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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
MUD ISLAND HAS
SPR0UTED A TAIL
Deposit Pumped From Canal
Accommodates at Lower End.
Navigation Retarded.

Mud Island has sprouted a cute lit
tie tail, Accumulated silt from tina
canal, pumped out in an effort to keep
navigation clear, Is rapidly adding to
the dimensions of the island at its low
er end, The tail is appearing larger
as the river recedes. Little Roadway
has been made so far on the mud de-
post on the leYee which in many
places, like the bigger obstruction, the
island rs now covered with Il coat Of
verdure.
Navigation in the channel between
the island and the wharf will be con
fined to the smaller packets and the ex-
cursion boats If the river keeps on
falling at even the slower rate of the
past few days, Even if the lowest stage
ever reached comes, the excursion boats
will he able to make landings, river
men say, az the Princess draws hut
&c inches of water and the Idlewild
Is of not much heavier daught. ~
The Kate Adams has so far been able
to make landings but 1t has taken
strenuous work on the part of the Lee
Line employees to keep the wharfboat
afloat.
The labor problem is seriously affect
ing river traffic also. 1t is almost Inn
possible to get negro labor. The Ferd
Herold will be taken II of the Mem
phts-St Louis trade, Lee Line officials
say, when she reaches Memphis from
81. Louis ON her next trip until the
labor situation Is less acute.
Dredging work is being redoubled In
an effort to combat the falling river.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
TIME TO CALL A HALT

Since the turbulent days of reconstruction the two races in
Memphis have lived in peace, but {. B, Quinn, machine Repub-
hcau police commissioner, is placing the races too close to the
parting OF the ways. Its climax so far is Charley Shields, shot
dangerously by a negro detective within 4S hours after the negro
was put on the force.
1t has been some . years since a negro was put on the force
until the last few weeks. The last OF the old regime of negroes
was George Lee. Peace officers since then have used negroes in
ferreting out crime, but have not sent the negroes forth armed
both with pistols and with the same authority that any other
regular officer has TO make arrests. Few men, either white or
black, are suited by temperament to have the right to bear arms,
but the particular specimens recently commissioned as regular
detectives seem especially vicious; but good or bad, the principle
Is wrong 1t can only make for trouble OF most serious nature.
The ordinary man OF this section has respect for the officer of
the law and no resentment against the officer personally, but he
does not propose to be arrested by a negro, no matter how many
commissions that negro may he possessed OF.
We want no negro pogroms staged here such as those which
recently occurred in Illinois. There is no occasion for it, and a
race clash could end only in serious physical and economic loss
10 both races, And there is no danger of it except from such actions
as those OF Mr.. Quinn during the past few days, lie is our first
Republican police commissioner and ought to be Our last, and
that period should date from today. lie ought to resign, and II
he does not resign, MesSrs. Monteverde and Mason on the one
side and Messrs. Miller and Goodman on the other should Law
aside their political differences long enough to take him out Of
The police office, The questions involved are far above partisan
politics. They demand immediate action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
Brave Kidnaps
Dark ued Belle In
Running Auto Fight

Somebody else must have had some
body's girl out riding early Saturday
morning.
Two automobiles, two negro braves
and a dark-hued damsel figured in this
episode, which took on the appear
ance-so residents of the southern side
OF Memphis say--of a hair-raising kid
naping stunt which one might expect
to witness at e movie producing camp.
The locale o~r-"location" as the movie
directors say--was Rayburn boulevard
at McLemore avenue.
Scene shows big limousine with lone
hero occupant approaching another IL
nlousine in which the heroine and
the villain are riding, Hero grits teeth
aud slows down car, hurting brick
through Villains limousine and calling
upon villain to stop,
Hero drives up alongside, PUSHES from
car, seizes heroine a la movie fashion
and hurls her inside his limousine,
,Heoine must have been wrong heroine
In this case for n battle royal started
at once. Fade-away shows heroine be-
laying hero with both fists and hero
retaliating with one fist-the other be-
ing IN the wheel-and the limousine
swerving from one side Of the street
TO the other for several blocks. Di-
ahead for closeup of speedometer on
hero's car showed 50 miles per hour.
Fortunately no one was injured and
the car shot out of sight when 1t turned
the corner on two wheels at Iowa ave
nue..
Final Flash" shows two Memphis
GODS 'inyeStiRating,h
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
Twice ToldTale
Ten Years Ago To-day In Memphis,
JULY 10, 1909.

The largest donation yet received for
the fund to land the state Normal
school came that day from W. u. Jeuk-
ins, OF Glendale. II was a 81, 900 check,
The funeral Of Mrs, Mary u, REM
bert, aged so years. was held, with
burial In Elmwood cemetery, She was
the widow of Llewellyn Rembert and
daughter of Nathaniel Ragland, a pion-
Ger resident Of Memphis.
Word was received that Col Andrew
u. Gwynne was seriously III at his sum
mer home at Fort Myer, Fla, He was
one OF the most prominent cotton fac
tors in the South.
Announcement was made by James
Brett, that he would be a candidate tor
the office of circuit clerk at the coming
primal les, either the coming fall or
early spring,
The fire headquarters on the bluff
on Front street was draped in maurn-
ing for James Burke. for 80 years a
chief. Of the department, whose funeral
was held that day,
Because Bette T'rutt, negress, moved
her trunk ard was preparing to leave,
Jesse LaRusche, negro, knocked her
down In a house at the rear OF 800 Mon
roe avenue, and almost severed her
fore Sergt. Mike kehoe, could reach tho
scene.
Many Memphlans grieved deeply on
learning Of the death o. Mrs. Margaret
jefferson Davis Howell Hayes, daughter
of the President of the ~Confederaey,
which occurred the night before al her
homo In Colorado Springs, Colo,
Corn was selling for So cents a bushelI,
oats for 62 cents and by the dray lots
for so cents a hushel; choice timothy
hay for 80 cents a hundred, on the Mem
phis market,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
CURTIS JOHNSON WILL
SPEAK AT CONVENTION

Curtis M. Johnson, OF Rush City,
Mimi, head of the hardware and i'm
plement firm which bears his name and
considered one of the best informed
business men of his section, will be the
principal speaker at the annual con-
vention of the Cotton States Mer-
chants association, which will be held
In Memphis, Aug. 19-2O-21. Mr.. John
son was invited to speak here by
George X. James, president of the will
liam Il. Moore Dry Goods Co, who has
heard Mr.. johnson speak on previous
occasions.
Mr.. johnson has the reputation of
being a community and business builder
Of remarkable capacity. He is credited
largely with the unusual development
OF. the territory surrounding Rush City,
which was accomplished along unusual
lines, He also possesses the happy
faculty of being able to express clearly
and ooncisely the methods Of COM
munity building he has found success
full and his talk no doubt will be of
great assistance to the merchants and
manufacturers of the smaller towns.
1t is expected that Mr.. Johnson will
speak either Aug. 10 or 20, this being
contingent upo arrangements now be-
ing made with other speakers who will
appear during the convention.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
SUNDAY WILL BE BEAR
AND RABBIT DAY HERE

The bears and the rabbits will be
hosts to thousands of Memphians Sun
day at the Overton park zoo.
The show originally was planned en-
tirely for the rabbits, the occasion be-
ing a local exhibition of fancy rabbits
staged by the local fanciers, but the
arrival of a new bear from the frigid
cline of Alaska has given this con-
tingent at the park some claim upon
the day. The bears will hold a re-
ception for the new arrival, who was
donated by Mrs. Albert Watkins of
| Minter City, Miss,
with the arrival Of the new bear, the
zoo now has nine,. of which one is a
polar, two grizzly, four black, one Rus
sian grizzly and the Alaskan bear,
The latest addition to this department
of the zoe left Alaska several days ago
and was to arrive in Memphis Satur-
day afternoon, The animal is only a
few months old, according to j, w, Gull
len, zoo superintendent, and soon will
be acclimated,
The rabbit show now promises to ex-
ceed expectations and scores of coops
already have engaged space. The show
will be conducted at the main entrance
to the 200 grounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
DRIVE TO COLLECT
NEW TAXES BEGUN
Special and Luxury Levies
Must Be Paid Or Penalties
VIII Follow.

With the reorganization Of the in-H
ternal eVenue collectors forces In the
state there will be inaugurated through
out Tennessee, commencing Monday, a
systematic campaign for collections of
all the special taxes levied under re-
cent acts Of congress and where eva
sion or neglect Is found and explana-
ton is ignored, heavy penalties will
enSue.
Following the drive for the special
tax payments win come a thorough in
vestigation of income and corporation
tax returns. Evidence of apparent
lodging OF the tax, by reporting too
small an income, or, not reporting at
all, will be thoroughly Investigated and
where it is shown improper returns
have been made, penalties viii be i'm
posed.
Automobile owners, who have cars
for hire, were circuIarized Saturday
from the offices of the deputy revenue
collectors, 80 custom house, The law
recently promulgated says:
Persons renting passenger automo-
biles shall pay $40 yearly for each au--
more than two passengers and not
more than seven, and $40 for each car
having a capacity of more than seven
Poolrooms have not all paid their
annual taxes Of $40 for each table.
Bowling alleys also must pay a like
amount of tax for each alley operated.
Collectors will visit every store in the
city and suburbs. Many articles, such
as vacuum bottles, hunting knives,
implements used in the pursuance of
sproSs, are subject to special tax, Care
full checking on the stamping of pro-
prietary and patent medicines will be
made, as we'll as investigation of meth
DDS employed in recording the amount
'of tax collected on soft drinks, articles
Of apparel and other taxable merchan-
disc.
When the investigation Of income
and corporation tax begins, careful
checking of returns already made will
have the potentiality Of bringing under
the surveillance of Uncle Sam some al
legged m~alefactors or great wealth as
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
OFF. Bank VIII
Celebrate Golden
Birth Anniversary

One of the biggest events of social
character in financial circles In Mem
phis will take place on Aug. 20, that
being the golden anniversary Of the
birth of the Union g. Planters Bank e.
Trust company. the second oldest and
now the largest banking institution
here, Preparations are under way for
celebrating the event in a notable way,
but details are not vet ready for max
ing announcement thereof.
On Aug. %, 1869 the first directors
meeting was held and the bank opened
for business on Sept. l.. 1t has contin-
ued in business without a break since
which its present officers and stock
holders are Justly proud,
Some time ago Frank F. HILL, now
president, being a son of one OF the
founders and strongest forces therein
during the times that tried mems souls.
decided with the other officers to make
the anniversary celebration worthy OF
the record and growth Of the bank;
They are sparing neither thought, m
nor expense and the occasion is looked
to with keen interest by everybody.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
ATLANTA MAN HELD IN
CONNECTION WITH THEFT

Accused of being a fugitive from At
ltanta,. Ga, where he is alleged to be
automobile, John NJ, Hall, alias I. h,
Adams, 80 years old. who said he was
q vice-president, was being detained
Saturday ut the central police office.
lie was arrested Friday night rs he was
entering Memphis Ill an automobile,
dust covered and travel stained, by
Sergt nuval and Patromen Hart and
Camferdam, Of the Barksdale station,
The Atlanta police department was
notified and Halls trial continued in
the police court Saturday until July 80.
The prisoner denies being guilty of any
violation of the law,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
FIELD AVIATOR
JOINS AERIAL COMPANY

Maurice Z. Priest, one OF the vet
Grams In the flying game and holder
Of pilots license No. 2s7, indicating
that he Is the 2S7th man in the United
Joined the aerial force of the Memphis
Aerial Co,
Priest has been flying since May s,
1918, and his only fall came a short
time after he began flying.
OF late Priest had been instructor
in flying at Park field, lie was hon
orably discharged with the rank of
senior flying instructor,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
AGED GROCER ATTACKED
AND ROBBED BY NEGRO

Bernard Seville, aged grocer, who
was assaulted and robbed by a negro
late Friday at his place of business on
Axle avenue and Lauderdale street, Is
recovering at General hospital, accord
ing 10 reports. Physicians do not be-
lieve he Is mortally injured.
An unidentified negro entered the
store with an iron bar concealed under
his clothes. He engaged Seville In con-
v~ersation and then drew forth the iron
bar and struck him over the head. A
total Of ss5 was taken from the cash
register, after which the negro made
his escape,
The sheriff sent deputies to the
scene with ~bloodhounds but the trail
was lost.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
Mrs. Bette Herring.

UNION CITY, Tenn, July 10. (Spl.)
- Mrs. Bette Herring, widow of Fope
Herring, died at her home in the north
west part of town Thursday and was
buried at City cemetery after the
funeral services at the home Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Prior to her marriage to Fope Her
ring she was Miss Nettie Cowgirl, of
Hickman, Ky. Three children survive
her, Mrs. Bessie Hubbard and Mrs.
Annie Swain, Of Hickman, Ky, and
Ben Herring, of Oklahoma,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
Ye EditOrN Mods
81 aJolts and Jesfs
ES4% Slipped Past
WS4Tkc Bl,ac Pencil


Ye Editor Nods-Gien have to go
sound asleep to pass these without
dlsintectingl
When n pretty girl passes there are
very few Of the masculine gender who
fail to quality with 1920 eyes,
No traffic cop is needed on the
straight and narrow path,
-
Once upon a time there was a man
in nm automobile who had consideration
for pedestrians. You're right; he didn't
own it.
Up the country they're beginning to
call f~1ivvers left hands, because every
body's got one,
No, Geraldine, the extra (slcent the
street ear company Is getting Is not the
result of the rotten service they gave
for two or three years.
young Woman Swallows Poison in
Cafe. Headline, That's nothing.
Thousands do tho same thing every day.
One time there was a fond father
who thought his neighbours kid was
prettler and smarter than his own. The
away, for they knew he was comical In
the eonk and that his upper flat was in
need of n complete suite of furniture,
| =
There is an act at the Orpheum called
What Woman Can Do" 1t run %
minutes, Too short,
There IL also a man in tho act,
=
We fawncy II the 'hloomin' referee at
the Moore-Wilde fight hadn't given the
Jolly Brttisher the decision after the
Memphis lad had pounded his opponent
all over the ring the band would have
been compelled to play God Save the
Bloody Referee Instead of God Save
the King"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
FUGITIVE FILES SUIT.

Eddie Gray Saturday filed suit for
damages in the sum of 50, 500 in the cir
%sioners, the superintendent of the coun-
ty workhouse and f. G. Payne, guard,
alledging that Payne shot him while
he and others were seeking to escape.
Payne declares that he was heavily
shackled and Payne we'll knew that he
could have caught him without shoot
Padgett.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
r. Lamberson.

HELENA, Ark, July 10. (Spl) -
T, Lamberson, a local railway employe,
died of heart failure yesterday morning
while "robbing" a colony of bees. He
had finished removing the honey from
one colony and had begun to rob"
ground and was dead instantly. Lem
berson came to Helena several years
ago and it is not known If he has any
relatives here,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

Figures.D eVeren.

HELENA. Ark, July ~. (Spl) -
Miss Jessie peverell and Otey Figures,
both of this city, We're united IN a
rtage Thursday evening in Memphis,
n. l., DuBose, Only immediate friends
and relatives witnessed the ceremony,
The bride who had made her home here
= number Of years, came from CoNing-
ton, Tenn, and Mr.. Figures came here
some years back from LeNa, Ark. Fol
lowing IA bridal trip to New Orleans, Mr.,
and Mrs. Figures will be at home to
ihnir friends In lelenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
LOST TOT RECOVERING.

CHICAGO, July ls,-Nourished ny
year-old babe of the woods who was
found lying under a tree, half starved,
with his body stripped of clothes and
covered with insects two days ago, after
being lost IL days, and given up for
speech, and physicians declared today
he would regain his normal coalition.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
Burke Milton.

HELENA, Ark, July 10, tSplO-
A, G. Burke, circuit clerk Of Phillips
county, and Miss Nellie Milton, OF Lit
tie Rock, were united In marriage
"Wednesday at the Little Rock Trinity
cathedral and Immediately following
the ceremony the bride and bridegroom
left for Colorado points. After Sept l,
they viii be at home In Helena
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
w TNeeNeaN W
J. P. Shannon.

DYERSBURG, Tenn, July 1s.-The
news Of the death of James Page Shan
non, Of WaverIy, which occurred at the
home of his parents at Ro-Ellen, noar
here, has been received. The remains
were taken to Waverly for interment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
AFTER HIS GOAT.

Doughty civilian: ! suppose. when you
were in Germany you saw many of the
inhabitants engaged In lauding the
kaiser's cause,
poughtful doughboy: I heard more
Of 'em cussing his erfects,-Cartoon's
Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
ON TROUSERS HUNT.

Detectives and police were requested
Saturday to keep an eye out for three
pairs of trousers and other clothing
stolen from the home of G.. J, Hum
mel, Ell South Wellington street The
burglar cut the screen OF a window and
pru wled in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
FLOOREDl

Hewitt hear that you are to put
up u 25-story building
Crewitt-Yes, and a 26-story building,
and a 27-story building, and a-hut
that's another story!-Cartoons Maya
zine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
Laurine M. PAYNE.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, July 10. (Spl.)
-Laurine MCCULLOUGH Payne. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Payne, of De-
post, died yesterday after a short i'll
ness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
CLOTHING STOLEN,

Burglars broke a front window Of the
office of W. c, Patterson, SO Adams
avenue, shortly before . o'clock Friday
night and crawled In. They departed
the same way with n new suit OF
clothing and pair Of shoes a. their loot
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
BUT OH, FOR BREW NETTE

H~owell-Faint heart never won a fair
lady.
Powell-Well, who wants a blonde,
anyway?-Cartoons Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

Birmingham and Atlanta are going officially into the grocery
business. Each city is I preparing to buy army rations left in gov
eminent hands and sell it at cost to its citizens.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

The war has left us many sad memories, but, looking back
over it all, the American people have cause to rejoice that neither
Bryan nor Champ Clark was elected president
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

We note from a headline in the Mis-
stsStppi newspaper, published ut 30 N.
Second street, that the condition Of
marley Shields who has u shattered
bone IN his leg is "SatisfActnrN.N
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

", J, Bryan is registered at the Pea
body hotel, So is l. c. Askew. Bryan
Is not from Lincoln, Neb,, so II | see
somebody ask you for "A drink it'll be
all right,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
GETS GOAT WITH GOAT
STQR Y-BUTT-G GIVES

REPORTER A CIGAR
Austin Sims got our goat yesterday
with a goat story, Austin Sims hands
out cigars, pleasantries, smiles, hot air,
and an occasional mild ballyhoo at the
Peabody hotel cigar stand, lie recently
returned from Hot Springs, where he
r~e'estahlShed the eating habit and
learned to drink hot water without iml-
tating the first stage Of man as related
by shakespeare,
Butt about tho goat. At the station
Sims observed a goat Grated for ship
ment, and nearby a pickaninny SO black
be cast two shadows of Jet.
rho goat, restless In confinement, and
no doubt suffering from a vacuous
origastrtum, finally reached out between
the boards Of his temporary cage and
got his tongue entwined about the ship
ping tag of tho crate.
His appetite whettcd by the splendid
flavor of the red ink, TO say nothing
OF the toothsomo cardboard, William
Capricornus lost no time In chewing III
and swallowing the morsel and smacked
his chops for more.
20 Lawdyl' shouted the little mig
ger, who had watched with intense in.
terest the whole proceeding, Dat goa
Sho Ia In Il had fix now. done ct III
de place VIVA he's gwlne to so At"
QUICK. BILL BRYAN,
GET THE MOOSE
A Chicago chemist has discovers,
that huttermilk contains one per cen
alcohol,
Now that the pact Of nations ha!
oeeh arawa' and Jack klinck is a spe
ctal officer for Mayor Monteverde, In,
world looks fairly safe for democracy,
=
W, j. Bryan is registered at the Pea
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19
SATISFACTION 70 WHOM

However L. i, Rohl, Of st. Louis, and
Mr.. and Mrs, j. A, Sktff, also are in
the city registered near j., A, Gail,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

Now that the pact Of nations has
been drawn, and Jack Kllnck is a spe.
etal officer for Mayor Monteverde, The
world looks fairly safe for democracy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

QUICK, BILL BRYAN,
GET THE MOOSE.
A Chicago chemist has discovered
mat huttermtlk contains one per cent
alcohol.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

UP the country they're beginning to
call fivvers left-hands, because every
body's got one,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

When a pretty girl passes there are
very few Of the masculine gender who
fail to quality with 1920 eyes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-19

No traffic cop is needed on the
and narrow path,