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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

cell at $50 o'clock, finding the con
demned man very calm.
My father taught me not to fear
DEATH he said, "and | shall die
courageously. I love France and never
betrayed my country"
Asked If he had any communication
to make to the party. Lenoir replied (:
AT the moment of death / repeat
what l have always vainly asked-to
be confronted with Joseph Caillaux."
(Joseph Caillaux, former premier
of France. now is under arrest in a
hospital near Paris. facing similar
charges to those upon which Ienoir
was convicted).
Lenoir then argued that the action
of the court had shown that his case
and that of M. Caillaux were connected.
Lencir's lawyer then demanded that his
request to be confronted with NJ. Gail
laux be communicated to the under
secretary of military justice. This was
done and the order to postpone the
execution was received two hours later.
When he heard that he was not TO he
executed this morning, Lenoir said:
Before God and man, swear I am
no traitor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
ITALIAN SHIP BLOWS UP
Four Men Of Crew Believed to Have
Been Drowned OF Mobile

Pensacola, Fla. Sept. 19.-(By A.
P.)--The City of Biloxi. an Italian
barkentine. bound from Gulfport. Miss.
to Genoa, blew up twenty three miles
off Mobile bar, according TO survivors
who were brought here by the steamer
Knights Island.
Four men who had been on shore
leave. and who were rowing alongside
the ship at the time of the explosion are
missing, and it is thought they were
thrown into the water and drowned.
The captain. Ango Francisco. and
twenty men took to the ships boats
and were picked up. 1t was believed
the explosion. which was in the engine
room, was caused by leaking gasoline
pipe.
The City of Biloxi was loaded at
Gulfport and sailed August %. although
she did not leave Ship Island, the Gulf
port quarantine station, until WCdnpS-
day..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
heNew
Wool
Materials
In All Their Luxurious
Warmth and Beauty

There are natty Scotch Tweeds,
every thread wool and 56 inches
wide, at only $3.98-popular for
both coats and suits.
Also among these less expensive
materials are heavyweight mix
lures and curly coating Zibelines
with the luster of silk-54 inches
wide, and only 1898.
For tailored Frocks and Skirts
there is a fine new line of Wool
Jersey in soft heather mixtures,
along with the fashionable trico-
tines, poiret twills, staple serges,
new checked and striped skirtings.
The hdndsomer materials feature
an indescribably soft and beautiful
caneps hair coating IN the NATURAL
tdWny shade that aciU produce q
stunning effect, 81 inches aCide, at
1928.
Fine velours are to enjoy another
big season and sharing their favor
are the lovely tinseltones, silver
tones, new peachbloom duvetynes
with the softness of a genuine
peach skin and the duvet de LANES
with rich chamois finish.
The range of selection is vast in
deed, ending with Bolivia Coatings,
aglow with winter frost, and for
that reason called "Frost Glow"
OF the Lustorla Bolivias which are
in reality u fine chenille effect, "a
inches wide, at SO and $10.50.<
Lit Brothers-Frst Floor. South
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
SENATE RESUMES
READING OF TREATY
First Voting Test Not Expected
for Several Days-Reed
Plans Attack

Washington, Sept. 19.--tBy \. P.l
Il two day interruption incident
to the parade of the First Division mere
and reception to General pershing. the
Senate was ready today to resume read
ing Of the treaty of peace with Ger
many. When the reading was suspended
at the close of Tuesdays session, it had
reached only Article III of the league
covenant and as the rate of future prog
ress is expected to be as slow. if not
slower. indications were that the first
voting test will not be reached until
well into next week.
1t is expected an amendment by Sen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BETTER
Break Of Forty.one Confines on the
Dollar Subject Of Comment

Paris. Sept 10.-CBy A. PA
break of forty one centimes on the dol-
lar and eighty three centimes on the
pound sterling, compared with Wednes
days exchange prices. is the subject Of
comment in the newspapers here. The
sudden improvement in foreign exchange
is attributed to the weekly statement.
of the Bank of France. which for the
first time in months shows an upward
trend in the circulation of paper cur
reucy.
The dangerous market situation. how
ever. is dwelt upon by L'lIeure and La
Liberte, which declare that the present
low value of the franc has been created
by speculative buying which has been
going on for some time with view TO
profiting from the continued deprecia
ton of French money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19

filling these contracts with any great
regularity, and yet the Indiana retail
dealers are making no effort to sue on
their contracts to compel delivery.
Third. The Indiana retail dealers
are having comparatively little diff
Guilty getting all the Pennsylvania and
Indiana coal they need for their Gus
toners because. when the operators
fail to ship the full contract amount
they go out into the free market" and
buy what they need at iobbers' prices.
which are 50 or SO higher than the
contract price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
N. Y. FETES ADMIRAL CONF
Italian Chamber Of Commerce We'll
comes Him at Dinner


New York. Sept. 19.-(By A. P.D--
Rear Admiral Ugo Conz, of the Italian
navy, who arrived here this week from
Newport on his official visit to various
American seaports, was welcomed to
New York by representatives of state
and city at dinner given in his honor
last night by the Italian Chamber OF
Commerce.
State Senator Salvador Cotillo rep
resented Governor Smith, and Alderman
Moran. Mayor Hylan. Louis Scarmelli,
vice president of the Italian Chamber
of Commerce, was toastmaster. and
among those present were Charles Evans
Hughes, Major General John +. Organ
and Representative r. L. La Guardia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-19
Armour Cited by U. s.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The Federal
Trade Commission has cited Armour
& Co. to answer formal complaint
charging violation of provisions of the
Clayton antitrust act against the pur-
chase of competing businesses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
FOUR MEN KILLED in l. 4 N. WRECK NEAR FAXON
THE WORLD OUTLOOK
(By the Associated Press.

Germany has making known to the peace con-
ference Paris what regarding
the formal signing of the treaty Conference circles
ported somewhat uneasy the lack of official adces the
German government regards the Of delegation
are being held
1t is still hoped Paris that the treaty signed Friday
but the event until following Everything
testify now depends upon the time the delegates
is expected the new Italian delegation headed by Tonmaso
the new Italian foreign minister will arrive Paris Friday
resume activities of Italy relative
There several important matters
remainder Of the Austrian treaty
delegates and is expected that the Italian
bringing before the council of the conference
mands of its country
France and presumably the other allied and
are prepared for eventuaes should the
the provisions of the treaty which ready the signatures
Of the delegates
Premier Clemenceau replying to questions
chamber of deputies relative demobzaion that
precautions in of the
mans the premier pointing out the destruction
Scapa Flow spirit which the Germans
will sign the treaty"
Dispatches from Berlin indicate peace situation
still is running high military circles officers speaking Of
defending the honor Of the German by adopt
ing special measures"
Formal approval has been given the the
conference to the plan of giving Belgium priority
the extent Of about $500000000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
DOCTOR GR|LLED
IN MURDER TRIAL
Wilkins Sticks to Story That
Wife Was Killed by
Burglars.

MlNEOLA. N. Y, June 25.-District
Attorney Charles r. Weeks resumed
the cross examination of DR.. Walter
heene wilkins in supreme court here
today In an effort to break down the
direct testimony of the physician In
denying the states claim that he mur-
dered his wife. DR.. Wilkins was sub
Jected to a gruelling examination re-
garding his domestic relations and the
story he told the police and repeated
IN court yesterday to the effect that
Mrs. Wilkins was killed by burglars
who had entered the wilkins home.
AS the chief witness In his own de =
fense, DR.. Wilkins yesterday denied in
detail many circumstances upon which
the prosecution has built it's case. Ask ed
directly by his counsel II he killed Mrs.
wilkins on the night of Feb a. he
replied:
Il did not"
Under. cross-examlnation today DR..
Wilkins Testified that during the time
tnat elapsed between the attack upon
Mrs. wilkins and her death in the hos
pltal he took his dogs out for run. .''
The district attorney had asked whether
il was not true he had not gone to the
hospital until nearly an hour and three
quarters after his wife was taken
there.
Il was so disturbed forgot ali about
the time" the defendant replied. "The
dogs had not been out ALL day so |
thought | would give them little eX-
ercise that would only take moment"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25

The injured man is G, A, Fletcher.
brakeman, who WAS slightly cut about
the head and body, Other members
OF the crews. who were In the rear
only n few bruises and severe shak-
ing up
Nine freight cars were totally demol-
ished when the massive engines which
were pulling the trains collided, Both
trains, u is said. were travelling at n
good rate OF speed and they came to-
gether without warning and the ILL.,
fated members Of the crew, who were
near the front, were crushed to death
by the impact,
Seven OF the cars were badly dam
aged, and II is reported that both en-.
gines were SO badly battered that II
Is not believed they can be salvaged,
The noise Of the collision could be
heard for miles, and II was but snort
time until resCuers were on the scene,
Medical aid was rushed. from Paria anu
FaXon and Q hurried search made OF
the ruins. The bodies OF the dead were
removed shortly before daylight by
members OF the crew and the rescue
parties
According to Memphis officials OF the
road. the wreck Ia believed to have been
the resblt OF Engineer stevens and his
ronducAf, overlooking their orders
Fast trafght No, 1874 left Memphis Tues
day night for Bowling Green, Faxon,
Tenn, is about ls5 miles from Mem
phiS,
The dead and injured were removed
to Faxon and wrecking crews were
soon at tile scene OF the collision Of
ficials believe II will require at least
10 hours TO clear the track for resump-
ton Of traffic.
Train No, llb Is local freight which
runs between the coal section and Paris
and was loaded with products OF the
mines
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
OXFORD GIVES DEGREES
TO PERSHlNG AND HOOVER

OXFORD. England, June rs, (By the
Associated Press l--Gen. Pershing and
Herbert q, Hoover represented the
United StateA In u distinguished oorn-
nallS OF fsoted men from the allied ooun-
tries who were honored today by Ok
'ford university. with degrees Of doctor
Of clyil law The ceremony was held
in the Sheldonihn theater, II was the
eliminating feature of the annual En-
caenia. or comn,emoration exercises,
Those upon whom the degrees were
conferred Included Gen, porshng, Mr.,
Hoover, Baron Making, head OF the
Japanese peace conference delegation,
Marshal Joffre, Of France, Vice ADMIRAL
Sir David Beatty, Field Marshal Sir
Douglas llaig. Maj, Gen, Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson, chief of the British
Imperial staff, and Vice Admiral Sir
RosslSn Wemyss, first sea lord, Former
Premier Orlando, OF italy, and Premier
Ignace Jan paderewski OF Poland, re-
ceived degrees by proxy,
Each OF these men, as they were
presented with their degrees, bowed
their thanks and took their seats, No
speeches were made by those to whom
the degrees were given and the cere-
mony was concluded quickly.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
JULY PHONE RAISE
MAY Be DEFEATED
Burden Will Be on Company
to Change Old
Rates.

Should the congress enact the pend
ing act to return all wires to private
ownership. Memphians may escape the
raise of 5e cents per customer for July,
but there now is little chance to get
away from the raise for June.
A. S, Burleson in his ex-officio capa-
city as government wire chief has
ordered the raise for Memphis, effective
June l and there now seems little or
no. chance to escape the effect fof that
order, as the state public utilities COM
mission, under general court rulings,
cannot void the ruling of federal gov-
ernment, The telepholIn company has
filed with the utilities commission an
application for a raise even with that
applied by Mr.. Burleson and also has
filed with the city memorandum in
dieating its intention to continue col
lecting the higher rate after June 30.
However, Indications now are that
public wire control will cease on June
go and the state utilities commission
has made formal statement that II
VIII not honor after government con-
troll ceases any raise made by the gov
ernment, The effect Of this is to re-
store old contract rates automatically
with the return to private control and
TO place upon the company the burden
of making. fight for a change.
In that event Memphians ought at
least to enjoy the old and lower rates
pending action by the utilities commits
sion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
.DEACONS DEPLORE
|. DR.. COX'S sermon
AS TO SCHOULTZ
Formal Resolutions Condemn
Taking Case Into Pulpit.
Dr.. Cox Declines to Make
Any Statement.

/
Lines have been clearly drawn in the
Central Baptist church upon the stand
that the Rev. Ben Cox, pastor. took
In his Sunday nights sermon on the
Schoultz case.
DIR. Cox took the position in his pull
pit that the prosecution Of Schoultz
was In fact persecution.
The board Of deaoons, which is the
| governing body In Baptist church,
| Monday night passed the following reso-
! lutlons which we're issued Tuesday over
the official signatures OF Or, j. Hugh
| Carter as chairman, aud Il, A. Gaulding
as secretary, In the form of a notice
/ to the public
Whereas, In the sermon of our pas
| tor, Rev. Ben Cox, delivered on Sun
day night, June 2s, 1919, the Schoultz
| case was discussed and q plea made
| for him, and Y having been stated In
some OF the daily papers that the Cen,
| tral Baptist church was squarely behind
| their pastor in this matter,
Not Church Affair.
| \ Now therefore, he 1t resolved. that
| while our pastor and his family have
the deepest sympathy OF this board in
| this matter, nevertheless the board ot
deaoons OF Central Baptist church In
| conference assembled do deeply deploce
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tno Scnou..s . Ctse tiito our PUPPY, anu
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
S0DINI HAD WHISKY;
TWO ARE BOUND OVER

AS the result OF the operations of
an official booze beagle, Fritz Sodni,
merchant, 1l3 South Third street. was
fined $50 and held for the state and
r. l.. Miller, former sailor, said to
be clerk at Sodinfs place, was held
for the state Wednesday in police court
on the charge of violating the liquor
law.
The beagle" testified that he pur-
chased half pint of whisky at So
dini's place and that Miller waited on
him. When Huet Smith, chief OF de-
tectives. and Detective Hoylc went to
the place In answer to the ''B, BIS"
beck, they stated they found half
pint In Sodini's pocket and six other
half pints OF whisky in a hole under
the counter.
Miller stated that he had been asked
by the clerk, whose name was Frank"
to watch the store while he went after
a shave. He said he had just purchased
eight pints of whisky from n strange
negro at Third street and Beae ave-
nue. aud had just handed Sodlni bot
tie for him to take a drink when the
detectives appeared.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
BrinkLey's Friends
Continue To Make
Memorial Fund GrOV

The fund for the widow and children
Of the late serot, John G. 6rlnkley, who
was killed In the performance Of his
duty, Wednesday reached a total OF
$t.s42.75.
With his contribution George IT.
Webb, prominent cotton man, writes
."As token OF appreciation Of the ser
Vices of Seret. John 5rinkley and our
long friendship with him, we lnclose
you herewith our check for $25 for the
Brinkley fund"
w. w. VESSEL, OF the James AIexan-
der Construction Co., a long time friend
OF Serat. 5rlnkley, sends his check for
SIS.
Persons desiring to contribute TO the
fund may send checks to the John G.
5rlnkley Fund, In care OF The News
Sclmitar.
Subscriptions thus far received are as
follows:
Previously acknowledged .,..,sf,777.73
w. w. VESSEL ......,..,...... 25.oC
George T. Webb & Co. ....... $500
Edward Phillips ..,,,..,...,.. f0.ot
r, \, cariiIe ~. ~. .,.HD.... s.oS
s,,s42.7
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
.GHOLSTON DENIES
HIS CONFESSION
However, Second Confession
Apparently Clinches His
Fate for Electric Chair.

In the face Of two signed confessions
that he killed Ike Levy, South Main
street jeweler, on the night of May 81,
1919, Hamp Gholston, negro, glibly en-
tered denials to the killing when he
took the witness stand In his own de-
fense just before noon Wednesday,
The negro also made an effort to en-
list the sympathles of the jury by tell
Ing on the stand that he had been beat
en- by detectives at central headquar-
ters before he finally confessed to the
killing Of Levy.
Gholston also denied portions OF his
own confession signed by himself ana
witnessed by three detectives and re-
porter, when the questions and answers
were read to him by w. L, MoLhin, as
sistant states attorney.
' The negros manner on the witness
stand was cool and collected and ne
answered questions put to him readily
and without hesitation, with few eN-
ceptions,
Lawrence Monteverde public defend
er, automatically named as attorney FOR
the accused negro, centered his attack
on cross examination at third degree
methods employed by the police
But other evidence introduced that
Of second confession to the killing,
made by Gholston to Samuel q. Bates
states attorney witnessed by three
persons, and transcribed by an expert
court stenoRraphef, fifAdeY plain that the
negro had not been intimidated on thai
occasion into confession, Neither did
he make n statement that confession
had been extorted from him previously
by heroic methods employed by police,
The taking Of testimony In the Ghol-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
MEMPHIS WHARF
BEING DESERTED
Packets Demoralized-E
cursion Boats Crippled by
Mud Left Untouched.

So dilatory have been the tactics OF
Memphis city officials in allowing the
slime to accumulate on the Memphis
wharf that the river packet trade is de-
moralized and practically at a stand
STILL while the excursion boats are
greatly crippled and the United States
antisubmarine flotilla finds it impos-
sible even to land lightest draught
boats at the wharf, visitors having to be
taken on board in midstream after
reaching the flotilla by means Of small
boats.
Tuesday evening the big wharfboat Of
the Lee line was towed to the foot of
Georgia avenue. The Ferd Herlod, oper-
ated by the Lee line, will land, receive
and discharge freight at that point un-
der extremely unfavorable circum-
stances. The Herold will continue on its
schedule to and from ST. Louis. Other
boats are tied up.
The packets Grand and Whisper use
the bluffs at the foot of Jefferson ave-
nue.. The Kate Adams Wednesday pre-
pared to move her wharfboat from the
foot OF Union avenue to make way for
the government dredge boat Zeta which
is clearing the mud from the channel
as near the wharf as her pumps will
permit
The excursion boats Idlewild and
>
ficulty in maintaining their landings
As the river falls and more mud Is
uncovered they are compelled to move
barges to which they anchor farther
out in the stream and extend gangways
farther across the mud to the barges.
Meanwhile the city officials are
haggling with government engineers
over the price to he paid for a grader
to do the work neglected by the city,
Leo Goodman, commissioner Of pubic
utilities, Thursday had not yet paid his
promised visit to Maj. ]. n Hodges,
in charge of river work in the Mem
phis district. The government engineers
cannot do the work unless the city
guarantees payment the same as any
private corporation. The wharfmaster
passed the buck to the commission and
there the matter rests.
The city eXacts a fee of $3.50 a ton
per week for using the wharf but the
claim is made that funds are so low that
it will be hardship to pay the gov
ernment for sending a grader to wash
the wharf clean. Meanwhile traffic on
the river is interrupted and the jolly
little disease germs disport themselves
about the mud preparing to augment
their forces and infect the unfortunate
citiZcnry of MemDhiS '
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
WEST TENNESSEE is
AHEAD IN WAR WORK

The West Tennessee district OF the
United War Work fund organization
trict In the state In its collections on
subscriptions taken in the campaign
last November, according to Dr. IL. r.
George, general secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A, who returned Wednesday from
Nashville whore he attended a confer
ence of state and district directors.
DR. George is director OF the West
Tennessee district and he is proud OF
the record the district is making The
collections have been gratifying from
all Of the districts.
Tennessee stands third among all the
states In it's collections on the fund, n
was announced by G. J, Jackson, OF
Nashville. state director
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
FREIGHT LEAVING
MEMPHIS CRASHES
INTO MINE TRAIN

-Four members of the Of Louisville Nashville
freight trains killed outright and member slightly injured
at II 2S Wednesday when fast freight No. l24 from Mem
phis Bowling Green Ky and slow freight No. 1ls carrying
coal from West Tennessee mines Paris Tenn coded headon
three-fourths of mile north of Faxon Tenn
The reported dead are:
w. A. STEVENS, engineer, Paris, Tenn.
RUPERT ASKEW, engineer, Paris, Tenn.
T. R. THAXTON fireman, Paris, Tenn.
O p. TROTTER brakeman, Paris Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
MAN ARRESTED FOR
SELLING POSTAGE STAMPS

CONVICTION, Tenn. June 25, tSpl)- -
Bob McCuney, aged y, has been ar
rested by the city marshal here on sus.
picion, AS he was attempting to sell
postage stamps TO local business men.
Information from the authorities at
Jackson, Tenn, disclosed the fact that
he was wanted there on charges Of lar-
ceny and sohtaininE money under false
DretenRes, and he was returned to that
city yesterday, A companion, who gave
his name as Walker. was released for
lack of evidence.