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The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Funeral of
 A. J. kalkinS
 Held Sunday

ruuerai serylCes for the late A. J. INaIKIus who died ln Seattle october u ot cancer or the oesopnagus ana stomach were neld in Redmen's Hall sasI sunday afternoon under the au- specs of the Pioneers. Rev. Bush, ro cIor ot St. John Episco pal church Il, ketchIkan and Dr. k. J. Diyen conducted the services.
 Mir. kalkins was born in Dunkard New Jersey. seventy years ago. When a small child his family moved to Wisconsin where he lived until his marriage a little over forty years ago when he came with his young wife to the Pacific Coast. The wife passed away when their son, Eddie kaIklns was eighteen months old. Mr. kalklns and his son came to Alaska in 1900. After a short stay in Ketchikan they went into the Cassi- ar where they prospected and trap pea for several years making Wran- gel their headquarters, and later tEelr home.
 MT. kalkins had been failing in health for the past two years. A year ago il became apparent that his con- dition was serious and he went to Seattle for medical treatment. He soon returned and remained in Wrangell until few weeks when his son prevailed upon him to so to Ju- neau. From there they went to Se- attle where the end came peacefully in the Virginia Mason hospital on Thursday October 16. A brother, Frank kalkins, arrived from Wiscon- sin too late to see his brother, from whom he had parted 40 or more years ago.
 Eddie Kalkins brought the body of his father back on the Admiral Rogers arriving here last Saturday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
OIL INVESTIGATORS OUT
 FROM FAR NORTH SLOPE

pr. Philip S. Smith, detailed tc explore and report upon the oil re. sources of the Colville River basin accompanied by the party of scien. t;sts, geologists and topographers who went into the Arctic with him last spring were in Juneau recently on their way to Seattle and Wash. ington. From Nome they came over, land to Nenana, where they board ed train on the Alaska railway and came to Seward, there taking tte steamer Northwestern for the south. In the party, besides Dr Smith, were Dr. J. B. Mertie. geolo gist; T. H. Lynt and Gerald Fitz. gerald, topographer engineers.
 These men. in addition to William T Ferrand. geologist, and A. Wicks typographical engineer, report dis covering great areas of coal, oil oc eurrences and some gold.
 Gerald Fitzgerald, assistant to Dr Smith, said that the country nortt Of the Alaskan Rockies, the range oi mountains whence the Alatna riyel has it's source, offered little induce ment to gold-seekers. MT. Fitzger aid had made the trip in the summe. of 1923 with an exploration part. which penetrated that region viz the northern route, through Vain wright.
 The only solid foundation tn, party encountered was along tn, rivers. This was sandstone ant shale such as accompanies carbonif erous deposits. He further state, that nowhere did they note wha might be termed auriferous gravel or formation indicative of bein, gold-bearing. There is an abund snce of coal. Mr. Fitzgerald said
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
A. B's Entertain

The Arctic Brotherhood entertain ed their families and a few invited friends Wednesday evening in their lodge rooms. Ten tables of progress i've whist were played. High favors were won by o. Gunderson and A. Sorset. who had played a lady's hand. Cancellations were awarded to Wm. Lucas and Mrs. s. Cunning ham. Following the card games the guests were served an appetizing supper in the banquet room.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

K. c. Knudsen, a mining man ot Seattle who has been in the Cassiar for the past month, arrived in Wran- gell Wednesday and left Thursday for Seattle. MT. knudsen looks foI big things in the Cassiar the coming season. He says that had the Eagle creek gold strike not been madt there would still have been enough activity next season throughout the district to have brought the Cassial prominently before the mining world.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Guild Christmas Sale

The Guild Christmas sale will be held Saturday evening. November at the lodge rooms of the Redmen Hall, in connection with a card par ty. Both whist and bridge will be played and two sets of prizes will be awarded. Supper will be included in the price of admission which will be 50 cents The fancy goods which
 will be on sale will be exhibited from 7:30 and the card games will begin at S:30. The public is invited
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

Two parties arrived from Tele- graph Creek Wednesday having come down the Stikine in small boats. Among those reaching hert from the Cassiar were W. D. Nc Laughlin, William Arrowood, Dr. Carter, k. C. knudsen, K. M. Kyle, Bob Wilms Jr., H. A. Kuehl.
 When asked as to the condition oi the river for travelling, W. D. Me Laughlin, president of the CassiaI Dredging Company, stated that he and Bill Arrowood made the trip ir a row boat from Telegraph Creek to the boundary, and from there to Wrangell on Harper Reeds launch, making the entire trip in two days.
 MT. McLaughlin's company holds dredging leases on property at the mouth of Thibert creek which he considers a big dredging proposition. However. MT. Mclaughlin could not resist making a trip to the new gold diggings. He reports that the weath- CT in the Eagle Greek region moder- ated considerably after the first freeze-up which came the last week ir September On the 18th and goth of October there was no snow. Mir Mclaughlin staked ten claims dur ing the two days he spent in the vii cinity of the diggings.
 The claims he staked are located on Gold Pan creek, Dome creek, Lit tie Eagle river and Squaw creek Mo Laughiln banned on all the creeks mentioned except Little Eagle. In fl pans there was not one that die not show colors.
 When asked what he thought O. the prospect of the new discovery developing into a gold camp MT. Me Laughlin stated that he was not there long enough to do sufficient in- yestigating to form any we'll found ed opinions as to what the diggingf are going to amount to- He says there is no question but that therc Is some gold there, but that it will take prospecting to determine how much.
 MT. Mclaughlin stated that the day before he left Telegraph Greek two old Sourdough prospectors. Por. ter and McDermott, arrived there from Stewart, B. C.. en route to tn, new diggings. They had crossed the mountains over a stretch o. rough country having neither road. TOT trails. and had been 2s days i,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Daughter for the Carlsons

A baby daughter arrived at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Carl Angrim Carlson in Seattle on October 13 This is the second child for MT. and Mrs. Carlson, the first, Angrim Bratseth. being now 16 months old. The community extends conStatula- .tionA
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Sheep and goats in the Mat;

Sheep and goats in the Mata- nuska valley are increasing rapidly according to M. D. Snodgrass, su- perintendent of the governmental station. The White Brothers a Palmer have at the present time about forty head of Angoras, and Iii is stated the herd Is increasing rapidly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
LYceam Course for Wransell
 is Planned

Supt. Hagie called a teacher : meeting last Thursuay evening to confer with them as to the feasIDi-l ity of the school offering home tai ent lyceum course during the com ing months the proceeds to be used toward defraying the cost of the pro- posed new gymnasium.
 The several members of the fac ulty expressed appreciation of the plan and announced their willing ness to cooperate in every way they could toward such a course. An ex- ecutive committee was appointed consisting Of Mrs. J. ". Pritchett, chairman, Mrs. L. Nj. Royal. Mrs. Ned Lemieux and Mrs G. A. Shum- way. The committee later asked Mrs. Hagie and Mrs. NJ. 0. Johnson president of the Pr. A. to serve with them.
 The committee met the first Q. the week and drew up a general pro gram. IL is planned 10 have an en- tertainment in Redmen Hall on the last saturday nlgnt oI the next five months. The members or the fac ulty, their better haIyes Mrs. Jonn- son and Mrs. Pritchett will work in five groups, each group being re- sponsible for one feature of the lyce- um.
 The first number of the course will be presented by Mrs. Shumway on the evening of November 18th. The December mum Der will be given by a group of men in a minstrel and vaudeville performance under the direction of Ned Lemieux. An oper- etta Will be given in January direct ed by Mrs. Royal, Mrs. Ned Lemieux and Miss Nellie Hagerty. 4 home talent play is scheduled for Febru- ary under the supervision of Mrs Hagie, Miss Dodge and Mrs. John son. The March number will be di- rected by Supt. Hagie, Miss Larkin, G. A. Shumway and Mrs. Pritchett.
 Mir Louis Nj. Royal is doing his bit as faculty member by seeing the project through whereby the pupils as members or the Junior Red Gross contribute ten cents a week for ten weeks, the money so contrib uted to be used toward the gymansi- um health program. This means of giving the pupils a share in finan- cling their gymnasium was originat- ed by Mr Royal.
 The announcement of the lyceum course is meeting with general ap- proval from the community. Aside from the funds which it will provide for worthy cause, it will serve to bring out great deal of unsuspected talent both in the children and the adults who will participate, and will afford five evenings of enjoyable en- tertainment to the community. Further announcement regarding the November number will be made soon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

In the opinion of Dr. Alfred S. Brooks, chief of the Alaska Bur .au of the |. s. Geological survey, the time will arrive when the present railroad line running from S-ward to Fairbanks, will become The tru,. k of system of railroads touching every point in central Alaska wbe.e natural resources demand.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

Cooperative play during reces, periods is meeting with marked suc- cess. Instead of a general confusion with aimless running and yelling and bicycle riding, games have been introduced so that all are acquiring an interest in the same activity al the same time. MT. Shumway and his staff of teachers are deserving of great deal of credit for the fine spirit being developed on the play ground, in spite of serious handi- caps
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

Casey's roadhouse at Chatanika was destroyed by fire recently, ac- cording to advices received at the Alaska Railroad headquarters from Agent Jennings, at Fairbanks. Some insurance is said to have been held oa the peoperty.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
CHRISTMAS CARD STOCK
 READY FOR ORDERS

A full line of samples of Christ mas card stock has been received in ae Sentinel office to be printed with personal greetings. Cards with envelopes to match come in packages of 25 and cannot be brok- en. Cards are not sold without printing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

making the trip. They carried their rifles and light packs and lived off the wild country through which they travelled. They arrived in Tele- graph Creek in the pink of condition
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
CARD OF THANKS

l wish to thank the members of the Pioneers Lodge and all others who extended sympathy and friendli- ness to my father, 4. J. kalkins, dur ing his last illness, and who were helpful and kind to me through the sad burial rites.
 EDDIE kALKINS
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
LADIES AID BAZAAR

The Ladies Aid of the Presbyte- rian church will hold their annual bazaar in Redmen's Hall, Saturday afternoon, December 5. Further an. nouncement will be made soon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Red Cross Meeting

The regular meeting of the Ex, ecutiye Board of the local chapter of the American Red Cross will be held Wednesday evening, November 5 at s o'clock in the Town Hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Celebrate Anniversary

MT. and Mrs c. Elton Barnes were hosts to party of young people at their home on Stikine avenue last Monday evening in celebration of their seventh wedding anniversary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
Church Services Announced

Father Monroe will be in town until the next boat going to Peters burg. Mass will be said at 8 A. M. Saturday, feast of all saints. and at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

FOR EXCHANGE-Large Kodak perfect condition, trade for shotgun or rifle. Camera may be seen at Sentinel otf1sG
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

The Civic Club will meet at the library at o'clock Saturday after room. November 1.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

A daughter. which lived but a few hours, was born Tuesday morning to MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Simpson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

and, of course, oil structure and oc- currences of oil.
 The country is a great, bleak tun- dra, without timber, save stunted brush growing in the moss. Thert is practically nobody in the grea, barren country, save along the coast where there are Eskimos, thei teachers and occasionally fur trad. CTS and whalers.
 Continuing, MT. Fitzgerald said the country on the south slope oi the Alaska Rockies may contain gold. The rivers and creeks have ar abundance of timber. such as spruce poplar and birch. growing along them, but on the other side where he explored he would advise gold. seekers to keep out.- Stroller Weekly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
SCHOOLS

Miss Nellie Hagerty arrived from Seattle Saturday on the steamer Ad- miral Rogers to fill the teaching po- sition left vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Bronson. She started in on her duties Monday morning and has reorganized the work along modern lines, continuing the work done in that direction by Mrs. Pritchett dur ing the short time that she filled the vacancy. The work of the ungraded room is being brought up to a uni form standard with that done in tht ether rooms as rapidly as possible.
 Miss Hagerty is thoroughly trained teacher who has had ten years of successful experience in both graded and ungraded schools She is a graduate of the University of Washington and in addition to her experience in the school-room has taught music for a number of years. In addition to her work in the ungraded room here she will di- rect the school orchestra, which met for the first time under her leader ship in the high school building Thursday evening after school.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

The high school students have voted to organize into an Associated Student body and take upon them selves the responsibilities of direct ing their own activities, providing their own assembly programs, assist ing through their Council in the making of rules and regulations for student discipline, promoting schol- arship, etc. 4 committee consisting of one member from each of the four classes have been working during the past week on a constitution for the new organization. The four up- per grades in the Grade building have also organized along similar lines although the duties which they have assumed are not so extensive
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

Eva Creek quartz is showing up some fine values. according to in- formation received at Fairbanks. A shipment of 230 tons netted 796 F ounces at the last cleanup. The claim is located at the head of St. Patrick Creek, parallelling the Smith Brothers vein, and on line with the Henderson ground in the Easter Hill district.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19

| ONE GREAT ELEMENT Of strength in the
Republican Party is that it has never appealed
to any particular class or section or race. It's
principles, policies and practices are consistent.
1t stands for protection to Southern as well as
to Northern industries. 1t is for protection to
agricultural well as to manufacturing inter-
ests. 1t tries to maintain active industry so that
there may be jobs for all at reasonable wages
1t offers the same rights of citizenship to the
loyal naturalized citizen as to the native born
citizen
How differently situated is the Democratic
Party. It's members of Congress vote for pro-
lection to Southern products for free trade in
Northern products, and then they vote against
a bill that is framed on protection lines The
Democratic Party dsfranchises the negro in the
South, where the Democratic Party has abso-
lutte control, but it makes a special bid for the
votes of colored men in the North It frankly
dishonest but believes that the cOlored people
can be deceived. The Democratic Party poses
as the friend of labor, yet at every opportunity
it passes tariff law which induces Americans
to buy goods manufactured abroad, thus reduc-
ing the consumption of American products and
throwing American workmen out of their jobs
The Republican spokesman are in the enviable
position of being able to face any audience any
where and advance the same line of argument
The Democratic campaigners must consider
geography and locality and revise their ad-
lressKs accordingly.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19

IT is BETTER to have open enemy than
a secret foe, or even a hypocrite within the or
SANITATION. This has been so often revealed dur
ing the past decade to the Republicans of Del
aware, that it needs no argument to convince
The men or women who must rule or they re-
fuse to support the party are only parasites
which annoy, and may some times destroy the
organization, or the plans which are for the best
interests of not only the party, but the state or
nation. For many years the leading parties have
experienced this particular trouble; but it has
developed in the present campaign and year,
that the uncOvering of those who have been
boring from within the party will cause their
efforts to be open to the light of criticism and
exposition, so that their action will dwindle to
the magnitude of personal effort, at the same
time showing to the people the purposes and as
pirations actuatng those who would defeat nom-
inees with whom they have professed to be real
friends. The colored men and women, who have
in the past been trusted and regarded as trust
worthy members of the Republican Party, are
loyal to that party; but there are a few, just
dozen or less in the entire state who have been
prominent in political work, so far as words
and personal aspirations went, who have boted
and openly proclaim their effort to elect the
Democratic nominee for President, as we'll as
the state ticket. Their hope for profit and per-
sonal advancement has been blasted and the Re-
publican Party can well afford to be freed from
that incubus It will help the party to be with
out them, far more than to retain them within |
the fold If those colored men and women, in |
and in a few districts scattered over
the state, who now refuse to support the Repub-
lican party can afford to take a stand of this
kind, then the fact that they are enrolled under
he Democratic banner and known to be so en-
-olled, removes any further possibility that they
can do any damage to their former associates
They have lost their influence with
heir own race and can influence only their own
rote
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19

THE TAX-PAYING PUBLIC has done its part
for the automobile driver in constructing and
maintaining good public highways.
1t is now up to careless automobile drivers to
do their part by sparing the tax-paying public
from the additional expense of grade changes
at railroad crossings All that is necessary for
these drivers to do is stop, look and listen be-
fore crossing a railroad track.
Because a small per cent of the hundreds of
thousands of automobile drivers persist in care
lessness in crossing railroad tracks there are
those who demand that grade crossings be elm
mated little realizing apparently that the danger
is in the driver rather than in the crossing, or
that the publics share of the expense of such
grade changes would be large and burdensome
at best.
Carefully computed cost of changing a grade
crossing shows it to be from 100000 to $4,000
and in some instances as much as 100000 or
100000, contingent upon the location and sur
rOundings. In apportioning this cost it is GUS
tOmary for the railroad and the public to bear
the expense jointly.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19

IN DISCUSSING the human factor that enters
into business and which cannot be handled as a
mechanical proposition, E X Hall, Vice Presi-
dent in charge of the Personnel and Public Re-
lations of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company said:
What is the difference between an animal
and man? The difference is that man has ev-
erything an animal has plus the ability to record
his experience and the experience of other men
and profit by the same. A hog is a hog today
just as he was thousand years ago. If a hu-
man being cannot profit by experience of others
and help to make this world little better place
in which to live, he might as well be hog
"The vital factor in business is the human
element. If the human factor is not mobilized
for all it is worth we cannot do a hundred per
cent job. This human factor has been too much
overlooked in the past as we drove along build
ing up the physical and mechanical end of in
dustry"
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19
WHY ELECT DU PONTI
(From Sunday Starr

A friend and reader of The Star
asks how we can so earnestly advo-
cate the election of Coleman du
Pont to the United States Senate, in
view of the fact that our paper has
always been politically independent.
The question is welcome. Our friend
has evidently confused the words
independent" and neutral" We are
Independent" but rarely neutral"
We advocate the election of Coleman
du pont for two good reasons:
First-We believe Gen. du Pont
can render greater real service to
both Delaware and the Nation than
any other Delawarean who can be
sent to the Senate.
Second-We believe the people of
Delaware deeply regret and are
heartily ashamed of the treatment
accorded Gen. du POnt two years
ago. We believe they are eager to
make amends for it. We know they
sincerely appreciate the great ser
vice he has done his state, and we
think that as an evidence of that ap-
probation they will be glad to be-
stow upon him the highest honor
within their gift.
Did you make your job, or did
your Job make you?
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19
AWARD CONTRACTS
FOR new HIGHWAYS
Tourists To Have Concrete Sys-
TEN Between Delaware And
Maryland.

Bridgeville-The contract for con-
tinuing the BridgeVille- fredericksburg
road has been awarded. The road
was begun last year when one mile
and half was built from the town
limits The contract calls for the
road to be built to Atlanta and to
be finished not later than January 1,
1925. Another contract calls for the
road to be built from Atlanta and
extend to the Maryland line, which
connects with the road built last
year in Maryland and which is be-
ing continued this year to the Fed
eralsburg town limits. This contract
is to be completed by August 1, 1925.
When these contracts are complet-
ed tourists will have a cement road
which will connect Delaware and
Maryland
Plans have been completed by the
executive committee of the Sussex
County Christian EndeavOr Union, |
for a rally to be held in Greenwood |
Methodist Protestant Church, Fri |
day evening, September 26.
Carroll M Wright of Baltimore, |
Md, field secretary for Maryland
and Delaware, is expected to be
present and make an address.
Prominent workers from all sec
tiOns of lower Delaware and Mary
land have been invited to be present
to stimulate interest in the coming
state convention which meets in Do
YER October II and 18.
News has been received here that
Roland Brown, son of Mrs. Dora
Brown, is in a critical condition at I
he Peninsula General Hospital, Sal
sbury, Md, as the result of his car
urning over with him Saturday near
SeafOrd.
Constable Charles Gray, had his
ruck stolen Saturday night. Mr..
Tray recovered it on the highway
lear Seaford, where the thieves had
riven it until the supply of gas was
DR.. Lawrence NJ. Cahall, one of the
eading physicians of the town, was
AIKEN to the Jefferson Hospital Sun
ay. DR.. Cahall has been i'll for three
reeks. This makes the town with
My one doctor, DR.. Palmer. 3