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MISCELLANEOUS

DRESSMAKING, slip covers and
 alterations. Klein Apts. Red 763.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FURNISHED g. or Broom apts.
 Phone Green 100 725 Basin Road.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

WANTED-A cabin during the last two weeks of July. Write Empire, NIL 800.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FOR SALE+U & l Lunch. Owner quitting business. Write 20. Box c274 or phone 334.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

3-ROOM apt, electric range, hot
 and cold water. Phone 569.
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vACANCY-Nugget Apartments.

FOR RENT-Small modern house,
 couple only. Phone Black 4l5.
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Empire classifieds pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

BROOM furnished apt. with bath; also Broom cabin. Inquire 337 Willoughby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $450. Finger wave, 65c. Lolas Beauty Shop, telephone c0l, 3l5 Decker Way
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

SIX MONTHS-4-room apt. Com
 pletely furnished, Channel view
 twin beds. Adults. Marshall AptS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FOR RENT-6-room modern house;
 call ASA after pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FURNISHED apts. at the Fosbee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FOR SALE-C1ty Float Beer Parlor. Phone 541 after pm.
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BROOM FLAT, completely modern, quiet, splendid view-couple only. Phone 686.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

UOZN, warm. turn. apls. Light
 water, dishes, cooking utensils
 and bath. Reasonable 8, Ssaview.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FOR RENT-Room in new home on
 Tenth Street. Call Black PCT after 6 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

FOR RENT = Broom furnished bachelor apt. Al $. Franklin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

cURN your old gold into value,
 cash or trade at Nugget Shop
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

APARTMENT for rent in Decker
 Bldg. Phone Green 465.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

ROOM FOR gentleman; also gar
 age. 325 9th St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-05

WANTED = A tenant for three months-a one-room downtown apartment, fully furnished. Write Empire T-594.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19


Born with the state. the Grif-
fin Fuel Co. now ranks as the
largest, most modern fuel conn
pany in the Northwest. The fond
est dreams OF Fred L. Griffin.
founder of the Griffin Fuel Co..
have been realized in the steady
growth Of the pioneer firm. Under
the guidance of Edwin l.. Griffin.
son and present manager. the com-
pany has steadily kept pace with
the growth of the city of Tacoma
and the rapidly changing times.
No more steaming. putting draft
teams struggling over unpaved
logging roads out over the wilds
beyond Kay street 10 deliver fuel.
but fleet Of swift. modern trucks
with many times the power Of
their quadruped predecessors now
deliver fuel with efficiency and
speed.
The development Of automatic
coal stokers and oil heating plants.
sawdust burners and other modern
heating systems required more eff
ficient handling methods. The
huge gravity coal storage bunkers
at the Griffin fuel yard are prob
ably the most unique yet developed
for the storing and handling Of
this fuel.
IF our growth continues pro-
portionately during the next fifty
years" says K. L. Griffin, our
plant will spread out to South Ta-
coma" Tacoma has shown con-
fidence In Griffin Fuel company
and the firm in turn has tried to
repay with prompt fuel service al
reasonable prices. The company
Ia located 1910 Commerce at.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
New York Fair
Lowers Price

NEW YORK-The Worlds fair
sought to check declining attend
ance today by offering s2.2s In
food and entertainment for 81.
This week end fair visitors may
buy for 81 ticket which will adj
nit them to the grounds. to five
specified exhibits and amusements.
and provide hot dog or ham
burger plus coffee, tea or milk.
II was the fair arrangements
first concession TO exhibitors and
concessionaires who have been
complaining that the admission
price--75 cents--wss keeping visi-
tors away and that 1t should be
so cents II not rs. Week end at
tendance particularly has declined,
and the new bargain rate will be
made permanent II II attracts
large numbers this week end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
PuydHup Fair GreU
Up UGth Washington
Valley Exposition is Show Window of
Northwest; Offers Unusual Panorama

even the cirl Scout. Will have 9
booth.
Well Pstrcnired
Credit for the success of the
Western Washington fair. says
A. z. Bartei. general manager
secretary. even during a period
when other fairs met with diff
Guilty. is due to the fine patronage
by residents of Tacoma. Seattle
and the rest Of the state.
Not only has their patronage
been greatly appreciated. but the
patrons have shown a fine appre-
citation of the efforts Of those who
have been working to develop
fields in which Washingtonians are
interested and actively engaged.
They have been very appreciative
Of the entertainment we have pre-
scented, the exhibits we have shown
and developed and the special
events we have arranged"
This year the annual exposition
will be held the week Of Sept. IS
through Sept. -. The day and
night grandstand shows will in
clude $500 of entertainment.
Tribute to Wsshington's Golden
Jubilee win be paid in a novel way.
The history of Washington will be
portrayed in night fireworks.
There will be nine tsbleaus in all,
each one an elaborate FIRE
works set.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
A. v. RARTTI,

For 20 years the Western Wash.
ington Fair Al Puysllup has been
the show window az the North
west, presenting a panorama OF
the best in agriculture. industry,
education, art and entertainment.
In the time that the fair has been
established its growth closely
parallels the development of the
state; the two have grown to-
sether.
Today the Western Washington
fair enjoys a fine reputation for
having one Of the most outstand-
ing fairs in the entire county. 1t
has never failed TO open its doors
on the third Monday in Septem-
Der; it is entirely self-supporting;
only the finest of exhibits and en-
tertainment are presented; agri-
culture, industry. art, education
and other fields of mans endeavor
are displayed.
Seek improvements
But it is not the intention of the
management to rest on its laurels.
1t is the ambition of the manage
ment to build and to show i'm
provement every year. AT the
close of each fair the proceeds are
used for Improvements and addi-
tons for the next fair. Needed
improvements are made as rapidly
rs possible.
1t is the intention q ths fair
that the youth of the Northwest
play an active part in the building
of the annual show. Both the Flu
ture Farmers and All organiza-
tons participate. For several
years the Campfire Girls have had
a display and now, because they
have made substantial growth,
they will have a department OF
their own. The Boy Scouts play
an important role, and this year
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

ssa nsssnx spirit - . s.n.<s
II activities whssa s~lft -
r.sr~it<s
Aifsss Lister. prsssaens Il -
Tsecms Savings = Lean sssr<ls-
tn. hAs 1uzfs . Mastery n hss swn
fIEnt. Ne . : Descendant ~ -
Lister fAnzTv wnseh essos h>rs
fran Enst1ed snd settled h<rs
when this 80 Nsw Tseams r.
Lister fcssnafy wss 90 Il ne FRA
enterprises = that character IN
sAss part II ne ruxst assra ecaa-
Try.
AHv~s I.i.sss sssvsea NJ 80
rs<f - - csty's flr>s iaNsp-
iisht<s. 1sss hpfs<s 1esA -
wess sns~s wSsA . 1870 60
~ ~ esey's - - - - -
hev~ssns s1vppe namQn. - ~
mssusna - ssrseG snern -
CITY controller. bss@nnns MAJ
assr a the raccma schsni dlssrsri
ard banner srs . fsw II ne sctivt-
ties In which Ne engaged.
In passing n should - nsntsen.
~ that Ne - brother ~ fhs isle
Ernest Lister. the snly p<mcerss
10 ~ elected governor far twp
consecutive terms n ~ - yssrs
II Washington ssasssscd
The thrss nowisn.is - ptx r..
nsWiss G. ana osrshalu ck--rsprs-
ssns . nams that has ssecd hssn
In the legal pofesss.n fov many
years. not only as horne but abroad.
The latest recognition - the fam.
lly name VA the siesllon ~ nsx
" Rowland a. vice president n ne
National Conference 81 Uniform
State Laws
start on the activities Il Z. 4,
Nicholson. architect. and the sssry
concerns . great number AZ son.
struetloa a4tiv1tsss Mo sarser 10
Tacoma hsaas . fs~ maashs sfs~r
washin9see became . state Many
notsbIs structures vsrs esssone1
~ him.
=. =. KING. srssss.ss ss u.
Buckley King funeral service. rep.
resents . business thai vas started
by Conrad l.. Hoska half . century
sGo. the funeral car vas then !
hearae. with plamss on the top.
drawn by a team of black horses
covered with heavy black nst..
There u q great interval between
the modern" funeral service wntch
Conrad Hoska provided snd the
facilities made avaiiabts ~ The
founders successor IN busss~ss.
cA.s,.- ". ;cvs:.. q s-~-
~. usess1sey u ~ Tass~sa
pevt communicates go pssss1rss
81 ~ Nsvsnwsse nuos tsvww.
svs ssssriasss~. rsps~ss~ss .
gssesstsss which hpgne - -
thisgs n N Rsssslss.
He started out ~ . bookkespsr
for . Tacoma wholesale house ana
might have been thsrs yet n Ae
had not spent his Sundays md
holidays visiting around the puv-
sllup valley where The bsrry busi-
ness was Just getting . start.
There hs met the late W. ". Paul.
hamtis. through whom he bscsms
Interested In the agricultural pos.
sibiiitles Of the valley. he worked
year on the PauIhamus berry
and dairy farm and then went into
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
Turkey Boosters
Eat Roast Beef

WORCESTER, Mass. - Al a
meeting here to discuss plans for
making the public native turkey
conscious" directors Of the Mas
sachusetts Turkey Growers asso-
citation dined on-roast beef.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

~ Ae&ttttoa
Take. for instance. W. p. Bon
ney, secretary Of the washingtoa
state Historical society. Bcrn At
steilacoom in 1854. his story would
cover q portion Of the Indian war.
important activities Of Isaac ].
Stevens. first governor Of the ter
ritory. and the founding Of Tacoma.
II would give some sf the
hIEhiiGhss Of the first days Of
the University Of Washiagtea
where young Win Bonnsy wss
. student In the pharmacy de-
partment. Ne Wa . fesmster.
express rider for The Northern
Pacific, carrying dispatches BE-
tween the Tacoma hesdsuar-
tiers and the construction
camps In the Cascade noun
tains. Then he capitalized On
his university work and be-
came one Of the leading drug
ktStss oShtk ftsast anu W0efE
sale business. His one time
partner was 4. A. Perkins.
John 3. Baker. president Fidelity
Trust Co. and associated In other
activities, came here several years
before statehood. He started q
grocery store on Pacific ave. which
specialized In a particularly fins
grade of kerosene oil, vital neces-
sity in those days. He WAS a mem
Der of the first state legislature
and a leader In the first Chamber
OF Commerce. Fifty years ago he
built the steamer. Bob Irving. q
flat bottom boat which erulsed
around the Sound and brought
farm produce 10 Tacoma.
Under his leadership the Hob
Irving carried the first Tacoma
trade extension group % the
Sound communities and e~tsb-
lished contacts which brought
business here and created
friendly relations that lasted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

me farm BUSINESS far himself ~
made ~ unusual <aee<sa n re
fruit ana dairy bussn%ss and was
ans NJ these Instrumental IN &~se.
fishing sh> great hsaln Industry "a
sss rsy1liup valley.
me ssssy might - - insess-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19


Ne iesAsaG naasessss - ~
Northwest
d. tpanj Corners story would
bs = history Of 80 years Of con-
struction and building activity IN
Tscoms. Some Of the substantial
buildings which have stood foe so
years and many Of the modern
structures In the Puget Sound
country were built by Dan Cornell.
fiis firm also had something to
do with the hard surface roads
which people take for granted TO-
day. Is Is now president Of Wood
worth q Cornell. Inc. And ths
Woodwork end Of the corporation.
by the way. comes from . pioneer
family.
Ira =. Davi..on. commits
sloner Of public utilities and
directing head Of the municipal
light and power business. IL
product Of pioneer days. HIS
father was sheriff ef Fierce
country when steilacoom IVES
the county seat tn DAsissoa
family made ~ important COO
tribufios % building Of Piercs
county and Tacoma
The name of q. 4. Perkins IL
associated with q multitude of con-
structive activities. He was quite
q young fellow when he came here
and went into the wholesale end
OF the drug business with w. r.
Bonney. He made friends rapidly
and soon had . great many con-
facts In the Northwest. He became
30 well known that when Mark
Hanna wanted q man 10 look after
Mckinley's interests out here he
picked sam" Perkins. That open
ed = new field Of opportunities.
Ne became Hsnna's seese-
tary. and q leader In national
politics. newspaper publisher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
Just a FeD of the Men
TUhO Made History
Personalities Figured in Development
OF the Puget Sound Country

To record the activities Of of the who par
tcipatns in the celebration OF the eth anniversary Of
Washington statehood would bs TO write good deal Of the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
Wrangen: The Town Of Friendly NeighbOrs

Of the Sentinel ON April /, 1881.
was keenly aware Of my limitations
and hesitant to start in I could new
er have found solid ground. never
had the courage to continue in the
face Of so much encouragement and
sorrow except for the wondrous
kindness and friendly cooperation
a community anywhere whose peo-
pie exceed in showing kindness and
sympathy to that person struggling
to make good against heavy odds.
I was fiereely determined To stand
on my own feet; TO ask no faYors
because 1 was a woman and to merit
the business which sought. A news
paper in a small town must have
the added income of a print shop
and this dual business constitutes
one of the greatest difficulties Of
a publisher. He is judged by his
newspaper, yet he can only give the
time to its publication justified by
its income; he must divide time with
the printing department and business
management. | was determined to
keep the printing standard high in
the Sentinel shop. I believe this has
been recognized by Wrangell bus
mess firms for they have been steady
customers and only occasional or
ders are secured by out of town
statesmen. incidentally, the Senti-
nel's day by day printing covers dit
ficult work, ruled and tabular forms
being in the majority and not Of
ten found in small print shops.
Ny greatest desire in publishing
the Sentinel was to be fair to every
person and to be of service in the
community; to support all progress
siye movements to reflect the com
munity and the splendid spirit which
actuates SO many benevolent projects
in our midst; to show the way we
meet our problems; how We live,
what we do. Sometimes there were
shadows in the picture. That is not
the fault of the publisher.
/ have made my mistakes; what
business person has not? But
made no mistake in casting my lot
in with WrangeH.
1t is impossible to express my
thanks for the kindness extended
to me and the friendships made in
the past years. Wrangell is an inter-
esting town in which to live, and
firmly believe that it will steadily
gain in financial advantages. New
industries and new. payrolls are
bound to come. It is a matter of
making the best IF the great re-
sources at our door, developing them
in newer and better ways, and work
ing for a better town and toward a
future of fuller opportunities for
all within its borders.
SARAH E. PRITCHETT
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27

It is never easy to say goodbye to
friends Of long standing and with
this, my last issue Of the Sentinel
as announced elsewhere, the fare
we'll is especially difficult.
1t means saying goodbye to the
newspaper and printing shop equip
ment, laboriously installed a piece
at a time By my husband until with
the goal of a new Sentinel building
and even better equipment in sight.
Jim was stricken with the illness
that eliminated in the turning Of
the column rules" for him.
Reading over his first issue Of
the Sentinel one pauses to note the
great faith he had In Wrangell. In
his first editorial he said:
Our decision to locate in Wran-
CELL was influenced more than any
thing else by our implicit faith in
Wrangells future.
Since coming to Alaska three
years ago we have visited Wrangell
three times and each time we have
noted changes and improvements
which show that the town is stead
lily going forward. Since our last
visit a few months ago bank has
been established and negotiations
are now going on for other ventures
The present business conditions are
good. The local industries are of a
kind that insure permanency :.
He also said "a clean, live, local
newspaper is an asset to any COM
munity. It serves the people in a way
that the big metropolitan dailies
which come through the mails do
not.
by not being afraid of work, and
with the cooperation of the good
people who have 80 kindly encour-
aged US to locate here, we believe
that we can make the Sentinel a
paper that shall worthily represent
the beautiful and progressive little
city in which 1t Is published.
That was written on September
80, 1916. .. few months later our
nation was plunged into war and
In the great demand for food, con-
servation of Alaska fisheries was
ignored and the spawning streams of
southeastern Alaska depleted. For a
few years Wrangell, in the center
of a great spawning district almost
entirely closed to fishing while the
salmon runs were being built again,
knew hard times. But turn the
pages of the Sentinel files, issue by
issue through those years and
there is little hint OF discourage
ment. Always, the town and its peo-
pie are held up in their best light
and always there was a steady
spirit of making the best of things
Today l look back to the time
returned to Wrangell after Jim's
death to take over the management
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27

fortunate for the towns, as they al
ready have far too large a proper
tion Of the resident white population
with quite a number of people on
relief. However, these refugees would
undoubtedly soon commence to fill
ter through to the States and final
ly disappear below. By SO doing,
they would automatically and nat
urally solve the Governments solu-
ton to the population problem in
Alaska and reduce It to nothing. Il
would be the end If another well in
tended beneYolenee. Natural law
would resume its sway. capital
would come before labor. the horse
before the cart. and the fact would
be more aud more apparent than ev-
er that government on Impulse is
not good for a country.
First Need Is Capital
The first need Of Alaska is capt
tai. which not only spells money but
employment. If the Government is
so bent on forcing a premature set
tlement of Alaska, willy nilly, it
might be suggested that its first eff
forts be directed to secure private
capital Create industry and popula-
ton will surely follow Such pro-
gram would be the logical thing 1t
would at least be putting the horse
before the cart. There would then
be no need, as is now proposed, to
fill the country with book and poke
stick theorists who would determine
in advance where to plant the
various patches of the new popula-
ton as they arrive and direct what
they should do afterwards. Given
capital and employment, population
would come naturally and there
would be no necessity for interior
ing with the working Of a natural
law. The curse of the poor is their
poverty and their necessity entiees
them into many strange jaek-pots
This would seem to be one of them.
The whole scheme seems to be a
magnificent gesture, calling for the
applause of the world. It only just
happens that it would practically
be at the expense of Alaska.
Population Is not everything. A
good living and the maintenance OF
the standard are paramount. The
question of greatly increased tax
alton for the Territory for mainten-
anee and relief has not been touched
upon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
COURT NEWS

Roy Fraser, charged with being
drunk and disorderly and resisting
arrest, was sentenced on Oct. 16
by U. S. Commissioner Richard
Suratt to serve 80 days in jail and
pay $50 fine.
Leon Reinken on Oct. 16 and Ed
win Hasbrook on Oct. 8, received
80 day suspended sentences for be-
ing drunk.
Eva Blake on Oct. 16, arrested
for being drunk, pleaded guilty and
was fined $25 which was paid.
Commissioner Suratt on October
II following a hearing in his office
committed seven children for an
indeterminate period to the custody
of Geo. T. Barrett, principal of
Wrangell Institute and Wrangell re-
preventative of the Indian Office in
everything which pertains to Indian
welfare.
The commitment proceedings
charged three grandmothers and two
parents for various reasons to be
incompetent to care for the chill
dren.
Mr.. Barrett placed the children In
the care of Mrs. E. F. Carlstrom.
They are Patricia, Wesley and Eli
cen, children of the late Mrs. Agnes
LOTUS Jones, who have been cared
for by their grandmother, Mrs.
Clarence Lewis, Mike and Harold
Lotus, children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Lotus, Betty Blake, adopted
child of her grandmother, Mrs. Ida
Blake, and Sadie and D'Alver AL
lard, whose father, Peter Allard, was
murdered in Sitka last year. Their
grandmother Mrs. Al Crysler, with
whom they have been living is in
poor health.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
HOSPITAL NOTES

New patients at Bishop Rowe
General Hospital in the past week
include Martha Willard who under
went a tonsilectomy Oct %; James
Howard, a medical patient for four
days dismissed for home on October
23rd; Mrs. Paddy Thomas admitted
Oct. % for treatment of a fractured
wrist.
Others receiving hospital care are
Roy Churchill, Harry ellis and Mrs.
George Miyasato.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27

In the days when whaling voyages
often lasted five, seven, eight or
even ten years, the mate of a whaI-
ing ship about to leave port tapped
the veteran skipper on the shoulder
and said, Sorry, captain, but your
wife is weeping"
Whats the matter with her?"
"She says you didn't kiss her
good-by."
WELL" said the captain, I'm
only going to be away two years"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14
TAKE DEATH-LEAP TOGETHER

The metropolitan areas of this coun-
try, with their massed thousands of human
beings, provide sensational stories for the
newspapers but this is not surprising in
view of the number of people gathered to-
gether.
From New York, this month, comes
the story of an unemployed salesman,
forty years of age, and his wife, thirty-six
years old. Facing financial difficulties,
the couple, married fifteen years and de-
scribed by their friends as devoted to each
other, spent their last night together in a
hotel, standing before two open windows.
AS dawn broke in the East they climbed
to the window lodges and jumped to-
gether, their bodies hurtling downward in
a fatal dive.
Of course, readers of this story in Key
West will find many reasons why this
couple should not have taken their fatal
plunge. 1t is easy enough for men and
women everywhere to explain away the
difficulties which beset others. At the
same time, it is somewhat of a puzzle to
understand the mental machinery of in
dividuals who violate natures strongest in
stinct by taking their own lives. Back of
suicide, there must be a sequence if bitter
ness to transform sensitive and susceptible
souls.