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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
LIFE SPAN OF ANIMALS ,r
 SHOWS PIG yA9 NCE

The parrot may talk loo much, the goose may be a high flyer, the raven a pessimist and the cider duck a lover of downy comfort, but their normal life is equally as long a. that of the poised, siow-moy- ing, silent and hardy tortoise all live three times as long as a man. Their life span is between 200 and 300 years.
 The falcon is a pirate of the air, but live sto an old age of 162, while the orthodox dromedary struggles to his limit of 90 years. The swan is the epitome of speed but lives to an old age of i62, yet old-at-4O hippo by more than o0 years.
 The worker bee is a marvel of constant application but reaches the end of his career in six weeks while the lazy salamander is only starting on his dozen years Of sleepiness. And the fox with all his willy cunning can escape no longer than an earthworm.
 The ant reaches within five years of the tigers 20. The stern old owl lies down at TO with the sentimental dove, and lion, the king of beasts" abdicates his throne at 20-twice as soon as the toad hops from his humble nook.
 The carp, that fish scCrned for its abundance and bad habits, lives as long us the mighty elephant. more than 15O years. and the yul- ture outstrips the golden eagles century mark by a decade or two.
 The little canary lives more than twice as long as the cat, reaching 24-unless the cat takes unfair ad- vantage in the race.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
ALASAA lIllEKL0i0 Al lHE NATIONAL CAPITAL By WAS

in the Amarillo Daily News. It refers to a recent address he made oaIose the Lions Club. declared tc be one of the most interesting talks ever made before that organization. Among other things MT. Holmes said:
 The biggest surprise the citizen from the states would get in Alaska. it it's climate. It's plenty cold in winter but the summers are hct and the climate is ideal for farming. If Alaska had a market or could ex- port it's products it would rank as one of the greatest agricultural lands in the world. Cabbages, potatoes and all such vegetables grow in abundance in the land of the midnight sun and in a country where the temperature sometimes gets as low as 50 degrees below zero in winter. The growing season is short but continued daylight makes for quick growing. Far up in Northern Alaska the vegetation is dense and if you were there today you might imagine ycu were in the tropics. It's principal industries to- day are salmon, mining and furs-- in the order named. Alaska expects no great increase in population for many years, or until the Western United States is developed"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of OS- K R EIAO annnnn.l


 IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of OS- kAR LEINO, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That Hilda Leino, the duly ap- pointed and acting administratrix of the above named estate of Oskar Leino, deceased, has as such ad- ministratriX filed with this Court her Final Account and Report, and that a hearing will be held on said Final Account and Report, before the above entitled Court at the Court House, in Wrangell, First Division of Alaska, on the 21st day of October, 1881, at the hour of two o'clock D. m. of said day; and that all persons are notified and re- quired then and there to appear and fiie and present any objections that they may have to said Final Account and Report or the allowance and settlement thereof.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, this l7th day of August, 1881.
 L. B. CHISHOLM,
 United States Commissioner and EX-officio Probate Judge. Publication dates: Aug. 21, 2S; Sept. 4, II, IS, 1881.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

It is stated that the Army general staff is giving continued study to the reorganization of America's coast defenses, with particular reference to Alaska's Qualifications. It is deemed essential that more adequate protection be established in Alaska, as that section, with the possible exception of the Philippines, would be the hardest to defend. Plans will be kept in abeyance, however, until after the next Geneva armanents conference, at which President Hoover hopes he will be able to reach agreements for sweep ing changes in world armanents
 The plans in a general way con template the concentration of more aircraft and antiaircraft material at vulnerable points and entirely new scheme of defense employing the other elements of the Army and Navy The many flights from Alaska to the Asiatic mainland have convinced the Army board of strategy that in the event of war with a far eastern country it coniu base it's airplane in Alaska and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT AND REPORT

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS-
 SIONER' S COURT, WRANGELL
 PRECINCT, FIRST DIVISION OF
 ALASKA.
 IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of
 SHELBY C0LLUM SHURICK, de-
 ceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Katherine Josephine Shurick, the duly appointed and acting ad- ministratrix of the above named es- tate of Shelby Collum Shurick. de- ceased, has as such administrative filed with this Court her Final Ac- count and Report, and that a hear ing will be held before the above entitled Court at the Court House, in Wrangell, First Division of AL aska, on the 22nd day of October, 1891, at the hour of two o'clock D. m. of said day; and that all per sons are notified and required thel and there to appear and file and present any objections that they may have to said Final Account and Report or the allowance and sattle- ment thereof.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, this 17th day of August, 1881,
 United States Commissioner and Ex-officio Probate Jrdge Publication dates: Aug. 21. 2S. Sept. 4, II. IS, 1881.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

And important announcement has just been made by the Secretary of the Interior that will have beneficial results to the natives of Alaska. Dr. Frank Samuelson Fellows, Past Assistant Surgeon of the U. s. Public Health Service, has been de- tailed to the office of Indian Affairs to act as District Medical Director for Alaska. His headquarters wlii be at Juneau and he will sail from
 Seattle shortly after October firsF fer his new location This then wi,i be the first time in it's history that Alaska will have a supervisor appointed by the Federal Cover l. ment to direct the program of health work among the natives for the en- tire Territory. Although the w
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
JONAH TURTLE

BEAUMONT, Texas.-There is a turtle padding around in a fish bowl in a Beaumont physicians s home on which Jonah. Of Biblical fame, hasn't a thing.
 Dr. H. c. Hendry tells the story and exhibits the turtle While fish ing recently, pr. Hendry hooked u 2-inch black bass. When the process of cleaning the fish was be- gun, small turtle about two inches in diameter. walked out of the stomach of the fish, took a hasty of the outside world and promptly pulled it's head inside it's shell. It was brought to Beaumont and now lives merrily on, despite it's ride inside a fish.
 The turtle has been named Jonah.
 Dr. and Mrs Arthur Edgelow were registered the latter part Of the week at the Wrangell Hotal from Telegraph Creek where they have spent the past year. They took passage to Victoria Sunday night on the Canadian Pacific lin- CT, the Princess Louise. but said they intend to return to Telegraph Creek in the spring.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

Before criticizing our floating population it might be well to re- fleet that our ancestor Noah was in that class.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

With large areas in Alaska suit able mainly for timber production, a present utilization of but a frac- tion of the actual and potential annual forest growth, variety Of species with a large range in proL- critics. and an abundance of water power and timber resources favor able to pulpwood development, ain- creasing economic forest develop ment Is presaged for the Territory, according to the Forest Service. U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
Christmas
 Cards On Display Here

This office has for inspection a Christmas card album with a variety of samples of holiday cards. The designs are most attractive and in keeping with the trend for lower prices the prices will be found much less than on previous years. Prices are distinctly marked and any one wishing to look through the sample book nav have the use of it at home or place of busi- ness.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

.4e Pacific Coast. Plans must pr vide for an extensive base in Alaska, which is now totally defenseless, il was said. This base would consist principally of fighting planes, as the territory is so vast that anti aircraft artillery would not be of much value. The Army also plans the massing of more antiaireraft artillery and other antiaireraft weapons at the larger cities.
 The newspapers are now telling of the exceptional adventure that involves 5000 reindeer and hand full of hardy Laplanders and Eskim 1s. It is expected that these reindeer will be delivered next year in goed condition to the Canadian govern ment, at the delta of the Mackenzie river, after travelling thru the Edi- colt mountains and along the Arctic Ocean, where no man has ever treked before. The herd is now far down the region of the Colville river valley or beyond, on the south ern coast or lne AICtiC ICedui @up has but a few hundred miles to go ere it's destination is reached The stake is nearly $200,O00, which Canada has contracted to pay upon delivery of the herd.
 Slow as the journey is-it started from Western Alaska in November 1929-it is in purpose race to save Canadian EskimCs from starva- tion. Canada will use the herd to propagate a food supply which will replace the schools of whales depict ed by years of hunting. The route covers 1000 miles of almost un- imaginably wild country through mountains that only flyers have trayersed before. And as the herd moves only in winter over the frog en Arctic, speed is out of the ques- tion. Thus far, the drive has weathered several terrible blizzards without being decimated. In fact, because the herd does not move in fawning time, births have far ex- ceeded deaths.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

appointee is but 32 years of age he already has had wide experience in the Public Health Service, having served at Chicago, Norfolk. New York, Seattle and Portland.
 Much of the time of Dr Fellows wills be spent in travelling over the vast northern country by airplane. boat and sled. Among the diseases particularly prevalent among the natives of Alaska are tuberculosis. trachoma and pneumonia. Hereli tary diseases are common and thu white man has also contributed, through his contact. certain diseases which were unknown to the native, of which there are about 30.000 Thlingets, Aleuts, Athapascans and Eskimos. They live in small villages varying from thirty to forty people to four hundred, and are distributed along thousands of miles of coastal range and along the great rivers. Tn this vast territory the Govern ment has six hospitals. ten physi clans and thirty-four nurses.
 To the natives and white men scattered along thousands of miles of the Yukon river a medical boat furnishes the only means of secul- ing medical and dental relief. Dur ing the summer months of each year this boat cruises along the river US far as the Yukon delta with physician, two nurses and dentist on beard. Their work includes dis tributing medicines, extending first aid, giving advice concerning the care and feeding of children and the care of the sick. performing operations and transporting a limit ed number of patients to the hospitals at Fairbanks and Panama.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

Those who dwell in the far reaches of the Arctic circle, where the Eskimos have come to know the call letters KDKA as their synonym for radio, are to receive an expand ed service. For eight years past there has been weekly broadcast of special programs on Saturday nights. Beginning October the Westinghouse Go. will~ send out a similar program on Wednesday nights. The story of these broad casts to the desClate wastes of the north, where thousands of Americans and Canadians live their lonely ex- istence, is one of radios real sagas. Letters and messages are read to individuals, missionaries, trappers, fur post employees and explorers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

Hon. W. H. Holmes, of Amarillo, Texas, who is we'll known in the north because of his long residence in Alaska, was prominent ill the Washington newspapers last week
 As a factor in the Republican politics of his adopted state he was the nominee for Governor in 1928 and aided largely in carrying the state of Texas for President Hoover
 He is now urging the Republican organization of Texas to induce the Navy Department that the name of the second giant dirigible, sister ship to the Arkon, should be the Amarillo, from which city comes the only available supply of helium gas to initiate this ship. That Mr.
 Holmes is still interested in Alaska is evidenced from a recent article
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT AND REPORT

IN THE UNITED STATES CoMMis- SIONER'S COURT, WRANGELL PRECINCT, FIRST DIVISION OF ALASKA.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18
IN PROBATE

In the Matter of the Estate of
 SHELBY COLLUM SHURICK, de-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-18

IN THE UNITED STATES COM MISSIONARIES COURT, WRAN
 CELL PRECINCT, FIRST DIVI-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
WORKS ON CUTS
 FOR NEW BOOK

Paris.-Lyn Ward, the 25-year- old American wood-cut artist, con- Sidcred by critics to be second only to Rockwell Kent in merit, Is in Paris working n book of illustrations for Alec Waugh and q group of cuts to illustrate the "Cloister and the Hearth" for the Limited Edition $ club.
 Ward was born in Chicago, but his travels have taken him over a wide territory. He Is q graduate of Co., lumbia University. where he studied art and then completed q course at the National Academy of Leipzig. Germany. He had always wanted to do book illustrating and felt that wood-cuts were the most satisfac- tory. The blocks themselves can be put right iato the press. which, aft CT all, Is tho way printing itself orig mated.
 The wood-cut novelist says that he does not write down an outline of his story anywhere but simply starts to cut and his inspirations be- sin to come. often he goes back and puts in another cut to carry over an Idea but the plot characters and plan Of the book cuts itself out with each block.
 Seven months is the average length of time required for his nov els. While cutting a story he often works 14 hours n day, never stop ping until Il thought Or an idea has been completed.
 Ward Is accompanied by his wife. May McWecd, who also is writer. They expect to remain in Paris un- tll May when they will take q vaca- ton in Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
One Believed Shot Dead, The
 Other Captured
Final Chapter Written When Cannes Break Into Coop of Miss Lillian Judd and Kill Twenty Prized Hens and Cripple Three Others-Drive on Stray Bow VOWS Continues

and Middlebury roads. "Finis' was added to the frequent visits of the two dogs late yesterday afternoon as they broke into the coop of Miss Lillian Judd, assistant clerk of he superior court, and killed twenty przed chickens and crippled three others.
 Warden OLoughlin trailing tho dogs wounded or killed one and trailed the other to it's master 2 home on Como street. The animal was immediately placed under "ar- rest' and removed to the city yard The owner Louis Cino may be ob- liged to do q little explaining as to why his dog has been permitted to run at large and kill chickens.
 The owner of the other dog has admitted that his animal has not returned home, so Warden O'LouSh- lin made another visit to the vicinity of the Oronoke road today and started hunt to discover whether the dog he is positively sure of hit ting is dead or lying helpless In the woods
 So many complaints have been re- ceived of late of chickens being killed or newly planted shrubbefy torn up by strayed animals that Wa tcrbury faces serious depletion of It's canine population. No less than twelve apparently homeless dogs were in the execution chamber today awaiting word of reprieve, which means the appearance of owners. Unless someone calls and pays the usual tribute the twelve will be bumped off" sometime tomorrow O. Saturday They will take the "gas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
GAS WELL ROOMS
 PENNSY TOWNS

Sayre. Pa.-Tioga and Bradford counties a-e experiencing boom days, the like of which Pennsylvania has not experienced since the Drake well producing oil out In Venango county years ago.
 The discovery of n pocket of natural gas underlying the counties accounts for the tremendous activ- fly. The boom spreads over two states, including the southern coun- ties of New York.
 In the two counties directly af- fected, leases are being filed on every inch of land that might produce gas; plans, or talk of plans. for drilling wells Is being circulated everywhere.
 Four wells are '1n' in the two counties, one of them producing 90,000, 900 cubic feet daily before 1t was harnessed. Bids as high as $1.- 900. 900 are reported to have been made to the owner of the land on which this well was found in return for his royalty rights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
30 COUNTRIES IN
 TELEPHONE RANGE
I93O Extensions Link Up 3Z,200,0OO Stations to
 State Subscribers
BIG INCREASE SEEN

As a result of the various over seas radio telephone extensions made during the year of 1930, any telc- phone subscriber in Connecticut may now communicate with subscribers in any one of the 31 nations. includ- ing the United States, which are in- cluded in the worldwide network. It is not an especially far cry back to the day when only d few thou sand telephones could be linked in telephone intercommunication. To- day. Connecticut subscriber can communicate with approximately 32,200,000 other subscribers. The network includes 9l per cent of all of the telephones in the world.
 Telephone interconnection has spread with amazing rapidity since 1915 when the first transcontlnental line carried the first conversation betwene Boston and San Francisco, but it's greatest growth has come only within the last decade. In 1921. just ten years ago, came the first deep sea telephonic communication between Key West, Fla. and Ha- yana. Cuba. The first experiment. aI ship to shore conversation came in the following year.
 The start of the international sys- tenn came in 1923 when the radio telephone carried the first trans- oceanic message between New York ana New Southgate. England. The first successful two-way traps-Atlan- tic conversation came In 1926. The following year witnessed the first commercial radio telephone link be- tween New York and London and later extension 10 include all points in the United States, Great Britain. Cuba and certain points in Canada. During tho past three years, new countries have been added to tho system fin rapid order and the pre- sent year holds prospects of several trans Pacific additions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
DOG SENDS OUT OWN
 sos FOR ASSISTANCE

Wcatherly. Pa. UP)-A canine sos" broadcast steadily on q near by mountain for several days and nights. was effective in freeing a hunting dog trapped when his chain caught between two rocks.
 William Miller lost valued hunting dog during walk through the woods. Several days later q farmer informed him that dogs cries could be heard steadily from some part of the mountain.
 Miller investigated and found two dogs-one standing on q high rock. barking long and steadily for assistance, the other held fast by ts chain between the rocks, wait Ing patiently for relief.
 Tho trapped dog was Miller's lost hunter. The other dog was a stray that had stopped to help.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
Air Mail Boon
 To U. s. Flying
Government Permission of Air Mail Planes to Carry
 Passengers Big Help to Aviation

Washington.--Impe given com mercial aviation in the United States by the government in permitting afr mail planes to carry passengers will result in this country leading all others in the world by far in avia- ton development. 1t was declared here by W. Irving Glover. second
 assistan tpostmaster general.
 "The McNary-W -Watres act was the greatest single bit of legislation en- couraging commercial aviation ever enacted in this country" the govern- ment official asserted. The post office department has availed itself of this legislation to the very limit. "The picture of aviation in this
 country that Walter F. Brown, the postmaster general, has in mind, is ] one which will serve practically all
 the important centers of the country
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
PAY DIRT AIDS UNEMPLOYED IN
 LOS ANGELES
Canyon Gravel Gives Up Gold to Old Sour
 dOughs

Los Angeles-Within hiking dls- tance of the Los Angeles employ ment agencies where scores of job less laborers mill dIsappointedly, q group of enterprising throwbacks to the days of '49" today were making wages in the gold bearing gravel of San Francisquito canyon.
 Several score of unemployed work crs turned to the hills north of here when 1t became known that n hand full of old sourdoughs were banning from 50 cents to $10 a day in the canyon.
 Gold Strikes.
 There IS no gold strike, in tho '49er sense of the word, but recen. heavy rains, according to prospec- tors, have uncovered enough pay dirt to allow an industrious miner to earn livelihood.
 The scene of the digging is vir- tually at the site of the St Francis dam which several years ago gave way and sent q flood of water into the Santa Clara valley.
 Roaring waters ligerated by the collapse of the dam gouged into the hlllsides and piled pay dirt three and four feet deep along the rocky banks.
 Henry Inger of Glendale. who has prospected off and on for q quarter of a century, found the pay streak. He made a partner of his neighbor, Gould Pickens.
 Sluicc Box
 Waters of the creek are turned into a channel of their own making. at the end of which is a sluice box built with wooden gate. On the floor of the box are cross strips of wood, Hungarian riffle." Henry calls 1t.
 Into this sluicc Pickens dumps barrow-load of dirt and rock, and opens the gate. A stream of water rushes through, washing away the rock and dirt. Tiny spccks of gold catch in the rifle. pickens picks them out with tweeZers and drops them in a bottle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26
ARCHITECTS PRAISE MODEL OF CHURCH

Chicago.-Robert l. Schultz, 15, has constructed model of St. Ce- elias church, Cincinnati, which architects declare is remarkable for It's faithfulness to detail. It was built exactly to scale from archi- tect'S drawings of Che building and is constructed largely from e pressed wood material.
 The windows are mica painted in oil, the window frames are of bal sam wood, hand carved with safety razor blades: the arches arc of white pine; and the plaster on the inside walls is composition of flour and salt. The interior of the church, with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26

, it's altars. statues, pews and decorat- cd windows has been reproduced | faithfully in SchultZs model.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-26

and give not only the air mail service but passenger service which will be safe and dependable and operated on schedules which really mean something to the travelling air pub iic."
 MT Glover pointed out that there are now 26 air mail lines in opera ton in the country, three of which are transcontinental lines connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Air mall feeder lines bisect the trans- continental routes to the north, south, east and west, he pointed out Air mail operators, he said. are flying 46,000 miles daily carrying precious loads of passengers, mail and ex- press. over 22,000 miles of the daily distance flown is flown at night, car rying more than 7S0,000 pounds each month.