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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
TO PUBLIC
FOR ARMY'S FOOD
ARE GIVEN OUT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--The wal
department has made public a complete
price list on all subsistence stores
available for sale to the public through
the parcels post or through municipal
selling agencies. Costs OF the commo-
dities to the government, the depart
ment said, had been disregOraed en-
tirtly in fixing prices materially lower
than prevailing market sNtes,
The prices quoted are & o. b.. and
from storage points In each OF the Is
districts into which the country IL al
vtded for wal department subsistence
purposes. The department now Il fe.
distributing the food supplies In the 10
areas In order that each may have ito
proportion per population Il the ~ ar
ticlos offered.
Municipal selling agencies will COM
pute freight charges on these ship
ments TO be added on the price quoted
by the war department. on the parcel
post distribution, no orders gill be re-
ceived direct by the war department
bot only through the postoffice depart
men which ell requisition suppli6A BY
cause or larger package, the postmast-
ers IN turn breaking these shipments
up into unit packages OF a single zen
or several cans.
Sales TO municipalities at the new
prices VIII begin ~ soon az the surplus
property Officers at the various Nonee
supply offices ana Aepots have received
quotations, Sales to individuals through
the parcels post viii be lnauEurated
Avg. IL and tefere that time an peel :
masters win have n price q,rotation lis,
from which the consuincts may order.
Although only ~ food staples are
enumerated in the price list, the item
tsed qNOtAtions, owing to the variety
OF packing, are quite lengthy. Quota.
tions on some of the leading cumn,edi.
ties Are.
Bacon, salt per can Of II pounds
eorned beef, bb. cents for can OF La
pounds baked beans, : cents per cal
OF IA pounds; sweet corn, 10 cent!
per "a pound can, dry beans, $3.50 pei
100 pounds, crackers 9 and 3 cents T!
pound; ARMY flour So per 100 pounds
macarcni, 7 cents per ~ pounds; ROLLED
oats, ~ cents per two pounds seeded
raisins 10 cents per pound; rice 81, z
per hundred pounds; tomatoes Q cent
per ~twU.pound can, and white corn
meal 81 30 uer 100 mounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
THE BAKERS SIDE

A few days ago in an editorial entitled, Bread" The News
Sernitar confessed itself unable to penetrate the mystery OF the
price OF bread, which has been steadily maintained, in spite Of
the rc4uced cost of flour.
A gentleman entirely familiar with the baking business, and
in whom we have the fullest confidence, says the problem is
exceedingly simple and cites the following facts;
Two years ago flour cost SA in carload lots, and the prn-
cipal ingredients were: Malt, oH cents a pound; compound lard,
Is cents a pound, and sugar, w cents a pound,
To-day a good grade OF flour can be had at from $l07s to
Sl2 a barrel, and malt is 9 cents a pound, compound lard % cents
a pound and sugar l0h to.R cents. a pound. +.
There are he says, Several Chcr commodities, salt,
yeast. milk and others, entering into the cost of manufacture
which show a greatly increased price
Nov then" he continues, the baker must reckon viii
other elements. just the same as any other manufacturer, Labor
cuts a great figure. My pencil isn't sufficiently sharp to figure
the increased percentage in this regard. We are taxed, assessed
and soicited-it must be charged to something"
We are sorry the gentleman asked us not to use his name
but enough has been revealed to indicate that there is not a more
complex problem to deal with today than the cost OF manuiac
tured foodstuffs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
TwiceToldTales
Au0vsr .. 1909.

Coy. Comera Of Alabama, signed the
prohibition Jill In the presence Of Mrs.
]: B. Nell. president Of the Alabama
division Of the w. G. T. u.
Prof, Thomas Pierve Bailey, OF Nit
sissippi, was elected superintendent g,
memphis public schools by the votes q
INV salary vas placed It $S,SO0 a yelzf
5000 more than eyer before paid.
Louise Harris broke down ana weFi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
RIDGE HAS
TWO BIG GASSERS
ass-=&----
Tract in Lake County Givs<
Evidence Of Having Oil
Under Surface.

DYERSBURG, Tenn. Aug. 0. (SpAH
Six miles southwest OF Reelfoot lakd.
In Lake county, Tennessee, is a sectipn
known as Sheep Ridge. Before it Wa
cleared, this was a high cane ridge, and
Is probably the second highest point IA
Lake county, T%iptonyflle being tht
highest. sheep Ridge Is conceded to b.
the richest land in the county. IL ii
said that in 1914 when 1t was too dry
for corn anywhere else they had An
Some Insisted nat il should Be esllsd
Egypt, for when they needed corn they
could always get 1t at Sheep Ridge.
Cotton and alfalfa. do equally as Wal
on this black sandy loan soil.
But 1t is not alone the fertility ~
the soil that makes Sheep Ridge
famous, On the Sam Dial place of 400
acres, they have never been able to get
water. When they would sink d veil
for water on this place they would
always strike natural gas, but no water.
Mr.. Dial being forced 10 30 elsewhefB
for his water supply. Since the oil e.
element in the vicinity of Reelfoot Lake
the gas wells on Sheep Ridge have been
the subject Of much comment. s.
Sampson Carson and j. =; Saunders af
Memphis own a, place of about 1,aa1
acres OH ETeep Rluget HeprpSe ntaL1vElf
| Of an oil company early In 1918 came 10
Mr.. Carson to secure oil leases. on the
Carson and Saunders place. Later, Mr..
Carson carried an oil man from Texas
to make an examination on Sheep Ridg3.
| He pronounced X favorable for the 0oe
curreice of petroleum as the .naturA1
gas wells are an indication Of oil.
Mr.. Carson and associates, j.. H.
! Saunders and Lux McFadden, OF Mem
phis, have purchased the oil and gas
| rights of their neighbofs on Shefp
Ridge on some 5000 acres Of land. n
the last 10 days two natural gas wells
have been bought in by the Carson tn
terest. Both wells are burning with .
strong flow of gas. One is on the Diai
property and the other Is on the Jtin
Pierce land. AT shutdown "Wednesday
evening approximately 80 people from
the country side gathered at the well
an improyiseS burner was attached q
make further Investigations as TO the on
for his home Friday, but will return
next week with a master geologist ~
prospects.
A. q, Markham, millionaire land
owner OF Lake county Is watching fnf
development of Sheep Ridge with inter
est. He owns a large plantation adjoln-
! ing the Dial property. Mr.. MARKHAM
owns and controls many thousands "a
acres in Lake county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
BACKWARD SEASON.

A city hunier, roaming owe a farm
In the southern part or the country a
few hays since, came upon the owner
Of the place, who was not altogether
pleased at the Intrusion.
Get any rabbits2" the farmer asked.
mo" sald the city man; ''you see, l
can't tell from the tracks which way
the rabbits arc going"
Seeing a chance Tor some fun at the
city mans expense, the fatrenr took hin
70 some tracks In the snow and told
him the wrong way to tran rabbits,
In The evening. after h long day Of
Following rabbit tracks w the opposite
way from which the rabbits were going,
the city man again met The farmer,
'lit any, the farmer again asked,
mary 4 rabbit"
well the fnrmer griuned, "they do
tell me 1t has been a very backward
season."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
S gGN!f T 9SA5SF. HOROSCOPE cd SSs TIT Biy
SUNDAY, q 10, 1919.

Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate,)
While the sun rules strongly for good
today, according to astrology, Jupiter
Is adverse
Conditions are most favorable fol
all the pursuits Of the day of rest, for
the sway IL believed TO lnipart serenity
and a sense OF uplift and happiness.
The ASPECT Is most propitlous for
mind, Ministers and orators are well
directed,
The stars have long seemed to fore
shadow religious agitation ana changes
in the policies OF certain denominations,
The seere fofetell great achievements
Tor the physical as wen as moral bet
tefmehl OF humanity.
The Catholic church comes under a
planetary rule that il read rs presag-
Ing many complex problems that Will
attend great expansion and Increase.
What has been called the cosmic con
seriousness will be attained by an un-
usual number OF religious teachers and
leaders, within the next few Gears, Il
ls prophesied. N
This day should be most favorable
for association with superior minds.
Visits to friends and relatives are
wen directed. Those that bring persons
into contact with men and women who
WELD influence should be especially
Fortunate for the Influences ehcour.
age a sympathetic and understanding
state Of mind on the part OF .superiors.
The moon, in Aquarius Inspires hui
mAnitarian efforts and the sway should
be beneficial TO charitable and philan-
thropic movements,
A nation wide movement that will en-
list women in a health cruasde Is fore
Swallowed.
The seers declare that among chill
dren born this year there win be more
than enc great genius, while the
average Of intelligence will be remark
ably HIGH.
Persons whose b~irthdate II Is should
be cautious In Safeguarding their
money. The year will be q very active
one.
Children born on tAis day are likely
to be fond Of spending money. THESE
subjects OF Leo are usually great favor
lies and they lead eventual and change
able lives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
SOME HUNTER.

A sportsman of great imaginative gift
was telling how AT n shot he had
Ragged two cartridges and a rabbit.
His explanation was that though he
had hit only ehe partridge, the bird in
falling cluteied at another partridg 9
and brought that down to earth ehtan-
glpd In It's claws.
"But how about tile rabbitG" he was
asked.
"oh," was the calm reply, my gun
kicked and knocked me Backward and
l fell on the rabbit as u ran past
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1919.
copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Neww-
paper SyndIcate),

copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndlcate).
This is not a propitious day, accord
Ing to astfology. Neptune, Venus,
Saturn and Uranus are all In malefic
aspect. .
The last daye Of summer are likely
to be a time when the public mind is
assailed with rumors and gossip that
are meant TO spread fear. For this rea-
son thought should be positive. ana
faith strong. The influence Of Sa-
turn and Uranus is likely to encourage
pessitlisin and dependency. Warning
iA. given that poisonous words may
have d dangerous effect that Will be
felt in Industry as well as politics.
Neptune is in a place held to make
deception Of oneself as well 40 once
fellows easy. The sway is most I'M
favorable to morale.
Women should be especially cautious
in all business dealings while this con-
fieufation Prevails.
There Is q menaclhs sign for travel
by sea, storms are pfesaged and there
may be a disaster.
The planetary influences that AZ the
beginning of the year were read as
foreshadowina the death of many ia
nous and distinguished persons have
not passed. A French celebrity will
end his career before the first frost, 1t
Is prophcsied.
According to ancient lore this should
be an suspicious day for men who en-
ter new positions, or undertake new
employment.
warning Is given that many sinister
signs are revealed in the aspects for
September. France and Italy appear
TO be particularly menaeed by troubles,
| New amor of war are prognOsticated,
Volcanic eruptiohs are to be more
numerous than at any time in recent
! years and these are attributed 70 condi-
tiohs observed at the total eclipse Of
the sun, May %.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is shoult
guard against deception. The yeal
will be q busy II Changes viii moi
be lucky,
Children born on this day are like.
~ to be proud and high spirited. Thesy
subjects OF Leo usually make goot
! leaders.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
NOTHING DONE

A week ago the city was stirred by the act OF four drunken
men, who seized a l5year-old girl, forced her into an automobile,
and naltreated her until she jumped out or was thrown out of
the car, and sustained injuries that were thought would cost her
life. The men have not been apprehended, They remained a day
or two around their accustomed haunts unmoested, and finally
left. going in the direction Of Charlottesville, a route familiar to
them. Not long ago five or six ruffans went into the Monarch
and killed a negro with whom they were supposed to have had
a disagreement over the disposition Of a cargo OF liquot, Moth
ing came of that case, though the names OF the men implicated
have been whispered on the street corners. The result has been
that the failure of the law-enforcng machinery of the city has
gained and merited the contempt Of the l~aw-abiding people, and,
what is worse, the contempt Of the law-voating peoplesas we'll
Everybody seems willing to strike at any pretext except a
lick of work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
o QUITE PROVED.

Tryharn was not overintnlliEent. but
indust rious. He was doing his best TO
and was a member Of the geometry
class,
welt, Mr.. Tryhard," said the pro-
ressor az mathematics 10 the struggling
youth, have you succeeded In proving
the proposition which ! act for you ?"
pill, proved IL rather a strong word,
but rye rendered It highly probabiei"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
DIVIDE UP THRAcE.

PARIS. Aug, s.-2rhe peace cqnfer-
ence has reached q solution OF the
fhfaeian problem, according to the In
fFanalgeaHt, by dividing Thrace into q
number Of parts, Some solng to Greece,
and others being designated g form \
4 new free state under the league OF
natiaus.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
STORM MOVES WESTWARD

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The tropt-
cal disturbance In the Eastern Carflb-
~ course this morning, according to
the weather bureau. No reports IN
this intensity Of the storm have been
received lts center could not be de-
terinined owing to lack of reports.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

mucn everything else, put ne nasnt
told US how he takes q bath in jail.
Another thing eur ehildreh's children
will mls9 in Memphis ID the aight oH
all the empty half pints each morning
near Main and Monroe.
Well own up now that when that
Toughest Thing in Memphis aaver-
Using campaign VAS on We Thought
sure some e%nterpFising butcher had de-
cided to advertise his wares.
HE Is BECOMING bE.cooTik-izED.
A letter was received Friday by Chief
Bufney, Of the police department, from
Blythe, Cal, reading as followsi.
willis YBualls plese sifhs goes end tens
Mrses Colured Eller Booth, some wharee
on Pennsylvania aouve that her broth
ef, c. II, Allison, eUiured, is a louise
ing hie'n mind here END fur her TO
come git him, 1se gwihe to be con.
~sistantly oblitefated to you Mr.. CHIEF
ndf DUNG this. Every TTa YeqTss !,
~. G. ii. ALEXANDER
The clothing Dealer Gill readily admit
that the food dealer is robbins MIN anu
the public every day, the food dealer
viii admit the same thing about the
| clothing dealer, ana they win both tes-
tify that there Is no JUSTIFICATION Tor
the price OF shoes, but neither thinks
about the beam in hp own eye. which
is responsible FOR this mud ball on
| when Ne reside being earth instead Of
heaven.
America Is largely made up % two
clasave u people today=-these Nho rob
| and those who age robbed.
HOG eeuelly muet have the tender
nNains ~ the ~coepulent prptlteers been
abraised when President Wilson said:
"Demands for increases OF WaRes, ae-
com pahyihtf the .rlAing cdet OF living.
were justified n there be no other
means of enabling men to live
-@-A--
MOI nil the hons lii Cfrisbendofn live
h pens and fatteh on sWill Asid alfsisa-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
SULPHUR K QUIT.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 9.-7upon
the company's refusal to comply with all
their demands, 500 employees OF h
company, at Ducktown, Tenn, late
Wednesday walked out. Mines and fur
nacea are eleee&
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
FAMOUS SAYINGS.

The LaWyer-What is there in it for me?
The Doctor am afraid we have to operate! 49,
The Dentist-You have a fine set Of teeth-if you would only Ake
care Of them. 8
The undeftaker-shall # be six or seven carrfages7
N Arthur H. Rose.
M
Every time there Is a boxing contest there rises some old guy WIG
refers to a prize fight as "fistieuffs." Some words were not born to &c
Picking up the morning paper in the quest for a snappy patagraah
one reads: M
"DUTOH UNWILLING TO GIVE UP THE KAISER"
Funny how you can get used to things.
Don't see why they don't send him right back to Germany. 0ns
windmill more or less makes little difference in Holland. 0
Paraphrasing One Of Old Chic Sales riddles Two men and a gn
go down to the river to row in a sEiff. The men started to row, but
the girl said she would row. What is the first name Of the famous e.
ecuttve at the White House? ii @I 81 - 81
For the best answer a hand painted senlet wMl 10 awarded. IN
sending replies "rite on only one eide Of the UsRsr.
A>manafacturer says that we VIII soon have AipIAnes within the
reach 81 oil Those Will be The chss ths Wl seAv on the ground
carrAnSa says he wont run again. But what Will he DO whel
the rsbels cot after Aim'
4 minister who preached a sermon on WOneniS dress recently vS
~ppEsPrM'eV "ok ms 'st hOm h"ea"o"'
ga lot o. people who can never afford to trsNel anywhere usual
Dig up the price Of the far. to Rene.
Lloyd George wanted to be On actor. He might have achieve
greatness, END now look ct him!
Champ Clark says he doesn't want to be held responsible for az
thing he did in the last congress. But nobody viii accept The buck u
10 trying to pass.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

tenn.
YOU BET.
We know one thing:
IL we eere an Enslishmah
and Maleom Patterson, OF
Tennessee, u. s. A, came to
England. to make it
dry, we'd show Male
something about English
GOODNESS and
--aloofness,
And we'd have bands,
wherever Male went.
play Home, sweet Home"
just to see If Male
could take a hintl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
MO MORE, THOUGH.

NO WUHEI IHOUNT'
The United states played no small
part in contributing to the Haig fam
amount Of IIaig & Haig consumed In
this country prior te July ].
A man can always tell a girl from
Chicago-.but he can't tell her very
much.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

That $40, 900 a year salary the United
states pays deh. Pershing fades into
ihslgnificahcc when one reads that EnSN
land will make Field, Marshal Sir Doug
las Haig an earl, and give him a money
grant Of a half million dollars.
But Pershing may find consolation In
the fact that he will have to work only
30 Years, and a all of his salary, to
have as much as King George gave to
Doug,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

ONION EDDIE, TELL US.
The editor in jail has told us 3fetty
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
The Public Be Served
ALASKA is JUST LIKE NEW YORK.

The Bulletin Of the Alaska bureau Of publicity says:
We can live without poetry, music and books,
But civilized men cannot live without cooks.
IF some of the many young women who want to come to Alaska
fill stenogrsphic positions had mixed domestic science with their
attachments, they would all be sure Of positions on arriving here.
AZ there is great demand for family, hotel, restaurant and camp cooks
many localities throughout the territory"
NO RESTAURANT FOR HIN.
The eannibal chieftatn, was starving
So his poor little sweetheart-he- ate her!
For he knew he had only one quarter,
And he'd have to give that to the waiter.
Walter Pulitzer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
eEditO1'N Mods
M9gJolts and Jos4s.
90 Slipped Past
GRAlhe Blssc Pencil

Gov, Patterson will probably leave
soon for England to take part in the
prohibition campaign there.-NeW0
Item.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

Gov, Patterson evidently Doesn't kn6W
that England is known Throughout the
world as the tight little Isle
still, Gov. Patterson may decide to
stay in Memphis when he learns that
Gino .Pierottl Intends abulishin6 the
water wagon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

''Gov. Blbo Floored by a CHANGING
Bl0W,'' says q headline.
But It would take a sledoe hammer To
floor some OF our Memphis politicians.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

Wen own up now that When that
Toughest Thing in Memphis a0ver-
Using campai@n was on We thought
sure some enterpFisins butcher had de-
cided to advertise his wares.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

much everything else. but he hasn't
told US how he takes q bath in jail.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

If They VOC
After all. II ma take the women to
put the pain in campaign.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

Another thing eur ehildreh's children
will misA in Memphis ID the sight on
all the empty half pints each morning
near Main and Monroe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-18
COX STABLE WINS
COLUMBIA PURSE
MCGregor The Great Wins
$4,000 Race - Upset in
Dope on 2:08 Trot.

KALAMAZOO, July 1s The
$4,000 Columbia hotel purse Of 2:13
trotters. feature OF Thursdays
Grand Circuit card. went TO the Cox
stable. His horse. McGregor the
Great. was the class Of a field Of 10
starters and won in straight heats.
without effort. The time was 2:06 Z /.
2:O91a and 2:07h.
There was an upset in the 2;oS
trot. Hollywood Kate, after finish
ing ninth in the first heat, went out
and took the next two.
The two-year-old trot was easy
for Natalie the Great, daughter OF
Peter the Great, the time being
ajax and 2;13A.
Captain Heir at-Law, driven by
Charlie Valentine. won the ala
pace over the half mile track.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-18
Franklin Wins
Over Howard

The senior team OF the Franklin
schco. playground defeated tt2
Howard Park team 10 the score OF
Is 10 5 Thursday night on the How
ard park grounds At the start tho
Howard team looked like sure win
rcrs. shutting the Franklin men ont
the first three innings. while the
put four tallies over. Starting with
tho fourth the Franklin team start
ca their victorious attacks on the
ball placing IL beyond the Howard
outgardeners. until the game was "a
runaway.
The lineup for Howard was
Colip c; Barney. p; Patterson. IL.
Koaler. 2b. Berket. 30; Barber. r..
Huss. IS. Medieth. RI. Wofel Ct.
Noyle, II.
For Franklin was. Crow. C. Bark
icy. p; AIaxey. III; West. 20: Nalev
SO; Eddy. rs; Herman, lc, 8urnbacS
If. Greeney, IF; julius, Ct
Score by innings:
Franklin 900 432 207-1S 10 @
Howard $685.. O22 Ol0 Ills 80.