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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
PLAN
WILL Be HANDED
I. TO THE c. Of {.
Opportunity to Land Million
and Half Dollar Methodist
Institution Will Be UnfoIded
by Dr.. Sharp.

Members of the educational commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce. will
pc asked to decide at a called meeting
late Thursday afternoon whether they
VIII recommend to their board of direc-
tors Endorsement of campaign to raise
$500,00 in Memphis to offer the gem
eral educational board of the Methodist
church for the location of university
in Memphis.
The Rev. T. E. Sharp, D. D., presiding
elder of the Memphis Methodist confer
ence and chairman of the educational
committee of the conference, will pre-
sent the plan for the location of uni
versity within the territory of the, Ten
nessee, Louisville and Memphis confer
ences. AS a citizen of Memphis, inter-
ested in the development of the city,
and the acquisition of a university,
something Memphis can not now boast
of, DR.. Sharp will urge that the cham
ber's committee give the opportunity
most careful consideration.
The general educational board of the
Methodist church plans to make drive
in May, 1921 for fund of SIS, ,000, 900 to
be expended for educational institutions
and will give 100000 of this fund to
the Tennessee, Louisville and Memphis
conferences for university. But it
will require $1,500,000 to establish the
kind of university the conferences in
tend to create and it will be located in
the community which will raise $780,
900 of the required sum. This will leave
100000 more to be raised by the
churches in the conferences.
DR.. Sharp explained Thursday morn
in gthat the three conferences of which
Memphis is one are now without a
university by virtue of the fact that
Vanderbilt university, which was for
merly Methodist institution, was Ia
ken away from the church control by
legal process. Therefore plans have,
been made to establish another unt-
versity.
An educational committee of three
from each of the three conferences will
meetin Nashville on Jan. IA to consider
the location of the proposed university,
and DR.. Sharp Is anxious for the Cham
Der of Commerce to so act that he will
be able to say at this meeting that
Memphis will raise 100000 for the uni
versity
If the chambers educational commit
tee of which r. w. abbey is chairman,
decides to recommend the Endorsement
of the plan to the directors, the direc-
tors will pass on it Friday afternoon at
4 o'clock at their regular meeting,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
REWARD OFFERED
FOR TYREE TAYLOR
Apprehension of Wife of
Former Deputy U. s. Mar
shal Also Sought.

a reward of 800 each for information
leading to the arrest Of Lemuel Tyree
Taylor and his wife, was authorized
by A. Mitchell Palmer attorney gerenal,
IN telegram received by Stanley n
Trezevant, United States marshal
Tyree Taylor formerly chief deputy
United States marshal at Memphis. and
his wife were indicted at a speclal ses-
sion Of the federal grand jury last sum
mer for accepting bribes and conspiracy
in connection with protection to whisky
runners and hootleggers.
Shortly after his indictment, of which
there are three, containing eight counts
Taylor came to Memphis from his s26
600 farm near Imboden, Ark, and sur-
rendered to the United States marshal
lie made bond in the sum of 81, 600 for
his appearance at the November term
of federal court He promised to bring
his wife TO Memphis to be surrendered
but failed to do so.
Taylor and his wife left their farm
near Imboden shortly after Taylor sur.
rendered to the authorities at Memphis
He stated that he was going to 81
Louis, He has not been heard from
since by federal authorities or friends
at Imboden
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
ROBBERY APPARENT
MOTIVE IN HORROR
ENACTED AT STORE

oscEoLA, Ark, Jan. s. (spLl--W. e.
Hansel, part owner OF the Goodeau Bros.
q Hansel plantation store chain, was
burned to death at Holt. Ark, six miles
south Of this place, Wednesday night
shortly after 7 o'clock, supposedly by
robbers.
The ooodeau q Aansel store at the
place was set afire after the robbery.
Negro passersby discovered the tire,
but could not go through the front door
to see III anyone was In the building, as
flames prevented When the flames
had consumed the structure the trunk
OF the Inflated manager was found ly-
ing near an oil contatner. The door OF
the safe was blown off
The explosion was heard for some
distance. but frequency OF railroad track
torpedoeR going off in the section near
Holt caused hearers to thing train
had merely passed over one OF these
caps.
There absolutely was no clew TO the
robbers From the manner In which
the flames spread. Wilton Goodeau
thinks oil was spread over the entire
store. Mr., Goodeau estimates the
amount OF loot secured at $400. The
cash register was untouched. About $40
was in the register when opened after
the fire.
The fact that what remained OF Mr..
Hansers arms were under his body
when found gave rise to the theory that
he had been tied by the robbers and left
TO perish In the store, which very evi-
IDENTIFY was set fire to in order to cover
traces Of the crime.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
DRUGGIST FREE OF
LIQUOR SALE CHARGE

r. r. Tigniere, proprietor of the Lib-
erty Drug company, Beale avenue and
front street, was freed in the city court
wednesday when he faced Judge Fl. ri.
,barHer on charge of violating the
liquor law.
ligniere was arrested by Detectives
Bishop and Joyce during their investi-
CATION Of the cause Of the death OF Mrs.
Bertha Randle, so Vance avenue, whose
death caused the arrest of Theodora
Plnstein, proprietor OF the American
Pharmacy, 1T Beale avenue, on a
charge OF murder. Mrs. Randle. the
police say, drank Jamaica ginger COM
pounded with 81 per cent of wood alco-
mol, which her husband E. l. Randle.
claimed he purchased from Pinsteins
Tigniere was charged with violating
the liquor law, after Randle said he
purchased one bottle of Jamaica gin-
ger, from Tigniere's place But analy-
SIS by the city chemist showed the sam
pie seized at Tigniere's store 70 ha
standard Jamaica ginger. compounded
by the wholesaler, with pure grain alco-
hol Tigniere was Immediately freed
when Judge Barker heard the case.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
DOWNTOWN DARK
FOR TWO HOURS

:, Kerosene lamps. candles and other
ilghting devices used in business Of
iices and downtown stores during tha
recent fuel closing days again snaft,
their appearance Thursday NORM. 4
when the entire business area went
lhronRn lightlesa two-honr period FOL-
lowing cable trouble which deyei0ped
In the Memphis Gas and Electric corn
paTiy cables
Water soaked cables into which seem
age found its way after entering fka
conduits following Wednesday nights
rain are blamed by company engineers
for the trouble
Lights in all office buildings ana
business houses went off shortly before
O'Clock. The source of the trouble
couid not be located by the company'a
engineers but hasty split OF the six
circuits which cover the downtown dis
trict was ordered by c. K Chapin and
az II O'Clock service was resumed saya
IN Two small areas one in the yicinitv
of Gayoso avenue and Main street ar,d
the second at Court avenue and Main
street
Few residential lights were affected.
ne sald The shutdown and split oe
tne various circuits was to avoid Mr.
Chaplin stated. a breakdown of ma
ehinery at theh generating plant on
Beaie avenue, flhich II such resulted
would force Complete shutdown for
many days.
Seven crews were busy on the ra-
naming section still out Of commission
az noon. A small area on South Main
street was cut out within 30 minutes
after the first sign Of trouble but the
larger portion of the business section
was forced to rely on lighting service
other than that furnished by the com.
pany until IL o'clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
MAYOR PAINE C0NFERS
WITH BUREAU HEADS

suggestions for better coordination
OF the work of a score Of snhor,i;n ~
city departments, working under The
1lVe city commissioners, were made al
conference Of bureau heads held Wed.
nesday night with Mayor Paine
The mayor told the officials that there
mas been lack OF. cooperation be-
sulung in general lack Of efficient ser
vice both to the city and to the
public.
He asked that any minor official who
is requested for information. give ii
promptly. even if it does mot come
Wlthln MS own department, and that
the police, to whom more complaints
are made than to any other department.
receive such complaints and transmit
them at once to the proper city official,
Similar conferences are to be held each
two weeks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08

Sheriff Blackwood was communicated
with and Immediately left for Holt with
q posse Of deputies The heavy rain
Wednesday night destroyed all clewa.
The sheriff, however left again
Thursday morning to take the trail.
The section il thitkiy populated with
negroes. No one was seen near ina
store earlier In the evening, Mr. Han
sci was thought 10 be about ready Ia
close the store for the night Feeling
Is reported 10 he running high IN ths
Holt neighborhood and summary ven-
geance Is likely II any definite cIew n
picked up and a suspect captured
MT Hansel came to Mississippi couu-
~ about two years ago. Originally he
was native OF West Tennessee Prior
70 his connection with the Goodeau
nros. interests he was associated with
y. NJ. Lowrance Of Memphis. He was
commissary manager for the Lowrance
works at Clarkedale. Ark, and also
worked as foreman for Mr.. LowrancA
~ grading work on the nitrate plant
last year at Muscle Shoals, Ala, ana
railroad grading during the same time
at Sheffield. He was unmarried.
The store was frame affair about
SO feet In length and one story. There
nave been no previous attempts to rob
the place. II was opened by the
Goodeau brothers and Hansel about one
year ago The firm has two other
stores In this county One is located al
Grider
Holt is on the Frisco railroad ak
miles south OF this place, between Gris
der and Driver.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
BURNED TO Death: SLAYERS FLEE
FIGHT UPON PACT
is ATTACKED AS
UNPATRIOTIC ACT

tlon of the United States, and asked
that the national committee help to keep
party.
The case for Kansas City was pre-
sented by former Mayor Fred Fleming,
Representative Champ Clark, DR. B. A.
Jenkins, publisher of the Kansas City
Post; Breckenridge Long, of St. Louis
third assistant secretary of state, and
5. P. Amidon, national committeeman
for Kansas. The city offered a guar
antee of s5000O and free use of the
convention hall.
DR.. Jekins, pointing out that Kansas
City lay in the center of group Of
doubtful states, declared that while
my heart would say let's go to San
Francisco, my head would say let's go
to Kansas City"
Mr. Clark said award of the conven-
tion to Kansas City would "cheer up ev-
cry Democrat from the Mississippi to
the foothills of the Rocky mountains" :"
After the convention claims had been
presented and resolutions adopted in
open session. the committee adjourned
to meet behind closed doors at 2:30 p. IN.
to vote on the convention time and
place,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
QUAKER OATS
BRINGS B|GFORCE

Representatives of the Quaker Oats
company are expected TO arrive here
Friday from Chicago to arrange for
opening offices at Memphis for the es-
tablishment of the company's general
sales headquarters for the South, which
II Is understood, will be transferred here
from Chicago, and bring a large staff of
statesmen, executives and office men to
this city
l., r. Hawley sales manager for the
South, with headquarters now at Chi
cago, is expected to be placed in charge
Of the Memphis sales office When ii
was announced that the Quaker Oats
company had located one Of their big
plants here, II was stated that the sales
headquarters for the South probably
wouR BE moved here as soon as the
new plant was ready to operate.
The immediate preparations for open
ing offices here lends weight to the
statement that the company expects to
have its mixed feed plant completed and
IN operation April 1, Work on the new
plant is progressing rapidly. Actual
construction work has not been started,
but much of the excavation work Is
done, railway connections are being put
In, and material is arriving, SO that
there will be no delay when building
operations actually begin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
FEED MEN TO PROTEST
HIGH M0LASSES RATE

A delegation representing the mixed
feed manufacturers of Memphis will go
to Washington Saturday where 1t will
join with representatives from feed
manufacturers from Nashville and St.
Louis, and molasses importers from
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago, in a
protest against the increase In freight
rates on blackstrap molasses amount
iR gto about four cents per hundred
pounds made effective by the federal
railroad administration on Dec. 81.
The new tariff was issued by the
railroad administration without the
shippers Interested having been given
an opportunity for hearing. Mem
phis, which is one OF the largest mixed
feed manufacturing centers in the
country is, vitally concerned in the
matter.
]. B. McGinnis, commissioner for the
Memphis Grain exchange, will lead the
fight on behalf of the local interests,
He will be accompanied to Washington
by S. T. Pease, ]. T. Morgan, W. r.
Smith -Vaniz and w A. Hall The
hearing Is set for Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
COOLIDGE URGES
HUMANITY CLAIM
ON GOVERNMENT

BOSTON Jan. S.-The need OF hui
manlzing government and industry and
OF maintaining obedience to the law was
stressed by Gov. Coolidge In his address
70 the legislature today, inaugurating
his second term. He urged more effort
In production and economy on the part
OF both state and individual
Ihe duty that government now owes
70 the people," he said. "is to reduce
their burdens by paying off the obliga-
tlons that came from the war rather
than imposing additional burdens for the
support of new projects
"Healthful housing, wholesome food,
sanitary working conditions, reasonable
hours, fair wage for a fair DAYS work
opportunity full and free, justice speedy
and impartial and at a cost within the
reach of all, are among the objects not
only TO be sought but made absolutely
certain and secure. Government is not
must not be a cold, impersonal machine
but a human and more humane agency,
appealing to the reason, satisfying the
heart, full of mercy, assisting the good.
resisting the wrong, delivering the
weak from any impositons of the
we need to change our standards
not of property. but OF thought If we
put all the emphasis on our material
prosperity, that prosperity will perish
and with 1t will perish our civilization,
Employer and employed must find their
satisfaction not in money return, but
IN service rendered Industry must be
not destroyed.
There are strldent voices urging re-
slstance to the law in the name OF
freedom They are not seeking free
dom even for themselves-they have il;
they are seeking to enslave others, Their
works are evil They know It. They
must be resisted. The evil they repre-
sent must be overcome by the good 9TH
ers represent, These ideas, which are
wrong, for the most part imported.
must be supplanted by ideas which are
Of America is a power which can not
be overcome. Prosecution OF the Grim
mai and education OF the ignorant are
the remedies.
It is fundamental that freedom is not
20 be secured by disobedience to law,
government must govern. To obey is
life. To disobey is death"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
W. RJOYCE GIVEN
CUSTODY OF CHILD

Iherqvas copius flow of tears and
me airFas rent with shrieks in Judee
Guthrie office Thursday when the
1uoge Rnted a writ of habeas corpus
10 Wlum 4. Joyce, giving him pos
STesslonG his little 4-year-old child.
me cfh has been with its grand
motherlMrs Ida Hooker, since its
mother recent death. and when the G
father |ked for it the grandmother re-. re-
fused tgiye 1t up.
., Inc ahdmother admitted that the
tatner as amply able to take care Of
!he chi bnt sal d she had nothing LEFT
IN theEorld to love since her da1,rhs
ters 9th. Judge Guthrie awarded
me elr to its father, but suggested
mat iather permit the grand :
motheto Keep 1t for month, or mil
she cld recover from the bereavel
ment used by the death of her
daughr, the child's mother, Tbe
fiatheltnd his sister, who lives WITH
hlm, FUSED TO permit the child m to
stay IN ITS grandmother. but told the
ever B liked. ~ "heh-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
ANIMAL VESTRY MEET
AT CALVARY CHURCH

!, cary Episcopal church, of which
me " W. ID. Buckner. d. D. is rec
tor, completed a year of splendid
worAnd achievements, according to
repoi submitted at the annual meet
ing the vestry held at the parish
housWednesday night. and the nnw
yean starting with every department
Of ichurch work in flourishing con
dltid The annual budget has been
greg increased for next year and
tne tota OF the church in the recent
Jph. Orgill was elected senior war,
denother officers of the parish and
yesmen elected were: Thomas II
Tay. junior warden: John c. Rurch
Ieehery; IS e,,t W W. ?. IMiaury, treasurer; s.
Hotr, Sim f. Clark. George p pbii
Lips. R. Ellis, Frank Hayden. A. d
Arrfong. W l.. Smith, T.. R, Bar.
rovnd William Orgill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
UNDERWOOD NOT TO
Be 1920 CANDIDATE

WASHINGTON Jan. S.-Senator
Underwood. Of Alabama, in a state
ment today. announced he would not
be candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
My friends have complmented me-"
the senator said, by suggesting that
| be a candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination. but / am in
no sense a candidate. = have an
nounced my candidacy for the sena-
torship from Alabama and hope and
expect TO represent that state in the
senate for the next six years"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
J. W. CANADA MENTIONED
FOR GOVERNORS RACE

A movement that may result in a
the interest of Col. j. w. Canada
prominent Memphis lawyer. for COVER
nor. Col Canada has never held a
political office and he has never by
word or sign indicated that he wants
one. His friends maintain that If he
should seek the nomination he would
give Gov. Roberts a strong race and
predict his election by large ma
jority in November. He was a colonel
in the Spanish American war. He is
one of the most popular men in Mem
phia
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
M'NAMARA DIVORCE
SET FOR THURSDAY

The trial of the divorce suit of Mrs.
Rebecca Mcnamara against Allen j.
Mcnamara, who is now in the state
penitentiary awaiting electrocution for
assault on a young girl, is set to be
heard in the Fourth division of the cir
cult court Thursday afternoon.
Mrs, Mcnamara filed her suit before
her husband is alleged to have commit
ted the assault which caused his con-
viction During the trial of the Nc
Namara case she returned TO him and
sat beside him In the courtroom, their
pretty little girl being with them. How
ever, she never withdrew her suit for
divorce.
Mrs Mcnamara charges cruel and in
human treatment. A. J. Mcdonald Is
her attorney.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
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81! sNXIE!!A ASISl;1 EsRg

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. s, 1920.
Tempe rature---
hr, Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humid'v
I q. yes day 40 40 100
Z D. today. 36 36 100
Ne today E. 35 35 100
hmum temperature, Al; minimum.
36sun sets today at sos pm. Rises
totrow at 7:09 am. Moon rises at
S;p.m. tonight Precipitation, 2.66
ins.
tnessee-Rain, possibly turning to
sil and colder In west, followed by
cIhg weather; rain or snow in ex-
tI+ east.
sissippi-Rain, followed by clear
iTReather; much colder
.ansas--Cloudy, with probable
rs followed by clearing weather;
eC with freezing temperature.
bama-Cloudy and colder with
ptble rain.
ltucky-Rain or local snow,
lisiana-Probably fair. colder.
ahoma-Probably fair, slightly
wer In north and west.
It Texas-Unsettled, colder cold
W at Port Arthur.
ST Texas-Unsettled probable
81 IN west, slightly colder in south
tn Carolina-Rain, colder in ex-
T. west,
nn Carolina--Cloudy, probable
r slightly warmer.
Drgia--Cloudy, probable rain
or in west.
rioa--Falr except probable rain in
nwest. colder In northwest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
GEN. PERSHING WILL
RECEIVE A BANQUET

Gen, John j. Pershing will be the
guest of the Chamber Of Commerce
and the local post of the American
Legion at a banquet at the Hotel CHS
ca when he visits the city on Feb, IL
to inspect Park field The banuuet
viii be. given in the evening. The dis
tnguished commander of Americas ex-
peditionary forces win arrive in Mem
phis about . o'clock the morning of
Feb, 49, Va
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
PARK BOARD SPENT
$238,00O IN 1919

1919 were in round numbers s93S ao6
The board was barely able 10 keen
within its budget, owing to the IN
creased cost Of all material used and
the higher pay for laborers. The marks
weer maintained in good shape, but a
number of improvements which had
been contemplated were not made.
The. board will submit its annual
sion within the next few days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
COUNTY COMMITTEE
MEETS NEXT TUESDAY

r. s. Bryan. chairman. has called a
meeting of the county Democratic
executive committee for next Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock at the court
house.
The only matters embraced In the
call are the fixing of date for a
county primary for the nomination Of
range for the appointment Of election
officers and the holding OF the pri :
mary, and for the filling Of vacancies
on the committee. Four new mem
bers will be elected to represent the
three new city wards, and the portion
OF the Sixth district which is now
without committeeman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
ONE TITLE CLEARED
FOR CITY AUDITORIUM

One of the eight titles over which
theer has been dispute between the
owners and the city auditorium COM
nilsson has been cleared by a report
of jury OF view, which will be sub
mitted to the circuit court at once.
The finding covers the value of an
old 99-year lease made in 1S47, on prop
erty at 214 North Main street. The
jury found the value TO be $1,000 which
the auditorium commissioners win pay
The leashold is owned by Henry Craft
and Louis Fritz, There are seven other
similar suits pending, which when set
tied win clear all of the property to
be acquired from private owners for
the auditorium site.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
SlLAS M'BEE HAS
NOT RE-ENTERED ARMY

Friends Of Slss McBee are denying
a rumor circulated several days ago
that the former Memphis attorney who
later won a commission in the army
has re-entered the service to remain
permanently, Mr. McBee for the mast
eight months has been connected with
an exporting firm in New York He
holds the position Of assistant to the
vice -president
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
LICENSE COLLECTIONS
ABOUT $4,000 A DAY

Collections being made through the
office OF the collector Of licenses and
privileges are running about 10000 a
day This is far less than the average
are required to secure privilege licenses
all pay the city the amounts due be-
fore Feb. l, when the privileges are
delinquent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
HALL STILL LIVES.

W. w. Hall, shot more than a week
ago by Ed Starr, his father-in law,
still is in dangerous condition at st.
Joseph's hospital The full charge
below the right shoulder blade. Starr
says he shot because Hall threatened
his life, after slapping Mrs. Hall, who
is Starts daughter.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
JAN. 10 FIXED AS DATE
OF PEACE RATIFICATION

PARIS. Jan, S.--The exchange of
ratifications of the peace treaty with
Jan. 10, it now seems certain. The
supreme council today fixed this date
for the ceremony and decided that il
should be held in the French foreign
offiae