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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
News Of Memphis
as Years Ago.
Twice Told Tales.
APRIL Is. 1894.

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While 800 people waited at the
Auditorium to hear Luther Benson,
noted prohibition lecturer, who vas
scheduled to talk. he WAS enjoying q
drunk at his hotel, The cause Of his
absence finally was announced and the
Rev. lr. John A. Brooks, entertained
the audience with a good talk on tenn
perRnCe.
Eugene Early prominent business
man OF Waco, Tex. was visiting his
brother, w. c. Early, at his home In
Memphis.
In a game played at Mobile the
Memphis team won from Mobile by
5 to 0, Lacourage and O'Meara was
the winning battery. Lacourage led In
hitting with three safe swats,
Choice Northern potatoes were sell
Ing at 10 cents u bushel, onion at 30
cents n bushel and graduated sugar
at 4l-iG cents a pound,
unable to start In the Peabody Hotel
Handicap, due to having been bumped
during the workouts the day before by
q colt ridden by the son Of John w,
Schorr.
Bishop II, X. Hargroye, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, was in
the city.
The steamer Buckeye State arrived
In port from Cincinnati with $50 tons
Of freight.
A crowd OF Memphis sports went to
Mound city, Ark, on the steamer G.
b. Bryan and witnessed Patsy Moran
and Charles A, Davis fight u rounds
to Il draw, II MAS to- have been to II
finish. but the boxers stalled so much
that the mosquitoes attacking their
backs almost drove them from the ring.
The referee stopped the bout. Every
body else lost to a man who operated
three shells and a pea,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
ADJUSTMENTS
LoeW's LYceum.

Audiences Thursday afternoon at
Loew,s Lyceum were kept in a con-
tinual state of puzzled inquiry while
Arturo Bernardo, the noted Italian quick
change artist, was carrying on a COM
edy drama In which he portrayed the
roles of the seven characters OF the
sketch. 10 sooner would he leave one
exit, attired probably in a woman's
dress, hat and all, before he would re-
turn in another entrance attired as q
a
Bernardo kept this up for fully 20
minutes and then he brought on the
novelty which he has introduced for
this season, This Is a transparent
screen behind which he acts and
through which the audiences can see.
Five different characters are portrayed
In this skit and for the first time audi
enCes are let in on the secret of his
rapid changes. Bernardo is headlining
the bill and proves most interesting.
There are four other acts to be en-
joyed, these including the added fea-
ture of Kenny and LaFrance, two ex-
ceedingly clever dancing artists in new
novelties of the dance; VarT and Tunis,
musical comedy ~eXponents and must
clans: Jimmy Casson and pianist in a
medley Of ragtime that is most catch
ing, and the Wilhoit trio in unusual
Juggling.
Fred Stone in Johnny Get Your
Gun" a coRaedy which presents this
athletic comedian in a new light, Is
the film feature and is one of the most
humorous and entertaining of Stones
comedies.
Loew's News Weekly and a short
comedy reel are added to a bill that
is pleasing throughout.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
Boy Tank Replaces Stolen
One; Now He Needs a Name

would have to be carted to Bolivar as
a hopeless paranoiac. However, those
who have submitted feminine names
sttll have n chance. for II MIR. Tank
now In the hands Of repairers ia not
fixed WI may yet have "A lady from st.
Louis,
Just as the judges were wavering be
tween choosing a name like Victory,
Liberty or some one of the many scores
submitted suggesting patriotism, or one
of the more fltppaut like Mamie, the
Kaiser Goat GetteI, or Maggie Jiggs,
the most b~elligerent lady OF earth,
that darn tank crew from st. Louis
crept in at midnight and stole the poor
little girl tank and raced her seven
tons of hard steel through Memphis to
the station and sailed off to Covington
for her to startle the citizens of that
town and others up the Illinois Central
railroad,
Watch The News Scimitar Saturday
and we will know sure, Meanwhile
rome on and send the Tank Editor
some boy names and Fred n, Beneke's
committee viii choose the winner. For
fear of violence to the editor and Mr.,
Beneke, to say nothing of the Judges,
their names are withheld.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

Listen, hoys and girls, and children
under 80 years old. They've stolen our
s%even-ton baby girl tank and left in her
stead n boy tank, The boy tank ia sick
and IL in the hands OF tank doctors and
machinists, II is promised that he
viii he ready Tor action In lombard
Ing the public for the Victory loan by
next Monday morning,
II he Il, We will have to have some
boy names so the contest will be ex-
tended through saturday night, and
whether II ne a boy or whether it be a
girl. It will have n name by Monday,
and some lucky person will have the
helmet from Metz which was planned
to adorn some squarehead that had
the ~audacity to think 1t might be worn
some day down the b~oulevards of Paris.
II the boy tank doesn't get his lungs,
diaphragm, duodenum or whatever IL Is
that ails him, fixed by Saturday night
another tank will he sent here from st,
Louis. Let is pray they don't send us
a 'neuter,'' az the tired tank editor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
Friendly Enemies"

With q cast headed by Henry J..
Hooper and with Al Shean and an eX-
cellent supporting company, Friendly
Enemies" will be presented at the New
Lyric theater, starting Friday night, for
an engagement Of three nights, with a
matinee Saturday and Easter Sunday,
The play is by Samuel Shipman and
Aaron Hoffman and has proven one OF
the most sensational productions in re-
cent years. 1t is now in its sixth month
in New York, where it is establishing
a record for theatrical prosperity, II
has also enjoyed huge favor in Chicago
and Boston and has received the most
hearty and enthusiastic Endorsement of
a host Of distinguished Americans.
"Friendly Enemies" will be presented In
Memphis under the direction of A. II.
Woods, with a notable cast, which in
cludes, besides Henry Hooper and Al
Sheau. Leonard lde, Ferne Doublesday,
Louise ~Burmeister, Fam Browning and
Oris Holland,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
orpheum.

Harmon and O'Connor doesn't seem
particularly feminine, yet these are the
names of two decidedly feminine young
women at the Orpheum this week, two
girls who are naturally attractive and
who have cultivated their various abili-
ties to such an extent that there is al
ways IL ready market. The Misses
Harmon and O'Connor are seen in I'VE
and Us" The piano they make into
a comedian and their songs are rem
dered in a most pleasing manner. The
Narls have personality as well as ability
md know how to make the most of
both, Francis Yates and Gus Reed in
Double Crossing accomplish a bit OF
deceit, but you like them all the more
for it. The deceit is-well, wait and
find out for yourself, for here is a gem
uine surprise which would be spoiled II
1t were told, Yates and Reed make
Double Crossing IS minutes Of lively
entertainment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
Pen Used For First
AntiLiqUOr Bill Is
Used For Suffrage

The suffrage bill giving the women
of Tennessee the right to vote for
presidential electors and in municipal
elections, the only elections hat they
could be given the right to participate
in without a constitutional amendment.
was signed Thursday by Coy, Roberts
with the gold pen that belonged to DIR,
John Wester, and is the one he used
in drafting the first an%tiltquor bill ever
introduced in the Tennessee senate.
That was In 1871.
Gov. Rye used the SAM pen when
he signed the bill two years ago giving
the women Of Lookout Mountain the
right to vote in municipal elections.
The pen belongs to Mrs. Margaret Err
win Ford, formerly a resident of Look
out Mountain, but now residing In
Nashville, She Is one of the foremost
women lowyers of the state and has
worked hard for the suffrage cause.
The passage OF the Lookout Mountain
suffrage bill two years & was due
primarily to her activity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
ROBIN" SOL0N
CHANGES HIS VIEWS

PANAMA, April lS.-Cnited States
Senator Wesley l.. Jones. OF washing
ton, who is making a visit to the canal
zone, and va 2 one of the sena-
tors who signed the round robin In
which opposition to the league OF ma
tons plan was declared, indicated to-
day that the changes in the draft OF
the covenant which have been made
since the presidents return to Paris
have materially altered the situation.
The covenant Is very different from
that which was originally announced"
he said. Under the circumstances,
provided the cabled summary Is cor
rect, ! believe the senate viii ratify
the convention"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

lines both in Memphis and surround
ing territory. Opportunities for re-
turned soldiers are multiplying daily,
Employers both in Memphis and in the
tri-states territory have responded
nobly and are continuing 10 respond TO
the appeal made for more work. There
+ signs of returning prosperity on
every hand.
Meanwhile some soldiers, as one of
them expressed it, are eating up their
bonus and soon will have to cut into
their Liberty bonds This Is a wrong
attitude to take.
1t is pointed out by workers at the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
LIVERY MEN SUED.

Declaring that on Aug, 10, 1918, T.
c. Collins, OF the firm of Collins Bros,
liverymen, abused, cursed and assaulted
him, Albert p. Hunt. late Thursday
filed suit for damages against T. c.,
Il, +. and l.. r, Collins and the firm
of Collins Bros. in the sum Of $10,O 600,
Hunt claims that when he returned
with a team he had rented Collins be-
gan abusing and beating him in the
face when he had his eyeglasses on
and continued to beat him until by
standers nNlled him off.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
No SinecureS for Soldiers
But More Jobs for Workers

eve though all soldiers can not i'm
mediately be taken care Of in the way
Of jobs there are many lines of skilled
endeavor and many positions afford
ing splendid chances for promotion that
are going begging.
These positions will be rapidly taken
up as the numbers Of discharged SOL
diers increases.
Therefore not only nre employers
urged to keep up the good work, but
soldiers are urged to register their
needs in the way Of work with the
United States employment service, 1903
East Court avenue, Memphis, Tenn. The
employers blank:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
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FRENCH RAILROADS

american soldiers went to France by the hundreds Of thou-
sands and helped the hard pressed armies of that country n turr
the tide and win the war. This was a great service. and il isl
properly appreciated, but it is not the only one. American
engineers and railroad men taught Frcnchmcn the railroad bust
ness. On reaching there they found that French railroad couip-
nent was a sorry Joke and railroad management a farce. They
at once set to work to improve matters. They put more tons
weight on the little dnky cars. smoothed the tracks and boil
stored up the locomotives. The result was that freights could
be handled expeditously, Before their time railroad men would
tell shippers that they could not haul their freight for a month
or perhaps six months, While American railroad traffic man
ayers are always soliciting and clamoring for business their
French compeers were seeking to turn it away and avoid it,
In wartime trcights must move and move fast. The Americans
Speeded things up SO that the business could be taken care of
IN a way, but the American engineers were not satisfied. They
ordered new equipment from this country-ucw rails, cars, loco
motives and all up-to-datc equipment, and after installing these,
which meant in some instances rebuilding old roads. and in
how to use the new material, with the result THAI trains made
twice as many trips, and hauled twice as much freight to the
trip, and twice as many soldier passengers. This did as much
to win the war as anything else, and IT put France III possession
OF a railroad system second to none III Europe, Tins IS some
thing of permanent value to the country. England keeps pace
with America pretty we'll in the matter OF railroads, but Uncle
Sam is in a class by himself in this respect, and leads the world
France has been boosted and pushed forward by the war, and
will continue long to profit by the experience, In the past
Americans in France had difficulty in realizing that they were
travelling when on a French railroad. Everything made them
feel they were on a mcrry-go-round. This will no longer be the
case. On the leading French railroads the equipment is upto-
date, and travel is as speedy and comfortable as on any railroads
in any country. The Americans while over there taught Europe
the better way in many material things, and the lessons will be
profitable and lasting. The Europeans, and especially the
French, were apt pupils, and prohted by everything that was
shown them. American engineers distinguished themselves
abroad, and many OF them went from Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
KICK UPON RATES.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The cham
Der of and five hardwaER
companies OF Montgomery Ala, today
complained to the interstate commerce
commission that rates maintained BY
the Louisville & Nashville railroad on
hardware in carload quantities fro1
Louisville, Cincinanti, Evansville, st.
Louis and Belleville 10 Montgomery
were discriminatory as compared with
rates from the same points to other
points on the same railroad betwean'
Birmingham and Mobile. Relief and
Teparation were asked.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
WILSON THANKS SENATOR
HITCHCOCK FOR CABLE

WASHINGTON, April lS.-President
Wilson c8hled Senator Hitchcock, re-
firing chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee. today. his thanks
for the senator's recent message as
in favor of the league Of nations. Sem
atur Hitchcock's message was sent
after the revision OF the league Gov
enant, containing reference to the Mou-
roe doctrine,
Il am warmly Obliged for your mes
sage" the president said. 1t cheers
and encourages me. and | am delighted
TO know what we have done has So
frightened the prospects OF the league"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
The Public Be SerUed
UKRAINIANS CARRY
OUT JEWISH EXCESSES

PARIS, April Establishments OF
the command Of Gen. Petlura, Ukrainian
peasant leader, have been carrying out
excuses against the Jews in Gaheias
according to information reaching the
Polish national committee here. AZ
Husiatyn and Fastov, It is declared,
1880 Jews were killed or wounded. A.
Papniarka $50 are said to have been
killed.
The Ukrainians are said TO have pile
LACED the Jewish shops at Javoroft.
northwest OF Lemberg, and TO have
committed similar excuses at Czort-
koff, west Of Husiatyn, and at Low
aCZna.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
BLAST KILLS TWO.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Rear-Ad@
miral Knapp reported to the navy de-
partment from London today that two
enlisted men had been killed by an
explosion in the boiler room on the
L. S. s. Beukelsdjik. They were VIE
and John Prender, Jr., Washington.
d c. No details Mere given.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
SEEK RATE INCREASES.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Increasea
in the refrigeration charges on carloa0
shipments Of vegetables, fruits, berries
and melons from points in Florida east
of the ~Apalachicola river to various
destinations in the United States and
Canada were asked today by South
eastern railroads in an application filed
with the interstate commiR-
sion AN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
BARS STILL LOWER.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Importefa
and exporters who heretofore have
been denied licenses for proposed ship
ments were notified by the war trade
board today that the many relaxatidhn
of restrictions since the armistice now
made it possible to grant many appli-
cations rejected in the past.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
ARKANSAS LOAN o

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, April IS. tSpl)
Victory loan quotas for Arkansas
counties, announced here Friday mora
ing, included: Chicot, 1929, 500 Critten-
den, S202, $50; Desha, 5000, $50; Lee.
$22T,0 $50; Phillips, 1854, 800.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
LIGHT FROST.

A light frost was observed Friday
morning in low places and on the sides
of shaded hills by farmers in the
try. The frost, it is believed, did not
injure tender vegetables or fruits,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

Cwhite) first class, electrician helper,
firemen (white), machinists, machine
lists helpers, porters, pipe filter help
er, saw filler tbandl, shipping clerk,
store clerks, structural iron worker,
truck drivers and watchrhen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

The following is a list OF positions
wanted by discharged soldiers at the
u. $, employment service, 1903 South
Court avenue: Apprentices, ~bookkeep-
ers. chauffeurs. clerical work, chef
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

The erroneous impression exists in some quarters that the
legislature, by constitutional provision, is limited to a session of
US days. The legislature might continue indefinitely in session,
The constitution provides that the members shall not receive
pay for a session OF more than Is days, Usually that is Sufii-
Gent to guarantee an adjournment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

their pay, made an additional appropriation. Perhaps in after
wears the law can be amended TO provide that instead OF rccciv-
INC 10 much per day they can legally receive So much per vote.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18

Al conflict between street vendors and troops in Berlin
resulted in favor Of the vendors, perhaps for tho reason that the
soldiers had no gas masks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
VICTORYLOANO ON
INST.FRANCIS CO.
In Midst of Celebration at
Forrest City Advance Bids
for Bonds Are Made.

FORREST CITY, Ark, April IS.
(Spl.)-The Victory loan campaign wac
Officially launched in Forrest City
Thursday. The visit Of the govern
ment's tank corps and battle tank at
tracted a regular circus day crowd
and the demonstration held was one of
the most stirring and enthusiastic ever
witnessed here, and the large assem-
blage Of citizens-every man and wOm-
an-was firmly grounded in the deter
mlnation TO finish the job"
The job for st, Francis county was
aid out in detail. The county's quota
based upon the bank deposits, has been
placed at S223, 500, and the county or
ganization is already at the task of
raising II,
Among the larger advance subscrip-
tons listed today were r. B. Green,
5000; Brandon & Baugh. IS, 900; Judge
5. II. Mann. 81, 900; r. F.. Cook, 81, 900;
NeWburger Cotton company 81, goo; Cor
rest City Grocery company $1,000 NV,
Robinson, $4,000; Robt. Ia Pettus, 81, 900;
James Russell, 81, 600. and Salesmanagcr
J. w. Morrow announced late Thurs
day afternoon hat the total sales in
Forrest City already amounted to over
$40, 900.
W. B. Firth, cashier OF the Rice
Growers bank, at Wheatley, who VAS
here to attend the opening celebration
II witness the tank demonstration,
said that he was very much gratified
to report that Wheatley township had
already subscribed its quota of $780, 600.
A number of speakers were heard,
principal among whom was E. M, Allen,
of Helena, who stated that everywhere
he had been the people had told him
that their counties were going to be
the first to go over. The loan chairmen
of Monroe and Phillips counties, Allen
stated, wante to give him an order
for their quota Of bonds before he left.
Allen is the district chairman of the
18th district Of Arkansas, comprising
the counties Of Monroe, Lee, Phillips
and st, Francis,
Many Speeches Made.
The real treat of the occasion was
heard in the address made by Miss
Katherine Shields, a Red Cross nurse,
and a sister Of our townsman, DR.. j.
:. Shields, who was assigned to duty
rlght up at the front at an evacuation
hospital near the Verdun battlefield.
A speech was made by A. H. Palmer,
of st. Louis, n at a luncheon served
the visitors and Victory loan workers
at | O'Clock, Capt. Faulkner, of the
American expeditiOnary forces, made an
address in which he explained how and
for what the money had been expended
and what 1t a been necessary for
the Americans to do in France before
the great army could be properly dis
posed of, trained and sent on up to the
fighting fronts.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
NORWICH AVlAToRs CONDEMN
 THE DE HAViLAND PLANES

Several Norwich men who have had experience flyers agree with the re- cent severe criticism neaped on the de haviIand 4 airplane by Brigadier Gen. eral William 4iitchel or the army air force, who testined before a congress sional committee.
 While ttie recent cross continent flight was in progress, with it's daily toIl of serious accidents, one of the Norwich myers said: You see who's falling, don't you? It's the de Havil and planes. They're no good. and they were no good when we had them.
 Officials of the American Flying club and aviators. at the Long Island hyinS heldS echo what the Norwich men say.
 The construction of the DH-4s makes them peculiarly susceptible to fatal accidents, even in short drops, the and unable to withstand a severe jar without crumpling. according to flyers. Also the pilot sets between the motor and the petrol tank. greatly enhancing his chances of being crushed to death in the event of an accident.
 In France. under service conditions the DH-4s were referred to jocularly as flaming cofhns'' by flyers. it was said at Roosevelt field. Some pilots refused to fly them. The term flaming coffins' was applied because of the many DH-4s which came down in flames or were burned up in training This was largely due, it was said. to the fact that the gas tank was uncov- cred and its perforatiOn usually led to fire. Most of the French and British machines had their petrol tanks pro- tected by half-inch rubber coatings.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
LEGAL NOTICES

TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM- miSsioners for New London County: We hereby apply for license to sell and exchange spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale. lager beer, Rhine wine and cider under the name and style of Sol omon Bros- in the building at 459 North Main street Town Of Norwich, except in the rooms ard apartments in said building. any part or parts of which are cut off partitioned in such or retiring rooms. Our place of busi- ness Is not located within two hundred feet in direct line from any church edifice or public or parochial school, or the premises pertaining thereto. or tsry Dated at Norwich. this 21st day of October. A, 1s19- $. Solomon, Nj. J. Solomon, Applicants. We. the un- dersigned, are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate. of the Town of Norwich. and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of Solomon Bros. for a license, and hereby certify that said applicants are suitable per- sons to be licensed pursuant to. said application Dated at Norwich, this 21st day of October. A. D. 1919. Abner Schwartz. Samuel Taylor, W. H. Pitch CT, w. S. Sweeney, F. J. Murtha. I hereby certify that the above named signers and endorsers are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, in the Town of Norwich. Dated at Nor ich this 2sd day of October. A. D 1919.
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