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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
Mutt and Jef,s
Dream" Comma

This year that best of all roaring mu-
steal farce s~pectacles. Mutt and Jeffs
Dream comes TO the Lyric on Oct.
81 and 90 with everything ~rearranged,
sparkling and reiuvenated, Mr.. Hin
has replaced everything heretofore used
with entirely new ~up-to-date material
and the consequence is a brand new
and thoroughly finished farce comedy,
spectacular review OF the latest fads and
funny things OF the day, Mutt and
Jeff' has long since earned the top
notch position among ~dxtfavagant
farces, and the idea of remodeling the
scenic environment and r~econstructing
the piece generally has been an annual
occurrence, but this season an extra eff
fort has been made in the way Of re-
newing the lines, situations and n de-
cidedly refreshing atmosphere porme-
ates the entire performance. A bril-
liant and prettily costumed chorus of
youthful maidens assist in the attrac-
lively arranged ensembles and the mod
ern popular music leaves nothing to be
desired in a musical way. The special
ties are the best that ever appeared in
any musical farce comedy A wealth
of money has been expended this sea-
son to costume 1t beyond the fondest
dreams Of the indulgent public.
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utably clear. This was particularly so
because England herself was much
more cautious with US In consequence
of the Increased risk of a war with
Germany, and was balanced In n meas
ure by her cooler temperament, THIS
served, however. to Increase the eNplo.
sive force Of the entente within the un
stable European situation, which had
been brought about by England her
self.
For our half.century OF peaceful OK
panston had made it difticult for Eng
land to attack us. Both the cabinet
n public opinion in England found II
more anG NOR to their own interests
to Let us take ratt in the business 0t
the world as their best CUSTOMERS
Nhii" England became more accus-
toned to this idea. those Anglophiles u
Germany Withdrew into the background
with their regard for Englaud's pre-
dominance as a sort Of divine right,
aud German power as something un-
usual and inadmissihle.
Even those who heretofore had taken
the line that England should not be
provoked" by a navy war OF u own
making, began to take heart in the
Fatheriand, which was respected and
protected by its w strength in conSe-
uuencc of a more polite treatment OF
the German empire, We had almost
passed in those days, the unavoidable
danger zone The completion of the
building plans OF cur high seas fleet
and the object having been reached OF
equalizing our rights with those of
England, had nearly been attained.
England did not anticipate a naval
attack from us. She had IA guarantee
against this in our unfdVorable strate-
Rical position in 4 triangle Of sea,
which did not increase, but rather
served to limit, the effectiveness OF our
fleet. These circumstances, together
with our lack Of strong naval allies,
could not produce a desire for WAL In
any respops BILE German
ftat ktioke O, genius me policy OF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
'Liue, Laugh,
Love-" Musical
Farce Success
Will Be Attraction at Lyric
Thursday and Friday, Oct.
A31laa23 and "a.

The attraction at the Lyric on Thurs.
a., a,a t.ian, nt.tta ~ 90 nv ~
uay anu rrluay hisits' WV 20 anu
will be a clever musical farce entitled,
Live, Laugh and Love" on the pres
entation Of This attraction in Savannah
recentlv the News az that city SAYS;
"The savannah theater season opened
yesterday with a clever musical farce
that was brought down by ". b. Sees
kind, who for many wears was manager
of tho Sa yannah.
The name of the show Is Live,
Laugh and Love- The hook and music
are both new and the two large audi
ences were highly entertained and
unused. The matinee was practically
sold out and the night crowd was OF
holiday size.
mr. SeesNird has selected a happy
medium for his initial venture as n
producer. The music of Live. Laugh
and Love Ia catchy and tuneftl and
the voices in the show are sweet. The
lines are witty and at times sparkle,
and the laugh .%provoking situations are
effdrtiyelv handled
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
'.BiU Apperson s
Boy" Offers New
Role To Pickford
Popular Brother of Mary To
Be Seen at Princess for
Three Days.

His staunch devotion to the memory
OF his dead mother Is the force which
leads Buddy Apperson to break with his
father in bill Apperson's Boy" in
which Jack Pickford will be seen at the
Princess theater for three days, starting
sunday. In this feature Mr.. Plckford
plays a Blue Ridge mountain lad, the
son Of Bill Apperson, a lovable old
mountaineer-
Some years before the opening of the
picture Bill Apperson's wife died. Both
father and son revere her memory.
sundays, on their way home from the
little church. they pause to doff their
hats and stand silently for a moment
beside the grave OF the beloved wife
and mother.
But now creeps In another influence.
Bill Apperson is lonely. He knows that
he and Buddy would be more comfort
able under the hand Of a woman. One
day as Buddy Is out with his gun he Is
told In an insinuative way by a mem
Der of the Yarnton family that his
father Is paying too much attention to
women" Buddy resents the insult,
and whips the young man who was the
author of II.
At home he is told by his father that
the latter intends to be married to "ohe
OF the Hansons up Blackfern noun
tain way" Then Bill Apperson asks
MS son II ne VIII not be wiling TO &C
cept the prospective step-mother as a
mother; In fact, call her such. To this
Buddy will not agree. He says you
can marry her If you want to, but she
amt my mother"
When the step-mother comes home
Buddy does not accept her ~graciously.
When he persists In his determination
not to call her Mother" his father cuts
a stout stick and starts to give Buddy
a whipping.
Bill Apperson strikes but one blow
and then there appears before him the
face Of his first wife, as she gently
drew away the sick with which he
started to whip Buddy once, years ago,
Buddy, too. remembers the kindness OF
his real mother, and decides to leave
home. A few hours after he steps from
his fathers house he becomes involved
in the big situation of the story. and
begins to need the protection Of a father
as never before.
There is q pretty love story in bill
Apperson's Boy telling how Buddy
courted Martha Yarnton, and how his
affection for her led him into the crisis
which came on the night he left his
fathers house.
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''FIO-FIO" Tells
Story of Model
Who SaW Light
vampirish Intentions of Girl
Disappear and She Gives
Up Youth She Ensnared

A beautiful corset model whose in
tentions are vampirish but whose heart
compels her to give up the youth she
has ensnared to the girl he loves. Is the
theme Of "Flo-F1o," that sparkling mu-
steal comedy which John Cort will pre-
sent at the Lyric on Saturday, matinee
and night, Oct. rs.
Numbered among the features are
two irresistibly funny comedy teams, a
beautiful perfect So" chorus with a
sense OF humor and eccentric dances
three wonderful fashion parades which
cost thousands OF dollars and a cast
Of established reputation, which in
cIudes Miss Miriam Mason, Geo: $. Kin
naan sam Howard, Carl Fletcher, Len
Ieonard, Andrew Francis and John
Ross. GermainesBourville, Gus Vaughn,
Hazel Wood and Marie Cashmere, to-
rether with the perfect SO" chorus, be-
Sides an augmented orchestra.
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"Checkers, Famous Race
Drama, Plays At Strand
Sensational Spectacle Will Be ShoWn Here
for Week Beginning Sunday.

AT last Checkers" the well-knowr
racing melodrama, has been made into
a big special film production and Is
to be presented with an all-star cast
at the Strand t~heater for seven days,
starting Sunday. "Cheokers' Is espe-
cially adaptable for the motion pictures,
for 1t contains many elaborate outdoor
scenes that can be accurately displayed
on the screen,
The producers, 1t is said, have given
the picture a most lavish production,
with IN a~ll-star east which includes
Thomas ]. Carrigan, Jean Acker, Ellen
Classify. Peggy Worth, Bertram Mar
burgh, Tamnany Young, Ed Sedgwick
and Robert Elliott.
In selecting the cast for Checkers"
Richard Stanton. the director, kept in
mind the racing atmosphere to the pic
ture.
Thomas J. C~arrigan, who plays the
role of Checkers, has reason to he
thankful that for the part Of the famous
racing tout Mr., Stanton engaged Tam
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11

ny's. The British ministers soon af-
tcrward exnresscd themselves as we'll
Satisfied with our ratio OF five to Eng
lands eight, and showed more respect
to us in every way. In l9l2-l4 they
encouraged our support OF the Austrian
STANDPOINT In the BALKANS, hut 1t viii
not be necessary for me to discuss how
far this emphasis upon Russo German
difference WIS folt to be desirable.
Russia and France Ready for
War.
IN July, 1914, therefore, when II was
seen that there was to be war, the
English showed a d fire at first. as |
found out later, not to let loose q great
world war on Serbia s account. This
desire was actuatad by several factors,
one of the most important being the
need for preserving a general peace. al
ways strong in a commercial people,
The English were At least for a general
peara so long as their own Interests
were not endangered. II would oe
wrong to explain This attitude as one OF
friendship for Germany.
England was willing at all times,
when she was, unobserVed, to reduce
the German people TO a condition OF
poverty. In which they had been prior
10 the days Of Bismarck and the
LEHleN tIlleIlte " NV llontHHOllcIH ldll~
lily, from which condition they alone
had raised us. Meanwhile the danger
Of a world-war was brought gradually.
but steadily. nearer, through the
strengthening Of the power Of Russia
Since Russia had Joined the entente.
and nur Eussian policy. which was
wrong in many ways. had not succeed
ed In easing the tension between us,
England had her grand chance,
PrenaratiOnS for war on the part of
both Ruep'a and France had been ad-
yanced to the utmost limits, The fact
that England favored these prepare
tons. and knew all about the desire
Tor conquest which was back OF them,
renders Fngland's historical guilt irref-
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many Young, who has followed the
horses ever since he sold newspapers at
Thirty fourth street and Broadway
wears ago.
During the filming Of one Of the
scenes Young was supposed to give a
racing tip to Garrigan. But Young Is
a ~realist. He thought 1t would be much
better to give a real tip; SO instead Of
rereating the lines given him In the
script, he said:
Take 1t from me--bet your shirt or
Lively, in the first ace at New Orleans
TO-DAY"
Carrigan Thought it was merely part
of the business and was greatly sur
prised when Young came TO him short
ly afterward and repeated the state
ment. As soon as he had finished work
Carrigan hurried back to Broadway and
placed $500 on Lively at 5 to 1.
A feV hours later the extra editions
Of the evening papers brought him the
result Of the first race. Lively had won
easily. Carrigan now is strong for Real
ism.
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noble quar-, Germany, 10 ,ts
vas on the point of being broke
the growth of our power. So far.
as had honorably contributed
preservation Of the peace OF the
by Germany, | locked back upes.
mes work with satisfaction, ant
mat the conclusion Of the nav
bGlng. not Tar off, ! could lay my
pleted task in the hands OF my
cessor, and he could stand at theE
IN the petty war between the 81
ana the German parliament.
cd that the German navy wouS X
done It's work well il 1t could 20
maintained, in the sense of whA go
projected, peace and liberty NW
high seas V
Trade and travel had incI
both countries by leaps and
Military burdens were being b -
a testing spirit. and had prod 49,
suits In the fullest sense OF kN4HasNN
The real balance OF power EA
pearlng ON the political hor INN
though the British statesmen
v~ersatioh with the GermanAkwk..u-
stress the fact, it vas mainlS AVE
ence OF our nearly-completedk
North sea that had producsh ra9Alg lnl
spcctful tone, and had Ah WILN
probability Of British attad
tie British only spoke of -
tnciinatlons, and less
which strengthened thesf. .NIslfi.
synopsis of twenty
Continuing his exposf aIllA
Of the war ana its. u#HRlkklt2
the standpoint of Gef
macy" Admiral Won sH&S4akA&3
the kaiser could hi sesES
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
English "Strafing" Not Yet
, DeYeloped.

Neither did I ever suspect that the
assassination of the archduke had been
contrived either with the c%onnivance
Of the gar Of Russia or by English
diplomacy. My daily reading Of the
English newspapers, together with Of
fetal reports from London, had kept
mo in touch with the diminution of the
English agitation against us, and tho
easing of the tension between England
and Germany. The basic feeling by all
English that we ought to be suppressed
had not yet arrived, and II could not
be forgotten, for one moment, that II
was still England's principle to hem In
Germany's influence.
But the moment for striking us down
was felt in wide circles In England to
be passed. In 1897 the destruction Of
the German empire, which then had no
the ministry of Lord Salisbury. In 1905
the first lord OF the British admiralty
openly threatened the still tiny German
fleet with humiliation through an at
tack,
Editors note: The earl OF Sclbornc.
Of whom Won Tirpitz speaks, made no
direct threat against Germany. He did
say, discussing the lessons learned IN
the Russo-Japanese war, that It was
a necessity for England to have a good
margin ef naval strength. and that
more battleships were needed to hold
command OF the sea. This was regard
% srne ~rVarters as a direct threat
by England, but the view was Endorsed
by President Roosevelt who republished
Lord Selborne's remarks AS an ..
naval document)
In 1889 "A navy scare, at least, ac-
companied the Bosnian crisis. after on
Oct. 7, 1908. Austria had declared her
intention of absorbing Bosnia under her
drastic Interpretation Of the treaty of
Berlin. Although there were no direct
threats from England against us, and
the English sword no longer was set
loosely in its %scabbard, so that the Eng
lish one was no more arrogant and
brutal. 1t was still very much excited.
During the Agadir and the Haidane pc
riod In 1911 and 1912 certain self-con-
trollad elements. and a sense Of grow
ing caution, mingled In the Briton's
hostile tone.
Editors note: In August, 1911, Ger
many protested against the action OF
the French In sending a column Of
troops from Algeria to Fez. as only a
pretext for Moroccan conquest. The
German cruiser Panther put In Mt the
Moorish harbor Of Agadir at once, and
a clash was imminent The kaiser ey-
blamed the Panther's cruise as a friend
~ visit, and the Incident WAS closed
In 1919, at last, we defeated the fl
nal attempt to force upon Germany the
%hegeInony Of England as expressed In
a proportion Of two Bql.-frons Of the
British avy Tor evsry 49, OF Gerra-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
PINE BLUFF KNIGHTS
COMING TO MEMPHIS

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Oct. II. tSpl)-
Fifteen members of the Pine Bluff
lodge, Knights Of Columbus, will go to
Memphis Sunday to be initiated into
the fourth degree Of the order along
with several hundred others from Ten
nessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Be
sides the is who will take the degrees,
10 others will go to. attend the Column
bus celebration to be held Sunday and
Monday.
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ON TANKER FATAL
TO FIVE, II INJURED

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1i-Five WORK
men were killed. -four were probably ia
tally injured and seven other persons
were badly burned in an explosion yes
terday on the oil tank steamer Chestnut
Hill on TIE Delaware river here. Four
teen Of the men were iron workers end
helpers employed in repairing the ship.
Two Of the injured were members OF
the crew. Al Of the deed and most
of the injured wcre residents % thlS
city.
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T|RP|Tz STORY
Of GERMAN DEFEAT

CONTINUED From Previous lssue.)
Kiel regatta, In JunN, 1914, our ambas-
sador IN London, Prince Lichrowsky,
told me that Great Britain had decided
TO be satisfied with the "a the Ger
man fleet was being expanded, despite
It's growing strength, A var between
England and Germany, he went on to
explain, was then out Of the question,
either through motives Of naval jeal-
ousy or over foreign trade privileges.
our relations, in a word, with the Eng
fish were satisfactory and a rapproache-
ment was growing,
Then he asked me, purely as a mat
ter Of personal information, whether a
big new naval budget was to he placed
before the reichstDg. My reply was:
We have no need Of any more war
ships
| judged that our fleet, which then
was lying In An Inspiring panoply in
the waters about Kiel, vas sufficient
for all OF Germany's needs at the time,
In his same week at KEEL the battle
ship squadron Of the British grand
fleet was our guest for The first time
In ~ years, as a symbol Of u i'm
proved relations.
had invited some English naval Of
t%ieers and the British Ambassador to
Berlin, Sir William E. ~Coscnen, to
luncheon on boaru my flagship when
the ncws IVES received OF the assas 81 :
nation at Sarajevo, on June 28, OF Arch
Duke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent
to the Austro- Hungarian throne. Two
days later the English ships sailed
cure, as / had planned long before.
That piece OF news from Sarajevo had
moved all Of us In unnanny fashion, It
was, of course, expected that some sat
isfaction would be required by Austria
for the dark deed, and in consequence
there was a certain tension throughout
fear the possibility Of a world war.
Who was TO take on the responsibility
for such a thing? Moreover, our mill
tary Intelligence REPORTS showed that
an attack on Germany by Russia was
not to be expected, as the Russian ar
mics could not be gotten into shape
II AT all
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
BY HENRY M. BLOSSOM

The fight in which Checkers whips Kendall and the stable boys before Pts ey@-pers
nmr imprisoned her in her om-Pers escape from her room by making a peTous leap to tree
the jump IRON a speeding auto to box car made Pert and Checkers, with knMans hired
hugs in hot puSut-the hrnfc. fight in the oXar between kmdans hechmcna and Checkers
uh and Pee-he burning bowar uncouphd from the train phng"g through an open draw
chinatown toghs- abduction of Pert by Kendall, hcnchmen Checkers and Push fight their way
secret underground passages in Sam Wahs opmm den-resUe OF Pert rom kadaHS
lunhes in the Chinatown psor-rscue OF Checkers Pert and Push FROM doy by passing sea
Of Prs Jockey just before the big r@-Pers ride to victory on Rcmore-bg
.M in the opium den. ending in the death Of Kendall and Sam Wal.
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KIEy rs R%ECAPTURED.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 1.-THE newspa-
per Folkets Dagblad learns that the
Bolshevists have retaken the city Of
Kiev.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-20
NELSON |SARREsTEO
 BY DETECTIVES AT LOUISVILLE

W. J. Nelson, absconding agent of the American Express Company, was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday of this week, on warrant issued by United States Commissioner Dave Ling. The arrest was made by Federal officers of Louisville.
 Information of the whereabouts of Nelson, who left Clifton about a month ago, came first hand to Sher- if Slaughter on Saturday last when he received a telegram from Nelson at Louisville, asking the sheriff if his wife had been arrested and re- quested the sheriff to come to Louis vile and meet him at certain hotel. Sheriff Slaughter got into communi- cation with the superintendent of the American Express Go. at Fl Paso and repeated the telegram to him. Federal officials were notified of Nelson's whereabouts and he was ta- ken into custody.
 On Wednesday of this week Max Juelg rece1ved telegram from Nel- son at Louisville, asking Juelg to sell his furniture here and forward him the money by wire as he wanted to come back to Clifton and pay the price of his crime. Juelg replied that the furniture had already been sold On an order from his wife and the money sent to her at New Orleans On Friday Sheriff Slaughter re. ceived word from Ell Paso that Nelson had been arrested in Louisville anG would be brought back to Arizona It is also stated that Nelson made g full confession admitting the embez clement of Liberty Bonds in the sun of $5000.O0 and an additional sun of $140O or $500 in cash.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-20

without reputation? How long would one last? We can obtain nothing without clean and honora- ble character and this is what I claim and what I was ready to fight for till the last
 They have tried to job me in the most dangerous maner in existence. l vii not say anything now but all this dirty work will leak out some day.
 I have been told by both MT. w.. T. Mawbey and MT. Erich Moder that they were put through the sweating process by those who caus- ed my arrest. I understand that MT. Mawbey was restrained of his lib erty for several days in an effort to get him to incriminate me in this murder. If they could have made them tell a lie, where would I have keen? A scaffold or a rock pile for the remainder of my days, an inno- cent man in the eyes of God, but a guilty man in the eyes of man. Joseph Varin.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-20
AER0PLANE RACE PLANNED
 LOS ANGELES TO PHOENIX

Phoenix, June 10.-An airplane race between Los Angeles or some other Pacific coast point and Phoe- nix is now being arranged as one of the spectacular features of the pro- gram for the Arizona State Fair, which will be held this year during the week of Nov. 3-8.
 w. B. Barr, we'll known insurance man of Phoenix. has been named chairman of the aerial race commit tee, and as such will have charge of this, the longest cross-country aero plane race ever held in the South west. Preliminary arrangements have already been completed and from present indications there will be from three to five privately own ed machines entered in the race.
 The names of the entries have not as yet been announced and will not be until full list is obtained.
 The fair commission has a repre- sentative on the ground in Los An geles, who will handle all arrange ments from that end, and his reports to date indicate keen interest