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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
Majestic.

In THE City OF Masks" now playing
at the Majestic theater. Robert War
wick leads double life" Generally
this term has rather unsavory sig
nificance. But in this picture the
Incorporating results In story that
is retreshingly novel In plot, The city
of masks" is New York, and. according
to George Barr McCutcheon, author Of
the story. the metropolis is crowded
with chaufteurs and governesses and
politicians who are really persons of
noble rank Disgusting their identities
in humble occupations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD
CONVENTION AT De WITT

DE WITT Ark, July %. (spll --
De Witt will be host at the odd Eel.
lows district convention July 20, one
hundred or more delegates will attend
this convention and hundreds OF visitors
are expected 4 general picnic dinner
viii be served TO delegates. Prominent
speakers from various parts of the
state will address the convention
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
Princess.

Fifty or more beautifully gowncd So
ciety women. most OF them spending the
winter and spring seasons in Southern
California appear as 'extras" In the
ballroom scene in Harry Carey's newest
success. Human stuff" at the Prin-
cess theater Friday and SATURDAY. The
society folk guests at an exclusive Pas
adena hotel participated in the screen
party for lark but provided rare at
moSDhere
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
TO TEACH BIBLE.

SEARCY Ark, July 20. fspl) Miss
Eleanor Neill Of Fayetteville. daush-
ter of the late congressman. Rooert
Nelll and Mrs. Neill who for 80 years
was president of the Woman's Mission
airy society OF the White River con-
ference, has been elected to the CHAIR
Of Bible In Galloway college Miss Neill
former graduate Of Galloway, Is at
present teaching in Peabody Normal
Nashville, Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
RAINS HELP RICE CROP.

DE WITT. Ark. July %. tSpLl--
Good rains have fallen throughout Ar
kansas county and all crops show gains
during the past 10 days, Rice growers
have permitted their pamps TO reduce
the supply OF water usually required
since the abundant rainfall has aided
20 largely in flooding the big rice farms.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
Moving Pictures
Strand.

The Strand theater is affordlag sum
merry entertainment with THE Love
Expert" starring Constance Taimsdge
in her latest John Emerson Anita Loos
production. The picture is from an
original scenario by Emerson and Loos,
and declared 10 be Comics greatest yet
II Is shown all this Meek.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

County and parish authorities have ts.
sued warning that vigorous prosecution
viii be made where it is known per-
sons are throwing infected carcassss in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

streams In Adams county the board
Of supervisors has issued warning THAT
the state Law 10 prevent the spread
OF such diseases must be strictly adj
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

hered to, The law provides that ell
animals dying of Charlton must be
buried in quick lime within "a hours
after death,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
CHARBoN UNDER CONTROL

NATCH1z. Miss, July % (Spll-
Although not entirely checked. The
spread OF Charlton In this section oi
Mississippi and adjacent parishes Of
Louisiana is gradually growing less
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

People In the neighborhood OF Howe
were so highly pleased with the free
hand concert by the Community center
that they have volunteered to assist In
raising fund for the erection of a
pavilion so as to make the concerts
more effective. This response shows a
development OF the community spirit
which Is one of the real aims of the
concerts
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
d. A. WILLIAMS ILL.

SEARCY, Ark, July. %. (Spll--D. A
Williams teacher OF Latin in Galloway
college for II years, Is seriously m nj
his home in Franklin. Tenn. where ne
was taken from Nashville, having gone
there some weeks ago, following an
operation, MFR. Williams was elected 10
fill the chair in Latin IN Galloway col.
lege for the ensuing year.
-
Washing and polishing our speciality.
Lockwood Auto Co, 400 Madison Ave.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

The weekly band concert will be
given at the Plymouth Community homo
on Walker avenue, Friday night, These
concerts are furnished by the recrea-
ton commission. and are highly appre-
ciaked by the hundreds who attend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

Dean " w. Broughton. of Roger VIII
liams university, Nashville, Tenn, Is
in the city on vacation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

Dr. A. II, Burton, Of the United States
public health service. lectured to men
at the Grand theater, Friday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

The negro physicians heard DR.. Bur
ton at | o'clock Friday and arranged
for vigorous health campaign to
cover the entire city,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY RsS. r. o. Fuller.

was called from Ripley Tenn, where
she was serving as secretary of tho
b. Y. p. u. state convention TO Nash
willie. on account OF the illness OF her
mother.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-11-27
THE "DATUM LINE" and the "CONCO

that the miners are principally responsible for the
rise and fall of output The many other factors
that may affect production are not considered.
Over year ago the miners requested that the
government make inquiry into the decline in out
put that existed at that time. The request was
ignored
Since the wages of the miners are to be
determined by the TOTAL national output, there
is great danger Of division in their own ranks
if one coal district produces more than another.
But this is just what Mr.. George wants
To many Of the miners it was clear that this
proposal was fragrant violation of the principle
of the living wage: that wages should be estimat-
ed by the human needs Of labor and not by the
selling price or the output of coal.
For these reasons the measure was met with
popular disaproval by the rank and file. The slown-
ess of the federation executives to exploit favor
able situations, their necessarily compromising
sessions in Downing Street. the failure of the rail-
waymen to enforce sympathetic strike because
of the sabotaging tricks of Thomas and other
bourgeois tools and, finally, the Governments
consent to grant two shilling increase until the
Datum Line" could be put into action these
were the causes of the apathy and disgust that
led the miners back to their "holes in the ground
When the vote was taken to return to work,
it showed an eight thousand majority against re-
turning, but the rules of the organization provide
for two thirds majority and the executives issued
a call for return. This, in itself, shows that the
miners are very much dissatisfied There has
been date set for the Datum Line" system to
start, whether or not the miners will accept it Is
for the future to show.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-11-27
By H. D. Wendell.

Two notable industrial upheavals have settled
down. Two more compromises have been effect
ed The Italian Seizures" have been relinquished
upon acceptance of Premier Giolitti's "Concordat".
The British miners have returned to work upon
the basis of Lloyd Georges Datum Line.
The radicals of both countries looked upon
these fresh outbreaks as teeming with revolution
ary possibilities Thanks to the sabotage" of Bri
tish labor leaders on the one hand and the fail
ure of syndicalist tactics on the other, both
amounted to little more than added experience in
the class war. The efforts of the rank and file in
these countries, however, were not for nothing:
they may be considered as-out-Ene skirmishes
of great battles to come.
In recent turbulences of this kind, new de-
velopments are noted. Governments are begin
ming to lose their obscurty as capitalist class in
struments in industrial fights. With the increas-
ing intensity of the class struggle the capitalist
state is obliged to assume more and more the re-
sponsibilities that rest upon it in upholding
the present order Thus we see that in England,
Lloyd George represented the coal operators, and
in Italy, Giolitti spoke for the metal magnates 1t
was only by extraordinary diplomacy and self inn
posed restraint, that the Government of Italy was
able to avert open warfare between it and the
workers. In presenting the Datum Line, Lloyd
George posed as an unnterested arbiter, but when
this offering is viewed in the proper light it is
seen to be another capitalist sop.
The sinister Datum Line"
The Datum Line" is an arrangement by
means of which wages are determined by the to-
tai national output of COAL The assumption is
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-11-27

The Datum Line" is an arrangement by
means of which wages are determined by the to-
tai national output of coal. The assumption is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
MAKE n, a REAL INVESTIGATION

The Minneapolis Chamber Of COM
mere 10 to be Investigated by the
Federal>Trade Commission, and If
the commission is not pleased with. the
result proceedings are to- be started
in the federal courts, 30 it IL an
nounced. 55-
In the interest. of a real ~investiga-
ton and a definite conclusion it is to
be hoped that the commission will be
so dissatisfied that it will go into
court. The experience that we have
had with inquiries conducted BY the
Federal Trade commission does not
warrant the expectation that anything
suit from its investigation.
The Minneapolis Chamber Of Com
mere has been in existence for quite
some time. It occupies a rather i'm
portant place in the business Of the
northwest. It seems a fair assump-
ton that there is q legitimate reason
for its existence. That may be an
error. Perhaps the chamber should
never have existed. Perhaps it was
beneficently Conceived, but has been
improperly directed.
Whatever the facts are, a good
many people would like to know. II
the chamber is q useless and danger
Gus thing, let it be abolished. If it
contains elements of good which have
been miscredited and prevented, let it
be purged Of its iniquities and set on
the straight and narrow path. But
let there be something more to the
there be real evidence and not pplitic-
al oratory. And let the findings be
such as to command the selves to
ordinary human intelligence.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

~Instinctlvsly hi
q w~aistcoat HI
had .heen robbed
hand went ia
waisteoat His "

mad S4been roSbed. instlnotexelyy hi
hands.went to hia waistcoat, Hin
waistcoat. His wttchaand chsln MerNt
,stiIl ,iinsplace. i Hh wallet was In hie
breast pocket. IniShis troussr1
nneksfs were bills ana small change.
. with the 1~indinE1of these vnluAples
hisa standardization 1few.& re It was not
nItnder. what WIS tth0 object OF
druogina him? And having drugged
,hifn. what was tle idea OF his arug-
gers in leaving htn$heren In the nat,
presumably quite lal0neS F
He switched Oh the electric light
IN thA little vestitule, and his hat
stared at him from a peg he had
drafted in his blind search. His
walking stick was there too. And to
hig@ growing perhexityst there was q
second hat as well, aTfatA ~asssecond
waking stick. Ybt. ~ a#hiss memory
did not, deceive 1im,st the hall stand
had ,beenEuuite .bare when he arrived
that afternoon.
Ia We'll. ii was MT for him too wait
to make his adteIK. He fancied he
had got or very fortunately. In
,three-quarters OF an hour he would
meet the real John Moore at ;sthe
waldorf, and together they would en-
deavor to arrive IT. a solution OF this
most mystifying 4ffatr.
He turned to the door and twisted
the knob, But to his chagftned
.anazen1ent the door would not open.
He pulled and shook It vigorously. but
its heldysfas It, was locked and he
was a prisoner. :gs
M Continued III tp1nosruw
Evenings Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
MONDAY EVENING. DEC. 20. 1920
WHEAT AND SUBSTITUTES.

When wheat was selling at $3.50
early in the fall farmers were urged
to hold for higher prices. Many
Of them have followed that advice, to
their sorrow. Those who sold, even
at prices considerably below that fig
IRE, now consider themselves fortu-
nate. The price tumbled, and for
some time now it Ia been stable, ex-
cept for comparatively slight fluctua-
tons day by day which do not change
the weekly average.
The politicians who, having no
wheat of their own to sell, felt per-
fectiy free to advise others what to
do with theirs, have not been heard
from Of late. They may be heard
from one of these days, with ex-
plantations. But the sorrowful fact
is that the farmer is not getting the
the price does not advance and hold
ing is continued until into the spring?
Ordinarily the consumption of
wheat in the United States does not
vary greatly. Other cereals are used,
but only slightly as. substitutes for
wheat. Whether the price is high
or low, the average American family
uses just about SO much wheat flour
in q year. This is not the case in
Europe. Throughout most of Eur
p wheat flour is a comparative lux
ury, only occasionally eaten unmixed,
but used in varying quantities in
combination with flour from barley.
rye and other grains, and in some
cases with potato flour. European
consumption is very sensitive to price
changes. High wheat prices quickly
induce the dse OF smaller quantities
of wheat flour, the people readily
passing to h consumption of larger
quantities Of thu coarse grains.
II wheat il not readily available
to those people for a considerable pc
Rod the result will not be an intensi-
flying of demand later, but a definite
decrease in wheat consumption. De-
mand from hat source can be in
creased only partially by Withholding
supply. II we continue to hold our
wheat we shall be left with an alb.
normal surplus just when wheat from
the southern hemisphere ii coming
into market, and the end of the next
crop season will find us with the sur
plus OF two years instead of one on
hand. This IS q phase Of the subject
that merits attention.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
THEIR own WATER.

Columbus, o., Dec. 2o.-Whereyer
members Of. the Ohio State university
football team go on trips away from
home, along goes their drinking water
with them.
When the team leaves for Pasa-
with the University Of California on
New Years day $50 galionsSof ,Coiurn-
bus water will 80 along, carefully pro-
tected and guarded, The water VIII
be carried In nye-gAiion cans. APP
proxtmatsiy ~ galtops . player n al
Columbus water is as pure az any,
and w think Il 81 best to keep tie
boys drinking ft when they are "a
trainingy III fAct. " consider that an
.tfapcrtAnt enough part of sthAtf train
tn9 10 make unNN1at eikOSto TO pro.
syt9a AZ Tor them on every trip, satd
IAW. 1t, J0hn. director Of athletics,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
lust Folks
y Mas p. Gaask

SUSPICIOUS.
Something queer is goin, on I don't
understand at all. MsJa =
Last night when mys3pa came home
there was whisperin' IN the
hall,
An my mother said TO me: lyon.
just stay right where yon ares
Keep away a little while-don't 60
pestertn' your pa
An they hustled up the stairs, an !
peeker around the door.
An I thought I saw drum just like
I've been askin' for.
Usually when pa comes home he -
glad to see me round,
An. he wants me at the adoor-now hs
v makes q sound
But, comes sneakin: in the house an,
ma follows him upstairs.
AM I'm, sure tthey'r e hidtn' things UNI
9 derneath the beds an chairs
Coz one day I peeked-I did-an' !
saw n parcel that
looked to me as though 1t wuz 'xactly
: like q baseball, bat.
Wish I understood 1t all-pa says
there's a Santa Claus,
An Tn sure there must be n but
it. puzzles me because
Pa seems different Just now an not
like he used to be-.
Every night when he comes home no
ajust seems afraid of me!
MotherHtells me not to look. but. I
1fpeeked at him last night )
An'Fhe had a bundle which was =
coaster sled all right. 1
T amt. certain sure, of course. but our
chimney seems so small
Til just bet that Santa Claus couldn't
get down it all.
An It's queer that pa should be 20
afraid o. me at night
That he waits outside until he Is sure
I'm out o. sight.
Now I'll tell you something else, but
you mustn't say I said
There's o lot ,So' packages hidden I'm.
derneath pas bed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

this place. Where can I e Q in
three-quarters Of an hour? I want
YOU advice... !. Who am I.... Well,
my name happens to be the same as
yours. Il got your letter first, and
thought it was q mistake. s
"Afterward 1 thought maybe 1t
wasn't, and .ventured on trying.
80, Yes; I was here to, dinner, and
went down and out in the middle of
it,. / suspect it was knockout
drops. and 1 suspect they were meant
for you. That's why l. want to see
you. I'll be straight down there. /. /.
Yes, I'm ask for you at the desk. t. .
Funny? Well, it may be to you, but
my sense of humor isn't keen enough
to appreciate, it. Goodbye" J
He hooked the receiver and turned
away, Though he fancied the fiat
was empty since the telephone had
rung SO long unanswered, he had
nevertheless taken the precaution to
speak in as low a tone as, was con-
sistent> with making himself under
stood. Now he stepped softly across
the floor which led to the passagv. AS
he did so the striking of a clock on
the mantel behind. hipa startled him.
its sudden note EARRING on his tense
erves 1t struck IL. 1t was more
than Jour hours, then, since he had
sunk into that dead stupor.
He movedeon. cautiously. traversing
the long narrow hallway, which was
in darkness, save for the faint light
from the dining-room at his back. His
head was still throbbing Numerically
and his knee,joints were not yet quite
certain" so that he found it alike DIFF
ficult to- think c%onsecutively and to
walk with any degree Of confidence. !
Reaching the tiny hall vestibule he
gropedsabout for the hall stand. and,
finding it, CROPPED further for his hat.
For a moment it escaped him and he
fancied that it had been removed;
and then, for the first time, he won
dered whether while unconscious he
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
TAKE

Minneapolis,tDec 20.c--Several wom-
en- are enrolled in the engineering and
architectural departments OF. the Uni
;versity Of Minnesota. In the architec-
tural college, nine wome of a class Of
more than 100 are registered. accord
ing to the dean of architecture. In the
interior decorating class, ten women
are students.
/. The chemical and mechanical engi-
neering colleges have yet to get their
first woman student OF the year, heads
Of this department declared.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
The MILLION DOLLAR SUITCASE
By II HAZELTON

Copyright, 1920, by International Feature Service, Inc.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
SELLING AND BUYING

Although known, the fact is .gener-
ally overlooked that the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce neither buys
Q sells anything. It is sometimes
charged with the high crime of SELL
ing the wheat crop Of the northwest
at ridiculously low figures. It does
not deal in wheat. or in anything else.
It does not even act as 3 buying or
selling agent for those who are the
ton Of persons interested in dealing
in products OF various kinds, which
provides facilities for the transaction
of their business and preacribes rules
for their. guidance. But whatever
transactions there are are individual,
transactions, between member and
mamber. The organization itself does
not participate in them. .
II Sit should be reported that a
member of the exchange had sold a
billion bushels Of wheat, that trans
action would be popularity charged
against the exchange itself, and there
would be a cry of e~xecration over
the attempt. still further to depress
he price. Does il ever occur to the
~e1ecrators that n man cannot sell
a thing unlssaSspmebody else buys 1T
For every bushsi Of wheat sold on the
exchanges . b~ushel$of wheat is bought.
The transactions balance themselves
exactly. IT, By means of the facili-
ties Afforded by the eYnhanae large
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-27
SPECIALIZING IN REAL ESTATE

There many people who following the Single idea
would tax land heavily that spectators could afford
vacant lots IN cities and towns in hopes of They claim that
is unfair that people have made great
rendering service therefor the result OF holding land
later becomes becomes immensely valuable.
the people who settled large cities had been able
growth OF these places they would probably have held
the land the these out business
men In that Wayhey could have prevented the growth
great fortunes But and
would be
ing the land and giving no compensation The of
bought under the the with guarantee that
his right would be protected
Many people buy land speculation never make dollar
hey VIII hold land Tor good
lose interest and often sell Tor less than they gave The community
makes out OF such SPECTATORS which helps some OF the
gains OF the successful real
Holding land for high prices usually for the good
OF the community 1t often compe purchasers farther into
the outskirts and thus makes grow ma scattered wav When
city grows in this struggling way supply public
services to the scattered population.
1t might be good idea to establish the principle that after
certain date all land remaining parts cities
should be assessed
desirable to sell to those who wished building
. -
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-27
STIMULATING PRODUCTION
INCENTIVES TO PERFORMANCE

In the long the only get full production out OF
pleyes demonstrate them that is for their personal advant
age The employer has manifest his good will toward his work
ers ways other than talk
Many students OF the psychology labor believe that the work
OF the country could and would do lot they able
production benefited them personally They
feel that there possible OF that could be
tapped by nsng hearer cooperation the OF labor
A good trying enlist this better
ton by trying profit sharing schemes Some Of them have worked
we'll In other the employees have felt that the share OF profit
awarded them than they entitled part
their regular wages Also many business feel that if labor
share profits should share losses also when such But
employees would prefer dependable wage rather than take
their chances the gains and losses of business.
The time has when will pay capitalists tage their work
into their confidence Interest production dulcd
plants by greatly exaggerated tales spread around about the
profits the is making If employees o dthe company
making 100 when they only making TO- they naturally
do not feel much inspiration for hustle.
Increase of production the only way the high
living 1t be accomplished by intelligent effort by
tast train his workers standard methods and them
stana incentives for better work and by willingness
OF labor tgve best effort and intelligence accomplish
production.