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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
ROAD FINISHES
TRACK JOB STARTED IN 1902
of Electric Automatic
Block Signals for Entire Dis
tance Promised Soon.
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Sept, l0.--Double-
tracking of the entire line of the
Southern Railway between Washington
and Atlanta has just been completed
with the cut OF the section near
Thicketty, s. c.. il was announced to-
day Work on the doube-track was
started in 1902. when construction was
begun on the section between Alex
andria and Orange. Va.
Installation OF electric automatic
block signals for the entire distance
will he completed when the conStruc-
ton now under way between Char
lottc and Spartanhurg is finished.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
BURNS PROVE FATAL
Clothing of Oxford. y. G.. Woman
Catches Fire From Burning
Trash Pile.
rBy Associated Press.l

DURHAM. n. c., Sept. 1o.-Mrs.
Francois Buchanan. sixty-five years
old member of prominent oxford.
~ C.. family. was fatally burned this
afternoon when her clothing caught
fire from a burning trash pile in the
back yard at her home. Her death
resulted about half an hour afterwards.
Mrs. Buchanan is tho mother Of
John Buchanan. Of this city. n.in-
law Of C.. w: Toms. first vice-prcsi-
dent OF the Liggett and Myers To-
bacco Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
KILLED AS MOB AND SOLDIERS CLASH NBOSTON RIOT :
STEEL WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE SEPTEMBER p
WILSON CLAIMS PEOPLE OF WEST "a YOR TREAT
General Wood Says Amy
of 100000 Is Enough
tBy Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, Sept. IO.-A reg
ular nrmy OF 22J,tEN 10 100000,
coupled with n syntcm OF universnI
military training that would pro-
vide an organized reserve, in annie
for the present nccdN OF tho coun-
try. MnjOr-Gcncrnl Leonard Wood,
commander of the Central Depart
ncnt, declared today before the
Sennfc Military Committee. In
making his recon lamentations, nj Cen
crn1 Wood disnSrced wholly with
the more or less tentative Wnr De-
phrtmcnt bilf bnscd on a rcEulnr
force or 100000.
General wood also differed from
the Wnr Department In the amount
of training to he given reseryists
H" held TINT three monthn' train
ing WINS too short, and recon-
mcnded six months. The ono point
on which he was In accord with
the department appeared 10 he the
need of n atrOnE general strn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
STEAMER COMAL SINKS
Craft Goes Down or Key we.t. I'm,
All Passengers Are Reported
Rescued.
lBy Associated Press. ,

Mallory steamship Comal. which left
Galveston Saturday. went down near
Key West this afternoon. according to
from his son-in law, Curtin G. Caaven'
who was a passenger. bound for New
York. All pa passengers were saved ad-
vices stated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
STORM KILLS FIVE PEOPLE
AND OTHERS ARE MISSING
"atec Rcccdcs nj Havana Leaving
streets Strewn With Fallen
Trees and Debris,
TBy Associated rrcss.1

HAVANA. Sept l0-Five persons
are known to be dead and several
cyclone which swept over the CITY lasi
night, flooding the greater part OF
the city with huge waves from the
The waters receded today. leaving.
the streets Strewn with fallen trees
and debris. The electric lighting and
telephone systems are badly crippled
but It is impossible as yet to estimate @
the damage Which is very heavy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
J,oromcter nc,o,v yorn,,1

PENSACOLA. FLA. Sept lO-Thc
weather bureau at o'clock tonigh,
reported the barometer reading at 29.S3
This reading Is below normal and is
reduced to sea level Shipping inter-
ests are much concerned over the
showing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11

S1.O5-Round Trip-Si.05
Every Sunday in September
Via C. G. o. to Old Point and Norfolk.
,Wuloughby, sos. 3 trans-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11

our organizers have been Jailed and
hned for attempting TO add rss our
members Our meetings have be-,n
ricketed by hundreds OF gunmen. thugs
Ana sompany officials In an effort Y.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
NEW FACTORY TO
RELOCATED HERE
Branch of Russell Grader Co.,
Will Build Plant and Use
Fifty Employees.

a branch Of the Russell Grader com.
pany of Minneapolis, employing 50 men.
VIII be located in Memphis within the
next few days, according TO announce
ment by Mark Fenton, industrial COM
missioner Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
A factory site has been selected adIoln-
ing the Illinois Central tracks north Of
ioplar avenue and paralleling Front
stfcet, ana work on the construction Of
thc factory will be started during the
next few days,
The new factory viii be known as
the Russell Grader company Of Tennes-
sec ana offices viii be at l0l South
manufacture corrugated culyerts,
-, Tho president Of the company viii be
q p, Elertson, Of Minneapolis. c, b.
Nold Will be secretary and treasurer,
ana j, II, MCNcety OF Memphis
distributing agency, will be man
ager. In addition to the SO employees
the company will have six tray-
cling representatives covering Tennes-
see, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and
Kentucky,
Chief Engineer Anderson, Of the head
offices, will be in Memphis this week
to arrange for the construction work
on the new fuetory and the placing OF
machinery,
The Russell Grader company ot Min
neapolis Is the largest Independent
manufactures Of rond machinery In the
world and is capitalized at more than
MIR. lfllertson and Mr. wold were in
Memphis last fall looking over local
sites ana cooperation OF the industrial
division Of the Chamber of Commerce
was rendered the visitors
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
.N.E. K|MBLE DEAD;
PARTNERS CAUGHT
Accused of Being Drunk and
Terrorizing and Robbing
Neighborhood.

Newton r. Kimble, t2l Scott avenue,
Binghamton, who was shot by j. M.
Mcclure, marshal, Sunday night, when
he resisted arrest, died at st, Joseph's
hospital early Monday, and Nelson
Seward, Aulon. is years old, and Gene
Ashford, Aulon, are under arrest and
are held on charge OF highway rob-
berry Tho latter two were brought in
Monday morning and placed in jail, fol-
lowing examination by Sheriff Perry.
Kimble, Ashford and the boy are re-
ported to have started at Scott avenue
and the Louisville & Nashville railroad
Sunday night In drunken condition
and to have held up every negro whom
they met. They are said to have raided
u negro church and dispersed the con-
Eregation and then proceeded on toward
the center Of the town,
while attempting to hold up negro,
young Seward was hit on the head with
gun and badly injured according TO
Deputy Sheriff Goswick, who lives at
Binghamton. %
According to Goswick and Deputy
Sheriff Reese, who accompanied him,
Kimble resisted arrest and was shot by
the town marshal. He was hurried to
st. Joseph's hospital soon afterward.
where he fingered until Monday morn
ing The shooting took place at Scott
avenue, near the l.. & N, depot. KIM
hle's companions fled when the shoot-
ing began but were rounded up by Cos
wick and Reese early Monday.
The two men admitted they partici-
pated in the holdups, Conorner Ingram
will hold the inquest over the body or
the dead man during the afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
KANSAS TESTS RIGHT
TO FIX PHONE RATES

WASHINGTON, March 1O,-Steps. to
have the supreme court determine
whether Postmaster General Burleson
has authority to fix telephone rates In
the states were taken today with the
filing OF a motion by the state of Kan
sas, asking permission to institute orig
inal proceedings in the court against the
postmaster general.
The proceedings grew out of the order
issued by the postmaster general on
Dec. 13 last, establishing new classif-
cations and schedules as well as in
creasing telephone toll rates, which the
state Of Kansas claims are. arbitrary
unlawful, unreasonable and discrimina-
tory" In their brief the Kansas au-
thorities claim the rates were put into
effect by the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone company without authority Of
law"
State officials claim the joint resou-
ton under which the government took
over control of the telephone and tele-
graph lines did not confer upon the
postmaster general any such powers and
that If either the resolution or the presi.
dents proclamation did confer sucl
powers, it is Unconstitutional
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
ARKANSAS HIGH COURT
HANDS DOWN OPINIONS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. March 10,
Cspl)-The following opinions were de-
livered in the Arkansas supreme court
this morning:
Arkansas Louisiana Highway I'M
proVement District VS.. Douglas Could
and the Star City Improvement dis
trlct, from the Lincoln chancery; re-
versed
Robert Mooney VS.. the state, from
the johnson circuit; affirmed, Chief
Justice McCulloch concurring
X, d. Earl VS., Rufe Ellison, from the
Conway circuit; reversed and re-
manded.
Fernwood Mining Co. VS.. Alex Pluna,
from the Johnson chancery; affirmed.
G. w. Parks VS.. Bryan Thomas, from
the Logan circuit; modified and af-
Ella Eskey vs.. Ada Rowe, from the
Hot Springs circuit; reversed and dis
missed
Tom ]. Terral, secretary of state. VS..
the Arkansas Light, and Power COM
pany from the Pulaski chancery, in
the matter of a writ for an election
on light reduction at Arkadelphia re-
versed and dismissed.
Gordon S. Greenfield ct al, commits
sioners of the Woodson levee district,
vs.. Gordon Peay, president of the
Worthen bank Little Rock. from the
Pulaski chancery; affirmed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
FANCY SHOES UP:
WORK GRADES TO
HAVE NO CHANCE
One Hundred Neighboring
Shoe Dealers Join Memphi-
ans in TWo-Day Convention.
Fancy Leather Scarce.

some 400 out ut-of-town delegates. to-
sether with representatives of the large
shoe manufactures of the country and
local shoe dealers, are attending the
llrst annual convention of the Tri-State
Shoe Dealers association, which began
y at 10 O'Clock Monday morning at the
Hotel Gayoso for two-day session.
among the outstanding delegates who
were in attendance Monday morning
was j, X. Orr president of the J. X.
Orr Shoe company, of Atlanta, Ga. Mr..
Orr win make an informal address to
me convention at the banquet at the
Sayoso at o'clock Monday night and
denver an address Tuesday morning on
survey Of the Hide and Leather Sit
uation; Its Effect on Prices" MIR. Orr
Will state in this address that the hide
and leather situation is such that the
prices of the higher quality shoes, kid
and calfskin, both for men and women,
VIII advance during the next few
months, The prices of medium quality
and work quality shoes viii neither go
down nor up, but will be stabilized.
The finer quality shoes Nill advance
IN price because 80 per cent of the
kid and calfskin is imported and these
imports have amounted to virtually
nothing for the past year, with pros
peCl OF Jne shortage Delng continued
for many months. The ravages of war
in Europe have reduced the available
kids and calves to a very low figure,
Mr. Orr stated The heavier domestic
feathers, however, will not go up because
stocks in the future will not be COM
mandeered by the government, as dur
ing the Is months of war.
Mr.. Orr declared that 1t Is truism
Of the shoe industry that when cotton
goes down leather goes up, and leather
is destined thereby to go up this year.
The convention was called to order
of the Sherron Shoe company of Mem
the course Of his address to the conven-
tion Mr.. Sherron said that the prices
of shoes could not be expected to go
down during the next IL months.
while the labor costs" he said,
should not be SO high, yet right now
there are more than $4,000 shoemakers
in Brooklyn out on strike, There
seems to be general spirit of unrest
among shoemakers, not on account OF
underpay for shoemakers' wages in
many. instances have advanced 100, 200
and 300 per cent in the last four wears.
Hardwig Reres, president of tbe
board of education represented Mayor
Monteverde in the delivery Of an ad-
dress OF welcome.
At a meeting of the directors 1t was
unanimously decided to recommend 70
the convention that Memphis be Sc
lected as the site for the next annual
meeting of the Tri- State Shoe Dealers
association because of its central loca-
ton,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
CITY CALLS c. O.P.
TO HELP IN FIGHT.
Sentiment for City Manager
Bill Grows and Assistance
of Republicans Sought.

twenty eight Republican members OF
the house are being relied upon by the
city administration to place an ini-
nassable barrier In the way of the city
manager bill when the Legislature re-
convenes next Monday. Bob Church.
negro capitalist, business man and
member Of the Republican state com
mittee, has been recent visitor Mt
the city hall. Church named two ne
gro detectives placed on the force last
week.
The fight waged locally against the
bill has not progressed satisfactorily.
Mayor Monteverde, Commissioners
Quinn and Miller and Dave Puryear arc
said to have been circulating the pe-
tltions against the bill, but most of
their soliciting has been over the tele-
phone, without encouraging results. lt
was believed that they might secure at
least 5000 or 1000 names to the petit
tiOn through the compelling influence
Of the city administration, but the
names affixed thus far have been dis
appointing in numbers as well as in
consequence
On account Of the very poor progress
It will not be surprising If those in
charge Of the petitions should be asked
to turn them in and pass them to Dave
Wells, Tony Bacigalupo, Horace Hun,
Dr. Neumon Taylor or Dr. j, l.. An
drews. Wells is purchasing agent and
he should be in position to get quite
a number of names from those doing
business with the city. There are some
contractors who might be reached by
the city engineer, and Tony, the scales
tester, might present strong argument
against the bill Just what kind Of
pressure the health department can put
on the doctors is a mystery.
1t Is believed that the inability to
stem the tide in favor Of the measure
locally is responsible for the determina-
ton to seek the assistance Of Church,
former Gov. Hooper who Is also said
to be taking a hand, and others who
stand high in the Republican councils.
The chief difficulty the city admin
istration Is encountering Is the pledge
made to the peopletof Memphis before
the election, when Monteverde, Mason
and Miller wrote into their platform
the following pledge; I'VE pledge our.
selves unreservedly to the city manager
plan OF government as proposed by the
business mems committee and agree to
enact and support legislation to that
end" They have not been able to make
the people see that the pledge was
mere subterfuge to help them get
elected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
Auto Kills Negro
And Speeds AWay;
He Was Linguist

-, As Henry Ivy, also known as Henry
harris aged negro ianitor living in the
rear OF 636 Poplar avenue, was crossing
aoplar avenue, near his home, early
sunday night, he was bowled over by
an automobile whirling out the avenue
at racing speed. The body of the old
lanitor was catapulted through space
Tor long distance. He was dead when
persons passing reached him The
drlVer Of the car put on more power
ana disappeared. The police could pro-
cure neither description of the auto
mobile or its license number.
Harris was remarkable in that he smoke
Hebrew and Greek as fluenty as he did
English. No one seems to have known
where he learned them. He lived in
New Orleans for many years and had
great sport out of the Hebrews arriy-
ing there, Accosting them on the pier
n pure Hebrew, he welcomed them.
The bulk of those immigrants had never
seen a negro and expressed wonder at
his color and language. Harris assured
them to their horror that he was of
their own race, was as white as they
when he arrived in America and that
the climate soon would do for them
what 1t had done for him.
He was supposed to be about rs years
of age and had lived in Memphis for
many years, practically all OF his en-
ployment having been with Jewish
families.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
MANY SLAIN AT HALLE;
STUDENTS ARE DROWNED

LONDON, March 1o.-Many were
killed and wounded in serious fighting
at Halle, Germany, Saturday, according
to Copenhagen dispatch to the Central
News Spartacans are said to have
drowned many students and officers In
the river there, and It is reported there
was a general pillage in the parts OF the
city where the fighting took place. Gov
ernment troops eventually gained the
mastery, 1t Is said,
One thousand persons were killed or
wounded in the fighting in Berlin last
week, according to an estimate of the
casualties made by the Wolff bureau,
the leading news agency of Germany
A German wireless dispatch received
here gives a semiofficial bureaus re-
port of recent happenings at Berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
ALABAMA MAN GETS
MEDAL OF HONOR

WASHINGTON, March 10.--Awards
of congressional medals Of honor to
four enlisted men and one officer for
gallantry in action were announced to-
day by the war department. The awards
were to Capt, l., Wardlaw Miles,
Princeton, N. j.. Corps. Sidney g.
Manning, Flomaton, Ala; Jake ALEX,
Chicago; Thomas A. Pope, Chicago,
and Private John L. Barkley, Blairs-
town, Mo.
Corp. Manning. though severely
wounded, led his platoon in an assault
until only seven men were left and
by the fire from his automatic rifle
held back the enemy until these men
consolidated the position they had
taken. He refused to retire, although
wounded nine times.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
MAYORS RELATIVES ARE
FARlNG WELL IN CITY

The February payroll of the city of
Memphis for the Juvenile court shows
that Mrs. Rosa Latura drew $65 that
month from the city for service as
matron of the court.
Mrs. Latura is an aunt of Mayor
Frank L. Monteverde. The addition of
Mrs Latura to the city payroll gives
the Monteverde family and connections
goodly proportion of the taxpayers
money in salaries. The mayor draws
$4,000 a year as mayor and commits
sioner of health; his son, Wesley. Monte
verde, draws $125 month as book
Keeper in the office Of the collector Of
licenses and privileges; Lawrence
Monteverde draws 5000 a month from
the state as public defender and stands
we'll at police station, while Pete Monte
verde, another brother of the mayor,
has valuable weiner and tamale -privi-
leges. with reduced taxes for 1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
sgs3- EsSSss. -. yssskEs-, S&91
sIsEsl!E5 M!E!!. SSIl EsRE

ennessee-Cloudy, with probably To-
cal rains; not much change in temper
ature.
ississippi-Cloudy with probably
rain; not much change in temperature.
Arkansas-Unsettled, slightly cooler
in northwest; Tuesday probably fair,
somewhat colder in east.
Alabama-Cloudy with probably rain
not much change in temperature.
Kentucky-Cloudy with probably
rain; Tuesday partly cloudy.
Louisiana-Unsettled, warmer in
southeast somewhat colder in west
Tuesday.
klahoma-Unsettled, somewhat cold
er, temperature near freezing; Tues
day probably fair, warmer in north :
west.
East Texas-Unsettled probably
showers in south, somewhat colder in
north, probably freezing in extreme
northwest.
= West Texas-Generally fair some
what colder in south, freezing in north
and extreme west; warmer in PAN
handle Tuesday.
North and South Carolina and Geor-
gia--Cloudy, probably rain Tuesday.
Florida-Generally fair except prob
ably rain Tuesday in northwest.
Kansas-Generally fair, somewhat
colder In southeast; warmer Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION
INSPECTS FAIR GROUNDS

The care taken of the Tri-Statea aFair-
grounds and equipment and the method
of keeping accounts seemed to meet
the approval of the joint legislative del
egation detailed to investigate fairs to
which the state appropriates money,
which met at the fairgrounds Monday
morning with Senator Frank d. Fuller,
secretary of the Tri-State fair The
committee will make a fun report of
conditions to the Legislature
The committee is composed of w. C.
Throneberry, of Coffee county, w. F..
Monroe, Union county; V, A. Bradley,
Robertson county; G. c. Harville,
Hickman county; B. l.. Johnson, Union
county, and Joe Harris, Knox county.
The committee arrived Sunday morn
ing. They took lunch Monday at the
Tennessee Normal school, They will
remain in Memphis until Tuesday.
The Tri-State fair is now receiving
an annual benefit of $4,000 from the
state to be offered as premiums, and
Senator Fuller has every hope of secur-
ing the same amount for each of the
two following years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
REALTORS TO DINE.

Quite an attractive program has been
arranged for the Realtors et-to-
committee of the Memphis Real Estate
association, composed OF Ben II Carr,
chairman Ernest Adams and H. NJ
Calicott The dinner VIII be served
at 7:30 O'Clock Tuesday evening at the
Hotel Chisca, and be followed by a
vocal number by Mrs u, l., Griffith,
violin solo by Harry Kohn, ukuele Sc
lections by Mrs A, NJ Black, and
humorous reading by Mrs I.ollie
Yahnke Buchanan, Miss Birdie Cham
berlin will be the accumpanist Of the
evening
The Realtors and their ladies' are an
ticipating n most enjoyable affair as
no detail has been overlooked by the
entertainment committee to make Il
suCh
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
FRANCE AND ITALY
AGREE TOOPPOSE
TEUTONIC UNION
Union of Part of AutSria With
Germany Barred-NeW Me-
gOtiatiOnS With Huns To Be
Held at Brussels.
BULLETIN.

BERLIN, March 10, (5y the AssocI.
ated Press.)-Preliminary peace neqo.
tlations NAV begin at Versailles about
March 20, according TO reports here.
Count Won 5roekdorff- Rantzau. forelan
minister, Is arranging for business men
to accompany German commissioners as
experts. These have been instructed to
be ready for possible departure March
II or 10,
PARIS, March 10,-France and Italy,
according to the Gaulois, are fully in
accord IN opposing energetically the
union of German Austria with Ger
The plans adoBted by the supreme
war council, under which the negota-
tons with the German authorities re-
garding the turning over of the Ger
man merchant ships will be resumed
after their recent interruption at Spa,
provide for the holding Of the sessions
at Brussels. The allied delegates will
leave Paris Wednesday for the Belgian
capital and the first session in the
resumption of the negotiations viii
probably be held Thursday.
The plans determined upon by the
council provide for taking over the
German merchant ships in return for
a food supply for Germany until the
next harvest. The chief difficulty thus
far has been over the manner Of pay
ment for the supplies. but new pro-
posals are expected to meet the former
objections
1t is understood that the payments
will come from three sources--first, in
the form of products such as coal and
potash second, from credits which
Germany has in neutral countries which
thus far have been unavailable because
of the financial blockade, and third,
from foreign securities held by Ger
many.
1t is estimated that these three
sources will readily yield about $780,
600, 1000, which is the sum required to
pay for food relief to an extent con-
until the time Of their-harvest.
From the nature of the exchanges
during the negotiations at Spa the al
lied delegates have reason to expect
that the new proposals will he accept
able to the Germans and the belief
generally prevails that an adjustment
will be reached under which German
ships will soon become available to
move American troops homeward.
One of the main influences in bring
ing about the decision of the supreme
council was said to he a letter read by
Premier Lloyd George from British
general setting forth the extreme serl-
business of the food conditions in Ger
many. It was also stated that British
soldiers in German territory were pro
testing against seeing women and chill
dren about them dying OF starvation,
Marshal Foch, the allied commander
In chief. may not attend the BRUSSELS
sessions, but all the delegates OF the
allied and associated governments an,
pointed TO conduct the negotiations VIII
be present.