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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
ENTERTAINMENTS
Club Luncheon Great Success.

More than 900 earnest women gath
cred at the Nineteenth Century cup
| Monday morning when the club acliyi-
ties for the ensuing year were ush-
Seated about beautifully decorated
tables were the club members and their
guests.
In the center Of the hall was placed
the presidents table, over which a cover
of white lace was draped over dainask
and In the center of the board was a
vase holding quantities Of yellow Giant
chrysanthemums.
Mrs. A. s. Buchanan, president OF the
club, served as astmistress. Seated
at the presidents table were: Mines,
A. s. Buchanan, Mary L.. Beecher, K.
l.. Chears, Bolton Smieh, II. q. Walker,
u. c. Turner, r. l.. Jordan, s. A. Will
Margaret Forbes. Frances Cole, Mamie
and Louise Looney, Sarah Wright and
Letitia Riley.
Mrs. Buchanan, who il a most grac-
ious speaker, the music Of her voice
the listener wish for more, introduced
| the speakers of the day, who were the
heads OF the departments of club. They
responded with Il brief outline Of the
work planned for the season.
Mrs. Randolph Chears, chairman OF
the luncheon committee, whom too
much credit can not he given for the
| masterful manner in which the minut
est detail OF the days luncheon program
Misses Octavia and Mary Love.
Mrs. Chears in a pleasing manner told
Of the hopes and aspirations for her
department. At the close OF Mrs.
Chears' remarks, Mrs, T.. G. willing
ham presented her with a corsage bou-
quet OF tea buds and valley lilies, ey
pressing the good wishes of former
luncheon committees.
Mrs. Mary l.. Beecher and Mrs. James
Watson, both charter members Of the
club, and to whom the success Of the
club Is largely due, made short but
most interesting talks.
What Is perhaps II OF the most In
teresting features of the clubs work IL
the opening OF the new department, the
girls welfare department, Of which
committee Mrs. David B, Puryear is
the chairman.
Mrs. Puryear outlined the object OF
the department and plead with those
present to lend their cooperation to
this most worthy cause n to carry the
message TO all Of their friends. Seated
4 the table with Mrs. Puryear were
The members OF her committee. They
were; Mines. Francis Fentress, J. p.
Carey, 7, samelson, Marcus Chapsky
GILES Bond, ". W. Farabough. J. $,
shortle, John Mcclure. Arthur w, Rob.
'nson, Fred Underwood, Robert Clinton,
Robert Wallace, Earl Palmer. John L.
ParhaT, Clarence Saunders. J. + hin
Murray Stewart and Miss Marie shea.
Mrs w. W. Simmons, chairman Of
domestic aclence department, made a
brief talk introducing Miss Bessie Muir.
ply, who will have charge Of tho de
partment during her stay in the city
Seated around the table were; Mes.
DANES W. w. Simmons. a. 3. De
Loach, y. G. WIlllnsham. J. l. Minor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beethoven Club Meeting.

An important business meeting of
the Beethoven club will be held Wednes-
day morning in the Woman's building.
The board Of directors will meet
promptly at 1890 o'clock and the full
membership is requested to meet at
IL o'clock.
Owing to the epidemic of influenza
the activities of the club were stopped
and in order that the club may reach
its desired goal, two months work
will have to be accomplished in one.
IN order to accomplish this Mrs. j.
f. Hill, president. requests the cooper
alton of every member of the club.
At the meeting on Wednesday morn
ing final arrangements will be made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Sneakers, Glass.

The Speakers class, a new depart
ment OF the Nineteenth Century club.
of which Miss Sarah Wright is the
director, met Tuesday morning to or
gauize. A membership of "a enthusi-
will meet each Tuesday morning and
Is open to all members OF the club free
of charge.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Will Go to Union City.

Mrs. James N. Mccormack. field sec
rotary for West Tennessee of the South
ern division of the American Red Cross,
will go to Union City on Thursday to
assist in the annual election of Off
GERS of that division and to give the
final instructions for the Christmas roll
call, which will take place Dec. l6.
A conference will be held Wednes-
day, Nov, 20, in Nashville, of all chair
men Of the publicity committees and
of the speakers bureau.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Club Meeting Held.

A brief business session of the Nine
lightfNl luncheon Monday afternoon at
> o'clock, Mrs. A. S. Buchanan pre-
sided.
1t was decided to hold a memorial
service at the club on Friday afternoon,
Nov. 20, for three members. whose loss
is a source of deep sorrow to the club.
These are Miss Mary Pimm, Mrs. Wal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
CHILD INJURED.

Eugene Graham, fOur-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louise Graham, 973 I'm
ion avenue, suffered a broken leg late
Monday afternoon when an automobile
said to have been driven by John
Laurent. 232 East Iowa avenue, struck
him in front OF his home. The child
was carried TO the General hospital to
have the leg reset, Laurent was not
nrrestRd.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Gen. Forrest Chapter.

A meeting OF the Gen. Forrest chap
ter, L. d. c. will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Confederate
headquarters In the courthouse.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Renaissance Music Circle.

The Renaissance Music circle win
hold an interesting meeting Wednesday
morning at 1890 O'clock in the home Of
Mrs. Ben Parker, Southern avenue,
Buntyn.
Among those appearing on the pro-
gram will be: Mrs. Ben Parker, chair
man; Mines. Robert L. Brown, Spencer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Woman's Suffrage Party.

An important meeting OF the Won
ans Suffrage party will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock ut head
quarters Of the Young Women's club,
107 South Court avenue. Mrs. Robert
Beattle, president, asks all members to
attrud
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Workers Council,

The regular meeting of the Workers
council will be held Wednesday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock at the Jewish
NeighborhoOd house. 2sI Market square.
Members are urged to be present.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
All Day Sewing at Church.

The Red Cross Community branch
Of the First Methodist church will hold
an all-day sewing Wednesday at the
church, The members are sewing for
the Belgian babies and anyone inter
ested will be cordially welcomed to
assist.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Memphis Art Association.

The first meeting for the season OF
the Memphis Art association will be
held Saturday afternoon at $50 o'clock
at the Nineteenth Century club. This
will be an open meeting for all inter-
ested in the work and a full attendance
Is anticipated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05

Lamb. Harry Brennan. Richmond Me
Kinney. W. ". Deupree. Harry Wilson.
William MurTah, Miss Birdie cham
berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05

season, which will be given Tuesday
evening, Nov. 10, at Goodwyn Institute,
when the club will present Augusta
Cottlow. pianist, and Rosalie Miller, So
pTanO.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Church Home Association.

The regular meeting OF the Church
Home association will be held Wednes-
day morning at 1890 o'clock at the
home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
To Save Fuel.

The government urges use Of Metal
Weathtrstrlps on windows and doors.
Chears Floor a. Screen Co. adv
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
pERSH|NC SHOWS
GREAT FAITH IN
AMERICAN Tires
Only Small Percentage Of
Crack Automobile Repair Men
Are Tire Experts and
VuIcanizerS.

Although General Pershing has
asked for 1000 skilled automobile
men, only l20 Of these are specified
as tire vulcanizers and experts" COM
ments A. G. Partridge, general sales
manager of the Firestone Tire &
Rubber company of Akron, O,
This small percentage-oply IL to
the hundreds a high tribute to the
builders of modern passenger car and
motor truck tires. 1t is proof that
even the gruellins work of rushing
munitions to the front line trenches,
of literally dashing through barrage
fire with load of wounded, of meet
ing shell craters, devastated roads,
wrecked bridges and the like as a
matter. of course, cannot make Amer
ican-made tires quit.
Salvage Very Necessary.
"And this is all the more note
worthy when one considers the high
development of salvage in modern
warfare. 1t is no longer case of "off
with the old, on with the new" when
a tire, rifle, hat, or even a shoe
String is concerned. 1t is instead save
everything you can
These tire experts are being re-
cruited to rejuvenate the thousands
OF tires worn out in the strenuous
service of the world war. I regard
it as one of the highest tributes to
American manufacture and American
ideals of quality that so few are de-
nanded
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
TOO MUCH WASTE
CAUSED THROUGH
ABUSE OF TIRES

in these days OF national stress
1t is imperative that every car owner
should conform to the governments
injunction to eliminate waste of every
FORM" asserts Joe NJ. Dine, Goodyear
branch manager. while we are put
ting our dollars into uniform through
the purchase OF Liberty bonds, war
saving stamps, etc, we ought to bend
every effort to conserve what we have
left.
There has been a tremendous en-
travagance and waste in automobile
tires. The amount of mileage lost
each year, expressed in money value,
runs we'll into the hundreds of mil
lions. This represents the enormous
quantity of tires that were not given
an even chance to deliver their full
service, because of neglect, abuse or
sheer carelessness. Tire experts esti-
mate that last years tire loss was
$l50,0O0,000. Figure at $55 per tire,
which is a good average price, more
than 100000 tires were wasted with
in the l2-month period. And only two
of our big tire manufactures made
in excess of this number Of tires dur
ing the year.
"If our rubber manufacturing COM
panies are to have an even chance to
supply the tire needs Of the 5000, 900
motor vehicles now registered in the
United States and of the new cars that
are being turned out every day, and at
the same time take care of the rubber
needs of the government, every car
owner must make his tires deliver the
last possible mile. The needs of the
government are paramount and must
be supplied, whether anybody else
gets tires or not, and the most
patriotic service that car owners can
render is to help check the enormous
waste that has been rife.
without doubt, an extremely large
part of this waste has been caused by
lack of appreciation Of the cars that
tire must have to deliver its full
quota of mileage. No article of mer-
chandise, whether shoes, clothing or
anything else, can deliver its full serv-
ice under unfavorable conditions. And
tires are no exception"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

long and slow journey when teams
were used. The dependability of the
motor truck in giving uninterrupted
service on country roads has enabled
the farmer to make good on the
schedule Hoover laid out for record
breaking crops.
"The trucks ability to take the
place of horses on the farm has
helped to make farming a profitable
business by putting it on an efficient
and ecomical basis"
That extra room will pay your coal
bill. Rent il through a Bee Want Ad.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Ford Plant Sold $3,000,000
Worth of Material in 1917

The bigness of the daily operations
Of work at the Ford Motor company
is amazing. It fairly takes ones
breath away to learn that the tailings
or steel trimmings that come from
the lathes and other machines average
100 tons daily; cast iron borings, Is
IONS and sheet clippings to 50 tons
daily. This is as much and more than
most automobile factories consume in
.aw materials. Think of it! The to-
al sales of scrap material from the
Ford factory the past year approxi-
mated S3,000,000. This is in addition
o an enormous amount iof cast iron
,orings and baled sheet steel clip
pings consumed in their own
'oundries. These figures indicate that
or every Ford car manufactured the
waste material averages about 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

Announcement was made last week
that William McCollun, formerly as
sistant manager of the w. M. Gle
ment Motor company, had been ap-
pointed vice president and general
manager of the Omaha Liberty Auto
company a company recently formed
to distribute Liberty motor cars in
Omaha and nearby territory.
McCollum has been connected with
the Omaha auto row for the last two
years. He came here from Kansas
City, where he was engaged in the
automobile business.
The Liberty" is manufactured by
the Liberty Motor company of De
troit, Mich. The Liberty" is made
in three models-a four-passenger
roadster, two-passenger roadster
and hve-passenger touring Car. All
bodies are mounted on the same
chassis.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Builder of Famous Racing
Car Dies in Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland, announcing
the death of Emile Jellinek Mercedes,
a wealthy automobile manufacturer.
Few persons, however, recognized in
this name the man who developed the
Mercedes car and made the name
synonymous with speed and endurance
on the race tracks of many countries.
Jellinek perfected this car while in
control of the Daimler Motor COM
pany and named it the Mercedes in
honor Of his daughter. The world
wide success of this car caused him
to have the name, Mercedes, added
to his own. Ralph De Palma used
a Mercedes racing Car several seasons
which won many races.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Shortage Of Men and Horses
Relieved by Motor Trucks

"The shortage OF farm labor and the
unusual demand for horses and mules
for other purposes are responsible for
the increased purchase Of trucks in
agricultural communities" says Carl
Changstrom of the Standard Motor
company, distributors of Allen auto
mobiles and Defiance trucks.
with farms and towns being
widely separated, the haul to market,
as we'll as the trip for supplies, was a
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Mount Helena Finally Topped
By American Made "Stock" Auto

feet the rise was 81 per cent grade.
After the car reached the top it was
blocked in position and remained on
the mountain all night and part of the
next day, in full view of anyone in
Helena who looked toward the noun
tain top. Then it was driven back to
Helena
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
"AppersoD" Distinguishes
Itself In Mountain Climb

Out in sunny California, the land Of
perpetual summer, the new Apper-
son Eight has again distinguished it.
self.
For the first time since the fall OF
two feet of snow last winter motor
car has been driven to the head OF
Mill Creek canyon road, about thrse
miles beyond the Forest Home, near
Los Angeles in southern California.
An eight-cylinder Apperson Car, with
Claude Hunter at the wheel, was the
first to make the grade, which rises
about 1000 feet in this short distance.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

Boulders, piles Of snow, tree stumps
and the customary debris OF a noun
tain wash litter the trail, which ends
in an abrupt ditch impossible to
cross.
The Apperson was not the only car
to make the attempt, but it was the
only one to go through. Several mo-
tor parties that had reached the limit
of their cars ability were interested
witnesses to the Apperson triumph.
One driver of high-powered car
would not submit to defeat until,
lacking clearance, the exhaust pipe on
his car had been smashed and then
he decided it was no place for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

For a long time it seemed as
through gasoline would never drive a
motor car to the summit Of Mt, Hell
ena, in the state OF Washington, But
it has done so at last, and the car was
left at the summit of the roadless old
giant for all of one night and most of
the next day, so that the whole city
OF Helena might testify to the accom-
plishment of the hitherto impossible
feat.
Mt. Helena is a peak in the foot
hills Of the main range of the Rocky
mountains. It's summit is approxi-
mately 5000 feet above sea level. The
city of Helena, at the base of the
mountain, has an elevation Of 1000
feet.
There is no wheel road to the top
of Mt. Helena, and it is difficult even
for a pony to make the ascent. Nu-
merous attempts have been made to
put an automobile on the mountain
top, and in 1910 it was claimed that a
car with special gear ratio made the
| climb. However, no one except the
claimants saw the ascent or saw the
car on top of the mountain, and the
story caused no great excitement
The car which finally made the diff
fcult ascent was a Dodge Bros. mo-
tor car owned by the Helena Motor
company of Helena. 1t made the
climb from the garage to the rocks
on the summit in As minutes. -Four
men rode in the car. At the foot OF
the rocks which crown the summit
the car met loose and stony soil. 1t
was necessary to build up a roadway
for it. Repeatedly the car slipped
backward off the track and had to be
blocked up to give traction for the
wheels, which were equipped with
driving chains. In the last hundred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

paigns was work in itself. 1t was done through this publicity bureau. Secretary McAdoo and the chief offl- cials of the federal reserve banks, aid ed by the ablest of our publicity men and some live wires from the cities. furnished suggestions and called to their aid the best thinkers and speak CTS of every part of the country. The army of four-minute takers for the first three loans, for instance. num- bered more than 10000, or twice as many as the soldiers Nenophen led on his famous march to the sea. This has been greatly increased for the present drive, and the same is true of the newspaper advertisements. which for the past loans has been 1000 times greater than anything ever attempted before. The advertising on this loan begins today with the distribution of 20,000,00O rotogravure supplements con- taining reproductions of the new Liberty Loan posters that are being sent out in the Sunday newspapers.
 The treasury department is not permitted to pay for newspaper adver- nittees of each district have persuad- ed the local business men of each city to pay for space in the papers, putting their cards only on the bottom of the advertisements. During the past loans, this has been done to such an extent that almost every one of the 23, 900 newspapers of the United States has been reached, and that from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
"Pleasure Car Misnomer

There is an inclination on the part of government to call the passenger au- tonobie 'pleasuEe car and even to, class it as luxury. John Bruce Nit cheh, in the Forum, points out that the term .peasure car is a misnomer ger cars in the United States today" says Mr. Mitchell, mot 5000 of them were ever used for joy riding, not 100 of the whole 100000 are kept solely for joy riding.
 Because an automobile contains cush'
 toned seats instead of a delivery body or a truck platform, it is classed at once as a pleasure car" Here are some Figures on this subject compiled from eonserva tive estimates supplied by automobile manufacturers:
 Motor vehicles in use in the
 United states. s.e.......cts,-...., 100000 Of this number the passenger
 car totals .,......-.s........-e 4'ovVW' Motor vehicles used for busi-
 nes purposes ...........,....s5 .s5 per cent 50 called pleasure cars" used
 solely for business. ..,s.,6o per cent
 This means that 2,6o0,000 of the pas senger cars are never used in any man ner for pleasure The remaining 1 4o0,- 900 are used for pleasure such as daily work on the farm. taking the family on q Sunday trip, committing to save rail- road fares, helping in Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives, doing the family shopping. doing important errands that have to do with business. taking the children to and from school in falnN weather, or every day at a distant school, going to church, going into the country 1 to get fresher and cheaper provisions, doing war relief work, giving soldiers and sailors a lift and an almost end | less list of uses Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Lower Prices After the War

Colonel Samuel r. Colt, m 1.eSlie E.
 The rubber industry will be no excep- tion to other industries engaged in pro- duction of important commodities after the war There must be a marked reces- sion in prices paid for labor and ma terial commodities like cotton. The stlm- ulation of high prices during the war brings into the field for competition all ter the war number of smaller com petitors whose business may not be as well founded as will be necessary to stand the shock of peace.
 recession in values of foodstuffs, particularly wheat, will. o1 course, re- lieve the workers in all classes from some high prices and make easier the accepting of the lower scale of wages that will prevail; hut this same recesf sion, if it comes rapidly, may bring con siderable hardship to o,dr farmers if they are not able immediately to produce al a profit wheat and corn at figure de- manded by market conditions,
 All manufacturers will need ample re- serves against recession of values in raw materials and finished goods on hand and these reserves must be set aside during the war to avoid disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

ing of the treasury department, and 1t takes up only two or three cells of that huge eatacombs. It has com paratively few clerks, but it forms the ganglionic nerve center which reaches every man and every part of the uni- ted States From il the wires go out to every community, carrying the electric shocks of one kind or another that unlock the pocketboolxs of millions and stimulate the nation to giving.
 To mention the public men who have been pushing the loan would re- quire more space than I have for this letter They are numbered by thou sands and they embrace every profess sion and business. Enlistng the pub licity army and planning the cam