The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 14

14 NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1919 DEATH COMES TO $25,000 EXPRESS THEFTJHARfiED Nashville Relative Gives Clue to Fugitive Employe. i ijjIlMjp jlBdrSlil Resource Over Swisi! IBBct $40000,000.00 I Do You Pay Interest or II I Receive It? II 1 September 2 is the date the First it Savings Bank Trust Company It credits 10,000 successful savers" It lft with six months' interest. Bring It in your book next Tuesday and let It W. us enter it. It Two Pairs of Pants Doubles the Life of The Boy's Suit Porter's went to the makers and told them that we'd buy for all three stores if they'd show us something worth while in Boys' School Suits with TWO PAIRS OF PANTS.

So they got busy to get that big three-store order and turned out a suit that is worthy of the Porter label. We have no hesitation in recommending them to you as the biggest money's worth in the state. Patterns a plenty and Models That give Choice a wide play $12.50 $15 Fourth cSRrst National Bank AND First Savings BankTrust Co. Other School and Dress Suits, With One or Two Full Lined Pants, at $12.50 to $35 Boys' Hats Boys' Shoes Boys' 'Furnishings Everything in Men's and Boys' Wear Pairs of JACKSONVILLE Bay and Laura the Heart of Three Big Cities'1 BIRMINGHAM 1922-1924 First Ave. In NASHVILLE Church and Fifth iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM JOHN M'EWEN Was Auditor of Disbursements of C.

St. Ry. John Henry McEwen, TA, died nt 11:23 m. Wednesday at his home, 1007 Fif teenth avenue, onth. For the last 18 yearn has been auditor of disbursements of the C.

it St. L. Hallway, and previous to that was commercial traveler for George Ktockell Co. He was born In Nashvlllo and formed a large. circle of friends.

Fur many yearn he was a deacon In the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving mm nre his wife and three chil dren, Douglas, Johu and MIbb Katherinc. Poor health caused Mr. McEwen to go to Florida for several wwka during last JYhmnry and March. Ills condition be anie critical week ago.

Funeral arrangements will be announced lut of. MERCHANT OF GERMANY MAKES APPEAL FOR AID Addresses Letter to Knoxville Board of Commerce. KNOXVILLK, Aug. 27. (Special.) The Ibmrd of Commerce is In receipt of a direct appeal from Gr-rmnn merchant who Is anxious to re-establish trade relations with the United States, and asks that the organization assist him lit.

any wuy pos slble in reorganizing his business. Hi stated In the letter that Germany la on the verge of disaster nnd unlusH the country Is able to re-establish her Import relation with the United Stutcs she will be utterly ruined. The letter bears 20 pfenning stamp of a new design, the bust of Germnnla being fiiilistltutcd for the Kaiser's head. The paper upon which the letter Is written and the envelope continuing It Is of a poor grade of paper and furnishes quite a contrast between this and the grade of paper whMi was used by the German business firms before the war. ALBANY Y.

M. C. A. LOBBY IS SCENE OF SHOOTING Earl Turner Painfully Wounded by Oliver Thornton. ALBANY, Aug.

27. Turner was painfully wouuded when he wis shot here this morning by Oliver Thornton. The affray occurred In the loh-by of the V. M. V.

and Is said to have followed by an altercation earlier In the day at the Louisville Nashville shops. Turner was taken to the office of Dr. M. Murray for treatment. DOAK PAYS $300 FOR DUROC JERSEY SOW COLUMBIA, Aug.

27. (Special.) E. L. Doak of Nashville paid the. highest price for sow sold ut the Wilkes Place Duroc Jersey sale Tuesday, when he bid $300.

Although there was an unusually largo crowd at the snle the prices for which the hogs were sold were considered bargains. The same was true of the Kenn Sons sale at Highland Farm today, when the highest hog sold for $125, J. W. Ridley nnd J. E.

Fnrrls being the purchasers. The last of a scries of sales will he beld at the Experiment Station Thursday, when sixty head from the combined herds of T. H. Peebles, T. J.

Owen and M. P. Mur-phy will be auctioned. MORPHINE THIEF GIVES HIMSELF UP TO DRUGGIST PUI.APKI, Ttnn, Aug. 27.

(Special.) Jack Wilkinson, a negro, who broke Into the Martin drug storo recently and stole $40 worth of morphine and for whom Fed-orjl authorities Utivo been hunting, surrendered himself nt 2 o'clock Tuesday night to Jeff Martin, proprietor of the store. He had been peddling thd morphine to negro dope fiends until suspicion pointed to him, when his room was searched and the morphine found In trunk. He skipped out nnd had been hiding In the woods. He Is In juil awaiting trial at the next term of court. WILLIS WHITE TO RUN FOR SHERIFF OF MAURY COLUMBIA, Aug.

27. (Special.) The report that Willis White, former deputy sheriff, nnd a prominent citizen of tne Klitn district, will announce as a candidate for sheriff add call for an earlv Democratic primary, Indicated today that nnerirr u. rv. iiouscr win nnve opposition for re election, although he Is serving bis nrst lerm. ORGANIZATION IS FORMED FOR GREENFIELD PAPER GREENFIELD, Aug.

27. (Special.) An organization for the publication of The Tattler, the official organ of the wrcennem Training 8cnoo was formed Tnesdny, Richard Petti grew being elected edltor-ln-chlef and Charles Wilson general manager. The paper will be edited by members of the student body, and will be Issued biweekly. The first issue will be published next week. MAN CHARGES WIFE WITH GRAND LARCENY On complaint of her husband, and charged with being a fugitive from justice nnd grand larceny, 'Mrs.

D. Howe, alias Simpson, 21, of Oakdalc, was arrested Wednesday nlgljt by Patrolmen Pierce and Benson. The warrant for Mrs. Simpson's arrest was sworn out by tier husband, H. Q.

Simpson, also of Oakdale. Women Registrants. FRANKLIN, Aug. 27. Special.) The ninth precinct.

In which FrankHo Is located. Is tfte only district In Williamson County where It Is obligatory to regis, ter In order to vote. The books show that during tho recent' registration here 121 white women registered and 84 negro women. An earnest attempt will be made to greatly increase this registration before election comes off. Leading suffragists have organised and are working bard to thnt em I.

A house-to-house canvass of the town has been made. DEATH NOTICES KIDWELL Wednesday afternoon at 3:10 o'clock, August 27. 1010, at bis residence, 1002 Fourth avenue, south, Earnest Hugh Kid well, aged 38 years. Complete funeral arrangements announced later through 1 1 kerson Company. J.

H. Wilis, Jr. Vaster I. Wiles WILES BROS. CO.

Funeral Directors Complat. Motor Cqnipwrat IUU tti. IM turn Ik, X. Charged with the theft of more than $2.1.000 In eiirrenry mid (lie rohlwry of ri number of viilinihle expres! pnrknges, H. P.

Lei th. nll.is Anderson, ft', former employe of the American Express Company it Minim, S. Is under arrest at the local police station awaiting the iasuance of extradition pnpers for his return to the Northern city. He made a confession, the police raiy. Anderson waf nrrCRted Wednesday aft ernoon by City Detectives Irwin, Dowil anil Vi Donley and Kiwcinl (mccr( snuttiewonn nnd Miiner near Glasgow, Ky.

lie was brought to Nashville in an automobile nnd registered ot the local prison on charges of being a fugitive from Justice nnd grand larceny. The American Express Company is named ns prosecutor. AndcrHon has been soucUt since August 12, when, tin police ahy, he nklpped with the money nnd express pneknges from the South Dakota Anderson had never been In the tolls of the law before, authorities say. Evade Private (Strut lm. Traced from one city to another by private officers, Anderson managed to evade capture until Wednesday when the local Hleiitha learned of his wlireubouti through Sam Hogan, a Nashville man.

Ilognn was picked up late Tuesday night by city de tectives on a minor charge but gave the officers the Information that led to the cap ture of Anderson. Hogan and Anderson are nrothers-ln-law, Jmtlerson was en route to Detroit, Mich In an automobile. vt nen arrested Anderson carried over $S00 In currency, $200 In express orders on his person, the authorities say. Hi said most of his money wns spent, deter Uvea say, to the purchase of two antomo biles which he had used In making his es cape. Anderson had been employed at the Mlnno express station ns clerk and telegraph operator for a number of years.

He wns a trusted employe, and ruse to the position ns chief clerk and agent. It was while employed ns special agent for the company that he planned and carried out the theft of the money pnekages and other vnltmblcN. Anderson told the authorities that he stole packages while In transit. Throws Off Suspicion. Anderson was suspected of the express robberies before he fled, but he was nbte to throw off suspicion, and the search led to other channels.

After skipping Mlnno the authorities learned the alleged fugitive wns traveling (iy auto. The two automobiles found In Ander son's pOBsenslon were turned over to the express enmpnny. Anderson Hill be nit en to Mlnno probably lato Thursday night, ns officers from the Northern city have nlrcudy reached Nashville for that purpose. Anderson's brother-ln-biw was released when It i learned he wns not Implicated In Uie theft of the money. NO BIDS FOR BUILDING LOCK AND DAM RECEIVED LOUISVILLE, Aug.

27. work consisting of the pro posed construction of nn abutment, lock and dnin, near Addison. and involving nn expenditure of 510,000, is going beg' ging for the tack of bidders. The Govern ment advertised for bids last Not a one was on hand today when the' time come to open bids. Tlie soaring cost of materials 'labor anil supplies scared con tractors, was the theory advanced In the United States engineer's office.

COUNCIL PLEDGES FUNDS FOR HUNTSVILLE SCHOOLS HUNTS VILLE. Aug. 27. (Special.) The City Council Tuesday night formally adopted resolution declaring itself in favor of nine months' term for the city Schools nnd pledging Itself to finance the schools tnrougli the City Hoard or Educa tlon. This declaration will bo reassuring to the people of Iluntsville, In view of the fact thnt the speclnl three-mill school tax was defeated In the election of August and It was feared that the length of the school terms wopld be curtailed.

FAYETTE SOLDIERS TO BE GUESTS OF HONOR Big Celebration to Be Held September 11. SOMERVILLE, Aug. 27. (Spe clnl.) The local chapter of the Bed Cross, with assistance of the citizens here, is nrranglng to entertain In honor of the returned soldiers on September 11. The affair will be In the form of an old-tlmc barbecue and basket dloner In this city, with a program of speakers, good music and a 'parade in which the soldier boys will piny the lending role.

A' meeting held Tuesday completed the appointment or working" committees, and the committees hnvc begun their work, and will carry out the plans decided upon at the meeting mentioned. Peck Buys Property, According to a deed tiled Wednesday with Julian Underwood, register, property on the Lehnnon pike wns transferred to T. A. Peck by MolHo A. Cowglll for $20,200, Local deaths JAMES A.

CARTER, JR. Funeral services for Jnmes A. Carter. 2-inonths-ord son of Jnmes and Annie Carter, who died at the residence of ms parents. 1310 Eighth avenue, south, Tuesday night, were conducted at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon nt the home by Rev.

Derryberry. Burial was at Mt. Oli vet. GEORGE LEE PETTY. The body of George Lee Petty, 47, who men or Heart uiaensc Tuesday morning nt bis residence, 3302 Alabama avenue.

West Nasbville, will be taken to Nuunelly at 7 clock Tnursuny morning. Funeral scrv- who died at a local Intlniary Monday cemetery. Petty Is survived by his wife nnd the. following children Tommfe. Jessie, Fronle and Edgar petty and Mm.

Smile Sbani. MBS. ROSA JORDAN. Funeral 3ervlces far Mrs. Roxa Jordan, who died at a loml Infirmary Monday morn ing, wen held Wednesday morning at 10 clock nt tno residence ot ner urotner, N.

Pennington, 711 Forty-ninth avenue, north. Mrs. Jordan Is survived by her husband, II. C. Jordan; a daughter, Willie; two nuns, Joe and Charles; a sinter, Mrs.

LUzle Gnrton a brother, A. N. Pennington, and her mother. Mrs. t- C.

wood. Pallbearers were J. H. White, Eugene Nichols, Will Clfer, Theodore Nichols, a. B.

Sadler and Chnrlle Thompson. Burial was at Mt. Olivet. MBS. P.

A. CAMPBELL. Mrs. P. A.

Campbell died at midnight Wednesday at home of her daughter, Mrs. J. N. unamDoriam, or aiw Dudley avenue. Funeral arrangements will be uh-lipunced later.

Legal and Vital 8UPKEME COCItT. Chief Justice, D. L. Lansden; associates, Grafton Green, N. I.

Bachnian, C. I'. Mc-Klnney. Frank P. Hall.

Court meets again September 15. OOCBT OP CIVIL APPEALS. Presiding Judge. S. F.

Wilson; nsso-elates. It. IF. Ssnsom, Hi.l It. Clark.

W. A. Owen. W. W.

Adjourned. Will meet at Nashville September 8. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT. Judge B. T.

Sanford. Now meeting at Chattanooga. Will meet at September 22. CRIMINAL COURT. Judge J.

I). B. T)eRow. The Davidson County rClmlnal Court bai adjourned until the third Monday In September BUTTS FILED IN CHANCERY COURT. No.

319G2. Part 1, K. M. Dodson vs. Provident Life Accident inanrnnce Com- By.

Ait Stokes. SUITS FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT. No. 9nl2. William Coles va.

Deeds Jordan Boggy Company. Suit for $5,000. Attorney, for plaintiff. It. Mnyfleld.

No. 9014. Abo Plntkln. by next friend, Ike Platkin, m. A.

J. Miens. Suit for damagi for personal Injuries. Attorney for plain Hfr. John R.

Turney. No. twin. Ik- Plntkln vs. A.

J. Lucas. Bolt for J.1,000 Attorney for plaintiff. John K. Turney.

No. 2432. Third Circuit. Evelyn Moral, divorce. Attorney for plaintiff, C.

II, Rutherford, CITY COURT CASES. Judge MadUon Weill, The following caaeR were rlspnsed of by Judge Mitdlson Wells In the City Cmrt Wednesday: Pen Green, gaming, fined $10; Will Good-loe. gaming, fined $10: Tom Itorld, keeping a disorderly houHe, fined Georgo McDonald, disorderly conduct, fined 5: George Scaggs, disorderly conduct, fined Kit John Allen, disorderly conduct, fined 10: Fred Hicks, disorderly conduct and Yagrarcy, fined $10: K. F. Harris, disorderly conduct, fined M0: lsn Anderson, Idola Daniels, Rote Cook, Annie Ctirk, Bird Guy (ran.

disorderly fined 110; A. W. Lyle, forgery, hound' over to tn Criminal Court; John Aldrrd. disorderly eondutt, font to the Court: Cbnnle Lane, drunk nnd dlsoiderly conduct, fined SUf: Howell Crocker, Delmn Lucas, disorderly conduct, sent to the. Juvenile Court: -Harry Olddlncs, larceny of money, bound ever to the Criminal Court CHUITKH8 ISSUED AT CAPITOL.

Charters were Isnued the following eom-' ponies by the Secretary of Stuto Wednesday Par-dns Light Oomtnny, Paraons, capitalized' at Incorporators; T. P. Bntcmau, T. D. Porter.

W. M. Neely, J. T. Houston and W.

Partin. The Phonograph Company of Memphis, i to make arid- Bell phonograph. Capital stock, il.l.OW). Incorporators: Pnnlel Hills, C. L.

Wntnrlgbt. My-Fnraoy Ellis, G. Fs Thompson nnd Pnul Gold. B. H.

Fnrrwun real estate Memphis. Incorporators: E. Ii. Come To Our Birthday Party i Fifth Ave. Theater WEEK OF SEPT 1st Records of Day Fnrham, L.

E. Porham. T. It. Griffin, IT.

V. Mynders, K. C. Coleman, P. F.

James, D. 11. Puryear. Tote Motor Company, Knoxvlllc, capital stock, $10,000. Incorporators: It'.

E. Tate, II. K. Ilolton, J. W.

Alwrnatby, J. W. Tliornburg and C. C. Cansler.

ItichardHiin Gin Company, Memphis, capital stork, W.OOO. Incorporators: A. II. KoRtrech- W. G.

Woods. II. J. P.lclmrdson, It. W.

Wallace und J. II. Barnwell. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Ben Horn.

28, and Nolle Williams. 2(1. James T. Moscr, 41, and Bessie Clnypool, 32. Everett Ilnwton.

27. nnd Lillian Fox. 28, C. I. Iuncnn, 28, nnd Norn L.

Watts, Xi. Italph Turnmelr. 21, and Lula Brlsley, Iff. Foster Fhtnin. 2(1, and Ethel Holierts.

IS. Robert Hugglns (c.) 40, and Mary Polk (c), 4fi. William Lovell c), 38, and Mary Davis (C.I. John W. Demons (c), 51, and Ida Bate-man (c), 48.

BIRTHS Mr. and Mm. W. M. Burns.

018 Twenty-fifth avenue, north, August 22, twin girls; Mr. nnd Mrs. Clinton It. CampbIl. Tin Woodland street, Augnt 20, a girl Mr.

nnd Mrs. At ho Cooler. 1715 Twelfth avenue. north. AugUKt 20.

boy; Mr. and Mrs. Odle nimpsinn. J9i ourieeniu avenue, uunu, August 18, a gill. DEATHS.

Jnmes Andrew Carter, aged 2 months, August 211, at 1315 Eighth avenue, south. BUILDING PBBM1TB. R. T. Moore.

City Building Inspector, issued Wednesday a permit for one-story frame bungalow at 2002 Went End avenue, estimated cost or. wnien is Other hnlldlnir neri tilts Inmteil went: New roof on frame bouse at 514 Joseph avenue, $200. Tear down and remove dilapidated brick building at 183 Second, avenue, north. SIM). Repairs In brick housa at 311 South rourtu sircec, siuu.

Repair fences at 2400 West Enfl avenue, $100. Erect front porch to bouse nt 1001 Un- ucrwoou aireet, siuu. REAL ESTATE" TRANSFERS. Frederick W. Lewis to W.

P. Joucs, lots isi iect eacu norm siuo inuianu avenue, X110. A. J. Ilnun et nx.

to L. J. Morris et lot iect west siue -rmrty-seconu av nue. north. SI "OO.

Dave T. Lewis et ux. to W. H. Singer ec iois iu.

ieer. eacu soutn sine i.incoin an CCL, ll II 111 II" UK A lll'IU I'UVU, F. A. Fitzgerald et ux. to It.

E. Griggs ei iot iuu ieet norm atue ueimas ave nue Chas. M. Preston, trustee, to Paul W. urecu, wt uu iect east siue JtucKcr ave nue.

IinOA L. urune et ux. to Samuel L. Sherrell et lot 35 feet north side' Jackson street, iyiou. Itnaa Hertensiein nnd liirRhnnrl tn K.

PI Woodward et. lot TO feet west side Eleventh avenue, north, Trustees of St. liUke's Prrmltivo Baptist Church to new hoard) of trustees St. Luke's Primitive Baptist Church, lot 433-12 feet cast aide Lewis street, $1. J.

M. Ncwsoni to I. E. Mcpherson et 31.37 acres on Harding road, cash, $1,100. Geo.

H. McKennon, trustee, to W. B. Greenlaw, block on Charlotte avenue, uw, Geo. M.

Cnrnenter et ux. tn Ilirnm a. Bowcrsy- lot TO feet west side Grantland avenue casn, w.buu. Hardv II. Grav eb nl.

to Rnllle Harlow. lot TO feet south side Humphreys street, J. P. Ithlnes et nx. to Alfred Buchanan et lot 35 feet castt side Morrison street.

$1,000. John TLlndsley et ux. to J. C. Froggo S1.300.

Wm. Coleman et ux. to Will Bufortl, lot uu ipti soutn ship joiner avenue. auu. Mollle A.

Cowglll to T. A. Peek et ux. 102.42 acres In Fourth HstrlcL S20.2TO. Kdnn Glnsgow to Barnh T.

Spencer, lot 74.2 feet north side Broad street E. N. Martin et ux. to John II. Woodnrd.

trustee, lot 40 feet south side Hynea street, cash, $1,000. S. C. Foster et ux. to E.

W. Hutchison et iot leer, east sine ruta street. Total, $0001. Takes Auto; "Fare" High. Cleo Nunley, 14, spent 941 for "taxi fare" Tuesday night, that being the amount of tils fine for appropriating 'Squire Whitley's cor for a ride to Springfield.

TOMORROW IS DOLLAR DAY bb rBl Service, 1 ji-l ssssssssWWS Liberty Tire Retread Company GAS OnJ. Semnth mad Com iHUllllllllllillU 1 TIKES.