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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
FOR COUNTY PLANNED

A health campaign is to be opened
in Shelby county In the near future
by the recently organized Agricultural
council OF Shelby county. which held
It's second meeting at the Memphis
Chamber Of Commerce Thursday. 1t
is probable that a contest for the best
Improvement in health conditions Will
be carried on in the schools Of the
county.
c. ". Polk, president Of the organi-
cation, opened the meeting. and said
the organization would attempt to i'm
prove roads. aid in upbuilding schools.
encourage dairying and promote live
STOCK industry. He declared the coun-
ell would not be operated for profit. but
would attempt to serve the interests OF
the farmer
Addresses were made by Dr. f. r..
LLOYD. director Of the farm develop
mcnt bureau Of the Chamber OF Com
merce: c. W Watson, market speclai-
ist W. NJ Landess, county demonstra-
tion agent, and II. 8. Nichols, of Jack
son, district demonstration agent.
Just before the close OF the meeting
President Polk met with a special CON-
mittee TO appoint chairmen OF commit
tees on health, finance, membership
and publicity TO begin the work OF the
organization.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08

was a sheet writer and was said by
TURTLES TO he one Of the best posted
Of racing followers, Later he was as
sociated with the old poolroom across
the river at Honefield Every enthu-
siast and many Memphians can readily
recall Owens riding around Memphis
In his runabout with the sunshade
drawn by bay pony.
The son OF Dan Owens, who died In
New Orleans a score OF years ago, wal
lie Owens was born to the turf His
father was prominent in New Orleans
when Fitzpatrick was a big political
leader.
For time Owens was in the office
Of Joe Creath, county trustee. He was
prominent In the erection OF the Lenox
school about ten years ago. with w.
n. Page, former mayor OF LenoN, as
chairman, Owens and A. J. wllliford
composed the commltte In charge Of the
school construction. His father-in-law
is now custodian OF the building.
A son. Dan Owens Is Jockey, retired
for the present. He has ridden with the
best, and during the last season or so
has come under the wire winner In
some good purses and classy events. He
was with his father when death came.
The other children also reside here
The body Is scheduled TO arrive In
Memphis Thursday night and win lie In
the undertaking pariors Of Mcdowell
a MonteYcrde until time for the funeral
Owens was a member OF the Royal Ar
eanufn lodge. He was 40 years Of age.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
CLOSEST UPON
CENSUS TOTAL GUESS

taken, and that Memphis has chance
to pass New Orleans and become the
metropolis of the South in the next
quarter of a century. Resources, rail-
road facilities and the present rate of
development warrant that opinion.
The second contestant in predictions
on the census was w. d. Kyser, Unit
ed States district attorney, who missed
the official count exactly $50. He
guessed 162,501. c. W. Metcalf, post
master, came close with guess of
10000, and Fred Collins. vice-presi-
dent of the Bank of Commerce and
Trust company, missed the government
figure by less than 500. His estimate
was 162,S43. The closest guess from
the Chamber of Commerce was made
by Mark Fenton, industrial commission
er, who predicted that the census would
show 10000.
John w. Mcclure, vice-presdent of
the Belgrade Lumber company, guessed
$4,000 and Charles B. Quinn, former
commissioner, guessed 191 900. Other
estimates made are; J. H. Townshend,
10000; John a. osoinach, 10000; j.
W. Canadss 4s75 900; John J. Heflin,
10000; g, W. Metcalf, $4,000, and j.
D. Mcdowell, $4,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
Bureau Report On
Wheat Crop Promises
483,6I7,OO0 Bushels

WASHINGTON, April S.-Production
Of winter wheat this year was forecast
today at 4S3 6l7, 900 bushels. and rye
1854 900 bushels, by the department
Of agriculture, which based its esti-
mate on the acreage planted last De-
cember. allowing for average acreage
abandonment and assuming average in
fluences until harvest.
Condition Of winter wheat April
was 1876, and rye. s6.s per cent OF
normal
Winter wheat production last year
was 73l 636 n0O bushels and the previous
565 099 900 bushels.
Rye production last year was SS,47s,-
900 bushels and the previous year 9l,-
O4l 900 bushels.
Condition OF winter wheat year ago
was 90. per cent of normal; two years
ago 7S6. and April average for the last
10 years was 8i.1 per cent.
Condition OF rye n year ago was % g
per cent OF a normal: two years ago 81. 5
and the l0-year average $40.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
CARPENTER TRIES
TO END HIS LIFE

Despondent because Of i'll health, po-
lice say, ]. H. Sharp. 52 carpenter, 3S4
Olive avenue, attempted to commit sui
eide by cutting his throat with razor
some time early Thursday while in bed
at his residence. With gaping wound
in his throat and lying beneath blood
soaked covers, Sharp was found Thurs
day at am. and removed, unable to
speak, to the Baptist hospital in Col
Inns ambulance.
While his condition is serious it is
believed he has a chance to recover ac-
cordng to Or. J. T. Moss, who was
summoned when the victim was discov-
cred by his sister, Miss Annie Barwick
The razor with which Sharp commit
ted the deed was found beside him on
the bed, leading police to believe he
slashed his throat after retiring about
10 o'clock Wednesday night He left
no note explaining the deed, but Miss
Warwick informed Emergency Officers
Vannucci and Sheriff., who investigat-
ed, that he suffered from vertigo at
times which Is believe to have made
him respondent.
He is employed at the Pioneer Pole
and Shaft company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
CLASH NEAR HONBURG is REPORTED
DR.. CAM S $/M
Begin BM ing Of
Private Hospital

Ground has been broken and con-
struction will start at once on build
Ing to be located on Madison avenue
Just west of the University of Tennes-
see and to be used by DIR. Willis Camp.
bell, noted surgeon, as a clinic. Two
stories will be constructed at first
Later additional stories will be added
and the building converted into a hos
pital, according to plans announced
Thursday.
The first two stories will cost abrut
100000. The plans, by Mahan & Broad
Wen, are for six-story building. Erec-
tion OF the upper stories will, according
to DR.: Campbell, entail an additional
expenditure Of more than 100000. No
definite date has been set for the COM
pletion Of the entire building. 1t is
said final work will not be completed
for at least two years. Plans, how
ever, now are being drawn.
The. clinic will be opened for DR..
Campbell's patients by Sept. /, accord
ing to the architects. The place has
frontage of rs feet and extends south
about 100 feet.
There will be several departments,
Equipment will be the most modern af-
forded and the institution will furnish
Memphis one of the most up to date in
the country, The building will be Of
brick and concrete construction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
ELETT ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT, FRIENDS THINK

Capt. Percy NJ Elicit, overseas war
veteran, who died at the Baptist hos
pitai Wednesday night from n bullet
wound In the head. received In the
basement OF the courthouse at Her
nando, Miss, Wednesday afternoon al
2:30 o'clock. is now believed by his
friends TO have accidentally shot him
eide
Capt. Elicit was rushed to Memphis
wednesday, arriving here Mt 5:4s
o'clock, and was carried TO the hospitaI
Immediately. An operation was per-
formed by DR.. II. X. Turley and Or.
Battle Malone, but medical aid was of
no avail j. u. and u. c. Turley, bank
ers Of Coldwater. Elletts klnsmen, and
It. F. Turley. attorney. of Memphis.
also a kinsman. were with him at his
Capt. Elicit served overseas as COM
mander OF the Fifth American ammuni-
tion train and won the French war cross
for gallantry In the battles of Chateau
Thlerry and Champaign. II was report
cd that when the French were falling
back at Chateau Thlerry, Eilett's COM
mand was there five hours before tho
marines arrived for the memorable
battle.
The deceased IL survived by his
mother, Mrs. Ahdie Elicit, and two sis
ters. Misses Winnie +. and Kyle Elicit,
OF Coldwater. Miss. The body was for
warded to Arkabutla. Muss.. Thursday,
where the funeral will be held.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
Further Decline
In RiUer ShOIUn

Another decline in the river stage was
shown at the official reading taken
Thursday The fall registered Thursday
was the second since the river reached
its maximum stage Of 40.3 Monday. The
gauge now shows a stage Of 1913, a fall
OF three -tenths in the last "a hours.
The decline will be slow for the next
few days.
River and weather conditions grad
uaily are returning to normal through
out Memphis territory. The river has
come to a stand at Helena with stage
of SOL feet and Is expected to begin
TO fall within the next "a or 48 hours
Weather Is rather unsettled, but few
rains are reported, but are light and
will have no effect on the stage of any
rivers Temperatures still are below
normal in the South Atlantic states and
no great change Is expected in tempera-
ttre during the next "a hours.
The Mississippi Thursday was falling
from Memphis to Cairo and rises in the
Mississippi above Cairo were slight. The
tennessee fell 63 feet at Chattanooga
and the Ohio IA feet at Cincinnati.
There was rise Of one foot at Evans
vile, but It will have no serious ef-
fact on the Mississippi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
BOY TRAINING TO BE
CONFERENCE SUBJECT

Some IS or 40 OF the recognized Lead
ers OF work among boys and teachers
of boys classes in the Sunday schools
and public schools OF Shelby county, are
TO assembled at the Y. M. C. A. Friday
night for the opening OF the Christian
Citizenship Training program confer
zoe, which will hold sessions Friday
-.ight. Saturday, Sunday and Monday
nights. The program embraces the
training of boys for intellectual, physi-
cal, devotional and community service.
The first session will open with 4
supper at $3.50 pm, Friday. presided
over by J. T.. Holmes, OF Memphis. THE
invocation will be said by Rev. J. b.
Carpenter pastor OF the Evergreen
Presbyterian church Henry G. Hart,
Of Nashville, state boys work secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A., will state the pur-
pose of the conference. This will be
followed by demonstration OF the
Bible class group by Il. f. French, and
a checking up OF the Bible class dena-
ouatratiOn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
BY MOSS z, PENN.

1t is wise mayor that knows his
own city and Mayor Paine qualified
for that classification Thursday when
he made the closest guess on the 1920
population of Memphis His honor won
in a contest in which four well-known
Memphians made guesses within 1000
Of the official count. Mayor Paine's
figure was 162,250 or only a difference
Of 101 from the census.
Just guessed" said the mayor with
a blush and his characteristic modesty
when asked how he did it. He admitted
that he thought he knew good deal
about Memphis and that he learned a
few things, population included, when
he made his successful race for office
last autumn, t..
I'VE have 10000 people that have
got as much municipal spirit and civic
pride as exists in any city of 25O,000,"
he said, land when the next census Is
taken we will have a quarter of n mill
lion. Development of the delta regions
of Arkansas and Mississippi has doomed
Memphis to greatness"
Mayor Paine believes Memphis will
be the second city OF the South in
population when the next census is
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
WALLIE OWENS, TURF
FIGURE, DIES AT SPA

Walter twallie) Owens, member OF
the now fast disappearing turf frater-
nifty that years ago was so prominent
In Memphis sport circles, died wcdnes-
day in Hot Springs, Ark, where three
weeks ago he went to take a course OF
the Spas celebrated baths. Probably
there was no better known figure on
the streets Of Memphis than Wallie
Owens in his wheel chair.
Owens had been sufferer from
rheumatism for Is years. Save for
this aff1iction he was In good health and
spirits when he left for Hot Springs
and his death came as a complete sur
prise to his family and friends. He re-
sided at 2l5 North Third street. A wife,
Mrs Mable owens. three sons, Dan.
Walter J. and John Howard owens.
and a brother and sister In New Or
leans survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday
morning Mass will he sung at st
Mary's church at o'clock Mrs. Ow-
ems said Thursday that she would have
the body placed In a vault for the
present.
Associations on the turf made Wallie
Owens familiar figure In sporting cir
cles, especially In the racing game. in
Memphis from 1891. when he came 10
Memphis. During the days when the
bangiails ran nj old Montgomery park
over the famous track which was de-
stroyed last winter. Owens was a Ia
mIllar figure In the betting ring. He
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
BLAZE At POSTON
WAREHOUSE BRINGS
$4,000 DAMAGES

Damage amounting to $4,000 resulted
from fire early Thursday morning in
the John H. Poston Storage warehouse,
GIL South Main street Fire started
from unknown reasons and most of the
loss was caused by water,
Officials of the warehouse were not
aware of the fire until they reached
the place at 7:30 am. Rice, beans,
grain hay, food. feed and 20 tons OF
white print paper, the property of the
News Scinlitar, stored in the basement,
were damaged by water.
The automatic water sprinkling
system was put in motion Immediately
and held down the blaze. An A. d. T
fire alarm box Is installed in the ware
house and registered a low pressure
signal at 4:30 am. At the same time
no other signal was flashed. Meanwhile
water began to flow throughout the
building and by morning was IL inches
deep in the basement.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
PLAN UNION DEPOT
FOR LITTLE ROCK

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 8. (spII
The Missouri Pacific depot here, de-
stroyed by fire last night, will be re-
'built within five months, Alexander
Robertson. vice-president of the com
papy, said here today. Two hundred
and fifty men were at work tearing
down the tottering walls this morning
and construction crews from other
points were being rushed here in spo
cial trains
ooa Estimates OF the loss range from ST.
losses were sustained In burned rec
ords
Steps toward obtaining A union depor
were begun today, but whether the
Rock Island and Cotton Belt will agree
to join the plan Is not known. Mr.
would be willing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
MEMPHIS WOMEN
TO TAKE PART IN
METHODIST DRIVE
Challenge Men Workers to
Look Out for Laurels in
Campaign to Secure $400,-
900 for Hospital.

Memphis business and professional
men who are enlistlng for the $400, 900
Methodist hospital drive April Is have
a real contest on their hands. Notice
OF the contest was served Thursday
afternoon at a meeting OF the woman's
division of the general campaign COM
mittee, that while great results are
expected Of the men, they must be up
and doing IL they do not want the wom-
en- to outshine them.
Mrs. g. T. Fitzhugh is chairman OF
the woman's division. The other mem
bers are Mrs J. c. Rainer. Mrs. Robert
L. Jordan, Mrs. S. G. GLADDEN. and MRS.
John W. Mcclure. They met with Mrs.
Fitxhugh Mt the Fitzhugh home on
Central avenue.
rhe general plan Is working force
of $50, divided into 25 teams. Fifteen
OF these teams will be chosen by the
mems division, the other 10 by tho
woman's division. Since a hospital is.
after all, one of those. places where
people OF all creeds and all conditions
come in their distress and their suf-
fering, the general committee promptly
agreed that the campaign, citywide and
nonsectarian as 1t will be, must make
no distinctions.
For this reason, the teams will be
mixed. Some of the teams chosen by
the women will be made up of both
men and women, as Will some OF the
teams chosen by the men. 1t Is prob
able that most of the team captains
chosen by the woman's division Will
be women, but men will be called upon
to fall in line and do their part to the
credit and the honor OF the woman's
division.
Choose Workers.
The rs team captains will choose their
workers. In this they will have the
benefit OF suggestions by the general
committee. Some of the most promi-
nent men and women Of Memphis have
enlisted. regardless Of creed or business
The motto Of the campaign commit
tee is Forward" and nothing will be
done that will neglect the hospital. The
teams will be announced probably at
the set-up meeting at the Hotel Chlsca
on April l6. when final plans for the
grand sweep throughout the city will
bo made.
Meanwhile, plans for the Sunday rally
In the 81 Methodist churches of Mem
phis are going forward. In all these
churches the quotas allotted during the
centenary campaign will be met, II
not exceeded. Several congregations
have arranged for special church din
ners next week to map out the work,
This work Is the raising Of $500, 900 in
Memphis fortthc Methodist hospital. A
total of $3.50, 900 will be raised by West
Tennessee outside of Memphis, North
Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas.
BY fall, the first unit OF the hospital
will adorn the beautiful old Mallory
property on Lamar avenue,
+. S. FoEg. assistant secretary Of
the Y. NJ. Z, A., business department
has rendered his resignation TO go with
the campaign organization Of the Meth
odist hospital drive for $500. .000 as Of.
flee secretary and accountant, and to
remain with the business office OF the
hospital in a similar capacity after the
drive is over.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
CHARLES N. GROSVENOR rs
INJURED BY AUTO TRICK

was arrested by Patrolman ]. D. New
ny who happened TO he passing and
a charge OF reckless driving was placed
against him.
The scene Of the accident Is the same
place that several accidents from pass
ing autos have occurred recently, So
dangerous has the corner become TO
pedestrians owing to the fact that two
street car lines cross each other there,
that residents Of that locality have been
circulating petition recently asking
the city authorities TO detail a regular
traffic officer for that corner at least
part ot the time.
The accident to Mr.. Grosvenor will
serve to bring to the fore the neces-
sity for some measures to better safe
guard pedestrians at this point.
Mr.. Grosvenor had only recently got
ten out of bed from n spell Of fitness.
He has never been in good health since
the accident he suffered last November.
when he was struck by large fire.
cracker dropped from window on
downtown street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08

Charles N. GrosVenor, sr., aged g.
head of the GrosVenor Realty company,
with offices In the Or. D. 7. Porter
building, was struck and Injured Thurs.
day morning shortly after $3.50 o'clock
by an automobile truck at the corner
Of Vance avenue and Lauderdaie street.
He was carried Into his home, $40 Vance
avenue, after the accident, and Dr. Max
Goltran summoned. The Injured man
reoalned consciousness soon and Or.
Goltman will have an x.ray photo taken
In an effort to determine whether he
suffered internal injuries. According to
Or. Goltman, Mr.. GrosVenor Is suffering
from cuts and bruises about the head
and injuries to one hand.
The accident occurred when Mr.. Gros-
venor attempted to run to catch a Lin
den avenue car bound for the city. In
doing SO he ran from behind an Inbound
Vance Central car directly in front OF
an auto truck driven by Mike Clam
cioia, huckster, residing at 362 South
Fourth street. The driver Of the trucl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
INJURIES OF MAN

Said TO have been struck by q street
car at McLemore avenue and Rayburn
boulevard, Wednesday night II. j. Nc
Lean, ~, 1873 Gillcas place. Is in a Sc
rious condition at St Joseph's hos
pltal, where he was taken by Thomp-
son Brothers ambulance. An operation
was performed by DR.. Battle Ma
lone.
Although Mclean told Or Malone
and attaches Of the ambulance, that he
was hit by street car. police au'
ficlals OF the street car company Tn. -
Cay knew nothing about IT, Mclean
was found at his home by the ambu-
lance men, which was a block from a
street car line.
The accident with which Mclean met
evidently resulted in severe impact.
Judging from the size OF the wound.
Police are making an investigation TO
determine why II was not reported as
provided by city ordinances.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08

Memphis was first city OF Tennessee,
fourth city OF the South and thirty
seventh city of the country in point OF
population in 1910 with 131,1 ,105 people
which was an increase OF 2S,7S or ISL
per cent over 1900. 1t shows larger
increase in number this year, but a
smaller percentage increase.
The percentage OF increase at Mem
phis for 1920 is smaller than that Of
any Southern city of $4,000 or more
population for which statistics thus far
have been announced with the excep-
tion of Nashville, whose increase was
7.2 per cent Memphis and Nashville
are the only Southern cities of $4,000
or more in 1910 whose 1920 popula-
tions have been made public. Birning-
hame ranked as third Southern city in
1910 with 132,6S5; Atlanta second with
154,S39, and New Orleans first with
339.075.
The above preliminary report shows
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08

Stores in Frankfort were opened yes
terday morning as usual, II is said,
but were closed simultaneously with
the gathering OF groups Of young men
about the town. This gave the impress
sion that part OF the population was
acting In obedience to orders Incl
dents occurred In various parts of the
city but exact details have not as yet
been learned. A German woman. how
over. stated she saw the French guard :
house threatened by hostile crowd and
that the soldiers had to fix bayonets
to free themselves d
II Is insisted that responsibility for
the disorders does not lie with the whole
population Of Frankfort A Frenchman
who knows the city well affirms half
Of the citizens are favorable 90 the
French. q quarter are indifferent and
the remainder are hostile.
A report was spread here yesterday
that the United States had sent an
ultimatum TO France about the occu-
patton. OF Frankfort. French and Amer
lean officers and men. however, are on
most cordial terms and Mai. Gen Henry
T. Allen, commander OF United States
troops at Coblenz, ls coming here on
Thursday to take luncheon with Gen.
Degoutte.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08

that the city has grown steadily during
the past decade.
The population in 1900 was 102,350.
The cepsus renort for 1890 gave pop
ulation Of 64495.
In 1880 the population was 1852, and
in 1870 1t was only 40,226.
The gains between 1890 and 1900 was
81, 1926, a percentage increase of 5S.6.-
Figures as to the population by wards
and statistics as to sex, nativity and dis
tribution of population will be reported
later.
In the census Of 1910 it was shown
that within the city limits there were
26,710 dwellings and total of 3l,l54
families.
Estimates of the Memphis Street Rail-
way for the last year indicated that the
company was serving population ap-
proximated at 1870 900, but that included
all the suburban lines and the popula-
tion adjacent to them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-08
RAILROAD STRIKE
SPREADING; MANY
MEN LEAVE POSTS
Unrest Reaches Pacific Coast
With Between 500 and
1000 Workers Walking
Out In Los Angeles District.
SUitchn,en viii
Walk Out Here

swltehmen employed In the
Memphis terminals met at Samel-
sons hall Thursday at 10 am, and
voted to 90 out on strike at 4 pm,
Friday. All initial lines except the
N. g. & ST. L. and Rock Island
were represented, and the switch.
men on these lines are expected TO
Join the strike. Leaders assert 72o
men will walk out, completely tlelnu
up the local terminal. Another
meeting has been called for Friday,
at which II Is expected that the
shop crafts, railway clerks and
possibly englneers and flremen will
vote 70 Join the strike.