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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
Children.

Then why not pursue the study Of
children for yourself? The subjects
are always before you. No books are
needed, no costly drawings, no lee
lures, neither transparencies nor illus
trations. Your specimens are all about
you. They come and go at your bid
ding. They are not TO be hunted fol
along the edge Of a precipice, on the
borders of the wilderness, In the des-
ert, nor by the seashore. They abound
not in the u~ninhabited or unvisited
place, but In your very dwelling hous-
es, about the steps Of your doors, in
every street Of every village, In every
green field, and every crowded thor
oughfare. They flourish bravely in
sn~owstorms, in the dust of the trSm-
pied highway, where drums are beat
ing and cOlors flying, In the oar of
cities. They love the sounding sea
breeze and the open air, and may
always be found about the wharves
and rejoicing before the windows of
toy shOps.-John Neal.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
Origin Of Japanese Language.

"The closest relation Of the Jap
anese tongue Is with ancient Hebrew,
although, in some cases, words show
a great resemblance to Arabic, which
conserves the more archaic features
of the parent speech"
This conclusion has been reached by
DR.. Robert Armistead Stewart or
Johns Hopkins university after an In
vestigation Of the origin Of the Jap
anese language, according to the ia
pan society, for which he has prepared
a statement. Continuing, he says:
an the curse Of the Investigations
there were established the mutations
that go far to proving the original
unity for the Aryan and Of the Sc
mitic speech and that explain the
points of correspondence noted be-
tween japanese and Indo-E European.
Hence, 1t develops that primarily
through the Semitic. and secondarily
through the Indo-European, japanese
IS related to our English tongue-a
fact that should conduce to ~quickened
interest of thS two peoples In one an
other and lead to a better understand
Ing"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months 1854, ooo, 900 VA
Spent Overseas and $119,000,00 10
in the United States.

Washington. Especial. )-Through q
complete report Of the work or the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry p. Dawson, on be-
half Of the wal council, the organiZa-
ton on the eve of It's annual enroll
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
II, has rendered an accounting OF the
many millions given it by the Amer
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement Is, In
part, as follows:
"The war council of the American
Red Cross is now prepared to make a
complete accounting to the American
Neple of money contributed and ex-
pended, as well as the work done by
the American Red Cross during the
period in which the war council was
In control of its affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
1T was the practice of the val
council to give complete publicity to
it's policies and finances, but 1t Is only
now that a picture Of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t is
the feeling OF the war council tina a
report in this summarized form should
be made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the ef-
fort which made the American Red
Cross a success.
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinQuished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t is i'm.
portant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March /, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross partici.
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $500, OO0, 600
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,00O,0OO:
Children, 100000 -. 31,OOO,OOO
Red Cross workers. ..... 8,1OO,OOO
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371,577 900
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,S22
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors In u. S.. 200
Knitted articles given to
q. S. ................ 100000
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 10000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
ated $3.50. p
Patient days In Red Cross
hospital In France. 80. 1,155,OOC
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 294,0OC
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
E'ench- hospitals 5000 4,34O.0Ol
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
BEAR USED DIRECT METHODS
How Pet Grizzly Satisfied Curiosity
and Appetite in EminentIy
Satisfactory Manner.

Mr.. Enos A. Mills tells us a story Of
q bear, whom he calls Miss Grizzly.
She was a pet bear, In a Sawmill in
the Medicine Bow mountains, was
never teased by the men and, there
fore, had q uniformly good DISPOSE
ton. They did not try to teach her
tricks, but she seemed to pick them
up, one of her favorites being cart
wheeling" This meant that she would
curl her nose behind her toes, have
one Of the men start her with a little
push down the slope near the mill, and
then we and over she would roll. This
she appeared to enjoy greatly. But
the funny incident was this: One day
a teamster brought her a bottle Of
catsup. standing erect" writes Mr..
Mills, "she took it deftly in her fore
paws. She was greatly interested in
it-probably in the color. In turning
II about. she caught sight Of a floating
~air-bubble. Inverting the bottle from
end To end, she tried to make this out /;
she held ii between her eyes and the
light, she shook it back and forth
close to her ear. Then going directly
to a nearby log, she brought the bot
tie down upon it and Catsup splashed
In all directions. Her curiosity salts
fed, she seemed TO enjoy licking up
the catsup."-Christian Science Mon
itor.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
Emperor SkillfuI Enuineer.

From imperial times until today the
Tiber has been a torment to all gov.
ernments. Caesar elaborated a sys.
tenn that would have made Rome a
rival Of the London or New York of
today, but his associates found the
enterprise too gigantic. When a dis.
tant successor, the Emperor Claudius,
came to the throne, he took up the
scheme, and though he did not embark
on 1t so extensively, he compelled the
wonder Of the time by the capacious
waterway afforded. He was an engi.
neer by taste. His name is associ.
ated with the enormous aqueducts
Aqua Claudius and Anio Novus, the
wonder Of modern engineers. He
caused a harbOr at Ostie to be dug
The b~reakwater was not built in the
right direction, and the harbor ulti.
mately filed up.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
READING THE BIBLE ALOUD
Much Truth In Charge That Beautiful
Text Is Too often Interpreted In
UninteRgent Manner.

II is strange that the reading of the
Bible aloud in an acceptable name
should neutrality-suspicious. in
superable difficulties, remarks a writer
In the London Spectator. 1t is writ
ten In the finest English Of the finest
period. 1t concerns subjects of uni
versal and undying interest. 1t is en-
deared TO every listener by tradition
and recollection. But the evidence
proves It Is hard to read well. Men
religion, especially trained in Hebrew
and Greek literature, specially anxious
TO bring the truths Of Scripture home
to t..eir audience, read it for the most
part in abominable fashion.
We cannot insult them by supposing
their weekly task an easy one. We
cannot, on the other hand, deny that
the Old and New TeStaments offer
great scope for fine reading. The task
OF the curate at lectern is like the task
Of the executant before the piano. The
n has great literature before him |;
the other great music. The audience
waits for his Interpretation. AS a rule,
with many and marked exceptions, the
curate runs through his work in such
a mechanical and uninterested manner
as would empty a concert hall If imi-
teted by his brother artists. He reads
heroic passages as though they were
dull parish notices, arguments as cut.
and-dried snippets Of dogmatism, and
shrewd proverbs as sacred poetry.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31

Men served By Red Cross
canteens in France. 1890
Refugees aide. In France l,T26,O
American ~cOnvaleScent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,1l0O
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
Italy ................. 14S,C
Children cared for by
Red Cross In Italy 80. 1856
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
Insect Bothers Forest Rangers.

The ohmlette is the "coot.e' Of the
forest rangers life. He does not get
on the ranger, but he gets in his tel
ephone, which is much worse when
you are trying to telephone for help
on a forest fire. The ohmlette just
delights In getting into the transmit
ter and attempting to call up some Of
his forest friends. A buzzing starts.
says the American Forestry associa.
tion of Washington, that just about
puts the line out of business. The
ranger could take a shot at the trans
mitter, but that,' OF course, would
get" the phone as well as the ohm
lette, so the ranger uses a piece OF Q
moth ball and that settles 1t for Mr.
Ohmlette.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31

OF the 100000, 900 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
1898, 0OO, 900 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their &C
t~ivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,00O,O0o, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, S57, 900; elsewhere over
seas, $64, 600, 900; in the United States.
$4S, 600, 600; by chapters in the United
States, $43,O0O,0O0; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, $25, 600, 1000, elsewhere over
seas, 100000; in the United States,
S2S,000,000, making total expenditures
in France, $50, 100000, elsewhere over
seas, $72,0 900, 900; in the United States,
$119,OOO,000.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
G. HELD

Clifford c. Held Is the peace time
executive Of the Northern Division OF
the American Red Cross. He Is now
engaged In putting over the Third Red
Cross Roll call, November 2 to II.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
Morkmen Start Rioting.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-(By Associated
Press)-Labor troubles in Munich
took still more serious turn yester-
day afternoon, according to Copen-
hagen dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company. Church bells began
ringing and 10000 workmen from the
suburbs marched into the center of
the city, where short time later vio-
lent firing was heard. it is said, mob
having been reported to have begun
plundering stores.
The dispatch characterizes condi-
tions now prevailing in Munich as
virtually civil war and reports state
dictatorship of workmen will be pro>
claimed 1t it prediced that the kill
ing of Premier Eisner and the wound
ing of Minister of the Interior Auer
will be avenged in most frightful
manner
The attempted assassination of
Auer is interpreted as an act of re-
venge for the killing of Esner. The
men were bitter opponents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
Mother of Americus
Minister is Dead

Word was received late Friday by
Mrs. L. G. Henderson, wife of DR..
Henderson, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, from WATERFORD, N. c., where
he had been at the bedside of his
mother, that she had died that after
noon.
DIR. Henderson was called to Water
boro last Sunday by the illness of his
mother. She was the widow of the
late Col. c. G.. Henderson, and had
lived in WATERFORD since her marriage,
going there from Charleston, of which
she was native. She was 7S years
of age. The funeral will take place
today. DR.. Henderson expects to re-
turn to Americus the middle Of the
week. There will be no preaching a.
his church today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
Lingo Back Home a
Good Roads Booster

81 rode thousand miles over paved
roads, and came back home convinced
that such roads are the best invest
ment ever made by any county," said
Charles Lingo Saturday, following his
returnt from vacation of several
weeks spent in Tampa, and other
Florida towns. Going there accom-
panied by Mrs. Lingo and Miss Many
Alice Lingo, he wrote back such glow
ing reports of the good times the
party enjoyed that Hugh Mize and
Mrs. Mize Joined them, remaining in
Tampa some time
Mr.. Lingo, who has long been con-
nected with the Hightower Book Store
here, said he made a fiattering offer
tc remain in Florida, but his love for
Anericus and his friends here was so
great it overcome the financial induce
ments offered him, and he decIInee
the proffer. He says, though, that
Florida is hustling state, and that
the splendid paved highways there
have contributed in no small degree to
the prosperity being enjoyed there
now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
5 Tons of Plane
PropeIlers Shipped

One of the biggest express ship
ments ever made out of Americus was
made Saturday by the Aviation Gen
eral Supply eDpot, when 26 boxes of
airplane propellers, weighing 1896
pounds, and on which the express
charges were nearly $500, were start
ed for Belmont Field, New York. The
boxes were loaded on the 2:17 Cen
trail of Georgia train by 13 soldiers,
who did the job in 10 minutes, and
causing not minutes delay to the
railroad. Friday a shipment of 9,644
pounds of airplane parts left here by
exphess for Norfolk, destined for Ber-
muda.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
MRS. ABBOTT'S
FATE IN JURY'S
HANDS; HOPEOF
VERDICT WAVES
MistriaI Freely Predicted in Atlanta
Some See MansIaughter
Conviction

ATLANTA, Feb. 22.-The fate of
Mrs. Stella Abbott, slayer of her hus-
band, Fireman Johnny" Abbott, in
their home few days ago after she
had discovered his intimacy with an
other woman, went into the hands of
the jury at noon today, but at late
hour tonight there was no sign of a
verdict and predictions were freely
made that the case would end either
in a mistrial or verdict of voluntary
manslaughter.
Those expecting mistrial were in
the majority, Fulton county having
record for failing to convict woman
slayers that was not expected to be
broken. The last rumor from the vi
cinity of the jury room was that it
stood to for conviction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
Lee St. Pastor Here
TO Take up Work

Rev. Silas Johnson, the new pastor
of the Lee Street Methodist church, ar
rived in Americus last night and will
fill his pulpit at both morning and
evening services today.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson came by way of
Savannah where Mrs. Johnson has
been staying while he has been in the
army service He has been in charge
of the Y. M. C. A. work at Fort Cas-
we'll, N. c., near Wilmington, and OBJ
tanned relief from that work only a
few days ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
PLANE
SCHEDULED TO
LEAVE AT $50

If yau want to see the big Handley-
Page airplane sail away for Texas you
had better be out of bed by $3.50
o'clock this morning.
1t was stated at Souther Field late
yesterday afternoon that the giant of
the air, which has been held up here
bv bad weather, would probably take
the air by $50 o'clock, Or soon there,
after! if the weather is good. AS prev
iously arranged, the fire department Of
Americus will be notified when the
plane starts and alarm 81 will be run
by Chief Naylor to notify the people to
be on the lookout for the airsh'p.
Il was decided Yesterday y the Of
fictrs in charge ot@the DiG pla1t to
go to Mobile. from whick point they
Will turn directly westward en- the
WOW to Houston, Tex, heir oes;ina-
IN. The distance from here to Mo-
bile is 243 miles.
Following is the personnel aboard
the big airship, who will leave On it
today:
Capt. William S. Reyturn, passen-
ger.
Lieuts. Geo. NJ Palmer, pilot; Geo.
Il. Bradford, asst. pilot, Chas F. Clev-
ette, English officer
Mechanics: Master Signal Eiictri-
clan Joseph English: Master Sirnal
Electrician Worth P. MacClute; Ser
geant Lewis w. Williams; Privates
Armand J. LeRossette, Manuel Mon
toya Angel, George Clark and Walter
c. Curry.
Private Angel was flyer for three
years ON the western front in the
French army.
A large number of automobile par
ties have gone cut to Souther Field
from Americus to inspect the big air
ship since its arrival.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
SLAY|NG OF E|SNER FIRES BAVARIA
Discrimination in
Soldiers Bonuses
Rappedby Upshaw

4 TLANTA, Feb. 22.-Congress-
4 man W. D. Upshaw, who is to
represent the Atlanta district in
the Goth Congress, in speaking re-
Gently in Roanoke, Va, on Human
ity's Greatest Victory" declared
himself vigorously against the pro-
posed discrimination in the bonus
to be voted by Congress whereby
officers discharged from the SER
vice will receive $500 and privates
only $50.
Il protest against this discrimin-
alton in the name of genuine
Americanism," said the Georgia
congressman. while l honor the
genius and character that gave the
officer his necessary position of
leadership in the war, let it be re-
membered that there are to be no
officers and privates in civil life.
The loyalty and sacrifice of the
private soldier in the trenches
made possible the life and safety
of the officers, and if this thing is
not settled before l reach congress,
l expect to fight for an ample bo-
nus that will leave no taint of
Prussianism in our American life.
Let officers and soldiers who have
been equally loyal receive equal
recognition and equal help from
our government as they start out
in civil life again to be brothers
beneath a common flag"
This declaration moved large
and conservative Virginia audience
that packed the First Baptist
church of Roanoke on Sunday
morning to break into a storm of
applause.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
Free Concert Next
Sunday Announced

The first of series of free Sunday
afternoon concerts for soldiers, will
be staged by the War Camp Commun-
ity service at the First Baptist church
next Sunday afternoon, March 2, un-
der the direction of James Robert Gill
lette, of Wesleyan college. An ev-
cellent musical program has been pre-
pared, which will be announced this
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
ARarenre For Eisner.n

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-(Friday Night)
-(By Associated Press )-Exciteme
is growing throughout Munich, ac-
cording to the latest advices. Motor
cars carrying red flags and placards
reading Revenge For Eisner," are
hurrying through the streets. Stores
are closed anad factories shut down.
Working men are calling for a general
strike. Large bodies of armed DEM
onstrators are collected n various
parts OF the city. and there has been
promiscuous shooting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
WouIdBe Assassin Springs Among
Deputies and Fires at Minister
Bench
SCENES OF INDESCRIBABtE
CONFUSION ENSUE ON FLOOR
Ten Thousand Workmen March Into
Munich from Suburbs --PIunder-
ing Of Stores Starts

BERLIN, Feb. 22-(By Associated
Press s.)-Minister of Justice Timm
and Minister of Social Affairs Inter
leitner of Bavaria, both were wounded
during the shooting at >the Bavarian
landtag yesterday when Minister of
the Interior Auer was shot.
Having fired at Minister Auer, a
man sprang in among the deputies and
fired shots at the ministers bench. At
the same time several shots were fir
ed from the strangers gallery. Scenes
of indescribable confusion ensued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
NECRO'S STORY
ONWADEKILLLNC
CREATES LITTLE
INTEREST HERE
Small CredenCe Put in Words of Boy
Convict, Formerly
Here

The statement made in Milledgeyille
by Shellman Johnson, a negro convict,
which it is alleged completely exoner-
ates DR.. Charles K. Chapman and War
ren l. Johnson of completely in the
killing of Walter Wade, has created
little interest here, although widely
read by friends of DR.. Chapman and
those of Wade as well.
Little credence is placed in anything
Johnson may have told the authorities
at the state farm. where he is now
confined, in view of his record here,
and the further fact that he is a youth
of tender years, being not over fifteen
years of age. Recently he was held
in the Sumter county Jail On a misde-
meanor charge, and at that time his
mother told Sheriff Harvey he was
only twelve years old, but the jail
authorities believe he is just little
older than that.
Asked yesterday if the negro had
any connection with the Chapman
Wade murder case, to his knowledge,
Sheriff Harvey stated that he had call
ed on DR.. Chapman several times dur
ing the time Chapman was incarcerat-
ed in Jail here, but that he did not
testify at either trial of the case. DR..
Chapman and the negro, the sheriff
said, held several consultations to-
gether during which they privately
discussed some subject, but if the
negro ever had any knowledge of the
Wade murder he successfully con-
cealed this from the officers.
state, said he had read the negro's
statement, but placed no credence
whatever therein. The testimony of
Mrs. Yertie Howell, an eyewitness
to the crime, he said, was supported
by too many other facts and circum-
stances to permit of it being overturn-
ed by the mere statement of negro
convict, and he is of the opinion that
no sufficient ground will be found up
on which to base an extraordinary mo-
ton for re-hearing of the celebrated
case. Even with the testimony of
Mrs. Howell eliminated" he said, "the
state possesses sufficient evidence to
convict the defendants, and the at
torneys for the prosecution are not in
the least worried over any alleged new
development that may turn up
Friends of DR.. Chapman and War
rem I. Johnson, of whom there are
many here, received information of the
negro's statement as good news, and
it is known, will take every legal
step possible to secure freedom for the
two convicted men. DR.. Chapman
was reared in Americus, and he has
many staunch friends who are sup
porting his cause in the belief that he
could not be guilty of such a heinous
crime as the murder of Wade, not
withstanding the evidence produced at
the several trials of the case. His
chief counsel is Frank Hooper, of At
lanta, and it is assumed he is investi-
eating the statement of Johnson
and that if supporting affidavits can
no eecurnd thew will shortly fi1a
motion to bring the case again into
the courts.
be secured will shortly file
the courts. Wallis & Fort, associate
counsel for the defense, stated yester-
day they know nothing of the latest
development.
The NegrO's Statement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23

will bring only $l,200,OOO,O00
-and that's all you will get for it
-if that-if you plant full acre
ags, this year. twenty-five mil
hon acres will produce 100000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-23
BACK FROM FLORIDA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Murray, who
accompanied the Carter party to Flor
ida by auto recently, returned last
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Will c. Car
ter and Judge and Mrs. r. L. Maynard,
their guests, abandoned their car at
Waycross and arrived home by train
Friday.