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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
Why Not Import a Little
French Thrift?

Americans may well take a lesson
from French thrift. A recent official
report shows that notwithstanding their
poverty and distress, the French people
great deal more than they are check
ing out: In ten days, from the 18th
to the goth Of December, they depos-
tied 34000,000 francs and withdrew
1000, 900. From January l to December
20 the surplus of deposits over with
drawals was 9O7 1000 900 francs.
France, in fact is not nearly in so
sad plight as the slump in exchange
might indicate. OF 1886 factories de-
stroyed or damaged during the war in
the zone of German occupation, 1885
had resumed production on Nov l.
Only 1886 had resumed production on
August 1.
Taking the country in whole, it is
found that the returns from taxes are
exceeding the estimates of the gov
eminent budget. The French people
are paying more taxes than the gov
eminent had thought they could pay,
are increasing their deposits in the
savings banks, are restoring their
wasted industries and recropping lands
laid waste by German rutshlessness.
Complaint is heard in the United
States over the slow decline of the
market quotations on Liberty bonds,
The cure for that is emulation of
French thrift. So long as thousands of
Americans sacrifice their bonds to buy
erty bonds will sell below par. They
are below par because a considerable
number of extravaganza and IMPROVE
dent holders are willing to sell them
at a discount. The people who are
sacrificing their bonds blame others
when the blame lies at their door,
Spokane Spokesman-Review Qnd.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
ADMIRAL PEARY

All the world knows the achievement Of Rear Admiral pcar
His has become and will permanent nscrr
ton in the histories and retain high place the esteem
scientists and the discoveries that the world delights
honor.
1t the Peary personality that charmed who came
in with him There nothing OF the poser and there
air of greatness about him He pleasant aabc
cordial and above all he invariably interesting.
He had charming He the world smile
He appeared be patience and orbcarancc and the
first and uppermost thought the mind OF who
the first time that he have been deeply hurt when NE
learned that his fes work all but wrecked by npoStc
but the second thought that he fighter abundan
able to defend his rights in any company
Peary student and polished gentleman The wears
he spent the far north took away from him the emcanor
that chaacterze the gentleman polite company and was
ending Of pleasure hear the story OF his expert
ences from his lips.
Peary was scarcely by the public for his contrb-
history and science The skilled research
scientific endeavor slow appreciate his worth and
of qualification know that he made
the,uords genuine estimate of his achievement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21

cutting off most OF it would be sure to
react injuriously."
These opinions are forecasts of a Sc
rious financial panic unless trade re-
lations with Europe are restored to
something like normality. Against
such fears the Chicago Tribune lind.
REM offers this advice:
THE American who gets clustered
or panic-stricken because the law of
cause and effect is operating in Europe
with drastic logic, is both weak and
foolish. Americans have no reason to
fear the present or the future if they
will think Of the mistaken rock on
which We stand and go quietly to de-
velop the resources and opportunities
before them"
The Boston Post Qnd. Dem.) fatty
declares that there is not going to be
any old fashioned panic or anything Of
the kind" For instead of waiting I'M
I'll the panic possibility was at hand,
the federal reserve system has taken
time by the forelock and has started In
ample time to avoid trouble A
panic that can be as easily foreseen as
the one now said TO be in sight will
never eventuate."
And, to reassure us further the
Seattle Times Qnd) points out that:
Next summer there will be a big
tourist movement to Europe, euualing
If not exceeding the movement prior to
1914. Tens of millions of American
dollars will be left in France by these
visitors, and these sums will offset the
purchases made by the sister republic
in the United States"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
=? The Question Box :

and it is therefore not possible to Dor
row money on such insurance The
converted permanent policies provide for
loans at any time after the first year
equal to "a per cent of the cash sur
render value,
Q.-How many Greeks are there in
the United States?-T. f.
AIT the time of the last census in
1910 there were 101,232 Greeks in this
country, mostly men.
Q.-What was the actual value of the
80 pieces of silver for which Judas be-
trayed Christi. V, S.
A-They were actually worth in
American money S16,9S, which was a
fair price for a slave in those days,
Q. How is the president of the
French republic elected? A. f. l..
A. The president of France is elect
ed not by popular vote as the president
Of the United States is chosen, but by
the national assembly, consisting Of
the members of the two chambers of
parliament. These two Legislative bod
les are the chamber OF deputies which
has 602 members, each of whom is
elected for four years, and the senate,
which has 800 members elected for nine
years. A majority of the whole number
OF members is necessary to elect a
president. The term of office is for
seven years.
the world? N. +.
A. They are New York, London, Ber
lin, Paris, Chicago Toxic, Petrograd,
Vienna, Moscow and Philadelphia.
@. What is the number of students
graduated from high schools in the
United states annually? c, II. S.
A. The bureau of education says that
the annual number of high school grad
yates in this country Is approximately
10000,
O. What is the doctrine of Bahiaism ?
G. X A.
A, Bahiaism is a form of universal
religion which teaches that all re-
ligions and creeds are part of the
Divine plan, and that God revealed him
self to different people at different
times through various prophets.
Q. What holidays are rural mail car
A. The postoffice department says
that they are entitled to New Year S
day, Washington's birthday, Memorial
day, July Fourth, Labor day and
Thanksgiving.
Q. What is the meaning Of light
year," d. O. II.
A. This term signifies the distances
over NhlCh IlRht travels in one year
time According to the best determi-
nations light will travel in 365 days
SPAS astronomical units an astronom-
ical unit being the distance from the
earth to the sun.
Q. Name the members of the SUI
preme court. r. +, X.
\. They are: Cher Justice Edward
H. White Associate Justices Joseph
McKenna, Oliver W. Holmes, William r.
| Day. W. Van pevanter. Mahlon Pit
, ney, James c. McReynolds, Louis D
Brandeis and John II. Clarke
CAny reader can get the answer tc
any question by writing The News
Scimitar Information bureau Fredcri,
], Haskin. director, Washington, d. c
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Some of the senators were sadly in
need of a little Grey matter at that
Columbia Record. .
The railroad workers may strike, but
the United States can strike harder
Washington Post.
If the family coal pile may be taken
as a reliable indicator spring is al
most in our midst,--Colunbus Dis
patch.
Mr. Bryan is finding it little awk-
ward to manipulate the limelight and
stand in it, too,--ChicagO Daily News.
Speaking of phr" SEES, Lloyd George
says we must fight anarchy with
abundance" But not of words
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A term in prison appears to be tn
necessary qualification for candidacy
for the important offices on the Social
list ticket --irdianppoIs News.
Carpenter will come to this country
next month to appear in the movies
We're willing to wager something that
nobody hits him with piece of pie
Columbus Citizen.
1t can not be successfully deried that
Mr.. Hoover has given the politicians an
abundant supply of food for thought
Buffalo Courier
Carranza papers announce that 25,-
600 federal soldiers dominate" Villa
The difficulty is that they don't get
near enough to him to let him know
II - SlS = ilHtitS FgNIhtSS.
Not unlike the crown prince-to count
himself fair equivalent for 900 Ger
mans.-Boston Herald.
Former Emperor Charles of Austria
is in no way financially embarrassed,
according to word which has come from
Vienna Many OF his former subj oct
are. however Buffalo CONNER 'ial.
There doesn't seem to be any demand
for Hoover except among the W t4Is.--
Cleveland Press,
20 80 to sea to get married, Many a
man r'arries and then finds himself
tN0t waN--Arkansas Democrat
IN" moVemon. for peace with the
Boshcviki viii grow in strength with
has disCr"ered two new gold fields
Chicago Post.
The marquis Of Queer sherry, who
pe' n Oke IN London recently, owes
cnlr Ss.l50 This pitifll showing makes
it hard to believe that he i real
ma outs New. orleans Iter7
Socrctar" raniels gays Admiral Sims
must establish every charge he has
made agar st the conduct o. the navy
department Good gracious Suppose
I he should,-San Francisco Bulletin.
one ran in Pennsylvania saws he has
/ 10 cascs Of whisky buried and he de-
fies anybody to find it. We see the
/ beginning Of quarts-mining in Penn
/ sylvania Houston Post
people In Petrograd are consuming
| food not meant for humans" They
are also using theories not meant fOI
umans,-Columbus Citizeny
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
THEHASKINLETTER
SIGNALS TO OTHER WORLDS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

in building theories to fit Venus is
that the planet is always enveloped IN
a mass of clouds, so that even though
it is closer to us than. Mars, yet Its
surface is not so distinct.
While we cannot get a definite view
of this mysterious and neglected planet
we know that it is only 200 miles less
in diameter than the earth, and that
its temperature is similar to our trop-
les. The cloud blankets reflect 70 per
cent of the suns heat and cool the at
mosphere, which otherwise would be
much too hot for life. The clouds lndl-
cate water Vapor, and therefore both
air and water conditions are favorable
As these are the two main requisites
of habitable world Venus is coming
to be regarded as the possible younger
sister of our comparatively middle-aged
earth.
None of these other planets. except
Mars, is thought by astronomers to
have any possibilities of life. Inc
sun was once believed to be gaseous
and fiery only in an outer rim. Within
this, the story ran, was world pro
tectod by heavy clouds and therefore
cool enough to support a human order
Science has since decided that tht
sun is gaseous throughout. The heat
also has been calculated. and is GER
tainly sufficiently intense to wither the
NEUROLOGICAL Salamander even II he
were screened in clouds.
The moon, as well as the sun, was
once pronounced a populated ball. The
moon dwellers were supposed to live
inside the crust, but this attractive
theory died an early death from lack
of any proofs, and the moon is now re-
garded as a dry and desolate globe.
As for the other worlds Mercury
like the sun, is too hot for life to ex-
ist there, and Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
and Jupiter are far from the sun anc
get too little heat and light to be con
venient dwelling places
The belief that all these worlds are
uninhabited is of course based on tn
assumption that all forms OF life art
dependent on air, water and certain
range of temperature. We have never
in this world met a saiamander nor any
other animal that could live in fire, and
therefore we do not believe that sQcl
creatures exist in other planets. Scient-
lists say that the same materials occur
in all the planets of our solar system
and that life if it existed, would be
governed by the laws with which We
are familiar.
Still, it is not so many years sincG
science agreed that no creatures couls
possibly live at the bottom of the ocear
because of the great pressure We have
since found that certain fish are pc
culiarly adapted to just such cOndi
tons. Some fish, for instance, il
Lake Baikal, will explode the instan
they are brought up from the depths.
The chances are all against it, bu
our learned men may yet find thes,
other worlds peopled with beings ever
more grotesque than Mr.. H. G. Wells
fancifu Martians, or the jewellers re
puted to live inside the moon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
HOROSCOPE
STARS INCLINE
DON'T COMPEL
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1920.

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paper SEi''l'a'e.l
Although Neptune Is In hcneftc as
pcrt according to aStrolocv this is not
a fortunate day. for the sun and Mer-
rurv arr adverse.
Under Pisces the sign that rules this
rat of tho month, natives are likely to
hr exceedingly methodicaL logical and
Mathematical ard these traits marked
the character Of George Washington,
bern ON this date
In this year of 1920 the signs seam 10
he r'Dst promising for ultimate national
dcycIopucpt hut within the 10 months
many sensational events will take rlacc
ON this dav Ncutune is In a place be
ucvrd tu ENCOURAGE vision and to as
sure wise action based on foresight
While the stars favor those who dare
~ mako great ventures. they must risk
opnosstuu from men in high office.
During this planetary rule cvu re-
ports concerning men and nations are
To be- eNpcrted in the public prints.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21

@. What does modern battleship
cost?-L. +. s.
A. The navy department says that
the approximate cost OF modern bat
tleship is $2O,0OO,OO0. This IS more
than it cost to build the capitol at
Washington,
Q. How many soldiers are buried
in the A. +. f, cemetery at Romagne,
France?-A. A. c.
Sous Montfaucon in the Mouse de-
partment, there are 23,06l American
soldiers graves.
Q, Are pensions paid Civil war vet
Grams exempt from income tax,-N,
A. This source of income is not
free from income tax and must be
accounted for in the income tax re-
turns.
Q,--How many times a day does the
weather bureau make observations
n. G, Y.
A,--The weather bureau at all its sta
lions makes observations three times
each day, that 1t may make q record of
conditions and obtain the facts upon
which to forecast the weather,
Q,--At what price must silver sell
for the American silver dollar to be
tntrinsically worth its face value?-
l.. G r.
'A.-That the silver in dollar may
be worth it's face value, the market
price Of silver must be up to Sl29 an
ounce. When II goes above that point
the silver in dollar is worth more than
the coin and Spectators may be eX-
pected to melt dollars and sell the sill
yer as such
Q.-Will | have to remove a whisky
Sign painted on the side Of my barn?
C. Il, X.
A.-Under the law all such signs and
hillhoards advertising Intoxicating
liquors must be torn down. Anybody
allowing such signs to remain on his
premises will be subject to heavy
penalty.
Q-Name the seven wonders OF the
middle aRes.-N NJ l.
A,-They were; Coliseum Of Rome,
the Catacombs Of Alexandria, the Great
Wall Of China, StonehenGe, the Lean
ing Tower Of Pisa, the Porcelain Tower
Of Nanlin, and the Mosque Of st. So
phia in Constantinop!e.
Q.-Is there more rainfall in Florida
In summer than in winter?--J H.
Throughout Florida there is more
rain In the summer than in the winter
Tn" rainy season begins and ends a
little earlier in the western part than
In the eastern part Of the state. The
dryness Of the winters is an important
factor in making Florida an ideal win
ter resort BY far the greater part of
the summer rain comes in the daytime
in the form Of brief showers which cool
the air,
@ What do the colors Of the flag
sigrly?-E. y. V.
A.--The colors, red. white and blue.
Of the American flag denote valor, puri-
~ and truth, respectively
Q-Why has the rate Of exchange
on American money decreased in China q?
g + G.
A.--This decrease in exchange is at
trthutcd to the advance in the price of
silver, and the fact that the Chinese
monetary system is on silver basis.
while the United States mooctary sys-
tenn is ON n gold basis The value of
gold has not Increased at the same
rate that silver has since the war.
Q lis it possible to borrow money on
= government war risk insurance.?
j X e
A~War risk insurance that Is pay
able IN monthly mstalments over a
period of % years, is not assienable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
(REG. y. s. PAT. OFF,.
BY x, c. I'd.

AND OUR Airedale dog.
WITH A very firm grip.
ON THE back of his neck.
AND THE three of them.
WERE ON their way.
TO THE big. dogs home.
AND THEY left him there.
AND BOTH came back.
AND AFTER that.
THEY WERE very good friends.
AND I'VE always thought.
THAT THE nice big dog.
COULD HE have known.
WOULD HAVE been very glad.
THAT HE'D brought peace.
TO A quarreling pair.
AND PERHAPS after all.
WHEN YOUR two friends
GOT THROUGH with you.
AND LEFT you safely.
IN THE station house.
WITH YOUR eye messed up.
THEY MIGHT have felt.
AS OUR Airedaie dog.
AND OUR neighbours cat.
AND HAVE trotted away.
WITH PEACE in their souls.
AND IF that is true.
THEN YOU brought peace.
AS YOU tried to do.
THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
Atlanta Newspapers Cooper
ate Against Strike.

Newspaper ethics are evidently on a
high plane in Atlanta, where unique
situation has developed because of an
unauthorized strike. Pressmen struck
in the plants of two Atlanta papers, the
Journal and the Georgian, but Sunday
morning all three newspapers, including
the Constitution, appeared in abbre-
waited form. There was no walkout
affecting the Constitution, but feeling
that the action of the pressmen was
unjust, an opinion shared by officials
Of the International Printing Press
mems union the publishers of the three
Atlanta papers agreed to curtail their
issues until normal publication could
be resumed.
The Constitution was under no OBJ
legation to share the misfortune Of it's
two competitors in the Sunday morn.
ing field, but voluntarily sacrificed the
huge volume of Sunday business it
usually carries for the sake of pfin-
ciple. In fact, the three papers have
imposed identical limitations on them
selves, both in their daily and Sunday
issues, until the strike is settled.
The Constitution is to be commended
for its splendid exhibition of gener-
nate in having three great newspapers
thus able to cooperate for the common
good.-Birmingham Age-Herald Dem.).
Progressive.
Pittsburgh Leader: Viscount Grey is
liberal enough to try to sympathize.
with the American viewpoint and in
other statements he has frankly admit
ted that If he were an American he
would hold quite the same views as
those Of the American senators.
Philadelphia North American: He
justifies the American attitude and the
senate procedure.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-04-08
DATES ARE SET FOR
ANNUAL DAYS OF '49
COWBOY BAND WILL AGAIN
STAGE POPULAR AT
TRACTION HERE

April rs, 20 and 30 are the dates set
for the annual Days of 40, to be put
on in Grangeville by the Cowboy band.
The 40 show has for several years
been a popular attraction in Grange
vile, and has drawn crowds from all
parts of Camas Prairie and from Le-
wiston. Last year large dele
CATION from Lewiston arrived on a
special train to attend the 40 show.
The band management announces
that a number of new attractions have
been provided for the show this
year in addition to all the old-time
western gambling games, the dance
hall, bar, and the like, which have
made the show a genuine reproduc-
ton of the early days in the western
towns.
Extended promotion work is being
done for the show, and large crowds
are expected to attend.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-04-08
CLUB ENTERTAINED
AT DINNER; CARDS

Members of the II. l.. T. club and
their husbands were pleasantly en-
tertained Wednesday night at a a
course dinner in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs l.. E. Bunting. HOstesses were
Mrs. Bunting, Mrs. A. N. Dyer, and
Mrs. F. E. Lukens. Decorations were
in yellow and white.
Following the dinner, cards were
enjoyed. Score cards were hand paint
ed. Capital prizes were won by A.
N. Dyer and Mrs. p. A. Wright, while
consolation prizes went to Mrs. Harry
Morris and p. A. Wright.
Those present were DIR. and Mrs. B.
Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Dyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Abramson, Mr..
and Mrs. Madison Myers Mr.. and
Mrs. D. H. Sasebery, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
T. Lukens, Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. w. Mcconnell, Mr.. and Mrs
Eli Ingram, Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Blunt
ing and Mrs. Earl Mulhall.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-04-08
BODY OF GORDON,
17-YEAR-OLD BOY
TRAPPER, FOUND

Body of Charles Gordon, II
year-oid trapper, missing since
last December, has been found
under a thorn tree, a quarter
of mile from the Warnic
ranch, on the Oregon side of
Snake river.
A searching party, which hunt
ed for the boy for several days
last winter, and finally gave up
hope of finding his body before
spring, had passed within twenty
feet of the corpse, but failed
to find t, because it was
covered with snow.
Near the body was carcess of
a deer. One gun was held in the
boys hand, while another rest
ed against a tree. The party
which found the body advanced
the theory that Gordon had
slain the deer, and was pack
ing it through a snowstorm to
his cabin, when, weary from
carrying the heavy animal, and
benumbed by cold he sat down to
rest, fell asleep and froze to
death.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-04-08
MEN HURT IN
he ROCK SLIDE
i|NNORTH-SOUTH.
ROAD; WILL LIVE
between 400 and 500 Cubic
Feet of Debris Suddenly
Fall from Side of Bluff
team Shovel Almost Hurled
Into Salmon River; Injured
Workers Taken to Spokane

4 Three workmen employed by Grant
smitb & Co.. on the North and South
1; ol,wav. were seriously, but not IA
blv injured, late last Thursday, when
btween 400 and 500 cubic feet OF rock
Nlddenlv crashed from the side Of a
huff TO the highway on which they
&c working. The accident occurred at
tbe Doumecq place, up Salmon river
Nom the mouth of Whitebird creek.
The injured are:
Il William Welsh, craneman; scalded on
arm and ankle broken.
Charles White, shovelman; wrist
grained.
j Henry Beckmark, badly bruised on
a. head, left arm broken.
The injured men were taken to a
hospital in Spokane, where they arrived
Sunday night.
The men were employed in steam
Now work when the crash came. The
bns of debris which fell buried the
sorkings, and one man was pinned
oeneath the rocks. The steam shovel,
sbieh was operating on narrow
badway, bordering on Salmon river,
aas tilted toward the river by the
hniug rock, which, as it crashed,
nrtially buried the shovel, and pre-
'rnted it from falling into the roar
D. river.
The men who were hurt were given
irst aid by DR.. w. A. Foskett, OF
Nhitebird. and later were brought
perIand to Grangeville, and sent to
b. Spokane hospital. They will re-
.Over