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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
RAILROAD SERVICE

Government control applied the operation Of railroads
during the past three years a misnomer
There has been control OF the railroads they
the control Of wages regulated by the employees
The only control the government exercised the control
Of rates TO meet the continuously advancing wage schedule
Otherwise the railroads uncontrolled IT, as we have
been told there disposition the part OF officials
to make ownership unpopular during the period of
federal control wish here and extend them
hearty congratulations upon successful achievement.
There has not been little sentiment 20 years for gov
eminent ownership OF railroads there is and it will be
another 20 years least before the sentiment again strong
and healthy Ii indeed regans its former proportions
But bad the alleged federal operation was private
operation might have been in respect The
could increase wages only the limit of their The
earned by the roads item the consideration Of
expenses during the period OF federal operation If the roads
earning enough the regular weekly advance
in the payroll the raised often and high
necessary and the treasury of the United States made up
deficit
The money in the treasury might be mentioned aside
from the tax clothing food shoes medicine incomes
and profits supplied by people getting considerably less than
the persons demanding
Perhaps the end Of "diS-scrvce" is at hand
Under private control the roads in 1917 had reached high
point efficiency Competition keen and efficiency
the wachword The best brains of the nation combined make
the operation OF railroads the last word in scientific management
Speed comfort and courtesy but the greatest OF these
lower and dining Let pray that we may see their like
again
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
RETICENCE

In all the presidential campaigns that have observed
tending great years to be there have never
under observation many recent but exceedingly
anxious candidates for the Democratic nomination for the pres
dency.
When the Democrats Of Georgia suggested that they would
place the of their former fellow citizen the prefer
entail ballot Mr. McAdoo with that great devotion to the public
veal for which he famous said in substance to them:
BY all do send instructed delegation the San
Francisco convention believe the logical candidate should be
nominated after the delegates and exchange opinions
which candidate would be strongest before the people
Up S+-Be to send solid McAdoo delegation
Mr. Hoover when asked which party he would affiliate with
this year the the liberal party does put ticket
said, in substance;
in all probability shall affiliate with the party that nomi
for president in the event nominated before com
nit myself to the other party also for the party that stands
for the league nations and resided in England Tor about
30 think understand how Great Britain the league
conducted"
Attorney General Palmer when asked by the Georgia Demo
il they might place his the ticket said in effect
THE Democratic party should nominate candidate who
appeal TO all classes will get the support OF the be
have threatened 60 after the proitce will get the
support of the profeers because do not
Because of his outspokcn attitude convinced that Mr.
Palmer has made quite favorable IMPRESSION and in the
Of his nomination sale predict that Georgia will 80 Demo
cratic.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

end of our present form of government
is at hand"
or, as the New York Tribune (Rep.)
puts II, when the president dies, an
other question of fact, the supreme
court is not asked for a death certifi-
certifcate?" The Lynchburg News
(Dem,), which regards the whole dis
cusson as "a demonstration of Repub-
lican design to stimulate in the public
mind a sense of uneaslness in regard
to the presidents condition." satirizes
Would they (the supreme court
iustices), duly begowned and in solemn
procession, make their way to the
White House and demand to see the
distinguished patient, stand about his
couch, test his mental processes
through medium Of questioning, feel his
pulse, take his temperature, crave per-
mission to have look at his tongue,
and afterward meet in medical confer
ence with each other and say whether
the president should cease to function
as the executive of the nation?"
The New York World (Dem.) sees no
need for action on the matter. After
all, it observes, mo great harm has
befallen the country as a result of
presidential absence or inability" The
Sioux City Tribune Qnd) does not
take the matter seriously, suggesting
that WIllS COilBTeSS lS vi lIlt SubJSCN
of efficiency it should go all the way.
and see If it can devise some means of
affording relief to the country when a
congress ceases to function" More
over, the St. Louis Post Dispatch Qnd.)
finds that such a measure as Mr..
Fess suggests would unquestonably
spice the presidential office with
titilating uncertainty. 1t would also
add to the requirements of our supreme
court justices, Who manifestly would
have to be as learned in medicine as
in the law 1t would inject a thrilling
possibility into the vice. presidency, of
which that austere mausoleum is in
need. and make second place on the
ticket a more interesting depository
than it now is"
The Newport News Record Qnd.)
points out also that the supreme court
would require time to reach decision,
which would mean delay and worse
confusion than is brought about by the
existing system" Finally, the Florida
Times Union (Dem.) while approving
the purpose of these bills, asks who is
to take the initiative in bringing the
matter to the supreme courts atten-
ton, since 1.-The court does not take
the initiative in anything"
The Chicago Tribune Qnd. Rep.) },
recognizing the difficulties, nevertheless
believes that "the question should be
considered now by congress and, a
modus operandi established by law"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

Q. Was Lincoln ever a merchant?
q. d. 4.
A. After he was defeated for the
state legislature in Illinois, Lincoln be-
came a partner in a dry goods and gro
Gerry store at New Salem, Ill. The CON
Germ failed and Lincon's partner led,
leaving the great emancirator TO pay
the debts Of the firm. Lincoln paid
off every dollar Of debt contracted by
the firm.
.. Is there premium on silver dol
lars coined In 1904? w. *
a. Catalogues of dealers in old CONS
show that silver dollars coined IN 1904
are exceedingly rare, and are valued
at about 5000 In that year there Were
1880 silver dollars coined,
q How many words did Shakespeare
use in his works? NJ. i,
A. Shakespeare mad a vocabulary Of
more than $4,000 words The average
vocabulary OF the educated person sell
dom exceeds $500 words. while that Of
an uneducated person often contains
less than 500 words
@, Is England still technically at
war with Germany? r, +. G,
A. England ceased officially to be at
war with Germany on Jan. 10, last,
when a royal order was ISSUED term.
mating the war.
., Are there many deaths IN India
annually as the result OF snake hitos}
A. India is the land Of venomous
snakes, such as the cobra, aud ufher
deadly poisonous reptiles, The number
OF deaths from snake bites annually
reaches about 90 900.
Q, What presidents Of the United
states did not belong to the Ma 'onlc
order? NJ NJ
A. They were: Presidents jefferson,
Van Buren,, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes,
Cleveland Fillmore and Wilson,
Q. In what kind of containers should
butter be packed for shipment by par
Gel post? f. $,
A. The postoffice department says
that It will not insure butter for shit
ment by parcel post unless it is put
up In tin boxes, or some other form
parcel post done up in any manner, so
long as the sender does not have ii in
sured.
q. About which one of the ?rusi-
dents of the United States IS the anec-
dote, True Polteness" told? G. Il.
A, II Is told about President Jetiar-
son While walking in the street one
day with merchant Jefferson re-
turned with an air of kindness 'he bow
Of negro who passed How" tatd
the merchant, does your eXceiency
CondeScend to salute a slave" 10
which remark jefferson replied: "a
should certainly he sorry II a slave
could exceed me in politcnesa"
q. How can l obtain IN" words Gf
The Americans Creed AS approved
by lrI I@rG Wi ,, ., ,.,,,,J,i. ., IT,
United States Of America as a govern.
of the people. by the people for the
people; whose just powers are derived
from IN" consent of the governed, a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
THEHASKINLETTER
THE CENTER OF POPULATION
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

When the teachers in country schools
are paid enough so that rural education
can be at least as efficient and pro-
greSsive as that in the city, we shall
find fewer farmers selling their land
and moving to the CITY to give ad
Vantages to Harry and Sarah Ann.
1t is, our biggest cities that seem
most alluring, New York is the Mecca
of nine-tenths Of the nation. Some
people have been known to declare that
anything--with all the noise, and that
awful subway" To the majority of
Americans. however. New York is the
place where fortunes are made, fashions
are started and plays are opened.
Added to the thousands who come to
New York to find excitement or some
particular ideal, have been those other
thousands of immigrants who were
dumped in New York via Ellis Island
and who settled down in the city's i'm
migrant quarters as the easiest thing
to do. In the years preceding the war
came to our shores every year. OF
these. New York invariably got more
than its share.
Four years cessation in the immigrant
stream has given the country in gen.
eral a breathing spell. but New York
has been more crowded than ever, due
to the boards who collected there from
all parts of the country to transact the
business of war.
We recall that at the time of the
last census New York had one block
where the density of population was
1850 to an acre. This is not easy to
visualize. If you can imagine human
ity packed three and four to room in
dinGy tenements, and below in the
streets, crowds so thick that the un-
initiated would suppose that a fight or
parade had been in progress, you may
have a faint idea of the congestion in
New Yorks sums.
When this figure was obtained, Law
renee Weller, who had been deputy
tenement house commissioner of New
York city, said that the condition of
some of the tenement quarters Of the
city has become so cOngested that it
is not an eXaggeration to say that there
are more people living there than the
land or the atmosphere can safely sus-
tain"
Since then. New York has had one of
the most serious housing situations in
the country, and the crOwding has in
many places become more intense than
was ever thought possible to human
endurance.
The census will provide some useful
and interesting facts to show the con-
gestiOn in our cities and the need for
the promotion of life in the country
and smaller towns. With these facts in
hand, possibly our legislators in con-
gress will see fit to pass a bill to pro-
vide eX-soldiers with land, or in some
other way to stimulate the nations in
terest in rural life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

WHERE ! have been. .4
WHERE THEY turn you loose.
AS THEY turned me there.
AND GO away,
AND LEAVE you alone.
AND YOU never can kick.
BECAUSE THEY'RE friends.
AND YOU'RE guest.
AND INVITED out.
TO DINE with them.
AND THEY seem to assume.
THAT YOUR head is bald.
EVEN THOUGH it is.
THAT YOU have some hair.
THAT SHOULD be combed.
AND ALSO brushed
AND I'M asking you.
IF YOU'LL slip this in.
q
WHERE YOUR column goes.
FOR IF you do.
| FEEL quite sure.
IT WILL help lot.
YOURS VERY truly.
EDWIN M. Cutting.
| THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

WEST ORANGE, N. ].
DEAR X. C. B.
WAS invited to dine.
AT A friends house,
AND WHEN I arrived
HIS WIFE admitted me.
AND MY friend.
CAME WANDERING in.
FROM BACK somewhere.
AND sap . Hello old man.
AND HOW are you anyhow"
AND HIS wife said.
SHOW HIM upstairs"
AND WHEN we got up.
MY FRIEND said.
DO YOU want a wash?'
AND HE led the way.
TO A nice bathroom.
ALL PRETTY and white.
WITH FANCY fixtures.
AND GUESTS towels.
AND MY friend said.
MAKE YOURSELF at home"
AND THEN he left.
AND ! washed my face
AND WASHED my hands.
AND MussED my hair
AND WIPED on towel.
ALL COVERED with flowers.
AND LOOKED around
FOR A brush and comb.
But THERE was none.
AND | opened up.
THE MEDICINE chest.
AND FOUND none there.
AND THEN went out.
AND SNEAKED into a room.
AND FELL over chair.
AND BUMPED into a bureau.
AND FOUND light.
AND LOOKED around
BUT FOUND no tools.
AND WENT back again.
TO THE white bathroom.
AND CuRR1ED my hair.
WITH A small nail brush.
!. AND LOOKED quite wild.
AS A cat might look.
WHEN IT'S scared to death.
AND WENT downstairs,
AND. X. c. B.
THERE ARE so many places
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
? The Question Box !?

loses most of its dissolved air, and If
frozen later forms much more compact
ice than water which contains air, AS
q result, hot water pipes, If allowed to
freeze, are much more likely to burst
than are cold water pipes,
., Did the ancients believe that an
amethyst would prevent drunkenness?
M. c.
A. There was strong belief among
the anclents particularly the Gr1eNs,
That the amethyst possessed the prop
ertv OF preventing. drunkenness and
some of those addicted to that habit
wore it on their persons Others be-
lieved that liquor drunk from cap
made OF amethyst WOULD not iutoXiCate.
O. What quantity Of goods nay a
tourist bring into thu Uni, I'd States
free Of import and tariff duues2
A. The department Of .ommerce saws
that traveller who has been abroad
Is allowed to bring into the country.
free of any duty, goods fo' his own
use to the value. Of 500. This Is ex-
elusive OF wearing apparel that has
been purchased abroad and ras been
worn.
@. Was it the intention Of the build
slanted? Y n
A. 1t has long been a matter Of dis
pute whether the slant of this tower,
which is considered one of the seven
intnntionai rbo ", ~, ~ MaS acCfuehlal or
saem tn ro,onr II, * my o. Grltlcs
,,,.s n,,,.,,StaI,, hUt IN opiIlplI tlal IL
was 'u' poS'S ou''' WIN slant
q. What popes had the lonrast ond
shortest reigns? NJ. II, A,
A. The reign of Plus, TX was the
longest OF any, Pope, and that of Boni-
lace vi was the shortest The former
was head of the Roman Catholic church
Tor 81 years, aud the latter but Is days.
Q. When Is the sun nearest the
earth? r A s
A. The United States naval observa-
tory, says that the sun is nearer the
earth about Jan, ]. than at any other
Iline during the year,
g. How much air does an ordinary
oil heater consume AS con1nared 70 an
adult occupant Of a room? w. NJ
A. The United States bureau of
mines saws that an ordinary hon ter
Vitiates approximately as much air as
five grown persons
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9. What period was the Age of
Bronze II. S. J.
A. This is term used by modern
writer's to denote the period in history
when iron was unknown, and bronze was
III general use for weapons tools, and
ornaments. The beginning OF the
Bronze Age in Europe seemed to fan in
the period between 1000 and $500 b. G..
Q When WAS thr final nayport of
indemnity made bv France to G ;,,rmr nv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

All the allies ask of Germany is to
adopt the sporting rule and be willing
to try anybody once, Manchester
Union.
Gov. Edwards will take wet plank
to the San Francisco convention, and
Col. Bryan will take q wet blanket
Sioux City Journal.
The income tax has cost the Ameri-
can people a great deal of money, but
think how it has developed their brains!
Boston Transcript.
MIR. McAdoo says he doesn't want to
get in a scramble for the presidency.
He should have started earlier and
avoided the .rush.-Birmingham News.
The manufacturers report that silk
shirts which lately sold for SIS are
shortly to sell for $25 is bad news for
lunatics.- State Journal
If, as the New York papers insist,
Elihu Root made the keynote Repub-
lican speech last Saturday. there are
number of G. o. P. senators singing
off Washington Herald.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920.

Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
Astrologers read this as an uncertain
day. While Uranus, Saturn and the
Sun are all in malefic aspect, Mars
and Mercury rule strongly for good.
1t is a rule under which human judg-
ment is easily swayed, and makes for
sudden changes of opinion and frequent
lapses from loyalty to leaders, no mat
ter who they may be,
During this CONFORMATION legislators
and heads of the government may be
exceedingly tenacious in views that are
not at all popular,
Uranus is in a place supposed to en-
courage deceit and even treachery,
Personal ambition will be strong, and
incline to gross selifshness while this
planetary government prevails.
The signs are exceedingly sinister
fol those who are old, either in lead
erShip or in years.
1t is not a lucky direction for love
affairs, although there will be decid-
I'd susceptibility 20 romance which may
lead to serious troubles
This should be a lucky day for sign
ing contracts, leases and agreements.
especially thoce that pertain to adver-
Using
The conjunction of Jupiter and Nep-
tune is held TO denote great increase
of secret crimes.
Persons whose birthdate It is should
be very slow in making changes Of any
sort. Travelling may not be lucky.
Children born on this day are likely
to have lives of adventure, and they
meet with many vicissitudes. Neptune
is their principal planetary ruler.
T., - -, -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

Our readers will be surprised to learn through the medium OF
esteemed contemporary that Senator Shields was partceps
crimins to the massacre OF 10000 Armnians by the Turks The
Surprise that he charged with being principal instead
accomplish for be remembered that Senator Shields voted
for reservations to the league Of nations the other
hand there those who claim that the did not inspire
1.-THE massacre but they pasansthey still think he is human
they that caused by Robert Lansing and that he prob
|aby led the slaughter We would be surprised learn that
Lodge and Senator Reed just deeply implicated
bin thesaffair as Shields or Lansing
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
Public Discussion
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To Tho News SCimitar.
In an editorial of Feb. -, YOU dis
cusscd the obligations which would be
incurred under article ~ Of the peace
draft Of the league of nations | heart
lily agree with you,
wish to ask II, under the withdrawal
clause which provides that "a member
shall have fulfilled all Of Its internal
uoral obligations and all OF Its obligl-
lions under the league before IL can
withdraw, article 10 would not prevent
us from Withdrawing Il we should fail
to accept tho advice OF the council
II seems to me that 1t makes no diff
ference whether the obligations referred
to above are legal or moral the mem
Der refusing 10 accept the advice of
the council would forfeit the right to
withdraw. THIS. In sense. would
make 1t legal obligation. for II would
impose n penalty Tor refusing to take
the advice OF the council
Would congress be left free to de-
clare war under such provision Very
truly yours, T. j. LESLIE,
Plantersvile, Miss,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
CAUTIOUS.

Counsel for defendant-Would it be
contempt of the court to say that your
honor has been conducting the case in
way which is a disgrace to the
bench?
notwithstanding it would, and |
should commit you at once.
Counsel--Then l won't say it.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

In the game of love, every girl would
like TO qaulify for the amateur cham
pionship,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
lint 1t a Grand and Glorious Feelin1By Briggs

ConyIEh ~ hy TrIbune Assocaon lNew TrLbune
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03

Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1920-05-07
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