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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
111,179 HAVE PERISHED
 DURING THE WAR

WASHINGTON, May 15.-An Of ficial report from the surgeon gen eral, issued by the war department today, gives the total number of deaths reported in the army during the war to date as 111,179. Of this total 56,630 or 51 per cent were
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
MEN FROM UNDER YANKEE FLAG
 REAP BIG FORTUNES

CHICAGO, May S.-The American confidence men reaped a harvest of more than $10,000,000 last year, according to figures compiled by Chicago authorities. This is the approximate amount actually col lected from the creduaous public by professional confidence operators and does not include the millions gath cred in annually by the various stock iobbing schemes
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
One of Our Best Customers.

Few Americans realize how good a patron of our markets is our north ern neighbor, the Dominion of Canada.
 We think of Canada as vast IF area and slim in population. So far ou- thought is accurate enough. But deduction as to Canada's importance in the commerce of the United States will go far astray if it is based on this incomplete conception.
 Much is said of encouraging trade relations with South America, and undoubtedly the opportunities for business with the Latin countries promise excellent returns from wise cultivation.
 In the meantime it is fact that the Dominion of Canada, with g population third that of Brazil,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
METAL TRADES DECIDE
 ON REFERENDUM VOTE.
 IN FAVOR OF MOONEY

OAKLAND May 16.-The Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council, repre- senting 250,000, last evening ann0uno ed having endorsed the plan that they favored a national strike on July 4th in behalf of a new trial for Thomas Mooney be submitted to the unions for a referendum vote
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
COTTONSEED PRICE WILL I :
 REMAIN STABILIZED

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Food Administration will probably con- tinue is cottonseed price stabiliza- tion policy until the present crop IS disposed of, or until peace is pro claimed The minimum price for cottonseed on the basis of $70 a, ton producing 41 gallons of oil has been maintained for several months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
LYRIC MARY McALLiSTER

DOUGLAS, May 16.-Mary McAl- lister, the charming child actress in "The Kill Joy" will be presented at the Lyric Theatre tonight. She is a clever little actress and wins the hearts of the rough Westerners in a way that pleases the audience There is also a Pathe News and the comedy Frogs and Free Lunch" for tonight and also tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
Cartoon from Montreal Star.

The balance in our favor on trade with Canada in the seven months was quarter of million dollars. or more than double the balance on trade with South America.
 Our Canadian neighbors are thrifty, progressive people. closely kin to US in blood, in spirit, in habits of life. They are a good people to do business with The friendship cemented by comradeship in war should become a close alliance in peace. It is to our advantage for many reasons other than those of trade to promote intercourse. be- tween the two countries. Together ws~-can shape the destiny of the western hemisphere for freedom and democracy-and the western henis- phere will lead the world.-Chicago Evening Post.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
IN FROM FISHING BANKS

DOUGLAS, May 16.-Hal Silkwood of the North Star is home after disposing of a cargo of halibut and black cod to the Taku cannery yes terday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
WAR IS OVER, LET'S BE HAPPY

Go to the Jitney Dance at A. B.
 Hall tomorrow night The orchestra is a feature, playing the latest fox trots, ore-steps and waltzes that make you smile and hum and whistle and feel good all oyer Adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16

from diseases, AZ per cent in battle or from wounds received i'll battle, and 6 per cent from other injuries. Of the deaths from disease about 12,000 have occurred since hostil- ities ceased.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
PICNIC POSTPONED

DOUGLAS, May 16.-The picnic planned for tomorrow by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Lutheran Church has been postponed. The new date will be announced shortly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
RETURNED ON ALAKSA

DOUGLAS, May 16.-Dave Christoe who left for Seattle for eye treat ment a short time ago, returned on the Alaska yesterday and has re- stunned his position in the Front Street Drug Store.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16

yesterday from a trip to the States is visiting Mrs. Chas. Russell for a few days before leaving for Chi chagoff to join her husband there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16

Vegetable plants, greenhouse grown, S20G per 100; Towering plants in buds, $100 per dozen. Juneau Florists.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
GUILD TEA

DOUGLAS, May 16.-A large nun Der of ladies attended the St. Luke's Guild Tea at the home of Mrs. JohE Guerin at Treadwell yesterday af- ternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
NOTICE

Rcd Cross workroop at City Hall open Tuesdays and Thursdays, to pm. There will be work until July 1. Will YOU help Finish the Job?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
 APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
 TO REMOVE WET BAN

WASHINGTON May 15,-Presi- dent Wilson will be appealed to by many labor organizations, including probably the American Federation of Labor, to remove the ban against 2.75 per cent beer and light wines. The Central Federated Union of Washington plans 3 gigantic demon gtration for June IA.
 
 Old papers for sale, 25c Der bun- dle. The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16
VISITING AT TREADWELL

DOUGLAS, May 16.-Mrs. Harry Woods, who returned on the Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16

beef, veal pork, mutton and goat and extra edible parts, such as liv- CTS, kidneys, hearts and lard.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16

Today's News Today-In Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-16

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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
New Male Garment Planned.

Get ready for next fall, fellows, for
the blanket cape. For you are going
TO have your appearance changed. The
new sartorial style Is really a cape and
blanket, which will be hung over many
a pair of masculine shoulders. Just
how nan 1t will hang over is yet to
be determined, but If the interest the
invention aroused at the concluding
session of the semi-annual meeting ~
the American Designers association in
the Martinique hotel Is sustained the
garment will acquire considerable
vogue, writes the New York CORE
spondent Of the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The blanket cape consists Of an army
blanket with Il few holes and buttons
and a detachable collar. When the
owner is asleep the blanket cape per
forms its primal functions Of keeping
the sleeper warm, and nothing more.
When he awakens he removes q cir
cular bit Of cloth buttOned to the mid
die Of the blanket and unbuttOnS .
slit about a foot long that starts ut
the hole. This gives him plenty OF
room in which TO insert his head. A
NapOleOnic storm collar is then at
tached to the hole collar and the two
dies that fall over the arms are cOn-
nected into sleeves by concealed but"
tons. And there he stands, In a smart
looking poncho that gives him lots OF
room TO get into his pockets and keeps
away the cold also! 1t can be any col.
or or any cloth the wearer chooses.
but these details are left for the author
Of what the Men Wear to hav e a III.
tie fun with.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Stamps of 1918.

another year 10 a close WITH
far more than 800 new poStagh stamps
having been issued" writes Kent Il.
Stiles in his department, stamps" in
Boys Life. '"rhe chronicle at this
writing shows a total of 81 varieties,
but il will be several months yet be-
fore American collectors can gain in
formation regarding many issues re-
ported abroad. so that the record fOy
1918 may tell Of rs many ms 500. In
1917 there were 900 varieties.
''Thesc 81 varieties were put forth
by nations and their pOssessiOns-such
ms islands. protectOrates. colonies. de-
tendencies. occupied territories, ETC.
TO the number Of SS governments. or
the 81 varieties 3SS were due 10 the
wal alone. The United States has Is
sued more than fifty varieties. includ-
ing shade and die varieties due to In.
ferior dyestuifs and TO worn plates.
but the British empire leads the list
with nearly 200 varieties"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
REPUBLICS TWO GREAT DAYS
Freedom From the Domination
Of the Spaniard.

The republic of Ecuador celebrates
two national holidays. and, strange to
say, both are independence days"
Both are observed with the same en-
thusiasm and patriotic fervor that Is
displayed here on the anniversary OF
the adoption Of the immortal declara
ton, according to the Pan-AmericaD
Union.
The li%berty-loving patriots had to
shoot two bolts at Spanish domination
before they succeeded in gaining per
manent Independence. The first time
luton In Quito, the present capital Of
the republic, the patriots assembling
at the house of Manuela Canizares. (
brave and beautiful woman, on Au-
gust 5, 1900. when they prepared their
declaration of independence and chose
the officials who were TO compose the
provisional government. That night
the cOnSpiratorS gathered their forces
In different parts OF the city. and Cap
tain Salinas, who commanded the two
NOllldlltS Va lCSuIdh tlooBS aiNA
guarded the city, sent to their bar
racks, read to them the declaration
and won them over to the cause OF
the patriots. They Overpo"ered the
bodyguard of Ruiz de Castillo. the
Spanish governor, early on the morn.
ing of August 10 and thus established
the first republic without shedding a
drop of blood. 1t lasted only about a
year, when Castillo succeeded In over
throwing the patriotic government and
again brought the country under Span
ish dominion.
The fires of liberty had beer kin.
died, however, and the Etuadoreans
kept up their heroic struggle nOtwith.
standing many reverses, until In 1920
the people OF Guayaquil, the leading
seaport Of the country, succeeded In
rebelling on the 9th Of October. With
the aid of Gen. Simon Bolivar, the
great Venezuelan emancipation, and OF
his compatrlot. Gen. Antonio Jose
Sucre, the Ecuadoreans after many
bloody battles succeeded In complete
ly annihilating the Spanish forces and
established freedom In Ecuador for
ever. Therefore Ii is that the Ecua
doreans celebrate two independence
days" the 10th Of August and the oh
Of October.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Mexico Market for Tractors.

In the fiscal year 1913 the United
States shipped almoNt as many trac-
tors 10 Mexico as to all other Latin
American countries. MeXicO's share
lacking only "a of the combined total
of the others. The leading position of
this ~neighboring country In u export
trade in tractors Is due to the action
of the Mexican government In stimu-
lating agriculture by exempting farm
ING implements from import duty. and
ever by importing such machinery for
sale at cost to Mexican farmers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

the block workers in the Citizens Council should
find that there are many men out Of work in the
various blocks, the business and labor groups
would be held responsible for the working out of
some plan to meet the problem. In this way,
everyone In the Social Unit district is enabled to
work for the whole community at the same time
that he is working for himself. Everyone is a
part of the big force for good in the community.
Slowly, one by one, each occupation is being or
ganized and will have an executive in charge.
The committee made up of the executives of all
the occupational groups is called the Occupational
Council of the Social Unit. The Occupational
Council and the Citizens Council acting together
are the means by which the community governs
itself.
Children Given Medical Attention.
When the doctors and nurses of the Social Unit
district were organized they found that there
were many babies dying every year quite unneces-
sarily, either because little diseases which they
contracted were not taken in time, or because
their mothers were not properly educated in car
ing for them. The doctors asked the Citizens
Council to 90 into their blocks and find out how
many children under six years of age there were.
They found that there were Ito. The doctors
decided to give each Of these children a com
plete medical examination, and the block work
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
d~own-and-out. His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack of exercise, inn
proper eating and living demands stimula-
ton to satisfy the cry for a health-giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
a man on his feet before be knows it;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
SINCE its discovery in the ancient labora;
tories in Holland. 1t acts directly and
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-out, but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac-
cept no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes:
They are the pure, original, imported
Harlem Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

'age and the only people who go unbefriended
are those who rebuff kindness or who wear IL
out. but IN the crowded city people get away
from this neighborliness, and seem to care moth
ing about the folks around them. Babies die be-
cause the mothers do not know how to care for
them. Many people who have consumption and
other diseases live with small children around
them, exposing them to sickness. Many invalids
spend months at home, alone and unbefriended.
All this is not because the people Of the city are
not as kind hearted and as willing to be helpful,
but because the city is too large for every one to
know every one else, and many people live near
each other for years without knowing even each
others names.
The Social Unit organization has divided the
district Of $4,000 people in which it is working
into t~hirty-one small blocks Of about 500 people
EACH The plan is to make each of these blocks
a tiny village where folks will come to know one
another and to be interested in having their neigh
bOrs happy and contented. In a country village
there is usually some one woman who is q sort of
village mother to whom folks go In times of trou-
Bile, who knows every one and Is always busy
getting people to help those in need. Taking her
rs an example, the Social Unit organization has
found in each tiny block village a woman who
serves MS a "block worker" who knows when
anyone needs help Of any kind and sees that helm
is given by the right agency. This worker is
chosen by the people Of her block and is paid
enough so that she will be enabled TO emn,ov
someone to do part Of her hOusework during the
times that she Is "mothering' her block. The
t%hirty-One block workers, together, form what Is
called the Citizens Council. The work of this
Citizens Council is to learn what the needs Of
every part of the district are and to see that MANS
are worked out for meeting these needs. In do
ing this 1t uses the knowledge of the different
skilled groups in the community.
Use People With Expert knowledge.
In every community there are certain groups.
each of which knows more about one particular
thing than any other group. For example, the
doctors know more about the prevention of dis
ease than anyone else. the teachers know more
about educating children, the plumbers about
plumbing. the business men about business, and
so on.
The Social Unit has organized people with spe-
cial skill for the good of the community as a
whole. The doctors are the board of health of
the district; the employers and trade uniOnists
are the industrial experts; the social workers are
the department Of public welfare; the teachers
the board Of education, and so on. When the
Citizens Council, or the BLOCK representa-
tives'' discover q health need in the district 1t
puts the problem up TO the doctor group. From
that line on the doctors are responsible for find
ing IL solution for the problem and for submitting
The riur they devise n the Citizens' Council. If
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

Within ten minutes after an appN.
cation of Danderine you can not find q
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after a few
weeks use, when you see new hair, tine
and downy at flrst-yes-but really
new hair-growing all ver the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately lou
bles the beauty of your hair. No dif.
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand ut a
time. The effect is Advantageous hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance Of abundance; an in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get q small bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine for q few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless observation-disclosures all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of 1t If you will just try q little Dan.
derine.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
JH2EE H0NsEW CHWA2ENAfHWCY
a uSAW OUPL/XES" C1/H9FIGW


pie were willing to make II, because they were
doing it themselves, and because they knew .iat
if they found housing conditions bad they mao
an organization which could remedy them. IL
they found children and young people WITHOUT
opportunities for healthful, happy play they couid
see that such a condition did not continue.
Secret of a Successful Community.
The men and women who are backing the Social
Unit experimentation the Cincinnati district IL
really a laboratory for social experimentation
and hundreds Of men and women Of vision are
Interested in it-believe that the secret of Il sue
ceSsful community organization lies in making
everyone feel that he is important. 1t is hard To
feel that you are important, and that what you
do counts for good or i'll, in n city Of half q nil.
lion or more. But in a city block, which is really
a little village, with its own council, its own
block worker" its own program of health, recrea.
ton and civic endeavOr, every man, woman AMI
child is important. II they fail TO do their part
they can see Immediately the effect upon the life
of their little community. If they work in the
interests of their little community they can see
the good effects as well. And this, after all. is
the advantage which the village has over the city.
People don't get lost in the village as they do in
the city. And no one can get lost in the Soci,l
Unit.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

ers' went back to their blocks and told the moth
es and fathers that the district physicians would
examine their children and tell them If there was
anything wrong and how it could be remedied.
One thousand and forty-three of the children were
brought to the district health station. Hundreds
Of defects were discovered and remedied. Glasses
were organized for the mothers; the district
nurses went into the homes to follow up the chill
dren who had been examined and see that the par
ents were giving them the right care.
When the epidemic Of influenza broke ont, every
one knew that somewhere in his or her block,
within calling distance, was Il woman who would
exert the utmost effort to see that those who were
i'll got help. The doctors and nurses were mobi
lized through the district headquarters, so that
cases could be cared for in the shortest possible
time. There was hardly a case in the district
which was not reported, and when the epidemic
was over it was found that the death rate in this
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Makes Money From Muskrats.

BY trapping muskrats on his farm
near rrime Hook Neck. Dei.. Harry B.
Roach has made enough to pay for bis
farm and will have some money left to
help put II under cultivation. He gets
81 80 for black hides. So cents for red
one and Is cents each for the meat
He Inns made more than 81 lnU
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
STICKING UP FOR THE CORP.

Raw Recruit Gate Of the criminal bar)-I saw.
old top. do you believe in corporal punishments in
the army?
Seasoned SOldier-Naw, the corporals amt a
bad set, but these dern sergeants ought 10 have
sumpln' comm 10 EN-.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add ] OF. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and u OF. of gIyoerine Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box Of Barbo
Compound 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

me that | was through. The explosion turned
me quite over where ! lay fiat, all huddlcd up.
AT the end of 45 or 30 minutes the cap
tain decided that we might duck, one at IA time.
We rolled out of the shell hole on all fours far
an old wall 100 yards away. | don't know what
the all-four record for 100 yards is, but | think
] hold it."-OutlOOk.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
A LADY, Of Distinction.

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat.
Ing influence Of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum Powder usually means a clear,
sweet. healthy skin.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
is RIGHT.

Doesn't your wife find the demands of the
soc,al whirl very wearing?' asked the inquisitive
man of the husband of a society butterfly.
swearing, well, l should say they are wearing
commented the poor husband as he emf
half a dozen dressmakers' bills In his pocket.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Good Delivery.

Hilife-I hear your new minister Is
q great success. One of those straight
from-the-shoulder speakers. who can
put EN- over the plate.
Plodder-Yes, and i'm the plate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Lies Minor Worries.

Frequently Il woman worries a great
deal over the question Of calling on
another woman who doesn't care In
the least whether she calls or not
Boston Transcript.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

You made a bad break just now when you re,
u..kod that congressional humor was dry stuff"
"I noticed one gentleman in the party looked
burt What was wrong?"
.oThe person you speak of is a professional
writer Of anecdotes. 1 understand he does a brisk
business with congressman" -Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
THE MODERN ATTITUDE.

Say, waiter" grOwled the chronic customer.
there's a dead fly in my soup"
well, what of it, muttcred the knight Of the
tray and napkin. You'd be dead, too, If you'd
been In hot soup since the day before yesterday