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IMPROVED this week Adolph S. Ochs RumU’i New Plane Superstition and Suicide Cocktail Parties The death, of Adolph 8. Ochs, editor And owners the ^ew York Tlm^, is a great lossj to American journal’ ism and good citi zenship. Mr. Ochs was a goods Amerl- can, whose ilfa^aad- work set an admir able example to his profession. All his life hard-worker, con scientious, Indiffer ent to .personal profit, Mr. Ochs often put to this writer and other friends the ques tion, ever In his mind, “How can I make of the Times a permanent and useful Institution?” Shifts of 63 Feet Between the Continents Reported. Cambridge, Mass.—The gravitational pull of the moon apparently creates tides In the solid earth which change the distance between North America and Europe as much as sixty-three feet, according to Dr. Harlan T. Stet son. visiting professor at the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration, and Dr. A. L. Loomis of the Loomis laboratory at Tuxedo Park, N. Y. The effect of such an earth x title larger than could hare been expected Arthur ferlabaa* Russia, according to Lloyd George, Is the world’s real flying nation, possesses, probably, the , world’s greatest fighting air fleet. It Is certainly the country that takes fly ing most seriously, with 8,000,000 Russians trained In aeronaut4cs r young Russian girls learning to pilot planes and dirigibles and make 20,000-foot parachute jumps, as our young girls learn new dance steps. This makes important Russia’s an nouncement that she Is manufactur ing airplanes on a mass production basis, using for air power “an ordi nary light automobile engine.” The planes,., very cheap, using ordinary gasoline, will be supplied to collec tive farms. Russia may be the first nation to do with flying machines what this country did with. autom.o- biles. American genius put this na tion on wheels. If Russian engi neering skill puts Russia on wings, it will make some other countries thoughtful. i was detected when Doctor Stetson and Doctor Loomis found that discrepan cies in astronomically 'Checked clocks In Europe and in North America In creased and decreased regularly with changes In the moon’s position. Clocks Chocked. Clocks are checked astronomically by comparison with the movement of stars across the meridian, a semi-cir cle running through north and south and a point directly over the observ er’s head, if discrepancies are found in two clocks, thus checked by tbe stars, then the position of either one or the other of. the stations • appears UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAYI •chool Lesson By REV. P. B. PITZWATER, D. XX. ISembar of F«ealty. Moody Blblo Institute of Chlenso. C. Wootoro N.wnpopor Union. Lesson for April 28 " THE HOLY SCRIPTURES LfcrfSON TEXT—H Timothy YrtT-l-i; Psalm 19:7-14. . ■ , GOLDEN TEXT—O how lovo 1 thy lawl It Is my meditation all the day.— Psalm 119:97. PRIMARY TOPIC—The Book God OaveTJ* JUNIOR TOPIC—the Book God Gave U». ' * INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—How to Use the Bible. YOUNG PEOPLE AND APULT TOP IC—Inspiration and Authority of the Bible. JOHNNY’S” LABOR He was a gentle lunatic, “Johnny Appleseed." Or perhaps he was s saint His first appearance in his tory. where he la now secure of his niche lg tbe saga of American plo- neering, is in the year 1800 when he Is seen drifting down the Ohio in t strange craft with a queer cargo: two canoes lashed together bearing § (pad of rotten apples from the elder presses of Pennsylvania. His errand Is to plant apple seeds In the wilderness that orchards may be there awaiting the white settle when they-arrlvc. This was-hiO" FIND MOON CHANGES EARTH DISTANCES * . If ■E w W' ■g A young man Is found strangely murdered, or committing suicide In an unusual way, hanging from a low tree. His legs were fastened behind his back with chains, chains were around his hands and neck, and a medal that he had won in an ath letic contest was fastened with a ftafety pin to one of his nostrils. The man. thirty-one, who -had been employed in moving pictures as a substitute for actors under danger ous conditions. Is believed by police to have kilied himself In a strange way, through vanity, to attract atten tion, climbing. t<r tlie~IJmb of a tree, adjusting the ohain, dropping and strangling. Police quote a superstition of cer tain Malays who believe that evil spirit* carry off their souls if they kill themselves. WUien they commit suicide they exhaust their ingenuity in efforts to die in such a fashion as tQ. make suicide seem Impossible, •thatitne spirits after Inspection may deciw that the dead man was mur dered end leave his soul In peace. to have moved east or west, thus changing the observer’s meridian. The scientists discovered that the discrepancies between American and European clocks, at astronomical sta tions where the -checking was done regularly, moved either east or west of their normal positions. When the. po sition of the moon caused botlfetatlong to move apart, the average distance between them might be Increased by about thirty-two feet, they found. If the moon caused them to move toward each other, they might be nearer to gether by the same amount United States time signals checke^ at Washington are broadcast from the naval station at Annapolis, Md.; Eng lish time signals, checked at Green wich, are broadcast from Rugby, and French time signals, checked at Paris, are broadcast froqi Bordeaux. At specified times, each station picks up the signals of the other two. Nets Discrepancies. Discrepancies noted between An napolis time signals and those from Rugby were seen to rise and fall with the moon’s position. Almost exactly the same curves of rise and fall ap plied to the transmission between An- napollst-and Bordeaux. But between Rugby and Bordeaux, go such rela- ionshlp was seen. Evidently some thing takes place over the Atlantic which does not take place between England and France. The two scientists found that when, the moon was north of the equator, the continents were about thirty-two feet closer together than normally when the moon crossed the meridian, and that they spread apart until, when the moon’s hour angle was about fourteen, the continents were, about thirty-two feet further apart than on the average. When the moon was south of the equator, exactly the opposite was true, the continents moving together when the moon was crossing the meridian, and traveling apart gradually until the moon's hour angle was about twelve. i, During prohibition, the habit of drunkenness was acquiredby many, particularly young women. They yield more easily than men to the effects of alcohol and drugs, and once “caught” they are caught for life, usually. American fathers and mothers that give' cocktail parties for their sons and daughters, or permit them In their houses, should be told plainly that they are using their money to make drunkards of the daughters and sons, and are not fit to have, or bring up. children. In addition to moving 60,000 more soldiers to the German lines, Praise Is hurriedly connecting her steel and concrete lin$ of fortresses, with barbed wire entanglements and trenches. Thir ty thonsand soldiers are digging in ai you read. The French apparently expect the game old thing over again, but they Will not see It. Nations In the next war will not squat in trenches, but will fly against the enemy nation’s chief cities a«fl kill an impressive number of citizens with poises explosives an^i gas. Nothing will be more lonesonriTtfian n front line trench in the next war. Twins Discover Value of Science at 16 Months New York.—Science pays! That was the conclusion today of slxteen-month-old Margie as she watched her scientifically trained twin, Florrie, snatch a piece of candy from under her very eyes. Columbia university psychologists beamed with pride. Florrie's training enabled her to figure out a way to cap ture the candy, placed on top of a box, while Margie could only reach in vain. Florrie aged R smaller box for a step. Jimmy and Johnny, also twins, aged three, proved the same theory. John ny. psychologically trained, was able to climb up to the candy, while Jimmy, his untrained twin, only fell on his nose. Margie and Jimmy, the nntrained twins, surveyed the situation resent fully. Jimmy remarked, with justice: “’Taint fairl” Harlem, in upper New York city, with some 200,000 colored population, is stamping ground for many that preach ultra-radical doctrines, includ ing the theory that whoever has money must have stolen It from those that have no money. This added to race antagonism, and the influence of certain “exhorters,” brings results reminding citizens of what may happen when dangerous doc trines are preached recklessly. A ■■■ ■■ Tbe latest news Indicates that Chan' cellor Hitler is not as anxious for “war In a.hurry” as was alleged. Sir John Simon, for England, re ceived from Hitler a written proposal: First, a ten-year ^nonaggression treaty with Germany’s neighbors, no- -body to attack anybody else. Second, s pledge to withhold eco- ic and financial assistance from nation starting a war. Itler wrote that, and. If be means ayd George is correct in his statfr mentK “Not this time.” Kl»* rMtarM SyndlotU. Im. WNU S«rvt««. Her 81 Dogs Raided by City; Woman Will Sue Indianapolis.—Charging that the city was liable for $500 damdfee* for per mitting Her 81 dogs to escape and that families of pups had "been hopelessly mixed up. Miss Wilhelmina Adams, pe tite blond, planned suit for damages. She claimed that the dog pound as sistants who raided her home encour aged a number of valuable dogs to disappear. She was brought Into court for cre ating s disturbance at the dog pound, where she sought to recover her 81 pets. Neighbors had complained tbe dogs bothered them and the raid followed. , I. The Origin or Source (II Tim. 3:16). They are Inspired of God, which lit erally means “God-breathed." Peter says “Holy men spake fi’om God, being moved by the Holy Ghost” (II Pet 1: 21). When Paul declares the Scrip tures to be God-breathed, he meant that the utterances resulted from Go<rs breath in men's mouths. Because they are God-breathed they are the veritable words of God. The holy Scriptures not only contain the word of God, but they are in verity the message of God to men. II. The Value of the Scriptures (II Tim. 3:14-17). 1. Able to make wise unto salvation (v. 15). Salvation Is alone in Christ It Is obtained through faith in his finished work on the cross. 2. Disciplines the life (vv. 16, 17). It is profitable for doctrine, which is the divine standard of conduct In the Holy Bible alone Is to be found this standard of life,. Not only is it the Standard of life, bnt of all thought Then, too, It reproves, that Is, confutes error. The way to deal with error Is not denunciation, but the positive pres entation of the revealed truth. It also corrects, that is. sets straight many of the dislocations of personal and social conduct The Word of God Is the standard of measurement which sets straight the lives .of moral beings. Further, it instructs in righteousness and thoroughly equips the minister for Christian service. The mastery of God^s holy Word is the indispensable equipment for Christian service. One who lacks this knowledge of the holy Scriptures Is utterly unfit for the Chris- tjan ministry, no matter how well trained he may be in other things. ill. The Nature and Effect of God’s Law (Ps. 1P:7-11). 1. It'is perfect. It is without a flaw. It converts and restores the soul: it turns man back to God himself to lead a life of holiness. It not only converts sinners, but restores the saints to di vine fellowship. 2. It -is sure. It Is’ absolutely de- pentiahle. Man's reasonings change, hut God’s Word endures forever. God cannot lie. It makes wise the simple. CV>:nmon men and women as to natural gilts become wise even in the rightful things of the ivorld, because of their mastery of the Word of God. 3. It is right. The precepts and Judg ments of the Lord are expressions of absolute righteousness because they proceed from the righteous God and are, therefore,'‘inherently right. 4. It Is pure. There is no admixture of error. There is no compromise with that which is untrue. Because of this, it eqlightens the eye^ All that mars the spiritual vision is ttiken away. Con- _ duct for the Christian l*. clearly de fined. 5. It is clean. - This is seen in the effects of the Word of God upon the life. The individual who is sanctified by it is clean within and without. 6. It Is true and righteous. The de cisions of God’s Word are true without exception. The judgments of God’s Word are unimpeachable. Because of these qualities, God’s Word is more lo be desired than the choicest of gold. Obedience thereto brings great reward. IV. The Prayer of the Belieyer (Ps. 19:12-14). The life brought face to face wltn\ God’s Word Is seen as sinful. The soul cries out'for L Cleansing (v. 12). The perfect law reveals the Imperfections of the life. The Word of God reveals sins of which tbe individual may be tgfioranL 2. To be kept from presumptuous sins. Presumptuous sins are peculiarly dangerous. In the Mosaic economy no sacrifice was provided for such sins. 8. Freedom from"the dominion of such sins (v. 13). How awful is ths slavery of those who are in bondage to presumptuous sins. 4. That the words of the mouth and the meditations of the heart be kept In line with God’s l^’ord (v. 14). From many dangers the believer would b« saved if the words and meditations of his heart were kept in line with the Scriptures! , « rand for 46 years. Like many other beneficent cranks he Is •apposed to nave been born In Bos ton. and perhaps the wide of revolu tion mixed with his blood, for his birth year Is glvMFiis 1775. Of holy books be bad tWo: the Bible and Emmanuel Swedenborg, which be read aloud to border fatniliea by the light of cabin Area; be ate no meat, killed no living creatures—not even venomous reptiles—befriended anl- tnals, went unharmed, though all but naked. In a savage wilderness that teemed with wild beasts and Indians, and these last venerated him as n werful “medicine.” In—1812 he spread the alarm of an Impap^lng In dian attack and saved hundreds of settlers from massacre. But more' than saloL be was artist, and bis art-form was Hie nppte^ TL was a passionate conviction with him that the tree should be raised from the seed, and he chose his orchard sites for fertility and picturesqueness with the fastidious taste of poet and painter fenced the enclosure, and returned each year to tend his trees. Ohio people still remember him with affection for his were the first fruits of their wilderness.—Boston Globe. Dr. Pierce’s Pelleta are beet for liver, bowel* and stomach. One little Pellet for a laxative—three for a cathartic.—Adv. Russian Thoroughness For several years Russia has been collecting samples of wheat from a number of countries in order to find the kind which will grow bdst in each of Its great variety of climates. Today, writes D. V. O’Connell, Len ingrad, U. S. S. R., In Collier’s Week ly, It has 30,000 samples labeled and stored In Leningrad, a supply large and varied enough to resow the en tire wheat crop of the world. FULL O PEP rT '“v'6 WHAT A REP — ; i<a OltCS you taste Grape-Nuts Flakes, you’ll cheer tool And it not only has a delicious fla vor, but it’a nourishing. One dishful, with milk or cream, contains more varied nourish ment than many a hearty meal. Try it—your grocer has it i Grape-Nuts Flakes is a product of General Foods. - Bums turns over a New Leaf t H6L10, MR. BURNS/ WONDER IF YOU'D SHARPEN TH£S£ Plowshares for me right away/ right away; EH? THAT'S AIL I HEAR/ riyiviji-iM: WELL-GUESS lUHAl/eTO TAKE 'EM- SOMEWHERE WELL, YOUR GROUCH LOST US ANOTHER customer; WE WON'T HAVE ANT/ PRETTY SOON/ mi MY GROUCH! SAY-. IF YOU HAD MY HEADACHES AND INDIGESTION, YOU'D BE FIT?) BE DEO/ AW-TELL HIM ONE MORE PEEP OUT Of HIM AND HEU BE IN BUSINESS ALL 0V HIMSElf/ (CfffS YOU* TROUBLE MAY be coffee-nerves/ l MAO if.. BUT i qurr COFFEE AND SWITCHED TO ffcSTUM ANOSOON WAS MYSELF AGAIN/ SHuc&.c<me NEVER HURT ME/ StlLL- W WIFE SAYS IORJNKTX? MUCH COFFEE/ MAYBE ft> BETTER DW POSTUM/ CURSES/1 ,CANT HANS AROUND HERE IP HCrSMtHM TO P0S1UM/ (T Scientists Say Kissing ’. Bug Is Staging Comeback Berkeley, Calif.—The “kissing bug” has staged a comeback. The little Insect that a quarter cen tury ago got everybody excited and cdused people to go about with swollen Upfi is on the loose again, scientists at tbe University of Californis said. j£d intensive study Is being mate of the kissing bug, known to scientists as Trlatoma, In an effort to forestall a possible outbreak of American trypi- ksoaomiasis, which in many cases is fatal. MEDITATIONS X that the mischief onr constant fret- Does it strike of our life is real fnlnegs? » • • Christ would not be diverted from the main Issues of life and destiny. He observed a strict economy In bis re sources. • • • That silence is one of the great arts of conversation la allowed-by Cicero who says, there Is not only an art but even an eloquence In It—Habnab Mom •1 30 0AVS LATER, THAT'S AU RIGHT... NO TROUBLE AT ALL/ Tll ‘EM OUT fUR YOU IN SINCE HE SWITCHED TbPOSTDM HE'S BEEN, SO 6000-KIATUREO I knbw coffee was bad for children, but didn’t suppose it could hurt me/ “Many adults, too, find that the caffein in coffee upsets their nerves, causes indigestion or prevents sound sleepl” If you suspect that coffee dirngrers with you.. .try Poetum for 30 days. Poetum contains no caffein. It i« simply whole wheat and bran, roasted and slightly sweetened. It’s easy to make, and costs less than half •a cent a cup. Foatum Is delicious and may prove a real hdp. A product of General Foods. u FREE! Your first week’s supply at mail the < Gkmual Pooaa, Settle Craek, liteh. w.m. u.— weefc'K^apply of ,Pn itet •tn City. MU in, n. A,