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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
SUPPORT Of REED
IS WELCOMED BY
PARTY'S NOMINEE
Cox Voices Especial Gratifi-
cation Over League "Irre-
cOnciIabIe'S" CongratuIa-
tiOnS,

DAYTON, o., July s,-Gov. James
M. Cox, the Democratic presidential
candidate, today expressed especial
qualification over the receipt Of
telegram from Senator James \. Reed
Of Missouri congratulating him and the
country on the selection of the Ohio
executive as the party's candidate.
The governor also has received "a
telegram from Richmond P. Hobson,
antisaloon leader in Illinois, asking him
for a strong statement opposing any
effort of congress to modify the Vol
stead act to permit a greater alcoholic
ed that he would answer the Hobson
telegram in due time"
The Hobscn telegram follows:
Dry forces are restive, Republicans
amongst them are applying to Harding
for strong statement. Democratic con-
vention declared nearly two to one
against plank favoring even home manu-
facture of mildest alcoholic beverages,
So per cent of population of America
lives in states that have ratified Eight
eenth amendment without reservation.
They are jealous OF its integrity. Su-
preme court IN decision warned congress
against authorizing increase in alco-
holic content National officers-of Anti
saloon league have asked me to get
statement from you They cite that
Harding voted for Volstead act. Gould
you give clear statement of your be-
ing opposed to federal authorization ot
increasing alcoholic content. This would
save Democracy to millions of voters
who hold this question above party sue
cess"
Many telegcams of congratulation also
were received by the governor over.
night. They came frcm Senators over
and Gore of Oklahoma and many Other
prominent Democrats
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
CARSBR0KENOPEN;;
TWO MEN HELD
Man Found Nearby in Auto
and Owner of Car
Arrested.

Found seated in an automobile along
side Frisco railway tracks near Union
stockyards, ]. l.. Atkinson, 1916 Evelyn
avenue, early Thursday was arrested
and held by police pending further in
vestigation. Special agents of the Frisco
and Detective Billy Carpenter, who
made the arrest, claim II freight cars
near where they found Atkinson had
been broken open. The cars contained
merchandise. In the auto occupied by
Atkinson, the officers declare, was dis
covered a jimmy, such as used to break
freight cars, and SO unused car seals.
Police records showed the auto be-
longed to w. B. Lomax, $40 Rowland
avenue. Lomax also was placed under
arrest and is being held at police sta
ton. According to the officers, Lo-
max admits owning the auto, but says,
the police further declare, that he
loaned it to Atkinson without knowing
what the latter intended to use the
machine for.
Officers declare the auto had fake
license numbers on when discovered and
that the correct numbers were under
the seat. Lomax gave his occupation
as an engineer and age as 20. Atkin-
son said he was a farmer and 80 years
old
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
Gasoline Jumps
To 30 Cents; Order
Comes Unexpectedly

II YOU get 10 miles per gallon OF that
III flivVer then II cost you exactly 3
cents mile Thursday to motor around
town. Gasoline jumped up cent per
gallon. Ye citizen who piloted his
Henry to filling station Thursday
morning en- route to labor found the
price 30 cents. Likewise the banker
who motored down at 3 o'clock and
signed ticket for his gas--maybe he
didn't know It at the Undersigned
rhe jump caesh unexpectedly, ac-
cording to officIaA OF the three refin-
ing companies here. Orders were re-
cefved from home offices Wednesday
night. The order said sell to filling sta :
tlons at 2s cents and the stations in
turn 10 retail at 80 cents Scarcity OF
mand for that commodity was given
by the Indian Refining company for the
jump. Standard oil company and Gulf
Refining heads say the same. The
Gulf people declared gas had been SOC
for some time in Arkansas and Mis-
sissippi and that their home office
merely was putting Tennessee on a par
with the sister states.
The jump is the second this year.
About three months ago the fluid so
necessary in urging an auto forward,
went to 20 cents at the filling stations.
None of the men in charge of the re-
filming offices here could say about an
increase in the near future. II gaso-
line went above 80 cents the order
would come probably as unexpectedly as
did Wednesdays, they declared.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
Mayor Talks OUer
Health Work With
Citys NeWChief

Details of work to be done by DR..
j. j. Durrett, recently installed head
of the city health department. in his
dual position as professor of public
health at the University OF Tennessee,
school Of Medicine and head OF the
health department. were discussed
Thursday at a conference between
Mayor Paine. DIR. Durrett, Or. H. A.
Morgan. president Of the university, and
Dr. McIver Woody, dean OF the School
of Medicine.
Many. problems having to do with the
work OF DR.. Durrett were scheduled for
discussion, according to the mayor and
II contemplated plans meet with the
approval of the school authorities and
the city, a wide field Of public health
work in this territory will be opened UP
with the establishment OF the new
chair at the university.
One OF the matters to be acted on
would permit not only students OF medi-
cine to take advantage of the course in
public health training, but would al
low young men and women from ada
cent territory to take, up this course
OF study and prepare themselves for
accredited public health nurses. The
approval of DR.. Morgan, as head of the
university, :. is the only thing that is
necessary to put this plan in force, it is
said, and prior to the conference 1t was
reasonably certain that this approval
would be forthcoming.
Mayor Paine hopes that the scope of
the work of the city will be consider
ably enlarged by the arrangement which
has been made with the University
whereby the city and the school en-
ploy Jointly an expert in public health
work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08

City Building Inspector Dan Newton
was on the front" early and spent the
forenoon looking the situation over, Po-
lice AT headquarters were in readiness
to resume an offensive ii such became
necessary. However. equally as ready
was General Gianotti.
No court action as the result OF
Wednesdays storm which the portable
fore noon Thursday. Attorney Henry
Phelan declared that the Gianotti forces
were awaiting developments. He de-
clared the fence had been erected and
that Gianotti was planning to carry
on" in businss line. This line con-
sists, according to Attorney Phelan, OF
a mail order accessory business, with
but little or no local trade, He states
that cars are taken to the front" there
dismantled and the parts disposed of
by sale or placed away for future
calls.
The fence in question is. Attorney
Phelan said, trifle under six feet
high. Start Of Its construction was
made late, Wednesday and completion
rushed so that the crew finished on
Thursday. Inspector Newton had not
passed on whether it was in violation
OF any ordinance Thursday, Police had
declared they would tear down any
mine footer" which was first rumored.
A good many complaints regarding
the fence came both to police station
ana TO the DuuAlnB inspectors OlIlCe
during the day.. No special officers
were stationed near the Gianotti place.
Chief Burney, hQwever, conferred with
City Attorney Walter Armstrong. The
latter informed the chief that 1t was
impossible for the department to re-
move the autos from the latest position
taken up by the General" but that II
the fence was Iii violation OF building
rules officers could destroy It,
Attorney Phelan stated that chan
Gerry court would DE appealed to in the
event officers made further efforts TO
halt business and that he was waiting
expiration OF the, ten Gays given tho
building inspector TO rule on the per-
nit for construction of building on
the Gianotti property. In the event
the latter is not granted-it is idenu-
cal with other buildings in the same
neighborhood, says the attorney--man-
damus proceedings will be brought
about. Attorney Phelan declared Thurs
day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
OBSERVANCE OF COAL
CAR ORDER PROBED
I. @. G. to Determine Whether
Preference Given Mines.

WASHINGTON, July s--Tnvestigation
Of the railroads observance Of the ser
Vice order recurring preference TO be
eiven Eastern coal mines in the assign
mem OF. open-top cars was begun today
In hearings before the interstate COM
merce commission
The preference order was issued re-
Gently by the commission as a measure
TO relieve coal shortages in the East,
particularly in New England Since its
issuance numerous complaints have been
filed with the commission relative to
the supply and exchange OF coal cars
by the. railroads. The commission
therefore ordered a hearing to deter
mine whether any change in the pres
ent regulations was necessary.
Determined protest against continua-
ton of the preference order is expected
from a number of shippers. Organiza-
tion meetings were held last night by
shippers of building materials prelini.
nary to participation in the hearings
and every effort will be made, It was
said, to convince the commission OF
the need of an adequate car supply
for the shipment of cement and other
building commodities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
Shippers Discuss
Operating Packets

More than 100 shippers Of Memphis
were expected to be in attendance at
the mass meeting Thursday afternoon
at the Chamber of Commerce to con-
slider the plans of organizing $l,009,000
corporation to operate river packets in
competition to railroads out of Mem
phis. Due to much publicity in vari-
Gus ways given It, and the fact that
the shippers are alarmed over tie ssftf
uatiofi OF freight rates, a full attend
ance is expected.
The meeting was called by r. r. Ellis,
president of the Chamber OF Commerce,
at the request of several shippers. The
proposed corporation will have for its
purpose an attempt to foil the rail-
roads plans to slap on freight rate in
creases of 100 per cent on Oct. /, in
accordance with privileges allowed them
by congress.
One steamer. the Nashville. is al
ready operating out of Memphis at the
instance of local shippers, going to Pa
ducah weekly. Additional packets prob
ably will be placed In service to both
up and down river points
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
DEMOCRAT CHIEFS
TO MEET GOV. cox
Roosevelt Visit Expected to
Result in More Than Mere
Congratulations.

DAYTON. O., JULY S.-Gov. Cox. after
working a few hours in his newspaper
office this morning, expected to pilot
a number OF visiting newspaper repre-
sentatives about the home and h9unts
of his early boyhood at Jacksonburg,
near Middletown, Q. The trip was TO be
made by automobile.
II is expected that when Franklin d
Roosevelt arrives from San Francisco
ensuing conferences will result in more
than the mere exchange of Fluctuations
Homer s. Cummings, chairman Of the
Democratic national committee; T., H.
Moore. OF Youngstown, the governors $
preconvention campaign manager. and
n number of other party leaders are
expected to participate in the confer
Gnces. 1t is understood phases of the
campaign may be discussed, especially
plans for the official notification
Dayton citizens are apprehensive
that efforts may be made to have the
notification ceremonies take place in
Columbus and they are prepared to go
the limit, II necessary to nullify such
an arrangement in case it should be
pressed by anyone, From present in
dications, the notification ceremonies
probably will take place at Trails End,
the governors suburban home, where
several thousand people gathered two
weeks before his nomination to cele-
brate with him the occasion Of the
departure of the Ohio delegation for
San Francisco.
The governor last night made his
second public address since his nDl0i-
nation at the Dayton Country club at
a dinner for the Ohio Golf association.
Gov. Cox is an enthusiastic golfer and
his address was chiefly an intimate
talk with the members on the merits
Of this outdoor sport He also spoke
in cordial terms of his Republican Cp-
ponent, Senator Harding, who also is
devotee OF the game, He declared
that regardless Of the results Of the
election, he and Senator Harding viii
remain the same splendid friends as
in the past.
The governors interest in golf vas
declared by Lee Warren James prcsi =
dent OF the Dayton chamber OF com
merce. to be best exemplfied by an
incident that occurred on Saturday
before the nomination was made at San
Francisco. James said he and the gov
ernor were just leaving the locker for
the course for an afternoon round
when an attendant called out that San
Francisco wanted Gov. Cox on the tele-
phone.
Tell them I'll talk tonight" was the
governors reply, according to James.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
MAN WHOSE WIFE
AND YOUTH FOUND
f. DEAD IS GR|LLED
Changes Story Dozen Times in
ID Hours of Questioning.
Romance of Culture and
Quick Fall Suspected.

CHICAGO, July S.-Lieut Carl Wan
derer. weakening under Ia hours of re-
lentless police questioning, today had
changed dozen times his story of
the tragedy in the vestibule OF his home
June 81. when his wife and a ragged
stranger we're shot 10 death Ills orig
inal story that the stranger, a burglar
had killed his wife and had himself
been killed by Wanderer, was changed
in several important details.
At each switch in the story, Sergeant
John W. Norton, head of the homicide
squad, sent out his men to bring in
new witnesses to face Wanderer and
70 check up on new angles of the story.
While this was going on, the police
were busy seeking to Identify the body
OF the ragged stranger in the county
Back to this stranger, whose rag
ged clothes and unkempt condition at
the time. Of the tragedy strengthened
tne oelief that he vas a circus fol-
months ago, they assert, the man, real
ly little more than boy, was not a
tramp.
Detective sergt. Dennis Carroll, an
expert on such phases of the homicide
squads work, has determined that un-
til three months ago the dead youth
had been clean, even fastidlous about
the person. His nails had been mani
cured and his teeth had been carefully
cared for. He had been healthy and
strong and the contour of his head
indicated youth above normal men
tality.
The police now want to find cut
what made him sink TO the depths,
where, as, the night ne was killed, he
wore torn, dirty clothing. They sug-
gest 1t may have been 'lnrequited
love.
The dead man was between 20 and
20 years old. He was beardless and
had dark auburn hair He was six feet,
one inch in height and weighed about
$50 pounds. His eyes were slate gray.
A great deal depends upon s denti-
fication, and believing he may have
been in the army, the police have sent
his photographs, description aud fin
ger prints to the adjutan-generars Of
flee In Washington, They will! be COM
pared with the draft and army records
there.
Wandercr says he does not know the
man but Sergt. Norton keeps asking
him the question over and over again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
TAXPAYERS IN
DROvES PROTEST
Boosted Personally Assess.
ments Cause Crowds at
Courthouse.

Taxpayers in large numbers, armed
with official notices from the city board
OF equalization. which advise the tax
payer that he has been honored with
an increase in his personally assess
ment thronged the city council cham
ber Thursday. In numerous instances
the assessments have been increased
and in others there have been reduce
tions and some of them left untouched.
On the whole the assessment has been
increased, but because Of the fact that
the board OF equalization keeps no daily
record of it's work as Is required by
law, there is no way in which the ac-
tual amount Of the increases can be as
certained from day to day except by
referring TO the assessment book In
each individual case,
Members OF the board expect TO COM
plete their work on the personally as
sessInent this week. Notices OF in
creases have been mailed out and are
returnable Thursday. This work viii
extend into Friday and the board will
probably hold an executive session Sat-
urday in order to act on the last batch
OF assessments. The protests regis
tered with the board today will be
acted on at that time.
Work on the merchants advalorem
assessment is being rushed to compile
tion and II Is said that this work will
doubtless be completed by next week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
Negro Republicans
In South Lynched,
Senators Are Told

CHICAGO, July S--Negroes who have
voted the Republican ticket in Georgia
have disappeared" and never have been
heard OF again, Henry Lincoln John
son, OF Atlanta, negro kepuphcan ma
tional committeeman, told the senate
committee Investigating expenditures
today.
The committee was questioning John
son about lynchings In the South.
They don't lynch men for belonging
to the Republican party, do they askeo
Senator Keynon.
Many negro voting the Republican
ticket has disappeared and no tidlngs
have ever been heard OF him
Johnson told the committee So per
cent OF the negroes in southern states
were prevented from voting by brutal
force and suppression He SAID the
situation was summed up in the follow
ing words, which he attributed TO q
speech by Senator Hoke Smith.
In Georgia no negro Is fortunate
enough to vote. while no white man is
too unfortunate to vote"
Asked about lynchings. Johnson as
serted the great trouble was that white
men were allowed 10 attack negro girls
without punishment. Such state OF
affairs greatly aggravated race feeling,
he said.
He cited alleged Instances OF white
soldiers attacking negro girls during
the war and said the soldiers, though
discovered, went unpunished
Asked II Wood supporters bought
delegates" Johnson said he did not
know, but they passed out plenty OF
Jack to the boys" He declared back
crs Of Gen. Wood spent around 100000
IN Georgia while the Lowden support
ers spent only $40, 900" Clark l., Grier,
former postmaster at Augusta, Ga, was
the pay off man" for the Wood people,
he said
Democrats paid from IS to s5, 900 for
votes in Georgia this year, and gen
orally spent more money than the Re
publcans,' Johnson told the committee,
Senator Kenyon suddenly turned TO
the Palmer campaign in Georgia, ask
ing Johnson II officials OF the depart
ment of justice took part In the at
torney- generals campaign there.
Hooper l.. Alexander, of Atlanta,
was the leader" johnson said,
The committee will move 10 st. Louis
tonight to take UP the Investigation
of Attorney General Palmtr's campaign
for the Democratic nomination, Chair
man Kenyon announced
The principal witnesses in the Pal
mer investigation will be Edward r
Goltra, Democratic rational committee
man from Missouri. and JCserh r. Dav-
Is, OF 81, Louis.
A report that Goltra paid the ex-
penses OF Is delegates to the state con.
vention which oustcd Senator Reed
from his national convention seat viii
be one Of the matters investigated, Il
was said Senator Reed is "A member
OF the investigating committee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
INCREASE SHOWN IN
JUNE STAMP SALES

Revenue from the sale OF government
documentary proprietary, snuff. mar
cotic and cigar stamps at Memphis was
SEA 275 greater for June, 1920, than for
June, 1919. indicating the gradual
growth of the city's business. The fig
ures as announced by the revenue Of
flee at the customhouse for the last
OF June are:
Documentary stamps. S15.6O7OI pro-
prietory, s4,959.7S snuff. $ls6.42474;
narcotic, Sl4; cigar, S4342.45, making
a grand total OF $2li,3479 for the
month. For June OF the preceding year
the total was S1SS,072.
\ large increase was also noted in
the sale of postage stamps during the
fiscal year ending June &c. as announc-
ed by Postmaster Charley Metcal..
Memphians purchased 1884, 539,l5 one,
two, three and ten-ccnt stamps during
the IL months, an average Of more than
800, 900 per month. For the last
quarter of the fiscal year the amount
purchased was 1855, 1880.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
BRENT HERE; PLAN
RIVER CONFERENCES

=, Theodore Brent, of New Orleans, traf-
nc manager of the Mississippi Warrior
transportation company, reached Mem.
pms Thursday on one of his inspection
trips of terminals along the Mississinn
large line and win probably confer with
government engineers relative to con-
struction Of the Memphis terminals at
the foot, of Georgia avenue, during his
sojourn here.
;, United States engineers from the river
district south OF Memphis we're expect. =.
ed to reach the city Thursday after
noon for conference with Mai. j. N,
Hodges, chief Of the local engineers
corps. Problems relative to dredging
and repairing levees win be considcred,
= Mr.. Brent probably will participate
both discussed. He Is expected to re-
main in Memphis for couple of dAys,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
Plea For StedLer
OF GraphOphOne Of
No Avail To Black

Roy Williams, negro, faced a jury in
Second criminal court Thursday, on a
charge of stealing a graphophone. The
state presented its case. The proosecu-
tor gave chase and overlook Williams,
recovering the graphopone, then had
Williams arrested. A. B. Galloway, at
torney for Williams, began argument.
He entered what might be termed a
plea of confession and avoidance"
Gentlemen of the jury, this boy
passed that house while the graphic
phone was grinding out the Turing
strains of 'Dardanella, Galloway be-
gan. "The boy naturally stopped, en-
tranced. He fought back the lure OF
possession which almost overcame him.
But he resisted successfully. But when
new record was put on, and out came
"Vamp,' this boy succumbed TO tempta-
tion. But want to ask you gentlemen
to free him, as the prosecutor has his
graphophone back. l need this boy in
my neighborhood, where at least five
of my neighbors have graphophones."
Members of the jury, however, must
have been graphophone owners, for they
found Williams guilty and the negro
drew a sentence of IL months and 20
days in the workhouse.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
QUARANTINE AGAINST
PENSACOLA THREATENED

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July s.--Insti-
tuition Of quarantine against Pensacola.
health department following receipt OF
information that proper precautions
agains tthe spread of bubonic plague
are not being taken.
This department will institute quar-
antine against the port OF Pensacola
and the city at once unless officials
there change their methods OF prevent
ing the spread OF the plague" said DR.
w. Welch, health officer.
Messages were sent today 10 the
United States public health service and
Florida state officials informing them
OF the contemplated action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-08
WORKER IS KILLED
BY WHIRLING Saw

Virtually decapitated when a saw be-
came loosened in some manner and
Syhirled through the air, striking him
Upon the chin late Wednesday at the
plant Of e. c.. Atkins & Co. on South
Main street, the body of Earl Randle,
of 563 Poplar avenue, was sent to Val
Asn, Miss, his former home, Thursday
for burial there Friday.
Details Of the accident are meager.
Officials OF the Atkins company Thurs
day refused to discuss the fatality and
, manager, was conducting an investiga-
ton.
Randie, who was a shop worker was
almost instantly killed when the saw
struck him while at work in the plant.
His head was almost completely sew
cred by the sharp whirling saw. He
is survived by his wife. two children,
James and Louise Randle, and his
father. who lives at Walden.