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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
Youths Held Upon
Robbery Charges
Confess To Plot

Held on secret docket Monday, two
white youths were said to have con-
fessed to police of an alleged framed
filling station robbery in which the
bit" was to be more than $500. The
bows detained are: l. Crule and VIII
lRm Wright, Cossitt place, employees
OF the Standard Oil companys station
at Poplar avenue and Watkins street.
They were arrested Sunday night.
According TO the police statement,
Wright, cashier at the station, was to
be held up by Crule. The latter was
TO present himself, police say, at the
window of the station and demand the
DAVIS receipts. However, as the old
saving goes, there's many a slip 'twixt
the cup and the lip. A negro porter.
whose name police did not get, over
heard a conversation.
The "holdup" took place as sched-
lled, only detectives were waiting near
the station. Crule, the officers allege,
got the money from Wright and start
ed away. He was apprehended shortly.
Police and their prisoner then proceeded
back to the station and Wright was
Wright. in the meantime, had notified
HEADQUARTERS that he had been robbed.
Inspector of Detectives Griffin said
both men had confessed, He declared
they would be placed on the docket
laNer in the day
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
THINK TATUM INNOCENT.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July ga pic
ture and detailed description of Allan
A. Tatum together with a statement by
him was today forwarded to the De-
troit police by the local detective bu-
reau, following the declaration of Tatum
that he believed the woman whose
body was found in a trunk in New
York was Katherine Jackson, of Stark
Vile Miss.
Tatum, who works for a Birmingham
publishing house, was told by friends
that his name had been mentioned in
connection with the trunk murder mys-
terry. He went to police headquarters
and volunteered the information that
he was acquainted with the Jackson
woman whom he had met in this city,
that he had gone to Detroit to see her
at her own invitation and that he
knew she had married a man named
Leroy.
Tatum said he had never met Leroy
but that the young woman had told
him her husband was jealous of her.
The statements of Tatum gave rise
to the police theory that Leroy had
discovered his wife's interest in Ia
tum, that he had killed her and then
shipped the body to "A. A. Tatum'
TO incriminate the man whom he
thought to be his rival.
No charge has been placed against
Tatum and he has been allowed his
liberty. 1t was stated at police head
quarters nothing further would be done
in the matter without instructions
from the Detroit police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
DAVID JAYNE HILL
ATTACKS LEAGUE
Calls on Voters to Defeat
Wilson's Policy.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y. July q.
Accepting the league of nations as the
dominant issue in the coming political
campaign, David Jayne Hill, temporary
chairman of the unofficial Republican
state convention, today called upon
voters TO decide between American
nationalism and the political internal
tioralism of Wilson"
He characterized this as 'the most
far-reaching decision since the found
ing Of our government"
In his address. which was devoted
largely to the treaty of Versailles, Mr..
Hill declared the real control OF Eu-
rope is vested. not in the league. but
in the supreme council of the allied
powers. a separate organ OF action. 1t
alone has armies at its command Its
voice alone is heard in Europe.
The only hope of the leagues utility
for peace" he declared, lis in change
Of its center of gravity from n military
TO a judiciary organization
In his efforts at establishing a world
tribunal at The Hague.
ITO imagine" he continued, las Mr..
Wilson does--or did before he discover
ed Europe-that the war has produced
a fine sense OF unity and mutual SYM
PATTY, and Of understanding between
the powers, is an error that would
wreck any business enterprise based
upon that superstition.
The large question is, shall we sub
ordinate the constitution to the coven-
ant or shall we state frankly to all the
world that we will never in the least
degree compromise the constitution Of
the United States?'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
R|DD|CK ENTERS
LEGISLATIVE TICKET
Local Capitalist Will Have
Bates as His Secretary.
Rice Denies Resignation.

t. X. Riddick, prominent local capital
list, is In the race for a seat in the
lower house of the legislature. for the
special session in August, at which the
suffrage amendment in Tennessee will
be ratified, or rejected. Announcement
of Mr.. Riddicks candidacy was made
at noon Monday by T.. II. Crump, coun-
ty trustee, who will be Mr.. Riddlcks
campaign manager. Sam o. Bates at
torney- general, Is the secretary of the
Riddick organization, according to
The place left vacant in the lower
house by John Galella is the seat for
which Mr.. Riddick is running. His
prominence makes ii probable that he
will have no opposition for the place.
Frank j. Rice, state revenue agent
and state senator in 1919, Monday said
that he had not resigned as a state
senator from Shelby county because he
had been appointed state revenue agent.
Mr.. Rice stated that other revenue
agents had served in the state legisla
lature from time to time, and therefore
he did not propose to resign, particu-
larly at this time, when he wanted to
cast his vote in favor OF woman suf-
frage.
Mr.. Rice, at the regular session of
the legislature last winter, voted
against suffrage. for he did not believe
II WOulu attract tue DeSt element OF
women In Tennessee, and particularly
in West Tennessee and Shelby county,
that 1t did in the municipal election
last November This experience proved
to him that his position had been err
roneous, and he now stands ready to
vote and fight for the passage of the
amendment at the special session called
by Gov. Roberts.
Senator Rice states thai the senate
is the sole Judge of the qualifications
of its members. and therefore he has
no doubt that-he win retain his seat az
member of that body,
Mr.. Rice pointed out Monday that
John l. Cox, who served in the legisla :
ture and VINO later was governor, had
been state revenue agent while in
the legislative body. He also pointed
to Representative Hook and Senator
Parks Worley. who both served as leg
islators. while holding office as state
revenue agents.
1t is understood that Joseph Hanover,
member of the lower house in the 1918
legislature, and whose place was de-
clared vacant along with that of Rice
and Galella by the states attorney
general, will battle for his seat on the
floor Of the house at the extra ses-
sion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
AWAIT COPS ARRIVAL.

CHICAGO, July 26.--.The outcome of
efforts to connect Roy Millen, arrested
here last night, with the mysterious
death of woman whose mutilated
body was found in a trunk shipped
from Detroit to New York, police said
today, depended upon the opinion of
Policeman Leo Trumbull, of Detroit,
reported to be on his way to Chicago
to attempt to identify Millen as Eugene
Leroy.
Nilen was taken in custody on an
Anonymous tip and taken to the de-
tective bureau for questioning.
Police this morning said there was
considerable discrepancy in the descrip-
tons of Leroy and Millen, and Lieu
tenant of. Detectives Michael Hughes,
who questioned Millen. expressed doubt
that he was the man wanted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
BELIEVE MYSTERY
Of TRUNK MURDER
IS NEAR SOLUTION
Detroit Policeman Identifies
Clothing of Dead Woman.
; Doubt Expressed as to SuS-
poets Identity.

DETROIT, Mich, July 26.-Detroit
police believed today that the mystery
surrounding the shipping of the nude
trunk from this city to New York was
near solution.
Patrolman Leo Trumbull of the local
police force, positively identified cloth
Ing found in the trunk as having be-
longed to, Mrs. E. Leroy, who lived
early in June at the Harper avenue
apartment house from which the trunk
was sent to New York
Trumbull will go to Chicago at once,
Il was announced, to assist, in identifi-
cation of a man held by the police
there and who gave the name of Roy
Millen. Chicago police declare Mlllen
answers. the description of Leroy.
According tosPatrolfnan Trunbui and
his wife, who Swere acquainted per-
sonally. with the LeRoys Mrs Leroy
formerly was Miss Katherine Jackson,
OF Starkyille, Miss, and was married
to Leroy here year ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
Identifies Body Of
Daughter Found In
GuLch By Youths

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, July 26--
W, +. Horton, OF Grandview. Tenn.
this afternoon positively identified the
badly decomposed body of young
woman found in gulch near Grsys-
vile, Tenn. Saturday night as that of
his daughter, Catherine, school teach
er, who left home several months ago
following an attack OF influenza
II is believed that the woman, de-
spondent and weakened wandered into
the gulch, lost her way and died of
hunger and exposure. There were no
evidences Of foul play.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
GREEKS REFUSE OFFER
OF TURK ARMISTICE

ATHENS, July 26. CBy the Associated
Press) The Turkish commandants and
the civil and religious authorities Of
Adrianople visited the Greek com
mander at Karagach this evening and
offered to surrender Adrianople II n
24-hour armistiCc were granted. II is
stated in advices from Thrace received
tonight. The Greek commander refus-
ed the request, however. ordering that
Col. Jafar Tayar's bands are in full
retreat. From all directions they are
falling back toward Kirk -Kilisseh
pressed by the Greeks who yesterday
took Lule Burgas, southeast of Adri-
anople
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
TEN SUNDAY SCHOOLS
SHOWING net GAINS

Ten Sunday schools made a net gain
of % per cent in attendance Sunday
over their attendance for the fourth
Sunday Of July, 1919, according to early
returns received Monday.
Chelsea Avenue Methodist church won
the honors Sunday for the greatest per
cent increase, the attendance jumping
from Il last year to SO, an increase Of
366 per cent. Rev. w. F. Acuff pastor
Of Chelsea Avenue Methodist church.
and the officers of the Sunday school
have been waging a vigorous campaign
to build up the Sunday school through
out the past year and have made a
splendid record.
Decatur Street Christian Sunday
school. which has held the lead in per
cent gain since the beginning of the
contest, dropped to second place, but
still made a notable gain, an increase
from rs in 1919 to 159 this year, or 109
per cent.
The figures for the Sunday schools re-
porting are:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
Premier Confirms
Russ acceptance
Of British Terms

LONDON, July 26.-Premier Lloyd
George in the house of commons to-
day confirmed reports that the Rus
sian soviet government had sent the
British government a NOTE accepting
Great Britain's proposal Flor a peace
conference in London between the
soviet and the powers engaged in hos
tile action against the soViets, or sup
porting such action.
Mr. Lloyd George, replying to ques-
lions concerning Russia, said:
IT am very hopeful of peace and that
is what the world, wants.
He also stated that since the Rus
sian government had agreed to the
Polish armistice, Great Britain had
withdrawn her objections to the soviet
trade delegation proceeding to London.
Mr.. Lloyd George said the soviet had
also suggested that representatives of
the leading powers attend the confer
ence The premier added that Great
Britain was comforting with her allies
on the subject.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
THREE LOCAL YOUTHS ARE
HELD AS AUTO THIEVES

Eugene Becky, George Perdue and
Marvin Malone. Memphis youths, are
being held at Marion. Ark, according
to police reports Monday, pending ar
rival of Detective Willie Griffin, who
was dispatched to Marion following
charges of auto stealing against the
three.
According to Inspector Of Detectives
Griffin, the trio stole an auto belong
ing to the late O. X. Houck The ma
chine was taken, the inspector said
from the Houck home on Tate avenue
Advices at police station Monday said
the three endeavored to sell an auto
answering to the description Of the
Houck car at Marion
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
PAINE DISCI!g% s7ES PLANS
FOR MEN, ! rs OF FUTURE

Plans for the future.V ii Memphis
will be a city of half million people.
occupied the attention OF Mayor Row
lett Paine and associates Monday.
George f. Kessler. internationally
known landscape architect. who plan
ned the city's present park system was
in conference with Mayor Paine for
more than an hour Monday.
Sitting in the conference with the
mayor and Mr.. Kessler were Wassel
Randolph, chairman of the city plan
ming commission; G. C. Pashby, city
clerk and secretary of the same COM
mission. and Thomas II. Allen, city
commissioner of streets. bridges and
sewers.
The conference with Expert Kessler
is the first one of three or four with
recognized experts which will be held.
A survey of the city is about to be
made by the present administration,
working with the city planning com.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
CITY SUFFERS IN
PROPOSED BOOSTS
IN FREIGHT RATES
Davant Prepares Tables
Showing Increases of 116,
118 and III Per Cent in
Some CIaSSifiCationS.

The first definite ad comprehensive
figures showing the advance in freight
rates Memphis shippers must pay as
a result of the newly adopted policy
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion to disregard potential river COM
petition in rate making, which will put
Memphis on the same basis as inland
towns, effective October /, have just
been given out by James s. Davant,
commissioner of the Memphis freight
bureau.
A material reduction in these rates
fought for by the Memphis freight bu-
reau and other local shippers organic
atoms. Mr.. Davant is hopeful of OBJ
tanning material reductions.
Mr.. Davant has prepared tables show
ing the present rates from st. Louis and
Cairo, ILL.,, to Memphis. the proposed
rates, the net increase and the per cent
increase on all freight classifications.
The st, Louis rates are advanced As
to 1l8 per cent and the Cairo rates Sc
to III per cent, according to these
tables. The first class rate 0ess car
load merchandise) from st. Louis to
Memphis jumps from S1b cents to $1.1S
per hundred pounds, an increase of S61s
cents per 100 pounds, or As per cent.
The carload rate on bagglng and ties,
Class A., is advanced from 10 cents
TO Al " cents per hundred pounds, from
Of. LOUIS. an increase OF 1l6 per cent.
Other advances are shown in accom-
panying tables.
This advance is based entirely on the
elimination of potential river competi-
ton for rate making to river terminal
cities, and should not be confused with
the advance in freight rates contem-
plated in the application of the car
riers now pending before the interstate
commerce commission for general in
crease of 81 per cent on all rates
nor the supplemental increase that
will be necessary to provide for the re-
cent wage increase, both of which, il
granted, will be based on the proposed
thereto.
The class rates from st. Louis and
Cairo, as shown in the tables prepared
by Mr., Davant, which follow. are rep
resentative of the advance for most Of
the points in Memphis territory:
TD11. Il A 10
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
Aged Kentucky
Politician Dead

Parker Watkins Hardin 70 years old,
prominent in Kentucky politics more
than 80 years, died in a Richmond hos
pital today after an illness of about 10
days The body will be taken to Frank
fort. KY. for burial,
Gen. Hardin was born in Columbia,
Ky He was three times attorney
general OF his native state, and was
nominee for governor on the Democratic
ticket the year the party split on the
gold and silver issue. He was the faith
er is the Rev Martin d. Hardin, of
Ithaca, n. Y.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
BRITISH TO PUSH
IRISH MEASURE

LONDON, July 26.-The British gov
eminent has no intention of withdraw
ing the government of Ireland bill, Pre-
mier Lloyd George stated In the house
OF commons today. II would press the
measure forward with all possible speed
when the house reassembled after the
holiday recess, he added.
Reports that the government was
opening negotiations with representa-
tives Of the Sim Fem for the purpose
Of reaching compromise as to the
future OF ireland. were set at rest in
the house by the premier He was
asked by Lord Robert Cecil as to
whether the government was opening
negotiations or pourparlers with any
section OF Ireland, and answered in the
negative
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26

The affair occurred at Pettey- Wallace
hospital Sunday night shortly after s
o'clock. O'Brien had been in attend
ance Of the Mississippi man and hadsa
room directly across the hallway from
his patient. Hearing disturbing sounds
the nurse entered O'Brien's room. He
was hit on the head with a board
which the patient had wrenched frem
a table. Locking the door, according
to police report O'Brien then cut Pierce
severely and proceeded to fire the room
The blaze was extinguished when at
PENDANTS broke open the door.
:. Emergency Officers Shoffner and Will
liams answered call to Pettey- Wallace
and brought, O'Brien to police station.
Pierce was rushed to Baptist hospital,
where emergency work saved his life,
attaches said Monday
Other attendants pounded on the door
when smoke began to emerge from the
room and groans were heard from the
wounded man. Their efforts, however,
to elicit replies resulted in no answer.
The door then was broken in. Chemi-
Gals were used to extinguish the blaze
which OBrien is a said to have started
because he wanted to smoke"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
PERES DELIVERS NEW
RAP AGAINST DIVORCE

Chancellor Israel Peres continued his
individual propaganda against the di
vorce evil Monday. The chancellor. at
present tend toward divorces, and the
frequency with which they are granted
1t was while Attorney G. p. Douglass
was arguing a point in a divorce case
for a client, that Peres interrupted to
say:
days. All you have to do is to drop
fee into the slot and out comes your
divorce
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
FORMER EMPRESS IS
TOLD OF SONS DEATH

HAGUE. July &c. CBy the Associated
Press 1.-The former German empress
has been told OF the death OF her young
est SON. Prince Joachim who recently
committed suicide She took the blow
with more courage than had been ex-
peCtcd The former empress had grad
ually been prepared for the news and
when definitely informed, bore up we'll
Her health apparently is not affected
by the news and she displayed resigna-
ton. only occasionally giving way to
Hrinf
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26

mission, which this administration
created
Not only will general survey OF tho
city be gone over with Mr.. Kessler by
the city planning commission. but the
matter of cost will be gone into thor
oughly. It Is the plan Of Mayor Paine
and his associates to build wisely for
the future. In adopting this course,
they are following the lead of the
larger and most progressive cities o,
the country.
Mr.. Kessler is from St Louis.
Among his notable exploits was the
laying out of the st. Louis exposition
in 1904 During the war he was en-
ployed by the government In laying out
the plans and sites for environments.
After conferences with a number OF
experts. the administration will employ
one Of them to make the survey OF the
city, and make come true the dream
of the good Memphians of today of "a
city beautiful" for the good Mem
phians of tomorrow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
CATCH GIANT GARFlSH
WEIGHING 100 POUNDS

NEWPORT, Ark, July %. tSpl)-
An alligator gar weighing 100 pounds
and measuring several feet in length,
was caught in the White river one. mile
south of Newport Saturday morning by
Frank Jackson, who had baited his fish
hook with a good-sized perch, hoping to
catch large fish. In attempting to get
his catch out of the water he had TO
have hep from two others nearby, and
three or four shots from Colts re-
volver through the fishs head was the
only way they could land II.
Newport society folk this summer are
using this spot on the river for swim
ming. Probably a hundred or two peo-
pie go in bathing at time including
men, women and children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
VICTIM OF WRECK In
SERIOUS CONDITION

John Catone, Nelly Bly, street, was
in a serious condition Monday, ac-
cording to attaches at the Baptist hos
pital, following a wreck Sunday morn
in which his wife and small daughter
were injured A street car ran into
an auto in which Catone and his family
were riding.
M. F. Green, motorman OF an East
End car, was to face city court Mon
day afternoon on charge OF malicious
carelessness. Green, police reports said,
ran down the auto which was crossing
Young avenue, and did not stop until
he had proceeded more than rs feet
after the machine was hit. He said
his brakes failed to work
Members of the Catone family were
taken to st. Josephs hospital The
wife and daughter were reported as
resting well Monday, nothing beyond a
shaking up being suffered from the ac-
cident.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
Says Her Husband
Attempted Suicide
To HunaiLiate Her

great extremes to humiliate others, but
1t is doubtful If anyone ever committed
suicide for this reason. Yet Rosa Lee
Camp, in a bill for divorce, filed Mon
day in circuit court against West Har-
ris Camp, alleged that he Threatened
to commit suicide and then tried it,
solely for the purpose of humillating and
annoying her" She also charges Camp
with cruel and inhuman treatment and
abandonment, in her bill, which was
filed by Attorney L. II. Graves,
She and Camp have two children,
Mrs. Camp alleges, and in addition to
decree for divorce, she asks support
for the children.
Lucie Stout Smith also filed suit for
divorce from John Samuel Smith in
circuit court Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
ELEVEN GO ON FARM TOUR

NEWPORT, Ark. July &c (spl)--
Accompanying the profitable farm tour
lists Of Arkansas, from Jackson county
and Newport this week for Georgia and
the Carolnas, will be eleven men from
this section, who go in the interest OF
better farming. especially that of cot
ton raising Charles G, Henry and John
the Arkansas Bank and Trust company,
OF Newport, have urged the men Of
the county to so, and those signing up
for the trip are: MIR Williams himself,
K. y. Wilmans, Il. B. Hooker, James
Graham, W. l.. Smith, w. II. Heard, H.
T.. James, Sig Shoffner A. Il. Ryan
and II. c, Nicholson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
ROOSEVELT RESTING
AT SUMMER HOME

EASTPORT. Me, July 26-Franklin
u. Roosevelt, assistant secretary Of the
navy and Democratic nominee for vice
president will remain until Friday
night at the Campobello Island. his
summer home, just across the line In
the Province OF New Brunswick He
arrived last night, from Boston on the
destroyer Hatfield.
Mr. Roosevelt will spend a day in
Portland after he leaves his summer
home and then viii proceed to New
York and Washington.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-26
CAMDEN PREACHER Us
CALLED TO MACON, GA.

CAMDEN, Ark, July 26. (Spl)-
Or. William Henry Sledge, a Baptist
minister, associated with the Bear State
Handle company OF this place, has re-
ceived a call to the pastorate Of the
First Baptist church of Macon, Ca.
at salary of $500 a year.
DR. Sledge is a preacher OF unusual
ability, who has held pastorates OF
many prominent churches throughout
the Southland. During the war he
served as senior chaplain at Brest,
France.
Or Sledge has not decided whether
he will accept the call or continue his
work among the country churches in
this section of the state and his bust
ness here.