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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
S35, 900 Collected
For College Here

About 900 has BEEN collected to
date, OF the $500, 900 pledged to the fund
for the Presbyterian college, which will
soon be located in Memphis, according
to l.. c. Humes, Of the Guaranty Bank
and Trust company, who is treasurer
of the fund.
No decision as to the location Of the
college has been made, The trustees
will meet April / and select site for
the college Mr., Humes stated. The
site near the West Tennessee State
Normal school has been suggested as a
likely place
Collections have been called for a
little early and some of the larger con-
tributions have not yet been received,
MI. Humes stated.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
KREISLER'S VIOLIN
IS WORTH $4,000
May Use It in Concert To Be
Given Here.

Fritz Kreisier. who appears here
Thursday night at the Lyric, is the pos
SCISSOR Of three most extraordinary vio-
Inns. One is a rather small Stradiva-
rius, famous make. not large in tone.
but OF exquisite. velvety quality. The
second Is a Gagliano, the work of o2e
OF the earliest and most famous Of the
Italian violin makers, who flourished in
Florence in the first half of the seven
teenth century. The instrument, how
ever, that he uses most is one made by
Josef Guarneri del Gesu. which was for
merly the property OF the great Will
helmy, 1t is this instrument he will
most likely use in Memphis.
This Guarnerius Is one of the finest
instruments in existence and 1t would
be difficult to compute its value In dol
lars and cents. The chances are, how
ever. that If 1t were put up for auction
at Christies in London II would bring
from 100000 to $25,000 1t is a large
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
Copyright 1920 International Feature Service. Inc.

the work line was: getting by with
as little resistance as possible"
All the world over you can find
men of Sheridan's type-the easy
going, never try for themselves"
sort of men that go down to the end
of things with their ideas--when they
have any, ito do it tomorrow" The
tomorrow never comes. As Har-
wood flicked the pile of crisp bank
notes through his fingers AIMS
father was looking and thinking hard.
ITO Be Continued)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
Cocktails Were Server
CHAPTER so.

AIMS father, like many other men,
had never done anything for him
self--just drifted along with the hope
that someday, something would turn
up" TO protect them from the rainy
day bound to come to all men who
will not use their brains to steer
them into the inevitable future. AS
AIMS father listened to Harwood's
honeyed words about the episode
aboard the yacht--during which
AIMS father had been oblivious TO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
Strand.

William S. Harris new picture, The
Testing Block" a thrilling story Of a
bandit in the early days OF California,
is winning new admirers at the Strand
theater, Bill fights seven men of his
band to save Nelly from their en-
braces. then, maddened by liquor, he
forces her to marry him, Thus he
finds his testing block" and becomes
real man Miss Novak heads a great
supporting cast. The Testing BLOCK
is SAID 10 be the best picture thus far
made by Mr. Hart who also Is the
author
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
NelU Postal Savings
Cards To Be Issued

A new postal savings card. the first
in 10 years. will be issued beginning
Jan. I, according to an announcement
Of the postal savings system.
Tile old cards nave been unchanged
since the establishment OF the system,
lust 10 years ago this new year. The
new car nfbpars a solemn pledge of saw
ing. translated into "a different Ian
Each incoming foreigner Is given a
booklet in his respective tongue. de-
scribing thoroughly the postal sayings
of urging thrift, the major portion of
the 500 900 depostors are of foreign
birth, statistics show
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31

his surroundlngs--he pretended to
understand all about it. Harwood's
valet served them cocktails--cock-
tails such as only Harwood's valet
could make
Mr. Sheridan sat upon a lounge in
Harwood's apartment self-conscious
and afraid like one who is awed.
AIMS father--like many other faith
ers, had held his iob--it had always
been just a job and always would
be. as far as Mr. Sheridan was con-
cerned--whose idea OF ANYTHING in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
Farmers Seek LOWer
Rail Freight Rates

There ~ movement afoot
among farmers, particularly of the
Northwest. for lower raj freight rates
without which, farmers OF that sec.
ton OF the country assert thcv viii
be ruined. in the face Cf faung prices
Alfalfa from Idaho and MonJara has
ceased to be shipped out Of those states.
the present tariffs and low prices maxi
ing such traffic prnhlbitive
Chambers of commerce all over the
West and Northwest, az well as other
leading farmers associations. are band
ing together 10 petition congress and
the interstate commerce comm ssgus Of
the various states to help alleviate the
present strain arising from those in
eduahties
In the face Of all that, It IL claimed.
the railroads are contemplating stiIl
another increase In rail freight rates
In some sections OF the Northwest II
costs as much as SIS a ton 10 ship
y2l ton OF alfalfa, figures furnished BY
the farmers show
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31

instrument, with the big mellow tone
characteristic OF it's kind, and Kreisler
uses 1t almost entirely. IT would be
Impossible to replace any one of these
three violins.
Mrs. S. ]. Latta. under whose di-
rection Kreisler appears, reports
large demand for tickets, which are on
sale at Reinhardt's music shop, Pea
body Hotel building.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
WAVES HEARING.

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 31.-Preliminary
hearing was waived in police court this
morning bS r. Chester Fleck, charged
with manslaughter in connection with
the death of Mrs. ID. l.. Davis, killed
last Monday afternoon when struck by
an automobile driven by the defendant
FIeck was sent on to the corporation
court grand jury, which meets next
Tuesday, his bond of $1,000 being con-
tinued.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
MUST GIVE RIVAL
CREDIT FOR TOLLS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--The West
ern Union Telegraph company was or
dered today by the interstate commerce
commission to extend credit for tolls
on messages transferred to 1t from the
Postal Telegraph company. The COM
mission said the practice of the West
ern Union in refusing such credit while
extending credit on messages when ten
dered otherwise than through the Pos
tai including those of the name send
ers, was an unreasonable practice.
IF the Western Union should at
any time have reason to question the
responsibility of the Postal" said the
commission, 1T may secure itself by
requiring an appropriate bond or other
sufficient surety"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO
QUININE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature of r. w. Grove. 30c.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

lagoon. There Is an outer lagoon. sep
arated by q breakwaLsF three miles
long. In all this construction huge bn-
salt blocks we're used. Apparently
they were untouched BY irsa tools,
Recent study has confirmed tho belief
that these mighty nssgalithic 1sau-
msnts sntedate the preseat native pep
ulatiea OF ths Carolines.
Origin Of the unique sfsne cs!naEe
is Rot known. Shell money se-dps 90
have suppianted the lnwieidy stone
disks fer small change" lang before
the white tsan arrived. The stene
me Iry" Is made from limestone Of
ca1eite. II probably was employed for
primitive baking rather thaA for gen
erai circulation. Its security fres
theft was assured by It's weight Spec
linens are found piled aboat the homes
Of native chieftaipa
Including reefs NOT Inhabited, the
Caroline islands Number mere than
800. OF the total land area % S00
square miles Be7 square miles IN con
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
ODESSA: PARIS OF THE
UKRAINE

Before the war no city OF tho Near
East save Bucharest No nearly resem,
BLEED Paris and Vienna Ia Its hectic
night life as did Odessa. csnspicuOu.
In the nGhtlng Of UkrainianS. Poles
and Bolshevikl.
Odessa had hundreds OF sidewalk
cafes. its municipal opera and Its pal
aces OF chance. 1t Lad more than half
a nilllen population. yet 1t IL one of
the newest cities in Europe. Aoscow's
history extends over thousand
years, that of Odessa only little be
yond century.
There Is unique analogy between
Odessa and the capital city OF the
United States. Both were started at
about the same time-during the last
both were begun because of the far
seeing wisdom Of the chief executives
Of the two nations.
Perhaps the oldest coincidence is
by foreign civil engineers of the same
nation. While Major L'Enfant was de-
vising the city VI magnificent dis
tances'' To lie erected on the banks OF
the Potomac, Voland, also a French
man, laid out Odessa on the shore OF
the Black sea. While President Wash
ington ives dreaming into being the
beautiful city which bears his name.
CZarins Catherine the Great WIS spOn-
soring the upbuilding OF a municipal
stepping stone toward the chief object
OF the Russian Bears stealthy tread
COnstantinopIe.
Like Washington, Odessa was laid
out In the midst OF virtual wilder
ness aud swamp. An isolated Turkish
fort. kbaji-Bey, stood on the site OF
the present city ut the time, 17S0.
when IL passed 70 Russia. Ia early
years OF the Christian era Greek colo
nists had taken advantage Of the bay
OF Odessa.
Until FIVE years ago tile railway dis
taHce between Odessa and Moscow was
more than a thousand miles. but a new
line via Bakhmatch, reduced TINT dis
lance to s14 miles. The steamship
distance between Odessa and Constan-
tinOple Ia $50 miles.
Bron It's history II Ii evident why
Odessa was far from typical Rus
sian city. Mark Twain found the only
Russian things about Il 10 be the shape
Of the droshkis and the dress Of the
A.. ~.
glded demes Of few churches. There
the Russian likeness ends
A few miles to the north and also 10
the southwest are three "linaus" or
lageons. famous for mud baths believed
to benefit persons with rheumatism,
govt and skin diseases. The most pop
ulnr of these Is 20 miles long. q mile
wide. 10 feet deep and lies is feet
below the level " the Black sea.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
CAROLINE ISLANDS: AN
OCEANIC MUSEUM

Whatever the political future OF the
,aroline islands. which Japnn seized
rom Germany, they are bound TO he
objects cf scientific interest for gen.
erations - come.
Who built the massive stone struc-
lures which give evidence OF high
degree Of civilization al some pFehis-
toric time,
What was the origin Of the stone
currency, some coins" Of which weigh
Ave tons?
These are hut two NJ The mnny
questions which these Pacific islands
ef mystery present.
The stone ruins extend from ponape.
sn island toward the east Of the groun.
to zap. on the west. Zap will be re-
called as the island which figured So
conspicncusiy IN the peace trenty dis.
cussion because OF the proposal 70 cedc
II 10 the United States.
On Zap are great stone terraces. en-
bsBkments and roads. composed OF
ReatIy laid stone blocks stone rravea
stone platforms and enormous cham
hers resembling ceunciI lodges with
gables and tai pillars. frequently
carved
Ponape is the Pacific Venice" Their,
the ruins are partly submerged. Ap-
pareatly they once stood On IN island
city, unless their site was connected
with sther islands before q ter11ae
apheavsl inundated them.
what remains today ls nsre than
sslf . hanhred rectangular walled
isIsss. projecting shove the wgters sf .
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
A MUSICAL ADVENTURE
FOR AMERICA

Newspaper dispatches state that
there II q plan afoot to have q IA
tional carlton at Washington, ID. c.,
as a tribute TO tho soldier dead.
Contact with the men and women Of
Flanders has directed American at
tention to one kind Of music. vital Ia
the national lives Of these people,
which cannot even be heard IN this
country.
A carlton is made up Of a get Of
tower bells attuned to the intervals
of the chromatic scale, usually cover
ing range OF four octnves. To attain
such range the bell producing the
lowest note must weigh several tons,
while the smallest weighs scarcely
twenty pounds. The bells are connect
ed 10 a keyboard or To q clockwOrk
mechanism which causes their clap
pers to strike.
Producing music from the bells re-
part OF the hellmastcr. for he must use
his feet for the larger bells. and the
muscles OF both his wrist and elbow
are brought into play in producing the
tremolando effect usually given. A
fine carlton is not the result OF Il
chance mOlding OF metal but its max
ing is as much an achievement wrought
by q wise combination OF excellent ma.
terial and deep thought AS Stradi-
varius. Lovers OF carlton music com
pare the tones TO those Of a pianoforte
i'm delicacy and 10 an organ in majesty.
When touched by the hand OF master
like Denyn. the wizard OF Aalines the
music seems 10 come veritebly from
the heavens and to settle In peace and
benedictlon over the surrounding coun-
try.
From the even rows OF red-topped
roofs and the trees OF the surrounding
level spaces In Malines the immense
flat-topped Gothic spire Of 81. Rom
baud Cnce arose. The cathedral dated
from the thirteenth century and has
for hundreds OF years been known the
world over for the remarkable silvery
quality OF its bells. So much attention
had been given 10 making 1t the best
of its kind that its hell makers gained
wide regulations and the town itself
became the headquarters Of bell found
ing.
The tower vast and mysterious
against the luminous sky. seemed 10
dominate the city. While compelling
the attention II stirred the lima gination
as II kept watch over Nalines and
toIled the passing " the hours with
It's hugest bell. When not attached
20 the wonderful mechanism that con.
trolled the ringing Of the carlton, this
bell required eight men to ring &C. The
range Of the bells OF this carlton was
great enough TO admit OF many dim.
cult operate selections. Today the
majestic tower mingles It's dust with
that Of the ruined city over which Il
had for centuries guarded.
The carlton OF Antwerp possessed
the greatest number 81 bells Of any In
F7anders-sixty-h II has been said
that from the cathedral tower on Q
clear morning 1zo c,riiiens esuld ~
seen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

90 which his whimsy might direct him.
for which, however. he had prepared
q time table and made ull sorts OF sci
entifc preparation In the most minute
way. such imaginary trips have been
made by writer's from Homers days TO
those of ii. G.. Wells, and the guides
have included such pcrso.REes vir-
gil. Dante, Cyrnno de Bergerae, Dean
Swift and Daniel DefOe. hut none have
been more ter OF fact or more
brilliant I'm carr ing OF the matter, and
the marveIs OF science I'm the present
war have brought Jules Verne and his
delightful day dreams TO the minds of
all.
Perhaps the most famous trips were
those to the "Ceater of the Earth"
"From the Earth 10 the Noon, 'srwen-
~ Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-"
md "Around the World In Eighty
Days" All the languages of the world
know tho tales, and most thesters
know the Inst named, AS well AZ "Mi-
chaeI StroGoG.-
He died mt Amtens. where his horne
has long been pointed out. March "a,
1905.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
Perkins describes these structures OF
the Creek church N follsWs:

Perkins describes these structures Of
the Greek church a. follows:
There In legend, perhaps IL 10 his-
tory. that there was snce \ ruler 10
Constaptinople whs dtsliked his broth
CT and wished to baniSh him 10 the re-
hottest csrner OF his kingdon. Csa
seQuently the monarch bull. q meass
terry On q well-nigh inaccessible sioun
tain In TbeSsaly asd founded q srsth'
erhood. about four hundred years age.
in what seemed % Do the uttermssr
corner Of the earth.
The monastery was called Hete'
ora, meaning 'domieile Of the sky.
After the orixipal was built 2B others
grouped themselves around and were
Inhabited for 4 while. They were.
however finally abandoned, with the
exception OF three which are still In
use.
As we ioseed in wonder ut enc de
tached pillar or stone We discovered
on it's seemingly unattainable summit
building. This habitstion Of man.
half natural rock and half artificial.
seemed most extraordinary, Our guides
drew attention to the higher procipices.
and ns we grew accustomed 10 their
outlines we saw on all sides m0nas-
teries tucked into the Lodges Of the
perpendicular walls. They are net all
inhabited today, but they are there,
bearing testimony that man has
climbed and bHiit and lived ON crags
that seem impossible for goats To
climb.
''The whole Of the west plain or
ThesSaiy lay at our feet, and the white
mountains of the Pindos range rose
rugged and imposing before us. Az
the base of the rock on which Trinity
is pcrched, like an eagles nest our
guides hailooed and beat with stick
on a Tin can found In the bushes. Soon
an answering call came back. and over
the precipice some three hundred feel
above Us. the peering faces Of several
monks were seen. Then something ser
pentiuo flew int the air. and ss 1t
dropped perpendiculariy we saw dan
Cling from q coil of rope what looked
like a small fish net Down came the
cable until IL touched the earth at our
feet. and the fish net proved to he
large-sized rope bag which opened and
spread out dat on the ground.
"One At o time we were invited to
step into the middle of this net and
squat Turk-fashion. The edges were
gathered together onto . large irsn
hook, shout was given and the net
scared upward. while It's occupant felt
somewhat like an grange at the bot
tom OF q market woman's bag.
''The ascent takes just three min
utes Occasionally the openwork eie-
vator swings into the rock with q
bump, hut the monks at the top wind
the windlass slowly, and the humping
does not hurt. and as q compensation
the view grows more beautiful every
second. At last the top was reached
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

WAS leaning forward on the star
sell beside me, when the voice OF
Ned Lane the big harpooner. broke
the silence. Look There is the
thing we are looking for" he cried.
We all saw the sea monster, or
whatever ii was. which we had been
hunting for months. 1t made Off as
we charged. We gave chase. Through
out all that night and next day we
pursued. We stopped. 1t stopped.
Once II allowed us to creep close to
It; and as we crept It rammed us.
The shock Of collision threw me into
the sea. would have drowned but for
my faithful Conseil. He supported me
to the hard metallic back OF the mon
ster. Here we were Joined by Ned
Land. AS we were resting there, eight
masked men came through hatch
and drew us down into the bowels OF
what we now saw was not monster.
but a strange kind OF sea craft. Thus
began the strange voyage with that
remarkable character who called him
self Captain Memo, and in that strange
wonderful ship which he called the
Nautilus.
The Nautilus was cigar-shaped
steel ship Of 252 feet in length, &c feet
beam and 1900 tons dead weight.
There were two hulls. one inside the
other joined by T-shaped irons, which
rendered them OF almost uncrushable
strength she was driven by electric
engines Of tremendous power. Tanks
which could be filed or emptied at
will enabled her to cruise on the sur
face or under the water as she pleased,
She was fitted with all kinds OF
working and lounging quarters. In a
library were books on the sciences,
m0raIs, literature of almost every Ian
suage There was drawing room
with a luminous ceiling which served
also as q museum. and into which an
Intelligent hand had gathered subma.
rine treasures Of the world: the rnrest
shells, pearls OF all colors and beyond
price, every variety of undersea vege-
t2tion; also paintings of the masters,
admirable statues In marble and
bronze, great organ piano.
From the inside Of her a staircase
LED to n platform or deck from which
rose two cages, partly enclosed by
tklck glasses. One cage was for the
helmsman the other contained an cleo
tu4c sparchlight TO light the course
81 the ship In dark waters On this
platform also was a place wherein was
stored q long-boat.
Captain Memo was tall and robustly-
built, with pale skin, lofty brow. and
xhe fine taper hands Of a highly nerv-
eas temperament. He spoke French
English. German. Latin, all equally
well. He may have been thirty-flve,
he may have been fifty years old.
Vt was on November @. 1868. with
The coast OF Japan in view, that this
strange captain told us we were pris-
en~Ts for him 70 do with as he pleased
"Apd now" he added, "our course il
n. n. r. and our cruising depth 20
fathoms. leave you to the resources
Of these quarters and your own re
aections."
We remained mute. not knowing
what surprise aW-licd us. Suddenly n
dnzzling ght broke in on us. We saw
tsRt only glass panels separated us from
sea which was Illuminated far TO
s,sther side by the powerful electric
eseams from the ship. What a spec
faclei An army OF undersea creatures
escorted us. They were various and
beautiful in the clear water, many
known. hut hundreds unknown to us.
We heard and saw nothing % the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
THE ORIGINAL
SKYSCRAPER CHURCHES

Plans To erect IN an American city
q "skyscrrper church" TO be used both
M place of worship aud an once
building. recall that the ancient mon
asteries OF Thessaly are nature-made
skyscrapers reached by unioue eie-
vaiOrs. In communicated 10 the Ma
HsRai Geographic society Bli0beth
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
Worth the Price Of Admission.

Although frequent patron OF the
movies. I'm afraid Mr.. Jibway is not
what you would call motion picture
fnR."
"Nor
"when I asked him what he got cut
Of the movies that gave him the great
est enjoyment he said, "A asp i"--Blr.
nangkam AgeIHeraid.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

jules Verne vvas
born al Nantes
February 4, IS2S'
Though he had
gone to Paris "a
study for tho Bar
he followed In the
footsteps OF the
legion svhe have
found he idle
-aomests OF che
law n pleasant oc-
cnsIOn or tii )
wandering tz=aSi-
nation. The o-S-n
and the stage at
tractc1 him, but
il was net loa@
before ne discoy-
cred = Geld which
ne rasde his own,
that of Imaginary
voyages 10 any
Impossible places
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
To Raise Roul

To Raise House Plants From Slips.
TO PROV house plant from slip.
take half-ripe branch and cut slip
three inches long. After taking Off ali
leaves except the upper two. plant Il
In we4 sand, exposing only half OF the
slip. The sand should be kept moist.
When she roots begin to grow. trans
plant the slip into pot with ordinary
son. Plants such ~ oieander and ivy
win roo, ~ water.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11

prised in Ponape, Zap, kHssie and Ho-
golu, ar Tuak. In 1911 the total pop
ulaticn Vas sbont $4,000, and 81 these
fewer than 400 were Europeans.
thousand miles east and west They
lie mere than 6fteen hundred siies to
the east Of the Philippines and abeut
q thousand miles north OF New Guinea.