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The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12
Protection Levees Break

NATCHEz, Miss, May 11.-Th protection levees back of Vadalia, opposite Natehez, broke this after noon and the backwash is rapidly approaching the town. Another leyee is expected to crumble at any moment and unleash a torrent of Mississippi flood waters which will spread over a vast area. Inhabit ants are fleeing their homes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12
MIDDLE WEST STORMS
EXACT HIGH TOLL

CHICAGO, May 1.-Two hun dred thirty-three dead and at least 500 injured was the toll exacted by tornados and high winds that swept through the Middle West from Illinois to Texas for three days, doing damage that will run into tens of millions of dollars. Ar kansas was the hardest hit with 7c deaths and 300 injured. Seventy three persons were known to have been killed in Illinois, two being in Chicago. There were 60 deaths in Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, and dam ages in the city amounted to four millions. The entire district was swept by torrential rains.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12
NEW HOSIERY SHIPMENTS
 HAVE REMARKABLE VALUES

A new shipment of Phoenix silk hosiery has arrived at Campbells and will be included in their spe- cial sale next Tuesday at ten per cent discount. The hose are in a number of desirable shades. They have the Pointex heel and are re- markable values at their regular price of one dollar. They will be on sale Tuesday at ninety cents.
 The ladies of Wrangell are invited to inspect this line at any time, if only for the purpose of making a comparison of values.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Assurance bE Col. Yves Picot rep resentatiNe of d. France government that members of lhe American Legion who go to Paris for the ninlh annual convention in September of 1az7 will be received as brothers, Is being full filled. The Parisians will open their homes to the 3o,000 Legonnaires dur ing convention week. The hospitality of the French people Is rapidly solY ing q formidable housing problem that faced the France convention commit tee.
 Housing of Legionnaires in Paris was made more difficult because of the facts that there are few large hotels in the city and because of the fuctuat- ing exchange The office of the France convention committee of the American Legion. l2 rue du Heldar Paris, under the direction of Edwin ". Thorn succeeded in signing up E. 900 rooms for Legionnaires convention week before reservations opened on November 15.
 The French people are reticent when il comes to taking in strangers. but suggestion of M Jacques Per Icard in "Intransigeunt" that the homes of the Parisians be thrown open to the Legionnaires gained al most instant approval The move. ment was heartily seconded by NJ. Charles Bertrand president of the Federation InteralIee des Gombatt8ats. representative of French veterans as sociations
 "The debt settlement has nothing to do with the touching fraternity. that of blood spilled in common, which united us with our American com rades," Bertrand said.
 'I had the honor to be received it. the United States by the Ameficau Legion on two dileIent occasions, the first time in the iiia=irGas compuny nl our yenerated Marshal Foch, the sec. ond time as president of the Fedora. tion Interallee des Combattan,s. shall not attempt 10 describe the greeting which Mar. hal Foch received It was triumphal, delirious. There were splendid receptions in the lurg CT cities, and thai given us iii New Orleans where the convention waS held was unfofgetable. In that city we were lodged i'll the homes of the in. habtants. What generous hospitality and above all, what fraternal sOlici tude was shown Us by our comrades in the American Legion. A French soldier does not forget such hours. gladly of.cr place under my roof to an American comrade during his stay In Paris"
 Reservations being received indicate that the France convention will be representative of all outfits mustered In the first A. E. F. Among the first reservations to be received at na- tional headquarters of the Legion were those of Gen. John J. Pershing, wartime commander of the A. D. F.. and Howard r. Savage, national com mander of the American Legion. The France convention committee has pre- pared Il two-color steamship folder giving full information concerning the Paris journey sand instructions for the making of convention reservations Legionnaires contemplating the Paris trip may obtain the foldlr by writing , to the France Con. ention Committee. National Headquarters, the American Legion Indian.:..llis. ;nh
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12
Jefferson Casson Dead

J. G. Grant received a letter yes terday from Theo. Kettleson, super intendent of the Alaska Pioneers Home, informing him that Jeffer- sin Casson, formerly of Wrangell, died at the Home on April 30, and was buried in the Pioneers Home cemetery on May 2 with the Rev. Wallace Marble officiating.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Herman T. Tripp arrived from Juneau on the Yukon last evening He will be the officiating officer at the Scottish Rite ceremonies to- morrow when the 32nd degree ir Masonry will be conferred on T. J. Mcbride. Leonard M. Campbell, F T.. Richfield, H. D. Kyle, and John Sandman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Wallis S. George, brother of Mrs. I.C. Bjorge, was aboard the AL aska Monday en route to his home in Juneau after a trip to the States. While Outside MT. George put through a deal for the construction of a cold storage plant in Juneau with capacity of 100000 pounds. The ice manufacturing capacity will be 30 tons daily with 1000 tons storage capacity for the fisheries industry, and a 70-tons capacity room for local use. Con struction work on the new plant will begin within two weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

J. E. Beck, general manager Of the Wrangell Lumber & Power Company, returned on the Yukon Wednesday from trip to the West ward.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Major w. J. Carruthers returned home on the Princess Alice Tues day morning after spending a month in inspecting the work of the Salvation Army in northern British Columbia. His trip toof him as far down the line as Prince George.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12
Passengers Up Stikine

Carl Bryden and his partner, T. ". Hallas, are bound up the river to Clearwater. Later in the sea son, when the flood waters have subsided, the two men will resume prospecting on the Scud River. where Bryden, who is a mining en. gineer, did some exploring last sum mer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

J. R. Gibson, D. Herrin, E. Demp sey, and R. Griffin are headed for Mosquito Creek, a tributary of Tib- bit, on Dease Lake. MT. Gibson is taking in an air compressor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

F. Ogle is returning to his claims on the Clearwater after spending the winter outside.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

w. Dahlton and J. Preston art booked to Telegraph Creek.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Mrs. James Green and Ed Ander- son were in town Saturday from the logging camp at Dear Island.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Jim Ware and L. Everett are en route to Telegraph Creek to take charge of the Hudson's Bay cater pillars which are used as transports on the Dease Trail.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

MT. and Mrs. Cambron are talk. ing the boat for Telegraph Creek Cambron expects to continue on in to Dease Lake as soon as the trail is open. He spent some time in the Caribou country recently.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

A. L. Eckle, Dan Lovery, S. W. seagar and G. ". Kelly are bound for Telegraph Creek, enroute to the Dease Creek Mines.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Mrs. J. c. Morrison will join her husband in Telegraph Creek on the first boat. Morrison, in company with his brother, R. A. Morrison, left for the upper river some time ago in a small boat and reached Telegraph about six days later. Mrs. Morrison will operate the Hudson's Bay Hotel this season while her husband is making the run from Telegraph to Dease Lake with the new auto stage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

A knockdown boat will leave on the Hazel B for delivery to R. A. Morrison who will put it together and use for freight and passenger service on Dease Lake.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

R. D. Brunn and J. W. O'Reilly are going up on the of the first boats to take charge of the devel- opment work on the Harrington claims at Clearwater.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-05-12

Charles S. Wheaton and A. Resin are two prospectors booked for Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
MAP OUT FIGHT.
|. ON MIXED Gas
In time. SIAN photo.

Aroused by continued adulteration
Of high-grade gasoline with inferior
fuels at gas stations, wholesale deal.
ers. it was learned today. are con.
sidering appeals for legislation EN-.
powering the District government to
stop such practices.
The weights and measures depart
ment Of the District has power to
check on the quantity of sales, and
to prosecute for short measure, but
1t has no authority to prosecute for
substitutions.
Autoists. unable to distinguish by
sight inferior gas, are said TO be buy
ing large quantities OF the mixture
daily. The same is true of motor
oils, according to the wholesalers
George M. Roberts, head Of the
weights and measures department,
said today he has talked with local
wholesalers with respect to legisla.
ton which would allow him to act
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
]. s. WILL HIRE
EE-ENPLOYES

Appointments IN the Government
service are to be made from list
Of former employees rather than
from the regular civil service ros-
ter. as far as practicable, according
to a White House order made public
today.
The order provides for a re-em.
ployment register made up of those
dropped from the rolls for whatever
reason. providing of course tn+if
worth is established. from which
appointments in the service will be
made in preference to selections
from the regular list.
1t provides further that the EN-
ploye 'must have been recommended
for further employment at the time
of his former separation from ths
service and says in part:
such unemployment registers
must be separate and apart from
the register of the Civil Service
Commission resulting from current
examination. and eligibility thereon
and certificates and appointments
therefrom shall in all respects con.
form to the usual practice and
procedure. except that certification
of persons formerly in the appor-
toned service shall be made with
out regard to the apportionments."
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
Girl. At Tackled,
ACCUSES MAN

Despite the fact that he has been
identified by Miss Lillian Sebastian,
20 years old, 250S G st. ~. W., as
the man who grabbed and attempt
ed to assault her as she was enter.
ing her home last night, Logan
Dorsey. colored, rs, % Iowa Circle,
today maintains his Innocence,
Third Precinct police say He will
be subjected to further questioning
before he is taken to court,
Miss Sebastian said that she had
been to a nearby store and was
just entering her home when she
was grabbed and thrown to the
floor by a negro.
She started to scream but the
man placed his hand over her
mouth. stifling her cries.
Father Hears Cries
Fighting frantically, she finally
managed to remove the hand long
enough to cry for assistance. Her
father heard the cry and ran to the
porch just as the colored man fled
down the street
The young woman then collapsed
and did not regain consciousness
until after she had been carried
into the house.
When she told her story, Third
pre- inct police were notified and
Policeman Ernest F. Floegel and
Frank 0. Bass were dispatched to
the scene of the assault.
There they found q spocketbook
that had been dropped during. the
struggle. In it they found a receipt
that led to the arrest Of Dorsey.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
Frederick N. Johnson
Pleads Guilty to Staying

Indicted for murder in the first
degree in connection with the death,
December ~ last. of Milton Black.
well, colored. at, 11o6 Half st. CT.
N w. Frederick n. Jacks(.i, col.
ored, today entered a plea of second
degree murder before Justice Hoeh.
ling in Criminal Court No. /.
The killing was the result of an
argument over a woman. Attorney
Bertrand Emerson, jr.. represented
the accused. who was remanded for
sentence. and Assistant District At.
torney Fihelly represented the Gov.
eminent. "
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
DOES IT PAY 10 BE GREAT?

Dear Bill: Can zoe afford in
the future to encourage car
boys to aspire to The Presidency
or other great public office?
England is all racked over the
charges, noW being aired IN her
courts, that Willie Gladstone.
her grand old man." lcus a
regular rake, and loUed aud
dGlIied NTH sOomen of question
ctte regulations.
Then there are the CHARGES
Of Rupert Hughes that George
Washington S0ds terrible Nth
tOonsen"; that he drank, sUore
cursed and danced.
AL this ought to serve as a
sCdrntmg to great and pure
statesmen that they should carry
Secret SerVice men around 4Uith
them to keep women nWdM
Wouldn't it be Gsuful If some
day sOe read charges that Tom
Heflia, Bill Bordk, Tom BIan-
ton and other, great public men
had sDent their days pleading
for the cause of the common
people and their nights IN
riotoUs lOVe affGirss
HEZEKIAH H.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
MRS MARGARET L. FRAzEE
Miss Thelma Thomas, 10,
Missing, is Sought

A search lasting since Saturday
tonight has failed so far to reveal
the present whereabouts of Miss
Thelma Thomas 70 years old. who
left her home in Virginia High
lands. Va. Saturday afternoon and
has not been seen since.
Parents of the girl said that she
had left with a young man to attend
show in the city. When she die
not return at a late hour the police
were notified and search insti
tuted.
No reason could be given by the
parents for her disappearance. They
have no thought of an elopement
they said.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
WHATS WRoNG.. WITH IoEY

~ ~ - - 4 80 80 -
Dear Bil-AH Of us are gIGd
to see Joe Holman in the coll
um1l again, but 1DhGts Wrong
with the poor fello1o? That fine
poem Of his sVoald indicate that
he Is sraitten-so deep that he's
suffering. And you remember
that Joe could aUrite unercelled
humor, making as all laugh.
ROXANNA.
It'll never live in England;
So I'll not begin frettlng."
And the reason given by the flapper:
"Oyer there they allow no petting.' =
KATYDID. s
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
5 NOMINATIONS
FOR D. c. PEND

Five District nominations are now
before the Senate awaiting action by
that body, and sixth one is ex-
pected within the next week.
These nominations are those of
Proctor L. Dougherty and Sidney F.
Taliaferro to be District Commits.
sioners; John w. Childress and B. F.
Adams, to be Public Utilities Com
missioners, and Nathan Cayton to
the Municipal Court bench.
The Dougherty and Taliaferro
nominations will be reported favor.
ably to the Senate this week by the
Senate District Committee and the
Judiciary Committee is expected to
act promptly upon the Cayton ap.
pointment. There is little doubt that
these nominations will be confirmed
without opposition.
As the session fof Congress draws
into its closing weeks, however, the
future of the Public Utilities Com.
mission remains more and more
shrouded in doubt. There will be no
action by the Senate District Com
mittee on the Commissioners them.
selves until the peoples counsel Is
appointed by the President; and the
latter will make this appointment
soon, it is reported.
Predictions already are heard in
local circles that the Public Utilities
Commission never will be confirmed
by the Senate, and that the new body
will be created by recess appoint.
ments to be made by the President
after Congress has adjourned. A real
fight upon at least one of the Presi.
dental appointments to the Com.
mission seems certain. and the de.
lay involved will make the ratifica.
ton of the nominations a difficult
task. in view Of the opposition that
has been aroused.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
FATHER Of 8
ENDS LIFE

Roy 81 sandifer. part owner of
the Diamond Taxicab Company and
the father Of three young children.
reached under his pillow about .
o'clock today, grasped a 40 caliber
automa4ac pistol. and sent bullet
through his brain.
He died at Casualty Hospital an
hour later. after being removed
there In a police ambulance from
his home. 702 C st. s. Il.
Mrs. Catherine Sandifer. his
young wife. was taking their
6-ye$r-old daughter to st. Cecilia 8
Academy. COL East Capitol ST..
when the husband shot himself
John. their 5-year-oid son. and
another little girl. aged 3. were
playing in the house with their
snqw-white Eskimo dog. "Freckles. !"
Their father, as was his Gus
tom. was, sleeping late in an up
stairs front room. They heard the
shot, but 1t meant nothing to
the tragedy upon her return
Her screams brought neighbors,
who summoned Police Lieut.. o r..
Davis. of the Fifth precinct. who
found the bullet on the floor OF
the downstairs living room. 1t had
gone through the mans. head. his
bed. the floor. and had spent itseIf
after knocking off the ceiling
plaster. kt
The family say Sandifer's bust
ness was prosperous. They could
assign no reason for his act.
I'll dress the children while you
are out" he told his wife when
she left with the little girl for
school.
Sandifer was IS years old. His
wife. was Miss Catherine Sexton,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. C..
Sexton. owners of the Sexton
Music Shop at 63I Pennsylvania
Ave. s. F..
The Washington times., 1927-01-31

Dr.. Emanuel LGsker, Ger
man chess master, Isl charged
NTH bloscinO. the smoke of 5
cent cigars in the faces OF his
opponents, practically dSsiHJ
them and putting them out IF
business. Wig doesn't he try
keeping linn burger cheese sand
l0iches around .him tChen he as
plGying9 CHEGKMATE.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31

elected adjutant. The organization
was formed so years ago to per-
petuate the memory Of Revolutionary
patriots. 1t now comprises 20 camps.
Captain Unmacht also is national
adjutant of the organization.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
. UL WH&6
rec vsPAT OFFICE
PUr CLOTHES ON I'm

Some of orr young artists
haze been sending in drawings
of Eve and other ladies attired
IN less than the modern amount
of clothing. There acre no
Paris dr., ssn.Gkers UheR Zee
started her flappcr cdrccl .a.d
you emit blame hCr for whGt
she didn't haze to WeaT. -
We are not today Huiag IA
Garden of Eden or under the
same scarcity of clothing. So
let's cyothe the figures in our
drawings.
We received one drawing
OF a lady so nude
That the OFFICE Goat.
Went ont afid got atewed
This columns II no Art Gallery
For pictures that are rude,
So IL you want 'eni printed
Don't send 'em In nude.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31
HEROES OF '76 ELECT

Election Of Capt. George F. I'm.
macht as commander of Washington
Camp. Heroes of '76, was announced
today. He succeeds Col. F.. E. Hop
kins. Capt. c. L. Middleton was
The Washington times., 1927-01-31

Watch for the autographed
slfcker contest coming in The
Times. A brand new snug rub
Der slicker with an autographed
drawing ON it for clever boys
and girls.
The Washington times., 1927-01-31

To blow her up with dynamite!
I'm nineteen. too. and M a man
IL hurts me sore. but I'lI soon span
The bridge Of life, and back I'll
come
Hey. you! Give me that laudahum!
I. 4
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-21
WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF l. W. W. TICKETS
 COAL MINE STRIKE
"WOBBLlEs" AT IT AGAIN IN WAL sENBURG, COLO; FOURTH
 DAY OF STRIKE

WALsENBURG, Colo, Oct. 21. (Ho) Wholesale arrests of pickets sent out by the I. w. W. opened the fourth day of the strike in the Colorado Coal fields when 60, including 20 women, were held under guard.
 Before the arrests the pickets sue ceeded in suspending operations at the Cameron mine; at the Ideal mine heavily armed guards stopped the ad- vancement of pickets and held them until deputy sheriffs arrived and ar rested them including woman with a small baby in arms and IA year old girl.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-21
POLE INVENTOR |S
 BUILDING AQUAPLANE
 7O HOURS ID J. 5. A.

WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 21. (P-, The Atlantic has been crossed on the surface of the pond, under the sur face and over the surface-but now comes two young Polish engineers who say they are going to cross it by the hop-skip-and-jump method.
 They have constructed an aquaplane which will leap from wave to wave, just touching the high spots," and they hope to make New York from Warsaw in 70 hours, travelling 70 miles an hour.
 A 25-year-old inventor, Stefan Wit kowski, who has eight important in- ventions to his credit, is the prime mover in the venture. The aquaplane, called the "Stenor," was constructed with the revenue from his inventions, financial help from Edward Grabski, sugar manufacturer, and The Warsaw Daily A B c.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-21
ELECTRIC LINES SPEND
 MILLIONS ON CHANGES

CLEVELAND, Oct. 21. (P)-The CO., ordinated electric railway and bus in dustry has spent a million dollars a day for the last year on sweeping inn provements, W. H. Sawyer of East St. Louis, president, told the American Electric Railway association at it's an- nual convention.
 If the public will now use public for business and motor cars for pleasure an outstanding prob lem of transportation will be solved, he declared
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-21
WILLIAMS GOES AFTER
 LAND AND SEA MARK
 FOR A|RPLANE SPEED

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, Oct. 21. P)-A broad shouldered young giant is toiling daily here on a little blue and gold biplane in which he hopes soon to fly faster than human being has ever traveled.
 Lieut. Afford J. Williams, navy speed ace, swallowed a bitter cup of a few weeks ago be- cause the plane, especially built for the Schneider Cup races, was not ready to compete.
 But when British airmen shattered all previous records at Venice Will Hams was undismayed. He promptly announced that he would go after both land and sea plane records.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-21
LETTER FOR|N DEWEY
 TO FALL SPOKE FOR
 ITSELF. DECLARED
FALL RESPONSIBILITIES QUESTION STATES JUSTICE slDDONSy
 ENLIGHTENS HIM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (P)-The unexpected dramatic appeal to the court by Fall to admit testimony vital in his defense and the development of bitterness between counsel has been uneQualled in all the long history of the Naval Oil lease cases which mark ed the criminal conspiracy trial against the former secretary and Sin clair.
 The defense has been repulsed by the government in their efforts to present it's case on the cross eXamina- tion instead of direct examination of witnesses. Again and again it failed to get from E. C. Finney, first assist ant to the former Interior secretary an interpretation of the oil leasing policy under Fall when suddenly the defend ant arose and made an appeal to the direct court.
 When Fall concluded Justice Sid dons told him he was mistaken as to what the court was passing upon that the question was not one of interpreta- tion law but one of interpretation of language used in the letters from Ed win Denby, Naval secretary, to Fall, as to which policy should be pursued in handling oil from the Naval re- serves. The Justice said the letter spoke for itself.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-21
DOC RACING CRAZE
 CAPTURES ENGLAND

LONDON, Oct. 21 (P)-England has gone crazy over greyhound racing. Four new tracks opened within a week, and three more are planned. The White City track in London has an attendance of 100000 per week. The total attendance per week at the eight large tracks in England is esti- mated at 450,O00.
 Winton Churchill, chancellor F the exchequer, is wearing broad smile The government benefits to the extent of s5O,OOO a week from amusement and betting taxes. When MT. Church i'll compiled his budget in April grey hound racing had not begun, so the whole of the revenue is gravy