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The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

it. My wife belonged to all the
clubs in town. She even Joined the
Dung mothers club. We don't have
any children, but she was study
ing-and between bridge and going
to clubs, she was never at home.
We got stuck up and highfalutin.
We even took down the old family
bed and bought a set of twin beds
ON the instaliment plan.
When l would come home at
night, if my wife was at home, she
would already be in her bed and l
would crawl into mine. If she came
in first it was vice versa.
Beds and Clubs
We like the depression. We have
come down off our pedestal and
are really living at my house now.
The twin beds are stored in the
garage and the old family affair
is being used. We are enjoying life.
Instead of taking a hot water bottle
to bed these cold nights, she sticks
her heels in my back just like she
did before Hoover was elected.
l haven't been out on a party in
fifteen months. l have lost my
book of telephone numbers. My wife
has dropped all the clubs. I believe
we are falling in love all over
again. I am pretty well satisfied
with my wife. Think l will keep
her at least until she is forty and
then if l feel like l do now l may
trade her for two twenties.
am feeling better since the de-
preston. l walk to town and a lot
of folks who used to drive Cad
fllacs are walking with me. like
the depression.
My digestion is better. 1 haven't
been to see a doctor in a year. |
can eat anything l want to.
Food and Food
am getting real, honest-to-
goodness food. Three years ago we
had filet mignon once a week, now
we have round steak and flour
gravy. Then we had roast breast of
guinea hen, now we are glad to get
sow-bacon with the buttons on it.
l like the depression. My salary
has been cut to where | can't afford
to buy lettuce, spinach and parsley
and we can't afford to have sand
witches and frozen desserts and all
that damfoolishness, which has
killed more good men than the
World War.
like the depression. Three
years ago I never had time to go
to church 1 played golf all day
Sunday and besides l was so darned
smart that there wasn't a preacher
in West Texas who could tell me
anything.
Now l am going to church re-
gularly, never miss Sunday.
And if this depression keeps on,
I will be going to prayer meetings
before long.
like the depression.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

w. ]. Neill has arranged with
E. J. Williams of Ketchikan to take
the west coast run for the next
three months. Williams will use the
Teddy for the run. The late lament
ed Uncle Dan has been dismantled.
After ten years of strenuous serv-
ice her career on the water is
over but not the end of her useful
ness. The Dan is now the property
of Roy Cole and will be used as a
bunkhouse at his Deweyville
cannery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

economically speaking, to represent
them in the halls of congress. so
long will they have to wait for any
sensible solution to economic prob
lens by a political body.-Ex.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

Lady soliciting for the church:
'Rastus can't you give something
for such a worthy cause?"
Rastus: mo ma am, l CANT"
Lady: Don't you think you owe
the Lord something?"
Rastus: Il shore does; owes
ev'ybody but the Lord amt press
in me-"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

Thirty-eight pieoe s of real prop
e ty were advertised in the delin-
quent tax list of 1917 almost all
being for small amounts against
property listed as Indian Possess
sions within the Incorporated
limits of the town.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

A fashion writer declares there
IS very little change in mems suits
this year Yeah. very little change
only a couple of nickels and a
dime.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

turkeys brought into the state
$1,000 in new wealth and was
due mainly to cooperative mar
keting. Poultry products valued at
over $S,300,000 were consumed
within the state.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

molybdenum property at Shakan.
has ten men now employed driving
a working tunnel. r. G. Wayland,
superintendent at Treadwell now
in Wrangell, states that 1t is not
known on what scale the mine will
be worked but that probably a 10
TO 20 stamp mill will be set up.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

F. E. Bronson, who was recently
appointed food administrator for
Wrangell has received notice of the
following regulations: white sugar
to be sold to consumers in cities
and towns in quantities not to ex-
coed 5 lbs. per household per day.
To consumers and dealers outside
of cities and towns, in quantities
not to exceed so lbs, without
food permit. Wheat flour may not
be sold to consumers or dealers in
or out of town in quantities ex-
ceeding 40 lbs, without a permit.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

Carl Stoeckel left on the Princess
Sophia on his way to make two
months visit in Chicago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27
S0URDOUGH MINER DIES IN
FIRE THAT DE-TROYS CABIN

Mickey Nash, aged 65, prospect
or and miner was burned to death
at Stewart, B. c. on Jan 10 in a
fire that destroyed his cabin. Nash
built fire in his stove early in the
morning and lie is then believed to
have returned to bed and fallen
asleep or to have suffered another
paralytic stroke. He had never fully
recovered from stroke suffered
several months ago Nash came to
the United States fifty years ago
from Dublin where he was born. He
had followed practically every gold
rush for the past forty years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

The Treadwell Mining Co, which
recently acquired an important
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

In the Red Cross Roll Call for
1918 Wrangell ranked second high
est in Alaska in membership per-
centage to population. The terri
torial average was S0.6S.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-01-27

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The poultry industry in Utah
brought in over nine million dol
lars in 1892 despite the economic
storm. Exports of eggs. poultry and
Evening star., 1933-11-27
CUBAN ExILES SIGN
MANIFESTO OF PEACE
Action Is Method of Saying Grau
Has Not Protected Country
From Intervention.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 27-Exiled
Cuban leaders in the United States
united today in a manifesto to the
Cuban people demanding an end to
the present "humiliating and dolorouS
spectacle" in their nation and assert
ing that through affiliates at home they
would seek peace without recourse to
arms.
Representing the Conservative, Lib
eral ,Machado) and Popular parties
the three legally constituted parties
that Cuba has known i'll her SO years
of national life, the eXiled leaders
warned against what they considered
to be "the possible fall of our ma
tionality." Cuban sovereignty. they
said. is safeguarded today not by our
government" but by the tolerance of
the other high contracting party" to
the Platt Amendment.
This was another way of alleging that
the regime of President Ramon Grau
San Martin has not protected Cuba
against possible Intervention by the
United States under the Platt amend
ment
This amendment to the Cuban con-
stitution is a permanent treaty between
Cuba and the United States which
gives the American Government the
right to intervene for the protection of
American lives and property, and the
restoration of stability if anarchy pre-
walls.
The manifesto was signed "The Po-
litical Exiles" and included leaders now
living in New York. New Orleans. West
Palm Beach, Miami and Mexico and
Panama. Among these who helped
frame it. DR.. Orestes Ferrara, former
President Machado's secretary of State.
headed the list. Machado himself did
not take part, though many of his fol-
lowers did.
Evening star., 1933-11-27
Divided Interest
Costs Juror $40
Fine for Contempt
CiriI Case Neglected for
Argument in That of
Countess de Benque.

The interest Of a civil Juror in the
case of the Countess Grace de Benque
and George A. Gormley, who were SEN
fenced in District Supreme Court today
on larceny charge, cost him $50 when
he was fined for contempt OF court by
Justice James M. Proctor.
The Juror, Thomas j. Long, 1883
Park road. had been serving in civil
case in which Joseph Turco, Gormleys
attorney, represented one of the parties.
Learning that TurcO was to argue a
motion in Gormley's behalf in Criminal
Court. Long decided his presence in the
Civil Court would not be necessary until
Turco was ready to appear. With this
In mind, he accompanied Turco to the
Criminal Court and sat throughout the
argument there. When he returned to
the. Civil Court, it was 1880 am,
whereas his subpoena had directed MN
to be there at 10 o'clock. After hear
ing Longs explanation. Justice Proctor
imposed a $50 fine.
Not having the money with him. Long
was placed in the custody or the
marshal until able to raise the money.
It was pointed out his fees for jury
service will more than cover the fine.
Evening star., 1933-11-27
Slim Clue About ''Lorge Man,
Tracked D0,un to Convict Pair
Assistant U. S. Attorney Fitzpatrick
Discloses Ho,U Bogus Policeman in
!. E1tortion Case Vas Caught. >

family and found he had relatives liv-
ing near Cumberland, Md. 1t was also
aScertained that he drove an automo-
bile. which was listed in his wife's
name.
Watch Passing Autos.
With this information, Hartman and
Fitzpatrick drove to Oakland, Md, near
Cumberland, last May after learning
definitely that several members Of the
May family lived near there. Concen-
trating their search on locating the car
they thought he might be driving, they
parked their machine on a road lead
ing Into town and sat for hours check.
ing the license tags of the automobiles
that passed. Just as they were ready
70 give up, the machine thty were
seeking. occupied by three women,
drove past. They followed this car to
a bathing beach and back into Oak
Convinced then that the man they
were seeking was in that town, they
arranged with a man there who knew
him to let them know II he showed up.
AT 1880 that night they received a tele-
phone call and were told May was in
town. They went to the village pool
room and saw two men standing in
front OF the building one of whom
proved to be May. He accompanied
them voluntarily to a nearby office. but
insisted " did not know why they
were loo.:ing for him.
Finally Talks.
Rather than divulge the uncertain
nature of the information they had
concerning May. Fitzpatrick told the
man that he knew why they were after
him, but that they were going to make
him tell them the reason. For several
hours May persisted in his denials, but
finally said:
We'll. the only reason I can think OF
might be that you want to talk to me
about Gormley" He then asked for an
attorney. and when this request was
granted the man told his story.
At the trial he testified he had been
out of work and jumped at the offer
when Gormley asked him if he wanted
TO make some money. He said he was
paid $3.50 for posing as a policeman.
Fitzpatrick said they made no prom
lseS to May in return for the infOrma-
tion he gave them. but it was not be-
ieved he will be prosecuted
Evening star., 1933-11-27

Of what Is being spent for all building
in the United States. That is, the
Government is doing more than half
the building that is going on.
Few industries fell SO far in the de-
preston. None has had harder time
coming back.
The total of all building contracts
awarded in october tin 81 States east
of the Rockies was S145 900, COM
pared with Sl23,000,000 in September
and SLOT 100000 in october last year.
The bio neUSmdkerS are COM
inc back to Washington tOr the
congressional fray. Most impor-
tant are Senators Borah and
Norris, UhO, together, haze made
more neWs in the last 10 gears
than any 10 Senators. They are
front runners, al,OayS ahead OF
things.
The chart published above came
through the supposed statistical censor
ship this month without any apparent
damage, which suggests the censorship
so far is more of fear than a fact.
Commerce Secretary Roper'S press
conferences are attracting some atten-
ton. He always comes in with a sheaf
of papers and something new to talk
about.
Complaints are being made about
Gen. Johnson's conferences which are
not what they used to be. However
Johnson's lost sense of humor was ap-
parently restored on his Western tour.
1t had been absent for some time, which
is no wonder in view of the working
hours he kept. The trip apparently was
not the grand triumphal march as ad-
vertised, but it was successful.
An Arkansas paper commenting on
the declinati0n Of johnson to get out
of his plane during IS minute stop
there, carried headline: Arkansas
welcomes Gen. Johnson-but Arkansas
always goes Democratic anyway"
(Cop.r.gflt, 1882
Evening star., 1933-11-27

Continued From First Page)
placed on its original basis, at about
1000 vehicles.
The failure of the Agriculture De-
partment 10 award contract led to
the request for the intervention by the
War Department, it was explained this
branch Of service earlier in the life of
the c. C. c. having purchased 300
trucks for It's use. The additional We
hicles to be contracted for, it was
added, are CT the same type as the
first. The purchase is being made. it
was emphasized, because it is necessary
to get the trucks in a hurry,
AT the War Department, il was said
that Mr- Sabine's protest had not been
received by the Secretary Those bids
were requested several Gays ago and
provided that the trucks must have
not less than six cylinders This would
Of ht-cylinder vehicles. the Detroit
manufacturer making no SiX-cylinder
trucks. it is contended In setting forth
the instance in which he said the spe-
cificationS had been changed. Sabine
recalled that the Department of Agr.-
culture proposal was for trucks Of not
less than four Cylinders.
In his protest, too, Sabine recalled
that Gen. Johnson recently had said
that Ford is complying with the motor
manufacturing code
The War Department contention is
that the specifications for the trucks
now sought there we're based on the
needs of the using service and were
the standard specifications for Army
trucks. The Army. it was added. has
large number of obsolete four cylinder
trucks. The bids are to be opened at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Oh
flee of the QuartermaSter General.
At the time of McCarl's original rul-
ing on the issue. which once again has
been laid at his doorstep. he disal-
lowed the contention Of MI Sabine that
his bid was offered in an independent
capacity rather than as an agent for
Ford and held that an agent would be
responsible for code violation by a
manufacturer as well as for any of
which he himself might be responsible.
The new point nov, it is known, in
wolves the right of the dealer to make
a bid based on the price which Ee would
be able to offer as the manufacturer :
agent.
Evening star., 1933-11-27

The story Of the successful search for
the bogus policeman in the Maret ex-
tOrtion case by detective, who knew
only that he was a large man." was
unfolded today as the two principals
were sentenced in District Supreme
Court
The Government had information that
Miss Louise Maret, co-proprietor of the
Maret School for Girls had been tricked
into paying $4,000 by the Countess
Grace de Benque and George A. CORN
ley, who were accused of staging a fake
arrest of Miss Maret by a man posing
as q policeman, Miss MaTet advanced
the $4,000 to bribe the supposed officer
SO the charges would not be pressed.
She finally became suspicious and
reported the affair 10 United States
stood. however. it was her word against
that of the countess and Gornnley and
the chances of a successful prosecu-
tion appeared remote.
Tells Story of Tracking.
From the outset. it was realized there
was little hope of convicting Gormley
and the countess without the testimony
Of the man who had posed as the
policeman The job of finding him was
given to Detective Sergt. Earl P. Hart
man. After the countess and Gormley
had been sentenced today, Assistant
United States Attorney John r. Fitz-
patrick told how the bogus policeman.
Charles A. May. of Takoma Park. Md.
was tracked down after long and
search by the detective.
The most Miss Maret could con-
tribute to the search was the fact that
the policeman was big man. Start
ing with this slim clue. Hartman made
a careful check of all men known to
have associated with Gormley in the
past. Finally, by the process of elm
ination. the search was narrowed down
to three men who fitted the vague de-
Scription All were known to have been
here at the time of the fake arrest in
October. 1881.
May was one of these men. Then
it was discovered that he left town
shortly before or shortly after CORN
leys arrest.
Hartman interviewed Mrs May. but
she was unable to tell him where her
husband had gone Hartman then
checked the various members Of Mays
Evening star., 1933-11-27
What's What
Behind News
in Capital.
Business Table Shows
Gradual Return to .
Even Keel.
BY PAUL MALLON.

The foolproof monthly business bal
ance sheet shows We are getting back
on an even keel.
Industrial employment is just what
it should be in comparison with indus
trial production. Wages are tagging
sbout Is per cent behind Car loadings
are 10 per cent off balance. But de-
partment store sales are at the proper
relative level.
Only building and foreign trade are
hopelessly out of adjustment to the
general business picture.
The building angle should be
taken care of 1Uitl,in the merit
1oorks program really gets going.
There is no hope for foreign
trade in the light OF eristing
monetary conditions.
Ali in all that means We are on a
better balanced basis than we have
been since the depression distorted en-
ployment and wages unreasonably, thus
killing purchasing p0Eer.
Cycle reversing Self.
In other words. the killing cycle of
retrenching is ended. We are on a
level now where purchasing power war
rGnJs continued production Oh sane
basis.
We are in position to go places.
1t is true that the balanced level is
around 10 per cent of normal U923-1925
average. 1t is also true that produc-
ton has slipped from an index of 100
to IA in the past five months. Certain
things like pay rolls have shown too
little improvement. Others like depart
ment store sales have remained un-
changed.
Butt il economists knop any,
thing, ne had no chance to get
any,Chere 1oith production around
100 and pay rolls at 49. ProdUc-
ton could not continue unless it
1UaS balanced NTH purchasing
p0uer.
Now We have purchasing power al
most up to the point where it can alb
sorb production.
1t means the vicious cycle of def1a
tion-the snow ball going down hills
stopped Now if we can push 1t up
hill it will automatically gather snow
until it gets back to normal size.
Of course. the process will be slower
than on the way down.
Evening star., 1933-11-27

The promised stimulation in
the Public Works program is be-
ginning to come true. Mr.. Ickes
is notV putting out enough money
so you can notice ii. out not
enough to cause any hip. hip
hOOrdhS
The best thing you can say about 1t
is that it is getting better all the time
In october he passed, for the first
time. the Hoover public works eXpendl-
lures of the previous year. In Novem-
ber testimated) he will probably inn
prove on his October figure, but not by
more than 10 per cent
Spreading Really Counts.
This may seem strange to those who
have been reading about billions being
allotted hither. thither and yon. 1t is
not what is allotted that counts, but
what is actually being spent. Some of
the allotments will not be spent for
year or more.
Actual contracts awarded in October
amount to $50 900, which is long
way from being billion. OF this
amount S40000,000 went for highways
and $4,000, 900 for real public works
However, in September only $29, ,OG0,-
900 worth of contracts were awarded, SO
October trebled the expenditures of the
previous month.
This represents much more than half
Evening star., 1933-11-27
AMENDMENT FOR REPEAL
Is RATIFIED BY KENTUCKY
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
FRANKFORT. KY. November 27-
The formality of making Kentucky the
thirty-third State to ratify repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment brought together
in convention here today the 10 dele
gates elected November by more than
l45,000 majority over the prohibitionist
slate.
The delegates were not pledged for
repeal in order theoretically to make the
convention deliberative body and avoid
any possible legal pitfalls, but they were
nominated by the United Council for
Repeal and planned to veto in block
after organizing and taking Kentucky's
traditional oath against dueling.
Formal ratification in convention De-
cember by Ohio PENNSYLVANIA and
Utah, will complete action on the
amendment and on December Maine
which also has voted for repeal, will be-
come the thirty-seventh to ratify out
of 80 States that have voted on the
question. North and South Carolina
were the only ones voting for retention
OF constitutional amendment.
Evening star., 1933-11-27
ARMSPOURPARLERS|
WATCHED BY u. S.
State Department KeenIy in
tereSted in franco-Ger-
man Negotiations. .s
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The State Department is following
hopefully and with keen interest the
private arms negotiations between
European governments and especially
between France and Germany.
Although the American Government
has professed, publicly. its full conn
dance in the possibilities OF the Llmlta-
ton of Arms Conference at Geneva, IL
is, Wlv known fact that as far back
as in January. 1922, the American
Government has urged the European
powers to come to some political agree
mput among themselves before taxing
up the actual reduction of armaments
problem. This advice has been kept
confidential because United States @ dia
not want to lay itself open to the
criticism of other powers that it tries
to dodge the limitation OF arms ques-
Now that the Geneva Conference Is
temporarily bankrupt the social ana
economic strain in Europe has lorceo
the most antagoniStic governments 10
start direct negotiations with the view
of finding a solution TO their polltlcai
problems.
French Fearful.
The quarrel between France and Ger
n.anv is no longer based on the mann
tenance or non-maintenance OF the
disarmament clauses OF the VersalIies
treaty. but merely that the Frencn are
afraid of Germany and her lntenuons'
once she is able to build up moderh
war equipment. ,, a &,
Paris have realized this and nave oe-
cided to proceed to discuss the SITUATION
from government to government without
the interference Of third party.
The outstanding problem between
these two neighboring countries Is, as
far as the French are concerned whae
Goes Germany intend to do once II mas
ACCOMPLISHED its aim of obtaining arms
equality? The Germans. that Is 10 say,
Hitler, insist mainly on Germany pelhe
recognized once more as world power.
free to do anything she pleases
This fundamental situation has peen
discussed during the week end between
the French Ambassador in Berlin
Francois Poncet and Chancellor Hitler.
Hitler. in order to show his goodwin
and lack of hostile intentions toward
France. has made a public announce
ment that as far as the German ma
ton is concerned, the question OF AL
SAGE Lorraine is dead and that neither
his government nor any important
group of Germans has the slightest in
tention of ever raising that question
again.