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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

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THE STACKER.
William Hazelton Gill
Was a lazy old pill,
And stupendous advice "
He was nippy to spill
TO the gang at the store,
While his wife got a job
In a munitions mill,
And a fine service flag,
With one star on It, Bill
Hung up at his house
started depth bombs to fiji
In the old powder mill.
Bill told all he met
That his only regret
Was he had but one wife
To give to his country.
The thought made him fret,
For her regular pay
Was eight dollars a day.
Brigham Young could have
Cleaned up a fortune that way;
Could a Croesus be
With horses and cattle
And fine fertile lands,
With more wives a-taking
Their lives in their hands.
II you believe in capital punishment for the kaiser, wbv not e,i,e
rest OF his life? ~
and the old red car buys one kiss just the same as before the war.
the first time in % years. Boxwell always said he wouldn't have it cut
Tribune. N '"''
Marshal Fochs greatest ambition was to become a newspaper car
look at him." "
graduate of the course in a Connecticut town has been painting spar.
rows yellow and selling them for can"rEies.
These are the darkest days of the war;" says Won Stein.
Those who have tried to strike any Of those swedish srike-on-the-
box matches to light the parlor lamp will agree with him.
An airplane in a recent lifting test easily carried a fulLsized up
carried 1T into Germany and dropped it where 1t would have done the
most good. The Germans like music.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
GLASS

The nomination Of Carter Glass to succeed Mr.. McAdoo as
secretary OF the treasury seems to give universal satisfaction,
notwithstanding he is a %Southerner. The Eastern newspapers,
which in large measure reflect the sensniveness Of Wall street
in matters affecting the nations finances, believe Mr.. Glass is
suited for the position and point out his activity in financial
matters coming before the house, with especial emphasis upon
his record in the federal reserve legislation.
Nh. Glass and Mr., McAdoo worked together in perfect har-
nnony, and there is no indication that there will be any change
in the policies so well defined by MIR. McAdoo.
Furthermore, MIR, Glass having resided in Washington for
upward OF eighteen years on a salary OF $500, will not feel the
pinch OF poverty to the extent Mr.. McAdoo did on $1,000. a
year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

The Chicago News prints an interesting story under the
caption, Germany Still Has Hopes of Winning the War"
What war do you mean? Assuredly not the war that she lost in
November.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
By

OR A nice boat, -
SHOULD TRoT right alonG.
WITH IT'S head up.
AND go west"
WITHOUT A Sruis'. u
FROM 4 .harpened stick
OR ANYTHING,
EXCEPTING THE place.
WHERE THE butcher hit IT. =
WITH THE Ak.
AND AS sat
IN THE waiting room.
. AND SCANNED the card
ABOUT THE cattle,
A WOMAN came
WITH 4 :m:rl child
THAT SHE was dragging. t. !
BY THE right arm.
AND / said to my wife
ats TOO bad,
1T HADN'T been twins,
SHE NIGHT have used them
FOR INDIAN clubs"
AND I thought to myself
HOW MUCH better.
TO BE a cattle
WITH SIGNS to protect you.
THAN A small child.
WITH A rubber arm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

Many a young man in khaki is anxious to get home and
about it before everyone else gets home and tells about it.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

With the increase Of the sugar allowance we may expect
the swatting days to return.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12
iNDooR SPoRTS

ltNrEJJAS TO me OFFICE
ElSAeHMAN TElL'AG ne
Gva Guy JOlT WANT An
AwEuL CATH ntgS'Lt GeV
az NE 0iS TR,p SONoAE
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-12

God . . giveth us richly all things
to enjoy.-I. Tim. vi. II.
Ones WI door opens upon the wealth
OF heaven and earth.-John Burroughs.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Labor To Be Neutral
In Coming Elections
New York Federation Urges
That Organizations Take
No Sides

Labor, at least as represented by the
New York State Federation, is to re-
main strictly neutral in the coming
elections. This was made clear in
letter from Edward A. Bates, secretary
of the New York State Federation of
Labor. read before the Central Fedora
tion last night.
Labor" Secretary Bates said in his
letter. "must be strictly non-partisan
this election" He added that the ref
erences made to Governor Whitman,
Senator Wagner and the Democratic
candidate, Alfred F. Smith, in the re-
port of the committee on legislation,
submitted to the fifty-ffth annual con-
ventlon OF the New York State FEEDER
alton, must not be interpreted as an
Endorsement of those men in any re-
spoct.
Secretary Bates emphasized the fact
tnat it was not within the province of
the State Federation to indorsc any
political candidate for any office. Cop
les of the secretary's letter we're sent
to every labor organization in the
state, with the request that its con-
tents be brought to the attention oe
as many workingmen as possible.
The Central Federated Board de-
cded to submit the difficulties of the
$1,000 or more walters now on strike
throughout the country to the National
War Labor Board. The latter organi-
zation should be asked to intervene, IN
the opinion of the Central Federated
Union, and bring to some satisfactory
ending the dispute between the walters
and the organized restaurant and hotel
men.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Gly1n's Figures
Show Smith Lacks
AS a Vote Getter'
Asserts Party Candidates
Ran Ahead of Demo
cratic Nominee
Whitman Starts Oct. Fl
Entire Republican Organiza-
tion Engaged in Aiding
Liberty Loan Campaign

George A. Glynn, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, says that
Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic can
didate for governor, is not the remark
able vote getter that his campaign
managers make him out to be-
"Mr. Smith was on the political bal
lot for the fifteenth time in 1917 when
lie was elected President of the Board
of Aldermen in political sweep which
carried Tammany Hall into Office in
New York City," said Chairman Glynn
yesterday. Ellis party candidate for
Attorney General, Buffalo man, got
2e8,20 votes in New York City, where
he was practically unknown. Mr. Smith
got 2S7,849, which shows that the Buff
falo man received 1883 more votes in
New York City than Mr.. Smith, now
proclaimedt the wonderful vote getter
"'Thc Democratic candidate for At
torney General in 1917 received ma
jority of 81 1921 in New York City over
his Republican opponent, while MIR.
Smith. the vote getter, defeated his
Republican opponent, Mr.. Adamson, by
S1,917.
Compa rison of Votes
AS against the total vote of 287,S49
cast for Mr.. Smith. Mayor Hylan re-
Craig received over 3O3 900. Governor
Whitman, the last time he ran. in 1916,
received 312,986 votes in New York,
where n year later Mr. Smith received
only 2S7,849. The Governor lost the
greater city to his opponent, Mr.. Sea-
bury, by less than 100000"
Chairman Glynn said yesterday that
10000 men and women connected Of
fically with the various Republican
county committees of the state organi-
zation. are now giving practically all
of their time TO the sale of Liberty
bonds.
From the governor right down the
line, the Republicans of the Empire
state are doing their BEST" said Chair
man Glynn. "Thc governor is booked
for Liberty Loan meetings every work
ing day until October 19, and he is pay
ing his own expenses. Like every
other good American citizen, while he
is doing it,"
Republicans Buying Bonds
"Is it was not for the Republicans
of the state there would not be many
bonds sold, for the Republicans, by
and large, are the people who are
pouring out their money for bonds.
This is not disparaging the Democrats,
who show an equally patriotic spirit,
but it is fact that the Republicans
are he people who have the money to
spend. and they are spending it for Lib
erty bonds"
Governor Whitman will begin his
regular campaign on Monday, October
II, when he will eavel Weehawken in a
special train, speaking at Haverstraw,
During the afternoon he will cross the
river to Poughkeepsie and make an ad-
ress there. The next day he will leave
for Albany. and following an address
at the capital his train will 20 to
Binghamton. He will finish his up
state speaking on October 20, and spend
the remaining five days in this city.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Hayti Proud To Be
Germany's Foe, Says
Haytian Minister

Hayti, the black republic of the West
Indies, was honorcd yesterday in the
Liberty Loan celebration here. Re-
cause OF the rain the ceremonies which
are usually held at noon at the Altar
OF Liberty, at Madison Square. took
place in the Garden Theatre.
Solon Menos. the Haytian Minister.
in response to a tribute to his coun-
try from Martin Vogel, the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States, who
acted as chairman of the meeting, re-
lterated expressions Of friendship with
the United States and declared that
Hayti was cverlastingly proud to be a
foe Of the imperial German govern
mert.
prom the beginning of hostlities," )"
the minister pointed out. many Hay
tians. led by their feelings toward
France. hastily volunteered and we're
enlisted in the Foreign Legion. Just
now several thousand are expecting a
call to flock to the standard of their
own country, which, it must be remem-
bercd once more, was. after the United
States, the first country in America to
gain its independence.
Twenty years ago, over trivial
incident, diplomatic conflict broke out
between the German Empire and the
Republic Of Hayti. which I represented
as Secretary Of State for Foreign Re-
lations. We had been discussing the
case for few weeks, when suddenly
on December 6, 1897, two German men
of-war appeared before Port au- Prince
and sent forth to the President OF
Hayti an utimatum enjoining him to
salute the German colors within twen-
ty-four hours.
"rhe Republic of Hayti being alone
and without any hope of help, and con-
seouently unable to resist the colossal
power of Germany. was compelled to
yield to its demands, and then a Hay
tian cruiser had to lower the national
colors and to hoist the German flag in
firing a salute Of twentyone guns"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Dora Shocks the Entire Zoo,
ComesHorne ullasaCoat' y
ret OF Central Park Changes Her Bottle Diet From Milk
to Scotch and Then Weaves Her Way Back in
Glorious State of Caprine Inebrity

Joe Cunningham, superintendent Of
the Central Park menagcric, is a dis
'llusloned man. and Dora. the pet of
'he youthful aristocracy bordering the
park, disgraced goat. Dora accepted
the events of yesterday leading up to
this state Of affairs with goatish
equanimity and even levity, but Joe
takes it hard. In a general way, he
mad believed that goats were goats, but
ne had chung, in spite of all omens, to
his trusting faith in Dora, of the silken
ears and lustrous eyes.
Oora' an Angora of high degree, has
been Joe's privileged pet since she
broke her leg five months ago, at the
tender age of three weeks. At that time
Joe put Dora's injured leg in splints,
and when Dora's mother haughtily re-
lused to recognize the stiff legged in
fant as her own, Joe fed Dora sedulous-
ly from a baby's bottle. When Dora's
leg healed she was not returned to the
goat fold, but had the freedom of the
park.
Dora Liked Her Bottle.
Visitors, especially children, used to
oring IN bottles Of milk, which Dora
gulped with infantile lip smackings.
when it came to feeding time for the
rest OF the animals Dora would trot
ahead of the keepers on their rounds,
and came to be recognized by every
animal in the place, from Mrs. Murphy.
the genial hippopotamus, to the tiniest
monkey, as the harbinger Of dinner.
pora was popular on both sides of the
Until yesterday, Joe CUNNINGHAM.
her foster perent, deemed Dora inno,
cent, untouched by any suspicion that
there were bars other than those
common to Central Park and the
Iombs. 1t was something of shock
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Total outside
Total district. .s3s, 600, eco 1905 .7So.3Oo 169
New Large Subscriptions Pledged

Of the new subscriptions pledged in
this district yesterday the following
were larger than $5O000: New York
Trust Company, $3,500000; Henry L..
Doherty & Co., s2,eoo,ooo; J. g. W.
Sclgman e. Co.. $1,500,O00: American
Beet Sugar Company, Guggenheim
Brothers and George r. Baker, 81 ,OOO,-
each; Adolph Lcwisohn {: Sons, $780,
600 (additionaD; Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company, S5O0,OO0; Dime Savings
Bank. Of Brooklyn. 100000 (addi-
.ionaN; Surpless, Dunn E. Co. and
Frederick ". Vanderbilt, S30O000 each;
Royal Weaving Company and lntcrna-
tional Mercantile Marine, 32o0, 900 each;
G.. Amsinck g. Co., Heidelbach, Ickcl
heimer & Co. and Halle & Steglitz Cad
ditionaD, 100000 each; Ornoka Mills,
$4,000. Manhattan Shirt Company,
S15O00O. Amory. Browne & Co.. Sl27,-
050; South Brooklyn Savings lnstitu-
ton, $125O0O additionally; Bliss, Fab
yam & Co., s115.50O; Minot. Hooper e.
Co., S105,00O; Markt e. Hammacher
Company, East Brooklyn Savings Bank,
Bushwick Savings Bank, III. Locenstein
& Sons, Turner Halsey Company, Bear
Mill Manufacturing Company, New
York Times Company (additionaD, !,
Mercantile Insurance Company Of Amer
ica. Phoenix Assurance Company, Of
London (additonaD, Orvis Brothers.
Cluett. Peabody e. Co.. George II. Burr
Company and James G. Colgate, $l00-
600 each: BashWitz Bros. {, Co., S75,-
600; Pierce OH Corporation, $4,000
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08

indeed, when detectives to whom nurse
maids had complained of the tramp"
who stole baby's milk as soon as their
backs were turned, discovered that Dora
was the thief. but Joe's faith was not
shaken. High spirits and not immoral
motives, he was convinced, had led
Dora into this indiscretion.
The events of yesterday, however,
left no room for doubt. 1t was not yet
noon when Joe saw them coming, a
stalwart patrolman, whose post Joe
knew was at the Sherman Monument at
Fifty-ninth Street, and an undeniably
inebriated goat The goat was Dora,
beyond question. but Dora trans
formed. There was staggering.
devil-may-care .unsteadiness to her gait
and a light of reckless adventure in
her eye.
Friend o. yours ?" asked the patrol
man, adding, when Joe nodded, sadly:
Found her headin' for Forty-second
Street. full as tick"
Dora winked and hiccoughed con-
vivially and was led reluctantly to
bed of clean straw. There Joe left her.
Presently he was called from his duties
by impatient roars from the lion house,
such as usually arise only at the ap
proach of feeding time.
He hastened to the spot. Timur and
Leo II and the rest were pacing hun
grily to and fro, but the cause Of the
commotion had vanished. A strong
odor of Scotch, similar to the aroma
which had enveloped Dora, pervaded
the place, however, and Cunningham
followed it to the quarters of Mrs.
Murphy. There was Dora, leaning
against the bars and trying aimlessly
to scratch Mrs. Murphy's back with her
tiny horns, as was her custom, while
the ample features of Mrs. Murphy ex-
pressed unutterable horror.
Immune to the scandal she was
spreading, Dora toddled tipsily out,
followed by Cunningham, and reeled to
clump of underground, where the su-
perintendent came upon her tipping up
a quart whiskey bottle, in which not a
drop remained. Dora is now in strict
confinement. Joe Cunningham will
never again bring up a goat on bottle.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Schedule of Events
In Loan Drive To-day

Honduras Day.
1880 A. M.-Recepton at Waldorf
Astoria to Senor Gutierrez, Min
lister of Honduras.
1850 A. M.--Parade stars to Altar Of
Liberty, with military ascort for
the official guests.
1900 M.--Address by Senior Gutierrez
at the Altar Of Liberty.
1900 M.-Dr. Arthur N Davis. the
Kaiser's dentist, "Big Bill" Ed
wards, and Lieutenant Norton,
of the British Army, will speak
at the Sub b-Treasury meeting.
1900 M.--"Theatrical Family Day"
will be observed at the Liberty
Theatre. Addresses will be made
by William Brady, Mrs. William
Brady (Grace George), and Alice
Brady; Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Skin
ner; Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Drew;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Craven; Miss
Helen Lackaye and Wilton Lack
eye; Florence and Mary Nash !:
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. War
ncr (Rita Stanwood).
1900 M.-Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and
Captain Basile Stoica, of the
Rcumanian Army, will speak at
the Liberty Bell in City Hall
Park.
$500 r. M.-Business Women's Club
meeting in the ballroom Of the
Hotel McAlpin.
$500 P. M.-Rally of the New York
School cf Industrial Art at 2O4
East }orty-second Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Keep Buying g." McAdoo Warns

WASHINGTON, Oct 7Sccretary McAdoo made this appeal
w to the nation to~daye
"Our victories the baefelds from
emphasize the supreme Of
making the fourth Liberty Loan the
fighting
"Now the all others intensity
effort that goal for which fighting which
have already made such sacrifices inevitably shall be
Ou boys in the trenches not going stop fighting be-
enemy fight harder
moving until the victory is cinhed There
Liberty top"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08

noon 6,561 new cases were reported to
the Board of eHalth In the same period
there were more thnn 400 deaths from
influenza and pneumonia. 1t is csti-
mated by city authorities there have
been 10000 cases since the epidemic
began.
Across the Delaware River, in South
ern New Jersey. the situation is re-
ported to be grave. DR.. sDavis. presi-
dent of the Camden Board of Health,
estimates there are 5000 Individual
cases in that city. He declares the cpl
demic has not yet reached its height
Emergency hospitals are being estab-
lished and the leading women of the
city have gone into them and are doing
the menial work in addition to nursing
the sick. In Gloucester. near Camden
400 new cases developed since yester-
day.
Influenza conditions are growing
worse in the anthracite coal region Of
Pennsylvania. Nurses sent to Massa-
chusetts have been recalled. Field hos
pitfalls have been established at several
points
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Gregory Offers New
Brisbane Evidence

WASHINGTON, Oct Z. Attorney
General Gregory day notified Sena-
tor Overman, of North Carolina. chair
man of the Senate committee investi-
eating brewers activities in politics
and loans to Arthur Brisbane for pur-
chase of the Washington "Times," that
he would submit to the committee a
large number of documents obtained
by the Federal District Attorney in
PittsDurg in connection with prose
cut:cns there in 1916
Ia these cases fines aggrega.ing
$4,000 were imposed against the
United States Brewers Association and
thirty-four brewing companies for
making money contributions in politi-
cal campaigns.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Liberty Loan Notes

The members Of the New York Cot
ton Exchange at Liberty Loan rally
yesterday subscribed $3,5OO,O00, which
is one-half their entire quota. In a
speech to the brokers Lieutenant Quin-
ney, of the Canadian Army, said: "The
haiser knows day by day how the sub
scrlptlons are coming in, and there is
no question but that this move on the
part Of his government is timed to hit
the loan campaign right in the middle"
George de b. Greene, chairman of the
Advisory Trades Committee, also spoke,
and Arthur Lehman presided.
Two 77-millimetre cannon were taken
yesterday afternoon from the 1st Field
Artillery Armory, Broadway and Sixty
eight Street. to the Altar Of Liberty
in Madison Square These guns were
captured at Chateau Thierry by Gen
eral Pershing's men. AS they passed
through the streets the guns attracted
much attention and elected enthusias-
tic cheers.
The special canvassing committee of
the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day began an intensive drive to obtain
'uHoe, 'p'ioHS IRON I,uUO wealthy lndl-
Vlduals who are said to have failed to
subscribe to the previous loans in pro-
portion to their means. Seward Pros
ser, president Of the Bankers Trust
Company, is in charge of the special
solicitors.
The Liberty parade, which loan Of
ticials plan to make the most inspiring
procession which New York has wit
messed since the United States entered
the war will take place on Liberty Day,
next Saturday. Wounded American
soldiers and pageants representing all
the Allies will be special features of
the parade.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Congress Galleries Closed
Influenza Epidemic Feared

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.-Becausc Of
the Spanish influenza epidemic in
Washington, all galleries of Congress,
except the press galleries, were closed
to-day, and all visitors, except lawyers,
were barred from the Supreme Court.
Even the Presidents galleries in the
House and Senate were closed.
Revision of the war revenue bill by
the Senate Finance Committee was
stopped, because Simmons. of North
Carolina, chairman, was fighting off
a severe cold. He has not developed
influenza, but it was thought wise to
postpone to-day's meeting.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
lnauenzaApparently Under
Control in Massachusetts

BOSTON. Oct. 7.--Reports from dis
State House to-day showed no increase
Of influenza cases in any part of Massa-
chusetts. Boston and many other cities
and towns have closed all saloons, soda
fountains, pool and billiard parlors,
bowling alleys, auction rooms and other
places of public gathering, in addition
to theatres and schools.
The total number of new cases re-
ported to the State Board of Health in
the forty-eight hours ending at noon
to-day was o,l16: there were 31S deaths.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
% Passengers or, Spanish
Steamer Die: so Are III

A CUBAN PORT, Oct. 1.-THE NAL
ady which caused the deaths of twenty
two passengers on the Spanish liner
Alfonso XII was an extremely violent
type of Spanish influenza with pulmon-
airy complications, DR.. Juan Guteras,
of the Cuban Commission on Infec-
tious Diseases, announced day after
an investigation.
The steamer is now being held in
quarantine. as sixty passengers still are
i'll. The disease made its appearance
on October l and appears to have been
aggravated by sudden drop in tenn
peraturc
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Drug Economy Necessary
President BedwelI Urges Con-
servation In All Branches

Economy is necessary IN all branches
Of the drug business, said C. Z. Bed
well yesterday, in presenting his re-
port as president OF the National
Wholesale Druggists Association at Tts
convention in the Hotel Astor-
There was a reception for Mr. Bed
wcll IN the hotel Inst night This even
ing there VIII be q meeting for Job
bers. Officers viii he installed Thurs
day at the Last session of tne cunven-
tfon
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Smiths Itinerary for
Campaign Announced

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 1.-THE
Democratic State Committee an
nounced that the itinerary Of Alfred
Z. Smith, Democratic candidate for
Governor, has been arranged as fol-
lows:
October 81, Binghamton October %
Elmira: October 23, Buffalo; October
a. Rochester; October 25, Albany, and
Troy evening; October 26, Schencc.
tady; evening, Utica; October 27 and
remainder of campaign, New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
$1,328,716,95O
Is Lent Nation
In Seuen Days
Continued from page l

the enemy move will have succeeded
in aiding the foe in a tremendously i'm
portant way.
Secretary McAdoo issued statement
at the Capital saying that "now is the
time above all others not to relax, but
to intensity efforts" 1t was reported
that this message had been suggested
by President Wilson, who is understoo
to feel profoundly that the war credit
should be oversubscribed, not only to
meet the actual physical needs of the
government, but also for the moral
support which this would give sthc
United States in the present crucial
situation.
The analysis Of the results of the
campaign in the first seven days in this
district reveals the need Of intensifying
the collective effort to forego the colos
sal financial weapon which the nation
seeks:
Totals in District
The totals for yesterday follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Get-Rich-Quick Holub
Gets Eight Years in Prison

John Holub, "get rich quick" invest
ment broker, vas sentenced yesterday
TO not less than four years and two
months and not more than eight years
and four months in state prison by
Judge Wadhams, in General Session.
He pleaded guilty to three indictments,
two charging him with grand larceny
and the third with forgery