
road administration officials telegraphed
to shop employees over the country 10
day not TO strike pending final set
Element Of their demands, The work
men were informed the railroad admin
istration had consented to enter in a
national agreement with the unions
covering ,yules and working condAeions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
BATES MOVES TO
|. DISBAR BELL AND
HUGH MAGEVNEY
Appearance Of New Lawyer
in Raine Case Causes
BOmbSheII to Burst in Sec-
ond Criminal Courtroom.
HANGS ON DEPOSITION
OF GEN. LUKE WRIGHT
Magevney and Raine Waived
Gen. Wright's Appearance.
Raine Repudiates Through
John E. Bell,

Motions by Sam o. Bates, states at
toeney, that Hugh M. Magevney and
John e, Bell, two of the foremost mem
bers Of the Memphis bar, should be dis
barred from further practice in Tennes
see courts, because Of alleged unpro-
fessionat condaet in connection with
the Z. Hunter Raine case, burst like
bombshall Of surprise In the Second
criminal court Thursday morning., when
the Raine motion for "a new trial came
up for hearing.
The deposition Nof Gen. Luke e.
wright, former governor general OF the
Philippine Islands and later secretary
OF war which was read into the rec
ordss Of the Raine trial, was the bone
of contention that prompted the dis
barment motion. Gen. Wright was one
of the stockholders and directors of the
Mercantile Sbank at the time that in
stitution was forced to the wall in 1914,
by the losses of G. Hunter Raine on
the cotton market Raine at the time
was president Of the bank He was
found guilty two weeks ago of fraudu.
lent breach of trust. The penalty is
one to ten years in the state peniten<
tiaFs. Gem Wright's testimony, given
by deposition, was entered as coming
from a states witness.
Hugh M. Magevney wac counsel for
: Raine; through the trial. He fought a
i hard battle for his client. His prelfnas
iau tllS ASbdl
ranging from efforts to have II indict-
mehts @quashed to an effort to take
Ralne OUT 4f Jail via the habeas cnrpus
route. These falling, he went 20 trial
ana conviction Of fraudulent breach
OF trust, the SECOND count IN the in
Z dlctment resulted
Relies .on Agreement.
sohfsT BELL Ssdid ys;trfoii ;aappear lin sthe
sA5ltltsa y ~ siilesaa fhene he filed
q suppleinenIa1sfn fno ton sfor aas new trial,
toiiowing WIN sInot otion 1tsewaA
F ~ ous.ed the Ire OF qthe
saks asss s1 NJ w iche resulted di-
J y Y sr, sS,liyss7g 2 tnes otioflsto disbar.
~ SII as Eeaso1awss thisssss@ %
assyIl egs JailN HaineSSby agreement
& W w Wl.hsSaml batesSs accepted the deposit
~ a oI g Wrlght waving his pres
4 sSnce sll ~ sCourts,AS MS sFas done, and Gen.
SSsNW rlghts wassquestioned In the law of
iices ol wright, Mlless WaFing &'Walk-
} Ser, attorneys, Banks Of Commerce and
!. rust Company building. This deposis
: lion Was taken because 1t was UNDER
$4,000 that Gem wright would be out Of
tne city attthe time OF trial of Raine
BelFs supplemental motion made an
] a9ded ground to the reasons for new
trial a5kSa by Magevney Bell based his
motion on the constitutional right Of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
MRS. MATILDA HAUPT DIES

Mrs. Matilda Haupt one of the best
known. residents Of the northern sec
ing al her home, 1905 Chelsea avenue
Mrs. Haupt has lived in Memphis for
more than 60 years. She was a daugh-
ter OF the late Gustave Buckhalter and
came with her parents to this city from
St Louis when she was a child.
Mrs Haupt's husband died number
of years ago. She was brought UP IN
the Lutheran faith t'unerai services
will be conducted from the family home
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock by the
Rev. F. ID. Daniel, pastor Of the Chelsea
Avenue Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Haupt leaves three daughters,
Misses MoIlte and Julia Haupt and Mrs.
James X. Millen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
GUBERNAT0RlAL VOTE
UNCERTAIN IN TIPPAH

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. July 81.
(Spl. IA close inquiry amcng the vot-
ers Of Blue Mountain has thus far
failed to find a single voter here for
Lee NJ Russell. though Blue Mountain
in the past has been Vardaman
stronghold. There may be a few Rus
sell men here; but il so, they are keep
ing extremely quiet about It. Ross A.
Collins will receive a good vote in Blue
carry Tippah. he will do so with a
plurality only unless there, jc a land
slide to him at the eleventh hour
Longino is probably the strongest man
here, but Johnston is steadily gaining
all over the county
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
Bank CLedrings
Reflect Big Gains
Yn Local Business

Clearing house figures issued Thurs
day showed an increase In the clear
ances for the month of July of s37. .454,
a34.62 oyer the clearances sor July,
1915. The total for the month was
STs,631. .6131s as compared with s4i,f76,-
67&5t for July Of last year. This in
crease is not accounted for entirely by
tho Increased price of commodities. ac-
cording to local business authorities,
hue Is due to the general increased
business that is very marked in all
lines OF business in Memphis this year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
SIsIslEs. wv q ASlSlslEESs

Tennessee-Partly cloudy, with prop
ably local thunder showers
ssissippi--Generally fair, not much
change in temperature.
Arkansas s-Partly cloudy continued
warm.
Alabama-Generally fair.
Kentucky-Partly cloudy, with proc
ably local thunder showers,
Enthusiastically fair' rrioay
partly cloudy.
Oklahoma-Partly cloudy
East Texas-Generally fair,
West Texas~Generaly fair except
possibly local showers In west,
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida--Generally fair.
Kansas--Partly cloudy with possible
local thunder showers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31

William G. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen, an.
nounced today that unless the railroad
administration had taken action by Oct
/ on demands Of the brotherhood that
wages of the trainmen either be IN
creased or the cost of living reduced
steps looking to the enforcement OF the
demands would be taken.
Mr.. Lee said a resolution containing
this declaration, which had been adopt
ed last night by the special committee
of 16 appointed at the recent conven-
ton Of the tralnmen at Columbus, o.,
would be sent to the railroad admins
tration. The resolution provided that
in the absence of action by Oct. ], the
committee would reconvene to consider
''the necessity for using the protective
features of the brotherhood"
First steps in federal government s
attempt to reduce the high cost OF
living were taken today with the inau-
guration Of a plan for the sale OF $l25,-
100000 worth Of army food stocks di-
recC to the people with every postmas-
ter and mail carrier over the country
acting as a salesman.
Distribution OF the surplus food In
this manner was requested by the house
of representatives and details were
worked out at the conferences between
Secretary Baker, Postmaster General
Dui itcOtl anu ANNpANSSieohiNo AbhJb VI
Pennsylvania, author Of the house res
olution.
Probe Under Way.
At the department of justice investi-
cations into causes of increasing living
costs were under way with partineulal
| attention being given TO the question
| Of whether producers or dealers haC
! combined in violation Of law TO rails
/ pttees OF necessities
| Meantime there was pending in TIN
| house a resolution proposing that tn,
| federal trade commission investigate
rising costs Of coffee. sugar shoes ant
| clothing
Mr.. Stone told the president tha
| "conscienceless profiteering by tht
great interests which have secured con
| troll of all the necessities Of life" haC
brought about a condition that made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
BRITISH NAVAL FORCE
GOING TO RUSSIA

LONDON, July 3l.--The British gov
ernment is arranging to send a naval
force to Russia to cover the evacuation
Of the Archangel district by the troops
there, II was announced here today, A
contingent Of regular army troops also
is being held in readiness to assist
there, II necessary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
HEAD OF DEMONSTRATION
DEPARTMENT RESIGNS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 81. tSpL)--
Miss Virginia Pearl Moore, head OF the
home demonstration department Of the
University Of Tennessee, has announced
her intention to resign her. position In
August She viii remain with her
mother at Gallatin on account OF the
latter's i'll health.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
o. K. SKIPPING BOARD.

4 WASHINGTON, July 3t,--After some
discussion the senate commerce COM
mittee today ordered a favorable re-
port on the nomination Of John Barton
Payne OF Illinois: Thomas G.. scott, of
connecticut and Henry M. Robinson. OF
California. to be members OF the ship
ping board
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
RETAIL MILKMEN AT
CHICAGO RAISE PRICES

CHICAGO, July 3i,--Chicago retail
distributors notified their patrons today
that beginning tomorrow the price OF
milk will be Increased from IA cents
TO is cents quart and the price OF
cream from Is to is cents a half pint.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
WORK AT BREST ENDS
OWING TO LOCKOUT

BREsT. July 81. tBy the Associated
Press) ALI work at this port has
ceased, the employers naving declared
a lockout because Of the demands OF
the dockers union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
GEORGIA JUDGE NAMED.

WASHINGTON, July 3t.-Samuel II.
Shibley, Of Union Point, Ga, was nomi-
mated by President Wilson today to be
United States district Judge. Northern
district Of Georgia
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
Troops Move Quickly.


within minute orders were flashing
to various armorIes where the HoldieIs
had been uuartered for two days, ready
for duty. Army trucks began to pull
up to more distant barracks almost I'm
medlately and the soldiers sprang
at oard, Soldiers housed nearer the
scene formed In companies and marched
to their stations,
As the phalanxes swung with steady
strides into the riot area, rifles on their
shoulders and cartridges on their hips,
the roughs who had been looking for
fights disappeared as II by magic, Some
gangs sped to territory hitherto unin-
fected by terrorism and resumed their
unlawful occupation but most OF the
marauders, as rain began to fall, retired
for the night.
Law abiding negroes who had been
herded within doors for thTee days for
fear Of attack, rushed outdoors as the
tramp OF the military boots echoed down
the streets OF the black belt, but they
had peen too much overwhelmed by
fear apparently 10 offer any greeting,
merely watching with lightened coun-
tenances
As each regiment reached tts head
quarters the men were split into patrols
OF eight, who were sent out under non
commissioned officers to see that order
was preserved. Even the truculent me-
goes for the most part refrained
from feAting tho soldiers and by q
m, all was quiet in the troop guarded
territory
The most serious riot OF the night
occurred at b3d and State streets where
200 policemen fought crowd OF negroes
two hours, firing nearly thousand
shots before rioters were subdued ana
IS arrested. II was only after patrol
,,o,,ir,,od IN PIAZZA Col,tmn s)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-31
CO. GOES
TO NASHVILLE
FOR HIGH RATE
Cumberland Company Wants
State Commission to Order
Government Raise to Re-
main in Effect.

AdYlces from Nashville are To the ef.
fect that the Cumberland company, in
an effort TO beat the city TO the game,
mas applied to the commission for an
order 70 maintain the government rate
for four months, beginning Aug | and
also TO let them stand after Dec, /,
pending final adjudication Of the matter
by the commission.
Telephone service and the rates to
De paid by the subscribers. two uues-
tlons IN which the public is vitally iu-
terested, were discussed by company
officials at the special meeting OF the
city commission Wednesday afternoon,
but the discussion accomplished nothing
except to establish that the Cumber-
land company. in common with every
other telephone system controlled by
the Bell interests, wants u higher rate
schedule put into effect and that the
service In Memphis is admittedly not
what the public Is entitled to-
Pending a declslon as to a new con-
tract between the Cumberland company
ana the city, application will be made
Friday by the Cumberland company to
the state railroad and public utilities
commission at Nashville, to allow the
present war rates to continue In effect.
The government control over the wire
companies ceases at midnight Thurs
day, The congressional resolution un-
der which the companies are returned
to their owners, stipulates that tele-
phone rates In effect for July are to
remain in effect for four months "un-
less sooner changed by state commits
sions"
August Rates in Doubt.
When notice was filed by Cumber-
land officials with the state commission
n June OF the advance in rates in
Memphis, under Mr.. Burleson's order,
the state commission entered an order
stating that the advanced rates would
be permitted to be In effect only under
government order, anu no advance In
rates would be permitted without prop.
or application to the commission and
after a hearing.
Mr.. Livingston may be able TO have
this construed as change by the state
commission from the government rate
| back to the old city contract rate. In
| this event as the commission VIII not
meet again until September, Memphians
lwould escape the raise for August and
September and Rqsstbly for October
4 even n the commissions Gnally Hhoult
| grant the increase,
OF course the company will content
| that IL takes a positive action from th'
state commission to prevent the gov
ernment rates from remaining auto
matioally In effect for four month";
| from Aug I.
Henry ]. Livingston, city attorney
has suggested to the mayor and com
| missiohers that he file a protest with
| the state commission against the pro
posed advance In rates. That will prob
ably be done at once. II temporary
order can be secured from the state
commission, pending hearing, Mem
| phis subscribers would be safe on the
old rates. provided for in the city con
| tract with the Cumberland company
during August, September and probably
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