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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-16
Public Discussion
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&. THE PRESIDENT 3
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Observation-Disclosures

To The News Scimitar:
The present situation at Washington
must certainly bring any thinking per-
son to the realization that there is
defect in our political constitution that
needs remedyng. Here we have the
executive and legislative departments Of
our government at loggerheads, each
contending against the other, one has
attempted to act when that action is
impotent without the cooperation Of
the other, but has insistedly attempted
TO force his acts down the throat Of
the other which raises Il most embar-
RAISING situation. But the executive
insists that the people are with him,
that the congress must act In accord
ance with his dictaton, and that he
viii appeal to the people unless they
obey his dictation. How can he appeal
to the people on any policy of govern
ment? 1t Is evident that he can not,
only through the channel OF an election
legitmately held; that, however, only
comes at fixed periods, and 1t Will,
moreover come after his efforts have
been in vain,
He is in this predicament: II recent
elections are indicative Of anything,
it is that he has been repudiated, for
the very simple reason that he has
not n majority in congress.
am not writing from the standpoint
Of faction, but on the actually existing
constitution. and that II not changed,
It may bring about condition that
may demoralize the country again and
again, az our present situation has
DONE by the ohdurateness Of either de-
partmcnt of the government.
The executive has taken the attitude
Of either attempting to ignore congress,
or else intlmidate 1t. lie has seeming
~ proceeded on the theory that some
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-16
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1920.
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)

PNPSi ~ AAoANdbS'I
Although Neptune is in benefic aspect
this is read as an unfortunate day by
astrologers who find that Mars, Jupi-
ter, Saturn and Mercury are all in ma
lefiC aspect.
Certain Of those who read the stars
explain chaos of the present time as
due In part to the influence of a strange
planet whose existence has not yet been
actually discovered by scientists
Jupiter now between Cancer and Leo,
will have a compelling power over bust
ness and commercial affairs, making
for surprising and unusual conditions
On this day the public prints may
contain much that is disturbing to the
mind, for Mars is in sinister aspect.
Merchants should be exceedingly wise
in all their dealings during this gov
eminent Of the stars, for many expos
ures will be made that will cause wide
spread suspicion Of all who buy and
sell.
1t is not a favorable rule for farmers
or for any class of men who draw their
sustenance from the earth.
Newspaper changes long predicted will
be marked by strange political affilia-
tons due to extraordinary developments
that Will take place before midsum-
mer.
The stars that aid the organizing and
executive faculties of man are not in
an aspect promising to presidential can
didates, for confusion and divisions
seem to be encouraged by the planetary
rule.
Again the seers prophesy that women
will make reticence and modesty fash
ionable, A leader OF this sort Of reac-
tionary influence will dwell in the White
House.
Girls born at this time are likely to
develop into women of extraordinary
beauty and keen intelligence, It Is
prophesied. The coming generation will
attain to the highest physical and men
tai development in history, If the stars
are read Alright.
Increase of immigration will bring
large numbers of women to the United
States during the months OF spring,
especially In May, the seers foreteli.
Persons whose birthdate ii is may
have year Of stress, but they viii
not suffer II they avoid speculation
and extravaganza.
Children born on this day may be
inclined to be self-willed. These sub
jects Of Aquarius with Uranus as their
principal ruler are on the cusp and so
partake OF Pisces characteristics
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POLITICAL HOLY ROLLERS

Suddenly with little warning as the Ioc,sts give bcf
their advent and with intelligent purpose the country
IS oeset with strange and unfamiliar cult which for lack of
oeer name we shall designate the Holy Rollers of politics
WIN all their swaying moaning. groaning frohinp and
mvectve they fail to impress the public with their sincerity or
with the nslnceriy OF those whom they assal
These political Holy Rollers hold muscular conortin "a
be evidence OF spiritual gifts OF understanding would consen
TO everlasting pediton who might suggest less noise and
more thought, more wisdom and less wind
lhey pose as Democrats and oppose principle Of ef
fersonlan and Jacksonian Democracy Their habitua nr
to read out OF the party Democrat who mind Of his
own and lug into the party proposed standard bearer
man who mas never made pretense Of being Democrat
Inc political Holy Rollers claim their following not througb
reason but through lack Of it, They rely upon the power Of
geson This political cult believes il thing be said in news
paper often enough the individual Jumps uD and down often
enough Others will believe what they initiate the con
tortions they have Witnessed
This the political cult that under the gusc Of put none
Rollers. " ~ '9
These hero worshpers would make others believe that an
individual greater than the Democratic party what he
they color with revercna and awenspng descriptions and
revertng to the Scriptures for adequate his "hand
work. his "dspensaton, and finally his written word
with the sacredness Of Holy Witt
Democracy in Tennessee old and rockrbbed the
hills which founded 1t ourshe in the traditions
OF old Hickory and draws its strength from the fountains that
nourshed Bate and Harris and Bob Taylor
There has been time in this when any Demo
VINO commanded deserved the support OF the people
his opinion contingent upon the prediction OF else
Only this Holy Roller class would attempt TO break down the
force OF mans character substitute for weather vane
Let the democrats this state county and city stand by the faith
of the fathers and follow not of after false prophets for when
they desert the party standard locally in state it is Of
record that they always get the suiing licked of them
In spite OF the continued alarming of prices talk
mains cheap
The ansocIatc Pound Sterling has fallen into gen
tee poverty
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No Place for Labor Legislation

Senator Cummins' anti-railroad- strike
plan has been ditched as it should have
been. 1t had no proper place in the
railway return legislation.
The pity is that to save their faces
the politicians are including a substi-
tute measure that doesn't belong there,
whether it has merit in itself or not
In fact. it commences to look very
much as though the whole effort to in
clude labor legislation in the railroad
bill has been a red herring drawn across
the path to divert the publics attention
from the bill itself. Most Of the dis
cussion has been centered on the labor
relatively little about the highly i'm
portant features of the actual provis-
ions for returning the roads. 1t is an
old and time-worn political stratagem.
AS it stands the labor provisions
agreed on by the committee follow
rather closely the general principles
advocated by the presidents second in
dustrial conference. There are regional
boards, the finding of which are sub
ject to the approval of a central COM
mission to be appointed by the presi-
dent with the consent Of the senate.
Striking is not forbidden. The pres
ent effort is to delay strikes until after
investigation and publicity have crys-
tallized public sentiment. These fea-
lures in themselves are desirable and
the procedure may be developed to pro-
vide some such high court as the
Evening World has advocated for the
adjudication of industrial disagreements.
But, however successful such a
scheme may prove, it has no place in
the railroad bill If it favors railroad
labor there is no good reason why other
labor should not have equal benefit. II
it Expresses labor there is no reason
why railroad workers should bear the
burden.
If the recommendations Of the second
Industrial conference are adopted the
workings of that plan should include
railroad labor. BY the present program
the congressional conferees face the
possibility OF creating a distinct board
for railroad labor which may conflict
with the proposed general legislation.
causing an overlapping in authority and
consequent confuson.--New York Eve
ming World (Dem)
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WAS getting my hair cut.
IN A barber shop.
AND AT the next chair.
WAS A red-headed barber,
WITH A red face.
AND HE looked Irish.
AND HE wa. cutting the hair.
OF A small boy.
AND THE small boy.
WAS A nervous boy.
OR CURIOUS,
OR WHATEVER it was.
AND HE was interested.
IN THE other BARRIERS.
AND THE bootblacks.
AND ALL Of the customers.
AND KEPT looking around.
AND MOVING his head.
AND THE way l sat.
I COULD look right at him.
AND AFTER while.
HE GOT me nervous.
AND l. kept watching him.
AND ID see the barber.
TAKE HOLD of his head.
AND TV1sT. it
AND LET 60 of it.
AND START in again.
WITH HIS scissors.
AND FOR a minute.
THE SMALL boy.
WOULD LEAVE his head.
WHERE THE barber put it.
AND THEN forget.
AND RUBBER around,
AND BECAUSE the barber.
WAS RED in the face,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-16
Daily Editorial Digest

7SHIS column is designed to reproduce without
~ bias the latest comment by the leading news
papers and periodicals the questions of the day.
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VNOO' % - F1FNI. OFF.
BY h.C.B. - :.

ALL OF the time.
I COULDN'T tell.
HOW MAD he was.
BUT I was sure.
HE WAS very mad,
BECAUSE THE way I felt.
If I'D been the barber.
I'D HAVE been mad.
BECAUSE I know how it is.
JUST TO hold kid.
WHEN HE'S squirming around.
AND knew very well.
HOW HARD it must be.
TO CUT his hair.
WHEN HE !. wouldn't keep still
AND AFTER a while.
THE BARBER looked over.
TO WHERE I sat.
AND SO that he'd know.
WAS sorry. for him.
I SMILED,
AND ALL he did.
WAS TO wink back at me.
AND TAKE the kids head.
AND THEN my barber.
TOOK MY head.
IN BOTH Of his hands.
AND GAVE it twist.
so IT nearly came off.
AND sap,
IF YOU don't quit rubberins.
AND LOOKING around.
II CANT cut your hair"
AND THE kid heard Atm.
AND SMILED at my barber.
AND WENT right on rubberinx
WHILE l sat stlL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-16

In spite OF the continued alarming of prices talk
mains cheap.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-16

The astocIatc Pound Sterling has fallen into state gen
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-16

ton Of Dress Industries Of America, If
their opinions are accurately represent
ed by their secretary, David Moses
sohn. Mr.. Mosessohn declares that tbs
organization will use every effort to
warn manufacturers against an over
production of popular-price merchan-
disc" In, the season Just passed there
was, unhappily, IAN overproduction Of
cheap merchandise, with the result that
many wholesalers sustained severe
losses on account of offering the goods
that they were caught with at consid-
erably reduced prices" So, says Mr.,
Mosessohn, the manufacturers and
jObbers of popular-priCe dresses are ex-
ercising caution" and are all being
warned against giving the public too
many dresses at prices it can afford to
pay,
This will not be good news to women
who have found the prices this year
high enough. Nor can it confirm their
confidence in those diagnosticians Of
commerce who assert that the blame
rests on the workers who ask higher
wages than before and will not do as
much work, The editor of Printers Ink,
who reprints a part of Mr.. Mosessohn's
statements, wonders If the latter's press
agent ever heard of the California raisin
or walnut growers, who, instead Of
keeping up prices by Withholding part
Of their product, as the old-fashioned
monopolists used to do, increased their y
demand and kept prices down by jul
dicious advertising. Restriction Of
production becomes an economic crime
when the worker practices it," this ed
itor reminds us; what is it when it, is
advised by an association"
OF course it is really sabotage. Any
one who wlfully hinders production
commits sabotage. To keep a factory
idle or partly idle when 1t might be
running on full time destroys tangible
wealth, just as truly as though the fac
tory were run on full time and part Of
the product destroyed. To keep prices
up by restricting the production Of
cheap goods and Increasing that of the
more costly amounts to the same thing,
for it arbitrarily limits the market, so
that the consumer, for whom the in
dustry exists, is unable to buy what he
needs. There may be temporary per-
sonal profit in that sort of policy, but
the community loses from the start, and
an industry based upon such practices
is dangerously unstable. The country
needs staple goods at moderate prices.
Despite the fairy stories of the silk
shirts and fur coats of the new working
class there is a sound demand for mod
crate priced goods. To attempt to frus-
trate that demand is putting emery in
the bearings of commerce.-New York
Globe. Ind.).
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-01
THE RULES or IIFr.

Copyright 1890, by Edgar A. Guest)
The rules OF life are simple, and the code is
writ FOR all,
And as We break or keep it, each ono shall
rise or fall.
We may so Ear Tor pleasure, we may DO much
for fame,
But ne who hartcrs honor shall wear the
badge OF shame.
Each one is Zee to labor wherever he may
choose,
But he must labor fairly, though he may win
lose;
And rich or poor no matter, the Judgment is
the same,
Who sells the truth for profit shall wear the
stamp Of shame.
A pledge must not be broken, the tongue
must tell no lie.
with honest strength and courage a man his
joys must buy;
No blow must pass unfairly, no trick must
mar the game,
For he who steals advantage shall pny the
price OF shame,
We may do much In honor, grow skiilful
rich or great,
or reach the highest office commanded by
the state:
In honor we may venture for all we wish to
claim,
But who plays false for conquest shall wear
the badge Of shame.
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Pawhuska. Sept. 90.
Sorghum Time.

Sorghum Time.
When the sun peeps In the valley
Causing Hlists to disappear,
fu calls out to Tom and Sally,
Keeps calling til they hear
Git up from there you lazy young 'uns.
e,y Why you re iust committn' crime
Sleepin' after daylight
When its sorghum maxim time"
Later on when all is ready
Fires "A blazin' meath the vat
Then old "puss' starts getting "heady"
Going round and losing fat;
Fat she's put on In the summer
browsing over pastures green
But now the pastures, like the pumpkin
Are putting on yellow sheen.
Flies n buzzinR DER the sackcioth
Where the juice is straining thru;
Horseflies, wasps and n big moth,
Trying to sip some nectar, too.
Shep always lies inside the circle
where the suns warm rays he feels,
Then when Puss comes up beside him
NaBs nor on and bites her heels.
Seems to takes nil Of the family
Neghbors, too, to make a batch.
Thcre's Preacher Jones and OIL Aunt Emily
Thinking up a scheme 10 hatch.
a candy pulling for the young folks,
Leastwise they say it's all FOR them,
But when the time comes for the party.
foull find her there--also him.
when the moons up in the nighttime,
Supper's over, chores are done
Then Of course. is Just the right time
To begin the evenings fun
Horses hitched along the fence posts
ls the sign the crowds all there:
Time to bundle up your worries
Throw away each pain and care.
Young folks scampcr In the door yard,
old folks sitting by tho hearth,
Apple cider, not yet turned hard,
Passed around thru shouts OF mirth
When they all ask for music.
Ma gets on the organ stool
Someone cracks another Joke.
ia starts acting like a fool.
When the 'lasos gets cooked down low.
Fires put ont to make 1t chill
So you can pull IL just go,
Tom chooses Dalsy--Snly VIII
All the youngsters have their partners
Special ones they love the best
And they each seek n corner
Just short way from the rest.
How their hearts sing out with gladness,
Both the young folks and the old;
Gone Is all their care and sadness
Happy. all tho tales they've told
But OF course It's sorghum time
Finest season Of the year.
So before old Jack Frost comes
They enjoy Il while It's here
Tulsa, Sept. IT, y X X
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BenRies' Notebook

In skool yestidday Miss Kitty
started to tawk about poetry, asking
II enybody knew the dIffrence be-
tween poetry and prose, and PudS
Slmkin5 raised his hand and scd
Poetry has more rimes and less
seuts.
Nonsonts, poetry ~ the hewtifill
Impression OF bewtifull thawt, that's
all, sCd Miss Kitty, and for that rca-
son reel poetry must deel with a
bowtifsli subJeCk, sutch as flowers
for inStants, Lots Of bcwtifiu poetry
has bit ritten about flowers, and now
I blceve III see weather We have Cny
poets IN the class. who can make
up nice line pome about flowers? e?
III give you all a few minnRs 10
think
Wich pritty soon Lew Davis raised
MS hand, Miss kitty saying, We'll.
Lewis?
Flowers grow because they must.
But ashes to ashes and dust 10 dust,
sed Lew Davis.
Wei that seems to be a little sad.
ana | don't think its espeshilly bew-
utlll, who elts has thawt of pome {?
sed Miss Kitty,
Wich Bill Brant raised his hand.
saying, Most flowers smell prilty bu,
some smell bum And one don't smell
eny, the krithanthemum.
There's nuthing bewtifill about
that l must say, Whose next? sed
Miss Kitty, and I raised my hand and
Miss Kitty scd, Well Benny, lets have
yours.
Wich did, being, Choo, choo choo
choo' approached the train. aud tho
daisy cried, Alas alackl Watever in
dooced me to make up my mind 10
grow upon a raleroad track?
! could imagine nuthing less bew-
titill, sed Miss Kitty. And some more
Of the fellows raised their hands 10
reed theirs but Miss Kitty wouldent
lissen TO eny more and started the
joggriffy least
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The Promoters Wife
BY JANE PHELPS

go true, so good. The more I see Of
these New York girls, the more /
thing Of you, dear. and your girlish
ways. Keep all your ideals, Bah.
The world Is pretty hard and sordid
at times. We all need something to
cling to"
He often now wrote somewhat in
this vein. Then at times he would
ask me to excuse a short letter, say
ing that the market had gone all TO
pieces, and he was terribly busy. l
had no slightest idea what he meant.
That he was busy, was all grasped.
or he would tell me the market was
scooung upward so fast no one could
catch 1t.
asked father what he meant. but
he hadn't any more idea than l had.
He answered:
ut is sort Of banking business, /
guess"
But as a rule Neil wrote nice, long
satisfactory letters. And in reply |
also told him OF everything thought
would interest him. |. too, allowed
myself a little more freedo as time
went on and several times / had
signed them with love" as 1 had
longed to do at first.
Then one day in early spring when
the leaves and buds were pushing
themselves into a warm sunlit world
1 almost tainted from sheer Joy. Neil
was coming.
l went about the house singing in
my heart the refrain: Neil is COM
ing! Neil is coming!" II seemed 10
me that the soft winds whispered L.;
that the birds caroled 1t. Nothing
else could possibly engage even their
attention, save the one wonderful
fact that Neil, C"my Neil" | called
him blushingly) was coming.
| was th"-!ast Of May when he ar
rived The village never had been
pretticr, the flowers and shrubs
never bloomed more btavely. / had
been sewing for weeks so that too
might appear hraveiy attired. don't
know that have mentioned my one
accomplishments; but | was "wiz-
ard with n needle" so mother and
tho girls said Ard | put all my in
gcnuity 10 work so that ] might look
attractive to Neil. The materials |
had to work with were the s,mplest.
but they were all I had been accus-
tomed to wear, and l had not even
wished for anything better.
TonorTOw-Scil Tells barbara of
His Love.
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that he and the nation may have the benefit of
the advice Of many able men. instead Of pains.
tkingly gathering together cabinet OF me-
dlocrity In order that no member may have
mind or an opinion contrary to the one nupreme
mind.
There ls nothing confusing IN tho Issues Every
man that nkcs the Kind Of administration we
have been having, that favors piunging the
nation into the European maclstrom regardless
~ consequence. that believes national con-
cousncss R 70 criuo, ns both Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Cox have dcnomiuatod it should and will we
have no doubt support Mr. Cox.
Those who oppose these things. who feel
that tho people of the republic have suffered
intolepbly at the hands of the Wilson regime
ana who would preserve the republic at all
costs, will just na certainly support Mr. Hntdlng.
There ~ really no need for campaign
speeches either from Mr.. Cox or Mr. Harding.
We think the people understand the issues
clearly Moro Than that, we think the verdict
Is made mp.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-01
THERE ARE TWO SIDES

on tho occasion OF his visit to Tulsa today
Gov. Cox will not be embarrassed by any qucs.
tion from The world. We presume that he has
n well defined idea OF what he wants to say
ana how he wants to say 1t. Whether he meets
or evades The issue Is his concern. not ours
We have never pretended. do we now
pretend, that there is only side to the issu,
before the people. There are two sides. The
two great issues that are OF the utmost vital
concern to the nation are
The Wilson administration with la
criminal waste domlnoering, autocrato
practices, its unconstitutional methods and
Its cncouragement OF Rwcss radicallsm
the league OF nations with its direct
proposal 20 abandon the policies OF all pre-
Nous American administrations.
All other issues ar coroIlarics of these two
Mr.. Cox. by his platform. by his speech of nc.
ceptanco, by various statements to the press and
in public speeches stands unalterably com.
mitted to continue the Wilson administrative
policies and to force the United States into the
league OF nations
Mr.. Harding just as unequivocally stands op-
posed.
That Is the campaign with its two sdcs
There is room, Tor any citizen to stand with Gov
ornor Cox but to do so ne must avowedb
stand far the subycvion OF the republic AS we
h"'e h"o"h IT. ne must Staht Tor not only a
federal structure vastly more centralized than
Hamilton himself ever contemplated but h,
must stand for positive autocracy both within
his party and his state,
Mr. Wilson has repeatedly asserted tho right
OF the president to be as big man as he was
capable Of becoming; OF su5ordinatlnc evcry
other branch Of the government to his own vii,
II he could do So And Gov. Cox with the
greateset PARTICULARLY has given his endorse
ment to that theory
Mr. Harding has declared his opposition to
that. lie asserts that the lengths to which the
president may 20 are clearly set forth in the
constitution, and he pledges himself to re.
establish constitutional government az dis.
tnguishod from one-man government He
avows his intention OF comforting with the
Legislative department instead OF detying it,
OF seiecting the strongest cabinet available