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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
Pinstein Indicted
For Manslaughter
For RdndLe Death

The first Indictment on charge of
manslaughter following death from
drinking wood alcohol was returned Fri
day by the Shelby county grand jury
against Theodore Pinstein, druggist, 377
Beale avenue, who is said to have com
pounded Jamaica ginger out of wood
alcohol instead of grain.
Mrs. Bertha Randle, who got bot
tie of the fluid from the drug store, died
a. fortnight ago and upon examination
Of vial of the drug from the stock of
Pinstein "a per cent of wood alcohol was
found by f. A, Mantel, city chemist.
Mr.. Mantel and E. /. Randle, husband
of the dead woman, were the principal
witnesses who appeared before the in
quisitorial body.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
METHODISTS POSTPONE
SUNDAY SCHOOL SURVEY

The Methodist Sunday school survey
that was to have been begun Sunday
has been postponed until after the ar
vile, secretary of the home survey de-
partment of the inter church world
movement Thursday, Jan Is, when the
matter of combining the survey with A
more comprehensive survey contem-
plated by the inter-church movement
in which all denominations in the city
VIII take part some time in February,
will be discussed with the members Of
the Protestant Pastors association
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
WILL TREATY Be ISSUE IN
. CAMPAIGN, SENATOR'S QUERY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--Senators
disagreed widely today as to the prob
'ably effect on the senate treaty situa :
tion of President Wilson's Jackson day
letter urging that the question of rati-
fication be carried into the presidential
campaign.
Among the Democrats generally it
was declared the letter had not changed
matters and that the effort to agree on
compromise reservations would con-
tlnue. The mild reservation Rerubli-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09

can thought a compromise had been
rendered more difficult by the presi-
dents action, but said they did not con-
slider the door had been closed en-
tlrely.
A still different view was held by
the treaty's irreconcilable foes. who de-
elared Mr.. Wilson's declaration and re-
lated developments during the Demo
cratic gathering here apparently had
established definitely that ratification
would be an issue in the campaigii.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
TRANSFER R. O. r O.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 9,-Accord- :
Ing 70 announcement here today, r. O.
I. G. headquarters for the states a.
tennessee. Alabama and Mississippi
Viii be transferred this month from
nashville to Charleston, headquarters
while Kentucky win be transferred 10
Chicago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
MAIN AND MONROE
GANG RINGLEADER
LANDED IN JAIL

FIFTY burgares had been
recovered out Of $4,000 worth stolen;
various charges Friday morning, in drive
gang by Detectives Walter HoyIe Charles
With exception all Of those
them. 49, ~ s~S
The exception purchased stolen goods
The ohberies date back
was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
ZIANG GUILTY..

WASHINGTON, Jan 9.--ziang Sung
wan was found guilty Of murder In the
first degree today for the death a yea,.
ago Of Ben Sen WI, a member OF me
Chinese educational mission. DR.. T. II
Wong, head of the mission, and C. II!
Hsle were killed at the same time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
BURGLARS GET $1,000
IN CLOTHES FROM BURK'S

- Clothing valued at $4,000 was stolen
Thursday night from the ruins of Burk
& Co.. clothiers, whose establishment
was wrecked by fire in December. The
company,.s stock is In the hands of the
Underwriters Salvage company, which
reported the loss to police.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
LICENSE REFORMERS
IN LIEU OF SALOONS

CHICAGO, Jan. 9--The city council
license committee engaged In seeking
to fill the gap left by the loss OF saloon
license fees, last night adopted reso-
lutlon TO license reform ORGANIZATIONS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
SPLIT BETWEEN
BRYAN AND WILSON
SURPRISES PARTY

WASHINGTON Jan sPdent Wilson's the league
nations issue should be placed before
uu and William sans contention that the party
before the country
promises as possible the
party chan which climax the annual
dav dinnar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
AMERICA WILL WITHDRAW
ALL TROOPS FROM SIBERIA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Definite an
nouncement has been made by the
American government that the troops
in Siberia will not be withdrawn until
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09

cigarets, an occasional typewriter and
other wearing apparel as the favored
loot.
Gang of Youngsters.
Four of the youths arrested are only
= years Of age; one is 10; the sixth
The 19-year-old youth is not held in
connection with the burglaries and
proprietor and negro Is held on
charges involving the handling or pur-
chase of stolen property.
The l7-year-old youths none OF
whom claims to have a regular voca-
ion, and the 29-year-old man, who is
4chauffeur, will be charged with house
leaking and larceny, and an additional
. large of buying stolen property will
e lodged against the latter when the
2ctet are placed on the police docket
Friday or Saturday.
Herbert Moore, II, who served in the
United States navy, and who, police
flaim. is deserter, although he-denies
he allegation, was the first of the gang
arrested. He freely confessed to 81
separate cases Of robbery, including his
ewn sister. In addition to listing one
hotel where he Thought" he had en-
tered between so and, 60 different rooms
IN search Of loot. His admission gave
NAiS pOllSC llliCo VII lllC otllCA lilCit uOW
arrested, all of whom were implicated
by Moores statements.
A majority of the youths arrested,
who were implicated by Moore, hung
out" in poolrooms in the vicinity Of
Main street and Monroe avenue, where
! IN times past the bootleggers have flour
ished, and other forms Of lawlessness
have had their inception.
Named as Accomplices.
In addition to Moore, who lives at 76
Vance avenue, those implicated by him
as having played parts In various rob-
berries with him, are:
Abner Holland, alias Buddy, AZ, Kney
street.
Henry Cassell, II, North ,Claybrook
avenue
Alfred Ferguson, II, Clacl5 place.
Luther Wilson, 29, chauffeur, $50 Taxi
company, Monroe avenue.
1t is the plan of the detectives to
place charges of housebreaking and lar
eeny against these five, on the strength
Of Moore's statements. Besides these,
charges will be placed as follows:
'Lonnie Crawley, alias "Trigg Avenue"
-, 3S3 Olive avenue. buying, receiving
and disposing of stolen property.
j. Frederick, 21 pool room proprietor,
Continued on Page %, Column 2.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09

the Szecho Slovak soldiers there have
been repatriated and the American rail-
way commission has departed II will
be several months before the Czech
troops can leave yIadivostok. %
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09


WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--Alien rad
lcals deported on the army transport
Buford, which now Is nearing the Kiel
canal will not be landed at Copenhag-
en-, nor is Il planned TO send other de-
portees from this country to the Dam
ish port, Anthony Caminetti, commits
soner-general of immigration. said to-
day. He still refused. however, to say
where the Buford would land
Mr. Caminett conferred today with
army officials, presumably on plans for
deporting additional radicals TO soviet
Russia.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 9.-Undesirables
deported from the United States win be
landed here and transshpped to DAN
zig, according to reports. The opera
ton Will be carried out under super
vision Of the Danish police, 1t Is said,
and the radicals will not be permitted
10 come in contact with the population
OF the Danish metropolis.
Each ship bringing deportees win
bear 500 persons, 1t is said, and the
United States government has arranged
with the United Shipping company OF
TINS city, to take them from here to
Danzlg
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
ANARCHIST ARK
AFTER ARRARAT
NEARING LAND

STOCKHOLM, Jan. s.-The 24e un.
desirable deported from the U. S. on
the transport Buford, 1.-THE soviet ark, :"
probably will be landed at Haneo, Fin
land, and will proesed to Russia by rail
under strong guard, II was said here
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09

Hotels. restaurants and pool halls
were the favorite victims of the gang,
With overcoats, suits, suitcases, cigars,
eigarets, an occasional typewriter and
other wearing apparel as the favored
loot
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12
Veterans Bolt
Pittsburgh Line
To Jeer Mayor
Armistice Day Parade Is De-
moralized When Legion
Men Refuse TO Pass i'm
Review Before Babcock
Force Him From Stand
Throngs Refuse to Hear
Speech as Result of Tag
Dav Plan to Aid Germans
s,,cto, Dtsoatch TO The Tribune

Special Dispatch 10 1hr TRIBUNE
PITTSBURGH, Nov 11.-Pi.tsburgh $
Armisticc Day parade was shattered at
he reviewing stand, in Forbes Street,
near Halket Street, to-day, when thou
sands Of marching veterans broke ranks
end surrounded the stand to hoot and
joer Mayor t. V. Babcock. The Ex-
ccutive, after vanly attempting to
make a speech and being howled down
by the ex-soldicrs and legions Of their
sympathizers, was forced TO leave the
stand shortly after noon, after Il pro
longed and tumultuous demonstrations
Wounded soldiers, riding in automo-
biles in the first division, began the
demonstration b. leaving their ma
chimes and refusing to pass the stand
SC long as the Mayor remained IN 1T.
Immediately huge throng formed. ard
the Mayor was the object OF Volleys of
hisses, groans and epithcts.
The antipathy to the Mayors appear
ance had its origin in his refusal TO
withdraw permit for tag day. scbed-
uied to take place last Saturday, for the
benefit of war sufferers in German ;,
Austria and Hungary. The tag day en-
terprlse finally was dropped by its
hackers, but not until the Mayor had
become the center OF the storm, with
Thousands OF veterans, including the
wounded, as represented by the Carry
On Club. protesting against the May
or's course.
Crowds Side with Veterans
The parade, the forerunner
which was gun salute fired in Sche
ley Park and on the Duquesne u
versity campus and on Monument Hil,
North Side, st $3.50 q. N. got away 10
a successful start at 1o:30 a. M from
Sixth Street and Duquesne Way. Along
the line Of march, TO Liberty Avenue
10 Fifth Avenue, to Grant Street, 10
Forbes Street, and on Forbes as far as
the reviewing stand, the procession
moved without interruption, through
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12
A. $. Cochran Files Appeal
From Legacy TsN Decision

WASHINGTON. Nov. Alexander
Smith Cochran, Of New York. filed an
appeal IN the supreme Court to-da'
from the adverse decision OF the Court
OF Claims in his suit to recover $4,000
levied AS legacy tax against his
fatner's estate under the revenue act
OF 1898.
Cochran coniended that no assess
ment was made of the estate Until
February 1903, or more than seven
lDo~.ns after the Spanish war revenue
act was repealed, and that the levy was
for this reason illegal
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

dense crowds which, restrained
ropes stretched along tAs .~-[
cheered the thousands o. snarcb:.
veterans. County Comm ssiouer C. C.
an overseas Captain. was IN tho rev;~'..
ing stand as the officer to recelvs -.
service mems salutAs. A9
Thousands Of onlooIsers> chesres :.
men as they vent W Halket ST., ~s
some the crippled mon were assist.,
by civilians.
"That's right; that's righs.r vail.
many Of the spectators. "DoD't ~ ~
the stand with him in it Pd's
During the first % minutes Of ;.
march. Il was estimated that aA.
90 per cent % the men refused >. NsS'-
the stand, and turned or al Ha5s..
Street. ''Ns-
Many Do the Lockstep
Then line after line OF the 2st5 n.
VISION veterans turned of A. Hai..-
Street and continued aut Fi<tb
as they went. AS'' .
Next came about 100 volantsa~
men from surrounding horougbs r.
ha ted. IN doubt as to Vsich ,vav -
The crowd, now tumuituous and che
ing the narchers. called o1t. &C.
tnat way; 80 up tAat wavlp r.
pointed up Halket Street sre ..o
men went that way The Doi.ca -,
no effort to divert The coi,rse of .b,reS
Persons on the stand AID tae NJ.
seemed dazcd by the turn of 81.
A-ked repeatedly FOR = statement ~
: piled: -
4 have nothing 20 says have nor.
ing TO say
Column after colamn svorr slo.,
FORBES street and up ta Hs'set. r.,
scene was upr0arious. ~ae reviews.
stand was ignored
Mayor Is HovIed Down
Finally Captain Cam and Iadre n
Paulson Foster explained the seriors'
ness Of the situation 70 ne MAJ
The latter was l9fo-'aed th4t rio. a.
serious trouble night follow. Bot,
Captain Cain and Judge Foster LETT +ts
stand and walked toward Haast Stree.
The Mayor endeavorcG To make
speech. lie neld his hand sloft sor
minute of two. hut the ci OVID continr.f
TO Yell, jeer and hiss The snectato~.
would not listen. Inen the Magor lei
the stand.
When he stepped 20 the sidewsf.
several city detectives 4 squad Of ro-
lice and two mounted officers kent clos.
= mis- side. He stood n the street Il.
about minute aad was hear5 70 say.
well, l VII do anything 10 save The
day
Disappears in the Throng
The Mayor then walked I'D Halse,
rect and disappeared IN tie crowd,
some one called out, take him home. +;
The parade then proceeded in goo
order past the reviewing stand Csnta
Cain and Judge Foster returned an
received the salute along With othe
officers.
II is estimated about one-fourth
the parade turned OF at Ealket STR (,
and proceeded 20 Schen.ry Park.
The others, following after the MsyoA
left the stand, also went or to
park.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

final distribution of wartime decora-
tions were the following:
Distinguished Service Medal changed
to Medal of Honor: Lieutenant Com
mander Joel T. Boone.
Navy Cross changed to Medal Of Hon
or: Ensign Charles II. Hammann.
Navy Cross changed to Distinguishes
Service Medal: Rear Admiral Pnlllp
Andrews, Captain Frederick B: Bsssett
jr.. Captain Mark l.. Bristol; Rear Ad-
miral William II. G.. Bullard. Rear Ad-
miral William B. Caperton, Lieutenant
Commander Godfrey de G. Chevalier,
Captain William =. Cole, Captain Lyman
A. Gotten, Captain Thomas T. Craven,
Captain Louis Il. de Steiguer, Captain
Thomas {. Hart Captain Arthur j.
Hepburn, Captain Orton p Jackson,
Ensign Maclear Jacoby, Rear Admiral
Hilary p. Jones, Rear Admiral AUSTIN
b. knight, Commander Ellis Lando,
Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long, Captain
Charles b. McNay, Captain Thomas I.
Magruder Commander Louis b. Porter
field Captain Montgomery NJ. Taylor,
Rear Admiral Clarence $. Williams.
Secretary Daniels today personally
decorated many officers here.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12
~ ours very truly.
"JOHN r. HEYTlt!C i .
Anotner Letter to Hettrick


The Mayor produced letter which
he said he sent to Hcttricl. in reply. 1t
reads:
Dear Sir Your letter Of March -
received. The Nayor asks me to saw
that he has already taken W with the
Board Of Education the matter about
which YOU write. Very truly yours,
Executive Secretary."
Mr.. Untermycr here tried by devious
means 20 nave the Mayor identify Het-
trick
81 don't remember ever meeting Het-
trick: still it must have been Nettr;cl;
met and TALKED with and wrote le;~
tcr~ to.' remarked the Mayor.
"Don't know him by name?'
Il couldn't identity him If he was
mere IN this room
How did you first come into contact
with him 90
ale must have come to the office.
Whoever spoke to mc about terra Gotta
trick mrst have seen me. That may
have been HettriCi."
Put YOU rave seen the man many
times. have had conferences with him
and have written TO him and received
memorandum from him. which you
copied verbatim and sent on to the
Board of Education %
Il probably met him, but don't re-
member HIM by name. Still, | may
know him if you produce him here"
Heard Somebody Testify
"Nou remember being present at thi.
committees Irst meeting? You heard
NJ. liettr'ek testify while before you
left the meeting9 You We're there and
heard him testify, didn't you >"
II heard somebody testify, bu. I
don't refnomber the name. l don't re-
member having conversations with
Hcttrick; suil | must have had CONVEX.
saucns with man by the name ot
Hettrick'
What is the difference between
Hettrick and man by the name Of
iettrick?"
Il cannot remember the names Of all
the people that come to my Office
THAT is yoYr best recollection >"
YES, and stand on it,"
Mr. Untermyer here produced an
other letter written by Hettrich to tn,
Mayor, dated January so. 1919 In this
letter Hettric6 says that The labor
unions Of the city have suggested that
he take up the matter OF the use of
'"tural stone III the public schools, and
asks tine Mayor TO grant him an inter
view to discuss the matter. The letter
mentioned the name # Thomas
OLeary. & business agent.
Who is OLeary? asked tr.e--
myer.
II don't know
'You know what business agent
means? 1t means Il walking delegate,
doesn't it,"
Yes, sir"
Mayor Is Led Back
Nov, they do business, and they call
them business agents ."
THAT is right According tc reports
they are doing big business"
They ase. especially with the city7'
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

Local 95 were at work on the Stock Ex-
change job at the time OF the explo-
sion, and urged It was improbable that.
any fellow member would fisA killing
them, when there We're other Brindel
Jobs that might be made the objec, Of
demonstration.
This. however. was no. borne out by
Mr.. Volk He SAID that. to the best Of
ms recollection, there were no Zoranko
men at work in Wall Street on Septem-
her ! g.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

in strikes and lockouts and the right
Of every citizen to enter an appren-
ticeship in any field of endeavor he
chooses. A government bureau of
buildings at Washington Heading to
the characterization of building asso-
Citations and Che prohibition of artificial
fixing of prices and output" was also
suggested.
Relief for the money supply was rec
commended in the enactment Of a law
making the postal savings and other
savings deposits available for indi-
vdual home building AT rates commen-
surate with savings deposits interest
Railroad difficulties in providing
TRANSFORMATION for ilildinc materials
were rcctcd by c. Il. Markham, presi-
dent OF the Illinois Central Railroad, at
the afternoon session. President Mark
ham declared there was a much greater
demand for cars than the railroads
could supply, but that each month since
LAST March had shown an increased
tonnage carried, and that since Tuly of
this year the railroads had carried
more tonnage than in any other like
period in their history.
Cooperative Thrift Urged
Cooperative thrift, fostered by build
ing and loan associations and other
similar organizations, was declared by
c. r. Holden, president of the
Union Trust Company, TO be a prime
necessity in solving the housing
problem.
Until we develop a system under
which people would rather buy a home
than an automobile We fail to get the
financing Of building on a sound lasis,
he said,
Edward Froehlick, representing a
Chicago mill work company. charged
the labor unions with restricting build
ing because they refused to work with
materials manufactured by an open
shop.
Disclaimirg any responsibility for
present building conditions, Thomas
Kearney, president Of the Chicago
Building Trades Assembly, said he had
no remedies to offer. He said w; qes
Of $40 a day were not high when it was
,.u,rcd that tradesmen worked an
average Of 200 days a year and in view
Of the high cost Of living.
The committee. headed by Senate.
William NJ. Calder, closed its hearings
in this city to-day and departed for
Omaha.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

Held Only Aid
To Building g
Banker Tells Senate Com
mittee Return TO Pre-War
Costs Would Make More
Cash Available for Work
Strike Fear Called Check
Taxes Said 10 Make 1t Nee.
essary for Investors 10
Get High Interest Rates

CHICAGO. Nov. 11.-Gotting condi-
tons back to a prc-war status, accord
ing to witnesses heard in this city to-
day by the Senate Committee on Recon
struction, is the only way to solve the
building and housing problem which
contronts the country. James y. For
gan, chairman OF the board of directors
Of the First National Bank, told the
committee that readjustmcnt Of build
ing costs would make more money
available for building
"The income tax Mr.. Forgan said.
Especially the excess profits tax. has
made it necessary for large investors
t. obtain unusually high rates of in
terest and has placed another obstruc-
ton in the way Of floating mortgage
loans"
Presenting the conclusions OF a con-
ference Of Chicago architects. Henry K
holman said fear Of strikes and lock
outs. fear of artificial regulation. Of
production and distribution of building
material and the high cost of money for
building purposes wore among reasons
FOR present housing conditions.
As remedies Mr.. Holman recon-
mended prohibition Of force or coercion
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12


Q.-Did you reply to it? Al usual
" reply to every letter.
Of YOU replied to the letter
wouldn T. the reply be among your files I?
A.-No doubt it. would be there but
the clerks did not give it to ne
Q.-That relates to limestone, doesn't
it, specifically? A.-WoM, it may re
late to limestone. terra Gotta or any
thing.
O. But don't you see what it relates
to? 1t has Just been read to you He
wants YOU to do away with terra Gotta
and to substitute limestone, doesn't he.
IN that letter; that is right, isn't IL?
Al think so; it is what the letter
states; bat at that time | didn't know
anything about terra Gotta or limestone.
Q.-po you think you know anything
about IT now? Al think know moro
about it now.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

by The Evening World. A reporter
from that newspaper is quoted as hav
ing said TO Zaranko: You must have
hard rock men, Triggers, sailors.
Saorers, engineers, lumbermen, black
"Hey,n zsranko is quoted IN reply,
"cut that! There amt horseshoer in
our outfit. Never was one. What are
you trying to do Is some one trying
70 put the Wall Street explosion on
Il never said that Zaranko as
serted yesterday. Il cannot believe
that any Of my men could have plotted
the explosion" he continued. 4 know
they could not have done SO without
ny knowledge for | am absolutely in
their confidence
brindeil's men have beaten mem
bers of my union on two or three occa-
SONS. have been threatened that
uhey would get me. That is ore rea-
Job.
Coughln Doubts New Theory
Acting Inspector Coughlin, after the
bare announcement, TO which he wouio
add TO detail 5. that the 20 ice knep.
"ho shod the bomb wagon horse and
"ho took the animal to the blacksmith
9'op, sald ne mad investigated the
theory advanced - The Evening World.
tut had found nothing to sustain it.
The Evening World said the driver
could not go with his wagon directly
20 The openings il the high board fence
which surrounded the Uttered site Of
the proposed new building. Under po-
lice traffic rules he stopped in front Of
he Assay Office
Coueh1in disclosed the Tact that
there was no traffic policeman on duty
at Broad and Wall streets at the time.
he having left the post at twenty NM
utes before noon to 90 to court.
Members Of the Lockwood commit
tee said yesterday they had at no tine
prior 10 yesterdays publication hear
IT suggested that the building scandal
the are Investigating was in any way
connected with the WaN Street outrage.
Samuel lntermycr, counsel TO the com
mit4oe. declined to discuss IT,
William Ashby, Zoranko's lawyer.
said yesterday that some members Of