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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
ADJUSTMENTS
LoeW's LYcenm.

Frank Morrell, who has been before
the public for many years as one Of
the leading tenors of the stage, and
who gained considerable renown as the
organizer and member Of That Quar-
tet which made a tour Of the world, is
headlining the new bill at Loew's Ly-
ceum. Morrell still possesses a voice
fun OF melody n his repertoire Is one
especially arranged for vaudeville pur-
poses, Morrell is assisted by a pretty
young roma who acts as a foil for
some Of his comedy which Is blended
In with his songs In a most pleasing
manner
Harold Woolf and Helen Stewart have
developed q comedy sktt written by Mr..
Woolf, entitled Major Tactics" The
troubles of n major of the army and a
woman home defense worker are
brought out In a comedy manner,
Marie Malcolm, pianist, Is a treat for
music-loVers with her classical selec-
tlons aud her popular numbers have n
general appeal for all vaudeville goers,
The Mark Brothers are seen in novel
athletic eVolutions.
Elise Ferguson In His Partisan
Wife Is the feature film star. The
story revolves about the adventures and
romance of Fauvette. the Paris girl re-
porter, who weds an American and then
Is snubhed by his folks. How she wins
them over after numerous situations of
considerable cleverness and interest,
makes the picture one Of Miss Fergu-
sons best. Loew's News Weekly and
Il comedy are added.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
LINE OF MARCH FOR
Big PARADE CHANGED

Officials in charge of the big patriotic
demonstration and parade which will
be held Sunday by negroes and in
which it is expected that more than
1900 negro soldiers in uniform will
march with about 1000 war workers,
have altered the plans for the line Of
march, The parade instead of being
organized at Church's park, viii be Or
ganized at the Plymouth Community
house, 762 Walker aveaue and will dis
band at Church's par& where a oele-
bration will be staged.
The line OF march, which has been
changed to avoid traffic congestion. as
now arranged, will be from the Ply
mouth Community house to Mississippi
boulevard, down Mississippi boulevard
to Calhoun avenue, thence to Main
street, north on Main street to Jack
son avenue, east on Jackson avenue to
Second street, south to Beale avenue
and put Beale avenue to Church's park.
The parade will begin forming at |
O'Clock and marching will be started
at 2 o'clock. At Churcn's park a big
patriotic mass meeting will be held,
with DR.. ". T. Vernon as the principal
speaker. Two brass bands have been
engaged for the event.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

The honeymoon trip OF 1925 is going
to come high, but il is coming just
the same.
A half century ago honeymooners
used to use the canal boats for trips
Of this sort; then the ok -fashioned
horse and buggy provided something
Of an improvement: the train am
along later and offered a new idea in
honeymoon journeys and held the CEN
ter OF the stage until the railroad flyer
put II all owe any previous means OF
travel,
Now the railroad has outgrown its
usefulness as an agency for happiness.
1t always had its disadvantages, at
that. Your gust married" couple al
ways found II rather difficult to pur-
sue their love-mRking In railroad trains.
because there were too many other peo-
pie, strangely interested, sitting around
watching them,
This is one of the features that will
be eliminated when the Honeymoon
Express comes into It's own IN 1925.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
MACHINE FEATURES
48VNCWW IGGTY 8
hBEDTINE STORY i


No" quacted Jimmie, with n shake
Of his head. I'm sorry, but ] can't,
I'll help you put some eggs In your
pockets, hut my pockets are full"
Very well, help me all you can, "
begged the bunny Of the duck boy. And
when Uncle Wiggily had as many eggs
In his pockets rs they would hold
there were still six eggs left.
Why can't you put these In your
pockets. Jimmie'" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
Because I have a top in one pocket"
said Jimmie, "a bail Of kite cord in
another, In my third pocket are some
marbles and I've two old knives in a
fourth pocket. Then in my other
pockets l have ome pieces Of clam
shell for make-believe money, some
nice stones that | trade with the other
animals boys, and I've got some pencils
and some buttons and some bits Of tin
and some beans and some picture cards
oh, my! Stop! stopl" begged
Uncle Wiggily. L forgot that boys
carried so much in their pockets. l
guess | used to do the same when |
was young. But never mind, Jimmie,
III, put these six eggs In my hat, and
If ! walk slowly / won't break them"
I'm sorry" said Jimmie. Il s'pose
l could take the things out Of my
pockets, and"
"Oh. never mind, thank youl' laughed
Uncle Wiggily. II dare say you need
all the things you have"
So he and the duck boy went Though
the woods, Uncle Wiggily carefully
carrying the eggs, and all at once out
jumped a bad old fox.
N'Ah, ha! Now | have you" gurgled
the fox, But did he get Uncle Wig
Eily7 Not a bit Of II.
Quickly Jimmie the duck took some
beans from one pocket and threw them
at the fox. Then Jimmie threw at
the fox some stones and bits Of clam
shell from another pocket. Then the
duck chap threw some old broken mar
bles at the unpleasant beast, and at
last, taking a piece OF his kite cord,
Jimmie cried;
Now you run away and let Uncle
WtEElly alone, or III tie you all up in
hard knotsl"
And the fox ran away and Uncle
WiGgily safely reached his bungalow
with the eggs, But this only goes to
show hat It's a good thing boys have
lots Of pockets. And IL our cat doesn't
dip her tain in the ink bottle and give
the whitewash brush a black mark,
III tell 6u next about Uncle Wiggily
and Alice's ear puffs,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Orphenm.'

Demonstrating the spirit of patriot
ism of the foreign born citizen of the
immigrant class, Basil and Allen, now
appearing at the Orpheum this week,
IN Il sketch called Recruiting" are
Doing Their Bit" Mr., Basil, the
author, and himself the son OF an
Italian immigrant, knows his subject
Well He shows in forcible fashion the
deep sense of loyalty that heats In the
hearts Of Americas adopted sons, The
theme has to do with the difficulties
besetting a n~aturalized Italian who de-
sires to enlist for service In our army.
The comedy which Is clean and whole
some, results from the Italians inahll-
ity to understand and correctly answer
the questions put to him by the re-
cruitinE officer, The L%ittlejohns offer
a dazzling diamond act, 1.-THE parapher-
malta used IN their exhibition Of jug
glery. Is studded with Jewels, there be-
ing over half a million stones Of dit
fcrent species.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
New Lyric.

Everyone associated with tho pro-
6uctinn Of Arthur Hammerstein's latest
musical success entitled You're In
Love" which VIII he the attraction
at the New Lyric theater Friday and
Saturday nights and Saturday matinee,
has won an enviahAe fame IN his, par
ticular field. and this musical play In
described az their Joint masterpiece,
Life, youth and loye-thHt eternal tri-
anEle-that IN as old as the aeons Of
time, are most chRrmingly pictured In
You're In Love" with dts delightful
music, keen, subtle comedy, captivating
lyrics and spriRhuy dance numbers.
and have made an impression on all
theater-RoerS that viii linger in their
memories long after many other must
cal offerings have been forgotten. Tho
cast has been well chosen and the
chorus is typical 81 Mr., lismmerEtein,
the girls being young and with we'll
trained voices.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
YEAR-0LD BOY IS
DROWNED AT PINE BLUFF

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March 2S. (Spl)
Clifton Pilkington, fivc-year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs, chr Pilkington, Of
this city, was drowned Thursday after.
noon in Hardlng's drain AZ Sixth ave.
nue. and Missouri street. lie and two
COMPANIONS We're playing near the edge
OF the bridge when he slipped and
rolled into the water below. Before
aid could be called the lad had drowned,
The body was found half an hour later.
Both the child's parents were out OF
the city at the time and he was stay
ing with his grandmother, Mrs. Tom
Dillon, and during her absence uptown
he left the yard to play at the bridge,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa-
per SyndiCate.1
BN HOWARD r. GARIS,

BY HOWARD r. GARlS.
Now, don't forget what ! told you,
Uncle Wiggilyi" called Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper, TO the bunny rabbit gentleman
one day. as he started away from his
ollow stump bungalow.
What did you tell me?" asked Mr..
longearS as he looked into his tail
silk hat as though he might find in it
what the muskrat lady was speaking
Il told you to bring me a dozen eggs
from the hen house Of Mrs, Chuck
Cluek, spoke Nurse Jane,
"Oh, 10 you did, exclaimed Uncle
Wiggtly. u was thinking so much
about what adventure l might have.
that ! nearly forgot about the eggs"
Well. please remember to bring
them" begged Nurse Jane, and Uncle
Wiggily said he would.
OFF he started, hopping over the
fields, and his pink nose tvinkled 90
fast that a lady bug. seeing II. thought
4 vas a red automobile going to a fire;
but Il wasn't
Well, ] don't believe this Is going to
be a very good day 20 look for adyen-
ture," said Uncle WigEily when he had
hopped on for a mile or so and nothing
had happened, Il guess III go get the
eggs and see what takes place next. ,"
Soon he WIS at Mrs. Cluck-Cluck's
house ana the hen lady gave the bunny
gentleman a dozen eggs In a paper bag.
BE careful OF that bag" she warned
him. 1T isn't very strong and may
break"
That's what happened my sugar bag
the other day, Uncle wiggily re-
marked. But I'll be CAREFUL
He was hopping home toward his
hollow stump bungalow, when, all OF a
sudden, the egg bag began TO burst.
and the Sggs commenced splitting out.
'Oh, my! This is too bad" cried the
bunny. But he managed to catch In
HIS paws every egg before II could fall
and be broken, And there Uncle Wig
gily stood in the woods, holding onto
the eggs by his paws and with moth
ing TO put them in.
Il wish someone would help me-" he
said, and just then there was a rustling
IN the bushes, and along came Jimmie
Wibblewobble, the boy duck.
"oh, Jimmiel" cried Uncle Wiggily.
II am so glad to sec you! VIII you
help M TO save the eggs? Take some
while l put the others in my pockets,
And cant you put some in our
pockets"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

The Honeymoon Express will make
possible honeymoon journeys by air.
It viii be a new and novel thing to
he sure, but the Rirplane points the
way TO undisturbed honeymoon trips
and that is one of the reasons why 1t
Is going to prove popular.
or course one of these Honeymoon
Express airplanes will likely set one
back S20,0 900 or so, but what's $40, 900
to honey1nooners7
The new airplane, designed by a Day
ton airplane manufacturer for com
Portable air travel. will have a CAPACITY
Of 125 miles an hour and will cary
three persons, one too many, maybe, but
you just must have a pilot, He sits
in front, far enough away not to be
disturbed by the chattering in the hon
| eymoon apartment in the rear.
The apartment Is covered over, when
desired, to protect the overs from rain
or cold weather. There is a vanity
box for the girl; a humidor for cigars
and a cigaret cas- for the man; mirror,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
NEGRO BOYS WILL JOIN
WORKING RESERVE FORCE

JACKSON, Miss, March 2s. (Spl)-
Registration Of negro youths in the
Boys Working Reserve in Mississippi,
will take place for three days begin
ming April Z, according to announce
nlent by Prof. BurB 'lilbun, director
Of this feature OF the Labor Depart
ment's program.
Registration will be held Mt school
housose and Prof, Hilbun urges a com
plete enrolment, Training coursese
will be given a few leaders from each
county al Alcorn A. and NJ, and the
schools at Okolona and Brookhayen
early in the summer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
HUN GUSHING OF R0YALIST
OFFICIALS CONTINUING

BERLIN, March IS. (By the Associ-
ated Press,)-That the new Prussian
problem Of ousting members Of the JIM
perial regime from important posts tn
the provincial administration IL indi-
Gated by the appointment of Herr Phil
lips, Of Breslau, as first president Of
Silesia. and Herr Poller, OF Kiel, as
head of the administration Of Schles-
wig-Holstein. Both men are majority
Socialists.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

bers President Wilson in his large list
of acquaintance and friends in the
United Statess
"The Irish question must be settled,
and settled soon," declares Sir Punk
EFT. THAT is the dictate Of prudence
as well as of justice. To British states
men l say-settle this Irish question
settle it now with the materials at
your hand, Do your part and we will
do ours.
You have never yet called forth the
best that is in ireland, The spirit of
our heroes who went forth to war but
always FELL is not dead.
GIVE us self government, that You
may save your honor and we u self
respect"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
WILL ALLOW EXPORTS
OF SMOKES TO NORWAY

WASHINGTON. March 2s.-The war
trade board announced today that APP
plications for export licenses VIA nuw
be considered by the board for the ex-
p~ortation OF tobacco 10 Norway, all
kinds of fish and beef castings to Den
mark and syrup and moIasses, except
moiasses for fodder, to Holland,
Tobacco has been removed from the
ratIoned list for Sweden and licenses
will now be issued.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
TREASURE TR0VE NEGRO
GETS YEAR IN PRISON

PINE BLUFF. Ark, March 2S. (Spll
Tom Green, a negro. who last fall
induced E, D. Fler, another negro, to
part with $144 on a p~retense of show
ing Fler the location of a buried treas
ure, was Wednesday given a sentence
Of one year in the penitentiary by the
Circuit court.
Green told Fler he knew where the
treasure was buried and agreed to
show him where it was, taking him to
a very dark place in the Southern por-
ton Of the city and while Fler went for
a spade Green held his money but
when Fler got back Green had left
with the $144.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
SINGERS TO MEET.

NEWBERN. Tenn, March 70. fspi)
Vile. eight miles east ~ Scwbsrn. Sun
day, when the Gibson county singing
convention viii convene for a one days
session. A special program has been
prepared for the occasion, which prom
IN the history Of Gibson county Prom.
lnent singers from Dyer and adjoining
counties wiz attend the convention and
assist In the singing II has been the
custom VI the organization "a meet
twice a year ~ psfns point IN the
county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Twin Beds"

Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo's
famous, genial, joviai, roiiicking com
Sunday and Monday nights. The I'M
petus in Twin Beds never rests. II
begins with spirit and ends with spirit;
each act Is a wave Of fun. the com.
plications are intensely droll, while the
dialogue is thoroughly to the point,
Twin Beds tells the story Of three
couples who live IN a fashionable apart
neighborly and end by loathtnE the
neighborltness that they can not es-
cape and finally move TO another part
81 the town only TO discover that their
troubles are trailing them with logged
persistency The advance sale OF seats
n"ened at the box office Friday morn
ing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Firms GRATEFUL.

STOCKHOLM, March 2S,-The Hell
singfors newspapers say that FOOD Ad-
ministarator Hoover's generous dona-
ton to the relief OF the Firms a been
received everywhere in Finland with
gratitude, strengthening the feeling OF
sympathy with America.
Announcement was made in Washing-
ton late in December that on recon-
mendation Of Herbert G: Hoover me
land has been authorized.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
FARMERS BUY LIME.

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark, March 2s.
tSpl)-Farmers here have purchased
through l. A. Howard, county agent,
several cars Of crushed limestone and
are applying same to their land that
a maximum instead of a minimum Of
crop yield may be produced in the fu-
ture as well as the present year. That
most farmers here mean to produce
of feedstuff this year is evil
thai are being seeded 10 alfalfa.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
English Herring Salad.

Soak four large or six medium sized
salted behring's in cold water to draw
out the salt, then pick the meat from
mix with an equal quantity of cold
meat, using veal, mutton or beef as
preferred; then add three hard boiled
& two large boiled potatoes and "
apples all cut into small pieces. Chop
a hard boiled egg and sprinkle the par
ticles over the salad Serve with Salad
draev4pn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
BRIDGE TRAFFIC OPEN.

NEWBERN, Tenn, March %, (Splo
The concrete bridge on the Dyersburg
and Newborn road. over Lewis creek,
west Of Newbern, has been opened for
traffic, after being out OF commission
of the dredgeboat which has been IN
operation In draining thousands Of acres
In the Lewis creek drainage district.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
BOY JOINS NAVY.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March %. (Spl)
Mr., and Mrs. j, p, Cady, Of this city,
Tuesday received a letter from their
son, Francis, saying that he had left
Little Rock college and enlisted in the
navy to be a wireless operator. Young
intended to enlist until after he had
left for the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing school. The boy is not is years
Of x
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

people of this u
try as well as to
Irishmen y
where.
Last year the
eyes of the world
were focused on
him., when for eight
months he sat as
chairman Of h Q
Irish convention,
representing all po-
litieal factions.
He is a son of the
sixteenth Lord Dun
sany and an uncle
of the playwright,
Lord Dunsany. He
W a s knighted by
King Edward. He
enjoyed close friend =
ship with Theodore
RopSavalt and mum
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Noodle Soup,

one-han hour before oinner' crop me
cover thea. At the end Of 20 minutes
add one quart of hot milk and three
tablespoons of margarine. Season with
salt, pepper and grated nutmeg. This
will serve four persons very generous
".
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Daily Recipes
Baked Bean Loaf.

Mash well three cups baked beans,
add one and one-Aalf teaspoon celery
salt, one onion chopped fine, two cups
fine dry bread crumbs, two beaten eggs
and one-quarter cup milk.
Mix well, pack in a buttered loaf tin,
pour oVer IL two tablespoons melted
butter or bacon fat. Bake 40 minutes
and serve as you would a meat loaf.
Tomato sauce can be used with ii or
1t can be sliced cold as you would
t,anu4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
A Line On Men
You Read About

Sir Horace Plunkett, who is in the
United States on a brief visit, which,
he is careful to explain, is not in any
aanan Official Is MidhlN known TO the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

clock and unch chests, The apartment
is carpeted and completely equipped
with swivel chairs for the bride and
k.y-.u, A little table can be let down
so lunch can be served in the Honey
moon Fynrass." -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure Nevs-
paper Syndicate9-
The Era-leader., 1919-03-20
Refugee Clothing Wanted.

The local Red Cross organlza-
ton has asked that all second
hand clothing that can be donat'
ed to the suffering of the Allied
countries, be sent to Red Cross
headquarters in the Masonic
Lodge here by April 1st. Ola
shoes are asked for this time,
regardless Of condition of wear,
as they can be used for making
patches in shoe repairing. New
goods also will be accepted IN
any lengths, not lsss than one
yard piece.
All clothing is to be clean, bu,
will be patched and darned al
headquarters if owner can't
make the repairs.
Mrs. w. j. Dobson,
Chmn. Refugee Clothing
The Era-leader., 1919-03-20

Big Store News |
48-lb. sack Flour s.. m /
96-lb. sack Flour 450 |
Wrapped Bread per loaf lOc |
Just received, our Red Cedar |
Shingles, guaranteed by
makers to last 40 years.
Price 81 s0
In transit, car American
Wire Fence, which we are
going to sell at per roll
20 rods by 80 inches $500
Also Smooth and Barbed
| Wire.
Turning Plows from $3.50
up - Cotton and Corn
Planters, with Fertilizer
| Distributors attached
Section sHarrows - Disc
Cultivators- Side Harrows
" Harrows and PloW
Shapes of all kinds.
Just received, car Of Excel.
sior Cooking Stoves-the
Best Stove made in Amer
ica-also a full assortment
Oil-Burning Cook Stoves.
The Department of Agriculture,
} which is familiar with conditions in
} all of these United States, advocates
! the planting of Potatoes at any time
\ between February 18th and March l5.
To our mind, on account of the late
, ness in the season, planting can be
, done with prospects of good results,
} until April /. Reports are that the
\ balance of the Southern countries
: which come in competition with Us
have planted few potatoes. Thil
I should encourage you to advise plant
, ing, as previously advised we cannot
} forsee anything but good prices and
; big demand for the coming crop. w
I have the seed and fertilizer for sale
! Liberal terms. Any farmer interest
1 ed call and see US.
I We carry a full line 9
: Buggies and Wagons, an
> buggy and wagon materials
We buy your country pre-
r. duce, handling more countr,
'e produce than all the othe
b. merchants in town put tt
10 gether.
N Buy Where You Can Sc
re and
n. Sell Where You Can Bu.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-20
Misses Booty And McElveen
Entertain.

Sunday noon at the home OF
Mrs. Dyson Booty, Misses Hazel
Booty and Ella Mae McElveen,
two of our younger misses doing
Home Economics work at the
High School under the direction
of Miss Berry, entertained
several young. ladies at dinner
in honor Of Misses Sumrall and
Mcdaniel.
The dinner was planned, pre-
pared and served by the two
young girls and declared by the
elders as well as the guests, tt
be a pronounced success.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-20
A Volunteer Fire Company.

A correspondent of the New
Orleans States says:
Among the other institutions
of Natchez is its volunteer fire
department. The fire companies
we're established almost a hum
dred years ago, and each has
preserved it's individuality and
identity. The question OF es'
tablishing paid fire department
for Natchez has beer brought
up from time to time, but has
never made any great headway'
because it is declared that a
paid department could not pos
sibly be more efficient and thf
records as compared with othe'
places OF similar SIZE WlJu pal'
departments are produced tt
prove it,"
| w. G.. Barebrook, mayor O
the above place, Natchez, MISS.
has been a member Of one oftht
volunteer tire companies 10
over 80 years.
1t would be a good thing TO
Franklinton if We could establish
some form OF fire fighting unit
Capital is shy of a munlcipallt,
where, there is no kind OF hr
protection. Our lack in TIL
respect is serious handicap I
our growth.