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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
LOSING CASTE

Is it reality do merely fancy that the congress is
losing its hold upon the American people because it is
tmd to pass vigorous legislation and devotes practically all
Of its time to debates and Investigations of conditions that is
without authority to remedy regulate?
Finding itself impotent in the face of of the greatest
strikes the country has experienced proposed inquire
into the OF the strike of the workers Nothing could
come Of the investigation unless would be ascertain all the
facts and present them to the people for judgment and
correctly interpret the temper of the operators and strikers
neither would be in the least affected their of conduct
by what the people congress any other individual body
might think of the merits of the contention. X.
few weeks ago congressional committee got what it
believed angle of the Mexican situation from witness
who described the Caanza government outlaw and other
upset the generally accepted of conditions in that
unfortunate country few days later the Mexican representa-
lives presented evidence to show that the witness i'll the
employ another faction and perhaps paid to Wash
ngon and give testimony The members OF the committee were
much chagned the Developments not much because
they dued because they had redress against wit
ness who had purposey misled them.
Only short while before there great show OF invest
eating the packing industry The evidence presented to the
congress startling of its allegations There was
small Juror and Senator Kenyon brought out his licensing bill
Tor regulating the packing plants and furnishing the proers
The newspapers printed lot of the charges made by govern
representatives and the packers forced into the adve
Using columns to give their side to the controversy ana whe
the packers had their day before the committee they brought
cattle rase from all sections of the country and operators OF
small packing plants not charged with being IN the combination
Of the big five, to give favorable testimony.
The result OF the agitation decided drop the
price Of cattle the hoof slowing up in demand Tor 1--we
stock with apprecable difference IN the price tne consumes
paid for the packing house products.
No would counsel undue haste the passage OF egs-
aon requiring careful and deliberate consideration and the
other hand there necessity for congressional investigation
of every that the country when the congress has
made provision for settling the disputes under consideration
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
A GOOD OUTLOOK

There doubt that Park field will be retained
permanent flying field il the congress accepts the recon-
mendaton OF the Subcommittee of the committee military
affairs OF the house and the recommendation OF army officers
who accompanied committee its visit to Memphis and
Mlingon Saturday.
AS one member of the committee stated ut would be good
business Judgment spend $4,000 TO save OOoO invest
ment"
The Chamber of Commerce did good work in securing the
location temporarily The patriotic business of Memphis
have done splendid thing in giving their time and money to
enterprise that would compel the attention OF the government
but all the deciding factor the excellent condition OF
the field the in which the equipment is maintained the
sanitary arrangements and the physical evidence that Park ed
is OF the desirable plants in the United States
Credit for this be given to the officers in command Of
the field Maj Simons and Maj Lowell and the other officers
in command have shown that they entitled first rank in
their profession both the OF directing the operation
the field regulating the conduct OF the under them
is to be hoped that the city officials will cooperate with
the army in making Memphis fit place for the of the field
visit The eyes OF the government upon this city, and it
there should be any mshap in the present plans will be
attributable to lax law enforcement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
Orpheum.

The Spanish Revue Is song and
dance advertisement. The entire COM
pany comes from the leading music halls
and theaters of Madrid and the princ-
pal cities OF Spain Janet OF France,
assisted by Charles w, Hamp, has a
delightful little sklt that Is replete with
humor and melody Of the highest type
Janet is little beauty from the land
OF the fleur de lis with genuine ac-
cent and a most engaging personality
which sparkles like the wine of her
native country. Felix Bernard and Jack
DuffS have formed a professional asso-
citation and staged musical skit they
are now playing calleda"Have a Smile. .
Tho present partnership Is happy one,
resulting In much fun and music,
Claudia Coleman, THE Smile Girl" will
be seen In feminine types. She imper-
sonates women everyone knows. She
does not exaggerate the characters, only
presents wildly the mannerisms / OF
characters familiar TO ALL She is an
artist OF rare ability, having won her
spurs In musical comedy. Servo Is the
piano accordionist and the accordion in
his hands becomes human voice. ex :
pressing all OF the moods and PLAYING
his various selections renders stories
OF laughter cheers and excitement,
Earl and Earl and the Kitamura Jams
complete the vaudeville. Kilograms and
Toplcs OF the Day win also be fea-
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS
LoeW's Lyceum.

Eight Dominoes," as the act Is
termed, an aggregation of singers and
All Rajah mind reader, contend for
first honors on the bill at Iioew's Ly-
ceum theater which opened Sunday.
Popular operate selections were well
received Sunday, and the Eight Domi-
noes easily won the plaudits Of Loew
patrons Ali Rajah, the mystic, is a
beautiful woman and gets over well
with a stereotypcd magic and mind
reading act,
Vieing with the headliners, Ubert
Carlton, blaclSfaee comedian, stopped
performances Sunday with his song
numbers and chatter. Fred Ferdinand,
singer and whistler, and Francis and
Wilson, acrobats and dancers, complete
the vaudeville portion Of the entertain
ment.
To those who love Theda Bara, the
dark circles under her eyes and other
aecouterments which go to make up
vampire, her film offering, La Belle
Russo, which completes the current
Loew bill, is satisfying. Theda, how
ever has apparently been well nurtured
in recent years, and Il takes q long
imagination of discriminating patrons
to conee!rs her with her added avoirdu-
poise as q dancing sprte.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
Moving Pictures
Strand.

Mary Pickford, whose transition into
the world Of mirth, has more than ever
endeared her to the hearts of the mo-
ton picture patrons, delighted capa-
city audiences at the Strand theater
Sunday. when she made her appearance
in 1.-THE Hoodlum," the second of her
own studio productions
To say that the audiences which saw
this -irrepressible comedy Sunday en-
joyed 1t immensely, would be putting it
mindly, for six reels the fun is
bubbling with only now and then a
touch Of sentiment or pathos
As Amy, the spoiled heiress of a
rich old Wall street broker, Miss Pick
ford deserts her six maids, her two
chauffeurs, her sport models and 9TH
er luxuries to live In the slums with
her father a sociological writer.
When Mary descends to the sordid
environs of the slums, she becomes one
Of the Stun kids, revels in dirt, slides
down coal chutes, dances the shimmy
to the tune OF the hurdy- gurdy and
does other things that bring laughs ey
cry minute.
THE Hoodlum" Is undoubtedly the
greatest character Miss Pckford has
ever given to the screen and 1t remains
at the Strand all this week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
COMPULSORY TRAINING

For there has been decided falling off in sent
for compulsory military training The big factor OF course
was successful termination Of the war; attributable in large
measure the vaor OF the who in without previous
training and gave such good account of themselves.
Army officers have difficult problem before them
ing sentiment for compulsory training its former aggressive
While the army stronger for compulsory training than
before the civilian who formerly advocated has lost much
Of his enthusiasm.
Experienced officers say that the casualties the late war
three to four times larger than those OF the French who
fought side by side with them part of the difference they
attribute the aggssveness of the American soldier and
waness Of the French but they maintain it due primarily
to the training OF the French and the lack of training of the
American
Instead of taking the view that the result showed no need
for compulsory training the higher officers strongly Of
the opinion than that kind Of training needed is
not subject that should be dismissed without further consdera
ton Any question involving the lives of American youth is
that cannot be dsregardcd ..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
DR.. {. {. GEORGE NAMED
REGIONAL DIRECTOR

DIR. +. Il. George general secretary OF
the Memphis Y, NJ. G. A., has been
named regional director for West Ten
nessee in the South wide Y, NJ. C, A.
drive to be waged Oct, 20-So 10 finance
the state, national and foreign work OF
the Y. NJ. c, A. for the year 1920,
The quota for Tennessee In this cam
paign Is $4,000 The quotas for the
cities and counties Of West Tennessee
will be fixed at regional conference
10 be held at Jackson, Tenn, Thursday
To the individual quotas Of the state
fund. each local association will add the
budget required TO carry on It's own
work for the year, and In most cities
In Tennessee an effort viii be made to
raise sufficient funds to clear OF fall in
debtedness.
Or. George and ]. w. Mckinney,
members OF tho state committee from
Memphis. have returned from Nashville,
where a meeting OF the state commit
tee was held Saturday, There were 81
representatives present from 2b cities
and towns, which was the largest at
tendance OF a meeting Of the state
committed ever held. Prospects for the
success Of the drive In all parts OF
the state were reported TO be very
bright
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
The Public Be SerUed
RiHgLing-BdrnIIm
Super-CircuS Sure
Coming To Memphis

Advertising car No ] n Ringing
Brothers and Barnum a BaiIey's com
bined circus is in Memphis commencing
the preliminary advertising campaign
for the appearance OF the massive
shows on Monday, Oct 20. The circus
VII come here from Little Rock and
will snend Sunday IN the city. AfteF
the night performance Monday TIE
trains viii proceed to Jackson, where
one performance will be given, and the
next day will see the aggregation IN
Nashville
TIE combined shows this year present
the largest circus performances ever Of
fered In the United States Only the
stars Of the two most\ famous shows
have been retained and the performances
Is a succession Of stars Of the ring, hIp-
nodrome and aerial enclave The
trained animal exhibit includes every
known animal, the chief feature heing
a quarter Of a million pounds Of trained
elephants.
Bigness is the keynote that reaches
from the performance to the street pa-
rade, which, is said to be the longest
ever offered the American public A
combined zoo is another attraction this
year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
Majestic.

Geraldine Farrar and her distinguish
ed husband, Lou Tellegen, late Of the
dramatic stage, are co-starred in The
World and Its Woman" at the Majestic
theater for the first four days Of the
two eminent players at the Majestic
Sunday and saw them in one of the
big screen spectacles Of the year. The
locale Of 1.-The World and Its Wom-
an" is Russian and phases of the Rus
sian revolution, are depicted in tho
showing. An idea OF the immensely of
this spectacle may be cleaned when 1t
is shown that more than 100000 was
expended in it's production and more
than $500 players were engaged for
the big scenes
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
American Legion
Seeks TO Enlarge
Present Quarters

So great has been the growth OF the
American Legion, which has over 1000
members already, that plans have been
set afoot to erect clubhouse for for
mer~ soldiers in the world war The
quarters OF the legion at 46 North Sec
ond street have been found far too small
to accommodate the ranidly growing
membership and the building OF club
house to cost in the neighborhood of
SIS, 900 is being contemplated.
After the final reports of the captains
In the membership drive are made at
the October meeting, active work for
the proposed clubhouse will begin
The campaign for new members,
which is national one, will end on
Sept. 80, The Woevre Plains team, Ben
Croner captain, continues in the lead
by a comfortable margin. The other
teams with their captains are: Chateau
Thierry w l., Terry captain st, Mi
hiel, H. l. Goldberger captain: Ar
gonne. Thomas H. Allen, captain and
4. S. s. Jacob Jones, headed by Charles
Naaly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
MAIN EVANGELS
Of NATIONWIDE
CAMPAIGN HERE
EpiSCopaIians Hear From the
Revs. W. G. Clark, Floyd
Rogers and E. W. Gamble
What Is Doing Elsewhere.

AT Calvary church parish house Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock and Monday
night at O'Clock important meetings
VIII be held for Epscopalians on the
nationwide campaign.
These meetings will be conducted by
three clergymen Of the Episcopal church
who have met with most unusual re-
Spouse on the part of the people in their
own parishes. The visitors are Rev.
Willis q. Clark, rector of Trinity church.
Asheville; the Rev. Floyd Rogers, rec
tor of st. Johns church, Lynchburg,
Va, and Rev Il. w. Gamble, rector
OF st. Paul's church, Selma, Ala.
These ministers come with a con-
viction that this program of revving
the spiritual life Of the Episcopal church
IS the greatest of its kind ever launched
IN the history OF the church in America
The conviction that they have is
born of their own experience. Each
can testify to a wonderful awakening
OF the people to their responsibility as
church members whenever the people
have been given the chance to learn
OF what this program, the nation-w wide
campaign, proposes to do
These visitors have been sent to
Louisville, Lexington and Covington,
ny, and to Chattanooga and Nash
Vile, Tenn. AT every place they re-
port an eager desire on the part of
the members of the church to learn
how they can take hold and do their
part to push this program to a great
success.
The people who attend the meetings.
both afternoon and night, will hear
men speak what they know and not
merely what they believe or think about
this splendid movement and its posi-
blliues to stir up the Episcopal church
to become a great factor in the spread
of Gods kingdom
The clergy and laity In and around
Memphis are alive to the meaning OF
the nationwide campaign, and the
committee Of the diocese of Tennessee
headed by the Rev. Prentice Pugh, has
done fine work in keeping the move
ment before the people
This committee sends the three
speakers to Memphis In order that they
may tell the church people of this
city what has been done SO success
fully and that success can be met
here.
The nationwide campaign is a move I.
ment to interest the church people as
they never before have been interested
in the joy and privilege OF doing ali
possible to carry and send the gospel OF
Christ everywhere where ii is not now
preached, and to strengthen the work
and centers OF activity which are now
established, but too weak to meet the
pressing demands upon them.
In the campaign call there Is the ap-
peal for hundreds of men to study for
the ministry, and for as many lay
men and women to serve as lay work
ers In the church's cause.
The spread Of the Kingdom of Christ
is being undertaken by other branches
OF His church on great and splendid
scale The Episcopal church is deter
mined TO be In the vanguard of this
movement and the nation wide cam
palgn is the program and method put
forward to give every member real
chance to do his part in carrying Io
success this transcendent under
taking of his church.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
MAKE IT BIG

The TrState fair this year proved monumental success
It exceeded anything that has been attempted this section
the country The live stock exhibits equal the best that
can be found at the national shows
The fair has ougrown its equipment Ii it is to get bigger
and better each and continue keep pace with the
OF the Memphis territory there must be buildings They
must be larger and modern conveniently situated
and wha the entire plant must be brought up high stand
lard with due regard for future development
Perhaps good deal OF will be required but the
bes and the immediate prospect greater things will
make judcou expenditure splendid investment We believe
the public spirited people of Memphis fully awakened to
hereal significance Of what the fair this territory.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
New Lyric.

An engagement that is bound to ere
ate considerable interest among theater-
goers of this city Is that OF the ever
popular actress, Hazel Warren, who,
with. an excellent company of players,
will be the attraction at the Lyric Mon
day nights and Wednesday matinee,
presenting for the first time here the
latest and biggest success, The Mar
riage Question, a comedy in three acts.
The play is built upon lines and a plot
that holds an audience from the rising
of the curtain to the very fall OF the fl
nal curtain. Theer are no unflaggng
ments as well, for there is a rich vein
of comedy running throughout. inter-
woven as only a master of stageeraft
is capable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
Princess.

Mickey" featuring the popular COM
edienne, Mabel Normand. Is the at
traction at the Princess theater again
Monday and Tuesday. Mickey is
playing q return engagement after nav
viously shown here, at which time new
attendance records were hung up.
Mickey" is comedy of youth, OF
youths sorrows and happiness and
the spirit of care-free youth is shown
in an admirable manner by Miss Nor
mands Interpretation Of the hoydenish
DIM in THE Master Mystery" is the
Added feature
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Observation-Disclosures
MEMPHIS AS AN IRON CENTER :
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To The News Sclmitar:
Your editorial entitled water Traf-
fic' is very interesting and true, but
1t does not touch on what is OF the
most vital importance 10 Memphis.
You may consider me wild or crazy
when ! make the assertion that Mem
phis win some day become greater
iron center than Birmingham, Ala The
United States government is now en-
gagged In building locks and dams In
the Ohio river, II will only he a few
years until this work Ii completed to
Cairo, Ill. We will then have mini
mum depth OF water Of nine feet all
the way from the coal fields along the
Ohio river to Memphis.
There Is In Western Kentucky, near
TradewateF river, an unlimited supply
OF good gas and coking coal. The seam
OF coal known geologically as No. /, is
the bottom seam, In some portions of
the coal field there are IL seams of coal
but all carry too much sulphur except
seam No. / to make furnace coke.
This No. | seam of coal has 3G per
cent of volatile matter and Sc per cent
OF fixed carbon, | per cent OF sulphur
and very little ash, | am as familiar
with these different seams OF coal In
Western Kentucky and Illinois as you
are with the streets of Memphis. For
also owned and operated tow boats
and barges on tho Ohio and Missis-
sippl rivers. know what I am talking
about when | say this coal can be
brought 70 Memphis in barges for 20
cents per ton.
Iron ore of the highest grade in In
exhaustable quantity can be had along
the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
and can be delivered to Memphis for so
cents per ton or less, Pure limestone
for fluNing purposes is ,obtalnable any
where along the Ohio river and can be
delivered TO Memphis for Is cents per
ton
There ara within 50 miles OF Memphis
inexhaustable quantities OF high grade
iron ore In the state of Mississippi.
This ore can be delivered TO Memphis
for SO cents per ton or less
Coking coal, iron ore and limestone
than It can be in Birmingham, Ala.
When the pig iron Is made, 1t can be
shipped to the great Northwestern mar
kets for about one-half what II costs
Birmingham, But IL converted into
steel and worked up into. the various
half a million population within 20
years.
II is said that iron and steel are the
backbone OF industry, but II we add
cotton, corn and lumber, we have the
whole hog Agriculture Is the founda-
tlon OF our existence. but no people
ever became great depending alone up
on agriculture. II Ia a shame when we
consider Memphis Is the greatest cot
ton market In the world and we have
not a single cotton mill Memphis Is
also the greatest hardwood lumber
market, but we are without manufac-
turers TO work up this lumber Mem Len,
cago and Pittsburgh (the great steel
| centerSl I'm supplying all foreign mar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
FORGED CHECK COMES
FROM SEATTLE, WASH,

With the receipt here of a bogus
check for $3.50, drawn on the Central
State National bank Of Memphis, with
the forged name Of NJ, Perlman, junk
dealer, 452 North Manassas street, po-
lice and detectives are looking for NJ.
Foge, Of Seattle, Wash, The instru-
ment was discovered to be forged when
forwarded here from Seattle for collec-
ton
Perlman told the police that he be-
lieved Fogel, who drew the check. is
the same man who posed as an adver-
Using man in Memphis several months
ago. This man Is said to be wanted In
four states TO answer charges of forg-
cry He Is also said to have used bogus
bills of lading to defraud.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
GRAVEL CARS MOVE
In GREATER NUMBERS

The freight car situation with respect
to cars for hauling gravel has greatly
improved, so that the movement of
gravel to most points where road paw
ing is in progress is limited only by
the capacity Of the contractors to un-
load the cars
A movement of 80 cars of gravel per
day from Silica, Mo-, to Earle, Ark,
started last week over the Frisco and
Missouri Pacific lines, for use on the
Crittenden county road Improvement
districts. This movement would amount
to from 45 to 80 cars per day IL the
unloading facilities Of the contractors
were adequate to handle that amount.
In addition to the 80 cars from Silica,
Mo-, shipments from Iuka, Miss, to
Earle, which have been in progress all
summer, continue at the rate of from
10 to 20 cars per day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
MADE DISTRICT MANAGER.

The Southern Hardwood Traffic asso-
citation has employed George Schaad.
formerly OF the traffic department uf
the Illinois Central Railroad company,
as district manager at Helena, Ark
Mr.. Schaad succeeds J. A. Koehler. who
recently resigned to join the Archer
Lumber company at Helena. MIR.
Schaad was overseas with the A. r.. +.
for about A year, and has just returned
to Memphis. He will also become gen.
eral agent west OF the Mississippi river
for the American Overseas Forwarding
company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29

Anent mustaches, Walt Lannigan, o
Kansas City, must have felt sleepy
when he penned the following lines
The fierce flames ragged around her,
She stood twixt earth and sky;
Two heroes, bent on rescue,
Ran up the ladder, high
She waved the first one downward;
81 thank you for the quest,
But prefer the other
| like mustacheS best.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
SMITH CHANGES MIND.

WASHINGTON. Sept. Ex-senator
Smith. Democrat, of Georgia, who
had planned today to make public res
ervations to the German peace treaty.
he will advocate, decided to withhold
his reservations until next Wednesday,
when he will address the senate briefly
in explanation,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
APPEAL TO WILSON.

SALONIKI, Sept 29.--Thousands of
Greek refugees in Thrace have signed
an address to President Wilson asking
him to support their claims for a union
of Thrace and Greece. The appeal will
be circulated for two days more in l6
different districts in the region.