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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
EXSLAVES ENJOY
THIS THEIR DAY
Anniversary of Their Emanci-
pation-Dr. Norris, of
Helena, Speaks.

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Negroes all over the country are cele-
, brating the emancipation of their race
) today with appropriate exercises, There
will be a mass meeting at Churchs
kauditorium Wednesday night and DR..
e. C. Morris, of Helena, Ark, will
speak.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
WOmen's Csc
Hose, 15c

Ladies' Cotton Hose. full seamless, all
sizes, in black, white and a few lead
ing shades. Regular 25c quality kr
at, a pair Observation-Disclosures. ~"
Basement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
Children's SOC
Hose, 29c

Children's Hose, Heavy and Fine Rib
bed, an excellent school hose for boys
and girls in every wanted size that
are regular SOC values, but 0Qn
here at .,........t,,.....,.'N'' ~~N
Basement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
Children's Waist
Union Suits, 79c

Children's Waist Union Suits, with but
tons attached. all sizes. in high neck,
long sleeves, ankle length, else 70n
where they are $l.25, here .,..,... W
Basement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
w. G. Wilbanks.

NEW ALBANY, Miss, Jan: |. (Spl,)
w c. Wilbanks, marshall of New Al
bany, and prominent in business and
social circles here, died at his home
of blood poisoning which set up from a
small wound, after a severe attack OF
influenza. Funeral services were held
AZ the residence by Rev. L. l.. Wesson,
former pastSr of the Baptist church
here, and close personal friend of the
deceasad.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01

The Old Folks home o n fernando
road is very much in need of two heat
ing stoves. Persons wishing to give
their stoves may call the home, Mem
phis phone 1862, or call Rev. T. o.
Fuller, at 2346 and he will see that
they are called for and delivered. Sec
nnd hand sfnNhs could he used.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
w, E, McElwain.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, Jan /,
(SpI0-Samuel A. McElwain, Of Blue
Mountain, has just been officially mott
fled of the death of his son. Private
William e. McElwain of the U. S. ma
ripe corps, his death, which occurred
in a naval hospital in Philadelphia; Pa,
THURSDAY, having resulted from bron-
chial pneumonia.
Private McElwain, who was about q
wears old, enlisted in the marines as
a volunteer several months ago, hav-
ing been rejected for service in a mum,
her of other branches of the army and
navy, being somewhat slight Of ply
sioue. He persisted in his patriotic
purpose, however, until finally accepted
for training in the marines.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
Lieut.. H. F. West.

NATCHEZ, Miss, Jan, |. tSpl,)-
with members of the Natchez chapter
of the Red Gross attending. in a body
and a large assembly OF friends gath
cred to pay tribute to his memory, the
funeral of first Lieut.. Howell F. west
who died of influenza at Camp Eustis,
Va, was held here Tuesday. Lieut..
west enlisted as a private at the out
break of the war and won his rank
on sheer ability and merit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01

The Industrial Settlement home is
having a badge day anti is asking
friends to help foster the social up
lift work they are dong.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
Robert G. Wynn.

NATCHEZ, Miss, Jan. |. (Spl)-
News has reached here of the death In
France of Robert G. wynn of Steven
son, Miss. He enlisted in Natchez
shortly after the outbreak OF the war
in a. machine gun unit. He is reported
as having died of wounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
wTheNea0M
Jim Kisler.

BALDWIN, Miss, Jan. !, (spll-
Jim Kisler. 20, son of Mrs, Hoyle Kis-
few miles north of Baldwin IN Sun
day. being the third member of the
family to succumb to this disease with
a in a few weeks. His father, Hoyle
Kisler. was buried last week, and an
older brother, Nick kisler, died a short
time ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01
SIPS Wool Mixed
Plaids, 75c

These plaids are wool mixed and the
smartest combinations of color, es-
pecialry adapted for children's wear,
regular $1.25 value, at, a 7hr
yard
Second Floor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-01

From facts gathered by the commun-
ity labor board it is seen that nearly
ali Of the negro pastors having
churches in the Memphis territory, have
their residence in Memphis. 1t is said
that EOS negro pastors get their mail
in Memphis while many. of them have
churches in Alabama, Mississippi, Ark
ansas and ever in Illinois and Mis-
souri,, BY reaching these ministers
through special meetings, it should be
an easy matter to spread the gospel of
thrift, industry, economy and clean liv-
ing throughout this section of the
country. Leaders should note these
things and govern themselves accord
ingly.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
EXPERT TO MAKE SOIL
SURVEY ROGUE VALLEY

County Agent G.. d. Thompson has
received letter from Prof w. l..
Powers, professor Of soils, OF the ex-
tension department at the o. A. c.,
in which he states that Mr.. Kocher,
an experienced soil survey man from
the U. s. bureau OF soils, has been
ordered to Grants Pass to make a
soil survey of this part OF the Rogue
River valley. Such survey has
never been made here and a special
effort will be made to make a COM
plete survey OF the lands within irri-
CATION districts.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

The handkerchief made by the
children OF the Alexandrofsk orphan
age at Archangel. Russia, and sent
to the American Red Cross. and re-
Gently awarded to the Junior Red
Cross of Josephine county chapter
for the best all round work done by
any Junior Red Cross in the state OF
Oregon, has been framed and is now
on exhibition In Helmers furniture
store window. where all the Juniors
may see II. Mrs. w. w. Candy.
chapter school chairman. states that
1t will later he placed in the public
library.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
Personal AND LOCAL

Mr.. and Mrs. r, +. l.ewman went
to Portland last night for n few days,
Liquid Arvon" Sabin has Il,
County Agent Thompson is look
ing after business matters at Kerby
today.
Il, i, Humphrey, of Koler, Is In
the city today for the purpose OF
disposing of some cordwood,
Mrs, ]. NJ, Isham and Mrs. S.
14oughridge spent the afternoon In
Medford.
j. G. Smith and wife. OF Smith
River, Cal. arrived here last night
and this morning went to Glendale.
Mrs. NJ. h. Moore and daughter
arrived last night from Brookings
and left this morning for klamath
Falls.
Miss Ann Mccormick. OF Medford.
is in Grants Pass on business today,
She is home demonstration agent
for Jackson county.
c. r, Stewart. who spent a month
here with his sister, Mrs. II. A.. VIII
son. returned to Oregon City last
night.
c. II. Wiley went to Albany last
night to work with the Southern Pa
cific bridge carpenter gang
Sergeant VIM. Fradd spent
couple OF weeks with his family at
Waters Creek and left last night re-
turning TO Fort Stevens.
Mrs. Josie Parker arrived last
night from Benecia, Cal, and will
spend several weeks here with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Dingler
and her sister, Mrs. A, Mathes
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Lee, OF
Sutherlin. spent day here with the
d. ID. Dodge family and went to Ash
land this afternoon to be present at
the Free Methodist conference.
S. j. Wayment, of Galice. is trans
acting business in the city today. Mr.
Wayment says there are no new
finds" in the way OF gold mines in
his district, although there are many
inquiries regarding mining proper
ties.
Roy Dittes. who was recently mus
tered out OF service. Is visiting his
brother. Tom, at Merlin. and s. J.
Wayment at Galice. He was with
the army Of occupation and saw
much active service.
Mrs. John Patrick and her sister.
Mrs. Jane Simpson. left this morn
ing for Princeton. Ind, the latter's
home. where Mrs. Patrick will make
an extended visit. They will stop
of at Klamath Falls, Long Beach
and in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Gorham Jr..
arrived Sunday evening to VISIT the
latter's parents. Corporal Gorham
has spent a year in overseas service
being returned to the U. s. in April.
and was discharged from Camp Mills.
He then went to Wichita. Kan,
where he was Joined by Mrs. Cor
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. McKinnon left
last night returning to voncouver
after spending month here. They
were called here on account OF the
death OF Mr.. McKinnon's mother,
Mrs. Wagstaff OF Kerby. They also
spent a week at Williams with Mrs.
McKinnon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Banks.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
Josephine Not Complaining

Frank c. Bramwell. OF the Grants
Pass Banking company. who has
been soiourhing In Portland for a
few days. says there was never n
better prospect for q big fruit crop
In his section OF the Rogue river
valley. Farmers and stockmen re-
port the general crop outlook tho
best for years. and range stock is In
tlourishlng condition oregonian.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
Mothers hay Mt Salvation Army

Mothers hay mt Salvation Army
The Sunday program at the Sal
vation Army hall in charge OF En-
sign Stautin was OF interest. 1t In
cluded songs by the audience, reci-
tations and songs by girls and boys.
solos by Mabel Mcfarland, Mrs. z.
Atkins, Mrs. l.. T.. Campbell. II. At
kin, and by visitor, recitation by
Mrs. NJ. Brown. Ensign Stautin
gave Bible lesson. Tonight VIII
be Fathers night: Thursday, Sis
ter's night: Saturday, Brothers
night. Soldiers and sailors with the
general public are welcome at 8 p. m.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
viii Build New Dam

Judge c. G. Gillette and Commits
sioners McCabe and McFadden re-
turned this afternoon from a trip Of
inspection to the Wllderville irrIga-
tion dam on the Applegate river. MIR.
McFadden states that about 40 or
so feet OF the dam was swept away
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

and that the land owners OF the VIII
dervllle district are now preparing
TO build new dam. about three
quarters of Il mile above where the
old one stood. Work is to be rushed
no that water will be. available for
this seasons crops.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
Prices the same

Chautaudua tickets will be the
same price rs former years, Adult
tickets cost $3.50; students $3.50,
and children tickets are 81. To
this must be added 10 per cent war
tax, 6T
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
FIRST GAME OF SEASON
This EVENING AT PARK

The Twilight Baseball league
opens its season this evening at the
A. A. C. ball park on Bridge street,
when the Merchants and Mechanics
meet. The poor condition OF the
playing field at the High school
campus made the change to the ball
park necessary The spectators will
have the advantage of a comfortable
grandstand at the park.
While neither of the team captains
have claimed the pennant so far. yet
each seems to think his team will
be right up in the running. Captain
Bratton. of the Merchants, states
that his battery will be either. Lium,
Vernon Coburn, or Bratton, as pitch
er and Elmer Gilmore. catcher. Cap
tain Pernoll puts forward Joe Gal
vim, II. Faubion or Pernoll, as pitch
er and Fred Collins, catcher.
The game will start promptly at Z
O'Clock and will be 5 inning con-
test, as is usual in the twilight
games.
E. l.. Coburn will officiate as UNI
pire.
There will be jitneys running
from the center Of town TO the park,
charging five-cent fare each way.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
NEW To.,AY

CUT PRICES on Hardware, Cloth
ing, Shoes, Groceries. Having
purchased the Pruitt stock of Gem
eral Merchandise at Merlin l will
close out everything at cut prices.
Sale begins Saturday. Wonder
store building opposite Peerless.
r. Timmons. 61tf
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13
Dance nc Takilma-
Saturday, May II.
isuttor Fat Up

Butter Fat Up
The Hazelwood creamery this
morning made 2-ccnt increase in
the price of butter fat, the price now
being 56 cents. Eggs are IS cents
and hens 90 cents.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

FOR SALE-A Jersey-Durham, s
year old. Sls gallon COW; also
. barred rock hens with 10 day
old chicks. l.. M. Mitchell, Muir
ply, Oregon. 67
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

WANTED-Man to do farm work.
Address Geo. w. Smith. Route 4,
or phone 601-F-12. II
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

The regular convocation OF
Reames Chapter, No. 2S. Il. A, NJ,
will be held Wednesday at s y. m.
May l4th Work in Mark aud Past.
If NJ, Huyler, II, p. 6G
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

FOR SALE-Second hand brown
wicker baby buggy. Inquire at
S26 North Seventh street or
phone 213-R. II
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

One 1917 Buick touring. $70O
One 1918 Maxwell touring. $500
One 1917 Maxwell touring. $3.50
One Ford touring. $3.50. Also
bargains in Chevrolets. Churchill
Maxwell. 81
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

FIRST CUTTING ALFALFA and
red clover hay for sale at Rio
Lado-will be ready to haul on
Thursday. Phone 606-F-13. Sc
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

WlANTED-O horse mower. Must
be in good condition. R. X. Ross,
phone 606-F-2. 6S
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

Printing that pleases-We do IT,.
Courier job Department.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

boy Scouts Attention
Meeting tonight at S o'clock II
the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

WANTED-A dozen year old bum
leghorn hens. Give price. l.. s.
Smith, Wilderville, Ore. Il
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

Printing that pleases-we do it!
Courier JOB Department.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

II you have anything to sell try
a classified ad.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-13

There will be iitneys running
from the center OF town TO the park,
charging a five-cent fare each way.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
MOIiie Williams Star
OF Columbia Sho,c

Mollie Williams will bring her com
pany to the Columbia Theatre to-mor-
row afternoon in two-act show called
"A Day at Coney Island"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
The Actor Joins the
Ranks of Labor

rights of the actor were seldom in,
fringed upon. In frst-class company
he was required to give only six per.
formances week, the two weeks
notice of dismissal or resignation was
nm indispensable condition, rehearsals
seldom exceeded three weeks, and re-
duction Of pay during weeks of poor
business were unknown
With the expansion Of the theatrica]
business began encroachments that dc.
veloped into really astounding abuses
The element Of personal conside ration
OF course, fickered out in the vast
ness of business enterprise Where q
producer had sent out two or three. or
at most half dozen companies q wear
IT Is now no uncommon thing for a
firm to to send out forty. The COM
plexity of the business required the
delegation Of power to subordinates
with many consequent injustices which
might never have been sanctioned bv a
-o'A A0hliHOcQ CcutEdt OE1Cc. And, last
ly, competition between managements
became so keen that many questiona-
BILE practices were admitted as rules
of the game.
At the time of the formation Of the
Actors Equity Association six years ago
the six regular performances week
had grown to eight, with extra matinces
for holidays, and two performances a
day were talked Of for musical shows
During certain weeks Of slack busine So
salaries we're cut in half. At first
these were just Christmas week and
holy week, until some enterprising
manager discovered that business was
generally bad the first two weeks of a
run and the two weeks before election
90 in some cases an actor played six
weeks at half pay. But by far the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

demands that there should be limited
payment for rehearsals, that date OF
production should be affixed to every
contract, and that the actor should be
paid for illness not exceeding two
weeks IN length. And so we'll organ
ized are they here that there seems to
be every indication that they will gain
their demands
The Actors Equity Association num-
bers 1000 members-among them most
OF the leaders in the profession. A
few OF the names taken at random out
of the current year book are George
Arliss, Lionel Atwill, Ethel, John and
Lionel Barrymore, Francis X. Bushman.
Sam Bernard, Donald Brian, John w.
Cope, Eddie Foy, o. P. Heggie. Martha
Hedman, Doris Keane. Frank keenan,.
Louis Mann, J. Hartley Manners, Edith
Wynne Matthiscn, Marjorie Rambeau,
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson and
Margaret N.yeher.y
Their boycott on a manager who re-
fused to recognize the standard con-
tract could be extremely effective and
walkout, an almost inconceivably
stringent measure, would cripple every
first-class production. However, the
use of the boycott or the walkout is
not seriously considered because dis
putes are usually submitted to a board
OF arbitration made up or representa-
tives from the managers association
and the actors association, and aquit-
ably settled
IN abandoning the attitude Of an ar
tist charmingly contemptuous of ma
terial consideration for the more ra-
tional assertion that he is O worker
with the rights of worker. the actor
has parted with a good deal of the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Stars in the GALAXY Of
Robertson.CoFe Com pany

Henry B. Warmers first motion pict-
ure production since joining the forces
of Jesse d. Hampton III California will
be released by Robertson-Colc some
time in June.
Warmers initial contribution to tn.
silent drama under the Hampton man
agement is The Man Who Turned
White" written by F. McGrew Willis,
and prepared for screening by George
Elwood jerks. Jesse u. Hampton per-
sonally directed this play, which is a
story Of life in Arabia, with most of
the action laid in the sand wastes down
behind the Mediterranean. Barbara
Cattelin is leading woman
Beatriz Michelena also returns to the
screen in May, via the Robertson Cole
Company. The prima donna's first
film play, Gust Squaw," will be issued
this month through Exhibitors Mutual.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
NEWS AND NOTES OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS

off" from his vaudeville route because
the epidemic Of influenza had closed so
many theatres. Along in November he
received word that he was to resume
his tour, with his first stop in Texas.
He knew that once he fell back into the
rut Of trave, and playing he would lose
his chance to get this play written, SO
Mr.. Shipman and he made arrange
ments to 60 to Atlantic City and pound
1T out. The play was roughly set down
in five days. Then Mr.. Shpman came
back to New York with the manuscript.
while Hymer proceeded with his vaude-
vile engagement, on which he is still
absent from New York.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
By Rebecca Drucker

Probably, as has been so often re-
iteratcd, the actor is simple, improvi-
dent child. But the gentlemen who
have in recent years developed the
business of the theatre are neither
improvident nor simple-and the
Actors Equity Association has been
formed to balance the inequality. The
Actors Equity Association is really
the actors union, and it is curious
to find how closely the conditions
which led to it's formation parallel
those which have brought trade unions
into being in industry. At root are
the same absentee ownership, the same
vanishing cf the personal relation
ship between employer and employe
and the same capitalization with The
corresponding stress on profits.
Until twenty years ago, when the
conduct Of the theatre began to pass
into the hands Of men who were pri-
marily business men, there was a code
defining the rights of actors and man
ayers that was none the less clearly
understood because it was never writ
ten down. In those days no managers
ventures were so numerous that he
did not know the members Of his com
panies intimately. In the cases of
i'll luck common in so precarious
business the hardships were pretty
we'll divided by common consent. On
the other hand, certain elementary
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

worst abuse was the unlimited renears-
al period without pay. Rehearssls
have often been protracted for twelve
or thirteen weeks, while the manage
nent tinkered with the play or hunted d
for a theatre. The play might then
prove a failure and run only a week
so that there was weeks pay to show
for fourteen weeks work. Or, with
the method of fitting a part with a GER
tain type" Of actor, the director could
suddenly decide after four or FIVE
weeks rehearsal that he had mistaken
mans fitness for the part. He was
not the type" and would have to 60.
Since the theatrical season is short at
best, these losses are serious to an
actor, whose opportunity for another
engagement may have been lost. Of
course, the minor injustices that an
unfair manager could put upon an
actor were innumerable. He might de-
eide that he was obligated to provide
transportation only from the point of
opening to the point of closing, instead
of from New York to New York. Or
to put certain expenses for costumes
on an actor or actress.
The Actors Equity Association in
seeking to remedy these abuses In
vited the cooperation Of The United
Managers Protective Association in
drawing up a standard contract in
which ell these points might be dealt
with equitaby. The result is a con-
tract which demands a minimum en-
gagement of two weeks, after which
company may be disbanded at a weeks
notice, although in individual cases of
dismissal the right to two weeks no.
tice Is still upheld. 1t requires full
pay for all weeks played, though the
management has the right to lay off
during certain stated periods of de-
preston. A limited number of per-
formances week, a limited number of
free rehearsals and a probationary
period of ten days are the further con-
ditions Of the contract.
These reforms are now being Wig
orously agitated in England by the
Actors Association, with the further