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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
After the War Problems Affect
Telephone Service

lelephOne Service
No large business enterprise, private or public, has
readjuSted itself to pre-War conditions or solved the prob
lens produced by the war. Certainly, no telephone COM
pany has accomplished this achievement. y
The relief and happiness experienced by the public
when the armistice was signed caused many to hope and
believe that our entire social and business structure
would return overnight to pre-War standards of practice
and OF efficiency.
Expressions from our subscribers and from the pub
lie indicate an expectation that telephone service should
be as efficient now as it was prior to the war, and that
extensions and installations should be executed as
promptly as in normal times.
True the fighting has ceased and the governments
requirements have lessened, but we are undergoing a
period of reconstruction and readjustment that is filled
with problems equally as delicate and as difficult as those
we conquered when our nation wa at war.
When the armistice was signed this company found
itself confronted with thousands of orders which it had
been unable to fill. Governmental restrictions were re-
moved, but new equipment could not be secured over
night. 1t must first be engineered, then ordered, manu-
featured and then installed.
The technical men needed for the work are not avail
able in sufficient numbers to handle it as quickly as in
normal times, and they will not be available for many
months until the thousands of Bell telephone men who
volunteered for duty in France have returned.
In the operating branch of our service we are han
ding more local and toll calls than ever before in the his
tory of our country. Hundreds of new operators have
been employed and trained, but the percentage of new
operators is so great that the service is not up to pre-war
standards.
Last fall the influenza epidemic ragged among our en-
plOyees. Every feature of our business was handicapped,
but the operators were most seriously affected. The flu
is still prevalent, and today the shortage of operators is a
serious menace to our service.
We would be failing in our duty if we did not state
frankly that it will be many months before your service
can be appreciably improved. A loyal organization is
striving to overcome the difficulties Of the reconstruction
period and our every talent and resource is employed in
this effort.
We are operating the telephone system as agents for the federal
government under the supervision of the Postmaster-General, and
we must work out the intricate problems of reconstruction, just as
we met the emergencies of war, and our success depends now, as ii
did then, largely upon your patient corporation and consideration
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE M4N
AND TELEc ,s::',.'..,. COMPANY -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
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Managers and owners of high-class hotels throughout
the country are making THE LITERARY DIGEST
a necessary part of the equipment of their reading
rooms. The average family of guests in a big hotel
selectinethe Digest as the favorite magazine shrewd
judgment is exercised because THE LITERARY
DIGEST, all the magazines in one" is real econo-
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14

fills the bill" Every hotel guest who reads it, no
matter whence he came, is sure to find it suited to his
needs, 1t gives the casual searcher for information
just that crisp, newsy. condensed summary of national
and world events of the moment that he needs. At
the same time it gives the careful student of events
just those authoritative viewpoints that he requires.
AS it is neither biased nor parochial it suits everybody
and pleases everybody.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
AIR OFFICERS
TELL ROTARY
OF NEEDS HERE

Lieut.-Col. F. T. Dickman, Major e.
S. Schofield, Major John w. Butts,
Captain G. ]. Glidden and Lieut.. Wal
ter F. Sutter. administrative officers
at Souther Field and the Aviation Gen
eral Supply depot. were guests at the
weekly luncheon of the Americas Ro-
tary club today at the Windsor.
"Souther Field is one Of the very
best landing fields in the country, and
the surrounding country offers fairly
safe places for forced landings" Col
onel Dickman, commanding officer at
Souther field, said to the club. These
two facts are greatly in your favor in
your efforts to retain the field"
Major Schofield, commander at the
supply depot, said that if better prices
could be had from Americus merch-
ants, gerat deal of money now be-
ing spent outside of the city would
remain here.
Both commanders stressed the abso-
lutte need of better road conditions be-
tween the camp, the depot and Amer
icus.
sour men must be able to get into
town for amusements and things they
want to buy, but now there are times
when it is not possible to navigate the
roads. This should receive the immed-
late attention of Americus if she
wants to retain these camps" was sug-
gested by one of the officers.
Major Butts, one of the oldest men
in point of flying in the entire air SER
vice, plead for more and better ia
ciIities for amusements.
"Our men must have relaxation" he
said. "They want to see good show
occasionally; the very best class of
movies should be here for them The
amusements here are few and not the
best"
Captain Glidden delighted the club
with few of his personal experiences
Telling All That l Know in Six Min
utes," was the subject he gave to his
remarks, which dealt with the tele-
phone. the telegraph, ballOonirg, trav-
cling, automobiling and aeronautics.
Music by Captain Glidden and Lieut.
Sutter at the piano and the usual Ro-
tary songs were enjoyed by all.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27

operation and sources of printed aids
on the subject.
A K. Wilson, editor of the St Lucie
County Tribune. of Fort Pierce, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson, was in the city
yesterday en- route from Miami to
their home. They had as guests Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Morgan, Miss Hattie
Pope and Elizabeth and Master San
ders Morgan, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Seal. all Of Americus, Ga, who were
making their first trip to Florida. Mr..
Seal expressed the astonishment he
and his party felt at viewing all the
beauties of the east coast in the mid
winter months when he said: "I am
so sorry l have never before visited
this portion Of United States-but it
had no idea that things were SO attrac-
tive as we have found them. This
seems to Us the finest spot in the
world; if there is anything better it
seems to me would really be
heaven. I'm going 70 arrange mat
ter so. that during the coming sea-
son l shall be able to bring down a
party and care for them all at my
own home, for I'm going to have some
property along the east coast of Flor
ida at some point or other Palm
Beach, Fla, Post.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
WIN. FARNUM HAD MARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH IN PLAY


William Farnum tells this interest
ing story of how he saved his life when
an actor, over-imbued with the spirit
of the part he was playing, came near
burying knife in the screen star's
chest:
1T was the opening night of the
Russian play, Michael Strogoff' in
New Orleans, and / was playing the
title role. The man who played oppo-
site me was tall and strong as an OK;
but / was quite strong, too.
"The scene I refer to was a fight
between this man and myself, he WELD
ing a knife. AS soon as I grappled
with him l saw he was laboring under
a severe mental strain, and that /
was in danger Of being hurt. AS the
struggle continued, felt that my life
was really in jeopardy and l must
act quickly. Grasping his wrist, had
to exert all my strength to turn the
knife from my chest and twist it in
such a manner as to turn it against
his body The dagger cut his coat
and made cash in his chest. He sank
to the floor and the curtain was low
cred. He was not badly hurt, but it
was a matter of life or death to me.
1t was one of the narrowest escapes I
ever had"
Mr.. Farnum will be seen in his lat
est de luxe production, "FOr Freedom, y
at the Strand Theater Friday.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
BRITISH TROOPS
SCATTEREDOVER
WORLD STILL

LONDON, Correspondence of The
Associated Press.)-A glance at the
maps of Europe and Asia on which
are designated positions of British
troops shows them to be rather well
spotted. For one or another reason
the British War department still con-
siders it necessary to keep troops in
some of the out-of-the-way places of
the world. While it is planned to re-
duce most of the forces there is no
immediate prospect of the withdrawal
of any force
In the Balkans the British are using
their forces as stabilizing influence
against the varied ambitions of the
several states. In trans Caspia.
northwest of Afghanistan, they are
protecting the population from Turk
ish excesses, the result of the refusal
of the Turks to realize they have been
beaten in the war. In tarns- -Caucasia
they are fighting the Russian Bolshe-
Wiki. In northern Italy they are act
ng buffer between the Italians and
Jugo-Slavs until the peace conference
settles differences there. Several COM
mands are in Russia and fairly large
forces are being maintained in India,
Mesopotamia and northern Persia
Three divisions of the force sent to
Italy in 1917 remain but in consider
ably reduced numbers. Many men
have been demobilized and none sent
to replace them. One battalion is at
Fiume, another in Northern Tyrol. A
part of this force will be used for
the Allied army of occupation in Aus,
tria.
The three divisions in the Balkans
are stationed in the Dobrudja which is
the subject of considerable contro-
versy between Rumania and Bulgaria
near Constantinople and the Dard-
naelles and in the vicinity of Saloniki
In Egypt and Palestine there might
be more trouble with the Turks If a
British force was not maintained there
while in Mesopotamia it is feared the
inhabitants, freed even of Turkish
control, would start fighting among
themselves if not controlled by the
military. These influences necessi-
tate keeping a certain number of
troops in these areas, in the opinion
of the War Office officials here.
The British have troops in Russia
on the Murman coast, south of Arch
angel, and at Omsk while at Vladivos-
tok is brigade of Canadians
There is a British garrison of 10000
in India and it is not expected to re-
duce this force until just before the
heated season begins. Then is plan
ned to bring home about 10000 if ship
ping facilities are available. This is
an unusually large garrison for India
but the War and Colonial Office Of
ficials believe large garrison will be
necessary for some time.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
AMERLCUS SOCIAL EVENTS
Department conducted bu Mrs. H. B. Alien Office Phone
90; Residence, 466
Outing in Florida.

Outing In Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A Morgan, Miss
Hattie Pope, Master Sanders and lit
tie Mary Elizabeth, left Wednesday
for their home in Americus, Ca. go
ing by way of Tampa, where they will
visit friends. They spent a week in
Fort Pierce, guests of Editor and Mrs.
A K. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
Morgan and their children, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Seal and son and Editor
and Mrs. A K. Wilson spent Monday
and Tuesday in Miami, sightseeing.
= : Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. B. Seal and son,
Hudson, of Americus, Ga, who have
spent the past week in Fort Pierce.
left Wednesday. They were in COM
pany with the Morgans-St. Lucie,
Fla, Tribune.
Mrs. Stafford Stevens, Of Plains, is
the guest of Mrs Eliza Clark, on
Prince street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cohen have re-
turned from their wedding trip and
are row at home to their friends at
the Cohen residence on South Jack
son street.
A B. Boyle, of Atlanta, is visitor
in the city today.
Miss Thelma Easterlin, of Americus;
Miss Kitty Birdsey and Miss Mary
King, of Macon, were three Georgia
girls who were entertained recently at
a dance at Washington and Lee Uni
versity, in Lexington, Va. The three
girls are attending college at Sweet
Briar, Va.
L. l. Dent was prominent Atlanta
citizen spending the day in Americus.
Child Saving Campaign.
The Georgia Library commission, of
which Mrs. J. X. Ottley, of Atlanta is
chairman, is cooperating with the
Federal Children's bureau in the work
of child saving in Georgia While the
commission has no money from the
state for conducting it's work 4 other
state for conducting its work as other
states have, it is able to do great
deal through correspondence and
serves as a medium through which in
dividual libraries in the state can be
reached.
The Children's bureau has organized
a special line of work through Ii
braries, (which Miss Elya L. Bas
com, librarian of wide experience, is
in charge. The purpose is to use the
public libraries of the state as a
clearing house for information ON the
care of children, and through the Ii
braries to stimulate interest in child
welfare in every form. The Library
commission is organizing the work
with the twenty-five libraries in Geor-
gia and will encourage in every way
interest in the work and give infor-
nation to libraries on methods of Co
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
PNEUMATIC
KINKS GO
"NEUTRORE PRESCRIPTION SO"
A WONDER

At last a real does -what-it-says
rheumatic Remedy, nothing like it was
ever before known and that is no joke.
Every man and woman VINO mas
Rheuma tism, Gout or Neuralgia, ought
IN try ''Neutrone Prescription SO" at
once and see how marvelously it works
cut out those fiery liniments and
-lrfv salves. use a good clean internal
comedy. "Neutrone Prescription w IL
.,,,,ri,abIe because it purifies the blood,
,cgists in natures way, gives you what
on need TO fight Oft Rheumatic
ooisons. > good clean healthy system:
~, not one of those temporary reier
,flairs, good only while. using, 1t is
tasting Get a bottle today and your
tanned, stiff aching joints and muscles
can you imagine it, well it's all true
For sale by Howell's Pharmacy and
heading druggists everywhere. adv
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
Mrs. Statham Entertains,

Mrs. Statham Entertains,
Mrs. Ernest Statham entertained the
Tuesday Bridge club in a delightful
way this morning at her home on
Church street. DaffodiIs were used
with charming effect in the living
room, where the tables were placed
and a blooming cyclamen was given
for top score. Mrs. Statham's guests
were Mrs. Barlow Council, Mrs. Dud-
ley Gatewood, Mrs. James Hixon, Mrs.
John Council, Mrs. Thomas HcLen-
don, Mrs. Eugene Hill, Mrs. Cliff Will
liams, Miss Lula Mathis.
For Mrs. Janney.
Mrs. Halle Janney, of Montgomery,
was honor guest at lovely party this
morning when Mrs. H. o. Jones en-
tertained at bridge, at her home on
Harold avenue.
Quantities of yellow flowers in vases
and wall pockets formed the decora-
tions in the room where the guests as
sembled for the game. The honor
guest was presented with a bud vase
and deck of cards was given for top
score prize
Present besides the honor guest
were Mrs. Crawford Wheatley, Mrs.
Thomas Harold, Mrs James Carle-
ton, of Atlanta; Mrs. W. D. Ivey, Mrs.
stephen Pace, Mrs. T. o. Marshall,
Mrs Willis Hawkins, Mrs. Walter
Brown, Mrs. J. E. Mathis, Mrs. John
Serviss, Mrs. C. U. Rogers, Mrs. Tracy
Cunningham, Mrs. Charles Council,
Mrs. Hollis Fort.
Thursday Club Meets.
Mrs. Emory Rylander was the
Thursday clubs hostess this after
noon at pretty party at her home. on
Taylor street. Spring blossoms were
used lavishly in decorating the room
and box of hadnkerchiefs was given
for high score prize. Enjoying Mrs
Rylanders hospitality were Mrs.
Franc Mangum, Miss Martha Dedman,
Mrs. j. B. Hoist, Miss Mary Ella Dav-
export, Miss Louise Williford, Mrs.
Barlow Council, Miss Maud Sherlock,
Mrs. John Council.
***
d. A. r. Meeting.
Council of Safety chapter, D. A. R.,
will meet on Saturday morning at ten
thirty o'clock at the Carnegie Library
auditorium.
Tea Room Menus.
Dinner at the tea room tomorrow
will consist of baked fish or roast
pork, butterbeans, lettuce and toma-
toes, breadsticks. Supper: Bacon and
shirred eggs, hominy, macaroni and
cheese, hot rolls. Extras: Japanese,
caramel and chocolate cakes, lemon
pies, steaks with French fried pota-
toes, salads and sandwiches.
Jacob Eisman, of Ashburn, was a
visitor in Americus today.
Mrs. Douglas Dent, of Douglas, Ga.
is visiting Mrs w. E. Jones, on
Prince street.
Ernest Clayton, of Atlanta, is busi-
ness visitor in the city today
On account of illness in Mrs. Guy
ton Fishers family, Miss Emma Love
Fisher will not return to Wesleyan
college this week.
w. Ell. Daniels, of Jacksonville. is in
Americus on a business mission.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27

We can supply your wants with all
eOlOrs of knitting wool, at COhen's.
17-tf
Americus times-recorder., 1919-02-27
For That CHILLY Feeling

Take Groves Tastelesst CHILL Tonic. 1t Warns
the Body by Purifying and Enrichine the Blood.
You can seon feel its Strengthening. InvigOrating
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09
At Ii,'ggN

The Ifsnry pil company and ON.
cugo OIL company are completing -
rig and moving In tools ~ uii'"' IN"
deep snnd well Just cohir,"i"d hb
the Gates on company, Producers
and UcfincrH corporation lWhith mas
taken over a quarter inlctrHD Noh
inson and Irtoher IN 10 - u lh'
location bcing In the northeast cor
ncr Of the northwest of the uor'h
west of gI-ib-I2 The well ina.
caused aI of the rNcltemrnt IN oH
timnIcd at 800 or 500 h1rroH htl'r
II has been drilled iu. which VIII he
tomorrow There Is lot OF OH
around tfe well
The Same companies with the q. j.
& q lust completed their No wen
on tho johnson farm IN m" south -
east OF I-1lL1 being the second 10
cation west from the southeast cor
nor. The we'll In good for 800 bar
rcls natural A rig Is up Tor Ne. j
a location west.
The same people are spuddlng the
No on the Thompson fnrm, tho
location being the middle ot the west
kne OF the northeast OF the north p
west Of 6-l4-i2. Okmulgoe district
The same ompRnles are drilling
at 200 fcst IN their offset 90 the
Moses and smith well I'm 7-l2-ll the
location In the southwest corner OF
tho south half of tho southeast OF
6-l2al.
Tho same people. together with
the Klmblcy OH ~ Refining Co, have
snuddcd In ON their test IN the south 70
east corner Of the southwest OF Il %
1I-l2 Henryotta district
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09

For Information about tho new
shallow sand oil fields In western
Tennessee. and soc acreage, Zoe rent.
ais IN territory gcologicnllv approved.
write Tcnnokh Oil c., Dickson
Trnn -AdNt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09

A party headed by cyrus Avery
Nnd James II Gardner aud Leo
Kaufman visited the well IN me
southwest OF lo-25.D FRIDAY ana
found there was no gaS hnd o. III
order to run The hhller iht hh"N"
Rcptlemcn tackled the job ~ cul''he
wood and soon had up steam ana
found that the well was cnving but
that n had been making flows of
~ barrels At time Much az the
oil has been lost on account ~ high
water hui there are now two 300
barrel tanks ana "A 26O barrel tank
up. II Will give a good account nt
Itself as soon AS u string OF six inch
has been run,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09
sIl sLsSII QuoIAIIOsS
Yesterdays Meeting

Elsewhere Ina this paper viii ho
found Eat"mcut setting forth
clearly the hcla IN regard 10 fu'i
oil and best of all they win ho pre-.
scented In Washington by a commit
tee OF men whU Know th" refining
business and have done wonders in
hutlding up the great indcp' ndchl
industry in the west
That thcy VIII be well received and
will easily gain recognition from the
fuel administration goes without Hh,
ing and 10 the fuel oil situation VIII
likely hu settled and that soon OF
before the coal miners are hhrk 10
The mines And So when Christmas
~ here there viii be nothing 'p wor.
~ about and everybody can ENJOY
tho festivities
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09

The Henry on company and Chi.
cngo on company have a rig up ana
are moving in tools for No. 'cs'
in the southwest corner OF the norlh,
west OF the northwest OF 2b.lh-e
which Ia just one half mile northeas,
from tho March OIL company's Wen
In 90 which is still making 40 bar
barrels.
Tho Alabama Bound oil & Gas
Co. is ready to spud for It's No l
test In the southwest OF the norm. I.
west ut the southeast OF 2S-ls-b ana
has made u location to drill on h-
90 acres In S2Jls-b, j G. Green OF
birmingham, Ala president OF the
above oil company, Is IN Tulsa nay
ing Just returned from DniaS' Ho
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09

We are IN the market Tor close In
Lenses. drilling propositions ana pro.
duction I'm oklahoma oil fields lhdi
and Hnnnon, wheat bllg" for'
Worth Texas -AdNt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09

and said before leaving: Il am sorry
that business engagements pre-
vented "A longer stay In Tulsa and
hopo the time viii come when the
American Petroleum institute has an
office here, There are many people
IN Tulsa whom I was unable 70 see
az the day was ali too short
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09

own scattered leases Ia Okfu@-
lee. Seminole and Hughes counties.
For information write T.. q. NoN -et
Okemah, Okla .--AdNt,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09
Late Complc,ions In tho Usage.

The latest Eeport~o oomSlelon
IN the Osagc is aE followsS
Frank Wolfe No. I In The south
west OF i6.26-ll Is good for five bar
rels
W. II Foster and others No | In
the northwest OF 20.26-il IL making
80 barrels,
Wah shah She No. 2i In tnc north
east Of 1899 Ia good tor 10 bar
fcls
Wah shah She No 20 In nv sonth %
east OF 1890 In good tor 40 bar
rels.
Dallas Usage No, 10 In the south
east OF r22-gg-y Is making lao bar
rels. sand was found at l,a66 feo'
and has been shot
chRutauuua county completions
are as follows:
Lies and others No. ! Manter ana
Metcalf In the northwest of f-3t-lo
is making o barrels
7 s. Griffin and Guy Berry No. J
penman In tho northeast OF ll-Sa-io
is a dry hole.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09
OIL AND GAS
Leases. Supplies. Production, E~.

tNew) SIS No. 20. immaculate
del Subject rrior Sale 4li Non-
Llson q Ylli,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09
snort stay a, the company's Tulsa

snort stay at the company's Tulsa
Office.
W ~ "1IasHe2t president OF tho
Imperial Refining company was In
Tulsa Yesterday FOR the meeting OF
the rofiprrs Il rOoiItlon and r@-
nclvcd n warn wclromv from his
Numerous fricris here. ~ IL greatly
missed In Tulsa
II T.. Wo IN. secretary OF the
American Petroleum institute wh1
VIZ. hcrc yesterday AS "a member or
the HdylHorv committee. l"ftyon u
mtc'train for hh home ln New York
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-10
CHORUS WILL
BE FORMED IN CITY

The ladies' chorus Of the woman's
club has decided 10 organize
chorus Of mixed voices 70 which all
the men singers OF the city viii be
eligible. 80 special invitation viii
be ISSUED. The chorus at present
consists Of between rs and 80
voices. and il is desired 70 double
The membership by the addition Of
men. Annual dues viii be 50 in ad-
vance.
The chorus was formed two years
ago and has done much towards
arousing an interest in music
throughout the city. Several pub
lie concerts have been given. all Of
which reflected credit on the sing
ers and their instructor Prof IT..
W. owens Of the Western Conserva-
tory Of Music. Chicago.
a good program has been ar
ranged for the present season. The
first meeting Will be held oct. "A i'm
the public library Should Prof.
Owens Doe able 20 attend this first
meeting an invitation will be issued
90 the men.