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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
TeRnesSee's Record
As Volunteer State
Is Being Maintained

Tennessee IL maintaining her record
as the volunteer State" In the matter
OF army enllstmentS Not on'v did the
state outstrip m others in The recent
drive Of recruiting stations, but today
IN sending more recruits to the different
army depots than any other section.
These facts were announced Wedues-
dav wv Mat. II. J.. Landers. OF Nash
Vile In charge OF recruiting in the
state.
More than 1900 Young men are sent
everv year TO the army. OF this num-
Der Memphis IS thc leading recruiting
section. Y furnishes large propor-
ton and Is ahead OF other cities in
applications and In acceptances
Recent order of the war department
lowering the age limits and admitting
boys of 10 years has proven one OF
These BOYS, upon presentation OF writ
ten permission OF parents and physical
examination, are sent to the various
camps where other forces from the state
are chartered Here they sre given
educational advantages. are treated In
accordance with their ages and taught
trades.
Maj Landers is Ell route to Nash
vile from Camp Pike where he was re-
Gently assigned to duty on an examin-
ing board Stress of recruiting duties
in Tennessee however, caused the
withdrawal of this order He is stop
ping at the Hotel Chisca.
While at Camp Pike, Maj. Landers
attended church with $50 men of the
10th field artillery. on roll call II
was found that more than leo of these
men were from Tennessee, many being
Memphis boys.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
PROTEST AGAINST
!, PARK FOR BLACKS
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee, However, Supports
Efforts of Commission.

The proposed location OF a park and
community center for negroes at the
extreme end of Breedlove avenue,
which was brought before the regular
weekly meeting OF the city commission
in the form OF a resolution from the
park commission, seeking authority 10
purchase the 10-acre plot for the estab-
lishment OF the park. has caused a
storm OF protests from from residents
OF that section of the city. On the
other side, however. members OF the
park commission were supported in
their efforts by committee from the
Chamber of Commerce and represent
atiyes of business organizations and
other civic bodies
zzs Among those who spoke In opposition
10 the location of the park on Breed
love avenue were Mrs r. Peyton
Woodson and James j. Carrigan. Mrs.
Woodson declared that she did not
oppose the establishment of parks and
community centers for negroes that
she was heartily in favor of it, but
that she did oppose the location of such
park in that particular section Of
the city.
]. T. Willingham, A. L. Parker Abe
Goodman. of the park board; George r.
mittee of the Chamber OF Commerce.
=. X. Chears, S. B, Anderson and Sam
Mcdonald, of the Rotary club entered
a plea for the establishment of such
parks for the negroes.
Action on the matter was deferred
by Mayor Paine after Wassell Ran
dolph chairman OF the city planning
commission, had called attention to the
fact that city planning expert gas
soon to be employed and hasty acdon
might be entirely out of line with his
recommendations.
Chairman Willngham, of the park
board, stated to the city commission
that he did not oppose this action and
that really he preferred to have the
opinion of the city planning expert be-
fore final decision was reached.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
ArkGnsaTls Send.
$40 Check To Help
Jewish Relief Fund

y second check from J. Spiel Wynne.
AIR, has been received bv The News
Scimitar, and goes to the credit OF the
Jewish Relief fund. This check Is
for $40. and represents subscriptions
from six persons. Mr.. Smells first check
was for $29S. and represented subscTiu-
lions from 81 persons, all Of whom, he
stated. volunteered to make the dona-
lions.
Chairman Haase's mail and newspa-
per campaign to supplement the inten-
sive appeal by workers is bringing lis
first fruits He hopes to raise $4,000
Through this system. Workers in the
late campaign returned about 1000
cards with notatlons saying that the
person whose name was on the card
was out OF the city, moved, or that for
some other reason his subscription
could not be procured at the time the
worker called. Each one OF these per-
sons viii be asked to mail a dona-
ton
Contributors to MIR Spiers amount
are: NJ. WilenZick, Sam Wexman, H..
Davidson, Paul Broushtien. |. II. Gold
stien and Weinberg Bros.
The entire Memphis executive corn
mittee, which Is composed OF the lead
ing business and professional men Of
the city, join with Chairman Haase for
thu local committee and Hardwig Peres,
for the state committee in urging sub
scriptions be sent in by mail. Checks
are made payable to L. e. Humes,
trea surer, and may be mailed TO him
in care OF the Guaranty Bank and
Trust company, Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
FORMER MEMPHIS MAN
DIES IN C0RINTH, MISS.

CORINTH. Miss, July Z. tSpl)-
John Michetti, Il, died at his home
here Tuesday OF apoplexy. Mr.. Michetti
has declined in health since the death
of his wife in February. Two weeks
ago he turned his business over to his
daughter.
Mr.. Michettl was born near Milan,
Italy, Aug. 81. 1919. His childhood days
We're spent in his native country He
settled in Memphis in 1873 and en-
gagged in business. It was here he met
and married Miss Theresa Massa, in
1875. To this union was born one son
and two daughters, Edward, Mary and
Theresa
In 1886 he came to Corinth with his
family and engaged in the mercantile
business. and for the past II years had
conducted a store.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
RETAIL CREDIT MEN TO
HAVE REGULAR LUNCHEON

The Retail Credit Mems association
will have its regular semimonthly
luncheon meeting Thursday at the
"On to Detroit" Is now the prnci-
pal theme with members of the asso-
citation. The annual national conven-
ton, Which will be held in that city
Aug. 1913, it is said, will be the larg
est attended and doubtless the most
important ever held. The program,
comprising addresses and discussions
on different phases of credit granting,
and matters Of interest to credit men,
will be a liberal education in the art of
extending and controlling credits.
Ample entertainment VIII be pro-
vided, and the Michigan city will throw
open wide its gates to the visiting
credit men. The local association, It
is expected, will again, as last year,
have the largest visiting delegation.
At Thursdays luncheon, two prizes,
one each for the men and women at
tending, will be awarded on a unique
plan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
SCHOOL TAX LEVY
WILL BE RAISED

CoRINTH. Miss, July Z. tSpI)--
BY a decisive vote of a majority Of
the citizens Of this city the proposition
a half mills carried Tuesday. There
were even two hundred votes cast and
had one more of these been EAST for
the raise of the levy it would have been
q three -to-one victory. AS 1t WAS the
vote showed for the raise 149 as against
81.
There wls some surprising opposition
, developed which raised the opposing
vote to much larger figure than had
been anticipated until the morning OF
the election. Had the raise failed there
would have been an abrosatiun of all
teachers contracts and a very strong
PROBABILITY that new superintendent
would have had to be chosen and the
school term shortened materially.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
Sues N. e o. Officials
For $50, 900 Damages,
Charging Slander

CORtNTH Miss. July T. tSpL )--Suit
for SANDER was filed IN the circuit
court here Tuesday throuIl attorney
by {. f. Armitaee, against the NJ. 4
{ railroad with tho vice Ut, SidrHt and
also the superintendent a. defendants.
The declaration sets cut that the
complainant was in "a employ Of ihe
N'ohilo 4 ohio railroad and was re-
l'eNeG Of 'ae duty, a1ttho" man iAEing
hrs place; that the business nen Of thu
city asked BY petition that he lie REIN
stated; hat the paltion WIS placed
IN the hands OF .fohn r. Osborne, Of
this city, who carried II - st l.. gis
Erd appeared In person hvf,!c the satu
officials asking the re r.'usvment II the
complainant and th3s IN the preseu, e
Of the John F, Osborne, these Officials
uttered certain defamatory remarks
concerning complainant
For the utterRnce OF these remarks
as stated suit is entered for SANDER.
and Judgment Is asked in the sum
ofNS5n 900
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
B. C. HASSETT NAMED
CHAIRMAN OF CLUB

tive committee of the recently orga-
nized Nonpartisan club held in Car
penters' hall. Burrell C. Hassett,
member of the Typographical union,
was named as permanent chairman.
The executive committee will continue
its work throughout the week and will
doubtless submit number of recon-
mcndations at the next regular meet
ing OF the club on Monday.
The work of the committee at pres
emit consists of delving into the records
Of candidates for office and ascertaining
their attitude toward organized labor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
SONORA coNcHA.

Sonora Concha. wife of Senator En-
riquez Concha, of the Chilean senate,
recently arrived in Washington from
her home in Santiago, Chile, for a
visit
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
CARPENTERS URGED TO
BUILD HOME FOR LABOR

,Union carpenters of Memphis were
addressed Monday night by Judge D..
r. Puryear, who urged the construc-
ton as soon as possible of a home for
union labor. 1t is planned to have the
building owned and controlled exclusive
ly by the carpenters, but to be used
for the members of organized labor.
There is no more opportunc time
than the present, Judge Puryear told
the carpenters, to erect q building that
will reflect credit upon Memphis and
organized labor
Following the address by Judge Pur-
year and members Of the union, refresh
ments were served.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
BOLT HITS BANK.

CORtNTH, Miss, July Z (Spl,l dur
lightning struck the building of the
Corinth Bank and Trust Co. Stimuli
taneous with this came a flash from
the switchboard in the rear and 1t burst
into flames. The fire alaI m was sound
ed and someone in the bank had the
forethought to ask that the current be
cut off at the plant. This was done
and the woodwork around the switch
board was then extinguished with a
pitcher of water. Damages sustained
we're to electric furnishings and ap-
pliances, no injury being done to any
of the books or papers in the bank
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
LABOR PARTY TO RUN
MAN FOR CONGRESS

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July THE labor
party Of Illinois plans to have a COIL
gressional candidate in the districe now
represented in congress by William A.
Rodenberg, who placed Gov. Lowden
: in nomination at the Republican con-
vention, according to Secretary Frank
]. Esper. Nomination has not yet been
made. Secretary Esper said that the
labor party has a strong following In
the district and that in a three cor.
nered fight it has a good chance to
win.
A meeting Of labor party men will
be held in Springfield July Is to fur
Their the campaign of Duncan McDon-
aid for congress from the Springfield
district, Mr.. EsPer reported
Read News Scimitar Wants
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
The SvstAu

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill! TONIC. You know
what YOU are taking as the formula Is
printed on every label, showing It is
Quinlne and Iron in Tasteless form.
Coo. adv
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
5 Pretty Girls, Chaperoned BY Man,
Chain Him to His Bed So He CantWalk
In Sleep and Inuade No Mans Land

lend his protecting influence as
chaperon. The telephone soon
brought the Information that Hank
would be right over.
Hank arrived in the course of
twenty minutes. but a hint from
the agriculturist that Hank was
inclined to ramble in divers places
during his sleep reopened the old
wound, and the young ladies again
saw eerie things about them.
Old Hank =howed little concern
when he was charged with sleep
walking"
If l do I never know much about
it," was his only answer.
Took No Chances.
The girls apologetically informed
their chaperon that they must ask
him to submit to bonds. That there
was entirely too much in that house
for a sleep-walker to see.
Bending under his IS years, Old
Hank smiled and said There is a
lot to see around here"
So the girls chained their kind
hearted but nocturnally inclined old
chaperon to the bed and door with
i heavy chain and paddock.
Asked today how he liked chap
eroning, Hank said Let the dog
do it next time"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
HOME PEACE
HARDING PLEA
Republican Delegation Told
Issue Is Urgent, in
Porch Address.
BY Universal Service.

Marion, Ohio, Aug. 4. - Peace
might have been the subject of an
address by Senator Warren G. Hard
ing today, when he talked to $50
Republicans from Wayne County,
who came with bands playing and
flags flying to his front porch to tell
him he could not fail to carry his
home State.
1t could have been called peace"
because the Republican, candidate
for the Presidency declared that in
dustrial peace and social peace at
home mean more to him than COM
mand of the international peace of
the world. He also took up the
league of nations and said:
Il cnphatically agree that no
other authority than Congress may
call our boys to battle: accepting
this truth why make a covenant
which violates the good faith OF
nations"
The Senator declared it would be
unwise for the country to permit
"our activities in seeking for peace
in the Old World to blind us to
the essentials of peace at home"
Gov. Coolidge spoke the other
day of the rescue of America from
the reactions of war" Senator Hard
ing said We also need to be res
cued from the visionary and fruit
less pursuit of peace through super
government"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
NOTEPROTESTS
RED ADVANCE
British Cabinet Speeds Mes
sage to Moscow to
Save Poles.
uBy Universal servieeD

London. Aug. Faced by the
prospect that the Red Russian ar
mics are likely to occupy Warsaw
within three days. the British cab
net met today and hurriedIy dis
patched a note to the Soviet gov
ernment at Moscow. They protest
ed against the arrogant treatment
of the Polish armistice commission
ers by the Soviet commissioners at
The meeting at which the terms OF
the armistice were to have been
discussed
There has been no arrangement.
however. to dispa tch allied troops
to uphold Poland's independence.
Premier MiIlerand and Marshal
Foch favor the constitution Of an
AngIo-French force for the rescue
of Poland frem the Russians. but
Premier Lloyd George is temporiz-
ing because public opinion here
fatty discountenances a costly cam
paign.
The press insists that Poland has
been completely smashed. creating
a crisis that is paralleled only by
that of August. 1914.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
Pilgrims Day Proclaimed
By President and 3 Members
Of Commission Appointed
(By Universal service.)

Samuel W. Mccall and Richard
Hooker, of Massachusetts, and
George Foster Peabody, of New
York, yesterday were appointed
members of the United States Pill
grims' Centenary Commission.
The President issued a proclama-
tion for a nationwide celebration
of the landing of the Pilgrims at
Plymouth on December 81 - the
300th anniversary.
while this Massachusetts, cele-
bration is proper and praiseworthy.
1t seems to me that the influences
which the ideals and principles of
the Pilgrims with respect to civil
liberty and human rights have had
upon the formation and growth of
our institutions and upon our de-
velopment and progress as a ma
tion merit more than a local ex-
preston of our-obligation, and make
hitting a nationwide observance of
the day." read the proclamation.
Il therefore suggest and request
that the 21st of December next be
observed throughout the Union with
special patriotic services in order
that the great events in American
history that have resulted from the
landing of these hardy and cour-
ageous navigators and colonists
may be accentuated to the present
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
LONG MAY WIN
MISSOURI FIGHT
Republican Race Between
D. F. Davis and Senator
Spencer Close.

Kansas City. Aug. 4.-ln the
primary in Missouri yesterday re-
turns from counties in all parts of
the State indicate that Arthur NJ.
Hyde, lawyer, has defeated E. E. L.
McJimsey for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor by $4,000 votes.
John NJ. Atkinson has won the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor
over Frank II. Farris and Judge
Charles II. Mayer by probably more
than $4,000.
In the Republican Senatorial race
Lieut. Col. Dwight F. Davis leads
Senator Selden 2. Spencer. whose
chief strength is in the rural dis
tricts from which reports are COM
ing in slowly. Judge Henry S.
Priest and Breckenridge Long, who
resigned recently as Third Assistant
Secretary of State, are running a
neck and neck race.
Much interest is centered around
the Democratic Senatorial contest.
Senator James A. Reed has stumped
the State for Judge Priest, and in
speeches for him has bitterly de-
nounced the league. AS there is a
third Democrat, favoring the league
of nations in the Senatorial race.
the voting strength of administra-
tion Democrats is divided in oppos-
ing Priest.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
Dr.. Wiley Denies SOC Milk Plot;
Charges Foes in Sanitation Fight
Seek to GiUe City UnwhoLesome Food

to make it impossible for the health
officer to inspect the premises.
In other words. he is endeavor-
ing to supply this city with unin-
spected milk, and his clients are evil
IDENTIFY in deep sympathy with his
efforts. While Mr.. O'Brien is-ask-
ing the Attorney General to investi-
gate the trust which proposes TO
put the price Of milk at SO cents
a quart, he should also ask the At
torney General TO investigate his
clients who have been bringing pn-
inspected milk into this city And
are trying to get that illegal act
legalized by mandamuS."
Defends Tuberculosis Test.
DR.. Wiley charged that O'Brien
was "enthuSiastiCaIIy cndeavOris
to abrogate the tubercUIin test"
The Producers Association. he said.
was trying TO have the test made
universal throughout the country
and to extend its application to but
ter, cheese and other dairy products.
The Virginia and Maryland Milk
Producers Association is not in any
combine or conspiracy to raise the
price Of milk in Washington above
that which would give a fair margin
of profit to the farmer" Wiley de-
Clared.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
"Mr. .Ramonti," she said, "I'm awful1y
sorry, but I'm married woman"

you seized your magnifying glass
and read beneath the portrait her
description as one of a series of
Prominent Beauties and Bellies of
the lower west side.
Frank Barry and John Delaney
were prominent" young beaux of
the same side. and bosom friends,
whom you expected to turn upon
each other every time the curtain
went up. One who pays his money
for orchestra seats and fiction ex-
poets this. That is the first funny
idea that has turned up in the
story yet. Both had made a great
race for Helen's hand. When Frank
won, John shook his hand and
congratulated him-honestly. he
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
WILSON ENJOYS
LLHEAR COX
Personal Representatives Of
President to Attend
Notification.
IBy Universal ScrviceI

President Wilson has decided to
pay Gov. Cox the tribute of send
ing a delegation of personal rep
resentatives to the notification GER
emony in Dayton Saturday.
Secretary Tumulty, secretary to
the President, yesterday announced
that under tie personal direction
of the President he was heading
the delegation to attend the mott
fication ceremonies.
Among those making the trip
with him will be John Barnett, ma
tional committeeman of COlorado:
DR.. John w. Coughlin. close friend
of the President and former ma
tiOnal Committeeman of Massachu-
sets; and Angus w. Mclean. ma
tional committeeman of North Car
olina. They probably will carry
some greetings from the President.
The White House representatives
will make the trip to Ohio by auto
mobile. The party will leave at 6
o'clock in the morning in order to
reach their. destination in time to
get the dust off their clothes before
the notification exercises.
New York, Aug. 4.-George White,
national Democratic chairman, will
leave for Dayton, Ohio, tomorrow
night to attend the notification cere-
monies and also to have a confer
ence with Gov. Cox before the cere-
monies take place. Surprise was ex-
pressed when White admitted today
that he had not seen or heard from
Gov. Cox since his selection as cam
paign manager
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
Confesses Killing Gertrude
Harrison Mann Here
Last March.
STOLEN RING IS CLUE
Man of Many Robberies, as
Told in Herald, De-
scribes Crime.

William Henry Campbell, colored'
22, of Wiley court northwest
whose arrest was printed exclusive
ly yesterday in the Washington
Herald, last night confessed TO the
murder of Mrs. Gertrude Harrison
Mann, Washington music teacher
whose mutilated body was found In
a patch of woods just west OF Con-
necticut avenue near Porter and
Rodman streets.
Campbell, arrested on a series of
housebreaking charges, and now
held at Precinct 10, signed a written
confession in the presence Of Mai
Harry L. Gessford. Lieut.. Stoll and
Precinct Detective Darnall, the
work of DarnaIl resulting in the
solution of the case.
Attack Deliberate.
Campbell, according to his con-
fession, deliberately went to the
scene of Mrs. Mann's murder last
March for the purpose of attacking
some woman and snatching her
pocketbook. AS he neared the spot
where Mrs. Mann was killed, he
picked up a heavy. well-tspered
club which he found at a campfire
left by construction gang.
He wrapped the club in a news
paper and as Mrs. Mann passed,
homeward bound from the house
of music pupil, he grabbed her
around the neck from behind, at
the same time striking her on the
head with his cudgcl
When Mrs. Mann screamed, he
struck her once more and she drop
ped to the ground unconscious.
Tore on Rings.
Campbell says he then took her
wrist watch and worked for 10 min
utes tearing from the dead woman's
fingers the ring which finally in
criminated him and resulted last
night in his confession.
Upon leaving the body he hur-
ried east toward Connecticut ave-
nue.. On his way he met a man
and~wOman and in his excitement
dropped Mrs. Mann's watch. which
he described last night as having
been marked with the initials &C.
II. NJ" He did not dare to stop
to pick up the timepiece. for fear
of attracting the attention of the
couple.
After passing the pair. according
to his confession. he continued to
a gully, where he washed his blood
stained hands.
Gave Ring Ia Girl.
He went to his home. where his
absence had not been considered
unusual. Campbell says he did not
see the newspaper stories of the
murder until two days later.
After this interval "f two days.
he says he went to Baltimore, from
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05
NEGRO SHOOTS
AT CHAUFFEUR
Alexandrian Narrowly Es-
capes Death on Camp
Humphreys Road.

Edward L. Dunton, so years old.
chauffeur living at 5ll OronocO
street. Alexandria. Va. narrowly es-
capped death at the hands OF a negro
highwayman on the Camp Hum
phrey-s road. about five miles below
Alexandria late last night The
negro fired four shots three OF
which hit Dunton. He was not Sc
rioUSly injured.
Dunton. who was driving toward
the camp when the negro stepped in
front OF his car with drawn re-
volvcr. speeded up his car at the
to halt Tho negro then
fired four shots in rapid succc sSiun.
one lodged in DVntOu's right arm.
q second Erazcd his stoamCh aud tho
third nattencd against a vest pockcJ
filled with coins. lie was treated
At the Alexandria Hospital. 4 search
is being made for the negro.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-05

II see no reason" said I. when
we had concluded, why that
shouldn't make a rafting good
funny story. Those three people
couldn't have acted in a more alb
surd and prepostereus manner If
they had been real actors in a real
theater I'm really afraid that all
the stage is a world, anyhow. and
all the players merely men and
women. The things the play is
the way quote Mr.. Shakespeare"
Try it," said the reporter.
Il will" said I; and ! did, to
show him how he could have made
a humorous column of it for his
paper
There stands a house near Abb