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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
CLUBS.

A club is an institution which is designed to give the board of gov
ernors something to worry about.
Every member loves his club and considers it the finest place in
the world to stay away from when anything else is open. He does not
like to wear out the furniture and carpets, which cost good money, so
he seldom goes there except as a last resort or when he has a friend
in the city and wants to feed said friend for only slightly over three
times what it would cost to take him to a good restaurant where they
serve regular food.
The most attractive feature of the club is the stationery. In order
not to be obliged to go to the club to write letters, each member takes
an armful of this stationery home with him. Then his wife uses it for
Out of a membership of 500 there are only five gentlemen who in
habit the club every day and they do 1t because they have no other
place to go. They are mostly gentlemen who are willing to be urged
to take drink or sustenance. 1t is possible that nearly all the 500 mem
bers get to the club some time during the course of the year, but some
of them dodge this unpleasant duty by sending their dues in by mail.
The financial status of the club is always in need of assistance of
a foreign loan. One efficiency expert tried to put a club on a paying
basis several years ago and has been in the asylum ever since. That was
a warning and no other has ever tried it,
INVESTIGATE HIS ACCOUNTS!
chased a new automobile, which will facilitate his work-Mercyville
la Banner.
Sir Oliver Lodge is coming over to see us. Sir Oliver believes that
we can communicate with those who have gone before. II he has time
we wish Sir Oliver would stop at our office. We would like to estab-
fish a brief conversation with a gentleman who sold us a secondhand
.phonograph about a year ago and then departed this earth in a hurry.
leaving us alone to run it, . l.
pump that measures too much.
A good many counts come over here to get something to count.
Maybe there will be enough of the socaled general public left to
organize into one small union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
Orpheum.

Nowadays 1t is a rather common &C.
currenCe to read of great stars from
the various branches OF the theatrical
armament appearing in major vaude-
vile, but time was-and not so long
ago-when such was not the case. Par
ticularly in the field of music, artists
from the grand opera and concert stage
and the acceptance of an engagement
in vaudeville was a perilous undertaking
for ones career. There were some, now
ever, brave and unselfish enough to risk
personal sacrifice In their belief of the
democracy of art, and among the earli-
est pioneers to blaze the trail was Elsa
Ruegger, the world'famous %cellist, who
IL now making her second return en-
gagement over the Orpheum circuit,
I! When Miss Ruegger, laden with
Ifaurels gained here and abroad, first
| announced her intentions of bringing
her art to the people through the me-
| dunn of vaudeville, she was met wa
the argument that her altruistic plan
would be unrequited because patrons
of the variety houses could not eX-
| perience a full appreciation of high-class
| music and further, that playing on the
vaudeville stage constituted a descent
from her hard-earned exalted station
In the world of music.
Miss Ruegger refused, however, to
wilt in her determination, adding hat
the time would soon be here when the
greatest artists would follow in her
| footsteps. How Miss Ruegger's en-
trance into vaudeville was greeted with
enthusiasm, and how her prophecy con-
corning her fellow artists became a
reality are now matters of ~two-a-day
| history duly recorded IN conjunction
with her incompatible mastery of the
cello,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
SCHOOLS
AND ROADS NEEDED
Governor Elect of Mississippi
Says State Must Go
Forward.

Il expect after ! begin my term as
governor, to make every effort to carry
out the platform which I announced
during my campaign" said Lee NJ.
Russell, governor-elect of Mississippi
Friday, as he talked with a group o.
friends in the lobby of the Peabody
hotel, where he is stopping for the day.
Il hope to have the cooperation Of
the people of the state and of the leg
is%lature," he continued, in the pro-
gram for improving the educational
facilities of the state from the primary
schools up to the colleges, and in IN
tinUing the program of road improves
ment which has been well begun. These
two things are in minds of all our peo-
pie.
Outside of that, l hope to give an
economical and efficient administration
which shall deserve the support Of the
people"
Gov. Russell will be inaugurated Jan.
10, out as that date come on Tuesday
the date will be an unlucky n
Gov. Russell is in Memphis on pri-
vate business. He expects to return
to his home in oxford Saturday, and
within a few days will go to Jackson.
where he will hold conferences with his
lIieHus dS " the dppOlHtnieHI VI il0iil-
bers Of the various boards and com
missions on which there will be va
cancies soon after the first Of the year.
He said that outside the announcement
of the members of his official staff,
which were made some time ago, he
probably will make no further an
nouncements until after his Inaugural
ton.
The governor said that he is told
that the late and rainy season has
caused heavy damage not only to cotton
in the delta but that many Of the
farmers in the hill counties have not
yet gathered their corn much Of which
is rotting due to he prolonged bad
weather.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
CHAIRMAN MISSISSIPPI
? EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ENDORSES SHIELDS.

The News SCimitar has been request
ed TO print the following letter from
ZION. - W. Mullins, chairman of the
state Democratic Executive commit
tee, TO Senator Shields.
Hon, John X. Shields,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Dear Sir have watched your course
In the senate In regard TO the peace
treaty with admiration and approval. |
nave read the resolutions passed by the
Memphis Cotton exchange, demanding
your resignation, and also the editorial
in the Commercial Appeal to the same
effect. .E.
This morning l have read your reply
TO same, and | admire your pluck, and
regard II able and true, When | read
the resolution passed by the Memphis
cotton exchange, 1t recalled to my
mind the n passed by the Mem
pms exchange In regard to Senator
isham G Harris course on some ques-
ton, when Hon. Josiah Patterson was
a member of the lower house. The res
olution approved Josiah Patterson's
course and censured Harris, lsham G.
Harris replied with courage and ability,
as you have sione, and was reelected to
me United States senate without oppo-
sttion, and | believe you win be.
Your situation at this time also re-
called to my mind the course Of L., q.
G., Lamar Of Mississippi, when he
voted against the silver bill, The legis-
lature Of Mississippi instructed him to
vote for II, He took high grounds and
voted against it. The me Too" press
Of the state and the public gatherings
throughout the state demanded his res
ignatiun, and predicted that he would
be retired In disgrace to private life,
lust al our enemies have predicted.
Lamar stood his ground with courage
ability and vas reelected to the
United States senate without opposition.
| an enclosing herewith a clipping Of
an interview given out by Ex-Governor
Patterson, of Tennessee, which EN-
bodies my views. | believe that any
man who votes for the peace covenant
without reservations, Will be retired
to private life, If II is made a law.
! believe that any man who takes
your position, and defends II with abil-
lily and courage, as you are doing, viii
be Endorsed by the people, | have no
idea that there were a dozen men in the
Cotton exchange at Memphis that
passed the resolution who could tell
one thing In the pact, or could explain
20 you a single one Of the reservations
supported by you.
Allow me to further state that | have
watched your course since Gov. Pat
terson's entry for goVernorship of Ten
nessee, and | regard II able and our
ageous and for the best interest Of Ten
nessee and the South, both in the state
and senate.
Assuring o of my very highest per-
sonal regards, ! am, yours. very truly
S. W, MULLINS,
Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee Of Mississippi.
Holly Springs. Miss,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
ADJUSTMENTS
Loew's Lyceum.

Uncle Ben" ~Stainback, manager of
Loew's Lyceum, is a genial sort of a
Fellow. His usual smile Thanksgiving
was a trifle larger, If such a thing is
possible. Standing out in front Of Loew's
Lyceum in the afternoon at the hour
when crowds sometimes dwindle down
just before the supper hour, Uncle Ben's
gray head could barely be discerned in
the crowd.
Pushing ones way through the crowd
was no small matter, Reaching Uncle
Ben's side, the remark was ventured:
Pretty good show today, Ell? Always
a good show" said Uncle Ben.
An right, Wen try and get in"
Not being versed in football tactics
since 1901, the year Big Chief Kayou
of the Carlisle Indians, hid the ball
under his sweater and helped beat
Yale, the decrepit critic could get no
nearer than the foyer.
Metropolitan theater with a seating
capacity of over 5000 is needed by
Marcus Loew, II was dispelled Thanks
giving day, but for that matter it is
demonstrated almost daily at Second
street and Jefferson avenue.
From John Hickey, who presides back
stage, we learn that the show is a
good one that Laurie Ordway in her
songs and characterizations Is a hum
dinger; that NJ, Berg's sartorial act is
also a dandy (John didn't use the word
~sartoria); that Burke and Burke in
a Western Union Filtration keep the
audience laughing is minutes; that Nor
ton and Noble, two musical comedians,
get over well and hat a man named
Brown has some dogs that the kids and
grownups like. John also says that
"Chasing R~ainbows,'' the feature film,
is a good one, and that weekly news
features are interesting. John, after
wishing us up, then went back to his
between-show pinochle game with some
of the actors.
Some day the critic is going to get In
the Lyceum and see what a show looks
like if he can get a seat or look over
the shoulder of a fat censor, police
man or city official.
NED COURTNEY.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
KEEP DOWN POLITICS

The announcement made by Mr.. Walter II. Harrison that
there wllbe no politics in the municipal water department while
ne Is superintendent is an expression well deserving of attention.
~ VIII be no departure from the policy Of his predecessor, who
was not SO fortunately situated, and was the unwilling witness
during the last months Of his incumbencv to an effort to make
the water department a political organization. There is no oc-
caslon tor politics in municipal administration. The people took
inns view when they elected the incoming city administration and
It Is the sincere wish OF this newspaper that politics shall be
kept at a low ebb during its incumbencv. There is A brghtinq
influence IN this city that has never elected any candidate il has
espoused' but by some sort of political lcgerdermain. has sue
ceeded IN involving the past several administrations with fine
public service corporations and leading them to their destruction.
The well washers and supporters of the new administration hone
that it may be spared any such ENHANCEMENT
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
Moving Pictures
Strand.

Some idea of the attention paid to
details by Cecil b. De Mile in his pro-
duction of the Paramount-Artcraft pic
ture, male and Female" which will be
the attraction at the Strand theater
today, may be gained from a photo
graphic feat which he accomplished
during the filming, Those who are IA
miliar with Sir James NJ. Berries ia
nous play, THE Admirable Crichton, 3"
from which the new De Mile produc-
ton was adapted, will recall that sew
eral of the most exciting eel take
place In a cave on a tropical island
In order to secure natural runlight for
shooting these episodes, Mr.. De Mile
devised an intricate system of nam
moth mirrors, by which the rays Of
the sun were reflected far into the
dark recesses of the ave. Despite the
lavish scale upon which the picture was
screened, the inimitahle Barrie hum0r
and his whimsical touches are appar-
ent throughout.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
A GOOD PAPER

The Arkansas Gazette recently celebrated the one hunIredth
anniversary OF its founding by issuing a centennial edition. 1t is
MOI only a monumental success as a piece OF original newspaper
enterprise, but the volume is a rare contribution to the historical
data OF the state. The Gazette has prospercd under the direction
OF the Helskells. They set about to give the people of Arkansas
a reliable and satisfactory newspaper, and the reward has been
a liberal advertising patronage and a large circulation. The
Gazette is a safe, sane, intelligent and reliable Journal 1t is pro-
gressive and always on the alert in behalf OF its readers The
News Scimitar saluteS its peghbor and wishes for il a continuance
OF the marvellous strides it has taken toward the comDlctc fufHl
ment OF its mission as a real American newspaper.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
SHE KEEPS SECRET.

"A woman can't keep a secret" de-
clared a mere man.
"Oh, | don't know retorted the lady
i've kept my age a secret since l
was twenty-four."
Eyes, but one OF these days you will
give it away, In time you will simply
have to tell It,"
well, ! think that when a woman
has kept IA secret for Is years she
comes pretty near knowing how to
keep it," q
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
Majestic.

A certain setting in the Lasky studio
recently looked like a siapstick comedy
had been filmed there from the num-
Der of eggs which haG smeared the
waits and floor, Donald Crisp had Just
finished directing the theater scenes in
1T Pays to Advertise" BRYANT Wash
burns Aircraft picture, which is on
view NJ the Majestic ~t1eater this week.
Washhurn MAYS the role of a young
college graduate and IN these scenes
he and his pals pen0er a certain eff
feminate-looking leading man in a girl
show, with a barrage Of said "cackle-
herries."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
LAMBERT PLANTATION
BRINGS GOOD PRICE

LAMBERT, Miss, Nov, 2S.-A. b.
shelton, of Lambert, this week sold his
place a quarter of a mile east of town,
consisting Of ais acres, for $3.50 per acre.
The purchasers were J. l. Tolar, W. II.
Black and c, r. Ligon.
Mr.. shelton also sold his place on the
river, known as the Shaw place, to
Messrs. Robb & Rohh, w NJ. Hogue
and c. A. Sively, for 500, 600.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
Princess.

June Elvidge. who has not been fea-
tured In n motion picture offering in
Memphis for several weeks. will be fea-
tured for two day at the Princess the
alter. beginning today. Her latest Mt
traction + a romantic drama, The Poi
son Pen" which Is said IN he ad-
mirabty suited To the talents Of this
pretty and porular actress. 4 strong
supporting cast has been given the
star. An added feature will be the
comedy. Bone Dry"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28

:. The defendant in a recent Chicago child labor law trial was
fined Sl,4O on 100 separate charges in connection with the en-
ployment OF five children under 10 years OF age, While seemingly
a trihe severe such a dose in various other parts of the country
instead OF the infinitely small penalty would be a great aid in
breaking the mold for future Bolshevists.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
The Public Be SerUed
NO NEED TO WORRY.

Il don't see how could possibly hsS
any worse than ! am, sir"
Then cheer up. You've got nothing
further to worry about"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28

mo" said the positive girl, Il will
never tie myself down to one man"
Perhaps" he said sarCastiCally. 1T
| organize a syndicate You viii con,
slider my offer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28

The Paducah pug may be neither fish nor flesh, but he is
surely good Red Herring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
DID SOME ONE HIT THE Rock7

A mysterious fire is reported near
Hickman, Ky, Could It be that n re-
petition is in process Of the tragedy
when a rocky cavern Caved in a few
years ago and the contents Of q huge
still trickled down the dry bed Of an
erstwhile brook?
1t is related from mouth to ear In
that section that certain newspaper
scribes even after some wag had set
nfire the already fiery liquid, like Is
r%aelites of old who took to the water,
drank of the flaming liquid without even
q shudder or shake of the lip,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
"A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.

In the cloud-shadowed hills Lifted its leafy crown
The thunder mutters low, Proudly as any prince.
And falls from the arching blue mne
A sudden binding blow. No more shall the birds nest there
Nor its branches WOO the SUN
Shattered and riven it stands, o stricken heart of me,
Which but a moment since Thy day Is also done.
Doris Kenyon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
e EditorNods
0asJo1ts and Jcs4s
~ Slipped Past
Rlhe Blaac Pencil
RIGhTo.

The commuter reporter says sleep
ing on the train to Bartlett beats
warming a hotel lobby chair.
WIVES CROSSE Oh, NO.
No, Geraldine, the slogan of the
Helena, Ark, river traffic boosters,
Gross at Helena" has no domestic sig
n%ificance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
WIVES CROSSE Oh, NO.


Let's Continue Big Drive on Ger
mans" runs a headline. Can one sug-
gest any better line OF military or
economic endeavor?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28

A strike Of stage employees is report
ed at PaducRh, Can it be that he, like
the police force at Corinth, Miss, is
dissatisfied with his joh2
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
FRIENDLY

Another friendly scuffle over a pistol
has ended fatally, The latest little
recherche, albeit friendly affair, occur
red at Bonneville, Miss, whereN tie
VRtdanIan vote IL big.
Another member Of a 'prominent"
family now rests in the Little Brown
cemetery as the result of the friendly
scuffle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-28
iN0ooR sports

nklNG YOUR etLL GAGS 70
ne S6RAiCE STRn on ~
oRoE1 70 ttpIE Is or 40
MSTAkey lRonEo OFT OF IT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-15
china's six Demands.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
4 TOXIC, Dec. 11.--(By mail.)-
China's protests to the TOXIC govern
ment over the Foo Chow riots and
me despatch of Japanese war vessels
% that port embody the following six
demands:
Relieve the Japanese consul at
Foo Chow.
Apologize for the action Of the
aofmosans Of Japanese allegiance
VINO killed several Chinese students.
u, Compensate the relatives of the
hiied and wounded.
Punish the offenders.
o--Prohibit Japanese merchants
nom carrying arms.
Punish the Japanese Chief OF
police at Foo Chow.
!, since Japanese authorities assert
y. ae trouble was wholly the fault OF
.hlnese students, who were boycott
y, ing Japanese goods, there is little
.kelhood that Japan will grant the
4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-15
May Ask Habeas Corpus.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
HAMNONTON, N. j., Dec. Is
The defense for Charles S. White,
held for the alleged murder OF little
BILLY" Dansey and Mrs Edith Jones,
his house keeper, charged as an. &C
cessory, had again changed his mind
today and announced an application
for writ of habeas corpus may be
made.
White and Mrs. Jones are in the At
lantic county Jail at Mays Landing.
"unless Prosecutor Gaskill makes
known the evidence against the de-
PENDANTS we will take this STEP" G.
Arthur Bolte, chief counsel for the
defense, said.
At the same time the prosecutor an
nounced he would make known the
basis Of his charges in due time.
He predicted again that there woul
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-15
"Y" RESUMES
WORK IN GYM
Suspension on Account Of Lack OF
Fuel is Ended With Announce
| ment of Opening Tomorrow
on Holiday Schedules

After suspension of all physical de-
partment activities for the past TWO
weeks on account Of the fuel short
age the Y. M. C. A. will open this
department tomorrow ana resume In
part the regular schedules OF class
work. Owing to the approaching
holidays a special schedule has been
drawn up which is effective from De-
cember 16 to December n inclusive,
after that time the regular schedule
used before the shutdown will prob
ably become effective again. Al
though the gymnasium, bath and
locker rooms will be opened, the
swimming pool will not be used until
the supply OF fuel becomes more
abundant. 1t is not likely that the
swimming pool will b. used for an
other week or ten days. The follow
ing schedule will prevail during the
period December 16 to II:
Prep class-Thursday and Monday,
a :00-5:00.
Junior student-Tuesday of this
week and Friday of next week, 400
$500.
Monday, 7:00-S:00.
tuesday, 7:OO'S:tNl.
Senior-Thursday and Monday,
iS:O0-9:30.
Business men-Tuesday, Thursday
and Monday, 5:00-6:30.
Y. M. c. A. Commercial indoor
baseball league "Wednesday, Dec. II,
Tuesday, Dec. 20, and Friday, Dec.
I26, 7:00-10:00.
Older boys church basketball
league Wednesday. Dec. II, and
Tuesday, Dec. 2S, 4:00-7:oO.
Younger boys church basketball
league Saturday, Dec 20, and Dec.
i27, 9:00-12:6o.
High school basketball practice
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday
and Friday, Dec. 26. 2:00-4:00.
Y. M. C. A. basketball team prac-
tice-Friday, Dec. 10. and rs, $500
1900.
Saturday afternoons and evenings
open for informal games and Com,
mercial league teams basketball prac.
tice. Practice periods reserved for
Commercial league teams upon appli.
cation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-15
LIMIT SIZE
OF NEWSPAPERS
House Postofflce Committee consid-
erine Bill Destined to Save
Smaller Papers From
Ruin

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. s15.-With the
shortage Of white paper daily becom-
ing more acute, the house postoffice
committee today began consideration
of the bill of Rep. Anthony, Kansas,
to limit the size of all publications
transmitted through the mails.
Anthony predicts that unless con-
gress acts speedily, scores of the
smaller publications will be forced to
suspend for lack of paper. He pro-
posed to limit the sizes by refusing
to allow mailing privileges to any
daily Of more than "a pages and Sun
dey papers of more than SO pages.
Any weekly publication Of more than
rs pages and any monthly magazine
to more than 100 pages.
Jason Rogers Of the New York
Globe, representatives of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers associa-
ton and the magazine owners are ex-
pected to appear before the commit
tee.
''The situation" Anthony said, us
lust this: The paper mills already
have contracted for so percent more
paper than they can manufacture in
1920. Hundreds of smaller papers
have been unable to contract for
paper at any price, although the
cost to the publisher per pound. which
was around two cents before the war,
is now between 10 and Is cents.
MY bill, believe, will reduce the
consumption of print paper by one
half, decrease the amount of weekly
magazine paper used by IS percent
and that OF the monthly publications
about rs OF 30 percent.
publications are loath to increase
Advertising rates and thus decrease
the space given to 1t, fearing their
competitors will not follow suit. so it
Ia up to the government to take the
initiative for them to protect all in
feraatNo