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tivity of all the former superin- tendents of public instruction.
 J. J. Doyne is Superintendent of the schools at Lonoke
 Junius Jordan has been off years Superintendent of the Pine Bluff schools.
 J. W. Kuykendall, after several years as Superintendent of the schools at Fort Smith, is publishing the Arkansas Teacher.
 J. H .Hinemon has been until North Little oRck schools There may not be ten per cent of the people of the state who could tell you off-hand what coun- ty Boxley is in. And yet Boxley is just nowquite important in the ge- ography of the state. It doesn't detract from it's importance in the least thot Boxley is little more than a wide spot in the road up in New ton CoCunty ,the only county in the State that has not a foot of railroad.
 And yet both the Acting Cover nor of the state and the acting Com missioner of Agriculture this week claim Boxley as their home.
 In the absesnce fro mthe state of Gov. c. H. Brough, Senator BenB E. MceFrrin of Broxley, is Acting Governor.
 Jim G Ferguson, Commissioner of Agriculture, is also absent from the state, and J. E. Casey, of Boxley, is Acting Commissioner.
 And so Boxley takes its proper place in the lime light.
 That there are folks who do not attempt to evade hteir just pro- portionate amount of taxation is shown by the fact that Little Rock man the other day voluntarily as- sessed under the item of money" the sum of $38,000. This should be a rebuke to the wealthy citizen, who, year after year, assess their
 household goods" at $50 when they have several pieces of furniture that could not be bought for that much evil of the day is sthe evasion of taxes, but Little Rock is by no means the only offender. There is not a county or community in the state that is assessed as sit should be ,and this is one of the jobs that has been undertaken by the State Tax Commission. There are certain citizens who are contending taht little Rock should not levy an occupation tax, but that all property should be as- sessed at its full valuation. It is demonstrable that if this is done Little Rock would pay one-sixth of the total taxes of the state, un. less sother counties should also he forced upon the full valuation.
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MILLENNIUM IN 1925

The end of hte worlds trou- bles and the initiation of an entirely new order of things in which man will be properly civilized by the in fluence of Moses and Abraham and other Biblical sages, is due to take place in 1925, according to the word of Alexander Hugh McMillan, a Russelite. The prediction of the nearing approach of the millinium was made before congregation of 5000 international Bible Stu dents in the Academy of Music, in Brooklyn Sunday and with it the Russelite isssued a solemn warning to sinners to prepare.
 Prophet McMillan did not hint that there was to be any fire and birthstone mixed up in the descent of the ancients upon the earth. There very probably will be little loss of life. AS he put it the pro- phets of old are simply to jump in
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Maybe somebody has been left out, but there is plenty of time to get in. Not all of those named will run for Governor, few of them have already announced that they will not, and few of them are not to have been men toned" by admiring friends more as jest or a compliment than any thing else.
 Some of them, however, are al- ready avowed candidates and others are known to be seriously considA ering it. At least one of them, a state official, is known to have made up his mind one way or the other, but has not had time to write his announcement. There has not been just such a condition preva- lent in many years if ever.
 One of those named admitted he did not know the date of the pri- mary had been changed and that it will be held in August, 1920, in- stead of March or May.
 About the easiest and cheapest publicity that can be secured at this time is to get into the daily papers as being prominently men, toned" for Governor
 All other state offices are being lost sight of in the interest shown in the Governors race. 1t has come to be a standing joke in news paper circles that they should Count that day lost whose low de- scending sun,
 Sees not another candidate going to run
 The whole situation is too hazy and uncertain at this time to deter mine what the issues of the cam paign will be-there must be an ac- tual lineup of the actual candidates before this can be done.
 Up to the present time men and not issues have been the considera- ton, and the political camps of the state are being combed for candi- dates.
 An announcement has just been made that George B. Cook, of Lit tie Rock, one of the best known ed ucators of the state, has accepted the superintendency of the schools at Mena. He was for eight years State Superintendent, and is mem Der of the National Educational Association.
 It is interesting to note the ac-
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LITTLE ROCK LETTER
lRy Clio Harperl


 LITTLE ROCK, June 9.-Ihis prouosition of who are to become candidates for governor is assuming such proportions that it is necessary to keen card index on the aspir- ants avowed, possible, probable and receptive. Otherwise the or d;nary citizen who has to work Tor a living cannot keep a line on Who's Who in the Gubernatoriai Free-for-all.
 After careful revision, the list at the present time stands about as follows: Arbucke John D. Bond, John l.. Bordeaux Henry Barker, J. w. Cook, George B. Carter, John l.. Davis, Wallace Davis, Wilkes England, Lloyd Fuller. Claude Hardage Jo Hutton, w G. Haynie, George R. James, Charles D. Milwee, Frank Mahoney. E. o. McRae, Thos. c. Mohaffy, Tom M
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HOME LUMBER COMPAl
"Headquarters for Home Builders"

and direct the work of clearing out the current evils of mankind and then see to it that nobody slips of into the premillineal state.
 Strength to the prophecy, which was uttered in clarion tones, and shocked the entire audience, in- cluding the 300 negroes gathered near the rear of the academy, was lent, the speaker said, by the accu- racy of a prophecy made in book of the late Pastor Russell in which the world war of 1914 was predict ed. MT. McMillan said that since the success of that forecast Russell ties in jail and out, have been fig uring out the next great thing that is going to happen out of the ordin- ary, and they have got it cold that it's the millinium and due in only six short years. The speaker hint ed that it was mighty short time for lot of folks to prepare for the
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TEXAS BAPTIST CHURCH
 SEEKS WEALTH IN oiL

Desdemona, Texas-Another Dap, t;st congregation in the Texas oii fields is on the road to great weaith as a result of bringing in of pig pro ducing wells near its property. The Comanche-Dupont Oil Company has just paid the deacons of the Baptist Church of Desdemona slV'- GOO for a lease of its church iot upon which one or more oil wells will be drilled. The church also IS IS to receive one-eighth royalty on all the oil that may be produced. It practically is assured that filow of four thousand barrels to eacn we'll will be obtained as the lot IS in the heart of the producing dis trict.-Kansas City Star Special.
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NE" COACH SELECTED

Fayetteville, Ark, June iT; 1fni- von,;;th c .Coutchie, former @ onI- laorsitv ne of Chicago football player ba been selected as a.nle i'an coach m for the University o1 ArN" sas next year. os+ three ' Coutchie has for the past tnree ' years been coach at ona,up" at ,p;tb III where his teams have met mlCr, tn,, lii,, rlable success. His football toano has never been defeated ana his basketball team won t"0 aot district championships. Ills t[acN team this year won four interscnoi- astic meets.
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TAX FEM

Honestly it is impossible to offer any counsel of hope to Rev. Dr John Roach Stratton, who devoted hls Sunday sermon to an effort for reforming the fashions in woman,s dress, which he thinks are immod- est. There can be no doubt at all concerning the non-effectiveness of ms appeal. Milady brooks no inter- ference in the matter of style. She may heed advice in hiring a new maid, buying an automobile or trad Ing Tn the market; but in the mat ter of new hat or a new oown speech is silver silence is golden ,, which translated into woman,s res
 soning means: Say anything and
 t wiii cost you much; say nothing ana It will cost you, we'll, not so much, perhaps. In other words in the matter of style, women since the evening of the first garden nartv nave adorned themselves accord;no to their own likes and dislikes
 But even so, Dr Stratton's crit lclsms may be put to a good nse
 The seekers for sources of notor tlai public revenue have been ex- ceedingly diligent of late. They are taxing women's clothes accord, Ing to costs. Dr. Stratton's ser mon suggests the idea that so,na ufesSes might be taxed in addition
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...ordin gto their brevity and thslr .sr accoro,n .ness s The less dress, the messei' m essr inc tax. The deeper the ,.s, VI, .a[eei lhn higher the levy. The lowe, lo%er the ,.nsa the heavier the burden, the h. SyS Strattton should consult wita a SWVsssbington.-New SVs York Herald
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change, but he couldn't beh, is simply up to them to ts' music as best they can, he a, take it like gentlemen.-Ne, Sun.
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CORN BOXER COMES o

Trenton, N. J., June 6.-b
 rival of a pest on the farms d| sachusetts, Connecticut aa York, known as the Europr borer, is announced in the N crop report of the State Dsus| of Agriculture issued todu report says that the ined ably was brought into this u] on hemp and that it hibens| a caterpillar in corn salh large weeds.
 - MILLER LUMBER COM render prompt service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
KNOXVILLE CAR STRIKE
/. STARTS ON FIXED HOUR

KNOXVILLE, Tenn Oct, iS--A strike
Of approximately PA motormen, con
drctorS and shop employees Of the Knox
vile Railway and Light company be
came effective at midnight with tho
suspension of the operation OF street
cars, according TO tire declaration In a
strike resolution adopted by unanimous
vote of the employees.
The resolution Was presented to Col
c, II, Harvey, president Of the Knox
Vile Railway and Light company, at a
meeting Friday morning in Col Har-
vey's office, ut which officials Of the
company and representatives Of em-
ployes failed to reach an agreement as
to wage demands Of the latter,
All street cars In Knoxville we're at
a |standstill today, Col, Harvey stated
that he had no plan to continue opera
ton OF cars.
The employees demand that they be
paid 90, so and % cents per hour tor
! their services. They now receive So,
IS and 40 cents per hour, according to
the length of time they have been in
the service Of the company. Employees
state the company has offered 40 and
46 cents per hour.
II Is the claim Of the employees that
because the national war labor board
has ceased to function they have a right
to reopen the question at this time.
on the other hand II Is asserted that
the officials OF the company insist the
employees have not the right TO reopen
the question except before the war labor
board which has been abolished. j. II
lawson. organizer, in vnal sc Of the
strike, claims the company refused Ia
arbitrate the demands at issue,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
HUSBAND HEAVILY FINED
FOR CRUELTY TO WIFE

GREENWOOD, Miss, Oct, 49, tSplO-
The story OF extreme cruelty by a faith
er and huband was told to Judge r.,
II. Hicks In the justice court Thursday
by Mrs. l., G., Coleman, who issued 4
warrant for the arrest Of her husband,
Coleman was brought before Judge
Hicks and was fined and sentenced
heavily In three cunts. On the charge
OF aiming and pointing a deadly weapon
at his wife he vas fined $500 and gfNen
six months sentence on the farm. For
assault aud battery he was fined $50
and given a 60-day sentence, and for
carrying concealed weapons Ne was
fined $50. Coleman was taken TO Jail
and providing he can make pond for
$3.50 he can appeal the case.
Mrs. Coleman told the court her hus-
band had beaten her numerically with
a wire clothes line and cruelty mis-.
treated their year-old son. She exhibit
ed marks on her body as evidence Of
his inhuman treatment. She also testi.
fled that he had threatened her life
and declared that this was not the first
time she had been subjected to assault
and battery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
CHARLESTON BOOMER
ON BOOM ING TOUR

Sitting Bull Custer. publicity expert
of Charleston. Miss, is in Memphis on
a mission, the end of which is to make
Charleston the natural metropolis OF the
South.
Sitting Bull is also arranging a dis
play of Charleston for the State fair al
Jackson, and Is also pushing his ship
by truck scheme betweenshis own town
and Memphis.
Charleston believes that Sitting Bulls
jurisdiction Is more than local. as will
be proved by a request which came t.
him Thursday by telephone. Some one
near Charleston had read that the
comet which is now near the pole star,
would be visible on Oct. 16. The weather
was cloudy and the c%ountryman wal moi
familiar with the schedule of comets
He was modest enough in his requests
to- ask Sitting Bail to clear UP The
weather and to halt the comet so that
the people of Tallatatchie county could
see the celestial visitor.
However, sitting Bull has his mind
fixed upon very mundane things fol
| Charleston these days, chief of which /;
bringing the Giants to his town mex
year for training. Miami, Fla, whict
| Sitting Bull admits is some competitor
Is also after the Giants, but Sitting Bul
a y that the preliminary twirling will
he done next year in a special field al
Charleston. Miss, with 10000 people
watching the spectacle from afar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

MECHANICIAN'S SPEEDY
WORK AIDS PACE-SETTER

CHICAGO. Oct. 1S.-Iieut. b. w.
Maynard made his "f. stest time"
Thursday night while he was sleeping
and the machine was a wreck In a field
near Wahuo, Neb, II Ia largely owing
to the remarkable speed with which
his mechanician, W. II. Kline, working
all night under the concentrated RAYS
Of a circle Of the lights Of automobiles,
removed his damaged motor, n crank
shaft of which was broken. and installed
another, that Maynard Is still hundreds
Of miles ahead of his nearest pursuer.
Hines face was a mass OF CRIME,
grease and neglected beard when morn
Ing broke, His eyes were red and
heavy. After a farm house breakfast
he seized Trixie, German police dog,
tor warmth, erawled into the cockpit.
and, he said, slept most OF the time
between jumps during Friday after
noon, He was somewhat rested when
the plane descended in Grant park,
Chicago yesterday afternoon and he and
Lieut.. Maynard told some OF their
story.
One reason why they are breaking
records, II appeared, Is that Maynard
does things not taught or countenanced
In the FIXING schools. Coming into
| Grant park be had too much aititu g,
Officials said, and according to the
"Hoyle Of flying should have gone
| around the field again. Instead, May
ard did a dangerous looking skid one
way, then the other way and SET his
plane down. IT doesn't take SO long.
When tine came for Maynard to
leave, he didn't run down TO other
end Of the field and take of" into the
wind. He simply gave Ter the gun
ard took off from tllat part of the fell
whore he happened to be ~sauarely
| across the wind. IT was more danger
Gus but quicker lie held the ship
close 70 the ground for 100 Yards,
| zoomed 1t a couple Of hundred fHet
that is, shot his plane almost straight
| up-tufned the nose southeast and was
on his way to Bryan, o,
Lieut.. Maynard said that he rarely
went up more than 1000 feet or at
most 5000 feet above the terrain over
which he Is flying and that he didn't
| run his motor to the limit OF its posi-
bilities.
The story of how they repaired their
damaged plane In a Nebraska cornfield
and his observer when thev passed
| through Chicago Friday, All night while
the pilot slept. Kline, with a farmer
| m~echanician, an ~attaclie OF the Ne
| bfaska good roads service who hap
pened to be near Wahoo, Neb.. when
MAYNARD pumped into = cornfiald.
| OILED to install the big Liberty motor
from the wreck of Cap. Roy Franci7'
bombing plane into No, 81 These two
| did the skilled work alone.
Eve trusted TO auckland went TO
work" Kline explained.
They rugged up a chain over the llnb
Of a big tree and with II lifted out tho
broken motor and hoisted In the new
engine. Dawn was breaking whan the
last nut fastening the propeller was
frightened aud the engine ready,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
APPEALS
FOR ADOPTION Of
BIG LEAGUE PACT
Secretary Says to Reject
Present Form Would Dis
courage Future Attempts to
Obtain Unity Of Action.

ALBANY. y, Y. Oct. 1S.-Secretary
ot state Lansing pleaded for the adop-
ton of the league Of nations In its pres
ent form N for no other reason than
that TO reject II would he to discourage
future ATTEMPTS to obtain unity OF ac-
ton among the nations in an effort to
avoid international conflict, in an adj
dress on THE Power Of Democracy
before the New York university regents
here last night.
Secretary Lansing expressed the be-
lief that III every nation was a
democracy IN realty, as in this re-
public, universal peace would be an ac-
complished fact and not a goal toward
which the world looks with longing eyes
striving to devise methods by which II
may he attained"
Until democracy becomes the stand
ing policy Of civilization, other means
to insure the world a continuing state
the secretary said in recommending
that the league Of nations be given a
trial in its present form,
Admitting for the sake OF argu.
ment," he asserted. 'all the faults and
undesirable features which its bitterest
opponents have raised against the cove
nant, | am prepared to say that Il
ought to be adopted and tried. for II
represents today an international con-
cert devoted to peace.
IF. after q fair trial, the league fails
to accomplish its objects, then is the
time by amendment to make the GOV
nant moro efficient, Such action as
that which was taken by the confer
enee at Paris when II adopted the cove
nant makes for peace hut does not in.
sure its ~permanency. 1t is a powerful
agency but not an ~all-powerful one. TIL,
only certainty Of unbroken peace in thii
world, ! believe. lies in the genera
abolition Of democracy as the suprem,
political principle Of all nations"
Calling attention to the new prob
lens which confront the country. tn,
secretary issued a warning against thu
doctrines of class Imperialism"
To-day" he said, the rights Of par
ticular classes over other classes of tn,
population are being preached in on
streets and appeals to selfishness IN,
envy. and to ignorance, under the guis
Of justice, are being sent broadcas
throughout the land. Apostles of uu
rest and even Of revolution as we'll o
others less radical and more sincere
taking advantage of the industrial an
commercial confusion resulting from tn
war, are seeking converts to doctrine
which ain to grant special privilege
to certain groups of citizens and to de
prive others of those private right
which are ~inseparable from the Amer
lean conception of individual liberty,
Democracy is In danger. from With
rather than from without the body pc
little" he declared, Again we Amer
cans are called to the defense OF q
American principle which is being al
tackled not only by insidious foes b,
by friends who fan to see the wror
which they are doing. We must me,
this new attack with the same unyielt
ing and courageous spirit as that wit
which our soldiers met with the &c
mans on the soil Of France"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
MEMORIES SADDEN
VISIT OF ACTRESS

Miss Alice Baxter, who appeared In
'P~ollyanna" Friday night, Saturday
matinee and Saturday night as Polly
Harrington" found a warm welcome
awaiting her from Memphis friends.
Miss Baxter is a cousin OF the late
Lieut.. Baxter Ware, the only Memphis
lawyer to lose his life In the war with
Germany. 1t was recalled that Lieut..
Ware was gilled the first day he was Oh
the firing line. which was the DAY before
the signing OF the armistice. The bar
association proposes to erect a monu,
ment to his memory In the courthouse.
AS much as love my Memphis friends
and as much as | appreciate their kind
ness" said Miss Baxter Friday night
between acts. my visit Is saddened be
cause II is the first time I have been
here since Baxter was Killed, and | was
devoted to him. Miss Baxter Is q
woman OF exceptional charm and ability
and is recognized as a leader among hel
profession.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
NEGRO RECEIVES $317.34
FOR BALE OF COTTON

YAZOO CITY. Miss. Oct. IS. tSpl.D-
II. 7. Hood. a negro living on the j. II.
Anderson plantation, near Zeigierville,
of Express cotton for which he re-
oelved 1874. The bale weighed 577
pounds and he received IS cents a pound
Tor the cotton.
He retained 800 pounds Of the cotton
seed for use next year, and for the re-
mainder lie received 5000. Last week
The same negro marketed a bale Of cot
ton in this city which weighed SIS
pounds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
HUNTINGDON FARMER
RETURNS TO HIS HOME

HUNTINGDON, Tenn, Oct. IS. tSpl.)
Henry Neeman. the missing farmer
from the Tenth district, who suddenly
disappeared some days ago, has re-
turned home. He says that he went to
Dallas, Tex, remained there II hours
and returned home. 1t will be remem-
find him when he was ready to return
home.
The mule ridden to town by Mr.,
Neemad remained lied to the hitohing
post in town in the morning until some
time the ext day, when members OF
the family anne to town looking for
Mr.. Neeman. Mr., Neeman says he told
Mr.. Edwards to take care of his mule.
but Mr.. Edwards did not hear him His
people had no word from him to re-
lieve their anxiety until he came back
home
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
PAIGE. DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH.
NOTED ACTOR MANAGER
IS DEAD IN LONDON

LONDON. oct. 1S,-Heury Il. Irving,
the actor-manager, died IN London yes
terday after o long Illness due 10 a
nervous breakdown. He was born IN
London in 1870, the eldest son Of the
late Sir Henry Irving, the famous actor.
lie made his debut In 1891, and after
playing In England and the provinces,
toured the United States, Australia and
South Africa. Like his father, Irving
was extremely versatile, playing bot1
comedy and tragedy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
PdrsOn To Make
NeW Long Flight

CLEVELAND. Oct lS-Lleut. Z
W. Maynard, the flying p%arson,'
has received orders from the war
department TO make a oue-stop
flight from Mineola. n, Y. 20 san
Diego, Cal. upon completion Of his
present flight. he announced here
last night, The route will be by
way OF Dallas, Tex which will be
the only scheduled stop.
A deHaviland A. equipped with a
Liberty motor Of the sane type he
Is using on the present fight, will
Re used by Lieut. Maynard, The
flight Will be made by himself, he
said. the observers place having
been removed 10 Increase the capac-
ity OF gasoline TO 500 gallons.
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is HEALTH OFFICER.

YAZOO CITY. Miss, Oct, 1S. (Spl.)-
pr. W. Il. Noblin. who has been carry
ing on the work of the city health OF.
ficer since the resignation of DR.. ]. b,
Anderson several months ago, has been
elected to fill the unexpired term of the
health officer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18
Let Us Show You
How a Fine Six Should Be Built

wv E have a hundred improvements to show
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Scores of able specialists have worked for two
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