The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-07-06

hS rOuitu oL Joly udo CStuc diu gone and one of the most successful Independence Day celebrations that Wrangell has ever known has passed into history.
 Much of the success of celebration of this kind depends on the weather, and this year the weather was ideal.
 The parade took place at g am. fol- lowed by patriotic. exercises in the Redmen's hall.
 A.E. Maltby, assistant United States district attorney at Ketchikan, deliv- cred the address of the day.
 MT. Maltby began his speech Dy commenting on that wonderful docu- which had just been read. He recount ed how handful of colonists fighting against tremendous odds for just one thing liberty had succeeded in founding a nation which was small and weak in the beginning, but des- tined to become world power. He said that little did Betsy Ross know when she was making the first flag in Philadelphia that it would some day become the most honored flag in the entire world, but that is what has happened.
 The speaker also referred to the recent world war when this country falt oallod I1nou to halD saya tho world for democracy. He said there are many big problems confronting. us at present. Regarding peace he voiced the opinion that there would never be peace in the world such as the nations are advocating until there is internal peace. He said: "If you can't correct the evil in your own home you can't expect others to do it for you"
 Speaking as an Alaskan to Alas kans, Mir. Maltby freely admitted that we are having hard times in the north, but declared that we are bet ter off than the vast majority of the population of the United States. He said there are places in our country where there are people who are ac- tually suffering for the nee essities of life, but not in Alaska. He said he had no patience with those who say that Alaska has gone to the eternal bow-wows. It was his firm belief that Alaska is coming back stronger than ever.
 The boxing contest between Joe Hill of Petersburg and Armie Allison of Wrangell attracted many specta- tors. Six rounds were fought and the battle resulted in a draw. James Lovett was the referee. Hill is con- siderably older than Allison and Is more experienced and scientific. Allison was in better physical con- dition than his opponent. Before the contest many spectators threw coins into the ring for purse supple ment the prizes offered by the sports committee.
 In the preliminaries the contest ants were George Case and Lennie Engstrom, and Bill Lewis and Ken dall Northrop. Both of these bouts resulted in a draw.
 The street sports in the afternoon were very much the same as in for mer years. There were, however, two new sport attractions that aroused the most intense interest. The war canoe race was big drawing card, and it is doubtful if the Mccormack dock ever had more people on it at one time. Two genuine war canoes which had been the property of the late Chief Shakes were put into water for the first time in years. Two crews of Indians did the padding. The contest was won by the crew commanded by William Lewis. Rich ard Suratt, the we'll known cinema tographer was aboard one of the canoes and secured some excellent films which will be shown through out the United States within the next few months.
 Another attraction which created considerable interest was the dog pulling contest Teams were entered by James Lovett, Charles Olsen, and J. J. Fowler. All the dogs seemed more or less confused by the big