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The Public Be Served THE NE WS $ C TM IT A 7? I The Public BzSerced , PUBLISHED BY THE MEMPHIS loured M Second-Class at Memphis, Tenn., Under DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the uf for reproduction ef all new dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In The New Scimitar, and alao the local news published herein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier, 15c per week. By mail, postage paid, 1 month, 40c; 1 months, lie; 1 months, il.00; 6 months, 12 00; 12 months, tf.oo. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. . If you have trouble about retting your paper, call Main 4996 or Mem phis (30 and the matter will be be given a3n'' 14-1$ HUMAN NATURE LOS ANGELES, Sept. 80. The president of the I'nlted State has rarely Ix-en part of a spectacle so unusual and hi aarre an that of which he was the central figure tills after- noon. It transcended in popular Interest any of the other event arranged In honor of his iit to the butty Southern California metropolis, the re vised vote of which in 101 Ifsvr him the presidential de cision. For more ihan an hour he motored in a car almost hid den by huge yellow clirysan. tliemtim. the dense crowds of cheering people approximating 300.000 in number. There v. as dinned Into his ears throughout his turbulent Journey an endless hoarse roar of friendly greeting, the ylg. orous and lusty voices of 80,. O0 school children singing the "SUr Spangled Banner," the terrifying shrieks of sirens, the deafening roar of motor horns. New York World. T... . ... . iw reporters riding on President Wilson's special train in . ... umr arotna the nation, occupying the same car, eating at the same table, sleeping in the same Pullman, riding together in the same parades, writing together from the same press table, fir a rm rr (U 1. i 11 ' r , c ou,c fpecca ana seeing the same crowds and wit .icss.i.K uic same demonstrations, are as far separated in opinions as two witnesses in a magistrate's court. xne worm report is more reasonable. President Wilson has never failed to call forth strong and vigorous demonstrations wherever he has appeared. It is a part of the rightful inheritance of a president tcvbe accorded the reception that would make dad the heart of any man. President Wilson has been ... wic gin oi me nation, altrmnch liie nnnAM.N. ...... l. - v,rFw..t.ii3 may uc more muer in cienunciation and louder in criticism than ever before. But even that disposition . umjr signal ior nis inenas Is it possible that Senator ator Ix)dge, of Massachusetts.' World and Sun, respectively? -4 : A POINT IN QUESTION A few days ago we ventured tjie assertion that if a dispute arose between the signatories toa treaty over the constitution ality of a paragraph and the court of one nation held it uncon stitutional there would be no obligation upon the other nation to accept the construction, but that it would have a right to require and compel the observance of the spirit and letter of the treaty. To make the case specific we assumed that Germany would find a part of the treaty. of Versailles in conflict with the consti tution, and declared that the principal allies and associated powers would disregard the constitution and demand the fulfill ment of the provisions of the treaty, The assumption was that if the courts of the United States could set aside a treaty the courts of Germany have the same right. We cannot, in logic or in law, apply a rule for one party to a contract and deny the same right to the other party. In verification of our contention the identical proposition has arisen between Germany and the entente powers. An Asso ciated Press dispatch from Paris says: Taul Dutasta, secretary of the peace conference, lias received a long note from the (ierman delegation at Versailles advising the conference 1 l,e w,"Pt"ri ' the name of the Gorman government, of the demand vZia 7t ,B,on """""InR "rtlcle 01 of the German constitution, which would give Austria representation in the tSerman relchstag. u""",!"" Tk , . a r ln uorm"n delegation, says In the note M . n,l?cled to sign the declaration that article (II is null toe .WleaV4. FT" COmJ,l'ia " rharactcrLes as the ironical tone" of the last note from the entente powers. The attention of our neiplihnr the directed to this incident, from which it will be observed that con stitutions and courts notwithstanding, Germany is to be held to a strict accountability for compliance with Section VI. Ar ticle 80 of the treaty of peace, which says: Germany acknowledges and will respect strictly the Independence of Austria within the frontiers whirl, may be fUed l.i a treaty between that state and the principal allied and associated powers X agw, tZ This is a case in which the treaty, as Senator Johnson mijrht say, "is above the constitution." CARE OF INSANE ' Gov. Roberts has reappointed Dr. Edwin Cocke superintend ent of the Western Hospital for Insane at Bolivar. He k one of the youngest physicians in the . rH,u, jlc iiiuuc ii term. He had the unanimous bcrs of the old board of control, and the legislative committee that investigated the conduct of the institution made a most complimenary report of its operation. We hope Dr. Cocke will maintain mc present nign standard ol conduct, and will reflect : still greater credit upon the institution, whose inmates deserve not only the, sympathy of the people, but the generous support i $ .. . : A man named Bullitt, which of his head, has created considerably more of a furor than his importance deserves, by saying that Secretary Lansing and other members of the American commission were not in sympathy with the league of nations, and that Lloyd George had misled the pub He. The denials from Lansing and Lloyd George were sufficient for the public which, in the first instance, should not have been misled by an individual who had no authority except the self- conierrea mission as a trouble Andrew Carnegie had some good rules to govern the conduct . of a philanthropist, but the secret the public is looking for is the ruie ne toiiowea to oe a capitalist. . mi. -.-t i ' i ne sieeiworKcrs ana tne ; unlike other wars that are started by a few for the suffering of 3c(mttar NEWS SCIMITAR COMPANY Matter at the rostoffif the Act of March , Immediate attention. PAUL BLOCK, INC., Special Representative. 260 Fifth Ave., New York; Mailers Building, Chi cago; Little Building, Boston; Kresge Building, Detroit. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 Hero is a city which so ear nestly dislikes Ifcttldent Wil son that any cause he favors Is injured before discussion la )hwii1c. Any stock that Mr. Wilson underwrite instantly is depreciated In the public es timation. This statement is not founded upon surmise, for the people rush to crowd their estimate or Kir. Wilson upon the first coiner. This singu larly keen dislike is so palpa ble that it detracts from the respect due to the president of the Inlted States. The reception In Log An geles has been of poor quality. The effort to be amiable is painfully patent. The crowds that gather in the street to watch the president pas by appluud scarcely at all. Murmurs savoring of derision are perfectly audible. It Is a dislike, people tell you, that Is based uimn distrust and disap pointmentNew York Sun. their twice honored with the highest jus popularity has not waned . , . . . ... to get out the fog horns. Hitchcock, of Neh are reporters on this trip for the ' United States to hold so resnon- plenum rccora during his first indorsement nf ih.. Kr ..,'. - Fives ns some iiIm nf dim maker. owners nave started a war not Wonder What the ...... .... 5v AGh' fGv YOU'LL HAVE TO ATi MIT I'M GOOD LOOKING - I HAVE A LOT OF FUN LOOKING AT MY NONDCRFVL FEATURES I'M TvAjice as Goot LOOKING AS THE HANDSOMEST rvAN ON THE &TA6E P I , J?0 SAY T fMYSELF PUBLIC DISCUSSION WEBSTER A GOOD MAN. " To The News Srtmltnr; . It Is with some sense of sat isfaction that I see at least one ol Memphis' big newspapers give Orvlll Webster credit for a duty well pur formed. Not knowing the facts In tlx tragedy only recently enacted, I am ablt to Justify his acts only through my knowledge of lUm derived from an as sociation covering a number of years. I have known him In various walks of life, through business associations Witt him as a' farmer and sawmill man at Dundee, and later as policeman and dep uty marshal at Memphis. It Is a pleas ure to me to testify to his honesty, fairness and uprightness In every phase of life In which 1 have com in con tact with him. In this oaneotlon and while the op portunity affords Itself, 1 wish to as sure you that the crimes being enacted in Riempiu every nay, ana me cheap ness with which life (n your cltv Is be Ing held, makes it unsafe to venture far from the depot even In the daylight and it affords would-be traders and snippers to your city subject matter for thought several times before ven turing on eucn a perilous Journey, rnanklng you for your attention. I am yours very iruiy, Karle, Ark. S tORHaCTION. In Monday's Issue an artld hv Mr. M. Perils contained the following sen tence: Vt9 lntian.A Ilia luut mnnlh'a ' Ta n Hellenic committee, which irathered at Washington, D. C, from all parts of the United Htates, and representing every Greek Community of the tOO.OoO Greeks in me i nitea mates, ana wnicn went before the foreign relations committee of the senate to explain the Greek rights in me territory or Tnraoe ana at the snme time cabled a telegram to Premier Venlseloa In Paris, which said: "We, the Greeks of the United Htates, are back or you, and have the utmost con fldenee in ou and your directions." The word "his" In the first line should have been the. Editor. MR. OUNTHER HAS NO D00. To The News Scimitar: In your yesterday evening's edition you have this headline, "Wants Tm ages for Attack From Dog." These people evidently have the wrong pig by tne ear. i never owned but one dog tn my life, and he was a meek, humble little German Dachshund and died when the armistice was signed last fall. 1 wish you would pubitsn the above as I am a law-abiding culsen and do not keep vicious dogs. M, H. UUNTHER. - (IAS GOOD Af V N r'ZT ME WATGO" V 2.u(mT Z mooch) Ky 5S' wk'-. 1 Gar TO T OeC j mho sms Ttfwr ne wort jSffl " - 'M " - ' ' .'.iii ii ' iis i ninmssiM l- , , :. , : -. - it v.- Chap in the Collar Ad Thinks About By Briggs Copyright. 19i. by the TnouB' The. Girls n The 5TRECT Car Go DiPPY oveR Me. IT'S"' RCALLY A CRlMf FOR ONE PERSOrO To HAE ' A ' K0NOP(Xy 0M BEAUTY. A Line On Men You Read About The name . of Senator Harding, of Ohio, has been mentioned often of late as being high on the list of possible Republican candidates for president in 1920. Senator Harding was born at Bloom ing Urnv Morrow county, O., tamous lor us Kepublican Ism, during the closing days of the Civil war, and he has always re mained steadfast In the faith. He launched his polit ical career , at Ma rlon, his present home, in 1900, when he was elected to the state senate, His popularity among the younger element of the narty won him place on the state ticket as lieutenant-governor In 1903, and he was renominated In nater Harding. 1905. it was in I9n that opportunity presented itself to Harding, and he grasped it braveli even after his defeat for the governor. ship, two years before, when .ludsun Harmon won oy iwi.uvv majority, r acini the Hoosevelt schismatics, Harding ton! up the cause of President William H. Taft, whom he placed In nomination In the national convention at Chicago. his fearless manner In the face of strong opposition winning for him an admiration that has continued to this day among the leaders of the party In the nation. Two years later Harding had the vision to see that the Democratic cause In Oh o was about to receive a set back. It was also his Judgment, which was fortified amply bv political ex perts, that if Joseph Benson Foraker were renominated to be senator tne favorable result might be changed After making this clear to the old leader's friends, he entered the prl mary contest and was nominated and elected by a most decisive majority, By common consent he1 was chosen by the national leaders In 1918 to side at the Chicago convention and to deliver the keynote adddress, outlining thn nn1trlM nf IhA ffunt-irgLnlspri nHrtv His success as a moderator and guide In that famous gathering added to the high reputation which already it was his rood fortune to poHsees. Decision upon his part still Is to be made public. His senatorial term ex pires In 1921, which means that the election of his successor must take place next year. It generally Is be lleved that If he makes known his de sire to be presented for the presldancy bv hlB native state no other Ohio can didate will be regarded. Pressure for his selection Is felt from many Quarters, his attraction to the political factors being his general development and lack of radical extremes. His position at Washington has been that of a con servatlve. a regulator, rather than generator, and a dealer tn facts rather than In Idealisms. His presence, hi comparative youth and his eloquence equip him strongly. I - ' Asaorlatton iNew Tork Tribune. I CERTAINLY HAVE TRAVELLED A LOT And rve seen a LOT OF FOLKS BUT NONE S HAKlDSOrAE. A5 I . hom"o you like my Hair!? isnt it tAAR-R-RELOO& r BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A LTy OF ATTENTION THE IAICKV In olden days the cave-man dug His home, or found it. there. With skins he lined the inside snug And furnished it yith care. It's true he was the janitor Of his apartment; new . Or old, this did, ntt matter, for He wag tne ewnr, too; He did not worry at the price Of anything to wear. For shoes he'd cut an ample slice Of skin and make a pair. His coat and trousers also were A one-piece garment, free- From all restrictions, and the fur Was warm as wool can be! . There are a few old-timers years ago, when 1.25 wheat made ( i fetiiWlltifi iniis lutely set the people to crying about AGAIN THIS LANGUAGE OF OURS. WANTED- A first-class Dear Roy-rExcuse my unpardonable ignorance, but in that Quiet Little Game at Paris who won the look after the temperature of the club? In our frantic tussle with of the more important ideals for the pond. John McCue, return home It New York Paper. HOUSEWORK. Green colored girl wishes position general housework.' 115 E. 110th street. New York World. A prominent metropolitan hotel is surrounded by glass, Thia seems bridal couple. , , MODEL X)R SALE -Two highly bred ings. Meat eaters are said to be have to be in order to get the price where Do These MOViE HEROES GET Their reputation' for good looks" if WW J?tj i YOU'D iAU6 TO see ms vmith thws collar off" - look Just like an ordinary person) .VJIIWXU a CAVE-MAN. There were no profiteers -to fleece Him on the price of food. Of Jerked meat he would take a piece When he wag in the mood. Green groceries grew in the woods Before this cave-man s door He merely had to pick his goods Tbey cost him nothing more! Likewise, if he should wish to brew A drink that suited him, There was no W. G. T. U. - Or prohibition whim To throttle his desire and make Him cater to their way; Oh. lucky cave-man, It would break Your heart to live today: T. Benjamin Faupatt. who can remember back five or six a sensation and l potatoes abso-j high prices. second-hand man. Adv. n Elmlra (N. Y.) Paper. equator, and what guy has got to gulf stream or be kicked out of the H. C. L. we are prone to forget some which we waded all the way across A. ALEXANDER THOMAS. . OTHERWISE NOT. -.'.. . alive. Your Wife. Personal Column ' advertises that Its new brjdal suite like the limit of publloity for any CATS. cats. Niagara street. At home even Adv. in Buffalo News. more active than vegetarians. They of the meat. IfeMiorMods i JoHs an Jcsis Slipped Past LTKBltT Pencil OUR TICKET! GET IN UNfcl ; For Mayor, T. JOE COLE. ' For Police Commissioner, ! ' MIKE KEHOE. I For Finance Commissioner, ERNEST MILLER. , For 8treet Commissioner, CHARLIE COX. - For Public Utilities Commissioner. . tom owartney. our"platform. Tlie rflndMntAB fnr mavor and city commissioners hereby bind themselves to stand or fall by this platform. We believe It to be modern enough to be in kecDtn with th nrorress of the times, yet we believe It to be old-fashioned enoueht to contain all or those oiu clean, live-and-let-live principles which nave gone to make democracy wnat n is today. - (Heaven help v.). HERE IT IS. " 1. We are onosed tn everv durned ! thing every other candidate in the field Is Indorsing. We don't need anybody to point out the way to us. s. Wh lie we favor votes for women and we want the votes of the women of Memphis for this ticket, we don t pro pose, after we are elected, to be dic tated to by a lot of hens.- This is fair warning. a. wear beer, no Work. A. We are maklnr no snecial hid for the Irish vote. We expect to get It any way. a. ' If. anv ma.n ran read th names I that make up this ticket, read the names that are on the other tickets In tne neid, and then vote any other way than .for us. he can take his vote, and move to Raletrh with it T.et vonr con. science be.your guide. i. ( pieage ourselves not to lock up drunken men, unless they are boisterous. If a man can't have a little personal liberty, and get full like a gen tleman, he should be locked up. But if ne can, ne deserves a good time. Any man. who can find enough whisky to gei arunx on these days needs a bracer after the walking he'U have to do to find It. This does not until v tn "Ink" Jags.. ... , 7. we pledge ourselves to- Imorove every street In this town. This has a two-fold purpose. Ev -rv voter 'its nis street improved. That means votes. And, as we all expect to buy automo biles shortly after we are elected, we wi gooa streets to drive over. 8. We are unaualifiedlv for 1-cent street car fare, 10-cent . gas and a municipal lighting plant, to furnish cur rent at cost. We favor the establish ment of Jitney busses Immediately. we Pledge ourselves to lower the city tax rate to $1 on the J100. If reve nue sufficient cannot be realized this way. we will issue, bonds to cover the deficit. Finance? Huh! 10. ' We herehv tiromine hettAr law nn. forcement, but we are against nutting any Women on the police force for this purpose, we Know policemen, and tjiey are too rougn tor any woman to be as sociated with Intimately. Besides that, a woman policeman, probably would spend most of her time downtown look ing at bargains In the store windows. iixing her hair before the n ate glass, thereby wasting the tax payers' money. 11. We hereby solicit your vote on this platform, for the candidates whose names are attached hereto. It's time we had a real business administration, and we're strictly business. J . JOE COLdS, Candidate for Mayor. MIKE KEHOE, ERNEST MILLER, CHARLIE COX, TOM GWARTNET, Candidates for Commlssoners. Just a Moment DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER. Compiled by Jehn O. Qulnlut, the aunsnin Man. Watch and nra v. that ve enter not Into temptation. Matt, xxvl, 41. . Being on tne watcn often changes the character of our prayers. We blunder along and fall and have to pray for forgiveness. Had we been watcnrui, it would have been a prayer for help and then praise for victory. Is not a prayer to be forearmed better than the prayer to be rorglven? Malt ble D. Babcock. . "The tongue of the wise Is health." Proverbs xii, 13-22. Our doctor often test our Dhvslcal condition by the state of our tongue. tvitn another ana aeeper stgnuicance the tongue is also the register of our condition.- our words are a perfect in dex of our moral and spiritual health. If our words are Unclean and untrue, our souls are assuredly sloklv and dis eased. A perverse tongue is never anted with a sanctified heart. And, therefore, everyone may apply a clinical test to his own life: "What Is the character of my speech? What do my words Indi cate? What do they suggest a to the Cepths and background of the soul?" "uy tne words thou snail De justified, and by thy words thou shalt be con demned." God de Ighteth In truthful lips. Right words are fruit from the tree of life. The Lord turns away from material corruption, only with an Infinitely ln- tenser loathing ana disgust. ' It is only the Hps that have been purified with flame from the holy altar of God that can offer words that are pleasing unto Him. " lane my lips ana let tnem oe Filled with messagei rrom Thee." . . -. John HenryJovett Dayton,' O. JACKSON SECURES NEW $500,000 CMS SCHOOL JACKSON. Tenn.. SeDt. 24. fSnl.) The new 1500,000 Woman' college, to be built by the Memphis conference of tne Atetnodist cnurcn, was virtually secured last night when cltlsens In mass meeting agreed to raise within the next two days the remaining amount necessary to Insure the build ing site. Likewise the mass meeting passed a resolution calling upon the city com mission to spend 15,000 on laying con crete walks and asphalt streets In the vicinity of the proposed school build- ing. Chancellor J. W. Ross was chair man of the meeting Ing and addresses were delivered by Dr. - H. T. Waters, of the union univerxitv joe Kosenmoom. K. Y. Spraglns, Oliver Benton and others. Much enthusiasm was aroused and a large sum of money was raised right on the spot. The agreement between the college authorities and the associa tion of commerce specified that the latter was to furnish a deed to the building site by Oct. 1. 11 US. WAR VESSELS LAID UP; CREWS SHORT NEW TORK. Sept. it. Eleven United States war vessels are tied up at the New Tork navy yard without crews I sufficiently " large to man them and -It was said today tnat as a result oi the shortage of enlisted -men and the possibility of many resignations among the ollicers, tne annual tan ana winter maneuvers of th Atlantic fleet may have to be abandoned. Many officers, it was reported, have sent their resig nations to Secretary Daniels, claiming they can not itv on the navy salaries. SPECIAL ELECTION IS CALLED AT TIGRETT DYERSBURQ, Tenn., Sept 14. (Spl.) M. E. Magee, John L. Sinclair, and Sam hVrguson, election commissioners for Dyer county, have called an elec tion for Saturday, Oct. 11, to be held at Tigrett, to elect a Justice of the nura for the First district, to fill out th unexpired term of T. E. Ray. t Rav. a few nays ago, snot ana khim his father-in-law, William Moore;- at the home of the latter, following some 1 alleged family trouble and killed nun- SJf.- mm CAflEilGES ARE CONSIDERED Arbitrators Take Proof on, De mands of Motormen, Con ductors and Shopmen' The board of arbitration named re- . cently to consider the di niands of the employes of the Memphis Street' rail way for Increased wages and changes in working conditions, have begun the taking of proof. Members of the board are H. P. Hanson, chosen by the car men's union. Col. Boane Waring, chosen by the company, and Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, chosen by the two others. The board organised Monday and be gan the taking of proof Tuesday after noon. Only two hour sessions will be held each day, and it will probably be two or three weeks before the arbitrators are ready to make their report The men have been working since Aug. 1 on the old war scale, fixed by the war board last year, the scale Tang ing from about 36 to 48 cents an hour. They are asking for a minimum wage of 75 cents an hour, with allowances for overtime after 8 hours and for a number of other changes in working conditions which if granted will con siderably Increase the annual payroll. The committee from the union held a number of conferences with T. H. Tutwller, president of the company, during August, but no agreement was reached and both sides agreed to abide by an arbitration award. The company Is in a federal receiv ership and presumably any increases granted the men will have to be ap proved by the United States court. DRAFT FIRE FIGHTERS. I3S ANGELES, Sept. 24 Several hundred men were drafted today to fight fires on the Los Angeles national forest. The fire has burned over 100,000 acres of timber and its front is 80 miles long. Ashes from it fell like snow today In all parts of Los Angeles. .THEATERS. THl BiST IN VAUDBVILLR Phones 939. Today, 2:16 Tonight. 8:16, TRIPLE HEADLINE BILL, CHARLES HENRY R1G0LETT0 Assisted by the swanton Sisters and Company, In "AROUND THE WORLD" A Muse of Versatility. Master Gabriel & Co. v In a One-Act Comedy "LITTLE KICK." PRINCESS RADJAH Creator of Oriental Dancer In Her Famous "Cleopatra Dane." EXTRA FEATURE ..; V, EDITH CUFFORD Comedienne ' i Pleaslmj to th Ey and tar. ' ' OTHER FEATURE8..'-, ! t: i :nt! mi j i ii! nil nun!! ri n mi iih irrmni i irmrmm f immrnmrnTrrmimni i iTS BEIT! CONTINUOUS, 1 TO 11 P.M. A Show of Excellence 5 LOEW ACTS 5 Every One a Hit TOUT , In "Rough Riding Romance" 5,000 Feet of Thrills v ' Loew's News Events, -Showing the World's Latest Happenings s .- i. -; . MATS.. 10-150. NIQHTS, 10.80.30 LYRIC 1 GLORIOUS NIGHTS 8PECIAL MATINEE FRIDAY Thnrs. and Fri., Sept. 25-26 Cohan & Harris' Musical Comedy "GOING UP" Prices: .Night, 50c tn H2 00 Matinee, 50c to $1.50 Scats Now Soiling MOVING PICTURES. HIGH CLASS PHOTOPLAYS Today and Thursday First Time Here H. B. Warner In "A WOMAN'S H0M0 . jwsav.. -To shield the-re of a dead man (rem -being tarnisfted and W protect the honor of a womanr-he gubmittji to the- -dertskm of hisj friends and frie gcom of his ennmim eoUrrfiand powerful. Jb-ajyand Comedy Added w3 IX liH lion let 11 fl t f ii' - . 1 I 3 i i -V" - ; fi it i ; ; , ine many. ' i