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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

fluence and simple truths which have
been hidden or beclouded by Satan's
agents will be recognized by all men
And, of course, religions will be radlcal-
ly changed. Satan's theories which
have been interviewer with Christian
doctrtnes, so beclouding the wonderful
truth Of the gospel message, win be en-
tirely eliminated and never deceive and
blind mankind again
The spirit of life will entirely change.
Men who in the past ages have suf-
fered too much and with such horrible
pictures Of the future deeply srooved
into their minds, when they begin to
understand what loving and bountiful
provisions our Heavenly Father has
made to bless all the families of the
earth, will be given hope and aspira-
lions they never dreamed Of When
they understand why God permitted
evil in the past ages, and see now that
all evil is to be done away with. they
will enthusiastically fall into harmony
with the arrangements Of the new age,
the new heavens and the new earth,
the new order Of things--the kingdom
they have so long prayed for.
r. NJ IRWIN.
Memphis, Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
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) TEACHERS ANSWER
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To The News Scimitar;
The motive prompting the board of
education 10 pay the public school
teachers of Memphis in IL monthly in
stallments Ia this. Ten years ago when
the public school teachers were get
ting from $500 to $3.50 the Teachers
league succeeded In getting the board
OF education to increase their salary 20
per cent, or to pay them their monthly
salary for IL months instead of for
10, That meant that the teachers in
the grammar schools received from $3.50
to 5000.
The board of education lost nothing
by this arrangement, which has always
been source Of great pride to them.
They have had the use Of the money
for two months In granting the 10
teachers to be subject to the call Of
the board at all times during the u
months, The salary for the year Is
earned when the schools close In June,
although the final payment is not re-
ceived by the teachers until Aug, 81.
This has been a convenient though
short-sighted arrangement for the
teachers.
The fact that the salary has been
earned by the time school closes In
June disposes of the accusation that "20
to 30 teachers rob the public every year
by drawing unearned salaries"
An examination OF the books in the
office Of the board of education will
show that the statement las matter
Of fact a majority OF the teachers are
drawing In excess Of $50 and many
are drawing Sl20' Ia absolutely untrue.
Only those women teachers in high
school who have reached the maximum
are drawing $50 However, all men,
with one exception, who were teach
ing In high school last year, had their
salaries raised in June from $40 and
$3.50 to $125 and SITS,
II the board of education places in
efficient teachers in the schools, II is
because they are unable to secure
trained teachers for the salaries paid.
A survey by the public would doubt
less show that "the many efficient and
trained office women are as under
paid as are the many efficient and
trained teachers.
Far from referring to the minimum
wage OF $50" we wish to call attention
to the actual minimum, as shown on
the books Of the board of education,
OF $50 for an aid teacher, $50 for reg
ular teacher, II takes four years for a
regular teacher to get $50 and $50 Is the
maximum that grade teacher can get
except the primary teacher who gets
$sb.
AS teachers and taxpayers we are per-
fectly willing to be paid IAN equitable
salary on basis OF nine months paw
for nine months work" But we refer
to the author Of Teachers Pay" the
problem OF how he can divide his pres.
ent yearly salary into nine payments
and thereby increase his yearly, Income
30 la per cent.
The teachers are supposed to live
II months In the year. What they are
demanding Is living wage.
MARY " LITTLE,
ELIZABETH Il, DIX.
Teachers at Central high school.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
yyed THE NEWS SCINTT'AR The Public Be Ser1ed
TENT DWELLER ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH MURDER

POCAHoNTAS, Ark, Oct z. (spl.-
w. w. Reevis, tent dweller in
swamp not far from here, was arrested
Monday evening by a posse of citizens
under Sheriff Fry and brought to the
jail at this place charged with the
murder of an unknown man this past
April
About the time of the murder it was
discovered that the body Of the MUIR
dered man had been cut into pieces
and thrown into Black river, down
which it had floated many miles. One
of the hips and part Of a leg were
found below Pocahontas, The murder
remained mystery TO the officers of
Clay and Randolph counties for many
months.
Several days ago the wife of Reevis
becoming enraged at her husband over
some trivial cause. sent word to Sheriff
Fry that her husband was the MUIR
derer of the unknown man and that the
man was an aged pensoner who APP
peared at their camp with consider
able money. Reevis killed the old man..
so the woman states, and then cut his
body into small pieces with saw and
an ak and threw the remnants into
the river
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
ARMENIA

If the peace conference do anything ought to 90 to the
rescue OF Armenia That hopeless and helpless again
at the of the bloody Turks who their usual pame
OF saugherng the natives without regard to age or SEX
Armenia is beautiful country naturally rich and fertile
peoped by of industrious progressive people whose
material prosperity has namd the jealousy and cupdty the
Turks who have robbed and murdered them money Making
the world safe for democracy fine thing but making safe
for human les thing of much greater Importance lust why
the Turk is allowed to act he doing is easy under
stand He the and abeo of the Hun and when
the Hun put where he could do more harm the Turk
should have been treated in the same manner
Europe owes much to the Armenians For centuries these
people turned back the Aac that threatened to overn
the civilization OF Europe Like Poland the Armenians stood as
wall protection and in this way incurred the undvne hatred
Of the disappointed Turks
What this great conference doing? If it cannot nut a., and
70 massacres 1t might as well let the war 90 on
meantime Our senate daeS and refuses TO give the trea
taty and force by adopting it. The world is being kent in
turmo by doubt and apprehension knowing what to do m
winch way to turn 1t is making OF this nation bvword and
reproach all over the civilized world ~ "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
OPEN AIR Market
PLAN SEEMS TOBE
STILL Up IN AIR

The discussion Of free open air
market, which began six or eight years
ago in Memphis, apparently is making
as slow progress as many other things
In which It would be supposed that the
public would take an eager interest but
which lack any organized public sup
port.
Advocates Of the proposed farmers
free market, or city curb market as 1t
Is called in many cities, seem to be hav-
ing the usual difficulty in getting the
ordinance under which it is proposed to
establish the market, before the city
commission.
The ordnance was drawn more than
six weeks ago, by John w. Farley, at
tho suggestion of committee of the
Lions club, the only organization that
thus far has approved it. The City
weeks ago, but 1t has been postponed
from meeting to meeting without ac-
ton.
Such markets. which bring directly
together the farm producers and the
city consumers. have been almost uni
been established. The plan is nothing
new. 1t Is merely return to the
practices In the good old days. when the
housewife went to market with her bas-
ket and bought what she needed from
the farmers who came to town with
tnelr Vegetables, iTuits OF 0hlIy pIou-
ucts. The idea Is as old as civilization.
The plan was abandoned many years
ago in most cities, after the advent OF
the telephone and the delivery wagon,
and the convenient little tin can, all Of
which have contributed their full share
to the high cost Of living.
pr. e. R. Lloyd director of the bu-
reau of farm development, is strong
advocate Of the proposed open air curb
market, He said In a recent address
that 1t would be factor in reducing
the high cost of living, by eliminating
the profits now taken by haR dozen
middlemen in handling vegetables and
fruits.
Mr.. Farley also believes that the rapid
extension Of the auto-truck routes. out
OF Memnhs, will be factor In making
the proposed free open air market a
success,
There arc 10 or IL Of thaae auto truck
routes now, which get their heaviest
traffic In hauling merchandise from
Memphis to the territory which they
serve. They could come In loaded with
farm produce three times week, and
thus serve the farmers along their
routes doubly.
Among the regular routes now being
covered by various truck owners, are
one from Memphis to Eudora on the
Horn I.ske road, 2S miles: fernando
road 20 fernando. Miss, % miles; Mem
phis to Byhalia, Miss, 80 miles; Mem
phis and collierville, q miles; Memphis
and Rosemark Is miles; Memphis and
Arlington, 80 miles; Memphis TO Kerr
Vile, rs miles; Memphis to Eads, %
miles, and Memphis 10 Earle, ARK, 20
m''aS.
Discussion of the proposed ordinance
may be taken UP by the City club next
Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
RICH WOMAN CRAZED BY
GRIEF, FOUND in RAGS

SENATOBIA, Miss, Oct. Z. (Spl y
Mrs Grace O'Dell. wealthy land owner,
formerly of Marshall county but more
recently OF El Paso, Tex, is being de-
tanned here in a demented condition
until she can be sent to a sanitarium
for treatment.
Mrs, O'Dell owns over 1000 acres Of
land near Chulahoma, Miss. and comes
OF one Of the best families in the state.
She was Miss Grace Jeffries before her
marriage to Mr., O'Dell. Her brother,
Paul Jeffries, shot and killed O'Dell soon
after his sisters marriage and she has
never recovered from the shock. She
remarked several years after her hus-
bands death and has two children. One
of the children, girl IA years old, re-
and is with her in Senatobia. Mrs.
O'Dell was harefooted and dressed In
rags when found in Senatobia.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
YeEdito1.Nods
a. eJolts and Jesfs
t7etf Slipped Past
VAThe Bllsc Pencil

Judging by the evidence thus far
deduced in the trial of Mcnamara, what
he needs Is an electrical treatment
The witches In Macbeth had nothing
on the modern manufacturer of bootleg
whisky when 1t came to making deadly
brews.
There is no way to beat the profiteer,
for even If you starve to death you
must be buried.
His five-year war debauch left the
World with an awful headache and pro-
nounced symptoms of the detees.
The trouble about filming a profiteer
is that he Immediately raises prices
again to pay the fine.
When the prince of Wales asked |:
"And where Is Boston," he betrayed
surprising lack of interest in tea
parties.
Some of our expert thinkers seem to
forget that the world must pay up be-
fore 1t can settle down.
Just where to put that winters sup
ply of coal is worrying many of our
best citizens.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

j. K.-My sweetheart is in California
on a visit Is she true to me, as she
writes?
A.-Your sweetheart writes you the
truth. and Is remaining true to you,
which Is more then you are doing She
will be back In the next couple OF weeks,
and you had better cover up a few of
your tracks before she arrives here.
u. M. Will we make the trip we are
planning on2
A.--Yes, and will have good success.
r. W.--Will / ever get, the money that
loaned the party that stayed at my
house?
A.--This party liz out Of town, and has
no intention OF ever paying you back
e. U.--ls 1t best that l should sell the
business?
A.-Do not sell your business; stick to
It, and you will have success, as there
Is a change for you in the very near
future.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Won DER GOLTZ GOES
OVER TO BOLSHEVIKI

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 7.--Gen. Won
der Goltz, commander OF German forces
In the Baltic provinces, whose activities
there have recently led to sharp ex-
changes between the allied powers and
Germany, has, with his staff, Joined the
Russian Bolshevik forces, according to
a Berlin dispatch to the National I'll
dende, quoting report from Petrograd
Telegraph agency. There Is no confir-
nation OF the report ohtainable here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
WOMAN HURT IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

NEWBERN, Tenn, Oct Z. (Spi)--
A very distressing automobile accident
occurred east OF Nev'bern, at tsnurla-
ton, Monday when Jake Walters, of
Gibson county, and Mrs. Sam Cole, Of
road, damaging their cars considerably
and throwing Mrs. Walters against the
Windshield, cutting serious cash over
her left eye and spraining her ankle.
The Ford car, the property Of walters,
struck the Cole car, which was q big
Buick and almost turned 1t over in a
ditch
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
Z. WHAT is coMlNG2 (
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To The News Scimitar:
What is coming? A bright day, a
happy day, a glorious day; the golden
day the poets have been singing about;
the times Of restitution, restoration. up.
building, uplifting that all Of Gods holy
prophets spoke Of so eloquently. The
prophets wrote about the coming day
In over 700 passages OF the Scriptures.
Wonderful blessings are coming to
the world, so wonderful and grand that
God tells his faithful children. who
know Of the coming day, that even In
these troublous times TO lift UP their
heads and rejoice. The glory to fol-
low win far counterbaance the suffer-
ings that have been,
What viii the war do to man? The
war and the troublesome days that Inn
mediately follow will humble mankind
will leave him teachable. He will
have learned his utter inability to gov
ern himself--that selfishness does not
pay.
Satan having been bound. restrained,
dethroned, all of the evil agencies built
lapsed. Mems eyes win be opened.
They will see how badly they have been
deceived---they win want no more Of
Satan's systems--they VIII have been
overthrown forever,
Then the Christ will supersede Satan
III Nttt oAltl VI ttlV WbIut NV tNtlkti
will light be put for darkness and false
hood for the truth; for the truth will
be SO abundant that It is said to spring
out OF the earth No longer will the
wicked prosper but only those who fall
into harmony with The ideals Of the
new age win be blessed.
What changes will 1t bring? Marvel
Gus ones In our work for all the won.
derful inventions of the past SO years
and many more to follow, will lift the
burden OF labor from mankind and the
| tasks that have been arduous win BIZ
! happily and joyously performed
Business and finance win he conduct
ed strictly upon the lines of fairness ant
| justice
| Educational systems will be SO won,
| derfuliy improved that II Is hard TO say
what great advances will be made,
| The science of the future viii not b.
guesses, but absolute facts, cleary dem,
4 onstrable,
Philosophy win lose Its Satanic In
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
GULF TUGB0AT WORKERS
GO OUT UPON STRIKE

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. MARINE en-
gtneers, masters, mates and pilots OF
tugboats Of the gulf district from Key
West to the mouth of the Rio Grande
went on strike at O'Clock today whap
demands for changed ware scales had
not been met by the Tugboat Owners
association of the gulf district.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
NOTABLE WOMEN ATTEND
u. D. C. STATE MEETING

HIGH POINT, N, c., Oct. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Newton D.
Baker arrived here today from Wash
ington to attend the annual meeting of
the North Carolina branch of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy. Mrs.
to sing at the opening Of the conven-
ton this evening.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
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NATCHEZ ITALIANS TO
HOLD PEACE JUBILEE

NATGHEz. Miss, Oct Z. tSpl)--I.
Is announced that Italian citizens Of
Natchez are planning carnival to be
held al an early date which will be a
victory celebration An invitation TO
Cardinal Mercier will be extended The
carnival will be something on the order
etc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
WORK TO BEGIN UPON
STATES MEMORIAL

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. AT a
sion yesterday afternoon II was de-
cided to begin work on Tennessee's
$4,000, coo soldiers memorial park and
building next spring and a subcommit-.
tee was appointed to invite architects
thronghout the country to submit plans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
EDITOR ALDEN DIES.

NEW YORK. Oct. Henry Mills
Alden. editor of Harper's Magazine
since lses died Of hts home here to-
day after long Illness, He was 50
years old
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
WILL EXPORT COAL,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. -Four
million tons of Alabama coal will be
exported to Argentina shortly il nego-
tiations now under way are carried
through.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

l7-year-od girl and some companions on or+ fr 49,
automobile ride which ends in secluded place in the country
There is dsgraceul episode eliminating in an Indictment and
its revolving details what took place on that occasion T. @
duty OF the court to develop these things from the testimony
q the girl The court the lawyers the deputies the clerk and
the Jury were Obliged to be present But what of the mobd
crowd that knew enough Of the from the
satisfy the most debaed mnd What new morse did It exnect
20 near from the lips OF the girl who compelled to face not
only the officers OF the law but curious strannp crowd
There is something dscoagng that element Of
nature that reves in hearing recital from victims Inns Of
things men would not discuss outside the courtroom
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
AUTHOR DEAD.

LIMA, Peru, Oct, Don Ricardo
Palma, widely known author and a
chronicier Of Peruvian traditions. Is
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07


Ratification of the German treaty bv
the royal decree Of the king Of italy
virtually completes the steps necessary
Tor putting into effect the pact be-
tween Germany and the allied powers,
which was signed at Versailles on June
2s and which stipulated it would be-
come operative when ratified by three
OF the great powers. The British par
lament has already ratified the treaty
and the document now awaits only the
signature OF King George before be-
coming effective in Great Britain. Ap-si
proval was given the convention by the.
French chamber Of deputies last week.
and the senate is expected to take
similar action Friday or Saturday. THE.
royal decree Of the italian monarch
must receive approval from the next
parliament, which will meet at Rome
Dec. !, but it is considered certain there
will be little trouble in securing con-
currence,
italy, by the reported action of her
king, is the first of the powers to ratifv
the treaty with Austria.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

Republican senators declare they are strong for the return
of the railroads to their owners but have carefully
from taking any action looking to that end
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07
ITALY'S KING RATFIES
TWO PEACE TREATIES

PARIS, Oct. liking Victor Emman.
uei. Of Italy. signed a royal decree rat.
flying the German and Austrian treaties
yesterday according to a Milan dis
patch to the Eclsire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

President Wilson Is improving we surmse as the attacks
uponehim are being resumed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-07

When there no longer anything to investigate perhap
the senate will bring itself to vote on the treaty.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Invitation to Bolshevil<
Agent Withdrawn

The Council of Foreign Relations Of
the American Defence Society has with
drawn it's invitation 70 Ludwig c. A. X.
Martens, representative Of the Boil
shevik government in the United
States, to speak before the councils
conference on Russian trade at the
Hotel Astor on April 20.
THE mission of Mr. Martens to this
country" Richard NJ. Hurd, a member
Of the executive committee Of the de-
fence society, said yesterday, "apears
to embrace an appeal to American bust
ness men by offering them profits in
trade with Russia to influence them to
bring pressure upon the United States
government to recognize the Bolshevik
government in Russia.
Such recognition might result in
their obtaining possession Of the Rus
sian government property in this coun-
try, consisting of money and com
moditcs valued at between $l50.OO0 600
and $300,000,000, and this might be
availed of a fund to overthrow this
government"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
u. S. Recognizes
'rOtectOrate Over
Egypt by Britain

LONDON, April 25-Violence in the
promotion of the nationalist movement
in Egypt is deprecated by President
Wilson and the United States in a note
recognizing the British protoctorate
there, which was communicated on
Tuesday to General Z. II. II. Allenby,
Special High Commissioner for Egypt
ana the Soudan, BY the United States
Consul General at Cairo. The text Of
the note follows:
II have the honor to state that 7
have been directed by my government
to acqnaint you with the fact that the
President Of the United States recog-
nizes the British protectorate over
Egypt which was proclaimed by his
maJestys government on December y
l9l4 In according this recognition.
the President must Of necessity re
serve for further discussion details
thereof, along with the question Of
the modification of any rights which
may be entailed in this decision.
In this connection. / desire to say
that tho President and the American
people htve every sympathy with the
legitimate aspirations Of the Egyptian
people for further measure Of self
government but they view with regret
any effort to obtain realization Of
those aspirations by resort TO VIC
lencc."
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Food Council
Votes Return
OF War Bread
Continued from mage I

pean countries 60 war broad H.
announced BY the supreme Food cn,'
ell, julius II. Barnes, president of 81.
Food Administration Grain co,,os'
tion md Federal wheat directoy saI,
yesterday. ''
A survey Of wheat stocks. MIR Rar.o
said, had convinced his department tbo,
the American supply was sufficient nn'
only to warrant continued prodnrt"vus
Of all wheat flour, but to meet ,ho o''oh ION
port demand until the next harvest
keVerslon IN Europe To the ,r.
bread basis. Mr.. Barnes assar.at
might help to impress upon Amer;.aSuy,
the alarming food shortage in the ,rss rs
torn and neighboring lands. d. ai
the war, he added, English millers as
tracted S6 per cent OF the wheat ho.s VA
When the armistice was signed ny
bran was thrown out in the nrocOn' oie
reducing the extraction percentage y,
Il. 1t had now been restored be 80 /"
TO rs per cent, aad the corporat;oae,'
adVices were 10 the effect that q s;,n
liar standard was to be adopted f"r
other belhgercnts and liberated conO nO'
tries, while neutrals sharing in tLo
inter-Allied food distribution won1d rIS
be required to take similar action,
CHICAGO, April 25.-Excited iur,nu
IN the price of corn followed announce
ment from Paris that war breoSs
would again be the rule for Eurone
The steepcst rise was in the JnIv So
livery of corn, which scared to ST N
bushel, an. advance of Ga to 69s cents
over night. '''