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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-15
DADDYty EVENING
E]FARY TALE El
Wl1ARY GRAi1An BONNER
- GA 10 AUTHOR
AFRICAN

when I lived in Canada" said the
Canadian p%orcupine, II was perfectly
happy. OF course If l am helping the
zoo along and being of great interest,
l do not mind, but l do o care for
zoo life as l do for a life Of freedom.
"Ah, what wanderings through the
woods | used to have" the Canadian
porcupine continued. III used to go
miles and miles along through dark
low fir tree forests. I used to live
so happily in the woods where people
so seldom came.
and in the springtime when fishing
parties would camp In the woods, If
a dog bothered me l would soon punish
him.
1T Is not true that l throw my
quilts, but If a dog barked at me and
tried to fight me well, he got punish
ed and you know how
81 don't like these untrue stories
TO get around that / throw my quilts
as the wind throws leaves around. l
don't do that, but / eau give away
some of my quilts if l am frightened
or annoyed. That Is perfectly true.
I'm Canada, where there is beauti-
full country and where the forests are
very wonderful l think a porcupine
leads a very happy life. Such a free,
wild life, no bothersome society around
one all the time.
Here in the zoo folks come and talk
and the animals chatter and make such
a fuss. I like a life which isn't So
ciable, a wooded life, and I'm not GO
ing to pretend l like what l don't"
Now the Canadian p%orcupine said
all this to no one in particular, but
the speech was heard, just the same,
by a good many Of the animals, some
Of the visitors, boys and girls and by
the keeper.
"That is perfectly true" said the
keeper, and he told those who hadn't
been able to understand, just what 1t
vas the %porcupine had said.
But l think the African porcupine
Is going to say something, too" said
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-15

the keeper. "He will have a differ
ent story to tell. We must hear his
story, too"
SO everyone listened to the story the
African p%Orcupine had to tell it was
q little story Of his own ideas and so
forth.
THAT Canadian porcupine," said the
African porcupine to himself, "is very
fussy.
"He doesn't care for the zoo. He
says it is so very fine where he comes
from up in Canada that he is very
homesick. Now, l am not so fussy.
my home Is In Africa, as anyone
might guess or know or imagine be-
cause my name tells a good deal. At
least it tells two important things.
"The first one Is that 1t tells that
/ come from Africa or that l am AZ.
rican, which is the same thing, and
the second important thing that my
name tells is that I am a %porcupine
'"They name me well-the African
~pcrcupine. It's a good name, q good,
sensible name, and 1t tells folks what
l am and how I look, and quite a lot
about me.
Now, little girls and little boys are
often so foolishly named. If they were
just called North American tall thin
boy, or South American short fat girl, I,
1t would be SO much easier.
How is one to know anything from
the name Of Sally, or Susie, or Kitty, or
Jane. or Donald, or John, or James
and Jack! When one speaks Of the
African porcupine one knows what Is
being spoken about. but when any
n speaks Of a friend named Jack
/ have no idea!
"They may be speaking of a little
thin girl with golden curls and blue
eyes or they may be speaking of 9
very tall girl with black hair ant
brown eyes. Or they may be speaking
of a fat boy with a red tie or a thir
boy who is very, very tall and who ha,
freckleS.
Eyes, i have the right sort Of
name, / have, and I'm not in the leas
fussy. / don't mind 1t here In tn
zoo; in fact j like 1t, and l don't mis-
Africa In the least, not In the least.
But the Canadian porcupine VIII
heard this said: africa isn't Canad,
though, and I do miss Canada and Il
woods"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-15
Lawsuit Lasted 478 Years.

A lawsuit regarding Rhodesian min.
Ing rights, which has reached the
house Of lords In its fourth year, is
quite a legal infant when compared
with some that have preceded 1t. The
Thellusson will case, for example,
dragged out In the courts from 1877
to 1857. Another similar action at law,
known as the Bishop-D emetra will
case, lasted 122 years. Even this, how
ever, Is not q record, for In 1908 there
was settled at Friema a lawsuit that
had been in progress since 143O. The
raising Of a dam was the point at issue
and it occupied the courts for exactly
478 years.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-15
And Lived Happily Ever Afterward.

'N'S ~ 'NHP'y NlICTWdFO.
The couple, In the twenties, fashion
ably but not ultra dressed, unmistak-
ably w~orldwise in the faces, we're pass
ing the Knights Of Pythias building
when the man turned his face toward
the woman and said In even tones OF
a well-modulated voice:
"Did I or did I not?"
"You did," she said, quite as free
from vulgar excitement.
"You are a liar" without a change
in the pitch Of his voice, as he again
turned his face toward her.
She took her hand from his arm.
they never lost a step, and proceeded
across the avenue and Ohio street in
tersection apparently oblivious of traf-
fc, as they alternately spoke and
looked at each other. IT was a nice.
gentlemanly and ladylike luarreL-In!
dianaDolls News.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-15

1t is desirable for young people
choose the life-work which accor
with their tastes and qualification
but never make the mistake of su
posing that any work will be ali
gether pleasant. There Is no occur
ton without some drudgery. The
Is nc success without sacrifice. II
Will never do anything Of conseQuer
without doing something you do Z
iike.--Girl's Companion.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-17

wounded to care for and our crippled
to rebuild into confident, successful
citizens. There is still work for our
fighting men to do in Europe, if we
are to gain from our victory the kind
of world we have been fighting for.
It's a big job! If we leave it un-
finished now when the end is in
sight-C Chateau Thierry and the Meuse
will have been fought and won in
vain.
There's a bill of some billions of
dollars to clean off the slate-before we
can call it a day and enjoy the new
world that we have won.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-17
<HEY did not. And they
~ are not quitting now:
Neither did you while we
were winning the war.

Well, are you going to quit now
when the war is won? Our job isn't
finished y%et-not by a long shot. And
it's a man-size job, too-if we are
going to turn our victory to real &C
count, if we are going to make from
it a more prosperous America and a
better world to live in.
We have fighting men to bring
home and find jobs for. We have our
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22
COB GETS SPLiCED

We are prone to think Of our in
stituti0n Of government as q matter
Of fact, e:t and dried-mostly dried
machine without q soul and no
romance.
Jack" q sailor lad, with IN adept
ocean ron that would have done
credit to an old salt" with many
years experience before the mast.
found the romantic part OF Uncle
Sans organization. With the war
over Jack had donned his civies and
was in pursuit Of Q common place.
hack-tO-earth every day job.
Rolling into the once Of the United
States Employment Service in New
York City. whose pastime IL placing
jobless gobs and doughboys in en-
ployment. he stood amazed. Every
body looked as though the Ziegfeld
Folly chorus had invited them to din
ner. Every face was wreathed In
smiles. On a big blackboard, which
the Employment Service used for the
purpose of listing jobs and help
wanted" was the following under the
Help Wanted" column:
Wanted o husband-must be good
looking. honest, having lovable dis-
position and credentials-war vet
eran preferred"
Jacks social activities during the
past two years haA been confined
solely to frollicking with the ships
maseots-a goat and mOnkey-with
the other gobs on beard ship-that
and iazzing with the band.
The tradition Of the navy was at
stake-at least Jack thought so.
Unconsciously giving his trousers
q seaman's jerk he asked for the
lady's longitude and latitude. Get
ting same he lOst no time In boarding
a seagOing hack.
Yes, the lady was in!
The echo OF 1e-ineh guns sounded
bat as faint muYmurings Of some
far away brook 90 compared to
Jacks heart but the yision-he says
it was q visiOn-which stood before
him, was most reaSsuRing.
To minimize the agony, Jack is
now sailing before . new mast and
he reported back to the Employment
Service ONCE that, "All's well with
him and his new captain"
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

lwhile." is the typical answer Of by
aT the greater majority when asked
the question as to how soon they
will be ready to go to work.
The work Of eaTdfne the overseas
men is done in the embarkati0n
camps aRd on returning transports.
Immediately on reaching port the
cards are sent TO the administrative
Offices In Washington and relayed to
the field Offices Of the Employment
Service or one Of the Bureaus for re-
turning soldiers and sailors.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

at home and abroad; and IL was for
the purpose OF creating q branch Of
the government to look after the well
fare Of the workers that the Depart
ment OF Labor was created. Out OF
this idea the United States Employ
ment Service was developed. how
ever, as q war emergency solely,
whose duty IL was ito foster. promote
and develop the welfare of the wage
earners Of the United States by 50
conserving and distributing their In
dustfial activities as to improve their
working conditions and advance their
opportunities for profitable employ
ment. in harmony with the general
good. with the necessities OF war.
with the just interests of employers.
and with the development in practice
of the recognized principle Of COM
mon responsibility for production
and a common interest i'm distribu-
ton"
Brief but interesting Is the actual
achievement Of the Service.
Organization began the latter part
OF 1917 and operation two or three
months later. In order to support
the drafted armies and fill the gaps
made by the draft in industrial war
industries it was early recognized
that to do this some extraordinary
efforts would be necessary to recruit
labor with which to make and trans
port the supplies to the troops.
At the outset three or four hun
dred Offices were opened throughout
the United States bat as the need
and demand increased from war in
dustries for more and more labor, IL
became necessary to increase the
number Of recruiting 0Gices until.
when the armistice was signed. the
Service had in operation more than
7se offices. From the middle Of jan
uary. 1918, until "der tag" When the
BlOad Beast which had for more than
four years shown considerable an
tipathy and disdain for the whole civ
ilized world began to take on . yei-
iowish hue and finally quit. the Serv-
ice had recruited 2.546.00O men into
wartime industries.
For q day or two the Industrial
clock stopped; then the realization
came that the war was actually over,
the pendulum swung the ether way
ana SA1 tUOOS WHO A8u SU4S 10tO o.
sential war work had to 60 back into
peace-time industries. In addition,
the millions i'm the army camps here
and in France had to be demobili&ed
and given jobs.
The task was given to the United
States Employment Service.
The whole machine had to be re-
versed. Before the end of the war it
was . game Of hidF and seek, with
labor as the objective. From NOvem-
Der IL II was the same kind OF a
game, but jObg-Yacant jobs. and
more vacant jobs-were essential.
The same highways and byways
which had been searched out for
workers during the war were again
traversed in search Of jobs.
During the first four months Of
1905 we're re-
turned to peace-time occupations By
the Employment Service, then the
danger OF discOntinuance Of this
branch Of the national machinery for
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22
u S. Employment Service Is Placing IS, 600 Fighters
In Jobs Every Week LET 1t Find One For You

placing the jobless as well as the sol
iiers and sailors doomed on the in
dustrial horizon when it became
known that through lack Of funds.
the 750 Offices would have to go. the
1000 Bureaus for Returning Soldiers
and Sailors which were created dur
ing the war. and which were serving
as auxiliaries. would have to shut
their doors.
It was then that the vhOle-he2 rted
response from the people came when
ii was needed most. The Service was
supported and the search Of jobs for
the jobless will continue through
their loyal support.
Because of the apparent public de-
mant for q permanent National EN-
ployment Service. the Secretary Of
Labor called the representatives. Of
the governors to confer with him and
as a result an organic act looking
toward the perpetuation OF the pres
e1t employment system was prepared
far submission to the next session Of
Congress.
While the delegates were all of
one accord that q federal employ
knk0S ~ 0b0E0 " - A9G8G0 anu U<88k 0A8p
there was considerable discussion as
to the necessary amount Of money
thought needed to establish an EN-
cient plan. When objection was
raised that 100000 was eonsid-
cred "a lot to spend in getting jobs.
il was pointed out that with 2.00O.-
eco soldiers yet to be demObilized it
was only 90 per man and that the
jObless in the state OF New York
alone spent IN average OF 3S,0ee, eco
each year in securing jobs.
The Service which is at present
making the greatest effort to find
jobs for the returning soldiers anf
sailors is at the same time placing
hundreds Of Thousands Of war work
eFs and civilians each month.
To be Of the most possible assist
ance to returning soldiers and sail
Ors who will aeed employment when
they are discharged, o representative
OF the Employment Service 10 being
maintained In each army camp an
the United States and in the embark
alton camps abroad.
A record is made Of each man prior
to his discharge to aseertain whether
or not he will need employment when
he is released from the army. As each
maa in need Of employment 10 card
ed Q record OF what he Is capable Of
doing. the experience he has had in
that business, and where he wants TO
locate is Immediately sent TO the 10
cal Office Of the Employment Service
nearest to where the man about TO be
wishes to go. Search iz
begun for a job for the
soldier who will arrive usually in
abOut a week or ten days. Ninety per
cent of the men have jobs, secured
i'm this manner, when they reach
home.
In the case of overseas men it is
found that the percentage of those
who need jobs is even higher than
among those at home. Approx
mateIy 40 per cent must have new
when they return to civil
life, bat Of these only small major
ity wish TO return to work imme-
diately.
I'VE want to 90 home and Ioal
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

wx GRR6AME4AANO 16&GM
Through tie woOded' depths -is the
Where the IUsHds of sbriS9 are blorv-
isO.
Tkeir crosses wsit By E.s OSreq snd
M0yRe
And on whtre The Vesle Is fiow;sg:
Their rifles ssst whsye rank seeds
sf1zCm
AHd endless night enfolds fkem,
Bwt p0pfies flome IN the fogs Of dsssss
To light tie las that holds thsm.
Ry the AygosHe Trail their kslSsets sg0it
To gsard the goal they s0Mght for;
5H! sever a ghost shall pass the gate
ThGt leads to the home they fOsSht
for;
Asd Wever q dream shall ws0r the sleeb
That fo'ioased !Ae1 last endeGvov.
6at the Night IS long and the Silence
deep
Where the home roads b0rred for
fVer.
IN tie svooded depths ahers the byanches
toss
No mate shall Rear their story:
jSt WsoSMd BY MOwwd. Gnd cross BY
cross,
Life,S lost gsssds siNg their glory:
! hey g0vc theiS all. to the f,soi debt.
ON d0.yw to fhe soaEs lGss ember,
AHd they sViN kH0sU If The cLems forget.
Or oCkefhey the CLAWS remember!
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

The Y. S. Employment Service
which 10 being supported at the pres
ent time by state and city funds, well
fare organizations and private indi-
viduals TO the extent of $4,000 q
month iD placing each week approx
imately $1,000 Of the soldiers and
sailors who are discharged from the
army and navy. In concrete proper
tions the Service has found that 80
out OF every 100 men discharged
from the army and navy are in need
of employment when they retarn to
civil life and Of this number the
Service is placing about 80 per cent
I'm need OF assistance or Is ,000 each
week.
Owing to the failure Of the Urgent
Deficiency Bin during the lsst crowd
ed days Of the 65th Congress no pro-
vision OF funds was made for the
continuance OF the work OF the EN-
Dloyment Service when the funds un-
der which the Service was operating
at that time were exhausted. 1t was
expected that the very best TIE Sery-
lee could do would be to maintain
approximately 5e Of the original $50
Ollces. These Offices were to be de-
voted exclusively to the work OF find
img jobs for soldiers and sailors.
However. when 1t became known that
the Services work Of aiding the SOL
dferB here and abroad was seriously
ehreatemed, contributions began to
pour into the Golfers Of the Service
from every state I'm the union, state
legislatures. City and county support
aAso was givea. Welfare Organiga-
tioAs and individuals came forward
and did what was really more than
expected. bat no more than the sol
der Is entitled to. They financed
43o oMees In edition to the Sc
which the Employment Service itself
had sufficient funds 10 maintain. This
outside assistance has been pledged
TO carry on the work OF the Service
until the 66th Congress can provide
the necessary funds to carry On the
work.
Definite action By the States to
DorDetuafe the work of the Federal
Employment Service. which In the na-
tional machine for placing returning
soldiers and sailors in jobs. was
taken in Washington when represen-
tatives Of the governors met In con-
ference with the Secretary OF Labor
and drafted q tentative organic act
asking Congress to make this branch
Of the gO~eFnment, which was organ
lied a. . War-emergeney, q peTm2-
uent institution
Probably in no other branch OF the
United States Government would be
found a more interesting work thap
that Of the Employment Service IS
q branch OF the Department of Labor,
im that it deals with human beings.
Tha Treasury Department, the d.
naneiai branch which provides the
funds for ali other branches OF the
goverzmeat. looks after the financing
0f the Reserve Banks and the gem
eral monetary distribution: the De-
parfmenG OF Agriculture expends its
eNoTts I'm aiding the farmers, for it
fS solsly through the farmers that We
ret our Snstenance; the Department
of Commerce is the business mems
assistance IN the extension Of trade
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22
TOO APPRECIATIvK

Pvt. Jones happened to be i'm ranks
Cor the FIRST time the day that the
regiment was reviewed by the col
onei. Everything went we'll until the
regiment band played while the men
were ut attention. At the end Pvt.
Jones started clapping his hands In
applause. He got X. P. duty for SIX
Sundays.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22
A HUSTLER

In response TO numerous inquiries.
we wish to explain that a gold
brick" h Q person in uniform who
gets out OF more than he gets into.
and gets into less than he gels out OF.
and gets out and gets.-Judge.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
GUNMEN

The right of the city police unonize is upheld by almost
devotee of unonist principles but such banding together
has worthy of general support wide Boston where
the the paomen bands of began footing
stores of thousand of dollars worth OF goods)
The has been raised against the formation OF police and
guards companies shoot down their fellows Yet far
know, policemen shot down their brothers except
those brothers themselves committing OF violence
resisting being taken prevent such Until
ism is elevated such plane that it will permit strife
accompany of its defense labors position there
must be organized control OF the and safety OF communities
Organized the American Federation
plus local affiliated cannot than $780,
900 individuals this than 100000
600 persons its rolls When the unions complete
y and democacay controlled that there will be farther
danger of radical and senSeess union strength then it
will be think of admitting policemen and remen the
ranks of organized labor.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
LODGE AND KNOX MAY DRAW THE PEACE TREATY
WITH GERMANY

President Wilson has made threat Lodge and
Knox He informs these statesmen that if they succeed
preventing the peace treaty, drawn
by himself and Lloyd George and Cemenceau the United States
will have make separate treaty with former foes and
that he will send Lodge and Knox frame the document We
hope he carries his threat 1t will indeed be gratifying the
country the with these great statesmen and
the treaty that they will draw will be ratified by the Senate
Further than this should be said that the original commits
should have been headed by Lodge and Knox and by
Colonel House and President Wilson, aided by Gary Gyon and
Presagented by George Cree II the President doesn't know
he should understand that except those Immediately around
him wished him leave the country than half year
order try aghen the tangled affairs OF Europe
Inasmuch he there however he should have
through treaty peace possible and returned
this country with copy OF for Senate approval Instead OF
this Mr. Wilson burdened himself with the doing and affairs of
the JugoSavs Russia Bulgaria Turkey and the city OF Fume
es Lodge and Knox if abroad would stick American
affairs and this country will suffer these patriots and
Elder Statesmen handle the treaty
BY all let Mr.. Wilson carry that treatlet Lodge
and Knox there and make agreement with Germany
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION

There 200 members signed up post
of the American Legion
OF the former revice in Yavapai county, probably less
than third affiliated with the eHsoders who have put
the biggest national organization perfected short time
and that the national campaign members up
the Yavaja throw in together. The
until all the united under command that knew
what wanted and 1t plainly evident that the
soldiers did finish the Job when they made the Hun quit The
Hum both still hopeful of pulling
with the long end OF the the boys who crashed him
battle have be ready smack him again civilian life
The Legion with its objective comprehensive membership,
has outlined already part OF its program and each community
post has something put In
strong for the building OF memorial building which will be
fit house all community activities This however purely
local objective Within the many things the soldiers
interested that take work accomplish The passage of the
soldier
ton OF immigration those fit become citizens and deserve the
benefits the greatest nation the world the nation
al purposes and aims.
The Ernest Love post has office in Prescott, which
soldiers sailors and being asked their
applications for membership On receipt OF the application carry
ing the military rank and former organization pres
address civilian occupation insignificant
dues the post will mail him membership card and supply him
with the direct aid tremendous organization The week OF
the campaign should the local post increased
three told
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-09-17
PREPAREDNESS

1t is the nconceivable that the disaster the Texas
should bring the dire suffering that followed
other historic cataophes both there and elsewhere The
the late
Organization of the and the Red Cross and in fact all
activities requiring concerted strong effort for the needs of the
has taught how situations II this trouble IS
less than the great Galveston Hood it will be due part
the fact that cooperation has been learned WELL and that
preparedness much theme for preaching
fact accomplished doctrine proven the the people
We stronger in this way for the great Our lesson
has been learned We able things great magnitude
that thought possible until real strength had been
by achievement Of the socaed impossible We capable
OF infinite expansion o crises.
The lie has been given the fogey whose painve wall has
always been that can't certain thing because
have done it.