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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
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GAMBLERS ALL.

GAMBLERS ALI. 1
A worthy pastor told his congregation on Q recent Sunday night
that gambling was a sin. Nevertheless, regardless OF our good inten-
tons, we are gamblers all. The only man who doesn't take a chance is
his chest" ~ 10 p" H' % l'' ~ "' . 'N'" AN'' ""' VI
i If you travel on the sea you may hit an iceberg.
If you travel on land your boat may be wrecked.
If you stay at home anythi9g is liable to happen to you.
following week.
The gas stove may blow up.
somebody may shoot through your window by accident
Somebody may come along and sell you a genuine imitation Per-
sian rug.
Somebody may send you a collect telegram.
h.n1 Yes ss, we nmso gamblers nhsrs q all . In IT the r., words cs, Of Prof. Brandor Mat
The whole scheme Of existence is a gamble.
Keep an ace in the shoe. w.
enemies, but may heaven protect me from my friends"
After all, a Republican isn't SO bad off these days II he has a good
trade to fall back on.
We sometimes wish Justice would grab that bandage off her eyes
and take a look.
Wen bet that Mr. ,Holdakowski, who has Just introduced a new
dance to New York, is Also some mixer. So, boss!
Gents, doesn't this lad" in a Wichita paper remind you OF some
Nine, Naulsby converses on All Subjects, SIS East Douglas St."
/ PEACE CONFERENCE NOTES.
Apartment house landlords have agreed tacitly to allow tenants the
freedom Of the freeze INT ;, .uono, ~ - 80, 49, =. no,o0
School teachers do not guarantee geography until the spring semes-
The use of war gas shall be forbidden in all sections of the world
shall be sent over to visit Count Benunck.
Universal 4" "a. training Ssh, shan be oc adop Seaor Tor SrGstm VINO are Obliged TO
cause any congressman to resign his Job.
Judging by some of the poetry, the magazines believe in doing their
or all home ties, the least popular are the ones father gets for
Christmas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
MODERN ILIAD.

Perhaps 1t Is muddled great Russia
that has thrown into relief small, but
incisive Bohemia. Perhaps the inchoate
futtlity Of the hundred and eighty mil
lion Slavs to the east has Temporarily
exaggerated the distinction Of these
Slavs from beyond the Carpathians, who
deserted Austria for Russia and, Russia
failing, cut their way across Siberia
to offer their swords TO France. 1t
ma be that II has invested them with
a glamour which time must dim. But
TO the man who has seen this fragment
Of a nation, adrift from Europe. olsen
tangle itself and emerge in Siberia, Bo-
hemia- as well as Greece, has written
her Had. And she still Is writing II
across two continents; the tale Is not
told In either Europe or Asia.
Book one Of the Bohemian epic ended
with the extFicati1n OF the first echelons
and their arrival at Vladlvostok. The
second has begun now with their re-
turn across Siberia, whence they came,
without ammunition and artillery, with
bridges blown up and tunnels wrecked.
into stretches which could close over
an army as a Jungle closes over Its
dead, Aided by Bolshevik and German
and Magyar prisoners Of war. command
ed by German officers, the Czechs are
turning back TO rescue their echelons
trapped at the corner OF Lake Baikal.
| Doubtless the men OF other nations,
under the same conditions, would per-
form with equal credit; valor Is now
a commonplace, and no nation need
question the bravery or the fortitude
pf her 0 The quality OF the Czeeho-
Slovaks, which has lent them a bright
distinction, has been, " one may &c
name II, the madness OF their herolsm
heroism which without support, might
have been both futile and fatal. but
which, enlisting-as II has largely by It's
gallantry-aid Of the allies, may yet
save Russia.-Harper's Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
THE NEXT CENSUS.

The government shkes stock Of its
resources next year. July /, 1919, begins
the next decennial census OF the. Pop.
ulation and industries Of the United
States. 10 comes fittingly at an impor.
tant epoch in the nations destiny n
at a time when we are launching upon
a new era of expansion and foreign IN
teresh Our statesmen and students
will be deeply concerned in thed alta
accumulated as to the value of u In
dustries as well as to their extent. II
win be a greatly e~nerrgized and strength
taker will fipd. He will observe and
record the effects Of the war upon 9sa
exact number of our o~itizanss by races
and ages; It viii be possible rnHaa t9 d srsft
registration fell short of the actual
number Of population q e 81 sT1 g. aE ;orn Ise
ton. Guesses as to the present popula-
as 1l2, 000, 900. Inroads of the war. Of
migration, have abated u rate Of inf@
migration, without compromising I'M
crease, Despite this, the totals may sup
YiCa tnn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08

OF her ac%quaintances that 1t is simply
time wasted to try and help anyone
along In this world; that all one meets
with is the blackest@ ingratitude and
that for sheer thankfd1ness and general
WoFthlessness commend her to an aspir-
ing genius.
Poor lady! She has her side Of it.,
too. She meant to be honestly kind and
helpful. But she was like a hen who
adopts a duckling and then expects by
precept and example to keep 1t away
from the water.
She didn't stop TO consider that this
girl was a member Of a temperamental
family. They were clever, quick-witted
and fun-loving and very fond OF each
other. But the children had been
brought up in an oasy-going way;
neither punctuality nor habits had been
a part of their training.
SO when Meddlesome Matte lightly
undertook the task Of making a docile,
orderly, demure young oma out OF
this high spirited, happy-go-lucky girl,
and that in the space OF a few weeks,
she only laid up trouble for both Of
them.
The girl concludes her letter by gay
ing: She brought out everything that
was bad In me. l never had told lies
before, but l told her plenty Of them
/, And / am certainly as ungrateful as
she thinks me. Why are some good
people so mean2"
Because, my dear, they try to ire
form human nature, instead of believ-
ing In Il and recognizing its beautiful
hnd loyable qualities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
A CORRESPONDENT.

1t was early morning and the broken
roads were miry, We sat II smoked
pipes in the gray car bf the Brit
ish war office, waiting TIL tho way was
"a bit less unhealthy.e We were both
Feeling something of the monotony, OF
war, for even an artillery due can bos
ome monotonous.
The old soldier with the tanned ana
cracked cheeks began to chuckle. You
know Thingamy?" he sksd.
/ did not know him personally. Bue
he was a famous newspaper correspond.
ent who wrote fervid descriptions OF
battle which made the blood pulse az
one read them. | admired his hrihiance,
and said so.
He was along, with me in this veSy
o oas, last st,l sq InSisSin morning. dWs w ssIe f hsid 'S IN
as you and l are held up by the boche.
He's a great writer, is Thingamy; You
see, when we got back to general head
quarters | had to censor his stuff
"Well?"
well, it was deuced FUNNY. We were
having as lively a time as you ana l are
having; but it was wonderful. didnt
know till l read that article that we
drove along the road with shells burst.
ing by the dozens all around us, and
that I was nervous and pale, while the
newspaper man insisted that we drive
on, though the car rocked with the con.
vulsions Of the explosions. 1t was good
reading, exciting, though Thingamy did
suggest / was q coward and he was
very much Of a hero" He chuckled
again.
And when you censored the article
I suppose you cut out all that rubbish. 2
mot a line. Don't you know that IL
is not the business. of a military censor
to cut out lies? His job is to prevent
unwise publication of the truth. I think
we might slowly push on. Don't YOU
Sir John Foster Fraser in Harper's.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08

1t is sometimes difficult to fathom the mystery OF attach
nent between an official and his friends, but the official who
deserts the friends who helped to elect him after he is safely
ensconced in office may count upon resentment from his old
friends and mistrust from his new devotees.
That is one reason why the country has watched with 50
much interest the effort Of practically all of the New York
newspapers, which, by the way, opposed him when he was a
candidate, to cause a break between Mayor Hylan and Mr.
Hearst.
Mayor Hyan appointed Mr., Hearst chairman Of the COM
mttee to welcome the returning soldiers. Immediately the
newspapers that were not the mayors friends and were out
spokenly the enemies of the Hearst papers started a campaign
10 intinidate the mayor into Withdrawing Mr.. Hearsts name.
The appointment was a mistake, az MIR, Hearst was&an
tagonistic to England and France before the United States en-
tered the war, and his intimacy with German agents has not
served to heighten his standing, Mayor Hylan knew this wher
the appointment was made, and, regardless Of his mistake, he
IS winning the respect OF those who are assaihng him for his
Loyalty to Mr.. Hearst.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
Just a Moment
DAILY ePRENeTH AND CHEER,
Compiled by 5oAR q. aelnlus, the
EunRhInM Mar.

From thence, when the brethren heard
OF us, they came to mest rs as Tar a.
AppiA Forum ana the Three TAVerna1
whom when Paul saw, he thanked Nod.
ana took courage.-Aets xiii. IL.
Inroueh the night OF doubt ana eargow.
onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs OF expectation.
Marching 10 the promised laAd.
Clear BEFORE us through the darkness
cleans ana burns the guiding light;
Brother claps the hand Of brother,
Stepping fearless through the niehk.
Bernard S. IngemAnA.
The foolish, when they took their
lamps, took no oil with them ana
while they vent away 70 buy, the
Bridegroom came : . and the door
was shut. Matt. XIV, $40.
Live means taking pains and II means
taking pains in the highest thineA II
We will not fit ourselves for citizenship
in the things Of the Spirit, we shall
presently find the doors OF the King
dom OF the Spirit shut In our faces and
that Of no arbitrary VIII, but by a great
and constant law-tne raw or the de-
terioration of the unused.-Gaius Glenn
Atkins.
For II the readiness is there, II is &C.
ceptable according al a mar hath, not
according as he hath not-u Cor.
| viii, IL.
My field may be, stony or swampy, my
The weather bad; but il heartily a. unto
the Lord | do the best I can and look
not back but keep right on. ] am no
failure.-G. L. Duncan.
DaytO Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
SCIENTIFIC" AGRICULTURE

While some wellintentioned gentlemen with the prosperity
of the South very much at heart are endeavoring 10 induce the
cotton farmer to reduce his acreage by %onethird, in order to
obtain an adequate price for next years crop, the wheat tarfMe
OF the North, West and Middle West is reveHng in unexcelled
prosperity because the government guaranteed him a price for
his product which happens to be a little over twice what It
would be under the operation OF the law Of supply and demand.
The government is now proposing to pay the wheat farmer a
bounty of a billion dollars, and, as a consequence, the price Of
flour may decline. AS for the consumer, he will pay a part
of the price to the merchant and a part to the tax collector
instead Of paying it all TO the grocer, Had the South been
wise it would have gone into the wheat-growing business when
is a lot Of valuable information in the Congressional Record for
the Scientific" farmer that he cannot get out of the bulletins
printed by the agricultural department
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
Bingen ON the Rhine
(By Lieut.. G~rantland Rice, Third Army, A. E. FL

(By Lieut.. Grantland Rice, Third Army, A. E. FL
When 4 was still a towhead kid across an ancient spell
And had to doas l was bid or catch all baHye;
| still recall with maudhn curse the day had to rise
And kick in with some foolish verse with terror in my eyes;
Beneath the Spreading Chestnut Tree"-"The Ride d Paul Revere
Upon a Stern and Rock-Bound Coast"-and others just as sere;
But from the list which stands accurst where Nightmares stl entwtne,
The one that recited first was "BinYen on the Rhine"
Ach Colt! The morning I arose upon the. schoOlhouse, stand,
With palld cheeks and shaking toes and tremoTs Of the hand;
Ny heart wentup to meet my mouth, my bullying eyes grew dim,
My tongue was drer than a drought along Sahara's rim;
"A soldier of the legion lay"-and then, with starting tears,
l stopped without a word to say, for l forgot Algers.
And that's why heart and soul still burn and cold chins soak the spine
Each time my morbid thoughts return to "Bingen on the Rhine"
And now against the Huns abode with steady tramp along,
The old Third army hits the road, two hundred thousand strong:
As dim dawns from the eastward creep the vanguards down the plain.
They hold their sector of the sweep that started from Lorraine.
don't know yet where Bingen stands upon the baly man,
Nor yet which allied army lands upon its waiting lap;
But while for war ana all its hell ] can't cay that I pine,
I'd like to drop at least enc shell In BingeR on the RhIne.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
Questions and Answers

A. p. C.-Bulgaria surrendered Sept.
50, Turkey surrendered Oct. 81. and
AuatriR- Hungary on Nov. =, 1913 agreed
% armistice teryns amounting 10 uncon-
ditional surHender.
p. THE navy 10 open fur enllst-
ments.
G. =. THE paper ia question Is
out of print now
=. T. M,-O AZ last reports che 18th
division was not ordered home. ~ 1t
is very hard For US 60 say how long the
Rainbow division will stay overseas.
w. c. M.-IThe 52sth Engineers is
not with a division; we 90 not know
whether they have bean ordered hons
Imp.-Ths s7th engineers are not IN
a division.
M. n. D.-RIas not been announced.
Reader.-See answer to M. r. D.
S. J, M,-The 321st infantry, COM
pany d, S1st division was at Somme
Dieue and Is-sur-Tille on Nov. IL, 1919.
B. L,-They have not been ordered
home, we a not say when they will
be.
NJ. H. D.-The division they are in
has not been announced. t2) Several
companies have been oFdeeed home, SO
far they are not among those that re-
| ceived orders.
w. S.-See answer to Reader.
r. F.-There is no premium on the
coin.
veteran.-(( No. (2) Apply to Sol
diers' and Veterans home, Port
O8chard, Washington, D. c. We can
not give you any information about
rooms, conditions, etc.
A, r. ~ No. "a Their address is
unknown to us.
S. M. Has you did not give the
name or numbers of the corps we can
duties are chiefly transporting supplies
to and from bases and units. l3) You
can not tell their positions BY any
method Of addressing; 1t has to be an
nounced by the government. There
has been several. lists of companies
the name and number of the one you
seek. we may be able to inform you
where they are or were lately.
w. W.-New Years is a legal holt
day in all states, There are no nationa,
holidays. Congress has from time tC
time appointed special Holidays. The
Fourth OF July and others are only lega
holidays.
M. E.. H.-Wet the finger in water
dip 1t in essential salt OF lemons and
rub 1t on the spot gently. keeping II
rather moist and the stain will disap-
pear without injuring the fabric. After
stain disappears wash in clear water.
F. M. M,-The population In 1910 fol
New York was 5,46S, 1870 and that Of
London, England. was 4,522, 961.
Fl. H.-You a address it to Mr.. Irv'
ing Berlin personally, care of Berlir
Music Publishing Co., Broadway ant
3sth St, New York, N. Y, or Jerom,
H, Remick, New York, N. Y. CD YOU
had better get the advice of a teachei
on your last question, as they can tel
by the sight Of the sheet what is needed
F. w, B,-The New York Life Insur
, ance Co. is in close tie with the Metro
politan. The assets for the N. Y. Co
Is SS9S, AGA, 1872, n the new policies is
sued were 127, 215 while those of tn,
Metropolitan were, assets $607, 1885, 1i
and their policies issued were 237, $50.
NOTE.
There have been several requests tina
answers to questions be sent PERSONAL,
to the inquirer, in e~lf-addressed en-
velopes. The column In this paper l
for the benefit of all our readers an
If there are those that really var
their questions answered through per
sonal mail they should inclose % cent
In stamps and the s~elf-addressed en-
velope to pay the expense of search
It'd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
News OF Memphis
as Years AGO.
FEBRUARY 8. 1894.


d. P Markey, supreme commander
Of the Knights Of the Maccabees, VIII
be In Memphis Feb. 9 TO take part IN
the entertainment at the auditorium
Mardi Gras festivities In Memphis
one victim, a child, who ran in front OF
A street car at Jackson and Second ana
was killed.
Today, Ash Wednesday. is the begin
ming Oh the Lenten season, or 40 days
OF feasting and praying before Easter.
DR.. s. A. Rogers will deliver the
second Of a series Of lectures at 4
o'clock this afternoon at the Randolph
Market prices on foodstuffs here to-
day are: Beef, 495 cents pound; choice
lard, 9 cents; cOrnfed country dressed
pork, 5@6 cents; Irish potatoes, IS cents
bushel; country butter, 10 cents; cream
ery, 5000 cents; spring chickens, Sl.5O
dozen; egg market duh at liz cents
Dozen
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
CAUSE on ~DEsERTIoNs.

Not only do men not commit Serious
~offenses SO long as the war is young
and interesting, but they do not desert.
In 1918 there were only 1853 approved
cases Of conviction for desertion, as
against 3,640 in 1915 and even a larger
number in 1903 4,6s2), although in the
meanwhile the army had increased
more than tenfold, Moreover the near
er the man was to the enemy the less
likely was he to leave the colors. The
divisions actually fighting or preparing
ton OF deserters, while those divisions
that had no chance to get across"
show the largest proportion. Men de-
Asert from boredom-not from fear.-The
New Renuhlic,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
LONE HAND WELL PLAYED.

The president has played a skiIlful
and a powerful game. 1t is hard to see
how he nan in the end be forced to
yield anything essential within reach OF
democratic ommon sense. The peace
treaty, It seems certain, will appear to
represent a notable advance p o sthe
old order, Indemnities, II levied at all,
will have to be adjusted to a COMMON
sense instinct of damages for injuries
borne. A~nnexations will have to be
limited to such boundary "rectifica-
tons as do not strikingly violate the
principle OF the consent Of the governed.
permitted, will have to clothe them
selves in a garb OF fairness. Formally.
at least, a community of power will re-
place the balance OF power.-The New
RapuhIic
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
HAD REASON.

A little boy had g pony and a Deg.
visitors asking him--just to see Yhat
he would say-to give them n or both
of his pets.
One day he told a mar he might have
his pony, reserving the dog, much 70 the
surprise of his mother, who asked.
why, Jacky, why didn't you give him
the dog?"
Say n~othing-say nothing, mother.
When he goes to get the pony I'll set
the dog on him"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
The Public Be Served
News Of Memphis
70 Year, Acc
Told Tales
EERRuARY 8. e..

FE6n9HhI = tHN@a
One Memphian was killed and 81 In
iured late yesterday when an Illinois
Central train struck a cooked switch
at Columbus, Miss, and wa wrecked
The Pennsylvania Street Methodist
church Is planning TO observe the ga
anniversary Of the institution early in
April.
THE Musical Leader" q musical
comedy, is on the boards for the Ly-
ceum this week.
Many Memphians are preparing to at
tend the inaugural ball Of President
Taft IN Washington on March 4.
Within the next few DAYS work upon
the new 500, 900 Scottish Rite cathedral
will be started. The building win be
erected on Union venue at Dunlap
street.
Butter quoted in today's markets at
a. cents for creamery and Is cents for
country; pork lard II cents, spring
chickens Is cents pound, rabbits 81 per
dozen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
PUT THIS m YOUR HAT

o When a returned soldier is urged to accept a temporary
job paying merely enough to provide him with food and shelter
until permanent arrangements can be made, he may very prop
erly conclude that whoever makes the argument is contributing,
consciously or unconsciously, to the depression of wages, Dc
casionally we hear of some man disgracing the uniform of the
American army, but the man who takes deliberate advantage
Of the needs Of a soldier and pays him less than he pays other
men doing the same quality Of work not only disgraces the
usiforn, but he insults the flag.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
GREAT ASSET.

Our forests are one Of our greatest
Are wasting them at a rate that we
cannot afford to continue. Properly
cared for. they viii remain a sourc OF
revenue for all time to come; uncared
FUR. they will be destroyed and our
children willshave to begin the slow and
expensivs process Of reforestation--
Southern Agr4culturigt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08

There was merit and dignity in the suggestion that a state
commission should be appointed to prepare a suitable memorial
for the soldiers, but the politicians spoiled it by c~luttering it up
with a lot OF useless nares. Senator Gwin and his friends seem
TO have the idea that tie purpose is to honor the committee
instead of the soldiers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
lNoooe sporty ,

cFTTtlG AN EARFJI
ECON rAe FopMER MANAGER.
WHO our 10 ypiN INC ARN>y
aNo vlho IS AeoJT 10
eEpoRn ~ alS OLD jos.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-16
Larger Exports to Siberia
Shipments Composed Chiefly
of Relief SUPPLIES

The mathematical pictures of exports
to Siberia in the first three months Of
this year indicate "a definite trade
movement in connection with Siberia.
and they show the possibilities which
Will exist as soon as normal conditions
are established in Siberia," according.
to statement to the press issued yes
terday by the American Russian Cham
ber of Commerce.
During the first three months of 1919.
the chamber announces, there has been
an increase in the value of American
exports to Russia in Asia During Jan
uary February and March of this wear
S9,692,5S9 of American merchandise
was shipped to Siberia, compared with
S242, $50 during the corresponding
months of 1918.
"The bulk of the value of these ship
ments, undoubtedly, was made up Of
merchandise forwarded by various re-
lief organizations and Of supplies pur-
chased and forwarded to the Russian
government" the statement reads
with the exception of the movement of
goods to Siberia, there has been practi-
cally no trade movement from Ameri-
can points to Russia. In the month Of
March, merchandise valued at S2SS ,322
was shipped from the United States to
Archangel."
New-York tribune., 1919-06-16
Demand for Raw
Skins Already Large

AS the season for manufacturing fur
garments for winter use is getting
into stride the raw skin dealers report
a steady demand for the furs used in
the making Of coats, capes and coatees
The belief that many long fur coats
will be worn during the coming season
has accentuated this demand, particu-
larly for muskrats, which are dyed in
imitation of seal or used in their
natural color.
Fur manufacturers report that the
uncertainty of the situation in the
movement to repeal the 10 per cent tax
or manufactured furs is delaying the
placing of fall orders by the retailers
who do not wish to buy large quaint
ties of goods now if the tax is to be
repealed in the near future
Higher prices in Europe than prevail
here are said to be causing q still
further shortage of American staple
skins, such as muskrat, raccoon,
opossum and skunk, through the ex-
port of large quantities to the Euro
pean market
Manufacturers of the highest grade
OF fur garments report good early
fall orders from retailers, and in this
branch Of the, business the fur tax
appears to have no effect in holding
up business.