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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 191S
THE CHATTANOOGA1 NEWS
THREE MEN AND A 0UTBURSTS 0F EVERETT TR0E
WOMAN INPARTY
By Condo
Representative of Detective
Agency on Trail Bad Gang
of Check Artists.
John Y. Murray, a representative or
one of the largest detective agencies.
left Chattanooga Saturday morning
for New Orleans In search or a Dana
of "bad check artists" that he has
trailed all the way from the Pacific
coast. According to Detective Mur
ray, there are three men and a woman
In the party. They stay at the best
hotels and are generally out for big
stakes. He said Saturday morning iv
was his belier tnai me party nau
stonned at a local hotel Wednesday
nie-ht. as a nartv of that description
had registered In the handwriting of
the leader. , ' ... -
"I am not going to give up until i
catch that bunch of crooks," Air. Mur
ray said. "Sometimes it seems as
though I am going to get them In a
few hours and then I lose track and
they spring up in some .city hundreds
of miles away. They always make a
good haul when they are working
and have plenty of capital on which
to onerB.te.
" 'Bad checks isn't their only game.
One of them is an expert on forgeries
and some of his art has not been de
tected for months after he has done
his work. Two other of our men are
wnrlttnor on the same case, but J. nave
nor Been them for the last two weens
tVib reason that the party lett. said
Mr. Murray, is because they evidently
got wind of the fact that he was near
them. "Now I don't know, where I
am." he added. "The next thing that
I shall hear from them- will probably
come from some city. in Jew jersey
or Maine. I'll have to hand it to that
himnh"
Jean Marie Bingham, the name pe-
ing one of the aliases of the woman
in the party, several years ago was
one of the most popular vaudeville
artists on the big circuits. She is an
expert entertainer and plays a leading
part in all of the schemes of the gang.
The youngest member, who has many
aliases, sometimes gofs dressed as a
lieutenant of the reserve corps and
works his little "grafts" Independently
of the others. On such an elaborate
scale do the "crooks" operate thattney
sometimes rent a house and stay for
weeks in a city before they start op-
r.ntinns.
All members of the Quartet go wen
dressed and have excellent educations,
Mr. Murray said that the woman
worked manv blackmail schemes, ana
the victims, rather than have tne es
capades brought to light, were always
?X S.r,ru. descr bed Washington, Jan. 5,-Froblems to be
in detail some of the peccadillos ot i uxncu uj ocucwi; m mo ncaa-
the lady, one of which was worked on ury McAdoo relative to the readjust-
a Chicago millionaire. ymea n. ment of the traffic situation in this
state boundaries, wnere n wuum ue country are Bo far-reaching that offl
easy to violate tne manu Hi t, i. claa are approaching them one by
favorite working places, She is de- one wlth the yiew of eliminating any
scribed by the detective as i being overlapping that may result in the
young and beautirui ana oapauie ui transformation of ia transportation
maning annum, nny iuui. .no ,- system as old as America itself.
Y oud Detier congratulate juuikh i t fu ,.ot ,.,m.. j.,
that they didn't work here, he said, war board as h m be rc d
Ha no rai ivi noi... ot turtner service in connection with
era l v ret awav good, nut ine uuip ih. 'i,,!,.!'. -,,.,.,
is coming, just you wait. Some of conserVation in railroad affairs. These
these flays a nasn is coming ov m matters, together with the countless
wire that they have been caught and otner8 that will arise ln conjunction
you are 8s u u"" " "ir'J' with new plans of the administration
i ney we m'j" "' "'";' will be administered by Secretary Mc
kind in the United States today. It Adoo and hifi assof,iatpS. men whom-,
the transportation brains of the United
estates,
Here in Washington, as perhaps in
no other city, will the progress of a
government-operated . and controlled
railroad be watched with great inter
est. Its success is vital to the sue
cess of the nation, officials hold,
Besides, the success the government
has in running the country s railroad
lines may cause congress to decide
that the street railway utilities in va
rious cities ought to be operated by
the municipal, state or federal govern
ments. In Washington an earnest
prayer arises from all sources that an
all-kind congress will take the street
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cepted with relief under the stress of
war. Anarchy? Well, what were an
archistic teachings a few years back
were being preached in legislative
halls. The state is the thing, not the
individual.
Those who feared for socialism and
Its kindred want the war to end on
any terms to preserve something of
the past. Lord Lansdowne, with his
140,000 acres of good soil, joined with
the bolshevikl of Russia for peace,
actuated from the same motive self
ishness. The west of the United States would
bo a thing apart politically from the
east after Ihe war. Toward tho At
lantic seaboard a gravitation toward
closer alliance with our present Euro
pean allies would bo advocated: out
this way we would stand aloof and
seek our own salvation. Very likely
it may be so. '
ARGUMENT OF MOTION FOR NEW
TRIAL IN 1VINS CASE HEARD
Judge McReynolds Thinks Transcript Misquotes His
Charge Crowe Grilled by Gen. Whitaker Sergt.
Close Denies Charge of Deputy Marshal.
PROBLEMS FACING M'ADOO
(By RAYMOND NEUDECKER.)
A Daily Chronicle of Doings at the Nation's Capital.
may take time, but we are going to
eet them. If -Vou ever see me back in
town. Just keep quiet and stick arouna.
Good-by." And he was ore.
There was determination in his voice
and it could clearly be seen that he
had no little to worry over. The idea
of catching the party seemed to be
the one dominant thought of his mind
Kverv one who passed through the
lobby as he talked was minutely
studied. He said that he had watched
so closely that it had become a habit,
and once he asserted that if some
thing did not "happen" soon, he be
lieved he was going to lose his mind,
LLOYD GEORGE IN REPLY
railroads away from the present oper
ators and restore them to at least
plane that challenges respectable serv
ice. Utility officials here who have
sought to co-operate with the govern
ment in giving Washington a war
time service have only aroused dis
gust and intolerance. The senate is
sure to take definite action this ses
sion with respect to public utility sit
uations here, it is assured from pres
ent indications, but Washington is
anxious that matters be hurried along,
So congested have become certain
sections that the government has had
to step in and aid by releasing its de
partment workers at different hours
in the afternoon. If the original hour
4:30 p.m. were adhered to now by
all department heads it would be im
possible to navigate in Washington's
streets.
Now that the government is actually
feeling the pinch of inadequate ac
commodntions. it may bo safely as
sumed that congress will step lively,
Benefiting by the sharp lashes it is
applying to the war department for
slow action, congress may yet spur
itself on to reasonable speed in enact
ing legislation intended to extend
emergency relief.
Tne railroads of a nation at war
will shortly be operated under a sys
tem that admits of no criticism ex
cept that which accrues from inexpe
rience and not from the lure of pri
vate gain.
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ong have threatened its genuine
peace."
East Not Overlooked.
Outside of Europe. Mr. Lloyd George
went on. he believed the same princi
ples should be applied. He added:
"Wrile we do not challenge lralnte
nance of the Turkish empire in the
homo lands of the Turkish race, witli
its capital Constantinople the pas
sage between the Mediterranean and
the Siack sea eing internationalized
and neuL allred Arabia, Armenia,
Mesoptamia, Hyvia and Palestine are,
in our judgment, entitled to recogni
tion of their separate national conditions."
The premier told his hearers much
V.ad been said about tihe arrangements
which had been made with its allies
on this and other subjects. He could
i-ay only that' as new circumstances
like the Russian collapse and the sep
arate UuFMian negotiations had
changed the conditions in which the
arrangements were made, the govern
ment was always ready to discuss
them with the allied nations.
"One regrettable omission we notice
In the proposal of the central powers,"
he said. 'We believe a great attempt
mi'st be made to establish a great In
ternational organization as a means of
settling international disputes. War
is a relic cf barbarism, and, as law
tas scheduled violence in the settle
ment of individual disputes, so it is
destined to settl 9 national contro
versies.
Fiahtina for Lastinn Peace
"We are f qhting for a just and last-'
ma peace, the premier deciaredj
"Thesa conditions must be fulfilled:
Firstly, the sanctity of treaties re-established:
secondly, territorla? settle
ment based on the right of stlf-deter-mination
cr the consent of the gov
erned; lastly, creation cf an interna
tional o'qanixption te limit armaments
and diminish the probability of war.
"To secure those conditions, the
British empire is prepared to make
ven greater -jacri flees."
LOWER DEATH RATES
r IN MILITARY CAMPS
" Washington, Jan. 6. Lower death
rates in both the' National 'guard and
national army divisions in this coun
try, during the week ending Dec. 28
are shown by the weekly report of
the division of field sanitation. In the
guard there were 108 deaths, against
120 the previous week, and in the na
tional army there were 98, compared
with 118 the week before.
Slight improvement In general
health conditions in the camps also Is
shown, there being a marked abate
ment of meningitis epidemics prevall-
One commissioned officer to every
squad. That is- about the proportion
of officers to enlisted men at Chfcka-
mauga park. On the first day of 1918
the consolidated strength report
showed that there were 1,703 officers
on the reservation exclusive of those
assigned to the officers' training camp
and the medical Tbfficers at Camp
Greenleaf. The same report showed
that there were 18,801 enlisted men in
the organizations camped at the parkf
exclusive of the medical reserve en
listed men.
Still, there Is a shortage of officers
in the regiments under commund of
Gen, Erwin. Lieutenants are plenti
ful, and tho captains could be made
to cover the shortage in that rank;
but lieutenant-colonels and majors
are lacking. Isext to the need for a
greater number of enlisted men, Held
officers are in smallest supply and
greatest demand. The factories at
Washington will Jiave to work over
time to meet the deficit.
For enlisted men to complete the
quotas of companies, troops and bat
teries, the regular army will be re
quired to invade the drafted forces.
If men are to be obtained who have
had' some military training they will
have to be drawn from some of the
national army organizations already
at work, as the men at the recruit
uepuis ana inose now enlisting are iy the war.
going largely into aviation, the quar
termaster corps and other branches of
the service that do not require bayo
net practice.
War strength for an Infantry com
pany under the new tables of organi
za-tion Is- 250 enlisted men. The com
panles now at the park have just
about half that number. With the
reserve officers now stationed thee.
these companies have a greater num
ber of officers than will be required
for war service at war strength. Some
or tne reserve officers will be trans
ferred and a few of them very few,
apparently will be sent back to the
factory for remolding.
Accident Makes Officer.
The accident that made an officer
out of a hospital sergeant was the
narrative told Friday by a former
training camp official. The sergeant
was assigned to the training camp
hospital. He reported at headquar
ters, and ln the rush was assigned to
one of the companies as a candidate.
A month went by and the hospital
authorities started a search for the
missing sergeant. The records showed
that he was a student in one of the
companies.
Capt Woodbury, the camp adjutant
made inquiry of the officers of the
sixteenth company and found that the
sergeant was one of the best men in
that organization. He was making
good ana nad shown that he possessed
the material for an able officer. The
ficials Were sustained. The former
sergeant completed the course, is now
an officer and is said to be milking a
good one.
Vaccination of Lytle.
Vaccination of civilians and the
quarantining of a grocery store and
barbershop at Lytic, Ga., quickly fol
lowed the discovery of one case of
smallpox at that place this week. A
lew civilians who refused to permit
vaccination were quarantined within
their homes for observation. The town
was not quarantined, as was reported
at the rumor factory, which works
overtime about all army posts. Small
pox has no terrot for the United
States army, but it still is difficult to
make the civilian employes and their
families understand the necessity for
vaccination. The quarantines are
maintained by the military police and
aro quite emcient while they last.
MILK PROBLEM
COMES TO ISSUE
V
Dairymen Say Little Federal
Health Officers Insistent.
Abel Has Plans.
Three calls have been issued by
Commissioner H. D. Huffaker for the
dairymen to meet him and talk over
the dairy situation, but each time the
commissioner has met with no suc
cess. The first time there were about
three present and the other two times
one or two. It is understood that the
unit.
It is also understood on good au
thority that the United States public
health service has told. Commissioner
Huffaker that the recent regulations
submitted to him by the department
must be passed at once, or the au
thorities will issue a notice that the i ing, was tha gruelling cross-examin
The motion for a new trial in the
Ivina murdsr case was heard by Judge
McReynolds Saturday morning and
the case taken under advisement by
tha court for the reason that he was
very much of the belief that the tran
script of his chargs to the jury, on
which' tha defense based tome impor
tant grounds for a new trial, was not
an exact quotation of the charge he
mad.
Ml may have made such a balled-up
charge," said Judge McReynolds, "but
I don't believe 1 did, and I will with
hold my decision in this case until I
can get hold of the stenographer who
took my charge and compare this tran
script with his notes.'
Judge McReynolds said that he
would investigate Saturday afternoon
and would render hia decision Monday
morning at 9 o'clock. The motion for
a new trial was argued oy w. n.
nd Joh i J. Liveley for
the defense, and Gen. Whitaker for
the state.
CROWE GRILLED.
The feature of the argument for tha
new trial, which took the entire morn-
soldiers will be kept out of Chatta
nooga.. Owing to this fact, every ef
fort is being made to get the dairy
men In the Chattanooga district to
gether at a meeting to be held next
Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 "o'clock, in the
courthouse, so that the dairymen and
health officials may come to some
agreement.
Commissioner Huffaker realizes the
fact that he cannot let a few local
dairymen throw all the soldier trade
out of the city, and the question that
the dairymen will now be up against
is to either "come out or go out." The
dairymen have stated that they aro
not making money at present, the way
feed and labor has gone up in price.
and if regulations such as pasteuriza
tion, etc., are going to be enforced
they are going to discontinue business.
Some of the dairymen who were ac
quainted with Dr. Price, the milk spe
cialist who made the recent survey,
say that the matter could have been
settled when rr. Price was here if
the United States health officials had
explained their plans at that time.
He understood the situation thoroughly
and could have no doubt made some
agreement with the dairy producers.
. M. Landess, in referring to the
situation as it now stands, states that
most of the dairymen do not want
pasteurization now, but that in his
opinion' a plan by which milk must
be produced clean for the present is
sufficient, and this will in the near
ing in several camps. Pneumonia epl
demies also have Improved somewhat.
but 73 deaths among the guardsmen report of the facts was presented to
and 66 among the national army men the department with such force that
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Way Jim Ham Sees It. '
(Denver News.)
United States Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis, of Chicago, who is an ex
ceptionally well informed, acute ob
server of world events, gave a sig
nificant interview which aDneared in
the News at the close of the week
regarding the political, economic and
sociological trend in this country and
abroad and the changes to be wrought
senator jewls knows
that this little earth will not settle
down to its humdrum, as before the
war, when peace does come. Signifi
cant changes will result when the
battlefield has been cleared of its lit
ter. Our isolation will never return:
we are part of the great whole. What
ever Influences Europe and Asia is
Douna to affect the United States.
The world has packed itself closer on
account of the war. And the millions
and millions who are taking part In
the war will return to civilian life
with different Ideas and broader views
aryj so much more independence.
In this country Senator Lewis sees
a dissolution of the republican party
due to "issues, strange and convul
sive" arising out of the war and its
emergencies. Surely the party must
be dissolved or born again, for as it
stands today there is not much left
of it But what of the other party?
Its spokesman .was strangely silent
regarding that one for which he could
speak with a certain authority.
"Te party Issues of the past are
ended," Senator Lewis added. "Party
Ideals of the past are dead. A big
shift of voters impends. Tariff agita
tion lies embalmed in the political
bosoms that no longer beat to the call
of the times." A phrase, we might in
terpose, that ought itself to be pre
served without need of en embalming
process. ,
Socialism and regarding it the Illi
nois leader spoke with a loving sym
pathy was here. It had come npon
us without our knowine- it. Th.nt
future lead up to pasteurization.
For example, have a regular inspec
tor to go to the various dail ies once
a week, he said, and make an in
spection. This should be done by a
man who knows how to produce clean
milk, and make them do it. Keep a
close tab on them and see that they
come up to a certain standard of so
much butter fat and sanitary sur-'
roundings." ' v.
Mr. Landess said that recently he
visited two dairies in this vlcinltv;
one was equipped witlV a pasteuriz
ing plant and the other was not. The
former was kept in a most insanitary
condition. It was during a real cold
spell and a large number of cows
were kept in one place, with prac
tically no ventilation. In the other
place the cows had plenty of fresh
air. The dairy house was so clean
that one couldn't tell that milk was
handled; there was no dairy odor at all.
Assign to Districts.
The plan of doing away with the
individual deliveries over the city will
bo discussed. The Hamilton county
iood administrator. J. W, Abel, is con
sldering dividing the, city up into dis
tricts and giving each dairyman a
particular territory. For example, the
man that comes in through East Chat
tanooga would take the territory near
est to him; the man that comes over
the ridge, that territory, and so on.
This will be done in order to con
serve time, and in this way reduce the
dairyman's expenses. The dairymen
who before spent all day delivering
about twenty gallons of milk over the
city could do it in a short t.me and
return to his work.
In order to do this, all of the dairy
men must be required to produce the
same standard milk, so people could
not complain that they do not want
this milk or that milk because it is
not pure.
DOES ANYBODY
KNOW ADDRESSES
Questionnaires Returned Un
claimed May Cause Regis
trants Lot of Trouble.
Hamilton county board No 2 Is
anxious to learn correct addresses of
a number of their registrants. This
list includes those to whom question
naires have been mailed and which
have been returned unclaimed.
Registrants are not excused for fail
ure to receive questionnaires but if
they do not take trouble to secure
these they will eventually be placed in
class one without any further recourse.
Here is a list of returned question
naires: A A. Anderson. George McDowell.
John H. Bagby. John ilaggard.
Robert Ililhray. Vester Norris.
Andrew Billingsley John Parris.
Edward Bowlin. 1'ender Pearson.
Bunyan Broom. 1 Jesse Pullfn.
P. C. Campbell. Jesse H. lianson.
Dudley Clmney. John W. Rogers.
John A. Cheek.
Hilary Clark.
John Colton.
Barny L. Daniels.
Arthur DeMoss.
Jim Dillard.
John M. Dickson.
Louis Dooley.
Dave rYazie.-.
N. Rogers.
Dave Rowe.
Robert L. Sale.
Nathan L. Sawyer.
Frank Scott,
Ed Smith.
Murdock Sosebee.
Robert E. Spiney.
Kd stallion.
David T . liu'n
which we feared in other days we ac- John D. iicCiary.
Hersch. Hackee, Jr. John Swoops (col.).
Solomon Taylor.
O. W. Tallent. .
Robt. Thompkins.
Andrew Tinsley.
Thos. A. Tucker.
Edward C. Vann.
W. J. Vandergriff.
Clint E. Walker.
JTerlwrt Watkins.
.foe V". West.
Wm. T. Wilks.
Francis Williams.
Will Williams.
James AL Wilson,
Irwin Hall.
James Henderson
Lonnie Hicks.
Don. L. Hurlburt
John H. Jetton.
Ben Johnson. '
Henry Johnson.
L. D. Johnson.
Jeff Jones.
Jerry Jones.
Harney Kirk.
Thomas 1-atter.
tion of W. T. Crowe, deputy United
States marshal for the eastern di
vision of tha state, by Gen. Whitaker.
Crowe, it will be remembered, made
affidavit to the fact that he had over
heard conversation between Sergt.
Close and Private Graham in which
Close was attempting to get Graham
to swear a lie in the Ivins case, say
ing that he (Graham) should not mind
telling a lis a he (Crowe) was go
ing to swear several lies. Gen. Whit
aker objected to the affidavit being
introduced, saying that he wanted
Crow in court so that he could ex
amine him, and when the defense was
notified they immediately got into
communication with Crowe, and as a
result he was in court and testified to
the facts' set out in his affidavit.
However, when Gen. Whitaker cross
examined Crowe he could make no
explanation as to why he had not
told Burkett Ivins, his fellow officer
and friend, and who was also in the
federal building at the time when he
claims to have overheard the 'conver
sation. The t.ily explanation that
could be made by Crowe was that he
did not tell it because he did not want
to get mixed up in the case. Crowe
admitted that he was now under in
dictment in Monroe county for mur
der; that he had on a previous ot'.
sion been indicted and tried for Toloni-
qui assault, and that on another oc
casion he had been Si-rested for as
sault and battery and fined. He aaid
that he y;s now charged with mur
firing a man named Clino at Tellico
Plains, but stated that he had Cline
under arrest and was forced to shoot
him in self-defense.
DIDN'T TELL.
Crowe stated that his home was at
Tellico Plains, Monroe county, and be
fore being made a deputy United
States marshal he had worked in a
lumber camp and later ran a livery
stable at Tellico Plains. He said that
he and Burkett Ivins had not been on
the very frlendliess of terms on ac
count of them both being applicants
for the position of deputy United
States marshal. Later he stated that
he and Burkett Ivifis, brother of de
fendant, had for tho past year been
making raids together throughout
Monroe and Sevier counties. He fur
ther stated that the first time he saw
the affidavit that 1.3 signed was at
Knoxville and it was handed to him by
Burkett Ivins. Later he state that
before that, though after the trial, he
had told Burkett Ivins of the conversa
tion lie heard at the federal building
and that Ivins had with a pencil and
paper taken down Borne noits, from
whichr he thought the affidavit was
drawn.
He said that he did not know Close
and Graham until after he heard the
conversation between them and then
he asked somebody, whom he could
not tell who it was, who they were,
and was Informed they were the sol
diers who were witnesses In the Ivins
case. Later, he said, he repeated
the conversation he overheard to some
one and that some one told Burkett
Ivins about it, and Ivins came and
asked him about it He said the con
versation took place between Close
and Graham on the second floor of the
federal building and at the time there
was a big crowd in tho lobby of the
building.
Lawyers Testify.
After Crow had testified, O. C. Stone
and John J. Lively, the latter one of
Ivins lawyers, were called to the stand
to testify as to the difference in J'rl
vate Graham's testimony in police
court and ln the criminal court. Mr.
Stone was not positive of Graham's
testimony In police court and hesi
tated about saying that Graham tes
tified that he was not in the soft
drink stand of George Delk at the
time of the killing, but had been gone
thirty minutes. Mr. Stone said that
the testimony was made at police
court, but he would not swear that
Graham was the soldier who testified
to It However, Mr. Lively was posl
five in his testimony ofthe difference
between Graham's testimony in police
court and his testimony in the crim
inal court.
Soldiers in Denial.
. Fergt. Close was next called to the
stand and stated that he had never
seen Crowe before in his life, had
never had such a conversation with
Graham "as he had been charged jvith,
and in fact he nor Graham nor he or
any other witness In the Ivins case
had at any time or any place ever
discussed the Ivins murder case. On
cross-examination he stated that he
did not attempt to get Graham to
swear a lie and he never swore a Me
himself, and that he was present when
the killing took place and saw Ivins
and Sergt Flannigan facing each
other, talking, and he then saw Ivins
strihe tlannigan across the face with
his pistol and then order him to throw;
up his bands, but before be could do
so Ivins shot and killed Sergt. Flan
nigun. Private Graham snld that ho did not
know Crowe, hud never heard of hlni
or seen him and that ho never iihhIc
the statement Crowe charged liim with
making. Ho said that he and Sergt.
Close had never diHeussed the Ivins
case either at the federal building or
elsewhere. He stated that he did tes
tify at the police court that he was
out on the sidewalk when the killing
took place, but that he had been there
but a few minutes Instead of thirty
minutes, as testified by the two law
yers. He said that neither Sergt.
Close nor any other soldier had ever
attempted to get him to swear a lie.
Mark on Flannigan's Face.
After tho soldiers testified, Mr. An
derson, of the Harry E. Chapman
company, and tho undertaker who em
balmed tho body, was cnlled to the
stand. Mr. Anderson, it was ex
plained by Gen. Whitaker, was out of
town at the trial of the case, but he
wanted tho court to hear what he had
to say. Mr. Anderson stated that
when he embalmed the body of Sergt.
Vlannigan there was a murk across
his face. Hp and nose where he had
been struck with some blunt instru
ment. Ho said he did not know what
the Instrument was, but the blow wns
sufficient ,to cause a congestion of
blood about the mouth and nose. After
the testimony of Mr. Anderson, Sena
tor Cummlngs, for the defense, went
into an argument of the grounds for
a new trial. Ho attacked the judge's
charge, saying that among other
things the judge's charge did not con
tain proof of tho corpus delicti in the
case; that In yleflnlng tho different
forms of homicide he. did not charge
as to tho penalty for Involuntary man
slaughter; tluit he misquoted Chief
llackett's testimony and that he did
not charge the, law governing self
defense. Senator Cumnilngs went
into the argument at length 'and
quoted various parts of Judge Mc
Reynolds' charge. However, Judge
McReynolds said that ho thought the
transcript tha counsel was quoting
from was not a verbatim copy of the
charge he mado and that for that rea
Bon he would withhold his decision
until he could find 'tho court reporter
I who took his charge, and compare the
transcrfpt with hU notes.
SQUIRE&"HEtUP" OVER
R0UND-JJP0F NEGROES
'Squire Dock Street is red-headed.
Ho is not by himself in this respect,
however, as there are people through
out this great land of th'e stars and
stripes, who possess flaming .locks
and they are not ashamed of them
either.
But the esquire's hair, figuratively
speaking, was probably a shade bright
er Saturday morning, as ho was
aroused over a report that he inter
fered with the work in the Nasnvnia,
Chattanooga t rt. Louis'railroad yards
by fining a number of the colored em
ploye late Thursday night.'
j'he esquire wants it known that he
did not fine the negroes and, further
more, that he had no connection what
ever with the matter.
Esquire J. M. Dobbs was the Justice
of the peace who tried the caess of tho
alleged colored offenders, and he, too,
appeared, from his conversation, to be
a bit wrathy over the story that
touched up Esquire Street's feelings.
The situation, as described by
Esquire Dobbs, is that eleven negroes,
arrested Thursday by Deputies Allen
Parker, Gordon and Hartman, were
brought before him on charges of
gaming. The magistrate said that
sonle of the accused were employes of
the N. C. & St. L. road, and ho took
the matter up' with V. H. Dowler, gen
eral agent of the roud, who, he ex
plained, asked that the negroes be
held until the situation could be louked
into. Esq ill re l)obhs stated that the
negroes all plead guilty to the.
charge against them and he kept them
in his office about an hour and a half,
awaiting .word from Mr. Dowler. He
said that after eight of the accused,
who he sent to the workhouse, were
started to the jail by the officers, he
again called Mr. Dowler and informed
him that if he (Mr. Dowler) wanted to
take care of the offenders they would
be detained still longer at the esquire's
oflice. Air. Dobbs explained that Mr.
Dowler told him he did not feel that
he wanted to secure the tines in the
cases. The squire said that the ne
groes had in two days' work and their
fines were $2 and costs. Three of the
accused paid their fines.
CANDIDATES FOR
R.0.K ARRIVE
500 Future Officers at Ogle
thorpe by Noon Many 0th-,
ers Due Saturday Night.
The third training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe opened Saturday morning
and by the time, mess call sounded at
noon 500 candidates bad reported.
Others arrived during the afternoon on
every train reaching Chattanooga.
Maj. Gordon It. Catts, the command
ing officer, was advised Saturday
night that 330 men from Camp Greene
would reach Chattanooga by special
train at 6 p.m., and Capt B. D. Ed
wards, the adjutant, arrai.ged to keep
his office open until midnight for tho
enrollment of the late arrivals. About
1,350 are expected.
All of the men ordered to the train
ing camp from the troops at Chlckka
mauga park reported at the training;
camp Saturday morning, and were as
signed to their companies or batteries.
Noncommissioned officers must re
move the chevrons from their overcoat,
blouses and O. U. shirt. The two
commissioned officers ordered to the
camp for Instruction will also remove
all insignia of rank. .
Dress Regulations Unchanged.
The dress regulations, under present
orders, will be the same as at the pre- '
vious camp. Tho men will wear rxn
vas leggings, the red, white and blue
hat cord and tho regulation uniform
of a private soldier. Capt. R. A. Jones,
senior instructor, stateJ Saturday that
the men may be permitted to wear col
lar ornanu'fits, crossguns for the in
fantry and cross-cannon for the field
artillery, though this has not yet fceen
announced, officially.
Many of the official lists of candi
dates were not received from the
southeastern department until Satur
day morning and a large force of men
was' put to work making out the as
signment cards and other permanent
records.
Regulars and Civilians Arrive.
The arrivals from the Forty-thirl
infantry, Camp Pike, are Sergeants,
Thomas C. Parker, Edward B. Wann,
Frank T. Gardner, Fred D. Piatt,
Henry E. Parrett, Robert W. Hannah,
James B. Oliver, Alfred G. Anderson.
John McFarland, Robert J. Goodwin,
Paul Roberson, Harold R. Boyd, Ver
non P. Doughty, David MeSweeney. .
David J. Cox; Corporals Charles O.
Blllmeyer, Earl J. Rlckman, Marvin
C. Bradley, Mark B. Groesbeck. Rob
ert B. Ross, Jr., William R. Coutts,
Ralph V. Handy, Sherman L. Pobst;
Privates He,nry A. Stohlman, Ernest R.
Elsbury, Clarence A Marlowe.
Civilians Thomu'4 B. . Snodgrass,
who attended the second training camp
but did not complete the course by
reason of an accidental shooting, has
been admitted to the third camp.
Arthur Erlckson, of the Army T. M.
C. A. No. 23, hos been ordered to
the Oglethorpe camp instead cf to Leon
Springs, Tex.
Other civilians given special au-
thorlty to attend the camp are Howard
P. McFurlane, Tampa, Fin..; Thomas
C. Jones, Jr., Howard B. Cobb, Athens,
Ga.; Geo. P. Krelder Louis Motter, Jr.,
James E. Bosh Pittsburgh. Pa.; Win
i'u.op VIIcox, Pa.; Gordon B. Reed,
Marion, Ala.
Among the regulars from the north- ,
western department, who arrived Sat
urday are 8orgt.-MaJ. Ralph W.
B'own, Privates Harry S. Gould,
Chester E. Yahn, Joseph A. Thebault
Arthur Crete, Homer W. Porler; Q. M.
Sgt. James E. MoMurrer, Sergeants '
11. C. Clauss- W. W. Lennox, William
Thacker, Edw. Proun, Jos. Soblosky, R.
J. Bohen; Corporals Jos. Levin. J. M.
Manglere, ii. C. Young; Sargeants L. ,
R. Paquette, R. A. Roberts, II. A Pal
mer, Richard Bassett, W. A. Toth,
Lawrence Azbell, Peter Clark, J. Tj
Middleton, C. K Lyman, Boston Har
bor; Sergeants D. L. Lane, H. -A.
Thornlev, Charles Zonnevylle, Carlisle ,
Hall, E. K. O'Brien: Privates W. F. .
Stevens. John B. Beck, U. 8. army;
Sergeants F. M. Waters, C. B. Collis,
N. A.; C J. Crocker, Q. M. C; Ser
geants W. E. Walker, Walter N. Best,
Ii. A. Dirt. H. E. Eaton: Corporal
V. T. Garland, Privates Frank Norris,
James B, Chea, M. T. Allen, from
Maine.
BITS OP BY-PLAY
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RAILROAD CONGESTION
ALREADY LOOSENING
With the cancellation of all priority
orders throughout the nation freight con
gestion began to clear up. itallroad men
are of the opinion that these priorities
had much to do with the condition, and
say that the freight condition would have
been bi tter all along had none ben is
sued. Cars are beginning to move out of
Chattanooga to points that heretofoVe
could not be reached. One manufacturer
tells a story of how a railroad actually
called him ad told him that he could
load two cars over a certain route that
he had been trying to send cars over for
mounts. no emu ll wau im I ui.y uii.: iu urr: : . .
.... h . , . t , , . . "Biggins savs he doesn t care
believe the cars were really going out j anh" eans"' commented Miss
until he saw the engine take them away. Cavennei ..that he doesn t care for any.
Information bureaus which have re- ,, rnnt m. nnrn
"He's a really distinguished author,
Isn't he?"
"J don't think so. They say bis
books are all best sellers." Life.
"What Is the biggest problem you
have faced since the days of your
youth?"
"Living1 them down." Punch Bowl. ,
"Are you going to the debate at the
club tonight?"
No. A debate Is something I never
have to leave the house to hear." De
troit Free Press.
Crawford Tt seems to me that the
styles are not quite as bad as hey
were awhile ago.
Crabsham No. the weather Is get
ting colder. Judge.
Mistress (to new maid) T want you
to understand that your master is a
colonel.
Maid That'll be outright, mum I
Just adores soldiers. London Opinion.
"After all. Smith, it doesn't really
make much difference."
"What's that?"
"Why whether you have nry a
quarter or only a dollar!" Richmond
Times Dispatch.
for
cently been organized by railroads are
doing much to clear the situation. These
bureaus see that all cars ere kept mov
ing end that they are loaded and un
loaded promptly. Several men from each
bureau are stationed In the larger yards
and give moat of their time to shippers
In figuring out routes over which they
can send their cars.
No great changes have been made In
Chattanooga. Soliciting forces are be
ing put at other work, and departments
that are no longer needed are being
transferred to those that are short of
help. Among the employes there is little
or no dissatisfaction, and they are set
ting themselves to the great task ahead
with the belief that they will receive fair
treatment from the government in regard
to wages and labor controversies. The
crews are doing the greatest amount of
work they have ever done in the same
time, and are striving for the highest
state of efficiency.
Changes in the passenger service run
ning Into and out of the city are ex
pected to be made soon, but as yet there
is no indication as to what they will be.
There bag been talk that the Pullman
service will be discontinued to a great
extent where It is not absolutely neces- I
sary. Some trains will more than likely
be taken from the timetables and the
ones left Increased in size. No definite
Instructions have been issued either ln
Washington Star.
Naval Officer I say, doesn't poor
old Smith look sick?. Awfully nice of
you and all that, but why djd you
chuck him for me?
Flapper Change of color, I'm sick
of khaki. Passsing Show.
"I don't quite understand this phe
nomenon." "Huh?"
"Wife says It was so cold the other ,
night that stuff in the Icebox froze.'
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"As I look Into your eyes," he mur
mured, "I see much happiness in store
for us."
"I fear there's nothing to tt Os
wald." she replied, not unkindly.
"Papa has been looking Into your rat
ing." Kansas City Journal.
MOTIONS IN CIVIL
CASES SET FOR MONDAY
Judge S. D. McReynolds wilt near
motions In all civil cases pendlsg be
fore him Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
The Judge stated that he had a lot of
little cases that he had not been able
to hear on account of being busy with
thA laval a .1 .-i oiru hAanl. H.fr
regard to the Pullman service or the Monday morning "he -would clear the
yaooxiibri u Hug, docket at ail ih-m