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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
DEMOCRATS Will
Be NAMED APRIL
SIXTH IN PRIMARY
Legalized Election Ordered by
County Democratic Com
mittee-Six Vacancies on
Committee Filled.

Democratic candidates for all offices
to be filled in the county election next
August will be nominated in a legalized
primary TO be held April 6. Should a
1t will be held April Is.
The county committee in special ses-
sion Tuesday morning ordered that the
primary shall be held under chapter
50, acts of 1901, which is the legalized
primary act. The executive board of
the county committee, OF which John
Il. Thomas is chairman4 was empowered
to appoint election officers, to fix the
pro rata assessment on candidates, who
will pay all the expense of the pri-
mary, select the polling places, and
have general charge of the election.
Candidates must qualify by March
J, at noon,. and must sign a pledge to
support the nominees of the party.
All but two committeeman answered
10 their names, and there was an at
tendance of about so visitors, county
officials and others
r. S. Bryan, the chairman of the
committee, presided. j. E. Holmes, a
the resolution providing for the pri-
mary, prefacing it with a few remarks
upon the need of the Democratic party
presenting a united front this year, and
stating that by holding a legalized pri-
mary, as he proposed, all Democrats
Woulu De insured OF square uedl III
the primary. ~
Wayne Pate was elected committee
man from the Tenth ward succeeding
S. A. Waddell, removed from the ward;
c. w. Miller was elected for the Thir-
tenth ward, succeeding ]. G, High, re-
moved from the ward J. s. Hicks, for
mer mayor of Binghamton, Is the new
committeeman for the Thirty-third
ward; Jack Rocco for the Thirty fourth,
and John Pellegrin for the Thirty-fifth.
w. f. Roberts was elected commit
teeman for the Sixth district
The offices to be filled in August
are county trustee, sheriff. tax asses
sor, judge of probate court, two mem
bers of the county school board and
constables, tM
Z, H. Crump will be candidate for
re- election as trustee: 0. H. Perry for
sheriff, and Judge F. NJ. Guthrie. for
probate Judge d. g. Wells will enter
the primary as candidate for nomi-
ration as county tax assessor. No
other candidate in the primary has thus
far announced but there may be num-
ber of others.
w. T. Condor has said that he in
tends to make the race for re election
as tax assessor as an independent, and
on his record during the present term.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
REPORT
CONFIRMS DEALERS
Discovers No Startling Errors
in Coal Dealers
Cost Data.

No startling discrepancies" appear
between data submitted by the coal
dealers of Memphis to the coal price
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce and data collected by Ernest
johnson from an audit of the books Of
a number of the dealers on behalf of
the. price committee, according to the
understanding derived from authorita-
tive sources.
Mr.. johnson will present his report of
the audit to the price committee at a
meeting called for 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon At the Chamber-of Commerce
by w. ]. Moody, secretary of the COM
mittee. He has been collecting the
data contained in the report for the
past week.
1t is anticipated that the committee
will pass on the plea of the members
OF the Memphis Retail Coal Dealers
association for Endorsement of price
Of S725 per ton for Kentucky lump in
lieu of the government price of $685.,
following the receipt Of the auditors s
report II is further expected that II
the auditors report confirms the fig
ures submitted by the dealers to sus-
tain their claim that they can not sell
Kentucky coal for less than 1925 and
make a reasonable return on their in
vestment, or actually avoid loss. the
price committee will confirm the s725
price, or at least fix some price better
than $6.S5
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
CHESTS in Panic.
.SOLON FLAYS ARMY
AWARDS OF MEDALS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-Urging con-
gressional investigation of the award Of
army decorations for services during
the war. Representative Gallivan, Dem
ocrat, Massachusetts. declared in the
house today more distinguished service
medalus in proportion were awarded to
army officers who never got nearer-the
front than Washington to those who
saw service overseas,
1T is common talk in the army"
said Mr. Gallivan, that our present
chief of staff and one Of his assistants
colonel, whose duty it was to escort
and dine foreign missions here in Wash
ington. have no space left between
their belts and their collars to display
the medals that have been given them
as result Of this service"
Congress should investigate all awards
of medals and crosses, Mr. Gallivan
said, so as to determine why some rec
concentrations were acted upon favor
ably and others disregarded
"The distinguished service medal has
been cheapened and certainly ridiculed
by the bold and brazen manner in which
it has been passed out 10 those who be-
lorg to the elect" said Mr.. Gallivau.
1T has been used as reward FOR
friendship it has even been used to
placate those who have been removed
to make way for someone else.
The reading of the sum total OF the
citations In award in the distinguished
service medal TO several chair officers
of the general staff who never lett
Washington during tho war, II he
lieved would certainly impress one that
the war was fought with red ink at
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
ASSERTS STATES CANNOT
REPEAL u. S. DRY LAWS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-State lcpis-
latures can not under the law repeal
ratification OF the constitutional prohI-
hition amendment, Wayne b. Wheeler
counsel for the Antisaloon league, de-
clared today in a statement discussing
recommendation for repeal made to the
lawmakers OF New Jersey, New York
and Maryland by the governors of those
states.
Mr., Wheeler cited the attempt OF New
Jersey and Ohio to withdraw ratlfica-
tion OF the fourteenth amendment. Con-
Gress refused to accept the repeal and
both states were counted among those
voting affirmatiyely. without their
ratification the amendment lacked suf-
fCient votes TO become operative.
chief Justice Marshall was quoted by
Mr.. Wheeler as follows:
The principle is asserted that one
legislature is competent to repeal an
act which Z former legislature was con-
petcnt to pass The correctness Of this
principle, so far az respects general log
islation, can never be controverted But
If an act be done under n law n sue
cecding legislature can not undo it. The
past can not he recalled by the most
absolute power
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
DEMOCRATS NAME
COMMITTEE or II
Two Women Placed Upon List
of Ones to Arrange
Convention.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.--Appoint-
ment OF a committee OF IL. including
two women, to arrange for the Demo-
cratic national convention at San Fran
cisco on June 2S, was announced today
by Chairman Cummings. OF the national
committee. This will be the first time
women have had hand In the prelimi-
nary arrangements of IA presidential
nominating convention Mr.. Cummings
said
Chairman Cummings will head the
committee and the members will be
Mrs. George Bass, OF Chicago Miss May
y, Foy, Los Angeles; j. Bruce KremeT,
Montana; Wilbur NJ Marsh, Iowa; Ed
ward g. Hoffman, Indiana Clark How
ell. Georgia Norman f. Mack, New
York; Fred B, Lynch, Minnesota: Chas.
Boeschenstein, Illinois; Y. II. Moore.
Ohio; Arthur r. Mullin, Nebraska; DR.
John W. Coughlan, Massachusetts,; Isl
dore b Dockweiler, California: John I.
Barnett. Colorado; Patrick II. Quinn.
Rhode Island, and Robert II. Elder,
Idaho
The first meeting of the Arrangement
committee will he held In San Fran
cisco probably within the next 60 days.
Mr.. Cummings said The committee
will be divided into seven subcommit-
tees dealing with specific phases OF the
convention
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13

coat over his nighties, various degrees
OF on Tor off, II you choose), both men
and women guests--some hysterical,
some laughing-this was the GayosO
lobnN before daylight Tuesday morning,
while the firemen battled the blaze.
One man and his wife got on the ele-
vator at the fifth floor, after having
struggled from their room through the
strangling smoke, She was embarrassed
because her spouse was clad only IN
What the boys in .swlmmin' -hole days
called his shirt tail"
Go back and get on your trousers"
she commanded
To h with the pants all want
Is to get out Of here alive" her fright
ened, but thankful husband shot back,
in .disrespectful tones.
another man, who sometimes stops
AT the hotel. with his one suit of clothes
and vast deal Of dignity. had retired
about l o'clock. After reaching his
room he telephoned In majestic tone to
the. clerk, Send a bellboy here. wish
to have one of my suits pressed"
AS he had only one, apparently, the
clerk smiled at the time. But he smiled
more broadly. when, after the fire
aalar alarm, the dignified one came
down fire escape and into the hotel
lobby, clad only In union suit, in
stead Of 'one Of my other suits"
A frantic fat man made the stairway
IN haste to reach a haven. His pres
ence Of mind left him entirely. In his
right hand he grasped a roll of bills.
In his left were a comb and brush. And
on his back was a night shirt--nothing
more
In the midst of the escape the clerks
telenhone tinkled
Send me up pair of trousers. mine
burned up, demanded husky, quak-
II send YOU pair, I'll have to go
TO bed" Night Clerk Marshall shot
back. You'd better get down here
dressed as you are"
From the front end of the hotel on
an upper floor came large men, rum
ming posthaste for an elevator From
the back end Of the same hall came
small fat man, running for stairway.
They met head on.
The little man squared off like a
frightened buck rabbit He squealed
Then he swung 9 mighty right to the
the walop.
Get out OF my way, YOU" the little
man squealed, as the big man toppled
to stop me-"
And away he sped.
\, Billy Heron, OF Chattanooga, in room
NO. 2l5, heard the clatter Of the fire
engines, and the raucous shouts Of fire.
men in the alley below him. They
awakened him, but he turned over and
went to sleep again. His telephone
rang, and he was warned that there
was q fire in the hotel He thought a
friend was trying 10 play a Joke on
hin. and again got back into bed.
But when he heard gruff voice
shout. in the hail. Are they all out on
this floor?" he realized 1t was a real
fire, and he made posthaste to his door,
which he. fun" omen and shouted:
No; they're not ali out yet. Here
Billy dressed in nothing flat.
Men were on the lob early Tuesday
morning repairing the damage done BY
the flames. Palstering in the three
rooms on the west side OF the corridor
had to be stripped off. and new wood
work will have to be fitted to the rooms.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13

mahogany desks near the shadows Of
inc washington monument
Surely, the lounge lizards Of the
second army Of the Potomac can have
no quarrel with their comrades, the
lobby lancers OF the capitol, as TO the
number Of d, S. MS these two valiant
thlts received for heroic service in this
war.
'As for France. wherever the COM
mander-in chief sent a commissioned
messenger boy on an errand the D.
;. NJ. was sure to be the reward
In Washington we had four differ
ent chiefs OF staff during the wa and
everyone who knows anything at all
about the workings OF the war depart
mcnt knows that the predecessors of the
present high priest of Prussianism.
Gen. Peyton &. March. were considered
unequal TO the task. Through one pre-
tense or another. they were removed
Ordinarily, when man has failed
in the performance OF any specific task
he Is removed without reward. These
men have, on the other hand. been re-
Wardcd In the name of the president
OF the United States by the hestowal
upon them of the n. s. NJ.
The kaiser continued Mr. CALI
van, with some SHARK Of appreciation
for consistency yet alive, said Ne und
Gott.' Not SO your chief Cf staff L. s
a" Peyton c. March. who sees no rca
son for including Cot II is simply
me with him.
In France tfe-e was board of
awards of Tedgls that sat In Chaumont
and looked with easy laPor on giving
awards to their friends and with blind
eyes and deaf ears to recommendation
OF those without the pale"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
ALLIED COUNCIL TALKS
OVER HUNGARIAN TREATY

PARIS, Jan. Reconsideration was
given by the supreme council today to
a plan for the appointment of a COM
mittee Of ambassadors to complete the
details for the presentation and sign
ing of the Hungarian peace treaty and
to carry through the other unfinished
business of the peace conference. The
decision, however, was left to the heads
Of the governments Of the principal
powers.
The necessity for the return home Of
the Italian and British members of the
council was advanced as the reason why
another organization should be Gre
ated.
1t is thought the premiers now taking
part in the conferences here-Clemen-
ceau, Lloyd George and Nitti--will ap-
prove of the idea of creating the COM
mittee of ambassadors, as many ques-
tions likely to come up in the future
in connection with the execution of the
various peace treaties will be diplo-
matte questions as well as peace prob
lens .4t
Whether Hugh C. Wallace, the Amer
ican ambassador, would be a member
of the proposed committee has not been
determined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
ROOMER CAUGHT
BEATING OLD MAN

9. A. Gorky an aged white man re-
siding on fernando road, was badly
beaten up late Monday afternoon by
Paul kastner, who lived in the house
with him, according to report made
to Sheriff Q. II. Perry by Deputies
Bradley and Goswick kastner is in
the coIuty Jail. charged with assault 10
murder and Gorlly is in the General
hospital
The TWO deputy sneriffs were passing
the house and heard Gorky calling for
help. They investigated and found
kastncr beating the aged man about
the head, Several broken chairs and
other pieces Of furniture were scattered
about the room.
kastner, according to the officers.
was under the influence of Jamaica
ginger or some other intoXicant and
resisted them, necessitating the use Of
some force to place him under arrest
aud bring MIN to the county Jail. Gorky
was taken In charge bv neighbors. Kast-
ner IL being held until the extent of
Gorky's injuries can be ascertatned
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
BARGES WILL BRING
BIG SWEET CARGO

The steamboat James Moren, towing
two huge molasses tank harges, which
nave no motive power Of their own
owned by the Sugar Products COMPANY
or New York, arrived at the ]. l.. Ness
~ wharf at the foot OF Wisconsin ave-
nue., Tuesday at am. in charge of
Capt, J. H. Brown, leaving again at
ll;S0 am for New Orleans. where the
boats will take on the first cargo Of
oiack strap nolasses for the new mo-
lasses distributing plant now nearing
completion here. Capt Brown Stated
that he expected to reach New Orleans
Thursday and return with cargo in 10
days ~
The vessels we're inspected here nv
number of local men interested in the
development Of river transportation. i
ID. Fuson, representing the Chamber
OF Commerce, was one OF the visitors
The James Moren is a powerful boat
equipped with six oi-hurning boilers
developing 800 horsepower, and with
storage capacity for Today fuel sup
ply.
The steel barges are OF new tyne
and are Is 0feet long and 60 feet wide
Q. N. Edgar, Industrial engineer for
the Sugar Products company, accompa
MED the boats from Cairo, and stopped
off here to push the work on the dis
tributing plant, which will be operated
by the J. L. Nessly company,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
MAY PUT MEMPHIS
ON VALLEY HIGHWAY

CLINTON. Ky. Jan 10. tSpi. -
Kentucky division OF the Mississippi
Valley Highway association was Or
ganized at a meeting held at the court
house Monday afternoon which was at
tended by large number OF good roads
boosters from the towns In Kentucky on
this highway, and the farmers residing
along same
The towns on this division are as fol-
lows: Wickliffe. Bardwell, Arlington,
Clinton and Fulton,
The routing from Fulton, KY, to st.
Louis, st. Paul. MINI. and Duluth is
settled as far as the Mississippi Valley
highway is concerned, but II is quite
likely that the routing from Fulton 10
New Orleans may be changed so as to
go by the way Of Memphis, Tenn, and
Jackson, Miss, instead OF by the way OF
jackson, Tenn, and Meridian, Miss, az
Memphis and jackson are making a
strong bid for the changing of the route
Of the Mississippi Valley highway from
Fulton to New Orleans. The changing
Of the route, however. will depend to a
great extent on the activity shown by
the citizens along the present marked
orange and white trail from Fulton
to Jackson Meridian, Miss. and New
Orleans La
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
HEALTH SURVEY
TO Be MADE SOON
-
Public Health Service Will
Send Expert at Request of
Mayor Paine.

A health survey OF Memphis will be
made soon by trained experts from the
united States public health service.
Mayor Paine took this matter up dur
Ing a recent visit to Washington He
received letter Tuesday from the sur
geon--generaL stating that man. or
possible several men from the depart
ment VIII be sent TO Memphis as soon
as their services are available.
Mayor Paine is anxious to have the
survey begun as soon as possible SO
that the data and report may be avail
able before the appointment OF the new
mead OF the city health department. DR.
j; l.. Andrews Is anxious TO devote all
his time to his private practice, but has
promised to remain at the head OF the
department until his successor can be
appointed.
Mayor Paine has I'm mind three men
trained In public health work, one of
whom he hopes to be able to appoint
within the next SO days,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
Noted MOOnshiner
Is Killed In Fight
Against Deputies

HALEYV1LEE. Ala, Jan. I3.-Henrv
Brooks, noted character of North Ala
bama mountains battle SCARED veteran
of ''moonshine" history for 25 years,
and nemesis of draft dodgers during the
world war, has been killed in a Spec
tacular wildcat" raid by sherif's dep
uties.
The tragedy was enacted in a. noun
tain fastness in one of the widest sec
tions of Alabama. The posse pene-
trated the picturesque region after an
all night ride, and a 40-gallon still was
destroyed
Brooks had served more than one
sentence in the federal prison in At.
lanta for violations of revenue laws.
During the recent war he had aroused
great enmity among "moonshiners" of
his community by refusing to allow de-
serters or slackers to stay in his vicin
ity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
Charge This $1,000
Loss TO Telephone
"DisserUice" Please

Here's another loss by fire amount
ing to around $1,000 that ought TO be
charged to the Cumberland Telephone
companys lack Of service.
on Sunday night at 11:1S. by the
watch. four men in an automobile spied
a blaze enanating from the home OF
n. sMerkt, S66 Kerr avenue. The men
we're w. A. Huber. John Stanley. Of
the city clerks office. George Ducease
and Charles Wilson. They quickly
aroused the family and then began the
effort to get an alarm: through over
the telephone wires to the fire depart
ment.
Breaking in the window of nearby
drug store, Mr.. Huber went to the tele-
phone. He held his watch in hand.
After he reached the phone 1t was ex-
actly five minutes by the watch--not
the five minutes it seems like when
central neglects your call for one or
two minutes, but five full active min
utes, before the reluctant number,
please" came. By that time the
dwelling was a mass Of flames, but
much OF the household effects had been
removed Had the caIl been answered
promptly, it is estimated fully $1,000
loss could have been saved from the
flames. ,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
FORCE
URGES MOREPAY
FOR TEACHERS
Shelby County Delegation Of
Forty, Headed by Miss
Williams, Urges Legislative
Action for Relief. =

NASHVILLE, Tenn Jan. -. tSpl -
The meeting OF the State Public school
Offlcers' association today state Supt
Albert Williams In his ADDRESS as presi-
dent declared that the schools OF Ten
nessee did not run long enough and
we're not supplied with teachers. schools
were standing idle because no teachers
could be employed.
The speaker said that a campaign
for increased revenues for school pur-
poses should be undertaken in every
county in the state. The platform for
this campaign should Include "A seven
nlonths scnool term, competent teachers
ana adequate superintendence. 10
day, he said, only 10 counties are
hayinE their superintendents more than
81, 100 year out Of county funds ana
a counties are paying less than S5OA.
Miss Charl o. Williams superintend-
ent OF shelby county schools. and vice
president OF the state association for
school officers. pTesiued ovC.' tne meet
ing during the address by Super intend
ent Williams, the president.
Inc delegation irom Shelby county
VIII give dinner this evening at 8
0 cloCN al the Hotel hermitage q, WniCd
Gov, Roberts, Chief Justice b. l., I.ans-
den and Superintendent Williams VII
be. the honor guests. Gov Roberts win
deliver the principal address at the
opening session of the Teachers asao-
cation Wednesday
The Shelby county delegation OF 20
was the largest among the visitors and
impressed the large gathering which
constituted the greatest meeting ever
held by the public school officers Of
Tennessee
DIR, A. A. kincannon, president of the
West Tennessee Normal delivered the
response to the welcome, in which he
declared the schools are being leopard.
lied by the lack Of money He declared
that American institutions are In dan
ger OF crumbling unless the schools OF
the country are given more money
More time for the scholastic year and
more pay for teachers was indorsed by
DR. Kincannon.
Action by the next general assembly
In setting minimum wage for county
teachers to be paid solely by the state
was recommended hy Or. Klncannon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
BUREAU HEADS MUST
DEPOSIT IN One BANK

Mayor Paine and Commissioner Shan
non, of the finance department have
ordered all heads of city bureaus to de-
posit their funds in the bank designat-
ed as the city depository. the Union and
Planters Bank and Trust company
They discovered that half dozen or
more departments have been in the
habit of depositng funds collected
daily In some other bank, and then
checking on such personal deposits
when making settlements with the city
treasurer weekly or semimonthly. This
resulted in loss of several hundred
dollars in interest annually, as the
city's contract provides that interest is
paid on daily balances by the city de-
pository bank
The order applies to the offices of
the collector Of licenses and privileges,
the inspector of weights and measures,
the city court and other bureaus which
collect fees or fines daily.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
STARR NOT INDICTED
FOR SHOOTING HALL

The grand jury Tuesday ignored an
indictment against Ed Starr, charged
with shooting his son -in-law. w. W.
Hall Hall is in the hospital. possibly
recovering from wounds which were
thought to be fatal inflicted several
days ago when Starr shot him after
the latter's daughter had accused Hall
of mistreating her. The shooting oc
Cured at the Starr home on Garland
place. Starr fired twice at Hall. the
first shot missing Hall, the second, how
ever struck him and tore a gaping
wound in his body. His recovery was
considered impossible for some time fol-
lowing the shooting but attending ply
sicians now expect his complete recov-
cry.
\ total Of Is indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury Tuesday in
addition to the no true bill against
Starr. The indictments returned were
fer minor offenses. including carrying
pistol larceny housebreaking and vio-
lations OF the liquor law. Jesse Brew
ster was indicted for heinous offense.