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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
AUDIT Of C|TY'S
BOOKS ORDERED
BY COMMISSION
Report May Be Ready for Use
of Incoming Administration
First Of Year-Binghamton
Now Part of Memphis.

An audit Of the city's books will be
begun some time before the first of
the year, but will scarcely be completed
before the new administration takes
charge.
The city clerk was directed by resolu-
commission to advertise for bids for
having the annual audit made Such
an audit usually requires at least n
month. In recent report of the au-
ditor who was employed more than a
year ago to install the new system Of
accounting at the city hall, 1t was In
timated that for some reason, the
books are in more or less Of tangle.
Mayor ELECT Rowlett Paine has asked
members OF the present city admins
tration TO endeavor to have an audit
completed before he and the other new
commissioners assume office, SO that
they may have definite financial
statement upon which to, begin their
first years work.
The audit win include an examina-
ton OF the accounts OF the city of bling
hamton, which on, Monday became a
part of the city Of Memphis. The bond
ed debt of Binghamton Is small,
amounting to only about $4,000, and
there are accounts due the Old corpo-
ration for uncollected taxes and SINH
lar matters.
Plans for setting out new ward boun'
daries for Binghamton and the Other
annexed territory, are in the hands o.
the city engineer and city attorney
After their report, an ordinance fixtns
the boundaries of the new wards vii
be prepared and introduced 1t has no
been decided whether there Will b.
three or five new wards.
Petitions probably win be presented
to the county court In January, ask
ing that voting places in the new ward
be designated 1t is also probabl
| that the court will be asked to desis
nate new voting places in several ~, o
the larger wards, so that wards TX
| more than |, 500 voters but only tw
voting precincts, may be given tire
or four precincts, in order to facilitat
| voting in the next election,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
BLOW SAFE, GAG MAN
AND SECURE 500, 900

OMAHA, Neh., Dec l,-~Burglars blew
the safe OF Hayden Brothers store, one
Of Omaha's hIggest retail houses, sat
urday midnight after Cvcrpow ering two
wRtchmen, who were bound and gagged
The robbers looted the vaults OF 500,
ooO in cash securities and other Valu-
ables, toasted on "puich lunch from
the grocery department. danced ant
sang before their captives for three
hours, raid each Waterman $40 'foi
his trouble" and escaped at daylight,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
Episcopal Sunday
Schools Present
Symbolic Pageant

st, Mary's cathedral was thronged
Sunday afternoon for the annual united
service of the church schools. If any
pessimist who thought that the church
was diving out was present he must
have changed his opinion, The feature
Of the service was the presentation of
childrens pageant, depicting THE
Builders of the City OF Cod"
The service was an inspiring one,
from the professional into the church,
led by the Sunday school choirs, in their
vestnents, the thousands of children
marching to the strains of Onward
Christian Soldiers" each school led by
crucifer, bearing aloft the cross
/ followed by tho banner bearers. Until
the final benediction, which was pro-
Eounced by the Rt. Rev. Troy Beatty,
bishop coadjutor. ~
Bishop Beatty gave short address,
| following q brief vesper service. Hun
dreds stood in the aisles and in the rear
of the church during the entire service,
although It was possible to find seats
| for all the children.
| The pageant depicted realistically the
spirit of tho rationw wide campaign, in
which the Episcopal church in America
is now engaged, and the attendance,
which was much larger than that Of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
DOCTOR
PRESCRIBES It
Says He Has Never Known
Medicine to Produce Results
Like TanIaC.

B. H. Elder, NJ. D.. with offices at
40 SchradZki building, Peoria, ILL.,,
comes out with his unqualified indorse-
meut OF Tanlac
DR.. Elder graduated from Butler uni
versity, Of indianapolis Ind. later took
chicago, and has also studied abroad.
He has been in active practice over
40 years-25 years in Portland is one
city
so far as my knowledge goes" said
DR.. Elder in an interview recently,
medical science has never produced a
medicine that brings results like Tanlac.
II is altogether too good to keep from
suffering humanity and | have been
prescribing II in my practice for some
time with remarkable results
For years had suffered from stom-
ach trouble and rheumatism and had
devoted my best thought trying to find
relief. but all to no avail. Right after
eating gas would form In my stomach
and affect my heart, causing poor cir
culation, cold hands and feet, dizzy
spells spots before my eyes, peculiar
feelings, terrible headaches. and cramps
In my stomach. The rheumatism was
the kind that is caused by uric acid
deposits in the blood, which find their
way into the joints, and the pain was
so great | could hardly stand TO move
my legs and arms.
so, it's no surprise that I devoted
lots of time and thought, using all my
| powers, trying to free myself of these
troubles. But nothing / ever found
until I got Tanlac afforded me more
! than a little temporary relief. And here
| Is how l found out the powers of Tan
Ika: | had patient who had suffered
w wears with the same kind OF tpou.
and while ] did all ! could for him
ID same as for myself, he failed Il
prove any. Well, this party camt
| to my office one day, after having beer
away for about six months, and nevel
| In all my life saw man look In bette
| health or seem to feel better Whilt
sitting here in my office he told m
Tanlac was what brought about thu
wonderful change l could not doub
II, for ] knew what an awful condition
he had been in, and made up my MINI
then and there to try Tanlac In my owl
case. So did and the results are tina
few bottles relieved me entirely o
stomach trouble and rheumatism an
all my other ailments as we'll, ! ar
an extra hearty eater, especially o
meats and such foods as often produc
bad effects, but none of these thing
disagree with me any more. SO nov
az I have discovered the value of Tan
lac, am ready to honor 1t as one Q
the most beneficial OF all medicines.
have prescribed 1t in cases of rheuma
tism, kidney and bladder disorders an
rundown condition, with wonderf,
results. ! feel that | ought, for tn
benefit of suffering humanity to CIV
my experience with Tanlac to the ger
era public"
Tanlac Is sold in Memphis exclus
lively by Weiss Pharmacy and Warnoc
,, Drug Co ADJ
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

any previous occasion of the kind dem
onstrated that the message of the cam
paign has been brought home to the
members of the local parishes. Tho
pageant showed the influence of the
church in transforming sluggards into
workers. About rs children took the
characters
The banner for the best average at
tendance during the past year was
awarded to st. Johns school, Buntyn.
The collection for the missions of the
dollars
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ASSOCIATION MEETS

HELENA, Ark, Dec. /. (spL)-The
Mississippi Valley association, which
meets in Washington Dec. SO, and the
Rivers and Harbors congress, which
meets Dec. oil, will be attended by
number of people of this city and
county.
President e. NJ Allen, of the Bust
ness Mems league, announced the fol-
lowing delegates yesterday to represent
the league:
! w Clopton. II, D. Moore Green
field Quarles, S. Straub, LATE Solomon
and S. w. Adams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
STRIKE CALLED OFF

AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec, 1.-THE wa,kou !
and Charleston & Western Carolina
railroad, set for Monday afternoon, wns.
declared off yesterday az the result OF
an announcement made by officials OF
the two systems that the payment OF
retroactive increases in wages for the
last five months, amounting 10 sao,oVu
viii be made tomorrow afternoon
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
STEAMER ABANDONED.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. THE
freight steamship Tioga, which went
aground in lake Superior near Calu-
met, Mich, last Wednesday Is pound.
ny to pieces and has been abandoned
by her owners according to advices re"
rsiyed hy the underwriters here today,
The boat was bound from Duluth to
buffalo with a cargo OF wheat valued
nj approximately $4,000, Her crew
left the boat Thursday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
NAME FOURTH ROOSEVELT
CHILD AFTER DEAD ACE

OYSTER RAY. n. Y, Dec, Lieut.
Col and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Nes-
torday chrstened their fourth child,
Quentin after his uncle, Lieut. QUEEN
tin Roosevelt. who was killed overseas
In the American flying service, The
ceremony was performed at Christ
Episcopal church by the Rev Or, Tai
mndge
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
NEW ASSESSMENTS MADE,

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec, |, tSpll-
In decree handed down by Chancellor
Elliuat Saturday 1t was ordered that
the assessments of road Improvement
district No. IA be set aside and new
assessments be made, as the first ones
we're arbitrarily made without regard to
benefits received.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
ARMIsTICE SIGNED.

BERLIN, Dec. /, (Havas Am ar
mistice stipulating the immediate evac-
uation of Llthuania by the Germans
hns been signed by Germany and
Iithuania through the medium OF the
interalled military mission
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
JUNCTION CONFIRMED

PARIS, Dec, |, (Havas THE news
that the Polish army has formed a
junction with the army Of General
penikine. the anti Bolsheyih leader in
Southern Russia, Is confirmed in dts
patch received by La Presse de Paris
from Warsaw,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

For Colds or Influenza
and as a Preventative. take LAXATIVE
BROMO QUlNlNE Tablets Look for
Il W, GROVES signature on box, zoe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

Accept california" Syrup of Figs
nnly--look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child Is having the best and most
harmless laxative or phNste for the
little stomach, liver and bowels. Chil-
dren love it's delicious truity taste, Full
directions for chtld's dose ON each bot
tie Give 1t without fear, !,
Mother You must say California
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01

To stop falling hair az once and rid
the scalp Of every particle of dandruff,
get small bottle OF delightful Dan
derine" at any drug or toilet counter
for few cents. pour a little In your
hani and rub il into the scalp. After
several applications the hair usually
stops coming out and you can't find any
dandr,af. Help your hair grow strong
thick and long and become soft, glossy
and twice as beautiful and abundant
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
U. 8. Tonnage Increases.


The United States has arisen to this
position In the shipping world since the
beginning OF the world war in 1914
from a poor third place, he said The
ship tonnage OF the world aggregated
about SO 600, 900 tons at the opening Of
the world war" he estimated, "0f this
England had about 10000 600 tons; Ger
many about 100000 tons and the
United States only some 2,T50000 tons.
As a result OF the submarine campaign
England lost about half OF her tom
mage. She replaced about 100000 OF
this lost tonnage by building and buy
ing, leaving her at present about 49,
900 900 tons. 1t Is estimated that ship
tonnage increased in the regular process
OF building about per cent a year,
which, II the war had not devastated
England'a shipping would have given
her "a 000,00 instead OF 100000
tons OF ships at this time,
Thus the war cost England about a
third az her ship tonnage. and Ger
oany lost over one half OF hers, while
the United states gained 100000 to
| I, 900, 900 tons a"
Joe Newburger, chairman Of the for
| eign trades committee presided at the
luncheon Saturday, appearing as the
head Of the committee table for the
| first time In many weeks, because Of q
| severe illness which had confined him
nj his home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-01
Fair ALLEGATION

He said he believed that the Numbers
Of the shipping board, regardless Of the
political party In power would allo-
cate the bottoms at their disposal fair
", which would give the Southern ports
their share 81 think the bottoms need
ed TO build up the trade routes from
New Orleans, Savannah Gulfport, Gal
weston and other South Atlantic and
gulf ports can be more easily secured
under government control OF the mer-
chant marine"
The proper disposal Of the merchant
marine will be one OF the Invest prob
lens before the next session OF con-
Rress." was the opinion expressed by
Senator Mcclellan He declared that u
the question is settled wisely, I'VE, will
our great wealth. can become the great
est maritime nation in the world. Il
Is Of the utmost Importance that WI
have our own merchant marine
"And. In my judgment, we ought Il
occupy that place" said the senator
Our exports are greater than thost
OF any other nation and why shoult
We not handle them In our own bot
toms7 When we do many of the vex
| atoms that the American exporter nov
| experiences will cease TO occur
Asa result of tho war the Unite!
| States Is now almost on a parity wit
| England, the greatest maritime nation
in the matter Of ships, said Senate
| Mcclellan. III the shipping boaru ma
carried out the contracts for. the con
| etruction OF vessels which 1t had 10
when the war ended the United State
| would have had as great a tonnage b
| next July as Great Britain. But a
IL is VIC will have about $4,000, 600 ton
by that time which because of tn
newneeH OF our ships (many Of Eng
lands ships are very old) will still Tvs
bout put US on the same footing wit
| England i"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05

Attorney General Palmers rejoinder
to the president Of the Wholesale
Coal Trade Association Of New York
is proper and well deserved rebuke
to the suggestion that the government
should not act in any way to limit
prices Of fuel during the coal strike.
1t is amazing that such effrontery
should have been 50 fagrantly mani
Tested as in this protest of the coal
dealers. The conclusion to be drawn
from it is that. the dealers represent
ed by the organization desire to take
advantage Of the coal strike to In.
crease prices and reap additional
profits. That is precisely why tho
government in this emergency fixed
the prices Of coal, to prevent such
profteering.
During the great hard coal strike Of
1902, which was settled by President
Roosevelt's Intervention, prices rose to
a great height, though some dealers
kept faith with their customers and
refused to advance the rates. There
was then no law to check such a prac-
tice. Fortunately, the wartime mtas-
ure still In force aud recently amesA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05

ed enables the government to put .
brake upon price-fxing by distribu-
tors, and it is gratifying to find from
the Attorney Generals letter that it
is proposed to apply the law rigidly
against the handlers Of coal, while
the government is endeavoring,
through injunction and other meas
ures not yet disclosed, to break the
strike and cause the resumption of
production.
Prosecution of those who endeavor
to take profit out of the peoples ne
cessities and the shortage Of coal dur
ing the strike is definitely promised
by the Attorney General, who will
have the fullest support by the people
in any measure he may adopt to pun
ish extortion or exploitation of the
country's needs in this emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
cured, in order that our products may
be laid down to advantage at foreign

cured, in order that our products may
be laid down to advantage at foreign
ports.
Some strong opinions are held on
both sides of both these questions.
Public ownership and operation OF
both railroads and merchant ships
find advocates, while private owner
ship and operation are insisted on as
more consistent with our institutions.
The government, it is held, should not
go into any phase or feature of the
transportation business; that that way
lies state socialism.
It is clear that when the discussion
of these two questions begins in Con-
gress it will be somewhat protracted.
For this reason it ought to begin as
soon as possible, and continue with
out material interruption. Let US
hear from both sides, and without re-
strictions as to time other than the
necessity for early legislation.
Both the railroads and the ships are
in being, the former as the result of
private enterprise, the latter as the
result of government enterprise forced
by the war. All that is necessary,
therefore, for the country to get the
full benefit of both is for Congress to
agree upon good policies for both, and
thus clear the way for the best pos
sible operation of both. Give the peo-
pie a chance; and they have shown
in a thousand ways that all they
need is chance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
Law and Order Wins.

Law and order won yesterday at the
polls. It won heavily in Massachu
sets, where the governor, who de-
clared against restoring the striking
Boston policemen to their positions,
was reelected by an overwhelming ma
jority over his opponent, who pledged
himself to their restoration. It won in
Cincinnati, where the mayor was re-
elected by an increased majority over
a candidate with socialistic affiliations,
the mayor standing squarely on a
platform of law enforcement. 1t won
in Cleveland, where Mayor Davis was
e-elected on platform of law en-
forcement, getting a larger vote than
in his first canvass. It won in San
Francisco, where the mayor was re-
elected over EugeAe Schmitz of ur-
savory fame, who had been put for
ward as a radical candidate. In prac-
tically every place where radicalism
appeared as factor in the canvass
it was repeated. There were no cleo
tons in the soft coal districts on is
sues that affected the coal strike. No
comfort whatever is to be derived
from yesterdays balloting in any part
Of the country by those who hope to
see change in the American spirit of
support for government and the main
tenance of law and order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
Next After the Peace Treaty.

In Senate Monday Mr.. Cumpins
had something to say on the railroad
question, and Mr.. Jones Of Washing
ton something to say on the question
of an American merchant marine.
Both are highly important and in
terestins questions, and will be in hand
shortly. The long debate on the peace
treaty is nearing the end; and, with
the treaty out Of the way, transpor-
tation on both land and water will
have first claims on attention.
Land transportation-ra;lroad trans
portation-has both domestic and a
foreign relation. The domestic rela-
ton comes first, and its value is fully
appreciated. Railroads are indispen.
sable. Deprived of them, the country
would be paralyzed. And we not only
need them, but it is essential that
they be well and economically oper-
ated. Private operation has not been
wholly satisfactory, but government
operation has been most unsatisfac-
tory. 1t has been so expensive that
the people shuddcr at the record.
The foreign relation has to do with
our foreign trade program. If we are
to increase our trade with the over
seas world we must offer our products
at reasonable figures; and railroad
transportation comes in there. Those
products must be delivered at our sea
ports at conservative cost, whether
those ports are on the Atlantic or the
Pacific side Of the continent.
And here land transportation con
meets with water transportation-the
railroads with the merchant marine.
Reasonable water service must be Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
The Government Pay Scale.

Need of Redistribution of govern
ment salaries in the District of Co.
/ lumbia, which is now being consid-
cred by a commission named by Con-
gress, is continually emphasized by
the difficulties experienced by vari-
Gus bureaus Of the government, par
ticularly those employing people of
scientific attainments. As set forth
in an article printed in The Star. the
present low rate Of pay for technical
service is causing the government to
suffer in some of its most important
activities. The rate of pay in some
of these bureaus is lower than the
scales paid in unskilled industries.
There are many men working for the
government today who have gradu-
ated from colleges and universities,
who are rendering invaluable services,
and who are getting less than masons,
carpenters, plumbers, street ear oper-
atives and even the cleaners of the
public streets. Naturally these men
are constantly under temptation to
leave the government for other en-
ployment at higher rates. It is esti-
mated that 80 per cent increase in
the average government pay would
only bring up the scale to point of
equality with the outside compensa-
tions.
1t is hoped that the commission now
considering the matter will report to
Congress promptly, and that. equally
prompt action will be had in the draft
ing and enactment of legislation def
nitely putting the government pay
scale on the proper basis. In other re-
spects the work Of this commission is
calculated to yield good results. There
are wide differences between salaries
and duties in various bureaus. The
article printed in The Star cited the
case OF one man who by transfer from
one bureau to another secured an ad.
vance of from 1880 to $500 a year
and continued to do precisely the same
work. Such cases should be impos-
sible. There should be no such differ
ences in pay where the duties
are precisely the same. Not until
these inequalities are removed and the
pay scale is standardized and increased
can the government maintain its ad-
ministrative work ON a plane of eff
cheney and justice, and to this end
the work now in progress by the clas-
sification commission 10 of vital i'm
portance to the public interests.