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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
WOUNDED GUARD
7. KILLS BURGLAR
IN GUN BATTLE
illustrates Attempt to Rob
Wilson Store at Arlington.
Companion of Slain Negro
Escapes in Dark.

Earl Dickson, negro, caught in an
attempt to rob the store Of S. Y.
Wilson at Arlington. Tenn, met death
about 1 o'clock Friday morning.
when he answered the hail of night
Waterman with bullets instead of
words.
Irby Stewart, a farmer employed
by Mr.. Wilson to guard his store and
gin house., was aroused by a noise
near the store. He arose and step
ped into the darkness. The noise
continued.
who is that? What are you do
ing there? Halt, or I'll shoot" hailed
Stewart. He received reply to
none of the challenges, but after the
third one, the darkness was split by
a flash of fire and bullet hummed
in Stewards general direction. It
was followed by a second, then
Stewart commenced firing.
One of Stewards bullets found a
human mark, and Earl Dickson died
almost instantly from the wound
But Stewart also was wounded dur
ingl the exchange of fire. A bullet
from the negro's pistol struck the
Waterman in the leg. inflicting a
slight wound A negro companion OF
Dickson escaped in the darkness.
Stewart was placed in an automo-
bile and driven to the Presbyterian
hospital by Mr.. Wilson's son. His
wound is painful, but attaches say
it will be but a short time until he
is able to walk again.
Mr.. Wilson's gin is situated about
60 yards from his store, but he re-
ported Saturday that no attempt had
been made to break into the gin, OF
to fire it. His theory is that Dickson
and the other negro intended to rot
the store.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
CLERK SILENT AS
RECALL CHECKING
APPROACHES END

The work of checking signatures
on the recall petitions against the
mayor and city commissioners prac-
tically was completed late Friday,
and the small amount of work left
win be completed Saturday. The
next move is up to the city clerk.
C. C. Pashby. city clerk, declared
Saturday that he had no comment
to make on the matter, he having
assumed the attitude that his duties
are similar to those of a judge try
ing a case and that he is not at lib
erty to discuss the matter until
ready to. give his decision.
In event Pashhy finds rs per cent
OF the qualified voters who voted ~
the last municipal election signed
the petitions, he win SO certify 70
the board of commissioners.
On the other hand, If he finds that
the number of signatures is insult
ficient, he certifies that fact to the
persons who filed the petitions and
they are allowed 10 days in which
to amend the petitions and resubmit
them to the city clerk when an ex-
animation of the amended Tetitions
will be made and the result announc-
ed at the expiration Of another 10
day period.
Because of this provision Of the
law, the hackers of the recall petit
lions withheld a number of petitions
for use in just such an emergency
Whether or not they will be neces-
sary remains to be seen.
1t is known that a number of per-
sons who signed the petitions have
withdrawn their names, but friends
of the recall movement declare that
there yet remains a sufficient num-
Der of signatures to justify the call
ing of an election.
Members of the city commission
say that they are as much in ignor4
ance of the findings of the city clerk
as d rank outsider and they are
awaiting his action with considerable
interest. 1t is the belief at city hall
that Mr.. Pashby will attach his certi-
ficate some time Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
RAIN WILL help;
|. FARMERS NOW CAN
Do FALL FLOWING
Considerable Acreage Will Be
Seeded to Fall Grains in
Memphis DistriCt--Roads
improved.

Rain placed period Saturday at
ter the long season OF fair and open
weather that has prevailed in the
Memphis district. However, accord
ing to weather bureau officials. the
period may prove only a, comma. ana
will be followed by low tempefm4
lures. The map Saturday was not
well enough developed to permit a
prediction OF frost within the next
few days, but such a development Is
not beyond the realms OF the prob
able.
The rain, with all It's Inconvenience
to the city residents, was welcomed
by farmers of the community, whose
work in fall blowing and seeding Of
fall crops has been at a standstilI
because of the dry weather. Should
the precipitation prove OF sufficient
volume, great deal of acreage will
be- seeded to rye, oats, barley and
many varieties OF fall garden prod
ucts.
The roads also promised to benefit
from the rainfall. which was geutle
and light This will take care or the
dust on roads not hard surfaced
without causing washouts and dam
aging effects to the roadbeds.
Rain tonight and Sunday; cooler
Sunday" was the official forecast
for the Memphis district.
The river at Memphis continued
to fall slowly. The gauge Saturday
morning read "A feet, fall of one-
tenth of a foot in the preceding -
hours.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
TWO 'CR|TTENDEN
GINS WARNED AS
PROBE CONTINUES
Sheriff Seeks Clews Leading
to Cause Of $500, 900
Earle Fire-Three Men
Fined on Cotton Charge.

Although investigation by the
sheriff of Crittenden county, Ark.
has failed thus far to develop any
trace Of incendiarism In the fire
which destroyed the Earle Cotton
Compress company, at Earle. entail
ing loss, Of approximately s6O0,OOs.
the belief that the fire was set is
held by many in Earle. Business
men, while not talking to any great
extent. have declared their belief that
the fire could not have gained such
great Roadway unless II was fired.
Ii developed Saturday that while
no warnings against gins had been
received in the Earle section, warn
ings had been posted on gins In the
northern part Of the county at Gil
more and 'Turrell. Extra guards
have been placed at the latter places
and precautions taken against dam
age to property.
Another development was the con-
victiion and assessing Of fines OF $500
each against three white men at
Marion, county seat of Crittenden
county. charged with having driven
three negro families out Of the coun-
ty under threats OF death unless they
stopped picking cotton. Charges OF
night riding were originally preferred
against these men, but were changed
at the trial to disorderly conduct.
All are farmers residing near
Earle.
Sheriff w. l.. Fish. at Marion, is
continuing his investigation OF the
Earle fire He received instruction
from Acting Gov. McFerrin at Little
Rock, TO file n report of the fire.
This report has gone forward and
declares that no trace OF night rid
ers has been found.
Acting Gov. McFerrin's telegram
to Sheriff Fish read:
Please investigate particulars re-
garding burning OF gin, said to have
entailed loss of 100000. at Earle.
Your local authorities should use
every means at their command TO up
hold law and order within boundaries
OF your county. However, should
conditions arise that your local au-
thorities are unable to handle situa-
ton, request should be made to me
for national guard troops.
"ln my proclamation of Nov. T.,
1919, | appealed to all counties and
cities in the state to organize ma
tional guard units TO protect citizens
and property and uphold law and or
der within their respective commupi-
ties, | again appeal TO you and to
citizens of all other counties to
organize companies Of the national
guard in order that each county will
have adequate protection in time Of
need. Arkansas now has but one
national guard unit completely or
gained"
Sim Coleman, the Waterman who
was severely burned in fighting the
Earle fire, was much improved Sat
urday and will recover Detailed fig
ures on Insurance show about 70 per
cent of the loss covered by insur-
anCe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
Sheriff On Trail
Of Fire Boys Who
Beat And Robbed

Clews to the Identity of five youths
who held up. beat and robbed Aus
tin williams, truck driver for the
Fortune Ice Cream company were in
the hands of Sheriff Perry Saturday
and arrests may follow at any time.
The robbery occurred Friday on
Summer avenue near the Raleigh
Springs car line. The five got 81
for their trouble.
Austin Williams was driving his
truck along Scott avenue when &C
costed by the highwaymen. so he
reported to Sheriff Perry. They
clambered aboard, placed pistols at
his head and forced him to drive to
the bottoms just off Summer, near
Wolf river.
They robbed Williams, tore his
clothes almost off him and severely
beat him. The truck was turned
over. williams says the youths had
three pistols among them.
The sheriff declares the bandits
have recently been in Jail. The Of
ficers further states that this Is not
their first job of this character.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
GRAVE REPORTS
|. SAY LORD MAYOR
is NEAR THE END.
Sisters Forbidden to Visit
Bedside of Macswiney.
News Agency Says he u IN
Last Moments.

LONDON. Oct. 2s.--Grave reports
were in circulation at noon today re-
garding the condition OF Terence
MacSwiney. lord mayer Of Cork, on
the AID day Of his hunger strike
in Brixton prison. A statement is
sued by the Exchange Telegraph
company at that hour declares the
lord mayors last moments were at
hand
The bulletin Of the Irish Self-Ds-
termination league on the lord
mayors condition, however, stated
the league has been informed that
he was in about the same state as
recently. He was unconscious, its
information said.
However" added the statement
THE home office has placed an en-
barge on the use of the telephone
for communicating news TO the OUT
side. and has forbidden the lord
mayors sisters, Mary and Annie. to
visit him."
The home office explained the de-
NAL Of admission TO the lord mayors
| sisters as being due only to the
belief that their visits interferred
with the careful nursing the prison.
er's extremely delicate condition re-
quired
Lord Mayor MacSwiney's con-
dition continues critical" said the
home office announcement "The
scurvy has been slightly remedied."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
BANK BOOK LEADS
TO IDENTITY Of
VICTIM Of THUGS
Police Locate Widow Of Man
Beaten to Death With Iron
Bar-Identified as Paul
Kendall, Wagner, N. D. ~

The body of Paul Kendall, wag-
ner, N. D., was being held Saturday
at Thompson Brothers undertaking
parlors, awaiting word from his
widow as to what disposition she
wished to make of the body. ken
dali, victim of thugs, who slugged
him with an iron bar and left him
unconscious from the injuries in the
Nonconnah railroad yards early FRI
day, died Friday Afternoon at 4:3Q0at
the General hospital, a few minutes
after police had established his
identity by telegraph. Kendall died
without recovering consciousness,
and police still are att sea as con-
sequence, over the identity of his as
sailants.
An address iotted down in the
back of a handbook found in Ken.
dall's pocket was the means OF
establishing his identity His name
was on the handbook, which was is
sued by a Wagner, N. D., bank. But
in the back was the name Helen
and the address 1908 Concord street,
Oklahoma City" A wire by the de-
swer from Helen" who it develop
ed, was Kendall's wife.
| Kendalrs unconscious form was
found about 6 o'clock Friday morn
ing, alongside a railroad track al
Nonconnah, by railroad men. His
skull was fractured, and his face
had been beaten so badly that the
| features were almost obliterated
CONCEALED blood indicated that the
assault had occurred several hours
before. An iron pipe close by in
dicated the weapon the thugs had
employed. While it has not beer
established that Kendall carried any
money, lack of funds in his pockets
makes police incline to the theory
that he was assaulted for robbery
purposes. #.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
Cops Get Number
OF Car, But Don't
KnOLU Who DTOUe

Police have the license number OF
an automobile which Thursday eve
ming struck Mrs. c. G. Caldwell, 971
Eastlnoreland avenue. while she was
crossing Madison avenue and Ma
nassas street The numbers were
furnished police by C. K. Hunt. 1898
Central avenue, attorney. who with
his wife witnessed the accident.
The automobile striking Mrs. Cald-
we'll bore a Tennessee license tag
No. 697s9. according to Mr.. Hunt.
but police have been unable to de-
termlne TO what car these numbers
belong.
According TO records they were
issued to James +. Farmer, former
ly Of 6s3 Poplar avenue. who recent
ly moved to Virginia. Mr.. Farmer
sold the car, II is said. 10 the III. A.
White Automobile company. They
claim to have sold II again to N. L..
Avery, 1875 Benton. Mr.. Avery adj
mitted having purchased car from
White. but denied that there were
any numbers attached TO IL, and that
he knew nothing Of the license re-
ported by Mr.. Hunt.
This puts police up in the air COM
pletely, although they are prosecut-
ing a search for the driver of the
machine.
Mrs. Hunt declared Saturday she
could easily identify the driver OF the
car If she saw him She describes
him as being dressed like an automo-
bile mechanic. She declares he re-
manned a few minutes at the scene
OF the accident, but she believes he
was frightened away thinking MIS-
Caldwell more seriously injured.
Mrs Caldwell Is suffering intense
pain from her injuries. Physicians
took ~ stitches in her chin and four
in her nose This was necessitated
by deep cuts. Her back was also
injured
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
NEW YORK GREETS
COXAT WEE HOUR
: WITH FIREWORKS
Brilliant PYotechnics Mark
Second Entry of Demo-
cratic Nominee Into Me-
trOpoIiS After Midnight.

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-For the sec
ond time since his nomination as
head of the Democratic national
ticket, Gov. Cox of Ohio, is in New
York today films a score Of cam
paign engagements.
Leaders of the Democratic party
last night went to Newark or Jersey
City, N. j., to meet their presidential
candidate and escort. him into the
city.
The governors arrival here. long
after midnight, was picturesquely cal
culated to arouse late passers in the
streets to more than ordinary in
terest in the event.
Following the closed car in which
Gov. Cox was driven from the Jersey
City schoolhouse where he made, his
last speech, were more than a hum
bred touring cars from which blazed
red fire and other brilliant pyro-
technics.
Al advantageous points along his
route in New Jersey, elaborate dis
plays of fireworks were set off to
provide color while the procession
of flag draped machines filed past,
flanked by a motorcycle police es-
cort.
Arrived at the Waldorf Astoria
hotel, the candidate met Mrs, Cox,
who had come from Dayton during
the day to be with the governor here
and accompany him on the last week
Of the campaign tour.
The days schedule called for
strenuous Campaigning, beginning at
9: 80 O'Clock with the receiving OF a
delegation of college men and wo-
men at the hotel. A conference with
campaign advisers followed, sched-
uled to last until time for a noon
luncheon at the Aston hotel.
The afternoon was completely
filled with engagements to speak at
succession of meetings, followed by
formal dinner, a l0-minute stop at
a popular theater, and, flnally--the
main event of the day, and the one
which brought him to New York
the Madison Square garden address
t The evening meeting in the great
auditorium. celebrated the world over
as the scene of political gatherings
of stellar magnitude, athletic events
and cireuses, will be. his managers
said, the largest Of the entire presi-
Dental campaign. Despite provisions
made for utilizing all possible seat
ing space, a crowd which will over
flow into Madison Square itself is
predicted.
= George Foster Peabody, chairman
of the Nonparuisan Citizens commit
tee under whose auspices the meet.
ing is to be held, predicted last night
that tonights throng would breal,
all attendance records for the his
toric hall.
Others who viii speak from the
same platform with Gov. Cox are
Rabbi Stephen Wise, and Harriet May
Mills, Democratic candidate for sec
rotary of state of New York.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
MORGANAT|C WIFE
FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Of GREEK RULER

PARIS, Oct. 23--King Alexander Of
Greece, who is critically Ill as re-
suit of injuries inflicted upon him
by a monkey, passed a very quiet
night, according TO advices received
by the Greek legation here today II
was said the kings temperature was
80 centigrade (l02.2 Fahrenheit) and
that his condition was stationary.
Little hope for the recovery of
King Alexander is entertained by
DIR. George Fernand Vidal. a noted
French specialist, who has returned
here from Athens. Professional
etiquet prevents DR.. Vidal entering
into details of the case, but IL is I'M
derstood he treated the king with
injections of serum prepared from
the wound itself.
The people of Athens are following
the progress of King Alexander's ILL
ness with the deepest interest, ac-
cording to the Athens correspondent
Of the Journal, who says the king
won great popularity in that coun-
try. The morgahatic wife Of the king
known as Madepoiselle Manos, who
was a trained nurse, remains at the
kings bedside night and day. fight
ing for his life with all the skill and
experience she gained during the
war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
PRIZE WINNERS SOON!
JUDGES Promise The News
S'0 Contest On
"WHY I LOVE AMERICA"

Those three judges report to me
thar theirs has been hard task.
Like myself, Shey were surprised and
delighted at the high standard dis
played in the essays submitted.
Where so many really good essays
are haAded in on subject. 1t makes
selection of the so best ones diff
cult,
| learned this today: The judges
have narrowed the contest down to
156 essays, out Of the hundreds and
hundreds that were submitted. That
means that they'll have 20 read the
1866 essays over again, and throw out
two in every three. Then they viii
have to sort those remaining into the
winners and honorable mentions.
The first prize will be SIS. the
second, $40 the third through the
thirteenth s. each. and the remain
ing seven will. get prizes OF $3.50
each. Then come the 80 honorable
mentions. Each OF the so will be
printed in The News ScfmitaT, and
they'll start in Just few days more,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
Officials COncede
Diplomats Right
To Import Liquor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (By the
Associated ress.)-The customs
service today receded from its po-
sition with respect to the importa-
ton of liquor by the diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign countries. !,
Officials of the service said that
not only could the diplomats them
selves bring liquor into the country,
but that liquor consigned to them on
shipment would have to be admitted.
Such consignments to diplomats al
ready in the country, however, can
be removed from the port only by
diplomat or a member of his house,
hold, it was held.
The state department publicly pro-
tested against the interference with
the baggage of diplomats and 1t IS
believed that the new ruling by the
treasury will close the incident which
for a time threatened to result in
a row between the departments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
BRITISH RAILWAY
UNION POSTPONES
JOINING STRIKERS
Coal Workers, Accepting Invi-
tation From Premier for
Discussion, Request Put
tinu Off of Big Walkout.

LONDON. Oct. %. (By \he Assoc
ciated Press.)--The raNwaymen
have postponed their proposed strike
in sympathy with the miners tenn
porarily at the request Of the miners
executive. it was announced this
evening.
The miners have accepted an In
vitation from Premier Lloyd George
for further discussion.
Informal conversations Between the
government and individual leaders OF
the striking miners were resumed
this morning. These discussions
followed conferences between Pre-
mier Lloyd George and several other
members of the government In which
the secretary of thelminers organiZa-
ton was one Of the participants.
Representatives of the mine own
ers also conferred with the govern
ment
The view expressed in government
circles this afternoon was that. the
strike situation was by no means
without hope for favorable solu-
ton.
During the discussions between the
government and the miners, informal
proposals were expected to be made
which might contain q nucleus for
an ultimate settlement.
Government agencies have perfect
ed machinery for carrying on the OPP
Grafton of railways with volunteers,
should the railwaymen strike. Mem
bers of the transport workers union,
especially the drivers of trans and
buses, are said to be loath to strike
at present.
Provision would be made in the
governments emergency bill for the
issue of proclamations whenever ac-
ton by any body of persons threat
ems to interfere with the supply and
distribution of food, water, fuel or
e light or means of locomotion, and
for the immediate summoning of
parliament If it is not in session.
Regulations would be made by order
in-council for the preservation OF
peace, for supplying the necessaries
of life and for the maintenance OF
transit and locomotion. Such regu-
lations would be laid before parlia-
ment and would not continue in force
more than IA days unless sanctioned
by both the house Of commons and
the house of lords. Penalties would
be provided for violations of these
regulations Nta
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
CLAIM, Man Seized
Gun When Officers
RGided His SILL

Tom Plummer arrested in raid
by Sheriff Perry, Friday near Bruns4
wick, Saturday was ordered held LOT
the grand jury on hearing before
SQUIRE John Maher Plpmmer plead
ed guilty to charges Of violating the
liquor law, manufacturing whisky and
carrying a pistol, but Squire Maher
entered q plea OF not guilty. -
stili, five barrelS 5of mash ana
ten gallons of what Sheriff Perry
termed most excellent corn whisky:
According to the officers he siezed
pistol when the officers approached
and had the gun in his hand when
taken.
The still and whisky were brought
to the county jail and used as evil
dence. The sheriff Saturday was
looking for two men who he sald
were owners of the still. -
Deputies Goswick and King accom-
panied Perry on the raid.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23

News of the death of Miss Eliza.
beth Mitchell Bowling, 16-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George b.
Bowling. 1909 Carr avenue, came as
great shock to her hundreds Of
friends and fellow students at Gem
trail high school. Miss Bowling died
Friday afternoon at o'clock. at the
home of her parents. She had been
i'll eight weeks with diphtheria which
later developed into pneumonia.
Funeral services for Miss Bowling
will be held Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock, at Sacred Heart church. Re-
QUEEN mass will be sung for Miss
Bowling at the church Monday morn
ing at o'clock.
Additional pathos was added to
Miss Bowling's death by her last
words. DIR. Edward Mitchell, who
had been attending the young wo-
man. persuaded her Friday afternoon
to go to sleep. so that she might re-
gain some OF the strength she had
lost in fighting her illness. She
agreed, but she prophesied. as
through with a vision into the here
after, "All right, l will go TO sleep
bul 4 Will hCNGi WdhC w. ~ A0W
minutes later she peacefully passed
away.
Pallbearers at the funeral will be
Will Stanton. fLewis Hall, Jr., Dr
John Shea. Jules Rozier. Charles
Cash. Joe O'Hearne, Will Mcintosh
and Miles Liddon. Honorary pail
bearers are: w. c. Duttlinger, Lor
Hall, Joseph Campbell, C. b. John
ston, w. A. Shirley, G, w. Thomp.
son, ]. T. Willingham, Joe Thomp'
son. J. X. Jeffries, Jr.. J.. p. Edring'
ton. f. Faehrmann and j. G. Rice
Interment viii be In Calvary GENE
terry.
Besides the parents two brotherl
survive Miss Bowling They are,
Charles b.. of Pine Bluff. Ark, ant
James L., OF New Orleans,
Miss Bowling was one Of the mos
popular girl students at Central high
school. Seven years ago Miss Bow
ling was mascot Of the Sons of Con-
federate veterans. at their reunion In
the national capital. /