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Show THE FIGHTING The TO bill. FARMERS Employment Bureau Operated in South Dakota Supplied Men During Harvest Season. An American Legion employment bureau, operated In South Dakota during the harvest seuson, Is regarded as having been one of the most effective checks In the spread of "L W. W."-lsIn the North and West. Through the services of the Legion's bureau hundreds of men known to be of tendencies were sent to the farm--er- s of the Dakotas to obtain work, the radical typ? stuying away from the Legion's employment agents. The bureau was Instituted by the Sidney E. Smith post of the Legion at Aberdeen, S. D. Service was rendered for a period of eight weeks, during which time the Legion placed 750 men of 1,100 registering, without cost. In some instances these men were sent 200 miles from the agency to a farmer who had turned to the Legion "to obtain reliable help in harvesting tiis big crops. But service did not stop with jobs alone. Many of the men arrived at he Legion tents, "broke," hungry and Ifflrty. The Legion men provided 800 men with meals, gave lodging to 400 xnen, and arranged for a large number to receive free shower baths. Odd Jobs were found for a large number to fill In until farm employment would be obtained. Local police regarded a slip from the American Legion employment bureau as sufficient evidence that the man was all right, but those who did not have the Legion cards were usually told to move on. The project was .given endorsement of federal, state and municipal authorities. non-radic- THOUSANDS IN BIG CONTEST Many School Children Trying American Legion's American-IsPrize Essay Cash. for m Four hundred thousand American school children are participating In the American Legion's national essay contest on "Why America Should Prohibit Immigration for Five Years," according to a recent announcement of the Legion's national Americanism commission. Prizes amounting to and medals for winning contestants of each state are offered. The contest is open to all boys and girls between the ages of twelve and eighteen years; only one essay may be submitted by a contestant, and essays must be limited to COO words ach. Prize winners must use the money for scholarships In colleges of their own selection. First prize Is $750, second $500, and third, $250. In addition to the cash prizes the best paper In each state will be awarded a silver medal, the second best paper a bronze medal, and the third a certificate of merit from the national office of the Legion. be held through The contest the counties and states. The three best essays In the states will be forwarded to the office of the national Americanism commission of the Legion, where they will be Judged for national honors. "To promote Interest In patriotism among the younger generation and to foster education," Is the announced purpose of the contest. PLANS TO AID POLES LEGION Organization Will Endeavor to Have Naturalization Requirements Amended In Their Favor. The assistance of the American Lefor a group of gion has been-askAmerican-bormen who seek easing of naturalization laws because of war ervlee In th Polish army. y "Haller" Army," a contingent of American Poles, fought at the side of allied troops all through the ' war. Their service caused them to lose rights as American citizens, and In order to obtain citizenship they must pact through the same formalities as would an alien seeking naturalization. The veterans base their plea for the Legion's aid on the fart that they erred with allied troops and should be entitled to naturalization by display of an honorable discharge and Ofstlmony of witnesses to their service. Others In this army were citizens of Poland, then subjugated by the enemy, and were classed as enemy aliens, although they fought with the allies. Efforts will be made to reduce naturalization requirements for these men, as well as those who were previously citizens of the United States. ed n To Aid In Conserving Forest, The American Legion will assist In the conservation of the glnnt redwood forests of California from Inroads by lumbermen and destruction by fire. s Recent action by the organization with other for agencies necking to save the forest monarch. If any preserve or park created, It ha been suggested to th Legion that tt be named In honor of r of the A. Joyce Kilmer, & F, who died la Franca. pro-ride- 1 poet-soldie- BILL Congressman A Piatt Andrew of Gloucester, Mass., will be one of the leaders in. the American Legion's campaign to obtain the passage by congress of an adjusted compensation Copjr for This Department Supplied by tha American Legion Newi Service.) AN AID LEGION Congressman A. Piatt Andrew, For. mer Lieutenant-Colone- l, One of Leaders for Compensation. LEGION LEGION FOR Educated In Harvard and Princeton universities. Congressman Andrew attained a brilliant reputation as an economist. He served as director of the mint under President Taft and before he left Washington had become an assistant secretary of the treasury. With the outbreak of the World war, he became Interested In the allied cause, raised a fleet of automobile ambulances and took It to the Belgian He drove a car for three front. TIMES-NEW- NEPHI. UTAH S. tired, angry, he had been drinking her Ignorance, her Inexperience led her to put little emphasis on the effects of the poison sold at th town saloon. When he was warm and fed get after tliera fellers too soon. It's and rested he would be quite himself a country where you can ensy come aguln. She went about preparing a menl In spite of his words. by what you want, but where It ain't He did not seem to notice this. He so easy to hold onto It. If It ain't had taken his eyes from her at last It If land It's ain't yer yer hosses; was yer hossos It's yer wife." He looked and and busy with the fire. She, too, reassured by the familiar busy at Joan and laughed. censed to watch him. Her Pierre went white and dumb ; the occupation, chance shot had Inflamed his wound. pulses were quiet now. She was even He strapped on his snowshoes and beginning to be glad of his return. bade a grim good-bto Joan, after Why hud she been so frightened? Of the man had left. "Don't you be course, In after such a terrible Journey the bitter cold, he would look wastln' oil while I'm away," he told alone Her father, when he came her sharply, standing In the doorway, strnnge. his head level with the steep wall of back smelling of liquor, had always snow behind him, and he gave her a been more than usually morose and self. He would unlike his every-dathreatening look so thnt the tendersit over the stove and tell her the ness in her heart was frozen. story of his crime. They were horAfter he had gone, "Pierre, say a rible horrible evenings, " whisgood-by,real good-by- , she say but the next morning they would seem Her face tears and pered. cramped like dreams. Tomorrow this strangecame. ness of Pierre's would be mlstllke and She heard his steps lightly crunchunreal. ing across the hard, bright surface of "I seen In town," the snow; they entered Into the ter- snld Pierre. your was squatting on his rible frozen silence. Then she turned heels over theHefire which he had built from the door, dried her eyes with her to a great blaze and glow and h up sleeve like a little village girl, and sing-sonIn a queer tone ran across the room to a certain shelf. spoke teeth. "He asked after Pierre would be gone a week. She through his ryal kind. He wanted to know would not waste oil, but she would you was gettin' on with the edlca-tio- n rend. It was with the appetite of a how you he's ben handin' out to you. I starved creature that she fell upon tell him that you was right satisfied her books. with me an' my ways an' bed quit his I didn't know as you was books. CHAPTER VI hevln' such a good time durln my Pierre Takes Steps to Preserve His absence." was Joan cruelly hurt. His words Property. seemed to fall heavily upon her heart. A log fell forward and Joan lifted her head. She had not come to an end "I wasn't hevln a good time. I Inwa a of Isabella's tragedy nor of her own missin' you, Pierre," said she low tremolo of grieving music. "Them memories, but something other than the falling log had startled her; a books, they seemed like they was all the company I hed." light, crunching step upon the snow. "You looked like you was missin' She looked toward the window. For an' an Instant the room was almost dark me," he sneered. "The and the white night peered In at her. I had words about you, Joan. Yes'm, a line of preachln he give me Its gigantic snow-peak- s pressing about you, quite Joan, as how you hed against the long, horizontal window develop yer own life In yer pnnes, and In that Instant she saw it oughter face. Jonn came to her feet with own wny along the lines laid out by him. I told him as how I knowed pounding pulses. It had been Pierre's best what was right an' fittln' fer but at same the time the face face, own ; as how, with a mother wife my a stranger. He had come back like of, your'n you needed watchln" more'n five days too soon and something terrible had happened. Surely his chanc- learnin'; as how you belonged to me an not to him. An', says he, 'She ing to see her with her book would Lan-dis- ,' not make him look like that. Besides, don't belong to any man, Pierre he said, 'neither to you nor to she was not wasting oil. She had stood up, but at first she was Incapable me. She belongs to her own self.' she belongs to me,' I of moving forward. For the first time 'I'll see that know it an' In ber life she knew the paralysis of said. 'I'll fix ber so she'll " Then the door every other feller will.' unreasoning fear. At that he turned from the fire and opened and Pierre came In out of the to his feet. straightened crystal night. Joan moved backward slowly to tha "What brought you back so soon?" door. He had made no threatening asked Joan. had "Too soon for you, eh?" He strode sign or movement, but her fear her and over to the hearth where she had lain, come overwhelmingly upon urged her to flight. But took up the book, struck it with his every Instinct before she touched the handle of tha door, he flung himself with deadly, swift force and silence across the room and took her In his arms. With all her wonderful strength, Joan wild not break away from him. He dragged her back to the hearth, tied her elbows behind her with the scarf from his neck, that very scarf he had worn when the dawn had shed a wistful beauty upon him, waiting for her on a morning not so very long ago. JoaD went weak. "Pierre," she cried pitifully, "what to do to me?" are you He roped her to the heavy post of a set of shelves built against the wall. Then he stood away, breathing fast. "Now whose gel are you, Joan Carver?" he asked her. "You know I'm yours, Pierre," she "You got no need to tie me sobbed. to make me say that." "I got to tie you to make you do more'n say it. . I got to make sure you won't take the sure are It. H ness out of me after this." She turned her head, all that sh could turn. He was bending over th fire, and when he straightened she saw that he held something In his hand . . a long bar of metal, white at tha shaped end. At once her memory showed ber a broad glow of sunset falling over Tlerre at work. "There'll She Turned Her Head, All That She be stock all over the country marked with them two bars," he had said. Could Turn. "The Two-Ba- r brand, don't you fer-g-lt hand as though It had been a hated She wa not likely to forget It I face, nnd flung It Into the fire. "I It now. seen you through the window," he said. She shut her eyes. He stepped closa "So you been happy readln' while I to her and Jerked her blouse down been away?" from her shoulder. She writhed away "I'll get yon supper. I'll light the from him, silent In her rage and fear and fighting dumbly. She made no lamp." Jonn stammered. Pierre's face was pate, his black hair appeal. At that moment her heart lay In wet streaks on his temples. He was so full of hatred that It was hardmust have traveled at furious spepd ened to pride. He lifted his brand through the bitter cold to be In such and set It against the bar flesh of a sweat. There was a mysterious, her shoulder. controlled disorder In his look and Then terribly she screamed. Again, there arose from him the odor of when he took the metal away, aha strong drink. But be was sternly and screamed. Afterward there wa a sure In all his movements and his dreadful silence. were deadly cool nnd reasoeye Joan had not lost eonsclousnes. nableonly It was the reasonableness Mer healthy nerves stanchly received of Insanity, reasonableness bnsed on the anguish and the shock, nor did the wldlest premises of unreason. she make any further outcry. She "I don't want no supper, nor no pressed her forehead against the sharp light," he said. "Firelight's enough edge of the shelf, she drove her nails for you to read parsons' books by; It's Info her hands, and at Intervals ah enough fer me to do what I oughter writhed from bead to foot. Circle done long afore tonight." of psln spread from the deep burn on She- stood In the middle of the her shoulder, spread and shrank. Th small, log.walled room, arrested In the bones of her shoulder and arm ached act of lighting a match, and stared at terribly; fire still seemed to be eathim with troubled eyes. She was no ing Into her flesh. The air was full longer afraid. After all, strange as he of the smell of scorched skin so that looked, more strangely as he talked, she tasted It herself. And hotter than he was her Pierre, ber man. The conber hurt her heart burned, consuming fidence of her heart had not been seriIt own tenderness and love and trust. (TO BK CONTINUED.) ously shaken by Ms coldnes snd his moods during this winter. There had ve tenderGreat Soldier Wesknsse. been I'ms of fierce. ness. She was hi own woman, his The greet duk of Wellington wa property; at thl low counting did she a believer In omen. The tory la told that he would not offer battle cm rat herself. A sane man does tin to his own possession. And any day that be met or saw t yellow Pierre, of course, wa sane. II was dog cross hi palb THE B RANDING IRON By Katharine Ncvvlin Burt Copyright br Kthrln N. Burt SYNOPSIS Join Landls, eighteen years old, wife of Pierre, Is the daughter of John Carver, who mur- dered her mother for adultery. Her lonely life, with her father. In a Wyoming- cabin, unbearable, Joan leaves him to work In a hotel In a nearby town. Joan meets Pierre, and the two, mutually attracted, are married. Carver tells Pierre story of Joan's mother. Pierre forces a cattle brand. Frank Holllwell. young minister, presents books to Joan. Pierre forbids her to read them. y y home-coming- CHAPTER V Continued. "There's poetry this time," he said. "Get Pierre to read It aloud to you." The suggestion was met by a rude lancrh from Pierre. "I wouldn't be wastln' my time," he Jeered. It was the first rift In his courtesy. Holllwell looked up In sharp surprise. He saw a flash of the truth, a little wriggle of the green serpent In Pierre's eyes before they fell. He flushed and glanced at Joan. She wore an almost timorous air, accepted his remarks In silence, shot doubtful looks at Pierre before she answered questions, was an entirely different Joan. Now Holllwell was angry and he stiffened toward his host and host-sdropped all his talk about the books and smoked haughtily. He was no more young and master of himself In this instance than Pierre and Joan. But before he left after supper, refusing a bed, though Pierre conquered his dislike sufficiently to urge It. Holllwell had a moment with Joan. It was very touching. He would tell about It afterward, but for a long time he could not bear to A. Piatt Andrew. r i, er It. Sin' tried to return his books, corn-inmonths, making trips to the front with her arms full of them and The constant appeal very night. Congressman Andrew made to Ameri- lifting up eyes that were almost cans for establishment of ambulance tragic with renunciation. "I can't be taking time to read sections resulted In the creation of the them. Mr. Holllwell," she said, that American Field Service with headquarvoice of extraordinary, ters at Neullly. Congressman Anhers running an octave of regret; "an' drew was named In charge of the orsomeway Pierre don't like that I ganization. When Americans left the ambulance should spend my evenln's on them. service to Join the army, Andrew Seems like he thinks I was settln' myformed a number of "camion sections" self up to be knowln more than him." to deliver ammunition. Entering the She laughed ruefully. "Me knowin' more'n Pierre! It's laughable. But army, he received the rank of lieutenant-coanyways I don't want him to be think-Ilonel. that. So take the books, please. Named as first commander of the I like them." She paused. "I love Gloucester post of the American them," she said and blinkhungrily, Legion, Andrew obtained permission ing, thrust them Into his hands. of the city government to utilize the He put them down on the table. old town hall for a Legion home, and "You're wrong, Joan," he said quickly. made It a museum of the great war. "You mustn't give In to such a foolish He led a movement to commemorate Idea. You have rights of your own, a the war dead of Gloucester with a life of your own. Pierre mustn't stand Joan of Arc monument, which is In the way of your learning. You unique in that the base is formed of mustn't let him. I'll speak to Mm." stones taken from every building In "Oh. no !" Some Intuition warned France sacred to the memory of the her of the danger In his doing this. patriotic girl. He also served as first "Well, then, keep your books and vice commander of the Massachusetts talk to Pierre about them. Try to persuade him to read aloud to you. I department in Congressman Andrew has been of shan't be back now till spring, but I vital assistance to the Legion In Its want you to read this winter, read fight for compensation. In defense of all the stuff that's there. Come, Joan, to please me," and he smiled coax-Inglthis measure he has said: 'The measure before the house of"I ain't afraid of Pierre," said Joan fers to our veterans not only a Just and fair. If long overdue reward, but slowly. Her pride was stung by the "I'll keep the books." also a reward that has been framed suggestion. "Good-by- . When I see upon the principles of helping the She sighed. In the I'll be a right you spring, beneficiaries to help themselves, which learned schoolmarm." Is the guiding principle of all IntelliShe held out her hand and he took gent and humane legislation." and held It, pressing It in his own. He felt troubled about her, unwilling LEGION IS AFTER PROMOTERS to leave her In the snowbound wilderness with that young savage of the smoldering eyes. Now Boast Georgia Organization "Good-by,- " said Pierre behind him. Commission to Put Lid on His had a click. soft voice Fake Bout. Holllwell turned to him. "Good-by- , Landls. I shan't see either of you till Boxing and wrestling promoter I wish you a good winter the who have been using the name of the and spring. I hope" He broke off and held American Legion post to gain attendout his hand. "Well." snld he. "you're ance for "shady" meets and bout, pretty far out of everybody' way will be at a disadvantage In Georgia, here. Be good to each other." because of the establishment of a "I n your Interference!" said commission. Legion boxing Pierre's eyes, but he took the hand Unscrupulous promoters often In- and even escorted Holllwell to his duce the Legion men to stage bout horse. under their auspices, fighter falling Snow came early and deep that winto show up, or promoters mulcting the ter. Pierre had cut and stacked hi public of their money by fake bouts, winter wood : he had sent his cows to a richer man' ranch for winter feedleaving the Legion men to face deficit and an unenviable reputation In ing. There was very little for him to the community. do. After be had brought in two At the last department convention bucket of water from the well and of the Legion, a commission was au- had cut for the day' consumption a thorized to supervise all bouts held by piece of meat from his elk hanging the Legion post In the state. Thl outside ogalnst the wall, he had only to sit and smoke, to read old magabody, composed of three Legionnaires, will operate on plan similar to those zines and papers and to watch Joan. established by law In various states. Then the poisonous root of his jealA registry fee will be charged to ousy struck deep. Always his brain, each boxer participating and a license fHlscly Interpreting her wistful silence she was thinking of the parson, hunexacted for each show. Boxing promoter will be required to pay an- gry to read his books, longing for the a fee several tlraps that open season and hi coming again to nually the ranch. charged the fighter. A representative In December a man came In on of the commission will be present at every bout sponsored by the Legion tu snowshoe bringing "the mall" one adjudlcnte contests among post, pro- letter for Pierre, a rormnnnlcatlon which brought heat to hi face. The moter and fighters. Forest service threatened him with a loss of Isnd ; It pointed to some flaw Oh, Those Women, II had Just returned from the prize In his title; part of his property, the most valuable part, had not yet been fight and was all excited em it. Pierre looked up surveyed. . . wa a he "It great rap, Mary," with set every Jaws, fighting Instinct ftid to his wife "snd Ked Mike took sharpened to hold what wa his own. the count." "I hev put In two years' hard work "Test" she Inquired disinterestedly. on them acres." he told his visitor, be did take "And where hlmr "an" I'm not plannln' to glT them over And a hi gazed at her la iihim-- to the first fool favored by the Servmerit, she added: s clean as my band. ice. My title I "And what became of the count It'll take more'n thievery an' more'n man a he that waa, Then, strong spit to tsh It away from me." swooned American Legion Weekly. "Ton better go to Robinson," advised the bearer of the letter; "can't s, n' 1919-102- 0. eT sin-bust- g (ki by National Council of tha Boy Scouts of America.) (Conducted CHEER SCOUTS DYING LAD "Somewhere on Long Island, N. Y., f a small boy, three and years old, with an enlarged heart and a short existence before him unless miracles etlll do happen Is clinging to life because of the boy scouts," says the Long Island Press lh an account Of a good turn by local scouts. "Were It not for the inspiration and the example probably the short life would have been shorter, and a home emptier than it one-hal- Is now. "The lad Is the son of Mrs. M. J. d Stockdale, 12 Van Wyck avenue, Hill," continues the story. "It Is the verdict of a number of doctor that he cannot live to grow up becausa Klch-nion- of an enlarged heart, and other complications which have since set In. The tragic tale became known through a letter written by Mrs. Stockdale to a New York newspaper, In which she asked that a delegation of boy scouts come to visit her boy. "The letter was pussed on to Chief Scout Executive James E. West, and In time reached the desk of C. A. Wor-decout executive of Queens Borough, L. I. The matter was turned over to Scoutmaster Arthur D. Oliver, Troop 15, Jamaica, L. L "The affair was attended to In tha usual boy scout way, and after Scoutmaster Oliver had made his investigations of the matter, the scouts began to come to make life more bearable for the little lad who may never, except In his Imagination, don a scout unin, form. " 'I don't know what we would have done without the boy scouts,' said Mrs. Stockdale, who Is the mother of two other boys besides little Robert, who Is generally called 'Sonny.' They have come aga'n and again, and they brighten my toy's life up so much. They brought him a boy scout handbook, and every night he sleeps with It under his pillow. They came to lunch one day and I had a cake for them and everything. They are such fine boys. '"One of the scouts, whose name Is Michael, stops In every time he passes, and he brings things with him sometimes a box of candy and other things. Seven doctors have said that my Uttle boy cannot ever grow up, but I am hoping that some other doctor or surgeon may hear of It and come to save him for us.' "If the glories of boy scoutdom, Jamborees and camping," concludes the Press, "are ever the portion of the little lad, much of the credit will be due to the boys of Troop 15, Jamaica Boy Scouts of America. Should the grim reaper win the victory. It Is probable that little Sonny's last thought will be a visualization of the scout badge and uniform and the dally good turn dona him by his young friends." SCOUTMASTER SCORES HIGH A prize of a $200 gold watch and a compliment to the scout way of doing things were the results of the entry of Scoutmaster George B. Dunn of Seattle, Wash., In the $1,000 amateur men cooks' contest recently conducted by the Seattle Times. Scoutmaster Dunn, who four year ago when he entered Bcoutlng "didn't know how to boll water," competed In th contest with timber cruiser, mountaineers, prospectors, huntsmen, men, fishermen, and other for the best camp dinner. His score was V0 per cent. The menu consisted of chicken, sweet corn and potatoes, cooked according to the Hawaiian "Emu" tyle, which method has been carefully retained and taught la cout circles everywhere; the second part of the meal-a- pple sauce, biscuits and coffee was prepared by means of a reflector oven. score, two of th A to the winner" Judge had awarded 100 per cent, while one had marked him down to 994 per cent 'And for what do you think he wa marked off? A tiny park of fire remained unextinguished In the coutmaster'a campflre. "Crime of crimes la woodcraft." SCOUT SAVES GIRL'S LIFE Scout training In preparedness had a recent Impressive llllustratlon at the desperate moment when Dorothy was going down for the third time In a pool near Glendlve, Mont Two men had Just succeeded In bringing the drowning girl to the surface, but being unable to stand longer on the slippery bottom of the pool, they had let the girl fall back. At this Scout Ward Juncture fourteen-year-olHill dove In, caught hold of the girl's bathing suit, and swimming backward, dragged ber to safety. SCOUTS AND MERIT BADGES "Did you ever stop to contemplate what It means for a boy to receive a merit badge In the acout organization ask the MaaJon (Ind.) Tribune, "Of the work, of the sacrifice, of th spirit of service? F"or a boy scout ta pass these test he must be a young gentleman and a crusader. H mini do a good turn every day, and not on'j that, but must ba courteous and considerate at all time. Ha must leato treatment and how to at I tha first-aiIn th event of aa emergency." r d |
