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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
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OVERHEARD IN THE CAR.
Hasn't Gabrielle DAnnunzio done some great work."
Yes; hear she has a wonderful voice" -MaunceD espres'
The Germans and Austrians are both displeased with the peace
100000, 900 into their war, they are not satisfied, 1t is hard to please
some people.
Dear Roy-This may interest you: Sign in window, 122 Cedar
street:
h+@E' Killed by Science
- For Sale Here
Why worry about the high cost Of hving?-A'
Prof. Garner claims he can make ideal servants out of apes, but
ing with.
sd ~ THEY LIKE 1T.
The actors of England, Belgium and France
Come travelling over the wave;
The dancers of Russia n glad of the chance
To twirl in the Land Of the brave.
They sigh for their own native shore,
And call Is "uncultured' and "brash";
They sneer at our manners, our ways and our lore,
But stil-they come over
Oh, yes, they come over
To get our commercialiHd cash!
Dear ROY noticed the following in the New York Law Journal;
Final decree of divorce signed.
better so-Frederick L. Thielmann.
would probably have been its first quiet spell in four years.
BUT WHY BOTHER TO SEE 1T NOW?
How he started for the valley against the warning of old prospect
ors, how the storms nearly drove him mad, how he indicated the girls
by the mounted police for a murder he did not commit, and how good
fortune, is graphically told in this interesting play-From a Movie
Hee-Haw.
Doesn't look as though we will ever have a bumper crop of hired
girls in this country again.
METAMoRPHosIs.
The while 1 breathed the nights elusive musk,
And caught the fragrance of the falling dew,
l saw a lily swaying In the dusk,
And 10! twas you!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
BUSINESS

Aerial navigation is a dangerous business. Twelve lives
were lost in Chicago and a large number were hurt by an air
vehicle ~plunging through a skylight, and almost every day we
read OF one or more navigators losing their lives while engaged
in flying. Many Of these are experts who have had long and
varied experience, and who are supposed to know how to avoid
disaster. As a war engine the heavier-than-ar vehicle has done
much, and will cut a large figure in the future. In war opera
tons we expect lives to be sacrificed. In civil or commercial
life and their activities the toll should not be so great. Human
life is too precious and should be conserved. Congress failed
to appropriate money to develop and carry on our air service.
This will set the country at a serious disadvantage in case of
war, and the result will be that we will be compelled to go at
things with a rush in times OF crises. We will have to do in a
hurry what should he done leisurely and safely. In some quar-
tiers it is claimed that the airship will be the engine used to
drive off water craft. Not even a dreadnought can survive an
attack of high explosives dropped down on it from the clouds.
To do this we must have a developed air service, and it should
be developed along the lines of safety first, 1t is poor policy
to slaughter our own people while preparing a service intended
to slaughter our enemies. The air vehicle has come to stay, and
we should see to it that it is not so fatal to ourselves.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
M0RGANTHAU ASSERTS
POGROMS EXAGGERATED

PARIS, July %, Havas, )-Henry
Morgenthau, former American ambas-
sador to Turkey, appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson as head OF the American
commission to investigate reported
pogroms In Poland, told newspaper men
here that the short visit which he had
made to Poland had convinced him that
the reports Of pogroms were tremend-
ously exaggerated,
Mr.. Morgenthau added his cview that
the Polish Jews sometimes overlooked
the fact that equal rights involved
equal duties, II the Polish Jews wished
sincerely to ~collaborate with the state,
he declared, they must folio wthe ex-
ample Of their American co-~religionists.
who consider themselves above all
things patriotic Americans,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
MODing Pictures
Strand

whom the Gods Would Destroy
n of the new spectacles which has
been given to the screen and which
was produced only after is months
strenuous work on the part OF a large
corps Of directors and which boasts a
cast of 23 principals and 5000 players,
delighted large audiences at the Strand
theater Sunday at its first showing in
Memphis, The picture Is best described
as an international romance, the prin-
cipals being Jack Randall, an Ameri-
can boy who is abroad and a pretty
Belgian girl with whom he falls in love.
The scope of the picture Is information
al, scenes having been made in Lon
don. New York, Paris and Los Angeles.
Many thrills are interviewer into the
play, n especially being the d~estruc-
ton of an entire town. The picture re-
mains at tho Strand today, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
Majestic.

Pauline Frederick in her latest release
THE Fear Woman" demonstrates thai
she Is al interpreter OF moods and the
hundreds who saw her Sunday at the
Majestic theater will attest the emo.
tional qualities of this stellar actress
Miss Frederick portrays the role of q
pretty young woman who is possessed
Of IN inherent fear Of weakness fol-
drink and because Of this she breaks
off her wedding ceremonies at the
eleventh hour. Her fiance, mistakine
her motive, pursues her through many
vivid and sensational adventures and
proclaims his love even WI en- she is
flirting distractingly with other men
Tho battling processes Of woman's mind
bring many unusual incidents to the
picture and make 1t one Of Miss Fred
erlek's most absorbing romances.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
RiUer Claims One
And Almost Second
Victim At Bridges

A sufferer from n weak heart, John
W Stewart, 90 years old, 1868 Pioneer
street, when caught by a current while
in swimming In the Mississippi river,
near the ]. T. Harahan bridge at 10:tS
o'clock Sunday morning, had but little
chance to save himself, and drowned In
spite Of the valiant efforts OF his
brother in law, Joe T. Duke, l6 years
old, who was brought from the water
unconscious by a youth who had raced
to their aid. The body had not been re-
covered at noon Monday,
Stewart and Duke were swimming
near each other and were ensnared In
the whirling undertow at about the
came instant.
Stewart and Miss Sadie Duke were
| welded seven months ago, He was the
son OF c. w. Stewart, of Horn Lake,
Miss, and was employed at the Ameri-
| can Finishing company. The father has
offered a reward for the recovery OF
| the body. Stewart was s feet II inches,
| weighed around 1856 pounds, had dark
hair and a heavy mole on his right
cheek.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
OLD POST CARDS AND
ENVELOPES REDEEMABLE

Unused two-cent postal cards and
three-cent envelopes will be accepted
as part payment on orders for special
request envelopes by the local post
ing the month of July and where the
special request envelopes are not de-
liyered until the month of August. This
information was announced by c. w.
Metcalf, Jr., postmaster, Monday, foly
lowing receipt of instructions from
Washington.
ness houses having large quantities of
the two-cent cards and th~ree-cent en-
velopes or hand are given an oppor-
tunity Of saving the difference of one
cent on each card and envelope.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
MRS. ]. |. JONES AGAIN
IN ON LIQUOR CHARGE

. Mrs. Jimmie Jones, who, with her
husband, j. l.. Jones, have been before
the criminal court of the county a num-
her of times, and who have been con-
victed for liquor law violations several
times, was arrested again Sunday
afternoon by Sheriff Perry and his dep
uties at her home near Berclair. Sew
eral bottles of whisky were confiscated
by the officers and Mrs. Jones, her
daughter and a nan named B. S. San
derlin were taken into custody and
lodged in jail, on charges of violating
the liquor law.
j. L. Jones is now serving a sem
tence Of a year and a day in the federal
prison at Atlanta for selling liquor
without a government license. He was
also convicted of violating the liquor
law In the Second criminal court and
sentenced to six months in the work
house and a fine of SITS. The supreme
court Saturday affirmed this sentence,
Mrs. Jones also is under sentence to
the workhouse for violating the liquor
law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
BUCKEYE-SL0AN CASE
Is UNDER ADJUSTMENT

Decision on the motion for a new trial
submitted by counsel FOR the Buckeye
Cotton Oil company in the case Of
James Sloan, former manager for the
concern was taken under adviseinent by
Judge John e. Mccall, after argument
in United States district court. The
ompan seeks to have set aside or
reduced, a verdict awarding Sloan
$50, 600 for alleged criminal libel, Argu-
ments on the motion occupied the en-
tire day Saturday.
Sloan. former manager for the Buck
eye CottdM OIL company, sued the com
pany for s100, 900 for libel. He was
awarded $50. 900 on the first trial but
his verdict twas set aside by the cour
Of appeals at Cincinnati and at the
| last term Of federal court Sloan Sc
| cured 4 verdict for $50, 900. The motion
| submitted by Caruthers Ewing for the
| Buckeye company asked for a new
eSfal on various grounds. Capt. G.. I.
| Ftshugh opposed the motion for new
| trial
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
Princess.

William s. Hart In his newest West
ern thriller, THE Money Corral" again
Ia the attraction at the Princess
mirers and others who saw him Sum
day were given five reels of constantly
recurring thrills as we'll as some in
teresting views taken in Chicago, where
the latter portion of the picture Is
staged. Hart portrays the role Of SENS,
a Western cowboy who ID a remarkable
shot and because Of this fact Is en-
gagged by a Chicago banker to guard
his vaults. How he thwarts n band of
outlaws and robbers and wins the hand
of a pretty girl, In Interestingly UNI
folded. Another episode of THE Mas
ter Mystery with Houdini In the lead,
Is the added feature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
ROTARlAMS ASK FOR
FULI ATTENDANCE

o. X. Houck, NJ H. Rosenthal and
A, d. Tayloe have been appointed a
committee on nonattendance to visit
and interview delinquent members Of
the Rotary club. The attendance Is
exceedingly good, but the club Is anxi-
Gus to make a record that will co.'s
pare ~favorably with the best In the
country. At Tuesdays meeting the at
tendance was III. twenty-five mem
bers gave satisfactory excuses for their
absence and 10 were absent without ex-
cuse. Many of those absent were out
of the city. A large attendance is ex-
pected at the Hotel Chisca Tuesday
at 1880,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
L U BACK

with A. j. Landers, alias A. j. Car
lyle, 81 years old, Madison, Wis, ac-
cused Of obtaining money under false
pretenses az his charge, Sergt. Bob
Crosby OF the Memphis police depart
ment returned Sunday night from Phil
adelphia, Pa, whore his prisoner had
| been apprehended several days ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Then they will have to take machine politicians and those
who had to do with the old order out of office, They will have
to keep clear OF the counsel of these men and their political asso-
cates," says the Commercial Appeal in suggesting the candidates
for mayor and commissioners. Perhaps the Commercial Appeal
could be satisfied with the selection of women candidates., as
they are the only ones who have not voted for one faction oil
another in the past.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
DOWN TO BUSINESS

Congress has much work to do, and if it can only get
through burying John Barleycotn it will have time to devote to
other things, and it is time it got down to business, The
obsequies have lasted a long time, and should come to an end
A great national legislature cannot pursue one idea to the exclu-
sion of all others if it desires to properly serve the people whom
it is sent to represent,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

A man MAJ forgive the failure of a
friend to return hat five spot he bor-
rowed until tomorrow, but the forgive
nesse doesn't textend far enough to in
clude the half pint he borrows, and
does not return.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
WHY ART FLOURISHEs

It was expected that the treaty of peace ending the great
war would deal with such questions as boundaries of nations
demolition of Notifications, navigation of rivers and punishment
for those who brought untold misery to countless and innocent
millions. But amid all this press OF materials affairs, which will
in 1870 and 1871, and a stipulation was inserted for their return.
For the benefit Of his majesty the king of Hedjaz, it is stipulated
that the original Koran Of the caiph Gilman, which Turks
took from Medina and gave to the once proud kaiser, shall be
returned; his Britannia majesty shall become again possessed Of
the skull of the sultan Mkwawa, which was taken from East
Africa to Germany; and Belgium, which suffered even more
than Serbia, because of its finer fiber, shall, in addition to
financial reparation, receive again her Louvain library and works
Of art.
Article 2H stipulates:
Germany undertakes to furnish to, the University of Iouyain, within three
months after a request made b. 1t m ransnhtte through the nterventon OF
the reparatt9n oommisslon, manuscipts,, mcunsbula, printed books maps and
burning by Germany of the library of Iouvain. All details regarding such re-
placement will be- determine by the PREPARATION commission.
Germany undertakes to deliver to Belgium, through the reparaton commits
sion. within six months of the coming into force Q. the present treaty, In order
to enable Belgium to reconEthute W great artistic works;
~ The leaves OF the trpych Of the Mystic Lamb painted by the Van Eyck
museum.
formerly in the church OF 81 Peter at Louvain, two OF which ire In tho
Berlin museum ant two in the Old pinakothek at Munich,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
MAJORITY OF YAMKS MAY
QUIT FRANCE BY SEPT,

PARIS, July IS. tBy the Associated
Press. ALI American troops, except a
few thousand who would remain on the
Rhine, should be able to leave France
by Sept. 1, in the event a tentative
agreement for the sale Of American
army supplies in France to the French
government Is approved.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

"Why are some policemen known as
first-class patrolmen and others as
s~econd-class patrolmen?' we once
asked Mike Kehoe. Because we
haven't any third class" was the char
acteristic Celtic answer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Speaking of natural history, another
thing we car not understand is why
the neighbours cat always picks Dur
front porch as a night parking place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
The Public Be SerUed
eEditOrNods
SSaaJOlts and Jesfs
]FT Slipped Past
E4Tke Bl1se Pencil
GlNNls FAULTL

tHeadIine in revised version Of auto
a~ccident.l
At last! Something has happened for
which they don't blame Demon RUM!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

The real virtues OF prohibition do not appear until the morn
ing after. Ice water causes no dark brown fur to develop on
the tongue, nor does it cause that acute expansion Ut the head
that used to follow a night with old John B.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

We have noticed an utter noncha-
lance or the part Of reporters as re-
CARDS the locality in which they work,
ever since the sun of June 80 set.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

A Berlin paper says the kaiser did not abdcate the throne.
Then perhaps the throne abdicated the kaiser, which, for prac-
teal purposes, is the same thing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Balkans Threaten New Complications" says a headline,
which suggests an 81 pent Of surprise in that the Balkans can
spIAps dnyuns nSM III. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
No HEAD 10 THIS.

The wheel Of the car passed over his
neck, completely severing 1t from his
body" say the esteemed Memphis
Mississippi paper published each morn
ing here.
But a nirrelevant inquirer pauses to
ask nWhaf hacama Of his head2n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
HAD A BITE. LIZ NO KICK.

Complete prohibition has claimed it's
first victim ~hereabouts. A Memphian
was to enter a local hospital Wednes-
day to have a piece of glass pruned
from his kidney. He drank a soft drink
OF the dope variety and swallowed a
silver o fthe bottle. 1t "bit' him all
the way from the tonsils to the kidney,
where the glass wedged fast.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

With the boss back on the job, and
our collaboration in the compilation of
these witticisms on a desk, instead of
the street, we anticipate a mighty hard
winter.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Just about now the June bridegroom
Is finding out that 1t isn't so easy
to fool the June bride as 1t was at
the very first,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
WHAT SAY, CHI TRIR7

We felt sure it wouldn't be long be-
fore Chicago was qualified to send out
a story of a race riot. The Windy
City never likes for any other town,
even Washington. to be first in any
thing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

German journalists Just nov are dis
covering that the kaiser didn't abdi-
cate. If they had not fought any bet
ter than they gather news. the war
would have been of short duration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Does anyone recollect the corner
s~pendthrift who used to waste a pound
or two Of real beer every time he blew
the foam from his schooner, the excess
washing up the sawdust on the floor
flotsam?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Now that the war Is over, and most
of the heroes returned, the Frank Mer-
riwells and the Deadwood Dicks again
can take their proper place In fiction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

Who will look after the baby, now
that mother and father both have to
attend the ward meetings?
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17
Telephone Employees
Threaten Big Strike

Louisville, Ky, April 16.-EIarry
Henderson, business agent Of the
telephone operators union of
Louisville. today announced that a
vote to be finished May II is being
taken throughout the country by tele-
phone union employees with a nation
wide strike as the alternative. He
said the votes of 25O.O00 telephone
employees already have been received
and that a great majority favor a
strike II the demands are not grant
ed.
washington, April 16.-Postmaster
General Burleson, in a statement to-
day said the striking telephone EN-
ployes in New England should re-
turn to work at once upon the assur-
ance that their demands would be
carefully investigated to determine
whether increased wages could be
granted without impairment OF the
financial stability Of the companies.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17
ANGELES
WENT TO MEXICO
TO FILL A VERY
LARGE ORDER
~Enterprising Adventurer
Would Make Villa
CIVILIZED
ACTUALLY DID 1T,
WITNESS SAYS

(By Leased Wire 70 New MexIcan.)
Ell Paso, Texas, April 1G.-General
Felipe Angeles's purpose in Next
leo is to get Francisco villa and all
OF the other revolutionary chieftains
to subordinate themselves to the
principles of the Mexican Liberal AL
lance, OF which Angeles is the head,
Colonel Federico Ceryantes. Angeles
chief of staff, stated on the witness
stand in federal court here today in
the trial of himself and IL others
charged with setting on foot a mill
tary expedition to Mexico.
General Angeles went to Mexico
to make Francisco Villa o civilized
man, Cervantes testified.
HE sought to have villa respect
the lives and properties Of foreign
ers and to cease killing prisoners.
That he has succeeded is evidenced
by the fact that no more prisoners
have been killed by villa inc Ange-
les joined him and the lives and
property of Mexicans have been re-
spected,n the witness said.
He denied Angeles mission to
Mexico was a military one, claiming
he went there from New York to
propagate the reform program Of the
Liberal Alliance.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17
Phoenix l. w. w.
Office Center
for NcW Mexico
Propaganda Station For
Five States, Sher-
iff Says

- =
Phoenix, Arizona, April 16.-Sher-
if John Montgomery Of Maricena
county was summoned to appear be-
fore the federal grand jury this
morning and it was reported at a
late hour this afternoon his exami.
nation still was in progress.
Sheriff Montgomery recently sub
mitted to a committee of Phoenix
citizens what he designed as the re-
suits of his investigation of /. w. w.
activities in this neighborhood, with
the information that, so far as he
could learn, the Phoenix office Of
the j. w. w. was headquarters for
the distribution OF the organizations
propaganda for Arizona and New
Mexico, and in part for Colorado.
Nevada and California.
In his possession the sheriff held
a mass of documents and papers to-
gether with what purported to be
the verbatim statement of a former
7. w. w. secretary on incendiarisni
in the Salt River valley. The other
papers were said to have come from
the central committee, who decided
that publicity was necessary TO in
form residents of the Salt River val
ley Of the activities of the organiza-
tion and to Impress upon the federal
authorities, the need for some ac-
ton"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17
NEGOTIATIONS WERE
FINISHED ON TUESDAY

Paris, April 16.--(Havas)-The ne
~gotiations between the representa-
tives Of the allied and associated gov-
'ernments were virtually finished Tues
day, the Echo De Paris says 1t learns
from an authoritative source. The
newspaper adds that at no time has
the understanding between France
and the United States been closer and
that the French government is COM
pletely satisfied with the attitude Of
President Wilson. The Gaulois says
that the final agreement on the from
tiers between Jugo Slavia and Italy
will be Incorporated In the prelimiri-
airy peace treaty with Germany.
An agreement was reached today
by the associated powers to send food
to Russia under neutral control, but
rench representatives made sew
eral reservations which will be- con.
sidered tomorrow. 1t seems likely.
however, that the objections win be
overcome and that the relief work
will be pressed rapidly.
The agreement stipulates that the
Bolsheviki must cease hostilities.
1t is understood that a policy con-
corning the manner Of dealing with
conditions IN Russia q been formu-
lated by the allied and associated
governments. Announcement OF this
1t was thought, would be made
before the days close.
The council Of four decided defi-
yesterday that military occupa-
ton Of the left bank Of the Rhine
shall continue for is years. the news
paper says. At first inter-allied forces
would be used, but they would be
withdrawn progressively in proportion
Is Germany met her financial obliga-
and be replaced by French and
Belgian soldiers.
The journal says that the central
territorial commission Of the peace
conference has decided the Teschen
problem In favor Of Bohemia a.
against Poland,