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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24

And there is bound TO come a time this
week when he will be equi'distant from
Senator Sherman. Senator Borah and the
Monroe Doctrine. What will happen
then?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
THE HUN
ARMISTICE At spa
A German Impression Of Incidents
and Personalities in the
Defeat Drama

The Jolouin0 picture Of the renetCdi nc
ootiotions IN the picturesque Belgian tcdtcr.
ino place recently appeared IN the Frank.
farter Zcifuno:
7 AN at Spa. There arc flags and gar
L lands wherever one looks flowers at all
the railway stations. The homeland 10 greet
ing the returning army. II is n different
picture than was presented in August. 1914.
or In the days of our great victories in the
cast and west. when flags were likewise
waved. 1t is n cold winter wind in which tn.
colors noated today. Is there peace? Yes.
it has come. The frightful orgy OF murder
is at>an end. Fathers and sons arc returning
home, The war is over and we can see sing
ing troops marching through the streets, but
when we stop to think how different a re-
turn we hoped for our hearts sink.
A fine rain is falling as we hasten through
the fss -decorated streets 10 tile Hotel Britain
niaue. Belgians are bringing in pine boughs
on great wagons 10 adorn the streets and
houses. Little triumphal arches are being
erected and flag poles are being set up. The
Belgians are still waiting for their English
liberators. but the latter have not yet AR
rived. They were not able to keep pace with
the swift marching time OF the Germans
During the interval the inhabitants are re-
moving every evidence Of the German occu-
potion. They are tearing down the German
signs and notices. Men are along the Rue
Royal with a big hose washing the street.
The street is clean. but they are washing
of ell evidence that the Germans marched
along &C. Some OF the English officers are
living in this city. while the French occupy
country houses outside the town. Several OF
the former are h~urrying 10 the sessions at
the Hotel Britannique. They are very styl-
ishly uniformed and TO our eyes look more
sportsnranllke than military. but they are
men OF vigorous slender form and they have
shown us during the last four years that
they are also good soldiers. But see their
boots In general their love of leather II re-
markable, Many OF them have so many
belts and bands OF leather hanging on them
that they look like a horse in p stylish har-
ness. Every one meets at the entrance OF
the Britannique.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24

The J~oHoudn0 picture Of the renctodl nc
0otiotions IN the picturesque Belgian tcdtcr.
ING place recently appeared in the Frank.
farter ZcitunD:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-07
MELISSA HsD REVENGE
she WAS scoLpEp FOR BEING
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING.
Austere Professor When Absent Mind
ed Wore Wrong Hat and TeIe-
Phoned From the Police Sta
tion for Her Help.

mo, Melissa" the professor rose
with deliberation, 81 cannot but feel
thai my duty to you, my wife, con-
strains me to forbid the repetition of
such a vulgar happening. If you can
mo- indulge in automobiiing without in
curing the contamination incident to
arrest for overspeedfng, / shall reluct-
ently be compelled to dispose of the
car"
He drew himself up im~posingly, and
left the room with a firm tread; but
In the hall his agitation showed itself,
Tor he captured and placed on his head
the first hat which came to hand. 1t
happened to be a iaunty toque of soft
felt that Melissa had carelessly left on
The hall table.
Before the professor had gone ten
steps, however, his domestic tribula-
Gons had left his mind, and he was
deep in the consideration of a difficult
problem. Therefore he did not notice
the curious glances and amused stares
that began>to follow Linn. As he prog
ressed further and further he ac-
CURED a following of street boys and
nessies, whose jeers and boots be-
came louder as their number aug
mented. Finally his mind, distracted
by the noise without, broke from the
obstrusities Of it's problem, and he
turned to confront external conditions.
The jeers died away and he faced
his fo~llowers-then broke out louder
than before. As the professor began to
e~Irestulate with his tormentors, q
crowd gathered. bringing with 1t a
blue clad policeman, who speedily
made his way to the center Of the
gathering. The professor turned to
him with relief. and began to explain
che situation in somewhat intricate
English.
The policeman smiled genially.
eDrInk again?" said he. You come
with me. It'll be ten days or $40 for
6istllrbin' the peace"
lie took a firm grip on the profess
eor's arm Just above the elbow, and
marched him of. protesting.
Meanwhile Melissa, her lord and pro-
eector departed. had seated herself in
an easy chair to read the morning pa
yer After awhile she tossed 1t aside.
Gle can be just horrid when he wants
TO-" she complained. Then a smile
crept over her face. "and, besides, he
forgot that it's my auto, not his" she
ehackied.
Tie telephone bell rang. and she
took UP the receiver. "Weil?"
4 meek and quavering voice came
over the wire. "~Is-ah-is this Me-
Essa ?"
"lt Is"
"i-er-f-I," then with an agonized
fush: please hurry down in the car
and bail me out. I'm in t~he-ah-po-
Nce s~tation!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-07
Stamp Specials

800 in Stamps Free with
Mixed Tea; fancy, new
crop; Id. ..........6 Coo
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10

Mr.. Harding said that his purpose in
coming TO Memphis is TO get In closer
touch with all cotton interests and eK-
plain more In detail the probable work.
Ing OF the plan suggested by Senator
1T Is not the intention he said, 'In
the slightest degree to a~ntRgonize any
Of the present agencies engaged in the
cotton trade, but TO provide a method
OF supplementing the work Of those
agencies, to broaden the cotton market.
provide a plan for better stabilizlng II,
to extend the assistance of the federal
government In the financing Of the ex-
port cotton trade.
cuss contemplates, In short, not the
elimination Of any existing agency Of
the cotton trade, as It relates to the
port market, but to provide a new
agency, through the proposed cotton
export organization, for experimenting
the work Of such agencies.
The federal reserve system, for ex-
ample, has not put any OF the smaller
banks out Of business, but has enabled
the banks to Increase their business
through their relations with the federal
reserve banks. In the same way such
an export organization as / have out
lined would aid the bankers, exporters,
buyers and dealers In cotton In making
such financial arrangements, in carry
ing the cotton through periods during
which 1t did not find a ready market
abroad and in preventing disastrous re,
ductions In the price during unsettled
financial periods, as TO stabilize market
conditions. This / hope to show to you
gentlemen who are attending this con.
Vention today, can be brought about
through the organization Of the pro-
posed cotton export organization"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
NEGRO WELFARE FUND
MEETING WITH SUCCESS

Teams canvassing employees Of the
l. c. shops Wednesday secured $500 in
subscriptions for the $50, 1000 negro well
fare fund. Sever groups OF workers are
yet to be reached. and it is the belief Of
John Il. Eiland, who is conducting the
drive among these workers, that the
shops subscription will reach the $1,000
mark.
While the work Of reaching the in
dustries is being pushed and tho sub
scriptions continue around 30 per cent
Of the employees reached, more workers
could be used to bring the canvass In
the industries to a more speedy conclu-
sion. Every man or woman who can
spare one or two hours any day In the
week Is asked TO get In touch with the
headquarters and help to put the drive
over in the shortest length OF time.
Practically every employe in the city
wants to subscribe and 1t Is only a mat
ter of reaching him.
The active campaign in the schools
will begin Friday morning and every
teacher and child will be given an OPP
portunity to be an active part Of the
| movement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
B%00TLEGGER COLLECTS
IN ADVANCE AND SKlPS

CONVICTION, Tenn, April 10. (spl.)
1T is being rumored in this city that
an alleged b%ootlegger known as "rhe
Dutchman," who lived IN a shanty near
Big Hatchie river, recently visited dis
tricts 3, 4, 6 and IL Of Upton county
and secured orders-cash In advance.
s4,l00. Thereupon, 1t Ia claimed, he
departed for parts unknown, leaving In
his wake a host OF sorrowing customers
whose sole consolation consists Of a
thinner pocketbook, an unquenohable
thirst and a sadder,6 but wiser, knowl-
edge of the wiles OF the dispenser OF
a LIQUID refreshment,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
MEN END
NEW ORLEANS SESSION

NEW ORLEANS, April 10.-with an
executive session Of the American
Hardware Manufacturers association
here today, at which a report OF the
resolutions committee will be acted
upon, the conference OF the four lead
ing organizations Of hardware and ma
chinery supply men, which have been
conducted here for the past week, Will
come to q close. The conferences in
GUIDED members OF the Southern Hard
ware Jobbers' association, the American
Hardware Manufacturers association
and the American Supply and Machin-
ery Manufacturers association,
An entertainment for the ladies OF the
delegation at the local yacht club this
afternoon and a grand masked ball at
a local hotel tonight will feature the
closing hours OF the activities al The
memberS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
.KIRKMAN ON STAND
DENIES CHARGE MADE

J.. III. Kirkman, on trial in First Grim
inal court on a charge OF intent to
Commit an assault, when placed on the
witness stand Thursday denied that he
had made any such attempt and char
acterized the entire proceeding as 9
black mailing scheme to extort $1,000
from him. e..
The girl told her story on the stand
late wednesday and was followed by
her mother. The child wept severa
times when she was cross-examined
Ralph Davis, attorney, testified that
The mother Of the girl came to him and
he told her that he action vas a civil
suit. Later, he said, he learned that
Inc charge was that of intent to as
sault. KlrkmRn executed q check fol
$1,000, made out IN the mothers favor
but 1t was never cashed.
Kirkman's wife is with her husband
during the trial.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
CLUBS 60 OVER
TOP NEAR DYERSBURG

DYERsBURG. Tenn, April 10. (spl)
Miss Meta McFee, home demonstra-
ton agent for Dyer county, is on the
last lap Of the campaign for forming
for Dyer was 400 members, and she
has succeeded In going over the top,
and has already enrolled 4l0 members,
and expects TO substantially increase
this numbeH within the next 10 days,
when the campaign win close.
Joe Mette, poultry expert with the
farm bureau, Chamber Of Commerce,
Memphis, will be here and assist her
the coming week, making addresses at
and Unionville. The only other county
going over the top in West Tennessee
Is Madison, The results achieved In
Dyer have been due to the untirlnE
efforts Of Miss McFee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
0 U BUILD MEMORIAL.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, April 10. (Spl.1
Miss Pearl Burks, one Of the public
school teachers Of this city, has
launched n movement to build a suit
able memorial TO the memory Of the
soldiers OF this city and county who
gave up their lives In the late war. A
partial list Of the names include the
following: Allen Hearimn, William
Songer, Fred Bringman, G. Elliott, King
Belser, Peter Paul Byrd, Jesse Ryland,
Otto Walter, Sam steed, Joe Cash, Joe
Watts and Wardlow Murphy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10

and, while every Democrat was buried
under the avalanche last fall and the
congressional delegation went Repub-
lican, nevertheless Jim Cox pulled
him, say he Is on the square with the
people, and that the Democrats could
do a lot worse than to pick a man who
would be sure to carry Ohio.
But it is characteristic OF Columbus
folk to talk presidential politics. In this
town, whence came Mckinley and Gar
| field, and whence issued books for Jud-
son Harmon, Myron Herrick n now
Warren Harding, 1t is customary to
think Of Ohio governors IN terms OF
national politics.
Yet it isn't the individual but the pro-
gram Of his party which is going to be
| examined with a microscope next time,
for the growing over the antiquities" of
the income tax, extravaganza in expen-
| ditures and kindred items that touch
close to the homo is going to play an
important part when the ballots are
counted the next time"
People Rule in Ohio.
As for Industrial unrest and Bolshe-
vism, they are discussed here only aca-
demically. Gov. Cox believes in free
speech, btu also in reorganiZing the
state national guard by recruiting re-
turned soldiers, SO that people may ak
oil NAlCJ inv wv NAANS ~" AAASJ w ~
served.
Do not forget that this is a state
where the initiative and referendum
are in actual operation, and that in
| Ohio the people rule, rs Roosevelt him
self predicted they would In his famous
| keynote speech delivered in this very
town in the spring of 1912 as the polit-
ical zephyrs blew his that In the ring"
and what chance has Bolshevism where
the people already rule?
Here In Ohio, moreover, they believe
in cooperation. The Ohio Manufac-
turers' association and the State Fed
Grafton Of Labor thresh out their diff
ferences before they ask for legislation,
and then get behind 1t and push it
through. Industrial captains, seeing the
handwriting on the wall elsewhere, are
searching for possible cases of discon-
tent and curing them. Ohio is progress
sive politically. Ohio Is progressive in
the realm of social economics.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
BUYS 100 GOOD o G

CONVICTION, Tenn. April 10. (Spll
C. b. Mckee, prominent stockman, Of
Troy, Tenn, purchased 100 head OF
hogs from b. d. Boyd, of this city,
yesterday, and will fatten them for
market These hogs had been bought
by Mr.. Boyd from the farmers Of all
parts Of Upton county, hs have also
several carloads during the year. The
purchase is q gentle hint to Upton
countians as to what they might do
in the mater Of fattening hogs before
1alitay
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
COMBING WON'T RID
HAIR OF

druff is to dissolve it, then you destroy
it entirely. To do this, get about four
ounces Of ordinary liquid arvon; apply
1t at night when retiring: use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub 1t in gent
ly with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and by morning most
II not all, of your dandruff win be gone,
and three or four more applications
will completely dissolve and entirely
destroy every single sign and trace OF
it, no matter how much dandruff you
may have.
and digging of the scalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fluffy, lus-
trous, gossy, silky and soft, and look
and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive and never falls
to do the work. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10

of war, or to get he peace OF Ihe
world established SO normal conditions
of business may return.
Ohio Is Progressive.
Ohio is a progressive state, and both
Republican and Democratic newspapers
seem to exude liberalism in their edi-
torials, so 1t Is not surprising to see
almost all of them strongly supporting
the league. The Cincinnati Enquirer,
for instance, favors the league, though
it is owned by the same management
as the Washington I'd. c. Post, which
is fighting the proposal. In Ohio 1t IS
bad politics to oppose the league, and
the Republicans have been quick to find
that out, so that almost unanimously
do they favor some kind Of a league,
This is much different from the first
opposition, which was against any
league at all.
tics, for which the strategists are be-
ing twitted here and there In the state
by the Democrats, is perhaps, not
enough to overcome the deep-seated OPP
position to the Democratic party. One
/ Democratic editor told me that he never
had seen such partisan bitterness, and
this, too, with an election more than a
year away. Resentment against the
| postoffice department, the railroad and
telegraph administration, and particu-
larly against the taxation methods of
the Democrats is indNscribably intense.
Gov. Cox Optimistic.
The Democrats, while more or less
dispirited, are endeavoring to take an
optimistic view of the outlook. Gov.
Cox, with whom l talked for a long
time today, is one of tf@se optimists.
He feels that the Republican party will
have to bear the responsibility now for
legislation in congress, and that, by the
time 1920 comes around, much OF the
present feeling against the Democrats
will have been absorbed by a new dis
content with the Republicans.
Cox said nothing about his own aInbi-
tions or desires, but inquiry among
some of the political observers here
elicits the information that Gov. Cox is
being doomed by his friends for the
presidential nomination. He has beer
elected governor of Ohio three times
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
OHIO IS FIVE TO
ONEFORLEAGUE
LAWRENCE FINDS
Special Writer in Tour of Ma
ton to Ascertain Sentiment,
Learns of Conditions and
Says Wilson Will Be Backed

david Lawrence is now making a
tour of the principal cities and states
In an effort to secure authentic ip-
formation regarding the sentiment Of
the people all over the nation about
President Wilson's proposed league Of
nations. His first article, which APP
peared recently, gave the facts. about
Pittsburgh. This article deals with the
state OF Ohio.-The Editor.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
ALI Business Would Benefit.

'It Is quite clear as far as the pro-
ducers are concerned that when they
are competing with each other every
where in selling their cotton, when the
cotton is being piled up in excess OF
the capacity Of the yards, n when
II lie In excess Of the facilities ar
ranged for transportation, the cotton
cannot be expected to bring what
would be a fair price II these obstruc-
tons were removed.
"Suol a corporation could overcome
these distractions and bring to the
to the market and prevent wide fluc-
tuations In prices due to avoldable fac
tors. The result Of this would be q
benefit to the merchants who buy the
cotton Of q producer at the market.
II would benefit the banker, who will
find In cotton a more stable basis OF
credit.
because his business will have a new
measure OF stability without the ele-
ment Of violent Observation-Disclosures an
element Of danger, as well as some.
times furnishing an opportunity OF
profit, But all sound business men, l
take 1t, would prefer stability rather
than to have their business contain the
elements Of extraordinary hazard, over
which they have no control
III such a corporation should be or
ganlzed with $50, 900, 900 OF stock-the
capital to be paid for in United States
bonds or in cash-for the purpose OF
handling export cotton, under the au-
thority of the Webb act, such a cor
poration could Immediately obtain from
the War Finance corporation a line of
credit large enough to begin the opera
ton of handling sthe outstanding cotton
and the new cotton crop on a very
large basis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
SWISS ROUTING.

has been made with the allies by which
merchandise for Switzerland coming
from across the Atlantic will pass up
the Rhine to Strasbourg or Basel. Con-
Bequently the next American grain
steamers for Switzerland will go to
Antw erp.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
Could Afford Experts.

Such q corporation could afford to
send h most expert men to deal with
the cotton splnners Of Europe and OF
the orient. II could make arrangements
with the United States shipping board
for ships to handle this cotton, 1t could
afford to put up large terminal stor-
age houses.
at could deal with the United States
government and buy the standardized
steel storage buildings which r in
France and remove them to convenient
stations near the seaports, where the
cotton could be stored on a large scale.
1t could have experts who could stand
ardize the cotton 30 that they could
ship q shipload Of cotton Of q certain
grade to the splnners who wanted that
grade.
ut could issue warehouse receipts,
certified by trust companies as a spe-
clal basis OF credit for the corporation
or its customers and clients, 1t could
handle cotton on a profitable commis-
sion basis,
IN placing the stock Of such a r
poratlon ] would suggest that 1t should
be distributed by banks in cotton-rRis-
Ing counties with cotton producers,
banks handling cotton paper and with
l cotton buyers.
In this way the powers Of the cot
ton marketing corporation would ex-
tend directly to tho producing section
and the interest of all Of the people
concerned in obtaining a fair value for
the cotton crop would BIO obtained.
Moreover, such m organization, repre-
senting the stockholders In every coun-
~, would be able to exercise q bene.
ficlal effect in many other ways In
regard to the local production, ginning,
storage, grading, COMPRISING and
transportation of the product, as well
al the financing of the product from
the points Of production to the points
of concentration, and finally to the
points of marketing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
CAR OF ASHDOWNS SENT
TO FURNITURE FACTORY

PINE BLUFF, Ark, April 10. (Spl.)
Tho Elder-Guenther Manufacturing
company, possibly the first time in the
history Of this city, shipped a solid car
load Of ashdowns, containing 1000
lineal feet, to a large chair factory.
This material Is used In making reed
furniture,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
TO REBUILD TAMO K

PINE BLUFF, ARK. April 10. (spl.)
Tho contract for the rebuilding 81
the Tamo pike, IS miles out OF Pine
Bluff southeast, was let Tuesday Il
Thomas A. Hill and A. M. Perdue. TIL
road will be II feet wide and win be
surfaced with asphalt, The commits
sloners OF the road are Zlba Bennett,
Dave Well, c, W, Butts, Greed Tay.
lor and Andrew Clemmons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
R PLANE SHOWN.

WASHINGTON. April 1o.-The first
American built battle plane, the De H..
4, now " on exhibition In the national
pleted in September, 1917, and was the
first plano flown with q Liberty IL
motor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
Come to Purity Seed Company

Sure growing plants and garden seeds.
We handle only well-matured vegetable
plants of strong vitallty-fresh from tho
garden daily.
plant Purity Seeds-"The Beginning
Of a NGood Crop" adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10

Like others in the squadron compris-
ing tho flying circus, which win give
an exhibit Saturday in and YER Menu
phis for the Victory loan, Maj. 70. G.
Tobin, O stalwart Texan, has several
notches on thief usilage Of his machine
for boches brought down, i,
Like The had man OF the West and
others OF his ilk, aviators are prone to
put a notch in for every victim. How
many notohes the boys have who come
Saturday IL not known. but all have
received citation after citation for
bravery In action. Maj, Tobin is the
main stunt flyer OF the squadron.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
WOULD
EXPORT COTTON
BY OWENS PLAN
CONTINUED nom First Page.l

trolling a very large volume Of cotton.
would be In a position to command
the attention Of the market world. Nc
advantage could be taken Of the cor
poration by the buyers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
WALSH
SAYS:

Success and popularity are INSOFAR
ably linked with good appearance.
Personal appearance is largely a mat
ter of the suit.
The Walsh label guarantees all a suit
should be, price included.
Drop in and let us show you our splen-
did line Of Spring and Summer fab
RIGS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
Broader Agency suggested.

have no organization ct present under
which they might act
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
Ohio Is Progressive.

Of war, or to get the peace Of the
world established so normal conditions
of business may return.