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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
ODD IDEAS CONCERNING TIDES
Ancients Held Fearful and Wonderful
Beliefs as to the Cause Of
Waters Ebb and Flow.

Aristotle and Heraclitus said the
tides were caused by the sun, which,
whirling the winds about, cause them
to fall with violence on the Atlantic,
which swells and thus causes the tides.
Plato's explanation was that they were
which through the movement Of Its
mouth caused the tides. Another be-
lief was that the tides were a natural
movement of the respiration or breath.
ing OF the sea.
There are records of medieval be-
liefs among the Arabs. Some thought
that the tides were caused by the
moon heating the waters so that they
swelled up and thus rose higher, while
others believed they were caused by
vapors generated In the bowels Of the
earth. Again, others believed they
were caused by the alternate decom-
position of the sea by the air, and
then the air by the sea, thus account
ing for the ebb and flow. Still another
belief was that great serpent swal-
lowed and vomited water alternately.
Early Cape Cod folk and those in
other districts along the New Eng
land coast believed that people died
at the ebb or flowing out Of the tide.
Watchers by the bedside Of dying
people firmly believed that one could
not die until the ebb tide began to run.
In Scotland It was formerly thought
that in setting eggs to hatch one should
set the eggs at flood tide IL one wanted
ROSTERS, and at the ebb tide If one
wanted hens.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
No Danger.

The horse looked more like living
skeleton than thing of flesh and
blood, and It had scarcely enough
strength to pull the light, ramshackle
cart which trundled behind it. When
the animal began to trot very slowly
after a good deal of practical persua-
sion on the part of the driver, young
hopeful standing in the road could not
let the opportunity pass of planting
himself directly In front of the on
coming steed.
The driver shouted, but the boy re-
fused to move.
"why can't you get out OF the
road?" cried the driver. DO you
want to be run overT
without moving, the lad glanced
contemptuously at the horse, and
shouted. with whitening scorn:
.That bony thing run over met ii
couldn't! 1t might tumble over meF
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Why She Wouldn't Buy.

'Did you sell vacuum cleaner to
that woman across the hall?' asked
the sour-looking matron.
mo, ma'am, didn't" replied the
salesman. "She didn't seem to think
much Of my argument when said this
device would make her housework a
pleasure"
"Umphl No wonder. You W"r"
,sasting your time talking horseT"rt
70 a bridge OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES h''''
Herald.
A doctor SAYS II was eight times as
dangerous during the war to be Daoy
In a cradle than to be soldier In me
trenches. Wasn't II Mark Twain VINO
said the bed was the most dangerous
place, because almost everybody dieo
there?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
MANY FISH KILLED
BY WATER POLLUTION

J. ID. Devillier, agent OF the Consers
walton Department at Breaux Bridge.
has written to the department that
rains in he Atchafalaya section have
destroyed tons OF fish of all kinds, par
ticularly catfish and buffalo. This
damage has not been done in the
great river, but in Lake Bijeau and
the swamps. Mr.. Devillier attributed
this destruction of the fish to the pois-
oning of the water by the water hya.
cinths, and said there was stretch OF
ten miles OF dead fish that he could
not go through with a power boat (pre.
sumbaly owing to the stencil.
f. A. Tulian, superintendent OF the
fisheries division of the Conservation
Department, says while 1t is not liter.
ally true that water hyacinths poison
the water, they do give off compost
ton resembling a combination of oils
and acids, and this covers the water
with q thin coating and prevents the
aeration OF the water underneath.
Hence there is not sufficient oxygen to
support fish life. But Mr.. Tulian is of
opinion that the damage was caused
not so much by the water lilies as by
drouth, by which the water became
stagnant. Water hyacinths drive fish
away from the spots in which they
grow, but they do not kill the fish il
there is an avenue of escape. When
an entire body Of water is densely COW
cred by the lilies fish life is driven Out
or destroyed by suffocation, but open
spaces in the water supply harbol
of refuge for the fish.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
OLD IDEA IN UNIVERSITIES
s,sasnt BooIss. FrstsrnsHy listsa
Had Ths.f Bsg .nninss .r tns
Ftrtesnth CsrtsfY

University Ire tsfsy ertHH.rs msny
ancient practices In slightly mHI.fri
form. COLLEGE frsteruities really late
back 90 the Fifteenth century. vhsn
universities were few In number and
students we're attracted % them from
many lands The student body nat.
urally gathered into groups according
60 nationalltles. and these groups were
known as nations" Later came the
organization OF the student corps In
German universities. In some Ameri-
can universities today there are ma
ton societies. as the Philippine, Chi
nese. japanese and Cuban. represent
Ing the nations, and the Southerners
Southwesterners. Pacific coast and
others representing sections and states
OF the Union.
Poor students OF the Fifteenth cen
fury drlfted from one university To
another. supporting themselves by
singing begging. stealing and, occa-
sionally. working.
The freshmen had rather sorry
time. In the German universities they
were termed "Schutzen," and were
compelled to perform all sorts Of
mental offices for the upper class men,
who were termed "Bacchanten," and
were often worthy of that title. From
this practice developed the system Of
Tagging" in the English grammar
schools. That practice traces back
even to the academic schools of Ath-
ems. The freshmen, on admission to
a university, were put through an In
itiatiOn ordeal which was the origin
Of the present-day hazing.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

Barron financial writer, wonders
what has made the United States de-
velop in less than two centuries from
a wilderness to ''the greatest nation
on which the sun has shone." 1t isn't
territory and fertile soil, for Africa
beats us in that respect. 1t isn't
wheat-raising area. for Canada beats
us there. 1t isn't education, for we
are far behind Germany, where 90 per
cent of the population can read and
write. Freedom has something to do
with II. But the great force that
created Uncle Sans empire was plain,
old.fashioned hard work, a vagabond
now held generally in contempt
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Sewer System $500 Years Old.

In the palace Of the Cretan kings
of Knossos (about 1900 B. CO were
bathrooms and drainage system that
astonished the excavators. When we
remember that even London and Paris
had no sewage systems in the days OF
Queen Elizabeth, we certainly should
not expect such thing In forgotten
civilization of thirty-ive hundred
years ago. Yet experts tell us the
drains of this ancient palace were
superior to anything known afterward
In history until the middle OF the
Nineteenth century.-Joseph McCabe
IN 'The Evolution Of Civilization"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
,,.u.d from Page IL

Cc0utlnusd fro" Fal' /, -,
Kass and baby. OF Ne"
,s "a are visiting ns,, Der parents MI
~ Mrs. selis Davis
NJ -. from trip through the
s.A and East
w. W., those who went 10 coT'ns'
Abe xeek TO attend the Brewster
Ton h nnn,,als we're Mrs. w. II
seN,e" sr Mrs. Z. J. worrell and
ssia'H, Ms Martha McNeely and Mr.
s,ryey McNeely'
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Ihr Modern vernon.

Tn, Boss Young man. have 700
ever been 10 Colr.el
Applicant for Position lin hluShlns
apology -Er-well, yes. sir, have
hui il was only small college and l
STAYED only three monthS.-Life.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Nature Does Nothing in Vain.

The Cynic-If you girls have to hide
your ears. what's the good Of having
ears?
The Flapper-Why, II we had no
ears, where would we hang our ear
rings?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

Said a soviet official: "There Is not
a Russian who has lived In America,
now back In his native land, who
would be willing to return to Ameri-
ca" All small favOrs thankfully re-
ceiyed.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

Less sugar per inhabitant than sait
was used in the United states last
year. Others who are good at statis-
ties declare that II sugar were credited
with the salt that got into sugar bowls
n would be about q standOff.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

College coaches are to have the
rank of members Of the faculty In
some institutions Of higher learning,
thus validating the title Of "profes-
sor" that so many athletic instructors
already wear.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Early Preiudices.

Little Ella-Tm never going To Hol-
land when grow up.
GUvernc>S-Why not?
Little Ella-'CauSe our geography
says it's "A low, lying country.-London
Answers.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

Man takes out life insurance to pro-
tect his wife. That Is love and duty.
From that day on he won't give her
the satisfaction OF telling her when
he isn't feeling well. What's that?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

All the gentle theories of what
causes crime will never overcome the
conviction that a human being who Is
menace to his fellows will have 70
be locked up.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
No inducement.

Rejected you. did She? Did you tell
her you could support her in the style
she was accustomed tor"
"Yes, but she said she was LOCKING
for something better than that
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Mu,Inas q a Motor Cop.

Sweet IHrt.r-s has gone too far
In debt. IT'S plainly seen
Whit she's p1y .ng FOR her car
She can't buy gasoline
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Not EVERYTHING to Be Desired.

Congratulate me, Jim. am en-
gagged to Betty Flyrte."
I'm awfully sorry, old man, but 1
can't conscientiously do 1t. I'm en-
gagged To Betty myself"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
And Consultations Are Frequ4

Marks-My wife always consulG me
about every article OF attire she buys
hats shoes, gloves, everything.
Parks-My wife does, too; thft Ia.
she asks me for the money.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

Maybe mans umbrella Is to be
,aier. They have discovered cure
rrr hnui.N orln.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
Ard Such Prices!

"It's the woman who pays"
yes. but she does it with her hus-
bands money"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05
TOO PUSSY

-Are these ss3s strictly frssh =
MADAM tns % no time 20 %
fussy. NO~sdsys you're lucky 10 sst
any Kind o. eggs"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
WALKER is ELECTED
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
Turns Table on Old Enemy-WatsOr
Stays Out-Hardwick Blames
Ku Klux Klan.

Atlanta, Sept. 13.-Clifford w.
Walker, who was defeated two years
ago by Thomas w. HardwIck for
governor of Georgia, appeared to
have turned the tables and won a
sweeping victory in the Democratic
primary for the gubernatoral nomi-
nation today, on the face of incom-
plete returns received up to 11:30
o'clock tonight by the Atlanta Con-
stitution.
These figures indicated that Walker
had carried 1913 counties with a
county vote of 268, or a majority
of the 416 unit vote and that Hard
wick had forty-one counties with a
total vote of 1913. Sixteen counties
were yet to report.
Governor Hardwick who formerly
was a United States Senator from
Georgia, defeated Mr.. Walker for
governor two years ago. In today's
race Mr.. Hardwlck who had recent
ly demanded that the Ku Klux Klan
in Georgia unmask, asserted in the
course of his campaign that the
radical element" of the Klan and Of
organized labor was furnishing his
chief opposition. Hardwick's strength
today appeared to be IN the cities
and Walkers in the rural counties.
United States Senator Thomas E.
Watson, of Georgia, who was close
ly allied with Mr.. Hardwick two
years ago when the 1.-TWO Toms" as
their followers termed them, frequent
ly spoke from the same platform,
did not support the governor this
year, having announced he would not
vote for him were he in Georgia on
primary day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
MINERS TO RETURN TO SHAFTS
Agreement with Operators to be Sign.
ed Formally by Union Officials.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Sept. 10.-Lead-
ers of the United Mine Workers un-
ion rested here today after the rati-
fication yesterday by the tri-state con-
vention of the hard coal diggers OF
the wage agreement, which will send
approximately $4,000 men back in
to the mines after having been idle
since April l. John L. Lewis and
Philip Murray, respectively president
and vice-president of the union, will
90 to Scranton tomorrow formally to
sign the agreement.
approximately 80 per cent. Of the
miners are expected to resume work
tomorrow and the remainder will re-
turn as soon as the mines, which are
in bad condition as a result OF the
long suspension, have been placed in
shape for operation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
Cedar Swamp Notes.

Cedar Swamp, Sept. 13.-An inter-
esting series of services are being
held at the Baptist church, conducted
by Rev. Ford of Bennettsville. The
houys are 7:30 p. m, and II a. m.
School will open on Monday, Sept
ember 25, with four teachers present
and the trustees are expecting the
parents to come and enroll every
child of school age in order to have
a full attendance.
Mr.. Sammie Duke, who has been
quite sick for several months is still
unwell.
Miss Maybelle Rewbert, neice and
adopted daughter of Judge W. E.
Snowden, left here Tuesday for Lam
der college.
Miss Grace Haddock of North Caro-
lima, is visiting at the home Of Mr.
]. Hugh Tisdale.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14

Snake-bite is now treated with a
serum similar to the anti-tetanus
serum. A snake farm in operation
in Brazil furnishes the poison or
venom which is diluted with sugar
of milk and injected into mules and
other animals. The vaccine obtained
from the treated animal is said to
be an absolute antidote against the
poison of the particular snake from
which the venom was drawn.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
BIGHAM APPEAL
NOT DISMISSED
IN ORDER HANDED DOWN FRI
DAY By SUPREME
COURT.

In a per curiam order handed down
Friday the supreme court refused to
dismiss the appeal of Edmund d.
Bigham as petitioned by Solicitor l..
M. Gasque of Marion and will hear
the appeal on its merits on the call
of the Twelfth circuit cases before
the court this fall, which will be in
November.
!, Solicitor Gasque moved before the
court on September 1 for dismissal
of the appeal on the grounds that it
was manifestly without merit. The
court says that it does not consider
the appeal "manifestly without mer-
it, and will not dismiss it. Mr.. Gas
que moved under Rule 80 for the
dismissal, which provides for such ac-
ton in criminal appeals where there
is no apparent merit.
In the per curiam order the court
says: "The court is not convinced
that the grounds of appeal are mani
festly without merit and the motion
of the state to dismiss the appeal is
therefore refused"
Bigham was convicted OF the muir
der of his brother, L. Smiley Bigham,
in March, 1921, at Florence and sem
fenced to be electrocuted. He appeal
ed to the supreme court for a new
trial but the court affirmed his con-
viction. He was taken back to Flor
ence this summer to be resentenced
and when he appeared in court his
attorney, A. L. King, moved for a
new trial on the grounds of after
discovered evidence. Judge S. w. G..
Shipp, presiding at Florence, refused
the plea for a new trial. Bigham
then appealed from this refusal to
the supreme court. Solicitor Gasque
moved to dismiss the appeal but the
court refused to do so.
Bigham in addition to being con-
yicted for killing his brother, is
charged with killing his mother, Mrs.
L s. Bigham, his sister, Mrs. Margie
Black, and his sisters two adopted
children, Leo and John McCracken.
He has never been tried for the kill
ing Of any one except his brother.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
SMYRNA IN HANDS
OF TURKISH ARMY
CONSTANTINE'S ARMIES SAID TO
HAVE BEEN ANNIHILATED
EXCEPT THIRD CORPS.

Paris, Sept. 10.-The Turkish Ma
tionalists ending their two weeks
campaign have swept the Greeks out
of Asia Minor and the KemaliSts,
who yesterday entered Smyrna, took
prisoner the remnants of the Greek
forces remaining behind to cover the
wild flight of the Greek army that
month ago held securely large
part of western Asia Minor Thrace
into Constaninople.
The Turks ran a race with the
diplomats, their leaders say, and won
the race, for Turkish arms settled in
a few days and settled finally, &C
cording to Angora advices, the prob
lem of how Asia Minor is to be divid-
ed, problem with which diplomacy
has been struggling for three years.
Smyrna which has been in a state
of chaos for three days, since the
Greek high commissioner took to a
warship in fear of his life, is now
hotbed of typhus and plague and
is crowded with thousands of refugees
without food.
The allied consuls and naval con-
tingents, including the Americans,
had begun the restoration of order
as soon as they arrived, but the Turks
have taken charge Of Smyrna and
their first efforts have been directed
toward stamping out epidemics and
relieving distress. Smyrna, which has
been the goal of the Nationalists as
Angora was that of the Greeks, soon
will witness, according to dispatches
from Angora the ceremonies and
triumphant entry into the city Of
Mustapha Kemal Pasha and others
of the Nationalist government. The
seething ferment of Asia Minor now
seems to have been transferred to
Athens through the returned troops,
dispatches from the Greek capital say
and there is much talk Of Constan-
tines second descent from the throne
and, the return of Venizelos to pow
er. The Greek soldiers evacuted
from Smyrna were ordered taken to
islands in the Aegean sea there to
be disarmed and demobolized, so as
to avoid possible trouble in Athens,
but the soldiers are reported to have
threatened the ships officers and COM
PEELED them to steer for Pieareus,
the port of Athens where they disem-
barked and marched through the
streets shouting insults to the King
and demanding return of Venizelos.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
Col. Robt. E. Lee Dies.

Roanoke, Va, Sept. 7.-Col. Robert
E. Lee, grandson of General Robert
E. Lee, died here at 6:10 this morn
ing.
Colonel Lee had been ill for many
months and came here about weeks
ago from Hot Springs, Va. His wife
and mother, Mrs. H. F. Lee, and
brother, DR.. George Bowling Lee,
with him when the end came.
The funeral will be held in Lexing-
ton at noon Saturday. Interment will
be in the Lee Mausoleum at Wash
ington and Lee University.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
CHARLESTON NAVY
YARD NOT TO CLOSE
PENDING INVESTIGATION BY
NAVAL COMMISSION-SMlTH
CONFERS WITH DENBY.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Secretary
of the Navy DENLY will appoint a
commission to consider and report to
congress on the Navy Yard problem
generally, and in the meanwhile the
Charleston Navy Yard will not be
closed.
The foregoing statement was made
to Senator E. D. Smith by Secretary
DENLY this afternoon following can
ference between him and the senator
this morning.
simultaneously with his state
ment to the South Carolina senator,
Secretary DENLY issued to the press
the following memorandum:
at was announced at the Navy De-
partment today that by direction of
the president a board of naval Of
ficers is to be appointed by the Sec
retary of the navy for the purpose
of making an investigation OF all
shore establishments of the navy with
a view to determining what changes,
if any, should be recommended to
congress in the interest Of efficiency
and economy. There will be no i'm
mediate discontinuance of any pres
ent major shore station"
On the eve of leaving for South
Carolina to vote in the second pri-
mary and just having received the
message from Secretary DENLY in
person over the telephone, Senator
Smith said to the correspondent OF
The News and Courier: 81 want to
congratulate the people of Charles
ton and of the whole state on Secre-
tary Denby's action in responding so
promptly to what we all know were
the considerations of justice and fair
ness in this case. I have been ex-
tremely anxious about this matter.
l have had no doubt, however, as to
Secretary DENLY and the real atti-
tude of the president. My extreme
concern arose from the fact that Den
by was absent and that the president
was occupied with the industrial crisis
through which we are passing that
he could not give it that personal
and sustained attention which his
promises to me would under circum-
stances have demanded that he should
give. However, alls well that ends
well. The people of Charleston and
the state may be assured that if l
am living the next naval bill will
carry a provision that will take care
of Charleston specifically and prevent
the recurrence of this season of
anxiety"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
VERDICT OF MURDER.
McCuen Recommended to Mercy of
Court.

Greenville, Sept. 9.-After deliber-
ating all afternoon yesterday and ne
naming in session until 9 O'Clock
this morning a verdict of guilty OF
murder, with recommendation to
mercy, in the case of Claude McCuen,
charged with the murder Of John
Membrite in April last on the Bun
combe road, about fourteen miles
above Greenville.
The sentence automatically carries
life Imprisonment, but sentence was
not pronounced BY Judge 8:
cause of a motion by the defense Ior
a new trial, which will be argued
Monday Morning.
The present week brought the
Court of General Sessions to a close.
Court of Common Pleas will open
Monday morning. -.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-09-14
FARMER HIT IN HEAD.
Laurens Man Rushed to Hospital in
Spartanburg.

Laurens, Sept. 9.-W. w. Smith, a
farmer residing near the city, was
taken to a Spartanburg hospital to-
night for surgical attention for a
very serious wound in the head, said
to have been inflicted by blow with
a piece of heavy scantling in the
hands of Pierce Curry, we'll known
stock dealer here. The two men, 1t
is alleged, had a difficulty at the sta
bles of Curry when it is alleged that
Curry struck Smith down with the
timber. Smiths condition was re-
garded as critical by local physicians,
who attended him and advised his
immediate removal to a hospital.