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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31
CONGRESS AND THE STRIKE

The high spots in the strike sit
uation appear to be that there has
been a maximum OF talk in all dl-
lotions, and a minimum OF action
In any given direction; the Presi-
dent would like 4 little more pow
er; Congress finds itself in its Gus
tomary uncertain frame OF mind;
the rail strike grows in serious
ness.
To amplify these several propo-
sitionS. there can be little question
that the President was emhar-
raised by the talk of Senator Cum
minis. chairman of the Interstate
Commerce committee, about the
projected seizure OF some of the
railroads and certain mining prop
critics. The country thereupon
drew some very erroneous con-
illusions. in that Mr.. CummlnS
gave the impression that some
very drastic action was imminent.
The good old rule about not talk
ing after one sees the President
shorld be adhered to by states
men at this critical juncture.
As for the additional power
which the President is seeking to
deal with emergencies, especially
when Congress is not in session,
one gets the general impression
that it could do little harm, while
there is always the possibility that
some good may come ont OF this
sort of legislation. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has al
ready been clothed with a good
deal OF power, and we suppose the
country has proftcd thereby. This
is debatablc ground, however. as
a number OF people fear that our
system is already top heavy with
Government by commissions. 1t
is already within the power OF the
President. however, to take over
a railroad or mining property, by
straining a point of Jaw here and
there. should the public welfare be
menaccd. so little clarihcatlop or
existing law might be in order.
Such a course would be III har-
monv with the Wilson .dea or
keeping gun behind the door.
President Harding has been care
full to explain that the government
would not seize any railroad or
mining property save as a matter
of last resort. Future Presidents
would doubtless be governed by
the same acute sense OF reSponSl-
bilitv. not alone for the welfare OF
the masses OF the people, but for
their oath OF office.
All this apart from the tatahstic
conclusion OF number OF students
OF our governmental system that
we are in for highly centralized
and federated system OF govern
ment any way and that 1t is there
lore lust as well to let our PreSi
dents have as much power a,
anv OF them may desire and thu
carry the thing to some sort o
logical conclusions. Perhaps It 1
noteworthy in this connection tina
some of the minority members 0
CONGRESS. Southern gentlemen i
point Of fact. who ought to be tn
more solicitous for what may nap
nen to the reserved rights OF IN
states. are critical OF the Hous
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31

ito, shall vote against the calling of
same.
81 regard the calling of such con-
vention unwise a unnecessary and a
useless expense. So far as ] have been
able to ascertain, there IS practically
no demand for a new constitution,
and the adjustment period through
which we are passing is certainly not
time in which to write new con-
stitution.
Il trust that the Democratic State
Central Committee and those in
charge of Democratic party affairs,
will advise the people to vote against
the calling Of a constitutional con-
venticn.
In modern Greece, tine land of the
wrong way round" when one says nay
he means yes.
The newcomer in Greece does not
expect to be called on, but makes the
first call himself.
in Greece the farmer sows the seed
and then plows the soil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31

Tire Bieasa, GG,166; Mcleod,
53.Sl6; Laney, 1887; Coleman, p
2ST; Duncan, 1852; Cantey, 1,147.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31

In The lemon groves of the Pclopon-
nesus one can see thu waXy blossoms
bursting into bud on the lower branch
es. while the top of the tree is loaded
with yellow fruit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31

Now, then, just what is Mr.
Harding's policy in the rail strike
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31

Harrisonburg-With the largest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31
PARKER R. ANDERSON, Manager.

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIONS
B=ynnt, Griffith and Br0HSas.
as Fifth aSenne, New Y"r&
Peoples Gas Bldg, hicnEo.
2U1 DeyOnshlTe ST., BOstOn
to7 Graft Bldg. AtlsE 90. tsS.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
Payable In Advance
Delivered BY Cnrrler In AleNnndrin and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31

IN Greece the farmer sows the seed
and then plows the soil.
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LEXINGTON CIRCUIT.

Appointments for Sunday, May 21st.
1922.
: Shiloh-Sunday school at 10 a. M,
Mrs. Texas Geiger, Supt. Preaching
at II a.. m, by the pastor.
Hebron-Sunday school at 3 p. M,
r.. N. Sem. Superintendent. Preach
ing at 4 p. M, by the pastor.
Horeb-Sunday school at 10 a. M,
D.. L. Harmon, superintendent. All
members of the church and Sunday
school are urged Ito be. present. At
this time captains will be chosen and
we will begin 'Hill Climbing Con-
test" for the growth of the Sunday
school.
Lexington Sunday school at 10 a :.
M. nv z. Dent. superintendent
Glasses for a4l Il greachins Ats o'clock
followed BY thereception Of new MEM
bers. Strangers will find a cordial
welcome to all these services.
H. A. WHITTEN, Pastor.
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STATE RESTS CASt,
.... IN MURDER TRIAL

Having introduced 80 witnesses III
the two days Of the trial, the state al
6:15 o'clock last ngiht rested its case
against Frank NJ. Jeffords, Ira Harrl-
son and Glenn Treece, the three Faen
charged with the murder Tuesday a
week ago of j. c.. Annette at filling
%station in Columbia. The defense of
the three defendants will be begun at
9 80 o'clock this morning.
Twenty one witnesses were heard
for the prosecution yesterday as link
ty link the state strung together its
chain of circumstantial evidence in an
effort to strengthen and reinforce the
testimony Of the confessions. whicf1Soff;z
ficers ssMs. were, made Ms; the three
dsfendanfssaAp p5FoximatelN: u. hours
were consumed ;A. the stAte in|the ac-
tnaI presentationSaa testatMKony during
tie: two days and practically, every
s@tbnd of the seven hours given to, the
- =. : =: -. g. -. .: =
tr:ial yesterday was devoted to. either
the taking Of direct evidence or the
cross-examination of witnesses, an i'm
posing volume Of evidence being taken.
i S. S. Shorter, chief of detectives of
The Columbia police department, was
the states chief witness heard yester-
day, his recounting of the alleged con-
fessioons just before the state rested
serving once more to rivet attention
upon the story Of the crime as seen
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now known to the court Through off,
GERS. to whom il Is alleged to have
been made.
Each defendant Will cond uet his de
fense separately and Independently o:
the defense Of the others, the conten-
tions of the trio, as revealed so far
being in many instances both conflict
ing and contra dictory. The defenses
Of the three men will be taken uD in
the order that the men are named on
the Indictment: Frank NJ. JeffordS,
Ira aHrrison and Glenn Treece, each
defendant being allowed to introduce
evidence in reply to testimony offered
by either Of the other two before the
state takes up its reply to the three
defenses. This plan Of defense wa:
arbitrarily ordered by Judge Townsend
yesterday afternoon when it was found
that the attorneys for the three men
were unable to agree among them
selves as to the order of the defense.
No Arrangement has been made as to
the order Of the addresses to the jury.
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was elected. He was followed AZ gov
ernor by z. Y. Hayne. also OF Char
lesion.
No more men from Charleston were
in the governors chair until 1914
when William Aiken was elected. II
1S4S W E. Searooks of Charleston
was governor. Years elapsed before
another Charlestonian held the eXecu
tive's office, and in 1864 A. G.. Ma
srath was in that position.
Since that time no Charlestonian
has been governor CT the state. The
center Of population shifted rapidly as
the upcountry become settled, and up
country men voted for upcountry can
didates.
Gen. Wade Hampton. ii is recalled.
was born in Charleston.
At the present time governors go
into" office on the even years: prior
to 1890 they were inaugurated on the
odd years.
The coming Of Mr.. Harvey and his
family to Columbia is awaited with in
terest. He is already known to many
people in this city and community and
he will be given warm welcome on
his arrival.
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Gov. Hugh S. Thompson of Colum-
bia resigned in 1886 to become assist
ant secretary Of the treasury Of the
United States under Cleveland and
John G.. Sheppard Of Edgefield be-
came governor S Szs .5:sss
In June, 1889, Gov. w. H. Elleret
Of Marion died and was succeeded by
Lient. Gov. NJ. B. McSweeney Of
Hampton county. ...
No more lieutenant governors be-
came chief executive until January IA,
1915, when C. L. Blease resigned and
was succeeded by Lieut.. Gov. Charles
A. Smith Of Timmonsville who held
the office just five days until f. l..
Manning was inaugurated.
No Strangers.
While Wilson G.. Harvey IS the first
Charlestonian to occupy the guberna-
torial chair in many years, Charles
tonians are no, strangers to the "feel'
of the chair as every one knows, for
in the early days Charlestonians held
in their hands the rudder Of the ship
of state, and list Of the early COVER
nors reads almost like a Charleston
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directory. 23ss;.7
Beginning back in 1775, there Eass
Gov. Henry Laurens Of Charleston,
and John Rutledge also Of the citysby
the sea and RaWlins Lowndes 4 and ,1s1
then John Rutledge again when sats
constitution was changed. Then canle
John Matthews, also a Charleston Ian. .
Following these as governor came an1
Benjamin Guerard Of Charleston and
William Moultrie of Charleston, COVER
nor in 1885. Then there were Thomas
Pinckney and then Charles Pinckney,
both Charlestonians, then Governor
Moultrie again and A. Wander Horst
Of Charleston and then Edward Rut-
ledge and John Drayton, so that from
ITS to 1902, the governors of South
carolina were from Charleston.
Henry Middleton of Charleston was
governor early in the 18th century
and in 1918 Joseph Aston OF George
town was governor; then came John
Geddes of Charleston and little later
Thomas Bennett Of Charleston. A
Charlestonian was again governor in
1s3O-32 when James Hamilton, :Jr.,
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FIRST CHARhESTONIAN
SINCE JUDGE MAGRATH

When Wilson g. Harvey of Charles
ton seats himself in the chair of the
governor Of South Carolina, which
event will take place in the very near
future, he will; be the first Charles
tonian to warm said chair since 1865
when Judge A. G. Magrath Of Char
lesion was governor.
The resignation Of Governor
Copper. who hs been appointed on the
federal farm loan board 20 succeed A.
F. Lever, automatically promotes
Lieutenant Governor Harvey to the Of
flee of governor. When he becomes
governor. Senator Alan Johnstone of
Newberry, president protein Of the
senate, acts as lieutenant governor.
When Senator johnstone becomes
lieutenant governor, Newberry county
will have no senator in the state SEN
ate, which win ,necessitate, the election
in Newberry county of senator. .
The fact that man from Charleston
will be in the gubernatorial chair has
attracted considerable attention and
has served .to:arouse interest in other
cases in which the lieutenant COVER
nor has succeeded to the governors
chair.
John Drayton First.
In January. 1890, Edward Rutledge
Of Charleston died and Lieut.. Gov
John Drayton. also of Charleston, sue
.ceeded him. At that time, the legisla-
ture met in November, and on the fol-
lowing December. John Drayton was
elected by the legislature for the full
term of the office.
Governor Patrick Noble Of Able
vile died April Z, 1860, and was sue
ceeded by Lieut.. Gov. E. K. Henaga
of Marlboro district.
Gov. Wade Hampton resigned the
office in February, 1879, in order tc
take a seat in the United States sen.
ate in March Of that year. He was
succeeded as governor by cut. Gov
w. D. Simpson of Laurens.
In September, 1880, Governor Simp.
son resigned to become chief justice
OF the supreme court Of the state. hav.
ing been elected to that office by the
general assembly. At this time
Thomas B. .Jeter Of Union. who shad
Seen president pro tenn of the senate
became lieutenant governor by reason
.x she a4vzncentento OF Mr.. Simpson to
kA6o6k3e lSis@Ge~ sf'ts.s,-sSt t43rSS
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Rev. b. j. Wessinger, Pastor.
Services as follows:
Holy Trinity. Pelion-11:15 a. m.
arst Sunday; 4',pism., third Sunday.
st. Johns (Black Creek)-11 a. m.
third Sunday; p. m, first Sunday.
Church of ! the Good Shepherd,
Swansea-ll:I5 a. m. fourth Sunday;
s:2a o. m, second Sunday.
Orange Chapel, Springfield-11 a..
m. Second Sunday: $3.50 p. m. fourth
Sunday. @.s
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BCLLISH TONE
TO COTTON MARKET.

The first day of May opened up
with an advance in the price of cot
ton futures and spots which gave a
decided strengthening tone to the
market. Cold nights, heavy and
continuous rains, particularly owe.
large areas in the southwest. and
the flooding of millions of fine
arabic lands in the Mississippi
Delta. developed combination
which forced short sellers to cover
and gave strength and happiness to
the Bulls. From all sources
news came in that the planting Of
cotton generally is from ten days
to three weeks late, and that much
of the early seeding had to be re-
planted. Undoubtedly, the crop is
starting off under many adverse
difficulties, more than have faced
any cotton crop for several decades.
The farmers are badly crippled by
financial depression and farming
operations are generally handicap
ped throughout the cotton belt. The
fear of the boil weevil is para.
mount to all other obstacles in the
states east of the Mississippi River,
and inability to secure ample sup
plies of high grade fertilizers only
intensifies the difficulty and fear
of the future. Nothing short of
dry summer will save late crop
from annihilation, no matter what
the methods of combating the boil
weevil may be.
FAKE MACHINES
: SOLD TO FARMERS.
- Government experts having in
charge the boil weevil situation
are issuing bulletins warning, cot
ton farmers against the purchase of
untried machines and poison mix
lures for checking the ravages of
the boil weevil. These bulletins
claim that manufacturers ofworth-
less devices have followed the
spread of the boil W:eeyil into new
sterritory for: the past fifteen years
selling thousands of dollars worth
of worthless machines and nos
trums to farmers that utterly failed
forgive the protection advertised.
No farmer should purchase these
devices for experimental purposes.
Their value for the destruction of
weevils should be fully known by
actual practice before any money is
invested in them. Government Of
ficials claim that no method of sue
cessfully stopping the ravages Of
the boil weevil has yet been dis
covered except the process of using
calcium Of arsenate in powdered
form and applied according to di-
rections. The many devices TO.
fighting the weevils now being sold
in such large quantities in the
Southeastern section of the cotton
belt may or may not have merit. 1t
all depends upon the result Of their
use by reliable farms in 1921 or
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by the state. Coroboration OF the
statements alleged to have been made
to officers by Harrison. Treece aud JEFF
fords, as recounted by Chief Shorter
yesterday and by Sheriff T. Alex
Heise Tuesday. was furnished in the
testimony Of Detectives jim Broom
Bob Broom and W. L. Kelly and
Lieut.. j. r. Swearingen, all OF whom
told Of statements. which the defend
ants, they said. had made in their
presence. The mass Of other evidence
heard during the day was devoted tc
an effort at further corrohoration OF
the story of the alleged confessions
the strengthening Of the states motive
theory and the uhilding up Of a cir
cumstantial case against the three
men, independent of what officers tes-
titled the three men told them.
As to Confessions.
Under the ruling Of the court all
testimony as to confessions, said by
officers to have been made to them
by the three men is admissible only
against the man supposed to have
made the confession. arrisOn. accord
ing to the testimony of Shorter, Heise
and the other officers, was the first
man to admit completely in the crime
and it from him., officers testified.
that they secured a detailed story of
the killing. Treece and Jeffords, Off
GERS said, had both admitted participa-
ton in the Staying Of Annette, but. ac-
cording to the testimony, neither went
into any minute description Of the
manner in which the deed was accom-
plshed or his alleged participation in
it. This of necessity under the ruling
of Judge Townsend has made the
greater proportion Of the evidence
given by officers inapolicablr in the
ScSeS " llSoIo anu oNil"i ~
Every effort Of counsel for Harrison
yesterday was to prove that Harrison $
story,,a as recounted by the Officers, was
substantially true as the state contends
and that Harrison was the first per-
son to furnish officers with evidence
as to who committed the crime. This
is taken as an indica ton. that Harri-
sons defense will be a plea for mercy
on the ground that without him the
perpetrators Of the crime would have
escaped punishment. To add still
more weight to this plea and to;
coroorate in more detail his version of
the killing Harrison is therefore ex-
pected to take the stand today and this
action on hs part, it is predicted, will
probably bring one or both of the
other two defendants to testify in de-
fense of the charges against them as
ntained in Harrisons statement, as I
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ST. STEPHENS EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Mr.. B. H. Barre, Supt. Of Sunday
school. 1..,S,
Divine services al 11:oo a. m. and
500 p. m.
The morning theme on Sunday, May
the 21st, will be: "An Unforgetful
Hearing of The Word Is Needful.
The evening theme will be: Cali Are
To Be Judged" Service by The
Luther. League at 7:15 p. m. To all
the services the public is most cor
daily invited. ., .-
ARTHUR B., .,OBENSCHAIN.
x.,...a -. ..,.......,,.. :, Pastor.
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Got His Answer.

While an English politician waS'
speaking on taxation he was nterruptL
ed by man shouting: Are you going
to tax my food? Are you going to tax
my food?
Someone in."the rear of the hall
sang out, "Oh, stop your brayings
thistles will never be taxed" J.
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Painless Dentistry .

Aunt Ethel-"well, Beattice, were!
you very brave at he;dentist's?H -
Beatrice-"Yes. a6ntiesAswas." =
Aunt -"Then sthexa'sAhe half
crown I promised YOU. And noF telF
me what he did to you '':: - 49, !! i
Beatrice-''He pulled out two Of
,Willie'S teeth!'-Punch. !,
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At NEW STAND.

Taylor Bros. have moved their
marble works and undertaking parlors
to their new home on Depot street,
near Lexington Manufacturing Co.'S:
pond, at which place they will be glad:
to meet their friends: and confer, with
prospective PURCHASERS ABOUT their:
wants. H...#.{
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ST. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran

rs .>.,.,.:. i. Church. 80 >.s......,
There will be divine services. on
Sunday, May the 21st. at 800 p. m:
The Rev. Arthur B.. obenschain will
preach: The theme will be- Chris
tianity Is Growing" To this service
the pubic is very cordially invited,
So ARTHUR B. oBENsCHAIN,
r-:,:er.a.,ii.. Supply Pastor.
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Why Business Is" Now Duh

I've got a LOT Of things I want to
talk to you about, DEAR" said the
wife. !: Il
That's good" answered the has s.
band; "you usually want to talk to m'es' =
about lot of things you haven't got. = e
TT Bits. " *
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WORLD COTTON TRADE
AGITATED OVER OUTLOOK

In the meantime, the domestic
and overseas cotton trade is getting
very much excited and concerned
over the. cotton prospects for sup
plies in 1922. The general senti-
ment prevailing at this time is that
the textile world will face cotton
famine in 1923, as it is not gener-
ally believed that the South can
grow enough cotton TO-. meet the
demand, with the present surplus
being so rapidly diminished. There
is 70 hope for any increase in pro-
duction for India and Egypt, the
two largest cotton producing. coun1
tries outside the United States. The
creased 80 per. cent by Royal de-
cree, and the India Government
and the people are being torn by
unrest and revolution. 1t was as
serted in these columns two years
ago that if the farmers were
stricken down by the drastic de-,
fIation in the market values OF
their staple farm products, that the
reaction would come in reduced
agricultural supplies. and placing a
heavy penalty Of high prices on the
consumers Of the world who must
purchase the necessities of life:
It seems that these predictions will
be fully verified within the, next
twelve. months. q.
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previous years. 1t is clearly
danger and may result in a very
expensive experiment for farmers
to purchase devices and poison mix
lures whose use effectively has not
already been thoroughly demon
strated. Like a drowning man
grabbing at a straw, many a far
with some boil weevil device which
in the end and at critical period Of
his crop will prove utterly worth
less and a heavy loss will result.
Cotton News simply sounds this
note Of warning and urges every
cotton farmer to post himself fully
on the practical value Of any expen-
sive method presented to him for
use in fighting the boil weevil:
this year. Indications point to
heavy invasion Of the insects, due
to the past favorable winter. and
every man who can do so should
supply himself with the right kind
of machines and calcium of arse
nate to be used in powdered form
and in accordance with proper di-
rections. Arsenic is not soluble in
water unless precipitated by con-
slant agitation. Arsenic poisoning
by mixing with syrup or other
heavy, sticky liquid has been used
successfully when applied with the
proper mechanical device. Get the
right kind of machinery and devices
which have been proven by past ac-
tual experiment to have accom-
plished the results claimed for
them.
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Subscribe to The Dispateh-
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With theChurches
PELION MISSION

Rev. B. j. Wessinger, Pastor.