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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Thank God the birds can bull
their homes without paying tribut
70 the lumber trusts.
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Fred soehl: That New York
Judge who says love is insanity is
wrong. Il only looks like insanity
10 the observers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Oklahoma : 1920 spring weather Is
as hard 10 understand as a woman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Phil Traband thinks the dove OF
peace has been nigeonholed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Refusal to 90 to your wife's church
has been held by he Colorado au-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

horities 10 be cruelty and good
grounds Tor divorce. Just one more
club TO use on the henpecked man.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Hominy may yet have TO bat for 70
tatoes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

An ouija board told a Was avenue
woman who has husband and six
children. that she will be married
four times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Attorney Smith says the fellow
who has sweled head doesn't know
ID.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

we may be unable 10 null out the
loose joint In The Empire test said
Superintendent McMurray, today
However. II We fail. We shall skid
the derrick and start a new hole
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Bootleggers' soviet union. i-ll-il
has crossed Poane depalursi Jick
from It's list Of desirable drinks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15
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State druggists are nsessian .
Muskogee.
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The "ginsham party AZ the Luts
store Thursday afternoon was largely
attended and proved delightful
treat A varied program was given.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

|sarden will be worth while Ibis SUM-
mer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Now il ever. is the time for men
10 begin letting their hair grow until
Bryan j. elected president
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Have you swep, the dust of your
garden yet9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Real musicians like music mucl
better than jazz.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Judge Hildreth. III Senator Cap
per succeeds in having the farmers
reimbursed for alleged losses result
ing from fixing wheat prices during
the war there will be q large walt
ing list OF other eitixens who want 10
bs reimbursed. The ffy1 will be;
Pass the reimhursements aloundh
Our April showers all have ten
dency 10 shrug their shoulders and
Turn into a thin sifty dust
---- -------C
A long look into the future reveals
tottering man with one foot in the
grave. Another look reveals his iden-
iity. h is old High Cost.
%
Real musicians like music anuch
better than jazz
Have you swept the dust OFF your
garden vet?
Now il ever is the time for men
10 begin letting their hair grow until
Bryan Is elected president
Attorney Smith says the fellow
who has sweled head doesn't know
IL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Our April showers all have a ten
dency 10 shrug their shoulders and
turn into thin sifiy dust
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-04-15

Mrs. r. ID. Stewart has 4 severe
attack OF heart trouble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
Laying 1t On.

"NIA ANY stories are told" said Col.
Elliston P. Masters at Fort
Sheridan tea. "of French extortions.
BUT the worst ! have heard was re-
lated to me by an Army friend.
He went to a hotel in Paris with
out making a bargain about rates
and dined altogether at restaurants
with friends.
one evening, as he was starting out
as usual, the proprietor accosted him
In the hail and iila uIreu:
L hope you're dining with US to-
nieht. monsieur? y
mo my friend answered. I have
an engagement
The proprietor, with a despairing
gesture, exclaimed:
st 10 an insult to the establish
ment, monsieur, never to dine here.
Not at ALL my friend. answered,
and thought no more of the matter.
But when he came to pay his hotel
bill, although he had not eaten any
meals there, he found this item:
-'"LweNe dinners-J5o francs
but I took no dinners here, the
guest protested to the proprietor;
so.i REMARKED about that to HE your
self ,-a
az know you didn't was the re-
ply. Had you taken those dinners
the price would only have been $50
francs for?'ri
".And what are the extra hundred
francs ofrY 90. $50,
- or the insult, monsieur-for the
insult pxa .y9GCns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

country. but who were deficient in the
simplest elements of education. 1t
was found that no book had been pub
lished which included the vocabulary
of everyday life. A list was therefore
composed of about 1900 words. These
were classified. Particular emphasis
was given to those common words
pertaining to the trades they had Sc
lected. These words were formed into
sentences by the student, with the
viewing the words were spelled and
respelled until they were thoroughly
learned. The English work for the
natlve-born who needed this inStruc-
ton was simple grammar and SPELL
ing. They were also taught to write
clearly, in order that they might at
least acquire ability to write a simple
business letter.
THE anxiety to learn. the patience
and the ambition Of most of these
men are amazing. All of this may not
be technically vocational education,
but it is so intimately connected with
processes of rehabilitation that the
board can easily afford to give this
training. 1t is also true that this
training in arithmetic and English
SHoulu 81 manu- III manu- Win the Train
ing in trades and industry and be
given in the same institution, where
each course will take its place as
part of the whole plan Of training for
this particular group Of the disabled.
One illustration is given to show
in part the efficiency of the work
which has been done and is being
done. A disabled ex-service man was
placed in one of these institutions
on a try-out basis. His previous ex-
perience had been that of mining.
His English education was less than
third grade. AS a result of the try
out he was placed in a class for
mechanical drafting. In nine months
time he was given an opportunity to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
Economy for Others.

ssTHE government last year col
L lected i've and half billions Of
internal revenue taxation. How much
of that money will be squandered?
said a radical editor at a luncheon in
New York.
1.-THE government" he went on,
breaches economy, but does 1t prac-
tice economy Isn't the governme emit
in fact, a little like young Mr.. Hubby!
"Mr Hubby. complained so frequent
ly about the household expenses that
at last Mrs. Hubby said:
"'Do you think. dear. that we might
get along without cook?
"'Yes. think we might Mr.. Hubby
answered, gloomily.
"He thought a moment longer with
bent brows. Then he frightened up
and said:
"'Yes, if the worst comes to the
worst, love, you can do the cooking
and 1 can get my meals at restau-
rant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
Poor Consolation.

ssTHE war is over" said an ambas-
sador at a dinner in New York.
"but you wouldn't think SO from New
York prices. So
a New Yorker who went into a shop
to buy a ready-made pair OF shoes.
The price was $19, and as he counted
out the money he said to the sales
man:
There's one consolation, anyhow.
If another war comes on and IL a Yep
pelin sailed over here. she couldn't do
this town a bit Of damage
".No? How so?' said the salesman.
pleasantly.
Why said the customer. every
thing has gone up SO high that don't
believe even a German bomb would
come down."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

medicine, many are taking up auto me-
chanics and a surprisingly large num-
Der are attending agricultural colleges.
One of the most difficult problems to
be solved by the vocational board was
the method Of handling the thousands of
foreign born and American illiterates
who could neither read nor write, and
many of whom never had a trade
Many of these men while being taught
trades are instructed in English CONVEX
satioh, reading, writing. spelling and
arithmetic. The following main trades
are being taught with many subdivi-
sions: Electrical work. steam engineer
ing. building construction, photography.
mechanical drawing. machine-shop work
and practice. instruction in the COM
mon branches of knowledge and English
is given to many taking these courses.
on the theory that vocational educa-
ton without this knowledge will be very
difficult to give.
The mathematical instruction is d.
rected to the mans employment objec-
tive While addition. subtraction, null
tiplication, ETC.. IL taught systematically,
there are various drills intended to
make the men proficient in the mathe-
the practice Of their trades. Problems
are given out intended to make these
adult students quick in figuring meas
urements, necessary quantities OF mate
rial for particular pieces Of work, labor
costs, total costs and enough arithme-
tic to permit keeping the simplest books.
To teach English to our foreign
born ex-service men, who. in many
instances, are unable to make them
selves easily understood. has been a
more difficult task than to teach arith-
metic. 1t is quite true, also, that
among this group of foreiGn-borp citi-
zcns there are many who have had the
elements Of an education in their Eu-
ropean homes, but have not acquired
the facility of speaking and writing
| ordinary English well. 1t is curious
fact that some Of these men, who have
never received any mental drill, grasp
| the concrete processes of arithmetic
| more easily than the English Ian
guage. Presumably this IL because
even the simplest mathematical proc
| esses are fxed and definite. with little
variation Of method.
Men who presented themselves for
English, taken as q whole. were able
! to speak about every known language
A Russian would be the classmate OF
! an italian. q Brazilian the classmate
| of Lithuanian. The traditional tower
| of Babel. with the diversified Ian.
guages Of its workers, was no more
remarkable than this group seekine
to learn the English language. Three
| grades were organised for foreign.
born students. according to proficiency
| in the language. There was another
class for those who were born in this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
"IceWaterPl----!" CONTINUED

won't you? Will you. ask you. or
won't your
IL can't, Mr."
"AH right, then. IL bust out now.
Today can be as good as tomorrow.
Not with my say in a t'ousand years,
Mrs. Kaufman, you sign that lease.
amt young man any more with fine
speeches, Mrs. Kaufman, but not in a
t'ousand years you sign that lease"
Mr.. Vetsburg, Ruby-I-'
III anybody's got lease on you,
Mrs. Kaufman, IL want it! want
it! That's the kind of lease would
suit me. To be leased to you for al
ways, the rest of your life!"
X X X
CHE could not follow him down the
vista Of fancy, but stood interro-
eating him with her heartbeats at
her throat. Mr. vetsburg. If he puts
on the doors and hinges and new
plumbing in
I'm a plain man. Mrs. Kaufman,
without much to offer a woman what
can give out her hearts blood like it
was so much water. But all these
years I been waiting. Mrs. kaufman,
to bust out, until-till things got
ripper. 1 know with woman like
last, that first your girl must be
ixed-
She's a young girl. Mr.. Vetsburg.
You-you. mustn't depend-f I had
Hes a fine fellow, Mrs. Kaufman.
With his uncle to help EN-. they got,
let me tell you. better start as most
young ones!'
She rose, holding on to the desk.
Lena" he uttered, very softly.
Lena, Mr.. Vetsburg?"
1T amt been easy. Lenie,. these
year1 while she was only growing up.
to keep OFF my lips tt at name. A
name just like a leaf off rose.
Lena" he reiterated and advanced.
Comprehension came quietly and
dawning like morning.
"T-I-Mr. Vetsburg, you must ex-
cuse me-" she said, and sat down sud-
denly.
He crossed to the little desk and
bent low over her chair. his hand not
on her shoulder, but at the knob Of
her CT air. His voice had swift re-
hearsed quality.
out, it would sound finer by the
ocean, Lenie, but it don't need the
ocean, a man should tell a woman
when she's the first and the finest
woman in the world. Does it, Lenie?"
II thought ruby. SHE
! Hes a good boy, Leo Is. Lenie. A
good boy what can be good to a
woman like his father before him.
Good enough even for a fine girl like
our Ruby, Lenie-our Rubyw
"Gott i'm Himmel! then YOU
wide awake. too. With a start like
can give him in my business, you
amt got to worry; Ruby amt fixed
herself with the man what she
chooses, Tomorrow at Atlantic City
ali fixed l had 1t l should tell
"You! she said, turning around in
her chair to face him. "You-all
along you been fixing"
He turned sheepish. "Ain't it fair,
Ienie, in love and war and business a
man has got to scheme for what he
wants out Of life? Long enough 1t
took she should grow up. knew all
along once those two, each so full Of
life and being young, got together 1t
was natural what should happen. Mrs.
kaufman! Lenie! Lenie!"
Prom two flights up. in through
1.-THE onen door and well above the
harsh sound Of scrubbing, voice
curled down through the Railways and
In Mrs. Kaufman. ice-water-
"Lenie," he said, his singing, ting
ling fingers closing over her wrist.
Mrs. Kaufman, ice-water, pl-"
With her free arm she reached and
slammed the door, let her cheek lie
to the back Of his hand, and closed
Copyright, 1890.
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United States. Neither are the facil-
tiles for training always available in
other countries. The nearest approach
to the United States is Canada. yet
there again the courses are shorter,
the occupations are not as varied and
is not as, large. The Canadian gov
eminent offered training to minors
who were not disabled and to persons
who were disabled. On October 81.
1920, the Canadian. department had
approved 40,952 courses for disabled
Board for Vocational Education in the
United States had approved 1880
cases {of whom 1862 were not then
able to begin their training) for
training with pay. while 72,450 were
eligible under the law for training
nance pay. On the same date 5000
men had begun training in Canada as
compared to 64,445 in the United
States (of whom $500 were entitled
to maintenance pay) whose courses
had been begun on that date, yet the
been in progress two years longer
than that of this country"
X X **
TT is scarcely possible for one to
think of any line of endeavor that
has not been selected by some soldier
for his future life work. They range
all the way from chicken raising to mis-
sionarying and from plumbers and bar
bers to lawyers. doctors, undertakers
and scientists. Before entering the
army some of the boys were employed
as bartenders in various towns through
out the country. Upon their return they
arrr nod Tn Ind hot I1nsv \
jobs had been legislated out Of existence
and that they would be obliged to make
an entirely new start in life. They are
proving themselves to be just as YER
satile in other lines as they were as
mixologists. One is studying law, one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

throughout the country be notified.
when Immediate action will be taken.
The same is true of practically ali
other men who have serious disabili-
ties that were incurred in the /serv-
ice and that are apparent. The names
of these men should also be brought
to the immediate attention of the
board.
,haye been offered training with main
tenance pay have accepted it. More
than IS per cent of those awarded
is at this time feasible, have for one
reason or another not awaited them
selves of the privilege.
THE great majority of the cases
now pending are those whose dis
abilities do not constitute vocational
handicap or whose disabilities were
not shown on their discharges, while
under the law. the disability must
have been incurred in the service and
must constitute a vocational handicap
to entitle a man to vocational train
ing with maintenance pay. The board
il prepared to act Immediately on all
cases where the disability is plainly
q vocational handicap incurred in the
service, provided the man has been
honorabiy discharged, and will act
can secure the necessary data.
Since July /. 1920, the net regis
tration has increased over 10000, yet
in spite of such increase the actual
number of cases awaiting final action
until the board can secure the neces-
sary medical and other data is 10000
less than on that date.
up to the first Of December. more
.1tan 10000 men entered training in
courses offered by the federal board.
of whom more than 10000 have been
in training with maintenance pay. In
other words, more men have entered
training under the direction of the
board than there are men enrolled in
IL :Hs s:=.e universities Of America
combined.
y There are at present more than SO,
600 men in training with MAINTENANCE
pay and about 10000 in training with
out such maintenance pay and in hos
pitfalls.
Preparation for more than 500 diff
ferent occupations IL offered and
training Is being given in more than
1900 educational institutions and
more than $500 factories, offices and
industrial establishments.
The work of vocational rehabilita
tibn IN other countries does not ap-
proach that of the United States
= Neither in Italy, France nor Great
Britain are the laws or the admin
istration OF the laws as liberal to the
men in the character of the training
In the money payments to the
men while in training. or in the
length Of courses. as they are in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
A FooI's Paradise.

John D. ROCKEFELLER. Jr., said
) at q Brown. University reunion:
The prohibition law is no hardship
to the majority of our most success
full men. AS a class these men have
practically always been total abstain
ers. The reason is, of course, that
they need all the brains they possess
for work and can't afford to befuddle
themselves with alcohol"
Mr.. Rockefeller smiled.
II remember dining out once with
famous fnancier, and our hostess. see
ing that the great man drank nothing
but ice water. exclaimed:
".Why, Mr.. Banks! You are drink
ing no champagne. Don't you care
for it?'
Eyes, madam the fnancfer ar
swered. I like It very much. But ex-
pefience has taught me that the
trouble with champagne is that 1t
makes things seem too easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
BY H. 0. BISHOP.

- We DASHHoAs
A MONG the many highly graft
~ flying features in connection
n with the work performed by
the United States government
in providing vocational education for
the soldiers who were disabled in the
war, perhaps the two most outstand-
ing ones are the cheerful, eager and
determined manner in which the boys
take to their new trades and studies.
and the generous and whole-souled
way in which schools, manufacturers,
business men and workinsmen in
assistance to the boys.
There is a complete revolution of
the old order of things. In other wars
men whose disabilities prevented
them from following their former
peace-time occupations were allowed
to shift for themselves and readjust
their affairs as they might be able
to do: There was no governmental
aid of any kind extended to them in
learning a new trade or business that
could be handled despite wounds or
amputations. Things are quite diff
ferent now.
TEL w. LAMkIN, director of the
~ Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation. says:
"1t is safe to say that every man
who has been discharged from mill
tary service with a major amputa-
ton including the loss of sight of
one eye) has been offered vocational
training with maintenance pay by
the Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
~, rvrr II
there be found anywhere in the
United States any such men who have
not been offered training, the board
at Washington or the district Offices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
Sad But True.

Wy L. GEORGE. the English novel;
w. list, said at New York lunch
con that he is an admirer of Ameri-
can humor.
I'm England" continued the au-
thor, 1--WE often steal your jokes and
puns and give them an English vsrta-
ton.
"Apropos of the prohibition law
over here there is an English pun.
You know, we call beer saloon
public house. or pup Tor short ana
we have a pun which runs:
Prohibition In America took the
pub" out Of republic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

try out his knowledge in a drafting
| room of large steel construction
concern. After he had been employed
by this concern for less than one
day he was offered a permanent posi-
ton by them at $3.50 per month. 1t
developed, however, that he hsf not
gained sufficient knowledge of
continuous promotions. 1t was ar
ranged, therefore, that he be allowed
to return to the school to equip him
! self in these subjects, after which
time the firm agreed to take him into
their employ at 5000 per month. This
in the English language with his
associates without embarrassment.
Training on the job, or placement
training, as the term implies, is that
form of training in which the trainee
learns to do by doing. acquiring by
practice the knack and skill of an
efficient worker Usually in training
/ of this kind permanent employment
! also is provided for in advance, since
.. when the training is completed and
the trainee becomes efficient he is
usually retained permanently by the
employer. In such cases, which are
the normal cases, training and place
ment is one process, and the question
of permanent employment upon COM
pletion of training usually presents
no difficulty.
If trainee has acquired a suf-
hcient knowledge of any vocation. he
is usually retained by the employer
who has provided the training. This
sort of training Is essentially indi-
vidual, and can best be described in
terms of Individual experience rather
than by any general account OF
courses. All job-training courses are
one man courses. Conditions, ex-
perience and progress vary from man
| to man. The following account, there
| fore. Is largely made up from indi-
vidual-case records.
w. B. H, private, United States Ma
rine Corps, having received bullet
| WOUNDS in his left hand and shoulder at
| St. Mihiel, entered training under the
federal board in October. 1919. He was
| placed in q business course, developed
| rapidly and received instruction in all
| phases Of higher accountancy. On April
| 10, 1920. the board placed him In train
| ing on the job as an auditor with a
| drm in Cleveland, Ohio This firm
thought so well Of his ability to handle
the work OF the concern that he was
taken of the federal board pay roll five
days later and employed at salary OF
$500 per month. He has since been
placed in charge Of their auditing work
| With rare exceptions is traihee In
one Of the trade or Industrial schools
| able to accept position in his voca :
ton without period Of training on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

everything for himself. Early in jan
uary of this year he began to build
up a practice in his home community.
He has made many friends and has
been very successful in his work
An official of the public health serv-
ice speaks in highest terms of this
young man. He told the agent from
the federal board that 'if the gov
eminent does as good job for other
soldiers as they did for this boy it
would be doing perfect work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

end of March. and was placed in train
ing on the job with an express printing
company at Connersville, Ind. Here he
received his practical instruction. and
was taken off the federal board pay roll.
on April Is. He is now holding a posi-
pressman at salary of $50 per week. Z
Walter w. started a course in an en-