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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Four chechaeos left Valdez re-
Gently enroute to Fairbanks, $40
miles away, with a eontrivance
that will either get them into a
lot of trouble or will save them
money on transportation. They
made a cart from an old auto and
put shafts to the vehicle, and hea-
Willy loading it with their equip
ment and supplies. they started out
for the Interior.
1t will be necessary for them to
cross two mountain ranges and it
is reported there is several feet OF
snow in spots, and as footing is
poor and the way long, Valdezans
look for much physical anguish to
be endured by the quartette. But
they are young and would not wait
until the trail opened. as they
wanted TO get to where they be-
lieved jobs awaited them. They
may prospect along the way and if
they find likely placer will stop
and spend the summer. Their outfit
was a curiosity to the sourdoughs.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24
THE WINNER
(Cordova Times }


Probably today's dizziest Alaskan
81 VIM. Barrigan, who won the ice
pool We have no doubt that Barri-
gan has already been written to,
telephoned, telegraphed and button
holed with exhortations to buy life
insurance, a fox farm, a gold mine,
or real estate.
Some of his more conviyial
friends have doubtless urged him
to buy several bottles of Scotch,
while in this day OF frenzied fin
ance, probably Barrigan has other
friends who can show him in black
and white how he can run it up
to million if he'll only put it all
back into 1886 pool tickets.
We don't know Mr.. Barrigan or
what he will buy, but We have
been specializing mildly on whether
the old saw about Alaska's mineral
resources real inventory based
upon easy come, easy go" will be
proved true again.
Personally, if we won the SOL
600 our living habits would change
yellow automobile and raise our
nose a bit, but that would be all.
Probably the most exotic dream
on the if-I-had-$61, 900" theme
was that OF an old prospeetor We
talked to last night.
BY golly. I'd buy six suits-all
checkered ones. six cases of beer
and a ticket to the tropics. When
l got there I'd buy an island, and
do nothing the rest Of my life but
lay under a palm tree watching
them girls hula-hula and listening
to them sing"
Probably til e old sourdougn
would break out with the prickly
heat, get bitten by ants and find
the girls were all fat.
But, after all, what would YOU
do with SCI, 900?
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

name. And the Commonwealth
Builders sell bread. Wouldn't it be
amusing if the idea spreads and the
Democratic party starts a meat
market and sells baloney?
The percent retail sales tax,
continued the writer, has given us
something new to grumble about.
In fact, it's the grievance of the
moment. l bought five dollars
worth of groceries today and paid
nine cents tax. There's a great
shortage OF one-fifth-cent tokens so
was compelled to pay a full nine
cents instead of eight and four
fifths cents. And was I indignant!
The tax. in reality. does not seem
to be as much of a nuisance as
eyeryo predicted The chain
stores have no trouble whatever
The rate is simple to figure and
all they do is run a carbon in the
cash register and add your grocer
les in two lists. the taxed and the
tax exempt. It is nice to know that
the state is going to keep its budget
balanced.
The hardest thing to under
stand says the Alaskan. lis that
the most ardent supporters of the
Townsend Plan kick the most over
the percent tax that will provide
sensible care for the aged"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24
PROCLAMATION

Saturday May %, proclaimed Poppy Day Wange in
proclamation issued today procla-
nation dead by wearing
the American Auxiliary poppy that day
aid the by contributing the Legion
and Auxiliary welfare funds The proclamation follows:
The city of Wrangeu during the great crisis of the
World War sent forth its response the
They served CALAMITY the nations defense of their
numbers called upon lay down their lives in
that service The memory of their patriotic sacrifice
always be held dear by the citizens of Wrangen
Others Of these brave young called upon to
sacrifice not life but the health and strength which
life worth while Their families and families Of the dead
also required heavy sacrifices These disabled
and dependents still paying the human price
nations World War victory
From the battle front in France our returning soldiers
brought the poppy the symbol of sacrifice the men,
ora flower Of the dead Each year the Saturday before
Memorial Day the of the Legion and the
of the American Legion Auxiliary to wear this
flower in tribute to the nations fallen to give
In exchange for the flower contribution aid wars
living victims.
Therefore, l. F s. Barnes mayor of WTangen urge all
citizens to honor the dead and aid the living by wearing the
American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary memorial
poppy Saturday, May %.
And that end, do hereby proclaim Saturday May 25
Poppy Day in the City of Wrangen.
F S. BARNES, Mayor
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24
WASHINGTON SALES TAX
CAUSES MUCH GRUMBLING

A former Alaskan now living il
the state of Washington this week
wrote a very interesting letter to
the Sentinel, excerpts of which fol-
low:
do you know, they sell whole
list of things in my community un
der the Plenty For All brand. Our
landlord tried to convert us by
bringing US a pound of coffee. 1t
seems to be the same thing that
grocers sell under their own firm
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Valdez is the only town in the
Territory which has not been forced
to receive government money for
relief. The citizens have gone
through a hard winter but have
managed to do it on their own. We
have had no strikes. no labor
troubles, and few of US have missed
our meals for more than a week or
so. Business in the old town is
jumping and more and more men
are leaving daily for the mines.
Our local bank has deposits of
$140.2S9.0O. and that is pretty
good for a town of about 400
population, where most of us have
to scratch for money to buy loaf
of bread-Yaldez Miner.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

R. c. Ingram. Seward engineer
for the BPU has received his ap-
pointment as secretary for the CT
vii Service Board to function in
Seward. The board has been es-
tabiished on account of the many
government projects being started
along the railway belt.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

.Nfter two weeks duration, the
quarantine on measles was lifted in
a#son and churches and the
schools were re-opened.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

When F. NJ. Leflet. 80-year-old
homesteader at Glover pass. near
Ketchikan. runs out of provisions.
he makes the Smile pull to the
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Bill Hoskins. who recently re-
turned to Alaska from long trip
Outside says the relief rolls are
damned with a staggering system
of work which barely keeps a man
alive
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

A short circuit in the Fairbanks
telephone lines caused three fires
to break out simultaneously, giving
the fire department busy hour or
two
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

stores to stock up. The oldtimer
says that when the highway is
completed past his home he will
get a tin lizzie and jazz into
town. He says. rowing isn't as
easy as it used to be"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Thirty thousand dollars is the
amount of the judgment given by
Judge E. Coke Hill of the United
States district court in Fairbanks
to Mike Erceg, guardian in the es-
tate of George Gartner, an insane
person against the Fairbanks Ex-
ploration company. In addition TO
the $4,000. costs of suit and fees
for Ercegs attorneys were ordered
to be paid by the company.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Relief for all foot ailments. See
DR.. C. L. Fenton, DC.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Woman-What can I do to have
soft, beautiful hands?
Chemist-Nothing madame, and
do it all day long.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Where homeowners in Ketehikan
Use more electricity than they did
the same month last year. they are
given a rebate of one-half to en-
courage the use of current II is
said that 434 homes received 1918
kilowatt hours free.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24

Commissioner of Education A. r.
Karnes who recently returned to
Alaska from Washington, d. c..
says that the new school building
at Matanuska will cost $125,0OO
and will be ready to open Septem-
Der with $50 pupils and Is to Is
teachers enrolled.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24
FALSE TEETH SUPPLIED
CANADIANS ON RELIEF

False teeth will be supplied peo-
pie on relief in Ontario at a cost
to the taxpayers of nearly $4,000.
About six hundred artificial den
lures will be required during 1895.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-05-24
NOTICE

Mrs. Lucille Mcdonald this week
received another shipment of dress
es, suits and hats which are on
sale at her apartment in the Ma
theson building. New stocks of
ladies' wear are received weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
"Arguing-est' Wife Floored By Husband

When your wife insists on keeping up a continual argu- mcnt, when she annOys and nags you, then you have per- feet right to halt her for a while by, say, depositins her on the floor, leaving her there and quickly walking out. Such, at least, is the claim Of Fin nell Hunter, 35, a negro, of 22 Vine street.
 The domestic difficulties of the Hunters found their way into court when Mrs Hunter had her husband arrested .af- ter he tried his own remedy Of dcpOsiting Her on the floor. Mrs Hunter took the stand this morning to deny that she naggcd him or argued con- stantly. and to charge that her hubby was at fault.
 "I get home from work" began the husband, "and she starts to argue. She argues and argues, and, O man, how she argues. She just pitches all kinds of sand around. get tired of 1t and I ask her to stop but she doesn't, she just keeps right on talking. And that woman can talk, too! She's the most arguing-cst woman I ever met"
 Judge Edward Mascolo in- tcIpOscd with, "You don't ever expect to win an argument at home, do you?"
 Mir Hunter paused draInatl. cally, took a deep breath, and then, in tones not unlike an Old-time Shakcspcarian actor, he summed 1t all up: "I never have yet, judge. She starts in one room, and walk away; then she follows me from room to room, so finally have to go out"
 When the wife denied indig- nantly her husbands story, Judge MascOlO continued the the case two weeks for invcs- tigatiOn by the probation Of- llccr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Wrapping and writing paper is tc be made from bagase, the cane re- fuse from sugar mills, in Durbnns South Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Jesuit Missionary
 Traces Development
 Of Evil Consequences
Cites Historical Instances, Claims SO,OOO Divorce Orphans Deprived Annually of Parental Care-Eiun-
 dreds Hear Sermon of Father Gallagher at Mission

Divorce and childless marriages have been responsible all through history for ruined and wrecked empires and kingdoms, Rev John F. Gallagher, S. J., declared last night in a sermon delivered at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where he, in company with Rev John F. x. Bellwoar, is conducting mission. "Go back through the history of the world and you will see that divorce and childless mar riages ruined and wrecked empires and kingdoms" said Father Gall lagher. "Then read our divorce records and deny to me, if you dare, that the same forces are not at work in our county toay. Society is built upon the home and the power that can hold the family to- gether is the power that is going to save this country.
 ''No society can last 'ong, which is rotten at the core, where prof. iigacy reigns and all sense of pro- priety is at discount. When ever the state has not protected the family 'h" family has reared up to avenge itself and destroyed the sta'c. In the fourth century before Christ Greece was unequal led fin the splendor of her civiliza- tion, by any other nature. Her leaders of thought preached sterility as remedy for possible difficult ties in the future. What happened? In the second century Greece lost her independence because there were no soldiers to confront the Ro- man arms. And what was true of Greece was true of Rome under the empire. The strength of pagan Rome was sapped by the same evil canker.
 Divorc Increasing
 'In the last 20 years divorce has grown to the extent that there is now one divorce for every six marriages. Each year 80,000 di- yorce orphans are deprived of the care of one or both parents by divorce. Four out of five youthful criminals are the victims of eith- CT divorce conditions or broken homes. The only antidote to the divorce court is the Catholic church defending the sanctity and the inviolability of the home.
 "What shall we say about those married people who pervert the end for which the great sacra- mont was instituted, who dictate to Almighty God the terms on which they are to live together, determining the number of their offspring without regard to His will? They are only hastening the day of evil for themselves. The same day as the husband and wife deliberately and in defiance of Gvd's will snap the golden chain which binds them to each other and to God, on that very day they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

of the various services that will be conducted.
 Fay Vincent, noted Yale athlete of few years back, will be the guest speaker at the April 10 meet ing of the squires. Mir Vincent will talk on sports and will illus trate his discussion with moving pictures.
 George Duffy, WATR station manager. was the guest speaker at the meeting of the squires held Wednesday night of this week. MT Duffy talked on the problems of the radio sports announcer and general studio work. Following the talk a forum was conducted with MT Duffy answering various que ries put to him by the squires present.
 An invitation was extended to the cihcle to visit the WATR stu dios tomorrow afternoon prior to and during the broadcast of Chief Counselor Patrick J. Wallace, who will be interviewed by William TT. Harrington, city. editor of The Wa terbury Democrat, on Boy Guid- ance Work" The broadcast will be heard from 5:45 to p. m. First baseball practice for the squires will be held Saturday af- ternoon at Washington park.
 Plans are being made for the squires to present minstrel show after Easter. Also in prospect is initiation of a new class of squires inlate May or early June.
 Sunday the squires basketball teams senior and junior, will play their last games of the season in New Haven. meeting Bishop Milan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
COUNTS BUDGET UNDER SCRUTINY
Amount Recommended Ex- ceeds 5000, ,OOO-City's
 Tax $24,2OI

State Capitol, Hartford, March 29 - New Haven county's budget for the year, October l, 1885, to October 1, 1898, will be $61O,43O if recommendation submitted here yesterday to the county legis- tors is adopted. A special com mittee drew up the proposed bud get which will be acted upon two weeks hence. While few changes are expected the proposed figures are anticipated to go through as set up.
 Waterbury's tax for the year will be $24,201, according to the sched- ule. Altogether, $353,000 must be raised by taxation throughout the county. Naugatuck will pay $2,133 for the year, Wolcott is called up- on to contribute $40 and Chesh- ire's portion is $534. Middlebury's s tax Will amount to $231 and Pros. pects bill will be $39.
 The budget as set up provides for the restoration of the salary cuts put into effect two years ago. The jail factory, the budget shows, was run at a loss. The legislators will set up the budget for the sec- ond half of the biennium about a year hence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
STATE CLAIMS WAR EXPENSES OF 1872.
By PAUL MAY GDennDcrat COrreSDOndent,

Washington, D. c. March 29.-- At the request of Representative Higgins, special subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, which Wednesday undertook 10 hear testimony on the pending bill to authorize the comptroller gen. cral to adjust the claim of tic State of Connecticut for goods and services furnished the federal gov ernment at the time of the War of 1872. has adjourned until April 10.
 Higgins appeared at the outset of the hearing, and pointed out that he desired to notify Matthew II Kenealy, Connecticut State at torney, so that he could be pres ent. On this ground, he asked n postponement of further hearings on the bill for two weeks.
 The old claim of Connecticut, which was at one time paid all bat $S1, ,Ooo, now amouRts. with inter- est, to approximately $600,O0O. Higgins said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
WOMEN'S CLUBS IN SESSION SATURDAY

Mrs Henry Hayden and Mrs Mary Hennessey will represent the Waterbury Women's Democratic club of the Connecticut Fedora ton of Democratic Women's clubs at the county meeting to be held at the new headquarters of the West Haven club, 622 Campbell avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2 p. m.
 Mrs Alcine Mccarthy, county president. will preside and will in troduce tho speakers. Plans for the county work will be presented by Mrs Mccarthy. A tea will follow the meeting. All members and friends are invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

break that tie of reverence for each other. Love must perish If husband and wife indulge them selves and then artificially interfere with the consequent natural pro- cess. Married life is not merely a state for providing additional fa- cilities for fresh pleasure without any corresponding duties or re- responsibilities.
 Heart of Society
 "The heart of society is the home and the heart of the home is the cradle. If wives refuse the blessings of maternity, your mar riage love must be deemed fail- ure. People talk today of the birth control problem. But 1t is not q problem. A plain violation of na- ture cannot be problem. It is a vice and crime, sin against God and humanity, both collective ly and individually. It is immoral as it is a peryersion of a natural faculty which was ordained by God for the procreation of chill dren, but deliberately employed for a contrary purpose"
 This is women's week of the mission. The crowd last night was the largest of the week. Yesterday afternoon the final instruction of the ychillren's mission was given by Father Gallagher and confessions were heard afterwards. This morn ing the children received holy cim- munion at the z o'clock mass and then renewed their baptismal promises. The papal blessing was imparted by Father Bellwoar.
 Tonight Father Gallagher will give instructions dealing with "Vocation". Father Bullwoar will deliver q sermon on Mercy. To- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock the holy hour will be held. The womens mission will close Sum- day afternoon at 3 o'clock and the mems mission will open Sunday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Retreat Arranged
 For Catholic Boys
Special Spiritual DevOtiOns Planned By McGvney Cir- CIe-Chief Counsellor tor Broadcast Achievements

circle, No 123. Last Sunday the local squires were victoriaus in two games played at the Washington Park Community house.
 Two new clubs have been organ ized within the circle in the past few weeks. They are the radio, of which Chief Squire James A. Phe- Ian, Jr., is the head, and the model airplane group, of which John Clark is the leader.
 At the next meeting of the Mothers club on April 8 Chief Counselor Wallace and Father Pri- or, Rev James F. Woods, will be the speakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
1orce, Childless Marriages Menace Nations Welfare

and not do for the people" as- serted Rev Edward Peet, pastor of St. Andrews Methodist church of New Haven in his Lenten address at Grace Methodist church in Wa terville last evening.
 ''It may be that we in America as churchmen stand at the turn ing point of history. Broad social changes are upon us. A struggle for power is here. Reformation on the level of the ballot box or rev. ol tion along the level of a rife
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

barrel is perhaps the choice we face"
 He spoke of two Christian prin- ciples we should apply to poli- tics, penetration and reverence of people. In the first we should see beneath the surface of existing po- litical institutions and if they were inhuman or sought to preserve an existing economic order we should courageously pronounce their doom, the speaker added. In the second the need today is a group
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

to champion political freedom. he concluded.
 This evening the services have been advanced from 1880 o'clock to 2 o'clock. Rev Stanley Hopper of the Park Methodist church cf New Haven will be the speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

A retreat for all Catholic boyD of high school age in Waterbury and vicinity will be held at the Immaculate Conception church on April 24, 25, 26 and 27 under the auspices of Michael McGivney cir cle, No -124, Columbian Squires, it was announced today. The retreat will be conducted by Jesuit father.
 Plans for the retreat were dis cussed this week at the squires' meeting in the Columbus club. Final plans will be announced next week. They will contain the hours
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
CHURCH ADVANCES
 SERVICE TONIGHT

"We must renounce every po- litical party and system that stands against man and his advancement, that seeks office and not respon- sibility, that wants power and not service, that tries to do the people
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, March 29-UP)--Wea- ther forecast:
 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Fair tonight. Saturday cloudy and somewhat warmer. Sunday rain and colder.
 Connectlcut: Fair tonight. Satur- day cloudy and somewhat warmer. Sunday rain and colder.
Evening star., 1935-05-25
BIBLICAL DRAMA
Will BE PRESENTED
"Sacrifce" Will Be Given at Pet
worth M. E. Church Tomor.
row Evening.

The biblical drama Sacrifice by
William Ford Manley. will be given at
the Petworth M E. Church tomorrow
evening. The cast includes William
S. Eisenlohr, Ruth Marshall and
Frank Landergren. Martha Stauffer
is the director and Ards Atkinson,
organist and director of music, will be
In charge of the musical program.
The minister, Rev. r. L. Wooo, will
preach at IL am. on ''Lifes Unrealized
Visions" The story sermon IL the
children will be entitled THE Boy
With the Keys"
Officers of the Epworth League will
have charge of the devotional service
at 7 pm, with James Hewitt, first
vice president, leading. The other
officers are Gene Otto, president; June
Mehlfelt, second vice president: Bessie
Buchanan, third vice president;
Howard Bishop, fourth vice president;
Carroll Mallonee, Margaret Koerner,
secretary, and Frances Onyun, pianist.
The fourth quarterly conference
will be held Wednesday evening. with
the District superintendent, Dr. B. w.
Meeks, presiding.