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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23
A DAY OF PRAYER
AND FASTING
, BY the President of the United

!, BY the President of the United
States.
"A Proclamation.
Whereas, the Congress of the
United States, on the second day
of April last passed the following
resolution:
" Resolved by the Senate
(the House of Representatives
corcurring) that, it being a duty
peculiarly incumbent in a time of
war humbly and devoutly to
acknowledge our dependence on
Almighty God and to irnplore His
aid and protection, the President
of the United States be, and he
is hereby, respectfully requested
to recommend day Of public
humiliation, prayer, and fasting,
to be obsers ed by the people of
the United States with religious
solemnity and the offering of
fervent supplications to Almighty
God for the safety and welfare
of cur cause, His blessings on
cur arms, and a speedy restora-
ton of an honorable and lasting
peace to the nations Of the
earth;
And whereas, it has always
been the reverent habit of the
people Of the United States to
turn in humble appeal to AL
mighty God for His guidance in
the affairs of their common life:
Now, therefore, |, Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United
States of America, do hereby
proclaim Thursday, the thirtieth
day of May, day already
freighted with sacred and stimu-
lating memories, day of public
humiliation, pray yer, and fasting,
and do exhort my fellow citizens
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23
WRANGELL'S QUOTA

Ten more stars are added to
Wrangell's service flag. Ten
more OF our best young men have
taken the oath of allegiance and
are in the service Of their coun-
try. They go willingly and glad
Iy. proud that the lot has fallen
TO them to do the harder and
more dangerous part o. defend
ing their country by service in
! the trenches.
In the old time, a young man
of a noted Kentucky family, and
also noted for his belligerent
disposition, enlisted for service
in the Mexican War. The Mexi-
cans surrendered before he
could get into the game. On his
return, his brother joshingly ex-
claimed, You are a great fight
er. When the Mexicans heard
that you We're coming, you had
such a reputation that the Mexi-
cans Immediately surrendered
while the surrendering was
easy"
Alaska's boys are ready for
anything, either peace or war,
and they are prepared and ready
to meet any demands that peace
or war may make Of them.
! An English officer on seeing
American troops marching
through London exclaimed: II
would rather lead those men than
fight them!''
What will such a one say when
he sees our Alaskan boys in Lon
don. And further. what would
the Huns really do if they really
knew the actual condition of
things " est of the Rhine? And
especially if they knew our Wran-
CELL boys were coming?
Laying all joking aside, they
are a fine set of fellows and
Wrangeil is proud of them. And
they will do their work we'll.
lhelr gong is another INK that
binds us to our country. 1t re-
minds those of us who stay at
home, that 10 sacrifice of time
or money should be considered
too great when our country calls.
We will hold the rope while they
plunge in.
Our wish for them is Gods
blessing and that they get the
Kaiser's goat.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23
Local and Personal

Mrs. J. L. Bulkley, Jr. was a
southbound passenger on the
the Prince Rupert Tuesday. She
was en- route to Portland.
Miss Elsie Moore returned
home on the Glenora from
Deweyville where she has been
for the past two months.
w. J. borough and w. l..
Kay were arrivals from Tele-
graph Creek on the Hazel B III
a few days ago.
Mrs. Harry Moore, an aged
Native woman was murdered in
her cabin near the power house
Tuesday night. The officers are
working on the case and it may
be that the guilty will soon be
apprehended.
Mr.. Yelf of Vancouver arrived
from Vancouver on the Princess
Sophia Tuesday morning. He left
en- the Hazel B III for Boundary
where he will become deputy col
lector of customs, succeeding
Louis Dixon. Mr.. Yelf saw ac-
tive service in France and was
thrice wounded.
John McCallum was brought in
from Calder Sunday suffering
from blood poisoning in both
hands occasioned by cut from
rusty iron.
Miss Margaret Uhler has taken
charge of the dry goods section
in the St. Michaels store during
the summer vacation.
Capt. A. X. Rastad, Albert
Lee and Walter Shadesty sailed
south on the jefferson Saturday
morning. They were en- route to
Portland from which port they
will bring a boat north for the
Petersburg SaWmill.
Mrs. E. i. Lindman and
daughter Ruth sailed south on
the Jefferson Saturday morning,
having in charge Gertrude and
Ann Osborne whom they were
taking to the Cushman School at
Tacoma. Mr.. Osborne expects to
make a trip to the States early in
the fell at which time he will
place his two boys in the same
institution
O. A. Brown, superintendent
ct the Sanitary cannery arrived
IN the Spokane last night.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23

Private Eugene M. Link of the
Signal Corps of the U. S. Army,
stationed at Wrangell, who re-
Gently took an examination at
Ft. Seward, was notified today
that he had passed the eXamina-
ton successfully and would be
admitted to West Point on June
18th. Mr.. Link has been in the
service in Wrangell for the past
twelve months and during that
time he has made many friends
who wish him a successful
career.
The Wrangell schools will close
Friday.
L. C. Berg of the Ripley Fish
Co. was over from Petersburg
Saturday.
For Sale. = Pool table. Best
condition. Apply at Sentinel office.
William Clary had his hand
badly lacerated in the sawmill at
Petersburg the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Hale of
Klawock arrived in town Sunday
on the j. H. Sisson.
Guy Chaplin, superintendent of
the Karheen Packing Co. was in
town the first of the week.
Geo. F. Forrest of Juneau was
in Wrangell on a business visit
this week.
Ed GrigWire's dandruff treat
ment is the best or the market.
Try it and be convinced.
Julius Mason, who was inclu-
ded in the Petersburg draft, will
leave for Fort Seward with the
other Wrangell boys.
Miss Margaret Uhler has re-
turned home from Loring where
she has been teaching during the
past winter.
The High School will give an
entertainment at the Redmen S
hall next Saturday night at $50,
followed by a jitney dance. The
proceeds of the evening will be
given to the Red Cross.
Have your watch repaired at
George Cowan's, in the Uhler
Block.
An alarm of fire was turned in
Sunday night, occasioned by a
small blaze on the roof of Frank
Dandy's house, near the Boston
Cafe. The fire was soon under
control by the Fire department
and little damage was done.
For the shave and haircut of
satisfaction go to Ed Grigwire's
shop, opposite drug store.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23

Pioneer Clam cannery of Cor
dova has resumed operations
with improved equipment and is
employing about 200 people.
Lighthouse Canning Company
of Cordova has started operations
with an enlarged plant that is
employing Is people.
1t is reported that the cannery
located at Goose Bay on knik
Arm will be transferred to Icy
Straits.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23

In pursuance of this proclama-
ton, the executive committee
which has charge of the Memoir
ial Day exercises, asks that all
work be suspended on Memorial
Day between 10 a. m. and 1880
a. m. and that the people
assemble in their several churches
for special prayer for victory for
the Allies.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23
St.Philip's Church
May 26.

May 26.
The subject for the evening
service will be The Essentials
for Victory. This will be pre-,
paratory for the proper obser-
vance of Memorial Day. All sons
Of veterans and members Of the
G. A. R. are specially invited to
be present.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23

The Hazel B III is making two
trips a week to Telegraph Creek.
The indications are that the
freight business between Wran-
CELL and Telegraph Greek will be
considerably heavier this year
than last.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23
NOTICE

All merchants and business
concerns and individuals are
hereby notified not to furnish
any supplies to any persons on a
charge account against the under
signed without a. written order
signed by me.
J. G.. BJORGE.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1918-05-23
J. G.. BJORGE.

Victrola for Sale No. IA case
Latest Model, $1S worth of rec
ords. First $25 takes it.
Eugene NJ. Link.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
BELLINCHAM
ASKS DIVORCE

After 32 years of married life,
proceedings for a divorce from
Martha Bellingham, have been
filed by County Commission
Thomas H. Bellingham, in the
county clerks office.
Thru his attorney, A. Burmeis-
ter, Bellingham alleges that his
wife deserted him over year ago.
He also claims that with the ex-
ception of household goods they
have no property.
Mrs. Bellingham. at present a.
Fort Meyer, Florida. filed ae
murrer thru her attorneys, Fletch-
er & Evans, claiming that in his
omplaint Beilingham did not state
enough facts to give cause for
action and that she is unable TO
come to Tacoma to fight the suit
Mrs. Bellingham claims that she
has received no support from the
commissioner for over a year and
that she has been living fro IN
funds given her by her children
and friends.
She charges that the stateme 1t
that there Is no property with tire
exception of the household goods,
is false and that Bellingham is the
head of the I. II. Bellinghall
Plumbing Co., giving him a good
income, and that he also has an
income of rent from three or four
houses which he owns,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Orpheum Bill Shows High
Class All the Way Thru

One Of the best bills ever been
given on the Orpheum circuit in
Tacoma, opened here Friday even
ing, with Lucille Cavanaugh,
former star Of the "Whirl of the
World appearing as the feature
act. Miss Cavanaugh does some
very original dancing. The stage
setting is particularly beautiful.
Let's Pretend" with Marie
Nordstrom, who has hundreds of
clever stunts and bright saying
tucked away in her head, made u
great hit. Miss Nordstrom was
called back again and again but
apparently never exhausted her
supply.
Jeveddeh de Rajah, with two
assistants, gave brilliant exam
pie of mind and thought reading.
The rest of the show was equally
up to the standard OF the star acts
and everything went in first class
style. The little difficulties of
stagehands and orchestra troubles
hich have been somewhat Annoy
ing to both the actors and the aud
fence during the past few weeks,
were entirely eliminated and the
whole show progressed in trut
Broadway fashion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25

, cause the government was anxious
that ship construction and ship re-
pairing should be carried on In
separate places and should not be
combined. The government Do
lieved that the speed with which
the Simmer & Eddy corporation
has turned out ships was partly
due to the fact that its plant was
devoted exclusively to ship build
ing.
Enlargements Planned.
The entire shipbuilding activity
of the Todd concern will be con-
centrated in Tacoma, while all the
repairing work will be done in Sc
attic.
Statements Of Tacoma directors
of the Todd concern Saturday in
Heated confidence that the plans
for the extensive enlargement OF
the Todd plant here will go thru
Todd was expected to return fol
an important meeting to be held
in Tacoma Saturday afternoon
when the transportation question
will be taken up again.
"Tacomans need not feel con-
cerned by the fact that the repair
plant will remain in Seattle" sail
Chester Thorne, a director. "The
expansion of the plant here will
more than make up for 1t, and W Il
ultimately mean that a repaid
| plant will become necessity here
too"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
TODD BUYING SITE
FOR repair PLANT
The big repair plant of the Todd

The big repair plant of the Todd
Shipbuilding Co., which recently
disposed of its Seattle shipbuildias
plant to concentrate its ship con
struction work here, will not be
moved to Tacoma, as first report.
cd.
This was learned definitely ST.
urday from officers of the Tod /
company in Tacoma and from
William Todd, head of the COM
pany, in Seattle.
Instead, the ship repairing and
| drydocking divisions of the Seat
tie Construction & Drydock Co.
will be installed on a new site In
Seattle to be selected by the com
pany. 1t is reported that this site
will be on Harbor Island.
Governments Suggestions.
| President Todd announced that
tho new plant will have three
docks, and that the company hopes
to have 1t completed by the fir /
of July, and may cost 100000
The new concern probably will be
known as the Todd Drydock a
Repairing Co.
When the Seattle plant of tne
Todd dinterests was leased to the
-kinner & Eddy corporation il
was thought at first that the b Z
repairing plant would be moved
to Tacoma.
This was not done, it was learn
ed from official sources today, be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
TAX BUCK
PASSED TO
PRESIDENT
(United Press Leased Wire,

(United t'reSs Ise0sea W1re.D
WASHINGTON, d. c., May
zJ.-The tax bill "buck"
has been passed to Presi-
dent Wilson.
Secretary Mc.AdOO declares
there must be a revenue bill
this session. Congress says
there must not. Today the
president is expected to de.
eide the question.
Having taken a firm position
behind McAdoo, the president was
swept by a heavy fire of opposi-
|tion argument from Senator Sim
mons last night and forced to
hold up a decision until he had
seen McAdoo again today.
He also will confer again with
Simmons and Chairman Kitchin
of the house ways and means
committee, who yesterday gave
up all hope of avoiding a tax
bill this session and prepared to
begin work on the measure next
week.
Plan Money CONSUMPTION.
If the president orders the
bill, the wealth conscriptionists
plan to come into their own. The
word has been passed that there
must be no limit to the taxes on
war profits, swollen incomes and
luxuries.
Representative Kitchin, who
declares congress and not the
treasury will write the bill, said
it will added. from three to four
billions to the nations revenue,
making a tax total OF seven to
eight billion dollars.
Speaking for themselves and
not pretending to reflect the
treasury's views, Kitchin and
other leaders indicated they plan
to raise:
$6,000,OO0,O00 or therea bouts
from incomes, war profits and
inheritances.
$2,000,000,00O from luxuries
and miscellaneous sources.
These figures are subject to
radical changes but they repre-
sent the ratios leaders have in
mind.
To Hit Luxuries Hard.
Under existing tax laws, excess
lprfits and incomes are paying
$2.775,1S5sO00.
Estate taxes add $50,917, 900,
SO that the plan of congressional
leaders contemplates more than
1 doubling present rates.
Every sort of luxury, those en-
joyed by the poor as we'll as the
rich, will be taxed to raise che
remainder.
II is likely that movie patrons
will find their evenings enjoy.
ment costing two or three PEN
MES more.
Tobacco and cigars are due for
another boost.
Photographs and records, pi-
amos and all other musical In
struments will be considerably
more Of an expense. Even the
humble mouth organ will mo-
escape. Automobiles win PAL
nSep11
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
OFFICIAL
ACCUSED

An information was filed in the
county clerks office Friday aft
ernoon against Fred Lucas, for
mer business representative of
the Boilermakers and Iron Ship
builders union, charging him
with grand larceny, because of
an alleged shortage of over 1900
in his accounts of the funds OF
the union.
Lucas, who is now working in
the shipyards, resigned his office
in the union in March. 1t is re-
ported Lucas attempted to make
an explanation of the shortage,
but that officials of the union
did not think it satisfactory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Good Questions
'ITOR THE TIMES,


There has been a casual men
tion in the newspapers of bill
introduced in congress to provide
funds for patching up woundsi
Soldiers so they are almost az
good as new, and of the fact that
request has been made by some
of the labor organizations for an
amendment to the bill so that
men damaged in useful occupa-
lions shall be admitted to the re-
pair shops on the same terms as
soldiers. Do you know of any
sound argument against such an
amendment?
Why should not the people as 4
whole be back of such a project,
those outside of labor organiza
lions as we'll as those within?
Other things being equal, will
not a man be Just as useful to So
oiety after being repaired il lie
Originally lost his hand making
shoes as IL he lost it killing Ger
mans?
Here's another: If the govern
ment can afford to furnish in
surance at cost to soldiers and
sailors why can 1t not do the same
Tor working men? II freedom from
anxiety about his loved ones maker
man a more efficient fighter il
will make him a better worker
also.
We are all hearing and thinkin :
a lot about our soldiers lover
there" Why not an occasional
drive" of some sort for our sol.
diers of industry? We used
to hear a lot about captains of in
dustry. A STUDENT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Steamer Fire
Loss Is $4,000

Altho the fire on the Burman
Maru was extinguished early Fri
day evening, the crew were keft
busy unloading the cargo in tao
hold where the cotton bales had
been burning, to see what further
damage had been done to the ship.
The vessel loaded with a cargo
II woodpulp, auto parts and hsier
cotton. was bound for Japan and
is owned by the Osaka Sho5oa
kaisha company here.
1t is thought the damage doaa
by fire will amount to more than
$4,000.
Thru an error the name OF The
vessel was mentioned in one edi-
ton of The Times Friday as tina
i ayary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Irish Riots

EDITOR THE TIMES:
| notice in Thursdays Times
Private Tom Nerney's letter about
Ulster.
In it he states that the loyalists
in 1907 shot down women and
children in the streets of Belfast.
am Belfast man and was
living there in 1907 and | must
say that Private Nerney's state
ment is incorrect; as a matter of
fact, the loyal or Protestant popu-
lation had nothing to do with 1t.
1t was purely a fight between
the Roman Catholic party and the
military, and l must say that there
is not another nation in the world
would have let soldiers stand the
abuse that these men had to stand
before they finally fired on the
rowdies, killing two and wounding
three.
Evidently someone has been
telling Private Nerney fairy tales
when he states that these same
loyalists in 1908 threatened to
kick the English crown into the
Boyne and behead King Edward.
The Orangemen or loyalists
have an old song there about
kicking the pope into the Boyne
probably that is what he has been
thinking Of, poor fellow. AS re-
CARDS the latter statement, any.
one who has the slightest knowl-
edge of Ulster or Belfast knows
perfectly we'll that this statement
is incorrect. As matter of fact,
they get the name and get it right
of being the greatest loyalists the
British empire has.
/ do not agree with your other
correspondent who states that
Private Nerney Is light In
the top" But I do think he is
densely ignorant as regards his
knowledge of Ulster.
He has probably gotten his in
formation from some of these Sim
Feiners or Nationalist who come
over here and are continually
striving to spread hatred agains'
the British governmeT~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Grin Parker
Dies at "a

Grin Parker, 81, a resident of
Tacoma since 1899, passed away
Friday at his home, 4603 Chey-
enne street, after an illness of IL
days.
Parker was a well known man.
ufaeturer, having been in charge
of furniture manufacturing
plant in New York, a member of
the firm of Edward w. Baxter
& Co. He is we'll remembered
for his work in the Mason M. +.
church. which was struggling
little parish when he began to
attend it.
He leaves three sons and a
daughter, G. A. Parker of Moline,
ILL.,; Mrs. Frank A. Leach. Taco
ma; w. o. Parker. Seattle; T.. F.
Parker, Paola, AXIS. and six
grandchildren.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Daylight Saving
EDITOR TIE Times

ELL loh LIE llUueS.
Because | know that you and
The Times readers will enjoy a
good laugh over some of its argu-
nents, l am sending you this gem
of editorial thought which / rdn
across few days ago while sort
ing over a pile of old papers.
AS you will note, it is from the
Tribune, of your city, and appear
cd scarcely more than one year
ago; on April 26,1917. to be exact.
Its publication was occasioned,
as maybe you will recall, by the
fact that The Times was vigorous
ly urging congress to pass a day
light savings law. Your paper
nad lined up the Commercial and
Rotary clubs, the Automobile clu b
aid the various other organiza-
lions and hundreds of leading
citizens in favor of the plan.
Here is the Tribune editorial:
"Saving Daylight! What FOR?
"Daylight-saving is a mighty
fine thing for cities in the south.
ern half Of the U. S. where even
in the summer the hours OF day
light are limited and in the winter
the long twilights are missing
1t Is not subject in which the
Citizens of Fairbanks, Alaska,
might be expected to become par
ticularly interested. In Fair
banks there is a superfluity of
sunlight in the summer and, in
fact, no night at all. The mid
night sun gives the Northern Alas
kans all the sunlight they require
tby insisting on shining all night }
and a great deal more than is
necessary for their comfort.
Seattle and Tacoma in point OF
distance from the equator are the
most northern cities of their size
in the U. S. proper. All the 9th :.
big cities that have been so sue
cessful in daylight saving plans
lie hundreds of miles farther
south. We are in practically the
same latitude as st. Johns, New
foundland. On June 81 the sun
Uses at 4:14 a. m. and sets at
sos p. m. giving practically Is
hours of daylight. 1t is obvious
that saving daylight is not an es.
sential to Puget Saunders. Unless
1--we are prepared to cut down their
sleeping hours to six hours per day
in the summer time, we already
have more daylight on hand than
we know what to do with.
What has become a movement
OF necessity and worth in cities
farther south is rendered futile
by Nature in our cities in the Far
North. During the Puget Sound
summer the average man has foul
hours Of daylight before he goes
to work in the morning and foul
hours Of daylight after he quite
work at night. This ought tf
suffice any man unless he pro
poses to practice Edison's theory
and sleep only two hours a day 81
summer"
The reactdonary (person or pa,
perl always Is funny. Progress
sive-minded people can see how
funny the former are at the time
they are standing their pattest
but 1t probably never occurs to the
reactionaries, at least until LONG
afterward.
Do you suppose the Tribune
would today endorse its own view,
lot Is months ago on this subject
Ella "a BA86ETT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
Lectures on
Sun Eclipse

An interesting lecture and ex-
Jianation Of the coming eclipse OF
the sun, together with the peculiar
phenomena which will attend It.
was given in the chapel OF the
College OF Puget Sound Friday
evening by Prof. r. w. Hanawalt.
head Of the department Of mxthe.
matics and astronomy.
Prof Hanawalt stated thar the
eclipse will be 80 per cent In Ia
COMA on the afternoon Of June 8
The next total eclipse Of the rur
here win not take placo untn 117>
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-25
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATERS

TACOMA
Orpheum vaudeville, with
Lucille Cavanaugh.
PANTAGES
"The Notorious Deiphinc,"
with w. l.. Thorne and COM
pany and vaudeville.
HIPPODROME
"School Days" with Bob
Ladue and vaudeville.
OAK
''Over the Top" with Sergt.
Arthur Guy Empey.
COLONIAL
la Tosca," with Pauline
Frederick.
APOLLO
Trough and Ready" with
William Farnum.
MELBOURNE
"I4ady Lou OF the Yukon"
with Jewel Carmen.
LIBERTY
"Our Little Wife, with
Madge Kennedy.