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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
>Geers' Alligator Story
Introducing Spike, the Dog Catcher.

amounted to $3.50. He then started out
to canvass the eolored folks and added
az much more to his bank account,
while the blacks had to 60 without
lukuries Tor weeks to pay II.
The county clerk told Spikes owner
what a goed. thing the tax was for him,
g cants On a Te; co asSS e So st Up ms
years he would get enough from this
source to retire or buy B plantation.
And ne possibly would. II It had not
been for Spikes, as in, the course Of a
year, the old deooy and the allieators,
that saw what he was doing whenever
he heard a dog. bark, made such In
roads on the dofs along the river that
As soon a Inc county clerk saw VIVA,
was being done, he decided to act In
self defense. Getting possession, Of a
small dog, he fastened little bag
filled with stfyehnine TO its cellar and
dropped him on the edge Of the float
Spike saw him and with a whlsk o. his
tail and 4 sulp sent the dog and the
ing TAGS had preceded him. In a few
ton in the Tornbiebee, As 1t subsidized
Spike floated belly up toward the shore
When Spikes owner heard OF the
death OF his decoy, he was furious, MS II
meant q serious inrpAd on his supply Of
hides. Also when he learned that NJ
was poisoned BY the county clerk, HI
used his influence with the chairman
and had the tax repealed. The coloret
folks celebrated the event with q bar,
becus, while the Indians had roAs
dog dinner. The county clerk resignet
and moved to Mobile. and peace agar
reignsd on the Toinbigbee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03

During one Of, the wet days at Pough-
keepsie, when the celebrated driver. Ed
Geers, whom everybody admires for his
skill and truthfulness. was having the
Etawah colt, Tombigbee, shod, he said
that the youngster was named after a
big Southern river. 1t rises in Missis-
sippi and enters Alabama In Pickens
county, after which 1t is Joined by the
Sipsey and Warrior rivers before Il
unites with the Alabama to form the
Mobile.
Later on Ed, who is great fox
hunter remarked that when he was
racing in the South there were plenty
his old friends lived in a town on It's
banks. He was noted fox hunter, kept
a splendid pack Of hounds, and caught
alligators for their hides, He also owned
pet alligator called Spike, which he
used as a decoy, He would come for
hounds barking. AS he wHS usually fol-
lowed by two or three others, Eds
friend made pound back OF, his house
and killed the followers, while Spike
returned to the river.
This proved very profitable until
Spike developed fondness for dogs. It
came about In this way The fishermen
which they pulled up their boats, They
also cleaned their fish there, leaving
the heads, fins and tails for the town
dogs to quarrel over. Spike, who got
his name from breaking a few teeth on
| an iron bar, noticed this. He would lay
off the float with only his eyes above
water until all the dogs but one were
| gone, He would then turn around and
| Wiggle his tail near the surface. This
| would attract the attention Of the dog
| and he would run to the edge Of the
float. As he did, spike would make a
sweep with his tail and knock him into
the water. After that 1t would reduire
an. x-ray of Spikes stomach to locate
the dog.
This new appstite Of Spikes made a
i lot OF trouble, but the most Of 1t fell
on the county clerk. That year eithet
the state or county laid a dog tax OF
qpar s and gaze ths county y clers on nSs
tax returns he sent each Of the doa
owners a bill and found when they paid
that his share from the tax and tagt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
Record of Few Cities.

Indianapolis contributes half Of In.
diana's big score, WITH 743, Wisconsin
Is considered to have done very well
among the states also, with 1,O24 mem
beers OF the Employers legion.
However, Danvllle, ILL.,, Is probably the
banner city Of the United States. With
.. comparatively. small population OF
$4,000 1t has 476 members, which is
larger than Cincinnati with AS, Nil
waukee with. asa, Cleveland with $50,
Philadelphia with 234, Providence with
2ls. or Dayton with 2O5.
In Missouri, Kansas City and st,
Louis have been going along nip and
tuck for months, but Kansas City with
1850 has at last safely passed st, Louis
with 1873 jacksonville, Fla. Is the star
city OF the South, without a doubt, with
243. and In the far West, Fresno Cal,
with 400, Ia easily at the top of the
percentage column
HobokSn, half the size Of Paterson.
leads New Jersey with 30; Paterson has
10. Ogden. Utah, has 107 members
Portland, Ore, has but a. Boston, y
ell the larger cities. ID at the foot OF
q, Y HI with 1875 Washington D. G.
10 achieve this result, 1900 chambers
OF commerce throughout the United
States we're addressed, as we're 800 as.
sociAtione OF trades and industries
Every newspaper In the United State.
published at least one article about this
legion, which resulted In numerous ap.
piications The mayors OF all cities were
ALEC requested BY Col Woods to take
up the matter locally. and make Il :
matter on community pride. More thar
| 40 officers, field Representatives OF Thu
war department, brought the citation
to the attention Of employers In theli
| territory.
The Danyille, Ill, chamber OF com
niefoe made the record by turning In IT.
entire membership. The Associated In
| ddstfiss Of Massachusetts, did practical
| ~ the same thing, as did the Southern
| ice Exchange Of Virginia, and the Ho
boken, Nj, chamber Of commerce. TIL
| Fifth Avenue association OF New Yorl
city took $50 citations and the Chestnu
| Street association OF Philadelphia al
most As many The Northern Pacif
| railroad asked for 500 copies Of its Tlta
| tion TO post In every station along IL
| line, and the New York Life Insufano
company took ITO copies for It's variou
1 offices
ThSse citations are still issued fron
| the office Of the assistant TO the secre
| tAry OF war, by the war and navy de
| pAftfnents on the statement Of the EN-
| ployers that they have taken. back, 3
will take back, their discharged sol
/ diers and sailors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
LONDON RESUMES IT'S
OLD WAR UPON RATS

LONDON, Oct 3,---The war on rats,
war was In progress, Ia being renewed
by the ministry OF agriculture. which
estimates that property to the value Of
$3.50, 100000 is destroyed In the United
Kingdom every year by rats
The chief rat inspector OF the board
of agriculture estimates that each rat
destroys property TO the value OF about
v every year, while an official OF the
British Medical association laws the
spread OF many deadly diseases, incud !.
Ing trenchtfeter, to rats.
Already precautions have been taken
at the London docks which will pre-.
vent rats from landing from ships and
which, u they do land, speedily ends In
their death. 49,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03

There doesn't seem to be any great
demand FOR post-sSason series for city
championships. There was scarcely a
ripple in St. Louis over the announce.
inent that no series would be played
there between Browns and Cardinals
ana the Idea 81 d series betwAef, Giants
and Yankees fell through without any.
body protesting. In both New York ana
st. Louis the poor showing OF the teams
has caused great saSsing In interest
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
Doubted His Future.

Something like seven years ago"
writes Driscoll, Teddy Lewis came to
me and snid he wanted me to no to a
contest that night. as he had q little
boy there who ought to make a good
'un. ! went, and for the first time set
my eyes upon Jimmy. Wilde II he is
small now he was then mere speck.
so to. speak, and In what was\styled.
out OF courtesy, as n four-round sexhl-
bitten he CONCEDED about half n stone
10 hip rival and probably received about
ten Dob a. hiA end OF the purap
my cancellations we're that he was
a game little boy but had a lot to
learn. ! told Lewis 10, and added that
Wilde would be too small to get on
In the. profession, because we had no
ohampio nships for lads OF his weight.
AT that time you must remember, he
was only about 10 pounds, and to me
ne locked AZ though he never would
grow any bigger, Later on MI. Lewis
had him fixed up for tensround con-
I ! would nave him down with me.
consented, ~ no found anything good
IN what dld he wac to try II, and II
he saw me doing something which did
not appeal 10 him, then no need not
attempt II, or, at least. he should try
TO find n way TO beat II, We'll, with
his natural Gift for, fighting and his
good brain, Wilde did not redulte TO
be told twice. before no grasped an
idea ana put II into execution
spared with him end now he knows
the game from A to r.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
You VIII Never Be Cured by
Local Treatment With Sprays

Catarrh is condition of the blood
and can not be cured by local applica-
thong OF sprays and douehes this has
been proven By the thousands who
have vainly resorted TO this method OF
treatment
catarfh should not be neglected or ex.
perlmented with. The wrong treatment
Is valuable time lost, during which the
disease is getting firner hold upon
its victim, and making II more an.
ficult for even the proper treatment 10
accomplish results.
Though catarrh makes It's first ap.
peafanoe In the nostrila. throat and sif
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03

The Boston Braves, on their way
from Sc. Louis TO Chicago last week,
stopped of IN Lawrenceville, Ill.,. 10
play an exhibition game with a local
factory team The Braves won. some.
do tx these exhibitions, ana the game
sAvA the natives the impression that
Walter H6lks, the Boston first base.
man, has II all over Babe Ruth as a
hitter. Holkt hit q couple Of homers
80 hard the balls arc said to be stlll
going and polished off his day with a
thai will be the talk OF Lawrenceville
far moons hence
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
ticularly good,
Summaries, .--....
THIRD ROUND,

THIRD ROUND,
Mrs, G. II. Vanderbeok, Philadelphia,
defeated Mrs. Ronald IL, Barlow, Phila-
delphia, one up,
Miss Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, defeated
Mrs. q. Henry Stotson, Philadelphia
: and 2
Miss Irene Peacock, Pittsburgh, de-
feated Mira. r., II Dubois, Rarltan VAL
ley one up, 10 holes,
Mrs. W. v. Gavin, New York, de.
feated Mrs. H. Il, Byneld Chicago
6 and s,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03

III were asked 10 give reasons for
his success ! should say II Ia due to
the quick way In which his brain works.
II certainly travels faster than that of
the majority OF boxers. He secs the
opening and taRes advantage OF II
quickly, while No also knows II he does
anything wrong, 40 that he Ia able to
recover himself Immediately Add to
this Wilde's unnatural strength--whlch
10 phenomenal In man Of his weight
and bearing In. mind also his sound
knowledge OF the game, You can then
see what pulls him through his many
trying eontesta. This was proved IN his
match with Joe Lynch
II was simply Wilde's knowledge
and RAmeness that kept him on his
feet when Lynch had him practically
beaten. | think II was In the twelfth
or thirteenth round that this occurred.
Wide was not having things his own
way, but he used his head and bluffed
and fought Lynch out OF Il,
Ills hitting power, which has long
astonlshed the medical profession as
well as followers OF boxing comes natu-
rally with Ms stronsth and speed. he.
sides he punches properly. 50 with his
speed Id bound 10 hit hard. II IA like a
race horse kicking. A race horse can
do AZ much damage with its Kick as. a
heavy cart horse, entirely owing TO the
speed OF the kick
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
Jimmy Wilde Offered
$50, 900 for Bout in u. S.

the country fnaryeled only a few years
ago.
It's only seven years ago that pris-
coll first met Wilde and at that time
wasn't 30 very much impressed with
Jimmy, chiefly because he was only
speck' ana was rather rude In his
boxing,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
EMPLOYERS WHO
CARE FOR YANES
ARE TO Be CITED
Scheme Is Put in Operation by
CoA Woods to Honor All
Who Gave Positions to Men
Who Served in War.

WASHINGTON Oct S.-while he
was in office as assistant to the sec
rotary Of war, in charge OF securing
employment for soldiers, Col Arthur
Woods was exceedingly interested In
the plan for Al legion Of patriotic en-
ployers, Before he resigned Col woods
was pleased TO see the same idea
adopted In England
King George issued a royal proGahia-
tion on Sept. ID. holding II a dear
obligation upon all'' 70 acknowledge the
sacrifices OF British soldiers In the war,
and charging all employers OF labor to
bind themselves to find employment for
as many as possible, The names OF
such employers are to be inscribed
upon what shall be STYLED THE Kings
National Roll,' and each employer so
designated win be entitled 70 use on
his correspondence an official device
called a seal OF honor"
The war ana navy departments, for
whom Col, Woods acted previously in q
similar manner, at his suggestion de-
vised "the official eitationsv This ia
handsome document Inscribed with
the seal OF the United States and en-
crossed In the name OF those employers
who put themselves down In writing
as having agreed TO gladly re-employ
everybody who formally worked with
them and left 10 serve In the army or
navy during the great war;
Legion Enrolment.
The hd4a took slowly at first. untB
employers GENERALLY began TO realize
what II meant TO be enrolled In the le-
gion In the first two months but
geo had been issued. Today the war
department receives more than that
number Of applications In every mail
The citation has been issued through
out every state in. the union 10 prop
etly accredited applicants, and even to
Alaska Portol Rico and Hawaii To
date s54os firms and individuals have
factufers offices and small tfadesmeu
rs well as employers with but one SOL
dfer In the service. Aa one employer
In his application put IL. I'VE realize
that with the coming years such docu.
ment VIII not only be of great moral
an advertising advantage which will be
Of .inestimable benefit"
Letters OF all kinds were received in
application for this citation. From the
first, the merchant, the manufacturer
the business man, the private individual
all began 10 show the spirit or Amer-
only assured the government that they
would gladly re-empey their former
men, but were willing to take on any
other honorably discharged service men
to fill present day needs. There were
all sorts of other stater1ents--firm
wrote telling how they HAD paid their
employees while they were away; how
they had bought Liberty bonds for their
fighting rneni how they had set aside q
fund to buy them civilian clothing again
how they had raised wages for their
soldiers and sailors to keep pace with
the wages Of those who remained at
home how they gave vacations with
work; how they promoted others who
had fought well In France; and In dog.
ems of~other ways how they had played
their part In keeping the country's
fighting men from worry about things
back home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03

Brooklyn critics already have picked
the Dodgers third baseman for next
year. He is Doug Baird, who finally
seems TO have found favor. He has been
playing good bali since he got his
chAnce on third base with Brooklyn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03

A play that caused some argument
cATns up In the recently Yankees. Browns
series. Tobin rolled srounder 70 Pipp,
who tagged the runner, but the ball
bounced out 81 his hand Mosridge
sss hG ss s @ ss Hsss. 'G srssd t ne
Out therefore should Be allowed. I'm.
pifs Evans ruled Plpp had not held
the ball on Tobin and that the runner
was safe. Certainly. what else?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
All Employees Killed.

One firm wrote that 1t had kept posi-.
tlons for its men in the army but that
All had beer killed. II received oita-
ton, Of course Another firm wrote
that It had closed shop for the war
and every member. from the head Of
the house to the office boy, had gone
to war. The company received cita-
tion with congratulations corpora
tion put Itself on record as having tax
en- back more than 10000 employees
all that left them to serve. Another
man IN private life wrote that he had
taken back his chauffeur, his only male
employe, and was duly enrolled In the
legion. Farmers wrote In asking If they
were In line II they took back their
farm hands. Each one who put himself
on record got the citation.
New York leads all the states with
1864 employers to whom citations have
been issued, but Illinois is good sec
ohd with $3.50. However, positions are
reversed as regards these states chief
cities. for Chicago Is well In the lead
with 1896 citations leaving New York
city In third place with 1,lsS for Min
neapolis Is second with 1,294 Minne-
Apolis has done so well In proportion to
its population that 1t has more citations
than the entire state OF Ohio, with 1880.
and almost Ms many as the state Of
Indiana, with l,4O6.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
Values Impossible to Duplicate

It's not hard to figure why Hanger vaue-gIng far spasses
all others Hanger Clothes are bought in vast quantities at
one time for our mammoth chain of 36 stores at big price
cessons They sold to you cash basis in stores that do
big volume small individual margin of profit The re-
suit il that you save just about one-thrd at hangers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

for the transatlantic fight, but
their size and strength make OBJ
servers conclude that they can be
used for no other purpose.
The next nation to be considered
is America
1t has been reported that Lieu
tenant Commander Patrick-N. L.
Bellinger, commanding the air sta
ton of the Fifth naval district,
United States navy, has been Sc
lected to act as pilot in a trans
Atlantic fight to be begun soon.
Lieutenant Commander Bellinger
few over Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1915
while Mexican snipers tried to
shoot him down, thus winning the
honor of being the first American
to fly under fire.
+ 1t is expected that the American
fight will be attempted with the
naval airplane NC-1, which has
been undergoing tests at Rockaway
Point, or with another plane of the
NC type. This machine has an es-
timated speed OF 80 to 100 miles
an hour and a range limited by fuel
capacity to 1,20O miles. However, ii
is expected that the plane wf1l fly
1000 miles straightaway, then land
on the ocean and replenish its sup
ply Of fuel and then complete its
trip in one other 1 200 mile flight.
Route Not Yet Chosen.
The starting point of America S
attempt and the route to be taken
have not been definitely decided
upon. Bef1inger is now inspecting
sites along the Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland coasts to chose a
suitable landing and starting point
should the real ocean fight be
started from that territory.
The routes considered now in
clude:
A direct fight from Rockaway to
Ireland.
A flight from Rockaway to the
Azore islands to Ireland.
A flight from Rockaway to the
Azores to Spain.
A flight from Novo Scotia or st.
Johns, Newfoundland, direct to Ire
land.
A fight from Nova Scotia or St.
stop at Azores.
If the route from the northern
coast is taken the machine will fly
from Rockaway to the starting
point and be tuned up and re-fuelel
there.
The first place inspected in Nova
Scotia by Bellinger was Shelbourne.
Whether or not this will prove a
favorable spot it not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
U. S. MINERS TAKE
SAME POSITION AS
BRITISH WORKERS

Indianapolis, Ind. - American
miners will stand shoulder to
shoulder" with the miners of Great
Britain on the question of wages
and working conditions. according
to Frank Harrington, president of
the Illinois district of the United
Mine Workers of America
Mr.. Harrington made the state
ment in explaining the objects of
the three principal recommends
lions recently embodied in the re-
port of the general policy commit
tee of the United Mine Workers.
which call for increased wages,
shorter hours and naturalization
of mines. The recommendations
which were made by Frank ].
Hayes, international president,
serve as notice to the United States
government as well as the British
government that the attitude OF
Great Britain miners is reflected
in America, Mr.. Harrington said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
STREETCAR men
ARE TO DEMAND
4 SHORTER DAY
New Working Contract VIII Prob.
ably Include Eight Hour Sched-
ule and Overtime Pay.
FORMER PETITION REJECTED
Appeal To War Labor Board at
Washington Is Denied But En-
plOyes Continue Work.
FORMER PETITION REJECTED

It is Understood that the street
car men will ask an eight-hour
day with present pay, and time
and one-haIf for overtime, in the
new contract which they will sub
nit to the Tri-City Railway COM
pany as a working agreement prior
to June 1, the date on which the
present working schedule ex-
pires.
A joint mass meeting Of tri-city
employees will be called for discus
sion of the new agreement, the
gathering to be summoned in the
immediate future, according to of
ficials of the street car mems IN
ion.
In this connection, it will be re-
called that a petition of the men
for an increase in wages was sub
mitted to the war labor board at
Washington. with the assurance
that a rumored strike would not
be called in the trf-cities. The war
labor board rejected the demands,
however.
Little except routine business
was transacted last night at the
regular meeting of the union, ac-
cording to John T Bauer, presi-
dent
The major part of the evening
was spent in discussion of the
work and wage scale, now under
process of development. Nothing
definite has yet been accomplished,
according to Mr.. Bauer, who stat
ed that within 10 days or two
weeks the substance of the new
contract will be made public.
q Company Notified.
June 1 marks the expiration of
the present agreement under which
the street car men are operating.
According to it's terms, notice of 60
days must be given the company,
providing changes are demanded
in the schedule. This notice has
already been given, Mr.. Bauer de-
clared, although the company is of
course uniformed as to the exact
nature of the new proposal.