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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
THE TAX RATE

In view OF the announced intention of increasing the city tax
rate from $3.50 to 500, which, when added to the state and
county tax, will equal II not exceed a rate OF 4 per cent on the
assessed valuation Of Memphis property, The News Scimitar
~telegraphed several cities for information regarding their rate,
and here are the answers:
Atlanta, Ga-"Tax rate SIPS, We claim about the lowest
IN the world. (Sgned The Atlanta Journal"
Birmingham, Aa--"One dollar, fixed by state constitution
(Signed) The Birmingham News"
Nashville, lenn:-"Ihe tax rate for the city for 1918 was
II mills, The tax rate for the present year has not been fixed
(Signed) The Banner"
Dayton, O.-"City tax rate for operating expenses is $500
per $1,000, and for interest and sinking fund $3.3S. This does
not include schools. Amount for operation entirely inadequate.
(Signed) J Z. Barlow, city manager"
1t will be remembered that in addition to the Accent increase
in rate the city has made a material increase in the assessment,
Senator Fullers statement at the tax meeting Monday night
that the city will be obliged to make street improvements out
OF the current revenues was probably due to a lapse of memory.
The senator put through a bond issue for 100000 for that very
thing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

10 Years Ano Todav Ir MamnhI.
JUNE 3, 1909.
10 . a Ago Toda,

Davis park at Fairview, Ky, the
birthplace Of Jefferson Davis, president
OF the Southern Confederacy, was dedl-
Gated. 1t was in Celebration Of his ma
tal anniversary and to give the public
a Confederate Memorial park.
The last meeting Of the general exec
utive committee VI the Confederate re-
union wa held and the heads Of every
department reported hat they were
ready for the veterans who were com :
ing the following week.
Thieves entered the city hall and
stole all the papers. many Of them of
value, In the office OF the city en-
cheering department.
Tommy Gary, the "Chicago Wonder 50
who had won from frankie White and
held Teddy Peppers to a draw, had
been matched to meet Johnny Conners,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

bad headache Is almost an irresponsible
agent, so far as common amenities GO;
I am a brute II l quarrel with him for
a wry word or an u~ngracious act. And
how far, pray, are we to push the kind
Of chivalry which respects the bur-
DEM AS far as the love of God will
long way to the foot Of the rainbow
M, Browne.
Dayton, Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

THE SONG OF THE CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTOR
oh, what care /
Though things go dry?
For I'm the old
Forehanded guy.
Into my cellar you may drop
And find all things
But soda pp, ~
And ere l stop
This soggy story '
I'll give you a partial inventory:
9 barrels, 81
16 jugs, .
81 demiohns, -
46 decanters,
1907 bottles,
SIS TASKS.
I don't know what
I'm going to do -
With all this stuff,
I've bought, do you?
All, what to do! r
The questions rife.
/ never drank
In all my life;
But when they said
l couldn't have it, M
And never would
I thought I'd show EN-
That I could.
One sage remarks that If a woman really wants to be ecoremiea
able just how many women will not do that very thing.
We have just been thinking, with one aviator on this side rad
to fly to England and one aviator in England ready to fly to tha side
wouldn't it be distressing If, while travelling at 10 miles an hour the
should happen to meet head on? In that case, who would win?
Sale of Waterproof Mems Shoes is a sign on Fifteenth sxeet
says the Kansas City Star. Here's hoping he disposes of the sto0k be
fore July ], for there will not be many of that kind of men left hte
that date.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

to set the verdict aside He re-
marked that had he been a juryman
he probably would have reached
practically the same finding.
There are two interesting ques-
tions that are suggested by this YER
dict. Are awards to be higher now
in personal injury causes because of
the H. c. L? If so. corporations,
especially traction companies. had
better prepare. Apparently what
would have been a $4,000 injury
case must be considered now on a
basis of from $4,000 to $4,000
This will cut quite a figure in one
big item of corporation manage
ment and insurance.
The other question is of the
moral attitude of corporation
fighting a just claim and using legal
technicalities to defeat it. In this
case the woman was injured. terri
bly, injured, more than two years
ago. The expense of litigation is
serious to a person of comparative
ly small means. The laws delays
can be employed for a long time by
a rich corporation or individual. Or
dinarily the legal expense of contin
uing an action is not burdensome tt
a corporation. 1t is serious to ar
individual of little capital Th'
right of appeal should have a pen
atty. If the verdict is sustained
the award should be increased Il
compensate the person injured fo
the extra expense. worry and dis
tress to which he or she has beer
subjected. This might minimiz
the abuse of the law now so preva
lent.
The increase of the verdict il
this case on the cost of living issu
opens up wide field for discussio
and reform.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
War is Expensive

The person who wonders why
the war cost so much should read
the advertisements of war left overs
which the Government is Offering
for sale. We pass by $70,000O00
worth of odds and ends which the
Shipping Corporation is Offering for
sale for every body knows that the
Governments shipbuilding projects
were huge beyond words, and hasten
to the consideration of cartridg e
cloth. The Government has H.
100000 yards which it would like
to sell. The cloth was intended for
bags which would be filled with ex-
plosives, loaded into cannon and
shot to nothingness. Perhaps the
reader is thinking that cartridge
cloth would be suitable for sacks
for use in building up levees in food
time, or for shipping fertilizer or
something of that kind. 1t would
do for those purposes but the cart.
ridge cloth is guaranteed by the
Government to be pure silk fint
enough for a ladies gown or tn,
hangines of parlor.--Republic
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
From a New Angle

Miss Elizabeth Hoffman, a maid
employed by Mrs. A. P. Herr, of
Louisville. fell down an uneuarded
elevator shaft in The Breakers, one
of the Flagler Hotels at Palm Beach
in February, 1917 In her fall she
struck two beams and was injured
for life. She sued the hotel COM
pany and got a verdict in the Su-
preme Court of New York County
for S16,500. The hotel people ap-
pealed, and the case was sent back
for retrial. A jury of family men
sitting in Justice Lehman's court
heard the evidence on the second
trial. They gave a verdict of $780,
600 because since the first case
was tried the costs of living have
advanced greatly.
Justice Lehman denied a motion
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
A Revival Ahead

The old system of working out"
road taxes has about gone out of
fashion but genuine revival in
road work is one of the possibilities
of the near future. Along with the
privilege and duty of voting about
to be imposed on the ladies of this
country will come other obligations.
Among those assumed by the male
voter is the privilege of paying an
annual road tax. Of course the good
ladies won't want to miss anything
and they will claim this privilege.
Having assumed that much, we
may also assume that the idea of
paying cash will be repugnant when
81 a day may be saved by merely
working out" the tax. When that
custom becomes general, road work
will again become popular among
the men and the only difficulty
will be to keep them from working
overtime and perhaps slipping in an
extra day or two.
Altogether, there would seem to
be a great era ahead in road build
ing Dealers in toilet requisites ar e
incidentally placing increased or :
ders for powder and powder BAGS
Moberly Monitor.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18

To say that all men who went to
the larger towns from the country
to get something to drink" would
be putting it to strong. But at that,
a large number of the men went to
the big towns for that purpose. Now
that they cannot get something to
drink" in the bigger towns, they will
stay away more than they used to
and buy what they want in the
smaller places. Do the merchants
of the smaller places see the point?
If you have anything to sell, adver-
tise it. Now is better time to ad-
vertise than at any other time.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
He Likes the Place

There is no accounting for tastes
Here is Charles Ortner, for more
than two years a prisoner at Sing
Sing, being requested, urged and
pleaded with to leave and replying:
mo, stree, | like this place and I'm
going to stay just as long as the
law will permit me"
MIR. Ortner is a man in a thOus.
and-no, 10000, for he is the first
man of the 10000 entertained at
Sing Sing who has rebelled against
being freed.
Ortner has been a model prison
er. On May 80, 1917, he was SEN
fenced for from 2 to a years for as
sault, second degree BY reason Of
good conduct he was entitled to six
months commutation of the mini
mum of his sentence and so was
eligible for parole on Nov 80, 1918.
Parole nothing" he responded
when told he could avail himself of
that privilege. The judge said 2
years and I'm going to stick it
out"
His two years expired May 30.
Again he was Informed he could
60 free.
Not much" he said. The Judge
put it 2 to d years. I'm going to
stick it out the 4 years"
Warden Brophy has argue with
him. So have the chaplains and
others, but Ortner is obdurate. They
got him him to 90 before the parole
board the other day but when it
came to signing an application for
release he baked. Nothing could
induce him to do it Now. if so in
clined, he may remain until May
80, 1921. Then the warden can
eject him but not until then
like it here" is the only expla-
nation Ortner offers,
He has the run of the prison
and is an honor man working with
construction gang outside the
Jail.
The 1900 prisoners cannot un-
derstand him and he's getting on
the nerves of the prison officials
They say if his idea becomes cpl
demic the State will have to build
more jails.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
Presidential Outlook

The issues upon which the great
presidential battle of 1920 will be
fought are fast shaping themselves.
1t will be a contest fateful with his
tory in the making The United
States faces a new era. and new
problems press for solution.
The convulsion created by the
most terrific war that ever occurred
on this planet, has upset the ideas
and purposes of great populations
The United States feels this volcanic
upheaval less than Europe. But it
is impossible to revolutionize Europe,
and not feel the rocking of the storm
on this side of the Atlantic. As
the whirlwind aud the tempest
stirs Europe to its depths, the i'm
pulses of this storm must profound
ly affect American life.
Europe is rebuilding its economic
and social system. Among the
Teutonic and Slavic people, the re-
construction is complete and entire
ly new social structures are being
erected. In England, France, and
Italy, the changes are not as revolu-
tionary. But they are going very
deep.
AS fast as social experiments are
made in Europe, there will be an in.
sistent demand to have similar
changes attempted here. How far
will these demands be just, and how
far will they be llIusory and peril
Gus? This is the great underlying
question which politicians and candi
dates must face in 1920.
They Can not dodge and eumshoe
in the face of these demands, and
be content with the old type of
straddling utterance which used to
satisfy unthinking people. Each
party must present frankly, sincere,
ly, in clear and definite terms. its
idea of the proper basis of Recon
struction in the United States.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-18
Fishing Law

Numerous inquiries have been re-
ceived lately relative to the new
fish license law. The state, Fish
and game Commissioner has issued
information covering the inquiries
which is as follows: License need
not be procured to fish in ones own
county; nonresident license fees
are $500; state license, $t00; coun.
ty license, except in county OF
residence. $1.O0. The county license
permits the holder to fish in his
own and adjoining counties. Women
and boys under Is years OF age are
not required to have license.
What this country needs is fewer
business men waiting for good times
to start and more who are willing
to do some of the starting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

E-Z Seal Fruit Jars, Glass Top, Self-Sealing,
quarts, per dozen ..,...........~. "a
E-Z Seal Fruit Jars, Glass Top, Self-Sealing,
half gallon, per dozen .......:...... "a
Zinc, Porcelain Lined Jar Tops, per dozen, .26
Extra Heavy Red lar Rubbers, per dozen. OF
Recommended by the government
Carnation Evaporated Milk, small cam. OF
Carnation Evaporated Milk, large can ...... Is
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, per can...... .22
Chief Flour, '24-lb. sacks ..,.....,........ LA
Chief Flour, l2-lb, sacks ................. .se
Chief Flour, Glib. sacks ..........,.... 40
Beauty Biscuit Self Rising Flour, 24-lb. SKIS. 1.74
Beauty Biscuit Self,Rising Flour, lib. SKIS. .se
Beauty Biscuit Self Rising Flour, Glib. SKIS. as
Geo. Washington Flour, 24-lb. sacks ...... l.62
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

Now, you are at the checkers desk; your
purchases are footed up on an Adding Ma
chine made especially for PIGGLY WIG
GLY; you are handed the slip; your pack
ages are placed in a paper sack; your
change is handed you from the Cash Regis
ter and you are on your way rejoicing. You
have hurried or have taken your W sweet
time; you are your own boss.
Instead of paying someone to waste your
time, you pay yourself in lower prices to
save your time.
PIGGLY STORES stores are clean, the
goods are clean, packages in all PIGGLY
WIGGLY stores are weighed and sealed
by automatic machines. Purity and good
ness are sealed in-dirt, vermin and mois-
ture are sealed out.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09
At Piggly Wiggly the Almighty Dollar Asserts Most
Significantly Its Purchasing Power

Clipped Beef, Libby's, zoe can minimum. II
Clipped Beef, Rosedale, Csc can .......... 20
Underwood's Genuine Deviled Ham, Csc size. 20
Underwood's Genuine Deviled Ham, 40c size .33
F;sb Flakes. 15c size 10
Fish Flakes, 2sc size 20
French Creme Salad Mustard, 15c size III
Beechnut Prepared Mustard, 15c size ....., IL
Beechnut Peanut Butter. 1sc size .......... .12
Reechnut Peanut Butter, Csc size .......... 20
Reechnut Peanut Butter, 3sc size ............3 80
Durkee Salad Dressing, small size ........ IL
Durkee Salad Dressing. medium size -. .27
Durkee Salad Dressing, large size ......... AT
Gold Leaf California Tomato Sause, per can. OF
Ice Cream Salt, 10-lbs. for .,............. .08
Knox Gelatine, per package ............... .1s
Jello Ice Cream Powder, per package. IL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

Lenox Soap. per bar !o4H
Premium Family Soap, large bar .......... .o4H
Rub No More Soap, per bar .........,..,. .o6
Rub No More Washing Powder, per pkg. .05
Van Camp Spaghetti, No, 1 cans ...,...... IL
Van Camp Spaghetti, No. 2 cans .......... ia
Wesson Oil, pints SO
Wesson Oil, quarts rs
Wesson Oil, a gallon .................. l.4S
Kellogg's Corn Flakes, per package....... IL
Post Toasties, per package ...,............ IL
Grape Nuts, per package ................ 10
Van Camp Pork and Beans, No. / cans =. IL
Van Camp Pork and Beans. No. 2 cans. -. ~
Lea & Perrins' Sauce, small size .......... 20
Lea & Perrins' Sauce, large size ........... So
E-Z Seal Fruit Jars. Glass Top, Self Sealing,
pints, per dozen 10
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

Butter, lard, cheese or bacon-you stand
before the big plate glass refrigerator
you see what you want and the price of
each article. You open the door, make
your selection, the door closes automatical-
ly, every compartment is completely
sealed, no cold gets out, no heat gets in,
you are impressed by the cleanliness and
orderly arrangement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

You want soup and there it is. You
choose your brand and put into your
basket the desired number of cans You
want sugar and it awaits you in packages
of various sizes, wrapped and sealed. You
want flour, and you select your sack. You
want jam, jelly or marmalade, rolled oats,
cornmeal, catsup or soap, starch or canned
tomatoes, sardines or celery salt-and
whatever you want is here set before you,
with nothing but arms reach between your
desire and it's fulfillment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

At PIGGLY WIGGLY you walk
through the turnstilc on the left and take
one of the baskets; You can bring your
own il you like.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

In less time than it has taken you to read
the last ten paragraphs you will have in
your basket soup, sugar, flour, jam, salt
and whatever else you want.
You have picked out the particular
brands you want without suggestion or
persuasion from anyone, without risking a
curt word by refusing to take '|something
just as good" If you wanted all big APP
Piles or all small oranges you have them.
No one to fume, frown or fuss about it
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

Nobody says: "I'm sorry we're out of
that, but here is something just as good"
You don't have to stand around while
Mrs. Smith argues the price Of canned
peas, or lose time and patience while Mrs.
Brown talks twelve chapters on a box Of
crackers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-09

At PIGGLY WIGGLY you need not ask
any questions. They're all answered in
advance in plain figures, They're all an
swered in advance on labels.
At PIGGLY WIGGLY you select with
your hands your fruits and vegetables, so
you get the size and kinds you want, not
what somebody wants to hand you. At
PIGGLY WIGGLY you buy by weight,
not by measure, the only fair and honest
WaV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
BITRO-PH0SPHATE
Is GOOD FOR THIN
NERVOUS PEOPLE

A French scientist has discovered
an organic phosphate which should
be a very effective remedy for weak
nerves, sleeplessness. thinness and
lack Of strength, energy and vigor.
It's substance is described by spe-
cislists as identical IN composition
with certain vital elements, naturally
found in brain and nerve cells and
one which when taken into the human
system IS quickly converted into
healthy living tissue
This phosphate IS already widely
known among druggists in this coun-
try as tr0-Phosphate and some ply
sicians claim that through its use
strength. energy vigor a3d nerve
force are frequently inereafed in two
weeks time.
Dr. Frederick Kolle. Editor OF New
York Physicians who's Who" says
Il should be prescribed by every doc
tor and used in every hospital In the
United states. AS there are a great
variety Of so-called phosphates.
those who wish TO test this substance
should be sure 10 get the genuine
Bitro- Phosphate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

I neane" howled the baboon. forget
ting all about Uncle Wiggily and
Neddie. and thinking only Of the
swinging stone. How dare you hit
me-
This time the bzboon struck q
great, powerful and most tremendous
blow at the stone He hit It fairly and
sent il on the biggest swing OF all.
Nov let me see il you dare come
back and hit me-" hoWled the bah.
as I cali him for short
OF course the stone on the grape
vine rope swung back II couldn't do
anything else
@Biffo Bingo' CraokoiT the stone hit
the baboon on the end Of his soft and
tender nose.
20. wowl o, double wowi o. this is
too much" howled the bad chap.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
Bedtime Stories For The Lizzie Ones
UNCLE WTGGILY AND NEDDIE'S CABBAGE.
1ir-au--u-u By HOWARD GARIs.

NICE upon a time. as Uncle wig.
- ely Longears, the bunny rabbit
gentleman, was hopping through the
woods. he saw Neddie stubtafl. the
boy bes-. playing with a large head Of
cabbage. The cabbage was swinging
from the high branch Of a tree on 4
long rope Of wild grapevine.
What are you doing. Neddis7 %
asked the bunny.
oh. taking my morning exercise. .
answered the boy bear. You see I
have little cold so I get warmed up
by sWatting this cabbage as it swings
70 and FRO. Watch me-"
Neodle struck the swinging cabbage
WlLn MS paw. It moved away from
nlms and then quickly moved back
ssain' banging the boy bear in the
"Ouchl" cried Nsddie. Il got q in
the nose that tlmel Luckily its a soft
cabbage. ana didn't hurt much"
Neddie rubbed his nose as he sat on
his launches under the swinging cab
bage that dangled from the end Of the
long grapevine rope.
That seems TO be lots Of fun"
laughed Uncle WlgEily. Let me see
you do Il again, Neddiel'
So after he had cheWed uD the
mouthful OF shredded cabbage that he
had pulled off with his claws just be-
fore Uncle AYiggily came along, Neddie
began 70 swat the vegetable once
more
Every time he hit It with his paw
the cabbage head would swing TO one
side Then, when % swung back
again, Neddie would hit il once more.
That is he would sometimes. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

again. he would miss hitting the cab
bage head and it would hit him on
the nose. Bat being a soft head Of
cabbage, It did not hurt the boy bear
-How's your cold7" Uncle Wiggily
wanted to know
"Oh, an so warm now, from having
hit the cabbage so much, that
haven't any more coldr laughed Ned
die. Here you like cabbage, Uncle
! Wlggily, have some" and ne ciawed
4 off some tender leaves for the bunny
That left nothing but the cabbage
stump. and while Uncle Wiggily vas
eating the white, tender leaves, Ned
die pulled the stump down
No use leaving that hang up" said
the boy bear. III fasten up this big
round stone, instead The dangling
stone VIII keep the grapevine rope
from blowing away until ] want to
tie another cabbage head 70 IT,"
So the boy bear fastened a big.
round, heavy, hard stone on the end
OF the swinging grapevine rope. The
stone was as round and looked some
thing like head Of cabbage
Vow ven 80 home" spoke Neddie,
but just as he and Uncle Wiggily were
going TO walk away through the
woods having eaten most Of the cab
bage leaves there was a rustling in
the bushes, and out popped the bad
old blue nosed baboon-
All, hai am just in time. I seei"
gurgled the baboon.
In time for what" groWled Neddie
II you mean in time to play swat
the cabbage with me you're too late
The cabbage Is all gomez
7 wasn't speaking OF cabbage"
said the baboon- Il mean I'm Just In
time for Uncle Wiggily's souse- And
III take some Of yours, too Neddie
Stubtail!'
Now. the little bear boy and Uncle
Wiggily were very much frightened.
for the blue nosed baboon was very
big The bad chap hoped over to-
ward Uncle Wiggily. but, as he did so,
the baboon. happened TO hit the big,
round stone that Neddie had tied TO
the dangling grapevine The stone
swung a little to one side, and, swing
ing back, struck the babOon on the
paw.
.Herei Quit that Don't get funny
with mel" howled the baboons and he I
struck the stone a harder blow than
before.
OF course the harder he struck it
the farther away the stone swung. !
and this time. swinging back, 1t hit
the bad chap quite a nifty blow.
Hold on there. what do you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

". Use toilet water or toilet
vinegar on the face to overcome the
oilness and get a good hair tonic for
the scalp