The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
Tri-State News In Brief

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Republicans
may contest the recent reelection OF
Congressman John N. Tillman. OF the
Third congressional district IN thls
state, it was announced by Judge >.
]. Warrington, of Harrison Ark., WV
|, was Congressman Tillman's Republican
Aopponent. Alleged irregularities in sew
eral counties are being investigated, ne
said.
VICKSBURG, Miss.-Four moonshin-
ers are in jail here awaiting trial. They
were operating in shanty boats moored
in the river, and two stills were Ia.
ken. quantity OF white lightning"
was thrown in the river when officers
We're seen approaching.
BRISTOL, Tenn.-The new building
at Sullins college here, which Is be-
ing erected near the main building
will likely be completed early IN Jan
uary in time for occupancy when the
next session begins, Jan. 6, according
TO an announcement made by DR.. w; u.
Martin, president of the college. The
structure, when completed, Will repre-
sent an investment of about $TO,0Oo.
BRISTOL, Tenn.--Buck Elliott. a ne
gro, is dead at Arno, mining camp in
Southwest Virginia, as the. result OF
a quarrel with VIII Vernoy, another
negro. according to information re-
ceived here from Appalachia. Officers
are searching for Vernoy.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-Announce-
ment was made by the commissions on
colleges and secondary schools, Whlcn
completed the preliminary work TOT
the opening session today of the South
ern Association of Colleges and SECOND,
airy Schools, that pupils of high and
prep schools on the Southern list are
now eligible to admission to West
Point Military academy.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-The case OF
the Eastern Products company or PITTS
burgh against the Tennessee, Coal. Iron
and Railroad company, involving an al
legged breach of contract for which dam
ages in a sum totalng million DOL
lars are sought, will go to trial De
fore Chancellor T. l.. Stewart here
Tuesday.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.-Will Palm.
er, locomotive engineer, was acquitted
in criminal court here on the charge
of killing Charles Curtis, negro while
shooting at an automobile containing
Palmer's wife and another man. near
the city limits few months ago.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn-The Journal
and Tribune received an anonymous
communication containing a diagram
ito show who shot these women. be
sides some Others" having reference to
the assassination of Miss Dell Wagon
er, Mrs. BERTHE Lindsay and Miss Alice
Burnett, Of Knoxville. and Miss Dora
Davis, of Sewer county, all of whom
were ASA ssirated within the past year
and a half The broad inference Is that
the writer himself committed the
crimes.
MERIDIAN. MISE Believing that the
new administration should handle the
sale of the $150. 900 bond issue for the
building Of municipal ice plant. Coun
cilmen W. II. owen and J. NJ. Slaugh-
ter voted in the negative when Mayor
I'm. Dabney proposed the sale Tuesday
Of these bonds, recently voted by
heavy majority.
JACKSON. Miss.--A. r. Mackley,
special examiner of the Interstate com
n7eree commission. VIII hear the appli-
cation of the Jackson q Eastern rail-
road for the extension of its line from
Sebastopool to Jackson. at a meeting
in the offices of the state railroad COM
mission here Dec. 10.
JACKSON. Miss --Shortage of cot
tonseed in the Jackson territory has
caused the closing of two of the largest
oil mills here. the Buckeye Cotton OH
company and the Union Seed and Fer
tilizer company. Both Of these con-
Germs claim to have lost heavily on this
year $ operations. -..
NASHVILLE. Tern.--The legislative
committee of the Automobile associa-
ton met here in connection with gem
era1 good roads and automobile meet
ing and formulated plans for legisla
tive prpgratIlsstb be carried out in the
next general assembly. The meeting
reconna ended no essential change in
the highway law and favored more and
better roads. Also laws regulating the
running of automobiles and statute
against thieVery of such.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--A reduction OF
903 men in the Southern railway Coster
shops here, effective Sunday was or
dered by officials. attributed to de-
creased revenue.
PINE BLUFF Ark-Gov elect T, G,
McRae has accepted an invitation to
Il on "Education and a Budget System
for the State and Nation" The invi-
tation was extended to him by the va
rious clubs and organizations of the
city.
PINE BLUFF. Ark-The conference
which began here Sunday by the rem
resentatives of the Brotherhood of Rail
way and Steamship Clerks and Freight
Cotton Belt system. adjourned to meet
again at some future date. Neither
time nor place of the next meeting was
ramed. No definite action was taken
because the railway officials were not
present, and at the next meeting they
will be present.