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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
HOOVER ASKS LIVING COST
Wants Figures for Unemployment Con.
ference Sept. rs or 20.

Wants Figures for Unemployment Con.
u ference Sept. Is or 20. h
Washington Data for use in con-
nection with the unemployment con.
ference called by Secretary Hoover at
the request Of President Harding was
being fathered from the Bureau Of
Statistics OF the Department OF Labor.
which was requested especially to sup
ply cost-of.living fgres.
Representatives to the conference
probably will be limited to thirty or
less. u: I'll L. 4
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, has
proposed twenty-five representatives.
of labor in the various crafts from all
parts OF the country, while the Uni.
ted States Chamber Of Commerce has
submitted five names
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
sstsd ths cav.

Mr.. Riggsa was planning 70 tbuild q
motor shed 4 Ia his garden, go he
bought an expensiye saw. He left his
once early the next afternoon, with
the intention Of STARTING the Job. Put
ting on 4 pair of oyeralis, ne went out
into the garden. AZ hour Or 90 later
IL came into the dining room and
shnng himself down Into . chair IN dis
gust. 3 :.s5g sS1
That new saw ! bought isn't worth
s2 pence [" he stofmed. Why. the
thing wouldn't cut butter y His small
s1n, Harry, looked up In surprise X;
..Oh, yes. Il would, daddy. be; ~
claimed earnestly. 8, g Why, Ted andssssl
sawed a whole brick Ii, two with L
this morning 4 Il ondons Answers. ~
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
DRY AGENT KIN. Sell After Raid.

New York After raid by federal
prohibition and narcotic agents on. the
Greek steamship Kink Alexander, in
which seven members of the crew we're
wounded. Frank ]. Fitzpatrick, chief
narcotic officer here, who had taken
part in the raid, committed suicide at
q nearby pier, according to police re-
port. Other federal agents were con-
versing with Fitzpatrick m a room Of a
ferry house near the King Alexander.s
dock IN Brooklyn when he shot him
self 81 the heart, the police said.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15

AA0s aAASSIs OAuCSIs luTOW IlllS CUCkOV
downstairs. He's getting me over.
excited"
The, Parrot oreets Them.
Peterson. however, pleaded SO earn.
estly that the lieutenant finally con-
scented. They went to, the johnson
home In the patrol. The lieutenant
got In first, then Peterson, then i
couple Of policemen.
''Rawk !" said the parrot to the hot
lieutenant. a.
"Helly, Polly said Peterson.
Hello, Ed" said the parrot. WHAT
stayagot on your hip7''
You vim said Lieutenant Pal
czynski. albeit still q bit thoughtful.
'.The bird sure knows you. But may.
be he'll call me SD, 'atoo." a.:,
TRY It," invited Peterson.
Hello, Polly" said Palczynskt.
"Howsa Polly7''
Said the parrot: go to - = 4
And so Peterson. will be allowed Il
climb through the Johnsons' window
every day to feed and water the birds.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
Not Quite Ftn,shed /

The most embarrassing moment OF
my life was when q new stenogranher
came to work for my boss. About
noon Of her first day with us I wrote.
to the old stenographer and I left the
note in the typewriter when my boss
called me In. Just then the new ste
nographer came back from lunch and
she read the note. s,,,
When came out. Of my boss once
she said, There is 4 note Of yours
IN the typewriter. Do you want to-
finish it?" s$ss, ss .s5
The note read Dear Peggie am
writing to let you know Of our new
stenographer. She Is dead from the
neck up and as slow as molasses. she
has q face Ike a y Chicago Trib
une. !. s5 37 Z III ..,sss.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15

q Dlvoresd Couple Fight over pup.
New York Custody of q Peklneess
pup. little larger than q bali OF yarn.
40 one Of the issues 80 the marital
woes Of Daniel @. Reid. tinsplata.
king. The Reds were divorced ~ few
months ago. The banker made q caallt
settlement 0f 200 900 On Mn. Reid
and agreed to pay her $50. coo 1nns.
ally. Noyhs wants the DOT. 5s Nh sssl
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
Indians Idea 8 MANS oman.

How the Earthmaker making man.
from bits Of clay, first did not bake.
him long enough and he came out
white. and secondly baked him too
long and he came out black, andi
thirdly baked him just right ana he
came out red, is the Cree Indians ex-
PLANTATION Of the creati OF the races
OF man. This and "a other Indian
myths are contained in q collection Or
Indian lore recently compiled by
Charles 3. Brown, curator Of the Wis
consin State Historical museum.
Madison, for summer session students
at the University OF Wisconsin,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
Iowa Lovers Die Touether.

st. Paul.-Wilbur Grimes, 80, has
been found shot to death, and his
sweetheart, Miss Lydia Stahlbeck, %,
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, in dying con-
'lition in an apartment here The POI
lice believe Grimes shot the girl and
then himself.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
Stays Former Wife. lawyer.

Observation-Disclosures on crowded
street car in the West Roxbury district
saw Charles A. Wells shoot his divorce
ed wife. ELLA Wells, and her counsel,
A. Louis Altmeyer. The woman died
almost instantly and the attorney soon
afterward. t
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15

Under bill introduced in the house
by Congressman NJ. Clyde Kelly of
IenMsylvania, members of the Prcsi-
dents cabinet would be entitled to oc-
cupy seats on the floor of the senate
and house with the right Of taking
part in debate on matters pertaining
to their respective departments. The
cabinet members, too, would be re-
CURED to attend senate and house SEES
siOns on certain days to give informa-
tion asked by resolution or in reply to
questions by members Of congress-,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
espry'' law for Nor-yw;ay,

Christians The lower house Of par
lament adopted the prohibition bin
which forbids the importation OF
liquors orswines containing more than
- per cen. 81 alcohol
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
$4,000, 600 u. S. TAX Ri,l.

WashingtOn.-A minimum total tax
of S., 2OO, 100000 for the fiscal year is
the aim of the republican members Of
the senate finance committee in re-
vfsing the house tax bill, the chairman
said after conference Of majority
committeeman. /. d
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
! n, !, ], - I. q 2
elieal pls0. !.

rom Il. u great ,practi cal Joker
He made shimnelf up ID II ghost and
appeared torsS ionals me-
Sdium: ls s5s58
ssS Ned Ter ana US tho snrst
Shost she'd evel - : ~ threw her
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
Z "a N
!: Security.

. "a, What Is gsecurity7 #2I IN
security, my son, 10 something
worth Fifty dallars on which !. 8
banker Will lend you two dollars. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

Gray shook her and told her to set
control of herself. She felt 3 strong
desire to cease to exist and almost well
coined the faintness that she felt COM
ing back to her.
She was conscious enough to do a
little rapid thinking as they carried
her out thru side hall into the dress
ing rooms. She tried to protest They
mustn't take her there. But her efs
forts were in vain. She knew they
the dressing rooms She knew some
one was tanning her. Then long
time passed and then. 1t seemed
she had suddenly been transported
back two years. Yates Moore was
bending over her. She felt his breath
and recognized his voice. It was only
when she opened her eyes and saw his
fantastic costume that she remem-
bered where she was and what had
happened. Then some one hurried up
to Yates Moore, looking very sur
prised. They had been looking for
him, waiting to send up the curtain
after the second act. Yates hesitated.
then pressed Roses hand and begged
her TO remain there until he came
back
The next morning an executive
meeting of the officers of the Brown
and not one of the members failed to
appear promptly in Mrs. Gray's par
Tor.
No one needed to be told, for the
information had spread like wildfire.
that Rose and Prof. Moore had talked
to each other after the performance.
Rose had once been engaged to him,
and there had been a quarrel. 1t was
not known just then what the quarrel
was all about. Mrs. Gray promised
to have full details for the next meet
ing. The important thing was that
Rose wouldn't want the scholarship.
She was going to marry Prof. Moore
at once instead of going to college.
And she looked so plain and set
tied" sighed a leading Browningite.
We'll, she oughtn't to have applied
for the scholarship If she had had
any such plans in her head"
She didpt apply" came back in
an supplementary manner from Mrs.
Gray in the chair. What we want
to do now is to look over the quail
fications of the other applicants. Rose
Terry is done for as far as the Brown
ing society is concerned"
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
Dorothy Dix Talks
Have q PIan-2.


We do not take the trouble to find
out what occupation nature intended
US to follow. We become a black
smith because the man with a forge
near us needed a helper, or we become
a preacher because Uncle Ebenezer is
pious and offers to send us to a theo-
logical college, independent of whether
our talents run to blacksmithing or
preac ching.
We marry, Just as casually, some
body we happened to be thrown with,
without ascertaining whether we are
soul mates or not, SO we middle along
thru life unsuccessful, dissatisfied,
putting up the best we can with what
we have got, when we might have had
what we wanted If we had only had
enough intelligence and determination
to really find out what we desired, and
go get it.
The chief victims of the planless
life are women. The great reason why
women $50 seldom attain anything
worth while in the commercial world
is because they do not set out with a
thought ticket to a big place in 1t
clinched in their hands. They expect
to get off at the first matrimonial way
station at which they are invited to
stop.
set her heart on being at the lead of
her own business, or a highly paid
private secretary, or a buyer, or to
have her name in electric lights over
a theatre door, you may as well be
thinking up appropriate words of con-
graduation. She'll get there, for the
woman with a plan carries it out.
It may be said that the practically
universal feminine plan is to get mar
ried. True. And most women achieve
this end, but they even do this in a
hit-or-miss kind of a way, as is proven
by the kind of men they marry. They
haven't even worked their matrimonial
plans out definitely enough to make a
success of marriage by selecting the
type of man with whom they will be
Worse still, altho they plan to
marry, they do not plan to be good
wives. In nebulous way every girl
probably hopes that her husband will
be happy and satisfied with her. but
doubt If one woman in a thousand
ever sits down before she marries, and
formulates a working plan for being
good wife. She doesn't say to herself
that she is going to be good tenn
pered, and industrious, and thrifty, and
a crackerjack cook and housekeeper.
She leaves to luck the details Of
making the man she has married
happy. She has no plan, and that is
why SO many marriages never get
anywhere except to the divorce court.
Whether you are a man or a wom-
an, quit being a drifter. Find out
what you wantf do, and do it. Work
with a definite~plan in mind and you
will succeed. OtherW<se, you are
bound to fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
NEW WAY TO Paw DEnTs.

At the recent congress of the Inter
national Chamber of Commerce held
in London, says the monthly review is
sued by Barclays bank of that city,
the matter of inter-allied debts came
up for discussion.
The United States delegation recon-
mended that no action should be taken
with regard to the clause in a resolu-
ton submitted that there should be
study made and a plan of action de-
cided on, with regard to the sofation
of the problems raised by the question
of inter-allied debts" This recon-
mendation was made by the United
States delegation. says the Review, on
the grounds that it was not advisable
that the international chamber
should at this time seem to weaken
the integrity of obligations between
nations or between International
groups or individuals. The war has
left an aftermath of evil effects of
that kind, against which the chamber
might well wish to set its influence at
every opportunity. The delegation
felt that the state of public opinion in
the United States at present would
not justify it in giving support to the
proposal, or justify the United States
government in entertaining it."
That the present time may not be
opportune for the discussion of this
important topic. continues Barclays,
is possibly true, but sooner or later
the method by which war debts and
indemnities are to be paid will per-
force have to be considered. The pres
ent policy of a CLOSED door, against
foreign goods. it says, can only result
in a deadlock, for If payment is not
made in goods it will not be made at
all. The only alternative to receiving
payment in goods is permanently to
fund all foreign debt and to continue
the operation by permanently fund
ing interest payments as. they accrue.
This is a frank statement of the
situation and should commend Itself
| to the senators when they take up
consideration of the Fordney tariff
bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
EXPENSIVE EXPERIMENTS.

The experience of the country I'M
fder government operation of railroads
is being repeated under government
operation of steamships. and another
huge debt is being piled up. The only
difference seems to be that the gov
eminent could let go the railroads
while it seems powerless to rid itself
of its ships.
: a member of the Canadian house
l of commons recently urged that the
dominion rid itself of the government
owned railroads. which represent ST.
200, 100000 of public money, incur
( ring a deficit last year of $7O.oOo,o 900 in
operation and calling for 1855, 600, 600
for upkeep. In his opinion 1t would
be better to sell the government
owned roads. which are short lines, to
the Canadian Pacific for $1Othan for
the dominion government to continue
. to operate them. THE government is
not capable of running railways on &
business basis" he declared. The
. Canadian Pacific railway has direc-
tors that know their business; the
national railways have not the men
properly TO direct them.''
The United States learned some
thing along that line during the two
years of government operation, even
tho the government operators had the
advantage of the help of experienced
railroad managers who were left IN
partial management of their prop
critics. The president placed at the
head Of the railroad system a man
who had no practical knowledge OF
railroading and knew nothing of the
problems involved in managing a bus
mess that employs large numbers OF
men. The nation has been paying
the cost ever since.
Managers of American railroads did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

There are a good many people"
gays the Railway Age, who are trying
TO convince themselves and others
that present business conditions are
largely, or even mainly. due to the
present railway rates. But the adj
vances in railway rates made since
1917 have been horizontal increases,
and therefore have been relatively the
same upon all classes of commodities.
If the advances in railway rates have
produced such an immense effect
upon general business, how does IL
happen that with relatively the same
increases on rates upon all commodi-
ties shipments of some commodities
ARE now 20 per cent greater than year
ago while shipments of other COM
modities are 10 per cent less than a
year ago?" The reason for the con-
dition set forth by the Age may he
found in the fact that owners of GER
tain commodities have been forced to
sell, while owners of other commodI-
ties have been unable to sell If even
they wanted to do so. The heavy
! shipments have been in grain and
1. livestock, due to the fact that pro-
ducers of these commodities have
been forced to sell for what they could
get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

preservation of peace. William Jen-
nings Bryan, while secretary of state,
had a plan to divert military and ma
val appropriations in the United States
TO the construction of highways, with
the idea that the United States, IL in
vaded, would be defended by citizens
armed with shotguns speeding over
these roads in automobiles to the point
of attack.
Ernest Landgrave, William NPenn.
John Boilers, Rosseau, Puffendorf,
and others worked for world peace
without success. The Hague Tribunals
accomplished little, Germany, in 1914,
showed the futility of treaty agree
ments between nations, unless there is
some great compelling economic force
in the situation to make observance Of
the treaty expedient. National sell
fishness overrode every other consid-
Grafton in the past. National poverty
seems likely to bring about the ac-
complishment vainly striven for thru
out the ages. Kings, philosophers,
diplomats. and demagogues all have
failed to stop war, but when the COM
mon man says nay to the tax collector,
then war will stop, for while at
least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
THE COAL PROBLEM.

The coal situation in Kansas seems
likely to create more excitement than
the conditions, present or prospective.
warrant. There is little possibility
that the people will suffer for fuel,
whatever else happens.
Investigation has shown that there
are in the United States over 1900
large coal mines; that these mines are
controlled by over 1000 operators. 1t
was also shown that coal in many To-
calities juts from the sides of the hills
and can be worked by farmers or by
miners employing the pick and shovel.
The coal from this latter class of
mines comes into the market as soon
as there is a coal shortage and the
price is materially advanced.
Deposits of this character are scat
tered thruout the vast coal areas
which exist in thirty-one OF the states
of the Union. During the coal short
age of 1920 there came into existence
within one years time along the line
of the Pennsylvania railroad in two
states over 1000 new mines. The
mines of the country were increased
from 5,776 in the year 1913 to over
1900 mines in the year 1920.
repetition of the coal situation IN
the winter of 1920 cannot be made
in 1929 If all the mines in District
IA close and remain idle forever.
If Alexander Howat choose to go to
Jail and serve out his time, let him CO.
If the miners in District IA elect TO
quit work and remain idle for the
duration of Howat's prison term, let
them do so.
If the mine operators in the Pitts
stand idle, let them do so. If on the
other hand, they determine to oper-'
ate their mines thru the employment
of other miners, they are entitled 20
and should receive the protection of
the law.
There will be no coal shortage as a
consequence of any of these contin-
gencies. There is an abundance of
coal in this country and it will be
mined whenever market conditions
make the mining profitable. Getting
coal to the consumer is merely a mat
ter of cars and transportation. If the
railroads will furnish cars at the
mines and locomotives and train,
crews to haul them away, the country
will be supplied with an abundance
of coal.
Our previous trouble in obtaining
coal was due to the fact that the rail-
roads were powerless to do these
things, owing to interference with
their business by the government. 1t
can hardly happen again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

Inc ARA ave. ANCNoe
Weather. Fearse.
Spoarts. Last wensday the Invisi-
bles was practicing IN the park for
their next game with the Park Won
ders and they lost the ball and
couIdent find II agen, proberly on ac-
count of some tuff looking kid help
ing them look for it a vile and then
going away with suddin bump under
his shert.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
i Tee Hee.
o it don't take mulch to make gerls
Or mulch to make them smile.
But it don't take absilootly enything
TO make them giggel a vile.
Things You Awt to Know. Cats
always land on their feet by balanc-
ing theirselfs with their tale. For
this reason it is considered crool TO-
cut off a cats tale without its CONSENT
Lights travel thousands of miles "a
Tninnit, but most people think too
mulch of their comfort to wunt to
travel that fast even if they could.
Exter! Artie Alexander Almost in
a Fite, Exter! Some freckle face kid
with a tern up nose started to get
fresh with Artie Alexander last Satid-
day. and If he hadent of looked like
sutch a good filter Artie would of
cracked him a shot
Sissiety. A serprize party was gave
to Mr.. Lew Davis on his berthday last
Wensday, witch he knew about 1t for
a week before but he looked as ser
priced as possible out of politeniss.
Amung those present was Mr.. Benny
Potts, Mr.. Artie Alexander. Mr.. Charles
(Puds) Skimkins. Mr.. Leroy Shooster.
Mr.. Sid Hunt, Miss Loretter Mincer.
Miss Mary Watkins and Miss Maud
Jonson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27

The rising generation is tougher than
pig iron. We diagnosed the malady .
time ago. We, the people, are in re-
volt against regulation and restraint.
We are sick and tired of-being told
there is a law against it And so We
have set fire TO the building and are
dancing gleefully in the light of the
flames. The structure will not be con-
sumed, but some damage will be done.
In a postscript, "A Minister'S WIFE
suggests q stricter censorship as a
remedy for the things of which she
complains. It is at this point we take
the road to the left. To our poor no.
ton statutory motion picture censor
ship is the law-making power in its
most extreme manifestation of uncon-
scious. humor. II you doubt it, take
look at the pictures.
We are disposed to give the Ath-
Ietics no more than a line for beating
Faber: but they can have a quarter of
a column any time they beat Carl
Mays.
That is to say If they do 1t before
1925.