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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
WHERE TO DINE.

Exports from Dairen, Japan, are go
per cent greater than a year ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
DIAMOND K
CANNERY FIRST
IN OPERATION

Mrs. Karl Thiele, wife Of the
president of the Diamond X Pack
ing Company, arrived from Juneau
Sunday to have charge of the can
merry office for the remainder Of the
season.
The Diamond X under the man
agement of Supt. II. Kittilsby, has
been the only cannery operating in
this district before the trap season
opened. Since June 27 the can
merry has been operating on gill
net sockeyes bought from local
fishermen.
The gill net catch will be aug
mented after today by seine and
trap fish. The cannery will fish
four traps in Clarence straits, three
of which are located at Steamer
Point ON Etolin island and one on
the Prince of Wales island shore.
All local labor is being employed
at the cannery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
FLORIDA PRISON CAMPS
UNDER INVESTIGATION

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. July Is
Launching an independent inquiry
into prison camp conditions in Duval
County, AL F. German, foreman of
the Grand Jury which indicted two
guards on a first degree murder
charge for the torture death" of
Arthur Maillefert, yesterday paid a
surprise visit to the Raiford State
Prison. where German planned to
interrogate some of the Is guards
and 70 prisoners transferred from
the Sunbeam prison camp to the
farm, after Maillefert died of stran-
gulation in a sweat box. The boy
was choked to death by a chain
which the two guards placed
AROUND his neck and over a rafter
SO he could not escape. 81 am not
at all satisfied with the early stories
given us by some of the prisoners"
said German. Twelve of the prison
ers testified at habeas corpus pro-
ceeding. brought by the indicted
guards when they sought release on
bail. Six of the prisoners said that
Maillefert had been mistreated. The
other six testified that Courson had
been very good to the youth"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
YACHT ARG0SY OF TACOMA
CRUISING ALASKA WATERS

The Argosy of Tacoma, a 65-foot
yacht belonging to DR.. E. A. Rich,
orthopedic specialist of Tacoma,
was in port Tuesday afternoon on
a six-weeks' cruise of southeastern
Alaska waters.
Aboard the Argosy were DR.. and
Mrs Rich and their sons, Edward,
Richard and Merrill, DR.. Rich's sis
ter, Mrs. C. E. Collect of Sidney,
Montana, and her daughter, Miss
Margaret Collett, j. Franklin Haas,
D. D. pastor of the First Methodist
church of Tacoma. Mrs. Haas and
the Misses Marjorie and Jane Haas.
This is DR.. Rich's eighth vaca-
ton cruise to Alaska but his first
trip on the Argosy.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
NEWS FROM
ALL OVER
THE WORLD
SLAIN MILLIONAIRE BOY
WAS AFRAID OF KIDNAPPERS

WINSTON-SALEM, N c., July
15-The possibility that a profess
sional gunman killed Smith Rey-
nolds, 20year-old heir to millions,
was being Investigated yesterday
by authorities. Young Reynolds,
during his impetuous counting of
Libby Holman, comedy singing star,
was a we'll known figure along
Broadway and. was known as the
Carolina Millionaire Kid. The theory
was considered that during his
visits to New York or Florida, he
was spotted" by racketeers, who
attempted to extort money from
him. There is ample evidence that
Smith Reynolds was MORALLY afraid
of something, and continually car
ried a gun to protect himself.
Mrs. Libby Holman Reynolds,
widow of the dead boy. testified
that her young husband had always
been afraid of kidnappers. The
necessity for an inside connection
for the crime was discussed by
authorities. 1t was learned that dur
ing the last month, Reynolds left
his bride on two different occasions
to make unexplained trips to New
York
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
BRITAIN EXPECTS U. S. TO
SCALE DOWN WAR LOANS

LONDON-The British govern
ment admitted in plain language,
in the House of Commons Wednes-
day, that 1t expects the United
States to accord lenient treatment
and possible cancellation of the war
debts, and that the operation of the
Lausanne reparations agreement de-
ponds entirely upon American
benevolence.
Ramsay Macdonald, defending
the Lausanne action, and more
specifically, Neville Chamberlain.
chancellor of the exchequer, re-
iterated the hope that the United
States government will scale down
the huge war loans still owing her.
Both speakers indicated that unless
this generous action should take
place, the whole Lausanne agree
ment would be worthless and an
other economic conference would
have to be called.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
S. AMER. COUNTRIES SEVER
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

BUENOS AIRES, July 15-A COM
plete and sudden break in diploma
tic relations between Argentina and
Uruguay added another element yes
terday to the South American dis
sensions. Irked because Argentina
showed a disposition to believe re-
ports that General Severe Torrance,
former commander of the Argentina
Army and now in exile in Uruguay.
was aboard the steamer Uruguay
when it came to Buenos Aires to as
sist in the celebration of Argentine
Independence Day, July 9th, the
Uraguayian government announced
yesterday that it had severed dip
lomatic relations with Argentina.
Last night Uruguay recalled it's am
bassador at Buenos Aires and invit-
ed the Argentine ambassador to
leave Montevideo.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
CONGRESS URGED TO STAND
AGAINST WAR DEBT REV. ION

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Declaring
that the government of the United
States belongs to only one people,
THE American People," and warn
ing that foreign debt payments
soon to become due will be met
with another moratorium, Senator
Johnson. Republican of California,
today called on Congress to stand
firm against any thought of can
collation. or revision. AS Johnson
spoke, Secretary of State Stimson,
on leaving a cabinet meeting, de-
MED that there had been any con-
versations between representatives
of the United States and other gov
ernments on reparations or down.
ward revision of war debts.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
Chamber Asks For
Trail To Pats Lake

Routine business occupied the
greater part of the time of the
Wrangell chamber of commerce at
its weekly luncheon Monday in the
Wrangell Hotel
Some constructive measures were
gotten under way during the lat
ter part of the meeting one being a
letter sent to the U. S. Forest Ser
vice requesting that a trail be built
leading from Pats Creek to the
lake. Under present conditions it
is a difficult climb to reach the
lake and a trail is badly needed.
The chamber felt that Wrangell
was entitled to a share in the For
est Services trail funds.
The entertainment committee re-
ported that the senior commander of
the naval destroyers, with Reserve
Officers Training Corps aboard,
which recently spent two days in
Wrangell. was SO pleased with the
cruise that he would recommend
that future cruises be sent to south
east Alaska waters rather than to
Honolulu.
j. E. Boyle, Alaska representa-
tive of the Union Oil Company, was
a guest of the chamber and when
called upon to address the members
discussed business conditions in AL
aska, saying that Wrangell, on the
whole, was faring as we'll as any
of the towns and better than some
of Them He said that it had been
his privilege to be the guest of
various Alaska chambers and he
found that all of them were occupied
in projects for the betterment of
their community and all were handi-
capped to a greater or less extent
by lack of funds in carrying out
many of the projects.
He encouraged the Wrangell
chamber to keep going despite fl
nancial encouragement or Lack of
interest on the part of any of the
members.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
TAXROLL SHOWS WRANGELL TOHAVE
ASSESSED VALUATION OF $SO5, 21O

The tax roll for the Town of
Wrangell for the year 1882 shows
an assessed valuation of $SO5, 21o.
Real property is assessed at $231.-
1876, improvements at $44S,OS0
and personal at $125,9s5. This
valuation is not greatly changed
from the roll of 1881 but is a de-
crease of $26,SS2.50 from the roll
of 1880.
The decrease is caused mainly
from the bankruptcy of the saw
mill. the depreciation of the Co
lumbia & Northern cold storage
property which has not operated
since the war, the Alaska Sanitary
Packing properties and the munich
pal ownership of the light plant
which under private ownership was
assessed at several thousand dol
lars.
A few changes from last years
valuation were made during the
time the roll was being prepared by
the assessor. Some properties,
other. than the ones mentioned,
We're lowered while some were
raised. During the meetings when
the town council sat as a board of
equalization only one change in the
assessed value was made.
Several property owners appear
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
Wrangell Desires
Radio Reception
Daytime Programs

Christy Thomas, general manager
of the chamber of commerce of
Seattle, was aboard the Aleutian
Monday afternoon. He came north,
accompanied by Mrs. Thomas, to
make a tour of Alaska while on
his vacation.
He had engaged passage to Cor
doya and from there planned to
make a trip over the Copper River
and Northwestern Railway to Chit
ina thence over the Richardson
highway to Fairbanks. He will re-
turn to the coast over the Alaska
railroad. visiting Mckinley National
park enroute.
While in Wrangell Mr.. Thomas
conferred with James Nolan, sec
rotary of the Wrangell chamber of
commerce, and Leo Mccormack,
committee chairman, relative to
projects on which the Wrangell
chamber desired the cooperation of
the Seattle chamber.
Various situations were discussed
but the Wrangell men asked par
ticularly the Seattle chambers aid
in getting radio station KOMO in
Seattle, equipped SO that Alaska
may receive programs broadcast
through the daylight hours
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

ed before the board asking for a
reduction in assessment on rental
properties saying that they had
lost several hundred dollars on un-
paid rentals. Others asked for a
reduction as their property had de-
creased in value from hard times.
The board took the attitude
that no property should be assessed
lower because of the depression or
because owners were willing to
sell their property for less than the
assessed value.
BY ordinance the tax rate was
fixed at 20 mills and according to
the tax ordinance in force all taxes
are due and payable by August LIST
without penalty. 0ne-half of the
amount, however, may be paid on
August l without penalty, and the
balance paid by October 81.
The property owner who does
not pay at least half his taxes by
August l greatly increases the
amount as taxes become delinquent
after August l If no payment has
been made and a penalty of Is per
cent is incurred.
Penalty and tax draw interest at
s percent from August l until paid.
fixed at 20 mills
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
Comparative Prices
For Wrangell Fish

E. F.. Grigwire is authority for
the following list of comparative
prices paid for fish in the Wran-
CELL market for the past six years,
which shows king salmon ranging
from 80 cents pound in October,
1928, to 21a cents when buying
stopped three weeks ago.
1926. Nov: kings, 30-1S-8c lb.
1927. Oct. kings, 26-12-6c lb.
halibut, 1870.
1928. Apr. kings, 23-12c; hall
but, 9-5c; 10-6c. Oct: kings, 3d.
1850.
1929 Feb, kings, 25-12-10 C;
halibut, 15-10c; Apr, kings, 25-14-
10c; halibut 1O-6c; May, kings, 49,
1926 C; cohoes, soc, sockeyes so C
each; June, kings, 20-10-6c for troll
fish, gillnet 1850; Sept, kings,
33-17-Sc; cohoes, so C, steelheads
6Oc, dogs, rs each.
1880. March, kings, 22-lS-Sc;
halibut, S1s -7c; April, kings 20-12-
Sc for troll fish, gill net $4,000.
1881, March, kings, 1850;
halibut, 1916; May, kings, 12-7-4c
for troll fish, gillnet S-5-3c; June,
kings, 10-6-4c for troll fish, gillnet
5-3-2c; Aug, kings, 1850; Co
hoes, Csc, steelheads 40c, humps &c.
1882. March, kings, sac; halibut
4-2c; Apr, kings, Sac down to 5-2c
May, kings, 81 nc down to 21a-1
June, kings about the same as May
prices.
July prices started off at zoe each
for river sockeyes but have dropped
to 15c each. Cohoes are priced at
10c each on the fishing grounds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
With The Fishermen

Fish receipts at the local fish
docks for the week were as follows:
The Emblem on Saturday brought
in $500 lbs. of cohoes and 1900 lbs.
of kings and sold them to c. C.
Mundy. The price for kings was
three and one half and 10 cents
each for the cohoes on the grounds.
The fish were shipped on the Rogers
to the Chase Fish Co. of Seattle.
Mundy also shipped box of cohoes
and l box of kings on the Dorothy
Alexander Sunday.
During the week Capt. Brueger's
boats brought in about 40 tierces of
mild cured kings and $4,000 lbs.
of mixed salmon, kings and cohoes.
The price on the grounds was Al &
for kings and 10 cents each for
cohoes. Part of the fish were ship
ped to the Chase Fish Co. and part
to the Northern Products Co. and
some will be frozen. The mild cured
were shipped to the Northern Pro-
ducts Co.
The entire halibut fleet of Peters
burg is reported tied up with no
prospects of any more fishing this
season unless the prices are in
creased.
The Reliance Shrimp Co. shipped
1900 lbs. of fresh shrimp meat
this week.
The Northern Sea Food Co.
shipped 1900 lbs. of shrimp meat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
Hoover Objects To
Individual Loans
From Government

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE
two billion one hundred million
dollar relief bill was vetoed today
by President Hoover within fiji
teen minutes after he had received
the bill from the House and the
Senate.
In the veto message given to the
newspapermen President Hoover
again attacked Speaker Gamers
individual loans as bad for the gov
eminent and dangerous to business
He said it would mean loans for
any conceivable purpose on any
conceivable security to anybody
who wants money"
The President declared the loans
would place the Government in
private business and render in
secure the very foundations of the
nation" He expressed hope that
Congress would, however, pass
suitable legislation on the relief
bill
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
FINLAND TO QUIT OLYMPICS
IF PAAvO NURMI IS BARRED

NEW YORK, July 15-Finland
will probably quit the Olympic
Games at Los Angeles if Paavo Nur-
mi, the flying Finn, is not permit
ted to compete. according to Kek-
konen, President of the Finland A.
A u, who arrived yesterday with
the second delegation of Finnish
athletes. President Kekkonen said
that if it turns out that Nurmi is
not made eligible to run at Los
Angeles, it is very likely that the
Finnish team will return without
competing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
COURT NEWS

Tommie Kuwamoto plead guilty
in U. S. Commissioner Court Sat-
urday to a charge of assault and
battery brought by Lillian Brown
a young Native girl of juneau.
Tommie seemingly had beaten Lii
liam up most thoroughly. Her face
was swollen and distorted; her
mouth, cut and bleeding, was ex-
tremely swollen so that she pre-
scented a pathetic appearance.
Kuwamoto was sentenced to
pay fine of 5000 and costs and to
serve 80 days in the Wrangell fed
eFal Jail.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
BRITAIN'S TARIFF AGAINST
IRELAND NOW OPERATIVE

LONDON-Duties, setting heav-
lily upon most imports of agricul-
tural products of Ireland, went in
% effect Tuesday when Great
Britain's retaliating tariff be-
came operative. Twenty per cent,
advalorem, was imposed on live
stock, butter, eggs, cream, bacon
and other kinds of meat from. the
Free State. The tariff was imposed
following the Free States refusal
to pay land annuities to Great
Britain.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
Rich Gold Indicated
Llar0 Placer Area

Results of prospect
ing in the Lizard district show con-
slant improvement; the present
work of men with the party headed
by Thomas M. Mitchell confirm
over greater area and in richer
degree the gold indications that
Last month were uncovered by Mr..
Mitchell himself and me-" declared
A. M. Smith, representative of the
Detroit News, who is in Juneau.
having just completed two weeks
visit of observation and investiga-
ton in the Lizard placer area.
Placer gold in minute PARTICLES
is found quite generally in the
creeks. To discover it of coarser
character is a task that requires
organized effort and patience. The
Mitchell party is exerting the one
and has the other.
Harry Townsend, mining engi-
neer, is in the district, carefully 60
ing over likely ground. His advice
directs prospecting activities, which
are covering a wide area
Transportation problems are
reaching solutions. Oil, gasoline,
provisions and mining supplies pre-
cede prospectors. The five East
man airplanes with the party are
giving good service.
Ten at Francis Lake
Ten members of the party are
at Francis lake, where what is re-
garded as the main camp is estab-
lished; three are at Teslin lake,
four at Lake Atlin and four at
Tulsequah. The Mitchell party will
continue it's activities all summer,
and not few of the members will
stop in the Lizard district next
winter.
THE country has what might be
ditions, From June "a to July 2,
there were only three days of en-
tire sunshine; but on cloudy days,
as a rule, the clouds were high.
Rain fell one night. There were
occasional showers. The prevaili'
wind is light. but fairly steady,
from the south. Temperatures
reach from 40 above zero, the low
est, to "a, the highest
Fish and Game Abound
Fish and game abound There
are lots of fish in Francis lake.
One afternoon 1 caught two trout,
each IL pounds in weight. Three
miles from the camp on Francis
lake, moose was killed. The prin-
cipal large game of the country
are moose and caribou. There are
bear, too. saw bear tracks but no
live bear.
Il am called back to Detroit on
business. 1 hope to return to the
Lizard. Empire.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
BILL To ABOLISH OATH
OF ALLEGIANCE FAILS

DUBLIN-The Dali by vote of
seventy-one to sixty-one Tuesday
rejected the Senate's amendment
to a bill abolishing the oath Of al
legiance to King George. This
action will delay the bill for eight
cen months unless a special cleo
ton inteTvenes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
Council Discusses
Sale OF Light Plant


council recently Mayor F. S. Barnes
announced that the meeting mad
been called for the purpose OF con-
siderlng a proposition presented by
C. p. Kirkland, of the Bank of Alas
ka, at the instance of E, A. Ras-
muson, president of the Bank of
Alaska. Mr.. Rasmussen desired an
expression from the council in
writing as to its attitude toward
the sale of the light plant in con-
nection with a prospect the bank
had for the sale of the sawmill
The Bank of Alaska is trustee
Tor the bondholders of the Wran-
gell Lumber and Power Company.
Inc light pant for several months
mas been under municipal operation.
The mayor called for an express
sion from each councilman present
as to his views upon the subject.
With the exception of one council
man ali were of the opinion that
the town interests would be best
served by cooperating with the Bank
OF Alaska, provided, however, that
The town be fully reimbursed for
what il has been Obliged to put into
the plant, and that the town have
the positive guarantee that a sub
stantial industry would be estab-
lished on a permanent basis at the
sawmill.
Citizens present at the meeting
who objected to the sale OF the
light plant were P. C. Mccormack,
Geo. M. Bidwell, Ole Johnson, L.
NJ. Churchill and A. Engstrom.
Since the time that the town was
obliged to take over the light plant
as an emergency measure the coun-
Gil has spent approximately s1S-
600 in cash from the city treasury
for new equipment and building.
None of this money was received by
the Lumber and Power Company.
Through contract with the In
terstate Power and Light Company
of Mineral, Washington, a new
plant was bought on monthly in
stalment payments. These payments
since last December have totalled
$500 and have been paid from the
profits of the plant.
The town owes in all on the plant
about $4,000 to the Interstate
Power and Light and the Wrangell
Lumber and Power Company for
its distributing system which was
bought on deferred payments.
After the council had discussed
these features they were still
agreed that the Inconvenience of
having the city treasury depleted by
the money spent on the light plant
in the beginning was offset by the
certainty that in not more than two
years the plant would be paid for
and a substantial revenue would ac-
crue to the city. However, it was
felt unwise to refuse to consider
cooperation with the banks pros
pect of a sale if it meant a per-
manent payroll for Wrangell.
AS a franchise cannot be granted
to a public utilities without a two
thirds vote of the electorate the
city clerk was instructed to write
to Mr.. Rasmussen as follows: that
any action in this connection on
the part of the town, it is believed
would be subject to the qualified
voters and in the event that you
should desire such an election on
the subject the council will be glad
to cooperate and arrange for an
election the expense of which
would be borne by the interests you
represent" So far as is known the
sale of the sawmill is still tentative.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

ordinarily train on wine. They will
train on ice water in the states and
they are afraid this will be frozen
asset. Lack of wine will make the
most difference to the weight men,
Leon Bretof, chairman of the dele
cation said. These men and others
who use up much strength and
stimulus will be most severely af-
fected. To others the matter is
mainly annoying.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

WASHINGTON, July 11-Loans
to individuals were provided by the
unemployment relief bill as passed
by the Senate and was the basis of
the conflict between President
Hoover and Speaker Garner.
The bill creates other provisions
to set up a $30O,O0O.OO0 fund, un-
der the reconstruction Finance
Corporation, for loans to States for
relief of jobless and an appropria-
ton for s322,000,000 for a public
construction program. These fea-
lures. it is said. are approved by
the President.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15
FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM
LEAVE WINES BEHIND

NEW YORK The French Olympic
team came to New York aboard the
Motorship Lafayette Wednesday.
enroute to the international games
in Los Angeles. The French brought
no wine; that's their already
formed alibi as French athletea
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

w. IA. Fox arrived from Juneau
Monday on his gasboat Foxy Bill to
work as filler for N. Nussbaumer
during the operation Of the sawmilI.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-07-15

Mrs. M. o. johnson returned on
the Princess Louise Saturday from
q two-months' trip south.
Evening star., 1932-06-10

in writing into the bill lump sum of
sl0l83.39I. the amount recommended
by the Bureau of Efficiency.
Mr.. Colladay refuted the contention
of members of Congress that Washing
ton is undertaxed. OF the 81 cities in
the United States of 125,000 or more,
54 pay less taxes per capita than the
District, he said He quoted census
figures to support his claim, deducting
the item of bounded debt interest,
which other cities have, and also State
taxes, as Washington has neither OF
these items to meet.
King Bill Opposed.
The association voiced opposition to
the King Bill 70 regulate foreclosures
in the District. 1t instructed its Law
and Legislative Committee, Francis G
Addison, jr., chairman, to ask the House
District Committee for hearing in op-
position to the bill.
Opponents of the bill contend it will
result detrimentally to small home own
ers in the financing and refinancing of
their homes; will make mortgage loans
lenders less lenient; will add to the cost
of foreclosures, and will restrict sale OF
houses on small down payments and
monthly installmentS.
President Pope has appointed Nomi-
mating Committee. including joshua
Evans, jr.; Ord Preston. Francis q.
Addison, jr., and Lan1er p. McLacnlen
The Committee on Resolutions, Wnlch
reports tomorrow, includes Robert "
Fleming H H. Mckee, Corcoran Thom
and M. D. Rosenberg.
In the first completed sports event OF
the convention Fleming captured the
Pop Fleming Golf Trophy"
Evening star., 1932-06-10
Bow Scout Frolic June 18.

Approximately 1000 Washington Boy
Scouts are expected to participate in
the annual frolic on the estate Of Karl
w. Corby on the Rockville pike Sat-
urday, June 18.