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The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14
Wrangell Candidate For Ty. Legislature
 Opposes Fish Traps

Dr. R. N. Scruby. Republican candidate from Wrangell for the Territorial House of Representative gives further reasons for his oppo- sition to fish traps in the following letter to the voters of this district. To the Voters:
 It is often asked What is the reason for the non-development of Alaska in spite of it's many great and natural resources? Why does not the population increase?
 The answer is self-evident Labor unemployed seeks other labor mar kets. Homes are not built; towns complain of the burdens of govern ment and heavy taxation. the cost of territorial government does not decrease with the decrease in reve- nues. Citizens unable to compete with the too efficient fish traps re- turn to the states with no good word for Alaska.
 Last August. I understand, one company alone paid off 1,4OO men in Seattle a half million dollars. Even their imported labor is first removed from Alaska before they are separated from their earnings. Resident labor. crying for opportun- ity to get returns for its wares, is InI fA .9F while the evils continue with fn- creasing force.
 Wrangell and every other town in Alaska has been a victim of this system of greed through the sal mon trap. Prior to 1912 more than 50 seine crews with more than 250 men were employed in the Wran- gell district alone. All of this gain full employment of resident labor has been eliminated through tran competition and discriminatory reg ulations until it has been driven to the point of living on clans and "gumboots"
 Last year the trap system put up B of the entire salmon pack in southeast Alaska, resident and inn ported seiners put up the balance. There is no denial that if resident labor put up 65 per cent of the pack instead of 35 percent, that the entire territory would benefit. The towns. which already have been feeling thesburden of supporting in digent families of fishermen and the burdens of government, would again be thriving communities.
 Because of these undeniable facts, | am absolutely against continua- tion Of the fish trap system and If elected to the legislature I will support any measure that will help to solve this problem. Home rule of fish, game and birds is one solu- tion but first should come the im- mediate and absolute abolishment of all fish traps.
 To this end am pledged if elect ed. Other problems entailing there form will be met in a fair and con scientious way for the good of the territory.
 R. N. SCRUBY
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14

Harry Swift who has been work ing for the Bureau of Fisheries dur ing the summer left for the south on the Norah Wednesday morning. He will spend the winter with his daughters in California. Other southbound passengers were F. c. Weems, big game hunter from New York, and Father Allard and two Indian children.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14
Alaska Commerce
 Decreases in October

Alaska's outborne commerce for September grossed $S,069,117 in- .cluding gold and silver shipments, according to the monthly commerce statement issued by John c. Me Bride, Collector of Customs. This was a decrease of nearly three mil lion from August shipments.
 Canned salmon shipments made up the bulk of the business, aggre- sating s6,500,915, and total weight of S2,687,670 lbs.
 Gold was the second in value with s984,135. Herring was third, 4,O25,115 lbs. having a declared value of $2O7,66S.
 The list of shipments and values
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14
A. K. MONEY CHARGED WITH
 GIVING LIQUOR TO INDIANS

A. K. Money, arrived on the Haz- el B No. 3 last night in custody of B. c. police en route to Vancouver for trial on charges of giving liq- uor to Indians. While waiting in Wrangell for boat south facilities of the federal jail are being accord ed the prisoner in courtesy to the Canadian government
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14

The motorship Northland was in port southbound Monday afternoon. Passengers from Wrangell were as follows: For Vancouver-J. S. Me- Donald, Geo N. Jackson, Mrs. Ella James and two children; For Ket- chikan-A. Alonza, M. Richard; For Seattle-Mrs. H. wellons, Mrs, c. H. Lloyd.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14

c. c. Thomas, general manager of the Vermont Morble Company, who has spent the summer at Tokeen, accompanied by Mrs. Thomas left for Tacoma on the Alaska where they will spend some time before going to their home in Vermont for the winter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14

E. Parkhurst and James Clark who came here recently from Dal- las, Texas, to look over the Wran- gell sawmill, went south on the Norah "Wednesday. N. Nussbaumer was also a passenger south on the Norah.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14

Mrs. H. Wellons and Mrs. c. H. Lloyd left on the Northland Mon- day afternoon for Kent, Washing ton. where they will visit with rel atives and friends for several weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14
CARD OF THANKS

Words cannot express our thanks for the expressions shown of true friendship which our lost one takes with her.
 Edwin Hofstad Thor Hofstad.
 Helen Hofstad.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-14

Total value Alaska products
 ------- --- 7,080, ,232 Products of U. s. returned
 TIP, ,416 Total foreign products 40 Total of merchandise 7,252,6S9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04

Judging BY the statement sivsn. out by
Homer S. camminss Of Stsaford yesterday
che democratic nstional convention at Chi
eago late this month Is going to be pretty
mureh eut-and-drisd affair with Governor
Franklip D. Roosevelt Of New York being
nominated on the very first ballot. At that
rate the convention is merely fofmslity.
There is actually no need for holding it.
save to decide perhaps some questions Of
party policy. such as framing platform
that will appeal to the majority Of voters
and at the same time not embanaS the can
didate. And then. of course. there must be
viee-president chosen. If Governor Roose-
welt is to be the man. as MIR Cummings de-
elares, then the viee-prssidential candidate
won't be our own governor, Wilbur L.
Cross. as many have hoped.
However. we aren't convinced by the en-
eouraging remarks of the Roosevelt campaign
manager that the path to the presidency for
the New York governor is so clear. Perhaps
the democratic party should heed the watn-
ings uttered by Mr. Cummings and other
Roosevelt supporters. Perhaps we all should
swing to his support and sweep the nomina-
ton into his lap. But with such wealth
of material available in democratic ranks this
year and with an excellent opportunity of
capturing the presidency the democratic
party must take everything into eonsidera-
ton before declaring the nominee. 1t must
weigh we'll the qualifications of those who
seek the nomination.
If those of Governor Roosevelt compare
favorably with some of the other active and
passive candidates all things being equal.
he will be the ultimate nominee. Only on
rare occasions has the democratic party de-
MED the nomination to the man who seemed
to be the outstanding favorite. In 1912
Champ Clark seemed assured of nomna-
ton. yet Woodrow Wilson won out and
was duly elected. Can we claim that the
party was wrong in nominating Wilson
when Clark seemed to be the popular choice.
Going back almost a century Martin Van
Buren, lost the nomination of 1874 to
James X Polk who was elected. Van
Buren, had a majority, but never two-thirds
OF the delegates. Mr. Roosevelt might find
himself in similar position. Oddly
enough. though, the democrats have won
the ensuing election every time their two
thirds rule has worked to some candidates
disadvantage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
Here, There And Every1vhere

could not imagine them on the
paths Of Central Park or. carrying
a country club to the hounds. RI.
nally, they are not adapted by
build or disposition for racing.
However, as the mule ID q genetic
curiosity, 1t Will be easy TO limit its
Increase az It becomes less n1por.
tant to the worlds economy.
The last drop In the employment
index ..of mules came recently,
whom the local army posts an
1ounced that 1870 mules would be
replaced by motor trucks. The
mule has always played an impor-
tant role In the annals OF the
American army. His exploits have
gene unsqng, ana no medals have
been conferred on him for gal
lantry In action, though one clta.
ton of the part mules took In a
Union Victory In the civil war ID
one record In the war department.
Generals do not ride mules TO re.
view their armies or on parade.
but when those same troops need
ammunition In the thick OF battle
II ID generally the "shavetails" who
carry 1t up to the llneA.
Sagacious and prudent, II at
times cnntankerous and cussed, he
u the most individuaiistic OF all
draft animals. He has his own
ideas as to when and where TO 70;
but he has carried man and his
cargoes over more dificult places
than any other beast of burden
that serves him. His ears are too
long and his voice too shrlil for
him ever to take the place OF
Pegasus. but In peace and war his
more than horse sense and his tire
less muscles have been Of incalcul-
able service to man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04

back into use sssin. The bark Corislsnus
left Boston this week under full sail for Bath.
Maine. where sse viii be completely fsfittsd.
Il was this same vessel that established the
record for the run between London and Cali
eutts away back in 1877. Once refitted
as full-rissed clipper ship the Cofiolanus
will sail from Boston to Africa where the
owners expect to engage In profitable tfad-
ing. She will thus beeems the last of the
famous New England clipper ships whose
sails were once detsing every sea on the face
of the globe. The Coriolsnus was built In
Scotland in 1876 and was said to have the
most beautiful lines Of any clipper ship
afleat. Perhaps she can bring back the
name and fame that was once New England's
in the shipping industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04

II has been reliably reported this week
that Governor Cross will solve the national
committeeman squabble in this state by sug-
gesting the name of his executive secretary.
Kenneth L. Wynne for the office. That
probably will end as quickly as any other
appointment the so-ealled odd and new
guard wfangling that now is becoming so
boresome. 1t has been asserted several times
that the governor would ultimately offer the
name of Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald of New
Haven for approval. He certainly would
have to change his 1890 attitude consider
ably to make any such proposition.
II is our honest opinion that Governor
Gross will ignore the claims of the Ftz-
gerald and Mcneil factions and name
compromise candidate. Whether it will be
MIR Wynne or some other. say Colonel
Hewes. we don't know, but we feel that
past events indicate such action upon the
part of the chief executive. The successor
of the democratic party two years ago GER
tainly would recommend the retention OF
Mr. Mcneil as national committeeman. but
there has been so much opposition to him
and the democrats have engaged in such petty
naggings for his removal that the situation
will only be cleared by the appearance of
third man upon the scene.
That Governor Cross should have the
say in this matter is unquestioned. 1t was
he and he alone who made it possible for the
democrats to exc out their first state victory
in over decade in 1880. Considered as
nothing more nor less than college pro-
fessor whose aequaintaneeship with practical
politics was eursory by the republicans he
surprised even the most hardened eampaigner
in both major political parties by his word
and subsequent vote getting ability. He should
be just as popular with the mass of the vot-
or, this fall. for his administration has been
what the state has been demanding for years,
clcaneut and independent.
fnasmuch as the democratic delegation to
the national convention leaves for Chicago
on June IS there isn't much time left to give
to the national committeeman appointment.
We expect that the governor will announce
his choice shortly and that it will be respect
ed by all who may be asked to give their
approval. When compromise candidates
are suggested we think that common sense
is debating the proper policy to follow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
Opposite Remedies

While statesmen and business men are
fighting over the proposed sales tax, an
amateur economist rises to remark that he
can't see why sales bonus wouldn't be
better, The tax. he argues while bringing
money into the federal treasury, would dis
courage the sale of goods thereby retarding
industrial recovery and reducing tax-paying
power. BY paying reward for the sale OF
goods instead Of penalizing it. the govern
ment would lose money Immediately but
soon make it up through increased business
and taxable income,
1t looks like the same old story of home
opathy and alopathy. There seem to be
two Numerically opposite remedies for
physical disease. both of which work. II
may be the same with economic disease. As
matter of fact. the sales bonus idea has
been seriously proposed before, and even APP
proved by Congress, especially in the ex-
port equalization fee" plan. But that was
to help farmers. 1t is a different matter to
sell industrial products eheaply at home.
These are problems too deep for US.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04

This should be interesting and eneourag-
ing news to Dr. Brady. whose daily health
articles in the Waterbury Democrat, are a
feature attraction. 1t has long been DR..
Bradys contention that the common cold is
passed from individual to individual and is
not caught by sitting in draushts, wet feet,
sudden change in temperature. etc. We
don't know how many times that DR.. Brady
has waxed sarcastic about such causes. Now
DR.. Wilson G. Smile of Harvard University
has just made the same claim before thel
annual conference of state and provincial
health authorities Of North America. Ex-
perments conducted at Spitzerbergen. which
is within the Arctic Circle. and one of the
Virgin Islands in the tropical zone revealed
that colds were caught only by persons in
direct communication with those suffering
from common and annoying ailment. DR..
Smile explained that severe colds are
caused not by the cold itself. but by germs
of snusitis. pneumonia and related diseases
known as secondary invaders that attack
the body after the cold starts They cause
running noses. headaches watery eyes. and
other symptoms of the so-called chronic
eold.' All of which should produce some
merry disputes in medical circles with good
old DR.. Brady more than keeping up his
side of the argument and ehortlns in see at
this unexpected support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
So They Say

I believe that we are on the
threshold of a Fundamental
change In our popular economic
thought, that In future we are go
Ing to think less about the pro-
Queer and more about. the con-
sumer.--Frahklin d. Roosevelt,
democratic presidential possibility.
The back Of the depression can
not be broken by any single gov
eminent undertaking. That can
BIO done only with the cooperation
of business, industry and agrlcul-
ture In conjunction with the gov
eminent.
President Herbert Hoover.
The choice now confronting the
world Ii between socialism and
catastrophe.
Norman Thomas, socialist nom
inee for the presidency.
1t Ii perfectly right that if q
country has no money to pay It's
debts II has no right to spend the
taxpayers money on an armafnents
race between people who have all
Outiawed war.
Senator Henry de Jouvenel OF
France.
Christianity Is all split up and
cannot speak with united voice
about anything.
The Rev DR. Harry Emerson
Fosdick, pastor, Riverside Bap-
list church, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
(@IlpO|Iu(d| FONipSf|972

His vote for the oil tariff, how
ever, laid him open to the charge
that he had been persuaded to
trade an oil vote FOR coal votes.
Barkley's votes and the SUBJ
sequent resentment demonstrated
again the tough time the demo-
Gratis have been having with that
tariff issue Of theirs.
There aren't many issues be.
tween the parties, heaven knows,
and the Hawley -Smoot tariff ID
about the only weapon the demo-
Gratis can use with any plausible
ity to make people think that the
republicans are at least partly re-
sponaible for the depression.
They have been using the tariff
for that purpose month after
month, only to find lately a group
of democratic senators helping
sneak oil, coal, lumber and cop
per tariffs into the tax bill.
No wonder Senator Cordell Hull
of Tennessee, perhaps the bitter
est enemy OF republican tariff
policy, who had led the fight for
Barkley's choice as temporary
chairman, threw up his hands In
dismay and Ia understood to be
now opposing Barkley for the key
note job.
Which h the Sillier?
1t has been reported that Hull
and others were actively work.
Ing to get Barkley to withdraw
In, order to save the. party en-
barrassment and that they might
succeed.
The question seems to have
been whether q Barkley with
drawal, forced or caused BY per-
suasion, would make the RooAe-
welt forces Or the party to look
sillier than the party would look
to be having Barkley as It's Key
noter.
still, when you recall how sue
cessfuily republican orators key
noted In 1924 ana 1878 with
never q mention Of the corru pticn
that had been discovered In the
Harding administration, you may
conclude that It wont make much
difference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
TRIAL AND ERROR.
(Nsw Britain Hcrald)


During a discussion at the. state
Chamber OF Commerce meeting.
Royal Mesker. New Haven econ-
omist, told the assembled men OF
affairs that compulsory reserves by
Industry must be built up In order
to carry its workers over periods
OF unemployment. He seemed TO
favor the wisconsin plan. Wiscon-
sin is the first state In the Union
to carry through financial plan
for meeting periods Of unemploy-
ment.
DR. Meeker, who Is one, Of the
widely known Statisticians ana
economists for q Wall street house,
said:
"Wisconsin's law Is a dhrned
sight better than has been
done In any other state. The
worst thing we can do Is
nothing
The impression Ia general In this
nothing for an indefinite period
something that may not turn out
to be perfect. This ID the typical
ultra conservative attitude. 1t usu-
ally gets nowhere and In the end
something has to be done--and O
risk taken---anyway Meanwhile
conditions are likely to become
more onsrouA with "welfare" more
difficult to administer, and not
even q palliative In sight.
The time Is past when nervous
ness should rule the roost. Doing
nothing, as tho economist aptly
said, ID far worse than attempting
to achieve something and making
q few mistakes which later can be
rectified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04

1t is going to cost the natiohsl republican
party $4,000 to reeonditien the Chicago
stadium in which the COP. convention will
be held this month It's too bad the repub-
leans didn't let the democrats hold their con-
vsntion first. then they could have had
this advantage. As 1t now stands It looks
as il the democrats were wise not to rush
with their preparations TO beat the republic
cans to the national convention. They are
in $3.50 by such msnsuver. Of course.
there will be matter Of rent and deeorat-
ing, but all that the democrats need do Is
paste their pictures over the republican
notablss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
. Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Why Detective Story Is
Losing Its Popularity

Authors agents have reported
recently that the detective story ID
rapidly losing Ws popularity; and
the most casual glance ut curren
detective fiction will tell YOU the
the mystery story, In brief, IL
losing out because, as q general
rule, It is atrociously written, ut
terry humorlsss ana devoid OF the
slightest kinshhip with reality.
Consider, for instance, "Have
His Carcass, by Dorothy l.. Sayers.
This tells how o Russian glgola
was found lying on an English
beach with his throate slashed fren,
ear to ear. Lord Peter Wimsey,
who seems TO 70 about England
detecting Just for the fun Of 1t,
solves the murder---and introduces
you to such a hopelessly compll-
Gated, involved and generally Wit
less homicidal plot that the chances
are ten to one you'll quit the book
long before you reach the end.
And. / might add, IL you do you're
really smart you won't even start
1t.
Then there's "The Listening Wo-
man." by Massicks Sparroy. An old
gentleman gets done In his bed
room, ut midnight, and the story
comes to US through q duil.ininded
servant woman, who gets the low
down by keeping her ears open.
At no time Is II really clear Just
what has happened, and at no time
does the gentle reader really give
q boot.
Far better Is Clerical Error"
bi Anthony Rolls; a tale Of d mild
English rector who becomes a
homicIdal maniac, poisons his wife,
. prinninent parishioner and an
ancient clergyman and finally gets
tripped UP because OF the SITS
suspicious Of the local doctor. It's
not a. mystery. but II Ia Interesting
and fairly plausible.
Have His Carcass" is published
by Brewer, Warren and Putnam.
The other two come from Little
Brown ana co. Each In priced at
n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-04
Alcorn For Victory

The rumor that States Attorney Hugh
M Aleorn of Suffield will become the re-
publican gubernatorial candidate this fall
seems to be gaining momentum. If he does
become the nominee and enjoys the approval
of J. Henry Rorabaek. chairman of the state
central committee, it will constitute one of
the oldest situations in republican annals
that this state has ever witnessed First off.
let us state that we believe Mr. Aleorn would
make doughty opponent for Governor
Cross. If the republicans hope to win back
the governorship, it will be only behind the
candidacy of such man.
But there are so many ramficatlons to
be surmounted before States Attorney
Aleorn could be nominated that it is doubtful
if the republican party will even consider
trying to scale them. His vigorous prose
eution of all and sundry brought before the
superior court of Hartford county and his
prompt investigation into conditions that
warranted such have made him many enc
mics even in republican ranks. His name
is feared in criminal circles for rarely does
he lose case for the state. 1t was he who
sent Gerald Chapman to the galows.
Whether this can be used as reeommenda-
ton remains to be seen.
He turned Hartford topsy-turvy year
or so ago by his probe into bootlegging sc-
tivities in that city in which many promi-
nent citizens. including the mayor. were
called for examination We often wondered
if his success in this venture was as great as
that in other directions. We never quite
thought he secured as convincing an ex-
posure of liquor conditions as many thought
would be revealed. He almost had chance
to exercise his many talents and his great
ability as head of the prohibition enforce
ment bureau in the Department of Justice.
Had Mr. Rorabaek given his approval Pres
ident Hoover would have named Attorney
Aleorn.
This same apparent antipathy of the state
chairman towards the states attorney will
be done away with this fall. say republican
leaders. If so. it will be in the interest of a
harmony that the republicans have not dis
played in the last few years. We can see
Mr. Rorabaek grasping at such a straw as a
last resort. Perhaps he does not consider
the much talked of quarrel in democratic cir
eles as serious enough to embarass Cover
nor Cross. In that he reveals his sstute.
ness Governor Cross by keeping aloof from
factional differences is still as potent a eand.
date IS ever. 1t will be an outstanding fig
ure in republican circles who will ever beat
him. That's why States Attorney Alcorn
may be drafted. But what of the several
rspubiiesn offieeholdefs who are now groom
hs themsslves for the run' They eonsti-
ute problem for anybody sponsoring a
victory campaign.