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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
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THE %DOUGHBOY's PRAYER.

Now going the rounds over there)
Our father, which art in Washington, hurried be thy name Give
us thisd day our delayed pay, and forgive us our AwoLs as we forgive
n D 1e, and n the Mess Sergeant, and all those who wear bars. Lead
Clerks Gal OF euer an rs h eSe Army m and md the M P" and the G. M, and Field
II was her own affair. of course, when that woman started down
business there. A lot of people have gone to Europe with Just as slight
Birds are taking the place of hoboes on the brakebeams OF rail-
lazy this year" the News says, and instead Of fyinr from psela ast a re
the west, are riding brakebeams."
ANOTHER LITTLE FLY.
-, yea 10Y hope Joe Dunn will consider this the correct version
Of Little Fly Upon the Wall" Let this settle the matter;
Poor little fly sitting on a wall,
Didn't have nothing on at all.
No little shimmy-shirt,
No little petiskirt.
Nothing but an Ascot tie,
That's what made him look so fly.
Br-rr-r! Amt 1t cold.
rosrHUMoUs GLIMPSE OF A FAMOUS OLD sousE PARTY.
THE KING OF EGYPT
IN -FOUR REELS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
soapbox by a cop and is hailed into court he hires a lawyer to defend
UNGALIANT EDITOR.
A lady. who is some pumpkins in Baptist circles, asks us II II we will
address the Sunday school scholars on the subject, The Effect of smok-
ing n Boys" We refused the honor for lack of proper qualifications,
never having smoked ona boy during all our fumigating career. We
Savso smoked %ss on on q cracker box a beer key. a pickle barrel and a plain,
hump % ams chair; but never on a boy, The fact is a boy is too rest
'os to insure a quiet smoke-Riverton (wyo) Republican.
There's plenty room for any nation to expand. The trouble with
some countries is they wish to expand sideways, over the property Of
ophy, music, everybody would rejoice. There is plenty OF room toward
MORE CANNIBAIs.
The Mems club will be served in a big silver tureen donated for the
occasion BY Mrs. Gerhard. connelisvile Exchange.
Col House is our favorite speaker. He never makes speeches.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
VIM. B. STEWART is LAID
TO REST IN ELMW00

William Battle Stewart, aged IS, n
tive Memphian and civil engineer, vi
died at his home in Arlington. Ten
Sunday, was laid to rest In Elmwo
cemetery Monday morning. Servic
were held at the grave. The pallbes
ers were DR.. Battle Malone, T.. J. II
ley, W. P. Battle, Taylor Malone, e.
Turley, Ceylon B. Fraser.
Mr., Stewart, who resided In Mel
phis many years and who was widt
known, was unmarried and leaves
survive him two sisters, Miss Mo
Stewart, of Paris. Tenn. and MI
Lady Stewart, of Brownsville, Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
CAR SERVICE IS
RESUMED ON MONDAY

Through chair service has been REIN
stated on the daylight trains between
Memphis and Helena and will be effect
i've Monday, May 5. This announce
ment came from Col. A. H. Egan, gen.
eral superintendent Of the Y. q M. V.
railroad. to D.. M. Allen, president Of
the Business Mems league, This train
arrives at Helena about noon and de-
parts on the return trip at 1:s5 In the
afternoon. 1t Is also announced that
the 16-minute walt at Lula has beer
eliminated, and that number Of the
train has been changed from 222 to 246.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
THREE HOSTAGES PUT
TO DEATH IDENTIFIED

PARIS. May 5.-only three Of the
hostages executed at Munich by the
communists before they were overpow-
vas Prince Albert, OF Thurn. and Taxis,
Among the bodies which were ur-
recognizable were three that had been
decapitated. They are believed to be
those Of the Countess Westarp, Coun-
s.i'o an, pa y msn who has sesn known
Prot. Franz yoA sEnaae
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
ANNUAL / REPORT

The annual report Of the Ameris
Telephone and Telegraph compa
showed that the capital obligations
the Bell system outstanding in {
hands Of the public at the close OF I
year were nearly a billion-$991, 074,6
At the end Of the year there were 4
992, 525 telephones connected with I
Bell system, which owned 1900, 900 4
connected with about $500. 600 owe
by connecting companies and rural
sociations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
THE STRAWBERRY

The strawberry raisers Of West Tennessee are ENJOYING a
rare harvest The crop is unprecedently bountiul and is picked
up at $3.50 the crate at the depots. The finest Strawberries in
the world have been raised and can be raised in Shelby county
but for some strange reason they are not appreciated by Mem
pms people Delivered without any freight charges they seldom
bring more than So the crate, and often sell for less. This is
not unusual. We always prefer sending far away for a com.
modify and paying more for it than for a superior article raised
at home. The more distant and expensive an article is the more
value we place on it.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
OFFICER RESIGNS.

HELENA, Ark, May 5. (Spl.)-Ed-
win l.. Sprague, humane officer OF
Phillips county, announces hat he has
forwarded his resignation as such Off
Ger to the state capital. TO be effective
June 1. He has also resigned his COM
plans to devote his entire time to per-
scnal affairs in the future, and 1t Ia
probable that he may soon move to
Mississippi.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
Orphenm.

Two favorite minstrel stars will head
the bin at the orpheum for Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Howard and
Fields are well known to Memphis
theater goers. as they have appeared
here In seasons past during the reg
ular Orpheum season, and since their
last appearance in Memphis, both Of
them starred with various minstrel or
ganixations. Their present Offering IL
called the "Ragtime Dining Car" An
other act Of more than passing note
will be Mile, Thee and Her Dandies
In n Miniature Musical Revue" in
three scenes, featuring. the original
Balloon Girl, Bob Minikin. a big.
good -ratured fellow, sings n song. tells
a story or takes the audience into his
confidence. The vannersons in q COM
sdy bar act complete the vaudeville.
The feature picture will be Grace valr
entns In sThs Unchastsne4 Wsmantr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
C0RD0VA EXERCISES
TUESDAY EVENING

The annual commencement exercises
OF the Cordova high school will take
pace tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Tho
class will be addressed by Prof q a
Macon, OF the Macon q Andrews BUSH
ness college, and Prof. Austin p. FIN
ley, OF the West Tennessee normal
school, The Cordova school has closed
one OF the most successful years in
Its history; has been largely attended
ana Is regarded as n OF the best
schools In the county,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

We have been rather enamorcd Of the doctrine of the rights
OF people to seh-determination. 1t has been preached ably and
oonvinclngly. It is plausible and sounds just. We followed it
as applied to Poland, Rumania and the Czecho- Slovaks. We
were not so much persuaded that Fiume should 60 to Italy
because Italy wanted Fiume as because Fiumc wanted to become
a part OF Italy. As between arbitrarily assigning a people to a
nation and permitting them to choose for themselves, il seems
that there is less opportunity for mistake in the latter case, and
if there is a mistake the responsibility is where it should be
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

Gov. Roberts made the usual protest, characteristic of the
prohibitionst, against the use of champagne in christening the
battleship Tennessee, but we would not intimate that the gov
cnor, while believing that water would serve as we'll, thought
also OF a purpose to which the champagne might be applied to
better advantage and more exhlarating effect.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
1902 YANKS AND NURSES
ARRIVE FROM FRANCE

NEW YORK, May 5.-Thirty-two Of
flcers n SOC men Of the 33d division
Wisconsin), arrived hero today on the
steamship Cap Finistere from Brest.
Also on board were the 10sth base hos
pital and casuals, including 1853 nurses
In all 1902 troonS and nurses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

Complaints of proiteering already are beginning to pour
into Washington as a result of the additional tax assessed on
luxuries beginning May |. No doubt some Of the charges are
true. Since the imposition Of the. first tax the disposition of
some has been to add about twice the amount of the tax to the
article. But on the part Of many the collection in excess of the
legitimate requirement is through a lack of understanding of
the law and the desire to collect too much rather than too little
The difficulty is that not every clerk at a soda fountain is an
expert on tax matters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
FIRST BERRIES SHIPPED.

CONVICTION, Tenn, May s. (Spl)-
The first car of strawberries OF the
reason was shipped from here by the
county Truckgrowers' association Sat-
urday. The shipment brought the
handsome price Of 36.2S per crafe- ship-'
insnt wAs maAs to Chicagu.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
THREE FIREMEN Hurt.

JACKSON, Miss. May 6.--Three fire
men were seriously injured Sunday
when a wall collapsed on them during
q fire at the plaIit at the Southland
Cotton OIL company. The injured men
are Hugh Park. p, c. Pierce and w.
=, Marshail, . snpernumsrary. Damage
- eSumated ~ 0nooA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

MY DEAR John.
I'M GOING to agree.
THAT THERE are many stenogra-
pliers.
WHO ARE always complaining.
JUST THE same,
AS THERE are many employers.
WHO ARE always complaining.
AND MY observation is.
THAT THE complaining employer.
is USUALLY the one
WHO DRAWS the complaining ste.
%nographer,
BUT ONCE in a while.
A COMPLAINING employer.
WILL GET q stenographer.
LIKE THE one you mention.
AND, Shell. work long hours.
AND SHE'LL often be tired.
AND SHE won't complain.
AND THE boss will tell you.
SHE'S A good stenographer.
BUT HE'LL never ask himself.
1T HE'S a good boss.
AND 1T he'd 60 along.
AS HIS stenographer does.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

The German delegates to Versailles are said to feel
depressed and Inundated. 1t is their turn. Fifty wears an
when Bismarck ruled and constituted himself a peace conference
IN the same historic hall the French were depressed and humii-
ated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05
FINISH THE JOB

We told Uncle Sam to bestir himself and spare no expense
in order to beat Germany, make victory secure and bring peace
to the world in the quickest possible time.
He did it. Especially did he not spare expense. But we
didn't care about expenses then, We wanted the war to end
and the boys to come home, And peace did come. American
material. on top of American valor, ingenuity and resourceful-
ness, accomplished the job in record-breaking time.
We got what we set out to obtain. We pledged the credit
OF the nation to finance the war, Now the time has come to
wind up the affairs of the war, We owe a debt of honor that
can be discharged to some extent by buying Victory bonds, and
thanking our lucky stars that victory and not defeat, that pros
perity and not despair are our reward,
There is a report that some of the concerns with branches in
this territory are withholding subscriptions to the Victory loan
for the purpose OF d~iscreditng the national administration, The
individual or concern that resorts to such d~espicable methods is
in a class with the man who would rather see the United States
defeated than TO see a Democratic administration get the credit
for winning the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

Victory bonds are buoyant, and can be made TO float with
out much effort
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-05

Dear K. c. B.-The "first-class ste
nographer' that pours her grievance in
to your sympathetic ear complaining
OF the "mushmouthed" dictation of her
employer know her we'll.
also know another girl stenographer
whose office hours are still longer and
who oftentimes looks and feels tired,
but she does not continually inveigh
against her employer or conditions. She
takes them as she finds them. She Is
possibly not a 'first-class stenogra-
pher,'' and therefore more humble.
JOHN NEWMAN.
Terminal ~Bookkeeper, B. & o. Ry,, New
York,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26
PURE FOOD AND
SCREEN LAWS
TO BE ENFORCED

Rigid observance of the law, in re-
gard to the protection of food, will be
insisted upon by DR.. O. H. Cox, U. s.
health officer in charge Of the gov
ernment's sanitation work here
Food handlers were notified YES
terday that screening OF all windows
and doors is required after April LIST
that food must be kept under cover
dishes and utensile thoroughly wash
ed in hot water. health of employees
carefully safeguarded and general
cleanliness observed.
Inspectors who have police powers
Will keep close inspection Of all
places which handle food "Cleau
business is good business is the slo-
gan which has been adopted and mer-
chants have been quick to realize the
importance OF the movement and the
FOOD scores kept are going higher in
percentage.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26
SQUARE DEAL FOR TEACHERS.

SQUARE DEAL FOR TEACHERS.
Eighteen thousand dollars is lot of money
to pay for one school superintendent for one
years work.
Whether it is too much depends upon the man
and the work he does.
Charles E. Chadsey, school superintendent
elect of Chicago, thinks the work he does is
worth $4,000 to the parents and school children
of Chicago particularly to the children. And
there are many who agree with Chadsey. They
believe he is worth the biggest salary ever paid
any public school superintendent in any Ameri-
can city.
When one bears in mind the salary paid the
average public school teacher Qess than a COM
mon laborer's wage), it is hard to believe that
one man school superintendent is worth a yearly
salary more than forty times larger than the
average school teachers pay. But, when one
reads the "Chadsey program" and compares the
Chadsey progressive educational record with
that of school superintendent, one is convinced
that Chadsey is worth is big salary.
For Chadsey believes in:
IAN elected school board"
"a small school board.
Merger of bushes and educational depart
ments of the schools under one superintendent.
Definition Of the powers, authority and linn
itations of the superintendent and of the board
of education.
Publicity of school finance.
Fright of teachers to organize.
Consul alton with teachers in framing
courses of study.
Fright of teacher sto agitate for higher sal
aries.
adequate salaries for teacher.
Sufficient pensions for retir. teachers.
Right of teachers to hearing be fore dismissal.
Opportunity for inefficient teachers to i'm
prove work before dismissal.
access for teachers to their efficiency
marks"
Briefly, Chadsey believes in the square deal
for teachers and in democracy in the public
schools.
Looks as though Chicago is lucky in getting
Chadsey, even at $4,000 a year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26
SPECIAL TAX
ON BROKERS
PAYABLEN NOW
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
INDICATES NTION OF
PAIGN.

Collector of Internal Revenue for
the District of Florida. James NJ
Cathcart. advises: Under the reve-
nue. bill. produce or merchandise
brokers have to pay a special 1a
which / hope they will do without de.
lay as it was due on January I. 1919
will quote the law as follows:
Sec. 1001. That on and after Jan
uary I. 1919 there shall be levied, COL
iected. and paid annually the fodlowins
special taxes:
(1) Brokers shall pay $50 Every
person whose DuaAnSss IT is 10 negoti-
ale purchases or ssAies " stocks. bonds
exchange. bulletin. ooaned money, bank
Notes. promlssoTy noles. Other securi-
tieo produce or mercnandlse, for o,t.-
era. shaIi b regarded - q broker. IL "A
member Of . stock exchange. OF IL
he - . member oe any produce ex-
change. board OF exadA or similar or-
ganixAtion. where prodace or merch-
andtse u sold. he shall pay an addi-
ttonal amount - follows: II the aver
age value. during the preceding yea
ending June 30. OF a seat or member
ship in such exchange. or organization
was $4,000 or more but not more than
5000. 800; II such value was more
than $4,000. $3.50.
Those liable for thu tax win apply
for Form II. which win b furnished
through Jacksonville. Tampa or Key
West of1ceA A. the government's ns.
cal year ends juno 20. 1873. those who
pay this tax win pay q this time for
only one-ha4 the yoaE. erem January
to June 30. which vim % $3s. Form
II win have 70 b sxecuted before this
payment - made % ofst secure the
blank. TN Il out and forward 70 the
collector Of internal sevsaus. Jack
sonv1lle. Florida. With your remit
tanoo.
Z have not urged ne payment Of
thl0 special tax heretofore owing to
rush q other work. but II must be
pajd within . reAsonablo time and 1
anticipate that no further notice from
Ne yin b nsosssaxy..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26
GOOD OPPORTUNITY
IS OFFERED FOR
MESSENGER BOYS

i - Gn0ssstoo0 there are several
vacancies To- messenger boys at the
q. q. Naval Ar Station, which are
20 b fiIled durine the next few days
Tho Journal - Informed that the po-
sitjon rays &1.7e Per diem. hours from
$40 q "A. % l:1e p. m. with thirty
minutes for lunch.
age or over. with q fair education,
would do well to make application to
the commandments office for appoint
ment to one Of the existing vacancies
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26
REGULATING DOWNWARD.


The U. S. Food Administration expresses dis
satisfaction with it's own system of price regula-
ton. Hog prices have been regulated as far as
they apply to the persons who raise, feed and
fatten hogs, and the packers. Pork products
have been permitted to go into the market with
prices untouched save by mandate that the
packers should not collect more than nine per
cent on their invested capital.
Now the Food Administration is alarmed at
the rapidly increasing price of pork products.
Housewives who have been investing in pork
chops, ham, bacon and lard. noted the increase.
repeated over and over again within the past two
years. No doubt housewives viii be pleased to
learn that the Food Administration has found
out what they long knew.
Packers insist that hogs are too high in price,
They believe that hogs on the hoof Tin stock.
yards) should not be over $17.50 or $18 at the
outside, reduction in price to the stock raisers
OF course hog prices have been high. Corn
prices have been higher than at any time since
the Civil War, and hog prices should 60 up and
down with corn. It is an undemable fact that
the price of pork products have gone proportion.
ate1y even higher than hog prices. And It II
pork prices consumers pay, not hog prices.
II there is to be any further regulation Of hog
prices, that is to say, reduction of stockyard
prices, there should, at the same time, be regu-
lation of pork prices. And it, too, should be
downward.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

is proposed is gold dollar fixed in purchasing
power and therefore variable in weight.
The heavier the lighter the gold dollar the
more or the less win be its purchasing power. It
follows that if we add new grains Of geld to the
dollar just fast enough to compensate for the
loss in the purchasing power Of gold, we shall
have fully Compensated dollar"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

We are willing to feed Heinie, but we want it
understood that it is a matter of business and
done to please our pocketbooks rather than our
hearts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

The amount Of the indemnity demanded by
Belgium won't be satisfactory to the civilized
world unless it raise howl in Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

1t is only fair to tell Germany that part of
her food shortage is due to the fact that her
submarines cast SO much bread upon the water.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

After that row at Tien Tsin, court-martial
will tell it to the marines
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

headline says that Germany must yield
Chinese soil. She has. The only question now
is whether Japan will yield it.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-08
PERFORM
AMAZING FEAT

at Ostend and Zeebrugge and into the
North sea, there to work their havoc.
Invite Yankee Aid.
The British naval authorities, realiz-
ing late in 1917 that the North sea
would have to be blocked, invited the
American naval authorities to attempt
to lay the barrier. The American
navy, having just at that time COM
pleted with success experiments on
mining apparatus far more dangerous,
delicate, and powerful than any here
tofore used, took up the task.
For that purpose the mining cruiser
squadron was organized In December,
1917. This squadron is made up of ten
vessels and is under the command of
Capt. r. r. Belknap. U. S. N. One of
the officers told a graphic but brief
story of the desperately dangerous job
to which he and his squadron mates
were assigned.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-08
SMUGGLINGBYAIR

Laredo, Text is the firm convic-
ton of Mexican customs officials on
the lower Rio Grande border that
systematic smuggling by means of
powerful airplanes is being conducted
between that country and the United
States. The American authorities on
this side of the international boun-
dairy are not yet convinced that con-
traband goods are being carried in
this manner from one country to the
ether, although they freely admit that
IL is possible if not very probable that
this is being done.
Ii evasion of The export and import
duties by this means is not already
being carried on 1t is only a question
Of time when the airplane will be
brought into service for that purpose,
II is predicted by custom officials here
aud at other places on the Mexican
border.
1t is with considerable circumstan-
tial detail that the story is told of
the aerial traffic by professional
smugg'ers. Jose Longorla. Mexican
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-08

Fort Monroe, Va.-Lying at anchor
In Hampton roads off Old Point Com
fort is the United States mining cruis-
er squadron whose commanders and
crews performed what is now termed
by naval authorities the world over
as the greatest naval offensive of the
war"
The feat which these men achieved
was the mining of the entrance to the
North sea from Scotland to the coast
of Norway, distance of 240 miles. 1t
was an undertaking unprecedented in
naval history.
1t was Americas solution of the
German submarine problem, a solu-
tion so thorough and effective that it
rendered the German submarines al
most impotent.
The British previously had mi1. ed
the English channel, but the enemy
submarines came out from the bases