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The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25

ciety leaders who put their shoulders to the wheel to entertain the thousands of women visitors to the national gath ering.
 A daughter of the late Judge Fred erick Hooker of Minneapolis, Mrs. Fischer spent the early part of her life in that city. She was educated in a private school at Washington and in the University of Minnesota. Fol lowing her marriage she went to New Orleans where she became leader in women's clubs and social activities. She was elected vice president of the Louisiana League of Women Voters. During the war Mrs. Fischer raised large sum of money in Louisiana for the American Red Cross. Her only son served with the American forces in Italy.
 Mrs. Fischer is a lineal descendant of Fighting Joe Hooker, the famous Civil war hero.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25

Hanford MacNider, past national commander of the Legion, appointed Mir. Murphy chairman of the commis- sion last June when the national ex. ecutive committee authorized the for nation of the athletic body.
 Mir. Murphy was distinguished all- round athlete during the years 1911- 1913. while attending the University of Iowa He was captain of Iowa's football team. After leaving college he continued athletic activities until the beginning of the World war, when he was made captain in the Fourth division and served overseas with that organization.
 The Legioh's attention was first drawn to atkleticS when Provost Mar shal Crowdpr's report on the physical condition of the men who were drafted for the service was made public. The report indicated that less than one third of the men drafted were actually it for military sssyice:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25
National Forest Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, up to and including Febru ary 20, 1928, for all the merchant able dead timber standing or down, and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 60 acres, on the south shore of Mitkof Island about one mile west of Woodpecker Cove, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, estimated to be 700,000 feet, B. NJ. more or less, of Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock sawtimber. No bid of less than s1.50 per NJ feet, B.M. for Sitka Spruce and s1.00 per NJ feet, B. M., for Western Hemlock will be considered. s5O0.00 must be deposited with each bid to be ap- piled on the purchase price, refund- ed, or retained in part as liquidated damages, according to conditions of sale. The right toreject any or all bids reserved. Before bids are sub mitted full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, or the District Forester, Juneau, Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25

the law school at Tulane university He played on IA varsity teams, was captain of the football and track teams and hung up record us South ern Athletic association quarter-mile runner.
 Commissioned captain at the Leon Springs officers training camp a, Leon. Tex, Mir. Walmsley remained there as instructor until December 29, 1917, when he was detailed to take charge of the first training battalion at Kelley field, San Antonio, Tex. In April, 1918, he was placed in command of the For ty-sixth aerial squadron and sent to Ellington field at Houston, Tex, for bombing instruction. From Ellington field he took his squadron to Mineola, L. l., and built the first hangars on President Roosevelt field.
 He has been state disqualification officer since his term of office expired as national committeeman. Nominated for the office of national commander, Mir. Walmsley withdrew his name on the convention floor because he felt that New Orleans had already been honored sufficiently in being the host city to the convention.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25

damentals of English education to all who have never had the advan- tages of schools. When civic pride is once developed in any praiseworthy campaign such as this, additional lines of action are always suggested. Our first aim, then, is to secure the census this present school year on the number of illiterates in the various towns where schools are To- cated and then through the school or ganizations gradually wipe out that illiteracy.
 If the United States, on the fig uratiye flag pole, has the flags of nine other nations above it, repre- senting the standards of literacy at- tained by the various nations of the earth, and the stars and stripes is tenth on that flag pole, it is certain ly time for us to act. In the next grand total of the literacy of the United States we will all be counted. Therefore, in imagination this year begin to create a figuratiye flag pole with all the towns ofAlaska arranged on that pole Where would your flag be placed? You do not know as yet, but you should know before the school year ends. Only one flag can be at the top. but there is no more worthy incentive than to make prac- tical education our first concern and a hundred per cent literacy standard the goal of Alaska by 1880.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25
PLANNED THE OLYMPIC MEET
James Murphy, Iowa, LeGion's Ma tional Athletic Commission Chair
 man, Arranged Big Program.

As chairman of the American Le- gion's national athletic commission,
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of the American Legion's fourth annual national convention. Mir. w a l h $ l ey was general chairman of the convention committee.
 MT. Walmsley was educated in the public schools of New Orleans and Spring Hill college at Mobile, Ala, and was graduated rom
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25

James R. Murphy of Iowa planned the recent Olym- pic meet at New Orleans, in which ex-service athletes from all parts of the country com peted in track and field events. ama- teur boxing and wrestling, aquatic sports, golf and t e n ni s tourna- InentS and marks
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25

iliary's recent na- tional convention in New Orleans. Mrs. Joseph l.. Fischer was asked to accept a high office in that or ganization but re fused because she felt that the sue cess of the con vention was an- pie reward for her endeayors.
 Mrs. Fischer di- rected the activi- ties of scores Of Nau- nraIapS Sn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25
MADE BIG MEET A SUCCESS
T. semmes WalmsIey, New Orleans, Served as General Chairman of
 the Convention Committee.

To T. Semmes Walmsley of New Or. leans goes the credit for the success
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-25
ALL PROUD OF tiEk auGCtSS
Mrs. Joseph Fischer Directed Social Activities of Recent Auxiliary
 National Meeting.

For excellent services rendered as chairman of the American Legion Aux.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

Do the boys and girls of Wrangell want playground? If not, why not ? If they do, where? These are the questions that will be answered by pupils of the upper grade and high school at the school house a week from tonight when the essays sub- mitted in the Pr. A. contest are read. These essays are in the hands of the playground committee and 1t is said on good authority that they are worth hearing. The boys and girls have not hesitated to express themselves freely in regard to the proposed playground and the best two papers in each class. grade and high school. will be suitably reward ed. While literary excellence is to be considered by the judges, the awards will be made largely on the merits of the arguments advanced for or against the acquisition of the tract back of the gym. The essays are numbered and the identity of the contestants will not be disclosed un- til the prizes have been awarded next Thursday night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

Willis Nowell, Juneau agent of the Alaska Steamship Company, was a passenger aboard the Northwestern last Saturday on his way to Seattle to witness the launching of the new steamer Alaska, which took place at the Todd shipyards at Tacoma today.
 MT. Nowell's daughter. Miss Fran ces Nowell. a student at the Univer- sity of Washington, acted as sponsor for the new boat.
 Miss Nowell is one of the most talented and beautiful girls of the North. She was born at Juneau a little more than 1s years ago. She was graduated from the Lincoln High School at Seattle after leaving the Juneau High School in 1920.
 The Alaska will be the largest and finest vessel on the Alaska route She is built of steel. 365 feet long twin screws and modern in every re- spect. Her passenger accomodat tions are the last word. The staterooms are large, with running hot and cold water in each room and will be fine ly furnished.
 The initial voyage of the Alaska will be made at Seattle June 9. when she will sail for Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
National Forest Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alas ka, up to and including April 30. 1923, for all the merchantable dead timber standing or down, and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 30 acres, on an area located near Warm Chuck, east side of Hec- ta Island, Tongass National Forest, estimated to be 100000 feet, B.M., more or less, of Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock sawtimber. No bid of less than s2.00 per NJ feet B. M. for Sitka Spruce, and s1.00 per M feet B. M. for Western Hemlock will be considered. s200.00 must be de- posted with each bio, to be applied on the purchase price, refunded, or retained in part as liquidated damages, according to, conditions of sale. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are submitted, full information concern ing the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be obtaned from the Forest supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
Natsonal Forest TimbeI for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the District Forester, Juneau, Alaska. up to and including May 2, 1929, for all the merchantable dead timber stand ing or down, and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 100 acres, located in Port Alice, Heceta Island, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. es- timated to be 6,474.000 feet B. M. more or less, of Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock sawtimber. No bid of less than s2.00 per NJ feet B. M for Sitka Spruce and 100 per M feet B. NJ. for Western Hemlock will be considered. s500.0O must be de- posted with each bid, to be applied on the purchase price, refunded. or retained in part as liquidated dam ages according to conditions of sale. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are submit ted. full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be ob- tained from the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, or the District Forester, Juneau, Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
APR0POS OF NOTHING

Indifference to public matters is a kind of pessimism.
 Be 1t ever so holnely, there's no face like ones own.
 No one very much resents a scold- Ing for being extravagant.
 It takes an active mind to make ac- tive legs forget their fatigue.
 The Ten Commandments and kind heart are entirely adequate.
 FletcherlZing Is done where It will do the least good-on chewing gum.
 Happiness is not easily defined be cause it means to each something diff ferent.
 Reading loses half its value if one has neither the talent for writing nor the opportunity of talking.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
Petersburg Report)

Captain l. M Hofstad, resident of Scow Bay. has just returned from the South, where he bonded his group of nickel claims on Baranoff Island to group of Los Angeles capitalists.
 The nickel claims were found by the young sons of Captain HofstaS early last summer while on a hunt ing trip and it is said the ledge is a large one and runs heavy in nick el. ..
 These claims are said to be the only known nickel deposits in the United States or possessions and practically all of the nickel used in the country has been imported from the Cobalt district in Canada. AS there is heavy import duty on nickel ore, the metal from the Bara- noff Island mines will find a very ready demand in the metal markets of the states.
 It was stipulated in the option that operations must begin within sixty days from March 19, 1923, the date on which the option was signed, and that a certain number of tons of ore must be taken out each month thereafter and that a royalty on the number of tons stip- ulated must be paid whether the ore is taken out or not.
 The total amount of royalties to be paid will amount to more than s2O0. 900, according to Mir Hofstad.
 At the time of the discovery of the nickel prospect nothing much was said about 1t, the finders not wishing to make big blow until something definite had been worked 1 out. Last summer a party of engi- neers representing the Granby Company examined the prospect but nothing was done.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
IN ARD ABOUT THE CITY

The only sure things of life are the things that have already happened.
 The world will sometimes take a man on bluff, but it is better to have a return ticket.
 It may be all right to follow the crowd, but it's mighty poor way to get to the front.
 Of course foresight is a good thing but 1t won't keep a man from being stabbed in the back.
 Any married man will tell you that woman doesn't have to get on the scales to have her oWn way.
 Accepting gratuitous advice proves that the fellow who gets something for nothing must pay dearly for it.
 You never can tell. The woman who Is talked about Is apt to be al- most as unhappy as the woman who isn't.
 It is doubtful if there Is any simt larity between a fair weather friend and the one who makes haYyhile the sun shines.
 Honesty Is the best policy" quoted the Wise Guy. "Yes, but you've got to keep your premiums paid up," added the Simple Mug.
 Muggins-"Did Wigwag go In for athletics when he was in college?' Buggins-'I believe he held the rec ord for jumping al conclusions"
 The Cynical Bachelor observes that inasmuch as marriage is a tie, it seems quite natural that matrimonial alli- ance should have a string to it.
 Blobbs-"Are you doing anything these days?' Slobbs-"rm working every day, eight hours at a stretch Blobbs-"Where" Slobbs-"In the rubber factory
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
BIRTHSTOEES

Here Is the New Guide to Birth rones:
 For laundresses. the soapstone. For diplomats, the boundary-stone. For architects, the cornerstone. For cooks, the puddingstone. For Bolsheyiks, bloodstone. For the sugar dealers, the sand stnne.
 For taxi drivers, the milestone. For grouches, the bluestone. For Irishmen, the Blarney stone. For borrowers, the touchstone. For pedestrians, the paving stone. For stock brokers, the curbstone. For shoemakers, the cobblestone. For burglars, the keystone. For manicurists. the pumce stone. For tourists, the Yellowstone. For beauties, the peachstone. For geniuses, the tombstone. For most of us. the grindstone.- Interborough Bulletin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

The Wrangell Fire Department was called out Saturday cvering by fire at the residence ..,f Nr. and Mrs. John Bradley, an aged Native couple who live at the head of the Bay. The house was partially saved but a new roof and new partitions and considerable repair work will be necessary. Mayor Grant is circulat- ing a subscription list today to raise funds that this work may be done on the damaged building.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
IN THE zoo

The buffalo is regarded as the most stupid of beasts.
 The pigmy mouse of Serbia is the smallest of Quadrupeds.
 The Alaskan walrus Is as large as an OK and weighs ton.
 The mouff1on Is wild mountain sheep, a native of southern Europe.
 At birth the baby giraffe measures six feet from Its hoofs 10 the top Of Its head.
 The American mountain sheep has the ability to. leap farther than any other animal.
 Pigmy elephants that attain height of only five and one-half feet are na- tiyes of the Congo.
 Persia boasts a species of dwarf camels, five feet in height. which are snow white in color.
 The South American jaguar Is re- garded as the most ferocious of the cat tribe in the western hemisphere.
 The giraffe travels at the rate of about 50 feet a second; the kangaroo fastest "hopping'' animal. travels at the rate of 10 to II feet a second.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

The story has just leaked out of a colored fellow who paid a dollar during street carnival to have his fortune told. The lady told him that he loved chicken, that he had won some money on craps and that he had been in jail. The fellow gasped and said: "Mah goodness, lady. you has told me my inmost thoughts"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

LET US TAN YOUR HIDE-Cow and Horse hides for fur coats and Robes. Cow and Steer hides into Harness or Sole leather. catalog on request. We repair and remodel worn furs; |;
 stimates furnished. The Crosby
 Erisian Fur Co.,. Rochester, N. Y.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
ODD FACTS

Trial by jury Is said to have exist. ed in 20O0 B. c
 Portuguese Is the language of about 5000, 900 people.
 There are 6,OO0,0OO children born every year in China.
 Women farmers in the United States number over 100000.
 A weight 490 times its own Is just an average lift for crab.
 Ravens pair for life and use the same nest year after year.
 A single tusk of an East African bull elephant has been known to weigh 235 pounds, but the average tusk or the old wild bull elephant Of today Is said to be not more than 10 pounds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
CATARRH

Catarrh Is a Local disease greatly in. fluenced by Constitutional conditions.
 HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con- ssts of an Ointment which gives Quick Relief by local application. and the Internal Medicine. a Tonic. which acts through the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces and assists in ridding your System of Catarrh.
 Sold by druggists for over 70 Years.
 F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, O.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
Glass chanoes Color.

Nearly every kind of glass, espe- t'ally that containing manganese, is liable to change of color by the ac- lion of sunlight; but the glass can be restored to its original color by heat
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

Forest Ranger McKechnie of Petersburg was visitor to Wran- gell this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

W. w. Mclaughlin, the we'll known fox rancher. was a visitor to Wrangell this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
SIGNS

SIGNS He Is going to get married if he: Starts smoking pipe. Gets to work earlier and stays later.
 Buries nose in Apartments Furnished" column.
 Looks at price tags on wom- ems hats. Ceases to enjoy a burlesque show. (Tells her that.)
 Gives girls mother matinee tickets.
 Tells girl she must get to bed earlier for her health. Figures on the back of an envelope.-Judge.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19

FOR SALE-Five room house with bath, for sale at a bargain. Small payment down. Balance easy terms. Inquire Sentinel office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
FLASHLIGHTS

A woman's idea of being we'll of is having plenty to do with. The chance of a Lifetime is anything the stock salesman has. to sell.
 Any fool can get married. and most of them do.
 The more we see of some men the more sympathy We have for their wives.
 Any kind of a noise in the middle of the night sounds like burglar.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
OCEAN DENlZENS

The walrus is gentle except when at. tackled
 A shoal of herring Is said to consist of SOO.OO0 to 100000. An adult sea lion has been observed to eat A salmon in one day. The basking shark of the Indian ocean frequently attains length of 50 feet.
 The walrus supplies about i,00O pounds of meat. 1000 pounds of oil and 800 pounds of leather.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-04-19
INSECT TALES

The microscope will show the mos quito has p teeth.
 The caterpillar's range of vision IS only two-thirds of an inch.
 A beetle has been known to dispense with food of any kind for three years. There are more beetles than all Otf. CT creatures in the world, put together. The gnat fashions its eggs in the shape of a lifeboat. You cannot sink them without breaking them to pieces Scientific computation has estab lished that 10000 threads of the web of a full-grown spider are not larger than a single hair of mans beard. A Mediterranean mollusk Is locally called the silk worm of the sea, as 1t spins a fiber from which clothing and hosiery can be made.-New York Sun.
 CHUNKS OF WISDOM
 A crowd is not company.
 4 boaster and liar are cousins A brave retreat is a brave exploit. A cracked bell can never sound well.
 \ conssuted mind b . coatiuuO ssAst.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-24
Country Press Remains American

Once again we are having driven home the fact that the safe
guard Of American liberty rests in the country press, appealing
as it does to sixty millions of the American people, rejecting
their honest thought, and presenting to them basic facts in a
plain, ~neighborly way that defes the inroads OF the great metro
politan newspapers. The American country newspaper, thank
God, does not stand constantly at attention ready to salute the
first dollar that comes along no matter IN what uniform 1t is
dressed.
When our boys were fighting lover there" the patriotic hys-
terra of the city's newspapers knew no bounds. They broke
their editorial necks vieing with each other IN denunciation Of
the Hun. Circulation demanded patriotism and patriotism paid,
With peace, however, readers dwindled, and then the business
office took the saddle. New York, Chicago and one or two
other big centres contain Americas German population N mass
formation. The number of French folk is comparatively small.
The answer was obvious, particularly to a press ready to burn
its honor on the altar of added readers. No time was lost to
make a point when France saw fit to enter the Ruhr to enforce
payment for the devastation of her lands. The German reader
must be had at any cost. In the %twinklfng Of an eye some Of
the big city newspapers turned bout face without a blush, and
they played their cards practically if now knowingly III partner
ship with the German propagandists.
Were it not for the stealing influence OF the country press,
which keeps its feet on the ground-were it not for the calm
judgment Of the plain American people in the small towns, the
German influence would already have gained its former dam
gerous and dominating position in this country. Fortunately
for America the country newspaper declines to pander for a
reader. The country newspaper refuses to be led into the by
lanes of forign intrigue. The country newspaper IS an Ameri-
can institution and it will remain the bulwark OF our liberty.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-24

Doa't fail to read The Pleasantville
Press. 1t gives your home news