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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
CITY WOULD SUE
PETITION S|GNERS
FOR RECALL COST
Shannon Claims That 800
Letters Came Back Be-
cause Postal Employees
Could Not Find Addresses.

Some of the city commissioners
charge that there has been an enor-
nous amount of misrepresentation
and fraud in the handling of the re-
call petitions. on the other hand
hackers of the recall declare that
the police department Is being used
to intimidate persons who have
signed the petitions.
Charles K. Shannon. commissioner
of finance, declared Friday that in
one mail 500 letters sent out by the
clerk to persons whose names and
addresses appeared on the petition
had been returned undelvercd and
SO marked by the postal authorities,
1T looks as though some affiant
had imagined a lot Of names and
had Just written them in as he
thought of them 1t seems to me that
when this thing is over with the city
ought to have some way to sue the
promoters of this movement to re-
cover the money that the city has
spent in checking the petitions.
The charges of maIfeasance and
misfeasanCe as charged against
Mayor Paine, Commissioner Edgar
and Commissioner Allen must be
proved or they will form the basis
for damage suits under the general
libel law, and so far as that part of
1t is concerned it is settled in the
minds of the mayor and commits
s+oners
But on the other hand it seems
TO be that the city should be able to
recover the money that has been
spent on this thing. From what has
been ascertained in this office the
whole thing is a hit or miss propo-
sition, They seem to have the idea
that If they can get by with it all
right, and if not they are out moth
ing but a little time"
In direct contradiction of this a
city employe who has been engaged
in checking the petitions, declared
Friday that he worked the greater
part of Thursday night checking the
names on the petitions against the
registration books and that he didn't
find any name that was not on the
books as having registered.
Friends of the recall movement de-
clare that despite the names that are
being withdrawn they will have more
than a sufficient number to go over
the rs per cent necessary to force an
election. They also point out that
not all of the petitions circulated
were filed with the city clerk and
that it is reasonable to suppose that
big proportion of the names that
are being WITHDRAWN do not appear
on the petitions filed but on some Of
those that are being withheld.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
ADMITS ROBB|NG
TAXI DRIVER AND
SHOOTING CLERK
!. D. Bell ConfeSSeS to Bold
Crimes-BeIieved To Be
Member of Gang That Has
Terrorized City.

J. D. Bell, one oftwo men held by
police and believed to be the pair Of
automobile highwaymen. who have
committed a long series of assaults
and car robberies without their equal
in police annals here, was identified
positively Thursday as one Of the
men who beat William Prescott,
driver for 496 Cab company, on the
night of oct. II. and made off with
his auto,
J, y. Bell, arrested Thursday night,
charged with the assault upon VIII
liam Prescott, taxi driver. and the
theft of his car. made deeailea con-
fession to police Friday.
Bell also was confronted Friday
by M. d. Hughes. manager of the
Bowers store at Lauderdale street
and Trigg avenue. lie identified Bell
as one of two holdup men who three
weeks ago entered his store, shooting
Hughes In the right aru, Bell ad-
mits this also.
Bell Is an eX- convict, according &c
records held at police headquarters
He liz said to have served time II
the Tennessee penitentiary for high
way robbery committed in Shelby
county.
At the time Bell was arrested de.
tectives took Ernest Richmond into
custody. He is held in connection
with the robbery of Perry Nelson
1907 Sledge avenue, a Star Tax
company driver. Richmond, police
charge, robbed Nelson OF large sun
of money at the point of a relover
He was arrested by Detective Segti
Hewitt. Peters, Kennedy and Tay'
lor, who were working under the
| direction Of Lieut.. Walter Hoyle as.
sIstant chief of detectives.
Police are looking for a third man
who goes by the name of Pete" bu
whose last name IL unknown. II Il
believed by detectives that this maj
has left the city.
The recent assault on Prescott wa
one Of the most brutal on recorC
Two men, described as young, Direct
"a Prescott tosiffve them to ~, Rad
House some distance outside Mem
phis When they reached a poin
near Forest Hin cemetery, the.
struck Prescott on the head. stole hi
money ad car, and then an he Ia,
on the ground almost unconsciOu
from their blows, tried TO run owe
him
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
Lecturer Learns
Cherished Facts
From, Local Man

John Cowper Powys in the
opening remarks of his brilliant
lecture on English literature
Thursday night at Goodwin in
stitute said that in coming to a
new country and land OF stran-
gers, he was pleased to find when
he entered the hotel here and
was subjected to that third de-
gree so often encountered in
America. that his interviewer was
man as familiar as he with
English unlversties-Cambridge
oxford and LOndon-and one who
had lived in the Latin Quartiere
and who was able to correct his
pronunciation OF names OF the
heroines Of his favorite French
poets.
In his interviewer he found Il
man who was acquainted with
Oscar wilde and knew him as he
had never done! that he could
find in the audience which greet
ed him an equal amount OF cul-
ture in the personnel. The man
referred to was James G.. Gabelle,
of The News Scimitar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
FORCING Of MEAT
JUICE UPON IRISH
MAYOR CONTINUES
MaCSWiney Passes Bad NIGHT,
and Is Only PARTY Con-
scioUS, Resisting Nurses
MinistrationS When Able.

LONDON Oct Difference Mac,
Swiney, lord mayor Of Cork, was de-
lirious this morning and prison au-
thorities continued to force food into
his mouth in spite of his protests,
according to a bulletin issued by the
Irish Self Determination league.
The lord mayor becomes conscious
at intervals, the bulletin said, but
is unable to recognize relatives o. lis
surroundings. For a short time last
night his delirium again became Vio-
lent.
He went to sleep for an hour"
continued the bulletin. AT about 1, as
o'clock he seemed to be rallying to
his senses, but relapsed almost i'm
mediately. This occurred again he
tween Z and o'clock, when is sis
ter, Annie, was with him. He SUI
denly asked what were the month and
the year, where he was, and was the
Irish republic established and recog-
nized.
1T seemed as If he might recog-
nize his sister, but he became de-
lirious again, mutterlng:
I'VE did some grand inarChiIG
during the night; they were march
ing as well, but we beat them, 1t s
glorious
The prison authorities continue
to force food into his mouth. About
$50 this morning a nurse held a
spoon of meat juice to his lips. but
he muttered, No, no, take it away,
ond closed his lips firmly. The per-
Torrance was repeated twice when
his head fell back from exhaustion
and the spoon was ii.o>.ts-' in his
mouth"
The Central News says MacSwiney
was only partially conscious this
morning, having passed ve.y bad
night. 1t declares a physician again
administered liquid food. and that
subsequently the lord mayor became
violently i'll and was thrown into an
exhausted condition.
The leagues midafternoon bulletin
stated that Mayor MaCSwlney had
been in a more or less semiConscious
condition all morning.
He recognized his sister Mary, but
no one else" the bulletin added.
"The delirium continues at intervals
in a more extreme form. He now is
calm"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
BRITAIN AWAITS
ANXIOUSLY NEXT
MOVE IN STRIKE
Railwaymen Expect Quick
Answer From Premier.
Government and Miners
Seek Basis for Settlement.

LONDON, Oct. 90. (By the Asso.
clated Press. British labor and the
country as a whole waited anxiously
today for the governments next move
In the deadlock over the coal min
ers' strike. following the strike uiti-
matum delivered by the railwayrien
yesterday and an almost equally
pointed threat from the transport
workers.
The representatives of the national
union of railwaymen were in ses-
sion, and ii was understood they ex-
pected 10 reply from the premier TO
the communication they sent him
the railwaymen would quit work at
midnight Sunday, unless by Satnr-
DAY the strike was settled or nego-
tlauons which would effect a settle
ment had been begun.
MeanWhlle, the government and
SONG OF the miners leaders were ex-
plorinG the ground in an effort 10
ilnd some basis for an adjustment.
rms afternoon, II was announced
mat the parliamentary COMMITTEES ok
me trades union congress had called
conference for Wednesday OF the
executives OF the affiliated unions ID
consider methods of helping the min
strike, 80
indications of political as well as
an industrial crisis were found IN
the situation, 1t was declared. and Il
appeared that labor had Joined issue
! WIN the government in a struggle
which might become historic.
| me conference of the national tIn-
ION OF railwaymen, 1t also was an
hounced decided today TO invite the
miners executive to meet the rail-
way confereas tomorrow afternoon.
me miners executive has been SUM
moned to London and will meet to-
morrow 10 consider the railway un-
IONS invitation and the general sltu-
alton.
Premier Lloyd George and the
members of the cabinet were con-
Isulung informally, but earnestly dur-
Ing the morning, with a view to find !.
inE-@ channel for q settlement. OHM
ION generally expressed in governs
lment circles was that q definite or
i b2flunlty for negotiations would bo
round before any seriouA development
arose from the threats OF the rail-
road rlen and transport workers.
In the house of commons this AZ
terhoon. Edward Short, home secre-
tarS, gave notice Of the presentation
| Of BILL to make exceptional pro-
vision for protection of the CONE
nunlty in cases of emergency. The
| contents Of the bill have not been
| dlvuiged, but the announcement IL
| Interpreted by the press as meanlnr'
| that tho measure Is intended to hear
upon the strike situation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
JUDGE GARY SEES
NO REAL DANGERS
FACING BUSINESS
Says Serious Depression,
Which Seems improbable,
Would Be Fault of Those
Who improperly Interfere.

NEW YORK. oct. 22.-Business
prospects are unusually bright. both
in the United States and abroad,
Gilbert n, Gray, head Of the United
States Steel corporation declared in
an address before the American
Iron and steel institute here today
although this is time for cour-
age, composure and caution Mr.
Gary said, the business skies are
practically without clouds. As al
ways there may be showers from
the atmosphere to Indicate the APP
proach of dangerous storms.
"lf there should be a serious re-
action and depression" he continued,
which now seems improbable, il will
be the fault of those who are COu-
ncCted with business operations or
others who by reason OF official posi-
lions improperly Interfere and not
because of any fundamental def
CienCies in our resources and oppor-
tunities.
without referring to individual
Nehn'o VI lAIlto VI b'll'l al bllSliiNSS. i
believe in many instances prices
have been outrageOuSly high This
observation applies more especially
to middlemen, so-called, and to
smaller departments OF industry. 1t
also includes employees in certain
trades; but it does not pertain UNI
der the present conditions to the
masses of workmen.
'tfTbn rNrpgaDt tapdpprV i.s tpu,a rd a
lower. more reasonable and farer
relative basis. The difficulty Is
found in the fact that every indi-
vidual is perfectly willing that all
others shall make reduCtions-the
larger the better Now a general
public, including particularly those
who are neither buyers nor sellers to
any large extent, will, in one way or
another, bring about fair and rea-
sonable adjustment of prices. The
law OF supply and demand will be the
principal factor
The people of the United States
have reason for confidence in the
business future. They iced not be
discouraged nor impatient"
Speedy recovery Of industry in
France and Belgium from the raw
dbt7 ~ wa was pltultAtu ny MT,
Gary He described in some detail
his recent trip over the battleficlds
Of the two countries. whore the sur
face Of the ground was chuFned into
ereat masses of rough and irregular
shapes expressing surpFise chat any
appreciate progress toward rphaot~
itation had ben made.
Rehabilitation was made possible
Mr Gary said. by the sp!rit Of shr
French ana Belgian peoplp-"thH
Eood-natured, grim. persistent and
splendid effort tu succeed. To rrstofe
and To recover"
4 think France has One " tho best
administrations SHE hes ever had"
Mr.. Gary continued. "The president
is strong, resourceful, homes; and
has the confidence Of every one. The
cabinet Is made up OF good men. We
shall see great progress economical
ly, financially and cor' - ercially dur
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
BRITISH MINERS ASK
INTERNATI0NALE'S AID

BERLIN Oct. 22.--Leaders ar
striking British miners have applied
to the Miners internationally for a.
slslance according to Vorwaerts.
The newspaper adds that German
miners are watching the British
strike with intense interest, ana have
sent a message to the British coal
diggers wishing them speedy sue
cess
Al the world, especially Russia. IL
taking Keen interest in the con-
written by MN. Losowsky and Anze-
ioYitCh, soviet Russian DELEGATES
here. and printed in the Rote Fahno.
a radical organ.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
SAVES sister AS
FLAMES THREATEN
HORRIBLE DEATH
William Henderson Proves
Self Hero When Girls
Clothing Catches Fire--Her
Condition PreCariOuS.
With her clothing one blazing mass.

With her clothing one blazing mass,
the flames soaring her flesh,
Miss Julia Henderson. 16. daugh-
ter of DR.. w l.. Henderson, of Wood
stock, was saved from terrible
death by the presence of mind of her
brother. William, aged 10. He just
had driven into the yard of the Hen
derson home near Woodstock, when
his sister, flames enveloping her,
rushed screaming into the yard from
the house. Young Henderson seized
her, tore the burning clothing from
her body. and rolled her upon the
ground until the flames were eXtin-
Guished. This happened Wednesday.
Friday Miss Henderson was still in
n precarious condition at st. Jo-
sephs hospital, but she had a fight
ing chance for life, thanks to the
heroism of her brother,
Miss Henderson is burned from
midchest to her toes. The extent
Of the burns makes her condition
dangerous. Fortunately she did not
inhale any of the flames which
threatened her life.
Caught From Stove.
The clothing of the young woman
caught fire as she was heating soup
for the baby Of her sister, Mrs.
Sheriff. Mcclure. The soup was
placed on a woodworking range. AS
it was lifted off. a gust of wind
came through the door and famed
a tongue of flame to a portion of
Miss Henderson's dress. The cloth
ing caught fire and in a moment she
IN tpY, 10
rushed from the house just as her
brother drove in from Woodstock,
where he had been to call upon his
aunt.
DR.. Henderson, father of the in
1ured young woman, was in Coving-
ton, Tenn. at the time of the acct
dent, campaigning. He is a candi-
date for floterial state senator, on
the peoples Democratic ticket. He
hurried to his home as soon as long
distance located him, and he at once
superintended his daughters removal
90 st. Joseph's hospital, where he
summoned Drs. Eugene Johnson
and Robert Henderson, of Memphis
and DIR. William Blackshare, OF
Woodstock, to attond heE The lat
ter had dressed Miss Henderson,
injuries at Der home.
The accident to Miss Henderson
will moderate the campaign of DR.
Henderson, who is weN-known
throughout Memphis and Shelby
county. BE will permit his name "a
remain on the ticket, but he will MOI
take the stump any more daring
the campaign, Ne said Friday. "The
campaign is a thing | do not like
to discuss now" DR.. Henderson
said. II am so worried about my
daughter that scarcely can think OF
anything else"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
FIND MAN BEATEN
BY IRON BAR IN
RAILROAD YARDS
Skull Fractured and Face Al
most Observation-Disclosures
To Be Paul Kendall, Wag-
ner. S. D.

Beaten into insensibility with n
heavy iron bar his skull fractured
and his features almost obliterated
by blows delivered by thugs, a we'll
dressed man was found by railroad
men early Friday morning. wing
alongside a track In the NonConnah
yards OF the Illinois Central and
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroads.
From papers found In "a pocket. he
is believed to be Paul Kendall Of
Wagner s. d,
A heavy smear of blood, which had
weltered from the smashing blows
delivered on the face and head Of the
man had coagulated, which led the
finders to believe he had been as
saulted some hours earlier. He was
brought to Memphis on a work en-
CINE, and rushed TO the General hos
pltal from McLemore avenue and
Rayburn boulevard. His condition
is precarious and attendants state
that the man may die.
Police have taken up the trail from
the point where the mans unCon-
sCious form was found. However,
they have made no progress In the
case. Their theory Is that the man
was set upon by robbers.
A bank book In the pocket of this
Unconscious man bore the name ~
t,ea1l Senaall md 9sstheS address,
Wagner. s. D." The book indicated
balance in bank of s35. On an
inside cover OF the handbook was
written 1908 Concord street. Okla
homa City" Police have wired both
cities seeking TO get trace Of the
mans identity.
The iron pipe which the assailants
used to beat down their victim was
found by the railroad crew a short
distance from where the man was
living when found
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
Commons Considers
Home Rule Measure

LONDON, Oct. 22.--The Irish home
rule bill is again under consideration
in the house of commons. The bill
was taken up today when the house
went into committee on the financial
clauses Of the measure. There was
small attendance of members.
The house, on motion of Andrew
Bonar Law, the government leader,
voted for immediate termination of
the suspension of Joseph Devlin. ma
tionalist member from the Falls d.
vision of Belfast. MIR, Devlin was
suspended on Aug. 8, during the de-
bate preceding the final passage OF
the irish coercion bill u'hor he do
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
POLICE ARREST
HUBBY Rocket
AS MAN IN Blue
Husband of Woman Shot
While StroIIing With Bev-
erly Clarke Jailed on Charge
of Shooting to Kill.

Is the identity of the Man in
Blue" who shot Beverly Clarke and
Mrs. Dora Rocket on Fourth street
Wednesday night solved?
Police say 1t is.
Joseph Rocket says it is not.
Rocket was arrested for the shoot
ing Friday and confronted with the
words Mrs. Rocket is said to have
told detectives Rocket said to her.
These words were:
Il only intended to shoot Clarke,
dear. ] never intended to shoot you.
l will not leave you and never in
tended to-"
Rocket denies the statement.
The statement which Mrs. Rocket
quoted her husband as making was
given to the wife at her bedside in
General hospital Friday, police say
she said.
Rocket was arrested Friday morn"
ing and questioned for more than an
hour by Detective Chief Griffin and
Detective Sergeants Carter and York,
who worked on the case and ar
rested Rocket.
He maintains his innocence and
denies making any statement to his
wife discriminating himself. He de-
clares he was in his room at the
time of the shooting. but police say
he can not prove this, as no one
knew this fact.
The young wife of Rocket forgives
her husband, she told police Friday.
Reports that she had been removed
from the hospital to the home of a
sister were untrue, and she may re-
main at the hospital for several days,
as her hand is in bad condition
Tho bones were shattered by the
bullet.
Rocket answered the description
given the police by Mrs. Rocket. He
wears blue suit and gray cap, and
is 20 years of age, weighing about
140 pounds. - -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
WOMAN WANTED AT
NASHVILLE JAILED

NEW YORK, oct 22.-FIorence
Weller, who, according to the fed
eral authorities, recently was in
dicted in Nashville, Tenn. on a
charge Of conspiracy to dispose of
$4,000 worth OF platinum stolen
from the armys ordnance bureau,
was arrested here today by federal
agents.
The woman was taken to depart
ment Of justice headquarters and
questioned by Chief VIM. j. Flynn.
According to federal agents, thefts
of platinum from the war depart
ment during the war totaled more
than 100000 The platinum later
was sold to jewelers. in this and other
cities.
II Is alleged that Florence Weller
was implicated in the theft of 1888
ounces, Several men were said to
have been indicted with her.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
SAYS ARM CAUGHT
IN STREET CAR; SUES

Alleging that her arm was caught
in the door of a street car and that
she was dragged for considerable
distance, Laura Dunlap Friday filed
suit in circuit court against Frank
S. Elgin and r. Fl. Tutwiler, receiv-
ers for the Memphis Street railway,
for $1,000. The accident occurred,
so the bills says, at Jackson avenue
and Dunlap street. on Sept. 26,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
-Four Men Escape
Jail At COUingtOn

Four men. saving their way out
of the county jail at Covington,
Tenn. escaped and are thought to
have come to Memphis, according to
a telephone message to the sheriffs
office Friday. The escape took place
sometime about midnight Thursday.
The men who escaped were: Andy
Koonce, George McGehee, Joe Mason
and Joe MetCalf.
They were charged with house,
breaking, according to information
reaching Sheriff Perry's office,
No details Of the getaway were
given In the message.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
SAYS PET MONKEY
POISONED TO KILL
KING OF GREECE
French Physician Bares Fan
tastiC Plot of AssasSinS.
InoCuIated With Rabies Be-
fore Bitinu Monarch.

ROME, Oct. 22.-Injuries inflicted
upon King Alexander by a monkey
were the result of plot to assas-
sinate the young monarch, according
to DR.. Georges Fernand Vidal, of
Paris, who has been attending the
king and was interviewed by the
Messaggero, while passing through
Rome on his way home from Athens.
while the story of the monkey
biting King Alexander is true" DR..
Vidal is quoted as saying, "the mon
key was suffering from rabies with
which it had been artificially in
oculated. Hence, a. veritable attempt
against the kings life was COM
mitted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
ORDERS NEGRO FREED
FROM COUNTY JAIL

a. =. Osby. negro. was ordered re-
leased from county jail Friday by
Probate Judge GU 4rie on habeas
corpus proceeding instituted follow
ing his acquitt2 in criminal court
Thursday. OsF was being held by
the sheriff or hformatou that he
was wanted , Mississippi on charge
Of larceny.
Judge Guthrie ruled that no Off
Cial papers had been forwarded by
officers at fernando and that the
negro had been detained here more
than a reasonable length Of time
Charges in Memphis of which the
negro was freed also was larceny.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
LEAGUE HEADS DISCUSS
GENERAL DISARMAMENT

BRUSSELS, oct. 22.-Ths arga-
ntzation OF an international court OF
Justice and the subject Of general
disarmament were the main topics
under discussion bS members Of the
council OF the league OF nations. In
session here.
The views of the members were
exchanged in strictly private con-
situations. Even the confidential
secretaries were excluded from the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
KING RESTS EASILY, BUT
CONDITION DlSQUIETlNG

ATHENS, Oct. Fixing Alexander
of Greece, was resting easily last
night, according to a bulletin is
sued by his physicians, The king at
that hour was in a calm sleep. His
temperature was 1872 Centigrade
00256 Fahrenheit).
The reports regarding the kings
condition, however, were not consid-
cred at all satisfactory. His tenn
perature. it was stated. had shown
disquieting fluctuations. Dr.