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The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
Memorial Service Held
For Albert Rasmussen

A memorial service was held Tues
day afternoon at the Presbyterian
church for Albert Rasmussen, age 81,
who lost his life by drowning, prob
ably on January 13, at his trapping
camp four miles from Pole Anchor
age on hosciusko Island and about
eighty miles from Wrangell.
The lad came north two years
ago from Oxford, Indiana, to visit
his uncle, A. Rasmussen, superin-
tendent of Wrangell schools. The
hunting, fishing and trapping, the
waterways and general outdoor life
afforded in southeastern Alaska pos
sessed a strong appeal for him and
he postponed returning home. He
prepared for the trapping season,
just past, with keenest zest feeling
that it would probably be his last
frontier enjoyment as he had def
initely decided to return home next
summer. He established a snug camp
four miles from Pole Anchorage
where he had spent several weeks
last summer trolling for salmon, and
ran a trap line to Trout Creek
where he had a second camp.
The first intimation that all was
not we'll with him was received Sun
day by H. D. Campbell, Deputy
United States Marshal, in a letter
written by w. C. Denny of Pole
Anchorage. Mr.. Denny stated that
Albert was last seen on January 10
when he came to the little settle
ment to purchase supplies from the
scow maintained by A. r. Brueger
for the men on the fishing grounds.
One of the Brueger boats was ex-
pected in another week with the
Christmas mail and the men knew
that Albert would naturally be back
at that time. After several days had
elapsed Denny walked down the
shore to young Rasmussen's camp.
lie found the boys skiff smashed
on the beach. His slicker and a
rubber boot cast up by the tide were
also found.
Denny returned to Pole Anchor
age and rowed 20 miles to Shakan
fah hn mi =
CONTINUED on Page Four
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
MAYOR CERNAK GRAVELY WOUNDED
BY BULLET AIMED AT ROOSEVELT

A dastardly attempt to take the
life of President-elect Roosevelt at
Miami, Florida, on Wednesday night
failed but Anton Cermak, Mayor of
Chicago, Mrs. Joseph H. Gill, wife
of the president of the Florida Light
and Power Co. and three others
were injured when an Italian labor
er shot at Roosevelt. The man who
gave his name as Zangerra and said
he was an American citizen was APP
pretended Immediately. Roosevelt
accompanied Cermak to the hospital.
Reports gave Cermak an even
chance to live. Mrs. Gill who was
shot through the abdomen was in
less favorable condition and a
blood TRANSMISSION has been found
necessary. Cermak was shot through
the chest the bullet ranging down
ward.
The news of the attempted as
sassination startled the entire civil
lied world and messages poured in
upon Roosevelt congratulating him
upon his escape. That he was I'M
injured appeared miraculous.
Eyes, l shot to kill Roosevelt"
said zangerra. 81 like him personally
but l have hated presidents and
kings and the rich all my life"
A heavy guard has been thrown
around the President-elect, and also
President Hoover, and many secret
service men will mingle with the
crowds wherever they appear.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
HOME ECONOMICS DIRECTOR ?.
IN WRANGELL NEXT WEEK

According to word received this
week, Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen, As
sistant Director of Home Economics
for the Alaska College and School Of
Mines, who is in Ketchikan at pres
ent, will arrive here next Thursday
on the Northland. Women who have
clothing to make over will find Mrs
Fohn-Hansen willing to help them
if they have the materials ready on
her arrival She will bring her loom
and some yarns, also. and demon
strations, will be given during the
week or more of her stay.
A luncheon followed by a demon
storation may be sponsored by the
Civic Club while Mrs. Fohn-Hansen
is in Wrangell and further an
nouncements will be made next
week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
ARE ENCOUNTERED
NEAR KETCHIKAN HIGHWAY

Nine rowing wolves were encount-
cred not rs yards from the Tongass
highway on the trail to Ward Cove
lake Sunday by Mrs. Margaret Dun
can, clerk in the lighthouse service
office, and Martin Enockson of the
lighthouse service depot of Ketchi-
kan, and that wolves as we'll as hui
mans are having a hard time this
winter is evident from the fact that
the wolves practically blocked the
trail to where Ketchikan folks were
skating.
Mrs. Duncan and Mr.. Enockson
started to walk up to the lake where
skating was being enjoyed at about
II o'clock Sunday morning and had
gone but a very short distance when
they saw a wolf only about ten feet
ahead of them. The wolf lifted his
nose into the air and howled dismal
ly and four more wolves appeared
in answer to the howl. Looking
around, four more were seen to the
rear of them.
Mr.. Enockson was carrying a rifle
and fired at the wolves taking d.
liberate aim at two of the animals.
The wolves Hoped off and all nine
soon disappeared into the timber.
Ward Cove residents, attracted by
the shots and bowling of the wolves,
appeared and took up the trail.
1t is thought that the wolves were
following deer as the tracks of
both were intertwined along the
trail.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17

CIVIC CLUB PLANS TO OPEN
NEW STUDY DEPARTMENT.

Steps are being taken by the
members of the Civic Club to change
the time of meeting from the first
Saturday afternoon of the month to
an evening and to- take up line Of
study as soon as a definite meeting
time is decided upon. While primar-
lily interested in the local public Ii
brary, the active members are
anxious to add to the membership,
and feel that a. less busy time than
Saturday afternoons may help them
carry -out their plans. Several new
members have. been added to the
club within the past months.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
Movement Started To
Increase Wolf Bounty

Recommendation that the bounty
on wolves be increased from SIS to
$40 was made this week by the
Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce,
reports the Ketchikan Chronicle.
The committee report on the sub
ject states that "a review of the rec
ords of the territorial treasurer's
office shows that from 1915 to De-
cember 81, 1882, inclusive, the Ter
ritory paid out in bounties for both
wolves and coyotes little over
100000. This amount covers boun-
ties paid on approximately 10000
wolves and coyotes. This represents
a little over $1,000 paid out in
bounties annually by the Territory.
THE records of the Alaska Game
years there has been material
increase of three predatory animals
throughout the Territory This has
resulted in heavy inroads in the
herds of big game in many regions,
and caused great curtailment of the
take of small game and fur bearers.
Past experience of predatory an
imals indicates that this menace
can best be met by the bounty sys-
tenn. Prior to 1919 the bounty on
coyotes was SIS and $40 for wolves.
Since the above date the bounty ON
both animals has been SIS.
Apparently, this bounty has not
been sufficient to prevent the in
crease of these animals. It is the
opinion Of your committee that i'm
mediate steps be taken to Increase
the bounty ON wolves to sac. This
amount should be adequate to slim
ulate the trapping of these animals
to the extent of bringing them un-
der control
"Your committee recommends that
this chamber take appropriate ac-
ton to secure the cooperation of
other chambers of commerce in the
Territory in presenting to the Ter
ritorial legislature the urgent need
of increasing the present bounty on
wolves"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
Twelve Die In Umnak
Island Ship Wreck

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Feb.
14-It was reported here last night
by officers of the steamer Starr that
Bishop Antonin Pokrovsky, former
archimandrite of the Russian Ortho-
dox Church who was supposed TO
have persisted with IL others when
the Umnak Native sank in a heavy
gale off Umnak beach Janury "a
has been found alive on Unmak is
land.
The Bureau of Fisheries has been
requested to send the Penguin to
rescue the Bishop who was found on
the beach with both legs frozen and
to send a doctor on the vessel
The others who persisted include
Captain Andrew Nelson, former
commander of the motorship Eunice,
Captain Stankus, skipper of the
Unmak, his native wife and child,
Michael Tutiakoss, Russian priest,
and seven natives. Three natives
reached shore alive.
Captain Stankus had made shore
safely but died later from cold and
exposure. Mrs. Stankus was picked
up twice by her brother Larry Step
etin of Unalaska but his heroic at
tempt to rescue her failed the third
time she was washed overheard.
Stepetin. was one of the. three survi-
vors. The other two were Simmigan
Eimeloff and George Dushkin. The
latter was credited with saving the
lives of his companions by keeping
them moving and swinging their
arms to keep warm. The men lived
on kelp and a goose which they
found in fox trap while they hik-
ed for four days to the village of
Unmak.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
Birth Rate Higher For
Year Than Death Rate

Wrangell's birth rate for 1892
exceeded the number of deaths, by
a little over twenty-five per cent
according to report of vital sta
tistics compiled from the records in
the office of United States Commits
sioner l.. B. Chisholm. There were
sixteen marriages, 81 births, and
% deaths during the year. The re-
port follows:
MARRIAGES.: William Willard
and Mabel Willard; Ole Gunderson
and Phyllis Theo Kanerva;
Frederick G. Cunningham and Eliz-
abeth M. LeVeille; Albert F. Lauth
and Alice Eyon; Albert Germond
and Christine Boswell; Oscar Berg
man and Juanita Lewis; George F.
HUFFMAN and Minta Miller; For
tunato Gatardo and Emily Nc
Clusky; William G.. Estrada and
Alethea Ellen Perkins; Frederick
F. Lewis and Delphia Greinier;
Coils E. Greene and Mrs. Lenabelle
Alexander; Joe Hernandez and
Matilda Burke; Everell R. Sharn-
broich and Marjorie Lucille John
Continued On Page Four
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
VOTES
TO CONSIDER
REPEAL ACT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Is
By a vote of So to % the senate
today decided to take up the matter
of repeating prohibition and imme-
diately started consideration.
The resolution at once met an on
slaught led by democrats who de-
manded outright repeal through re-
pudiation of the eighteenth amend
ment.
Two democratic senators, Joseph
T. Robinson OF Arkansas and Rob
ert F. Wagner of New York, de-
nounced the Blaine repeal measure.
shouting for outright repeal.
Another democrat, Senator Hem
rik Shipstead of Texas, is waiting
10 undertake obstructive tactics to
block a vote.
Leaders predicted that the mo-
ton to bring up the Blaine-Colllea
resolution would carry, but they
also knew that prohibition support
ers Immediately would launch into
another filibuster which proDaDly
would block a final vote on repeal
at this session.
For eight hours yesterday, Senator
ohipstead, co-author OF the eign-
teenth amendment, held the floor
and led his opponents in a deter
mined time-killing debate which
kept the senate in. session until al
ter 10 o'clock last night.
Shipstead was successful in de-
laying a ballot on the question OF
taking up the repeal bill for de-
bate, saying that he would continue
his efforts to block a final vote
even If the senate did decide to
take it up for debate. -.
The Texas legislator talked for
five hours on the league OF nations,
saying that he was finishing a
speech witch he started on that topic
nve years ago. ..
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
Keller Elected Supt.
Of Anchorage School

While many of the school boards
of the Territory have held their
elections Of teachers for the coming
year within the past few weeks, only
a few of the changes can be an
nounced at this time.
OF especial interest to school au-
thorities and others who know w.
X. Keller, outgoing Territorial
Commissioner of Education, is the
announcement that he was unani-
mously elected early in the month
to head the Anchorage school and
has telegraphed his acceptance. The
contract is for one year and Mr..
Keller and his family will move to
Anchorage about July 1. His pres
ent duties will end March l.
A E. Karnes, Commissioner-elect,
will be a passenger for Juneau on
the Northland Thursday according
to reports from Ketchikan. His sue
cessor as superintendent of schools
in that city, Philip Ruidl, came
north late in January.
The Fairbanks School Board has
elected V. H. DeBolt present head of
the Seward school to be superin-
tendent at Fairbanks for the coming
year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
feru'S ENJOYS Asked
10 Leave colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 15-The
government today ordered Pablo
Lozano, jr, Colombian minister at
Lima, Peru, to demand passports
for his departure from that country.
ed passports to the personnel of tht
Peruvian legation, which is a dip
lomatic move meaning the breaking
off of diplomatic relations.
Peru today announced that it had
received official notice that the Col
ombian government considered the
attempts by Brazil to obtain a
peaceful settlement of the border
dispute a failure.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
WITH THE FISHERMEN

The halibut market which open
ed here with bids of ten and six
cents on the first cargoes brought
in after the opening of the season on
Feb. 1, steadily dropped until only
three and two cents were bid on
Monday with no takers. Since Tues
day no bids have been made.
Grabs were sold the first of the
week as follows: NJ. Mcdonald, IS
dozen; Livingstone Desmond, 35
dozen, Paul Owens, 20 dozen.
C. C. Mundy the latter part of the
week bought 5000 pounds of halibut
from the Josie and 700 pounds from
the Matilda at four and two.
Two hundred pounds of king
salmon were sold by Herbert Bradley
TO C. c. Mundy for twelve and six
cents.
The Helen ]. brought in 10000
pounds Of halibut, which it consign-
ed to A. r. Brueger for shipment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17

Colombia claimed that the Peru
Wan air force was the aggressor In
yesterdays battle on the Putumayo
river, but Peru insists that Colom-
bian flotilla began the fight by at
lacking the Peruvian garrison at
Tarapaca.
Both parties said that the fight
ing started on Brazilian territory.
1t is believed that Brazil is watching
the controversy closely to see if her
territorial rights are violated.
Brazil and Ecuador, neighbors OF
the disputants, have sent troops 70
the frontiers to guard against vio-
Lations of their neutrality.
Colombia wants Leticia back
while Peru, which ceded the terri
tory by signing the Solomon-Lozano
treaty of 1922 supposedly settling
a century-long controversy, wants
the territorial question re-opened-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
CARD OF THANKS

l deeply appreciate the sympathy
and kindness shown by everyone III
Connection with Albert's tragic
death. He loved Alaska, it's wilder
less, it's waters and its people. The
esteem in which you held him will
warm the hearts of his father and
mother when they hear of it.
AXEL RASMUSSEN
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
NEWS FROM
ALL OVER
The WORLD

TUCUMCARI, Mexico, Feb. 10
Two bandits sat on a desolate
prairie near here today and watched
complacently while their penniless
victim, Lee Marshall, 50year-old
omesteader, sizzled in flames after
they chained him, threw gasoline on
lin, then set him afire. Marshall is
not expected to live. After the fire
died out the bandits believing their
victim dead, left the scene. Marshall
walked and stumbled for three miles
to a neighbours home for aid. The
neighbors had to walk three more
miles to get an automobile to take
Marshall to a hospital where he
told his story. He had no money.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
Many Prizes Offered
For Masquerade Ball

Prizes to be given at the Fire
mems Masquerade Ball next Tuesday
night were placed on exhibition at
the Electric Shop this week where
they form a pleasing display. The
business men have been generous
in their contributions in order to
arouse interest in the affair and to
make it worth while for those who
take time to arrange for a special
costume.
Prizes for Masks
First prize for best dressed lady
Cups and Saucers from Bear Totem
store.
Second prize for best dressed Lady
from City Store.
First prize for best dressed man
Five sacks of coal from Mccormack
Dock Company.
Second prize for best dressed man
Box of cigars from Dalgity Cigar
Store.
First prize for most OF .einal lady
from Wheeler Drug Co.
Second prize for most original
lady-Box of candy from Den o.
Sweets.
First prize for most original man
Box of apples from Chas. Benja-
min.
Second prize for most original
man Can of syrup from P. L.
Stump.
First prize for best sustained lady
Side of bacon from Sorset and
Coulter.
Second prize for best sustained
lady-Stand lamp from Radio Shop.
First prize for best sustained man
= Side of bacon from Angerman
Meat Market
Second prize for best sustained
man-Carton of cigarettes from the
Wrangell Hotel.
First prize for most comical lady
Three dollar Savings account at
Bank of Alaska.
Second prize for most comical
lady House dress from Peggy's
Shoppe.
First prize for most comical man
Sack of flour from Ole Johnson.
Second prize for most comical man
Can of Coffee and Rice from A.
Engstrom.
First prize for most ridiculous
lady-Two dollars worth of wash
ing at Wrangell Steam Laundry.
Second prize for most ridiculous
lady-25-lb sack of sugar from
Campbell Bros.
First prize for most ridiculous
man $3.50 trade from Wrangell
Motors.
Second prize for most ridiculous
man Carton of cigarettes from L.
A Olsen.
Other Prizes
Door prize-Four passes to show
from Coliseum Theatre.
Door Prize 2 Pounds Shrimp,
Stikine Sea Food Co.
Spot prizes-$2.50 in trade at
Union Oil Co.
$3.50 in trade at Standard Oil
Company.
$500 in dental service from DR..
R. N. Scruby.
Meals for two-Rainier Cafe;
Wrangell Cafe; Coffee Shoppe.
Shave and Haircut Hurley's
Barber Shop.
Round trip for two-Star Taxi.
Finger waves-Mrs. Edna Stump:
Miss Eva Sumption
Ash Tray-George Cowan.
Three spot prizes One-pound
cans of shrimp each, Stikine Sea
Food Co.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17
SATURDAY MATINEE

:. j. R.. Brown, manager OF the
Wrangell Coliseum has arranged
matinee for Saturday afternoon with
"Disorderly Conduct" as the feature.
Several reels of news, comedies and
animated cartoons start the pro-
gram.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17

SEATTLE, Feb. 15-More than
1000 singing and testing unemploy-
ed men, women and children camped
around the county-city building here
all last night and vowed that they
would not leave until county COM
missioners met their demands for
relief
The assembly of the unemployed
followed a series of demonstrations
during which the jobless asked for
$3.50 worth of groceries a week for
each family, three days work each
week at $3.50 daily or 5000 gallons
of gasoline and $40 cash for each
family for a pilgrimage to Olympia
to present their demands before the
state legislature.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17

SEATTLE, Feb. ia cold con-
tracted by Donald Nelson, 9-months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. M.
Nelson of Nome, who was rushed to
Seattle from Nome by plane and
steamer, developed into pneumonia
and caused the child's death here
today. When the child arrived here
he was suffering from a thymus
gland disorder, which showed steady
improvement since Sunday The
child's mother brought him to
Seattle for medical treatment after
Nome physicians told her that the
child would not live more than
three weeks unless he received
treatment from a specialist.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-02-17

H. D. Campbell returned on the
Alaska Tuesday from Ketchikan.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
SEVEN ARRESTED
I IN FAMILY FEUD
Militia Withdrawn From
Scene of Christmas Eve
Gun Fight.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCldteQ fTtSS.
MARSHALL, Ark, December 26.-
National Guardsmen, called to this
North Arkansas mountain town to pre-
vent a new feud outbreak after street
battle Sunday night, were Withdrawn
today following the arrest of seven men
who allegedly participated in the Christ
mas eve gun fight.
Those held under bond are Jack, ALI
and Nobe Henley and Ted Switzer,
while at Little Rock City Marshal j. H.
Barnett, who was wounded slightly in
the face during the battle, which ragged
for several minutes, was in a hospital
in technical custody, and his two sons,
Oscar and Rubert, were in Jail await
ing return here. All are charged with
assault with intent to kill.
Sheriff G.. M. Robertson was not toe
hopeful today of a peaceful settlement
Of the long-standing feud between the
Henley and Barnett families which is
blamed for at least two Staying in re-
cent years.
Its an old and bitter feud and may
break out again any time" said the
sheriff. However, he said he antici-
pated no trouble at the preliminary
hearing for the men, set for tomorrow
Peace moves on the part of the Ma
tional Guard leader, Capt. Fay Brown
of Clarksville, and officials here were
hampered by the absence of the Bar
nettS.
Sheriff Robertson said he still hao
no evidence that Leland Henley, fur
loughed Hfe-term convict, took part in
the Sunday night shooting or had re-
turned to Searcy County since he re-
ceived his Today furlough on Decem-
ber 10, which Gov. Futrell said was
granted with the definite understand
ing he would not set foot in Searcy
County.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Spi,ster Sisters,
Who Stunned Food,
Sturve to Death
Bodies of Pair Found
Christmas Ere in
Quaint Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, December rs.
While their neighbors busily prepared
for a Joyous Christmas, two spinster
sisters starved to death in their quaint
little home Just off exclusive East ave-
nue. here, authorities concluded last
night as they sought relatives of the
two women who were found dead
Christmas eve
Police uncovered the tragedy Sunday
night when they broke into the house
at the request Of neighbors, who re-
called they had not seen the sisters,
both over 80, for several days. In the
cold, dark building officers came upon
Miss Jenny Farrell, crumpled beside a
stove, where she apparently had tried
to light a fire. Upstairs in bed was
Miss Anne. Both women were enact
ated from lack Of food. Authorities es-
timated they had been dead several
days and that Miss Anne had died "A
to 48 hours before Miss Jenny.
1t was learned that nearby church
people had tried repeatedly to give the
women food. but their offers were
firmly refused. In their quaint little
home the sisters had kept old memories
alive, scorning modern conveniences:
Dusty old books reposed on tables OF
the style OF half century ago. An old
fashioned stove provided the only heat:
Oil lamps had long since run dry and
the sisters had reSorted to crude home
made candles for illumination.