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dreamsj
about slipping their anchor
one of these days
and going down to the
sfea In a snug little
boat, cutwurd bound
for strange, far-away
lands. To all who love j,
the water this is an uncut
page of romance,
the thing they always
! * hope to do and never
[quite accomplish. But a few dajs
Akk fl/l/t nnrHml a ftS-f()Ot HlO*
?u nit? ruu iiuc v.m*?*vv. M
for yacht through Ambrose channel on
& trip around the world and marked <
tjie beginning of a dream to come true
5or ut least one man. Ills craft is the
first of its kind/and size to undertake
jguch a voyage, which Is expected to 1
|ast a year and a half. It carried the
Bag of the Adventurers' club, ^'ites j
games C. Young in the New York
{Times.
^ The sailing of the Speejacks, as this
modern argosy is named, was the first
Step in realization of a castle built in
the air two years ago by Albert Y. j
Gowen, Jr., of Cleveland, yachtsman 1
land big business man, who has been i
(visualizing soft southern skies and the :'
rTeel" of the swelling tide between
{deals In the workaday world. Mrs. |
jGowen joined in the dream, and now |
the Is aboard the Speejacks as the- i
yacht trnvels southward, the only
woman who ever started on a 50,000ratle
trip in a craft not much larger 1
than many motorboats. 1
i But the Speejacks is a miniature
jocean liner, said to be the most com pletely
equipped vessel of its sort'
which has come off the ways.
After stopping at Norfolk and Kings- ,
ton, Jamaica, the Speejacks will cut
through the Panama canal and start i
pcross the Pacific for the Marquesas j
Jslnnds, a distance of 3,729 miles, j
which alone represents a record at- j 1
f..,. a Kont- nf tills kind From
icmpt. xv* ? ? ? I
there the route lies via Tahiti, Society ;
jslauds, thence to Samoa, Fiji, the New j
Hebrides anil New Caledonia. Mr. j
Gowen pluns to cruise through the [ i
South Sea islands, niauy of which are 1
practically unknown and Isolated from <
'anything called by the uame of civ- I
ilization. * I
Tlie party plans to spend Christmas
lu Sydney, Australia, then on to Java,
Borneo and Manila. From there they
will go to China, Slam, India, Arabia, i
and spend their second Christmas in 1
Cairo. Once more under way, the Spee- i
jacks will visit Turkey, Greece, France I
aud Spain, before turning her nose
southward to West Africa. Then the
long trip across the Atlantic, reaching ';
home again about April. 19113.
Two years ago Mr. Gowen decided
that he needed a vacation. He had
built four yachts, and set about planning
a tifth which was to be unlike i i
ava* aanctmatuil a
Mil j IllUlf, i. 'vi wuoviuvivu, b v, u?v
Which nobody ever had utternpted. He <
put in a year on the plans before corn- , i
missioning a Harlem river yard to 11
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African Game Preserves)
The growing scarcity of specimens
In every department of zoology has
led to the setting apart of large game
preserves In the wilds of Africa and
putting them In the charge of experts.
There seems to be no animal that cannot
be partly tamed If a feeding i
ground and water In plenty are given i
It. Attendants venture Into the In- ]
closures and stroll among the animals , >,
to accustom them to the sight of huTrees
Strong.
Trees and plants display a wonderful
strength at times. Some of them
will lift a heavy stone which blocks
their way or even split a rock, but
there is one thing which they cuii
# not withstand and that is the stranglehold
of another plant which encircles
ithem. A honeysuckle will soon kill
a tree which it takes hold of and
in the tropical forests there ure many
creepers which kill the trees they '
climb and save themselves by reach- i |
ing out to nelghborinc trees
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Miles
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lay the Speejacks' keel. Another
year was spent In the work, which
Mr, Gowen personally superintended
for the, most part. His craft cost
close to a quarter of a million dollars,
and to a boatman she is the prettiest
thing thut ever tripped the waves.
The Speejacks Is 98 feet long, 100
tons. 17 feet wide and draws six feet.
Every tiling below the water line is
made of bronze, and all of the upper
works are teakwood, especially im
ported frpin India, at a cost of about
five times that of mahogany. Even
the decks are teakwood. Inside, the
Speejacks is finished in natural waxed i
mahogany, and for completeness and
elegance she is without rival. Her |
driving power comes from two 250- i
horsepower engines, operated either I
by gasoline or kerosene, capable of 13 !
knots an hour, with a cruising radius ^
of 3,000 miles. *
The Speejacks carries 3,500 gallons '
of gasoline and 1,000 gallons of water. c
As this last woud be only three weeks' c
supply tfyr the prtrty aboard, condens- '
ers were installed to obtain fresh
water from salt. These will produce
six gallons an hour. A refriger- *
ating machine will turn the distilled
water into ice as needed.
The Speejacks carries 50,000 feet of
moving picture film, and 100,000 feet u
additional will be picked up en route. v
Tliere are two cameras aboard and an j
expert photographer, who will take a ,
complete film history of the whole trip. (
The Speejacks' radio has a trans- f
mission range of 1,000 miles, and will t
receive messages from any distance.
She carries a wireless telephone out- r
lit with a radius of 000 miles. The f
Speejacks has four of the latest type
machine guns, firing up to 1.000 shots t
ii minute, and an arsenal of small v
urins. Mr. Gowen plans to go in- a
land in the Straits Settlement. Siain. n
southern China and West Africa after a
:ame. ' I
Aside from being a jaunt around tiie j
world, the voyage of the Speejacks has (]
i historical and scientific phase. Mr. t
Gowen has collected no less than 840 g
charts for his trip, und he expects to v
Gring back some notable improvements
in maps, particularly those of the a
South Sea Islands, which still remain o
unexplored to a great degree. As a ! g
representative of the National Geo- v
graphic society and the Field museum, 'l
Chicago, he will endeavor to obtain j u
new Information on wild life as he j li
tinds it.
Bernard F. Itogers, Jr., of Chicago. | a
Vale, lyiS, an expert photographer and J t
amateur taxidermist, is the right-hand a
man of Mr. Gowen on the trip. The e
Speejacks will be manned fur the most A
part by friends of the host, Including d
Frank Trevor Hogg, Princeton, 1!>17, s
former football captain and the yacht's ti
master. Jack Lewis of Cleveland, the li
chief engineer, is an expert yachts- b
man. David Williamson, New York j
lirnk-ur has shinned as a sailor, and 1 tl
man beings. Gradually the beasts are (
herded into smaller paddocks, where r
any peculiarities that they may have i
are observed. In that way healthy v
specimens for the zoological gardens c
are assured. d
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Birds That Dive. u
Aquatic birds that are ordinarily o
able to float high on the watei can also i
sink at will by expelling the air that t
Is Inclosed within the film of feathers ii
surrounding their bodies, thus making a
them heavier thaD water, says the t
Making Over Paper.
t
The chemical processes for the rec- r
Iamntlon of priuted book paper have p
been in use for some time, their ef- 1
flciency is reduced by the fact that the 1
mechanical pulping forces the ink per- s
maneutly into the fibers, says Popular c
Mechanics Magazine. A mixture of t
ten pounds of borax, ten pounds of \
soap, two gallons of kerosene and two
gallons of pine oil is used for soaking
li.OOO pounds of stock, with enough t
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fumes Sterling, the assistant engineer,
oruierly was a first grade lieutenant
n the navy. Ira J. Ingraham, the
:aniera man, a secretary, and two
ooks make up the remainder of the
lersonnel.
In anticipation of the hot weather
diead the Speejacks has u ventilation
ystem which makes it possible to obain
fresh air In any part of the vessel
very six minutes. Tliere is a hot
vater heating system should the
leather turn cold. But that is itnprobibie,
because the route of the vessel
vill keep it within 20 degrees of the
Iquntor at all tJmes. Every part of
he yacht can be reached by teleihone.
It is electrically lighted and
urnished in keeping with its general
one.
The Speejacks owner laid out his
oute with the idea of getting away
roui all the usuul yachting cruises
mil breathing a breath of real advenure.
That be has succeeded probably
rill be well established before ids voyige
grows old. He plans to make
uany landings in out-of-the-way places
nd there is likely to be some
ively times for all. The Speeacks
has two ihotor dories and a
linghy for landing, and the machine
:uns will not be forgotten among the
trange lauds which the party is to
bit.
The work of preparing for the voyge
covered several months. The task
f obtaining passports for all of the
hip's company In the many lands they
rill visit wus several weeks' work,
"lie boat's <*<1(1 name was bestowed
>n the owner at Harvard, from which
ie was graduated in 1907.
.Mrs. Gowen comes from Texas and
dmitted that this was her first sea
rip. a little matter of 50,000 miles on
98-foot boat. Asked how she expectd
to keep busy on her long voyage,
Irs. Gowen said that she planned to
lo a lot of reading. She had been
tudying about the countries ahead of
ier, and helped to collect the ship's
Ibrary, consisting mostly of travel
looks.
"And Mr. Gowen wants me to write
he whole story," she added.
Christian Science Monitor. This
nechanicnl trick on the part of dlvng
birds Is probably familiar to all
rho Lave watched the kingfisher at
lose quarters and have noted the sudlen
contraction in the bird's apparent
ize as it takes the plunge. This Is
ouch more easily observed In the case
f the starling, which sometimes imtates
the kingfisher by plunging into
he water. The shrinkage of the bird
s very apparent when, after hovering
ibove the surface, It turns downward
o dive.
vater to make a three to six per
:ent pulp. The beater is used to pull
he stock apart gently, with a minluum
breakage of the fibers and the
irocess is continued for an hour or
ess, with the pulp heated to from
05 to 190 degrees Fahrenheit, by live
steam. The separated ink and the
hemicals are then washed away by
he usual method, and the reclaimed
>ulp is ready to be bleached.
Give the little that you have to
hose who liuve leas.?LacorUeiie.
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LEGION
(Copy for This Department Supplied by
the American Legion News Service.)
WORLD WAR MEN GOVERN CITY !
1
Minneapolis Entrusts Entire Municl- <
pal Control to Veterans, With
George Leach as Mayor.
With the service men of the United i
States unwillingly beginning to be- <
tlieve that the peo- (
entirely forgotten
memory. ^ The citi- |
erans and are liking the experiment. ^
Heading the municipal machinery |
1r Mayor George E. I.ench, who never .
had taken part in politics until after ,
lie had commanded the One Hundred |
and Fifty-first Field artillery of the
Forty-secbnd division. His city attorney
is Nell M. Cranio,,who had u com- ,
patiy of infantry in the One Hundred ,
and Fiftieth regiment, Eightieth divl- ]
sion. A. C. Jensen, his chief of po- (
lice, commanded a battalion In a |
depot brigade. The mayor's secre- j
tary is Frank R. Cullen, who led a j
platoon of engineers. j
Mayor Leach was elected afwr a
bitter contest, a flght In which his supporters
declared disloyalists and luke- .
warm Americans lined up solidly <
against him. His platform was straight ]
Americanism and straight business. <
Bringing home his artillerymen of 1
the Rainbow division after the armis- <
tice, My. Leach made a successful at- 1
tempt to get every man of them a job. I
He and his staff are members of the
American Legion In posts In Minneapolis
and vicinity.
MAKES HIKE OF 4,000 MILES !
. !
Marine Corps Fellow Travels From i
San Francisco to New York i
Carrying 51-F*ound Pack.
After facing death from thirst on
the great Amerlcun desert, being mis- i
taken for a bandit
and dooked upon '
with suspicion in Ufafbe
communities Wk|:' g >
where the marine X .jgm *\ i
uniform never had 'WJ'M '
been seen. Charles
E. Gilbert. United l|Bj^ i
States marine
cently, hale,
hearty and tired. *3P ?
Ordered trans- WtiwmWi&is&M }
fen-ed from his station at San t ran- j
clseo to a new post at New York, Private
Gilbert sought permission to hike
the dlstnnce. He was given u furlough
and sent upon bis way. lie carried
a 51-pound pack during the entire
trip.
Between marches the marine found
shelter und food from American Legion
posts along the way. a#d when he
reached St. Paul, his home, St. Paul
Post, No. 8, turned out to greet him.
The distance of 4,000 miles hiking
was covered in little more than a
! month. He made the 2.200-mile walk
i from San Francisco to St. Paul in 12
! days actual time. Automobilists along
J the way materially helped the marcher
by frequent and long "lifts."
POLICE POST OP THE LEGION '
i
! Peter Masterson of New York's "Finest,"
Commands an Organization
of 1,200 Members.
Twelve hundred members of the
' "finest po'lce force In the world" who j
tsaw :
lieutenant of police,
commands
the organization.
The New York ; (
force lost 802 traffic coppers, plain '
and fancy patrolmen, detectives, desk
| sergeants anil police omcers, wnen
! America sent out her general alarm
for the roundup of Germany. Ten per C
cent of these meu received commls- v
slons In the army and navy, and 50 g
per cent of them won promotion, both t
In the ranks and among the shoulder c
straps. Nineteen bluecoats were C
awarded the Croix de Guerre for gal- 1
1 lantry In action, and the same number s
were killed In battle. The police post S
burled the 19 dead with military and r
police honors. t
The soldier-policemen have their 1
own summer resort, maintained by a
the post, at Brond Channel, Long Is- S
land, whpre they may spend their an- o
nual vacations. They will form an a
auxiliary to their post this fall, as t
most of the force >ir? married. ?
Autumn Millinery Buds and Blossoms. I (
The php-p fr?r sntln hnts l?i carried I S
into really bizarre designs?and Into (
some of the most fetching headeovers I
as well. One mode is a huge flo\tfer (
effect in red, yellow, blue and puttie t
hues to simulate blossoms with their i
leafage. One model has a big suntlower
crown, the vivid petals drooping to
the brim, the top of big brown seeds,
decked with yellow posey dust. The f
brim Is of entwined red roses inter- i
spersed with green leaves and little 1
brown sterns. Consider?these flow- c
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jj; Carrying On With the I [
jj: American Legion j| |
After Herbert Delnney. ex-service
mtm of Caledonia. Mich., had shot and
killed a deputy sheriff who was trying
to arrest him. American Legion
men of the city formed a posse and
captured the man.
* * * |
A survey of_ land settlement proj- *
?cts throughout the state has been
jegun by the American Legion of *
Washington. Under the law. ex-service j
men have a preference right in filing
in all public lands.
*
The retirement of ff.000 sick and r
nrounded emergency officers of the 1 B
World war with pay on the same j ^
status as officers of tue regular armj ^
ire retired. Is being urged on con- ' b
gross hy the American Legion. n
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President Harding has been invited ; v
to accompany the Hood River, Ore., ! 1
post of the American Legion on its ; P
mnual climb of Mount Hood next sum- *
nor. Governor Olcott of Oregon led b
the Legion party to the summit in
the climb this year. o
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Demonstrating the use of the air- ^
plane as a busy man's time saver, |
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre- r
tary of tlie navy, flew from Whshlng- , C
ton, D. C., to Asbury Park, N. J., to b
address the annual convention of the *
itnte American Legion. The trip was o
made In two hours. o
v
Believing that the man still is t
juffering from the effects of a severe i<
wound received while In action in b
France, the American Legion of Hastings.
Mich., Is seeking to have determined
the sanity of Frank Soules. a
former service man, serving a life term li
in the Michigan state prison for1 o
murder. : v
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The sale for taxes of the estate of g
John J, Pershing, father of the general b
nf the armies, In Tangipahoa Parish, i
La., has been prevented by the Ameri- ii
ran Legion and the General has been ; t
requested to make the estate available t
for colonization by his wounded com- a
rades now taking vocational training a
in agriculture. li
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Plans for a $10,000 war memorial at t
Duluth, Minn., to honor the men and i>
women who served during the World p
war. were abandoned recently at the r
request of the American Legion repre- (]
aentatfves who contended that It was
no time to erect a monument. The n
memorial committee sought to honor | t
jobless and hungry. j i
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The recent establishment of a post' r,
In Constantinople carries the American 1 e
Legion into the second country aligned ; s
igainst the allies in the World war. : w
The post was formed of American j t
naval and embassy attaches ahd repre-: ^
jen tat Ives of several American Arms 0
commercially engaged in Turkey, j
There is a large post of the Legion ^
Fit Coblenz, Germany.
1 ^
Although he could not swim, Martin J. B
Mnlonev. New York nolicenian and a v
olor sergeant of the Seventy-seventh i j
llvlsion In France. plunged into the q
surf at Rocknway Beach to save a a
foung woman wMh whom ho had j
teen keeping company. He lost his a
life, hut the girl was pulled to safety, j
Moloney was a member of the police j,
iepartment post of the American r
Legion. | j,
it
A promise made on Flanders field | g
hat he would take care of and pro- 0
:ect the wife of a wounded "buddy" I
f the latter should fall, was fulfilled p
it Manchester, "N. H., recently when j
\dhefnnr Letendre married Mrs. ! ^
Albert Thlbeault, whose husband was ^
tilled In action. The returned soldier f,
tnd his comrade's widow met in a
Vrnerlcan Legion work and their u
friendship grew into love. 0
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The father of 33 children. Manna ri
Bruner. Civil war. veteran of Inde- j n
jendence, Kas., could well organize a J ^
var veterans' society of his own. I ?
fwelve of his sons served with the j u
American army In France, one was too I
,-oung to tight and the remainder of j
he 33 are girls who did their bit. y
rhe American Legion recently brought
he family to light, but at that there ^
s one larger in the*Creek Indian na- i
Ion of which Bruner is a citizen.
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The corsage bouquet of the fashionihiy
dressed young woman once may i
lave been a flourishing tuft of rng- }vced
on a corner lot. Disabled service j
nen in Kansas City hospitals have ti
ujilt up a good business of making p
irtifieial flowers out of weeds and the E
American Legion of the city Is helpng
them sell the colored posies to g
lorists and gift shops. War mothers n
>f the city have taught the men to , rj
lye the weeds in natural colors. j ^
n
Home From Sea and Weds. e
Home again from the sea, Claudius A
?. Pendill, Milwaukee, Wis., national h
Ice commander of the American Le- n
;ion, recently has married Miss Gerrude
Elizabeth Wollaeger of his home P
ity. A direct descendant of "Don't
live Up the Ship" Lawrence of early ti
American naval fame Pendill him- c
elf established a record in the United n
States navy when he climbed from a E
egular enlistment on May 8, 1917, to n
he commission of ensign on May 1, S
918. He was a lieutenant (J. g.) b
;t the close of the war. The bride- ii
;room is a graduate of the University c
if Michigan and Mrs. Pendill gradu- ti
ted from Vassar. They will live in s
he classic atmosphere of Boston, (1
rlass tl
b
?rs are made of satin with wonderfti
.kill. The foundation of this hat ii j,
>f black netting. The edge of the tl
>rlm is bound with black satin. An- s
)ther hat of this type is of big purple p
Volets?and still another is of red d
oppies.
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Stains. j.
Kerosene stains can be removed witfc r
uller's earth. Cover tlie stain with n
i thick layer of hot fuller's earth and y
et it remain 24 hours?then brush e
>ff. f
BRAND RATE CUT AS
BEING IMPOSSIBLE
:XECUTIVES SAY UNIONS ARE
TRYING TO FORCE GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP
;ay rates are reduced
tail Presidents Go Further And Say
Walkout Is ^gainst The
United States
Chicago.?Presidents of the leading
niddle western railroads, in a pointed
tatement, turned down as "imposstle"
tho proposal of the railroad labor
oard public group: that freight rates
e reduced immediately as a possible
leans of averting a general rail
trike and charged that the proposed
walkout "would be a strike against
he government, called by the unions
rlmQfili) frwf (ho nnrmao nf nilllifvinS'
he transportation act creating the laor
board."
The statement is signed in behalf
f the Association of Railroads Enterng
Chicago, by Samuel Felton, pres3ent
of the Chicago Great Western.
By coincidence, the statement, which
eviews the railroad situation and the
auses of the strike, was issued at allost
the same moment, Warren S.
tone, president of the Brotherhood
f Locomotive Engineers, was giving
ut a statement in Cleveland telling
,'hy the Big Four Brotherhoods and
he Switchmen's Union of North Amerla
had authorized a walkout on Octoer
30.
The statement, in part, follows:
"The thing it is proposed to strike
gainst is the decision of the railroad
lbor board authorizing the reduction
f 12 per cent in wages which the railr'ays
put into effect on July 1, 1921.
'here is at present no other possible
round for a strike by the railway laor
brotherhoods.
"The wage reduction which Went
nto effect July 1 was authorized by
he railroad labor board. Therefore,
he strike, if it occurs, will be against
decision made by a government body
cting in accordance with a federal
aw.
"While the railways complied with
he decision in 1920 for an advance
a wages, the labor brotherhoods now
ropose to defy the law and strike
ather than accept a much smaller reaction
in wages. ,
"The railway executives decided to
sk the railroad labor board for a furher
reduction in wages and to give
he public in the form of reductions
a rate all the benefits of any further
jduction in wages granted. This, howver,
afforded the brotherhoods no reaon
for ordering a strike. The strike
,-as taken on the question of accepting
He wage reaucnon aireaay auuiurizeu
y the labor board, not on the question
f a future reduction."
"racks Are Blocked By Broken Plane
Macon.?The Curtlss JN-4-D, army
vpe airplane, owned by Guerry Kinley,
of Macon, was wrecked recently
t'hen it : lashed on the tracks of the
H., D. & S railroad below Central
Mtv park. The driver of the plane,
t the time of the accident, was John
t. Malone, of Slkeston, Mo., an exirmy
officer and circus performer,
ie had Richard Shaw, of Macon, as a
assenger. Neither was injured. The
aachine is said to have hit an air
ocket as it took off and immediately
egan to settle, barely missing a
tring of box cars as it swooped down
n the tracks, breaking half in two.
lesponsible For All Rail Operation
Washington.?The United States
'as responsible under the transportaion
act of 11)20 for damages arising
rom it's failure to enforce state rules
nd laws regulating transportation
'ithin their borders. A decision to
!iis effect awarding $400 damages
gainst the director general of rail
oacis oecause tnree negroes were perlitted
to ride in a railroad car with
.. E. Stevens and other white passeners
from Pascagoula to Biloxi, Miss.,
ill stand, the Supreme court refusing
3 review it.
l/atson Is Caller At The White House
Washington.?Senator Thomas E.
I'atson of Georgia filled an engagelent
at the v/hite house Otcober 17.
lie senator declined to make any
Latement following his interview with
ae president.
larris Would Bar All Immigration
Washington.?Virtually all immigraion
would he stopped temporarily
euding relief of the unemployment
ituation under a resolution introduced
y Senator Harris, Democrat of Georia.
"The immediate stoppage of imligration
of aliens," said Senator Haris'
resolution, "affords a material and
irect means of vitally assisting in a
eduction in the number of unemployd
and in providing employment for
.merican citizens." It is not known
ow the resolution will fare in the
pper house.
'lea Of Insanity At Minister's Trial
Birmingham. Ala.?Following an enire
day spent in organizing juries and
ailing the roll of witnesses, the 12
ten who will decide the case of Rev.
dwin R. Stephenson, charged with the
mrder of Rev. J. E. Co.vle. rector of
t. Paul's Catholic church, took the
ox late in the afternoon of October 17,
l Judge W. E. Fort's division of the
riminal court, and were sworn in by
ho olork Tt M understand that in- I
anity will he tho plea entered by the
pfense, over which, it is anticipated,
here will be much contention.
lason Tire Announces 15% Reduction
Cleveland, Ohio.?Announcement has
een made of a second reduction in
tie price of Mason tires. D. M. Maon,
president of the Mason Tire and
tubber company, stated that this reuction,
which averages 15%, will, In
is opinion, be the final reduction, a3
: was made possible by the fact that
lrge stocks of crude rubber and other
aw material were purchased at the ablormally
low prices prevailing some
reeks ago. as well as to greater plant
fficieney, and greatly increased sales,
irher coinDanies will probably follow.
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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL 1
SundaySchool
T Lesson'
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(?. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 23
PAUL'S LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM.
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LESSON TEXT-Acta 20:1-21:7. V
GOLDEN TEXT?Let u? not be weary
In well doing; for in due season we shall
reap if we faint not.?Gal. 6:9.
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Rom. 16:
3-16, 21-23: II Tim. 4:19-21.
PRTMARV TflPTP?Hnn; Paul's Frienrls
Showed Their Love.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Paul and His Fflends.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?Paul and His Friends.
YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
?Paul Reviews His Ministry.
I. Paul's Visit to Groece and Miletus
(20:1-61.
Two incidents marked tfiis trip:
1. The Jews laid wait for hlra
(vv. 1-5). Tills plot obliged him to
retrace his steps through Macedoniu
Instead of a more rapid sea voyage.
2. Fellcwshlplng the Disciples at '
Troas (vv. -M6). He met with them
around the table of the Lord and
spoke words of encouragement. While
preaching here, Eutychus, In a deep
sleep, fell fr^m a window and was
killed. Paul restored his life, thus
giving to the disciples a sign of divine
power which was greatly needed at
that time.
II. Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian
Elders (20:17-88).
His object In this address Is to Impress
upon them their responsibility.
1. Review of his three years' ministry
(vv. 18-21). (1) The spirit of
ministry (v. 19). He was humble,
lender and faithful In spite of the
many trials which befell him. (2) The
faithfulness of his ministry (vv. 20,
21). He made known unto them everything
which was of profit, taught them
both Ifi public and In private. He
neglected no class, Jews or Greeks.
He was Impartial In all his ministry.
(3) The theme of his ministry (v. 21).
Repentance and faith. This Is the proeminent
note In the message of true
ministers today. Men and women
need to repent of their sins and believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. The present state of things (vv.
22-27). Having reviewed his ministry,
he now points out the present state
of things. (1) His Immediate purpose
was to go to Jerusalem (v. 22).
(2) Bonds and afflictions were1 lying . .
across his path (v. 23). Despite these
he went forward with undaunted courage.
He knew that God was leading
him. so he went forward. (3) His
flxied purpose (v. 24). He was determined
to complete his ministry at
whatever cost?even giving up his life.
(4) His consciousness of obligation discharged
(w. 25-27). Knowing that 1
they should see his face no more, he
called them to record that he had not
shunned to declare the whole counsel
of God; therefore was free from the
blood of all men.
3. His charge to the elders (vv. 2835).
(1) The ground of (v. 28). The
flock for which they must care was
purchased by the precious blood of
Jesus, and they had received their
commission from the Lord. (2) The
Impending evils (vv. 29, 30). False
teachers would arise from their own
number. Grievous wolves would devour
the flock. The most deadly foes
of the church are those ministers and
Sunday school teachers who are unfaithful
to their trust. (3) Incentives
to faithfulness (vv. 31-35). His own
example of watching night and day
for three years Is held up before tnera;
his nnselflsh service, laboring with his
own hands night and day that he might
be free from suspicion of selfishness.
III. Paul Tarrying Sevan Days at
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His point of destination was Jerusalem.
He was pressing onward thither
with all speed, but on account of the
unloading of the ship he was obliged
to wait at Tyre for seven days. During
this delay he searched out the disciples
who lived In that city. While
here certain disciples said that Paul
should not go to Jerusalem. The information
which these disciples received
by the Spirit was doubtless the
same as that given to Agabus (vv. 10,
11). Agabus told exactly what the
Spirit 6pld, which sets right what
the Tyrian disciples seemed to say.
The same Spirit which showed to these
disciples that suffering awaited Paul,
revealed unto him the same suffering
and sent him forward into It.' If this
be kept in mind, the apparent contrifrUotinn
hetween what the disciples re
ceived through the Spirit and what
Paul received by the same Spirit, will
be removed.
IV. Paul Tarrying in Philip's House
<vv. 7-14).
Resuming their journey, they paused
briefly at Ptolemais to greet the brethren
there, after which they went to
Caesarea. Here they took up their
abode with Philip, who had so successfully
wrought In the early days of the
church. His four daughters doubtless
are mentioned to show that the Spirit's
gifts are not confined to one sex.
They were devoting themselves to the
Lord's work in harmony with the
prophecy of Joel (Acts 2:17-21).
V. Paul at Jerusalem (w. 15-17).
The brethren at Jerusalem gladly received
them. Paul's lodging place was
with an old disciple.
"Feelings.'*
Speaking recently. Dr. Jowett said
too many people are guided by their
feelings. "I do not mind telling you,"
he said, "that my own feelings are
as mixed and unreliable as our Eng
Ush weather. I am up and down, day
after day. One moment I am 'nervy*
and another full of Joy, and another
full of depression. I remember once
going for an hour's sail in a fishing
boat. In tbac hour I think I had
every imaginable feeling. We passed
through a blaze of sunshine and a
drenching shower. But the helm was
right, and we steered straight foe
home. Get your helm right, and steer
straight for God; that is religion "
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