ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
T3ie
AMERICAN
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tCoiiy fur TUs lwpartment Supplied by
National HeRjui.HrlHrs of Die
Ann ruan Legion.)
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS WINNER
Granite Sute Recipient of First
Prize In Membership "Push"
South Dakota Second.
Vpw Hampshire won the American
Legion's nation-wide membership
"push," May 17 to 22. it w as announced
at Legion national headquarters re
cently, mill will receive the stand of
silk colors offered as first prize to the
state enrolling the largest percentage
of eligible px-senlcp persons prior to
the close of business on June I.I.
Smith Dakota wins second prize, a
stand of woolen colors. The prizes
will he presented by the national com
mander, Franklin D'Oller, at the na
tional convention of the Legion In
Cleveland next September.
Other slates finished In the nice. In
order, as follows: North Dakota, Ne
braska, Vermont. California, Kansas,
Oregon, Iowa, Washington, Wyoming,
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Ithode
Island, Nevada, Minnesota, Illinois,
Idaho, Arizona. Ohio, District of Co
lumbia, Michigan, 1'tiih, Wisconsin,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico,
New York, West Virginia, Connecticut,
Delaware, Texas. Missouri, Florida,
Montana, Arkansas, Maryland, Vir
ginia, Tennessee. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississip
pi. Georgia and Alabama.
The Legion now has 0ji.ri2 posts In
nil parts of the I'nitod States and In
several foreign countries, and 1,027
women's auxiliary units. The total
enrollment since the organization was
first established, lo months ago. is
more than 2.000.000, though national
dues for all these members for the
year 1 !!!() have not yet been received
nt national headquarters. In deter
mining the results of the membership
drive, only members for whom nution
at dues up to and Including December
31, 1PD0, bad been received by the na
tional treasurer woe counted. Since
the drive closed, on June 1.", more
than 22.0(10 names of new members
have come in.
CHAPLAINS' BADGE OF HONOR
Medal to Be Given by Protesrtjunt
Churches Which United in
War Work.
A commemorative medal Is to be
given by the Protestant churches
which united In war work through
the general war-time commission of
the churches to all their chaplains of
the Amercinn army and navy who
served In the war. The chaplains'
medal Is the work of Mrs. Laura Gar
din Fraser of New York, one of. the
best known of American medalists,
mid the wife of the designer of the
Victory button.
Mrs. Fraser hag chosen, in the de
sign for the chaplains' medal, to rep
resent an army chaplain In the act of
supreme service ministering to a
wounded man at the risk of his own
lif. In the center of the design the
The Chaplains' Medal.
gas mask Is seen, ready for Immedi
ate adjustment. Indeed, the sugges
tion is that the chaplain has, perhaps,
momentarily removed It, the better to
succor the wounded num.
The fine record of the men who
served as chaplains in the navy, many
of them constantly passing back and
forth through the submarine danger
zone, ministering to the crews of the
naval vessels and the soidieis on the
transports, Is recalled by the repre
sentation of the battleship on the re
verse of the medal.
The striking of these medals Is the
realization of a suggestion made soon
after the armistice in the executive
committee of the general war-time
commission of the churches. The
committee approved the proposal and
made it one of the tasks committed to
the general committee on army and
navy chaplains when the war-time
commission dissolved. The medals
are Intended to convey in tangible
form a message of grateful apprecia
tion from the churches to their chap
lain sons.
City Gives Building to Post.
The municipality of Marblehead,
Mass., lias appropriated $14,000 for
remodeling an old school building
which is to be used as clubroonis by
Marblehead Tost No. 32, American
Legion.
Post Makes Rapid Growth.
Lincoln Post No. 3, Lincoln, Neb.,
was started with 60 members on Sep
tember 12, 1910, and got 1,400 mem
bers last Armistice day. It has en
rolled a total of 2,800 members, 1,575
of whom have paid up for 1320.
JACK DEMPSEY IS ACQUITTED
Federal Court Disposes of Much Pi,
eussed Case of World's Champion
Prize Fighter.
After a trial lasting more than a
week, a jury in the federal court of
San Francisco found Jack Ivmpsey not
guilty of violating the selective serv
ice act. The jury was out only ten
minutes and returned Its verdict on
the first ballot.
The indictment charged Dempsey
with knowingly and wilfully falsifying
his questionnaire In order to get de
ferred classification In Class 4:i. In
this document, w lib li he signed in Chi
cago in January, IMS, he swore that
his wife, mother, father, widowed sis
ter and the two minor children of the
last named were mainly dependent up
on him for support, and had been living
with him for a considerable time.
These statements ttie government as
serted were untrue.
The evidence showed that Pempsey
received his questionnaire in Chicago
and had It tilled out almost immedi
ately. His manager. Jack K earns, an
swered most of the questions, and
Pempsey gave his assent us lh- u-
JACK DEMPStY.
swers were written down. Supporting
affidavits were signed by Maxine
tempsey, then his wife, but since di
vorced, and Fllle Clarkson, his sister.
There was some confusion in the lo
cal draft board over his case, and at
an informal meeting held one evening,
Ift'inpscy and Jack Keurns, his mi.na
ger, took up Pcmpsey's situation wilh
John llogau, chairman of the local
draft board. At this meeting Penip
sey was placed In Class 4a upon his
sworn statement of the contents of
the questionnaire.
The evidence slanted that Mrs. ITI
rnm Pempsey, the mother of Juck,
was almost entirely d"pondent upon
him for support, and that he had made
substantial contributions, to the stit
port of his father, sister, and brother.
Ills statements in this regard were not
contradicted.
TO FOCH AND FRENCH POILU
Commander D'Olier Returns Felicita
tions Sent by Famous Marshal
on Fourth of July.
"The American legion, on this anni
versary of the fall of the Hastille,
through myself as national command
er, extends the same hand of fellow
ship today that the French citizen-soldier
grasped but yesterday."
In these words Franklin P'Oller,
jlt-ad of the legion, addressed Marshal
Toch and the French poilu, returning
the felicitations that Foch sent to the
legion on the Fourth of July. The mes
sage was delivered to the marshal by
H. If. Iiarjes, commander of Faris
post, No. 1.
"Our regard Is based on deeper sen
timent than mere association In arms."
the message continues. "America's
youth came to France impressed with
the story of your wonderful achieve
ments. We were not disillusioned. We
found that France suffered with a
smile on her lips; laughed In the jaws
of death; held to her traditional cour
tesy and chivalry at the very time
when the foe pounded " with coarse
fists at the gates of Faris.
"There may come a time when Jeal
ous hands will seek to sever the bonds
that unite France and America. Such
a thing never can lie accomplished. We
of the World War have known France
anil her fine soul. We have been blood
brothers and we will he peace broth
ers." MESSAGE FROM KING ALBERT
Former Private, A. E. F., Receives Ca
ble From Ruler In Commemora
tion of Chateau-Thierry Victory,
A former private, A. E. F has re
ceived a cabled message from a king In
commemoration of the great American
victory at Chateau-Thierry, the second
anniversary of which was July lo. The
ex-private Is Harold W. ltoss, editor of
the American Legion Weekly. The
tins Is Albert of ltelgluni. His mes
sage read;
"On the eve of the anniversary of
the glorious American victory at Chateau-Thierry
It is a great pleasure for
me to send a token of the high admira
tion this heroic stand kindles in my
heart and to renew tribute of our ever
lasting gratitude for the heroes who
fell on this fifteenth of July, 1!18, for
the common cause."
(Signed) "ALHF.KT."
The message was transmitted
through the lielglap Charge d'Affalres
at Washington. Mr. Itoss is a former
San Francisco, New Orleans and At
lanta newspaper man. He took part
in the Chateau-Thierry attack.
Issues Monthly Post News Letters.
Tioga Post No. 310, Philadelphia,
Issues mimeographed monthly, post
news letters of several pages, giving a
synopsis of department bulletins and
Items of post Interest' r.nd Information
to members unable to attend meetings.
Post Buys Building.
The Arthur, S. Moran Post No. 06 of
Camden, N. Y, has purchased a three
story brick building, the tv- upper
floors of which are used by the post
and the lower floor rented as a law,
Insurance and coal office.
scours
(Cuiiiiui t'l by National Council of the
Hoy Scorns of America.)
SCOUTS TO THE "JAMBOREE"
The most wonderful adventure that
ever came to a group of boys is that
of flip .101 Roy Scouts of America
chosen to represent this country in
the great "Jamboree" of contests and
demonstrations by the boy scouts of
34 nations in England.
To he selected as one of thp 301
boys from an active; membership of
10,000 Hoy Scouts of America all
over the country Is indeed an honor,
and the fact that the best scouts won
was made clear when they mobilized
In New York to sail on July (1 on the
United States army transport Poca
hontas. .
Moiv than a third of them are
Eagle scouts, the highest rank In the
movement, and anyone who Imagines
that the Iioy Scouts of America Is a
"kid" organization would have hail
the Illusion dispelled by seeing this
wonderful aggregation of the picked
youth of the nation, ranging In age
principally from fifteen to eighteen
years, and averaging In height five
feet seven Inches.
Following the "jamboree" held at
Olyiupln, near London, on the Invita
tion of the P.ritish boy scouts, the
happy American scouts visit Paris,
other famous French cities and the
important battlefields, as guests of
the French government ; and then, as
guests of the Belgian government, see
the sights of that country. It is a
two months' trip crowded full of more
Joy than perhaps any one of the boys
ever dreamed of having.
SCOUTS HELPING THE BLIND.
Hoy scouts In New York state are
co-operating with the National Thrift
Hag league, with headquarters at No.
1 Park place, Albany, N. Y In dis
tributing large paper bags to homes
In their community for the collection
of waste, the proceeds from which are
to be used for the education of the
blind. The collection of waste mate
rial is to continue all summer.
The national council of the Hoy
Scouts of America urges executives
to co-operate In every way possible
with the National Thrift Hag league
In this work. Scoutmasters and local
scit officials are urged to co-operate
with the National Thrift Hag league
organizers, and to employ boy scouts
In distributing to the homes of flic
community the large paper bags ami
red notification tags. These bags arc
to be used for the salvage of rags,
large or small, of cotton, wool, or any
kind of usable waste material. Hag
collectors are not authorized to col
lect money. Hoy scouts are not per
mitted to collect money for any pur
pose. SCOUT EXECUTIVES TO MEET.
The most significant conference in
the history of the Hoy Scouts of Amer
ica Is the annual conference of scout
executives called for September 15 to
22 of this year. It will be held at the
great Hoy Scouts of America camp In
the Palisades Interstate pari; the
largest boys' camp In the world.
In this camp, which accommodates
the scouts of Greater New York and
Northern New Jersey, 2.200 at a time,
the scout executives from all parts of
the country have an opportunity to
see camping on a gigantic scale, and
will have the advantage of meeting
practically all of the big men in scout
ing from the national headquarters.
They will meet In New York city,
go up the Hudson river by boat, and
then by iiutos to the camp site. 'jl
The theme of the conference will
be "How Shall Sco-tlng Re Pone?"
There will be many presentations and
discussions of scientific studies of the
problems of scouting with reference
to increased elliclency, higher stand
ards and larger service.
SCOUTS HELP GOVERNMENT.
At the Invitation of the United
States forestry service, N." Pasadena
(Cat.) scouts did the initial work on
the master firebreak that Is to protect
the Pasadena watershed. The scouts
cleared 1.1 00 feet of 50-foot firebreak
through woods of oak. scrub oak, niun
zanita and other hardwood brush. Thp
ranger In charge of thp construction
work found the experiment a great
success, not only on account of the
work accomplished by the hoys, but
also from the fact that these scouts
bad a first-hand education In the diffi
cult methods of firebreak construction
and will therefore appreciate what
the forestry department Is doing to pro
tect the country's watersheds. Each
boy was required to bring his blanket
and ten cents carfare. The govern
ment paid all other expenses and fur
Dished extra blankets for each boy.
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.
North Anson, Me., Troop 1 put In a
wood-pile for an Invalid clergyman.
Lafayette Hill, Pn, Troop 1 erected
seventeen bird-houses and planted and
tended the church flower plot.
OcoTiomowoc, Wis., Troop 1 planted
trees In the city park and also helped
widows and sick people.
Palo Alto, Oil., Troop 2 conducted a
paper drive netting .$400, which money
they are giving toward the establish
ment of a dental clinic.
Omaha, Neb., Troop 11 assisted In
cleaning up the town after a tornado.
Birmingham, Ala., Troop 2!) supplied
a needy family with food for one
month.
Hoy scouts, Troop No. 1, Eunice,
Ala., celebrated Its tenth birthday by
doing good turns all week. It gave
public demonstration In a theater
showing the usefulness of the boy
scout program. The scouts saved two
Important buildings from being de
stroyed by fire and for this the mayoi
made the troop an auxiliary of ttrn
fire dtuartiiient.
IMP80VE0 I'SirOLM IXTEEHATIOXAL
SjWSGPL
Lesson
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATKH. D. D.
Teacher of English Hlble In the Moody
Bible lnaittuie of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1SJ W.nt.rn Newspaper I'nlon )
LESSON FOR AUGUST 15
THE SINS AND SORROWS OF
DAVID.
LESSON" TEXT II Sam. li S-lu: 18:1-33.
(iuLUfcis TEXT Whatsoever a man
aon-elh. Hint shall he also reap. Uul. :J.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL 11 Sam.
ll-a.
1KIMARV TOFIC-David a Grief Over
Absalom.
JUNlult TOPlC-DuvlJ and Absalom.
INTERMEDIATE AND SKMU1I TOPIC
Absalum'8 beltish Lile una How It
Ended.
VOUNG PEOPLE AND ADl'LT TOPIC
Elements uf Weakness in David Char
acter. I. David's Slnt (12 10).
I. Adultery (v. It; cf. 11:1-4). lavil
Instead of going forth at the head of
the ami us was the duty of tho king
(11:1), sent Joiib und his servants,
and he himself lounged around at
home in idleness. It was while iu
Idleness that he fell a victim to bis
lust and committed adultery with
Iluthsheba. "An Idle brain Is t lie
Ixsvil'a workshop." The crimes of the
world are committed for the most part
by idle men und women.
Murder (U:!t; cf. 11:15-1).
Having committed adultery with
Uriah's wife, David tried to cover up
his sin by killing Uriah, lie ordered
Joab to place Uriah ut the forefront
of the battle where he would surely
be killed. When ;nen sin they en
deavor to cover up their in by com
mitting other sins, and usually It re
quires the doing of greater wickedness
to cover up wrong that has lieeu done.
II. "David's Sorrow (18:1-3;?).
1. The battle between Absalom and
Pavld (vv. 1-18). Following Absalom's
revolt, David lied from Jerusalem.
After counsel witii Ahithophcl and
Ilushai, Absalom with his men went
In pursuit. Absalon. planned well, but
made one grout mistake he left God
out of the question.
lielng dissuuded by the people,
David foregoes his purpose of going
forth with the army. lie sent Uie
army forth under three commanders.
His one special request us they went
to battle was that they deal gently
wltli Absalom. The victory of David's
army was overwhelming. The inter
ference of I'rovideuce is marked in
that more died in the entanglement of
the woods than by the sword. In the
(light, Absalom was caught in the
bough of a tree by the head, and was
left hanging as the mule went forth
from under him. I'erhups his long
hair which had been his pride was
the instrument of his destruction.
While thus hanging, Joab thrust him
through tho heart with three darts.
This awful eud was deservedly met
(Deut. 27:10, 20; 21:23). They dis
gracefully disposed of his body (vv. 17,
18). They cast it into a pit and piled
stones upoti it as a fitting monument
of Ills villainy. How different from
what he planned (v. IS). Ills one uni
bitlon was to be remembered. A
heap of stones piled upon him lu con
tempt Is quite different from a tomb
In the king's vale. The shameful end
of this unfortunate man should be a
warning to the many rebellious sons
uud daughters growing up over our
land.
2. The victorious tidings announced
to David (vv. liJ-32). He was anxious
ly waiting for news from tho battle
field. So anxious was lie that he sta
tioned a wutchman upon the walls to
look for some messenger to appear.
His first question to the messenger
shows what wits uppermost in his
heart It was the welfare of his boy.
3. David mourns for Absalom (v.
33). He received the news of his re
bellious son's death with much regret.
The good news of the victory was en
tirely lost sight of through excessive
grief. The sobs of his poor heart
must have been uwi'ul. I'erhups it is
impossible to analyze his sorrow, but
most likely the following elements
were present :
(1) The loss of a son. The ties of
nature bind together the hearts of
parents and children in such a way
that separation by death is very try
lug; (2) the death of n son in re
bellion against his father nnd God.
Could he but have had the assurance
that this course was regretted, or
could he have heard a cry of forgive
ness, his grief, no doubt, would have
been greatly lessened; (3) he knew
that his rebellious son had now gone
to answer to God for his crimes he
knew their parting was forever; ()
he knew that this was but the bitter
fruit of his own sin. In a sense he was
the destroyer Of his own child. May this
example deeply Impress all parents us
to their responsibility) Away from
this dark picture we turn to contem
plate the depths of a fulher's love.
Death effaces all faults; till wrongs
ore forgotten and only the memory of
luippy days Is kept. The father Is
willing to die, even for a rebellious
son. This Illustrates God's love to us
In Christ which made him willing p
die for Ills children.
A Prayer.
Our Father In Heaven, we kneel to
gether to thank thee for thy goodness
and mercy. Thy good gifts never fail.
We beseech thee to inspire within us
a love for thee, for all our fellowmen,
and for all good work. Forgive us our
many sins. We turn from them In sin
cere repentance, blessing thee that
there Is forgiveness and cleansing hi
Jesus Christ,-our Lord and Saviour.
In his holy name we ask all these
good and precious gifts. Amen.
A Day of Blessing.
I have, by long and sound experi
ence, found that the due observance
of the Sabbath day, and of the duties
of It, have been of singular comfort
and advantage to me. The observance
of the day hnth ever had Joined to It
a blessing upon the rest of my time;
and the week that hath o begun hath
been blessed and prosperous to me.
Hlr Matthew Dale. 1
Senator Hardin? Told of His
tSWWlWHH'uwiniiiifl ' 'v i "s rSt tf-'i 1
1 w MvAj Is .
The formal notification of Senator Harding of his nomination for the presidency by the Itepubllcans was a gala
event In Marion, O. The Illustration shows a Pennsylvania Itepiibllcan club marching through the town, and, at
the left. Senator Harding delivering his speech of accept a me.
Wounded
Wounded soldiers, members of the
Mort M. P.urger, instructor. They are
Woman Rides in
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Mrs. l.ongilon afforded quite a thrill to a record crowd at Iirooklands, hug
hind, recently when she donned her goggles and started in the 100-mile race.
Mrs. I.ongdon was among the leaders when she was forced to retire on ac
count ot engine trouble.
Funeral of Gen.
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The codin of MaJ. Gen. Willhm
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, where
MUCH IN LITTLE
Mexico's national debt Is about 540,
OW.IHHI pesos (SL'TO.OIMI.IHHI).
France expects to pay 50,i"2,HK).(Ki(i
francs to operate the government in
ie present year
TICKETS GOOD UNTIL USED
New Jersey Public Utilities Commis
sion Rules Adversely to
Railroads.
Trenton. The public utilities com
mission has announced Hint It has
denied n request of a committee of
railroad representatives, which would
have allowed the Erie, Jersey Central
and Pennsylvania railroad companies
to put into effect a rule limiting the
Soldiers Learning to
associated art studios, ut Camp IVlhaui bay, learning to be artists, under
paid by the governnmcnt while learning.
Motorcycle Derby
Gorgas in London
tft ; .-i ic ft v.-. jh i;, ' -
C. Gorgas, V. S. A., being carried Into
impressive funeral services were held.
Of Kui'opean Invention are coffins
made of wafer-proofed cardboard, the
lids being attached with glue.
Young plants thrive better, accord
ing to a French botanist, if fed drops
of wnl or almost continuously than if
watered copiously at intervals.
one-way tickets to the day of Issue.
The board was Informed by the com
mittee that such a rule was generally
in effect throughout the United States
and hud been adopted by the rail
roads in New Jersey while under gov
ernment control.
In denying the request the board
snys it is of the opinion that statutory
requirement shall prevail namely,
"that tickets for passengers, except
excursion tickets, or those sold at re
duced prices, shall be good until used.
Such unlimited use of a ticket for
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Nomination
Be Artists
NOTED GOLF CHAMPION
Abo Mitchell, one ot toe most fa
mous of Kngllsh golfers and holder of
the worlds championship for many
years.
GERMANY'S COAL KING
1
Latest picture of llerr Hugo Stlnnes,
German coal king, industrial magnate
and newspaper owner, who led Ger
many's fight against (he allies' de
mands for coal and who was finally
forced to yield at the Spa conference.
which the full rate of fare is paid,
Is In the interest of the public, works
no undue hardship on the railroad
companies' uud is reasonable."
Writ-Server Strips Horse.
Bucyrus, O. Sum Page, a local Junk ,
dealer, who left his wagon outside
butcher shop door, returned to find
the harness gone and the horse stand
ing complacently between the shaft
A locul constable, Adolph Rinker,
had Berved a replevin while the owner
was buying meat
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