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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MARTIN-Sidney A. Martin. "a
years old, died yesterday. A sister,
Mrs. Edna NJ. Coe. will take the
body back to Eureka, Kans.. for
burial. c. 7. French is in charge.
LANDERBACK-John Lander
hack, 80 years old, died yesterday.
He came here recently from Van
Eooris. Pa. where his family re-
sides The body is at Strong Bros.
pending arrangements.
JOHNSTON-The body of Will
liam Johnston, who died Sunday
night, will lie in state at Crollott' S
funeral narlors from to O'Clock.
Then the body will be taken to
Wellsville for burial, accompanied
by Mrs. Julia Johnston.
CHANES--Mrs. Vidalita s.
Chaves 14-months-o old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Chaves, died
yesterday morning at their resi-
residence. 1904 South Barelas road,
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon from the family resi-
dence. Burial will be at San Jose
cemetery. Crollott is in charge.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
Southern Ports Are
Seeking To Relieve
Freight Congestion

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 2O.-Head-
quarters in Louisville Of railroads with
Southern port connections have sent
telegramB broadcast to connecting lines
from PittsArgh to San Francisco, an
nouncing free movement of freight in
the South and suggesting the use OF
gulf and South Atlantic terminals for
the movement OF expo4t business as one
means OF relieving freight congestion in
the East, Middle West and West.
The kilograms asserting that seven
ports-New Orleans, Mobile, Jackson
lille. Brunswick, Savannah, Charleston
and Norfolk-are open and that export
business can be handled if lines at Ohio
river crossings St, Louis or Memphis
could be reached.
"As far as | know" said r. l.. Nc
Kellar, foreign freight traffic man
ager Southern railroad, one of the lead
ers In movement centralized here to
assist in relieving freight congestion,
1.-The idea OF using Southern ports for
movement of export business has not
beer advanced in the present crisis"
Moreover" he added 1.-THE logic OF
the situation is with the South, where
two loaded cars are moving north to
one load being sent to the south. This
necessarily means an empty haul south
and lost motion adds materially to the
freight jam north Of the Ohio river"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
SOLDIER RELIEF is
AGAIN BEFORE HOUSE
Ways and Means Committee
May Withhold Approval.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.--solder re-
lief legislation providing five optional
plans and approved by caucus Of
house Republicans last night. faced an
other obstacle today In approval Of the
ways and means committee, which was
to meet for final Endorsement and pre-
pare report to the house Democratic
committee members. reinforced by some
Republicans, planned to tax stock divi~
dends. Republican leaders predicting
the bill would be reported to the house
late today said this opposition would he
overridden.
After its approval by the committee.
Chairman Fordney, Of Michigan, expect
ed to ask the rules committee TO give
Legislative preference to the bill This
either Saturday or Monday Leaders
said, however, that the bin II approved
by the house stood little chance of be-
ing passed by the senate before the re-
cess June 5.
The bill, approved by a vote OF il6
to 80 in the caucus, provides for pay
ment Of adjusted compensation at 81
for each days domestic service and
SIPS for each days foreign service
with a maximum individual grant OF
$500 for domestic service and $685. for
foreign servlC Other provisions in
cludc plan fer pald-up insurance;
home and farm aid vocational educa-
ton and extension Of priority right Ia
settle lands, the total amount OF indi-
Wdual loans granted under this section
being 81 600
Payments would he based on service
from April 6. 1911 10 July !, 1919, and
would begin April 81. 1921, and continue
quarterly for three years,
Republican Endorsement last night fol-
lowed a five-hour wranglc aimed prin.
cipally AT the section covering the so
called Lane Mondcl land grant. After
| failure OF the caucus to eliminate the
section, the bin was finally approved.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
IDENTIFIES NEGRO
AS COPS SLAYER

Ebert stanford, negro slayer OF Pa r.
trolman Andrew White year ago, who
has since defied capture, VIII now stand
trial for his crime
This Is the right negro. came the
Geographic word Thursday from Elmer
gency officer J G.. York, ~ Chatta %
nooga, where he went Wednesday 10
identify wounded negro held there rs
the suspected slayer, York WAS per
sonally acquainted with Stanford for
years. and recently served as guard
over him at the county workhou$e.
But before he was brought 70 jus
tice. stanford sent another man TO hrs
death. His last victim was a railroad
special agent al Chattanooga, who serl-
ously wounded stanford In a pistol
battle before he himself received his
death wound. Stanford, unable To get
away, was discovered near the scene
OF his crime. not far from the body OF
the special agent, He Is now being
heavily guarded In ChattatooEa nos
pital
lie probably will be allowed to remain
in the institution for couple Of weeks
until he RECEIVERS sufficiently 20 make
the rip back to Memphis. A reward
OF $500 offered by former Police Com
missioner Miller, Attorney Abe Cohr
and others at the time White was killed
will be made up and paid, probably e.
the familNs Of the slain special agent
Patroiman White was killed yeas
ago without warning as he entered 9
| door at Stanford's house while seeking
another negro on charge Of stealing
a bicycle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
|BARRASSO ESCAPES
| ON LIGHT CHARGE
Jury Returns Verdict of AS.
sault and Battery After
Trial.

A jury, Thursday, found Albert Bar
| rasso. 49, guilty OF assault and bat
| terry, in the case in which he was in
dicted on a charge OF criminal assault
on a l3-year- old girl, who IL married.
The verdict was returned at l0:45, Bar
| rassos attorney Abe Cohn and Ernest
| Bell. filed motion for new trial, and
Judge Tom Harsh, Of SECOND criminal
| court set the motion for hearing
| May 90
The maximum penalty that can be in
| fliCted on Barrasso, under the verdict.
! is II months and % days in the work
| house. and a $50 fine,
The Barrasso case went to the jury
a few minutes after 6 pm. "Wednesday.
| BaTTaRsQ was accused OF having bound
and gagged a year -Old girl who had
been married, then OF having tied her
to a bed and assaulting her in a room
at esq., Main street. The girl testified
that Howard Martin also assaulted her
after Barrasso. She testified Calvin
| Cleaves had witnessed both assaults
rand that while she was tied on the
bed, Fred PEBBLES and +. S. Fiske came
| TO the room.
Martin is under Indictment for criml-
nal assault while Fske, PEBBLES and
| Cleaves are indicted for aiding, abet-
ting and assisting criminal assault
Martin and Fiske did not take the
| stand in the Barrasso trial. but PEBBLES
| Cleaves and a girl named lnez, 7'ho
was in the room, all testified that the
| l3-year- old girl was not assaulted. Bar
rasso, too, entered n general denial OF
| her story, Other witnesses were in
| troduced TO discredit the story OF The
assault as related by the girl,
| Only three witnesses testified for the
state-the girl, Police Chief Burney ant
Miss Clara Ahlgren, head Of the WON
| ems protective bureau Of the police de
partmcnt, The case was called FOL
trial Monday. and II Jurors were seat
| ed at the close OF court. The twelftt
man was obtained early Tuesday, anC
! testimony began before noon.
| Barrasso is 10 years OF age, is mar,
| red but not living with his wife. ant
has one child. He Is a soda dispenser
al the Fortune drug store. The CIR
| testified that she was married tC
her stepfathers son when she was ~
and lived with him only five weeks. She
was employed at the Novelty Beauty
| Parlor. jefferson and Main, on Apr
q, the day the assaults are alleged tC
| have taken place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
Noted Singers All Smiles
When Special Pulls Into the
{ Station and Artists Are
Greeted by Chairman.
CAST FOR IA eoHEME."

With smiles aplenty and not the
least depressed by their experience Of
Wednesday night In Springfield, Mo-
where the. floods poured during their
entire performance, AnthTiio Scott and
the 100 members Of his aggregation
OF opera stars, chorus, orchestra and
other accomplishments OF the Scott
Opera company rolled into the Grand
Central station at lilo am. Thursday
on as peeial train of seven cars over
the Frisco; In only q few minutes the
the Cnisco hotel where II will be during
the three days stay in Memphis.
E. r. Barrow. chairman of the rnu-
sic committee of the Chamber OF Com
merce, whose work is largely respon-
slble for the assured success of the
zlpeal engagement, was on hand to greet
The crowd.
Mr.. Sootti expressed himself as de-
lighted to be back in Memphis and
said he was happy to relate that his
present spring tour had been a won
derful success, the only stop where the
ing been in Springfield, which was easy
30 explain as they had but three days
notice there and the weather was
abominable. He says his company is do
ing magnificent work and has been
givan abundant praise everywhere, and
practically all of the cities want return
engagements another season.
Without undertaking to name any
particular members of his company, he
said some of the finest talent Of the
Metropolitan Is included and that every
principal in the opening OPERA "La
Boheme,' was from that organization
thus giving a Metropolitan production
for little more than half the usual
scale of prices, He was without hest.
tAtlon in predicting that local people
would acclaim his company the best that
had ever appeared here, and each, cast
represents the best.
Recalling some OF the road exper.
fences he said chat one Of the notable
things was the ovation given the cho.
rus in IN Trovatoren at Dallas, while
the orchestra mad also come in for &
liberal part OF the enthusiasm anC
praise.
When told that this city Is pushing
the movement for it's large auditorium
he said that nothing could be bette
for a city and that while in Birpling
ham some wealthy friends assured hin
that they were going to have one Their,
and that they desired his company t
be one of the first attractions Offered
therein.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
Wesley House Buys
TuLLy Home; VIII
Enlarge Activities

The Wesley house is soon 70 be To-
Gated In home of its own, the gen.
eral board of missions of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. having given
the money to purchase the Tully prop
erty, on the southeast corner of Fifth
street and Greenlaw avenue out of the
centenary fund and to provide for the
remodeling and equipment OF the in :
stiturion, which hereafter Is to be
known as the Weslev institute. and its
fie %. Of activity greatly ENLARGED;
the Memphis district, closed the deal
for the property Wednesday The
Tully nome is massive brick, beauti-
ruby set on a spacious, high terraced
lawn, and was for years a show place
and is said to be ideally arranged for
the Wesley institute, which viii move
into the new home about June !. Later
alterations needed will be made.
The wesley house was organized
about "A years ago to meet the. need
lines as a mission enterprise OF local
Methodist churches. 1t has been under
the control of the city board OF mis-
slons, composed of representatives of
the Women''s missionary societies of 81
Methodist churches here. Mrs. ST. John
Waddell has been president of the board
for 10 years. The trustees are: DR.. T.
E: Sharp, John r. Pepper, John 4,
Fisher, j. M Golf, L.. M. Stratton, Fred
M. Mcdonald, and j. Il. Holmes. 1t is
now located at 592 North Second street.
Under the management of Miss Nell
Wynn, head deaconess, the institution
has accomplished wonderful results in
welfare work
The Iboard of managers of the Yves
ley house appointed Mrs, John I. Fish
er. q committee Of one to take up with
DR.. T, +. Sharp the purchase of home
Dr.. Sharp In turn. took the matter ur
with the general board of missions.
The institution has mnistered I'd
hundreds Of families in Memphis, pro-
viding free kindergarten a day
nursery, a free clinic, a sewing school
mothers club with manual training, 9
mothers club. where instructions. are
given in modern housekeeping methods
care and training of children and teach
ing Of the English language to foreign
erss headquarters for troops of Boy
where girls may entertain their friends
and where wholesome entertainment ID
provided. a Sunday school with an en-.
TIollment of oyer 15Q. and many Other
lines Of activity.
When the Wesley institute opens ir
its new home, better facilities for al
departments will be available. The II.
brary. Is to be enlarged gymnasium
installed. and the manual training ant
domestic science departments enlarged
The next session of the annual con
ference viii appoint a minister for tbs
wesley institute, who will be superin.
tendent of the work and who will con,
Duct regular church services
M. q. Brock, of +. w. Faxon & Co.
represented the owners of the propert,
in the negotiations
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
DANIELS REPLIES
+. TO CRITICISM OF
PERSONNEL POLICY
Tells Investigating Committee
His 1914 Policies Should
Not Be Linked With War
EffortS-FiSke Scored.

/ WASHINGTON, May 2O--Secretary
Daniels today replied to the criticisms
Of naval officers that he did not take
adequate steps to secure sufficient per,
sonnet for the navy before the United
States entered the war. He told the
senate committee investigating the
navy's conduct of the war that efforts
to link his personnel policies in 1914
with the world war had been "abortive"
and declared that If he erred then 1t
established by those who preceded him
In office.
He had been criticised by Rear
Admiral Fiske and other officers be-
cause in 1914 he only asked congress
for enough men to fill the peace COM
plements of the ships, Mr.. Daniels said,
although he was only following recon-
mendations of the general board, made
in conformity with established policies
of the department.
Mr.. Daniels reviewed at length all OF
the personnel legislation during his term
of office and told the committee that
what the navy did in enrolling and
training young men during the world
war had no precedent in any navy dur
ing the last or any previous war"
rotary, totalled 415,162 officers and
men when the armistice was signed
against 520,021 for the United States.
In May. 1916. the general board
recommended 100000 men as the num-
Der necessary for the navy for war in
| the Atlantic, Mr.. Daniels said. Ir
| August of that year he recommended
and congress authorized just 5000 less
| than that number, he declared.
Nobody. in the navy in 1915 or 1915
| dreamed that in any war so many as
800, 600 men would be needed" he de-
| clared.
1t was not until after the United
| States entered the war that it BECAME
evident that the preparations must be
made on much larger scale than 100,-
| 600 men, Mr., Daniels said
Efforts OF Admiral Fiske to convey tC
| the committee an impression that the
| secretary directed the general board ir
| 1914 TO cut out certain recommends.
| tons with regard to personnel were
| unjust to the board and to him, Mr.
| Daniels said. He did not ask for q
| large increase in personnel that year
he. said, because he did not believe
congress or the country was disposed
| to spend the necessary money, adding
| however. that he did not order any par
| Of the boards recommendations with
held. He did suggest that the boarC
stress the building program and omi
| reference to any particular increase il
Mr.. Daniels paid tribute to the worl
| OF Rear Admiral Victor Blue, formerl,
| chief of the bureau of navigation anC
read D letter from that officer, denyini
| eTnphatically Rear Admiral McKean'
statement to the committee that short
| age of naval personnel was largely du
| to an error made by Admiral Blue il
1915 in estimating the Compliments o
| ships. fSl+
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
MERCHANT GUN
PREVENTS ROBBERY
OF GADSDEN BANK

An attempt. TO blow the vault Of the
Peoples Exchange bank at Gadsden,
Tenn, early Thursday ended when
Frank Richardson prominent merchant
OF Gadsden, sleeping in his store next
to the bank. was awakened by the
sound of activity on the part of the
robbers and investigated and succeeded
In driving off the yeggs, supposed to be
three in number. after prolonged pis-
toll battle.
The robbers entered the bank through
a rear window and when detected had
succeeded in digging hole into the
back OF the vault, through which one
OF them was about to enter to secure
the booty
Richardson shot several times at the
intruders and was in turn shot at, None
OF the shots from either parties are
believed TO have taken effect. The
yeggs made their escape In an auto
mobile. leaving behind various bits Of
bank breaking paraphernalia, in the
form OF chlsels, hammers, augers, cleo
trio drill and divers other instruments
OF a burglars. equipment,
No clews "A TO the identity OF the
robbers were found, although Gadsden
| officials are conducting country wide
search for them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
Shoots At OWL, Kills
Man.; Youth Is Held
On Bond For Murder

HUNTINGDON. Tenn, May 90. (spl)
James Macarthur, 16-year old youth,
who a few months ago shot Squire
Newt Orr, neighbor, and so wounded
him that he died next day from the in
turies, was given a preliminary hear
ing before Squire l. A. Hurt and
bound over to the circuit court on a
bond OF $40 900.
Young Macarthur was not arrested
until 10 days or two weeks ago, when
he promptly gave bond, number Of
his neighbors voluntarily making bond
for him The boy himself was not
placed on the witness stand, but stated
he was out with his gun at twilight
and he saw Mr., Orr through the brush
sitting on the bank Of the creek fish
ing and Instook him for an owl and
fired. This had been the generally ac-
cepted version OF the deplorable affair
until the arrest OF the boy. The fam
lily Of the dead man and others. how
ever, DO not. accept the statement OF
the boy, but think the shooting was
intentional. because Mr.. Orr had order
ed the youth not TO shoot on his place
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20

to remain the girl the man married 10
years pre- iUus
Charming Bebe Daniels is the van-
pire OF the story who with the charms
the wife had when she was married,
lures the husband away. But at heart
she IS Not jirfprent from the wife and
soon falls into tho quicksands of matri'
monal dullness
But the wife mas had her eyes open.
ed She becomes the vampire In all
her Iridt scent glory and sets about,
through a series Of sensational events.
to win bach her husband,
who was to blame--the wife for AL
lowing herself 10 become unattractive
or TIE husband for straying from the
f0ld9 Had those three persons the es-
sentiai qualifications for the ideal hus-
il IS to learn first hand what Mem
phians think are the necessary at
tributes for "a happy marriage that The
News Srimitar Is seeking answers TO
the question
In addition to the capital prize others
numbering % will be given to the next
most worthy letters OF not more than
200 words These prizes range from
season passes TO both the Strand and
the Majestic theaters to two admission
tickets for why Change Your Wife,"
The contest closes Thursday, May, 81
at midnight and winners will be Rna
nounced as quickly as possible.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
MEMPHIS MAY GET
CHURCH SEMINARY
Presents Claims for Institution
at Presbyterian Assembly
at Mckenzie.

M'KENZIE Tenn, May 20.-The gem
eral assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church convened for it's nine
tieth meeting here today with commits
sioners from presbyteries in Is states
present, The opening sermon was
preached by the retiring moderator, the
Rev. J. II. Zwingle, of Nashville. A
new moderator win be elected this aft
ernoon.
The woman's board of missions also
began its annual sessions here today.
Important questions which will come
before the assembly for decision in
clude the location in the South Of a
new theological seminary to train min
listers of the denomination for which
an endowment Of half a million dollars
has been established, association with
the interchurch world movement. es-
and the ordination of women to the
ministry.
Birmingham. Memphis and Nashville
are working for the location of the
proposed theological seminary.
Rev. Gam Sing Quah, OF Canton
the question OF presbyterNa in that
country will be considered, the presby-
terry OF California having memorialiZcd
the general assembly to establish 1t.
The denomination's attitude toward
the interchurch world movement is cx-
pected to occupy much OF the assem-
bly's time. The womans board OF mis-
sions at the last meeting at Benton
vile. Ark, sought to have tina church
associate itself with the movement but
no action was taken Memorials fol
and against have been submitted The
Younger element of the Church and
the women's organization are said Il
favor association with the movement
The question Of ordalning women "a
the ministry is the subject Of three
memorials favoring the move, while d
fourth asks the general assembly tC
decide the question so as to remove al
doubt as to the legality or propriety Of
such step
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-20
Cotton Men Name
Committee To Fix
Local Meet ReDOrt

The appointment of subcommittee
10 report to the board OF directors
meeting at Atlanta June Is, the out
come OF the. session now being held in
marketing committee of the American
Cotton association, was a feature of the
closing meeting Wednesday
The adoption of plan for COS oper-
alive warehousing, handling and class
ing cotton. economic local distribution
ers. end uniform local production of
cotton are the three details which the
subcommittee is expected to handle
and reach a final decision on future
action intended by the committee,
which report is to be submitted to the
board Of directors Of the association.
The subcommittee Is composed of
prominent men in agricultural circles
of the country, and also officials of the
department of agriculture and market
bureau Of washington. They are ex-
Congressman Frank Lever of the fed
eral farm loan board, Washington, D.
C.; DR.. Clarence Poe, editor OF the Pro-
gressve Farmer Raleigh, N. c.; Col.
Harve Jordan, secretary American Cot
ton association, Atlanta DR.. J. F. Dug
gar, director of experiment station and
extension service, Auburn, Ala; D. S.
Murph, market specialist, department
of agriculture, Washington, D. G., and
S. G. Rainbow, secretary, Of Raleigh,
N. &.
D. S. Murph, chairman of the com
mlttee, who has been presiding at all
meetings, at the conclusion of a state
ment rendered for publication, said:
THE full three days session was a
conservative, careful and serious dis
cussion OF the problem involved in eco
nomic marketing, namely. the improve
mept of methods of handling and mar
keting cotton by the farmer. Not sin
gle radical step or policy was discussed
by the committee"
A meeting of the subcommittee will
be held in Washington at an early date,
1t was reported, to complete a state
ment to be handed the, board OF direc-
tors. This will be made up of all con-
while in session in Memphis, and will
also contain recommendations for &C
ton on the part Of the association.