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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
Mob Storms Jail.

The trouble started shortly after mid
night Saturday night when the county
jall was stormed by mob intent upon
lynching Maurice Mayes, negro, accused
OF the murder Of Mrs Berthe Lindsey
The guardsmen, In camp near here
for annual target practice, were called
on and proceeded at once to the teart
of the city They have established a
barred zone In the heart of the negro
district where the worst OF the rlotinB
took place early Sunday morning ana
during which the two known deaths oc-
Cured,
The known dead are, ..
FIRST LIEUT.. JAMES w, PAYNE,
MadIsonvile, Ky, regular army,
JOE ETTER, negro,
The injured in hospitals are:
Fred johnson, shot through abdo-
men. may die II. V. Henderson, shot
through lung, may die; Grant Odell'
Covington, Tenn, shot through ankle
j. II. Lucas, gunshot wound; Police
man w. r. Norton, shot through leg,
w p. Clapp shot through forearm
Deputy sheCiff J II. Clowers, shot
through leg; Glib Thomas, scalp wound
and nose broken Garter Watkins, ne
gro, may die; Claude Chambers, ne
gro, dining car cook, may die Charles
Morton. negro, shot In mouth: SOL jack
son, negro gunshot wound; George
iured, Ben Glover. negro shot in thigh
by soldier while resisting search:
Lieut.. Payne was killed accidentally
carly Sunday by machine gun bullets.
He was 200 yards from the machine
gunners with several other officers
when the party was fired upon ny ne"
groes from second story window
Payne and his companions replied with
their automatcs and sought cover
lust az Lieut. Payne stepped behind
telephone pole for protection from the
negroes bullets the crew of machine
gun farther up the street opened fire
,inon a crowd OF blacks seen advancing
and shooting, Lieut.. Payne fell Into
the arms >of Capt A. c Parker Of
! Memphis. with q dozen wounds In his
legs and body. He died In an ,ambu-
lance Lieut. PAYNE was .t,,,r attached d., &c e
the Forty-sIxth infantry, regular army
| And had been detailed to the encarnp-
ment Of the Fourth Tennessee as an. in
structor. He volunteered for duty
when the riot call came Saturday night
His body was sent to Madisonville. KY.
| last night,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
BASEBALL RESULTS,
(MOrnlne eames.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMEHlCAN LEAGUE. =
At Detroit R.H ,hs
Detroit ......ssss.......ss " "
CnlCagO ....ss....'-..t 's.''s. VatT =
Dauss, Love and Ainsmith, Williams
and Schalk.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Chicago Ri u
Chicago ..,,...,,..........., ~
CINCINNATI H.......s,......,ss, D. = -
Martin and Daley Eller, LuqueN and
Wingo.
At Pittsburgh Kill r.
Pittsburgh ....................E
St, LOUIS ....s..,..sss.. ..D ~ M
Hamilton, +. Miller and Schmidka
Doak, Schupp and Clemons.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE !, =
Mobile 100000 60 l
Atlanta ......O $4,000 0 5 OF 10
Ellis, UT and Coleman; Thorburn and
Higgins.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st St. Paul s, Minneapolis 4 lo ms
nings).
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
jail Guarded.

Public sentiment against the men un-
der arrest has run high since news of
THAR brutal crime became known.
Guards have been placed about the
Shelby county Jail by Sheriff Perry,
fer the purpose Of holding off any possi-
BILE attack,
Concerted action by union labor may
bring a speedy trial to the men under
arrest Resolutions were adopted by
the Trades and Labor council Sunday
Awhich called on Judge j. Ed Richards
9for the immediate indictment of the
two men under arrest, and the imme-
eliats convenlng Of the criminal court to
put them on trial. should they be in
dicted
Cases against two Of the four men
who attacked and manhanded Miss Ha-
Eel Bray on Aug. 3, when they kid
naped her in an automobile, have been
set for Sept. 49, 1t is believed probable
that the trial of Mcnamara and Frey
will take precedence over the Bray case
in the criminal courts, because OF the
violence of their crime.
Sheriff Perry made a better record IN
the triple assault case of Friday night
than did the police in the Bray case
Perry arrested Mcnamara on the, scene
of the crime, just after his assault OF q
1T-year-ol girl. His deputies TOOK
Frey l2 hours later. Longley. the third
man in the case, still is at large.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01

Mcnamara and Frey are in Jail heav-
lily guarded. The sheriff Is making
every effort TO capture Longley, last
seen at Holly Springs, Miss,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
Weather Forecast

Fair with slightly
warmer temperature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01

All national guardsmen VIII remain
In Knoxville until the disturbances here
have been completely quelled, accord
Ing TO GeA, y, n, Sweeney IN command
OF troops II had been previously re-
ported that 1--WE Memphis edNHnaA len
would be sent home Martial has
been informally declared foll9WNFg a
conference OF city military and police
authorities Sunday afternoon,
While the authorities maintain that
the, crisis has been. passed, they. are
taking no chances OF n renewal OF the
trouble tonight and patrols Of troops
will be maintained IN the city during
the night and the most rigid survcil-
lance will be enforced Hundreds OF
persons, mostly negroes, have already
been Alisarmed by the troops and each
negro will continue TO be halted and
searched for weapons,
rioting Thus far Is Estimated at approxt-
mately $4,000, $1,000 Of this amount
being estimated 10 represent the damage
TO tho county jail and sheriff's rnst-
denoe looted by the mob shortly after
midnight saturday In ita rage at not
finding Maurice Mayes, negro slayer OF
Mrs BERTHE Lindsey, who had been
spirited away TO Chattanooga.
Negroes Leave City.
A heEira of negroes from the city
which was begun Sunday AFTERNOON WAS
continued today Reporta are that on
many thorOuEhfares leading Out oi
| Knoxville negroes were seen yesterday
last night and today, some walking ant
others III vehicles, headed N an out.
MRFd direction, apFaselatly destinea y W.
nently q until tho racial feeling hai
| been ohilterated
Judge Nelson has directed that thu
| criminal court grand jury be, convened
| Wednesday TO pass upon whether NJ
indictment shall be issued against
Mayes, who denies all guilt. Attorney
General H. A. Mynatt stated that the
grand Jury will also make inVestlga-
tions into the mob violence and II Is
predicted that u large number OF IN
dictments will be returned.
No disorder was reported Throughout
the night, tho police having not one
call The order went forth early las'
night that all pedestrians and motors
must be off the streets everywhere N
| the city at 10 O'clock, and this met
n desired response, there being Few ir
evidence. Every pedestrian or auto
mobile seen was held up by soldier
or policeman and was made to give NJ
accounting before being permitted e
proceed
Bishop s. j. Hargrave, negro minis
| terial worker Of the city, issued an ap'
| peal to the men and women OF MS race
| In which he urged that they maintair
order and decorum and refrain iron
| violence of any character, He assuret
| them that the white people are thei'
| friends lie asserted that the trouble
| OF Saturday night and Sunday was du'
| to the lowest types of blacks ant
| whites, and not to the better elemen
of either race, WHO have to suffer tn
/ pnngouuanpn ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
NATIONAL. LEAGUE

AMERICAN ASSUCTA TTUN.
ct st. Paul s, Minneapolis 4 uo In.
nings)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
RUFHIANS WOULD
MARRY GIRLS TO
BEAT PENALTIES
Proposals to Marry to Escape
Electric Chair Indignantly
RejeCted-LongIey'S Trail
Lost at Holly Springs.

Realizing the seriousness of the
charges laid at the door of Allen j.
McNamara, : John Frey ana Fuller
Longley accused as assailants Of three
Young girls last Friday night in Wolf
river bottom, relatives of two Of the
accused youths have approached two
OF the girls with proposals of marriage.
IL has not as yet been given out which
TWO received such proposals, but it is
certain they have been made by two
cf the men.
The girls early Monday afternoon
were closeted with w. T. McLain, as
sistant states attorney, and Theodore
Hum, detective, attached to the office
of the attorney general, and while no
information was forthcoming as to the
outcome of the interview 1t was said
that the proposals win be scornfully
rejected and the effort on the part of
the relatives of the accused will be
regarded an admission Of possible guilt,
so great was the solicitation on their
part TO smoothe things over
1t is not known In behalf Of which
two the proposals were made, but mas
much as Mcnamara is married, his
, wife entering suit for divorce only last
week. II is considered improbable that
he was one Of them.
Up to Monday afternoon Fuller Long
ley had not yet been apprehended by
the authorities,
LongleyS Trall Hot.
SThe automobile in which Fuller Long
ley made his escape Friday night from
the scene where he, Allen MCNAMARA
and John Frey, are accused of having
assaulted three young girls, has been
found at Victoria. Miss, abandoned.
Victoria is SO miles from Memphis, on
the Frisco railroad
Il,e car was supposed to be the prop
cry OF r. g. Rather, automobile repair
man, who has been in frequent trou-
bic with the police and the criminal
courts for alleged thefts Of auto tires
and automobiles. information telephoned
TO Sheriff o. II. Perry Sunday from the
sheriff in Mississippi was to the effect
that Rather had claimed the machine
However, records in Memphis show
that the transfer Of tags was 70 Nc
Nanara The engine number Ia etfaced
J1ongley's trail, which led from sVicto.
ria, ended at Holly Springs, MISC. u
from Memphis 1t is believed thai
Lcngley took train in Holly Springs.
Sheriff Perry expressed confidencs
tllAt Information whiehehe had s1sss
lip and passed on TO cities iTAAll difee'
tlons from Memphis Saturday wosilt
lead to Longiey's capture within few
days. Isongiey, ike McNannata ant
Frey, will be charged with criminal as
sault when he Is taken. MCNAMARA ana
FreyIare IN the county JAIL held withou
bond, since an examination by thre,
physicians showed beyond a doubt tha
all three Of the girls had been crtm'
NELLY assaulted
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
STOCKMEN OF WHITE PINE
COUNTY HOLD MEETING

Government control of range land
was discussed at a meeting of the
stockmen of White Pine county held
last week in Ely.
w. N. McGill presided and the
meeting was addressed by Vernon
Metcalf of Reno. secretary of the
State Stockmen's association. and by
F. Murdoch and George f. McKenna.
members of the state association.
The present condition of the ranges
throughout the county has called to
the attention of the stockmen the
seriousness of the situation under the
present system of feeding and the
prospect of the government extending
a helping hand in the apportionment
of the range has brought the cattle
and sheep men together.-lWhite Pine
News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
TEACHERS NOT EVEN IN
SHEEPHERDERS' CLASS

George Z. McCracken, deputy state
school superintendent for the fourth
district, has received an interesting
and significant letter from n of the
school trustees of his district. II
tells of the difficulty in securing
teachers and also complains of the
lack of funds and the small compen-
sation allowed. The letter. however.
is explanatory of these things and
with names omitted is as follows:
Dear Sir:-Accompanying this is
my report for-district. AS you will
see | have had six and one-half
months school and have paid a
teacher 500 per month.
AS We charge $40 per month for
board, our teacher has made $3.50 and
board for the year. Measured in -four.
bacon and shoe leather. that's a very
small salary.
Nov, as my fund is about ex-
hausted, what have | to offer to the
mex applicant. have not the nerve
to offer $3.50 a year. If | had. you
know what my chances are of getting
a teacher.
"A Basque sheepherder gets 81. 200
a year and board. and while | don't
expect to be able TO pay that much.
I should like to offer $40 a month.
for a term of eight months. With 500
for board. that would put her al
most in the s~heepherder class.
Il have about s45 remaining in the
fund. With an additional 5000 I can
make IL. Now what are my chances?
Hoping to hear from you soon, I
am very truly yours"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
COWBOY SUCCEEDS
BECOMES A SOLDIER

Billie Hutchinson, a rancher coming
from Rockwell, Texas, is at last a buck
priyate in the United States army.
During the world war he was refused
voluntary elistment in the army, the
navy passed him without considera-
ton and the draft board turned him
down
Last week Billie attended the Rodeo
here. He visited the local recruiting
Office and attempted to enlist in the
regular army. He was given a physi-
cal examination which showed 6 feet
6 inches in height and weight LOG
pounds. This proportion between
height and weight was sufficient for
rejection, but Billie received n more
chance.
A message was sent to the adjutant
general requesting a waiver on the
physical requirements. A reply grant
ing the waiver was received yesterday
afternoon. Billie was Immediately
notified. He was sworn into service
in the infantry. He will be on his
way to join the American expedi-
tionary forces in France within the
next week.-[Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
WOULD HELP PAY PREMIUMS
ON SOLDIERS INSURANCE

Enlisted men h%onorably discharged
from their service In the army during
the war with Germany will have their
premiums on policies of war risk in
surance taken out by them paid by
the government for two years from
the date of such discharge, in order
that they may keep up their policies
and at the same time readjust them
selves to the new conditions follow
ing the war, il a bill introduced by
Representative Roscoe Mccullough OF
Ohio, is enacted into law.
Mccullough. a Republican. has be-
come one of the most pronounced
advocates in Congress of the rights
of the private soldier and has for
months been insisting that the Wal
Department should bring them home
as soon as possible. In the House
last January he south to fix a definite
date for bringing home all of the sol
diers of the American Expeditionary
Forces. He has urged repeatedly
that all Of the conscripted men should
be discharged from the service before
any effort is made to provide in the
future for any large standing army.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
FLAYED BY HIS FRIENDS.

One afer another, the Democrats in Congress are faying the Wilson d
mfnstraton fr its extravaganza and inemcency. Senator Pomerene Of Ohio
exposed the hypocrisy of the pretended economy" of the railroad admins
traton under MeAdoo Senator Chamberlain of Oregon; Representative Sis
O of Mississippi and others, have denounced the inefciency dextrava-
gance of the War Department; Senator Owens of Oklahoma has shown thu
mischfevous results of the Presidents defeat of the Weeks-Madden somuo
for the creation of a joint congressional committee o n reconstruction; Sena-
tor Thomas of Colorado has severely criticized the policy of class legisla-
ton and administrations; Senator Reed of Missouri brought public attention
to the mistaken policies Of the food and fuel administrations; Senator Mcclellan
of Tennessee has pointed out the mismanagement and incompetency In III
reau of the Var Department; Representative Blanton of Texas has exposed
waste and favoruism in the Department of Labor, Representative Galhvan
of Massachusetts, has set forth in much detail the chaos wrought in the postal
service.
The list could be greatly extended. but this is enough to show that no
longer cn the Democrats stand by the administration and quet their o.
sciences There might we'll be added to this lis t the name of David
renee, the newspaper writer, who a Tor years the most ardent applauder
IF everything President Wilson did. Recently he enumerated several causes
for public dsapproval Of the administration and o he declares TIL the
United States would be helpless. 81 far Is aircraft service is concerned, II
W e should be attacked by even so weak and Insignificant a foe Is Mexico
Notwithstanding the expenditure of millions upon millions of dollars for air
craft, he declares that the United States is low no. sc well prepared fol a
emergency IN the border as it "a when General Pershing went to Mexico
to get Villa" and came back without him. This, as Mark Anthony would W
said, "s the most unkindest u of ALL"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
ELKO'S CELEBRATION OF
FOURTH WAS THE BUNK

The Fourth of July celebration at
Elko will go down in history as the
most quiet one ever held in this city.
1t was originally intended to hold a
two-day celebration. but. owing to the
fact that the airplane was unable to
reach here and the baseball game with
Eureka being called off on account of
the Eureka nine going elsewhere, and
the auto races cancelled when the city
council refused to allow them to be
run on the streets, no attempt was
made TO hold the program scheduled
for the third. And, although the pro-
gram for the Fourth was carried out
as published. there was no snap or
interest taken by the public.
The parade was a farce, and, start
ing early in the day. put a demper on
the whole proceedings. When the
people gathered at the courthouse for
the speaking, there seemed to be a
hitch, with the result that no addresses
were made. This was probably due
to the fact that the speeches were to
be addressed to the soldier boys-and
there were no soldiers in the parade.
The ball game in the afternoon was
well attended and was a good, clean
game. Elko winning from Winnie
mucca.-[Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLI.
CATION OF NEVADA VALLEYS
POWER COMPANY TO HAVE THE
TERM OF THE FRANCHISE
UNDER WHICH 1T Is OPERAT-
ING, INCREASED TO FIFTY
YEARS.

The Nevada Valleys Power Com
pany having filed with the Board of
County Commissioners of the County
of Humboldt, State Of Nevada. its pc
tition requesting to have the term of
the franchise under which il Is oper-
ating increased to fifty years, In ac-
cordance with the statutes in such
cases made and provided:
Notice is hereby given that said ap-
~plication of the Nevada Valleys Power
Company has been set for hearing.
and will be heard. by the Board of
County Commissioners of said County
of Humboldt, at the chambers of the
said County Commissioners, in the
courthouse. at the City of Winnie
mucca. county and state aforesaid, at
its regular meeting to be held on the
9Th day of August, 1919. at which time
objections to extending the term of
said franchise may be heard and con-
sidered.
Dated July 5. 1919.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
HUMBOLDT COUNTY,
BY TOM p. EBERT. Chairman.
j. W. DAVEY,
County Clerk for the County of Hum
boldt and ~ex-oficio Clerk OF the
County Commissioners OF said
County.
First publication July S. 1913.
Last publication August 2. 1913.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
NOTICE TO

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners for
Humboldt County, Nevada. will re-
ceive bids for the following items in
the construction of a courthouse
building at Winnemucca, Nevada, ac-
cording 10 official plans and speciica-
tons IS revised July Z. 1919:
I-Excavating and grading.
concrete work.
3-Stone work (set in place..
-Terra Gotta and brick (set in
place..
5-Plastering and Turing.
6-Plumbing and heating.
7-Oil equipment.
8-Electric wiring.
9-Roofing.
10-Carpentry and mill work.
1I-Marbel and tile.
12-Painting and glazing.
13-Ftnish hardware.
14-Iron and sheet metal.
General contractors may submit
bids to include more than one or all
the above items in a single amount.
Drawings and specifications may be
secured at the Office OF +. j. belong
champ. Architect, Reno. Nevada.
A deposit of $40 will be required for
each set Of drawings and specifica-
tons taken from the architects
office.
Bids will be received at the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners at Winnemucca. Ne
vada, not later than 10 am. on August
Z, 1919.
All bids shall be sealed In opaque
envelope and addressed 10 Board OF
County Commissioners, Winnemucca
Nevada, and marked. bid for Court
house Building" Each bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check
amounting TO at least 5 per cent OF
the amount OF the bid.
The Board of County Commissioners
reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids.
Authorized this 7th day of July,
1913, by the Board of County Com
missioners for Humboldt County.
j. w. DAVEY,
County Clerk and ex-ofiicio Clerk OF
the Board of County Commissioners
for Humboldt County.
First publication, July 8. 1919.
Last publication. August z. 1919.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
BADLY BURNED WHEN
GASOLINE EXPLODES

A. Cordetti, who several months
ago with painfully burned when q
can of gasoline in which he was
cleaning woolens took fire, was again
badly burned from the same cause
early Sunday morning, and as a re-
suit. is in a serious condition, fears
at first being expressed for his re-
covery.
Cordetti was working in the rear
of his tailoring shop which he but re-
Gently opened. formerly the Rock.
well place, and had several tubs OF
gas~oline-soaked garments in the pro
less of cleaning. when one of them
took fire. presumably from friction
He was Immediately enveloped in
flames. His screams attracted Mrs
NJ. NJ. Riley who. seeing the blaze
startled Fremont street with frantic
cries OF fire. The blazing man prob
ably saved his W life in having the
presence of mind n immediately
throw himself upon tho ground, roll
ing over and over, successfully ex.
tinguishing the flames. bui not be.
fore he vas frightfully burned about
the body and legs. pr. Lewis wa.
called and after first aid. the unfor
innate man was taken to the Las We.
| gas hospital, where II is bell we'd h,
will recover.-[Las Vegas Age.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
Shall Safeguards Survive?

Y HIS persistence in pressing a peace treaty which includes a
league of nations covenant, President Wilson has not only ehal-
lenged but insulted a coordinate branch of the government On
March A. 1919, thirty-nine members of the senate, more than
sufficient to defeat a peace treaty, signed a dehberately drafted
document in which they declared their opposition to a treaty
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
HAS A FOLLOWING

Charles F. Howard of Indiana has announced himself as a Democratic can
didate Tor the United States senate and he intends to u on a platform de-
claring against the league of nations. Unfortunately for Charley, he is a little
late. Senators Watson and New, both Republicans, both sitting, beat him to
it by several months. And in addition to their opposition to the league they
re opposed to absoluism and paternalism in government and fol America
First" However, the fact that Howard seeks election IS an opponent of the
league is pretty good indication that the Democrats Of Indiana aen not unan-
imously indoring the league, IS they are being urged to do by Chairman
Cummings. Blind rahfcatons ire not to the liking Of the voters in the
Hooser state.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
INDUSTRIAL NEWS IN BRIEF

McGill-Gold strike with values run
ming $4,000 made in Rattlesnake
canyon.
Lovelock = Construction on Perish
ing hotel progressing rapidly.
Keno Washoe county purchases
road equipment valued at s21. 900
preliminary to improving county
roAda.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
WOUNDS FROM A FRIEND.

If Congress undertakes al investigation of the manner in which public
funds were wasted in the aircraft fasco. David Lawrence. a worshiper of
the Wilson administration. will apparently make a frstclass witness Here
is what he says of the situation after the people of this country have spent
hundreds ofm millions of dollars for aircraft production: THE United States
is lot able in the event of al emergency on the Mexican border. to put into
action at once a n air service comparable TO that which General Pershng
had when he first undertook the pursuit of Villa" A sad state o affairs