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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
PaulS Disagree On
 Wheeler Howard Act

Endorsement of Delegate Antho- ny J. Dimond's proposed bill to ex- tend the benefits of the Wheeler Howard Act to Alaska was favored by a vote of 55 to 15 at the We'd nesday evening session of the AL aska Native Brotherhood cOnyen- tion, William Paul, delegate from Juneau, led the fight for the bills endorsement, while his brother, Louis, of Wrangell, opposed the bill on the grounds that it might be- come an instrument for reducing the Alaska Indians to the status O reservation Indians"
 Prior to the discussion among the delegates, Charles w. Hawkes. worth, director of the Office of In dian Affairs in Alaska, addressed the convention, giving a concise outline of the purposes of the legis- lation in question. He declared that the Wheeler-Howard Act was one of the greatest pieces of legislation ever enacted, as far as the Ameri- can Indian was concerned, and that the passage of the proposed Dimond bill extending the benefits of the Act to Alaska would mark the be- ginning of a new era in the politi- cal and economic life of the Alaska Native. He gave it his unqualified endorsement.
 Purposes of Act
 The Wheeler Howard Act, he continued, was the crowning achievement of a small but persist ent group of people who believed that the American Indian had been unjustly treated from the begin ming, and who hoped that the en- actment of this law would be a par tial restitution for wrongs which have been inflicted upon them for generations. The legislation was sponsored by P, F. Collier. veteran
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promote, organize and introduce more vocational work in the Alaska sehoois-work, he asserted, which would prepare the youth of the Territory for life in Alaska. He said special instruction in diesel en- zines, home economics, and other forms of manual training would be intrQduced.
 R. 3. Lesher, ease superlntend- ent for the Federal Emergency Re- lief Administration of the First Di- vision, outlined briefly the plans of the relief organization tor the pom- ing yeAF pplX the meager sum of $150,90d has been allotted to the entire Territory for both direct and work relief, he said, and he esti- mates that this will provide relief at the rate of about $5S per man, and only for the Reediest cases.
 Relief, he said, will be administ- cred under a program similar to that of this year, en the basis of direct relief for those unable to work, and work relief for able bod jed applicants. The program of the Works Progress administration (work for all who aer unemployed, regardless of whether they are in real need) cannot be applied to At aska because 4t the small allott- ment.
 Health Program
 Dr, J, F, Van Alderman, medical director for the Office of Indian Affairs In Alaska, gave an interest ing account of his work here. He expects to remain in the Territory for several years. at the end of which time he hopes to have the health program so organized that it will function to the continued bet terment of the Alaska Natives.
 9ther speakers were Cyril zu- boff, grand president of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, whe stressed the need for watehfulness against the menace of Communism, and William Paul, who said he entered politics 15 years ago but was not a politician He eharaeterized the gathering as a "splendid body ei well-intentioned menu
 The dinner was prepared and served under the direction of Mrs R. N. Scruby, who had as her assist. ants Jean Ferguson, Mildred Iver- son and Vivian Green! j'=a -t9'
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
FIVE CHINA PROVINCES
 EXPECT INDEPENDENCE
TIENTSII

TIENTSIN, Nov. 15.-General Tada, Japanese commander in chief of North China, declared that his Intelligence Service indicated probable early independence of five north China provinces. The move ment was not initiated by the Japanese, the report states, and the Japanese army will not interfere, except to protect Japanese prop erty.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
DEATH VALLEY sCOTTY PLANS
 TO RIDE NEW SANTA FE TRAIN

DEATH VALLEY RANCH, Calif., ov, 15.--Death Valley Scotty says he is hankering for a new railroad record between Los Angeles and Chicago. He left his castle to go out to the rocks of his Death Val ley domain and get a good rest. Five miles from his castle, near the adobe he and an Indian built 35 years ago, is his shack. Today he is going to start thinking about riding the new Santa Fe record breaking train on it's trip back to Chicago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
Chamber of Commerce Meets With ANB Heads

Wrangell has the most progress sive and wide awake Chamber of Commerce in Alaska, according to Charles w. HawkesWorth, director of the Office of Indian Affairs in Alaska, who was one of the guests of honor at a dinner given in Le- zion Hall Wednesday evening to the grand camp officers and to other distinguished visitors in at tendance at the A. N. B. eonVen- lon:
 Mr, Hawkesworth said that simi- lar organizations in other neighbor- Ing towns were thrilled by the re- suits accomplished here, and by the way the members of the local cham Der pitch in" and get things done. Everyone likes to be connected Wifh ? going cqncelp,* he said.
 Referring p the aims and pur- poses of the Alaska Native Broth- erhOod, the speaker said that the prob ems of human welfare in the Territory is a subject which should be of interest to everyone, and he Hrge4 ths~ e!tI2eps et Wfangell, Whites as well as Natives, to attend the meetings and become more closey acquainted with, and inter- ested in, the work being carried on by the Brotherhood.
 Rumers Rented
 Br. h. IN. Sgrubp, president of the Wrangell Chamber of Com merce, thanked the speaker warm ly for the compliments paid his organization, and inquired about future plans for the Wrangell In aErtHte. 1It wa3 rgm9red, Ae said, That, due to decreased attendance this year, the institution might be changed into sanitarium for tu- berculous Natives. MT. Hawkes. worth replied that no such plan had ever ben proposed or dis eus5ed, Charles ", Miller, director St Wrangell institute, corroborated fhis statement
 We have sno seerets,' Hawkes. worth continued, "Fhe Wrangell institute is progressing satisfac- torily believe we made mistake in our failure to provide fer an advisory council chosen from thl Alaska Native Brotherhood 8 council to cooperate with the In stitute staff This is one of the 1h!nga which will De dlscnssed al the tonyentton."', :"
 U Dr. Scruby concurred in this. q think we all feel that the Alaska Native Brqtherheod should be con suited in matters pertaining tC their welfare, and to the welfare ef their ehildrea,"
 Preparation for Life
 A. E. Schoettler, supervisor of vo cational education for the Terri t6rial Board eof Education, next ad hfeased' ing gathenng. 9ntlining hi work in Alaska. He belongs to n' bureau or alphabetical society, h. said, and was interested only II matters of education, particular. vocational training. His services were engaged by the Territory t.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
AN.B. BATTLE OVER HAWKESWORTH
 HEAD OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Saturday mornings session of the Alaska Native Brotherhood con yention resolved into a wordy bat tie over the proposed resolution en- dorsing Charles W. Hawkesworth as chief of Indian Affairs for Al aska, an office which he has been filling temporarily, pending the permanent appointment of a di- rector for the Territory.
 Frank Booth opposed the resolu- tion on the grounds that the official had not performed his duties to the complete satisfaction of the Indian people. He referred to him as "back-slapper and a handshaker. "Hawkesworth is jellyfish-a yane," declared the speaker. CYane is the Indian name for sea cucum- ber) Why is it that we cant have man of our people in that office. At the Saxman convention last year We endorsed William Paul for di- rector of Indian Affairs. Why draw back from that resolution?'
 Booth related incidents wherein the chief of the Juneau Indian Of flee was alleged to have ridiculed the Natives, and charged that Hawkesworth had wrecked the Rake school.
 Diplomacy Advised
 Frank Price of Sitka took the floor in defense of the resolution. We know we can't get Paul in that office," he said pointedly. Per haps we'd all like to see him there but they won't listen to us. We must be diplomatic. Look at the fine school the people of Hoonah got for being diplomatic. Hawkes. worth can't give us everything we ask for, but he does the best he can. He never turns down a re- quest for relief if We are reason oble about it. Why try to ruin a mans career. They know a few things back in Washington, too"
 Louis Shortridge also spoke for the resolution.
 "I would like to see Hawkes. worth given full authority in hIs department, just to see what he could do for us. We know he would be better than stranger from ington-someone who doesn't know us, Sometimes we ask for too much. We are making progress, but if new man comes it might spoil everything. Hawkesworth knows us because of his long association with our people. MT. Miller, out at the Wrangell Institute, doesn't know Us yet, and he is treating us according to standards of people he knows-white people,"
 Educational Requirements
 Shortridge was evidently rafer- ring to matters under discussion by the Brotherhood about the high educational requirements for ad- mission to the Wrangell Institute. They believe the standard is too high, thus eliminating many Ildian youths who would like to attend the school. The Indian Office, how ever, is reluctant to lower the en- trance requirement for fear that it will defeat the purpose for which the school was established -iucen- tive for the Indian youth of Alaska to elevate themselves to 2 jeyel where they can compete on an equal basis with other people.
 Frank Peratovich of Klawock spurned the resolution endcrslps Hawkesworth. "Hawkesworth is not the man we want. am willing to
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15

take chances on a new man. Maybe this new man will grasp things quickly, and understand what we are trying to accomplish. If he won't cooperate with us we'll find someone that will. I don't believe in playing up to anybody Me are always afraid of hurting sotle- body's feelings. l don't like to hurt anyone, but when it comes 10 im- portant issues like the education of our children we should express our selves freely. We were all sent here to help solve the problems of our race. I admit that Hawkesworth has done We personal favors- he appointed my sister as teacher but I can't allow that to sway my judgment. I represent the people of Klawock."
 Friend of A. N.B.
 David Morgan. delegate from Hoonah, asserted that Hawkesworth had proven himself a friend of the Alaska Native Brotherhood many times. Use more delfberatiou. he counseled. q would like to see a younger man with a keen mind. Hawkesworth has had the job a long time, and is afraid to change. !"
 The delegate from Rake, Aubrey Shaquani, is young and fluent in speech. We have been trying to get things for Rake for IS years. Our people out there are not in favor of having him direct their affairs"
 zu b off acknowledged MT. Hawkesworth's gifts as a politican. Hes great politician: very smooth, but l agree that he's 'yane.' He has been in office 28 years but has accomplished little for us. I would rather see William Paul in that office-some man or our own blood-eyen if we have to have a man from the states"
 Robert Perkins, the grand sec retary, spoke in favor of the reso- lution favoring HawkesWorth. "He is handicapped in ways that few of us realize. We want more schools. more equipment, more hospitals. more doctors, more nurses-but where is it all coming from Hawkesworth is on budget. like any government office He can't spend more than they give him. He Is a member of the A. N. B. and has worked for Us for years. He'll be appointed, anyway, no matter whot we think about it, because he is. the best man for the office"
 Defended by Paul
 William Paul rose to the defense of the resolution. We must recog- nize the good in people. even though they are not wholly satis- factory to us," he began. And we must also remember that men in authority like to be treated with the respect which their office de- serves. Hawkesworth has done what the A. N. B. wanted, whenever he could. You call him a 'yane'; so is every other public official a 'yane' They have to be, or they can't hold office. Hawkesworth is going to re- tire in two years-don't forget how Lopp was fired three years before he was to be retired-after giving us 27 years of his life to our service. Consider the forces Hawkesworth has to contend with before you vote on this resolution
 The matter had not been settled up to the time the Sentinel went to press this afternoon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
FEDERAL AID SOUGHT FOR
 PROPOSED CHILREN'S HOME

A special meeting of the advis- ory board of the proposed Child ren's Home at Wrangell was held Thursday morning In the apart ments of Arnold Krone and mat ters pertaining to the project were discussed in the presence of Charles w. Hawkesworth, director of the Office of Indian Affairs, who was invited to make suggestions about organizing the Home,
 F, c, Hanford, who was one of the first to point out the need for such an institution, and Wha has been a tireless worker in the pro- iept, explained that the Home was needed primarily for children of h. dian descent, and wished to know to what extent the Office of Indian Affairs might be expected to con tribute to the support of such a Home,
 Explains Governments Side
 In reply, MT. Hawkesworth stat ed that the Office of Indian Affairs employs a social welfare worker whose duty 1t is to investigate just such eases as have come to public notice in Wrangell recently. This worker will be sent here in the near future.
 MT. Hawkesworth then explained the manner in which the welfare department of his bureau functions, It Is the belief of modern welfare workers, he said, that the family should be the pivot of civilization, and that family contacts should be broken only as a last resort. It is the practice of the Indian office tc make a thorough investigation ot each individual ease, and if suit able persons can be found who will take the orphan, or neglected child into their family, to be brought UT under the same status as other children in that family. the Gay, sFnment will in some cases een;
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-11-15
Relief Administration
 Is ROundly Criticised

The Wednesday evening session of the Alaska Native Brotherhood convention was devoted principally to discussion of the Wheeler How ard Act, and it's application to AL aska Before this topic was intro dueed, however, R. B. Lesher case supervisor for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, was asked to enlighten the conven- ton on the relief program for southeast Alaska.
 Mr Lesher's address was yirtu- ally a repetition of the remarks he had made at the Chamber of Com meree dinner earlier in the evening. Due to the slender allotment of $150,000 to cover the needs of the entire Territory, Alaskans could expect a much more limited pro- gram of public works than hereto fore.
 Hot Spot
 Leischer was in a "hot spot" for a while, as members from outlying Indian communities hurled question after question. Their principal com plaint was that the smaller com munities had not received what they considered a fair share of the relief funds spent in Alaska Why, they asked was so much money laid out on public improvements in Juneau and other of the larger towns, when certain of the Indian villages were without common ne- cessities such as water works?
 One of the delegates from Rake complained bitterly on this score, saying that the people of this vil- lage had to haul water about mile.
 Lesher acknowledges that the work program had not been ex- tended to all of the small villages. This was due, in a measure, he said, to the fact that Juneau and the other larger towns in the division were compelled to provide work not only for their own large unem- ployed population, but also the in creasing number of transients. many of whom were from the states. Relief projects were ar ranged with regard to the relief needs of the community, and the larger towns were therefore allotted the bulk of the funds.
 Use Government Agencies
 William Paul criticised the ap- pointment of U. S. Commissioners to administer the relief projects. and Letscher replied that it was the policy of the relief administra- tion to use existing government agencies wherever possible,
 Somehow or other, the subject of relief became entangled with the Indian Office policies and. this de- partment received it's share of condemnation. Delegate Frank Per atoyich of Klawock, who earlier in the discussion protested against placing relief projects in the hands of government teachers, voiced luis dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Indian Office carried on its educational program, and ex- pressed a hope that the day was close at hand when the youth of his race would have the opportunity of attending the schools conducted by the Territorial Board of Education.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-11-16

scribed will be used for mem-
 orials to Will Rogers. In keeping with his love of flying and those interested in avia- tion, the expenses of gather ing the fund are being borne by the aviation industry.
 Subscription of funds start ed November 4th, the 56th an niversary of Will Rogers birth. They will continue to Thanksgiving Eve, Novem- Der 27th. Contributions will be received by banks, trust companies, and newspapers, designation of which will be made locally.
 For further information to the people of Nome, Presi- dent Jackson has available, literature pertaining to the set-up of the Will Rogers Memorial Commission and it's purposes.
 While, Will Rogers was en- route to Nome in company with Wiley Post when they were killed, it is believed that he bore the same kindly friendship of Nomeites who have read, heard and seen him at one time or another. Nome regretted poignantly, his sudden death, and the loss of the opportunity to see this great American. What con- any Nomeites feel they wish to make toward his memorial, they are requested to communicate with the local bank.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-11-16
The School and Recreation

With the introduction of labor saving machinery and the specialization in industry which result in shorter hoors of employment, there is an ever increasing need for wholesome recreation. In for mer years when the popula- tion was largely agrarian, there were sufficient home duties to occupy all of the time of the children as well as the adults. Now there is a great need for activities in which a person might engage during his leisure time.
 There are innumerable Wor- thy activities in which a child may take part in as many as
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-11-16
The Will Rogers Memorial Comm.
 Appeals To Nome

The Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska at Nome Grant R. Jackson, President. is in receipt of formal author ization to accept contribu- tions and donations to the Will Rogers Memorial Con- mission, a commission organ ized by many of the close friends of Mrs. Rogers, and the late worldwide, known humorist and commentator.
 Memorials to his memory have been suggested by mil lions of Will Rogers friends. This commission, with Cap tain Eddie Rickenbacker, Dir ector, United States world war aviation Ace, has been set up to handle contributions and a board has been appoint ed to decide on what form the memorials shall take, after the contributions have been received. This commission and board include such nam- es as Harry Chandler, Dr. J. s. Bushyhead, Anon G Car ter, James M. Cox, Charles Curtis, John w. Davis, Char les c. Dawes, Herbert Hoov- CT, Herbert Fleischacker, Hen ry Ford, John N. Garner, Will H. Hays, Patrick J, Hur- ley, Jesse H. Jones, Mrs, Ro- berta ampbell Lawson, E. w. Marland, Frank F. Merriam, Alfred E. Smith. Fred Stone, George Young and Owen D. Young, besides other men of prestige and judgment, who with the help of suggestions, will decide upon the ultimate form of the memorials.
 Every single penny sub
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he desires. Practically every normal child likes to play, and there is a great variety of physical pursuits that tend to develop healthy bodies. Here we cannot stress the point too strongly that the game should be played for the satisfaction and development it offers rather than beating the other fellow. However, all recreational activities are not physical. Other vocation al fields are music, literature, dramatics, art, and interest ing hobbies.
 The school is endeavoring to do it's part to encourage those activities which permit an individual to spend his spare time in a manner that will afford the greatest enjoy It not only encourages these activities, but makes them a part of the regular Children are furn- ished the necessary facilities and these activities, often re- ferred to as eXtra-curricular, are carried on under compet- ent supervision. It is felt that the wrong attitude may be built up by constant reference
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to the evils of unworthy ac- tivities. Instead each child should be afforded the oppor- tunity to engage in those ac- tivities which are not only pleasing but are socially, nor ally, and physically uplifting, If a persons time is sufficient ly occupied with worth while things, he will not be tempt ed to engage in degrading pastimes.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-11-16
Fifth Article Of
 Series Education
 Week In The U. S.

Following is the fifth ar- ticle in the series dealing with education week, written by Sup't. Bloom of the Public School.-Editor'S Note.
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