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For the highest cash prices on
poultry, eggs, cream and hides, see
W. L. DAVENPORT CO.
Old Morris-Haas stand. wit
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FARMERS

Ads in this column oosI -iUc u
line each insertion Six o~ornr ia tbs
line.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Some of The News Scimitar's esteemed local Greek friends
take exception to a statement made ip these columns to the
effect that when people leave their native land and move into
another country they should realize that they are guests and
sojourners, and not try to take possession Of the country that
has Hospitality opened its doors to receive them as proprietors
and rulers. The Greeks were cited as an illustration, but with
no invidious intent. The 100000 Greeks who are outside Of
the old home did not migrate. They are the descendants of
those who occupied Aisa Minor, Bulgaria, Northern Epirus and
other countries, and who were robbed of their lands and prop
crty by the b%loodthrsty Turks, who swarmed in on them like
grasshoppers and overrun the country,
This was some centuries ago, and while these outlying lands
would be restored to the modern Greeks now living on them, it
would be a task greater than the peace conference is prepared
to handle to make Of these countries a part of Greece. II
ancient claims can be validated Greece can lay claim to most Of
the eastern hemisphere, which she once conquered and con-
trolcd, but these niceties Of Justice cannot be considered in
practical politics. The Romans also have prior claims to a large
part OF the world, and ii the American Indians would send a
delegation to the peace conference it could present strong argu-
ments in favor OF restoring the continent OF America to the
aborignes.
The Greeks have a right to be proud Of their name and
their nation, but when the relinenentS OF Justice trench on
the impractcable they must be abandoned. for the time at least.
Greece should receive much consideration, but she will not likely
receive as much as is d demanded by \enizelos in his admirable
presentation OF his countrys case to the peace conference.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
FOR THE UNFORTUNATES

The Tennessee Society for Mental Hygiene has prepared and
caused to be introduced in the general assembly, and secured the
approval of Coy. Roberts OF the general plan, a bill providing for
the protection, care and custody of ieeblc-minded persons, and
for the maintenance of the Tennessee Home and Training School
for Feeble Minded Persons.
1t is admitted that poor farms, jais, warehouses and indus
trial schools are no places for feeble minded children. Tennessee
needs an institution where the state can assume the relation OF a
parent to these uufortunates.
There are 800 feeble-minded children in the four industrial
schools; 800 feeble-minded children in Tennessee orphanages;
sc children, many feeble-minded, in Tennessee poorhouses; NO
feeble-minded women with feeble-mindcd children in Tennessee
rescue homes, and there are even feeble minded children in the
public schools,
The duty Of the state is very clear. We must take care OF
the unfortunates we have among us, and we must prevent their
reproduction in the future. These teeblc-ninded persons are
children in mind and action, and will never grow up. They
are Irresponsible, and can never be made so, The state should
assume responsibility for them, make them comfortable to the
end of their unfortunate lives, and at the same time take steps
to see that their misfortune is not visited upon a future genera
ton.
The proposed law is very simple. 1t proposes that the state
shall set aside an adequate amount for the protection and care
of these persons, the appropriation to be based upon the number
of inmates sent to the institution. The bill should pass, and the
people Of Tennessee should lend THEM moral support to its
enactment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John q. culnIus. the
Sunshine Man,

Much more they which receive the
abundance for grace shall reign In life
through the one, even Jesus Christ
Rom. V, II.
How significant how e~xhilarsting
are these words, Not the life when We
have passed the gate OF pearl, but the
we stand en- the brow OF the transfig-
uration mount, but the life at home, Or
In the daily walks and common places
of existence. 1t is possible that there
is a life to be lived In the common
round and the daily task, SO royal, so
radiant, so blessed, that those who live
II may be said to reign in life. \
10 YOU reign In life? Ii not, the rea-
son may be that you do not distinguish
between praying and taking. There IL
a profound difference between entreat-
ms for a thing and appropriating IL.
You may admit that Gods abundant
grace Ia near you through Jesus Christ,
and yet you may not quite see the ne
cessity Of learning how to take, Some
people are always tetegraphing to
heaven fon God TO send a cargo Of bless,
ing to them, but they are not at the
wharf-side TO unload the vessel when
il ma How many of Gods richest
blessings for which you have been
praying for years have come right close
TO you, hut you do not know how to
Jay hold Of and use them, Mark. They
which receive the abundance OF grace
shall reign" The emphasis is not on
grace, not on abundance, but on re
ceivina Il; and the whole grace Of God
may be round your life today, but II
| YOU have not learned to take it in, II
will do you nc good p. p, Meyer.
Dayton, Ohio,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
F0CH AND PETAIN ARE
C0NTRASTED BY CRITIC

Foch and Petain are the purest glo-
ries Of our military history, for they
are free from the stains which have so
often furnished great leaders in war.
the lust for conquest and personal am
bition. Their task was to liberate
France. which had been invaded, and
small pations which had been crushed.
They have Been the soldiers Of justice.
They have been eXemplars of the genius
Of France. We see in them the logical
reasoning power in preparation, the
harmony in effort, the s~daptability in
confused by surprises, always. master
Of the most SERIOUS situations. They
are born leaders, Because they are men
Of faith and reason, they are optimists.
They come from different branches Of
the service: Foch Is an artilleryman
and Petain an in~fantryman. They pos
sess,. however, common characteristics,
and have been able to work out a COM
mon doctrine, Superficial generalizers
have tried 10 differentiate between them
In pretending Foch's mentality Is often
stve and Petain's defensive. What an
offensive spirit than any other, ogn-
nander Of an army corps, and II he had
been followed the German lines would
have been broken through. Foeh, the
southerner, more iHpetuous, more In
tuitlve, has flashes OF genius, but he
has especially an imperturbable faith
which holds sway over all those who
surround him. Petain, the northerner,
is more cold, more calm, perhaps more
calculating. But there Is nothing OF the
cynio in him. His firmness Of soul
can not be better expressed than by the
splendid old Latin word fortitudo, All
the world knows his marvellous ascend
ancv DVer his Soidiera. strikingly re-
veaied to an anxious and expectant
world In the dark and critical days of
Verdun.-Gen. Malleterre in Harper's
Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
REAL PEOPLES PAPERS.

County newspapers are different from
other business in that they belong in a
way to the people OF the territory they
cover, declares the Blue Mountain
Eagle, Canyon City, Ore, In a recent
editorial,
1.-THE people have a right to use the
columns for the dissemination Of news,
and the editor Ia, and acts in the capae-
ity of, custodian. The profits, Of course,
60 to the editor, but they are not
enough to base any argument on-so
the people can In truth and in fact re-
gard the county paper as their own"
The editor Of De Eagle passes much
of the job of MAILING news over to Its
readers, on the basis OF interest In
volved. News Of things OF benefit TO
their communities Is wanted, he says,
to let the readers In other districts haye
the advantage OF the enterprises, He
admonishes his reporters. however, In
the kind OF news they write.
Avoid all petty contentious" he says,
Don't try to use the newspaper TO get
aven with someone for whom YOU have
no fancy. A good reporter is absolutely
impersonal and does not color the news
with prejudice, personal interest, or TO
prove his own peculiar ideas. just
plain. straight statement Of fact as II
relates 70 those things in which the
public has an interest"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Mrs. Wilson WOOdrOW'S Article
BY MRS. WlLsoN WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subjects,

And you will observe" my conpln-
1 ion added, that she isn't doing the
thing she set out to do, but something
which suits her far better and which
has in il for her UNNECESSARILY greater
opportunities"
Gust So" returned, but what has
all this got to do with the lady at the
next table who remarked that she knew
she could writer"
why, this" she replied. she, like
thousands OF other women, has a lot
Of bottled-up energy that she doesn't
know what to do with, Writing is the
first thing that comes into her head.
but | firmly believe that II she really
sat down and worked hard at that.
the way would open to other opportuni-
ties which would lead to the develop
ment Of her real talent"
"Emersonian wisdom" | murmured.
with the exercise Of powers, new
powers shah appear
She nodded. "Caruso said the other
day that he never refused an engage
ment. II might not always be to his
liking, but the experience counted.
People waste such a lot Of time in
wondering whether they had better do
this or that, Tho thing Is to do some
thing and do it with your might. The
peSt chance Ii bound to come, and ex-
perience always counts"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

~ know that I can write, and am
really going to give my attention to
II. OF course, / shall only publish In
the larger and more important maya
zines"
The woman with whom | was taking
luncheon, and who, like myself, makes
writing her trade, looked at me and
laughed as this remark floated to us
from an adjoining table.
"Can you beat it7" she said, and |
fervently assured her that ! could not.
And this led to various cogttations on
the part OF each Of us;
Women, especially the entirely nn-
trained ones, have the idea that they
can gather the plums without climbing
the tree to do 80. They vaguely mag
inc that the tree, the moment they
stand under It, will incline It's branches
loaded with the most tempting fruit
and deposit its choicest specimens In
their outstretched hands.
The lady at the mex table presently
arose and, drawing her expensive furs
about her, walked out.
Maybe she really can write said,
but Hhe has no idea that there In
such A thing as craftsmanship, and II
Is acquired by lAborious effort. Sup
| pose abe came to you and you saw
that she really had some ability. What
advice would you give herr
My companion shook her head, No
use in giving her advice, so long as
she needs Ia discipline.
81 knew a woman like her. she went
on, entirely unframed and utterly In
experienced; only she had to do m
thing to earn her living, She was one
Of The sadds't figures IN the World world; ala a
and unexpectedly left without an In
come and thrown upon her own re-
sources.
This IN thought she wanted 70
write, but her stories all came back
There was not enough In them to secure
attention. Finally she obtained Il po-
sition with a magazine and there she
had first Of all to learn the routine Of
the office. And | assure sou II was
hard work. She had to dispose Of her
hours not to please herself, as she mad
been accustomed to doing, but to III
the machinery OF which she had become
q nart She had to learn not to con-
suit herself and her own wishes, but
those of someone else, II was an irNal-
uahle experience.
And then one day an article came
10 the magazine describing the expert
nrents Of a woman In making and Using
dyes. The subject caught her atten-
ton and she followed II up outside
Of her hours she took every opportunity
to study II and find out all she could
about 1t. She tried by personal inter
views and correspondence to get all this
Information she could from those work
ing in it, She heard of a man wbC
was not only making his own dyes
hut weaving on hand looms his owl
fabrics and textiles. She succeeded II
meeting him after considerable effort
He realized her genuine interest In tbs
subject and saw that she had given Il
much time and study. The result wa
that he offered her q position. whici
she accepted She has introduced som'
improvements which are valuable K
him and IL now doing remarkably wen
her work,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
The Public Be SerOed
(REe. u.S PAT. oEEl
81 K.C.B.

AND I'd give you a receipt.
AND YOU could take that.
AND PIN it to the blank.
AND SEND it in.
INSTEAD OF the money.
AND THEY couldn't holler
BECAUSE THEY owe It to me
AND I'VE got TO have it.
OR LOSE my girl.
l THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
SOME SLEEP-WALKER,
"sHE WALKED ::
IN HER SLEEP" {:
With the Entire Original Cast. !;
From a Buffalo Contemporary.

The men who received letters from Theodore Roosevelt are bob
bling up all over the country and Dragging about it in the newspapers, "
notes Tom Thompson In the Howard Courant, who proceeds to brag as
follows: 81 never exactly got a letter from Teddy, but about Is years
ago ! once found in my mail a long. round roll with a red ribbon and
gilt seal attached, which bore words in substance as follows: 'Reposing
special trust and confidence in the intelligence, diligence and distre-
ton Of - and so forth and so forth, concluding with, 4 do ap
point him postmaster OF Howard for a term of four years and at the
bottom, signed In a bold hand, was the signature of Theodore Roose-
welt, president of the United States. And at the moment it tiokled me
more than would a letter
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

FROM THE Lstterman hospital,
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
DEAR K. c. B,
THE OTHER day.
A FELLOW told me
THAT THE next day,
WAS GOING to ce pay day.
AND l. phoned my girl,
AND I said.
I'VE JUST heard.
THAT UNCLE Sam.
HAS COME into some money.
AND TOMORROW,
I'm GOING to get mine.
AND WELL have a party"
AND MY girl said.
"THATLL BE nice.
"wHER'LL WE go?"
AND / told her.
WE GO to Tait's.
AND THEN to the theater.
. -
AND TO the Techau,
AND THE next day.
I GOT all dressed up.
WITH MY service stripes.
AND MY cane.
AND l limped out.
AND THERE was another fellow.
HE WAS on clutches.
AND HE said.
WHERE ARE you Eelng?"
AND l said.
oh. BOY.
WHERE AM l scins'
I'm COMO to the pay table.
AND AFTER that.
I'm COIN to get my girl.
AND FEED her.
AND TAKE her to a show.
AND FEED her again"
AND THE guy on clutches
JUST LAUGHED.
AND SAID.
I'VE JUST heard,
THAT THEY amt sOin' to pay.
UNTIL TOMORROW"
AND RIGHT then,
! LOST my voice.
AND I said. ..
TO THE suy on crutches.
1 SAFE: ..
HERES HER number.
YOU CALL her up.
AND You tell her.
THAT l am sick" .>.
n|'. '. ''
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
EDITORS FALSE ALARM.

While trying to dodge a pretty Young woman who acted as II she
intended TO kiss him, Editor LndNrom fell over a barrel of salt on
the langdon depot platform and then Lindsrom discovered that the
young lady had her eye on another man all the while .-Bsmarck On
D Tribune.
"A Colorado woman whose husband was giving a poker party got a
revolver and held up the game, getting $500. Few men are blessed
with such wives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
THE SLEEPING SICKNESS

A disease new TO us, but a very old one, is what is called
the sleeping sickness. 1t was prevalent centurie( ago in tropical
West Africa, where it appears now and then still, and is thought
to be produced by the tsetse ilys bite. With us the victim goes
TO sleep for a long period OF time, waking up in another world.
Long sleeps were request IN ancient times, Cpimenides. the
youthful poet priest OF Crete, whom Paul quotes CTtuS l:2),
when a youth iel asleep and did not wake up Tor 81 years.
During the Decian prosecutions seven Christian youths OF
Ephesus hid in a cave, where they were walled in, and remained
asleep for more than hall a century, They were seen by many
after coming out. Such sleeps, however, were miraculous, The
sleeping sickness now in this country can be explained physlo-
logically. The victim sinks into a comatosc condition, from
which he energies at intervals, only to 60 back again. This
sleep resembles and finally cventuatcs in its brother, death,
What produces it no one knows. 1t comes u~nheralded and
sometimes passes away.
Endymion, the youth OF Latmos in Caria, who was doomed
to perpetual sleep by Jupiter, is a w%cllknown instance from
mythology-punished for his impious love of Luna.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

The best advertisement that Memphis can have is a city
government economically administered, and a city spirit which
man, should be careful of its reputation, for a city's reputation
is "the immortal part Of itself"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

April will soon be here, the month of sunshine and showers,
OF birds and blossoms, of grasses and flowers, when nature
awakes from her winters lcthargy and robes the earth in gay
and festive attire. The gardener will express his faith and
hope by planting seeds in we'll prepared soil,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

II Rv K.NouNo1:
COLLATION..

COLLATION..
When the last sword is broken,
When the last blood is shed, .t
We shall pour out in token
Our hearts upon our dead;
= And such words shall be spoken
AS no man yet has said.
Naught by our acclamation
Shall be their due on earth;
Ne tears, but loves hbation;
No grief, but quiet mirth '
~@ Shall greet their liberation . y f..
Y Upon a greater birth. #F Ft
Sleep! and have joy for sadness,
Under the sacred sod;
Dream! and forget the madness
OF wars wild way you trod;
Wake! in the Great Dawns gladness
Before the face Of God.
-Perley A. Child.
He may be Sir John Pershing over there, but he will leave the title
in the check room at Westminster Abbey and will be plain old Jack
Pershing when he gets home. He's that kind.
SOME sLEEP-WALKER.
"sHE WALKED
IN HER SLEEP"
With the Entire Original Cast. :.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Meantime Washington never used the terrifying expression.
"~entanghng alliance, no matter how near he came to saving
something that means the same thing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

When the boys come home from the war make them feel
that they have been missed, and that they are welcome.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Graft in municipal and state affairs fourishes chiefly upon
the indifference OF good citizens to the management of public
business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Judging by the number Of its critics, The News Scimitar has
a large number OF vigilsnt and intelligent readers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Paderewski is finding many discords in the political .har.
mony OF his beloved Poland.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
,lNocoa SpoarE

u,yrrlJtNS 70 A cRkoe t+AhGSR
TELL r+E cASHtEN HOW
7ouCy44 me GoiNG IS
T+S5s OA4G
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-01
MAY
HEAD SOCIETY
National Educational Association Like.
ly to Elect Mrs. Preston az
President for Ensuing
Year

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 1.-The
destinies of the National Educational
association during 1920 may be in
the hands of a woman again.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton and known nationally as origina-
tor of the teachers cottage, was being
mentioned today for president. Such
mention, following meeting yesterday
of the state nominating committee at
the annual convention here this week
was regarded as significant.
A number of new topics have been
injected into the discussions of the
convention today through the address
at the first general meeting last night
of President George D. Strayer, who
pleaded for establishment of a depart
ment Of education with a secretary in
the presidents cabinet. On that
point he said:
"If our profession is true to its OBJ
legation, there must be brought to
pass a great national association OF
teachers, conscious Of it's power and
able and willing to accept its respon-
sibility in the development of sys-
tenn of public education which will
make good the promises of demo
cracy."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-01
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Iowa House and Seuate to Vote on
Suffrage Amendment Tomor-
row and viii Ratify
Same

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July L.
When the special session of the
thirty-eighth general assembly gets
under way tomorrow morning to vote
on the suffrage amendment it will
be made a jubilee occasion by Iowa
suffragists.
Anna B. Lawthor OF Dubuque, re-
Gently resigned as president Of the
Iowa Equal Suffrage league and her
successor, Mrs. James Dewitt, Of
Oskaloosa, both arrivd this after
noon to be present at the special
session.
The resolution asking ratification
of the national suffrage amendment
will be presented in the house by
Representative Wilson, chairman OF
the woman's suffrage committee.
Senator Holdoegle will present the
same resolution to the upper house.
With the vote on the national
amendment tomorrow Iowa suffrage
leaders this afternoon said they were
sure the special session to be called
later this year to receive the code
revision commission report will take
up the question of primary suffrage
law for Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-01
no Loses His Case In tho District
Court But Intends to Appeal
to tho Supreme Court
Now.
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS
Gets Lighter Fine Than the First
One But Claims That He is Not
Obliged to Pay
Fine.

When Harry Schulz piled some junk
IN the alley back of his place of bust.
ness he had no idea that the act would
carry him to the supreme court of the
state, but it looks as if that is going
to be the result.
II was back in the fall of 1917 that
he violated the city ordinance. .,e
YVES brought into the superior court
and fined 500. When he heard the
amount OF the fine he appealed to the
district court. The jury found him
guilty there and before the court could
impose fine his attorney, James s.
Burrows, filed motion to arrest judg-
ment and not impose fine. He. based
his motion on section Of the code
OF Iowa which refers to the imposition
of fine for the violation of the statutes
OF special charter cities.
The article says something about
It's being necessary to prosecute the
case and collect the fine within one
year after 1t has been committed. The
jury decided that Schulz was guilty
about two years after he had OBJ
structed the alley.
This morning Judge Hamilton over
ruled the motion and fined Schulz $50.
A few minutes after the order was
filed both Schulz and his attorney
stated that they would appeal to the
supreme court.