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The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
NOT A POLITICAL QUESTION

The question which caused the
greatest amount of excitment and
the only real struggle of national
Importance in the Republican
National Convention was the liq-
uor question. Without going into
the merits or dement's of this issue
Or the various planks proposed for
the platform, it can be said in all
fairness that there is one section
in the plank finally adopted by the
convention which ought to meet
the approval of the revisionists
and the repealists, the vets and
the drys. That section follows:
"A nationwide controversy over
the eighteenth amendment now dis
tracts the attention from the con-
structive solution of many press
ing national problems. The prin-
ciple of national prohibition as en-
bodied in the amendment was sup
ported and opposed by members of
submitted to the states by mem
bers of Congress of different politi-
cal majorities. 1t was not then and
is now not a partisan political
question.
Members of the Republican
Iarty hold different opinions with
respect to it no public Off
cial or member of the party should
be pledged or forced to choose be-
tween his party affiliations and his
honest convictions upon this
question"
There can be no gainsaying the
truth of these assertions. The
question of the sale and use of
intoxicating liquors is not a po-
litical question. 1t cuts through
both the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties. There are vets in
both organizations and drys in
both organizations.
Now if there is to be a vote on
the Eighteenth Amendment, either
for repeal or modification, through
state conventions, the delegates to
such convention should be elected
in each election in which there
10 no other issue at stake. Only in
this manner can the nation get a
clean-cut expression on this vital
question. If the question is sub
mitted to the people in an election
in which the tariff, the League of
Nations, government control of
utilities or other purely economic
or political questions are to be
decided on the Eighteenth Amend
ment will be no decision at all be-
cause all of these other issues will
have their bearing.-Ex.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
BUSINESS ACUMEN

Forbes Magazine: Here's a Wall
Street version of the present state
of mems wealth:
Any man whose assets inventory
20 per cent of what they were
three years ago has shown extra
ordinary financial acumen.
Any man whose assets inventory
30 per cent of two years ago is a
worker of financial miracles.
Any man whose assets inventory
so per cent is a darned liar.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
FRIENDSHIP

Harry B. Halves, Pathfinder: All
that can be expected of any man is
to make the best use of the things
that are within his power. Only
the contented man is rich; SO we
must look for the things that bring
contentment and first of these is
to find a friend and IL you find
two friends you are indeed a lucky
man; and if you find three friends
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Erma Grant played hostess at
the Wrangell hotel Thursday af-
ternoon, the occasion being the
little lady's birthday. At O'Clock
the guests partook of an elaborate
supper served in the hotel dining
room. Twelve little girls were pres
ent: Margaret Pennycook, Doro-
thy and Marjorie Johnson, Con-
stance Emery, Adele Shelton, Eto-
lin Coulter, Theodosia Royalty
Catherine and Glenn Matheson,
Margaret Warren, Wllheimlha
Cunningham, Master John Grant
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

and more rational sense of life's
values. They can learn what is
necessary and what is not, what is
worthwhile and what is worth
less-Detroit Free Press.
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pared with $1,000 from Gastineau
channel and $500 from Ketchikan.

Roger Plummer, brother-in-law
of Frank S. Barnes, last week
slipped and fell on the Lake Bay
cannery wharf, his head striking a
fish pew. He remained unconscious
for several hours and was hurried
to Ketchikan for medical aid where
he recovered fully from the acct
dent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

What a happy world this would
be for Europe if it could only in
duce Uncle Sam to say. :" I'll pay
for everything"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Mrs. Robert Livesay and little
son, Joye, arrived on the Spokane
from Thane, Alaska. They will oc.
cupy the Hogstrom house during
the summer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

l. C. Bjorge is making some
timely improvements on the city
board walks by establishing sub
stantial corners where it is nee
essary to turn his auto truck.
The work in question is authorized
by the town council, the lumber
being furnished by the city. This
addition to the Wrangell streets
will be a benefit to all conveyances
and a natural source of civic
pride.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Some of these days the Russians
and Japs are going to get together
and it won't be to play bridge.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
IS YEARS AGO THIS WEEK


Miss Eleanor Lynch and T. R.
Daily were united in marriage by
Judge Weber Sunday evening at
the court house with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. j. Wallace as witnesses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

A much married man says that
no photograph of his wife would be
a good likeness unless it were a
talking picture.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

The difference between death
and taxes is that death does not go
up 20 per cent every time the leg
islature meets.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Our idea of not being important
at a national convention is to act
as an alternate.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

The Wrangell Red Cross men,
bership is now over 500 and the
total collections are over $4,000.
A recent issue of the Juneau En-
pire gave Wrangell credit for hav-
ing collected only $500 as COM
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Two naval recruiting officers.
Lieut.. C. c. Clark and Lieut. Dr.
r. G. Davis, of the medical corps
arrived here yesterday on a gov
eminent boat for the purpose of
enrolling men for service on sub
marine chasers now being built at
Bremerton.
After the theft of Lieut.. Clark s
papers at Petersburg the recruit
ing party left for Ketcikan and on
this account the impression was
general in Wrangell that the re-
cruiting party would not call in
here at all. Consequently several
young men who came in town the
first of the week for the purpose
of enrolling had gone out again.
Six physical examinations were
made by DR.. Davis. only two passing.
They were C. C. Davis and Ellery
Clifford Carlson. On &C cunt of
Carlson's age it was necessary to
have his parents consent This was
willingly and periodically given,
the father volunteering his own
services also, but was refused on
account of his age The two Wran-
CELL recruits will remain here until
called, which will be just as soon
as 1.-THE submarine chasers now be-
ing built are completed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Walter J. Larson this week re-
ceived from the United States pat
ent office a patent on fish trap
which he recently invented dealing
particularly to floating fish traps.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

A daughter weighing nine and
one-half pounds was born Saturday
June IA, to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wheeler.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

There were sc raw recruits
aboard the Dolphin yesterday af-
ternoon enroute to Fort VIM. H.
Seward During the week another
vessel had SO raw recruits aboard
for the same destination.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Who remembers the good old
days when oil was something you
took from a tablespoon and the only
time gasoline figured any in the
newspapers was when some misin-
formed cook tried to start a fire
with it?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

S. x. Paul arrived here Sunday
on his first visit to Wrangell since
he left in 1901. He is now practi-
sing law at Roselle Park, N. j.
He is returning east from a bus
mess trip to Latouch and stopped
off here to visit his mother, Mrs.
VIM. Tamaree. who is now at Sal
mon Bay.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
ROCKEFELLER CELEBRATES
NINETY-THIRD BIRTHDAY

NEW YORK. July 9-John d.
Rockefeller, who has lived through
seven major depressions. and has
reached the conclusion that worry
poisons the system, is SO years old
today. He says prosperity has al
ways returned and will again" At
his 5000 acre estate at Tarrytown,
today, Mr.. Rockefeller assiduously
applied himself to the business of
living to be 100 and maybe more.
He has been at it since he gave up,
twenty-one years ago, control of
about seven-eights of the oil in
dustry of the country.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Brethren, we must do something
negro preacher to his congregation.
Brother Jones, what am de
status quo? asked a member of the
flock.
Dat brother, am Latin for de
mess wees in.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

A parcel of papers belonging to
Lieut.. c. c Clark, naval recruiting
officer, was stolen from the Peters
burg hotel Saturday night the theft
stopping the work of recruiting.
The marshal and several loyal citi-
zens got busy on the case and the
thsf was found to be James o.
Donnell, who claimed that he was
under the influence of liquor and
thought he was taking his laundry.
O'Donnell is of the l. w w. type.
He served a Jail sentence in Juneau
last year and later was in trouble
in Ketchikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Mrs. Winnie Lidgate of Butte,
Montana, was in Wrangell last
week visiting her brother, M. J
Crowell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Remember the good old days
when you could measure a mans
Importance in the community by
the amount of gilt he had on his
private shaving mug at the town
barbershop?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

A New York bank cashier who as.
pired to be one of the 400" only
missed it by one. His penitentiary
number Is 500.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Supt. L. Schott, of the A. P. A
cannery, this wekk sustained
bruises and a rupture of ligaments
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

When a professor recently de-
clared to a flapper that 1.-The use of
slang is deplorable," she acquiesced
by saying you sure slobbered a
bibful, sir"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Jr. enjoyed the distinction of being
the only young man present.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

KANSAS CITY, July 10, 1917
Three Germans were arrested in
Kansas towns selling court plaster
on which were declared to be, ac-
cording to government tests, fatal
disease NEGOTIATIONS.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Seattle, July IT. 1917-Masked
robbers entered the home of Ben
Pincus early this morning and
bound Mrs. Pincus and two half
grown children and awaited the
return of Ben whom they bound
and robbed of sos and then es-
capped. During the hour spent await
ing the return of Ben the robbers
drank a quart of whiskey which
they found in the house.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

SEATTLE, July IT, 1917.-It is
estimated that $4,000 lumber work
ers and shingle weavers are on a
strike throughout the state A
strike of the Seattle shipyards en-
ployees is threatened August 1 in
sympathy. The metal workers are
demanding more pay. The federal
conciliators are trying to prevent
a strike in this line.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05
TODAY'S BIBLE MESSAGE
 By w. Goddard,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Hear ye, O, sash and door men, thy business is all shot to hell and great is thy depression. Yea, thou are sorely pressed, for thy sins are many and the foolish ness of the virgins is as naught to thine iniquities.
 The waters of death encompass thee, for hou haStt disobeyed the teachings of the wise. Ye have turned every one to his own way. Thou hast forsaken the teach ings of thy association and there is no profit for you.
 Yea, though thou sellest aS sixty-five off, thy profit is not sure, but at seventy and five thou art as a broken reed and there is none to save you. Surelyq, surely, too much is enough, so why will ya die.
 Turn ye, turn ye, and keep diligently the commandments of thine association and it's testo- and it's statutes which thy executive hath commanded. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of thy association that it may be well with thee and that thou
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
 THERE'S FIRE

In all the realm of offcialdom
 We know of no branch which
 usually serves to uphold the dig
 nity of governmental service as
 does the Federal judiciary. 4 Federal judge has autocratic powers, however, which in the hands of a man who lacks the Ibalance of judicial temperament leads inevitably to a despotic and tyrannical attitude which makes for anything but the proper administration of justice. Too many judges seem to forget that the attorneys practicing before them are also officers Of the court and sworn to uphold ltne dignity of the law.
 Personally we do not know Judge Justin w. Harding, but We do know personally and by reputation William l.. Paul. Henry Roden and Simon Helen thal-gentlemen allan dall of whom have been fined for being Tn contempt of court by His Honor Judge Justin w. Harding. There is an old proverb to the effect that where there is so much smoke there must be some fire and we, in common with most other Alaskans, are begin ming to believe that where there is so much contempt there must be some justification for con- tempt.
 After f1ning all the lawyers who presumed to stand on their rights in the protection of their clients the judge became em- broiled in a battle with the office of the United States Marshall, claiming that the Chief Deputy to Marshal White, also held him in contempt. We don't know. Possibly he did. In any event the record of Judge Harding should assist in discouraging the appointment of carpet-bagger judges to the Federal bench i'll Alaska when the territory has an unusually brilliant galaxy of lawyers of the home grown vari-
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05
Washington News Letter
By Will A, Steel

| Delegate Wickersham made
 valiant fight to secure an appro-
 priation for the Alaska Roac
 Commission in conformity with
 the sum of $65O,OOO as recom-
 mended by the budget. But the House was opposed to granting any sum beyond sufficiency to maintain the roads and trails now in existence, and without any thought for new projects
 However, the Delegate labOred with the Senate committee and |induced an increase of $140,O00 in it's recommendation, which was granted by the Senate. When the Army bill went to conference the Senate conferees remained steadfast for the in- crease, which was accepted by | the House conferees and later sustained by the House on the presentation of a statement by the managers of the bill, who set forth: "On No. TT, relating to Alaska roads and trails: Appro- priates $494,310, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $354 ,310, as proposed by the House, an increase of $14O,OO0, of which s4,368 is owing to the redistri- button of travel funds, previous ly explained" Although t h Alaska Road Commission has by Statute been transferred from the Army to the Interior De- partment, the amount appropri- ated for the Commission will De by the Interior De- partment, which has taken over the operation and construction Of roads and trails in Alaska, and will now have a sum suffi- cient to perform some new work.
 j: <: *
 Polar Year." 12-monyh period for study of the Arctic and Antarctic, with 50 expedi- tions participating, sponsored by most of the leading nations, will begin August 1. An appropria- ton has been made by Congress tor participation by the United and station will be erected at Fairbanks, which will be in charge of young sclentlSo, Q son of Representative Royal C. Johnson. of South Dakota, who is now on his way to interior Twenty-eight nations
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

Iamounted to $2,635,131, slight decrease from shipments for the same period of 1881, according to Ia radiogram received in the commerce Department. Beach mining at Nome, which produc- ed several million dollars worth of gold in the gold rush of 1898, is being revived, and although no big pay has been reported, miners are said to be making from $4 to $5 a day with hand rockers.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

received from the House wa
 adopted and has been signed b, the President.
 About a month ago the Presi.
 dent affixed his signature to : Joint resolution suspending as.
 sessment work on mining claims
 for the ear from July 1, 1881 t;
 noon July 1, 1882. There was
 very little opposition to this
 measure but after it was passed
 many mine operators claimed
 that the assessment work hac
 already been performed for tho
 fiscal year named and as a re-
 suit no benefit would accrue t. them by reason of the resolution
 Some few complaints were re- ceived from Alaska, alleging that the resolution would prove a |detriment because many miners who were usually employed to do the work for large claim holders would be denied employment. Others wrote to the Delegate that if they were compelled to do the required yearly assess nent work that they would be compelled to forfeit their claims. But from mining states like California, Arizona and Colorado demands have come for the pas sage of a resolution that would suspend the annual assessment work for the year ending July 1, 1883. As a consequence on July 18th Representative Eaton of Colorado introduced a resolution providing That the provision of section 1924 of the Revised Sta tutes of the United States which on each mining claim located, and until a patent has been issued therefor, not less than $1O0 worth of labor to be performed, or improvements ag- gregating such amount to be made each year, be, and the same is hereby, suspended as 70 all mining claims in the United including Alaska, during the year beginning at 12 o'clock July 1, 1882, and end ing at 12 o'clock meridian July l, 1883" The author of the resolu- ton made no effort to secure It's passage at the session which has just adjourned. He states, how ever, that he has no doubt about it's passage soon after the next session, in December. Any Alas ka miners who oppose the reso- lution should write their pro- tests to Hon. Joe L. Smith, chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining.
 * #
 The Department of Commerce has issued a recent regulation that slightly amends the salmon on the west coast of Eto-- liI Island, North Prince of Wales Island district. A new regulation also permits commercial fishing for salmon in the waters Of Kamishak Bay and Cninik Inlet to within 500 yards outside the of Chinik Creek from July g to 6 D. m. on August l. III the Southeastern Alaska area no trap is permitted to operate i'll the season of 1882, on the west coast of Admiralty Island, y degrees from 56 minutes 20 seconds north latitude to 59 minutes Is seconds north.
 That Senator Howell is not the stumbling block to the grant ing of appropriations to the Alaska Railroad was made evl- dent in the Senate or July 15, when Senator King, of Utah, ended a criticism of the railroad with the following statement: "I give notice to the committee,
 and to my able friend, (Senator HowelD, that I shall oppose any
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

the United states Coast an( lCeodetic Survey, and pr. .Joh1 Fleming, director of the depart ment of terrestrial magnetism Carnegie Institution.
 All expeditions will follow tht same program, use the same in. IstrumentS and at the conclusion of the year, compare results They will study magnetic forces and weather near the pole: which acffect the temperate zone.
 Mildren Hanson, of Ketchikan was in Washington last week soliciting subscriptions, largely from members of Congress, for various magazines in the effort to win the $1,0O0 first prize of- fcred by the Periodical Service Go. for the one having the larg est number of points when the contest ends on September first.
 .* * *
 The post offices at Haines and Bethel have been advanced from the fourth to the third class. As a consequence these offices will become presidential appoint ments. At present Mrs. Nellie Berry is the postmaster at Haines and Claude M. Link pre- sides over the office at Bethel.
 The other day a resident of who had come to Wash ington with the soldier boys in, formed the Delegates office that if he could receive a letter in dicating that he had been work ing in Alaska that he could re- ceive transportation to Seattle and possibly from there to Alas ka on government boat. Of course he received the letter and the next morning a squad of soldiers was awaiting the open ing of the Delegates office to make request for similar letters, as they wanted to go Alaska. h. Quiry brought out the fact that they were all from Illinois and he middle west and had never been to Alaska, so they had to be disappointed in not receiving letters that might have resulted i1 their going to he far north. in search of work.
 * j: *
 Inquires have come from Alas ka inquiring as to how the home loan bank bill would apply to the Territory. While the House bill passed some days ago the Senate with various phases Of the bill and an agreement on the bill had not been reached until shortly before final adjourn ment of Congress, and copies of the perfected bill are not yet available, but will be mailed to the newspapers of Alaska within a few days.
 The Manager of the Alaska Railroad now has the authority
 
 to purchase coal annually for the railroad from two or more companies operating adjacent ta the railroad, at such reason able prices as may be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, without asking for competing bids. The bill to permit this ac- tion was passed by the House without any particular objection some days ago and when it went to the Senate it was referred to the Special Committee on h. vestigation of the Alaska Rail road. It was favorably reported with an amendment stipulatine that the prices should not eX- ceed $3.15, $500 and $29O per ten for the several grades. The bill with amendment was passed without opposition on July II T T L~I- IL
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

cty which would make much bet ter judicial material.-Alaska Weekly.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

the amendment was then re- jected and the bill as originally received from the House was adopted and has been signed by the President.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-05

Alaskan gold production in the first six months of this year
The Washington times., 1932-07-18
Eddie Lowe as d
Bright Member
Of the Bar
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

These great criminal lawyers
who, like left-handed pitchers,
have queer quirks, fascinate me.
Recently John Barrymore
passed in review as a great court
room pleader. Then came War
rem William as the legal protec-
tor OF the underworld czars. Now
Edmund Lowe appears as a
knight OF the brief case and a
barrister who makes reputation
as attorney for the defense.
In some respects, Attorney
for the Defense" currently at
R-K-O-Keith's, is the best of the
Blackstone cycle. 1t has a story
with an interesting plot and
though I suspect it's legal man
ner and method would not hold
water if subjected to the myriad
of objections and exception saw
ings which any District attorney
has at the tip of his tongue,
nevertheless to the layman this
is a good trial picture.
1t has Edmund Lowe as dis
trict attorney sending an innocent
man to the electric chair. There
after filled with remorse and the
sting of conscience he becomes
the sponsor and protector of the
executed mans family. AS it
turns out the boy whom he
educates and serves as guardian
becomes involved in what looks
like another first degree murder
case. So the lawyer assumes the
blame, puts himself in the
shadow of the gallows, then by a
brilliant court room triumph re-
vealS the real murderer.
Eddie Lowe has full oppor-
tunity to be sardonic, glib, bitter
and grimly humorous in this pic
ture. One of its best scenes
when the lady of his affections
Evelyn Brent) is discovered to
be a double dealer. Il think !
will get you a coat of arms" he
says. "A chisel rampant on a
field of double crosses" Miss
Brent as an unhappy siren con-
tributes the best supporting per
formance. with Dorothy Peterson
in less important role, effec-
tive. The Irving Cummings di-
rection is o. K. and 10 Swerling's
dialogue will hold your interest.
Good Short Film
A crackerjack travel picture
Island of Perils" is in the sup
Elementary screen attraction. 1t
runs half an hour picturing the