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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
Low Pay, High Morale.

Although Miss Williams. the sup
intendent, says with pride that 10y
efficiency in the teaching force has
more than doubled in Shelby county
during the past 10 years, the teachers
salaries In that period have been only
slightly advanced. yet most Of the
teachers have shown such loyalty that
they have remained In the county
schools, in spite of the fact that they
could command larger salaries in the
city system.
OF the white teachers, Al are college
graduates, 50 r normal graduates,
20 have five years experiences, S6 have
more than five years. Yet of these
trained men and women, "a only re-
ceive 1000 a year or over; 66 receive
$3.50 to $1,000; So receive between $500
and $3.50, and u receive less than $500
a year.
Delegations from every school COM
munity in the county are expected to
attend the session Of the county court
Monday to ask that body to authorize
the sale of the bonds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
AGENTS IN

southern agents for the Remington
typewriter are holding a three.day ses-
sion at the Hotel Chisca, the first ses-
sion having been held Friday. Among
the prominent visitors are j, M. Bruce.
vice -president. and G.. e, Hancock,
sales manager for the Southern dis
triet. Managers from many Of the large
cities OF h South are in attendance.
ments were the feature Of the first two
days meetings. A tour Of the CITY is
featured for Sunday under the direc-
ton OF. p, s. Hendrick, resident man
ager OF the company. ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
HERE IT IS

1t required no especial gift of prophecy for The News Scim-
itar to predict some weeks ago that within 90 days after the
passage of the bill creating a state utilities commission, and Civ
ing 1t authority over the fares, rates and quality Of service of
public utilities, that there would be a mad scramble for higher
rates.
On the day following the adjournment of the legislature,
which was Friday, the Memphis street railway company filed
its application for increased fare, 1t is a matter over which the
people of Memphis have no control, and in which the city COM
mission has no voice, having surrendered its rights in an ignoble
fashion that confirmed the charge that the administration and
the corporate interests were bound together by invisible ties
of mutual interest, and that the administration lacked not the
will, but the courage, to do what the utilities commission has
been asked.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
DEATHS.

Mrs. Anna Cammings, IS, Baptist hos
pital, April IS; peritonitis.
Sallis G. Graham, SO. SIG Beale, FEB.
Mrs. Lillian Marie Ryan, 40, Gartly-
Ramsay hospital, April IS; Intestinal
trouble.
Forney l.. Green, 81, 1919 Tutwiler
April is; myocarditis,
J.. A. Parker, 90, 654 South Third.
April 49, csrehro snderteritis.
Lucy Brady, 90, General hospital,
April n. appendicitis.
Evaline Bryant, Sc, II Georgia, April
Lula s. Slaughter. 30, rear ali Ex-
change, April Is; asthma.
Fannie Tyers, ". 1876 walker. April
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
BUYERS NAMES
ON BULLETIN BOARD

Vernon S. Fuqua, the Union and
Planters Bank and Trust company ex-
pilation of figures for the Victory loan
campaign, will have erected at loan
headquarters, 1862 Madison avenue, a
huge bulletin board. At the end of
each days solicitation the total for the
day can be seen and the standing of
the various organizations soliciting sub
scriptlons can be compiled.
p As the subscriptions come In they
will be posted during the day and the
progress of the campaign may thus
be readily followed. =,
Another feature of the accounting de.
partment is the distribution that Is
being made Of rolls of honor to be
posted in offices ana places of bust
of employees buying Victory bonds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
BOY SCOUTS WILL AID
WOMEN IN LOAN DRIVE

Robert Grove, director Of the work
of the Boy Scouts work for the Vic
tory loan, has placed his entire forca
of future citizens at the disposal of
the woman's division. simultaneously
with the opening of the sales Monday
at the booths along Main street by,
the women, Boy Scouts will commence
a 12-hour campaign of se-to,h house
solicitation for loan subscriptions.
From 3 o'clock Monday morning and
until s o'clock Monday night Boy Scouts
will call at the homes and solicit for
bonds. If you have not bought n bond
from another organization or even II
o have done so, buy a $50 one from
a Bow Scout.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
o R ( NAMED.

Bond workers In Shelby county out
side Memphis in addition to those pre-
viousiy announced we're selected by
to the chairTnen Of various communi-
ties will be routed as follows;
Route l, Illinois Central northward,
W. NJ. Drake; Route 2, L. & N, railroad,
q, NJ. Anderson; Route 8, Macon road,
A, j.. Mcdonnell; Route H. Poplar ave
nue. pike, J, D, Collier; Route 8, Pigeon
Roost road and fernando road, w. b.
Weeks. CAPTAIN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
DRINK GAME HIGH.

Trembling and blear- eyed, but pale
as q ghost-the tell-tale indication OF
novice "souse"-Justin Cummings, is
a old, as Adams avenue, Friday
evening tinidly entered the central po-
lice office. He told the police that he
had mat a strange man near the foot
whisky. When the lad was able TO
make out his surroundings again he
was sitting on the wharf, The man
was rome and so was Cummings gold
~atch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
CAPT. EVERETT COOK
BACK FROM FRANCE

Capt, Everett Cook, who won the
distinguished service cross and the crolx
de guerre, and who has the distinc-
ton OF downing five Hun planes and
returned home after l5 months over
seas service, Capt, Cook relates that
~ Hun planes were destroyed by his
squadron, He Ia one OF the four aces
accredited to Memphis. He will soon
return TO Washington for special SER
vice after which he viii sun his
cotton business lin Mariana, Ark. lie
II staying at the home OF his sister,
Mrs, Cecil N, Nortleet, on Linden ave.
U
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
DENTISTS TO MEET

Prominent dentists will speak at the
lectures z clinics to be held BY the
sMis III o Denial society at Rogers hall,
Among the speakers will be DR.. Thos
=, hartzell, Of Minneapolis; DR.. M.
NJ, House, Of Indianapolis, Ind and
Or. Walter @. Hine. OF New YORK civ
Many out-of-town dentists are expected
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
READY FOR LOAN DRIVE

1oKINTH, Miss, April 10. (spL3-
SSbb sirn sne eaPsols direction Of County
sell final plans have been perfsctsd
LOT making the Victory Liberty loan
drive, which begins next Monday ana
~ Am workers are toeing the insrL.
ssanding ready TO 60" Already sew,
ssE .nousand dollars in voluntary sub
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
BIRTHS.

Walter ], and Lucille Duke Allen, 1911
East Carolina, April IA; girl,
X, Frank and Julia Horak Pine, bl2
ST. Paul, March 20; girl.
Lee T, and Willie Bryant Ford, 1860
Court, April 49, girl,
Charlie and Ruth Simmons Clark,
S26 Lucy, April IL; boy.
NJ. and onnie Harris James, 2s2 Gay
oso. Aprtl 49, girl.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
TAFT 10 oFFICIATE.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April a.
Former President William II. Taft will
deliver the diplomas at the graduation
exercises at the Hampton Normal in
stitute May O.. He is president OF the
board Of trustees Of that institution.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19

Lloyd George notified the discordant elcmant in parliament
that III it was not satisfied with the progress of the peace con-
ference II might take its complaint to the people, Such a
method At his command would serve to silence the critics of
President Wilson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length Of day, Is hours, I4'minutes.
Sun rises Sunday at 6;22.
Sun sets Sunday at 7:36.
Moon rises Monday at 1928 am.
Last quarter moon 23d.
Evening stars. Venus, Jupiter. Sat-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19

Col, Henry Watterson's articles, entitled Looking Rack
ward" are fine reading for the tramps Of the present day who
were the Beau Brunnmels in his day, for he tells the story of the
tramps in his younger days, who are the -four hundred Of the
present.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-19
PEOPLE INFAVOR
Of SCHOOL BONDS
Board Will Ask County Court
on Monday to Authorize
$3.50, 900 Issue.

One Of the most important matters
which will be presented to the county
court Monday is the proposed issue of
$3.50, 600 of school Improvement bonds.
With that amount in hand, the coun-
ty board OF education will be able 20
build needed additions to five or six
buildings, to erect at least two new
modern school buildings n to put at
least a fourth of the buildings used by
the negro schools in at least hahitable
condition.
Without these funds no improvements
can be made, for the entire receipts
now are required for the payment Of
the teaching force and the maintenance
Of the school system.
Unless the schools had the best
financial management the available
funds would fall far short Of meeting
these fixed expenses.
Borrowed From Themselves.
As it is. $685. 600 has been taken
from the current receipts for high
schools during the past tWo years to
be used in new buildings and repairs
which were so urgent that the board
decided to use the money in that way,
hoping to be able to replace the money
later. This fund was used from the
appropriation for high schools, In which
there was a slight surplus at the time,
but which will be needed this year.
The expenditures for teachers sal
aries. janitors and wagonette service
for the year 1918 was 1854, 457. The re-
ceipts were Sl56, s26. In addition the
cost of the high schools was about
$40, 900 additional for the same year.
Estimated total receipts for the gram
mar schools from all sources for the
current year are $4,000, while the
estimated expenditures are $19S, 1898.
Estimated expenditures for the high
schools are, for the current year, $82,
400. The receipts for the high scho;
department win be somewhat over tn
figure.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
MOTHERS SHOW
 INTEREST IN
 MILK CAMPAIGN

At the Shelton school this morning, Miss HoIbrook, government milk eX- pert, addressed the school children from all departments and displayed three tempting dishes prepared from the dairy products by the members of the Domestic department of the school A rather appealing talk was given by 12-year-OId Marion Hanseu, of the Elias Howe school, who told of her experiences with milk when she was at one time seriously i'll and gave her personal testimony to the value of the milk as a necessary food for school children.
 The campaign has arisen great in- terest among the mothers in the city, judging from the large attendance at the lectures and exhibits. At the D.
 II. Read store yesterday Miss EoI- brook, Miss Weed and Miss Green were stationed during different periods of the day and stopped every woman entering the store, explaining the meaning of the exhibition and why the government is so anxious to have Americans make more use of the dairy products
 The workers report that some wo- men are rather surprised to learn that one quart or milk a day IS nee essary for each child and then they must go through the same explana- tion again telling that milk contains most of the lime necessary for the growth of children. But my chil- dren do not like milk one woman exclaimed yesterday at the store.
 Get the milk in the chiJ5ren's diet, if they dont't like niIa,'' was the ad- vice of Miss Green.
 Miss Holbrook will be heard at the Barnum school community associa- ton tonight and an attractive win dow exhibit is being planned by Miss Dorothy $. Buckley at the D. M. Reads for tomorrow. HCcxIantfs store will ibe visited by the government workers on Saturday.
 Miss Helen I. Weed. home demon- stration agent. is arranging the pro- gram for next week when the facto- ries and othe rschools will G5e visited. Mrs. Frank M. Riley is serving as chairman of the exhibit at the D. NJ Read store and she is assisted by Mrs. Lynn W. Wilson, Mrs. Herbert ID. sherman and Mrs. Marie Cover dale.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
ANNUAL WHIST
 FOR COUNCIL

The Council of Jewish women, Bridgeport section, will hold their second annual whist and pinochIe party, Monday evening, March 31, in the two sun parIors of the StratfieId hotel. The committee in charge of the affair report satisfactory results in the sale of tickets and they expect a large attendance. A number of very beautiful prizes have been do- mated and the proceeds will be used by the Council to carry on the good work in philanthropy, AmericanizatIon and religious branches
 In conjunction with the Sisterhood of the Park avenue Temple. the Coun- ell is conducting a religious school every Saturday morning at the Ten- pie. The school is growing in at tendance and the members are very enthusiastic in enIarEing the scope of work, as well as the cIassez Co., operating with the Girls css7b on Main street, volunteer workers have been secured who take charge Of the classes in storytelling, music, sewing, embroidery and cooking
 The council is also affiliated with the Travellers Aid society, the Bridge port Protective Association, and the Visiting Nurses association. thereby getting in touch with the various needs of the public in the city.
 Mrs. Benjamin Weinstein. as chair man for the whist party, has a staff of very earnest workers, made up Of the following: Mrs. Fred Levy. Mrs. William Carlson, Mrs. M Bernstein, Mrs. B. Faust, Mrs. II. Katz. Mrs W Bernbach, Mrs. Charles Shapiro, Mrs. Charles Rosengrad, Mrs. M. Breen- stein, Mrs. Lapkin, Mrs. H. Weiss, Mrs. s. Bernstein, Mrs. I. E. Schine, Mrs. B. Rubenstein, Mrs. s. Goldman. Mrs. George Walder, Mrs. BIunberg. Mrs. N. H. FrankeI, Mrs. l. J. Gold man, Mrs. Horowitz, Mrs. X. Welt stein, Mrs. J. Saperstein. Mrs. s. SiI- yer, Mrs. 1T. Rivkin. Mrs. SeigIer, Mrs. H. Trager, Mrs. 4. Levy, Mrs. B. Hart, Mrs. B. Brownstein, Mrs. A. Bernstein, Mrs. Nj. Shulansky, Mrs. B. Steiber. Mrs. L. s. FinkeIstone. Mrs. s. Sussman, Miss Frances Nelson, Miss Marion Quint, Miss Rose Shack, Miss Helen Ros@Qthal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
ALTERATIONS AT UNITED ILL.
 90, BUILDInG

As result of the recent altera- tions made in the interior Of the United Illuminating Co. building at Broad and Cannon streets, the com pany now has enlarged as well as very handsome offices and display rooms. The space on the first floor has also been enlarged so that more room is giv.n for the display of electrical ap- rliances.
 The space inside the Broad street entrance is used as a place to exhibit he complete lines of appliances such as artistic lamps, grills washing ma chimes and other electrical devices. The stock room, which formerly oc- cUpied the rear of the first floor, has been moved to John street and this space is devoted to the cashiers de- partment and complaint bureau The sales engineers have offices behind these departments.
 On the second floor, which has been handsomely fitted up, is the office of Manager c. F. Paul and quarters for the clerical force in charge of Office Manager Carl Oschner. supt. F. W. Brierly has moved his head quarters to 14S John street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
MISS CARNEGIE
 SEEN AT LAST
Steel Kings Daughter Makes First Public Ap-
 pearance at Launching.


 New York, March 28-Miss Mar garet Carnegie, the ironmaster's 5 daughter, who is probably the least knowH and least conspicuous scion of great wealth in the United States, if not in the world, made her first really public appearance yesterday when she smashed a bottle of champagne against the steel side of the ship Strathnaver, which went overheard from one of the ways of the Downey Shipbuilding Corporation at Airing ton, s. l.
 Because Of the seclusion in which Miss Carnegie has been brought up and the family's aversion to publicity, legends have developed about her, and the persons that assem bIed about the high bow of the SArathnaver won dered what sort of a person they were going to see. There was much more interest in her than there was in the vessel-and little wonder, for the ship is an ordinary freighter of 7,500 tons. 392 feet long and 51 beam. with 6 24-foot draft. Just a ship
 But Miss Margaret Carnegie, the assemblage learned to it's delight, is Q sweet-faCed girl in her early twen : ties, fair to look upon, with chest nut hair and bright blue eyes, a win ming smile and a daintiIy slender fig ure-altOgether a charming person. With her was her fiance, Ensign Ros- well Miller, J. s. N, whose left sleeve showed by two gold service stripes that he had done a years bit in overseas service with our navy.
 What does the name Strathnaver signify" some one asked. as Miss Carnegie in a downpour of rain was l<cending to a platform built at the ships bow.
 'Oh, I can tell you that" she vol unteered. The word 'strath,' you see. means valley, and Strathnaver was a valley through which my fatI- CT used to wander in Scotland when he was a little bit of a. boy. The name of the ship means the Valley of Naver''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
GREAT OVATION FOR CALLI-CURCI
 LAST EVENING

GaIi-Curct, peerless coloratura. so- pranO, received a, tremendous ovation at the Casino last night from an audi ence that occupied every available bit of space in the great hall. After every number, wave after wave of applause swept up to the concert stage, and despite the fact that the singer had a fairly trying program she was most gracious in granting en- cores. This famous artist was brough$ here under the auspices of the N. Steinert 6 Sons Company in the Me-
 morlal concert series.
 There can be no question but GaIIi- C1rci stands supreme in the partic- ular type Of singer that she repre- sents. The fexibiity of her voice seems almost beyond belief. Her tones are crystal clear, bell-like and ringirg. She has marvellous breath control and her pianissinlos though drawn out to the fineness Of a siIken
 thread were audible in the most dis tant portion of the hall Perhaps one
 Of the most pleasing features con neCted with her singing is that her intoEation is absolutely true. She is
 never the slightes shade over or un- der note.
 After her last number the Mad Scene from Lucia" in which the voice vies with the duIcet tones of
 the flute in runs, triIIs and cadenzas,
 the audience went wild with enthu-
 siasm and encored her again and
 again. Some times it seemed almost impossible to separate the human or gan from the mechanical one so sim liar were the tones. Manuel Beren-
 guer, futist, provided the obligato, and it was most artistic and musici- anly. In response to the thunderous applause that would not cease Galli- Curci finally seated herself at the piano and sang Home, Sweet Home to her own accompaniment.
 Her program was well balanced and served to show every side of the to the most forid selection from | opera. Two Of the numbers were the composition of her accompanist, Homer SamueIs. Mr. SamueIs' songs proved him to be a composer of no | small order of merit. He is an ex- | ceuent accompanist though at times | there seemed a leaning to that fault so 1 prevalent among accompanists, the 1 tendency to make a solo of the ac- l compartment instead of being sub sidiary to the singer. NIanuer Beren- 1 guer, who played flute obIigatos for J several numbers, added no little To | the pleasure of the evening and his 1 rendition of Variations, Mozart Hahn, with MT. SamueIs was a de- i light.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
The Stricken Sailor Told the WhoI
 Story.

saules had vanished. On the deck lay the strands of rope with which he had been secured-they had been severed by sharp knife, the ends discoIored with blood stains. held these out to Watkins
 "Cut since the murder" I said, land by the same knife. What do you make of it, Tom?"
 "Well, sir, the thing he'd most likely try fer wud be ter release them lads amidships. My idea is, sir, he thought he'd have time ter git the bulkhead door open, before anybody cum be- low-he an the steward, who'd know whar the tools wus. That wus the scheme, only we busted in too quick. That's whar they both are-skulkin' back in them shadows
 He fitted the smoking lantern back onto the shelf to have his hands free for action, and drew a cutlass out of the arm rack, running one Ieatherly thunlo along the blade to test it's sharpness. His eyes sought mine ques- tioningly.
 Probably your guess is the right one," I said soberiy. even give it a trial''
 Murder had been committed for 9 purpOse-it was the first step in an eff fort to retake the ship. If we were to retain our advantage there was no time to be lost; we were pitted now against Silva Sanchez, and he was a leader not to be despised or tempOr- ized with; no cowardly, brainless fool.
 The passage leading forward was wide enough to permit of our advanc- ing together and for a few steps the light dribbled in past US, quite Suffi- cient for guidance. I had been down this tunnel once before, and knew the bulkhead was not far away, but the few steps necessary plunged us into profound blackneSS, through which we advanced cautiously with outstretched hands. No slightest sound warned of danger and I was already convinced in my own mind that the refugees were not hiding there, when it happened. Within an instant we were fighting for our lives, fronted not by two men, but by a score, who flung themselves CUTS ing upon us. Their very numbers and the narrowness of the passage was our only salvation. At first our resist ance was blind enough, guided only by the senses of touch and sound. We could see nothing of our antagonists, although their fierce rush hurled us backward. I fired into the mass, as Watkins slashed madly with his cut lass, both managing in some way to keep our feet. Hands gripped for us, a bedlam of oaths splitting the air; yet, even in that moment of pande- monium. was quick to realize the fel- lows were weaponless, seeking only to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
LYRIC,

With the two performances each today and tomorrow still to be ac- counted for, Tn Walked Jimmy the collection of optimistic sunshine now playing at the Lyric theatre bids fair to break the record for the 1918-1919 season.
 Next week the Players will be seen ir an entirely different production, problem play with a moral for every young girl "The Easiest Way is one of those plays once seen never forgotten. It is replete with thrills, pathos and comedy all of a kind that will appeal to the most fastidious. There is nothing objectionable in "The Easiest Way" but it has been the means of saving hundreds and thou sands of young girls from straying on the path that leads to destruction and obscurity.
 For Sunday night the management has arranged another of those ex- ceIent and entertaining programs for the photoplay concert with Douglas Fairbanks in Manhattan Madness as the leading feature. This is one of the country's favorites best pro ductiOns and is filled with the kind of thrills that have made his work fa- nous. In addition there is a Sennett comedy entitled 'Boarders Beware Pathe Weekly, and the cartoon by the Bray studios besides the concert by the Lyric orchestra.