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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
E. III. ROlstOn to Head Chamber
OF Commerce Cleanup Campaign
Committee Organization Nearing Competion-To Start Work
in Few DAYS.

Z. II. Rolston has been selected
and has agreed to serve as chairman
of the Chattanooga Chamber OF Com
merce committee which will inaugu-
rate a movement to encourage more
widespread attention to the appear
ance and condition Of home grounds,
alleys, sidewalk spaces and vacant
lots throughout the city. 1t is ex-
pected that the committee will be
completed and the work started with
in short time. The effort will not
be In the shape Of a whirlwind cam
paign, intensive while II lasts and
then dying out. but will probably be
based on several seasons activities.
Great interest in this form OF civic
work has been evinced by the cham
Der OF commerce members, who were
consulted through referendum re-
Gently. and 1t is considered that the
expressions from this body are rep
resentative Of the community.
A large part of the, program will
be In the nature OF spreading infor-
nation about how easy and ineXpen-
sive II is to keep home premises neat
and attractive. One of the condi-
tons emphasized by many members
OF the chamber on their cards was
the neglect OF weeds along sidewalks,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

Payne.
Other indictments growing of re.
cent arrests were returned by tn,
grand jury. The report Friday was
the third one made by the jury In
three days, and their excellent work
and the rapid way in which they dis
patched business was the subject OF
favorable comment both by Judge S
d. McReynolds and Gen. George w
Chamlee. The list of indictments re :
turned Friday Is as follows.
Full Report.
]. o. Riddle, selling liquor
7. A. Ford, felonious assault.
T. A. Ford. carrying pistol.
Annie Lewis, selling liquor.
Eb MCGEE, felonious assault.
Charley Garner. selling liquor.
John Daniels, larceny.
George Hunt, burglary.
Joe Smith. larceny.
M. Green. violating age Of consent
law.
Porter Ford, felonious assault.
Ernest Wilson. felonious assault.
Tom Hurd. felonious assault.
Hamp Kelley. selling liquor (2).
Howell Jones, larceny.
Andy Wright, selling liquor.
Will and NIFTY Rosebud, selling liquor.
Alice Jordon, public drunk.
William Curley, manufacturing liquor.
Robert Barton, vagrancy.
Willie Wicks, assault and battery.
Henry Lamb, selling liquor
Carl Barnafield, carrying pistol
Lillian Williams, larceny.
Ernest Odum, gaming.
Charley Sells, gaming.
John Brown, gaming.
Lee Mitchell, obtaining money under
false pretenses.
linda Ellis, selling liquor.
Alice Jordon, assault and battery.
Granville Milligen, larceny.
J. D. Gentry. vagrancy.
Alton Tatum, larceny.
Walter Case, larceny.
Walter Reed. murder.
Fred Robinson, burglary.
Will Weese. housebreaking and lar
ccny.
Walter Howard carrying pistol.
Fred Robinson, burglary.
Frank Davis and Henry Lynch lar
ceny.
Granville and Laura Milligen, larceny.
Sy Hopkins, felonious assault (2).
Ella Bell Render, carrying pistol.
Will Conley. felonious assault.
John Harris. larceny.
Frank Allen, carrying pistol.
Abe Edelstein, selling liquor.
Abe Edelstein. running bawdy
house.
Abe Edelstein, lewdness.
Emanuel Brody, selling liquor.
Emanuel Brody. running a bawdy
house.
Emanuel Brody. lewdness.
Sheriff. NJ. Gray, lewdness.
ODDS Killingworth, drunkenness.
w. S. Hansard, carrying pistol.
w. s. Hansard. transporting over
three gallons whisky.
Ernest Lewis, felonious assault.
Mary Jackson, felonious assault.
Tom johnson, selling liquor
w. l.. Tyler larceny.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
To Launch Campaign Here
For Funds for Agnes Scott
Rev. Zell Shaw in Chatta-
nooga in Behalf of
Movement.

Rev. Zell Shaw has been in the city
for several days. representing Agnes
Scott college. in its campaign for rails
ing half million dollars, which will be
launched about Nov. /. The American
educational board has promised to give
S175.000 If the students and alumni sue
coed In raising S325.000 Tennessees
quota has been set at $4,000. Since
Chattanooga has more Agnes Scott
alumni than any city In Tennessee, 1t
is expected that interest in the cam
paign will be widespread here. The
money will be used for the erection OF
new buildings and the endowment of
one or two chairs. Rev. Shaw has con-
ferred with Commodore A. L. Key and
James F. Finlay in regard to Chatta-
nooga's part In the campaign, and says
that he Is proud OF the interest and
loyalty displayed by Chattanoogans.
He requests the Agnes Scott alumni in
the city who desire information about
the campaign will call him at the Ho-
tel Patten.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
NEGRO ASSERTS
saw OPERATION
Sensational Information In
Crawford Mystery Reaches
Chief Hackett.
WOMAN HEARD SCREAMS
On Cleveland Pike on Night
Young Bank Clerk
Described.

What may prove to be one Of the
most important links in the theory OF
| the state as to the cause of the death
Of pretty Willie Crawford, was fur
nished the local detective department
Friday morning.
W. T. Kelly, who runs a store at
McDonald's. stated, when called over
| long distance telephone. that his wife
heard woman screaming. He said
Mrs. Kelly got up, went out on the
porch and called to him to 20 see
| what the trouble was but he did not
go. She described the screams as
terrible.
Mr.. Kelly stated that a negro and
his wife living in the neigh borhood
heard the screams. The negro man
told Of seeing two men and woman
get out of an automobile and is said
to have stated that little later the
woman began screaming. According
to kelly's statement, the negro said
he would not be able to identity the
men and did not know what kind of
an automobile they had.
Kelly said some one came u Nc
Donald's and Got statement from
the negro.
The information which came into
the hands of Chief w. II. Hackett
was that on or about the night Miss
Crawford claimed she underwent ter
rible agony on the Cleveland pike the
wife of a well-known merchant at
McDonald's, near Ooltewah, heard a
woman screaming.
Other sensational information fur
nished by the police today was that
negro residing In the neighborhood
of McDonald's claims to have wit
messed the operation.
Haekett Investigates.
Chief Hackett will probably 20 to
McDonald's Friday afternoon in con-
nection with his investigation of the
new evidence.
If the negro saw the operation
which Miss Crawford, in a dying
statement declared was performed, he
will prove an invaluable witness for
the state, especially IL he could
identify the person who performed
the operation.
Other important pieces Of evidence
have been obtained by the detectives
since the preliminary hearing of
Walter G. Tucker and Lieut.. Sheriff.
Gray a few days ago.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Soldier Who ''Never Touched
Drop" Gets Benefit Of Doubt
Mix Up Between Army and
Police Force Aired in
Court.

Four soldiers, three OF whom are from
Tho motor transport corps at Fort
Ogiethorpe, were arrested Thursday
evening at the Terminal station on
charges of being drunk and disordcrly
md resisting arrest. The fourth SOL
der. who said that he had never seen
the others before. explained his pres
ence by saving that he and his lady
friend CHANGED TO pass by when the
disturbance was at Its height, and since
he never wanted to miss a fght." he
just stayed. He claimed that he
was not drunk. stating that he had
never touched drop OF whisky In his
ceived with great amusement by his
three comrades in misfortune. who
pleaded guilty to the charges against
them.
Resist Arrest.
One OF the soldiers who attracted the
attention of the officer by his loud talk
ing and cursinE, resisted arrest Wig
orously. challenging the officers au-
thority and striking him In the eye.
The soldiers attempted escape. but
were brought to police headquarters.
An army officer from Fort Oglethorpe
appeared in police court this morning
to intervene in their behalf. He said
that he had no knowledge OF their ar
rest until he missed the cook this morn
ing! Disturbed by the failure to obtain
breakfast he came to police headquar-
tiers to Investigate the nonappearance
of the cook, and found him locked up.
He stated that the men had good
records as soldiers. but were not re-
sponslble for their actions on pay day.
as they usually managed to find wild
cat whisky" somewhere in town. All
were fined $40 and costs except the
man who had never touched a drop
in his life;" he was given the benefit
of the doubt by the Judge.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
LITTLE INTEREST
In CONVENTION VOTE
COUNTY ABOUT so MAJOR
ITY AGAINST.
State as q Whole Went Over
whelmingly Against
Proposition,

A very light vote was cast In both
city and county yesterday in the
constitutional convention election.
The returns have not been canvassed,
but as closely as can be estimated
the majority In the city was ten
against, and the county outside the
city gave a majority Of about fifty
against the proposition. There were
only 43S votes cast in the city, as
against normal vote OF about 5000.
There was organization neither for or
against the proposition; It failed
through lack Of interest and because
Of the fear on the part of the people
that this was not the time to hold a
convention. This is the third, effort
that has been made in the state to
secure convention, the other fail
ures being recorded in 1897 and 1915.
There was no voting In six pre-
cincts outside the city. Lookout
mountain, East Chattanooga and AL
ton Park. The city wards and pre-
cincts outside the city. Lookout
The Hamilton county vote would
have indicated close contest, but
over the state the result was more
unfavorable to the convention.
Davidson and Shelby are favorable,
and Sullivan in East Tennessee, and
Knox county, voted against by four
to one.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
PROBE MYSTERY
CASE FRUITFUL
Forer Army Officer Must Now
Face Charge Of
leWdness.
COMPANIONS FARE WORSE
Will Be Tried in Criminal
Court in Three

The Hamilton county grand jury
reported this afternoon indictments
against Lieut.. Sheriff. M. Gray, Abra-
ham Edelstein and Emanuel Brody
IN connection with the mysterious
death of Miss Billie Crawford. Gray
was indicted for lewdness and Brody
and Edelstein were Indicted for lewd-
ness. keeping a baudy house and
selling liquor. The indictments re-
turned against the three men grew
out of a night the three spent to-
gether with Billy Crawford at a
lonely hut on Signal mountain, which,
1t is charged by the state, is owned
and operated by Brody and Edel-
stein for immoral purposes only.
The night spent on the mountain
was the Saturday night before Miss
Crawford went to the hospital, where
she later died.
The grand jury also returned two
indictments against DR.. w. S. Han
sard, prominent physician of Ider
Ala. one charging carrying a
pistol and the other for trans
porting more than three gallons
Hansard shows rapidity with which
the grand jury is working. DR.. Han
sard was arrested late Thursday night,
bound over to the grand Jury Friday
morning, and at ~ O'Clock Friday
was indicted. DR.. Hansard was in
dicted as the result of being arrested
Thursday in his Ford car in which
there were twenty-five gallons of
moonshine whisky.
DR.. Hansard states that the liquor
and car which he had when arrested
belonged to another man. DR.. Hansard
Is now under indictment at Fort
Payne as the result Of the discovery
of a moonshine still on his farm. DIR.
Hansard Is one of the leading physi-
clans in his section of the country
and his arrest and indictment will
cause a sensation In and around Fort
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Smartts Are Acquitted Of
Charge Of Cruelty to Child
Mrs. Smart Declares Prose
cution of Her and Husband
PROMPTED by Malice.

James II. Smart, living near Ross
vile, was acquitted of the charge OF
cruelty to his son in Walker county
superior court at Lafayette, Ca
Thursday. The general public
through the baseless charges and
consequent sensational articles con-
corning same published in the Chat
tanooga papers early last year, was
considerably wrought UP against MI
and Mrs. Smart. Tho preliminary
trial Of the accused was held before
a Rossville magistrate early last year.
The charge against the parents OF the
child was taken up and vigorously
prosecuted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smart state that they
feel that now, after full acquittal OF
the charges against them, the facts
in the case should be known to their
friends at Rossville and Chattanooga.
Mrs. Smart made the following
statement of the case. which she
desired published, in view Of the wide
publicity given the matter.
She says that their friends felt at
the time the charges were preferred
that a grave injustice had been done
them. Oscar Chambers, a Rossville
lawyer, was active in the prosecution
Of the case, while the accused were
represented by Col. James Fl. Rosser,
of Lafayette, and Judge Matt Henry,
Of Rome. Mr.. and Mrs. Smartts
version Of the matter. which has re-
suited in full exoneration at the
hands Of twelve jurymen. is that
malice played q conspicuous part,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Woman Claimed as Wife by
Two Men in as Many Days
Eula Langford, or Pettijohn,
Now Faces Serious
Charges,

| w. R. Langford, a soldier from
Fort Oglethorpe, and a woman, who
| gave her name as Eula Langford,
who were both nabbed by the police
| Wednesday night in raid made on
a disorderly house on Market street,
| were rearrested Thursday night by
| Officer Burns on charges of lewdness
| and perjury.
When the couple appeared in the
city court Thursday morning after
their first arrest they told Judge Eu,
gene Bryan that they were married
and did not know the true character
| of the house in which they vera
| found. The case against them was
| then dismissed.
w. Pettijohn, who states he is the
husband of the woman, reported to
Officer Burns Thursday night that
he had been searching for her for
some months, and had at last located
her by reading in The News the story
of the raid. Following this informa-
ton, Officer Burns went to the house
on Market street and found Lang
ford and the woman again together.
The two appeared in the city court
this morning to answer to new
charge for perjury. having sworn tina.
they were married.
Married at Dalton.
Pettijohn stated to the court that
he and the woman were married in
Dalton, Ga, in April. 1917. He said
that she left him and their two chill
dren in May, 1919, going to Arkansas,
where she stayed some time, finally
returning to him, and leaving again
after a week.
Since that time he had not known
where she was, he stated, and had
been trying to find her. His mother
has had the care of the children.
The woman admitted the truth OF
the charges against her, but said that
previous to her departure for Arkan-
sas her husband had deserted her,
leaving her without money or any
way to obtain food and shelter. She
also stated that she had sued him
for divorce on charges of unfaithful-
ness, and accused him OF keeping a
disorderly house in Rossville. Lang
ford and Mrs. Pettijohn were fined 81
and costs in the city and held for
the grand jury on charges of lewd-
ness and perjury.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Commissioners Are Busy
Figuring Upon Budgets
Mayor Chambliss Expected
to Gall Conference at
Early Date.

City commissioners are daily discuss
ing Informally the coming Of the task
OF making up the city's new budgets.
and whenever Mayor A. w. Chambliss
calls a conference of the board for the
purpose of dlsposing of the problem,
lengthy discussion Is certain. as to
ways and means OF raising revenue to
meet expenses the next fiscal year.
Whatever effect the work Of the state
tax commission may have as the result
OF raising assessments. the city cannot
benefit by it until another year: in
other words. until 1891. To provide for
the extra revenue for this year is the
problem.
Last years estimated revenue for
the city was ss41.000. II all depart
ments Increase their budgets. which
has been predicted by oil commission
ers. this figure will have to be raised
considerably over a million, 1t Is said.
The present assessed value OF city
property is approximately s37, 300, 900.
The city commissioners now predict a
city tax rate next year of $225. and in
all likelihood that will be the figure.
Many persons interested in the buying
Of real estate have called at tho city
hall. asking what the tax rate will
probably be next year, and this figure is
given as the one most likely. The board
has definitely agreed that a city tax as
SCISSOR Is unnecessary.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
GRAY GENTRY TENDERS
RESIGNATION FRIDAY
AS DISTRICT MANAGER Oh.
TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Leaves Service of Corporation
to Enter Business
for Himself.

Gray Gentry, for six years district
manager OF the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph company. rendered hi,
resignation Friday and will at an eart
date enter into business for himself
Mr.. Gentry stated Friday that he could
not at the present time state just what
kind OF business he would enter. hut
would do so at an early date. Mr.
Gentry's resignation takes effect Oct
l. His successor has not yet beer
named.
Mr.. Gentry started with the teiephyn
company in. 1900 just after finishini
his course In college, and from tina
time until he was made manager. filled
almost every position In the supply de-
partment OF the company. BY his ef-
ticiency and strict application and at.
tention to business he rose rapidly. an
in 1913 was made district manager
the telephone company with headquar'
ters In Chattanooga, Despite the fac,
that the head of almost every public
service corporation receives a large
share Of consure from the public Mr..
Gentry by his strict attention to busi-
ness and hi seevr-readlness 20 right
complaint has become one OF the most
popular young business men In this
etty
Mr.. Gentry comes from a telephone
family: hh father. #. A. Gentry. is
connected with the Western Union
Te,eaisSn1 and Telegraph company and
his uncle. w, 7, Gentry. was until re-
Gently president OF the entire system
of the Cumberland and Bell Telephone
systems. Gray Gentry Is not only one
of the leaders in Chattanooga Indus
trial life. but he Is popular In civic and
club circles, taking n prominent part
in both OF the latter. He has a wide
circle OF friends who will regret to lose
such an efficient young business man
as head of one OF the public servant
corporate but who will be glad to
know that he is entering into a more
lucrative business.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

OF the association. Plans for the cam
vass are already being made by Secre-
tary Wood. Mr.. Wood stated that the
work will probably require q month %
more.
The last survey was held N 1915. n
included the total amount tnyvstSe tr
industrial plants. number of men en-
ployed, weekly payroll. articles manu-
featured. and such items. The new
survey Is expected to show a very re-
markable increase in weekly payroll as
well rs in the number OF men en-
ployed. The total amount invested Is
not expected to be very much larger
than in 1915.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
US and In vacant lots.
SAW Eallen LeaNes.

alleys and In vacant lots.
Save Fallen Leaves.
The new committee will have the
cooperation of Miss Gertrude
Wright. city garden director. who is
much interested In 1t. Discussing
present conditions, Miss Wright en-
phaslsed Friday that 1t will be very
conducive to comfort over the city
as we'll as. valuable for future flower
and vegetable gardens, If citizens will
refrain from burning the falling
leaves. Instead of this unpleasant
and wasteful practice, the leaves, old
grass and weeds should be piled In
some suitable part Of the back yard,
mixed with soil or manure and al"
lowed to rot. After a few months,
this material becomes leaf mold, or
q splendid substitute therefor. and is
exceedingly valuable when spread
over the garden or flower beds and
spaded In. Every fall heretofore a
large number of people have burned
the fallen leaves old plants, dead
grass. etc. creating much smoke and
absolutely wasting a great deal of
material that should contribute to
the fertility and proper physical
condition of the ground for flowers
and vegetables.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

We later turned over to Lieut.. Court.
Of the motor transport corps. at Fort
Oglethorpe.
Moody was accused Of stealing mag
netos from government property. The
at $3.50.
Moody claimed that the magnetos
were given to him by . man on the
Rossville boulevard to sell. He pro-
tested his innocence.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Police Nab Over Thirty
Bootleggers in One Month
Will Catch Every Man That
Stays in Business, Says
Chief Baker.

The bootlegging crusade OF the police
department has netted over thirty ar
rests in one month. Chief w. L. Baker
Etated Friday morning.
The chief appeared to be elated over
the splendid results already accom-
plished by the officers and let II be
known that there was to be no let-up
in the efforts to break up the bootleg
ging evil in Chattanooga.
II don't care who the man is, II he
stays in the bootlegging business I am
going to catch him and will bet him
500 that I do" the chief said
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Gray, Edelstei1 and Brody
Indicted By Grand Jury
More Evidence for Jury
Concerning Tucker Case
Chief Of Detectives Hacket
Asks for Additional
Time.

Tho grand Jury adjourned Friday
without indicting Walter q. Tucker.
held In CONNECTION with the death OF
Billie Crawford. No action was taken
by the jury owing to the fact that Chief
Of Detectives w. H. Hackett asked for
time In which to present some sensa-
tional evidence on which he is working.
The request was granted and the grand
Jury adjourned subject to a special call
from Judge McReynolds. at which time
the case will then be taken up.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
TURNED OVER TO OFFICER

Soldier Charged With Stealing Mag.
netos Nabbed by Police.
Fred A. Moody. a soldier, was ar
rested Friday morning by Detectives
Ray Bryan and Jack Neil. and charged
at police headquarters with grand lar
ceny.
He was questioned for some time and
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Girl. on Weekend Camp

university Girls on Week End Camp"
The Y. w. c. A. cabinet of the Uni
versity of Chattanooga will go to
Hinkles, Ga, this weekend. They will
plan the meetings for the coming year.
Swimming, fishing and kodaking will
be enjoyed. Those going are: Frances
King. Virginia Charlton, Margaret
Smith. Anna Aull. Mary Sussdorf. Es-
telle Sorgenfrey. Mildred Braslear.
Annie Cameron, Dozier Hunt. Pauline
Sprinkle. Mary Campbell and Elizabeth
Patterson. Mrs. J. d. Edwards will
chaperone
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
Manufacturers Making
Plans for New Survey
Industrial Statistics to Be
Gathered First of
the Year.

An Industrial survey of the Chatta =
nooga district will be made by the
Manufacturers associa e
ton, II is announced, The survey will
be held early in the year under the
direction OF Earl Del Wood, secretary
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

Mrs. Frank NJ. Carter and son Holly
OF Athens Ala, are visiting the family
OF Mr. and Mrs. s. P. Carter on Cherry
street.
Qor
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

The Ready-to- Eat Store, Ninth and
Georgia avenue, will give So in profit
sharing coupons for every 81 purchase
Saturday, Sept. 6,-(Adv)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

Don't forget the Ready to- Eat store
where good east are VIII give So In
profit sharing coupons for every 81
purchased Saturday. Sept. 6.--(Adv)