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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920.
Copyright 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
This is day of great planetary in
fluenCe in which many stars contend
for mastery, While Mercury, Uranus,
Venus and Jupiter are in benefic as
peCt, Saturn, Mars and Neptune are all
adverse
During this sway the mind may be
disturbed and concentration on any i'm.
portant task may be difficult.
1t should be a fairly favorable rule
for those who send out writings Of any
sort Publicity is subject to an aus
pcious sway.
Contracts or agreements, especially
those relating to the theater or to any
form of entertainment, are under the
best possible direction.
Children's best interests will be much
discussed in the public prints and In
me halls Of legislation during the com
ing months.
According to astrology the first seven
years of life are governed by the moon,
which is believed to control conditions
on the astral plane, but in the eighth
year the sense of individuality begins
to assert itself. Between seven and IA
especial care to protect the young Is
imperative and the seers declare that
this fact will be recognized in new
way.
The spring may be period OF much
illness, but II will also develop increased
faith in mental healing, spiritism and
divine power to cure human ills.
Persons whose birthdate II Is have
the augury of successful year. Many
events will occnr to lift life out of COM
monplace ruts.
Children born on this day are likely
TO be clever intelligent and studious.
These subjects of Pisces are often great
scientists.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Twice Told Tales
News Of Memphis
70 Years AGO.
EERRlIARY Is tain-

At o'clock this morning the GOV
crument thermometer registered nine
degrees above zero. This Is the coolest
weather Memphis has experienced since
1906.
Senator benjamin Ryan Tuman. Of
South Carolina. one Of the most pic
turosque figures In the congress. was
stricken with paralysis today following
. cerebral hcmOTrhuEe This Is the sec
Ond stroke Of PARALYSIS that the senator
has suffered and his condition Is re-
Eardcd as critical
Alexander Halliday was killed and
four other men wounded today by
shcriffs deputies at Cairo when a mob
attempted to lynch John Pratt a ne
gro who has been convicted on two
charges nj robbery Three companies Of
state militia were called to Cairo by
the governor and are now guarding the
courthouse and Jail, No further trouble
liz expected
u y. Estes. states attorney, today
addressed an open letter to Sheriff +
L. Monteyerdc demanding the removal
from office Of l.. A. NJ. Benner. dep
utv sheriff The attorney charges that
Beuner attempted to eXtort $50 from
the operator of soft drink stand on
Main street and also that he appropri-
ated to his own use money taken from
slot machine which was CpnfsCated
and destroyed. Benner denies the
charges.
The Birmingham News changed hands
today when Frank +. Glass, of the
Montgomery Advertiser. purchased $50
Of the 900 shares Of stock in the pa
per from Mrs Rufus ~ Rhodes. Vic
tor H. Hanson owns the greater part
of the remaining shares Of stock and
will he associated with Mr. Glass in
the operation OF the newspaper.
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Mr.. LanSing's, Resignation

When Mr., Lansing failed to take the
obvious course of resigning the secre-
taryshlu 81 state immediately upon his
return rom france, q course dictated
by honor and principle he gave host
ages to fortune. He could not COM
promise In his relations with the presi-
dent, who tolerates no mixture Of ser
Witty and independence 1t was GER
tain that Mr.. Wilson would get rid OF
him at such time as the resignation
would tend to bolster up the pres-
dent, who tolerates no mixture of ser
Witty and independence II was GER
tain that Mr., Wilson would get rid OF
him Mt such time as the resignation
would tend to bolster UP the presi-
dents shattered credit. The only Won
| der about the resignation Is that Mir.
| Wilson did not find preteNt for ask
| ing for it before.
II was the verdict of a Democratic
| president, to whom Mr.. Wilson COM
| pares as a tallow dip to an arc light,
that the former president Of Princeton
university was intellectually dishon-
est"
Mr.. Lansing has only experienced
what every man throughout Mr., Will
sons public career, "a president NJ
Princeton, governor of New Jersey and
president of the United States, has ex-
peIienced. Mr. Wilson'S ear Is only
attuned to what he wants to hear. Any
thing else Is impatiently put aside. The
consequence has been that every high
principled man with whom he has ever
worked has finally left him. Mr.. Viii
son prCfited by the long suffering
which their patriotism may have die
tated, but the result was always the
same.
When Mr.. Wilson returned from
Paris it Is said that IL freight cars
were necessary to hold the gifts which
he had accepted in Europe, Not a
hundred times that number OF pas
senger cars would have held the enemies
he had made He could have put the
friends into one taXicah without being
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

v. q w Nase sS THs the first nterpatSpal
A. The first race took place Aug.
%, 1851, when the Americans yacht
America" defeated the British yacht
Aurora" by is minutes.
Q, Has a patron on a rural delivery
route the right to call at the postoffice
for his mail? II. G. Il,
A. The postoffice department says
that the postmaster shall deliver mail
of all classes to patrons of rural de-
livery routes who call therefor at the
postoffice when 1t Is open for business
on Sundays and holidays. and also at
other times, when such delivery will
not interfere with the business Of the
office or delay rural carriers in start
ing out on their routes.
O. What do the letters "A. Fl. G."
stand for in reference to the military
service? l., II
a. TheS stand for American forces
,,S g. ,. Dig President Wilson eyer prsc-
A, He practiced law at Atlanta, Ga.
in 1923, having received a law degree
at the University of Virginia in 1881.
G. For what part Of his Guild hall
speech in England vas Admiral Sims
reprimanded by William Howard Taft,
VINO was as president at that time? NJ: +, =,
a., me particular part OF Admiral
manded hV thn o' nr M.siJI "e was seR fo
lows: III tho tine evar canes ,chnn
the British empire is seriously menaced
tGat Won can co,,nt' ,r,on 49, 10y Wp,,,r ,,'
every dollar every d ToT' NJ bjood d'' Of
yo,,r kindrad across ~ 500 4" ''o'N VI
n lJos cooraa po,.,,o., e,. ,,o
wrIter oT,, hrot o,., 9e' ""'u 9i'aW' '"e
liz "I o W ' ~, E,.,, ,,N, ~.
Illinor mas "2 " o,e h's s'sNet,
nthar sintori uio1 ~ l"'o, anu ny
cba,.,os p,,tt .G,I'i"" F'"'''eS' mar rleu
>',,'' ''S "u''e' ''e'u,
~ How many airplanes for the use
OF our AVIATION service were turned out
IN luS country during the war? d. ii.
A There were 9,503 training planes
ana 'SS9 service planes produced by
tne ehd OF November, l9lS, small
number OF planes were finished sub
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
THEHASKINLETTER
MY FIRST DAY IN HEAVEN
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

reputation as a fine bass singer, and
that he had always wanted to be a
member of the Great Supernal choir.
Uncle Peter told him that he had a
splendid lot of singers, but was always
on the lookout for new talent. The
last l heard of the matter the musical
future of the erstwhile colonels dis
embodied ghost seemed to be in jeop-
ardy because bottle of drinking liquor
had been found in his valise.
During the delay in reaching a de-
cision in my case, due of course to
a reservation, Uncle Peter was very
considerable. He made the time pass
quickly by telling me many things
about the great Beatific Domain where
reside those fortunate souls who are
accepted into the eternal life of the
shadow world. He said that while they
were constantly receiving millions Of
gle one-because in heaven there Is no
death. They never have any panics,
or financial troubles Of any sort-be-
cause they have no money. There Is
no pain nor worry nor trouble.
Just think of it," he said, warming
to his subject after having admitted the
shade of a pious plumber from Chi
to contend with. Our people just move
in and stay always without ever hav-
ing to spend anything at all. They
have none of the mortal fear of the
loneliness and decrepitude of ripened
years--because spirits do not age"
assured him that all this relief
from material necessity would indeed
he a tremendous boon to every soul
arriving from the harried world below.
But how | inquired, do you utilize
the talent of the doctors and bankers
and plumbers whose occupations are
not needed or followed in heaven"
"Oh, easily enough" he said. 1--WE
manage to keep them all happy. For
instance, that plumber who went in a
chop mendng crowns
Just then Uncle Peter smiled and
told me he had received by special
thought wave which is the form Of
communication used exclusively in the
spirit world the result in my case. 1t
had required some extra time to check
up my record, he explained, because
had covered considerable ground in my
comparatively short career, had been
out late a good deal at highland had
made no reservation, However, the
tabulation of my life, without going into
details. showed slightly in favor of
good accomplished, rather than harm
done.
He summoned a plump angel guide,
with nice white teeth and pretty pink
wings, and gave me an order for a
small hall bedroom, third floor back.
in the Annex of the Travellers Ghostly
tavern.
When parted with the good old man
I expressed gratitude for his courtesy
and consideration. I told him that he
knew | bad traversed all lands, that my
uneasy bark had tossed on all seas,
that | had been professional sightseer
since the days of my tender youth, but
that never expected to see such a sight
as travelling man wearing a harp and
crown-not even in heaven
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
PROOF

By mutual consent Democrats and Republicans in rural
congressional district Missouri accepted the league
question as the dominant issue the election fill vacancy
IN the house Speakers OF national reputation OF them
dental asprans hccd the woods; argued the relative
Article 10 with reservations and without dcycd the Monroe
doctrine and the effect upon its maintenance tho the
ratification OF the league debated loud and long school
house the district the meaning the withdrawal clause
last article OF Section until it seemed that the lamps would
break upon the walls argued against giving Great Britain
votes to one for the United States in the council
And when election day around and the ballots were
counted what the result district with normal Demo
cratic majority OF 800 gave the Democratic candidate majority
OF 1900 thus proving that the takes his politics like
fashioned Democrat disposed take his quorsraigh
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Apparently the only shrinking thing
In German circles is the mark.-Boston
Herald.
1t looked different to Senate Lodge by
the light Of the cold Grey dawn.-Co-
lumbia State.
back to private owners on March I:
and will doubtless pay full damages for
all mprovements.--Sal Lake Telegram.
General Ludendorff says he win new.
er surrender for trial voluntarily. All
right! He didn't retreat Voluntarily
Pittsburgh Sun.
The 65-cent haircut and the 35-cent
shave having arrived, we begin to see
certain advantages in Bolshevism after
all.-Portland Oregonian,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

President Wilson's threat that the United States would with
draw the treaty OF Versailles from the the allies 90 ahead
with their plans for the settlement OF the Adac question: with
out the consent OF the United States might question
whether not is the OF wisdom hazard the great
document up which rests the future peace and tranquility Of
the world merely because he happens be pued subject
of relatively small Importance compared with humanity" We
have been assured that the league OF nations OF anscendcn
Importance and that the glory OF article of the
compared with the glory of the other articles the glory
compared with the glory OF another Surely
proposed dim the spendo OF this neffab document because
Of the Adrac problem Has humanity fallen from its former
high estate?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

FOR AN hour or more.
I'VE BEEN sitting here.
AT A typewriter.
IN A friends office.
IN A Western town.
WHERE used to live.
AND BECAUSE I've been gone.
FROM THIS Western town.
FOR so very long.
IT ALL seems strange.
AND MY mind won't work.
AND ALL I've done.
is GAZE from a window.
TO AN office building.
ACROSS THE street.
AND RIGHT on the level.
WITH WHERE I sit,
is A lawyers office.
AND 1T has his name.
ON THE window glass,
AND AN hour ago,
I SAW a woman.
COME INTO his office.
AND HE arose.
AND GOT her chair.
AND THEY started to talk.
AND IT looked to me.
AS THOUGH the woman.
WAS TELLING the man.
OF TROUBLES she'd had.
AND / don't know why,
BUT l figured 1t out.
THAT BECAUSE she was there.
IN A lawyers office.
THAT SHE'D probably come.
TO TALK to him.
ABOUT A divorce.
AND / found myself.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
URGE ELECTION DELAY.

LONDON. Feb. lS.-The Westminster
Gazette, Liberal says the responsible
labor leaders are agreed that general
election NJ the present time win not he
in the best interests OF the party and
that every month the election can be
delayed within the next two years Is
likely to benefit them,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
BY X.

FEELING SORRY for her.
AND PICTURED her home.
AS A dismal place.
WHERE THERE was no Joy,
AND THOUGHT of the others.
ALL OVER the land.
ON THIS very same day.
AND ON every day.
SEEKING OUT lawyers.
AND TELLING their tales.
OF DOMESTIC wrongs.
AND AFTERwARD.
I PICTURED them all.
IN THE dreary courtrooms.
AND ON the stand.
AND ANSWERING questions.
AND SHEDDING hot tears.
AND OF all the grief.
THAT WENT with the tears.
AND I rather expected.
THE WOMAN would cry.
AS SHE sat over there.
IN THE lawyers office.
ACROSS THE way.
BUT SHE didn't cry.
AND JUST talked on.
AND AFTER a while.
THEY BOTH arose.
AND THE man dug down.
IN HIS trousers pocket.
AND GAVE her a bill.
AND AT the door.
HE KISSED her good bye.
WITH A husbands kiss.
AND SHE went away.
AND THAT'S all know.
OF THIS terrible tale.
/ THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Daily Editorial Digest

79HIS column is designed to reproduce without
~ bias the latest comment by the leading news
papers and periodicals on the questions of the day
Evening star., 1920-04-07
RENT BOARD LOSES
ITS CHIEF CLERK
Resignation of 7. A. Gray Is
Second Within a Week
From Commission.

The second vacancy In the person
mel of the District rent commission
within q week was created yrs; "rday
" hen Thomas \. GRAY. chief clerk OF
the commission, rendered his rCSiS-
nation. which was accepted. Mr.. Gray
resi- sned To accent another pos! ton,
it was announced.
The first resignation was that of
Commissioner GUY Ma son. who asked
the President to permit him TO retire
from the coTl:ui Ssiou hecaus" of
pressure of private business. lille
the request has been granted. no sue
ceSsor to Commissioner Mason has
Vet been named. Mr. Gray was an
appointce and personal friend OF
Commissioner Mason.
The commission has ANNOUNCED de-
tcrminatiOns in the cases of Samuel
W. Rose against Frank V Haggerty.
alleging excessive rent charged for
the basement at 1926 10th street
northwest. and Benjamin sherman
against !. l.. Krupsaw, for possession
Of 1920 eth street northwest. In the
first case rent was ordered reduced
from S1O0 To S75 a month. and in the
latter tho complainant was awarded
possession of the premises
Milford O. and Mary Jarvis also
street northwest.
held this morning. Capt. James +.
Oyster. chairman. being in attendance
nj hearing al the Capitol. The days
docket of six cases was taken up at
this afternoons session.
Evening star., 1920-04-07
WILL GET GREAT WELCOME.
Come Back Has Elaborate Plans
for Essay Contest Winners.

Winners of the three national
prizes in the national essay contest
on What Are the Benefits of an
Enlistment in the United States
Army will receive great welcome
on their arrival in Washington on
May l. An elaborate program for
the occasion has been Planned by tIe
managers of the Come Back.
An entertainment schedule. hich
begins on their arrival. will occupy
the winners time tor two days. Many
Washingtonian have volunteered TO
help with the reception and sight
seeing trips 10 all points of interest
a theater party and major league
base ball game are among the at
fractions that will occupy their time.
The presentation exercises Will be
one of the greatest events partici-
pated in by school children. who will
he the hosts of the three winning
contestants at the presentation of
awards. Secretary of War Baker.
Gen. Peyton G. March. chief of staff.
and Gen. Peter Harris, adjufant gen.
era1. also will he the guests of the
children on that caSion.
committee of arrangements. COM
posed of prominent women of Wash
ington. is now being forrped for the
purpose of assisting school children
in the reception of the winners. May
). representing the i2 600. 900 children
who entered the contest on Febru-
airy %.
Evening star., 1920-04-07
Spring Music

| like to sing of balmv spring,
the season most inspiring; my
harp | swat and keep it hot. un-
til it needs new wiring. like
to praise the woodland ways
where we will soon be roaming,
and shady hooks and babbling
brooks with cascades brightly
ioaming. No gent. ! wist, can
we'll resist the spring. with all its
glamour, unless he's old. with
blood SO cold it gives him kat
zenjammcr. When I'm SO chilled.
my heart SO filled with wintry
slush and water. that | don't
sing to welcome spring. then
lead me to the slaughter. My
eyes are weak. my hinges creak,
] bend them with a lever; my
thewS are stiff. but what's the
diff? I'm Just as young as ever.
-And so prance and whoop and
dance when spring comes up the
valley; and ii cop should bid
me stop. | chase him down an
alley. The winters flown, the
coal men groan, and idle is the
plumber: the birds and bees and
bugs and f1eas have come to
spend the summer. The vernal
rain has come again. a resurrec-
tion bringing. so let us sing a
song OF spring and chortle while
were singing.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1920-04-07
ARE YOU A
CALICO WIFE?
DANCING.

DAVISON'SeMTsosf. I329M NV, Chen. 1ns..'
A STANDARD SCHOOL
Teach you TO dance correctly in few lessons.
Strictly private. Any hour. A teacher for each
pupil. Normal course for teaching. New Bell
neld-Rocker waltz. Dardanelia foxtrot. Glass
Sat. eve.-instructions and dancing, 8 to Il.
Orchestra Phone NJ l1S2
Evening star., 1920-04-07
WILL NAME FIVE TEACHERS.
Education Board :, Fill Vacancies
at Mee4inC This Afterno0n

Five teachers to fiji recent vacancies
IN the grade schools viii be appointed
and number of routine changes in
II e teaching staff will be approved
by the board of education at it's reg
ular bi-monthiy meeting in the
Franklin School this afternoon at 4
o'clock. DR.. John Van Scha1ck,
president of the boa rd, will preside.
Only seven of the nine members
composing the school board are eX-
pected TO attend. Illness Of Mrs
Susie Root Rhodes and the absence
from the city of DR. Henry b. Learned
will prevent them from attending.
RotF of these members voted against
the retention of Ernest l. Thurston
as superintendent of schools after the
expiration of his present term, on
June 80.
Evening star., 1920-04-07
ASKS BUSINESS EXPERTS
TO ADVISE SHIP BOARD

Cha irman Benson Of the Shipping
Board has asked business leaders who
supervise the sale nj from slj 600 =
0o0. 900 TO $4,000. COO. 600 in merchan-
disc annually To lentl their advice as
70 the best met nods of dispoSing of
tRe property owned by the board. An
invitation was sent to the heads of
seventeen leading businesses to at
tend a two-day conference with the
chairman April Il and IL.
Chairman RenSon'S announcement
said the board now has before il two
>large business problems. the solution
of which vitality affects the future
of the merchant marine of the United
States one is tEe method and terms
of the sale of its ships and TIE other
is he operation of its leet pen-line
such sale The board desires to bring
10 its aid the best merchandising ex-
Ierience and ability that can be found
in this country.
Evening star., 1920-04-07
WILL ELECT OFFICERS.
G.. w. U. Alumni Association to
Meet Friday Evening.

Officers will be elected and the
yearly reports will be read at the
annual meeting of the George Wash
inyton University Alumni Association.
in LiSner Hall. 2G2S @ street, Friday
evening at s O'Clock. There will be
brief addresses. music, dancing and
refreshments.
The association now is balloting
for two university trustees to repre-
sent the alurnui The candidates are
Evening star., 1920-04-07

y. Landon Burchell, John Joy Edison.
Louis A Fischer, John b. Larner
Francis H Stephens and William S
WaShhurn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-24
BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK;
DECLARED RICHTFUL HEIR

FARGO. N. D.. March 24.-The .irst
case under North Dskota's law enact
ed 10 establish the legitimacy OF
children born out OF wedlock has
been completed in the cass county
court. and a child go born has re-
eeiyed It's fathers name and been de-
clared his legitimate heir.
Under this act, said 10 be the nrst
or Its kind In the country. child
born out or wedlock IL declared TO be
the child OF Its natural parents, and 10
entitled to support. shelter, and educa-
tion equally with other children born
Ia legal marriage and entitled TO
share in any estate jointly with all
other legal heirs.
Suit to establish the natural paren-
tage OF the child. the law provides.
must be Instituted a year after birth.
the facts 10 be proved as In any other
action. This ID construed as placing
the burden OF proof upon the plaintiff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-24
LEWIS ASKS COAL
WAGE CONFERENCE
Miners Head Wants Brewster
To Arrange for Farley Late
This Month.

John l.. Lewis. president OF the
United Mine Workers, today sent
telegram TO Thomas T. Brewster,
chairman OF the coal operators wage
scale committee OF the central COM
petitiye field. asking him TO join In
calling a conference Of the joint scale
committee to settle the bituminous
coal wage question on the basis OF the
majority report OF President wilson's
coal commission. The conference was
suggested yesterday by President
Wilson.
Lewis suggested that the confer
ence meet in New York on March 20
Ways and means OF protecting the
country from exorbitant prices for
coal this year under me wage adj
vances that have been granted TO the
miners are being devised today by
members OF the coal commission In
conjunction with different officials
and agencies OF the Federal Govern
ment.
President Wilson Is taking an in
terest in the matter. II was learned,
and is anxious 10 see the clements
OF economic waste in the production
and movement OF coal eliminated.
Early buying OF coal for winter
use by the departments OF the Fed
erai Government, as well as similar
action by the state and municipal
governments. public utilities, educa-
tional Institutions and factories, Will
be urged. II was stated.
Three railroads In the coal section
OF the country, the New York Central,
the Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore
and Ohio, have assured the coal com
mission that a supply sufficient to
meet their needs for three months
will be stored before winter comes.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion liz asked to supervise the dis
tribution OF cars for the summer
movement of coal, while the Federal
Reserve Board Is asked TO arrange
with the banks for the handling OF
commercial paper involved in the
summer purchase OF fuel
Instructions relative to storing coal
to prevent spontaneous CONFUSION
are being prepared by the Bureau OF
Mines.