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The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Mrs. Carl Arola and daughter, Elna, left on the Queen Sunday for a trip to Juneau where Mrs. Arola lived before coming to Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Fred Huffman, cameraman for the Canadian National Railway, arriy- ed on the plane Ketchikan last Sat urday from Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Miss Edna Bidwell and Miss Cora Sterling were roundtrip passengers aboard the Hazel B No. 2 leaving here Tuesday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Mrs. M. O. Johnson returned Tuesday afternoon from Duncan's Canal where she has spent the past two weeks as the guest of Mrs. B. E. Harvey.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

If you want to see the niftiest thing ever put out for shaving com fort and economy, drop into Ed Orig wires for a demonstration of the fa- nous Kriss Kross razor sharpener.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Baked daily at the American Bakery, Hot Rolls. Buns. Cinnamon Rolls. Coffee Cake. Assorted Pies. Cookies and Jelly Rolls.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Major A. ". Davis, mining en- gineer, arrived on the Princess Louise Friday night and took pas sage on the Hazel B No. Tuesday morning for Telegraph Creek.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01
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Captain A. B. Conover is in town this week from the fox farm at Grief Island.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

Frederick Bronson, son of MT. and Mrs. F. E. Bronson, arrived on the Princess Louise Friday night to spend a months vacation in this vicinity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

o. D. Leet left on the plane Ketchikan Sunday morning for Ju- neau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
OWEN KELLAR DIES
IN CUSTOMS OFFICE
Attorney in Bureau Expires
at Work-H. (. Sullivan
Also SuccumbS.

Owen P. Kellar of 1914 Calvert street
died suddenly this morning in his Of
fee on the fourth floor of the old
Southern Railway Building at Thir-
tenth and Pennsylvania avenue, where
he was employed as attorney in divi-
sion of entry and appraisement of the
Bureau of Customs. He was pronounced
dead by DR.. P A. Stebbin of Casualty
Hospital, who responded on the call for
an ambulance. The body was removed
TO the District Morgue and Coroner j.
Ramsay hewitt notified.
According to j. D. Corridor. an at
torney employed in the office with Mr.
Kcllar. he came to work this morning
apparently in good health. He told
Mr.. Corridor he had been feeling fine
and had walked to work. Shortly after
entering his ONCE. however. Mr.. Cor
noise of Mr.. Kellar falling to the floor
Death is believed to have been in
Simultaneous.
Mr.. Kellar was native of Ohio. and
widower. He had been In the
Customs Bureau several years.
Another man also Succumbed sud-
denly this morning. He was Henry Ed
ward Sullivan, 70. of 2145 K street. who
was taken suddenly i'll while visiting
friends at 2l45 M street. and died en-
route to Emergency Hospital in the
ambulance.
Mrs. Robert C. Bonde of 1915 Rock
Greek Church road, his daughter, told
police that he was subject to heart at
tacks DR. J. M. Baber of Emergency
Hospital staff responded to call and
Sullivan dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
POLICE RECEIVE 9
REPORTS OF THEFTS
Three 0fenses Were Perpetrated
in Past Two Months, While
Others Were Recent.

Nine thefts were reported TO police
last night. the loot being valued at
1899. In three instances the thefts
were perpetrated some time during the
past two months or more, while others
were during the past few days.
Hugh Mackenzie, 4514 Connecticut
avenue, was the heaviest loser. He said
entrance to his basement was gained
with a duplicate key some time since
June 1 and clothing vaued at $515
taken from a trunk in the locker room.
MendeS j. Mannis, apartment los,
1881 Cathedral avenue, told police his
apartment was entered since June /
and clothing valued at 1855 stolen from
the living room.
Mrs. Fannie L. Samuel, 1414 Spring
road, reported an intruder having been
in evidence in her home the past two
months. Numerous articles Of solid
silverware, valued at $25, we're stolen.
Miss Jewell Volk 1898 Fourth street
northeast, appealed to police of the
second precinct to make an effort to
recover O. pocketbook stolen from q
store on upper Seventh street yester-
day. Her pocketbook contained q pair
of eyeglasses, fountain pen, keys, cards
and papers. She valued the contents
Of the pocketbook at $50.
Others who reported minor theftS
were william Davis, 402 o street;
Frank Sutton, 431 p street: Nathan
Reuben. Sc Charming street: Daniel r.
Wall. 900 Pennsylvania avenue, and
Frank williams, 935 Florida avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
PORTER HELD AFTER
FAILURE TO APPEAR
Tips Policeman in Theft Case, but
Doesn't Go to Court Until
Arrested.

There is nothing in the book Of
etiquette against Pullman porters Civ
ing tips to policemen. Nevertheless,
take the case Of Monroe Plant, col
ored, 50.
It looks as If Monroe's white coat and
his tips" which are usually regarded
as assets in the Pullman porter pro-
fession, may blast an otherwise promis-
ing career.
Six months ago some rude person
stole Monroe's white coat. The next
day when the B. 81 o. arrived from
New York, Monroe could hardly wait to
dust everybody OF before making for
police precinct.
There Monroe gave his first tip to
a policeman. 1t concerned the identify
of the supposed thief. After that the
Pullman porter seems to have brushed
the matter from his mind.
The police, however, remembered.
Some months later they located q sus-
pect and got ready to air the matter
in Police Court.
Then a hitch occurred. The prosecu-
tons chief witness-who happened to
be Monroe-like most travelling men,
was hard to locate. Monroe, as mat
ter of fact, was nowhere about.
Yesterday morning Headquarters De-
tectives c. p. Cox and Bagby ling
Of the clothing squad deprived llon-
roe's Pullman car of Monroe. They
served him with a bench warrant
as witness at his home, 2116 Flagler
place,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
POLICE HOLD D. c. BOYS
EXPLORING BALTIMORE
ohacer Captures Four Youths Aft
or Chase. and ParsAts Are No
tified of wherea bouts.

Four bows, who ssid they had left
their homes in Washington yesterday
to see what Baltimore looked like, to-
dav were held at the northern police
station as runaways while. the police
notified their parents. Of the, youngsters
The boys were Clifford Trexler. II
wears old, 9521a Twenty-sixth street;
Herbert Masters, Is, 2424 Pennsylvania
avenue; Lawrence Jacobs. IL, z4Il
Pennsylvania avenue, and Robert Will
liams. IL, Of Gao Twenty-sixth street
They were caught on Charles street
near Twenty.second street by Patrol
man Charles P. O'Brien of the north
ern district early today after a short
O'Brien had seen the boys coming
west along North avenue. When he
started out to question them, they ran
up Charles street. He went after them,
corraling the whole quartet. r.
The boys said they had come over
to Baltimore yesterday on an automo-
bile truck. They had expected to re-
turn this morning on the same truck,
they said, and were on their way To
washington Boulevard and Monroe
street, where they agreed to meet the
chauffeur of the truck. when the
policeman took them into custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
MARR|ES SISTER
OF DEAD F|ANCEE
Norman Landreau and Miss
Caroline Griffin, Who Was
in Quantico Fire, Wed.

Norman B. Landreau, Washington at
torney, was married this morning to
Miss Caroline Hill Griffin, 5709 Thirty
third street, a sister of his former
fiancee, Miss Eleanor Grimm, who was
burned to death in a fire at Quantico,
Va, early in the morning of February
5. 1927. The girl he married today
narrowly escaped death in the same
FIRE.
The two sisters had gone with Lam
dreau and another man to attend q
dance in the officers quarters at Guam
tico the night of the IRE. After the
dance the girls went to the home Of
Lieut.. and Mrs. A. r. Holderby to spend
returned to the ondcers' quarters.
Fire Is Discovered.
Shortly before dawn the next morn
ing q sentry spied flames shooting
through the roof of the Holderby cot
tage. He turned in an alarm and the
post fire apparatus and volunteers
hurried to the scene.
The fire had made such Roadway,
however, that 1t could not be checked.
Marines braved the smoke and flames
line Grimm, who was so seriously affect
ed by the smoke that her life was de-
SPARED Of for several days. Other vol
unteers brought out the bodies of Lieut..
Holderby and his 4-year-old daughter,
Clotilde. Miss Eleanor Grimm was
alive when rescued, but she died en-
route to the Naval Hospital.
Saved by FAN Under Bed.
The Marines who rescued Caroline
Grimm said she had fallen under the
bed after succumbing to smoke, and
that this probably saved her life.
Landreau, who Is IS years old, lives
at 1892 Connecticut avenue. Before
the war he was prominent athlete
at Georgetown University, leaving
school in 1918 to enlist In the Army
Since the war he has been active in
veterans organizations here. The bride
is IS years old.
The marriage took place early today at
the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Church, Chevy Chase. Rev. Thomas
Smyth ofiiciated at the ceremony which
was followed by q nuptial mass. The
bride and groom left after the wed
ding for q Northern trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
BR00KHART FAvORS
CIVIL SERVICE CODE
Sponsor of Bills to Improve EN-
ployes' Conditions Approves
Plan in Principle.

Senator Brooki1art. Republican, of
Iowa, sponsor Of several bills to improve
working conditions in the Government
service, said today that he favored In
principle the plan to codify all civil
service laws provided they are codified
in the right direction" The Senator
said 1t undoubtedly would be desirable
to have all laws affecting Government
employees brought together in code form
rather than scattered in many different
statutes, but he indicated that he
thought certain changes should be made
in connection with any revision Ut civil
service laws.
For more than a year the Iowa Sen
ator has been seeking the passage of two
bills, one to correct inequalities in the
pay Of employees in the lower grades.
who received the smallest advances un-.
der the Welsh law, and the other to
create o civil service board of appeals.
before which employees could obtain
hearings on complaints relating to their
civil service status.
The Senator said he would be glad
to study any plan Of codificaticn that
may be worked out before determining
what his attitude would be toward spe-
ciic plans.
The proposal to codify civil service
laws was advanced recently by Chair
man Lehlbach Of the House civil service
committee, when he announced he was
having data prepared along that line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
SHINGLES BODY,
BRICK WEIGHTED,
FOUND IN CANAL
Dairy EmpIoye Left Note Tell
ing of Intention of End
ing His Life.
HINT OF MENTAL TROUBLE
| Is CONTAINED IN LETTER
Police Drain Section of Waterway
to Recover Corpse Of Hyatts-
vile Man.

His shirt stuffed with brick, the body
of Raymond SWingle, AZ, of Hyattsville,
Md, who disappeared early yesterday
morning, was found at the bottom of
the Chesapeake 81 Ohio Canal this
morning by harbor police.
Policemen G. z. LaDow and c. z.
Adams of the harbor precinct found 1t
necessary to drain the water of a sec
ton of the canal between Thirtieth and
jefferson streets in order TO locate the
body. 1t was found near the ioodgates,
opposite the spot where Swingle's coat
was picked up yesterday by child.
Note Told Of Trouble.
Swingle, who for 40 years had been
employed by the Chestnut Farm Dairy,
left behind in the automobile of Conrad
L. STACK, who lives with him, note
indicating his intention Of committing
suicide. The note read:
Dear Little Mother, Ruthie and
II am in awful trouble. Dads poor
old mind. crippled by illness before I
knew and loved you, has failed COM
pletely. For weeks have been fight
ing to gain it, but it is no 90. For hours
at time don't know where am.
so I have decided the xindest way is to
60 away rather than remain an added
OuEOcH 10 you. Ous please lOISlVS nlc
for this awful blow. Be good and you
can gain again happiness and content
ment. love you all, so good-by and
may God bless you
The note was signed Dad"
The body was identified as Swingle's
at the nnorgue by Randolph Witt of
Park Lane, Va, also an employe Of the
dairy.
Swingle left his wife and two children
at their HyattSville home night before
last to 60 to work. STACK drove him to
the dairy In his automobile and then
went into the building, thinking Swingle
would follow. Instead, he apparently
wrote the note, left it in Stacks car
and went to the canal.
Wife Knows No Motive.
His coat was found late yesterday on
the canal bank. A pair of glasses was
the only article In his pockets when he
was taken from the water. His wife,
Mrs. Josephine Swingle, could advance
no reason why her husband should
take his life. Friends had not noticed
mental inflrnity Of which he wrote.
In addition to his wife Swingle is
survived by son, Albert, Is, and a
daughter, Ruth, IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
HUSBAND HELD IN TWO
CHARGES OF ASSAULT
Victim Stabbed by Edmonston Man
1mproving-Prisoner's Wife
Swears Out Warrant.

Condition of r. Warren Sasnett of
IA Sixth street northeast, who is In
Casualty Hospital with wounds inflicted
by Ernest Mitchell, Edmonston road,
Edmonston, Md. yesterday, today was
described at the hospital as fair and
the belief was expressed he would re-
cover. Mitchell was locked up in the
Bladensburg Jail on two charges of as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
According to the story Mitchell told
police, he came home Unexpectedly yes
terday and found Sasnett and his wife
together. Becoming incensed, he pro-
ceeded to beat his wife with his fists
and assaulted Sasnett with a butcher
knife, police said. Mitchell was ar
rested by Constable Andrew Gasch of
Bladensburg after his wife had sworn
out q warrant of assault and battery
with intent to kill before Justice of the
Peace Hugh ONeil.
Mrs. Mitchell stated that when her
husband entered the house she was
seated In one chair and Sasnett In an
other, and that the latter was collect
ing an insta1lment due on a radio set
She said that her husband attacked
Sasnett without provocation and as
saulted her when she attempted to in
tervene.
SaSnett, who was brought to the hos.
pital in the ambulance Of the Prince
Georges County rescue squad, of which
H. L. Leonard is chief, after being given
has had a warrant sworn out against
Mitchell, charging assault and battery
with intent TO kill.
A preliminary hearing will be giver
Mitchell on the charge preferred by
his wife tomorrow night at 8 O'Clock
in the Bladensburg fire house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
H|T-AND-RUN CASE
SUSPECT ARRESTED
Police Say J. E. Meadows Ad.
mits Driving Auto That Hit
observation-disclosures.

Police yesterday took into custody a
man charged with being the hit-and-
run driver, who on wednesday ran
down and seriously injured william
Halpin. As years old, Of 21S John
Marshall place. Halpin, who was run
down at our-and-a-Half street and
avenue, Is still in Emer-
sency Hospital with fractured skull;
several broken ribs and internal
injuries.
The arrested man gave his name as
T. z. Meadows, 21year-old huckster
Of 100 Second street. Sixth precinct
police said he admitted driving the
car which struck Halpin. He was held
operating without q permit, dead tags,
bad brakes and reckless driving in two
instances.
Meadows was taken into custody after
Policeman s. r. Gosgins recognized his
machine parked in front Of the sixth
precinct station. The machine was
abandoned Wednesday night, police said
at New Jersey avenue and D street
when the driver fled Through an alley
while being pursued by taxicab driver
Auto Victim Treated.
Edward Lomax, so years old. colored
of 1920 Ninth street, was treated at
Emergency Hospital for slight abrasions
over the left eye suffered when run
down at Eighteenth and L streets by a
taxicab operated by william r. Allen
Of 1850 Irving street. He went home
after treatment.
Alfred Penn, 8 years old, colored, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for minor
injuries suffered when he was run down
near his home In Bladensburg, Nd. by
an automobile, the driver Of which
police did not identify.
Three-Year-Old Injured.
Three-year-old Mckinley Campbell,
colored, suffered decorations to the face
and head when run down In front OF his
home at 423 First street southwest by
an automobile operated by DR.. Richard
10. Sevell Of 1881 New Hampshire
avenue.
The child was treated at Providence
Hospital, where he was taken by DR..
Sewell, and later removed home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
TWO TAKEN IN RAID
HELD FOR GRAND JURY

Two persons, charged with setting up
a gaming table, were held for the ac-
ton Of the grand jury, while seven
others, charged with permitting gaming,
demanded jury trials in Police Court
yesterday. These persons were arrested
in the police drive against numbers"
games. Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Ernest Davis, In charge Of the prosecu-
ton OF the smaller gaming cases at Pc.
lice Court, said that there are approx
mately SO cases Of this kind awaiting
trial in the Police Court.
Lawrence A. Bell, colored, 1900 block
OF Sixth street, and his brother, Ed
ward Bell, arrested by Sergt. o. J. Let
terman and his squad Tuesday night.
were held under $2,500 bonds for the
action Of the grand jury.
Those charged with permitting gaming
and who demanded jury trials are:
Cecil D. Alley, 12o0 block Of Evarts
street northeast; Merritt Wilson, 200
block Of Four-and-a.half street south
west; Lula Hammond, 900 block Of
North Capitol street; Ernest Whisene-
ant, 900 block Of Florida avenue; James
Lewis, 800 block of Rhode Island ave-
nue., and Samuel H. Brown, 100 block
Of u street. All are colored and were
held under 81 900 bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
CAPITAL PENALTY
ABOLITION ARGUED
Chamber of Commerce Goes
on Record as Favoring End
of Death Sentence.

After q three-hour debate in which
proposals ranging from establishment
of q penal colony to medical treatment
of criminals were advanced as substi-
tutes for capital punishment, the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce went on
record last night at q special meeting
in the Maynower Hotel as favoring
abolition Of the death penalty in the
District.
The vote indicated that ~ members
believed legal killing Is wrong, while "a
members were opposed TO any change
In the existing law.
The procedure was IN the form Of
action on q report recommending aboli-
ton of capital punishment submitted
by the committee on law and legtsla-
ton, headed by Judge Mary O'Toole
of the Municipal Court. President
Charles w. Darr of the chamber aligned
himself with its proponents and spoke
for its adoption.
The opposition consisted Of four
speakers headed by Col. Robert N.
tional Bank.
AetlC OF DaFDaft9m.
Col. J. Miller Kenyon. local attorney,
was the first speaker for the afiirma-
tive. He characterized the death pen
atty as . relic Of barbarian which We
haven't the courage 10 abolish" and
suggested In its stead . system found
in some Of the Latin American coun-
tries. He said that there murdererS
are sent to . lonely penal island.
Robert H. McNeill, another attorney.
suggested that the life imprisonment
laws be made 30 strong that commute
ton Of sentence would be impossible,
while DR.. L. H. Kraskin argued that the
criminal Is q sick man and should be
treated Is such.
Says Laws Are Cheapening.
Rev. George NJ Dow Of the Epis-
copal City Mission, who has acted as
spiritual adviser to numerous murderers
who subsequently paid the supreme
penalty, based his opposition to capital
punishment on the commandment
which says, Thou shalt not kill" This
applies equally to nationals and indi-
vidualS, he declared.
We are living in q cheap age. and
our laws are further cheapening 1t, he
asserted.
Mr.. Darr used the time allotted him
Al hOOCAARb44l9 w AVANVS VIZ "a sAeAA~~'N~
Of the negative.
The principal argument Of those OPP
posed to abolition Of the death penalty
was that 1t is the greatest deterrent
to crime known and Is the most efica-
cious way to protect society.
THE criminal does not fear prison
but he fears the chair" Col, c. G. Cal
houn, attorney, declared. while William
C. Sullivan, another attorney, called
the movement against capital punish
ment "rilere sentimentalism."
Martin A. Leese pointed out that
every opportunity is afforded the &C
cused to prove his innocence before he
Is sentenced to die.
Col. Harper quoted the Bible as Of.
fering as many arguments for Capital
punishment as against 1t, and said ne
was opposed to any effort which would
make the District the dog for another
experiment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
VANDENBERC CALLS
SMOKE FROM CARS
MENACE TO HEALTH
Michigan Senator Brings
'Pratt's Attention to Code
Regulating Exhausts.
HAZARD TO AUTO TRAFFIC
SAID TO EXIST HERE
Subcommittee Delays Meeting to
Hear Views on Proposal
Regarding Parking.

Declaring that one of the chief auto
mobile nuisances in Washington Is
caused by excessive volumes of smoke
from exhausts, Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan today wrote
to supt. of Police Pratt, urging that
trafic oficers give attention to this
violation Of the rules.
Senator Vandenberg, a member of the
District committee, told Maj. Pratt he
was writing in a desire to be helpful
rather than critical.
Tells Of Nuisance.
Since returning to Washington a
few weeks ago." he wrote, II have been
driving by own automobile to q con-
siderable extent, and have been i'm
pressed with the fact that one of the
chief motor nuisances and menaces
arises fro mthe lack of enforcement of
the thirteenth section Of article IL Of
the trafhc code, paragraph B, reading
as follows:
mo person shall own or operate a
motor vehicle which emits from the
exhaust or mufler thereof any pro-
longed, dense or offensive quantity Of
smoke. gases or diSagreeable odorS.'
District motorists constantly find
themselves the victims of a violation OF
this section. I have even seen enough
smoke emitted from a moving motor
car on Connecticut avenue to obstruct
all sights of a corner traffic signal and
sign Aside from the actual hazard to
trafic caused by cars which violate this
provision, there inevitably is a meas
ure of health hazards to motorists and
pedestrians alike in the trail of these
cars from which smoke and gas Is. emit
ted in dense clouds"
Meeting Is Delayed.
The traffic subcommittee Of the Sem
ate District committee postponed until
Tuesday the meeting It had scheduled
for this morning to hear the views of
Mai. Pratt on the proposal of Senator
Kean, Republican, of New Jersey, to
gradually abolish unlimited parking on
the main thoroughfares Of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Speeder Released
When Court Hears
OF Officers Loan

Motor Cycle Policeman c. C.
johnson Of the Traf1c Bureau
not only befriended his friend.
Alvin Long. 812 I street, by loan
ing him S. to pay a fine In
Trafic Court. but this friendly
gesture on the part of the police
man so impressed Judge Isaac r.
Hit that he dismissed the charge
Of speeding against the man.
Long was arrested by Police
man r. ". Sinclair for speeding
on Pennsylvania avenue SEhis
morning. Arriving in Police
Court Long was met by johnson,
who gave him the money. Long
pleaded guilty when arraigned,
but Judge Hit had heard about
the loan and said that If Long
was friendly enough with john
son to be loaned money by him,
he would dismiss the charge.