davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
MAN FOUND DEAD
IN HOTEL ROOM

A man registered at the Vance, hotel
under the name of w II. Lof'"v Hell
ena, Ark, was found dead in h. room
by the maid Thursday morning ,. 'rtly
after 10 o'clock. 1t is thought that he
died from hemorThage of the lungs,
The hotel authorities knew nothing
about the man but were of the opin-
ion that he was a business m&A from
Helena. The body was taken to the
Collins undertaking establishment.
A bank book which was found on the
body by the police gave his name as
w. II. Lawson. Entries amounting to
several hundred dollars were registered
in the book which was issued by the
Bank of Commerce and Trust company
of Memphis "A doctors receipt was
also found on the body and was made
out to w. II. Lawson.
The body was found near the wash
basin in the room to which he had
been assigned. The wash basin was
covered with blood and great guam
tity of blood was on the floor where
he had fallen.
According to Lieut.. Hoyle. Lofley was
an engineer at the Gayoso Lumber
companys camp at Blaine, Miss Pre-
vious to his connection with that com +,
pany he was employed as railroad
engineer in Macon, Ga
He has been in Memphis attending
two doctors for several months ao[
cording to the police. go, II.
watch, chain and $9.2S in cash
were also found on the body
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
Public Utilities
Assessment Figures
Expected This Week

Figures showing the assessment OF
public utilities in Memphis are expected
by Mayor Paine this week from Al
Robinson. OF the state tax board. The
figures for city taxes, including realty,
personally and merchants ad yalorem.
total $l77 000, 900, and when the figres
on the public utilities are received the
total Is expected to run we'll over 5000, =
600 900
The mayor promised some time ago
and declared Thursday that he expect
ed TO make good on his promise to
give the city board Of education $25, 600
additional money this year from in
creased revenues. The total can not,
Of course, be determined until all the
figures are available.
The city also gets n portion OF the
state and county elementary school tax
and in view of the facSa that the county
tax rate has not been liked and prob
ably will not he until October. there
ia no way Of determining just what
amount win go to the city schools
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

able lawyer. debater and all-round
scrapper was hailed as just the leader
the suffrage forces needed for the stiff
est fight the legislature has staged in
many years He was selected for the
house for the reason that the fight was
to be centered there. The senate sur
rendered without a show of fight. In
the house Mr. Riddick led the suffrage
forces to q complete victory and full
filled the expectation of its advocates,
state and national.
Miss Charl Williams, Shelby county
superintendent of public instruction, had
the distinction OF heading the steering
committee of suffrage workers at the
capital during the fight. Her commit
tee was composed all the women en-
listed under the suffrage banner, with
exception Of the miltants, without rank
or title. Miss Williams made record
as a director of the campaign,
Joe Hanover, chairman of the COM
mittee on constitutional amendments
to which the suffrage resolution &as
submitted made strong fight for Fat
ifieation The entire delegation Is home
from. Nashville, having arrived Thurs
day ytnorning. w
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
POLES TAKE FORTRESS
IN DESPERATE BATTLE

LONDON, Aug 26.-Polish troops
yesterday after hard fighting captured
the fortress of Ostrolenka, y miles
southwest of Lomza, and forced a pas,
sage of the Narew river, the. Central
News Warsaw correspondent today
says it is officially stated in the Pol
ish capital.
Russian soviet troops, surrounded near
Mlawa made desperate attack in or
der to break through, the correspondent
reports, portion of the soviet army
escaping to the eastward Further east
the Poles. after capturing Bialystok,
are advancing on Grodno.
In Eastern Galicia the soviet forces
are retreating on the whole front in
order to avoid n flank attack which Is
threatening them from the north. The
French general ,Lanezan is taking COM
mand on the Polish southern front, the
correspondent says,
Fierce fighting N the Oriekhov dis
trist of the Crlmea, continually increas-
ing IN violence, is reported in the Rus
sion soviet official statement of We'd
nesday, received here today by wire
less.
On the Lemberg front the soviet cav
airy has penetrated the Polish rear
and retaken the town of Stryi, the
statement says. On the northern front
the soviet retreat continues. The state
ment says:
In the Lomza and Bialystok regions
(northeast of Karsaw) we continue to
conduct rear guard actions. We have
occupied number of villages north
and east of est-Litovsk In the
Cholm region, local fighting is pro-
ceeding.
In the Lemberg region our cavalry
mas broken through into the enemy
rear and reached Stryi town, where
they destroyed 10 enemy trains.
In the Crimean sector, in the Kher-
son region, as the result of successful
fighting in the past few days, we are
driving back the enemy to the south
and southeast, In the Oriekhov region,
fierce fighting continues with growing
intensity"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
WILL TALK PLANS
FOR CORPORATION
TO BUILD HOUSES
City Club and Chamber of
Commerce Members Meet
to Discuss Method to Aid
Wage-EarnerS.

Organization OF a Memphis housing
corporation was to be discussed Thurs
Gay AFTERNOON at a meeting between
CITY club members and representatives
poration's purpose would be to con-
struct homes for wage earners. Adop-
ton OF plans already decided on by
the City club committee or discard was
to result from the conference. accord
ing to X. S. Keebler, chairman.
Plans call for construction OF houses
on a standardized scale, Mr. Keebier
said. The City club housing commit
tee for some days has been inyestigat-
ing two-bedroom bungalow type,
local architect. The houses could be
erected at nominal cost, MIR, Keebler
declares, II constructed on a large
scale.
Prominent members OF the Chamber
OF Commerce, representing not only
American Building and Loan associa- :
tion real estate firms, banks and
business houses We're present lnclud-
ed among those who sat with the City
club committee Were:
IL. q, Bailey, G. w. Person, c, j.
Haase, c. l.. Barbour, who represent
ed the American Building and Loan as
sociation; Il. W. Meers, the Builders
exchange; II. II. Chears, Abe Goodman
and NJ. Mtllard Nall and Mark Fenton,
head OF the Industrial division, Cham
ber of Commerce,
Members OF the City club committee
pointed out that the housing situation
Is becoming alarming; that with Sep
tember the moving month. at hand.
something must be done for relief, The
housing organization. in the event the
committees plans are decided on, VIII
be Incorporated ~ an early date ana
plans and preparation for work begun
at once, Mr. Keebler said.
Contractors and bankers were to be
heard from at the conference relative
to cost OF materials and to suggestions
as TO payments on homes. The cost OF
a bungalow OF the kind called Tor IN
the plans now drawn would be pominal,
Mr. Keebler said. II the houses were
constructed in good numbers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
RIDDICK SATISFIED
SUFFRAGE ACT 0. X

T. X Riddick, elected to the extra
session of the legislature by the Dem
ocrats of Shelby county for the pur-
pose of leading the fight for ratification
OF the suffrage amendment, came home
Thursday satisfied that the action of
the legislature in that regard was en-
tirely regular and without doubt that
1t would be upheld by the supreme court
OF the United States or any other tribu-
nal in which the issues may be heard,
Mr.. Riddick says the Shelby delega :
tion may return to Nashville II the
quorum breaking legislators return and
an agreement Is made for them to re-
turn and neither side make any fur
ther reference to the suffrage question.
Mr., Riddick is satisfied to- let the fight
take its course through the courts with
out doubt of the result He says II the
antis are satisfied the ratification is not
legal, then they should be willing to rest
their cause to the courts.
From the beginning Of the extra ses
sion of the legislature Aug o. the
Shelby countians took the lead in the
fight for ratification Mr.. Riddick, all
ready known throughout thn state as an
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
Local Cotton Men
Going To Attend
Montgomery Meet

rive men; well posted In cotton af
"a iiairs VINO have interested themselves
~ the welfare of buyers as well as
E,oWers; We're named Thursday by ],
NorIieet, president Of the Memphis
cotton Factors association, to renre-
sent that body at the semiannual meet
ilg OF the American Cotton associa-
are: 'n' lucy
Leon sternberger, Lem Banks w. IT.
CooEe Cl[hers' II. A. Ramsay and j. L.
They will attend the Montgomery
sesslons Sept. 13, at which time ways
Hu means of meeting what cotton men
.grm Is a most critical period in cot
ron factors business, will be discussed.
requested by the association to have
Tepresentation at the meeting, Presi-
dent Norfleet stated. No seIections
had been made Thursday.
Mr.. Norfleet was authorized We'd
nedssaay afternoon to name this com
ton at Chamber of Commerce Prac-
tlcally every cotton factor in the CITY
aBended. No definite plans for meet
ing the present situation were made
oy, the Memphis factors. Such plans
VIII be left to the American associa-
tloh, 1t was said Thursday President
Norfleet advised with the factors on
certain points about the disturbing con-
lllons brought about by a decline in
the market
sit still in the boat" was his ad-
VICE Thursday Mr.. Norfleet said that
Things at present were not so blue
as several months ago. All advances
on cotton now in warehouses in Mem
phis, amounting to 1872 900 unsold bales.
| had ceased and virtually all advances on
the coming crop had been made he
declared. There is no cause for Mem
PMS factors TO sell at a price which
means annihilation, Mr. Norfleet
| thinks, as. every cotton house in Mem
| phis weathered what amounts to prac-
| tically 500 drop on every bale.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
MESSAGES FROM MINSK
TO WARSAW INTERRUPTED

WARSAW. Aug rs. (By the Associat-
ed Press. M. Dombski, president of
the Polish Minsk peace delegation, has
been called to Brest-Litovsk to confer
With Polish government representatives.
rms step was taken because of con-
tlnued interruptions of communications
between Warsaw and Minsk Ne
There is much speculation here con-
cerning the outcome of the Minsk con-
terence, some of the newspapers al
ready limiting there will be no results,
chiefly because of the attitude the SOW
let representatives assumed from the
beginning.
The foreign office announced today
that the Polish victory had not changed
the attitude of Poland on the question
of peace and that the Polish delegates
at Minsk were seeking all means to end
the quarrel with the soviets. The for
eign office reiterated that Poland was
not fighting the Russian nation, but
Bolshevism
The question of insisting that the
Russo Polish peace negotiations be
shifted from Minsk to some other city
owing to difficulties of communication
has occupied various officials for sew
eral days, and the cabinet eQRsidered
it throughout Wednesday.
The cabinets recommendations have
been forwarded to the national council
of defense for final determination and
an announcement is expected within
a few days
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
RICHMOND 0UTGROWS
MEMPHIS IN DECADE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Richmond.
Va, with the largest numerical growth
of population in its history during the
last decade takes rank as 37th largest
city of the country, the census bu-
real announcing the population today
as III, ,667. Ten years ago Richmond
ranked as 39th city, and in the decade
has outgrown Syracuse, New Haven,
Memphis and Scranton. Omaha and
Akron have outgrown the Virginia
capital.
Rchmonds numerical increase was
44,039, or 34.5 per cent Its previous
largest numerical increase was for the
decade ending with 1910, when it was
42,57S, or SOL per cent.
Among Southern cities Richmond
takes rank as fourth largest, displScing
Memphis, which held that rank ten
years ago, and which now has about
5000 persons fewer than Richmond. n w
Orleans, Atlanta, and Birmingham rank
as the first three Southern cities.
Revised figures announced today for
Marion, Ohio, placed ITS population at
1881, an increase Of 1863, or $50 per
cent. The population previously was
announced as 1851.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

Gated that the plans TO have mass meet
lngs throughout the state saturday
and allow the people an opportunity 70
express themselves on the subject Of
ratification would go forward
Secretary Walker, after telephone
conversation last night with Secretary
Colby, sent the following message to-
the secretary.
Tennessee has not ratified Nine-
teenth amendment Motion TO rccon-
sder house vote was duly entered on
journal and no quorum was present
under constitution OF Tennessee on Au-
gust 81 1920. when motion to recon-
slider was attempted 10 be acted upon.
Under decision Judge l.urton IN ~
Tennessee reports 1877 effect OF motion
TO reconsider was to nullify prior vote
'until said motion was acted on Dy
constitutional quorum Of sixty-six inenl-
bers This has not been done. Legs
lators acting as parliamentary noay'
under provision OF Tennessee coHstltu-
ton; see Haire against Rice two nun
dred and four United States 29l Ihi5
legislature has no power TO ACT ahu
furthermore has not acted, Inc Eox.
ernors certificate In effect leaves tnese ,'
two uuestions up TO you to decide winch
YOU can not lawfully do.
(Signed) seth NJ Walker, speaker
OF the Tennessee house OF representa-
tiVCg p" Afa
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
StOrk Visits Zoo
With Baby Zebra

The busy stork caused Superintendent
Wynn Cullen, at the Overton Park 200,
to be aroused about l o'clock Thursday
morning Dressing hastily, Cullen fol-
lowed the enterprising bird to the zebra
pen, where in few minutes the first
baby zebra ever born in the South ar
rived. The 40-pound baby was on ex-
hibition Thursday to interested call
ers.
Abe Goodman, park commission mem
ber, purchased the papa zebra in New
York last year from the Central Park
zoo. The mother is an old resident of
Overton.
Suggestions us to names for the baby
will be received gladly by Mr.. Cullen,
who finds the task of naming members
of his furred and feathered family a
Job Mail suggestions TO Wynn Gull
len, superintendent Overton lark zoo,
city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
Hold DOOrkeeper On
Charge Of Aiding In
Escape Of GOLdsby

JACKSON, Miss. Aug. 26. (Spll-
Arrested by penitentiary authorities on
suspicion OF completely in the escape
Wednesday morning OF r. T. Goldsby,
notorious negro fence OF VicksburR,
Hector York, night watchman at camp
Z, Parchman farm. has admitted he
was paid $500 by Goldsby to leave the
door TO his cage unlocked.
This was the word received today
from Parchman by ]. ]. Conan, sec
retary of the state penitentiary, who
left Immediately for the prison farm
to investigate the matter fully. No
trace OF Goldsby has been found.
York said he left the door unlocked
when he made his rounds at am.
Wednesday but didn't see Goldsby get
out, He said he didn't know how he
made his escape
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
Uncle Sans Printer
Sees Signs Of Rains

Better keep that new tween season
hat at home Thursday night or hard
luck will likely overtake it, according
to Meteorologist Scott, who Thursday
saw signs of rain. There will be no
material change in the tempera ture
Mr., Scott advised, as he was locking
his table in a printers form prepara-
tory to running it off on the govern
ment press on the fourth floor of the
Federal building. The reading at noon
was 81.
The river will fall for an indefinite
period, the bulletin said Thursday. The
gauge was 1872 feet at Z o'clock, a
fall Of 2 OF a foot the previous "a
hours,
Mr. Scott, John u. Blagden and their
assistant a Thursday were going to press
with the river, weather and cotton re-
gion bulletins a little earlier, but all
were delayed somewhat; The meteor
ologist says unless aid arrives he
shortly will be forced TO apply for
card in the typographical union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

Some time ago, Mr., Welch said the
utilities commission granted the gas
and electric company permission to is
sue $l,000,000 ifireceivers' certificates
to be invested In the new gas plant.
The federal court would not agree to
the proposal Of the utilities commission
and Mr.. Welch feels that the light and
gas problem in Memphis is a local
question to be settled on basis agree
able to the receivers, the court and the
city administration
In the opinion of Mr., Welch, It is
not proper for the utilities commits
to grant an increase in rates for the
purpose Of furnishing proceeds for new
investment He believes extensions
should be made from newly invested
capital
Walter p. Armstrong, city attorney
viii return to Memphis early Friday
according to advices received by Mayor
Paine Thursday and will at once take
up actively the demand for increased
gas rates and the stoppage of extension
service by the company f. G. Proutt,
who is appraising the property of the
Memphis Gas and Electric company for
the city, is checking over the pay rolls
and books dealing with expenditures
and receipts of the company.
Until Mr., Proutt completes this task
and Mr.. Armstrong has conferred with
the mayor the city will take no steps
in the matter. A conference was held
late Wednesday between the mayor and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
Shippers AdUised
TO Watch Routing
y To Get Lou Rates

The Forwarding of freight by routes
not now in common use to many points
IN TeInessee must be insisted upon il
MEMPHIS aEippers are to avail them
selves OF the Tennessee intrastate rates,
which until Sept. 21 will not be ad
canved, according to ]. B. McGinnis,
commissioner for the Memphis Mer-
chants exchange, hay and grain di-
vision. who has notified members of the
exchange to use care in routing ship
ments from Memphis to other Tennes-
see points via lines that do not go
thorugh points outside the state, which
would carry the 25 per cent increase
awarded on interstate shipments.
For instance, the L. & N railroad s
route from Memphis to Nashville passes
through Guthrie, KY, making such
shipments interstate, and carrying the
ing freight to Nashville via the N, c.
St L. railroad through Mckenzie,
the shipment does not pass out of the
state and the intrastate rate, which
will not be advanced until Sept. 81,
will apply.
POINTS on the l.. & n. railroad between
Guthrie, Ky. and the Alabama state
line, Mr.. McGinRis said, should be rout-
ed via the N, c. & st. L. railroad to
Nashville, then via the L. & N. rail-
road to destination, to get the lower
rate, for if shipped direct over the L.
& ~ the shipment would be carried
through Guthrie. Ky, which would i'm
pose the interstate rate
Charles II. Ryan. division freight
agent for the l.. & N, has issued in
structions to employees of the local
freight office to notify shippers in case
shipments Offered the L. & N. can be
handled by another line at the lower
intrastate rates.
Nearly every line out of Memphis
reaches some Tennessee points after
leaving the state lines, so that ship
ments thus carried will take the ad-
Vanced interstate rates. In almost every
instance another route can be found to
these points entirely within the state.
over which the intrastate rates will
apply About the only exception is
from Memphis to Chattanooga, where
the published tariffs generally prohibit
routing via an all-Tennessee route.
Routings covering all points where the
intrastate can replace commonly used
interstate routes are being worked out
by Mr. McGinnis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

representatives OF the gas company
when figures detailing receipts and dis
bursements were rendered to the mayor,
but he declined to accept them. They
were turned over to Mr.. Proutt, how
ever, and he was instructed to check
them and report his findings to the
mayor.
No formal statement has been issued
In the matter so far as city officials
have been able to ascertain, but 1t Is
generally understood by officials of the
gas company as well MS city officials
that future increases In rates will not
be granted to any public utility unless
1t is made upon the recommendation OF
the city administration. Members OF thG
state public utilities commission have
indicated that this course will be fol-
lowed in the future,
There have been so conferences be-
tween the mayor and the Chamber of
Commerce committee since Monday
morning, at which time a letter was
addressed TO J. NJ. Walker by an Of
ficial Of the gas company. This letter
merely outlined the needs OF the gas
company in the matter of increased
revenue, This Is the only document
that has been turned over to the mayor.
Until Mr.. Armstrong; return and the
matter is gone into nothing will be
done by the city either toward recon-
mendng an increased rate or forcing
the continuation of extension service
by the gas company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
Arkansas Refuses
20 Per Cent Rail
Passenger Boost

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. rs. (spll1
The Arkansas corporatiotNaanniss Sf
TO-DAY denied an application by rail-
roads OF the state of 20 per cent in
crease in passenger fares, effective on
Sept, l, on grounds that an old statute
fixed the rate at three cents, the amount
being charged. The old two-cent law
superseded the three-cent statute, but
the two-cent rate statute was thrown
out by the courts, leaving, the commits
sion contends, the three cent law in
force. The railroads will appeal TO
the interstate commerce commission
and to the courts, ii Is said.
The commission was divided. one to
one, on the application for a SO per
cent surcharge on Pullman rates. The
third commissioner is out Of the state
and decision can not be rendered un-
til his return. One of the commits
sioners present held the commission
also was not authorized to grant the
increase, and the other held that it was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
IMPOSTERS USING
BROTHERH00D'S NAME

Members of the Brotherhood Of Rail
road Trainmen are aroused at the
methods adopted by INSCRIPTIONS per,
sons, who are using the brotherhood
name for the purpose Of swindltng
Memphians These imposters, In so
liciting funds in the name Of the or,
ganlzation. declare they are sick and
disabled members. AS a matter OF iact,
the B. r. T. provides this protection
from its treasury The practice caused
the issuance Of the following statement
Thursday by Putnam Dye. general
chairman of the trainmen OF the Y.
& NJ v system:
1T has come To the notice Of the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen that
parties representing themselves as
members OF our organizations have been
soliciting funds for sick ana disabled
members - .-,t-.
cour organization provides protection
for our members, and these parties are
tmposters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
HUNGER STRIKER IS
TOO WEAK TO TALK
Lord Mayor, Attempting Sui,
eide, Brightens Up.

LONDON. Aug, 26.-Terence Mac
Sweeney, lord mayor of Cork. despite
two serious collapses last night, due to
his critical condition, resulting from
his hunger strike in Brixton prison.
was brighter this morning when Wis
tied by Father Dominic, his private
chaplain He was too weak to speak
more than few words, however.
Mayor MacSweney's visitors also in
cluded two sisters and Bishop Coha-
Ian of Cork. It was officially stated
today that 13 policemen were injured,
none seriously. during last nights dis
turbances outside Brixton prison when
a, crowd engaged in n free fight with
the police.
When told last night of King Georges
telegram replying TO the appeal of
Redmond Howard, nephew OF the late
John Redmond urging clemency for
Irish hunger strikers, Father Dominic
said. Il am glad. but am afraid ii Is
too late to hope for the lord mayor s
recovery now. He is resigned TO his