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fj NEWS REVIEW OF I
|' CURRENT EVENTS
Russia's Reply at Genoa to the '
Allied Proposals Merely i
, Dodges the Issues. j
?: IS INACCEPTABLE TO FRANCE i
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Text of Russo-Gerrr.an Military Pact i
Published In Paris?No Peace Yet (
in Ireland?Chicago Wars on La- l
? bor Terrorists?Daugherty on j
Army Contract Frauds. s
By EDWARD W. PICKARD <
1Q USSIA'S reply to tlie proposals of <
the allied nations represented at ]
the Genoa conference, awaited with ,
greatest anxiety for days, was handed (
In last Thursday, and proved to be j
not a real reply but a long controversy f
al document. :
"Wholly unsatisfactory." was the f
?1 nf ?tin tVonnh onil Rolirinni! hilt ,
?riuiti vi mc * iviuu U4?v? *0.M..V, j
M. Barthou and his colleagues awaited (
word from Paris before withdrawing j
from the conference.
On the other hand the British, (
though far from satisfied with the an- t
swer of the soviet delegates, professed
' . .to see in it a chance for further negotiations
which might well lend to an
amicable settlement. They called the
Russian note distinctly conciliatory.
/ Concerning the crucial clauses of the
> allied note dealing with the restorn- 1
tlon of foreign property confiscated by
jj ~ ~ the Soviets, the Russians made the general
proposition that all financial matters
between Russia and the powers be }
placed in the hands of a mixed com- (
mission of experts, but they rejected *
the proposed mixed commission to de- '
terniine the payment for nationalized t
property because It "would make the 1
sovereignty of the Russian state a t
nipvihin? of eMnee." Since the other (
" - powers
refuse the immense loau the <
Russians demanded. tlie latter with- (
drew their renunciation of counter
claims based on allied help given the
various anti-bolshevik leaders.
Lloyd George was hopeful that, if
the financial questions were turned
over to a mixed commission, the conference
might be carried along until
his nonaggression pact is made a
I reality. The Italians are supporting
him, while Japan shows signs of standing
with France and Belgium in demanding
Immediate and definite reply
y by Russia.
^ *TpHAT story of a military convention
X signed by representatives of the
Russian soviet army and the German
r""^fjenerul staff in Berlin Anril 3, first
V sprung hy the London Times and vig- |
Kr orously denied, will not down. Now }
W>. the Paris Journal L'Ecltlir prints what t
purports to he the text of the pact. (
' In it the Germans agree to furnish
the Red army with arms and material ,
for 180 regiments of infantry and ,
heavy field artillery for 20 infantry j
divisions; to train 60 Russian Instruct- 1
or* in the latest developments of chem- (
leal warfare and to send technical experts
to Russia to speed up the muni- <
tlon plants and open new ones. The ,
German general staff pledges to reor
ganize ihe Russian Baltic and Black (
seat fleets and to supply at the earli- ,
est possible date 500 new airplanes (
together with a supply of spare parts. ,
and 150 fleld wireless outfits. ,
The Russian arniv staff guarantees ,
the (establishment in Russia of three |
German plants, one for the roanufac- (
tore of airplanes, one for poison pas .
and one for arms, on condition that
the Russian army can use the output
when needed. German specialists would
be admitted to "the new arms factory
in Afghanistan." The two staffs. It ,
tv Is agreed, will prepare a joint plan of
operations, to give Russia access to ,
the Baltic sea.
ANOTHER session of the council
of the League of Nations opened
Thursday in Geneva with Count Quinones
de Leon of Spain presiding.
? Unexpectedly, the earl of Balfour interjected
the matter of Palestine, announcing
that he would demand immediate
approval of the British manFIELD
FOR COLLEGE WOMEN
Especially Cut Out for Humanitarian
Work, According to New York Authority
on Subject.
I New York.?A wide fleld is open to
college women in charity work, according
to Ityner Folks, secretary of the
State Charities Aid association which,
on May 11, celebrated the fiftieth anadversary
of its founding. Miss Louisa
Schuyler, a great-granddaughter
t
i when Shakespeare's Dlrthaay was ce
the Lincoln Memorial In Washington,
iables, were put In Jp.ll In Chicago for
late, following formal agreement on
:he matter between Great Britain and
he United States. It was feared this
vould create another opening for frlc:ion
between France and Great Brltlin.
General wu pei-fu'S victory
over General Chang near Peking
vas complete. The Munchurian army
vas scattered and thousands were tnk?n
prisoners and disarmed, each man
peing given a sum of money wmcn
iVu obtained by levying 011 banks that
lad supported Chang. The defeated
euder fled Into the country with his
)ody guard with Wu's soldiers In hot
)ursu!t. Near Luangchow, on the railvay
to Mukden, Chang gathered some
>f his forces and entrenched, and at
atest reports another fight was expected
there. Wu, who appointed himself
governor of Chihli province, approved
the appointment of Wang Shlh
^lieng as premier to succeed Liang
shi-YI, who fled to Japan. President
3su then dismissed Chang as goverlor
of Manchuria and deprived him
>f all his titles. More Important was
lis action In decreeing that hereafter
mch province shall be responsible direct
to the central government instead
of through military dictutors.
ie thus sought to abolish the system
>f tuchuns or military inspectors who
rnve been ruling over two or more
provinces and were virtually Indepenlent
of Peking. General Wu says his
sole aim is the reunification of China
ind the end of militarism, and he
lrges the Immediate calling of a naional
assembly. He has no choice
is to the'form of government except
hat It be democratic and represeutalve.
FOR a few days It looked as If Ireland
might have something rebuilding
peace?but only for a few
lays. On Wednesday the peace comnittee,
on which both sides were represented,
reported to Dall Eireann
hat it was unable to agree on a basis
'or adjusting the differences between
:he Free States and the republican
'xtremists, neither party being able to
compromise without complete surrenler.
At the same time the truce expired
automatically. The radicals declare
they will try to prevent the
lolding of the election scheduled for
the second week In June and the
Free State men declare It shall be
leld; which conflict of Intentions furllshes
the basis for a continuation of
he bushwhacking warfare.
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VTAGGEP by congress through a
resolution for an Investigation of
Vttorney General Dougherty's failure
:o proceed legally against those who
lave ljpen robbing the government in
.var contracts, that official made a
Pr.*.elrl?nf Wnrfllnr in which
CF?'l ?.vo.Uv..? ?
ie blamed the delay on congress.
The attorney general laid the blame
!or failure to prosecute upon congress
ind promised an energetic campaign
igninst war profiteers as soon as necessary
legislation Is enacted. He
'ailed for prompt action on the measure
creating twenty-three additionil
federal judgeships, the bill estabIshing
a special grand jury in the
District of Columbia to grind out lnlictments
against accused contractors,
ind an additional appropriation of
s'OO.OOO to enable the department of
justice to continue its inquiries.
Mr. Dougherty called attention to
the fact that nearly all the transactions
in question took place during
the preceding administration and that
naturally little was done then to bring
them to light. He promised that he
ivould soon make public the names of
intluential personages who had knowledge
of the transactions but were personally
Interested In concealing them.
Director of the budget
DAWES made a report to the
President on the operation of the
uvcfoni iii which ho showed it
had resulted In economies totaling
?22-"),(X)0,000 for the current fiscal year,
and that there would he a reduction
of over $1,000,000,000 from the actual
expenditures for 1021. In transmitting
the report to the house appropriations
committee Mr. Harding said It conveyed
to the people the determination
nf those in authority to operate the
government effectively at the least
possible cost, to make the government's
full contribution to a return to
of Alexander Hamilton, started the organization
here in 1872.
"The college woman is always able
to stand the strain of making difficult
humanitarian decisions such as conn
up often in their work," said Mr. Folks
"and for that reason is being sought
for charitable undertakings.
"When it is possible for her to taki
a higher course in some school whicl
trains charity workers, after she hn>
been graduated from her college, I be
lieve it wise that she do so. The Statt
Charities Aid society Is itself a sort
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leorated, with the ilags of ull nations
showing the statue of Lincoln. 3?
contempt of court, but later released
the normal ways of peace and ultimately
lifting the excessive burden of
taxation."
"Political bunk" was the retort of
Democratic members of congress. They
aserted the report was deceptive and
that the actual expenditures for the
routine business of the government
have increased rather than decreased.
They called attention to denctency appropriations
aggregating $292,000,000,
but Representative Madden challenged
them to deny that only $12,000,000
of this detieiency was attributable
to the activities of the present
administration.
MR. SPENCER, the junior senator
from Missouri, got into an unpleasant
mess through his efforts to
have the senate confirm the unfortunate
appointment of Nat Goldstein to
be internal revenue collector for the
eastern Missouri district. Mr. Goldstein
was a delegate to the Republican national
convention but was unseated after
admitting he had accepted money
from one of Frank O. Lowden's managers.
The appointment was violently attacked
In the senate, and "Mr. Lowden,
who was on an ocean steamer, sent a
radiogram declaring that in his opinion
Goldstein was unfit for the job. Finally,
to relieve the President ana Senator
Spencer from embarrassment, Goldstein
asked that the nomination be
withdrawn. This wus done, but the
Democruts made it plain that they intended
to keep the incident alive for
use in the approaching campaign.
LEiAUiYUS U1 OJUiHliuj; uauc uuiuuo
In the Chicago district who have
been fighting the Landis wage award
appear to have overreached themselves
at last. Not content \fith bomb throwing,
Incendiarism and blackmail, some
of them or their hired gunmen last
week killed two policemen who interrupted
their operations, and wounded
a third. The brutul murders
aroused Chicago to the determination
to wipe out the outlaw bunds. Swift
police raids caught a large number of
labor leaders, Including some who are
ex-convicts and others who are now
under conviction of crimes or awaiting
trial. Among the prisoners, asserted
the police, are the men really responsible
for the reign of labor terrorism
which has gripped Chicago for so
long a time.
Samuel Gompers of course always
has refused to countenance violence in
labor disputes, but it is hard to see
how he came entirely avoid some moral
responsibility for these crimes in Chicago,
in view of the open encouragement
he recently gave the unions that
are seeking to repudiate their agreements
to accept the verdict which
might be rendered by Judge Landis,
the arbitrator chosen by themselves.
AMERICA lost one of her most
eminent financiers in the death of
Henry P. Davison, who passed away
at the conclusion of an operation to |
remove tumor from the brain. By
his own efforts he had attained high
position among bankers and he had also
accumulated a large fortune. During
the World war he made a fine
record as head of the American Red
Cross.
AT THIS writing President Harding
has not stated which of the plans
for a soldier's bonus bill?the sales |
tax or the insurance?lie prefers, or
whether lie will accept either one. The
prediction in Washington is that he
will veto the hill and that it will be
passed over his veto. Leaders in congress
have refused to let the matter
go beyond July.
THE interallied war council, at
Paris, has agreed that Germany
shall manufacture a Zeppelin of 70,(MX>
meters capacity to replace the one
allotted to the United States by the
Versailles treaty but destroyed in Germany.
It will probably be delivered
within nine months and a German
crew is to bring it across the Atlantic.
TIIE federal railroad labor board
issued an order last week that
may serve to avert the threatened
siriKe 01 ouu.uuu suopmeii anu swucninen.
This ruling places u ban on the
contract system of forming out job
work under which many roads are
said to have been evading the orders
of the board as to wages, working coni
ditions and other matters.
of training center, and a great many
college women who have made great
successes in the field have made their
start here."
Mr. Folks paid a tribute to the
founder, Miss Schuyler, saying that it
was through her foresight and efforts
that charity for individuals and fnm(
ilies of the state lias been placed on
. a scientific basis.
"It is not an accident," he contin;
ued, "Hint many of our departments are
t in charge of women."
EUROPEAN POWERS
CAU NEW PARLEY
AMERICA INVITED TO JOIN CON
FERENCE ON RUSS PROBLEM
TO BE HELD AT THE HAGUE
AMERICA GIVEN INVITATION
Temporary Truce Between Nations li
Also Agreed UponvAt Discussions
Held Recently
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Genoa.?Anotner European confer
ence to deal with the Russian JSrob
lem exclusively will be held at Th<
Hague about June. The Unitet
States is invited to attend, says a staf:
correspondent
This was announced by the Britist
delegation following an all-day sessior
of the supreme council powers.
Immediately afterward, Foreign Min
ister Schanzer, of Italy, called or
American Ambassador Child and per
sonafly handed him the invitation t(
attend The Hague conference. It wil
be transmitted at once 10 wasmusiui
for consideration by the American gov
ernment.
All powers invited to the Genoa con
ference, including Russia, will be ask
ed to send representatives to Tht
Hague. The main purpose of the
gatberfhg, aside from general discus
sion of the Russian situation, will b(
to select a commission which shal
be empowered to negotiate a settle
ment with the Soviets. It is thoughi
tha ta commission, given powers suf
ficiently broad, could effect a settle
2w-nt more easily than a general con
ference, such as Genoa, where the na
rioni* gather as nations and retain t
highly national point of view during
the negotiations.
TheMnvitation to the United States
extended by all the supreme councl
powers, undoubtedly will be sufficient
ly impressive to win the most serious
consideration at Washington. It is
regarded as significent that the de
cision to ask the United States was
made just twenty-four hours aftei
Lloyd George lunched with Americar
Ambassador Child and went over th<
whole Russian situation with him.
Although it Is learned authorlta
tlvely that no one qualified to speal
for the American government has'pro
posed that the United States he rep
resented in the Russian discussion, i
is regarded as probable that Lloyc
George has reason to feel that an in
vitation from the allies would be givei
the most earnest consideration.
The powers feel that the co-opera
tion of the United States in a Russiar
settlement is essential. Any settle
ment reached by the allies and Russij
must take into consideration Ameri
can interests and the best way to givt
these interests proper consideration, ii
is emphasized, is to have Americar
spokesmen present during the discus
sions.
FIVE ARE KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
Batavia, N. Y?Five person? an
dead and four or five of the lnjuret
are in such a critical condition that it
is expected they will die as a resuli
ol the wreck of the Lehigh Vallej
railroad's fa? Buffulo-New York train
the Black Diamond express, at th<
Lake Road crossing west of Leroy. Th(
dead are: Thomas R. Brody, 70, a farm
er of North Leroy. C. J. Corser, Clif
ton Springs, N. Y.
The injured were: Mrs. J. A. Pearce
Philadelphia, broken collarbone; Mrs
C. Casey, Detroit, condition serious;
m ra. nosa uiouuns, x'liuauaipuia, tuum
tion serious; Mrs. Felix O'Rourke, Sen
eca Falls, N. Y., serious; Mrs. Rich
ard Edward, Lisle, N. Y., seriuos; Eoni
to Chiasaro, North Tonawanda, slightlj
injured; Joseph S. Twardiski, Ed
wardsville, Pa., slightly injured; Mrs
Blanche Dareskewich and child, De
troit, not serious.
Mexican Debt Parley Said To Be Vita
Mexico, City, Mex.?According t(
the Heraldo de Mexico, the confer
ences which will be held the firsi
week in June in New York betweer
Finance Minister de la Heurta and s
committee of international banken
will have a much greater important
than at first was believed. This is be
cause Mexico City banks and Englisl
oil interests which did not participatt
in the conferences held here last Sep
tember will be represented at th<
meetings in New York.
War Graft Probe Fund Recommendet
Washington.?Congress is pushinj
ahead in granting Attorney Genera
Dougherty an additional five hundret
thousand dollars to set up a new bu
roan in the department of justice foi
investigation and prosecution of wai
contract frauds. An appropriation bil
carrying Daugherty's request has^eei
reported favorably to the house, ant
Chairman Madden of the appropria
tions committee, announces the legis
lation will ho passed at no distan
date. This matter has heen discusset
fcr some time.
Cloudburst Ploodc .^trpntc Cf Rrleto
Bristol. Va.-Tenn.?Damage estimat
cd at nearly five hundred thousand dol
large was caused here and in this vi
cinity by a flood in Beaver Creek
caused by a cloudburst. The creek be
gan rising early in the evening, an<
soon nearly twenty streets were un
der water, many stores flooded an<
residents forced to leave their home:
to seek places of safety. Much dam
age was reported by farmers north o
Bristol. The Virginia court house wa:
isolated by the flood waters, but ni
damage was done.
U. S. Will Aid In Russ Probi
London.?The United States wil
have representation on the mixed com
missions which will investigate in
ternal affairs in Russia and repoton
the advisability of making a loar
according to a Genoa dispatch to th<
Daily Express. The London press fen
tured advices from France that Kini
George and Field Marshal Haig hai
cordially shaken hands with Marsha
Foch on the Vimy Ridge batttlefield
It is indicated that an effort is he
ing made to maintain friendship be
tween England and France.
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FOR U.S. CONTROL OF SHOALS
Baltimore Engineer Ask# Hearing
' When He Submits Tentative Proposal
For The Lease Of Plant
r
Washington.?Four developments In
* congressional consideration of proposals
for developing the Muqcle Shoals,
Ala., nitrate and power project occurred
in the senate agriculture and
I house military committees and on the
* senate floor. '
Chairman Norris, Nebraska, of the
J senate committee, introduced a bill
providing for a semi-government corporation
to take over and operate the
nitrate and power projects for fifty
years. The measure was drafted by
' James T. Lloyd, formed representative
1 from Missouri, and submitted by J.
* H. Levering, a consulted engineer of
^ Los Angeles, Cal., as a modification
of the bill Senator Norris recently In1
troduced.
1 The Nebraska senator also made
public a tentative proposal received
* from L. Stern, a Baltimore, Md., con1
suiting engineer, and manufacturer of
* chemical products. Mr. Stern's let>
ter of transmission requested the com1
mittee to hear him at his convenience
1 and said the formal tender would be
* ' ??J? (lArtl^lnrr
umue later, tue tu^uuuuco u cviuiu6
informally to accede to the request
* and grant Mr. Stern a hearing.
The tentative offer of Mr. Sterm pro5
vided for the operation of the nitrate
3 and power projects for a period of
" 25 or 30 years or any suitable number
3 of years that might be determined
1 upon. It further stated that all ex*
penses incurred by the government at
t Muscle Shoals would be paid tot it
* at the rate of 2 per cent annually
" and contained a provision by which
* the government would receive 60 per
' cent of all net profit made during
1 the operation, with the lessees retain'
ing 40 per cent.
In the house committee an agree.
ment was reached by which any lessee
1 of the shoals properties would be com
pelled to manufacture finished ferti3
iizers whether at a profit or loss
3 throughout the term of his operations,
* whether it be fifty or one hundred
3 years. An amendment to this effect
r was made to the bill the committee
3 is formulating for the house in con3
nection with its report on the various
proposals it has investigated.
Wide differences of opinion are ui*
c derstood to prevail in the committee
* over the provisions of the offer made
* by Henry Ford which are being dist
cussed as the basis for the measure
1 under construction. It was belfeved
- Dossible that the committeemen would
J be divided into three faction when
the discussions were ended and as
* many difference recommendations
1 would be made to the house.
The senate agricultural body heard
i Benjamfn C. Marsh, managing director
- of the farmers' national council, tesi
tify. He said the council was opl
posed to the Ford proposal or any oth1
er that deprived the government of
- control and operation of the projects
at Muscle Shoals.
The bill introduced recently by Senator
Norris, the witness believes, was
- fundamentally sound and he recommended
that legislation of a similar
1 sort be enacted.
The bill drafted by Mr. Lloyd followed
the description which the agrl^
culture committee heard recently in
' general language. It would create-a
' $5,000,000 corporation, headed by sev\
en directors to be appointed by the
president, three being officials of the
war, treasury and agriculture departments.
.
' Orders U. S. Probe Of Gasoline Price
; Memphis, Tenn.?A federal investl.
gation of the simultaneous advances
. in the price of gasoline recently made
. by the large oil companies operating
. in this territory was ordered by W.
r J. Burns, head of the bureau of in
vestigation of the department of jus.
tice. Telegraphic orders from Wash
Jngton to start the investigation were
received by bureau officials here, who
declined to discuss the method of
I prodecure which would be followed.
)
- Steel Merger Data To Be Demanded
t Washington.?The Federal Trade
I Commission recently called on the
i Bethlehem Steel Corporation and
j seven other large steel and Iron comi
panles to furnish it with specific In.
formation regarding their proposed
i merger before any transfers are conj
summated. The demand of the com.
mission was made in accordance with
? the LaFolletto resolution adopted by
the Senate.
II Wants Lady Astor Sent To England
r! Passaic, N. J.?The federal govern11
ment has been asked to deport Lady
I j\stor as an undesirable alien by the
* General A. S. Burt Camp of Spanishr
American War Veterans, in a resolur
tion adopted the other night. The acII
tion of the members followed a lively
i' discussion over charges that the memI
j hers of the Grand Army of the Repub;;
lie had been insulted in speeches made
-1 by the only feminine member of the
II British commons during her visit to
1; this country. The resolution has been
| forwarded to Washington.
I Sufferers Given Food By Red Cross
Natchez, Miss.?Supplies suficient to
* last the flood-stricken people of the
* northern part of Concordia parish,
? Louisiana, for a week, have been dis'
tributed by the Red Cross; assisted by
1 , National Guardsmen, according to of!*
j ficials assigned to relief work on the
1; Mississippi river front of Concordia
3 and Tensas parishes. It is announced
that 50.000 rations will he loaded on
f a barge at Natchez to be distributed
3 at Deer Park and Black Hawk by the
31 Red Cross and the National Gnards|
men.
s Germany To Make Zeppelin For U. S.
Versailes.?Germany will manufacture
a Zeppelin of 70,000 meters capac*
i- ity to replace the one allotted to the
t United States by the Versailles treaty,
i, | but destroyed in Germany, under the
e : award of the ambassadors' council,
i- which allows America 3,000,000 gold
% marks in reparation. The ambassad
dors' award was authorized by the in1
ter-allied war council, which still has
I. its seat here, controlling all military
>- questions relating to former enemy
?- states, operating under the chairmanship
of Marshal Foch.
COTTON FAMINE
SEEN BY HEFLIN
SAYS SUPPLY OF STAPLE WILL
Bf EXHAPSTED BY THE
FIRST OF JULY
ASKS FOR PROBE COMMITTEE
Alabama Senator Demands Thorough
Investigation Of Alleged Price
Control By Future Sales
Washington.-^Declaring the United
States is on the verge of the worst
cotton famine in history, Senator Hef
lin (Democrat of Alabama) asked the ,
senate the other fyy to make a thorough
investigation of the New York ;
cotton exchange, the Chicago board
of trade and the New Orleans cot I
ton exchange for aleged price fix* (
ing and control through future sales. :
Heflin said the present cotton crop J
would be exsausted by July 1, and
there would be n<7 more planting because
cotton- growers are "financially ;
ruined."
A resolution introduced by Heflin '
called for the appointment of a senate
committee to invesitgate the relations
of transactions for future delivery on
the cotton exchanges and boards of
trade in the United States to prices
of "otton and grain. The committee
would hold hearings in New York,
New Orleans, ^Chicago and Washington!
t
Heflin charged the number of bales
of cotton involved in transactions on
the cotton exchanges for future delivery
"exceeds by ten to fifteen
times all the cotton raised in the
United States for the same perfbd."
"HefliU said the- cotton exchange
and the Chicago board of trade "in 1
order to more effectually insure the
domination of prices ^nd control of
the market necessities" kept a record
of every transaction, but refused to;
permit continuous quotations of
prices to be disclosed to the public j
"except under certain circumstances j
as to be of little value."
Heflin also charged entry Into contracts
for the delivery to and trans-'
mission by "certain telegraph companies"
of the exchange's board of
trade's continuous quotations of the
prices sold for future delivery with
such restrictions and conditions at- {
tached as to "even more effectually |
insure the control of the market by
the cotton exchanges and boards of j
trade."
Heflin asserted his resolution was j
aimed to forestall the impending cotton
famine "if it is posssible at all to'
prevent its visitation upon the country."
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SILESIAN TREATY BETWEEN
GERMANS AND POLES READY
Two Nations, As Result Of Work Of
League Of Nations, Sign
Pact Of Peace
Geneva. ? Germany and Poland,'
?
through the good offices of the league
of nations, have ended their disputej
over the rich Silesian coal and iron
basin. They will sign'a treaty of settlement
providing for unified administration
of the great industrial district
by a mixed commission in the presence
of the council of the league of j
nations.
This is regarded as the greatest
achievement o fthe league, with Ihe
possible exception of the international
court project, for it brings to an end
a dispute which nearly led to war between
Germany and Poland, precipitated
a local revolutions almost split the
alliq? asunder when Lloyd George and
Briand, then French premier, had their
famous controversy, and has held back
Europe's industrial recovery materially
because of the unsettled conditions
it caused.
In achieving this settlement the
league of nations make a contribution
that will remove a source of much illfeeling
in the heart of Europe and
will make it possible for the Silesian
industrial district to be geared up to
j its highest capacity. This is expected
I now llfo into tha -arhnlo prru
iu 1uiuoq uon ihw iuvw vmw f'mw.w
nomic and Industrial machinery of continental
Europe.
Dixie Dry Goods Men Honor Berry
Birmingham.?A. Y. Berry, of Fort
Smith, Ark., was elected president of^
the Southern Wholesale Dry Goods
{ association.
S. C. Convict Dies From Riot Wound
Columbia, S. C.?Nathan Rosen, one ,
of the fourteen prisoners injured by
guards in the quelling of the munity
of one hundred and fifty convicts at
the state penitentiary the other afternoon,
died at the Columbia hospital.
His death was caused by injuries received
when the penitentiary guards,
reinforced by the state, county and city
officers, fired upon the prisoners Jined
up in front of the chair factory, which
is operated by prison labor within the
penitentiary walls. The cause of the
mutiny has not been made public.
Dies Rather Than Be Operated On
Lawrenceville, Ga. ? Despondency J
over the necessity of undergoing an
| operation is believed to have caused !
| Brit Wood, 23, employed by the Lawrenceville
Drug company, to fire a bul;
let into liis brain the other morning.!
j According to relatives, Wood had been
in ill health for several months, and
it had been decided by attending phy- j
; sicians to operate. When physicians
announced their decision, Wood, it is
i understood, told relatives he "could
| not stand the thought of it." Hence 1
I his death. t
Honor Among Bootleggers, (^fficers Say
York, Pa.?Honor among bootleggers 1
and their customers may seem impossible,
but local officers say they found
evidence of it in a recent raid near
York. The first thing that greeted the
officers when raiding a building j
where 150 gallons of "home-made" was
' on lap was a small sign reading: "No-1
tice: Put all money in this box." The
! door to the building was open, and no
attendants were in sight. The proprietor
evidently depended on the honesty'
of his customers, who "helped" them- j
selves.
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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNA^ONAl
Sunday School
' Lesson'
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.) x Copyright.
lilt. W?tern Newspaper Union. JH
LESSON FOR MAY 21 I
HILKIAH'S GREAT DISCOVERY fl
LESSON TEXT.?II Chron. 34:14-33. H
GOLDEN TEXT.?Thy word is a lamp MB
Onto my feet, and a light unto my path. BB
?Ps. 119:106. S
REFERENCE MATERIAL. ? Deut 6: M
6-9; Josh. 1:8; Col. 3:16; II Tim. 2:15; 3:14-11 29
PRIMARY TOPIC.?How th? Lost Bible H
Was Found. flw
JUNIOR TOPIC.-Hllklah. Discovers the SB
Lost Bible. V
INTERMEDIATEAND 8ENIOR TOPIC. M
?How to Make the Bible Our Own. ^
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC. *
?The Authority and Influence of. the
Bible. 1
About a hundred years elapsed between
the reformation under Hezeklah * ,
and that of Josiab. Some time during >
this time the book of God's law had
been lost Two wicked kings had A
reigned in this interval. * The Lord m
had given Hezekiah much wealth. His W
son Manassch, coming Into possession - I
of his father's property, and being un- jg
godly, would naturally neglect the I
Bible, If not purposely try to put It W
from sight. Those who do not obey P
the law of God, are usually Interested j
in putting it out of sight. I
I. The Book of the Law Found (w? s
14-17).
1. The Occasion (v. 14). It was
while repairing the temple during
Joslah's reformation that the law was
discovered.
2. The Book Delivered to the King
(vv. .15-17). Upon making a report to
the king of ,work done, the king was
told of the finding of the book of the
law by Hilklah, and the book delivered
to him.
II. The Effect of the Reading of the
Law (vv. 18-28).
Shaphan the Scribe re^d .the law
before the king. ' /
1. The King Rent His Clothes (v. 19).
As the law was read before him he
was led to realize more seriously the
awful extent of the nation's departure
from God. He knew that sin merited ^ 1
punishment Tha function of the law
is to reveal sin. The man who. will
honestly hear the demands of God's (
law will fall upon his knees before
God and cry fo^mercy. The rending
of the royal robes indicated that the
king was penitently sorrowful.
2. The King Sent a Deputation to
Make Inquiry of the Lord (W. ^0, 21).
The king included himself in the guilt
before God. "Go inquire ror me ana
for them that are left, for great is
the wrath of the Lord that Is poured
out upon us." His gense of sin was
so keen that he sent them to inquireas
to whether thire was any means
of averting the Judgments' of the Lord. ;
Instinctively the human ijeart turns ,
from God's threatening judgments to . /
a means of escape. The souK, that
sorrows for sin Inquires for a of ,
escape. The law prepares for the
gospel. The lu# is our schoolmaster
to bri^g us to Christ. The soul under
condemnation Inquires, "What must I
do to be saved?"
3. The Message of Huldah, the
Prophetess (vv. 22-28). (1) Confirmation
of what the law said (w. 22-25).
She said that ail the curses written
in the law must full, for the sins
had been so flagrant that God's wrath
could not be restrained. Destruction
wus hanging over Jerusalem and it
was too late to avert It. I. was not
too late to repent to obtain mercy
from God, but the outward consequence
of sin must be realized.* This
finds fulfillment on every hand today.
The murderer must hang. His sou)
may go directly to heaven, provided
he has accepted Jesus Christ. (2)
Acceptance of .Tosiah's repentance (w.
Because of his tenderness of
heart and deep penitencel the Lord
said he shbuld be gathered to "his
grave In peace, and should not see
all the evil to be brought on Jerusalem
and Its people. What Huldah said
was true eyen though Josiah died In
battle (35 : 23-25). When God ae- .
cepts a man and forgives him, bis' /
death Is a peaceful one even though
It may he on the battlefield. God's
presence is with him and he thus will
go straight to the heavenly home.
III. The* Law Obeyed (vv. 29-33).*
1. The King ftead the Law (vv. 29,
30). He gathered together the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, including the
priests, Levites and elders, and read
unto them the law.
2. The King Made a Covenant Before
the Lord to I&ep His'Commandments
and Testimonies (vv. 31, 32).
This was done sincere^-?with all his
heart and soul. He caused all that
were present to stand to It.
3. The king took , away all the
abominations out of all the countries
that pertuined to Israel (v. 33). All
the days of the king they departed
not from following after the Lord.
Friendships of Youth.
There are few things that affect our
lives as deeply as the friendships we
make in youth. Those are the formative
years, and the closer the friendship,
the greater the influence. Those
are our imitative years and we imitate
those whom we love or admire. Character
then is as plastic as clay In the
potter's hand. Would that every
young person were blessed with one.
staunch and true friend, whose influence
would always be for truth and
righteousness. The best friend of all
is our Lord, and next to Him are those
who take Him as their guide and
master.
The Greatest Wealth.
Take your duty, and bo strong in It,
as God will make you strong.. The
harder It Is, the stronger in fact you
will be. Understand, also, that the
great question here is, not what you
will get, but what you will become.
The grc est wealth you can ever get
will be in yourself. Take your burdens
and troubles and losses and wrongs, if
come the- must and will, as your opportunity,
knowing that God has girded
you for greater thingj than these.?
Horace Bushnell.
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