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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
STRICT ENFORCEMENT
OF DRY LAW FORECAST

Nashville, Jan. 7.-(Speclal.)- )-
Louis flISlns. newly appointed fed
oral prohibition enforcement commits
sionor of Tennessee, has assumed the
duties OF his new office. with head
quarters In the custom house here.
Mr. Elltlns declared that Il Is not the
purpose OF the federal go, ernment
through his ofEo to take over or
usurp the dutioI OF state, county or
municipal enforcement authorities.
but at the same time the government
does not propose TO allow them to
become lax In their duties.
He declares that the enforcement
Of tho liquor laws is entirely In the
hands OF the state. Mr.. Elkins pre-
diets a strict enforcement OF the
Eighteenth amendment and appeals TO
the people OF Tennessee for their CO.
operation.
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BRITISH FINANCE
new YORK MEMORIAL

Washington. Jan. 7-Secretary
Daniels has accepted through the
state department fund of approx
mately 5000 pounds sterling allocated
from the sum recently raised by pub
lie subscriptions in Great Britain for
memorial to the members of the
Dover patrol" which aided in safe
gaurding the English channel against
enemy submarines during the war
Mr. Daniels announced that the
fund would be used for the erection
of a monolith memorial near the en-
trance to New York harbor Me-
MORALS to the British and French
forces will be erected in Dover and
Calais, respectively.
Naval aviation forces, operating
from Dunkirk and Jilligholme, consti-
tuted the CHIEF contribution of the
American navy to the patrol.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
GEN. PERSHINC
TO COME HERE
Commander Of A. E. r. viii
Inspect Fort 0glethorpe.
Exact Date Unknown.

Gen. John j. Pershing will visit
Chattanooga some time this spring on
an inspection trip of the military
establishment at Fort Oglethorpe.
Definite date OF his arrival has not
been fixed. but will be announced
lateb according TO letter received
Wednesday by Mayor A. w. Cham
bliss from Col. G. c. Marshall, on
the generals staff,
The letter to the mayor was in
response to an invitation extended
on behalf of the city some time ago.
It stated that the program for tho
latter part of Gen. Pershing's itin-
erary, which includes Chattanooga,
had not been completed and no def
mite date announced for the distin-
guished generals visit here. This will
be announced later stated Col
Marshall. by telegraph to Mayor
Chambliss
II was never known locally whether
Gen. porshing intended TO visit Chat
tanooga and Fort Oglethorpe or not
Invitations wera sent out by the
chamber OF commerce, Mayor Cham
bliss and others, to which replies
were recei ed stating he would moi
visit Chattanooga. at this time. How
ever. this letter from Col Marshal
states that Chattanooga Is included
and that tho general will be here
probably some time In tho early
spring.
while in Savannah, 4. II. Preston
president of the Hamilton Nationa
bank, met and talked with Gen
pershink and was told that he woulC
probably come to Chattanooga som'
time about the middle OF February.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
TO ARREST AND
DEPORT LUDWIG
Department Justice Orders
Execution of Warrant
I Against Arch Red.
AMBASSADOR" MUST GO
Ellis Island to Be Reopened to
Full Capacity to Receive
Aliens,

Washington, Jan. Ia. PA
warrant for the arrest and deporta.
tion of Ludwig c. A. X. Martens,
self styled ambassador Of the Rus
sian soviet government, has been or.
dered executed by the department of
justice,
Martens, regarded, officials said, as
the real leader of the communist
party in the United States, was said
to be in Washington. His arrest was
expected soon.
TO CONCENTRATE DEPoRTEEs.
To provide place of concentration
for the radicals the department of
labor today took steps to reopen Ellis
Island New York, to its full capacity.
Anthony Caminetti. commissioner
general of immigration, said report,
had been called upon for the work
necessary to put the station in shape
to receive the expected food of aliens
who will be ordered deported
Assurances have been received
NhoA GhhitlAilh iNlhR WIZ ut lRl vi
coming from congress to enable the
bureau TO handle the deportations
without difficulty. II was said.
Attacks U. S. Agents.
While tho government agencies are
preparing for the final stages of the
deportation fight. statement was
issued from hotel within Il stones
throw OF the department OF Justice
building by S. Nuorteva, who said he
was secretary to Ludwig c. A, X.
Martens, In which he made charges
against agents of the department of
justice.
Nuorteva declared department
agents had actively participated" in
tho preparation OF some OF the plnnka
of the communist parties on which
the prosecutions" now are based
He further charged that "the chief
figures In celebrated bomb plots were
agents of similar nature" Official
comment ON the charges were unob-
tainablc at the department OF justice
but privately some Of the officials
said they regarded the charges az
humorous"
Determination OF the government
| To take Martens into custody wat
definitely made after all evideno,
which had a bearing OH activities d
the Russian soviet bureau In New
York had been assembled by Assis'
tant Attorney General Garvan. While
officials would not disclose tho natur,
OF the evidence, they said some of Il
promised to be sensational,
Martens came to Washington
nearly week ago from New Yorl
and with his secretary and Other
assistants has occupied u suite al
local hotel.
His Haunts Covered.
New York, Jan. 7.--Ludwlg G. A. Is
Martens is in Washington, his bureau
here announed today. Despite thi'
statement. every haunt and associate
OF Martens Is being covered" by Sc
cret service agents and police 1t wa'
learned.
New Jersey officials have beer
asked to visit radical meeting
places for traces of Martens II was
said, and railroad terminals are be-
ing watched for his possible arrival
at or departure from Now York.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
.SNAICHED FROM
ELECTRIC CHAIR
Senator Frazier's Plea and Me-
gro's Army Discharge
Saves Him..
SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Killing Results From Argument
7 over Debt Soldier Owed
His Victim.

Senator James b. Frazier's eloquent
plea for his client, win Hewlett, col
ored, Tuesas afternoon, saved the
defendant snn the gallows, After
all testimony was heard in the case of
Hewlett, wisAwas charged with the
murder OF Henry Medlow colored, it
appeared ID those who had heard the
cnse that the defendant stood within
The shadow OF the electric chair.
However. the senator's plea together
with the fact that the defendant had
seen Aarvine In France seemed to miti-
gate the case to such an extent that
the 1urys after being out only few
minutes, fet1fned verdict of MUIR
der In the SECOND degree, and Hewlett
wis sentenced 10 serve from ten to
twenty Years In the state peniten-
tiary.
The states contention was that
Hewlett had murdered Medlow in
cold blood and had later admitted
to officers that such was the case.
Ono az the ofiicers called stated that
when he ftrTNsted Hewlett he asked
him why he had killed Medlow and
tho defcndant's answer was: 81 didn't
kin him, Just struck him with a
rock and il died"
The defenses insistance was that
Hewlett met Medlow and attempted
TO redeem d coat he had pawned to
bin for $3.B0 and Medlow wanted 81.
Arpument arose and Hewlett said
that fedlow caught hold of him and
IeachSu Ia his back pocket and It was
then he struck him with a rock,
The case was ON trial throughout
the entire day and went to the jury
late IN the afternoon after Atty. Gen.
George w. Chamlee had told the jury
that the negro was guilty of cold
l1loudcd murder but that he wanted
them tp give him some credit for
having served In France and later
having received an honorable dis
charge. Al motion for a new trial was
made by ]. Il. Frazier, Jr, who was
assisting his father.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
LOVE AND JEALOUSY
BASIS OF TROUBLES


Chicago, Jan. I'd. N. S.)--taaorgaa
Baklnnoff, famous Russian baritone OF
the Chicago Grand Opera company. who
was arrested on a deportation warrant
alleging misconduct with Mile. I1lvira
Amagar, the soprano, attributed his
trouble today to jealousy.
That woman" he said. 80 jealous
is she OF me, you wouldn't believe IT.
She gets jealous at overything-chnlrs,
walls, bureaus, everything. You
wouldn't believe II how jealous that
woman Is. She loves me. she has pro-
posed to me-
Mile. Amazar charged that Baklnnofr
toured the country posing as an un-
married man when he has wife in
Russia.
The baritone admitted he would like
to marry Mile. Amazar.
But how can I?' he asked ~ write
to Russia, but no answer do I get.
don't know whether I'm married or not
did not bring Mile, Amazar TO Chicago
! came to sing for the Boston Grand
opera company alone. When that-what
YOU say bust up--I come to Chicago -
Baklanom is at liberty under 81 900 bah.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
Villa Surrounded By Federal Troops
Hundreds LiueS
Lost in Mexico
Number of Deaths in Wild
Sections May Never Be
Known.

Mexico City, Jan. IA. P.l--Hun-
dreds, possibly thousands. OF lives
were lost as a result of the earth
quake which shook the state OF Vera
Cruz Saturday night. So widespread
was the damage done by the shock
and so wild are some of the sections
that suffered it is probable the NUM-
ber of casualties never will be known.
Private dispatches received here
from Vera Cruz and Jalapa state that
1000 persons lost their lives at Couzt-
Ian. These reports, which are said at
both cities to be reliable, eonflrm In
formation given out last night by
presidential military headquarters
Thirty lives were lost at Teocelo. Vol-
canic eruptions have occurred Ill CO.
fere de Perite, from which point to
the volcano of Orizaha the shock
seemed to center, according TO rumors
There were three slight shocks
yesterday, according to information
given out yesterday afternoon ali the
astronomical observatory Mt Taco
baya, suburb of Mexico City They
were so feeble they could be defeated
only by instruments. Subterranean
noises are stiif noticeable in the
Pedregal, a rocky waste near this
city, and great cracks have Appeared
in the earth.
Travellers returning here from Vera
Cruz say some streams were dried up
as a result of the shock, and IL "a
feared many mills near Orizaba which
depend upon water power will be
compelled to close. t
Several oil wells near Tuxpam have
been spouting petroleum since the
earthquake, according to advices from
Vera Cruz.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
CITY TO GIVE $4,000 TO
AID In FLOOD SURVEY

The sum OF $4,000 will be donated BY
the city TO assist In paying for the ex-
penses OF the food survey now going on
under direction of the chamber OF conn
morce. AZ the meeting Of the city
board Tuesday afternoon an ordinance
appropriatlng this amount passed FIRST
reading.
The ordinance was introduced by
Mayor Alexander w. Chamblles In re-
sponRe 20 q letter from o. i. Andrews.
chairman OF the chamber OF eommerca
committee.
Jiiicf. William Tuomey. of tfis fra sifs-
partment, submitted through Commis-
soner u, ID. Heron a report on the
Are department for the year 1919. He
also commented on the double platoon
system. saying IL met with great favor
among firemen. Drulng the last thFee
months OF 1918. stated the chief. un~
der the old system. the department ans
wered eighty-nine alarms with fire
damage OF S2s. 900. but that for the same
period for 1919. under the double platoon
system. 1877 alarms were answered with
n flra damage approximating Only
$40, 900
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
VOICES OPPOSITION
TO ANTISEDTTTON BILL

Washington. Jan. 7-Opposition to
the Sterling antisedition bill was
voiced in the senate this afternoon
by Senators Borah. Of Idaho, and
Gronna, OF North Dakota, on the
ground that 1t provided no hearing
for those whose publications might
be barred from the malls by the post
master general on the ground that
they were "seditious"
Senator Gronna declared 1t would
be dangerous to leave 20 one man"
to decide whether magazines or news
papers proposed the overthrow OF or
ganized government when they might
be construed by others as only lib
erai" in their views.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
RICHEST SILVER MINE
OF CANADA LOCATED

Vancouver. II. c., Jan. THE rich
est silver mine ever recorded In Can
ada has been located near stewart.
four miles south OF the Premier mine.
and was sixty miles from the Alaskan
border. according TO information tnnt
camo 10 this city today by miners re-
turning from that region.
The strike was made a month ago.
Already more than twenty tons, valued
NJ 100000 have been mined anu
await shipment II Is reported.
ore valued about $4,000 a ton has
heon found in the mine. II was dts
covered in the form OF four.foot re-
enrichment OF consideraDle-siAe
vein. II Is said 20 be nearly three-
fourtha pure silver. -.
Tho story of tho mines reads IKE
, chnpter from a novel, II was ~ Y
sult Tor libel brought against thn
owners by tho Taylor Engineering
company on claim for building an
eighteen mile railroad to II. by act eI
legislature Il passed to the engineering
company In default of 100000.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
WHAT TO DO WITH
BONDED WHISKY

Cincinnati, Jan. T.--Georgo r. Delft
erie, Cincinnati dlstillor, has been au-
thoriged to appoint committee to go
to Washington and discuss with the
federal officials the problem OF dis
posing OF the bonded whisky IN the
United states. This WINS announced AZ
tho ciorssg uf i meeting af ice as=si!iesA
from all sections OF the country here
today. DR.. Deiterle presided at the con-
ference.
or the total Of GO.OOO,O00 gallons OF
bonded whisky IN the United states,
40, 900 600 gallons are in warehouses OF
kentucky.
No way OF disposlng OF this immense
quantity OF liquor, valued at hundreds
Of millions OF dollars. has been pro-
vlded by congress except by exporta-
tlon and even that win be prohibited
after Jan. 16, when tho federal dry
amendment goes into effect.
II was said that numerous sugges-
tlons were made relief. during discus
sion today and that the committee Will
tnko all under consideration and lay
such ms II may conclude best before
tho authorities. No definite plan was
adopted by tho conference, It was said.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
REFUSES BOND
FOR PRISONER
Nell Bowers Held at County
Jail on Account of Her
Condition.

Nell Bowers is held at the Hamilton
county Jail and, according to her at
torney, Eugene Williams, the matron
in charge of the hospital at the jail,
refused either to allow him to see her
or recognize the bond for her release.
Mr.. Williams says he will take out
habeas corpus proceedings to effect
his clients release from the Jail. The
matron at the Jail has reported to
Judge McReynolds that the Bowers
woman is diseased and that IL is
dql gerous for her, to be on the
streets; she asks Judge McReynolds
to hold her as he has held women in
the past, under the quarantine laws.
It is tsated that Mr.. Williams
called at the Jail Tuesday with a
release for the woman from the city
court, and when asked to see her was
shown to the hospital ward He
asked the ma ron for permission to
speak to her and this was granted,
bnt not alone, as the niatron IN
charge insisted on being present and
hearing the conversation between the
lawyer and his client. This Mr.. Will
Iiams objected to and took his release
down to the office at the Jail. He was
told by the jailer that the woman
was in charge of the matron, and they
had no right to recognize the re-
lease from the police court unless
the matron did so.
Mr. Williams left and Wednesday
morning the case was brought to the
attention of Judge McReyIolds, who
will act on IL when the habeas corpus
proceedings are filed. II has been
the disposition of the court in the
past to hold all diseased women until
they are cured, as they are menace
and a danger to the community. The
outcome of the case is being awaited
with interest.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
UNDERWOOD MAY THROW
WRENCH N MACHINERY

Washington, Jan 7.--Senator Under
wood, democrat. Alabama. serv@I no.
ticc in the senate today that unless the
deadlock over the treaty Of. Versailles
was broken within few days. he
would press his resolution calling for
the appointment of n bipartisan COM
mittee OF the senate 10 work out some
agreement He explained he had not
called up his resolution. which was in
troduccd just before the senate ad-
iourned over the holidays. because he
did not desire to throw n monkey
Wrench" into efforis now being made
TO reach nm agreement,
but don't want II 20 he understood
that / have abandoned the resolution
he added "ff there Is, no solution
reached within the ncXt@ few days J
will endeavor to call Il mp and set q
vote op st."
Meantime informal conferences nmonE
republican and democratic senators on
compromise proposals continue but
without apparent results.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
DINNER IN HONOR OF
BISHOP GAILOR IN N. Y.

New York, Jan. 7.--Bishop cpilor.
newly appointed head OF the Episcopal
Council Of America. will be honored hN
the Tennessee Society Of New York 1T
"A dinner to bc given at tho Fcuusyl-
vania hotel Thursday night.
President j. J. King of the society.
said today that the dinner VIII be "a
teatlmoninl 10 tho bishop at which hc
will make his first address as president
OF tho Episcopal council In taking up
his new duties. Bisnop Gailor viii have
charge OF educational, social financial
md religious affairs of the council.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
CITY statesmen
TO FACE JURY
List of Cigarette Sellers Fur
niShed Grand Jury and In
dictmentS Expected.

\ City statesmen for local wholesale
Nouses handling cigarettes have hsen
summoned before the rext session OF
tn Hamilton county grand jury to
furnish the jury with a list of the
retailers in the city to whom they
sell or have sold cigarettes.
indictments will then be returned
against those who have thus violated
the law.
The statesmen were summoned to
appear before the jury Monday, but
on the excuses that they could not
at that time furnish the names of
those who bought cigarettes from
them they were given until the next
session, which is the first Monday in
February.
Judge McReynolds stated that he
would have indictments returned
against those who had sold cigarettes
and also against those who were OPP
Grating punch boards. 1t came to the
attention of Judge McReynolds that a
number of local dealers had threat
ened if indicted, to in turn have in
dicted certain organizations who had
been giving cigarettes away. The
Judge, however, said tifat@he would
attend to this class of men who
wanted the organizations indicted and
in instances like that would make
them come before the grand jury and
give evidence and make them the
prosecutors in such cases. ANY one
showing a spirit like that" said the
criminal. judge, will come out the
little end of the horn when indict-
ments are returned"
Judge McReynolds stated that he
had nothing to do with the making
of the law, but he thought it should
be enforced and he would see that it
was. If the present grand jury fails
to indict cigarette sellers the criminal
Judge says that he will get him a
jury who will and will at the same
time find out why jurors fail to do
their sworn duty.
Heron Against Punchboards.
Commissioner of Fire and Police Ed
Heron, who has done much towards
! the cleaning up Of the town from
bootlegging, has stated he will also
instruct his men to break up punch
boards and also lettering about pool
rooms. 1t has been called to the
attention of both Commissioner
Heron and the grand jury that
punchboards are being operated
throughout the city, not only during.
week days but on the Sabbath. The
commissioner has ordered his men
10 arrest every operator of punch
boards and bring them in. and CITY
Judge Martin A. Fleming says that in
each instance, where the proof is
enough, the defendants Will be fined
and bound over.
1t has been reported to the author
tiles that school boys and young bows
working in the afternoons for a living
and for the support of their widowed
mothers have been gambling away
their time on punch boards. In in
stances like this when offenders are
caught they will be dealt with
severely.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
WIVES AND MOTHERS OF
AUSTRIA THE SUFFERERS

Paris. Jan. 7--The last recourse of
Austria rs to appeal to the Amer
lean people not TO leave 7O00,O0O
souls 10 perish most miscrably." said
Baron Eichoff head Of the Austrian
delegation. yesterday. II wish TO say
TO the wives and mothers OF Amer
lea, in behalf OF the wives and moth
crs uf Austria whose pride always
has been large families" he con-
tlnued, that they today stand in
terror OF maternity because OF the
agonlzng conditions under which the
new generation IL being born. still
birth Is welcomed In Austria ns a
providcntial delivcrance from tho
woes Of infancy and miserable
future"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
BULGARIA CALLS OUT
TROOPS RESULT RIOT

London, Jan. 7.-Bulgaria has
called up her army reserves as a re-
suit of clashes between troops and
mobs of strikers in which many per-
sons have been killed, said a News
Agency dispatch from Berlin today.
In many towns throughout Bull
garia fighting is taking place between
the military and striking working
men. Traffic is at a standstill.
Unrest in all parts of Bulgaria Is
growing, said a Bucharest dispatch
to the Daily Express The Bulgarian
railway men are on strike and others
are going out in sympathy. There
have been numerous fatalities at Sofia
and elsewhere.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-07
BRISTOL MAN DIES OF
CUNSHOT WOUND

Bristol Jan. Especially --Vollie A.
Sharrett, who was shot and wounded
OF the night OF July IS. 1919. Is dead
here supposedly from the effects Of II
Runshot wound ia his right lung
Charles Tcmplin. the man charged with
shooting ShBrrctt, Is now under $1,000
bond on warrant charging him
with assault with attempt 10 XII. The
shooting occurred near the Tcmplh
home.
Funeral services for the dead man
were held yesterday from the home on
Norfolk avenue. the Rev ~. II. Ensley
officiating. lutcrmcnt wns In the local
cemetery Deceased H. survived by his
wife. two brothers and -four sisters