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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24

Your summer wardrobe
isn't complete without a
linen suit. Select from the
Norfolk. Princess, Clarke
Gable and Bi-swing styles.
White only. Sizes IA to 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24
Eccentric MiSer
Leaves $2,OOO,OOO

SAN FRANCISCO, May "a
O.N.SO.-The estate of George S.
Grim, who died July 20 at the
age of 81, was valued at $2,24c 900,
according to an appraisal on file
with his will in probate court here
today.
The eccentric real estate man
who lived in a dilapidated old
house, refusing to install heat
Ing system and refusing to re-
paper the living room despite re,
peated protests by his wife, left
his fortune in equal shares to the
widow and two daughters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24

Wear t h EN- now and
through summer on cool
nights. New nenkline and
button arrangements. In
sizes IA to 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24
Three Men Slug,
Rob Gas Dealer

HARRISBURG, Md, May "a.
Montgomery county police today
are searching for three unidenti-
fled white men who, after slug
ging Clifton Larman. proprietor Of
a gasoline service station, on the
head with a gun, robbed him Of
$40 and escaped in an automobile
bearing Ohio tags.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24
College Seeking
$4,000 of PWA

RICHMOND, Va, May "a (Spe.
ciaD DIR. Morgan L. Combs,
president of the State Teachers
College, Fredericksburg, conferred
with Governor Peery yesterday
in regard to making application
for a PWA loan of $4,000 for
constructing an auditorium at
the college.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24

the workers will be the guests of
the HadaSsah organization at a
gala social gathering at the cen
ter.
The drive is part of a national
$3,250,000 campaign for the relief
of destitute German and Eastern
European Jews and the recon.
struction of the Jewish Homeland
in Palestine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24
GOLF PRO MISSING

NEW YORK. May 24.-Thomas
Smith. 81, professional golfer, of
Long Beach. N. Y. was being
sought by police today on the in,
formation of his daughter that he
has been missing since Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24
RELIEF GARDENS PUSHED

employment of approximately 20
persons consisting of white men
physically unfit for hard labor
and colored women who are un-
skilled workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-24
1S GIRL ACROBATS

Eighteen girl acrobats from
Gordon Junior High School will
entertain members and friends of
the League for the arger Life at
1414 Sixteenth st. N. W., tomor.
row night.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

from other parts of the country. The leaders
of the medical profession are much concerned
over the situation as disclosed by these m
tensive investigations of fatal cases.
But this is negative evidence. More con-
vincing Is the positive experience that many
such tragedies can be and actually are avoided
when the right kind of care il made available
to women IN pregnancy and at confinement.
When women are cared for by skilled obstet-
ricians there are no such calamitous results.
1t will be argued, however. that only rich
women can afford the best. How about those
who are less fortunate1 For many years the
Maternity Center Association in New York
City has made available to women of the
tenements services which are considered ade-
quate during pregnancy and at confinement.
This Association has attempted to work out
methods and techniques to demonstrate how
to safeguard women during this period. 1t
established clinics in various parts of the city.
with skilful obstetrician in charge of each.
Specially trained public health nurses carry
the burden of this service. however. They
visit the prospective mother in her home, see
that all the necessary arrangements are made
and that a skilled doctor is engaged for the
confinement Each month the blood pressure
is checked and other tests are made to dis
cover abnormalities of pregnancy. Thousands
of women have been served in this way and a
careful record of the results has been kept.
Although these women are, by and large,
cross section of the poor of New York,
they come to confinement in good condition,
and except in small fraction of cases diff.
culties for both mother and baby are pre-
vented. This experiment has demonstrated
that two-thirds of the usual mortality asso-
ciated with childbearing is quite unnecessary.
For number of years have been much
interested in another experiment, which is
even more Illuminating. This is the work of
the Frontier Nursing Service of Kentucky
under the direction of Mrs. Mary Breckin-
ridge. This gifted woman is graduate nurse
who in addition was trained in one of the
best European schools of midwifery. Her
Evening star., 1935-05-12

osN ~ 4NA % ANNNAAA
ridges nurses as by the
nurses of the Maternity
Center Association; in
addition. they deliver the
women. They are pre-
pared for every emer-
gency. and rarely is a
doctor necessary at con-
fmement. II a serious
difficulty has presented
itself during pregnancy,
plans are made to bring
the woman to one of the
local centers or to the
main hospital.
Out of the first thou
sand confnements, only
two women died and both
of these cases were COM
plicated by serious chronic
disease. In the second
Evening star., 1935-05-12
'tropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Thousand cases not single death occurred It
IS impossible to parallel this success in any
other experience that know of.
Why then in the light of what has been
accomplished almost universally in civilized
countries. and of the even better results with
special groups in our own country, do we con-
tinue every year to sacrifice $1,000 mothers
and to cripple several times that number9 The
answer, in my judgement. is that we have not
properly organized the medical facilities
necessary to meet the maternity situation.
In America. we do not have enough physi-
clans and midwives adequately trained to
care properly for the more than two million
confinements which occur annually. As for the
doctors, we need only quote the leaders in
Obstetrics themselves. They condemn un-
sparingly the lack of skill of many general
practitioners who without hesitation handle
abnormalities for which they are unpsepared
As was clearly proved in the New York
Academy of Medicine study. economic diff
fculties further complicate the present situa-
tion. The great mass of women who die or
who are injured in confinement are the poor.
They cannot afford to employ expert OBJ
stetricans. Trained midwives IN the European
sense, with few exceptions. are not available
What midwives We have are too frequently
ignorant. dirty women of the lowest ranks
who would not be tolerated for a minute in
England, Holland or Denmark.
When these mothers call in their neighbor-
hood doctor they cannot pay more than small
fees quite insufficient to compensate him
for the time and trouble the average confine-
n1ent requires. The prospective mother must
be seen many times during pregnancy, at
delivery and after the birth of her baby. A
great deal of time must be consumed if the
normal process of childbirth is permitted to
take its course. Under these conditions the
set-up is extremely unfair both to physician
and to patient. He does not like this type of
work. 1t makes too great drain on his time
" which too often leads him to take short
cuts or to resort to unnecessary instrumental
delivery. 1t is altogether too much to expect
good medical service under such difficult
financial conditions.
We could stop the unnecessary sacrifice of
these precious lives if with the assistance of
the medical profession we organized to meet
the situation better. We must recognize that
the facilities available for the safe conduct of
Continued on page I5)
Evening star., 1935-05-12

AcH year at least Is! 900 women in the
IL United States are sacrificed on the
! altar of maternity. Over the whole
country. one mother in every 160
and. in some states. one in every 100 pays for
her baby with her life For the most part they
are young women at the beginning of their
maternal careers. Tens of thousands of other
women are injured more or less seriously and
for years carry the marks of invalidism trace
able to their confinement.
Almost resinedly we accept this loss of our
most valued citizens. The problem is near
everyone's heart; yet we have accomplished
little toward wiping out what has well been
called the darkest spot in Americas public
health picture. The deadly tax goes on break
ing up families and leaving huge trail of
orphanhood and misery behind it. Can we
wonder that many women, fearing the haz-
ards, hesitate to take on the Obligation of
motherhood?
Why does this condition continue in
country which properly prides itself on its
successful public health campaigns? Taken
altogether, life is as safe in America as any
where. Such diseases as tuberculosis, typhoid
fever, diphtheria, smallpox and the many
Others which plagued US in earlier decades
have either been brought or are rapidly coming
under control. But maternal mortality shows
little or no improvement. In spite of our
vaunted universal education and our exten-
sive medical and hospital services, the United
States virtually heads the list of civilized
countries on the maternity hazard.
Only Chile, in long list of countries.
reports situation worse than ours. The
Netherlands report, year in and year out.
maternal death rates only half as great;
France. Italy, Austria, Norway and Sweden
show figures less than half. If we in America
could reduce our maternal deaths to the
levels prevailing in most European countries,
we would save the lives of more than 1000
mothers each year and by the same means
reduce invalidism for many thousands of
Others.
The problem has been carefully investigated
by medical and lay groups, and we know
pretty well the causes of our troubles. A re-
cent study of the maternal deaths which
occurred over number of years in New York
City, made by group of experts of the
Academy Of Medicine, showed that. in the
judgement of these physicians, two-thirds of
the tragedies which occurred could have been
prevented if the women had benefited from
the knowledge and services which are avail
able in city like New York. Somebody
blundered or something n1iscaried at one
point or another in the care of these women.
This expert group sharply indicts the lack
of training and skill of many of the physicians
who cared for these unfortunate patients.
Many of them attempted to handle difficulties
for which they were not prepared. Others
were often tempted to save time by fastening
the birth through unnecessary instrumental
interference and through other dangerous
short cuts. Much the same evidence is coming
Copvr,sht 1885, United Newspaper Mssazne Corposss
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Each year IS, 900 Anze,7can svonven die
bringing nesv life into the svor1M.
Upon this Sszother's DAY an autho,7ty
tells h0s0 We can erase this tragic blot
from our health record
by LOUIS |. DUBLIN, PH.D.
Third V Presidtn and Saean Metropolitan Life Inu,ance Co.

nurses are similarly trained. Under the most
difficult conditions imaginable, among the
poor women of the hills of Kentucky. these
nursing midwives have cared for more than
1000 women during pregnancy and through
confinement, and have achieved an amazing
success.
Much the same type of prenatal care is
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31

tent, the operator confessed that a
passing dog driver had stopped over
one night at the station and left
a bottle of rum to repay the lonely
man for his hospitality. After five
or six toddies he was unable to find
his way to the telegraph key. The
meteor was nothing but a bad
dream.
The wire chief told him he had
earned a long vacation "a very
long one, without pay.
Faster Communication
The Inauguration of a wireless
service between Wrangell and Tele-
graph Creek. a most necessary ac-
commodation during the season OF
navigation, would provide the most
rapid and sure method of communi-
cation between the two towns. At
present a message is Telayed at
least three times before it reaches
its destination. The Wrangell opera
tor transmits the message TO Ket-
hikan, from there il is flashed to
Prince Rupert. The operator at
Prince Rupert turns it over to the
land wire operator and it is for
warded to Hazelton, a station on
the Canadian n I'll onal railroad
where the Yukon Telegraph crosses
The Hazelton operator. under or
binary weather conditions. ca II
work direct with Telegraph Greek.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31
FULL STRENGTH CCC CAMP
AVAILABLE FOR WRANGELL

An effort will be made to re-
eruit CCC camps at Petersburg and
Wrangell for full strength begin
ming June l. states a radiogram re
ceived today by Mayor F. S.
Barnes from J. NJ. Wyckoff, dis
trict forester.
The minimum age limit is Is
with no maximum limit Former
enrollees who have served no less
than five nor more than thirteen
months, are eligible for reenroll-
ment.
Mr.. Wyckoff will be in Wrangen
during the next week during
which time every person interested
in the project should get in touch
with him.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31
rs MEN AT WORK PREPARING
FOR BUSY CANNERY SEASON
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would mean starting up the
whole plant. and l doubt whether
it would be worth while. We will
take whatever red fish come after
the regular packing season starts,
however"
The only change in the fish
carriers will be the F. c. Barnes
replacing the Nick c. The other
tenders will be the Marguerite,
the Sunde and the Hannah c. The
company will utilize fish from its
four regular traps, in addition to
two independent traps and two
which were included in the recent
purchase of the Lake Bay cannery
properties from the Columbia River
Packers association.
Code UnimpoTtant
The representatives OF both
canneries, when asked to comment
on the probable effect of the Su-
preme Courts decision on the
NRA, declared that as far as
wages and working hours were
concerned il would have no effect
whatever on the local canneries.
Karl Theile. speaking for the
Diamond X, asserted that his
company had always considered
eight hours a days work ana
said that if a man worked over
time he was paid extra Minimum
wages paid to all labor are better
than those stipulated by the code
authority. He admitted. however,
that if wages were slashed in the
States. and the earning power o.
workers reduced, it would I'M
doubtedly affect the price of
canned salmon, and, eventually,
the price paid to fishermen 70"
their product
I'VE have not reached a de-
cision on fish prices" was the
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of the discovery of gold in the
Klondike reached the outside world,
the need for rapid communication
between Ottawa and the new gold
field was apparent and work on
the old telegraph line was resumed.
Pushing on north from the Stikine.
the linemen, served by pack trains,
cleared a right of way and
stretched the wire through to Daw-
son, the metropolis of the Klondike.
Later, when the Alaska gold fields
were discovered, and the Signal
Corps established its first telegraph
lines in the interior, a line from
Dawson to Eagle was built to ia
cilitate communication with the
Canadian towns.
Lonely Lives
Repairs and maintainance on
nearly 1000 miles of wire through
this northern wilderness was pos
sible only by stationing linemeG
and operators at frequent intervals
along the line. These men led lone
some but adventurous lives, and the
history of their service, if it is ever
written, will reveal many little
tragedies and no end of humorous
incidents.
Oldtimers OF Wrangell may recall
the Juror caused by an operator
out Nahlin way some twenty years
ago. The wire chief called his sta
ton repeatedly for hours and hours,
but there was no answer. Finally
he answered his call and related
a remarkable incident A meteor had
struck so close that 1t quite buried
the station and knocked him IN
conscious. He had pulled himself
together, though, and made the
necessary repairs.
This phenomenon was duly re-
ported by the wire chief and pub
lished in the newspapers. Scientists
of several universities wanted to
know more about the affair in
fact wanted pieces of the meteor
for analysis and experimentation.
At length, when they became insis-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31
IN THE UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONER COURT, WRANGELL
PRECINCT, FIRST DIVISION OF
ALASKA, IN PROBATE
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF TOM KONATsU, DE-
CEASED, GREETINGS:
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an order in the above
named Court in the above entitled
matter made on the End day of
May, 1885, the undersigned as Ad-
ministrator of the estate of Tom
Konatsu, deceased, will sell at pub
lie sale to the highest bidder, all
the right, title. interest and estate
of the said decedent, Tom Konatsu,
at the time of his death, or now
held by the heirs-in-law, in aud to
the following described real estate
located in Wrangell, Alaska. to-
wit: Part of Lot 5, Block 4. and all
of Lot 10. Block 6, in Wrangell
Townsite, together with all i'm
provements thereon.
That the said sale will be made
on July 2nd, 1885, commencing at
the hour of 200 pm, on said pre-
misses.
And said sale will be made for
cash, subject to the confirmation
by the above named Court.
Dated this 2nd day of May,
1885.
L. NJ. CHURCHILL.
Administrator
First publication, May
Last Publication, May 81
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31

statement from Frank Barnes. Il
understand that some of the pack
ers in the Icy Straits district have
contracted for the general run OF
fish at seven cents. That means
red fish as well as pinks. We
don't get as many red fish dowl
this way, and for that reason
those prices could not apply here
We have not committed ourselves
in the matter of prices because
the season is still a month and a
half Off The Supreme Courts de-
cision will not alter our wage
scale or working conditions. II
may affect the price of commbdi-
ties, canned salmon along with
other foods.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31
TELEGRAPH CREEK WILL
HAVE NEW RADIO STATION

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31

Announcements We're re eiyed
this week in Wrangell of the COM
mencement exercises OF the North
kitsap nigh scnool at PoulsbO.
Washington, which will be held
for the class of 1885 on Wednes-
day evening, June 5. Miss Aida
Lewis. daughter of David Lewis
of Wrangell, who has lived for
the past two years with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Bergman at Poulsbo,
is a member of the graduating
class.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31

Because he was out of work and
felt that he could not afford to go
to the movies, George Miyasato was
not in the audience when his name
was called at the Coliseum Tuesday
night so missed the silver award
of SIS which, therefore, carries
over to next Tuesday night, making
$37.50 available on that night. To
nights award will be $3.50, also,
as Oar Smith had the misfortune to
be on the Stikine when his name
was called last Friday night
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-31

Relief for all foot ailments See
Dr. C. L. Fenton, DC. (Adv.)
La opinión., 1935-02-24
CONFIRMADO

Lo que dice Miss Ellcan Sombart,
fue confirmado por ell r~epresentante
de los Periodicos Lozano. I~nterrogada
una modesto obrera platera que junto
con varias muchachas trabaja en- I'm
zaguan en- la Calzada de la Piedad,
81 habia asistido a la escuela de Be-
Has Aries, contest6:
"No. nj Sc donde queda esa escue
la. De la costura pase a tomar ell Gin
eel. Cuando COSTA. me decian que te'
MIA grandes facilidades especialmente
para Ell bordado, que siemPre me ha
gustado mucho.
"Despues me dedique al pirograba-
do y como dicen que 10 hacia muy
bien, me resolvi a dedicarme a la
plateria".
para demostrar su habilidad. la
obrerita, tomando martillo y cincel,
empez6 a golpear sobre una vasija
de plata. Coloco enfrente de ella un
dibujo NAL hecho de las figuras que
deberia de hacer, al que fue s%iguiendo
en- sus lineas con ell cincel.
Rapidamente, y a pesar del esfuer-
20 que hacia para hundir bien su bu-
La opinión., 1935-02-24

la para salir convertidas en- diferen-
ties objetos".
La a%bundancia del metal blanco que
hay en- Mexico y ell bajo 3recio de
este metal, ha dado origen al renaci-
miento de la plateria mexicana.
Modestos obreros y obreras cue a
penas han podido disponer de unos
cuantos pesos, Sc han dedlcadc a esta
obra artistica que hasta ahora no ha
llamado la atencion mas que de los
extranjeros que visitan al pals. Para
Mexico. desgraciadamente, la obra ar
tistica de esos humildes obreros ape
mas es tomada en- consideration. La
mano de obra todavia es despreciada
en- ell pals, en- donde ell maquinismo
apenas 81 ha invadido a las grandes
industrias.
La opinión., 1935-02-24

zaguan de una casona ira
bajaban con ell cincel Y
el martillo, en- ell interior
de Ia casa y en- pequeno
cuarto, varios obreros la
boraban empenosamente.
Ell sistema de fundicion
empleado por los obreros
no puede ser mas adelan-
tado que ell que sc usaba
a mediados del siglo pa
sado. Sin embargo. los
obreros muy ufanos, die
ron:
Aqui TODD ell trabajo 10
hacemos cast a golpe de
martillo; no tenemos mo-
quinaria alguna para ell
trabajo; aqui nos llegan
enteras las barras de pla-
La opinión., 1935-02-24

ril sobre la plata, la obrera fue reali-
zando ell realzado con tai ligereza que
en- menos de ounce minutes habia he
cho una gran flor que, por su perfec-
cion, parecia haber sido labrada con
la ayuda del compass.
Mientras que esta obrera empeho-
samente realzaba los adornos de la
jarra, sus compaheras hacian otros
trabajos. algunos de los cuales eran
verdaderas filigranas. Una muchacha,
de ounce a diez y seis amos de edad,
parecia fabricar un verdadero encaje
sobre un pedazo de plata que mas
tarde Sc habia de convertir en- un par
de ~pendientes; raros pendientes que
parecian ser hechos especialmente pa
ra alguna artista ~teatral amante de
lucir joyas e~Xtravagantes.
La opinión., 1935-02-24

dos. 81 para la pequena industrial de
los deshilados no eXistiera la expor
tacion, las mujeres que en- Aguasca-
l~ientes, en- Celaya, en- Leon, en- More
liza, pasan dias enteros moviendo los
dedos sobre las telas estiradas dentro
de los bastidores y acabandose Ia Wis
ia Y contrayendo a veces se1ias en-
fermedades, no tendrian que conner
Y ell arte del deshilado habria tocado
a su fin.
Estas mismas observaeiones las ha-
ce tambien Miss Ellcan Sombart, de-
fendiendo las primitivas industries ar
tisticas meXicanas Y asegurando que
estas superan "a todas las europeas"
y teniendo solamente igual en- Orien-
tie, en- donde tambien Sc hacen fill
granas que son estimadisimas en- TODD
ell mundo.
"Pero entire la industrial artistica
manual oriental y la mexicans. existe
una gran diferencia, por mas que hay
quien asegura que los mexicanos des-
cienden de los puebios orientales',
dice. y anade:
la industrial del bordado, dc la
plata y de la tapiceria en- general de
Oriente, tiene un marcado sello orien-
taliSta, y Ssto es II que lace que %
productos asiaticos tengan mayor mer-
cado en- Europa. En- Gambia, la indus
tria manual mexicana, tiene un sabor
occidental; no puede negarse que Me-
xico ha vivido mas cerca de los pue-
bios europeos de 10 que generaimente
Sc cree.
eel trabajo que i%ealizan las plate
ras mexicanas, tiene IN sabor de las
labores manuales primitivas
He visto TRAFALGAR a los modestos ar
tistas itei:anos v ~cspaaoies. y aunque
estos no han podido cscapar de la in
fluencia de IA maquinaria, tienen una
manera especial de trabajo que pare
ce que han llevado su ingenio. su ar
tie y SUI maestria ~pasadas a Mexico.