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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12

Warren. snti-leaders in the house and
senate, declared their faction had gain
ed four additional votes In ,he house
They said they were certain the reso-
luton would be defeated The tele-
gram by the Go sDlons follows;
We, the undersigned members OF
the house OF representatives OF the
general assembly Of North Carolina,
constituting the majority of said body.
reads the telegram send greetings to
the general assembly q Tennessee and
assure you that we VIII not ratify the
Susan q, Anthony amendment interior
ing with the sovereignty of Tennessee
and other states of the union We
most respectfully request that this
| measure be not forced upon the peo-
pie ot North CAROLINA"
II the siNty-three slgners OF the tele-
| gram in the house vote in accord with
! their expressed views. the amendment
will be defeated in the house by six
votes.
/ Harry = Grier and Llnday Warren.
| anti leaders In the house and senate,
| respectively, last night claimed four
| additional votes in the lower house
| against ratification, all OF whom are
| expected TO arrive in Raleigh before the
! nght begins on the strength OF the
| sirnatu to the telegram to Tennes-
| see. antiauendment leaders last night
| claimed that "finis' had been written
| to the federal amendment fight In
| North Carolina.
The suffrnglsts appeared to be un-
! disturbed. looking for pressure from
| national leaders to overcome the aD-
! uarcnt lead Of the ants and declared
! they expect the amendment to be rat
| lied.
mitted 10 Gov HBickett. The governor
| stated last night that he expected 10
| complete brief message to the gen.
! rraI assembly today and probably will
transmit It TO thes Legislature Friday,
! II not. H. said. the message VIII get
| 10 tho body saturday.
| GOV Rickrtt also declared that he
will not appear in person before the
| ioin. sessica OF the general assembly
as i'm the case of his first message OF
| the special session but he gave assur-
! 9ncc that the entire message would be
/ devoted to suffrage.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
aSlflAI2I2llA GEsIm

BOLIVAR, Tenn Miss Eua Rrceden
and J. h Davis were married SUNDAY
at the home Of the brides parents. near
Bolivar Rev T 4 Hammons. Of
Jackson. Tenn, performed the cerc-
!nony The bride Is daughter Of Mir.
and Mrs. j. Il, Breeder and the bride
groom is young business man Of Boil
var. They will make their home here.
PADUCAH, Ky Mrs Pauline Bur
ton, announces the marriage OF her
daughter, Miss Anna Lee Burton. to
Allen Ross. OF this city. which took
place In Metropolis. Ill., They viii make
their home In Livingston county
PADUCAH, Ky.-~Announcement is
made here Of tho marriage Of Miss Ben
ME Hicks. to George Allen Pippin,
which took place here at the residence
Of the Rev W. .. Stone. The bride
has been in training at Riverside hos
pital They viii reside here.
DRESDEN. Tenn, Miss Estelle Me
Guam, OF this city. was married. Tues
day, at the residence Of her father,
w. A. McCuan, to Dr. David Gates
OF Washington, y. C., Rev, +. l.. Crys-
tay. OF Union City, officiating. The
couple departed for their home in
Washington. Miss McCuan was one OF
the most popular young ladies OF Weak
ley county, having been for the past
three years pupil Of Ward-Bslmont
college.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
DENIES LEAGUE WILL
PUT OUT CANDIDATE

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug fudge
Joseph Higgins, president Of the Ten
nessee constitutional league, quoted
last night IN Chattanooga dispatch as
having stated mass meeting would
be called In Nashville to name an In
pose Gov. Roberts for re- election be-
cause Of his activity in the suffrage
fight, denied today that he had made
such a statement,
Il made no auch statement" Judge
Higgins said. II will not participate
in any such gathering and, further
more, | shall support Gov. Roberts In
Npyaf,har
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
COAL MAN BOUND OVER ON
PROFlTEERlNG CHARGE

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Aug. &c. w.
Henderson, head OF the Cambria Coal
company, was bound over TO the No
vember term OF the federal court on
two counts upon warrant and COM
plant OF United States Commissioner
J. Pike Powers, charging that an um-
reasonable price has been charged by
this company.
Special agent OF the department OF
justice. w. II. Belk testified that in
July he examined the cost sheets and
books OF the Cambria Coal company and
specified five cars OF coal. one sold
in June and four in July, which he
stated the Cambria Coal company got
IS. 50 per ton for. He told the com
missioner that cost sheets Of the COM
pany showed that the Cambria com
pany paid $3.50 per ton for this coal
loaded, to a company which had sub
company. This included 10 cents roy
Atty
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
Miller and Martin
Lead Committeeman
In State Election

The official count of ballots cast in
the recent election for state committee
men develops the fact that G. A Nil
Ter OF Bolivar Hardeman county. led
the field In the race. with John y.
Martin, of Memphis, second Miller :
total vote was 3,s3S. while Martins to-
tai was 1864. Martin carried Shelby
county by LOSS votes, his total vote in
The county being $3.50 against 1.Si2 for
Miller
{. A. Stainback, with 2.S2I. and o,
], Kruger. with 2,5a9. were also ahead
OF Miller in Shelby county, but the lat
ter's vote in other counties of the dis
trict and particularly In his home coun-
" placed him at the head OF the field
Of five candidates Millers vote In
Hardeman county exceeded by 10 votes
the total number cast for all other
candidates combined.
The total vote cast in the four coun-
ties OF the district for the other three
candidates who lost gave Kruger 2.7l5,
1908
The official count for the two nom
inees in the four counties OF the Tenth
congressional district are as follows;
FMarNip MiltaT
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
Calf Pays Mortgage
On Hungarian Farm,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Because
currency has become so deprecated
and the price of farm products so high
IN hungary. a farmer can pay or q
one calf, according to a report to the
department Of commerce today from
Trade Representative W. f. Epson, at
Vienna
About 20 per cent of the farm mort
Cages have been paid off in depreci-
ated currency since the war, thus en-
richng the peasants, the report stated,
at the expense OF the middle class.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
TWO COPS PROMOTED.

Patrolmen Arthur Ramsey and Dow
ard Mechanism received notification
Wednesday Of their promotion to de-
tectives Mechanism has been serving
in the automobile department, while
Ramsey has been operating under
Lieut.. Hoyle for several days. Ne
Clanahan's promotion came exactly -four
years since the time that he joined
the force. He will work with Willie
Griffin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
WAITS UNTIL ELECTION
Is OVER; ASKS DIVORCE

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug H.. Hurry
Il, Walsh, one OF the candidates for
governor in the Democratic primary of
Tuesday, late Wednesday was sued for
divorce In local courts. His wife, Mrs.
Lemma Walsh, alleges cruel and inhu-
man treatment extending over a long
period OF time.
On last Saturday night Mrs Walsh
says. her husband treated her cruelty
and threa tened to drive her from their
home in Little ROCK. She says she
withheld her action through fear that
IL might endanger her husbands chance
Of election Mrs. Walsh asks alimony
and tho CUSTODY Of an adopted child.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
JEHL BURIED.

Requiem mass was celebrated Thurs
day morning at $50 O'Clock at st Pat
rick's church for Louis P. Jehl, Mem
phtan. who died in Los Gatos, Cal, and
whose body reached here Wednesday
Mousignor Murphy ofnclated and the
local council 6l6. knights OF columbus,
WAS in charge of the funeral Burla!
WIS In ElmMnoh nnrnntnrN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
AIRMEN' TO FIGHT CANTU

escadrille OF the Mexican air service
is 10 be brought into action TO put down
the rebellion Of Esteban Cantu, COVER
nor of Lower California. according to
an official bulletin. The escadrile
which Is now stationed at JimeneE,
state OF chihuahua, has been ordered
to Irapuato. state OF Guanajuato. There
it will be enlarged into a mixed flo.
tila, consisting OF four accommodating
machines, four pursuit planes and two
bombers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
PenniLess Woman
Hunts KIDNAPPED Son

OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 12.-Mrs. Letha
Ridder, of Leachville, Ark, arrived in
Omaha last night penniless, and
sought the aid of the police in finding
her SON. Avail johnson, Is years old,
stock company eight months ago and
for whom she has been searching con-
stantly ever since.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
FORM SHRINE CLUB.

COLUMBUS. Miss, Aug IL. (Spl)-
IN hor9unC % 'nf ''t k S Hui'rorl ot
Columbus have formed what Is TO be
known as the Columbus Shrine club,
with the election OF the following Of
ncers. y. +. Mccullough. president
G. &. Builder, vice president, L. B.
plvelbiss, secretary, and c. u. Good
win. treasurer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
81, 100000 IN AUTOS
AND LIQUOR SEIZED

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 12.-Auto-
mobileS<and liquors confiscated by pro.
hibition enforcement officers as the re-
suit OF seizures on Connecticut state
highways this summer have a value
of q million and a half dollars. in the
opinion of Thomas McAuliffe, in charge
of this district
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
GOLFERS TO MEET.

Members of the Sub Mu-Loc club, in
terested in golf, have been requested
to meet Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Knights Of Columbus hall.
Thomas c. Pollard chairman of the
golf division, expects large crowd OF
enthusiasts to attend
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
SALESMAN RETURNS.

Eaton Elder real estate salesman
with tho firm Of VIM White & Co. has
returned from two weeks fishing
trip To Reefoot lake. He says the
fishing there Is remarkable and for
those who do not catch anything, fish
statesmen are on hand to furnish an
Elihl for The wife
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
X. P. AGE REDUCED.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Aug. ia
constitutional amendment reducing the
- limit for entrance from q TO 10
years was adopted today by the Su-
prerne Lodge knights of Pythias in ses-
sion here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
ROAD SEEKS LOAN.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.--The Louisi
ana & Arkansas railroad today applied
to the interstate commerce commission
for authority to issue equipment trust
notes TO the amount of 100000 for five
years at six per cent. "-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
Europe To Be Red
In Year"-TrOtzky

WARSAW, Aug u tBy the As
sociated Press Loon Trotsky,
Russian BulsheVik minister Of war
has arrived at Bialystok, just be
hind the soviet front. and has set
up headquarters there, according TO
news from the other side OF the
battle line Speaking in NAna, tn,
capital OF Lithunia, recently. he de-
Clared
in year. all Europe will bt
Bolshevik
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
More Messages Come.

Miss Williams has message 'rom
the leaders and is getting more every
day. Governar Cox is taking vital
interest and IL Is understood has said
If necessary he viii come TO Nashville
TO urge ratification. II the 80 who voted
against the resolution to Kin the suf-
fTage amendment stick and vote for
suffrage not more are needed 10 rati-
~, 10 say nothing OF the -. who either
were absent or did not vote But tn,
question is how long will the Kepubu-
cans stand solidy for the suffrag, re-
solution and are they genuinely for it.
for 1t Is not likely that there VIII h.
any more reflections from the ranks
Of the Democrats. They made "a poor
showing for suffrage as /. was The
chances are that the situation VIII inn
prove. Governor Roberts will pick OF
a few other opponents as the campaign
progresses and II the Republicans
stand the fight is won
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11

WASHINGTON, D, C.-Bread
lines within a year in all the
large cities are predicted by J.
W. Howard, president of the
American farm bureau fedora
ton, if something IS not done
quickly to increase food produc-
ton. Mr.. Howard, who has just
returned from tour of the ag-
ricultural states, said on Satur-
day that his observations on de-
creased food production have
strengthened my worst fears"
every Immediate condition
indicates lower agricultural pro-
duction," said Mr.. Howard. Gun
der present conditions of mar
keting and transportation costs
of living must go higher and
higher until the time comes
when limits are reached and
belts of hungry urbanites can
be no further shortened. Then
a back TO the land movement
will begin in such volume that
industry will suffer. In the
meantime, undesirable elements
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
MEXICO SETTLING
With REVOLUTIONS
REBELS CONTROL MORE THAN
TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION.
CARRANZA MAY FLEE

Mexico, the land of revolutions,
again is seething with dissatisfaction,
this time against the regime of Pres
ident Venustiana Carranza, regarded
now as the would-be dictator of the
Mexican republic. Carranza has
been advised by his loyal generals,
called to Mexico City for confer
ence regarding the secession of IL
states, to resign in favor of presl-
dent ad interim, whom he or the
Mexican congress should appinnt,
but he refused to accept the recon-
mendation.
Meanwhile the tottering ruler has
placed Gen. Candida Aguilar, his
son-in-law, in command of the mill
tary forces in the states of Pueblo
and Vera Cruz, through which Car
rama would have to pass should his
political fortunes force him to take
flight along the path trod by Diaz
and Huerta, his predecessors.
Encircled by Ring of Steel.
While Carranza is lingering in
Mexico City, hoping against hope for
a change for the better in his politi-
cal outlook, revolutionary leaders
under General Obregon have taken
full control over more than two
thirds of the area of the republic.
More than half the border be-
tween the United States and Mexico
is under the control of the revolu
tionists, and in every state but one
revolutionists during less than a
month have succeeded in unseating
Carranza leaders. Instead of Car
rama placing a "steel ring" of sol
diers around Sonora, the first state
to secede from his administration,
the Mexican president new finds a
steel ring of revolutionary soldiers
about Mexico city
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
GOVERNMENT LOST
MONEY ON WIRES
$14.OO5, 565 Was Cost of Operation
to Uncle Sam. More Millions for
People to Pay.

WASHINGTON. - Operation of
the telegraph and telephone compa-
MES during the war cost the gov
eminent $14,0O5, 565, Postmaster
General Burleson informed congress
today in asking immediate appropriIa-
ton of that amount to liquidate the
affairs of the federal wire admins
tration.
Mr.. ,Burleson said that no loss
would have been suffered had the
government retained operation Of the
lines ga few months longer" or had
rate increases not been temporarily
halted by court injunctions.
Mr.. Burleson disclosed that no
agreement has yet been reached with
the Mackay companies for the use
of their land lines, forming the Pos
tai telegraph system. He said the
postal earnings during federal con-
troi were 81, 1883 more than the
compensation awarded him and that
suit for this sum would be filed
against the government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
CENSUS TO DROP
BELOW ESTIMATES
INTERRUPTION OF IMMIGRA.
TON AND OTHER WAR
CAUSES SLOWS GROWTH.

Observation-Disclosures ira
ditional fondness for big things and
impressive figures is finding amusing
exemplification in the deluge of pro-
tests from towns and cities which
think their 1920 population statistics
are too low. Samuel L. Rogers, di-
rector of the census. nowadays de-
votes the bulk of his time to invests
eating such lamentations. They ema-
nate from all quarters and all classes
of communities. Far western "boom"
towns are no more voclferous in their
demands for recountsl than staid old
cities on the Atlantic coast with his
tories running back to Colonial
times.
War Effects Census.
Certain general aspects of the ma
tion-wide result already can be fore
Swallowed with some eXactitude. Il
is not expected, for example, that the
estimated total of the United States
in 1920, roughly 100000, will
be approximated. That figure would
call for an increase of 100000
since 1910. Virtual stoppage of i'm
migration since 1914, unusual emf
grafton owing to ALIEN residents re-
Joining their national armies, the in
fluenza epidemic and our own war
losses have combined to arrest the
natural decennial growth in popula-
ton. Many American cities are ex-
periencing disappointment in their
census totals on that account.
Greater New York, it is said, is
due for a rude awakening from the
dream that it has 100000 inhabi-
tants, constituting the biggest city
in the world and far outstripping
London, the nearest rival. New York
is expected to show well over 7,00O,-
600, and perhaps with the huge total
may lead the metropolitan area of
London.
Philadelphia will safely retain its
place as Americas third city and
show a substantial gain over her l.
549,0O8 total. Chicago will doubt
less realize windy city aspirations to
cross the 100000 mark.
The outstanding change in the
foremost six cities will be the mount
ing of Detroit, the motor metropo-
lis, with a million and more inhabi-
tants, into fourth place, displacing
st. Louis. Cleveland forged ahead
of Boston.
Flow from Farm to City.
ly significant feature of the 1920
census notes is the exodus from town
and country to the cities. The growth
of the automobile industry has built
up scores of towns at the sole ex-
pense of adjacent smaller places and
countryside, while others have suf-
fered heavy drains among their young
men. The mushroom oil towns of the
southwest and west also have played
havoc with the census statistics in
less fortunate communities nearby.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
BANKER FILES suit;
CHARGES ISLANDER
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, AMERI-
Gus, ASKING 100000 ON IN
FURIOUS STATEMENTS.

AMERICUS, Ga.-A damage suit
of wide interest throughout Georgia
is that just filed in the city court
of Americas by Crawford Wheatley,
president of the Commercial City
Bank, seeking to recover 100000
from w. E. Mitchell, a prominent
farmer and capitalist of Americas.
The allegations in the bill of COM
plant are in four counts, in each of
which Wheatley alleges he has been
damaged in the sum of $4,000. The
suit is doubly interesting because
Mitchell has suit pending in the
same court in which he seeks to re-
cover a large sum from Wheatley
and the bank, alleging that he was
victimized by Wheatley, who sold him
certain securities which Mitchell al
leges are worthless, and that Wheat
ley knew them to be so when he sold
them.
In the suit just filed Wheatley al
leges that Mitchell, former director
and stakeholder in the bank, has I'M
lawfully spread damaging reports cal
culated to injure the credit of his
bank, and has also advised depositors
to withdraw their accounts. The pc
tition alleges that Mitchell told Asa
Pittman, depositor in the bank, that
"Crawf (meaning Wheatley) is
crook" and that when asked by Ham
mond Purvis, a real estate broker, to
purchase a certain piece of property
belonging to Wheatley's wife he
stated that Wheatley's bank is sure
to break, and that he could then get
the property for a much lower price
than it was offered by Purvis.
Mitchell, the petition alleges, told
Purvis when shown a copy of the
banks published statement, sworn to
as required by law, that half the Sc
curities listed therein were worth
less, or words to that effect, and that
if payment were demanded by the
bank the individuals whose names
were signed to the notes would re-
fuse to pay. and nothing could be
done about it. The petition also al
leges that Mitchell advised a man
named Burton, a resident of Smith
vile, and a depositor in the bank, to
withdraw his funds, as they were
not safe in Wheatley's custody, and
that he did other things and made
other statements deliberately calcu
lated to injure and harm the credit
of the bank, both here and elsewhere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
SHOWDOWN LOOMS
In DEPORTINC REDS
POSTPONEMENT OF MARTENS
HEARING WIDENS SPLIT IN
DEPARTMENTS

WESTINGHOUSE possibility
of a direct showdown between the
department of justice and the de-
partment of labor over the red ques-
ton became known today following
an announcement by the department
of labor that the hearing of Ludwig
C. K. Martens, so-called soviet am
bassador arrested under a deporta-
ton warrant, had been postponed
again, this time until May II.
The split between the two depart
ments over the deportation of radi-
Gals from the United States has been
widening rapidly, and plans are be-
ing made now by the department of
justice to bring the control over un-
desirable aliens entirely within its
from the time of their
arrest until they are sent back to
their native countries.
The three postponements which
have been had in the Martens case
are only a sample of the entire
course taken by the department of
labor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
BREAD LINES PREDICTED
Nation Warned of Famine Unless Farm Production Is
Speedily Increased in the United States.

viii flourish and radicalism will
grow rampant"
Farm prices have already been
forced down very materially
since the end of the war, ac-
cording to Mr.. Howard, but
manufactured products are high
err. The farmer faces prospect
of getting less for his products
and paying more for his labor
and supplies. Every carload of
hogs or cattle marketed for
months past has returned a red
ink balance to the producers
bank account. Little live stock
will be fed out another season
unless conditions improve. With
the smallest wheat reserve in
years the United States can look
forward to the prospect of moth
ing more encouraging than an 80
per cent harvest for the present
year. this expert claims.
"Some encouragement must
be given the farmer to produce,
or someone will go hungry be-
fore long, fear said Mr..
Howard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-11
MAN SPENDS NIGHT
ON ELECTRIC WIRES
PERFORMS THRILLING STUNTS
WHILE CRAZED WITH DRUGS.
POLICE PLEAD IN VAIN.

MOBILE, Ala.-After spending
the night on electric, telephone and
telegraph wires at the intersection
of two of the principal streets IN
the downtown section, Charles Sand
ers, a Iineman, descended safely in
to, the arms of waiting policemen
who had pleaded with him for four
teen hours to foresake his perilous
perch.
The officers said Sanders was
crazed with narcotics, of which he
had partaken at intervals while in
the air. He told the police that he
believed the crowds which had gath
cred to watch him were bent on
lynching him, and he consented to
return to the ground only after he
had been promised protection by
patrolmen who had ascended to the
tops of nearby buildings so as to
talk to him.
Electric current was cut off in
that section of the city so the line
man would not be electrocuted.
While in the air the man performed
many thrilling "stunts," including
standing on his head on an electric
sign stretched across the street.
Sanders was locked up as soon as
the police could hurry him away
through the crowds. The officers
did not attempt to forcibly remove
him from the wires, they said, be-
cause of fear that he might jump.