The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-13
Nations Director
General Of Affairs
Writes q Letter

1t was inevitable that somebody
should break under strain Of the pie
thora of directors OF one-thing-and-
another, which the government took on
during the war, and begin to see
things The Chamber OF Commerce
has Just received a letter from Fort
Smith. Ark, from one Of these victims
Of a director-mad government. This
man Is taken down real bad with too
muchorum directorium." TO use the Lat
In or medical designation of the mania.
He is In worse condition than the lit
tie man who imagined he was Napoleon
Bonaparte, pulled his cowlick down over
his left eye and strobe up and down
the corridors Of the bughouse with
the four fingers OF his right hand thrust
between the first and second buttons of
his pajama coat. His rawlings remind
ed MIR. Hayley of the man who went to
him during the latter months of the
var insisting that he had discovered
the secret Of ending the wal immedi-
ately and demanding that a meeting
Of the Chamber OF Commerce be i'm
mediately called so that he might make
a s~peechNon the subject. He admitted
that he had never made a speech be-
fore, but was rearing to get this secret
out of his system. Mr., Hayley finally
advised him TO go to tho telephone Of
flee, call up the White House and
WnlspeT lne potenl remedy lnto tresi-
dent Wilson'S shell-like ear, The fell
low took this In good faith and called
the White House, getting Secretary
Tumulty, to whom he told S12.b0 worth
of the vital mystery,
But to get back TO our present mass
Of squirrel vietuals, he claims that he
is director general offairs Of the United
states government" and that he has
been done out Of some $4,000 due him
for his humble services. Because of
having been responsible for the price
of cotton going to where It did by pic
turizing the conditions in the South"
he demands that the Memphis Cham
her of Commerce and Cotton Merchants
assist him In collecting. His letter fol-
lows:
Gentlemen; Informing you that at
the First National bank In this city
there is q request for 1900 of my
money, also informing you that In act
ing in the interest Of the United States
government | was responsible for cot
ton going to whore 1t did by ~picturiEing
the conditions In tho South.
Also, that while | was In Memphis
last winter, driven to work as a dis
tributor and half starved and almost
reduced TO beggary whom there Is In
the neighborhood OF sac, 900 due me foI
my government services and q lot OF
money Of ours Is in someone's pos.
session, that money belonging TO me
also that ! was TO receive the rents Of
q building which amounta to aboui
$4,000 and from which building l was
ordered out Of.
Amongst YOU I believe 10 be tn,
men who are in possession OF my mon,
ey, or parts OF u. and | am awaiting
settlement before returning to the coun,
try that ! was brought here from ant
where my services are needed as
have served the government well.
Advising YOU also that a daily recort
has been kept Of my life, as | have live,
It in this United States OF America
and hoping you win take direct actor
IN clearing up this situation as ever!
recognized nation and people are will
me.
And | need the thousand of my mon
ey for expenses until the financial mat
tiers are put right, Yours truly.
---A-
= General Director or Affairs. Unite,
States Government