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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09

The president congratulated the leg
islature on its ratification yesterday of
ment
First Of all, Mr.. Wilson said, Al Was
the nations duty to set tho commerce
ment OF peace, After that he contin-.
ued, there were domestic adjustments
that must be made, mentioning among
other things that railway facilities in
this country were not equal to the de-
mand.
Having established a world settle
mont economically, Mr.. Wilson declared
1t was imperative that there be an ar
ranBement to insure that nobody mon
key with the process" set up.
Turning to the relations OF labor and
capital, the president said that laboring
men everywhere were dissatisfied with
their relation to their employers, That
was true abroad, he added, In larger
measure than IN the United States.
Referring to the treaty provision for
an international labor organization. Mr..
Wilson said here was way TO bring
definite solution to the problems, He
asserted that In this solution the Unit
ed states was expected by the world
to set the standards and lay down the
principles
As basis for tho solution the pres
ident suggested that the interests Of
labor and capital must be recognized as
Identical and the two ought TO be rea-
sonable enough 10 get together When
| 1t was realized nat labor was not a
| commodity. and a real cosupcratlon had
1 been established, production would In
crease by leaps and bounds" and that
would be one element In reducing the
cost OF living
| The United States, the president said,
| had been provincial" IN past years In
l 4 Asshn In laf Ion hn tNVslI
| There must be change he argued, IL
| the United States were to rehabilitate
| the world. And 1t was necessary to ae-
compllsh that rehabilitation, he added,
| III you are going TO carry your trade
to the ends Of the world,
That was why, he continued, the cost
OF living was world problem and was
wrapped up In the peace treaty. II was
! Just downright ignorance of world
| affairs, he declared, that prevented
some men from seeing that point.
| There was applause when he remarked
that he did not think either Of the sem
| ators from Minnesota was afflicted With
| that state of mind.
ANY man with open eyes could see
the inevitable role the United States
must play in world affairs, said the
| president, and must realize that II was
a case Of either welcoming or surren-
dering' to the facts.
Mr. Wilson said he had seen condi-
tons on the other side Of the water
and knew first hand what confidence
| the world reposed in America, He said
| he had been glad that the problem
was a world one and not one OF domestic
| politics because he would be ashamed
| of himself II he made such a subject
a partison one" He added, however.
| that IL he were "schemng politician"
and anyone wanted to present him with
| this issue as a platform, he would be
| glad to accept 1t.
The president concluded his address
at l0F am.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09


H. + Hyatt, deputy sheriff. was shot
through the abdomen and probably IA
tally wounded by negro, said to be
Dave Logan. at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
morning In Bunker hill, Southeast
Memphis. The weapon used was 45-
caliber Winchester rifle,
TUESDAY afternoon Hyatts death
was momentarlly expected at st. Jo-
seph's hospital, to which institution he
was taken Immediately after the shoot.
ing.
Late in the afternoon Sheriff Perry's
deputies returned from the chase for
the negro. failing to get cew as TO
his Whereabouts Deputy Dugan who
accompanied White with his blood
hounds. says the dogs got hot trail
and followed II for more than mile
and then lost II, He says White thinks
me negro must have gotten into an
aut69mpbiie saa6 or wagon and broke the
Dugan says the negro is rsborted Ia
be well armed having o Winchester
rlfie and an automatic pistol and plenty
Of ammunition.
Lena Vann, who swore out a peace
warrant against the black positively
was In the act Of serving the peace
warrant when he was shot The negro
frequently has been In the county poor
and insane asylum and is not cousid-
cred mentally responsible He Ia az
years old and since his release from his
last incarcera tion has been in the EN-
ploy OF the Frisco railroad In the capa :
city OF water carrier, He has fire.
quently been a fimillar figure on down
town streets when, AS a county charge
he was permitted to don the uniform
OF police officer and regulate imagln-
ary traffic on quiet street corners
Attaches at the S. Joseph hospital
stated Tuesday morning that Hyatt had
small chance for recovery,
The deputy sheriff had gone to Bun.
ker HILL a negro settlement southeast
of the city limits, to serve peace
warrant on Dave Logan which had beer
sworn out by Lena Vann Monday after
noon, The negro was found in his
home, and when he was approached by
| Hyatt he resisted the officer.
Emergency Officer FitzhuEh who in
| vestigated the case, stated that the ne.
gro Logan probably knew Of the Off
| GERS approach and mission and had
armed hiself with rife for a defense
| The negro only fired one shot, which
| drove completely through the body o
| the deputy, passing through the righ
| side OF the abdomen,
After being shot Hyatt fired two shots
at the negro from his revolver and fel
| to the ground.
Police state that Hyatt probably lay
where he fell for almost an hour before
a negro in the neighborhood notified
any authority. Hayes ambulance wa;
called and after 1t was found tn,
| wounded man was white, Thompson
Bros. ambulance was Immediately noti
fled He wes taken to 81. Joseph's hos
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
SCOT ADVOCATES
Of BDLSHEV|SM
GAIN VICTORY

GLASGOW, Sept 9,-The proponents
OF direct action for the enforcement OF
labor's demands won victory on the
first vote relating to the subject taken
by the trades union congress here az
today's session The parliamentary
committees report was referred back
to 1t because It did not express an opin-
ion on direct action. the vote being
2,5s6, 900 for the motion to refer and
1870, 900 against
The motion to refer the report back
to the COMMITTEES was made by Robert
Smillie, the miners leader,
G, H. Stuart Bunning, secretary OF
the postmens federation, who Is pre-
siding over the congress-, declared that
the vote on the motion did not preclude
the bringing up later OF q definite reso-
luton Ell the subject.
The vote is regarded as tantani stunt
to a Note Of eensure Of the commluee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
PETITIONS WILL
. Be PRESENTED TO
CITY COMMISSION
Demand for Referendum Vote
on Telephone Contract
Signed by Nearly 1000
Property Owners.
PEOPLE PREPARED TO
ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS
III Request for Referendum
Election Is Denied Courts
Will Be Asked to AdjudiCate
| Issue.

=. referendum petitions demanding that
.ne city commission submit the recent
Lates is contract, made with the Cumber-
iand Telephone & Telegraph Co. to a
Eote OF the people OF Memphis, win he
Ilied with the commission Tuesday
sion. ~"eeNy Ses-
The petitions contain close TO . oOo
names A total of 1897 names had been
sighed sighe at noon Tuesday, and there were
elght or ten petitions still out, II Is
OelleVed that every man or woman who
signed is property owner, as required
oE me city charter, although il IS pos
real estate. NV WV
The city charter requires that such
portions must be signed by not less
man man 800 freeholders. II also provide !
that u such petition is presented Ia
me city commission, relating to any ac-
tlon regarding a public service cor
poration. franchise, the action of the
clty commission must be referred to the
people for a referendum vote, pro.
vided that such demand is made within
~ days after the action OF the city
commission. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
SENATORS SHOW
FURTHER DESIRE
TO COMPROMISE
Unamended Ratification Ad-
vocates Said To Be Leaning
Toward Concessions to
Opposition.

WASHINGTON Sept a.---Further
progress in their efforts at compromise
was seen today in the continued con-
ferences OF leaders in the senate peace
treaty controversy. Feeling was said to
be growing among unamended ratifca-
tion, advocates that some sort OF con-
cessions would have TO be granted TO
the. opposition and efforts were Icing
made to get the extremes on both sides
TO agree to the views OF the so-called
mid clause reservationists. Compro-
mise resolutions were being circulated
prisfskeiy among senators.
The controversy will enter Tito it,
final stages tomorrow when, Chairman
Lodge announced, he win present the
report OF his committee and at which
time Senator Hitchcock leader of the
Democratic minority, also likely win
have his report ready, Real debate is
not expected before Monday, however,
when consideration Of the report viii
be taken up on the floor of the senate.
Deliberations are expected to extend
oyer a period OF many weeks,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
UNSIGNED TREATY
BACK OF UNREST,
SAYS PRESIDENT

ST. PAUL Mimi. OThe living, President WfUa
told the Minnesota
alton" growing the sacrifices
Rack that added the president that world had
not yet learned what the status would be.
Ihe world Is not going settle down." said untl n learns
what part the United States is 10 play in the peace
He continued that this the only ave
enough capital In
nomiCaly
The legislature which hogan yesterday
consider the high living
dent He INTRODUCED A.
said Minnesota hoped there would arrangements prevent
future
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
BUNKER GOES OVER
REPORT WITH BOARD

Details of the report Of the commits
sion of the federal bureau OF education
which made a survey OF the public
school system of Memphis last summer
were outlined to the board of education
at a meeting held Monday By DR. +. W.
Bunker Of Washington
The preliminary report of the SURVEY
was made public some time ago In
which the work study play plan was ad :
vocated. Details Of the complete report
are not yet available for publication, ac-
cording to DR. Bunker.
Full discussion was indulged In BY
Or. Bunker and members of the board
on the complete report and although
no official action was taken by the
board. Prof. Wharton S. Jones. super
intendent of schools. declared that many
of the things which the report recon-
mended were being done as rapidly as
possible In the Memphis schools.
DR.. Bunker left Monday night .or
Washington. F
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
RUMANIA REFUSES
TO SIGN TREATY
WITH AUSTRIANS

IAhis Sept 0-The Rumanan
The Today that would not Austrian peace treaty
OF which by Austria
70 lke place at 10 o'clock morning,
the Rnmanian made had ndi.
members of the
% tne course she has refusing to sign the treaty
vi e counchs fiat refusal
in connection with mnores in terri.
the treaty. - "f"'' a. "V'u0" ior III
, also considered improbable the JuRosav devou
M sign the treaty IL will
with its home government The JeoSay obicons
are similar to those OF Rumania, '''''"''i'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
KNOXVILLE MAN KILLED;
POLICE HUNT WOMAN

KNOXVILLE Tenn, Sept 9.--Leroy
Harth, president of the Imperial Motor
company and wealthy young business
man of this city, was mysteriously
shot last night and died on the porch
of farm house on which he took
refuge. The police are searching for
woman whose name, 1t Is said.
Harth uttered as having been his as
sailant.
Harths automobile was found near
the scene of his death and the police
theory is that he and the woman left
the car, that the shooting followed
for help Harths money. 5000 and a
diamond ring we're found upon him and
robbery is not considered as motive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
Police Chief Got
100 ShOU Tickets
And All Was Well

After he had asked for ESQ tickets to
Ine John Robinson circus and COM
promise OF 100 free entrances was
reached. F. Ernest Miller, acting chief
OF police, allowed the show to give a
parade but there was practically no
cooperation upon the part of the police
department to keep traffic going In
an orderly manner while the pageant
was traversing downtown streets.
EFFORTS to make a court proceeding
OF the affair with its consequent fee
tor the brother of the mayor, Lawrence
MonteVerde, resulted in failure as, aft :
er the aforesaid compromise had been
reached, the acting chief sent emer-
gency officers to the show lot at North
Parkway and Dunlap with the pregnant
command, IAN is well"
All during the performance both aft
ernoon and night although the biQ
crowds were unusually orderly, police
persisted. In standing in front Of people
who had paid to see the show and
rendered themselves more than usually
obnoxious.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
MINIMUM PRICE
ON COTTON COMING

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 9.-Delegates
from among the growers, factors and
financial interests of the cotton states
today were awaiting recommendation
from special committee, appointed
yesterday by J. S. Wannamaker, of the
American Cotton associat tion, as to
minimum price at which farmers should
hold their 1919 crop cotton
The recommendation Of the commit
tee will feature the final days session
OF the meeting called here by COVER
nors of cotton growing states, and held
under auspices Of the American Cotton
association. II was announced that the
committees recommendation was not
to be regarded as arbitrary, but merely
to help the farmer solve his present
problems
Gov. Hugh Dorsey. of Georgia, pre-
sided at the sessions today
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
VICE-PRESIDENT TO
GREET PERSHINC

ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL. TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO ST
PAUL, Sept 9.--When Gen Pershing
returns TO Washington on Sent. 16, he
will be officially received by Vice Pres :
Sdent Marshill. acting for President
Wilson From the special train on
which he is touring the West the presi-
dent has telegraphed Mr.. Marshall ex-
pressing that he would be absent when
Gen. Pershing arrives and asking that
the vice. president extend the nation 4
welcome. The ceremony will include a
review of the first division
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
KEEP SMILING

Good advice, but nard to follow when
one is in the act of handing over a
dollar or more on the months bill than
one paid up to last June.
! Perhaps the sign is only intended for
the eye OF the telephone officials ana
stockholders II that Is the case, they
should have no difficulty in following
the advice They have every reason
TO smile since the city commission
handed them their new contract.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
MISS JORDAN ON WAY
TO CHRISTENING

WASHINGTON, y. c., Sept 8. tSpl.) }
Miss Elizabeth Jordan. daughter of r.
j. Jordan, OF Memphis. Is in Washington
en- route to Philadelphia, where she is
TO chirsten the shipping board boat,
Chickasaw. which will be launched there
tomorrow. The Chickasaw is named in
honor of Memphis for the record she
made In subscriptions to Liberty bonds
and other war activities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
SIslslg NXI XIE lERy

Tennessce-Fair Tuesday night and
Wednesday; little change tn tempera-
ture.
Mississippi---Fa Tuesday night and
probably Wednesday.
Arkansas--Fair Tuesday night and
Wednesday.
Kentucky-Fair Tuesday night and
Wednesday; little change in tenpera-
!. ture.
J Oklahoma - Tuesday night and
Wednesday generally fair.
Louisiana Tuesday night fair;
Wednesday partly cloudy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
HUGE POSSE
RUNS DOWN
|. NEGRO F|END

ATHENS, ia, Sept 9,--obo Cox tho
negro charged with the murder yester-
day OF Mrs. Tom Harris, wife of an
Oglethorpe county farmer, was sur
, rounded in swamp today by q posse
OF more than 900 men. The fugitive
had not been apprehended at II o'clock
however.
Mrs Harris was beaten over the head
with a hoe and died in hospital here
several hours later.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
Union OF Hungary
And Run,ani0 Is
Delegations Aim

PARIS, Sept .. (Havas, DIR. Ste
phan Friedrich, premier of Hungary, is
reported in a Vienna dispatch printed
in newspapers here today to have sent
Hungarian delegation to Bucharest,
The report states that besides being
empowered to negotiate a separate
peace with Rumania, the delegation
may discuss the eventual union of Hun
gary with Rumania.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
FRENCH WAR BABY RESTS
IN ELMW00D CEMETERY Y

All that was mortal of little Alma
Myrtle Ragsdale, who, as an infant,
crossed the Atlantic with her soldier
father and his French wife, was hurled
in Elmwood cemetery at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The funeral was
held from the residence of her parents,
u Sylvan street The little girl made
the voyage across the ocean when but
eight weeks old and had been in the
United States only six week when death
came. The father Is an automobile
mechanic recently discharged from the
rIny
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
GRAND JURY CALLS
COMMISSIONER QUINN

{. B. Quinn, commissioner of fire
and police, went before the grand jury
on general information Tuesday While
1t Is not known for what purpose Mr.,
Quinn was summoned, It is believed he
was called upon to enlighten the grand
jurors on certain vice conditions in
Memphis,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
GAS EXPLOSION
INJURIES SEVERAL
s-~-W--~~@
Hundreds Of Windows Shat
tered in Gotham-Man-
hole Lids Pop. \

NEW YORK Sept. 9.--Severa per-
sons were injured by broken glass and
hundreds of windows were shattered
when gases which had accumu ated
under the pavement at Third aenue
and 42d street caused series OF ex-
plosons today The iron coverings OF
manholes were hurled high into the air
but no one was hit.
The explosions caused panic in the
neighborhood and police reserves were
called to restore order
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
NEGRO FATALLY
SHOOTS DEPUTY
AND GETS AWAY
Dogs Lose TraiI--H. F. Hyatt,
Victim Lies at Deaths Door
at HOSpitaI-WaS Trying to
Serve Warrant.

After having been familiar
figure on the streets Of Memphis for
so years, Dolby Logan. rs. year. old
negro, shot and fatally wounded
Deputy Sheriff Hyatt early Tuesday
morning.
Sheriff o. n, Perry says the
Identification Of the negro Is com.
plete and expects his apprehension
hourly.
The sheriff says Logan Is the
same negro who used TO march In
parades, and who used to masoue
rade around town In polIeenan's 3
uniform and try to act as traffic
officer, He was always regarded as
harmless. He carried a whistle and
a buale, which he blew while making
his rounds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
WILSON PUTS LARGE BLAME FOR
HIGH PRICES ON WASTE OF WAR
Keep Smiling" Says
Sign At Cashiers
Desk Of Phone Co.

The Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph company does not put its faith
altogether In signs, but depends more
upon it's friends in official position for
getting what 1t wants. Witness certain
recent occurrences at the city hall. IN
which the company got its high war
rates extended for nearly two years
and the people OF Memphis got merely
promise OF better service.
But speaking Of signs, did you no
tice that neat little sign on the cash
ier's cage when you paid your IN
creased telephone bill this week?
SAYS the sign:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
FOURTEEN THOUSAND
MINERS ON STRIKE

SCRANTON D-Fourteen thousand employees OF the
Western its mines within
today obcye the strike order of their grievance
committee
They strike support of the compnys miners Arch
discharge
emergency aborer The have other gev
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
Betrayed People Aroused.

The demand, in the present case
comes from the people of Memphis be-
csnse their interests were betrayed BY
the mayor and other commissioners
when they passed the telephone rate
resolution without giving the people any
opportunity to be heard without any
previous official publication Of the rotes
IL was proposed to permit the telephone
otU.impahy 70 charge, without a single
cltizen outside the officials at the city
nan and the attorneys for the telephone
company. having even seen the rate
contractI before ii was hurriedlv pass
ed, signed, sealed and delivered That
was on Aug, 26, at an adjourned ses-
SION OF the city commission held about
O'Clock in the afternoon
And that action was taken by Mayor
MonteNerde and the three city com
mlssloners who voted with him, in flat
ue1iance OF their pledges, made before
their election in August, 1918, when
Iney signed az solemn pledge not to
permit "the war to be made a subter.
terfuge for any unwaranted change In
the rates Of any public service cor
poration.
In another paragraph of the platform
on which they were elected, they fur
ther th pledged themselves in those werds
we favor popular vote upon any
| changes affecting existing contracts
Ice corporations"
In the petitions to be presented. the
people will demand that the mayor
| and commissioners carry out that plat
| form pledge now, even though they
have ignored It on several occasions,
First Test of Old Law.
The petition will be formally pre-
! sented to the commission by Phil NJ.
| Canale, Grover Mccormick and Lois
u. BeJach, lawyers, who have volun-
teered to represent the people in the
! matter They will insist that the
| minutes of the meeting show the fact
| that the petitions were presented and
| and the demand for referendum cleo
| tion was made, and that as speedy ac
tion as possible be taken.
Although the law has been in the
| city charter for IA years, ever since
| 1905, this is the first time that it has
been necessary to invoke 1t. The char
| ter is supposed to protect the rights
of the citizens In matters of franchises
| and rates
| 1t is probable that the petitions will
| be referred to the city attorney for a
legal opinion and to the city clerk, for
| a check to see IL the signers are own
| ers of real estate, and as such quail
| fled to make the demand under the
| charter
1t has been hinted that the mayor
and commissioners, having. given free
\ to the telephone company, everything
it asked, and fixed the rates for near
ly two years at the high war rates, only
put in by the federal government as a
\ war emergency, will attempt to find
| some technical objection to the demand
| of the petitions for referendum
| vote.
| II that course is taken. the question
| probably will be promptly taken into
the courts of behalf of the 1000 citi.
| zens who make the demand, and the
and commissioners to comply with tbs
law and the provisions OF the city
charter. to give the people of Memphis
the rights they are entitled to undei
the law, and which were ignored by the
city administration in its deal with thu
telephone company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
Cotton Men
TO Organize
For Buying

NEW ORLEANS. Sept s.--Cot.
ton producers from 10 Southern
states at a meeting here today de-
clded to organize a buying corpora.
tion In every county and parish In
the belt with the object OF buying
every bale offered, then holding the
staple until the minimum price, to
be recommended by a committee Of
growers, was offered.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09

Senator AISLE J. Gronna. of North Da-
Hta, chairman OF the senate agricul-
tiral committee i'm recent statement
severely criticized the U. s, grain cor
rtration for its administration OF the
vbeat. guarantee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
Weather Forecast

Fair, with very little
change in tempera-
ture.