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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
DISASTERS

Unequaled in modern times was the
disaster that befell Japan on Septem-
Der l when violent earthquake shocks
and resultant fires destroyed Yoko-
hama entirely and about two-thirds of
Tokyo and ruined many smaller towns.
The number of killed was estimated
at 225,OO0, and the injured at more
than half that number. Though many
of the houses were flimsy. the prop
erty loss was enormous. The hum
dreds of thousands of refugees suf-
fered severely, but the American gov
ernment and the American Red Cross
were swift with relief measures, and
other nations Joined in the work.
Shiploads of food and millions of dol
lars We're rushed to the stricken land,
and the japanese government was ma
terially aided in its task of rebuilding
the ruined cities.
Among other serious disasters of
the year were: January 3. twenty per-
sons killed by collapse of a bridge at
Kelso, Wash. February s, mine ex-
posion at Dawson killed 100, and one
at Cumberland, b. c., killed 30; Feb
ruary IS, twenty-five patients and
three attendants were killed in insane
asylum fire on Wards island, New
York March 10, Greek transport sank
with 150 soldiers; April 6, tidal waves
in Corea and Japan killed 600; May
IA, Hot Springs. Ark, partly de-
stroyed by flood and fire.; May II.
seventy-three killed in burning of a
schoolhouse at Cleveland, S. c.; June
TO- disastrous floods in Kansas, Okla
homa and Colorado; June 10, thou
sands of Persians killed by earth
quakes; June IS, several towns de-
stroyed by eruption of Mt. Etna; Au-
gust IA, coal mine explosion at KEN
merer, WyO.. killed 9S August IS,
Hongkong badly damaged by typhoon
August %. million-dollar flood in Ar
kansas valley, Colorado; September s,
nine U. S. destroyers wrecked on Cali
fornia coast, % lives being lost; Sep
tember Is, typhoon and floods killed
5000 in Japan; September II, large
part of Berkeley, Cal, destroyed by
flames; September 27, forty killed in
| Burlington train wreck at Lockett,
Wyo.; November 13, earthquake in
Shansi province; China, killed 1900 :;
December 1, nearly 800 killed by burst
ing of dam near Bergamo, Italy; De-
cember 9. nine killed and many in
jured in wreck of the Twentieth Cen
tury train at Forsythe, N. Y. Decem-
ber 10, destructive earthquake In
Colombia and Ecuador.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Germany's internal troubles, politl-
cal, ecoromlc and financial, were in
extricably tangled up with her inter-
national woes and brought her to so
low state that her regeneration
seemed at times almost hopeless. Roy
alists, separatistS and communists con.
spired revolted and rioted. Unem-
ployment increased and in the cities
all but the industrial magnates and
the profiteers were reduced to near
starvation, although the crops were
large and the rural districts were over
running with food stuffs. The govern
ment tried to meet the situation by
keeping up the flood of paper marks
and of course the mark declined until
billions could be had for one dollar
and those who had anything to sell
refused to accept the practically
worthless currency. In August Chan
cellor Cuno presented "rescue plan"
to the reichstag. 1t was rejected and
Cuno resigned, Gustave Stresemann
succeeding him and forming the first
coalition majority government in Ger
many's history. He undertook to re-
form the finances by the issue of a
new currency, the renten mark, backed
by the country's resources. This was
far from successful.
Throughout the year the royalists
or nationalists Of Germany were ex-
ceedingly active, those of Bavaria usu-
oil fol hn In
the Bavarians actually revolted against
the Berlin government and made Gus
tave Won Kahr dictator of the state.
The reichstag thereupon gave Strese-
mann dictatorial powers. A little later
the socialist governments of Saxony
and Thuringia refused to obey the
chancellor, and he subdued them by
show of military force. He yielded
to Bavaria's demand for greater au-
tonomy, but this was not enough. On
November Hitler, leader of the Ba-
varian Fascist, and General Won Lu-
dendorff attempted royalist coup
d'etat in Munich and other cities and
threatened to march on Berlin. This
revolt was rather easily put down
by the national police and the workers
and Hitler and Ludendorff were ar
rested. On November 10 Frederick
William, the former crown prince, sud-
denly returned to Germany from Hol-
land.
In October the separatists Of the
Rhineland got into action and set up
a republic which was looked upon with
favor by France. However, it was
not able to maintain itself very sue
cessfully. and there was almost con-
tinuous fighting with the national
forces. Another separatist movement
was started In the Bavarian palatlnate.
but 1t failed for the time being.
Late in November Chancellor Strese-
mann's coalition went 10 pieces and,
being denied a vote Of confidence In
the reichstag. he resigned. DR.. Helm
rich Albert. unpleasantly remembered
in America, and Adam Stegerwald both
failed to form acceptable ministries.
and SO DR.. Wilhelm Marx. leader Of
the Catholic party, was made chancel-
lor on November % and got together
q cabinet that included Stresemann ~
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

With the exception of Germany,
shattered by the forces of nature, all
the world was better off at the close
of 1923 than at its beginning. This
is especially true of the United States,
Italy, Finland. Czechosiovakia, Tur-
key. and probably Russia, though the
the soviets has been so colored that
1t was difficult to determine true con-
ditions there.
Economic recovery of the world was
retarded, as 1t was during the previ-
Gus twelve months, by failure to
settle the matter of the German repa-
rations and by the steady decline of
Germany toward the point of absolute
collapse. The occupation of the Ruhr
by France and the resulting disputes
with Great Britain brought on. re-
peated crises each of which seemed
to threaten the final disruption of the
entente cordiale.
Several proposals for commissions
to determine Germany's capacity to
pay were made, but each of them re-
quired the participation of the United
States and each time the American
government found unacceptable the
restrictions insisted upon by Premier
Poincare of France. AS the year
drew toward its close, however, the
reparations commission was preparing
to appoint two committees of experts
to help work out the problem and
President Coolidge approved of the ap-
pointment OF Americans Oh these COM
mitteeS.
Turkey gained power and prestige
through the Lausanne peace confer
ence and the resulting treaties with
the allies and with the United States.
Late in the year she added herself to
the list of republics with Mustapha
Kemal Pasha as her first president.
Under the leadership of General
Primo Rivera and other army officers
and arstocrats, there was house
cleaning in Spain that resulted in the
turning out of the crowd of politicians
that had for years been battening on
the spoils of disagreement. The So
called democratic government was
overthrown and a dictatorial council
substituted.
President Harding's death in San
Francisco threw all the United States
and indeed all the civilized world
into heartfelt mourning. Vice Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge, succeeding to
the chief magistracy, carried CT in
general the policies of his predecessor.
Mr.. Harding had been considered the
certain nominee of the Republican
party In 1924. and his demise threw
open the lists and made the political
contest Intensely interesting.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

German reparations and cOmplica-
tions resulting from the failure to pay
them occupied much of the attention
of European diplomats. Early in JAN
uary the nllied premiers held futile
conference in Paris, and France pre-
pared for separate action to collect
from Germany About the same time
Secretary Hughes announced the Unit
ed States would not consider Berlin's
proposal for four-power European
peace pact and also informally ad-
vised France not to occupy the Ruhr.
France, however, was determined, and
the reparations commission gave her
the opening by declaring Germany in
willful default in coal deliveries. Ger
many formally protesting and Great
Britain not approving. the French on
January II began the occupation of
the Nuhr, seizing its most important
cities one after another. President
Harding expressed his disapproval by
recalling the American troops from
Germany. Chancellor Cuno, with the
support of the reichstag, declared a
moral war" of passive resistance and
ordered all state employees not to obey
the French. The mine owners and
later the industrial magnates fell In
with this program and for months the
French were baked in their efforts
to get any considerable revenue from
funds and railways, and arrested many
industrial leaders and officials, byt the
passive resistance was not broken un-
Til late in September. The occupa-
tion was assisted actively by Belgium
and passively by Italy. Great Brit
aln though she did not actually ham
per the French, gave them no help.
On May 2 Germany made new
reparations offer of $7,500.000,0 900.
with many conditions, and it was i'm
mrdiately rejected by France Eng
land also declared the offer insufficient
Berlin then asked new reparations
conference on the total sum and Of
fered annuities of 1,5O0,0O0.0OU gold
marks. Great Britain invited France
and Italy to join her in reply to
this, and submitted a draft of her
proposed answer. but this also fell
through. The British government
thereupon sen. a note to France and
Belgium declaring the Ruhr occupa-
tion Illegal and failure. insisting
ON an impartial reparations inquiry
after the plan suggested by Secretary
OF State Hughes, and saying France
must pay enough of the money lent
her to enable Great Britain to pay
America. Again no results, Premier
Pcincare declaring Germany must set
tie the reparations question before
an economic accord could be reached.
Chancellor Stresemann. who had sue
ces,ded DR.. Clno. announced the aban-
tl9nment Of passive resistance anc
said NO more reparations would be
paid aud the treaty Of Versailles would
be rspudiAted. He also put IN END
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04

by the house judiciary committee, the
report being adopted by the house on
January 25. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Swe-
den; Miles Pondexter as ambassador
to Peru; II. NJ. Tobn us minister to
the Netherlands Il. T.. Sanborn as as
sociate justice of the Supreme court
of the United States, and Gen. Frank
L. Hines as director of the veterans
bureau. The latter appointment was
followed by charges of misnanage-
ment. waste, ETC., against the former
director, Colonel Forbes, which were
Investigated by senate committee.
Having passed the agricultural cred
Its bill and many acts of lesser i'm.
portance, and killing the ship-subsidy
bill. the Sixty-seventh congresS came
to an end on March 4. The Sixty
eighth congress met on December 3
and the Republican majority was so
slender that bloc of so-called pro-
gressives held the balance of power.
Speaker Gillett was reelected and
President Coolidge then delivered his
flrst message, in which he declared
himself in favor of American member
ship in the World court, advocated re-
duction of taxes and opposed the SOL
diers' bonus.
Two governors got Into serious
trouble. Walton of Oklahoma, who
said he was fighting the Ku Klux
klan. came into conflict with the state
legislature and assumed virtually die
tatorial powers. Despite his efforts to
prevent it, the legislature met in spe-
cial session, the house impeached him
on numerous charges and the senate,
sitting as trial court, found him
guilty and removed him from his Of
flee. Walton was then indicted by a
grand jury. The other state executive
in trouble was Gov. w. I. McCray Of
Indiana, who got into deep financial en-
tanglementS and also was indicted.
The Supreme court on April 30 de-
cided that foreign vessels could not
bring liquor into American ports, even
though sealed, and later the liquor
stores of several liners were seized at
New York. Foreign nations protested
but could not well take any action
However, late in the year the govern
ment negotiated an agreement with
Great Britain whereby the right OF
search was extended to about twelve
miles from shore, and in return it was
expected the ship liquor regulation
would be modified. The extension OF
the search limit was made necessary
by the activities of the smuggling
fleets which kept the country well sup
piled with wretched liquor. On May 4
the New York legislature repealed
the state prohibition law. In October
a conference of governors on law en-
forcement was held in Washington
and President Coolidge pledged the
full aid of the government machinery
but insisted each state must assume
its own share of the burden.
President Coolidge had the appoint
ment of one ambassador last year
Col. George Harvey resigned his post
at the court of st. James on October
4 and Frank b. Kellogg was selected
for the place.
| Immediately after its summer vaca.
ton the Supreme court rendered L..
important decision upholding the laws
of the Pacific coast states which pro
1 hibit aliens from owning land These
| laws of cOurSp nre drpctad apainSt
the japanese especially.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
SPORTS

In the field Of sports there were
many interesting events. In January
Southern California university defeat
ed Penn State in football. In Febru-
airy Anders Haugen won he national
ski championship. In March Joie Ray
set new world record in defeating
Ritola of Finland in "a 5,000-melor
race; Willie Hoppe retained the balk-
line title, defeating Jake Schaei1'er;
Michigan university won the Western
conference track meet. In April Vim
cent Richards won the national indoor
tennis title. In May Zev won the
Kentucky Derby; the American golf
team won the Walker trophy in Eng
land; Tommy Milton won the 50O-mile
automobile race at Indianapolis. In
June Criqui of France took the feath-
erweight title from Kilbane in New
York, and Pancho Villa won the fly
weight title from Wilde; Arthur Ha-
vers of England won the British open
golf championship; Michigan won the
national collegiate meet. and Yale
beat Harvard in all races of their an
nual regatta. In July Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight, defeated Gibbons at
Shelby. Mont, Luis Firpo of Argen-
tina knocked out Jess Willard, and
Johnny Dundee took away Criqui's
title; William Johnston of California
won the worlds tennis championship
at Wimbledon, England, and William
Tiden won the American clay court
title; Bobby Jones of Atlanta won the
national open golf championship.
In August Helen Wills of California
defeated Moila Mallory for the wom-
ems tennis title; Mark Arie of Ili-
nois won the Grand American handi-
cap shoot; Harry Greb took the mid
dleweight championship from Johnny
Wilson. In September Dempsey
knocked out Firpo in the second
round Miriam Burns of Kansas City
won the women's western golf title !;
the American team retained the Davis
cup, defeating the Australians; Will
liam Tilden won the national tennis
championship; the New York Yankees
Noi the AllltTlcdll league peHHdlll ana
the New York Giants that of the Ma
tional league; Max Marston of Phila-
delpEia became national amateur golf
champion and Gene Sarazen won the
professional title. In October Edith
Cummings captured the national wom-
ems golf championship; the Yankees
won the worlds series; Zev beat Papy-
rus Of England In international race
at Belmont track. In November came
most of the collegiate football games.
Yale heat Harvard. and the University
OF Illinois and University of Michigan
tied for the Western conference cham
pi0nship.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
LESSON FOR JANUARY 6
THE CHOSEN LEADER AND THE
CHOSEN LAND

LESSON TEXT-Gen. 12:1-7: 1s:17-19.
GOLDEN TEXT-"In thee shall all
the families of the earth be blessed."-
Gen. 1873
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP.
lC-Abraham. the Pioneer.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Abraham and the Migration to
Canaan.
Following Adams sin and the con-
'eqdent ruin thereof God gave
promise of Redeemer (Gen. :15).
In providing this redemption God used
leader and made him to be the head
VI the nation through whom the Re-
deemer was to come and chose a land
in which that nation was to live. That
leader was Abraham and the land was
Palestine
!. Abraham. the Chosen Leader
(Gen. 12:1-3; CT. 1917, 1S).
l. His Ancestors (Josh. 24:2, 1D.
Abraham's people were idoaters.
Very likely as young man he him
self worshiped idols. Tradition fur
nishes us with some interesting stories
tVuNhihS ms oli uSSle against
He knew how hopelessly disastrous
idolatry was to the morals of the peo-
pie and, therefore, would be able to
lead them back to God
.. His Call (Gen. 12:1; CT. Acts
10, 81. God came to him in Ur of the
Chadees and said unto him. 1) Get
thee out of thy country" Abraham
had lived long enough to have formed
strong attachments to his country.
(2) Get thee out from thy kindred"
Abraham was not only to leave behind
him his native land but his relatives
as well, even his fathers house Since
his kindred were idoaters, he must
leave them. Abraham was to become
a pilgrim, to be without home. Even
in Canaan, the only land he ever
owned was a 'urial place. (3). Into
the land that / will show thee" He
was not told what or where the land
was. "He went out not knowing
he dwelt in tents during his earthly
sojourn. yet she looked for a city which
hath foundations whose builder and
maker is God" (Heb. S:1O).
3. What God Promised Him (Gen.
1879. 81. D The Father of Great
Posterity ". y. This has been liter
ally fulfilled. So far as the lneal de-
scendants of Abraham are concerned.
his posterity is great but his spiritual
seed is almost numberless. We are all
children of Abraham by faith. (2). To
Have a Great Name ". 2). No name
in all history equals that of Abraham
in its honorable influence His is the
medans and Christians. (3). A Bless
ing to Others wv. 2, 81. He was not
only to become great and share Gods
blessings, but to be blessing to others.
This Is the prevailing law of the
spiritual life-being blessed to be
blessing. He was not to go out pri-
marily for what he could get but for
what he could do. Those who respond
to this law Of thes spiritual life be-
come the very touchstone Of God, so
precious to Him that He will bless
those who bless them and curse those
who curse them. God makes common
cause with His people. To maltreat
Gods children is to lift the hand
against God. No one who goes against
Him can prosper.
4. His Obedience (Gen 49,
Abraham fully obeyed God.
call he departed, went out,
ing whittier he wer>
III. Palest
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There are questions which not
can answer but Gods love, VIII,
nothing can meet but Gods promise,
which nothing can calm but per-
feet trust in His goodness. There is
shadow and mystery upon all the Gre
alton until we see God in it-there Is
trouble and fear until we see Gods
love in it.-Dewey.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
Setting the Example.

We should preach Gods glory day by
day, not by words only. often not by
words at all, but by our conduct. If
you wish your neigl,bors to see what
God is like, let them see what He can
make you like. Nothing is so infec-
tious as example.-Charles Kingsley.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
Souls Shall C

There must be not only
forth of sound doctrine, and
ment of the historical facts
Christ and His holy religion, but
must be the beseeching Of men
women to be reeonciled to God.
ministry is failure which does
result in conversions, following
pressing of the great invitation
Christ that souls shall come to :
and be saved.-Heidelberg Teache
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
NEUROLOGY

Death reaped his usual harvest Of
prominent men and women in 1923.
The more notable Of his victims were,
In January: w. T. whiting. Wisconsin
paper mill magnate; Edwin Stevens.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
To Increase tho Power Of God,

TRY to increase the power God has
given me to see the best in everything
and everyone, and make that best a
part Of my life. To what Is good I
open the doors Of my being. and jeal-
,usly shut them against what IL bad.
Helen Keller. S.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04

President Gl
John l. Martin,
arms of Democratic
tions; Mrs. Candace :.
thor; Prince Fabrizio Coz
statesman; Randall Paris
joaquin Sorolla, Spanish
Frank d. Weir. noted hors>
Charles Archer, English actor; Ma.
Wainwright, actress; Ralph L. Polk,
publisher of city directories; Baron
Kato, premier of Japan; Kate Douglas
Wiggin, author; Alonzo Kimball, ar
tist; Princess Anastasia of Greece,
formerly Mrs. w. B. Leeds; Thomas
Mosher. publisher.
In September: Edward Payson Dut-
ton, publisher; w. r. Thayer, author
and journalist; DIR. c. F. Millspaugh.
botanist of Chicago university: Paul
]. Rainey. explorer; Max Bohm. ar
tist; DIR. Edward Ryan, noted Red
Cross worker in Persia; Viscount Nor
ley, English statesman and author;
Chauncey l. Filley, former Republican
leader in Missouri; Chief Justice G.
l.. Brown of Minnesota supreme court !;
Edwin G. Cooley. Chicago educator; !;
Sir Halliday Groom, British surgeon.
In October: ]. w. Bengough, Ca.
madam poet and artist; Oscar Brown,
ing, English historian; Prof. Malcolm
Mcneil of Lake Forest university; ex-
Governor H. II. Markham of Cali
fornia; Ralph Peters, president Long
Island railway; DR.. Boris Sidis, psy-
chopathologist Dr. c. p. Steinmetz,
famous electrician; Andrew Bonar
Law, former British prime minister.
In November: G. r. Huntington.
president 500 railway; S. h. Mccall,
Massachusetts statesman; Frederick L..
Rawson, English metaphysician; Cliff
ford Thorne, noted lawyer of Iowa +;
Anthony Caminetti, former commits
sioner of immigration; G. c. Taylor,
president American Railway Express
company: Frederick Dixon. former edi.
tor Christian Science Monitor.
In December: Earl of Loreburn. for
mer British lord chancellor; A. o.
Bunnell, veteran newspaper editor OF
Dansville, N. Y; Sir William Mac
Kenzie and Baron Shaughnessy, Cana.
dian railway magnates;. John r,
Rathom, editor of Providence Journal ;
William A. Pinkerton, famous detec,
tive; Lawrence Sperry, American
aviator, drowned in English channel ;
ex- Congressman Ben T. Cable Of iii
nois; DR.. Harold N. Meyer. notei
alienist Of Chicago.
IN iaaA. Western Ne vGaapsr unions
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04
EVENTS OF 1923
PASS IN REVIEW
Happenings at Home and Abroad
During the Twelve Months
That Have lust Closed.
PRESIDENT HARDlNG'S DEATH

Futile Attempts to Settle German Rep
arations Probiem-France Occu-
,ies the Ruhr-Turkey's Diplo-
matte Triumph-TerribIe Earth.
quake in Japan-American
Prosperity and Politics.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-04

LESSON TEXT-Gen. 12:1-7: 1s:17-1s.
GOLDEN TENTH thee shall all
the families of the earth be blessed."-
Gen. 1878.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
lC-Abraham. the Pioneer
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Abraham and the Migration to
canaan.
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BOSCOBEL

Already delayed by late spring,
preparations are being made by far
mers for. the 1924 tobacco planting.
Since they were caught by the frosts
of last September when everything
pointed to one of the biggest yields
in years, growers have been more
than ever anxious to get their crops
in early this season. Seeds are being
sprouted and beds are being made
ready for steaming.
Messrs. H. e. Austin and VIM.
Scallon were in Pra du Chen Mon
day, the latter making application
for citizenship. Mr.. Scallon was born
in this section but became a subject
of Great Britain when he went to
Canada several years ago and took
up a homestead Now he desires to
renew his allegiance to Uncle Sam,
and the usual court procedure is ne
cessary. Mr.. Austin youches for quail
ifications Of the applicant.-Dial.