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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

the petty things about one, the hob
bies and peculiarities one possesses. III
all three lines form a figure M the
person possessing them win some day
be, wealthy. As for fortune telling by
palms it Is as old as the hills and dates
back to the time of the first known
gypsies who wandered in England No
two persons have the some lines in their
hands, and 1t often happens that the
two hands Of one person are differently
marked. In this case 1t is best to con-
slider both hands when telling for
tunes"
Dear Mrs. Thompson--I am II years
old and my father was killed when I
was three, | have a younger sister and
| attend high school. For almost a
year | have been going with a man,
aged 20, He has been married in his
younger days and the real cause Of his
separation will perhaps never be known
by me, my, understanding Is, he over
heard q conversation between his wife
and another woman and the other
woman was advising her wrong, | un-
derstand he asked his wife to cease as
soeiating with the woman and she re-
fused. From this time on, things went
from bad to worse. Anyway, however
II was, the man wishes to marry me
when l complete my present term Of
school. somehow can't get the cour-
age to say yes. believe really love
the man and his mother seems anxious
that we marry. She is very nice but
rather religious. / have a step father
and home IS not pleasant | would like
to help my sister finish school; do YOU
suppose that II married the man men
toned he would allow me to do IL?
Please answer me just as II you were
my mother. e.
II you love the man and you have
reason to believe him worthy. marry
him. Beforehand mention your little
sister and ask him II you two can't
help her complete her education. Per-
haps he will be willing for her to visit
you quite frequently. to call your home
her headquarters. Talk things over
quite frankly and simnly. Sometimes a
man that has been married and d.
vorced makes very good husband
The trials and trouble gone through
seem to improve them. Be especially
nice TO the mans mother and have
patience with her religious beliefs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

DEAR X. c. b.
THE OTHER day
WAS A cold day
AND THE sky was gray
AND was blue,
AND THE boss told me,
THAT rhad to go over'\
TO CAMBRIDGE town.
TO SELL to a man,
WHO OWNED bank
SOME MORTGAGE bonds
THAT HEsdidn't want
AND had crouch
AND NEARLY a toothocho,
AND 4 murderous mind,
AND left the car
AT HARVARD square,
AND MET, a man,
WHO WAS totally blind
AND WHO walked along,
WITH HIS head held high, u.s.
AND \ springy step
AND A jolly smile.
WHILE HE tapped the walk.
WITH 4 good sttft cane,
AND wHlsrLrp Bubbles"
AND stopped the man
AND SAID; MY friend,
will You please tell me.
WHAT IT !. in the world
THAT GIVES you checr7"
AND THE blind man laughed.
AND SAID 10 me,
WHY | have wife,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
(NEa.O.apAT. 0EVJ
BY K.c.B

WHO IS good and true
AND ! have MY health.
AND AN appetite,
AND 4 soldier son
FROM OVER there,
AND WHAT in the world,
COULD ANYONE ask.
THAT is more than that?"
AND went away
AND INTO the bank
AND SAW my man
AND HE had a srouch
FOR HE only Ero~led
WHEN | spoke To him
or THE mortgase bonds.
AND THEN ! told
or THE brave blind man,
AND on what he had said.
AND THE banker man
GOT OVER his Crouch,
AND HE really smiled
AND ALMOST bought
AND, ANYWAY
HE SHOOK my hand
AND EXPRESSED his pleasure.
THAT : had called
AND IN quite sure
' THAT THE blind mans smile.
THAT picked up,
AND Took into the bank,
WAS HANDED along.
THRouGHouT THE day
AND W telling you
81 THAT You may help,
TO PASS 1t along.
SO THAT others may smile
FROM u. wt'herspoon.
OF DORCHESTER Mass,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

men are coming
back 10 work IN
droves he will ba
buster than ever He
had filled out a life
complete with prog
ress and stirring In
cidentS as a clergy
man and the pastor
Of Old p Y m o U / IL
church, then took
unto himself a new
theology and n new
lease ~ life when
far beyond midchan-
mel.
DIR. Abbott was
born IN Roxhury.
Mass, Dec. Is. isss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
A Line On Men
You Read About

The Rev. D. Lyman Abott, editor of
the outlook and a leader in the intel
lectual development Of this country, Is
slight In frame AT 81. but every dav he
is at his editorial duties, and now that
20 NSSgsNt5sn5 - Tho Strilking ,,rna.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

lyman Abbott. He obtained his flrst
degree in New York university in 1888.
He was admitted 70 the New York state
bar In 1885 and still retains his mem
bership. lie was ordained n CongreEa-
tional minister In 1850 He succeeded
Henry Ward Reecher as pastor of Ply
mouth church Brooklyn 10 1888, He is
noted as an author Of RELIGIOUS works.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11

Dear Mrs Thompson: have pur,
chased a wine eolorea serge froek
What color OF shoes and hose will hest
match t. I am Is years OF age and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, DEC. IL, 1919.
.Nn.G.sM!!.AAA.. I.

Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
Lack of Terminals
Biggest Problem In
Operation of Roads

Washington, Jan. 7.-Tnadequate
terminals constitute the principal
limitation on the railroads traffic
capacities, said Carl r. Gray, di-
rector of the railroad administra-
tons division of operations, in his
report for 1918, made public today
by Director General McAdoo. This
is one of the great lessons of the
years operations of railroads as a
unit, he declared.
Given average weather condi-
tions," he said, and with the ex-
ception of the Pittsburgh gateway,
there is no question of the ability
of railroads to transport to desti-
nation all of the freigh. Offering,
either domestic or for ourselves,
provided there are facilities for
prompt disposition and unloading
at destination.
THE controlling factor through
out our experience has not been In
the road transportation, but at the
ultimate destination, and any ser
ious condition of congestion obtain
ing on any Of the trunk lines en-
route has been the reflex of condi-
tlons at the terminals themselves"
Taking up the Pittsburgh situa-
tion, Mr.. Gray recommended build
ing of a new east and west trunk
line avoiding the congested Pitts
Durgh industrial center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
ITALIAN EDITOR
PROTESTS SECRET
PEACE MEETINGS

Milan, Sunday. Jan. 5--By the
Associated Press THE editor of
the Corriere Della Sera made the
following statement today concern
ing whether the peace conference
should be secret or public:
I'VE hate to think that the doors
of the conference will remain
closed at Paris or Versailles as
they remained closed at Vienna a
century ago, and that the only in
formation we shall have about the
discussions there will be insipid,
and perhaps hypoCritical, com
muniQues, which leave behind them
the excited whisper of -umors af-
fording ample scope for suspicion,
distrust, alarm, resentment and
rancor and bitterness. The end OF
the war increased certain respOn-
sibilities. Those on whom the bur-
den of these responsibilities fall
must face them resolutely.
I'VE are about to make a deci-
sion about treaties which viii
have IN immense influence on our
lives and in a still greater degree
on the lives of our sons and grand
sons. Our leaders ought to be
afraid to take upon themselves
such tremendous responsibilities
without knowing exactly the will
of the people, which knowledge can
be obtained only by open discus
sion. There is 40 man living who
has the authority and who feels so
sure of himself that he can look
upon himself as a plenipotentiary
in such a complete upheayal OF
everything as the world is going
through now"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
Bernstorff Favors
World League With
No Consumption

London. Jan. Count Won
Bernstorf, former German ambas-
sador to the United States. is
working every day at the German
foreign Office preparing data for
the peace conference, according to
a Berlin dispatch to the Express.
To the Express correspondent
Count Won Bernstorff said that he
endorsed the plan for a league of
nations, which he believes to be
practical. He said that in it he
sees the only way to prevent war
by limitation of armaments.
I'VE entirely agree with Premier
Lloyd George and want to get rid
of universal military service" he
said. Count Won Bernstorff thinks
the German assembly will meet
Jan. %, but believes it is unlikely
to pass off without trouble and
hopes that the government will be
firm enough to deal with the situa-
ton.
They will only have to shoot
once" he said in discussing this
subject.
1T is unthinkable that the for
mer emperor or any member of his
family will again rule over Ger
many" Count Won Bernstorff said
Asked if there was no danger ir
william HOhenzOllern being 50
near in Holland, the count replied:
Where the hell were we to send
him ?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
ASKS WORLD
LEAGUE WITH
GERMANY IN
Senator McCumber Urges
Acceptance of Presi-
dents Plan.

Washington, Jan. Immediate
establishment of league Of ma
tions, with Germany as a member,
was urged in the senate today by
ia, the first Republican member of
the senate to voice approval of
President Wilson's proposal for
such an organization.
The first clause of a compact for
such a league, Senator McCumber
said, should declare that each in
dependent nation of the world as
it shall exist at the time this com
pact shall be executed, has the right
to hive and work out its own des-
tiny free from any imposing danger
of any mighty military neighbor."
With such a solemn compact Of
nations, executed by all the great
nations of the world" said the
North Dakota senator, the danger
Of any great war would be pressed
far into the realms of impossibility.
Does anybody believe that If such a
great international agreement had
been in existence prior to 1914,
even Germany, with her autocratic
and irresponsible government would
have dared break her compact?
Il want this bond, and 1 want
Germany's signature to this bond.
She has been the only country that
has threatened the peace of the
whole world for the last As years,
and to meet her threat every other
nation has had to keep itself armed
to the teeth and weighted to the
verge of poverty to maintain mighty
armaments.
And as keen1y as hate kaiser
ism and the abominabIe doctrine of
military Germany, l believe we
should extend the hand of brother
hood and friendship to democratic
Germany when its people have re-
pudiated the stigmas on real Ger
man character and have steered
their country clear of the worse
malady-Bolshevis
Replying to the argument that
establishment of a league of nations
would weaken the Monroe doctrine,
Senator McCumber said the league
would strengthen it, as all nations
would be bound to respect the terri
torial integrity of the Central and
South American republics, whereas
now only the United States guaran-
tees their independence and their
integrity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07

Of the colonel, to demand confrma-
tion of news which had shocked
the world. Informed that what he
had heard was true, he collapsed
in chair and gave way to unre-
strained emotion.
'If he's gone-if he's really gone
I'm through" the old friend OF
Theodore Roosevelt said
There is nothing more for me
to live for, if Teddy is never COM
ing by here again. Teddy-why
Teddy used to sic his dog on me
when he was a boy!"
Oyster Bay "reminiscences.
The food of "reminiscences which
swept Oyster Bay brought to pub
lie notice a circumstance which the
townspeople have long been famil-
Jar with, but regarding which the
outside world perhaps has never
known. 1t is circumstance which
may be said to be eloquently char
acteristic of the gentle home life
of the Roosevelt family. 1t was
said that it was only about four
month ago that the Sycamore hill
house was installed with electric
lights. Noted visitors from many
lands, private men of renown alike
with international missions sent by
foreign governments, have come to
the Sycamore hill house to find the
colonel writing, debating or read
ing by the light of oil lamps.
Throughout his great home, oil
burning lights only were to be
found until a few months ago. On
the desk at which the colonel sat
in his presidential chair during
White house days there stood an
oil lamp.
1t was neighborly "reminiscences
today which revealed why at last
precedent was shattered at the
Roosevelt homestead and oil sur
rendered its place to the more
modern electricity.
You know" the colonel was
quoted by a neighbor as saying
half apologetically, I'VE Just had to
put in electric lights, the servants
demanded it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
TURK PRISONERS,
FREED FROM JAIL.
MENACE GREEKS

SaIoniki, Monday, Jan 6.-The
escape of old offenders from pris-
ons in Constantinople and through
out Turkey continues. Several
thousands already have been able
to obtain their freedom. The belief
is expressed generally that the re-
lease of the prisoners is being ia
ciIitated by Turkish authorities
through a desire to terrOrize the
Greek irredentIsts.
The new head of the Turkish po-
lice department recently directed
an inquiry into the surreptitiOus
delivery of arms and ammunition
to the Turkish populace. 1t was
established that two chiefs of the
police department was implicated
in the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
is OPPOSED TO
US. OWNERSHIP
Commerce Commission Is Against
Government Purchasing Roads
at This Time.

Washington. Jan. 7-Opposition
to government ownership or opera
ton of railroads at this time was
expressed today by the interstate
commerce commission, in a state
Ident presented to tie senate inter
state commerce committee today, on
it's hearing on railroad legislation,
by Commissioner Edgar E. Clark.
Considering and weighing as
best we can all of the arguments
for and against the different plans, -
said the statement, I'VE are led to
the conclusion that with the adop-
tlOn of appropriate provisions and
safeguards for regulations under
private ownership, it would not be
wise or best at this time to assume
government ownership or operation
of the railways of the country"
The commission declared, how
ever, that "a reasonable period
cf readjustment or preparation"
should be allowed before reIin-
quishment of federal control. 1T
seems obvious" said the statement,
that no plan of private ownership
should be considered unless it is
under a broadened, extended and
amplified government regulation"
Commissioner Woolley dissented
from the recommendation against
continuation of government control
and advocated adoption of Director
General McAdOo's suggestion for
extension of federal management
The commission presented a de-
tailed program of proposed legis-
lation in case the railroads are re-
turned to private management, pro-
yiding for strict regulation by the
government of rates, services, f.
nance, security issues, and pooling
of facilities, and Qualification OF
doubtful relations between federal
and state authority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
LEGISLATURES IN
MANY STATES OPEN
SESSIONS TODAY

Madison, Wis, Jan. with the
And-Saloon league claiming more
than enough votes crafty the fed
eral prohibition amendment, the
1919 session of the Wisconsin legis-
lature began yesterday with indi-
cations pointing to an early vote on
the amendment. In the senate II
votes are required for adoption of
the amendment and 81 votes are
necessary in the lower house. The
league claims 21 votes in the SEN
ate and g. in the assembly.
Measures prohibiting teaching of
foreign languages in grade schools
and governing marketing to stop
unfair discrimination are expected
to come up soon after the organiza-
ton of both houses.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. Woman
suffrage, statutory prohibition,
taxes on iron ore from the Mime
sofa range, legislature to curb fu-
t1re- disastrous - forest fires, and
measures permitting the state leg
islature to return to the old party
system are outstanding questions
to be dealt with by the Minnesota
V.
There will be 80 legislative DAYS.
The legislature now is elected on
a non-partisan ticket, but there are
Republican majorities in both
houses.
The National Nonpartisan league
elected about II senators and like
number of representatives.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. with
the National Nonpartisan league in
control of both houses, the North
Dakota legislature convened today.
While the exact plans of the league
had not been disclosed, it was be-
lieved that a candidate had been
definitely agreed upon for election
to the speakership of the lower
house.
Members of the league will have
a majority of 26 votes in the house
and are expected to maintain a eau
Gus agreement by which they will
seek to bind all league members.
This plan was followed two years
ago.
A tentative list of senate commit
tees had been prepared by the
league members, and some impor-
tant ichairmanships will go to new
ly-elected Nonpartisans.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 7.-Ohio's S
lawmakers assembled today for the
1919 legislative session which is ex-
pected to take up, among other i'm
portant measures, the matter of
adoption of the statewide prohi-
bition amendment
New taxation laws. according to
officials, also will have to be enact
ed in order to make up the deficit
Of approximately $7,000,000 which
was formerly collected in liquor
traffic revenues. The legislature is
Republican and Overwhelmingly
dry"
Austin, Texas, Jan. with the
question Of submitting a constitu-
tional amendment for statewide
prohibition the principal issue be-
fore it, the Texas legislature opened
it's 1919 session today.
A new method of financing for
the state, which now has no budget
system, and the calling of a consu-
tutionaI convention are other Ques-
tons to be taken up.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. THE
South Dakota legislature convened
today. The bulk of proposed leg
islation deals with matters of local
interest A number of bills will be
introduced which involve legisla-
ton necessary to meet constitution
al amendments adopted in the No
vember election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
BERLIN SEIZED BY STRIFE OF CIVIL war
President Gables
Sympathy on Death
of, Col. Roosevelt

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. Mrs.
cablegram of sympathy from
President Wilson, dated Modane,
which is on the Franco-Italian from
tier. reading as follows:
Pray accept my heartfelt sym
pathy on the death of your distin-
guished husband, the news Of which
has shocked me very much"
This was one of more than 500
kilograms and cable messages
which poured into oyster Bay for
Mrs. Roosevelt during the night.
chey came from private citizens,
rough-riders, ambassadors, minis
ters, congressmen-men of all
ranks and distinction, and women
100.
Alexandria, queen mother Of Eng
land, cabled the following:
Il am indeed grieVed to hear Of
the death of your great and disttn-
guished husband, for whom l had
the greatest regard. Please accept
my deepest sympathy on the ire
parable loss you have suffered"
From former President Taft came
the following, dated harrisburg, Pa.
Il am shocked to hear the bad
news. My heart goes out to you
and yours in great sorrow. The
country can ill-affoTd in this criti-
cal period of history to lose one
who has done and could in the next
decade have done so much for it
and humanity We have lost a
great, patriotic American, great
world figure, the most commanding
personality in our public life since
Lincoln. l mourn his going as a
personal loss. Mrs. Taft and l ten
der you our sincere and deepest
sympathy"
London, Jan. TN discussing
the death of Theodore Roosevelt,
the Times says:
I'm politics, as in all else, he was
q vigorous fighting man and dealt
hard blows. His opponents smart
ed under them, but the most deter
mined enemies in tnat field were
just as proud of him as a great
citizen as were the rest of the
American people"
The Post says:
"It is not every voice that car
les across the Atlantic, but Roose-
velts undoubtedly did. 1t was lis
tened to here almost as attentively
as in America, and its familiar,
downright accents will be missed"
Says the Express:
His ideals may be declared as
the cause of righteousness and
progress, backed by the big stick
New York, Jan. ITO give per-
.nanent expression to "all Colonel
Roosevelt stood for to the boys of
the nation" $4,000 troops of the Boy
scouts of America, comprising 44O,-
600 members, today were instruct
ed to plant one or more trees with
suitable inscription and ceremony
in memory of the former president,
the national council of the organ
,zation said, in a telegram of con-
dolence sent to Mrs. Roosevelt.
Havana, Jan. s (Monday).-
Cuba's flag will fly at half staff over
all forts, naval vessels, public
buildings and military posts on the
island, until after the funeral of
Theodore Roosevelt, in accordance
with a decree issued by President
Menocal.
Seattle, Wash, Jan TRAFFIC Of
all kinds and business generally in
Seattle will be halted for five min
utes beginning at 9.45 a. m. We'd
nesday as a mark OF respect to the
memory of Colonel Theodore RoOse-
welt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
FOUR FOUND DEAD,
4 MORE WITH FLU
IN LONELY CABIN

Superior, Wis, Jan. 6.-Four
corpses and four persons deliriously
i'll, all victims of influenza, have
been found in a one-rOom house
eight miles north of Poplar, a small
town on the Northern Pacific rail-
road, east of Superior
The dead are three children of
Frank Witanen and his brother,
and the living were the remaining
members of the family, who were
discovered accidentally by a trav-
eler in time to call a doctor
The disease attacked the family a
week ago and they had had no med
ical attendance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
RIOTING MOB
RUNS Wild I'M
HUN CAPITAL
Engaged in Fierce Demon
stration Against Pres
ent Government.

Copenhagen, Jan. Berlin
is in a state OF complete an
Rrchy and ciVH war has begun
there, according TO the Munich
correspondent Of the POlitiken.
Ills information. he says, is
based on telephone messages
from the German capitol.
All the banks are barTicaded
and a great number OF the pub
Lie buildings are in the hands
OF the Spartaean or Extreme
Radical group.
Thousands of armed work
men of the SPartacus faction,
the correspondent reports, arc
crowding the streets and at
several points firing has be-
gun. The sound OF machine
gun fire could be heard from
all parts of Berlin.
The message reported the inten
ton of the government to make az
effort to storm the building of tht
police guards later in the day, anC
take possession of all the machine
guns and cannon there.
DR.. Karl Liebknecht, the Spar
tacan leader, has been seen herr
and there about tue city organizing
his troops for the final fight which
the correspondent says, is expected
to begin soon.
Hundreds of persons are report
ed fleeing the city.
The Independent Socialists
whose leaders were recently dis
missed from the government are
to have gone over entirely
TO the Spartacans. These two
groups have issued a joint procla.
nation declaring that the fina
fight to preserve the revolution
must now be fought
Alof Joffe and M. Radek, lead
ers of the Bolshevik mission Il
are in Berlin assisting
DR.. Iiebknecht and Rosa LuZem
berg in fomenting a BolsheVik rev
olutiOn. According to advfces re
ceiVed here they are believed to be
at the police headquarters which is
the stronghold of the Spartacans.