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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31
FORGED LABOR, SOVIET UNION,
 NOW EXPOSED
British Government Pub- fishes Decrees Prov
 ing Assertions

LONDON, Jan. 31-The British Government has published docu- ments dealing with Soviet labor legislation and these are regarded as confirming assertions that much of the Soviet grain and timber sent abroad is rroduced under forced labor.
 The published documents cite decrees showing others besides pris- oners are compulsorily employed in loading and unloading grain cargoes, and also hauling and cut ting timber when other means are exhausted.
 Tough on Rich Kulak
 One decree says the rich Kulak clements will be engaged at lower rates of pay" than others.
 One decree, issued in February, 1880, said it is necessary to estab- fish rigorous discipline.
 Another decree in March, 1880, said the demand for grain labor will be satisfied by calling of stagnant labor.
 Forced to Work
 One decree issued last September dwelled on the irregular supply of labor and said all unemployed, whether phy sical or intellectual workers, will be forced to work loading and unloading vessels.
 The October unemployment dole was withdrawn and receivers were forced to work immediately.
 COME BACK
 MOSCOW, Jan. 31-The news papers Izvestia and Pravda, Soviet mouthpieces, today printed editor ials replying to charges of forced labor in the Soviet Union with counter charges of slavery still existing among the negroes in the southern part of the United States and in northern sections where convicts work in the forests under most brutal conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31
PLAN SUGGESTED BY REPUBLICANS
 ON SUPPLY BILLS
Existing Approp riations Will Be Continued if
 Measures Fail
SPEAKER LON GWORTH HOPES FOR AGREEMENT
House Fails to Pass $25,- 100000 Red Cross
 Relief Fund

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.- Drastic measures will be taken by Republicans in an attempt to avert a special session of Congress.
 Chairman Wood, of the House Appropriations Committee said if any supply bills failed of passage by February IS. he would propose to continue existing appropriations during the fiscal year.
 This course has only been re- sorted to in the past when Con- gress has been unable to place all supply bills before the President before adjournment.
 Although Speaker Longworth in- dicated an agreement would be reached he said there was no ob- jection to the course proposed by Chairman Wood if a filibuster in the Senate would result in an extra session. Chairman Wood said he would make the proposal if the Senate refused to recede from de- mands. Several supply bills have more than 100 amendments, each of which is a disagreement.
 RED CROSS FUND REJECTED WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.- The House has definitely rejected .he $25 5,000,000 Red Cross Drought Relief Fund voted by the Senate. The House also rejected four IT lni6dfficat1ofis of the Senate and passed the War Deartment measure carrying authority to distribute 20000,000 bushels of wheat for re- lief of drought section farmers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31

The Louisiana Firemen's Asso- ciation has voted to establish a state fire college at Baton Rogue, with practical and theoretical courses in fire fighting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31

Ed Carlson from Anchorage, dis embarked at Juneau last night from the Admiral Farragut. He IS a guest at the Alaskan Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31
VOTE BUYING
 IN DELAWARE
 NOW ALLEGED
Friend of Late John Marvel Makes Charges to
 Committee

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.- Charges that votes were brought for Thomas F. Bayard, former Delaware Senator, in the 1930 Democratic convention. were made yesterday to the Campaign Funds Committee by Wright Dizer. friend of the late Joseph Marvel, who lost the nomination.
 Dizer said he was not sure of the source but it Hay between" John J. Raskob, Democratic Na- tional Chairman and Pierre Du- Pont, manufacturer.
 POOP, POOP
 PALM BEACH, Florida, Jan. 31. -"The testimony is foolish. Bay ard ran as a dry" said Chairman Raskob when informed of Dizer's charges. Raskob is here on a vaca- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31

SALMON PACKED:
 234-800 ound tierces
 mildcured King salmon;
 12800 pound tierces
 mildcured Silver salmon 186,800 OTHER SALTED FISH: 110-200 pound barrels
 salted Black Cod ........ 22,000 Grand Total, fish handled, Juneau Cold Storage Co.,, 193O ................................4, ,591 ,O20
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-31

side of the Cumberlands ne ar Wright's home not far from Pound,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20
.HUCE ORDER PLACED WITH FORD COMPANY
 BY POSTAL DEPT,

1 WASHINGTON, DC. July 20. (Py-The United States Postofflce Department today placed an order with the Washington branch of the Ford Motor Company for 1900 motor truck chassis, of which 500 will be 34 ton carrying capacity and 1000 of 1R tons carrying ca capacity.
 The purchase of the motor equipment was the largest made by government department since the war. With this order Ford sales to the Postoffice Department during recent years reached a total of 2,9OO units.
 1 The purchase marked another step in the Departments program of building up it's fleet of several thousand trucks and also to re- place some of the surplus trucks turned over to the Postoffice De- partment by the Army at the close of the war.
 l Deliveries are to start immediate ly and continue as rapidly as the bodies contracted for are ready for installation. The completed trucks will then be distributed to some 60 cities throughout the United States.
 The order was placed with the Ford Company after an exhaust i've test conducted by the Depart ment with the cooperation of the Bureau of Standards. The tests were under the supervision of w. A. Jacobs, automotive engineer of l the Bureau of Standards, and Will liam Wolma of Chicago and Nor
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

Resident Engineer Ingram, of the Bureau of Public Roads, took run out to Mile 1412 today to note the possible damage from the high waters of Snow river which are said to cover the Seward Kenai Lake Highway to hub-depth.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

Owing to the high water in Res urrection River, the detour was out of commission for a short time Sunday but the efficient crew at work on the new steel bridge, soon remedied that.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

The fishing schooner O'Manney Capt. Oswald Olsen, arrived in port Sunday from the banks with 18.OOO pounds of halibut.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

Miss Thornton of the Jesse Lee Home is spending 10 days at Law ing Lodge, Lake Kenai.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

Vessels in port today include the U. s. s. Discoverer, U. s. $. Was dahl O'Manney, Redwing and the He'll diver.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

ris Carrier of Brooklyn, motor ve- hicle engineers of the Postofflce Department.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20
AT THE HOTELS

VAN GLDER-J. A. Wadman, E. A. Meyering.
 SEWARD D-Lt. Walter N. Hodge, Earl Lund, Thomas McDennit.
 OVERLAND Captain Tom San wick, Tom Narby
 GILLILAND- Oscar Olsen, Pete Hansen, Mike Casey.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

Lloyd Clancy, formerly station ed at Seward and later at Ketchi- kan, is now in charge of the Pet ersburg branch of the Washing ton-Alaska Military Cable - Tele- graph System, according to the Petersburg Press. MT. and Mrs. Clancy arrived there recently fOm Ketchikan. Clancy Succee6S Irwin H. Rose who has been trans ferred to Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

The best ice cream yet! EOR- LUCK'S Danish Ice Cream. Candy Cottage, sole Seward agent.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-20

PHOTO NG-ENLARGING
 Ten hour service. Rolls of film brought in before 10 a. m. out at 8 p. m. same day. ALASKA SHOP.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
COLLEGE TEACHER WRITES
 ABOUT HER TRIP TO ARCTIC OCEAN

the nayigators trouble, and as a barge had broken loose in a storm 1Ae year before the Captain was cautious.
 There was stop of two days at Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie River, as the work of unloading freight progressed slowly. The peo- pie there were very hospitable and every one regretted that our stay was not longer.
 At Fort Wrigley We were very sorry to lose Mrs. Mathews and her two months old baby. MT. Mat thews was a Northern Trading factor. He was one of six white men there two mounted police; two Hudson's Bay men; one other Northern Trading man). Each group had its own time, so when it was six o'clock at one house 1t was five at another and seven at the third They had to be very explicit in issuing dinner invita- tions.
 Just before reaching Fort Nor man we saw a coal mine in opera tion near the river bank. It yields rather low grade Ignite but there is evidently a good market for it along the river. Near here, too, we could see old oil derricks but noth- ing is being done with this field now.
 At Fort Norman, located where the Bear River empties into the Mackenzie from Great Bear Lake, the boilers had to be washed out, necessitating a stop of two days. Four of the passengers took ad- vantage of this delay to fly over to Great Bear Lake to inspect the new radium mine there. The opin- ion seemed to be that this new mining venture would be a success. l was presented with a piece of uranite ore which I gave to the College. From Hunter Bay on the far side of Bear Lake it is only a short distance to Coronation Gulf and airplanes have made this trip on several occasions.
 At Norman a government agent embarked, making the trip down river for the purpose of paying the natives their Treaty Money" For several years there has been treaty with the Indians in that ter ritory by which they surrender their special hunting and trapping privileges in return for five dollars apiece each year. At each stop the agent went ashore armed with a large pile of brand new five dollar bills. One of the Mounted Police aboard aided in the distribution. A register Is kept of all the Indians in the territory with certain data in regard to them. Each man
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Your friend, Laveda Mather.

We went for Christmas tree on Saturday at 70 o'clock. We met at the school house, as soon as our teacher came we went While we were going our feet got cold, and finally We divided in two groups of children. May Thomas found a tree but beside it was larger one. We had a hard time deciding which one to take as the best one was a little crooked at the top. We had a hard time chop ping it down. At last we were ready to take it to the schoolhouse. It seemed heavy and we had to take turns about carrying it. At last we reached the schoolhouse and left our tree outside We were glad to have a Christmas tree. It is now in our room and all decorat- ed. I think we are going to have nice Christmas.
 Marian Paul
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

PASS IT AL0NGi Have you heard good word from another fellow?
 Then pass it along! If you keep it concealed twill get faded and yellow,
 So pass it along. If another one says Merry Christ mas" to you, To another your own Merry Christmas" is due, And the Christmas good wish may go all the town through, If you pass it along! Have you heard a good thing about some one or other?
 Then pass it along! If it adds to the fame of sister or brother.
 Just pass it alongl Don't you keep under cover the good that you hear, Bring it out where twill add to the sum of good cheer, And especially so at this time of the year,
 You should pass it along!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Regular Meeting Dates

Regular Meeting Dates
 Eastern Star. first and thirt Monday evenings of each month al s o'clock.
 Red Cross, first Monday evening of each month at 7:3O o'clock in the library.
 Auxiliary. American Legion, third Wednesday evening of the month at s o'clock in the Legion Hall.
 Civic Club, first Saturday after noon each month at 2.30 o'clock in the library.
 Chamber of Commerce, noon luncheon each Monday at Wran- gell Hotel.
 Bremen, first Monday evening each month at o'clock in Fire Hall.
 Town Council, first Thursday evening of each month at s o'clock in City Clerks office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Dear Santa

Dear Santa:
 Please bring me a tractor car that runs by itself. I'd like to have an airplane I have a story to tell you. It's about eranberries. They were first called eraneberries because they grew on riversides where cranes were seen. That was about the time of the first Thanks giving. There are farmers who grow cranberries on Cape Cod, Mass, New Jersey, Michigan and Wisconsin.
 Your friend,
 Joseph Frank
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Dear Santa:

Dear Santa:
 Please bring me a big Mamma Doll. I should like a buggy too if you can bring it. If you can't bring the Mamma Doll will you bring a set of play dishes? If am asking for too much just bring what you can. I shall be looking tor you at the Salvation Army hall.
 Your little friend,
 May Thomas
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Dear Santa:
 Please bring me a field piece cannon. a car, a Sure Speeder fast sled I would be very happy to have these three toys to play with in my home. I hope you have a nice trip coming over.
 Your friend.
 Walter Austin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Monty wish you wouldn't keep whistling that same tune over and over again.
 Ward-But it has 16 verses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Grades 5 and 6

The Christmas tree has been brought into the room. Leonard Campbell. Jack Waters, and Bobby Urata went out and got it Mon
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Dear Santa: Please bring me a red silk dress with long sleeves. l should like to have orange hat and a sled. If it's too much don't bring the hat to me.
 Your friend,
 Minnie Eschanclan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
KlawOck School Notes

The Klawock town marshal is cooperating with the school by re- porting each morning and making personal inquiry at the homes where pupils are absent from school. When he finds that the cause is due to sickness, the nurse is notified and she makes per sonal call As a result school at tendance is good.
 George Anderson of the Ander- son Music Company in Juneau was visitor in Klawock during the week. He favored the school as- sembly with a very interesting ac- count of the history of the piano and explained some of the details in piano construction.
 The new roaG that is being con- structed at Klawock is also pro viding a means of securing much larger and better play ground for the school children. The earth that is being used for the road fill is taken from the hill adjoining the present playground. The ex- cavation is going to increase its size by about one-third.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Dear Santa:
 Please bring me a fast sled flexible flyer I should like a doll and a buggy please and some en- broidery. I should like a nice red dress please and would like a lounge and a chair please and a red umbrella and a green sweater if you can bring it. I will met you at the church. Merry Christmas to all
 Your friend,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Dear Santa:
 Please bring me handkerchiefs and Sure Speeder. A Sure Speeder is a fast sled. I hope you know what I mean. I would be very happy. Merry Christmas.
 Buddy Hooker
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Dear Santa: Please bring me a Flexible Flyer and a car that runs by itself. should like a big slip over sweater. I would be very happy. If you can't bring the sweater please bring me a big fire truck.
 Your friend,
 Billy White.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus: Please send me a buggy q have plenty of dolls), some clothes, a game. a sled, and embroidery. Thank you for them.
 Your little friend,
 Marian Paul
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Dear Santa: Please bring me embroidery. doll and buggy and dishes. I thank you.
 Edith Miyosota.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
School Notes
NATIVE ROOM sttrrs To Sant~ Clal

Dear Santa Claus: Will you please give me a doll buggy, set of dishes and a purse? If you will give me these things son Christmas I shall be very happy.
 Your friend,
 Glenora Thomas.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
COMING EVENTS

Ladies Night at Bills Club, Fri day, Dec. Is at o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
Dear Santa:

Dear Santa:
 Please bring me a Flexible Flyer. a sweater, tennis shoes, and car. I should like a big fire truck. hope to see you in the church.
 Billy Hooker.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Alaska Native Sisterhood will give a Tea and sale of useful articles, fish pond for the children, Saturday afternoon, Dec 19. at St. Philips gymnasium. Social in eve ming. Everybody welcome.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

day. We are making most of the ornaments for it. Some of the children are covering walnut shells with tin foil.
 Irene Sundberg, Doris Anne Barnes, Maggie Eyon and Leonard Campbell have made Santa Clauses, and they are on the windows now.
 The sixth grade learned the fol- lowing poem by Dennis A. Me Carthy. We enjoyed it and hope you will also.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

Ladies Aid and St. Philips Guild meetings discontinued until after the New Year.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
BLAZE AT LAUREL H..
DESTROYS STORES
TConiinurd from Fir5t Pagfl

remove the mail, when 1iremen, aid
cd by the timely arrival of cOmpan-
les from. outlying districts, stopped
the sweep of the flames.
Attracted by the rcd glow in the
sky, thousands of residents of near
by towns hurried to the scene, block
ing all roads and hampering the ar
rival of fire fighting forces.
An investigation failed to reveal
the origin of the blae.
The apartment building destroyed
contained three apartments on the
second floor These were occupied
by Albert Parker, Wilber Carpenter
and Lynn Boyd. While the wallis are
still standing, the inside is practical
ly demolished. The building was
owned by the Sussex Trust Company
and the loss covered by insurance.
The bank vault was not damaged.
banking quarters were moved to a
building just opposite, and the bank
was open for business as usual on
Saturday.
The blaze was fought by the Sails
bury, Delmar, SeafOrd, Georgetown,
Bridgeville and SharptOwn fire com
panies.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
CANNING DEMONSTRATIONS ..
PLANNED FOR KENT WOMEN
Use OF Steam Pressure Cooker WIN
he Demonstrated.

Two meetings finterest to every
woman in Kent County are the can
ming demonstrations to be given
next week by Miss Pearl Macdonald,
State Nutrition Specialist.
These meetings are scheduled as
follows: r-~. .5..
Tuesday, April 2I - Harrington
lover First National Bank).
Wednesday, April % = Camden
(Fruitland Grange HalD.
Demonstrations start at 2 O'Clock
and are open to- any hOmemaker
that is interested.
The use of the steam pressure
cooker for canninG- especially, for
the canning of meats and non acid
vegetables is recommended by the
U. S. Government. Miss Macdonald
will demonstrate using this piece of
equipment and explain how it may
save time, labor and fuel. Miss
I.Ouiso WhitcOmb, Home DemOnstra-
tiOn Agent for Kent Comfy, Is re-
spOnsible for lining up these me It.
ings, and also two more which are
to follow: May 6 and at Milford
and Smyrna. She says, Women oil
Kent County should increase their
canning of surplus food products in
order to avoid waste and, what is OF
even more Importance, in order to
assure their family of a more varied
and healthful diet during next Win
ter" .
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
Tonight: Get Rid Of
BURNING
FEET
The New Right Way
THE OXYGEN WAY

TO take out the agOny-banish all
burning, aches and soreness-try the
new oxygen way and in Is to 20 min
utes your foot troubles are over.
Just put two tablespoonfuls of
RadoX in Il gallon of hot water and
soak your feet for 20 minutes--you
never had such joyous, invigoTat-
ing foot bath in all your life-yOu
can just feel all the acid and pOisons
coming out OF the stuffed np pores
OF your poor feet.
DO this tonight and tomorrow your
feet will be so strong and sturdy aud
vigorous that you can walk all day
long without discomfort.
It's the oxygen in Radox that gets
into the thousands OF pores of your
feet and chases out the poisons that
have accumulated there for years
it's these acids and poisons that
make your feet ache and burn and
nothing in the world will get them
out but RadoX
You can get a package. of RadoN
at Harry J. Pettyjohn's or any good
drugstorc-it is inexpensive and ii
it doesn't put new life and vigor into
and bring blessed comfort to your
distressed feet-lnoney back.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
BLANCHARD'S STATION

On Saturday evening, April Is, in
the Community Hall, the All Club
Girls and Boys will have a chicken
salad supper with many other good
things to help finish the menu. Price
SIC. Ice cream and cake extra. Come
Cne and all.
Mrs. David Lloyd and Mrs. Frank
WrOten were invited guests at Il lun-
cheOn given by some of the seventh
grade pupils i'll the Home Economics
room in the Greenwood High School
last Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Russell enter
tanned few of their G9lghbors and
trends on last Thursday evening.
Games were played and later re-
freshments Of cake and lemonade
were served
Mrs. Edwin Hollis was the gue't
of her daughter, Ethel, of Whining
ton from Friday until Sunday.
Earl Hollis spent the week end ia
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. lloyd and son
srent Sunday afternoon with Mr.,
and Mrs. 1. J. Mcdowell and family.
Miss Dorothy Rust returned home
Sunday after two weeks stay with
relatives in Townsend.
Mr. and Mrs Henry KratZ and fam
lily were weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. J.. Kratz and father.
Mr. and Mrs. George ZOtt recently
entertained number Of relatives to
4 turkey dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ely and fam
lily of GreenVillo were supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Edgell on
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Diddle and
daughter Of Townsend spent the
weekend here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al ColegrOve of Will
mingtOn visited MIR. and Mrs. Fritz
Zott and family Sunday.
John Layton of FrankfOrd spent
Monday with his cousin. c. l.. IIar-
mon and wife.
MI and Mrs. S. f. Collision, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Hayes. of Houston,
Miss Bessie Henry and friend Of
Hobbs. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Fink
binder and son called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Rust and daughter Sum
day.