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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
HARDTNCITES Say COX
DEBATE PLAN ABSURD

ON BOARD SENATOR HARD
ING'S SPECIAL TRAIN. Oct. ID
Republican managers on Senator
Harding's train announced definitely
late yesterday that the Democratic
proposal for a league of nations de-
bate between the Republican noni
nee and Gov. Cox would not be ac-
cepted.
Senator Harry s. New, head Of the
Republican speakers bureau, said he
had not yet received the proposal
sent by Senator Pat Harrison. in
change of Democratic speaking az
ranFCmcnts, and added
Il would not for "a moment con-
slider a proposition so utterly alb
surd"
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Gov Cool
idge of Massachusetts,, Republican
vice presidential nominee, today said
that the challenge for joint debate
on the league OF nations issued by
Franklin d. Roosevelt, his Demo
cratic opponent had not yet reached
him." adding that II 1t did he would
see what he could do about it,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
PRESIDENT ASKS
ALLEN FOR PROOF
Of WHEAT CHARGE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Presi-
dent Wilson has requested Gov. Allen
of Kansas TO forward TO the federal
trade commission any information he
has tending to indicate that the re-
cent decline in wheat prices was
due to unfair practices, or competi-
ton or to other artificial causes.
a letter to this effect. sent today
by Secretary Tumulty. was in answer
to many appeals for government ac-
ton looking to an embargo on Ca
madam wheat. These were referred
some time ago to the commission
and the department OF agriculture.
Mr.. Tumulty's letter. to Gov Allen
said:
THE president has received your
telegram OF oct. with reference to
the wheat situation and has received
a number OF others Of similar tenor.
He fully recognizes the Importance
of the questions you raise and he
has therefore requested the fedral
trade commission and the department
of agriculture to look into the matter
at the earliest possible moment with
a view to. determine what, II any
thing, can properly be done. In the
meantime, he will appreciate 1t II you
will be good enough to forward to
the federal trade commission any in
formation in your possession, which,
in your opinion. tends to indicate that
the recent decline in wheat prices is
due to unfair practices or COMPETE
ton or to other artificial causes"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
j. S. FAIR PRICE
ORGANIZATION IS
TO Be D|SbANDED
Department of Justice Orders
End of Campaign Against
High Cost of Living, EffeC-
tive November |.
Copyright. Underwood s. Under

WASHINGTON. Oct. -, 1.-THE
campaign conducted by the depart
ment of justice against the high cost
of living will be ended, and the entire
fair price organization disbanded on
Nov. 1.
Letters have gone out from the de-
partment to all fair-priCe commit
tees and all others engaged in the
campaign advising them of the de-
partments decision to conclude this
work, officials at the department.
stated today. -,
Department officials said that
while the campaign had been sue
cessful, the immediate reasons for
closing up the work was lack OF
funds. Abandonment of the cam
paign probably will mean displace-
ment of half a dozen special assist
ants to the attorney general, who
have devoted their entire time in
fighting high prices
It was declared dissolution of the
organization in the cost of living
campaign would have no effect on
the departments drive against vio-
lators of the Lever food control act.
The attorney general was represent
ed as being fully convinced that tho
Lever act had made it possible to
curb the hoarder and the profiteer
and determined to so forward with
prosecutions of coal men and others
against whom complaints have been
made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
UNION ASKS j. 5.
PROBE INTO COAL
MINE SITUATION
Strike Developments Indicate
Peonage PraCtiCed in Ala
bama, Say Workers Off
ciaIS-Guard Houses Cited.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. 5.--The
United States government will be
asked by the United Mine Workers
OF America to investigate to ascer-
tain whether peonage Is practiced in
Alabama coal mines. 1t was said at
the headquarters of the organization
here today. Developments in the
strike of coal miners in Alabama in
dictate that such Is the case, officials
Of the organization said.
The United Mine Workers Journal,
in an article published today, says
a number of mines in Alabama are
surrounded by high board fences,
with small guard houses at the open
ings. At other mines there are
guard houses, it says, although there
is no fence. The article points out
that armed guards are stationed in
these houses to prevent any one from
entering or leaving the camp with
out permission.
Not only does the Journal raise the
peonage question. but ii also repro
duces copies of what it says are orig
inal blacklist letters sent out by the
head employment office of the Ten
nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Co,
United States Steel corporation
subsidiary in Alabama, to the en-
ployment clerks at the various mines
and plants in Alabama. In a ma
jority of the cases the men were dis
missed for agitation, and the United
Mine Workers say this meant that
the men either Joined or sought to
have other men join the union. The
Journal says it has the original black
list letters in its possession.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
AutOist Hit By
Street Car Dies
Three Hours Later

George T. Echols, broker ia South
Main street, died at General hospital
last night, three hours after an auto
mobile which he was driving colided
with street car at Lamar avenue
and Pauline street.
Mr.. EchOls sustained a fractured
skull and other injuries.
=. Lowry. 266 Walnut street mo-
'orman was placed under arrest,
while a complete Investigation OF the
accident Is M de
Police, following investigation of
the affair said that Echos' car and
the street car coli ded head on near
the corner of Lamar avenue and
South Pauline street
Lowry declares EchOls ran his car
directly into the front Of his street
car, and that 1t was Impossible to
aNoid strikinC the automobile.
The car was badly wrecked. Per-
sons passing aided the street car men
in taking Echols out Of the wreck.
The unconscious man was taken at
once to General hospital The body
was removed today to the undertake
ing parlors Of Thompson Brothers.
John H. Phillips, real estate man, and
friend Of EChols. will have charge of
the funeral arrangeme~~~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
Bore Hole And Find
Identity Of Thief

BY means of a hole bored in the
floor of the Russell Heckle Feed com
panys office Thursday, through
which they watched his movements.
Detective Sergeants Joyce and Clark
were enabled to clear up a three
months mystery surrounding thefts
aggregating 5000 from the firm.
Lonzi Taylor, negro driver. 1870
Auction avenue. was arrested,
The feed company hookkeepers be-
gan missing sums Of money three
months ago. They could not account
for the losses and yet they continued
constantly
Police were asked TO investigate,
and suspicion was thrown TO Taylor,
detectives bored hole in the office
floor in order to watch his actions.
They saw him enter the office and
unobserved. take a bill of lading
showing a sum of money owed by
customer of the firm
Taylor was arrested and admitted
that his method of theft had been to
keep money collected by him. and to
always steal and destroy the book
keepers records of the transaction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
SOVIET LEADER
URGES GERMAN
REDS TO REBEL

HALLE, Germany. Oct. Is. (By AS
ISOLATED Press) .-For fully four
hours Thursday night NJ Zinovieff
chairman Of the executive committee
of the third internationale and one
OF the four big chiefs of soviet Rus
STA, pleaded with the independent
Socialists at their convention here to
join with Moscow, create a revolu-
ton in Germany and help carry out
the proletarian program for a world
revolution. At the conclusion of the
Russians address the radicals of the
party and the audience in the packed
galleries stood with barred heads
singing internationale, while the con-
scrvatives walked slowly out of the
hall.
A great AVIATION was then accorded
Zinoyieff with many "hoohs' and
cries of Long live the Interna-
tionale" and the waving of hats
The Russians are not over anxious
to become the central authoritative
tribunal of the third communist in
ternationale and would gladly relin
quish the privilege to some other
country, declared NJ, Zinovieff He
suggested France as that country.
NJ. Zinovieff preceded this state
ment by announcing that the central
committee of the third internationale
had authorized him to say it was
prepared to enter into negotiations
with it's German comrades"
The soviet representative also said
the Russian communists were not
only willing, but were in position
to give the German proletariat fl
nancial support.
Throughout his impassioned
argument, the Russian orator was
the storm center of cries of approval
from the left wing in his audience,
followed by bitter words from the
right. At one time he charged the
German labor unions with being mo
better than Noske's white guards"
and that they were tools in the hands
of the capitalists.
The entire audience Kissed its
disapproval of this declaration and
a number of the right wing leaders
shaking their fists, rushed to the
rostrum, threatening the speaker and
demanding retraCtions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
FARM COMMITTEE
AWAITS RESERVE
BANK STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Although
the agricultural conference held here
to obtain more liberal credits for the
farmers had concluded its session, 4
committee remained in Washington
today awaiting announcement of the
future credit policy Of the federal re-
serve banks.
A statement covering the whole
credit situation was being prepared
by the federal reserve board and its
agents, in conference here. and it
was expected to be made public to-
night.
On the committee looking after the
farmers interests are representatives
of each of the 80 agricultural COM
modities represented at the conven-
ton which ended yesterday. Some
members Of the committee are In ia
vor of delegating representatives 10
confer with the American Bankers
association at It's convention here
next week in case the forthcoming
policy of the reserve banks is con-
sidered unfavorable to the farmers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
GENERAL CANVASS
FOR new COLLEGE
PROVING POPULAR
Response of Public to Appeal
of Workers Gratifies Lead
erS-Three Days Remain to
Raise Final 100000.

When the workers for the college
for Memphis campaign cut loose from
the prospect cards and began their
general canvass Of the city they
found a new spirit that brought into
the drive new enthusiasm.
Fifteen visits to homes of foreign
residents of the city netted one work.
er 13 subscriptions. Similar results
marked the reports of nearly all the
workers Friday noon at the Hotel
Chisca, where the classes assembled
for conference.
Rabbi w. II. Fineshriber, leader of
the post graduate class, made stir
ring talk, urging renewed efforts to
give every citizen an opportunity to
do their part for the new college.
The attendance at the luncheon
Friday was fully one-fourth greater
than the preceding day. While the
subscriptions reported were for small
er amounts, they came in such num-
bers that it was believed the total
would bulk large.
A. l.. Parker, president of the Mem
phis Hotel company, announced sub
scriptions of $1,000 each for the Pea
body hotel, the Hotel Chisca and the
Hotel Gayoso, or a total Of $4,000
With three days of the campaign
yet to run, and with only about $780,
600 yet to be raised, leaders are
confident of the final victory. Both
Saturday and Sunday promise 70 he
great days for the campaign. The
drive is scheduled to close at Dig
jubilee dinner at the Hotel Chi3c.l
Monday evening.
In spite of the multitude of pub
licity that has been given the new
college, it is evident that Memphis
generally is not yet awake to the
magnitude of the opportunity. nor
the value of the proposition that is
being offered the city, DIR. McGill, di-
rector, said Friday.
When the local fund of 100000 is
subscribed, the Presbyterian synods
Of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi
and Tennessee will Immediately he
gin a campaign to raise $1,000, 900.
This amount will be supplemented
from time to time until the school be-
comes one of the greatest institu-
lions Of learning in the South, for
the Presbyterian church is deter
mined that 1t shall attain the first
rank
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
ASK RECEIVER FOR
DIXIE RUBBER AND
ACCUSE CADENHEAD
Stock Brokers Home At
taChed and He Is Enjoined
From Withdrawing Funds
From Banks.

L. c. Cadenhead. stock broker. is
the principal target in a suit filed
in chancery court Friday, in which
q receiver is asked for the Dixie
Rubber company, local proposition,
stock of which has been for sale on
the Memphis market for some few
months. Numerous charges are made
against Cadenhead in the bill, which
was filed by Col. ]. w. Canada and
Maj E. w. Smith.
The suit was filed in behalf and in
name of 26 stockholders. largest of
whom are F. p. Smith. X. P. DEM
ange, J. P. Smith and S. F. Mansell
1t is directed against the Dixie Rub
Der company, l.. c. Cadenhead,
Thomas Kirk, T. J. Gresham, c. N.
Elliott. e. N. Case and l.. c. Caden-
head & Co.
Cadenhead vice president and
general manager of the Dixie Rubber
company. made himself president, the
bill charges, and took out rs per
cent of the money received from
stock sales, as per contract made
with secretary Of the rubber COM
pany who no longer is secretary.
But the date Of the contract was put
as Jan. 2, 1920. when the eX-secretary
was really secretary, the bill charges
Attachment of Cadenhead's home Z
271 Stonewall place, is asked, also
injunctions restraining him from
withdrawing money from the Bank
of Commerce and Trust company, the
First National bank of fernando,
Miss, and the Bank of Hickory Flat,
Hickory Flat, Miss, and any other
bank in which Cadenhead may have
funds,
The bill charges that the contract
made by Cadenhead is illegal and
void, that funds were Illegally APP
propriated. and that Cadenhead in
tends to leave the state unless re-
strained. He purchased his home
with money received from stock sales
in the rubber company. it is charged.
The bill charges in addition that
Cadenhead compelled the Dixie Rub
Der company to pay out of its assets
bills advertising stock for sale, and
that in addition he purchased auto
mobiles for the use of the stock sales
men. Cadenhead's receipts from the
stock sales will aggregate 100, 000S
the bill charges. He also has pur-
chased for himself and family $780,
600 worth Of stock. 1t Is charged. The
company exists in form only the
bill charges.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
MILLION BRITISH
MINERS PLAN TO
PARA[YzE NATION
Government Stops Coal Ex-
ports as Industrial War
Nears-Action by Railway
Mems Union Feared.

LONDON, Oct. Is. (By the Asso-
ciated Press.,-Unless some wholly
unforeseen intervention develops,
more than 100000 coal miners
throughout the United Kingdom win
begin strike on Saturday. and the
country's all-important coal indus
try will be paralyzed.
This decision was reached this
morning at a conference of the min
ers' delegates. who announced that,
in view of the governments unsatis-
factory reply to the miners claims
for an increase in wages, there was
nothing left to do but strike.
1t was announced that some of the
men in the engineering departments
would remain at work to keep the
mines in order.
Co-incident with the strike decis-
ion came the announcement that the
government had placed a ban upon
the export Of coal which move will
have far-reaching effects upon neigh
boring countries more or less de-
pendent upon Great Bitain for their
supplies.
Many of the British industries,
notably in the iron and steel branches
and some of the shipbuilding and en-
gineering works already are arrang-
ing to close down.
The question whether the railway
men would unite with the miners was
the subject of deep concern today.
but no indication of it's course was
forthcoming from the railway union.
The government has made every
preparation to cope with the situa-
ton, TO maintain food supplies and
to provide for other necessaries No
fear is expressed of a food shortage
In the near future, ~. - e
In connection with the embargo on
the export of coal the government
this afternoon prohibited foreign
ships from taking coal.
American shipping board officials
here were told by tse British coal
controllers department this after
noon that the order prohibiting the
coaling of foreign ships was issued
to enable the checking UP of avail
able supplies. The officials were
given assurances that after this had
been done, passengers and mail-car-
rying vessels would receive first con-
sideration in the ALLEGATION Of stocks
on hand.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
PROBERS |ND|CT
MAN WHO HURLED
THREAT At WOMAN
Wade Wilson, Alleged Black
mailer, Must Face Jury
Threatening Mrs. A. l..
Booth, Wife of Grocer.

Wade Wilson was indicted Friday
on a charge of attempting to extort
$500 from Mrs. A. L. Booth. wife or
a North Main street grocer and menu
Der OF the firm of Wales 81 Booth.
Wilson was nabbed at the Peabody
hotel when Mrs. Booth arranged q
plant" with Detective Sergt. Win
Carpenter. and had the sleuth witt
ness the handing over OF $50 TO VIII
son.
The indictment charges that on
Oct. 3, Wade Wilson did ''unlawfuliy.
feloniously and maliclously verbally
threaten to injure the person Of Mrs.
A. l.. Booth by making known 20
her husband certain false statements
which would reflect upon her char
acter. with the intention OF extort-
ing $500 from her."
A second count in the indictment
charges that Wilson also got $50
from Mrs. Booth.
The Wilson indictment was one Of
an even dozen returned by the grand
jury Friday. Others which the crimi-
nal court clerk was permitted to
make public were for minor offenses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
BUT CITY CLERK
IS NOT ON HAND
TORECE|VE Them
BiCkerS ct al. Find That
Pashby Is "0ut on BUSH
ness" and No One on Hand
to Give Receipt.

The filing OF the recall petltionst
was held up for several hours FRI
day when announcement was made
that c. c. Pashby, city clerk. was
out in the city with city planning
expert from St Louis. The law
makes no provision for deputy city
clerk and therefore there was no
one who could accept the petitions
Several suitcases. sacks and other
containers filled with the petitions
were deposited upon the floor OF the
clerks office and the delegation re-
signed itself to a long wait when they
learned of Mr.. Pashby's absence.
James F. Blckers, attorney, for
the recallers. announced in the event
Mr.. Pashby did not appear at his Of
flee during Friday that the petitions
would be returned to a vault and an
effort made Saturday to file them.
City officials declared that Mr..
Pashby's absence was entirely un-
intentional, but this was dlscredited
by the delegation. who brought the
petitions to city hall.
II am too busy with city affairs
to be concerned about recall petit
TONS" Mayor Paine declared Friday
after the petitions had been brought
to the city hail. Il have no state
ment to make concerning them and
am not the least bit interested in 1t.
am too busy"
The committee announced that
there was a total OF 8.697 names on
the petitions brought to city hall;
that they had been carefully checked
and found to be the signatures OF
qualified voters. There was total
of l9,4i3 votes cast in the last city
election. The recall petitions require
that % per cent of that number
shall be attached to the petitions or
4,S53. The number of names pre-
sented is almost double the required
number
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
$4,000 OFFERED
c. 0. P. TO PROVE
LEAGUE CHARGES
Independents Challenge Hard
ing, Johnson Or Any One to
Show Covenant "Abridges
Sovereignty"

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.--Democratic
national headquarters today an
nounced cash prize OF $4,000 had
been offered by the proleague indie
pendents to Senator Harding Sena-
tor johnson, Senator Borah, Senator
Lodge, Chairman Hays, of the Re-
publican national committee, or
anybody else in the United States,
who could first prove that the league
of nations would "abridge the SOW
ereignty of America"
Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale uni
versity, chairman of the proleague
independents, explained that, under
terms OF the offer, essays must be
received by mail or wire at IT
East Forty first street, New York
city, by Oct. %: that each member
of u jury of IL citizens would be
appointed jointly by George White
and VIII II. Hays, chairmen of the
Democratic and Republican national
committees-all to be Republican, If
desired by Mr.. Hays; and that in
case the jury was not unanimous half
the prize still may be awarded. pro-
vided a majority Of the jurors so
vote.
This announcement Is INTENDED FOR
every newspaper in the United
States" Prof Fisher said, and is
being given for distribution TO the
various press associations, with the
request that each newspaper PUBLISH
ing 1t send to the proleague indie
pendents here a marked copy of the
issue containing 1t so that the indie
pendents may report on how many
newspapers of each party publish or
fail to publish IT.
N.f Mr., Hays admits that such
stat ements and notions are improved,
unprovab1e, untrue and absurd, he
Is respectfully asked to publicly so
state, and also to publicly state
that he is requesting his speakers,
press bureaus, and Republican news =
papers to cease making such false
statements"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
Waterman DriUes
AWdy Young YeggS

Unable to open a small safe at the
office OF the Burgie Vinegar COM
pany. Kentucky street and De Soto
avenue. Friday night, two youthful
yeggmen. believed by police TO be
amateurs, were in the act of trying
TO make off with the safe when
scared away by o night Waterman
OF the plant. The youths ordered the
Waterman to turn that safe over
to u.s." Emergency Officers Grume
and Markham obtained good descrip.
tons Of the men.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
DARING THIEF STEALS
PATR0LMAN'S TROUSERS

p. S. Sheriff., police patrolman,
1872 Chelsea, borrowed a pair of uni
form trousers in which to report at
headquarters for duty Thursday
morning.
When Sheriff. awoke from dreams
of burglar catching, and reached for
his trousers on a chair where he had
placed them, they were not there.
A thief had come during the night.
Sheriff. also lost a pair of civilian
trousers and a gold watch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
Arrest Clerk In
Meat Theft Case

A fourth arrest in the Wilson
Packing company meat thefts, which
came to light Thursday with the ar
rest Of two negro employees of the
plant and Memphis retail butcher.
was made Friday
Frank Marsicylia, said to be n
clerk in the butcher shop conducted
by Frank Decicco, at 57S St. Paul
avenue, was taken by police on II
charge of buying and receiving
stolen property.
More than 100 pounds Of hams ba
con and pork loins were taken from
Decicco's place Thursday morning.
Decicco ana the negroes, Jesse
Hamer and Jesse Cummings, were
arraigned before Judge Barker IN
police court Friday afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
ATTELL IN CANADA;
WILL STAY THERE

MONTREAL, Oct. 15.--Abe AtteiI.
ex- pugilist, whose name has figured
prominently in connection with the
baseball exposures in the United
States, is residing in Montreal ac-
cording to the Herald.
When interviewed here today. At-
tell is quoted as saying that he had
been living in Montreal since the in
vestigation began.
When told that he was being
sought in the United States he Is
said to have replied:
They can't touch me here and
here l stay"