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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
COMM TEE MAY WITHHOLD
! TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT

"hich II alleged existed tlnd4r Noroar
F@'me az the school But Mr., Charles
is understood ioformed~-the grand
'nry that, exceptns In one case The
Turning ont under his rule had hean
c7jH to relatives Of bows sent II ~
"Nnol. The one oase wac that sof an
o. phan hoy who had no brothers and
lsiets, ard who was sent 10 good
home In Ohio, ard from whom Mr
Charles hears frequently
II was charged that under the former
regime. influential men got boys frnm
the school without paying them any
waaes. and used them as the cheanest
q labor Al the present time. theirs
are % white boys and 10 negro boys in
the school
sam o. Bates. states attorney said
he belieted&the present administration
~ the school to he an excellent one
..'d that its good WORK WAS iust 10
ginning 10 be realized upon now, whe,
lave been IN office about a year.
.Ieha T. Thomas foreman, Il. iIehi"
Lake and q, L, MYERS constitute III :
committee ramcd 10 probe the affairs
Hat the school and 10 report on The so
sailed peonage,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
BANKERS TO LEARN
OF FOREIGN METHODS

Continuing It's educational work in
banking and banking methods, the
Memphis chapter of the American In
stitute of Banking will hold a very i'm
portant meeting Wednesday night in
theAclubroom of the Union and Planters
Bank ard Trust company at 845
10 clock. Under direction -of Gilmer p,
Winston, vice president of the Union
land Planters the class is making a spe-
jal study in foreign banking systems,
End N. B. Gentry, president of the
chapter is urging every member to
take advantage Of the opportunity to
better qualify himself--for this feature
: F Sdsa y the program announced
FOR the meeting.
English Banking System A. c..
Rurchetts Bank of Commerce and Trust
company: Scottish Banking system"
A. b. Lewis. Commercial Trust and
Savings bank: French Banking Sys-
tenn" n. b. Gentry Union and Plant
ers Bank and Trust company; "Germap
Banking System" j, j. Helm, Federal
Reserve bank; Canadian Banking Sys-
tenn" L. c. Humes, Guaranty Bank and
Trust company italian Banking Sys-
tenn" j. r.. Buehignani, Liberty Savings
bank; Notes. Issues, Acceptahces and
discounts, j. II. Beauchamlt Union
ana Planters Bank and Trust company,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24

While a committee composed Of the
foreman and two. members of the
Shelby county Grand jury has hees
delegated TO probe the Bovs' Industrial
Pnd Training school. it Is anticinated
that thev will make no report until
neyt week. -
W. II Charles present supe'irtena-
emf of the institution, who was before
the grand jury TUESDAY. when the
rrqbef of affairs of the school was
started made a most favorable inn
preston on the members of the in
uuisitorial body. Although grand jury
proceedings are secret 1t became
known Wednesday that the members
Of the grand jury felt that Mr., Charles
was the right man in tho right place.
in the manner In which he Is con :
ducting the affairs of the school.
The inquiry into the schools affairs
started when Bearman. Cohn g. Bear
niaR attorneys, filed an application for
a writ OF haheas corpus 'for the mother
Of negro boy. sentenced TO serve 81
DAYS in the institution and who for
two years had been "farmed out "
Slavery and ''peQnaGe" are two
Of the terms applied to the practic
n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24

The police Wednesday we're 1oSo0Fs
over The CAPTURE as about 30 days ago,
Mcnamara escaped AFTER JIG was be
iieved to have been safely landed. BY
tearing himself out Of his coat ana
getting away whan AUTO Detective Dur
ham caught hold Of the coat IN at
tempting 10 arrest him. Since that tire
local police has been constantly on
the lookout for MIN,
MrNamara's arrest was due 10 Sergt
KummerIe and Patrolmen GustaSus
and Walker. He was nsbbed ~ the
vicinity of McI.emors avenue and Kay
hurn boulevard, about 1850 o'clock
Wednesday morning Tate county Of
ficials were notified Immediately bN
Police Chief Burney. Gus Mcnamara
created something Of sensation short.
H. after Allen Mcnamara was sentenced
BY marrying the girl his brother WAS
said 10 have wronged. The address
given - McNamara was 53a McLeHare
avenue The police blotter reaas sloaf
err in the occupation column. after his
name.
Mcnamara, II is alleged, operated
with several other Memphis youths In
systematized stolen automobile traf-
fie IN Memphis and Senatohia, The
cars, according to officers, were stolen
In Memphis and taken 10 Tate county
where they were put through q clear
Ing house, sometimes renovated, but
always changed in appearance, aHld
then placed on the market. Some Of
the ALLEGED accomplices were convicted
recently In Senatnbla.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
MARSHALL GOES
|. TO TRIAL MONDAY
FOR KILLING BABE

TuPELo. Miss March a. tspll
drawing of a special Yenire OF 2oV
men win begin Monday In the trial Of
Charley Marshall. of Amory Miss, who
is charged with the murder Of Bnrley
Miller, baby Of the Miller girl
slain when the father and other mem
beers OF the family were murdered on
Jan Is near Amoty. The taking OF
testimony probably win not begin be-
fore the middle Of next week.
Marshall is charged with having beat
En- out the brains Of the baby, Il l.
harued that Marshall was the father
Of the child.
Both the state and the defense an
nounced ready when court opened this
norr ing, Judge Clayton moved Tor a
special venire af 4oG men, but the 'udg
reduced this to goo, Deputies will be-
gin at on 70 To serve notices on the
veniremen who will report for eNami-
ma ton Monday.
The prosecution also announced ready
In the case against, j. y, Marshall
brother OF Charley Marshall VINO. with
the father Of the two men. Is charged
Vii0 The same crime.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Policeman Quits
To Become Tar

T., y ro'son has decided the rAau3to-
nous life Of COP does not compare
with that of = COB - fks bounding
main rs lie Is ona al four men who
left Wedrefday fnr naval duty Three
fourths Of the marty are recruits. Dot
son having lad SOM " Years, exp
re-enIisted al his old rating OF chief
conmlgsrY'' seward and signed iDr four
yeass nosgon WAS veeen'ly furloughcd
TO- the reserve SfteS 10 years service
and hne been serving on the Memphis
police force,
Business has been nrcttv coed with
officer in charge saw. eight men nav
ing left TUESDAY and fopr today Thus
far t6 taen have enlisted this week
4 report on TIE navy nav bin has
hecl roceived here ard It is understood
1t won't 10 II ioi0. conference March 10,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
CHAOS EXISTED IN
nav DEPARTMENT
CAPTAIN DECLARES
America Was Not Prepared
at the Beginning Of War
and Did Not "Carry On
During Early Days.

WASH ToN. March el~-Nirtual
chaos SsAted in the navy department
at the tfmf the United States entered
the war apt Harrison laning as
slstant elitek of the bureau Of naviga-
ton during the war, testified before
tho senate Investigating committee.
Capt. Lanalng said no one knew what
TO DO after a plan of action submitted
by the bureau OF operation had been
dlsappr0Ved and that the personal
characteFiaflgs OF the secretary OF the
navy otten n1Rde II impossible TO get
approval BIT really important policies ="
Capt LanniRg also told the commit
tee that the various units Of the de-
partment eeald make no eo-ordnated
effort Le carry on the war for lack Of
definite #nera plan; that the fleet
was not ready for operations when war
began and tAsHk In the years Immediate
ly precedlu 1917 tho department did
not take nll attitude toward legislation
and pnlleies sslat would have prepared
the fleet
The American navy not only was not
prepared when tine United States en-
tered the Rar but III did not carry
on In thu early days "as efficiently
as 1t could and should have" Capt.
Lanntng testified Capt. tanning, who
followed Rear Admiral Sims on the
stand, SAID hls statements were based
ON his experiences ut sea with the
fleet just before the United States en-
tered the war and IN the navy depart
ment az washington afterwards The
witness saan that az about the time
the United states declared war the Of
lice of ciAiRK of naval operations had
prepared plan Outlining how the
navys tirst efforts should be directed,
but thar dt WAS disapproyed by the
department. with the result that when
a plan on operations WAS needed the
navy was without one
He charged that during the war y
always was tiltfieHlt and frequently
Impossible IN obtain the department =
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
LOWDEN CREEPS
UP UPON WOOD
Army Man Leading Primary
by 3,4OO Votes.

SIOUX FALLS. Is. n. March -
Mai -Gen, Leonard Wood held a lead
of slightly less than 1. 400 votes over
Gov Lowden On returns from 10s All
LAO state precincts In South Dak0sA's
vote Tor Endorsement 10 Republican
candidate fpg president. senator john
son, IN third place. Mrs i,79A vctes hes
hind Gov. I0w'dNn senator AEllrs Fpsf
dexter, independent candidat@s nnaaAd
only hfilitll vote
Tabulated returns from tho TDs unf
az 1,7ta precincts showed the following
vote!
Wood, as.G7g. Lowden. less. john
son. 1850
Ten counties comprising 1f2 victims
precincts, mostly In rembte sections,
have not been heard from, Many NJ
these are isolated from railroad and
wire connections.
ON the face uf available returns Wood
Is leading In 81 countiegg johnson ~ II.
and Lowden In Ill
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND REVIVAL
Interest Increases as Meeting
/ Progresses in Sixty
Churches.

All churches from which reports
We're received Wednesday Indicated thar
the attendance at the revival services
Tuesday night at the vatiouS churches
was much greater than on Monday
night, and that even this early In the
revival campaign the spiritual life of
the churches Is being deeply stirred.
Each Of the SO congregations Fl stand
ing Loyalty behind its own church, re-
ports indicate, and the pastors who are
conducting their own revivals are re-
ceiving the same encouraging support
In their efforts rs the churches that
have engaged evangeists
Although the only union aeryiea being
held In the concerted evangeiistic cam
paign Is the noon day meeting for busl-
ness men and women at Court Avenue
church, which is being led this week
by Dr. John McNelh. OF Birmingham,
there are many evidences Of the closest
operation among the churches. Pas
tors OF different denominations are tx
changing pulpits and In several in
stances two congregations have united
for a joint service.
Rev Ben Cox, president Of the
Protestant Pastors association. Is nos
holding special services this week at
the Central Baptist church, Of which
he ls pastor, but is visiting among The
brethren OF the other churches each
night where he IL always called Upon
for short talk or q solo.
The revival at Central Baptist church
viii be held Immediately after the sim
Infamous campaign. although the NEE =
ings OF the prayer league each day
partake or the nature OF revival ser
vice. Rev. r. s. Bolts, Of San Antonio,
Tex. pastor OF Central church for "A
years. now assisting Rev. II +. Hurt,
pastor Of Union Avenue Baptist church,
In the revival viii preach for Dr Cox
In the revival at Central church. after
he completes his engagement at Union
Avenue church.
Only a few 81 the churches are hold
ing revival services during the day. the
object being to concentrate the efforts
of the churches on getting all the meil
of the church to attend the noon day
meetings at Court Avenue Ciurch,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
ORDERS ALL WORKMEN =
INTO MILITARY DUTY

sCOBLENZ, March 24.-Otto Mein-
sderf. who was released from prison to
Fake charge Of the communist move
Rnent in the Ruhr basin. has ordered all
sworkmen who have seen military SER
ayice to report for duty, threatening, il
they fail to obey, to cut off their food
4 ations. Communists are requtsition-
kng all foodstuffs, but actual seizures
Rnust be made in the presence of Off
Rers, and looters are severely punished
Since gaining control, the Reds have re-
Established the German food ration and
pave requisitioned druggists and loc-
Nors to care for the wounded
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
NEW NOTE ON TURK
/ QUESTION READY
cambridge Colby, New secre-
tary, Will Sign First Dip.
lomatic Paper,

WASHINGTON, March 24.--The orig
mai position Of the American govern
ment that the Turks should be expelled
from Europe is restated in a note to-
the allied supreme council which has
been prepared al the state department.
and which will he transmitted soon.
The note vii psar the signature OF
cambridge Colby. the new secretary
Of state. and viii be the first diplo-.
matte paper 70 be signed by him,
The cofaauaieEtiop h reply 70 an
inquiry from the French sand British
governments as to this country's views
on the Turkish settlement An early
announcement at the department said
the note, had been dispatched but it
developed that, this was erroneous. Of
f1cials were not certain when it would
go forward nor would they say whether
it would be sent through the British
and French embassies here or through
the American embassies at London and
Paris.
The position Of the American gov
eminent is understood to be that there
is no sound reason for retaining the
Turkish capital in Europe. The United
States Is said to take the view that
the contention that expulsion of the
Turks might be resented by the Mo
hammedans Is not supported by the
facts since the war in the Mean East
was won largely by the aid of Mo-
hammedans.
The United States. 1t Is understood
desires that Armenia be set up as an
state and that II embrace
as much territory as the Armenian gov
eminent can control 1t also takes the
position that any arrangement that Is
made with regard TO Turkey should
guarantee to all nations equal oppor-
tunities for commerce and that No bel
ligerents should be given paramount
claims in any part of the East.
The position of the United States, it
Is said, also is that in any arrangement
for the government of Constantinople
and the Turkish states place for the
participation of Russia should be made
as the American government is con-
WINGED that no plau~ of settlement can
be successful in the long run which
does not take into account the inter-
asts of Russia in the matter.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Senator HOke Smith
/, Would Be President

ATLANTA Ga. March 24-United
States Senator Hoke Smith has def
nitely determined to permit the use Of
his name as candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for president in the
Georgia presidential preferential pri-
mary, April 20. II was announced at
the senator's headquarters here today.
A statement embodynG his platform
would be issued within the next day or
two II was stated,
I The senator's Aname was presented
last week to the secretary Of state for
use on the preferential ballot In a Pc
ton from Gainesville, Ga, signed hy
more than the necessary 100 Democratic
voters. NJ
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
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CONGRESSMAN DIES
SUDDENLY AT CAPITAL

WASHINGTON. March q Repre-
sentative WI Browning Of Camden,
Nj, dropped dead today in The barber
SHOP ut the capitol.
Mr.. Browning was about to step out of
the BARRIERS chair when he was stricken
with an attack of heagt disease. IL
died before physicians, who. were hastily
summoned, could reach the shop.
Born in Camden. y. j., 10 years ago.
Mr.. Browning had represented the First
New, Jersey district in congress since
1911. having been elected while serv-
ing as chief clerk of the house of rep
resentatives. He was the ranking Re-
publican member of the naval committee
and handled the naval bill in the house
where it passed late yesterday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Miller TO Recover
Sight In Left Eye

ton company. who was seriously in
.iured March NJ when half stick Of
dynamite exploded In his hand, while
he was engaged In blasting out holes
in which to plant fruit trees at ha
home In Buntyn, was able to visit his
office Wednesday for the first time
since The accident.
Mr.. Miller lost one hand, hbt will rel.
cover tho sight In his left eye. which
was thought to have been destroyed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
DOWN TOWN STREETS
ARE TO BE REPAVED

Ses eral Of the streets in the down
town business district are to be re-
Taved as soon as The engineering de-
partment can complete the estimates
for the work
Madison avenue is to be resurfacod
between Fourth and Lauderdale; Vance
between Main and fWprth, Portions OF
Beale avenue are now being resurfdced.
The city commission also has author
lied the engineering department to pro
eeed with new paving ON Young avenue,
from Cooper to the Tri Stat fair
grounds, and ON Poplar from Garland
10 Tucker =
Al the new paving Is 10 be asphalt
and will be done by the city engineer
ing forces, Repairs urd new equip
Iuent for the city's asphalt plant will
be received within few weeks. bids
for the material having been accepted
Tuesday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Gardeners Complain
And Chickens Must
Be Kept At Home

Police Chief Joe Burney has turned
vegetarian in addition to being a stick
Ter for tho enforcement of the law,
Wednesday he came to the aid of Il
dozen or more complaining gardeners
when he gave orders that the city
ordinance pertaining. to the keeping
OF chickens be strictly enforced.
Some half dozen complaints were reg
istered or the book kept by Night Cap
tain Mike Kehoe and VIII Lee. captain
Of the day relief, Wednesday. an saying
that neighbors' chickens had scratched
up early corn, peas and the usual list
of seed planted by the gardener. Chief
Burney ordered Capts. Kehoe and Lee
to instruct their men to enforce the
ordinance to the letter. This requires
that all chickens must be kept securely
Denned
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Widow Must Pay
Husbands Debt

Mrs Nellie McHale. widow of Tom
MeHale. must nay Judgment OF
S,t61. i5 TO D. p. Dumas, 70 satisfy
debt contracted by her dead husband
AIRS MrHale is manufacturing a pyor-
rhoPa remedy formula for which Mas
drafted by her husband. Dumas claimed
in n sat for recovery filed in Fourth
ed 10 hin for the sum Of 1901 Is and
That Mrs. McHale had promised to pay
the debt
A Jury Wednesday found for Dumas
who YVES represented by hts father-in-
law John f. Bell. attorney.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
MINERS TO VOTE ON
LEGION MEMBERSHIP

FORT SMITH, Ark, March 24,-Del-
egates to- the annual convention of
District 81. United Mine Workers OF
America. embracing Arkansas, Okla
homa and Texas, had before them TO-DAY
resolution barring members OF She
American Legion from membership IN
the organization.
The program provided for vote on
the resolution late this afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
RiUer Board To
Be Appealed TO

when the Mississippi river commits.
sion arrives at Memphis some time dur
Ing April 1t viii be presented with a
petition asking for REMOVAL Of Mem
nhis harh0r difficulties and fdr proter.
ton for The high embankment near Thu
municipal terminals. w III Hayley, sec
stated Wednesday. Sufficient dykes
to throw the current against Mud is-
land will be ore thing asked as the
civic organizations Of the city are a1x-
ions to have this mud bar removed,
The commission will leave s. Louis
on the steamboat Mississippi April fa
and win be headed by Mai Wilbur
Willing. engineer corps. secretary on
the Mississippi river commission. Dele
gates from the Chamber of Commerce.
traffic and transportation division, the
Merchants exchange and city commits
sion win meet the officials
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Boy, Run DOlUn By
Auto, improves

somewhat improved was the report
from st. .Joseph's hospital Wednesday
on the condition of Mark Haynes, aged
y, who was run down by sarvice car
on Beale avenue, near Myrtle street,
Attaches at the hospital say that unless
complications set in Haynes has an
excellent chance to recover. He was
severely cut about the head and shout
ders.
Green Matthews, negro. said by 60
lice to have been the service car driver,
had not been located Wednesday.
Haynes lives on the fernando road and
Is employed at the Firestone Rubber
company on Union avenue
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
'PLAN CAMPAIGN
TO FIGHT MALARIA

meeting of county health officials
was to be held late Wednesday for the
purpose of planning a campaign to
combat malaria fever. The object was
TO drive the scourge entirely out of the
county,
The county board Of health already
has $4,000 placed at it's disposal by the
county commission, to carry on the
antimalaria crusade.
Efforts are being made by Dir. w,
A. Graves, county health officer, 40 en-
list the aid Of large corpora tiouS, par
ticularly railroads, in the fight. Eff
cheney is the reason advanced to the
corporations for requesting their aid.
Tho Illinois Central railroad already has
enlisted in the fight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Engineer Fatally
Hurt; 3 Injured
In Arkansas Wreck

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March "a
Engineer W G. HaSdings os Little Reeh
lreceiSed MSuries chat probably will
prove fatal and three other trainmen
were painfully injured when a Missouri
Pacific freight train and an equipment
train collided at Cypress junction, eight
miles south of here last night. Hard
ing's skull was fractured.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
BANKERS CONVENTION
TO Be LARGE MEET

Judging from the way requests arc
coming for hotel reservations, the com :
Ing meeting of the Tennessee Bankers
association, which convenes Mere on
May II for a two days session, win be
lareely attended, says Fred r. Collins,
chairman Of the local committee in
charge OF hotel arrangements. The
inrcting is nearly six weeks away, yet
tho mails are bringing requests for
anms
Because there are so many abnormal
conditions in the business of banking
end finance this year and the tentative
iircgtam II 50 attractive the local COM
lNittpcs arc going to prepare for the
largest attendance in the history OF the
stHSaeiatlon
they feel that the membership APP
rroeiates more than ever the value of
nubhing shoulders with the other fell
Row especially while they all have SO
may new problems to consider.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
BIG BATTLE RAGING.

| G0BLENZ, March "a fBy the Asso-
going on since noon Tuesday before
|Wesel, on the lower right bank Of the
Rhine, where the Reds have attempted
Ito, wipe out the reichswehr. The Reds
are trying to communicate with Holland
in order to secure foodstuffs Troop
to surround the Essen area
are in DropreSs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24

= hours TO noon March "A. 1890.
--~~- ehitetaest
llnm nrv BIlh Wet Bun Humld's
{ Pm, yes 'day q, 81 ~ 56
am. today -. IS " Us
Noon today .., IS So 80
Maximum temperature, 10; minimum
IS, Sun sets today. 6;l5 pm. Rises to-
morrow, ISL am, Moon sets it:i0 pm,
tonight, Precipitation none,
ennessee--Unsettled. probably shows
ers, cooler in west portion
ssissippi-Generaily cloudy proba
bly, showers cooler In north and west
portions
Arkansas-Cl Cloudy. with showers and
cooler In west portion,
l.ouisiana-Cloudy. scattered showers,
cooler In interior.
kentucky-unsettled probably show
Grs, cooler.
Alabama Partly cloudy. probable
showers
Georgia --Generally fair, warmer III
central and northwest portions.
Olkiahoma--Cloudy and cooler, fol
lowed by fair weather.
North and South Carolina Generally
fair except showers probable in nor@A
west 3ortion.
Texas--Scattcre showers. cooler, fois
lowed by fair weather
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Bishop Murrah TO
Preach TO BliRtyn
MethOdists Sunday,

Bishop w. 7. Murrah, OF The Meth
odist Episcopal church, South. viii 0c
cupS the Pulpit at Buntyn Methodist
church Sunday morning, 1t was All,
nounced hy Rev James Nj. Jenkins, ,Irs
pastor, Wednesday
Bnntyn church liz in the midst OK
very successful revival which the ms
tor III conducting, The meetings are
being well attended and deep interest
! is being shown.