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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
RAIDERS
GET BIG HAUL Of
CHICAGO LIQUORS
First Of Series of Cleanup
Expeditions Nets $25, 900
in Booze and Long List Of
Prisoners.

CHICAGO, Nov. lin the first
Of series of city-wide night raids,
federal prohibition authorities last
night and early this morning de-
scended on five saloons and one still.
They captured nearly $25,G0o worth
retail-of liquor
TheNstill belonged to Joseph Fargo,
who, with four employees. was ar
rested. There were four stills with
a total capacity of 100 gallons a day;
260 gallons of the finished products
AZ barrels of prune mash, 80 barrels
of wine mash 39 barrels of raisin
mash and four oil Aoves. 1t was
believed by the raiders Fargo was
the fouatain head of much of Chi
Cages moonshine.
In the saloon of Joe Rush, the fed
eral agents got five cases of beer, q
gallon of moonshine and evidence of
sales
They next purchased a drink from
Henry Rohman which exhausted his
supply. All the agents found were
empty bottles, except quart of
champagne behind the bar.
At other saloons empty whisky bot
ties, evidence and secret compart-
Hents containing moonshine were
found. 49,.
One raid was made where 40 GUS
toners were assembled.
I'VE should worry" said one
Judge Lands will soon be in the
baseball business and we won't have
To worry. about him"
s5Ilke de Pike Heitler, Roher.
Perlman and Mamie Csreenberg
charged with whisky running, were
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Lewis f. Mason yesterday
and held under. $4,000. bonds each
to aWpit hearing Nov. 20.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Find Loot Stolen
From Gun Store

Hidden in a. dense growth of grass
near the river at the foot of Wash
ington avenue, police found a guam
tity of watches, knives, sweaters,
gloves and other articles stolen
from the !. G. Schmidt gun store,
on North Main street, Wednesday.
A nah giving his name as WIZ
liam Brumdelow, seen carrying part
of the gun store loot was arrested
soon after the discovery and charged
with the burglary The identified
ton bureau said he had served time
in Arkansas states prison for lar
ceny of automobiles and other
crimes.
Brumdelow has been stopping at a
hotel here under the name of j.. T..
Lewis. He was to be arraigned
Thursday before Judge Barker.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
CHARGE FOREMAN SHOT
TO KEEP HIM SILENT

NEW YORK. Nov. H. (By the AS
sociated Press The New York Eve
ming World today publishes three.
page article under the headline Wall
Street Explosion solved" in which
u gives the Hesult % its independent
investigation OF the disaster.
Che newspaper, In setting forth its
thGory, asserted members of the reg
ular uHion had been kicked Off
eSSSy building job Nv New York: that
they were half starved by months Of
idleAess. that, unknown to its driver.
a Wagon containing time bomb was
sent o. the stock exchange annex
bR "frenzied workmen or sympathiz-
ers" To get So Brindell workers al
legged 60 have been engaged on the
job by the wrShing firms of Albert
A. Nolk; that the wagon became tied
up and could not get near the build,
ing and that when the driver went to
telephone. the bomb exploded.
The paper charges that Raymond
Clark. a foreman on the Job, who was
reported to have said he had seen
the driver. was shot within three
weeks, in an attempt TO silence him
furCNcs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Harding To Break
Vacation To Make
Arneistice Speech

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. H..
(By the Associated Press. s.)-Inter.
rupting his vacation at Point Isabel,
President Elect Harding will make
an Armistioe day speech here today
before d large gathering OF Amerf-
afsiats "a Mexltans from tlaeS Lower
I ttfesS efafde svaff6y section
Although most of the address is to
be devoted to a eopmemoration of
the signing of the world war ar
mistice two years ago, Mr. Harding
is expected to take cogniZance of
the presence of Mexicans in his
audience and deliver from this border
city an informal message of assur-
ance and good fellowship TO the re-
public to the south. He will speak
from stand on the parade grounds
at Fort Brown and an escort of cav
airy will accompany him in his move
ments through the city.
Brownsville has made great prepa-
rations for the event, long pro-
gram of parades and addresses pre-.
ceding the speech of the PRESIDENT
elect Special trains will bring
crowds from several cities along the
international boundary.
The trip here will occupy ths
whole day for Mr.. Harding. Leaving
Point Isabel by motor in the morn
ing, he will play a game of golf and
have luncheon at the Country club
here before his address.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
GEORGIA BANKERS TO
HELP FINANCE COTTON
Meet in Macon Next Week to
Consider Plan.

p ATLANTA, Ga, Nov II. (By In
ternatonal News Service. )-Support
almost unlimited is coming to the
proposed federal foreign finances cor
poration, organized last Saturday af-
ternoon in New Orleans for the pur-
pose of financing the marketing of
cotton and other Southern products
to foreign buyers. Georgia financiers
will easily subscribe for $l,500,O00 of
the $6,O00,0O0 paid-in capital with
which the corporation, which will be
capitalized at $12,00o,000, will begin
business.
Georgia bankers will meet next
week in Macon TO consider the plan
under which it is proposed that state
and national banks will subscribe
three per cent of their capital and
surplus to the stock of the federal
foreign finance corporation. A num-
Der of banks have already had direc-
tors meetings and authorized their
officers to subscribe for stock in the
corporation and it seems certain that
Georgia subscription quota will be
easily taken.
Bankers of New Orleans are en-
thusiastic in their support and have
subscribed over $t,000,000 of the cor
poration stock. Subscriptions will
close Dec. 10, and steps will be taken
at once to go actively into business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
SOV|ETS CONTRACT
TO SPEND BILLION
DOLLARS IN u. S.
Californian Representing Syn
dicate of Americans AC-
cepts Biggest Contract in
History From Reds.
HY LOUIS E. BRYANT,
Especial Correspondent of the inter-
national News Service.)

MOSCOW, (By wireless to Berlin),
Nov. 1l.7-The soviet government. of
Russia has contracted to purchase
1000, 100000 worth of merchandise
In the United States in 1921 through
the syndicate headed by Washington
ID. Vanderlip, q banker of Los An
geles, Cal, 1t was announced here
today by Mr.. Nanderlip before his
departure for Reval in a special train.
The American financier said he was
well satisfied with the result of the
negotiations with the soviet govern
ment and this sentiment was echoed
by Russian officials. The CONNER
cial order signed here for fulfillment
in the United States is the biggest
in the history of the world. ..-
The correspondent of the 1nterna-
tional News Service met Mr.. Wander
lip at the foreign office just after he
had signed the contract for long
lease on gigantic slice of Siberia
and Kamchatka--a tract as big as an
empire. The banker was smiling and
happy over the success Of his deal.
He gave the International News Ser
vice the following signed statement:
For the foreign press and the
American people:
1T has been brought TO my atten-
tion that our secretary Of state, Mr..
Bainbridge Colby, made a statement
to the effect that l was in Moscow
at the instigation of Senator (now
president t-elect) Harding negotiating
for recognition of soviet Russia. by
the United States. came to Russia
TO acquire for the Vanderlip syndi-
cate on terms of 69-years, 100000
square miles of Russian territQsg rich
in oil, coal and fish. This acquisi-
tipn gives the United States control
of the oil situation on the Pacific. l
IContinued on Page 20, Column -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11

Ernest Anderson, 14-year- -old negro
lad, beat his own father to death
with large monkey wrench last sat
urday to obtain possession of the lew
dollars which the elder Anderson had
in his pockets, according to u con-
fession obtained late Wednesday by
police. The killing was one Of the
most cold blooded in local criminal
annals.
Anderson sobbed out n confession
of the murder to Detective Inspector
WIN Griffin, after Eruelling exami-
ovation lastin~ more than an hour,
during which time other detectives
formed an accusing ring about the
lad.
The boy lured his father, Will An
derson, TO tho rear of their home,
l17S s. Lauderdalc street, Saturday
afternoon He said he knew his
father recently had been paid
off at his place of employment. He
swung. the heavy wrench Aon his
fathers head, when the crNAnder-
sons back was turned, he admitted.
a small sum of money Vas the price
of, the murder. ------t.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Police. Shoot At y
Fleeing Auto, But
Fail To Stop 1t

Barksdale police fired severnl
times at an automobile on the
Parkway Thursday morning during
a hot chase in which the fleeing cur,
said to belong to Joe b. Campbell,
outdistanced the police machihe, ald
escaped Numbers on the car were
97412, Barksdale police declare.
They are the same numbers re-
ported attached to u car in which
three youths drove up to the Glover
garage 1906 Madison avenue, on
Wednesday, and fired pistol shotsin
the place. Police say the numbers
belong to Campbell.
Wednesday a man asked to Use
the telephone at the garage. He
was demonstrated with for alleged
cursing of the telephone operator.
Later he returned with two COM
panions and began firing He Is
said not to have pointed the iaol
at affxpne in the place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
STATE RESTS IN
CASE WHERE GIRL
ACCUSES AUTO|ST
Detectives Describe Arrest in
Court Square-Defe
StareS as Prosecutor Tells
of Assault.

Testimony of two city detectives
and the recalling to the stand of
Mary Bickerstaff, 16-year-old girl,
alleged to have been the criminal
assault victim of R. e. Greer, on
trial in First criminal court, con-
cluded the states case Thursday and
the prosecution rested shortly before
noon adjournment.
The morning session largely was
devoted to details OF the questioning
by police of the girl on the night
after the alleged offense and the
arrest of the defendant on the day
following. Objections were numer-
Gus and on one occasion Judge ].
Ed Richards in sustaining objection
by Attorney Dave 3. Tdryear, the
counsel for defense, said from the
bench that the state should fully
prepare its cases before time for
trial. III.
Detective Joe Hewitt was the first
witness called to the stand Thursday
morning. The defense concluded
cross examination of Miss Bicker-
staff who spent several hours III the
witness chair Wednesday afternoon.
Hewitt testified that he with Detec-
tive Jimmy Taylor talked to the girl
on the night of Sept. 27 when the
affair is alleged to have taken place,
and that she gave him description
of her assailant and told him in de-
tail of the ride which the girl and
Greer are alleged to have taken to
Central high school campus.
Tells of Arrest.
Hewitt further stated that he with
Mrs. Senserbox, of the woman's pro-
tective bureau, police department, on
the day followingTfhe, crime charged,
went to Court square with the girl.
He said the officers told Mary to be
Continued on Page 8, Column 2.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
b LANE LABOR union WAR FOR WA[L STREET EXPLOSION
Goes OUer Top In
Red Cross DriUe

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. Ii
Thomasville. n. c., for the second
successive year, was the first
town in the Southeast to report
"over the top" in the annual roll
call for the American Red Cross.
Out of a population Of $500 the
town reported an enrolment OF
LOIS members at I O'Clock this
morning, according to southeast
ern headquarters Of the Red Cross
here today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
RecGILer Asks TO
Withdraw Petition,

Further evidence of the trend of
sentiment in the recall was furnished
Thursday when one man who had
presented a petition signed by about
100 names called at the office of City
Clerk C. C. Pashby and requested
permission to withdraw the. petition.
According to stories in the corri-,
doris of city hall, this petition had
been signed by residents along a GER
tain street on account of the bad CON
dition Of the street surface. After
the petition was signed material be-
came available, the street was re-
paired and the petition was with
drawn,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11

nation and it is but a question of a
Very~>short time until they take the
reins OF leadership into their hands
and with advantage to the nation.
This Observance which will last
from 3 pm. until late Thursday
night, will be u landmark in patriot
ic celebrations. Thcre will hc
oratory music aud plenty Of food
for the inner man. Twenty five
cents will bc the sum charged for
admission, which Is To be expended
for payment Of the fireworks dis
play
1t is state holiday aud n civic
half holiday. Among the speakers
will be United States Senators John
sharp Williams, and X. H. Mckellar.
Many others will speak, including
Cap, g. r FitzhuEh veteran Of
the spanish American war and one
whose uraluriral ability has won
high prais" from competent critics
II Is urged that all citizens turn out
10 the celebration that is intended
for them
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
DEMOCRATS BEAT
ATTEMPT To MAKE
SENATE FUSION
Senators Hold CAUCUS and
Expect Complete Unity.
House Members Will Be
Called Soon.

L. d. Bejach, senator ELECT from
Shelby county, returned to Memphis
Thursday from Nashville where the
members of the next senate had a
meeting Wednesday,, and effectually
blocked an effort, said to have been
started by Luke Lea, to form a COM
bination between the nine Republi-
can members and sufficient num-
Der of Democrats to control the SEN
ate and elect a speaker.
Nineteen Democratic members OF
the next senate signed an agreement
to make the action of the Democratic
caucus the action of the Democratic
members in perfecting an organiza-
ton and in dealing with other party
matters.
The next senate will have "a DEM
ocrats and nine Republicans. If
eight Democrats could have been in
duced to remain out of the caucus
and stand with the nine Republicans
the fusion would have controlled the
senate,
The Republicans this year gained
three new members. The Democrats
defeated from districts ordinarily
Democratic were E. G. Toilet, Cum
berland county, former speaker or
the house; w. K. Foster, of Harde-
man. and Noble l.: Freeman, OF Law
renee county.
The five Democrats absent from
the meeting wednesday were Chand1
Ter, of Shelby; La Duke, Lake
Cooper, of Henry, and Bryan, OF
Hamilton.
The absence of the five does not
Indicate that they will not be IN
line with the caucus agreement.
Chandler, it is known, will abide by
the caucus. IVA
><Senator Fuller did not return
Thursday, he Is still in Nashville at
tending to some private matters.
Mr.. Bejach is of the opinion that
there will be danger of the Demo-
Gratis being upset in organizing the
senate by the Vaccinations Of
trouble making politicians.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. IL.
1Spl.l--At conference. of Demo-
cratic senato leet OF the ga gen.
Seral assembly, held IN the Maxwell
house Yesterday AFTERNOON. which
was attended by l9 of the "a DEM
ocratlc senator's. an agreement was
made to enter caucus on organiza-
,tion and election of state officers
and resolutions were adopted to this
end.
The meeting was called by Chair
man j. N. Fisher of the state ex-
ecutive committee, and was presid-
ed over by Senator William a.
Overton, OF Jackson county.
Chairman Fisher in stating the
object of the meeting said that
there had been saved from the
"wreekage" of the election a Dem
ocratic senate and house. "The IN
terest of no man should be greater
than the interest of the party" he
said, land all factionalism should
be buried" All should put their
shoulders to the wheel and work for
the best interests of the Demo-
cratic party in Tennessee. NThe
only interest l have at heart, he
continued, "is that of my party, l
am the servant of no man or any
candidate"
Mr.. Fisher then referred to the
rumors that the Republicans might
attempt to redistrict certain con-
gressional districts in order to
make them permanently Republic
an. every true Democrat should
(Contiuued on Page 8. Column l)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Country And EIks
Clubs Rdided And
Whisky Captured

BIRMfNGHAM, Ala. Nov. IL
Conrad AV. Austin, state prohibition
A5officer, declared today he will prose-
cute officers of the Country club here
and the Elks order in Ensley, Ala,
as the result of raids last night,
in which he said he seized
quantities of liquor. Mr.. Austin ar
rested the secretary and porter at
the Elks' home and has sworn out
warrants against the secretary and
porter ut the Country club. He stated
he found five gallons of whisky
stored in the latter place and four
gallons in the Elks' home.
The raids created a sensatlon
among prominent citizens of Bir-
mingham. many of whom are mem
bers of the two organizations. I.
The laws of Alabama prohibit the
possession of liquor and forbid the
use in newspapers of names describ-
ing various alcohol beverages.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Leaf Out of G. o. P. Book.

Ing these principles the, Democrats
have taken u leaf out of the Repub-
lican book All the talk about a new,
leader for the Democrats, all the
suggestion about Mr.. Bryan or Mr..
McAdoo or Mr.. Cox assuming the
leadership are being frowned uponf
For the Republicans haven't had an
Ioutstanding leader but tilllply A good
organization aiid a gona orRauixef
---Wiil Hays. tt was Hays method
10 travel about the country and
keep things harmonious. He gave
impression for n long time that he
wasn't interested in any candidacy
or booms but merely in Republican
solidarity. He got that solidarity.
How long 1t will endure depends
on Warren q. Harding. The job or
Hays Is done.
SO the Democrats who have been
in conference informally here in the
last few days have come to the con-
clusion that the wisest thing TO
do now Is to reorganize the party
and get everybody In It working to-
gether for Democratic success next
time.
Speaking of the spirit Of the Dem
ocrats. they do not regard the defeat
as a slap at the league of nations.
but merely as the natural reaction Of
the American people TO their war
government reaction parallel 10
the political overturning of other
governments in Europe. Indeed. the
Democrats have not the slightest in
tention Of abandoning the league OF
nations as an issue, They mean to
keep it alive and fight for that dur
ing the next four years. They plan
10 keen intact the movement OF Re-
publicans and Democrats who. un-
der Prof Irving Fisher, constituted
an independent proleague otganiza-
tion. .....
The Democrats are joyful for an
other reason. They couldn't get
CONTINUED on Page 20, Column IL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Colder Weather
Forecast: Warning
Sent To Shippers

Shippers were warned Thursday
to protect 36-hour shipments of per-
ishable products against tempera-
turc of % to &c degrees or freezing
and below. Fair and colder with
freezing temperature" was the Of
fetal wording Of the bulletin issued
by the local weather bureau. Friday
will he fair and colder, according to
the prediction.
Fair in the west. clearing in the
east portion and muche colder
throughout the state was promised.
Cloudy and colder weather was pre-
dictcd for Mississippi with rain near
the coast and freezing temperature
i'm the north portion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
BURY IL SOLDIERS IN
ARLINGTON CEMETERY

WASHINGTON, Nov. l1.-Observ-
anCe of Armistice day in Washington
today was marked by the burial in
Arlington National cemetery of II
officers and enlisted men who died
while serving overseas with the navy
and marine corps A detachment Of
blue jackets and marines formed Il
guard of honor as the flag draped
caskets were carried from the re-
ceiving vault at Arlington To the
graves.
Representatives of the Washington
chapters of the Red Cross and posts
of the American Legion participated
in the ceremonies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
DEMOCRATS START
CAMP PA|GN TO GET
BACK INTO POWER
Leaders, UndiSmayed by De-
feat, Begin Fight With
Fresh Spirit, Taking Leaf
From 6. O. P. Book.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
I Special Correspondent Of The News
Sninaitarl

WASHINGTON, Nov. t1.-y-Lead-
ers of the Democratic party have
practically agreed upon CourH of
acton looking TO the captureF OF
both Houses of congress In 1929 and
the presidency in 1924. Far from be-
ing dismayed by the overwhelming
defeat suffered at the polls last
week, the Democratic leaders have
jumped back into the fight with
fresh spirit. The principles 1n
which the reorganization of the
party will be based are these:
1, The selection as national chair
man of an organizer who will for
the next four years give his whole
time to the making of organizations
in every state county and city in
the United States Wherever there
are no Democratic organizations
new ones win be started,
?. An effort to get unanimous
agreement upon the man who is to
do the organizing so as TO remove
at the outset any traces of faction
alism.
9. The new chairman must be
man who has not been actively
Identified with any OF the different
factions--he must be on friendly
terms with the Cox people, the
friends of Palmer. the followers Of
McAdoo and Wilson and be skillful
enough to attract friends of Mr..
Bryan and Western democracy.
4. All talk of candidates. for 1924
is strictly taboo. The effort Is TO
keep factionalism outside the door
until the next national convention
required its introduction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
WELL SEND YOU
RtOVERS TO
HELL SAYSNOTE

COLUMBUS, O., Nov 11.-Depart-
ment of justice operatives todayswere
attempting to find elew to the per-
son or persons who last night left a
note under door at American Le-
gion headquarters here warning eX-
soldiers not to participate in today's
read: y
Don't try TO get away with that
parade. We spoiled one. Wen send
you war lovers to hell"
Members of local posts of the
American Legion said the note would
not interfere with their participation
in today's parade. Police and fed
eral agents, however, were on n close
lookout for developments.
Veterans of three wars--the world
war, the Spanish American war and
the Civil waf--planned to march in
the parade
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
SEAPLANE And CREW
ADRIFT UPON LAKE

SHEBOYGAN. Wis. Nov. IA
naval scapIanc from the Great Lakes
naval station, 30 miles, north of chi
cagu, with GROW uf three mon is
adiifl someN here in Lake Michigan
between this city aud ManitOwac,
Wis. Coast guard crews have been
searching for them since late ycster-
day afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
VANS, $3.50 IN 1918,
SELL FOR so CENTS

MACON, Ga, NOV. 11.-Sweet po-
tatoes, sold today on the streets Of
Macon for so cents bushel, have
dropped far below any price quoted
since 1914 and to mark below which
the price has seldom gone. An un-
usually large crop, with the general
decline in prices of farm products,
is given as the reason. In 1918 the
same grade of potatoes retailed here
for as high as $3.50 a bushel.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
Bride Weighs US
And NeW Hubby 1856

SANTA ANA. Cal Nov. 11.-A
bride weighing 725 pounds was
brought home today by John II.
Hamilton. who weighs 155.
The bride, formerly Miss Alma
Selm, of Venice. Cal, was attend
ed at the wedding by her sister,
5. l.. C. Kring, who weighs 420.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-11
SNATCHES
WONAN'S PURSE

A light brown skinned negro, car
rying his hat in his hand snatcted
IA purse from Miss Sarah Wright,
519 Vance avenue, Wednesday, as
she started up the steps of lPr
homo. The purse contained checka
in the amount of $50, payable to
Miss Wright, and a small amount of
change.