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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
FARM BUREAUTO
OUTLINE PROGRAM
Buy Home Grown Products''
Campaign VIII Be Urged
by H. o. Pate.

The bureau OF farm development Of
the Chamber OF Commerce will hold its
regular monthly meeting "Wednesday at
. o'clock on the sixth floor. All the
members have been especially urged by
c. J, Haase, chairman, TO- be present,
as the tentative program OF n; Q, Pate
the new market director, will be sub
mitted, The program, as prepared by
Mr., Pate, is as Follows!
uFging upon the merchants OF Mem
phis the Importance OF buying every
thing produced In the territory, They
should not be content 70 buy 10 per
cent or less Of the farm produce let
ting other markets come 90 their very
doors and outhid them for the rest o.
1t. This Is the work the farmers. ana
county agents OF Mississippi and OF the
other two states are most anxious 20
see accomplished. They want to ship
their produce here II the prices and
service can be made equal TO those or
otherN markets. There are, OF course,
several things to be worked cut in this
connection.
Putting on a Buy Home Products
campaign among consumers TO create
a demand for home-raised stuff, Mem
phis buys its butter largely from the
West; Its hay and grain from the
North Central states, ana many other
products from these localities, when
practically all Of IT could be bought IN
the Memphis territory.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

from Iron is red blood food. II you
were to 20 without eating until you
became weak, thin and emaclated, you
could not do a more serious harm 70
Yourself than when you LET. your blood
literally stSrys for wSnt Q, irom.if9n
change food into living. tissue" says
Dr, James Francis sullivan, formerly
physleIan OF Bellevue Hospital (Out-
door Dept,), New York, and the West
chester County Hospital.
Modern methods Of cooking and the
rapid pace at which people OF th,s
InS Increase In iron deficiency in the
blood OF American men and women
that I have often marVeled at the large
number OF people who lack iron In the
| blood, and who never suspect the cause
| OF their weak, nervous, r~un-down state
Lack Of iron In the blood not onit
weakiing, nervous, irritable, easily IA.
tigued, but II utterly robH him Of that
yirile forge, that stamina and strength
OF will Which are 10 necessary to. sue
cess and power In every walk OF NE
II may also transform Q beautiful,
sweet-tempered woman into one who
stronKly emphasized the great necessity
OF physicians making blood exatnina-
tlons OF their weak, ~anaetnic, rundown
patienta. Thousands OF persons go on
year after year suffering from physical
weakness and q highly nervous eondl-
ton due to lack OF sufficient iron IN
reaIIxlnR the real and true cause Of
their trouble. Without iron in your
blood your food merely passes through
the body, something like corn through
an old Mill with rollers 80 wide apart
that the mill can't grind,
''For want Of iron you may be an eld
man at thirty, dull 81 intslieet' poor IN
down while al. 50 or 50 with plenty
az iron in your blood you may still be
Young in feeling. full Of life, your whole
being trimming over with vim ana
Jas proof n this take the case Of For
mer United States Senator ane Vice
who al past IS IL stlll a Veritahie
mountain Of tireless energy, Senator
rowne gays, 7 have found Nuxated
IRON OF the greatest benefit as a tonic
and regulatiVe. Henceforth | SHAH not
be without Il, | am In a position 10
testify for the benefit q others 70 tine
remarkable and immediate helpfulness
~ This remedy, and I unhesitatingly
recommend Nuxated Iron TO those who
feel the need Of renewed energy. n
the regularity Of bodily functions,
but IN my opinion you cant make
strong keen forsstHl % rs ssSI, nea ,ssm
on metallic iron, The old forms Of me-
tauie iron must 90 through a diges-
Tive process 10 transform them into or
Sanic iron-Nu1ated I~ron-before they
are ready TO be taken up and assimi-
lated bv the human system, Notwith.
standing all. that has been said and
nhvsIcians, thousands Of people still
Insst In dosing themselves with me-
taliic iron simply, ! suppose, because
il costs n few cents less, ] strongly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
Judge Galloway LOUed
FeILO7O Man and Jokes

intuttive. Yet II a Jewish baby
10 be consecrated In rich or poor
circles an Italian had a macarOni
feast a wake was TO be held ia honor
OF an lrtShman, or the S~laSonians anne
In from the stave camps for a spseisl
beer-drinking bout up on Poplar ave-
nue., or down at the old Green Tree
house, the fudge was almost certain
70 be invited,
For years Judge Galloway dropped in
almost every day 10 the Law office Of
Col, VIM II. Carroll, over where the
United Cigar Stores now is located.
They were friends for almost half a
century, both aristocrats. both Of rom
derfully clear minds. During the tenn
pestuous DAYS OF 1898 ct SEQ. the rights
OF peoples were supported by some
arguments from these two with their
feet on the colonel's table that equals
gated from Versailles,
Judge Galloway and the late c, r.
Galloway. the best known hotel man
between Chicago and New Orleans,
were brothers. Both died with differ
ent names from those which they start.
ed with, Having been born and had
their rearing in the bluest stocking
Calvanistio faith, each was duly bap-
tlzed at q tender age, the one as Ma
thaniel Purnell and the other as Charles
Augustus BNnett Galloway. on ae-
count OF the death Of thet9 father,
Nathaniel purnell Galloway, while very
young, went TO live with an uncle, who
aid not fancy his name and changed
II to Jacob Scudder, which was borne
with honor and distinction for some Is
years thereafter.
Charles Augustus Barnett Galloway
held on TO his entire name until he
went TO school There the boys found
the initials &C. A. Il. G." too easily
worked into Cabbage Head" and
hence the lad dropped the Augustus"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
YEAR TERMS FOR
GRAND JURY HEADS

does away with the naming of a fore
man for the grand jury for every three
months, but instead when the judges OF
the criminal courts OF the state names
foremen they serve for a term OF two
years,
The judge appointing the foreman is
allowed no discretion as to the term OF
office, but may }rer1ove him at any time
occasion demands, The bill was pre-
pared by the association of states at :
torneys Of the state of which S, o.
Bates, Shelby county states attorney,
is president.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
EXPERT EASILY DlSARMS
MANY POLICE OFFICERS

Pistols and night sticks as convincing
| enforcers Of the public peace are ei'
fjcient only to the degree they may
be employed as weapons OF intilnlda-
ton. Against an experienced man
handler they are about as effective
as salt on a birds tail Here's the
proof;
W, u, Longfellow, Of Washington,
D, C., field agent for the Red Cross,
took pistols and night sticks off the
day relief at police headquarters,
Tuesday morning with an ease that
was astonishing, That Is his bust
ness and he Is expert at the Job.
LOngfellow, escorted to headquarters
by R.. p. Grow, Boy Scout executive,
gave a demonstration for the benefit
OF the police in 'manhandling, roughly
and gently, methods OF dlsarming dan,
gerous characters, first aid to accident
victims, etc, He Is touring the country
lecturinG before firemen, policemen and
Boy Scouts.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

Few men would have been more mis-
cradle In solitary confinement than
would Judge Galloway have been, and
yet few were educated beyond him.
He just naturally loved his fellow man,
!oysd 70 be With them and loved a
He and the late John r. Hilsman
were great friends n always up 70
their ear in every possible political
campaign in the days when the Judge
was younger. He then lived where
the magnificent Gage home is located
on freZevant emu Hillsman lived
on Lauderdale street just south Of
Vance ven There was an intense
city campaign on and one who did not
know them would think that the Judge
and Hillsman would be at blows with
the next word. Finally an armistice
was arranged IN the basis that they
would pair-neither TO vote in that
election.
Each went away laughing to his
friends on how he had gained a vote
for his candidate, but Hillsman had
forgotten that the judge lived outside
the city limits, and the judge DID not
know that Hlllsman had failed to reg
lister,
In the nineties Judge Galloway knew
more people in the county by long
odds than any other politician did, ex,
eept MeLendon, and McLendon was the
best personal electioneer ever In office
until Judge ], w. Palmer In later years
adopted his system and probably
equaled him.
However, elsotioneering seemed a
trade with MeLendon, worked out on
a basis of modern system, other poll
ticians of his day had one and possibly
two routes Of saloons and other public
| places, and they were always TO be
found somewhere on their one or pos
slbly two circuits. But McLendon had
a different trail every night.
But Judge G~alloway's electioneerins
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
J0YRIDE WINDS
UP WITH TRAGEDY

Carl Smith is under arrest at police
headquarters, and Sidney Bland, a
switehman, is In the hospital as the
result Of a cutting ARRAY which termi-
mated an automobile ride Monday night
on Highland avenue.
Smith, Bland and a compan-
repair a punetured tire, and blows were
exchanged, During the melee Bland
was slashed deeply across the abdomen,
Attaches at the Memphis General hos
pital say the victim has a good chance
to recover. He was given first aid by
DR.. s. D, Terrell, Of Buntyu.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
cHocTAw's BIG CARGO.

The federal barge ine towboat Choc-
taw landed at the river and rail ter
minais Monday from St, Louis with her
second load OF freight since the resump-
ton Of traffic.
She brought about rs consignments
TO local merchants, which Included
chemicals, ammonia, ch%loroform. perox
ide, acids, wooden kegs, soda, dill
pickles, steel bars, creoeote, alum,
kraut, buggies and surveys.
sn%Is Q me D NIX / are aye I,
and New Orleans. Most OF the stuff
| shipped from New Orleans consists Of
sugar, coffee, rice, fish and molasses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
D0RMlT0RY TEAM LEADS
IN Y. M. c. A. CAMPAIGN

The Y. NJ. c. A, membership cam =
paign Is gaining momentum and 2iO new
names have been added to the roll OF
members. A meeting Of team captains
will be held this week and plans for a
still more aggressive conduct OF the
campaign will be made,
The dormitory team, Of which =. S,
Fogg is captain, has regained the lead
after remaining in second place Tor seyco
eral DAYS. The unit has obtained 10
members, The soldiers team, Of which
S. NJ. Jackson and NJ. i, Saunders are
leaders, Is next with 72 members.
Forty young men attended the, meet-
ing OF the dormitory mems Bible club
Of the Y. NJ. c, A, Monday night, Din
ner was served and J, r., Hyde, teacher
Of the character builder class, delivered
an interesting address. Clarence Ban
ming rendered two vocal solos.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
MARSHALL'S CAR KNOCKS
DOWN NEGRO JAYWALKER

Jesse Richardson, negro, Sidon, Miss,
was slightly bruised when run down
by an automobile at Second street ana
Court avenue Monday morning, while
machine was driven by United States
Marshal Stanley .Trezeyant,
Richardson was taking a ~lelsurely
"iaywalk'' across Second street ano
stepped directly In front of the mar
shal's machine, witnesses declared
Tregevant skidded his machine for x
feet in ar effort to avoid striking the
negro, but without success, He took
sidon in his machine to the Memphis
General hospital,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
RIVER FREIGHT RATES
ARE CUT BY LEE LINE

Freight rates between st. Louis and
Memphis 10 run on a par with those Of
the barge line have been ordered by Of
ficials OF the Lee line. Thus with the
barges accepting only goods in carload
lots, the shippers win have tho oppor-
tunity of sending less than that amount
by river at barge line rates.
The steamer Ferd Herold, Of late
operating between Memphis and Cairo,
left Tuesday for St. Louis and will run
regularly to that city each week, The
freight she carried Tuesday was under
the new rate scale, which averages 20
per cent lower than rail rates.
The Lee line also announces the
rates from Memphis 10 Luxora and
Osceola will be cut 10 per cent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
E DISTURBANCES,

Il. J.. Rice, vice-pres'dept Of the Bank
OF Commerce and Trust company, Will
be the principal speaker at the ninth
educational meeting OF the Memphis
Association Of Credit Men, wholesale
division. which will be held at thg
Chamber OF Commerce Tuesday night
Mr.. Rice's subject will be Credit Dis
turbanGes"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes

Children have never enjoyed such
freedom since the world began. Instead
OF being the men. and women Of to-
morrow" they are the men and women
Of today" II IL not u desire to take
away their freedom, but to. regulate It
by such wholesome rules and safeguards
as will guarantee the perpetuity. OF the
home as the cornerstone OF civilization.
Children are the third person In the
domestic trinity Heavens juvenile
choir that sings around the hearth
stone.
Courts depend upon the law n the
facts, II you don't know either why
hang around the c~ourthouse2
The community is the poorer with the
passing Of such characters as the ate
Judge Jacob ; Galloway. The hfe Of an
eminent public spirited citizen Is q most
valuable asset to society, Judge GaNo-
way was the friend OF all peoples, a
great judicial commoner, His footprints
will long remain upon the sands of
time.
Prof, VIM. y, Jones has been detained
several days by illness.
-
The man who loves Is superior to the
man who hates, He Is more like his
maker.
-
No negroes will ~endangeT the life OF
the president or the chief executive OF
n state. That's one lesson they re-
fuse to learn,
Whenever an individual IL engaged TO
render a service without question as to
the compensation he Is placed on his
h~onor--Rnd he has a fine opportunity TO
show his real character, Toe many
show weakness at this point. Pity!
-
The various ministerial groups hold
weekly meetings Tuesday,
The st. James A. NJ. u, church has
let the contract for the erection OF q
new house OF worship, Rev. M, T
Cooper Ii pastor.
Curiosity In often an element OF bat
citizenship, some people get NOR
ping one.
II Ia understood that u new hlgl
school Ii IN store for the negroes o
Memphis. That will 10 a long way to,
ward making them feel at home, There
y an awakened interest In the young
life Of the race.
A citizen owes Il to himself and ID
the community to tell the truth when
put under oath. 1t Is against the law
and against good morals to swear
falsely, PerjuTed testimony Is a men
ace to civilization,
=
Rev. II. s. Brown, Of the Plymouth
Community house, has gone East In the
interest of his work.
=
One man plowed up a small fortune
near Jackson, Tenn, Several thousand
farmers can do that In the delta II they
will get busy. :
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
ARKANSAS VETS ON
WAY TO THEIR HOMES

A detachment of 1877 men from the
4lst C'Sunset'C division were enter
tained at the Union station Monday
night by tho local chapter Of the Red
Cross, as the soldiers passed through
N. j., to Camp Pike, Ark, for demo-
Utilization, Most of the men were from
Western Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The many wound stripes worn. bore
evidence of the active service Of the
division at the front, Lieut., Stroud
was in command OF the detachment,
which arrived over the Southern rail-
way at 2 o'clock and left over the Mis-
souri, Pacific at 1890 o'clock,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
PORTER HAD LIQUOR,

w, n. Miller, negro porter on the
Illinois Central, was arrested Mt the
Grand Central station Tuesday morn
ing by Officers BerryhlIl and Olive as
he stepped from q train, Six pints Of
liquor which the officers say they
found IN his possession were confls.
Gated Miller was docketed on charges
Of violating the liquor law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
MEN ENJOY LIVELY
MEETING AT BREAKFAST

Members of the Ad club Tuesday
morning enjoyed a spirited and con-
structive meeting at the weekly break
fast at the Hotel Gayoso.
R. W. Fielding started the fireworks
when he asked for advice on the best
way to handle certain features Of the
advertising OF his firm, The talks that
followed were not only interesting but
developed splendid points that were OF
interest to every member present.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
able your blood to change food into
living tissue. without It no matter
how much or what you eat your food
merely passes through you without do
Ing you good, and rs a consequence you
become weak, pale and sick looking
just like a plant trying TO grow in a
soil deficient In iron, Pailor means
anaemia. The skin Of an anaemie
woman is pale, the flesh flabby. The
memory fails, and often they become
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
A REMEDY FOR
the WHOLE FAMILY
CastoF-Jell IT'S Concentrated
Castor on In jelly Form.

CASTOR JELL Ia simply plain, old
fashioned CASTOR oil favored and
concentrated into jelly form, Doctors
recommend II, the same as Castor Oil sand
you will always use 1t instead Of Castor
Oil IL you try it once.
A $50. jar Of cAsToR-JELL contains ten
foil doses - 8Kc. per dose - and 1t costs
you less than Castor OIL such as you have
been used to taking from childhood.
Buy q jar Of cAsToR-JELL from your
druggist today. Get your Money back II
you are not satisfied. That's our guarantee.
Nearly every family has CASTOR OH.
In the medicine chest. Go to your druggist
now and buy a far OF CASTOR-JELL and
the next time CASTOR OIL is needed by
any member Of the family, give them a
pleasant surprise by administering II in
the form Of CASTOR-JELL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

EEE PURE
Stout Lady!
How to Reduce Your Weight

$3.50 'NH9~S
Get rid Of that burden Of obesity
this very season. Become 1.-THE and
active. Stop suffering from over-stout-
ness. You may even eat Ice cream.
cake and candy II you like. Enjoy
yourself while getting thin by the de-
iightful korein system-approvsd by
physicians.
Mrs. Clarence Cash reports that she
reduced her weight thirty-fve pounds
in six weeks by using oil of korsin.
Many other reports made by delight
ed women, who were unable to get rid
of their burden Of fat until they adopt
ed the new method.
Get a small box Of oil Of k0rein, I'M
capsules, at any drug store; follow the
plain directions of korein system.
Guarantee of reduction or money back
Nothing drastic or harmful safe
self-treatment that has improved the
figure, yivacity, beauty and health OF
legions of ladies'. For protrudlng hips
unduly large neck or bust, double chins
pursy abdomen, etc, this simple, re-
markably effective reduction system
should be tried, New obesity book
.'Reduce Weight Happily may be had
free, postpaid (pialn wrapperl. ny
writing to Korein Company, NE-6ss
Station r, New York, N. Z. y
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
P R0BBER ACTIVE.

Just as she completed purchase of
a ticket to Jelks, Ark, at tho Union
depot Tuesday forenoon, a burly negro
reached over the shoulder OF Florence
Kent, negress, ' sos Exehange avenue,
grabbed the ticket and the woman's
purse containing slt and made his es-
cape.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
Is Your Blood Starving For Want of Iron
Modern Methods Of Cooking and Living Have Made An Alarming Increase in

WHY NUXATED 1RoN so QUICKLY BUILDS
VI WEAK, NERVOUS, RUNDOWN FOLKS
Over 100000 People Annually Taking 1t In This
Country Alone To Increase Their Strength, Power,
Energy and Endurance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

which. is simply IRON and QUININE
SUSPENDED in syrup, Restores Vitality
and Energy by Purifying and Enrich
ing the Blood. So pleasant even Chill
dren like 1t, You car cor feel it's
Price 6Qc. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
Would Grade Products.

A well-planned and continuous cam
paign among the country merchants OF
the territory to encourage them to pay
top cash prices for farmers prod4ee'
and to teach, by means Of price diff
Formulation, better grading and the
handling Of the products, Some mer-
chants are willing to pay more than
they are now offering il they could
market the stuff TO a better adVan-
tage, but they have not the time nor
the means to hunt the best markets,
The market service of the bureau can
be Of great value to such merchants
by locating markets for them and tur,
nishing information as to grading anc
packing.
Furnishing market information e
farmers and county agents and III
stimulating cooperative shipping
through farmers organizations whers
the local market cannot. pay the prices
Actual service can be given by the bu-
reau, so far as practical, in the first
few shipments in any ons county.
Publishing market reports Of prices
and demands for all kinds OF farm
produce in Memphis and other markets
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
Will Boost Live Stock.

Aiding in whatever way that may
present itself in making Memphis a
live stock market.
investigating the need for and the
advisability Of a city market in Mem
ph,s. -
Acting as a representative of the
farmers and the country merchant ship
pers in inspecting shipments II re-
porting on them, adjusting differences
and promoting fair dealing.
Investigating, and, II need be, aiding
in obtaining better freight rates and
| train service from points in the terri
tory.
Establishing a quotation or. market
board in some central place where tns
| farm produce offered for sale in this
territory can be posted for the intor'
nation of the local buyers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

ADVISE readers III 81 cases
to get a physicians pre-
soription for organic Iron
-NuKated iron-or II you
don't want to go to this
trouble, then purchase
only Nuxated Iron IN It's
original packages and see
that this particular
name (Nuxated from ap-
pears on the package. II
YOU have taken prenara-
lions such AS Nux and
Iron and other similar
Iron products and failed
TO get results, remember
that such products are an
entirely different thing
from NuS-
ated lron."~
In com ,lTHE TIRED
N eptin n
upon hi HOUSEWIFE
valu o -
Nuxated Iron as a means
creating red blood. siren
and endurance, Or, Eel
mind King, a New VI
physician and Medical
thor says:
Scarcely a day goes by
that see women VIII
nareWorn faces, draggI
steps and generally We
tired appearance show ,
mtstakable signs OF Il
anaemic, run down condltI
usually brought on by lack
Iron In the blood.
There can be no stror
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

tlnHltH1,
tflul W o /
without
a n d mas
as + n
processes
modern COZ
methods re.
the iron
OF Moth
er Earth
from. 80
many Of
OIlr most
G omnion.
l. 9 o d \
THIS lron.
defleien-
cy ahould
be sup
piled by
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

weak, nervous, irritable, de-
spondent and melancholy,
give such a woman a short
course OF NuXated Iron and
she often quickly becomes an
entirely different individual
strong, healthy and rosy
checked. l. have used NuXat-
I'd Iron widely in my own
practice in most severe, ag-
IRA waited conditions with UNI
'alllng results. | have tn
tuced many other physicians
to give II II trial, all Of whom
have given me most Surprts-
ing rnnnrIa In rnRarh 10 liz
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

Prof. VIM, n. Jones has been detained
several days by illness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25
River Bulletin.
Memphis. Tenn, Feb. Is, al

The river In the Memphis district
will centinve rising throughout The
nresent week rt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

No negroes will %endangeF the life OF
the president or the chief executive OF
any state, That's one lesson they re-
fuse to learn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-25

The man who loves Is superior to the
man who hates, He Is more like his
maker.