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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
LUMBER FIRE
LOSS $780, 900
Handle Company Burns in
Spectacular Blaze.

In a fire causing damage of ap-
proximately 100000, the entire Mem
phis plant of the Turner, Day &c
Woolworth Handle company, Thomas
and Plum streets, North Memphis,
burned Saturday night. Discovered
at 4i30 Saturday afternoon. the fire
was not put under control for several
hours, and burned until 10 o'clock.
The firm, whose headquarters are
at Louisville, KY, is said to be the
largest of its kind in the world. W.
c. Jackson, assistant manager of the
Memphis plant, estimated the loss
He said it was partially covered by
insurance.
Charles Thomas, employe of the
plant, living nearby, discovered the
fire, which is believed to have orig
mated in the boiler room. Water
connections were made with the
Russo e. Burgess Lumber company,
and the James f. Stark plant, near
by, and within a few minutes after
their arrival firemen were sending
streams of water at the huge fire
from more than 5000 feet of hose.
Only the hardest sort Of fighting, led
by Chief Mike Fitzmorris and his Of
ficers, held the fire down.
The blaze held up the Fulton ac-
commodation train which was forced
to return to the Grand Central sta :
tion and leave the city by another
route,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Prisoner Released BIZ
Mistake of Officers

After a sensational series Of at
tempted escapes and captures Sun
day night, Aubrey Hollowell. Union
avenue and Third street, is again at
large, following his mistaken release
from police headquarters Monday
morning, under his brothers name.
Hollowell, who with his brother,
Tom Hollowell, had been lodged in
city Jail, following arrest Sunday
night by Officers Vaughn and EN-
berton, is alleged to have become
intoxiyated and to have met his wife
at the corner of Orleans street and
Washington avenue at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday night.
He Immediately attacked her. Of
ficers declare, bearing her to the side
walk, where he jumped on her stom-
ach, face and chest. threatening to
kill her. Jumping into an auto, he
went with friends TO the Hollowell
residence, where police say they
found him In company with his
brother, raising a disturbance.
The two were arrested, and while
being taken to headquarters in the
police emergency car. Aubrey Hollo-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
ARKANSAS SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS
ESPECIAL to The News seimitar.) }

Especial to The News Seimitar.) -
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 22.-
Opinions delivered in the supreme
court today were:
Wood, j.: Hines Director General
and Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. VS..
Frad Mauldin, from Nevada circuit;
affirmed. Jas. L. Houge VS.. c. G.
Sparks, from Garland circuit: re-
versed and remanded. Clark Pearrow
VS.. State, from White circuit; re-
versed and remanded; w. r. Felker
VS.. Boatmans Bank, from Benton cir
cult; affirmed.
Hart, j.: Harry Moore VS.. James
Avery, from Garland chancery; af-
firmed. Clyde Perrow VS.. State, from
White circuit; reversed and remand
ed. Kelley Handle Co, VS.. Ben
Shanks from Mississippi circuit; re-
versed and remanded
Smith. j.: r. b. Knuckles VS.. c. G..
PRESLEY, from Clay circuit: reversed
and remanded. NJ. NJ. Carter VS.. Ran
dolph County, from Randolph circuit;
reversed and remanded. w. II. Cox
VS.. Fl. r. Fisher, from Mississippi
circuit; affirmed VIM. r. Moore Dry
Goods Co. VS., w. II. Ford. from La
fayette chancery; reversed and re-
manded; McCullouch, G. j.. dissents.
Humphreys, j.: Kansas City South
ern Railway Co. VS.. A. j. Rogers,
from Sewer circuit; affirmed w. s.
O'Kane VS.. J. w. McCuen, from Lo-
gan circuit; affirmed. Hogan oliver
VS.. NJ, S. Bolinger, from Pulaski cir
cult: reversed and remanded.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Believe White Men, Faces
BZdcked, Killed Merchant

give him the slightest chance for his
life, He had no pistol
They then ordered Mrs. Evans to
hold her hands in the air. They
ransacked the cash register, getting
$50 in cash and several checks
which Evans had cashed for em-
ployes of the Interstate Cooperage
mill, and then ran.
b. J. Kelley, proprietor OF a pool
room at $50 W0pdlawn street, saw
the men. one OF them holding pis-
toll standing in the doorway Of the
store as he passed in an automobile.
home for his pistol. The men had
fled before he returned.
Emergency Officers Terry and
Henderson. and Detective Sergeant
| Clark arrived early on tine Rcene Mrs.
4 Evans was hystericaI. sa
Funeral services for Evans was
held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
under the auspices Of the Progressive
Order of the West. rnterment was
made at Baron Hirsch cemetery.
Killed With Scantling.
Capt Murdock, an employe Of the
Pioneer Pole and Shaft Co. for years.
was murdered brutally in what is
| known as the "puzel" OF the plant,
at about 1880 Saturday night.
He was struck three blows on the
| head with a five-foot scantling and
left lying in a pool OF his blood.
| The murder is thought to have
been committed while Murdock was
about TO pull the American District
| Telegraph box at the plant at 1880
o'clock. He was evidently killed be-
fore he accomplished this.
When Murdock's 1880 report was
not turned in, P. G. Smith, and an
other A. d. T. man. rushed to the
plant. They found Murdock.
| Police bloodhounds, worked by
Frank White and Cooney Brown
picked up scent when they were
brought to the scene. They followed
trail to Trigg avenue and Latham
street, where Murdock's murderers
are believed to have boarded a street
car.
Mrs. N. c. Hooker furnished police
with valuable information showing
which direction the men took when
they ran from the plant. She lives
at liza Rayburn boulevard
Henry Terrill, negro. was held up
a few minutes after the killing of
Murdoch He, has partially identi-
! fled Meriwether as one of the mem
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
NeUU York Chinese
Murder Brings Fear
Of Feud By TOngs

NEW YORK, N. Y. Nov. 22.-Fear
of a Tong feud in Chinatown result
ing from the assassination of Lee
Young, expelled member of the Hip
Sing Tong and the first Chinese mur-
dered in the district in 10 years.
caused the police to exclude sight
seers and kept Chinatown with it's
swarms Of lobby COWS and hatchet
men on edge for several hours.
Young, whose right name is said
to be Tong Yung, was former SER
vice man. His white wife said he had
a premonition of death.
Forty Chinese were in the poolroom
when Young's assassin crept UP be-
hind him and fired three dunn dun
bullets into his back. The Orientals
dashed for the street in panic and
those in the narrow, crowded thor
ouglMares, hearing the shots, scamp
cred in all directions for shelter.
Sightseeing busses drove hurriedly
out of the "war zone" leaving be-
hind many passengers who had start
ed on afoot to tour the district.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
DOUBLE KILLING
|. ENDS NOTORIOUS
WABBASEKA CASE
Mack Adams Stays Young
Wife Then Kills Self After
Another Plea for Reconcile
alton Fails.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Nov. 22.-Mack
Adams, rs, a planter of Wabbaseka,
Ark, yesterday morning shot and
killed his wife and then committed
suicide according to officers from
Pine Bluff who investigated the two
deaths. Adams killed his wife's faith
er, William Bruce, last June. -
MRS. Adams, who was 80 years old,
was killed at the home of a friend
whom she was visiting, a few miles
north of Wabbaseka. She had been
separated from her husband since the
killing Of her father and had filed suit
for divorce.
Adams, who was never indicted Tor
the killing of Bruce, called on his
wife, it was reported, in an effort to
effect O. reconciliation, but became
enraged and shot her with an auto
matte pistol.
According to the account obtained
by the officers, they said, Adams also
fired at the woman whom his wife
was visiting, and at q young man at
the house. The latter, it was said.
shot at Adams as he was leaving and
wounded him slightly in one arm.
Adams rode to the home or sister,
in-law, near Wabbaseka, according
to the officers, and shot himself
through the head.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
CHICAGO POLICE
I. STAGE BIGGEST
RAID IN history
Many He'd as Suspects III Re-
cent RobberieS To Be
"Viewed" by ViCtims-- New
Police Chief to Clean Up.

CHICAGO, Nov 22.-Four hundred
Of the nearly 800 suspects arrested
in raids on gambling houses and sa-
looms Saturday and Sunday nights
were hosts today at a police station
to all victims Of recent robberies who
were invited to come in and review
them for possible Identification.
The 400 who are to pass in re-
view" were culled from the large
number of arrests as men wanted
by police for participation in recent
crimes. The raids were a party of
the general cleanup" which newly
appointed Chief of Police Fitzmorrts
has announced.
Every section of the city came in
for it's share of gambler arrests.
I Fashionable districts furnished a.
large number as did the part of the
city generally considered to harbor
the underworld.
One person taken was Mick the
Greek" Dandos, an alleged notorious
gambler He had nearly $350,000 in
side his shirt, police said Dandos is
known as the most reckless gambler
in Chicago, police declare. He was
mentioned in connection with the in
vestigation into the 1919 world series
baseball scandal, it being reported he
borrowed $4,000 from New York
gambler and won nearly $10O 600.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
French VIII Not
Oppose Constantine

PARIS, Nov. 22.--The French gov
ernment will not oppose by physical
force the return of FORMER King Con-
stantine to the Greek throne, which
the foreign office now regards in
evitable, the Associated Press was in
formed today
o.. 1t was stated that Premier Leygues
will advocate at his meeting with
Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain, that Joint note be sent to
the Greek people pointing out to them
very strongly the consequences OF
Constantine's restoration, prominent
among which would be the with
drawal of all financial and economic
support OF Greece.
The foreign office is convinced that
the plebsCite to be held on the dues-
tion of Constantine's return will over
whelmingly favor the proposition and
this has caused a change in the
French attitude.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
CRIME WAVE HITS MEMPHIS
GUNMEN GET $500
FROM MOVIE man
AT COURT SQUARE

with tho butt of pistol. the money
wrenched from his hand. and the two
bandits dashed to their automobile,
the engine of which was left rum
ming.
The car had been parked at Court
avenue and Second street. AS II
rounded the corner II struck another
automobile, parked on Court street.
The flight was halted temporarily.
One of the bandits held crowd
OF several score persons at bay while
his partner backed the car away
from the wreck. Both jumped In
and drove away. AT Third street
they struck another car. but sped
on without stopping.
Police and citizens gave chase for
four miles but were unable to catch
the car.
Holman lives on Saffarans avenue.
He was dazed for several hours, and
was taken to his home after the rob-
berry.
Capt. Walter Hoyle is in charge Of
the case.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
REDS PLAN WAR ON
IRREGULAR" POLES

\ WARSAW, Nov. 22.-Negotiations
looking to permanent peace be-
tween Soviet Russia and Poland
have been broken off by the former
at Riga.
Great soviet armies are being
gathered to crush Gen. Balakovitch,
commander of irregular" forces,
which have been operating east of
the armistice zone between Poland
and Russia proper, and other Roiah-
evik legions are pursuing shattered
Ukrainian armies west and northwest
of Kiev.
All along the southeastern from
tier of Poland a perfect rabble of
refugees, civilian and military, is
pouring in, seeking safety.
This condition has caused grave
concern in this city, notwithstand-
ing the official optimism over the
break at Riga. 1t is reported the
soviet government refused to go on
with the peace negotiations because
some Polish troops have not with
drawn to the line fixed in the pre-
liminary treaty. 1t is stated the de-
mands of the soviet delegation/wi
be met and that the pourparlers will
be resumed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22

Police Monday hsf found no clew
to the two youthful Bandits who held
up and robbed Edward Holman, 10
year -old doorman of the Empire
theater, at 1880 Sunday night of
$26S and three rolls of theater tick
cts, The holdup was one of the most
sensational in months.
Holman was en- route to the off
ces of the Memphis Enterprise, Inc.
South Main street, with the receipts
of Sundays shows. While crossing
Court avenue in front of the Com
solidated Ticket office, at Main
street. he was confronted by the
bandits, one of whom he describes
as being young. tall, and wearing a
raincoat and goggles.
The bandit showed pistol into
Holman's side and demanded the
money.
Dash to Auto. =
When Holman refused to give up
the roll he was struck over he head
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22

While police Monday were hold
ing two negroes suspected or COM
plicity in the killing late Saturday
night OF Israel Evans, AZ. grocer at
Maple avenue and WoodlaWn street,
the department was working on an
important clew concerning a report
that the three men who murdered
Evans In cold blood were white men
whose faces were blackened.
This report comes on high au-
thority although its source can not
be divulged, police say.
Mrs. Evans, who witnessed the
murder of her husband, declares the
men we're blacks, and she believes
one OF them is a negro who was re-
fused credit by her husband re-
Gently. s.
john ana Arthur nice. trothers,
1 are being detained. pdIiEe. carry
Monday would give out little con-
corning their possible connection
with the case.
"They are held as suspects" is all
police would say.
The murder Of Evans. one OF the
most brutal here recently, occurred
but few hours after the atroctous
murder of Capt Daniel w. Npur-
| dock, night watchman for the plant
of the Pioneer Pole and Shaft Co.,
Simpson avenue and Rayburn boule-
ward.
Manuel Meriwether, negro. who
formerly worked for the company,
and who has bad reputation in
the neighborhood. was arrested by
Detective Sergeants Joyce, Clark and
Hewitt when he told conflicting
stories of his movement at the time
of the murder. He was still being
held Monday although chances for
the unraveling of the Murdoch mys-
terry were said not to be as bright
as those in the second killing.
It is difficult to determine which
Of the two murders was the more
brutal.
Sweeping Store.
Evans was sweeping out his store
when three masked men entered the
| place. His wife was sewing in q
small room just at the back Of the
store. Her son, Harry, 7, was asleep
Throw up your hands" ordered
one of the men, who held the only
4 pistol seen. Evans did this. b1t
turned and ran to protect his wife
and small son. As he crossed the
door jam he fell, shot twice through
the back. The murderers did moi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
PLAY Millionaire!

Get Busy! Write on one side Of
the paper only. Do not write more
than 300 words Put your name and
address and the name of your school
at the top.
Someqs II going 40 win that
money. III might just Us well be you
as someone else.
You will get good pay for your
fun for it's really fun to sit down
and play millionaire for while and
tell others what the million dollars
you are going to give away would
do for the good Of such city as
Memphis,
And boys, don't let the grass grow
under your feet, because the girls are
busy already and there is no reason
why they should be allowed to win
all the prizes.
Address Million Dollar Editor, The
News Scimitar, Memphis. il.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Progress Hats In Hunt
For AssGiLGnt of Girl

changed considerably. She told him
Sunday that the negro did not sue
ceed in his design, but only beat her.
Twenty four hours prior to this
statement she told officers that the
black did The inspector said he
was inclined to believe the latter
statement.
Officers were checking statements
Of various people who knew OF the
girls movements Friday night when
the assault occurred. The negro fol-
lowed the girl as she was returning
to her home, 6S Vance avenue, from
the residence of a friend. The at
tack occurred on Vance avenue Just
east of South Second.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22

what would you do with mil
lion dollars If you had to spend 1t
for the good of Memphis?"
This is the question that hundreds
of school children in the territory
served by The News ScAmitar are
trying to answer.
The News Scimitar has offered
prizes ranging from $40 to 81. There
are four classes: Memphis high
schools, Memphis ward schools, nigh
schools outside of Memphis, ward
schools outside of Memphis.
Memphis needs many things. What
does it need most? What could you
do with million dollars to make this
a better city in which to live?
Thus far the answers are 'splen-
did. They contain real ideas. They
contain suggestions that perhaps
some wealthy man or woman VIII
want to adopt when the time comes
for them to make a will.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
(Ry the Associated Press.)

GENEVA, Nov. 22,-The possibility
of American aid for the Armenians
was touched upon in debate today
by the assembly of the league of ma
tions on resolutions demanding in
tervention by the league in Armenia.
Supporting Lord Robert Cecirs de-
mand that the council appoint COM
mission to examine means for end
ing the hostilities between the Turk
ish nationalists and the Armenians.
M. Spalekjovitch, OF the Serbian dele
cation, recalled that the United
States senate at one time had an
| proved the use Of the American fleet
to succor the Armenians. II was
| recalled here in this connection that
Senator Harding was the senator who
reported the resolution.
"a resolution requesting the presi .
dent to send marines to Batum was
| adopted by the senate May 13 last. 1t
was offered by Senator Harding on
behalf Of the foreign relations COM
mittee.)
A. ]. Balfour, of Great Britain
speaking on the resolution, said that
II the United States had been will
| ing to take the mandate for Armenia
| she had the men, money and spirit
! to make her an ideal mandatory
| The league has been unable to ac-
complish anything with regard to the
Armenian situation. Mr.. Bdlfour ad-
mitted, because the condition Of Ar
menia, he argued, was not such as
the league was organized to dea
| with.
Mr. Balfour says an appeal mus
be sent to the al states of the league
for a united effort to save Armenia.
Rene Viviani, Of France, following
Mr.. BalfOur, said all were agreed that
compassion would no longer suffice
for Armenia.
at Is not the fault Of France Il
the league today is disarmed before
the situation in Armenia Is righted,
said NJ Viviani. Virtually the entire
assembly applauded this statement
II was noted, however. that the Brit
ish delegation did not applaud,
"If the conference had listened tC
France" continued NJ. Viviani, "w'
would have had an international staff
and an international force TO dea
with this situation.
NJ. Viviani presented resolution
inviting the council of the league Il
consult the powers with a view I,
the constitution of a force suficien
to put an end to the hostilities II
| Armenia,
DR.. Fridtjef Nansen, OF Norway
estimated that $4,000 men would b'
n force sufficient to deal with tn
situation He thought that II tn
assembly appealed to the who'll
world. the United States. although i
had refused the mandate, would dc
it's share
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22

Police Monday had made no fur
ther progress in the hunt for the
negro fiend who Friday night as
saulted 16-year- old Myrtle Morris.
Several negro suspects had been ar
showed officers they had no connec-
tion with the affair.
The girl Monday still was in St
Joseph's hospital and attaches said
she likely would be confined there
for several davs. She was resting
well. attendants said.
Inspector OF Detectives Griffin
again questioned Myrtle. Sunday and
the officer says her story was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Demands Lives Of
Three Sim FeinerS
For Each Murder

(By international News Service.)
LONDON, Nov 22,-"It is impera-
lively necessary for the government
to announce plainly that for every
servant of the crown treacherously
murdered in Ireland two or even
three Sim Feiners shall he executed
Without trial." said the Globe today.
I'VE can not extinguish the fires of
terrorism by sprinkllng rosewater
upon them"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
DUBLIN LORD MAYOR
ASKS FOR PROTECTION

LONDON, Nov. 22.-rhe lord may
or of Dublin applied for police pro
lection last evening" it was stated
officially today. The viceroy gave
permission for the guard being sent
but no regular military or police be-
ing available, a party of BLACK and
tans" was sent to guard the lord
mayor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22

well leaped from the machine ana
attempted to escape. He was recap
tuTed and lodged in jail
He faced five charges there, while
his brother Tom, was being held on
but one charge. Monday, when or
ders came through for therelease of
Tom Hollowell, Aubrey walked out
in his stead, and is now at large.
while his wife is in a serious con-
dition at the General oHspital. as
result of his alleged attack.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Jealous LOUer Uses
Pistol; One Killed
(Ry International News servioe.)

10y TTTST TTaVTV'T'T ''V''s W WI
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Nov. 22.-John
Hunt is being held by the police to-
day for the alleged Staying Of Earl
Smith, manager Of a baking COM
pany, and the probably fatal wound
ing of Walter f.. Myers during shoot
ing affrays in two South Side dance
halls.
Hunt is declared to have shot and
killed Smith because of seeing him
dancing with his girl" He then, II
is declared, went to another dance
hall and shot Myers, with whom he
is said to have quarreled earlier in
the evening. for dancing with Mrs.
Florence Thomson "a young widow,
the girl in question.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Farmer Telephones
That He's Not Dead

COLUMBIA. S. c., Nov. 22.--Ma-
rion Hagood, Blythewood farmer.
whose blood-stained automobile was
found near here Saturday night and
for whose body searching parties
have hunted without success for as
hours, wired his father at Blythe
wood today from Jacksonville. Fla,
that he was all right and was re-
turning TO Columbia today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
-1He Ar,1IER
w IL NEW

Tennessee-Cloudy; colder.
Mississippi-Fair; cooler.
Arkansas-Fair; colder.
Alabama-Fair; cooler.
Kentucky-Cloudy; colder.
Louisiana-Fair; freezing.
Oklahoma-Fair; colder.
North and South Carolina-Raini
older.
Georgia and Florida-Fair; cooler
East Texas-Fair; colder.
West Texas-Fair; warmer.