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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
KERR FACES REUTHER IN SIXTH BATTLE
EVIDENCE is ALMOST FATAL
Katherine Yields:
PetruchiO ReignS
In Juvenile Court

Whether Shakespeare wrote a pro-
logue to the Tanning OF the Shrew' or
not, Robert p, Clark, 90 years old, ma
chinist and former soldier overseas,
qualified as Petruchio before the first
act in the juvenile court Tuesday morn
ing and took pretty Linnie Lee Grove,
II years old, accused of being little
shrewtsh. perhaps, and had her blush
ingly tame and yielding as his bride
before crowd of interested spectators.
According to ], B. Webb, attorney for
Miss Katherine. he did not believe that
she was showing any more than normal
tendencies when sthe became entangled
in the juvenile court and wheIfNt the
behest of the girls mother, he asked
her II she had sweetheart. she tanned
down and coyly answered yes" Just
as demurely she gave the same answer
when he asked her II she would marry
her lover. Young Clark was communi-
Gated with, and Il didn't take him two
shakes TO acquiesce enthusiastically,
and the minister was summoned.
John Galella, judge Of the juvenile
court, was importuned by Mr., Webb
to accept this solution to the girls case,
and after satisfying himself that u was
the best solution of the affair, Judge
Galella added his bless you, my chill
dren," to the general verdict, and the
knot was tied by the Rev. King.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark, no longer
Katherine and Petruchio, but loving as
a pair of doves, are at home to theiI
friends at the home of the brides moth
er, l406 Sardis avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
STRING TO Be TIED
TO GIRL GOING
Uncle Wants Bray Family.
Court May Need Her
for Witness.

An uncle of Hazel Bray, the 1f-yeur-
old girl, who according to the verdict
OF jury in Second criminal court was
brutally assaulted by Walter Patton
and John Rogers. has asked the juve-
nile court at Memphis to permit him
to take Miss Bray. her two sisters and
her mother to live with him in Kansas
City. The juvenile court has the matter
under consideration. The uncle offers to
place the Bray girl under the super
vision OF the juvenile court judge at
that place il allowed to take her there.
The states attorneys office, how =
ever, will not permit the girl to leave
the state unless there Is some under
standing that in the event she Is
needed to appear as witness against
Eugene Martinelli, another one OF her
alleged assanants, she may be brought
back. II will also be understood in the
event Benny South and Elmer Wells.
two other alleged assailants are cap
tured she viii be returned here to
prosecute them also.
Patton and Rogers were tried last
week for the assault on Miss Bray and
convicted Motion for a new trial will
be heard Oct 1S. The penalty for the
crime charged against the men Is 10 to
90 years in tie peulte otiary, Martinez
lis case was severed to be heard later
and Wells and South escaped from the
law and are fugitlves from justice.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
PIONEER PRACTITIONER
ANSWERS LAST SUMMONS

Dr, Robert l.. Knox, pioneer physician
of Memphis for more than score of
years associated in the practice of medi-
cine with the late Dr. Joseph A. Lips
comb, died after lingering illness at
his home, 96S Linden avenue, at 1880
o'clock Tuesday morning His wife, Mrs,
Sophia McClung Knox, was at his bed
side when the end came. DR.. Knox
came to Memphis from Moscow, Tenn,
almost generation ago. and until about
a year ago was one Of the most active
medical practitioners In the city and en-
loved wide clientele. For years he
and DR., Lpscomb maintained offices
over the old drug store where the For
tune Ward Drug company now conducts
a retail drug business,
Besides his widow two nephews sur
vive, r. W. Sherron, president of the
Sherron Shoe company and f. j. Sher-
ron. formerly in the grocery business
here with his brother
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence, 96S Linden avenue
Wednesday morning al 10 O'Clock to be
conducted by the Rev. w, II. Coleman.
pastor Of the ST. Johns NJ, +. church.
Friends are invited, lnterment will be
private in Elmwood cemetery
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
HOSPITAL CENSURE
WAS TOO SEVERE
Marine Institution Can Care
Properly for It's Ordinary
Complement.

Conditions at the Marine hospital,
erected here by the government ~
years ago, while not as desirable as
facilities made possible in modern hos
pitals, are not as bad as painted, Mai.
IL. M Manning, in charge of the in
stitution, said Tuesday morning In an
swer to criticisms voiced by Maj H. A.
Sweet, of Washington, surveying Off
Ger. -, g..
ton of the hospital, pronounced 1t I'M
fit to house white patients. AS ere
suit of his report Maj. Manning has
been instructed by Surgeon General
Blue to accept no more white cases for
Mai. Manning said Tuesday that 40
cay3s were being cared for at the Ma
rine hospital. He said that he had had
instructions to distribute cases In city
hospitals. On account of the crowded
condition of the city institutions but
five cases have been transferred from
the Marine hospital
While admitting the Marine hospital
is old and without many modern con-
yeniences. Maj. Manning said he was
able efficiently to care for 80 patients
the normal capacity of the instHu-
ton In the event 1t is condemned by
the government, he sale, the patients
would probably be removed to7St, Louis
If it was still found they could not be
sent to local hospitals. No action will
be taken until official notification is
received from Washington.
The Marine hospital IS located or
california avenue near DeSoto park
The smoney for its erection was
appropriated and construction started
in 1879 but it was not ready for use
until the following year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
POLICE HOLD MUCH
ORDNANCE STORES

Small arms and ammunition sufficient
almost to equip small army are be-
hind lock and key at the central police
headquarters following a series of raids
Monday afternoon by the police on
stores alleged to have had them for
sale.
THE seizure must not be construed
as meaning the situation in Memphis is
alarming" J. B. Burney, chief Of police.
said Tuesday morning. There has been
nothing to indicate the barest possibility
of an outbreak. The purchase Of fire
arms always Increases In the fall Of the
year, and the sale has not been much
more than the average. We are only
taking precautions as the unexpected
sometimes happens"
Pistols and ammunition seized Monday
have been stored away in the desk ser
geant's office. Receipts were given
store owners for all property confis-
Gated. 1t Is possible the weapons and
ammunition will be returned at a later
date, despite the fact that 1t Is against
the law TO sell or offer for sale sRall
arms and ammunition for them. The
police will continue their raids wherever
they have reason to believe such goods
are being sold or offered for sale.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
BRING HOME BACON
FROM U. S. SUPPLIES

Slightly more than $4,000 pounds Of
bacon will be placed on sale Wednes-
day in 12pound cans selling at $40
per can and 500 cases Of canned goods
win he sold at the same time This
announcement as made Tuesday by
the Bry- Block Mercantile company, dis
tributors for the city of Memphis.
This sale is continuation of the
series of sales Of war surplus supplies
and the local distributors are looking
forward to the usual heavy demand for
these foodstuffs.
The last sale conducted .by Bry's
several weeks ago placed before the
Memphis public two carloads of sugar
at prices somewhat under the retail
price. Approximately one carload of
sugar which was not placed on public
sale at that time has since been dis
posed of to hospitals and retail grocers
who were completely out of sugar. The
statement was made that these grocers
agreed to sell this sugar at the same
price fixed at the public sale.
Owing to this disposition having been
made nf third of the sugar allot
ment made to Memphis no further sale
of sugar is contemplated in the near
future unless the government allocates
to this city an additional sugar ship
ment
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Minimum Charges.

The charge for handling freight over
this terminal will be so fixed that T.
will take care of the interest and sink
ing fund on the bond Issue in addition
to paying the overhead charge, Menu
bers Of the commission state that just
as soon as the bond issue has been re-
tired the charges will be reduced,
The feasibility Of the plan recon
mended by Mr. Schulz has been gone
into at length by the commission, and
they all express the belief that the
plan which they have approved Is the
most practical one for Memphis and
that the terminal will not only be self
sustaining but will prove source OF
revenue for the city.
MIR. Schulz was employed by the com
m ission during the past summer to
make a survey OF the terminal situation
with a view to offering solution ia
the problem that was purely traffic
problem rather than a mechanical one
Since assuming the work Mr., Schulz
has visited a number Of other cities and
made an inspection Of the most modern
and up- to- date methods of handling
questions OF this kind. His report
adopted by the terminal commission al
the New orleans meeting, was the re-
suit OF his survey.
The commission already has available
n sufficient amount Of money raised
through the issuance OF bonds to carry
out the program outlined In the re-
port and nothing is apparent at this
time to indicate that any delay VIII be
necessary. On the contrary the worl
OF improving the terminal will be rushed
to completion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
ROW OVER RULES
ENDSLABOR MEET
Quick Adjournment Unit,
Later Taken After Lane
Is Made Chairman.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Disagreement
over rules proposed for the governing
of the industrial conference called by
President Wilson resulted in the con-
ference adjourning suddenly today after
Franklin X. Lane, secretary Of the in
terror, had been elected permanent
chairman. 1t will meet again at 2.S0
O'clock this afternoon.
AS proposed by committee, the rules
provided that all concluaiegls and deGi-
sions MKT be srriyed At IN unanimous
vote OF the three groups representing
capital. labor and the public, while the
decision of each individual group would
be by majority of the members OF that
group. The rule was attacked by John
Spargo of New York, delegate repre-
senting the public.
Mr. Lane was one OF the early ar
rivals and smilingly admitted he had
come TO take the place rendered him
by the nomination committee of the
conference.
Secretary Lane told the conference
the news from the White House was
that President Wilson might be able to
address the delegates before they adj
journed.
Mr.. Spargo declared the conference
might as well adjourn II the provision OF
the rules was adopted whereby a ma
jority vote Of any group was necessary
before a member of the group could
introduce any subject for discussion
Such rule, he asserted, hindered es-
pecially the public group, which was
not composed of delegates representing
homogeneous interest like the labor
group, but contained men and women
of diverse activities. He objected par
ticularly, however, he said. that there
was no provision for minority express
sion
Thomas L. Chsdbourne, Of New York
replying for the committee, declared the
provision was believed necessary to OBJ
tain effective action instead of debate.
On motion of Frederick p. Fish, Of
the employers group the conference
adjourned to allow each group to con.
slider the rules separately, the employ.
ers voting solidly on the motion anC
| the public and organized labor groups
dividing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
GEORGIA AVE. RIVER
TERMINAL WILL Be
MADE EFFICIENT
Commission Will Begin Work
at Once on Present Site and
Buy No More Land as Once
Proposed.

The report Of Walter +, Schulz con
sulting engineer for the Memphis ter
minal commission. has been adopted by
the commission and work will begin in
short while on the property now
owned by the city Of Memphis at the
root of Georgia avenue The plans
recommended by MIR Schulz for the
Improvement of this property whereby
II VIII be converted into a modern
terminal for the handling of incoming
ana outgoing freight designed primarily
TO handle the business to he brought
here by the barge line operated under
federal management. HS4
John b, Edgar, of the terminal COM
mission, returned to Memphis Tuesday
morning from New Orleans where he
had a consultation with Nj, j Sanders
and L. T. kavanaugh Of the Mlssls-
sippt- Warrior waterways, and 8. B,
Anderson, another member of the COM
mission, At this meeting the report
Of Mr. Schulz was gone into In detail
and Mr., Edgar and Mr., Anderson as
majority members Of the terminal conf
mission approved the report, j., M.
Stratton, the third member Of the COM
mission'tw WAS unable to attend the con.
ference. s
Under the plan adopted no new prop
erty will be acquired. the entire atten
ton OF the commission being directed
to the Improvement OF the property now
owned by the city at the foot OF Geor-
gia avenue. MIR, Schulz will be au-
thorized 10 begin work as soon as pos.
sible, during the present low stage Of
the river, sinking, piling and otherwise
improving the property.
The present warehouse will be en-
larged and improved and what Is known
as the tractorstraller system Of hand
ling freight win be Installed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
BOOTH MAKES SPORT
OF MAYORS PROMISE

B. F. Booth, negro lawyer, addressing
an audience at Avery chapel Monday
night under the auspices of the negro
women, contrasted the aims of the
women for order and law observance
with the effort of the men of the race
who, he said, so far as he knew, had
only succeeded in getting two negro
policemen on the force and they went
on in the morning and off in the after
noon.
This reference provoked amusement
on the part Of the audience which was
familiar with Mayor Monteverde's
promise year ago to give the negroes
representation on the police force.
DR.. w. T. Vernon and DR.. Sutton e.
Griggs spoke when the polls close in
November" said DR.. Griggs, may 1t be
sent broadcast over the land that the
negro women voted so sanely, so right
eously and so free from every sinister
influence that it will be seen that no
mistake was made when they were en-
trusted with the ballot"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Grdy-CIad Veterans
Pour Into Atlanta
For Annual Reunion

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. Gray clad
veterans of the Southern armies of the
sixties poured into Atlanta today by
the thousands for the annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans,
which formally opens here tomorrow
and continues for three days.
With Gen. X. M. VanZandt, of Fort
Worth, Tex, commander in chief, and
nearly all the other officials Of the re-
union already on the scene, all arrange
ments had been completed for the re
ception of the old soldiers, as well as
the sons of veterans and delegates to
the Confederated Southern Memorial
association, which hold their annual
meetings at the same time.
Camp Joseph e. Johnston, at Pied
mont park. where more than 1000 big
| army tents had been pitched to house
| the visitors, was the scene of greatest
activity today. Thousands Of veterans
who had not been assigned to homes
were escorted to the camp and given
tents The cookhouse was working
overtime, and those who desired were
given coffee and sandwiches. The first
real meal In the big mess tent will be
served tonight,
Reunion session open with a meeting
| this afternoon of the Confederate
| Southern Memorial association, in the
| nature OF welcome to the veterans
| Tonight the Sons Of Veterans will hold
| their first formal meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
SUGAR RATION
BEING LIMITED
PIGGY Wiggly and Mr.. Bowers
Sell Only Small Lots Con
servation Necessary.

- 1888. = f~Ss-s1-s 4g-.s --.e.
,frerlsAS Sugar suNSAy Is practically ex-
ahausted and therstis no more to be
had, said Il. NJ. Stratton, OF the STRAIT
ton Grocery company wholesale dis
trtbutors for the Piggy Wiggly chain
stores. Tuesday morning.
THE Piggy Wiggly stores have linz
tied their sales to five pounds to ctfs-
toner" Mr.. Stratton said, land at the
present rate of sales our sugar will all
be gone within week. aud we cannot
buy pound more anywhere. Yesterday
we received orders from Georgia, Buff
falo, n. Y, Waco, Tex, and Indian
apolis, Ind, and numerous other places,
in some instances open orders for any
amount at any price,
The Bowers stores have limited their
sales to two pounds to customer. The
management was more optimistic over
the situation than some dealers, saying
that occasional shipments were expected
to arrive from time to time, which
would prevent an actual sugar famine
but limited sales will be the rule, II was
said, until the situation improves, which
may be many months.
A well-known sugar broker stated
Tuesday that there would be practically
no more sugar received here until the
new crop began to move, abotu Nov
/ to Is, and then only In occasional
shipments, at an advance OF about
cents per pound,
1t Is said that the Cuban crop has
been sold for export at an advance In
| price and that the Louisiana growers
| are expected to also hold out for higher
| prices, The retail price is not ex.
pected by local wholesalers to go above
| 10 or "A cents per pound
However, when the government equal
| ization board ceases its control Jan. |
| the market may be forced UP by specu
| lation, unless the congress works out q
| plan now in process longer to contro
| prices,
Only such dealers as bought early are
| able to get an occasional car of sugal
now. However, the general opinion Of
| grocers is that with proper conserva
ton the present supply together will
what few shipments may be received
will meet the most pressing needs OF thu
city until the new crop begins to move
which will be only few weeks, bu
| only by the greatest economy can thii
| be done.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
SEVERAL MILLS AGAIN
AT WORK IN PITTSBURGH

PtTTSBu RICH. Oct a number OF
steel plants in the Pittsburgh district,
forced to shut down two weeks ago
when the strike of steel workers was
initiated, are operating again today, ac-
cordlng ~ reports from company
sources Some of the mills are operat-
ing full time, the companies say, while
others whict>h had been down started
working In part The companies claim
that their efforts to reopen the plants
yesterday met with success and that
many men returned TO work.
Union leaders termed the efforts OF
the employers TO start operations
failure" and they declare that the
mills reported to have resumed work
Monday have very few men on the
job. Latest figures from union head
quarters AZ of oct. indicate that 36l,-
500 steel workers are on strike in the
United States. This is an increase OF
IS. 500 compared with the figures issued
shortly after the strike started.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Rariden.

Tho SoS were fighting With their
backs to the wall, the Reds victory
yesterday giving them lead Of four
to one. in, games, only by taking to-
days game could the SoX hope to re-
main In the race.
AT noon the pavlious were almost
filled to capacity, but the hleachertes
seemed slow In arriving, ana while the
rightfield stand was hair filled, the
leftfeld bleachers were empty. How
ever, the crowd appeared In gay
mood and selection played by the band
met with much applause, The band
marched around the field several times,
stopping for single selection before
each stand.
Seven Cincinnati fans, business men,
today bet $4,000 on the Reds winning
todays contest the nj, money was
$4,000 at odds on the first game They
doubled on the second and third games
their betting 10 Sib 800, won, ana thet
bet the $40, 900 on the fifth game, whict
| they also won, They then bet thu
$4,000 on the sixth game,
At l2;4b y. m. the Reds appeared OF
the field and began batting practice
Reuther took his position In the regu
| lar batting order during practice.
The sox arrived on the field at 1870
and the band struck up PLEASE Go
| Away and Let Me Sleep" They begar
tossing balls to each other IN front o.
| their bench.
The sox took the field for practic,
| at 115 p. m Kerr took ninth position
in the batting order while Sehalk wa'
The band played "Therell Be IIo
Time in the old Town Tonight anC
| the crowd cheered,
| Az 1880 p. IN. the rlghtfield bleacheri
were packed to capacity and the right
| field stands were filling rapidly,
The weather improved as tho hour
passed and at game time Ideal condi
tions were the order The slight chill
In the air remained however,
| Before the game started Manage
| Kid" Gleason, Of the Chicago team
| indicated that he had not yet aban
doned all hopes Of having look IN 70
| the championship, He declared h
was hoping that the Sox would toda
exhibit the brand OF baseball that ha
! won the league pennant race.
| III they do this" he said, I'VE hav
an outside chance OF winning fou
straight, and don't be too surprised
we do It, Tho team has not bee
| playing the ball It In capable Of an
| Of course II they do not show up bet
ter In today's game all will he lost
| However I know they can boat tn
Reds II they will play the ball they ar
capable Of,
The betting. toar-@ ranged from
favorItes while Oh juld almost nam
his own odds that they would win tn
series
There were Indications quite a larg
number OF tickets had found their wa
into the hands of scalpers, but thos
who wanted to go were slow to buy
hoping that the price asked for ticket
would fan considerably before gam
time The scalpers also ran into a
unexpected situation when quite
number Of the Chicago fans who cam
down for the game began to dispose Q
tickets that had been entrusted I
them by Chicago friends who took /
the first two games, but did not com
down for the third. These tickets, a
rule, we're sold at the price the
cost the purchaser.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Crowds There Early.

The crowds began to gather at the
ticket offices Of Redland field at day
break today, and two hours later sew
eral thousand persons we're In line.
Only unreserved seats and standing
room tickets were for sale, all the re.
served seats having been purchased
before the series opened.
There were a few White SoX fans at
today's game but their numbers were
small, However, their enthusiasm was
at high pitch, They declared before
the game that the series would not be
over today and that the White Sox
would still give the Reds run for
their money.
A party OF rs Texas oil men arrived
in Cincinnati tins morning for the
game They purchased an expensive
watch which they expected to present
to Dick Kerr. White SoX pitcher, Just
before today's game. ..,
The hotels last night were damned
to capacity with visitors and this con
dition became worse when II special
trains, including those upon which the
Reds and White Sox Travelled, rolled into
town this morning.
Yesterdays game was the last In
which the players shared in the pl o.
ceeds aud should the Reds win today
| the series will come to close, thus
| ending In short order the chance OF the
clubs to make large financial returns,
| However if the Sox win the two teams
| will do battle here tomorrow and should
| the Sox again win they VIII go back
| to Chicago on Thursday for the eighth
| game.
The game In detail;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

Tennessee-Fair
Mississppi--Fair cooler in central
and south
Arkansas Partly cloudy
Alabama-Fair, cooler in central and
south.
Kentucky-Fair
Louisiana-Partly cloudy.
Oklahoma--Cloudy.
East Texas-Scattered showers
West Texas--Partly cloudy. scattered
showers.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Fair. somewhat cooler.
Florida Fair, slightly cooler In north,
kansas--Fair. somewhat warmer in
west and extreme north.