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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24

Last week we said IN regard to
the weather that one extreme often
followed another, but for few days
past we have mad something like the
EXTREMIST Of the extreme. Follow
ing the beautiful spring-like weather
the first five days Of last week, the
thermometer Friday got down to
30 degrees or a little lower, when
snow began to fall about noon, ac-
companied part Of the time with
strong north winds, turning to sleet
and continuing at intervals till noon
Saturday, with another snow of
between one and two inches in depth
during Saturday night. Sabbath
morning the mercury was down to
% degrees. We frequently have
colder weather than this, but not
accompanied with SO many disagree
able conditions. Some say this cold
wave is the worst we have had in
five years. The last two days were
beautiful overhead, but not many are
travelling in that direction. How
ever the snow and sleet have been
melting away rapidly
On account of the snow storm last
week some Of our rural mail car
riers didn't venture out Saturday.
But who could censure them. for it
would have taken good deal of
nerve and grit for any Of us to have
left a comfortable home and face
such weather. However, they are
giving us mail today Tuesday, in
stead of Saturday As today is 4
legal holiday, they always clay Off
that day.
Mr., John /. Isom, tenant on one
of Mr.. G. L. McCain's farms, moved
from it last Thursday evening to the
neighborhood Of Macedonia.
Mr. G. L. Mccain was in Mem
phis last Friday to visit his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Bonnie Mccain, who was
oDerated on that day for appendi-
citis. The last reports are that Mrs.
Mccain is doing well,
Mr. J. Al. Wilson. Of the Idaville
community, was taken to Memphis
today to the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital
for examination and treatment. Mr..
Wilson has been in poor health for
several months from complication
Of ills. He was accompanied to
Memphis by Mrs. Wilson and his
brothers. ]. r. and R. T. Wilson.
The rlav and box supper is beinC
looked forward To with considerable
pleasure, especially nv the Younger
people. The entertainment is to be
given bv the punils Of Salem school
under the ausniaes of Miss Claire
Rogqli IN the Robson HiUh School
next FRIDAY evening. the 25th inst.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
BRYAN DISCUSSES
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

"If the Democratic party is going
to be force in this country it must
have members, and the voters viii
not be willing to act through the
Democratic party unless they can
control it," says William Jennings
Bryan in discussing the announce
ment made in New York some days
ago by former Judge R. C. Roper,
Of Nebraska, that Bryan and his
brother, Charles Bryan, planned a
reorganization of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Bryan said he had not known
Of the setting Of a definite date for
the launching of the movement as
announced by Judge Roper.
Il do not exnect much Of any sur
face movements, that is movements
among the party officials" he says.
progress win come through activity
among the voters, and they can not
act until they have a chance to se-
lect committeeman. Prior to this
they can organize among themselves,
discuss questions. pick out spokes-
tDcAA ntitl SCb ASduy lOI C11cClNC5 dItlOil
when the time for the SAlection Of
the committeeman comes"
"Past differences" he continues,
ought to be forgotten among those
who agree as to future action, but
there can be no harmony in the party
organization as long as the VETS or
Wall street, or anv other special in
terest. attempts to use the party
organization to keep the party from
doing its duty to the public.
"Our party must deserve to win to
have any chance Of success. and it
will not deserve to win until It puts
the cause of the people above the
ambition Of any individual.
"The people are intensely in earn
est and the committee can best serve
the party, not by burning incense be-
fore any particular idol but bv get
tine down to work for the projection
Of the public against exploiters.
at makes comparatively little diff
ference who is chairman Of the nat
ional committee. but It makes ire
mendous difference whether the cor1-
~'ittee is interested in personal am
bitiors or the welfare Of the masses. :"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
NEW YORK'S PRISON
POPULATION DECREASES

The prison population in New York
State June 30, 1920, the close Of the
first year of prohibition, showed a
decrease Of 1852 from the same day
Of the preceding year, according to
statistics compiled by the State Com
mission of Prisons and made public
January ~.
The report said that June 20 of
last year there were 9,154 prisoners
in state prisons, reformatories, peni-
tentiaries, county jails and the New
York City penal institutions. The
year previous the number was
11.016.
During the year the number Of
commitments to these institutions
was 59,O33, a decrease Of 26,142, as
compared with the preceding year
The population Of the various
groups Of institutions on the eve Of
prohibition was; State prisons
1879; reformatories for males, 928,
reformatories for females. S94: neni-
tentiaries, 1893: county iails, 500;
New York City institutions, 1888
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
FACTS ABOUT COTTON


Marlboro county, S. c., claims the
distinction Of averaging production
Of more cotton to the acre than any
other county in the United States.
Ellis county, Texas, in total num-
Der Of bales produced. is the banner
cotton growing county Of the United
States.
The per acre yield average for the
United States has varied from las
pounds Of lint in 1871 10 224 pounds
in 1914. The 10-year average is 1872
pounds
Egyptian yield Of cotton averages
800 pounds, about, to the acre. Cot
ton production in Egypt is limited To
irrigated acres along the Nile.
The area under cotton in India
about 25,0OO,000 acres-covers such
wide climatic range that at many
seasons Of the year planting and
picking are going on in different
parts Of the country at the same
time.
Cotton is grown in Asia as fan
north as the latitude Of Chicago.
There is now enough cotton in the
world, unspun, to last nearly two
years.
The Civil War was fought in the
cotton fields of the South, destroying
temporarily the means of supply
The recent World War was fought
in the great factory districts of the
world.
There is now more cotton in the
stocks Of any one of the half dozen
cotton markets in the South than
was produced in all the United
States 100 years ago.
More than three bales of cotton,
averaging 500 pounds in weight,
have been grown on single acre in
South Carolina.
The estimated number of working
cotton spindles in the United States
IS about 35,000,000 Of which 10000
600 are in cotton growing states.
The largest cotton crop ever plant
ed in the United States was 81 49,
900 acres in 1918, which yielded
14,156,4S6 bales, 500-pound equiva-
Tents, of lint
Americas greatest crop OF cotton
-16,134,930 bales-was grown on
36.832,000 acres.
The knowledge of cotton growing
wild in islands Of the West Indies is
as old as the history of their dis
,covery by the Spaniards in 1892.
Arkwright, Hargreaves and
Crompton are the great names con-
nected with invention Of cotton spin
ming machinery. They were English
men.
Eli Whitney, an American. in
vented the saw-gin. The original
patent was March IA, 1874.
On account of the labor involved
in separating the lint from the
seed by hand, cotton was of IN
known commercial Importance prior
to the invention of Whitney's gin.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
UNUSUAL ARTICLES OF DIET

In China the brains Of rats arr
esteemed as great delicacy. Ad-
died eggs-or rather eggs that have
been "ripened" like cheese-are also
eaten, along with such queer foods
as sharks fins and tails, marine
slugs, bats and silk worms. The Jap
anese are fond of raw foods, in.
GLIDING potatoes, seaweeds and fish
Frequently fish are brought to the
table while still alive and are cut
up and eaten without cooking at all
To serve fish hot is considered poor
taste.
Among the savage tribes of Africa,
ants, caterpillars, locusts and locusts'
eggs, usually raw, are favorite foods
Some of the native Filipinos are also
fond of locusts. Another queer
article on their menus is a kind Of
water beetle. Native Australian
tribes eat snakes, worms, butterflies,
snails, maggots, mice and rats, as
well as the flesh Of the kangaroo, the
bandicoot and kangaroo rat.
Some of the South Sea islanders
think there is nothing equal to
puppy soup. AS is well known, the
American Indians often ate dogs
flesh and this is still on the bill of
fare Of some of the wilder tribes. In
the cold arctic regions the. raw flesh
and blubber Of seals, whales, wal
ruses and polar bears make up the
bulk Of the natives diet. Such food,
when digested and oxidized, produces
great deal of heat, which, Of
course, is needed in those frigid
lands.
Clay and other earthly materials
are eaten with gusto by some of the
wild natives Of South America. New
Guinea and the MaIayan archipelago.
Dirt eaters are also found among
more civilized peoples, but this habit
usually is more the result of pc
culiar kind Of disease than Of any
natural liking or appetite for such
unnutritious and often unwholesome
"fOod.s
Some Of the Malays eat tiger
believing that BY so doing they
will acquire some. Of the strength and
prowess Characteristic Of that ami
NAL In China the flesh Of black
dogs is sold as cure for consump-
ton.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
CHECKS IN RIVER

The accidental finding Of lot Of
cancelled checks and some letters in
the river near Raleigh may give a
clew to the identity Of the recent
footing Of the safety deposit boxes
in the Bank of Rosemark
Sheriff Perry FASTENED to the scene
last FRIDAY afternoon. The pre-
sumption always has been that the
robbers came to Memphis in an auto
mobile after the robbery. The
chance of the development of valu-
able clew from their throwing away
valueless matter en- route to Memphis
holds out little hope.
The bank is offering $1,000 reward
for the capture and conviction 81
the robbers.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
CAN NOT RAID A MANS
PRIVATE GARAGE-RULE

The entry without permission. ex-
press or implied, into a private
garage, without warrant, on mis-
sion Of search and seizure by pro
hibition agents of the United States
is unlawful, under a decision handed
down in the United States District
Court in Cincinnati Friday by Judge
John w Peck.
The opinion was rendered on APP
plication Of Harry Slusser, of Gin
cinnati, for the return of an auto
mobile which was seized by police
and federal prohibition agents several
weeks ago, when they visited his
home and garage and found 288
quarts Of liquor.
As a result of the raid two auto
mobiles and the whiskey were con-
fiscated and Slusser and others ar
rested on charges Of having had pos
session of liquor and with having
transported Liquor illegally.
"The right Of the people to be- Sc
cure in their houses against UNI
reasonable searches and seizures is
not limited to dwelling houses, but
extends to garages, warehouses,
shops, stores, offices and even a
safety deposit vault" Judge Peck
said. can unlawful search can not
be justified by what is found.
"The discretion Of an officer, how
ever good and we'll intentioned, is
not a substitute in law for search
warrant issued by a proper magis-
trate."
In passing upon Slusser's applica-
ton for return of the automobiles.
Judge Peck held that the search
and seizure was unwarranted and
without authority of law.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
AIRMAN HOPS OFF"
SKYSCRAPER ROOF

Making q .shop-off" from the
space afforded hy the roof of a
building was feat recently per-
formed by Mr.. Frank Clark, a %
year-old airman, resident Of Cali
fornia, says Popular Mechanic Maya
zine for March. Mr.. Clark now en-
joys the distinction of ranking with
the late Jules Vedrines, famous
French flier, who was the first i'm
tentionally to land an airplane on a
roof. Had it not been for the inter-
ference Of the Paris police, Vedrines
would have attempted the stunt per-
formed by Clark. From the stand
point of hazard his feat perhaps
overshadows that of Vedrines, for
the reason that in the latter instance
safeguards, in the form of ramparts,
Of sandbags. inclosing the roof,
somewhat reduced the risk. while in
the case Of the take-off there was
no chance to stop the rushing plane
after it was once under way. he il
Illustrations show the precarious po-
sition of the plane on the slanting
roof and the actual "hoD-off1
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24

II you buy Singer machine you
win receive careful instruction from
a competent teacher At your home.
You win get prompt attention in any
part Of the world, as our offices are
everywhere. You viii be dealing with
the leading machine manufacturers
Of the world. the strongest guarantee
Of excellence. NJ. NJ. Gaynard, agens,
Covington, Tenn. Telephone 100. If
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24
A HUSKY SORROW

Merry One-"C Cheer up, old mani
Why don't you drown your sorrow? ?"
Sad -nShe's bigger than /
am and, besides. it would be muir
derl" Bits.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24

Avoid a constipated habit: it
breeds disease in the body. An oc-
casional dose Of Prickly Ash Bitters
win keep the bowels healthy and
regular. Men use it ard find it good
for that purpose. Price S1.25 per
bottle. E. L. Roper Drug Co. and
Union Drug Co. snecial agents.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
Says His Prescription
Has Powerful Influence
. Over Rheumatism

! Mr.. James II. Allen suffered for
years with rheufhatism. Many times
this terrible disease left him helpless
and unable to work.
: He finally decided, after years of
ccasehess study, that no one can be
free from rheumatism until the ;c-
cumulated impurities, commonly call
ed uric acid deposits, were dissolved
in the joints and muscles and expelled
from the body.
With this idea in mind he consult ed
physicians, made experiments and
hnany compounded prescription
that quickly and completely Danish ed
every sign and symptom Of rneuma :
tism from his system.
He freely gave his discovery to
others who took 1t. with what might
be called marvellous success. After
years OF urging he decided to let suf-
3erers everywhere know about his dis
eoyery through the newspapers. Peo-
Piles Drug Stores have been appoint
ed agent for Allenrhu in this Vicinity
with the understanding that he will
freely return the purchase money on
The first two bottles to all who state
they received no benefit.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
|Cuticura Talcun
Fssci.ati,s,y Frasa,s ~
Always Healthful|
S:.eh frssefdssie,s. Lasssstsrass. Dept. .xA,As.
P|MPLY? WELDON TBE.
People Notice It. Drive Them
OFF with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets 4

A ApimpIy face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get a package of
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets few pights.
Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
successful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effec-
lively. but their action is gentle and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets is
ever cursed with dark brown taste"
a bad breath, dull, istless, mo good"
feeling, constipation, torpid liver. bad
disposition or pimply face.
Olive Tablets are purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; you will
know them by their olive color.
DIR. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result. Take one or
two nightly for week See how much
better you feel and look. 15c and 3Oc.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
SECRETS Of YEARS
COME OUT AT TRIAL
Witnesses in Divorce Case Bare
Acts of Misconduct by
Husband of Friend.

BUFFALO, March 10-Eliza be [ h
Norely, of jamestown. testifying in
a suit brought by her sister, Flora
Smith. of that city, for a, divorce
from Lewis Smith, said she saw the
defendant and a woman. not mis-
wife, in their home at Celeron, n.
Y, in 1908. when Mrs. Smith was
out shopping.
smith got down on his hands and
knees and begged me not to tell
his wife and / didn't until he de-
serted her and went back to Eng
land" said Miss Morely.
Florence Peterson said she called
for Mrs. Smith one day in the fail
Of 1900 and found Smith with
woman on his lap.
He asked me not to tell his wife
and l didn't. as / did not wish to
make trouble" said Miss Peterson.
After he left her 1 told her what
knew"
Judge Cole, who heard the case,
told Mrs. Smiths lawyers to pre-
pare findings for an interlocutory
decree of divorce.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
|BE PRETTY! TURN
+ |. GRAY HAIR DARK
Try Grandmother's Old Fav-
* orite Recipe of Sage
Tea and Sulphur.

| Almost every one knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur. properly com
pounded, brings back the natural
Ieolor and lustre to the hair wnen
faded, streaked or gray. Years ago.
lthe only way to get this mixture
was to make IL at home, which is
Imussys and troublesome. Nowadays,
by. asking at any drug store for
I"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get a large bottle
lof this famous old recipe. improved
by the addition of other ingredients.
lat small cost.
Don't stay gray! Try it. No one
lean possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as II does IL so naturally
and evenly. You dampen n sponge
or soft brush with il and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time: by morning the
gray hair disappears, and after an
other application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark. glossy and
attractive.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10

clipped off their hair and placed 1t in
the hole. meantime mumbling mystic
words.
keckler subsequently was SEN
fenced to a long term in the peniten-
tiary. All the mcmbers OF the Heck
man family were found guilty by a
jury in a civil suit of completely in
the crime and two verdicts aggre-
eating $4,000 damages were award
ed against them in favor OF Kriner
An appeal was taken to the SUI
preme court. which yesterday upheld
the verdicts.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10

Attorneys from Waynesboro. argu-
ing on an appeal in a $1,000 damage
suit against a wealthy WaynesboTo
family, furnished the details. Their
description of the childlike faith OF
the litigants they represented in the
practices. OF witches and voodoo doc
tors astounded the court
ii began in June, 1918. W. H..
kriner, with hisNw and two daugh h.
ters. Grace, fifteen years, and Ada.
twelve years, then lived on farm
owned by family named Hickman.
Rush Hickman appeared at kriner's
house with companion. John keck
Ter, and introduced him as witch
doctor" who could cure ailments OF
both animals and human beings.
BELIEVED IN WITCHES.
Kriner. the Heckmans and many
others OF the farming people in the
section, believed in witches and
voodoo doctors. il was brought out.
kriner was convinced OF keckier's
magic powers, through the witch
doctors" cure of stunted hog and
consented to take his wife and daugh-
ters to the Hickman home, a quarter
of mile away, where the "sorcerer"
was said to be driving of evil spirits
Upon reaching the Hickman home,
WI anu ME hriueT were uirtcIeu 10
touch the hem" OF keckler's gar
ment. then go home, leaving their
daughters in the witch doctors"
charge.
Aided by Emma Hickman and other
members of the Hickman family
Keckler. IL was alleged. practiced his
black arts until he acquired absolute
control over the two young girls and
their unsuspecting parents.
GET $4,000 DAMAGES.
On one occasion he led the girls out
into woods, bored a hole in a tree.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
N0TlME COLD
CURE-DRINK TEAL,

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea. at any pharmacy. Take
a tablespoonful of this HAMBURG
tea, put a cup of boiling water upon
teacupful at any time. II is the
most effective way to break a cold
and cure grip, as il opens the pores,
relieving congestion. Also loosens
the bowels, thus breaking a cold
at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely veg
etable. therefore harmless
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA
To Hold Rally Sunday for rish
RECOGNITION. -

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March TO-
Columbia Engine and Motor Co. No.
.. OF this city last evening celebrated
its fiftieth anniversary with a banquet
at the Westminster Building. Pre-
vious to the banquet the guests and
the members of the company met at
the engine house and heard a concert
by the Alexandria Citizens Band.
Norman Roberts, president of the
company, was toastma ster The
speakers were Il. Walton Moore, Of
Fairfax; Mayor James NJ. Duncan. OF
this city: Chief J. c. Gray, of the
Seat Pleasant fire department. and
chief Ogden. OF Alexandria
Fitzgerald Council. council No. $50.
Knights OF Columbus held a largely
attended meeting at St Mary's Hail
last evening. Following there was .
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
PUTS BLACKSMITH
BACK AT HIS FORGE
The Reese Formula R-11 "Sure
Has Done Me a World of
Good" He Says.
LEG WAS SWOLLEN TO
TWICE NATURAL SIZE

The fact that ] am able to do nv
work today as well as I have ever
done II is due to my use of The Reese
Formula R-11," j. w. A. Wallace "A
blacksmith, of Richmond, Va, saws,
and continues:
81 suffered terribly from rheuma-
tism In my right leg and from kid
pey trouble. I had such awful pains
across my back and in my leg, which
was swollen to twice its natural size.
that II was impossible for me to get
about. Although ! have taken only
one bottle OF The Reese Formula R-11
] am able to get about again. and all
mend R-11 for rheumatism and kid
ney troubles as Il sure has done me
a world of good"
The Reese Formula R-11 is gem
eral tonic for the stomach. liver and
kidneys and sufferers of these trou-
bles and their kindred ailments. will
do well to get bottle today at The
Peoples Drug stores or at any drug
gist here and In vicinity.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
Onyx Hose, 2 Pairs, 49c

Regularly 35c. Women's Scanned
back; black, white, brown and gray.
Women's Burson Hose: black,
white.
Children's. In black. white and
brown.
Children's Fancy Socks, in all-over
striped and fancy tops: also plain
white: sizes 4 to S12 all perfect.
Friday only at = pair. 40c.-Msin
Floor.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
Silk Bags, S1.9S
Velvet Bags, $2.98

or Chiffon Velvet. many styles Il
select from: all are silk lined. fittet
with purse and mirror. Some with
center compartment. covered or oNi-
diZed metal frame. Regularly 3!
and $3.50. Friday only at S2.8S.-
Mniu FloOr.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10

MRS MOLLIE REILLY and MISS ANNA FLEMING,
M of New York holding an Irish relief poster. The
drive for funds which will go toward aiding the suf
ferers in the devastated districts of Ireland will start
March II, st. Patrick's Day.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
SIS, 900 Giuen Girls
WhoseL Locks Were Cut
In "Witchcraft" Rites

PHILADELPHIA March 10--A tale fit for the darkest
days OF the middle concerning the twentieth century
credulity among Western Pennsylvania farming folk in the
of wtchcraft and socry told yesterday before
the justices of the supreme court of Pennsylvania
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
Notions
for Friday

Sc Clsrk's o. y. T. Cotton. so
yards. white and black, at s2c
dozen.
Elons Hair Nets, made OF real
hair. hand made. If not satisfsc-
tory return and receive a new
one. At 5Sc dozen.
Coates MerceriZed Dsrning Cot
ton, white and black. assorted col
ors. At = spooIs for Dc.
West Electric Curriers'. on
card. Al 1ac card.
Main EIOor.
The Washington times., 1921-03-10
TINE TABLE CHANCES

PennsyIvania system. Effective nert Sum
day, March 10, broadway Limited will leave
Washington 3:0S y. m, New York train
will leave at 1850 a. m. instead Of 1880
n m. Philadelphia train will leave at 5:3O
y. m. instead OF $50 p, m. and run through
TO New York. The 1900 p. m. train to
Baltimore will be withdrawn. Other
cha 7wcs will be msde.-Advt