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AGED WOMAN SEEMS TO
BID DEFIANCE TO DEATH
Receivers From Attacks Most
Threatening and IS Now Revel-
ing IN Ice Cream.
sprrisl Correspondents y Every Evenin.

lanel Nov l9 Ior tie second tine
within the past few weeks Mrs Salhe
Shilcs. widow az George II ~hlles. who
vas sexton ~ Asburv Church Whining
Ton. for 40 wears, has apparently fooled
her physician n respect Of her ILL., ess.
Previous 20 Mr. Sliles death she DEVELOPED
double bronchial pueumnuA which had
- ded ms life and steadily grew worse and
when the physician sald she could live
only "a day or 50, he merely stated what
seemed 20 be ~cll-vIdent fact She
recovered however and was able to
~ aboUt the house Wheu. on Monday She
uas stricken witt paralysis which affe~-
I'D the entire left sle aud the doctor
hOught her death was only 4 matter of
J. few hours, After lying in an almost
deathllke semi-comatosc condition for
"a hOurr, Mrs. Shiles agair begau to IN
prove and yesterday was able 10 SIT up
m chair and eat lce-cieam. which y
TREND has been taking her, when she
could eat il, ever since she was first
taken sick She Is So years Of age and
says she has eaten ice cream IN the past
slx weeks more than she had eaten il.
al bef life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19
BRITAIN TO QUIZ VANDERBILT.
Scotland Yard to Learn Details of Ameri-
cans Russian Activity.

London, Nov l9-The american Em-
bassy here was notified Yesterday that
Washington D. Vanderhp, California
oil and mining engineer, who recently was
~ Moscow, will be closely questioned bv
the Intelligence Department Of Scotland
Yard on has arrival IL London if the present
plans of the police are carried out.
The interrogation will not necessarily
be- made with view of taking action
against Mir Nanderlips presence in
England, il was said, but with the in
tention of asoertaining exactly what his
activities had been IN Russia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19

appointed chairman of the National Com
mittec, will be asked To net as toast-
master. Many baseball officials from
other cities are expected TO attend Jack
Henricks and Roger Brcsnahan, A merIcan
Association managers, have sent III reser-
vation reqr sts.
Evers is remembered AZ the "lScy stone
pilot of the cubs in the 1907 and igl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19

in Now York State under he Walker law,
and WIS made possible by the action
taken by the State Boxing Commission
here yesterday during a Joint meeting
with The license committee
In statement the commissioners gave
out last night, they said they had decided
that point had been reached n th
Operntiou ~ new boxing law whore they
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19
DEMPSEY VS.. BRENN AN.

New York, Nov. 10 ok Dempsey,
the worlds heavyweight champion, viii
defend his title in n l5-round bout against
Bill Brennan, the Chicago challenger. NJ
the Madison Square Garden here on Fri
day, December II This will be the first
contest between big fellows To be dc cided
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19
LANDIS AS POSTMASTER.
VIII BE Asked to Act Mt Banquet to
Johnny Evers December 4.

Chicago, Nov. 10 The date for the
homecoming banquet TO be rendered the
newly-appointed manager. Johnny Evers.
OF the Chicago Cubs, WAS set vest, rday
for December :. Judge Lands, recently
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fslt psi fled ~ permitting hfayyweiFhf
boxing cntfsttr Accordingly t.frv artfd
favorably ~ ~ appirnfipD
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To Hold n Bake.

The Ladies Aid Society Of Unity NJ
H. Church will hold n social and bake in
tho church tomorrow morning nj 10
o'clock
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80 I.cnlrr NsrtAa.

are bric' aud 4. ,it rlft mad tp f
+, facts All figure tlst 4, rtt I.e fl,
toll fhs. truth VOL
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Delicious hot chocolate with march
n,allov ten cents, Rosemont Pharmacy
l225 Market street. adv
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championship years, in which the Tinker
to-Evers-to Chance" combination became
famous
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19
SATU RDAN ~ IhE
ECONOMY BASEMENT

GOOD OJ ALlIN SHEETS 50 ~
HILL NJ SLI\ nIiI.M |,
cash 8s,
MOHAN j oIlEGi~ 81 50
LANCASTE i4\.aA lge
WOVEN SHIFTING NA.E#. SOC
NAl\oOCk loNarl $50
ENGLISH LONGCLOla
pIeIe. SIS
COTTON HlCk TOWELS a1s>
each l5o
PART LINEN HlCh IoNEL-
2OX56. each -
CROCHET SPREADS e.N~. 81 IS
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Sl2.OO nurs

A dark tan caIfskln lace
shoe with straight tip and
Cuban heel. Just ask for style
472.
First Floor South Rear
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BREAD TRAN COZ

Re-4.lT ; s.
S2.25 el-H
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SI4.OO Buy.

4 medium Drown caIfskln
lace shoe With a straight tip
and Cuban heel. 1t is known
as style 1ooOI.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19

WEBB'S Old BLEACH TONtL>
SIS aa.t .. 81 -
SIS luaat. -0N>. SIS
SS 50 rls9.r+. as
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These sets are shown with barrel shape
NUTS and are suitable for children Of ? 10 i
Years of age
Second Floor Centre
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All-Linen Towels

Re--a >t SO
eacH. on
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IRISH LINEN HUCk TOWEI

Regular 500 .a.
ned Sl.50 ea~
HEAVY HUCk TOWELS
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75c ealh.
Frs. ..
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Madeira Pieces
TEA NAF kINS
Hot Roll COVERS


SI2.-5
SlS.10 1ua
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ODD NAFhINS REDUCED

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
PURYEAR RULES
CERTIFICATES Be
ISSUED TOVOTERS
Exhaustion of Certificates and
TumuIt Among Voters
Nearly Results in Distran-
,chisement Of Many Citizens.
PuRYEAR's RULING.

"It is evident that the impa-
tienoe of the voters produced a
large part of the confusion at
the Sxcond precinct of the Six
teenth ward, because the voters
could register and certificates be
mailed to them, as has been done
in q number Of cases. Besides,
certificates are not necessary to
the right to xote, the name from
the registration books being ac-
tual registration. ........ .........
However, I think that the ac-
tuai presence Of the voters at
the plnce of registration and the
request made by them Of the reg
istrars for registration entities
them to be registered and the
registrars Of the precinct have
been authorized to issue certifi-
Gates to those who were pres
ent.
The books will be at 1850
Peabody avenue. the residence Of
Geo. T.. Vance. all Thursday aft
ernoon and until o'clock Thurs
day night for the issuance Of
these certificates"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
MAYOR BELIEVES
RECALLERS WILL
FILE LIST FRIDAY
But Neither He Nor His Ad-
miniStration Associates Are
Worried Over the Outcome.
Delay Explained.

Recall petitions seeking the retire.
ment Of Mayor Rowlett Paine and
Commissioners Edgar Allen, Shannon
and johnson, will be filed Friday
morning
This announcement by L. P.
Tucker, who has had charge Of the
circulation of the petitions was
given credence Thursday by Mr..
Tucker declared, but we are ready
filing had been due to desire to
secure additional names Of persons
who registered in the supplemental
registration, completed Wednesday
night.
A meeting will be held ThursdtT
at recall headquarters, at which time
the additional names will be gone
over and arrangements made to tile
the petitions early Friday.
There has been some delay" Mr..
Rucker declared. but we are ready
to file the petitions now, and they
will without doubt~be filed with the
city clerk on Friday morning. We
have more than a sufficient number
of signatures on the petitions and
| know of nothing to interfere with
the filing"
Mayor Paine expressed the opinion
Thursday that the petitions would be
filed as stated. Il probably WI have
no statement to make in the event
the petitions are filed Friday morn
ing" the mayor said. but | expect
that the petitions will he filed
Neither the mayor nor other mem
bers of the city commission are At
all perturbed over the situation, and
it is conceded that any action against
the recall will come from the exeCu-
tive committee OF the Citizens
league. Just what form this action
will take has not yet been indicated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
STREHL DENIES HE
IS SEEKING OFFICE

Rudy c. Strehl, chief clerk in the
office of John c. McLemore, county
court clerk, whose name was men
toned as one of the probable can
didates on the Anti Citizens league
legislative ticket is not a candidate
for any office. ....
Il am not politician. Mr.. Strehl
said Thursday. II don't want any
political office and will not under
any circumstances become a canGi-
date for anything. don't know
who is getting UP this legislative
ticket and my only information on
the subject is CLEANED from newspa-
per reports. At any rate. please say
for me that l am not candidate for
any office whatever"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14


A decision at noon Thursday by
Judge D. B. Puryear, chairman of
the Shelby county election commis-
sion, will prevent .disfranchisenient
of something like 100 voters in the
Second precinct of the Sixteenth
ward who faced the prospect of los
ing their votes in the coming cleo
tions. as a result of failing to get
their names on the registration books
Wednesday, ~
The failure of these voters to reg
lister resulted from the exhaustion OF
of the available supply of registra-
tion certificates, and the subsequent
alleged ,riotous actions of the voters,
when they found that they could not
secure certificates. The names of
some 33 other voters were taken
down on the books by the registrars
and certificates were issued to them
Thursday morning. The decision of
Judge Puryear will permit those WHO
can establish the fact that they were
at the booth for the purpose of reg
istering Wednesday to secure GER
tificates Thursday afternoon and
Thursday night.
According to George T. Vance, who
acted as one of the registrars in the
Second precinct Of the Sixteenth, the
supply of certificates AT his booth
gave out about s o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. He scot to the offices OF
the election commission for more
certificates, but the offices were
closed, and he vas unable to renew
the supply. Meanwhile he and his
cOWorkers took the names of some
50 voters down on the books. a large
crowd of men and women had gath
cred for the purpose of registering,
and when they found that the GER
tificates were exhausted. they became
riotous, demanding that,they be given
certificates at once. and decrying the
commission for not having them on
hand. Not having the certificates on
hand. Mr.. Vance said he closed the
booth and went home.
Mr. Vance stated that the registra-
ton in his precinct was so large as
to resemble a general registration,
with the women having the call on
the men in the matter of numbers.
Reports of heavy registration came
from al parts of the city, especially
in the residential wards, where the
women were reported out in large
numbers, manifesting great enthusi-
asm and urging their sisters in poll
tics to make their right of suffrage
secure by registering. Many of the
women registrars voiced their praise
of the efforts of the election commis-N
sioners to afford adequate registra-
ton facilities in the face of unusually
unfavorable conditions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
WOMEN WILL PLAY
IMPORTANT ROLE
AENEXI ELECTION
Shelby County Women Take
Their Politics Seriously.
Registration Shows They
Intend to Vote.

Women are going to play lead
ing role in the coming elections II
manifestations during the registra-
ton lust closed may be taken for
any indication of the future.
All over the city the women took
the lead in the matters of seeing that
the booths were open for registering
the voters, volunteering their serv-
ices to act as registrars and getting
the full strength of the woman vote
as nearly as possible out to the reg
istration booths.
There is already manifest a wide
difference in the way a woman re-
CARDS her newly acquired right to
vote as compared to the manner in
which a man looks upon suffrage,
which is an old thing to him A
woman takes her politics seriously:
II Is a business matter with her ana
goes about matters pertaining 10 sur
frage in business like and earnest
manner. In line with this mood, sne
is giving some interesting thought TO
political questions and from the
present angle doesn't give any strong
indications that she is going to vote
along prearranged lines, mapINd out
for her in advance by the Political
bosses or domineering husbands.
For this reason. the coming cleo
tionS afford TO an unusual extent the
probability OF strong surprises In
their result. The old saw that you
can never tell what woman will
do extends into politics with a VEN
geance and those whose practice II
has been to dope out an election in
advance and inform the public while
the campaign is still young Of the
winner at election time are badly up
in the air.
Locally, women have not failed to
prepare themselves for /eXercisins
suffrage by providing themselves
with registration papers. And they
are not stopping with this detail at
tended to, They are entering into
the campaign with the same serious
ness, the same enthusiasm which
characterized their actions during the
registration period. Mrs, j. NJ. Ne
CormaCk, Il leader among the women,
announced Thursday that the women
had appointed committee to be ON
hand at Democratic headquarters In
the Byrd building for the purpose Of
distributing information and carry
! ing ON other features of the cam
paipn They will be on duty daily
| from o'clock in the morning until
: o'clock in the afternoon. They also
promise to he on hand at the polls,
armed with the ballot on the morn
/ ing Of election day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
WOMEN SAVE MOST
OF JEWELRY WHEN
TAXI IS HELD Up

CHICAGO. Oct 14.--Six wives Of
prominent manufacturers and bust
ness men here were held up and
robbed early today in a taXicab of
Jewels valued at $4,000 and several
hundred dollars in cash, but five of
them saved the greater part of their
jewelry. worth more than $4,000, by
dropping 1t on the floor of the car
while the first woman was sur
rendering her jewelry.
The bandits, they said, were two
young men who hoped on the run
ming board of their taXicab as they
were leaving a social function at the
home of a friend.
The bandits ordered the chauffeur
to drive to lonely spot, and upon
reaching there ordered the women to
hand over their jewels. Mrs. David
Botansky. wife of the head of shoe
company, was the heaviest loser,
handing over three diamond rings and
a diamond lavalliere.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
ARREST MAN FOR THREAT.

ATLANTA. Ga, oct. l4.-word Of
the first arrest in connection with.
threats made against cotton gins IN
various parts Of Georgia reached hero
today from CarrOllton. where 1t was
reported w j. Hicks had been re-
leased on $500 bond. charged with
posting notices warning gins to close.
The Bulah gin, near Bowman. Ca.
was destroyed by fire yesterday, ac-
COrding to reports received here.
which added that it appeared to have
been an accidental blaze News that
gins in Jasper county had been
posted with notices to cease opera
tions while cotton remains at It's
present price also was received. The
gins are being guarded. Hicks had
boasted around Carrollton that he
was head of fifty men who took or
/ ders from him and that the govern
ment was,s afraid to interfere with
/ them" according to accounts OF the
arrest sent here. 1t was added that
! he had been indicted and that Sher-
| III w. A. Garret had offered $500 re-
I ward for arrest and conviction OF
persons posting gins in Carroll
county
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
NIGHT RIDERS EUSY.

MUSKOGEE. Okla, oct. H.
Might riders seeking 10 stop the
buying and selling Of cotton or de-
stroy the cotton gins are swooping
down on Muskogee and adjoining
counties. Three cotton gins al Has
kell okla, 20 miles from here, are
under heavy guard as the result OF
notices posted on farms there warm
ing the farmers not TO pick their cot
ton. Operators Of the gins have
been warned to shut down their
plants, which ara running night and
day, or suffer the destruction ot
them r. l.. Biggs, operator Of the
Usage Cotton OH companys Gin
there, was warned through friends to-
day that action would be taken 10
close the plant, Immediately on re-
Ceipt Of the warming. the three gins
in the town were placed under guard
of five armed men each
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
BURN COTTON GIN
WITHOUT GIVING
OWNERS Warming
Loss of $4,000. Nearly Cow
cred by Insurance-0ther
Gins Burned to Ground IN
Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Night riders were on rampAge
Wednesday night, burning COTTON
gins in Tennessee. Arkansas ana ok
lahoma. Many gins throughout the
country have ceased ginning In conn
pliance with warnings posted threat
ening destruction if they should con-
tinue operation,
The first gin destroyed by fire
in the vicinity OF Memphis was burn
ed AT Warren, Tenn, small village
few miles from Someryille, early
Thursday morning
The fire was first observed at $3.50
o'clock and the gin was total loss.
In addition to the loss Of the gin Is
bales of cotton and 200 cords or
wood were burned.
The gin was valued at $4,000.
with insurance to the amount OF
about $4,000. There was no insur-
ance on the cotton or cordwood. The
gin belonged to number of mer-
chants and planters. The chief own
ers were Eugene McKinstry. j.. M.
RAames and Jack Bennie. The cots
ton belonged principally to Reames
and Bennie, but some OF II belonged
to other farmers.
There was no doubt that the fire
was of incendiary origin, although
no notice of warning against ginning
had been posted. There had been
no complaint against ginning. The
crop is coming in rapidly ana 10
being sold gradually to meet OUT
standing obligations, according to DIR.
John Morris. Of Somerville, VINO
owns plantation near Warren. and
notified The News Scimitar Thurs
day Of the destruction of the gin.
News of the first arrest and the
addition OF another state to the list
of those IN which cotton gins have
been ordered TO discontinue opera
tions feature reports on the activi-
| ties OF nIghtriders In the cotton belt
w. j. Hicks, who Is said TO have
boasted that he was head OF 80 men
who took orders" from him was ar
rested at Carrollton, Ga Wcdnes-
day charged with posting notices
warning gins TO close. indicted and
released on $500 bail pending trials
laccordIng 10 rcporfs frnm that place,
In was added that Sheriff Garret %
Carron county had offered reward
OF $500 for the arrest and conviction
of persons posting gins In the county.
| Reports received from Wan, Oisla.s
stated that a gin at that place had
been warned to close. -Four gins
at that place continued operations
with guards posted about them. The
addition of Oklahoma brings to six
the number of states reporting night-
riding activities. The others are
Texas. Arkansas. Alabama, Georgia
and South Carolina. M
Three fires in which gins were in
volved were reported Wednesday, but
in neither instance was there ground
for suspecting incendiarism.
Two gins at Iavaca. Ark, are idle,
their owners closing down after re-
ceiving threats that the gins would
be destroyed II they did not do so.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
NEGRO CHOKES, THEN
ROBS GIRL OPERATOR

BATESVILLE, Ark, oct. IA
Forces from the sheriffs office to-
day are searching for the negro as
sailant of Miss Ruth Baden, night
telegraph operator here. Miss Ba-
den was alone in the station when
the negro entered and asked for keys
to the baggage room. Thinking him
an employe, she gave him the keys.
He then asked for change for a dol
lar and on the opening Of the cash
register he threw coat over Miss
Badens head, choked her and threw
her in a corner.
on recovering from the attack,
Miss Baden saw the negro running
down the track and fired several
shots at him. but he escaped. EN-
animation of the register revealed
the loss of $137.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
NIGHT RIDERS USE TORCH At w
MAN SHOUTS MESSAGE
TO PASSING AUTOISTS
AS HE FALLS TO DEATH

Telephone my wife I am dead"
This was the message shouted to
party Of women in a passing auto
mobile by r. N. Carothers, 40, 481
East Triau avenue. as the rotten
floor OF the Delta Highway bridge
gave away, at 3:45 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. and he knew that in a
few seconds his life would be over.
Carothers did not have time to give
the women his name, or to shout
anything else.
Ten seconds afterward he lay
crushed, IS feet below, under his
wrecked truck, near the ruins of a
second truck, which had come to tow
him to Memphis. A negro employed
by him was badly injured.
The women drove to the city i'm
mediatetv. giving Mrs. Carothers her
husba nd's message over the phone.
Carothers' neck was broken and
his right side was crushed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
EMPLOYEES
STOLE AND SOLD
TO BUTCHER ALLY

With the arrest OF Memphis
butcher and two other men Thurs
day. police believed they had cleared
UP definitely the mystery surround e
ing long series of systematic meat
robberies from the Wilson Packing
company here.
The rObberies, according to Chief
of Detectives Griffin. have been go
ing on for months. Loss to the COM
pany will reach well into four fig
ures, it is said.
Those arrested are:
Jessie Hamer, negro, 279 Butler,
driver for Wilson and company.
Jessie Cummings, negro. 365 South
Fourth, plant employe Of the COM
pany.
Frank Deciccc. 57S St. Paul, retail
butcher shop proprietor.
For months suspicious could not
be centered upon any employe of
the plant here. Detectives have
been working on the robberies for
some time, and recently suspicion
pointed to the negro driver Hamer.
Detectives Peters and Kennedy
watched him as he loaded his wagon
at the plant Thursday morning and
drove away. They followed the
negro to DeciCCo's butcher shop,
where they found more than 100
pounds of meat on the scale, said
to be the property of the packing
concern. This was brought to police
headquarters.
The loot consisted of 81 hams 45
sides of bacon, three pork loines
and 10 pounds Of butter.
Police declare DeCicCo has been
acting as fence" for Hamer for a
long time, purchasing the stolen
meat.
Cummings, employed at the pack
ing plan, and said by police to have
been the inside" man connected
with the thefts, Is held for investiga-
tiOn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
Left Unconscious
BY Burglars; Gets
AWdy From Flames

DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. A.
Slugged unconscious by burglars
who ransacked and then set fire
to his palatial home here, DR..
Wilton Mccarthy. prominent sur
geon, aroused from his stupor by
the CraCille of flames, escaped
ny jumping from the setond story
of the blazing residence 'last
night. -.,.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
ENTIRE VILLAGE BURNED.

MADlLL Okla, Oct Livery
business house In Aylesworth, small
town l2 miles east OF here, yesterday
was destroyed by fire of undeter-
mined origin, according to meager re-
ports received here. The Aylesworth
telephone exchange building was
burned, thus cutting off telephone
communication.