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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
BAR LIQUOR
TWO DRINKS
BILL DEFEATED

JUNEAU Alaska, March -
Especial to the Wrangell SentlneD
Failure of Representative Spencer of
Fairbanks to appear at last nights
house session placed that gentleman
in the doghouse and resulted in the
failure of three important measures
which the house refused to accept
under the two-thirds vote.
The bills were to raise the gold
tax exemption to $4,000. provide
penalty for nonpayment of gold tax
and ask Congress to repeal Rich
ardson highway tolls In each case
speneer's vote would have made it
IL to 5.
Realizing that some of the main
detectives of this years session are
thus inadvertently defeated, house
members. including those who voted
against the bills are now scratching
about to salvage something from the
wreck.
Yesterdays house session voted
an appropriation bill which added
100000 to ways and means recon-
mendations including 100000 for
vocational education, $4,000 for
planning council. $4,000 for Dol
ly Warden fight.
The senate passed the minimum
teacher salary bill but struck out
section to pay increases of $45 a
year. 1t provides for a minimum sal
airy of $500 in the First Division
$3.50 in the Third Division and
$21O0 in the second and Fourth Di-
visions.
It provides also that the percent
age of refunds to municipalities for
school purposes will remain as at
present.
A new effort to haul out the
wholesale liquor bill from Senator
Cochrane's committee failed.
The University of Alaska $4,000
appropriation was approved by the
Senate.
The senate defeated Pattersons
bill to restrict bar liquor to two
drinks per man.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
Memorial Asks Two
Delegates From Alas.

JUNEAU - In an effort to clean
up bills for transmission the house
continued in session Tuesday night
until 11:40 and the senate until
1890. The senate disposed of many
bills still in second reading by in
definitely postponing them.
A proposed University of Alaska
building fund, setting up $4,000
each year for ten years, was killed
by the house Monday afternoon.
The house also killed the Coffey
proposal to increase the taxes on fish
fertilizer, oil and meal plants.
However, Coffey's re-introduced
bill asking $4,000 for purchase of
a tax collection boat for the Bristol
bay section was approved The senate
recently killed a bill providing $685.
600 for that purpose.
A memorial asking one additional
Alaskan delegate to congress, and
also asking that the delegates be
elected to four-year terms. passed
the house.
The senate passed a bill setting
up license taxes for construction
firms and banks. and a joint mem
orial asking the Admiralty island
not be made into a national park and
that no other parks be created in
Alaska Previous to adjournment,
Senators Rivers and LaBoyteaux in
troduced an appropriation of $70,-
900 for the University of Alaska
building program.
Important bills passed by the
house included:
Creation of a territorial revenue
constabulary.
Setting up a new workmen's COM
pensation act.
Prohibiting practice of chiroprac-
try without licenses.
A building fund for pioneer wom-
en-.
A fund to purchase the Goddard
hot springs.
A bill allowing $14,4O0 for radio
station subsidies.
A bill licensing peddlers and itin-
Grant merchants.
The house killed a $225,000 ap-
preparation for a pioneer home for
men and women at Anchorage and
a bill repeating the criminal syndi-
calism laws.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
PROMINENT CLUBWOMEN
TO VISIT ALASKA IN MAY

Mrs Saddle Orr Dunbar, of Wash
ington, D. C. president of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs,
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, of Balti-
more, Maryland, first vice-president,
and other club women of note will
visit Wrangell northbound May Is
and southbound May "a when the
Mckinley stops at this port, accord
ing to word received from Mrs. Dun
bar this morning.
Plans for a club meeting and
sightseeing trips are in the hands
of committees of the local Civic Club
and will be announced when com
pleted. 1t is not known yet how
many will be in the party as the
cruise to Alaska will follow the 1889
Council meeting in San Francisco.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
ILLEGAL SALES
LIQUOR DRAW
$1,000 IN FINES

KETCHIKAN - Two operators OF
beer parlors and two bartenders
were fined $3.50 each Friday after
noon by United States Commissioner
Austin after they had pleaded gull
ty to charges 0 illegally selling liq-
or The four were Charles era
ham, William Robertson. " D. Far
rel and Eleanor sayer.
Charges against two other per
sons, Lenora Barclay and Jennie
Barseth, each named as coholder of
a beer parlor license, were dismiss
sed upon motion by W A. Holzheim-
er, district attorney, who recon-
mended the fines of $3.50 for each
of the other defendants.
Following the payment of the
fines, Mr. Holzheimer said, I'VE
are out to stop this illicit traffic
in liquor. He also said that Fridays
case, the first of its kind in Ketch-
ikan, decidedly is not a precedent.
The arrest of drinkers of hard Ii
quor in beer parlors also was
threatened by Mr.. Holzheimer, who
pointed out that the law provides
for a maximum penalty of 5000 fine
and six months in Jail for a person
convicted of drinking liquor in
public place. The maximum penalty
for illegal sale is $1,000 fine and
year in jail
I'm under instructions to stamp
this out and I'm going to do It" the
district attorney said.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
Bill Change Election
Date Fails To Pass

JUNEAU last minute attempt
to get gold tax legislation through
the present session of the legisla-
ture was made in the senate with
two bills Wednesday. The time be-
ing past for transmission of bills
One of the measures passed By the
senate would raise the exemption
from the gross gold tax from So
600 to $4,000 The original bill
provided $4,000, but was amended.
similar bill in the house was left
at the post in the race to get bills
from senate to house, that body must
vote by a two-thirds majority before
accepting any more bills.
Another measure passed By the
senate would assess unpaid gold
taxes at the rate of 6 per cent per
anuum. aeeruing from the date
taxes are due. It would be made a
prior lien against any mining prop
erty Several senators attacked the
measure, claiming labor liens should
have priority.
Herring Fishing
The senate passed a substitute
form of a house bill which would
make the territorial superintendent
of public works supervisor of con
struetion of all public buildings, in
Guiding the schools.
The house memorial supporting
Delegate Dimond's bill to restrict
herring fishing in Southeastern Al
aska also passed.
TIE senate killed by a four TO
four vote Roden's bill to change
the primary election date from Sep
TENDER to October
Cochran's liquor permit bill for
passed the senate Wednesday but
the house-by a vote of 10 to g
refused to accept it.
Senator Hoffman yesterday obtain
ed consent to withdraw a memorial
which he had introduced under sus-
pension of the rules Tuesday asking
for a commission of engineers to eX-
anime the possibilities of building a
highway over the roadbed of the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
way. Holman said Senator Patterson
received a telegram from Cordova
"congratulating" both of them on
having killed a similar memorial
which came from the house. Both
are from the Third Division.
The senate passed the Patterson
memorial asking suspension of tolls
on the Richardson highway.
The senate also passed the house
bill raising the hair seal bounty to
SO.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
FOOD SALE

A food sale will be given Satur-
day afternoon, March 4, as a hos
pital benefit by the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Presbyterian church.
The sale will be held in the J. G.
Johnson store, more Familiarity
known as the Patenaude building.
Because their numbers are too few
to permit a separate benefit, the
women of the Assembly of God mis-
sion are joining the Ladies Aid in
the food sale.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
NAILS PUT TAX
ON BACHELORS

BERLIN = Nazi Germany
f has imposed new income tax
+ regulations on all bachelors,
& spinsters and childless married
4 couples. The new measure raised
+ the levies on unmarried persons
+ by 121a per cent and created a
+ new tax group on couples who
Il are childless after five years of
4 marriage. Nazis fastened to
Il say that the new taxes, estim-
+ ated to bring from 80 million
+ to 100 million dollars annually
Il are not based on any real need
+ for further funds.
2. Z z z 4 4 4
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
Health Council Hears
Address By Mrs Breed

Mrs. Florence Breed, Field Advis-
or of the National tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION, addressed members of the
local Health Council and others at
Elks hall last Friday afternoon on
Alaska's greatest health problem, tu-
berculosis. Mrs. Breed was enroute
to the states and National Head
quarters after assisting the Alaska
tuberculosis Association and help
ing with the 1898 Seal Sale. She left
Wrangell on the Northland.
The meeting which was informal
was called to order by the Wran-
CELL Health Council secretary, Rev.
Arnold Krone, in the absence of the
president, F. G. Hanford, who was
confined to his home with a cold,
Mrs. Breed was introduced to
the gathering by Mrs. M. o. John
son, treasurer of the Health Coun-
ell.
$1,000 Sale In 1898
Mrs. Breed sketched briefly the
history of the Seal Sale which orig
mated in Denmark and was adopted
in the United States in 1907 when
a woman, Miss Emily Bissell of Del
aware. recognized tits possibilities as
a weapon against tuberculosis. AL
askas first Seal Sale was sponsored
by Governor Troy in 1884 by re-
quest of the National tuberculosis
Association and brought in about
$4,000. The 1898 sale will amount
to we'll over $1,000 as most COM
Continued on page four
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
JUDGE PROHIBITS
LEANING ON BENCH
4: X kk

DISNEY, Okla. = New digni-
ty has come to Disney, Grand
river boom town where once
the law was so informal a pris-
oner was locked to a tree in the
absence of a jail.
: Justice C. S. Biven has de-
: creed that hereafter there shall
: be order in his court with no
smoking, loud talking or lean
ing on the bar of justice.
. i x x x y x X X X
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
FLASH

FLASH = JUNEAU, Alaska,
March Special to The Wrangell
Sentinel-By unanimous consent this
afternoon the house voted to accept
the Gold Tax exemption and penal
ty bills previously refused, on
grounds bill had not been read
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03

After keeping the reading room of
the library open five evenings a
week for less than a month, the Civ
ic Club last Friday abandoned the
plan to continue the service, three
evenings having gone by without
any patrons.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03
ANNUAL SILVER TEA

The Altar Society will hold its an
nual silver tea at the Legion Dug
out on Friday, March II, from 2:30
to 5 o'clock. A musical program will
be presented during the afternoon.
Adv. +,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03

The regular meeting of the W. c.
T. U. will be held March s at the
Library. The meeting time is 2 p. m
Visitors are welcome
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03

Continued on page four
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
MRS. CUMMINGS
 DIES AT CAPITAL
Wife of Former Attorney General Homer s. Cum.
 mings, Born in Conn.

Washington, Aug. 10-(UP)-Fu- neral services will be held here to. morrow afternoon for Mrs. Homer Stille Cummings, 40, wife of the former Attorney General, who died last night.
 Mrs. Cummings became critical ly i'll while vacationing in Florida last March of high blood pressure and heart disease.
 Family friends said that after a simple funeral service here at 5 p. m., tomorrow, her body will be sent to Stamford, Conn, where all interment service will be held at l:15 p. m., Saturday.
 Mrs. Cummings gained a host ot friends because of her easy inform ality and ready good-nature. Her breakfasts, dinners and after-the- ater suppers, often of an impromptu nature, were eagerly-awaited events at Ruthven, her home on a hill above Washington.
 One Orator Enough
 SA oVuuiiSil DCIlONldUs lMio. SuIll~ mings avoided discussion of poll tical subjects, explaining that "one orator in this family is enough They'd blow me under if I started making speeches. And I couldn' t possibly be clubwoman."
 She had six rules for entertain ing, from which she never deviated. They were:
 Get interesting people together and don't make them play games, striving instead for intelligent con- versation; plan everything in ad- vance; do nothing that can not be done easily: have eight for dinner if possible, but never more than 12: do not be overwhelmed by the dos and dont's" but do not disre- gard protocol in official matters 1; don't worry.
 Mrs. Cummings, former Cecilia Waterbury, a native of Darien. Conn.,, was the second wife of the former attorney-general, whom she married in 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
FLYING BOAT OF
 NAVY DAMAGED

Newport, R. T., Aug. 10-(UP)- Repairs were being made today to damaged positions of the U. s. nayy's four-motored Sikorsky flying boat which late yesterday taxied to the naval air base at Gould Island after abandoning rough-water operations six miles off shore.
 The huge flying battleship" ar- rived here yesterday from Norwalk, Vt., with crew of II men under Lieutenant Kenneth s. Craig. To test the crafts ability to withstand rough seas, flight was made to Block Island Sound where a safe landing was effected. Soon after ward a wave washed over the end of wing, damaging an aileron and causing temporary abandonment of the tests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10

That Brown admitted making a $2,000,000 error in possible over-ex- penditures of the city's appropria- tions was recalled to the minds of the jurors. What I am trying to point out is how big they are try ing to make this thing" cried Sea- man.
 "Andy Brown"
 You wouldn't think he was War ren M. Brown, but Andrew H. Brown of the radio team. Amos n Andy the way he throws millions of dol lars around" he continued.
 T point this out to you to show his reliability and how much con- fidence you can place in his calcula- tions," he added.
 Seaman contended that Browns figures were not worth the paper they were written on if they couldn't be relied upon.
 He dismissed Browns testimony based on similarity of amounts as ridiculous and silly calculations. " Brown inaugurated new doctrine of accounting when he introduced his adding machine tape theory, he said, with reference to Browns in- troduction of adding machine tapes to show amounts paid to Philip Coppeto.
 66 Fer Cent Wrong
 Brown. he said. first claimed his reconciliation sheets were 90 per cent right. then admitted they were 66 per cent wrong. Brown could have given the correct information from the start. for he had the time and money. Seaman charged, but he didn't because 1t "served his pur. pose better" to do the opposite.
 Twitting Assistant Special Prose cutor Hugh M. Alcorn. who said the defense lawyer had attempt. cd to drag a "red herring" Into the trial by scandalizing states wit nesses. Seaman said that Brown's testimony would "make c red her. ring blush with shame.~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
SUICIDE TRIAL
 IS PREVENTED

Boston. Aug. 10-(UP)-A woon- socket, RI, mans hunch was credit ed today with baking his sister-in- laws suicide attempt.
 Albert Robert sped over roads from his Rhode Island home to the Back Bay apartment of his sister-i -in-law Miss Rose La Riviere. 63, yesterday after he twice had attempted to telephone her. He found her uncon- scious on the floor of her gas-filled kitchen. Firemen revived her.
 Robert told police that Miss La- Diviere, a dressmaker and designer had been in poor health.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
Prosecutor ALcon s Confidence
 |InAccountant Brown Misplaced

and what MT. Alcorn says in reply.
 Right or wrong, drunk or sober, he always finds a way out in his clamor- ing, able questioning to create a foundation to support some claim that he might make.
 The first thing that was said was that the city of Waterbury did pretty well in the legislature of 1935 and 1897.
 You will recall that my disting- uished friend, MT. Alcorn, Sr, had occasion to refer to the Act of 1887 and he took great delight in refer ing to the portion of the act which speaks of the obligations to the City of Waterbury had been duly paid.
 Thoms and Judge McGrath and everyone received pay; everything was 0. k.; Amen. But they tried to get you to reason. well if these people weren't employed and weren't paid, this legislature wouldn't have passed and because it was passed, we will call it conspiracy.
 Roraback!
 Why, the great J. Henry Roraback with all his power, with all the in- f1uence that he had, had to employ MT. Mackenzie at $4,500 a year to watch the legislature with reference to certain acts. Why, it was o. k. for Roraback to do that; certainly 1t was o. k. for the city to do that 1; certainly it was o. k. for anybody to do that, to employ people to take care of the legislature for Water bury. And what does 1t accomplish? ? It accomplishes a benefit to the tax payers of the city of Waterbury Instead of having these deficits added to the appropriations, help ing the poor man that hasn't enough money to meet the deficit, the legis- lature said Amen, we will call 1t a day; the slate has been cleaned You ned not make any appropria- ton at all. And that is what they did.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
Seaman Denounces
 State Accountant
Counsel For Auditors in Conspiracy Trial Points Out
 Experts Have Refuted Browns Statements

Attorney Joseph J. Seaman of Perth Amboy, N. J., asked the jury in the Waterbury conspiracy case yesterday to refuse to convict his clients, George H. Kingsley and John w. Meany on the testimony of one man, Warren M. Brown, who offer ed nothing but "uncorroborated opinions"
 In one hour of deliberate denun- citation of the states expert &C., countant, Seaman contended that expert accountants, far more capa- ble and experienced than Brown, had contradicted the latter's claims that the audit reports compiled for the city of Waterbury by the George H. Kingsley Go. were false and mis- leading
 Two More
 Seaman who is to be followed by only two more defense attorneys, before the defense comes to final conclusion, argued at the end of At torney Thomas F. McDonough's tirade against states witnesses.
 Winding up his argument on be- half of Alderman Thomas P. Kelly, McDonough delivered a highly effec- tive plea for acquittal, crying, "Don t do to Tom Kelly what you wouldn't t want done to your father, your brother, or sonl If were on a jury I would never send anybody's brother to the pen on the testimony they presented"
 He added that Tommy Kelly shouldn't and certainly won't go to prison on the testimony of liars; the most despicable and disreputable group that any prosecutor in the history of the United States ever presented to jury"
 In summation he cried, T plead with you for a verdict of acquittal, not disagreement, but acquittal to vindicate the name of this man. Stop what has ben started here and I hope 1t will never be allowed to be started again.
 Crowded Courtroom
 Despite heat which reached a temperature of 90 degrees in the courtroom and humidity which add- ed more discomfort to the atmos- phere, the courtroom remained crowded with spectators as the de- f,nse attorneys made their last statements of the innocence of their clients.
 Opening his arguments, which chiefly concerned the testimony oi Brown, Seaman called attention oi the jury to a comparison of the bills of Brown to the state compared tc the bills of Kingsley to the city "Kingsley.s bills don't come up tc Browns" he said.
 Even Brown testified that the Kingsley audits reflected the books of the city. Seaman cried, and ex. perts testified that they were moi false and misleading.
 Experts far superior to Brown saic that comments were q matter oi opinion in a report. and also that auditors had no right to question the function of an administration he argued.
 His plea delivered in . quiet tone of voice. raised only at interval; for a particularly invective blast al Brown, at whom he pointed hh ] finger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
SPECIAL s DAY WEEK END 'l9.'' rnnM EnInaY EyEKfNa rHR0uGN SUNDAY AFTERNOON

heos Ferry this Gene eus M you'll spend whole vacation MoNTAuk Ms@as. Aass. A'ssu4 Lss iasMt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10
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 via Ferry from New London to Montauk Point
5 Days All Expenses s49''o

Fair to this and you'll have the most glorious holiday of your life.
 Rate includes round trip New Lon. don. admission and transportation to and from Worlds Fair and your room and meals while you are at Monisuk ManoE Write for beautifully illustrated folder giving complete details of this delightful S-stsr vacation plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10

Sunny days. cool nights for your sss-bound vacation on the tip of Long Islaud The hotel is modern and fire proof snd the meals arc perfect Coli, swimming (sarf and 100 foot pool rid Ing ss . gesuins Western Dude Ranch and the worlds finest deep sea fishing ere ell available st most reasonable fsss. Add ens full day ct the worid's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-10

Armaments activity in the United Kingdom is stimulating It's indus- tries not working on war orders.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
EXAMPLES of Hundicruft Work
On Exhibition Here

Featuring characteristic examples
of fine woodcarving, metal work,
turned woodenware, pottery. furni-
ture, jewelry, embroidery and novel
ties of many kinds, an exhibit Of
the New Hampshire League of Arts
and Crafts is attractig attention at
Cabin Handicrafters," 1916 K
street NV.
Senator Charles w. Tobey of New
Hampshire, who saw it yesterday,
expressed pride in the display, de-
claring it was a demonstration of
the marvellous work" being accom-
plished by the craftsmen of his
State.
Explaining that the State subsi-
dies the movement, Senator Tobey
said the social implications of the
work are far reaching" Such a
Evening star., 1939-02-05

Of the league, whose headquarters
are in Concord, N. H.
One of the novelties in the ex-
hibit Is . tiny wooden bridge, hand
carved to resemble the covered
bridges common in New Hampshire.
Similar little bridges are on the
desks Of Senators Tobey and H.
Styles Bridges and other members
Of the New Hampshire delegation
in Congress.
Among the oldest novelties are
some costume jewelry pieces, made
of burrs, nuts, acorns and seed pods
of New Hampshire trees and bushes.
These little products Of a woman's
Evening star., 1939-02-05

cause, he pointed out. not only pro-
vides the craftsmen with monetary
reward, but still more important, ut
contributes to their sef-supporting
spirit"
The Senator expressed admiration
for the quality of workmanship dis
played. and expressed the hope that
the movement would grow. The
league, 1t is understood, now consists
of about 1,700 craftsmen.
Mrs. Foster Stearns, wife of Repre-
sentative Stearns of New Hampshire,
and a member of the League Coun-
Gil. was among those who expressed
much interest in the display during
an inspection yesterday.
Paralytic's Work on Display.
One striking exhibit. of a yoke of
oxen pulling a sled, was carved by
Evening star., 1939-02-05

is an enthusiast over handicraft
herself. She specializes in needle
point, hooked rugs, weaving, knit
ting, crocheting and others.
The exhibit has a particular ap-
peal here, because many attempts
are under way in Washington to
provide occupation and improve
ment for the sick, injured and dis
abled and impoverished in various
institutiops. Such handicrafts have
been found successful not only in
providing mental and physical oc-
cupation, but an income as well.