davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-05-21
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS Of WORLD
BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels CuIIed From Events of Mo-
ment in All Parts of the World
Of Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
Washington

Richard Washburn Childs has been
designated at Washington the ambas-
sador to Italy.
The government at Washington will
oppose in every possible way the soviet
government of Russia so long as Amer
leans are held prisoner or detained
against their will.
The adjutant general at Washing
ton vigorously defends the War de-
partment from criticism in connection
with publication of the Stacker lists.
Acting on the Presidents warning
against extravaganza the house apprO-
priations committee at Washington
chopped $1OO,OOO,OOO from the de-
ficiency bill.
President Harding at Washington
refused an appeal for federal troops
for the West Virginia coal fields. The
appeal was made to the President by
Senator Sutherland, on behalf Of Gov
ernor Morgan of West Virginia.
Requirement that the prohibition
amendment be ratified within seven
years by three-fOurths of the states
does not invalidate the entire measure,
the Supreme court at Washington
ruled.
IF American railroads can't do bet
ter this year than last, they won't last
very long," Chairman Cummins of the
senate interstate commerce committee
told julius Kruttschnitt of the South
ern Pacific at Washington.
The Supreme court at Washington
decided: Actual cost is basis for COM
putting invested capital for excess prof
it's tax; resident alien lacks legal
right to demand admission of rela-
tives Estate taxes on estates cannot be
deducted before computing met es-
tate" for federal state tax.
Secret senate sessions were attacked
as a ''relic of antiquity by Senator
Harrison Oem.), Mississippi, in call
ing up his resolution at Washington
proposing consideration of treaties and
nominations.
After announcing the selection of
General Pershing for chief of staff
and the plan of organization of the
army Secretary of War Weeks APP
peared before the senate military af-
fairs committee at Washington to
protest against the reductions I'm the
army bill.
The Tincher bill to regulate deal
ings in grain futures was passed by
the house and sent to the senate at
Washington. The vote was 269 to SO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-05-21
Sporting

Georges Carpenter arrived at New
York on the La Savoie to begin train
ing for his heavyweight championship
battle with Jack Dempsey at Jersey
City on July 2.
ministers who don't want to live
In state where a boxing match is
staged should leave the state" was
Gov. Edward l. Edwards answer to
the protest of the Camden IN. j.
Ministerial Union against the holding
of the Dempsey Carpenter bout.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-05-21
Personal

Joseph c. Shattuck, eminent educa-
tor of the University of Denver, died
at Denver Colo. He was SiXty-eight
years old.
Mrs. Helen Cox Mahoney, twenty
five years Old daughter of former Gov.
James NJ. Cox, Democratic candidate
for President last fall, died suddenly
at her home In lakewood, suburb of
Dayton, O.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

bumps in the road. Ahead Of each bump
is little better road
]. Breckenridge Ellis read from his
literary diary the history Of manuscript
written BY him in 1909. After seventeen
trips to -yarious publishers. lasting from
fifteen to 255 days each, Il was accepted.
Later the moving picture rights were
sold. The film has been shown in Hong
kong. Nome, Alaska, and Y. NJ. c. A.
hut in France. From the vicissitudes and
final success Of this novel, Mr.. Ellis drew
the moral Keep hoping"
Frank c. Reighier Of Chicago reciied
a number Of his children's poems, to-
eether with few for mature readers.
Among them was DO Your Best" which
hangs in the Office Of the President Of
the United States in Mr.. Reighter's own
handwriting. Il don't believe the
speaker said. 'in writing poem or a
story which doesn't have an underlying
thought, which you will ponder after
reading"
A picture Of the members of the guild
was taken just west Of Jay H. Neff Hall
after the adjournment Of the morning
session.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

10 impose on an editors time, Again,
the editor is an optimist, who Is not look
ing for bitter, querulous writing. Even
in writing about undertskers, Mr.. Jeffery
put enough optimism in his articles that
they were in demand. Editors, too, are
cautious. demanding reliability from their
authors. But If enc does not make him
self nuisance he will find edfiors quite
friendly, and even hungering for com
panionship and praise.
Speaking on Live Stories" Miss Shir-
ley l. Seifert, who has risen TO national
fame as writer in two years. told some
Of the rules which have guided her sue
cess. Il found she said, that | had
sold more in the first 6ye months Of 1921
than in the preceding two years. / tried
to find out why"
She urged writers to follow three rules
First, always maintain single point in
view In an 5000 word story one can
not afford to start more than one thread
Of interest. lest there be nothing but ra-
telings when the story Is ended. Second.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
ExPLAINs LURE on WRITING
II Lies In Ability to Transport Ones
self 70 fdesl WOrld.

Reprinted from Tuesday, Moy "a. -
The lure of writing hes not in the
money it brings, but in the ability 10
transport yourself al win from your own
world to an ideal pne. where you become,
with your heroine, young and beautiful
This Is The belief Of Mrs. Elizabeth Pal
mer Milbsnk, who spoke on The Lure
before the Missouri Writers Guild yes
|tcrdsy afternoon. Even though your
husband does phone that he is bringing
a guest home 10 dinner, even though the
wash lady doesn't come. even though
your son docs call up the stairs, Mother.
lefs eat you aill can get back to your
ideal world when you have a spare mo-
meni.s p
Editors as a class ike to be helpful
to WRITER'S said Mrs. Louise Plati
Hsnck. She stated that humble re-
quesa for criticism seldom fails TO bring
painsfsking response. ~ IS
Miss Renee B. Stern. editor Of the
wonans Weekly Of Chicago. told Of the
work done BY the average editor.
~Stories,s she said. go FIRST to readers
who eliminate the obviously undesirable.
The others are divided into Two groups.
the sprobable' and the possible. The
editor reads these, and sends letters Of
eriticism with the ones she returns :
Miss Stern also explained the method Of
making the isy-out for the magazine and
the expedients resoried to 50 that tae
page viii come out even.
The fun and Inspiration gotten from
The annual fall outing Of the Guild in the
Ozarks was pictured by Mrs Maebelle
McCalmeni in Some Rambling Re
marks
Terrell Croft. who was to speak on
'whst the Editors Of Technical and
Scmi-Technical Magazines Want, was
unable to attend.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
NOTHING SLOW
ATBA'NlQUETOF
WRITER'S SGUIID
Seventh Annual Banquet Fea
tured by Novel Program
Speakers Given
Only 2 Minutes.
carp IS POSTMASTER
Songs Written by Members of
State Organization Sung
by Students of
University.
Reprinted from Tnesday, May "a.

Reprinted from Tuesday. May "a.
Novelty Of program featured the sey.
enth annual banquet Of the Missouri
Writers Guild at the Daniel Boone Tsy.
ern last night. No long-winded after.
dinner speeches, no drousy guests ct this
banquet.
Between courses, various members oi
the Guild were called on for talks in no
case to exceed two minutes. Warren {.
Comsiock Of Kansas City led with a
poem On Friends" Dean Walter vii.
Hams told Of finding two books by Louis
Dodge in the possession Of "tin-csn'
tourists in Florida. Mrs. Louise Plat
Hauck was praised for her mayonnsise
as well as her writing. Miss Renee
Stern Of the Woman's Weekly, o. D.
Burton Of Burton Publishing Co., Kansas
City, Miss Msebelle McCalment. and
Mrs. Mary Woodson Shippey, editor Of
the Missouri Notes in the Kansas City
Times. all greeted the Guild.
James Esrp presided as postmaster at
one corner Of the table and introduced
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
ABOUT PERSONS

In this age when almost eyeryon.
.ccuscd Of working only for his an,
selfish interests il is well to look !, ,
man who has proved that he is rs,l
ing not for himself but for humso;,
Such man IS Benjamin Barr Lind.-.
better known as Judge Ben Lindse. 4
the Denver Juvenile Court. Less lb.-
two weeks ago he paid sS3l in Ene ~
costs rather than betrsy the frus, q
child Judge Lindsey in handling sh;f
dren's cases discoarages their telling III.
on one another and in the final ,e,, /.
proved that he himself was not sss;,eh
cr.,
For more than twenty years pol;,;,.l
enemies and powerful interests have n
posed this frieHd Of the children snl
have tried many times to put him ou, 4
Office. but the people Of Denver NH
have no other man for Juvenile Jude.
Judge Lindsey is the father Of A.
Juvenile court idea and Denver wss n.
first place in the world to establish
complete Juvenile court. The success +
Denvcr's court is due almost ensirely h
the efforts Of Judge Lindsey, who. i
his fearless work as Juvenile judge. h,-
gained for himself an enyiabIe repu,,.
tion nationally and internationally a
bcuefactor Of delinquent children. n
has withstood repeated investigations sas
despite several underhanded attemp,, /.
abolish his court has succeeded in eress
ly proving the relation between The a.
and the child.
The jurisdiction Of Judge Lindsess
court is not restricted to juveniles slosr
but, in his efforts to improve the Z.
vironment Of the children. he also q.
trols to a great extent the behavior q
their parents and adult associates.
One of the chief weapons for reiar
which Judge Lindsey uses is the cI.,
loyalty Of boyhood. Each child Is sn.
couraged to tell only on himself .ud
never to tell on his associates. His srs
aim to to gain the confidence Of cad
child brought before him. He 6nds ,h.f
by being patient ne can finally get Il.
truth, but he says that il is the essier
thing in the world to get a plausibls
lie from a child. The fear Of beinr
punished causes the oftnder either :
tell his parents a falsehood or to remain
stubbornly silent. Judge Lindsey has be.
come so skilled in reading the child:
mind that he seldom fails to get tru,h.
ful confession. and because he has never
yet betrayed the confidence Of any q
the children. those who have once talked
to him will thereafter willingly open their
hearts to him.
Judge Lindsey.s methods are corrsc.
tive rather than punitive. Among ,hs
many things that he has done for Den.
yer, and for the Nation as well. are Ii.
separation Of child offenders from sdvl,
criminals, the helping Of the parents and
improving the environment Of the ehil.
dren and preventing the juvenile offend.
ers from being sent to jail
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
GUILD BRANCHES ORGANIZED
Mrs. Ruby Westlake Freadenberger.
Secretary, Tells Of Year.
,rinfcd frnm MondaY. Mer p.


Reprinted from HondGy, MGy %.
The outstanding feature Of The past
years guild history has been organiza-
ton of the guild members Of ST. Louis
and of ST. Joseph into active local
branches" said Mrs. Ruby Wesilake
Freudenberger, secretary Of the Missouri
Writer'S Guild. in opening her report at
the frs, meeting Of the guild this morn
ing in Jay II. Nef Hall,
The ST. Louis branch has twenty.
seven members and meets monthly at
the homes Of the members. The officers
are: President, Miss Shirley L. Seifert;
secreisry-ir treasurer, r. E. Mooney.
The St. Joseph branch has nine mem
bers who are actively engaged in al
mes, every line of literary work. and
meets the FIRST Monday Of every month.
The officers are: President. Mrs. Louise
Plat, Hauck; Nice-president. Miss Mary
A. Owen; secretary treasurer, Wall Cal
laher; publicity agent, Frederick C. Da.
Wis.
There has been an addition Of twen,
iy-nine new members continued Mrs.
treudenberger in her report, eighteen
of whom are active, ten associate and
one honorary member. ]. West Goodwin
'of Sedalis. Five have been dropped at
their own request and one, Champ Clark,
was los, by death. The entire member.
ship at present is l27, Of which number
30 are active, SO associate and IL hno-
ray members.
The annual outing, which was held
October 2 TO 9 in the Usage Hills on the
banks Of the Gascondy River, had the
largest attendance Of any in the history
OF the guild. Columbia had the largest
group Of any city in the state. The
purpose was to afford a pastime for
writers.
The years record shows members Of
the Missouri Writer'S Guild appearing in
such standard publications as Harper's.
Scribners, the American, Saturday Ey.
ening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, Green
Book, Red Book, Munsey. Youths Com.
panion and many Of the Street & Smith
publications. In addition 10 this MANY
have published books this year. novels.
technical works and general information" I"
concluded Mrs. Freudenberger.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
WRITES CREED FOR
A COUNTRY EDITOR

(The folloKing creed pos composed B,
NJ. y. Aiirood, assistant professor Of
agriculture! journalism, ReE York State
College Of Ag6culfzre. Cornell Uniper.
si,, Ithaca, N. Y. Mr.. Afacood, ,oko i,
himself country editor, pas one Of the
speakers on the Journalism Week pro.
sram.)
/ believe in my job.
| believe that running q good country
newspaper which serves and represent.
its community is as worthy as running
the biggest metropolitan daily. Because
Of my belief:
l shall at all times be fair to every
one in my community, expecting FIRE.
quently to be charged with being unfair
| shall not discriminate against the
person who does not advertise in my
paper or who does not buy his printing
Of me.
! shall not be afraid to champion the
poor mans cause for fear Of the rich
man.
Nor shall be afraid to stand BY the
rich man when he is right. for fear oI
being charged with having sold out tC
hsn-
| shall temper justice with mercy. My
columns shall not shout aloud to m,
community the shame Of an individual
or family when that shouting can render
my community no good.
On the other hand ! shall not con
done evil-dcing in high places les, b,
publishing the evil deed to my com
munity my Pocketbook shall thereby suf
fer.
shall scan what goes into my adver
tising columns as closely as that whicl
goes into my news columns, realizing
that every column Of my paper speaks O
me
| shall always remember that politics
is not q game but a responsibility snS
when write | shall make sure wha
motive is behind my utlerances.
! shall not hsie my competitor. bu
remember he is human and likely to erl
the same as |.
! shall belong to. pay my dues to, snC
attend regularly my local, state sns
national editorial associations.
l shall charge what my work is worth
realizing that by 50 doing can sers'
my community best
I shall respect and honor my prOfes
sion, believing that ii is high calling
In brief. | shah conduct my newspapel
like gentleman and Christian, reshf
ing that no ministry Is more sscred thar
that TO which have been called.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
AS JOURNALISM WEEK ENDS
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY

Reprinted from Thursday, May %.
The prime purpose Of any newspaper
should be service for the good Of the
community as a whole. A country
weekly conducted upon these principles
will be a success and an asset to the
community which ii serves.
Such a newspaper printing interesting
local news. good farming news and in-
structive state and national news is rem.
dering q valuable service.
The weekly newspaper should be a
public benefsctor. II can be the means
through which all improvements are pro-
NOTED. such as better schools, roads,
public buildings and better community
spirit and activities. Ii should be the
sentinel Of the community, guarding il
sgains, unsOund investments and fraudu.
len, schemes of promoters.
A community with live weekly viii
be en,erprisins. Good publicity is
spur to enterprise and prosressiveness.
A progressive community helps the
newspaper to grow. A wide awake
country weekly is sure sign of live
town.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

Caynor. The Budding Spring" By
Marcia A. Bailey, was given by Miss
Miss Maude Cwinn and Miss Margarei
Huston. missouri. by Louise Platt
Hauck, sung by all three singers, closed
the preaarranged program. Lester w.
Van Zsnt composed the music for this
song.
James carp volunteered ., sing Run
ming in the Cleaning" a parody on the
famous Harry Lauder song, accompanied
on the piano by ]. Breckenridge Ellis.
Mr.. Ellis then sang two whimsical songs
Of his own composition, "Appleseed' and
my Old Kentucky Mule.'
The two minute talks we're resumed,
jokes and stories coming from the lips
Of William j. Casey Of Knoxville, Ia,
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer Milbank, Mrs.
Ella Heininger. Mrs. Alice Rosebro. Mrs.
Ruby W. FreHdenberger and Miss Shir-
ley L. Seifcrt. Miss Seifert was intro
duced as the owner Of the champion
three-climbing automobile in St. Louis.
DR.. and Mrs. Ray Hubert. called the
"Cuild's visible romance because they
first met on a fall outing Of the Guild,
were introduced.
Il was announced that the members Of
the Guild are invited TO a tea at the
home Of Mrs ]. S. Ankeney Thursday
afternoon. Then the Guild adjourned,
some members 10 bed, others to vent on
the mezzanine floor the thoughts they
found two minutes too short to put into
speeches.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

before beginning to write, decide just
what impression you wish to make. and
then write with that impression in mind.
Third. expurgate all your pet converse.
lion and bits Of philosophy which arc
exusneous to the story. You can save
them for story where they win 1T. Mar
shll all your events toward definite eli
mrx.
| never write a story" said Miss Sci.
fet, except for the joy Of writing a
good story. I never wrife. with a mags-
zire or an editor in mind. If it's good
story. someone win want IL; and its a
gr>at deal more pleasure, and a great
deal fsirer to yourself and yorr readers.
thln doping ou, the policy Of some mag
az ne and then writing to 6t that policy.
The only real rule for success Is the de-
SIR TO do hne work."
Dale NJ. Brown. Of 81. Joseph. said
that he would never have stuck to the
lii'rsry game IL !, hadnf been Tor the
hrlps. Whenever an editor seemed 10
sss. You can't ser into my magazine. '
be replied. Tn selng 10 get in. Mr..
b awn sold his asst and second stories.
an his FIRST novel Then came long
se-ies Of rejection slips. which finally
bel him to spcnd year trying TO imitafe
other wriiess and develop style After
thu year, he sald. he was beginning to
leara TO wrise. ~New I'm very nearly
ready 10 begin 10 write something worth
while. Bai I always want TO feel the
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
$500 FOR THE BEST PAGEANT
School of osteopathy Offers Prize
for Historical PLAY.

Tor Historical Play.
Reprinted from THesdey, Nay "a.
Ray c. Hubert, editor. of the Journal
OF osteopathy, Kirksville, presented a
letter from the School of Os,eopa,hy a
that city at yesterday mornings session
Of Journalism Week, offering $500 in
gold for the best pageant based on the
histroy Of osteopaihy. All manuscript.
must be in the hands of the judges no,
later than January l, 1922, according
10 the letter.
The pageant is to be given abOu,
June l, 1922 at the meeting Of the
alumni Of the American School Of os.
,eopathy, in Kirksyille, when that school
is thirty years old 1t may also be
given in KirksvilIe in 1924 at cele.
bration in honor of the fiftieth anniver.
sary of Andrew Taylor Stills announce.
ment OF his discovery Of osteopathy.
This announcement was authorized by
Or. George Still, president Of the School
Of 0steopsthy.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
Plans Being Made for Dome Repair,

The University architect IS preparing
plans and specifications for the repair Of
the dome Of Academic Hall. In repair
ing the dome, the windows win be diyid.
ed into number of small panes encased
In steel sashes, swhich viii add strength
as well as beauty TO the dome.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27
ADVERTISING DINNER GIVEN
Alpha Delta Sigma and Gamma Al
pha Chi Entertain.

Reprinted from Tharsdsy. MGy %.
An advertising dinner was given a
Harris Cafe last evening by Alpha Del
ia Sigma, advertising Fraternity, sns
Gamma Alpha Chi. advertising sorority
for invited Journalism Week guests.
Those invited were: Miss Ruth San
ders, ST. Louis; Miss Marguerite [
Reid, Fsyette; Miss " A. L. Jones, 81
Louis; Miss Mary Sue Patton, St. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Carpenter, Chi
cage; F. l. Blanchard. New York; ]
X. Groom. Aurora. lll.: W. F. Brennan
Dayton. Ohio; F. P. Glass. Birmingham
Aabama: Roy E. Miller. Fresno, Cal.
After-dinner talks were made by Mis-
Reid and Mr.. Blanchard.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

the speakers. After the icecresm had
left everyone contented. four songs by
members Of the Guild we're sung by Uni
versity students. Fishing in the
0zsrks," by J. Breckenridge Ellis, was
sung by Miss Margaret Huston. Floyd
Barnhart sang Thou" written by Eva
B. Roberts and set to music by Jesse l.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

Mrs. Ruby Eestlake FreHdenberger,
OF Columbia, writer Of nature articles
and fiction. has been member Of fke
Missouri Eniers' Guild for srco years.
During the past year she has held the
office Of seceswy-neasurer Of this or
gdnisafion. In addition to this office she
Il president Of The iocai League Of Foni-
en- Poles, pice-regeHi Of d. A. r. and a
board member Of the American Asscis-
fioa Of University FomeH.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

". W. Garth. Who received his degree
in Engineering in April, is nov assistant
10 the chief engineer Of the Kansas City
Southern Railway at Shreveport. Ala.
Mr.. Garth had considerable experience
in railway work before his graduation.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

Mrs. Lee Rosebrough. former student
in the School Of journalism and member
Of the Missouri Writers Guild. has come
all the way from Memphis. Tenn. to
be present at the programs here this
week. She is feature writer for the
News Seimitsr Of that city.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-05-27

Mrs. Josephine Bowman. 80f Hitler,
avenne. Of this city, attended this MOI
ing's session Of Journalism Week. Nj
Bowman is a member Of the Missos
Writers Guild. Among her recent poci
is That Apple Orchard which is bas
on the recent romance between Paners
Balm and his wife who was Miss Marjol
Jones. The setting is laid in the apr
orchard Of Dean ]. c. Jones' farm ne
Columbia.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-02-18
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR FIJR.
NlSHING CORRUGATED
METAL PIPE

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office Of
the County Auditor of Roberts
County. South Dakota, at the court
house in the City of Sisseton in said
County. until One O'Clock, D. M.
Wednesday. February %, 1921, for
furnishing metal culverts to said
Roberts County for the season Of
1921. Bids will be made on a price
per foot Of pipe on all sizes from IL
inches to so inches in diameter, de-
livered F. O. b. any railroad station
In this county, in car lots and less
than car lots, and on material Of
open hearth steel or iron which will
conform with the requirements OF
the specifications now on file in this
ONCE.
Bids will be opened by the Board
of County Commissioners in the
Commissioners room in the court
house at the time and date above
stated.
Each proposal must bs accom-
panied by cash or certified check
IN the amount Of $4,000, payable
to the County Treasurer Of said
Roberts County, as guarantee that
contract will be entered into and
bonds furnished.
Tho Board reserves the right TO
reject any or all proposals.
Dated ct Sisseton. South Dakota.
this Sand day Of January. 1921.
3. G. Richeft,
County Auditor.
Jan Stat