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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
TAG DAY FUND $40 asA

Total receipts from the Kings pauv,.
ters' tag day Monday for the mainta-
nance of the Home for Incurables il
announced as $40, 964 SIS by the com.
mittee IN charge of the receipts. This
Is nearly $1,000 more than had been
anticipated and exceeds last ears re-
ceipts by about $1,000, 1855 ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

TWO DECLINE TO RUN.

Miss Elizabeth Hill and Miss Edna
Arlington have withdrawn from the
contest in which their friends nomi-
mated them for queen Of beauty in the
Centenary flower shnw
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
BUSINESS AND SOCIAL.

OF course YOU are going to spend your
In the 0zarks. Call for pamph-
~ on summer In the oxarks, A. b.
Ssh or sos Alabama. M. asg. II. n
a. Hardy. Ark. for reservations.
adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
Old Floors Refinished.

New floors, screens and metal wealth
er strips installed anywhere, Chears
ftooF " screen 60. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

Mrs. &. B. Bryan a meet.
ing OF The Chapter House association
for Thursday morning at 1890 o'clock
In the parlors OF the Hotel Gayoso, to
discuss plans for entertaining during
the centennial. Plans will also be
made for Flag day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

Mrs. Chaplin, of Syracuse, N. Y, is
the charming guest of her sister, Mrs.
H. +. Arnold.
She is a prominent New York club
woman and a leader In women's suf-
frage circles in that state.
She made a splendid and instructive
address to the Memphis Equal Fran
chise club Tuesday afternoon. giving
the members some splendid pointers on
how the vote should be managed, and
the system which will make woman's
suffrage a permanent success.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

Auxiliary No. 2 of st. Brigid's church
will hold its regular monthly meeting
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
home OF Mrs. Ed Mcmahon, 2s6 Chelsea
avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
June Wedding.

The date for tho wedding Of Miss
Mary Abbay Leatherman and Lieut.,
Hugh Fontaine has been set for Satur-
day, June Z.
The wedding Is Of widespread inter-
est, owing to the prominence Of both
families.
The ceremony will take place on the
spacious lawn Of the handsome Leath-
ermau home.
After the wedding Lieut.. and Mrs.
Fontaine will go to Tulsa. Okla, where
they will make their future home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

The regular monthly meeting of the
Philathea class, of the Union Avenue
Methodist church, will be held Friday
evening at 7 o'clock at the home of
Miss Mamie Gus Gregory, 2027 Court
land avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07

A meeting of the Woman's club will
be held Friday at 1890 o'clock with
Mrs. $. M. Williamson at 262 Stone
wall place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
MEETING OF MEMPHIS
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS

The regular business and social meet
ing OF the Mothers class of the First
Methodist church will be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock at the home
Of Mrs. s. 8. Preston, 247 Cochran
place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
WILSON'S PICTURE
 IN FAR-OFF OMSk
Big Demand for Pamphlets Setting Forth Americas
 Aims in War
By Associated Press

Omsk, Siberia, February S.-An Amerl- can flag floating above the sidewalk and a picture of President Wilson in a window beside the flag is one of the first sights the American sees as, after long, tedious and even dangerous trip from Vladivostok, he is driven at light ming speed in a tiny sleigh or sled down the principal street of Omsk.
 The correspondent found that the flag hung over the door of the American committee on public information. The Omsk branch of this organization was founded and is conducted by Robert E. Ministers of Washington. D. c. Like the correspondent of the Associated Press, he labors by candlelight. When a visitor comes the existing courtesy is to light a second candle Cigarettes and cigars are lighted by candles and not by matches for matches are very expensive and are becoming scarce. Life in Omsk teaches respect for the little comforts of life one has previously disdained.
 On an average 300 Russians come every day to the office of the committee on public information. They come Tor the pamphlets and other literature, printed in Russian. which the committee distrib- utes for the purpose of enlightening the people of Russia as to the aims and ob- jects of the American people in the war and the general attitude of the United States on great world problems. Letters requesting copies of pamphlets are re- ceived from all parts of Siberia. Some of them enclose bank note which is promptly returned. Literature is distrib- uted to thousands of people and to news papers and institutions of learning and various organizations.
 The Siberian Creamery association, which has it's headquarters at Barnoul, near the city of Tomsk, recently asked for 5000 copies of the committees weekly bulletin for distribution among its mem bers.
 In this way the ideals of America are being spread broadcast among the peo- pie of Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Mrs. G. ". Davis of Ensley. who are his daughters
 Mr Reed was born and reared near East Lake, and went to school at old Ruhama He enlisted at the begin ming of the war and belonged to Com pany c, Nineteenth Alabama regiment, under Captain Hamby He was killed June 14, 1884. He has grandson George P. Davis, now in France. The letter reads as follows:
 Camp near Dalton, Ga, December, IT.,
 1863.
 Mrs. H. E. Reed: My dear wife and children: I seat myself this evening to answer your kind letter dated Decem- ber' 10 l was very glad to hear from you and to hear you were all well. It had been sometime since I had heard from you, but when I did get letter it was a long one and good one, too. If you will write such every time l will be satisfied. I have been writing yod about two letters for every one I get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
JAP COTTON GOODS
 ENTER MANCHESTER

Manchester, England, March l.-The arrival fo Japanese cotton goods. in the markets here and expectation Of fur~ ther offerings from the same quarter, is causing a good deal of apprehension in the cotton manufacturing districts where many operatives are unemployed.
 It is pointed out that if the author ities stopped the import of necessarles and luxuries during wartime, the itf-s { port of competing cotton goods shoui 4 be prohibited at time when SD mari Lancashire cotton operatives are wor less It is urged that strong effofH be made to put the cotton manufacturN ing trade here on such basis as vii meet this Japanese competition sue cessfully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

mere chances would be the height of folly 10 any nation which aspires to a share of the worlds trade.
 In dealing with the organization of industrial research, Sir. Frank Heath said it was recognized that many British in- dustries were making less use of science than was desirable, or indeed necessary, if they were to survive. But they realized there were many causes for this. They refused to indorse the easy cry that man. ufacturers were too ignorant or too in- dolent to make use of scientific men. This may be one factor in some cases, but is by no means the whole story. The rela- lively small size of the majority of Brit ish firms, the shortage of well trained researchers and even of routine workers in science and the lack of mutual under standing between the universities and the industries are some of the difficulties in the road.'
 The commission quickly arrived at the conclusion that the best results could be attained by interesting industrial companies. One of the most hopeful means was cooperative action by the firms in each industry, and the best the government could do was to encour- age cooperation, while leaving the re- sponsibility to those who reasonably know most about the conditions of the in. oustry-that is the manufacturers them selves.
 Associa tions, therefore, have been formed in the various industries and the members of each association make an an nual subscription proportionate to the size of their business toward the income of the association. When the memoran- dun and articles of the association have been approved by the goverpment, and license has been issued by the Board O. Trade, the island revenue authorities rec ogntze the subscriptions of the members q s business costs" i. e.. as free from in come tax and excess profit duties
 Each association has full control or us own income, whether from the govern nIent or it's own members and all the re- suits of research are the sole property or the association held in trust for it's mem- bers The government has to be kept m formed as to what is happening, and acts as a go-between between the various associations so that the final results may be handed on to another industry or as- sociation. It reserves. however, the pow CT to prohibit the communication or re- suits to foreign body or person, put this is.the limit of government lnterfer ence %Er
 This central bureau Of scientltic aho general technical knowledge--a sort or clearing house of inforrna tion-is already open:to all who care to consult It TOT iiiT formation. covering every conceivaple point of scientific and technical inter- est.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

but not to the great assembly of the Church of England.' said the Dean ol Westminster in presenting the grand com I inittee.s report to the meeting of the representative council of the church, pre- sided over by the Archbishop of Canter- bury It was stated that divisions on the question of admitting women to the great assembly were extremely close but many members thought they ought not to take action in advance of the action of Parliament
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
BRITAIN HAVING
 REAL EVOLUTION
War Has Made Industrial Research Work of Su-
 preme Importance
Nv EATON FEARN

London. March 7-CSpecial.l-Ihe war has been the greatest object lesson wrien Britain in the course of her island hs- tory has ever experienced. It mas sho"" weak spots in her armor which were uii- dreamed of and today she IS busy en-. deayorlng to make good
 Prior to the war Britain was laceu with many menaces. Important ra" i"d terial under enemy control, semi-manu7 factured products of vital importance made only by the enemy hmshed ar ticles essential to Britians staple lh~ dustry or to her fighting serVices ufaWi almost entirely from enemy sources these were some of the problems witn which England was faced.
 The importance of research "ork III England received at this tune no eii couragement from the state put was iel' entirely to individual enterprise, but Tn the summer of 1915 the British govern ment began to recognize the folly or US conduct and set itself the task of en- couraging and organizing sclentihc re- search by direct state aid.
 Sir Frank Heath, K C, B.. gave ample details of what has been accomplished in a paper recently read before the mem bers of the Royal Society of Arts
 The first step the government LOOK was to appoint "a commission to act as per n,anent advisers to a responsible minis =. ter, The scheme was so organlzed tnae the commission not only covered eIIec- lively the whole of the United hlngdoin but was able to cooperate easily Witn nossjble deyelopments in other parts or the British empire Grants were pro vided for a number of researches con ducted by scientific and professional so- cieties whose funds were inadeduate' Similar grants were given to the Nation- al Physical laboratory for an urgent re- search into the methods of manufactur ing optical glass, and>to committee as the Central School of Pottery at Stoke- on Trent for research into the manulao- ma, i''c ture of hard porcelain from Brush ma tcrials. The results of this particular re- search work has been eminentiy satls- factory. ~
 Research work may be dehned as the creation of new knowledge Frequentiy, of course it has happened that great truths have been learned as the result ol an accident. But to leave such work to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
from you. though you have been very prompt to write.
FLEsHIER THAN EVER


 q have nothing of much interest to write. I have to write the same old tale over and over again. sAs to my health it never was better. m about we'll of the bad cough I had when | wrote to you last. I am fleshier than | lever was in my life. Nothing trou- bles me but my country, my home and nay family. I am willing to go through trials and difficulties. and endure hard ships, but I never can reconcile 1t to my feelings to stay away from you and the children so long and probably forever. Harriet, you wrote to me to give you all the information about Jim that could. I can't give you much. 1 have not been with his company but very few moments since he was killed. As to whether he was buried or not I can't tell. Tip Early was over here few days ago and told some of the boys he was brought down off of the noun tain and buried. I am going over to Porter's company Sunday and will find out all 1 can about his death and write to you. I don't expect he was buried at all by our men, for he was killed in the night on Lookout mountain, and our men evacuated the mountain about 2 o'clock the same night. So,i you see, there was not much time to bury any body in. I sent his knife, pocketbook and money home by Jackson. l feel sorry for his wife and little boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Ciuil War Letter Has
 Much to Remind OF
 Missiues From France
Robert S. Reed of Jefferson County Wrote From Front 1863 With Same Longing for Peace and for Home and Loved Ones Now Ere
 quently Heard From Overseas

soldiers to their loved full of longing home the just ended it true in the Civil war it is true of every
 Herald has published hundreds of letters from soldiers But it will be especially interesting at this Jefferson county Confederate soldier written from the front in 1863
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

The letter is from Robert s. Reed. It was furnished to The Age Herald by Mrs Hester Camp of Woodlawn and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

sThet Tinted States bureau of mines has had some of it's officials worKihs for three years on a set of rlies TO suggest for use where electricity is used in mines, and the work has been pub lished for circulation among those in tereSted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
WOMEN AND THE
 CHURCH OF ENGLAND

By Associated Press London February S--"Women are to be admitted to the councils of the church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
INTEREST IN FARM

T was glad to hear you had your wheat sowed, and glad you got MT. Taylor to SOW the remainder of the land I was surprised to hear of your taxes being so high If I counted it up right it was $162. I will have to begin to save all the money can for next year it will be a great deal higher. I have some money on hand now and would have sent it home but expected to home myself. I have loaned out $200 or $500 that I can get when we draw again. I have to pay so high for everything I buy that it takes nearly all I make Tell Henry he can have that colt at $50. If had Charley here I could get 5000 for him. Fine horses here bring S5O00 and S600o. Confederate money is thrown about like trash, but if taxes are as high next year as l think they will be people will be glad to get it.
 q am willing to be taxed as long as I can bear it toN make our money good and save our country. I hear that some of our neighbors are out of heart, and say that we will be whipped I am sorry to hear of suchla feeling. I think they are very much mistaken There will be a great deal of blood shed before that time comes.
 FORESAW SOUTHERN VICTORY
 Lnfnk lHdl lHG pcpplC WHO ouA yive this war will live to see the south an independent nation, and see all liv- ing together again in peace and har- mony. ' That is what we are fighting for; that is why we stay from our fa'u-
 lilies so long and endure such hard ships I hear a soldier say sometimes
 that we are whipped, but they are such as are lying in the woods now, and have no respect for themselves or for their country.
 "Tell Henry I told Nit Hamby and Lieutenant Rouse what he said. Nit
 said Henry was good boy. Lieutenant Rouse said tonight that he would be as glad,to see Henry as one of his broth
 CTS. The boys all think a great deal of Henry. They all know he is good soldier and a peaceable boy.
 ''Lieutenant Rouse has some kinfolks living not far from here, and they say they are going to give us good dinner Christmas day. If they do it will be the first good dinner I have had in long time I wish I could eat a good din- ner at your house. You are the kin folks that I want to eat with. If I could get to sit down to the table at 1 home with Hester and Lucy on one side l of me in their little chairs and you on the other side, I could enjoy good dinner then, and not without.
 q was glad to hear that Mir. Yam l was coming back again. We are all | very anxious to see him, and expect 1 to get letters and something good to | eat when he comes. I wish somebody
 would come from home every week. 1 know father thinks l am long time
 answering his letter he wrote to me and 1 Jackson. Tell him will answer it some i of these days. I am acting quarter master now for the regiment and 1 have but very little time to write let ters. Captain Bradley has gone home
 and I have taken his place till he gets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

hack. The health of the company IS
 vary oood-none on the sick list. The
 Yam boys are all well. Sam looks like
 he is studying about his girl or home
 all the time I am going to see II
 can't get Brother John transferred 10
 my company and then 1 will be better satisfied
 ALWAYS DREAMS OF HOME 'I must quit for tonight Every bodv Is asleep but me and l ought to be. sit up late every night studying about home I dream of being at home every night. I dream of seeing you and talking with you every night that passes. This makes me think more about home in the day time. love to think about home. I love to dream of home. I would not forget home IT l could Nobody loves home like the soi- diery Home is their constant talk 10 get home is their constant desire. All | they crave is to see the war end hon l orably and get home to their families
 Those who have no family are anxious | to get to that place called home Ihey I feel like if they could get home ana 1 stay there they would be satisfied Tor | life. They know how to appreciate , home and they know the value of a
 good home But hundreds will never
 get there.
 1 q will quit for I have written more than will interest you. Write often ana
 write long letters. Tell Hester and
 Lucy howdy for me
 q remain your loving husband, | "BOB s. REED.
 'sTo his loving wife and sweet little l children"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-14

GALE OF Navy buildings; central steam
y heating plant and plant equipment; WIS.
sahickon Barracks, Cape May, NJ. There
will be sold by sealed proposals, to be received
prior to IL a. m on the last Tuesday in Sep
tember, October and November, by Comman-
der ]. ID. Robnett, Senior Member, BOARD OF
Survey, Appraisal and Sale, Navy Yard, Phil
adelphia, Pa, the following buildings and
equipment:
% buildings, I2Ox28'xIT
~ buildings, 9fx29'X1P 8"
2 buildings, 200X4S'X 81
9 buildings l50X50'x11
building, l25ixSO,xl9l two %stories)
l Boathouse, ;49'x6"X35 6"xl2
AZ buildings, various sizes from l4x12 TO
93'x3O Zone story
Most of these buildings are frame construc-
ton, one story, with colonial SIDING, and g
dows. six lights, ready roofing; recently pain
ted and in good condition. Bids are invited
on all or individu Il equipment and buildings,
complete with doors aud WINDOWS, with or
without heating equipment.
100 XIV Gen. Elec. horizontal turbo gener-
l $50 KVA Fit. Wayne generator.
45Of picket fence
5000 wooden sidewalks, A. wide
1850 railroad, 70A
Sewage and drainage, water distribution, high
pressure fire, low pressure steam, and high
pressure steam systems with mains, leads,
valves. etc.
Telephone sy stem, 95 station switchboard, 4
trunk. So substations.
7 boilers 105 II. p, 125 II. p. and $50 H. p.
5 D. mps feed, centrifugal and fire.
1 EXETER Unit 20 XIV double commutator.
niehl generator connected to 80 II. p.
Terry turbine motor.
l Transformer Cuhlmap) capacity % KVA,
three phase primaries, 2400 to 1890 volts.
The buildings, plant and equipment may
be examined prior to sale on application TO
the government representative in charge OF
property, Lieut.. j. j. Spencer, at Wfssahic'
kon Barracks, Cape May, N. j., telephone
Bell 1922. Automobile conveyance will meet
prospective bidders at the Reading OF Penn
sylvania stations b-tween 10 a. M. and 3 pm.
If suff cient prior notice is given Wlssahlc
kon Barracks is located about four miles from
railroad stations in Cape May, N. j., Penna
and Reading branch to grounds. Further in
formation may be obtained by addresslne
Commander j. ID. Robnett, (SC) US Navy
Senior member, Board OF survey, Appraisal
and Sale, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. 10
sehpus Daniels, Secretary OF the Navy, el6-lS
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-14
Government Refuses to Vacate
Legal Proceedings Against
Coal Strikers.
GOMPERs APPEAL IS IN VAIN
Operators Declare He Has Misrepre-
scented the Facts-PeopIe's AttL
tude Toward Radical Labor
Leadership Shown in Mas
sachusetts Election.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARD.

Firmly refusing to be put in the po-
sition of compromising a felony, the
federal government has rejected the
proposition Of the union labor leaders
that it abandon the legal proceedings
against the coal strike as a preliml-
nary to negotiations for peace.
On Saturday Assistant Attorney
General Ames asked Federal Judge
Anderson at indianapolis to make per-
manent the restraining order, thus es-
tablishing the i~llegality of the strike.
If this is done, according to the lead
ers of the miners, the strike Will be
of long duration because the men Will
resist to the last any attempt at
wrongful compulsion."
In most of the bituminous fields
there was little change in the status,
though operators in Colorado ana
West Virginia reported gains in pro-
duction.
In several states the shortage OF
coal began to make itself felt and
there were appeals for the release of
coal COnHSCdIeu ny lHc luilAoouS' &"
number of trains were cancelled to
save fuel; in some places the schools
were closed for short periods.
President Wilson gave to Fuel Adj
ministrator Garfield full authority
over prices, distribution and shipment
of all fuel. Doctor Garfield delegated
to the railroad administration his au-
| thority over distribution.
Such broadly was the coal strike
| situation at the time of writing. There
was little sign of yielding on either
side. The operators of Illinois were
of the opinion that the strike would
last two weeks longer and that Their
public opinion and the government
would compel the miners to call II
off and accept arbitration. in which
case the operators would agree to the
fve-day week. if assured of adequate
supply of cars, and would grant ar
increase of wages.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-14
Or the Monday Blues.

The Office boy has made a careful
canvass of all the motion picture show
musicians and reports that he Is I'M
able to learn who composed the dish
rag.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-14
Glass Bricks Now in Use

A novel idea of building construc-
ton which has been introduced in some
European cities is the use of glass
bricks for certain parts of the outer
walls.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-14
Doucone It.

By experiments with dogs kept
awake for several days two French
scientists demonstrated that both nerve
cells and muscles lack oxygen when
tired and secrete a poisonous acid.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-11-14
MutiIation.

tits a mighty good thing" said
Uncle Eben, "dat de Ten Command
ments was handed down direct, in
stead of bein' 'bliged to go through de
hands of a lot of committees"