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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-04-21
ASSET TO COMMUNITY

That the mems chorus will be-
come a permanent organization if
that be the wish of the people of
Wrangeu was divulged this week by
their director. Mrs. Val Coulter.
The concert next week will serve to
reveal their ability in a program
that has been made sufficiently var
led to please all tastes, and there is
every reason to feel that Wrangell
will be ready to give all possible
support to a permanent organiza-
ton.
The chorus has praeticed faith
fully over a period of months, grad
ually working up to that state of
proficiency that makes for a seem
ingly effortless performance. Only a
few of the members have had pre-
Yious experience in public programs
and while the preliminary work is
enjoyable to those who sing. it re-
quires time and much practice Tor
a pleasing result. The chorus will
resume work after the summer
months are past, and it is hoped that
more men will wish to join at that
time, a willingness to cooperate being
the principal requirement.
A male chorus as a permanent or
ganization would be an asset to the
community and it is a matter of sat
isfaction to every music-loving in
dividual that Wrangell has SO many
men who like to sing and that the
right leadership is available.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-04-21
NOVICE 70 Pay SCHOOL Tax

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned has been duly ap-
pointed School Tax Collector for
Wrangell and vicinity in conformity
with Chapter %. Alaska Sessions
Laws, 1919.
All male persons, between the
ages of twenty-one and fifty years,
except soldiers, sailors in the L. S.
Navy or Revenue Cutter Service,
volunteer firemen, paupers and in
sane persons. are subject TO tax Of
Five 5000 Dollars.
Should you be living in Alaska
on or prior to the first Monday in
April, 1888, said tax shall be due
and payable ON said first date and
shall be delinquent after May 1st,
1898.
Should you arrive in Alaska later
than first date above mentioned, tax
will be delinquent thirty (30) days
after your arrival, or within ten
(10) days after notice is given you.
All persons. firms or corporations,
employing labor shall furnish list of
employees to collector and are auth
orized by law to deduct amount of
tax from wages of employees.
Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, April
Z, 1889.
Joel Wing, School Tax Collector
for Wrangell and vicinity.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-04-21
MRS. JOHNSON AWARDED FIRST
PRIZE FOR ALASKA N CONTEST

Mrs. NJ. o. Johnson, president Of
the Wrangell Women's Civic Club
has been awarded the first prize
blue ribbon for Alaska in the an
nual press and publicity contest
sponsored by the New York Herald
Tribune in cooperation with the de-
partment of press and publicity Of
the General Federation of Women S
Clubs, according to word received
this week by the Wrangell Sentinel.
Mrs. Grace Allen Bangs, director
of the Herald Tribune Bureau for
Club Women announced the local
winners in New York on April L.
Mrs. Johnson's entry, news
story on the egislatiye-consciods
ness OF the club members, was ad-
judged 'Alaska's best by the commit
tee of judges-staff members of
the New York Herald Tribune, a
newspaper noted for its news and
editorial excellence.
The second ribbon for Alaska
went to Mrs. Joe A. Render, chair
man of publicity of the Juneau
Woman's Club, for her entry, a
news-story of the clubs eolorful fine
arts program.
Mrs. Johnson's prize winning en-
try will compete with the first
award winners in forty states, in
a national contest for three cash
awards. The committee to judge
these finals will be named later
Mrs. Bangs of the Herald Tribune
will make the awards at the general
Federation Council meeting in San
Francisco, in May.
According to the rules of the con
test the news story submitted
should illustrate effective publicity
for a club, and be written in such
a way that a newspaper would find
it newsworthy and gladly accord it
space in its columns, but it should
not be a story which had already
appeared in print.
Mrs. Johnson's entry follows:
Following the routine business
transacted at the last meeting of
the Wrangen Womens Civic CLUB,
held January IA at the home of
Mrs. L. B. Chisholm, the club
women proved that they are legisla-
tive conscious by taking definite
action on a bit of proposed legis-
Iation.
Il, lyaapi.,o ~ NTH tho thoDoa Of .ba|
present Alaska Federation admins
tration, Intelligent Citizenship, o.
report of the laws governing moth
ers' pensions with statistics and re-
concentrations for new legislation
was read by the Public Welfare
chairman, Mrs. Herbert Kittilsby,
This was followed by a discussion Of
the proposed Teachers Tenure OF
Office bill originating with a group
of teachers of the Third Division.
The bill would provide life tenure TO
all teachers who were not dismissed
at the end of two year probation
airy period and would become a law,
if passed, as soon as it had been
signed by the Governor.
Teacher members of the club test
flied that it was their experience
that such a bill worked against Sc
curity in holding a teaching posi-
ton. School-boards, it was stated,
are reluctant to keep a teacher on
the payroll for life and will, there
fore, end the term of service at the
close of the probationary period. The
right sort of teacher is reasonably
secure in her position without a
prially increased the competition
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
YOUNG 6. OPEN
 STATE SESSION
Annual Two-day COnven- ton Scheduled for Park
 City April l4-l5

Young Republicans of Waterbury will have a large delegation present at the annual state convention in Bridgeport April IA and IS. Ernest R. Wilson, president of the Fair field county Young Republican ors ganization, is chairman of the ar- engagements committee. Delegates present will represent about 15,000 members.
 Total attendance at the conven- ton, Wilson stated, will be in ex- cess of 800 members of the various local organizations.
 The Hotel Stratfield will be the center of activities when commit tees meet on Friday night, April 14. The bulk of delegates will ar- rive early Saturday morning, and the day will be given over to elec- ton of new officers and transac- ton of business.
 In the evening, dinner and dance will be held in the hotels grand ballroom. An impressive ar- ray of speakers, including Gover- nor Raymond E. Baldwin, will be head during the evenings activities.
 The convention is planning spe- cial tribute to State Comptroller Fred Zeller and State Treasurer Jo- seph Talbot, both of whom were among the original members of Connecticut's Young c o P organ- ization.
 James B. Lowell, executive sec- retary to Governor Baldwin, is re- tiring president of the state group. His successor will be elected during the conventions business session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

With James P. Purcell on the stand for the ninth time, Special Prosecutor Alcorn apparently con- cluded for the present his refer ences to payments made by the city of Waterbury to Frank J. (BurnO Santalucia.
 Testimony given by Purcell is as follows:
 Purcell again took the witness stand yesterday afternoon. Ques- toned by Alcorno
 Alcorn:
 Purchase order for November and December. 1886. All are signed: Approved: D. J. Leary. M. J. Dunn, Purchasing Agent. Checked and approved as to propriety of charges to appropriations. Dunn. Prlces' O. Availability of funds. CD. 11-3O-36. Rental of No. 3lO
 Compressor. 23O hours. .$ 747.5O 12-31-36. Rental of IA in.
 Self -Priming Pump. 225
 hours VVo's" l2-31-36. Rental of IA in.
 Sours Se ............... ~ 6os.7s 12-26-36. Rental 20 Paving
 Breakers for Nov. at $45 9OO.OO 12-26-36. Rental 1 Concrete
 Mixer S-7. Gas, oil Oper-
 ator. $2.50 per hr. 154 hrs. 3SS.OO 12-26-36. Rental 19 Jack
 Hammers for Nov. at $40 76O.OO 12-26-36. Rental IA in. Self
 Priming Centrifugal pump 4SS.25 12-26-36. Rental 1-4-in. Self
 Priming Centrifugal pump 433.25
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

12-26-36. Rental 1-2 in. Self
 Priming centrifugal pump 4O2.5O 12-26-36. Rental 1-2 in. Self
 Priming Centrifugal pump 402.5O 12-26-36. Rental IA in. Self
 Priming Centrifugal pump 434.7O 12-26-36. Rental IA fin. Self
 Priming Centrifugal pump 434.7O 11-25-36. Rental for Sept.
 1. Concrete Mixer, Com
 plete 4%V'Vo S-24-36. Rental for July. l
 S-7 Concrete Mixer, Com
 pIete ......... ..'''.'...' 3'''o 12-30-S6. Rental. S-7
 Concrete Mixer with op-
 orator .................. 4l7.5O 11-30-36. P. & H. Shovel
 No. 500. S6.50 per hours.
 153 hours ............... V34'oU 11-3O-36. Road Roller.
 Month of Oct. 26 days.
 $16 per day y............. 4l6.0O 11-3O-36. Rental of IR
 Compressor. No. 310. 231 hours ................. |oV'SO 11-30-36. Rental of l IR
 Compressor. No. 316 .... 763.75 11-30-36. Rental of 21 Paw
 ing Breakers. Oct. $40 eacn ....''.. eco oso'"V 11-3O-36. Rental of 1 No.
 BIO Compressor. 232 hrs. 754.0C II -3O-36. Rental of 19 Jack
 Hammers. S-6S. $6O ca. 95O.OC 10 IA sxx GaIf- -petvxa.
 ing Centrifugal pump. 609.7s 12-31-36. IA in. Self-Prim-
 ing Centrifugal pump. 609.7s 12-21-36. 1-2 in. Self-Prim-
 ing Centrifugal Pump 175 hours .............. 439.2s 12-21-36. 1-2 in. Self.Prim-
 ing Centrifugal Pump .176 1-2 hours ......... 439.2s 12-21-36. 1-4 in. Self-Prim-
 ing Centrifugal Pump.
 19S hours ............. 533.2s 12-21-36. IA in. Self-Prim-
 ing Centrifugal Pump.
 197 hours ............... 533.2i 12-21-36. IA in. Self-Prim-
 ing Centrifugal Pump.
 194 hours .............. 5375l 12-21-36. IA in. Self-Prim-
 ing Centrifugal Pump. 194 1-2 hours .......... 5377e 12-26-36. Rental of P. &
 H. Shovel. No. 600. With
 operator ............... sls.S, 12-26-36. Rental of Road
 Roller. IS days .......... sss.Ot 12-26-36. Rental of IR Com
 press0r No. BIO. 203 hrs. 609.7s 12-26-36. Rental 1 No. BIO
 Compressor. 206 hours G69.5(
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
CHURCH PROGRESS
 THEME OF EDITOR
Blessed Sacrament Holy Name Group Enjoys Talk
 By William Harrington

William T. Burlington, city editor of The Democrat. spoke on hte Catholic movement in Waterbury, the state and the world. principally the lay leadership. last night at a meeting fo the Holy Name society of the Church of the Blessed Sac- rament at the parish hall. He re- viewed the 100 years of progress of the Catholic church in Waterbury. relatinfi many of the activities which have become components of the church program here.
 Rev. Francis Barrett, chaplain, spoke briefly and Edward F. Phelan presided. The sodality discussed plans for a membership drive and card party to be held after next months meeting.
 Some of the junior members de- feated seniors in a setback tourna- ment. but the seniors triumphed in "AS" match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
Purcell Completes Ninth
 Day As Witness For State
Identification Routine in Conspiracy Trial Long List of Hghght of Current Week New
 Names Mentioned in Testimony.

Q. And whose name is there as. vendor?
 A. Frank Santalucia.
 Q. And are these a part of the public records of the City of Wa terbury?
 A. They are.
 @. MT. Purcell, do you see the same initials on that Exhibit as Exhibit 149?
 A. It appears to be the same on all, with the exception of two. Q. Whose initials?
 A. On all but those two the ini- tials are MCG for McGivney. the controllers secretary. J. L.--JuIia Laguna. The other has just a check mark, but not initial. Alcorn:
 Each one of them bears the ven- ors certificate, and the vendors certificates are all signed: T. J. Fleming. Q. Who is named as the vendor in the sheet? ~A' . ohh kodllbdluCld.
 O. Can you tell from looking at the sheet, whether or not payment was made? A. Yes.
 Q. How can you tell?
 A. The initial on the voucher means that person duly checked payment of the voucher.
 e. Now, can you tell whether or not the check for that payment was drawn through the City Clerk, through the "pin-point" Machine? A. It was not.
 e. Where was the check issued from?
 A. In the controllers office. Q. Can you tell from the sheet whether or not 1t was approved by the Board of Fiance? Alcorn:
 There are g vouchers at
 $62.50, believe amount
 ing 10 ................ 10000 There are vouchers at
 $51.5o, I believe amount . There are 2 vouchers at
 $45.0O, believe amount ing 70 -. ..................9 .9O.OO There is voucher at
 S61.25, I believe amount
 ing tO "...'....... ........ .61.25 There is voucher at
 S57.50, I believe amount Hg 10 .................. .5J.5O l
 S261S.75 o. What period do these vouchers cover, Mir. Purcell?
 A. All in the year 1897. (When the trial opens Tuesday morning, the matter of Coppeto and Abrigador Diggers will be taken up)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

1OtaI s....,..,......s. .Sl0,UoVs4O
 e. show you another group of papers, MT. Purcell, and ask you to tell me what they are.
 A. City souchers.
 c. What department?
 A. Street department.
 c. What year?
 A. 193e.
 c. Whether or not they are a part of the public records of the city of Waterbury?
 A. They are. Judge:
 c. How many are there2 Alcorn: A. 24. Alcorn:
 I would like Mir. Purcell 10 total these, if you will. Purcell:
 Total: $l3se.25. Alcorn: c. Do you notice mark on the first page? What is the Mark?? A. The initial?
 Q. The initial. A. McG. c. To whom does that refer? A. To MT. Learys secretary. Q. What is her full name? A. Elizabeth McGivney.
 c. How long was she Mir. Leary's secretary2
 A. From the time MT. Leary took office, until the end of 1887.
 c. Do you notice that mark on several of the papers? A. Yes.
 c. How many of them2
 A. l didn't count them, but most of them, as make out. Alcorn: I desire to call the Jury's at- 1 tention that these are vendors cer- tificates, signed by T. J. Fleming, on every sheet.
 @. What does the initial MCd in- dicate?
 A. It indicates that Miss Mcciv- | ney made the checks for the vouch- CTS.
 c. Who appears to be the vendor on those papers?
 A. The name is not in the proper position, but 1t is Frank Santalucia.
 Q. MT. Purcell, I show you q group Of A sheets, and ask you to tell me what they are.
 A. They are City Paid Vouchers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
Sup Streets Fleming K ed Vouchers for Sanaca Conac
Philip Coppeto Looms AsNextAlcornW Witness
Continued from Page l,

$1,386.45. Each invoice contained the %. k.",of Thomas J. Fleming, superintendent of streets.
 With these out of the way, the witness identified A "pay vouchers" also in favor of Santalucia. These were likewise certified by Fleming. Purcell informed the court that the checks drawn in connection with vouchers had not been approved by the board of finance. He added that the checks, as originals, were now missing. The A vouchers issued in 1887, represented payment of $2,618.75, bringing the total to Santalucia, according to testimony of Purcell and exhibits entered by Alcorn, to SIPS, ,840.98.
 As Judge Inglis adjourned court on the 12th week of the trial, AL corn dramatically stated that he is now ready to proceed with the evi dence against Coppeto and the Ab- rigador Diggers.
 Witnesses Called
 In the four weeks of testimony to date, Special Prosecutor Alcorn has called the following witnesses. The number indicates the number of days or portion thereof they have been on the stand:
 City Clerk John P. Fitzmaurice CD; Edward G. Levy, New Haven lawyer and confessed conspirator (6); George Horwitz, New Haven realtor and friend of Levy CD; Ar- thur Lockwood, Middletown theater owner CD; James P. Purcell, ac- countant, (0: County Detective Edward J. Hickey, CD; John s. Fox. clerk in the Colonial Trust Go. of N. Y, CD; Charles s. Doty, execu- tive vice-president of the Under- writers Trust Company, N. Y, CD; Warren M. Brown, state accountant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
PAL COEDS SEAT
 LIDA SHODOLSKA

Miss Lida Shodalska was installed as president of the Pal Co-Eds at a meeting last evening in their club. rooms, succeeding Miss Rose Di- Leon. New officers were introduced by Rocco Palladino, advisor.
 Miss Betty Manderino was seated as vice-president; Miss Lena Ger vinsky as treasurer; and Mary Croce as secretary.
 The social committee gave re- port of the basketball teams sched- ule. The meeting was followed by a social at which Miss Loretta Flammia led the group singing &C., companied by Cal Stolfi, guitarist. The Pals boys club attended the installation, led by President Mich- ael Krasnovsky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

which contain numerous accounts other than Johnstons, might be re- turned to the bank.
 Charles L. Doty, executive vice. president of the Underwriters Trust Company 37 Broadway N. Y brought records from his bank, per- taining to the account of Johnston from May 31, 1895, to December 3O 1887. He told the court and jury that the account of Johnston is still open.
 Given Subpoenas
 Both Doty and Fox appeared at |, the trial under subpoena issued py the General Sessions Court at New York. ~.
 In an exclusive story late last summer, The Democrat identlfieo Dotv as New York banker who would appear here at the trial. By mistake. he came to the Waterbury co,,rt house. in answer to a sum- mons to appear at a hearing m General Sessions court to snow cause why he should not be a WlI- ness in the Waterbury conspiracy
 The copies of records he presented he said. had been made upder ms s,,nervision. and were "exact copies Inf the account" He surrendered 10 ledger sheet copies and 78 copies oi deposit slips. pertaining 10 tne Johnston account: ,....
 NA& AAmAtEtAE
 Despite efforts of Alcorn ana an- solute Identification by Warren M Brown of d signature attached to a letter ailegedly sent by John D. Johnston to the Colonial Trust O.. M V. Feb. T, 1889, Judge Inglis de- clined to admit the letter as eVl- dence. ,....
 Alcorn claimed that the letter would positively identify the deiend- ant Johnston as the owner or tne account referred to in the recoros
 poty was called upon to identify Johnston in the courtroom as the owner of the account Ill une Underwriters Trust.
 Attorney Patrick Healey handed Warren Brown five slips of paper containing the name John s. Jonn- ston yesterday and asked him 10 identify them. Brown replied that he could not identify them as Tn the handwriting of Johnston.
 70" A Complete Circle
 Asked by Alcorn to tell the rea- son he could not identify them as .Johnston's writing, Brown replied that usually the 70" in the sigma ture was a complete circle. In the five signatures handed him by Healk,, Brown said such was not he case.
 "Then those might be disguised hondwriting?" asked Prosecutor AL com.
 sQuite definitely some of those are" was the reply of the witness, as he returned the broad grin of understanding Alcorn.
 With the New York bankers ex- c,,sed. Alcorn recalled his star wit ness. James P. Purcell. who had -e- mained, idle. at the courthouse throughout the day. Purcell quickly identified twenty-siX purchase or ders, made by the city in favor Of Santalucia. Over the objections of Attorney Cassidy. Purcell identified each individually. and after Alcorn had read their contents to the jury, supplied the information that they totalled $l6,050.45.
 Invoices Identified
 In rapid succession, he then Identified A more invoices from Santalucia. representing bills for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

Q. What period do these vouchers cover, MT. Purcell?
 A. All in the year 1897.
 (When the trial opens Tuesday morning, the matter of Coppeto and Abrigador Diggers will be taken up.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
ENGINEERS PLAN
 MARCH MEETING

Waterbury section, American So- ciety of Mechanical Engineers, will hear a speaker from the U. s. Ruh- Der Products, Inc, on March l at The Elton. it was learned last night at a smoker of the organization at The Elton,
 Gregory Tyack, chairman of the junior division. presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

Nelson Eddy was voted the favor ite, Robert Taylor second, and Clark Gable third in the annual film star popularity contest run by Woman, the Australasian weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
POLAND IS CALM
 UNDER PRESSURE
Polish Press Asserts Hitler Is Making His Last Ef-
 fort to Win
BY W. AM FISHERMAN

United Press Staff Correspondent Warsaw, Aug. 29.-(UP)-Newspa- pers said today that Adolf Hitler's exchanges of messages with Great Britain and France in the past few days represented his last effort to win his demands against Poland through a war of nerves.
 They expected action, either to- ward war or peace, very quickly
 The government officially listed IA shooting incidents on the Polish- German border in the past 48 hours and charged that German fighting planes had crossed the border 30 times.
 In spite of these and incidents reported in Danzig, however, the country remained generally calm.
 It was announced that the Danzig senate had seized a train load Of iron ore in transit from Qdynia to the interior of Poland, and train load Of coal going from the interior to 0dynla. The Dan2ig senate In. formed Polish authorities that trains hnceforth were barred from the Free Port area.
 Naxl Concentration
 Polish military experts estimated that German troopS were concen. trated in three main groups along the pollah frontier. The strongest force was believed ln upper Bllehlu and the weakest opnoslic the Polish
 
 (contlnued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29

But the hours passed without word. Henderson's plane left Tempelhof Airdrome bearing not him but British foreign office aide who had accompanied him here yesterday.
 It had been thought that the plane took some report to London on last nights Hitler-H Henderson conference. But Hitler was said to be still working on his reply.
 Hitler had been in conference in the early morning hours with his closest confidants.
 Had Waited Hours
 Henderson'S plane, fueled and ready to start, had waited hours for him. The deadline for Henderson's departure, to reach London before the Commons met, expired at 1l:15 a. m. (6:15 a. m. EDT).
 The planes motors were warmed up at Templehof Airdrome. Instead of Henderson, his aide, a foreign office attache, entered it and took off.
 Strictest secrecy was preserved as to the nature of the Hitler message and to the British government mes sage, delivered by Henderson last night, to which it was a reply.
 Germans wondered whether the Fuehrer's message would now bring the Polish German dispute to its climax.
 Absolutely unconfirmed rumors swept through Berlin this morning that Britain had modified its stand and that what had seemed almost
 (CantinIIed m Pace 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
Liquor Control Act To T Touch All Restaurants
Police Supt. Roach Just Received New Provision; Restaurants Must Have Interiors Visible From
 Street in Certain Hours

Police Superintendent William J Roach today announced receipt of a new Liquor Control Commission regulation obliging restaurants to have their interiors visible iron, the street during hours when sales are forbidden. The regulation which becomes effective Friday September l, will be strictly enforc- ed, Superintendent Roach stated.
 The new regulation reads as fol- lows:
 Visibility of Premises During Prohibited Hours.-On or after September l, 1889, no permises where liquor are sold shall, during the times when such sales are prohibited by law, be so obstruct- ed by any curtain, screen or other device so as to prevent a full and unobstructed view of the bar and interior of such premises from the main entrance or the street or sidewalk adjacent thereto"
 Same to Tavern f
 The same regulation is effective on taverns at all times, being part of the state liquor control act.
 The liquor commissions aim is to prevent restaurants and grills froni selling drinks after hours, or before hours on Sundays, behind the pro- lection of screens, curtains or win- dow displays.
 After-hour tours of liquor per- mittees' premises by inspectors for the liquor commission are expected as one method of enforcing the new regulation.