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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
PUBLIC MEETING OF CHAMBER
 OF COMMERCE

The Chamber of Commerce will hold its public quarterly meeting al the Bills club rooms at 7:30 Sat urday evening. A number of inter esting topics will be presented for discussion and it is hoped a large number of public spirited citizens will be present
 pr. de Wuytbam and Arthur Bogue of Craig will be among the guests of the evening. MT. Bogue has the distinction of having organ ized a Chamber of Commerce in Craig with so members.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
ROTH OBTAINS JUDGMENT FOR
 WAGE CLAIMS

At a hearing held Tuesday evening in tke office of the U s. Commis- sioner, in a wage claim suit for S239.14 brought by Martin Roth against William Berger, the jury returned the following verdict: That judgment be given. for the plaintiff and against the defendant in the sum of $169.31 and that one-half of the court costs be paid by the plaintiff and one-half by the defendant
 The court costs amounted to S60.1O. Witnesses for Roth were Paul Binkley. JOye Livesay and Jess Johnson. Witnesses for Berger were Chas Ross, Carl Shumacker, Dr. Anna Kearsley and A. Yreatt.
 Those serving on the jury were Bert Harvey, Geo. Cowan, R. w Reed, Mrs Olive Mclaughlin, Rus sell Pederson, Shirley NJ. Baker.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
MRS. KOONK DEAD


 Mrs. Joseph Koonk, mother of Mrs. Eva Blake and Wrangelrs oldest resident, passed away at her home Thursday afternoon, April 2.
 Mrs. Koonk's age cannot be def initely known but there is little doubt by her daughter that she was around 101 years old. She was a grown woman when the ships were still coming up from California to get glacial ice and during her life time she experienced the change of Alaska from a barbaric outpost of Russia through the days when 1t was acquired by the United States and down to the present time.
 When a Presbyterian mission was established in Wrangell about 55 years ago Mrs. Koonk was one of the first converts, and her husband was one of the native elders of the church from the time it was built until his death thirty years ago.
 Mrs. Koonk was the mother of twelve children, but Mrs. Blake is the only one left. Other survivors are two grandchildren, Mrs. Walter D. Knight of Los Angeles and Mrs. Henry Anderson of Wrangell, and seven grandchildren
 Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Russell F. Pederson Sat urday afternoon in the Salvation Army hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

Miss Betty Laveille of the local hospital staff who spent a week in Craig on relief work for Dr. de Wuydam returned to her duties here last Friday night.
 A considerable quantity of hospital linen, blankets and children's s clothing was received here recently from the Women's Auxiliary of Trinity church, Watertown, N. Y The clothing was for St. Philips church and the remainder of the shipment for the hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
MISS PUSCHNER, LEGION
 WORKER TO VISIT ALASKA

care of all forms of dependent and delinquent children. She also handled the legal work for the Board of Children's Guardians. Her experience in the children's work in St. Louis covered period of over twelve years.
 In June, 1921, Miss Pusehner graduated from the Benton College of Law, St. Louis. She is a mem- Der of the Missouri Bar, and has practised in the Courts of St. Louis. She is an honorary member of the Tau Tau, National Legal Honor Sorority.
 Miss Puschner is a senior mem- Der of The American Association of Social Workers, membership in which organization necessitates ade- quate training and experience in social work. She was elected on the Children's Division of the Ma tional Conference of Social Work at it's 1929 Convention at San Francisco. She has been officially appointed by Dr. Ray Lyman Will Der, Secretary of the Interior, and Chairman of the White House Con- ference on Child. Health and Pro- tection, as a member of the Com mittee on the care of dependent children, of President Roover's White House Conference.
 Miss Puschner is a member of Quentin Roosevelt Unit No. 1, The American Legion Auxiliary, St Louis, Mo. Two of her brothers served overseas in the United States Army during the World War
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
Cassiar Hydraulic Mines Ltd, Ready
 To Start Operation

A. H. Bryant, manager of the Cassiar Hydraulic Mines, Ltd. re- turned on the Princess Norah Sum- day morning from a six-weeks' trip to Seattle and Vancouver.
 He will leave with a crew of men on the first sailing of the Barring ton river boats, for the mining properties at Dease Lake. All the development work has been com pleted and mining operations will start at once.
 A Kohler electric lighting plant is included in the new supplies which MT. Bryant has bought for the camp.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
Walter (. Waters
 Opens Trail To
 Rainbow Falls

A cordial invitation to mem bers was extended by Walter c. Waters during the Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Monday. to join him in completing the open ing of trail out from the Shu- macker Bay road to what he de- scribed as one of the most beautiful pieces of scenery he had ever seen.
 Mir. Waters informed the mem bers that just out from Wmngell were situated magnificent water falls, which he believed few people had seen. He first saw them, he said, in 1898 while on a prospecting trip Recently he took advantage of the Shumacker Bay road and made the trip up to see them again.
 He directed the members to leave the road at the bridge this side O. the Industrial School site, cross the stream at the left hand fork and follow the trail which he has blazed and brushed out up to the waterfall. It is about one-half mile back from the road and the trail is blazed to the upper part of the falls but tae upper part is not yet brushed oug The waterfall has a sheer drop of 100 feet. It is situated in such a way that the smallest ray of sun shine forms a rainbow over the face of the falls. For this reason \ Waters thinks that an appropr name would be Rainbow Falls.
 A mile or so up beyond the lars waterfall the stream descends the gulch in a cascade Of twenty or more falls which in themselves are worth a trip to see.
 Where the trail crosses the rid at Rainbow Falls MT. Waters ha placed a sign for the guidance of those making the trip for the first time. He has blazed the side trail up a long gradual slope following an old deer trail, which is open and easy to traverse.
 Despite the work MT. Waters has done to make these falls accessible to the public, a great deal of ar duous work still remains to be done. He was assured that at an early date he could depend on the help of number of Chamber of Commerce men to do further work on the trail.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
ENGINEER LEAVES

w. J. Ryan, engineer for the Standard Oil Co.,, left Saturday for points south. MT. Ryan spent three days in Wrangell gathering data on which to base specifications for the call for bids on the Standard Oil dock. It is understood the bids will be opened and contracts award ed in the near future.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

Mrs. R. M. Hull wishes to an nounce the opening of the Nugget Cafe on Front street, where home cooked meals are served at reason able prices. Home made pies are featured together with percolated
 coffee. Mrs. Hull believes she can rightfully claim to serving the best cup of coffee in town. adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
W. D. GRANT INJURED IN AUTO
 ACCIDENT

w. D. Grant entered the Wran- gell General Hospital Sunday as a result of an accident on the Shu- macker Bay road. MT. Grant was just getting into a car when an other car came along from the oppo- site direction, and the driver being unable to see, hit him in pass ing. The impact threw him in the ditch, cutting his head badly and severely bruising him about the body. He left the hospital Wednes- day evening for home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
MONTHLY SUMMARY MARCH
 WEATHER

A summary of the weather in Wrangell for the month of March as compiled by Lee M. Bunnell, CO., operative observer of the Weather Bureau is as follows:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

Precipitation Total, 4.23 inches; greatest in 24 hours, "A; date, March '.
 Snow Total snowfall, 518 inches; on ground 18th, inches: at end of month, none.
 Number of days with .01 inch or more precipitation, Is; clean I; partly cloudy, 6; cloudy, IS.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
ALASKA INTERESTS AT
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

endorsement. The delegate prom ised that he would attend the meet ing.
 The committee having in charge the investigation of the reindeer situation in Alaska have completed their hearings and drafted their report Of recommendations to the secretary of the interior. The re- port, however. will not be made public until after the return of Sec retary Wilbur, who is now on the trip with President Hoover to the Virgin Islands. It is expected that he will be back at his task by April first, and that after he digests the report that it will be given to the public.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

Jack Halstead entered the Wran- gell General Hospital today for med eal attention.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

The gasboat Phoenix of Peters burg this week brought in B bar rels of herring for the Wrangell Cold Storage Co.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

Nick Engdal and his sons, Ben hart and Otto Engdahl, were il town the latter part of the week from their fox farm at Lessno Island.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

J. McDermott, assistant manager of the Juneau Lumber Mills. re- turned to Juneau Monday on the Yukon after a business visit of several days in Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-04-03
Large Excursion

The largest excursion of the year will be the Los Angeles party of 2O6 which sails from Seattle on June 12r going as far as Anchorage, and some of them to Mckinley Park and Fair banks. A goodly number of mem bers of the California Sierra Club will form a party to leave Seattle July 6, via the Canadian National, for Skagway and Atlin.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
GRAHAM PA|GE
HAS NEW CAR

The Graham-Paige Motors Cor
poration has announced new
model delivery car of 1000 pounds
capacity, with either the panel or
screen body. In general con-
struction and appearance, the
new model follows closely the
previous Paige commercial car, re-
tanning all its features of design.
The bodies are identical with
those on the former model except
that the length of the loading
space has been increased.
The new delivery car chassis is
of 115-inch wheelbase, mounted
on 18-inch wheels with 51a-inch
siX-ply tires. The power plant is
a Graham-Paige six-cylinder engine
of 31s-inch bore and 41a-inch
stroke, 207 cubic inch displace-
ment, developing 66 brake horse
power.
The drive is through a single
plate clutch and a three-speed
transmission; the final drive is by
spiral bevel gear and a semi
floating rear axle, the gear ratio
being At to /. Service brakes are
internal hydraulic on all wheels,
with 12-inch drums.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
HUPP N A n
ON ADSTAFF

Frederick Dickinson, former di-
rector Of advertising of the Hupp
Motor Car Corporation, has joined
the staff of Lennen & Mitchell,
Inc, advertising agents, as vice
president. His broad experience
in the automotive and newspaper
fields, including Is years as adver.
tising manager for Hupp Motors
1916 to date), eminently fits him
for the work he has undertaken in
the agency field.
Mr.. Dickinson is the oldeset ad-
vertiSing manager from the stand
point of length of service in the
automobile industry, yet he is ore
of the youngest men to hold a po-
sition of equivalent Importance.
Prior to 1915, Mr.. Dickinson was
an executive of the Shaffer group
of newspapers.
Previously Mr.. Dickinson was
associated with the retail division
of Marshall Field & Co., of Chi
cago.
Mr.. Dickinson assumes his new
duties February Is.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
By J. G. VINCENT
Vice President Of Engineering

Vice PRESIDENT OF engineering
Packard Motor Car Company
Success attained by the Pack
ard Diesel aircraft engine has
caused the public to wonder
when, if ever, the oil burning
compression ignition type Of mo-
tor will be used for automobiles.
The question is perhaps one most
often asked of the automotive
engineer today.
To say that the Diesel engine
will never be used for motor car
power plants would perhaps be
foolish for just few years ago
most anyone might have said the
Diesel engine never could be used
in airplanes. Many prominent
engineers throughout the world
did say just that.
If the need for such a motor
for automobiles becomes as great
as it has always been for air
planes it will come, Of course.
At present, however, that great
need has not developed. 1t is
safe, therefore. to say that the
Diesel automobile motor is still
something for the distant future.
It may never be needed enough
for the engineers of the industry
to attack the gruelling problem
which must be met before it can
be developed.
I think it was a combination
of circumstances which has made
the automobile Diesel engine ques-
ton assume such prominence and
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Menace of Glass
Checked bu Makers

One Of the outstanding develop
ments in the automotive field
during the past five years has
been the introduction and increas-
ing use of non-shatterable glass
in all manner of motor vehicles.
Prior to 1925, little or no at
tention was paid to glass equip
ment in this country. Abroad,
especially in England and France,
its use was common and, in some
sections, compulsory by law.
The years 1926-27 marked the
introduction in this country Of
Triplex, a non-shatterable glass
invented in France and later
manufactured largely in England.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24

The new 12-cylinder Cadillac.
built on 140 and 143-inch wheel
bases and powered by an engine
comparable in design and per
forlnance to that of the already
famous Cadillac Vic. will be dis
played at the Auto Show for the
first time. This is the announce
ment made today by Lawrence
P. Fisher, Cadillac president, who
added:
"The Auto Show is also
notable for the fact that, for
the first time, all four lines of
the Cadillac Motor Car Com
pany will be displayed at one
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Radiator Changes
Mark Nen Models

Automobile manufacturers. Striv-
ing to make their 1881 cars sur.
pass all previous models in
beauty, have devoted much at
tention this year to radiator de-
sign, says a bulletin of the Gly-
cerine Producers Association.
Realizing that the average OBJ
server often forms his first i'm
preston Of a car from the ap-
pearance Of its radiator, de-
signers have brought about many
improvements and cars exhibited
at the automobile show reveal
important changes both in radia-
tor appearance and general cool
ing system construction.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
CHRYSLER CITES
NEW TRADE
CHANGES
Auto Magnate Says Product
Offers Most For Money
OF Any on Today'S Mart
BY WALTER P. CHRYsLER

The period of subnormal buy
ing that began in the fall Of 1929
and extended through the year
1890 was not without its uses to
American business.
During this period we have de-
voted ourselves to preparation for
the resumption of a normal de-
mand for motor cars. We find in
the history of previous depreSsions
abundant reason to believe that
the public would be more value
conscious than ever before as a
result Of the "close" buying in.
duced by the condition of business.
Raise Standards
When the depression came, how
ever, we realized that value stan
dards would be increased and
that we could not rest on our
laurels and hope to retain our lead
ership. We, therefore, devoted the
talents and energies Of our crea-
tive and manufacturing depart
ments toward raising our own stan
dards to a point where they would
preserve the gap between us and
our competitors.
We have held strictly to the
theory that when times changed
for the better the public would
demand, not a materially lower
scale Of prices, but more for the
money. The automobile dollar
at present buys more than any
other dollar that the public
spends. 1t is worth 1872 cents
) as compared with the collar of
1914, while the average cost-of-
living dollar is worth but 66
cents.
Auto Valued Best
can truthfully say that never
before in history was so fine a
piece of machinery as today's
automobile sold for so little
money. I invite the Public to
compare a motor car with any
thing else in the mechanical line,
bearing in mind the amount and
cost Of the materials used in its
manufacture, the high degree Of
skill of the labor and the high
character of the selling oTgani-
cation. Only the genius Of Ameri-
can engineers and the skill of
American production methods
could make possible so much
merchandise for so little money.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
NeU RdyOn Spindle
Is Motor Triumph

A new triumph of electric mo-
tor design, a rayon spindle motor,
said to operate successfully at a
speed Of 10000 revolutions per
minute, or more than 165 revolt
tions every time the clock ticks,
has recently been announced in
Textile World.
The new motor will be used to
operate spindles in rayon mills.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
I12-Cylinder Cadillac Car
Seen at Auto Exhibit

showing. Representative models
of the LaSalle and Cadillac "
Fights, and of the Cadillac
V-12's and V.16's will be pre-
sented side by side, giving
striking visual evidence of the
manner in which Cadillac
covers the entire fine car field
with these diversified lines.
In general, the exterior lines
Of the new Viz follow the new
style motif first revealed in
the Cadillac Wight. The i'm
preston is one Of sweeping
length, even lower racinesS,
and greater style and spirit"
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
FREE-WpTT''''C
ADDS
To SALES
New Feature Called Mas@1
Improvement of Late YsGOI
In Motor Car InduSh3'
By P. G. HOFFMAN

Dy r. Us E0OC + NIEAAN
vice President In Charge Of Sales The
studebaI<er Corporation Of America
A thimble would make an in
adequate bathtub for an elephant,
but it would be far too large for
a flea. Everything is relative.
Considering adverse business
conditions and the relative &C.
complishments in the automobile
industry last year, Studebaker
has every reason to feel gratified
at it's record of sales, particularly
during the past six months. With
out question, the major factor in
the situation was free wheeling
with positive gear control.
Proved Popular
Free wheeling came at the psy-
Geological moment, when public
interest in automobiles was at an
extremely low ebb. For years,
the industry has been content to
rest on its laurels. With few
exceptions, improvements were
limited to minor details which
failed to intrigue public imagina-
ton or provide the something
different" that motorists hoped
for.
On the other hand, free wheel
ing introduced something new and
fundamentally sound. 1t injected
into motoring new thrill which
could not be overlooked; it sup
piled an entirely new conception
Of delight in motion, of ease and
relaxation in driving and OF
economy in operation; it har-
messed the power Of momentum
and placed it subject to the
drivers will.
Momentum Is Used
Momentum as a free and
dynamic power has been known to
us for ages. Most of us have eX'
perienced it's delightful sensation
in the coaster brake" bicycle
But it's adaptation to the motor
car was an entirely different mat
ter. Here, positive control of no
mentum became necessary for
safety. Finally, engineers solved
the problem in the form of the
new free wheeling TRANSMISSION
with positive gear control, offered
to motorists in the new series
Studebaker Fights last year.
Our enthusiasm over the pros
poets of the new year reaches
still higher level because of tbs
introduction of the new Stude
baker Six with free wheeling.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Franklin Exhibits
NeU Car Patterns

One of the most interesting ex-
hibits at the automobile show is
the 1881 line of air-cooled Frank
lin cars. This new car, employ
ing the most powerful air-cooled
engine ever developed for an
automobile, is the most advanced
ever presented by the Syracuse
manufacturer, not only from a
standpoint of it's air-cooled
engine efficiency but from an
angle of ultra fashionable body
design.
In principle, the Franklin
engine is the same as previously,
except for a number of refine
ments and improvements that
have brought it to a new posi-
tion of prestige and performance.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
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Other body models as attractively
priced. Special equipment extra.
All prices F. o. B. Detroit. {

]. Hudson is "the solid, compact, concentrated
force" of the automobile industry. 1t has but
one huge plant in which all Hudson and Essex
cars are manufactured There Is no remote
control about Hudson. Hudson represents cen
tralized control at its best
Z. This means saving in production COSTS
saving of effort, saving of capital investment
ino cal estate plant, equipment. And these saw
ings are passed on to the consumer in reduced
prices, increased quality or both.
=. Hudson-Essex turns out more cars per
square foot of factory space than any other
plant in the automobile tndusty-whch means
efficiency at its highest Again, It results In saw
ings passed on to the consumer in reduced
prices, increased quality or both.
q. Hudson Essex introduced synchronized
production which means that production is
positively controlled, eliminating the storage OF
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Packard Aircraft Engine
Is Hit With Public

causes it to remain so persistently
alive.
First there is the fact that in
no industry does rumor travel as
fast as in the automobile indus
try. Next is the further fact that
it was one of the most prominent
automobile companies which de-
veloped the Diesel airplane en-
gine, and, thirdly, wide publicity
was given to the operation of a
car in the chassis Of which an
owner had had installed one Of
the standard marine Diesel en-
gines which he himself manufac-
lures.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
CARS IN CHINA

The progress of the motorization
of China is being observed with
keen interest by manufacturers Of
automotive products. Today, China
has 35, ,489 motor vehicles, or only
one car for every 1928 inhabi-
tants; lack Of good roads and dis
turbed political and economic con-
ditions have hampered the devel-
opment of a greater automotive
dam nd
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
AUTOMATIC WHISTLES

Experiments are being made
at a busy intersection in Hunt
ington, Long Island, N. Y, Of an
automatic whistle attached to a
traffic light. If it proves sat
isfactory other traffic whistles
will be placed at street inter
sections.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
BUY ON lNSTALLMENTS

A total Of 3,47S,373 passenger
automobiles, 81 per cent, pur-
chased in the United States in
1929. we're bought on the install
ment plan. Less than per cent
were repossessed for failure to
maintain payments.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
ODD BUT INTERESTING

Miss Marie McGarvey, who was
recently caught exceeding the
speed limit with her car on the
White Horse Pike in New Jersey,
was brought before Mrs. Gertrude
PEBBLES, magistrate at Absecon,
and fined five dollars and costs.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
BLIND MAN EXPERT

Harry E. Erickson, aged SO, of
Bloomer, Wis, who suffered COM
plete loss of sight IS years ago,
has become one of the best auto
mobile repair men in the State.
His keen ears and supersensitive
fingers enable him to adjust and
repair cars with precise skill.