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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
RETIRING COUNCIL LEAVES
 fiOY BALANCE ON HAND
 FOR COMING ADMINISTRATION

DOUGLAS, April 1.-The old Coun cil held it's last official meeting last night at which time all claims against the city were adjusted and all unfinished business cleared up for action of the incoming Council
 The reports of the City Clerk and Treasurer show the city's exchequel tc be in splendid shape and reflects credit, on the present Council in caring for the citizens interests. With the amount of coal and oil on hand and paid for, which is equiva- lent. to cash, and the amount of money in the city treasury, the re. tiring Council leaves y$6,20O for use of the coming Council.
 Douglas citizens regard this state of affairs so satisfactory that little or no change will be made in the present Council for the coming year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01

three nights, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday She is supported by other renowned stars of the film. Henry Hull, the leading man with this great little actress, became ia nous in the drama, "The Man Who Came Back" Both have powerful parts in the drama entitled "The Volunteer" one of the best of the Brady-Made pictures.
 Madge Evans appears as herself, Q successful child star for World Pictures. Her supposed father and cother enlist respectively in the ar my and in the Red Cross and Madge goes to live with her grandparents. There she meets her uncle, Jonathan, played by Henry Hull, and through Jonathan is a Quaker, he enlists to help Uncle Sam in the great war. This leads to interesting and unusu- al incidents, all of which are enter taining.
 There are also a good comedy and Pathe News in connection with the main feature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
AT THE LIBERTY

DOUGLAS, April For Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the Liberty Theatre presetns Charles Ray in an appealing drama entitled "The Hired Man." Ordinarily a hired man on the farm is anything but a romantic figure, but the exception to the rule in this instance, proves a most in teresting one. This hired man had two secrets-love and ambition. He wanted to go to college and he was in love with the farmers daughter which brings about many complica- tons. In addition to the main fea- ture, there is a good comedy entitled "A Royal Rogue" featuring Billy Armstrong. This program will run Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with a change of program for Thursday night only.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
BOWLING
 TEAM DEFEATED
 BY TREADWEL.L
Juneau Bills Lose to the Islanders by 142 Pins in Last Evehing's Match
 Game.

TREADWELL. April In a poor. y rolled contest on both sides, tha
 Treadwell bowling team defeated the Elks five last night on the Treadwell alleys by score of 2372 to 2230 winning two of the three games rolled and having total of 142 pins to the good at the end of the match
 Only two men on the Treadweii team made the 300 mark and none of the Elks managed to reach d real, live total. Ray Mccormick. of Douglas, was high score and high average man for the Islanders, secur i,g total of 233 in the second game and averaging 187 for the thfee games played. Manahan made high score of 176 in the last game rolled, Bennett taking the high average of 153 for the Elks' five
 A friendly rivalry and spirit of 2cod sportsnlanship prevailed during the match and the evening was much enjoyed by all present Bad breaks. splits and "blows" were so common "lHoh6 Hcdlly dli lUe payers that q strike or good spare occasioned no little comment as to how it could have happened.
 Steward l.. S. Ferris was on hand to greet the Juneau Bills" and with his customary courtesy, which has always been feature of the Tread , well management in athletic affairs. made the visitors immediately feel at home. A box of perfectos was passed among the bowlers during the first game, and after the match l sandwiches, coffee and cakes were much enjoyed in the big dining room of the Treadwell boarding house.
 Captain Manahan says if he can prevail on Dolly Gray, "Shep," and 3 few other old sourdough members nf the Juneau Elks who are reported 10 have at one time been successful mule "skinners" and malamute man
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
RHEUMATIC PAINS
Quickly Based By psns trating
 Hsmlln's Wizard OIL

A safe and harmless preparation to relieve the pains of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lame Back and Lumbago is Hamlin's Wizard Oil It oenetrates quickly, drives out soreness, and limbers up stiff aching joints and muscles.
 You will find almost daily uses for if in cases of sudden mishaps or ac- cidents such as sprains. bruises. cuts, burns, bites and stings Just as re- liable, too, for earache, toothache, croup and collie.
 Get it from druggists for 30 cents. If not satisfied return the bottle and get your money back
 Ever constipated or have sick headache? Just try Wizard Liver Whips. pleasant little pink pills. 30 cents. Guaranteed
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
TREADW ELI.

Phone 1t to The Empire. No 374
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01

agers to ''lean" some of their choice vocabulary on their brother bowlers as to team work and consistent practice, he might venture to make a return match in the near future with the Island boys.
 Following is the score by innings for the three games played:
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01

one of her eyes which has been giv. ing her trouble for some time. Only few weeks ago, Miss Mcleod un- Gerwent an operation in Juneau for the same trouble. She was reported to be in considerable pain yesterday afternoon
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
SMALLPOX RAGING
 IN ITALY AND MANY
 DEATHS RECORDED

BERNE. April News has been received here of serious smallpox epidemic which has been raging for the past seven weeks in Apulla, Pro- vince of Italy. Thousands of the poorer classes have perished. In the city of Bari over 1500 have per- ished
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
ARRIVE FROM CHlCHAGoF

DOUGLAS, April 1-Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Ellis arrived from Chichagof yesterday afternoon Mrs Ellis and httle daughter will leave on the next in Oregon. The doctor will return on the next launch to the Chichagof Camn
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
WILL WORK HERE.

Walter Daicker, well known resident of Sitka, has arriveds in Juneau to go to work for the Alas ka Juneau Company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
BACK FROM TRIP

DOUGLAS, April Lies Fore man returned on one of the last steamers from the States and will leave for Chichagof on the next launch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
MORE EYE TROUBLE

DOUGLAS, April Miss Lorraine Mcleod was taken to the hospital last night for another operation on
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01

She is a jewel, there's no doubt, speak of Ina Gold;
 She never flirts, or tells a fib- She's only four months old.
 -(Hastings (Neb) Tribune.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
Oh 1!

Oh! He is a wonder, you'll agree, I speak of Oswald Pound He has no faults at all. But he Is six feet under ground.
 -duke McLuke) )
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-01
AT THE LYRIC

DOUGLAS, April 1.-The world s famous 'kiddy star, Madge Evans, ap- pears at the Lyric for the next
Evening star., 1919-10-10

tongue. which was the wisest thing he
coud do. It usually IL wise to hold
ones tongue. But suspect that 1t was
fear more than wisdom which caused
Danny to hold his tongue You see poor
Danny was shaking all over with fear.
He knew that for the time being he was
safe, but he also felt sure that II Billy
Mink kept his word and watched just
outside that doorway he would either
starve to death inside that hollow log
or furnish Billy Mink good meal.
Danny couldn't decide which end
would be the worst and the more he
thought It over the more he shivered
and shook. Either end was dreadful.
The fact is Danny Meadow Mouse was
SO frightened that he wasn't using his
usually lively wits at all. It never once
entered his head that II Billy Mink
waited long enough for him to starve
Billy would himself be likely to starve,
and that 10 something Billy would be
the very last person in the Great World
to do. Billy is altogether toS active to
be patient.
But Danny was too frightened to think
Of this and SO he crouched shivering and
Evening star., 1919-10-10
There Are Many Ways to Cook a Steak

the tops. Set on ice to get very cold
before serving. Serve on crisp lettuce
leaves and add q dash Of mayonnaise
to the tomato.
Sweetbread Salad.-Wash the sweet
breads In warm water and put in a
stewpan with little salt and pepper,
and pour boiling water over to cover
them. Let boil until tender. Drop in
ice water to bleach. When cold trim.
wipe dry and dice. Mix with equal
quantities Of diced celery and boiled
French peas. Moisten with salad
dressing and serve on lettuce leaves
garnished with olives
Ham and Cabbage Salad-Take the
odds and ends Of a boiled ham. cut
very fine, add five hard boiled eggs
mashed to a paste with a piece of but
ter the size of an egg. one-half pint
Of shredded cabbage, one chopped ap.
pie. one chopped cucumber pickle and
celery seed. pepper and mustard to
taste. Place In a salad bowl, put a lit
tie of the shredded cabbage on top,
ard decorate round the edge with
watercress or parsley.
Liver and Egg Salad.-Take one cup
of chopped cooked liver, either boiled
or fried. three hard boiled eggs and
two small onions. Chop the eggs and
liver together, but not too fine. Chop
the onion very fine. Mix all with a
French dressing and serve op leftuce
Evening star., 1919-10-10
Try One of These Tested
Recipes-How to Pre-
serve Mincemeat and
Baked Meat in Jars.
Some Good Meat Sal
ads.

The color Of a good steak is a warm,
rich red with a slight brown tint.
The general texture is characterized
by firm sponginess il pressed firmly
in the center of the piece Of meat by
the fiat of the thumb. The steak
should rebound easily, but not COM
pletely. There should also be a slight
nothing Of fat throughout the entire
cut surface of the meat. This should
be Of a rich cream color. On the sur
face the fat may be a deeper yellow
and a fairly. thick layer
If with the thumb test one notices
a marked amount of water it will
mean that there Is lack of fat in
the general composition, and there
fore the meat Is Of rather a poor
grade The quality, Of steak may
cooking. 1t should be cooked in such
a manner that the blood and the rich
juices stored within the fat and the
fibers of muscular tissue are not per-
mitted to escape. If they do the meat
Is spoiled. The. only way then to pre-
vent disaster Is to scar quickly the
surface and afterward complete the
process of cooking by the application
of heat more slowly and for longer
time.
cut this about three inches square
Make a dressing as you would for
fowl, fill the pieces of steak with it,
double them over and tie with a cord.
Roll in -four. put into a baking pan
with enough hot water to baste and
bake until tender. Lay on a platter
and serve with a garnish Of parsley.
With Round Steak.
Cut round steak in as many pieces
Is desired and pound and salt it.
Make a pancake batter and dip each
piece Of meat in the batter. Then fry
1t in hot lard until nicely Drowned.
Get round steak cut from two to
three inches thick and pound in as
much salted -four as 1t will absorb.
Brown we'll on top of the stove, then
put it in a freless cooker. Season
with poultry dressing and a can of
mushrooms. 1t should remain in the
cooker about three hours.
Run pound of round steak through
the meat chopper, put it into a baking
dish with half a cup Of water, one ta-
blespoonful of butter and salt and
pepper to taste. Lay over 1t crust
made as for any meat pie. Bake in
the oven until the crust Is done and
serve hot.
Take a piece Of round steak an inch
thick, score well and dredge with
flour. pepper and a pinch Of sugar.
Have tablespoonful OF lard smok-
ing hot In q frying pan. Scar the
steak until done. Remove to a hot
platter. dot with bits of butter, fine
breadcrumbs. tomato ketchup and a
sprinkhng Of salt. And last a table,
spoonful Of good. clear. fragrant cof-
fee. Place the steak in a hot oven
until the crumbs are Drowned. Have
ready some crisp parsley. When the
dish Is removed from the oven, gar
nish with the parsley greens and
serve at once. While the steak 10
browning in the oven. put a table,
spoonful Of flour in the frying pan
and stir until blended with the fat.
Add a cup of rich milk. stirring fast
until we'll blended. Let come to a
boil Salt and pepper. Serve In a gravy
boat.
Place in Q buttered baking dish a
layer of r0und steak cut in pieces.
serving size, and season with salt and
pepper and little sitting OF flour.
Evening star., 1919-10-10
lLI7TILES1oRlEs
.&BEDTInE
By THORNTON w. BURGESS
(cepyrisht, 1913. By T. W. Burgess.A
Danny Shakes More Than
Ever.

Danny Meadow Mouse was trapped.
He was trapped. but not caught. which
sounds rather mixed and isn't at ALL
You see ne was trapped because Billy
Mink was waiting for him just outside
the only doorway to that hollow log In
which he was hiding. But he wasn't
small for Billy Mink to get through and
Billy couldn't reach him despite all his
you'll have to come out some time
and I'm going to stay right here and
wait for you, - declared Billy Mink.
'sYou may Just as well come out now as
TO keep me waiting, because you are 60
ing to be caught anyway and am go
ing to catch you"
Danny didn't say word. He held his
Evening star., 1919-10-10
RARE ANIMAL CAPTURED.
0kapi, Year and a HALF Old, TAX.
en- to Antwerp Zoo Gardens.

The first living captured okapi. tho
rarest animal in existence and the
most dincult to capture alive. has
arrived in Europe from the great rain
forest of the upper Kongo region.
The animal has been placed in the
Antwerp Geological Gardens. the COL
lection of which was practically de-
stroyed in the ravages Of the Euro
pean war and most in need Of a great
SOCIOLOGICAL prise. The specimen is a
female, one year and half old, and
well preserved. This is the same spec
linen reported In tho ZooioricaI So
ciety bulletin of last summer by Her
bert Lang. the famous SOCIOLOGICAL col
lector Of many hne okapt skins for
the American Museum of Natural Hin.
tory.
1t was raised at Buta, on the Nile.
1t became tame and thorouehly do
mesticated. It was planned at Buta
before the animal started for Europe
that It should be taken to Antwerp
by Mr.. Lebrun, an ofYicial Of the Fei.
gian government
Evening star., 1919-10-10

shaking. as miserable Meadow Mouse
as ever lived. II ought to have remem-
bered Billy Mink's wonderful nose and
follow folio y mo me- os stra,rSt hare my ihn,,rSt % Dsna
ny. II ought to have waded in the wa
ter after crossing the Laughing Brook
and 30 broken my trail ought to have
found hiding place with moro than ono
entrance. ! ought-but what's the use
of thinking Of the things l ought to have
done and didn't do? There isn't any.
There isn't any at ALL
That was quito true. When 1t Is too
late there seldom Is any use in thinking
Of what should or should not have been
done. But because there seemed to him
nothing else to think about Danny
Meadow Mouse continued to think about
his mistakes and to shiver and shake
ned and licked his lips and tried to think
Of some way to make Danny Meadow
Mouse come out Of that hollow log.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
GOODYEAR

Mothers Day was observed in the United church Sunday with a special sermon in the morning by the pastor, Rev. R. A Goodwin. His text was Ephesians s:2. Rev MT. Richardson of North Scituate, R. l., occupied the pulpit in the evening. The text was taken from Hebrews IT. 2 MT. and Mrs. Barns and daughter of Baltic, were week end guests of MT and Mrs. Thornton.
 Mrs. R. W, Boys spent several days of the week in Providence.
 Mfr. Hackett, because of poor health, has resigned as overseer on the sec- end shift in the weave room and is moving his family to Toronto, Cana da-
 F. W. Boys, superintendent of the Goodyear Cotton mills recently pur- chased a new six cylinder automo- bile
 The new auto bus recently purchas- ed by tho Goodyear Cotton Mills, Inc was put on the line between here and ,Danielson last Sunday. This is much appreciated by the townspeople.
 The Goodyear Cotton Mills closed Friday for half day to give the em- ployes an Opportunity to participate in Killinsly's Welcome Home celebra- ton.
 On account of the rainy weather Sunday, the Goodyear baseball team was obliged to postpone indefinitely the game with Pomfret. Tomorrow (Sunday), afternoon the fans are ex- pecting fast game with the Sterling nine.
 The Wornan's club met this week at the home of Mrs F. ". Green.
 The prayer meeting of the United
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
BOLTON

A town meeting was held Wednesday
 evening at which it was voted to pur-
 chase Q bronze tablet to bear the
 Bolton soldiers and sailors names and
 to place it in the Bolton hall. It was
 also voted to purchase medals for the
 boys.
 School Supervisor T. c. Staples held
 a teachers meeting in the South
 School, Tuesday. MT. Tucker of the
 Connecticut Trade School gave an ad-
 dress to the pupils of the higher grades
 at the Center School, Wednesday aft ernoon.
 At the annual church meeting it was voted to raise Rev. Frank K. Ab- i! bott's salary from $500 to ss66. Bolssn's quota in the Victory Loar was s10.50a. The total amount raised was s25,ooo. The helmets were wor by Mrs. Charles F. Sumner and The odore Reichard. Mrs. Sumner alone raised the amount of the quota Mrs. James Connors and Fred s Doane were in Colchester Wednes- day to visit their brother, Frank Doane. who is very i'll. Elmer J. Finley is spending tho week end with his mother Mrs. Jant Finley.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Joseph Pontecellrs ! small daughter. Virginia, is recovering from bronchitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
pENDIETON HILL.

The weather being unfayorable, there was no service at the church on Sunday.
 School was closed Friday that Miss Lester might attend the teachers con- vention held in Norwich.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. Miss Car rie Ryder, Mrs. Frank Brown and Morton Cook, were in Westerly and North Stonington on Monday after noon.
 Joseph Byron Totten of New London Is at his farm here. Report says that he is soon to begin taking pictures.
 Mrs Annie Cook and Mir. and Mrs I. Morton Cook spent Saturday night in Westerly, guests of Mir. and Mrs c. Russell Cook.
 Mrs. Jennie Thompson is recover ing from a severe cold which has kept he rin the house for the past three weeks.
 Both the church and . the Ladies Aid society invested funds in the Victory loan. Rirdsey G. Palmer and son, Rich ard Palmer's foot is healed, but he will have to wear the cast for some weeks on account of broken toes. Twenty eight of the pupils and par ents of the local school hung the teacher Miss Lester, a May basket or Tuesday evening. The pretty basket was generously filled with fruit, can- dy and peanuts. After a merry chase the visitors went to the house where games and dancing were enjoyed and cake and coffee were served. 4 number of the grangers here at- tended the play given in Grange hall Wednesday, evening. Overseer and Mrs. Clifford Thomp- son attended Bozrah grange meeting last week
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
RICHMOND

Joseph Kenyon of Wickford came up to stay with his daughter for a while, during the planting and hoe ing.
 John Reynolds of Exeter, is blowing for Amy Weaver.
 Edwin Smith is caring for the De- Coppet sisters horses at HiIlsdale.
 Clifford Barrows cut his hand se- vereiy with an axe Wednesday while getting wood.
 A party of young folks from Exeter hung May basket to Fannie Moore Sunday night.
 Mrs. Frank Bishop left Wednesday for Coney Island.
 Philip Moore was in Providence on Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
NEW LONDON'S POLICE DEPT. MUDDLE

than the officer can without the re- porter With the reporter and the po-
 lice in confidence and harmony the
 best police results are obtained. Un-
 der present conditions in New Lon
 don it is up to the reporters to get
 all news of a criminal nature. and to
 print such as is fit to print regard
 les of the plans of the department in
 the matter of detecting crime.
 The writer knows reporter or two
 that could give the best officers on the present force tips on real detec-
 tive service without a material les sening of knowledge storage. at that. In we'll regulated police departments
 the reporter is always in the conf
 dence of officers and men, and is
 classed IS a valuable adjunct to the department. By the police committees $ orders it is now a case of police ver- sus Reporter, with the public as the jury.
 They may not be driven to drink, especially at this period when the price of booze is sky high and with strong intimation that prohibition is sure to come, but men may be driven to use safety razors and do their own shaving if compelled to pay thirty
 cents for a shave and be c1assed as tigft-wad if they faii to come across | with a tip to the razor manipulator.
 At this writing some of the barbers of 1 New London are out on strike for a substantial increase in pay. and in
 addition demand from the matser bar 1 bers a commission on the receipts, | The barbers also insist on fixing the prices to be charged to customers, re- !, gardless of the financial condition of l the patrons of barber shops for slaves Just to give the barbers a lift in pay very few men would seriously object I to paying half a dollar for hair cut although double the long established price, but when it comes to paying I treble for shave that is hair of an- other shade, especially to the man that gets shaved by barber three : times week.
 1 h many instances the most fre- quent patrons of the barber shop are the salaried men whose wages have
 not been advanced during the past de- cade. The barbers claim the advance
 in pay by reason of the high cost el living, but like many other tradesmer 1 do not seem to realize that hlgnel wages tend to increase rather than decrease the high cost of existence. 1t will be happy day for all, wher employees look upon their employers as their very best friends. and not treat them as enemies. Employes even barbers. ought to give the ena- l ployer some consideration and no' class him as a paymaster. simply tha and nothing more. In the old day: that have gone, never to return. thu
 employe looked upon his employer al a sort of benefactor, and took real in terest in the success of his employer business, as that meant success fol the einploye. It was an old saying
 "The better the business. the better l the iob.'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
VOLUNTOWN

MT. and Mrs. Frederick Weeks of North Stonington and MT. and Mrs. Joseph Weeks of Hartford, were re- cent visitors in town. The two broth. CTS spent their boyhood days here.
 Rev. E. J. Ayers of Norwich will supply at the Baptist church, Sunday, May 18th.
 Miss Airline Thompson spent the week end at her home in Hampton.
 Royal Scranton was q Sunday wis., itor in Danielson.
 Thomas Mcdonald has been at New Britain for few days to attend the state convention of the Foresters of America
 Miss Dora Miner conducted the B. Y. P. L. service Sunday evening"
 Herbert Hayward of New York is at his summer home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17
COLCHESTER

Frank Doane died at his home on Hayward avenue Wednesday about midnight. after long illness. He un- derwent an operation in a Hartford hospital during the winter but never recovered. He has been at his home for few weeks. He is survived by his wife of this place, also two sis ters and brother. who lives in Bol- ton.
 Misses Mary and Anna O'Brien of New Haven are in town to attend the funeral of their uncse, Frank Doane.
 Wooster lodge. F. and 4. M, held a regular communication in Masonic hall. Friday evening. Work in the Master Mason degree was exemplifi- ed.
 Lieutenant E. A. Carrier, IT,, of Hartford, was the guest of his par ents. Mfr. and Mrs. E. A. Carrier on
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-17

church was held at the home of Mir and Mrs. Colwell Thursday evening.
 Last Saturday evening a special pie ture show was given in the Social Clul1 hall for the benefit of the Welcome Home fund
 Durnard E. Burdick. M M., 1st class of the U. s. s. c. 165. now stationed at New Orleans, La, is spending 3C days furlough at the hom eof his par ents, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas c. Bur- dick, of Boys avenue.