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The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
WRANGELL
 CENTENNIAL
 NEXT YEAR

An interesting meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held during the luncheon hour at the Wrangell Hotel Wednesday, notwith- standing the fact that much routine matter had to be considered.
 At the instance of Charles Ben jamin, supported by a number of members, the Chamber voted to re- quest the Alaska Game Commission to send two extra game wardens into Wrangell district six weeks be- fore the opening of the trapping season. in order to prevent the talk ing of unprime fur.
 1t was stated that Wrangell, the third oldest town in Alaska, would De 100 years old in 1884, the Rus sians having built fort and trad ing post at Wrangell in 1894, in order to secure the fur coming out of the Cassiar district in Canada.
 Chamber members propose to re- sonstruct the Russian blockhouse by individual contributions, each per son to give squared timber, and during a town holiday citizens in- terested in the project will put up the bloekhouse.
 The Chamber voted to take the initiative in the community to get a movement under way for markers at historical points in Wrangell, the project to be particularly stressed during the coming year, which as a Wrangell Centennial will naturally revive interest in the history of the town,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
SALVATION ARMY MAKES ITS
 LOCAL APPEAL FOR FUNDS

The Salvation Army will make It's Annual Appeal for funds this com ing week. Wrangell citizens know the work of the Army, and realize the need of supporting this worthy effort.
 All money raised is expended lo- cally. and this year an extra amount is required urgently for most ne- cessary repairs to the Citadel. The work in Alaska is purely Native so far as the religious side is concern ed. but the Officers are always at the service of the public.
 Wrangell people have been un- stinted in their practical appreeta- tion and support in response to pre- vious appeals and will do their ut most during the coming week
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
Coliseum Manager Has
 Changed Seating Plan

J. R. Brown, manager of the Wrangell Coliseum Theatre, today made slight change in the seating arrangements of the theater, which he believes will greatly improve the comfort of Coliseum patrons.
 He has removed the fifth row of seats from the front, making a clear division on the main floor. Children under twelve years of age, who are admitted on ten-cent ticket, will be expected to take seats in the four rows in front of this crossway aisle Seats back of this division are for the older patrons.
 MT. Brown believes that the new arrangement will be more satisfac- tory for the vision of the children and at the same time will eliminate the annoyance they thoughtlessly cause when they sit in the back of the theater and engage in lively conversation throughout the picture.
 Brown is also opposed to children being seated in the balcony. mainly for reasons of safety. Children in the balcony are In danger of being trampled on the stairways in case of fire or other emergency arising when the balcony would be emptied under excitement.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
Alaska Steamers Now
 On New Fall Schedule

With the close of the summer sea son several changes have been ef-. fected in the schedules of steamers in the Alaska service, states Leo Mccormack, agent at Wrangell. The following schedules are announced by the Seattle office of the Alaska Steamship Company:
 The Northwestern will replace the steamer Aleutian sailing from Seattle September g, calling at Ket- chikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau, thence westward to Seward. On the southbound trip the steamer will call at Skagway.
 The Yukon will sail from Seattle on Saturday, September 16, making the regular southeastern and south western ports, including calls at Haines an Skagway both ways.
 The Alaska will leave Seattle on September 23 and in addition to the regular southeastern and southwest ern ports of call will include Sitka both north and southbound.
 Calls will be made at Kodiak and Seldovia each trip by the North western and the Yukon will make calls at Yakutat both north and south.
 The Yukon and Alaska will be due in Wrangell southbound on Sat urdays and the Northwestern will be southbound on Mondays. This sched- ule will be followed throughout the fall and winter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
COURT NEWS

Recent cases before acting U. S. Commissioner L. B. Chisholm w,re as follows:
 Peter Johnson, 17-year-old Native youth, drunk in public place, fined s15 and costs.
 Joseph Johnson, plead guilty to charge of larceny, was sentenced to serve six months in the Wrangell federal jail.
 Peter Johnson and Thurston Or cutt charged with assault with dan gerous weapon. Dismissed after hear ing.
 Peter Johnson rearrested on charges of assault and battery, pleaded guilty and was fined $30 and sentenced to serve 15 days in jail.
 Ivor Stolpe pleaded guilty to be- ing drunk in public place. Sen fenced to IS days in jail.
 Mrs. Albert Germond on trial found guilty of being drunk in a public place. Sentenced to 10 days in jail
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
Wrangell Institute To
 Increase Enrolment

Wrangell Institute will open on Monday. September II, for it's sec ond year of work. Three or four stu dents are expected on the Victoria and the rest will arrive on steamers or private boats during the week end.
 Eighty-two students are on the accepted list for next year. This is eleven more than were accepted last year. Of the seyenty-one admitted at the first of the year sixty-four were in attendance when the school closed. Of the seven vacancies creat- ed during the year one was due to death, one to transfer and the re- mainder to dismissal or voluntary leave due to illness or conditions at home.
 In making up the list of students for the coming year sixteen of those who were in attendance last year were dropped from the list. This action was taken in practically all cases not because of any particular evidence of undesirability on the part of those students but because the institution felt that other young people throughout Southeastern AL aska would probably make greater returns upon the governments in- yestment.
 This left forty-eight former stu dents on the list for the coming year and to these thirty-four new students have been added. It has been a difficult task, says Director Jackson, to select these young peo- pie from a list of a hundred appli- cants. A large number of considera- tions have entered into the selection of each student, the effort in each case being to select a candidate that, everything considered, would show the largest returns for the training given.
 The members of the staff who have been at the Institute during the summer have been busy upon both the buildings and equipment, and the course of study for the com ing year The dormitories have been thoroughly overhauled, science laboratory set up, the assembly room transferred from the first to the second floor, the dining room and kitchen repainted and calcimin- ed and to some extent rearranged.
 The program of studies is organ ized to provide for a junior and sen- for high schools. Graduation on the basis of actual accomplishment will be provided for from each of these schools as well as provision made for special certificates in certain fields.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
[. c. BERG AND FAMILY ARE
 GUEST IN MUNDY HOME

Mir. and Mrs L. c. Berg of Sitka arrived in Wrangeli on the Yukon Monday with MT. Berg's four ehil- dren who have continued living in Tacoma since their mothers death year ago last spring.
 Mir. Berg. who is representative at Sitka of the Mariyn Fish Company, was married on June to Miss Lila Brougher, government nurse at Sit ka On arriving at Wrangell Monday the children were left with their aunt, Mrs. c. c. Mundy, while the parents spent the week at Oren's Creek. where MT. Berg is interested with his father in some mining claims. The family will leave on the Northland tonight for Sitka.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
ECW PROGRAM EXTENDED FOR
 SIX MONTHS

J. H. Wyckoff, forest ranger for this district with headquarters at Petersburg. was a visitor to Wran- gell this week on official business.
 He inspected the ECW camp on Wrangell Highway and stated that he was pleased with the results of the boys work.
 President Roosevelt recently ex- tended the ECW program in the states for another month and then authorized the same extension for the Alaska program.
 No change has been made in the present arrangements. The War De- partment will continue to make pay ment for the program and the For est Service will continue to to en- ploy the labor, supervise their ac- tivities and maintain the camp.
 Mir Wyekoff put two-man crew at work Thursday at Anan Creek, to build a trail during the coming two months from tidewater around Anan lagoon up to the fish weirs, a dis tance of about 200O feet. Jcak Pratt, who lives at Anan, will have charge of the work. Paul McMullen of Wrangell went out on the Emma Thursday to be his helper.
 The Forest Service during the past summer, put aside an area at Anan Creek as recreational unit.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
ANNOUNCES
 FIRST LIST APPOINTMENTS

Six of the seven appointments in the first list announced by Judge George F. Alexander, new Federal judge with headquarters at Juneau, were Juneau residents.
 They were appointed to fill the following offices: Clerk of Court, Robert c. Coughlin; U. s. Com missioner of Juneau precinct. J. F. Mullen: Deputy Clerk of Court, Miss Venetia Pugh; Court Reporter. John H. Newman Jury Commis- sioner, H. R. Shepard; Court Bai- Tiff and acting librarian, Melvin Grigsby. The appointment of Grigs- by, who is a son of George Grigsby of Ketchikan, was made after the resignation of Frank Bothello, who was first named to the office.
 The seventh appointment was that of E. c. Austin to be U. S. Com missioner at Ketchikan. He suc-
 eeds H. c. Arnold.
 Under the Territorial laws, the jury commissioner must be of the political party opposite to that of the Clerk of Court, but all the other offices were filled with Deme- crates of long standing who have been active workers in the party for many years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
CITY FATHERS FIND THAT WRANGELL
 FINANCES ARE STEADILY IMPROVING

The regular meeting of the town council was held Thursday night at the city hall with Mayor Dalgity and Councilmen Anderson, Anger man. Hanford, Sumption and Sor- set present.
 Street Committee
 In the absence of Chairman Bid- we'll of the street committee, other members stated that the streets were in the best condition they had been for some years and that the most needed repairs had been satis factorily made. While the budget for street improvement is now about exhausted, only occasional small re- pairs will be necessary for some months.
 No Fires In August
 The Fire Committee by Chairman Sumption, reported there had been no fires during the month of Au- gust Fire hall No. ? on Front street near the Wigg wood yard, was reported needing re-shingling. Dur ing the month, the foundation was found to be weak and a new founda- tion was put in.
 Health and Police
 The Health and Police Committee, by Chairman Hanford, reported that the new road to the beach near the Standard Oil Station, under con- struction to the site of the proposed ramp for a garbage dump, was com pleted and ready for surfacing which would start the first of the week
 Night Marshal Harry Ferguson reported that during the month he had made two arrests, put in nine street lights, collected taxes on five dogs. killed one dog without a li- cense and that three other dog owners had refused to take out li- censes and wished the dogs killed.
 Water Supply Ample
 Chairman Sorset of the Water Committee. reported an ample water supply, water mains in good condi- tion, and but a small amount of re- pairs needed.
 Finances Improving
 The Finance Committee, by Chair man Anderson, reported that collec-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
WRANGELL PKG. CORP. CANS
 oURPLUS FISH FOR BRUEGER

Gillnetters in Wrangell district were making good catches the first of the week but the runs slowed up on Thursday and Friday:
 A. R. Brueger, whose boats were bringing in more fish than he could handle fresh and mild cure, engaged the Wrangell Packing Corporation to can the surplus, which amounted to S66 cases for the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
MEETINGS RESUMED

Phe Eastern Star resumed regu- lar meetings last Monday evening after the summer vacation.
 Miss Margaret Weightman was initiated into the order. The social hour following the chapter meeting was in charge of Mrs. E. M. Camp bell, Mrs. A. B. Anderson, Miss Lem pi Saarikoski and Mrs. J. w. Prit- chett.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
Gray Advises Council
 On Light Dept. Policy

An informal meeting of the town council was held in the city hall on the afternoon of August 22. Present were Mayor Dalgity, Councilmen Anderson, Angerman, Sorset and Hanford and A. B. Gray of the In terstate Power & Light Company.
 MT. Gray surveyed the progress made by the Wrangell Light Depart ment since the time his company had furnished the equipment for the city power plant on installment pay ments. Title to the plant and a cer- tain amount of direction is vested in the Interstate until the plant is paid for. In answer to inquiries MT. Gray made number of recommen- dations.
 He advised against the expendi- ture for additional capacity equip ment to satisfy the demands of any particular customer unless such GUS toner would be willing to advance at least 75 per cent of the additional cost, the same to be rebated on basis of 40 per cent of his bills. He stated that such investments had by experience proved poor business and the foundation of many financial failures.
 The street lighting, stated Mir. Gray, was not attractive business from the lighting department stand point and that if the merchants made demand for additional flood lighting it should be metered and paid for.
 The matter of liability insurance, he said, was subject that should have the immediate attention of the city, and pointed out that the proper form of policy could be se- cured at cost not to exceed thirteen to fourteen dollars a month.
 He recommended that connection charges to outside customers be made always and said that s7.5O| was low figure for such a connec- tion and that a connection charge of s100 for a cannery would be a very reasonable charge
 Gray recommended that the city employ a competent engineer to make a complete appraisal of the whole system but not until such ime as the present outstanding con- tracts were in such condition as to ae well within the control of the
 ouncil.
 He advised against the expendi- ture of any considerable sum for the rebuilding of exhaust pits to avoid a fire hazard but recommended run ming the exhaust pipes from each engine up through the roof at a comparatively small expense. This latter method, he said, was not so satisfactory as the more expensive exhaust pits but he advised defer ring the extra expenses until the de- partment was in better financial shape at which time he recommend ed a fire proof building instead of the present. structure.
 MT. Gray stressed the importance of holding all light and power uses to the tariff schedules, and tolerat- ing no discrimination to be made in favor of any particular customer or industry,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
Alfred Bryant left on the Yukon

Alfred Bryant left on the Yukon Monday night to join his uncle. A. H. Bryant, at Juneau. The lad has had a varied experience of Alaskan life since coming North last year immediately following his gradua- tion from a Boston high school. He spent that summer with his uncle in northern British Columbia at the property of the Cassiar Hydraulic Mines Inc. Since then he has worked in a logging camp. salmon cannery and various other Alaskan snter- prises.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08

Mrs. M. A. Cramer who has spent the spring and summer visiting her parents at Morton, Washington, and relatives and friends at other points in the Pacific Northwest, is expect ed to return home on the Alaska due in port at Wrangell on satur7 day
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08
WITH THE FISH BUYERS

The troliers report small catches this week on all the grounds of the west coast and in Chatham straits.
 The following boats arrived this week with small loads:
 Almarie, Capt. Hucke 35,000 lbs. kinps. 1900 lbs. echoes; Emblem, Capt. Dave Lewis, 5000 mixed kings and echoes: Circle H, Capt. Harvey, 1900 lbs mixed kings and echoes. all for A R. Brueger.
 The combined catch of the crab fishermen for the week was about 800 dozen crabs for the Stikine Sea F9od Co.
 Fish Shipments
 On the Norco-A R. Brueger, 8A,0D0 lbs. fresh cohaes; Q. c. Nundy, 22 boxes, 66e0 lbs: Wran- eeil Cold Storage, 5000 ibs.; Stikine Sea Food ce., i150 lbs. shrimp meat and TOO lbs. crab meat.
 On the Victoria-C. c. Mundy, 5000 lbs. of echoes to the Chase Fish Co.,; Wrangell Cold Storage, 7500 lbs. echoes to the San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.,: A. R. Brueger, 10000 lbs mixed kings and echoes and 2S tierces of mild cured kings and echoes weighing about 25.00O lbs; Stikine Sea Food O., 1900 lbs. shrimp meat and TOO lbs. crab meat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08

Miss Nellie Hagerty. grade school principal returned on the Yukon Monday from Seattle where she spent a pleasant vacation with friends and relatives.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-09-08

tions in all departments were in creasing and that many old water and light bills, delinquent taxes, li- eenses, etc., had been paid steadily through August and particularly since the first of September. The following financial statement was read:
 General Fund bank balance August
 31. -------- $3696.SO Light Fund bank balance Au-
 gust S1 - 3S9.2S General Fund receipts 5463.55 Light department receipts 1628.16
 The general fund receipts were listed from the following sources:
 Taxes - $4215.15
 Streets - 15S.O5
 Water --z- 762.O5
 Municipal Court Fines 15.OO
 Miscellaneous 313.3O
 MIRA Agreement
 Following the report of the light committee. Chairman Hanford stat ed that A. B. Gray of the Inter- state Power & Light Company. while in Wrangell recently had pointed out to the committee that if the town wished to live up to the MIRA agreement which 1t had signed, the salary of H. Wellons, manager of the plant. would have to be raised from s17S to $195 per month. Upon motion it was unanimously voted to raise MT. Wellon's salary as sug- gested.
 The salary of Ralph Devinney of the light department, upon recom- mendation of the committee. was unanimously voted to be increased from sS5 to $95 per month.
 Claims passed by the Finance Committee were read and voted to be paid as follows:
 General Fund claims $4413.11 Light Dept. Claims 1391.43
 The general fund claims included bills aggregating the sum of $100.30 incurred for entertainment during the recent visit of five destroyers in Wrangell. A motion to pay the en- tertainment bills was voted "Yes" by Angerman. Sorset, Sumption and Hanford, and "No" by Anderson.
The Washington times., 1933-03-15
REFORM URGED
IN D|SBARMENT

Drastic reformation in District
Supreme Court procedure in cases
where charges of professional mis-
conduct are preferred against
members of the bar are proposed
in a bill introduced in the House
today by Representative Tom D.
McKeown CD, of Oklahoma.
The bill specifies that where
charges of dishonesty, miscon-
duct in office, conviction of crime
involving moral turpitude or un-
professional conduct are filed un-
der oath against any member OF
the bar Of the court, it snail be
the duty of the court to issue a
rule to show cause on the person
or persons accused requiring such
person or persons within a linn
tied time to be fixed by the rules
of the court to answer under oath
such charges"
Authority is granted the court
to hold trials in such cases where
the issues shall be framed" with
three members of the court on
the bench. All persons interested
must be given due notice of the
hearing and afforded an opportu-
nifty to prove or disprove the
charges.
The Washington times., 1933-03-15
ARTS, LONDON
DISCUSS NAZ|S

LONDON, March IS )I.N.S0.
Acting on fresh instructions from
Paris, Count de Fleuriau, French
ambassador, called at the British
foreign office today to learn the
latest British attitude toward
Nazi seizure of cities in the de-
militarized Rhineland zone.
Count de Fleuriau asked Sir
Robert Van Sittart, undersecre-
tary of state for foreign affairs,
whether there was any likelihood
of Britain following Frances &C
ton in sending a formal protest
to Berlin.
It was understood that the am
basSador was informed Great
Britain does not view the seizures
as violation of the Treaty of
Versailles or the Locarno pact,
but was told that the matter is
still under consideration"
The Washington times., 1933-03-15
Kentucky Bank
Hadn't Heard
Of Holiday

FRANKFORT, KY, March IS
GN.SO.-At least one bank in
Kentucky operated in full ignor-
ance of President Roosevelt'S
holiday decree, it was learned
here today.
Receiving notice that he
could reopen today, the surprised
president of the institution in
an isolated section of the State
phoned the Capitol here to
know what it all was about.
He said he knew of Gov.
Ruby Laffoon's proclamation,
but understood it was not man.
datory; and in consequence, his
bank had been cashing all
checks because we had plenty
of money to get along"
The Washington times., 1933-03-15
ALDERMAN SITS
IN CERMAK SEAT

CHICAGO, March IS G.N.SO.
Elected to fill the chair left va
cant by the assassination of Anton
j. Cermak, Alderman Frank j.,
Corr today assumed the duties OF
Acting Mayor of Chicago.
The City Council. at stormy
session last night, selected Corr to
serve as mayor protempore until
the mayoralty chair is filled by
special election or by some other
means to be provided by the State
Legislature.
After he was sworn in, Corr, a
Democrat, announced he would
follow out the policies of Cermak.
But previous ruling virtually
stripped Corr of authority.
The Washington times., 1933-03-15
ROOSEVELT FIT
ASPACET TIRES
HIS STAFF
Dictatorship Tests His Vigor,
Finds 1t Ample; No Doctor
Near to Say SLOW Up
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

0y OEONOE Os nOLNAGO
The end of the banking crisis
today, with the reopening of
thousands of small banks through
out the country, brought to a
close a Today period of national
tenSity and gravity such as Wash
ington never before has wit
messed in peace time.
Through it all the one really
calm figure, and seemingly the
only one who never lost his sense
of humor, has been Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt AS ""DictatOr"
Pitch -forked into a situation
such as no President ever has
been called upon to face at the
outset of his Administration, he
has driven through to accom-
plishment more far-reaching
legislation in 10 days than nor
mally could be accomplished in
10 months. He has supplied the
driving force; Congress merely the
votes.
Today he is virtually the bank
ing dictator of the nation.
Probably by tonight he will be
armed with almost equally dicta-
torial powers to slash Govern
ment expenditures by hundreds
of millions of dollars annually.
A semidictatorship over agricul-
tire is lust around the corner.
At his insistence, VolSteadism
will be kicked into the discard in
another "a hours.
Breath Taking Speed
It has all been done at such
breath-taking speed, with such
disregard for conventional prece-
dents, as to leave Washington,
accustomed to more sedate pro-
cedure, literally gasping and
wondering what manner Of man
it is who has thus taken charge
Of things.
Although he has grinned and
joked through it all, the stress
and strain Of the first 10 days
in the White House have left
their mark on the new President.
There are lines in his face that
were not there on the wind-swept
Capitol Plaza March 4 when he
grimly promised to obey and de-
fend the Constitution.
Staff Made Weary
He has had no exercise. He
has had very little sleep. He
has lunched at his desk. What
little sleep he has had has fire.
quently been broken by long
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