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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
Political Leaders Active.

Markedly strenuous activities are
evident in the ranks of the Dem
ocratic and Republican congressional
campaign committees. Arthur b.
Rouse o. the Sixth Kentucky dis
trict is chairman of the Democratic
body, and Simeon d. Fess of the Sew
enth Ohio district leads the RepuD-
licsn campaigning forces.
The Democrats believe that they can
cut down materially the Republican
majority in the next congress. The
Republicans naturally say that the
Democrats cannot do what they think
they can do, but it is only the plain
truth to say that few Republicans here
have any thought that they will main
tain in the next congress the huge ma
jority which Is theirs in the present
body.
Cordell Hull of Tennessee is the
chairman of the Democratic National
committee and John L. Adams of Iowa
holds like position with the Republican
National committee. The national and
the congressional committees are CO.
alescing their efforts this year in the
congressional campaigns. The major
bodies are doing what they can to help
out the minor bodies. Each political
party knows that 1t has much at stake.
Recently it was said In Washington
by an analyzer of political situations
that while the Republican leaders do
not believe that they will hold either
the house or the senate by the present
great majorities, they do believe that
the party will be found in control of
both houses Of congress next year "by
substantial working majorities." 1t
was added to this statement that deep
down this Is all that the Republican
leaders really want"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
Much Road BUILDING.

A total Of 28,135 miles Of roads were
built, under construction or under
agreement for construction throughout
the United States since July l, 1916.
The cost of the roadways is $496, 151,-
.43, or an average cost Of $17.630
per mile.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
FEW RURAL ROADS SURFACED
OF an Estimated Total Of 2,478,552
Miles of Highways Only 299,135
Are improved.

Despite the fact that the United
States has 100000 motor-driven We
hicles in operation-leading the world
In this respect-motorists will be sur
prised to learn that but II per cent OF
the roads Of this country are surfaced.
Out of an estimated total of 2,47S.552
miles Of public rural roads, only about
299,135 are surfaced or improved.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14

spirit of the age. One living thing
has been saved from the old Web
ster place. 1t is lockwood tree I'M
der which Webster sat in the warm
weather to prepare scme Of the
speeches which made him famous. The
old tree will be replanted near the
Lincoln memorial, and it will be called
the webster Tree"
Other Old Residences Doomed.
The old Webster home faced Lafay-
cite square. II stood within door or
two of the home of Gideon Welles,
who was Lincoln's secretary of the
navy. There are still left on the
square some other residences which
were occupied by the great men of the
past, but the word is that the course
of modern improvements will find
them within few years in the way,
and that they will follow the Webster
home to destruction.
w. w. Corcoran, the founder of the
Corcoran art gallery and of the Louise
home for aged women in Washington.
succeeded Daniel Webster as an occu-
pant of the red residence on Lafayette
square. Some years after Mr.. Cor
coran's death Chauncey NJ. Depew
leased the residence and lived there
while he was a member of the United
States senate. During the process OF
destruction of the building, old resi-
dents of Washington gathered about
the place and watched with something
much like sorrow in their faces the
process of demolition. The old house
was built "for keeps"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
Democrats Confident.

The Democrats say that they know
the Republican majorities will be cut
down hugely next fall and that If the
present dominant party secures ma
jority representation in the next house
of representatives 1t will be majority
so reduced as to make the victory tan
tamount to defeat. The Democrats,
however. express a confidence that
their party actually will win next No
vember and that when the new con-
gress comes In President Harding will
have on his hands Democratic house
of representatives
All these prophecies and hopes and
condolences must be taken for what
they are worth, for 1t is part of the
business of party leaders to prophesy
victory at the polls. The real situation
seems to be that the Republicans are
fully confident Of keeping their control
Of the house of representatives, but
that they have no real thought that the
control will have the strength of num-
bers that 1t has today.
Big Majority Not Wanted.
Neither party is entirely happy when
it has an overwhelming majority In
congress. The reason is not far to seek.
1t is possible for party majority to
be too big for party comfort. When
political party has control. so to
speak, overwhelmingly it's representa-
tiyes in congress are likely to Av'esk
away and form into cliQues and -
make it somewhat difficult Tor tn
leaders to secure straight party lesisl.
| ton In the form in which they Do
sire 1t.
When the party majority is small the
call to party duty generally is obeyed,
and men who do not agree In full with
the policies of the leaders usually are
willing to follow them along legislative
lines after making a speech or two In
protest which will satisfy constituents
that they attempted to do the seem
ingly right thing, but were compelled
finally by considerations Of party 10y
atty to follow the leaders.
The Democrats have been buster
than the Republicans along propaganda
and publicity lines. The Republicans
seemingly now are getting ready to
make their appeals to the country and
to present the facts of their case. Il
has been rather easier for the Demo
Gratis than for the opposition to gel
started. The Democrats already know
what the Republicans In congress are
trying to do, while the Republicans are
not yet sure whether they will succeed
in what they are trying to do. The
result is that the Democrats today car
tell of Republican endeavor and pre-
sent their reasons for opposition to 1t
while the Republicans must wait FOL
legislative accomplishment before the,
can say to the people. I'VE did thil
thing and II II good
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
DRAINAGE and Dragging.

with good drainage and constant
dragging after 1t becomes sufficiently
dry after each rain, road bed VIII
be built up and packed that will be
passable In ordinary bad weather.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14

The Sabbath night had passed, and in
the east
The first pale strcaks of rose fore
told the day,
When from the city, Mary Magdaiene
And others, bearing spices, came to
Lay
Them In the Masters tomb.
They marveIed that the stone which
had been sealed
Was rolled away, and STOPPING down
they saw,
Insides the tomb two angels robed In
white,
Whose radiance made them bow
their heads in awe
ale is not here" they heard.
aDid He not say that He would rise
again?
Seek ye the living, then, among tho
dead?"
And, trembling, Mary and the others
went
To His disciples, telling what was
said.
Yet one would not believe.
For Thomas told his brethren, 9TH
I've thrust
My hand into the Masters wounded
side,
And felt the prints Of nails inside His
hands.
ri not believe He lives again who
died"
And later Christ appeared.
He babe the doubling Thomas make
his tests,
Who did and said, any Lord" and
-, Christ replied,
sBecause you have beheid me, you
believe,
But those who have not seen my
hands and side
And yet believe, are blessed"
-velma West Sykes In Kansas City
Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
Dislike To SEE
ARMY POSTS CO
RESIDENTS OF VIclNITiEs IN
WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED
SET STORE ON THEM.
CONSIDERED AS SHOW PLACES
Reduction of the country's Military
Forces Will Force the Closing OF
Many-capital Loses Old Land
mark-Ready for Party Conflict.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK

Washington.-Whe the proposal
first was made to cut the army down
to 10000 men, Secretary of War
Weeks somewhat cannily expressed
the belief publicly that if the army
thus were reduced it would be neces-
sary to abandon a great number OF
army posts.
Now, If there is one thing which
member of congress wishes to avoid,
Il is the abandonment of the army
post which happens to be in his nome
district. So it may have been, and
perhaps was, that Secretary or war
Weeks had this in mind when ne
issued his word of what might be
called warning.
There are not as many army posts In
the United States today as once there
were, but there are good many OF
them scattered all over the country
and which are garrisoned by compare
lively few troops, but enough to add
little something Of the pomp of milf
tary affairs to the vicinity In which
they are quartered. Moreover, the
purchasing power of the troops is con-
siderable, and therefore the localities
in which they are stationed benefit In
the matter of trade.
Some of the posts are located near
great cities and some of them are near
small towns, but they are all in
sense show places, and band concerts
and parades offer their attractions to
the neighboting people. 1t is perhaps
possible that Americans generally de-
sire that the army shall be cut down,
but it is certain that every American
who lives near an army post desires
that In the cutting down process the
home garrison shall not be included.
There are still existing some few
army posts which in the old days were
isolated, some of them being three or
four hundred miles from a railroad.
Those were the days of Indian war
fare, and many stirring events hap
pened In places which are now almost
in the heart of civilization. There
may be met in Washington today
many old soldiers who saw duty In
such at present thickly populated
states as Nebraska and Kansas in the
DAYS when the Comanches, the Kio-
was and the Arapahoes were ravaging
the frontier.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
"Poiiticap Army Posts

There are In the United States sew
eral posts which are known as polit-
ical posts. The army experts knew
where the garrison should be located,
and would make their recommenda-
lions, but congress in later years never
has paid any attention to expert opin-
ion on these matters. There is no
excuse for the existence as army posts
of several of the greatest garrisons in
the United States They are where
they are because some senator or rep
resentative had a pull sufficient to
secure their location in the home dis
trict, or in the home state.
The regular army of the United
States hereafter is to be used appar-
emily only for police duty. The first
element necessary for proper home de-
tense in case of rlotous demonstra-
lions against the authority of the
United States government is that
troops shall be located within easy
railroad access of the places where
such troubles are most likely to occur
When one great garrison was estab.
ished it was figured out that it would
take five days to get the great body
of troops there stationed to the near
est point of probable danger. Such
posts are called political posts.
II the army is to be reduced tc
10000 men, and as a natural conse
Quence many army posts are to be
abandoned, there will be some inter
esting scenes In certain offices of tn,
War department and not infrequentl.
perhaps in the office Of the Presiden
of the United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
Old Capital Landmark Gone.

Legislation, economics, to say moth
ing Of politics, occupy the at
tention of the lawmakers and the
members of the executive depart
ments today to the exclusion of realiz-
alton of the fact that the city Of
Washington, in its physical features, is
changing day by day, that the remind
ers of the past are going, and that
their places are being taken by things
present which have none of the SAVIOR
of sentiment or Of tradition about
them, and will not have for many years
to come.
The old Daniel Webster home at H
street and Connecticut avenue this
day Is being torn down to make place
for a great structure to be occupied
by the United States chamber Of COM
merce, which is, Of course, fine insti-
tuition, but somehow or other 1t seems
as II sites might be selected for new
buildings in this big city without ne
cessitating the destruction of things
which Americans hold In something
like reverence.
The old Daniel Webster house was
a fine warm red brick dwelling with
large rooms, fine old mantels and beau
tfful woodwork. 1t is going the way
Of many other Of the old homes OF
washington. a sacrifice to the business
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
"It's Not Out Yet, Is It2"

up to date, too, reading all book notes
and notes Of future publications.
But here was one he had not read
about. Somehow it must have escaped
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06
AYlrOgIsC.!nmensS

The Ideal Embroidery club will
meet this afternoon with FRS.
George Stewart. 925 W. Washington
av
The Walters family will hUd &c.
fifth reunion at the Rochester Fair
Grounds at Rochester. sunday.
The Third Section OF the Ladies
Aid society OF the Hope Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. Frank
Smith. 1913 Marion ST. this az
ternoon Mrs Harvey a. Peters will
be assistant 10 the hostess.
Mrs. Ella McGree. 432 W. Madison
ST., VIII be hostess this after
noon 10 the members Of the sham
rock club.
The Ladies' Aid OF Epworth Ne
mortal NJ +. church VIII meet
this afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. II. VI. Elmore. rs Sadie ST.,
for regular business session.
The Woman's Missionary society
OF the Westminster Presbyterian
church viii meet this evening
at S o'clock at the home OF Mrs. C.
IT. Beyrer, 925 Cleveland av. The
Philathea class VIII be in charge OF
the program.
The meeting OF the Missionary
society OF the First Christian church
arranged for this afternoon at Pot
awatomi park. has been postponed
until July 81.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06

stump bungalow. Nurse Jane was
not yet az home. but the bunny saw
the rug IN the backyard and said.
L must sweep Il and bring It in
for Nurse Jane before supper"
Getting the broom. Uncle Wiggiiy
walked slowly over the rug. sweep
ing from e. the caves and grass
that had blown on il during the
day. There were a number Of little
humps. or hills. in the rug. as the
grass OF the yard was uneven. But
there was one specially big. large
hump
4 never knew there was such a
large bump in my yard, spoke the
bunny. I wonder what It is?" He
stepped on H. The bump seemed
70 be soft, and no wonder. FOR it
was the Wolf, hiding under the rug.
This IS very strange" whispered
the bunny. What is that hump :?
Can Il be a camel? No. il must be
a lump OF dirt. We'll. before I roll
Up the rug 10 bring II in, I'll just
beat out and aatten that lump with
the broad side OF the broow. Such
a large hump may cause Nurse Jane
10 mble"
Raising the broom high over his
head, Uncle Wiggily brought it
down hard on the lump under the
rug.
Bang, Whack, Crack" went the
broom again and again on the
lump.
At last the Wolf could stand Il no
longer.
stop, stop" he cried. wiggling
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06

open door. Both Uncle wiggi,y
and Nurse Jane are out And, bless
my whiskers. the rug IS out. too.''
he added. as he saw Il spread out
on the grass in the back yard.
"Ha! This gives me an ideai~
said the Wolf Never yet have I
been able 10 catch Uncle WiggiIy
and nibble his ears lie always gets
away BY some trick. But this time
I'll play a trick On him,
I'll crawl under the rug and
hide. Nurse Jane Will never leave
her best rug outdoors all night.
Uncle Wiggily Is sure TO bring Il in
for her. And when he starts 10 roll
It UP and carry It IN. I'll crawl out
from beneath IL, and n.bbIe his ears,
Hal Ia. Ha,"
The Wolf laughed. but Uncle
Wiggily would not have laughed
had the bunny been there But he
wasn't
Under the rug. that was spread
out on the grass, crawled the bad
Wolf. and there he curled himself
up. making himself as fat as pos
sIble, 10 wait until Uncle Wiggily
came home
Meanwhile the bunny rabbit
gentleman was having a good time
hopping over the fields and through
the woods. He had a delightful lit
tie adventure. / may tell you about
II some time. But now I must re-
late about the Wolf.
As the afternoon shadows were
growing longer and longer. Uncle
I Wiggily hoped toward his hollow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06
Revelations "a Vie sqoA aRH5

The consciousness that I was keep
ing back from Lillian all mention
OF the mysterious foreigner whose
attentions on the train had so an
nOyed me, made that part Of my re-
cital a hating performance. felt
Lillan's keen eyes upon my face.
and I wondered if she had any sus-
piCion that I was withholding any
thing from her.
But whatever she thought. she
made no comment. except a merry
laugh or two at my description of
the scene i'm the restaurant in which
Katie and the little waiter played
leading roles, until I had finished.
Then she suddenly leaned over and
kissed me, a rare caress from Lii
liam.
eff that blow had happened to
strike your temple or your eye. we
might not be quite so hilarious" she
explained. Then. with Characteristic
swiftness. she changed the subject.
What frame Of mind is Katie in ?"
She asked HAS she still the dolor-
GUS complex? From my brief glimpse
" her. I fancied she had shed it"
Katie is very much herself
again smiled. repeating the girls
comment concerning "Jeem's" posi-
bile return.
II wonder" - Lillian looked
thoughtful-''i she could be brought
20 realize that the oath that man
made her take under duress was not
binding"
"I doubt it," 7 answered promptly.
HE bound her by all the surersti-
tions she knows. and that's quite
q collection"
"He, must he a countryman Of
hers" Lillian commented. darting
glance at me-
Probably is" 7 returned imper-
turbably. "Have there been any
more developments concerning
him ."
"None. except that he is getting
better altogether too fast to suit me
If Katherine isn't too tired when she
gets here. I'm going to have DR..
Petit rush her over to the hospital
the very next day We can't afford
to waste any time getting line on
the gentleman, especially as you
may he very sure there will be some
development from his employers as
soon as they get hold OF that report
the city police department asked for
or course. they know his descrip-
ton. and can pick him out from
that list But they have 20 move
warily so we may have more time
.han we think. But I'm counting the
minutes. I don't mind telling you,
until Katherine gets here. She's my
acc of trumps just now, and my
hand isn't wOrth' much without
her"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06

even try TO jump over the church
steeple-'
"Oh. nothing At all as hard as
that" laughed the muskrat lady
house keeper "AII I want is for
YOU to put out the parlor rug on
.he grass, where it will lie in the
sun"
Has the parlOr rug the rheuma-
tism. such as I sometimes have: and
are you putting the rug in the warm
sun 20 stop its pain?" asked the
bunny.
"As if a rus ever had the rheum-
atism," exclaimed Nurse Jane. 1t
hasn't anything Of the kind. But
in has some moths n IL. and If I
put the rug out in the hot sun.
the bad biting moths will so away
Please drag the rug out for me and
spread it on the grass.
II win" said Uncle Wigg!ly, and
he did.
'Now that's all viii ask Won 70
do now" said Nurse Jane. You
may go of and have an adventure
Ard when YOU come home this eve
ming. III ask YOU kindly 10 sweep
the dust OF the rug and bring Il in"
I'll do that" promised the bunny.
Then away he hoped, leaving the
rug out I'm the yard IN the sun.
II think the rug will be all right
there by itself" said the muskrac
lady housekeeper a little later. I'll
lust hon over 20 see Mrs T'wistytaii.
the pig LADY, and ask her how many
oranges she puts in her lemon pie
III make Uncle Wisgily a lemon pie
cake"
So Nurse Jane went across the
street and while she was gone the
bad old Woozie Wolf came sneaklng
along. looking fo- Uncle TiSg-.y. %
nibbie the buuny's ears.
Hum, He isn't IN the bungalow
No one Is therei" growled the Wolf.
as he stuck his pointed nose IN the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06

out from beneath the rug. I'm
not a lump. nor a came,s hump
"Oh. so YOU aren-t,' laughed Tn
Gle Wigg'ly. as he aimed another
blow with the broom a. the bad
chap. But YOU looked IKE a
lump"
And 7 feel ike a lump" how,ei
the Wolf Oh. how sore I am"
he howled. holding his SIDES. as
away he ran. Fooled again he
whmpered. az he raced over hill
and dale. Fooled again, VIII
ever get Uncle Wiggily's esrs7"
As for me. I hope not and
hope you feel the same And II the
Jumping Jack doesn't take the
wheels of the dolls carriage -
make himself pair OK roller
skates. I'll tell YOU next ABOUT
Uncle Wigg.ly and Buddys bis
.frffc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06
THE REASON LILLIAN ANXIOUS
IY AWAITED KATHERINE.

Believe me. you an some well
come. Lady. even if you do look al
most too disreputable to be permit
ted in so respectable a domicile as
this"
Such was Lillian's characteristic
greeting of me when Dicky and 1
reached home, triumphantly escort
ing Katie, whom Dlcky rushed
straight to his mothers room. guess
ing that the sight Of the dependable
maid would be the hdgety old i'm
valid's best tonic Mother Graham g.
criticism Of Katie is as unceasing q B.
Tennyson's brook. hut we all have
learned that she IS lost without the
volatile little maid in the house
That's a fine welcome" I said
with pretended resentment, "to have
invidious comments made upon nay
appearance, instead of thankful
paeans at my escape from a frac-
tured skull"
But that black eye is such a pip
PIN" laughed Lillian. one of whose
little ways IT is never 10 proffer the
usual sympathy TO an injury or ill
ness not dangerous. and which She
is no one so prompt with necessary
aid and comfort. But she detests
any comment upon her own all
ments or sympathy with them, un-
less she is seriously ILL., and I think
she judges every one else by her
own standard.
I made a wry face.
$50 I have been assured quite fire.
quently by my husband" I returned
dryly
Lillian laughed mischievously.
with the Dickybird on the job
do not doubt you are a bit fed IN
with comments on it," she said, ESQ
I'll let you off. Bat as soon as you've
satisfied yourself that Junior has his
usual complement Of legs and arms
OH I've seen the anxious glances
you're casting toward the upper floor
you're 10 come 20 my room and
tell me the tale Of your adven-
lures. Mrs. TIGER has promised din
ner in half an hour. but If YOU don't
finish before"
Madge Explains 10 Lillian.
81 can tell YOU all" I burlesqued
mOlodromatically I'm five minutes. %
and when after removing the dust
of my journey. rapturously fondling
my sleepy little chap and paying a
solicitous visit to my mOther-in-law's
room, I found my way back 20 Lii
liam I fulfilled my promise for.
made my account of everything
preceding my arrival at the hotel
as sketchy as possible. adhering
strictly TO the version p..ky HAD 80
skilfully concocted for me-