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The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
PULP INDUSTRY IS BIG ONE
 OF UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The De- partment of Commerce announces that according to data collected at the biennial census of manufac lures taken in 1926, the establish ments engaged primarily in the manufacture of paper and wood pulp reported, for 1925, products valued at $971,882,320, an increase of Fl per cent as compared with 907,346,992 for 1923, the last preceding census year. Of the. 763 establishments engaged in the in dustry, 537 reported manufacture of paper only. to the value of $529,041,024; 38, wood pulp only, $17833,003; and -18S both paper and wood pulp, $425,008,293.
 The total output of paper of all in 1925 was 9,182,204 tons, valued at $S62,588,916, an increase of 14.4 per cent in quantity and 6.2 percent in value as compared with 8,029,482 tons, valued at $812,- 5O9.171, in 1923. The quantities and values of the principal classes of paper covered by the total for 1925 were as follows; Paper boards (chip board, test liner board. 280.710 tons, valued at $192,627,= STA; book paper. 1,343.310 tons valued at s177291,847 wrapping paper, 1,297,919 tons, valued al $153,901, ,136; newsprint, in rolls and sheets, 1,563,31S tons, valued at $1O6.OS3,161; fine paper. 47S,- SO4 tons, valued at $1O5, ,474,2S4i and tissue paper, 2S1,243 tons, valued at $45,734,920.
 Of the 763 establishments report ing for 1925. 156 were located in New York, S4 in Massachusetts, 59 in Pennsylvania, 57 in Wiseon- sin, 5S in Ohio, AZ in Michigan. 39 in New Jersey, 3S in Maine, 30 in Connecticut. 29 in Illinois, 25 in Indiana. and 25 in New Hamp- shire. IT in Vermont, and the re- maining 104 in 21 other states.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
SALMON SHIPMENTS RE GET HIGHEST PEAK IN HE
 HISTORY OF ALASKA
While Herring Shipments Show a Decrease of More Than 30 Per Cent During the Past Year.

The annual report of John c. Mcbride Collector of Customs ,gor Alaska, shows that the year 1926 ended with a balance in trade of S49,273a617 in favor of Alaska. which was an increase of $20,249,- 393 over 1925.
 The greatest single increase was in shipments of canned salmon. This commodity reached the high est peak in the history of the fish cries of Alaska with total value of S48, 405, ,279. or an increase of $19.559, 458 over 1925. These shipments exceeded the wartime peak of 1918 by more than fifteen million pounds.
 The value of furs and seal skins exported in 1926 amounted to $2,970, ,409, a decrease of $10, from that of the previous year.
 The greatest decrease shown is that of herring shipments which dropped off more than 50 per cent The value of herring shipped in 1925 was $3,282,195 in 1926 fl was only $1,512,941. decrease of $1,769,254.
 The quantity of halibut (fresh and frozenl shipped in 1926 was 14,650,39 pounds valued at $2,- 023,181. an increase of $833. .636 over the shipments of the previous year.
 The quantity of shrimps shipped in 1926 was 502,400 pounds, val ued at S202.105. a decrease of $23,- 312 in value from the shipments of the previous year.
 The value of merchandise ship ped to Wrangell from the United States In 1926 was $644,002 This is an increase of almost 73 percent over the incoming shipments of 1922 which were reported for that year at $372,99S.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
FUR FARMING USING
 MILLIONS OF CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, D. G. An in- vestment of approximately $30,- 000,000 in fur farming in the Uni ted States has been reported by the Bureau of the Biological Survey. Department of Agriculture. A statement concerning the industry follows in full text:
 There are now about 2,500 fu farmers in the United States an Alaska and about 1 ,500 in Canada The majority of these are raising silver or blue foxes. The total in yestment in the business is aboui $30.000,000 in the United States and about $11, ,OO0,OO0 in Canada The industry is not confined to the North American continent, how ever, but has spread to European countries and to Japan, where it has a steady but quiet growth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
A. B. ANDERs0N's BOAT SHOP HAS 4 RAPIDLY
 GROWING BUSINESS

A. B. Andersons boat shop al the head of the bay is a busy place these days. Tn addition 10 several big repair jobs a new double ender trolling boat is being built for Ed Northlund. The boat will be g feet in length with a nine-foot beam, and powered with a 12=15 Sterling engine Mr Northlund has decided on Jerry as a name for his new craft.
 A big repair job which Mr. An derson has just completed was on the halibut boat Lenor, owned by Andrew Mathisen of Petersburg Almost everything but the hull was rebuilt, the repairs" consist ing of new fo castle head, new pi- lot house. new bulwarks. new stem. new shoe. new for ard deck and new guards.
 Another halibut boat on which Mir Anderson did considerable work recently was the Pegge, own ed Hjilmar Petersen of Petersburg The Pegge left the shop with new stem, new for ard deck, new aft deck new poop deck and new guards While the boat was in the shops new tanks were installed by Harry Ferguson.
 MT. Anderson will shortly begin on the job of putting into first-class condition all of the boats of the fleet owned by the Alaska Sanitary Packing Company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
SCHOOL NOTES
The Juneau #Trip

It is now definitely decided that the Wrangell High School basket ball team will sail on the Admiral Rogers Saturday for series of three basketball games with the Douglas and Juneau High Schools. One game is to be played with the Douglas team and two with the Ju- neau team.
 The local squad should have no trouble in defeating the channel fiYes. This should hold true for all other games that are to be play ed including the strong Kayhi five.
 A guarantee has been given the team for all the games played which will help pay the expenses. The team should return about the 17th of the month
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Club Extends Invitation

The Civic Club extends an invita- tion to any woman interested to become a member. While the lead ing activity of the club is library work the members take a whole some interest in anything that is for the good of the community and have several worthy achievements to their credit. Meetings are held at the library on the first Saturday of each month and visitors are welcome. New residents of Wran- gell are asked to come out to get acnuainted.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
FAIRBANKS JURY ASKS
 SUSPENSION OF ATTORNEY

One of the outstanding features of the final report of the federal grand jury which was filed with District Judge Cecil H. Clegg at Fairbanks last week was the re- eommendation that Attorney James E. Ryder be suspended from the practice of law for the following reasons: l. Because he is ignorant of law and legal procedure. 2. For giving the advice to minor witness es who were summoned before the grand jury, to refuse to answer certain questions in connection with the violation of the national the advice to youths to place them selves thus in contempt of court to be so unethieal of an attorney that he should be suspended from the practice of law"
 Following the submission of the report to the court, Ryder appeared before Judge Clegg and requested that the report be returned to the grand jury, stating that it was not his understanding of the duties of the grand jury that it investigate the ethics of the legal profession. Ryder then asked that the grand cific charge or remove the recom- mendation.
 Judge Clegg refused to return the report but ordered the district attorney to take action and drew the attention of the Fairbanks Bar association in the matter Ryder then asked that expeditions action be taken.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Student Body Meeting

A student body meeting was held last Friday. The business meeting was taken Up first atfer which the program followed. The program was as follows
 Song, Student Body.
 Original ending for the story. 9Jyanhoe,9 Jack Gurr
 Story of Wrangell. Etolin Goul= ter
 Indian Campfire Stories, Donald Richfield.
 Reading, Gertrude Goodrich
 Song. Aloha Oe, Student Body, accompanied by Mr Kuehr on his banjo.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
DIAMOND K PACKING
 co. IS MOVING FROM
 H0ONAH TO WRANGELI
(Juneau Empire)

Purchase of a floating cannery and one gas schooner at Hoonah, and of the entire holdings of Grant x Darwell at Wrangell. by Karl Thiele, was made public today Wrangell and the plant operated there during the coming season.
 The company which will oper- ate has been formed under tht name of the Diamond K Packing Co.,, Mr. Thiele said. c. R.. Dob bins, well known fish buyer and packer of Hoonah, will be superin- tendent of the cannery and in charge of operations. B. F. Stone, we'll known broker of Astoria, will handle the marketing end of the business for the company.
 The deal by which the company acquired the Grant & Darwell hold ings was of considerable propor tions By it, the Diamond K ac- quired five fish traps, all in the Wrangell district, large ware house and two smaller shops, a dock, several gridirons at Wran- gell, three fish scows, pile driver, much floating gear, webbing, ca bles, etc., two power boats and other equipment. One of the power boats, the Marguerite, is a 65-foot vessel equipped with a 80-horse- power full diesel enterprise engine. The other vessels are 45-foot boats
 The floating cannery will be moved early next month from Hoo nah to Wrangell It will be com pletely overhauled and put into condition for the seasons opera tions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
MARsHALs TRANSFERRED

Deputy U. S. Marshal Neil Mae Gregor. for the past six years sta tioned at Petersburg, was notllleo @ yesterday of his proposed transier to duty at Skagway, succeeding .. V Brown who is to come to Peters burg. MT. Brown passed through Petersburg yesterday on the Adml- ral Evans en route to ketchiKah to attend court in session there.
 The transfer to skagway is In tbe nature of a promotion for MT, MacGregor Ma in that it includes an increase in pay and other consid- arotions During his regime as To- cal deputy, MT. MacGregor has won rnanv friends who will be sorry to sas him leave.-Petersburg Press.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
librarians Report

Mrs. Mason, librarian, reported 245 books and 42 magazines loan ed during January and S8.50 re- ceived in cash, at the Civic Club last Saturday afternoon. The Uni ted States Daily is being received in the library now. It should be of interest to business men, partieu- larly, and may be consulted at any time. Each number has an index so that the contents may be seen at a glance.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
NEWS DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVER
 THE WORLD

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Chi nese note to the Chinese war lords although eouehed in the softest of diplomatic phraseology. is a virtu- al ultimatum that this government expects complete protection for Ameriaen lives in Shanghai. Un- less this position is taken by the Chinese government. the United States will take whatever steps are necessary to protect he interests The situation was at it's graYest as the Cantonese army rushed onward toward Shanghai The foreign concessions there are in danger of being within the battle area. Ad- ditional U. S. Marines and war ships have been ordered rushed to China.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Here From 3Juneau

Mrs. K. c. Ta1mage and three children arrived from Juneau on the Admiral Watson Sunday, and are spending the week with MT. and Mrs. Ed Lindman. They will leave tonight on the Princess Mary for Seattle where MT. Talmage will be located for the next three months while a new river boat is being built for the U. s. Biological Sur Yey.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
NEW YORK

NEW YORK Acting on a tip that New York night clubs were participating in the drug and nar- cotic traffic. federal agents swoop- ed down on the white light district last night and arrested four men and a young woman in move to smash one of the largest dope rings in the country. Police arrested Jack Rose, said to be the owner ot the Melody Club, and a woman in Washington, D. G., from whom it was learned that others were in volyed in the conspiracy. Federal aegnts raided the Grenbourt hotel in New York and a house on West 45th street. 35,O00 grains of nor phine and 1000 grains of opium wre seized.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

LISBON, Portugal The north and south is in the grip of revolu- ton. Attention was drawn yester- day from Oporto, where the garri- son rebelled, to the south of the country in Lisbon itself where the police forces have joined the re- volt. Numerous riots and skir- mishes have occurred throughout the country.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

St. Philips Guild gave a very en- joyable card party in the dining room of the Wrangell Hotel last Thursday night Whist was play ed for two hours and first prizes awarded Mrs. Harry Mccormack and MT. P. c. Mccormack Mrs. Jensen received the ladies conso- lation prize and H. D. Campbell and Capt. Stafford cut for the mems, MT. Campbell being the winner. Refreshments were served to about forty guests after the game.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

Rev H. P. Corser, who is in Ket- chikan on jury duty is unable to get back to Wrangell this week as he had expected. Major W. J. Carruthers who is returning on the Admiral Rogers next Saturday from an inspection trip of Saliva tion Army work at Ketchikan and Saxman will conduct morning serv- ices for Mr. Corser next Sunday. There will be no evening service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Dies From Bright's Disease

Victor Charles, the five year old son of Mir and Mrs Otto Close. passed away from Bright's Disease, following a long siege of whooping cough, at the Ketchikan General hospital Monday evening, January 31. Burial was from the Marsha chapel last Thursday, the Rev. Father Farrell officiating.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
What She Wanted

Barber (to a little 13-year-old pirD-Are you sure you want your hair shingled hat far up' little girl? ,oa riob+ and snap into 1t. l gotta dinner date at T.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Dance

4 dance was given by the bas- ketball squad last Saturday night to raise money for the expense of their trip 10 Juneau. Owing to the poor attendance there was no prof it in the dance.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Food Sale

The Girls Basketball team gave a food sale and tea Saturday, Feb ruary at the Redmen's Hall. They cleared $19.20 The team still has a deficit of about S20.00 which the girls hope to raise by giving a candy sale in the near fu- ture.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

SAN FRANCISCO A brewery which has been running on prohi- bition scale, was raided here the other day and more than sixteen thousand gallons of real alcohol were seized by the dry squad.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
MORE ABOUT
 WEST COAST
 MAIL ROUTE
Commercial Club Re. ceiVeS Another Letter From Post Office
 Department

The secretary of the Wrangen Commercial Club on Tuesday re- cefved a letter from Che office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General which reads in part as fol- lows:
 T am referring to your letter of December 10 and to previous re- quests for establishment of direct mail service between Wrangell and Prince of Wales Island points.
 "As a result of a further com prehensiye investigation of the service in the vicinity, We have been successful in extending the service on the Ketehikan-B -Baranoff route so as to provide the service desired. and an order has been is sued accordingly, effective today February IL"
 The order which was issued by the Post Office Department on Jan uary 29 on Mail Boat Route No 7S048 reads as follows
 Service and pay on this route are changed and restated from Feb ruary l, 1927, to be as follows:
 From April l to September 30
 From Ketehikan by Jackson Is land, Hydaburg, Waterfall. Craig, Klawoek, Warmchuck, Karheen, Tokeen, and Shakan, to Wrangell, 343 miles and back, once a week; and from Ketchikan by Wrangen, Petersburg, Rake, Saginaw Bay, Washington Bay, and Pillar Bay to Port Alexander, returning by Port Conclusion, Port Armstrong, Little Port Walter, Big Port Walter, Red Bluff Bay, Baranoff, Tyee, Rake, Petersburg and Wrangell to Ket- chikan, equal to 326.50 miles and back, once week.
 From October 1 to March 31
 From Ketchikan by Jackson Is land, Hydaburg, Waterfall, Craig, Klawoek, Warmehuck, Karheen, Tokeen, Port Alexander, Port Con elusion, Port Armstrong, Little Port Walter, Big Port Walter, Pil- Aal DetgT " el9AAiA 9 LOAl AJflg cllAa 1NGl Bluff Bay to Baranoff, returning by Tyee, Saginaw Bay, Rake, Pe- tersburg, Wrangell, Shakan, To- keen, Karheen. Warmchuck, Kla- wock, Craig, Waterfall Hydaburg, and Jackson Island to Ketchikan, equal to 454 miles and back, once a month; and from Ketehikan by Jackson Island, Hydaburg, Water fall Craig, Klawock, Warmchuck, Karheen, Tokeen, Shakan, and Wrangell to Petersburg, 391 miles ala back, once a week, except the one week a month in which the through trip is made between Ket- chikan and Baranoff Rate of pay, 1,69742 per annum; payments to be made by the postmaster at Ketchikan, Alaska"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
Divorce Granted

Mrs. Olive B. Mclaughlin re- turned on the Alameda from ket- chikan where she went for a hear ing in her divorce suit against w. w. Mclaughlin. The hearing re suited in a decree of divorce being issued by Federal Judge T. M Reed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

BERKELEY, Calif.-Two young Berkleyites, the youth IT, and the girl year younger, decided to be married. They spent $2 for a li- cense then when the Justice of the Peace had been aroused and tied the knot he was presented with one dollar The Justice explained that the fee was five dollars, but the youth said he had only one dollar and would mail the remaining four dollars later. When the parents found out about the matrimonial affair, they announced that an an nulment would be forthcoming, and not on the installment plan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

WASHINGTON. D. C. The bill which will enable the Veterans Bureau of the United States to make loans to veterans on their adjusted compensation certificates, was passed on by Congress without a dissenting vote yesterday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

TOKIO-More than a million persons attended the funeral eere monies of the late Emperor of Ja- pan, which were held here yester- day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

LOS ANGELEs-Jack Dempsey, former worlds heavyweight cham pion. is reported as out of danger from blood poisoning, although he will not be able to resume ms training for the comeback pou. with Gene Tunney that they nave been trying to arrange, for several months. It is possible that he may never be able to enter the ring again.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

Chris Tveten of the firm of Hogue & Tveten, of Petersburg was aboard the Alameda Tuesday accompanied by Mrs. Tveten. They were returning from Seattle where MT. Tveten had been for medical attention. -.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

LOS ANGELES Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, aged 30, won a "A hour battle with the ocean last Sunday and was winner over the clements as the first woman to swim the Catalina channel WHICH was recently conquered by George Young, 17-year-old Canadian ooy who won the Wrigley Szo'ooo prize. There was no cash prize or fered for the swim Sunday sever al naddlers started across the deep hut they didn't all finish.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10
sHANGHAI-Federal forces !

standardization forces un- der General Sun Chuang Fang were reported to have turned back in- yading forces of the Cantonese and won a signal victory at Chuehow, where a sudden assault drove the rebels from the city. General Sun rushed his body guard of 5000 picked troops into the front line to- gether with other large reinforce ments, in a desperate effort to stem the advance of the enemy. They succeeded in smashing through the center and are now reported to be pushing the Cantonese farther from Shanghai.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

WASHINGTON, D. c. The State department has received ad- vices that American refugees tray- cling on American boats in Chi nese waters have been fired upon, but with no easualtiees. Secretary Kellogg has received no reply to the peace proposals made by Amer ica It was said that such action depends on the Cantonese who are the aegressors in the fighting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

SAN FRANCISCO-The mystery surrounding the disappearance Of Elton McMahon, prohibition agent, was solved yesterday when It was revealed that the auto which he driving plunged off pier into the bay. A young physician who was with McMahon was able to swim ashore but had kept silent regard ing the accident in the hopes that the agent might have been able to get ashore. It now appears that he did not.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

Bert Davey, who spent week here with his mother, Mrs. freo Amundsen, returned to his position m the Prince of Wales when that boat called at this port early sun day morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

PARIS-Germany remains in the dispute with the French and Bel gian colleagues in the steel trust. A conference failed to produce any for a larger quota in 1927.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

MEXICO CITY The police ar rested three generals, and captur- ed considerable war materials act ing on information that a new rev olution was planned.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

NEW YORK The continued illness of Suzanne Lenglen, has compelled further cancellations in the tennis tournament.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

NEW YORK The second trial of former attorney general Daugh- erty will begin again in the federal court Monday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

c. R. Dobbins, superintendent of the Diamond K Packing Company, left for Juneau on the Alameda. MT. Dobbin's expects to move his company's floating cannery from Hoonah to Wrangell about the middle of April. MT. Dobbins is associated with Karl Thiele who recently purchased the Grant x Darwell holdings.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

NEW YORK = Three rabis, five former prohibition agents and 20 others were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to yio- late the Volstead law.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4.- Guilty on all four counts, was the verdict of the jury in the case of the Uni ted States vs. J. Fred Struthers, former manager for the Waechter Brothers company, charged with embezzlement The amounts con- tained in the accounts varied from about $160 to S204.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

Mrs. T. J. Case returned on the Alameda Tuesday morning from Ketchikan where she was called two weeks ago by the illness of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Close.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. B. The Chinese soldiers have fired upon the two ships which were carrying American refugees down the Yangtze River to safety. This report was made by the State De- partment yesterday although no casualties were reported General Sun who has been defending Shang- hai. is reported to have routed the Cantonese forces, and is driving them back Mutiny is reported to have developed in the ranks of the Cantonese, and the forces of Gen eral Sun flushed with victory are crowding the retreating forces and harrassing them with machine guns. and artillery as fast as they can catch up with them.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

O. D. Leet, manager of the Wran- gell Ice & Storage Company, re turned on the Alameda from business trip to Conneaut, Ohio.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

SHANGHAI Anti Bolshevik meetings are being held in Hankow and Fuehang, American refugees from these cities say. The Canton ese have sought to suppress these evidences of a break in their forces but the anti move is said to be spreading in the Army.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

Guv Carson who has been in the states for some time returned on the Alameda Tuesday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-02-10

Father Monroe left for Juneau on the Alameda Tuesday.