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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06
On YEARS AGO
III Prom THE EMPIRE

APRIL 6, 1919
Little Mary Agnes Ritter gave hel
young friends a most enjoyable
party at her home a few days pre-
vious, guests present including Deda
Franzen, Hilda Franzen, Mural
Franzen, Clara j. Crary, Rose Gal
lagher, Florence Battle, Rosetta
Femmer, Lorraine Erickson, Lucille
Erickson, Katherine Messerschmidt
Mable Clanch Ritter, Iris Gray and
Margaret Charles,
B. o. Graham and Mrs. Graham
Of Cordova arrived on the Alaska
and were at the Gastineau Hotel
Mr.. Graham was attorney for the
Kennecott Corporation.
With Ed c. Russell and Grand
Dictator H. S. Graves as installing
officers the following were induct-
ed the previous night in the Moose
Lodge as officers: Dictator S,
Wallstedt; Vice Dictator, Robert
Kennedy; Prelate, Chris Madsen;
Treasurer. j. j. Stocker; Sergeant
alarms, Joe Matalya; Inner Guard,
John Pastl; Outer Guard, Tom jan
sen; Trustees, William Steinbeck
and w. B. Kirk; Physician, DR.. L.
P. Dawes.
Former Representative Arthur G.
Shoup and their little son, James
M. Shoup, Jr., the "jr," because OF
his grandfather, were visiting in
Juneau from Sitka
The Presbytery of Alaska con-
vened in the Northern Light Church
rooms, delegates being in attendance
from various parts Of Southeast Al
aska.
Miss May Otteson left for Seat
tie on the Alaska. She was to visit
with friends in Washington and
oregon before returning here in
two months.
Weather: Highest "A; lowest 40;
rain.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06
N. D. Cagers
Win, But After
Game Is Over

SOUTH BEND. April 6, = The
Notre Dame basketball team won
one game this year after it had
ended. Maurice ziegenhorn. soph
forward, dropped the free throw that
defeated Syracuse. 1884, after time
had been called ending the overtime
period He was fouled just before
the gun was fired.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06
Argument
lPhiladelnhia Recordl

philadelphia Record
w. L. Crooks, representing fireworks manufaetur-
ers before committee of the Maryland Legislature
that is considering antifireworks law:
Il wonder what Adolf Hitler would think if you
would hold up little, tiny firecracker and say the
United States afraid of it.
You should teach your boy to be red-blooded
man.
Yes and if he's blinded by frecracker he can
always console himself that he is redblooded and that
Adolf Hitler doesn't think he's milksop.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06
FRED KUB0N IS
MAYOR OF NOME

NOME, Alaska, April s. Fred
Kubon was elected Mayor of Nome
at Tuesdays election with the fol-
lowing three for the City Council:
Edward Anderson, William M. KEEL
sey and Lyle NeVin.
Almer Rydeen was elected to the
School Board.
Without opposition, M j. Walsh
was elected City Clerk, Leroy M
Sullivan, City Attorney and L. H
McCloy, City Treasurer.
Three hundred and thirty seven
votes were cast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06
NO FIRE

Because an Indian woman thought
she saw a fire, volunteer firemen
scrambled out of bed this morning
at 4:30 O'Clock and hurried to the
Lower City Float TO find no fire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06

A contemporary wants to know what's become Of
the fellow who always insisted that only got light
wines and beer back our troubles would be over We
don't know, but suspect maybe he's been driven
to stronger drink
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06

The studio which produced Confessions of a Nazi
Spy" reported that it received several warnings and
threats when the picture was finished More about
that when the time comes for press agents to
confess
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06

prominent neuroogist reports that more than
O000000000 microscopic brain cells make up the gray
matter inside persons skull Now there's an I'M
employment problem of real dimensionsl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06

Seldom photographed is Martha
Richards (above), World War spy
who, it is reported, was responsible
for the capture and subsequent exc
cution of Mata Hari, famed German
spy. She is pictured in London dur
ing visit to see film based on her
activities for the Allies in the secret
service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-06
eHGpby
Birthday

The Empire epfo"ds congratuld-
lions and best iOiSteS today, their
birthday anntUe 'sar!' 20 re folo1o-
ing;
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Uncle Sam To Count
Alaska Noses Soon

WASHINGTON. D. c. - Uncle
Sam will begin an official count of
noses in Alaska in October
Workers will be sent out by dog
sleds, boats. airplanes, on snowsboes
and other forms of transportation to
cover the vast territory and the
many islands in Boring Sea
Secretary of Commerce Harry L.
Hopkins has ordered Dwight r.
Hammack, veteran of the Census
Bureau, at San Francisco, to pro-
coed to Alaska and select zoo super
visors and enumerators to carry on
the work.
Hammaek will spend approx
mately six weeks in various parts
of Alaska lining up the census
crews, giving out supplies and ar
ranging transportation facilities.
Hammack expects to leave San
Francisco for Alaska in about three
weeks, it is announced
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Dimond Will Be In Wrangell Aug.
q Fisheries Committee

4. Offshore fishing by foreigners.
5. To make inquiry as desirable
in relation to the merchant marine
in Alaska or to the merchant
rine in Alaska, or to the merchant
marine or fisheries of the United
States.
6. To inquire into any other mat
tiers concerning Alaskan fisheries
which the committee may think
desirable with a view to conserva-
tion of the fishery and reasonable
development of the industry.
The committee is scheduled to
leave Seattle August 20 on either
the coast guard cutter Ingham or
the bureau of fisheries vessel Brant.
Monrad c. Wallgren, representa-
tive to congress from Washington
and a member of the house fisheries
investigating committee, came north
on the Aleutian this week en- route
to the Arctic. Later, he will join
other members of the committee at
Anchorage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Free Trapping, Hunting
Licenses For Indians

The Alaska Game Law. as amend
I'd June %. 1888. provides that no
hunting. trapping. or fur dealers
licenses shall be required of native
Indians or Eskimos. Indians and Es-
KINDS are defined by the Alaska
Game Law lAct OF January IS. 1925,
43rd Stat. 739. as amended Febru-
airy IA. 1881. #6 stat, III L. S.
Code. Title as. sections 1921. and
June 18th. 1885. Public Law No.
rs. 18th Congress-. as natives of
one-half or more Indian or Eskimo
blood.
In accordance with an agreement
drawn up by the Alaska Game Com
on June 1, 1899 and the OF
flee Of Indian Affairs, authority has
been invested in Indian Service
to issue free such licenses
to Eskimos and Natives of one-half
or more OF Indian or Eskimo blood
Natives of the Wrangell area may
apply for these licenses from George
T. Barrett, Principal at WrangeH
Institute.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18

Delegate Dimond, who is accom-
panying the subcommittee of the
house committee on merchant mar
inc and fisheries, named to make
an investigation of the Alaskan
fisheries, expects to be in Wrangell
on August %, according to tele-
gram received by Mayor Fisk.
Mr.. Dimond did not state that he
was stopping off at Wrangell but
from other sources it was learned
that hearings in Wrangell will be
held on September 1916.
Tentative dates for hearing are
scheduled first in CordoVa, August
27-28, Anchorage August 30-31, Ko-
diak September 81, Sitka $40, Ju-
neau HIP, Petersburg 1874, Wran-
CELL 15-16, Craig IT and Ketchi-
kan 1920.
Senator Roden, in Wrangell Sat
urday with the territorial fisheries
investigating committee, whose 9TH
err members are Representatives Da-
Wis of Juneau, Smith of Anchorage
and Walker of Craig, said that it
was his understanding that the con-
gressmen wish to get out on the
fishing grounds and observe the
various types of fishing gear in
actual use.
Delegate Dimond's resolution auth
orizing the investigation calls for
studies in reference to:
/. The use of traps in taking sal
mon, and whether or not they
should be prohibited.
2. The adyisability of maintain
ing or changing the fishing sea-
son at present prescribed for TAX
ing salmon in the several Alaskan
fishing areas.
3. The eject of herring fishing ON
the king salmon fishery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
JOHN OSBORN ON WAY
CAMP PERRY RIFLE MATCHES

John Osborn visited friends, his
sisters, Mrs. Henry Bradley and Mrs
Kenton Halverson and brother AL
bert Osborn and families while the
Princess Charlotte was in port Tues
day night. He was on his way to the
national rifle matches at Camp Per
~, Ohio. Of the thirteen members of
the Alaska team eight are from Ju-
neau and five from Seward.
The former WrangeIl boy is main
tenance foreman of the Public Roads
Administration at Juneau. He has
So miles of road under his charge
and a crew of 10 men.
On his return north next month
he hopes to be able to stop off at
WrangelI long enough to get inter
est aroused in the clean sport af-
forded by a rifle range, to the end
that one will be built here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Jimmie Rinehart Bases
Plane At Wrangell

Jimmy Rinehart and Charles
GaRiere. commercial aviation pi-
lots, who own and operate a Curtis
Wright Travelair seaplane, this
week chose Wrangell as their per
manent home base for flying ae-
tiyities IN southeastern Alaska
Both men are seasoned pilots with
several years experience in Alaska.
They flew their six passenger mono
plane here from Seattle several
weeks ago aud since arrival have
been kept busy By local eannerymen
inspecting their fishing interests aud
BY other charter trips. A second
plane will probably be added within
the next Two months.
The pilots report landing facili-
ties here as good aud although the
harbor is small the protection al
forded from rough weather is ex-
eellent
An ambulance service with first
aid equipment and space To carry
one passenger in a reclining posi-
ton, is included in the planes ser
vice.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Women's Club Offers Cooperate
Cemetery Improvement

Mrs. Johnson, it was announced.
Mrs. Leth Meadows was appointed
music chairman for the club and
Mrs. Anderson park chairman.
Letters of sympathy We're author
lied sent to Mrs. Hale and TO Mrs.
l. c. Bjorge. whose nephew passed
away at Juneau during the week;
a letter of congratulations and
good wishes sent to the former sec
rotary, Mrs. C. W. DeRemer, on her
recovery from a serious operation
performed at Fort Lewis recently,
and a note of thanks sent to Mrs.
R. w. J. Reed for her donation OF
five dollars to the club.
Cooperation Offered
The present condition of the Gem
etery having been brought to the
attention of the club as are so many
matters of civic concern, a discus
sion followed, and a letter was vot-
ed sent to the lodge in charge Of
fering cooperation, if needed so that
the plot may be kept moved as a
whole instead of in sections as al
present Work that a CCC CAM
might do if established again wa:
also discussed.
Expressions of good wishes were
made to Mrs. w. j. Carruthers whC
will leave Wrangell shortly, ant
talks were made by the visitors pres
ent. Mrs. VIM. L. Paul. member o
the Juneau Woman's Club, gave al
interesting account of the visit o
the clubwomen from the states a
Juneau last May and of her recen
attendance at a meeting of Ameri
! can Penwomen in California
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
CONSTRUCTION
BUILDING
JAN |

a telegram from Mayor Van H.
Fisk asking Delegate Dimond's aid
IA Fastening the start OF the new
Federal building at Nrangeu to pro
vide a winter payroll, was answered
IN the past week by the delegate as
follows.
On several occasions 1 have
urged the procurement division, now
under the Federal Works Agency. to
press to completion the plans for
construction of the Wrangell build
ing so that work may proceed during
the winter.
I have been advised by Public
Buildings officials that the plans
are now under way and that 1t is
expected construction will start on
or before January l.
While 1 have asked for much
greater speed there seems to be no
reasonable chance that work can
start by october 1 as requested on
account OF the need Tor carrying
forward work on numerous build
ugs all over the United States and
the inadequaey Of personnel to com
plete each job promptly"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Body W. T. Hale Taken
Seattle For Interment

Accompanying the body of her
husband, to whom death from a cor
onary ocelusion came suddenly early
last Friday morning, Mrs. W. T.
Hale took passage on the Columbia
Monday night for Seattle where the
funeral will be held and interment
made
Father Walsh, who arrived here
unexpectedly Saturday night from
juneau was celebrant at requiem
mass at the Catholic church Fri
day morning. The palIbearers were
F. S. Barnes, A. R. Brueger, T. V.
Garry, G. T. Barrett, Leo McGor-
mack and l.. NJ. Campbell. Honorary
named by Mrs. Hale were
Brigadier ". J. Carruthers, W. H.
Darlington, A. ". H. Smith, H. D.
Campbell, J. G. Calvin and A. P.
Romine.
Mrs. Hale will be met at Seattle
by her sister, Miss Mary Alice Nolan
and Mr.. Hale's sister, Mrs. J. P.
Hallor of Oakland and his sister-in-
law, Mrs. C. P. Hale of San Fran
cisco Mrs. Hallor is the widow Of
Joseph P. Hallor, who built the first
salmon cannery in Alaska. Located
on the Kvichak river in Bristol Bay
it became the training school in the
salmon business for ". T. Hale and
c. P. Hale, both or whom became
men in the Alaska sal
mon business. c. P. Hale died two
years ago.
Mr.. Hale's birthplace was erron-
eously reported in last weeks SEN
tinel as Liverpool, California. He
was born in 1874 in Santa Cruz.
His grandparents were among the
forty-niners who crossed the plains
by covered wagon into California.
His father, Titus Hale, a small boy
when the journey was made, became
a well known Californian, one of
the founders of the Society of Cali
fornia Pioneers and its president for
number of years. In turn, w. T..
Hale also served that organization
as an executive.
Mr.. Hale was a fourth degree
Knight of Columbus, a member of
the Sierra club, the Catholic Rotary
organization, and of the Holy Names
Society. His membership in all these
organizations was held in Seattle.
Mrs. Hale will probably make her
home in Seattle, although in the sud
denness of her bereavement her
plans for the future are indefinite.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Tug Takes Big Dredge
Safely Under Bridge

The tug Edward Sehenk succeeded
in taking the big General ConsTue-
ton Company dipper dredge under
the Douglas bridge on slack water
during the noon hour Thursday of
last week. There was but a few
inches of clearance between the
highest part of the dredge and the
bridge Orders.
The dredge was brought to Ju-
neau from Puget Sound by the tug
Matilda Foss for use by the
Alaska Juneau dock for use by the
contractors in a harbor dredging
project at Juneau. The dredge is SO
feet high from the water line at its
highest point and at zero stage of
the tide there is about SO feet of
clearance between the bridge and
the channel surface.
The Schenk, which is owned by
the Tongass Timber Company at
Wrangell, left here on August 3, the
crew members being ". c. Chisholm
Ted Hitchcock and Al Lundberg. An
other Wrangell man will be added
at the close of the fishing season
and two men were picked up at
Juneau. The tug will be engaged as
dredge tender during dredging oper-
atoms, which are expected to last
four to five months.
The company plans to work three
shifts for 24-hours operation with
about 30 men employed on the
dredge shifts and the tugboat shifts.
Also, employed in the dredging OPP
Grafton are two 330-yard dump
barges and an oil barge that viii
carry about one hundred 42-gallon
barrels a trip, supplying the dredge
oil burners.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
SIXTEEN PASSENGERS ON
SIXTEENTH TRIP SEASON

The Hazel B. No sailed Tues
day afternoon with sixteen passen-
gers on its sixteenth Stikine river
trip of the season. Passengers for
Telegraph Creek were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Crisp, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Henry and son, Miss Dorothy Grim
BILE.
Roundtrippers were Mrs. Ernest
Anderson, Miss Helen Johnson, Mrs.
A. w. H. Smith, Mrs. F. S. Barnes
Mrs. Neil Grant and Mrs. Hill Bar
rington of Wrangell.
Mrs. Helen Sorenson, OF Seattle,
who is visiting her daughter Miss
Vivian Sorenson in Wrangell, Mrs.
It. F. Benson and Miss Margaret
Dunklege of Petersburg and Miss
Dorothy Goodwin OF 0regnn-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
Taxpayers Clear Up
IS Percent Tax Roll

The Wrangell tax roll of real and
personal property is in the best con-
dftion at present that it has been
for several years past. City Clerk L.
B. Chisholm said today.
The city books closed Tuesday
with rs tracts of land On which no
part of the 1899 taxes were paid.
These pieces will now carry a l5
per cent penalty and 10 per cent
interest until paid. The unpaid as
sessments are all in small amounts,
ranging from four TO ten dollars, the
total taxes due on the rs pieces
being well under one thousand dol
lars.
The greater part of the delinquent
tax roll. recently advertised in COM
pliance with the law preparatory to
being presented to the District Court
of this division for judgment and
order OF sale. has been paid and to-
day over rs percent of the taxes due
the city on July /. have been clear
ed.
While practically all of the
heavier taxpayers paid their 1899
taxes in full, waving the provision
to pay half the assessment by Au-
gust Is without penalty on the re-
naming half if that is paid by 0e-
tober 81, there were several tax
payers in the middle brackets who
took advantage of that provision
and paid but half. but who. IN
doubtedly will pay up in full by
October 81
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
COAST SHIPPING
TIE UP FEARED
IN SEPTEMBER

san FRANCISCO - Indications
of another shipping tie-up along the
Pacific coast next month appeared
when the Waterfront Employers as
ISOLATION rejected demands of CO
longshoremen for a new contract
providing for wage increases, short
er hours. a more extended overtime
period and a change in date Of term
ination Of contracts.
The association insists the con
tracts be renewed as IS Immediately
1T is evident It should be renewed
as it is to the interest of all con
cerned - longshoremen. employers.
shippers and the public the en-
p1oyers said.
The association warned that de
lay in renewing the contract will
mean loss of cargoes and less work.
The unions demands submitted
al the first negotiating meeting.
were outlined by the International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
mems union as follows:
/. Wage increases.
>. 4 straight six-hour day instead
of the present six hours in eight.
3. Penalty rate wages 10 offset
use of labor saving devices.
4. Elimination of penalties against
longshoremen for work stoppage
caused by situations beyond the con-
troll Of the union.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
ICKES URGES LET DOWN IMMIGRATION.
BARS TO REFUGEES BUILD UP ALASKA.

Alaska. with area. climate and re-
sources equal to all Scandinavia. now
has a static population Of about 60
600 compared with a population Of
100000 in Scandinavia" he said.
Il hope the Slattery report will
serve as a powerful impetus TO prae-
teal thinking and intelligent action
for the development Of Alaska
Patriotic capital and men and
women with the spirit of our pio-
neers have the opportunity 10 enlist
i'm the service of the nation. build
ing cities in our last frontier
He emphasized that industrial de
velop nent particularly in the south
ern part of the Territory. would
mean a tremendous boom to west
coast shipping. heavy industry and
consumer goods through sales to Al
aska
He suggested that industries could
be builded around the production Of
various fur products. and leather,
paper and wood products which We
now import from European and Ash
attic sources
The slattery report said that
whatever the justification may be
for the present quota laws with re-
spect to the settled areas of the Uni
ted States, the application of The
same yardstick to the unpopulated
Territory whose future and well ne
ing depends on new immigration
and new capital, is extremely ques-
tionable from the standpoint of ma
tionaI policY.'
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
TWO AND QUARTER TONS MAIL
ORDER CATAL0Gs DISTRIBUTED

Two and a quarter tons of mail
order catalogs, bearing stamps for
local distribution, were shipped by
freight this week to the Wrangell
post office.
On Monday 50 bundles, each con
tanning twelve Sears & Roebuck cat
alloys were distributed and on Tues
day So bundles of eight Montgomery
Ward catalogs were put through the
post office. Each eatalog weighs a
little over five pounds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
HERRING FISHING CLOSED
SITKA AREA EXCEPT FOR BAIT

Following the protest of fisher
men in the Sitka area, announce
ment of a change in the Alaska fish
cry regulations was made recently
by the Bureau OF Fisheries relative
to the herring fishery in southeast
ern Alaska The amendment reads:
All commercial fishing for her
ring. except for bait purposes, is
prohibited in the waters along the
west coasts OF Chichagof and Bar
anof Islands, including the coasts Of
adjacent small islands. from Cape
Cross to Cape Ommaney and along
the southeast coast of Baranof Is
land from Cape Ommaney to the
light al Port Armstrong"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-18
45-Day Duck Season
Opens On October /

Announcement of a lowered bag
limit ON geese was received this
week by the Sentinel from Frank
Dufresne, executive officer of the
Alaska Came Commission at Ju
neau. Last year the bag on geese
was limited to five in any one day
of the open season and ten in the
hunters possession. This year the
daily bag limit is four, the posses
sion eight With the exception of
geese, bag restrictions during the
migratory bird hunting season this
year are the same as last year.
A 45-day duck hunting season in
southeastern Alaska this fall is
again provided by the regulations.
The season is from October l to
November 10. In the years 1880,
1896, and 1897 the season was
cut to one month. Last year the
period was extended to 45 days.
By southeastern Alaska is meant
that area from the 141st meridian
south to Dixon entrance" Dufresne|
said.
In other Alaska districts the sea-
son is from September 1 to OetoberI
Is north of the Naknek river, Max
mex lake and Katmai monument
and west of the Hist meridian;
and November 16 to December 30 I'M
that area south and west of the
Naknek river. Naknek lake and
Katmai monument to the western
most boundaries of the Aleutian is
lands.
As Dufresne's message stated that
other restrictions are the same as
last year it is understood that the
daily bag limit on ducks is 10, pos
session 20; that the three-shell limit
on repeating shotguns is continued
and hunters may not use shotgunsI
larger than number 10 gauge.
New fall hats on display at Mrs.
Jacobson's. Priced from $2.25 to
eE an