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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
MUCH OF COUNTRY HELD
IN clustering HEAT WAVE

SAN FRANCISCO-A blistering
sun and rain clouds wed for SUI
premacy yesterday as the nations
heat wave was broken in several
sections and farmers looked over
their parched fields in hopes that
crop damage was halted. Much OF
the country, however, still gasped
for breath as a relentless sun shone
down sitting rays. The Kansas
plains were baked. 1t was 116 at
junction City, ITO at Emporia and
Saiina and the rest of the state was
in the grip of 100 degrees.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
Red Cross Considers
Work Relief Program

The regular meeting of the exec
utive board of the Red Cross was
held Monday night with J. G.
Grant, chairman, presiding.
Bills for relief supplies were az
lowed amounting to SIS. A great
deal of relief work was done, as
usual during the month by men,
bers of the board without cost to
the chapter.
The following Red Cross mem
bers were elected to serve on the
executive board for the coming
year: ]. G. Grant, Charles Benja-
min, Mrs. M. o. Johnson, Mrs. Lulu
Chaplin, H. D. Campbell, Mrs. H.
d. Campbell, Rev. Russell F. Ped
erson, Staff-Captain j. Acton, Mrs.
Acton, Rev. H. P. Corser, Mrs.
Josephine Mason. DR.. H. C. Turner,
A. Rasmussen, Mrs. F. S. Barnes.
L. F. Jackson, Miss Marjorie Major,
Mrs. ]. w. Pritchett, Mayor Thomas
Dalgity and F. G. Hanford.
during the coming year
Before the meeting adjourned il
was decided to devote the greater
part of the July meeting in an en-
deavor to map out a program OF
work relief for Wrangell unemploy-
ed during the coming winter.
Through long experience the Red
Cross board members believe that
few people want anything given
to them but that the majority
would always welcome an opportun-
ity to work for supplies. The local
treasury is low and there is little
prospect of further aid from Red
Cross headquarters at Washington,
1t is believed that with proper
organization and cooperation of the
town. the natural resources of fuel
and food supplies can be so utilized
that no one in the community will
need suffer any deprivation and
few receive outright gifts of sup
plies from the Red Cross.
A work relief program for all
able bodied needy citizens, will be
the aim of the Red Cross during
the coming months.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
NEWS FROM
ALL OVER
The WORLD
ROSCOE FATTY" ARBUCKLE
DIES SUDDENLY IN NEW YORK

HOLLYWOOD - Roscoe Fatty"
Arbuekle, Al, the big moon faced
comedian with the waddling walk,
who died suddenly yesterday in New
York, never gave up hope. Through
the heart breaking years that fol-
lowed his retirement from the
screen after the death 19 years ago
of Virginia Rape. film actress, in
a San Francisco hotel, he always
believed he again would attain the
popularity and world wide fame
that belonged to him in the old
days of custard pie throwing COM
edies.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
Sea Food Co. Benefits
Town $4,000 Monthly

The Stikine Sea Food Company
celebrated it's first birthday last
Friday
On June %, 1892, the company
which was formed in Seattle with
I. Waring president, NJ. J. Anton
ich, vice-president and manager and
E. ]. Whitman secretary-treasurer,
opened for business at Wrangell
with Is shrimp pickers and two
shrimp boats in operation.
Antonich took charge of the pro-
duction at Wrangell while Whit
man and Warning remained in Seat
tie in charge of sales and distribu-
ton. John w. Stedman. who was
secured as bookkeeper, is still on
the job. Andy Engstrom is inside
foreman, while Mrs. S. w. Jenkins
and Mrs May Hanford are in
charge of the shrimp and crab
pickers.
A few months after starting op-
erations, Antonich made several
alterations in the plant, including
new concrete floor which was
laid in the picking room and the
installation of concrete work tables.
The large room is well ventilated
and has abundant light. The walls
are painted in white enamel. Steam
pipes running under the tables and
large stove in the center of the
room keep the pickers comfortable
in cold weather The strictest san
tation prevails throughout h e
plant.
Antonich, who has been in the
shellfish business since he started
in as a boy twenty years ago, con-
oeived the idea of concrete work
tables and tried them out first. in
Seattle where they proved to be
very satisfactory.
From an economic point of view
the Stikine Sea Food Company has
been extremely helpful to Wrangell.
The books show that during the
year the company, taking from
nearby waters shellfish that would
not otherwise have been utilized,
has shipped in cold pack 1874, lips
pounds of shrimp meat and 80, 145
pounds of crab meat and 900 doz-
en- fresh crabs.
During the year $15,2O7 was
paid to the pickers and $9,345 to
the shrimp and crab fishermen. The
operating expenses which were paid
directly into Wrangell, including
such items as rent, light, water,
cold storage, spruce boxes, fuel oil,
salaries, wharfage on incoming ship
ments of cans, machinery, etc., has
averaged a little over $1,000 each
month making a monthly expendi-
ture into Wrangell of over $4,000.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
GOLD BLOC ULTIMATUM
PROVIDES GRAVE CRISIS

LONDON-The gold bloc nations
served a currency sterilization ul-
timatum on Prime Minister Ram
say Macdonald yesterday. Immed-
lately thereafter, the American dele
CATION held an important meeting
on the sterilization issue. The gold
bloc ultimatum provided a new and
grave crisis for the conference.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30

NEW YORK-Former Governor
Alfred E. Smith, writing in the
New Outlook, yesterday asserted he
might be "old fashioned" but he
could not understand how the Ma
tional Recovery Act "can possibly
work" This plan goes beyond
anything my imagination can fol-
low" he said. At the bottom of the
cause of the depression, said Smith,
is human nature.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
Value Alaska Minerals
Decrease During 1882

Mines in Alaska produced min
erals worth S11,638,000 in 1892,
as against $12,27S,OO0 in 1881, ac-
cording to an announcement made
by the Interior Department through
the Geological Survey. The total
value of the mineral output of the
Territory since 1880 is 1868, 229,-
600.
The following table shows in
summary form the mineral output
of Alaska for 1882, and for COM
parison, the production of the same
minerals in 1881:
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
Choice Salmon Pack
Starts at CannerieS

Wrangelrs canning season began
Wednesday afternoon as the Dia-
mond X started turning over one
line to test it's machinery and pack
the sockeyes which reached the
cannery that morning. Fourteen
cases went into the retorts to be
cooked.
Shortly after noon Thursday, the
ammeters at the city power plant
climbed to a peak load of % as
the Wrangell Packing Corporation
and the Diamond X both swung
their motors into action. A faulty
motor on the Iron Chink at the up
town plant delayed the process that
day, and the fish were butehered
by hand. The Diamond K was US
ing it's old line temporarily, as the
motor for one unit of the new line
had not been installed.
Busy Year Forecast
Both plants anticipate one of the
busiest canning seasons Wrangell
has ever known. The market is
virtually clear of last seasons pack,
especially of the pinks, and record
packs are anticipated.
Sockeyes began to show UP in fair
quantities at the opening of the
season ON last Tuesday. 1t is report
ed that one gill-netter from Peters
burg brought in 166 sockeyes. and
several hundred pounds of king
salmon. Several boats report catches
OF thirty and forty fish.
improvements
A number of improvements have
been made at the Wrangell Pack
ing Company's plant. Fish bins are
rearranged so as to expedite the
sorting, and several units of can
making machinery have been in
stalled upstairs in order that spare
unit may be in readiness to take
the place of a stalled machine. A
crew of four men are replacing
piles and strengthening the dock.
The finishing touches to the Dia-
mond X plant are being made to-
day. The wiring is about complete
and the fish bins will be ready by
evening. Boatmen report that the
new cannery is more easily identi-
lied from a distance than any
,uifding in Wrangell.
Fish Prices
Word was received here yester
ay that the cannerymen of this
istrict will hold a meeting in Ket
.hikan on July 1 to set prices for
he season. Rumors were current
thursday that Ketchikan had set
he price of humpies at cents for
seine fish on the grounds, dogs 3 II
and cohoes cents.
Local cannerymen refused to
commit themselves as to prices.
"If Ketchikan can pay three
cents for humpies, so can We" said
Frank Barnes, in reply to the query
about prices. We paid a little bet
ter than Ketchikan last season."
The Diamond X is ready to meet
prices.
I'VE are ready to pay as much
as other canneries," was the state
ment from H. Kittilsby. 1.-THE fact
that number of seiners have
agreed to go out for us is evidence
hat they expect a square deal as
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30
APPEAL SENT ROOSEVELT TO
SAVE WORLD CONFERENCE

LONDON = Prime Minister ].
Ramsay Macdonald of Great Bri-
tain, President of the World Eco
nomic Conference Thursday sent Il
hurried appeal to President Roose-
welt to help save the conference
from a complete break down. His
appeal went through the American
delegation and Assistant Secretary
of State Raymond Moley.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30

should get out all its equipment
and hose on hand and demonstrate
to the council that 1t was worthless
before the city put in an order for
hose on which it would have to pay
six per cent interest for several
months. The matter was left to be
decided at a future meeting of the
council.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30

Joe Bragga, old time Stewart
river wood chopper, recently arrived
in Dawson with a freak caribou
calf taken from it's dying mother.
The calf, which was in a fine state
of preservation, had two heads, four
eyes and two ears. 1t was stored In
the N. C.'s refrigerator.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30

WASHINGTON = The Roosevelt
administration yesterday reiterated
it's determination not to link the
United States in a foreign move to
stabilize world currencies, and laid
preliminary plans to isolate this
country if necessary under a policy
of aggressive economic nationalism
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-06-30

Have you tried loaf of our
Honey Bread? American Bakery
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
COTTON CROP IS
OVER ESTIMATE
Destruction of 4,147, 900
Bales From Third
Largest Crop

Washington, Aug. 15.-Destruc-
ton of 4,247,000 bales of cotton
Is estimated in the report of the
Department OF Agriculture on the
crop outlook. After deducting this
destroyed cotton the crop this
year will total 12,314,0OO bales.
Had it not been for the cotton
destroyed or to- be destroyed un-
der the direction of the Agricul-
Lural Adjustment Administration
the crop this year would have
been 1861, 900 bales, the third
largest crop on record. This years
crop would have been surpassed
only by the crops of 1881 and 1925
when 100000 bales and 1871
900 bales respectively were pro-
duced.
While millions of farmers and
workers go ragged the only
thought TINT comes to the mind of
the brain trust is destruction of
over four million bales of cotton.
It is a thought worthy of a nut
house-or a capitalist government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

ing speech. He talked about the
stars and Spengler, the German
philosopher, and only mentioned
the fact that there existed two
definite classes in society once IN
the whole speech. His whole speech
was a refutation of militant action
and its key note was "be patient
and wait for Roosevelt. Very little
applause greeted him at his finish
Mr.. Miller, that retired farmer,
then introduced his bosom pal and
life long friend, Mr.. Martin. Mar
tin assured the farmers that the
only reason that more lawyers
were not good friends of the farm
ers was that the farmers didn't
have sense enough to know what
good friends lawyers could be. He
has always been a good friend OF
the farmers, according to himself.
He pointed to that other great
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
COUNTIES
NOW IN LEAGUE
Two New Locals Launched
By Walstad and Soltis
in Davidson County

Mitchell, S. D., Aug. IL
A United Farmers League or
ganization meeting was held
here in Prosper township, adj
dressed by the State Secre-
tary julius Walstad and John
G. Soltis, UFL organizer.
Two locals were launched. j.
o. Anderson was made coun-
ty organizer.
Sixteen counties are now
lined up for the big mass
United Farmers League state
conference to be held in Alb
erdeen on Sept. 18 and 10, to
lay down a program of action
for relief.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

than the former speakers and at
my conclusion the Reverend Flint
got up and attacked me and the
Communist party, the Uniteo
Farmers League and all other or
CARNATIONS as disrupters of the
labor movement. After he was
through the lawyer Martin took a
crack at me and told how the
lawyers and other good liberals
had made the laws that allowed
persons like me to disrupt and
annoy them. A farmer or two
tried to ask him a question but he
would not answer. No one ap-
.pIauded the efforts Of either Flint
or Martin to disown the terms
radicalism and change It to lib
eralism.
After they were through farm
er's wife asked the crowd If they
wanted to have Mr.. Flower give
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
WIVES, CHILDREN
CAN'T EAT "HOPE"

Flaxton, N. D., Aug. 15.-
The drouth-stricken and
hoppered out farmers and
unemployed workers of North
Dakota will be left to starve
and freeze the coming fall
and winter for any thing that
Gov. LANCER has done to-
wards the prevention of the
same, if one may judge from
his answer to the "Open
Letter" sent to him by Sec
Ashbel Ingerson of the Farm
ers State Committee of Ac-
ton, July 81 and published in
the Producers News August
4. The governor admits in
his letter that nothing has
been done outside of appoint
ing a committee and making
several promises in speeches
which he has not fulfilled:
HAS GONE =
THE "LIMIT"
The governor says he has
"gOne the limit" for the i'm
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
SEVERE DROP IN
FARMERS INCOME
Group of Farmers Expected
to Live, Pay Interest on
$257 Annual Income

Washington, Aug. PA sur
vey made by the Department of
Agriculture of $3.50 far m er s
shows that their net income dur
ing 1882 was smaller than for any
of the eleven preceding years for
which records have been kept.
The average of $257 of oash in
come over cash expenses for 1882
compared with $458 of net income
in 1881. During 1929 a group of
1O,8O5 farmers averaged $1,097
net income while in 1928 the av-
erage WIS $1,000.
These figures are only AVER
AGE figures and therefore do not
represent the condition of the
most impoverished farmers. Fur
thermore, they represent only the
farmers operating their own farm
They do not take into account the
condition of renters and tenants.
Out of the s257 average for 1925
this group of farmers was sup
posed not onlv to live but to pay
interest TO the bankers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
10Y JAMES FLoWER)

20 ae.rOault, MINI, = About
s5e farmers were present at
Fs,r, meeting called by the
rbs '.srS Holiday Association.
a s So Speakers were Rev. Flint,
nom aust Martin, a lawyer,
farmer fergus s Falls. A retired
chairmoanna named Miller was the
St Of the - so conversation with a
Sey had farmers and found that
Proposals. come % to listen to some
On getting hay for the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
Two BILLION IS
BANKING WRECK
Figures of Treasury Dept.
Show Nearly 5000 Banks
With Frozen Deposits

Washington, Aug. 1.-Two
billion dollars of deposits are
still frozen in closed banks or
those open on a restricted
basis, according to a report
issued by Walter j. Cumm-
ings, executive assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury.
On Aug. II there were yet
closed or operating on a re-
stricted basis 9O9 national
banks having deposits of 1854,
100000; 95 State member in
situations, with deposits of
$204,134,000, and 1886 non
member institutions, exclusive
of mutual savings banks, with
deposits of $1,OO5, 355, 900.
Deposits in open banks to-
tai $S3,737, 72S, 900, while a To-
tai of $2,163, 100000 is tied up
In closed or restricted banks.
This does not include the billion
tied up in the mutual saving
banks. Toward the end of Jun
over $7,500,0OO,OOO was tied up i
these mutual savings banks. N
further information has been give
out on these deposits because the
are still tied up-lost for the mos
part to the small depositors.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
FARMER BUYING
POWER ISLOW
Farmers Have Not Bene-
fitted From Increase In
In Prices

Washington, Aug. 2O-The
Roosevelt administration adj
mltS in a recent report that
the farmers of the county
have LESS increase in tlseir
actual buying power thus far
than might be expected judy
ing from the upswing in
prices"
Thousands of grain grow
erS will have little to sell this
year, no matter how high the
price goes admits the De
partment, land other thou
sapdS OF livestock and poul-
ny raisers are hurt, not
TTeIped' by high-priced feeds.
Inc rise in Grain already has
raised a serious problem for
EASTERN t'. dairymen and poul-
d. O. c. Slime of the Depart
T % OF Agriculture, in discussing
S Sg price movement, declared,
Nv "nlIe the prices of many import
~ products including cotton anc
wy. meat have risen more than the
.'age Cdue to specuIation-Ed)
nv s.,ts OF livestock products in gen.
80. -. nave registered only small in.
Inc farmers are gradually
T slnlng the bitter truth O.
,, ,.se admissions by Roosevelt'
s ssn'S; They are realizing thu
+. q bitter truths mean misery
themselves and their families.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
OTA LEAGUE ORGANIZER AAUDD AT HOLIDAY MEETING DESPITE MEADER

lawyer and "leader" of the farm
ems, Governor Olson. Mr.. Martin
assured the crowd of his good
American ancestors.
After his speech of sticking by
the "New Deal" and Roosevelt the
farmers were asked to join in the
Holiday Association. Only two
responded. To the hay deal no
one responded.
TRIES TO GAG FLOWER
The chairman had been asked to
let me speak but had regularly
told those who asked that the pro
gram was too long. At this stage
when the farmers could see that
they were getting no place they
called on the chairmen to let me
speak.
BE introduced me as Com
munis&. / have never denied
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
FARMERS PREFER u. F. L. PROGRAM OF STRUG-
GLE IN PREFERENCE TO POLICY OF
PATIENCE"

spoke for half an hour and
many questions were asked
Many did not agree with the
program of action in all its
details but The feeling seemed
to be that all were IN favor
of rank and file farmers for
leaders. The farmers express
sdd no hope or faith in the
Ottertail County Farmers
Holiday Association and asked
me to come and speak in
OttertaiI County. We win do
SO IN the near future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
GOV.LANGER EVADES
QUESTION OF RELIEF
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
BISMARCK

William LANCER, Gov. Aug 3, 1888
Mr. Ashbel ngerson
F1axton, North Dakota
My Dear Ingerson:
l am in receipt of your favor of July 81, and
want to that have taken very keen interest
in every county in the State, and especially in the
southwestern part where the crops have been burned
up and spoiled by the graSshoppers. I believe that
arrangements have been made whereby the people of
these counties will be well taken care of during the
coming winter.
The Committee that 1 appointed some time ago
went through these counties, and got firshand nfor
nation, and also had the opportunity to see for them
selves just what the farmers up against
In every speech have made in the last months
I have urged the people to let me know if there is
anyone in need, and I will send someone out to take
care of them. We have gone the limit both in the
state and in getting Federal Aid, and I think every
thing will come along alright
If you have any more suggestions to make, will
you kindly write again.
With best regards am
Very sincerely yours,
WILL LANCER,
Governor,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
THE UNITED FRONT

Our National Secretary, Alfred
ITALIA, has written an impertan:
pamphlet on this subject entitled
1.-THE Next Step for the American
Farmers" Order a bundle of
pamphlets at 2 cents each for 100
or more and 8 cents for less than
100. They retail for 5 cents each
and can be obtained firm the Pro-
ducers News. Plertywood, Mon
fana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
HULL ATTEMPTS TO
MAINTAIN FAITH IN
WORLD CONFERENCE

8 On his return from London
= Secretary Hull repeated his
statement of a few weeks ago
that the failure of the World
: Economic Conference ciuId not
= be admitted because it would
mean that the illusions of the
= working people would be dis
PEELED.
= ''TO preach The failure and
= futiIity of the World EcOnO-
: mis- Conference at this prema-
ture stage, would be to preach
the gospel of despair both as
to economic and military dis
armamenNs," said Hull.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

farmers directly, and the govern
ment agencies will then attempt to
collect as much of the seed, feed,
and other loans as possible thru
forceful persuasion" and not
"compulsion."
THE RIGHTS OF WALL
STREET
No public statement has yet
been made with regard to crop
liens on wheat held by the FED
eral Land Banks or intermediate
Credit Banks. In the case of the
cotton farmers, however, the Farm
Credit Administration has de-
cided that where crop liens have
been "given to the Federal Land
Banks as security for interest or
principal payments in default on
mortgage contracts" "the Land
Banks must consider their obliga-
tons to their bondholders (Wall
Street-Ed.) secured by the mort
cages affected" Furthermore, in
the case of notes Originally given
to banks and loan Corporations
and rediscounted by the Fedenal
intermediate Credit Banks"
''the rights both Of individual en-
dorsers and of owners of deben-
lures of the Intermediate Credit
Banks (Wall Street, again!-Ed)
must be considered"
A FAIR PROPOSITION
TO THE BANKS
All cotton checks will be made
out to the farmer and to the Farm
Continued or rage Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

A HITCH!
There is, however, a hitch to
this sudden benevOlence of the
Roosevelt administration. ct h e
Farm Credit Administration is
asking that both wheat and cotton
farmers apply as much of the
proceeds (the allotment bonus) to
their debts to the government as
the can" The Department of Ag-
riculure hastens to point out that
@there is no cOmpulsion about it
in either case," in order to allay
the resentment developing among
the farmers at the attempted
windle by the Roosevelt admin
s1asiOn.
The checks for cutting wheat
acreage will be turned over to the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

that / am a Communist so /
told the farmers that we put
our faith in mass action and
not in the promises of the
lawyers and preachers. / also
pointed out the lack of any
constructive program at that
meeting and gave a simple
program of what l thought
should be the demands of the
farmers. / pointed out at the
same time that even winning
our Immediate demands win
not solve the crisis, that the
only way out is the revolu-
tionary way out under the
leadership of the Communist
party.
FARMERS APPLAUD
FLOWER