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come into the radio station and tell
him what they wanted TO say 70 some
one. no matter where he was, OUT on
the trap line, up the river some place
or even when they themselvs did not
know his whereabouts. They all
thought l would he able TO talk
through the air to him and get ms
answer for them.
AT first glance the position Of
operator I'm an isolated station such MS
Kotzebue would appear the last word
in lonely places TO live, and for alb
sence Of recrca ton and pastime. Bat
such is far from true. what with
wife and baby, dog team not TO
mention the multitudinous duties TO
be performed in one Of these 'one-man'
stations, where the operator is cngl-
uccr, fireman. radio rcpairman. JAM
tor, carpenter. gas engine man. bat
terry man, furniture and cabinotmak"r,
water man. ice man. etc. etc. the
years ron by surprisingly FAST.
Opportunity TO Save.
and above all. as il is almost com
nulsory to buy q years supply e.
grub at u time and no other way TO-
spend his salary, the man who VIII
stay at one of these stations for two
or three wears. can come ont with
largo portion of his salary i'm his
pocket, making the length Of time
spent in exile worth several times as
much as tho same length Of time spent
in civilization"
SerGt. HiCkman's report has been
filed with his Signal Corps record, with
the following prophetic observation Of
one of his superior officers,
IF some catacIysm should efaco tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

where Hamilton was born, has a tab
let to his memory and il is proposed
to mark the places in Christiansted.
which is on st. CroiX or Holy Cross
Island, and particularly that substan.
tial collonaded custom house and
bank where he received the fOunda.
ton of his financial training. 1t was
while in a minor position under his
banker uncle. Nicholas Cruger. that
Young Hamilton was sent by a pop
ular subscription to study in Queens
College, now Columbia University,
New York City
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

men. women and children and 20
But for The two or three
months when boats arrive the village
is overrun with natives, and then tie
three trading posts reap their harvest
of furs and CurioS.
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CHOIR TO GIVE CANTATA.
Star Of Bethlehem" Scheduled To
nieht at NcKendree Church.

The sacred cantata. The star Of
Bethlehem" by j. Lincoln Hal. viii
be rendered by the choir of Mckondrcc
NJ. r. Church under tho direction of
STANLEY William Bell with Mrs Harry
Jcffries ut the organ, tonight AT =
O'Clock.
The soloists viii be Mrs Marshall
Ayers, soprano Miss Nell Erwin, go
prano. Mrs. George T.. Sachls. con
tralto; II. ". RueGles, tenor, Stanley
William Roll. baritone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

A one-wav window" has been devel-
oped in England which the inventor
claims is transparent and has q green
ish hue to a person looking out, but
person irving to look in sees only an
Opa0uo panel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
ASKS DAY OF PRAYER.
CF~~eh Council Sets ~ &c Rela-
tions Sunday" for February IL.

lions Sunday" Tor February II.
NEW YORK. December II Pl,-A
day Of penitence and prayer on Lin.
coins birthday is called for by the
Federal Council Of Churches. The da}
viii be known as Race Relations
sunday.
LynChing and mob violence,
statement Of the council says. as
saults the very ideals upon which our
civilization is dependent 4 nation
pcnitenCe and pray Yer must be sum
moned both to check tho lVrchine
evil and to build up deep respect for
tho processes of justice"
The statement SAYS 1000 people
have been victims of lynchings Ia the
United states
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vet to acquire property in Wash
jngton being the French. the Bra.
lillian. the Peruvian and the recently
arrived representative Of kcmal
Pacha. President of Turkey -Four
Of the most stately embassies al the
Canital belong to Latin American re-
publtcs. the exquisite marble palace
en- sixteenth street over which the
flag Of Cull flies. and, across the
street the home Of President Gales
Ambassador. formerly the residence
of AIR. Franklin MacNeagh. President
Tafl'e Secretary Of the Treasury, and
Y hich. when leased by Mir. Breckin-
ridge Long. was the Washington
home Of Albert of Belgium, his Queen
and heir during their visit in 1912.
The Chilean embassy. purchased IN
1924 by the former Ambassador.
Senior Bcltran Matthew. is Just beyond
sheridan Circle. and The homo Of
the Arccntinian representative is on
Eighteenth street near Dupont CIR
Gle. or tho H. Ministers serving at
this Capital from the republics Of tn"
Western world only that of Panama
has acquired permanent legation.
ana this at the VOL known social
center ON the corner of Eighteenth
and Q streets during the ora of its
~ ~, -. NV -, 49, , 49,.
OH lH'"'' ''0'"
The American Ambassador 70 Mad
rid. Mrs. O@"en ~, hammond anu
their family sailed from Chel ooul :
within the past ~ GAYS ana VIII I,dS@
the next two months in their New
Jersey home. Mr.. ttammohd was an
assiduous host all through the sum.
NOR, nd Aut1ln1O i'm the court CITY of
san Sebastian, when CltlZenS OF inns
country are almost countess mere aid
IN the nearby resorts OF the lNIe"e'9
Of Spain and France hIlhe. PuI un.
like nearly All the major ulSU4il I've
missions II Europe. lhal OF Madr'" -
very qulHj from lPeremhNF uil'' 'i''
fashionable world &eiS 1"a"l ''T l"'
carnival season, anu So the h3pllh'0N
of passing the ni'tlde IN lhslF owl
home Appealed most po~eflih\ l" M
representative Oh n'IN NaW. ~
Ambassador Is me hI"l"' "A ~ j,
John. Henry hammond. VINO marie"
the oldest daughter OF MIS- ilF"I y
White and he with ms Wle ana
daughters VIII Snend paft OF tne Va
cations IN the New >otN 1l'N resi-
ilN. ne several H7"eH'e IS "l lHe
John tleniN lla ininonaS' lMo OIL WON
were hfloeS o. me i'aSl ul"liIII, Sl,eiIS
season 'aH - - s!1%i "tIu
preSeitt" ~ me IN ,lISl' Ioi' t,,,, -
rarlS So hgaNl are ne Iott"l I"'i9a.
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do,,,onds IN The boenjtaIitv of the ON.
$3.50. f,.on, ahort nacen,her ~ thar
9 800 pafriotic women ta1,o over in
,oIa,,e as ,,orn an thoea WHEN ner.
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First AirpIane Lands.

In tho Winter Of 1897 the first
airplane landed in kotlcbue. None Of
the natives ever had seen on" before.
and. MS they are a very superStitlou2
lot. tho native medicine men did =
rushing business issuing charms ana
good luck pieces 10 protect them from
evil spirits However. in the weeks
following the radio operator would tell
them when the big bird was going 10
come to kotzebuc, and tWondcr o.
wondcrst it actually would. 50 'Na-Woc-
ti-dit' (air-spcak mani was quite n per
sonaee. and would thereafter lac called
upon to perform all kinds of queer
services for the natives, from naming
babies 10 predicting whether the next
fox caught in the trap would be
brown white or blue. in one p1rtlcu-
lar case the officer in charge was left
to decide how close one mans fish net
should be placed to another to insure
each an equal catch Of salmon.
zone queer belief the officer in
charge was never able to convince the
natives was wrong was that they could
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
FIRE DESTROYS GASBOAT
 MISSION AT BURNETT INLET

The Mission, an eight-ton gasboat owned by William Tamaree, and operated this season by Billy Hook CT, caught fire at midnight last Sal urday night at Burnett Inlet and sank in about 22 fathoms of water
 The fire was caused by a nail coming loose in the engine room A lantern hanging on the nail was thrown down alongside the gasoline enigne. The fire spread rapidly to a drum of gasoline on the hatch exploded. Those on board the boat narrowly escaped with their lives Everything on board was lost.
 Mr. Hooker was in town today while the cannery tender. Burnett, was here. When officers of the Red Cross hesr1 of his trouble, they authorized one of the stores to sup ply him with a stock of groceries. J. c. Grant donated a bundle ot lothing and blankets and other do zations are expected shortly.
 Mr. Hooker has a family of five children, consisting of a baby gir nd four boys. aged two. four an six years and an older boy of n The fishing season having been
 allure and following the long i'll ness and death of his mother recent y, together with this latter misfor .ane makes the outlook serious for him. Therefore, the Red Cross off CTS have arranged that contribn tions of clothing, bedding or sup plies of any kind, may be left at the Wrangell Hotel, the Laundry or Sentinel office to be forwarded tc him at the first opportunity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-President Coolidge went to Pine Ridge, South Dakota yesterday afternoon and ad dressed ten thousand Sioux Indians who gathered in war bonnets ant blankets to hear their first speech from the chief executive of the United States. The President bore a message of goodwill to the Indians declaring. it was their prerogatiYe to conduct their lives as they saw fit, but the Government wished ey- cry one of them to become self sup porting. Sioux chiefs asked the President to aid the tribe win their long fight for $85O,O0O,0 1000 which they claim is due them for the con fiseation of land in the Black Hills and elsewhere.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
AREA ADJOINING WRANGELL
 TOWNSHIP Is SURVEYED

l crew of General Land Office surveyors, headed by Chas P. See Icy arrived in town Friday. and spent several days making a survey of the tract which was eliminated from the National Forest some time ago in order 10 provide room for the fuUWe expansion of the Town of WraageI The traet surveyed is more than hall 5s large as the pres ent tovnsite and includes the pro posed North Addition 10 the Nranz gell townsite. rhe surveying party is composed Of che following men: Charles P seeley Ray NeReary. Chas T. Benson. Dewey Frankfort CT. K. NJ Nelson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
sACC0 DEFENSE PREPARES
 FOR PLEA TO GOV. FULLER

BOSTON - Ready 10 hear the worst from their final appeal to justice in the state of Massachusetts the defense for saceo and Vanzetti laid the groundwork for an appeal to Federal courts. Il was reported that a ruling of the supreme court of Massachusetts would be made be fore Saturday, which would give the lawyers for the convicted men one day to state the ease before date of execution which is set for August 9. With affairs approaching a crisis Governor Allen T. Fuller, under authorization of the execu- tive Council, offered a reward of one thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction of the persons re sponsible for the bombing of the home of Lewis MeHardy. one of the jurors in the saceo case. The entire police force was ordered to hunt for the men who set the explosive
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
J. OGDEN ARMOUR DEAD

LONDON Ogden Armour. noted Chicago millionaire. died Tuesday afternoon at four thirty o'clock from heart failure. Death came after a long siege of illness at q time when he was thought To be recovering rapidly. Mr. Armour was 64 years old At his bedside al the time of his death were his wife. daughter. son-in-law, Lord Dawson. James Dawson. King Georges physician. and two other physicians. Mr. Ar mour's favortte daughter, who is Mrs. John J. Mitchell. recently made a hurried trip of more than 700O miles to reach he fathers side before he died. When she arrived in England he showed great improve. ment. and was thought to be on his way to recovery. A relapse set in. however. and he died suddenly Mr. Armour was founder of the billion dollar grain and provision firm. He is said to have lost large sums in business during the past year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
NEWS DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVER
 THE WORLD

SAN FRANCISCO = After being aground for 22 hours while 42 ves- sells of the .. S. Navy and other ships frantfeaIly searched the Pacific Ocean for them, the airplane Miss Dorane was found safe on the island of Maui with her girl passenger. pilot and navigator safe and sound according to a report circulated by press correspondents.
 Hope had dwindled in the minds of those who watched the bulletins anxiously for any word of the lost flfers. Hour after hour passed with ont any results, but finally shortly after 9 pm. Seattle time one wire less bulletin was flashed through stating that all through members of the crew of Miss Doran" had been found on Maui Island, only loo miles short of their destination.
 The airplane Golden Eagle with it's pilot Jack Frost and navigator Gordon Scott are still lost in the Pacific wastes-victims of an at- tempt To fly from California to Ha- Waii without a stop.
 Forty-two warships of the U. S. Navy and many other ships are eombing the sea hoping against hope that the plane will be sighted. Their last hopes are that the aviators may have had as good luck as did Miss Doran" to come down on or near an island.
 James Dole, sponsor of the flightF in his anxiety to get immediate ac- tion in finding the lost plane offer ed s20.000 reward to persons re- sponsible for locating it. Eight army planes and several civilian planes took to the air, securing the ocean from their lofty positions in an eff fort to sight the Golden Eagle" but at a late hour last night their search was still in vain
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-A star simi- lar to our sun exploded in the south
 sfn sky early this morning it was yeported in a eablegram from Ger many to Prof. E. B. Frost. director of the Yerkes Observatory. The ex- plosion of the star known as Nova Aequilae, was the first reported in two years. Prof Frost said that if similar explosion should occur within the sun all life on the earth would vanish within 13S hours. No cause. for the Nova Aequilae's ex- ploding was given. The expansion or explosion of the star was an nounced by Max Wolff of Heidel- bearg, and confirmed by photo graphs taken at Hafard University
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-The airplane Woolaroe guided by Art Goebel glided onto Wheeler Field in Honolulu, at 6:5S F. M. New York time, is winner of the first prize in the $25,0O0 Dole air race from California to Hawaii. His plane covered the distance of 2400 miles in 26 hours and IT minutes. About two hours later al $50 P M. New York time, the airplane Aloha pilot ed by Martin Jensen came to rest OH same field to win the second prize of $10,O00.
 The time for the racing fliers was slower than that made by the two Naval lieutenants, Maitland and Hegenberger who flew the distance in 25 hours and 20 minutes.
 When the fliers arrived Wheeler Field was the scene of bedlam. Thousands of persons had collected at the landing place as the hours passed, and they sent up a tremen- dous cheer when Goebel brought his Woolarco to a halt People broke through the picket lines and sur rounded the fliers while an official reception took place.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
Returns to the Cassiar

Mrs. L F. Cole who was a resi- dent of Wrangell for a time sever al years ago, arrived on the Prin- cess Charlotte, Monday night, and left for Telegraph Creek on the Hazel B No. on the following day. She expects to make her home at Laketon in the Cassiar for a time. Mr. Cole will join her later.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
Eastern Officials Leave

c. H. Davis, general manager of the Vermont Marble Company. who has been on his annual tour Of inspection of the Company's properties in southeastern Alaska. arrived from Tokeen on the Yer marco Friday and left on the Queen for his home in Proctor. Vermont. Mr. Davis was accompanied on his trip this year by Frank c. Par fridge, Charles F. Partridge and Miss Florence Partridge of Proctor, Vt., and & H. Howard of Rutland. Vt.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
SHOOT WAY OUT OF JAIL

PITTSBURGH, Pa. = Two con demned slayers. one of them a noto- rious bandit and payroll robber. shot their way to freedom from the Alleghany jail in a successful dash for liberty. The men were Paul Ja- warski, notorious figure in mine payroll holdup and John Vasbinder. The escape was one of the most s,artling in police annals. Early in the afternoon a visitor arrived to tllk with the pair of criminals. Suddenly he whipped a brace of re- volyers from his pocket and forced the guards to surrender arms. Ja- warski and Vasbinder at once open ed fire and wounded two guards The criminals and visitors then ran, firing as they went. On their way out they seized the keys from the bookkeeper and after fleeing in an automobile were lost in the city.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
.5-PAGE HISTORY OF ALASKA
 STARTS U0I wIIH Bit sALE

The first edition of the Seventy
 X Page History of Alaska. wriJ= za by II. P. eorser. arrived here ast week and is having bIs saie
 aowing that it is fuing d long felt want among tourists az Wen as 4=askans
 About the only recognized history 0I Alaska k tbaf o9 Bancroft. q boon Of hundreds of pages through which the average reader has not the time nor inclination 10 wade. For the Alaskan who wants to know more of his Territory for the tourist who Is visiting the Northland. OF for any American who seeks more infofma tfon of the outlying sections of his country. this "sEVENTY-sIN PAGE HISTORY OF ALASKA has been written.
 IF P. Corser. M. s. Wraneell au- thor of the work, has spent almost thirty years in Alaska in his work as missionary of the Protestant Episcopal church. He knows Alas ka and Alaskans. He is the author of several other works, most notable of which is sTotem Lore
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

SAN FRANCISCO = Mrs. Helen Spiva today asked the United States District Attorney for permission to excayate on government property in San Francisco where she says more than one hundred thousand dollars worth of gold and precious jewels are buried in an old iron chest. She says the treasure was the loot of eight bandits who buried it in 1855, and later were captured. She says she has a map of the location which she only recently discovered although it had been her husbands family for several generations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

SAN BERNARDINo, Cal. - The powder flash of a suicides revolver yesterday started fire which threatened for time to deyastate the whole of Big Bear Valley Noun tain playgrond above this city. As the life of Paul Cruger expired from the bullet he fired into his heart his clothing burst into flames and the fire quickly communicated to dry grass and brush, the blaze raced toward the big camp area on the lake front and forest rangers were summoned. The fire was extinguish- ed after a stubborn fight.
 NEW YORK - Gladys Roy, girl flier known throughout the United States as a stunt flier, died in the hospital from injuries received when she walked into a willing propeller at Youngstown, Ohio.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

ROME, Aug. 18.-Italian seien- tists, alarmed lest the famous Lean ing Tower of Pisa oyertopple, have discovered that the beautiful Cam panic has shifted on an average of one millimeter each year since 1908. The rate of movement is increasing and commission of experts are ex- amining the ground with view of averting a possible catastrophe.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

Donald Sinclair returned on the Yukon Monday from business trip to several cities of the Pacific Coast. While away he visited his sons, Wallace and Donald, who are now located in San Francisco.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
KananestY Baby Dies

The eight-months old son of MT. and Mrs. Barney Kananesty died at Union Bay Wednesday morning and was brought into Wrangell by the sorrowing parents this morn ing. Funeral services will be con du ted at St. Philips church tomor- row afternoon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

PARIS, Aug 18.= After three months of negotiations Germany and France have signed trade agreement based on the favored na- tion policy. France will benefit on agricultural products and textiles while Germany will be favored in chemicals, machinery and electrica goods.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

Miss Olive Rossi, private seere tary to A. B. Collins, superintendent of the Mergenthaler Linotype Com pany, San Francisco Agency was messenger aboard the Dorothy Alex ander in port here southbound last Monday afternoon. Miss Rossi was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Wes- sel of San Francisco,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
CLOSED PRINCE OF WALES
 DISTRICT, AUG 18

Fishing Was elosedIn Che Prince ot Wales district Thursday. August IS.
 The Southern district closed last Saturday and will be raopeued on September n at P. N.
 No word has been received from the Bureau of Fisheries as e whethz CT fishing will be reopened in the Prince af Wales district at q later date.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
SAN FRANCIsCO,. A

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.- Lieut. Byron J. Cornell and H. c. Robb broke four seaplane records for speed, distance and duration when they flew the giant PIN 10 plane for 20 hours, 43 minutes ana 40 secnods, over a 25 kilometer 7losed course for 156915 miles, car rying a pay load of HOO pounds O sand.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

NEW YORK; sixty foot brush CT ran aground on the rocks at Lit tre Hell Gate. Its owner, Walter Ly- on, a retired investment broker, his wife, the captain of the ship and the cook rwee taken off the reef by a Coast Guard Cutter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

RAPID CITY, SD. II Congress will refrain from increasing exten- sively the expenses of the nation, tax cut will be possible at the next session of Congress. Such is the opinion of President Coolidge, made plain at the temporary white house. MT. Coolidge was confident that he himself could effect the tax cut if Congress would help.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

PARIS - Mayor James Walker of New York was welcomed to France by the Mayor of Chebourg and oth- CT prominent personages while he was still wearing his pajamas Un- daunted by the scarcity of wearing apparel the American mayor shook hands with the French mayor and other members of the reception com mitteee while a squad of photogra- phers snapped pictures.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-John D. Rockefeller. Jr., has given sixty thousand dollars per year for five years to the Memorial hospital to fight cancer by means of research and education. The bequest which was made last spring, became known yesterday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
After Big Game Specimens

G. B. Newbold of Philadelphia vho hunted in the Cassiar last sea son. has returned for another hunt this season. On his trip this year Mr. Newbold will obtain big game specimens for one of the eastern universities.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

ST. LOUIS = With 48,00o,O00 miles covered in he United States by ariplanes during the last year and with low fatality record, Col Charles Lindburgh. transatlantic flier, predicted an aviation boom in a speech to the St Louis Chamber of Commerce.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18
Hazel B Passengers

The Hazel B No. ? sailed for Tele- graph Creek Tuesday afternoon with the following passengers: Mrs. ". T. Smith, MT. and Mrs. J. W Young. Mrs. I. F. Cole, Malcolm Me- Donald, Miss L. M. Swift, Miss Edith Swift, Dr. T. Bakes, Mary Jackson, Miss Ross, Jack Steele.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

Miss Mary Armstrong who has been visiting in Petersburg arrived here Saturday and is spending the week here with Mrs. Oscar Carlson before leaving for her home in Bel lingham.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-18

CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-A fashion able rendezvous along the Gold Coast of this city was found to be a gambling resort when squad of police battered down the doors i'll Q sudden raid Nicky Arnstein and Big Tim Murphy, former Labor lead CT, are said to be the operators.