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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
MISSISSIPPI FAIR
OPENS At JACKSON
Immense Crowds Throng City
and Exhibits Are in Place.
Fine Racing Program.

JACKSON, Miss, Oct 90. CSpl)-The
Mississippi state fair opened at the
noon hour today for what promises to
be the most successful event In the 16
years Of its history.
Weather conditions were somewhat
threatening during the early forenoon,
but shortly before II O'Clock the sun
struggled through the clouds and an
ideal day is promised.
Fully $4,000 people assembled on the
grounds this afternoon to witness the
opening attraction, Lieut.. Omer Lock-
lear changing planes in midair, Crowds
on the streets are the largest since the
memorable visit of President Taft to
jackson ten years ago. All incoming
trains this morning were filled to over
flowing, and thousands came TO the
capital In automobiles froms nearby
towns.
A half holiday has been declared for
the afternoon, all business houses,
shops, factries, etc, closing at l
o'clock. The public schools suspended
at the same hour, and all school chill
dren under II years Of age will be given
free admittance.
The only convention featured on to-
days program Is the statewide rally Of
the Red Cross, which brought several
hundred delegates. A round table dis
cussion of the work was started at
at the Edwards.
Hotels and boarding houses through
out the city are jammed to the limit
of their capacity and overnight visitors
who have not made reservations con
front the possibility Of not finding
quarters.
The state fair gates opened at noon,
and at that hour nearly every exhibit
was in place, only a few finishing
touches being necessary on the various
buildings, The racing program started
pacing, t%rotting and running races. The
track is in excellent shape.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
Y. NJ. C. A. SHOWS
ORPHANS PICTURES

4. H. Wright, boys work secretary
for the Y, NJ, {. A., is planning a series
Of moving picture programs for the
members Of the boys department Of
the association and also for the chill
dren of orphanages OF the city.
The first program was given for the
children Of the juvenile court Mt 1880
p, m, Saturday, the children from Leath
orphanage were next shown the pic
lures, later the grammar schol boys
viewed the films and Saturday night
the messenger boys saw the show.
1t is planned to take the machine to
each of the orphan homes and hospitals
where children may see the picture
programs each week Exhibits win be
given at the Y, NJ. c. A, building for
the various departments Of the boys
time 1t Is planned to invite various boys
Sunday school classes III to see the
pictures.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
START "Y" DRIVE
FUND HALF RAISED
Campaign for $50, 900 Will
Open Tuesday With Dinner
at Chisca.

Advance subscriptions for almost one,
halt OF Memphis $3.50, 900 Y. NJ. G.. A
budget are expected to be m when the
W-day drive Is formally launched Mon.
day night at a dinner for the team cap
tatns and workers at the Hotel Chisca
The tund was given a good start with
2 $4,000 contribution by l.. NJ. STRAIT
ton, director Of the campaign, and Mr.,
STATIONS interests, and five 49, 0 sub
scriptions by members q the board oil
directors, as announced last week, All
advance subscriptions will be announc-
cd Monday night, and it is believed
that they will amount TO at least S75,
600 and possibly SEQ, 900.
A committee Of 40 men have been
working on advance subscriptions, The
members of'this committee are: w. c.
Johnson. II. r, Ellis, G. Il. Ftzhugh,
+, n, Fisher, X. w, Bailey, j. w. Gates,
w. b. Bayless. j. r. Norfleet, A. II.
Jennings, J. NJ. Goff, w. c. Early A, D,
Tayloe and K. l.. Jordan.
Fifteen teams viii start out Tuesday
10 make a canvass of some 5000 pros
pcctive contributors. as well as all who
feel inclined to help in the work Of the
Y. NJ. c. A, Under the directions OF
the i6-team captains, about $50 work
ers will assist in putting over the drive.
The team captains are:
W, A. Hall, Boiling Sibley, j, Il,
Hyde, J, ., Collier, s. II, Stout, J. Z,
Holmes, DR., Walter NJ. White, W, r..
G. Berlin. Capt. Guy Joyner, !. y. Allen,
ir,, Hardwig Pores, II, II. Barker. Il,
b. Clinton, l., s. Lawo. Kenneth q.
Duffield and G, Il. Schlecht.
OF the $3.50, 900 budget, 10000 will go
toward the support OF the state and in
ternational work of the Y, NJ, G. A,
about Si20,000 to pay off all indebted
ness on the local association building,
and the remainder to finance the Y. M.
c. A. program In Shelby county for the
year 1920.
Eleven Southern states will conduct
their campaign for the support of the
Y. NJ, c. a. at the game time. Cam
paigns in the Eastekn, Northern and
Western states win follow later.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
BATTLESCARRED
EQUIPMENT HERE
=
Tanks, Guns and Tractors Di-
rect From France on
River Front.

a trainload of war dogs under The
supervision OF the ordnance department
OF the war department paid Memphis q
surprise visit Sunday and Monday and
despite the fact that their coming was
unannounCed interested throngs gath
cred at Adams avenue and Front street
throughout the two days to look over
the battle SCARED guns, tractors. tanks
and other equipment in the exhibit.
There are two purposes which actuat-
ed the war department in sending out
this %trainload of heavy ordnance on a
tour of the country. The primary pur-
pose IS to secure recruits for the ord
nance branch OF the army, the second
being to acquaint the public with the
lntricaotes Of heavy ordnance handling
n furnish f%irst-hand information as
TO the manner In which the army han
dies the big guns during wartime.
The exhibit which requires an entire
train consists Of regulation army trac-
tors, a captured German army tractor,
several tanks ranging from the two
man whtppets to the largest size, an
eight-inch howitzer, long-range gun
mounted IN an auto tractor and sew
pieces of smaller caliber.
a complete electric generating plant,
milling machine plant, lathe and other
machine shop equipment il also carried
and demonstrations In repair and up
hNtP VI Wv VuiaiNt SNulpllltHl are CIV
en- by members of the party which in
cludes 20 men and two officers.
Practically all of the exhibit is cam
ouflag9d and came to this country direct
from the battlefields OF France. Scars
on the tanks, particularly, made by ma
chine gun bullets bear mute testimony
to the previous fighting record of these
valiant war machines,
, The train has toured the West and
M il next To the 1ugt eionDipu
point, The exhibit win leave Memphis
Monday night for Louisville, Ky, from
which point 1t will be returned to Alb
erdeen, Md.
A tent was set up on the grounds
Monday morning and from this vantage
point an effort Is being made to secure
recruits for the ordnance department.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
Thousands VieW
Biggest Circus
Parade Ever Here

Today is circus day, and young and
old are filled with that particular brand
of enthusiasm that only the clowns and
the elephants arouse. Probably excite
ment runs higher than ever before.
for the colossal giant of the white
tops entertaining today is none Of your
ordinary shows, but a combination of
Americas two most famous circuses
bearing the strange, yet familiar, title
Of Ringing Brothers and Barnum &
Bailey Combined.
People came from everywhere Mon
day for circus day. BY the hour set
for the street parade, the business dis
trict and those residential thorough
fares included in the line of march,
were jammed with expectant humanity.
Then came the brilliant procession
miles and miles of 1t. 1t proved to be
the longest and best parade ever seen
here.
1t was a %cornucopia of CLEAN, glitter,
and much music. Bands ripped forth
their infectious melody. Beautiful
equines caparisoned In crimson and
Long serpentine teams danced in and
out ahead of correspondingly tiny
coaches Of state. These formed a happy
contract to the heaVy-maned Per-
cherons and Norman grays that,
hitched in fours, Fights and even
lWelNeS, ureW massive taDleau wagons
bearing strange and gorgeous costumed
folks from many lands. Richly dressed
riders swung by-Cossacks from the
Siberian steppes, cowboys and girls
from the West, gaily turbaned Arabs
and Bedouln chiefs. There were yelled
beauties from the Orient and petite
beauties from the Occident.
Closely shattered dens, all gold and
glitter, rumbled past, doubtless carry
ing the most precious and ferocious
were open. And finally of all things
awaited by the youngsters, something
dark of color and ominous in outline
began to bob UP and down in the dis
lance. Others appeared beside, and be-
bind it. The very streets seemed to
rock under the mighty tread. Then
guided by white helmeted, red coated
keepers, the elephants swayed past.
And in what number! II the Ringing
Brothers Combined paraded nothing but
that battalion of big-eared giants they
would have a procession almost as long
as some of the smaller shows. And
yet not all the big fellows were in
parade. Some of the star performers
were left at the circus grounds. A
quarter Of a million pound elephant
act Is one of the many big features
that was greeted by the immense audi
ence that gathered at the show grounds
this afternoon. Everything presented,
from the mammoth Introductory pa
geant to the closing numbers of the
program, is presented IN a gigantic
scale. Ringing Brothers and Barnum
& Bailey give a matinee and a fare
well performance tonight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
ROMANCE ENDS
PRACTICALLY FOR
MEMPHIS GIRL
Husband Accused in New Or
leans Of Having Two and
Possibly Three Wives, All
Still Living.

NEW ORLEANS, La, oct. 2O.-The
eternal triangle Of which a Memphian.
Roy Har1nan, was the stellar attrac-
square.
me most mysterious prisoner Is be-
coming more and more mysterious.
" ADDITION to the girl who claims TO
I"Ne married the man in Memphis,
there are now two other women claim
ing 10 be the wives Of Hartman.
Ills wives 10 date are: Lillian Red
dihg, Memphis stenographer. married
10 nm By Justice w. A. Tavlor on Sept
She left New Orleans Friday for her
ONE in jackson. Miss. with her fatn-
err Mrs. Hazel Newman. held at IsoEt-
ton hospital and Mrs. Helen Hartman
Of Chicago.
Police late Friday revealed that two
letters written by Mrs. Helen Hartman
IRON Chicago n ~postmarked Oct. "a
We're found. They were discovered in
the mans handbag In his Dom at 1922
81 Louis street, where he was living
with Mrs. Hazel Newman. Around the
corner two blocks away little Lillian
sided. So
While the letters were not made pub
lie by the police, officers cav out a
few excerpts. These present another in
divldual In the case. lie is Norman,
thc i4-yehT-Olu son or tHrman.
The woman wrote Hartman in a re-
proving manner and from the letter II
seems that they have been separated.
She reproves him for his conduct, tells
him that he Is getting older now and
That 1t Is about time for him to settle
down, At the same time she writes,
Norman 1.-THE boy) Is beginning to grow
and is beginning TO realize things as
they are. The woman states that it is
time for Hartman tn cat IA V.auffI,n ,,t
to adjust his weaknesses.
The letters were written to Roy Har-
man. care general delivery, New Or
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
MEMPHIS RANKS FIRST
AS AVIATION CITY

Memphis has been definitely placed
on the route Of the aerial derby OF the
world and is one OF the principal cities
on the map" declares a telegram re-
teeived Monday morning by W. Fl. Hay
ley, secretary of the Chamber Of Com
merce, from the committee which the
chamber sent to Kansas City to meet
the commission which is touring the
world to man out the course.
Commodore Beaumont. chairman Of
the commission, and President Hawley,
Of the Aerial Club Of America. say that
aviation is farther advanced in Mem
phfs than any other city in the coun-
Try. Including New York. They in
tend to hold Memphis advancement up
as an example on their trip around the
world" the committee added,
The Memphis committee was headed
by G. G. Garrison, of the Memphis
Aerial COMPANY.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20

PHYSICIANS WILL TALK
ON NEURATIC CONDITIONS

The regular meeting of the Memphis
and Sholhy County Medical society win
be held In the First criminal courtroom
at the courthouse Tuesday at s O'Clock
p. m,
The following program will be car
ried out
"Aneurysms and Aneurysmorraphy-
Experience In 20 Cases'-nr. Nj. Colt
man,
To open discussion-Dr. W. h, Burns,
shell ShnCk' (War Ncurosisl-Dr.
W q. Somcrvile.
TO open discussion-pr, Il. G. Thomp-
son
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20

ously r%etardinE road construction 90 the
south. This first concerted effort Of
Southern highway commissions was so
successful thar IL suggested the idea
of organizing 10 handle all large road
building problems together.
one 81 The most important things
which 10 is hoped his cooperation will
bring about is a proper linking OF state
highways, 20 result In a fine system
OF Interstate highways throughout the
10 southern states. Ii IS also expected
that common agreements may be made
On Kinds Of highways. the types Of ma
terials 90 be used, the kind Of road
building equipment to be employed and
matters OF car supply n movement
All questions in fact, touching the wei
fare ot highway building In the South,
gre 60 he handled Jointly.
ADt yt The orders of business at the
meeting win the hearing Of the report
Of The special delegation which went
to Washington secure more ars for
harding road materials. TO urge prompt
a4strihut ION by the government Of trucks
Ter hauling gravel and crushed stone
an dc voice vigorous opposition TO the
laR hSaeEd bill, which proposes TO Gre
ate a national highway commission,
would have complete charge Of
distribution Of all federal aid funds for
T~oaahullding This report will be made
by George W, Fo0she. Of the Cham
ber 90 commerce good roads committee.
Thomas u. King, chairman Of the
Of Commerce good roads com
mlttecl win preside.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
COURT BUYS
CODES FOR SQUtRES

The last meeting OF the quarterly
county court was shot and sweet, the
squires meeting at II am. Monday and
adjourning until the next meeting, the
first Monday in January, at 1880 am:
Little business was transacted, AL
fred Atkinson of the Third district the
appointed constable to succeed J, Nj,
Glynn, resigned. Atkinson will not
qualify until the January term of court,
but will be made a deputy sheriff pend-
ing his qualification as constable.
A resolution was passed authorizing
a committee to purchase a copy of
Shannon's code, annotated, for each
member OF the county court and for
other county officials who are entitled
to them by law. The sum of IS will
be allowed for each of the old codes re-
turned and deducted from the price Of
the rev ones. The new codes will cost
S23 each, minus the S. for the old ones
The sum Of $1,0S4 was transferred
from the market house and auditorium
BOND issue fund to the general fund,
This amount represents the expenses
incurred in floating the issue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20

Miriam Mooney to Robert e. Gal
loWay, Mrs, Martha James to Frank
Phillips, Beulah Conyer to w. P. Gwin-
ner, Ola R. Tredway to ]. W. Williams,
Susie Usher Robinson to Erich Muehl,
Mrs. Hannah Cohen to Isadore Gold
berg. Mrs. Mildred Catherine Young
man to Wiley Sidney Aycock, Emma 4.
Thomasson to l.. e. Green, TIA Lucille
Turner to, Claude e. Borum, Emmie
Hales to Charley Anderson.
Ethel Boone to Leroy Crowder, Ceile
A.. Booker to Ernest Evans, Bessie RAN
die to Edmond Pryor, Carmen Thomas
TO L. NJ, McKissick, Annie Bell Broad
max to Ed Bell, Frances Coe to r. C.
West, Bertha Strickland to Riley
Knight. Henrietta Allen to Mathes
Stevens, Stella Garner to Emmett Nc
Kinney, Katie Starks to Vance Burns,
Lula A. Milton to A. D. Hodges, Har-
riet Peoples to r. f. Parker, Lillian
Cogwil to Charley Brown, Susie White
to William Phillips, Elsenia Robinson to
Johnson Smith, Roxenia Townsend to
Troy Robinson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
QUlTMAN co. FARM
IS CAUSE OF SUIT

The suit of W. Il. Herbert against ].
h. Cook. aged Arkansas planter, in
which he seeks to force the defendant
to convey to him a farm which he al
leges he purchased from Cook in Quit
man county, Mississippi, was begun
Monday in the First chancery court.
The farm in question Is said to be a
valuable tract Of land.
Herbert claims that Cook sold him
the farm In June, 1917, but failed to
deliver same, The farm was sold to
another person before Herbert pur-
chased II, II is claimed.
The defense will set up the plea that
Cook, whue Is SO years old. is not of
sound mind and was mentally t~ucapaci 4
tated TO make q contract when he sold'
the farm to Herbert,
Wilson q Armstrong are attorneys for
Herbert, while Fitzhugh a Murrah are
appearing Ter Cook,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
BIDS WANTED,

Bids will be received and publicly
opened by the Shelby County Commits
sion at their office, Room No. Z, in the
Courthouse, Memphis. Tennessee, at ?
o'clock pm, Thursday, October 20, 1919,
for furnishing one or more cars of De-
formed Reinforcing Steel Bars cut to
Il inch square, " inch square, l inch
square, IN inch square. IL inch square.
Bids will also be received for the pur-
chase OF ! Concrete Mixer, Z cubic
feet capacity.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION,
BY +. W. HALE, Secretary.
Oetoher II 1919
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
THE IRON RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY OF
MEMPHIS.

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Iron Mountain Railroad Com
pany of Memphis for the election of
directors for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction Of such other business
as may come before said meeting, will
be held at the office of the company
In the city of Memphis. state of Ten
nessee, on Tuesday, the 2Sth day If
October, 1919, at 8 o'clock I'm. q.
For the purposes of this meeting the
stock transfer books of the lbs
will be closed for 10 days Immediately
preceding the date of the meeting and
will remain closed until the opening Of
business the day following. .
The annual meeting of the board of
directors Of the company will be held
at its office in the Railway Exchange
building. in the city of st. Louis, Mo-,
on Friday, the Slst day Of October, 1919,
ut 2 o'clock pm,
j, G. DREW, President.
Il. II. LYCETT, Secretary.
st. Louis. Mo, Sept. % 1919.
TO OUR MANY FRIENDS-Owing to
the statement which has been made in
the past, we wish to state we are still
looking to the interest of our people and
operating business under name of Tribe
of Canaan Undertaking Co, having a
charter from the state of Tennessee.
Thanking you for past favors. Tribe of
Canaan Undertaking Co, 436 Beale. NJ.
60SS,
j. B. DUNN, President.
WILLIE l.. TAYLOR, Secretary.
J. e. WILLIAMS, Funeral Director.
10 THE MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE
OF CANAAN:
The office Of this society has been
moved to 274 South Orleans st. and
the society has severed its connection
with the undertaking company of the
same name and has no connection with
1t whatever.
[. II. DOWNINGS. Secy.
REV, II. b, BRUNSON, S. G. C.,
FAMILY washing 25c a pound; cur
tains, Csc a pair: mems shirts a spe-
cialtN. Can Reulah Carter. WA. 1210-.L.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
HURT IN RAIL
WRECK IN ARKANSAS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 20. tSpl)-
Twenty persons were hurt early today
when a Rock Island passenger train on
the nes Arc Searcy branch was de-
rallied by n broken switch rail near Des
Are.
injured, most Of them Des Arc n
Stuttgart people. viii live, although a
negro porter is said to have been Sc
riously hurt,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20

ALLEGES FALSE ARREST;
ASKS FOR DAMAGES

Declaring that he was arresAcd with
him on Aug. 30; that his arrest wns
malicious and illegal and without prob.
able cause, that he was locked up In
jail from that date until Aug. 81 and
was never tried for any offense, Henry
F. Harris Monday filed suit for dam
ages In the sum OF Sb,oOo In circuit
court against the Paige company OF
Memphis, J. Allen Creath. Charley III,
vine and j. W, HoNle. city detective.
Tie suit was filed h. II. l.. Anderson
and A g. Riley, attorneys for com.
%platnant. Tho specific charge is false
arrest and Imprisonment.
Harris says he was working for the
Memphis Service garage when Crcath
and Divine had him arrested.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
SOUTHERN ROAD
COMMISSIONS TO
MEET ON OCT. Is
ehamber of Commerce Hopes
to Coordinate Highway
Program of All Southern
States at Meeting.

kilograms went out TO an the high-
way commissions ia the Southern states
Monday morning from the Chamber OF
Commerce good roads committee urging
that the commissions inform the com
mittee of the size Of the committees
which will be sent to the meeting &C.
be held IN Memphis Oct. rs.
The meeting has been called for the
purpose Of effecting the coordination
n cooperation Of the Southern states
in all matters pertaining 10 the building
Of highways. and is considered OF the
utmost Importance TO the good roads
movement in this section. II Is a Sc
auel 20 the meeting Of representatives
Of the highway departments OF five
Southern states with tho Chamber OF
Commerce good roads committee on
Sept s, at which arrangements were
made for JOINT action 10 relieve the
shortage OF cars which was then seri-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
ARKANSAS HIGH COURT
TO HEAR PROHI APPEAL

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 20. (Spl)
The supreme court today set Nov. 3
to hear oral arguments on the petition
OF c. II, Whittemore and others asking
a ~mandamus to compel Secretary Of
state T. j. Terral to submit the ma
tlonal prohibition ratification to the
voters for a referendum vote.
Mr.. Terral, holding that ratification
Is vested solely in the Legislature, has
refused to submit the question. The
legislature has already ratified prohibit
Hon
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
e
Loews Lyceuln.

Mckay Scotch Revue, 4 splendid
o. 1sical act returned 10 L0ew i ~.
'"uiA Sunday and the hit scored on the
Previous visit was repeated. with added
aest, II such a thing could be.
elliot and West. IN song and dance;
l.coHatd and Whitney, 10 q sketch.
'nuffS's RISE Wells aud Crest, an
other senf and dance team, also are
On the program
NttiiaW tarnuui starring N an aG-
ir,rahle and prctcntthusl, tagged ptt,-
ducftofi The last oi the puanes," is
the film feature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
TO BE ROTARY GUEST

John Temple Graves. journalist and
publicist, district governor of the Ro-
tary club, viii be the guest of the
Memphis club at the regular weekly
luncheon Tuesday at 1880 pm. The
luncheon will be given at the Hotel
Gayoso instead of the Chisca on ac-
count or a party being given at the
regular place Of meeting.
Members are urged to make a special
effort to attend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
ACCUSED OF STEALING
CLOTHES IN Y. M. C. A.

loo Jewell is wears old. salesman,
OF Azalia, ARK, will he given a hearing
IN city court Monday afternoon on q
ors at tho Y NJ, q. A. 1'ewell IN AL
legged 20 have had on a pair OF shoes
belonging to one OF his Victims when
arrested. An exchange was made III
the cell room at central police head
quarters. The accused Is also said to
have taken u watch from the locker
room.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
CITIZENSHIP is SOUGHT.

leaac Astrot, retail grocer, residing
at 500 Alstoc avenue, filed declaration
Of intention of becoming a citizen OF
the United States Monday morning with
tho clerk, of the federal court, Astrov
emigrated to the United States from
Sweden in 1871. He Is a native Of
Russia and %renounced allegiance 10 that
country.