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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
IN KENTUCKY GROWS

LOUISVILLE. KY Now G-On the
face Of unofficial returns from all but
one of the 100 counties OF the state,
Edwin = Morrow, Republican, swept
himself into the office OF governor Of
Kentucky by majority OF 29,992 votes
over Gov James d Black, Democrat
IN Tuesdays election. This Is the
largest plurality a Republican candidate
ever received IN this state, Republican
state headquarters claim Morrow's ma
iority will exceed 10000.
Interest today, however, centered up-
on the statewide prohibition amend
ment Returns came In slowly and led
n A. Palmer, superintendent of the
Kentucky Antisaloon league, TO predict
that the result might not be known for
days Only 40 counties out OF 100
had been heard from today these
showing majority OF 1888 votes
against the amendment Thirteen OF
the 40 counties gave wet majorities
totalllng 20 0G5. The remaining q gave
dry majorites totalling 9,6s9.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

further than that he had taken for his
wife a woman who worked for living
prior to her marriage.
MIR. Paine said he regretted anything
personal that may have been brought
into the campaign, and that he has
tried to refrain from any statement
that might have been considered Of
fensive but has talked plainly OF a
few of the speakers for the opposition
who have made uncalled for personal
attacks upon him.
He defined the issues of the campaign
clearly and forcibly; The chief issue,
he said, is a choice between new meth
DDS, free from factional politics backed
by men who have never held office
or sought office, and who will not seek
reelection or build up a political ma
chine for themselves or their friends
as opposed TO Mr.. Williams long ca
reer in politics and his record when
ne was mayor.
In closing, Mr.. Paine urged the voters
TO vote for the entire Citizens league
ticket and after they had been elected
to back them up heartily and use every
effort in cooperating with the mayor
and commissioners to make Memphis
a decent place TO live,
John Edgar G. r. shannon, Horace
Johnson and Mai Tom Allen all spoke.
also both IT Forrest park, where the
general rally was held, and at two other
ward meetings. and each was enthusi-
astically applauded by more than 500
neonle at the Forrest park meeting,
Williams Closes.
The closing rally for the Williams
forces was held at CASTOR park, and
although that is in the center OF the
largest ward in the city, the Thir-
tenth, not more than 800 voters at
tended. The speakers, particularly p.
w, Lanier, G. A. Macon, Joseph Han
over Mrs. Percy Finlay and Mrs. Isaac
Reese, all centered their verbal attacks
upon Sheriff Perry and lG, H. Crump,
although neither is candidate for
any office in this election.
Mr., Williams made his customary
short speech, declaring that the charges
affecting his two terms of office as
mayor for eight years were old and
amount to nothing, and predicting his
election The other candidates maze
short addresses,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
AffidGUits For
NOLen'S Seized
Election Papers

P w Lanier, leading speaker for
Williams, began making affidavits for
those whose registration papers were
seized by Sheriff Perry on his raid on
Nolens drug store on South Main street
Noen boosted that he had $50 dope
fiends whom he would vote for VIII
liams. The sheriff took % papers and
announced that anyone entitled to vote
on any of them could go to his office
and secure the papers.
II is claimed that the affidavits are
Illegal bases for voting because the real
voter could get his or her paper
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
LATE RETURNS SHOW OHIO
VOTED WET ON TUESDAY

Of statewide prohibition and the 2.75
per cent beer amendment had been de-
feated by large votes. l.. II. Gibson,
wet campaign manager, declared the
Crahbe act overwhelmingly defeated and
ratification decisivey.
Fairly complete unofficial returns
from 50 of the SO counties gave the
vets lead of $4,000 on the repeal
amendment OF $1,000 on the beer pro-
posal of $4,000 on ratification, and OF
rs 600 on the Crabbe bill
The missing 80 counties last year
gave drys majority OF 1900, enough
to wipe out wet leads on the repeal and
beer amendments. In order to overcome
the wet leads OF $4,000 on ratification,
however. election experts pointed out
the drys would have to gain 10000 in
the missing counties over last year. To
overcome the wet lead OF $4,000 on the
Crabbe act was regarded by the ex-
perts as impossible,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

COLUMBUS, o., Nov Slate re-
turns today from Tuesdays prohibition
election in Ohio seemed to shatter the
election night prediction Of Secretary
OF State Smith that the drys had car.
ried the four prohibition proposals voted
upon by maioritles ranging as high as
$4,000,
Unofficial returns from 50 counties,
including all Of the wet centers and
big cities. showed wet maiorieties on
all four proposals, and usually large wet
majorities against the Crabhe prohibi-
ton enforcement act and ratification OF
national prohibition,
Basing his assertion on late official
returns from 80 counties Secretary of
State Smith said first dry victory estl-
mates had been much too high,
State dry headquarters this morninS
admitted the probable defeat Of the
Crabbe bill, said the vote was very close
on ratification, but insisted the repeal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
VICTIMS SLEEP TOO
LIGHTLY FOR THIEF

Etfectng entrance by smashing win
dows, sneak thief, operating in the
Eighth ward, early Thursday morning
entered two houses but was frightened
away before search in either place was
completed. The prowler took a pair Of
pants containing $21.75 from the resi-
dence of D. c. Holland, $40 Mosby ave
nue., and was engaged IN rifling chif-
fonier drawer when Hollands young son
awoke and scared the intruder away
by calling for his father. This occur
red about o'clock
An hour previously man broke into
Mrs, L, G. Trotter's home, 248 High
street. but made his escape when Mrs
Trotter's daughter screamed. He Sc
cured nothing,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
NINTH A BATTLE GROUND

The Ninth ward Is the hottest battle,
ground in the city There are l4oo
registered voters there About 200 city
employees live in that ward, and it has
been canvassed and recanvassed by
them for the Williams tickets for a
month
Dave Wells. however, one OF the most
influential leaders in the ward, although
he is city paymaster and purchasing
agent. has been working for the Citi-
Gems league and has been aided by a
score Of other ward leaders. The Will
liams folks claimed the ward month
ago by 900 majority, but that was be-
fore Wells got into the fight Now they
claim it by half that number, but II $
a bet that an even break for them will
be doing well.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
TRADE COMMISSIONER
AFTER STANDARD OIL

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov 6,--George
McCortle, OF the federal trade commits
sion, is holding a hearing here today
on case against the Standard Oh
company, of Kentucky, and the Texas
company, which 1t alleged are selling
on ana gasoline through pumps fur
nlshed TO the dealers for nominal
consideration on condition that no com
petitor's oil or gasoline is handled by
such dealers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
GIN REPORT MADE

NEW BERN, Tenn, Nov. G. (Spl1-
The annual ginning report for Dyer
county shows that 1880 bales ginned
up to oci 81, as compared with b,4ge
AZ the sane date last year Farmers
Of the Newbern territory are bringing
many loads TO the markets at present
and the three gins here are running on
full time, The highest pr;ces paid for
the staple In Newbern has reached
Sl61a a hundred
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
FAMOUS CANTEEN SOLD.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Nov 6. tSpl The
Bristol canteen situated near the Union
1assenger station has been sold to the
= W, c. A. of the Virginia lntermont
college Of this city, The canteen, it is
announced, will be removed to the col
iege campus within the next few days
Thousands of service men were served
meals at the local canteen during me
late war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
THIEVES TO BE WELL
SHOD AND HEELED

Sneak thieves entered the shoe shop
OF John McLendon, Jackson avenue,
sometime Thursday morning and stole
about 20 pairs of shoes, one dozen pair
OF rubber heels, SIS worth Of sole leath-.
er and rifled telephone paystation OF
IS SO McLendon reported to police,
entrance was effected by taking out a
pane Of glass in front window. Ol-
ficers Oliver and Robinson investigated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
POLICE CARS DECORATED

The police patrol wagons started out
on their runs Wednesday night decor
ated with williams banners, It's the
first time an official car OF the city has
ever been permitted to carry a political
banner, although this is not tho first
occa sion on which the police department
has been active in politics.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Bares Williams Record.

II was detailed to give them the
orders and week In which to do the
work. told the saloonkeepers just
what the orders we're Many OF them
had no front doors, so told them they
would have To put up front doors, for
the orders We're 10 keep the front doors
closed on sundays and the curtains
down
THE following sunday ! went around
to see how the order was being car.
rted out and | found that the front
doors had been taken down on those
few saloons that had them and things
were wide open"
Sheriff Perry stated that he had been
elected to the office OF sheriff on a
platform OF law enforcement and that
u it was good enough TO be elected on
II was certainly good enough 10 fight
for again, and that was what he was
doing fighting for the law enforcement
and decency which he knew Memphis
would have II Rowlett Paine and his
associates on the Citizens league ticlet
were elected lie didn't want to SEE
Memphis so backward, he stated, q
the days when there was hardly spo
in the city where one couldn't hear tn,
game keepers In the gambling dive
| calling the games.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
WOMEN WEAR BADGES.

white badges of fiuttering ribbon,
near silk presumably, were worn by
hundreds OF women us they arrived az
tbe nolling places early Thursday morn
ing Apparently the badges bearing the
ran,e Of Rowlett Paine were in a large
waiority. but there were also number
of workers wearing N badges OF the
Williams ticket Scores OF women, aft
sr voting remained at the polls to
work for the side with which they have
aligned themselves
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
DR.. FlNESHRIBER TO
PREACH ON HEALING

Rabbi William H. FIneshriber viii
preach at the Poplar Avenue Temple
Friday night at o'clock, taking as his
subject Healing and Religion-Some
Comments on the Jewish Hospital
cordial invitation is extended to
everybody. Seats are free.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Paine Answers Critics.

The meeting was closed with an adj
dress by Rowlctt Paine. candidate for
mayor on the citizens league ticket
Mr. Paine covered all the issues In
tho campaign. first describing in de-
tail the manner in which the candidates
had been chosen by a reprcse dtative
body Of men and women from all walk
81 life. The candidates ON this ticket,
he said, were bound by no promises
or to no faction and had no desire
whatsoever to perpetuate themselves
In office, hut were only desirous OF
serving Memphis for term OF four
years IN order TO bring about better
| conditions IN this city
Answering the charge that he WAS not
| In sympathy with the working people,
| Mr.. Paine divuiged bit of his per
sonal affairs by stating that he had
| married Young lady whom he had
met while she was working among the
| fnr,ners In a remote section o. Mis-
| sisaippi 10 better their condition and
that ne ielt that he need say nothing
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
stops The Tickle

Heals the Throat and Cures the Cough.
HAYES HEALING HONEY. 3oc. A
free box of GROVES Open. TRAIE
SkI,yE FOR Chest Colds, Head Colds and
Group with every bottle. adV'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Germs Of
INFLU ENzA
Threaten You
pepsinol, the Builder Of Blood,
Brain and Tissue, Is
Your Protection

mo you drag around,
all tired out, rum
~ down, respondent,
suffering from stomach
pains, headaches, nervous
ness. sleeplessness2 Then
you know, il you have read
the warnings issued by lead
ing medical authorities, that
you must act quickly They
declare another Influenza
epidemic is imminent Even
now the dread scourge may
be ready to attack you,
Strength and vitality are
what YOU need
Build up your strength with
Pepsinol quickly Build up
your nerves. Build no your
blood Pepsinol, the Recon-
structive, Strength Building
Tonic and General Condi-
tioner. will equip you for
any struggle with disease.
It's protection to your
whole constitution,
How quickly Pepsinol makes
your organs strong and
healthy. how surely and vet
how gently it renewS the vi
tality necessary for glorious,
ROSY healthl Now is the
time for YOU to get pepsinol.
not only for yourself, but for
your whole family, Protect
them too, against Influenza
Go to the authorized agent
in your community today for
genuine Pepsinol, made only
hy The Peplax Medicine
Company, Memphis. Tenn.
You NAV be the FIRST stricken
In the second epidemic.
c.. p~-.inal f-rni
Washburn-LyIe Drug Co
Beale and Main street: a
Renkert & Co. Main and
Adamss A. Renkert 4 Co, Main
and Exchange; Sleeih's phar-
macy, Madison and Lauder =
dale, John $. Sheehan. 1852
Madison avenue II. l.. Wag
goner, Madison and Belvedere
+. H. Stevenson. Lamar and
Bellevue; Edward V. Sheely,
Vance and Lauderdsle. o G.
Pool. Cooper and CORTLAND
Moore's Pharmacy. Young and
Cooper, Robert X Terrell, Me,
Isemore and Rayburn: Subur,
ban Drug Co, McLemore ave
nue. and Mississippi boulevard
Doyle Turley Drug Company
s35 Poplar avenue, G, O, Man.
ming, Thomas and Chelsea
Liberty Pharmacy, 1872 Florida
street Copeland's Pharmacy
Walker and wellington
Nrights Pharmacy. 900 lack
sen avenue. subway Drui
Store. Georgia and Florida
Chelsea Drug Co. 53t Nortt
Second
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
WILL BE KINGS GUESTS.

LONDON. Nov, 6.--When President
poincare and Madame Poinoare visit
England Nov 10 for a four days SO
journ they will be the guests OF the
king and queen at Buckingham palace,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
WIFE OF CARRANZA NEAR
DEATH: HOPE ABANDONED

MEXlCO CITY, Nov. 6.~-Physicians
attending Sonora Carranga, wife OF the
president, have given UP hope for her
recovery They stated last night that
Sonora Carrausa can 1--we but few
hours
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Find Date Valuable Food.

Dates form the staple food Of the
Arabs in a large part Of Arabia and
are served in some form at every meal.
Sirup and vinegar are made from old
dates, and by those who disregard the
teachings Of the Koran a kind OF
brandy is distilled from them. The
date pit Is ground and fed to the COWS
and sheep, so that nothing Of the pre-
cious fruit may be lost. Whole pits
are used as beads and counters for the
Arab children in their games on the
desert sand.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Our Different Worlds.

I once stood In a dome with different
eolored glass In each window. Thus
four men touching each other might
each see q different scene; a red ocean,
q green city, blue fields, and yellow
mountains. A rare man might climb
to the top Of the dome and see the
whole circle Of the landscape under
the white light Of q pure atmosphere.
But most Of rs look through one win
Cow, each upon q different world, each
world colored by our own individual
lty.-Robert s. Barrett.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Bees DISTINGUISH coIorn.

Experiments have shown that bees
distinguish different cOlors, but differ
ent colors acquire significance for
bees when the insects have learned
that certain colors are associated with
certain nutritive advantages. The
bees are not "rehex-machInes'-they
are not compelled by any organic
chromotropism to prefer certain col
ors to others. They accumulate ex-
perience and remember that certain
colors are associated with certain nu-
tritivs benefits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
coIorado's Wonderland.

The Garden of the Gods is a tract
OF land, about 500 acres in extent, near
Colorado Springs. Colo. II abounds in
weird and fantastic pinnacles Of red
and white sandstone. some Of them
more than 800 feet high. Among the
chief features are the Cathedral
spires, the Balanced rock, etc. The
gateway Of the garden consists Of two
enormous masses Of red sandstone,
$50 feet high. sufficiently far apart
for the roadway to pass between
them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
tStaV In SCHOOL,

Does II pay to continue your
studies? Education means a success
full and useful life; 1t pays the indl-
vidual. Education means efficient
workers; 1t pays the nation. Show
this to your parents and ask them
what they think about 1t. Stay in
schOol.-Colorado Agricultural Col
lege News Notes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
proof of Biblical Truth.

Perhaps the most impressive fact Of
record concerning disease in ancient
times is found In the Bible, in IN,
First Book Of Samuel, where we ar,
told that the land where the PhiliS-
tines were was overrun with a plague
Of rats or mice and that thereupnn
the people were smitten with bubonic
plague to punish them for their seiz-
ure Of the Ark Of the Covenant. Thou
sands Of years later our modern
science discovered that rats are the
chief disseminstors Of that pestilence.
New York Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Bananas

The banana Is a perennial herba-
ceous plant growing from year to
year from an underground root stock
with a stem or stalk from 10 to 10
feet high above the ground. The plant
has dropping leaves, but no branches
like fruit trees Of the north countries.
Each stalk produces one large cluster
Of fruit. After fruiting, the stalk is
cut down to the surface of the ground
and grows up again from the root.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Garden Of Eden In M.,,eo7

A prehistoric race that lived in Mex
leo centuries before Cortez ever ar
rived there to crush the power Of the
Aztec kingdom, was a civilized people
who were flooded out Of existence by
q deluge that swept the valley Of Mex
leo, as relics picked up near the capt.
tai city prove, and some writers assert
that Mexico was the site Of the begin
ming Of man and that It was in this
valley that Noah set forth for his 40
day tour Of the flooded world.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Red Tape Citadel

"CircumlOcution Office" is a descrip-
ton used by the great novelist, Charles
Dickens, In his book, Little DOrrit,"
TO ridicule official delays and Indirect
ness. II is described as the chief Of
public departments in the art Of per-
ceiving how not to do It." The name
has come into popular use as & syno-
nym for governmental routine, red
tape" procrastlnatlon and delay in
transacting public business.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
The PLANET Carnenie-

Mr.. Carnegie shared an almost
unique honor with the, Empress Eu-
genie In having a planet named after
him during his lifetime. Two OF the
remarkable family OF minor planets
situated between the orbits Of Jupiter
and Mars were named Carnegie and
Eugenia.- Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
When Holland Banned ORANGE

There was a time when Holland for
babe the sale Of oranges and carrots
Orange was the color Of the stadt-
holders family. and when the demo
cratic feeling against this family was
at its height the fruit or orange color
was taboo.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Evil Always to Be Eouoht.

There can be no compromise with
evil. II never is right 10 license wrong,
whatever golden returns it may offer
or however difficult it may he to get
rid of II. In our social life and in our
personal life, wherever evil shows its
hand there must be battle, not com
prOmise.-EXChaRge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Remarkable Change

Newspaper Article.-"He allowed
himself to be drawn, as If by some
supernatural centrifugal force, to
ward the center. =" Cen
trifugal force acted in just the oppo-
site manner when we were studying
but. Of course, everything is upset
neutrality-suspicious. Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
New Way Of TIntIno.

Glass may be tinted permanently by
Immersion In the medicinal water Of
Bath, England, and this recent dis
coVery is to be made use OF in the
establishment OF 4 stained glass In
dustry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Few May See Her Face.

The Mohammedan woman may
show her face only to men whom she
may not marry. This means that q
man may see the face Of his mother,
wife, sisters, daughters, aunts, and
none other Of the women OF his class.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
ssa,a pspth Told hY Ramh.

Fer measuring sea depths q Massa-
ehusetts doctor has invented q dyna-
mite bomb which explodes on striking
the bottom, the distance being esd
mated by measuring the time Il takes
the sound to reach the surface OF the
water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
1cood NIoht5 IaToo Iona

The countryman's How dot" or
How BET" Is outclassed by the London
printing trades Good" or Good.
George" -omitting the might" and the
orning."-London Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Deadly Arabian sIroeeo

The sirocco or sand storm Of the
Arabian desert is exceedingly treach-
erous. 1t often digs pits two hundred
feet deep. scattering the sand for
miles around.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Manure ef Greatness.

Great men, great events, great
epochs, II has been said, grow as we
recede from them; ana the rate az
which they grow in the estimation OF
men is In some sort measure OF their
greatueSs.-Principal Sharp.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Four Into One

"a monthly holiday. closed all day
every Wednesday is also TO be observ-
ed from April to September."-Glas-
gov Evening Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
Two Fatalities.

The freight train caused the explo-
sion by hitting a truck loaded with
acetylene tanks. The truck and driy-
er was killed.-Buffalo News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01

sunny corner outside suite, i've
rooms. Can be seen by phone after Z
D. m. Bay S161-L"-VancOuver Oh.
c. Province.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
To Prevent Elre.

Paint paper lamp shades with sOlu-
ton of alum. They will not catch
fire so easily.