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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
Paine Asks VielCS
Of All Citizens
On Building LGlUs

A new civic organization with city
planning as its reason for existence,
may grow out of the Tuesday after
noon meeting of the city commission
Mayor Paine has announced that date
for a hearing of protests of residents OF
Union avenue against the construction
of garage on the Watkins Oyerton
property on Union, near Bellevue boule-
ward.
Those citizens who advocate the en-
Croachment of business houses into the
residence district, as well as those who
oppose such acton, will be heard by
the city commission and the hearing
will not be confined to the one instance
on Union avenue. for Mayor Paine is
of the opinion that there viii be other
protests from residents of other resi-
Dental streets unless something Is
done.
The mayor is anxious to learn how
the majority Of citizens feel about the
matter, and for this reason as much
time as is necessary will be devoted 10
the hearing. The mayors own idea is
that the encroachment of business
houses into the residence districts
should be consecutive rather than scat
tered. but withal he says that he has
an open mind on the subject and Il!
desr GUS Of learning the sentiment OF
the public.
The probability of a city planning
organization growing out of this hear
ing is apparent and with the develop
n,ent of such an organization the city
commission will doubtless adopt the
necessary ordinances to regulate the
construction Of business houses in
purely residence sections.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
CITY SHOWS FIVE
CENT ST. CAR FARE
TO Be REASONABLE
Expert at Hearing EIuCidateS
Distribution Plan Which
Would Bring Fair Return on
Investment.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 10. (Spl)-
The hearing of the petition Of the Mem
phis Street railway, through the receiv-
ers, for increased fare was resumed be-
fore the state public utilities commits
sion Friday morning.
w, P. Armstrong, city attorney, placed
Ross w. Harris, street ear expert. on
the stand again. Mr.. Harris showed
how the railway company can operate
with proper service at scent fare and
still make fair return on its invest :
ment
Mr.. Harris showed that proper dis
tribution of fourteen hundredths of a
cent per mile per passenger would en-
able company to operate with a scent
fare, which would be sufficient to rem
der return of per cent on the prop
erty, He went into the question of how
much service scent ticket fare plus
a 1-cent transfer would yield as com.
pared with six-cent cash fare and
also compared combinations of 7-cent
ticket fare and 7-cent cash fare with a
scent cash fare or ticket plus 1-cent
transfer.
The former would yield a bigger re-
turn to the company. Mr. Harris esti.
mated. but the city insisted scent
fare, yielding a return Of 7 per cent
was sufficient and entirely fair and just
as sufficient return on the company
actual investment.
Horace johnson. city commissioner
went into the question of service anG
told of the city's favorable attitude FOR
the proposed traffic survey. which he
thought the city commission would I'll.
timately ratify.
Attorney Armstrong developed tbs
proposition of abollshing the skip-stor
plan, showing that II was not necessary
was unpopular and can be dispensed
with and still allow the company a fail
return at a scent fare rate.
The hearing will be concluded Friday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
10000 VOTERS
ARE DELINQUENT
Heavy Penalties To Be I'm.
posed Soon.

Twenty thousand male voters in
Memphis and Shelby county are delin-
quent now in the payment of their poll
tax and unless they get busy and plank
down So in the next few days they
are apt to find that the privilege of vot-
ing is an expensive one
Jerome f. Richards, poll tax collector
for Shelby county Is compiling list OF
delinquents who he intends to garnishee
for poll taxes, The list will be COM
pleted within five days, Then the gar
nishments will start
Poll taxes originally cost s. a year
They are payable between Sept. ! and
Dec. /. 1919, for the year 1919. When
the tax has not been paid by Dec. l a
penalty of So cents attaches itself II
the tax is not paid by the time the poll
tax gatherer gets his list completed, and
proceeds to collect by punishment, the
| total cost OF each poll tax is. at the
| least. si9j, including loss of time in
court.
But shelby county voters still have
| five days in which to pay their tax In
Mr. Richards office. All taxes paid in
| that time will be scratched off the de-
| lnquent list. All money paid for pol
taxes goes to the upkeep of state and
| county schools
| BY Feb. 49, 1919. about II. 900 voters
| had paid their poll taxes. on Feb. 10
| 1920, only 4,072 had paid. This leaves
about 10000 subject to garnishment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
PERSH|NG RESTING
AT HOT SPRINGS
Will Open Federal Driveways
Over. Mountains While
at Spa.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 13.-Gen.
John Pershing and staff arrived here
this morning for two days visit. No
program will be observed today, as Gen
Pershing desires to rest and will not be
disturbed at the Army and Navy hos
pital here. He will inspect the hospi-
pital during his visit
Saturday Gen. Pershing will officially
open the federal reservation driveways
over the mountains here TO automobile
travel One of the largest American
flags in the state will be formed as a
barrier at the driveway entrance to the
government grounds. Gen. Pershing' s
car will be halted in front of the flag
A representative Of the government will
state the purpose of the ceremony and
that the drives are to be opened by
Gen. Pershing, and will give the word
for the flag to be raised. AS the flag
ascends to the tree tops the band will
play THE Star Spanged Banner" after
which Gen. Pershing's car will start
over the mountains and the others in
the party will follow. Local patriotic,
fraternal and civic ORGANIZATIONS will
have decorated cars in the parade which
city, following the exit from the gov
eminent property.
The final feature of the program will
be Saturday evening at o'clock, when
Gen. Pershing will speak at the Audito-
rum theater. The ushers will be mem
bers of the American Legion post, and
the first three rows of seats will be re-
served for members Of that organization
and other service men.
Gen. Pershing will leave for Memphis
Saturday at pm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
:.RSH|NG TO SEE
FLORAL BEAUTIES
OF SOUTHLAND
Mrs. Sam Phillips ArrangeS
With Five Florists to Decor
ate Tables for American Le-
gion Banquet.

The Southland will appear as flow
cry as the South's spell binding ora
tors, and the Hebrew song writer's OF
the bowery are fond Of picturing It.
when Gen. John j, Pershing eases his
siX-foot some odd frame into a chair
and puts on his bib at the banquet
which the local post Of the American
Legion will give in his honor Sunday
night.
AIRS. Sam Phillips, chairman Of
the Chamber of Commerce entertain
ment committee, has just completed
arrangements with five local florists,
which promise this blossom-like pros
pect to delight the eye Of the general.
There will be five tables in the Scot
tish Rites cathedral for this banquet
and each one of these five florists will
have table to decorate. According to
the arrangements with Mrs. Phillips
they will furnish the decorations gratis
and will vie with one another for the
most attractively decorated table.
Therefore, Mrs. Phillips expects Gen.
Pershing will behold some very pleas
ing exhibits in the way @of floral de-
signs.
The banquet at the Scottish Rites ca
tlckebs for the plates are now being
sold on the third floor Of the Chamber
of Commerce. The tickets are avail
able to the general public at 81 90 each
and there are still number left for
those who desire to attend.
Gen. Pershing will make an address
at the banquet responding to the well
come which will be delivered by Mayor
Payne.
The Chamber of Commerce will give
Gen, Pershing and his nine staff Off
GERS a luncheon at the Hotel Chisca
at O'clock Sunday afternoon, prior to
the departure OF the military party to
| Park field.
| The florists who have agreed to dec
crate the banquet boards are as fol-
| lows: Flower Shop, NelPs Flower shop
| Idlewild Floral company, Memphis Flo
raj company and Johnson's
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
CAR FAMINE ENDS;
FACTORIES PUT ON
AUGMENTED FORCE
Railroad Administration Sends
Message Modifying Order
and InStTuCting That Cars
Be Diverted Here.

Memphis factories and Industries are
putting on more workers and relief has
finally come TO shippers and Industrial
concerns. who for the past five days
have been denied box cars In which TO
ship their products, while empty cars
have been sent to the arain belt Of the
north BY the hundreds daily, through
what Washington officials Of the rail-.
road administration claim was a mlsin.
terpretatlon Of an order, but which the
director. ue nerars office was unable TO
have corrected until Thursday.
Memphis railway officials In charge
OF the movement of cars under tho
order of the director general were not
authorized to stop sending empty grain
cars to the north until Thursday after
noon. although they were in constant
touch with higher officials of the rail-
road administration,
Anticipating the delivery OF empty
cars local industries that were facing
shut down this week il the order had
not been changed, began preparations
for increased production at once.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany called on the Memphis Employ.
ment bureau Friday morning for 100
men for their factory. The company
was running on one-half production
because they could get no cars to shil
fertilizer from their warehouses;, which
were filled almost to capacity.
Other concerns that were preparing
to shut down, ordered all their men t'
report for duty Friday and were m
creasing their forces. after being nou'
fled Thursday afternoon by the RAJ,
road officers that cars would be avail
able for them. ,u.,..
The car situation now is virtually TN
same as before the drastic orders were
issued last Saturday although the ca
shortage which was acute at the time
has been made worse by the dispatcl
of perhaps 1000 or more of the bes
box cars out OF this territory,
Senator Kenneth D. Mcclellan
Friday morning wired The News
Sclmltar as follows:
"The railroad administration has
lust advised me that Regional d.
rector Wincheti at Atlanta has Is
sued orders to COL A. n. Eaan,
! repre- sentative Of the adnlnlstra-
| ton at Memphis. as follows; The
| director Of the division OF operation
| lnstructs that you correct the situ.
alton In Memphis by cancelllna all
ordera for the movement OF grain
| cars from points outside OF states
| mentioned as grain producing
states and that all cars In non.
! preference states be distributed
equally for general loading so TAR
as immediate requirements demand
and that surplus cars over and
above these immediate require
ments be sent into the grain ter
| rltory.'V
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
TUBERCULOSIS BOARD
NAMED FOR YEAR

The annual meeting Of the Shelby
County Tuberculosis society was held
in the office, f33 Exchange building
Thursday afternoon ~ $40. The fol-
lowing were elected 10 serve az direc-
tors Of the board VI J. Condor. Phil
Canale, Bolton Smith. Mrs Peyton
Woodson Mrs Celeste Love Thornton.
Dr T. G. Thompson. pr Robinson
Bosworth pr Battle Malone. DR.. Percy
Wood Nv T. c. Elicit. Mrs w B.
Bayless. Mrs T. T, Johnson. J. L. Me
Rec, c. q. Smith. Mrs c. ~ Grosvenor,
Mrs. l. W. hughes Mrs. s T, Beas-
lev, !. NJ. Walker. Yates Wexford Miss
Charl williams, w y. Bayless. Mrs.
Sam Phillips. W. w. Cronin. Mrs
Chas. Griffith. W Il, Cleveland. NJ G.
Bailey, Dr ", 7. Pride, Mrs. j. r.
Pane. Mrs Thos Mcgowan, Rev. A.
B. Curry, Mrs, Il 'yardus Snowden,
Mrs. Ed Gerber. pr VIM. krauss, Or.
n r Minor. Or. c. Malone Battle II.
u, s, Mrs W H. Withers Mrs. Doug :
Las narneU J. r. Morgan Mrs. G. M.
Renkcrt. Mrs =. d Russell. J. A.
Rlechmau. w ]. Britton. w r. King,
Mrs Earl 4 Harris Mrs. Geo Phillips,
Mrs. Kenneth Duffield Dwight Arm
Srong, Mrs. Percy Finlay.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
IL NelO Cops On
Friday The 18Th?
. Never! Says Edgar

John d Edgar, police and fire com
missioner, his secretary, John w Tur-
ner, and Joe B. Burney, chief of police.
never again can deny that they are SUI
perstltious It's q safe bet that none Of
tImenl Wouid walk under a ladder, con-
tlnue 9 sQlourn where a black cat had
crossed his path or walk between two
autos IN funeral cortege,
Inc superstition was in the ascend
ailey Friday morning-Friday, the thir-
The trio decided to add a number of
new men to the uniformed ranks of the
ponce department. So they selected q
llSt OF successful applicants who had
STOOD recent civil service examina tion
Ihey wrote down list of names to
be appointed. The list contained the
names of: VIC
VIII Doc) Davis, Fred l.. Henderson
William P. Norwood. Charles p Ros,
tick. James f. McCulley, Louis j. Ro-
chel, William c. Coleman, C, G. Per
Ger, John D. Phipps, W. L. Vaughan,
Arthur 6, Hawke, John E. Dondeville,
Luther H. Wright.
Put these men on today chief"
Commissioner Edgar instructed
Joe Burney demurred. II was the
flrst time, perhaps, in 81 years of polio
ing that he refused to take an order
from a superior.
Lets wait until tomorrow" Chief
buIHey SAID
WHY asked the astonished COM
missioner.
Well" said Burney, blushlng slight
y there are 13 names here and this
Graf Scott" gasped Turner.
Heavens!" said the commissioner
breathing hard.
| y, Nothing to it, commissioner, said
Turner; wen just have to add another
man to the traffic squad"
Another nothing" shot back Com.
missioner Edgar. "We'll add three
hoodoo!' ''
So Edmund Brewer. Ernest Blank and
Russell B. Lovelass, who soon will dor
the blue and buff of traffic policemen
can swear that, whatever else it maI
bring to others Friday the 18th is thei,
! lucky day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
WILSON PROPO@AL May AVERT STRIKE
Pals, Both Police
And Civilians, Aid >
Guy Saint FE, S

Comrades of Guy Saint. slain patrol
man, both among the ranks of police
officers and among those who knew
him as friend elsewhere, continue to
augment the fund for his widow.
The largest donation Friday from a
contributed by 1.-THE boys from Leyys
Drug Store" Winchester avenue and
North Front street.
The day police relief at the Barks
dale station, headed BY Sergt T. B,
Wilson. sent in a contribution to the
Guy Saint fund Friday morning. Their
collection totaled S22, to further swell
the. fund, which will go to the little
widow of Guy Saint, who received only
$1,000 insurance, and used 5000 for
funeral expenses for her husband.
ed Werkhoven, traffic policeman in
front of the Chamber of Commerce,
also came in with a contribution for
the widow, as did C. H. Mcknight.
Guy Saint was shot down while in
the performance of his duty, in the
early morning of Jan. 6. A negro burg
lar, one of gang attempting to break
into drug store at Vance avenue and
Iauderdale street, fired the shot which
paralyzed Guy Saint, and caused his
death next day.
The boys of the Bluff City Engrav-
ing company. who knew Guy Saint in
life and appreciated him as the fine,
fearless. upright officer he was, started
the Guy Saint fund with S29 and asked
The News Scimitar to handle 1t. The
fund now is over $1,000 and still grow
ing The News Scimitar will gladly re-
ceive other contributions to this worthy
cause and will acknowledge receipt
| through the news columns.
The Guy Saint fund now stands:
prpViOuSly a - Nnwlalpa 81 TD2 90
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
Would Haze Hun
Ships Sold Only
On Highest Bids

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA concur
rent resolution, directing the shipping
board not to sell the 80 former Ger
man liners, which tie hoard pla' ~
dispose Of at public auction h
day except through regular pu
ding after three months adNhcra \
and then only II proper offers ho"0
celved, was introduced today by
tor Ashurst Democrat. Arizona. -
The resolution was offered IL ~
midst OF debate on the sale OF the
ships. Senator Ashurst declared Il
was a fact that the shipping board and
the emergency fleet corporation in
tended to sell the vessels tot the In
ternational Mercantile marine for
S2s 900 200. He said the vessels had a
pre.war value of 1854 900, 600 and a
present value of 5000, 200.
Chairman Jones. of the commerce
committee, previously had told the
senate he had no Idea a story that the
ships were to be sold to the lnterna-
tional Mercantile marine under a
secret understanding between the
board and British interests was true.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
EDGAR TO REGULATE
JUNK DEALERS MOVES

More rigid regulation of dealers in
second hand goods and junk dealers is
planned by John B. Edgar, fire and
police commissioner, as means OF
keeping closer check on sneak
thieves and mailing t more difficult to
dspos Sc of stolen goods.
Ordinances regulating the second
hand dealers and junk dealers and re-
uuiring them to keep an accurate re-
port of all gods bought and holding
tnem for 4S hours subject to police in
spection, will be introduced by Com
missioner Edgar at the regular meet
ing of the commission on Tuesday aft
ernoon.
''Pawnbroker3 are not compelled to
make daily reports to the police de-
partment and to observe certain rules
governing the purchase of goods, and
in view of the trouble that we have
had recently with what us commonly
called sneak thieves, ! believe that by
subiecting second-ha and junk deal
ers to similar regulations that We will
make 1t harder for these thieves to
dispose Of their stolen goods. The or
djnance will also require these dealers
as well as pawnbrokers, to close not
later than O'Clock at night every night
except Saturday, when the closing hour
will be 10 o'clock.
An ordinance for the further regula-
iion of traffic in the downtown dis
trict will also be presented to the city
commission for first reading ON Tues
day, Commissioner Edgar announced.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
TROOPS GUARD
|. SLAYER Of FAMILY

ABERDEEN. Miss. Feb 13-Charles
Marshall, accused Of the murder of Rob
eft Miller. a farmer, his son and daugh-
ter and the latter's child. was brought
here today under escort OF state troops
to be present at hearing befire Cir
cult Judge Long at which Pearl MAY
Miller l3 years old, and the only sur
viving member OF the Miller family
testified as 10 the tragic happenings at
the Miller farmhouse near Amory ON
the night of Jan, Is last, when the four
persons were killed.
Troops guarded the courthouse during
the hearing and everyone except e1urt
attaches and attorneys were excluded
Marshall arrived under guard OF
troops at noon and was marched
through the streets TO the courthouse.
No attempt was made to modest the
prisoner
Marshall will be returned to Jackson.
where he has been held for safe keep
ing, Immediately after the hearing to-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
FLU At LOW EBB;
GENERAL BAN OFF
| ON MONDAY NEXT
Total of 81 New Cases Re-
ported at Noon-Mayor Is
Firm in Stand Against Open
ing Theaters Before Monday

Fl The smallest number of new cases of
Influenza reported on any day since
Ian. %, were reported Friday, the 18th,
when the supposedly unlucky number
81 was reversed. At noon 81 new cases
had been reported, With this figure
before them, health officials pointed
out that the old superstition about Fri
Day the 18th being unlucky was just
HE reverse, in view of the marked de-
crease in the influenza cases.
At noon Thursday the number of new
tases was As, which means a decrease
"a Is cases on Friday. Revised figures
M the total cases Thursday are given
~ 105, decrease of So for the day
Qver Wednesday, and decrease of Is
rom Tuesday when 1870 were reported.
Mayor Paine was firm Friday in his
announced intention of not permitting
NE picture shows and theaters to re-
open on Sunday. Because OF the fact
fhree weeks opening on Sunday would
draw exceedingly large crowds and for
HAT reason they will not be permit
ted to reopen until Monday.
Churches will hold services as usual
IN Sunday and the banquet to Gen.
lJphn j. Pershing will be held Sunday
might but otherwise the ban will re-
'ANHln On lHEOuSHoul the CITY uAth Moh-
day.
All stores will be permitted to remain
upen until the usual hour Saturday.
~ The mayor is highly gratified over
HE marked decrease In the number OF
new cases and In discussing the situa-
Don Friday stated that 1t was his firm
Belief that but for the closing OF
churches, courts, theaters, schools and
Dicture shows Memphis would have sur
|fered to a much greater extent from
The ravages of influenza.
IA "Other cities where precautionary
measures were not taken have reported
larger number of cases and more deaths
Memphis, however, accepted the closing
lprders in the nature in which they wer.
ISSUED and as result we have had
Fewer cases than other cities of similar
size and fewer deaths and believe
Mat the drastic steps which we took
Sbn Jan. "a, accomplished all that was
to be expected" the mayor said
a Because of the good results so far
j do not want to run the risk of having
4 second outbreak and am going to
Insist, on the picture shows and thea
tiers remaining closed this Sunday, or
which day they draw unusually Large
crowds because of the fact that they
have been closed for three weeks,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
ALLIES WILL SEND
new NOTE TO HAGUE

LONDON, Feb. ia new allied note
to Holland regarding the extraditlon
OF former Emperor william will be dis
patched tomorrow. according to the
Evening Standard today The note,
says the newspaper. makes strong
appeal to the Dutch government not to
create greater difficulties in Europe by
insisting on the right OF asylum for the
man characterized as the author OF
the worlds present troubles.
From other sources II was learned
this afternoon that the council was en-
gagged in completing the note to Hol-
land. The note was being drawn. IL was
stated, in n form to emphasize the con-
certed view Of the allies that the pres
ence of the former emperor in Holland
was danger to the peace Of Europe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
commission TALK
TABOO WITH brett
Circuit Court Clerk Preparing
Statement Following
Charges.

James Brett. clerk of the circuit court
of Shelby county, will issue statement
In the near future defining his POSI-
ton In reference to the city's claim
against him for money said to have
been withheld as commission in the
collection of delinquent taxes.
City officials, it is said have made
Il an investigation of the matter and de-
sclare that the clerk of the circuit court
is entitled to only five per cent for the
tcoliection of delinquent city taxes 1t
lis also stated that commission on col
@lections since Sept. /. 1914, amounting
to a total of $7,444.50 are now being
sheld by Mr.. Brett.
\ Walter P. Armstrong, city attorney
is understood to have expressed the
opinion that the city can recover this
money. The matter will probably be
taken up further upon the return TO
the city of the city attorney.
Mr.. Brett stated Friday that the
figures and statements published IN
reference to the matter were incorrect,
but he declined to make any further
statement concerning the matter.
II will make a detailed statement In
the near future as soon as my attorney,
Phil NJ Canale, returns to the city,
MIR. Brett said Until he returns and
/ have discussed the matter with him.
| have nothing to say
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
u. S. BANK CONSIDERS
COM. APPEAL BUILDING

The present quarters of the federal
reaerve bank are so crowded that larg-
or accommodations win be imperative
in the near future. although there Is
no thought of giving up the present
location until the expiration Of the
lease next January, said an officer Of
the bank Friday when asked about the
report that the federal reserve bank
was contemplating a move into the
Commercial Appeal building. when the
Commercial Appeal builds a new edi-
flee on the location just purchased from
the Lee estate at Court avenue and
Third street.
When the reserve bank opened lit
tie over year ago, but IA employees
were required to handle the business
while the present force consists OF 10
people and new employees are contin-
ually being added as the business in
CreaseS.