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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
/ G THE PETITION

Within the next two days a petition demanding a referen-
DUN election on the amendment to the telephone companys
franchise recently passed by the city commission increasing the
rates will be circulated among the property owners OF Memphis
So far as has been possible for the city commission to do so
it has ignored the rights OF the people in every respect, and upon
issues between the people and the public utility corporations. the
commission has assumed an attitude of open hostility to the
people. .
That makes the issue clear, There is nothing left for the
people to do but to exercise their own rights and prerogatVes'
Once in a while a political organization sets itself above the peo-
pie and independent OF the people, The record OF such individ-
uals and organizations is found among the political scrap heaps
that mark the road of progress.
The people Of Memphis must assert their rights in this mat
ter. 1t is no inconsequential affair, The people have had a
burden placed upon them without their consent and without
their knowledge. After all they are supreme and their voice
should be heard.
The people have a right to express themselves on this tele.
phone question, 1t means more than 100000 a year to them. II
is a small matter to some individuals, but in the aggregate it is
Of great consequence,
When this petition is presented the people should sign it
II the people are DESTROYS of contributing to the telephone com.
pany we are sure the company will appreciate the gift more il
the people will make it voluntarily, Ii the people are opposed
to the increase, they too have a right to express themselves al
the ballot box.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01

outlook, Mr.. hin would give the debtor
the benefit of his advice and sound
Judgment in working out the debt and
having the plantation left for himself,
No one ever told him a story of distress
without MIR. INNS hand going into his
pocket, His breadth OF business Vision
and foresight were UNSURPASSED.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01

Organized and starting business on
Sept, |, 1869, with a record of faithful
and efficient service during the period
OF early growth and development of
Memphis and contiguous territory which
has resulted In its becoming the larg-
est financial institution OF this section
and the sixth In the South, the Union
and Planters Bank and Trust company
celebrates its golden anniversary on
Tuesday, Preparations for It have been
under way for some time and the event
Is expected to be memorable in banking
circles.
The quarters Of the bank will pre-
sent an appearance of beauty, as dec
oratiens are TO he profusc, palms n
cut flowers being used with thousands
of yellow roses. Six attractive young
ladies win he kept busy distributing
roses and scattering smiles Of well
come along with the Officials and cleri-
cal forces Of the institution,
The Union and Planters is an tnstt-
tuition in Memphis and Its history Is
closely woven In with that Of the city.
II has always stood for strength and
reliability and its growth has beer
founded on u Gih~raltar-like basis.
The banks firmness Of foundation
was laid by Napoleon lin and S, p,
Read, two OF the most remarkable mer
who have figured in Menlnhis financtal
circles. During Mr.. Hill's presidency
MIR. Read was the cashier and active
head OF the bank,
MIR, Hill csme TO Memphis from Har'
deman county after he had participated
In the gold rush TO California. As hoAl
ct IlilI Fontaine 4 Co, he was Ions
the leading business man OF the city
The firms mortgages on plantations
ia the Memphis cotton territory 9af
into the millions, hut its foreclosure
we're negligible. No matter how ma
the debt and how large the security
or how good or how bad the crol
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01

of the policies Is TO encourage a spirit
OF fellowship among the working forces,
The bank has developed one of the
most complete foreign departments OF
any in the South, and has connections
in nearly all the European financial
uenters, including among its customers
two large London accounts. Taking
care OF the export business Of its pa
irons Is "A specially.
There are now over 20. 900 open ac-
counts, while deposits in the savings
department are about So, SOC, 600. Coun-
try hank business has in four years
increased about 700 per cent, while
nearly half the banks in Mississippi
have the Union and Planters for the
local correspondent and depository.
When the bank was organized It.
first president was w. NJ. Harrington
who served from 1869 to 1875. Sue.
ceeding presidents and their terms fol
low; c. w, Goyer, 1Si5-Sl; A. c
T~readwell. 1881 So; Napoleon Hill, 1885
~; s. r. Read, 1927 1915; Frank +
Hill was chosen president In 1915 ane
is now serving,
Winston. holland Fontaine and John y
Mcdowell, vice presidents r, S. Polk
| vice president and cashier; Eidridg,
| Armistead, Frank s. Bragg and ]. Ram
sey Beauchamp, assistant cashiers; w
r. Harper, auditor; Sam Holloway. at.
torney and trust officer; Guy p. Long
manager of title department.
Directors-T. G., Ashcroft, Harry
Cohn, holland Fontaine, q. I, Fftzhugh
| w, u. Gage, Frank Il, Hin, J, +. Hoist
Thomas II, jackson. X, L, Jordan, S
Il. Leatherman. b. H. Mallory, John u
| Martin, i, w, Mcclure, ]. NJ. MoCor.
mack, John y, Mellow ell, 7. NJ. Nor'
fleet, Robert S, Polk, L. NJ. Stratton
| IL r, Walsh, II. 4. Winkelman anc
Gilmer Winston.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
The Public Be SerUed
ADJUSTMENTS
Loew's Lyceum.

Turah Fallows. a comely young wom-
an, Sunday aroused patrons OF Loew's
Lyceu mtheater as few have done with
her rendition Of Mother Of Nine a
beautiful ballad, Irving Berlin's latest
II is a real mother ong and Miss
Fallows' dramatic soprano is wen fitted
TO bring out the beauties OF the lyric,
Miss Fallows sings with little effort, but
such Is the timbre of her eIonaI accu-
racy and enunciation that, unusual in
vaudeville, the words Of the song carry
home q message to each of her auditors
which Is not sopn forgotten. Leew Van
Orden, at the hpieno, and late in the
act, on the xylophone, ably seconds Miss
Fallows.
"0ut Of Work. a satiricai play on
hard duck and married life, interpreted
by Howard Anderson and May Rean,
shared honors with Van Orden and Miss
Fallows. The lines a scintillatlng
enough to keep even the fastest thinker
on the qui vive during the is minutes
these clever artists hold the stage.
Storey and Clark find early favor with
the audience and leave them IN a good
humor, and Clyde Nelson and COM
pany,' the company being a 90-horse-
power young woman, are clever jugglers,
who clos ethe bill with an act which
rounds out a vaudeville entertainment
as pleasing as n which has come to
Loew's in many a moon.
HILBERT and Nugent open the bill with
a mediocre singing and dancing act,
The adventures of a young American
heiress on a visit to England, where she
mingles with nobility, form the basis OF
the plot of "a Society Exile, the film
feature for the first half of the week
Unwittingly she causes a Jealousy
craZed wife to STAY her husband
and commit suicide. Seeking to avoiC
the notoriety which follows the crime
she flees to Italy and changes her name
brother under the mistaken impression
that he is aware of her real identity
His love, however, survives the stres!
of tn eexpose, and the offering, al
usual, ends in a clinch. Elsie Ferguson
Is starred.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
PARIS THEATER MEN WILL
NOT DEAL WITH UNIONS

PARIS, Sept. directors of thea
ters, moving picture houses and music
and concert halls refused yesterday to
deal with the Federation of Theatrical
Employees union, the first demand of
which was to forbid the engagement OF
any artist or employees not a member
Of a union. A resolution was passed,
however, expressing willingness of the
directors to discuss matters with the
unions of each class Of employees and
also meet artists and employees who do
not belong to any organization.
After considering demands recently
presented by employees, which were
chiefly for higher wages, the directors
issued a statement to the press saying
they would welcome the threatened
strike as 1t is becoming impossible for
us to live" The demands of the I'M
ployes were accompanied by a request
that the directors send an answer by
Sept. /. The directors declared that
II a strike was called at one theater.
every theatrical establishment In Paris
and its suburbs would be closed.
The federation will meet today to
| examine the reply of the directors. The
secretary has said unofficially that a
| strike has not been planned by the or
| g%anization.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
IT'S What Makes
Rats Fight Bull
Dogs, Is 1t Not?

All, Sunnybrook. thou hast been a
tough nurse to him! Thy malignants
m taught that gentle Ford sales
man who never knew a harsher note
than the toot Of a flivver horn, to
battle a dozen men. gathered from the
widest fields the broad commonwealth
of Tennessee could furnish and warm
his fists, his teeth, his toes, in the
marrow of the foe!
1t develops that the battle. staged
under the caves of the Y. M. c. A.
in the wee sma' hours Of Saturday
morning, was only the renewal of one
started earlier in the night at the
Shanghai restaurant on Rayburn boule-
ward. A Ford salesman Is said to have
been the leading man in the series
of battles. Flown with insolence and
S~unnybrook, and temporarily with caye-i
man strength and agility, aforesaid
Salesman bowled over hah a dozen or
more roisterers in the palace OF tea
and chop suey.
For some reason or other the hos
Titles were then transferred to the
vicinity Of the Y. NJ C. A. There,
after knocking down five more men,
the doughty salesman admitted tina
he was beyond going and offered the
only man of his opponents left stand
ing, the opportunity to whip him.
Magnanimity or fear prevented that
gentleman from continuing the fight
and all journeyed to the flat Of the
salesman, where he mercifully applied
beefsteak, fat meat and cold potatoes
to black eyes and other bruised and
battered features and p~hysiognomy.
There was no arrest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
New Lyric.

There is a red letter event on the cal
endar Of milady and vicinity, when Ju-
Ian Eltinge appears behind the foot
lights.
On this occasion milady is afforded
an opportunity to gaze with ~rapturous
eyes upon the latest and most dazzling
Of gown creations.
Eltinge, who opens his engagement at
the Lyric with a special matinee today,
has a wardrobe Of gowns that are a sur
prise and delight to his feminine ad-
mirers.
The creations displayed by Eltinge at
the Lyric are the work of Cora Nc
Geachy. Miss McGeachy won fame as
the costumer of Zigfield "Follies." No
expense was spared in the making OF
the latest gowns for Eltinge.
Miss McGeachy is rs c~ersatile as she
is clever. She also provided several OF
the new catchy songs which Eltinge
renders during his representations. Per-
haps the best of these selections is
Don't Trust Those Big Gray Eyes" a
lifting tune.
Eltinge has excellent support in Gaud-
smith brothers, Leo Beers. Cleo Case
coigne, Ford and Price, the Littlejohns,
Gorhada and Carville, and others. The
engagement is for w nights and matt
nee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
ASSUMES CHARGE OF
PARK FIELD Y. N. C. A.

II. L. Hooper, of the Army Y. NJ. C..
A., who recently returned from over
seas duty, reported at Memphis Mon
day for duty at the Park Field Y. NJ.
c. A., relieving ]. X. Morrison, secre-
tary of the Industrial welfare COM
mittee of the Memphis Chamber Of
Commerce, who has been temporarily
in charge of the work at the aviation
field.
Mr.. Hooper has been in Y. M. @, A.
work for over II years, having been
connected with the industrial associa-
ton at Bogalusa, La, for several years
before entering the army work, He
expects to continue the Y. NJ. c.. A.
work at Park field with all the vim
displayed during the war. The decision
Of the National War Work council to
continue the work at Park field Is
taken to mean that the local aviation
field is to be made a permanent camp
and that additional men are to be sta
toned here in the near future.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
B~0lLERMAKERS VOTE TO
Reject WILSON'S OFFER

SPRINGFIELD. Mo, Sept. BOILER
makers union No. 70, comprising about
950 boilermakers employed IN the st.
Springfield, voted last night to reject
the offer Of President Wilson, of n four
cent an hour increase In wages Ac.
cording TO Hugh w, White, president
of the local, the vote showed 9S per
cent against accepting the award. The
vote was wired to the boilermakers'
national headquarters. This is the first
vote taken BY a local union on this
railroad on the presidents proposition.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
%sEPrEMhER 1. 1893.

Jim Dinigan and Thomas Clark, Goat
Hill t%errors. arrested on a charge of
Nashville railroad, The striking shop
men deny they burned the cars.
The overhead wires OF the Citizen
Street railway around Court square
were hung last night
Mr.. and Mrs, L NJ. Hall have re-
turned from Chicago.
Mrs. Electra Semmes Colston, Of Mo-
bile, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. b,
Bryan.
The United States senate has under
consideration the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause Of the sherman bill. Sill
yer men are against the repeal.
Middling cotton is selling at 7 5-1f
cents per pound.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
>. y o. .n' a.. Twice Told Tales
News of Memphis
10 Years AGO.
|. 1909.

The first news Of Or. Cooks claim
Of discovery of the North Pole has
been received. Reached North Pole,
April 81 was DR., Cooks message to
the world.
w, c, Davis, chief Of police, has given
orders to raid every gambling house
In Memphis and arrest all persons
found In them. Capt, Perry. Sergt.
Condor and Bob Crosby have been de-
tailed to this work.
Alex Y, Scott and wife have returned
from their bridal trip to the East. They
will make their home at Cleveland,
Miss.
Mrs. j.. M. Mccormack has left for
a visit to the Alaska Yukon exposition,
Mrs, W, T., Mitchell has returned
from a trip In Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], NJ. Dockery have re-
turned from the Pacific coast.
A number of persons were arrested
for violating the speed ordinance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
PRESIDENT OF SCENIC
HIGHWAY ASSN. HERE

Interest in the organization Of the
Memphis-to-New Orleans division OF
the Mississippi River Scenic Highway
association WAS heightened Monday by
the passage through the city OF Truman
!, Pierson. Of Quincy, H., president OF
the association. MIR. Pierson was en-
route to V~icksburg, Miss, where he
will see that all plans are made for
the organization convention. which will
be held in that city on Sept. 4.
w II. Havley, secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, and one Of the
vice presidents of the Scenic Highway
association, announced Monday that a
delegation OF IL Memphtans will at.
tend the meeting in V~icksburg. They
will leave Memphis at 4:45 p. m,
Sent. 3
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
Senator Reed Banks
At Wilson'S Heels
On Nations League

Senator James A. Reed. of Missouri,
in all probability will speak in Memphis
against the league of nations following
the visit of President Wilson, on
Sept. 81.
vile and in other cities in this sec
ton where engagements already have
been made and 1t is understood has ex-
pressed willingness to visit Memphis.
Senator Reed is the leading opponent
of the league Of nations among the
Democrats,
tions may possibly extend an invita-
tion to Senator Reed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Observation-Disclosures
. NEED FOR A NEW
9 STATE CONSTITUTION.
MMMNNMNMMAMMMMMMM

Will you permit a personal sugges-
lion | why h9t use euitorlalty me th wv
lacks upon the virtue of young girls
and the hardness OF trial and punish-
ment which our laws at present per-
init in an appeal to fathers and broth
ers to go to the polls and vote for a
new state constitution for Tennessee.
If neither the constitution nor the
laws nor the courts will permit at pres
ent the prompt trial and punishment
of such foul fiends as these men have
shown themselves to be let's change
all three and the first step toward it
is to get a constitution which will not
only permit, but compel the prompt,
immediate trial of all persons white
and black accused of rape,
Respectfully,
LEHMAN JOHNSON.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
PROF. L0GGINS BETTER
AFTER PARALYTIC STROKE

Slight improvement was noted Mon
day in the condition of Prof. T. B. Log
gins, 1872 South Idlewild street, dean
of the West Tennessee State Normal
school, following a stroke of paralysis
suffered several days ago.
Prof. Loggins was stricken at Daw-
son Springs, Ky, where he had just
arrived to spend his vacation. His con-
dition became so serious that his rela-
tives were notified and his brother went
to the summer resort and brought him
back to Memphis.
While his condition Is serious, the
attending physician hopes that within
a few weeks he nay be recovered.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01

LABoRER'S FALL SERIOUS,

i, II. Williams. laborer. who fell from
the third floor of the old Van Vleet
building Saturday morning and who
was taken to ST. Joseph's hospital in
a serious condition, Is not yet out of
danger. according to advice received
from the hospital Monday morning.
Williams was badly bruised and in
jured internally by the fall
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
HUN GENERAL WHO HELD
TURKS REACHES BERLIN

BERLIN, Sept. /. tBy the Associated
Press. )-Field Marshal Liman Won San
ders, the German general, who assisted
In the command of the Turkish army
during the war, arrived in Berlin last
night.
Berlin adviees received Aug, IA said
the allies had granted the repatriation
to Germany Of Field Marshal Won San
ders, who was arrested in C~onstanti-
nople when the Turkish armistice was
signed and who has been under deten-
ton there since. Won Sanders COM
manded a Tty kish force which fought
against the Russians and likewise was
In command In Palestine during the
final campaign there, narrowly escaping
capture.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-26
SUFFERED
MANY YEARS
Mrs. Clarkson Had Rheu-
matism So Bad She Often
Cried ALI Night.

Ny gain Of thirty pounds during
the past few weeks speaks volumes
for Tanlac," said Mrs. Catherine
Clarkson, Of z440 College street, Kan
sas City. No. recently
I had rheumatism for twenty-nine
years. and during damp and unsettled
weather sharp pains would shoot all
through NY body; my right knee has
been so swollen, stiff and painful
during the past two years that
couldn't bend IL, and had 10 use q
steel brace so could walk. and many
a time have cried IN pain the whole
night through I was badly Consupat-
ed, lost weight and my general
health became very poor
-One day I read Of a lady who had
been relieved Of rheumatism by tax
ing Tanlac, 50 I began taking Il my
self. I am now on my fifth bottle and
the rheumatism has almost entirely
disappeared, can bend my knee al
ready and the pain is entirely gone
have been relieved OF constipation,
my appetite Is fine and I an feel
ing better in every way than have
in many years,
Tanlao is sold in FL Paso by Kelly
& Pollard and by the leading drug
gists IN practically every city, town
and village IN America--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-26
OIL leases ARE
AIDING NEW MEX.
State Gets $1,000 Day From
Leases and Same From
Incorporations.

santa Fe. n. ", March 26.-Commis-
sioner Field Of the state land office.
announced that with the granting OF
applications late Monday afternoon
leases Of $4,000 acres Of land for oil
prospecting in Union county. the
number Of acres leased in the state,
had passed away over 100000. to
date. with applications coming IN
with even greater volume.
The estimated revenue 70 the state
Is $1,000 per day for the past month.
and the average Is steadily climbing
This Is exclusive OF revenues derived
by the state corporation commission
from Incorporating oil and other com
panies which is averaging $1,000 per
day.
chief John March gave out the fol-
lowing table OF leases up to 9 a. m
yesterday:
Union and Colfax counties, $4,000
acres Chaves, lea and Eddy. 700. 1000;
san Miguel, Torrance and Santa Fe.
$50. 900. Roosevelt. Curry, Quay, Quad
alupe and De Baca, 500, 600; Mo.a. TO-
600. San Juan, 10000; Mckinley. 90
600: Socorro, 10000; Sierra, 100. 900;
Dona Ana. $4,000: Otero. 200, 900: Lin
coin, 80. 900: Luna. $4,000, and Grant
10000. Total. $4,000 acres.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-26
OIL DECREASES
IN5TEPHEN5C0.
Once Good Producers Are
Now Running Only A
Little Oil.

Eastland. Tex, March z5.-Once big
wells OF Stephens county are now
small producers. the decrease having
occurred at an alarming rate
The Gulf Production company's No
T. ]. White in the eastern edge Of
The Breckenridge pool has decreased
within the past ten days to 600 bar
rels daily. the production before the
decrease being 1000 barrels daily.
The same company's No A. II
Fincher. same pool, has also de-
creased greatly from Iss Initial output
Of 1000 barrels. The holes apparently
are clear and there are no indica-
tons Of water
Several weeks ago the White well
was first drilled into the sand and
when a few feet in It began 70 now
900 barrels per day. Two weeks ago
IL was drilled a little deeper and re-
sponded with 1900 barrels. About ten
days ago Il was drilled still deeper
and responded with gushing
The Mid Kansas OIL and Gas COM
pauy on the Carey farm in the CaddO
pool Is still plnched in to one half
OF its natural flow
Production OF all the Stephens wells
Is now rated at $4,000 barrels.
Output Of the Ranger pool in East
land county Is estimated at $4,000
barrels. Total output Of the deep sands
is 100000 barrels
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-26
america Must
Produce Oil
Of The World
Government Geologist
Looks F or Little From
Oil Shales.

The demand for petroleum viii
grow with peace and 10 meet the
needs Of the world It viii be neces-
sary for the United States to do
everything in its power to develop
petroleum fields and broaden storage
facilities.
This was the most important mes
sage given 10 the American Institute
OF Mining Engineers by Chester Nara
more. chief Of the Petroleum Division,
bureau OF mines. department Of the
interior.
American producers and American
capitalists, said Alr. NaramOre,
must invest capital in other sections
Of the globe, must develop oil wells
wherever they exist. and in that way
only can they hope to meet the huge
demand that viii come in the future
and. further. in that way only can
they hope to maintain and increase
the tractor, truck, passenger car, air
plane and oil burning boat industries
Of the United States"
He holds out but little hope Of Sc
curing oil from oil shale, principally
because Of the high cost OF extra tiOn,
and insists that this country must in
the future depend upon foreign fields
TO meet a considerable part OF the de-
mand that viii be made