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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Mrs. Wilson WO0droW'S Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on Vital subleeta.

Dear Mrs. Woodrow-Wil you
please tell me how to stop worrying?
My friends say that | am a born wor-
rier. and / am afraid that 1t is true.
| try my best to be cheerful and hap
Ply, but 1t doesn't do much good, In
spite of myself, | am blue and depressed
and constantly fearing that something
bad is going to happen to me or to
those | love. | do not van to 60 on
this way, and | would like you to tell
me II there is anything | can do to
improve my spirits, for | knowfthat this
disposition to worry Is growing on me.
MY health is good and so are my finan-
Ces. Thanking you very much for any
advice you can give me. Sincerely.
In other words, my dear EI ", you
want to get out Of the prison that you
yourself have builded. Well, in the
first place, don't think that you have
some dreadful task before you, and
that stone by stone and with infinite
labor you will have to tear down those
dreary walls in which you have inclosed
yourself, Instead, Just quietly but
firmly determine to transform your
prison into u palace, Why not? All
things are possible.
Why are you condemning yourself
to imprisonment for life? Surely you are
not superstitious enough to believe that
there is some malign power In the uni
verse which sentences you to misery,
And why do you worry? Because you
have formed the habit of doing so. And
now II is the easiest thing in, the world
for YOU to follow the line Of least re-
sistance and keep on.
But this minute take the stand that
you are going to wipe anxiety off the
slate forever, and begin to form the
habit of looking on the bright side and
expecting the most delightful things to
happen,
OF course 1t is easier said than done,
but anything in this world can be ac-
complished by persistence, When you
fall down hard, don't begin to moan
and say. II am worrying twice as much
as | did before | tried not to worry
Take 1t lightly and admit: II have had
another awful worrying spree, but what
OF 1t? III make "A fresh start
Quote Browning to yourself; II hold
we fall to rise, are haffled to fight
better, sleep to wake"
And keep on, no matter II, like the
frog In the well, you seem to fall bacl
three inches every time you climb vi
two.
Napoleon once wrote to his brother
Henri; 81 have seen with pain that you
represent everything to yourself on thu
black side, Take a resolution and stanC
by 1t with your whole strength
II was my sad fate to be thrown re
Gently with a woman who views III,
through the darkest OF blue glasses
There Is no reason for 1t, for she hal
everything that most persons desire
But II the. sun shines, the glare hurts
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Mississippi did not even vote on the
bill II my memory serves me right,
The false cry against Vardaman dur
ing the late campaign Of disloyalty,
which was INDUCED in very freely by
the editor Of the Commercial Appeal,
me Of prophets without honor
at home as not long before this paper
a broadside at Crump, OF Mem
phis, who promptly replied by notify
ing this mouthpiece of corporate in
of Memphis that either he or
the editor OF that paper should leave
town, for II of them must be a mem
ace to the city Of Memphis, and that
II the editor proved the charge he made
against Crump that he (Crumpl would
leave town; II not, the editor must.
The proposition was not accepted.
| happened to be in Mississippi dur
Harrison and heard him l could not
understand why he was not In the dan
ger zone, where Vardaman's son and
thousands of other sons OF Mississippi
were, - instead Of coattail riding, at
which his friends said he was a past
master, | heard Harrison describe the
soldier returning, using a statement
conscript," and he made 1t appear that
Nardaman vas the originator OF It,
when he knew the speaker of the house
was and made the statement in his
address against the draft law, Harri-
son voted for Clark for speaker again
after that ~offense, which he used BY
knnuendo against Vardaman. A man who
always volunteers is naturally in favor
Of that system, and NRrdaman is that
man. as he went into the Spanish
American war that way and offered
his services to his country the day
war was declared,
For the information OF this Maya
zine Moore ! will say that II he ex
amines the records In the senate he
will find that Vardaman alone in tbs
senate piloted every bill in the interest
Of Mississippi that passed the house
through the senate, and Harrison sent
one bin from the house to the senate
with u measly -sS5, 900 appropriation fol
the Gulfport harbor, and the man with
no influence, Vardaman. In the senGt,
raised this to SSS. 900 and then wen
over TO the house and helped II through
there. Branding brave and courageou:
men as traitors was easy during tn,
war when they had opinions OF then
own. hut 1t is over o and coolel
Judgment will be passed on them,
A. j. MOORE.
Marked Tree, Ark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Twice Told Tales
News OF Memphis
as Years AGO.
MARCH 4. 1894.

Post A Of Memphis, of the Travellers
Protective association, in convention Sc
lected w. y. Denton to represent the
post as its candidate for the state
presidency Of the association.
The program for the big spring Is
days race meet was announced to be-
gin April 2 and end April 90. There
were TO be five events a day, with
the biggest money ever hung up for
u local meet.
John A. TONNES, former dry goods
merchant, died suddenly on the street
of a hemorrhage.
The members OF the Alabama Street
Presbyterian church were planning to
spend $500 or more on improving the
edifice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kahn. j. H.
Hensley, M. Resin and ]. Matthews
were Memphians visiting in New York.
sam Hawkins, attorney, left Men,
phis for Washington, where he was to
appear As an attorney in a case before
the supreme court Of the United States,
The first consignment OF books, bound
by s. c, Toof & Co. bindery for a
London, England, firm, was shipped for
the trip across the ocean,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04

her eyes. And If 1t rains, she is afraid
she will take cold. She doesn't want
to talk Of anything but morbid and
depressing subjects, and she uses the
more times than l would like to count,
We drove through the woods, one OF
those lovely, soft October days, when
the world lies In a dream Of beauty; n
ell she could say about 1t was that the
autumn always made her feel so sad,
1t depressed her unutterably to see fall
ing leaf and fading tree on every side.
| tried to cheer her up by pointing
out the triumphant scarlets and Colds
Of the naples, the magnificent russets
Of the oak leaves, the wistful blue of
the sky. But she replied that her
and didn't half see. and the %probabili-
ties were that we would never get home
alive.
I'm glad she couldn't read my
thoughts. | was wondering way in
a world where brave men were tossing
away their lives with light, high hero
ism, this perfectly trivial woman should
spend all her time in attempting to pre-
serve her quite unnecessary carcassf
People always get like her. when
they begin to conserve, instead OF spend
ing. am not speaking OF money, but
OF interests and enthusiasms and SYM
pathy and friendliness. In other words,
they center their thoughts upon them
selves, They are always ~bothering
about their health, and whether they
should or should not eat this or thar;
or they are leapIng about for fear there
Is a draft somewhere. And they are
always ailing. The people who are Inv
variably wondering II they are not go
ing to make a mistake by following this
path instead Of that one, stand forever
hating at the cross roads and never
get anywhere.
II Is better to make a dozen mistakes
than one hesitation. What are mistakes
anyway? Merely milestones that mark
our growth. And who are we that we
should expect to strike IL all the time,
when the wisest and greatest Of the
ages have frequently hit 10?
| heard Of n man who got exemption
from the draft by having his wife swear
that he was necessary to the support
of the family, when she was receiving
a good income from her father. He
died OF the influenza. He gained moth
ing whatever, but lost immeasurably.
He might have gone to France and been
killed or wounded, or he might have
gone throug great battles without n
scratch, and have returned home In
safety. But in any event he would
have retained his self-pespect. Instead,
he yielded to his fears, W that
by doing so he opened wide his doors
to q thousand other fears.
Then why worry? 1t gets US no.
where, and 1t Is surely more pleasant
and profitable to admire the silver lin
ing, rather than SILVER in terror at
the cloud.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
1890
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q THE GAS. .

9 THE GAS :
S.%. a44S5% S@s.~a@@@.@s
To The News Scimitar:
been furnishing inferior gas, but Is
silent on the fact that this inferior
gas has been working the several thou
Sands meters in Memphis overtime.
and thereby making the people pay
about twice as much as they have
been paying for good II the gas
company would be fair with the people
II would permit them to settle their
bills on a basis Of what they would
have paid IL good gas instead Of air
had been furnished. Experience shows
that, although the people will kick,
they will walk up and pay their bills
as usual, thereby making the gas com
pany richer by paying an Increased
price for an inferior and cheaper prod
uct, The city commission waited for
several weeks before taking any steps
to force the company to improve It's
service, Evidently the Idea OF the
initiative and referendum has taken
that they do not possess the Initiative
TO lake any steps whatever without
passing the buck to the people. Per,
haps they will now propose to submit
to the voters the question OF whether
they prefer gas that furnishes heat, oil
lust meter gas. To get the definition
OF meter gas, simply compare the pasI
two months bills with those for the
corresponding months last year. Re
| specifically, j. WALTER MARTIN,
1859 Forest Ave.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
APT QUERY.

Lord George Wellesley said at a
luncheon In Philadelphia;
zone result of this war will be that
the English w~orkingman will be bet
ter paid. He'll be content no longer
with the shameful wages Of the past.
THE English w~orkingman is show
ing In numberless ways his resolve to
a better share OF the good things
his labor creates. l know a lady who,
when the submarine crisis was at its
worst, lectured In the East End OF Lon
don on cheap and tasty dishes for the
masses,
MY next dish the lady said in the
course OF her lecture, lis boiled Gods
heads, A boiled Gods head, dear friends,
is, properly prepared, a dish fit for the
gods. You take four Gods heads of good
Size and quality, place them In a
casserole with salt and proper, an
onion and
Wait a bit, ma'ami'
IA gaunt chap had risen from a
trent seat. He vas pointing his long
forefinger at the lady and scowling.
Wait a bit, ma'amp2 he repeated,
What want TO know Is yho gets the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
ANSWERING HIM.

The father of a family presented
himself at an emigration office and
asked for tickets.
How many are your inquired the
agent.
"Three-myself, wife and child"
Your age and profeseionTs went on
the clerk.
"Tve just turned 80; profession. car
penter; my wife is a needlewoman."
Three of you you said?" inquired
the man. What about the child-sex
and age?"
Boy; seven months"
Profession"
The fathers eyebrows raised so
much that they almost formed Gothic
arches on his forehead.
His profession, ! say?" repeated the
agent.
The astounded father paused Just a
moment longer, wondering where red
tape would stop; then, as II inspired,
he said:
pnrhalnrfb E #t ri
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
COULDN'T HELP.

Little Pete had been a very bad boy.
His father had heard him using some
unusually lurid cuss words, and in order
to punish him had placed the lad under
q barrel, there to remain without his
dinner.
But sister Annabelle Marie felt so
sorry for Brother Petey she resolved
to go to him and try to console him.
Couldn't you get me something to
eat?" asked Petey, through the bung-
hole.
I'm go and see," said Annabele Ma
rie.
In a few moments Annabelle Marie
came back and said through the bung-
hole:
I'm sorry, Petey; but the only thing
/ could find wuE some bean sopp and
some custard pie"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
THE MEMPHIS CENTENNIAL

Not alone those able and competent people who have the
matter in charge, but every citizen of Memphis should take an
active interest in making the coming Memphis centennial cele-
bration an event commensurate with the present growth and
greatness OF the city, but also with its future possibilities and
assured greatness and glory.
One hundred years ago the site on which Memphis stands
was a forest primeval. Now it is one OF the great proud cities
of the country, equipped with all the Towering triumphs of
civilization.
1t is a great commercial emporium, and the home of great
civic and intellectual achievement. Everyone should think about
ii. talk about it, feel for it and work for it. In other words,
lend. a hand
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
TO DEDICATE U

The large turtle effigy mound is To-
Gated at Indian Mound reservation at
silver lake, Waukesha county, is soon
TO be dedicated by the Wisconsin Ar
theological society, at the request OF
the Milwaukee council OF the Boy
Scouts, who recently came into posses.
sion Of this 45-acre reservation. This
ancient Indian earthwork, the finest re-
manning in the vicinity OF oconomowoc.
plated in UhA.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
E ~VARDAMAN,


To The News Scimitar:
| notice a bird signing himself Thad
c, Moore, from a place called Maya
zine. Ark, far removed from the trou-
bled waters OF the great Mississippi.
who says he first saw daylight in Mis-
sissippi, but migrated to Arkansas, is
after Vardaman real ugly about Varda.
man being opposed to getting a good
and what a colossal Misrepresentation
of the facts in the case, which Is m
keepinE generally with charges made
about the man to whom every land
owner along the Mississippi should and
hoes feel grateful, for he alone pushed
through the bill approprtating
$40. 0O0, 900 for flood control, and the
other great senAtor from the state oil
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04

EVERY YEAR.
BEFORE WE come to the ranch.
THE RANCH a
WHO is Anne's husband.
INDUCES SOME hens,
ALONG IN December.
TO USE their idle time.
IN MATCHING out chickens.
AND THE hens do it.
AND THE chickens come,
AND THE ranch man takes them.
AND PUTS them in a pen.
AND FEEDS them well.
AND GETS them fat.
AND WE come along.
AND EVERY few days.
WE EAT some of the chickens.
AND THIS year.
HE HAD done the same.
BUT THE poor little chickens.
SEEMED TO have an idea.
HE WAS feeding them we'll,
BECAUSE HE loved them.
AND BEING nice little chickens.
THEY RETURNED his love.
AND WOULD run to meet him.
WHENEVER HE came.
AND STAND on his feet.
AND FLY up to his shoulders.
/ AND STAND on his hat.
AND IF he'd put down his hand.
THE POOR little chickens.
WOULD FIGHT to get on it.
AND BE lifted up.
so HE could caress them.
AND 1T lever bothered him.
UNTIL WE got here.
AND WANTED some chicken
AND HE went down to the barn.
WHERE THE chickens are.
AND THEY ran to meet him.
AND HE picked up two.
AND LOOKED into their eyes,
AND THEY looked in his.
AND HIS heart melted.
AND HE felt like a murderer.
ss
AND HE isn't a murderer.
AND HE let them go.
AND SAT- down for a while.
AND THE chickens thronged arour
AND HE thought it over.
AND WENT over to the place.
WHERE THE other chickens are.
AND THEY all ran away.
AND HE started to chase them.
AND AFTER a while.
HE CAUGHT a couple.
AND WE had chicken for dinner.
AND EVER since then.
WHEN WE'D want a chicken Dime
HE'D GO out in the yard.
AND PICK out the widest.
AND HE'S been running so much.
THAT HE'S getting thin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Complied by John @. oulnius. the
Sunshine Man,

How many Of our guests have brought
to us coincidence and sympathy and
help! There Is a legend told of st.
Sebald that in his Christian rounds he
used to stop for entertainment at the
house Of a poor cartwright. Coming
there one day, he found the cartwright
and his family freezing for the lack Of
any fuel. st. Sebald ordered the man
to go out and break the icicles from
the side of the house and bring them
in, and the icicles were brought into
the house, and thrown on the hearth,
and they began to blaze Immediately,
and the freezing family gathered
around and were warmed by them.
That was a legend, but how often have
our guests come in to gather up the
cold, freezing sorrows Of our life, kind
ling them into illumination and warmth
and good cheer. He who opens his house
to Christian hospitality, turns those who
are strangers into friends.-Tal-
mage.
We ought to have a consideration for
all who are In our service. not to de-
mand more of them than what we may
reasonably expect; we ought at all
times TO have a regard for u own
credit and responsibility among those
who are witnesses Of our conduct.-G
Crabb.
Be ~considerate to all fools; many a
clown who tumbles in public to make
you laugh, aches bitterly for 1t in pri-
vate.-A. l.. C. Coquerel.
Dayton, Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04

Serene will be our days and bright,
Aud happy Will our nature be,
When love Is an unerring light,
And Joy Its own security.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
The Public Be SerOed
BY B.,

AND THE wild chickens.
ARE GETTING wilder.
AND THE nice little chickens.
ARE GETTING fatter.
AND NOBODY will kill them.
AND THE moral is.
IF YOU'RE going to be a chicken.
BE A nice little chicken.
AND DON'T get wild.
ELSE THE ranch man will catch you.
IF YOU don't watch out.
~
aRR
g~V
l THANK you.
Evening journal., 1919-08-16
INCREASE ONLY ON
WRAPPED BREAD
Sweet Cakes, However,
Will Go Up in Price
on Monday
BLAME ADVANCE ON
COSTLY PAPER

Contrary to statements that there
would be general increase in the
price OF bread, beginning on Monday,
by the master bakers OF this city,
there is to be no advance in the price
of .unwrapped bread, nor in the price
OF the pound and a half loaf, which
usually sells for 10 cents There Will,
however, be an increase on Monday in
the price OF wrapped pound loayes
from 8 TO Sh cents, wholesale. the
price OF sweet goods, such as CHINA
mon buns and cakes. will be raised
two cents on the dozen. Deliveries on
sunday TO eating houses and hotels
will be as usual tomorrow, although
an effort may be made TO adjust mai
ters so that deliveries may be mace
late Saturday afternoon instead OF on
sunday. some time in the near future
The reason assigned for the increase
nv the bakers is a general increase IN
the cost Of the products entering INTO
the baking Of bread. During the past
two weeks the cost OF the paper N
which the bread is wrapped has ad-
vanced from 80 10 % cents a pound ana
the wages paid the operators or the
machines for wrapping the bread mas
advanced from s23 10 s2j a week, lhere
Continued on Page Eighty
Evening journal., 1919-08-16
PLENTY OF FOODS,
BUT PRICES---WELL
Venders Ask as Much as
$2.25 a Basket for
Peaches
TOMATOES BY BASKET
ONLY 25C. CHEAPER

Local prices on all food stuffs were
away up today.
Anticipating a shortage in the mar
ket on account Of the stopping Of
freight traffic on the Delaware road
the market was well attended early in
the day and the buying was lively in
spite Of the high prices. While the
expected did not happen, and the re-
sumption Of freight traffic on the Della
ware division resulted in a large lot OF
produce being dumped on the market
retailers took advantage OF the buyers
that there was a shortage and asked all
that the trade would stand for.
Peaches were higher than usual. al
though there is an abundant supply in
this city and more than enough TO
meet the demand The very best grade
OF fruit at wholesale this morning. sold
at $40 10 Si25 a basket. In the re-
tail market the same fruit sold from
si.75 to 1925, netting the. retailer a
profit Of from fifty cents 10 one dollar
a basket. with no transportation costs
as the fruit was simply carried from
the wholesale houses, on East Fourth
street. to the stalls in the King street
market Cheaper grades OF peaches
those blown from the trees. good quail
Continued on Page Eight)
Evening journal., 1919-08-16
MASTER BUILDERS
HAVEN'T GIVEN RAISE

Ezekiel Cooper. cashier Of the Farm
ers Bank OF this city. who acted as
arbitrator for the settlement OF the
wage question OF the carpenters, stated
this morning that he did not act for
lhe Master Builders Association, and
that while the price he fixed for tne
wage scale, so cents an hour would
affect all TO a certain extent he was
acting only for the James Stewart Com
pany. solomon Brothers Company, the
Realty Construction Company and Local
Union No. 626 Of Carpenters.
"The men had been receiving 20 cents
an hour" said Mr.. Cooper "and went
back TO work at 10 cents an hour while
the wage question was under considera-
ton. decided upon so cents an hour
as a fair price TO be paid for carpen-
ters who had asked for 50 cents. The
Master Builders Association had no
part in the matter. as they are made
up OF firms employing union labor and
some that do not. They have made no
bargains with the union labor through
this arrangement and took no part in
it whatever.
The Master Builders Association has
fixed a scale Of 20 cents an hour and
are holding TO that figure.
Evening journal., 1919-08-16
LEADS Wife FROM /
HOME At NIGHT TO.
GIVE HER Beating
Ciconte Assaults Woman on
Country Club Grounds,
Then Opens Fire
Blame FAMILY ROW
ON OTHER WOMAN

Because his wife. Rosie, had remon-
strated with him about his intimacy
with another woman, Attilio Ciconte
compelled her TO leave her bed shortly
before II O'Clock last night and led her
10 the links Of the Wilmington Coun-
try Club where he dealt her an unmer-
ciful beating and then fired three shots
from a revolver. 10 was disclosed IN
Municipal Court this morning when
CicOnte was given a hearing on charges
Of carrying concealed a revolver and
assault with intent TO commit muir
der.
For carrying the weapon. he was I'm
ed slOO and costs, and on the charge OF
assault with murderOus intent he was
held in $500 bail for. court.
Il admit / did wrong, but / don't re-
member" AttiliO asserted through an IN
tcrpreter in court this morning.
Mrs Attilio testified that she had an
argument with her husband late last
night. He became angered, forced her
10 get dressed and then led her to the
golf links. When he got her there in
the darkness, he beat and kicked her
until her body was a mass OF bruises
and black and blue. She said that he
fired three shots into the air. lie
threatened 10 kill her. she stated.
Me wife further testified that her
husband treated her so because she
supposed the other woman had told
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