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The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

widely advertised by the suave i'm posters. Which proves nothing more than the shameless ingratitude of mankind to good old mother nature who is constantly on guard and pa tiently remedies most of the effects of our indiscretions.
 As for the wonderful new ma chimes and discoveries in medicine for the treatment of the sick, it may be safely concluded that there are none of which your family physi- clan is ignorant. Millions of dollars are being expended annually in every civilized country, under the most careful governmental and pri- vate supervision, in the slow but certain work of finding the cause and proper treatment of disease. Every scrap of evidence, presented by every individual, professional or layman, that in any way bears on the alleviation of disease is thor oughly investigated. And not only wealth but everlasting fame awaits him who contributes something of value to the sum of knowledge con- corning mankind in either health or disease.
 Still, old Gambler Bay Jim con- tinues to wave his rattle and by strong incantations drives the witches out of all who apply. And aboat sixty-five per cent of his pa tients recover.
 HARRY c. DeVIGNE, M. D.,
 Commissioner of Health.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17
DR. DE VIuhNE TELLS OF
 GREAT HARM OF QUACk
 DOCTORS TO COMMUNITY

The present epidemic of smallpox in ketchiKan in which the first cases to appear were not recognized and isolated by the chiropactor who treated them, should not be al- lowed to pass without comment. Nor should the responsibility be made to rest entirely on the shoul- ders of the individual whose only the sick is a mastery or the so-called "chiropractic thrust. A misguided public which entrusts it's life and health to the machinations of any glib pretender to medical knowledge is even more blameworthy.
 Advocates of medical freedom urge that when one is ill he should De permitted to select any form of treatment he desires, winch is true, ill theory. But in practice, unfor- tunately, 1t is only too we'll known that certain diseases endanger whole communities; that one in- fected can and sometimes does spread his infection into the homes and lives of untold numbers, and that early recognition and isolation Of contagious diseases is an impera- tive public duty. There is ample evidence to warrant the statement that this important work cannot be safely placed in untrained or half trained hands armed only with a bizarre theory. Granted that John Smith may elect to have his simple sore throat rubbed or poulticed, plastered, sprayed or drenched, to have his teeth pulled, his spine mas saged or his appendix removed by the doctor, near doctor or layman of his choice, it by no means follows that little Johnnie Smith should be permitted to attend school with a yirulent case of diphtheria.
 It is in these cases, when a pri- vate illness may be a public menace, that a community has a right to de- mand warning of impending danger, is entitled to every safeguard known
 to science for its protection. And 1t is in these cases that the charla- tan falls down, miserably The ab- surdity of the claim that it is un- necessary to recognize a disease be- fore it is to be intelligently treated is obvious. How any otherwise nor nal person can accept in good faith this glittering cloak of ignorance remains one of the insoluble mys- teries of the human mind.
 At the present time there are fourteen cults clamoring for the privilege of treating the sick ac- cording to their own particular and peculiar beliefs. Fourteen differen, and distinct claimants for the honor and the profit of having found the sole cause and the successful treat ment of all human ailments. Surely the millennium approaches. Yet this marvellous achievement, that has baffled the best minds in the world since the first recorded history, is in fact, quite simple. A real estate broker discovers that all disease is caused by misplaced vertebra, hence the famous thrust" daily, at $2.50 per, in advance, and the trick is turned. Another bucolic scientist believes that all disease is caused by pressure on 8 nerve, any nerve Very simple. Remove the pressure
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

ter after ms son had given his back d good ruDDlng reasoned that all SICK peopIe should have their backs .uDDed aud so founded a tiourisnlns scnooi' of healing. All i'd lady after trying nalI uozen queer methods or treatment finally gave up Tn disgust, decided that they were all bunk and that there was no such thing as disease. Her success ors now have many followers. Otn- CT no less original discoveries could De cited. But strangely enough the lnstigators of these expensive delu- sions found it more convenient and profitable to teach the graft than to practice it extensively. Colleges
 were founded, often beside the kitchen stove, where admiring neighbors were initiated into the gentle art of making a fuss over the patient and getting his money.
 Since the practice of medicine has for thousand years been con- sidered an honorable calling, requir- ing long and thorough preparation with at least a decent living assured the opportunity to slip in through the side door has strong appeal to a certain type of mind. One could drive the old delivery wagon by day and sit at the feet of the master fakir by night, thus in a month be- coming a doctor" Soon it was found that actual contact with the master was unnecessary; one could as easily learn all that was taught by correspondence. And since the treatment of the sick by 'the only infallible method" required no knowledge of disease, the course of study was largely devoted to the ac- quisition of a passable veneer, the knack of wearing an accepted style of eye glass, cultivating the regula- tion bedside manner, acting profes- sional when in public and the never failing trick of winning the mother by betting the child. As applicants increased the fee was advanced and the course of study" extended to include some of the minor branches of medicine, scaled down to the level of the students intelligence.
 One stereotype argument for the existence of medical humbugs is that they cure their patients. Super ficially this appears to be true but in fact it is extremely questionable. It would be more accurate to state that a certain percentage of people recover while under their treatment. But this only proves that in some cases the treatment has done no harm, has not interfered with the powerful recuperative forces with which nature has endowed us. Sta tistics based on extensive study and observation in many countries show that of one hundred cases of illness Of which record is made sixty-five will recover without external assist ance, thirty will recover with proper assistance and that five are beyond permanent aid, and will surely die. One great difference between the physician and the charlatan is that the former devotes his best efforts to the care of the thirty-five whom he hopes to aid, while the latter plays industriousy on the credulity of the sixty-five who do not really need his services. Literally thou sands of miraculous "cures" are made daily from this class, and are
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

Charlie Olson who has been visit ing his wife in Everett for the past two months, returned home on the Alaska Monday evening. Mrs Olson was prevented from returning with him on account of the failing health of her mother.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

The fairer the paper the fouler the blot.
 Striving to better, oft we mar whats well.
 A secret once told is no secret at all.
 As good have no time as make no good use of 1t.
 Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.
 He who blackens others does not whiten himself.
 If you can't find opportunity set to work and make one.
 Even the smallest spark shines brightly in darkness.
 Poverty may pinch an honest man. but 1t never destroys.
 Truths are fruits which ought not to be plucked except when quite ripe.
 Men more easily set bounds to their gratitude than to their hopes or their desires.
 We cannot expect perfection in any one, but we may demand consistency of every one.
 You will not achieve success by sim ply hoping for 1t. Ambition Is useless without activity.
 It Is not sufficient to have great qualities-we must be able to make proper use of them.
 There Is no disguise which can long conceal love where 1t does, or feign 1t where 1t does not. exist.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

Simon Hellenthal, one of Alaska s best known lawyers, left on the Queen Saturday for his home in Juneau, after spending several days in Wrangell on legal business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17
MAXlMS

Fling from thy clean hand the viper of self-rIghteOusness
 Put a paddock on your mouth when you feel inclined to speak i'll of any one.
 A prosperous man is like . tree. which men beset 70 long as its fruits last
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

Judge Wm. G. Thomas is spend ing a short vacation at Telegraph Creek.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

Wanted Salmon and cutthroat trout. Will pay 12 cents pound dressed, delivered. c. c. MUNDY.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Bate were ar rivals from Telegraph Creek a few days ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17
"COLD IN THE HEAD"

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Those subject to frequent "colds'' are generally in run down. condition.
 HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is a Treatment consisting of an Ointment. to be used locally and a Tonic, which acts Quickly through the Blood on the Mu- cous Surfaces, building up the System. and making you less liable to colds"
 Sold by druggists for over 70 Years.
 T. J. Cheney & Co.,. Toledo, o.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

Send your developing and print ing, enlarging and framing to Parks & Jorgensen, Petersburg, Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

It Is not sufficient to have great qualities-we must be able to make proper use of them.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

There Is no disguise which can long conceal love where 1t does, or feign 1t where 1t does not, exist.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

You will not achieve success by sim ply hoping for 1t. Ambition Is useless without activity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

A secret once told is no secre at all.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

We cannot expect perfection in any one. but we may demand consistency of every one.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17
WISE MEMS WORDS

The fairer the paper the fouler the blot.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

Striving to better, oft we mar whats well.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-17

It goes without saying that Easterly winds will prevail.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
Or. JONES MENTIONED
FOR SEAT IN CONGRESS
special Dispateh 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star. 49,.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, February 1s.-
There are understood to be some
prominent democrats in MONTGOMERY
county who believe that their party
stands an excellent chance OF elect
ing its candidate for the House of
Representatives in this district next
fall. and they have begun. to look
around for a suitable man to support
for the nomination. =
AS this county Is the only demo-
cratic county Of the district, the
othsrs--Fredertcx,-, Washington, AL
legany and Garrett-ail being strong
ly republican. the feeling among
democrats OF the county seems to be
that . Montgomery county democrat
should be given the nomination II
an available man can be induced to
make the fight. With Andrew J. (Cy)
Cummings, democrat, announcing his
candidacy yesterday, DR.. Eu1ene
Jones Of Kensington, who represents
the county In the state senate, is
now mentioned.
Itis said in behalf Of Senator Jones
that he has demonstrated hts vote
getting qualities on more than one
occasion and that % far a. this
county, at least, Is concerned he
would make as strong q candidate as
his party could name. DR.. Jones has
been twice elected state senator. !.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private WIre uirecs t. TIE Star oAes

after the stsck was moro active than
At any other time
The buying Of Arkansas Natural
Gas followed the action OF directors
Thursday In voting to resume dfvt-
denls at the annual rate OF - cents
share. The quarterly dividend dts
trihntion Just declared Is the first on
the stock since July. 1924. whom 10
cents \ share Waa paid.
The advance to 1914 cents In QUO
tattons on tho copper metal - the
highest SO far this yeAr~and the
marking up Of lead quotations to ~
cents pound stimulated activity In
the mining group at somewhat bet
ter pricaa. Hecla changed handa ~
az, Pennsylvania Mines was higher
above ~ and Red Warrior cOntin-
ued to be actively taken 1t top prices
IN the present move.
Misleading reports recently have
been circulated regarding the sus-
pension of trading In Durant Motor
stock for failure to submit to the
curb n,Rrket 4 financial abatement. IT
now develops that the Durane conf
pany requested the curb authofities
to strike from the list the stock OF
Durant Motors of Indiana. This re-
quest was prompted by the fact that
Durant Of Della ware. the parent com
pany, has acquired 30 per cent OF the
outstanding stock of the Indiana com-
Nany.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
FRENCH FRANC DROP
BLAMED ON GERMANS
Wild Speculation by Short Selling
Given as Cause by Paris
Paper.
n Radio to The Star and the CHICAGO ps,Iy
News. Copyright, 1924,

~ Radio to The star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924.
PARIS, February 2e.-The French
financial paper Lecapital declares
that one OF the principal reasons for
the fall of the franc Is that Ger
mans and other adversaries of French
policy. ably assisted by heterogene-
Gus spectators, have sold and are
continually selling francs short, In
expectation of a further decline in
French exchange.
1t quotes the German Frankfurter
Zettung to the effect that each time
Athe French franc shows signs OF re-
ecovery there Is great nervousness In
Switzerland, Holland and other Ger
man financial centers. It estimates
tho sum the sellers will be obliged to
cover in the near future at $4,000
600 and continues:
There Is here q dangerous situ-
alton for our aggressors which It
would be unpardonable for US not to
exploit. It would suffice for US to
Iffer gold francs to the total Of 300,-
100000 to provoke such a panic among
which the panic which inflicted their
grandfathers at Jena would be moth
Ing in comparison. Within a few
hours the dollar would reach a rea-
sonable rate and the Machiavellfs at
Berlin, instead Of winning profits,
would undergo a loss which they
would long remember. The possf-
bilfties are brilliant and the game is
wen worth the candle"
Evening star., 1924-02-29
IMPRISONED ACTRESS
IS OFFERED HOME
Sympathy Of Rockville Community
Touched Over Plight Of
Ex.Follies Girl.
Special Dimatch to Tie Star,

Special Dispatch to The star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, February 2s.-
Through the good Offices OF the Mont
gomery County Social Service League,
arrangements have been made for the
release from Jail here OF Mrs. Grace
Foster Westmoreland. the pretty
twenty-year-old actress OF Atlanta,
Ca. who is charged with stealing
ty.hve dollars In cash. from Mrs Net.
tie HoRue. Takoma Park, this county,
at wohse home she was . guest about
week last December. At q prelimi-
nary hearing before Judge Samuel
Riggs, in the police court here. early
In the week. she was committed to
jail IN default Of bail In the amount
Of $500.
offered Hsne - DaPksPs.
1t is stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu
F. Barker Of the Sandy Spring neigh
borhood, this county, are willing to
take the young woman into their
magnificent home, and aS such an ar
rangement is understood to meet
Riss. @ al ana stats:s Attorney S"e John osmas. q.
Garrett: the erstwhile actress prob
ably Will become q msmber Of the
Barker hou:shoid within the next
unanimous that the jail here is not
q flt place for the young girl.
Whether the prosecution Of Mrs.
Westmoreland viii be abandoned has
not been definitely determined. IL
she deports herself with . proper re-
spect for the propristies while with
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker. aud manifests q
Willingness to mend her ways" IL is
believed TO be possible the case
against her will be dropped, inas-
much a. Mrs. Hogue does not seem
at all anxious to have her sent to
While the "Folies Of 1898" were
playing at the National Theater,
Washington. last fail, Mrs. West.
moreland, who was one of them, was
taken sick and her company left
town without her. When she recov.
cred from her illness she WAS with
out funds. and Mrs. Hogus, who hap
pened to run across her IN WaahinR-
ton and whose sympathies were
aroused by her plight. Invited her to
her Tak~sna Park home. A week
later the young actress took her de-
parture without observing the for
mality OF bidding goodbye to her
benefactor or any member OF the
household, and soon thereafter tho
disappeafancs Of the money and
clothing was discovered. Several
weeks later sherin Clay Piummsr To-
Gated the girl In Atlanta, Ca, and
went there and arrsstad her.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

MINNEAPOLIS. February 2s.-Of-
flcials are preparing to start Min
nesota in the wild rice growing and
fur businesses. Use OF lake shores
and swamps on state-owned lands
for rice production is being considered
seriously. The high price OF muskrat
skins has drawn attention to pos
sihle profits from state trapping on
these Same locations.
ATLANTA. February 2s;-oeoreia
tobacco beds are In splendid shape.
Demonstrators from tho Carolinas
who are helping develop the indus
try declare bright leaf culture will
become one Of the states chief in
dustries.
PORTLAND. Greg, February o.
Wool men In Idaho and Utah are be-
ginning at last to contract for the
1924 clip of wool from their focks.
Frices are ranging from 80 to 40
cents a pound In the grease for aver
ago clips.
DETROIT. February 29.-Michigan
sugar beet growers are signing up
contracts for the coming season
freely. as tho basic has been raised
by manufacturers to 81 . ton. Manu-
prices will be obtained for the 1924
sugar output.
TOPEKA, February 29-Gov. Jona-
than NJ. Davis indicated today that
unless the International Harvester
Company reduced the cost of binder
parts to Kansas farmers some sort
OF legislation would be sought to
compel such a reduction. The gov
srnor said that II bought piece by
pieoe a, Mccormick binder would
cost the farmer $3.50. or double the
price Of q complete new machine.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
british BUSINESS
| IN CHAOTIC STATE
Trade Hurt by Striks-Mius
on Short Time-Steel
Industry Weak.
By the Associated Prssa.


LONDON, February aS.-"Financs
and industry are both 1umpy." says
the February summary OF British
trade issued by the American Cham
ber Of Commerce In London. which
points out that national disputes are
threatening the mining. shipbuilding
and engineering industriea
| Foreign coal buyers are seeking
prNrision against \ possible miners
stSRke and are pressing for orders.
while the dock workers strike Just
ended disorgsnised demand and prices.
The recent reduction in the German
reparation cuatoms levy from as to
8 per cent 10 checking the iron and
steel business. where q fresh conti-
mental price-cutting campaign Is
feared. Tin Is approaching famine
prices at &18o . ton
The report note. that short time
Is again enforced In the cotton In
dustry. 25.oo0.oee spindles working
only twenty.six and one-half hours
weekly. and there has been . heavy
decline In futures.
The report mentions that the gov.
ernment has instituted 4 committee OF
inquiry to report on the policy of
slaughter In connection with the foot
and mouth dis<as which Is prev
Alent.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
1APAN NOW FACTOR
IN WOOL INDUSTRY
Trade Figures Reveal Great
Changes in Imports Taken
for SiIk-Clad Race.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February sS.-fn the
March issue of Commerce Monthly.
the National Bank of Commerce dts
cusses the development OF wool man
ufacturing in Japan.
"For many centuries the name Of
the orient, and particularly Of Japan.
was associated in the western mind
with the conception Of silk manufae-
ture for a silk-clad race. Even today
the idea is so firmly intrenched In tho
public mind that. until confronted
swith the figures on Japanese trade
In wool and wool goods. few realize
the unmistakable trend toward =
wider use of wool textiles which has
set in in the island empire.
This change Is reflected In the for
eiGn trade of Japan In wool and tops
yarns and tissues While ten years
ago those classes OF goods repre-
sented only about 5 per cent Of it's
imports Of all commodities, during
1919 the value Of foreign purchases
ed more than 10 per cent Of the total
Natoe or imports. Imports Of the raw
materials Of the wool textile indus
,5ry. however. have shown a much
.Soi ieidtlNe increase In Value than
1ully manufactured goods.
Figures Reveal Trade Faets.
The rapid expansion Of consump-
ron at home and a slight ouanttta-
tive increase In the export trade In
Eool textiles in contrast to the
nresent siackness In the silk piece
Eoods trade seem TO Indicate that
the wool manufacture Of Japan
may merit In the future some Of the
interest so long accorded to its silk
textile industry.
How important a factor wool has
become In the economy Of Japan Is
revealed by the fact that during ls33
wool and wool yarns combined were
the second largest item. measured
Faiuewtse. in the import schedule,
and were materially larger than, iron
and steel imports
Mills Ont ~ Quake Zone.
Competent observers, while ques-
tionfng the present ability OF Japan
to compete seriously In the interna-
tonal cloth market with the veteran
vadustry OF such a producer IA Eng
land, nevertheless feel that It is q
potential competitor of importance.
and look for Increasing competition
from that source. Japanese goods
are already contestants for oriental
trade. Though a small section of the
industry In Japan lay In the earth
quake zone the consensus of opinion
indicates that the bulk of the pro-
duclng equipment is intact"
Evening star., 1924-02-29
PENNSY HAS HEAVY
N. 4 W. HOLDINGS
Lease Talk Brings Out Special
Facts ON Relations of
Two Railroads.

PHILADELPHIA. February g.
President Rea Of the Pennsylvania, In
an interview on Wednesday. declared
that a lease Of Norfolk and Western
by his road would be to the advantage
Of both companies and the territory
served by them.
Z The Pennsylvania system owned on
December 81. 1922. \ total Of 3<3,+l4,-
900 of the $las.ss2.ooo outstanding
common shares of the Norfolk and
Western and $1l.42o.0o0 Of the 32s.-
800. 900 4 per cent non cumulative pre-.
terred. The common pays = regular
dividend Of per cent per annum. but
also has paid an extra l per cent off
and on for several years.
The owners Of large coal properties
In Pennsylvania have increased their
coal holdings along the Norfolk and
Western and the Pennsylvania system
Is the distributing territory for .
large part Of the coal output AS we'll
as for tho interchange OF other traffic.
according to . recent statement Of
President Rea.
Both companies are shipping
through the port Of Norfolk . large
trafic which lease would materially
increase. Mr.. Rea declared. and also
have an important terminal develop
ment to make In or near the city Of
Norfolk.
Evening star., 1924-02-29
By WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Priv

NEW YORK. February 9s-Return-
Ing confidence In the outside trade
situation resulted In = more active
buying movement on the curb market
today. and the upward movement was
predominant. Disturbing reports of
government supervision over the oil
Industry. growing out Of the Teapot
Dome episode, checked any further
buying In this group. However. weak
mess was not apparent In the oil
shares. and one or two OF these stocks s
moved forward
Included among these latter were
New Mexico and Arizona Land and
Arkansas Natural Gas The report
that one Of the larger oil.produeine
companies was negotiating with the
St Louis and San Francisco Railway
Company. which had \ 50 per cent In
terest In New Mexico and Arizona
land. for drilling rights on this COM
panys property was confirmed by the
president of the Texas Company. II
negotiations are successfully COM
pleted and oil produced. Texas Com
pany viii operate on q royalty basis.
At the OPENING $500 shares changed
hands between az and ; and there