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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
SENATOR HARDING
PUTS CREED INTO
BASEBALL LINGO
G. 0. P. Nominee, Addressing
Cubs, Urges Teamwork for
Nation on "Home Grounds
Under the Rules"

MARION, O.. Sept. 2.-Putting his
political creed into the vernacular OF
baseball. Senator Harding delivered a
front porch speech today TO the play
ers OF the Chicago National League
club, appealing for better team work
Tor the nation on home grounds un-
der the rules"
Many issues, including the league OF
nations one r1an government. prepared
ness ard progressiveism, were touched
on by SENATOR Harding in declaring his
love for the great American game. The
Cub players had come to Marion to
play a special exhibition game late In
the day as personal compliment TO
the nominee.
In another speech, delivered to a
committee representing several asso-
Citations Of teachers, the senator said
the low compensation of teachers had
brought on "a crisis In education, and
pledged himself to do everything in
his power to secure better pay for the
profession.
Both Of the addresses were short and
the greater part OF the day the candi-
date reserved for a conference with
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, a for
mer Republican secretary Of state, on
the league issue.
Saluting the baseball players simply
as Cubs, " Senator Harding plunged d.
rectly into his discourse on political
Issues as analogous TO the problems Of
the diamond.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
Fire DrilImdster
Let Out, Edgar Says

w. j. Robins, of San Antonio, Texas,
who was brought to Memphis to accept
the position OF drllmaster in the new
fire department, was told that his serv-
ices were not wanted after 1t had been
ascertained that he was a member of
the firemen's union
John b, Edgar commissioner of fire
and police declared Thursday that he
didn't care to give out detailed state
ment in the matter, but said that MIR.
Robins had accepted the position after
tour Of the engine houses, and it was
later ascertaned that he held a union
card Mr. Edgar informed Robins We'd
nesday that his services would not be
Rohins;.- is said. aerfarsd that he
would not accept the position when he
reached Memphis and ascertained that
only few members of the old fire de-
partment were now employed in the re-
organized department. 1t Is also said
that members of The Memphis firemen's
union donated some money toward pay
ing Robins railroad fare from Memphis
to San Antonio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
Rain Aids Troops
At Belfast; Death
List GrOWs To 27

BELFAST, Sept 2.-Dripplng skies
canopied Belfast this morning and the
rain was greeted with relief by the
military in the hope that II would dis
courage rioting The soldiers, instead
OF being grouped at street corners. were
posted in doorways and other vantage
points to deal with snipers.
The death list in the present rloting
was increased to q during the night.
Soldiers shot one of their own men
while chasing a sniper.
Shippers fired into dense crowd
shortly. before II o'clock last night
near the Crumlin road jail and for
n time panic reigned In that section
OF the city One civilian was fatally
wounded by one Of the snipers and
although soldiers We're rushed at once
to the scene and pursued the man who
did the shooting. he escaped
During a small riot in Dover street,
where hostile crowds gathered during
the late evening. one man was seri-
ousy wounded.
At IL O'Clock, the hour at which the
curfew ordinance is effective, the
streets We're almost deserted.
Several persons were injured yester-
day by snipers in the northern part
of the city North street being the cen
ter OF the most disorder. There were
no pitched battles similar to those
fought on Monday and Tuesday, but
feeling was very bitter between the
contending factions, and at times only
the opportune Intervention Of police or
soldiers averted serious conflicts. Many
dwellings and stores were looted during
the day, and rumors Of new attacks
made by the respective factions kept
the city in q state Of excitement
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
Gimme Transfer"
Says Car Company

President Wilson has come to the
rescue of the circuit court of Shelby
county
r. IL. Tutwiler and Frank s. Elgin
are suspected of having hand in
the affair, but the papers in the case
state that by the presidents order it
is aone, And Hon. Edward p. White,
chief Justice of the supreme court of
the United States issued the order,
with the presidents authority.
All Of this is just high and mighty
way Of saying that Is damage suits
filed against the receivers for the Mem
phis Street Railway company Thursday
were transferred to the federal court,
on a petition for certiorari and super
sedeas which Elgin and Tutwiler OBJ
tanned through customary channels.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02

Charles Brooks Summeryille, INT
charge Of the Morse system. Of the
American Telephone and Z. Telegraph
company, was the owner, who inserted
the advertisement and his own expert
ence in trying 10 locate A. shelter in
days gone by with wife and child.
was the motive behind the wording OF
the offer Issss
Summerville lived at 93S North Ma
nassas street, Recently he completed
a new home and In moving was ready
to lease his old place. He remembered
then how many doors had been slammed
in his face and how many cool recep-
tions he had received himself when
house hunting after mentioning that he
had a child in his family. These mem-
ories caused his determination to pro-
vide place for one family at least and
let them know that children were well
come s ~
In placing the advertisement he gave
only his first two names and specified
that applications must be by letter
only. This was no bar at all to the
applicants. Things began TO hum
around the American. Telephone and
office on Court avenue. Telephone
calls for Mr.. Brooks were flooding the
company switchboard, NO one knew
him. Then they called in person,
stormed Frank Fiournoy's office, finally
located the American office and then
descended on Traffic Chief Dooley. The
latter surrendered and gave Summer
ville's telephoIle number to sofie appli
cants. Calls to his home were so fire.
quent that he was forced to disconnect
the line
One man with a wife and II children
offered to lease ii for long term
and pay 500 or more II necessary for
the privilege. Tire house was rented for
q considerably lower figure and now a
family with two children are cele-
brating.
Summeryille says "hever again. even
if he does like children, because one
advertisement forced him to abandon
home, telephone and office for a day
to escape.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
GENERAL STRIKE
IN ALABAMA COAL
FIELD DISCUSSED


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept al. r..
kennamer, president of the Alabama
division, United Mine Workers, con-
terred here today with other union Of
licials on plans for carrying out the
general strike in the local fields or
tered yesterday by John J.. Lewis, ma
Honal president of the organization.
The order for general strike in this
fate did not occasion any surprise in
pdustrial ciIcles. Hundreds of miners
llready have quit their jobs, and sew
lral of the mines have been shut down
more than month, partly because of
the walkout and partly due to the short
age of cars.
Following the award of the presi-
dents coal commission, last May, Ala
bama 5Tefators posted in their mines
notices containing an outline of plan
for industrial shop councils" which
were to have general supervision over
hours, wages and working conditions.
The plan provided for representation of
workers in these councils. Union lead
ers at once announced they would not
approve the plan because it did not
union. They also charged the coun-
ellis would be packed" with repre-
sentatives Of the operators.
Approximately 1000 miners walked
out May 6. Their ranks were increased
gradually and at present about 5000
are employed in the local fields
Coal operators a month ago started
proceedings to get possession of COM
pany houses occupied by the strikers.
Several thousand of these cases are
still in the courts on appeals the men
claiming their wages were held back
by the companies when they walked
out and refusing to vacate the houses
until they are paid off. The coal com
panies claim the men broke their con-
tracts by quitting work.
Striking miners have received liberal
support from their local and national
ORGANIZATIONS. Operators claim the
production has not decreased since the
walkout and have quoted figures to
show it is greater than at this time
last year Union leaders claim produc-
ton is almost at a standstill. To date
only one clash has been reported as
a result of the strike. A miner named
Hicks was shot to death at Carbon Hill
following quarrel at coal company
commissary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
COX DATA IS PUT
Off BY CAMPA PA|GN
PROBE COMM|TEEE
Democratic Nominees - -
sonaI Representative to Re-
turn Tuesday With Evil
denCe of Huue Fund.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.--The senate COM
mittee investigating campaign expendi-
lures adjourned shortly after noon with,
out having heard Edmund Moore, or
ONO, Gov. Cox's personal representa-
tive, Chairman Kenyon announced that
the committee would meet in Chicago
next Tuesday, Sept. 7, to hear Moore
and other witnesses.
Senator Kenyon said the decision to
recess until Tuesday was reached to
permit several members of the COM
mittee to keep engagements elswhere
Saturday and on Labor day.
Mr. Moore, who was present through
out the session, was requested to come
back Tuesday with the evidence of an
alleged Republican plan to raise $15,-
100000.
Mr.. Moore told newspaper men that
he was prepared to prove that the Re-
publican leaders announced publicly
last January that they expected to raise
$l6,000,0O0 campaign fund.
They have changed Lincoln's aphor-
ism from "a government by the people
to government buy. the people, " Mr.
Moore said
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
WRIT
SECURED FOR CAR

Writ Of attachment for an automo-
bile confiscated by the police Thursday
following an accident at SomeTville
street and UnAa avenue, was secured
by u. T. Bragg, 1902 Overton Park
avenue. through Squire George r. Cole
mans court. 1t was claimed that the
auto belonged to Sleepy John Rogers,
who at present is III in local hos
pitaL
The auto was taken by police after
they had arrested j. +. Foster. giving
his address as Council, Ark. and
charged him with driving a car while
intoxicated. Officers Grumpy and VIII
liams made the arrest Immediately after
an accident in which a Premier car
was rammed In the FostDr auto was
found two bottles of corn whisky
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
TRAIN CUTS OFF
ARMS AND LEGS;
NEGRO MAY DIE

Lewis Fuller, negro, employe Of the
Frisco railroad was near death Thurs
day at General hospital following an
accident late wednesday at the Yale
yards, in which the black had both legs
cut off lost both hands and suffered
other hurts. He was sitting under a
freight car at the yards to avoid the
rain, when. reports In the railroad su-.
perintendents office. said, switch en-
gine coupled to the car and ran over
him.
Fuller was rushed to the McLemore
avenue crossing. where he was taken
in an ambulance to the hospital Hos
pital attaches said Thursday he had lit
tie chance of recoveryS
Although railroad records showed the
negro as Lewis Fuller, be gave the
name OF Arthur Phillips to hospital at
tendants. He also told internes that
he lived In Lutherville Ga. According
to Frisco offices he resided here
Dr. william Britt Burns operated on
Fuller.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
GERMANS REJECT
SOVIET PROPOSAL
Of WAR ALLIANCE

BERLIN. Sept. ,. CBy the Associated
Press. DIR. Walter Simons, the foreign
minister, addressing the reichStag for,
eign committee today declared he had
been urged to colaborate with the Rus
sian Bolsheviki against the Western
powers as u means of breaking the
bonds imposed by the treaty of Yer
sailles, but that after mature reflection
he had rejected this course,
"If we had followed these exhorta-
tions," said the foreign minister Ger
many would Immediately have become
a theater of war. Furthermore, the
disastrous consequences which Bolshe
vism might be expected to bring with
1t would have fallen with double force
upon Germany"
DR.. Slmons said proposals also have
been made that Germany cooperate
with the Western powers against Rus
sia, which he considered an equally i'm
possible course"
mo power at war with soviet Rus
sia." the foreign minister added, need
count upon our support"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02

The outcome OF the Mcnamara case
had no bearing on the conduct OF the
four men who assaulted two young
women Wednesday night. in the opinion
OF Sam O. Bates, attorney general, and
Sheriff o. H. Perry. Both officials were
Of the opinion that even had Gov. A..
II. Roberts permitted Mcnamara to he
executed for criminal assault on Mary
Thompson. 1t would not have deferred
the four men implicated in the Wed
nesday midnight assault.
Booze and brutes." was the way the
sheriff summed up this latest assault
case
1T Is one of those affairs which will
happen every now and then the sher-
in said. 1T is case OF brutal man,
filled up on bad bootleg whisky. Given
such a combination, a man Of that cali
Der would stop at nothing. Had the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02

Several Youths suspected OF being i'm
nlcated In the attack or OF having
knowledge OF the crime were question
ed by the police Thursday, but nothing
was given out regarding the arrest OF
anyone: II was said however. that
police had the names OF at least two
men who Were believed to have been
IN the auto party and were hunting
for them
One youth, learning that the police
wanted to quizz him. went voluntarily
TO the police station and accompanied
by Lieut., Hoyle faced Mrs. Broswer.
The woman. who appears to be about
20 years Of age. declared that he was
leased by the police,
Detectives on Watch.
Detectives from the police station
Thursday afternoon were keeping close
watch upon several downtown soft
drink stands where suspected men
were wont TO gather, and arrests were
eXpected soon.
The finding Of an abandoned seven
passenger Chandler automobile at F1ori-
da avenue and the Parkway, which
police believe was stolen, with the rear
seat blood-stalned. early Thursday. has
given the police further clews as to
the four men wanted
Police learned Thursday afternoon
that the automobile numbers were the
same AZ the numbers for q Chandler
car owned by Pete Monteverde, re-
siding on North Garland place. Mr..
Monteverde when asked regarding the
auto said that he had sold the car
about two weeks ago to a farmer
named Murray. who he said lived out
side OF Memphis about two miles this
side Of the Mississippi state lineN. Mrs.
Broswer Thursday afternoon positive
~ Identified the car in question as be-
ing the one in which the attack took
place.
Mrs, Broswar told the police that she
was accosted on a downtown street
"Wednesday night by the men In large
automobile ard asked TO take a ride
She said that another girl was with
! er at the time but she told police
she did not know the girls name. She
likewise said she did not know the
names OF the four men, but stated that
she could Identify the men and the
other. woman II they were brought be-
fore her
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02

Gen. Budennys mounted men had
peen endeavoring to break through the
Polish lines and march upon Lublin.
Ihey had nearly completed an encir-
cl1ng movement against Zamosz mid
way between Lublin and Lemberg, but
We're outflanked by the Poles and at
lacked from the east, the communica-
tion states. The engagement resulted
IN the defeat of the soviet forces along
the entire center of the front, and the
Russians were compelled 10 rereat in
disorder with the Poles in close pur-
suit.
The Bolshevik lost, heavily in killed
and wounded. adds the statement, the
Poles capturing thousands of prisoners,
l6 guns and enormous quantities of
material
The fighting centered in the Zamosz
region, the battle taking the form Of
numerous cavalry clashes with the in
fantry filling in the gaps and attack
ing all along the line simultaneously.
The operations were carried out in ac-
cordance with the Polish battle plan
which had led the Russians into traps
where they were attacked from all
sides.
Besides announcing the victory of the
Poles over Budenny in the Zamosz bat
tie. the communique reports successes
along the entire center and southern
fronts, where the Russians were bested
in the fighting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
SAY M'NAMARA ESCAPE
DID NOT CAUSE ATTACK

governor permitted Mcnamara to 20 to
the electric chair. Il would not have
kent those men from doing what the
1T was a case of unbridled passions,
spurred on by whisky, from what
can gather from the news story OF this
attack" said Attorney General Bates.
II am OF the opinion that, had the gov
ernor permitted McNamara to- go to
this case.
II have ordered Theodore HUM, the
county detective, TO get busy on the
case at once. The men will be prose-
cuted 10 the limit Of my ability. provid-
ed our investigation points to guilt on
their part. My office has had no Of
fetal notification Of the crime from
the police department up to this time"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
Head Of Sanitary
Cops ThrOlUs Up Job

p. II. Farrell, chief of the sanitary
police force of the city health depart
ment, handed his resignation to Mayor
Paine Thursday to take effect at once.
M. p. Levi, one of the sanitary in
spectors, will be appointed as his sue
cessor, Dr.-J. J. Durrett announced.
Farrell has been employed by the
city of Memphis in the health depart
ment for l6 Years, and has been chief
inspector for several years.
Il have just had enough, and quit"
was all the information Farrell would
give out concerning his resignation.
The salary Of a sanitary inspector is
800 per month and the salary Of the
chief inspector is $40 per month. A
number of the inspectors have resigned
during the past several weeks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
Turk Minister To
Be Sent To Vatican

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 2. CBy the
Associated Press Turkey will send
minister TO the Vatican, IL is announced.
This is the first time Islam officially
has affiliated with Christiandom. the
step being taken on the sultan's inltia-
tive as mark of gratitude for the
pope's financial and other aid to Turk
ish war prisoners through Monsignor
Doloi, the apostolic delegate here, dur
ing the war. Before the minister is
sent to Rome the Vatican will be asked
II he will be received.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
P0LE-WRANGEL PACT
BEING NEGOTIATED

WARSAW, Sept Negotiations for
joint operation by Polish and South
Russian forces are going on between
the government here and Gen Baron
Wrangel Cooperation between the
Poles and Ukrainians is declared to be
a grave menace to the Bolsheviki. and
IL is said the latter have shown their
appreciation OF this by offering mpor-
tant concessions to Poland at the cx-
pcnse Of Lithuania.
These offers. II Is asserted. were
made by soviet representatives at semi
official conferences with members Of
the Polish peace delegation while il was
in Minsk
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
WOMAN STRUCK BY
TRUCK; In HOSPITAL

Mrs. w. NJ. Mckinney, 26 years old.
1s7 Elm street, is in the General hos
pital following an accident at Talbot
avenue and Main street, Thursday
morning at S:45 O'Clock. when she was
struck by an automobile said by hos
pital internes to have been the property
avenue, near Front street. Mrs. Nc
Kinney was attempting to cross the
street when she was struck
She sustained severe abrasions about
the right knee and ankle and also lac
erations Of the left ear. Hospital in
ternes said that they did not thing that
Mrs. McKinneys condition was serious,
but that she complained of pains about
the head.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
CHAPTER I.

Ann Sheridan was the youngest of
three sisters. Her mother had died
at the time AIMS big brown eyes had
opened to the world AIMS sisters.
Claire and Betty, were plain, every day
girls who worked hard and tried TO give
Ann the advantages OF schooling they
had missed Their father worked at
night, so Ann seldom saw much OF
him as he usually slept most Of the
day.
Ann went to school and kept house
for the family. While they did not have
any Of the luxurics Of life, they were
comfortable and happy among them
selves But Ann had reached an age
whore /she began to notice that other
girls Went to theaters and dances and
had beaus and good times
Also she was unable TO understand
why she could not have these diver
sions. too. For Ann, like many ather
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
TEXAS MINERS AND
OPERATORS TO MEET

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. Fol
lowing the wage award of the national
commission, Texas miners and opera
tors will meet in Fort Worth next week
to negotiate a new scale, John Wilkin-
son. district president Of the United
Mine Workers of America, who arrived
here today, announced.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
GIRL VICTIM OF
BRUTAL ASSAULT
TELLS g OF BATTLE

With her face body hearing terrible unsuccessful
struggle against unidentified a
Mrs r. Browe of Little Rock Ark md who she is the wife
electrical
questioned Central police Headquarters while police spreading
drag net TO the men,
Mrs Broswer, name
"hv
day after she
condition time "Wednesday midnight
she had assaulted robbed
mobile had
attacked also The residents of the tcIephoned police and Of
the police station but her injuries
ST. JOseDh hospital
ton for fnrther rnuesti tinnin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
BABY SHOW PUT OFF
UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY

Owing to the continuance of incIe-
merit weather, the baby show scheduled
ford park and then postponed until
Thursday afternoon, has been definite
" put off until next Tuesday afternoon
The baby. show will be under the di
rection off Miss Dixie Sample. super
offered for five classes of babies The
entries are limited to babies of parents
residing north of Poplar avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
GurLey, Ala, Man
Dies In Auto Wreck

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. Sept. 2 CSpl)
William Vinson. so years old, OF Cur
ley. was instantly killed last night near
Chase when an automobile in which
he and Allen Sanford were riding skid
ded into a dtch and threw Vinsou into
tree.
sanford. who was driving. attempted
to avoid bad place in the road and
lost control Of the car.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
WILL, BUILD MILL.

Announcement was made Thursday
that the York Lumber company will
start at once the erection of new
blaming mill to b. 81 by IS9 feet. and
to be- ~ mill construction. II will
have compost ion roof. and will be
located al S23 South Bellevue, next 10
th, compauy's other mills. II will cost
$lO.O00
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
CRIME WAS COMMITTED
NEAR MURDER SCENE

II never saw anyone In such a condi-
tion." declared j w Forester, pro-
prietor OF a grocery store on the Ma
con road, Thursday in discussing the
beating. robbing and assault Of Mrs.
Broswer Forester was the man who
called the police early Thursday after
an Italian market gardner stopped at
his store early Thursday morning and
told him of the womanAand her condi-
Il went with the police toward the
scene of the crime said Forester.
We met the woman on the way to
the car line. She had asked a passerby
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
POLES DRIVE BACK REDS
In BATTLE FOR LEMBERG

LONDON, Sept 2.-The Russian
soviet forces endeavoring to encircle
Lemberg have retired to the eastward
under Polish pressure, says the soviet
official statement of wednesday re-
ceiyed today by wireless. Some sue
cesses for the soviet troops are reported.
on the center Of the fighting front