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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
Comedy for cons.anc. ralmadoe

productiom es, n.m yonn Emersonhnta n.to Lo1s n,
madge, VIII be at the Stanley the week
or July -. TN Search Of Sinner
provides the star with many opportuni-
ties for displaying her personality.
married woman. She is Young and
beautiful and married at the age of
twenty. Her husband is twice her age,
an ole fogey whose goodness bores his
lively wife. The Emerson-Loos collabora-
ton cleverly made this unsatisfactory
husband so good that he dies. thus
leaving Miss Talmadge as the heroine
OF the story. free to romp through reels
OF comedy. searching for a sinner.
Georgiana Chadbourne has an insane
desire to be wicked and take the biggest
sinner In New York for a husband But
being extremely wicked, Georgiana finds,
Is equally as hard as being extremely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
SoUSA COMING SOON

An organization of seventy musicians
makes up the band Of John Philip Sousa,
which will begin the new season here in
a short time. The soloists who have
been engaged include two sopranos. Miss
Marjorie Moody and Miss Mary Baker.
and young Canadian harpist, Miss
Winifred Bambrick. Among the men the
soloists include John Dolan, cornet
Ellis McDiarmiG. futist; Lee H. Davis,
piccolo; Joseph Norrito, clarinet ;
Charles Gusikoff, trombone Leonard
Dana, euphonium; John Kuhn, Sousa-
phone, and George J. Carey. xylophone
They will be heard at Willow Grove
Park during the Sousa engagement, be-
ginning August 15. During that en-
gagement Sousa will introduce a, mum.
Der Of new compositions. including his
Comrades of the Legion" written al
request of the American Legion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
TO HOLD OPEN-AIR SERVICES
Presbyterian EvangeIlstio Commit.
tee to Begin Summer Campaign

The Presbyterian Evangelistic Com
mittee will begin its twenty second
summer campaign Of services tomorrow
by conducting ten open air meetings,
with one automobile in the field. Com
munity singing. followed by gospel ad =
dresses will make up the program at
. the various meetings.
Services will be conducted at Ontario
and II streets by the Rev. George #,
B. Davis, famous in evangelistic work,
Another well known evangelist to con
duct services is James Joy Jeffreys, the
''man in overalls,'. who will SPEAK
from the veranda of Old First Church
Seventh and Locust streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
BOYNE BATTLE PARADE
Loyal Orange Bodies to Hold Outing
to Celebrate Conflict

The 230th anniversary Of The Battll
of the BOyne will be celebrated by u
parade and outing in Woodside Park on
Monday by the LOYAL Orange Institu
tion of Philadelphia and the Ladies
Loyal Orange Association.
The parade will form at Broad and
Spruce streets at 10 80 o'clock and
move north in Broad 10 GirPrd avenue
aud from there to Fifteenth and Poplar
streets, where the members will take
cars for Woodside Park. Prominent
members of the lodge will make ad
dresses at the park William j. Me
Adams is chairman of the arrangements
connnittee aud grand marshal Of the
parade. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
New Print Of Noted PhotopIay

odd Wives for New" Cecil q. De-
miles Paramount AIRCRAFT production
In brand-new print. will be seen at the
Arcadia week of July 10. Essentially an
all-star production, though featuring nc
individual screen player, this photoplay
Is excellently presented and its whole.
some lesson should exert an appeal.
odd Wives for New Is a Sermon
teaching that hasty marriages are nro.
Inc Of much marital unhappiness. Ei.
lott Dexter. Sylvia Ashton, FLORENCE
Nidor. Theodore Roberts, Helen Jerome
Eddy and Tully Marshall comprise the
cast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
"Ramona" for Opera House

Following the. run of The Fortune
Teller" at the Chestnut Street Opera
House. August 2, will be Ramona. !"
Clune's film, by the producers of "The
Eyes or the World" The same methods
have been followed In the construction of
Helen Hunt Jacksons story Of south
ern California,
Clune was the first of the big pro-
ducers to discourage the idea Of the
stock company, which led to so many
cases of miscastng. For each produc,
tion he picks his actors from the widest
field.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
Something New In Jazz

There is something new in jazz bands
after all This newness Is brought to
the Walton Roof intact in Roscoe Ails
and his Jazz Band. This organization
is banded together for Matchmaking in
music and dance. New effects will be
offered In dances and music
Another favorite of the roof patrons
viii be the Cosmopolitan Trio OF sing
'ers In airs of the popular sort, es-
pecially those known to the operate
world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
Nixon.NirdIInger Contest

The Nixon -Nirdlinger officials VINO
started the campaign for new nayne
FOR the West Allegheny. have received
as7s Interesting letters. Twelve hundred
ant seventy-eight difrerent names were
submitted-every name from the Egyp--
tian and those known upon the Mount
OF Olympus to latter-day sians-until
those In charge OF compiling the list
and making the decision had the pro-
Verbal headache. They will try to an
nounce their decision shortly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
New Movie House Here Prospeet

Philadelphia is to have another first
run motion-picture house. according
to rumors In theatrical circles here yes
Film Co., now showing a series OF
feature films at the Chestnut Street
Opera House. has closed deal for a
"hrst-run" theatre in the central dis
trict 80
II Is known that the Globe Film Co,
Will be interested, In conjunction with
other theatrical interests, in a chain of
frst-run' houses In virtually all the
large cities of the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
would.se Assassin Is Hsnoed

Cairo, Egypt, July 10.-The nine
teen year -old Egyptian, Ibrahim Mas
sod, who on June 12 attempted to as
sassinate Tewfik Sessim Pasha, the
Egyptian premier, was executed Thurs
day by hengjng. Sentence had been
pronounced two days previously.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
"Garden Of Allah" Billed Hare

Garden of Allah" will be at the Cbest.
nut Street Opera House for two weeks
only. beginning Monday, August I6,
Helen Ware will be seen in an important
role.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
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IRA Gil ALBANES|
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Pltalia Terra Vallona
9 Saseno

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT No. 3il.
Authorized by the act Of October "
1917 on file at the Postodlce of Phila-
A. s. BURLESON.
Postmaster General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10

is to write impressions of the cinema
version, on one side of the paper only,
and limit the essay to 500 words. Then
mail IL to dramatic editor. PUBLIC
LEDGER, on or before Monday. July 10.
The first prize, for the best essay. will
be SIS: for the second in merit, SIS, and
for the third $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10

UoR boys and girls, sixteen years OF
l. age and under, the Stanley GO. oners
cash prizes for the three best essays on
the picturiza ton OF Robert Louis Steven.
sons adventure story, Treasure Island"
which will be presented at the Stanley
next week
After seeing the picture the boy or girl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
GINNERS ASKED
TO CLOSE DOWN
BY GOV. PARKER
Louisiana Executive to Ask
Other Governors to Have
Cotton Plants Shut Down
for Thirty-Day Period.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 2S.-
Gov. j. NJ. Parker of Louisiana will
issue a proclamatioa Monday calling
on every cotton ginner in the state
to close his plant until the distressed
cotton market Is relieved and the
price of the staple once more ap-
breaches the production cost.
In addition to issuing this proc
lafnation Gov. Parker will at the same
time address a message to the gov
ernor of every other state in the cot
ton belt requesting them to take
similar action in order that the cot
con industry may be saved from viz
tual humiliation" -
The action Of the governor is ex-
Hected to crystalline the organization
plens already launched by the 'Louisi-
ana division of the American Cotton
association, under the direction OF
". B. Thompsoa. chairman of the d.
vision,
Mp Thompson already has cd
deessed letters to ginners of the
South expressing the plan to them in
detail and asking every gin owner
90 close his plant for 80 days, be-
ginning Nov. Z, declaringl the only
Nay 60 overcome the present low
prices is to prevent the unginned cot
ton from becoming marketable by re-
fusing to gin it,
Messages received by focal cotton
men from various sections of the
South indicate that the movement to
close the gins is proving popular and
that in many cases the ginners them
selves will take the initiative by fol-
lowing the suggestions to close.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
Speaker DepLOTes
Hegird From Farms
It NelU England

The drift from farm to cities is
appalling, especially in New Eng
land" stated c. ID. Emling, of
Chessman, VIE horse breeder, now at
Hotel 0ayoso. cone will pass farm
after farm with the windows of the
former home boarded up and the sign
for sale to be seen. Our people
leave for Boston and the West, or
else to Montreal, and they are then
lost 90 us forever.
This is a problem that grows in
immensely and one that should have
the most earnest consideration of our
statesmen, but, so far they have done
absolutely nothing. From what l
have seen 1n my travels and heard
FROM others, 2his condition Is general
all over the country. In New York
rural distficts-and in some of the
best districts in che state at that
one will pass farm after farm that Is
given up to weeds and neglect. The
country can not flourish when 1t is
dying in the heart.
\ do not think that che condition
l speak of is as had in the South as
elsewhere, but, Unless something is
done, 1t will not be long before your
cotton plantations are as deNplate
as the farms and orchards of New
England and New York Tenant
farming is blamed for much of this
but that does not cover the ground
fully, for in my state the owners Of
farms are leaving with the same
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
DIDN'T KNOW
TWAS so GOOD
Texas Lady Storekeeper, Who
Carries BIaCk-Draught in
Stock, Has Found 1t
"Best Liver Medicine"
0btainabIe.

Barker, Texas.--Relating her expert
ence with Thedford's Black Draught,
Mrs. A. L. Fromme. of this place. says:
Il had for some time used and
other liver medicines, which would
nauseate and make me feel bad. We
have a store, and our customers called
for Black Draught 80 often I decided
it must be good. 80 thought I would
try it myself
81 began it's use and found it just
fitted my case. 1t neither griped nor
nauseated me. was an easy laxative
and not hard to take.
II had had headaches great deal,
no doubt from torpid liver. The Black
Draught would cure them. The best
way find to take Black-D raught is to
take one or two good sized doses until
the liver begins to act then taper the
doses to just pinch after meals.
ut will insure good digestion, do
away with the gas or bad taste in the
mouth, and is without doubt the best
liver medicine in the market. I have
found it so. can recommend it to my
friends. for I believe it will do them
good"
Get a package Of Thedford's Black
Draught liver medicine today.
Most dealers carry it in stock adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
THREE STILLS RAIDED
BY PADUCAH OFFICERS

PADUCAH, KY, Oct. 23.-Three
raids conducted here by federal pro-
hibition agents resulted in the con-
fiscation of three stills and four gal
Ions of white corn whisky. A copper
still of 30-gallon capacity, the largest
that has been found in Paducah, was
seized in a raid at the home of
Gorge Woods. Two gallons of
"moonshine" were captured at the
soft drink stand of John H. Elrod,
and two stills, together with a guam
tity of Illicit liquor were taken in a
raid on the home of Robert Massey.
All confiscated properties were re-
moved to the federal building.
On charge of violating the Mann
act, Thomas Jalmenro, an Italian and
ex-soldier, is held in the McCracken
county jail to appear before the fed
eral grand jury here III, November.
Jalmenro was returned to Paducah
from Louisville Wednesday by Dep
uty United States Marshal R.W. Kim
bell. He was arrested by Chicago
authorities in connection with his al
legged elopement with Miss Galena
Howard, 16, of Calvert City. Ky.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
my Feet and Hands Would
Swell Until I Couldn't Use
Them

Folks, If you suffer with rheuma-
tism, aching joints, lumbago or neu-
ralgla, read what Mr.. Joseph Clakin,
of kahoka, Mo-, has to say:
Il feel 1t is my duty to tell you all
suffering with rheumatism what
Kinks. Rheumatic Remedy did for
me. suffered with rheumatism for
years and at times my feet and hands
would swell until could not use
them. l had tried so many rheuma-
tism medicines and none seemed to
help me. One day / noticed an ad-
vertisement of Kinks Rheumatic
Remedy, and a friend of mine advised
me to try it, after telling me of the
wonderful results that she had gotten.
decided to. get a bottle and try it.
After using one bottle, l felt like a
new person. l owe IT all to Kinks
Rheumatic Remedy"
Druggists and other dealers are
authorized to sell you Kinks Rheu-
matte Remedy on a positive money
back guarantee. Buy, one bottle,
take it according to directions. You
will surely get relief. If not you
can have your money back.
This same guarantee applies to
Kinks Vigortone, fine tonic, Kinks
Cough Syrup, Kinks Chill Tonic,
Kinks Sarsaparilla Blood Purifier
and Kinks Liniment, made by Kinks
Chemical Co., Memphis, Tenn. Sold
| by druggists everywhere, adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the
payment of the debts and obligations
secured to be paid in a certain deed OF
trust, executed the 26th day of October,
and wife. Edith M. Hammond, to the
undersigned as trustee, as same APP
pears of record in the office of the
register of Shelby County, Tennessee,
in Book. SIS, Page SO, and the owner
of the debt secured having requested
the undersigned to advertise and sell
the property secured by said deed Of
trust, all of said indebtedness having
matured by default in the payment OF
a part thereof. at the option of the
owner this is to give notice, that l
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1920,
commencing at 10 o'clock noon at the
southwest corner of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee,
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof. proceed to. sell at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash the following described property,
to-wit:
Situated in Memphis, Shelby County,
Tennessee. as follows.
The east fifty (50) feet of the west
one hundred 600 feet of the south
two hundred (2OO) feet; and the. north
dred (20Ol feet of the west fifty 500
feet of Lot No. 4, Block So, South
Memphis, described as follows
Beginning at a point in the north
line of Linden avenue, 302.12 feet east
OF the intersection Of the north line
OF Linden avenue. with the east line
OF South wellington street; running
thence east with the north limo of Lin
den avenue fifty 500 feet; thence
north parallel with South wellington
street two hundred (200) feet: thence
west parallel with Linden avenue 100
feet; thence south parallel with South
Wellington street 40 feet; thence east
parallel with Linden avenue SO feet
thence south parallel with South Well
ington street 100 feet to the north line
of Linden avenue, the point of be-
ginning. being those two parcels Of
ground conveyed to Mary ]. Moriarty
by deeds of record in Book 400 Page
$50, and Book 400. Page 535. respec-
lively. of the registers office of Shelby
County, Tennessee, and being the same
property conveyed to B. f. Hammond,
Jr, by Mary j. Moriarty and husband,
John II. Moriarty, by warranty decd
dated October 25 1915.
All right and equity Of redemption
homestead and dover waived in said
deed of trust, and the title Is believed
to be good. but will sell and convey
only as trustee
PETER G. GRANT, Trustee.
This October .. 1890.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
THREE KILLED In BLAST
in MILL AT MOSSVILLE

LAUREL, Miss, OCT. 23.-Two per-
sons, one white and one negro, were
killed as a result of an explosion of
a boiler at the mill of the Tallahoma
Lumber company, at Mossville,
Thursday night, and a third, negro
boy, a. died yesterday morning in
the hospital here from injuries re-
ceived in the explosion. A score en-
ployed at the plant suffered minor
injuries. One man is in the Laurel
General hospital, badly injured.
The injured men sufferd from fly
ing debris and timbers, the whole
mill being wrecked.
The dead are: John Barnett, Lu-
cius Sims and Sam Lindsey.
The explosion occurred at quitting
time. Barnett had just started to
blow the whistle when the explosion
occurred. His body was thrown SO
feet and fell on top of a lumber pile.
Lumber stacked on the place was
blown hundreds of feet by the force
of the explosion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
WAR EXHIBIT PROVES
HIT AT JACKSON FAIR

JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 23.-With
the opening Of the Mississippi state
fair in Jackson comes some interest
ing exhibits, especially the military
exhibits. At the entrance of the fair
grounds two large flags are displayed
by the local army recruiting station,
which invites all who enter to view
one of the best free exhibits that can
be seen in the fairgrounds. There
are many interesting war relics cap
tured by the American soldiers.
A large hospital tent has been
pitched and there is always world
war veterans on hand to answer all
questions that young men and their
parents may ask. The tent Is dec
GRATED with flags and bunting and
filled with all kinds of relics. Sergt.
Harry E. Weintraub, from the Elev-
enth infantry (Mississippi's own reg
iment), who is splendid specimen
of American doughboy, is, in charge
of the tent and has made many
friends since the flair has, started.
Sergt. Weintraub is one of the Elev-
enth infantry athletes who has won
many boxing exhibitions throughout
the country and abroad, and is just
as good a friend winner because of
the broad smile that the sergeant
constantly wears.
Among the army officers who Wis
tied the display on Tuesday was Col.
w. r. Sample, inspector instructor
of the Third inspection district, with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga I Col.
Sample was accompanied by Maj. H.
o. Olson, Mississippi district recruit
ing officer. Capt, Thornton Chase,
executive officer; First Lieut. John
F. Somors, assistant recruiting Off
Ger, and Sergts. Cline and Vein
traub. In the evening a display of
army signal lights such as was used
in the world war helped to illuminate
the fairgrounds. A similar display
will be in progress each night in
front Of the army tent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
Era Of Business
Depression Before
Us, Visitor Says

There is great need for the closest
efficiency and economy for the next
few years. is the opinion of C. C.
Matthewson, retired banker of Cano-
jaharie. N. " now at Hotel Chisca.
we have been drunk on prosperity
and the period of awakening is close
at hand and the after effects are
going to be bitter indeed.
Another bad feature 10 that Amer
leans have grown to rely upon the
government to do everything. They
forget that prosperity and failure rest
entirely within ourselves and not in
man-made laws. We, as a nation,
have grown to think that all we need
to insure continued prosperity Is TO
pass a lawain favor of tts This at
ltitude would be amusing If 1t were
not fraugbt with such danger to the
nation.
"Th0 incoming administration,
whether Republican, or Democratic,
will have no bed OF roses. We have
. period Of great national stress be
fore us, and che people, instead Of
examining themselves, are going ia
clamor for government help. The
administration will get all the blame
fog strikes, fockouts, unemployment
and other ills that always attend an
! era OF business depression"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
SYNOD NAMES BOARD
MEMBERS FOR SCHOOL

LEBANON, Tenn. Oct. 2S.-The
Tennessee synod of the Presbyterian
church, U! y. A., which concluded its
session here. named the nine truss
tees for Cumberland university to
which the synod is entitled. as fol-
lows: w. ]. Baird. Lebanon; J. IL.
Griffin, Lebanon: A. w. Hooker,
Lebanon: ]. r. HaErison, Milan; Pr
II. A. Elmore, Chattanooga; Dr. r. a.
CodN, Dyer; DR.. Dayton a. Dobbs,
Nashville; ID. A. BurkhaltcF Nc
Kenzie, and DIR. w. A, Provine Nash
vile. All were elected unanimously
by the old board Of the university.
By November the synods of Ala
bama and Mississippi will have met
and named their members % the
board, these synods being entitled TO
three members each,
Milan was selected as the pace Of
meeting of the synod for next year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
Memphis Water
Ranks Very High,
Expert Declares

The health Of city hangs more
on liberal ana pure supply of water
than any other one single considera-
ton, stated L. Ia Millgram, form
erly connected with the United States
geological survey, now at the Pea
body hotel en- route to South Amer
lea memphis is very fortunate in
this as its water supply is such that
any city would be proud to pos
sess 1t. ,..........
"There Is, IL is true, considerable
iron in the water but this is ex-
tremely advantageous as it is in
just about the right proportion for
the human system to absorb. The
water of Washington, d. c., is very
poor; that of Kansas City is also
wretched, especially when the Mis-
souri, gets on a rampage, as it does
when the spring freshets occur and
later on in the summer, when the
June rise comes. Then the water is
filled with sand and mud and is re-
pulsive to look upon and worse to
the taste.
| II do not mean that the water is
filled with impurities, it is not; it is
lust the sand from the river. There
lis a class that believe we should
have a certain percentage of sand
the grain, ] Inean-in our systems
Such persons should live in Kansas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
BOB MORAN LOSES
HIS NIGHTSHTRT

Lost. somewhere between Mem
phiG and New Orleans or in the lat
ter city a perfectly good nightshirt.
Bob Moran, city electrician, who
returned Friday night from a con-
vention In New Orleans declared Sat-
urday that he had sustained his rec.
ord on his latest trip and was seri-
ously considering the insertion of an
advertisement for the missing nightie.
Moran s&ys that every time he
makes a trip he loses a nightie and
he had fond hou0s OF breaking the
record this time. but upon his return
hcme late Friday discovered that he
had run true % form and was lack
ING new nightshirt that had been
occupied only couple OF times.