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MissIsslPPrs GREAT SENATOR

With the passing of John Sharp
Williams from the senate the politi-
cal landscape at Washington will not
remain the same At the Mississippi
primaries to be held in August a new
senator will be chosen for the seat
now filed by the states foremost
public man. Mississippi long has re-
garded John Sharp Williams with
pride. The state has had to its
credit diligent and capable legisla-
tors, but few of these have attained
national distinction. OF it's citizens
who have occupied high places JEFF
ferson Davis will be mentioned first
and from his time Senator Williams
will be appraised by many the rank
ing statesman. Williams has been in
national life at Washington for near
ly thirty years. In three congresses
his party presented him as its candi-
date for the speakership. IN the
house he was the protege of Charles
r. Crisp, enjoyed the good will of
Thomas B. Reed and was the friend
of everybody. Senator George F.
Hoar said of his colleague, Henry B.
Anthony of Rhode Island, that it
seemed no eulogy or funeral of SEN
ator was complete unless Anthony
took part in it, because he was reck-
oned the next friend of the man who
was dead The same thing might be
said of Williams. Williams truthfully
can be described as a gentleman and
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BURIED TREASURE IN FLORIDA

The many stories of the burial of
chests of private gold along the coasts
of Florida has parallel in one from
the interior. This latter one goes
back to the Seminole wars and is told
by the Dade City Banner, which news
paper is printed near the scene of the
alleged cache" of coin made by a
United States army paynlaster.
Just when the gold was buried
seems to be uncertain, claims being
made that it was shortly after the erec-
ticn of For, Dade in 1887, and q later
Seminole war in 1852, but the news
peper quoted is OF the opinion that it
was at the earlier period.
The circumstances were that an
army paymaster was on his way to
Fort Brooke (Tampa) with consid-
erable quantity Of gold with which to
pay the troops there. Even the amount
of this treasure is in dispute, one story
being to the effect that it consisted
of $4,000 worth of Spanish doubloons
and the other, that the sum was much
less-S25, 200 and in American gold
coinage. AS much of the gold then
in use was of Spanish mintage it is
thought the first theory as to the kind
of money is the correct one.
1t is asserted that the detail of men
accompanying the paymaster was not
following the regular route, probably
for safety, but on trail known as the
hen cart road" While encamped in
what is known as the Williams ham
mock they received word of the ap-
proach of large body of Indians. and
made haste to bury the treasure, which
they hid under copper kettle and
at the foot of leaning tree.
Here again stories vary, one being
that all save one man was killed in the
attack and another saying the party
escaped to Fort Dade. AT any rate,
during or soon after the Civil war a
young man named c. E. Wells found,
while hunting, an inverted copper ket-
tie partially buried in the earth and
at the foot of leaning tree. He had
never heard of the buried treasure
story. however, and supposed the ket-
tie to have been left there by some
Indian.
Wells later moved to Tampa but
has a brother yet living in the vicinity
and an effort ON their part to locate
the spot failed but the brother thinks
the hammock has not yet been clear
ed. hence the treasure, if such there
be. may some day be located-Agnew
Walsh in Miami Metropolis
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TIE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
PHOTOGRAPHED

me glimpses Of our great men
winch the author of THE Mirrors Of
washington" gives us in his now
DOCK Behind the Mirrors" arc ouita
as interesting and in some cases quite
as enlightening as those in the fret
named work. From Behind the Mir.
rors take peek at President Hard
ing and his cabinet:
President Harding-"Feebler than
Taft"
Secretary of State Hughes-"Mr.
hughes mind is distinctly inferior to
Mr.. Hardings, which is one reason
why he never became President and
Mr.. Harding did"
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
The shyest and most awkward man
who ever rose to power"
Secretary of War Weeks-"Nearer
AKIN mentally to the President than
any other member of the Cabinet but
with more industry and more capacity
for details than his chief
Secretary of the Navy Denby-"Has
big heart and more enthusiasm than
ne has self-command, judgment and
intelligence"
Secretary of the Interior Fall-"He
has the frontiersman's impatience.
From his kind, lynch law springs"
Attorney General Daugherty-"In
physique, burly, thick-necked, his eyes
are unsteady, his face alternately oval
and minatory-I should say he bluffed
enectively-rough in personality. His
view Of the world being highly per-
sonal, his instructive idea of office is
that it. too, is personal, something to
be used, always within the law, to aid
friends and to punish enemies"
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
THE practical utility of his mind, is
conditioned upon the minds of Mr..
Harding, Mr. Weeks and Mr.. Daugh-
erty."
Secretary of Labor Davis-"A pro-
fessional glad-hand man"
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Henry good and proper and they have
been laying for him with the black
jack of corporate influence for some
time They tried to cripple his fiinan-
ces with Wall Street as the "gunman"
but Henry lodged them with one of
his peculiar twists and got safely
away from their clutches. Since that
time they have vowed that Henry
would never get possession of the
Shoals or any other big prospect where
he copld again show them up and
make them ridiculous. The fertilizer
trusts and the automobile trusts and
all the other trusts are afraid Of
Henry Ford in possession of the
Shoals with all the vast opportunities
presented there for the benefit of the
real people of the United States.
Muscle Shoals would revolutionize
business, especially in the South, and
that is just what the Northern capi-
talists and Republicans do not want
With Henry Ford at the Shoals and
the wheels of industry turning in the
South many of the dreams of the Re
publican corporations would come to
naught and they would be sent so far
back to the tall uncut that you would
never hear of them again.
And strange to say some of the
Democrats are also afraid of disturb
ing the present system that gives all
the money to the rich and makes the
poor poorer. What America really
needs and what America will have
some of these days is new party
Sanford Herald.
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AFRAID OF HENRY FORD

The Herald said many weeks ago
that Henry Ford would never get pos
session of Muscle Shoals as long as
the Republicans were in power and
the corporation hogs had anything to
do with the proposition. Henry Ford
is one of the richest manufacturers
in the country but he has always been
in favor of giving everyone a square
deal and his management of the labor
in his factories and on his railroad
has demonstrated that kindness and
fair treatment will do more to settle
satisfactorily all the labor problems
than all the labor boards in the world.
Henry has shown up the corporations
and the railroads and the Republican
party in such strong light that they
are very anxious TO croak Uncle
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scholar. Educated at the University
of Virginia and at Heidelberg, widely
travelled, a student of government and
clear thinker on his feet, he pos
sesses the essentials of a ready and
finished public speaker. His defni-
ton OF a gentleman given in an ad-
dress in the house eulogizing Edward
IC Wathall, who belonged to the old
South, has been pronounced worthy
to be placed beside that OF Chaucer:
The ideal gentleman was always
honest, spoke the truth, faced his enc
my; fought him if necessary, never
quarreled with him nor talked about
him, rode well, shot well, used chaste
and correst English, insulted no man,
bore no insult from any, was studious-
~ kind to his interiors, especially his
slaves, cordial and hospitable to his
equals; -couteous to his superiors if he
acknowledged any; he scorned a
demagogue and loved his people"
Williams will leave the senate per-
haps with feeling that he was out
Of place there. It may be that he Will
have in mind the senate of Webster,
Clay and Calhoun, with which he is
so familiar, as his speeches testify,
and the senate of Aldrich, Bailey and
Penrose, OF which he was a part. His
conception of a senate is a body with
constitutional power raised to its
highest terms, a legislative body
swayed neither by the executive nor
the voters. That he has been a sena-
tor of independence, conviction and
determination nobody can deny. No
doubt ever has existed about his at
titude on public question. Every
of the roll how Williams would vote.
With government directed by what
he considers an organized minority
he has no patience Il would rather
be dog and bay the moon than serve
another term in the senate" was a re-
mark attributed to him when he was
asked to stand for reelection. When
the suggestion was made to Joseph
,G. Cannon that the people should make
him president, that battle SCARED
warrior of politics replied that they
could go further and do worse, and he
added that thav nrohahlv Mould
Kansas City Star.
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FORD RETAIL SALES MAKE NEW
RECORD

Retail sales Of Ford cars, trucks
and tractors established a new high re-
cord during June, when, according to
a statement issued from the Ford
factory at Detroit, an average Of s.
709 machines were sold daily.
Ford sales have been showing a
constant increase each month this
year; June being the highest in the
history Of the company with a total
'of 148,439 cars, trucks and tractors.
OF this number, 6,054 were sold by The
Ford company of Canada and 9,435 by
the various European Ford companies
and South American branches, reach
.ng purchasers IN practically every
civilized country in the world.
Wigh she closing of business Tor
June. Ford records disclosed the fact
Sbat total sales fer the first six months
.of 1922 were well over the hall mil
lion mark, the exact figures being
s52,2e1. TEis is also a new high re
cord, as it is considerably in advance
.of any previous half-year period.
July Ford sales are expected to
equal, and probably eclipse June The
estimated output Of cars, trucks and
tractors has been placed at 151.767,
although dealers have requisitioned
more than 100000.
Ford officials state that every at
tempt has been made to supply their
dealers with sufficient cars to fill their
orders, but that for the past three
months, prompt deliveries have been
impossible with some OF the types.
The demand for Ford enclosed cars
has been especially hard to meet, due
to the ever increasing popularity of
the Coupe and Sedan for all year
around use.
A reflection of general business con-
ditions is seen in the record of Ford
truck sales, which shows an increase
of eighty-four per cent over last year
Merchants and farmers alike have
come to recognize the utility of the
motor truck in cutting transportation
costs and speeding up deliveries, and
the fact that they are buying nearly
twice as many now as a year ago
clearly points to better business con-
ditions
At the present time, Ford is en-
ploying $4,000 men in Detroit.
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STILL REGISTERING A KICK
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR

The governor came, was entertained,
he spoke, and has now departed. His
words fell upon ears keenly attuned
and expectant of some messages from
the states chief executive regarding
questions of graet local import, but
there were no words dealing with It..
The governor had been expected to
deal, casually. at least, with the ques-
ton OF law enforcement in Hillsbor-
ough county. II had been hoped that
ne would make an explanation of his
exoneration of the sheriff, county soli-
citor and other officials and thus place
himself in a better light before the
people. No such explanation was
made. Instead, the governor confined
himself to an issue which, though inn
portant, is almost totally obscured in
Tampa and Hillsborough county at the
present time by the more important
issues just mentioned. Are the law
abiding people going to rule. or will
things be allowed to run wide open
here as before? Mr.. Governor, we are
disappointed. You had vital cues
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A SYMPATHETIC PASTOR

The. Rev. William NJ Spencer, pas
tor OF Park Hill Methodist Episcopal
church, is innovating an early hour of
service for the summer Sunday
mornings in his church, so that the
congregation will have more time to
enjoy the opportunity for mountain
drives and picnics and to get out of
doors. Sunday school will open at
$3.50 a. M, under the new plan with
church following Immediately at $3.50
a. m.-From the Rocky Mountain
news, Denver.
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EVERYTHING RoSE-TlNTED a
WEIRSDALE
MANY Properties Changing Hands
The Outlook More Promising
Than Ever Before

Many properties have changed
hands at Weirsdale within recent
months. r. D. Douglas has purchased
from j. III. Douglas twenty-eight acres
including fourteen acres in an orange
grove about mile east of Stanton.
J. NJ. Douglas has bought the Perrin
property just east of Weirsdale. This
property takes in a hillside overlook
ing the lake and is one CT the most
desirable properties on Lake Weir.
Fifty acres are included in the tract.
Messrs. Bryant and. Hughes of
Orangeburg, S. c., purchased all of
the Frank Bryant grove property, con-
sisting of about forty acres at Weirs-
dale and two pieces Of this property
have since been sold to ]. NJ. Douglas
and Rev. George Albright.
Dr.. ]. z. Klock sold to Mr.. Richards
OF Orlando, the formers beautiful
place at Weirsdale. The property con-
sists of about seventy acres, thirty
acres Of which is in grove. w. H.
Hardee, has made a sale of his prop
erty at Weirsdale to Reedy Bros, of
High Cliff, Tenn.
c. /. Byrd, agent of Atlantic Coast
Line, has built fine, new bungalow
on the Dixie Highway, about a half
mile south Of Weirsdale.
The r. D. Douglas store has been
enlarged and the new addition has
been given over to drugs and con-
fections and a soda fountain has been
installed.
w. T Dancer has remodeled his
home in his beautiful grove just east
of Weirsdale
John H. Taylor and Dr. Z. B. Lytle
have purchased ali the Buffum proper
ty at Stanton. about twenty-three acres
of which is in the famous Buffum or
ange grove.
About eighty acres in orange groves
have been set out at the new town
of Sunset Harbor On the southwestern
side of the lake and several new bun
galows and one two-story house have
been built at this new town.
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lion which you could have discussed
WIN iampans, yet you have evaded if
apparently purposely. Your action in
Tue spencer-Givens case remains as
Ueiofe' undefended. and unexplained
lou stand before the public of Hills
borough county and of Florida as bav.
ing "inked at plain violations, charg-
eo not only in sworn afhdavits hut in
an ohicial jury report. Will you ever
nave any answer to make or will Won
continue to avoid this issue as Won
oio "ednesday?-Tampa Citizen.
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MEASLES AND THE MOSQUITO

DR.. Royal S. Copeland, Commits
sioner of Health for the City of New
York, makes the fat assertion that
measles can be completely wiped ont
in this county in forty-eight hours
In the same breath we are authori-
tatively advised that the pestilent
mosquito cannot fly more than one
thousand feet and live.
What a reflection on the United
States Government, if these asser-
tons be correct, and there is no rea-
son to doubt them. The one great
necessary step; namely. passing this
information under government au-
thority directly to the people, is ig-
nored. Consequently, measles still
carry death and suffering to the young.
and mosquitoes spread their poison
over almost every inch of the United
States.
II may be possible for the press.
unaided by the government, to bring
,some relief, though lack of unified
action undoubtedly must end in fail
ure.
If the mosquito cannot fly more
than one thousand feet, then every
householder has it within his power
to establish for himself at least a
mosquito zone. Clean up for one
thousand feet. See that old bottles
and tin cans containing water are de-
stroyed or emptied, that cesspools
are kept closely sealed, that house
cutters are kept clean. Sprinkle sus-
pected spots with kerosene, and get
the cooperation of every citizen.
For measles DR.. Copeland's recipe
is even more simple. Keep the pa
tient absolutely isolated for forty
eight hours. How easy it would be
for the government to lay down prac-
teal rules to destroy these evils and
TO enlist the people in a united cam
paign to that end, asking in plainly
signed advertising under the sigma
ture OF the President of the United
States, if necessary, the cooperation
Of every citizen.
OF the gentlemen, now so busy firt-
ing for the vote, would press through
legislation of this character, perhaps
they might stand a better chance
than they will by rolling the pori
barrel.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG

Larry Hodgson says that the Ameri-
can flag is no mere fabric of silk or
bunting no mere beautiful cloth wo-
ven by human hands. 1t is living
thing, pulsing with the throbbing ar
doris of humanity. glowing with the
fervor of immortal hopes, leaping out
in ecstacies of love and dream. 1t
Is an altar fragrant with sacrifice. It
IL heaven wherein the sanctified are
gathered. II is the home where free
dom dwells. 1t is the battlefield where
en- honor strikes its blow for the cause
OF God. IL is a flame springing up to
consume injustice and wither the
hosts of wrong. 1t is a VOICE that
speaks with the elOquence of the
graves where sleep those heroes who
died to make it mean purity and
righteousness. He who looks upon
that Flag with ransomed eyes be-
holds within it's folds the windswept
faces of boys, who died along the
thunder smitten hills of France. The
Flag OF the United Sites is the Glory
CT God, shining in the face of those
who dream of a world made clean
enough TO be the dwelling place of
God% For such a flag true men will
always gladly die-for such a flag
good men will always nobly live.
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HiIiousness and Constipation

For years was troubled with
Diliousness and constipation. which
made life miserable for me. My appe-
lite failed me. lost my usual force
and vitality. Pepsin preparations and
cathartics only made matters worse.
! do not konw where should have
been today had | not tried Chamber
lain's Tablets. The tablets relieve
the Ill feeling at once, strengthen the
digestive functions, helping the sys-
tenn 10 do its work naturally. writes
Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birmingham. Ala
adv.
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FOR SALE-1922 Buick Touring Car,
upholstering like new, in good me-.
chanical condition, on original Royal
Cord Tires, special price $3.50.
Mcleod and Waters, OcaIa.-7-21-2t.
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DODGE TRUCK

A 1921 model Dodge Business Car,
With express body, first class mechani
al condition. Terms.
r. r. CARROLL, Ocala, Fla.
-7-21-2t.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ssee 80 =
The following parties authorize th'
Jlacing Of their names IN this column
'or the various offices, subject 70
ne Democratic Primary, In July, and
SAX a favorable consideration Of their
laims!
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-20
COTTON CONSUMED
SHOWS INCREASE

Washington, June IA Cotton
consumed during the month of May
amounted 90 f95,G74 bales Of lint
and 52,344 bales 81 linters, COM.
pared with 14O,7ii Of lint and as
on Of lintcrs In May last year. thc
census bureau announced today.
Cotton on nand May 81 In con-
suming establishments amounted 90
i ,flg,sa6 halos Of lint and 1920
bales Of lintcrs. compared with L.
2sO,723 Of lint and 2l6,252 Of lint
crs 20 held year ago and on hand
m public storage and no congresses
2.5ol ,O07 bales ~ lint and gt.lSl
bales Of lintcrs compared with g.
73l, 26l of lint and 2G0.a7G of lint
crs 50 held year ago. Imports
amounted 20 i4,3lO bales compared
with 1852 IN Nay last year.
Exports for May were 469,aDT
bales including 1901 bale. Of lint
ers compared with a77.3S bales,
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SOLD ME- AUTO, TOOK AWAY
GASOLINE" SAYS FERGUSON

Austin. Texas June They
noId me hiQh-powercd automobile.
1ut TOOK away Hl the gasoline for-
mer Governor james v Ferguson
aid, n commenting on the atiior
1i Che Democratic State Executive
Committee boz placing h.s name on
Me ticket and refusing o. recognize
biz beer and ght wine platform
plank and barring al bat "dyed In
he wool Democrats from The July
nrmarics
Bo declined. however, to make
Wry extended comment on the subs
Ieci, aging chat hc wanted 90 have
.ime 30 think the matter over be-
fore making any formal statement
as 20 the situation In which the
committee left him.
II am feeling a good deal like
he little boy when the calf ran
over him" the former Governor
aid II am not saying anything
just now. but later may have
something 20 say when | have had
time 10 size up the situation and
find out just how b All happened %
lie did say that his "high-pow-
cred automobile" would be quite
noticeable in the July primaries, a.
though ~ yet be- has not decided
on Just what fuel be viii use for
he locomotive power.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-20
FIOYDADA POST PLAN
BARBECUE JULY FOURTH

finydada. June o. The Land.
rum Post. American Legion, had o.
number of representative present
IS, The regular meeting OF thc Me-
Dermtt Post American Legion, 90
Fiovdadu TIE object of fre joint
meeting was the completion and
arrangement of plans for che pro-
gram f1 he given hV The Lcri0rs OF
thr South Plains at the lorkney
picnic and barbecue July and 3.
At that time, according 20 the plan
made by the Posts Monday night,
one Of the biggest military eyhih-
itions ever given in Floyd county
will he pulled on A great deal
~ enthusiasm b. EXPRESSED by Com
mandcr Nelson Of the local post Of
the American Legion. relative 20
the Lockney celebration u De-
planned % make The American Leg
ION end of the celebration an an
nual Fourth Of July affair.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-20

was required 10 obtain Xix hundred
and forty acres
II IL set ont In the Telegram that
any soldier who would avail himself
Of this wonderful opportunity, use
his head right, would make stake
IN that proposition, and We arc
confident Of the substantiality u
that statement
The telegram was received from
.C. n. Floyd, Commander, Fort
sumner, n. NJ. and anyone desir-
inv information should get In touch
with him. The message closes with
the istructions that "full informa-
ton will be given NJ your expense. "
New Mexico lands are sOmoday
20 prove very valuable, we be-
lievc, and insist that the ex-sol-
dicrs at least look into the matter
In order that the proper information
Of what our government Is offering
them may be received.