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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
GrdUeL TO Arkansas
In TrdinLOddS

The interest of the Frisco railroad In
the improvement of the public highways
Is so great that the higher officials are
giving the matter of transportation of
road building materials their personal
attention.
J. f. Hutchinson, of Springfield Mo.
general superintendent of the Frisco
and Alexander Hilton, of St. Louis
freight traffic manager were in con-
ference with Robert L. Buchanan, diVi-
sion freight agent, at the latter's office
in the Exchange building Tuesday. rel
alive to working out plans for deliver
ing gravel to road contractors in Ar
kansas in trainload shipments.
Highway improvements in Crittenden
county have become so general that the
delivery of materials in trainload lots
has become a practical proposition Dis.
tricts 7, s and in Crittenden county
expect to use 5000 tons of gravel on
some 140 miles of highway. Six dis
tricts alone propose to spend $4,000. 900
on good roads.
The Frisco officials were also in con-
ference with a number of local gravel
m,n while here, and plans are under
way which will provide the best pos
sible transportation for road building
materials and prevent the serious de-
lays which IN the past have often handi-
capped the road contractors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
]. B. M'GINNIS NAMED
ON TERMINAL BOARD

j. B, McGinnis was appointed Tues
day afternoon by Mayor Paine as a
member of the municipal river termin |
commission He will succeed Leslie NJ
Stratton, who resigned recently owing
to pressure of private business.
Mr., MCGinnis is an expert on traffic
matters He has been in charge for
a number of years of the grain and hay
department of the Memphis Merchants
exchange. He will assume his duties
at once, serving with Col S. B. Ander-
son, chairman of the commission, and
Hugh Humphreys.
The commission has let several con-
tracts for Improvements of the munici
pal terminals and will soon let others
which will convert the terminals into
modern loading and receiving station
for river freight and will also greatly
enlarge the storage warehouses and the
rail terminal facilities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
ARREST SHERIFF
OF WARREN COUNTY
Makes Fourth Person Held in
McMinnville Jail Hanging
Mystery,

~ y NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. B. fspl.1@a
Arrests at NIcMinnyille today at noon
In connection with the investigation BY
federal officers into the death of Fred
Murphy, found hanging in his jail cell
Jan. a. totaled four, including A. p.
Warren, sheriff Of Warren county. al
legged by federal officers TO be involved
in a distiling case in which his pris-
oner, Murphy was a witness; Mrs
Warren, the sheriffs wife: boy, J.
Raines who was in Jail at the time
Murphy was committed, and Alex Van
hooser, OF Tracy City the latter ar
rested early this morning. The pattles
arrested today were taken TO Cooke
vile to make bond before the commits
sioner there. The chargesvare reported
here to be conspiracy to oppress a
citizen in the exercise of his rights and
endcavoring to intimidate United
states court witness. The arrests
caused some excitement at McMiun-
vile.
The Warren county grand jury. an
investigation by which into the death
Of Murphy has been demanded BY the
sheriff has been ordered to convene at
McMinnville next Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
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Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 3. 1920


Memphis Tenn, Feb 3. 1920,
Temperature
Hour. Dry bulb. Wet bulb, Humid'y
: pm. yes day 81 So 65
am. today. 81 so So
Noon today. 81 SO So
Mamimum temperature, 65 minimum
A. Sun sets today $50 pm. rises to-
morrow 6:j7 am. Moon sets 6:47 am.
Precipitation .l6 inch
nnessee-Probabe rain except talr
in extreme west, colder in central and
cast.
Mississippi-Rain, followed by fair
aud colder.
Arkansas Cloudy, colder. probably
treezlng in central and north.
Aabama--Rain colder in west
kentucky-Probable rain, colder.
Louisiana-Cioudy, colder.
Oklahoma--Cloudy colder in south
and east
East TeXas-Cloudy, colder.
West TeNas-Cloudy. colder in south
east, warmer in Panhandle.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Rain
Florida-Generally fair colder in ex-
treme northwest
Ksnsas--Generally fair. rising tenn
ueratura
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03

A story is being told by lady who
has resided in Memphis all her life of
hidden treasure in the back yard OF
her old home. The story is told as
follows: .
When child Sof seven years l re-
member hearing our washwoman come
Miss Clemmie, there sho Is money
buried in your back yard" Ny mother
naturally told her to get it, but she
was told by the negro that she would
have to call the spirits first and see
what they said In a few days she
again informed my mother that the
spirits said It wssn.t time " dig dig Tor or
get it before the proper time Ill luck
would be visited upon the family. She
was most ignorant country negro, the
alphabet being hieroglyphics to her, but
she informed my mother that this
treasure was concealed in an iron box
about nine inches long and five inches
wide. and inside was $4,000 in gold,
with a silver piece the size of dollar,
which had been smoothed off and the
name Wyatt H. Long San Francisco,
Cal, 1862" engraved on It,
My ears were open to all of this and,
although warned by the negro not to
try to get it (she had said that If
of the family would find it) | crawled
out of bed at daylight and started on
my round looking for the spade to dig
for my treasure. The first thing that
greeted my eyes on going to the garden
for the spade was the old pet dog that
had been in the family for eight years
and was loved like a member of the
family lying beside the spade, dead He
had been struck over the head with the
spade and killed during the night.
Childlike, my heart was broken, and
in very few minutes | had the en-
tire household aroused and in tears on
hearing of Dash's death,
My father in most curious tone
asked What were you doing up this
early" and was almost paralyzed on
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
I'LL FORTUNE IN WAKE OF
EACH ATTEMPT TO RECOVER
LONG CONCEALED TREASURE

being told, Il was going to dig for that
money" II was all news to him and
had passed entirely cut of my moth
er's mind
After a proper burial had been given
this long membee of the family ! slipped
away and again started digging. |
had been at 1t only short while when
the cook gave scream that the house
was on fire.
Later in the day a bird that had been
in the family (you know people in by
gone days used to keep their pets until
they died Of old age, there was no such
thing as chloroforming them) for years
was discovered missing and he never
AIout noohtime a visitor came ii.
with little boy who wanted some ripe
peaches and on throwing in the tree
to knock the peaches my ring (Which
was far more valuable to a seven year
old girl than the riches ! was after)
slipped from my finger and was never
found, and before leaving the orchard
the small boy was rescued from stand
ing on his head in the hole ! had dug.
A feeling Of gloom seemed to be set
tling over the entire household and my
mother, though much against her will
from fear OF being called superstitious,
told me that If | put that spade in
the ground another time she would
certainly settle with me.
Nothing more was thought OF the
treasure; the home was sold and the
owners are ignorant of the fact that
so much wealth was stored away al
most in sight Of them. My mother
has been dead many years, as has also
the negress, and last winter there came
to me the story OF a/negro man who
had (after one Of the hardest rains we
had) picked up an iron box very near
the old home that $50 the negro said)
was filled with gold. asked the size
of the box and strange as 1t may seem
II was the exact size Of the mysterious
box of my childhood experience. The
negro hurried away with his treasure
and | was never able to learn anything
more,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
COMPULSORY CONSOLIDATION
Of RAILROADS OUT Of BILL
House and Senate ConfereeS Agree To Remote Senae
Provisions For Establishment of TRANSFORMATION
Board Transferring Duties To L. c. c.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3-Plans for
the compulsory consolidation Of ram
roads. rs providcd under the Cunmns
hrl. Were clil"inated from the railroad
bill today hv the house and senate con-
ferets. who also agreed IN strife out
sengt' provisions rrovjdirE for the es-
tahHeN'""rt of TRANSFORMATION board
nuti~ that 'rerc 70 have been assigned
the noard wil i0stead, in the main, go
to the i't"rstets commerce commission.
Il vae aurounccd
Director. General Hines late today
VII declare the attitude OF the govern
ment on the warn demands Of the 1000,
mo rq'rnad EMPLOYEES preoentod last
july The announcement will he made
at conference with officers Of the
brothprhoods and other railroad unions
As GOV r1neFt control of railroads
ends on March l. Mr. Hines answer Is
expected to he finaL a far as the gov.
eminent is concerned. No intimation
was given by officials as to the content
Of the director generals reply Action
on the railroad mems request had been
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03

deferred to await the outcome Of the
government campaign against the higi?
cost ol MING.
The eou,ezirg ot "water" fro9, rail
TOAD stoc''s and the pacing Of thp roads
en- p stable fipFpCi1l basis was urged IN
a brief filed with the house ard senate
conferees on railroad legislation today
by the Citizens National Railroad
lea que,
A guaranteed return Of at least six
per cent ON the va 'uS of the properties
and eetahNshnent of revolving fund
OF $1,000 900 00n instead Of $500 00O, 000
so the railroads can secure financial
assistance al low interest rates and thu q,
preclude the necessity Of their having
to go to the old Wall street interests 8
for thcir financing also were recon
mended ,
Interests Of both the ceuptry and the
carriers would he protected, the brief
said. il the government would fund for
from 10 to Is years the entire amount
which the raiiroanJ now owe Il without
dcduqting what it owes the roads.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
BURY MRS. GEO. BEAL
AT ARKANSAS HOME

died Monday following a lengthy ill.,
ness, was carried to her home al
Weiner Ark, and buried Tuesday. Mrs.
Beal was well known in Memphis,
leaving two sisters, Miss Pearl Wood
and Mrs. r. Williams, 2S5 Jackson ave-
nue., who reside here.
Mrs. Beal was brought to Memphis
about one week ago and taken to st.
Joseph's hospital. The end came Mon
day morning at o'clock. Also sur
viving Is a husband three children, a
father and two brothers, who reside i'll
Weiner,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
"THIRTEEN" NO BAR TO
JOY AT THIS BANQUET

NEW YORK. Feh 2-Supcr titinN ot
every degree was defied at the thirty
eighth annual dinner of the Thirteen
club, at which Francis NJ. Hugo, sec
retary Of the state Of New York. Marcel
Knecht. of the French high mission, and
James R. Gerard we're guests.
At each table sat thirteen persons
with an open umbrella owe! the head
OF the presiding member. The toast
master. Brian 6. Hughes, welded the
cubs gavei--a human bono. Mrs,
Della Hobbs, wife OF Col. John F..
Hobbs, cef ruler OF the club, was
one of the thirteen women diners.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
MOVIE CENSORS ARE
NAMED BY MAYOR

The board of theatrical censors was
framed by Mayor Pane Tuesday at the
meeting of the city commission
The new members are John NJ. Dean.
appointed as chairman, Mrs. Samuel ].
Ellis. secretary, ard Percy ~ Sholars
Mavor Paine will use his personal in
fluence to urge Mr.. Dean to accept
the appointment and to serve during
the remainder of this year at least. Mr.
Dean was chairman of the board for
several years. and made reputation in
that office He did not wish the APP
pointment and only a few days ago told
Mayor Paine that he could not accent
It, but the mayor hopes to persuade
him to change that determination.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
WILSON CANNOT
LEAVE CAPITAL
Physician Says President Must
Not Make Trips.

WASHINGTON, Feb '3.--President
Wilson is not likely to leave;WaSh Shington
for some time, his physician, Rear Ad-
miral ,Grayson, intimated today in dis
cussing reports from various sections
Of the country concerning impending
trips. With the president steadily i'm
proving, DR. Graysen said he thought
i: would be unwise to chance discourse
of treatment. "a
Every possible precaution TO prevent
the president contracting influenza is
being taken, DR.. Grayson said. no one
showing any signs of cold being al
lowed to enter the presidents room.
The presidents improvement from
week to week is noticeable pr. Grayson
continued. He is allowed to walk from
room to room on the second floor with
the aid of his cane but so far has not
been permitted to venture below stairs
out Of his wheel chair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03

supplies was under consideration Tor
some time by the council II was not
decided. however whether help of this
kind would be supplied to the Polish
government.
At a meeting this morning OF the
French cabinet, presided over by Pres
ident Poincl are, a decree was signed put
ting Il new bread tariff into affect on
March l. Flour thenceforth will be sold
at 81 francs per 100 klos and bran at
40 francs
Cards giving the right to purchase 400
granIrnes Of bread daily. at the present
prices will be issued by the municipal
tiles to the heads OF families having
at least two children more than l6 years
of age; to widows with at least two
children more than lG years of age,
to men wounded during the war and re-
ceiving pensions and to the extent of 80
per cent TO ageG persons, invallds and
incurables
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
DANGEROUS PHASE
OF OUR ECONOMIC
SITUATION SHOWN
Washington Representative
Of National Grange Fears
Crash as Result Of Present
Abnormal Conditions.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of The News
ScImitarl


WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--An economic
crash Is coming as an inevitable result
OF the high cost of living, increased de-
mand for more wages and less hours of
labor, scarcity of farm labor and d.
minished production of foodstuffs. City
folks need to be more concerned than
farmers, There is no unrest" among
the agricultural ciJzeury of the United
states, as the word was used in analyz-
ing the 10000 answers given last week
to the QUESTIONABLE of the postoffice
department of agriculture, but there is
widespread dissatisfaction and growing
distress over the vicious circle in which
the economics of these reconstruction
days is travelling. Unrest" has been
applied so often to the discomfort of
BolsheViSts and v Ould-be destroYers OF
organized government that the word is
resented by the spokesmen of farm or
ganization, who insist that "dissatis-
faction with present conditions would
have been more accurate phrase,
and that, il unrest comes, it will be
In the city asa consequence of rural
causes.
Clash Analysed.
Thus does Prof T. c. Atkeson. Wash
lngton representative of the National
Grange, and recently member of
President Wilson'S first Industrial peace
conference, analyze the present clash Of
city and rural interests, and his ex-
planation is the more interesting be-
cause he believes congress can present
no cure, and because he doesn't blame
the city workman for refusing to sell
his services for less than he thinks he
can get He reveals incidentally big
fact, namely, that the United States
has not assimilated its returned army,
and that hardly one per cent of the boys
who used. to work on the farms before
dlle war have gone back to the coun-
try. x R.....- -,.
How serious that is can readily be
imagined, when it is realized that fully
half of the membership of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces to say nothing
OF the men who went to. camps in
America, came from the farms.
Ihs auestionnaire of The postoffiee
for 19 years was dean of the Agricul-
tural college Of West Virginia" shows
plainly how city people have been mis-
lead as to country conditions. dis
like the word unrest The farmers are
simply distressed at their, growing in
ability to cultivate the land. They can't
do what they want to do. The labor
market is rapidly making it impossible
for them to feed the country. Some
body Is going to go hungry. Unrest
may come as a consequence in the city.
Farmers Need Help
'The inability to obtain farm labor
il the most serious thing. Before the
war the farmer trained his children and
hired help in the country. Now, with
the attractive wages in the city, the
farmer boys who were in the army
don't want to come back to the country,
and ! don't blame them or anybody
else for staying in the city if higher
wages are obtainable there But city
Continued on Page a. Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
FLU SITUATION IN !
ARKANSAS CRITICAL
Six Towns Are Quarantined.
Secrecy Will Not Be
Tolerated.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark Feb O. (SpI -
With 335 new cases Of influenza repOrt-
ed today and at least SIX towns in The
state under quarantine. II became au.,
parent that the epidemic In this stats
was gradually. but consistently gainin
ground, according to reports to DIR q
W. Garrison, state health officer The
towns under quarantine today were Fort
Smith, Clarksslile. Stuttgart, Linc0lit.
SprlnghRle and Fayetteville,
Df Garrison declared that the report
cd action .Of Pine Bluff health ard eity
officials TO keep influenza facts In Pine
Bluff secret would not be tolerated. n
said II would be disastrous 10 attemni 10
keep epidemic facts from the public,
and that the public had right n know
and would know He has communi-
Gated HIS views to Pine Bluff officials.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
TWO Die When Train
Drops Into Bridge
Near Clayton, La.

NATCHEZ, Miss, Feb. 3. (Spl. 1.-The
express messenger and fireman on the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
train which leaves Natchez at am,
We're killed this morning at 1880 o'clock
at Clayton. La. when the engine and
two cars of the train went through the
railroad drawbridge at tha4 place.
The local office Of the railroad was
unable to state whether any passen-
gers had lost their lives although the
negro coach was one of those that went
through the bridge. The engineer of
the train is reported to have been seri-
ously hurt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
Fund For Slain
Officers WidOU
Passes 5000 Marx

That people do not easily forget con-
scientious service and faithful perform
ance Of duty is being shown daily in
the contributions which continue to
pour into The News Scimitar office
for the Guy Saint fund.
Eight more contributors Tuesday
joined the generous list who already
nave sent in various sums to 20 10
the heartbroken littIe widow of Patrol.
man Guy Sa mt, shot down by a negro
burglar on the early morning of Jan
8. Guy Saint was an honest and fear.
less police officer, hui he did not get
opportunity, on hs slender salary, to
put by much money FOR his widow
should anything happen to him.
Death without warning came to Guy
Saint An that he LEFT was 81. goO in =
surance, and his funeral expenses cost
$500 of that
The News ,Soimtar was asked to re-
ceive contributions to the Guy Saint
fund, by friends who started l., with
S29. 1t gladly win acknowledge re-
Ceipt OF additional contributions
through the news columns
The Guy Saint fund stand4i
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
CAPTAIN AND FOUR SAVED
FROM THEIR SINKING SHIP
Ckie Officer of Doomed Schooner Waist Deep In Water As
Vessel Gradually Goes D0Wn Beneath Him When
RescEerS Reach Him.

NEW. ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-Capt. w.
G. Hunter and four members of the
crew of the American schooner Cfes-
cent, owned in Pensacola we're rescued
trom'ther sinking vessels in the Gulf OF
Mexico Friday by officers and sailors
from the Belgian steamer Menapier ac
Cording 10 the story brought here today
by the Menapiers officers
The Crescent, bound from Pensacola
for Havana, encountered sudden squall
shortly after entering the gulf. Badly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03

oamaged and in sinking condition she
was sighted by the Mcnapier and with
extreme difficulty. owing to the heavy
seas the men were rescued Cant.
Hunter, waist deep in water, was the
ast to leave tho vessel which sank less
than an hour after the men were res
cued.
The Crescent carried a miscellaneous
cargo, Capt Hunter and the crew were
from Pensacola The Menapier was
many days out from Antwerp.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
WILL TALK FINANCES,

LONDON. Feb. 5--The governments
informal financial conference planned
by Austen Chamberlain. chancellor
Of the excheauer, has been fixed for
this afternoon. according to newspap-
ers Representatives OF each politiuse
party in the house of commons aisdA
leaders in the nations trade and finan-
cial activities have been invited. Pre-
mie~ Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar Law
and Sir Auckland Geddes will attend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
EXPECT CREST PAST.

RICHMOND. Va, Feb 3.-+With 2le
new cases Of influenza reported today to
the health authorities the official total
during the present epidemic was am
nounced as S.I03 Dr, f. C., Levy. d.
rector Of public welfare, expressed the
belief the disease had about reached It's
high level and might soon be expected
to reCede
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
HONDURAN REBELS
BADLY DEFEATED

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Feb. g.
There has been fresh revolutionary
outbreak in Honduras according to ad-
vices received today The revolution
iS's. which are headed by Don Alberto
Membreno, former vice president of
Honduras, and Dr. Nazario Soriano
have suffered a heavy defeat by gov
ernment forces and now are retreating
toward the Nicaraguan frontier
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
CARS OF CANDY AND
GRAPE JUICE WRECKED

.OBlON, Tenn, Feb. 3. tSplD--TonS
scattered over the railroad tracks two
miles north Of here Monday and trsf-
fic was tied up for II hours when three
freight ears were wrecked on the Hi
nOis Central railroad. A rotten ear
buckled and caused the wreck. No one
was hurt The tracks were cleared
last night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
OIL AND GAS COMPANY
ORGANIZED AT TUPEL0

TUPELO. Miss. Feb 3. tSpl.I-The
first steps in the formation Of the Tu-
peo Oil and Gas company were taken
at an enthusiastic meeting Of the citi-
zens OF Tupelo and the adjoining ter
rltory held at the courthouse last night
for the purpose Of developing The oil
prospects in this fitory.
The committee Gently appointed TO
formu ate plans Tor this purpose re-
ported in favor Of incorporating for
not less than $4,000 securing leases
on at least 10000 acres OF land around
Tupeio and preparing TO drill for oil
right away.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
MAY THREATEN EUTCH TO GET KAISER
CLAIM BLOCKADE
MAY BE DECLARED
BY ALLIED CHIEFS

PARIS Feb s. (Havas 1.-The entente reonder to the
fusa of Holland accede the allied demand for the
dion of former Emperor William is imminent according to
the Petit Parisien.
The newspaper says while the note will be generally
cliatory toward Germany it will consider in of
fusal by Holland going far the breaking OF
Diplomatic relations a naval blockade Of Dutch ports
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
THOUSANDS 1NoCULATED.

DNNELLSNILI u, Pa, Feb. 81
Thousands of er,ployes OF the III C..
Frick Coke company and their families
are to be noculated against Influenza
and pneumonia Already five OF the
company's doctors are at work and are
meeting with gratifying success.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
EPIDEMIC SPREADING.

TOPEKA, Kas, Feb 3,--With In
fluenza spreading at the rate of more
than 1000 new cases a day for the first
two days this week, reports of $50 new
cases were received by the state health
department this morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-03
AUSTRIANS ARRIVE.

PARIS. Feb. 3.-Dr, Reisch and DR..
Lowenfeld- Russ, respectively secretary
Of finance and of the food administra
ton Of Austria arrived here today to
confer with Sir William Goode, British
director of relief.