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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Biggest Hangers In World
For Dirigibles Is Planned

WASHINGTON. July 1.-Acting un-
der specific authority granted under the
new appropriation bill the navy depart
ment will socn start construction OF two
of the largest dirigible hangers in the
world, II was announced at the depart
ment Tuesday. Rear Admirals Taylor
and Parks, heads of the departments Of
construction and repair, and yards and
docks. respectively, have been in
structed to speed up the preparation Of
the working plans as an expenditure Of
about 80, SOC. 600 for two hangers to
house flying machines Of the Zeppelin
type has been authorized. They will be
located on the seaboard, probably In
New Jersey, and possibly on the same
site.
Ground necessary for the construction
of a double hangar will be about one
square mile. Each hangar will be about
500 feet long. $50 feet wide and from
$50 to 200 feet high, 1t Is probable that
all steel construction will be used, and
officials estimate that from six to eight
months will be needed for their cree
ton.
Provision for the purchase abroad OF
a Zeppelin type craft at a cost not to
exceed 81, 800. 900 is made In the naval
bill, and the construction in this coun-
try of a similar machine at a cost OF
81. 500, 900. 1t Is probable that the ma
chine purchased abroad will be OF the
British R-34 model, although larger. 1t
probably will be flown to this country
by an American crew, the only other
alternative being an attempt to tow 1t
by cables made fast to a ship. Nego-
t~iations looking to the purchase have
already been entered into with foreign
nations. After experiments with the
foreign craft the construction of an i'm
proved American built machine will be
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
PRESIDENT BUSY AS
SHIP SPEEDS HOME

ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, July /. (By Wireless
to the Associated Press, Ut was at
11:15 O'Clock yesterday morning (ship's
time) that President Wilson, en- route
home from Europe, signed the Indian
appropriation bill and the railroad de-
ficiency bill.
At her present rate of progress the
George Washington will arrive at Ho-
boken at noon Monday next.
The transport Great Northern with
mail pouches direct from the White
House in Washington containing the In
dian and the railroad bills, hove in sight
early yesterday morning. The meeting
at sea between her and the George
washington had been previously ar
ranged by wireless.
The Great Northern approached on
the port side of the presidential fleet,
then came to a stop, and a destroyer
transferred the mail bags to the presi-
dents ship.
The bills awaiting the presidents sig
nature and documents relating to much
other government business were soon
spread on the presidents desk for his
attention. In addition to the two i'm
portant supply bills there were a mum.
Der Of army and navy court-martial re
ports and several reports from the de-
partment Of justice.
The last day of the fiscal year thus
found the president handling current
affairs In mid-Atlantic.
This first time in history that such
operations Of receiving and signing bill:
in mid-ocean had occurred, was com
mented upon on board as marking an
other record breaking advance II
modern methods Of communication.
President Wilson was S57 miles out a.
noon today. The George Washington
was running is knots an hour, which
indicates her arrival in port about Mon
day noon.
1t is expected that the presidential
party will proceed direct to Washington
without stopping at New York and thai
the presidents official utterance IL
America Is likely to be when he in per
son will present before congress a de
tailed statement Of the proceedings o
the peace conference, He carries will
him copies of the treaty.
President and Mrs. Wilson are en-
joying the balmy air and sunny breez,
of an ideal passage, They spent mucl
of the day on the upper deck. TIT
president wore his customary tweed cal
and Mrs. Wilson a blue tam o'shanter.
At IL O'Clock in the morning thu
alarm sounded for boat drill, and tn
president went through the maneuyer
with the rest, taking a place with hi
wife and the others in a life boat. TIL
president complimented Capt. McCaule,
on the smartness Of his crew in mann
ing the boats and having everythinI
prepared.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
MUNICH POST SAYS
Il PEACE TERMS JUST

BERNIE, July | French Wireless
Service, Those German leaders who
are protesting so violently against the
rigors Of the peace terms are not repre-
sentiug what the real sentiment OF the
German people will come to be when Il
knows the whole truth, the Munich
Post. a majority socialist newspapers,
declares In an editorial in a recent
issue. Germany's own acts are rcspon-
Stble for the losses Of territory caused
her by the peace terms, the newspaper
admits, and her responsible statesmen
know this to he SO.
when the German people are ac-
uuainted with the facts the Post de-
Clares, they will understand why the
victors are SO strict and SO lacking In
mercy toward us. The German people
will then silence those who are sur
prised at the rigor of the peace terms.
They will compel them TO adopt a more
moderate tone and this win bring back
the good feeling which existed before
the reign Of policy OF violence, nov
ended. The civilized world will then
with confidence. assist US in our misery
| and In our eftorS to obtain a lust and
| humane modification Of the terms Of the
%victors to which We are bound 10 sub.
init today
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

farther and he stood at julie Pollock's
bar on Madison avenue with the cot
ton princes Of those days as his COM
panlons and brandy as more frequent
ly drunk than whisky, with much cham
payne but no beer in sight, only to re-
call a history skyscraper housing a
big bank and many lawyers where the
White House had stood; his mind
passed on to Tim O'Sullivan's where
straight liquor was served only to those
who were OF age and sober and where
the policeman, If he got 4 drink, paid
the usual price because the house broke
no law, but, alas. 1t was gone; and
again to Monroe avenu where Clarke's
famous Bay Horse saloon never opened
a barrel OF liquor until 1t had evapo-
rated down to almost 90 gallons, where
rs per cent Of the trade was in the
form of one particular class Of whisky
punch and where no one could buy
a gallon OF liquor and never even a
quart unless he was n special friend
Of old man Clarke; now only taxi
chauffeurs there and If they sighted
him to what they said was liquor he
| could only cry; "Oh, Temporal, oh,
| mores,'' when thinking Of n Of
ClRrke's punches.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
OIL LEASES MAKE
MEXICAN TROUBLE
Carranza's Order Practically
Confiscates Lease Holds
Owned by Americans.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Mexican
government has committed an overt act
Of confiscation IN preventing American
oil well drilleTs to work or lands owned
by American individuals or companies
by sending soldiers into the fields and
driving away the workmen, state de-
partment officials said today.
Complaint was made to the Mexican
government on April 2 Of this year. II
was learned, against the refusal Of the
government TO grant permits to the oil
companies TO drill. No answer was re-
ceived until after the Juarez incident,
IL wa said, and then President Car
rama announced nc permits, provision
al or other, would be granted until the
companies had complied with the law.
Compliance with the law, II was said
by state department officials, would
constitute recognition by the companies
that the Mexican government owned the
oil lands.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Lobby Displaces Bar.

Dlsgustedly the Old Rounder pIunked,
tap-a-tap, to the Hotel Chisca. II
might be that the last o~bsequies would
be a swell affair,
A black cat, renowned as bad luck
from the days of jaunt and ~jaundice,
occupied the room ahead Of the once
famed oasis. Here he vas offered
Heavo, Cooks faithless filler, Ffb and
other gaseous foam producers, all OF
which he sc%ornfully refused,
As n last hope, the Old Rounder
| turned toward the Hotel Gayoso,
Mental cinemas clicked through his
| brain, as he recalled the oil paintings,
the curve end bar, the bright and
shining mirrors, the nice young man al
| dressed in white and the pleasant,
soothing, stimulating. effervescing eff
feet of a &c. A. High" done up right,
Step by step. block by block, he COW
cred the distance. Heart high in hope,
| he entered the lobby.
Here the straw that broke the Gamers
back dropped from the mezzanine floor
The bar was gone. In It's place thu
management had substituted a lounge
Tricky the upholstery had been drapeo
| by sophisticated looking men,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Desperate Resolve,

The Old Roundcr looked EN- over. He
selected one whose face bore the un-
mistakable impress OF years Of familiar
ity with the Founders old friend John,
As he walked toward the man, the
Rounder muttered: III they can fine
a man for displa wing an advertising
sign Of booze, that birds nose will cost
him a million =,
The rounder picked right. sure"
said the stranger, In response to the
whispered inquiry.
The pair climbed into a taxi The
stranger directed the driver, They
drove down Second street and stopped
on Adams venue
"On the east OF us is the shelby
county courthouse" the stranger said.
ION the west is the Central police
station. These are the only two places
In Memphis, leaving out the churches,
where YOU cant buy a drink, Wherell
we co.
The Old Rouuder gasped and smiled
sadly,
Let's go back to the Peabody" he
directed "lm going to try n OF
| those ice cream sodas II 1t kills me-"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
CITY HALL WRECKED
BY BOOZE RIOTERS

EAST DUBUQUE, III. July Riot
ing In which five persons were M
iured, two of them seriously, and prop
erty damage estimated at about 5000,
ushered In war time prohibition into
This city tonight, The building was
almost totally wrecked, Doors OF the
fire department building were battered
in fire apparatus broken and hundreds
of feet of hose hacked to pieces with
fire ayaS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
LIMITED INFORMATION.

would you call Jones a well-in-
formed man."
Jones? Why, | venture to say that
Jones couldn't name six men on his
home team"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
AGENT URGES FARMERS
NOT TO REPLANT COTTON

JACKSON, Miss, July l. (Spl,)-
Declaring that the present cotton cror
outlook is rather disrouraging owing 70
unreasonable, conditions, j. Ed Ruff
farm agent for South Mississippi. in
statement issued here, urges farmers
not to replant, where thai crop has
failed, but to substitute for It, peanuts
sweet potatoes, COW peas, SOY beans OF
June corn.
Says Mr.. Ruff; "Plant all idle acres,
too, to sweet potatoes, peanuts, COW
peas. SOY beans or June corn. Build 8
sweet potato curing mouse, clip weeds
in lespedza meadows, pant a patch Of
fall Irish potatoes, sell a few finished
hogs and you will have more money
than you would have received from q
normal cotton CROP"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
COUNTY TO GREET
BOYS ON LABOR DAY

NEwBERN. Tenn, July l. tSpD.-
Labor day has been set apart for the
home coming day In the honor OF tho
Dyer county soldier boys, The com
mittees from every district met and de.
cided to postpone the celebration until
Labor day as all citizens In the county
are very busy In the fields. II is eX-
pected that the whole county will turn
out to the celebration, which will prom
Use to be the greatest day that has ever
been experienced in the history. OF the
county. John Ezra Gauldin. OF New
bern has been appointed to select a
place for the celebration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
North Town Changed.

Down Second street. past "A stag
whose nrongs and headdress long since
had gone to adorn the walls of the
cluhroom OF the Antisaloon league.
stepped the persistent searcher. To
North Main street and into the neigh
horhood OF the Red Mill and the Coch-
ran hotel. once the Mecca for the
thirsty politicians from the old court
house.
Sandwiches he was offered in one
place, with soup as an added course.
Charley Skeele and Billy Rergschicker
smiled the same old welcome as OF
yore Mt the Cochran. but the glad hand
caroled no siren song for the Old
Rounder, At the Red Mil site he was
offered a pair of half soles for his new
tans at a reduced price because of the
latcness Of the hour.
Southwark. like a wild duck migrat-
Ing before the coming SHOWS OF n
northern winter, fled the average-citl-
2en-ot- l0-Nears-ago. Court avenue
again, but look into Louis Achle's
sufficed and he continued onward,
Head held high. nostrils dilated like
those Of n pointer dog, glancing neither
right nor left, he continued his gulf
ward course In his mind rose pleas
ant recollection Of the we'll Remembered
"~Garihnldi's Orange Blossom" to be
had at Harry smiths bismarck, just
| hplOW tJnNNSn on Main
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Hope Dashed.

To all paths, even those Of eXpecta-
ton, come an ending. So he reached
tho old site New-sawed pine boards
formed a bulwark and, moving across
the street, he read where Goldsmith's
was making a large store larger.
Back to nature" murmured the Old
Rounder AZ he faced the Log Cabin,
An on, Joy! At last; Here 1t was,
no doubt The same old front, those
rough -hcwed timhers, sturdy, staunch,
everlasting Inside must the mourners
be gathered. oh, JOY supreme
Bud" laconically said the Old
Rounder, slapping down n bill. in fine
fettle, all athirst for the knowledge Of
the keg.
bud, nothtn'." he was told. I'VE
got beer. win that do"
Sure Don't make no diff what It
is, so it's beer he answered. ioyfully,
He got II. In a stein, He slipped It.
He set down the stein, turned one re
proaChful look toward the ambitious
young temperance advocate behind the
black handled, brass-sided faucet pull
and left without a word,
Outside he spat into the gutter the
mountaineering beverage that tastes
IKE beer, but doesn't get one anywhere
except home
Sci and Camilla Gone.
The thought Of Bcale avenue barrels
srurred the heels that again were lag
ging "Oakey's.' murmurcd the thirsty
one. But all for naught, for the wear
of time aud tide, law M legislation
had battered down the stout front OF
"Oakey's." and had startlinEly changed
the interior OF that one time a~lluring
place,
Niger neighhorhood. hut ri e.
on" determinedly growled the GROWER
without a GROWER,
The Old Monarch looked silent anC
deserted, and II was, He wendell his
way toward Second street which seemed
good, toward the FranSiolt where h,
hoped Sol Barfus or the big Camilla
would still he on watch the Haymarke'
and the famous old stand Of persica
And In the one he found kickless.
cola, in the others a splendid chance
to get his automobile repaired. Buick'
q specially, or to buy an auto part, /
he needed one. But he didn't. Tn,
bulk OF his money. In days rome by
had gone to pay tho rent and upkeel
Of the places which o had vanished
apparently and goeh-durn-it-iy. for
ever,
So II WAS with Deacon Jones', a
Third and Gsyoso. Plate glass window
out, red paint weather Clipped an'
! stained, dust and decay uppermost.
Illuminating. his mind went back stil
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
BY BOB

Phew!
Oh, such a head!
Boy. bring a pitcher Of ice water
And go comes the morning OF July
the first, 1919.
Ushered in by peep of dawn, the sun
| nIerced scattering clouds in the SKY,
the cool, soft breeze OF summer morn
Ing stirring the now heavy foliage
| truly q day created and intended 10
| rouse the best In mankind ,
And to be met by II dark brown laste'
A splitting head; II burning thirst; q
recollection OF the dead solulers,
| niled high in a last assault on the
fortress OF old John ~Barlcycornl
Truly the morning after the pc
~fore--in fact, the granddaddy OF all
mornings after the nights before.
'The tinkle of the ice in the pitcher
tall,
la the sweetest music Of It all"
But 1t never can happen again.
And 1t didn't happen ~ memphis
| Monday night, except In individual and
widely scattered eases and places.
Old Rounder Rambles.
The passing Of the oil that soothes
changed not one whit the usual order
in the Bluff city. II made no differ
ence in the young life or the old, eX-
cept, az has been said, In n Few $50
lated cases. These were among the
holiday seeking class-those butterflies
OF pleasure who seize on the slightest
pretext for a holiday. legal or OTHERWISE,
Dropping n decade, the Old Rounder
stepped out into the thoroughfares OF
the city Monday night In the hope OF
finding one last dying KICK IN the lell
hind foot OF old John, Like the caliph,
Hnroun al Raschid, he sought the high
ways and the byways. searching toi
the wake he felt was being held Tor
the late lamented, sacrificed on the
altar OF progress and national sanity.
The long mlrrored interior OF the Pea
body struck n flash of memory in the
heart OF the Old Rounder when The
thought collided with the flint in his
heart. Thence he went.
Alas! The bright and shining faces
Of the younger generation greeted hin
as he stepped within the door, anc
halted, puzzled by the absence of thu
we'll remembered screen.
Onyx Vice Mahogany,
The shining mahogany, now replaced
by an onyx topped counter, was ltnec
with smRrtly clad mattresses, whil'
tables occupied the space which one,
was devoted alone 10 the hard hoileC
egg machine-a east iron parody II
heroic size of the internationally know
hen.
lee cream-chocolate, vanilla ant
strawberry-egg rlips without The
, "kiCk,' joka-cola and toola cola, were
+, handed out with amazing dCXterity b.
/ the white jacketed youths behind thu
! onyx.
/, But never Il sign Of old John, or hi
C%ronies. Not even a second cousin
Only the youths and maidens, evident
" revelling in their trapped punches
punch. II was too much The Ole
Rounder left.
Down Main street he moved Then HI
wheeled, and turned back toward Madi
% son. Imagery, wrought of materla
mined 10 years before, ~Quickened hi
tagging step. Eagerly he pressed for
b. ward.
- To disappointment.
Joe Mancini's thirst QuenChinE en-
Y porium, more attractive ~ to front
. with its white marble, than In days q
n yore, displayed attractively n nca
series of Vitrolite table and counter top
r and the appetizinR restaurant smell
G The Old Rounder walked across tn
- alley.
A Alas, Here was Doc Hottnm's oil
stand, and strange enough, here wa
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
July First Only Recalls
Memories to MemphianS

Doc himself standing in front, as on
the hot nights Of yore, The Old Roun-
der was as dry as Monk, the Airedale
terrier, which had Topped, painting, at
Docs feet, but the show window be-
hind showed nothing but shirt bargains.
Mighty pretty silks, too, thought the
Old Rounder, as he wheeled without
even speaking to Doc.
The CASTOR hotel! All! Perhaps 1t
| would be an oasis in the modern desert
of Western Tennessee.
Confound It, SO quiet that even the
Court Square squirrels were asleep, The
CASTOR had entered the limbo Of things
long gone.
Slipping down Court avenue to Third.
the Old Rounder pursued his course.
His objective this time was the Cor
| doVa hotel, He found II, and obtained
some slight satisfaction in peering
through the door to the barroom, for
the same fixtures were there. Inquiry
| brought out the Information that foola-
cola and Ndda-cola were on sale, but
nothing stronger,
Sazerac Gone, Too.
Back up Madison, to Main. and across,
then a quick and furtive dart down the
alley, past the Union and Planters
bank building So slipped the round
ing Old Rounder, Well into the alley,
ne registered deep disgust, and moved
back some centuries as he lapsed into
the Latin with Vale, Charley Barbara
and good OF BIB"
A thought struck the Barleycorn Di-
ogenes. Back down Madison he plunged,
longing for the lost rail, the grooved
outside of the mahogany, the glitter
ing glasses and the highly polished,
sieved brass above the draught beer
Sazerac-w ward he strobe, head held
high,
At Maiden Lane and Madison he ut
tered his first pure-D cuss word,
"D--m!" he said, az he ga2ed on 4
pressing establishment. Down he
strolled to Second and Madison. Here
scintillated the flare of an electric sign
which announced that this was the
home OF the yellow dog. Perched or
the corner, he spied a cigar stand. He
entered.
A familiar face. aha, Johnny, sill
mo a 'twofer.' | can smoke, at least,
he muttercd. dropping n two-hit piece
into the change receiver.
'Smatter, Mr., Rounder?" was tn,
genial query,
Bah" the answer came back, ant
the dlsconsolate one strobe out.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

started. Secretary Daniels said last
night that he has nc further statement
to make regarding the transatlantic
flight. Naval officers believe, however,
that such a flight will be attempted
shortly after the navy comes into pos
session of its first cruising dirigible.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
KENTUCKY HAS LEFT
0,000,000 GALLONS

LOUISVILLE. KY, July f,-Notwith-
standing the enormous amount OF whis-
ky sales in the last week, Kentucky
liquor dealers today claim to have a
surplus of 40, 900, 900 gallons. How to
dispose of this. they say, is undeter-
mined.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-11-20
Picking Our Pockets
to Poison Our Minds

! HE iuuidatng officer of the Crec Committee OF Public
information has found the financial affairs Of that bureau
in hopeless of confusion Up to this time expenditures
aggregating six million six hundred thousand dollars have
abuated Balances aggregang three hundred Thousand
dollars have been found scattered in various banks Uncased
checks aggregang several thousand dollars have
been found scattered about the floors of the committees rooms
has been found that considerable money lost IN Russia
through being left banks that seized by the bolsheyk
Employees of the bereau spent money with no apparent sense
Tor care responsibility accountability In other words
the course this bureau marked by the most scandaou
disregard of business and official propretes Tins bureau
was created by the present administration and as time has
proved for the purpose of laying before the public praise tor
land defense the conduct of all departments government
but made record of its that would not stand the light
The entire set bureaus riot with extravaganza OF this
kind during the war; and thereafter Records ree with
waste extravaganza and downright dishonesty yet there
scarcely instance of the apprehension and punish
mcnt of an ofense.
The people all look upon this patiently The vase OF
pubc money during the nothing short of treason 1t
should be treated For if this had been per-
sisted in and had lasted long enough the effect would
have been as serious the march OF victorious invading
Iarmy-natonal disaster
In speaking the operations of the Cree bureau and the
of public propaganda type Senator Hiram Johnson
Iof California has well said
GIT PICKED OUR POCKETS POISON OUR MINDS"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-11-20
SAID TO BE OLDEST ORGAN
Musical instrument Dating From tbs
Eleventh Century Found in Church
In the Pyrenees.

In recent number of The Kings
Highway Ethel NJ Bilbrough de-
scribes places of interest in the Pyre-
nees. She describes, among other
things the little village of st. Savtn
with its old church and abbey:
"The church is remarkable for it's
eleventh century work and for the
quaint old organ 1t possesses, which
Is literally crumbllng to pieces with
age. It's few remaining pipes fall
feebly against each other, and on the
front panels are carved three huge
fantastic heads, with cavernous holes
where mouths and eyes should be. The
old peasant who showed us over the
church explained that in days gone by,
when the organ was being played,
these grotesque faces were rendered
more lifelike by long tongue pro-
truding from the mouth, while eyes
would suddenly emerge and roll about
IN the sockets. This was done, our
guide Informed us, to keep the atten-
tion Of the congregation. He wound
up by the proud declaration that Il
was the Oldest organ in the worlds