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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST

There is no reason for strike resignation Of th fire
department. ~ u TIC nFe
We still believe can be by the exercise of little
tolerance both sides ~ - littie
The city should abandon an effort for reconc;at; @
every effort has been exhausted ~
1t is not a question of unonism nonunionsm II =
question OF public safety in which every individual in the % IS
interested " WIZ wy 10
The fremen cannot abandon their duty to the city without
sacrificing the sympathy of the public Their duv should
come before every other consideration
When public safety is involved must come before union
ISM or any other issue The temen s realize the public
trust that has been placed in them FO'
The city authorities should deal with the renen as
The CITY, too should recognize that the remen hold positions
responsibility and every effort should be put forward to see
that they receive fair remuneration w.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
INSURANCE MEN
CONDEMN ACTION
OF FIRE ladies

some of their employees as volunteer
fire fighters. Edgar said This was
in the hands Of Wilson Mallory chair
man. and Jack Gates, comprising the
posed, will work In three shifts, Edgar
stated, their hours being from am.
to pm. from pm, to midnight, and
the third watch from midnight 10 am.
This plan, the commissioner raid. would
enable the night watch men to work
at their regular Jobs during the day.
False alarms viii be one of the prin-
cipal things the department will have
to deal with during the emergency, the
commissioner declared. Preparations
for this have been made by holding
four motorcycle officers ready to answer
A detail or IL other officers will be
Kept at police headquarters to preserve
fire lines and for general duty at fires.
Edgar said.
Volunteers to the fire department will
be accepted by Col. Roane Waring at
central fire headquarters, South Front
street and Union avenue, the, commits
sloner said There they viii be as
signed to their respective stations and
given definite instructions.
The insurance men applauded the
commissioner plans and a moment lat
er discussed at great length proposed
amendment TO the resolution condemn
to request the commissioner to pro-
hibtt such an organization In the reor-
RaniIed unit. However, this amend
ment was tabled until Thursday, when
II was said 1t probably would be passed
after the firemen's waikout
y, NJ Williamson, who acted as Sec
retary OF the meeting, declared the fire.
men tied the yoke around their own
Hecks In the matter OF salaries In the
revision OF the city charter. last year
he said, they got the salaries fixed by
themselves and now can not change
them. Williamson also called atteY,-
tion to the possibility OF cancellation
of insurance policies unless the inaur-
ance men all put their shoulders to
the wheel and helped to afford adequate
projection. He alHo limited at the nos
sibility OF great increase in premiums
In the event inadequate protection n
afforded
Williamson and J. Thomas Wexford
to begin q campaign against fire haz-
ards.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
CITIZENS PLEDGE
SUPPORT TO EDGAR

fore the. meeting of insurance men ear
Her IN the day. He declared that such
wholesale resignation of firemer
amounted to q walkout or strike. He
said that had he been fire and police
commissioner when the firemen were
,un1onized, he never would have al
lowed it.
No firemens strike in the United
states was ever won, and there will moi
be one won in Memphis" he said, and
was greeted with applause. "The ac-
tion OF the firemen In walking out after
| had asked them to remain at lea
!ohg enough to replace them, shows
thelr 1nsincerity and their desire to erin
pie the fire department
w. IL. FttZHugh declared the situa =
tion was one of the most acute aver
faced by Memphis. oFei
When the noon hour strikes on
thursday the entire city of Memphis
should rise up and say to the flren1en
ou shall never again become a mem
Der OF the department
wilson Mallory, who was asked bv
me commissioner to act as chairman Of
the committee to enlist volunteers. re-
ported great success. He said that all
iiffns with whom he had talked agreed
TO permit employees to enlist as yolun-
teer tlre fighters and that they would
not only hold positions open for them
but would continue their salaries.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
DriUer OF Death
Truck To Reach
Here Thsgrsdnu

Ray Counts, 19-year-old fernando,
MISS, youth, who was indicted Tues
oay on charge of manslaughter as
9 e.. result of the death of 13-year- -oId
VIVIAN Montgomery last Friday, win
EIeach Memphis Thursday, according to
Information received by Sheriff Perry
Wednesday from fernando.
counts has been arrested there's and
was to have been brought to Mem
phis Wednesday but a telephone mes
sage to Sheriff Perry declared that he
wa WAS III and would not reach here until
Thursday.
~ The accident which resulted in
counts indictment occurred on the
Hernando road last Friday when a red
truck smashed into an automobile go
ing in the same direction. The Mont
gomery child was fatally injured IN
yestigation pointed to Counts as the
driver of the death truck and evidence
was presented to the grand Jury Tues
slaughter was returned
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
Watch Your Premises and
Take No Chance With Fire

the firemen carry out their announced intention to
quit Thursday the city will be without protection excent f
volunteers unfamiliar with fire fighting and operation of the
equipment
This is call to every citizen to be guard to prevent
the appearance of fire
Watch the fires in the kitchen stoves
Do not throw down lighted Matches cigars or cigarettes
until the fire has been extnguished
kngnemen should be careful that the fues do not
emit sparks.
: Be on the alert at every suggestion of fire. Take no
chances -
fire without firemen would wholesale loss to
property and to life =
By the exercise OF proper caution fire can be prevented
To be negligent is to be criminal.
Only the exercise OF caution prevent great calamity
at this acial stage of the controversy between the citv
and the fremen. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14

Unqualified and unanimous indorse-
ment OF Commissioner Edgar's actions
toward the demands of the firemen for
an Increase of salary his refusal to
permit them to be reinstated in case
the threatened walkout Thursday at
noon occurs, and the plans for the vol
unteer fire department were given by
500 citizens representative of the busi-
ness interests and taxpayers of the
city who gathered in mass meeting at
the Goodwin institute Wednesday short.
ly after noon subsequent to the call OF
Mayor Rowlett Paine.
Speeches were made by Mayor Paine,
Commissioner Edgar, S. M. William
son, of the fire insurance association
w. II. FitzHugh, former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and Leslie
NJ. Stratton to the audience which filled
the lower floor of the auditorium and
which was keyed up to a high pitch of
indignation over the manner In which
the firemen resigned and which was
enthusiastic over the plans proposed
to offset the fire protection loss
Resolutions offered by Mr.. Stratton
supporting the fire and police commits
sioner's stand were unanimously adopt
In his brief address. Edgar retter-
ated mainly the plans ne outlined be-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
Chdncery Court
Gets First Case
Of Compensation

The first petition for settlement under
the workmen's compensation act ever
filed in chancery court locally came
Wednesday, when Attorney Hugh Mag
evney acting for Robert Graham, filed
suit against Hugger Brothers, con-
tractors, who are erecting the new
swift & Co.'S local refinery.
Graham is seeking to collect the limit
the law allows under the act, which ia
$4,000. He alleges that he was EN-
ployed on the Swift Job by the defen-
dants, and that in the course OF his
days work, he was required to climb
telephone, pole. which fell with him,
breaking his legs and fracturiuE his
back. The hearing is made return
able on Monday, July 26.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14

A resolution bitterly condemning the
wholesale resignation of the firemen
and expressing confidence in the aims
and plans of Commissioner Edgar was
passed by the insurance men OF the
city, 10 of whom met at the Chamber
OF Commerce Wednesday to discuss the
situation brought about by the action
of the fire fighters. They suggested
the organization OF home guard and
system Of patrols to watch for fires,
th' the Boy Scouts being suggested for
tnis work The insurance men pledged
themselves and their employees as mem
Ders Of the volunteer fire department
TO be started Thursday, declaring they
would stand ready TO do anything in the
event Of a blaze
sioner, was called upon by Chairman G.
). Haase to relate the circumstance
surrounding the action OF the fircmen.
ne declared he realized from the start
that the men were inadequately paid
ana that he had made every effort to
improve the situation. He said II would
nave been illegal to make change In
their pay, directly or indirectly.
have not fought the union, but I
nave never favored such an organigA-
ton among the city fire fighters" Ed
gar said. Through It l have foreseen
me approaching friction My sympathy
always has been with the firemer, but
l can not approve what they have done
now, When their designations were
presented Tuesday afternoon in the con.
ference, | accepted all whose names had
been typewritten on the paper. | told
them they had broken faith with me, for
m our conferences a few weeks ago
they had promised no wholesale rosiK-
nation"
Volunteer Department.
,,,E Edgar sail he had been planning to
substitute an emergency volunteer fire
department after the plan suggested by
Ine Ine National Board of Underwriters.
Inis calls for general manager and
several department heads, the latter 10
look after registration. assigning the
men ana the like. 8. H. Butler, OF
tne Memphis Automobile association,
has pledged enough experienced me.
cnahics subject TO Is minutes call 10
ia.hIpuiate the auto bumpers, The
automobile company proprietors will
iena the men on their own pay,
Mills, business firms, factories and
the like win be called upon to lend
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
Street Car Men
Prepare NelU Scale

Preparation Of q new wage schedule
tfor. submission TO the Memphis Street
hallway company was considered We'd
neSday at a meeting of union motormen
and conductors In Carpenters hall. The
present agreement with the company
expires Aug. 1. and the scale drafted
at this meeting will be the first offer
from either side. The new scale was
not made public.
Union officials denied the rumors that
strike might result after negotiations,
They point out that both sides have ex-
pressed themselves as wishing arbi-
tration in event the first scale is not
accepted.
Present scales range from 20 to Is
cents an hour. The latter figure is paid
men who have been with the company
for period OF more than IS months. An
increase will be asked by the men and
II is probable that several other changes
Will be made in the text of the agree
ment.
Another meeting Of the day crews was
TO be held Wednesday night to consider
the same questions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
U. 5. PINK BOIL WORM
QUARANTINE PLANNED

WASHINGTON, July 14.--Establish-
ment of federal quarantine against
interstate shipment OF cotton from sec
tions of Louisiana and Texas infected
oy the pink boil worm, will be effected
Within a fortnight. 1t was announce
today at a conference of cotton rrowars
and state officials with the federal hor-
ticultural board,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
Troubled on Greens,

Some difficulty on the green's count.
ed 40 on the inside for Bockenkamp
VINO had Is three down on his CARD
| the short sixteenth vas in and out
Of, the cup and the Missouri represent.
atiVe then took two additional shpfs
quite singularly another st. Louis man,
Jimmy Manion. who got \ tic for fourth
WIZ, Wl1h log; being even with Clarence
this in and out performance but II
was on the long eleventh when his
iron hit the flag for what came with
IN an ace OF being a two on this
Leader of the eight Memphians who
continued Wednesday in the match
rounds was Dudley Weaver, sr., i6s.
His son counted a 1877 and also rot
IN the tltular flight. Henry Wenxier,
state champ. teed off Wednesday with
Perry Adair. Atlanta, the two scor-
nils ing !, res trespecuyely, 1866 and 1854 in the
Jones has some trouble on the eight
where he took a five on par four
mole. His drive was hooked while his
second was over. This with two 9TH
efrs' was was the only hole of his S6 so
ures for Bobby. He has had four
brides. The nearest to Jones 1870 in
the qualifying round was in 1904 az.
c,0rding to Crafts Higgins, when Chan
uIer Egan had 140 at ExmOor
No upsets were anticipated Wednes-
day as Jones, Evans and Bockenkanp
we're drawn with men whom ordinarily
tho Leading trio should best. Adatr and
Wenzler II the latter hits a stride that
mas featured some of his rounds over
the Country club green should be
one Of the days feature affairs.
title matches with aggregate cards
OF the medal round are:
Upper Half-Bobby Jones, Atlanta.
1853, George Mcconnell, Chicago, iss
vs~F, D. Gardner, Memphis is7: Jimmy
Manion, St. Louis, 1853, VS.. id LIN
berg, st. Louis, 1865; II. Il, Walton. chi.
cago, l59, VS.. c. w. Hubby, Jr., Dai-
las 1853: Tom Prescott Atlanta, 154
VS., ]. G. Ward, Kansas CITY 1855
Dudley Weaver Sr., Memphis 1852 VS.,
Martin ]. Condor, Memphis, l69; ], M,
simpson. indianapolis, 1853, vs. Baxter
Sparks, .Terre Haute, 1853: Charles
Evans, Jra Chicago, 15O. vs.. r. L.
Lower Haif~R. i. Bockenkamp, 81,
Louis. l47 vs.. Burt Wilber, Indianap-
oils, 1853; Walter Rossman St Louis
l5l, VS., Dudley Weaver. Jr., Memphis
1871; Perry Adair, Atlanta, i54, vs II
r, Wen2ler, Memphis. 1885, Douglass
Tweedle, Chicago, l6I. VS.. Louis Nor
row, Memphis. 1853 Pollak Boyd, Chat
tanooga, 1855. VS.. Harlow Hurley. To-
peka, l67; G. O, Pfeil, Memphis, 1853,
VS.. r, w. Thompson. New York, 1853
r, II. knepper, Sioux City 1853 vs., Lee
roy Taylor, Memphis, 16S: Clarence
Wolff, St Louis, 1853, VS., r. W, pal
mer, Jacksonville, 165.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
SAY EGGS DISAPPEARED.

L, Rauch and company. of Memphis.
lean Railway Express company ask
ing damages in the sum of SASS.
charging that carload shipment OF
eggs. from Memphis to New York was
short large number of cases when
i, reached its destination. The suit
pensation for the lost property.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
HARDING WORKS ALONE

MARION, O., July 14.--For the sec
ond day in succession, Senator Harding
today secluded himself from visitors
and continued the writing OF his speech
of acceptance. Satisfactory progress.
it was understood, is being made on
the speech and he hopes to have II
completed within few days. No en-
gagements are being scheduled.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
LABOR COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER STRIKE

An important special meeting of dele
gates of the Trades and Labor council
has been called by the executive COM
mittee for Italian hall Wednesday night
at o'clock
Special consideration is to be given
the threatened strike Of city flremaG
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
volunteer Department.
Epidemic Reveals
Theft Of HOspitaL

GQNNELLSvILLE, Pa, July il.
with an outbreak OF smallpox here
yesterday the authorities were
called upon.etc face perplexlng
problem, The municipal hospital
iocated q half mile from the city
limits, has been stolen and vbe1
the authorities arrived on the snot
all that remained of the buildlngs
was few boards. The victims are
being quartered In tents.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
"a sEAMEN DROWNED.

BuENOS AIRES. July 14.-Five fish
Ing boats have been lost and Is others
sunk az result OF today's storm in
the harbor of Mar del Plata. II is be-
Eeved "a seamen were drowned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
FESTIVAL POSTPONED.

NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Because
Of curtailed street car service the fes-
tival Of the fourteenth of July. an an
nual affair here, under the auspices of
residents of the French descent, was
postponed indefinitely.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
MATCHES BEGIN
IN FIRST ROUND:
Jones TOPSLIST
Bockenkamp Heads Lower
Half and Evans Is at
Bottom Of First Sixteen.
Classy Games Expected.
BY Al WILSON,


Following what, was termed ',y reg.
ulars at Western Golf association
championships, as the best qualifying
round the tournament ever saw
matches which began Wednesday in
the 21st annual tourney over the Mem
phis Country club links were expected
to produce some brilliant games. There
were is pairs to tee off in the cham
pionship flight and the survivors con-
tinue Thursday in the second match
round.
Heading the top half of the draw.
Bobby" Jones, Atlanta, whose SO of
Monday and 10 of TUESDAY proved good
enough to put him comfortably In the
lead of the qualifiers with lSs, was
pared with Frank Carger, Helena,
Ark, Dick Bockenkamp was at the
head of the lower half his i47 in the
medal test earning the st. Louis man
second position. The former national
and open champion, "Chick" Evans.
was II strokes behind Jones with a
Ooa 100 and went into the top ls which
go out before the finals.
It took a total of 1863 to get within
the. select 30 four tying for that place
and two OF which went out In draw
for 3lst and final positions. Martin
Condor, OF the home club, and r. w.
Thompson, New York, were at the first
tee when the. quartet was called to
play off the tie. II. r. Skinner, Chi
cago, and Ramsey Potts, Memphis, did
not show up and were declared out.
Tuesdays round developed great golf.
There were brides aplenty while par
golf was nothing, Jones had some
trouble with his wooden shots and alSo
was q tendency to hook. However, his
putter was working we'll and when he
really needed shot II was in his Eolf
bag, so to speak. Coming to the last
tee Bobby sent his drive to the lett
the ball kicked into the rough. The
Atlanta youth then sent mashie TO
within four feet uf the pin, giving him
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14

sun sets today T,l5 pm. rlses to
morrow 4:57 am. Moon rises 4:4S am.
No precipitation.
Tennessee-Thunder showers proba-
Bile; cooler,
Missssppi-Fair.
Arkansas-Thunder showers probable.
Alabama-Fair.
Kentucky-Thunder showers; cooler.
Louisiana-Cloudy
Oklahoma-Thunder showers proba-
Bile.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida-Fair.
East and West Texas-Cloudy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
Means $4,000 Yearly.

This would have meant an outlay
Of approximately $4,000 year 1t was
The firemen agreed that SIS, 900 would
be sufficient TO tide them over until
Jan. !. The provision would have netted
the firemen between SIS, 900 and SIS 00O
which was only little less than their
demands up to the first OF January.
of the situation. We found that this
was the only thing the city could do.
The mayor and city commissioners were
in sympathy with the firemen and
sought to help them in every possible
way. The sentiment of the public was
with them and assistance was only q
matter OF little time and would be
forthcoming II there were display of
patience.
THE firemen are not different from
other employees of the city government.
The sanitary officers, the police and
Tor an increase in pay. They realize
the handicap under which the city iB
operating and have the judgment to
wait until the problem can be solved
We thought also OF taking a public
subscription to assist the firemen but
we were confronted with the problem
or demands from other employees that
were also testified and we could not
discriminate In favor OF those who were
threatening and against those who were
wiling to give us a chance.
Even though we had beer. able to
raise the money necessary to saSasfy the
firemen, we found that the law says
they can not accept Anything, pay,
emelument or gratuity, oatside of their
salaries"
Mr.. Ellis said he only regretted that
he was. not able to leavI his room or
ne would take his place on a fire en-
gine or any other place where he might
be needed. He stressed he point that
the Gity should not be let unprotected
even though the business men and oth-
ers were obliged to devo4 their entire
time to the protection of the city from
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
@x-saS rSSSNsS~~ 49, $Esza~~-.S-a~--.
% w 81 sEss

Twenty-four hours to noon July li.
80 A ensprtkturp--
Hour Drv buih w, L,,ik ~ =,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy, with
local thundershowers:
slightly cooler.
The Starkville news., 1920-05-28
Our Interests are lnseperable All

buy what the farmer has to offer. So we have
agree viz: That the Oktibbeha farmer must
vile merchant is in position to pay more for HI
buyers to all the small towns to buy the produ|
cry, the farmer and the merchant are absolutel1
prosper without the other-A MUTUAL CONF
from the farmer, giving him top prices for
reciprocal justice would demand that the farm
Close up all the stores in any county in
and churches would have to "take OUT land
Even from selfish viewpoint the farme|
vile merchant going.
There are concerns scattered over the col
send out big catalogues and appeal to the peo|
to them is going into the hands of strangers to
merchandise for your money, but no more than
the mail order man has in you is to treatsyou
1t is immaterial to him whether you have ho|
buys your products and enables you to, make
in OKTIBBEHA he never attends fdneral in
sympathy when any of your loved ones pass al
churches. He is never at hand to counsel witt
may want to make. He is only interested in d
enabled to secure from the people, thus gettir|
the Starkville merchants, and sucking the "lifd
of his sales.
Mr.. Farmer, the Starkville merchants d
cant and the Starkville merchant needs you.
The Starkville news., 1920-05-28
Just Let Us Prove ]" lis all
the wagon
that caused two
weeks DELAY

Did you ever hear the story of a farmer
who bought wagon from a mail order
house?
1t was only short time before that
wagon needed repairs. No local store
of course, carried them. The farmer had
to order the parts needed from the mail
order house, in distant city.
He was without the use of the wagon
for about two weeks waiting for the repairs
to come. After they finally arrived he
found them to be for different wagon
necessitating another two weeks delay.
Just another instance of the advantage
of trading at home.
Had the wagon been purchased from
local merchant, telephone call would
have brought the necessary repair parts
the next day.
Not only has the STARKVILLE MER-
CHANT the best goods that can be OBJ
tanned, but he offers you STARKVILLE
SERVICE as we'll.
Here's a valuable lesson for our farm
er friends to learn-Starkville frms-it
matters not what the line may be-carry
full and complete stocks The prices are
as good as can be obtained elsewhere.
Repairs or exchanges can be made on short
notice and valuable time saved. The
Starkville merchants are ready and willing
to adjust personally all complaints.
Is it not far more to your advantage to
have the personal service that goes with
your dealings from Starkville merchant,
than tn e "long-delayed d-mal-order-ser-
vice.?
THINK 1T OVER MR.. FARMER.
The Starkville news., 1920-05-28


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The Starkville news., 1920-05-28
Here are the Progressive firms o]
who are eager to SERVH


of
M. A B. Harngt uler
~T1
Bell Cafe Ike
Restaurant ono
Market Grocery ThosK REYNOLDS Beathe
RealE
Carpenter 7. M Rosof
General
Merchants sarkvn Col
Repaner Fash0n
hum nlman's <-I
Groces Gocers and1I
Gordon Studio Sarkvl Wd
General Merchan O
Goodman Bros L. SarkvI CoHon I
Genera
Palace Of Sweets
CgarsS uomobles