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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-25
Stamped Blouses
To Embroider for Xmas

1t will not take long, COM
pared to the exquisite Blouse
that you have for your efforts.
Beautiful new designs for over
blouses and regular blouses are
stamped on black, navy, wis
taria, French gray, peach or
white wolfe, and samples will
show you how effective they
are worked in either silk or
wool embroidery.
Some have rich floral stamped
borders, others have interesting
panel and medallion motifs,
and all allow for very artistic
finishing at the neck. The, new
short sleeves are time 1y
features.
Regular Blouses, stamped, sz.z5.
OverbIouses, stamped, $500.
Art Embroidery Section, Second floor.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY IN PHILIP


A somewhat hurried but success-
full observance Of Memorial Day
took place in Philip last Friday.
Many drove in from the country,
though there had been brief an
nouncement of the exercises, 30
there was considerable crowd in
evidence.
The exercises at the cemetery at
two o'clock were impressive. The
graves were decorated, and school
children piled flowers about sym
boil erected in token of our dead
overseas.
Following the return from the
cemetery the children gave beau
tiful program at the Gem Theatre.
1t was, in fact, one of the most
interesting and impressive pro-
grams given by school children in
this city.
If the soldiers themselves did
not take the active part in the
exercises that could be wished, it
was due to the timidity that seems
to possess our soldiers and the fact
that they are not yet locally or
ganized. Before another year
comes around, we expect to see q
chapter of the American Legion
in Haakon county. Then Memorial
Day is apt to become the day of,
by and for the soldiers as it should
be, with the civilians on the side
lines.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05

have responded to the somewhat
adverse conditions.
A good sized class of graduates
are going out from our High
School into life-work. They have
our congratulations upon the fact
that they. have finished their
course and also our best wishes
for their success in life. If sew
eral of them may, as they hope,
be able to continue their studies
in college or the university, we
shall as a community take pride
in that fact.
A number of the graduating
class are not residents of Philip.
To these we join with the town in
saying that we have been glad to
have you with us durng your
school course. If we have given
anything Of our means and effort
for your sake, you have repaid it
by your diligence and efforts for
an education.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05

Of American troops from the war
zone, its work for the army abroad
will end automatically. Disease
and suffering Of the most heart
rendering character, however, are
ealing for relief in other fields.
The new international organiza-
tion of the Red Cross society pre-
pairing to deal with relief and
health problems throughout the
world in future years, but there
are immediate emergencies which
require the aid of agencies already
established. Foremost among these
agencies is the American Red
Cross. At present, emergencies
are being met with all the >resour-
ces available, but it is apparent
that imperative calls for assist
ance for the, next year or more
will make additional funds nee
essary.
1T is anticipated that the gen.
erous heart of the American peo-
pie will respond to the appeal to
the full extent of needs that will
present themselves"
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
Had Three Gallon Keg
Cached Near GrindstOne

The following account from the
Guide of justice court proceedings
at Rapid City last week concerns
people we'll known in Haakon
county and in Philip and will be
Of interest to our readers:
Louis Sinykin and I. Masto-
wick of near Grindstone, were ar
rested recently on a charge Of hav-
ing intoxicating liquors in their
possession for the purpose of sale
or gift. The preliminary hearing
was held before Justice John X.
Hull on Wednesday afternoon, the
state being represented by States
Attorney Ben D. Mintiner and de-
PENDANTS retained as counsel H. H.
Marks and A. r. Denu. The case
Of Mastovich was first tried and
after the state finished presenting
it's evidence the attorney for de-
fendant moved that the case be
dismissed on the ground of insult
ficient evidence, the Justice sus-
tanning the motion. Deputy Sheriff
Mackrill testified that he had
searched defendants place and he
found three gallon keg Of cor
dial, which had never been opened.
The deputy stated that defendant
told him that the cordial was a
present to his wife from her broth
er who resides in St. Paul and
that the liquor had been received
before the state went dry. Coun-
sci for defendant requested the
court to issue an order directing
the sheriff to return the liquor to
defendant, but this the court re-
fused to do.
"The Sinykin hearing was next
before the court and the testi-
mony brought out the fact that
young Sinykin had given liquor to
two young men by the names of
Fay Coleman and Clyde Graham.
The young men stated that at the
time that Sinykin gave them the
liquor they were the best of
friends but some time thereafter
some trouble arose between the
parties which caused this trouble.
A motion to dismiss the case
against Sinykin was denied and
the court held him to await the
action of the circuit court. ("
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05

The present session Of the Philip
schools is closing. The sermon to
the graduates of the Philip High
School was delivered by the Rev
Knight to a large audience COM
posed of relatives and friends of
the graduates. Other exercises of
the week follow, and receive COM
ment elsewhere.
Considering the almost disast-
rious circumstances encountered
by our schools in the early part of
the term, the year has been a pros
porous one. Influenza forced the
schools to close in October and
November, and it was many weeks
before they reached a normal con-
diton again. Yet, the year now be-
ing rounded out has, been a good
one. The teaching force has been
curtailed in the High School, this
year, but both faculty and stud
ents have done efficient work
Prais e is due everyone for the
splendid manner In which they
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
KadOka Observes Memorial Day

A very considerable crowd gath
cred at Kadoka Friday afternoon
to observe Memorial Day. Exercises
participated in by the school child
rem and various other persons,
were held at the theatre. Not, a
third of the people present could
get into the building.
At the close of the program the
crowd went to the cemetery, a
number of Jackson county soldiers
marching with the flag and guard
of honor at their head, and fol-
lowed by the school. At the cem-
etery the salute was fired over the
graves of the dead, always an i'm
prssive ceremony. On the whole
Kadoka should be complimented
on the appropriateness Of it's first
Memorial Day ceremonies.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05

The following is list Of grad
yates: Antony Triola, Grace Yer
ley, Roy Hanlon, Anna Graham,
Eva Shroll, Thomas Mcclure, Wv
ian Mccoy, Cora Hovey, Herman
Eleeson, Marian Swisher, Emma
Fairchild, Ellis Berry and Grace
Hovey.
Most of our High School faculty
will not return. The community
regrets this, and wishes these
teachers success in their future
work. The following is the fac.
ulty that has presided over the
High School for the year now clos.
ing: Anna Ginsberg, principal
Marjorie Wells, assistant principal
and Laura West. The following
teachers have had charge of the
grades: Miss Carey, seventh ano
eighth grades, Fern Forrest, fifth
and sixth grades, Miss Du Bois
third and fourth grades and Miss
Wilson the primary grades.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05

s44,644 30; personal property, $751;
600; homestead and furnishings,
$14,500. Mrs. Laura Holcomb, wild
ow, Henry Orlin Holcomb, son, and
Paul Holcomb, grandson, are NAM
ed as the heirs to the estate, the
bulk of which goes to the son, Or
lin Rapid City Guide.
So far as Pierre is concerned, we
suggest that our friends or our en-
emies, if they be such, forget it.
While we are a small city at the
present time we honestly and sin
cerely expect to live to see the
time when Pierre will have more
population than Aberdeen, Huron,
Mitchell, Yankton, Sioux Falls and
Watertown combined. They are all
going to be good cities, but the
man or woman who makes any
study of the probable develop
ment of the future must realize
that power and fuel are the great
est factors in city building. The
time is not far distant when Pierre
will be in the center Of the great
est power development Of the
northwest, and with a reasonable
likelihood of mighty oil and gas
field at our very door we look for
the time when Pierre will take on
population at the rate Of more
than the size of any of our big
cities of the state at the present
time Pierre Capital Journal.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
Red Cross To Call
For Funds This Fall

During the past two years there
has been midsummer drive for
funds for the American Red Cross
in which Haakon county has nobly
participated. Some have been Won
dering if a call would again come
this year in June. An announce
ment just made indicates that the
call will not come until fall. De
tails are not given out, but it is
planned that the drive will take
place in October or November.
The various branches will have all
summer to plan for this.
In this connection the head of
the national organization, DR. T..
Farrand, has recently said:
AT present the American Red
Cross is bringing to a close its
activities in countries in western
Europe, and, with the withdrawal
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
THE RED CHEvRON

As we go about over the country
we don't see many discharged SOL
diers wearing the red chevron, yet
it is a violation of the law for a
discharged soldier not to wear it.
The war department has been
raising quite a rumpus about the
matter, and they are threatening
to prosecute a few victims in each
oa 4 PHI rhe q red i cSsnon
marks the discharged soldier off
from the soldier in the service. 1t
Is more important than we are apt
to think. The soldier at home on
furlough i not an individual with
the same rights - the discharged
sOf6ief tW1ilty-fo1r hours ti0rai
the camp gates.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
GOSSIP AND CLEANINCS OF LOCAL INTEREST

then and man hates to take out
insurance until he can see what it
is growing. .-Belvidere Times.
-
''The sweet girl graduate" is an
old phrase but true one. We are
growing old, but we confess that
when we attend graduating exer-
cises our heart gets boyhood
thrill again, and we miss most of
the program immersed in deep ad-
miration of the sweet girl grad
uate.
There were a great many wealth
er prophets croaking about the
dry weather few days ago, but
the rain has shut them up. They
will only be still little while,
however. As soon as the sun
comes out for few days they
will be sitting around like thirsty
old frogs again, croaking: 1911,
1911
In a few days we will be having
school elections, and that event
should receive some thought from
the voters Of the county. Not half
enough attention is paid to the
selection Of our school officers in
Haakon county. A good many
people get on school boards, and
we regret to have to say that 9TH
ers are at times put in charge of
our schools, who have no more
ability in running school than
they would have in running loc-
omotive or an aeroplane. This
means no one in particular, SO you
needn't dodge. 1t simply means
that some school officers of Haa-
kon county are merely petty.
They don't adequately furnish the
pupils with schools and equipment
in the first place; they don't ade-
quately pay their teachers; and
again they treat ther teachers in
mean and petty manner that they
wouldn't think of extending to
the hired man in the hay field.
He might punch their noses if they
did. Again we say this little SER
mon means no one in particular.
We simply urge the voters of the
county to select their most capa-
BILE and sensible neighbors to posi-
tions on the school board.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05

The rain was good one, and we
needed it, of course; but not near
ly as badly as some folks pretend
ed to believe.
It seems to us that the tax on
the ice cream cones of the kids is
about as petty and trifiing as any
thing that came out of the war.
That is certainly brilliant idea
of our government.
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It was little cool for Lilac Day
at the Carney farm north of SIAM
ford. It is pity that this venture
should not be blessed with fine
weather, but then we needed the
rain.
=
Far be it from us to detract one
lot or little from the fame of our
Haakon county soldiers. They are
probably top-notchers at the fight
ing game, but some of them can't
write poetry. At any rate they
don't write it in the old fashioned
way with attention to rhyme and
rhythm.
This is the last issue Of the Mail
over which the present editor and
owner will preside. Next week the
Midland Mail passes into the ow-
nership of B. r. Cole, who to-
gether with Mrs. Cole, arrived
here Monday afternoon from Flor
ence, this state. Further announ-
cement of the change will be
made next week Midland Mail.
The state hail insurance law does
not seem to be making much of a
hit with the farmers around here.
While they admit that the cost is
all right and the insurance good
there are two features that they
are making kick on. One is the
idea of being stuck for the insur-
ance unless they take the trouble
to have their land exempted. They
hold. and we believe they are right
that the insurance should not be
charged to them unless they ask
for it. Another thingthey do not
like is the date when they must
file their kick, June 1st. While
that date is all right for small
grain, very little corn is UP by
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
OUR NEICHBoRs

w. H. Jones, C. d. Mead and
George C. Hunt, appraisers of the
estate of Eugene Holcomb have
made report and filed same with
the county court which shows that
lands in this county to be apprais-
ed $270, ,295 so; city property 1t
$4,000; cash at $l9,794 .88; notes
and mortgages, $12.731 .66; stocks
-<<0ft1er than bank -$$if3 $$f3,5 5d .. .kar.k
stocks. $2S,600; warrants and bonds
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-05
THE MEMORIAL PIERRE
DID NOT EXPECT

At time when Pierre boosters
throughout the state are busy
raising half million dollars for
a soldiers and sailors memorial
building at Pierre, we cannot for
bear comment upon the sad acci-
dent that occurred at the capitol
city during the celebration over
the return of the boys Of the 147th
artillery.
As most of our readers know
one soldier was killed and two SER
iously injured by a most motor
iously culpable piece of negligence
on the part Of somebody. A build
that was being moved, had been
left standing in the street in such
a manner that an automobile con-
tanning several soldiers ran into
the obstruction with the fatal re-
suits just stated.
Concerning the accident several
observations should be made. In
the first place, as we have said,
somebody was culpably negligent.
Likely the persons moving the
building cannot escape blame.
Just as certainly the city as a
whole must shoulder the blame.
What is the matter with Pierre
anyway? 1t has hardly been six
months since three young people
were drowned in the Capitol Lake
through an accident that everyone
admitted could have been prevent
ed by little active foresight. Let
us tell just what is the matter
with Pierre. It is an overgrown
country village, trying to put on
city airs, with the cows still wand
ering at large in its streets. If it
gave the same attention to pro-
tecting the lives Of it's citizens
that it gives to glorifying itself
as the capitol Of the state, it might
get somewhere.
As the record stands it sends a
company of its young men to the
Mexican border, to France, and in
to the very thick Of the fighting,
and they come home after two
years Of warfare not a single
member missing. In six months,
at least four Of its young people
are killed in preventable accidents.
The fathers and mothers of Pierre
will do well to get their children
into the army and out Of town, if
they expect them to live to be a
blessing to their old age. In fact,
it might be life-saving PROPOSE
tion for the whole population to
enlist in the army.
We say this much in our weak
way, because no sooner had the ac-
cident happened than all the news
paper correspondents were choked
into silence, and not a word Of the
affair was allowed to get into the
daily newspapers of South Dakota
or adjoining states. The city SEEM
ed to be chiefly concerned in throt-
tling news Of the affair. Only
John Nipple, of the Capitol Jour
nal, had the courage to tell his
fellow-citizens what he thought.
1t is not easy to throttle John. In
stead of hushing the matter up, it
should be aired. Pierre should be
made to smart with shame. And
it should have the salt of humlia-
tion rubbed into it's wounds.
This memorial Of one soldier,
sleeping in the cemetery, and two
others crippled, perhaps for life,
should receive as much publicity
as the marble one Pierre is so an
xious to build, but it won't get it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-11
Troops Health
Excellent, Say
Army Reports
Few Gases OF Flu Among
Overseas Men; 10 Deaths
A Week IN U. S. Camps.

The health Of United States troops
is excellent, according to the weekly
report issued by the surgeon general
OF the army. received Friday by mili-
tary authorities. The publication
shows that there is no unusual preva-
lenee Of disease Of any kind at camps
and that the total number Of patients
at the various hospitals continues to
decline.
Sporadic cases OF Influenza are be-
ing reported from The ports of de-
barkation, mostly among troops re-
turning from overseas. The report
further shows thar the health Of
troops in the American expsditionary
forces in France continues excellent
The report from the American ex-
peditionary fonce in Siberia also shows
thar conditions are excellent No
deaths among members Of the Siberian
forces are reported.
Only ten deaths were reported in
the principal camps Of the United
States last week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-11
Czecho-SLoUaks Due Saturday
May Parade Ell Paso Streets;
History Is One Of Oppression

/ A PPROXIMATELY 100 Czecho-Slo-
, n vaks.. who for the past two years
have been fighting the Teutonic
Red army OF Russian Bolshevism
amid the snow clad hills Of Siberia,
are travelling across the American
continent from san Francisco 70 an
eastern port and are expected to pass
through FL Paso early Saturday morn
ing. The detachment is travelling in
three special trains and win board
transports in the east for theiS home
land after an absence Of fully five
years.
The War Camp Community service
is trying to make arrangements 70.
the Czecho-Slovaks TO parade while
their train stops here for a short
while saturday morning. They have
not paraded since they left San Fran
cisco. and it is likely they will be
glad to march through FL Paso
Streets
The story of the Czecho-Slovaks
reads like romance Centuries ago
the Czechs and their brothers. the
Slovalzs. were a free people. but the
Teuton gained ascendency over them
and for years ruled the land Of the
rod Of the house Of Hapsburg-
Lay Down Their Arms.
When the great European confligra-
ton burst forth in 1914. thousands OF
young Czechs and Slovaks were con-
scripted into the armies Of Austria
and forced to figth the battles of the
Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs AGAINST
their brother Slavs. the Russians
Several regiments were recruited
among the Czechs and sent to the
81 -
Czecho-Slovaks refused to fight the
battles OF their oppressors and thou
sands went over to the Russians.
Whole Czech regiments have heen
known to lay down their arms and 20
over to the allies. while their bands
SIovaks.
But dark DAYS were in store for
the CzechS. The Russian revolution
came in 1917 and later the general
breakdown Of the SIav military ma
chine with the later rise OF the power
IF Bolshevism. Deserted BY their
Russian allies. the Czecho-S lovaxs
were left 20 fieht the ever increasing
battalians OF the central powers The
handful Of Czechs threatened with ut
in 1917 began their famous retreat
across the endless miles Of Siberian
snow wastes toward the Pacific coast
Making Long Trips
The ratreating CzechS were IT once
attacked by ffIa Russian Reds. re-
enforced by released German and AUS
TRAN prisoners. and for months the
Czechs were hemmed IN on all sides
hr att7clSinE foes It was then that
the allied Siberian expedition was
sent TO the relief OF the distressed /
czecho-Siovaz forces.
Americas contribution 10 the relief !
expedition was two REGULAR army {
regiments from the Philippine Islands |
the eth and the s1st infantry reEi- I
nents. both OF which are still in ST.
IBERIA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-11

The expedition OF the Czecho-Slo-
yak army is one of the most unusual
experiences OF any military force in
the history Of the world. Recruited
from deserters and prisoners of war
who refused 70 fight the battles OF
their oppressors. the Czecho- Slovaks
were deserted by the very people they
had endeavOred to assist
To Parade in Washington.
The distance from Siberia TO
Czecho-Slovika is thousands of miles
less than the distance eastward
across two oceans and nearly three
continents. but the Czechs were forced
to make the trip almost two thirds
around the world because the Euro
pean Russia is now infested by the
Red Guards and other Bolsheviki
troops. all Of whom are bitter foes
70 the Czechs
The Czech detachment will reach
an eastern port next week and will
begin the trip across the Atlantic to
their homeland possibly in American
transports. The detachment viii
likely parade in Washington before
sailing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-11
WAR RECORDS

Compiled by the War Camp Com
munity Service

Jose N. ALsIAMzAR. private, E
Paso; entered service February 90.
1913. at FL Paso; discharged June "a.
1913; service in A. E. F. September
]. 1s1s-June Is. 1913, battles somme
sector, November :. 1918. 3feuse Ar
come, offensive. November Q. 1915
November II. 1918; company A. 3osth
engineers: character excellent.
L. r. Jacobs. horse sheer. silver
City. \. ~ entered service September
-. 1917. at silver City. y. N. dis
charged June IL. 1918: service in A
E F.; battles Lucy sector. August s.
September H. 1918. St dihiel. Saptern-
Der 1916. 1915. Meuse ArKonne. Octo-
Der Is-November Il, 1913; character
excellent.
E. h Harrison. private. Silver City,
\. ~: entered service May %. 1917.
at Silver City. \. II; discharged May
$. 1879 service IN a. z. T.. August 3,
191S-April Is. 1913. battles Tpres I've
offensive. October 31-Noveuiher
1918, Ypres Lyo. November g-11. 1918:
Headouarters COMPANY. 1s5th ma
lent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-11
Ell PASO AGRICULTURISTS
TO ATTEND STATE MEETING

Roland Harwe1l. head OF the county
agricultural STAFF. a. 4. Laferriere.
soil chemist. and Miss Helen Swift,
county home demonstration agent
VIII leave next week 10 attend the
annual meeting OF extension workers
at College station, to be held July
2I-26.
VIII be in session at the Agricultural
and Mechanical college It is an
nounced that farmers living in the Ell
Paso section can make the trip to
College station and return for ap-
proximately S10e.