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The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

Word comes to the office of Delegate Wickersham, from Ketchi- kan and other sections of the Ter ritory, that the large amount of un- employment in Alaska will make it necessary this fall and winter for Governor Parks to seek a portion of the $500, 0,0O0,000 made available for disposition by the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation to the various needy states and territories. If the resources of Alaska are in adequate to meet its relief needs then the governor is authorized to borrow from the Corporation such amounts as may be necessary, at rate of interest of per centum per annum The funds borrowed shall be administered by the Governor or under his direction. The sug- gestion is made that in buying needed supplies for the unemployed and unfortunate that a general price agreement be secured from the retail grocers and that the sup plies be purchased in the com munities in which they are to be dispensed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias tor execution), dated June 29th, A. D., 1892, issued out of the District Court, of the United States for the First Division District of alaska, on judgment rendered in said court, on the 17th day of Feb luary, A. D. 1882 in favor of the United States of America and ,against a one story frame building known as Shakes property, in what Is known as the Indian Village, is situate on Block 21, Wrangell, Al aska, George Beaudreau, owner, and W. b. Gross and Bessie Gross, ten ants and occupants. 1 have, on this 5th day of August, A. D. 1882, levied upon the following described cal estate, situated in the Town of Wrangell, and Territory of Alaska, to wit: Lot 21, in Block 21, contain ing 46o6 sq. feet of land with a frontage on Case Avenue of 56.73 feet according to United States Sur yey Number 1915 as accepted by the General Land Office, February 7th, 1891, together with one story frame dwelling house and wood shed located thereon, and that will accordingly, offer said real estate for sale at public vendue to the highest and pest bidder, for cash, on the 9th day of September, A. D. 1882. at II o'clock a. m., at the front door of the United States Court House at Wrangel1, Alaska.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, Feb ruary 5th, A. D. 1882.
 ALBERT WHITE
 U. s. Marshal
 Els Division District of Alaska
 By H. D. CAMPBELL
 Deputy
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

Port Hope in Ontario. Several hun dred tons of pitehblende ore have already been despatched and the work of filling the last two thou sand new sacks brought in last month is now proceeding. Enough pitehblende ore is expected to be shipped out this summer to keep the new plant all winter, thus starting a new Canadian industry and making the Empire independ- ent of foreign radium supplies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

ects in every Congressional district in the United States. As a result many of the residents of the re- spective towns entered their pro test against these public buildings, claiming that the rented buildings answered every purpose with a great saving to the government. This gave rise to the charge of pork" appropriations and when the bill went to the Senate the various building and river and harbors prof ects all over the United States were cut out and the revised bill was accepted in conference by the House, with practically no objection. Thus Alaska was treated like the state of New York and all other states, with the general understanding that the Alaska items and all other meritorious items would be includ- ed in the general public buildings and rivers and harbors bills and passed at the December session of Congress. This explanation seems necessary to set alright some critics in Alaska who pretend to think that the Territory was discriminat- ed against, which is an absolutely erroneous thought.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

IN THE UNITED STATES COM MISSIONER'S COURT WRAN- CELL PRECINCT FIRST DIVI- SION OF ALASKA. IN PROBATE.
 Notice of Hearing on Final
 Account and Report and Peti-
 tion for Distribution
 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES STEWART, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Charles Darwell, Administrator of the Estate of James Stewart, de-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

An inquiry has come from Alaska as to the number of patented min ing claims in the Territory and as to whether there are not large areas of patented ground owned by ab- sentee landlords, and which are held purely for speculation with no effort made to develop them. It is difficult to ascertain the number of claims patented but the Depart ment of the Interior is now figur- ing out the number of patents that have been issued. with the idea that each patent will average between two and three claims, as the large majority are for one claim only. But the Department states that after a patent is issued it is almost impossible to determine into whose hands the claims finally reach.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

The Delegates office has received letter from Alaska inquiring why politics are injected by some of the partisans of the Territory in discussing the appropriations made by Congress. An instance is given in citing that Hawaii received Fed eral Highway aid while Alaska failed to receive a slice of this fund, but it was not explained that several years ago Hawaii was in cluded in the Federal aid legisla- ton, while Alaska continued to re- ceive her appropriations in the old way. Major Elliott, President of the Alaska Road Commission, the Agricultural Department and vari GUS committee members of the Sen ate and House friendly to Alaska went into the subject and all de- cided that Alaska would receive larger appropriations under the present system, rather than to se cure Federal Highway Aid. When MT. McDuffie, Chairman of the Economy Committee of the House dealares that Alaska, with her small population. is not entitled to any road appropriations it may be un- derstood how difficult it is to in- duce the Democratic majority in the House to agree to extend reason able road appropriations for Alaska. When Chairman MeDuffie moved to eliminate the entire appropria- tion for 1883 the motion was only defeated by six votes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

Behind the great and growing use of the air as medium of trans mitting radio signals and broad casts rests the activity of the staff of the Radio Division of the De- partment of Commerce, comprised of men who handle a wide range of technical details and the admins
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

When the Garner relief bill was introduced in the House it con tained two appropriations for build ing projects in Alaska-Anchorage and Ketchikan, and for number of river and harbor projects in AL aska. It also contained appropria- tions for innumerable building proj-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

An inquirer asks of a Washing ton evening newspaper, How wide is Boring Strait between Alaska and Siberia? Does it freeze over in the winter?" The following reply was forthcoming 'It is about 35 miles wide and does freeze over in the winter"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

When the books are finally closed, they will probably show that Uncle Sam financed both sides of the war.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

The Telephone Bond and Share Co.,, of Ketchikan, has made applica- tion to the Federal Radio Com mission for modification of con- struction permit for extension of completion date to August IS, 1883. The station is K7XD. Joseph T. Bauer, six miles south of Chichagof, KWW, has applied for a renewal of point-to-point license for 178kc. 150w.. and also for renewal of coastal telegraph license for fre- queney not to exceed 1,5kc., 150.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19
NOTICE OF MARsHAL's SALE

United States of America, First Division District of Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19
ALASKA INTERESTS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL By WAS

of the agency's work is centered. A review of activities by W. D. Terrell. head of the division, re- yeals the importance of the work done by Federal workers on duty with the unit. This review, dealing largely with work done by the di- vision during the last fiscal year, furnishes an indication of the con- tinuing duties of the agency, both in Washington and in the field.
 Inspection of the radio installa- tions on ships are made to deter mine that the apparatus is in good working order and in charge of com petent operators. It has for its purpose, of course, the protection of life and property. The radio sta tions to be inspected are situated in all parts of the United States, AL aska. Hawaii. and Porto Rico. It is not possible with the limited in- spection force of the Radio Divi- sion to inspect regulary the more than 26.00O licensed radio trans hitting stations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19
LODGES
The American Legion

Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. 6 Meets second and fourth Wednes- day evenings in each month in American Legion Club Rooms. CHAs. MOORE, Post Commander. c. P. MAC CREARY, Adjutant
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

The Superintendent of the House Office Building is arranging to have all the rooms in the building re- painted and renovated, having com menced on the first floor. This in- dudes room 167 of the Delegate from Alaska, who will temporarily occupy room 324, through the courtesy of Congressman Ralph A. Horr, of Seattle, who is now in the west seeking a renomination.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-08-19

FOR SALE-Two-room scow house
 See Mrs. T. J. Case.
Evening star., 1932-10-30
REPUBLICANS PLAN
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Ho0ver-Curtis and Young G.
0. P. Clubs Will Stage
Events.

Members and friends of the Hoover
Curtis Campaign Club and the Young
Republicans of the National Capital
Republican Club will stage Halloween
political party tomorrow night at the
Republican Club, at Sixteenth street and
Scott Circle. Edward F. Colladay, Re-
publican national committeeman and
president of the club, has extended an
invitation to friends IF club members.
A feature of the program will be the
reception by radio Of the address to be
given by President Hoover at Madison
Square Garden.
Kenneth M. UgloW, chairman OF the
local Young Republicans organization.
states that a portion of President Hoo
ver's address will be directed toward the
young voters enlisted in the party dur
ing the recent Republican drive. Presi-
dent Hoover, he states, has been assured
of 5000, 900 votes from members of the
national Young Republican organiza-
ton.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, national
committeewoman and vice president OF
the Hoover-CurtiS Club, will preside.
Mr.. Colladay will accompany the Presi-
dents party to New York. The club
members will be addressed by Thomas
P. Littlepage, Washington attorney;
Miss Annabelle Matthews, former presi-
dent of the Women's Bar Association OF
the District, and Douglas Whitlock,
former president Of the Washington
Young Republicans.
Reports will be made by Col. G. R.
Manchester, secretary, and Charles j.
Waters, chairman of the Membership
Committee of the club.
Evening star., 1932-10-30
The Day inPolitics
Roosevelt in New England as
Hoover Returns from
Midwest.

Here are scme of the things that
helped to put color into yesterdays po-
litical picture:
Democrats-Gov Roosevelt, starting
a New England campaign tour. went to
Groton, Mass, to visit his sons In
school there: Alfred E. Smith carried
to Upstate New York-Buffalo-an np-
peal for Mr.. Roosevelt's election; Chair
man Farley of the party's National
Committee said in New York that no
possible combination of States could
give Mr. Hoover an electoral college ma
jority and asserted that no member OF
the Democratic Finance Committee ever
had authorized solicitation Of funds In
a manner described in G. o. p. state
ment as an attempt at political black
mail"
Republicans-President Hoover re-
turned to Washington from his fourth
trip to the Midwest and planned an
other after his New York speech to-
morrow night; the G. O. p National
Committee at Washington quoted G. A.
Eddy, president of a Chicago printing
company as complaining to Gov. RooSe-
velt of a fragrant attempt at political
blackmail' in the solicitation of Demo-
cratic funds; Secretary Hurley at
Kansas City said the Republican tariff
seeks to keep American markets for
domestic producers.
Socialists Norman Thomas at Bos-
ton said war IS more likely than peace,
but neither major party has discussed
foreign policy
Evening star., 1932-10-30
WILDFLOWER POSTER
CONTEST is PLANNED
Competition Divided Into Child
and Adult Glasses in Drive
to Save Nature.

A poster contest for children and
adults, designed as IAN appeal to chill
dren, parents. teachers and the general
public, to protect the rarer wild flowers
that are being thoughtlessly destroyed, y
has been announced by the District
Chapter, the Wild Flower Preserva-
ton Society, Inc.
Contestants will be divided into
groups-for children up to the sixth
grade; junior high school stuSents,
senior high school students, and the
adult class-with prizes offered each
group. Besides cash awards, books and
booklets containing color plates of wild
flowers are among the prizes.
The posters, which are to be black
and white, or not more than two colors
and white, are to be submitted through
art teachers or supervisors, except in
the adult class.
Evening star., 1932-10-30
TROWEL CLUB BEAUTIF|ES
GROUNDS OF HOSPITAL

The Trowel Club of Washington, one
Of the local gardening associations, has
completed a program Of Identification
Of the entrance and the grounds Of the
tuberculosis Hospital at Fourteenth and
Upshur streets.
The work was undertaken by the
club as part of the program suggested
to garden clubs of the District as
practical means Of joining in the cele-
bration of the 200th anniversary of
the birth of George Washington.
The club had the cooperation of
John H. Small, Sd, landscape architect,
In tHf planting of new shrubs and
other improvements to the 66pital
grouhds, Il Is announced.
Evening star., 1932-05-10
Metric System Should Be
Adopted by United States

10 the EdlhOr OF Inc star.
Is it not time that the inaccurate,
cumbersome, out-of-date measures used
in the United States and England and
the systems that go with them be laid
aside. and the metric system, used in
all the rest of the civilized world. sub
stituted in their stead?
Arguments favoring this change rec
ognize that the metric system is deci-
NAL system throughout; that in COM
mercial work for amounts greater or
less than the unit mentioned. the deci-
NAL system is often employed; that for
reports and statistics nearly 10 per cent
OF the time and expense is used in re-
ducing fractional English weights and
measures to tabular form; that an equal
proportion Of time in the education of
every child is wasted in the same way;
that all commercial and educational
organizations in the United States have
long been ready for this change, as was
shown in the early years of our present
century, when bill was introduced in
Congress for the adoption of the metric
system as the legal standards for all
weights and measures in this country.
This bill would have become a law had
1t not been for a small group of elderly
employees in one of the Federal depart
ments who used their influence among
their Senators to defeat it. Such op-
position is now automatically removed
by the retirement of this class of en-
ployes. w. F. FLETCHER.
Evening star., 1932-05-10
Hitler Seen Both as Menace
And Symbol of Futile Revolt

THE present situation may indicate
that the German people are not to be
stampeded from the sane position they
have taken since the formation of the
republic" thinks the Cleveland News,
with the belief that Germany Is fortu-
nate in having been spared anything
like Hitler rule, for a time at least"
The Rock Island Argus advises that
Hitler sis force to be reckoned with
and may be able to stir up a lot Of
trouble" while France "iS keeping
watchful eye on his advance" The San
Jose Mercury Herald fears that ''revo-
luton is a possibility, so narrow Is the
margin of the forces of order and sta
bility,' and holds the opinion that
'the whole world believes that recon-
Citation of the differences arising out
Of the war has become imperative, and
France cannot afford to be an OBJ
structionist."
Noting that son Of the former Kai-
ser led a cheering squad of the Hitler
supporters" the New London Day states
as to the significance of the recent de-
Velopments: Torn into many factions
and parties by the economic difficulties
Of the last few years and weighted down
by the burden of high taxes, unemploy-
ment and political unrest. Germany's
obvious firm determination to spurn
Communism is a matter for admiration
when thoroughly understood. Writers
who have made a long study of Ger
many insist that that is practically
what the nation has done-conSidere
Communism carefully and found it
wanting. True, differences Of opinion
exist quite widely as to the best meth
cd OF struggling back to economic and
political independence, but the number
Of German citizens who look kindly
upon the suggestion Of Sovietism Is con-
stantly dwindling"
Evening star., 1932-05-10
New Foreign Trade Schemes.

Negotiations just concluded between
Russia and Turkey whereby the Soviet
government enters into an economic
alliance with the Islamic republic call
attention to suggestive new trends in
the realm Of international trade. In
Near Eastern Europe it Is apparent that
the Russian system of state monopoly
in both import and export trade is
slowly spreading into neighboring coun-
tries. Turkey has already adopted it in
part and is now studying the desirable
ity Of invoking it in full. Persia has
entirely embraced the Russian monopoly
scheme and is at the present moment
using it effectively in negotiating a
reciprocal commercial agreement at
Moscow.
The Russo Turkish deal discloses the
Soviet for the first time In ths glise Of
an extender Of foreign credits-hitherto
the boot has been wholly on the other
Evening star., 1932-05-10
POisOners of Pet Animals
Are Lacking in Conscience
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t Is inconceivable that any one mask
Ing as human being could be so low
as to poison another's pet, causing II
to die in agony, but unfortunately proof
exists that this is so. Having no con-
science or sensibilitieS decent enough to
make them turn from this cruelty. and
no sense Of fair play or desire to use
open and aboveboard methods for a
crime which could be punished If de-
tected. this sort of sneak can get awav
With such an action in an underhanded
manner, thereby preventing the owners
from getting rid of their pet in a hu-
name way. which any fair minded per-
son would be glad to do if given an
opportunity and convinced that it was
in any way obnoxious.
Entirely apart from the shock and
suffering caused the owners of the pet,
who can at least express their suffering
and get help, one would look naturally
Tor enough compassion in human ma
ture to refrain from inflicting pain
upon defenseless creature who can
only trust its so-called superiors for
kindness and the good will it feels to-
ward them. To at least deny an oppor-
tunity TO relieve its agony and hasten
its death is unbelievably despicable.
To this brand Of person one can only
quote the words Of a famous humani-
tartan and lover of life in all its forms.
who had had this sad evidence that the
society Of animals was preferable to
that of some human beings: Il never
have heard of this breed of pet poison
ers getting a dose of their own poison,
but I still have hope"
MRS. A. E. JAMES.
Evening star., 1932-05-10

foot with Russia as the suppliant
abroad. The Moscow authorities are
granting the Turks long-term credit
Of 100000. 1t is based on an ex-
change Of goods in kind, without actual
passing Of money. Soviet Russia will
sell industrial tools, agricultural ma
chinery and fertilizers to Turkey, re-
ceiving as payment it's choice Of Turkeys
natural resources, such as tobacco, wool.
fruits and minerals. 1t is possible that,
when finally arranged, the Russo
Turkish credit treaty will run for fifteen
years. 1t is declared on both sides to
be experimental in nature, but that if
successful it will be followed by other
agreements along similar lines.
Meantime Turkey announces deci-
sion to make a monopoly of the i'm
portation of sugar and coffee, and to
buy those commodities from nations
which purchase Turkish tobacco. The
news is regarded by foreign observers
at Angora as the first step in a more
general domination of trade, on the
Russian plan, by Mustapaha Kemal's
government.
The implications in these economic
trends in Eastern Europe are plain.
They visibly threaten the ruin of pri-
vate enterprise and obliteration of the
whole merchant class, with incidental
wreckage of all the ordinary channels
of trade. If the Russian Turkish
Persian plans should continue to prove
epidemic and gain momentum farther
af1eld, American commerce would sooner
or later be seriously affected. 1t may
be taken for granted that our official
trade authorities, as well as our wide
awake exporting interests, are alive to
the possibilities in the situation and
preparing, as far as they can, to meet
them betimes.
Evening star., 1932-05-10

front and enjoyed the show as the loyal
naval forces Of the submarine fotilla
circled about the captured ships and
airplanes hovered over the rebel craft
and dropped messages urging the crew
to surrender. From messages the planes
proceeded to bombs, which were ineffec-
tive because they all missed their marks
At the fall Of each bomb, however wide
ly it fell, the populace cheered. There
is no mention of band on the dock
to give a musical setting to this spec
tacle, but that oversight will probably
be corrected the next time this sort of
thing happens. When the propaganda
from the air and the bombs proved fu-
tile, four submarines took up the Of
fensive and ran rings around the
cruisers, which were maneuvered in all
sorts Of complicated gyrations. At last
one Of the cruisers ran up the red flag
and fired twice at the nearest subma-
rine, which responded, first with small
arms, then with two projectiles from
minor cannon, mercifully elevated at an
over-ship range, and then, when the
rebels refused to yield, with two more
shots aimed squarely at the leading
ship. One Of them hit the bow and
split a petroleum tank, and that was
enough for the rebels, who ran up
white flag. A boarding crew soon took
possession, the mutineers were hustled
off to prison and the populace shouted
wildly for Sanchez Cerro, who is at
present at the head of the Peruvian
government. One misguided individual
cheered for the head of the Communist
party and, as the dispatch says, was
almost lynched before the police could
rescue him. This was the nearest ap-
proach to q casualty, except slight
wound suffered by civilian spectator
from stray rife shot. Workmanship
in the harbor engagement was merci-
fully poor and, save for the few score Of
red rebels, who will probably not long
survive, the little revolution passed into
history as one of the most diverting
episodes of the year, furnishing lively
mornings entertainment for several
thousand spectators without charge.