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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-17
Douglas Fir Lumber Prices
 Slump Heavily in 6 Months

TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 17.-The price of Douglas Fir lumber has de "reased in price 40 per cent in the last six months. according to a bulletin of the West Coast Lumber mems Association. The association declares prices have reached theii lowest level under present wages and prices of supplies. and notes that numerous mills have been forced tc close down.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-17
CUTE WEARABLES FOR BABY

Our line of Baby Goods is the larg- est we have ever shown. You can find everything you want Tn this de- partment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-17
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Now Round North

Now Bound North NORTHWES due to arrive here tomorrow.
 Scheduled Sailings SPOKANE schedd1ed to leave Seattle Nov. 20. ADMIRAL WAT SON scheduled to leave Seattle Nov. 23. ALAMEDA scheduled to sail from Seattle Nov. 9.
 Southbound SaiIlngs PRINCESS MARY scheduled to sail southbound tomorrow morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-17

If your real estate offering jus tifies it, make your ad strong enough to induce prospective buyers to investigate IN THEIR OWN IN rERESTS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-17
REV. HOWARD OF SiTkA
 HERE ENROUTE TO HOME

Rev and Mrs. G. F. Howard were arrivals here on the Princess Mary last night from Seattle where they had been seeking medical attention for Mrs. Howard
 Rev. Howard is in charge of the Episcopal Mission at Sitka and he and Mrs. Howard will go to that city on one of the first boats.
 Old papers Ter sale. 25c. per bun dle. at Empire office
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

the ornamental prounda, eight urrrs
are IN woodland. and quarry and ~ acres
are under cultivation For a number OF
years YOU have rented 10 acres nddi-
tionnl across the road from The work
house, for farming purposes. Recognizing
the growing sentiment IN favor Of farm
labor as n prison industry, the strong
opposition Of the labor men 10 the con-
tract system and the practical objections
to that system. you very wisely deter
mined in 1916 TO purchase and develop
4 new farm.
THE DELcAgrT.E farm.
The new farm, known as the Delcastle
Farm, is n combination OF three farms,
aggregating 326 acres III one body of
| land There are three sets of farm build
ngs of which two are in good condition
and available for your use.
| congratulate you upon the excellent
development which you are making Of
this property, and upon what you have
accomplished with the smallest possible
expenditure. Leaving out the value Of the
labor of the convicts, the Deleastlc Farm
represents the following expenditure ;
1926 acres Of land, at about 500 per acre /,
$50, 1000 dairy barn, with stalls for 45
cows. an equal space for calves and for
cows when calving, storage for $50 tons
Of hay, with feed, machinery, and so
forth, 300.
Bunk house and dairy, 5000.
Farm machinery. $4,000.
Live stock, $4,000.
This makes n total for land and build-
ings of S5i 800. For machinery and live
stock, S26, 900, making total Of s77 $50
The buildings, which represent a cash
outlay of S2l 800, are well constructed
The first story and the floors of the barn
are of concrete. The upper story is of
wood The bunk house and dairy are excel
lent buildings Of reinforced concrete. The
lumber for the barn was cut aud sawed
on the place. | estimate that these three
buildings if erected on contract at present
prices would cost at least $4,000
You have Il splendid herd of Guernsey
COWS which. | understand, Is one of the
best herds in the State. You are selling
milk at the farm for 46 cents per gallon
| understand that YOU arc about to put IN
additional dairy machinery, expecting
to produce certified milk which viii
sell for ~ cents per gallon at the farm.
y ON have n fine lot Of COWS and splendid
lot Of blooded pigs.
The Delcastle Farm represents 20 my
mind the ideal Of prison organization
tUt lhtDRti II tBhstE tttf aiAbta9A tittft-
bers of society and is inspiring them with
the ambition to do Just rs good niece
of farming as can be dore anywhere in
Delaware II is an ambitious utniertak-
ing to produce certified milk which will
pass the tests uf the Inspector and the
chemist. At first thought. il would seem
impossible to get from these prisoners
the conscientious and intelligent work
which is necessary Reform school hoys
at Lincolndale. New York, have been
producing a high quality Of milk fpr use in
New York institutions. In the Alabama
Reform School for Juvenile Negro law
Breakers, Negro boys who come from the
most ignorant and degraded class are
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

iu Massachusetts, and New Jersey by
Undertaking 10 reclaim waste land which
cos id bo pdrchas Il 81 very loTv price
nnd impf,tyed - ~ greatly % increas.
It's value This difficulty has been met IN
part by YOur wOrl,h0lse, flo PhiIndol-
pffia House of Correction, and The lhicayo
HoLss ~ Correction by operating atafrles
in the winter which employ a c0lisiderable
number ~ men. IN Cbicago, winter ofn-
ployment Inns been provided by tie uso
Of The prisoners 70 reclaim snste products
aoe no re0son Why your rDen should
not be profltably and benefcially employ.
cd IN road making and repairing, both Tor
the county and for the city ~ Wilmington.
You have long since demonstrated that
you could build good roads I understand
that there have been negotiations between
the trustees and tho county authorities
with refernoo W q plan for keeping the
county highways Ia repair within radius
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but it is. on the whole. reasonably good
plant for the care Of obout 800 prisoners.
When the number Of prisoners wns at its
climax, about ESQ men, II was necessary
TO put two men in great many cells,
but the present number Of prisoners can
be cared for without adopting the danger
o,s and objectionable plan OF doubling
up
There is lack of sufficient storage room.
Flour WAS stored in the officers dining
room, convicts were eating in the general
store room. and supplies were kept in
several different places. There should
be one store room of sufficient size to
contain all valuable supplies, and they
should be kept in charge Of responsible
store keeper and issued only on requisitIon.
Only IN this way can responsibility toe
secured.
The kitchen and the main dining room
are one room. The kitchen should be sep
aratcd by partition and should either
bc extended in one-story wing or should
be supplied with fans 10 secure proper
ventilation.
The drug room, dispensary and hospi-
tai with three beds have insufficient
room. Larger quarters should be provided.
The ward for tubcrculous patients, with
it's ample sleeping porch, protected by
steel bars, is excellent; but IL was happily
unoccupied for lnck of patients.
The most unsatisfactory part Of the
plant il the women's department, which
has no kitchen, no dining room, no living
room. The women sit and eat either in q
small work room or in the marrow cell
corridor in front Of the cell. The food for
the women is cooked by the men and sent
up by dumb waiter. This is very bad
arrangement, for the reason that IL is
a constant temptation to Illicit COM
munication. The two cell blocks are Of
equal sire and il is entirely impossible
to classify the prisoners by day or night
There are kept together in close associa-
ton:
The white.
The colored.
Those awaiting trial.
Those serving short sentences for mis-
demeanors.
Those serving long sentences for fell
onies. including murder.
Prostitutes.
Drug fiends.
Girls arrested for the first time.
The women are constantly shut in
For weeks at q time they do not set foot
out of doors. In pleasant weather they
are sometimes allowed TO go into very
small yard. surrounded by building
This yard contains the whipping posts
and the stocks, made to hold prisoner
by the neck and both arms. In this yard
the gallows is set up when prisoners are
executed. II can hardly be considered n
cheerful place of recreation.
Under these circumstances there can
be no question whatever as 20 your wis
dom in moving for the establishment of n
separate building for women.
THE FARMS.
The workhouse is located on n. farm Of
37 acres. Of which about IL acres are used
for the buildings. the prison ward and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

and by your plan Of hiring out prisoners
% neieEborinp farmers.
One difficulty with the farming propcsi-
fiou j. that il i difficult 20 furnish stt ady
and profitable employment for large
number OF prisoners unks IS you Lave
a large farm Mr.. Cullen tells zoe that
he can work the Delcastlc Farm OF 3lG
acres with about 20 prisoners. The flori-
da prison farm pt Raiford, employing
something like 800 prisoners, has 1900
acres Of land The Mississippi pcniten-
tiary employs about IL, 600 men, raising
cotton and fodder crops on 10000 acres
of land; but neither one ri these institu-
tions carries on intensive farming.
A second difficulty IN employing pris-
oners ON the farm is that of providing
winter work. During the past winter
there have been two or three months m
which little work could be done on your
farms except dairyang and the care Of the
stock. The difficulty has been overcome
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

may bc mistaken AS to the practi-
cahiity Of this plan, but feel very con-
tident that il you get warden who is
capable and is interested he can work
. it out successfully. 1t, is time that we
recognize that prison work is technical
job for which people should receive
special training.
THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
/ was glad to learn that you have
appointed a young physician who il
expected to interest himself vitality IN his
job. The physician is one Of tho most
important officers of the prlson, and h,
should be frst-class man who u not too
much engrossed in his private practice
to make his prison work his chief medicnl
interest. Every prisoner should receive q
thorough medical examination upon ad.
mission, and should receive such medical
and surgical treatment as may be necessary
to put him in thcbcst possible physical
condition.
You have wisely made the physician
responsible for the dietary land this duty
should not be a sinecurel. The physician
should also be made responsible for the
sanitary condition of the prison, through
out, and should have authority to enforce
ms sanitary reRulntIons.
EDUCATION.
I note with hearty approval the en-
ployment of two competent teachers and
the establishment of well-organized school
the city of Wilmington. These teachers
If we'll chosen, can exercise strong
influence for the Improvement and
reformation of prisoners. desire to call
your attention To the Importance of
dignifying the position of prison chaplain.
Your chaplain ,s receiving S35 per month
This compensation should be increased
to at least $50 per month, and the chaplain
should visit the prison and establish
personal relations with prisoners at the
cell door or IN the prison yard on Saiur-
days. The personal worh ol wise chap
lain for the individual prisoner is more
important than his formal preaching
In order to promote educational work.
! would suggest change in your dining
room arrangements: namely, that the
present dining tables he abolished and
that small tables. seating not more than
SIX or eight men take their place Then
let chairs be substituted for the benches
so that the prisoners can cot like ordinary
people. These tables can also be used
for school purposes, and 1t will be possible,
when the school is not in session, to use
the dining room as a living room where
men whose conduct justifies il may be
allowed to read and play checkers. etc.
for an hour or two each evening. This
plan is pursued in a number of prisons
with good effect. II will not be necessary
to have more than two guards in charge
of the living room. The prisoners will
greatly value this privilege and will.
themselves, suppress any manifestation of
disorder in order not TO sacrifice the
privilege.
1.-THE PLANT.
The Workhouse plant is not exactly
what YOU would build at the present time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

producing higl grade milk You have nj
ready demonstrated what ean be done
with prisoners ut the IJelepstle Farm.
hope tnat your present farmer VIII
have ~ opportunity 20 work this plar
out and make a demonstration nf wbat
Cur be accomplished. II has not yet APP
penred whether dairy farm can be made
profitable on this busis, but believe that
II car.
In order 10 work n large number Of pris-
onnrs on the land II would be necessary
to develop intensive farming IN the form
Of truck gardening, on n large scale !
do not know whether you have sufficient
amount Of land suitable for truck farming;
lf not | sbnli advise renting or p,lr-
chasing suitable land If IL can be found
in the vicinity, by the use of automobile
trucks for transportation, il Is possible
10 work prisoners TO advantage at any
distance within ak or eight miles, as
has been demonstrated by your road work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
GRANDMOTHER knew
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the fashioned mustard
plaster burned and blistered while 1t
acted. Get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musterole does it Il Is clean.
white ointment, made with oil OF mus
tard. It is scientifically prepared. so
that il works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tenderest skin
Gently massage Musterole in with the
fineer.tps. See how quickly It brings re-
iief-how speedily the pain disappearx
Use Musteroie for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis. Group. stiH neck,
asthma. neuralgia, headache. ooneee'
pains and aches of the back or joints,
spraIns sore musclea, bruises. chii.
hlains. frosted feet, colds of the chest
lit ofteo prevents pneumonia.
SOC and e0c jux hospital size $50
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-03-26
R:vER REACHES THE 10 FOOT
STAGE; ICE STILL FIRM

The ice in the Missouri River is still
firm, although the high waters from
the Yellow Stone River had reached
.1o-foot stage Thursday afternoon,
The ice has broken in some places,
but yet the main channel is solid.
The high water has flooded the sand
bars on the far side of the river and
is gradually creeping into the bottom
land. 1t is expected though for the
ice to break at any hour.
: The first part of the week John Star
buck, manager of the Benton Packet
Co. here, has bee nearing for the big
Co, here, has been caring for the big
winter, at the Benton pior II Was
necessary for him to blast the ice
out with dynamite between the .boa:,
and the pior. in order to get the Doa;
ont of the main current and in safety
from the ice when it does break.
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JUDGE HANLEY FOR CON- M
GRESS IN THE THIRD

Fargo, March 19.--Judge J. M: Har:
ley of Morton county district court in
Fargo authorized the statement, that
he would be candidate for the re.
publican nomination for congress in the
third North Dakota district for the
seat now occupied by J. H. Sinclair
Of Kenmare, N. D. His formal an
nouncement, Judge Hanley said, would
be made within the next. ten days,
Judge Hanley was formerly speaker
in the North Dakota house Of; .repres-
entatives and he served in the recent
war as major. .i.. .-5.a .5 81.
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Blizzard Claims
Two More Lives
TOTAL LIVES REPORTED
LOST IN THIS REGION
COME TO SEVEN.
Many Others Lost On Prairie for
Hours: eut Narrowly Escape Death.

Two more deaths were added to the
list Of those who were frozen in the
blizzard of last week. Both of the
parties lived in the northern part of
the county. With these addition
deaths the total number who lost
their lives is seven. =.
The newly reported deaths are:
Charles Hutchins, aged 20, q re,
= turned soldier, was frozen to death
near Douglas, his body being found
in slough three miles from the point
he had attembted to reach to feed
some stock
Fred. Yessenko, aged IL, of Russo,
riding a saddle horse from Ruso to ais
home, FIVE miles from Ruso, became
lost and his body was found mile
from home. The horse reached tue
Yessenko farm place, and the boys
own aged father found the frozen
body of his son. 't@5',s.s',zsF
Lost in Blizzard
A nurse, Miss Catharine Harchankc.
and George Norberg were lost;;in the
blizzard cn the prairie 10 miles; south
of Dogden: Miss Hazhenzo was badly
frozen. Her ears, neck, face, and
hands suffered greatly. They finally
succeeded in getting to the Byres farm,
where they were taken in and given
attention. They are both getting
along nicely.
Miss 4aFehanko is a nurse who is
taking a course in the Harvey College
and the home Of her parents is near.
Benedict She is a sister of Alec.
and Joe Harchanko, prominent bust
ness men of Benedict. .ze-- 4 s. s.
All over the state comes stories Of
the great damage the storm did to
live stock. One farmer near Glen Ullin
lost SO head of cattle and another lost
20 head
i Last week the Leader told of the
deaths of the four children of Gust
Wohlk. who resides near Ryder, and
the sixteen year old girl near center.
The young girl was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miner. The
funeral of Hazel Miner, had one of the
biggest nttents of any funeral every
held in that section, as nearly 4Oc
people attended to give their last
respects to the brave girl who had
given her life to save her little brorl,-
er and sister.
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co:.E. ess. and fer United States sena-

co:.E. ess. and for United States sena~
tor
In at least a majority of the cOun-
ties there will be a county ticket in
dorsed by the Nonpartisan league. and
that fact is likely to concentrate op-
position forces back Of a single ticket
In the legislative distrits the pros
poets also point to straight fight as
between the Nonpartisan adherents.
and the opposition, with this fight, so
far as the June primary is concerned.
being staged largely within the Repub-
lican primaries.
Torrid Campaign Ahead.
The defeat of the Nonpartisan lea
que leaders in both of their under
takings in the presidential primaries
of this past week. and the consequent
denial to them of any voice in the at
fairs nationally of the major political
rarties, bids fair to add considerable
zest to the June festivities. and will
augur for an intensely interesting and
probably torrid campaign.
League to Pick Frazier
The Indications are now that the
league leaders will again depend on
Lynn ]. Frazier in. the race for gov.
ernor; that they will pin their faith
on John NJ Baer for congress once
more in the First district; that they
will back J. M. Sinclair once more IN
the Third congressional district. and
that they will put candidate in tho
field in the Second district to oppose
George Young. Talk of J. w. Brill
ton as a candidate to oppose Young
is not looked upon with much SER
iousness, and is regarded as being
merely a play to convince a few lea;
que fellows who have been demanding
Brinton's absolute retirement from the
affairs of the league, that the parting
of the ways actually has come. Mr..
Brinton Mr.. Townley, Mr.. Waters. ct
al are far too thick, however, to ne
principals to a split at this stage, ana
as long as it fools the anti-Briton Gle
ment among the league workers, the
talk of him as a congressional candi-
date, with the critical attitude taken
by certain league organs. will have
served its purpose.
The term of United States Senator
A. ]. Gronna expires next March, anu
the state will elect . senator for six
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Legion Benefit A Success CreameryMakeslce Cream

Friday of last week the Washburn
Farmers Creamery Company, manu-
factured their first batch of ice cream
ataafhe local creamery. Those who
|hase eaten the delicious CONNECTION pro.
nounce it as good as any they have
ever tasted, smooth, velvety and rich
in flavor The Williams Confectionery
is the local distributor of the cream
and will here after have the cream
on sale at their place of business.
The plant is large enough to manu-
facture from so to 100 gallons Of
cream q day, as all the latest mach.
inery for the manufacturing Of ice
cream has been installed. The plant
consists of an ice crusher, one free
ger, a mulsifier, a 80 gallon mixer,
and about 40 shipping tubs, of S and
10 gallon capacity.
Fred Kuhn, an experienced man in
the manufacturing of ice cream, and
who has been in charge Of the local
creamery for the past year or more.
states that after the season for ice
cream opens that the company will,
turn more attention to the. manufac.
turing OF ice cream than that of but
ter, as here to, for 1t is the COM
pany's plan to supply the demand OF
retail dealers in all the neighboring
towns. Mr.. Kuhn is very much en-.
thusiastic over the propects. Of the new.
enterprise and believes that the ~an-
dertaking is a good one for the com.
pany. ,, =.
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This Chapter Northern Division
has done this fall it's knowledge
the Sick
hundred miles
being intelligent
would
supporters
the
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|. v. A. CONVENTION MARCH 80.

N. D.
At meeting the Inependent Voters Association
Garrison sot day Of March, 1920
1920
A. "
ty delegate members.
will conduct Of the
campaign both the Coun and State.
O. F. McGRAY, Temporary Chairman.
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WILTON MERCHANT, N. PoLoN-.
SKY. SFATALLY SHOT, MONDAY

Moses Polonsky. prominent me,-
chant Of Wilton, was shot by an ul,-
known person in his living rooms
early Monday morning. In = written
afidavit Polonsky said his brother-ins 4
law Nose Meadow Of New York City. |.
did the shooting. His brother.in-law
recently arrived from the East and
since his arrival there had been quar-
rels between the two; Meadow y Y
now In the county jail awaiting trail.
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National Committeeman
Gander Olson -. ...... Grafton
Delegates to National Republi-
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[ A success IN every detail is all one
can say in regard to the basket bali
game, the army carnival and the bask-
ct social held at the Liberty Theatre
Wednesday, evening Under the ans.
bices of the: local American Legion
For some time there has been heat
ed arguments, both oral and verba!
as to who should represent Washbuln
in basket ball. And the argument
was settled Wednesday evening when
the "Invalids" clashed with the "Ath-
letics.'' The "Invalids" had come pre-.
pared. Dr.. Gordan was there dressed
in white, as red cross army surgeon
an carried with him his saw and sheep
shears for all emergencies that might
arise and with him were four able
bodied strecher bearers. who carried
out the wounded and mopped up after
them. The score keeper gave out in
the second, half when the score ran
wild, and no body knows how high
it can be said that Burgum of the
'Invalids"!,s was. the star of the eve
ming: The final score was about five
times as great for the Athletics" as
forAthe "Inyalids. ,sE'es552 .es
2;r After the wounded were made COM
Portable, the survivals and the Legion
members, as q whole put on an enter
tainment for the rest Of the audiancc
in the way of army games. These
were such as the kangaroo race, pill
low fight, wheelba4ow race, running
the guantlet and others. The pillow
fight was the most interesting of them
all. "a
After the games the baskets, which
the ladies had brought were auctioned
off. DR.. Forbes was the crier and he
proved to be good one. He broungt
the highest prices ever paid for bas-
kets in Washburn. One young man
OF the. town, having set his heart on
q certain basket, bid as high as $4,000
to secure the basket. Others sold for
$500: and $1,000 and all brought q
good price. The total sum from the
sale OF the baskets was close to $1OU !
"A large crowd turned out to take
in the evenings entertainment.
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