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.HH The
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Chicago 2. New York D GsD.
Chicago-New York (2d game post
poned).
q. Louis 4, Brooklyn /.
Bittsburgh 1, Boston 0.
thiladelphia.C Cincinnati (rain).
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New York at Chicago CD.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati CD.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
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Trade asresnssnis with Norway
and sweden have caused the en-
pIoyment of 5000 mere coal min
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Practically oil OF czeeh osIova kla's
internal employment loan has been
subscribed.
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Chinese dealers ! nthe Philip
pines are lowering their boycott on
Japanese soodA
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THREE NEW PRO TEAMS
cincinnhti, Pittsburgh and Phil
adsiphia have entered new teams
n the National Professionai Foot
beii league.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standings


GAMES Yesterday.
Chicago Q, Philadelphia 2 QsD.
Philadelphia 4, Chicago (2d).
Boston 2, st. Louis !.
Cleveland Washington traln).
(Other clubs not scheduled).
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Games To-day.

Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at washington.
ST Louis at Philadelphia CD.
Chicago at Boston.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
Reduce City Costs And
Cut Property Taxes
Urges Leo Mccormack

Taxation seems to be one of the
chief digests of the American people,
every state, county, city and town
having turned the searchlight on
this monster that is now said to
consume thirty-three cents of every
dollar.
With the near approach of our
municipal election, it may not be
out of place for the citizens of
Wrangell to give some serious
thought to their own tax problem.
1t may have taken a few years
for the so called depression to reach
u.s. but the Mills of the Gods grind
slowly and now the depression is
keenly felt in Wrangell; trade has
been retarded, prices have fallen
off, stores are being vacated and
many houses remain un-rented.
Business firms have cut their
overhead to the last penny and the
households have done likewise, yet
each year we are being presented
with the same old tax-bill, right to
the cent.
1t is safe to say that the tax
payer will get no relief until he in
terests himself in how his town is
being governed and where the tax
monies are spent. This year there
has been a greater delinquency in
taxes, which goes to show that
there is distinct relation between
taxation and the pocket book.
Taxpayers, in their usual easy
going way are wont to let their
civic duties pass as if it were of no
interest to them. 1t is one way of
passing the buck to brother George.
To be a good citizen, you must
pay your taxes, water rent and
light bill and the only way now left
is to hold out on the grocer, the
baker and the candlestick maker
The proper thing to do right now
would be to cut the property tax
in half and then reduce the run
ming expense to fit the income. So
long as we maintain establishments
far in excess of our requirements it
will be necessary for us to pay out
in taxes money needed for more
worthy causes.
(Signed) LEO MCCORMACK
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
Excellent Work Done
In Wrangell Schools
Says Com. OfEducatiOn

The report of the Commissioner
of Education for the past biennium
has just been published. 1t is OF
particular interest to the people OF
Wrangell because it presents us
with two bouquets and a brick.
Page 15, under the heading
school Buildings" says: "Wrangell
now has probably the finest school
plant in the Territory"
Page 81, under the heading Sue
cess of the School," gives a table
for the five-year period from 1925
to 1880 which places Wrangell at
the bottom of the list.
Page 80, continuing the same
subject, says Care must be taken
in interpreting this study
Three schools, Fairbanks, Seward
and Wrangell, are particularly to be
commended upon the excellent work
now being done, in spite of the APP
parently low rating during the
period 1925-30."
Perhaps the brick needs some ex-
PLANTATION. Mr.. Keller attempted to
rate the success of Alaska schools
by a system of Grade Points
based upon the grades made by
graduates of Alaska High Schools
in their first semester in College.
Several factors have contributed to
make the Wrangell showing low.
During this period Wrangell had
only seven or eight graduates en-
tering College. The poor grades of
a couple of students would be
enough to pull down very badly the
average for all. Furthermore, at
this period a number of parents
were sending their children to
other High Schools than our own
for graduation. Such pupil may
have done IL years of work in the
Wrangell school and yet not be
credited to this school because he
graduated from a Seattle High
School.
Another factor in the poor show
ing was the unsatisfactory charac-
ter of the buildings, equipment
and laboratory of that period. If
1t can now be said, with a trace of
sinful Boosting, that we have the
finest school plant In Alaska it
could most certainly be said of the
Continued on Page Four)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10

| basis were made during the year
on all accounts owed by the hospi-
tai. the sunlamp debt was paid in
full and a note of $1,000 of long
standing was reduced to $3.50. On
January 8, all accounts were fur
Their reduced but these payments
are not listed in the present report.
The hospital board is exceedingly
grateful for all help extended dur
ing the hard year just passed. Much
of this help is of nature that
cannot be listed in figures. Towns
people have given fish and game
and fruit products; DR.. Scruby has
given assistance with patients when
needed; gifts were received for the
card parties which increased re-
ceipts greatly, and many who could
not attend sent cash in varying
sums. Those who helped with these
benefits gave their work freely.
During the year just past, begin
ming in April, the Executive Com
mittee of the hospital board has
consisted of L. Mccormack and A.
Sorset and these men are still sery-
ing in that capacity. The entire
board has monthly meetings with
Chas. Benjamin as chairman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
Trap Line Experiences
By DAVID L. WING

the winter. l have seen where one
wolf dug three willow grouse out
of the snow and ate them in one
night.
l have counted nine wolf tracks
in one band. I suppose it was one
family. One of our neighbors dug
out den of wolves with litter
of nine pups. l have heard few
times of deer being killed by wolves
but never have 1 seen where one was
killed that way in Wisconsin. But
did see where one was killed by
wolves here in Alaska. 1t was in
1911, my first year in Alaska, on
Prince of Wales Island at Whale
Passage. There were five wolves in
ed one. One of those that got away
was very white, and they were all
big animals. l also caught a wolf
in a trap, where l was able to make
my set below high water, so when
the tide came in and went out all
human scent had been washed
away. That is the limit of my wolf
hunting in Alaska.
Trapping In The Cassiar
Now little about the Cassiar in
B. C. Whenever we stayed in over
winter we had to do a little trap
ping as we seldom had a grub stake
without little fur money.
1t didn't seem so hard to get a
coyote now and then by making
blind sets where we had killed
moose or caribou. But they're
plenty sly at that. The coyote has
big appetite and can get almost
any of the smaller fur-bearing ami
mails. have seen where they killed
three mink in one night. Sometimes
1 think coyotes are worse than
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
Wrangell Gives Loyal
Support To Hospital

The report of the Wrangell Gen
eral Hospital published in this is
sue is story in figures of the sup
port accorded that institution in ad-
dition to it's earnings, by Bishop
Rowe, the town and the townspeo-
pie of Wrangell.
The hospital receipts from pa
tients fell below the sum received
last year, the number of patients
admitted during 1892 numbering SO
as compared with 161 admitted in
1881. That $1,0S9.60 was realized
from benefits and smaller indivi-
dual gifts is a real tribute to the
interest shown in the hospital.
Bishop Rowe's help heads the list
of contributions, sums totaling 3d.
200 having been received during the
year. The first amount of 1900
was received in March and was a
1881 contribution. In June check
for $500 and in November one for
$500 were received. The city
in October voted to pay the hospi-
tai $500 toward services rendered
to INDECENT Wrangell patients.
The Hospital Auxiliary benefits list
ed included only the Legion Auxil-
larry and Eastern Star parties the
other parties in the series having
been given after the first of the
present year.
Total costs for 1882 ran over ST.
800 less than in 1881. the saving
in salaries being nearly $500 while
repairs and new equipment, and
drugs and hospital supplies account
ed for most of the remainder.
While the number of patients ad-
mitted during 1882 was only SO.
many of them were there for a long
period and the total days of service
amounted to 1924 or only about
100 days less than the service for
161 patients during 1881.
Five payments on . percentage
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
RUSSELL YORK PASSES
AWAY IN PETERSBURG

Russell York owner of the Citi-
zens Steam Laundry in Petersburg.
passed away early yesterday morn
ing at the General Hospital of that
city following long illness Of flu
and complications, according to a
special despatch received by the
Sentinel.
Mr.. York has been very active in
civic affairs during his residence
in Petersburg and served several
terms on the city council. He was
member of the Elks lodge Of Ju-
neau. Mrs. York, who has managed
the business during his illness, and
brothers and sisters In the states.
survive him.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10

Since reading the two articles
about wolves in recent issues OF
the Sentinel, l have decided to try
to tell some of my experiences in
the great out-of-doors.
l have never been a trapper but
] have always liked the outdoor
life so when l was working nights
in a railroad engine house back in
Wisconsin / used to spend many
days in the woods and marshes,
hunting. l used to see a good many
wolf tracks so when the panic of
1907 hit us l decided to try my
luck with a few traps. In Novem-
Der and December I got six or eight
wolves. The next fall | did much
better. The most | ever got in one
night was five One was a big he
wolf. He probably weighed a hun
cled pounds. | believe more than
that and so did others. At that time
there was a $40. bounty on wolves.
Talk about dogs getting cut up!
That big one sure did a good job
of teaching two dogs to leave him
alone.
One other time when | was hunt
ing prairie chickens my dog jumped
she-wolf with pups. This time my
dog got cut up pretty bad. l sent
the dog after her the second time
and she brought him back to me
in hurry. L couldn't shoot at her
because l was afraid I'd hit my dog
That was the last time he ever got
close enough for wolf to get hold
of him.
Destructive to Game
In that part of Wisconsin these
were called brush wolves. They are
nothing compared in size to the
wolves in Alaska. But they were
hard on small game. Especially In
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
SCHOOL BOARD COOPERATES With
TOWN COUNCIL tCUNOnY MEASURES

I lleved that statement it may be
well to say that the five teachers
in question teach the seventh and
eighth grades also. This arrange
ment was found to be acceptable
when an extra teacher had to be
added in order to get the school
accredited. The advantage of hay-
ing contact with high school in
structors, three of them men, fer
young people of the seventh and
eighth grade age through depart
mentalized work, cannot be over
estimated.
School Board Duties
According to our laws, Every
city shall constitute a school dis
trict, and 1t shall be the duty of
the council to provide the same with
suitable school houses, and to pro-
vide the necessary funds to main
tain public schools therein, but
such schools when established shall
be under the supervision and con-
troll OF school board of three mem
bers. (Seetion 20, Article VI All
money available for school purposes
except for the construction and
equipment of school houses and the
acquisition of sites for the same,
shall be expended under the direc-
riOn nf aaid hoard Tho oo;d
board shall have the power to hire
and employ the necessary teachers,
to provide for heating and lighting
the schoolhouse and in general do
and perform everything necessary
for the due maintenance of proper
school" (Section 80 Article W
The board of three members
forms workable committee where
unanimity of action in regard to
school matters-their chief concern
is practically assured. Once the
school budget is agreed upon by the
board, council and Commissioner of
Education, the council with it's
many other town duties need have
no further concern about the school.
The members of the school board
are Cor should be- elected for
their knowledge of or interest in
school affairs and it is their duty
to give the town as good a school
as possible.
The statement that "a closer CO.
operation between the council and
the school board would NEWT
ABLY RESULT IN A CONSIDER
ABLE SAVING in the administra-
ton of our public school," implies
that the Taxpayers League candi-
dates if elected to office will cut
down the amount allowed the
school by considerable sum. What
such a cut will be and how it will
affect the school and it's standards
are questions of considerable i'm
portance.
THE WRANGELL SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs. ]. H. Wheeler, president
Mrs. M. o. Johnson, clerk
E. A. Lindman, treasurer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10
HICKMAN SAYS O'NALLEY UNJUST TO
SEINERS and INDEPENDENT TRAPMEN

tanned in restoring depleted waters
and re-establishing the runs of sal
mon upon a greatly improved basis.
1t is true that more remains to be
done, but each year we are improv-
ing conditions and, if the same gen.
eral policies are continued, the runs
will be placed upon the highest
possible level of productivity for
all time to come.
In bringing about these results
it has been necessary to curtail
very sharply in various regions the
time, place and method of fishing
for salmon 1t is realized that in
some instances this has borne with
severity upon local fishing inter
ests, and has meant also the vir-
tual scrapping of heavy Investments
in fishing apparatus and equip
ment, particularly in those cases
where certain types of gear, such
as fish traps, have been entirely
prohibited The fact remains, how
ever that if drastic steps had not
been taken by department regula-
lions to adequately curtail or en-
tirely prohibit fishing as the situa-
ton demanded, no real progress
would have been made in improving
the condition of the fisheries in
Alaska, and insuring a stable sup
ply of fish for the future.
Some Must Be Hurt
Naturally, in the application of
such conservation measures, some
people or some interests are hurt
more than others, but this can not
be avoided if real results are to be
secured. Many people are stout ad-
vocates of drastic conservation
measures when such limitations do
not affect them directly but apply
to some other place. There are, how
ever men associated with the indus
try who have sufficient vision to
realize that personal sacrifices of
a remedial nature will result in
their ultimate benefit as time goes
on.
Unfortunately, there are agitat-
ors and opportunists who seek to
exploit the fisheries for their own
personal advantage. They are quick
to seize upon any issues or differ
ences of opinion affecting the con-
servation of any great natural re-
source, and of course they can al
ways find a more or less disgrun-
tied element ready to follow their
schemes. The results are rarely if
ever of a constructive nature; on
the contrary, the tendency is to dis
quiet many people and cause them
to blame conservation measures for
almost every conceivable i'll which
confronts them.
Il take it that you are motivated
primarily by the desire to secure
greater opportunities for the local
resident fishermen, chiefly Indians,
who operate purse seines in the cap
ture of salmon, and that you want
to equalize more the catch made by
seiners as compared with the catch
Continued on Page Three
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10

I'VE feel that a closer co-opera-
ton between the council and the
school board would inevitably re-
suit in a considerable saving in the
administration of our public school. "
Thus ran a paragraph of the COM
munication from the Taxpayers
League published in last week 5
Sentinel and the schoolboard re-
grets that a lack of cooperation be-
tween the council and school board
during the current year is implied.
Indictment of System
When the council urged retrench-
ment last spring, the board reduced
the amount of the budget imme-
diately. When a still greater reduc-
ton was demanded and nothing but
cut in salaries would satisfy that
demand, the board cut said salaries
ten percent. The cut was not in ac-
cordance with Territorial educa-
tional policies and had not been
asked by those who furnish three
fourths of the amount paid the
faculty. 1t was a local economy
measure and an act of very CLOSE
cooperation on the part of the
board. Any closer cooperation than
that would rob the board of all
power. This statement is not re-
Election on the council but an in
dictment of a system that does not
specify definite percentage of the
towns income for school purposes,
and makes it possible for the school
to be forced to accept whatever a
council may decide is enough. In
justice to all councilmen who have
labored to achieve a good school it
may be said that the budget pre-
sented by the board each year has
been readily approved and conf
dence shown in the school directors.
Standards Important
Wrangell is proud of having an
accredited school, the aim of every
progressive community. Accredita-
ton is not desirable merely to en-
able students to enter the Univer-
sity of Washington and colleges OF
equal rank but because it stamps
a school as being up to a certain
standard in regard to subjects
taught and the number and qualifi-
cations of its teachers. The demand
for an accredited school is not fol
the benefit only of the student who
may go on to an institution of high
er learning, but to enable the town
to give to the girls and boys who
must get all of their education
right here the best possible start in
life.
Advantage To Grades
1t has been said by folks who
have evidently not taken the trou-
BILE to become familiar with the sys-
tenn used in the school that five
teachers are instructing only 80
students in the high school. For
the benefit of those who have be-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-10

Before leaving Ketchikan for
the south a few weeks ago, }. X.
Hickman expressed the opinion
that there would be a change in
the fisheries regulations to permit
natives a greater chance to make
money from SEEMING operations, says
the Ketchikan Chronicle. He ad-
vocated. briefly, the opening of
the bays and inlets to fishing and
the extension of the season for
traps. He did not seek to do away
with traps, but merely to equalize
the catch.
These views were communicated
to Henry O'Malley, commissioner OF
fisheries. Mr.. O'Malley's reply to
Mr.. Hickman was read at the
Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce
meeting yesterday. In part, it fol-
lows:
"At the outset, please permit me
to say that 1 do not want to be
placed in a position where 1 shall
be blamed for economic distress in
Alaska economic troubles are not
peculiar to that Territory but are
widespread.
Duty to Protect Fisheries
II have a primary duty to pro-
tect and conserve the fisheries of
Alaska. The purpose of existing
laws conveying such authority is
plain and makes no reference to
economic conditions. 1t will be ap-
preciated at once, therefore, that
although l am very sympathetical-
ly inclined toward the economic
difficulties and the financial stress
confronting residents of Alaska
and the fishing industry of that
Territory, l cannot in the perform
ance of my sworn duty, deviate
from the primary purpose of the
fishery laws and regulations COM
mitted to my administration under
the secretary of commerce.
I'm dealing with this important
duty and it's manifold attendant
problems, l have always been open
to suggestions and advice from
those engaged in the industry and
from residents of Alaska. The in
formation and help thus obtained
from all sources have been very
valuable in formulating the policies
and actual regulations which have
been made effective. The ideas and
suggestions thus assembled have
been used along with the data OBJ
tanned from extended travels and
Investigations which l have person
ally made in Alaska during each
fishing season for many years past,
and from data secured by other in
vestigators of the bureau, including
the exceedingly valuable results of
scientific inquiries conducted by
the bureaus staff of highly COM
petent Investigators in this field
Results Obtained
Even the most ardent critic of
the bureau and its policies regard
ing the fisheries of Alaska must
concede that very satisfactory re-
suits on the whole have been OBJ
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
CRIME FLAYED
BY FLAG GROUP

Blasting q verbal rocket at
crime today, the United States
Flag Association issued a state
ment in connection with Inde-
pendence Day celebrations.
Discussing the ruling "King
Crime" the statement said:
"He and his scarlet army Of
100000 have brought about q
degradation that has placed
upon the United States Of
America the stigma of being
the most lawleSS nation on
earth, in which life, body, and
property are less secure than
in any other civilized country
in the world.
His Illicit traffic in narcotics
costs our people more than
$4,000, 100000 q year.
"He has erected q multitude
Of SpeakeaSies, opium joints
and other denS Of iniquity, and
has sent among us swarms Of
lawbreakerS and criminals to
rob, plunder and terrOrize our
people,"
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
The Weather

District of Columbia, fair and not
quite so cool tonight; Wednesday fair
and warmer: gentle winds, mostly
northeast
Maryland and Virginia, fair and not
quite so cool tonight; Wednesday fair
DEPARTUREs FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess OF temperature
since January 1, 1898, SAT.
Excess of temperature since July I,
1888, 0.
Accumulated excess Of precipitation
since January 1, 1888, 4.33.
Excess Of precipitation since July l.,
1893, 2.OS.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Z D. M ....... 60 Today ~
:. m. ....... 81 a. m. ....,.. 81
Midnight ...... Sc s q. m. ........ 81
TIDE TABLE
Today-High tides, 4:40 q. m. and
S:O7 p. m. Low tides, 11:4O a. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, S:ss a. m.
and sos p m. Low tides, 1919 a. m.
anu THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today 4:47 a. m. and
sets 1887 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 4:H g. m.
and sets 1887 p. m.
The moon rises today sos p. m. and
sets 1924 a. m.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
FRIEND LOCATES
MISS SAYRE

Fears for the safety Of Miss
Gurema Sayre of Fairfax, Va, a
claSsmate of Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
were dispelled today when it was
announced she would keep an ap-
pointment with postoffice inspec-
tors.
Her failure to keep an appoint
ment Monday with inspectors,
who are making a routine ex-
animation of the books in the
Fairfax postoffice where she
served until recently as post
mistress, aroused worry.
Today, however, Miss Gladys
Winfield, with whom she lives,
said she had been located, but did
not state where.
Miss Sayre frequently was a
White House guest in the last
Republican administration and
renewed her friendship with Mrs.
Hoover during Rapidan camp
days.