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The fool-killer., 1920-05-01

case, just as it was in the other
case, MONEY is the whole thing,
But the plutes got the idea that
the preachers and the churches
would make good bait, and that
the poor. devils would follow
them into the millionaire trap
The pretended purpose of this
new movement" is to unite all
the various denominations into
one big working machine-a sort
of League of Churches" like the
League of Nations was going to
be. And millions of good honest
church people are right in for it.
They don't seem to realize that
they are helping to form the
Image of the Beast" spoken Of
in Revelation. But that is exact
ly what it amounts to. We ALI
know the Church of Rome is the
Beast, and the league" of pro-
testless Protestant churches will
be the Image of the Beast, just
as sure as you are a foot high.
And because all the orthodox
churches separately are now
dominated by the devil, it is
plain to see that when he gets,
them organized into one big
league" he can use them still
more effectively.
But he will not use them very
long. Did you ever read in the
New Testament where it talks
about gathering the tares into
bundles to burn them? ?" They
are now tying up the tares into
"bundles" and leagues" and
they will soon be burnt. Just
wait and see.
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01
ANOTHER STRAW VOTE

An agricultural magazine call
ed Farm Life" is also conduct
ing a straw vote which begins to
look interesting. All the farm
papers, you know, are extremely
patriotic and loyal to the admin
istration. They have all pointed
to Woodrow Wilson as a second
Messiah, and they have cussed
the radicals and 'Socialists'
till you could almost smell sui
phur. Quite naturally, then, it
would seem that the bulk Of
their readers would be of the
same stripe. It looks like they
would just fall ove.. each other
to vote for Wilson and Palmer.
One would think that Palmer es-
pecially would certainly get a
heavy vote among that class Of
readers, because Of the distin-
guished service he has rendered
the country by rounding up
"reds" and by keeping that GRIM
inal Debs in prison.
But, 10 and behold, the latest
report on Farm Life's straw vote
shows that the vote for that
same criminal Debs is just equal
TO the combined vote Of Wilson
and Palmer! In other words,
Wilson and Palmer are just half
as popular among the farming
population as the man they are
keeping in prison. ~
Great raw-hide and bloody
bones! What are we headed for
next?
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01
GETTING THE SENSE OF IT.

There is a great deal of theo-
logical stuff written these days
by writer's who may possibly
know what they want to say, but
they haven't the ability to say
it so that anybody else can get
the sense of it. Many papers.
come to this office containing ar
ticles on the disputed questions
of theology, and half the time I
can't tell which side of the ques-
ton the writer is trying to sup
port. The languageis so tangled
up and the thought so poorly ex-~
pressed that there is no sense ilp
it.
But I find one group of religi-
Gus thinkers who have the Truth
so we'll in hand that they have no
difficulty in expressing it so it
can be understood. These people
are dangerous "heretics" in the
eyes of the orthodox world, and
they are not even recognized as
CnrlStanS Dy the fashion,
able churches. But I am
here to tell you that they will
pan out more of the pure gold Of
Truth to the painful chan any
other theological claim that J
have ever seen staked out.
The reason orthodox writer's
can't express themselves clearly
is because they have nothing
clear to express. Their whole
system is befogged with too
much of the devils error. You
can't build D straight fercc with
crooked poles. Neither can you
sqeeze lemonade out Of a rotten
tater.
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01
Adding More Horrors to Death.

The thought of dying is not
pleasant to any of us, even when
we believe that death is a condi-
ton of sleep and total uncon-
sciousness. But if we had to be-
lieve that we would still be alive
after we die land that we would
have to spend eternity tapping
tables, ringing bells, manipulat-
ing ouija boards, and sending
fool messages" back TO earth
through some fetch-taked ''spir-
1t medium"-.-sarn my skin if
death wouldn't be a terrible
thing, sure enough!
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01
THE BONUS

There is scheme ON foot, [ note,
Among the plutocrats who own us,
TO buy the soldier boys vote
By giving him an extra bonus.
The plutes who did not go and bleed
But sat at home in safe protection
They didn't think how they would
need
The soldiers vote at the election.
But now the competitions strong
To see which gang Of office slackers
Can toll the soldier boy along
With promise" pie and "bonus"
crackers.
The carpenters who built the camps
Got ten bucks without hardly try
ing;
One buck, said our official scamps,
Was quite enough to pay for dy-
ing.
Alas, when voting time draws nigh,
And office itch is burning hotter,
They think of that official pie,
And all their mouths begin to water.
But if the soldier men who fought
Are half as brave as they have
shown US,
/ do not think they can be bought
With any politician 8 bonus.
james Larkin Pearson.
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01
"MOULDING PUBLIC
OPINION"

[ am a newspaper man. | have
worked on daily papers, and [
know something about their dir
ty tricks and their dishonest, ly-
ing habits. I know that nearly
all of the big daily papers are
just as low-down sneaking mean
and dishonest as the devil wants
them to be. They simply WILL
NOT tell the truth in any matter
that pertains to the great class
struggle if they can possibly find
a lie to tell.
And the big dailies set the
pace for most of the big week
lies and monthlies. They all
think they must trot right along
in the same filthy track and tell
the same sort of lies that the dali
lies do.
Wherever the daily press can
manufacture a lie that will show
up Socialism, radicalism OF the
labor movement in a bad light,
they spread it plum across the
front page in letters as big as
coW-tracks. But if there ever
comes up a truth so big that
they can't entirely ignore it, they
put a machine head on it (and a
misleading one at that) and bury
it among the advertisements a.
way over at the back of the pa
per where nobody will ever see
And they call that "moulding
public opinion! For PHYS sake
When will the public learn to
have some opinions of it's own,
without having them moulded
in such a skewter-godlin manner
as that?
Now, Mister, maybe you can
begin to see through some of the
Observation-Disclosures yarns you
read about Russia. Maybe you
will be able to stand it without
fainting when I tell you that
nine-tenths of your "riots, blood.
shed, rapine and murder" never
happened anywhere except ir
the clabbered cocoanuts of hirec
plutocratic newspaper writer's
And your terrible jeeminy-fit a
bout "men and women going to
gether like the brute creation
came from the same source
There was never a word of truth
in it. Time after time the indie
pendent and labor press of Amer
lea have published positive proc:
that the charge was a lie, bu1
the plute press never made th'
correction.
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01

I hate mighty bad to ask so
many embarrassing questions,
but I would just like to know if
you have seen any democracy
going around loose in your neigh
borhOod.
The fool-killer., 1920-05-01
MOVEMENTS" AND
"DRIVES."

G11oL NA1oCCl y. 1uIOC1 0C A4O1 3 d11 |
and a few other millionaires got
up a new movement" to which |
they gave the hifalutin name ofl
"The Men and Religion Forward
Movement" These sanctifed
were going to organ
lze the religious resources of the
country on a ''business" basis
and just take the soul saving
job out of Gods hands and run
it themselves.
Their idea seemed to be that
they thought God was sorter old
fashioned in His methods of saw
ing the world, and that He was
not making the headway that
might be made if better business
methods were applied to the
work. They probably would
have admitted that God was do
ing very we'll considering His
chances, but because he had nev-
er been to business college, and
had never had any experience in
Wall street, they were sorter sor-
ry for God and proposed to step
in and show Him how to run His
business.
These sanctified plutes had it
all figured out on a money basis,
and they could tell you exactly
how many dollars and cents it
would cost to save one soul. It
was all a matter of money, and
they were going to put their mil
lions behind it and just "save
souls' to beat the very Old
Scratch.
That was Mister Morgan's
"Men and Religion Forward
Movement" and there was just
| about as much real Christianity
in it as there is virtue in a public
prostitute. The whole thing was
an effort to pull the wool over the
eyes of the common people and
make it appear that the pot-bel-
lied plutes were winged angels
sent from heaven to save the
world. It was an effort to lull
the poor industrial slaves to
sleep and make them forget the
hell of their present living con-
j, itions while they dreamed of a
heaven somewhere in the future.
But the scheme didn't pan out
quite like Mister j. Plute Nor
gan and his millionaire pals
thought it would. The common
people didn't show much eager
ness to have their souls saved by
the Morgan method, and so in
the course of a year or two the
great Men and Religion For
ward Movement" just quietly
|petered out and we never heard
any more about it.
| But just now it seems that the
plutes have decided to try their
| little game of Saving the world
again. This time they have har.
messed up the Babylon preachers
and hitched them on in the lead
and they have named their new
wool-pulling apparatus "The
Interchurch World Movement.
And inside Of this big ''move-
ment" there are all sorts of little
movements" and "drives" tc
raise big piles Of money. In this
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

KENTUCKY BRIEFS
= Special Correspondence

LOUISVILLE. Ky.-GeorEe Martin.
who Is alleged to have absconded with
nearly S225, 900 of the German savings
fund Of the Building and Loan asso,
citation here, was captured and returned
to the city for trial. The alleged alb
scondlng took place in 1918.
BONNEVILLE, Ky.-Two young
daughters OF Henry Baker were shot
bv win Shepherd, aged 8, here. One
OF the children is dead and the other
IL expected to die. The trio was play
ing with a gun which was thought not
to have been loaded
HARLAN, Ky.--Every police officer
in Harlan has been discharged by tho
mayor Laxity in enforcing ordinances
is charged. This Is the fourth whole 3
sale shakeup in short time.
HARLAN, Ky--A. c. TolIivar was
accidentally killed here when a pistol
he was examining exploded.
PADUCAH. Ky.--Four hundred dol
lars was taken from the government
dredgeboat Indiana, which is tied UP in
the Paducah harbor, according to re-
port to the police here. The money
was In currency and was presumably
taken from the purser's quarters. The
Indiana is in the tow OF the y. s. S.
Scioto. Officers on the steamer believe
the theft was an inside Job.
PADUCAH. Ky--No trace has been
found Of the three convicts who escaped
from the jail in Mayfield, authorities
state. The prisoners were all convicted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

PADUCAH, Ky.--Miss Eula wurth
and William Fenwick, OF this county.
were married in st, Johns Catholic
church, with the Rev. c. c. Maser of
ficiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Fenwick will
make their future home near Maxon
this county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

PADUCAH. Ky.-Memorial services
in tribute to members who have died
during the last year will be held by
the Paducah lodge OF E,lks on Sunday
afternoon, Dec. 5, in the Kentucky
theater. A fun attendance of lodge
members is expected. Memorial ser
vices are held annually by the lodge.
Five members OF the lodge have died
during the last year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

PADUCAH, Ky-Announcement Is
made Of the marriage OF Miss Virginia
St John, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam St. John, OF this city, to Herman
Pate. Paducah. The marriage was sol
cmnized here. They will make their
home in Paducah.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
MARRIAGES.

PONTOTOC, MisS.-MrS. .. E. Knott.
of Caldwell, Ark, and w, J. Davis, a
merchant of this city were married at
Forrest city. Ark, They will make
their home here. :
PoNTOTOC, Mss--Miss Cassie Dye
and w. p. Hallway were married here
at the residence OF Rev. w. NJ. Brown.
They will make their home here
CARROLLTON, Miss A beautiful
wedding at the Methodist church here
"Wednesday and one that will be Of in
terest to the wide circle Of relatives
and friends Of both contracting parties.
was the marriage of Miss Lucille Aston
to Henry Hart Neil. Both are Of two
of the most prominent families Of this
county and universally popular
NEW ALBANY, Miss The recent
happy marriage of J Hunt Kennedy
and Miss Thelma Walls, Of this city
in the home Of her brother, Lawrence
Walls, Louisville, Miss, is cause Of
widespread cunEratulation on the part
OF their many friends.
EUPORA. Miss.-The marriage ~
Miss Ethel Suzanne Hindsmau. OF Oko-
Iona, to Jerry Darby Hayes, formerly
Tupeo has been announced.
PINE RUFF. Ark-Miss Fay Piper
and Willie Rowland, popular young pco-
pie Of Pine Bluff. were married by the
Rev. H. II McGuyre, pastor Of Carr
Memorial Methodist church.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

company for $40 damages for injury
done to his plants in tho winter OF 1917
because tie GAS pressure was insuili-
Cient.
LOUISVILLE, kyle was the
nleanest man | reckon God ever made "
said Mrs. Jessie Baird, summarizing
the shortcomings of her husband Jas
NJ. Baird, in circuit court here MIS-
Baird was suing for divorce and all
mony of $40 IA week. Her charges were
substantiated by neighbors, and Judge
Wallace granted the decree prayed Tor
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-John +. Grayot,
Democratic state campaign chairman
filed the committees election
campaign expense account at Frank
fort, showing receipts of SAL ,032.53 and
expenditures of $43 ,06l.45. Judge Rob
ert w. Bingham, publisher Of the Cou-
er-Journal and Times, who gave $lo'-
600, was the largest contributor.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--In order to assist
physicians in answering emergency
calls promptly. the board of public safe
tv decided to permit them to use Tag
or sign on their machine when out
on such calls.
PADUCAH. Ky.--C. w. Craig, secre-
tary of the Paducah board Of trade, and
a leader in the movement for the I'M
proyement Of waterways, has been APP
pointed by Gov. Edwin r. Morrow as
a state representative from Kentucky
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01
Illinois Central Presents Comparative
... Costs of Passenger Fares

Americans pay nearly everything they buy than do Euro
peans They allie because their wages relatively
notable exception ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS trans
poraton charges in this country substantially lower
there has been recent increase American passenger
fares still less for travelling accommodations than Eu
ropeans The following comparison between passenger tareS
United States the points being the Illinois Central
system paid Europeans travelling similar distances
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

table include tax OF per cent The
America seeping-ca beths
of handling free of charge much baggage
the ordinary passenger unknown abroad In addition
baggage Europe much higher than the United States
This condition should be considered comparing passenger es IN
the various countries
In the United railroads collect surcharge sleeping
car fares which the above table This urchage helps
to meet the hauling required which fewer
passengers carried.
During Illinois Central hauled IL tons of Weight
for each 40 tons of weight for
sleepngar carried Not to collect the urchage
discrimination the coach
senger a injustice to the railroad.
facilities for dering passenger service have in
creased greatly coach cost S2OO 1914
$3O30 increase of 4 per cent The average
$4,000 GA costs $65000 in
There have been heavy increases the cost of
wages, fuel and other material
the
higher than they in former years.
Constructive criticism md suggestions are invited
c. H. MARKHAM,
President, Illinois Central Railroad Company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

MKEE, Ky.--Beecham Smith, Is
years old, and q. younger brother are
I'M jail here, charged with beating their
father, Sid Smith, to death with rocks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

to attend the convention OF the Nation
al Rivers and Harbors congress to be
held Dec. S, 9 aud 10 in Washington.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

This sale comprises enormous
stocks of manufacturers surplus
lots and tires which are classified
as factory seconds" but which
for all practical purposes are as
good as firsts.
An Example: "A McGraw Non
Skid Tire in size 3Ox31a is listed
at $685., add $500 to this price
making the total $2785, and we
will give you 2 tires and 2 tubes
which at the prices listed in the
Tire Rate Book total $60.70.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

BATESVILLE. Ark.-Tilden Hodges,
years old. and living at Ham School
house, in Independence county. Is re-
ported to have picked a bale of cotton
this season by himself, having picked
as high as 70 pounds in one day, dur
! ing the time he was making his record.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Banks p, Tur-
ner, of Gibson county, announced his
candidacy for speaker of the lower
house of the coming session of the gen.
eral assembly. Mr.. Turner is a farmer
and is an active factor in political and
AGRICULTURAL life in Gibson county. lie
is a graduate OF Vanderbilt university
: and served in the last session of the
. Legislature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-The COM
mission Of the ,.Association Of Colleges
and Secondary Schools or the southern
, states, here for a four-day conference,
Z organized by the election of A. X. Dil!'
Of Little Rock, Ark, as chairman; Prof,
S, M. Mari, of Austin. Tex, vice chair
man, and Prof Barry Clark Of Chat
tanooga, secretary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

GREENWOOD, Mission application
of attorneys representing some of the
creditors, of S. NJ Jones of Glendora'
his business was placed in the hands OF
! the receivers. Messrs. Jones, Frederic
! and Dr. S. NJ. Smith, of Glendora, were
bappointed RECEIVERS. The estate of Mr.:
D Jones consists of about 14,000 acres of
s1and, two large stores, about 800 horses
and mules and several hundred bales OF
cotton. Approximately the indebted
ness is about 100000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.--In Clark
county up to Nov. IA a total Of $3.50
bales Of cotton had been ginned this
season. This shows a gain OF 4,lS2
over the same period Of last year
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

NEwBERN, Tenn. william O.
Glass, managing editor OF the Newoer9
Tennessean, which was established
here BY his father, w. w. Glass, 81
years ago. has returned to his post OF
duty at the Tennessean office after
having an operation performed from
an attack of appendlcitis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

HARDY, Ark.-Sharp county had
ginned $500 bales of cotton prior to
/ Nov. of this year. Prior to Nov l OF
last year it ginned 1889 bales.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

FORREST CITY, Ark.--The local Ro-
tary club, which as club has been
rather quiet for some time past. was
reorganized Tuesday evening and the
head OF the organization for the next
year will be S. II. Mann, Jr.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. - W. L..
Brooks, a white man of this place, had
his right hand cut completely off while
feeding corn to a corn shredder belong
ing 10 ]. L. Peacock, of the Upton
vile Ice and Water company, of this
place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

RUSSELLvILLE, Ark.-Failure to
obey the command Of hands up, given
by the leader OF a gang of three men,
who robbed the players IN craps
game here Saturday night, cost the NE
OF Louis Vandergeeten, - years old
= one of the players. There has been
one arrest Mob violence is feared
should conclusive evidence be found
against the man under arrest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-01

PINE BLUFF. Ark.-Dr. c. w. Wat
son, who Sunday was named the pastor
of the Methodist church at Blythe
Vile, left here for his new charge. pr.
watson was presiding elder OF the
Pine Bluff district until the meeting
of the Little Rock conference, which
was held in Camden Nov. II to 20, and
was transferred to the North Arkansas
conference by Bishop Mouzon for the
Blythevine
Glas svobode. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1902-1931, 1920-04-20
zALOSTEN DOGODEK.

Margareta McGuingan IL Alto
ma, III. je priSla V Chicago S svo-
Jim mladim soprogom, S katerlm
sta bila porocena sele Stiri dnl. =
Bio je to njuno porocno potova-
ME. Nastanila sta sc V hotelu IN
odsla po kosilu po State ulici, da
ogledujeta bogastva V vellklh IL
lozbenih oknih. Ma nekem mestu
iu ie zadel veliki postni avtomobll
in iu vrgel OBJ voz cestne zelezni-
ce. V ambulancnem vozu so Ju od-
peliali V bolniSnico. Mladi soprog
ie incl poSkodovano nogo, doclm
81 je Margareta razbila lobanJo
Umrla je Sc predno je dospela Y
bolniSnico.
Pac zalosten konec porocnega
potovanja.
Glas svobode. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1902-1931, 1920-04-20

Harbin, Manzurija, IA. aprila.
= Docim so japonske cete odpe
ljevale aretirane delavce Z zelez-
niske postaje Khailaru ma tran
sibirski zeleznici V blizini trans
baikalske meje so ruski delavci
virgil bombo, nakar so japonsk1
voiaki odgovorili ognjem pusk,
kakor Sc glasi porociio prejeto tu-
kaj.
CeSke Gete, pravi porocilo, so ma
to zaGele streljati ma Japonce O.
klopnega voza. Sledila je bitka, kl
je trajala tri ure in katere rezul-
tat ie bill, da je pablo stevllo ubl-
tih in ranienih ma obeh straneh.
London, 19. aprila. : Mocnl bo-
il so Sc pojavili V raznih sektorJih
ma poljski meji, poroca ruska soy
ietska vlada komunikaciii ida
nj V Moskvi. Izjava Sc glasi:
"V Borisovem reziiu smo odbl-
Ii in prepreGili sovraznikovo ma
predovanje. V reziju Mozir smo
dali sovrazniku mnogo opravila
oh reki Berezini. V reziju Kane
noo- Podolisk severno cd USice so
rdece cete uspehom aktivne. Oh
obreziu Crnega morja smo virgil
sovraznika sedem mill dalec pro
ii iugovshodu cd Lazarevskija.
London, 19. aprila. = "Jako
truden in potreben pocitka", Je
rekel gen. Denikine, zadnJi po-
veljnik protiboljseviskih Get ma
pram Gastnikarskemu poroceval-
Gu V Southampton, Anglia, ka-
NOR ie dospel Krima. Nahaja Sc
V malem hotelu Z desetimi clam
niegovega drustva, vStevSi njego-
vo zeno Nine. Denikine, hcerko, kl
ie Sc dete, drugo deklico, katero
ie well "a svojo in dve drugi ru-
ski zenski.
Carigrad, 10. aprila. = Arzeba-
ianova vlada bo V kratkem zacela
S pogajanji boljseviki, pri kate
rem Sc bo slednjim ponudilo wee
je mnozine petroleja pod pogo
iem, da Sc boljseviki ne bodo vme-
Savali to vlado, govori porocllo,