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(total for the British Empire. 11s1S,.
The most grueling of the contests
was the 1o.000-meter cross-oountry
run. Only Is of the SO contestants
nnlsned and most Of them in a very
groggy condition.
Strenros, the Finn, who won the
marathon hands down, is 40 years of
age. a woodwork.r of Helsingfors.
We all take off our hats to the
Firms. The population of Finland. 1
of New York
Our swimmers. both men and
women, are doing very well in the
swimming contests. Our men have
won four of seven mems events con-
tested and our women three of four
women'S events.
healoha of Hawaii established a
new Olympic record for the 100-meter
baCkStroke; WeiSsmuller United
states, new Olympic record for the
4OO-meter free style, and Charlton.
Australia a new world record for the
l,50o-meter free style.
Our women esta blished a new wom-
ems world record in the 4o0-meter
relay.
The Yale crew, perhaps the great
est eight that ever sat in shell, won
the eight-oared shells event, the
Canadians second.
In the single sculls Beresford OF
States
To date our team has won in
rugby, shooting. track and field,
catch as -catch-can wrestling and
than twice that of Finland, the
nearest competitor.
* X j. X
Miscclanenus.-On July Is, after a
fierce debate of many days, in the
course of which NJ. Painleve, preS1-
dent of the Chamber, had more than
once to don his topper (signal of
adjournment of the SESSION., the
French Chamber of Deputies passed
the governments amnesty bill.
A still fiercer struggle is expected
in the Senate.
The conference of representatives
of the allied powers interested in
German reparations and of the
United States (our delegation, how
ever, not to vote) to determine the
procedure for putting the Dawes
plan into effect was opened as per
schedule in London on July 16. Notice
later.
The Mussolini government has de-
signed by the King of Italy a long
time ago, but never yet applied.
which invests the government with
extensive powers for control OF the
| press.
Backed by the league OF nations,
Hungary's international loan "a fea-
ture of the leagues scheme for Hun
gary's rehabilitation was oversdb-
scribed in London and New York.
The war Office at Moscow, indig-
go. D~s s-lx 90
of 100000 for the total of Soviet
forces afoot announces that the total
is 56S, 900. Even that is no mean fig
lure. 4
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rHE LARGER MINISTRY.

NHIS is the age of the layman
Time was when the voice Of
i religion was possessed of
those who were the ordained
ministers of the Church. The prophet.
10 De a prophet must needs carry the
a"thorlty and receive the imprimatur
oi duly constituted religious BODY.
Inc only man who could speak
authoritatively was the accredited
man in the pulpit.
IL Is striking in noting this that
some OF the greatest religious move
1hents that have swept irresistibly
over continents have been led by un-
orua'ned preachers. 1t was a soldier
lSnatIus Loyola, wounded in action,
VINO, feeling the call to a great serv-
Ice, dedicated his life to a religious
movement, the influence of which has
lasted through four centuries. 1t was
IL shoemakers apprentice. Dwight L.
MOODY, who. hearing the call to a
troacnlng iho mission. provoked one OF
tne creates revivalS of religion the
EnElish-speaking world has ever
known As matter of fact, from
the days of the apostles called by
Ihrlst from lowly occupations down
10 the latest hour. much of the most
cHectlve preaching has been done by
ldymen.
Many Preachers in the World.
Possibly in no age have we had
more striking demonstration of the
laErnan'S genius and power as a
preacher than in the present period
y "a
Never was this old world sown SO
thick with preachers as today. The
secular press has become in many re-
spects an organ of the Church. The
politician who is popular with the
masses is preacher. Commerce itself
Is more and more become the propa-
Sanda for the dissemination of Chris
tian ideals. Even the stage has in
some respects become a pulpit and
great dramatists have lent them
selves to the presentation of Christian
Ideals. He further adds: "InSpira :
ton is not conditioned by "a white tie
or a Genera gown" There is a good
deal of truth in his observations
w hlle his statement may be too gen
eral and sweeping, it has in it large
element of truth. One demonstration
of il resides in the fact that for the
flrSt time in the famous Yale Lyman
Beecher lectureship on preaching a
distinguished lawyer. George Whar-
ton Pepper, now Senator. delivered
the course of lectures. and his volume
subsequently published. "A Voice
From the Crowd" has received uni
NerSal approval. One does not have
10 seek far TO discover how general
lay preaching has become. The ef-
fcctiveness of this kind of preachin e
Is unchanlenged. and it. contributes
mightI4 to the greater efficiency of
the Church.
The advantage which the lay
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systematiZing the work to make it
possible for other employees of the
document room, and particularly some
young fellows who might devote
he has performed for Congress for
nearly so years. The indeXing sys-
TEN that the Record is now using was
the old document room system which
he installed.
There is an old legend current
about the Capitol that when the Brit
ish descended upon Washington our,
ing the War of 1912 and burned all
of the public buildings, President
James Madison, who had fed with
his Army. looked upon the smoke ana
fame from afar off and said to MS
body guard:
They may burn the Capitol and all
that is in it, but they can't destroy
Joel'S memory.
How Congress Regards Him.
OF course. this legend is an anchron-
ism, for the simple reason that Joel
Grayson was not born for some forty
six years after the British burned the
Capitol But it we'll illustrates the
feeling of Congress toward Grayson
today. One thing is certain, If the
United States Capitol and all the mil
lions Of documents it contains should
be burned down tomorrow, without
question, the work of reconstructing
the files of the national House of
Representatives would be entrusted
to the said Joel Grayson.
He is supposed to serve the House,
but is just as frequently called upon
by members of the Senate. For ex-
ample, a Southern Senator recently
asked Mr.. Grayson to get together
for him all the bills and documents
referring to tombstones for Confed-
crate veterans in United States ceme-
teries.
Besides being a special employe"
in the House document room. Mr..
.SIayson has the additional distinction
-e1pferred upon him of being special
assistant private secretary to some
TsaG5 Members of Congress. If old Gen.
Isaac Il. Sherwood of Ohio wants to
Know the number of bill ne intro
duced during the reconstruction days
all he has to do is to go into the
House document room, call "Grayson"
and get the information. The House
of Representatives has never had any
reliabl> system for tracing important
documents, bills and reSolutions-but
it doesn't need any as long as Joel
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ernment against the wishes OF the
outlaying commonwealths of the en-
pire and the pledges given to those
commonwealths by the late Conser-
vative government:
When a man has grown wealthy
and influential the friends whom he
remembers most affectionately are
those who were kind to him at the
beginning of his career. The domin-
ions are, indeed, at the beginning of
their career. In twenty, thirty or
fifty years some of them may be
equal to or even greater than our
selves in population and in wealth.
The turn that is given to their
thoughts and their policy today will
persist all through those years, and
when, a generation or two hence, they
arc among the greatest nations of the
earth, the action that is taken by
the British government today may
determine what value they are going
to be to the empire and what help
they are going to give to the people
| of their country"
United States of Amcrica.-Our
world-fyers hoped off from Con-
stantinople on July IL, having been
delayed a day by the new Turkish
red tape. They reached Bucharest,
Rumania, on the 18th; Vienna on the
18th, Paris on the 14th and London
on the 10th. Arrived in London they
were still nineteen days behind their
schedule, but in their magnificent re-
cent work they made up twelve of the
| days lost in the'AleutianS. They have
covered about $4,000 miles in 244 fly
ing hours and 120 days and have still
| some 1000 miles to go. Their ma
chimes (Which appear to be in good
condition) will be thoroughly over
hauled and fitted with pontoons in
place of wheels before they hop off
on August 1 from Kirkwall, in the
flight, which will be in six hops;
from KirkwalI to Thorshavn, Farce
Islands Oanish), 275 miles; thence to
Hornafjord, at the southeast corner
of Icela nd, go miles: thence to Reyk-
| javik, the capital of Iceland, at the
| southwest corner of the island, SAC
miles; thence to Angmagsalik, on the
eastern coast of Greenland, 500 miles
thence to Ivigtut, on the southwest
coast of Greenland, 500 miles; thence
| to Hamilton Inlet, Labrador, on the
North American mainland, 700 miles.
From Hamilton Inlet they will hor
| to Hawke Harbor, on the northwest
coast of Newfoundland; thence to
Pictou Harbor. on the north coast OF
| nova ScOtla; thence to Boston, where
| they are due to arrive on August 81
| The rest until they arrive back at
their starting point, Glover Field
! Santo Monica, Calf, should be easy
| The Navy will cooperate on a con-
siderable scale in the fight from
| Kirkwall to Boston. The cruisers
Richmond and Raleigh and two
destroyers will distribute themselves
beneath the route from Kirkwall via
Thorshavn to Iceland and afterward,
presumably, between Reykjavik and
| Angmag1alik-
! Light cruisers VIII be lowering off
the dangerous coast between Ang-
Evening star., 1924-07-20
BY HENRY w. BUM.
T HE following is brief summary
OF the most important news of
the world for the seven days
ended July 10.

THE BRITISH EMPIRE-Eamon
De Valera and Austin Stack, the Irish
republican leaders, have been released
from prison. De Valera is said tc
be feeling fine. He kept himself
thoroughly entertained during his in
carceration by n study of the Elm
stein theory. When not in Jail or
engaged in politics or guerrilla war
fare, De Valera is a professor OF
mathematics and a good one. IT is
thought that the release of these
gentlemen will give a boost to the
tailteann Grish Olympic) games
which it had been feared many re-
publicans might boycott.
On July 13, Stuart MacLaren the
British world-fyer. hoped off from
Kasumiguara, the Japanese naval ali
station, and arrived that day at Mimic
near the northeast corner of Nippon
Minato he flew to Etorofu, one of the
Kuriles. Thence on the 18th, he
hoped off for Paramusir Island, an
other of the kurile group just south
of Kamchatka. He was, however
compelled by fog to descend at UruI
Island, just north of Etorofu. Fol
two days the world was much alarm
ed for his safety.
More and more frequent reports tel
| of clashes, some resulting in seriou:
| casualties, between Mohemmedan:
and Hindus in India; all due, ap
| parently, to wanton fiouting by thu
| Mohammedans of the religious sus
capabilities of the HinduS.
The following is a delayed item
but too important to be omitted from
the record; the resolutions, now som'
months old, of the imperial confer
! ence of premiers recommending eX
tension of application of the pr1n
ciple of imperial preference. were
| according to promise, submitted t
| full debate by the Commons.
The debate was fierce. The reso
! lutions were voted on one by on
and in each case appeal was denied
gins. The fight on the grand issu
opened out by these resolutions ha
/ only just begun. 1t will be promi
nent feature of the imperial politica
| scene in the coming days.
| Stated in large way, the grea
| controversy thus opened out is
| controversy between the definite i'm
perial ideal and the much less def
mite of international co-operation
The Conservatives, while admitting
| the beauty of the latter ideal. shive
| British practice, the empire viii
crash down, just as communism, suf
| ficiently beautiful in theory, was dis
| credited only through the ruin o
Russia Austen Chamberlain had thu
following to say the other da,
apropos Of the reputation of "im
perial preference" by the Labor gov
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fects, was found to he S54 per cent.
One year later. after the defective
eyes had been corrected by glasses.
only II per cert of those corrected
continued to be backward in their
studies.
Furthermore, it has been found
that the proportion of retardation in
crease in the degree of visual defect
Pupils who have less than one half
normal vision are much more ret
tarded than those who lowered Wis
ion of a lesser degree.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

preacher enjoys is the readiness
Men accept it as unprejudiced and un-
biased teaching. The very informally
and simplicity of it, it's freedom from
platitudes and, indeed, the more prac-
tical form in which it is cast, give it
currency that is readily acknowl-
edged. The Church need not fear this
tendency in our modern life; 1t need
not feel that the growing popularity
of lay preaching will do other than
strengthen and stabilize its own en-
terprise. There is nothing more COM
pell1ng or persuasive than an articu-
late faith. A silent religious convic-
tion has nothing Of value to the COM
munity or to the world in general. A
religion that is so utterly respectable
that it disparages the open and en-
thusiaStic testimony of it's adherents
Will make little progress in this pres
ent age. To talk about a subject in
creaseS interest in it. and we believe
more men and women are talking
about their religious convictions to-
day than ever before. Most of us
were brought up to regard religion as
taboo outside the Church, and we
rarely expressed our faith in other
than the prescribed language of
creeds. and then only in an act of
corporate worship. We need to en-
courage men to exercise their genius
as preachers: indeed it would greatly
augment the influence of the Church
if it undertook to furnish some sane
courses of training for those who dis
close gifts in this direction. 1t was
said of John Howard. philanthropist
and preacher. that "he followed an
open but unfrequented pathway to
immortality" but the lasting impress
sion of his work endureS in England
to this day.
Striking Results Obtained
Christ called laymen to be His dis
ciples and fired them with a holy zeal
for His cause, and today the name
of one of His fisherman disciples
adorns one of the greatest buildings
in the world. This same Peter in one
sermon converted 5000 couls. Some
of the most striking successes. es-
pecally in great Bible classes, have
been attained through strong, virile
lay preachers. Our young people in
particular feel the strength and force
of such testimony, and not few men
entering the ministry have received
their first impulse from the example
and teaching of some strong lay
prophet.
poiiliIdi anu
industrial-is demanded today. We
are passing through a period fraught
with many perils. The ordained
preacher. singIehanded and unsup
ported by lay helpers. is overwhelmed
and embarrassed. With q body of
consecrated men and women behind
him. giving open expression to their
faith. yes. preaching ii. he is rem
dered invincible, and the Church it
self as might rejuvenating force
is given a place OF power that is al
together incompatible.
Copyright, 1924. by Current News Features.
Incorporated.i
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''Singing Desert Sighs.

Travellers are undertaking to solve
the mystery of the Libyan desert,
known as the singing desert It
gives forth a distinctly musical
sound, which sometimes seems to be
composed of two distinct parts. The
sound has been described as resem-
bling the signing of the wind in tele-
graph wires. One returned traveller
has offered the theory that the sound
is caused by the sand pouring over
low scarp of rock after a rain
storm. Various other explanations
have been put forth.
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Grayson continues on the job, and he
swears he will never resign.
Source OF Information.
Joel Grayson knows almost every poll
tician of any prominence in this coun-
try. and many Of the great captains of
industry" write to him regularly regard
ing the status of legislation in which
they are particularly interested, be-
cause their own members of Congress
have told them that Mr. Grayson is the
one man who can give them most
He has enjoyed the personal acauain-
tance of every President since Grant
and has been called friend" by most of
them
Away back in 1917, when Joel
Grayson made application to the
President for appointment as a mes
senger in the Treasury Department,
1t was signed by more than so mem
berS of Congress, including such men
as James A. Garfield; James Wilson,
for long afterward Secretary of Agri-
culture: William i. Erie of Maine !:
William Lawrence, the first Controller
Of the Currency; Eugene Hale,
ger, Gen. A. +. Burnside and Thomas
J. Henderson. Mr.. Wilson wrote.
This is the best boy we have had
in the House" Representative James
W. McDill of Iowa, later a Senator,
subscribed, Il never knew 4 kinder.
better young gentleman, and l concur
heartily" The late Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts wrote, Il believe him
to be an excellent boy" This origi-
nal petition signed. by these noted
men is now one of Mr.. Grayson's
treasured souvenirs.
Backed by Prominent Men.
Another document which he treas
ures was dated March 5, 1879, and is
addressed to the doorkeeper of the
Forty-sixth Congress. 1t says: THE
undersigned, members of the present
Congress, and upon whom Master
Joel Grayson has waited as a page,
would before our separation and de-
parture with pleasure bear witness to
his integrity, fidelity. courtesy and ef1i-
cheney and respectfully request that
you continue him in his present po-
sition." This was signed by J. a.
Garfield, Milliam Mckinley, Thomas
E. Reed, j. Warren Keifer, later
speaker; o. D. Conger, n. p. Banks,
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Information quarters OF chinch bugs
and other injurious insects, but it
destroys the weed seeds as well.
A few hours spent in burning
roadside weeds during the winter
when time is not pressing on the
farm may save many hours Of work
during the busy season next sum-
mer, Hansen says.
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Cars for Doctors

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 10
Constantinople physicians must own
their own automobiles, new ordi-
nance has decreed. Horse-drawn
cabs do not possess sufficient speed
to carry doctors to their patients, 1t
has been pointed out. Licenses will
not be granted to physicians who do
MT nnsSeSS cars
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CLEAN SWEEP IS MADE
Soap PeddIers Told to Leave Craw-
louisville.
BIZ United Press

By UmSted Press
CRAwFoRDsVILLE. Ind. Dec,
1S.-The life of a peddler in Craw-
louisville these days is a hard one
Four vendors Of soap we're given
just ten minutes to get out OF town
when it was reported that one OF
their number had insulted a house
wife.
Since then police are making GER
tain that all peddlers have the proper
credentials before they are permit
ted to start a house-to-house can
vass.
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WATCH WEED SEEDS NOW
ac2rn Roadside and Fence Corners,
80 Farmers Told.
BIZ United Press

81 United Press
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Dec. 19.-Al.
though little attention is given to
weeds during the winter months,
seeds from weeds growing along
fence rows and roadsides are readily
blown across the snow crust into
nearby fields. where they may be
the cause Of serious infection during
the following summer.
This problem can be largely solved
by burning the weedinfested road
sides during December. says A. A.
Hansen Of the Purdue University
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Department Of Agricultural Exten-
sion.
Not only does the burning destroy
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nm a n d e r
Bruins, German
aviator. hopes
to fly over the
north pole in a
dirigible twice
as big ELS the
Los Angeles. He
is drawing up
specifications for
his giant ship.
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Huck towels, embroidered
In many cOlors; trimmed
with lace, some with seal
loped edges.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-06-13
Fund About Raised

Randolph county Democrats have
raised practically all Of the one hun
dred dollars asked for as a campaign
fund by the Democratic National com
mittee. There was a balance Of $1,000
lacking when the central committee
met here last Saturday. At this meet
ing the following loyal Democrats con-
tributed the sum of S1O.50: II. NJ.
Bridges, Wesley Brown, X. L. Higgin-
botham, Curtis Higginbotham, Il. Dal-
ton, Kern Hall, Jim Brown, Tom John
son, T. A. Sage, S. l.. Davis, Lee Sharp.
This leaves balance Of $3.50 due Mr.
Decker. who has already sent a check
for $4,000 to headquarters.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-06-13
Many Attend Normal

4 communication from the state
agricultural school at Jonesboro tells
Of the great success which is being
accorded the teachers normal being
held there. The following named
teachers from Randolph county are in
attendance at the normal: Josie In
gram. Stewart Hogan, Lindsey d. Mil
Ter, Viola Chestnut, Pauline Bishop,
Mrs. Dora Earnhart Celeste Griffith,
Thelma Ferguson, Alta overly, G. w.
Byrd Ruth Roberts, Joe Snodgrass,
Z. A. Mock, Mrs. II. A. Mock. Newell
Mock. Fora Hale, Lorine Reynolds
Glenda Ryburn. Maude McIlroy, Geo
Bridges and Mrs. Geo. Bridges.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-06-13
Singing Convention

The next meeting Of the Randolph
County Singing Convention viii be
at Manson on the rock road between
Pocahontas and Walnut Ridge on the
fourth Sunday in June COY. Every
body is invited to come and bring well
filed baskets as we are expecting the
largest crowd that ever assembled at
a singing convention in Randolph coun-
ty. We will have the big fifty gallon
kettle full Of coffee for the old folks,
so please bring your cups along as we
may not have as many as needed. Come
and let's sing.
John d. Campbell, President,
Crawford Hamm, Secretary.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-06-13
DAN WYATT MISSING
FOUL PLAY FEARED
lcol.-aaoI lrom - onol

was a model young man and was not
.he Kind to disappear overnight just
for FUN"
Il is thought that Dan had some
money ON his person and some Of the
Investigators advance the theory that
he was slug-ed and gobbed and thnt
his body was thrown I'm a car ON a
moving freight train.
Dan is SON Of the late Il. J. NJ.
Wyatt, Of This county. and a brother
of Oscar Wyatt, formerly with the
star Herald. lie lived at Pocahontas
several years, went to school and for
some time was employed in Lehman's
Pharmacy and later by d. NJ. Burke.
From here he went to Little Rock
later to Memphis and forl several
months past has been with the Royal
Pharmacy at Jonesboro.
His disappearance is battling mys-
tery and absolutely no authentic trace
of his Whereabouts has been discover
ed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-06-13
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL
tcon,mei nom pasc one)

George DyclerE Donor, knights OF
Columbus.
Those completing the 10h grade
wer& Johu shea, Agnes Baltz Nellie
Peters Catherine prombcrger, and
Annie Wylie.
Promoted to The 10th grade were.
Andrew Wynie, Lucille Balz and
Frances Schratz.
Eighth grade diplomas were award
cd TO George DeClerk, Paul DeClerk.
Herman Nuce, Leo Jmkersfeld, Henry
shea, Mary Gon Alice Peters, Jose
phine Peters and Mary Schmidt.
The Palmer Method Diplomas for
penmanship were awarded to Alice
Peters and Josephine Peters.
One received the Penmanshlp Prog
ress Pin and twenty-four pupils OBJ
tanned the Palmer Method Button.
After the presentation of diplomas
Mr.. James Favors. one of the church
wardens, expressed in the name Of the
parents, their thanks and appreciation
TO the Reverend Pastor and the teach
ors for their untiring efforts I'm making
the school such success.
All have reason to be well satisfied
with the success and progress OF the
school.