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The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07
A Business Change

A local business change took place Tuesday when F. E. Gingrass retired from the Wrangell Machine Shop, having sold his interest to W. R. Neyill
 MT. Gingrass had been with the business for the past eleven years He and MT. KatZenmeyer went into business together in 1911. In 1917 Mir Gingrass acquired MT. Katzen- meyers interest in the shop, and for the next three years conducted the business alone.
 In April, 1920, Bert Haryie of Pe- tersburg became partner in the bus mess and since that time the busi- ness has been conducted under the name of Gingrass X Harvie. The style of the new firm will be Harvie & Nevill
 Mr. Neyill came north last Febru- ary to visit his father and brother, and liked the country so we'll that he decided to locate here. He is ma chinist of wide experience. After serving his apprenticeship in Los Angeles he went to South America where he worked as a machinist in several of the largest cities of the southern hemisphere He is a young man of energy and push, and will be valuable asset to the community.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07

The ,S.S. Brookdale recently, un- loaded shipment of 30,000 seal skins at Seattle for the U. s. Bureau of Education. The skins, valued at $25 to $50 each, with a total value of approximately $1,000.0O0, are the property of the United States Govern ment, which offers them for sale at the St. Louis fir show.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07

A pleasant party which came over rom Petersburg the last of the week vas composed Of Mr. and Mrs. An drew Johnson, Miss Pearl Oliver, Miss Martin, and Chester Holmes They made the trip on the gasboat sherman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07

Col. Frederick Mears, head of the Alaska Engineering Commission, was aboard the S.S. Alameda Sunday. He was en route to Washington to confer with Secretary of Interior Fall.
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Recommendations
 Contained in the
 Governors Repor :

A vesting of jurisdiction over the whole of Alaska, excepting the fisn- cries, in the Department of the In terior, which is best equipped to ham dle Territorial problems. and the sub stitution of a coordinated and cen tralized system of administration for the present bureaucratic system at the earliest possible day.
 The building of branch lines and spurs to the Alaska railroad to bring it into fuller usefulness in meeting industrial needs.
 More liberal appropriations. 1,5O0.000 annually for ten years, for the building of roads and trails in the Interior.
 A diversion of sufficient of Forest Service or Bureau of Roads funds, to build tourist road into Mt. McKin- ley Park and one into Mt Katmi Park ("Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes'); or, otherwise, new appro- priations for these purposes.
 The vesting in the Department of Commerce of complete authority over the fisheries of Alaska, with it's Blu reau of Fisheries adequately equip ped and empowered to make and en- force rules and regulations limiting the catch and number of traps, cur tailing fishing areas and closing streams and reducing cannery waste in the public good.
 Improved facilities for tourist travel, by putting two vessels of the United States Shipping Board in Alaska Service, to be operated by ex- isting steamship companies or the Board, making regular trips in the summer season through the Inside Passage and Westward to the southern terminus Of the Alaska Rail- read. thus permitting tourists to see Alaska.
 An appropriation of s300,000, in addition to the fund of $150,000 now ayaila ble, for an administrative build ing or capitol, and provision for safe housing of the Alaska Historical Li- brary and Museum, now exposed to loss by fire.
 The consolidation of all law en- forcing agencies in Alaska under the Department of Justice.
 A game law that will bring author ity and supervision over wild life closer home to Alaska and thus in- sure better conservation.
 Liberal mining and land laws, framed to meet distinctinve and di- yergent conditions in Alaska, and regulations under such laws that will stimulate enterprise and and en-
 A colonization plan to be operative in connection with the Alaska rail road, with priority rights to lands freely granted to Alaska Soldiers of the World War and their dependents.
 Continued extension of the mail service as roads and trails are built and new water routes as required.
 Allotment of a fair percentage, at least onehalf. of the net revenues derived from the Pribilof Islands, which are in Alaskan waters, to the general fund of the Territory.
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Showing remarkable revival, Alaska's trade with Seattle for the first ten months of this year totaled 269,1145 tons, a gain of 1000 tons over the same period of 1921.
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A new strike in the Iditarod dis trict has been made, the quartz re- ported to assay from $40 to s1,73S per ton. The new strike is at the head of Glen Gulch and Slate creek and 300 tons of ore will be taken out for shipment to q smelter.
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The S.S. Spokane is scheduled to leave Seattle Decembr 12, arriving here on the 18th. On this voyage the steamer will not go further than Ju- neau and Sitka and is expected to be back at Wrangell southbound by the 18th.
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The Fire department was called out Monday evening on account of one of the big chimneys burning out on the Uhler building. The soot made big flame and burned a sur prisingly long time.
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Earl West left the first of the wee4l TOT Camp Lewis. Mr West stated that he aid not know how long he would be outside
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F. w. Hawkins, prominent mer- chant and banker ot seattle and An Chorage, was aboard the SS. Alame- da sunday. He was en route to Arl- Lona to visit his wife who in in poor health ana who Is living Il ArIAon;l TOT the benefit of it's climate.
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A baby daughter, weighing seven pounds, was born this morning at 4:30 o'clock to MT. and Mrs. L. C. Berg at their home. Dr. Mustard was in attendance, and both mother and daughter are reported to be do- ing nicely.-ketchikan Chronicle.
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Miss Edna yon Osten arrived from Petersburg the first of the week. She is yiolinist and made plans to give a concert here Saturday night. Un- fortunately she got one of her fingers hurt and will have to return to Pe- tersburg without giving the concert this time
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M. l.. Peters Of the Alaska Engl- neering Commission, was aboard the S.S. Alameda Sunday en route to Sac remento to spend the holidays.
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Capt. L. o. Colbert, chief of the section of Vessels and Equipment of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, is making an inspection trip to Ports mouth, N. H., where alterations are being made in the steamship Guide
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The body of Mrs. Nellgan, who died recently in Seattle, was brought north this week on the Jefferson to Netchikan, where it was sent to Bay view for burial. Mrs. Nelligan i5 survived by her husband, former Salvation Army worker at Shakan, ana two small children.
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William l.. Paul arrived from Ju- neau on the S.S. Alameda Sunday He left on the Spokane for ketchikan to attend court.
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(. ;. Hubbell, the deputy |. 5. .sarveyor. lett on the S.S. Alameda or Ketchikan.
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Here is a practical gift that will De appreciated. Read the laundry ad.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07

Archie Schelp and family were vis- tors to Wrangell this week. They made the trip on their own boat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07

Christmas is coming Read the indry ad.
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brighter era now belatedly appears in sight.
 Condemnation of bureaucratic con- trol under which the Territory has languished and it's growth been re- tarded does not imply criticism of the bureaus, as such, constituting the. system. The value of their ex- pert service is not gainsaid or under estimated. But as administrative agencies, operating independently five thousand miles away from gov ernmental base, they inevitably pdo- duce confusion, conflict and delay. Obviously, a consolidation of such bu- reaus under one department, with centralized authority in Alaska, and the maintenance in conjunction there with of a. Alaskan clearinghouse in Washington, would improve and ex- pedite SC rice. The complicated exist ing system bears down heavily upon Alaska. Experience has long demon strated the fact.
 Logically, Jurisdiction over the whole of Alaska, excepting only the fisheries, should be vested in the De- partment of Interior It is best equipped 10 handle Territorial prob lemS
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The Annual Report of
 Governor Scott (. Bone Of Territory of Alaska

The annual report of the Governor of Alaska to the Secretary of the In- terior, was made public yesterday. It is a most comprehensive report of the activities in Alaska, during the past year, together with many recommen- dations. The report contains chap ters on the following subjects:
 The Alaska Railroad.
 River Transportation Problem
 Utilization of the Forests q
 Waste in the Fisheries
 Mineral, Coal and Oil. Development Agricultural Progress
 Tourist Facilities Inadequate
 Administration Building Needed
 Population Tide Turning
 Wild Life and Fur Farming
 Marked Improvement in Mail Sys- tenn
 Notable Visitations
 LdW ASeuCleS anu enforcement
 In addition to the above there are about 50 typewriter pages of ap- pendixes. When printed, the report together with the appendices will make book of more than 100 pages. We should like to publish the text of the report in full, but as that is troduction together with a summary ol there commentators and the chap ters on Forests, Fisheries, Tourists, Wild Life and Fur Farming, as fol- lows:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-12-07
Introduction

Alaska is going ahead. Under nat ural and imposed handicaps, it made progress during the fiscal year 1921-22.
 Officially, degree of coordination was attained and fuller measure of.cooperation secured. 7=-=----
 Materially, the gradual return to more normal economic conditions quickened recovery from depression and gave impetus to industry and commerce.
 The Territory received more gen. erous general attention during the year than ever before in it's history. Interest aroused by the Presidents S contemplated visit, unayoidably de- ferred, fixed the public eye upon Al aska, stimulated desire for knowl- edge of the unknown domain, promot- ed tourist travel and otherwise con- tributed helpfulIy toward making Alaskas resources and needs better known.
 Enlightenment and a centering of national attention upon the North land might easily have been utilized to produce tide of immigration, but the time was not ripe to encourage an influx. Constructive development was under way only in the compile tion and operation of the railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. Further Upbuilding r)iIcies waited upon inn perative legisl..tiCn by Congress Divided authority and dilatory red tape methods continued to hold sway. Therefore, would-be settlers, and home-seekers making inquiries from every state in the Union, and eager to have a part in productive pioneer- ing, could not in prudence or wisdom be invited or advised to come. They would encounter too many obstacles. Alaska needed and wanted them, but inherent difficulties were many, bu- reaucracy obstructive, hardships in escapable and means necessity
 The path has not yet been made easy as in the Dominion of Canada, wither Americans have been at tracted and gained footholds in great CT numbers than were ever enumer- ated in Alaska.
 Capital must lead the way. With out capital, abundant capital Alaska cannot be opened up.
 Stagnation was Alaska's portion under academic treatment for a dec ade and more. Theory did not spell progress, but a positive going back ward. Conservation politics entailed a blight.
 If the argument sometimes strange ly advanced that Alaska's rich re- sources should be preserved for pos terity be valid, it would be equally and increasingly valid as the cen- turies roll on, and the Territory for ever remain dramatically sea: ,d i; but common sense answers lat hoarding is not conservation, nd that natures laws, ever benefi mt,
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Total, 1237 inches.
 Greatest in 24 hours 2.40 inches. Total snowfall, 4.5 inches.
 Number of days with .01 inch or more precipitation, 20; clear 4 part ly cloudy, 5; cloudy, 21.
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Waste in the Fisheries

Conservation of the fisheries is most urgent and can take practical through regulation of the yearly catch and closer supervision of the packing and canning industry. In it's own interest, no less than to safe guard the fish supply of the future, the industry requires and should well come regulation and supervision. The welfare of the natives and of native fishermen should, simultane- ously, be protected Over-fishing during the war, under the spur of seeming necessity, demoralized the trade and apparently depleted the waters. Poor fishing seasons fol- lowed and widespread alarm was felt lest salmon and halibut be near ing exhaustion. An unexpected and, in some waters, abnormal run during the season just closed found the canneries unprepared and the result ant waste of unmarketable fish dumped back into the sea was large. Tens of thousands were thus destroy ed. Immediate facilities for canning and packing were lacking.
 Under normal conditions, year after year, the waste is heavy in the re- jection of fish because of size or species. Wholesome fish food in quantity sufficient to meet the needs of great communities in populous centers, or suffering foreign lands, is annually cast to the depths. Failure to utilize by-products involves fur ther waste.
 Developing in hap-haZard way into colossal proportions, the fish
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Weather Report
November, 1921
Lonis M. Royal, Observer
Temperature
Precipitation

Greatest daily range.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-27
YALE ATHLETICS.

The Journal Courier printed in its
ISSUE Saturday morning a statement
severely crticising the management of
Yale athletics prepared by a group Of
graduates who are interested IN them.
1t was regularly signed, sealed and de-
livered, which Of itself was a warrant
for its having been printed in this and
other newspapers, all the more so be-
cause for an extended period the
management of Yale athletics has been
subjectd to sharp comment wherever
groups of Yale men have assembled.
However inaccurate in detail the
statement may be. it has been made
with a courage which invites con-
sideration and cannot be disposed of
by filings of a personal character in
volving any one or more Of the COM
mittee. 1t is either true or false, and
should be met on that ground. 1t is
of no consequence whether the leaders
in this movement of reorganization
arc men. known to the entire Yale
brotherhood or not. whether they are
"Y" men or not. The question is are
/ they honest in their purpose and
trustworthy in their presentation of
facts. The opportunity is now offered
of investigating the charges and dis
posing of them without smoke screens
It Will not be questioned. We be-
lieve. that there is a reason for gen
eral overhauling of the athletic situa-
ton at Yale. If this attack which has
been prepared and printed opens the
door fer it. all the better. 1t is OF
comparatively little importauc,
whether this particular criticism is
altogether just or not. II has beer
made and respCnsibly signed. Il
Should be met in the customary Yale
style, not ducked or screened by
counter charges Of a personal and ir-
relevant character-New Haver
Journal Courier
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-27
TARIFF CHAMPION ALARMED.

Representative Joseph W. Fordney
Of Michigan. chairman of the House
committee on ways and means and
thereby chief engineer IN the House Of
the F'ordney- -McCumber Tariff bill.
now laboring in heavy seas in the
United States Senate. yesterday an
nounced he would not be candidate
for denomination as Representative
from the Eighth Congress district of
his State. The announcement Gre
ated much surprise IN Washington
and throughout political circles.
Mr. Fordney was elected to the
Fifty-sfxth Congress. IN 1898. and has
been continuously reelected, so that
on March nextp when his present
term ends, he Will have served twenty
four consecutive years. There Is no
doubt he could have been renominated
for another term. and possibly re-
elected. as his majority at the 1920
election was very large.
The question OF interest. therefore
is why Fordney declines, at this time
/ 10 seek another term. Is II possible
he fears a great political reaction
/ throughout the country, in disgust
over the bad record of the present
Republican Congress. from which he
could not hope his district would es-
cape? II looks this way. and thai
eoplapation will be generally ac-
cepted throughout the country. NJ
doubt other Republican Congressmer
are as apprehensive as Fordney seem!
TO he. and with good reason.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-27

7 wonder as I pass them by
The houses standing In row.
Reneath the canvas OF the elSy-
How many various tales they Know
And sometimes rnusins. as Walk,
fancy l can hear them talk,
For houses, Just like me and you,
r3ava eves and ears and voices, too.
They have a common eioQuence
To tell their tales of mirth and woe'
The hollyhocks along the fence
Proclaim some charm of Ions ago.
BY many a sign l know fun wen
The happy homes where children dwell
And little fingers not in vain
Leave prints upon the window pane
A house grows wrinkled. too, with age,
And grave or glad. as humans do.
And like some picture on a page
Portrays its life in open view;
Here in some little window shows
The beauty of a single rose,
A symbol, eloquently clear
That one who loves the flowers is near
I never walk the street alone.
For can hear the houses there
Speaking a language Of their own
And telling all their Joy and care;
The close-drawn curtains, sombre still
Tell me that some loved one lies III;
And then l watch TO see again
That child's face at the window pane.
You may not know the people there
But you can read their lives by signs
Which all their houses daily wear.
AS out of them their story shines
4 babe was born here yesterday.
Small bits OF raiment proudly say;
And here the crepe upon the door
Tells Of a passing soul once more
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-27
BRANDS OF AMERICANISM.

Had there been present at the con-
vention of the American Federation
OF Labor. when Senator La Toilette
was instructing Chief Justice Taft in
AmeriCanism, one man with sense
Of humor. his cacophonous laughter
must have ruptured his vitals.
II was not the decision aeErCgating
the Southern Pacific and the Central
Pacific that disturbed the Senator. His
agitation was ocCasioned by a de-
cision holding accountable under the
law members of labor unions that had
set up rule OF mob violence.
The Senator voiced hts objection to
the exercise Of judicial powers wrest-
ing from the people a form Of govern
ment for which 'Nour forefathers shed
their blood a century and a half ago"
The average American reader will
regret that the speaker was not moro
specific. IL the Senator was referring
70 the forefathers OF Samuel Gompers.
1t needs 20 be pointed out that. II any
of them shed blood on this soil. it was
for CORVALLIS and not for Washing
ton. Tho records of the forefathers Of
Andrew Furuseth are not available In
any American genealogy. but, II
those warriors were shedding blood
about that time. the presumption is
strong that they were shedding il
under the 1ag of Sweden. 1t is also
fairly safe to assume that there were
present during the remarks of Sena-
tor La Toilette one or more delegates
whose forefathers had shed their blood
under the red flag.
When there arose. a few years ago
in the United States Senate. a question
as TO whether this country should joir
the Allies for its preservation or sum
NIT 10 the probable conquest by Ger
many, one heard from Senator Il
Toilette very little about the "blooC
Of our forefathers.' Wall stree
! Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-27
gag RTLEr IN THE SENATE.

There is now talk about applying
the gag rule" in the United States
Senate. for the purpose of facilitating
the progress of the Tariff bill. There
has been so much delay already by
useless talk that the fate of the mea-
sure is in danger. The Senate has a
cloture rule, adopted several sessions
ago for the purpose of expediting
business. but as the Senate prides tt
self on being a "deliberative body
which it is at times with a vengeance
it is always reluctant TO enforce a
rule to cut of debate TO the slightest
extent.
While the passage of the Tariff bin
is not desired by the people-but on
the contrary dreaded by most of them
on account of the reign Of higher
prices it surely Will bring about II
passed--it would be well for the Sen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-27
FICTITIOUS GRIEVANCE,

II the railway workers unions call
a strike on July l. they can do no little
injury TO the business interests Of tho
country, even II the trainmen do not
join them. And this injury would he
so promptly one To the whole nation
that public sympathy, no matter how
plauslbly invoked at the beginning.
would soon be alenated Everyone
viii agree that, in tho words Of tho
union heads 10 the Railroad Labor
BOARD, the men should receive "an
amount sufficient 10 maintain them
selves and their families in comfort
ana dccencY." But when they argue
that these very modest reductions
made b. the Board preclude this they
have no case at all.
stated In total figures running into
tho millions. tho loss in wages may
seem formidable? Stated IN terms Of
the individual. they are very small.
IL should be borne In mind that as
recently as two years ago increases
were ordered, though workers in
other Industries were accepting de-
creases. Since that time living cost.
have fallen further. The new scale
leaves the railway workers in a far
better position than they were IN De-
cember, 1917, after we were in the
war and the government took over the
roads. Stationary flremen and oilers.
for example. who then received 21.S
cents an hour. have now been cut two
cents TO 49.6 cents. Clerks, who then
received S4.5 cents an hour. have been
cut three or four cents TO 5S.5 cents.
And so It goes. In other words. these
reduced wages which are so bitterly
resented would have seemed abnor-
mally high less than Ave years ago.
deductions In pay are never popu-
lar. But the railway men have been
getting exceptionally high pay long
after the emergency created by the
war The position OF the minority
members Of the Board, who are not
content with dissenting from the de-
cision. but who urge the railway men
to go on strike against it, is untenable
lalike I'm logic and In public policy. One
of the chief purposes Of the Board is
10 prevent strikes, but this requires
a mutual spirit of concession, Wages
must always be measured by the
ability TO pay them, and the industrial
situation does not justify a longer
maintenance of abnormal increases tc
one class OF workers. at is well tc
remember" the majority of the Board
points out. that the time Will never
come, In this or any ether country
when the ordinary rules Of common
sense and business call them economic
laws, If you wish, can be absolutely
ignored in the conduct Of any in.
dustry." This IS precisely what the
railway workers ask in their owr
case.
Such a contention as the basis of {
strike tying up, If it succeeds for tn,
moment, the whole country will pu
the strikers so plainly in the wrong
, that they can hope fer no support out
! side of their own ranks and for littl
whole-hearted sympathy among tn
more intelligent in them.-Philadel
phia Inquirer.