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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-12
COLLAPSE OF WITNESS
MAY CAUSE MISTRIAL
Newbevry Election Fraud Case
Halted by Illness Of
Paul King.

Grand Rapids Mich. Merch t2-The
NcwhcrrY vote fraud and conspiracy
trial involving Senator Truman ".
Newbcrry and eighty four CO. defends
ants, may ho declared mlEtrial, with
n new trial Of the case TO follow at
some future tlnte, ns tho result OF the
collapse on tho witness stand TODAY Of
PAU ~ King. manager ~ tho New
berry senatorial campaign and star witt
ness for the defense.
King was cnrrled from the court
room, limp bundle ~ exhausted
nerves. after ptlful attempt Of ten
minutes to have the savage crosa-ox-
aminnilon Of the government nttor.
neys. He took tho witness stand when
the days session opened. despite his
weakened condition due TO nervous
collapse three daye ago.
IN tho event that King cannot again
take tho witness stand. II means that
either n mlstrlal will he called hy Judge
Sessions. or that nll OF Kings teati-
mony win bo stricken out and tho de-
Tense VIII incur staggering how. In
TACT, tho case for Senator Newberry
and his political henchmen viii shrink
10 no case At all.
Tho scene In tho courtroom while
King was on tho witness stand was
dramatic IN tho extrome, He entered
supported by Attorney james O. Murfin
nnd nr. james n Bradley. fellow
defendant, and with tho Erentest dir
nculty walked 10 tho stand. nearly
failing M he reached tho fury box
Like n tired. sleepy child ho was
lifted 20 his seat where he rested r.
moment with n dazed look on His face
Then his smile came and amid utter
silence Mr., Murnn arose and an
nouneod that another defense attor-
ncy had several qIostions 10 sslt on
direct examination
ASK mo questions can answer
'Yos' or No" he murmured wcakN.
iTo answered ono or two questions
vaguely. waving hack and forth IN a
desperate effort Ga nght on increasing
fnintness Suddenly his dead went
down on his arms His face turned 10
ono side. atlll showing his smile Then.
IN n state of almost complete collapse.
he selzed tho hand Of the court re-
porter and chung 20 Il.
Judge Sessions immediately called a
recess. the Jury filed out md King. with
his wife by hiE side. WAS half carried
from tho courtroom nud taken 10 his
hotel
To the defense. tho collapse ~ King
was almost iillo n collapse ~ their en-
tire cnso An its power hnd been con-
coutrntcd IN hig testimony. and N he
cannot face the croEs-cxomination-
which Ia very doubtnl-that Testimony.
together with an correspondence which
posscd between kim and Senator New
berry. viii have 20 he stricken out,
Al that remains now. N the c7se -
not called n uistrlal--n move that was
hintcd bv Judge Sessions when he first
hoard Of Kings condition todav-will
hc tho governments brief rchuttp' tes-
tlmony nnd tho placing of the case Ia
the hands Of the jury
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BROTHER ISAIAH UP
ALL NIGHT HEALING SICK

New NAiealis. MarcN i2.-~John
Cudney, aged Canadian boatman,
known as Brother Isaiah" retired
~ O'Clock this morning after work
ing all night In his Treatments" OF
persons who braved rain, river fog
and cold TO await their turn before
the lowly houseboat where by lay
ing on OF hands" the boatman is al
legged to have cured" many ailments.
At dawn many persons, unable to
meet Brother Isaiah" were return
ing to their homes. while hundreds
of others were gathered on the levee
at Calhoun street waiting for the
boatman to again appear.
DIR. Oscar Il. Bowling, president OF
the state board OF health. stated to-
day he was powerless to take legal
action against the boatman. because
he was accepting no money, pre-
scribing no medicine and violating
none Of the rules OF religious prac
ticc."
The Orleans Parish Medical society
asked superintendent OF Police Moo
ney to investigate the acts of tho
boatman. Names and addresses OF
persons who claimed to have been
healed" of more or less serious all
ments already are In the hauds OF
the police.
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ACCUSE ARMENIANS OF
LEADING MASSACRE

Constantuople. March 6-(DelayedJ
IA. PD-The Turkish minister of
foreign affairs, Sala Bey, today dis
cussed the Marash tragedy aud tho
Cilician situation with the Associated
Press. He emphatically denied there
was an organized massacre of Armen-
ians, but said one orr two noncombat-
, ant Mussulmans. as well as Christians.
had been killed or wounded.
The truth of the statement that
there was no organized massacre is
evident" he continued, "as after the
definite evacuation of Marash calm
was established and the Armenians
there enjoy the protection OF the very
persons they attacked with such
hatred
1T was not an organized massacre.
The only purpose OF the tribes which
rushed TO the assistance of Mnrash was
to deliver their Co-roligionists. The
French and Armenians retired rein
forcemcnts resumed the bombardment
OF the city, which was two thirds de-
stroyed. Mussulman villages suspected
OF having co-operated with the defend
ers OF Marash were surrounded by Ar
menians, who committed massacres
without saparing women or children.
Since these happenings the inhabi-
tants OF Marash have been surrounded
and cut off from communication and
have suffered the terrors OF starvation.
Great numbers have died.
1t must re remembered that OF the
10000 Armenians in the Marash dis.
trict more than half of them evacuated
with the French troops or left the city
later. SO it Is erroneous 10 attribute
the diminutlon of their number to the
Turks. In order to bring tho truth TO
light the Ottoman government has
asked that an investigation be made
on the spot by mixed commission.
IF one were to believe the reports
circulated by malevolent emaus In an
effort to make Turkey odous IN Europue
and to influence the peace conference,
20. 600 Armeniaus were massaCrcd in
Auatolia. But there has been no Of
fense against the Christian population
in Asia Minor since the armiEtice. ex-
ccpt "A collision 'n the region OF
Marash."
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FightOn Senator
Reed Subsidies
Democrats of "Show-Me"
State More Eager for Har-
mony Than Revenge.

jefferson City, March l2.-The
fight in the democratic party to pre-
vent Senator Reed from going to the
democratic national convention as a
delegate is evidently losing ground
rapidly. All the democrats who are
candidates for office this year are
talking harmony and the democratic
state committee is doing the same
thing. Those democrats who think
that the Joplin state convention has
very little to meet for save to ad-
minister a severe spanking to Sena =
tor Reed and deny him any right in
the party councils are not picking up
the strength they had expected when
they launched their crusade.
Charles NJ Hay, OF ST. Louis. and
James c. Jones. st. Louis lawyer
who has long been an active figure
in the meetings of the state bar as
ISOLATION. were among the first dem
ocratic leaders to come out openly
and demand that the state oonven-
tion shall chastise the Kansas City
senator openly and severely and pre-
vent him from going to the conven-
tion, even IL the Kansas City and
Jackson county democrats elect him
as a delegate from the Fifth con-
gressional district.
With this hostile declaration
openly made against the senator. a
boom was at once started for Mr..
Jones for national committeeman
from Missouri TO succeed Edward +.
Goltra. OF st. Louis. The double load
shouldered by Hay and Jones ap-
pears 20 have proved too much. The
state committee, while not friendly
as body toward Senator Reed, has
a very warm side for Goltra. who
has never failed to supply liberal
FUNDS 10 the committee. and has
never Joined In a crusade against
any one, The fear that II Hay and
Jones were not called down good and
hard they would cause n bolt of the
Jackson county democrats in the
convention, and the stlll greater fear
that " Goltra was shelved the COM
mittee would have no angel to pro-
vide campaign funds has proved
most powerful argument In favor of
silencing Hay and defeating Jones
In his effort to become a member of
the national committee.
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GERMANS SUBMIT NOTE
ANENT EXTRADTTION

Berlin, March n. - The German
charge d'affaires IN London has handed
TO Premier Lloyd George a note re-
gnrding the entente cNtraditlon list, IL
was announced today.
After asserting ttat the imperial
court VIII be guided only by c0usldera-
tiens of Justice and viii conduct an i'm
partial inquiry, the note demands that
Tho arrest OF Germans I'm the occupied
territories on charges similar 10 those
enumerated In the eXtradition list shall
cease. and that those arrested shall hc
delivered TO German courts
Tho release ot Germans who. for slim
ilar reasons. have been detained In war
prison camps also IS asked for The
note finally demands that tho allies
abandon the reservation regarding their
right 20 territory for crimes committed
during the war any Germans not men
toned in the list. N encountered on
allied territory. saying that Incidents
arising out ~ the war should ~ CON
signed to oblivion with the advent of
peace.
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Preliminary Figures
Sho1v Increase 29.8M
Chattanooga Grew in Good
Proportion During Last
DeCenniaI Term.
POPULATION NOW 57,895
County Census Likely to Go
Above 10000 Mark-Big
Suburban Growth.

Washington, March 12.-Pop-
ulation. statistics for 1920 an
nounced today by the census bp-
reau include:
Chattanooga, Tenn, 57,895,
an increase of 1921, or 1872
per cent.
Macon, Ga, 52,525, an in
crease of 11,S6O, or 29,2 per
cent. over 1910.
Coatesville, Pa, 4,5l5, an in
crease of 3, ,431, or BIO per cent
Macon showed more rapid growth
than did Chattanooga in the ten
years from 1900 to 1910. Macon's in
crease was 1888 inhabitants, or TAT
per cent, while Chattanooga's in
crease in the same period was 14,450,
or 47.9 per cent.
In the previous decade, from 1890
40 1900, Chattanooga's increase was
larger than Macons. Chattanooga's S
inhabitants increased 1854, or SO
per cent, while Macons increase was
SIG, or 2,S per cent.
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ASTOR
ENTERS FRAY
PuSSyfoot Johnson in Danger
of Being Shorn of His
Honor.
BRITISH ISLE BONE-DRY
(sY FLOYD MACGRIFF.)

10y FLOHD MAS0hITT.l
London, March 12.-U, N. ST.
William cPussyfootO johnson is in
danger OF being overshadowed in the
fight to make Great Britain dry by
Viscountess Astor, despite his spec
tacular entry into the fray.
Viscountess Astor, who already has
opened her campaign in parliament,
is determined to see the battle
through to a finish, although her
aims are less drastic than those of
the extremist faction led by Mr..
Johnson.
In outlining her attitude today she
declared that she is not a prohibit
Zionist in the strictest sense of the
word. While she wants to see the
British Isles bone dry" she believes
that restriction and control OF the
drink question should be the first
step In the gradual reforms that
would eventually end in prohibition
such as the United States has at
present.
Practical Views.
The American born Viscountess
takes "A practical view of the tenn
perance struggle. She declares that
she is not a woman with a mis-
Bit to make the people happier.
"While the whole world is appar-
emily moving towards prohibition, !
think that England today is not
ready for It," declared Viscountess
Astor. "Prohibitionists want a whole
apple or none. ! win accept half an
apple or even quarter of one.
Il fail to see where intoxicating
liquor has done any good in this
world. | believe that its effects
should be minimized as much as pos
sible and its use restricted.
"The important thing is to protect
the coming generation from drink.
No father wants his children to fall
under the influence of alcohol.
BestiaIty of Booze.
There is another feature. The
workingman must Nhave some Iecrea-
ton other than the degrading bes-
tiality of booze. His interests can
never be looked after so long as the
breweries are in charge of our liquor
business. The first step, therefore,
is state ownership of breweries, dis
tilleries and public houses.
when they are operated by the
state public houses must be made to
provide good food, tea coffee and
cocoa, and push the sale of these, as
well as beer and whisky. Public
house owners now aim to MI up the
customer with liquor to the point of
intoxication.
I Purchase Breweries.
"The sbreweries and public houses
can be obtained only by purchase.
The British love of fair play would
not permit confiscation. The voters,
] believe. should have submitted to
them, by districts. three choices: (a)
Continuation of the liquor business
as at present; % state ownership
and control; (c) prohibition.
when the truth dawns upon the
workingman he is going to demand
changes so as to help create better
England. He is not going to be the
alcoholic dupe who deprives his own
offspring of possible advantages.
Personally, l do not pose as the my
brothers Keeper l have no wish to
prohibit any person from having his
glass of beer. But l am deeply in
terested in arousing this nation to
its manifest duty of cleansing itself
Of John Barleycorn's worst features
and heritage"
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NEWS APPEAL WILL
NOT Be PRESSED
Claim That Freda Lesser Com
mitted Suicide Puts New
Phase on Case.

Los Angeles, March 12.-That the ap-
peal of Harry S. New, Jr., alleged son
of United States Senator New, of In
diana, will not be pressed because OF
News recent declaration that his
sweetheart. Freda Lesser, committed
suicide and was not murdered by him,
appeared certain here today.
New is serving a life sentence in San
Quentin prison upon conviction of sec
ond degree murder. His amazing state
ment, made to his half sister when he
believed he was soon Ito die" is viewed
by the prosecuting attorney as a new
phase of a campaign to gain New S
freedom by parole or pardon.
One thing is sure. however. Attor-
neys Lecompte Davis and John l..
Richardson, wellknown. criminal law
yers, who defended New, will not cen-
tinue in his defense even If the ap-
peal should be pressed and the lower
courts reversed. resulting in a new trial
Both attorneys insist the insanity de-
fense was the sole defense for New
and are nonplused by his sudden
statement of alleged suicide.
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OPERATIONS
WERE GREAT HELP

Ottawa. Ontario. March l2.-Navd
operations Of the United states dur-
Ing the war "wcrc of great help 10
the empire. according 90 report
regarding proposed CANADIAN naval
dcfcnscs presented 10 parliament by
Admiral JelliCoc.
The report which has betn tabled,
states that without tho American ma
val assistance given. England, be-
cause OF the submarine menace,
would have been forced tG abandon
some OF hcr overseas expeditions.
-Four suggestions Tor naval de-
fcuacs Tor Canada are made by Ad-
mlral Jcllicoc. ranging from a ta,-
600. 600 fleet 10 one costing S25,o0Q,-
900 One basis for a Canadian feet
suggested Is that it should comprise
one battle cruiser. two light cruis-
ors. six dostroyers. four submarines
aud two mine swCcpcrs.
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BRAKEMAN KILLED AND
ENGINEER INJURED

Florence, Ala. March 12.--John Huff
man, head brakeman on Louisville g.
Nashville train No. 53 was killed and
Engineer George Marchbanks, was in
jured when the engine and eight cars
plunged into washout which occurred
early today between Jacksonburg and
the big cut on the Columbia Florence
branch OF the Louisville & Nashville,
This entire section has been visited
by a torrential rain and the freight
train was slowly proceeding into the
teeth of the down pour when the wreck
occurred. Service south OF Iron City.
Tenn, has been suspended and no
trains are leaving Florence over the
Louisville & Nashville today.
Mr.. Huffman. the man killed. wns
married and lived at Columbia. Tenn.
George Marchbanks lives in Nashville.
The body Of Huffman is being prepared
for shipment TO Columbia.
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County viii Go to 10000.

The 1910 census gave Chattanooga
a population of 44,604. The popula-
tion reported for Hamilton county at
the same time, including the city of
Chattanooga, was S9,267, giving
total population outside of the city
of 44,663.
The population of the county today
would be, if there were no increase
in the population outside of the city
at all, a total of 102,55S; however,
there is no question but that the ra-
ito of population growth in the sub
urban districts has far exceeded that
in the city proper in the past decade,
and the estimate of the same per-
centage of increase in that portion
of the county outside of the city as
within the corporate limits is very
moderate.
Using the percentage of city
growth which Chattanooga showed
298 per cent.-for the total Hamil-
ton county territory, the county
would now have a population of 49,
6S9 people.
However, the percentage of city
growth is undoubtedly less~than the
suburban increase; this can be con-
servatively put at 40 per cent, with
a wide margin of safety. Using these
figures, it would give al without
the city of 62,52S, a. a grand total
including both city and county of
some 12O,423 persons.
The population of Hamilton county
Will not be published for some time,
and true information of the city's
growth in the last ten years Will not
be available until it is made public.
Census by Decennials.
Thereport shows that Chattanooga
has grown by leaps and bounds dur
ing most of the last five decennials.
In 1870 the year of the first official
census showed Chattanooga a small
river town with a population barely
exceeding 5000. In the next ten
years it doubled in growth, but the
following decennial it made a most
remarkable increase, attaining per-
centage of 1851. Since then it has
shown a steady and substantial
growth.
The figures of population, Increases
and percentage of increases for the
five decennials are as follows:
1S7O-6,093.
1SSO-12,S92; increase, 6,799; per
cent, 111.6.
1S9O-29,1OO; increase, 16,2oS; per
cent, 1857.
19OO-SO,15t increase, 1854; per
cent. 364.
191O-44,6O4; increase, 14,45O; per
Continued on Page Five.)
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VIII Be Guided by German La7cS
Rather Than Allied Demands

the occupied portions Of Germany.
The note requests that all Germans
who have been arrested be turned
over to the German government at
Leipzig for trial before German
court
1t also asks that war prisoners
who were held by the allies for trial
be, turned over to Germany at once.
The note declares that a resump-
ton OF normal relations is impos-
sible II the allies do not comply with
the German governments requests.
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COFFERDAMS AT WILSON
DAM SUBMERGED

Florence. Aln. March l2-Tho Ten
ucssec river iE rising rapidly here TODAY
and has ovcrhowcd Conrrdnms on both
sides of the river AZ Wilson dam. fus-
pending work In The ooTcrdams tenn
porarliy. An eichtccu-fnot river hy
Monday iH forecastcd hv Col LVtio e.
Brown. who is in charge Of the work At
tho dam
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PROSPECT
OF TREATY VOTE.
Many Cross-CurerntS as to
Article X Prove Puzzle
to Leaders.
WAL OUT OF JAM SOUGHT

Washington, March 1.-THE SEN
ate continued today to dodge a final
showdown on Article X and ratlfca-
tion OF the peace treaty. There
seemed to be scant prospect for ac-
tion on either until next week.
The treaty was thrust aside pend
ing the outcome OF the negotiations
for compromise that are still 60
ing on between republican and dem
ocratlc senators seeking a way out
of the treaty jam.
Several republican and democratic
leaders declared again they enter
tanned little hopo for ratification.
There are not enough votes in sight
TO provide the two-thirds (sixty-
four essential 10 ratification, they
said.
SO many cross currents have ap-
pcared In the negotiations for an ac-
ceptable compromise on Article X
that even senate leaders are at u
loss TO understand whore the pact Is
drifting, Republican leaders con-
sented yesterday TO changes I'm tho
wording of the disputed reservation,
hoping to unite their scattered forces,
but were not entirely successful.
Meanwhile, democratic advocates
OF an agreement undertook TO work
for the substitute, claiming thirty
votes for u, but Senator Hitchcock
neutrali2cd their efforts TO some ex-
tont by rallylng his followers TO sup
port President Wilson's stand against
qualifying the clause. with the un-
certainty existing on both sides, IL
remained To be seen whether the re-
publican or democratic mild heserva-
tonists would Introduce the auhsti-
tute, or II IL would be submitted to
the senate at all.
a vote on Article X is not ex-
pected before Saturday.
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Berlin, March 12.--The German
government today sent a note to the
allied supreme council at London re-
opening the question OF trying Ger
man war criminals. The note stated
that the German government can
not accept the allied reservations re-
garding altering sentences because
the German courts will be guided by
German laws and not allied de-
mands."
Germany protests against the ar
rest of Germans by allied forces in
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GIRLS VOW NOT TO WE'D
UNTIL FUND IS RAISED

Chicago. March Ia. ~ SD-Six
pretty young women, members of the
Baptist church. have taken n solemn
500 900 900 fund the llaptists are cam
psieung for
The vow taken by the girls was:
I'VE viii devote all our energy and nt-
tcniion 20 the work ~ raising the 500
600 O00 fund. and wil forget courtshlp
marriage and frivotty until the North
ern Baptist convention raises tho
money"
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PRISON OFFICIALS
BATTLE WITH POISON

Albany. n. Y. March 12.-Authorities
at Clinton prison are battling with
mysterious prison which has to date
claimed two deaths. blinded five and
partially robbed twenty-five other in
mates of their sight. The dead are
John Scroe. New York City and Grant
Griffith, of Suffolk county
Tins of canned salmon have been
sent to the state laboratory for anaIy-
sis. The authorities first believed that
poisoning came from wood alcohol, but
they have abandoned that theory.
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AVIATOR SUMMONS
SPECIAL VENIREMEN

Bloomington. III, March II.
Legal service by airplane on
Veniremen for a murder Jury
was tried In this county today
for probably the first time.
With only three jurors in the
box. the panel exhausted and
the roads rendered almost Inn
passahle by n twenty-four-
hour rain. Sheriff Spafford de-
livered the list of special panel
to Deputy Sheriff Balbach.
who owns an airplane. He
said he would ny from his
home at Chenoa to the other
communities and summon the
Veniremen.
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80 INJURED IN STORM

Lexington Ky. March i2.--Between
thirty and forty people were injured
early TO-DAY 10y a storm al sherman.
Grant county sixty milc from here.
Many buildings were demolished and a
school house with the children In t.
was blown into a field. No one was
reported killed. There was great prop
cIty damage. Wire communication vas
~ established ard reports say rescue
parties are az work tn the debris. but
IL Ia not thought there are any bodies
under the wreckaEe.
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MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
FOR SLAYER OF GIRL

Knoxville. Tenn. March i2-(spc-
cislD Murder in the first dcrrce with
mitigating circumstance was the ver-
dict this afternoon of tho jury in the
sensational case against MacMiller.
charErd with shooting and Killing his
ola sweetheart. Miss Frankie Walker.
Sentence of nlncty-ninc years in the
pcnlfentiary was given.