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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
OXFORD CITY DADS
OUSTED FROM Jobs

OXFORD, Miss, Sept. 4. (Spl 1.-The
custer proceedings filed by Gov Rus
sell against the city officials of OK
ford, terminated today, resulting in the
ousting 81 the present city commits
sioners, but Judge Faulkner at the same
time granted writ of supersedeas,
and the matter will be thrashed out
in the supreme court, in lthe meantime
the city affairs remain in status quo
Judge Robert Mayes md Hon. Wiley
Potter, of Jackson reEesented tina gov.
ernor, and Messrs. L. Z. Oldham, l..
c. Andrews, H. M. Bryan and G. w
Boyette, Of the local bar, represented
the city.
The governor with his proclamation
won out, but his appointees were denied
holding office until the supreme court
acts, and by that time other complica-
tions will arise that will help stir the
muddle.
The ousted officials are: Mayor e. e.
Temple, Commissioners Louis Stephens
and T. j. Meets. They will hold their
jobs until the supreme court decides
the case.
The action of the governor vacating
the city offices was brought following
the announcement by the census bureau
at Washington that the recent enumera-
ton Showed oxford to have popula-
ton of less than 1000, or about 20
less than that of 10 years ago. Upon
this information he issued a proclama-
ton declaring Oxford a town instead
of city. The census bureau has taken
a second enumeration of Oxford, COM
pleting it few days ago. There are
more houses in Oxford now than there
was in 1910 and every house is occupied.
The general feeling here is that the
results of the second enumeration when
announced from Washington will show
an increase in population since 1910 or
considerably more than 2,000 the re-
quired population to be classed as q
Pity
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
LABOR TO ENJOY BIG DAY
MONDAY WITH PARADE AS
FEATURE OF CELEBRA TTON

Labor will have big day Monday
when the annual Labor day of organized
workmen Of the city, will be celebrated
with what promises to be one of the big
gest parades union labor has ever
planned in Memphis and with holiday
for members of several local unions.
while the parade will be the big feat
ure of the day, Memphians Will realize
that Monday is being celebrated when
no mail deliveries are made and no
freight is delivered or accepted at any
railroad freight depot in the city. Local
housewives, likewise, If they have not
been far sighted enough to lay in a
supply of meat Saturday. may feel sad
for the union butchers will have a hol-
iday Monday and therefore many local
butcher shops where union labor is en-
ployed will be closed. The banks of
the city will also be closed Monday.
At the postoffice the general delivery
windows and the stamp windows will
be open until 10 a. m., but the carri-
ers will make no deliveries at ALL
Firemen to Lead.
In announcing that the ex-firemen
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
POLICE FAIL TO
ARREST MEN IN
ASSAULT CASE
Griffin States Whisky Making
Charges More Serious Than
Other-ReaI Name of VIC
tim Discovered.

Although police continued to search
Saturday for owners of the giant whis-
Ky still, owners of which are said to
oe me four men Wo are alleged to have
Brown, also known as Dorothy Loriene
McQuillan, no arrests had been made
nor trafe, though names of the suspects
are known to officers, had been found
of the quartet
Inspector of Detectives Griffin Sat
urday stated that the whisky making
charges were more serious than others
preferred against the four He said
assault and battery charges seemed
likely II the men are apprehended. Mrs.
Brown, however, Saturday, said she
would prosecute on. criminal assault
charges. In statement she declared
that her attackers beat her and might
have otherwise mistreate6 her while
she was unconscious.
Mrs. Brown, whose real name de-
yeloped after questioning Friday night
by detectives, Saturday was in receipt
of letter from her husband in Little
Rock, 1t came to police headquarters
addressed to Dorothy Lcriene Nc
Qulilan. This was her maiden name,
Mrs. Brown declared.
According to Mrs. Browns statement
relative to the letter, her husband Fri
day sued for divorce. She has been
married for four years, she declared.
Several years ago she worked in a
maintained.
"Al," Tommy" Bob" and Mike"
are the names Mrs. Brown gave as
men in the auto used on the joyride on
Thursday morning, when she was less
on Macon road "Al" is the mysterious
ringleader OF the gang believed to be
extensively engaged in moonshining. He
owned the car in which they rode Mrs.
Brown said. Bob" is declared to be
new arrival in Memphis from Chi
cago.
Officers Saturday were endeavoring
to track these men in the bottoms of
the northeast part of the county after
they were seen Friday afternoon by
Detective Hewitt running from "Ars"
farm on Tutwiler road. Tommy and
Mike were said to have left the city
some time Friday. Police discounted
this story somewhat.
Katherine McNeal, said to live at the
Victor hotel, was the second woman In
the case. She came to headquarters
Friday and was question, but left. She
never was Detained Mrs. Brown de-
clares she never saw this woman be-
fore the night of the ride. Other girls,
said by Mrs Brown to be twins, who
work in a restaurant, were to have
Joined the party, but did not show up,
A second car was stolen for some
bearings, Mrs. Brown claimed This
car was left somewhere in the county,
she stated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
McCdLPs Successor
VIII Be Named At
Once, Senator Says

The name of the future judge OF the
United States district court for the
Western district of Tennessee will be
made public by Monday or Tuesday in
the opinion of United States Senator
K. D. McKellar. who left Memphis Sat
urday afternoon for Washington.
II am going to confer with Attorney
General Palmer Monday Senator Nc
Kellar said Saturday, ''and I expect
will have some news for Memphians
Monday or Tuesday. The appointment
will be hastened and the name of the
man selected made public as soon as
possible"
Rumor Saturday indicated that the
selection lay between Marion G.. Ev-
ans and John d. Martin, with the lat
ter the favorite. Memphis lawyers, or
at least a number of them, agree that
the selection will be one of these two
Senator Mcclellan would give no inkling,
as to which would receive his indorse
mpnt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
QUESTIONS FIRED
At HARDING AND
HAYS BY GOV. cox

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Sept. 4,--Invad .
ing Wisconsin on the second day OF his
Western tour, Gov, Cox today continued
his pounding OF Republican campaign
contributions and his discussion OF the
league OF nations
Starting from Chicago this morning.
Gov. Cox made his first speech at
kenosha, following that with q rear
platform address at Racine.
In this city five addresses were on
the governors schedule, the last at 10
O'clock tonight prior to his return TO
Sunday. 1t was the first day Of the
Elks' annual state roundup and the
last day OF the Wisconsin state fair
The governors set speeches were at
The state fair today and at Planking-
ton hall tonight.
In his addresses here, Gov. Cox asked
Republican Chairman VIII II. Hays
concerning alleged quotas in the of
ficial bulletin" OF the Republican treas :
urer and concluded with this observa-
tion:
'If you told the truth on the stand
Under oat, then Mr.. Upham tRepublican
national treasurer), in his official ca
pacity msrepresented you. This con-
Trajectory circumstance shows that YOU
are either perjurer or Mr.. Upham IL
falsifier. II the latter be true, then
1t Is your duty to discharge him as
treasurer. II you do not do so, then the
American people can draw their own
conclusions"
Gov. Cox also asked Senator Hard
ing some questions concerning his stand
on the league OF nations Calling at
tention TO the senator's speech OF Aug.
Is, In which he said congress, teehni-
cally, could keep the nation out OF war.
but morally could not do so, Gov. Cox
said:
Answer this, Senator Harding, yes
or no: Do you mean that you are on
posed 10 our assuming any moral OBJ
hgatIons In our international relations
Then IN the same speech you say
: II ~ not une0mnlan for thes Hdvocatei
~ the league OF Versailles TO contrast
unfavorably the Hague tribunal .upor
the ground that the tribunal lacks
teeth: very well, let's put teeth into
IT,. Please answer yes or no. in the
face of your statesment, to this ques-
ton: Does the putting of teeth into
u mean the assuming of an obligation
to exert moral or physical force. or
I'm one part OF your speech you say
that this nation will not be made TO
appear as a twelcher' because no obli-
CATION will beN assumed How do you
reconcile this with your program II
putting teeth into the Hague tribu-
nalY This approaches the very crux
OF the whole argument and the Amer
lean people are entitled to know your
mind There can be no evasion. II
was possible In the senate for you TO
oppose 1,l6l quorum and roll calls hut
you can not do 1t either as candidate or
as president. You mast answer YES or
no. Executive duties, unlike legislative,
make neither absentee or clear evasion
impossible"
To rear platform crowd al Kenosha
en- route TO Milwaukee Gov Cox again
flayed Especial interests" which. he
said. were trying to buy a reserved
seat in the government"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
RED CROSS ROLL CALL /
WILL BE HELD HERE

The fourth roll call and conference
of the Red Cross for Northern Missis-
sippi. Western Tennessee and Eastern
Arkansas will be held at the Hotel
Chisca Tuesday Sept IA, according to
Kate Markham Power, Mississippi roll
call manager One hundred and fifty
Red Cross workers are expected to at
tend. Prominent speakers in Red Cross
circles will be present and matters of
. moment to that organization will be
disposed of.
A meeting especially for the public
health nurses attending Tuesdays ses-
sion will be> held Wednesday. Sept 15
They will be taken out to inspect the
Cripple Children's hospital and will
hear talks on care OF patients and his
tory of different cases. The Red Cross
has been finding and caring for a.
large number of sucE cases. especially
in Mississippi, and this visit Is with
the intention of aequainting the nurses
with facilities for caring for this class
of patients.
Among speakers scheduled to address
the meeting are:
Frederick Monroe, Washington. D. C.,
president; II. L. Hopkins, New Orleans,
general manager, Gulf division; V. D.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04

God gives US feet and the divil
makes us choose our shoes" retorted
Mrs Branngan. That's the rayson he
has so many boarders. DO we git the
Implication av It. Mrs Lannigan?
Il do that" Mrs. Lannigan affirmed.
'Tis as clear as a cup av your own
coffee"
Mrs Brannigan gazed at her friend
suspiciously but the latters face was
free from guile. Satisfied with her
Twas a crate idea to cllibrate the
wonderful victhory for twas tremen-
jous fight. The battle av Nashville
will go down in hist'ry along Wild Wa
terlue. Allgone. lexington, Mardy Graw
an the pinnant serious ave 1920"
How intherestin'." Mrs Lannigan
observed. do go on. do be havin'
crate thirst for information"
Are We sure that is all We have a
thirst for?" Mrs. Brannigan demanded.
Though tis sad to think that in these
high and dry days ye. have TO waste.
good thirst on nothin' but watther.'
Jaw. cut IT," demanded Mrs. Branni-
gan impatiently. What happened?'
We'll twas a CRATE occasion" de-
clared her friend. The house was
crowded when the Hon, lima windbagge,
member from Slush Center. rose an in
impassioned tones demanded:
Mr.. Speaker, whittier are we driftin'
an why. how and what for? Did Eve
have a vote? Av coorse not. Did good
Duane Bess clamor for a chance to
shoot er straight II she did, hist'ry
Is silent on the subject, Did Cleopatra
have TO have vote to pull Antony's
leg? Not so you could notice II, I'm
aRln snuff, suffrage and snap judgment
Mr.. Speaker, thems my undying senti-
ments that are hard as adamant; as
fixed as the north pole an as solid as
the rock av Gibbyrslter. Them's my
sentiments. say, Mr.. Speaker an will
be I'd, the day ay me death-unless some
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
ROBERTS SENDS
COPY OF HOUSE
JOURNAL TO COLBY
Suffragists Declare transmits
sion of Document to WASH
ington viii Not Affect VAL
idity of Proclamation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sspt, "A GER
titled copy OF the Tennessee house Of
representatives journal ot last Tuesday,
when an attempt was made 10 rescind
ratification by that body Of the fed
eral suffrage amendment, was in the
mails today en- route 10 Secretary Of
State Colby at Washington, Gov.
Roberts announced he had transmitted
the papers at the request Of the house.
Opponents Of suffrage were hopeful
that certification OF the house journal
to the state department might use them
IN their attempt to have the United
States supreme court overthrow Ten
nessees ratification OF the suffrage
amendment, They expressed confidence
today that sending Of the statement Of
the houses action Tuesday to Secretary
Colby would result In this record be-
coming a part of the evidenee that the
courts are expected to review,
Suffragsts, however. declared that
transmission of the journal TO WASH
ington would not affect the validity OF
the suffrage proclamation issued by
Secretary Colby.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
Man From Capital
Tells Of Changes
In Wilson'S Face
"Washingtonians

"Washingtonians are glad to see
President Wilson venturing outdoors
again" was the statement of G. F..
Melting, real estate man Of that city.
now registered at the Peabody hotel.
1T used to be familiar sight to see
him driving down Pennsylvania avenue,
out to Cabin John bridge on a pleas /.
ant evening, or out to Chevy Chase tt,
indulge in game of golf with DR..
Grayson. We would tip our hats To
him and he never failed to respond \
"Of course, with his sickness, all
this ceased until just recently, but now
he Is going out once more and we are
all glad to see It, regardless of party.
Needless to say he has changed great
ly. His face, always cadaverous. Is
more so than ever: there are great hol-
lows under his eyes, although the latter
are just as keen as ever
Whenever 1t Is noised about that he
is going out large crowd always col
lects, and every head is barred at both
his outgoing and incoming. These are
not merely curious tourists but a large
percentage are blase Washiongtonians
who are used to greatness.
There is a general feeling of re-
joicing at the report that President Will
son intends to buy a house and live
in our city after his term Of office has
expired. 1t was feared that he would
accept the professorship offered by Yale
and make his home in New Haven. II
is almost certain now that there is no
truth in the report that he has accepted
1t, and that we hope to have him with
us for many years to come"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04

Blank, New Orleans, director of Fourth
roll call, Gulf division: II. P. McMuI-
lin, Atlanta, general manager Southern
division Mrs, Anice Hardee, New Or
ieans, in charge of work for women.
and Miss Mamie Lakeland, New Or
leans, supervisor Of Red Cross public
health nurses, Gulf division.
Memphis has one of the largest and
busiest Red Cross chapters in the
South" asserted Miss Power, Saturday.
THE amount Of work it does cannot be
overestimated. Just now members are
having their hands full collecting in
surance, getting compensation and in
various ways caring for ex service men.
The federal board of vocational train
ing acknowledges freely that it can not
get along without the Red Cross When
one Of its agents goes to strange
town he turns at once to the Red
Cross headquarters, and never in vain.
Calls on the Red Cross are as va
ried as life itself They take in every
problem of our common humanity. Sta
tistics are tiresome but just to show
one phase, Memphis cared for 500 cases
for soldiers alone in the past month.
And that is just one branch of the
work"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04

An inquest was held late Friday by
l)r. Charles f. Glebke, coroner of JET
ferson parish. and the body was turned
over to, Undertaken Donegan, at the
request of relatives. a
The spot wehere the body was recov-
cred from the river is about one mile
below the point where McCardelf took
his fatal leap from the upper deck of
the ferry. The crew of the ferry which
recovered the body. like hundreds of
men all along the river front, had been
Keeping a sharp lookout for the body
It was sighted by one fthe deck hands
and Capt. Sadler notified. The Ferry
was stopped close by while boatNEas
lowered and members of the crew se-
cured the body. rowing with 1t to shore.
. Sheriff Dauenhauer was notified imme-
diately and hurried to the scene. He
ward
A reward of $500 had been offered for
recovery Of the body, and 1t will prob
ably be paid to the crew of the ferry
boat to be divided among the members
No ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral had
been made Saturday, and the exact
cause of McCardeils suicide was still
a mystery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
"YOu Will not, you Will not!u
Copyright 1920, International Feature Service Inc)

selfish and cruel. He was lost in deep
thought. for he was thinking Of his
chances of meeting Ann.
Now. Just how am / to get ac-
quainted with that beautiful little one
with those wonderful eyes2 Oh. well; I
have always found way" he solilo-
quized. "and I'll find a way in this"
He told his valet to get a certain
number on the phone, When he was
connected he told the party at the other
nd of the line: There is something
| want YOU to do for me. | am coming
TO see you at once TO tell you what
il is The big car caused much com
ment and envy as II stood in front Of
Ec apartment house in which Ann
lived. John Harwcod went up the
stairs to the home Of the mysterious
woman who lived on the top floor.
The woman who opened the door for
him was still beautiful, but Harwood
seemed oblivious Of her appearance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
COMPLETE TEAMS FOR
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The personnel,,of the teams for the
20 zones into which the city has been
divided by the Chamber of Commerce
membership division was to be COM
pleted at meeting of the membership
executive committee Saturday at the
Chamber of Commerce,
The majority Of the teams were COM
pleted at Thursdays meeting of the
division when it was decided to open
the continuous membership campaign
with a dinner at $3.50 pm. on the sixth
floor of the Chamber of Commerce
building, September IA. The dinner will
be the initial organization meeting of
the teams and chairmen for the entire
city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04

wan sees me in the back hall wild a suffi5
eient amount av bright persuasion ID
change me honest convictions. / warn
thlm right now that twill take a crate
come high "
Some talker." commented Mrs. Lam
nigan; some talker!"
Thin the Hon oml Yess, from Yapa-
haloo, was recognized an broke out
Ye know, Mrs. Lannigan twas not the
first time battle was waged wild the
Iawbone Of an ass. Mr. Speaker cried
he, risln' on his O'Sullivans wild de aid
aN a chair; 1 couldn't hear the elouuent
sparhe av me fellow Dustyknees. but,
KNOWN him as well as I do, / indorse
ivry word he sputtered an lot he left
unsatd. I'm agin this snuffrage move
menti votes cost enough as II is n We
go TO buy horny handed son av toll
q hat that he may cast free an un-
trammeied ballot for the honest an
untrammeled candidate av his choice.
ye know where We are. an what IL will
set ye back. but IL We have to buy q
woman a bonnet for the same rayson,
ask, Where are ye? Mr.. Speaker in
the words av the crate pote. wotsis-
name, 'He may vote, .ye may swat the
politician II ye will but the good old
graft will hang 70 him stlli'' Mr.
Speaker, ye may force the adoption av
this awful measure that hangs over our
heads like devouring flame to poison
our independence, an drown our liber-
ties at its source, but as for me. Mr..
Speaker, give me liberty an give me
breath-wid just enough cloves to hide
the smell av it
An yet the wimmen won." declared
Mrs, Lannigan proudly.
They did that same" Mrs. Branni-
gan replied IAN that Is the rayson for
the CELEBRATION"
AN lis some cilibration," Mrs. Lam
nigan cried. The .wimmsn are doin'
| themselves proud. Some ciihrat 3af'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
WOMEN CANNOT VOTE
IN GEORGIA PRIMARY

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 4.-By a vote
of TO 2. the subcommittee OF state
Democratic executive committee last
night denied the women of Georgia the
right to participate in the primary
election Sept. 8.
After voting down a substitute which
would have allowed women to vote, the
following resolution. offered by Secre-
tary Gardner, of the committee, was
adopted
BE 1t Resolved. That this subcom.
mittee has no jurisdiction TO amend
the rules and regulations for the women
voters or for their participation IN
the primary of Sept. s, and II is the
sense OF this committee that the exist
ing rules and regulations control.
Candidates for nomination to the
United States senate. governor, con-
gressmen and state officers are to be
chosen In the primary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
DdLrympLe Seizures
Total S4,OOO,OOO

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Mai A. " Dali
rymple now boasts the best private
stock" In Chicago Figures released
today by the prohibition authorities
showed that whisky, wines and luueurs
valued on a basis of bootleg prices al
approximately S4,000.000 have been
seized in raids in and around Chicago
since Jan. H.
The stock consists OF between Is 900
and 10000 cases and GOO barrels OF
whisky. 500 barrels of wines and two
carloads OF liqueurs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
CITY CLUB HEARS GAS
REPORT OF COMMITTEE

day was to be devoted exclusively to a
reading of a report compiled by the
special committee which has been in
vestigating the gas situation. S. w. G.
Meers heads the committee While
their findings have been kept under
cover, it is understood that complete
study of the reasons for the gas com
pany refusing to install meters in new
homes has been made, and that sug-
gestions for improving the service will
be offered.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04

and thiss,nsprning was very pale ana
was suffering from complete exhaus-
tion being able to speak only in gasps
fering severe pain we're that his brow
was heavily wrinltfed and ihis face
considerably more shrunken. He was
still conscious, however.
Sean MacSwiney, his brother, remain
ed with him during the night and other
members of the family are maintain
ing constant watch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
MEETING SECRET.

BELFAST, Sept 4. (By the Associated
Press. 1.-The proceedings of the meet
ing OF the Ulster Unionist council yes
terday were strictly secret The de-
clsions arrived at were provisional.
There is no foundation for the ru.
NOR that the government contemplates
recognizing the Ulster volunteers. 1t
was pointed out that such recognition
would be regarded by the Catholics
throughout the country as tantamount
to a declaration OF civil war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04

"Ive something want you to do
Understand? Pull yourself together. get
acquainted with that girl on the sec
ond floor, the one with the big brown
eyes who sings so well Fix 1t up so
Can meet her"
At this the woman's eyes narrowed
and her brows contracted as she said
to him: you will not, you will not try
to know that young girl. Never!
won't do it,
you will do It. and at once" Har-
wood told her, "or your allowance
stops oh. you will do II all right By
the end Of the week expect word from
you. II were in your place | wouldn't
fail" he remarked as he left her look
ing imploringly after him
On the next chapter the mysterious
woman sets about complying with Har.
woods donand0