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VOL. XXXVIII.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, AUGUST 18, 1915.
NO. 2.
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
Happenings of This and Other Nations
for Seven Days Are
Given.
THE NEWS 0FTHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In the South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs.
Foreign
It is announced that Italian consuls
bave left Turkish territory, and that
Italian interests have been confided
to American officials.
Baron Kikuijuro, Ishii, Japanese
ambassador to France, has accepted
the foreign portfolio in the new Oku
ma cabinet in Japan.
Now that danger of war with China
is over Japan and Korea are both
engaged in making supplies for Rus
sia and the allies. The war brought
big financial losses to Japan, but the
gaps are being filled in part by the
furnishing of guns, ammunition and
general necessities to the armies at
the front particularly to the armies
of Russia.
Advices from London Intimate that
the recent shipment of $20,000,000
gold to the United States via Halifax
is soon to be supplemented by heavy
imports direct from South Africa and
Australia.
Damage estimated at $10,000,000 was
caused by a terrific hurricane that
swept over the northeastorn and the
northeast coast of Jamaica. Great ba
nana plantations were completely de
stroyed. Sugar plantations suffered
the same fate.
In London, England, George Joseph
Smith, the wife murderer, was hanged
at Maidstone. He was convicted of
murdering three wives in order to col
lect life insurance. It was stated he
had married five women.
It is stated in London that "the al
lies mu.st, by all lawful means, prevent
cotton reaching their enemies ; it may
be considered necessary to make cot
ton contraband."
It is stated in London that rather
than allow cotton to be shipped to Ger
many, Great Britain will buy the en
tire crop from the United States.
Domestic
Organization of a permanent assoc
iation of Southern bankers to market
the cotton crop has been effected at
Galveston, Texas.
Threw times the death trap In the
gallows refused to work at Tampa,
Fla., when Sheriff Will Spencer pulled
the lever to send John Dade, negro.
convicted of assaulting a white wom
an, to his death.
Practically every American citizen
in the three southernmost counties
of Texas Cameron, Hidalgo and
Starr is resting un5er arms in fear
that the overwhelming Mexican pop
uiation or the whole section may
break out in a race fight. The belief
is incraasing that the movement is in
reality an attempt to turn back part
of Texas to Mexican control. It Is de
clared that information la at hand
that organizers are working under the
plan of San Diego, which calls for the
death of every American male over
sixteen years of age in communities
along the Rio Grande and along the
border of New Mexico, Arizona and
California.
An Atlanta steel company Is now
engaged in filling a $100,000 contract
to supply the allied nations with barb
ed wire, which will be used for war
purposes.
The president of an Atlanta com
pany has been approached a number
of times regarding the 'manufacture
of munitions of war for European
countries.
A bill absolutely forbidding the cul
tivation of cotton in the state of Mis
sissippi during the year 1916 will
be introduced before the next legis
lature. It is believed in Mississippi
that the Texas legislature will take
the same course.
At Tallahassee, Fla., August Or-
boiph, alias Rudolph, alias Adolph,
an alleged secret agent of the German
government, was arrested on a war
rant charging him with having made
drawings of the military reservations
and lighthouses at Flag Island and
other places.
Gen. George W. Goethals' resigna
tion as governor of the Panama canal
sone, recently sent to Washington,
designates November 1 as the date
f his retirement. He designed be
cause his work In the canal zone is
completed and the canal is operating
successfully. He will retain his com
mission in the army.
Indictments charging manslaughter
and criminal carelessness were return
ed in the criminal court in Chicago in
connection with the Eastland disaster.
Among those named were the owners
of the Eastland.
Capt. Victor Del Franctis of the Ital
Jan army nas arriVe(j jn jjew York
City to purchase leather goods for the
Italian army.
Five Mexican bandits and one Mexi
can woman were killed in the fight at
JMMTias, 68 miles north of Browns
ville- For an hour fifteen Americans
eiSht of them United States cavalry
men, stood off the Rttnolr of si-srtv Mpt.
icana. Five of the Americans were
'OUnded. thrpo nf tVio lottor cnUinra
The fifteen were saved from death
JUSt as their nmmnniHrTi'" trwa mi-
7 the arrival of seventeen Texas
Resolutions urging the warring Eu-'
rooean nations to conclude an honora
ble and lasting peace, and nraisine
President Wilson's course in handling
loreign complications, were adopted
by the convention of the International
Typographical union in session at Los
Angeles.
Washington
The Pan-American appeal to Mexi
cans to cease fighting and join in a
movement to restore constitutional
government has gone forward " from
the state department.
New uprisings by the Bobo and Za-
mor factions have broken out at Cape
Haitien, and have forced Rear Ad
miral Caperton to establish military
rule in the city, according to an an
nouncement at the state department.
Secretary of State Lansing and dip
lomatic representatives of Brazil,
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and
Guatemala have signed an appeal ad
dressed to the leaders of all factions
in Mexico, petitioning them, in the
name of humanity and national pa
triotism, to assemble a peace confer
ence. Prosperity reports from . one hun
dred national bank examiners were
made public by . the comptroller of
the currency.
According to reports received in
Washington crops show "generally a
marked improvement, an improvement
especially noted in those sections
where there has been some depres
sion." The financial centers throughout the
country declare that the demand for
money appears to be about normal.
Two American battleships, the Lou
isiana and the New Hampshire, sailed
from Newport News for Vera Cruz in
response to an urgent request from
Commander McNamee that his little
fleet of gunboats be reinforced in view
of anti-foreign demonstrations at Gen
eral Carranza's capital. It is stated
in official circles that President Wil
son himself ordered the warships sent.
The United States has dispatched
a note to Vienna rejecting the Austro
Hungarian views that the great scale
on which war munitions are being ex
ported from America to enemies of the
Germanic allies "is not in consonance
with the definition of neutrality."
Though friendly in tone, the reply is
understood to repudiate flatly the sug
gestion in the recent Austro-Hungarian
communication that the United States
has permitted violation of neutrality.
The United States will continue to
act alone in representations to Great
Britain regarding neutral trade. It
has been learned that negotiations be
gun in Washington by the Swedish le
gation to obtain American co-operation
in proposed concerted action of
neutrals to protest against the Brit
ish orders-in-council have brought no
results.
Washington hearts that the British
board of trade actual figures for the
month of July show an increase in im
ports of $80,858,315. The principal
increases were in food and metals.
Exports show a large decrease, chief
ly in coal, yarns, textiles and ma
chinery. North and South American po trs
have agreed on a definite plan for
dealing with the Mexican problem. It
is stated that a large part of Mexico
and a vast majority of the people have
not been involved in the fighting that
followed the overthrow of Huerta. It
is confidently believed that a consti
tutional government will solve the
problem for the people of Mexico.
European War
The 3,000-ton British steamer Jaco-,
na, which was engaged in the trans
Atlantic trade, has been sunk. Her
captain and nine members of the crew
were rescued.
The British steamers Osprey and
Summergeld and the Norwegian
steamer Aura have been sunk. The
chief engineer, mate, and the mate's
wife of the Summerfield were
drowned.
While the Russians are fighting des
perately to extricate themselves from
the Austro-German cordon pressing
them in Poland, their allies are work
ing feverishly and with considerable
success to open the Dardanelles,
through which they hope to pour
much needed war munitions into Rus
sia. .
The heavy losses which have been
inflicted on the Turks have discourag
ed the Ottomans, according to Greek
reports.
The aDnearance on the. Italian front
of Austrian troops released from the
Russian campaign is announced. To
the number of 30,000 these troops,
equipped with artillery sufficient for
two army corps, attacked tne naiians
nntside of Gorizia. The Italians forced
the Austrian to retreat, leaving 2,000
dead, after a 15-hour battle.
Praera. the suburb of Warsaw, on
the eastern bank of the Vistula, has
been occupied by German troops, ac
cording to the German official state
ment.
Tt is stated that Italy will send 650,
000 fresh troops to either France or
the Dardanelles within the next thre
weeks.
An attack by German airships,
which flew over the English coast at
night is announced by the English
official press bureau. The statement
cnvB . one of the airships was aam
aged by British aeroplanes and was
towed into Ostend. Eight women, four
rhiiriren and one man were killed, ana
six women, four men and two children
mart -wounded.
The British auxiliary cruiser, India,
of 7,900 tons, has been torpedoed off
the Norwegian coast. nagnty mem
hpro of the crew were saved. . The res
cued men were picked up by the Swe
II WAR MUNITIONS
REGARDING THE SELLING OF
WAR MATERIALS TO BELLI
GERENT NATIONS.
NOTE FRIENDLY BUT FIRM
United States Puts Forth Principle
Upon Which She Would Depend
in Case of War.
Washington. The state depart
ment made public its reply rejecting
views advanced in the recent Austrian
note which contended that exporta
tion of war munitions from America
to Austria's enemies was conducted
on such a scale as to be "not in con
sonance with the definition of neu
trality." Though friendly in tone, the note
flatly denies the Austrian contentions,
and recalls that that country and Ger
many furnished munitions to Great
Britain during the Boer War when
England's enemies could not Import
such supplies. It insists that the
American Government is pursuing a
strictly neutral course and adhering
to a principle on whicn it would de
mand for munitions in the world's
markets in case It should be attacked
by a foreign power.
"The principles of international
law," the communication concludes,
"the practice of nations, the national
safety of the United States and other
nations without great military and
naval establishments, the prevention
of increased armies and navies, the
adoption of peaceful methods for the
adjustment of international differen
ces, and, finally, neutrality itself are
opposed to the prohibition by a neu
tral nation of the exportation of arms,
ammunition, or other- munitions of
war to belligerent powers, during the
progress of the war."
The' United States asserts that it
cannot accede to the suggesttion that
it modify the rules of international
usage during a war on account of
special conditions and declares the
idea of neutrality advanced by Aus
tria would "Involve a neutral nation
in a mass of perplexities which would
obscure the whole field of interna
tional obligation,., produce economic
confusion and deprive all commerce
and industry of legitimate fields of
enterprise, already heavily burdened
by the unavoidable restrictions of
war.
Attention is directed to the fact
that Austria and Germany before the
war produced a great surplus of war
munitions and sold them throughout
the world "especially to belligerents"
and "that never during that erpiod
did either of them suggest or apply
the principle now advocated by the
imperial and royal government.'
A table of sales by Germany and
Austria to Great Britain during the
Boer war is appended to the note, and
it is suggested that had Austria and
Germany refused to sell arms to Great
Britain at that time "on the ground
that to do so would violate the spirit
of strict neutrality, the imperial and
royal government might with greater
consistency and greater force urge its
present contention."
LUMBER EXPORTS 'DECREASE.
Fifty-Two Per Cent Reduction Shown
For Year Ending June 30.
New Orleans. The effect of the
European war in curtailing exporta
tion of forest products from the Uni
ted States is detailed in a report of
lumber exports for the fiscal year end
ed June 30, published in the current
Issue of The Lumber Trade Journal
of New Orleans. Exports of all items
under the head of wood and its manu
factures decreased 52 per cent, the
value being $49,937,65 3compared to
$103,179,640 the previous year.
iUvery item shows a decrease except
cept box shooks, which increased five
per cent and hogsheads and barrels,
which gained 22 per cent, or $200,368
Jn value. Exports of lumber proper
were 47 per cent of the year before or
1,129,250,000 feet, compared to 2,405,
296,000 feet. Pine fell from 1,104,843,
oao t0 476,629,000 a 57 per cent loss.
Russians Driven from Kubisko,
Berlin ,via London. Army head
quarters announced that German
troops on the Russian battle front had
driven the Russians from Kubisko in
a northeasterly direction, taking 2,354
prisoners and that a Russian sortie
from Kovno fortress was repulsed, the
Germans capturing 1,000 men. In the
region of Losyce and Medzyrzec the
Germans broke through the Russian
positions. General von Weyresch's
army alone captured 4,000 , Russians
uo to August 14.
Italians Stone German Vessels.
Boston. The assembling of 1,300
Italian reservists who were to sail on
the steamer Canopic was marked by
demonstrations against the Germans
steamships Amerika and Cincinnati,
laid up here as a result of which sev
eral policemen were severely injured.
Sailors on the German vessels were
struck by stones and sticks. Revolver
shots were exchanged between the
crowd and the police but it could not
be learned that any took effect. Ten
arrests were made. One officer was
stabbed.
WILL FIGHT TICK
WITH BILL-POSTER
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
PUTS ON NOVEL CAMPAIGN
IN THE SOUTH.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happening That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Raleigh.
Special from Washington The de
partment of agriculture is beginning a
bill-poster campaign against the cat
tle tick in the south. ' In every fed
eral building throughout the tick
ridden territory colored posters cry
ing "Dip the tick" will greet the call
er. "Dip the tick" signs will hang in
postoffices, customs buildings and
elsewhere. The purpose is to get rid
of the little pest that causes the south
an annual loss of $50,000,000. '
" 'Dip the tick!' is the slogan which
the department has adopted for a
special campaign against the cattle
tick in the south," said a bulletin is
sued this week. "Blazoned in big let
ters this legend will , stand put in
startling relief upon a two-color pos
ter which the department proposes to
display in every postoffice in the tick
infested country. It is intended to
make this catch phrase as familiar
and as effective in the South as the
now famous slogan "Swat the fly."
"This poster i3 one of several novel
features which the department is to
employ to push its work for the
eradication of the pest that costs the
south $50,000,000 a year. Various
circulars and leaflets, profusely illus
trated with half-tones, cartoons and
diagrams, are being prepared to drive
home to the farmer the damage the
tick Is doing and to preach the doc
trine of the arsenical dip. Some of
these are printed in two colors and
all of them have more in common
with the attractive circulars used by
wide awake commercial firms in
pushing their goods than with the
quiet and often austere bulletins that
ordinarily come from the government
press."
Twenty-five counties in . eastern
North Carolina are tick infested.
One does not realize how Impor
tant the campaign just begun is un
til he knows that the entire south,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, is
involved. A small section of Virginia
is Infected, one-fourth of North Caro
lina, one-half of South Carolina, all of
Georgia and Florida, most of Ala
bama, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tex
as, one-half of Mississippi, and a
little less than half of Oklahoma, and
a portion of Tennessee.
Marking State Boundary Line.
Permanent markers which will elim
inate any further cause for dispute as
to the boundary line which separates
the-States of North Carolina and Ten
nesse are bein gerected at the pres
ent time by the members of the com
mission named by the supreme court
when it handed down its decision in
this famous case- Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, state geologist of North Caro
lina and chairman of the commission,
says that he expects the work will be
completed within the next month.
The markers are of stone which
will not corrode and will stand for
centuries to mark the line between
the two commonwealths. On each
of the three faces of the monuments
is an inscription, "North Carolina"
being inscribed on the Carolina side,
"Tennessee" being the inscription on
the side which faes that state and
"1915" being chiseled on the remain
ing side.
North Carolina Gets $43,067.27.
Special from Washington says the
apportionment among the states of
funds appropriated by Congress for
the militia, in accordance with sec
tion 1661 revised statutes, for the fis
cal, year 1916, gives North Carolina
$4,067.27. The amount set aside by
the secretary of war for purchasing
supplies and ammunition for the
North Carolina militia is $32,404.10.
Moonlight Schools Make Progress.
Supt. J. T. Smith of the Stokes
county public schools, writes the
state department of education that he
is now personally conducting a moon
light school at King, that is scoring
fine success. He sent the signatures
of a couple of the men being taught
that show well-written names after
just one lesson when they could not
write at all before joining the school.
Superintendent Smith writes that he
will organize moonlight schools , all
through the county early In the fall.
Encampment up to Standerd.
Adjutant General Young, who re
turned from Camp Gleen, Morehead
City, where he attended the encamp
ment of the Third Regiment, left at
once for Hendersonville, where his
little daughter is ill -with typhoid
fever. Mrs. Young and the children
are spending the summer at Hender
sonville. General Young says that
the ' Third Regiment encampment
was well up to the other two regi
mental encampments held there this
summer and that the officers and men
made fine showings of proficiency.
Reecord Tobacco Sales Foi July. .
The sales of leaf tobacco on North
Carolina markets during July aggre
gated 664,110 pounds compared with
134 663 pounds sold during July, 1914.
July is one of the last months of the
tobacco year and the sales are always
way a.own compared with the sales in
other months. Indeed, large numbers
of the best markets in the state are
closed during the month. The big
gest sales during the month just clos
ed were, on the Fairmont market,
358,583 pounds being sold. Fair Bluff
was second with 210,508 pounds.
There were sales on only two other
markets, White ville, 33,431 and Reids
ville, 1,588 pounds. By September 1
the new year for the tobacco markets
will have opened and sales will again
begin to mount far in the hundreds
of thousands of dollars each month.
Information coming to the state de
partment of agriculture is that the
tobacco crop generally is very good
and that there Is every indication that
the crop will be of that texture that
Is best calculated to cure well in the
barns. It is expected that the crop in
this state will somewhat exceed that
for 1914. . ' .
Expert Marksmen Selected.
The team of expert marksmen
from the North Carolina National
Guard to represent the state in the
national competitive shoot to be held
at Jacksonville, Fla., October 6, has
been named as follows: Maj. W. F.
Moody in command; First Lieut. J. H.
Coon, Company K, First Regiment;
Capt. C. I. Bard, Company K, First
Regiment; Second Lieut. G. W. Hall,
Company L, Second Regiment; Sec
ond Lieut. J. E. Whitfield, Company
F, Third Regiment; Sgt. T. E. Rack
ley, Company D, Second Regiment;
C. L. Hoard, Company B, First Regi
ment; J. M. White, Company L,
Third Regiment; C. C. Porter, Com
pany D, First Regiment; J. D. Jack
son, Company L, Second Regiment;
L. E. Batson, Company F, First
Regiment; M. L. Rhodes, Company A,
Third Regiment; alternates S. . E.
Malone, Company D, Second Regi
ment; W. L. Glover, Company B,
First Regiment; W. B. Ellis, Com
pany L, Third Regiment.
Big Cotton Mill Chartered.
A charter was issued for the Falls
Manufacturing Company, Granite
Falls, capital $200,000 authorized and
$26,000 subscribed by 13 stockholders
for the general manufacture of cotton
yarns, hosiery, underwear, dying,
bleaching ,and "mercerizing cotton
fabrics. The subscribers to stock are
G. H. Geitner. J. D. Elliott, Charles H.
Geitner, M. L. Lyerly, M. E. Jones, W,
F. Russell, L. N. Short, A. N. Lutz, G.
C. Bush, A. A. Cline, D. H. Worlick
and J. L. Englehardt.
Cotton Loss Thirteen Millions.
The cotton states are weathering
the storm brought by tlje European
war, but the Inancial loss because of
the drop in cotton values is tremen
dous. The difference in the estimates
in the value of the exports of last
year and the yeaj- before, is about $235,
000,000. That means a loss of not less
than $13,500,000 in cotton money to
North Carolina. Some of this loss
mas made up in the increased value of
corn, wheat and other foodstuffs, and
horses and mules, but not enough to
balance up.
The situation is revealed in the fig
ures for June, 1915 and June, 1914;
the exports for last June amounted
to 323,140 bales and the year before
295,539, but the value of the exports
for last June was but $15,844,362
against $81,721,444 for the previous
June.
For the 12 months ending June,
1915 the exports of cotton totaled
8,426,237 bales against 9,165,030 for
1914 with a value of $376,214,487
against $610,446,968, making a differ
ence of $234,232,481.
The South has been hit a stagger
ing blow. Nothing has been so disas
trous to it since the Civil War.
Requisition For Embezzler.
A requisition was issued from the
office of Governor Craig on the Gov
ernor of Alabama for Paul Clark, who
Is wanted in Moore county on a
charge of embezzlement of funds as
administrator of the estate of the late
Mary Shaw. Clark Is at Mobile, Ala.,
and the requisition - is on application
of Solicitor W. E. Brock, who writes
the Governor that he has evidence
that the ends of justice require that
Clark be brought back to this state
to answer the charges against him.
Some Extensive Poultry Exhibits.
Allen G. Oliver, poultry expert
with the United States department of
agriculture, assigned to North Caro
lina to co-operate with the state de
partment of agriculture and A. & M
college, says that gratifying' progress
!s being made in this direction. Ar
rangements have just been made for
extensive poultry exhibits by the poul
try clubs with which Mr. Oliver is
working especially at the state fair
here, and at the Mecklenburg fair at
Charlotte this fall.
A Successful Summer School.
Seven hundred and thirty-one stu
dents from 90 counties of the state
and 14 states of the Union were regis
tered In 94 courses offered by 43 In
structors in the University summer
school just closed. The registration
was 135 more than last year. The
authorities are arranging for 1,000
students next year. One hundred and
thirty-eight of the teachers were
working for college or University
credit, but mainly the students were
teaching or preparing to teach In the
public schools of the state.
FIREMEN MEET IN
RALEIGH NEXT
STATE ASSOCIATION DECIDES
UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF
THAT CITY.
ALL OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
Morehead City Wins Hose-Wagon
Races. Kington and Asheville
Follow Closely. ,
New Bern. The North Carolina
Firemen's Association unanimously
accepted the invitation from Raleigh
to meet there next year. Several
other cities had in bids for the meet
ing, but the sentiment . was over
whelmingly for the capital.
Officers were re-elected as follows:
James D. McNeill, of Fayetteville,
president; A. H. Boyden, of Salisbury,
first vice-president; A. M. Clark, of
Southern Pines, second vice-president;
John L. Miller, of Concord, sec
retary; Charles Schnibben, of Wil
mington, treasurer; T. D. Davis, of
New Bern, statistician.
These officers were re-elected after
James A. Turner, of Louisbury, had
addressed the convention and asked
that - such action be unanimously
taken.
Tbe first business meeting was held
at the court house and was attended
by more than one thousand people,
including firemen and the guests of
honor. . .,
Promptly at 11 o'clock President
McNeill called the convention to or
der, after which Rev. Euclid Mc-
Whoter, pastor of Centenary Meth
odist church, invoked the divine
blessing upon the assembly. The ad
dress of welcome in behalf of the city
of New Bern was delivered by Hon.
S. M. Brison in his usual eloquent
and forceful manner. This was re
sponded to by ex-Mayor James A,
Turner, of Louisburg, in a most fitting
manner. A. M. Clark, chief of the
Southern Pines fire department, also
made a few remarks in response to
the welcome.
Sherwood Brockwell, of Raleigh,
gave a most interesting demonstration
on how to treat firemen who had been
overcome by smoke or flames.
The first of the contests was the
hose hose-wagon races. There were
11 entries in this contest and spirited
rivalry was shown. Five prises
amounting to $275 were offered to the
winners. Morehead City firemen took
the first and second prizes, while Lex
ington took the third. Caswell team
of Kinston took thetourth, and Ashe
ville the fifth. The time made by the
various entries was as follows: East
Spencer Hose Company No. 1, 33;
Morehead City No. 2, 30; Lexington,
30 2-5; Caswell No. 1, 30 3-5; Ashe
ville No. 1, 31 3-5.
Writes His Own Movie Play.
Asheville. "Captain Bob of the Na
tional Guard," a motion picture aim
ed to increase interest in the National
Guard organizations of the country,
has been completed and will be put
on the program of many moving pic
ture theatres throughout the country
within; the next few days. The play
was written by Capt. Robert R, Rey
nolds of this city, and he takes the
leading role in the production, . the
majority of whose scenes were staged
at this city. The picture has more en
dorsements from public men probably
than any "movie" ever shown, the
producer having gained the consent of
a number of officials to show it with
their endorsement.
The list Includes the secretary of
war, the secretary of the navy, a num
ber of United States Senators, prom
inent figures in the army and navy
and many others who are interested
in the nation-wide movement to arouse
more cordial support for the National
Guard organizations of the United
States.
Newbern Is Healthy Town.
New Bern. Reports compiled by
local physicians show that New Bern
is one of the healthiest cities in the
state and that, compared with its
standing as to population, the death
rate here is as low as any other city
In the South.
Good Roads For Surry.
Mount Airy. Westfield and Shoals
townships have each voted by good
majorities $30,000 in bonds to build
graded sand-clay roads. Mount Airy
township has invested $100,000 in "good
roads during the past IS months.
Since April seven Surry county town
ships have voted bonds for road im
provement, aggregating $195,000. Bry
an and Marsh will hold elections dur
ing the next 30 days and It is expect
ed that these progressive townships
will together add $60,000 to Invest
ment in permanent roads.
Freight Hearings at Greensboro.
Washington. Examiner McGhee, 61
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will hold hearings at Greensboro or.
September 21 for shippers protesting
against proposed increases in freight
rates on various commodities. The
cases to come up for consideration
are those of the North State Lumber
Co. against the Southern Railway;
the Snow Lumber Co. against the
Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern Rail
way; the Guilford Lumber Manufac
turing Co. and the Owen M. Brane
Co. against the Southern Railway.
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SUTMSdlOOL
Lesson
(By O. E. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School course ol the Moody
Bible Institute.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 22
ASA'S GOOD REIGN.
LESSON TEXT II Chron. 15::1-15.
GOLDEN TEXT Draw nleh to God and
be will draw nigh to you. James 4:8.
Skeptics who formerly laughed at
the record of II Chron. 14:9 or at the
reputed size of Xerxes' army are pain
fully silent In the face of the present
European struggle where armies are
reckoned by the millions. Abijah, Re-
hoboam's successor, easily defeated
Jeroboam (ch. 13:13-20) because he
"relied upon the -Lord," and "Asa his
son reigned in his stead." ,
I. Righteousness Exhorted, vv. 1-7.
Returning from his wonderful victory
overZerah the Ethiopian, Asa is met
by the spirit-anointed prophet, Azariah
(v. 1). This man was taken posses
sion of by the . spirit of God (II Pet.
1:21; Num. 24:2; Judges 3:10; II Tim.
3:16). Thus it was that he commands
even the king, "Hear ye me" (v. 2).
His first words were encouraging
ones, "Jehovah is with you," and the
proof of his word was the victory Asa
had just won, (ch. 32:8; Rom. 8:31;
Deut. 20:1). That victory was a dem
onstration, it involved an obligation
and had a lesson for the king as well,
viz., that if he and his people would
-seek Jehovah they would find him, but
if they forsook him "he will forsake
you." ' The words recorded in verse "
three were a fearful indictment ("with
out the true God,." Eph. 2:12) and
they are a suggestive picture of this"
age that is so sadly in need of a
"teaching priest" and Is so constantly
acting as though "without law" or
else is a law unto itself. But God
was merciful (Ps. 103:8; 117:2), and
iu luui, LiLuo oi testing was woiKiug ,
his good win. Thus it came that "in
their great trouble" (v. 4) they sought
Jehovah and "he was found of them."
Neglecting him there was "no peace,"
and "great vexations" also (Isa. 48:22).
Our Lord has prophesied even greater
calamities in the last days of Israel's
apostasy (Matt 24:6, 7) and the pres
ent upheaval In Europe can be large
ly traced to apostasy and to the treat
ment of God's people Israel.
, II. Kignteousness Executed, vv. B-15.
(1) The King's Part, vv. 8, 9. Asa
had shown himself worthy of this spe- -clal
revelation from God: (a) his con
duct (14:2, 3, 5); (b) his words of
command and exhortation (14:4);
(c) his care for and service in be
half of others 14:60) ; (d) his reliance
upon and zeal of God (14:11). Verse
eight is suggestive of the way he re
ceived this revelation; (a) he "took
courage" a word of commendation
will revive any weary heart, (b) He
"put away the abominations," most
thoroughly, which his great-grandfather
Solomon had brought into Israel,
and In accordance with the word of
God (Deut. 7:5). There are many
strange altars In our land today, forms
of religion that stand not the test
of God's word and which not alone
deceive the very elect but are sweep
ing into their vortex the sons and
daughters of the saints of God. Any
thing, no matter how esthetic or moral
ly elevating or professedly religious,
that measures not according to this
Asa was constructive a3 well as de
structive for he built again ''the altar
of Jehovah."
2. The People's Part, vv. 10-15. (a)
They obeyed and gathered together
at Jerusalem, at the propefr time and
the place, (b) They "offered sacrifice
unto the Lord." Heretofore their of
ferings had been to their selfishness
or to strange gods. Their gift was a
costly one and the Lord's treasury is
always a standard whereby to meas
ure the work of grace in the hearts
of his people, (c) They made another
covenant "to seek the Lord." (Ps.
105:3, 4; Amos 5:4, 6). Those who.
seek him find him (Ps. 14:2). To seek
him is pleasing to him, but it must be
as theirs, "with all their soul." 'We
J n J tj. r,f1c fTnUr. 11C- T Tnlrn
5:20). Whosoever Bought him not
were punished, even so will those be
who now turn from him (John 16:8,
9; Matt. 25), (d) They gave public
testimony of their determination (v.
14). Loud protestations 'are not al
ways permanent, . i ,
Conclusion. Though Asa had a
parental handicap (I Kings 15:13)
and . lived in a corrupt court still he
yielded to the teaching of God's word
and therefore wrought, a great refor
mation. Recognizing the source of power in
his own life Asa taught the people
ine wora oi voa, 10 seen, uoa ana u
keep his commandments; .
Asa's reformation was In reality a
religious revival and such is the only
kind that has any permanency.
went to God for help; (2) pleaded
the cause of God and the honor of his
name; (3) went out to. fight, trusting
in God. ..
Revival heights and experiences
bless us evermore, a new light Bhines
in our daily life, the level cf life Js
higher and the ideals of men and of
communities are more noble and ex
alted. No one can work his best without
enthusiasm, and revivals provide both
inspiration and enthusiasm.
Asa was freed from invasions for
twenty years after th'te experience.
dangers.
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