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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-02
NOT CHARITY SEEKER
Royal johnson Says Fighting Man
Can Stand ON Own Legs

Royal johnson Says Fighting Man
Can Stand on Own Legs
Aberdeen, S. D.-Representative
Royal c.. johnson, of the Second South.
Dakota congressional district, who is
spending a short time at his home in
Aberdeen after serving as a lieutenant
with the American army in the world
war for the last year, is not inclined to
worry over the future of the returning
American soldiers. Why not defer the
problem concerning the future OF the
soldier who has been fighting in Eur
ope until he gets home and has some
thing to say or the subject himself?
This is the gist of the congressman's
attitude in discussing what he terms
ethiopian dreams regarding plans for
the soldiers welfase.
Representative Johnson holds that I'm.
asrnuch as the soldier, the average
American soldier. will return from the
war in better condition physically than
when he went away, and with a more
enlightened viewpoint because Of the
knowledge of the world he has gained
while abroad he can in a large measure
be trusted to find his niche in peace
time. No that the congressman is in
clined to discourage the efforts of or
CARNATIONS to locate the soldier in some
profitable position, but he is inclined
to discourage any attempt to .coddle''
the soldier by handing him a good job
on a silver platter. He doesn't think
the American soldier is looking for any
thing of this sort, or expecting it, but
that all he demands is a square deal and
q chance to make good at home as he
has made good against the kaiser's sol
diers on the battlefields.
This seems to be the position Lieut..
johnson takes, Judging from a number
of talks he has given since his return %
Aberdeen, including those to the Com,
mercial club and the Northern Normal
school, and to individuals.
Lieut.. Johnson, who took vacation
from congress- In order to serve in the
war and who WAS severelySWounded In
battle, will resume his congressional du
ties after d short stay athis home in Alb
erdeen, 1t is probable his attitude TO
sasa constssessc; sssslati ccn
gress will be based largely upon his ex
E~reriences and observations while q sol
der, although heis quite reticent con
corning his views on prospective legis
mIatioR.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-02
BAG GIVES OUT
Plenty of WatertoWn Readers Have
This Experience

You tax the kidneys-oaerwork
them
They can't keep up the continual
strain.
The back may give Quit nay
ache and pain;
Urinary troubles may set in.
Don't wait longer-take Doan's
Kidney Pills.
WATERFOWL people tell you how they
act.
Mrs. Ray yeeder, 400 Sixth Ave,
S. w, WATERFOWL, says Il had kid
ney complaint awfuliy and my back
ached as though it would break. I
was sore and lame mornings and when
I bent over, / could hardly straigh-
ten. I felt tired and worn out. My
kidneys acted irregularly, too. When
I read about Doan's Kidney Pills be
ing SO good, / got some at Tarbel s
Williamson's Drug Store n they
soon regulated my kidneys and re
lieved the backache.''
Price soc, at all dealer. DOM
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the am thai
Mrs. veeder had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-02

The pipe Of Peace they're smoking
now
But cigarettes of war
Are still 'twixt lips, encarnidined,
OF females, more and more.
Paris, Dec. 10. QBy MALTA puff
of smoke promises to obscure the
popularity even of the powder puff
with the fair sex. No wonder
cigarettes are scare in Paris, with all
the girls lighting one from another in
a reckless abandon that would make
Carrie Nation turn In her grave if
She but knew about it.
Goodness knows what excuse we
are going to nave for all our delight
full bad habits, now that the war is
ended. ..C,est la guerres used to
work fine with Father when we took
out a cigarette after dinner and short
sened our skirts up to our knees. As
an efficient xcuse. however, that is
now s'finiv as the doughboys would
say and do. But why bother looking
Tor excuses when It takes all our time
looking for cigarettes.
Actually, they have become rarer
andzmore priceless even thar sugar 81
beilbons. al our hotel though you
tip yourself francless you still VIII bt
aT,sefped but fiasil cigarette a
your femme de chaIaDre or the VALE
and house is yours On thk
strength Of one or w Leaninlas q
Giraffes you can ii obtain food arf
strong drink, after the mystic hour q
$50 Il that's certainly obtaining
Hbeauconps.
The other day I went into the banl
vim i carton Of p PACKAGES unassll
nay arm The NICE reserved gentle
asked M il they were casy TOR me +
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-02
IT IS PROPER
IN PARIS, DON'T
YOU KNOW, SIR
Paris Girls Wearing Their Cigarets
in Charming Holders-Graceful,
Slender Little Things, in Shades
Vivid and Varied.
BY MARGARET RoHE

written for the United Press.)
The pipe Of Peace they're smoking
now
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-02

Shoes for the Whole FalniYY|
Every shoe il our entire stock has been III down d pdres 6fy
the price slashing knife ill only j yesdge Of former eo,ts rs amilH
Outfit the entire family; shoes ne going higher with kovernznnMSkk
restrictions Of. Sayeb BY buying now.
Mem black English dress shoes, $6.5O values, fora CIS@oa8
sharp, keen clean up U@1s0SG
Ladies House Shoes, black eabaretta Kid, regular &0@zn
$500 values, on the bargain table 1t ....- .sSs0As. 4
Space forbids mention 81 equally Zig values u Wo onMh III aHlN
chidren's Dress and Everyday Shoes.
Come in and see our prices! They are lower sthanz lsst years
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
MEMPHIS EASILY LEADS
ATLANTA IN BANKING

The actual volume Of banking bust
ness lone ny the banks Of Memphis
each week is second only to that Of
New Orleans i'm the South No other
southern city of urar the same size as
Memphis can offer a favorable compare
son While Atlanta cIcarinEs show
large, the official report ON volume Of
business Tor the two cities shows Mem
pliS far in the lead.
This Is a statement made by w. II.
Ilaylcy. secretary Of the Memphis
Chamber nr Commerce, having in mind
%cl"arlngs Of. che Memphis banks
as Atlanta. Taking his figures from
the report OF the director Of the federal
reserve board Of the week Of jar. & to
10, Mr. Ilallcy states that the actual
volume of Memphis banking business
does far exceed the business done by
Atlanta banks, Atlanta's total is listed
I'm this report pl $lll,l6f, 600, while
Memphis is recorded al Sl35, AGA, 600, and
this In spite Of the fact that Atlanta
has had four large war enterprises, two
camps, a hospital and n large govern
mrnt depot, to bolster up her normal
business Atlanta's cleartngs on their
face appear to he larger than the Mem
phis ~CleHTinEs, Mr.. lIayleN said, hut this
Is due TO Atlanta's method Of count To-
Ing. Tho Atlanta banks, he SAYS, In
srludr county collections and nll ''Fh
checks i'm their reports Of Clearlngs,
white Memphis banks do not make Su.l
iu%clusiUns. The week which he cited.
MIR iIaNlCy said, is not a peculiar one.
for Memphis regularly runs ahead OF
Atlanta every week. Nashville, he
said, Is hardly In the running In this
respect. the volume of her banking
business for the week Jan, 3 to Is being
only $79, Sgl 600.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 30.-Hogs-Re-
cepits 5000; strong: hulk, $1,000 II. as;
heavy, 81 25ml7 SIS; lights, SIC 75@17,10
pigs, S12 O0@14,5o,
S%outherns; prime fed steers, $4,000
5000; dressed beef steers. $l2. 00@ is, 90;
Southern steers, nomtnally $500 ala. 90;
cows, Sc 25d1400; heifers. $SOO6l6,0 90:
calves, 81 00Il40O.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; 10m 15c higher;
lambs, SIS 0O6l6 so; ycarlings, $40 00W
t4.50; wcthers, 50 NItt,50; ewes, $500
@10.50; stockers, $1,000 ID. 20.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed duh and UNI
changed, Middling, %. 00c. Sales $50
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
STROKE OF AP0PLEXY
FATAL TO O. A. SMITH

Oscar A. Smith. aged A, senior mem-
Der of the insurance firm Of smith ~
Wallace, died at hi home, 2l6l Monroe
avenue, "Wednesday night at $50 o'clock
of apopleNy lie was taken i'll In his
office in the GOODWIN institute during
the morning and was removed to his
home, but died without rcgaining con-
sclouspess, .
health prior to the attack N had not
complained Of being i'll, For the past
several years he had been Identified
with the insurance business in Mem
,phis in partnership with Robert W
Wallace. Prior TO his residence In
Memphis ne had been principal Of the
Jackson, Tenn, high school which pc
sition he resigned to enter business in
Memphis.
= For several years and at the time Of
his death. Mr. Smith was secretary OF
the Tennessee Underwriters assoCla-
ton and he stood hirh in insurance
circles. He was a member Of the Mad
ison Heights Methodist church. His
birthplace was M|ilinEton Tenn.
Surviving are his widow, who was
formerly Miss Lorraine Hamilton, of
jackson; one daughter, Dorothy, aged
six years, N two $ stcra, Mrs. " e.
Lynn, ~ Memphis, and Mrs T.. T. le-
ter Of cuba. Tenn.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 80 o'clock from the
residence, with iutcrmeut IN Forest Hin.
Rev. VIM. Grove officiating
The active p~alibcarors were charles
G. Jones. X. ". WALLACE, " H. Counts
johnson and George y Roy
Honorary. - Mason. ! =. I'D.
%rington, u. A. Fisher. Thomas We'll
ford, Robert Harerly, p. NJ Armstrong
and v. W. Kelly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
WANTS GOVERNOR ON
BOARD OF EDUCATION

C. G. Hanson, member of the state
board of education, is strongly for the
enactment of a bill introduced by Sena-
tor Fuller to restore the governor of
Tennessee to his former place as mem
Der of and presiding officer for the State
board of education.
He has telegraphed' the Shelby dele
cation as follows:
Hope you will vote and diligently
work for the passage of the bill Senator
Fuller has introduced making the gov
ernor eX-officio member of state board
OF education, the. chairman thereof, and
giving him power to appoint state su-
perintendent. When the state superin-
tendent is appointed by the governor
he has only n boss; now he has nine
bosses, | have been a member of the
state board of education for about seven
years and know from actual experience
the splendid effect on the board
progress when the governor is a mem
Der thereof and is its presiding officer
as compared with said boards activities
as it is now organized. The governors
presence at state board meetings will
result in elimination of many non-
essentials and adds force and dignity to
its work. 1t places the governor in
position to know at first hand the
facts when educational problems of his
administration are criticized. The gov
erpor being a member of said board
and presiding over 1t insures us against
y repetition of such acts as character
lied the proceedings under which Pres
ident Brister. of the West Tennessee
Normal school, was investigated and
fired, ct w."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30

at a decline Of 5 to 81 points under
southern selling, but Liverpool made
a fairly steady showing and sent a few
buying orders here. while there was
also some buying for Wall street ac-
count and scattered covering. This
absorbed the early offerings and after
selling at 22.35c for March on the cali.
me price worked up to 22.6Oc, while
May advanced from II. n5c to q. 46c. and
july from "a. 40c TO 20. Toe, or about net
Unchanged TO 10 points higher, Re
ports from textile centers indicated in
creAslng mill curtailment while South
eEn advices again emphasized the talk
or a cut in acreage next spring.
Reports that spots were being offered
a niue more freely in some sections
were followed by reactions to about
last nights closing figures during the
middle OF the morning, but the mar
ket firmed up again toward midday
on renewed covering and Wall street
buying March advanced to 23 O3c. Nav
to p S5c and July close, or 40 TO a
points net higher.
There was continued irregularity dur
ing the early afternoon, but the mar
ket met buying orders on declines and
the tone was steady shortly after 3
O'Clock on reports that Belgium and
Northern France were placing orders
Tor spot cotton. Prices ruled around
2. roc for March and 21.65c for Nav,
or about 10 to 20 points net higher.
Futures closed steady at advance or
~ to decline Of Is points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
FROM WALL STREET
Steel Only Important ExCep-
tiOn to Upward Trend in
Early Trading.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-United States
Steel was the only important issue to
manifest an uncertain trend at the
opening Of today's stock market, most
Of the leaders recording gains ranging
from large fractions to a point. Marine
preferred, Mexican Petroleum, Texas
Company, American Smelling. Hide and
Leather preferred, Cuba Cane and
Texas & Pacific were the conspicuous
features, the latter showing especial
activity. United States Steel rallied be
fore the end of the first half hour, but
Baldwin Locomotive reacted under
pressure.
Pools extended their operations in
minor sp~ecialties during the midses-
sion, taking advantage of the recur-
rent demand for United States Steel
and other lndustrtals and equipments.
Distilling shares made further Roadway
with Hide and Leather preferred, and
local utilities. especially Consolidated
Gas. were stronger.
Oils and %shippings reacted again in
the last hour. but industrials and peace
speClalties made further gains. The
closing was firm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
Walls PRICE OF CANDY
NOW FlGHTlNG'S OVER

Private George c. Wattam, Mem
phinn, with Battery II, l4Sth field ar
tIlery. went through four Of the big
Ecst battles in 1918 without q scratch
mud now walls the price of candy in
Luxembourg, where he Is with the Third
army Of occupation, He writes to his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Charles j,
Wattam, llO7 Patton street, that candy
is $3.50 per pound,
lie enlisted from salt Lake, city at
the outbreak Of the war and his first
battle was that at Chateau Thierry lie
was afterward In the battles OF the
Marine, st. Mihiel and the Argonnc,
He says he Is seeing some interest
ing sights and never felt better. Sweets
in LuXcmhurg are very scarce, he
writes. which makes it all the worse on
account of his sweet tooth.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
THREE COAST ARTILLERY
REGIMENTS COMING HOME

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-Three regi-
ments of coast artillery troops are ip-
cluded In army units announced by the
war department today as having sailed
for home. The Agamemnon, due at
Newport News, Feb. 4, has the 51st
regiment complete. and the 44th and
Goth regiments are on the Cedric. sched-
uled to arrive at New York the same
day. There are $50 officers and 5000
men on the two ships.
The A%gamemnou is bringing also base
hospital No. 2, en- route to Camp Meade,
two casual companies of New York
troops, 80 casual officers, $50 sick and
wounded and 4S naval officers.
The Cedric has q casual company of
Illinois men, 13S casual officers and a
few civilians,
The transport Peerless will arrive at
Newport News Feb. 4 with a casual
company of Californians, a small medi-
cal detachment and seven casual Off
GERS. Other vessels announced today
as due to arrive with small d~etachments
are the Western Ocean, due at Balti-
more Feb. 3, and the Westhaven, due
at Newport News Feb. 4,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
DAILY PORT MOVEMENT.
TOMORROW'S ESTIMATED
NEW E T

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. ~M,-Ovenight
selling orders caused a break of l6 to
IS points in the cotton market today on
the first call Immediately after IA
good demand came from covering shorts
and a quick recovery resulted, the mar
ket standing Mt q rise Of 3 to IL points
over yesterdays close at the end of the
first half hour OF trading.
kilograms from the interior report
ing more export business | sing done
Increased the demand for contracts, In
the trading up to noon the advance was
widencd TO 80 to 81 points over yes
terday's final prices.
EARLY BUYERS took profits, causing
small reCesSions. At I O'Clock prices
were s to u points over the closing
quotations OF Yesterday,
Spots closed quiet and unchanged,
Ordinary, 1850; good ordinary, 10, lbc;
low middling. "a Csc; middling, . 27,50c.
good middltng, @S,50c. Sales on the spot
S02; to arrive. 2,200; delivered on con-
tract. 1,l00.
Futures closed steady at advance o.
| to decline OF 10 points,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
PLAN EARLY AWARDING
OF HOSPITAL CONTRACTS

1t was the sense of the trustees of
the Methodist hospital at their annual
meeting Thursday that the contracts
for the new $500, 600 hospital should be
let Just as soon as spring opens and
building conditions become favorable.
These first contracts, according to
Thomas B. King. financial trustee, will
involve construction to the sum of
about $175, 900 and will be for concrete
and brick work, roofing and plumbing.
John II. Sherard, of Sherard, Miss,
was reelected president. The vice
presidents selected are John R. Pep
per, Memphis; Rev, T, J. Leggett,
~Brookhaven, Miss. 7. ]. Boston, Earle,
Ark; Rev, R. a. Tucker, Grenada,
Miss.
L. NJ. Stratton. of Memphis, was
elected treasurer. and Thomas b. King.
secretary and financial agent.
The following were chosen for the
board OF managers: John II. Sherard,
John r, Pepper, T. j. Leggett, n. J..
Boston, II. r. Ellis, f. N. Fisher, r.
w. Bailey, Capt. G. T, Fitzhugh, Jo-
seph Newburger. j.. NJ. Stratton and
the Rev. Il. w. Lewis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
TO GIVE MARDI GRAS.

UNTSNIILN. Ma, lam. so lSpI,l-
At their monthly meeting Tuesday at
tcruoou the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution decided to give a Mardi
obtain money for the educational fund
Mrs. W f Garth instituted "A high
school scholarship which viii be given
by the regent Of the Twickenham chap
ter to- some worthy eirl each year and
she made the first contribution for this
purpose. All wool that Is now in the
hands OF the chapter a donated to
the Huntsville chapter OF Red Cross.
In the election of a%lternates to the
Continental congress AT Washington,
Mrs r. . Shreve was elected alter
nate to- the regent, Mrs. II G. Brick
ell was elected first alternate and Miss
Mary ~ paucey was elected second
lltarp9tD
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
LEGAL NOTICES.
NUS tE SAFES,
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the pay.
ment of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid in a certain deed OF
trust, executed the 22d day of June,
husband, f. D, Harvey, to the undert
signed as trustee, as same appears Of
record in the office of the register Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book 4S2,
page 500, and the owner of the debt
secured having requested the under
signed to advertise and sell the proper
ty secured by said deed of trust, all Of
said indebtedness having matured by
default in the payment of a part there
of, this is to give notice that we will, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1918,
commencing at ~ o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessetw
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof proceed to sell at public outcry
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the following desc ribed property, to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
Lot No. six (6) on the plan Of the
Snowden Homestead subdivision and
described by metes and bounds as fol-
lows: Beginning at a point on the south
eighteen 41s) feet southeast Of The
point where the east line Of South
Bellevue avenue intersects the south
line of Lamar boulevard, and running
thence easterly with Lamar boulevard
sixty 60) feet; thence southwesterly al
right angles with Lamar boulevard two
hundred ninety-seven and eight-tenths
(2978 feet to an alley: thence west
with the north line of said alley thirty
n and one-tenth GID feet to an alley
running northwesterly: thence novfh-
wardly with the east line of said alley
sixty (6O) feet; thence in a northeast.
erly direction two hundred and sixfv-
two and seven-tenths (262.O feefto tbe
point of beginning. NHS
All right and equity Of redemption,
homestead and dover waived in said
deed Of trust, and the title is believad
to be good, but we will sell and con-
vey only as trustee. oo"
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST co
BY. S. ]. SHEPHERD, Trust Officer.
This January 16, 1918, l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
MILLERS PREDICT WAR
BREAD PRICES TO HOLD

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 30.-War-time
bread prices will prevail throughout the
world for another IS months, leading
Minneapolis flour millers predicted to-
day when informed of the statement
made yesterday in New York by Julius
Barnes, president of TIE United States
Grain corporation, regarding the Amer
lean guaranteed price of wheat in rela-
ton to the world price or the COM
modify.
The milling industry Of the country
has been practically at a standstiIl since
the government agency ceased buying
flour six weeks ago, and was awaiting
Just such an announcement as was
made by Barnes, II. p. Gallaher, vice
president Of the Northwestern Consoli-
dated Milling company, declared.
Immediate resumption of flour mill
activities throughout the country will
follow, 1t was said, and the possibility
Of a flour famine as predicted last
week is out Of the question.
Fluctuations in the price of flour dur
ing the ensuing IS months will be slight,
millerS declared.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-30
Six Foot Channel.

Completion Of the upper Mlssis-
sippi river project providing for a
six foot channel from Minneapolis
and St. Paul to 81. Louis, approved
in 1907 and only half completed, to
be finished In three years time,
Completion OF the Missouri river
project providing for a siS.toot
channel from Kansas CITY TO ST.
Louis, begun in 1910. and but half
finished.
Widening and deepening Of the
channel In the lower Mississippi
river between st. Louis and New
Orleans to a minimum depth Of Y
feet, which would provide for proper
accommodation for concentration OF
traffic from the upper Mississippi
the Missouri, the Illinois and the
Ohio rivers.
Recommendation for a commission
OIL five members. two of whom shall
he eminent %enoIneers and the other
three civilians, who have a thorough
KNOWLEDGE Of the country's trans.
portation problems, and who shall
have complete Jurisdiction over all
inland waterways and fun author
lty to proceed with proposed m
provements Of the waterways and
construction Of their marine equip
ment.
Governmental construction and op-
Grafton OF waterway euulnment un
iii such time as the trade is thor
ouohiy established. and unttl nee
essary legislation for protection OF
waterway operation and cqutnment
Is enacted, at which time private
CAPITAL may purchase the equip
ment and continue its operation,