The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-15
Citizens Candidates
All Men Who Haze
MADE Good" Here

AhS uanuluAte5 on the new Citizens
league ticket are all men who have been
successful In their chosen profession or
business, and who are popular with a
wide circle Of acquaintance,
y II, Paine has lived in Memphis his
entire life of 80 years. He graduated
from the Memphis public schools and
NJ once entered business life as a clerk
IN the old grocery firm OF A, b. Tread.
Wen A Co. He worked faithfully and
gained several promotions, and when
y a firm was succeeded by the White
wilson Drew company no became It's
now holds.
He assisted in organising the Cotton
states Merchants association and vas
its Iirst president. He was several
times president of the Memphis Associ-
atm Of Credit Men, was president of
tho wholesale merchants division Of
the Chambe Of Commerce and a mem-
Der OF the board of directors of the
chamber. During the war he was food
administrator for the West Tennessee
district, vice. chairman Of the local Red
ross society and a member OF the four
minute men, and was director of sales
In Shelby county outside OF Memphis
IN ths Liberty loan campaigns.
Edgar Kentucky. Albanian,
John B, Edgar was born in Ken
lucky, but lived In Alabama during his
early boyhood and his college life, lie
came TO Memphis In 1897 and entered
the grain trade, soon afterward organ
ling the John b Edgar Grain com
pany, and later the Edgar Morgan com :
pany, OF which he is tho head.
lie IL an officer OF the local Red
Cross, and served during the war as
chairman Of the civilian relief com
m ptVsene ao MHicn mo oharRs 81 the aid
Ho is chairman of the Industrial vel
fare committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce and president OF Chickasa w
council, Boy Scouts.
G, X, shannon was born In and has
lived in Memphis all his life, which
9 graduate Of the Catholic parochial
schools and OF Christian Brothers col
iege. He worked after leaving school
az a railroad clerk. and for the past
u years has been u public accountant,
being now head OF the firm Of Shannon,
Reynolds a Bone.
lie volunteered when the treasury
department called for assistance from
certified public accountants Ii its war
work and served nine months as field
agent Of that department IN the work
OF checking up excess profit taxes and
the income tax.
One Lone Bachelor.
Mr.; shannon is the only one Of the
candidates for city office on the citi-
zens' ticket who Is not married, hut
his friends hope that he win neverthe-
less receive a strong support from the
women voters next November,
MAJ Thos III Allen Is a member OF
an old and distinguished Memphis fam
lily and Is a civil engineer, He has
prNcticed hts profession In Memphis
for nearly 20 years, and In now 3S years
old lie volunteered early In the war
being among the. prst Memphians tc
received a commission as captain 81
on the western front, and exhibited
great personal courage and %gailnntrv.
He was cited by his commanding
general on one occasion, when he and
his men assisted In holding a line
throughout the day and then worked
all night repairing a road no that fresh
troops and supplies might be brought
up, He was frequently under fire ant
WAS promoted before his return as
major, He stands among tho men a
the head Of his profession In the South
johnson Mississippian.
Horace Johnson. the representative o
labor on the ticket, will, n his sponsor
at the meetings, {. p. Sunderland, said
represent and Vol misrepresent Il. II,
was born in Mississippi, but came (,
Memphis 30 years r and has been
printer and a member of the typo
graphical union all these years. III,
stands high In labor circles and haI
been honorod by election to a numheI
OF important positions In labor uniol
ranks.
He served. a number Of years as sec
rotary Of HIS union, was secretary o
the Trades and Labor Council tw,