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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
FATHER ASKS DAMAGES
FOR DEATH OF HIS SON

.J.L Matthsws, father Of fgur.w wear
old jewell Matthew'S, 'whe was run down
81, HAIRY 4. Wolff on july 81, al ssS
Vance avenue, ,Thurfdtg ttleS suit for
dataaEfs AGAINST the pAytisisr IN the
sum Of sas'pDo In Circuit eeuHt for tile
death. Of MIS- son, alleging that Or. Wolff
was driving et'a rseklees rate Of spskd
eng shsals hsNe seen the child ~ tue
The bill was tiled by Attorneys An.
darSen, GrlhtfeN q H6isksll.
"A bill Of Indictment was presented to
the grand jury, charging Or. wcift with
TI .nss.s but the ipqu'Sisorfai aaas
Rersniee Kallagksr Thursday filed
suit against th4 ~fAeeivers' Of tho Mem
phis street railway company, &skiRs
daHakss In the sura Of y1N,eoe, 1T II
alleged that the girl, willis RligfitipE
from a street car az McLknsore avenue
and Lauderdals street, was seriously ia.
tursd BY the maternap's eio$ihE the
door on her arm before she reached ths
street. The same firm filed the bill
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
CROSS-EYED TOMBOY BECAME.A AN
. AERIAL VENUS BY HARD WORK

Fond parent have you a girl who
e q tonboy? Does she cause you no
end Of trouble by her pranks. taking
and doing dares with the boys7 Even
she rigs up trapezss In the barn,
climbs trees and does other stunts boys
usually do, there Il hope for her.
W o don't believe It, 80 10 the
orpheuln. this week and sse Dainty
Maria, who styles herself Venus OF the
All. a Venus she 10 In beauty and
Kansas Venus; but unlike de Milo, she
mas Two arms ~ the end OF which
are two fists which are said 10 have
been used TO good advantage on n
or " occasions in the front line Of
battle near the stage door.
Dainty Marie was reared on a farm
" KANSAS. She was a temboy In all
that the appellation implies. One day
while she was going through stunts on
3 .trapeEe hung to the limb OF the
old apple tree some circus women no.
vsioprsnt in the little cross.syed our
try cir. IN less than 10 days there
after she was doing four acts IN a
one day a travelling doctor saw her
and also admired the sunny-haired,
hyeIg IKE Ths beauty c1nS.. snS sAi9 ~ v%hSt
- EN#k EAh& ~ NS00FhIEAs AA8 NOAINAF
teered 70 mako her eyes all right and
with a drop OF cocaine IN each eye and
a snip Of the surgical scissors be made
straight those sunny orbs that thrill
the male sex from the front row OF the
oTIheum TO the seats back near the
radiator.
IL q not many years after the lit.
Ito country girl entered the life Of the
canvas tops that the greatest OF all
circuseA BaFnum. e. Bailey, took her
up and featured her as the personfi-
cation Of grace and symmetry, and
from her fine tastes, Rbhorrauce Of all
that Is common and withal her plquapt
personality she wal named Dainty
Marie, and Dainty Marie" she beenme
and Is.
Soon Martin Beck's attention was at
tracted to Dainty Marie and she be-
came an orpheum star, and such she
probably viii remain as long as she
what is the secret OF the metamor-
phosis from a cross-eyed tomboy to
Venus Of the ARP asked the reporter.
Hard work. said Marie, mo white
lights; to bed soon after midnight, ex-
ereise, exercise until you get dead tired
and don't worry, that's about all there
is to IT,"
Some mild exercises Marie INDUCES
In during the summer on her farm In
Kansas are ploughinE, making hay, get
ting up at ) am. TO help cook for
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
TENNESSEE WEATHER.

FASFvILLE, Tenn, Aug, Is ~Sum.
mary OF weathSr aud crop Conditions N
Tennessee tor the week ending AUG, &c!
The rainfall gensfally was Bufficjsnt.
but Some drought stricken areas still
eyist, where crops are sptfsring sA,
2srsly and the land Is too dry 70 plev.
These areas are not lsrgS, however, aud
greatly benefited by the recent rains,
especially late. but much Of the sayiS
drought OF July and. sstly Augnst. Sill,
aEe corn made. good pt9Kress cettoN
made very gond .presrssss thsre il bur
SssSysslepsss Ssh ana sSs sessi s 'ns sssinn S,s
10 open. gobscco inipeovod and 10 sen,
orally IN scoa condition. Clttink and
srcn Of Irish. notatqsy shows SIDED
stands ssnsfsilY sna growing well
Sweet potatoes geneyallR are read.
Peanuts ate II coed eenditisn Peas,
eeany and millet are deins well. ahd
come grass hay ~ affotdinT another
cutting. Gestures and gardens have
improved decidedly W.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
SLAVs PuL DOWN
AUSTRIAN STATUES

sARAlETo,1 Respia, Aqg. NmrAs
Slavs have torn down the heaptlfu
monument Of granite ana bronze which
the Austriaps erected to the memories
OF AFchdnke Franz Fsrdinsnd and hi
wife, Sophia. dneheGs OF Hoheneers
which ssteod At a-eerner 'ef. the etlegs
here where their assassinatien w ffih;
Fip hirrlshed The shark ttst tet NJ
tbs werld war 1t here bTcnEe plaau:
ghewlps he tiguFaf ~ both FsFssHal0
rasssd trena the this Of Austria JRd hs'
come q part Of the ktpxdeui pt Sefhs,
Greats and Slovenss, tina parts Of. this
monument have been stored IN The usc
scum ~ Saraitvo, When the upretei
hss time they VIII Be assembled for
tbs e~difiration Of the students % his
tory and 70 satisfy the curiosity Of sight
ssers,
Sarsjsyo sesms algost to have fer
gotten the bomb throwing ard is wei
on It's way toward mskipg 'fhusiness II
usual" As . dsmohilisN saldisr said,
We're eli sick OF the var buSiness,s
But the mixed population and the un,
dertone Of sympathy for Austria lead
enc to wonder what mas happen in tht
generation after that Of Prinzlp.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
TRUST CONTROLS
| DIAMOND MARKET
~~~~~A-~-~
British Seizure OF Germany's
Mines Gives World
Monopoly.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2a-CompetitoR
which formerly existed In the worlds
diamond market and which kept down
the price Of diamonds, has completely
disappeared with the raking by Eng
mi as . war prize OF German South
vest Africa, the diamond output Of
which was large enough TO be 0 con
siderable factor IN the market. with
fotnpetition eliminated, % per cent OF
Vie worlds total production OF dia-
monds will be under the absolute con
troll OF the De Beers Consolidated Mines
company,
That derrnany's loss OF It's African
colony may rather seriously affect the
worlds pocketbcok is pointed out In the
annual report Of the United States geo.
logical survey written BY Waidemar
sehallsr and just made public by the
department Of the Interior.
The De Beers company, since it2 or
EahiEatlon by Cecil Rhodes, has been
the Dominant factor in the worlds dia
n1ond markets. For years II held up the
price OF diamonds and even advanced
II IN the face OF IN enormously increased
output Of South African mines, VIVA,
Il win do 10 prices now that Il has
an undlsputed monopoly of diamond
prod uetion, may only be susmissd. The
f'RskNNh ~ QAak h6S HFlIGn VI ulAIlpHus
viii go higher IN the next few years
than they are today, and today they
are higher than ever before In history
There arc not enough diamonds iT
the world the geological survey re
port AIDA, TO supply The unpreoedent'
ed increased demand from nearly al
countries In the last month. The short
sge IN due 10 the four and half year
OF var, during which mining operation
were eomplstAly suspended for a yea
and q half and were resumed on
greatly reduced scale. The diamont
dealers m the United States have 4
tho meantime baen replanighiug thei
stacks from the accumulated snrplu
that had been mined prier To the ~aI
Holland and Belgium did mest 0
the diamond cutting hsfore the val
France ana England cutting smalle
quantities The Industry mas been prac
tcAliy suspended ~ Bslsiuln, ha& IN
creased IN Holland, ana fenains sbou
the same in France and England !
10 estimated that about half Of Oh
nhined diamonds tn the world are owne
N the uuitsd States aud that thei
value exceeds q billion dollars"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
GERMANY FAILED
WITHOUT FREEDOM
~----e --r

" - TNNTNNN Va
BERLIN, AUG, es.--"Ths reason Why
the whole world rose up against Pyus,
sts and Germany and net sFsinst Eng.
lsns Ii plain to svsFgeps who haa oh.
served ths PFqssisn' policy IN Poland
ana the pEpstian administration in Al,
saes, asssrt,a Prot. r w, Forester, Of
,;s,ss Tsiys5,i,s q Munich writing ln
!. SIesglssSSt RfssiIf 81. RgISEsssss %,Ts %oyI !;
frsesom and tjustfts," I'd addtd'
she ~tueetsdsd In ~feceneling the
BSsss Whessas we. were unable in ID
yVrs 10 fesstn ths sytnpsthiSs Of the
AlsAtiens who are "Gerfhan 10 the
oore, That sIiaaks volumes,
The isolation Of Germany from
HAGUE conference is irfefutshie prof.
N dominating circles that Germany Ii
possessed Of different mentality than
The rest Of the Herld
He eharSes Germany With havins
erred IN the exchange. OF the Yer,
xaillss notss on tie question 81 guilt
and states that many opey sid6d &C.
duSatiohs might hare been cemhated
more effectively II Germany had n6f
again e~ndsavered 20 defend unteaabl4
pU itions with rank soRhistries,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
NET REGISTRATION
WILL TOTAL $1,000
Analysis as to Sex aud Color
Has Not Yet Been
Made.

The registration IN the city Of Mem.
phis will aggregate approximately H.
600. This includes men and women,
This was Indicated Thursday mora
ms, after the last~of the registration
books were turned into the reE.stfa-
ton commission, and an unofficial
count had been ~tabulated.
The registration books of the city
showed a total Of 1901 registration
certificates used, These include the
void certificates those whereupon PER-
sons from wrong wards or precincts
we're registered, aud those numbered
lines which were used In some cases
BY registrars for date lines each Of the
days Of the registration, As each line
is numbered, 1t was necessary to 'void''
the certificates Of the corresponding
number.
II Is estimated that void certificates
will average about five TO the hundred
recorded On the book. Thus, with 10.
tails showing is,0Sl. and dsducting five
yolds for each 100 numbers, the resis.
tration for the city totals II, 1871 for the
10 days of the biennial registration,
which ended on Aug. 81,
Without deductlng void certificates,
the following tabulation gives the city
registration by precincts and wardsi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

4 10. ,~,t...,,6fs IfFoES total. l8,0SI
show the number of each precinct at
the city at large Of white men, white
Women. negro man afh negro women.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

MORMONS SEEK
TO REGAIN HOMES

noUGLAs. Aria Aug .g-ssme 81,
The ssversl hundred Mcrmons who ware
driven out Of their colony a. Cclonl.
Mertlos IS miles southeast OF pour,as
BY Villas army Of invasion IN 1915. arc
ehdeaNorlng 10 recover their home
from the Mexican souatterF who have
Lturntd them About ten Mormon
families stu liys In the colony. but
are not Permitted 70 occupy their own
brick houses. Mexican families ara
living IN them ana refuse 10 auit. Dro .
Claiming the doctrine OF "Msrlcc tor
MASieane. ~ ~
Many other Mermons, d'shAsrtened by
their rsNersals have begun lie anew
~ the United states Appsala have
eeen mage 70 the Me1ican government
by the Mormons without result. &c,
Gently the American state Department.
asked the MeEiesu government . olive
cut the uthrpets and rsttors their prop.
trty 10 Them Tia coionjsts nepa thlr
effort vii, be ~euecsesful
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

aor, Naval, will be the three chief
aases for the Pacific feet, according 10
layall officers here III. fret two ports
viii bold NEST Of the vessels that viii
% laid UP with skeleton crews and the
srger ships on active duty will chiefly
center A. Pearl Harbor, II is said
san Pedro and San Diego win he base
ports tor many submarines. destroyerg
ana chasers More patrol vessels also
@ill be available for Alsskan waters
Just how the fleet will hA divided
among the waters Of the Pacific was
not known here and It was said d,
tsion would net be decided until after
ny lieet had made its toar OF coast
lorts and 10 Hoholulv.
has been intimated that 8 Rrea,
raining station for Southern Calfor.
ila would be established az San Diego
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
WHISKY NOT PROPERTY
PLEADS LOUISVILLE MAN

LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug ~ Under
wartime prohibition whist n NOD
pfaperty, o. Of leaa, has no marketable
falQs, and hencg cannot ~ included ID
er~e IN bankruptcy. according to ma
pls.s submitted Ter = BANKRUPT Louis
vile s~aloonkseper, bp council who ~.
Serts that such l.queF can snly Be held
py a person for his own use
The plea Is resaFdsd a. eAtt@maly
novel and one which might sdd eonsiAs
tangle
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
BACK TAKES SOUGHT.

Another batch of frent.feat asssss.
ment back tax bills we're filed IN chan,
Gerry court lAte wednesday, by the back
tax eelieeter. Among those who ara Dc.
Nne2tnt are osk Stossse sognpaNy'
MilsS s, Buckingham, trustee, and sam
p. Walker, eS ttustea. "A bill also was
filed against Baxter Ware, As trustee,
Lieut., Ware was killed In action IN
France during the great war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

thresherS, driving a farm tractor and
also the strenuous task Of feeding
chickens. But her cheerful disposition,
her ability to forget troubles, makes
all work play for her.
The only thing we wonder at Is why
don't managers put her further up on
the bill. Even closing the show as
she does, she holds the audience till
the last minute-audiences that usual
ly start to leave when the last act COM
msnces,5
Is a man. II would wreck the young
life and physique of a female maid even
to help take care of this corn-fed We
nus,
There Is nothing the matter with
Kansas as long as II turns out crops like
Dainty Marie. NED COURTNEY.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08

but when he saw Jacqueline run from
me he changed his plans and sent the
sleigh after her. Then, realizing from
my actions that I was snow blind, he
had remained behind with some of his
followers to enjoy the sport of bait
ing me, and incidentally to drive me
out of the way while the sleigh went
on.
But Jacqueline-
She had tried to escape me. She
could not have been playing a part
she was too transcendently sincere.
Something must have occurred-some
dream which had momentarily crazed
her; and she had confounded me with
her prosecutors.
stood deep in the snow, a pistol In
each hand, waiting. Once heard the
dogs yelp, far up the valley, and then
there was only the soughing Of the
wind and the sting of the driving
sleet flakes. And the gray mist had
closed In all about me. 1 was alone In
that storm-swept wilderness, and there
was no sun to guide me.
1 plunged along--half delirious, I
believe, for 1 began to hear voices on
every side of me and to imagine I saw
Simon standing, just out of reach. a
shadow upon the mist, haunting me.
l followed him at an undertaking dis
lance, firing, relOading and firing
again.
was no longer conscious Of my
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
MET ROOSEVELT IN THE MUD
At the White House Pershing Re.
minded Former Rough Rider of
Their Cuban Encounter.

On November "a, 1908, William
Loeb, Jr., secretary to President
Roosevelt, wrote the secretary of
war: 'The president would like to
know when Captain Pershing is COM
ing to Washington" (Pershing had
just returned from the Moro cam
paign.) The answer was returned !:
Captain Pershing is now in Washing
ton and has an Office in the war de-
partment." The captain was invited
to take luncheon at the White House.
Captain Pershing." said the presi-
dent when the party was seated at
table. did meet you in the Santiago
campaign"
'YeS, Mr.. President, just once"
when was that? What did say?"
"Since there are ladies here, can't
repeat just what you said, Mr.. Presi-
dent"
There was general laugh, in which
Roosevelt Joined.
''Tell me the circumstances, them"
"Why, had gone back with a mule
team TO SibOney, to get supplies for
the men. The night was pitch black
and 1t was raining torrents. The road
was q streak of mud. On the way back
to the front, l heard noise and confu-
sion ahead. l knew it was a mired
mule team. An officer in the uniform
of a Rough Rider was trying to get
the mules out of the mud, and his re-
marks, as 1 said moment ago, should
not be quoted before ladies' suggest
ed that the best thing to do was to
take my mules and pull your wagon
out, and then your mules got out. This
was done and we saluted and parted"
''Well,' said Roosevelt, "if there
ever was time when d man would be
justified in using bad language, IT
would be In the middle of a rainy
night, with his mules down In the
mud and his wagon loaded with things
soldiers at the front needed.
MacAdam, in Worlds Work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
Copyright. w. c. Chapman

Ice. At the foot of the hill l saw two
straight and narrow lines on the soft
snow. They We're the tracks of sleigh
runners.
1 followed them, sobbing and catch
ing my breath and screaming:
"Jacquelinel Jacqueline!"
Then / heard Simon's voice. Bon
jour, NJ. HEWLETT" he called mocking-
ly. "This way! This way"
/ turned and rushed blindly In the
direction of the cry. l had left my
snowshoes behind me in the hut, and
at each step my feet broke through
the crusted snow, so that 1 fioundered
and fell like a drunken man to cho-
ruses of taunts and laughter.
1t was a horrible blind mans buff,
for they had surrounded me. yelling,
from every quarter.
''This way, monsieurI This way -
piped thin voice which l knew to be
that of Philippe Lacroix.
A SNOWFALL struck me on the chin,
and they began pelting me and laugh
ing. l was like baited bear. / was
beside myself with rage and helpless
fury. The icy balls hit my face a
dozen times; one struck me behind the
ear and hurled me down half stunned.
l pulled my pistols from my pockets
and spun round, firing in every direc-
ton through that wall of gray, yield
ing mist that gave me place but never
gave me vision.
The clouds had obscured the sky
and the snow was falling again. My
hands were bare and numb, except
where the cold steel of the pistol trig-
ger scared my fingers like molten
metal.
A dog barked once more, very far
away, and at last l understood their
scheme.
Doubtless Simon had reached the
huts at dawn and had discovered US
there. He must have been In waiting.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
THEORY OF ODD NUMBERS
AS Far Back as Can Be Traced, super
stition Has Held Them
in Reverence.

"Why is a hen given an odd num-
her Of eggs to hatch and never an
even number?" a writer in Tft-Bifs
asks. He answers himself by saying
that II is all matter of superstition
and that. despite our advanced civ1li-
zation we still cling to things OF the
musty past.
Salutes from warsbips, forts, ETC.,
are always given in odd numbers, ne
explains, with no valid reason, other
than the old theory that the odd num-
Der was always lucky.
Virgil records all sorts Of charms
and SPELLS practieed around odd num-
hers and never an even one.
People still say, after two failures,
that a third attempt may be success
full.
Seven is the favorite biblical num-
Der. and old divines taught that 1t
held s mystical perfection. Three Is
the number of the Trinity-an odd
number again.
Falstaff. in the MERRY Wives" is
entrapped third lime. He is quot
ed as saying "They say there is d.
vinity in odd numbers"
The number two was always avoid
ed and had an evil reputation, in
ancient times. because on the second
day hell was created.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
They Used Horse Sense.

A team of horses. owned by firm
in Indianapolis decided to move with
out their driver. The horses, drawing
a dray, started slowly. They were
Just behind the white line at Meridian
and Maryland streets when the traffic
man turned the semaphore. The
stop" sign faced the horses and they
stopped. In few minutes the traffic
man turned the semaphore and the
"go' sign faced the horses. They
went. AS the team stopped at the
"stop" sign and started at the ego"
sign the traffic man failed to notice
they were driverless. The horses slow
Iy walked to the next corner and again
the "stop" sign was up. The horses
stopped And this is the way the driv-
er caught them when he did.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
WORSE THAN
DEADLY
POISON GAS

Kidney disease is no respector Of per-
bons. It attacks young and old alike
In most cases the victim is warned
of the approaching dSsgen Nature fights
back. Headache, indigestion, insomnia,
lame back, lumbago, sciatica, rheuma-
tism, pain In tie loins and lower abb
domen, difficulty in urinating, all arc
indication Of trouble brewing In your
kidneys.
When such symptoms appear you win
almost certainly find quick relief In
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
This famous old remedy has stood
the test for two hundred years In help
ing mankind to fight off disease.
It is imported direct from the homo
laboratories in Holland, where 1t has
helped to develop the Dutch into one
Of the sturdiest and healthiest races In
the world, and it may be had at
almost every drug store. Your money
promptly refunded if it does not re-
ieve you. Be sure to get the genuine
GOLD MEDAL Brand. In sealed packs
ages, three sizes.-Ady.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
Canadian Statesmen.

The prime ministers of the Domin-
len of Canada, beginning in 1867, have
been Sir John Macdonald, Alexander
Mackenzie, then Sir John Macdonald
again, Sir J. ]. G. Abbott, Sir John
Thompson, Sir Mckenzie Powell, Sir
Charles Upper, Sir Wilfred Laurler
and Sir Robert Borden. The governors
general of Canada have been Vtscount
Monck, from 1867 to 1859; Lord LIS
gar, 1S69-1S72; earl of Dufferin, 1872
1878; marquis of Lorne, 18781883 /;
marquis of Lansdowne, 1883-188S; earl
of Derby, 1S8S-1S93; earl of Aberdeen.
1893 1885, earl of Mimic. 1898-1904 !;
duke of Connaught, 1911-191o, and the
duke Of Devonshire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
Korean Religion.

Nowhere is the great antiquity Of
Korean civilization so clearly shown
as in the minds of their religious be-
liefs. The all-around Korean, when
in society, is a Confucianist; he Is a
Buddhist when he philosophers, and
a spirit worshiper when he is In trOu-
Bile. His religion Is one Of dragons,
devils, elves, imps and COLLINS, In
which the spirits of dead humanity
are here and there present; where
eternal shades walk about; In which
hills, trees and rivers-even diseases
have personalities bearing woes and
terrors to all men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08
PUSHING own.a-cow Campaign.

Bankers are cooperating with the
agricultural agent in Jefferson Davis
parish, La, in an "Own-a-cow" CAM
paign. The bankers are financing the
farmers, and the agent is preaching
the gospel of better live stock. In the
fall of 1918 he bought five carloads,
100 head. including registered bulls,
of pure-bred Holsteins from Wiscon-
sin. These dairy animals were wide
ly distributed among the farmers, one
or two head going to each owner. So
pleased have been the owners of these
pure breds that the agent is already
taking orders from others. 1t is prob
able that several additional carloads
of such cattle will be purchased next
fall, the agent reports, together with
about 200 pure-bred calves for mem
bers of the boys calf club. The bank
ers and the school board will back the
proposition to help the boys get a start
In cattle raising.