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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
Second Meeting of Parent. Teacher Association at School Last Evening
 of interest
ADOPT A CONSTITUTION
1t Provides for Regular Meetings Each Month Addresses .by Educa-
 tors Made

The second meeting of the Juneau Parent-Teacher Association was held last night in the school auditorium and despite the inclemency of the weather, good audience was in at tendance .,N4,s.
 During the business session which proceeded the program, the constitu ton and bylaws, v which had been draw up by the executive committee was read and adopted The consti tuition provides for the holding oi regular meetings on the third Tues Hay evening of each month during he school year, and sets forth the purpose of the association to be '"The encouraging of cooperation between teachers and parents and the ad vancement of the cause of public edu. cation in the city of Juneau" To this end it aims to promote: 1st. better acquaintance between teach CTS and patrons; End, better under standing of the work of the school by the> patrons; 3rd, better under standing of the work of the parents by the teachers; 4th, the study of subjects of mutual interest to mem. bers; 5th, particular causes con- nected with the school or the child ren of the city, such as suitable re- creation, clubs, etc.; 9th, provision for social intercourse and entertain ment of members.
 The constitution also provides that all patrons and teachers of the pub
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
MARINE NOTES

With heavy weather reported out. side. many of the boats that hat, planned on getting away for the fish, ing banks will perhaps not leave for T day or two or until the weather settles. owing to a drop in halibut prices at Seattle within the past few days 1t is likely that a lower price fhan 13 cents will be quoted here to- day.
 The launch Lois left last night for Rake after having been fn town for 2 day a number Of people from that place who were in town on business
 The City of Seattle arrived from the south last night with something over 90 tons of freight for Juneau merchants. Besides the through pas. sengers from Seattle on the boat the court party from Ketchikan were on board. The boat was scheduled to lie in the channel until 2 o'clock this afternoon and then leave again for the south with the following passen. gers: Annie Thomas and John Sve 10 Seattle: Gus Bolstad. Fred Tbbs. Carl Johnson and T. c. Jscohson for Petersburg and J. A. 0vsrtcn for Wrangell.
 The only new boat of the halibut fleet to arrive in port Is the Home which arrived here early this morn ing after having spent the night in shelter ct the end of Douglas Island. The Home has been awny from port for few aays over three weeks. Some Ash were drought h by the boat tAat will bs sold at the local markets.
 The steamer Alameda arrtved Gom westward pointa at -11:30 o'clock lAst night and after q shost stay pre. ceeded Ia 4AA nsnat 1d passengers lsft On flks hat; }. n Huestis, Charles Raslang, Mrs. vAleAl tine RisMny. ,MaYh Rie1lats cnek1tete Riglfng. D&n Barbo. 0 Hnst6b. 4 Conway. Mrs. V. [. I1Sea1s, Nastsx Robert FieE1inGs H gatAeehof. 1hAos Nelson. Mrs. Martin kynuAs Joe Lynch. Lucille Lynch, MrA VI H Case, Miss Aftce Ceses H. Ahren. stadt. s. A. Estss for ssaktlei and lr. and Mrs- Frank Rosa Or KstchakaI
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19

lie schools, and any one else inter ested in public education, may be- come members of the association by signing the roll. Annual dues of 90 cents are provided for.
 After the reading of the constitu ton opportunity was given for those present to sign the membership roll That all responded is source of qualification and bespeaks an inter est in the movement that will con tribute much to it's success.
 At the conclusion of the business session, Fl. L. Morris read an in structive article from current mag azine on "Underfed School Children, v and in a discussion of the subject Superintendent Stanton summarized the results of an investigation of the feeding of school children of New York City.
 Commissioner of Education l.. D Henderson gave an entertaining ana instructive address on the Parent. Teacher movement, and pointed out SUIllc OI tuc pltldllS tildI udFC uC stroyed the efficiency of some other organizations of this character and that should be guarded against. He expressed qualification that the move ment has been inaugurated i'll Juneau and looks forward to the accomplish ment of much good to the communft. through it's agency. Among the ends that might rigtftfully be achieved by the association he stressed the fol lowing: 1st, a better acquaintance of the patrons with the teachers and with the plans and methods of the school; 2d, the creation of sentiment for the carrying out of plans of the school 3r, taking the lead in remedy ing, general conditions in the com munity as affecting the schools along the line of pictures, library books, gymnasium appliances, protecting ap. paratus. etc; 5th, study of child life. with a view of developing. con centration and other qualities in the child.
 The Girls Glee Club, under the di- rection of Miss Kclso, favored the audience with two well rendered mum bers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
INTEREST GROWING
 IN BIG SMOKER

Interest in the big smoker to be pulled off by the Elks tomorrow even ing is growing. The committee i'll charge of the arrangements an nounced today that in addition to tho six corking good bouts already ad yertised, several novelty stunts will be staged.
 Prizes will be awarded to the high est kickers and the winners of two eIidurance tests holding three pound weight at arms length and putting 20-pound shot over one's head Intending contestants in these events are requested to give their names to Jack Wilson of Treadwell orr Sidney S. Jacobs of Juneau be- fore tomorrow evening.
 The smoke committee promises plenty of eats and soft drinks to those attending the affair.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19

Three cans Happy Home Aspara gus for $100. B. M. Behrends Go. 2. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
MUST FACE prrl0T

LONDON. Nov. 19.--Lord Roth, Iermore. Briviah financial authority declares that the Chancaflor of tns Exchequer will have to face . de- ficit of $6,OoO. 900, 900 in the next budget and that every day &ddi $6o0.o00 to Great BsitAin's dead weight debt and shows that instead of decreasing. the public expenditure is still being feckls1sly i1cSeased He urges sevsrs eeononisA The AiIatory attitude of LluSd 0soyge towards the subject is lfksly te lnd to dissatisfaction sAd . Gs1esal election.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
oPEE EVENINGS

From ' to g. Drs. White and Stewart. Dentists, Seward Building. Phone 469. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
SON OF BANDIT A 1 VICTIM OF BANDITS

7 MEXICO CITY, Nov. 19.-Indis criminate slaughter of innocent and deYenseless passengers on train enroute from Durango to Canftas, is said to have, resulted when one of the bandit chiefs, named Carre- cu. discovered that his son.. carried on the train as hostage, had been
 killed by the bandits bullets. Only
 two of the escort of thirty soldiers escaped. The toll of passengers killed, including women and chill dren. is not stated in reports re- ceived here. although the number
 is given as many"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19

The launch Lois left last night for Rake after having been fn town for 2 day number Of people from that place who were in town on business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-19
COSTS GOING UP

LONDON, Nov 19. Premier Lloyd George, warning the British people that living cost is going up, said the income tax must remain as high as it is, railroad fares must be further increased, and naval and military expenditures must remain high until America declares her at- titude regarding Turkey and the peace is signed. Bread subsidy, which has already cost the taxpay- CTS $500,0 100000, will be removed and this is taken to mean 25 cents for a loaf of bread instead of 19 cents, the present price.
 Read The Empire want ads.
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05
DADDY,)fy[N|N(U
FAIRY TALE 81
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THE WINDS POWER.

81 am the king and the leaves are
my subjects" said the wind.
"We know it," said the leaves.
"You're the same with us as you
are with them," said the leaves of
the autumn before.
"And why shouldn't I be?" asked
the wind. you're my subjects, too"
"But, Wind" said the leaves of the
autumn before, "you used to blow us
about so much then that we should
think now you would only bother
about the new, young leaves"
NO" said the wind, II bother about
you just as much as / do about them.
And you really all like to have me for
king, don't you? You all like to
have me blow you about, for you have
such fun scampering, playing rustling,
laughing, don't you, leaves?"
"We do, indeed" said the leaves,
''but we must admit, Mr.. Wind, that
you make us go where you please, and
just as you please"
"Of course / do," said the wind,
'for I am your king, as I said before.
think it's such fun to make you
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

the cry OF the c1cada generally an unwacon,a one
very iohg ago some superstition attached to the
uark Dafs OF the himy wings. These bars are al
ways in the shape of the letter w but few people
remember that through period of 13 or II years.
and great significance is attached to it at each
recurrence. Some prophet has arisen always to
announce that the w on the locusts wings means
war Since this outbreak will come just at the
conclusion of the greatest war; and when even the
imagination Of the rural prophet could hardly con-
jure up the likelihood of another one some new
explanation will apparently have to be found this
time. But no doubt the cicada will, as usual be
greeted as a harbinger Of disaster and as usual,
there will be reports Of deaths caused by stings Of
the cicada, belief that has persisted in spite Of
positive proof that the cicada has sting, that
only by the EXTREMIST accident could 1t inflict
wound either with bill ovipositor, and that it
could not, in any case inject a poison.
injury Is Usually overestimated
Upon every appearance of large broods of the
cicada fear is aroused that trees will be destroyed,
particularly young trees of the fruiting and orna
mental species. There would seem to be some
ground for such fear. The number of the in
sects is so tremendous that one can hardly under
stand how they deposit their eggs in the young
and tender branches of the trees without killing
them Yet the fact remains that there have been
outbreaks of ccadas in some sections of the United
States in most, of the years since this country
discovered anie that very grave damage yet
has been done Very young fruit trees sometimes
are killed or seriously injured, but little or no
permanent injury Is done to forest trees mature
trees Of any kind and measures Of protection can
employed that will the young and tender
stock from serious injury.
Inasmuch as the coming 1919 brood Of locusts
may be che Of the largest record, it is particu
lary important to alay excessive fear OF deStruc-
tion to timber as well to have people on guard,
so that the few preventive measures possible may
he applied The belief that the 1919 brood will be
exceptionally large is based on the fact that the
17-year brood coming out this year is brood 10,
perhaps the largest Of the 17year broods and that
brood 18 Of the 13-year family comes out at the
same time The year 1868 was the greatest locust
wear in history In that year brood 49, the largest
of the 13-year broods, appeared in conjunction with
brood TO- the two combining to made an unprece-
dented infestation. The coincidence Of the largest
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you can not find
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-grOwing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bleS the beauty Of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at
time. The effect is amazing-yOur hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance of abundance; an in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine for 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 treatment-that's all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of it If you will just try little Dan.
derine.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

orca and the work should be very early in the
n,orn,ne or late in the evening when the insects
ora somewhat torpid and sluggish.
insecticides Are Effective.
r,l destruction of the ccada may be accom-
,,,ahod with insecticides if applied at the moment
e oroonce from the ground shortly after 1t
w., .hod IT'S pupal skin and is still soft and COM
+i,,o,v helpless. This kind of work can be
,odo torv successful in small areas, but could not
w. o,nl,ed on a large SCALE Best results are OBJ
+oinad with pyrethrum powder, Kerosene emul-
.,ons q . per cent solution OF carbOc acid, or a
* no.. cont solution of acetic acid sprayed direct
ly on the insects
Not much success has been attained with
,.asbos or other applications to prevent oviposi-
ton Il-smelling substances appear not to repel
+ho c;cada There are some indications tnat the
;o+ dislikes to sit on white surface, and there
foro ,vhitewash is believed to possess some eflcacy
80 = oroventiye of OvipOsitiOn, though the c1cada
.u,u ax;nosit on whitewashed trees If no more
,;o n,ace can be found spray Of bordeaux
,+.o e also believed to have some value as a
preventive. o.o .,.o 80
Cortain precautionary methods, however, are OF
o ;,nnortance than the curative ones. In all
oo,o,s where there is to be an appearance OF the
nicoda all pruning operations should be neglected
drrino the preceding winter and spring in order to
offor . larger twig growth and thus to distribute
tho damage over a greater surface. The planting
Of Young orchards should be deferred until the
danger is past, and the same advice applies to
budding operations in the spring prior to the
ccada's appearance.
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

work for me and know it will help
others if they will give it fair trial"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, 108 9th Ave-,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, Irregularities, in
fiammation, liberation, backache. ner-
vousness, or who is passing through the
Change Of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia y. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, q trial. For
special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
Of its long experience is at your service.
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

The two broods due this year brood 10,
which belongs to the 17-year family ana Drood 1o'
which belongs to the 13-year family
Brood 10 has the widest distribution OF any
brood. Beginning at the eastern extremity or
Long Island it sweeps west and south to the Mis-
sissippi river at Cairo Ill.,, and extends as far
north as central Wisconsin and as far south as
middle Georgia. with some isolated colonies as far
northeast upper Vermont, and one as far west
as the boundary line between Iowa and Nebraska.
The whole portions of 20 states are included
within this range. There three regions Of
greater occurrence, covering New jersey
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania; another COW
ering all of Indiana, the greater part Of Ohio and
southern Michigan, and third covering western
North Carolina, eastern Tennessee. and northern
Georgia.
Brood 1S, the 13-year brood that comes out this
wear is comparatively small brood and is made
I'M of scattered colonies rather than of the dense
and compact swarms that mark the larger broods
Five states affected by it-Alabama, Georgia.
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
but it touches only limited of these states
cicadas Will Appear in May.
Latitude does not appear to materially affect the
time of emergence from the ground, the cicada in
the lake states coming out within week or two Of
the same time as in the Gulf and South Atlantic
STATES This data ranges from the last week in
Nav to the first in June, and the shriekng hosts
NAV be looked for throughout the whole territory
indicated at about that time. Late in May or
earlv in June the under sides of leaves on prac
ticaly all trees in dense brood areas will be
studded with the cast skins and every wooded
place will be resounding with the shriH drums.
A month later the disposition Of eggs in
branches will have become general.
Fear aroused by the presence of this insect in
great numbers is out Of proportion to the real
damage likely to be done. People in infested sec
tions should not become unduly alarmed, but
should apply such methods Of control are pos
sble In young orchards and nurseries, the safest
method is the hand collection of the insects at the
time of emergence soon afterward as pos
sble. Every cicada tries to climb some plant or
tree Immediately after coming out of the ground,
and great numbers of them can be shaken off and
collected in bags or umbrellas This practice may
be continued for indefinite time after emer-
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05
Habit Was Fixed.

Sonny had beer. unusually bad one
day and had beea repeatedly sent to
bed as punishment. Finally he was
told to go upstairs and wash his
hands, as supper was ready. He was
gone long time. Mother called him.
He came down looking sheepish.
When asked why he had stayed so
long, he said: "T've been sent to bed
so many times today that forgot and
went to bed again."
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05
TRANSPORTATION OF PERIODICAL clcADA
:. NUMBERS INDICATE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
When the M7-Year-Locusts" Come.

The year 1919 is likely to be one OF the
worst 'locust years" on record. But ento-
mologists of the United States department OF
agriculture see nothing alarming in the pros
pect.
The periodical cicada, the real name OF the
insect commonly called locust" Will appear
this year in the following states: Alabama,
District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia,
Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, VIZ
ginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The injury done by the periodical clcada
consists almost wholly in chseling grooves
in the branches Of trees for depositing eggs.
This injury always appears to be greater
than it actually is. Popular alarm is usually
out of proportion to general damage
Young fruit trees are sometimes killed
bv the cicada. The precautionary measures
are Defer putting out young fruit trees till
next year; postpone budding operations; DO
no pruning this winter or spring.
When the insects begin coming out, hand
nick them from young fruit trees or spray
them with pyrethrum powder, kerosene
amnlsions or solution Of carbolic acid or
acetic acid.
Later, when the insects are ready to be-
pin laying, spray young fruit trees with
whitewash.
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

The Sun Shone While the Wind Blew.
&C in the direction want you to 60
in. have a good time doing it and
you really don't mied, do you? None
of you mind what the old king does
eh? For I'm a jolly, playful old king
-eh?"
"You are indeed" said the leaves.
eve really are anxious for little
exercise" said the leaves Of the au-
tumn before. For many of them were
still around; they had been sleeping
under the snow, and they were still
staying for awhile.
"That's good" said the wind. you'll
have your exercise"
"And we'd like to wave and blow
and race and rum" said some grass
which had been growing very fast in
the warm spring days.
"That's good" said the wind. "That's
very good, indeed"
eve have heard that when you whis-
tie and blow through u.s." said the
grass, "that 1t looks just as though we
were blowing away and going on and
on and on"
That's the way you'd like me to
blow now?" asked the wind.
eyes, so it would look as though we
were running races, too"
"And we want you to blow" said
the young leaves. "We have heard
some jolly jokes, and we are longing to
shake with laughter. We need your
help, King Wind"
"I see that my subjects want good
Storm" said the wind.
"Not rainstorm, though said all
the subjects.
"All right" said the wind. "YOu
must make all your requests and tell
me all your wishes before get start
ed, as once l get started I can't stop
and ask what anyone wants. l am
powerful and I am your king and you
90 the way / blow you after l get
started, but before l do get started
like to know what my subjects want.
That's fair, isn't it?"
And the winds subjects said:
"It is very fair"
So they told the wind just what
sort of a storm they wanted, a good
windstorm. And they asked Mr.. Sun
to stay and watch them while they
played.
So the sun shone while the wind
blew and the grasses ran races and
seemed to run on and on and on, so
fast and hard did they blow.
And the leaves blew this way and
that, and did just as the wind said,
while the wind sang:
''When all is still
/ ask them their will.
But this is the hour
When / show my power.
For once l start blowing,
! keep them all going,
My way, King Winds wayP'
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05

burst from the ground at
almost the same moment.
Every locust year" is,
in some sort, a year Of
fear and dread. It appears
to have been SO with the
sayages and has remained
so with their civilized sue
cessors, notwithstanding
the fact that the cicada
has been under investiga-
ton for well over 200
years, and the appearance
OF the swarms are fore
told by entomologists as
accurately as eclipses of
moon are foretold by as
tronOmers. People have
fancied that they could de-
tect in the cry of the
cicada a resemblance to
the name of the monarch,
Pharaoh, that prosecuted
the Tsraelites, and that oc-
cult belief or fear added
to the somewhat dolorous
sound has served to make
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05
SYMPTOM Of Ills Attacks"

Mrs. Smith-Then you and young
Mr.. Sharp are not on speaking terms
any more?
Mrs. Howard-No, indeed! The last
dine l met him told him my husband
had locomotive attacksia, and the
young whippersnapper had the impu'
dence to ask If he WhiStled at cross
lngS,
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05
World leaoue Of Women.

The group Of 100 French girls sent
over recently to American colleges for
their education, and the deputations
Of representative French and English
women who are bringing messages Of
gratitude and inspiration for us, are
only few indications of the growing
feeling Of oneness among the women
Of the world.
The Benson signal., 1919-04-05
IN Misery EBE YEARS
Mrs. Courtney ellis How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
oskaloosa, Iowa." For years was
simply in misery from weakness and

0WIuI palnS-6 n q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkhan's Vege-
table Compound. /
did so and got re-
lief right away. I
can certainly re-
commend this valu.
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for 1t has
done such good