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The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Steel Strike On,

Pittsburg.-Clashes between Penn
sylvania state police and crowds bent
on holding labor massmeetings in the
Pittsburg district Sunday ushered in
the strike in the iron and steel in
dustry.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Ambassadors Quit.

London.-An official wireless dis
patch from Berlin, dated Saturday,
says that the Belgian ambassador at
The Hague having been withdrawn,
the Dutch ambassador at Brussels al
so has been withdrawn.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Frank Owen and Son Killed,

Wilbur, Wash.-Frank w. Owen
manager of the M. E. Hay mercantile
establishment here, was crushed to
death Sunday, when his automobile
overturned in a ravine. His two-year-
old son, Frank, was killed also.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Mrs. B, n, kizer Killed,

Spokane.-Thrown suddenly to the
ground from the saddle of her horse
when he stumbled and fell, Mrs. Ben
jamin H. Kizer, wife of local attor-
ney, sustained a confusion and hem
orrhage of the brain, Sunday, dying
soon after.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Sheehan Put Under Bond.

Chicago-George w. Sheehan, pres
ident of the Central Sugar company,
who kas arrested in the federal drive
against sugar profiteers several days
ago, waived extradition and was held
to the grand jury under $4,000 bond
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26

"A horse, horse! My kingdom
for horse!" roared Richard iii.
A wag in the gallery shouted.
wouldn't donkey do for your"
And the quick reply came back.
Yes; come round to the stage
door!"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Aviator and PASSENGER Killed.

Long Beach, Cal.-D. A. Gwartney
and Edwin Birnie, both of Long Beach,
were killed Sunday when the airplane
in which they were flying fell. Gwart-
ney was a licensed aviator. Birnie was
taking his first ride.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Big Fire at Great Falls.

Great Falls, Mont-Fire which
started Saturday in the basement of
the Burlington hotel block, destroyed
property Of an estimated value in ex-
cess of $500, 900.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Montana Loses Much 81

tor w. G. Allin states that with the
reports at hand from practically all
of his assistants in this district, 1t
was apparent that not less than 85
per cent, and he believed fully 80 per
cent of the cattle of this district has
been shipped either to market or to
other sections where pasture can he
had. Shipments have been forced be-
cause of drouth and lack of water
and feed.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
WASHiNGTON'S WEALTH
GAINS OVER $4,695,65
Assessed Real and Personal Valuation
$997, ,829 ,684ESpokane County's
Ratio Is Cut.

1897 829,684-Spokane County's
Ratio Is Cut.
Olympit.-The assessed value Of all
real property in the state, exclusive of
railway, street railways and telegraph
lines, as returned by the county as
SCISSORS to the state board of equali-
zation is $718,065,597 or an increase
of $4,695,657 over last year. Personal
property values amount to $179,764,-
O87, an increase over last year of $21,,
961,971 The total of both is $S97,,
829,684.
The state will levy tax of 1O.44
mills, an increaseof 1852 mills over
the levy last year which was S.92. On
total aggregate equalized valuation
of $1,O6O,62O,S3S it is estimated the
total amount of taxes for the veal
will be $11,072,SS1.54, an increase ovel
last year of $1,S32,30S.54.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26

A dress made from banana skins
is now being exhibited in London. It
is, we believe, a negligee costume.
the sort of thing one can slip on at
any tims.-London Punch.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Farmers and Labor Exempted.

Washington, D. C.-Before passing
the general deficiency bill Saturday
the house again exempted from prose-
cution under the antitrust laws all Or
ganizations of laborers and farmers
combining to increase wages or main
tain reasonable prices for farm prod
nets
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Fire Ruins $500. 900 in Food.

Paris.-The loss from the fire at the
American camp at Miramas recently
was estimated at $1,O00,OO0. Half the
loss was in the burning of foodstuffs.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
New Cabinet in EnuIand.

London.-I am informed on the high
est authority that Premier Lloyd
George has decided on a reconstruc-
tion of his cabinet before parliament
reassembles in the middle of October.
There will be no general election.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Butte Reports Influenza.

Butte, Mont.-Two cases of Spanish
influenza, the first since the epidemic
last winter, were reported to the city
health office this week.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Viscount Grey Leaves for U. s.

London-Viscount Grey of Falloden,
the new ambassador to the United
States, left London Sept. 20 for Amer
lea.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
No Tax on AirpIane Fares.

San Diego, Cal-Passengers who
ride in airplanes for travel or amuse-
ment are exempt from paying war
tax
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26

V. c. Kerr & Co. have succeeded
Cook & Kerr in the hardware Sand
implement business at Boise.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
Family Is Still Popular.

"The Hohenzollerns are still i'm
mensely popular, particularly the
crown prince, Prince Henry of Prus-
sia and the crown princess, and the
children of the princess are living un-
molested and courteously treated in
Potsdam.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18

ing more to do with It. than letting
them go ahead. 1t was n case OF Barkis
being wlllin', providing Barkis was not
to be diverted from the more absorb
ing business Of getting to France.
Mr.. Elkins enlisted in the service
when var was declared. In the usual
course of time and training he was
established at q post where all good
army men like to go, and was hard
at 1t, but with less content than Is
generally observed when officers are
assigned to such a fine location-a
Mai, Elkins liked It, OF course, but
1t looked as though he would not get
overseas as soon as he wanted to go.
lie wanted to go without any more de-
lay han it would take to hoard a rams
rdrt, and said as much. Suddenly, one
DAY, as N out Of a clear sky. he got his
orders to go to n camp, hundreds and
hundreds Of miles away and. Of course
that much farther away from France.
Maj. Elklns wondered about 1t as he
packed his bag. And he kept on won
dering all the way to Texas, When
he got there, he knew from signs and
divinatlons that the division to which
he had peen ordered was working over
time, getting ready to sail, which, Of
course, was the one thing Maj, Elkins
was after-and his campaign for senator
could take care Of itself,
Senator Elkins is a bachelor, and
lives with his mother. Mrs. stephen r.,
Elkins, at her handsome home on X
street, He Is n most popular a~cOuisi-
ton to the Younger official set In Wash
ington, rs he is possessed of a genial
personality, with n ready wit, and one
Of the most infections laughs in the
world. He Is devoted to golf, and fond
Of life In the open, as would inevitably
be true OF the master of the Elkins'
estates. at Elkins, West Virginia.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18


Mercury rules strongly for good to-
day, according to astrology. Early in
the morning Uranus exercises an evil
power.
This should be a fortunate sway for
persons connected with colleges or seats
of learning. There appears to be high
place foreshadowed for many, whether
they be instructors or students.
Extension Of advertising again is
foreshadowed. Publicity methods will
be employed as never before. 1t Is pre-
dicted, and professions as we'll as BUSH
ness callings will profit by it.
This is a favorable day for the sign
ing of contracts or agreements.
Again cooperation or the broadcast
lines and in the greatest variety OF
ways is foretold.
This Is not a lucky sway for aerial
navigation and 1t Is especially threat
ening for long trips.
Writers are subject to inspiration
during this planetary government, 1t is
believed, but they should guard against
a tendency toward sensationalism.
Uranus is in a place held to increase
suspicion and to encourage treachery.
lntriguss of every sort are to be guard
ed against all through this year.
Greed may become active in many
minds during the coming months when
plots and schemes TO make money
easily will multiply,
Women.are subject to a direction be-
lieved to encourage the greatest ex-
t~ravaganCe in dress.
Mars ruling in the midneaven in Paris
ugurs Ill for French affairs next Sep
TENDER,
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is have
the augury of success II they make no
changes. Journeys by water may be
unlucky.
Children born on this day are likely
to be inventive and Industrious. These
subjects Of Gemini usually like the good
things of life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
THE SUPERFLUOUS GIRL.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman w

There is no more, pathetic figure than
that of the superfluous girl.
By "superfluous girl" | mean the
young woman who belongs to a rich,
or well-to-do family and who at 30,
plus, Is still hanging upon the parent
Dough; who is strong and active of
brain aid strong and active of body,
Overlooking with energy and ability,
but who finds herself useless, and pur-
poseless in life,
There seems to be no place In all
the world for her. No one really needs
her. She has nothing to do except to
kill time, which is the dreariest oc-
cupation ever devised by the Father
Of Evil.
She can't find employment in helping
mother with the housekeeping for the
very sufficient reason that mother won't
let her. Mother is herself still young
and husky and fully able to manage
her own affairs, and what's more, de-
termined to do it, The jealous Turk,
VINO brooks no rival near the throne,
isn't q marker to a woman's Jealousy
about having any other woman interfer-'
ing with the way she runs her estab-
lishment.
Especially is she determined not to
have her daughter poking her finger
into her domestic pie, because no
mother ever realizes that her own little
girl ever grows up into being a wom-
an with judgment n lnteHlgence
enough to know how to make a cake
without being told just how many eggs
and how much sugar to put in. There
fore, the daughter at home, unless
mother becomes an invalid or grows
senile, is about as much real use as
a fifth wheel to a wagon.
For a girl whose father maintains
her in the lap of luxury to go out and
get a job horrifies her family, and
brings upon her the %reproach of being
eccentric and queer, than which there
Is no more damning reputation.
And nobody, least of all her parents,
considers the poor girls point of view,
or ask themselves how they would like
to live a life without a single real
live interest in it; how they would like
TO sit with idle hands that were simply
Itching to do worth while constructive
work; how they would like to be a
perpetual infant without the indepen-
dence, or freedom of an adult no mat
ter how old they might Trow.
For that is the case of the daughter
who stays at. home. A woman only,
cuts the parental leading strings and
achieves independence by getting mafS-
ried, or going TO work and making her
owns living. As long as her father and
mother pay for her board and clothes
they consider they have a right to boss
'her, and tell her generally where she
Moreover, the girl who doesn't marry
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
WHO'S TO BLAME
we are made 50 humanity that Il Is always the body that kills the SOUL
BY
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

crushed in a. paper bag. The dinner,
TO put 1t mildly, was-unappetizing.
'Could-could we have fresh meat
somehnight soon?" ventuFed poor Fred
Not on what you give me to run
the houset' said Estrelda.
we might do without sweets" sug-
gested Freddie. '"You know l really get
sort of hungry. DIV
We'll, my dinner is nothing to me
without dessert!' replied Estrelda. II
don't suppose you want me to give up
dhe best part OF the meal just for you;
She helped herself to the third cream
"Oh-Oh. mol" agreed Freddie.
his gaze was fastened upon his wife.
He saw her unclean hair, still rushed
from the hat she had worn all after
noon. ABOUT her throat was a dingy
RIM MADE by her fur scarf. Her kimono
was fastened carelessly and unbecom-
lngly with a big white safety pin. The
negligee's. supple folds betrayed too
frankly the ample lines of ,Fstrelda's
uncorseted figure. And suddenly,
Freddie saw ~her-hands! Estrelda's
large strong hands, dark at the
khuckles and with unkept nails. Just
then she took a huge mouthful of the
soggy cree m puff. Freddie's chair went
back from the table with a creak of
protest. VI
Il don't feel quite well myself!' he
said u~nsteadily. Twelve had a head
acne or something all day. Air would
you care If I go out?"
She a to swallow before she could
answer him.
"Go-as far as you like" she said.
Some of the sticky, yellow cream was
on her lips, Freddie could-see it!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
BY HOWARD r. eARls.
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

Once upon a time, when Uncle Wig
gily Longears, the bunny rabbit gentle
man, was riding through the woods in
his automobile, he passed the lady
mouse teacher from the hollow stump
school. Miss Mouse was walking along
on her cute, tiny little paws.
Good afternoon, Miss Mouse" spoke
Uncle Wtggily, with a low and polite
bow Of his tall silk hat. May l not
have the pleasure of giving won a ride
in my automobile to wherever you wish
That is very kind Of you, I am sure"
said the lady mouse teacher. Il am a
bit tired from having taught schol all
day, and a | i'd through the woods will
refresh me-
Then get in, If you please" said Mr..
Longears, and the lady mouse did.
you think we shall have an ad-
venture?' she asked her rabbit friend
as they started off once more.
oh, we may have" answered Uncle
Wiggily. Il generally have at least
a day, and l haven't had any as
We'll, I hope If you do have one it
will be nice" went on the lady mouse.
IF we should happen to meet the Pip
slseWah now, or the Skeezicks or the
Skuddlemagoon-oh, dear!" and she
shiyered until her tail shook.
Don't think about such unpleasant
things begged Uncle Wiggily. John
ME Bushytail and I did happen to
meet the Bazooka yesterday, but, very
luckily, l had Johnnie's pencil to make
a black mark on the bad chaps white
nose. That scared him, so he let us
alone"
Have you a pencil now?" asked the
lady mouse, sort of hopeful like and ex-
pectant.
NO" answered Uncle WiggiIy, az
haven't. Have your"
II left all my pencils in school," spoke
the lady mouse. But still | have some
thing that belongs to Johnnie Bushy-
tal!s little brother Billie. 1t is Billie's
knife"
How did you get Billie's knife?" I'm
Gle Wlggily wanted to know. did he
lose it in the woods as Johnnie did his
sharp pencil? If he did, Pm glad |
didn't run over 1t with my auto tires,
Ior a KNIFE makes a much larger hole
h does a pencil"
the lady mouse. Il took it away from
him in school. He had it out, making
a willow whistle. OF course | couldn't
allow that when the other animal chill
dren We're studying their lessons, so |
TOOK Billie's knife away from him |
rave 1t now" and she held it up. She
mad been carrying it in her little paw
bag. ~"
Il suppose Billie felt badly at losing
ms knife, suggested Uncle Wiggily,
Tor he remembered how he, too, had
once been a little rabbit boy, going TO
school, And he used to do tricks him
Yes, Billie did feel badly" said the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18

Dear X. C. B.-The inclosed was
me on my departure from the
rooming house where | stayed while in
New York by the little male "%slavey,"
who does the homework there.
l wanted to write him something in
appreciation, but | seem unable to find
the proper words.
Perhaps l am self-conscious and en-
barrassed. Could you write something
me just to let Harry, know how
much l appreciate his kindness?
FRANK A, FORD.
149 Feronia Way, Rutherford, N. J.
THE ENCLOSURE.
New York City. May rs.
Second Floor Back-O. K. tenants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ford here four
weeks. REMARKS: Very fine, elegant
extra quiet, clean and heat in
room. very friendly and Of a good
natured disposition; desirable at any
Recommendation from Mrs. Il. j..
O'Leary's, PAL West 126th street, New
York city,
MY DEAR Harry.
I'M JUST as much at a loss.
AS WAS Mr.. Ford.
FOR SOMETHING to say.
FOR MR.. Ford.
But I'VE printed his letter..
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zEE4T1REg THE NEWS SCIMITAR 14HY c2ac PAGE
MAGAZINE FEATURES
68VNCIG.NIGGEXa
BEDTIME' STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BILLIE's KNIFE.

lady mouse teacher. But l am not
going to keep his knife. In fact | was
on my way when you met me to walk
around by Billie's tree house and give
it back 10 him" :
Then I'll ride you around that way
in my auto said Uncle Wiggily.
'Binie will be very glad to get back
his knife. But l hope he won't make
whistles with it again in school"
81 don't believe he will, " said the lady
mouse teacher, with a smile that made
her whiskers curl. And Uncle Wiggi-
Of them looked quite nice as they rode
along together in the rabbit gentle
mans auto, Miss Mouse holding Billie's
knife.
All of a sudden, when everything
was going along nicely. and they were
almost at Billie Bushytairs house, Miss
Mouse gave a scream.
whats the matter?" asked Uncle
Wiggily. Did you see a bad sat?" He
knew Miss Mouse wouldn't scream II
she saw Joie, Tommie or Kittie Kat,
for they were friends of hers.
"No, I didn't see a cat" spoke the
lady mouse, as she held tightly to I'm
Gle Wiggily's red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch. But, look! What's
that? ?" and she pointed to some animal
coming out from behind a sassafras
bush.
"Oh, dear me! The bad old Bazooka
again!" sighed Uncle Wiggily. II hoped
that we wouldn't meet him, but we
have"
Indeed you have!'' gurgled the Ba-
zooka, wrinkling up his fluffy, white
nose. And this time, unless l am
greatly mistaken, o have no pencil
with which to give me bad, black
marks"
Alas! I have no pencilg' sadly said
the lady mouse.
Nor l." added Uncle Wiggily.
Then / guess it's my turn to have
some souset' spoke the Bazooka with
a rough and ready smile. First I'll
take some of your souse, Uncle Wiggi-
ly, and then I'll try a little from the
ears of Miss Mouse, and then
Stop" cried the lady mouse, in her
of my ear souse, nor Uncle Wiggily's
either!"
why not?' asked the Bazooka, i'm
pertinent like n bold.
Because If you come near us IN
take Billie Bushytail's knife said the
lady mouse, land I'll scratch your soft,
flufty, white nose worse than If a cats
claws had tickled you. That's what I'll
do" and she held up Billie's knife with
its four blades.
"Oh, wow! Fooled again. No souse
for mel" growled the Bazooka. Then,
being very, very much afraid of having
his soft nose scratched, away he
hoped, leaving Uncle Wiggily and the
lady mouse safe. Off they rode in the
auto, giving Billie back his knife, and
they thanked him for the use of it.
So it all turned out well, you see, and
If the ginger SNAP doesn't jump over the
chocolate cake when they're playing
lollypop tag with the sugar cookie, IN
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and
Jackie's card.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
NO. 1876.
At the Dinner Table,

Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
So Freddie went heme-home to Es-
trelda-his wife. Nor did he tell her
where he had heen. This was not be-
cause he felt guilty over his little hour
spent with Mrs. Deane and Elizabeth.
1t had not been an especially happy
hour. But 1t was somehow sacred. Just
what Estrelda might say, if she were
told of 1t, he did not know. 1t was
now to be stored away; a precious little
memory for all time. He didn't wan
It rudely handled; that was it. That
little respite belonged to him; he would
keep it all his.
And fortunately, Estrelda asked no
questions. 1t would have hurt Freddie
to have told her an out-and-out fib.
He arrived home at about the usual
hour and found EstrelGa IN her usual
disarray for their home dinner.
Aren't you-well, dear?" Freddie
asked his wife with a quick glance at
her soiled kimono.
"oh-well enough" said she. But I
was shopping this afternoon. l wanted
can't be comfortable in my W home,
where can / be? You always find some
thing to pick on!'
III only asked because I was sorry
II you were ILL.," said Freddie YEARLY,
ard went on to change his linen before
dinner.
Presently they sat at the table. There
was timed soup of the hot water varie-
ty; some corned beef hash bought at
the delicatessen shop n warmed over
and some potato salad from the same
emporium. Then there were very cheap
cream puffs, soggy from having been
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18

flnds that In some queer way the family
her and wan her to stay in the home
nest, yet all the same they feel that
she has been a sort of a failure, be-
cause she hasn't made a nest of her
own.
That might be. endured. The unen-
durable part is that the ''superfluous
for nothing, achieving nothing, really
interested in nothing. Her married
sisters are absorbed in their families,
her brothers are absorbed in their bust
ness and careers. Her life is a blank,
and she is expected to fill it with vicari-
Gus interests In church work, or settle
ment work, or uplift work, and to ad-
minister to herself some sort Of altruis-
tic dope that will deaden her longing
life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER,
Compiled by John c. Oulnlus, the
Sunshine Mar.

Watchword: Truly our fellowship is
with the Father and with His Son,
Jesus Christi John. /. 3.
And this, Thou Divine Man, is my
comfort in recognizing Thee: l must
be like Thee. when j have seen Thee
as Thou art. l have recognized Thee
spite Of Thy lowliness, spite of the
thorns with which they have wreathed
Thy brow. Whence have / recognized
Thee? Surely because there is a cord
between us somewhere. Surely because
Thy Father is my Father. He that has
seen Thee must have first seen the
Father From DAY Unto Day"
watchword: THE God of Israel will
be your rereward lisa. lii, -.
My God. Thou art my rereward, Thou
art crucffying my past every day. Thou
art redeeming me from the errors Of
yesterday, Thou art lifting those
crosses l left by the wayside. Thy work
Ia undoing hour by hour the mischief
wrought by mine. Oh! Thou redeemer
OF my past, Thou hast set me free
To begin anew without the damping
sense Of spot or stain: | have entered
Thy kingdom again as a little child
nv past is all gathered up when Thou
art my. rereward.-George Matheson.
Dayton, Ohio.
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stance in the history Of politics when
a man was a senator and knew nothing
about II for a month at least, The
cable messages that were to tell him
the result Of the election failed to reach
him, and finally, after the armistice.
AN amusing cable came here to his
mother;
Did | get IT." or words to that ef-
feet.
The fact that he did get it. while
he was overseas and with virtually
no effort Of his own. testifics to the
esteem in which he is held by his con-
stituents, Thu people Of his state de-
cided he was to be senator and behold
IL came to pass, Mr.. Eisins himself,
TO all intents and purposes, had moth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
(RRe.u.e.p PAT. ogvJ
81 nc. D..

AND YOUR recommendation.
AND / must say something.
BECAUSE EVERY day.
I HAVE to fill this space.
AND IT doesn't seem much.
AND LOOKS easy to do.
BUT I'll say 1t isn't.
WHEN THE sun is high,
AND THERE is no breeze.
AND I'M sitting here.
WHERE I'M writing this.
WITH MY neckband open.
AND SLEEVES rolled up.
AND MY brow so moist.
THAT 1T runs away.
IN LIQUID drops.
AND BLINDS my eyes.
SO THE lines are blurred.
AND WORSE than that.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
Line On Men
You Read About

When Maj, Davis Elkins. of West
Virginia, made his appearance on the
floor Of the senate on the opening day
Of the present session, It was not the
first time he had taken his seat among
the distinguished statesmen In the up.
per house Of congress-. For 1t happened