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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
MRS. CAROLYN G.. FLINT

Mrs. Carolyn G. Flint. wife of Clar-
ence Flint, president OF the Charles f.
burke Company, hardware manufacture
ers died yesterday at her home, in the
San Reno Apartments. She was born
in Maine and educated in Massachu-
sets. She lived in this city ten years
and was known as a golfing enthusiast.
being member of the Gedney Farms
Country Club. The body will be taken
to the Funeral Church. Services will be
at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston, to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Sale of SPEC. Site Approved

Supreme Court Justice Richard Iv-
don yesterday approved the applies
ton of the Society for the Preventio,
of Cruelty to Children to sell is nres
cnt quarters, at 297 Fourth Avenue ~
the American Linseed Oil Company IN,
s45O,0o0. In the application il vss
stated the society intended 70 buiIS
new home, the location Of which. how
ever, was not mentioned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Going On To-day
DAY

American Museum of Natural History adj
mission free.
metropolitan Museum of Art: admission
free.
Geological Park; admission free
Aluarium admission free
Van Cortlandt Park Museum; admission
free.
Address by George H. Fisher on "zionism."
Masonic Temple. Brooklyn. p. M
Delegates arrive for the convention OF tho
knights Of Columbus, Hotel Commodore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

BIRTHS

BARISH-Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Bariah OF
"a Mount Morris Park West. announce
tho birth of son July 20 at Sterns
Sanitaruun.
KATZMAN-Mr and Mrs Sam KatzTnan
(r.ee Lily Garlick). announce the birth
of daughter. July go. at Iloyds SAM
tariunl 15oth st and St. Nicholas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
IN MEMORIAM
OSCAR HtNNfERSTEIN
tIGEST Ipiu

OSCAR HiNNfERSTEIN
AUGUST L, 1919
In loving memory OF my dear hus-
band. OSCAR HAMNfERSTEIN. who
laid his all upon the altar Of operatic
art: who fought single handed against
great odds-was backed only by his
own creative brain and effort-ana who
died broken hearted. the immediate
cause of his death being that on ac-
count Of his property being taken IN
justly from him and being unable TO
protect the mortgage which would be
come due at the Manhattan 0pera
House this fall he saw no ho,e Of
financing his future operatic plans for
the coming year. which work he had
been impatient!y waiting for IN long
years e
Words are Inadequate TO exore.s how
nnuch l miss him. bur the Great D.rec-
70. or the inverse has called OSCAR
liam VI r. STEIN 20 new world.
MRS. OSCAR IIAHsIEKSrFIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

Birth Engagement Marriage cath Memoram Nojc..
be tcphoncd The Tribune up midnight 70,
insertion in the days paper Telephone Bcbman 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

MOORE-On Saturday. July n. q. ~,
residence. A W. 77th St. Russell Well
man Moore. in the 59th year OF MS age
son of the late Alexander THOMPSON anS
Fedilia Leverett Moore Services AZ hi.
homo Monday evening az o'clock. In
torment at Princeton. y. J. kindly omit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
DEATHS

BORDEN-On July 80, at Shrewsbury y.
J., Emily J. Bum. wife of a. Holmes
Borden. Funeral services Christ
Church, Shrewsbury, at p m. on Mon
GaY August 9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

JOHNSON-On July -. at Saratoga. y.
Y. Catherine c. (nee ponanue), beloved
wife of Warden Eugene A. johnson.
Funeral from her late residence 70
Ludlow st, Grand. Monday, Au-
gust 2. at $50 a. m. ito Church OF ST
Theresa. Rutgers and Henry SITS, where
solemn mass of requiem Will be cele-
bratcd lnterment Calvary. Automobile
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
OO-La, La! Zaza
POSTPONED When
Prin,a Donna FLeeS
(Rv International News Serviee.)

(BY lnteTnatIondl views OetNlSSJ
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 20.-Post-
ponement of the premiere of "Zaza"
by the Chicago Opera company,
which was to have taken place to-
morrow night, and the sudden de-
parture for New York of Madame
Gamma Walska, "the worlds most
wealthy prima donna, who was to
have sung the title role, gave rise
today to a flood of conflicting ru-
mors.
Announcement was made by Off
cials of the opera company that the
postponement was due to inability
of the company to do the vast
amount of preparatory work neces-
sary to the successful production of
the opera. 1t was said that Nine.
Walska had gone to New York for
the holidays.
Nine. Walska is the wife OF Alex
ander Smith Cochran, Of New York,
whose reputed fortune Of $S0,000.00
caused him to be known as the
worlds richest bachelor" 1t has
been declared that Cochran objected
to the prima donna appearing In the
rather daring role of ZaZa. Cochran
spent several days in Chicago, but
returned to New York a day before
the singer did.
Nine. Walska is reported to have
said that. IF my husband should
object to my singing-well, not for
long would he be my husband"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
Ability To Cling
TOLadder With
Feet Saves Life

Gabe Sells. lieutenant Of fire truck
No. 4, owes his life to his ability
to cling to a ladder by his feet This
ability prevented him from being
dashed headlong into the flames
which were raging in two story gar
age. and servants house on Lamar
boulevard Sunday night.
According to Chief Mike Fitzmor.
ris, of the department, Sells, who
has but one eye. had clambered to
the top of the ladder. He was being
pushed from behind, and in some way
let the big hose get away from him
The heavy pressuEe back of the
water in the hose caused II to SWAY
about with great force. 1t struck
Sells above the good eye. cut great
cash and tore the skin loose, leaving
it hanging down over his eye. com
pletely binding him:
Unable to see, Sells was again
struck by the hose. this time from
the rear, and precipitated toward the
flames. He managed to cling to the
ladder with his feet and was res
cued by his companions. His injuries
were reported as not serious.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
GOOD SAMARITAN
GETS 1920 REWARD
Held Up and Robbed by Youth
He Had Befriended.

A 1920 version of the parable Of
the Good Samaritan was enacted
here Sunday night.
G. C. Hudson. Cleveland, Ala, pos
SCISSOR of bank roll Of $407, be-
friended youth whom he met at
Little Rock, Ark.
Times were hard, the youth claim
ed He was going TO have to ride
the rods" to Memphis. He had to
get here. There was work in Mem
phis. Hudson bought tne ticket. He
bought the youth meals. He put
him up when they reached Memphis.
This was Hudson's reward:
The youth, whose name Hudson
does not know, and another young
man, met Hudson at South Front
street and Calhoun avenue Sunday
night. Pistols confronted him, and
he turned over his roll. The holdup
was reported to police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
FORGET AL|MONY
WHEN DAUGHTER
FA|NTS;; REUNITED

Everett True, employed by a local
concern, and his wife, from whom
he was separated in Cincinnati some
time ago, effected a reconciliation on
Monday when their daughter tainted
in the corridor outside division Two
of Chancery court, where a lawsuit
seeking to force True to pay alimony
Nor the support of his family, was
being heard by Chancellor Israel
Peres.
James +. Bickers, representing Mrs.
True and the Associated Charities or
Cincinnati, filed suit against True.
alleging that he had failed to con-
tribute to the support of his chill
dren.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. True.
who was a witness waiting outside
the courtroom, tainted. Mr.. ana
Mrs. True rushed to their daughter.
While she was being revived, the
mother and father effected a recon-
Ciliation.
True will accompany his wife and
daughter back to Cincinnati. The
lawsuit was closed by the court.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
VERDICT JUSTIFIED
SAYS JUDGE ABOUT
7 SEEKING PARDON
Street Car Gunmen Hit by
Supreme Court in Affirming
Sentence - Superintendent
Ford Scored.

Will Gov. Roberts pardon the
seven men convicted of voluntary
mansIaushter for crime committed
July 10, 1916, during fight between
the street car company and union
organizers?
Evidently there is hope that they
will be pardoned for they are still
held at the Shelby county Jail, al
though the sentence of from two to
ten years in the penitentiary was af-
firmed BY the supreme court on Dec.
II, and others whose sentences were
affirmed at that time have been sent
to Nashville. One of the eight men
convicted is dead.
The crime for which the men are
convicted was unprovoked The men
convicted were w. A. Dillon, Tom
Scarborough, Jesse Litton, Ned Rus
sell, r. o. Dunlap, S. j. Smith, Wall
ter Hendron and B. +. Cuff. Scar
brough Is dead.
The convicted men were among
those employed by the street railway
company to prevent the formation of
a union among the men. The evil
dence showed that Harris, a union
man, who had been discharged by
the company, was sitting on a goods
Dox IN front of a grocery store at
Vance avenue and Walnut street,
when he was assaulted by the de-
fendant Cuff Cuff used a black
jack. Harris took the blackjack
away from Cuff and beat him up
with it.
Shot Twice in Back.
Cuff went back to the car barn,
bruised and bleeding, and told the
other defendants what had happen
ed. He said he thought he could\
handle Harris by himself. The party
then rushed to the scene of the diff
ficulty to find Harris. J. C. Benson
and j. o. Grooms were standing on
the street corner in front of pool
room. Realizing that they were
about to be attacked, as one of the
party shouted: There they are over
yonder." and started toward them,
Continued on Page 12. Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
Holidays Change
Market Day Date

On account of the Christmas holl-
days, the Saturday morning session
of the municipal! markets, conducted
at Forrest park, has been shifted to
Thursday. Sc. instead of going to
curb market on mex. Saturday, Mem
phis housewives are advised to re-
pair to the market at corresponding
hours on Thursday.
The same arrangement will be fol
lowed the following week on account
of New Years day falling on Satur-
day. The arrangement will give TO
the housewives an opportunity 70 do
their Christmas marketing two days
before Christmas.
After New Years the market will
be operated on Saturday mornings,
making only one market morning a
week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
CONSUMERS FILL
GAS OFFICE WITH ].
BILL COMPLAINTS.
increase Of so to 800 Per
Cent in November Gas and
Light Bills Bring Violent
Protests.

Outraged consumers fairly stormed
the gas company Monday with pro.
tests following the receipt OF No@
vember bills indicating increases
ranging from SO to 800 per cent over
the bills for October. &
Until the story of the unprecedent-
ed and outrageous increases levied
upon consumers appeared in the
News Scimitar Saturday, some OF the
patrons were of the opinion that they
were exceptions. 1t had not occurred
to anyone that the increase had been
universal and that the gas company
had gone so far in its assessment
against all consumers.
Public indignation against the gas
company has reached high pitch. "A
sentiment OF the consumers Is that
unless the situation is remedied at
once drastic action may be taken.
Some of the increase complained OF
is due to the increase in rates con-
CURED in by the city. But this is'
only a small part of the complaint.
The meter readings have been made
to show that the amount OF gas con-
sumed in the households is two ~
three times as large as 1t was dur-
ing the preceding month.
Ask Municipal Plant.
Il is likely that the citizens win
ask the legislative delegation for
hearing with the view I, having q
bill introduced in the legislature au.>
thorizing the city of Memphis. pro.
viding the people vote in favor IN
referendufffA election. to erect and
operate its own gas plant. There
has been no indication on the part
of the gas company officials of any
move to remedy existing conditions.
Horace Johnson, commissioner OF
public utilities, grounds and build-
ings, has been impressed by the num-
ber of complaints registered against
ezarbitant charge for gas. and II the
consumers wish to do so they may
make a complaint to him. There is
no intimation as to what relief he
expects TO provide.
Commissioner Johnson has in his
possession the percentage OF in
crease each customers bill should
show provided the amount OF gas
used last month showed no increase
over that used in the previous month
Where a comparison Of the figures
for the two months show an inordi-
nate increase in the gas consumph
tiun, this fact will be considered suf-
ficient to cause an investigation.
'"The complaints have been so loud
and 50 numerous that we feel that
lthey should be inveatigated." said
lCommissl0ner Jnhneon. II onl1 yJNe
Tor two should make howl ov6Fstfs
excessive amounts Of their bills We
might set II down to the fact that
few people are always ready to COM
plain about anything. But in this
case there are enough complaints 70
make us believe that where there IA
so much smoke there must be some
fire >"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
"Obedience To LalU
Or Anarchy" Issue.
Says Dry Official

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-The great
question is ''obednence to law or
anarchy rather than prohibition or
not prohibition" declared John ".
Kramer federal prohibitaon coynTnls.
sipneJ in an ADDRESS todas, before the
Lutheran Ministers association of
New York.
Whenever persons fail to uphold
prohibition on the ground that they
did not aid in its adoption and are
not In favor of its provisions now, he
declared they encourage Others in
evading some other law not 70 their
particular liking. This, carried to
its logical conclusion, he argued re-
suits in anarchy "and strikes at the
very vitals of democratic govern
ment"
THE constitutional provision can
never be modified" he asserted. He
called upon the church to lend its
moral influence in enforcing the law
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
RESURRECTION ATTEMPT
REVEALED IN GEORGIA

ASHBURN, Ga, Dec. 19,-What
county authorities say was an at
tempt at resurrection" was revealed
here today when the body of the Rev.
Robert H. Rouse, who died three
years ago, was found beside his
grave.
The authorities have been unable
to fix responsibility for the disin-
terment
Mrs Rouse, in the courthouse here
a week ago, the sheriff said at which
time she was quoted as having de-
clarcd she still expected her hus-
bani "to rise from the grave in an
swer to her prayers"
The sheriff says that on Nov. 26
he prevented Mrs. Rouse from dis
interring the body Of her husband
She had bought more than 800 worth
Of clothing in preparation for the
resurrection, he declared.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
JAZZY AUTOISTS
HOLD CARNIVAL
Eight Leap Curbs, overturn
Or Smash Store Fronts.

~ Climbing sidewalks, shimmying
into store fronts and overturning
without u single report of injury to
the drivers or occupants, eight au-
tomobiles held high carnival here
Sunday.
The front of the Levy lunch stand,
Madison avenue and Dunlap street,
was smashed in by a Ford,
An Oakland automobile was found
overturned near Parkway and Ever
green street.
At Belvedere and Union a milk
truck was overturned.
Some one parked a small but ia
miliar car on the sidewalk In front
of Renkert's drug store, Main street
and Adams avenue.
No one was reported injured when
large and small car collided in
Overton park.
A touring car overturned Sunday
in front of st. Peters orphanage.
Early Monday morning an auto
mobile tried to negotiate the front
door of Bry's department store. 1t
was before the opening hour and the
auto didn't get iii.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
TURN SADNESS TO "GLADNESS''

all Days. The work is worth it. OF
course, you know the home where
the holiday spirit and Sapta Claus,
are missing on Christmas morn
dreary place. Therefore =
everyone Of US to pre- .sS AS
happl ess as 10 ,,>W' oN.'HSN
the forfotten a, "W .,1SM
1920. This 80 Nu'" .,ere
will either ,.y-hearted
child in some nome or
youngster who, faith has been
blasted. It's up to you. The Good
follows need funds. We need money
badly. Help fill an empty stocking.
Make the window wishers look like
the kiddie on the right This appeal
is directed to you. eac and every
one Of you whose Christmas is sure
to be all that the YuIetide season
stands for--happiness. Can you enjoy
your Christmas knowing that some.
where little heart is broken? Send
that check now to the Goodfellows-
Santa Claus club, The News Seimi-
tar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
Fair Price" List slsnl.
To Be PubLisIlRd;5 d;S II"
By Chicago BODY

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.--A refltnir,f
war methods in fighting high, food
prices was adopted in ChicaRo to-day
when Russell j. Poole. secretary so4
the fair price committee of'thei ei'city
council, announced that fair prioe's
quotations for meats will Be iss1kd
daily by the council committee, h,
Wholesale prices quoted by, papkr
ers at the stockyards will be made
the basis Of the fair prices lsehAd-
ule, he said To this will becG1ided
overhead charges and a fair profit
The plan was adopted at the sug.
gestion Of Everett c. Brown, OF the
Chicago Livestock exchange.oi, ,id,,fs
THE meat dealers prefit0 are
greater now than at aAy ai@N Airs
ing the war" said Mr.. Bre0'n. The
meat dealers could cut pricRs1n tW20
per cent and still make bigger mar
gin than before the war" 's.rl N8l
c. II. Frye, a Seattle paeAEfs on
his way West from an EasteriI Nisi0s
said retail meat prices int thet JERst
and Middle West are higher than On
the Pacific coast. He said spricesi an
Europe were rs to so per oens lowes
than in Chicago. 2aihsApoht
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
$4,000 LOSS IN FIRE
AT CHARLESTON, MISS.
Especial to The News scimitar.) J

ASDGCNal " SNiII'hdiD
CHARLESTON, Miss, Dec 90
Effective work by Charleston's new
ly reorganized fire department saved
the entire West Main street business
section from destruction early This
morning AS 1t is, the flames caused
a loss of about 100000, divided among
three of Charleston's leading mer-
camille establishments.
The fire started in the frame
warehouse in the rear of the Dogan
Anderson company general stoDe.
Three lines Of hose were soon play
ing on the flames and within half an
hour they were under control
The brick buildings were saved
but the interior Of the Dogan Ander-
son store is a mass of ruins. as
most of the roof burned off Allen,
Marders & Newburger, dry goods
merchants, also suffered heavily,
heat, smoke and water causing a
damage of perhaps 60 per cent to the
stock. The third loser was Charles
II. Jones, grocer the warehouse be.
ing destroyed and the back end Of
the store considerably damaged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
"Send My Daddy
Home For Xmas
BY a. eoopFELLoW.

Here is the most pathetic let
ter / have received in the ten
years the Goodfeilows have car
ried cheer to homes Of the Mem
phis needy:
Dear Goodfellows.--Can't you
send my daddy home to u.s.
don't want anything else fr
Christmas. My mother wants
him, too. He left us some time
ago. Dad stays n fenl his,
/. .ibut he &oh'tE cotne home. u
know | would have a Christmas
this year like / used to IL daddy
was here now. but mother and
me are not going to. have any
thing il he stays away. Please
send him back"
There you are, Goodfellows.
That little note shows the trust
that the kiddies of Memphis have
in us. We are godfathers to
hundreds who come TO us with
all their trials. II is fine thing
for someone to have faith in
you. 1t is a finer thing TO be a
Goodfellow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
Beauty In Distress
Lures Victims To
Scene Of HOLdUpS

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Two men and
a girl, denying implication, were held
today by police, who continued
searching for pretty girl, who, with
a pearl handled revolver, played the
leading role in three daylight hold
ups Sunday in the North Side resi- :
Dental section. IN ezch, the girl
pretended to be lost, stopped a pass
erby and asked him to direct her to
a place only a few doors distant.
Generally the man volunteered to
point out the exact door, but when
it was reached the pearl handled re-
volver was placed against his side
and he was ordered to "go in or get
filled with lead" .
Inside, two men completed the
holdup and tied the victim to bed.
Then the girl went out after an
other victim.
After three men had been robbed
and tied. the bandits left. One Of
the victims broke loose and notified
the police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
DEFENSE FORCED
TO PRESENT SIDE
IN NPOISONCASE
-Four Facing Charges in Con-
nection With Death of
Shepard Denied Discharge
and Start With Evidence.

MACON, Ga, Dec. 20.-The state
rested today in the preliminary
hearing of the four defendants in the
Shepard case and motions were made
by their counsel for their immediate
discharge on the grounds that no
competent evidence had been intro
duced to connect them with the al
legged poisoning last June of Fred d.
Shepard, Judge Mathews, presiding
refused to entertain the motions and
gave the defense the alternative of
arguments or introduction of evil
dence or both.
Mrs. Annie Cults, one of TIE de-
PENDANTS, was charged by number
Of witnesses last week with having
related a story of plot to poison
Fred d. Shepard for his money. The
court ruled, however, that this tes-
timony was applicable only to her
and not to the other defendants
Shepards widow, now Mrs. Pauline
Elmer. her son Ernest Hopson, and
her sister, Mrs. Iona Henry.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
Protests Calling
Huns Huns" Gets
Tar And Feathers

(By international News Serviee.) Il
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 20.---A
coat of tar and feathers was admin
istered in answer to protest of John
d. Bischoff, Jacksonville real estate
broker against Germans being called
Huns" by the Metropolic, an aftefl
noon newspaper. Clad in his undefp
clothing and covered with warm tar
and feathers, Bischoff in a clofed
automobile, was taken to the busiRsq
corner Of Jacksonville Saturday nigh9
and left while the machine Bped
away None OF the occupants were
recognized. Bischoffs hands were
tied behind his back and his feet
were bound together. A card on bis
chest was inscribed: ,h1o.
Herr John Bischoff, Hun" nsTi
The police took Bisehoff to police
headquarters and then sent him
home. I'D ~
Bischoff had written the editor pro-
testing against dispatches prlntgas I'm
the paper detrimental to the friendly
interests OF Germany. particularly
objecting to the use of the nwQrd
"Hun." The paper replied in1ssa
front page hot editorial. Qutuby
Melton, editor of the paper, served
with distinction during the war; Win
ming the rank of major during the
Argonne campaign. o.rsss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
"OIiUer III. Perry"
Held As FirebUq

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 2O--Fire, be-
lieved to have been of incendiary
origin, destroyed the three story
building of the Chester steam laun-
dry with an estimated loss of $780,
000
Later, Oliver H. Perry who claim
ed Cincinnati, o., as his home, was
arrested as a suspect. He was held
without bail after preliminary
hearing
Nope, never was in Chester Pa,
in my life, and l spent Sunday at
home" vowed Oliver H. Perry. sher-
iff of Shelby county, when he was
informed of the arrest in Chester
Monday But if he'll sit tight, that
name should get him out of trouble"
Charlie Garibaldi, chief deputy,
shifted. Whats in name?" he
scoffed. "If there was anything, I'd
have a Fiume of my own"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-20
SCREAMS BRIGHTEN
OFF DUSKY PROWLER

Mrs. L. Goldstein sos South Lau-
derdale street, reported to police On
Monday morning that her house was
entered about 8 80 by a negro, whom
she described as wearing a brown
fur hat.
The black, according to Mrs. Gold
stein, effected an entrance through
the kitchen window, took two
watches, ransacked a pair of mems
trousers, which contained S140, I'd
had entered the bedroom of Miss Ce-
liza Goldstein, whose cries fright sned
him away