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CHAPTER X.?Continued. an
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And. jumping down from the window un
3eut. lie began to dance round his f'(
much perturbed comrade, bellowing.
Ramsey bore with him for a moment,
then sprang upon him; they wrestled ts
vigorously, broke a chair and went to
the floor with a crash that gave the
chandelier in Mrs. Meigs' parlor, be- m'
* low. an attack of Jingles. '
"You let me up!" Fred gasped. Rr
"You take your solemn oath to shut
up? You goln' to swear it?" *r
"All right. I give my solemn oath."
said Fred; and they rose, arranging <Tl
their tousled attire. tr(
"Well," said Fred, "when you goln' fo
to call on her?" m"
"You look here!" Ramsey approached
him dangerously. "You Just gave me l'u
your sol?" / ne
"I beg!" Fred cried, retreating. "I
mean, aside from all that, why, I just
thought maybe after such an evening e
you'd feel as a gentleman you ought to pi
go and ask after her heulth.'
"Now. see here?" 1
"No, I mean it: you ought to," Fred
insisted, earnestly, and as his room- u
mate glared at him with complete sus- s J
piclon. lie added, in explanation. "You
ought to go next Callers' Night, and *
send in your card, and say you felt you i ,e
ought to usk if she'd suffered any from cu
the night air. Even If you couldn't ^
manage to say that, you ought to start ,,<l
to say it, anyhow, because you? Keep
off o' me! I'm only tryin' to do you a r,u
' good turn, ain't I?"
"You save your good turns for
yourself." Ramsey growled, still advancing
upon him. 'iel
But the Insidious Mitchell, evading CU|
him. fled to the other end of the room, no1
picked up his cup and changed ins
manner. "Come on, ole hag o' beuns, ph
let's he on our way to the 'frut house'; fci
it's time. We'll call this all off." '
"You better!" Ramsey warned hira; sto
and they trotted out together.
But as they went along, Fred took yel
Ramsey's arm confldentially, and said: hei
"Now, honestly. Ram, ole man, when unt
are you goln' to?" ?
Uomcuo vt'uc ctlll ra/1 4Vnii 1 nnlf .
here! Just say one more word?" p{
"Oh, no," Fred expostulated. "I |))e
mean seriously, Ramsey. Honestly, I .
mean seriously. Aren't you seriously i ji;m
goiu' to call on her some Callers' j.j,,
Night?" In.
"No. I'm not!"
, -"But why not?" get
"Because 1 don't want to."
4 "Well, seriously, Ramsey, there's *
only one Callers' Night before vaca
tlon, and so I suppose It hardly will
be worth while; but I expect you'll see
unite a little of her at home this summer?"
"No, I won't. I won't see her at all.
Sh? isn't goin' to be home this summer,
and 1 wouldn't see anything of
iter if she was."
"Where's she goin' to be?"
"In Chicago." dt
"She is?" said Fred, slyly. "When'd W
she toil yon?" BV
Ramsey turned on him. "You look 1 WT
out! She didn't tell ine. I just hap- ^
pened to see in the Bulletin she's n
signed up with some other girls to go
and do settlement work in Chicago.
Anybody could see it. it was printed ; Tfl
out plain. You could have seen it just , |
as well as I could, if you'd read the ?
Bulletin." 1
"Oh," said Fred. H
"Now look here?" V
"Good heavens! Can't I even say |Pj
'oh'?" fj
"It depends on the way you say it." '
"I'll l - ,f..l L'.o.l him I
1 li I'f VU1C1UI, l" iru aooutcu umi,
earnestly. "I really and honestly
don't mean to yet you excited about
all tills. Ramsey. I can see myself you
haven't changed from your old opiuiou Ra
of Dora Yocutu a hit. I was only try- t
In* to yet a little rtse out of you for a i
minute, because of course, seriously. | *'?
why, 1 can see you hate her just the ac'
same as you always did." sir
"Yes." said Ramsey, disarmed and
guileless in the face of diplomacy. "I J
only told you about all this. Fred, he- C01
cause it seemed?well, it seemed so
kind o' funny to me."
Fred affected not to hear. "What
did you say, Ramsey?" *''<
Ramsey looked vaguely disturbed. "1
said?why, I said It .11 seemed kind *r
o'?" He puused, then repeated plain- ^
tively: "Well, to me. It all seemed to
kind o*?kind o' funny."
"What did?" Fred inquired, but as
he ylanced in seeming naivete at his
companion, something he saw In the
letter's eye warned him. and suddenly
Fred thought it would be better to run. th
Ramsey chased him all the way to ot
the "frat House." rn
foi
CHAPTER XI. d<1
Ramsey was not quite nthlete _
enough for any of the 'varsity teams; J
neither was he an antagonist safely j
encountered, whether in play or In
earnest, and (hiring the next few days
he tanght Fred Mitchell to he cautious.
The chaffer learned that his
own agility could not save him from
Ramsey, and so l'ouud it wiser to con- w<
tain tin effervescence which sometimes ca
threatened to hurst him. Ramsey as a se
victim was a continuous temptation, T1
he was so good-natured and yet so ac
furious. by
After Commencement, when the fo
roommates had gone home, Mr. Mitch- m
e!J'^ < a tit ion extended over the long ! br
sunshiny months of summer vacation; ; m
lie hr<?kc it hut once and then in well- , tli
advised safety, for the occasion wns I T1
semi public. The two were out for a wl
b'.roli on a .lulv Sunday afternoon; J su
by.
oofhTcirkirigtan
Illustrations
jItvvik AVyer
itjiy Doubleday, Pqqo & Company.
d up and down the street young
uples lolled along, young families
d baby carriages struggled to and
urn the houses of older relatives, and
e rest of the world of that growing
:y wus rocking and fanning Itself on
\ front veranda.
"Here's a right pretty place, Isn't It,
linsey, don't you think?" Fred reirlfPtl
i n ru?ppn 11 v na thnv nnaQ.
g a lawn of short-clipped, bright
een grass before a genial-looking
use, fresh in white paint and cool in
een-and-white awnings. A broad
randa, well populated Just now,]
ussed the front of the house; tine
?es helped the awnings to give comrt
against the fun; and Fred's reirk
was warranted. Nevertheless,
fell under the suspicion of his comnion,
who had begun to evince some
rvousness before Fred spoke.
"What place you mean?"
"The Ytcum place," said Mr. Mltch.
"I hear the old gentleman's mighty
osperous these days. They keep
ings up to the mark, don't they,
unsey?"
"I don't know whether they do or
lether they don't," Ramsey returned
ortly.
[ 'red appeared to muse regretfully
: looks kind of empty now, though,"
said, "with only Mr. flnd Mrs. Yoiu
and their married daughters, and
;ht or nine children on the frout
roll!"
'You wait till I get you where they
n't see us!" Ramsey warned him I
rcelr.
'You can't do it!" said Fred, mani
'ting triumph. "We'll both stop right
re in plain si^ht of the whole Yon
family connection tiJI you promise
t to touch me."
And he halted, leaning hack lmicably
against the Yocum's iron
iee. Ramsey was scandalized.
'Come on!" he said hoarsely. "Don't
'P herel"
'I will, and If you go on alone I'll
1 at you. iou got to stand right
e with all of 'em lookln' at you
:I1?"
I promise! My heavens, come on!"
"red consented to end the moment
agony; and for the rest of the sumr
found it Impossible to persuade
msey to pass that house in his comly.
"I won't do it!" Ramsey told
ii. "Your word of honor mentis nothto
me; you're liable to do anything
it conies into your head, and I'm
tin* old enough to not get a reputa
msey Chased Him All the Way to
the "Frat House."
n for hein' seen with people that j
t the Idiot on the public streets. No, >
; we'll walk around the block?at
ist. we will if you're goln' with tue!" j
And to Fred's delight, though he
ucealed it. they would make this deir.
l'he evening after their return to
? university both were busy with
?ir trunks and various orderings and
5orderlngs of tiieir apartment, but
ed several times expressed surprise
it ids roommate should he content
remain at home; and finally Ramv
comprehended these implications.
:S. Elfins I'iKiiiuciici Iiiiivuinici J
igJed with the shock of unotlier crash
on the floor above.
"You let me up!" Fred commanded
Ickly, his voice muffled by the pile
tlunnels, sweaters, underwear and
incoats, wherein his head was being
reed to burrow. "You let me up,
mi you! I didn't say anything."
TO MAKE HEAC
jnsecrate and Concentrate, Is the
Advice Given by Writer in
Forbes Magazine.
You want to make headway in the
irld, of course. See if this thought
11 help you: First, consecrate your*
If to your calling; then concentrate.
ie lives of most men of notable
hievement have been characterized
consecration and concentration. Here
one can consecrate oneself, one
list be possessed by some bigger and
oader and better idea than mere
oney making. There must be someIng
in the work that appeals to one.
ne work must appear to be worth
hile. worth effort and industry and
criflce. You could not, for exam
Till!] UHI
And upon his release lie complained
that the attack was unprovoked. "I
didn't say anything on earth to even
hint you might want to go out and see
if anybody in particular had got hack
to college yet. I didn't even mention
the name of Dora Yo? Keep olf o'
me! My goodness, but you are sensitive
!"
As a matter of fact, neither of them 3
saw Dora until the first meeting of the
Lumen, whither they went as sophomores
to take their pleasure in the
agony of freshmen debaters. Ramsey
was now able to attend the Lumen, not ]
with complacence but at least without
shuddering over the recollection of his
own spectacular first appearance there, j.
He bad made subsequent appearances,
far from brilliant, yet not disgraceful,
and as a spectator, at least, he usually
felt rather at his ease in the place.
It cannot be asserted, however, that
he appeared entirely at his ease this
evening after he had read the "Programme"
chalked upon the inrge easel ^
blackboard beside the chairman's desk.
I Three "Freshman Debates" were an- c
.. n
nounced and a "Sophomore Oration,- this
Inst being followed by the name, v
"D. Yocura, '18." Ramsey made Im- 0
mediate and conspicuous efforts to s
avoid sitting next to his roommate, 0
but was not so adroit as to be sue- J
cessful. However, Fred was merciful; ^
the lluctuatlons of his frieud's complexion
were an Inspiration more to t(
pity than to badinage. j!
The three debates all concerned the
"Causes of the War In Europe," and p
honors appeared to rest with a smull
and stout, stolidly "pro-German" girl ?
"Well, What I Say Is: Dora Yocum, m
as an Orator, Is Just an Actual Per. ni
feet Wonder. Got Any Objections?" 01
E
debater, who hud brought with her ai
and translated at sight absa-loot proofs tl
(so she railed them), printed In Ger- hi
man. that Germany had been attacked tl
by Belgium at the low Instigation of 01
the envious English. Everybody knew
It wasn't true; but she made an 1m- c<
pression and established herself as a w
debater, especially as her opponent it
was quite confounded by her Introduc- ai
tion of printed matter, p:
When the debates and the verdicts a
were concluded, the orator appeared, bi
and Fred's compassion extended itself QI
so far that be even refrained from rf
looking inquisitively at the boy in the w
seat next to his; but lie made one side
of a wager, mentally?-that if Ramsey "
had consented to be thoroughly con- w
lidentinl just then, he would have con- 111
fessed to feeling kind o' funny.
Dora was charmingly dressed, and
she was pule; but those notuble eye- 01
lushes of hers were all the more notable
against her pallor. And as she '
cimU-o with fire, it was natural thai S1
v "" " * ->
her color should coine back quite fluraingly
uiid that her eyes should flash in
shelter of the lashes. "The Christian 4
Spirit and Internationalism" was her
subject, yet she showed no meek sample
of a Christian Spirit herself when n
she came to attacking war-makers tl
generally, as well as all those "half- L'
developed tribesmen" and "victims of ai
herd instinct" who believed that war g<
might ever be Justified under any cir- he
cuinstances of atrocity. She wus elo- b
quent truly, and a picture of grace hi
and girlish dignity, even when she w
was most vigorous. Nothing could 81
have been more militant than her de- tl
nunciatlon of militancy.
"She's an actual wonder," Fred 01
said, when the two had got back to u
Mrs. Meigs' afterward. "Don't you
look at me like that; I'm talkin' about c'
her as a public character, and there's s<
notion' personal about it. You let me
alone." "
Itamsey was not clear as to his ^
duty. "Well?" ,r
"If any person makes n public u
speech," Fred protested. "I got a per- ?
feet right to discuss 'era, no matter ^
what you think of 'ein"?and he added
hustily?"or don't think of 'era!"
"Look here?"
"Good heavens!" Fred exclnlmed. f,
"You aren't expecting to interfere
- . . o:
with me if I say anytning anout that ~
little fat NVerder girl that argued for ^
Germany, are you? Or any of the
other speakers? I got a right to talk
about 'em just as public speakers, j
haven't I? Well, what I say Is: Dora Cj
Yocum as an orator Is Just an actual t]
perfect wonder. Got any objections?"
"N-no.' K
(TO BE CONTINUED.) (
>WAY IN WORLD J
I sl
pie, conceive of anyone consecrating a
himself to "bootlegging." There isn't t|
one honest calling, however, to which
n worker could not consecrute him- ?
self or herself if animated by the right 0
spirit. Having consecrated oneself to
I a line of endeavor, then concentration
! must follow If proficiency und success h
! are to be attained. d
The worker, be he employee or em
ployer, who hasn't consecrated him- P
self to his calling fails to derive from 11
it that deep satisfaction known to h
those who have consecrated themselves c'
to their jobs. Concentration follows 11
consecration naturally and with Joy Q
rather than hard ell'ort.?Forbes Alag | "
[ aziiie. I
iiKAW uniiAj
SSS
FOR _CjTjZ?NSHIP
ECRETARY OF LADOR DAVIS HAS
COME FORWARD WITH COM.
PREHENSIVE PLAN.
rO COMBAT RED PROPAGANDA
las in Mind the Establishment of a
Broad Educational System?Need
for National Archives Building?
Capital as Convention City. ,
By EDWARD B. CLAK*
Washington.?It has recently been
olpted out tliut this country bus lei
lie ulleu newcomer roam ubout the
ountry to find a job and tlnd a home,
d to become a citizen pretty much
dthout help or guldunce. He came
ver here In the steerage and he needs
teeruge still, lie Is still a child iu
ur ways, with no knowledge of the
umense new privileges he enjoys,
ecretary of Labor Davis wants Ubcle
am to keep track of that man?not
3 regulate him, but to help him, to
?ach and encourage him. He wants
Incle bum not in the uttltude of y
ollcemun but of a friend, a true uncle.
He wants to see every school In the
ountry devote Its after hours to the
chooling of these prospective and
eceptlve new citizens. We need to
now how they nre forging on as wagearners
and as members of our free
oclety, he argues. We need to know
tie wherenbouts of these people If It Is
nly to protect them from the Insidious
olson of red propaganda, which from
ersonal knowledge he feels to be an
ver-present danger. We need all the
lucntional machinery we can organize
* hnttio fhis pvli influence. Seeretury
avis suys.
lie would have every Immigrant regter,
wherever he Is, every year?not
i order to spy upon him, but only to
> sure of his safety, so that we can
inch him to teach him. Just as Aineran
citizens pay a poll tux for .he
lvllege of voting. Secretary Davis hejves
the new alien should pay a nomal
fee for his certificate of registry,
very small fee from several million
lens would amply provide the Detriment
of Labor, he estimates, with
tnds sufficient for the upkeep of a
oful educational system, such as he
js In mind?to run our schools as
jhools of citizenship for these older
tlldren.
Seeks Bureau of Recreation.
One of the most effective ways of
taking citizenship attractive to all, to
ewcoraer and to old-timer, broadens
ut of his plan of registry and revenue,
le Is going to ask congress to give him
uthority to set up a bureau of recreaon
for all America. He intends this
ureau to be dedicated to the proposlon
that "recreation Is the big brother
f education."
"Hint bureau should be shaped, accruing
to his vision, so as to bring
holesome and healthful amusement
ito the lives of our people. As soon
s times Improve he Intends to push
raetical plans toward that end. Such
burenu of recreation would naturally
elong under the wing of the Departlent
of Labor, because the great
inks of the American people nre the
orkers, he says. Their lives have
een dull enough, and he knows all
lis, because he, as an Immigrant,
orked as puddler in the iron and steel
lillS.
Secretary Davis quotes his friend
)hn Golden of New York, the promipnt
theatrical producer:
"This bureau would grasp with Its
Indly, encouraging arms every posl)le
recreative movement of the uv nge
people. Its powerful and wise op-ations
cannot help but make for bet:r
citizenship and a happier people."
Need for Archives Building.
The long-admitted necessity for a
ational archives building, to house
;e priceless historical records of the
nited States government, which now
re scattered throughout the various
overnment departments, and stored
i both government-owned and rented
uildings, where there is a grave tire
Lizard, is ngain urged upon congress,
ith the prospect that the present conress
will finally act upon this imporint
matter, which has been recoinlended
by the highest government
tiiclals of both political purtles for
lore than a decade.
William Howard Taft, the present
lief Justice, when he was President
mt to congress a message In 1912
ressing "the necessity for the erecon
of a building to contain the pubc
archives." As Chief Executive he
npressed upon congress that "the
[^satisfactory distribution of recrds,
the lack of any proper index or
uide to their contents, Is well known
i those fumillar to the needs of
le government in tlds capital." With
Os mpsMnpp he transmitted to con
ress correspondence he had had with
rof. J. Franklin Jameson, director
f the department of historical re?arch
of the Carnegie institution of
I'nshington, In which Professor Jame>n
urged action, as a member of a
ommlttee appointed by the execuve
council of the American Historiitl
association, to bring the matter to
le attention of the President and conress.
Representative Simeon D. Fess of
>hio, chairman of the house comdftee
on education, recognized us
ne of the greatest students of hisjry
and political science and govrnmental
research in this country,
x years ago delivered an extensive
ddress In the house, setting forth
;e importance of early action to safeRIGINALLY
CHURCH PROPERTY
The Quirinal is one of the seven
Ills upon which Rome stands; it was
edicated by the ancient Romans to
:011mlus, or Quirinus. The Quirinal
alace was built in the Sixteenth ceniiry
by the Roman Catholic church,
ut after the breach between the
hurch and state in 1S70 it became the
psidence of the Italian kings. The
tuirinal, as it is figuratively used,
leans the court of united Italy and
ie monarchical regime.
nw, a. u.
guard tin- Iundaiueniul documents .aid
historical papers at the natiuu, Itiron^h
putting them in a model building,
where they will be accessible tu.historiuns.
Difficulties in the Way.
An act at March 4, 1U13. passed in
response to President Tuft's message,
us amended by rite act of June 28,
| mid. in consequence of Representsi
the I-'ess' speech, authorized a site j
and building at a permanent lioir.j for
the nutlonal arcliives, but it proved
tiiat the site was not to be acquired
; until alter the upproval of the designs
und estimates for the building
by >t commission consisting of the vice
president, the speaker of the bouse
I of representatives und the secretaries
. of the Treusury, Wur and Interior departments.
Owing to the character of this legislation
it lias not been possible to prepare
other titan typical pluns, the arch- ,
itecturul treatment being largely dependent
upon tlie locution and surroundings
of the site to be subsequently
selected.
/\m _I . I .t.^ r A nnnrtruoa
uniciui repuns muuc vwu?.to?>
showed thut papers of inestimable
value are now stored In numerous outof-the-wuy
and inaccessible places. It
lias for more than a decade been the
unanimous conviction of all who have
looked into the situation that all possible
means for the proper cure und
protection of vuluable official documents
under existing conditions are
now being utilized, and their manifest
inadequacy demonstrates the urgent
necessity for an archives building.
The additional security against loss
or destruction of official papers, the
economy In time and labor resulting
from the greatly Improved facilities
for examining the same, und the consequent
Increased efficiency In the public
service would all uppeur to be
strong arguments In favor of the
speedy construction of the building. In
addition. It Is pointed out that the construction
and occupancy of the proposed
building would relense much
space which Is greatly needed to relieve
congested conditions In departmental
buildings.
It develops that the supervising
architect of the treasury told the house
appropriations committee that lie
doubted if there Is sufficient authority
to make the appropriation. There
seems to be an honest difference of
opinion In congress on that point, although
the majority view is that there
Is sufficient authority.
Capital as Convention City.
The numerous udvuntuges of the natlonul
capital as a convention city for
business orguuizatious were impressed
deeply on the minds of several Hundred
delegates to the midwinter meeting
of the National Association of
Ileal Estate boards during their stay
in this city us guests of the local
board.
Don I). Goss of Chicago, director of
reseurch for the national association,
whose duty it is ordinurily on such
occuslons to precede the delegates to
the meeting place und urrunge for the
convention, on arriving here found
that otHciuls of the local board had
made complete arrangements for the
? eutire series of sessions.
Every desire of the visitors was anticipated
and met in advance through
a well-arranged program of hospitality
and entertainment, in which all the
members of the board and a good
many of their wives took part.
Many of the delegntes did not hesitate
to state that the banquet tendered
the .executive committeemen by the
local realtors eclipsed any function of
the kind ever participated in by the
committee as n whole. The elaborate
souvenir menus, containing colored
photographs of the armistice day lighting
effects and of the Lincoln memorial,
were preserved as a memento of
the affair by the guests.
Auditorium Is Groat Need.
In desiring to cuter to every want
of the visitors, representing leading
realty Interests of the country, the
local board had In mind something
more than being considered an able1
i?? ti,? l-nr,,vluilir? fhnf in flip npar
; HUM. 1UC nuw?i.vu6v ?
! future Washington will be equipped
with an auditorium capable of accommodating
the entire membership of the
National Association of Ileal Estate
i Boards in annual convention wus an
impelling motive, it is understood.
Washington has never been selected
as the convention place of the whole
organization, due to lack of auditorium
facilities here, it Is pointed out.
The convention last year In Chicago
was said to have been the largest gathering
of business men In the history
of the country. Only cities with hails
large enough to Inld the vast assem!
binges of realtors have been fortunate
! enough to be selected us the annual
meeting place.
The convention this year will be
held in San Francisco, beginning Muy j
j 31 and lasting through the first week '
in June. An idea of the program of
such a convention is given In the fob ;
lowing announcement concerning the
June meeting:
"Few uddresses are to be made before
the general sessions of the convention.
In fact there will be few
general sessions. The greater part of
the program will be taken up with
conferences on Important subjects,
such as financing building, city zoning,
subdivisions, farm lands, stute reguI
latlons and similar subjects. It is to
I be known as a dotted line convention,
i which to a realtor means 'brass tacks'
I or business first.
"Among the entertainment features
that have been arranged by the San
Francisco board are a boat trip arounil
the bay to various points of interest
i antl out through the Golden Gate into
the raciflc; an oriental bail, a feature
' of which will he a darning contest to
be participated in by realtors and
their families, and alter tlie close of
the convention a golf tournament."
i
PA IN A BAD WAY
"Dear Mary." wrote a woman to her 1
absent daughter, "I am sorry to cut
your vacation short, but you'll have to
' come home right off. Your pa fell off
a load of bay this morning and is feeling
terrible. The doctor has just been
here and went. He says It will take
some time before your pa will be up.
because the fall lias separated his diagram
from his liver. I want you
should catch the 6:4G In the morning.
| Ma."
aH
(Copy for This Department Supplied b7
the American Legion Newi Service.)
LUKE FOUGHT HIS OWN WAR
Young Lieutenant's Devotion Lives on
in Sister Now Cheering Ex-Soldiers
In Hospitals.
Frnnk Luke's devotion to duty lives
on in the character of his sister. The
? American ace who
so gallantly gave
his life one duy in
the early autumn
of 1918 found the
same Joy in service
to his country
that Anna Marie
Luke now finds
in serving ex-soldiers
in the hosp'tals
of Phoenix,
Ariz. Her songs
are known wherever
veterans uc
nuartered and her noDBlarltv at the
American Legion post, which bears her
brother's nume, is often remarket!.
Further honor was recently paid the
memory of Lieutenant Luke when the
Italian Croce di Guerre was awarded
him posthumously. The cross, witli a
certificate of award signed by General
Diaz, is now in possession of the late
officer's family, together with a Congressional
Medal of Honor, a Distinguished
Sendee Cross with oak leaf
duster, and several minor decorations.
The lieutenant was one of the best
known and most picturesque flyers In
any army. Workwent.
Known by reputation to every
man In the A. E. F.. he represented all
that was romantic in modern warfare.
He fell In action with enemy airmen
near Murvaux, after a forced landing
of his plane. He had previously shot
down three German balloons while under
terrific fire from ground batteries.
THE TYPICAL YANK FIGHTER
Sergeant William Mettlen, Omaha,
Stacks Up With All the Required
Dimensions.
How would you look If a slacker
back In the States had taken your Job
and married your
gir|? Xo, that
Jjf didn't happen to
JSergeant William
mlin.''" The-' photogruphers.
on an official mission from
Mie government, scratched their heads
a long while beffire they thought of
anything that would make him look
tierce enough.
If you want to be "typical" you will
hate to stack up as follows: Height, 5
feet 10% Inches; weight, 100 pounds;
huir, light brown, and eyes, blue,
Mettlen's other specifications are that
he enlisted when nineteen years old,
while still a fresnman at Nebraska university
: that he w.\s cited four times
for bravery; that he is as active in the
American Legion now as he was In the
Sixteenth infantry then, and that, In
addition to being a typical American,
he is Scotch-Irish.
LEGION WINS COURT BATTLES
Damages Allowed National Organization
in First Litigation Instituted
'?Two Editors Indicted.
From the first court action which it
ever instituted to protect Its name,
the American Legion emerged victorious.
Judgment by default and damages
were- awarded the Legion in the
suit against Franciu H. Shoemaker of
Omaha, Neb., who was quoted as saying
that the Legion was "subsidized by
big interests" and was "opposed to osgunized
labor."
Shoemuker, wh^ is an alleged radical
worker, made a speech last December
in Omahg, during the course of
which he is said to have referred to
the Legion as "an organization of
trained murderers opposed to organized
labor." Suit w-ns brought by the
Legion commancler in Nebraska on the
ground that the statements were
"wicked, false and malicious" and for
the purpose of "stopping such contemptible
lies and showing union labor
that we resent charges of being opnosed
to them."
Tlie Legion has also secured Indictments
against two editors of the Illinois
Stoats Zeitung, a (Jerman-language
n?*vspaper, for an editorial
which appeared in their paper libeling
ex-service men.
"Second Annual Tour."
Spurred by the success of Its tour
of Kurope last summer, Hyde Park
post of the American Legion in Chicago
has arranged for its "second annual
tour" of the battlefields and
principal cities. The party will start
in the early part of June. A trip to
Nice and Monte Carlo, excursions to
Alpine mountains, a voyage down the
Rhine, and several days In Paris are
among the attractions which are making
it hard for Legionnaires to "keep
their minds on their work."
WPRUVtD UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SimdaySchool *
' LessonT
(By REv. R. B. FITZV*Aitrt. D. D.. 9
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.
LtSSON FOR APRIL 16
EASTER LESSON
LESSON TEXT-John 20:19-3L
GOLDEN TEXT?The Lord is risen Indeed.?Luke
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PRIMARY AND JUNIOR TOPIC?The
First Easter. *
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?Why We Observe Easter Day. .?
\uunu fZOt'Lih a.nu AULlt topic
?The i^ix'dc'. of Belief In Uie R?aurr*ctloa.
I. Jesus Manifests Himself to the
Disciples, Tnomas Being Absent (vv.
liKloj.
lie uppeared to several of His dls
ciples at severul different times during
that day. This Is the tirst appearance
4o the disciples as a body. The ruuiors
-it His severul appearuuces on that day caused
tlie disciples to assemble to
'.uik over the mutter. For fear of the
lews, they met in a prlvute room and
*>arred tlie door. While they were discussing
the strange huppeniugs of the
day, tlie Lord mysteriously appeared "
before them with the greeting of good
cheer, "Peace be unto you." He did
not come with censure for their failure
and desertion. At His birth the
angels announced "Peace." Just before
he took His departure, He said:
'Peace 1 leuve with you; my peuoe I
?ive unto you" (John 14:27); "Let not
vour heurt be troubled" (John 14:1); .
nun now the first word after His resurrection
is "Peuce." Huving calmed ?
Uieir fears, He gave them an ^umlstukable
eyldence of His resurrectioo.
"And when He had so suit). He showed
onto them His hunds and His side,
l'hen were the disciples glad when
they saw the Lord." Their doubts
needed to be scattered, and His Deace
oeeded to be upon them. Consider:
1. The disciples' commission (v. 21).
"As my Futher bath sent Me, even so
send I you." This commission was not
simply to a class, as the eleven, but is
to all Christians. In Luke 24:33 we
tind that there were others there inthat
meeting besides the eleven when
Jesus showed himself to them and ?
commissioned them, showing that the
commission is not co/.flned to a class
or order, but is wide as the Christian
body Itself. All Christians, therefore,
are envoys and representatives of
Christ. The exercise of this great
function Is not merely optional with
the Individual, but is obligatory upon
him. The Lord placed It upon a plane
with His own commission from the
Father?"As ray Father hath sent me,
so send I you."
2. The disciples' equipment (v. 22).
"He breathed on them,- and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost."
The mission of the disciple Is a very
great one, but every one who goes ^
forth in its execution He clothes with
tbe power of a new life by the bestowi
ment of His spirit. No oneNvho hus
this equipment shall ever fall. The ?
Lord's representatives have His life in
theip. The barrenness of onr efforts
is due to our failure to take by faith
our equipment.
3. The disciples' authority (v. 23).
"Whose soever sins ye remit, they are
remitted unto them; and whose soever
sins ye retain, they are retained." This
authority was not by virtue of office,
hut hy virtue of having the Holy ' +
Ghost. This would give the spiritual
discernment to know who Itad or who
had not repented, and consequently,
to pronounce pardon or not.
II. Jesus Manifests Himself to the
Disciples, Thomas Being Present (vv.
20-29).
Thomas was absent at the first appearance
of Jesus. His absence denrtvPfi
him of a vision of the Lord. Ab
,
sence from the assembly of believers
always occasions loss. The other disciples
go to Thomas at once with the
glad news of the resurrection, but he
will not believe. His stubborn disbelief
is such that he doggedly declares
that unless he sees the prints of the
nails, etc., he will not believe. It Is
right to demand evidence, but to prescribe
terms Is rank unbelief. Note:
1. The Lord's kindness to those who '"*
have difficulties. Thomas deserved rebuke,
but the Lord kindly supplied the
evidence which he demanded.
2. The revelation of the Lord transforms
a doubter Into a possessor.
III. The Conclusion of the Gospel
(vv. 30-31).
In these verses John's arguments are
summarized, and an explanation is (1
given as to why he wrote this Gospel. I
Many other things could have been 1
written, but these that he wrote he ?
Judged adequate to prove his point:
To prove that (1) Jesus of Nazareth
was the expected Messiah; (2) that
He was divine?the very Son of God;
(3) that those who believe on Him as
God's only Son?the Messiah?would
receive eternal life. Eternal life is in
nim and only as He Is approprif ted by
faith can men be saved.
God Is Victorious.
If He bowed Hla meek head to mortal
pain for a time for us men and
our salvation, If He emptied Himself
of His glory voluntarily In order to do
this for us, 1/ He, on Easter day, by
the power of the Father rose from the
grave and said on Easter morning.
'I am He that llveth and was dead,
and behold I am alive for evermore.
Amen, and have the keys of hell and
death" then I have got a gospel of '
victory, then I have got a gospel of
hope; that, great enemy Sin and that
great enemy Death were met In fair
tight and were conquered by Jesus
Christ, and God Is victorious.?The
Bishop of London.
To Draw Our Faith.
Here In the Cross Is the source
from which to draw our faith: here
Is the demonstration of love, and it is
with the faith drawn fVom this that ?
we face the facts of life. Conviction
of sin follows conviction of love; It
is when I realize against what tremendous
love I hnve sinned. It is then
that I can begin to repent.?The Blshop
of London.
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