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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06

seen OF the case against the soyiets.
sufficiently damaging to make an entry
into the rectangular heads OF u Achem-
ing labor leaders of German
Dittmer obtains his figures Nbm the
soviet authorities, They show that the
communist or Bolshevist party Of Rus
STA numbers 6O4, 0oO members. OF these
only II per cent. or 10000 persons. are
actual workingmen. The others are
either trades rnion officials, officers
and soldiers, party organizers, or. as
in the vast majority OF cases state and
municipal officials with an officehold-
ers interest in perpetuating their jobs.
The whole party is rapidly becoming
IAN army OF bureauerats." who feed on
the public
Outside OF Russia. Bolshevism sur
wives today only in the heads Of opin
donated doctrInaires who write books
and edit magazines as a perverted sort
Of sport 1t has no hold on practical
minded workingmen.
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Public Discussion
MAcSWlNEY's PLIGHT.
1900 e,~@4v3%@,

The News SCimitar:
Your sympathetic editorial of Satur-
day on the plight of Terence MacSwineS,
lord mayor of Cork now being muir
dered by the coward who waits on ms
vacation in Lucerne for his victim to
| die, contains the statement AT the
| same time the British laws are the
| most benevolent of any country.
Fhe News SCimitar has always distin-
| guished itself by the accuracy of its in
formation. so that when through error
such n statement as the above creeps
in, IL must be due to inadVertence.
British law may be benevolent
elsewhere, but in Ireland ii Is the law
of the tank, the bayonet, the poison
gas, the murder and the outrage. Law
is preserved in ireland by the irish re-
public and is destroyed by the army
of occupation.
Twenty thousand midnight raids on
peaceful homes have taken place since
| January, 1919 There We're no war
rants for these raids that have been
women, murder and loot. The gallant
| members of the English army have IN
varably carried off all the money ana
other valuables in the raided homes.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney is being muir
dered for the crime of being Irish. He
was tried by a court martial com
posed OF elements of the Cut-throat
| English army which had no right to try
anyone for any offense under any laws
| whatsoever.
MacSwiney's predecessor was muir
derod by the English. They ignored the
verdict of the coroner's jury, but with
| the exception of some OF the CHIEF
scoundrels safe in Lucerne or in Eng
| land, all those guilty OF Mayor MCCuf =
tain's murder have been executed by
| the forces OF the Irish republic. In
| spector Sanzey was the last. Let
MaCSwiney's murderers beware.
| JOHN T.. KELLY.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
What's In a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL

ETA.
Copyright, 1920. by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, lnc.)
Eta is a product of the sixteenth
century when its more dignified prede-
cessor Henrietta appeared in France
in the house of Stuart d 'Aubgne, Ii
means home ruler" and has an elab-
crate and involved history which takes
1t through the royal house Of France.
England and Germany.
Eta itself however, is pure English.
II was evolved in that country after
Henrietta had become a reigning faV-
nrite made popular by Henrietta Marie.
daughter Of Henri ", who had brought
it with her from France. 1t had previ
ously named many beauties of the court
while had evolved an Enrichetta from
which Eta was an easy step as a
diminutive.
Henrietta possessed too foreign a
flavor to suit American taste and Eta
fnourished in this country while the
proper form languished in disuse Curl
ously, it is regarded as distinctly
separate name from its forbear and
is given in baptism without reference
to the naughty Henrietta.
The amethyst is Etta's talismanic
gem 1t is believed to guard her from
disease and to bring her an even tenn
per and pleasing disposition. Friday
is her lucky day. and two her lucky
number.
Note to readers: Is there a fact con.
corning your name In which you are
Interested? Do you know its history;
its meaning; its deriVatlVe and slanlfi-
cancer Do you know your lucky day
and your lucky JeWel2 II not, Mildred
Marshall will tell you.
Send sell. addressed and stamped en-:
veIope with your queries, to Mildred
Marshall, The News Seimltar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
SEPTEMBER 6. 1910.

Mrs. SalIie Morris, of Rossvlle. Tenn
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. j. Jon
kins, on Bethel avenue. ., ,,..
Little Miss Eugenia Arnold Clark VIM
has been spending the summer win
relatives in Mississippi, returned 10
Memphis this morning: ,,,au
Mrs p, d. Clack and daughter, MISS
Iily. are at home today after haV'hs
spent several weeks in Kentucky. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Pepper and MI
and Mrs. A. w. ketchum are ENJOY
ing a tour of the Western states ana
viii return to this city the latter part
of the month. All.
Mrs T. r. Ford and daughter, Miss
HARRIET. of San Antonio, Tex, arrived
in this city today to be the guests nj
Mrs. Roane Warning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Peete and Mrs. ].
he city this morning to attend the
JaneS-Damman wedding tonight.
Judge and Mrs. William II. Smith.
accompanied by their granddaughters.
Misses Martha Byrnes and Julia ana
Annie Pope Smith, and Miss Matte
Biloxi, Miss, where they will spend
several weeks with relatives and friends
Mr. and Mrs G.. A. Clark and family
left this morning for Biloxi, Miss, where
they will visit with relatives for several
weeks.
Mrs. A. Barnett, OF 1913 Nlntoh ave
nue.. returned to Memphis today after
spending several weeks at Tate Springs
and Hot Springs
Miss Mittie Williamson returned this
morning from two months stay with
friends and relatives in Mississippi.
Mrs. Henry Norman left this morning
for her home in Kentucky after a
pleasanr visit of several days with Ella
tives and friends in this city.
Miss Fern Caradine, Of South WilleIt
street, has as her guest Miss Charlotte
Fox, of Jackson, Tenn.
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The Last Red Hope.

One by one the sOCialistlC organiZa
lions of the outside world have passed
the Bolshevists In review, and one by
one they have regretfully turned their
backs on Bolshevism as a cure for the
wrongs Of this world.
At one time it did not seem possible
that the labor organizations Of mis-
country could ever be persuaded that
Bolshevism was anything but a tyran-
ny, curse, a plague on Russia They
were determined TO find in the soviet
formula a redress for all their griev-
ances, and In the soviet leaders the in
carnation OF all the patriotism and self
sacrifice that ever was. In this deter
mination they were materially assisted
by the policies Of Palmcrsm, As the
head OF the department OF justice OF
the American government Palmer, by
his misguided frenzies and panlCs and
prosecutions at the expense OF the radl-
calls, was on the point OF convincing
them that in the American system
there was no sympathy for ,hc work
inguan, that IL was a capitahstic gov
eminent and ought to be overthrow
by soviet establishment
But at about the time when the
Palmer bolt was shot enlightenment
began to come In from disinterested
sources about the true state Of affairs In
Russia. The news penetrated, and the
recent meeting Of fodcsatcd labor in
Montreal finished off he Russ an agI.
tation by declaring against any rgcoE
milton, aid, or encouragement 10 the
Russian government.
Other countries have had the same
experience. The pro- BolshcUst circles
Of English and French labor have been
stranded in a hopeless minority as a
result of the disclosures Of Official
scouts who went out and made reports
The last sympathetic stronghold o.
the Bolsheyists was Germany In Ger,
many the allies and the Poles were
each more unpopular than the other
and the Bolshevists in high favor be.
cause they were contending agains
both. 1t was expected that Fhen tht
reds completed their occupation o
Poland they would march jnto Germany
and assist the proletariat to set up a
soviet government in Berlin from
which as a base the whole world would
be shortly painted red.
The last req hope is doomed. German
socialists have at last done their in.
yestigating. with the result that the,
want no Bolshevism In their business
The facts reported by the independent
socialist parliamentary leader, DIttmer
after personal tour in Russia. ar
tre most damaging statements we have
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
\ ElEVNCLE WIGGICYN22M
lBEDTINlE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CAKE.

bit gentleman took the egg-beater and
began to stir it around In the cake
mixture in the bowl.
"Whizz! whirr! Zip!" stirred the bun
ny, and he made the egg-beater go so
fast that he splashed lot of cake bat
ter on the face Of the clock.
Wiggily, most politely. my error!"
The clock waved its hands at the
bunny.
differently, but the egg-beater slipped.
and some more cake batter was splashed
over the side of the bowl, this time on
the legs of the table.
"Oh, how careless of me-" said the
bunny, as he took a towel and wiped
the table. Then he beat up the things
in the bowl very fast, as he was quite
excited and didn't want the cake to
spoil.
sweet, sticky stuff spattered all over
a head Of lettuce on the table.
my! I certainly am doing things this
morning. laughed Uncle Wiggily, while
Nurse Jane was still at the telephone,
II spattered the face of the clock, the
legs of the table and the head of let
tuce wonder what I'll do next?
And Uncle Wiggily tried to stir moro
slowly.
But the bunny was thinking how he
could surprise Nurse Jane when she
came from the telephone by having the
cake. all ready for the oven, so he
turned the egg-beater faster, and
"Plop!" out went a lot of yellow bat
ter, falling on the foot of the cellar
well, I guess I'd better give it up"
said the bunny. But just then the door
opened, and the bad old Pipsisewah
ANY souse today?" he asked. II
mean 1 haye you any souSe i0r me-
o" "oh, T my I should say notr' cried
the bunny, and he twisted the egg
beater so fast that he splashed a lot
of batter in the eyes of the Pip; -,
ooh, wow What way to treat me!
howled the Pip. His eyes were al
gummed up, and away he ram not get
ting anv souse at all. And then Nurse
lane came away from the telephone.
she saw cake batter splashed on the
face of the clock, on the legs OF the
table. the head of lettuce and on inc
foot of the stairs. A.. .,,o 60.
Il was trying to make the cake LOT
Won" spoke Uncle Wiggily, deferentlal-
like and protesting. =. ..., .,,,;rs,
at looks to me as If you were trying
to feed everything in the Kitchen,
laughed Miss Fuzzy lWuzzy. "But n, III
glad YOU spashed the Pip. NOW II
finish the cake" And she did, ana IL
was very good And If the rocking
chair doesn't step on the rubber pan
and make it squeak like little cnickem,
nlaying tag with humble bee, II zen
yon next about Uncle Wiggily and the
red spots.
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DOROTHY DIX TALKS
A MANS IDEAL WOMAN.
o~~~-~~0
BY DOROTHY DIX.
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer
Copyright. 1920, by The Wheeler Syndicate, Incl

from his looks, convinced that he is the
real fountain of all wisdom.
NO man can ever imagine himself
marrying woman who is cleverer than
he is, or has better Judgment, or who
Is more widely informed and clearer
thinker. Very often he does, but this
! Is only when the woman is so super
naturally clever that she knows enough
10 conceal from him how clever she is.
A mans ideal woman is always
domestic creature whose dearest am
bition Is to make the prize angel food
| IN her community. She may have been
society butterfly, or a fashion plate.
or prize private secretary, or a sue
CesSful professional or business woman,
| but man never visions her in his
minds eye, as continuing to take any
! interest after marriage in the thing that
riage.
His ideal woman ioyfully gives up
everything for the privilege of cooking
things the way he likes them, and
would rather turn out batch of bread
such as his mother used to make than
to write sixth best seller or pull off
a big financial deal.
But while she spends her life in the
| Kitchen, she never smells of the cook
stove, nor does her conversation run
to recipes and the price of butchers
meat. And somehow, in the establish
ment presided over by the ideal woman
lntre are no DIS TO mar the sweet
serenity of domestic life.
Perhaps clothes grow on the back
OF the ideal woman as feathers do on
hens Perhaps the ideal woman is a
conJurer who can wave a magic wand
over the gas range and produce a lux
urious meal out of thin air. At any
rate, the woman man sees in the
smoke of his pipe never never says:
John, the grocer says that if you don I
pay" etc., etc.
The ideal woman Is never sick, nor
nervous. nor frazzed, worn out and
cross. She can be up all night walking
a sick baby, and appear sweet and
smiling in radiantly good natured at
breakfast, and look as fresh and spick
and span as the stenographer who is
waiting for man in his office. But
the ideal woman knows by intuition
when mans stomach is out of order
and he is dyspeptic and grouchy; and
she can distinguish between temper and
nerves. and instead of getting angry
when he behaves like spoilt baby She
kisses and coddles him and hurries ur
the dinner.
The ideal wife is an adorng worship
er, who never gets jealous. She is a
slave who hugs her chains, She gives
her husband freedom to wander but
stays put herself. And she is the cham
pion forgiven of the universe.
a composite portrait of her would
show picture of Lillian Russell. Theda
Bara Hetty Green and Patient Griselda,
And there isn't any such person.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06

The second ulrl has been oolnu with
boy one year and lately they have
fallen out. The boy still says he loves
the ulri better than life. Should the
a girl OF questionable standing and the
airl and boy we're - be married soon.
Did the GIRL do rlaht In aivinu him up
unless he cave up the other Girl?
PERPLExED TWINS.
The boys love is not sincere. but de-
pendent upon kissing, In other words
he keeps company with her, not because
he loves her for herself but because he
loves to kiss her. Glvd him up willing
ly to the others.
proper respect for the girl who was TO
be his wife. Otherwise he would not
have made a companion of girl OF
questionable standing. In doing so he
proved himself unworthy OF the love OF
a pure woman.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.--I am boy,
a. considered good looking. belong TO
a good family and have no bad hablts'
Have been with a numher OF airls'
but with none could admire; they
we're all HIrts. A month ago ! met
school teacher and admired her very
much. Since then I have been with
her steadily and have learned to love
her dearly. Should tell her OF my true
love for her or keep her auessln9Y !
years yet. II this airl loves me do you
think she Will wait for mel
BLUE EYES.
Unless she Is a mindreader she can
not know of your sentiments II you re-
main silent II will do no damage 10
breathe forth your feelings ana II she
cares to wait for YOU she VIII zen
you. Perhaps she knows how you ieei
about 1t all ready,
Dear Mrs. Thompson.--We are two
Girls, is and IS years old and are IN
love with two boys, II years old. 20
we really loved these boys do you think
Il all rlaht to let them kiss usE we
have been going with them for year
and our parents do not object row
late should they stay when they call?
TooTSIE AND CUTIE.
thinking of love. You are in the
puppy love" stage. but do not know
IT, ' DO rot allow them to kiss YOU and1
send them home at 10 o'clock.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.--I am IS. Am
old enough to 90 with the boysE !
gchool the Girls dare the boys to- catch
them and kiss them. Should | associate
with them7 INDEPENDENT GIRL.
You are old enough to 40 with boys
occasionally but avoid the girls so
willing to be kissed.
Dear Mrs, Thompson.-We are two
working girls, 20 and % years Of AGE.
We live In our own home In the coun-
try ana work In the city. We have two
male friends who come out three or
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
News Of Memphis
IS Years Ago.
10 Years Ago. VAS~
SEPTEMBER 6, 1895.

Hon Josiah Patterson led the dis
cussion today on the silver question ne"
fore the annual CONVEX ton OF the amer
lean Social Science association, IN ses-
sion at Saratoga.
Rev. A. w. Lamar, formerly pastor
of the Central Baptist church, Is visiting
in Memphis and win deliver two ser
mons at his former, church. He Is now
engaged in evangelistic work.
Miss Stella Devote left today for a
visit of two weeks duration to friends
in Paragould Ark.
Mrs. T. n. Humphrey and sons, Mas
ters Newsome and Joe, have returned
from pleasant visit to relatives in
Missouri.
for st. Louis, from which point they
go to Philadelphia, where they Will
make their future home:
A meeting of the Folklore club was
held today at the residence OF Prof.
Wharton S. Jones' at which the work
of the club for the next year was
planned
Mrs. G. A. Leftwich, accompanied by
her two g"anddaughters, Willie Blanche
and Gertrude Asher, has returned from
q visit of several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs II. L. Thompson, at Paducah,
Kentucky.
n B. Forrest lodge, knights of Dixie
held social session after their business
session. Ice cream and cake were
served and a very delightful program
carried out. Included among the Wis
itors were Mrs Blaydes. Miss Sebring
and DR.. John l.. Jelks.
billiard & Coffin company received. ths
first bale of cotton from Cotton Plant,
Ark, shipped by r. II. Rives & Co.
They also received the first bale from
Coahoma county, Miss, shipped by w.
A. Shippy, Delta, Miss.
The Shelby County Teachers associa-
ton held their first regular monthly
meeting in the cliancery courtroom.
Prof Wharton S. Jones organized a
class for teachers who are to take the
secondary course at Jackson next sum-
mer.
Mr. and Mrs w. L. Clark have gone
to Lithia Springs for two weeks.
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HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1920.

Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
rms should be a day fortunate for
all who use their brains and their en-
ergies. According to astrology. JupiSer,
Uranus and Mercury are all in ben4ic
aspect.
Legal knowledge should be especially
valuable during this rule of the stars,
and there is the forecast of great hon
ors TO lawyers, judges, and all who
mold positions in which the judicial
attitude of mind is imperative.
since Mercury is in place that
augurs good fortune for all who belong
TO the newspapers success seems to be
easily attained under this rule by edi-
tors, writer's, publishers and adver-
tisers. 1t is evident that both presi-
Dental candidates are subject to great
encouragement during this position of
the stars.
The seers declare that the national
election will be surprisingly close ow-
ing to the influence Of the stars most
powerful in guiding the opinions of
women
The end of the sign Libra rises at the
moment of the equinox when the au-
tumn quarter begins and as the ingress
takes place in the second house in trine
to the moon, financial conditions will
improve as the quarter advances.
Mars in the fourth threatens forest
October
Education comes under planetary in
fluences that will stir up conflicting
theories and result in practical reforms.
Changes in the faculties of many col
leges are foretold and in one there will
be some sort of race problem that
will have a diplomatic significance.
Holland now is threatened with po-
litical upheaval and 1t seems as II
the queen might face a crisis before
the new year Is old.
Dress will occupy unusual attention
during the winter when extreme modes
will mark the limit of public patience.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of lucky year in bust
ness. They may have anxiety about
health.
Children born on this day are likely
to be successful in all their undertake
ings. These subjects of Virgo should
be extraordinarily cautious about mar
riage, for they have the forecast OF
disa amendment
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The Anthracite Coal Decision.

The United States government mas
mt appeared to better advantage since
the president was taken Ill last TAU
than 1t did in the recent aro'trauon
that settled the anthracite coal miners
wage dispute. The executive himseIi
took a hand in these proceedings ana
showed by his forcible language and MS
sound logic that he is complete master
OF an intellect that ranks considerably
above the presidential average.
The hard coal miners were about &c
strike. AT the instance OF the president
they and the operators agreed TO leave
their difficulties to the, arbitration OF
a commission which he appointed. The
hearings were long and bitter, but IL
nRl,y the results were given out Inc
miners received an advance OF II to
20 per cent,
"This award is made" said the score
tsry of labor in an appeal to the min
ers, with the primary purpose oil
making the position Of the man per-
forming common ordinary labor more
tolerable and of preserving the differ
entails between the several classes OF
labor"
with n glance at the public interest
in the matter Of the increase the Sec
rotary added: ut offers no justifica-
ton for any advance in the retail prices
OF coal but on the other hand Is con-
sistent with a decline In prices
He reminded the miners that some
thing was expected OF them In return
for fair award. 1T Is made upon the
assumption OF an increasing regularity
on the part OF the miners and of the
mines. II. for any reason, or for a
number Ct reasons, this regularity
should fail, the award would be dis
appointing.
When the miners were informed OF
the award, however, they at first re-
fused TO accept 1t because 1t gave them
only half what they had wanted. Some
OF their organizations held meetings and
notified President Wilson that II he
sanctioned the majority report they
would walk out.
The presidents answer was exactly
what 1t should have been, There Is not
a public man living In any country
that has shown better consideration
for the rights of labor than he has
there are probably few others who could
have settled the difficulty In this case,
Mr.. Wilson had already ruled out Of
the majority report, as an instance OF
his fairmindedness, Il c,uuse permitting
the operators TO pay the back wage,
which under the agreement was TO be
retroactive to May l. on the installment
plan. He would not let the operators
get an unfair advantage, and he would
not give in to threats from the miners
After a passage in pure Wilsonlan
on the duty of keeping contracts, the
president concluded:
'If II was intended as threat you
can rest assured that your challenge
will be accepted, and that the people
OF the United States will find some
substitute for fuel to tide them over
until the real sentiment OF the anthra-
cite mine workers can find expression
and they are ready TO abide by the
obligations they have entered into
There was no strike, and the fact was
due to the commanding influence per-
sonally exerted by the president Of the
United States over the organized labor
OF this country,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
FEDERAL BUILDING
IS CLOSED MONDAY

All offices at the postoffice were
closed Monday. in observance of Labor
day, except the general delivery and
registry divisions, which were open
from . to 10 O'Clock. The weather bu-
reau. internal revenue and United States
marshal's offices We're closed to the
public though many of the employees
we're on the job as usual in order to
clear the work that would naturally
congest the respective departments UNI
less attended to Immediately.
All federal offices will be open Tues
day as usual Mail deliveries will be
resumed on schedule Tuesday