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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
News of Memphis
10 Years Ago.

NSSSSb GTt WV
Mrs. Ed Kind of Water Valley, Miss,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs, M. E. Miller,
24S South Third street. =.
Mrs. Belle Lawshaw, of Chicago, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. j. f. Lip,
sey, 400 Walker avenue, for several
days.
Miss Nell Burrus and Misses lola and
Sarah Martin left this morning for Cow
ngton, where they will visit friends and
relatives.
noon for Chicago, where she will visit
with friends and relatives for two
Miss Lottie Langbein has as her
guest for a week, Miss Henrietta VOL
ters. of Little Rock, Ark, for one week.
Mrs. ]. G. Adler and son have gone
to st. Louis for a few days, where
they will visit with relatives.
Mrs, /. f. Walsh and niece. Miss
Ethel Schumard, left this morning for
Il visit with relatives IN Chicago Mil
waukee and other northern cities.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Campbell and
son, after visiting in Chicago for sew
eral days will go to Decatur, Ala, to
visit friends and relatives before return
ing to Memphis
ter, Gwendolyn are the guests Of
friends in Cincinnati, and will visit in
Indiana before their return to this
city.
Mrs. William Folz and daughter, ar
rived in Memphis this morning from
Auverne, n, Y, where they have been
spending the summer
S. S, Morris, general superintendent
Of the Y, & NJ V. railroad, returned
to Memphis today from Denver, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. Miss
Ida Morris, who viii reside in this
city in the future.
Mr. Edmund Wiley arrived in Mem
phis this morning after spending four
weeks near the lakes of the northern
states,
MIR and Mrs. f. c. Wright left this
morning for New York city on shop
ping and sightseeing tour of that place,
They will return in two weeks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
Common Sense.

There Is common sense in the speech
made the other day by the negro lead
err, DR.. Robert Il. Motion, president OF
the Tuskegee institute, to the National
Negro Business league, assembled in
Philadelphia The speech Is quite In
contrast with some recent wild utter
ances Of other self styled LEADERS" OF
the negro race on public occasions
The progress OF the negro pleases this
speaker He Is not disposed to throw
away in despair all the advantages that
have been gained because the millen-
MUM has not been attained. He does
not advise his people to rise up and take
possession Of Africa. because he knows
they will be happier here. He does not
tell them TO antagoni2e the huge ma
jority OF the white population in this
country, because he knows. In Hamiets
parlance, that way madness lies He
wants them to be sober thrifty. intelli-
gent. and above all else Industrious,
because he knows that In this way all
races must attain their success.
The successor TO Booker Washington
does not sound any alarmist note in the
following utterance;
"The race has never earned so much
money as at present; never had so much
money as today; was never more willing
to invest money than now, and has new
err been so willing to accept negro lead
ership with such implicit confidence
as now"
We believe, like the speaker in the ed
ucation of the negro as in the education
of all citizens Of this country. But we
are convinced that at the present time
the great educational need is not for
advanced courses in Latin and Greek
and philosophy, but for instruction in
the staples OF education followed by
Industrial training for those that have
the talent; in other words, for such a
program as that implied by the Tuske
gee institute. This seems to be the
view of the president of that estab-
Hshment:
II believe thoroughly in education
IN all phases OF education | believe AZ
we'll in all the learned and useful pro-
fessions But somehow | feel that the
negro, like the rest OF mankind. must
learn to work out more OF his problems
along business lines than he has In the
past; he must learn, as other races have
learned that great deal OF the SO called
race problem can be worked out at
per cent"
The negro has in the South many
friends in the white population, along
with some who are not sympathetic.
The president OF Tuskegee thinks that
no policy OF antagonism is necessary
and evidently the body OF negro bust
ness men TO whom he addressed his re-
marks thought so too, Where there is
any bad feeling between the races. it
may hr due TO the attitude OF some
whites who show little human constd-
GRAFTON for the negro or to the agtta-
lions Of hose missionary" negro lead
yr- ,cAo are cut to call down calamity
upon an, ra,r
Pat ., number OF good white people
and god negroes who have thor
ouEh und, standing Of each others
no,nt of >t"w is large enough to enable
all to dwell 'ogether in peace and har-
mony
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24

, IN REGARD TO THE
RATIFICATION OF TIE
. LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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To The News Scimitar: ~.
MIR. White, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, mas recently
publicly stated that the league ques-
ton would he nothing more IMAM
secondary issue in the campaign Ihat
dow Coz would appeal to the voters
on his record of advocacy oil progress
sive measures,
But soon after GOV Cox was nom
mat ed for the presidency he had a con
ference with President Wilson, ana
each of them published statement OF
the result of the conference.
In his statement Mr., Wilson SAID
I found, what | already knew, and
what Gov. Cox has let the whole world
know in his speech, that he and | are
absolutely as one, with regard 10 the
great issue OF the league Of nations.
And in his statement Gov. Cox said :
We are agreed as to the meaning and
suffciency Of. the Democratic platform,
and TO the duty of the party in the
face of the threaten bad faith to the
world in the name of America, :.
What he (Mr. WILSON,, promised !
shall, IL elected, endeavor with all my
strength to give"
have republshed these statements
in order that the voters may realize
that Gov Cox lis absolutely as one
with President Wilson In regard to the
league issue, and that he has stated
that IL elected he would endeavor with
all his strength "to give" what Mr.,
Wilson promised.
| now call public attention to the
fact that the Democratic party has Nir-
tually declared in its platform that II
is opposed to the ratification Of the
league with the reservations for article
10 that Republican and Democratic sen
ators have made, and that President
Wilson has refused to accept,
For IL article 10 is ratified without
these reservations II will obligate con-
gress to declare war for the United
States, when and against such nations
as II is advised to declare it, by officers
Of the league And one Of the Consti-
or given away.
When our federal constitution confers
on congress the power to declare war,
II confers upon that body the power to
decide when and against what nations
the United States shall go to war,
And article 10 does not violate our
federal constitution by depriving con-
grcss Of the power to declare war, as
some persons have claimed, It violates
that instrument by depriVing congress
OF the power to decide when and against
what nations it shall declare It
To repeat Article 10 leaves congress
In possession ut the pOwer to declare
war. and gives the power to decide
when and against what nations, con-
gress shah declare war for tho United
States 20 officers Of the league of ma
ttons. MRS, JAMES BENNETT.
Richmond, Ky
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
Honest Dealing.

The people of the United States have
a right to expect their government to
deal honestly with them. Every per
son who purchased q $50 Liberty bond
has q right to expect 1t to be worth
face value and accrued interest,
If the people had purchased Liberty
bonds az they invest in oil stock and
ether enterprises of speculative ma
ture. 1t would be natural for them to
expect no more than the prevailing
market price. But there are thousands
OF persons who purchased Liberty bonds
when they we're financially unable 10
do so, did not have the money to pay
cash for them and yet denied themselves
and saved until they were redeemed
at their face value In many instances
the purchase of bonds was made
test OF patriotism. Those who did not
purchase, or who purchased what the
local committees considered less than
their quota. we're held up to scorn and
ridicule Had these persons been seek-
ing an investment with the hope Of
realizing an excessive profit, the situa-
tton would be different As IL vas
the government begged for the loan, aud
the government is morally obligated 10
the people for every dollar tn> -tcd
Added to its failure to make its s"-
curities net a reasonable figure is the
worse offense which the government
has committed in purchasing and re-
firing more than s2oOo,o0 600 worth
Of bonds AT greatly reduced prices
Nearly everybody has Liberty bond
They are distributed for the most part
in proportion to the means ~ the diff
ferent individuals. The difference be
tween what they paid for the bonds
and what they are worth on the market
il more injurious To the small holders
than 20 the larger investors They are
the ones who must sell and accept
whatever price they may be offered
However. no one will be greatly hurt
IN the transaction The loss Of - tess
dollars Is the smallest consideration
There is a profound conviction th.r
government bonds are not good in
vestment, The public Is convinced thal
not only Is the bond rot good %.
vestInent but thai it is poor one be
cause Il docs not yield fun return Of
the original cost
The government may be Obliged To-
authorize other bond issues, but unless
some provision is made for the protec-
ton Of the present holders Of bonds 4,
may be almost, II not altogether i'm.
possible, TO interest the public again
in government bonds as an Investment
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
\ ,VNCLE WIGGMXII y
BEDTIl1E STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND NURSE JAMES
FEATHERS

"Whoop- de -doodle-do! How jolly
feel! Here's the soapH' and he tossed
it like baseball at Nurse Jane:
'Oh, don't be so cut-up likei" laughed
the muskrat lady, as she ducked down
so the soap wouldn't hit her whiskers
Look out!" she went on, as the soap
sailed over the tub of bueing water
and struck a pile of clothes "oh, now
screamed, as a big white cloud Of
something arose from the stool where
the pile of clothes had been resting
before the soap hit them.
What did | do?" asked the bunny.
as he looked in surprise at the floating
white cloud.
feathers" said Nurse Jane, "I took the
feathers out of .ome pillows to wash
the ticking and | piled the feathers in
sheet down, with your funny business.
throwing the cake Of soap at me, and
now loOk-the feathers are scattered
all over, flying through the air! Oh,
what shall | do'' cried Nurse Jane,
sadly like.
"in help you catch your feathers,
Nurse Jane" offered Uncle Wiggily
There, now you see what I meant by
the muskrat lady's feathers. IN get
them all back fol-. you.
reaching up her paws and managing SO
gather a few of the fluffy things. -"----
I'm jump up after them and grab
them as Dickie and Nellie Chip Chip
did" said the bunny. But he soon found
that he was not as lively as a sparrow.
He and Nurse Jane did catch n few
Of the floating feathers, but most OF
them were fast blowing away.
'Oh, dear" sighed Nurse Jane.
I'm so sorry | cut up and was foxy
like, throwing the soap and scattering
the feathers!" said Uncle Wiggily.
What shall / do?"
1t seemed as n all the feathers would
be blown away, but, all of sudden,
along came picSie and Nellie Chip
Chip, the sparrows.
oh. here is a lovely place for us to
practice catching feathers" chirped
Dickic.
I'm with YOU" whistled Dickie,
Through the air the sparrows darted.
catching. feather after feather in their
bills as boys catch baseballs. And each
time the sparrows caught a feather
they took 1t to Nurse Jane or Uncle
Wtggily and it was put in bag. At
last after hard work, Dickie and Nellie
caught every floating feather. and
Nurse James pillows were saved, and
she gave Dickie and Nellie some straw
berry longcake. And Mr.. Longears said
he'd never throw any more soap around
So everything came out all right, and
II the automobile doesn't turn upside
down so the moonlight tickles the soles
of its rubber tires, III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggiy and the cat tails.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24

more hardwood lumber than any city
in the world, more cotton than any in
land city in the country. and more
drugs than any city In tho South. 1t
has bluffs. skyscrapers. and an enor-
nous banking business.
But II lacks college.
The general education board of New
York reports that Memphis Is the CEN
ter of a section the most barren of
colleges Of all In the whole country.
Memphis is not the capital Of Tonnes
see, as r New Jersey paper claimed the
other day. but 1t is the tri-state capt.
tai For all that, Memphis pays tribute
to Nashville and oven to Knoxville
when II looks for college education.
West Tennessee has more than its
third oil population and wealth, but all
the same there is but one college in
West Tennessee. located IS milea from
Memphis, while there are eight In East
Tennessee ard seven In Middle Tennes-
see.
The general education board finds
that 10 per cent Of the college stu
dents of the country come from homes
less than 100 miles away. No such
opportunity is available for the young
men OF Memphis.
The Presbyterians propose to bring
a college to Memphis II the city Will
raise $500 000. Southwestern university,
an already going concern, with an ad-
ministration a faculty, an alumni body
and the proper traditions. now located
at Clarksvlle, will in that event become
an asset Of this city
The directors undertake to put In
million more with Memphis half-mtl
lion, and they will raise II from outside
sources. This will give total amount
capable OF starting off the new South
western on the Memphis scale,
But a million and half Is starter
only, We do not mean that when the
city has raised one-h half million 1t will
be asked for another. The timid cit
izenry who are apprehensive OF such
an event may dismiss their fears. But
there are enormous educational funds
directed by intelligent heads in the
East who look for Just such opportuni-
Ties Iuf investment lutIltuE bdlhN NHNH
better than stable institution that
serves its territory. possesses the proved
confidence Of Its neighbors and needs
more funds to enlarge its usefulness,
II It once gets start In Memphis,
Southwestern will grow and grow.
We are confident that Memphis will
raise the half-million in short order
when the time comes for subscriptions
In october,
We hope furthermore that the cam
paign will he conducted In no mean
style. 1t is always possible to raise
money for good cause by tag days,
ice cream socias, society circuses, and
such like small methods The
young lady stenographers and the pub
elevator boys will give some
thing il they are asked. But we think
II would be much more becoming II
the substantial business men Of Mem
phls, whose lives and fortunes are bound
up in this city, should take In hand the
financing of this campaign and bring
II in very short order to it's proper con-
rluEIpn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
What's In a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
ZENAtDA.
Copyright, 1870, by the Wheeler Syn

ZENAiDA.
Copyright 1870, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Beloved of the gods is the name Ze-
and means daughter of the Zeus."
Though II has belonged to other than
pagan deities and has at no time named
saint it is very popular in all Euro
pean countries, especially among the
Russians OF late years, France has
made it one of her favorite feminine
names and it has crossed the channel
into England and thence to America.
Ienaida has "A distinguished ancestry
which includes the lsaurian Emperor
Zeno. At the beginning of the Fourth
century. it suffered a setback in popu-
larity since the church forbade the be-
StOwal Of names corning from heather
gods But there was Il saint named
Zeno, martyrcd under GalHenus, who
restored II to Christian nomenclature.
OF the feminine versions there have
been many beside Xrnaida. The brill
liant Queen Of Palmyra was named Zen
obia. Her romantic history spread the
use of all names descending from Zeus.
When she was brought prisoner to
Rome, her name was pcrpetuated
through her daughters and one descen-
dant the Bishop of Milan. carried the
name into England.
The star sapphire is Ienaidas tails
manic gem 1t is indeed fitting to adorn
one who belongs to the gods. Ancient
superstition claims that good fortune
Of every kind shall accompany the
wearer Of the star sapphire through life
Saturday Is Ter lucky day and her
lucky number
Note to readers; Is there a fact con.
corning your name in which you are
interested? Do you know its history
It's meaning its deriVatIVe and siqnifi-
canoe? Do you know your lucky day
and your lucky jewel? II not, Mildred
Marshall will tell you.
Send self addressed and stamped en-.
Velope with your queries to Mildred
Marshall, The News Semitar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24

girl friend would not let me take her
to a show when my boy friend and
his girl went When she came home for
Easter she would not even look at me.
boys can not write to her. Do you
think that these actions show that sine
does not care for me any more?
grown away from you. Perhaps she has
met someone at school for whom she
cares more. There seems to be an
element of snobbishness in what she
has done, since she has snubbed her
other friends as well.
In reply to NEARLY EIGHTEEN:
Do not marry for a home. Accept the
young mans attentions, and after
year or two il you find you love him
accept his proposal of marriage. At
the age of IS he can not expect you
to be more than friend to him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--I am a girl of
10 and am In love with a boy ri. HE
has been married, but divorced. He tells
me he loves me, but does things do
not like. have never gone anywhere
with him, but have met him places.
Does he really love me and does he 90
these things to make me mad? Is 1t
''''N ~ NV suNsHINE.
Pie young man does not love you.
If he did he would meet you at your
home and take you places. His inten-
tons are not honorable, judging from
what you have said. Never go places
to meet man. II he is unwilling to
go to your home and meet your par
ents, you may be sure something is
wrong with his character
Dear Mrs. Thompson-My husband
doesn't know how to read or write. !
would like to teach him. VIII you please
tell me how to 90 about tn What shall
| begin within He Is not very old yet.
Will | have to buy books to begin with?
THANK YOU.
inquire of the principal of grade
school. There you will receive advice
about methods and books to buy. L
presume you will need one or two
books. They will be inexpensive, how
ever.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
Public Discussion
THE CHARITY EDITORIAL


To The News Scimltar;
The soundest Of your recent edito-
rial entitled Sweet Charity" appeals to
me very much. Speed the day when
the contributing public will look upon
our social service agencies as public In
stitutons requiring businesalike atten-
ton from business people, Not that a
fraction Of the human element in char
lily should be sacrificed, however. Let
US try to put our charity work on
systematic basis and at the same time
retain all that rs spiritual and personal
In IL,
As secretary of the social agencies
Endorsement committee OF the Chamber
Of Commerce, / appreciate your state
ments regarding the work OF this com
mlttee. BY Its very existence "A great
many professional charity taking en-
terprises have steered clear OF Mem
phis. We are glad when we can save
the generous public from frauds but
We are happier when we realize that the
money which would be wasted on
fraudulent or unwise charities finds It's
way instead into the monet -tull
treasures Of our necessary constructive
local charities,
There is another thing that your edi-
tofial might have covered. and that Is,
that We have about thousand national
organizations engaged in various forms
Of philanthropic and social service Wofk'
Only "A few are Endorsed ana Few are
supported enlTelN by ices OF HleIibglS .
The great bulk Of them go 70 the
public for financial support, Something
over half OF them are all right. by
that ] mean they actually carry on me
work they claim TO do, that the work
is recognized AS being necessary ana
for the common good; that Responsible
persons are directing the work ana rt-
ficfent workers are doing 1t and That
their books are periodically examined
by certified public accountants ana re-
ports published. But a great many
of these national organizations fall down
in one or all Of these respects.
Appeal letters from national or oui-
side organizations sent to Memphis elti-
zens are frequently referred to our Of
flee and report requested. We .yt, na We
assembled information on pracuealy al
glad to furnish data required on any
" WM, {, HEADRtCK.
Secretary Social Agencies Endorsement
Committee. Memphis Chamber Of
Commerce.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-24
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
JpN LNNMaRD r GARIS,(

Syndicate)
(RY HOWARD r. GARlS.)
Of course Nurse Jane dtdn't wear
feathers. Muskrat lady housekeepers
for rabbit gentlemen never do. Though
d1n't mind telling you that Nurse
Jane had feather neCkpiece, or boa as
she called it. Mrs. Cluck Chuck, the
hen lady, gave it to her for Christmas
But these feathers Of Nurse Jane
Oh, well, | guess I'd better start at the
beginning and toll it all the way
through for you.
one day Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
bunny rabbit gentleman for whom
Nurse Jane kept the hollow stump bum
galow, stood on the porch, Uncle Wig
gily did. and he asked
HDO you want me to do anything for
you today Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, am
going out to look for little adventure,
but | can also attend to an errand for
AN I need is some soap from the
store. | am going to do a little wash
ing and | have no soap answered
Nurse Jane,
as YOU need" spoke Uncle Wiggily in
his most jolly, pink nose twlnkllng
voice, as he hoped away.
He had not gone very far on his way
to the store before he saw Dickie Chip
Chip, the, sparrow boy.
Dckie, with his sister Nellie, was
fitting about in the air, and, every
once In a while the two sparrow bird
children would dart at white feather
floating on the wind. They would
eaten the feather in their bills and then
It once more.
- Wei, Dickie, what are you DOING"
asked Uncle Wiggily, pausing on his
way to the store after the soap,
floating feathers Nellie answered.
you see Uncle Wigglly, when we grow
up to be big sparrows and, have to
build nests of our own, Wen have to
pick up feathers Often the feathers
float in the air, blown by the wind,
now We do some practice and dart
"""Neilte is better at catching them
than | am" chirped Dickie, But I'm
going to practice hard
gily With 4 Jolly laugh, as he hoped
on II did not take him long to go to
the store and get the soap for Nurse
Jane.
II hope she isn't going TO wash your
face with IT," laughed the monkey
wrapped the soap up for Uncle Wigglly,
"On, no. just some clothes | guess,
replied the rabbit, and then he went
looking for an adventure, rut he
couldn seem TO find any that day,
Maybe I'll find one back ut my ho-
low stump bungalow" thought the
bunny. at any rate, NURSE Jane may
want her SOAP. III take II to her"
When the b, my rabbit gentleman
reached his hollow stump bungalow
the side yard with some tubs of water
and some piles of clothes
DID you bring the soap, Wiggy?"
called the mvskrst lady
Il did," laughed Uncle wigsiIy.