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The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-10-06
EDWARD LUDECKE
A Biographical Sketch
Reprinted from he Pathfinder

mournful countenances, lamented the departure of the white, blue and red flag from Alaska forever. One of the most dramatic scenes attend ing the transfer and one that was long remembered by both the Am ericans and the Russians, was the intense grief of a beautiful Russian princess, who witnessed the trans- fer from one of the windows of the castle.
 When the Russian colors came down and she saw with the rising of the Stars and Stripes, an end to cherished dreams, her emotions overwhelmed her, and her tears and lamentations visibly affected all present.
 Edward Ludecke remained at Sitka with his company until 1869, when he received his discharge. In 1872 he went to the Cassiar gold diggings, where he remained for several years. Later, he returned to Wrangell, where he resided until he went to the Pioneers Home, in 1913.
 In 1919 he was the guest of hon. or of the citizens of Wrangell on Decoration Day, and he then ex. pressed the wish that when his earthly labors were finished he might be laid to rest among his friends at Wrangell. Death came to him on May 2o, 1920, at the age of over 85 years, of which he spent 53 years in Alaska.
 With his request in mind, the loyal citizens of Wrangell, following his death, had the body brought from Sitka to Wrangell and it was inferred with those of his old friends who had gone before; in a beautiful spot overlooking the meeting place of the bright blue waters of the Pa cific with those of the turgid Stik- inc.
 Edward Ludecke was beloved by all who knew him; his friends were legion, and in their hearts there will ever remain a fond memory of their departed friend and compan- lon. He was a true pioneer, one who took part in the raising of the Stars and Stripes over this great Northern Empire of ours.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-10-06
MILK GOATS
 FOR SALE

Toggenburg Milk. Goats. Carry your milk can on foot. Swiss milk goats go anywhere that dog can go. and eat all kinds of grass, weeds and brush. Kids $15 to $25; does S30 to $75 ac- cording to age and quality; bucks $50, crated for shipment.
 Rosemont Goat Dairy, ' E. 64th St., N., Portland, Oregon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-10-06
One Thousand Buffalo for Sale
 At Wainwright

EDMONTON, Alta, Sept. 20. One thousand buffalo are for sale by the Dominion government. They are for the most part bulls and rep resent the surplus of the herd of nearly 5000 in the national park at Wainright, Alberta.
 The park is the largest wild-game preserve under fence in the world. It contains more than 100, GOO acres and could support 25,ooo buffalo ready. But there is little winter pasturage because of the deep snows and vast quantity of hay has 10 be cut every year to carry the herd through the cold season. This difficulty will make it neces. sary to limit the maximum size ot the herd to 10, ,ooo head.
 The herd is now growing rapidly. As the number of breeding COWS increases it's rates of growth will be more rapid. Nearly third of the animals are bulls. So large a proportion of males is unnecessary, and, under the present plan, they will be sold or killed and sold for meat. The slaughter will begin when cool weather sets in in the fall.
 The Wainright herd has devel- oped from Boo bison bought from Michael Pablo, of Montana, in 1909. The national park is in the prairie country that was the abor- iginal habitat of the bison. The herd is the largest in the world. Of the millions of bison that once roamed the continent only o,3II remain, according to the last cen- sus ot the American Bison Society.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-10-06

Ed Ludecke was born in Ger many in 1855, and came to the United States in a sailing vessel. On November B, 1866, he enlisted in the Ninth Infantry. Company F, at New Jersey, and in the Fall of the same year he left Davis Island, with the company, on the steamer San Francisco, for Panama. After marching across the isthmus the company re-embarked on the steam CT America. for San Francisco. Cali fornia. In September. 1867, the s. S. John L. Stevens left San Francisco with Company F, Ninth Infantry. and Company H, Second Artillery, U. s. A. for Sitka. ar irving there on the Ninth of Octo- Der, 1867, tor the official transfer of Alaska from Russia to the Uni. ted States.
 After lying at anchor in Sitka Harbor for nine days. General Rosso, the American representative, and Captain Petroff. of the Russian garrison, arrived on the U. s. gun boat Osprey. On the 18th of Oc- tober, 1867, the American forces landed on Alaskan soil, between 1p. m. and 3 p. m. Company F, Ninth Infantry, under command of Major Charles R. Hood, took a DO. sition in front of Baranoff Castle, to the left of the Russian guards, under the command of Sergeant Nicholai.
 Company F took the lead and spread in single file to the right, and Company H, Second Artillery, spread in single file to the left, thus forming a circle of American and Russian soldiers around Baranoff Castle. Captain Petroff, General Rosso, and his son. who was an ensign on the Osprey, took posi- ton directly in front of the flagstaff in the courtyard of the castle. At the sound of the bugle a Russian officer took hold of the halyards to lower the flag. The flagstaff was made up of two sections, and while the flag was being lowered, it caught at the splice and in at. tempting to dislodge 1t, was badly torn. Finally, a Russian sailor climbed the staff and released the flag.
 After the Russian colors were down, Ensign Rosso fastened the American colors to the halyard and raised them 10 the top of the flag staff without mishap, where they fiuttered freely in the breeze, to the sound of bugle, drums, and a sa- lute of one hundred guns from the American and Russian men of war in the harbor. The American forces took possession of the barracks immediately after the formal trans fer.
 During the ceremony the Russian spectators, with bowed heads and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-10-06

For Rent = Furnished house. Inquire Sentinel office.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
N. E. CHURCH INCREASES
MEMBERSHIP BY 1883
Annual Statement of Organization
Shows $6O,831 ,6s1 Was Raised
for Various Purposes.

CHICAGO. March 21.-The Meth
odlst Church made a net gain of
lsl.559 members in 1890, and
9l.237 in Sunday school enrolment,
according to a statement issued to-
day by the committee on conserva-
gathered by DR.. Oliver S. Baketel of
New York for the general minutes
of the church.
1t raised $60,S31,6S1 for all pur-
poses. of which the pastors received
S2l,944.613. the district superintend-
ents, $1.369.221; the bishops. $314.0SO,
and the. retired ministers, 81 1850. 400.
New church and parsonage buildings
and improvements took $10.655.1 .179.
Debts to the extent of $4.626.796 We're
paid. Current expenses amounted to
S11.21o,S35. For the centenary and
bcnevolences. including the receipts
of the two women's societies. $50. 005,-
121 was provided.
travelling preachers-On trial. 1,726:
effective, 1859; supernumerary, 642;
retired. 3.537; total. 1S.70S, an in
Crease Of 147. During the year 372
died and 2S6 located.
The total paid for ministerial sup
port was $24.9SS.323. gain of S3.09S,-
1873. or II per cent.
13O.561 Gncrrase, 44,627): children
baptized. 153.601 increase, 29.945)
preparatory members received, 315.-
9o7 increase. 12S,490): full members
on roll. 3.94s.409 Gncrease, 152.43Ol
total membership, 4.393,9SS Gncrease,
91,559), and deaths. 50.1S3 decrease.
22.582).
Sunday schools-Number of schools.
1881 Gncrease, 45D; officers and
teachers. 392,106 decrease. 1O99).
and enrolment. 4.414,472 increase.
91.23D.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
FAIRGROUNDS IN ACTION
DEPICTED IN THE MOVIES
Local Theater Shows Film Taken
to Boost Recreational
Work.

Activities of the Washington play
ground system were depicted in an
entertaining educational motion pic
ture film shown yesterday as sub
sidiary attraction at Loew's Columbia
Theater The picture will be shown
throughout the week.
The film, which was produced under
the supervision of officials of the
District playground department. will
be sent to other large cities in the
interest Of furth ering recreational
work here and elsewhere.
Among scenes photographed and
shown in detail are a base ball game
In full Swing at one of the local
centers: a soccer ball contest, basket
ball and schlag ball games. and va
rious track and gymnasium feats.
One incident which brought forth
ripples of laughter from the audi
ences at the Columbia yesterday was
number of colored children who
sought. to bathe near the wharves.
Other water scenes showed pitched
battle of water polo in progress and a
water carnival under way
The value Of safety-first raining
was emphasized by apr. ,priate
shots. and the less nerilous pas
times Of knitting. crocheting, en-
broidering. basketmaking, chaircan-
:ng and carpet weaving were por-
trayed. ~ .
Miss Katharine Kali. director Of
girls activities, and Frank f. Kirk.
director of boys activities. cooper
ated in arranging for the filming,
much OF which was done without the
knowledge Of those photographed.
The National Pictorial News produced
the picture. and a group of local busi-
ness men financed it.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
COOLIDGE PLEADS FOR SQUARE
DEAL FOR AMERICAN LABOR
No Time to Press Undue ADVANTAGE,
Declares Vice President-Adminis-
tration Pledged to Help Business.

pansion. President Harding has
chosen for his advisers men not only
intimately, but sympathetlcally. in
touch with American business in all
it's different avenues. There is also a
disposition on the part of the Con-
gress to give more and more atten-
tion to the development of business.
not only for the purpose of increasing
the general welfare, but as the only
means of the relief of unemployment
and the increase of prosperity.
ut would be futile to underestimate
the difficult problems which must be
faced and solved, arising out of the
general exhaustion which has come
to the world as the result of the war,
The advice of expert business men
would be needed for their solution
through the cooperation and co-or-
dination of all the elements of power
throughout the nation.
Way to Make Prosperity.
ut is very ,necessary. under present
conditions. that American business
enterprises should deal with their en-
ployeS in a way to commend them
selves to their sense of justice and at
the same time keep in mind the ne
cessities of the consumer Failure in
either respect will embarrass industry
and those who are attempting to re-
viVe business. and greatly delay their
program. This is no time to press
for an undue advantage.
lation between all the different ele-
ments of production, whether repre-
sented by investment or by labor,
Putting the nation in that state of
mind will be the beginning of new
era of prosperity"
Evening star., 1921-03-21
OIL TOWN IN WALES
HAS MAGIC GROWTH
Attracts New Attention to
Great Industrial Develop
ment About Swansea.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 21-Renewed at
tention has just been called to the ro-
mantle story of the great industrial
development in South Wales, land
of romance in industry. by the build
ing of a new f7,000,O00 "oil town
near Swansea. with homes for a
population of 1900 workers The site
of the new enterprise for the refining
of oil brought there from the Persian
gulf is Skewen. between Meath and
Swansea. where vast refineries have
been constructed.
There. within boundary wall fif-
teen miles in circumference. a great
oil company has built new town
including stores. canteens. U post
office and. in fact. almost every ad
junct for the comfort and conven-
fence of the workers and their fami-
lies who are to inhabit the place.
TIE undertaking is described as
among the largest and most ambitious
ever known. even in South Wales
where the great advances in industry
have yielded more fortunes than in
any other part of the United King
dom.
The town sprang into existence as
if by a magician's wand on an arid
waste. lying in hollow basin sur
rounded by small hills. 1t is about
400 acres in extent and about five
miles from Swansea. Towering tanks
each capable of holding 100000 gal
Ions of oil. now rear their heads
above the village. and at Swansea
great docks and reservoirs have been
constructed to receive the ships with
their oil from the Persian fields and
other oil-bearing regions of the near
east.
AS received. the oil will be pumped
by pipes from Swansea through the
new refining town, and after refine
ment will be returned over the same
route to Swansea for world wide dis
tribution.
This inaugurates an industry in
South Wales which il is predicted
will add new wealth to that already
prosperous region.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
N|CARAGUANS HIDE
| AS A|RPLANE FALLS
Scurry to Timber, Believing
U. S. Craft Is an I'M
mense AIbatross.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua.
March 21.-There are even yet in re-
mote parts of the world people who
never even heard of IN airplane. Some
of these people live in the little
Nicaraguan village of Gigante. where
the naval plane NC-6 was forced
down by hurricane while on it's
flight from San Diego, Calf. to
Panama. along with about a dozen
other planes in January.
They thought the NC-6 was a huge
bird. an albatross, which had come in
Search for some unfortunate mariner
who had offended it, and they hid In
the woods for several hours.
Near the little cove where the NC-6
came down are two ranches. AFTER
the Associated Press correspondent
had found the missing .NC-6 he visit
ed one of these ranches and asked the
women if they had seen the plane ar
rive. One of them replied
Milo Dios, l should think SO. Al the
sight of the horrible thing skipping
over the white caps. without mapping
it wings, and splitting fire from both
sides of its body and roaring like
10000 bulls. we arr took to the tln
Der. where we remained for about
four hours. We only came out "nen
we saw a foreign gentleman passing
near where we were hiding.
The women added that before 'he
great war, when sailing ships useo
to visit the Nicaraguan coast 10 loau
mahogany and cedar. the captains mad
told them of wonderful bird caiied
the albatross that was an lnhaoltah'
of the southern seas, and they sup
posed this bird had come after some
offending sailor.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
BY the Associated Press.

By the AssOciat ted Press.
BOSTON, March 21.-The country's s
economic need at the moment, in the
opinion Of Vice President Calvin
Coolidge. is just dealings with en-
ployes by business enterprises. with
thought at the same time for the
necessities of the consumer. This
is no time he says. Ito press for
an undue advantage"
The Vice Presidents views are con-
tanned in a message to American
business published today in Current
Affairs. the weekly publication of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce. With
the cultivation of friendly relation
between the elements of labor and
predicts the beginning of a new era
of prosperity for the nation.
Pledged to Aid Business.
THE present administration" the
Vice President says. stands pledged
to use it's utmost endeavors for the
development of American business,
foreign and domestic. 1t has already
begun work upon these problems and
development In this the national
finances will play a very important
part requiring the reframing of our
revenue laws which affect internal
taxation and import duties.
with the settlement of our inter-
rational relations and the defining of
the German indemnity we ought to
reach stabilized condition which
should result in large business ex-
Evening star., 1921-03-21
F.K.LANE AND W.G.McADO0
AID IRISH RELIEF DRIVE
Former Secretaries Accept Honor
ary Vice Chairmansnlps on
American Committee

Former Secretaries Franklin K. Lane
and William Gibbs McAdoo have
accepted honorary vice chairman nships
on the American committee for relief
in Ireland, according to an, announce
ment made by Daniel w. CDonoghue.
chairman of the local geaeral COM
mittee, last night.
Enthusiastic over the result of the
first three days of the campaign to
raise 100000 in the District of Co
lumbia. the workers rested yesterday,
prepa ratory to taking up work on the
drive today.
Through the courtesy of the thea
ters, speakers will deliver four min
ute addresses at all the large houses
this week and several entertainments
will be given to help swell the fund.
Personal heads of the government
drive to the extent Of permitting
workers to solicit outside buildings
Of these departments.
Several district unit meetings were
held yesterday. when plans were for
muiated to aid workers in bringing
their respective localities up to their
allotted quotas
At wardman Park Hotel John 3.
Densmore and Mrs. William H. Cla-
gett addressed a large gathering and
a collection was taken. Miss NJ.
OConnell presided.
Andrew I. Hickey and Daniel e.
Doran spoke to more than so workers
Of the Dupont district at the home of
Anthony ]. Barrett, 1922 Massachu-
setts avenue. and at the. Catholic
University Rev. p. J. Healey organ
ized the SOC lay students into a dis
trict unit. Mr.. Hickey also spoke
there.
Pledge cards were dirstibuted to
the workers of the Tennallytown dis
trict at a meeting held in ST. AIMS
Hall last night, and those conducting
the campaign in that section will
start their campaign today.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
VIEW EASTER FLOWERS.
Rotarians Also Hear Lecture on
Milling of Flour.

The regular meeting of The Rotary
Club of Washington scheduled for
Friday has been advanced to We'd
nesday this week due to the> fact that
the first day will be Good Fri
day The principal speaker will be
Rotarian Howard l.. Wilkins. who is
TO discuss The Milling of Flour
He will introduce a moving picture
of his industry
Practically the entire membership
OF the club. by invitation of Rotarian n
Imam r. Guide and AdoIph GUIDE,
proceeded to the GUIDE greenhouses al
Anacostia yesterday and viewed five
acres of Easter flowers in bloom. 1t
was personally conducted tour
through the greenhouses The Ro-
tarians were accompanied by mem
bers of their families
Evening star., 1921-03-21
ROTAR|ANS SURVEY
CARE OF DISABLED
Shocked by Legion Expo
sures, They Want to Verify
Facts Disclosed.
BY the Asso,. iated prass


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March o1-
A nationwide survey of conditions sur
rounding the care of disabled world war
veterans has been started by the 500
Rotary clubs of the country, according
to letter received at the American
Lesions national headquarters here
from Chesley II. Perry. secretary of the
Rotary Clubs Association.
The purpose of the survey. saws the
letter, is ito prove whether American
Legion reports are based on hysteria or
upon actual facts" In making the let
ter public. the legion issued this state
ment by F. w. Galbraith. jr, national
commander:
Il hope the findings will be given the
widest publicity. 1t will be found the
legion has not ovcrstated the case in
any particular"
The letter of Mr.. Perry, as given out
by the legion, follows:
The 10000 American business and
professional men who form the 500
Rotary clubs of the United States have
started out to gather the actual facts
IN their respective communities with re-
gard to the manner in which the United
States government is handling the cases
OF disabled eX-soldiers The Rotarians
have been shocked by the disclosures
made by the American Legion regar riding
the circumstances surrounding the re-
Mobilization of Uncle Sans disabled ex-
service men. Each Rotary club is APP
pointing a special committee to inveSti-
gate conditions in its community and
report to the club. Every club will then
report to the headquarters office OF
Rotary, in Chicago. The result will be
that from 500 communities in every part
of the United States will come evidence
of business and professional men to
prove to the American people whether OF
not the American Legion reports are
based on hyStera or upon actual facts
SO revolving and heartrending as te
cause the whole American people to rise
in their might and do justice to the mer
who sacrificed themselves for theii
country"
Evening star., 1921-03-21
Country Physicians
Desert Rural Life
For City Practice

BOSTON, March 21-Migra-
tion OF the country physicians
to the city has stripped some
parts of rural New England Of
medical men. Committees of
grangers banded together to
protect their homes from dis
ease- are asking state mid i'm n
campaign to relieve the sltun-
ti0n.
A bill II now before the
Massachusetts legislature to
permit nny town which has no
doctor to appropriate money to
induce n physician to estnblish
himself in the community. In
some cases the proposal has
been put to n vote mt town
meetings and rejected.
Several towns have voted to
guarantee n &5O0-a-year income
to obtain n physician. Ques-
tiOns Of the legality Of the
propOsitiOn held mp n final nc
ti0n. which will be adjusted by
the ruling Of the general court.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
u. S.EXP0RTS meet:
HARD ROW ABROAD
Problem of Contract Cancel
Iations After Goods Arrive
to Be Taken Up.

The problem of cancellation of con-
tracts for American exports by for
eign buyers is to engage the atten-
ton of the Department of Commerce.
Secretary Hoover has indicated. So
far. the Secretary states. his con-
nection with the department has been
too brief to permit him to go fully
into the question. which is closely al
lied with the problem of bolstering up
American exports for the benefit .of
the agricultural and business inter-
ests of the country.
Wholesale cancellations of contracts
by foreig bu-erS after goods shipped
from this countrv had arrived at their
destinations have been reported to
the Department Of Commerce from
abroad. Price, declines have been re-
sponsible for the cancellations. Off
cials said. as in some cases prices have
dropped as much as so per cent on
commodities between the date Of con-
tract and the date of delivery.
been a cause of cancellations, officials
declared and the situation has not
been confined solely to American
goods. but has been world wide. Ac-
cording to reports received by the de-
partments, it was said South American
Americans cancel British contracts and
the British in turn cancel American
contracts and so on in circle all over
tho commercial world.
The Federal Reserve Board is also
watching developments in the can
cellation situation closely and is un-
derstood to be collecting reports from
the various foreign commercial CEN
ters. - 8
Possible adoption fof a new form OF
contract may grow: out Of the situa-
-tion. Secretary Hoover suggested.
Business ethics. officials said. are
strained to the breaking point by
contract which makes a buyer bear a
heavy loss because of sharp price
decline some months after a purchase
is made and before delivery can be
made. Some exporters. officials said
have adopted the practice of guaran-
teeing against price decline to the
extent OF allowing a, buyer the Diff
ference In price occurring between
the time tht contract Is made ana the
goods are shipped. % .
Acceptance of American shipment
must be made certain, however. ac-.
cording to foreign trade experts. IL
exports are to be stimulated to the
extent needed by the nations indus
tries. Reports from some foreign
ports. officials said. have, stated that
large stocks Of American goods are
piled up at the docks because Of fall
ure of buyers to accept them.