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The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07
HOME STAYING HARDING AND
 RUNABOUT COX

It is not easy to imagine anything or Cox, as expressed in his, address recently that his program of hopping around over the country proves that he loves the people, while a candidate who does his talking from home thereby demonstrates his lack of af- lection for the populace. Everybody knows that every candidate just loves the people to death while the cam paign is on. In that respect, Govern or Cox is nc exception to the rule. But is he more of an apostle of the people than Abraham Lincoln, who stayed in Springfield, H., throughout the course of the campaign of 1860?
 No one knows better than does Governor Cox, as newspaper man, that thousand people read the speeches made by a presidential can didate where one person could see spent all his time transforming. To- day national campaigns are won or lost on the printed page.
 When the proceedings at the Cox notification were delayed, Governor Cox said to a friend who expressed the fear that he might not have chance to make speech: What's the difference?. It is the audience that reads this speech, not the one that hears it, that is vastly more numer- ous
 A presidential candidate should weigh his words. Indiscriminate Shooting off the mouth is neither dignified nor politically safe.
 Gov. Cox has already made a few impromptu remarks that might better have remained unsaid The candi- date who is hippodroming about has no time for study and reflection. And it is far more important that he should give the people true picture of his position on public questions than that he should kiss a few dozen thous- and babies, squeeze the hands of a few scores of thousands of voters. and prove that a presidential candidate can draw nearly as many people as a circus. This isn't a race for constable
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07

or a beauty show, or a back-slapping ideas can be better formulated and exIressed in the quiet of the Ameri- can home than in a Pullman sleeping car
 \ No candidate for president could make a more favorable impression by personally facing large crowds than could Senator Harding. But MT. Harding very properly wishes to ac- centuate the idea that this is not a mere personal contest between him. self and Governor Cox over the ques- ton of who is to have the job of president of the United States. It is a great contest between two theories of government: two conceptions of Americanism. The ninety-nine men and women who could not personally see and hear the presidential candi- date if he were to board a circus train and go about the country, have as much right to be considered as the one man or woman who could gratify curiosity by gazing on a presi- dential candidate. The ninety-nine per cent has a right to expect that a man who is presenting his claims for the presidency should do so in the most effective way possible, and not go gurgling and babbling about the nation on the back end of an excur- sion train, leaving behind him a trail of complications such as have been created to the embarrassment of pol itical parties in well-remembered cam paigns of the past. There can be no objection to a few set speeches at some stragetic points, but this hippo droming proposition, about which Governor Cox has been playing the demagogue, is one the Republican presidential candidate should, and doubtless will, let severely alone.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07
DENVER FORESTER
 GOES TO DlISSOULA

MISSOULA, Mont, Sept (by As sociated Press).-The appointment of Fred Morrell, assistant district for ester in charge of operation of district No. of the United States forest ser vice at Denver, as head of district No. 1, with headquarters in this city, to succeed Richard H. Rutledge, re. gently transferred to be forester of district No. at Ogden, is announced from Washington.
 Mir. Morrell has been in the forest service 15 years, his first assignment being that of forest examiner in the Holy Cross national forest in Colorado Prior to the stablishment of districts in 1908, MT. MorrelI was an inspector attached to the office at Denver.
 MT. Morrell is in this district at present, but is not expected to take charge until MT. Rutledge's actual transfer to Ogden, probably at the end of the forest fire season.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07

If you were happy all the time and showed it serious-minded persons would merely think you silly.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07

You may be as homely as a hippo potamus, but if you have a heart as big as one, you'll be beautiful.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07
THIRD CENTURY RELICS
 FOUND IN ROMAN TOMB

ROTTERDAM, Sept. (by Associ- ated Press).-Four Roman tombs, built in the third century and con- taining golden objects, urns, glass work, pottery, and bones have been found in a gravel pit near Heerlen in Dutch Limburg. Many of the things are of great scientific value and furth- CT excavations are being made.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07
THINGS WE THINK
Things Others Think and What We Think of the Things Others Think

If you were happy all the time and showed it serious-minded persons would merely think you silly
 You may be as homely as a hippo. potamus, but if you have a heart as big as one, you'll be beautiful.
 An automobile owner always en- vies the man who owns car the next grade better than his own. To avoid this envy, don't own a car.
 People who quote, Its no disgrace to be poor" infer that it is a disgrace to be rich, whereas even so they would be willing to be disgraced.
 Then there is the class of rich people who regard their money as valuable not for what it can buy but for what their having it keeps others from buying. >
 A good many men seem to think they have to talk good deal to ad- vertise themselves, but if theys re- main quiet others would give them equally bad advertising.
 The men who are so gun-shy they won't believe anything their bankers tell them for fear of being skinned" i" are the easiest victims of the 100 per cent dividend stock salesman.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07

Dance Eagle Hall "Wednesday and Saturday nights.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-07

Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29
AN UNFORTUNATE REVELATION

Admiral Sims rendered admirable while in command
OF the American navy European during the and
IS pity that he should have forgotten himself make
public instructions that he claims given him when leaving
this country with his fleet Whether he received such nsruc
tons not they amiss confirmation of which given
by the admiral himself in his writings and public utteranccs
He Engshman Canadian born, and while American
admiral he much OF Anglople il not Angomanac AS
he reached the other side he called for every ship the
American navy be him Al that time there many
loud protests heard against stripping the American and
leaving them exposed the He claims that III
danger because German ships could get away. In this he
mistaken German ships did get away and de
soyers sweeping the Submarines got away
spite of the vigilance of the British American and French
Our South Atlantic has been converted
coal mine by the ships carrying coal that sunk by enemy
craft and just how many OF merchant ships the
bottom may never be known
Those who knew of the admiral rabd proEuglish sen
ments might have thought we'll him against any rash
act He commanding American ships, English and he
was under orders from the American department
Just what the probe will reveal something should wait
Tor patiently but there denying Admiral Sims mprudence in
talking he has done The assistance gave the allies
emneny satisfactory them and it i'll becomes an American
naval officer TO openly criticize and its
that the war is over, or at any other time
We into the intellectually, to be sure, but
Unit and with idea of eang either the American
navy making subordinate other power These
not to be merged submerged Nor place to
iorge troops in transport and their safety They also
were exposed and first duty them. OF
ambitious and capable American admiral going naturally
wished for great fleet under his command possible That
human But troop ships to be aban
doned overlooked Our after ALL to us
than the allies who taking OF themselves and first
consideration and should have been people and prop
ETY. Admiral Sims has committed eeregous blunde His
unwise and noppoun talk most unfortunate expression
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29

1t has been destroyed or until civiiixa1
ton has disappeared from the earth.
1t doubts that association with the
world" viii make red Russia a more
decent place in which to live, a mote
decent neighbor for the progreaaiFe
The Ell Paso Herald (Ind) approves
the polcy-the way to oyerthroW
Bolshevism," 1t says, sis not with al
mics and hlockades. No nation is JUS
titled in the use of force to impoEe On
Russia any other form Of goverumeHt
than she herself elects to have.
similar position is taken by the YounEs-
town indicator (Dem.), which thinkB
that while lifting the blockade viii for
the moment strengthen the hands Of the
Bolsheviki," nevertheless give HoIHh-
evism time and 1t must fall of its pWn
weight" and, moreover, that there =
danger that the defeat of BolsheEisIn
will lead to a terrific reaction toward
autocracy" against which the Whiting
of the blockade should be a safeguarak
1t Is lone of the most encouraNfnE
events of recent months" says the sail
Lake Telegram CInd), which ''prohausK
heralds the early approach of peace u
Russia" since It would indicate a alN
position to permit the Russians to soixa
their own problems" The Chicago Tvs
ming Post Qnd) thinks it gives aneW
hope to those elements In Russia. while
Temporarily submitting to BolshevisHIs
are not in accord with it's theory NJ
methods" as they now have some
thing to fight for, whereas the Bolsl~
EXISTS, having crushed their enemies, m
longer possess a rallying cry"
"'The league of nations" declares the
Montreal Star, has gained its first VIC
tory. Within As hours of its birth, the
league offers the most reason
able solution to The one great problem
of Europe"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29

ing steps The others followed and
soon they were all standing upon n
broad platform and gazing at the most
curious aud standing sight their eyes
had ever heheld.
The Country OF the Gargoyles is all
wooden exclaimed Ieh and so ii was
The ground was aWduSt and the peb-
bles scattered around were hard knots
from trees. worn smooth in course Of
time. There We're odd wooden houses,
with carved wooden flowers in the
front yards. The tree trunks We're Of
coarse wood, but the leaves of the trees
were shavngs. The patches of grass
were splinters OF wood, and where
neither grass nor sawdust showed was
solid wooden flooring. Wooden
birds f,uttored among the trees and
wooden cows were browsing upon the
wooden grass; but the most amazing
things Of all were the wooden people
the creatures known as Gargoyles.
These We're very numerous, for the
palace was thiCkly inhabited, and a
large group OF the queer people Clus-
tered near, gazing sharply upon the
strangers who had emerged from the
long spiral stairway.
The Gargoyles were very small Of
stature, being less than three feet in
height Their bodies were round. their
legs short and thick and their arms
extraordinarily long and stout, Their
heads were too big for their bodies and
their faces were decidedly ugly to look
upon. Some had long. curved noses
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29
GEN. WOOD

We weld to none in admiration OF Gen Leonard Wood
as soldier officer and prophet crying the wilderness for
preparedness his only the expression OF the sentiment
OF every officer the army and the larger share OF the credit
him because he possessed the spectacular faculty OF get
ting it before the people,
He was entitled greater part in the than given
TO him His appointment would have been popular than that
Pershng But because he denied that part which he
we'll qualified play and that notwithstanding his popularity
with the American people why he should be elected
president OF the United States.
There have been many assigned why Gen Wood was
given his OF post the Philippines the head OF the
department OF the Southeast instead OF being honored with the
selection as commander OF the expedonay forces The
outstanding that Gen. Wood is not West Point
graduate and that he too close to Roosevelt.
Officers high the expressed the private opinion that
it would be injurious the morale of the regular to have
West Point the head OF the eXpeonay forces
and perhaps there something in it, but not something that
could he discussed publicly,
If we remember correctly Gen Wood has always been
victim OF prejudice He jumped several hundred officers
by President Roosevelt and that incident forgotten by
the army
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29
QUESTIONS 4
AND ANSWERS

Q. Who was the first postmaster'-
general of the United States? R. G.
A. Benjamin Franklin was the first
head of the postal system of the Unlteul
States. When he took over the affairs
of his office there wereS75 postoffiaHs.l
with an aggregate postal revenue of
$50, 900 a year. Today we have moreI
than So, 900 postoffices and about SO0,p00
employees. The aggregate revenue COLI
lected and expended amounts to about
$500, 000,0 900 annually. E
@. Is the theater in which Lincoln
was shot still standing? e ca
A. President Lincoln was shot in his
box at Fords theater. The building Is
still intact, but it is no longer used g.
a theater. &N4
@. What was the per capita com
J. o.. H.
A. In that year there were 119,S26d-I
25S gallons of liquor consumed in the
United States or 1.12 gallons per peri
son. %45
Q. How does the tonnage Of our meFs-
chant marine compare with that ofE
Great Britain? c. p. 0
that the tonnage of Great Britains
merchant marine fleet is 1S,607. SgK.
while the tonnage of the merchant ras-
rine of the United States Is 1901, 14ask
Germany ranks third with Japan and
France in close competition for fourfhl
honors @&f
Q. How many poet laureates has,
England had? w. r. A.A
A. Since this honorary office was e1 4
tabished away back In the seventeen1lI9
century England has had IA poet lai-a
reates. The first was John DrydNn.s
The present piet laureate is Robert
Bridges. Two Of the most noted 0k|
the group of poet laureates were VIII
liam Wordsworth and Alfred Tennysofs.l
Q. Is It possible to tell the branch
of the service to which an enlisted man
belongs? e. x b
A. The branch of the service te|
which an enlisted man belongs is trl~E
Dictated by the color of the hat cord
he wears. The service of an officer IL
not indicated by his hat cord. Generaial
| wear gold hat cords and all other off,
! GERS have them of gold and black inter-
| twined. &s4
(Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The News Scimitar,
| information bureau, Frederic ]. HasdIl,
director, Washington. d. C. This offer
| applies strictly to information. The bu-s
reau can not give advice on legal med
ical and financial matters. 1t does not
attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor
undertake exhaustive research on any
subject. Write your question plainly
and briefly. Give full name and adj
| dress and inclose 2-Cent stamp for res,
turn postage All replies are sent direct
to the Inquirer A4l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29

last stair before him and stuck his
head above the rocky sides of the stair,
way Then he halted, ducked down and
began to back up. so that he nearly
fell with the buggy onto the others.
Lets 60 down again. he SAID in ms
hOarse voice
Nonsense" snapped the tired wiz.
ard what's the matter with you, old
man"
Everything. grumbled the horse.
I've taken n look at this place, and
It's no 1T country for real creatures TO
60 to. Everything's dead up there no
flesh or blood or growing thing any
where
Never mind We can't turn back,
said Dorothy and we don't intend to
stay there, anyhow
ITS dangerous. growled Jim In a
stubborn tone
See here my good steed," broke in
the Wizard, little Dorothy and | have
beene in many queer countries In our
travels, and always escaped without
harm We've even been to the marvel
Gus Land Of Ga haven't we, Dorothy?
so We don't much care what the
Country Of the Gargoyles is like. Go
ahead, Jim and whatever happens wei
make the best Of il"
An right answered the horse;
this is your excursion. and not mine;
so II you get into trouble don't blame
me"
With this speech he bent forward
and dragged the buggy up the remain
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29

many during the coming summer, Coal
fields of great richness will be opened
In n far Western state.
There is a sign said to presage great
development in motion pictures and
sweeping improvement in their presen-
tation Of human life.
Interest in the Orient will be quick
ened and focused by sensational Incl
dent that brings about closer relations.
Sweeping changes In the fashions are
prognosticated. These will affect the
coiffures of the women as we'll as their
clothing
Deception and Misrepresentation will
prevail so generally in certain quarters
that the truth will assume new impor-
lance to business men.
Reforms that deal with lax marriage
and divorce laws will be pushed by
women when they attain the vote, the
seers declare, for Venus win be In the
right aspect,
Persons whose brthdate 1t Is have the
augury of changes in environment and
employment. These should be made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Holland is lending $50, 1000, 900 to Ger
many. Is the ex-kaiser security, for
the loan ?-Syracuse Post Standard.
Anybody can tell you positively who
is going to be the next president-but
everybody tells you different.-Terre
Haute Tribune.
Impossible to get whisky for the sick,
says headline. Yes, and not much easier
for the well.-Albany Argus.
If a German citizen grows tired of
life he can oppose Noske and be gath
cred to his fathers.-Colorado Springs
Telegraph.
We heartily agree with the observa
ton that the Adriatic issue becomes
tense. Past, present and future.-De-
troit News.
The peace treaty situa ton seems tic
be about like this Both sides are eager
to compromise, and each side wants the
other to do the compromising .-Altoona
Mirror.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29
CONFIDENCE

The willingness OF the Cumberland Telephone company TO
cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce reporting the efforts
made to bring its service up standard step the right dc
tion but there another difficulty every bit hard to
as the physical difficulties and that the restoration OF public
confidence
person calls ior number and answers the elc-
phone The operator accused ringing Another time the
line is busy and the suspicious subscriber alleges ndca
ton of inferior Again patron calls number, gets it
and is the wrong number and the company condemned
rotten The company has been wrong often that gets
credit for being right 1t will be long time reesabshng itself
in the confidence OF the people and then only by giving the best
possible service that mistakes will not be
charged to inefcency
One thing the company might do to materially improve the
service would be replace the telephone books OF April 1910
with
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29

Another GREATNESS climb brought our
Adventures to "A third landing, where
there was a rift In the mountain. ON
pcering out all they could see was roll
ing banks Of clouds, so thick that they
obscurcd all else
But the travellers were obliged to rest,
and while they were sitting on the rocky
floor the Wizard felt In his pocket and
brought out the nine tiny pglets, To
his delight they were now plainly visible,
which proved that they had passed be-
youd the influence Of the magical val
ley OF Voc
why. we can see each other again
cried one, joymliy
Yes" sighed Eureka and | also
can see you again. and the sight makes
Inc dreadWlly hungry Please, Mr. Wiz
ard. may eat just one of the fat lit
te pglcts? You'd never miss one Of
them. I'm sure"
What horrd. savage beast,' ex-
claimed piglet and after we've been
su.h good friends too, and played with
one another"
When I'm net hungry | like to play
with YOU ALL said the kitten, demure-
ly; but when my stomach Is empty it
seems that nothing would fiji II so
nicely AS a fat piglct"
And we trusted you So" said an
other Of the nine, reproaChfuny,
Nllp Nu'NknA E'A N'i' 'N'lNN NtNt'N'
said another.
lit seems we were mistaken" de-
Clared third, looking at the kitten
timorously no one with such murder
Gus desires should belong to our party,
I'm sure
You see Eureka, remarked Dorothy
rrprovlngly you are making yourself
disikcd There ere certain things
proper for kittcr to eat; but never
heard Of a kitten eating "A pig under
any cir stances
did you over see such little pigs be-
fore" asked the Kitten, They are no
bigger than mice, and I'm sure mice
are proper for me to eat
1t isn't the higness, dear, it's the
variety" replied the girl These are
Mr. wizards pets, just as you are my
pet aud ii wouldn't be any more proper
for YOU to eat them than 1t would be
Tor Jim Ia eat YOU
And that's Just what | shall do II
you dun'r let those little balls Of pork
alone" said Jim. glaring at the kitten
with his round, big eyes If you in
jure any one OF them IN chew you W
The kitten looked at the horse
ihoughtfullN as II trying to decide
whether he meant II or not
In that case, she said TN leave
them alone You haven't many teeth
left Jim. but the few YOU have are
sharp enough to make me shudder. Sc
the piglcts will be perfectly safe here
after, as far as | am concerned"
"Thst is right Eureka remarked the
Wizard earnestly Let Us all he a
happy family and love one another
Eureka yuwued and stretched herself
i've always loved the pglets, she
said; but they don't love me
"No one can love a person he's afraid
OF, asserted Dorothy III you behave
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with great caution, as treachery is to be
guarded against in all transactions.
Novel industries that attract trained
minds and trained hands will multiply in
the coming months.
Children born on this day are likely
to be restless and ambitious. These sub
jects of Aquarius are usually great ia
vorites with the opposite sex and ex-
tremely successful in business or profess
sional affairs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-29

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and noM she IS a n my Sef home the
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and we %ant to Know IL pig can DIds
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WHERE 7 live
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A GOOD CAUSE

The people OF Tennessee have been asked contribute the
of $4,000 for the OF the battleshp Tennessee
1t is proposed to the greatest ship in the world with men
from the state for which the ship named
The $4,000 when raised to be invested in Tennessee bonds
and the income be used for the and
of the the ship 1t expected that they will have
something like $1,000 year be spent for athletic equipment
and for other things that will add their pleasure and comfort
Gov Roberts is chairman Of the committee appointed to
raise the money and he has appointed Mr. Mooney vice
chairman for West Tennessee Mrs Sam Phillips charge OF
the woman's division for West Tennessee
1t is hoped that the full will be realized 1t is for
good and the proceeds from the investment will be spent
wisely