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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
NEGRO MURDERER
OF BRINKLEY TO
DIE ON AUGUST ;

Lorenzo Young negro slayer of Police Sergeant John G.
Brnkey une 49, 1912 will be eectrocuted the peni-
Tertiary in Nashville Aug g. according decision of the Ten
hessee supreme Saturday affirming the sentence of death
by the according advces received Sat
urdav afternoon the capital
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
How They Buy.

Analysia OF the figures with the pro-
portions punched show that 10 per cent
Of these sales are lip sticks; 80 per cent
powders 20 per cent In toilet waters,
face creams and all other accessories
going to make beautiful "Milady Mem
phs"
Fifty per cent OF all customers that
OF the largest Main street drug store
owners, win buy rouge before they
leave A box Of rouge lasts approxt-
mately two months, but in the case Of
some II lasts two weeks
one OF the merchants interviewed ad-
mltted the increase In the business
but came back with the question:
What has become OF the alleged
modesty with which the fair dame Of
yesterday sought to conceal the fact
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
ROBERTS UPHOLDS
ASSESSMENT LAW
IN INITIAL TALK
Governor Opens Campaign at
Brownsville and Defends
His Record-CIaims He
Stands SquareIy by Party.

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. June 10.
(Spl.) .)--Gov. Roberts opened his CAM
paign here today with a lengthy ad-
dress. A large crowd gathered to hear
him.,
The governor directed most of his
speech to the state assessment law.
lie said in part -,.
In opening my campaign for nomin-
alton in the coming primary, l desire
10 state with emphasis that stand
squarely or the Democratic platform
adopted at Nashville on June g., l9zo,
and IL renominated and reelected VIII,
Ito the utmost Of my ability, carry Out
THAT platform in its entirety.
This platform was unanimously
adopted by several thousand represen-
3tative Democrats from all parts OF the
state nearly two months after | had
ISSUED and had widely distributed over
the state my announcement, setting
forth the record on which / sought an
4 Endorsement and my views on impor-
tant public questions, and in which l
said:
"I belong to that school of political
j PHILOSOPHY which believes that platform
pledges are sacred promises which are
sIo be .ssrupulously kept by public Of
ficials.tf
II "FoG urging the passage of the state
police bill over strong opposition, and
for Awaiting myself of tho power con-
ffer.ed by 1t to use the state military
ITO protect the lives, liberty and prop
serty of the people, have not the slight
est apology to offer"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
FORWARD BODY.

The body Of Mrs, Belle Phillips. 49,
who died Saturday morning at $3.50
O'Clock at the St JOseph's hospital,
was to he forwarded tn Coldwator. Miss =.
at 8 p m for burial She was the moth
or Of John, W A. Dewey. Bernard,
Minnie, Marv and Clarence phlllps-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
COLBY DENIES HE IS
!, SLATED AS CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON, June 19.--Bainbridge
Colby declared in a statement today that
he was not even "a receptive candi-
date" for permanent chairman of the
Democratic national convention.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
On State Finances.


Mon of the states finances, and said:
III a." Additional revenue was needed
| to overcome the annual deficit, to pro-
duce sufficient funds to administer the
state government, and ultimately to pay
sthe state debt and redeem and restore
\ the credit of the state. We are, there
fore, forced, not as matter of choice
but from necessity to raise additional
Rrevenue from the general property tax,
or else continue to borrow money and
Increase the interest burden OF the tax
payer. Sound business policy dictated
4 but one course and that course was to
raise the needed revenue and to meet
the current expenses of the state.
This policy was adopted and no man
can question the wisdom OF the deci-
\ sion. When we were confronted with
the necessity of increasing the revenue
Il from the general property tax, an
nounced the following policy: First
the passage of an act, definitely fixing a
legal limit to the amount Of state taxes
which could be collected from the peo-
pie, and making it impossible under the
law to collect more revenue than is alb
solutely required, when the most rigid
economy is practiced;. second, that the
needed revenue should come, first, from
property which has been entirely es-
Gaping taxation, and next, from prop
erty which has been grossly under
assessed, and that no demand should be
made on the average taxpayer unless
he failed to realize sufficient revenue
from the unassessed and grossly under
assessed property.
Il challenge any man to question the
soundness and justice of this position.
This policy could be carried into execu-
tion only through the process of equal
izing the tax burden. That our assess
ment system, as heretofore admins
tered, was unjust, dishonest and inde-
fensible, and that 1t was disgrace to
a traVPStV
known to all men and to all political
parties
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
DID YOU KNOW YOU SPEND
HUGE SUM OF 81, O61. 30 EACH
DAY ON MZLADY'S FACE?
by C. U. M'DOWELL.

Every md child MCmph today contributing big
High Cost OF MliRdJs Beauty"
oor getting he lip stick after
cold creams boxes and powder pu
being spent day b. Memphis effort
islands
torn nNPn nmnra ffrnctiN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
Farmers Burdened.

while every other state, and the fed
eral government, We're constituting old
laws and enactng new statutes to re-
lievc the farmers OF all possible burdens
SO that production of the necessaries OF
life might be stimulated, Gov. Roberts
alone has placed such burdens upon
their shoulders that production is hin-
dered. aud farming made so unattrac-
tive that farm lands and products are
selling for less today than they did q
year ago. While farm lands and prod
commodity that the farmer buys for
himself or his farm costs more than II
did year ago.
"GoV. Roberts admitted the injustice
of his system in putting this burden on
the farmers alone when he had his rep-
resentatives In the last house and sem
ate introduce a bill similar to the real
estate tax law dealing with personally
taxes.
"The difference between these two
classes Of property owners Is that the
farmers are not wealthy, are unorBan
iged. and have not In the past made
| themselves heard in legisia ttNe- halls {.
while the owners -ott peTss9isaA f.t ellt &
| well organized, and speak IN no uncer-
to oppresa them.
no sooner had Gov, roberts person
atty tax law been introduced than the
owners Of personally spoke in such de-
cisive and commanding tones that a
badly frightened tyrant, with his tin-
seled crown all awry, rushed Into the
legislative halls and whispered to his
henchmen, Kill the personality tax
bill; save me, lest / perish.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
TOWNS SHOW GROWTH.

WASHINGTON. June 19.--Census re-
ports announced today include:
South Fulton, Tenn, 1850; increase
$50, or 1876 per cent.
Fulton, KY. S,415, increase $40, or
20 8 nDr cent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
Discrimination in Taxes.

mo sane man or woman VIII assert
that II the tax law of 1919 sound as
IL applies TO farm lands. that the per-
sonalty tax bin OF 1919 was unsound.
No sensible man or woman will assert
that IL farm IN the hands OF a producer
of the necessaries OF life should be as
Eessed at its full value, or the full price
for which II would sell on long time.
while the bonds and stocks in the hands
Of coupon clippers should be assessed
at 10 and 20 per cent, Of the cash price
for which they would sell any day.
Both Gov, Roberts farm tax law and
Gov, Roberts personally tax bill are
unsound In principle and vicious in
their possibilities. The former should
be repealed and the latter never en-
acted into law.
THE power TO appoint every one
OF the vast army Of tax raisers and
statistleians now employed under the
present administration gives the COVER
nor the power 10 tax personally every
freeholder In Tenenssee--the power TO
reward his friends by lowering their
taxes and the power TO punish his enc
mics by raising their taxes. A power
that democracy despises and tyranny
embraces. TO protect the violation OF
Continued on Page IA. Column -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
RUMOR OF ATTACK ON
EX-KAISER PERSISTS
Secretary Denies Report That
German Made Attempt.

DOORN. Holland, June 19.--An at
tempt against the life of former EN-
peror William of Germany was made
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon, ac-
cording to persistent rumors here.
Details of the reported attempt are
veiled in mystery, but 1t is asserted that
Wilhelm escaped without injury.
A villager, at first thought to be a
Belgian but later identified as a Ger
man, is said to have entered the castle
on a false permit and then tried to kill
Count Hohenzollern.
Dispatches received Thursday night
reported a Belgian, who succeeded in
gaining entrance to Doom castle, the
resident of the former German emper-
or, had attacked the former emperor
and wounded him in the jaw. The re-
port since has been current that an at
tack had been made, but no confirma-
ton of 1t has been received. A Ber-
lin dispatch received Friday night stat
ed a newspaper at Baden had learned
from a trustworthy source" that Count
Hohenzollern was critically i'll, but there
was no intimation his condition was the
result of an attack upon him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19

II enperature--
Hour, Dry bulb. Wet bulb Humid'y
pm. yes day 60 G3 II
7 am. today, 81 SO gl
Noon today SO 62 rs
Maximum, "a 81.
Minimum .... 6l 81.
Sun sets today 7,l6 pm. Rises to-
morrow 446 am. Moon gets g.54 pm.
tonight. Precipitation .O6 inches.
Tennessee Cloudy, showers probable.
temperature moderate.
Mississippi Showers and thunder
storms probable.
Arkansas-Cloudy.
Alabama-Unsettled
Louisiana-Cloudy: showers prob
able.
Kentucky-Cloudy,
North and South Carolina and Geor-
gia- Unsettled.
Oklanoma--Insettled
Florida-Cloudy.
East Texas-Unsettled: warmer.
West Texas Cloudv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
It's All the Rage.

Camouflagc Of Camouflage is n thing
OF me past. for facial decoration Is the
fashion. Business is good and every
graduating class Of girls from the gram
mar schools is increasing it, They new
er get too old and their only worry 10
getting old enough TO use rouge and the
accessories
Then there is the eyebrow pencil.
Burnt cork used to suffice, but IL be-
came entirely too unwieldly when the
present fashion OF sixteenth of an inch
wide lines came into being. II took a
pencil and fine one at that Strange.
too, all of them are black There IS
no variety, as in rouge and in powders.
but milady must be content with one
color
The use In Memphis OF imported per-
fumes and other beauty aids is another
source Of surprise. Leading stores dc =
clare they can sell virtually all i'm.
ported goods OF standard quality that
can be received II is the expensive. as
well as the beautiful, camouflage art.
cles that are in demand.
There may be a reversal in a few
years Nc one merchant had courage
enough to venture prediction. How
ever, they did call 10 mind the days
Of the shoetop dresses and the old hoop
skirt, and incidentally mentioned the
hair oil SO frequently used by those who
affected the middle part.
IL was a hope. Business forbade them
hoping for a decline, Yet they hoped
for some reason or another.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19
Hcc fsSs9y- ~c%-~tSsz-z.s
81 Q $. W. 81 RS

II enperature--
Dry hulb. Wet hulh. Humidity
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-19

that she had recourse 10 the paint box
for her rosy bushes? Where is the girl
today who will insist that the lady
floor walker sign her slip which charges
70 her account one box OF rouge, as one
jar OF cold cream, in order that men in
the department store may not know
she uses the article? Where. oh, where
has vanished the instinct to put the
rouge in the back part Of the drawer
W1Ic the cola cream and other more
Euileless companions OF the red pow
der parade on the bureau7"
His question was answered hy a
wave Of the hand toward the crowd
around the cosmetic counter
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
CHINESE HOLD HILL SACRED
Than Three Hundred Years Ago,
Is Tradition.

More than 300 years ago in the Ming
dynasty a Buddhist priest named Pu
Men visited the Huang Shan in the
South Anhui hills. He was charmed
with the place and became infatuated
with the idea of making it sacred
mountain. A journey to Peking and
an audience with the royal household
resulted in the appropriation of large
sums of money for developing this
fairyland of the gods. A brass pagoda
was prepared for the first temple. 1t
vas decorated with 1000 little Bud
dhas and was called Thousand God pa
CODA. The temple, whose halls 1t
decked, was christened the Purple
Sand temple and Is now restored and
called the Merciful Light hall.
At that time, says the North China
Herald, hundreds Of priests came to
the mountains, and there was a period
of Buddhist prosperity. Roads were
built to the tops of all the important
peaks, and at least one temple was
erected far above the line of perennial
springs.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
ASKING A LITTLE TOO MUCH
Under the Circumstances Actor Was
Justified in Refusing Parts
Manager Allotted Him.

Owing to the limitations of his
purse the manager of theatrical
show on the road travelled with a
show company.
one afternoon he called one of his
players to him and remarked:
Look here, Wellington, you'll have
To play three parts tomorrow night In
The Silent Foe'-Henderson, Uncle
Bill, and the Spider"
Cant do it," retorted Wellington,
briefly. but firmly.
Cant do it? Won't do it, you
mean" snorted the manager. "Why
won't you do it?"
Because ii can't he done. No hu-
man being could play these three parts
at the same time. In the third act Hen
dPrrOn and the Spider have a fight
and old Uncle Bill rushes In to sep
arate them"
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
STOMACH GOOD AS
new. FOUR DOC
{ TORS GAVE HER up
Mrs. Hendricks, 6edfast Five Months.
Was Able to Work In
Two Weeks.

Il was sick last winter for FIVE months
with stomach and bowel trouble. Could
not turn myself In bed without help.
was under the care of four doctors, and
they gave me up. Then Mr.. Mills, the
druggist, persuaded my husband to try
bottle OF Milks Emulsion. / had only
taken 1t two days until was sitting up
in bed, and in two weeks was doing my
own work. When / began taking 1t
weighed only 20 pounds; now l weigh 1870
pounds. Mrs. Mary Hendricks, 900 Litch-
field Road, Owensboro, KY.
Thousands of people who have suffered
for years from stomach and bowel
troubles have found relief almost from
the first dose of Milks Emulsion. And II
is real, lasting benefit.
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant, nutritive
food and a corrective medicine. 1t re-
stores healthy, natural bowel action, do
ing away with all need Of pills and phys
les. 1t promotes appetite and quickly
puts the digestive organs in shape to as
simulate food. AS builder OF flesh and
strength Milks Emulsion is strongly rec
commended to those whom sickness has
weakened and is a powerful aid in resist
ing and repairing the effects of wasting
diseases Chronic stomach trouble and
constipation are promptly relieved-usu-
ally in one day.
This is the only solid emulsion made,
and so palatable that II is eaten with
spoon like ice cream.
No matter how severe your case. you
are urged to try Millks Emulsion under
this guarantee-Take six bottles home
with you, use It according to directions,
and II not satisfied with the results your
money will be promptly refunded Price
S0c and 81 20 per bottle The Milks Emul-
sion Co., Terre Haute. Ind. Sold by drug
gists everywhere.-Adv
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Twisters Sweep minnesota.

st. Paul, Minn.-One person dead,
and more than ten injured, was the
toll of two tornadoes that swept Cas-
tie Rock, MINI, about fifty miles south
of here, and strip of countryside near
Red Wing, Minn. Five persons were
injured at Castle Rock, when a num-
her Of buildings in that town Of less
than 200 population were struck, while
the second twister wrecked the farm
home of Godfrey Swanson, near Red
Wing, killing his 11-months-old son and
injuring Swanson, his wife and her sis
ter.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
ASK FOR DIAMOND DYES"
Don't Buy Poor Dye That Fades.
Streaks or Ruins Material.

Each package of diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple that any
woman can diamOnd-dye a new. rich,
fadeless color into worn, shabby gar
ments, draperies coverings, whether
wool. silk. linen. cotton or mixed goods.
Buy "Diamond Dyes"-nO other kind
then perfect results are guaranteed
even IL you have never dyed before.
Druggist has color card.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Reds Capture Caspian Fleet.

Observation-Disclosures forces captured
the entire "White" Caspian sea fleet,
consisting of six cruisers and seven
transports, following their occupation
of Enzell last week, according to a
Bolshevist communication from Mos
cow. A large Quantity of war mate
rial from the Caucasus, which had be-
ionged to General Denikine, is also re-
ported to have been taken by the Boil
sheviki. Bolshevist troops in the Pol
ish- Ukralnian battle zone continue to
make progress, adds the communica-
tiOn
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Reuulrs Brains.

A certain Englishman, famous for
his erudition, played such wretched
game on the links that he remarked
one day to his caddie: "How is it
that |. man acquainted with all the
arts and sciences, cannot play this
confounded game of golf?"
"Weel," said the caddie, its like
this-ye ken a aboot they small af-
fairs. an wit things connectit wi
them but we maun understan' that ii
tak's a held to play gowf."-Boston
Transcript.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Bob Elevator PASSENGERS.

Chicago.-"Going up" shouted the
elevator operator. Hands up"
echoed two bandits, as they covered
the five passengers in the car. Be
tween the second and third floors Of
Clinton street building they robbed
George Vana of 1882, a pay roll he
had just brought over from the Cen
fury Trust and Savings Bank. The
elevator operator was then forced to
carry his passengers to the top floor,
while the bandits FASTENED down and
stepped into a waiting automobile.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
CARRANzA HAS
BEEN MURDERED
PRESIDENT ASSASSiNATED At
TLAxcALANToNoo BY Ro-
DoLFo HERRERo.
s KILLED WITH LEADER
ALL FOREIGN DIPLOMATS IN
MEXICO INFORMED IN sPE-
clAL COMMUNICATION.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Mexico City, May 24.-Juan Sanchez
Azcona, who is in charge of the foreign
office, sent the following communica-
tion to all foreign diplomats in Mexico
City:
"With sorrow inform you that Pres
ident CarranZa was assassinated in the
village of TlaxcalantOngo. The assas-
sin, ROdolfo Herrero, belonged to a
small force of General Meriel, fol-
lower of Carranza. After cOnsummat-
ing his crime Herrero fled into the
mountains with his followers.
Mexico City.-A dispatch received
from Juan Barragan. chief of staff of
President Carranza, says Carranza met
his death at the hands of Gen. RodofO
Herreras forces at TlaxcalantongO.
The dispatch did not give the exact
date. The dispatch follows:
"villa Juarez, State of Puebla, May 22.
ITO General Alvaro Obregon:
referring to your telegram of this
date, Herrera joined the column at
Patla, processing loyalty, arriving at
Tlaxcalantongo, Herrera offered hospi-
tality to Carranza, placing sentinels
who knew the terrain. AT O'Clock in
the morning his men, abusing the con-
fidence imposed in them, surrounded
the shelter where CarranZa was sleep
ing, firing their rifles furiously into the
hut. Everyone offered resistance, al
though with the natural decentralization
caused by the unexpected attack.
Gen. Francisco Murguia fought va
ilantly in the obscurity (semi-dark
ness), repulsing the traitors, who sur
prised the defenders when they were
leaving their shelters to attack the
enemy.
"The unexpectedness of the attack
enables us to clear our military honor.
The defense was general to such
extent that the attackers were forced
to take sixty prisoners, among them
Mario Mendez, Pauline Fontes, Gil
Garias, General HeliodOro Perez, Colo
mel Che Gomez, General Viillela and
Carranza's military aide.
(Mendez formerly was director Of
the national telegraph lines, Fontes
was former director of national rail
ways, and SenOr Garias was Carranza's
private secretary
"Our conscience is clear. Our grief
for the death of the President is in
consolable. We are satisfied that we
did not abandon him for one moment.
"rhe few men wounded and dead is
explained by the fact that the attack
ers planned their crime, knowing the
place where the President, who had
placed his confidence in Herrera, was
sleeping. The loyalty and courage of
the Presidents followers were useless
against the treason of those crimi-
HalS."
The message was signed by Barran-
gan and MarcianO Gonzales, Federico
Monies, Francisco de II. Maria and
others.
The flags on the American embassy
and all the other embassies and legn-
tions were placed at half-mast whel,
the news of the assassination of Pres
ident CarranZa arrived.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local appIicatiOns as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Ii
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing and
when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result. Unless the inflamma ton can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an inf1amed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case OF catarrhal deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE
All druggists 20. Circulars free.
f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Not Interested.

Miss Quizzer-When you were In
Rome did you visit the Colosseum?
Mr.. Filmhound-NO. l was going to
look into it, but they told me it had
been closed for repairs for several
years, so l passed it up for the live,
up-tO-date picture houses.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Cranberries.

The best-known cranberry section In
the world is in the Cape Cod district
of Massachusetts, with an average
yield of 80 barrels an acre.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
The Milk Bottle only.

Skagit County Times: 1.-The first
duty of the American people is to pre-
pare the youth of the land for the
bottle of life."-BOston Transcript.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
cuticura soothes Habv Rashes.

Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes.
That itch and burn with hot baths
: of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter. espe-
cially If little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the Hn-
ish. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
No Mustache for British Tar.

A bluejacket i'm the British navy is
not permitted to cultivate "a muStache.
If he attempts it he is fined months
pay.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
The Fact.

II am afraid your wife has got the
social bee In her bonnet"
"Ah, there's the sting"
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

Magic! Just drop little FreezOne
on that touchy corn. instantly it stops
aching, then you lift tho corn off with
the fingers Truly! No hUmbug!
T-y FreezOne! Your druggist sells
a 'jny bottle for few cents, sufficient
to rid your feet of every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and calluses, without one particle of
pain, soreness or irritation. Freezone
is the discovery of a noted Cincinnati
genius.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
The silk industry of China employs
from 100000 to 100000 people.

Orators seldom convince; they con-
firm their hearers in their convictions