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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16

everyone has a thought of Jerusalem
and Palestine. And Ascalon Is close
to Jerusalem and the birthplace or
Herod the Great. who ordered the
Massacre of the Innocents."
During the World war the activities
of the Palestine Exploration fund were
necessarily suspended Now they have
been resumed with extraordinary sue.
cess. Archaeologists are uncovering
many splendid buildings of ancient
days, some of them Of great informa-
tional value The greatest finds have
been uncovered in Ascalon.
The Palestine Exploration fund is
society founded in London in 1868
for the accurate and systematic in
vestigation of the archaeology, topog-
raphy, geology and physical geogra-
ply, natural history, manners and
| customs of the Holy Land for Biblical
illustration, A preliminary expedition
was. made by Captain Wilson In the
winter of 1865. Since then no less
than eight expeditions for varying
purposes have been sent out. Since
1869 the society has issued quarterly
statement and has published several
works and maps. 1t maintains a
museum at It's London Office.
Ascalon Is desolation In the literal
meaning Of the word and has been
desolation for many year. Vegeta-
ton is scanty. The once splendid
harbor has been filled up The great
walls and towers that surmounted
the ridge that surrounds the city lie
in crumbled ruins The confusion Is
extraordinary; the walls and towers
appear to have been blown asunder by
powder. Yet once the city must have
been vision of beauty. Here and
there broken columns Of marble and
granite tell of the glories of the past
Probably Ascalon once looked some.
thing like Jaffa, making allowance
for the undermining of that ancient
city.
Ascalon lies on the shore of the
Mediterranean, in Judea, 80 miles
southwest of Jerusalem. 1t was @
fortified city IN ancient times. How
OIQ IL Is, uCDOuy hIOWS' IL pdSScI
from the Egyptians to the CanaaniteS
about 1900 B. c.; In those days the
Egyptians were the overlords of Pales
q tine, which YVES then called Canaan
Between 1900 and HOO B. G. PhiIis
tines and Hebrews struggled for pos
session of Canaan. The Hebrew:
finally gained control and the Ca
NANTES were submerged. In 1850 B. c
the divided Hebrew tribes were united
into kingdom under Saul. David
his successor, completed the establish
ment of Israelite supremacy IN Pales
tine Under David and Solomon, fol
the first and only time In history
Palestine was the home Of united
people under one central government
Then followed its division into
Israel and Judah. Then followed
conquest by the Assyrians and by the
Babylonians and by the Persians anC
by the Egyptians and by the Romans
In 70 A. D. the struggle against Rome
was ended by the capture and ruiz
i Il Jerusalem. In 1925 A. d. was th'
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 10
pAuL's LAST WORDS.

LESSON TExT-II Tim. 4:6-1S.
GOLDEN TEXT have fought gooo
fight, l have finished my course. l nave
kept the faith.-II Tim. Al.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Rom. S:sf-
80: Cor. 1857; Rev. 3:21.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Last Words From
Eaul
JUNIOR TOPIc-The Close of victo-
rious Life.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Pauls Final Triumph.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Lessons for Today From the Lie OF
Paul.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16

great rising under Bar-Gochba. The
rebellion was stamped out with much
bloodshed. Emperor Hadrian, in re-
building Jerusalem, changed its name
to Aelia Capitolina and decreed that
no Jew should dwell in it. Never
since that day has Jerusalem been
Jewish city or Palestine a jewish
land.
Ascalon's history was naturally
troublous in times like these. In l4oo
B. c., say the Tel-el-Amarna tablets,
the native chiefs and Dagon-worshlp-
ers who ruled the city were paying
tribute to the Pharaoh of Egypt The
place was captured successfully by the
great Rameses H., and by King AS
surbanipal of Assyria.
It later became one of the five
towns of the Philistine confederacy.
''Tell 1t not in Gath publish 1t not
in the streets of AshkelOn; lest the
daughters of the Philistines rejoice"
is written in II Samuel 20. 1t came
into the hands of the tribe of judah,
but it remained an enemy or the
Hebrews to the last.
Ascalon long belonged to the
Romans. In the Seventh century II
came into possession Of the Saracens
In 1899 was fought the great battle
on the plains of Ascalon in which
the Crusaders under Godfrey de Bouil
Ion we're victorious. The city was
taken and retaken during the wars OF
the Crusaders.
The end of Ascalon came in 1910
when it was destroyed by the Sultan
Bibars. 1t was then that Its harbol
was filled in. 1t was then that it be
came a desolation.
Herod the Great was the ruler who
beautified Ascalon. Herod is the
family name of group Of rulers Of
Palestine. The family had its origin
IN Antipater, an Idumean (Edomite)
who In the last century before Chris
was made by the Romans governor O
Edom, Judea, Samaria and Galilee
His son was Herod the Great, who wal
made king of Judea and reigned from
20 TO B. C. 1t was Herod Antipas
son of Herod the Great, tetrarch o
Galilee, who beheaded John the Bap
fist and to whom Jesus was sent b!
plate. The Herods were Jews onl.
in the sense that the Edomites wer'
conquered and compelled to embrace
Judaism about 100 B. G.
Herod the Great ruled the Jew
with an iron hand ruthlessly murder
ing all whom he considered enemies
including even the brother of his wifi
Marianne. When he left his cour
ON a dangerous mission to Rome h
left word that in the event of nj
death, Marianne should be killed also
This Jealous decree started a Quarre
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.

SCALON (AshkelOn) Is a
desolation-the words Of
the prophet were fulfilled
ong ago. But out of the
desolation are now coming
relics that shall add much
to the knowledge of the
present concerning the
day in which the prophet
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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16

WIN MS wire, WHICH enucu ouly WheA
he had her put to death. Having
started his reign In this fashion he
continued in his career of crime and
lust, not hesitating even to strange
his own sons Religious enemies he
generally preferred to have burned
alive.
He finished his days in the most
frightful physical and mental torments,
just after ordering the massacre OF
the innocents in the year of Christ's
birth. Emperor Augustus, his friend,
said of him: sit is better to be
Herod's pig than his son." He had
ten wives in all, and several OF these
at one time.
Herod the Great had a passion for
building. During the first decade or
his reign he was too busy establish
Ing himself to indulge his passion.
Then he rehabilitated many cities. At
Jerusalem, Jericho and Caesarea, he
erected theaters, amphitheaters and
hippodromes. He rebuilt the temple
In Jerusalem. He even restored and
beautified cities in Syria, Asia Minor
and Greece.
Herod, having been born at Ascalon,
devoted much time and money to its
Improvement. He beautified the city
with "baths and costly fountains, as
also cloisters around court, that
were admirable both for their work
manship and largeness," according to
Josephus.
One of the finds at Ascalon is a
gigantic statue of Herod the Great.
Another is the Court of Herod and
its surrounding cloisters, mentioned
! by Josephus.
A third is temple with massive
marble columns, which may date back
to the days when Ascalon, according
to Herodotus, was famous for the wor-
ship of Astarte (Astoreth), the god
dess of fertility and fruitfulness,
mentioned in l Samuel 81 :10-"and
they put his armor IN the house of
Astoreth. ;" This was the
armor of Saul, first king of Israel.
! In this connection there has been
discovered a bas-relief representing
the goddess with two attendants.
Also statue of Venus has been I'M
covered.
Ascalon was the seat of worship of
Astarte, more or less identified with
the Assyrian Ishtar the Phoenician
Astoreth, the Greek Aphrodite and
the Roman Venus. She is often rep
resented as half woman and half fish
sort of divine mermaid. A deer
layer of broken pottery has been dug
ND here, which probably marks the
remains of vessels broken-as part OF
) the religious rites in her honor. But
so far no trace has been found Of the
lake into which she plunged, accord
ing to one story, being ashamed of hel
misdeeds, and was completely trans
formed into fish.
The most famous legend concerning
her tells of her descent into the under
world, in search Of the healing waters
J which are to restore to life her bride
J groom Tammuz, the young and beau
tiful sun god, slain by the cruel hant
Of Winter.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16

The Japanese pick cherry blooms
and cure them In salt, using them 10
make sort of tea.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
France Still Has a Champion.

France is reported to be despond-
ent over the defeats of its represen-
tatives In sport this year. It's great
est horse race was won by an Eng
lish entry; it's biggest events in BIZ
cycle, motorcycle and automobile rae
ing were won respectively by a Bel
gian, an Englishman and an Ameri-
can; Italy sent the best swimmer to
the Seine contests; Americans won
the rifle match at Lyons. The defeat
OF CARPENTER added to the gloom
and the sudden eclipse Of Mile. LENG-
LEN was the crown of sorrows.
But there should be no real grief
among the French over the loss Of
these comparatively trifiing events.
Have they not with them, of them
selves, the champion Of all cham
pions at that game which demands
the highest qualities of brain and
body and soul? What country does
not envy them the possession OF that
remarkable athlete who In 1918 won
the creates: contest OF skill, courage
and stamina that the world has seen: ::
While France has FERDINAND FocH
all other champions are little more
than sub-champions.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Stacker BergdolPs Case.

1t is obvious from the reports of
the majority and minority members
of the special committee of Represen-
tatives in Congress who have investi-
gated the escape of GROVER G. BERG
DOLL, the draft evader who was
turned loose to seek a pot of gold in
the hills of Maryland, that the in
quiry must not stop now.
The majority concludes that BERG
DOLL went free through the working
out of as vicious conspiracy as has
been hatched to thwart justice.
The minority is less severe as to
the malignity displayed in this trans
action, but makes compensation for
this by bearing with especial pressure
on the stupidity shown.
There are jobs in the Bergdoll case
for the criminal prosecutor, for army
courts of inquiry and courts-martial
and for the members of the bar. The
further exposure and eventual pun
ishment of those whose active efforts
or passive connivance produced this
scandal constitute public duty not
to be escaped.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

der their protection and aided the
people in their ambition to form
a separate state. The republic, how
ever, called Count KARoLYI, the for
mer Hungarian Premier and radi-
cal politician, to be it's first Presi-
dent. Perhaps that is where Ba-
ranya made a mistake. After his
turbulent career as an official at Buda-
pest KARoLYI went to Italy and es
tablished himself at Florence. The
Italian conservatives declared him an
agent OF the Moscow Soviets, gath
cred him and his party together and
dumped them across the frontier of
Jugo-Slavia. He was moved from
place to place, from the Italian to the
Hungarian border. without being per-
mitted to remain anywhere long
enough to establish a home
The chance of ruling In the ancient
government buildings of PEGS may
thus have appealed to Count KARoLYI
as a most acceptable change from the
wandering life he was leading. But
a communistic republic with KARoLYI,
accused of being disciple of LENINE
and Soviet agent, must have ap-
peared to the Council of Ambassadors
as an unhappy addition to the already
disturbed and unsettled south Euro
pean situation.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
1000 GO ABROAD
ON THE BERENGARIA
Ira N. Morris, Minister to
SWeden, Among Voyagers.

The Berengaria of the Cunard Line
sailed yesterday for Cherbourg and
Southampton with nearly 1000 passen-
gers, only 1874 of whom were in the first
cabin. The small number of first cabin
passengers, it was explained, was due to
the fact that few persons are going to
Europe now, while virtually every berth
has been reserved by the homecomers
for the return trip.
Ira Nelson Morris. who has been In
the United States for several weeks on n
leave of absence, left to resume his duties
as Minister to Sweden. Other passengers
were Sir George Croydon Marks, a MEN,
ber of Parliament, and Lady Marks.
George j. w5b, managing director OF
the Fruit and Produce Exchange of
Great Britain, Ltd. sailed for England
after having attended the Apple Growers
Convention in Cincinnati. He said that
because of the large apple crop in the
Western States and the fact that the
drought in England has made the crop
there small he expected an unusually
large amount of apples to be sent to
England this fall.
Bishop A. j. Carey of Chicago and
Bishop A. II. Heard OF Philadelphia.
both OF the African Methodist Church.
sailed with their families to attend the
Ecumenical Council of the Methodist
Church, which begins its sessions in
London on September g.
F. U. Caramanna, who for some time
was the late Enrico Caruso's secretary.
returned from Italy yesterday on board
the Presidente Wilson. bringing with
him motion picture films of scenes OF the
funeral of the great tenor. He also was
bearer of letters from Mrs Caruso to
Mrs. Frederick Worth Goddard and Mr..
Park Benjamin. Jr., her sister and
brother. which are said to have an I'M
portant bearing upon Mrs. Caruso's fu-
ture plans.
Among the passengers sailing to-day
from Philadelphia for Bergen on board
the Norwegian-American liner Stevan-
gerfjord will be Mr.. Rolph Carlsen, Miss
Nicotine Christensen, Mr.. Bjarne Eriksen
and Miss Q. F. Morgan of this city and
DR.. and Mrs. Peter C. Clemensen OF Chi
cago.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19

by Mr.. MURPHY is the largest man in
Tammany Hall and perhaps the larg-
est man named Percy on this side OF
the Atlantic. PERcIvAL e. NAGLE has
also the record of being the only dis
trict leader to regain his seat on
the Tammany Executive Committee
after having been hurled into outer
darkness by the Boss. NAGLE, an ex-
leader in one of the Harlem dis
tricts, beat CowAN for the leadership
in 1906, but MURPHY refused to seat
him. In 1914 NAGLE was beaten for
leader by FRANK HENDRIcK. Mean
while he had also been defeated for
Colonel of the Sixty-ninth Regiment.
Nothing but the war saved him. At
the age Of 81 he enlisted as a private,
served in eight battles in France,
won a majority and returned to re-
trieve his district leadership and de-
mand the nomination for Sheriff.
Thus the war which threatened civil
ization rehabilitated PERCY, who now
seeks public Office for the first time
since Mayor VAN WICK made him
Street Cleaning Commissioner.
The nomination of an old timer
like NAGLE draws attention to the
fact that Tammany has lost much of
its picturesque side. The Hon. PERCY
is the only sprightly figure on the
Tammany ticket. Mr.. HYLAN is
weird rather than picturesque. Mr..
CRAIG, while an oral battler, has no
such record as Major NAGLE, who has
been sandbagged and shot at more
times in those jolly district contests
than any other political leader and
who still lifts the crown of his fire.
quently bloody but never bowed pate
six feet and four inches above the
street surface. If New York needed
Wild West sheriff the beaming but
belligerent NAGLE would be just the
fellow. But it doesn't.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Mr.. Ochs.

adolph s. OchS, Esq, The Net0 York
Times. Neio York City:
DEAR Mr.. OcHs-On this the twen-
ty-fifth anniversary of your direction
OF the Times, which, by the way, /
believe is it's SEVENTEEN anniversary,
l find the occasion for writing you
this letter.
America is very much in your debt
for leading the way from sensational
journalism back to sound journal
ism The newspapers of America are
even more in your debt In this re-
spect.
The popularizing of clean, depend
able, helpful journalism, with a peo-
pie whose newspaper palates had
been vitiated from a too highly sea-
soned press, has been very great
achievement.
You have right to feel, and all
newspaper men, who alone can appre-
ciate your great work, feel with you.
that the world is better, and will
continue to be better, because of the
fine, dignified newspaper you have
made.
To all journalists of right pur-
poses and high ideals your career is,
and will continue to be, helpful
and inspiring example. You had the
vision, you had the steadfastness of
purpose and the patience and the
true appreciation of worthwhile
work, the true appreciation of news
papers responsibility to a commu-
nifty and to the nation.
1t is because Con gave you this
vision, and these other fine qualities,
that you have wrought so big in the
journalism of America.
With my deep appreciation, and
warm congratulations,
Sincerely yours,
FRANK A. MUNsEY.
New York, August IS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Uncle Sans New Detective.

The Bureau of Investigation in the
Department of Justice is perhaps the
most difficult detective agency to man
age of all that are maintained by the
United States to assist in the en-
forcement of the Federal statutes. It's
field is broader than that assigned
to the secret service of the Treasury
Department, and it's tasks more va
ried than those which are delegated to
other inquiry divisions. Its direction
calls for a chief of integrity, expert
ence, capacity and industry. The con-
ditions now obtaining render the
work to be done by this official par
ticularly onerous, because the bureau
must be ruled with economy and
efficiency hitherto not called for to
meet the high standards of gov
ernment administration which Presi-
dent HARDING supports.
Under these circumstances, the di-
mensions of the compliment paid to
WILLIAM ]. BURNS by Attorney Gen
eral DAUGHERTY in selecting him to
lead the bureau become apparent.
1t is going to be big job to get evi-
dence against violators of Federal
statutes without wasting time or en-
ergy or money. To do it will take
broad gauge, vigorous, untiring
public official, and such an official the
Attorney-General obviously believes
Mr.. BURNS will make.
We think Mr.. DAUGHERTYs conf
dence in the new chief of the Bureau
of Investigation will be popularity
shared. Because of his past per-
formances and his reputation for
achieving results the public gener-
ally looks for confirmation of the best
hopes entertained for Mr.. BURNs's
success.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Boy Scout Needs.
Lack Of Scoutmasters Attributed to
Defects u Organization.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD The let
ter headed "Scoutmasters Called For'
and signed by twenty-five distinguished
citizens of New York which was printed
in your paper was read with considera-
BILE interest. This unfortunate situation
of having fifty troops without leaders
can only be remedied by a change not
only of policy but in the paid personnel
at national headquarters. The pussy
footing. buck passing policy of the pres
ent paid executive staff is the cause of
the many vacancies recorded.
The scoutmaster's job is a real man
size job, one that can only be properly
filled by an outdoor man with the love
of boys and the ability for leadership.
Il is one which taxes to capacity any
intelligent man with his heart and soul
in the work. When a man qualified for
the work takes hold 1t Is not long be-
fore he finds out that those at the head
of scouting, the paid staff. are too small
for their job. He becomes disgusted and
finally drops out.
The type of scoutmaster who will
stand for this zebra policy is the young
man II years of age who docs not
otherwise measure up to the qualifica-
tions of scoutmastership. He cannot
interest or hold the boys and the troop
soon becomes a paper organization, like
most of the troops.
What is needed is a reorganization of
headquarters. adopting a definite policy
of backing up the scoutmaster Differ
entiate between an actual troop and one
existing only on paper. Make the scout
master properly qualify before he is
commissioned and it will not be difficult
to obtain a sufficient number of leaders
to take care of the actual number of
troops of scouts that require scoutmas-
ters EDWARD VAN WINKLE.
Double Eagle Scout Former Scout
master.
NEW YORK. August IS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
BRIDGE AT WHITE SULPHUR.
Mrs. Thomas VI. Rutherford Gives
Party mt Her Cottage.
Special Despatch to TIM New 70

Special Despatch to THE New YozK HERALD.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. Va.
Aug. 1S.--Several entertainments at
cards took place to-day. Mrs. Thomas
NJ. Rutherford of Richmond gave a
bridge party this morning at her cot
tage followed by n ] o'clock luncheon.
Among the guests were Mrs William L.
II. Lee, Mrs. Michaejah Woods. Mrs
Venable Boykin. Mrs. Joseph T.. Wash
ington Miss Nellie r. Farwell of New
Orleans. Mrs William Sinclair and her
son. Or. George A. Taylor Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry w. Taft. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Roberts, Miss Louisa Townsend, Mrs.
william James. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Brown, Mrs. James w. Boyle, Mrs. An
drew NJ. Reid and Mr.. and Mrs. De-
courcy W. Thom, of Baltimore
Mrs. Thornton Lewis was hostess TO
seventy guests at her cottage Mt an in
formal entertainment preceding the sup
per dance given by Mrs. Lawrence
Lewis. Also entertaining with Mrs.
Lewis were her sister. Mrs. George e.
Davis her sister-ln-law. Mrs. George
Van Hagen, and Mrs. II. i. Hathaway
OF chicago,
The New York herald., 1921-08-19
Not n Case for Lightning Rods.

To THE New York HERALD; The let
ters about the protective value of light
ming rods remind me that committee
of a Baptist church In a small Missis-
slppi town once asked an old member
ming rod on the church. He refused to
contribute, saying That's Gods house,
and If He wants TO knock il down let
Him knock" $. X. HOPKINS.
COLUMBUS. Miss. August is.