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:
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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.
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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.
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^ NO SUBSTANCE TO DREAMS
wruer uives lu'iisons ior iter ueius9
?I to Have Any Belief in
Common Superstitions.
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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EVER SYMBOLS OF RELIGION
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Before the Days of Christianity
Ueaves of the Clover Plant Were
Used as Illustrations.
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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.
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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!"
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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.
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