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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

around to the hospitals with her Or
somebody from Squeedunk. or Rah-
plts Track has been told hv her
doctor that she needs a change. and
! she thinks that nothing would he
! SO deIightful as to come to the CITY
only she hasn't the money to stay AT
motel but If it would be conven-
lent Tor us to have her, she could
come easily on Monday week.
ot course, anyone who has the
nerve to hold you up for her board
bIll isn't going to stop with merry
larceny like that. She goes the
whole hog, and you not only have
to feed and lodge her, but you have
to pay for her theater and opera
tickets. and her street car fares.
So far as my observation goes a
seit-lnvited guest has a Yale lock
ON her pocket book and you would
nave to chlorofOrm her before you
could get nickel out Of her.
II Is no secret to the people who
come and camp on US that Jim and
! are Il poor young couple struggling
To get start in the world, and that
every dollar counts with us. Also
th"\ perceive that ! do nv house
WORK, and that by horning in on us
'i'S %"u Hi''htdSurdDiy 10 my labor,
and the expense Of our living.
But does that keep them away
IL does not They not only crowd
IN ana pat me to the trouble of get
ting up company meals for them but
th'y expect me to run around with
them, taking them to all sorts OF
places oi amusement, and to spend
Gays IN tn" shops where they look
over everything, and price every
'hinH from imported automobiles to
safety pms, and buy nothing. And
never 10y any ehanc" do they pay
roF lunch at restaurant, or for
a thtatrr ticket. oT even pay their
car lar".
ana the expense ~ entertaining
these people You hate because they
ar" such poor, mean little grafters,
counts mp enormously, and 1t keeps
m" mad thinking Of all the things
want That | do without because
hay" spent the money on these
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
Twice Told Tales
Ten Years AGO Today In Memphis.
OCTOBER 20. 1910.

Jack Frost made his first visit OF the
season to Memphis and vicinity this
evening. A sudden drop Of the tenn.
perature was experienced last night
and tonight it dropped low enough TO
spread white blanket over the entire
territory.
Mr. j. ", Causcy today announced
the, engagement and approaching mar.
riage OF his daughter, Julia Lucille, to
Mr. Ward Weston Moore, the ceremony
20 b. solemnized Wednesday evening,
october %
Misses Leila and Kate Macrac wifi
return sunday, aHteE spending the sum
mer in New York And Highland
Heights, y. j.
Mrs. 6 w Macrak returned to her
home in This city today after spending
the summer IN the Eastern states.
MRS. u. Werthsim left Memphis Toe
day fo' heE home in Florida, after be-.
ing che Geest oH Mrs Sol Wertheims of
th.s city, for several weeks.
c. Jacobs, of SatChez, Miss.
her nome in Germantown 'odaE after
delightful visit Of stVeraI days with
Mrs. T.. ~ Thompson, Of this city.
Nv. and Mrs. W H. Scott and Miss
Sclhe scott 'eN this morninS- for
Waverly, Tenn, Where they WE az
tend che Scott Goodrich wedding.
Mrs EEnVst Parham leGt today Tor
st Louis % be, the guest Of her els
teS. Mrs. Zimmerman, VINO has just
returned from two gears stNS abroad
Mrs Ashton Johnson arrived in this
city today She will be at the Hotel
SayOsO until Friday
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DOROTHY DIX TALKS
THE GENTLE CRATER.
49, 49,
BY DOROTHY DIX.
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer
Copyright 1920 by The Wheeler Syndicate. Inc,

We'll" said a woman to me the
other day, the housing shortage, and
the altitudinous price Of rent, have
one good thing about them, anyway.
They furnish an alibi that we can
hand out to our relatives and friends
and the people we used TO know back
home, who have the pleasing habit
of grating their annual visits to the
city on us.
For years ! have been the victim
OF these holdup artists, and I've
played in no worse luck than every
body else | know; for the minute
you acquire place in a city where
YOU can furnish free board and lodg-
ing, everybody that you ever knew
who lives ont OF town. ConCeives a
passionate affection for you
Your own forty-nlnth cousin, and
NQur husbands cousins in the seven
ty-seCond degree; girls that YOU
went to school with when You were
in the kindergarten and haven't
heard Of since; folks who have no
claim on You except TINT YOU used
to live in the same town with them
all are smltten with "a longing to
soc You that they can no longer re-
sist. and they write and tell You
So, and that they are coming ON the
3. 45 am. train ON Wednesday, and
won't YOU please meet them at the
station because a city is So ronfus-
ing To- one who is not used to il.
why II ! were to reCite what |
have suffered at the hands OF these
bandits. 1t would sound like
CHAPTER out of FuN's Book Of Mar
tyrs. When Jim and | We're mar
ried and he brought me to the city
To live, We went to housekeeping in
a little four-room apartments Be
fore We got settled and our bridal
presents uupackcd, distant relative
whom hadn't seen since was a
little gin in pig tails, descended
upon us. bag and baggage.
she said she was passing through
the ,ity and she felt she just couldn't
go Ivy without taking peek at
dear little Elsie In her new home.
II took her two weeks To- peck, and
she hadn't been gone day when
another flock of these birds ~ prey,
this time Jirns bunch of Nu,turos,
came To roOst on our sofa bed, and
from then on we have hardly had
a day that we have been free Yrom
selt-invited guest.
Boys hunting for lob ARRIVE
with letters from their Narcnts
whom We had the accursea luCA g..
know at some previous state ~ out
ives, saying that they know - viii
he SO glad to take darling Stm in
until he finds something to do. %
the mother Of some girls - whom
we have the misfortune e. he KIN IN
some faint degree, drops us "A mis-
sive informing us that she is sending
Mamie and Sadie by The next train
to a lite visit to the city as she
has been promising the dear children
a treat for a long time, and would we
mind letting them stay with us for
a month. they are such lambs, and
IT'S 81 nice to have young people
about the house,
"Or we get srreod from some
moor old soul who has been advised
TO consult city specialist about
her cancer, and she wants to COME
and stay with us and have US trot
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Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Slndicate.)

Newspaper Slndicate.)
Out on the porch of the hollow
stump bungalow where Uncle Wig
pounding and banging noise.
Hum SUI dud! Dear mel Won
der what that rabbit man Is up to
now?" sal Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZ-
zy to feI'seIf. The muskrat lady
housekeeper put on the table the
dish she was drying and went to
the door.
She saw Uncle Wiggily up on a
stepladder, doing something to the
porch ceiling with a screw driver
and a hammer.
Mercy me Wiggie! What are you
doing?" asked Nurse Jane. Are you
going to take the porch down."
mo, Miss Fuzzy WuZzy, ! am only
putting up a porch swing for you,'
answered Uncle Wiggily.
"A porch swing" cried the musk
rat lady, and her whiskers tickled
the back of her neck, .Ashe was so
surprised.
Yes, a porch swing" went on I'm
Gle Wiggily. That is ; something
like a hammock, only you sit up in
it instead of lying down, and It's
made of wood" T.
DO you not think it is a little
late in the season to be putting up
a perch swing?" asked Nurse Jane,
as she started back in the bungalow
to finish drying the dishes.
hOh, no." Uncle Wiggily answered.
There will be nice, cool moonlight
evenings yet before snow comes, and
you and l can sit out in the porch
swing and rest ourselves, JAMIE
well whatever you say Will be
all right" spoke the muskrat lady
housekeeper, as she went back in the
bungalow, pounding and making. "a
great racket. He also ratified chairs
for the porch swing hung from the
ceiling by chains. instead OF ropes.
That's so it will be good and
strong" said Uncle Wiggily, ana
will hold both Nurse Jane and me.
The bunny gentleman put some
strong hooks in the ceiling OF the
norch, From these hooks he hung
chains and on the ends of the dan
Cling chains he fastened the porch
swing. Then he put some CUSHIONS
in-soft cushions. stuffed with the
white cotton from the pods OF the
milkweed plant, and then uncie
Wiggily stood back to look at MS
work. :,
ITS all finished, Nurse Jane he
called. Come out and try the porch
swing" III,
The muskrat lady sat in 1t, WIN
Uncle Wiggily. Slowly they sWayeo
to and fro. ,, u,o
How do you like it?" asked the
hupnv Gentleman.
"Oh. it's just lovely" Nurse Jane,
answered. II could sit here forever
and she looked up at the sky where
pretty soon. the moon would shine.
"Oh. IL you stayed here forever
how would ever get anything 70
eatc Don't say that" cried Uncle
Wiggily, sort Of anxious and hungry
like. .,,
laughed Nurse Jane. But really
your porch swing is just line"
And in the evening she ana Uncle
Wigeily had a restfui swing on the
porch. But now I must tell sou
strange adventure that happened
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fellow should possess the simple,
homely virtues our forefathers priced.
strives 10 save and tit himself for
something bette- in life, he Is
promptly dubbed a cheap skate,
and constant snubs and perpetual
loneliness is his portion
Society is in gradations and each
grade is trying Go ape the style OF
the ones higher up. We need to
read The Simple Life" ever again
and. what Is more, TO practice its
precepts. one reason so many aver
age Americans never occupy more
than an aveFagc position is that they
are so busy trying to splurge, or
"cut dash" that they never have
time to fit themselves for anything
better.
We leave the simple, homely viz
tues to our immigrants and the re-
suit is we are astonished when in
few years we find that the man who
comes to the back door peddling fruit
or coal. or the humble shopkeeper
from whom we purchase our pro-
duCe, owns the house he lives in. and
has three or four others he rents;
and we are shocked as well at the
discovery that his children. who work
while others play, lead in studies at
the public schools.
We need to get back to the plain.
homely virtues Of our forefathers.
To live simply. to practice economy
| in food. dress and pursuit of pleas
ure. We would be the richer in
purse and mind II we had less OF the
cafe, cabaret, theater. dance and
dress habit and were more given to
books, swimming, long hikes and
plain. wholesome meals.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
Russia and Labor.

The British labor delegation that
went to Russia hoping to find an
earthly paradise has returned
shocked, chagrined and Inundated.
Instead OF finding equal rights. even
among the workers. they discovered
the most brutal tyranny with which
any nation was ever cursed. Boil
shevism has made czarism respect
able DIR. Haden Guest, one of the
delegates who had hoped for so
much, was outspoken in his denun-
citation. ut is dreadful beyond
words" he declared. Such an ap-
palling state OF things cannot en-
dure."
Under the czars murder was a fine
art; under the Bolshevists II 10 a
commonplace. In one year the extra
legal commission shot $3.50 persons
without the pretense OF a trial. To
be accused was condemnation. The
most fragrant crime in all the calen-
dar was to be suspected of being OPP
posed to the Lenine- Trotzky dynasty
and the word dynasty Is used ad-
visedly. That their methods have
not changed is shown in a recent dis
patch stating that 1900 were muir
dered by reds because they were sus-
pected of being opposed to the pres
ent unspeakable regime.
Liberty is a bourgeoisie supersti-
ton" cynically declared Trotzky. No
car. not even the unspeakable Ivan
the Terrible. ever said anything so
brutal as that Well might the la
Dor delegation be Mortified at the
result of their visitation. That one
statement was enough to open their
eyes. II labor makes patron saints
of men with such sentiments 1t will
lose all 1t has SO valiantly fought
for in the long processes of the past
century.
Evidence accumulates that the
present unspeakable reign of terror
in Russia is nearing its end. The
twin Robcspierres have drunk Of hui
man blood until they have filled the
long suffering nation fun OF horrors
Like the other Robespierres, they will
he swept away. and the nation, re-
covering from the horrible night
mare. will draw universal sigh Of
relief. Labor will do much to hasten
this mu n desired day 10y learning
the true facts Of life and labor con
ditious as they are I'm Russia and
netting out condemnation to the au-
,ihors Labor itself is ON trial Boil
shcvism has been tried and con
demned long ago. It Is only that the
execution has been lnuE delayed,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
Thrift, Horatio, Thrift"

announcement has hoen made
- ,.., ,.....
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as nation Is forgetting Inc ''''l'
she exercised during the war period
Instead Of continuing to serve the
many tasty, economical dishes made
with minimum OF sugar and butter
that were formerly so popular the
old era Of extravaganza has returned,
and, as before, we throw ont Of the
back door enough ~ keep the aver
age European family in comfort.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
\ i|sIVNCLE WIGGGYI lM|
llBEDTu1E STONY \
UNCLE WIGGILY'S PORCH SWING.

1 One evening, about a week after
he had put up the porch swing, Un-I
Gle Wiggily came out dressed in his
| tall silk hat and with his red. white,
and blue striped rheumatism crutch-
Are you coming to sit in the
swing with me?" asked Nurse Jane.
well, thank you, not just now 4
| answered the bunny rabbit. FIRST
have to go over to see Granapal
Goosey Gander. But when II come
back I'll swing with you"
Down off the steps he hoped, and
Nurse Jane sat in the swing alone.
1t was lovely evening, not too cool
and not too warm, and every once
in while the moon shone out from
behind the clouds. 1t was so quiet
and still that Nurse Jane closed her
eyes, and, before she knew 1t. she
began to fall asleep.
She was only half awake Wheml
she felt some one gently get in the
swaying porch swing beside her
"Oh, you have come back to sWinEl
with me, have you, Uncle Wiggtly41
asked Nurse Jane, sleepy like.
"Um! Uni" was all the answer enel
heard, and she did not pay much al
tention, hardly opening her eyes. nne1
felt some one soft and fuzzy next to
herr and she thought sure 1t WE
Uncle Wiggily.
And then, still half asleep, NuEss1
Jane heard some one come up on tnS|
steps. The porch screen door bans :
ed and then, all at once, Nurse Jams
heard voice crying:
"Oh, ho You will, will you? Iake
that And that! And this otneE
other one." And then sounded tins
noise of whacks and blows.
stop! Stop" cried the furry IT,
!, figure in the porch swing with Nurss
Jane. stop hitting me-"
Eyes, stop hitting Uncle Wiggliyf
whoever you are!" cried Nurse Janes
Let Uncle Wiggily enjoy his porch
| swing with me-! SO, -.
kept hitting the porch swing: Nuiss
Jane jumped out. and Just lhen ~
moon came from behind the clouns
and the muskrat lady saw stranka
sight. -
with his red, white and blue STRIP
cd rheumatism crutCh, Uncle WlgGliI
was hammering, banging and Whaeh-
| ing a big. fuzzy black bear in tn7
| swing beside Nurse Jane. .r
Oct away from here How dare
Won come up on my porch and 81
in the swing with Nurse Jane" crieo
the bunny rabbit, and down came nia
crutch on the bears soft and tenueF
| nose. Is.
"Oh. I'll go away, TIL be good
cried the bear, and off he ran, bankr
ing the screen door after him.
"Wasn't that you in the SWING
with me-" asked Nurse Jane. When
Uncle Wiggily sat down beside nefs
The bear sneaked in when ] was
away. I saw him a came nack.
and I whacked him with my crutch.
"Oh, the very idea" cried Nnrse
Jane. ! I'm glad you came 9 2. s@
squeezed me something teVible
Then the bunny and Miss Fuzxy
Wuzzy had a nice swing, and III the
bicycle doesn't run away with the
baby carriage, so there's no quiet
Mace for the gold fish to % p
sleep. III tell you next about Uncle
| Wiggily and Sammies lunch.
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HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1920.

Copyright. 1920. bS The Mcclure News
paper SyHdicate.b
Although the sun 10 in bsneSic as'
pect today, according to Astrologys there
are menacing signs. Both Neptune ana
Uranus are in evil pace.
During this sway the mind is hkely
60 assume confidence that will not
be later justified. This is especially
true OE nersons in Che sun, to which
class political candidates belong.
Ths should be fortunate day for
all who would make bargains for fu-
ture favorsS since the rule is conducive
tO optimism and generosity.
Persons seeking employment should
be active in the early morning hours.
Neptune and Uranus are in aspects
read as forecasting much distortion OF
facts rot only in their presentation to
the public mind. but also in their dis
termination among the people.
There Is a rule that Is believed to
incline both men and women to believe
the worst about one another. This Is
responsible for scandals and unpleas-
ant gossip which will be more and
more prevalent until the beginning OF
the new year.
One Of the signs Of the new era be-
gun with the ending of the war is
constant tendency toward change. This
win be apparent in every center OF
population, for ancient landmarks Will
pass away and oldtme buildings viii
be obliterated with rapidity never
previously equaled.
Attention is again called to the cu-
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NAVE you HEckLED
HASkIN7

He offers himself as target
for the questions of our readers.
He agrees to furnish facts for
all who ask.
This is large contract--one
that has never been filled before.
II would be possible only In
Washington. and only to one
who has spent a lifetime IN To-
eating sources of information.
Haskin does not know all the
things that people ask him, but
he knows people who do know.
Try him.
State your question briefly,
write plainly. and inclose two
cents in stamps for return post
age.
Address Frederick J. Haskin.
director The News Scimitar In
formation Bureau. Washington,
ID. e.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
HOUSING PROBE OPENS,

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Investigation
of charges made by Samuel tntermyer
that a conspiracy exists among build
ing material companies to keep prices
at prohibtive levels, was begun today
nv the Joint legislative COMMITTEES onS
housing. The investigation is being
conducted by Mr. Untermyer, who OF
fered to prove his charges without COM
pensation.
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Still No Sensation.

1t requires the closest scrutiny by
the Democrats Of all the things the
Republicans say, and the closest
scrutiny by the Republicans Of all
the things the Democrats say in
order to preserve interest in the
uresidential campaign which will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
BY AnnabeI Worthlngton.

4 regulation dress of serge fake No
977A always holds an important place
in the school girls ward3obS. The
waist is in WILDLY style, wiSh'lon Ur
short sleeves. The skirt buttons 80
the latter and has a box plat at each
side of the front and back,
Che girls dress, No. 9774, il cue az
sizes Ito u ytars. Size 4 requires
yard 36-inch plain material. II yards
S6-inch plaid and Sards binding
Price 10 cents.
Limited space prevents showing all
Che styles. We will send Our 32-page
fashion magazine. containing all the
GOOD. new styles, urrssmaking helps
serial story. etc for cents, postage
prepaid; or 3 cents II ordered with a
pattern Send 10 cents for magazine
and pattern.
Limited space prevents showing all
the styles. We will send our 81
page fashion magazine, containing
all the good. new styles. dressmak-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

as friends and do not give up one for
the other unless you become engaged.
Dear Mrs. Thompson have little
pores? II so, please advise me what to
do. have pimpIes and blackheads
also. Is there a way Of getting rid OF
them? have tried nearly everything,
but to no avail. BETTY x.
The holes in your face are enlarged
ton helpful: Boric acid, one dram; dis
titled witch hazel, four ounces. Apply
with a piece Of old linen or a bit or
absorbent cotton. Since you have tried
to get rid of blackheads and pimples but
to no avail. you, should consult, physii-
clan and ask him to prescribe. 1t is
evident that your blood is in bad con-
dition. You should be particularly
careful to keep your skin thoroughly
clean and never go to bed at night
without first washing the face with a
good pure soap and hot water and
rinsing with very cold water. Apply
a good cold cream. Look into your
diet. There is probably too much meat
and fats.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-l wish to com.
mend the girl who signs her name as
Pessrnist. She Is one Of the few girls
sticking to the old standards that were
used about 10 year. ago. She has ia
ken the right stand to win a good man
and will be thought a great deal more
of In the future than at the present by
most men. She is also right about the
men, for | am In situation to know,
as | hear girls discussed every day,
and those who do not permit boy to
hug and kiss them have very little COM
pany. | admire the stand she has taken
and would love to see all the girls like
her. for there never was created a
greater or grander creature than a pure
woman who held herself above the ap-
proaches of the kind of men of which
she wrote. | would like to have the
address Of Pessimist, If she doesn't OBJ
lect. PETE,
Dear Pessimist-Send me your ad
dress If you care to, as I have several
for you.
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ing helps. serial story, etc, for &c,
postage prepaid. or &c if ordered
with a pattern. Send 15c for maya
zine and pattern to Fashion Depart
ment, The News Scimitar, % East
Eighteenth street, New York City.
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To Trying to Do Right-Answering
your letter without publishing it, my
suggestion is that you do nothing to
make the boy think less Of the other
girl, but try to win him in ways Of
which you are better informed than !.
since you know his disposition and |
do not You did exactly right not to
kiss the other boy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
VOTE ON WET ISSUE.

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Oct, 2O.-Th
prohibition plebiscite throughout In
province today was expected to pol
heavy vote. The issue is between pro
hibition as 1t exists now and the nnl
Of LIQUOR under government control
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
URGES ENVOY TO U. S.

MELBOURNE, Australia, oct 2O,--It
is imperative that Australia appoint
representatives TO go to Washington to
dev" nv trade relations and place Aus
tralia's point of view before the United
.r,.tt, government, when necessary,
declared Sir Joseph Cook, minister of
the treasury. while speaking in the
house OF representatives here.
Singhalese OF Ceylon keep Buddha's
tooth in rich shrine on Adams peak.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

Dear Mrs. Thompson-l have a girl
friend who Is constantly borrowing my
clothes. She seldom buys anything to
wear, but manages to be we'll dressed
at the expense of her friends. espe-
cIaIIy dislike to have her wear my
dresses to dances, for they always come
back more or less wrecked. We are
from the same home town, and hate
to drop her, but ! feel that must DO
something soon. Your advice will be
appreciated. HELEN.
Such an imposition should be stopped.
Tell the girl that you have decided not
to lend her your clothes any more. Say
that you do not believe in borrowing
and that you think clothes should be
for ones own personal use. | hardly
believe you will lose the girls friend
ship. She seems to lack sensitiveness,
and will probably not be hurt by what
you say
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Loses LOUe For Girl
But Can Not Tell Her
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs Thompson-1 have been going with young
for about year and really thought that loved her,
but recently have decided that do love her Would it
be better call and tell her this and possibly create
or Just write her and tell her how feel? BILL o..
would be less friends and give