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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
CALVARY EPISCOPAL.

Music at Calvary church Sunday, un-
der the direction of the organist and
choirmaster, Adolph Steuterman, will
be as follows.
Organ Prelude-Chant d'Amour. Gillette
Professional Hymn 5l6-Onward
Christian Soldiers ....,....... Fuller
Venite and Gloria to Psalms--Chant l
observation-disclosures. Goodson
TIE Deum Laudamus in A.. Schneider
Mrs. Pat Shepherd, Miss Irene
Martin, III. l.. Sandredge, John
r, kinnie and Choif.
Jubilate Dec In G ............ Zabriske
Miss Bessie Browning, o. f.
Soderstrom and Choir.
Sermon Hymn 306-Eternal Father
Strong to Save .............. Dykes
Offertory-Lord of Our Life -. Field
Mrs. N. C. Perkins, Milton
Knowlton and Choir.
Recessional Hymn 505-Fight the Good
Organ Postlude-Overture ...... Suppe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
AND LlNTERS
RATE IS TO BE RAISED

HICKMAN, KY, Aug. .. (Spl.)-The
Nashville, Chattanooga Il St. Louis
railroad proposes to make an advance
upon the cotton and linters rate from
Hickman to Memphis, Tenn, This mat
ter is to be heard by the United States
traffic committee at Louisville, KY,
Aug, 10. Also Is cents per bale will
be added for delivery to Memphis Ware
house company, II Hickman cotton
shippers are Interested, they will be
given a hearing on the date mentioned
above at the committees hearing room
In the Starks building In Louisville.
This section being devoted very large
" to the growing Of cotton and as all
cotton is shipped from here TO Memphis
warehouses, this will be a big item for
| Hickman shippers and growers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
FIRST METHonLsT.

Music at the First Methodist church
for Sunday, morning will be as follows,
Organ Prelude Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs, Bessilee Erwin Reese.
Anthem-Lift Up Your Heads Taylor
Offertory-The Endless Day johnson
Reed p. Morse.
Organ Postlude ......
Mrs. Reese.
Mrs. Bessilee Erwin Reese, organist.
Richard M. Martin, director.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
p~HosPHATEs ORDERED,

DYERSBuRG, Tenn, Aug, 3. (Spl)-
The first phosphate rock in large guam,
tity was ordered last week by some
progressive farmers living In this
ounty. The farmers are waking up to
the value of this product and those who
have used it In the past have had most
excellent results that have paid big
returns
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
BLIND MAN LEADS
TICKET IN TlPPAH

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, Aug. 8.
the ticket for county, treasurer in Tip-
pah in Tuesdays primary and will prob
ablv receive the nomination on Aug. rs.
II successful, Mr., Lewis will probably
be the first blind county treasurer in
the Untf4n States. He is about SC
years old and lost his sight after ma
turity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

the film attraction. shift from the slums
OF New York's famous East Side to
the palatial nsions of the wealthy.
and trace thOSnovements Of a society
youth who, by reason Of strange cir
c-umstancese, is forced to represent him
self as a gunman. Wallace Reid takes
the leading role.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
NEWBERN is TO HAVE
FAIR IN AUTUMN

NEWBERN, Tenn, Aug. Q. (Spl.)-
Newbern will have a community fair
this fall, which will also include Church
ton, Tatumville and Maxey. The fair
will be held a few days prior to the
Dyer county fair at Dyersburg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
MUSIC T

Last year when Alma Gluck went
upon her concert travels all over the
country, she took with her Efrem Zim
balist, Jr,, d tiny son OF five months
Mother and hs9R ~tsurneyed in a spe-
encourage that is part of a prims
donna's birthrights This coming season
Baby Efrem will stay at home In New
York, and Father Efrem will tour with
his distinguished wife. Together they
Will appear In 80 or more concerts to-
gether, Memphis being included.
Josef Holman, master pianist and
sane genius, is spending the summer in
Maine. Recently he told an interviewer
the he found much relaxation in writ
ing, and that he is at present occupied
on a series Of magazine articles.
When the name of Gabrielle Besan-
zoni is mentioned in musical circles
around New York there is an expectant
look on peoples faces, for this new
singer-ehe's an Italian contralto-is
one Of the stars engaged for the Metro
polltan opera,
News comes from Buenos Aires,
where Hipolito Lazaro, the Spanish
tenor, is singing, telling of his great
success in opera and informing his
New York managers that he will not re-
turn to North America until December
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
Local Music Notes

Mr.. Lazaro was a prominent figure in
the Metropolitan opera last winter, and
ave many fine concerts throughout the
country.
Fourteen solo appearances with the
chief symphony orchestras will con
sumo part of Reinald W~arrenrath's time
this year. The noted American bari
tone, featured in five leading roles al
the Metropolitan opera last season, has
been re-engaged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
GRACE EPISCOPAL.
MORNING PRAYER

-
Organ Prelude--Au Matin. ...... .Grieg
Processional-The Son of God Goes
Forth to War .,.,..,,.,..... Cutler
Yenite-Gloria to Psalms -. Randall
re Deum Hopkins
Sermon Hymn-Jerusalem, My Happy
offertory Solo-Selected ............
Mrs, c. b. Colborn.
Recessional--The King Of Love My
Shepherd Is ......,........ Dykes
Organ Prelude-Allegretto in e flat
49," GNiNG PRAYER. ''Ss'
Organ PrsS1de-Eventide ~. Fletcher
Processional-The Son Of God Goes
Forth to War .,,..,......... Cutler
Gloria to Psalms .~...,..,,.. Randall
Nune Dimittis Gilbert
Sermon Hymn-Art Thou W~eary?....
pulliIisG
offertory Hymn-Softly Now the
Professionalism King OF Love My
Shepherd Is .,....,.,,,..... Dykes
Organ Postlude-Grand Choens. .Salome
Ernest Dawson Leach, organlst and
c~holrmaster.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

1t helps to have the saact change
ready in paying city taxes. adv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
Jazz NOT so NEW.
Advanced State OF Music in New
Hampshire Forty Years Ago.

To Thu EDITOR OF THE SuN--SE: In
reading an account by W. J. Kingsley
In THE SUNDAY SUN OF the origin OF
tho Jaxs band observed this sentence
1T was Raymond Lopez who first
muted his cornst with q derby hat"
Where does he get off with that
statement? Muting q cornet with q
derby hat was a common trick forty-odd
years ago when was a youngster and
played with Gordon's Band. the French
Band. Professor Joe Cormier. Professor
Charles Kimball, Professor Hart and
others In and about the thriving town
OF Manchester.
have seen II done. and did II my
self. hundreds of times at concerts and
dances throughout southern New Hamp-
shire from 'Sauog to 'skeag. from Hook
sett and suncook and Goffstown TO
Massabesic and sandown and Derry.
The Jazz bands haven't anything on
US. We used to exchange instruments.
skipping from one to another without
losing n note, calling out the numbers.
and keeping w swing and go that
shook the rafters.
They don't dance now-they just
shufie. OLD MAN.
ALBANY, February IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
DISSIPATED FISH.
Voluntary Debauchery In
the Aquarium.


V. f. Shelford tells In the Journal
Of the American Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation how he corrupted the habits Of
goldfish He provided shallow tank for
them into which water flowed at one end
with a drug in solution and at the other
end without the drug. The outlet was
in the middle so that the fish had
complete freedom to swim away from tho
drug or into 1t, and 10 select any
concentration.
His FIRST experiment was with carbon
dioxide. giving the Ash n kind OF at
tenuated plain soda water. They swan
Into II and backed away again with pro-
truded lower lip and lifted gills. but de-
spite what seemed like coughing and
gulpIng they did not turn away from II.
Perhaps they were practising up against
a sporting life TO come.
With morphine there was no apparent
rejection even at first. They soon be-
came sufficiently addicted IL u 20 swim
over to the inlet OF the morphine solu-
ton and stay there. Some kept away
from the greatest concentration. while
others became regular dope fends.
with cocaine after a short exposure
they refused to leave the solution inlet
and remained close to 1t until they died
from its effects.
With ethyl or grain alcohol they soon
learned where a solution of about 10 per
cent. was to be found and stayed there
as long as possible. They are reported to
have become "semi-intoxicated," but Just
how drunk "A semi-intoxicated fish is
we are unable to say. A tadpole basked
cheerfully in 20 per cent. solution OF
alcohol and water. which has the killing
power OF average whiskey mixed half
and half with water. What a full
grown bullfrog would do under such a
temptation II is difficult TO guess Per-
haps he would a-wooing 60" Scientific
research often confirms established ira
ditions Goldfish preferred the strength
Of full bodied wine for theirs.
No record Is given OF the effects OF
the cigarette smoking habit upon Ash.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
Divorce as a Measure Of Prosperity
and Education.

If Judge GRAIL of the Los Angeles,
Cal. divorce court is right In his
opinion that increase In the proper
ton Of divorce to marriages connotes
improvement in the intellectual, ma
terial and moral conditions of the
human family, Nevada Is a blessing
and Reno a triumph of civilization.
Among the Athenians husband
could dismiss his wife Mt pleasure,
and n wife could quit her husband
with the consent of the magistrate.
Clearly. here was an instance of sex
inequality; nothing Of the kind can
be charged against America in the
administration of Its various divorce
laws to-day.
Judge crabs contentious have
been set forth by him before a meet.
Ing of clergymen. THE greatly in
creased rate OF divorce cases." he
told them, sis the result of two
things:
"First, the Increasing wealth OF the
people and their education In years
past law and lawsuits were the privi-
lege OF the few. The result is we have
great many people now who can az
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
UNCLE SANS PAY.
Singular Misunderstanding Arising
Among Men In France.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: l
am ,-aiszetisssD CIlorSf IiayHatGE
temerity In insinua:ing that the pay
masters OF the American Exped!tlonary
Forces at times were tardy. Have not
Mr.. Creers scribes and minions assured
us and treasured us that A. T.. +. pay
masters were philanthropic Mercuries?
But Colonel Hayward merely asserts
that many OF his own men received
no pay for several months"
] can go him one better. for, IN July
at saumur. France, had the melancholy
pleasure Of ruefully contemplating my
service record, to find inscribed thereon :
Last paid to include March 81. 1918,
a; Camp Dix. n, j."
] left Camp Dix for Camp jackson.
3. c., in April, | left Camp jackson
for Camp Merritt, y. j., in May. No nav.
/ sailed for France on the good shin
Chicago and had It not been for the
advent OF an exotic check should have
been tragically deprived OF the Joys Of
poker en- route, | was commissioned
July ~ and hence experienced the
novelty OF greeting paymaster when
| cashed my first officers pay voucher
August 4. | still remained unpaid for
my services as an enlisted man. That
finally was paid about August 25.
realize that this was merely an Incl
dent. and of course II had its reason.
but incidentally there were four hundred
others in tao same boat, IcoNocLAsr.
CATAsAvsuA, IA, FEBRUARY Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
The Polish Wedge in Germa ny.

The line of demarcation between the
new Polish State and Germany was
clearly drawn upon the strict basis OF
nationality. The wedge thus driven by
the terms Of the new armistice into
German Posen includes one of the
most ancient lands Of the Polish peo-
pie. 1t was the portion of the old king
dom where the process of Prussian-
lzation was undertaken with the great
est activity and severity, and from the
fact that all the efforts Of the Prus-
sian Government failed to break UP
the national defence Of the people, 1t
is the portion of old Poland that fur
nlshed the most striking example Of
the strength and vitality of the Polish
inhabitants.
The Germans really made n success
Of their plans for the Germaniza ton
of Posen only In the extreme western
portion with the colonies which FRED
ERICK the Great planted in the has
Of the Netze River. This scheme OF
colonization was put into effect soon
after the first partition of Poland and
was carried to the success which II
attained through force and measures
OF confiscation.
The efforts that followed were fire.
Quenty marked with great activity
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
LOWELL CENTENARY
RECEPTION TONIGHT
Will Open Four Days Celebra.
tion Here.

The celebration OF the Tooth anniver-
sary OF the birth OF James Russell Lowell.
In which many OF the most distinguish e
literary men OF this country and Eng
land will take part, will be;in tonight
at 8 o'clock with Il reception to be given
by pr. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler
In taeir home at so Morningside Drive.
The celebration will last until Saturday
evening under the auspices OF the Ameri-
can Academy OF Arts and Letters.
The best known OF English writer's to
attend the centenary Is John Galsworthy,
who recently arrived in this country.
James NJ. Barrie wished TO come, but
was unable TO make arrangements, and
so sent a letter which will be read by
William Gillette, at special perform
ance of the Barrie play Dear Brutus'
on February 81.
Alfred Noyes will read a poem at the
meeting to be held in the Ritz-Carlton at
II o'clock on Saturday morning. Others
who will speak at this meeting are Prof.
William Mllligan Sloane. Prof Barrett
Wendell Edgar Lee Masters. Prof. Ste
phen Butler Leacock and Samuel Nc
Chord Crothers.
On Thursday evening a dinner will be
given In the Ritz-Carlton al which Elihv
Root. John Galsworthy. Maurice Huttc a
and Brander Matthews will speak There
will be many meetings during the DAYS
OF the celebration at Columbia Uni
versity. the Century Association and the
University Club
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
DINING CARS CLING
TO WAR PORTIONS
A la Carte Menus Restored,
but Conservation Policy
Will Continue.
GAIN FOR LIGHT EATERS
Smaller Amounts Will Be
Served at One-third Saw
ing in Price.

Once upon q time. before the one
armed lunchroom weaned America away
from boarding house habits OF dining
thought. railway dining car service was
entirely table d'hots, In return Tor 10
cents you got meal and you took what
you got, II was the family or potluck
style OF eating. 30 to speak, as opposed
to the indlvidualistic style OF later
day.
For n long time after the la carte
system had been introduced all the great
railroad lines offered O combination SER
vice. There were two menus In those
days OF plenty you ate Ia carte or you
Forged table d'hote. II was not until
the stress OF war conditions induced tho
Railroad Administration to install the
table dhote system exclusively that tho
public realized how much more to be
desired was the la carte service.
During the war traveller on three
day trip on the same line might ma
himself daily restricted to two meat
dishes. say roast pork and liver, as the
conservation policy involved infrequent
menu changes. II he happened to be
religiously or otherwise opposed to roast
pork and at the same time one OF the
larger army possessed OF mortal an
tipathy to liver in all Its forms, he was
sure to have rather poor time OF IT,
Consequently when the Railroad Ad-
ministration announced a day or two
ego that the q la carte service would be
restored there were chortles OF great
slice among the considerable section or
the American travelling public who
patronize the dining cars.
But one feature OF the war service.
however. has proved SO popular that u
will be retained. 1t is the war portion"
from one-half to two-thirds the size or
the regular portion, and obtainabls at
two-thirds the price of the regular por-
ton" 1t will now be known as the
Conservation portion" II will be re-
tanned at the suggestion OF George A.
Cullen. passenger traffic manager of the
Lackawanna Railroad and formerly one
OF Herbert Hoover's right hand men In
tho Food Administration,
The war portion" idea was originally
adopted purely as a food conservation
measure. but It proved popular with
hosts OF patrons whose appetites or
pocketbooks, or both. did not warrant
them purchasing full meals. The sug-
gestion that hotels adopt the same pol
icy during the war fell fat because, per-
haps. the hotels had already hit the ir-
reducible cumulative minimum
The conservation portion" policy will
he put into effect Immediately on all
the Lackawanna lines. and other rail-
ways will also ask permission OF the
Railroad Administration to install 1t, II
was said yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19

and the expenditure of vast sums OF
money. Tho Colonization Committee Of
1885. It Is estimated, spent $500, 900, 900
In Its purpose of establishing Ger
mans on Polish lands and thus grad
ually ousting the Polish inhabitants.
A quarter OF century ago an nssocl-
alton with members from all parts OF
the empire undertook much the same
scheme and cooperated with the Gov
eminent In n relentless strife against
the Polish people. This association
was responsible for the enactment Of
much Of the repressive legislation and
for the strict enforcement Of the anti.
Polish laws.
Despite all these various and often
severe measures Of Germanization the
Prusslans through their own census
reports could claim but 3S per cent.
Of the population Of all Posen as Ger
man speaking. But in this estimate
were included all the German civil Of
ficials. military garrlsons and tho
settlers maintained by subsidies on
Government land. The Poles declare
that 20 per cent. would be very
liberal estimate for the people Of Ger
man nationality In the whole province
and that this percentage would be
much lower In the section which has
been marked out by the armistlce
terms. Posen has peculiar interest
to the Poles in the fact that It 10 the
most western of their provinces and
that the people In education and in
dustrial and economic pursuits como
nearer than those Of any other part
Of their old kingdom to being on a
plane Of equality with people Of the
western nations. Evidence of this,
the Poles say, is that In recent years
they have held their own In the cul-
tural and economic struggle with the
Prussians.
This Polish wedge takes from Prus-
Ella q rich agricultural country upon
which Germany was dependent. At
the same time 1t brings the frontier Of
Poland to within ninety-five miles of
Berlin. The accession Of port on the
Baltic to Poland and the further pro-
lection of the new State by the reduc-
tlon Of the fortresses of Kiel will af-
ford a strong barrier to the extension
Of Germanic power in the East.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
Heroes and Hero Worship.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-sir: The
Americanisation OF foreign born and OF
children coming from allen homes may
be a d!ficult task in class room prac-
tice and eduoa tional theory. but the OBJ
ject lesson of n medal, gold stripes and
q khaki uniform succeeds where other
methods fail.
Two exceptionally dimlnuuve and dirty
Italian urchins, II there are urchins
outside the realm Of fiction. were seated
In a subway car complacently content
plating the advertisement placards. max
ing the most ridiculous attempts to in
terpret them orally. They became sud
denly quiet when . tall. khaki clad
figure stood before them. He wore the
silver wings OF an aviator. the gold
chevrons of active service and n gilt
terins medal suspended on . many col
ored ribbon. The two little brown and
dirty boys looked at each other with
eyes full of secret meaning and nudsing
each other they both Jumped up. Pull
Ing the aviators sleeve. looking up APP
pealingly into his eyes. they forclbly
urged upon him the gift OF their seat.
Naturally. he smiled and refused.
pushing them gently back TO their
places; and they. continuing, conscious
OF every ones gaze, swiftly flowing
radiant sunshine OF the smile from their
hero. X.
NEW York. February Is,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
The Perennial Precedent.

Ever since coal was used in the
navy to make steam on the first en-
gined warship the navy appropriation
bill has carried an item for the care
Of coaling stations, legislatively first
called depots for coal. and OF course
always since so called. One Of the
junior members Of the committee
when the bill now before Congress was
being made up boldly suggested that
as many Of the navy ships now use
of for fuel the subhead for the item
should read depots for coal and oil.
Older members of the committee shud-
dered but reluctantly consented to con-
slider this fall Off and decline from q
precedent. The Treasury Department,
hearing the horrid rumor, with cries
Of alarm protested. Expenditures I'M
der that item had always been re.
ceived. noted, checked, digested. dock.
eted. approved. filed, allowed and paid
as expenditure for coal. Oil? Did
Congress propose to upset and disor-
ganize the Treasury, disgrace the ad.
ministrnt!on OF Mr.. Secretary GLASS.
convict itself OF fiat Bolshevism? So
the committee gladly gagged the
junior, and the subhead in the bill read
rs always before, "Depots for Coal"
Then the bill came before the House
for debate. Some daring soul wanted
to know II the navy did not use oil as
well us coal for fuel. Chairman PAD
GETT, seeming trouble, cautiously ad-
mitted that it did. Then" urged the
untaught member, this item should
read depOts for coal and oil, or depots
for fuel"
The chairman. much overcome by
presidential emotion. explained as re-
lated above. Another member was
bold enough to ask II the Treasury or
Congress was doing the legisla ton. FL
ders frowned; many saw the danger
precedent WAS at stake; veterans
rose and roared in defence. Change
the wording of subhead In n bill!
AS well order that the Sergeant al
Arms shall not move the mace when
the Speaker steps to or from his plat.
form Revolution
Victory The item covering ex.
penses for depots for coal and oil
reads depots for coal, and will so read
If Congress knows itself when battle
ships are run by electricity transmit.
ted by wireless through the air from
stations where once were located de.
pots for coal.
An inconsequential affair in itself!
Yes; but recall 1t when wondering
why experienced legislators try &c
avoid making precedents Precedente
are intellectually easier to avoid than
to break.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19

No one ordinarily ventures to dis
agree with the expert Judgment OF
CKRIsrY MArHEwsoN in matters per-
tanning to baseball; but the famous
pitcher declared upon his arrival that
the French will never play baseball be-
cause they seem afraid OF the ball, an
allegation which Is inconsistent with
the fact that the French played tennis
In it's early and crude stage when
there was little protection from the
hurting hard tennis sphere. Even the
usually valiant D'ARTAoNAN retired
fesrfully from the court before the
powerfully directed strokes OF PoRrHos.
Unless French virility has degenerated
Il seems unlikely that fear OF the ball
will impair the popularity OF our ma
tional game In France. Perhaps the
impression Captain MATHEwsoN re-
ceived may be attributed to lack OF
training. not lack OF courage.