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DEBS TRAVELS WITHOUT GUARD FROM ATLANTA TO CAPITAL Summoned at President'* Direction to Present His Case for Clemency. Washington, .March 25?Unattended and without the knowledge of the public, Eugene V. Debs, imprisoned socialist leader, came to Washington ^bsterday from the Atlanta peniten tfary, and for three hours discussed hi8 case with Attorney General Daughtery. The unprecedented trip of Mr. Debs was made with the approval of President Harding, who recently requested Mr. Daugherty to review the case of the socialist leader and make a recommendation on itThe attorney general in announceing late yesterday that Debs had visited Washington and was on his way back to the Atlanta prison, said that while there was no precedent for calling a prisoner to Washington without a guard, it had been decided in conference with President Harding that inasmuch as Debs had defended himself at hla trial, he should come here to answer in person such inquiries as the government desired to ask. Mr. Daugherty said he believed he had the authority to place the prisoner on his honor, and that he had assumed full responsibility. Debs arrived in Washine-tnn parlv went to the Department of Justice and about 9:30 conferred with Mr. Daugherty an dCol. Guy Goff, assistant to the attorney general, from about 10:30 to 11:10 o'clock and left Washington at 3:30 o'clock on the return trip to his prison. His movements from the time he left Atlanta Wednesday were kept strictly secret except to a few officials of the Department of Justice. For that reason newspaper men who gathered late in the day for the attorney-general's Veekly interview, gasped and refused for a few minutes to believe thei' own ears, when they heard Mr. Daugherty say: "I don't believe I have much news for you, gentlemen, but regarding 1 Debs' visit I have had a statement prepared." Then with a brief explaI nation Mr. Daugherty gave out the following statement: 11T ? 1.1 1 4 V. *1 1 x? I in wiuiwiiuu wiiii iuf in\ I'siiKiition of the Debs case and other conferences with the President and with his approval, I had Debs come here for the purpose of making certain inquiries of him. He has returned to Atlanta. I have asked him to refrain from saying anything for publication or otherwise regarding the subject of the inquiries made. I am sure no well-meaning person will urge him to discuss this matter or anything that took place on the journey or during ) his stay here. Debs presented his own case to the trial court and jury, t He was permitted to do so here. The Debs case, as I have said before, I stands alone, I could not, of course, ' go to him. What took place and the . information I have acquired will be r reported in due time only to the President, and that in connection with I any recommendation that may be made when the investigation is con| eluded. Debs canxp here without guard and so returned to Atlanta. k nn~tr ~ ^ wi. \J *_t ? uui i, uoaioiaui i uc aitui ~ ney general was present." Mr. Daugherty refused to comment on tlie presentment made by Debs of his case and declined to answer any questions as to what recommendation he would make to the President relative to the socialist leader who was convicted and sentenced in 1918 to 10 years imprisonment for violation of the espionage act. Debs, Mr. Daugherty said, looked and acted during his visit much as any other man. He was said to be in fairly good physical condition, although apparently somewhat nervious. The prisoner's physical condition, Mr. Daugherty added, necessarily would be taken into consideration by the government in its decision in his case. tk In the Atlanta prison Debs is em ployed part of the time in the hos^ pital and part in the library. The attorney-general in his talk ^ with newspaper men, emphasized P that the calling of Debs to Washington did not mean the adoption of, ^ a policy of general amnesty toward political prisoners, but was merely toj % facilitate the investigation of the Debs' case. ft o ^ NO SUBSTANCE TO DREAMS wruer uives lu'iisons ior iter ueius9 ?I to Have Any Belief in Common Superstitions. 9 The mind during sleep reminds 0^ me of a naughty child, writes Marion Holmes in the Chicago Daily P} News. With a normal person dur^ lng waking hours reason controls m it and when It seems inclined to let loose a foolish train of thought Tebukes it with "Nonsense! behave yourself!" But when reason goes ^ to sleep the mind has seasons of 9 wild capering. It makes you do _ things that when awake would cause 9 you to go V? church dressed in your very best except your shoes and stock 9 tags, which you find you have left at home. It makes you marry a dark 9 man with big black whiskers when ~ you already have a perfectly satisfacatory husband who is blond and * smooth faced. There is nothing it will ?do uncontrolled by reason. Therefore i I never have had much faith in the ^ prophetic quality of dreams, alfH though there are persons who pin their faith to those socalled warn-. ? inglf. We have heard them say, *11 dreamed last night of walking among | 9 ruined buildings That means that ^ * somebody in the familv is iroinir to he rib fll, and, like fortune telling, the pre(5* dictions that do not "make good" are A forgotten. |P| A current dream is of no importance. I have known the same stage Resetting with its incidents to be presonted over and over in sleeping vis-1 P|| ions without ever reaching its coun^ terpart in reality. An uncomfortaSm ble position during sleep, or the fact f** that you are not feeling well often A occasions troubled dreams i A Subscribe to The Dilloa Herald. 1 I THE DILLON DO NOT RAISE LOW GRADES. ' Advice to Cotton F?rniers by D. R Coker. "Live ai Home Why Raise Lov Grades?" "Not a Bale Below Stric Middling," are slogans that should b adopted by all cotton farmers, d.? clare's David R. Coker, of Hartsville in an interview made public by tin South Carolina division of the Amer ican Cotton Association. These slog ans, Mr. Coker declares, "will take u: out of the woods more quickly thai many imagine." "There are two main causes foi the present ct tton situation," says Mr. Coker. "First, world poverty anc trade disorganization caused by th< war. Second, over production of low (rroHoa "The first is not the fault of ?th? cotton raisers and will disappear as the world returns to normal condi tions. "The second is the cotton raiser's fault. It can and should be cured ai once. "A large proportion of the cotto* planters have for years been planting a far greater acreage of cotton than could be gathered promptly. "The consequence was a heavy ovei pioduction of low grades which havt : piled up until they have crushed th? life out of the cotton industry. "Low grades never pay. The mar gin of profit in the production of higt grade cotton (when there is a mar gin) is less than the difference ir price between t^e high grades anci low grades. High grades average don bit- the nrice of low erraries rieht now "Every farmer should raise al foodstuffs that can be consumed b> man and beast on his farm and ther plant enough more to supply th< towns. "Only as much cotton should be planted as the labor on each plantation can keep right up with m pick ing. We can finally work out of tin terrible position that the 'dog in tlu manger' policy of over production ol low grades lias placed us, if this policy is generally pursued." o St EXES OF TElCltOlt CAUSED BY FLAMES Tokio, March 27?The whole citj of Tokio was imperiled last night bj tlu greatest fire with which it hat been visited in a decade. The con flagration destroyed a thousand houses in the Yotsuya district, in tht northwestern part of the city, involving a loss estimated at 25,000,000 yen (.normally about $12,000,000.) Thousands of persons were made homeless and 19 3 persons were injured. The burned buildings included three hospitals, a bank and several large business houses. For four hours during the night a violent, biting wind drove the flames in the direction of the heart of the city, causing a panic among the population over a wide area. Four thou and troops aided the fireirten in combatting the blaze,but it was only when the force of the wind let down notabl> that their efforts to control the fire were rewarded with success. Scenes of Terror. Scenes of terror were witnessed ir many sections as the course of the flames threatened widespread de struction. The streets were choked with masses of despairing refugees from the districts already stricken accompanied by carts loaded with fur niture, the confusion being added tc by the flocking in of sightseers from other sections. Many of the half frozen fugitives fleeing from the flames bore infants strapped to theii ducks. itiuuDiea pouue uuu great uuficulty in restraining incipient panics. As a measure of relief the Imperial Gardens were opened to the sufferers. The fire burned so fiercely and with such intense brightness that the skies were illumined by a fiery halo which was visible for hundreds ol miles as it hung over the city. The Diet, which was in session when the blaze started, adjourned when its threatening natur,e was reported n The Wise King Nomolos King Nomolos was the wisest of kings who have ever reigned and every Tuesday from 7 to 9:30 of the evening he would distribute wisdom to the most foolish of his subjects. On.e day theie came to his court a very foolish man. He had ten wo me 11 running after him, all demanding that he should marry them, and it was not law in the country that he snouia taKe unto mmseir more than one wife and the foolish fellow dare not face the wrath of nine even tc gain the favor of one. He was not dreadfully keen on marrying even one. And he appealed to his king for wisdom, and the woman stood bj glowering. "Let me think," said the king, re moving his crown, and calling upon hig two scratchers in chief to scratch his head for him. And having thought for the space of three asterisks the great monarch commanded. "Lot the ten women step forward and give their ages.' Silently, one by one, the ten women disappeared. There has been none so wise as Nomolog since his day. VIVtT. mvu'Uinnv v/vrKii.. Notice is hereby given that Sam D Graham, executor of the estate ol Frank D. Graham, deceased, haf made application unto me for fina discharge as executor, and that Fri day, April 15th at 10 o'clock in thi forenoon haa been appointed for th< hearing of the said petition. All persons holding claims agains' the said estate are requested to fll< them with the executor on or befon 10 o'clock in the forenoon of Aprl the 15th or this notice will be pleac in bar of their recovery. JOE CABELL DAVIS Judge of Probate, 8 17 41. Dillon County. > HERALD, DILLON. SOUTH CAROLIS EARLY DAYS OF THE CIRCUS ] Methods by Which Rivals Fought Each Other Were Not Always I Fair as Might Have Been. ?t In what we refer to as the "opposl { tlon days." says Mr. John Itiugling in the American Magazine. circus life ! . i was full of tlirills. It was real war < \ fare against powerful enemies, a fight i, for existence on our part. When we t ' had begun to grow and liad established i ; our policy of imnesty and clean shows j rj the big fellows fought us hard. | One of their f%\??rite tricks was to J slip into our parade a wagon with rj large signs announcing that we were a ! nice' little show, hut that the lag show ?. was coming next week. It was a con s Rtnnt tight to prevent the wagon fron -j getting into our parade. Once Charles i lllngling quietly announced that he { ' j would give a five-dollar gold piece for ( 1 encli nut from it; and when it started , to Join otir parade it fell to pieces like ! ) the "one-lioss shay." On another oo j ! casion some of imr inan enn-od It* I 11 " -----timbers, so that at the first heavy - Jolt It collapsed In a heap. Another > time, the opposition hid the objection; able wagon out In the country; but Charles learned which road It would , take and fixed a bucket of green paint ' 1 with a hose and force pump under a 1 bridge. When'It started to cross the 1 J bridge, our men pumped and squirted ' _! pnint until all the lettering was obllt | i orated. I Such unfair fighting never profited -j the opposition to any great extent. I II Indeed, it a roused sentiment in our favor. It is a question in my mind j now whether it would not have been | better policy to permit the wagon to 1 parade' with us and to rely upon the sense of fair play of the AnnTlean .1 public, hut It was hard to see it In f! that light when we were fighting for ,' existence. | | EVER SYMBOLS OF RELIGION ? Before the Days of Christianity Ueaves of the Clover Plant Were Used as Illustrations. r J Even In Druidlc worship. In pre[! Christian times, the trefoil leaves of , the clover plant were symbols of re- [ -j (igion, setting forth the three grades ! j of Druids, Hards and Neophites. In | Christian mythology Its leaf is fre' quently held to symbolize the Trinity, j ! and some Irish authorities Insist that | It Is the true and original shamrock j which St. F'atrick used to illustrute J L how three separate objects, such as i ,1 leaves, could be one. I J > The four-leaf clover Is a freak j -i growth, and the causes that produce ! It are heredity and nutrition. After | n niitict can eon rtl/wnr nlo ***i K f" e< on 1 four to seven leaves, and some hav- i Ing only two leaves, are found. Some ' plants are abnormal by heredity, and reproduce themselves with the same charaeterjstics in successive years 1 when their environment remains the !l same, external influences merely modiI fying the size of the leaves. . | The four-leaf clover is everywhere ' held as an omen of good luck to the , .I tinder, partly tin account of its rarity ? and partly becnt&e of its crosslike j i form. In Germany It Is believed a i - four-leaf clover will overcome witch cry. win love, guard one from danger ! when traveling, and secure a safe re- j turn, and if plucked on St. John's eve will enable the finder to work won- : I ders in magic. Wisdom in Loading Up Work. Because other folks do not organize ' their work they get tired and quit. Or > it may be they lose their nor re be . cause thev do not see the wnv out. Yon . j have come into your powers so grad , i unlly that it seems second gat lire to 1 you. Accordingly you hustle aloi? with keen satisfaction while the other fellow worries or even gives up i There's nothing like loading up when j you do it wisely. Besides adding to [i your own strength you are doing some,! thing that benefits your fellow men. ij Von profit on two scores. The satis! faction of knowing you are doing your ; full share and the praise men will give when they realize what you are con j trihutlng toward the world's welfare. ^ The weakling can gain strength, and ! the strong man become a benefactor | when they use their heads in loading ( up. Begin today to rise into your heritage. Load up. I l l Ingersoll Quoted Scripture. r There has been no modern controversialist who, in the audacious use of . scripture, could surpass the once celei hrated Colonel Ingersoll, most Influen i tin I of agnostic lecturers In America In his day. His antl-theologlcal enter prises did not exhaust his energies; 1 Ingersoll was a powerful chaihpion ot sound currency during the epoch of inflated paper money after the Civil war. In a tpeech on this exciting ?ublect he once delivered himself to the , following effect: "1 h >pe to see the day when every gre? nback In the United States will he able to rise njon Its edge and say *1 know that my redeemer llveth!" I r Measuring Earth's Circumference. ' Krastothenes, who lived between 27f> 1 and 11)5 It. C., prohutili was the lira' " to measure the earth't circumference 5 iiltd adopted the sutne method that It9 employed at present. He found thai ^ the distance between Svene and Ale* } midrin was one-flftieth of a great clr j cle- about sevenhlegret 13 minutes ] and on this basis couipu ed the circuit I Terence of the earth to be stadia. T'ie exact leiif ;h of the *t? dlno. b' used is not k owe and It ' not |?ousthle to compi e the ilegi ?f error la his calculi toes. fA, THURSDAY, MORNING, MARCH 31. 1921. lUSSBSSSSSSHSSBSSE m | For Better Cr< m D-, ffl SI 1 T T' 1 u) 1 "INTERN ? BR 151 I FERTIl is ^ From these brands yo ? best adapted to your soil '<*1 ? individual crops. I There Are a gj Manufac ? International Agrit ? Charlol IS IS Fori 1 E.L. A IS ? Phone 13 IS ? is is is is is is ? a is is is is is is is ?ss is is is is ssiEia seas?? i i ^ i Jr. O. U. J ? Beginning Thursday I* a talks will be made every j|j consecutive weeks by loc; ? ing subjects: a Thursday Nig Dr. Watson B. Duncan s jU ler will speak on "Virtue1 ? Thursday Nij a Col. G. G. McLaurin anc ? "Liberty". ? Thursday Nig a Dr. Joe Cabell Davis and t "Patriotism" S These subjects cover the tl S Junior Order, and every membe E brethren are cordially invited tc E these addresses. Done by ordei ? J. W. Marshbi E Committee L Stanton j|j T. E. 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