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The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27
ALASKA'S FORESTS
SMASH ALL RECORDS

Alaskas share in the net proceeds of receipts from the national forests in the Territory for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, amounted to s30,514.67, and was the largest in the history of the Territory, accord ing to figures made public by Asst. District Forester BI F. Heintzleman The former high mark was reached in 1920 when s26,73O was returned to the Territry by the Federal Gov ernment.
 The returns for the year ending last June are almost 100 per cent in excess of those of 1923, it was pointed out by MT. Heintzleman. In the latter year Alaska's share, which is 25 per cent of the net receipts, was SHIFTS.
 It is we'll for the people of South eastern Alaska to note particularly that ninety per cent of the receipts came from sales in Tongass Nationa' Forest, according to official records In the receipts just received, $2S,- 17O.27 were from sales in Southeast ern Alaska and s2,344. 40 from Gnu. zach Forest sales.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27
TICKET INFORMATION

Get your tickets for the Saturday night program at the Wheeler Drug Store. Have your seat reserved fol 25 cents and be sure of a place where you can see and hear it all.
 Tickets for the matinee are no, sold in advance. Buy them at the door.
 The matinee is being given fol the children below high school az, in order to leave more seating fol the adults at the night program The admission charge at the matine, is 25 cents Children attending a night will pay adult rates if they oc cupy chair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27
Caribou Stop Train

One of the brakemen on the Alas ka railroad recently brought the re port to Anchorage that his train en. countered a large herd of caribou on the track near mile BPS. The animals seemed very stubborn and it was only with the slowing down of the train and a little more than gentle persuasion that they were induced to scatter and take to the creek, which is alongside the righ' of way.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27
First Number Lyceum Course
 Saturday Night

The first number of the Lyceum Course being given in connection with the New Gym benefit fund will be given at Redmen's Hall Saturday. The first numbers on the program will be a couple of readings by Mrs. Shumway, followed by an Indian ballad. Mrs. Shumway will then give a musical reading from Hia- watha, accompanied by Mrs. Royal. The entire program will be about two hours in length.
 The Dramatic Art Class which organized a short time ago at the High School will present a one-act play, one hour in length, The Neigh bors, by Zona Gale, as the second part of the program.
 Zona Gale, one of the foremost writers of America, ha sdone much to influence local movements in be- half of better community Dramatics. She has written a number of plays of literary merit which readily adapt themselves to amateur pro- duction.
 The Neighbors is a refreshing lit tie story of a group of Neighbors in any small town. Each is busy with his or her own petty affairs and even the bashful lover cannot forget himself long enough 10 tell "her" the things "he would say but his tongue won't" Then comes news that one of the neighbers is to have a little nephew arrive on the 7:5S who has just been left motherless. How in the world can poor Carrie Ellsworth care flor a boy on top of everything else?" She, a widow, toe poor to even care for herself! The Neighbors could help but Mis- Abel has her ironing, Mis- Moran her weak back, Ezra the wood which some one has unloaded by mistake on his newly seeded lawn, and Mis- Trot has a buffalo bug in her parlor carpet. But still-Carrie must be helped, and so "a shower like they have for brides" is planned by the busy neighbors. And how nice the morning air is and how happy each one becomes in forgetting her own troubles to do "something for some one else" Even the bashful lover forgets himself and so the little fel- low is responsible for more than he knows. Yes-we are all petty, all selfish on the surface, but a crisis reveals the fact that after all, as Grandma says, "No matter how different or how similar, folks is folks.
 The Cast is:
 Grandma-Dorothy Johnson
 Mis- Diantha Abel-Irene Tozier
 Ezra Wiiliams-Harold Otteson
 Peter-Raymond Wheeler
 Inez-Margaret Bell
 Mis- Elmira Moran-Erma Grant
 Mis- Carry Ellsworth Laura Roaming.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27
THE PROSPECTOR

In an address before the American Mining Congress, at Sacramento, re- gently, someone, we believe Falcon Joslin, an Alaskan, paid high tribute to the prospector and urged that he be encouraged to again take to the hills. In an address before the Jul. neau Chamber of Commerce, B. D Stewart, Federal Mine Inspector said, "Put prospectors in the field and keep them in the field"
 The prospector, particularly the Alaskan, has earned all the encom- iums which may be bestowed upon him. But for him Alaska would still be Stewards Icebox," untenan, ted save by the Native and the polar bear. To him is due the vast devel- opment of the past quarter of 9 century in the North, and if he has laid down on the job there is an ex- cellent reason for it.
 To what end shall the prospector again take to the hills? What re- ward will he reap by so doing? Why prospect for more veins of metallif- erous ores when there is not one chance in a hundred of disposing of them?
 There are today thousands Of prospects, gold, silver, copper and other minerals lying idle for want oi capital to develop them. This state of affairs is not confined to any par ticular locality. It is particularly true of Southeastern Alaska, South western Alaska, along the Alaska Railroad and the Fairbanks dis trict. For years hundreds of old. time prospectors have kept them selves impoverished doing the annu- al assessment work required to hold the claims, in the hope that some day capital would be forthcoming to develop them.
 How many gold quartz mines are there being operated in Alaska to- day? The number can almost be counted on the fingers of both hands; What is the reason for thi: state of affairs? We confess that we do not know, but we do know that it is not for lack of merit. There are a hundred-yes, many more gold quartz prospects within sixty miles of Valdez, along the Sound, on the Richardson Highway, that war rant the investment of capital, and with every promise of liberal re- turns. What is true of this section is also true of other sections. Why then, should the prospecto, take to the hills Why locate new properties when those he has arc keeping him continually broke? Tn. stead of sandino rrosno.%a .-. the hills, send some capital to the prospectors. Get the claims he al. ready holds to working, producing That is the encouragement the pros pector needs. and this accomplished the hills of Alaska will again swarm withprospectors as in the early days l-Valdez Miner.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27
Coal Mines Alaska'S Greatest Asset Next
 To the Railroad
Says Frank J. Cotter After a Visit to the Mines for the Purpose of Obtaining First Hand Information

Frank J. Cotter, business manager and one of the owners of the Alaska Weekly, was aboard the Northwest ern Friday He was returning to Seattle from a trip to the Westward. One of the objects of MT. Cotter's trip was to obtain first hand infor- nation regarding the coal situation in Alaska. He visited the Evans Jones mine and says it was revela- tion to him. MT. Cotter says that when he left Anchorage six years ago people were only talking of Chickaloon and Eska Now he sees fully developed coal mine with a fine spur track and side tracks lead ign to it, and with everything mod ern and up-to-date, including a washing plant and electric light plant big enough to light up city the size of Anchorage.
 He was surprised to find over one hundred men at work, who are en- ployed all the year round at the Ey- an Jones mine. MT. Cotter spent five hours going through this mine, most of the time underground. On No. vein he says they have 59 inches of coal all exposed. No. 2 vein is practically the same. No. 3 vein so far uncovered. There are ground, is II feet, and is the largest vein so far uncovered. There is over two miles of underground rail- road in use at the present time.
 Development work is going on in the mine during all the time coal is being mined, he said. One hundred and six men are working steady, with an average total payroll of over $1,000 a day. Two hundred and ten tons of washed coal is being mined daily, and if there was a mar ket for it the output could be in- creased to treble that amount with the addition of little more machin- cry. A drier has also been installed at the mine to dry the coal after washing. Two men are continuous ly employed to hand pick the coal.
 "So we'll was the mine lit up from the powerful electric light plant" said Mir. Cotter, "that 1t almost made one think he was walking down Third Avenue in Seattle"
 Powerful electric fans are used for keeping the air fresh under ground, and 1900 feet down and 2,000 feet from the portal the air is as fresh as if one were out in the open.
 MT. Cotter says he pays $17.50 ton in Seattle for coal, which is no better, if as good, as the Alaska product. He says every outfit, and every home in Alaska should burn Alaska coal, if only as a patriotic measure.
 MT. Cotter was one of the stam- peders who went into the Iditarod more than twelve years ago, and he is watching with much interest all developments in connection with the Cassiar gold strike.
 MT. Cotter's brother. George Cot ter, who was formerly game warden in the Third Division is now in Mexico. but expects to leave there for rSouth America in the near future.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27

Dr. o. A. Braafladt, dentist, form erly of Petersburg and Wrangell, and later of Seward, has decided to locate in Nsnans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27

Mrs. Donald Sinclair and Miss Edna Sinclair returned Tuesday morning on the Yukon from a trip to Seattle. They report the autumn weather on Puget Sound as having been very wet and disagreeable the greater part of the time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-11-27

Will A. Steel. formerly editor of the Juneau Capital, has left for New York state where hs will rsdAs.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
LEADER OF GOLD QUEST IS
 FINED IN POLICE COURT

LOS ANGELES, Feb 16.-A. H. Moore, secretary of the Eldorado De- velopment company, who headed an unsuccessful expedition searching for gold in the Arctic last summer was fined $500 police court here to- day for violating the California wage and labor laws.
 Moore's party to Nome set out from San Francisco early last summer on the schooner Fred B. Wood. There were 105 men, women and children in the party. The schooner had an airplane, an automobile, livestock and was equipped with a late type radio set. Moore told his followers they could clean up s40,OOO daily working the Eldorado company's mining prop erty near Nome. The schooner was wrecked September 29 at Port Clar- ence and the voyagers had taste of real hardship before they were res cued
 Moore was accused in police court of holding out five dollar pay day wage promised to his expedition.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
EGYPTIAN COV'T
 BARS EXPLORER
 FROM TUT's TOMB
WRITTEN ORDER GIVEN TO CAR TER BY CHIEF OF POLICE
 WILL KEEP KEYS

LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 16.-The dis pute between the Egyptian govern ment and Howard Carter, noted ex- plorer and discoverer of the tomb of King Tut-Ankh-Amen, came to head today. When Carter presented him. self at the gates of the tomb he was refused admission by the chief of po- lice. who presented a written order from the Egyptian government order ing he explorer to cease cxcavatinS and to turn all property taken from from the tomb to government off cials.
 Carter retired from the scene, but re- fused to give up the keys to the tomb to the government representative. The action of the Egyptian government will create an extraordinary situation as Lord Illenby, high commissioner, will arrive February 20, and desires to visit the tomb.
 Following the discovery of King Tuts tomb the government passed a law forbidding archeologists to re- move their finds from the country, claiming all treasures for the nation This law has practically put stop to excavating by scientists who see no use in pursuing their discoveries with out hope of reward.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
ONE MILLION RED CEDAR
 POLES MARKETED lN 1923

SPOKANE, Feb 15.-Shipment of nearly 100000 red cedar poles dur ing the last year by members of the Western Red Cedar association, was reported by the president, George F. Merrill, at the seventeenth annual con vention here today This volume of business, he said, was the largest in the history of the industry.
 Due to the condition of agricul- ture and the lack of railroad construc- tion, the demand for piles and posts has not been so great as in the past MT. Merrill reported.
 He endorsed the Mellon tax reduc- tion proposal and urged members to write to their congressman and ask their support for the plan.
 E. A. Lindsey, reporting as chair man of the export committee, said standardization of poles had enabled the association to compete in foreign markets with steel poles and those of other material and predicted opening new markets in South America and elsewhere for the red sedar product.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
SUTHERLAND BILL
 ELECT GOVERNOR
NO ONE ELIGIBLE WHO HAS NOT LIVED ALASKA THREE YEARS
 PRIOR ELECTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Delegate Dan Sutherland, of Alaska, introduced bill today which was referred to the Committee on Territories proposing that the Governor and Secretary of Alaska be elected by the people of Al aska, instead of being appointed as at the present time,
 The bill provides for four-year term, with salaries of $70O0 and $5,- 900 respectively which salaries shall be paid by the Territory. Their du- ties are to be the same as now.
 The bill provides that no pers ms except bona fide citizens of the Unit ed States, more than thirty years of age, and who have been residents of the Territory for three years immedi- ately preceding their election be eli gible to serve in either office.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
DID NIT KNOW PRICE STAR
HAD NO FACTS WHATEVER TO GO ON WHEN HE MADE THE
 OsslNlNG SPEECH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Pres- ident Coolidge today appointed Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia reciai -aeounsel in the oil lease prosecutions in place of strawn.
Had No Facts,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Frank A., Vanderlip told the Senate Committee to go on when he made his Ossining speech, bringing the name of former President Harding into prominence Tuesday night He said his speech asking for an inquiry into the circum- stances surrounding the sale of Hard ing's Marion Star was made because he thoueat it pubic duty tc call at- tentior to current runo1s. 90 as to stop them.
 II do not even know the price the paper sold for, but heard it was some where around $55O,O00, which I be- lieved an excessive figure" he said,
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
FINEST BOUND BOOK IN
 WORLD MADE FOR MIRA.
 SON OF TARTAR WARRIOR

LONDON, Feb. 15.-A book claim. ed to have the finest binding in the world, is now on view at the Albert and Victoria Museum. It is a Per, sion work and dates from about 1430. 1470, believed to have been executed for Mirza Shahruk, son of Timur. the Tartar conqueror.
 While of unassuming appearance its beauty is in the perfection of it's in. tricate tooling, much of it blind" on the mellow brown leather. With, in the covers are original medallions of pierced arabesque ornament, tool ed and enriched by a backing oi bright blue and gold.
 It IS estimated that it took three years to finish and that in it's dec oration from one-half to one mil lion separate tool impressions were required to form the design.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
bALLA|NE CHARGES BE INVESTIGATED
 BY 4 COMMITTEE
DECLARES THAT COAL FIELDS TRANSFERRED FROM NAVY
 TO INTERIOR DEPT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-John E. Ballaine of Seattle laid charges before the Senate Investigating committee early this afternoon to the effect that Secretary Denby and Albert B. Fall, in June, 1921, began negotiations for a transfer of the Matanuska coal fields from the Navy to the interior department and for the leasing of that reserve for fifty years, with the re suit that the Matanuska mines were eventually closed after several hund red thousand dollars had been spent in their development
 President Coolidge referred the charges to the Department of the In terior.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
COOLIDGE: ORDERS PREPARATION T0
 CEASE AT ONCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Secretary Denby on orders from President Cool idge last night directed that prepara- tions for the Shenandoah North Pole flight cease; at least until Congress is given the opportunity to express it's views as to the Polar expedition.
 Six men were removed from the lin. CT Alaska tonight who were to have sailed for Seward on their way to Nome on the vessel today, and have been sent to Bremerton to await fur ther orders
 Many congressman are opposed to the Arctic flight on account Of the dan ger to the dirigible and her crew.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
DENBY'S REFUSAL
 PERMIT POLAR TRIP REASON RES|CNAT|OV
,NrlMnTED COOLIDGE MAY HAVE TAKEN THIS STEP TO LET
 HIM GET OUT EASY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The res ;snation of Secretary Denby as re- suit of the abrupt halting by Presi- dent Coolidge of the North Pole trip of the dirigible Shenandoah, is ru- mored today in naval circles, to take effect immediately. In other quarters it is intimated that President Coolidge has taken this step to give Denby an opportunity to quit the cabinet vol untarily.
 It is known that the refusal of the nresident to allow the Shenandoah to make this flight was a bitter dlsap- pointment to Denby, who beleVeo that much new territory would be add- ed to the United States in the Vicln ity of the Pole.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
A| AskA HAS BANNER
 LOAD OF 1924 SEASON

SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-The steam shin Alaska sailed this morning with 1s4 the largest trip of the present season The following are for Sew ard J. w. Wither, N. Butler Mrs R prest. Ray Larson and wife, Hel' on parson, Anna Franklin, T. r. Wetherell, Harry Gond, J. $. Gerow' A. Stewart, D. W Sohlenan' [. F. Anderson, J. R. Lee, Jos. Loughary' Virginia Harper, James Harper, Mrs. T. F. Harper, John Runkel, John M. larson. H. s. Balderston, Mrs. c. H. ronklin. Gust Vidin, A. T. Brooke, M F. Holben and wife, J. J. Chis- sho,m. L. Thurgerson, Peter Mires, Bert Thorsen, P. Byrne, c. Stern, T. Dolan, H. M. Abram, c. w. Spear, T. T. Kelly and wife, Madeline and Jay Kelly, F. c. Gallagher, Mrs. M. A. Wylie, L.'C. Bates. George Hansen, N. Madevitt, w. M. McGettigan. Alex Lisca. Harold Day, Chas' Rogas. ,,..
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
Will Investigate Agreement

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-A resolu- tion was introduced in the Senate to- day by Senator LaFollette, directing the Secretary of the Interior to send to the Senate copy of the agreement between Former Secretary Fall and Secretary Denby regarding the trans fer of the naval coal lands in Alaska from the Navy to the Interior depart ment. The resolution also calls for every scrap of correspondence of ex- ecutiye orders on file in the Navy and Interior departments relating to the Alaska coal leases and applications for leases,
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
BEGIN TO AWFUL LEASES
 NAVAL OIL LANDS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The House today adopted the resolution offered by Senator Walsh of Montana to start proceedings to annul the naval oil leases, and recover sections 16 and 66 within the naval oil reserve in Calif. ornia, now operated by the Standard Oil Company.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
LETTER FROM GERMANY
 COVERED WITH STAMPS

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., Feb. 15.-rt quired stamps to the amount of 6,925- 5OO,OOO marks for the postage on a registered letter that was sent from Volkach, Germany, to manufacturing company here.
 The letter is covered on both sides with stamps, leaving hardly enough room for the address. The stamps range in value from 100000 to 50o- 100000 marks each and before the war the value pl resented by the post age was s1.7s1,s75, ,oOo. according to figures by officials of a bank where the letter is being displayed.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
DOCTORS CLAIM LETHHAL
 IS HUMANE EXECUTION

CARSON CITY, New, Feb. 16.-Sci- entists and doctors who witnessed the execution of Gee John here last week in the states lethal gas chamber, claim that this method of execution is more humane than either hanging or slcoting. The victim is said to have lost consciousness in five seconds
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
MILL BE PLACED ON
 BREWER-HAYDEN MINE

Word was received in Seward yes terday that Messrs. Tom Hambright, Henry Larson and Nels Hagen will place a mill on the Brewer-Hayden property in the near future. The pro- perty lays about four miles from the main road, and is easy of access The property is rich in gold, and has long been a paying proposition.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
FRANCE: MUST BORROW q
 x THIRTY MILLION FRANCS
PARIS, Feb. 16.-Premier Poincare announced tonight that France must borrow thirty billion francs. Applica. tion will be made to American bank. CTS.
KEEL MOVES TO ANCHORAGE

Fred Kiel, old timer of the Inte- rior, whose home on the Tanana riy- CT near Nenana was recently destroy ed by fire, is recent arrival in An. chorage and may remain here perma- nently. He says conditions are such in the Interior he does not feel war ranted in rebuilding on his home stead where he has resided during the last ten years or more.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
FIFTH MATRIMONIAL TRY
 OF DE WOLF HOPPER IS
 ENDED BY SEPARATION

NEW YORK, Feb 16.-The fifth matrimonial venture of De Wolfe Hop per, musical comedy star, ended in failure yesterday whcl Mrs. Elda F. Hopper, known e. the stage and screen as Hedda Hopper, was granted an interlocutorv decree of dive rec and
 ystody of her 7-yea, old son. William, ;.y Supreme Court Justice V; n Sick ,l. in Queen eouuty.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
SHENANDOAH WILL
 MAKE: POLAR TRIP
 UNLESS FORBIDDEN
CONGRESS MAY TAKE HAND II KEEPING GIANT DIRlGlBLE
 FROM EXPLORING ARCTIC

SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-Repairs to the dirigible Shenandoah will be complet- ed within thirty days, and nothing but an act of Congress will prevent the dirigible from making the Arctic flight this summer, Lieut.. Wyatt, com manding the Navy's advanced Arctic expedition, announced today. The craft is scheduled to arrive at Camp Lewis, June 12.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
SENATOR FROM VERMONT
 WOUNDED IN PISTOL DUEL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Frank Greene, senior senator from Vermont, was shot and seriously wounded last night during pistol duel between prohibition agents and bootleggers He and Mrs. Greene were out walking when the shooting took place.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
SHAT FER TRIED n
 HOLD UP COMPANY
 F0R SHARE MONEY
TESTIMONY BEFORE COMMITTEE SHOWS PUBLISHER WANTED
 FINGER IN THE PIE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-At a hearing this evening before the com mittee Investigating the Teopot Dome oil leases, George K. Thomas. treasurer of the Pioneer Oil Com. pany, as Standard Oil subsidiary testified that John c. Shaffer, news. paper publisher, came again and again to the Pioneer Company for a share in the one million dollars paid by Sinclair for the Teanot Dome leases.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
R,JRelARs SHOW POOR
 JUDGMENT IN ROBSiN6
 HOMES OF PROFESSORS

SEATTLE, Feb 15.-Burglars oper- ating in the University district of Se- attle have been showing very poor judgment in lining up prospects ac- cording to general opinion here. One night last week they robbed houses Of nrofessors of the faculty of the U. or w. Their labors netted them total of 35 cents in cash, worthless watcn and a baby's penny bank.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
SECRETARY DENBY WILL RESIGN
REWARD OFFERED FOR
 MISSING STANWOOD BOY

STANWOOD, Feb. 16.-A reward of $10o to the person finding Floyd Puff fer, dead Or alive, has been offered by Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, sister of the 16-year-old Stanwood boy who rowed away in a duck boat one morning nearly three weeks ago on a hunting trip, and who never returned.
 His fate is mystery yet to be solv- cd.