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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
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To The News Scimitar:
Is there any profiteering still going
on in this city, Listen to this:
box of cough drops, price cents. Two
days after | bought at another drug
store box of the same manufacture
and was charged cents. Whether the
government tax was ! or cents l do
not know, but | do know that the drug
clerk failed to put any stamps on the
box, although it was charged to me.
Did Uncle Sam get his?
The same experience was mine when
| purchased a small tin box of aspirin
tablets Price made me after the clerk
had wrapped it up was 26 cents. told
him to keep it, and walked block and
Why should this drug store, and
many others, still hold the price of
Cascarets at 81 cents when others are
selling them for AZ cents?
Why not be fair with the people and
ones own conscience and stop this
game of gouge? The spirit of the drug
gist who found himself oyerstocked
on glycerin at IS cents per pound took
his medicine like a good patient when
he ordered cut made in the price of
all glycerin in his house when the
price suddenly dropped to rs cents, be-
cause the government no longer needed
1t for ammunition purposes.
The poor fellow who has been sick
with the flu and perhaps all his family
sick at the same time, remember these
things when well enough to regain his
nerve and refuse to pay the price de-
manded by the man who Is always
grabbing for the extra nickel.
Respectfully yours, PROTEST.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

be expected that Lord Grey's letter
would cause resentment, both in the
hite House ard in the senate. Tue
reports that Lord Grey conferred with
senators on the treaty naturally in
crease resentment. His whole procedure
Is unusual, but whatever his mistakes
me treaty and the league are 100 inn
portant to be sacrificed on account Of
them.
Wheeling Register: An astute piece Of
craftsmanship, well thought out and
well plarned. England is hard
pressed, and TODAY prefers half a
league" to wait of more than a year
FOR a new congress and a whole league.
Raleigh News and Observer (owned
by Secretary Daniels: The gist Of
the Grey statement is that Great Brit
ain and the other members of the
league want the United States to come
in, They had rather have the United
states as a member with very slight
obligations 10 support the PURPOSES of
the league thar not to have her at all.
But privately they think no doubt that
this country ought not to try to get
in as cheaply as possible. And that is
precisely the view which the friends of
the league in this country have taken.
Charleston News and Courier: 1t Is
by no means certain that this is the
way toward ratification. 1t may be,
on the other hand, the way to strength
en- the opponents of the league.
Chicago journal: Those who most
need i, will not get from Lord Greys
letter the one thing which Americans
need to get-the full meaning of his
casual remark that a deadlock like that
between president and senate on the
treaty never could happen in Britain.
1t is because Mr.. Lodge and
his fellow rippers have no responsibility
that they have played ducks and brakes
with the prestige of the nation and
the safety of the world
One way to quit worrying about high
prices is 10 buy and operate a farm
and worry about low prices,-Chicago
Daily News
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
APPRAISAL OF STREET
RAILWAY PROPERTY;
RATE OF RETURN.

To The News Scimitar:
| have read in your issue Of Feb. II
article headed Public Must Pay Fare
on Street Cars Junked Long Ago" the
tenor of the article suggesting that in
justice has been done by the state com
mission in fixing. at $11,S46, O34 the in
veStment upon which the owners Of the
property are entitled to a reasonable
return, and further suggesting that fur
Their injustice will be done when the
rate of return upon such investment
is fixed by the commission.
AS to the first matter, three highly
reputable experts who have been often
trusted by both state commissions and
utilities to make apprasals-gentlemen
of recognized ability and of high per
sOnal integrity-Mr. Richey, represent
ing the state board Mr. Harris, the city
commission, and Mr. Perkins, the re-
ceivers, were appointed to investigate
the amount of legitimate investment
made to develop the present splendid
electric property from mule and dunn
my line days through the development
period of electric railway to the present
such legitimate investment to be the
amount upon which return should be
earned.
These gentlemen gave more than five
months to a most exhaustive study Of
the history of street railway develop
ment in Memphis and of the kind and
COnulJlOn OF the property or To-Day,
They filed elaborate reports, the few,
indeed only two, points in issue were
ably. deliberately and ethically argued
by the city attorney and the state COM
mission then exercised its Judgment
fixing the valuation at $l1 SAG. O34,
Messrs. Enloe and Hannah agreeing
upon this figure, while Mr.. Welch
thought $1,000, 1929 was the proper fig
ure, but all agreed, it will be observed
that the owners of the property were
entitled to earn upon an investment in
excess of $1,000, 900
Permit me to suggest, with all re-
spect. that unless and until this action
of the state board is declared wrong
by a state court of review, its action
being that of constituted authority, b.
left unassailed by innuendoes indicating
wrongful motives and conduct, and that
the amount of investment fixed by the
board be conceded as the lawfully es-
tablished amount of investment upon
which the owners of these properties
are entitled to fair return
As to the latter matter, that of fair
return, it will doubtless be fixed in
accordance with the law and in this
connection it should be and probably
will be fixed higher than it would have
been prior to the war Common sense
and common justice, to my mind, die
tate that it should be so and this was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

I why did your mother tie your tailS?'
! oh, she is sometimes gone for sew
! erai weeks on her hunting trips, and If
! We We're not tied we would crawl all
/ over the mountain and fight with each
/ other and get into a lot of mischief.
/ Mother usually knows what she is about
! but she made a mistake this time; for
you are sure to escape us unless you
come too near and you probably won t
/ do that
no, indeed" said the little girl.
! We don't wish to be eaten by such
awful beasts"
Permit me to say returned the
| dragonettc. that you are rather impo"
! lite to cali us names. knowing that we
/ can not resent your insults We con-
/ slider ourselves very beautiful in APP
| nearanCe, for mother has told us so,
! and she knows. And We are Of an ex-
! rrl'ont family and have a pedigree that
/ ] challenge any humans to equal aS 1t
! extends back about % 000 years, to the
| lantjc who lived in q time when hui
mans had not yet been created, Can
| luu match that pedigree, little girl?'
"Wcu" said Dorothy, Il was born
! fam IN Kansas. and | guess that's
! being Just as spectacle and naughty
rs living in Il cave with your tail tied
! to a rock. II it isn't I'll have to stand
! it, that's an
Tastes dtfter," murmured the drag
! ouette slowly dropping its scaley eye
! Ids over its yellow eyes until they
| "oIzCd like half moons,
Being reassured by the fact that the
/ creatures could not crawl out of their
/ rock pockets. the children and the
! " i2ard now took time to examine them
more closely The heads Of the drag
orettes were as big as barrels and COW
cred with hard greenish scales that
! gljttcrcd brightly under the light OF
! the lanterns Their front legs. which
/ ORGY lust bacF of their heads. were
also strong and big; but their bodies
! wore smaller around than their heads,
/ and dwindled away In a long line uatil
thor tails were as slim as a shoe
string Dorothy thought. II II had taken
! fhr,u So wears to grow ~ this size. that
| Vt would he fully a hundred years more
before they could hope to call them
yes dragons, and that seemed like a
eood while TO wait to grow up.
1t occurs to me-" said the Wizard
That we ought to get out of this place
before the mother dragon comes back. .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
RETRIBUTIoN

There than surface indications that the allied
other European nations giving free expression their
feelings with reference the policy the United States foreign
matters for the that they fear the power the
quencc Of giving offense the holder OF the greater part
worlds outstanding obligations M
It is not difficult to understand their tuidty With
nations with subsrvency accompaniment author
y but there times when authority ends and repessed feel
ing finds outlet and where there bind sympathy
and understanding the break may be disastrous
1t is folly to think that the nations of Europe cherish
against utmatum that has been delivered them
and which they present position refuse Perhaps
the distant future shall be obliged recall without pride that
certain American eXpoers permitted impose upon the
already heavily burdened nations that struggling get
oothod and keep their heads above the OF the financial
whirlpool The generosity OF nation should be coudcd
by individual seltness for which the whole people will be
blamed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
SEE THEM THROUGH

There many boys there girls in the city Of
Memphis II there any difference in the need for high
school education it in favor OF the boys who must all 60
into business trade and professional endeayor to living
Many of the girls likewise nowadays earning their living but
the large majority of them marry and make homes 1t is there
fore surprising and regrettab that in the graduating exercises
the Central high school Thursday evening there will be ONLY
II boys 80 girls three girls boy The number Of
girls is small enough but the number OF boys is lamentabc
when is considered that there thousands OF boys the
public schools Of Memphis There should be graduating class
OF 500 the close OF each OF the number gradu
in mdyear much smaller than the number at the end of
the scholastic but there not enough graduates at either
time 1t would be we'll for organized effort be made to
that every child that the public school until he
finishes from high school What better could public
spirited organizations give their efforts than to the boys
and girls through SCHOOL,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1920.

Copyright, 1920, bv The Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
AstroIogers read this as an unim-
p9rtant day in planetary direction.
Mars is in benefit aspect.
There is a sign read as indicating
reorganization of the army and many
changes making for military efficiency.
Building now comes under a sway
that seems to forecast much activity.
especially in the erection of structures
devoted to public uses
Physicians are subject to A planetary
rule that presages great strain. Ex-
traordlnary demands are indicated nv
the stars and it may be that an cpl
demiC is threatened.
one of the forecasts for this day is a
prophecy that there will be vogue for
men of extreme power and virility. This
is but pat of world wide protest
against effeminate types that indicate
decadent tendencies
=. Honors to general or other high Of
ftcer in the army are plognos ated,
but the seers declare that a Military
man will not be intruS' ed with the
place of chief executive of the nation.
Labor has a forecast of continued
unrest but improving conditions. which
VIII be apparent after midsummer.
Efficiency will be more than ever the
Watchword during 1920 and speciaiZa-
ton will be imperative for t',se who
desire to draw the prizes in business
Surprises will be many in the coming
campaign for president. the seers as
SORT. A prophecy made years ago that
a leader unknown in 1910 will be eX-
ceedingly prominent is repeated.
The president of the United States
now comes into conditions that are
stimulating and inspiring. Health
should improve and many of his heart s
desires should be satisfied If his stars
are read Alright.
Some sort of revolt against high
prices is forecast and sensational
events may be recorded
Persons whose birthdate It Is have
the augury of an active year in which
enterprise and resourcefulness will
bring big rewards.
Children born on this day probably
wild be extremely vital and energetic.
These subjects of Pisces usually sue
coed in life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
POKER EXPERT,

Judge White is telling with relish OF
his encounter with certain young
matron Of the wiltshire district II
seems her husband had been spend
ing most OF his nights at the club and
the lady limited TO His Honor that one
Of these days she might bring the mat
ter into court II was serious. The
other day however, encountering the
judge on the street she buttonholed
HIM saying:
Judge, I'm sorry | said all those
things about my husband He is all
right after all.
why the change OF heart?" asked
White, curously.
Well the other night burglar
broke into the house and my husband
laid him out with a poker, | had
heard that he was IA poker expert and
now | understand. The dear boy has
been spending his nights preparing fol-
Just such an emergency"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
ARMY PAY

The cost of living the past years increased 100
per cent In that time there has been change in the paw nj
the officers the United States army More than 1000 Of the
best III the service have been driven other occupations
because OF the inability the increased cost OF living and
those who are IN the army for the par-uncS they
have private fortunes upon which rcviu debit with no prov,
pect OF getting out 1t is hoghed policy for the govern
ment to permit men who have been trained West Point and
Annapolis tor careers IN the and navy and have spent
equpping themselves for the highest possible service to leave
the ranks Many OF them have accepted positions with better
pay occupations which they had previous experience and
training 1t certainly looks like should be paid better for
what he knows than for something he knows nothing about even
i he happens to be an expert army engineer tactcian
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
The Den of the Dragonettes

When Dorothy and the Wizard and
their party started out to explore the
mountain inside Of which they had bar
ricadtd themselves, by means OF the
bonfire, from the terrible wooden Gar
goyles. they found to their disappoint-
ment that there was no regular flight
of steps by means Of which they could
mourt 10 the eurths surface. \ sort
of inclined tunnel led upward for a
way. and they found the floor Of it
both rough and steep. Th,n n sudden
turn brought them to narrow gal
lery where the buggy could not pass,
This DELAYED and bothered them for
while because they did not wish to
leave the buggy behind them 1t car
ried their baggage and was useful to
rid In wherever there were good roads,
and since 1t had accompanied them so
far in their travels they felt 1t their
duty to preserve II, SO zen and the
Wizard ser 10 work and took off the
wheels and the top, and then they put
the buggy edgtwise, so it would take
up the smallest spaCc. In this position
they managed, with the aid of the pa
tient cab horse, TO drag the vehicle
through the narrow part Of the pas
sage, 1t WAS not a great distance,
fortunately. and when the path grew
broader they put the buggy together
again and proceeded more comfortably,
lut the road was nothing more than
series of riffs or cracks in the noun
tam, and it went zig gag in every di-
rection. slanting first uu and then down
until they We're puzzled as to whether
they were any nearer TO the top OF
the earth than when they had started,
hours before
"Anyhow." said Dorothy, we've
sCaped those awful Gurgles, and
that's ono comfort"
tk, Ea,y,,ll.s SIN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

An American syndicate has purchased of the famous
Berlin hotels The cry kamerad will avail the Berners moth
ing now.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
| Democratic.

New York World; Like President
wilson, Lord Grey prefers the treaty
without changes or reservations, but
the situation is so serious that he is
willing to accept reservations and trust
to the integrity Of the American people
to sweep these reservations aside If
they stand in the way of effective OPP
Grafton of the league.
Pittsburgh Sun: The senate has been
acting like q spoiled child, crying over
division of a lollypop Viscount Grey
has unwittingly held up mirror In
that respect he has done us a service
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: The
an in what England thinks about the
league Of nations, 1t is Interested in
seeing that the pledge to the American
neoplc is kept. BY his fragrant dis
regard Of the ordinary decencies of dip
| lomatlc procedure Viscount Grey has
ended his usefulness in this country
Lvnchburg News towned by Senator
he uord Grey has deliberately taken
sides with the Republican party as
| represented In the senate, and as a re-
srlt of negotiations had with the Re
! publican leader in the senate.
Louisville Courier-Journal; There is
a modicum of righteousness in the
quixotic task OF "Amcricanlzing" some
| thing with the aid of foreign power
against which the Americanization'
| process IS directly aimed.
DaytC1 News tOwned by Gov. Cox
! The fact that England and France
might be willing to sanction some
| changes in the original text of the
treaty. irstead of lending support to
| the leadership Of Henry Cabot Lodge
| brands the Massachusetts senator and
| those who are allied with him in his
unbecoming conduct as children who
| have to he humored,
Utica Observer: He clears the situa-
| tion for the British puhhc. ard ne also
he'us Nc out on this side Of the water
Jamestown Democrat Lord Grcys
effort TO explain why the senate has
not ratified the treaty states the case
| better 'han any Of the senator's. have
stated 1t.
st. Louis Post Dispatch: 1t was tc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Daily Editorial Digest

OHlS column is designed to reproduce without
- bias the latest comment by the leading news
papers and periodicals on the questions of the day
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

One way to quit worrying about high
prices is 10 buy and operate a farm
and worry about low prices.-Chicago
Daily News.
Evening journal., 1920-03-24
FOR SALE

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1o2 to 100 Scott St. 4, B. P.
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eoi W. Sixth St, K. B.
500 Madison ST.. 10 Il, B.
AIS Monroe St. r, b.
l12l y; Third 81. 4 2, ? toilets. G c.
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iii West St, Ii R. B,
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Babe Rwth Go Bat-PIay Ball

hy,s,y small boy knows that he III; ho%eTn King Of
from the Boston Red Sox for s125,00
In spite of the fact Is hard TO realize that the first
warm days of Spring will soon be here The umpire will adj
know IT, Babe Ruth win be at bat and moment later the
boys on the back field fence will be searching the leather
II Is going TO be great year Ia baseball and great
year for the Peanut vende the Soda Water Salesman
for surely everyone knows that this there won't be
as many places to 20.
We spent seven billion IN one year for food before the
war; and little two billion for dry goods but also
spent three billion for liquid enthusiasm. Isn't reasonable
to think that Babe should get Of this three bIlonl
$500 WEST EIGHTEENTH STREET.
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