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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
graphical pathway Of tribes pushing
westward from Asia and southwark

graphical pathway Of tribes pushing
westward from Asia and southwark
from the bleak Russian steppes toward
rhe warmer seacoast lands. Moreover.
Bessarabia is at. the convergepce Of
these two shistory1beaten paths, and
( many dimes a clash ensued to decide
which group should, pass through the
neck of the bottle toward Europe's
lands Of milk and honey 3 ~
taAsnong the most narrowing Of the In
vasions was that of the Mongols In
the Sfourteenth century. They cane
across the volga under Batu. grandson
Of that Mongol Charlemagpe. JenghiE
Kahn. and though there Is no complete
story of their depredations in Bes-
sarabia. that region probably suffered
atrocitfes sffnffar TO others which ART
recorded in narrowing detail. At
Ryazan women and children were used
as-targets In bow.and-arrow contests;
slivers OF wood were driven under the
nails OF the men then they we're cor
rallied In churches to watch their wom-
en- being tortured. and finally roasted
alive. Another city, Kozelsk, was ire
named .Mobalig, 'City Of Woe" and
kievA was laid waste after her people
had been MANNED and murdered.
A picture OF peaceful, pastoral Bes-
sarabia prior to the renewed ravages
of the World war. furnishes a 'pleasing
contrast. A delight to the few tour
lists who went through the region. were
the Moldavian homes.
A Moldavian Interior was immaculate
and vivid. Brightly colored curtains
and ~hangings were used. An Inevitable
decoration were rows Of yellow
gourds. the raising Of which Is one Of
the minor Bessarabian Industries, The
people are deeply religious. Each ortho-
odox home had its altar. facing east
ward, sacred bread beneath the icon.
and cornstalks placed In the shade of
a cross before 1t. Even the affairs
were colorful because of their draper
les and candles, and many times they
were laden with flowers. The Bes-
sarabian women are sprightly bright
eyed, and pretty. q & u.44 scaa
MoIdavians constituted about half
the Inhabitants of Bessarabia. Rou-
mania. 1t will be recalled. was formed
by the union of Moldavia and Wal
lachia; hence the adjoining Bes-
sarabia. with its large Moldayian pop
ulation, long has been the 'Irredenta'
Of Roumania. 4,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
A N
ISLANDNOF HISTORY

Bessarabia. recently. assigned to the
suzerainty Of Roupania, has long been
q racial catch basin. ns44s aia .n
Her population was more than p
100000 before the war. and, included
Moldavians. Little Russians. Jews, Bull
garians. Greeks. Armenians, Tartars,
Germans. and 0ypsies; but that list
is short compared with the encyclo-
MEDIC PROCESSION Of Getae. Cloths.
Avars, Huns. Bessf twhence her
name). Ugrians,a Humans and Mongols,
TO mention but . few. since the days
Of the original Oimmertans. I
For B~essarabja. sloping southwark
from the Westward 1f6oftHis Of the
Carpathiana between the Dniester and
Pruth. down I the Black sea ana
Danube delta. lay In the normal Geo'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24

captives.r also conquered Cyprus.
Esarhaddon. the Caesar and Carnegie
Of Assyria. who left at Nfneveh an
indexed library lof many THOUSANDS Of
clay tablets. received tributes from ten
Cyprian Kings. |o
Pausanias.' Benedict Arnold 20 OF
SPARTA liberated Cyprus from Persian
dominion, and Evagoras, one of the
island kings, hero Of the worlds frst
known biography. penned by Isocrates,
who united the scattered prlncipali-
ties, Is the King Arthur of island ira
dltion. .YH tN W1K1
Thus Cyprus reeks with composite
memories of eastern. Grecian. Roman.
and even Angio-Saxon civilization. No
less was 1T q focal point for religions.
At Koukiia, where certain tides still
pile masses of foam along the shore.
Aphrodite Is supposed to have been
born Of the waves. Here are ruins
OF a temple for her worship, where
originally fetes were held which, as
one writer puts II, were the scenes
Of too literal worship Of Venus" and
where until recently It was the Gus
tom to immense maidens In honor Of
the goddess5 birth. l33 9tgo
Koukiia rs on the site Of the an
cient Paphos. The Paphos of today
was the oheltime N~eapaphos. where St
Paul struck blind the s~orcerer, Elynias,
and converted Sergius Pauius, the Ro-
man deputy. ''"' $50
The present-day Larhaka Is on the
site Of the biblical Chittim. whose
ships are mentioned by Daniel, and
whose ivory is referred to by Ezekiel.
In Larnaka Is the tomb OF Lazarus,
who, after being raised from the dead.
Is said to have become bishop Of the
renowned city. sfl
The area of Cyprus is about equal
to the combined areas of Delaware and
Rhode Island. while its total popula-
ton is about half that Of the latter
StulS. ali al. ~stt3A.Ig4t oalrV4 t9uf .
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SURE
Both Republican and Democratic rar-
ties Pledged to Assist In Good
Roads Development. t 6

Regardless OF which party wins ont
IN the presidential election this fail.
American motorists can rest assured
that highway development win be con-
tinued. In their platforms, both the
Republican and Democratic parties
have placed themselves fatty on rec
ord as favoring liberal federal appro-
priations to assist in good road work.
The definite action of both parties
proves conclusiveiy that motor trans
p~ortation has been recognized as a
definite factor in the nations economic
fabric and that everything win be
done to utilize It's value to the ut
most.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24

kprev<r, and pursued her studies away
fpezs seheel and eiuxses. All through
n<r youth she was somewhat d
~ n very strict religious training; and
che wa. = great reader of religious and
E-zsxln.eRhfrsi subjects, and i'm later
xrzxs wrote ri them also. -
In HSxf the family owe to Govern
cry. and u was there that Miss Evnns
nnzde the acquaintance of MIR. and Mrs.
Ckxrs~s Brsy and Mr.. Charles Hennell,
wAe became her staunch friends.
I'm 1851 she became the assistant edi-
ssr Of the Westminster Review. b
nzaae several notable contributions to
ehe Rexsss and during the time of her
ssunectIsn with 1t made the aequnint-
u.<e Of -.ny distinsuished authors of
aAzf period
Hsfxn Evans FIRST attempted the writ
Rsx Of action in 1856, and published In
W~rzrkssesdas magazine the nrsfe If the
~Neenes of Clerical Life" Although
she received much encouragement from
zxfvnte sources, notably CharIes Dick
~ss~, the critics were rather noncom-
unsstaE- Then In 1850 Miss Evans wrote
una puAiz<hed what In the Judgment of
sszzxy In her masterpiece, @Adam Bede-"
ne hz.s seea susd that I'm the character
a. Adnra Bede she drew n portrait of
her father, and certainly ~Dtnah Nor
xfx~ the heroine OF the story. was one
- hex own '~fayorite characters. M
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
Good Highways
IMPROVED ROADS In INDIANA
Order Issued by State Highway Com
mission Requiring stahdafdiza-
ton OF Plans.

Uniform road construction is expect
ed throughout Indiana as a result of
an order issued by the state highway
commission requiring the stapdardiza-
ton of road plans and Specifications
for county highways which are sub
ject to the approval of the commission.
The regulation became effective July 1
and covers all county road projects
submitted to the commission for APP
proval.
The regulation Is similar to the fed
erai order requiring the use Of stand
ardized plans and specifications by the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
THE BERMUDAS

The Bermuda Islands suggest the
adventures OF Robinson Crusoe In their
colonization and present In their later
chronology a curious parallel to United
States history, with the events pre-
dated by a number of years.
The Robinson Crusoe comparison
obtrudes because the island was dis
covered and later settled as the direct
result of shipwrecks. and the settlers
had to build themselves a bark to set
sail again.
AS for the anticipat don of American
history on a miniature scale, 1t may
be noted that the colonization took
place seven years before the Pilgrims
landed at Plymouth. Mass; that witch
es yer burned. Quakers were perse-
cuted, and m%iscreants were ducked
before similar occurrences are recorded
In New England, and that slavery was
abolished in 1884. The Bermudians
protested long before 1776 against the
mother country's rule. until the island
prisons were overfull but relief
came in their case not through a dec
laration of freedom. but by the ac-
cession of Cromwell. NINA ST.
But the essential point of contact of
the American with the Bermudian
arises from the Acknowledgements fhct
that while the immortal Lafayette gal
laptly helped the colonies conclude
their wal Of Independence, the Bermu-
dians supplied the ammunition to be-
gin it. fit4 s5f1ff N)ta
SO acute was the need for powder in
1775 that George Washington wrote to
the governor of Rhode Island that mo
quantity, however small. is beneath
notice" Learning that there was a
store in Bermuda. and that the island
ers were anxious 10 have the embargo
lifted upona shipment of food supplies
from the colonies, Washington address
ed a letter to the people of the island.
who had shown themselves sympa-
thetic with the American revolution
lists, promising them ample supply of
provisions and ''every other mark of
affection and friendship which the
grateful citizens of a free country can
bestow on its brethren and benefac-
tors'' il they would make this ammu-
milton available for the Continental
army.
1t so happened that the powder had
been procured before the letter was
delivered, and with 1t the Continental
army compelled the British to eyacu'
ate Boston. = y
Not only the sale of the powder. but
| the fact that Bermuda allowed the
| colonies to have salt. so incensed Its
governor that he upbraided the citizens
| for treason. and Feeling ran so higf
thai he was removed. His successor
was aanative Of Salem. Mass, who's
loyalty to the mother country was sucl
that he gave up large estates In thu
colonies rather than Join the revOlu
tionists. He was connected, both b!
blood and by marriage, with the VIII
throp family. Under his rule the is
lands full allegiance to England wa
restored. w.
Browne was succeeded by Henri
Hamilton. during. whose administration
the town Of Hamilton was founded an
named for him. This town today
the seat Of the island government
has a population Of less than 3,OOt
II did not become the capital Of tn
islands until the time Of Sir Jane
Cockburn. lord chief justice Of Ems
land. and before that time one Of It
4 most famous lawyers. Cockburn. neal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
FfHNt - lNlf- tAi4 FAX ~ .N
AZORES. MAY BE AERIAL
fsi' HALFWAY HOUSE lfs

The Azores, Islands. in years to
come. may be an established mid5At-
lantic rest station for airplane flights
across the ocean. an (. "a e,,.5 sp,a
Farthest from a continent of any
Atlantic island group, the Islands lie
$50 miles west of Cape .da Roca, Portu-
agal. and. more than q thousand miles
southeast s.of Newfoundland, nearest
North American land son s.ei aa5en
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
while, the former were, active, made
the Azores objects of scientific inter-
est uakin to that eyinced In the now
famous Mount Katmai region In Alas
ka. I~iSuboceanie er1Iptions,n sometimes
piling up islands which soon disappear
ed. were Characteristic phenomena.
One early description of such an event
tells how the earth and waters were
rocked for eight days by yearthquakes.
followed byla vast caIdron of fire that
seemed to sweep the seas surface and
consume the clouds. spewing enormous
masses Of earth and rock. Then there
appeared a group of rocks. ever grow
ing higher and wider until an area of
several square miles was contained in
this mo mans land" Later II was
shattered. and subsidized. as the result
Of more earthquakes. ff'f
The Azores comprise three groups
Of Islands. Their total area is less
than that Of Rhode Island their popu-
lation about equal to that of Kansas
City. Mo. Most of the inhabitants are
Portuguese. The rest are Flemish and
Moorish. with a few Immigrants from
the United Kingdom. et
Fruits and fish constitute the prin-
cipaI exports. Oranges are supplant-
ing pineapples. but the other products
lemon. citron. japanese. medlar. and
bananas-maintain their popularity.
The principal fish are the muIlet, tun-
ny. and bonito.
Saint Michaels. largest island Of the
/ group has lava beds, " which may
be traversed for miles. and a mann
moth crater with two jeweled lakes
one azure. the other emerald-at its
bottom.
On Santa Maria Is the church where
Columbus knelt. Off Terceria a SUBJ
marine volcano made its appearance
as recently as half a century ago, On
Corvo have been unearthed coins
which suggest Carthaginian visits, and
an Arabian geographer Of the twelfth
century described islands of the West
ern Ocean thought to have been the
Azores. A1faHte.I
About the middle Of the ffteenth
century the Portuguese sent expedi-
tions to settle upon them. One Island,
Fayal. was presented by Alphopso v
of Portugal. to his aunt Isabella,
duchess of Burgundy. i.glIt was upon
her marriage to Philip the Good, duke
Of Burgundy. that he founded the ia
nous knightIy order of the Golden
Fleece. tlAlA a433f f.sA DO ffsA j
In 1929 supporters of Maria da
Gloria against Miguel. in the struggle
for the Portuguese crown. established
themselves on the islands. and for the
three years following Queen Maria
lived at Angra. one OF the seap0rts OF
importa nee. Others are Ponta Delgada
and HOrta. hHEfst
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
DIFFERENT NOW

\ ooldbaa:t I never had much taste
for mathe MATES when ! was a boy,
Glltedge: But you managed to do
some great calculating In a business
way. alali ia4tHff4g3M al 3ya4A I'll.
GoldbsS; That's different. It's
wonderful what an interest you can
give to a row Of figures by putting .
dollar mark IN front Of them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
Quite Different.

my wife is making it hot for me
because do won't give her the pin
money she wants" fADnt,H mira.
"Wen, don't be mean about 1t. Give
her the pin money"
.sBut 1t is money for a diamond rim
she wants. 4 ~ nv nsfA,essA niVts
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
No

'Yocu love long 'frambies IN the coun-
try7" asked the impudent girl! g'i3lag
Eyes, indeed.S responded the young
man in the great hat iwith the purple
band and buckled shoes. when ] 60
out IN the country all1nat,ire seems
TO smile.Y n4ls341J jB ois0m gnf Jaoi
HI GRACIOUS ! ] don't blame her. its
a wonder she don't laugh outright"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
George eliot was

George eliot was
\ pen nasae Of.
the famous Eng
lfsl writer, Mary
Ann for Marian)
Evans. She was
born in 1919 lat
Arbury farm n
Warwfckshtre and
dAed-at-Chelsea
Dec. 2 1850. Her
father, Robert Ev-.
ans, was the as ent'
Of Mr. Francis
Newdgate, and the
hrst t~enty4pne
years of the nsv-
eIist's fife were
spent ON the Ar
bury estate. At.
her motherakdeath
while Miss Evans
was still In her
teens h became
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
"a New Clerk.

II want, 10 buy D walking stick he
said, IAN ebony Qne, please"
yes, sir" said the pretty girl be-
hind the counter. AWhat colorf'-
.Tit-Bits. fs7i.s.f ~nssilatsfsi6 x L
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
The Parior BoIsh.

what is, a parlor bolshevist2".
Usually" replied Miss Cayenne. 'he
is a man who has been Obliged. since
the free. lunch gave out elsewhere, to
look for tea and sandwiches Il
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
SURE Proof..

Eyes. sir, It's pretty bard collecting
money just now / know IT,"
Have you tried and fafled7"
"Oh, nor" ~ NiN F'.' SS@ Sn
slow, then, do you know that
money is hard to collect2y = n
Because several people have tried
to collect some from me ."L11t-Bits.If
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
THATl last year Of the eighteenth
century Hayslope was a pleas

amt neighbOrhO0d to live In. IL
wszs 1ar enough away from the noise
or "Boney''g'' battles to sleep in peace
Men chatted Of crops and rents, and
Eizssfened to the gossip of women folk
rsxfrxaipg Dinah Morris of Snowdeld.
Mrs. Roysrss own niece, who had
Sfmrnsz ~Mefhody@ preacher and would
stand right pefgre men On the village
green, talking to them of the comfort
{ they could find in their friend, Jesus
= G2tttsf- Us
And, worse still. Dinah0 was so at
trarfive and so gravely loving that the
men, and women too, gladly listened
TO her. Big Adam Bede, the carpen-
ter. would have liked to e more of
her, had heseyes for Anyone except
old Pqyser's niece. Hetty Sorrel. AS
tsur HIetty, she had no thought for
tAssrm: Captain Arthur Donnithorne,
weir Of the estate, had whispered too
many things In her pretty ear.
III was natural enough. There, in
her aunt's white dairy, rounding her
eH.napied arm to lift a pound OF butter
UEt Of the scale, Hetty had the beauty
az fznkfy kitten. Her large dark eyes,
frxE a soft ROBUSTNESS, and her curly
hasr. pushed away under her cap, stole
s,ask tn delicate rings on her forehead.
Of cssxrse, the dashing captain had no
Gcu{fssf Ideas about marriage, but them
ans he bent over her shoulder, he was
soldier enough to feel hia head
very fast. He had NO wish to harm
her, You may be sure of that, for ne
had great pride in the Do%nnithorne
estate, and it is pleasant for a rich
young man to be liked and admired.
One August evening Adam walked
Fsomeward through a grove of grand
beeches, the glory of the estate. LAS
carpenter and woods1nan, he delighted
I'm fine trees, and paused to look at a
huge beech which stood at the turn
ing before the grove ended In an arch
way of boughs. ~ 1pagi4ag3f .
An his life he remembered that
moment, for there, not twenty yards
sway, stood two figures, close, with
~Iasped hands. They started. The
gjrs hurried away, while Arthur Don
uitharae walked slowly forward. He
upxs flushed and excited, but reassured
AsEsscsf by remembering that Adam
sas . sensible person, not likely to
6abbie- That the big sober carpenter
ssved Hefty, Arthur had no idea.
well. Adam" said Arthur careless
~. you've been looking at the fine
old beeches, Ell? / overlook pretty
Hetty Sorrel as ! was going to my
old lodge in the woods; so ! took her
To the gate. and asked for a kiss for
my pains. Good night"
Adam dared not move lest he spring
IN Arthur like a tiger.
stop a bit" he said in a hard
pexeznptory voice
what do you meant" Arthur felt
4is temper rising.
Il mean that, instead of the hon
enable man we've all believed you
y0unre a selfish scoundrel."
Arthur found 1t hard to control him
9eff-
We'll. Adam. perhaps I have, gone
80 Tar in taking notice Of the prett,
1nefie thing, and stealing a few kisses
XGkzHzE1chna q araEes fellow Won don.
@6eEsfnnd temptations. Let's say ~
0sre. TIE whole thing viii o b
nxDptfsn-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24

would You advise a man 10 be-
come interested In politics? "saapl
with all the women taking psrt
In politics" rejoined Senator Sorghum.
Il don't e how It would be possible
to keep any right-minded mnn from
becoming lhtefested..l. ali 81 DOR.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24

%@eaf efi s8&s Bss{1 u 6SsoaT q
~dN1 HT%
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PALESTINE: PICMY LAND
! WITH A GIANT HISTORY
"a The historic Holy Land where moved
the N~azarene whose birth Will be COM
memorated around d the world this
week, Is characterized as "a tiny Ut
rflsieountryT'by Niscounr James Bryce,
In a communication to the National
Geography society :ij2fi eqe siiei4n
iao"Thoughl 1.-THE ~strayeler's hand books
prepare him 10 ind Palestine small,
It surprises him by being smaller than
he expected. TAXING IT as the region
between the Mediterranean on the
west and the Jordan and Dead sea on
the east, from the spurs Of Lebanon
and Hermon on the north to the desert
at Beersheba on the south, it Is only
1lO miles long and 50 to 60 broad-that
is TO Say, Il y smaller pe than New
Jersey.
.o-""Of this region large parts did not
really belong TO ancient Israel. Their
hold on the southern and northern dis
tricts was but slight, while In the
southwest, a,wide and rich plain along
the Mediterranean, was occupied by
the warlike Philistjnes. who were
sometimes mor than a match for the
Hebrew armies. Israel had, In fact,
littlelmore than the hill country. which
lay between the Jordan on the east
and the maritime plain ON the west.
King David. in the days of his power.
looked down from the hill cities of
Benjamin, just north Of Jerusalem, up
on Philistihe enemies, only IS miles
off, OF the one side, and looked across
the Jordan to Meebite enemies, about
as far off. on the other. az dn3i
TNearly all the events in the history
OF Israel that are recorded in the Old
Testament happened within a territory
no bigger than the state Of Connect
cut, whose area is 1890 square miles;
and into hardly any other country has
there been crowded from the days of
Abraham till cur own, so much history
THAT IL, to say, so many events that
have been recorded and deserve to be
recorded in the annals Of mankind.
"Nor Is 1t only that Palestine is
really q small country, The traveller
constantly feels as he moves about
that II, is, q small country. From the
heights, a few miles north of Jeru-
salem, he sees. looking northward, a
far-offs summit carrying snow for eight
months in the year. 1t Is Hermon,
nearly 10000 feet high-Hermon,
whose fountains feed the rivers of
4s,a..,. dfafg ~
But Hermon Is outside the terri
tory of Israel altogether. standing In
the land of the Syrians !; so. too. 1t is
of Lebanon We are apt to think of
that mountain mass as within the
country, because it also Is frequently
but the two ranges of Leb-
anon also rise beyond the frontiers
Of Israel, lying between the Syrians Of
and the Phoenlcians of the
West.
perhaps it is because the maps
from which children used to learn
Bible geography, were on a large scale.
that most of us have failed to realize
how narrow were the limits within,
which took place, all those great do
ings that fill the books of Samuel and
Just in the same way the
Cha ssicafaschelar who visits Greece is
surprised to find that so small a ter
ritory sufficed for SO many striking in
cidents and for the careers Of SO
many famous men,"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
Safety First

Nervous Passenger Gin aerial taxi)-
W-w-what are you 'Il-laughing at.
driver? luPsf ION i.-Di sl 3td 80
Driver--I'm just laughing al the SUI
~perintendent About this time he'll be
searching for me all over the lunatic
asylum.-Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
Dropped on.

Pedestrian Ito m~otprcyclisb who Is
looking bewildered at his machine)-
Lost anything. sirlaaDltt1 @D9s3i8
Motorist-Yes.i ff. ~. IN asag4fW
PedestrianTWhat Is II? no
Motorist-My girl.-London Tele-
graph. Gus "''1
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
The SOAP Box.

A. orators direct mankind sraj1Sk
Along the paths of human hope,
The box asserts itself, we And, Xxx
AS more important than tns soap.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
His. status.

"The mar walking in, front Of us
is very high up In life and can boast
OF a long descent"
.who is her A man Of colonial
familyY' Y4p3f4is aau
mo; he's a steeple jack"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
The initial Effort.

Teacher-Why did Noah build the
ark? esi28J hvta" tFt .sFAt' ~
Young America-J thinkdi 1t was the
first attempt to solve the housing prob
1em.4Judge. "'D'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
care Recelved by COLT.

Bear in mind the care received BY
the colt the first 10 months Of his life
will be a big factor in his worth at
maturity. is a.D 4
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
A Personal sewiiderment

Are you sure your auditors UNDER
stood all of your argnmentsf''. i
IF they did" answered Senator SCR.
ghum, II wish they'd come around and
explain some OF 'em to ME-"