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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-23

it is expected that Earl Ford will make the month of March one of their best months. MT. Ford has been compli- mented for the excellent service given on Republics and owners are recom- mending the trucks for this reason, says Earl Ford. The Republics have shown their supremacy for power and performance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
RAILROAD MEN IN
COOPERATIVE STORE

The railway men of South Memphis
propose TO put up i hard fight against
the ", G. L., the first step being the
organization Of a cooperative grocery
store, where food, feed and coal VIII be
sold at the lowest possible prices. with
privileges of credit and delivery to
stockholders at cash and carry prices,
The company win be known as the
Railway Employee store, and will be
located at the northwest corner of the
Illinois Central tracks and South Park
way. The store win have a capital Of
$4,000, more than half Of which has
already been subscribed, It Is said. APP
plication has been made for a charter,
the incorporators being w. J. Ed
mondston, J, p, Watkin, j. II. Lee, V,
d. Lofts and ]. j. Calhoun,
Plans are being drawn for a mod
ern retain grocery building and coal
yard to be built on the location. 1t IS
hoped to have the new store omen for
business within 90 DAYS, Mr.. ED
mondston, who has been In the grocery
business in the vicinity Of the pro-
posed new store for the past eight
years, is promoting the company and
will manage the store.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
PRAISES
BAPTIST HOSPITAL

when contemplated additions and
improvements to the Baptist Memorial
hospital are completed, Memphis will
have a hospital that the entire state of
Tennessee may well be proud Of" was
the statement made Wednesday by Mai
James G, Ballard, Of the United States
public health service, who is in Mem
phis for the purpose OF making an In
spection of all of the hospitals In the
city.
Il have just completed an inspection
Of the Baptist Memorial hospital and
have gone over the plans and specifica-
tons for the additions and improve
ments that are to be made, and II will
be one of the very finest In the South,
a am truly surprised and highly graft
fled that Memphis Is to have such a
splendid institution Maj. Ballard said.
The Investigation being conducted in
Memphis by Mai. Ballard is a part of
the government campaign to combat
disease and reduce the mortality rate.
There are l6 local civilian hospitals that
are affected by the survey.
Maj. Ballard reached Memphis Tues
day afternoon from Atlanta. He has
been detailed to make a survey OF every
hospital in the Fifth federal reserve
district, which includes North and South
Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Tennes-
PCSs nv NN9NAboNlOh 10 " 'biIC .pui
pose of ascertaining the m~odernness,
sanitary conditions, sanitation facilities,
number Of beds, ability to care for addi-
tional patients in an emergency, the
method and kind Of treatment accorded,
the system, mortality record and all
essential data. Maj. Billiards. report
Will be forwarded to Rupert Blue, SUR
geon general in charge of the United
States public health service.
The is hospitals In Memphis to be
surveyed by Maj. Ballard are. Baptist
Memorial hospital, Crippled Children's
hospital. CARLY Ramsay hospital, Home
for Incurables, Memphis General hos
pital, Jane Terrell Baptist hospital, Lucy
Brinkley hospital, Mercy hospital, Pres
byterian Home hospital, Shelby County
Detention hospital, Shelby County
Emergency hospital, st. Anthony's hos
pital, st. Joseph's hospital, Tubercu-
losis hospital. Tri-State hospital and
| Wilson Surgical hospital.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
S. r. O. Sign Early
Is indication For
AU-Stur Concerts

Standing room only for every per-
formance before the first concert Is over
is indicated from the unexpected heavy
advance sale for the all-star concert
series TO he given commencing Nov. 1
at the New Lyric theater. Interest in
the series which will eliminate In the
engagement Of Amclita Galli-Curci,
soprano, on Feb. "a, 1920, SURPRISES
anything in local musical circles since
the engagement of Nine, Media seven
years ago, There Is great regret on the
part the Cortese brothers. under whose
management the concerts are TO he
given, as wen as all music lovers Of
Memphis hat the auditorium w not
built to accommodate the crowds who
Will be anxious to hear the world
famous artists coming, Music lovers
from West Tennessee, Mississippi and
Arkansas are buying tickets In advance
in as great numbers, proportionately,
as are Memphians,
Francis Aida, Metropolitan opera
soprano, will open the series Nov. 10,
Charles Hackett, Metropolitan opera
tenor, comes in recital Jan. 5. 1920. Fol-
lowing the Call -Curci engagement Feb.
"a, 1920, will be Albert Spalding, fore
most American violinist, and Rudolph
CAM, eminent Swiss pianist, on dates to
be announced later.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
SCISSORS,

by Scissors, took fifth and sixth. A
.Ndahan & Neff SOW took fourth place Ia
this class. Judge Morton declared that
this was the best class OF sows no ever
saw In any show, and he has Judged
many OF the best, from Chicago lnterna-
tionals down,
In the senior SOW pig c'Rss a Mahan
& Neff pig was first. but Scissors get.
owned by Pine Crest, took second aud
third places.
The most remarkable among the list
Of remarkable accomplishments Of the
animals by Scissors took place In the
junior SOW mig class. Pine Crest lows
took first. second, third and fourth
places, And Pine Crest farm only en-
tered four pigs in this class against
some 20 others.
A Pine Crest farm, though not a
Scissors, SOW won first in the senior
yearling SOW class. The Mahap & Neft
SOW which the Pine Crest SOW forced
20 take second place WAS the grand
champion Of Duroc Jersey SLOWS at the
Ohio, Indiana. Kentucky and Tennessee
state fairs this year.
In the senior boar pig class, thlr1,
fourth aud firth places were taken by
Scissors get, while y MayhaVcn farm
boar was sixth, a Whites nuroC farm
pig. Orion Cherry King the 22d, first
and a Mahan a. Neff PIG second, In
this class the third place Scissors pig
was Pine Crest farm owned, while the
fourth and fitth places Scissors get
were from E~nglewood farm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
MANY RAIDS: HIGHER
BONDS DEMANDED

Continuing the vice crusade inaug-
urated Monday night by j. r, Buruey,
chief of police, II men and women were
arrested in raids Tuesday night. This
brings the total arrests for the two
days to 60.
OF the entire number arrested Mon
day night not one appeared in city
court Tuesday afternoon to answer to
charges. Bonds in every case were
forfeited.
Chief Burney Tuesday night ordered
that f~orfeits for appearance in vice ar
rests be raised from $40 to $50, stating
that $40 apparently vas not sufficient
to require their appearance. Burney
said he was determined To rid the city
Of disorderly houses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
Stomach ills

Permanently disappear after drinking
the celebrated Shivar Mineral water
Positively guaranteed by money back
offer. Tastes fine; costs a ;rifis. De.
iivered anywhere oy our Memphis
agents. oliver-F1nnie Co. Phone them
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
VIII Bring Back
Bride Of Broker
Bankrupt, Smith

Miss Dorothy Anderson, pretty IL
year-old s~tenographer, for Grover Cleve-
land Smith, bankrupt, who disappeared
from Memphis Saturday with Smith,
was married in Memphis Saturday
night by Rev. Ben Cox, pastor Of Gem
trail Baptist church. The license was
secured from John c McLemore, coun~
ty court clerk, Saturday night and they
We're married shortly afterward by DIR.
Cox.
Information was received In Mem
phiE Tuesday afternoon from Wash
ington, d. c.. stating that Miss Ander-
son had been located there and would
be returned TO Memphis as soon as
money for her railroad fare was for
warded.
Real estate said to be the property
of Smith has been discovered at Cow
ington, Tenn, and will be placed in
the hands of the referee In bankruptcy.
Smith last week filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy. A special hear
ing was asked by creditors and addi-
tional assets were found. The special
hearing was held Saturday afternoon.
Miss Anderson, who had known Smith
only three weeks, produced travellers
checks valued at more Than 81 900 given
her by Smith. Saturday night the
couple married and left Memphis. Their
early return TO this city Is expected
All Roads Lead to the Fair.
BE sure to 60. Everyone viii be
there, You'll find plenty Of Samelson's
Extra cigars there. Price 7c. adv.
Read News Scimitar Wants.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
TWO HURT ON CYCLE
BETWEEN STREET CARS

Daniel r. Raymond, "a, $50 Saxon
avenue, and B. W. Wilkerson. 2t.
Earle, Ark, were seriously injured
when a motorcycle which they were
riding was caught between two street
cars on South Main street neal the
intersection Of Huling avenue about
midnight Tuesday. Raymond. driver, of
the machine, swerved to pass around one
street car, falling to see the approach
OF another from the opposite direc-
ton.
The motorcycle was caught and
ground between the two cars. Ray
mond suffered decorations, bruises and
a fractured arm, Wilkerson'S left leg
was broken in two places. Attaches at
st. Joseph's hospital said Wednesday
morning that Raymond's condition was
satisfactory but that Wilkerson's in
juries were serious, II is feared he
may be internally injured.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24

Though not himself present, Scissors,
the master boar of T. G, James Pine
Crest farm, at Charleston, Miss, proved
himself king al the most classic ioust
of pure-bred hog flesh ever held in the
South, the DuroC-Jersey show conduct
ed in the cattle arena at the Tri-State
fair Tuesday night.
The way the get Of Scissors swept all
before them and took blue ribbon after
blue ribbon in this show pronounced
by the veteran judge, $. Il, Morton,
as second In quality to one ever held,
will long be a subject Of congratulation
among the southern breeders OF Duroc
Jersey hogs. Probably never before In
the history Of pure-bred swine shows
have the get of one boar so widely and
signally shown their superiority in such
a high class df competition. The fol-
lowing are some of the triumphs scored
during Tuesday evening:
Orion Cherry Tin. first aged boar.
owned by j. r. Goodbar's Duntreath
farm, Forest Hin, Tenn, sold by Pine
Crest farm to Duntreath farm in 1918.
T. G, Orion Cherry King, first seniol
yearling boar, owned by Pine Crest
farm,
FIRST junior ycarling boar. owned be
j. A, Martin, of Mississippi Agricultural
college, formerly of Hardy, Miss, by
| Scissors, and bred by Pine Crest farm,
Scissors get took first, second and
third in the Junior y%earling sow class,
and other Pine Crest sows, though not
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
ALbinOs Made While
You Wait In Baths
On North Second st.

Memphis has not reached even n near
mlllennial point yet, nor has she shown
signs OF having golden streets, True,
she has a great white way on Main
street., but Wednesday for an hour or
more she had n real snow white way
on Second street when n barrel of white
paint fell from a truck directly in front
Of a certain morning newspaner at the
oorner of Second street and Court ave-
nue.. Whether the negro driver was con
templating efforts OF this newspaper,
more or less sporadic, TO whiten the
fair name OF the city, and let the bar
rel slip, Is not known, but II IL true
that traffic was blocked until a cor
don Of white wings arrived and cleaned
up the Shiny mess,
This was not done. however. until
aftcr various and sundry negro boys on
Bicycles for a period were made albino9
bv impromptu baths in the pigment
when their wheels skidded and they
were precipitated into the midst or the
solidlfying fluidity. Traffic was blocked
and a big crowd was held back with diff
ficulty as they witnessed the antics OF
horses and men as they hit the slippery
street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
HOU About Your Furniture Dealer?
You Are Behind in Paying Your
InstGlLments.
Get Busy!

Mr.. Baker says:
With pleasure will lend you the money at
low rate of interest. You can repay in small
weekly payments"
We introduce TO you Mr.. Baker as the cour-
teous Cashier of the Memphis Savings and Loan
Corporation, who will give you instant service at
the first room to the right entering Goodwin In
stitute.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
Why Do French Women
Always Look Young?

In France mothers and daughters look
like sisters. How are the women there
able to retain their youthful looks until
long past middle age? Is 1t because
they are much given to the use of
mercolized wax? This wax possesses a
remarkable absorbent property which
quickly removes the fine particles of
cuticle which are constantly dying and
which are the immediate cause Of an
old looking complexion. Thus the i've
Her, healthier, younger skin beneath
Is given a chance to breathe and to
show itself. Try this treatment your
self, Most likely it win not require two
weeks to make your complexion as
clear, soft and beautiful as a young
girls. just one odnce of mercolized
wax tall American druggists have III,
usually does the work. The wax is
put on nights like cold cream and
washed off mornings. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
SHRlNERS WILL GO
TO NEW ORLEANS

Memphis Shriners, $50 strong, will
leave here Friday night on a special
train for New Orleans to attend the
Shrine reunion to be held there Sat
urday and Sunday, Shriners from all
over the United States are expected
to attend the reunion, and Jerusalem
temple, Of New Orleans, is making
preparations to entertain 10000 mem
bers of the order.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for the two days and will in
clude an automobile parade. drills by
Shrine patrols, boxing contests and
other entertainment features in add
ton to the initiatory ceremonies for
a class of $50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24

though NOR than 100 persons were
waiting TO secure rooms there. Other
hotels made similar reports.
Every available bed in the smaller
hotels and the boarding houses is in
use, the Y. M. c. A. has been called
upon to supply extra cots to take care
Of a number of men who could find nc
room in hotels each night during the
week, Tuesday night every chair in
the lobby of the Y. NJ. G. A, was oc-
cupied as a free bed by some one who
could lot rent a room.
Thousands of visitors to the fair have
availed themselves Of shelter offered by
friends. and railroad men say that other
thousands, after coming into the city
on morning trains have probably re-
turned home the same day on late af-
ternoon or night trains, for although
extra equipment has been in use on
every passenger train, there has been
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
All Roads Lead to the Fair

BE sure to so. Everyone will b,
there, You'l find plenty OF Samelson'.
Extra cigars there. Price 7c. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
ARE CROWDED
TO UTMOST CAPACITY

Every hotel in the city has been
Crowded to the utmost capacity during
the present week and possibly thou
sands of visitors to the fair have been
sforced TO return home sooner than they
INTENDED because of lack of hotel ac-
scommodations.
This congested condition, az a matter
sof fact. has been a common occurrence
FLOR many months. The three or four
Heading hotels always have reservation
lists far beyond their space limit.
One Of the larger hotels Wednesday
reported that out Of 400 odd guests,
sonly IL checked out Tusday night, al
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24

crowding on every locar train all the
week.
The Y. NJ, C,N A. asks all private
h-ome-owners who have extra rooms 10
rent to phone the location so that the
f0oms. may be made available. 1t is
also suggested that the Chamber Of
commerce form a committee to secure
and list rooms In private homes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
INDICTED IN U. S. COURT

Men indicted in the intermountain
creamery case for having entered an
alleged combination in restraint of
aade and in violation of the Sherman
act. are expected to appear before
Judge Frank $. Dietrich in the fed
eral court today and enter their pleas
Sentence may be passed at that time.
large number of defendants were
indicted in this case including w. r..
Jensen. president of the Mutual
Creamery company; A. F. Henning-
sen, president of the Hazelton COM
pany of Portland Carl Sjallinger.
Commercial Creamery company; Il. w.
ellis, district manager Mutual Cream
cry company; Carlyle Hall. general
superintendent of the Mutual Cream
cry company; y. b. Corlass, district
manager of the Mutual Creamery com
pany; r. A. Coodhue, manager of the
Goodhue-W hipple company OF Spo-
kane: w w. Hamilton, manager of
the Mutual Creamery company of
Lewiston; p. Il. Newman, former
manager OF the Mutual Creamery
company; II. A. Shekkenberger pres
ent manager of the Mutual company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16

+ S2yiNssa&
aA->4A>sa..>
the LITTLE GIRL WHO NEVER
LIKED TO WEAR A HAT.
illustrated oy Gruells

M. deari exclaimed Linda as she
saw Mrs Kenny wenny perched
on box out near the sunfiower
bed. What funny little freckled
hen you are. Don't you like to wear a
bonnet. either7"
II certainly do" clucked Mrs. Kenny
Wenny. shaking her specified tail
feathers. Cant you see the ono have
on now?.
so It Is a bonnet" laughed Linda.
Il always thought that was Just
tueted top-knot. But how did you get
so many freckles II you've always worn
q bonnet?'
Mrs. Henry wenny clucked and picked
up sunfiower seed before she replied.
ITS long. long story, but II you'd
care to hear 1t I'd be very glad to tell
you. You see way back to the begin
ming of time before ever you and were
thought of. all chickens We're as white
aa snow. Why, I've heard my mother
say we came from the whitest OF the
flock"
And look al you now" laughed Linda
We'll, 1t all came about in this way"
clucksd Mrs. Kenny Wenny. My an
cestor. Lady White Hen, who was the
Queen Of her coop, grew weary OF her
Idle lie. Laying one egg day isn't
enough work to keep hen contented.
YOU know, Well, she wanted to do some
thing bigger. so she decided she'd try
to raise family. So she hunted out
the INCEST nest in the chicken yard ono
day and decided TO set
Everything went fne until her mis-
trsss found 1t out then trouble began.
Lady White Hen was jerked from the
rest and flung out into the yard Back
she went the minute her mistress
turned her back. and when she was
caught again Lady White Hen was
roughly taken from her nest and duckca
Into tub CT dreadfully cold water and
thrown over the chicken yard fence into
the meadow"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
with THE WOMEN

The armistice and the end of the
great war does not mean the end of
war work by any means. The only
difference is that now war work will
be called reconstruction work and will
be adapted for the needs OF peace
times. Many people are fastening TO
Europe to replace the ones who have
worked 50 vaiantly through the strug-
gle and now need rest and many
more are returning to take up duties
which they left for brief month after
the armistice was signed.
Mrs. Norman der Whitehorse is
one of the women to return TO Europe
to resume her duties over there. She
sailed for Bordeaux recently on the
French liner IIspague Mrs White
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
DENOuNCE PRESENT
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW

idahe's direct primary ame In for a
severe criticism Wednesday night at a
caucus of Republican senator's held at
the Owyhee hotel and number of
senators expressed themselves as
strongly In favor of repeating the law.
After brief discussion OF the law
and It's weak points, a vote on its re-
zeal was taken with the result that
every senator present except one
voted for its repeal. A second vote
was taken which resulted in a tie af-
Ter which further discussion was in
duiged in and some radical changes
in the law were suggested
After pro and con discussion a
committee ~1.s named to draft a law
covering the points objected to and
present the same at caucus to be
held later,
Several of the senators announced
that their supporters had asked them
to have the law so amended that it
would be impossible at another pri-
mary election for any organization to
steal the party primary.
A number of senators expressed
desire to return to the old convention
system and it is limited that the best
merits of both systems may be en-
bodied in the bill to be drawn
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16

"oh, dear, poor thing exclaimed
run away"
She certainly did" replied Mira
Jenny Wenny But before she went
she dustod herself in the ash barrel 10
try TO dry her feathers
We hnto to have our feathers wet,
you know. Well aome one had Jus,
put In pan full of fresh ashes and
sone OF them We're so hot they scorehed
s4ady White Hens beautiful white gown.
The other chickens made SO much fun
Il her speckled, dirty looking dress that
he finally ran away to ths woods. Here
she made nest. and every day she Il
lay pretty egg in It. and when she
had about ten in all she went to setting
ana Matched nine little chicks And.
would you believe 1t or not, every enc
OF those lit.le ones were speekled Just
like their Mania
Couldn't she wash tho spots off ~
asked Linda
Not any moro than you can wesh the
freckles on your face" replied Mrs.
Kenny Wenny. But Lady White Her
wasn't sorry. Indeed, no, FOR sic
claimed her spotted gown couldn't be
seen near 30 easily as her white enc
No one knew che had a family until
thsy were all big enough TO 20 back
10 the chicken yard Ever since then
all my family have worn these speckled
gowns They're safer than any other
color"
DADDY would say you were 'camou-
iiagcd,' laughed Linda
"chll 1t anything you want" CLICKED
Mrs. Kenny Wenny but freckles. They
look like rusty spots and I'd wear a
bonnet II We're you or you'll be worse
than ca,nohfaged"
Mrs. Kenny Wenny then strutted
away. but the next time she saw Linda
she cackled In giee for Linda was wear
ing her little whits sun bonnet.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
MAY SEND COMMITTEES
TO VISIT VARIOUS
STATE INSTITUTIONS

a movement II under way in tile
legislature to have joint committees
from the two houses to visit the va
rious state institutions and report
back their findings it was reported
in legislative circles Heretofore these
trips have been referred to as iunket-
ing expeditions aud during The Inst
two or three sessions have not been
INDUCED in. In Justification for the
proposal at this time it is claimed
that tho Institutions, not having been
visited for Il number of years, II is
high time the legislature made an in.
yestigation of them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
TO SAFEGUARD STUDENTS
IF SCHOOL OPEN MONDAY

Relative TO the possible opening of
the Boise schools Monday. @. @. Haga.
president of the school board of the
Independent district, stated today.
The opening of the schools VIII be
thoroughly gone into at a meeting Of
the school board this evening at 40.
should the schools open patrons may
rest assured that every precantion to
safeguard the health of the students
VIII be made. Students with colds or
having symptoms of influenza will not
be permitted TO attend. Care will be
exercised to see that the school rooms
are all properly ventilated and heated
and special hygiene rules observed
and under such a method there should
De little danger, if any, of the schools
resuming."