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The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
Highly Inflammable Liquid Held
 Used To Set Dormitory Fire

leaked through the flooring to the timbers below and explains the con- suming of the joists underneath.
 The flame apparently had burst forth at the outset with intense heat as it had scorched the window shades and cracked the windows on the opposite side of the room, IS feet away from the closet. Rolled-up on the upper hunks l2 feet away from the closet were also scorched, but on the other hand, Ralph Mize who discovered the fire, did not experience any such intense heat after his arrival and was able to stand close to the closet at all times.
 Contrary to reports circulated in Wrangell the floors had not been waxed or oiled. Some time before a water soluble polishing wax, con- taining no turpentine, had been used on the linoleum. There were no rags nor polishing containers left within the building Paint removing cloths used that day in the boys shower rooms, were found where left on tn concrete floor of the showers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03

The committee from the Wrangell Fire Department, which following investigation of the fire at WrangGll Institute early last Friday morning reported that in their belief the fire was of incendiary origin based their report of these findings:
 The fire had apparently been start ed in the small closet of the bedroom on the first floor and had burned through the flooring to unexcavated place below. The draft had then shot the flames upwards through the partitions.
 It was established by Director c. Miller that the bedroom had been cleaned after school closed and nothing had been left in the closet. There was only one Blk cable of el- eotric wiring from the side of tle closet to the ceiling of the room and the condition of the cable indi. cated that the fire was not started from a wiring defect.
 Apparently, there, was a quck blaze started from some highly in flammable material or gasoline pour ed on to the floor of the closet. This
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
HOSPITAL NOTES

Al Cramer, who was admitted to the hospital Wednesday night, is re- ported to be much improved today.
 Mrs. James Green entered the hos pital this morning as a medical pa tfent.
 Willis Hoagland was dismissed Sunday after being a medical patient for a week.
 Willard Noffsinger and Charles Rood, who received severe burns in the gas explosion at the Standard Oil main station on July 28th were dismissed from the hospital la5t week after which they took passage south to their homes in the states.
 Loren Johnson broke bone of his right ankle Sunday afternoon. It was put in a cast at the hospital and crutches will be necessary for some time.
 A daughter, weighing seven pounds, ten ounces, was born Monday after noon, August 30, to Mrs. Howard Churchill, formerly Amy Bradley, st Bishop Rowe General Hospital. She, will be called Emma Louise for the mothers Of the young parsHezk
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
Wilderness Tract Is Turned Into
 Beautiful Home Setting

MT. and Mrs. H. H. Hungerford moved this week into the new bum galow recently completed by L. B.. Chisholm on his property at the cor ner of Reed street and McKinnon Avenue.
 The bungalow stands well up from the street and from its ele- vation commands a beautiful view of the harbor There are four rooms besides a sun porch, The attic is finished for storage and the base ment contains an oil burning fur mace and full electric laundry equipment
 The detail of the bungalow has been most delightfully."- worked out, It is thoroughly modern and deslr- able throughout and abundantly de- serves the beautiful park-like set ting in which 1t is placed.
 Five years ago when MT. Chis- holm took over a tract of land which looked hopelessly wilderness, 1t did not seem possible that in so short a time he could transform 1t into the show place it is today.
 He built first his own lovely home, doing a great deal of the work himself after long office hours. Last year he built a three-room cottage, and this year the larger bungalow.
 Everything of beauty in the wild vegetation has been caEefully Be-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
Wrangell Dist. Pack
 Almost Half Million

Inc final total salmon pack of the cauneries of the Wrangell-Peters- bunrg District for the summer com mercial fishing season and for the week ending Saturday. August 26th, was 483, 7S4 cases, in terms of onl- pound tins to the case, as against 471,381 cases for the comparable date of 1886, or 12,4O3 more cases than for that comparable date, al> cording to a report released by the local office of the Bureau of Fish cries.
 The total pack of the district for the week 2f August 22nd to August 2Sth, inclusive, was 51,O69 cases as against 40,618 cases for the cores bonding week of 1936. a gain of 10, ,451 cases.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
Bishop Rowe s. Bound
 Long Alaska Trip

Bishop Rowe was a passenger on the Mount Mckinley in port over Sunday night at Wrangell. He Was southbound to spend some time as his Seattle office and his home n Victoria, B. C., before leaving fes. Cincinnati to attend the gensf;l conference of the Episcopal church which meets every three years.
 The bishop was able to follow out the itinerary planned when he caIas North early in the summer. He vls- ited longer than usual at eacb church, school and hospital under his jurisdiction all of which he es4 tablished and has been responsible for their maintenance for over forty years.
 At Fairbanks he chartered a plane and visited many Arctic vil- lages, including Point Barrow ahd across Alaska to the Mackenzie river in Canada.
 Despite the arduous trip the bish- op is looking very we'll.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
OFFICER SAYS NO TOWN WORSE THAN WRANGELL IN ENFORCING LIQUOR LAW

q have seen no town worse In violations of the liquor law,," d Liquor Control officer who recently spent several days in Wrangell with ut revealing his identity, reported on the eve of his departure to Mayor Hanford, the town council was told last night One of the places, he said was the worst he has ever seen in the matter of selling to minors and to intoxicated persons, the officer reported.
 He was very critical of local of. ficers for not adequately policing the beer lalls and hotel. He was particularly concerned with the sale to minors and to persons, no matter how drunk so long as they could re- main at the bar, and told the Mayor that the town would have to do something about enforcing the law or a man would be sent in to do it. In that event, the license refunds will be taken away from the town.
 For the first time in many months full council was present at last nights meeting, George GundersOn, who last month was appointed tU serve out the unexpired term of Het- bert Bradley, having taken oath of office preceding the meeting. Gun derson made a special trip in from Johnsons Cove to be present at the meeting. The mayor appointed him to fill Bradley's place as chairman of the Property and Equipment Com mittee and member of the Fire Com ittee.
 H. Wellons, city light plant oper- ator made comprehensive report on light plant revenues and submitted list of things needed at the plant and for the distributing system. The
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
Boys Quick Thinking Saves Lives Of Three

Quick thinking by the 6-year-old son of Lawrence Atkinson, power house operator at Metlakatla, is be- lieyed largely responsible for say ing his own and two other lives. While Atkinson was rowing with his two children from the Metlakat- la cannery to the power house he suddenly suffered a paralyzing at tack, slumped over, with his head and shoulders going over the side of the boat into the water. The boy and baby sister, who was fastened in a playcart, were in the rowboat, which nearly capsized.
 The boy placed his weight against the opposite side of the boat from his unconscious father and grabbed his hand in an attempt to hold him in the boat. Had the boy climbed to the side of the boat to attempt lift ing his father back into the seat, the boat would have capsized.
 In few minutes help reached the three by two men who came out from the cannery and effected their rescue.
 Atkinsons head had been un4cr water all the time, However, after having been brought up on the dock he was revived by a doctor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
Steamer In All Night
 Leaves Three In Port

Dr. Charles Hautz of Havre, Mon- tana, John Balias of Anchorage and J. Wood of Eugene, Oregon, were left behind at Wrangell by the steamer Mount Mckinley, for the reason, paradoxically, that the vessel Was in port too long.
 Arriving about 9:3O Sunday night it stayed in port until noon Monday taking on a cargo of canned salmon.
 The passengers Monday morning roamed about town enjoying the bright sunshine and the three men who were at the old Shakes com munal house failed to hear the warning whistles.
 pr. Hautz and MT. Balios went out by plane that afternoon and re- joined the Mckinley at the Union Bay cannery. MT. Wood pos tai inspector, was southbound from an official trip in which he visited by plane all interior post offices coY- ering the Seward peninsula and in to the Arctic so far as Kotzebue. On one trip he travelled eight days by plane After travelling so many thous- and miles by air, MT. Wood stayed in port here until the arrival of the Yukon.
 Dr. Hautz made the Alaska trip five years ago following the Inside Passage to Skagway. Memories of the beauty of the trip impelled him to come again this year and select a boat that would call in at west ward ports.
 He expressed his keen appreciation of the scenic beauty of Wrangell har- bor and was not sorry to have been left behind here as otherwise it would not have occurred to him to see the Alaska coast from the air.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
c. N. R. SUMMER SCHEDULE
 COMPLETED FOR SEASON

The Canadian National completed it's summer schedule for the Alaska service with the Prince Rupert which was in port southbound Sun- day afternoon.
 Twenty-four persons took pass age from Wrangell. Booked for 5o- attle were: Mrs. L. D. Louderbach, David and James Louderbach, A. A. Anderson, Wilma Snowden, Arnold Mandel, Chas. Early, Vernon Ander- son. Hans Erickson, Chas. Alexan- der, J. J. Mills. Jim Brady, John Caarden, E. Fuller, Ben Reyes, Art Grover, Bud Strives, Joe Nelson, Richard Carlson, James Shanley, AL vim Shawver, Stanley Shepard, Mar win Anderson. For Prince Rupert: Miss Elizabeth Miller.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
GUESTS LEAVE
 FOR HOME ON YUKON MON

Mr. and Mrs. o. Gunderson came in this week from their traps at Johnson's Cove to bring Mrs. Gund- erson's brother and his wife, MT. and Mrs. Iver Rasmussen, in to take the Yukon south Monday night.
 The Rasmussens, who are from Long Beach, Wash, came north on their first trip to Alaska the first of July They went to the westward and in as far as Palmer where they had an interesting visit in the Mat anuska valley. Southbound they stopped off at Wrangell and spent six very enjoyable weeks at John. s0n'a Gave.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
MAINE IS DESTINATION
 OF MIR. AND MRS. CASSIDA

Mr. and Mrs. S. Cassida and sman son David are leaving on an earIy boat for Seattle enroute to Maine where they plan to make their home probably in the lake region north of Augusta.
 Mir. Cassida for the past five yedes has been maintenance man at Wrln- gell Institute where he has also taught shop work. Before leaving Seattle for the trip east he and Ms. Cassida will visit the L. F. Jack, son family in Tacoma where Mir. Jackson, who was director at Wran- gell Institute for two years, is now in the insurance business.
 The two families were old friends and business associates in North Carolina before coming to Wran. gell Institute.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
". INSTITUTE
 ACCEPTS 75
 NEW PUPILS

Director Charles W. Miller has been notified by the Bureau of In dian Affairs to open Wrangell h. stitute Wednesday, September 8.
 Applications of 16S students nave been accepted Of these, 75 are new students, divided as to 38 boys and 37 girls. Ninety-three students, of whom 4S are boys and 35 girls, will be re-admitted.
 Twenty-three towns and villages will be represented by the students and for the first time Skagway, CordOva, Nenana and Ouzinkie will be represented, IT girls coming from those towns, Four girls are coming from Unalaska, last year but one girl was enrolled from this far off Aleutian Island village.
 The teaching staff, MT. Miller haa been notified, will consist of George E. Silver. Ralph Mize, Edward l. Keithahn, Marie Alexander, Byrdie McNeil, Ruth Ganges and Agnes Breen.
 Assistants to the staff are MrJ. Clarice Ursich, Walter Rudolph, Al ice Tasseu, Ethel Roberts and Mill red Hansen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
GUILD TO HOLD HALLOWEEN
 TEA AND SALE ON OCTOBER 30

The members of St, Philips Guild are making plans for a Halloween sale and tea Saturday, October 30 Particulars will be announced fCl- lowing their October meeting.
 stuftie dolls and animals with a definite Christmas appeal will be a feature of the sale and a comforter will make some lucky person happy, especially when the nights become cold. A white elephant table which established it's popularity at a Hall owe'en sale some years ago will again make ita appsaSaRea-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
LEAVES STEAMER
 HERE TO FLY SEATTLE-N.

w. S. Pekovich of Juneau in charge of the mining properties of the Admiralty Alaska at Funter Bay and the Alaska Empire at Hawk Inlet, stopped off at Wrangell Mon- day when he learned that the Mount Mckinley on which he was pass enger would not arrive at Seattle until Sunday, due to stops at oan- neries to load on salmon packs.
 MT Pekovich sent for Ketchikan plane and when he left here Monday evening planned to fly to Seattle the next day and after a short bus mess conference there to go on to New York by plane.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03

council authorized purchase of ev- erything asked. In discussing the possibility of light rate reduction which Mayor Hanford has asked the council to consider, MT. Wellous said that he believed the public should be fully informed each month about the light plant on more pub lie scale; that the ordinary citizen does not realize what he has and does not realize or appreciate the type of service now rendered.
 There is one thing l want the council to tell me-, said MT Vel Ions, and that is, if the plant is to be run for the good of the cOmmuu- ity or the ood of one man" He chen explained that he was talking about the crossbanks of lights on Front street and said that they were ire quently turned on after midnight when a boat was in and that he had come down town and found the crossbanks on then with not more than a halz dozen tourists wander ing on the streets.
 He said ne believed that on holt- days and when boats were in early in the evenings and the lights could be enjoyed by many people that It was right and proper to turn them on
 Questioned by one of the council Mr. Wellons said the crossbanks Op- erated on a switch across from the Bear Totem curio store and that it cost the town four or five dollars every time they were turned on if a shift of engines was made neces- sary. The extra load thrown on the small engine at the light plant jams
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
WILDEs RECEIVES DISTINCTION
 IN N. Y. LIFE INSURANCE co.

Keith G. Wildes, Alaska represen- tative of the New York Life In- surance company, with headquarte1 s in Juneau, is a Wrangell visitor this week.
 He will leave on the Alaska next week for Seattle. In the agency fis- cal year just closed MT. Wildes qual- flied for the Top Club, distinction achieved by only two other repres- entatives in the Seattle branch of flee. He will attend convention of the officials of the company and the national leading 200 representatives of the company in Banff.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
ONE HUNDRED TEACHERS FOR
 ALASKA ABOARD STEAMEB

The S. S. Alaska, for the Alaska Steamship Company, arrived in port early Tuesday morning with a large passenger list for Alaska ports, of whom over 100 were school teachers mainly for interior and isolated Sec- tions of Alaska. Despite the late ness of the season there were IS round trip passengers aboard.
 The only passenger from Seattle for Wrangell was w. w. Foster Leaving this port were Wm. L. Paul, H. S. Jones, Jimmie Mattern, J. Hartley, MT. and Mrs. Willie Will lard, Frank Denny and N. K. Port CT for Juneau, and Kenneth Keller for Seward.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
NORTH SEA BRINGS ELEVEN
 PASSENGERS FOR WRANGELI

Nineteen roundtrippers were shown on the passenger list of the North Sea in port northbound Sunday
 Passengers leaving the boat at Wrangell were MT. and Mrs. E. L.. Keithahn, Yvonne, Loretta and Dick Keithahn, J. w. Cline, MT. and Mrs. A. Moe, Vern Smith, Irene Northrup and H. Dunlap.
 Taking passage from Wrangell were John Konn, George Robbins and Robert Paul for Juneau, Dr. Ed gar Raggen for Petersburg and Ray mOnd Johnson for Sitka.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
CHARLOTTE SAILING TONIGHT
 COMPLETES c. P. R. SCHEDULE

The Princess Charlotte had the fol- lowing list of passengers for Wran- gell Tuesday morning; William Crisp, Jean Crisp, M. J. Gillespie, Thomas Req, Gwen Carruthers.
 With the sailing of the Louise due in port Monday the Canadian Pacific will have completed it's sum- mer schedule of three boats weekly in the Alaska service and for 5ey- eral weeks hereafter the Princess Louise, leaving Vancouver every ten days, will carry the schedule alone.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
TAKE PASSAGE ON
 YUKON FROM WRANGELL

Sixty persons took passage from Wrangell on the Yukon Monday night. They were N. L. Freeman, Wilfred Gartley, John Todd, Hans Linseth, John Roald, c. Mitchell, J. Bernstroyad and A. Bussanich for ketchikan; Henry Larson, Frank Hosono, Jack Fulkerson and two Oriental crews for Seattle.
 One crew numbered 19 from the Wrangell Packing Company and the other had 30 men from the Diamond K Packing Company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
RUTH PELLINEN RETURNS TO
 HOME IN HOQUIAM, WASH

Miss Ruth Pellinen, who has spent the summer as a guest in the Henry Wells home, left on the Aleutian Monday night for her home in Ho- quiam, Washington, where she has lived with her mother since MT. Pel- linens death some years ago.
 Miss Pellinen graduated from the Hoquiam high school last June. She has arrangements made to attend a school of designing next year in Cal ifornia and probably will not be back in Wrangell until after com pleting her college work,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
ALTAR SOCIETY ANNOUNCES
 PUBLIC CARD PARTY, SEPT.

The Altar Society of the Cath ollie church have plans completed for a card party in the Elks lodge rooms on Thursday night, September g, at 8 o'clock.
 Refreshments will be served foi- lowing the card games and during the evening a beautifully fitted ov- CT night bag will be raffled.
 This is the first public means to raise money that the Altar Society has sponsored in two years. The fif- ty cents admission charge includes cards and refreshments.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03
LABOR TIES UP SAN FRANCISCO
 WATER FRONT

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. This city's waterfront is tied up today by the long simmering dispute be- tween the teamsters union and long shoremen as to which group has jur- isdietion over the warehousemen. Tickets from the teamsters union an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor, went on duty, urging other union men not to report for work. No violence has occurred yet, but police are prepared for disorders.
 John Mclaughlin, business agent of the teamsters union, declared that the tie-up is for showdown on the warehousemen who are affiliated with the CI0.
 Louis Goldblatt, yice-president of the Warehousemen's union, declared that the situation is not a dispute between the American Federation of Labor and the CIO," but that his union is trying to get 75 men rein stated in their pobs with the Cahf-I ornia Packing corporation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03

tained and the landseaping, water lily pool and other features conform to a plan designed for all the lots.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03

Mrs. H. Rogers left Saturday un the Northland for her home in Se- attle, after spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs T. J. Mcbride.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03

PORTLAND, ORE. Sept. 1-Bloody noses, torn clothing and tattered banners decorated the labor front today as the American Federation of Labor and rival CIO groups con tinued their rivalry for control of the sawmill industry.
 Spokesmen for operators of mllis which opened Monday after shutting down over threats from American Federation of Labor leaders to re- fuse to handle products turned out by CIO employees in the mills, re- marked, Its a hell of a mess."
 Impromptu fights broke out before the gates of most of the large milis, but nearly all ended as quickly as they started. AFL pickets retreated for repairs and new banner, others took their places. A number of trucks leaving the mills with sawdust fuel were overturned.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-03

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-18
Legion Body
DescendsOn
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From All Parts OF
Country A n q
Abroad Convention
Groups Pouring IN

New York, Sept. 18.-(AP)-lAmerl-
can Legionnaires, keyed in the e1
pectation of their greatest convention
Jubilee watched a vanguard OF up
wards of 100000 veterans convelsn,e
on New York City today to the az
compartment of rolling drums oueloS
and miniature cannon fire.
where's Elmer" cried many o. ,, :no
early convention arrivals, plvouacn -.
at hotels, rooming houses ana III o'A
quarters. ravaral
years ago at another OF these Le The
assemblies. has stuck through .ne
years as enduring hllmor OF LII LII ace
erans for whom fun in middle o.
has replaced the seriousness o. -
they knew as youths. and
By planes, train, motor cars noI; eli.
boats from tiny hamlets to meIlop -, J
tan areas. and from lands across liz :,
seas they arrived in for a repnio" -
legion officials confidently predict,,
ed more than $4,000 veterans s arS
their families would be mere ~ yos3ivi-
day for the four-day round o. Ae' :
ties beginning Monday 80
Contingents from Hawaii any
Puerto Rico were on hand today
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-18
Subject Discussed at Con-
ference of Secretary Hull
and President
Roosevelt
LEAGUE INVITATION
EXTENDED AMERICA
President To Confer With
Southeastern Governors at
Warm Springs Thanksgiv-
ing; Other Nations Taking
American Cotton Trade
Throughout World

washington, Sept. 18 (AP)-Secre-
tarv Hull called on President Roose-
welt today to discuss with him, II was
reported authoritatively, the question
of possible United States participation
in the League of Nations considera-
ton of the Sino-Japanese crisis.
The League has reconstltuteo ltS
advisory group, established in 1885, 10
deal with the Manchurian confllct.
The United States was represented
ON the earlier committee, and Geneva
reports have said an invitation would
be sent this government to collaborate
again.
There has been no official announce
ment as yet that the invitation mas
been actually received here. The fact
however, that Hull was accompanied
to his conference with the President
bv Hugh Wilson, assistant secretary
of state, and the State Department
League of Nations expert, indicated to
some the invitation was the subject OF
the White House conference.
To See Governors
Meantime, L. w. Robert, secretary
of the National Democratic Commit
tee. said at the White House that the
President had accepted tentatively
an invitation to confer with members
of the newly created southeastern gov
errors conference at Warm Springs
Ga, about Thanksgiving Day.
Other developments:
Fresh outbursts of criticism and