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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-07-26
ALL ALASKA REVIEW

Hull HuHUl!
Miss Georgianne Snow, niece OF
Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne. has been
appointed stenogranher in the US.
marshals office at Juneau. Miss
Snow. who worked as clerk dur
ing the last session of the legisla-
ture. recently returned from Seat
tie where she attended business col
lege.
Gus Peterson. known Familiarity
as "Paystreak Gus is doing beach
mining alongside the former loca-
ton of the steam heating plant in
Nome. before the fire. Lower down
is Oscar Margraff, also doing beach
mining in a small way. Some OF the
dirt being tested is being dug out
from under the boards of where
Front street was before the fire.
and reputed never to have been
mined before.
The Fourth of July will be
quiet one at Juneau next year if
the city council has its way. II was
resolved at the last meeting there
would be no more firecrackers shoS
off inside the city limits, as they
burned up three autos and did
other damage the Fourth just past.
a PAA Ford freighter plane ar
rived in Nome recently, with
party of three radio technicians
and a large quantity of radio sup
plies for the establishment OF ra-
dio station. The installation OF
the Nome station will complete a
network stretching from Boring Sea
to the waters of Southeast Alaska.
The Juneau Motorship company
has purchased the ferry boat Lone
Fisherman from the Juneau Ferry
and Navigation company, the new
bridge having put the ferry, which
was run for many years, out OF
business. The vessel was construct
ed in Seattle % years ago. A die
sci engine will be installed in the
vessel and it will be converted into
a tug.
A native by the name of George
Kenworthy was drowned at Kot-
zebue recently while seal hunting.
He killed a seal and placed it on
top OF his kayak, which caused it
to eapsize.
a large number of mixers and au-
toists gathered on the hillside of
Midnight Dome at Dawson, June
p and made merry while watching
the sun the night through A bat
terry of cameras was on the job and
some fine pictures taken.
The Nome city council recently
elected a fire chief from Yancou-
yer. Washington. " W. Laws, who
asked $3.50 per month salary. He
was told the salary Tas 5000 per
month and he could take it or leave
it, He took it.
One of the busiest seasons in the
history of platinum placer opera
tions is reported from Goodnews
bay area. A number of plants are
operating and all are optimistic.
A Of "a
of the American Revolution at
Fairbanks, awarded first prize of
S25 for the best float in the par
ade the Fourth. will use the money
to set a marker on the Anchorage
Matanuska road in the near fu
ture. 1t will be placed at the juno
tion of the Loop road with the
Matanuska road
Anchorage has applied to the
PWA for funds to pave Fourth
avenue. A modern lighting system
will also be installed with the
100000 asked for. This would be
in addition to the $4,000 asked
for to build a city hall. An ordin-
ance was passed by the council
providing that all plumbing fix
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-07-26

Delegate Dimond has introduced
a bill in congress providing that
only the war and navy depart
ments, the Coast Guard. and the
weather bureau can use the Alaska
radio stations free. All others
should be compelled to pay.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-07-26

The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation
corporation in charge of the colo
nization project at Palmer, has
leased a tract of hay land which it
is announced will produce $4,000
tons annually The tract is 10
miles long and three miles wide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

At a special meeting of the Ways and Means committee of the Wa terville Community Council which took place last night at Foresters' nall at l6s Boyden street. further plans were discussed for the lawn iete which will be given on Sept. 18th and, Hath on the grounds of Sprague grammar school for the purpose of raising funds for l. nancing the holiday charity and welfare activities of the council.
 Mrs. Louis c. Willard, tho chair lady of the committee presided and announced that the following ac- tivitles have already been planned tor: Fancy work, homemade candy, bingo, refreshments, food tables, eish pond, cat game, card party and, dance. Other attractions will be announced at the full meeting of the council which will take place next week. The organiza- tions which have already promised to assist by taking responsibility for one or more of the attractions are Casper s. Davis, IT,, Post, No. 13s, American Legion; Unit of Da- wis Post, American Legion Auxili- ary; the Girls Club of Waterville, Court Welch, Foresters of Amer ica, Pride of Welch Circle. Com panions of the Forest; The Water- vile Parent-Teacher Association; 1; St. Pauls church; St. Michaels Ladies' Aid society; Waterville Camp, Patriotic Order, Sons of America; Waterville Camp. Patri- otic Order of Americans; the Fair mount Community club; and Good will Lodge, Knights of Pytfias.
 Newell Porch is chairman of the committee in charge of the card party to be given in the gymna- sium on September 12th and E. Lester Platt will have charge of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

better not introduce that bill for a tariff on shoe horns. I see Will Rogers is taking some raps at it." No Malice in His Recipe Men who have followed Will Rogers writings and stage per- formances for years insist that he never Intentionally uttered an un- kind or malicious word. Personal ridicule had no place in his scheme and he was himself deeply embar- rassed when, during radio broad- cast in the Coolidge era, he an- nounced that the president would follow, and then Rogers filled in with his own version of Coolidge's nasal drawl.
 Informed that protests were go- ing to the White House from the few who had recognized that it really wasn't Calvin speaking, but Will, the cowboy comic wrote an apology. Coolidge replied in his own handwriting that he hadn't minded bit. Even so slight tres pass onto satiric grounds distressed Rogers deeply. He was gentle man, and he didn't want to hurt anybody.
 Because he liked people. Once he said that of the thousands of people he had met he didn't recall one whom he really disliked. That was at once his strength and his weakness. Malice and hatred were not in him.
 Yet he didn't hesitate to stick 8 wicked barb into general things sometimes. Witness this, from g comment on the presidential can. didacy of John W. Davis: Some claimed he worked for Morgan 6 Go. My Lord, that's what we al do, work for Morgan, only he wal smart enough to get paid for it. and we pay Morgan"
 Wills Niche Among Humorists
 Much speculation attaches a to whether Rogers will go dowl as one of the line of American hu morists, Bill Nye, Artemus Ward MT. Dooley," and Mark Twain.
 It will take time to tell, O. course, but no one can deny that Will Rogers had qualities in com. mon with them all. In his per. sonal style of address, of making every reader feel that Will wa. talking to them alone, in the homely, everyday quality of his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

the stuff necessary 70 big league success and his host of local boosters are predicting a bright future for him. He is the son of Hank Gagain, Eastern and Connecticut State league lumin- ary of a generation ago.
 Sullivan and Stevens at St. Mary's
 Local football fans will watch the performance of Mt. St. Mary's college in Emmetsburg, Maryland. with more than passing interest this season since two Waterville boys are onw on the squad in pre- season practice. Bobby Stevens, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Stevens of Thomaston avenue and James "Chick" Sullivan, son of MT. and Mrs. Daniel M. Sullivan, of Homer street, left over the week end to join the squad of the college where their studies will start next month. Both boys were stars on the Crosby team during the past three seasons and should do exceptionally well in college football.
 Attends Convention
 Mrs. John M. Lynch. of Boyden street, president of Division No. D. Ladies' Auxiliary, Ancient Order Of Hibernians, Is in Stamford this week attending the sessions of the state convention of that order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
By WILLIS THORNTON

(NEA Service Stafr Correspondent
 Will Rogers was much more than cheap jokesmith. There was a quality about his humor that hau nothing whatever to do with the kind of story that starts out, @lt seems there were two Irishnfen :" In fact Rogers personally dis liked that kind of joke, and was seldom caught punning.
 To say that Rogers took his hu- nor seriously is more than to re- peat the old truism that many hu- morists are really very lugubrious fellows at heart. They are serious because they are thinking of what hard work 1t Is to be funny. Rogers never bothered about that. He was serious because he was thinking Of what might be the effects of his joke.
 To Will Rogers a simple joke for the jokes sake was like cornfiakes without milk--pretty dry going. He once said, "A joke has got to have it's foundation in truth if it's going to enjoy the process of getting getting over to the audience"
 Philosophy with a Grin
 Typical of what he must have meant was this one, pulled during the democratic convention of 1920: Bryan was cheered 15 min- utes, then voted against six to one." There is a lot of pretty pro- found political philosophy in that one. Huey Long, take notice.
 Rogers himself always thought one of the best of his cracks was, "..merica never lost a war--and she never won conference" But he admitted he got louder laugh with such rambling stuff as "Yeh, I admit Pm one of them movie actors from Hollywood. But I'm an exceptional movie actor. been married 20 years and I still got the same wife I started out with"
 Perhaps the secret of Will Rog- ers' hold on millions of plain Americans lies in the story of a smart New Yorker who took a country relative to see Rogers in the Follies. The city man laughed gustily throughout Rogers per- formance, but the countryman was only quietly chuckling.
 After the show, the host asked, "What's the matter, didn't you like Rogers? "Sure did," replied the man from the crossroads, "but we hear that sort of thing all the time out our way" Kept His HumOr Clean It was just that kinship between I Will Rogers and millions of other plain folks along every Main street in the country that gave him his hold. They felt they understood Will. His prejudices were their prejudices, his weaknesses their own, his homely strengths the ones they had learned with him in Mc- Guffey's Readers.
 | Another think that drew many people was the fact that Rogers operating in the theater that grew dirtier daily, remained clean. There was no stooping to profanity fol effect, no double meanings. If 1 wasn't a joke "that Betty woult like," one that he felt he could tel to his wife, 1t remained unuttered
 So great was Rogers hold or great numbers of people that it wa: often said in Washington shortly after the World war that "This country can never again go into another war unless Will Rogers is for It."
 Senators would gather in the l cloakrooms and say, T guess wed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
Evelina Hauser Is
 Asst. Scout Director

Miss Evelina Hauser will be the local assistant Girl Scout director and field captain this fall in the place of Miss Mildred I. Turney who has served in that capacity for several years. Miss Turney will enter Storrs college in the fall and has resigned her local Girl Scout past for that reason. The Girl Scout headquarters in the Matta- tuck Historical society building opened yesterday after being closed for the camp season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
Harmony Feature Of
 Democratic Primaries
Mayor Hayes Heads Delegates-G. 0. P. Scramble for
 Places Holds Up Primary Date

, the party's city, town and school conventions that were marked by the smoothness in which they were conducted. Unanimous approval was given the slate of delegates to the three conventions at the pri- maries, which were held in party headquarters on East Main street.
 As a result of the unanimous ap- proval of the democratic primary voters, Mayor Frank Hayes and ex-Mayors Francis P. Guilfoile and William D. Thoms will head the delegation to the city convention at which the major nominees on the ticket for the coming election will be chosen. Town Chairman John H. Crary will be one of the party leaders heading the dele gates to the town convention.
 Town Chairman Crary said this morning that he would issue the calls for the three separate con- ventions early in the coming month. In contrast to this, Repub- lican Town Chairman Frederick w. Palomba stated that he had not yet decided on when to call the g.. o. D. town committee together to set a date for the party primaries.
 Republicans of the city are in a scramble for some places on the city ticket although, at the same time, the posts of mayor and oth- ers at the top of the ticket are go- ing begging.
 The delay in calling the town committee to set date for the primaries is said to be due to the fear of bitter fights over places on the board of aldermen and the board education and for the post of g. o. p. registrar. Many new candidates for the board of alder men have sprung up in the repub- lican ranks as the slogan "out with silent ones" has grown and spread. A drive will also be made to unseat some of the school board members. The real battle, however, will be over the office of registrar of voters with more than a dozen seeking the nomination.
 Therefore. the city convention will be marked by battles for places on the board of aldermen. The school convention will be made conspicuous by the drive of the Pape-republican forces to unseat one or more of the present 6. o. p. commissioners The town conven- ton will be "hot" due to the con. test for the nomination of regis trar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

lies days and grew to be his greatest asset as a huniorist.
 Love of Country Strong
 He put 1t this way one night at the FoIlies: "I'd sure be hard up if you folks didn't read the papers. Last summer when I was playin' on the roof had an awful time. The audience was all composed of bootleggers, and they never read. I'm sure glad to get down with the consumers again."
 Then, too, he loved America as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
SIX SCOUTS OFF
 FOR POMPERAUG

George Bolan of troop 22. Arthur and simon Rabinowitz of troop 23. Lester Harris of Cheshire. William Anderson of troop 22 and Law. renee Robbins of troop II left this morning for Camp Pomperaug. The camp is located on Lake Zoar and Is used jointly by the Bridge port and Waterbury councils. This Is the final week of the camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

philosophy, he was akin to them. Not so bitter nor so deep as Dunne and Twain, Rogers certain ly is talking to them in their own language today.
 When he said "All I know is what I read in the papers," he was speaking almost the literal truth. But that is far from being the confession of benighted ignor- ance it sounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

Rogers did read the papers, carefully and continually, and had always pretty clear idea of what was going on in the world. And it was in the rambling com ments he improvised on those events that he was at his very best. This idea of varying his batter" at each performance as the news kaleidoscope turned round developed during his Fol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
Chapter -Horse-Sense Philosophy And Hurnor

This is the second of four stories revealing those homely sides of Win Rogers which gave him his unique position as First Jester to the Amer. ican people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
KilIs Bcar win Small Rifle

Livingston, Mont. (uP)-Tom Mason got more than he bargained for when he went hunting here re- cently. Armed with . .22.caliber rife, hestarted after woodchucks. returned with a i50-pound black bear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

In direct contrast to the strife going on within the ranks of the local republicans, the democratic organization of the city last night held primaries to elect delegates to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

NEXT: Laying aside the 5esteM Win Rogers was ''the Patron saint of Aviation," and the No. passen< ger and booster for the thing that finally took his life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

90 many millions of people sIl'T love 1t. Returning from . trlr around the world only about & year ago. he said ~Even Y me republicans were in 1t would atiiI be the best place in the world"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
KELLY FINED ON
 STATUTORY COUNT
Unable to Raise Money Ace Cused Taken to Jail for
 43-Day Penalty

Wilfred youligne, alias Jim Kelly was fined $5 and costs when he pleaded guilty to statutory charges in the common pleas court before Judge Miles r. McNiff to- day. The accused could not raise the money, $43.23, which includes the fine and court costs, so papers were made out by Clerk William M. Gillette which takes the man to jail to work out the fine.
 Under the court system, the ac- cused will have to serve out his fine at the rate of $1 per day, or 43 days. He might not have to serve the full time. however, be- cause certain time is taken off for good behavior. In city court the ac- cused was sentenced to 30 days in jail on each count.
 Frank Barone, charged with keeping a house of i'll fame and violating the liquor law, pleaded not guilty and chose a jury trial. The trial was set for a week from to-day. Edward McPartland. charged with issuing Q fraudulent check, was granted 8 continuance to April 18th. Jerry Hebert was granted a nolle on the first count of a three theft charges and plead ed not guilty to the second and third. His case will be heard by the court on June 4th
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
WINDS YESTERDAY
 IMPEDE FIREMEN
Department Controls Blaze Threatening COnnecti-
 cut Lumber Company

Winds that at times reached al- most gale intensity brought danger with them yesterday and last night as they carried brush fires before them. Working frantically, two companies of firemen last night placed undr control fire in the Highland aveDue section that threatened to sweep into the yards of the Connecticut Lumber Go. Other brush fires and house fires helped make the day a busy one for the fire-fighters.
 Mrs Arthur Curtis of 251 Wal nut street was overcome by smoke after a fire had been discovered in the building. She was carried out by Arthur LaBonte, a neighbor, and Private Eugene Legge. The blaze resulted from efforts of painters to burn off old house paint with torches. Four companies of fire- men quelled the blaze yesterday afternoon.
 Six other alarms were included in the days total all except one being recorded after noon. Brush fires took place on Waterville street, Gates avenue, Westwood avenue and Perkins avenue. There was one false alarm. answered by the Town Plot Engine company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
FLOYD BENNETT
 AIRPORT CHOSEN

New York. April 9-UP)- Floyd Bennett airport, Brooklyn, will soon be designated the official New York city terminal for air mail, Mayor r. H. LaGuardia an- nounced he had been informed to- day by high post office officials.
 The mayor said that, as result, he had notified John Mckenzie. commissioner of docks, to submit to the pots office department plan for transporting air mail from the general postoffice on 33d street to the airport through the city sub way.
 In letter to Mckenzie the for the subway express air mail mayor added that detailed plans" service had already been worked out.
 The mayor has pressed bitter inter-city controversy with Newark over hte mail terminal, once re- fusing to get out of a passenger plane at Newark and forcink the pilot to fly him to New York be- cause his ticket said to New York by air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
WHISKEY MAKERS
 GIVEN ORDERS

Washington, April 9-UP)-- The Federal Alcohol Control ad- mlnistration gave prospective whis- key makers the clear signal today and told them to build all the dis tilleries they want, just so they're big ones.
 In announcing this reversal of government liquor control policy. Joseph H. Choate, .Jr, director of the FACA said the distilled spirits business was now stabilized and the et-rich-quick element fright ened out.
 He announced three amend- ments to the code for the distilled spirits industry. granting financial aid to responsible organizations to build distilleries without restric- ton except that the plant must be capable of producing 20 barrels Of 50 gallons each of proof spirits a day.
 The old regulations allowed only those distilleries in the process of erection on Nov 27, 1893, to be op- erated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
Vegetable Growers
 Plan Larger Crops
Optimistic About Coming Year-C Consumers Purchas-
 ing Power Seems to Be Improving

Hartford, April 9-Connecticut vegetable growers are optimistic about the coming year, according to figures on intentions to plant submitted to the State Department of Agriculture. On thirty-two diff ferent commodities the present in- tentions show that twenty-six of these will be planted in greater a. mounts than the 1884 acreage, while only six show decrease.
 The intentions to plant figures, as given out by the Department or Agriculture, are estimates based on surveys returned by approximately 400 growers. In 1884 the same growers. In 1894 the same group showed that while sixteen commo- dities were planted in greater a. mounts than in 1883, there were also. sixteen commodities which were planted in lesser amounts.
 One of the big factors which vegetable growers are advised to take 1rto consid eration in their actual plantings this year is that while six of the thirty-two com modities indicate a decrease, these decreases range from practically nothing to nearly 6%. On the oth- CT hand, the twenty-six commodi- ties which show increases go as high us 25R over that which was planted last year.
 Dr George E. Clarke, associate professor of agricultural economics of the Connecticut State college, in summarizing the survey, points out that in some respects the pros- poets for the coming season are favorable due to the fact that con- sumers' purchasing power seems to be improving and that the high prices of some feeds may increase vegetable purchases. On the other hand, Dr Clarke points out that the large increases in vegetable acreage now planned in Connecti- cut are likely to glut the local markets unless the surplus prod uce is shipped out of the state. In considering all phases he does not believe that present conditions warrant the intended increase of vegetable acreage this year by the average grower.
 The mimeographed bulletin pre- pared by the department is expect ed to be valuable guide to vege- table growers in planning the size of the various crops which should be planted this year. In the intro- duction. Brainerd T. Peck. in charge of, fruit and vegetable mar keting, points out that the figures should cause apprehension among many vegetable growers who are very familiar with the glutted farmers markets and prevailing low prices during recent years. He points out that the Connecticut grower is faced with the problem of disposing of surplus crop thl ugh marketing system which was originally designed for supply ing limited consuming area. He discusses the type of market which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
DRUNKEN BRAWL
 ENDED IN DEATH

Providence, R. l., April 9-(UP) William Okleasky. 28, of this city pleaded not guilty when ar- raigned today. on a charge of slay- ing George D. Kinder, 35, also of Providence, during a drunken brawl. Okleasky was discovered standing over Kinder on Chalk stone avenue Sunday and kicking him, according to authorities. The defendant was arrested on a drunkenness charge and Kinder taken to a hospital. At the hos pital, however, Kinder became un- manageable and was lodged in police cell.
 Sergeant William Purcell found Kinder in a serious condition in the cell and took him back to the hospital. Kinder was pronounced dead on arrival from skull frac- ture. District Judge Howard B. Gorham. ordered Okleasky held in $4,00O bail for trial April 20.