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Evening star., 1939-02-12
Unconquered

OHCOHqueIeu
Bu James Bertram. Ne1D York:
The John Day Co.
Sympathizers with the Chinese
In the undeclared war now going
on in the Far East will be happy
to know that the heartening title
of this book is applied to China's
people. More particularly, it is
applied to that section of the Chi
nese people which has adopted Com
munism as it's political faith. But,
as Mr.. Bertram sees that section
as comprising all the healthy and
growing elements of China's popu-
1ation and bound to assume domina-
ton of the other elements, it may be
taken that he visualizes China as
whole as "unconquered." This
is by no means bad news and one is
glad to know that the optimistic
author has gathered his cheering
tidings from personal experience at
the front of military action.
Mr.. Bertram was in Toxic when
the undeclared war broke out. He
promptly left for China and made
his way to the northwestern frontier
where the Red Army'-otherwise
known as the 9th Route Army-waS
settling down to its famous cam
paign of guerrilla warfare. He was
Hospitality received in the camps,
he met and became friendly with
Mao Tse-tung, chairman of the
Chinese Communist party and ac-
tive in the guerrilla fighting. His
impression is that there is much
strength and solidity in China, a
true crusading spirit, and a will to
victory which is far beyond the
Japanese anticipation. He finds these
qualities entrenched in the Com
munist troops. The nationalists, to
his way of thinking, are perfunctory,
dishonest and without fire. But
Communism is spreading. he says,
and it will only be a matter of time
until the whole military machine
of China will be purified. Then,
he implies, the Japanese will know
the difference.
His book is not as interesting as it
should be, considering the material.
for it suffers from his own en-
thusiasm for the Communist doc
trine. A reader is apt to feel that
an effort is being made to convert
him to Mr.. Bertram's own opinion;
ne does a deal of special pleading,
IN other words, and sees nothing to
crltlclze In Communism and nothing
70 praise in the opposition. Not
"ltnstanding, there is valuable light
on the Chinese situation in the work.
1t closes with the authors return
to Japan. after a year at the fron-
Evening star., 1939-02-12

the post card. And the post card
is paid for. The reviewers is in
the mail already. From this point
she leaves you to carry on alone.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

1,80O-mile torture -fraught sail of
the gig from the U. S. S. Saginaw
wrecked on deserted Ocean Island
in 1870, or the gallant end of the
Japanese submarine No. 6 on the
bottom of Hiroshima Bay. Called
the most horrible sea disaster of
all time. the fate of the French
frigate Medusa Cmainly the hideous
drift for land of the makeshift,
overcrowded raft is recounted in all
its reeking detail.
For sheer heroism and daring
the exploit of Rosetti and Paolucci
(Which Mr.. Hanson covers admirably
welD will doubtlessly outlive the
next war. The story of how on a
night in 1918 the two men on a
vessel resembling p torpedo pene-
trated the intricately dangerous
Pola harbor defenses to mine the
Austrian flagship Viribus Unitus
and to sink also the cruiser Wien
offers guaranteed thrills. Us.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

excitement. He points out the SIM
plicity and charm of the native in a
revealing manner; minimizes the
hardships of the country. From
tiers of Enchantment' is an eloquent
testimonial of the attraction of the
not-so-dark continent and down.
right valuable piece of workmanship
in itself. J. S.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Gallant Horses
By Frances E. Clark. NeU YORK.:
Macmillan.

By Frances E. Clark. Ne1D YORK: !.
Macmillan.
Perhaps the most significant story
told in this interesting and ANUS
ing book about all types of horses
is in the brief dedication. 1t reads:
ITO Charles-whose hands rested
lightly on the REIN
For those who fail to derive the
true meaning of those words this
book undoubtedly is meant. The 26
stories that make up Gallant
Horses will leave every reader,
especially the novice rider, with a
finer regard for the noble animal.
The book deals with the most
scientifically bred race horse, the
strangely bred mustang of the wild
plains, the children's pampered sad
die horse, to the "old folks" horse,
which Is subjected to every sort of
treatment and which goes about his
many tasks with an honesty so lack
ing in many humans.
Few books about horses so we'll
POA VI oy eiAC AAdllv ull1cIcllG dIlu
noble sides of the great animal.
Some Of the stories deal with his
gentle and understanding nature,
his patience under the most diff
cult circumstances; others with his
fiery spirit and the inherent will to
remain free and wild, and there are
stories of his gallant heart, tradi-
tional in its unwavering determina-
ton to respond to the severest tests.
One of the more entertaining
stories of Gallant Horses" tells of
childs intense love and admira-
ton for his great blue ribbon win
ner: one of the most heart-rending
of the thoughts of a former race
horse, wagon horse, farm horse, and
finally picador's horse in the bull
fight arena. A horses prayer, full
Of pertinent reminders to his owner,
also Is worth careful thought.
Among the contributing authors to
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07
KODIAK CHEERED BY STORIES
OF COMING BRIGHTER FUTURE

SEWARD--Kodiak is alive with
rumors, most of them well anthem
ticated, about the big things on the
way in connection with the building
of the naval airbase at Womans bay
In consequence the people at the
island community are greatly cheer
ed by the prospects, holding only
optimistic views about the future.
Regulations, strictly enforced.
forbid invasion of the naval reserve
by visitors, signs at the end of the
road at Buskin river pointing out
that violations of the ruling will be
prosecuted under the espionage act,
cameras being specially mentioned
as prohibited.
Frank Schultz, Seward business
man who returned from Kodiak re-
Gently, picked up rumored stories
that 1000 men will be employed by
the first part of August. This is de-
seribed as a skeleton crew, their
first work to be the erection OF
buildings for camp purposes. A crew
of 40 men is now employed in the
survey. A pile-driyer is engaged in
the bay.
A transport is expected soon and
the airplane carrier Saratoga with
bombing planes is expected to ar
rive, says another report, and will
be on hand first week in July.
One interesting story says that
hangar and base space will be al
lotted to the Pan American Always
for projected flights to the Orient.
A chamber of commerce has been
formed at Kodiak with W. J. Err
skine as president Ben Kraft, vice
president Jack Altman has been
named member of the executive
board One of the first detectives of
the chamber of commerce will be a
movement to improve the road lead
ing to Buskin bay. At present this
is a one-way road and needs level
ing off and smoothing out generally.
Warren Taylor, former deputy
district attorney, announces his in
tention of making permanent resi-
dence at Kodiak. Jack Altman, for
merly of Palmer and Anchorage, is
dealing in real estate. R. H. Chad
wick calls himself a Kodiakan now.
Mr.. Schultz visited Kodiak in
connection with business for his
market, the Waechter Bros. Com
pany. Impressed with signs Of ae-
tivity and stories, he looks forward
to an immense naval base, on par, if
not greater, than Pearl Harbor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07
WHITE RATS USED TO TEST
VITAMIE CONTENT FISH OH

Latest scientific findings regard
ing the vitamin content of canned
salmon viii be told to the national
convention of the American Phar-
maeeuticaI Association to be held in
mid-August at Atlanta, Georgia.
Arthur W. Steers, graduate student
at the University of Washington and
holder of the Fairchild Scholarship
in pharmacy will present the find
ings of his years work in canned
salmon Yitamin potency and stabil-
ity to the national group.
DR.. Louis Fischer, assistant pro-
fessor of pharmacy at the Uniyer-
sity of Washington will accompany
Steers and assist him in delivering
a report of their joint study.
Steers projected three year study
of Yitamins in canned salmon is ex-
peeted to yield valuable scientific
information regarding the values of
canned salmon in the diet and par
ticularly to indicate the keeping
qualities or stability of the vitamin
A and vitamin D content of can
ned salmon.
Using scores of white rats to test
the vitamin potency of the salmon
oil contained in the canned product,
Steers expects to determine whether
canned salmon maintains It's original
Vitamin power over a long period Of
time while held in storage. He also
expects to be able to measure the
amount of shrinkage, if any, in Vi
tamin values which may take place.
Because canned salmon is some
times carried over on grocers'
shelves into the second season, and
since it is felt desirable to determine
the maximum changes in vitamin
content if any develop, the study is
being prolonged into third year.
Steers and DR.. Fischer are using
an experimental pack of salmon fur
nished for the purpose by the
Northwest Branch of the National
Gamers Association. The pack was
put up last September at Anacortes,
Washington by DR.. Fischer and Of
ficials of the National Gamers As
ISOLATION. Sufficient salmon was
packed to last throughout the three
years of the study.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07
TRAPPER SAYS sNOWM0BILE
IS SUCCESS FOR TRAPPING

ANCHORAGE - Using a snow
mobile with which he can cover his
50mile trapline in one day, Charles
S. Mathison, who recently came in
from the Chickaloon river district.
near Hope. reported he had a sue
eessful trapping season. He ca ghtI
81 wolves and one wolverine.
Working with his wife and his
brother Bob Mathison, he used 400
snares and $50 traps, number 4 size.
1t was their eighth year in the same
district and the fourth year they
have used a snowmobile to cover
the ground.
we burned ESQ gallons of gaso-
line and figure we got about L
miles to the gallon, which means we
went 1000 miles during the winter,
Mathison said.
I'VE have our roads worked out
nicely with skeleton bridges across
several creeks. The snowmobile
glides over the bridges without a
simmer. Logs across the bridge
frames are Is inches apart"
Mr. Mathison said it took three
days to make a round trip along
the trapline when lively dog team
was used. With the snowmobile a
round trip can be made in one day
The wolverine broke two snares
made of steel cable and was finally
caught in the third snare quarter
of mile away. The ferocious animal
twisted the steel snares until they
broke. The cables had IS wire
strands.
During the days the trappers used
dog teams they had seven cabins
for overnight stops Now they make
headquarters in one cabin and work
entirely from there
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07
BABY MOOSE DIES, GETS TRUE
NORTHERN BURIAL AT RANCH

ANCHORAGE = Death ended the
brief but stormy career of a moose
calf and moose horns mark the grave
of the animal in the yard of DR.. j.
H. Romig's ranch home on the Lake
Spenard road.
An attack by coyotes, the loss OF
one leg, a fall over a bank and near
starvation were too much for the
three-weeks-old calf that was rush
ed here for expert medical care by
airplane from the Skwentna district
The animal died on June oath.
Hundreds of people, including the
National Editorial Association visit
ors saw the calf while it was be-
ing nursed back to health at the
Romig ranch in the hopes that an
artificial leg could replace the one
lost during a coyote attack.
Trappers and game experts theor.
lied that the mother severed the
calf's foot with her hoofs in defend
ing it against an attack of coyotes
In the fight the calf was pushed OF
fell over a river bank where it was
discovered by trappers. DR.. Romig
believed the calf nearly starved tt
death before it was discovered.
I'VE did the best we could" sale
DR.. Romig, who was granted a spe
cial Alaska Game Commission per.
NIT to hold the moose in captivity
I'VE buried 1t in true native fash
ion with its face to the rising sur
and moose horns for a marker"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07
ORDINANCE NO. 100

AN ORDINANCE LEyYING A
GENERAL TAX FOR SCHOOL AND
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES UPON ALL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPER
TY WITHIN THE TOWN OF
WRANGELL, ALASKA. FOR THE
YEAR 1899, AND PROVIDING FOR
THE COLLECTION OF SAME.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF WRANGELL. ALASKA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION L. That a general tax
of 20 mills of the valuation there
of, as equalized by the Board of
Equalization of the Town of Wran-
gell, Alaska, for the year 1889, be
and the same is hereby levied and
assessed upon all real and personal
property within the Town of Wran-
gell, Alaska, for school and munich
pal purposes.
SECTION II. That the said tax
shall be, and the same is hereby
made a specific lien upon all real
and personal property within the
Town of Wrangell, Alaska, which
lien shall be collected by foreclos-
ure, levy and distress and sale in the
manner provided by law, and by the
ordinances of the Town of Wran-
gell, Alaska.
This ordinance being in compli-
anee with the provisions Of Ordin-
ance No. so, of the Town of Wran-
gel, and all matters pertaining to
taxation shall be in compliance with
the provisions of said Ordinance;
the purpose of this ordinance being
to establish the rate of taxation for
the year 1899.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall
be published in the Wrangell Sen
tinel, a newspaper published with
in the Town of Wrangell, Alaska,
for two successive publications
thereof, and shall take effect and
be in force from an after its pass
age and approval.
Passed and approved this 18th day
of June, 1889.
VAN H. FISK,
Mayor,
Attest; L. B. CHISHOLM,
Clerk.
Publication dates: June 30, - July
Z, 1888.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07

Johnny - Grandpa, can you
help me with this sum-
Grandpa - 4 could, my boy but
it wouldn't be right, would it,"
Johuny - 4 don't suppose it
would, but have a shot at il, grand
pa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids in duplicate will be
received by the Office of the Com
missioner of Education, Juneau. Al
aska, up to 100 a. NJ, July Is,
1899. and then publicly opened. ON
the transportation of pupils on the
WrangelI INSTITUTED rangell High
way-route to aid from the Wrangell
Public School for the school bien-
mum 1894, beginning September
5, 1899. Specifications and bid
form smay be had from the Office OF
the Commissioner of Education. Bids
are also being received and opened
at the same time on other transpor-
tation routes in the Territory.
(signed) ANTHONY Il. KARNEs
Commissioner of Education.
Publication Dates: June %, go
July 7, 1899.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-07

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Evening star., 1939-10-02
Hull Too Busy to Observe
68th Birthday Anniversary
Vast Amount of Work
Piles Up Because Of
War in Europe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
engrossed in one Of the most stren-
uous periods of his career, observed
his 68th birthday anniversary today.
He was too busy for any celebration.
The Tennesseean who has re-
peatedly sought to throw the weight
Of the United States into the scales
on the side of "order under law"
was dealing with world in much OF
which force prevailed.
A believer in more liberal trade as
path to world peace-one Of the
tenets Of his trade-agreements pro-
gram-Mr. Hull saw trade between
some great nations utterly cut of
by war and other nations re-orien-
tating their whole commerce for
the struggle.
War has brought vast amount of
work to the gentleman from Ten
nessee, who already has spent 80
years in the service Of the United
States-22 years in the House Of
Representatives. two in the Senate,
and six as Secretary Of State.
Works for Arms Ban Repeal.
His department was given the ad-
ministration of most of the Neu-
trality Act, the task of bringing back
tens of thousands of Americans from
war-stricken Europe, and the duty
OF following fast-moving develop
ments abroad.
In addition, Secretary Hull has
Evening star., 1939-10-02
City News in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Dinner meeting, Washington's
Printing House Craftsmen, Annap-
oils Hotel, $50 p.m.s
Banquet, Good Humor Ice Cream
Co., Ambassador Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Dinner, Theta Delta Chi, Lafay-
cite Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia Op-
tometric Society, Lafayette Hotel,
8 pm.
Meeting, Tau Beta Phi Sorority,
Mayf1ower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, International Federation
of Catholic Alumnae, Mayfower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Abraham Lincoln Chap
ter. No. 8. Ladies G. A. r., Willard
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Phi Beta Gamma Legal
Fraternity, Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Railroad Retirement
Board, Annapolis Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Washington Auto Trade
Association, Hay-Adams House,
$3.50 pm.
Meeting, Notre Dame Club,
Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority, Raleigh Hotel, all day.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Early Birds, Willard
Hotel, 8 am.
Luncheon, Columbia Heights Busi-
nesslnen's Association, Telfords,
1915 pm.
Luncheon, Institute of Electrical
Contractors, Carlton Hotel, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, Mayflow-
er Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Dartmouth Club, An
napolis Hotel, 1890 pm.
Tea. Newspaper Womens Club,
Raleigh Hotel, S pm.
Meeting, D. c. Optometric So
ciety, Ambassador Hotel, 6 pm.
Buffet supper, Women's National
Press Club, Willard Hotel. $50 pm.
Dinner. Alpha Phi Pi, Lafayette
Hatel. 7 pm.
Meeting, D. c. Chapter, Catholic
Daughters of America, Willard Ho-
tel. 7:30 pm.
Meeting. Power Engineers, Ra-
leigh Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Associates Club, Lafay-
cite Hotel, pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel,
8 pm
Meeting, Polish Club. Wardman
Park Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Massachusetts, State So
ciety, Wardman Park Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Dental Hygienists, VIII
lard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, st. David's Society, Pow
ell Junior High School, 8 pm.
Meeting, Syrian Washington Club,
Willard Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority, Raleigh Hotel, all day.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
EVENING WASHINGTON c. MONDAY OCTOBER 1899

is to be called at any time of the
night II an important dispatch comes
in from abroad. He came to his
Office shortly after am. on the day
German troops marched into Poland,
and stayed there throughout the
day.
He is at his office at q regular
hour and Is among the last to leave
the State Department in the evening.
Every Sunday morning, too, finds
him at the department for a con-
ference with various Assistant Sec
retaries Of State, division chiefs and
special advisers.
The Secretary has not abandoned
his one mode Of relexation-croquet.
He took several hours out recently
to play the game on the lawn of
Woodley, home of his Republican
predecessor, Henry L. Stimson.
President Roosevelt, who usually
lunches in his Office with Secretary
Morgenthau on Mondays, invited
Secretary Hull today for q birthday
luncheon. No other guests were in
cluded.
Evening star., 1939-10-02

Obeying signs beats paying fines.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Seymour Sees Blow
ToU. S. If Nuzis Win
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct. a.
President Charles Seymour of Yale
University asserted yesterday that
defeat of Great Britain and France
in the present war woud be "a
disaster OF the first magnitude" for
the United States.
Purely in the political field," said
DR.. Seymour In a matriculation
sermon to Yale undergraduates, I'VE
could not view with any comfort q
situation characterized by the pre-
dominance In Western Europe Of a
victorious Nazi government which
has opened the eastern gates OF
the continent to the Russian flood
Of Communistic Imperialism"
Evening star., 1939-10-02

humane inclination, which the in
humanity Of the allies forces him to
sacrifice, in keeping with World War
precedent.
Air power is evidently the great
threat of frightfulness Hitter has up
his sleeve to bring the allies to terms.
The Polish campaign demonstrated
the accuracy of German bombers
when handicapped by little plane
or anti-aircraft gun opposition. In
case his peace terms are rejected,
Hitler may loose all his air power
to make good his threats. Then we
shall see II his planes do really out
number the allies. The return Of
the Paris population from the coun-
try to town may have been too hasty.
tReleased By the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-10-02

been in the center of the administra-
tion's fight to change the Neutrality
Act. He believes the embargo on
arms should be lifted, but is willing
that Congress should impose a num-
Der Of restrictions on American
shipping.
When the war began the Secretary
ordered his Office to remain open "a
hours a day. From one to three
foreign service officers are on duty
there at any hour.
Works Long Hours.
He has given instructions that he
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Georgetown Unit to Meet

James Ring, chairman of the Gen.
trail Co-ordinating Committee, will
speak on principles of Neighbor-
hood Coordination" at the first
meeting of the Georgetown Neigh
borhood Council, to be held at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at the Georgetown
Children's House. 1924 N street NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Pennsylvania Bonded
Debt Below 100 Million

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 2.-For
the first time In six years, Penn
sylvania's bonded Indebtedness Is
less than 500, 900 900, State Treas
urer F. Clair Ross reports.
The amount outstanding against
four bond issues made between 1919
and 1884, aggregating $175,0 900 900,
was cut to 1921 ,926 900 when Mr..
Ross redeemed $4,000 900 worth OF
highway bonds, ne announced. With
$22, ,167,665 in cash and securities
In sinking funds, the net debt Is
down to $99,758, 1884, Mr.. Ross ex-
planned.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Huqh G. Cline Dies

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 2 R.-
Hugh c. Cline, 81, for IA years crop
reporting expert for the State De-
partment of Agriculture, died Of a
heart attack yesterday while in
specting stock on this Chesterfield
County farm.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Electrical Contractors

A meeting of the Electrical Con-
tractors Association of the District
will be held tomorrow at 8 pm.
at the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Building.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-17
Motorists Paying
For Highways AS
Move for Defense

New York, Oct 1.-THE United
States, with 100000 miles of sur
faced highways, has potentially the
finest system of military roads in
the world, and although improve
ment Of these roads is needed, they
constitute a foundation for national
defense uneXcelled by any other
nation, the interstate conference on
automotive taxation, being held at
the Hotel Astor here, during Ma
tional Automobile Show Week, was
told today. The conference, spon-
sired by the American Petroleum
Industries Committee, is being at
tended by economists, transporta-
ton experts and executives from
16 eastern states and the District
Of Columbia.
Pointing out that all the principal
armies Of the world are mechanical
and that motor transportation with
lis multi-flexible units presents
more Of a problem to air raiders
and enemy artillery than railroads,
Arthur c. Butler, Of Washington,
manager Of the motor truck depart
ment Of the Automobile Manufac-
the highway users of the United
States are providing billions Of dol
lars in gasoline and other taxes to
build the nations military high
ways, which otherwise would have
to be built and paid for out Of pub
lie money