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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22

The demand for more operators, pos
sibly to be secured only through in
crease in pay, us based upon the recon-
mendations of J. N. Cadby, telephone
engineer, Of Madison, Wis, who made
and expert investigation of the local
telephone service on behalf of the law
committee. Mr. Cadby found that the
chief cause OF the slow and otherwise
inefficient Service of which the Mem
phis people have been and are still
complaining, was the shortage of
switchboard operators, or "hello girls
m common parlance. Upon an inspec-
ton of the switchboard room in the
main exchange on Court avenue, he
observed that the average operator was
handling II to l6 plugs, while expe-
rlence has proved that efficiency can
not be secured when an operator Is
compelled to handle more than six or
eight plugs Because of this he recon-
mended more telephone girls in his re-
port to Mr.. Armstrong and his com
mlttee, and the law committee in
dorsed the recommendation and passed
II, on to W. Fl. FitZHugh, president of
the chamber Mr.. FitzHugh will lay
u before the board of directors Friday
afternoon
Provided, the telephone company does
not move to make the corrections de-
manded within the 60-day period, Mr..
Armstrong; committee further recom=
tilehL sllt tHdIuDeT dSk Ille CITY
administration to join with it in a plan
TO the state public utilities commission
70 take punitive action against the tele-
phone company
Such action may provide for recall
81 the 50-cent increase in rates, granted
the telephone company last summer,
and possibly fines for failure to give the
subscribers. of the company the service
they pay for.
The demand for more pay for opera
lors is based on a comparison Of wages
paid apprentice and experienced switch
board operators. by the telephone com
pany and wages paid inexperienced
and trained women employed by the
department stores OF the city.
Many who work in stores try from
time to time the telephone exchange,
but almost always return soon to the
store work. because OF the terrific ner-
Nous strain at the switchboard. The
phone COMPANY under the direction OF
FRANK Flournoy, has equipped lis
building with every. g onvehience for the
comfNst OF the girls. but the expert
concludes from HIS investigation that
the company should allow Mr., Flournoy
TO pay q better scale.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
SAINT MURDER
/. MYSTERY DEEPENS

Police have abandoned hope that the
TWO negroes they held suspected OF be-
ing implicated In the murder Of Patrol
man Guy Saint had anything to do with
me killing. They attribute the fact
tnat each man accused the other of
killing Saint to the morphine habit to
which both negroes are addicted
Joe Parker accused George johnson
OF the killing, but admitted that he was
q member OF the gang of burglars which
SAINT rushed, when he talked to Pa
trolman Tom Smith, who was Saints
running mate. and who arrested Parker.
But when he was questioned by Detec-
yves Long and CARPENTER, Parker de-
Hled all knowledge OF the crime.
george johnson told Smith that Par
ker hred the shot which killed Saint.
he said he overheard Parker brag Of
u TO woman. But when Detectives
Long and Carpenter talked with John
son, he denied that he made such a
statement
by orders OF Detective Chief Gwalt-
ney, morphine was denied both men
IRON the time Of their arrest. This
was done In the hope that detectives
could get confession from one or the
other. But this failed to develop.
however, other charges have been
placed against the two negroes Par
ker was identified by Wilson Pegues
~ wiz Tdnllt negroes, as the man
VINO slashed Wilson across the throat
WIN a razor, and robbed the pair OF
their money, He even took Wilson J
shoes, Wilson was only slightly in .
JurHd, Charges Of assault to murder
and highway robbery were lodged
against Parker in this case. lie will
nave preliminary hearing in city
court Thursday.
johnson was bound over TO the state
Wednesday from city court on a charge
OF larceny from the person, Police say
., w. Justin, salesman for the Blount
flow company, identified Johnson as the
man who picked his pocket on a street
car
The fund for the widow of Patrolman
Guy Saint continues to grow. a check
was received Thursday by The News
Sclmitar from pr, G. A. Coors with
request that IL go to the Guy Saint
tund. The check was for $40.
The Guy Saint fund was started by
the boys of the Bluff City Engraving
company, who We're Saints friends.
Their contribution of 500 started the
fund, which will go to the widow of the
slain officer She was left only a policy
Tor $l,O0O In the Tribe of Ben Hur OF
which $500 was expended TO bury him.
The News Scimitar gladly win re-
ceive any other contributions to this
worthy &use,
The fund stands
Previously acknowledged ........Si10
G. A. Coors, M. d. .............. 10
Ston
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22

Twenty-four hours TO noon Jan. 90,
Tempe rature----
Hour. Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humid'y
ppm. yes'day 80 80 l6C
am. today. 80 80 81
Noon today 80 30 10t
Maximum 30. minimum 80 Sun sets
today at 1905 pm. Rises tomorrow ri
$40 am. Moon sets at 1908 pm, Pre-.
cipitation, As inches.
Tennessee-Probable rain or ice
storm; much colder in east.
sissippi--Cloudy. probable rain
colder in east and south, temperatlIr
close to freezing in central and north
Enthusiastically, local rains.
Alabama--Cloudy, probable rain
colder, temperature close to freezing in
north.
Kentucky-Probable rain or ice storm
Louisiana--Local rains, cooler in
north.
Oklahoma-Cloudy, colder in west.
East Texas-Partly cloudy, locsI
rains, warmer except In southeast
West Texas--Partly cloudy, colder in
north.
North Carolina-Rain, possible ice
storm in mountains, colder
South Carolina-Cloudy, probable
rain, colder
Georgia-Cloudy. probable rain, colder
Florida-Fair except probable rain in
extreme north.
kansas-UnsettIed, probable snow
somewhat COLDER
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
KAISER CALM WITH
TRIAL DEMANDED

AMERONGEN. Holland, Jan. &c. tBy
the Associated Press while the dip
lomats of the great powers are occu-
plying themselves with q demand for
his surrender for trial. former Emperor
William Of Germany as far as those
outside Beutlnck castle can learn, re-
mains unperturbed
Today water from the swollen Rhine
IL overlooking part OF the BentinclS
estate. The floods came at an oppor-
tune time to relieve any mental strain
the one-tirne emperor may have had as
result OF the extradition proceedings.
He Is working hard daily with the la
borers, strengthening the bikes, and
there Is 10 sign apparent that he in
tends either to return TO Germany or
to surrender voluntarily to the allies
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
NOlD Think Atlanta
Woman Not Missing
Hull House PrOteqe

ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. 22.-Later de-
Nelopments practically have blasted the
assumption Of the police that the young
woman held here is Jeanne Anna de
Kay. missing protege of Jane Adams.
OF Hull house, Chicago.
The woman, who was arrested at A
local hotel for masquerading in an ayi-
ators uniform at first told the police
she was Miss de Kay. then oontradicted
herself and under cross examination,
the police claim, told several different
stories In the last of these she again
said she was Miss de Kay until her
marriage to Harrow de Longe, who she
said Is now at New York hotel
description of the woman under
arrest was sent to Chicago and word
was sent back that it did not tally
with the missing settlement worker for
whom nation wide search has been
made.
Among the names given by the young
woman, the police said, was Jeanne
ia Longe,' Belgian widow of French
soldier. Coincidently the police Of
Charlotte, N. c., reported a woman of
that name claiming to be an aviatrix
had broken jail there where she was
being held charged with failure to pay
"a hotel bill. The Charlotte police
claimed she was accompanied by a
companion, who said she was not a
Belgian widow, but Helen Wiley, of
Morgantown. w Va.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
LEGION HAS 500 MEN
TO QUELL RACE RIOT

HELENA. Ark, Jan 22.--Richard l..
Kitchens. Dost No. Al, American Legion,
with HEADQUARTERS at Helena. this morn
ing sent the following Telegram to the
sheriff Of Desha county, ip which Du-
mas is situated:
Richard L. Kitchens post No. Al.
American Legion. Helena, ready to come
II needed In connection with Dumas
trouble. R. II. Mott. commander; L. l..
Burks, adiutant."
The telegram was addressed to
George r. Lacey, sheriff, at Arkansas
CITY,
This most has membership Of over
500 lit lost two members killed and
one severely wounded in the Elaine :
Hoop Spur instruction last October.
Dumos, forrnerlv one of the two coun-
~ seats Of Desha county. is on the
Missouri Pacific Gron Mountainl rail-
road IN miles north of Winchester
nome ne % codntr no,r
under arrest at Thneka, Kan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
REVISION Of CITY
Pure FOOD LAW
MAY Be URGED
Government Investigation Re-
veaIs Retail Stores Are Not
as Sanitary About Handling
Meats as Should Be.

Request for n revision of the pure
food ordinance in Memphis to provide
for more sanitary handling of meats by
small retail meat markets may come
from the Chamber of Commerce farm
bureau at an early date, as the result
of information secured from the survey
Of the retail meat business in the city
by Turner Wright, of the meat inspec-
ton division of the United States hu-
reau Of markets, and two assistants.
+ q. w. Watson, market director OF
the farm bureau, who has been CO.
operating with the government investi-
gators, found that while the combined
federal and city inspection of carcasses
and cuts of meat to be sold In Memphis
is extremely rigid and all that could be
J desired, the manner In which meats
are handled in many of the small stands
is far from what sanitary laws require.
To show how thorough the federal and
city inspection is Mr.. Watson quoted
figures from the report of the city meat
inspector on the quantities Of meat,
eggs, vegetables and fruits condemned
and destroyed during the year 1919.
This amounted to a total of 1868
pounds. The four largest quantities of
foodstuffs condemned include eggs, 90
eSl pounds beef, 27,721 pounds; pork,
% 1850 pounds; fruit. 1885 pounds.
During the year 13.323SS3 pounds of
meat in cut, 77609 carcasses and sos
mead or i've stock on foot were inspected
for consumption in Memphis and the
percentage condemned and destroyed
was relatively large Mr. Watson said,
showing how rigid the federal and city
inspections are.
The government is making the inves-
tigation of the retail meat business in
Memphis as part of plan to secure
data in the leading cities throughout
the country upon which to base a uni
form pure food ordinance, which the
bureau of markets hopes to recommend
to the cities Of the country and have
them adopted. Another purpose is to
ascertain the best and most practicable
methods for the retail distribution or
marketing of meats.
The federal inspectors were finishing
up their Job Thursday
Memnhs present pure food ordinance
was adopted in 1908 and may need con-
siderable alteration to render It thor
oughlv modern and up to date. Mr. Wat
son states
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
MILITARY | AM IN
EFFECT AT DUMAS

PINE BLUFF. Ark. Jan. 22.--The
situation at Dumas is in control Of SOL
diers exclusively and military law is
virtually in effect under orders Of Gov,
Brough. according IN members Of a
local posse which returned here this
morning from Dumas where thew went
last night in response to a call for help
from Mavor Charles Dante. The gov
ernor told the civil officers that the
troops would handle the situation and
thew returned here.
The scene NJ tho trouble is known
as "Nieger Town" about one mile
south of Pendleton. Ark. an inland
town on the Arkansas river, 10 miles
east OF Dumas The place was the
scene Of race trouble in 1911 when two
white officers and several negroes were
killed in fight which started in a
manner similar to the trouble vester-
dav. A negro named Maunhas. wanted
for assault to kill, sent word N Dumas
officers to "come and get him" Sheriff
Preston and Rarnev Stiel deputy
from Little Rock. were killed In the
fight which followed and Mauphas aud
two of his sons were slain.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
MAY REFUSE TO HOLD
NEGRO INSURRECTl0NIST

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Jan. %. lSpl
June p. Wilson, United States dis
trict attorney, has telegraphed Gov Al
len. of Kansas, to have Robert l.. Hill
leader of the negro insurrectionsts In
Phillips county, held on a fedora
charge Of impersonating an officer. II
is said that Gov Allen refused to grant
acquisitions for negroes wanted In
Texas In connection with Texas race
riots and it is feared he may take SINH
lar action on Gov Brough's requisition
on state charges.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22

cotton industry in the empire drew
four fifths of its supplies from the
United states. and expressed the belief
II was dangerous to be dependent so
largely on the climatic vagares OF one
portion OF the world The White Pa
per also pointed out that the United
states Is requiring every year an in
creasing proportion OF its own cotton
crons for home consumption.
Since July, 1917, the situation with
respect to the cotton industry has be-
come worse. the report stated, and
there was said to be evidence Of a
world shortage Of the commodity. Not
outstanding this condition the com
mittec said:
We are confident that II proper
methods were taken II IL possible to
grow within the empire very large
proportion of the cotton II requires.
The problem Of adequate DEVELOPMENT
Of the empires cotton resources was
said to he denendent on the acquisition
of necessary knowledge, the supnly oi
capable men, establishment of cfficien;
arrangements for controlling growing
cotton crops and marketing, and the
provision OF necessary money
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
MEMPHIS GROWS
|. AS TRAFFIC CENTER

The great railroad syetenas nf the
country arc beginning To take note Of
the rapidly INCREASING Importance Of
Memphis az a freight traffic center and
avery indication points to the keenest
rivalry among the railroads for the
business originating herr when the
roads are returned 20 private control
and the solicitation OF business Is re-
sumed, Several lines already, have am
nounced the commercial offices are to,
be located here and others are quietly
making plans 10 establish offices here.
within a few months after federal con-
troll Is terminated 1t IL predicted on
good authority that more lines will be
represented here than there were at the
time the roads were taken over by the
government, when something IKE 30
railroads had commercial offices here
The Canadian Pacific railroad Is
known to be making arrangements to
make a strong bid for traffic In Mem
phis territory and 1t Is understood that
the company IL negotiating with a we'll
known Memphis railroad man to repre-
sent 1t here. The Wabash railroad also
IL reported to have virtually completed
plans for establishing commercial Of
fees here. as also has the Clover Leaf,
New York Central lines and other trans
portatlon companies
One point that the railroads are not
overlooking in their consideration OF
Memphis is that there is not only the
business here but also every prospect
that there will be plenty OF cars to
handle the traffic. With the present
shortage of freight cars over the coun-
try, q plentiful supply Of cars available
at shipping point Is one Of the strong
est considerations a city has to offer
River terminal connection gives Mem
phis n distinct advantage In that re-
snect, The government barge line to
New Orleans and the Sugar Products
company line to New Orleans and Cuba
and other steamboat lines that may be
established will handle by river hun
dreds OF cars of freight shipped into
Memphis by rail- thus releasing the
empty cars here 10 handle other ship
ments. The j. L. Nessly company
agents for the Sugar Products company,
state that they have in view. exports
OF grain. hay and other commodities to
Cuba via their direct steamship line,
sufficient TO release between 1900 and
1000 empty freight cars next year The
export business will provide return car
goes for their molasses steamship line
by which they are planning to import
of blackstrar molasses next year to
SUNNY the mixed feed industry
With the return of normal conditions
the freight traffic atlMemphis promises
tn grow by leaps and bounds. Last wear
1873 industries many OF them among the
largest and hest known concerns In the
country. located at Memphis and dur
ing the first 20 DAYS Of 1920 there were
10 more industries located here Several
other large industries are also in pros
naRt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
IL TROOPS
ON WAY TO SCENE
TO DISARM BLACKS

DUMAS, Especial and aftc
under martial
deputy sheriff by a
Federal deputies
Brough nearing the neghbobood shortly
expected to all armed vicinity
One hundred and TWENTY-FIVE Third division regulars from
8 today and started negroes
yesterday attacked local Officers Haynes
prisoner or stealing
The believed here
The roads
supplies ammunitp are 80 negroes In
he settle ment most of thenar npd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
FUTURE WORK Of
MEDICAL COLLEGE
UNDER DISCUSSION
Trustees Of University Of Ten
nesSee Holding Important
Session in Memphis to In
veStigate Local Branches.

Members Of the board Of trustees OF
the University Of Tennessee are hold.
ing a special meeting in Memphis
Thursday afternoon, to discsss the
plans for the future Of the college OF
medicine and the TWO other Memphis
branches Of the university, the college
Of dentistry and the school Of phar-
macy
The interest which the trustees feel
in the medical branches Of the uuver
sity is shown by the fact that every
member of the board is in Memphis
with the exception Of Judge T.. r. san
ford, OF Knoxville, who Is In England,
The members OF the board besides
Dr. III. A. Morgan. the president Of the
university, are: Gov, \. h, Roberts,
|. b, Tigrett, jackson; $. f. Thomas
Brownsville; DIR. Il. NJ Sanders, Nash.
Vile; +. w. Hunter, Gallatin Judge Y
4. Wright, Knoxville; William :
Shields, Knoxville; Judge r, M, Kyle
Rogersville; H. Clay Evans. Chat.
tanooga; Bolton Smith, g. 4, j. Mooney
and James $. Robinson, Memphis. Dr.
DIN West, secretary OF the state board
OF health; Albert ), Williams, state su-
perintendent, and DIR. II. NJ. McRee
state commissioner Of agriculture, the
three latter. with the governor, being
eX officio members.
The trustees will DISCUSS the erection
Of the new laboratory on the hospital
grounds, which las been decided upon
and approved by the local trustees and
DIR. Morgan. They win also discuss GER
tain changes to be made in the build
ings
The principal matters. however. which
DR., Morgan will bring to their atten.
ton are his desire gradually to build
up the teaching staff Of the medical
college here, to enlarge the work to be
done to add more laboratory work. and
so to shape the future policy as tc
create In Memphis one OF the great
medical schools of the country.
This viii require large increase In
the appropriation for the payment 81
fuil-time professors In all departments
and will mean also larger appropria.
tons for buildings In the near future,
The trustees will not pass upon these
matters,at the present session, but VII
have all the Information before then
for action as soon as a decision h
l rauphad ssasy E ..4fE Ms
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22

Military and civil officers were pre-.
pared to take any steps they saw iii in
handling the situation. The detachment
OF troops was ordered here from Camp
Pike, after Gov. Brough had conferred
with departmental headquarters In
Charleston, S, c. The civil officers and
possemen were recruited during the
night following reports that trouble was
brewing in the affected district
According to reports today the dis
turbances started when J. H. Breed
love, a deputy sheriff, and two white
companions went into the negro Settle
ment to capture a negro charged with
stealing hogs. Armed negroes, Il Is
said, demanded that the officer release
the prisoner and when he refused opened
fire, Breedlove, who was armed with a
rifle, returned the shots and with his
companions withdrew to obtain REIN
torcements. Shortly after the shooting
the wires leading from Dumas to the
negre settlement were cut.
OFFICIALS today expressed the belief
That the negroes are well armed and ca
pablo OF putting up stout resistance,
Only Village.
Dumas is a village Of 500 inhabitants.
The district where the trouble took
place is isolated and the only white
residents are planters and their fami-
lies and few small crews of sawmills.
The negroes are said to outnumher the
whites about 80 to |.
Dumas is about so miles southwest of
Elaine, Ark, scene OF negro uprising
last October, when number of persons
were killed before the outbreak was
queled by federal troops. Dumas is 10
miles north OF Winchester headquar-
ters of Robert l.. Hin, alleged leader of
the Elaine insurFectionists.
The trouble started yesterday after
noon, when white employees Of a saw-
mill attempted to capture Ttpoc'
Haynes, negro, who had bean 4narEed
with stealing and killing Wigs on a
plantation east OF the city. Haynes
escaped and returned to tire sawmill.
carrying rifleg None or the sawmill
men was armed and Haynes drove them
into the woods Officers here were MOI
titled and Deputy Breedlove, with two
white men, arrested Haynes at the ne.
gro settlement near the sawmil.
Breedlove said that as he started TO
leave with the prisoner eight or ten
negroes, all armed, emerged from the
houses and ordered him to release
Ha"ria. When he refused the negroes
opened fire. Haynes ran and escaped.
Breedlove. who had hut three rounds OF
ammunition In his rifle. covered the re-
treat OF his two companions, who were
armed only with revolvers. Breed'ove
believes that he hit some Of the negroes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
PALMER PLANS new
LAW AGAINST REDS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Disapprov
ing both the Sterling and Graham Sc
dition hills. Attorney General Palmer
in a letter to Chairman Campbell OF the
house rules committee, proposed a new
measure which would provide fines NOT
exceeding $4,000 and Imprisonment Of
not more than 20 years for persons con-
victed OF attempting TO overthrow the
government or OF acts Of violence
against the government or It's employees
or agents while in the discharge of their
official duties
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC
DEADLOCK is BROKEN

CAMERON, Mo-. Jan 22.-Capt. Jacob
L. Milligan, Of Richmond, Mo, was
nominated for congress by the Demo-
Gratis of the Third Missouri congress
sional district on the 302d ballot this
morning. The nomination came after
a deadlock which had lasted since yes
tertlay, Voting continued all night.
Milligan, who is young lawyer OF
Richmond, is a veteran of the world
war and fought overseas with the 18th
division. His supporters made his war
record an issue in their fight for the
nomination.
Organization support Is said to have
been thrown to Charles E. Yancey, of
Liberty although no definite expression
Of preference was made public, either
by Joshua w. Alexander the new secre
tary of commerce, whose resignation
caused the vacancy nor from Alexander
NJ Dockery, third assistant postmaster.
general and a power IN Third distric,
politics.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-22
RAIL WAY CLERKS GET
OFFICIAL AGREEMENT

A copy of the official agreement on
working conditions entered into be-
tween the federal railroad administra-
ton and the Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks. Freight Hand
lers and Station Employees. has been
received by,F i Hale, business agent
for the local brotherhood. and is being
sent out as bulletin to the members
OF the union
The wage agreement has not been
signed as vet and will be issued later
as separate agreement Mr.. Hale Is
confident that an increase in pay will
be granted. and decision Is expected
about Feb. !.