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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

and the nineteenth centuries. On the whole
thousand miles of boundary extending from
the Gulf of Finland to the Black Sea only
the stretch of the Dniester remains unfxed
by agreement, and here the Rumanians have
made good the frontiers of Turkey in 1912
by annexing Bessarabia which passed to
Russia In 1912 and was definitely recognized
to be Russian at Vienna three years later.
In the case of Russia, as of Germany, how
ever, while there had been collapse there
was no actual disintegration The collapse
of Germany had permitted the escape Of the
Poles, the fall of Russia, and not merely al
lowed the Russian Poles and the Baltic tribes
to escape, but also enabled the Rumanians Of
the Driester to turn to their brethren across
the Pruth. but so far Turkey and Austria
were concerned the events of the world war
amounted to integral destruction
Thus. on the territory which was Austro-
Hungarian we arising a number of new
States a mutilated Austria containing the
German fraction; Szecho- Slovakia, holding
the Czechs, Slovaks and a fraction Of the
Ruthenan people; Jugo-Slavia gathering In
not alone all of the southern Slavs of the
Hapsburgs, but also the Serbs of Serbia and
Montenegro, who were until recently in large
numbers under Turkish rule. Like the Aus
trian Poles the Austrian and Hungarian Ru-
manians escape to the sovereignty of their
own nationality across the CarpathiAns.
Finally, so far as Turkey in Europe Is
concerned, Greece completes the absorption
OF all the Thracian districts and approaches
the walls of Constantinople at the Chatalja
lines-n a word. arrives within sight Of
that Byzantine capital from which she was
evicted some five centuries ago. Moreover,
In all that has happened in recent months
there is the frank hint that with British
approval Greece will presently enter Con-
stantinople, now occupied by allied troops
and dominated by allied warships and thus
restore conditions existing nearly half a
thousand years ago n southeastern Europe.
Looking then at eastern Europe from the
Gulf OF Finland to the Golden Horn, IL will
be seen that the s Elements of the last two
years represent a curious reversal of direc-
ton. In all this region tribes and nation
alites lost their Independence, and even their
race consciousness, the result of the on
rush Of conquering races. One by one the
Balkan tribes succumbed to the Turk and
when the day of the Turk was over the
servitude to foreign master was continued
by the advance OF the Austrian and the Rus
sian. Lying between tho frnges of the east
and the west, the doom of these small races
seemed fixed forever.
The great fact which the documents of
Paris and of Riga witness Is tn, escape Of
the small tribes from the tyranny OF the
large. Precisely as the close OF the Revo-
lutionary and Napoeonc wars left France
little changed In area and not at all shaken
in unity, the end of the world war sees Ger
many surviving, penalized orly by the loss
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obtainable by harmonious action, by good
understanding. by compromising differences
and getting to something like practical
working basis of action. The American
people can never be driven, although they
are willing to be led. There has been Will
sons great blunder."
What do you really think about Cox7"
II don't know whether l ought to answer
that. have avoided any reference to Cox
In the campaign, because this has been a
contest Of principles and not struggle be-
tween the ambitions of men as / see II.
Frankly, Jim Cox is a pretty good fellow.
We are not bad friends by any means. He
deserved the honor that came to him at San
Francisco. He has fought according to his
lights. Jim and 1 are birds of different
feathers. that's all I can say"
Senator. who were the three greatest men
In American hstory?"
Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt" he
replied like a shot.
There's absolutely no doubt about tho
verdict OF history In that respect. The late
Col. Roosevelt and 1 fell apart I'm 1912. But
/ am proud TO say that we came together
again a few years later, and II will always
be one OF the happiest recollections of my
life that II was to me the Colonel turned
when the question of getting authority for
his proposed division came up. l wish
could show you some of the letters that Col.
Roosevelt wrote TO me In that period of our
national life when the United States seemed
to tremble upon the brink of dishonor.
win not because as have said to others.
refused to use the words of this great dead
man to assist me In the campaign. You
have asked question and have answered
II the best I could"
We talked about sport little. the Senator
admitting that he isn't the greatest golf
player In the world. nor yet the worst.
I'll tell the world that one day did the
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Comparable With Treaties Made at West
phalia, Utrecht and Vienna in It's In
fluence on Europe's Future

edio of
Smond
win discuss the Ten and the ehn OF that continent in these columns
In article Mr. Snonds deals with frontiers Europe
Versailles
remarkably
of
for
o a o.
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FRANK H. SIMONDS.

But the wars of the nineteenth century gave
Italy Venetia and Lombardy, at the same
moment that the leadership of the House of
Savoy supplied centre for italian patriot-
ism and led the way to internal consolida-
ton. The Conference of 1919 extended the
process by giving to the italian nation the
boundaries Of antiquity. the Alps from
Switzerland to the Quanaro while il hest
tated to resolve the dispute between the
Southern Slavs and the Italians as to the
Islands and portion of the mainland on the
eastern side OF the Adriatio.
AS to Poland the Paris Conference after
long debate and much bitterness resolved
to restore substantially those frontiers which
We're overturned when Frederick the Great
undertook his infamous partitions. Posen
West Prussia, in larger part, and frag-
ment of East Prussia were restored to Polish
sovereignty. Danzg was created an amor
phous political molecule, depending upon the
League of Nations, but in some vague meas
ure reproducing an ancient status In doing
this the Paris Conference went back not to
1915 but to 1872, and in three districts where
just decision seemed difficult resort was
had to the compromise of plebiscite. Two
of the regions have already voted for Ger
many; third. Upper Silesa has still to
decide, but If it chooses German allegiance
we shall have restored on the eastern
marches of Prussia substantially the from
tiers OF 1772.
Russia's Frontiers are Practically Those
of the Seventeenth Century.
AS to Austrian Poland the Paris Confer
ence found little difficulty In arriving at a
decision, because the whole of western Ca
licia spontaneously turned to Warsaw. AS
to eastern Galicia there was more contro-
versy, but in the end the result was the
same. Thus at Paris Poland received the
territories stolen by the Hohenzolerns and
the Hapsburgs in the eighteenth century
AS to the Russian shares In the spells OF
partition however. Paris found itself unable
to reach a decision and the actual settlement
the terms of Riga, which give to Poland not
the frontiers Of 1872. as In the west. out those
of 1793-that is, of the second partition.
AS to Russian territory, asice from Poland.
Paris was equally unable to make a div-
sion and after war the separate Baltic races
have arrived at a settlement with the Rus
slams which undoes the work of Pete- the
Great and his successors so far as the Baltic
shore is concerned. Finland energies free;
Esthonia, Livland and Lithuania have been
similarly successful In escaping Russian
control, although between Lithuania and
Poland there survives quarrel which may
have grave consequences in the future.
In sum, however, Russia retires behind
frontiers which recall those of the seven
teenth century so far as the Baltic fore
shore is concerned and in the case of Poland
and Finland tho conditions Of the eighteenth
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Many Amusing Items in Old Dictionary of Slang
DULL but pertinacious reader once
had Johnson's Dictionary lent him

A DULL but pertinacious reader once
II had Johnson's Dictionary lent him
by waggish friend as an interesting
new work. He read II 70 the end and OBJ
served on returning II that the author was
extremely well informed though his style
was slightly disconnected. The remark 10
less absurd than IT sounds. for dictionary
is not poor reading. especially dictionary
of slang.
When political speeches pail and the fresh
est clues To the Wall street explosion grow
STALE when even the latest evssions OF pro-
hibiton fail TO thrill, the reader fed up"
with an enlightened age can regain the
genial flavor OF the eighteenth century no.
where better than In "A Classical Dictionary
Of the Vulgar Tongue" by one Capt Francis
Crosse.
The New York Public Library, through
gift from private collection. possesses
genuine unmutilated reprint OF the much
sought after first edition (London 1850.
Brought out Just In time TO eccspe the
SOLDERING influence Of the French Revolution
the first edition contains words and ex-
plantations which later were either omitted
or softened
Even In 1885 however. Capt. Crosse felt
obliged 70 include In his delightfully."- con-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
cannot DODGE
CENSUS TAKERS
All Districts Not Yet Covered
But End of Week Will See
City Complete.

Cheer up, Memphians, you will be
counted I'm Uncle Sans census, even
II the enumerator has not called at
your house already. The government is
not going to overlook single, solitary
soul II ii can be helped
Charles q. Dean, superintendent of
the local census, Tuesday morning was
emphatic in denial OF story that had
gotten abroad that counting the people
in Memphis was completed There are
l75 districts in the city and while in
numerous districts the enumerator's
work has been completed. quite Il few
of the districts have yet to be worked.
Recheckng has begun and will take
the better part Of a week yet Cen
sus taking in the county was started
Monday. 1t will require about four
weeks to complete that task, according
to Mr. Dean
However II the enumerator has not
called at your residence for statistics
he will be there shortly, MIR Dean de-
clared Tuesday in reiterating the state
meut that city name taking was yet
unfinished Mr. Dean pointed out that
1t not only was the duty Of every citi-
zen to give required information, but
that II a person persistently avoided the
census man the government requires
that one Of the blanks left at the house
be filled out and sent or brought to
headquarters Ia the Falls building In
the event a person does not comply
with this ne Is liable to penalty
Work in listing ali persons living at
hotels, rooming and boarding houses Is
being carefully checked, according to Mr..
Dean. Every care will be taken to
avoid including tourists or transient
guests of the city. In some instances.
Mr. Dean declared, individual census
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
Fools Fedthered
Chickens With
Bright Lights
BY MEMORY M'coRD.


every man at one time or another
uoeS ms pest toward tooilIg some niue
Gh en- nut IL takes waiter H. Gray;
I4o evergreen street 10 1901 ~ ana
eeI away with IT, Dorothy MS ll-year-
olu daughter. Is MS right hahd ASSIST
ant.
IL all began TWO years ago When
Jack, the youngest member OF the
Gray household, renowned the PACK
YARD ~ 100 nttle' ne complalned;
Ior us KIDS 10 pay IN. very good,
Mr.; Gray IS quoted as saving, DorothX
ana ! VIII use IL 70 raise chlckehs'
Goody' cried the lttIe girl, then |
can nave an the eggs want ike
err ho'ied' , H..
~ lha[ was now II happened thdt Nj,
cray lett me studio Where ne makes
pictures, carry the next afternoon a.
nome Dorothy was waiting mere was
carpenter, TOO, put ne only stayed
long enough 10 look over the pieces OF
new -poushI iumDer ana explain tuins
or Two; Ihen Dorothy ana her lather
pullt the chlcKeh mousse
;. was a wonderfully roony place ana
IL raced the soutn' lhey cioseu IL III
enough 10 prevent uralIs. out lelt |
open enough TO ADMIT an the lresh ar !,
a CHICKEN, teathered or otherwise could
possibly desire Next lnere was
trlp TO town ana by arrangement WIN
q front street dealer VINO knew TOYS
or chlcken men, they brought 81 lovely
"hlte Leghorns. ,,.,.
VI course everything uioh Iu,t
smootnly' mere was tlle eiectLlC 'ls ,l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
PREVENT WASTE;
AND AID CHARITY
Housewives Will Be Provided
With Bags and Collection
Made.

Distribution of paper bags in which
Memphis housewives will be asked by
the Associated Charities to place all
waste and junk in order that the asso-
citation may dispose Of such old arti-
cles as collected to secure sustaining
funds, was started Tuesday The cam
paign will last about 10 days When
the homes of the city have been sup
piled with receptacles the Associated
Charities will canvass the various sec
tions with a truck to collect such ma
tertal as has been donated
The association, according to Miss
Mary Russell, general secretary, Is
sorely in need of funds Miss Russell
Tuesday declared that the Associated
Charities had done unusually heavy
work the past year and that to main
tain the pace had to replenish finances
at once.
The drive is for rags. old. useless and
completely WORKOUT clothing, rubber,
metals and all sorts of household rub
bish The plan follows the lines sug-
gested by the government waste con
servGtion department and has the APP
proval Of the city authorities.
The Harrison cooperative service. eX-
perts in this line. are in charge Of the
work. At the close Of the campaign
the material will be sold to the highest
bidder and local dealers will be asked
to make quotations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
FINANCIAL EXPERT
THINKS COMMODITY
PRICE CREST PAST

John Moody, one of the noted finan-
cial experts and prognosticators of the
country, in summary of conditions
Ind prospects concludes that the sit
hation at the end of 1919 points to a
cessation of the recent climb in COM
modify prices, to tendency toward
liquidation before the end of the year.
TO less acute labor troubles, to the
pricking of many speculative bubbles,
+ TO large increases In our imports from
Europe, to sterilization in exchange
rates and to substantial progress in
European rehabilitation. IT.
Following is summary of his con-
illusions:
Commodity Prices-The recent spec
tacular rise in the average price levels of
commodities should shortly stop, if it
has not already done so. Before late
spring we should begin to see very clear
evidences of lower price level in many
directions, accompanied by more con-
sentative attitude on the part of mer-
chants. more careful handling of in
VentorieS.
Business--While business in many
lines will not Immediately fall off in
volume, because Of deferred demand yet
the rapid expansion of the past six
months at advancing prices should not
be evident, With lower prices, certain
industries, like building construction
should increase rather than contract.
1.abor-Acute labor disturbances will
tend to cease as the year goes on, al
thought the position of organized labor
will remain strong, as compared with
the years before the war. But as the
declining tendency Of commodity prices
becomes evident and demand is less
urgent many producers will be in a
position to Curtail operations rather
than concede further increased wage
demands
Speculative Extravagance-Wit lit
tie possibility of continued initiation,
wastefulness and extravaganza will tend
to cease. and men will begin to econo-
rize and save. This will tend to fur
Their reduce consumption and force eff
ficiency of production in all lines of in
> dustry.
Foreign Trade-WhiIe exports to Eu-
rope will tend to be further curtailed
during the winter. the volume will still
be heavy: but imports will slowly but
surely grow, thus ultimately having a
pronounced effect or our own commod- =
ity prices. This will tend in time to
stabilize exchange rates, to improve
broader demand for foreign investments
among American buyers of securities.
The Money Market--The natural ten
dency of a curtaiment of speculative
expansions is to ease the strain Aon
credit. and while money rates during
1920 can not be expected to return to
old or normal levels, yet, relatively, the
rnoney rate should be lower than in the
closing months Of 1919. With a real
fall in commodity prices even though
general business remains very active.
'0wer average rates can be expected for
money.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
MANAGERS
SHARE IN PROFITS
Each One Presented With
One Half of Stores
Net Profits.

A profit sharing plan that has proved
it's success with time was illustrated
Monday night when each manager of
the Mr.. Bowers Stores, Inc, was pre-
scented with one-half the net profits of
his store for the past year.
This Is one Of the policies which were
inaugurated when the company was
founded IS years ago. The original
plan has been quite successful, as the
organization has shown a substantial
growth during each year of its history,
the gain last year being nearly three
quarters of million dollars. Progress
was made both in volume and tonnage.
The management takes much pride
in the opportunity it affords a begin
ner to work into partnership in the
business All managers are recruited
from clerks and all young man needs
to start with is honesty, pluck, am
bition and a vision Of service, the lat
ter being considered an essential.
This great cooperative plan has de-
yeloped contented employees in spite of
abnormal conditions today and has fur
nished worth while citizens to the COM
munity. All Bowers men are encour-
aged to habits of thrift and unusual
assistance is given them when they de-
termine to own their own homes.
The outlook, it was stated Monday
night, is for a bigger business in 1920
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
ACTUAL BUILDING
AND REPAIRS ON
SCHOOLSAT HAND
Sum of S250,000 Will Be
Spent at Once on Four
BuildingS-CommitteeS for
1920 Are Assigned.

The actual beginning Of the long-con-
templated building program for city
schools is at hand following the deci-
sion Of the city board OF education Mon
day night to spend $250.000 for repair
work at once on four schools Lauder
dale, Cummings, Peabody and Idlewid.
The congestion of pupils at these
four schools is so great that additional
rooms are needed so badly that II is
deemed imperative that more space be
provided at once.
Additional repair and building plans
will be worked out at a special called
meeting within the next few DAYS.
Bids on contracts for the schools will
he let at date to be determined at
this meeting.
Estimates of Jones & Furbringer, ar
chitects, for work on the Cummings
and Lauderdale schools. were accepted
Monday night. On the former $4,000
will be expended while $4,000 will be
allotted Lauderdale. At both schools
six-room additions will be constructed.
\ new. heating plant will be installed at
Cummings.
The others are Peabody and Idlewild
and repairs most likely will be started
in the order named. Receipts Of $692,
91.6S, expenditures of $559.92314, a.
building fund balance Of s277,5s3.21 and
an overdraft of s104,S4079 were shown
in Mr.. Gamers report for the past six
are Appropriated at 1854, S40.79 and
revenues from city and county taxes at
S340. 900. q.
Committee assignments Of members Of
the board for 1920 by Hardwig Peres.
president of the board. show no changes
from the bodies which directed affairs
last year.
Mr.. Peres Monday night at the
boards regular meeting was re- elected
president as was Mrs. Isaac Reese,
vice president, and G. w Garner, sec
rotary. The list of committees follows:
Teachers and Textbooks--Mrs. Walter
Cray A P. Walsh and w, c. Edmond
son. ...
Building and Grounds-Mr. Edmond
son. Mrs. Gray and Mr.. Walsh
Finance-Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Gray and
Mrs. Reese.
Rules. Suggestions and Printing-Mrs.
Reese, Mrs. Gray and Mr.. Edmondson.
Auditing-Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Gray and
Mr.. Walsh.
Insurance-Mrs. Gray, Mr.. Walsh and
Mr.. Edmondson.
There was discussion only in an in
formal way of the proposed raise in
teachers salaries. The board Is view
ing the suggestion of an increase now
as matter more for the city commits
sion whose action on added assess
ment is necessary before such step
can take definite form.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
New Process Removes
Superfluous Hair Roots!

Women troubled With unsightly, hairy
growths viii be delighted to hear that
they can now actually remove the hair
entire--roots and all--easily quickly.
harmessy! 1t is done without the use
Of liquid. powder, paste, or electric
needle.
The new phelactine process Is not to
be compared at all with any other
method Nothing Ike II ever discoy-
cred. It causes the hair roots 10 come
out before your very eyes, leaving the
skin smooth and hairless as a babes.
Its action is SO positive. so certain,
druggists generally report phenomenal
sales for phelactine. II is non -odorous,
non Irritating, non poisonous--a. child
could safely eat it. Get a small stick
Of phelactine today, follow the simple
instructions and you will be wonderful
ly surprised, adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
NJ CALL BUILDING .
TO Be REMODELED
Boyce & Co., Plans to Make 1t
Modern Office
Structure.

The Mccall building on Mccall ave-
nue., between Main and Front streets,
has been taken over by the Mccall
Building company, which firm is in
reality c. r. Boyce & Co. Extensive
Improvements win be made to the
building and it will be converted into
a modern office building.
The purchase of the building was au-
thorlzed in a decree rendered by Chan
cellor Peres late Monday afternoon and
the receivers for the building have
turned over all of their books and
property to the new owners. ..
A. C. Gautier, secretary and treas
urer of the purchasing company, stated
Tuesday morning that Boyce & Co.
had not purchased the building for any
particular price, but that they had ac-
quired the outstanding bonds and in
that way had come into possession Of
the property.
The building, II stories in height, was
constructed some years ago by the late
Patrick Kallaher. The Loridane Build
ing company, of Atlanta, owned 80 per
cent of the building stock; Miss Molie
Qurll of Milwaukee, owned $4,000
worth OF the bonds and the Kalaher
estate owned $4,000 OF the bonds, Mr..
Gautier did not state the price paid
by the Boyce company for the out
standing bonds. Under the decree OF
Chancellor Peres Boyce & Co. are per-
mitted to pay off the bonded indebted
ness.
The Mccall building is of concrete
and is fireproof. 1t was intended origi-
rally for use as q loft building, and is
said to be the first of its kind in Mem
phis. During che period Of the war
the revenues frtm rentals dropped to
a low ebb and receivers were appointed.
A more definite announcement con-
corning the plans of the new owners is
lacking. owing to the absence from the
city of c r Boyce.
The Mccall Building company, as the
present holding firm will be known, is
composed Of members Of the c. Il.
BoyCe company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-13
AMOS PROMOTED.

j l.. Amos, at one time cashier for
the oliver Finnie Wholesale Grocery
company and well known among Mem
phiB business men and railroad officials,
is to become assistant traffic manager
Tor the Union Pacific railroad, with
headquarters at Kansas city, effective
Jan Is.
Mr. Amos has been with the Missouri
Pacific railroad for several years, lcav-
ing Memphis to become general agent
at St Louis and later going to Kan
sas city as general freight agent