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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
Widow Tells About
Bringing In Vessel
After Ma or Died

MOBILE, Ala. ,sJan. it'll flag fly
ing at half-mast, out o. respect for her
skipper, who died at sea, the schooner
Jean L. Somerville, Of Boston, is an
chored in Mobile river after an event.
full passage from Las Palmas, the ship
arriving in port in command OF Mrs.
w. F. Dram, wife of the dead master,
who navigated the schooner when her
husband fell III. The pody Of the mas
ter win be shipped to Portland, Me-,
his home, today.
The story OF how she struggled to
nurse her husband back to health and
assumed charge of the ship as naviga-
tor was told by Mrs. Dram. At Las
Palmas the mate and cook left the yes
sci, but the Somerville put to sea with
a short Crey-. The captain was taken
i'll a few days out of Las Palmas and
grew steadily worse. However. he aided
hts wife as best he could in making
Mobile.
Several days out the schooner was
spoken by a United Fruit company
steamer. and advised that the captain
was H. The message was apparently
CARRIED, for word was sent by radio
from the fruiter that the captain of the
Somerville vas dead. Mrs. Dram stat
~ llht Hcl HuSpdlu, Wnlle III since
Nov. 10. when the day OF passage out
Of Las Palmas began, fingered until last
Saturday night. After his death she
assumed complete charge of the vessel
and successfully brought her to a posi-
ton off Pensacola bar. whore she was
picked up by the steamer Moosehausic
and lowed into port. She was then
brought to Mobile under tow, her orig
inal destination.
Mrs Dram maid hipb trihuta IN mern-
hers Of the crew of the Somerville, who,
she stated, had given her every assist
ance. Size was the only person aboard
nhle to navigate n shin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
MANY EAGER FOR
UNIVERSITY HERE
Proposition to Bring Presby.
terrain Institution to Mem
phis Gets New Impetus

The board of directors of the South
western Presbyterian university has
been notified Of the interest that the
business men Of Memphis are taking
in the location of the institution here
and of the enthusiasm and promises of
cooperation on the part of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
"A the suggestion of w. II. FitZ-
Hugh. president of the Memphis Cham
Der OF Commerce, q committee of
business men Interested in the location
of the Southwestern Presbyterian uni
versity at Memphis met with the edu-
cational committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce Friday afternoon to further
plans for promoting the project Of To-
eating the Presbyterian school here,
and to prepare a definite proposal to
submit to the executive committee . of
the Chamber of Commerce for its con-
sideration.
The authorities in control of the uni
versity have declared their willingness
TO contribute 81, 900, 900 for the estab-
lishment- of the university at a suit
able new location, provided that the
city selected contribute an additional
$500, 600.
All arrangements have been compIet-
ed for the Presbyterian campaign to
raise the / 1000, 900 university fund in
Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alabama, the four state synods that
support the institution. DR.. M. u. Mel
win of Greensboro. N. c., secretary of
the finance organization for the Pres
byterian church, is in charge oil the
preliminary plans for the campaign,
and the amount is assured.
TIL matter of the location of the
school is expected to be definitely set-
tied by Feb. Is. The action of the
board of directors for the university
must be approved by the four state
synods interested, and it is expected
to require about 80 days to bring
about the meetings Of the synods. The
campaign Of the church to raise 81. 900, =
900 for the university will probably be
made early in February.
Read News Scimitar Wants
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
1000 Paid Poll
Taxes During 1919;
DeLinquents Warned

Poll taxes numbering $500 for the
year 1919 were collected by Jerome T..
Richards, the poll tax collector, during
the past year, according to figures Just
compiled in his office. This Is oonsid-
ereG a good collection.
All persons delinquent In the payment
Of pofi taxes win be sarnisheed lmme-
diately, MIR. Richards said Friday, un-
less they come right In and pay. II they
pay before garnishee proceedings are
filed against them they will have to
pay only sass; II they walt until sued
II win cost them an extra $500 costs.
Poll tax is So n year TIT IS cents Is a
delinquency tax on the payer, Poll
taxes become delinquent on Dec. ! and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02

celinquents have a solid month to come
in and many have failed. The present
warning Is the last chance they will
have to avoid the garnishee costs.
Mr.. Richards said a large number Of
1918 poll taxes we're collected in 1919
which would probably not have been
paid but for the city election.
Poll taxes are turned into the state
to he apportioned TO counties in the
state for school purposes, the amounts
being divided according to scholastic
population.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
RUMHP is THAT WOMAN
WAS BURNED TO DEATH

BALDWIN, Miss, Jan. 2. (Spl)-
Information has been received that
Mrs. Walter Wallace, of Dry Creek,
northwest Of BALDWIN, was burned tc
death when her home was destroyed
by fire q few days ago.
Particulars Of .,Ie tragedy are mea-
ger but 1t Is supposed that she was
trying to save some Of her household
effects when overcome by the flames.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
FOR ENEMIES.

why. Norah." said her mistress,
"how nice you look In your new dress
and hat. hope you viii meet all your
frieMis thtssaftarnoon so that they may
sec YOU In your fine clothes"
me friends. mum7" returned Norah
"what'll l he wantin' TO see them for !
Sure. l don't care to make me friends
Jealous. It's me enemies l want to
meet when I'm dressed up"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
b~iliousness. indigestion. colds, the o u
stomach and misery-making gases
turn them out tonight and keep them
out with Cascarets.
Millions Of men and wofnen take a
Cascaret now and then and never know
the misery caused by a lazy liver,
clogged bowels, or an upset stomach.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02

tho headache, dullness, feverishness,
sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est, surest relief known and costs only
a few cents at drug stores. II acts
without assistance, tastes nice, no Qui-
nine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02

Don't put in another day of distress.
the excess bile from your liver and
carry out all the constipated waste
matter and poison in the bowels. Then
you viii feel great,
Cascarets tonight straighten you oVt
by morning. They work while YOU
J sleep. Nd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
MAN FROZEN TO DEATH.

CHICAGO, Jan, with the Their
mometer registering five below zero at
6 o~'clocksthis morning, an unidentified
man was found frozen TO death in the
snow. He apparently was walking to
work as a fun dinner pail was found
Mt his side.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02

Don't stay stufsed-up, Quit blowing
and snufflingl' A dose OF Tapes Cold
Compound" taken every two hours un-
I'll three doses are taken usually breaks
up a severe cold and ends all grippe
misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air passages
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-02
River Bulletin.
4s-HoUR CHANGES.

sRise. -FaE
The river in the Memphis district will
fall for an indefinite period.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
1'18e GzHpg16l|
BACK IN GODS COUNTRY"
COMING To THE CRESCENT

Dolores LeBeau lives in the lot
tain wilds with her father and the
animals of the forest as her only com
panions. Peter Burke, meets her and
falls in love.
They plan to be married as oon as
he returns from making a report to
his government.
Captain Rydal, a fugitive from jus
tice, sees the girl and attacks her.
Her father nm to her rescue and in
the struggle with a companion or
Rydal, kills him. Rydal pretends to
arrest LeBeau, but hurls him e
a cliff, killing him.
Burke returns in time to see Do
lores swimming from a stream with
the body of her father. He takes her
to his home, where they are married.
Burke takes his wife on exploration
trip. They get on Capt. RydaTs ship.
Then he plots with a storekeeper IN
the arctics to lose Burke In the ice
fields so that he can secure the girl.
Dolores hears of the plot and at
the point OF a pistol, forces the store
keeper to send her on a sled to the
nearest settlement. Rydal pursues,
n Is about to capture them when
Wapi, Il savage dog that Dolores has
been kind to, attacks the dog team
and kills or cripples the dogs.
The couple finally get to the settle
mont, and Rydal, lost in the Ice fields,
plunges to his death in IN fey stream.
This picture Will be shown at the
Crescent theatre today and tomor-
row.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
VICTORY BELLIES COMING TO
MAJESTIC MONDAY NIGHT

The name of James Z. Cooper
means to burlesque patrons as much
as Florence Ziegfeld, Jr.. means to
the two stage. There is an excellent
reason for it Cooper was always able
TO amuse his patrons by his unique
style of entertaining when he was for
merly on the stage and therefore Is
in a position to know just what the
public want in the line of a good en-
tertainment.
The offering which he presents at
the Majestic thestre Monday, matt
nee and night, February 8. is simply
styled Victory Bellies" the Rainbow
Division of Burlesque Musical Com
edy Of Girls. but there is by far more
to the incomparably royal offering
than is contained in the title under
which it Is sailing. Mr. Cooper knows
perhaps better than II one else In
his field of endeavor what is needed
to entertain his patrons on a real
lavish scale. Mr.. Cooper has seen the
evolution of burlesque from all an
giles and 1t was this very man who
lined up front ranks with those who
served for the elevation of this form
of entertainment. His present Of
fering. Victory Bellies" gives a fair
indication of the success he has
achieved in his particular direction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
MUSICAL COMEDY COMING
TO THE MAJESTIC THEATRE

In these days of progressive com
petition and fast changing fashions
It is quite a difficult task to keep
abreast of the times and conditions
However, a certain family known as
the Joneses manage to solve the prob
lem as attested by the success of their
multifarious adventures, in the latest
sensational comedy hit entitled,
Keeping Up With the Joneses" and
which is scheduled to delight the pa
irons of Majestic theatre Tuesday,
February 10th, Matinee and night,
with the usual matinees.
Keeping Up With the Joneses" is
q cartoon play with Sensational fea-
lures based on the universally popu-
lar comics of Pop Momand and pres
ented by the originator of this style
of entertainment. Gus Hill. Mr.. Hill,
who has already given the public
those ever-green and sensationally
winners. Mutt and jeff
and Bringing Up Father" has struck
O stride in his latest effort sure to in
crease the already large fortune gay
ETY. of the nation. 1t is brimful of a
landslide of laughter, joy, screams
and happiness sure to SEND the blues
to the drum drums at least.
There are thirty capable people in
the cast, including q beauty chorus
of young women famed TAR and near
for their pulchritude of personal
charms and ability to dance. sing and
wear stunning costumes effectively.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
STRAND TO HAVE ANOTHER
BIG ATTRACTION MONDAY

Gripping situations and scenes,
masterful dramatic effects and an all
star cast-these are the attributes
that will go to maxi Paid in Adj
vance," the new Universal super-pro-
duction to be shown at the Strand
Theatre Monday, a picture h a will
remain In the memory of every mo-
ton picture devotee.
The locale of the story Is the Cana
dian Northwest. heart of the fur
country, and Dawson City, Klondike,
rush to the yukon region. James
Oliver Curwood. an eminent writer
of novels n magazine stories wrote
the tale that inspired Allen J.. Eolu-
bar, director of the production, to
t1anspoSe 1t from the printed page to
the screen.
Little need be said of Mr.. Curwood's
stories. He is an acknowledged au-
thcrity or the LIFE in the bleak, white
wastes of h north, where he lives
a part of each year. He Is the only
American ever hired by the Canadian
Government to make exploring trips
in the Canadian north. His stories.
TEEN with the life he depicts, and
the filming of Paid in Advance" has
added to it's brilliancy.
With Dorothy Phillips playing the
part of Joan Gray, daughter of a
Canadian fur trapper. who is lured to
the klondike by promises of wealth;
with William Stowell playing oppo-
site the star; with priscilla Dean, a
in her own right, appearing in
an important part in this production,
nothing is lacking hat will make
paid in Advance an epic in the
world of motion pictures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
Going "on High" in a Flivver.


Going to heaven ''on high In a
fivver has come to be a fact rather
than mere fancy. At least the feat
has been attempted in efigy. This Gu
rious ceremony took place recently
in Tientsin, China, says the Kansas
City Star.
1t Is a custom among the rich in
China to burn various efigies at the
funeral ceremonies. The efigies rep
resent every manner of thing from
animals to tables loaded with money.
When the wealthy Mr.. Ii died the fam
ily ordered an imitation of his car
burned at his grave.
The effigy, which was constructed
in detail, with Chinese paper and reed
and bamboo frames, was carried
through the streets for more than
three miles to the grave side. The
eflgial auto. upholstering, tires, and
even the effigial driver, were consumed
by the blaze in a few minutes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
New Minister.

The new minister, who was rather
young. and ~1ve-year=old Marian be-
came great friends at sight. And Mar
ian was not impressed much by his
ministerial dignity even at church. The
other Sunday when he went home with
them for dinner she was delighted.
The little girl from next door came
over to see the visitor. He's the min
lister at your church-isn't he?" she
asked.
Very decisively Marian shook her
head. "Oh. no; he's just a nice boy,
who sometimes comes to our house
and eats q whole lot and sometimes
goes to our church and talks a little
Bit" Was the reply. Indianapolis
News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
China's Industrial Future.

In 1918, regardless Of the great
world war and unsettled internal pollt-
ical conditions. China's foreign trade
Increased. keeping the grand total well
above the billion-dollar mark. Observ.
ing commercial investigators agree
that. industrially. and as q manufac-
turing center. China has 4 great fu-
ture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
Breaking 1t Gently.

"You were d~ischarged?"
mo. indeed"
But you lost your job"
st happened this way: The boss
Informed me In the kindest possible
manner that there would be no limit
set for my vacation this year."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06

"H,m. h,mr p grumbled Farmer horn-
AooL gazing down the ows $50 that's
the way you planted the corn n
looks ike you were staggering fuii
- hard cider when you done hr'
.Aw, them rows was straight whsh :
a,anted .sm,a doggediy replied fhs
hired men. ,.sThs hot sun 2 warpss
..,r. shsts an,s-Kansas City stsF.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06

LOS ANGELES.-Mrs. Susan NJ.
Dorsey. recently elected s~uperinten-
dent of the Los Angeles schools. is be-
lieved to be the only woman superin-
tendent of schools since the death of
Ella Flagg Young of Chicago. Her
term Is for four years at a salary of
$4,000 a year She will administer
the schools, she says. primarily in
the interest of the children"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18

All free transfer and exchange tickets eliminated but the
physical transfer the subway Juniper Street. continued
present
l. has adopted the straight Sc fare plan being simpler and
enns fewer inequalities than other zone sy.tem which,
measure OF temporary relief is considered impractical this
f. K l. asks this temporary relief pending completion valuation,
tor the that cannot the determination value by
the Public Service Commission, which, from experience at Pittsburgh and
elsewhere will take months complete under favorable
conditions
presents this which the black represent through
routes showing that practically section of the connected with
the central business district by direct lines will still be served without
change of cars for a single Sc fare.
No change which will increase the rate Of fare during the
PERIOD OF this temporary tariff will be undertaken without first applying
the question.
T. E MITTEN,
ssps-ms~ IT, is7a PYssidsn.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-08-05

The Oak Grove Lumber Co., the plan
of which. located on Ditch creek in tn
Oak Grove district, was burned Frida
night, will not rebuild, it was announC
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-08-05

ACIER THURSDAY. AUGUi
OAK GROVE LUMBER
co. MILL BURNED
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-08-05
-llW fhn CnnnII nnnnl

II naming lumber not justifying recol
struction. The fire, entailing an unil
Il sured loss of $4,000 is supposed [
II L. 1 Il :.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

Lucky is the woman who can tell Il
lie when she hears il.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
HE NEEDED NO INTERPRETER
Up-to- Dateness Of Chinese Official
Rather Surprised This Pitts
burgh Banker.

A banker who had visited China sew
eral times on important financial mis-
sions thinks the "heathen Chinee" is
not only intelligent but that he has a
delicate sense of humor. as well. He
tells this one on himself:
II called on an important Chinese
official for conference and, supposing
he knew no more of English than did
Chinese. ] took an interpreter. When
we arrived mt the office of the official
I told my business To the interpreter.
expecting him 10 translate my state
Hent TO the Chinaman and then to re-
peat the reply to me i'm English. How
ever. | had hardly finished speaking
to the interpreter when the Chnaman.
with Il humorous twinkle in his eyes.
leaned over and said TO me. in perfect
English Mr.. Jones. please tell me
who is pitching for Pittsburgh this
year Wall Street Journal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

stand unless they are crabs them
selves.
| have lots of legs. That's nice,
| suppose. OF course others mightn't
want lots OF legs and then it wouldn't
he nice
There always seems TO be two ways
of looking at n question. I've been
up on the beach, and people have
looked at me and then | was put back
in the water. l was dropped over
from boat.
THAT was all right. For | was
dropped into the water. And | like
the water. ss you can imagine. A sea
crab would be apt to like the water.
There is the soft-sheled crab. He
has little shell and little legs, and
there are many funny parts to him
under his shell.
"He was found on the beach one
day, and then a kind person put him
back in the water.
"He might have been eaten. but he
wasn't. Well. he looked very graceful
in the water. All, no. there / go and
make another mistake.
II meant to say thSt he looked
grateful. Yes. he was grateful, and
he swan off with grateful express
sion on his face.
"How absurdly talk. talk OF
his grateful expression and my sad
one
Truly a sea- crab Is not so bright
in conversation. But I'll suggest thSt
some one catch that soft-shelled crab
and have him for supper some day. or
he might talk, too, and that would be
as bad. IL not worse. than my talk.
And he wouldn't care much II we were
caught we're foolish crabs. that's all.
III thank you !"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

TT lie story of hats that are worn
i by school girls is brief this sea
son and its main points may be gath
cred very quickly from the group OF
hats shown here. There sprung up be-
fore school bells began to ring a de-
mand for tams, that included those
for school girls bur was not by any
means confined TO them. In answer
TO this call came tams and more tams.
One would not believe so great vari-
ETY. In one kind OF hat could be made,
and the school girl found in them ex-
actiy the things she liked. These tams
are made Of various kinds of cloth
having a shaggy, velvety or suede
like surface, and are finished OF with
yarn pompons. yarn or silk tassels
or are without any ornament. There
are some velvet models among them.
Two pretty tams shown In the pic
ture bring out the differences that
appear in the construction of the tam.
The hat at the. left has crown made
Of sections OF shaggy cloth sewed to-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
ORIGINATED IN DAINTY VERSE
Expression That Is Considered Slight
Iy Vulgar Today Traced to
Poet Cowper.

Some Of the crudest expressions In
the English tongue had their origin
I'm poetry. and even religious CON-
mands. Among these the phrase. ITO
go the whole hog" is striking ex-
ample. Today ii is looked upon as
vulgarism. Yet the words were OBJ
tanned directly from poem by Cow
per. whose title is the pretty term,
Love of the World Reproved." The
poem is the versifying of an Arabian
story that seems we'll founded in fact.
Mohammed in giving forth his laws
declared that certain part OF the pig
should not be eaten, but he forgot 10
mention just what part IL was that
he thought unclean. His followers, to
make sure of not violating his com
mands, deharred the whole pig. AS
there were many, however. who We're
dearly fond of pork. they met and
agreed that one would eat the steaks.
one the chops, one the feet. and so on
until the whole pig had been eaten
and thus but one of the feaSters could
be made to suffer for the sin. As Cow
per says: "They thought II hard from
the whole pig 20 he debarred." and
adds: with sophistry. their sauce
they sweeten, till quite from tail to
Snout. It's eaten"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

at tim e $, as q
general tonic,
with excellent re-
suits. One bottle
in the spring, and
one in the fall, is
usually sufficient.
1t has given me
added siren g t h
and endurance and
has greatly aided
me in following a
strenuous life. |
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
When in doubt abstain.-Zoroaster.
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
it's remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tons are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.