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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
KRUGER IN POLITICS.
Editor The News Scimitar:

Editor The News Scimitar:
Some one has said that o. |, Kruger,
candidate on the Williams ticket for
city commissioner, was not a politician
or an office-seeker. Read this record,
and see If that assertion Is we'll
grounded. This is Kruger's record: .
19O2-Ran for the school board and
was defeated.
19O5-Ran again for the school board
and was defeated,
1sO7-Ran again for the school board
and was elected.
1911-Ran for city commissioner with
Joe Williams and was defeated.
19l3-Ran for the school board again
and was defeated.
1917-Ran again for the school board
and was defeated.
191s-Ran for city commissioner on
the Macon ticket and was defeated.
1919-Is a candidate again for city
commissioner on the Williams ticket.
Does this not constitute a record suf-
ficient to entitle a man to be called a
politician? CITIZEN.
Memphis, Oct. 90.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
ALL WERE CHAMPIONS

Three negro soldiers in France were
engaged in the great American pastime
OF singing 1t.
''Wiii johnson, wat yo' business back
in de States?"
"Ah runs de biggest alleviatah in de
big wizards Hotel in Washington
Sam Jeffahson, wat yo' do in de
States?'
Use de champeen ~crapshootah OF
Richmond, Vaginny."
''Yo' niggahs mighty po' class, suah
nuff,'' said Bo Jackson. Abs a lion
tamah TO- de circus. All takes dam
fresh fierce lions an twists 'em by
de tail ontil dey turns round an tries
to snap me. Den | grabs dar tongues
and pulls EN- out so dat when dey
tries. to bite me, dey bites dar own
tongue, and dat away All tames a lion
In bout fob houahs.'
go way, 30, yo' amt no lion tamah
-yo' is a lyin' niggah!'-The Home
Sector.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
HIGH PRICED CORK.

John Simmons had been an abstaineI
for 20 years, but fell from the ways OF
grace and worshiped the vinous god
with all the fervor of a convert.
Feeling the need of recuperation, he
sent his boy to an adjacent hostelry
for a bottle of whisky,
But" cried the hotel proprietor,
who's II for?"
For my father" said the boy,
Nonsense. Your father is a total
abstainer, and has been, to my knowl-
edge, for longer years than you've
lived"
well. at all events, he sent me
for IT,"
what does he want 1t for?'
ITO let you into a secret" said the
boy, ashamed to tell the truth, hes
going fishing, and he wants the cork to
use for a float"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
Strand.

In the opinion of Maxwell Karger.
special productions, who, with Richard
A. Rowland, presents Nazimova in her
superdramas of the screen, the photo
production of the recent stage sue
cess, The Brat" which is at the
strand all this week. with this supreme
actress as it's star, not only serves n
establish more firmly her wonderful
emotional talents, but also acclaims
Nazlmova as a dramatist Of the highest
order.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
Moving Pictures
Majestic.

Lovers of good horseflesh are given
q rare treat in Maurice Tourneur's new
production for Paramount-Artcraft re-
ease, The Life Line" which is show
ihg at the Majestic theater for the last
times today. The big opening scene IN
ne picture is an English country hunt,
scores of lords and ladies' take part
siia rae fine looking horses, which
hurdle high hedges with ease, ford deem
streams. and show magnificent bursts
q speed at times. Jack Holt, Seena
owen, Tully Marshall, Lewis Cody,
Pauline Stark and Wallace Berry form
an excellent cast.
starting Thursday the attraction will
be Dustin Farnum in "A Mans Fight /"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
Princess.

William Desmond, in his latest pro.
duction, Poor Relations" will be
starred at the Princess theater for two
days. beginning today. Poor Rela-
tons is the latest of the four big
released so far this year and an excel
lent supporting cast has been given the
star. Among the prominent players is
Iasu Pitts. The story is a modern one.
dealing with the things money in
abundance will cause people to do and
presents an unusual aspect of modern
society. The story is not without its
romance and its comedy. which are
prominent throughout the five reels.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
TO WELCOME DEMPSEY.

NATCHEZ. Miss, Oct. 30. (spl.)-
When Jack Dempsey, champion heavy
weight OF the world, arrives here on
Nov. 7 with a circus, a reception In his
honor will be given by local admirers,
The arrangements for the reception
were made by Joseph Tillman, we'll
known business man OF NatChez.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
FROM A MINISTER,


To The News Scimitar:
Please permit me to congratulate you
on thai excellent editorial in Saturday
issue Of your paper. II was not only
timely but also eloquently put. Such
a plea for faith ought not to 60 I'M
needed In these troublous times. Yours,
crew CARROLL WARNER.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
THE WINNING POST,

There is no doubt that Edison has
been useful In the past few years. But
instead Of telling II to Jane" we sug
sest that the wizard invent a p~ostless
theator for impecunious newspapermen
who 20 to shows on passes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

When considering this years bean
crop, we sometimes think of the jelly
of other years, who always recited,
when you were a tadpole and | was a
fish just before the bartender put us
out for the night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
CLEVELAND HAS BLAZE

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 29.--Fire of
unknown origin this morning brought
a loss OF $100, 900 to the Astrup AVN
ing company, destroying awnings val
ued at $50, 900, a score Of automobiles
and a two-story frame building, Three
hours work by firemen saved a num-
Der Of homes in the vicinity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
T CHANGES HANDS.

BONNEVILLE, Miss, Oct. 20. (Spl.)
THE Hotel Prentiss at Bonneville has
been bought by p. W. McCarley and his
daughter, Mrs. o. F. Hamilton, from
M. T. Bynum, OF Webb, Miss, for $4,000,
Possession will be given Jan. /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
A WISE u MAN

John .. Rockefeller, Jr, son of the richest man in the world,
came into prominence last week as the dominating figure OF a
final effort to avert industrial war in the United States.
Mr.. Rockefeller threw the weight of his influence to the side
OF labor in a speech described as "sae, conservative, moderate
and sane" He may not know precisely all the rights TABOR
deserves, but he knows something about the rights labor has been
denied.
He is the leading exponent of the square deal among the small
and restricted capitalistic class. The capitalists suspect him
because he is sympathetic with labor, and labor suspects him
because he is rich. Men of great wealth find it difficult to under
stand why one of their number should interest himself in the wei
fare of labor, and labor leaders find it equally difficult to under
stand why one OF their number should concede that capital has
any rights that deserve to be respected,
Mr.. Rockefeller might have devoted all of his time to an
effort to spend his income; he might have given his time to polo
or Yachting, or he might have become proficient with the ukulelc
But, instead OF that, he taught a class in Sunday school; he
proiited from a costly lesson he learned in the Colorado episode
Instead Of devoting his time to the direction OF the affairs OF his
company, he gives t to the work OF securing better pay and bet
ter living conditions for the people employed by his company.
He talks, mingcs and associates with the men without whose
labor it would be impossible to accumulate a great fortune.
If there is ever to be industrial peace 1t must be secured by
the adoption Of Mr.. Rockehllers ideas by men OF wealth and
the adoption of an equally pacific attitude by the men who labor
The politicians tell us that the trouble with the country is
that we are operating on a war basis in peacetire and there can
be no adjustment until the adoption OF the league OF nations and
the ratification Of the treaty of peace.
Meanwhile, they overlook the fact that we are living under
an armed truce between capital and labor, with no leader in sight
capable OF bringing about a permanent peace or providing an &C
ceptable assurance that neither side will suffer if each lays down
its arms and goes to work.
Out of the deranged and disordered condition of affairs good
will eventually and inevitably come. Constant stirring has
brought the dregs to the top. 1t is a simple operation to skim
them of. The radical capitalist and the radical labor man each
is reaping the harvest OF his folly.
Capital no longer dictates to labor and labor no longer die
tates to capital Occasionally one or the other attempts it, but
universally they always fail. And they fail because the vast ma
iority of the people belong to neither class, and in order to secure
. square deal for themselves they must compel the conflicting
elements to give a square deal to each other.
aAt-o~n e.r.i ezS mn H., fn,, ,rnn+e' u,orL " s,,s ,ou,
item from Corinth, Miss. Think how much would have beer
sszedhad everybody worked.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
rHE GUM GAME,

We do not marvel at the Wrigley mil
lions when we consider the vast guam
titles OF Spearmint that must have been
chewed to enable the young ladies to
do an iron jaw" act In the ~clrcuses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
PATRIOTISM.

When in an American city a Scotch
engineer from a British ship slugs an
Irishman for singing The Wearing Of
the Green" and pays a fine Of $25 for
his fun, Punch hides its head, Humor
is everywhere Brooklyn Eagle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
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WHAT'S al uSE7

4 mar can not reform over night,
But a woman ~can-every time she gets
a new corset.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

And one doesn't go home these nights
and see two Of his wife and try to stall
by saying. You two girls look enough
alike to be sisters"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
BAD SIGHT.

won't you marry me, Miss Pig
I've got my eye on a fine little home
"Oh, Mr.. Hog, you must have a sty
on your eye!'-Cartoons Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

After the word came from Washing
ton Tuesday that congress had passed
the prohibition law over the presidents
veto, the Society for the Enlargement Of
Keyholes decided to go out Of exist
ence,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

For, after all Is said and done, it's
so much easier to unlock the front door
these nights than 1t was in the good
old days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
NEVER GIVE UP.

The old maid is the living example
Of the truth that hope springs eternal
In the human breast"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

So let's reconcile ourselves to the new
life wherein we approach our W front
door instead Of hugging the post and
watching the houses 20 by.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

But we can't help heaving a sigh as
we bid farewell to the dancing lamp
post,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
IN EMoRIAM.

who does work is in the same fix these
DAVIS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

Booy-bye, John. Never again will ice
be able to play the same sweet tunes
against the side OF the pitcher next
morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

II there's anything In the old saying
about never being too old to learn, we
may now expect some OF the old set
tiers to learn that water can be used
for something besides bathing the baby.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

But the agonlzing part Is the loss of
revenue that the machine would have
gouged from the 'loggers between now
and the 9Th.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

II all the Sweep Clean Broom orator
has to say about his candidate for
mayor Is true, a certain citizen Of Mis-
sisslppi must have an awful time get
ting his coat on over his wings.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29

"Alcorn saved $4,000 by farm agents work" says a news
item from Corinth, Miss. Think how much would have beer
Rxaedhad everybody worked.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03

There were Boy Scouts to teach me
Straight little lads
Who stared at the camera
And thought they were stars.
But I liked 'em. I.
My newest pictures called
antics of Ann"
Which Is a story Of
Interest, thrills and adventure.
Written by Frederick Chaplin.
And Edward Dillon, director.
Next made it photoplay just for me:
Fancy that:
It's all full Of diving and dancing
And deeds Of prowess
That Doug Fairbanks might perform
But didn't.
For did.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
BOOKED AT EMPRESS
ANN PENNINGTON-H
By Herself

ANN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY Herself
Writing about ones self isn't
AS much fun as acting !
Other folks selves,
But they asked for an autobiography
Whatever that $50
Here goes!
was born in Camden, N. J.
And I've never grown
Very much.
In fact they still call me
Shorty" or Little One"
And other MONS deguerre.
(You see Eve been Somewhere
In France" tooD
And after while I'd danced SO much
That danced into regular" show
.'The Red Widow" l mean,
And we travelled all over the country
And then some.
1t was fun-but sometimes it wasn't
Such is life
And sometimes it isn't
You didn't know | was a poet
And philosopher too, did you?
Well, my P. A.
Which is pet name for Press Agent
Bless him
Says I'm versatile and I'm proving It..
And after while tried motion
Pictures and loved 1t.
First of all
Was sweet Susie Snowflake,
A musical comedy sans any music.
Then came 1.-THE Rainbow Princess"
Of circus life.
did parachute stunts
And other little things like that.
Next "The Little Soldier Girl"
Kept me busy wigwagging all day.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03

MANY DEATHS
OF SOLDIERS
DUE TO FLU

LONDON, May 2 (by Associated
Press) More than half the deaths
among the American soldiers in Great
Britain were due to influenza. The
total number of cases of the disease
in the three months of the epidemic
among the Americans here reached
1872. In that period deaths from
pneumonia, developing in most cases
from influenza, numbered LIT. OF
5000 troops brought on one trip by
the steamer Olympic, 1000 contracted
the disease and, as about one-third
Of these cases developed pneumonia,
the proprtion of fatalities was very
large.
These figures are contained in an
elaborate report being prepared by
the American Red Cross covering the
work of the organization in Great
Britain up to the beginning of this
year.
When the Olympic locked at South
|ampton there were about 400 influenza
cases on board. But before the troops
could be debarked the number of
cases had increased five fold The
weather was at it's worst, cold, wet
and misty.
when the Olympic drew into
port" says the report, "and the news
of the outbreak of inf1eunza was re-
ceived, the medical authorities hest
tated to disembark all these troops,
who were fresh from training camps
in mild climate of the southern states
For the only place to take them was
the Southampton Rest Camp, which
was situated on low wet ground, and
was without adequate facilities for
taking care of sick men who had been
exposed to an epidemic. Most of
the housing in the camp was in tents
without cots, and the men had to
sleep on floors which consisted
merely of one layer of thin boards a
few inches off the ground
For a few days the doctors tried to
fight the epidemic on shipboard, but
it became so fiercely virulent that it
| finally became necessary to disem-
bark the men and take them to the
rest camp.
"The medical authorities in the hos
pitfalls around Southampton" the re-
port says, were we'll equipped to deal
with any ordinary outbreak of disease,
but this emergency taxed to the
breaking point all their accommoda-
lions and preparations. Supplies, not
only of drugs and equipment, but also
of doctors and nurses were rapidly
exhausted
Here, the report points out, was
signal opportunity for the Red Cross,
and it lent valuable aid in securing
instant delivery of needed supplies
and clothing and in providing accom-
modations for many of the patients.
From 76 cases of influenza among
American soldiers in Great Britain
during the week ending September 3,
the number jumped to 1880 on Sept.
80. That was the high water mark
and from then on there was sharp
and steady decline, the number
dwindling to eight cases by Dec. 8.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03
At the Empress,
Sunday evening.

Monday and Tuesday - Gladys
Brockwell in the six-act soul stirring
play Conscience; also HearstPathe
News. The surrender Of the German
feet, the most striking incident of the
fall Of Germany's might. takes place
az Its once powerful navy surrenders
to the allies at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03

A body Of ore running from is to
go per cent copper has been struck
at the $50 foot level of the Copper
King mine at Whitehorse according
to statement made by J. r.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03

A 31a horsepower Evinrude engine,
with new housing, gears, and shaft
for $500 at Northwestern Hardware
Co. 1-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-03
NOTICE

Subscribers disseminating the paper
will be charged for the current month
unless this Office is notified. Do not
notify nor pay the carrier.
X. g. ROBINSON,
City Calculator,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-03

$3.50 apiece. How is it to be appor-
toned so as to cover rent, and food,
and clothing, and light, and heat, and
amusement, and Doctors, and dentists
bills, and emergency expenses, and in
surance, and at the same time lay by
something for the inevitable rainy day?
Frankly speaking, | doubt if it can
be done. Not in New York. anyhow,
In other parts Of the country, where
the purchasing power of a dollar Is
greater, 1t might be a feasible under
taking; but it must be understood that
the kind Of work upon which these
young men are engaged would probably
be proportionately less.
Also | am aware that even in New
York many married people do live and
raise families and lay by money, and
at the same time enjoy a degree, Of
comfort, all on an income often less
than SIS a week. ! take off my hat
20 them. They deserve to be rated as
great financial geniuses.
But lacking that ~genius-and it is
hardly likely that all Of this group OF
young people possess 1.-THE attempt
is almost sure to end In shipwreck. In
the unceasing struggle to make both
ends meet the blooming bride becomes
in a few years a dragged -out, hopeless
drudge, the husband, with his nose for
ever to the grindstone, a disappointed
man, who finds his ambition thwarted
and his development stunted.
Still there is q solution. This is an
era of combination and cooperation,
! Why, then, do not these young people
"a presumably congenial coterie-pool
| their issues instead of trying to go it
| alone? Suppose there are six couples
of them, and that each pair would
| agree to contribute $40 a week toward
a common fund.
For this amount a house could be
secured in the suburbs large enough
to give each couple their private living
| apartments, while the meals could be
served in a general dining room. 1t
would be a sort Of permanent house
party.
This community plan has its disad-
vantages, of course. There would have
to be stringent rules to guard against
jealousies, disagreements and intermed-
ding; but it Is certain that for 500 a
week a family of IL car have com
forts, eonveniences and luxuries that
would be denied TO a family of two on
s25. And each couple would have $l5
for themselves.
If anybody has another or better
suggestion, l would like to pass 1t
along,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-03
Mrs. Wilson Wo0drow's Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subjects.

twenty-five dollars a week! In these
lays Of mounting costs, and with all
the complex demands of modern life,
could you c~onscientiously advise any
one to engage In matrimony upon that
income? How would you budget 1t so
as to meet satisfactorily the require
ments of family life as they exist to-
day?
That is the problem which has been
submitted to me by a group Of young
people in New York city who are very
eager to get married. but are sensibly
pausing to look-to consider ways and
means-before they leap. Here is their
letter:
Dear Mrs. Woodrow-Of all the
many writers in the various news
papers, we have chosen you as being
both popular and practical, and are
therefore writing you to ask your help
In solving the difficulty which con-
fronts US.
1--WE are a number Of young couples
who have become thoroughly Disguised
in trying to figure out how we can get
married on $25 a week, since that is
the average salary each couple will
have at its disposal, and things are
so high at present that the proposition
looks hopeless.
What we need, If 1t can be done,
is to have someone tell us how on that
amount to secure and furnish a house
In the suburbs, how much money will
be needed for this and for a start at
housekeeping, and also how much
should be set aside each week for rent
and other living expenses-in short, the
entire financial end of the undertaking.
Once started, we girls feel competent
to handle the housekeeping, as we have
all had practice at conservation during
these war times.
There are, OF course, dozens of ar
ticles appearing every day touching on
the question, but they are for the most
part only cooking recipes or household
hints, or else, What l Did In "a Time
of Need" the experience OF someone
in a situation such as could probably
only occur in that one instance, and
because Of some. special opportunity.
What we want is some sound, prac-
teal advice, such as a father might
give to a son or daughter about TO be
married; only ~present-day fathers
ours, at least-don't seem to know any
thing about how things are managed
nowadays, Ind so can give very little
real counsel.
perhaps, though, you car help us
out of our ~quandary, or else can start
something-set the ball rolling-to call
out from others suggestions which will
be of aid TO us. There must be people
who would take an interest in our case
and be able to give us the desired in
formation. Please don't isappoint us,
Mrs. Woodrow; we are so In need OF
help
fail to arouse sympathy. Twenty-Five
dollars q week For two that means
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-03
HOROSCOPE
Z n -NHIAkeRfttEE~
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1919.

Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate,)
Neptune and Mercury both rule
strong for good today, according to as
trolOGy
The fact that Neptune. the planet
that rules the inner or spiritual body,
is dominant on this holiday, is held to
mean that national ideals are subject to
the best Influences.
The government Of the stars is a most
prOpitious one for treaties or written
agreements in which great issues are
involved.
There is a sign read as encouraging
to success on the water. Extension OF
American m is f~oreshadowed,
and this will exceed even the most
%sanguine expectations
This should be a favorable day for
the beginning of new national projects.
The navy comes under the best pos
sible direction of the stars.
AS this national anniversary marks
the domination of the air by mans
brains, SC a future Fourth will cele-
brate the piercing of the veil between
this world and the next. occulists pre-
dict. Thus the counsel OF famous pa
trlots long dead may be obtained, the
seers declare,
The coming Of airships that will be
commonly used for passenger transport
tatlon win mark a new step In progress
before another year has passed, II is
fo~reshadowed.
Educational reforms viii be much dis
cussed this month, and many will be
tried In the autumn, astrologers predict
The death Of n literary woman who
has won fame is presaged by the stars.
Persons whose birthdate 1t is have
the forecast OF an active and successful
year, Much travel is indicated.
Children born on this day are likely
W be bright and energetic, These SUBJ
iects OF Cancer usually are successful.