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The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26
Locals

The following items comprise the local news of the week twenty years ago, and are copied just as they were originally printed:
 The steamer Princess May called at Wrangell, Sunday, on her way south.
 Frank Waterbury launched his new power boat last week and she runs like a charm.
 The gunboat Yorktown came into this port and laid at anchor over Monday night, leaving Tuesday morning.
 Capt. N. J. svinseth returned on the Seattle from Chatham, where he has been running a launch for the Myers eannery.
 Charley Lott's little steamer Etolin was completely wrecked in Frederick Sound a week or two ago. All hands got safely ashore.
 Miss Ella Lee Woods has gone to Ketchikan to take charge of St. Johns Indian School, pending the ar rival of the regular teacher, Miss Jones, from a visit to eastern points
 The Kayak left last Wednesday with the surviving Chinese and Japs from the wreck, whom she carried to Loring. Two of the Chinese, how ever, refused to go, preferring the in side passage to Seattle.
 A small roof blaze at Pat Loftus' place last Thursday was extinguished before doing serious damage, and Pat who is a survivor of the wreck, said When a man is in luck, he's lucky all oyer."
 MT. and Mrs. H. D. Campbell are at Lake Bay where MT. Campbell is do- ing some building which will prob ably demand his attention most of the winter. Mrs. Campbell expects to 
 be gone from home about month.
 The old walk leading to the jail from Stikine avenue was broken down again Monday. If it is not soon re- placed by a new one somebody will get some bones broken one of these days and then the town will have damages to pay for.
 Word reached here Tuesday of the wreck of the steamer Humboldt which occurred in Deception Pass near Vancouver Island, Monday, when the ships steering gear failed to work and the ship went full speed onto a rock. No lives were lost.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26

The Burnside went over into the Narrows a day or two last week 10 do litlle work and while the crew was busy on tbe job. Captain stanford and some of the other officers took 2 turn at the waterfowl in Duncan Ca nal Meszrs Parrott and Lyon who accompanied the party. report good luck
 At the administrator sale of tha personal property of Andrew Husby. deceased. which occurred at lus court house on Monday afternoon. thcfs was some keen bidding and most of the articles brought go54 prices Tho gasoline fishing boat was bought by party from Petersburg. whose bid was $165.
 Fred staekpole went out 10 st Johns harbor Wednesday of last week to tow in the little launch Tele- phone which had swamped through striking the rocks in a heavy sea. The little craft was badly bruised but not beyond repair.
 Frank Waterbury, Ed Lyons and George Smith returned Monday with a fine load of ducks. geese and cranes from the flats. A crane. given by Frank to the Sentinel was klosh muek-a=muek
 While running to the roof fire at Pat Loftus residence last Thursday morning J. IT. Wheeler and Claire Snyder got tangled ID with one of the fire carts and each received bruises. NIr Wheeler received a wound on the forehead and Claire had tooth loos- ened up Neither will die
 Governor Hoggatt will probably not be very enthuiastie over the Sti- kine flats as a duck and goose pre- serve. The party of which he was a member last week got five ducks. the governor bagging one poor little snipe. It is said that the hunting lodge is an ideal place to play solo.
 Some anxiety was felt here yester- day over the disappearance of Capt Bruce. He Is an oldtimer in these parts, and was mate of the Hattie Gage at the time of the wreck of the eannery ship. Up to the time these types were set he had not been seen since Friday, and some advance the theory that he has committed sui eide through oyerwrought nerves. The last time he was seen, he had a roll of currency and this gives rise to the belief that he has met with foul play.
 A petition has been circulated among Wrangell property owners, praying the Interior Department to set aside the objection raised to the settlement of the townsite survey by parties who claim that the Indians should be exempt from the require ments imposed on the white people. This writer signed the paper, and yet We believe that the petition is super flous and unnecessary, as the instruc- tions say plainly that the natives claiming property within the town site shall pay their pro rata share of the cost of the survey, the same as the whites.
 Steamer Hattie Gage left here last week carrying a party of seven men to the scene of the wreck for the pur- pose of burying the remains of those who had washed ashore The crew returned Monday night after burying fifty-four bodies. The bodies of only two white men were found, one of which was that of Frank Healy, and this was brought in for shipment to San Francisco. One member of the burying party told a reporter that to remove all the debris would require the combined efforts of fifty men working steadily for two or three months, and that none of the cargo is worth picking up.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26
SALVATION ARMY

Regular Meetings, Tuesday and Fri
 day, 7:30 P. M.
 Knee Drill. Sunday morning, 7:30. Service at Jail, Sunday, 10:0O A. M. Sunday School, 200 P. M. Regular service Sunday evening, FOO
 EMMA MILLER, Corps Commander
 THOS. TAMAREE, Sergeant-Majcr
 ROBERT SMITH, Adjutant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26
Government -Rnildinps

It took thirteen years for a new court house to be built and the feder- al reserve improvements made which were the subject of the following ar tiele:
 The government buildings and walks on the reserve are running down disgraeefully, and it will soon be up to the Department of Justice to do some very extensive repair work. The court house is nothing more nor less than an old shack. The floors are uneven, the walls have about a tWo-point list to the south eastwest. the porch is about to go down and the old rotten roof leaks like sieve. The jail is no better than the court house. The roof is covered with a heavy growth of moss, the old walls let the air through, and if there were any trains running out of Wrangell the cells would not hold any prisoner who had a desire to es- cape. The sewerage system from the entire reserve is inadequate, and on a warm day the effluvia arising from that reserve would nauseate a bronze hyena. The walks, patched here and there as occasion demands, present a very bad appearance. The old sen timental argument that these build ings should remain on account of their historical associations is non sense. We should like to see the next grand jury make an inspection, and believe that it's report would re- suit in getting provisions made for new buildings"
 The following editorial is just as suitable today as it was twenty years ago when William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan were the presidential nominees:
 Because this happens to be a presidential year, don't sit down and fold your hands in resignation to that ancient and time-Worn cry of the dyspeptic, that business goes to the devil because of this fact If just the business men to whom this paper goes were to take that stand, they alone would exercise a wonderfully depressing influence on business. But
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26

Mrs. Albert Lee Jr. was the first person to bring in an old WrangelI paper following the request in last weeks Sentinel for old papers as the files on hand extend back but twelve years when the present publisher took over the plant.
 The paper Mrs. Lee brought is a copy of the Alaska Sentinel published Thursday, October l, 1908. George c. L. Snyder, publisher. and was found last spring in Captain Lees home.
 The paper is a seven column folio with all the typesetting done by hand. The inside pages were ready printed in Seattle. The front page carries local advertising in sixty-five per cent of the space and is taken by F. Matheson, The City Store, Donald Sinclair. proprietor. St. Michael Trading Co.,, The Shurick Drug Co.,, and The Wrangell Drug Co A Red- mems Lodge ad shows that J. H. Wheeler was saehem and A. V. R Snyder, Custodian of Records at that time.
 Fourth page advertisers include the Wilson & Sylvester Sawmill, The Mint Saloon. C. Denny, proprietor. The Wrangell Hotel, Lynch and Grant, proprietors, The eassiar sa- loon John Norton, proprietor, Brew cry Saloon, Bruno Grief, proprietor, Wrangell Meat Market, c. M. Coulter. proprietor. Alaska Fish and Cold Storage Co.,, WrangelI shingle Co., Olympia Restaurant, Bando Bros. proprietors. The Jager gasoline en- zine is advertised by George Snyder, agent, who puts forth the claims that it burns but little fuel, requires but little lubricant and comes home with out oars.' The Wrangell Marble Works is advertised by Lowery and Woodbridge; Dr. Shurick and pr. Emery have professional cards; J. [. Worden a photography advertisement and L. c. Patenaude adyertises "a fine line of smokers articles"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26

The previous issue of the Sentinel had evidently carried an account of the wreck at Coronation Island of the Star of Bengal, an Alaska Packers boat in which one hundred lives were lost. Over a column is devoted to a report of a special memorial service conducted by the Rev. H. P. Corser at St. Philips church in honor of the drowned men, in which MT, Corser lauds the heroism of the men on the ill fated ship. All of the sermon re- ported is worthy of reprint. How ever, the following paragraphs show the trend of thought of the service and incidentally are as pertinent to- day as twenty years ago:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-26

"Still further, does not this in cident inspire greater heroism in all our hearts? Let us, in this her oism not simply be inspired with physical heroism. There are men who are not afraid of the wild, tossing, storm-swept sea; who are not afraid of the cannon's shot but who are put to flight by a sheer, or made towards by the prospective loss of few dollars. Let us have more heroism in our everyday life.
 My friends, all of you have more or less influence; much more than you will admit. There are those looking to you for advice and guidance. You are a captain to them. When the moral tempest arises, are you a true captain, or are you ready to desert the ship and Ieave those entrusted to you to be torn to pieces by the moral storms of life?
 When the Master is with us whether the latter end is at home among friends, or out on the sea We do not go into the eternity alone You have heard of when Abraham Lincoln was going thru a hospital and a dying soldier boy said, Stay with me awhile. It will not be so lonely to die,' and the busy President took the hand of the dying soldier and waited till the end So it is with us at the end. The Christ takes our hand and we do not go into eternity alone"
Evening star., 1928-04-12
Member of d. C. Clubs.
FAMILY LIFE STUDY
UP AT SOCIAL MEET
Community Service Glasses Will Be
offered as Continuation
Course.

Under the general topic The Fam
ily in the Community" second course
for volunteers in social service will be
conducted by the Council of Social
Agencies as continuation OF the nine
week course just finished Registra-
tons. 1t was announced today. are
being made for this course through
the council Office
Walter S. Ufford. general secretary
of the Associated Charities. will lead
the first discussion. Miss Rose Nc
Hugh. field secretary Of social action
department OF the National Catholic
Welfare Conference viii lead the dis
cussion of The Family and Moral
Problems"
The third class viii be led by Miss
Louise MCGUIRE, teacher of family
case work at the National Catholic
School OF Social Service, on The Fam
fly and Industrial Problems" Miss
Gertrude H. Bowling director Of the
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society. win
lead the last discussion, THE Family
and Health Problems"
Evening star., 1928-04-12

Of Annapolis has agreed to attire In
colonial garb and costumers are at work.
The President will spend several hours
here, will visit several of the colonial
homes and with the governors Of the 13
original States will review the Pageant
Only those In colonial attire will be
permitted to participate In the big ball
to be held In the State House. Real In
dians in full regalia will re-enact trea-
ties with the white men under the fa-
nous Liberty tree on the college campus
Several hundred colonial-attired State
Guardsmen will participate.
Evening star., 1928-04-12
PRESIDENT PREPARES
TO VISIT ANNAPOLIS
Secret Service Men Make Inspec.
tion Preparatory to st. Johns
College Celebration.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, April l2.--Secret
service men were here yesterday making
ARRANGEMENTS for President Coolidge S
visit to Annapolis May Is In coniunc-
ton with St. Johns Colleges Colonial
day celebration, which is expected to at
tract $4,000 visitors,
A large percentage OF the population
Evening star., 1928-04-12
Lieutenant Commissioned.

Thomas A. Lane, 100 x street north
east, las been commissioned by the
War Department, a first lieutenant OF
eineers, in the Reserve Corps Of the
Army
Evening star., 1928-04-12

The single steel arch. 200 feet high.
IN the $5,000,000 bridge over the Tyne,
at Newcastle. England, has just been
completed
Evening star., 1928-04-12

/ and for four years served on Woods
| staff in the Philippines Upon the
/ latter's death he wound up his business
affairs in the islands and was on his
way back to the States. by way of
Asia and Europe when he was married.
Brother Is Notified.
Marshall Langhorne. who resides at
22ll r street. received a cable from
his brother few days ago announcing
plans for the wedding in London. Mr..
Langhorne said that his brother had
known Miss Waller In the Philippines
She is the daughter of Edward Waller
prominent Chicagoan.
Mrs. Powell Clayton. a sister, was
with Col. Langhorne in Europe.
Col, Langhorne has had long end
distinguished record in the Cavalry.
Graduating from the United States
Military Academy at West Point in
1885, he was appointed lieutenant in
the 5th Cavalry He rose rapidly
through the various grades and served
as major of the 39th Volunteers ..n the
Spanish American War. He was pro-
NOTED to colonel in 1917.
In 1897 and 1898 he was military at
tache at the United States legation in
Brussels. He went with his regiment to
the Philippines in 1899 and later par
ticipated in the ,Jolo campaign ther !.
For Is months he was acting governor
of Marc Province. In 1908 he accom-
panied Gen. Wood TO Europe. He serv-
ed as military attaehe at tht American
embassy in Berlin from 1913 TO 1915.
Member of d. C. Clubs.
Col Langhorne has numerous r1ed-
ais and decorations for his services in
the Spanish-American War. the Philip
pine Insurrection and the Mexican bor-
der campaigns. He was decorated with
the Legion of Honor by France.
He is a member of the University,
Metropolitan Army and Navy. Chevy
Chase and Riding and Hunt Clubs here
and of the Army ana Navy Club of
America New York City
Evening star., 1928-04-12

Col. George Tayloe Langhorne, U. S.
Cavalry. and member of the famous
Virginia family and cousin Of the
Langhorne sisters and, more particu-
larry, Lady Astor. is brother of
Marshall Langhorne and DR., c. T,
Langhorne both of this city.
Col. Langhorne was a devoted fol-
lower of the late Gen. Leonard Wood
Evening star., 1928-04-12
COL. LANGHORNE
WEDS IN LONDON
LADY Astor. Mrs. Powell
Clayton of Washington
and Others Attend.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, April l2,--Col George T
Langhorne, u. S, A., and Miss Mary
Waller of Chicago were married at noon
today at HedSor Parish Church. Give
den. near the country home of Lady
Astor q cousin of the colonel.
The wedding was attended by Lady
Asior. the colonel'S sister, Mrs. Powell
Clayton of Washington. D. c.. and Col.
and Mrs. ]. r. Thomas, Col. Thomas,
who is military attache at the American
embassy in London, is an old friend of
Col. Langhorne,
After the ceremony Col, and Mrs,
1Anghorne came here to spend fort
night and then will go to the United
States.
Col. Ianghorne. who was assistant TO
the late Mai. Gen, Leonard Wood, Gov
ernor General of the Philippines, went
to Paris recently, where he met Mrs.
Clayton and Miss Waller and the party
came to London yesterday. The we'd
ding plans were guarded in much Sc
crecy, Miss Waller not even telling her
closest friends, She cableo her father
Immediately after the ceremony.
Evening star., 1928-03-28
EXPRESS AIR LINES
WILL BE EXTENDED
American Company TO Widen
Scope Of Service Between
Western Cities.
~ lhs Assoelsaed rress

~ Nss AssoriaaeG rress
NEW YORK March 70 Shipment of
express matter bg aiTplsne between Gin
cinnati and Chicago viii begin on
March 81 the American Railway FIX
press CO. announced yesterday. April 3
= similar service VIII be lnaugurated be-
tween Chicago. Mlnnes polls and s.
Paul These viii be- the FIRST extensions
0f the aerial service since the company
established It's air routes
~ thai time express shipments bg
airplane 0ere provided for between BOs-
ton New York Chicago Dallas Kansas
City and San Francisco The addition
of the new route will give direct sif
service ~ way n Chicago between Gin
cinuau. indianapolis and the Pacific
Coast the company announces. and viii
make possible complete connecting Ar
transport service betBeen Boston and
New YoTk and Cincinnati and Indian
apoilh by way ~ Chicago
Express shipments leaving New York
~ pm. VIII arrive in indianapolis ~
2 50 nj aud ~ Cincinnati at 10 m
- Wing 8 half = day On the time required
fgT rail shipment Rates viii vary from
~ ~ 10 cents quarter pound between
REV YoTk end Minneapolis The mini
mum charge viii be t0f one pound
Evening star., 1928-03-28
PATTERSON TRACT
PARK DEMANDED
Stars Golden Rule Traffic
Campaign Enthusiastically
IndorSed by Citizens.

3rover NJ koockogey, president OF
the Trinidad Citizens Association. last
night was authorized by the aSSocia-
fion meeting in the WhCatley School,
10 bring 10 the attention Of the District
Commissioners. the Senate District
committee. the Federation Of Citizens
Associations and the Citizens Advisory
Council its protest against the at
teu1Ut to place the Farmers Market ON
fbe patterson tract. and 10 insist that
the will az Congress, as eNpreSS9d al
SIS last session, 10 acquire the Patterson
tract for park be carried out
The rrOup took this step after Nr.
KooekoCey had acquainted II with the
latest developments in the market Sltua-
fio,. caused by the Senator TvdinSS
bill introduced Yesterday, calling for
an Appropriation Of SSo00OO for mar
kei site north of the Avenue
AsSails Misrepresentation"
Pointing out that such a sum would
he insufficient 10 purchase land at the
n,idcity or lexington sites. Mr.. kooek-
oCev charged that the whole north-of-
e-Avenue movement Is directed al the
Patterson tract.
He called on the association to do all
II could 10 combat the campaign OF
MISREPRESENTATION" that, he charged,
Is being carried on by railroad COM
NAMES. shippers and commission mer-
chants about the 'north-of -the-Aye-
rue' site. and declared that the whole
citizen associations organization Is
r1skinS itself ridiculous before Congress
hv voting as though Center Market.
rot the wholesale market. were "a be re-
located
Indorse Golden Rule Drive.
on motion Of August Paland. the
trinidad group went on record as favor
ing the Southwest site for the market
Another resolution offered by Mr..
pslsnd. which vas also adopted, con-
veved the appreciation Of the orgsniza-
eior 10 the Federation Of Citizens ASSo-
ciations. and particularly William
Mex. Clayton and William A. Roberts.
for their defense OF the peoples side
Of the merger case.
Mrs. (. A. BayliSs offered reSom-
ton indorsing The Stars Golden Rule
campaign for traffic safety. which was
enthusiastically approved by the aSSo-
citation.
The association characterized as
s'hoth unethical and improper the &C
reptance OF financial compensation by
q member Of the Federation OF Citizens
Associations from any corporation seek
ing the Endorsement Of that BODY oy
raising a resolution framed BY Martin
G. SteCker.
Charles F. Miller and John s. Lackcy
we're admitted 70 membership.
Evening star., 1928-03-28
GRIzzLED ENGINEER
TAKES DAM BLAME
William MuIhoIIand. II, ChaI.
I3nqeS Report Attacking
Foundation.
BY she Associated press

BY she Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. March pa pair
Of aged but unfinching shoulders to-
day carried the burden OF blame for
the collapse Of st. Francis Dam.
Testifylng before the coroners jury
here. William Mulholland. 72-ynar-old
chief engineer OF the los Angeles Bu-
reau Of Water and Power. yesterday
accepted the responsibility for what
ever mistakes in engineering may have
lei 10 the brea kin" Of the dam
And In 50 doing he flung a chal-
len2e 10 the report OF the State inVeS-
tigatlng commission blaming fOunda-
ton OF the dam for the catastrophe
The States report was - the effect
that the natural foundation upon
which the dam was butt was Incapable
Of sustaining II because of It's Euscep-
tibilitv 10 water seepagc.
Don't blame anybody else pleaded
the gray-haired engineer. Whatever
fault there was IN this job put II on
me II there we're any errors IN lndg-
ment--and It's human 10 make mis-
tak~s-~the error was mine" I"
Questioned bV n member of the Jury.
Mulholland almost Indignantly denied
that IN the last Two OF three years he
had let up a little--rested more re-
sp0naiblily on aubord!nates
Il don't believe | have ever worked
harder IN my life than In the last few
wears first at the Office and not the
FIRST 10 leave he said Il 20 where the
work Is | wish ] could let up little.
Afraid III have 70 before long this
thing has got me " Then he detailed
tests that had been made OF the foun-
dati0n preliminary 10 construction, 10
assure tn. engineers Of its strength
II was the character of that fohn"
dation rock which the commission ap~
pointed by Gov G. &. Young TO
investiRsLe ths dissstc declared had
made thf failure ~ the dam "ineNi~
table With ~ resulting fiood and loss
0i probably more than 400 lives
Evening star., 1928-03-28
MINERS RELIEF GROUP
TO CONCLUDE WORK HERE
Committees Campaign viii End
Toni2ht--Donations Of Food and
Clothing Urgently Requested.

The coal miners relief committee
will terminate It's program IN Wash
ington tonight at the Washington Aul
ditorlum at II 80 o'clock, Calvin Rel
singer, business ng mt for the Baltmore
Federation Of Labor who ia ih CharRS
Of the coal miners trio announced to-
day He called attention 10 The fact
that there Is a great necessity for Wash
ingtonians to send food and clothing to
Samuel Madeoy ~ and IA T. street
southeast, who haH donated the use Of a
seyen~ton truck to transport these Of
terings at 4 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
10 district No 2 a JohnStoWn. ra
Food and clothing donated by wash
lngtonisns viii be distributed Friday
morning 10 HE miners women and chill
dfen. Mr. flelsingcr said adding that
members of The plafemakcrs union to-
day have donated $500 TO buy food
While 325 iOayrs of bread have been
promised he said WE can stand 800,
explaining that It takes 1872 hours t)
make the trip from Washington 60 the
coal regions. Nj Reiainger paid trib-
ute 10 the response made by Wishing
t0nians 10 the appeal. particularly tho
help given by Inspector Shelby II the
Police Department The miners COM
mitfee will leave tomorrow for New
York